"Okay, Commander Zheng understands the truth. I just gave the order for the swordsman to carry out the execution." Sima Chi quickly came to his senses and said happily.
"Sir, this subordinate already knows about this matter, but when he first came in, he had already asked Mr. Dao to postpone the execution." Zheng Hao said again unhurriedly.
"What? How can you issue an order without my permission?" Hearing Zheng Hao say this, Sima Chi's face darkened again.
"Sir, Ye Ying and others must be killed, but they cannot be killed now. It is already past noon. Have you forgotten Si Tianjian's announcement twenty years ago?" Zheng Hao's words made Sima Chi stunned.
Si Tianjian is a very important department in Daning. They observe celestial phenomena, calculate calendars, perform sacrifices, etc. In the Daning Dynasty, Si Tianjian and eunuchs are powerful ministers who can be equal to the officials.
Twenty years ago, Si Tianjian received instructions from God that beheading would harm the harmony of the heaven and earth. In order to prevent the victim from being too resentful, the execution had to be carried out at noon when the yang energy was the strongest, especially if it was not a regular execution ground. More so.
The military is originally a special place. Sometimes, due to special needs, generals occasionally choose to carry out executions outside noon, but no one pursues the matter, but if someone pursues it, it is a very troublesome matter.
Although Zheng Hao's words were very polite, they also contained a threat, meaning that if Sima Chi had to choose a non-noon time for execution, the Zheng family would definitely hold on to this matter.
Although the power of the Zheng family is slightly lower than that of the Sima family, it has been continuously improving in recent years. Especially Luo Yong, the Zhiying Army Zhiying who married into the Zheng family, has now been promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. This is an important minister with real power in the DPRK!
Although the Sima family is powerful, there is no need to deal with such big and small matters for Sima Chi, a collateral descendant. They may choose to give up on him when the time comes, which Sima Chi does not dare to risk.
Therefore, after listening to Zheng Hao's words, although Sima Chi was angry, he had to choose to give up.
"Haha, if it hadn't been for the reminder from Chief Zheng, this deputy envoy almost made a mistake, then the nine of them would be temporarily detained and will be executed at noon tomorrow." Sima Chi said with a smile, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but Zheng Hao stood there and ignored him but had nothing to say.
Ye Ying was sitting against the wall, with iron chains tied to his hands and feet. He didn't expect that yesterday he was a promising young captain, but today he was a prisoner waiting to be executed.
However, if he had to choose again, he would still do this. Even if he died, he would have to tell the world the grievances of the seventeen brothers who died in vain. The Sima family cannot always cover the sky with one hand. I believe that one day, someone will clear their grievances.
"Brothers, it was Ye Ying who caused everyone trouble." Ye Ying said with some guilt as he looked at the people who were tied up like himself.
"Boss, don't say such things. I, Lao Qi, volunteered. Sixteen years later, I will be a good man again." After listening to Ye Ying's words, Qi Jiao said with a grin.
"Yes, follow the boss, we will not regret it!"
"There is a scar as big as a bowl on the head. We brothers happened to turn into ghosts together to seek revenge on them."
Qi Jiao's words were quickly supported by all the soldiers. This group of companions who had experienced life and death together now put life and death aside, and everyone expressed their attitude.
"Oh, I thought joining the army would help me in Daning kill all the Northern Barbarians, but I didn't expect to die in the hands of my own people. Now I finally understand that even though Daning has a population of tens of millions, I can't defeat the Northern Barbarians with only a few million people. ." Ye Ying said helplessly as he leaned against the wall. At this time, he finally realized the hardships faced by Eagle Commander Ye Fei and his Fierce Eagle Army.
Ye Ying's words obviously touched the softest place in the hearts of everyone present. Everyone leaned against the wall quietly and fell into deep thought.
The sun rises relatively late in the mountains, and the sun sets shortly after dawn, and not long after that, noon is approaching.
At the Dakong Dam in Yunze Village, hundreds of people were tied up. Most of them were bandits who surrendered yesterday. They originally said they would surrender without killing them, but today they changed their minds and wanted to behead them all in public.
This situation is normal, because killing a bandit will give the officers and soldiers more credit. Many officers and soldiers caught the bandits and killed them. The Mad Lion Army was pretty good, but some officers and soldiers even killed innocent people to get more credit.
The soldiers in the new barracks were used to killing bandit prisoners, so there was no surprise. It's just that today is a little different from the past, because those who were killed together with the bandits today were also Ye Ying and others who fought desperately with the bandits yesterday.
Even the bandits were a little surprised that yesterday's enemy was going to be beheaded together with himself and others.
The only difference is that all the bandits are kneeling and waiting to die, and Ye Ying refuses to kneel down no matter what. The soldiers can't bear to beat them to their knees like they did to these bandits, so they let them Standing.
Seeing that noon was getting closer and closer, Zheng Hao, Xu Qiang and others looked at Ye Ying and others who were tied there, and then looked at the direction of the village gate. Anyone could see the anxiety in their eyes.
"It's noon, let's start the execution." Following the call of the prison officer, the soldiers who temporarily served as executioners came to the bandits. They raised their swords and dropped their swords one by one. It didn't take long for hundreds of surrendered bandits to turn into heads. .
At this time, in the square, blood had stained the entire earth red, and human heads were rolling everywhere on the ground, making people feel as if they were in purgatory on earth.
All the bandits have been killed. The executioners slowly walked up to Ye Ying and the nine people, and slowly raised the butcher knives in their hands. However, their movements were not as coherent as before. It was not because they had saved too much. There is no strength in the heads, but the utmost reluctance in their hearts.
"Why are you waiting so long? If you miss the time, you will be beheaded together!" The prison officer shouted, causing the executioners to helplessly raise the butcher knives in their hands.
The bloody butcher knife glinted in the sun, and almost all the soldiers in the new barracks closed their eyes. They couldn't bear to look at this. Their companions who had killed the enemy heroically yesterday were facing the tragic fate of being beheaded by their own people today.
"Save one under the knife!" At this moment, a shout came from the direction of the village gate, and the executioners immediately stopped their movements, with a relaxed look on their faces.
"Whoever is shouting nonsense here, catch me, and the executioner will execute him quickly." The supervisor with his back to the village gate was Sima Chi's confidant. He immediately became angry after hearing the shout.
But what surprised the supervisor was that the executioners ignored his words, and the soldiers who had been standing beside him did not take any action.
"Are you all going to rebel?" The supervisor stood up angrily and turned to look in the direction of the village gate, but the next moment he was stunned because he saw the serious-faced commander of the new barracks, Cao Zhenzheng, standing There, behind him stood a large group of battalion lieutenant generals.
"What a brave dog, are you going to take me down?" Cao Zhen said coldly.
"The villain is guilty. I didn't know that the commander was back." At this time, the supervisor came to his senses and quickly knelt down on the spot. His expression was completely different from the majestic look just now.
"Get out of the way." Chao Zhen said coldly. The supervisor obeyed Sima Chi's orders and he didn't bother to argue with these villains.
At this time, Cao Zhen was secretly glad that after receiving the letter from Zheng Hao, he hurriedly hurriedly arrived before Ye Ying and others were beheaded.
"Untie them." Cao Zhen looked at Ye Ying and others who were still wearing bloody clothes and had not had time to change them, with mixed feelings in his heart.
After hearing Cao Zhen's order, the executioners finally breathed a sigh of relief, with relaxed expressions on their faces. They hurriedly helped Ye Ying and others remove the chains tied to their bodies.
"Wait a minute!" At this time, a voice came, and the executioners couldn't help but stop what they were doing, because they could hear that it was Sima Chi, the deputy commander of the new barracks, who was shouting.
"Your Majesty, the commander is here. You should inform your subordinates in advance so that they can go down the mountain to greet you." Sima Chi said as he cupped his hands towards Cao Zhen. However, out of the corner of his eye, he glared at Zheng Hao, Xu Qiang and others who were standing next to Cao Zhen. He didn't know why. , it is these people who ruin their own good deeds.
"If I didn't come over, wouldn't it mean that the heroes of our new barracks lost their lives in vain?" Cao Zhen glanced at Sima Chi and said very dissatisfied.
"Sir, Ye Ying's men let the bandits run away first, and then they collided with the commander. According to military regulations, they should be beheaded." Seeing Cao Zhen's return, Sima Chi knew that Ye Ying and others had escaped today, but he still Somewhat unwilling.
"I know what is right and what is wrong. Deputy Sima, you don't need to say more." Cao Zhen, who was obviously unhappy, gave Sima Chi a cold look and said.
"The commander released the guilty sergeant privately. I reserve the right to report the matter to the military headquarters." At this time, Sima Chi felt as if he had eaten a fly. He felt very uncomfortable and blurted out a sentence without passing through his mind.
When he was calm, Sima Chi would never say such things in front of everyone, because disrespecting Shangguan in the army is a very serious matter. Although Sima Chi has been dissatisfied with Cao Zhen for so long, he has never been dissatisfied with Cao Zhen. You would be so disrespectful in front of everyone.
"Deputy Envoy Sima, please take care of yourself. As long as Cao is in the command position for a day, no one should try to do anything under my nose?" After hearing Sima Chi's words, Cao Zhen said without thinking.
Chao Zhen was the top commander of the new barracks. No one dared to disobey his orders, so the executioners quickly took action and untied Ye Ying and others as quickly as possible, and also helped them stand up.
Xu Qiang, Zheng Hao and others also hurried over and surrounded Ye Ying and his group of nine people.
"Kindness without saying thanks!"
Ye Ying glanced at Xu Qiang and Zheng Hao, and then raised his hands to them. Although Ye Ying didn't know the operation process of this matter, he knew that today he and others saved their lives entirely because of a few of them. The result of hard work.
"Brother, you don't need to say this. If we change places, I believe you will do the same." Zheng Hao said softly, as if he had done an insignificant thing.
Ye Ying turned his head again, wanting to express his gratitude to Cao Zhen who arrived in time to stop the execution. However, he searched for a long time, but could not see Cao Zhen's shadow. He did not know when he had left.
Ye Ying cupped his hands towards where Cao Zhen was standing just now. This gratitude came from the bottom of his heart. As a general who has been in the army for many years, it is impossible for Cao Zhen not to know that offending the Sima family is a very troublesome thing, but he But there was no trace of sloppiness.
What is a real soldier? In Ye Ying's heart, there are two shadows at this time, one is the commander Cao Zhen, and the other is the commander Ye Fei who has never met before.
