Seeing that the commander was furious, several generals quickly shut up. Moreover, Li Yuan was indeed right. Indeed, if the barbarian soldiers could really ask ghosts and gods to help them, why not directly claim their lives, but let the 20,000 Tang troops still camp safely on the ancient road? outside.
Li Yuan turned his eyes and looked directly at Zhu Kuangcong, who was looking unconvinced, and said coldly: "Zhu Dushi, you were disrespectful to Governor Peng earlier. I care about your loyalty and don't want to argue with you. But this time Not only did you interrupt me arbitrarily when I was giving orders, but you didn't tell me whether you despised me or not. You even talked nonsense and started talking about ghosts and gods. What was your intention?
If such deceptive words were spread to the army, and the soldiers believed them and became afraid of the enemy, what would be the consequences? "
Then he said to the generals who were standing bowed: "The war is coming, and those who shake the morale of the army will be punished without mercy! Where is the judiciary to join the army!"
In full view of everyone, a soldier who was writing in the corner of the tent ran up to Li Yuan and said, "Commander, I'm here!"
"According to the military regulations of the Tang Dynasty, what should be done to those who shake the morale of the army before the war?"
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The glares of the generals around him made him take a deep breath. The little official in a cloth robe swallowed his saliva. When hesitating, he looked up and saw the cold face of the commander Li Yuansheng, and then he made up his mind. He cupped his hands and replied: "Commander, according to our military law of the Tang Dynasty, those who spread rumors and shake the morale of the army before the war are guilty of the same crime as those who are unable to catch them during the war! They should be given a legal warning in front of the army and be punished with the penalty of being the leader of an owl!"
Seeing that Li Yuan seemed to be serious about it, he even waved his hand and ordered the soldiers outside the tent to come in. When the generals heard this, they were shocked and shouted loudly, pleading for Zhu Kuangcong one by one.
"Commander, think twice! Zhu Dushi has made many military exploits since he followed you! Although he said something careless today, he is really loyal!"
"Please have mercy, Commander! Our army has already killed eight thousand brothers, and the enemy is at the right time to employ men. If we really kill Zhu Dushi, wouldn't we break our own arms? Commander!"
Liu Jiangsheng also eagerly raised his hands and said: "Commander! Zhu Dushi has been following you since the Western Expedition! Have you forgotten that in the battle of Langzhou City in the past, Zhu Dushi was injured in dozens of places but did not say a word? He is called a loyal and brave man. Gentleman! Commander, have mercy!"
Li Yuan still had an indifferent expression on his face, and then waved his hand and said: "What are you doing? Military law is ruthless! Anyone who dares to intercede for me, Wuping soldiers, will be punished with the same crime! Push him out!"
At this time, several soldiers had followed the commander's military order and swarmed to push Zhu Kuangcong down. At this time, the upright man's knees were firmly on the ground. His face was pale, but he still gritted his teeth and raised his head with all his strength. , with tears streaming down his face, he shouted to the generals around him: "Brothers! No need to intercede for me anymore, I accept what I said myself! I just wish I couldn't kill a few more barbarians with my own hands..."
At the critical moment, Peng Shiyu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up. He pushed aside a few soldiers and stood directly behind Zhu Kuangcong. He cupped his hands and said, "Commander! I am from Xizhou after all. This person is from Xizhou." Although he was in the camp at the time, he shouldn’t be considered a Wuping soldier, right?”
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "Well, of course it doesn't count."
"Commander, please allow me to speak! The theory of ghosts and gods mentioned by Zhu Duzhi is indeed deceptive, but it is not groundless! I was born in Dongxi since childhood, and there are many stories of witchcraft and strange things among the tribes. And it has been widely circulated. Even my grandfather believed it deeply during his lifetime and sent people to look for it many times! According to what I heard, there is indeed a powerful person who is good at witchcraft in Wushan, hiding in the world, but his trace is hard to find. ...
All in all, Ambassador Zhu is not just talking nonsense, he is indeed loyal. Besides, it would be disadvantageous for our army to kill him in front of the formation. Please think twice, Commander-in-Chief! "
Peng Shiyu looked sincere, and Li Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to speak to the donkey, he heard Zhu Kuang never said angrily with disdain: "Why are you afraid of death? I don't want you to plead for mercy! You barbarian - —”
The situation was about to change. Liu Jiangsheng couldn't wait for Li Yuan's reaction and quickly kicked Zhu Kuangcong hard: "Shut up!" The generals also quickly winked and gestured with their hands eagerly.
After all, he was just waiting for Peng Shiyu to speak. Li Yuan didn't want to actually kill Zhu Kuangcong, so he waved his hand with a straight face and said, "What Governor Peng said makes sense!"
Slowly walking up to Zhu Kuangcong, Li Yuan glanced at him and said indifferently: "Prince Peng interceded for you like this regardless of his past grudges! You should take care of yourself in the future... That's all. You should have been punished." Warning, but since you did it out of loyalty and not intentionally, it is not a good omen to kill the general before the battle.
I will save you from death so that you can kill the enemy on the battlefield in the future and make up for your mistakes! But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped! Left and right, pull out and charge thirty army sticks! Joining the army will give Zhu Kuangcong a major offense. If he commits the crime again next time, he will be punished for several crimes! "
Thirty soldiers with heavy duty are very cruel, and they are often beaten without death or maiming. The generals are still in panic, but they really don't dare to say anything to dissuade them. If they anger the commander and change his mind, it will be counterproductive. Now he can save his life. What a blessing...
Zhu Kuangcong knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said tremblingly: "Thank you so much, Commander-in-Chief, for your kindness!"
Li Yuan immediately blinked at Junjun and waved his hand to give the order. Junjun and several of his soldiers nodded in agreement, and then struggled to pull Zhu Kuang out of the commander's tent. After finding an open space, he summoned the military executioner Cao to prepare. The execution was ordered, which immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers in the camp.
In the camp, the sergeants in charge of the execution were seen rolling up their sleeves and getting ready to fight. Liu Jiangsheng had followed him out of the commander's tent at some point. At this time, he walked quickly to the soldiers and pretended to be deep and whispered: "Big The Commander-in-Chief has an order, and it is clear that the canonical punishment must not be based on selfish interests! But in the end, it is just a punishment, and one must know the severity of the punishment. If someone is killed, regardless of what the Commander-in-Chief thinks, I will settle the score with you first!"
Joining the army immediately understood, he hurriedly raised his hands and said with a smile: "Ahem, Commander Liu, don't worry! The villain will naturally know the commander's military orders!"
Then Joining the Army hurriedly walked to several sergeants, whispered a few words, and then leaned over to Zhu Kuang, who was lying on his buttocks, and whispered: "Zhu Du, please cooperate with me later..."
After seeing Zhu Kuangcong nodded decisively, Join the Army immediately waved and shouted to start the execution.
"Bang! Bang!" The two military staffs crossed each other up and down, but they were raised high and lowered lightly. The soldiers saw in panic that the dignified army commander, the usually unsmiling and rough man Zhu Kuangcong, was shouting at the sky and the earth, and the screams were even more terrible. Beside him, the Marshal's sworn brother Liu Dushi was in prison, but he looked calm.
There was no pain or itching on his body against the board. In fact, there was not much pain, but Zhu Kuangcong burst into tears. Ever since he followed Li Yuan all the way, he had long been deeply impressed by Li Yuan's leadership ability, and he only had loyalty and courage in his heart. meaning.
But he has the same problem as Luo Erhu, that is, he can't change his habit of speaking rudely. Until today, after experiencing this life and death crisis and finally suffering such "suffering", this reckless man gradually understood Li Yuan good intentions......
The execution was over quickly. Zhu Kuangcong subconsciously wanted to get up, but Liu Jiangsheng held him down in time and was still carried down by several soldiers. Then Liu Jiangsheng led the soldiers into the commander's tent to report back.
As soon as he returned to the commander's tent, he saw that Li Yuan was sitting upright. After Liu Jiangsheng informed him, he got the tacit permission to stand back on the right side.
"...Although I have punished Zhu Dushi, Governor Peng, if Zhu Dushi is not the only one of the soldiers in the army who has such doubts, I cannot pull them all out and punish them with a stick. I’m afraid Zong Yan’s proposal will have to be changed again..."
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