Chapter 482 Riot (Part 2)

Yun Chen felt a little proud in his heart, but he didn't dare show it on his face.

The mighty and majestic soldiers only saw that her face was stiff and her expression looked not good.

When they first saw Yun Chen, the soldiers were frightened. After all, they had served under Yun Chen for so many years and had already deeply experienced her impartiality and strict military discipline.

The name "Cloud Tiger" was earned through real fighting and bloody footprints with every step.

In the Lion Power Army and the Tiger Power Army, everyone is convinced of Yun Chen, everyone is close to him, and no one dares to challenge him.

But after a brief moment of fear, the soldiers felt more aggrieved.

The designations of "Lion Power" and "Tiger Power" were revoked, they were mixed into the unfamiliar Beijing Army, and assigned to the most difficult and tiring place to be controlled and suppressed...

The officers and soldiers didn't think it was a big deal at first, and comforted themselves that military reorganization was a common occurrence.

But when they saw Yun Chen, the true backbone of the Lion and Tiger Army, the soldiers suddenly didn't want to lie to themselves anymore.

All the sadness and humiliation of the past few months burst out at this moment.

One soldier called out "Boss" in a low, choked voice, and the other soldiers' eyes immediately turned red.

Yun Chen originally wanted to give the soldiers a harsh reprimand, scolding them, "Is this how I teach you? Fighting against your own people?" "Do you behave yourself?" "Stand still! Commander's stick!"

But at this moment, she couldn't utter a word.

I could no longer maintain the expression, and was left with only heartache and helplessness.

She turned her head away, not wanting the soldiers to see her expression. She took a deep breath to calm the sob in her throat, reined in her horse and walked in front of Rong Yi.

Unlike other soldiers who had red eyes and looked aggrieved, this guy still stuck his neck out and looked unconvinced.

On the way here, she had heard Su Zhengyang's personal soldiers briefly recount the whole story and knew that it was Rong Yi who first scolded Nan Lijun in public and was the first to take action.

It is reasonable and necessary to deal with Rong Yi, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public.

He started a riot in the army, and the matter became so serious that not only Su Zhengyang, but even Yun Chen himself, who was supervising the army here, could not report it to his superiors.

Thinking of this, Yun Chen jumped off his horse and stood in front of Rong Yi.

Rong Yi is tall and has long legs, at least a head taller than Yun Chen. When standing face to face with him, Yun Chen always has to slightly tilt his head upwards.

Rong Yi lowered his head and looked straight into Yun Chen's eyes.

His forehead was broken by a stone and blood kept flowing down his cheek. There was a scar on his tall nose bridge and bruises and swelling on his chin.

Although he looked "battle-damaged", broken and injured, Rong Yi's eyes were still stubborn.

It was obvious that he would only calm down when Yun Chen came.

Perhaps he guessed that Yun Chen was going to scold him, so his expression was very calm and fearless.

Unexpectedly, Yun Chen just sighed softly:

"Take your hands out."

Rong Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, "If they don't use a military stick to spank me, they're going to hit my hands?" He obediently pulled his hands out from behind and stretched them in front of Yun Chen.

His two fists were swollen like steamed buns, covered with bruises and bloody wounds, which showed how fiercely he had punched just now.

"Hit me, boss. As long as you say the word, I will accept any punishment!" Rong Yi said.

Yun Chen shook his head, took out a handkerchief from his arms, carefully tied it on Rong Yi's hand, and stopped the wound that was bleeding the most.

Rong Yi was stunned. He had been determined to "die rather than surrender" just now, but now he was completely deflated and his eyes turned red.

He lowered his head and said nothing. His heart felt both sour and warm. He didn't know what to say to Yun Chen. Suddenly, he thought that Yun Chen's situation was much worse than his. He even needed Yan Shijiu's permission to go out. His situation was not much better than that of the military prostitutes in the prison car.

Thinking of this, Rong Yi really wanted to punch himself. He felt that he was too ignorant. How could he cause trouble to Yun Chen like this? When he was scolded by the Jingjun just now, why didn't he just endure it!

He wanted to apologize to Yun Chen, but just as he opened his mouth to speak, Yun Chen waved his hand, as if he knew what he was going to say. He patted his shoulder comfortingly, then turned and stood in front of him, and said to the Beijing soldiers opposite who had been silent but had angry eyes:

"Everyone, I no longer hold a military position, so I'm not qualified to speak here. But since their formation, the Lion and Tiger Armies have been single-handedly trained and established by Ah Nian and me. Whatever crimes were committed today, I, Yun Chen, cannot escape the blame. I was responsible for not disciplining them properly in the past. Let me first apologize to you all on behalf of these ruffians. I'm sorry."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of most of the Beijing troops looked noticeably better.

Although they had never served under Yun Chen, which soldier would not respect the reputation of "Yun Tiger" who defended the country and was feared by the world.

In addition, when the Luojiang soldiers attacked Kyoto, many Beijing soldiers fought side by side with Yun Chen for a day and a night, and witnessed Yun Chen's abilities with their own eyes.

Therefore, although they were not soldiers under Yun Chen, the Beijing troops still respected them very much.

With Yun Chen's apology, most of the Beijing army soldiers felt much more relieved, except for the anger they still felt for losing the battle.

They couldn't understand why their side of more than 2,000 people could not defeat Rong Yi's side of less than 200 people. It was so shameful!

But there were still a small number of Beijing soldiers who refused to give up. The Beijing soldier who had started the fight with Rong Yi limped out with seven or eight big blood bags on his head, his face was disfigured, and one of his arms was dislocated. His condition was beyond description.

He took two steps forward and sneered:

"Yun Chen, right? I can call you by that name, right? You were a general, too. May I ask, was this how you managed the Lion and Tiger Army in the past? If someone started a fight in the army and caused a riot in the camp, was it all just an apology?"

"What does it matter whether he's right or wrong? Shut up!" Seeing that the Jingjun refused to let go and continued to stir up trouble, being so disrespectful to Yun Chen, Su Zhengyang quickly stood up and scolded him, then walked over and whispered to Yun Chen:

"Thank you, Yun Chen. I'm very grateful that you can come and help me calm the situation. I'll take care of the rest. Don't worry, the law does not punish the masses. I won't embarrass the soldiers of Shiwei and Huwei, nor will I take Rong Yi's life."

Yun Chen understood what Su Zhengyang meant. The Beijing Army and the Lion and Tiger Army had been mixed. As the military supervisor, he had to handle today's events properly so that the soldiers would be convinced and he could give an account to the court.

With Su Zhengyang's temperament, he would definitely not make things difficult for the powerful and majestic soldiers.

He said "I won't take Rong Yi's life", and he will definitely do it, but he will definitely punish Rong Yi so severely that he only has one life left.

If it were Yun Chen, he would be treated the same way.

Yun Chen understands all these principles.

She glanced at the shivering military prostitutes watching in the prison van not far away, looked at the Beijing soldiers covered in wounds, and then looked at the mighty and powerful soldiers behind her who felt wronged and wronged.

She finally said to Rong Yi fiercely, "Shut up! You have no right to speak from now on!" Then she walked up to the Jing Jun and said sincerely:

"You're right. He started the riot in the camp. According to military law, he should be punished with 120 canes. If he can withstand it and survive, it's considered a punishment. If he dies, it's considered an expiation. You also said that I was the one who managed Lion and Tiger, so I can't escape the responsibility for not exercising strict discipline. Then I'll take the cane."

After saying that, Yun Chen habitually lifted up the hem of his skirt with the same gesture as lifting the hem of his armor, knelt straight down, and said to Su Zhengyang:

"Let's get started."

This scene caused the whole audience to explode.

All the Beijing troops were surprised and talked about it.

The mighty and powerful soldiers shouted anxiously, "Boss! We will do the work and take the responsibility ourselves! We don't need you to do it for us!"

Rong Yi also panicked and rushed over to help Yun Chen, shouting, "Boss! I was wrong! I accept the punishment!" But he was frightened by Yun Chen's stern look.

There is never any scheming or calculation in her eyes. Her emotions are all real, and she is particularly scary when she is angry.

"Shut up!" she yelled, and then ordered everyone: "Line up!"

The mighty and powerful soldiers lined up almost as a conditioned reflex, not daring to speak, but their faces still showed anxiety.

Yun Chen looked at Su Zhengyang and said in an almost pleading tone:

"General Su, one hundred and twenty sticks, no mercy."

Su Zhengyang's scalp was numb. He knew that although Yun Chen's method was against the rules, it was enough to completely calm all the anger of the Beijing troops.

But that was a hundred and twenty sticks! Ten sticks of the military stick could kill a sheep!

After one hundred and twenty blows, it’s good if the person doesn’t turn into a meat patty!

Su Zhengyang originally decided to let his personal soldiers carry out the torture to ensure Rong Yi's life, but crippling him was inevitable and there was nothing he could do about it. Who would have thought that Yun Chen would come to take the punishment for Rong Yi?

Su Zhengyang's mind raced, and he could only say, "No! You don't have a military position now, you're a civilian, I have no reason to punish you! Besides, today's incident has nothing to do with you, you're not wrong!" Then he stepped forward and pulled Yun Chen up.

Unexpectedly, Yun Chen not only did not stand up, but also suddenly grabbed his arm with his backhand and exerted great force.

She looked at the prison van and the prostitutes not far away with shame, and her voice trembled uncontrollably:

"Su Zhengyang, you're wrong. The soldiers of the Beijing Army were not wrong today, nor were the soldiers of the Lion and Tiger Armies. The only one who was wrong was me, do you understand?"

Su Zhengyang was stunned, and subconsciously followed Yun Chen's gaze to look at the military prostitutes, and immediately understood the meaning of Yun Chen's words -

She was saying that today's events were all caused by the military prostitutes, and that the mighty soldiers wanted to seek justice for the military prostitutes.

But if we trace back further, why did so many decent women and even widows of militia heroes become military prostitutes?

Because Yun Chen once loudly promulgated "equal rights for women", provoking the emperor's power and arousing Nan Lijun's dissatisfaction, thus leading to the current inhumane new law of "women have no human rights"?

Or was it because when Yun Chen was in the "palace coup to kill King Xiyan", when everyone was urging her to raise an army and rebel, she insisted on her own way and chose to be loyal to Nan Lijun?

She once told Lu Liang so confidently that as long as Lord Nanli guarded the country and the throne, loved the people and did not treat them harshly, she, Yun Chen, would be loyal forever and die without regrets.

But she never expected that Nan Lijun would use the new law and the absurd drama before her eyes to give Yun Chen a hard slap in the face.

So, do you regret it, Yunchen?

She asked herself this.

Looking around, she saw all the soldiers and prostitutes who would likely die in the flames of war if she rebelled and started a war in Kyoto. She shook her head sadly again.

No regrets, no regrets...

But Your Majesty, please love your people and don't let me regret even my death...

"Let's execute him, Su Zhengyang," she said.

Su Zhengyang saw everything clearly and fully understood her pain and feelings.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally relaxed his shoulders and decided to fulfill Yun Chen's wish.

For the first time, he didn't want to be nice to Yun Chen in his own way, and for the first time, he felt that he was really closer to Yun Chen.

He unbuttoned his cuffs, rolled up his sleeves, and gripped his baton tightly:

"Okay, Yun Chen, I will carry out the execution myself."

Yun Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"Thank you, Su Zhengyang."

After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes and felt the military stick rising up, carrying a heavy wind towards her back.