After only thirty blows, Sun Jizong's white and tender buttocks were already torn and bleeding, and he fainted.
If he was beaten with a hundred sticks, Sun Jizong would probably be crippled.
But no one present could or dared to persuade him.
At this moment, several riders came galloping from the direction of Shuozhou City.
The leader entered the camp and shouted, "Master Zhao, please spare our lives!"
Next to him was a burly man with a beard and bronze skin.
When the big man saw Zhao Muyun, he was even more excited. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't say a word.
When Zhao Muyun saw him, he signaled with his eyes to calm him down.
He has to deal with the current affairs first before he can reminisce about the past!
"Stop it!"
When Zhao Muyun heard someone shouting to stop, a relieved smile appeared on his face.
This person is finally here!
If this man didn't come, Sun Jizong would definitely be beaten to death after being hit a hundred times, and it would be difficult to explain to Pei Lun.
There is nothing wrong with punishing Sun Jizong to establish military prestige. Even if Pei Lun was present at the scene, he would not be able to say anything, after all, it was Sun Jizong who did violate military regulations.
But beating Sun Jizong to death would be a bit too much.
Therefore, Zhao Muyun also needed someone to help him save face.
But no one in the big tent came out to persuade him, so the military judge could only ask him to beat the man slower.
Fortunately, someone finally spoke up and asked for mercy.
"Sir Huang, what brings you here?" Zhao Muyun asked knowingly.
The person who came was Pei Lun's aide, Huang Chang, the current prefect of Shuozhou Prefecture.
At that time, Zhao Muyun took King Zhelan's family to the Zishui River Valley to bargain with Huyan Gu, who was sent by King Zhelan.
Huang Chang, who was Pei Lun's aide at the time, came to the Zhendi Fort temporarily built by Zhao Muyun and intervened in the negotiations with the Beidi people.
It was at that time that Zhao Muyun and Huang Chang met.
Afterwards, Huang Chang said a lot of good things about Zhao Muyun in front of Pei Lun.
Huang Chang’s appearance now is exactly the stepping stone Zhao Muyun wants.
"I heard that Lord Zhao has been promoted to Captain of the Suppression of the Enemy Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Seven Prefectures. As the prefect of Shuozhou, how can I not come and pay my respects to him?"
Huang Chang looked at Zhao Muyun, who was young but had the eyes of an experienced and capable man, and was filled with emotion.
Four months ago, when we first met in Zishui Valley, Zhao Muyun was just a squad leader of Beacon Tower.
But now he is a dignified captain, the commander-in-chief of the troops of seven prefectures, and the fastest promoted military officer in Dayin in the past hundred years!
Although it is said that heroes are made in troubled times and everyone has opportunities, how many people can have the opportunities and strength like Zhao Muyun?
Not only had he previously thrown the Zhelan royal court into chaos with only a dozen soldiers, but not long ago, Zhao Muyun led a force of soldiers from a single prefecture and defeated a thousand elite Tartar cavalrymen, and even killed a thousand-man army led by the silver-armored captain in battle. This alarmed Emperor Yongchang, who personally approved his promotion to the rank of colonel.
Such a record is quite dazzling when looking at the entire Dayin.
As Zhao Muyun's immediate superior, Hedong Dao Jiedushi Pei Lun was also promoted and concurrently served as the Minister of War, but he did not go to Beijing to report for the time being and took charge of the important task of suppressing Li Jingang's rebellion.
As the chief of civil affairs, Huang Chang does not need to come to pay a visit like Sun Jizong did as long as Zhao Muyun does not notify him.
He had just learned that Zhao Muyun was coming to take up the post, and he also knew that Sun Jizong was self-righteous and believed that Zhao Muyun was definitely not a new captain and did not go to report for duty.
Huang Chang knew something bad was going to happen when he heard it, and he hurried to Zhao Muyun's camp.
Although Huang Chang and Sun Jizong were in charge of government and military affairs respectively, they were both Pei Lun's confidants.
Moreover, Huang Chang didn't want the relationship between Zhao Muyun and Pei Lun to be rifted because of this incident.
So when he saw Sun Jizong being beaten to death and fainting on the spot, he hurriedly spoke out to persuade them to stop.
"Sir Huang, we are old friends. Don't beat around the bush. Are you here to plead for Sun Jizong?" Zhao Muyun looked at Huang Chang with a smile.
"Exactly!"
Huang Chang was frank, "Sun Jizong has fainted now. If we continue to beat him with the cane, I'm afraid it will cost him his life!"
"But military law is ruthless. Delaying the roll call for an hour is a serious violation of Dayin military discipline. I can't just let it go just because he's Lord Pei's confidant. Otherwise, how can I convince the three armies?"
Zhao Muyun sighed deliberately, "It's not that I don't care about Master Pei's face, but I can't open my mouth to say this!"
"Lord Zhao, I know that military law is ruthless. Captain Sun was indeed at fault in this matter, but his health is not good enough. If he is beaten to death, it will not end well in front of Lord Pei!"
"Please show some mercy, Lord Zhao."
Huang Changhua had already said this and given Zhao Muyun a way out. If he didn't take the opportunity, it would seem that he didn't understand the ways of the world.
However, Zhao Muyun did not answer Huang Chang directly. Instead, he smiled and looked at the big man beside Huang Chang and asked, "Master Zhong, what do you think?"
It turned out that this big man was Zhao Muyun's old leader, Zhong Dahu, the centurion of Jingbian Military Town in Shuozhou Prefecture.
In the Shuozhou battle, Zhong Dahu performed outstandingly, commanding his 200 men to hold out for three days in Jingbian Military Town and complete the mission.
But only fifty soldiers were left under his command.
Logically speaking, his official rank should have been promoted due to his merits, but two months after Zhao Muyun led his troops to leave Shuozhou and go to Yinzhou to take office, Zhong Dahu still did not move and was still guarding Jingbian Military Town.
However, the Zhendi Fort left behind by Zhao Muyun brought him many advantages and strengthened the defense of the Zishui River Valley.
Zhong Dahu simply upgraded and expanded Zhendi Fort, and it was almost catching up with the size of Jingbian Army.
This time when Zhao Muyun returned to Shuozhou, he immediately sent someone to notify Zhong Dahu to come to Shuozhou.
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