The soldiers all hung their heads in shame, and no one dared to voice any objections.
No one spoke. Xuan Yuanzhan was satisfied: "You are a regular army, and you should understand military discipline better than them. The most important military discipline is obedience, obedience, and more obedience! I hope all of you will remember this discipline!"
"Obey, obey, and obey again!"
The soldiers immediately joined in the shouting.
Xuanyuan Zhan then walked up to the Northern City Army and said, "Although I have granted you amnesty, since you have done wrong, you must be punished. I will punish you by withholding your military pay for three years. Do you have any objections?"
The soldiers of the Northern City remained kneeling on the ground, loudly replying, "We will accept any punishment from Your Highness!"
Xuanyuan Zhan nodded in satisfaction and said to them, "I will report the matter of your surrender to the court. Once the court issues you military uniforms, you can all change into them."
They're all still dressed like bandits, it looks really awkward.
As soon as Xuan Yuanzhan said this, everyone's anticipation returned.
No one wants to not put on a military uniform; putting on a military uniform proves that they have truly transformed from bandits into soldiers.
"Get up, everyone."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Xuan Yuanzhan took a small booklet and tossed it to Ye Feng: "Read the military regulations of the Northern City Army to them."
Xuanyuan Zhan then looked at the soldiers and said, "Listen carefully and remember every military rule. Anyone who violates the rules will be severely punished."
"yes."
The soldiers responded in unison.
Ye Feng opened the booklet and began to read aloud: "The first rule of military regulations is to obey orders from superiors; the second rule is not to oppress the people; the third rule is not to embezzle or break the law..."
All the soldiers of the North City Army present listened attentively.
Not only the soldiers in the north city, but also the reserve troops listened very attentively.
They've already angered the prince this time, so they'd better listen to these military regulations carefully and make sure they don't break them again.
After the military regulations were read aloud, the soldiers became even more obedient.
No one dared to object to the bandit army that Xuan Yuanzhan had recruited. The soldiers from both sides each occupied half of the military tents, which could be considered as keeping to themselves.
Seeing that they had all behaved themselves, Xuan Yuanzhan returned to the government office.
Upon returning to the government office, Xuan Yuanzhan wrote a memorial and ordered it to be sent back to the capital at top speed.
The matter of recruiting bandits must be discussed with the Emperor; otherwise, it would be considered recruiting private soldiers, which would be a serious crime.
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Kyoto.
Xuanyuan Zhan's memorial was delivered to Xuanyuan Zhi and Xuanyuan Yu within a few days.
When the two received the memorial submitted by Xuanyuan Zhan, they tacitly chose not to report it to Xuanyuan Peng.
Xuan Yuanzhi watched as Xuan Yuanyu personally burned Xuan Yuanzhan's memorial, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a wicked smile, "I didn't expect Xuan Yuanzhan to be so fast. He resolved the situation in the North so quickly?"
After burning Xuan Yuanzhan's memorial, Xuan Yuanyu stared at Xuan Yuanzhi and said, "Xuan Yuanzhan did not submit any memorials back, and we did not see any of his memorials either."
Xuanyuan Zhi raised his eyebrows noncommittally and laughed, "Can we stop his memorials? Can we stop him? Your cousin is about to give birth, right? He'll be back in a few days. Our days as regent are probably coming to an end."
Xuanyuan Yu frowned, said nothing, and left the imperial study.
As soon as Xuan Yuan Yu left, Xuan Yuan Zhi could no longer smile, and his face suddenly darkened.
Xuanyuan Zhan is coming back; we absolutely cannot let him return at this time.
Xuanyuan Zhi also left the Imperial Study to find Xuanyuan Duo.
When Xuanyuan Duo saw Xuanyuan Zhi coming to see him so openly, he was startled and quickly went over to close the door: "Second brother, what are you doing? If others see this and it gets back to the third brother, then all our efforts will be in vain."
Xuan Yuanzhi knew exactly what he was afraid of, and snorted coldly, "Don't worry, he's in a terrible mess right now, he doesn't have the mind to care about you."
Seeing that he also looked worried, Xuanyuan Duo frowned and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
As he spoke, Xuanyuan Duo poured a cup of tea for Xuanyuan Zhi and handed it to him.
Xuanyuan Zhi had no interest in drinking tea: "It's Xuanyuan Zhan. He has already recruited all the bandits in the north and established the Beicheng Army. The disaster relief work is almost done. It seems that many waterways have been dug. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project that he mentioned before can be completed ahead of schedule, and the drought in the north will be completely resolved soon."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Duo was immediately surprised: "So fast! Aren't there supposed to be a lot of bandits in the north? How could he get them all to surrender and be willing to be recruited by the government so quickly!"
And that disaster relief work, it doesn't sound simple, how did he manage to complete it so easily?
When the Emperor sent the third prince to Zhongjing, the third prince returned to the capital three times to ask for grain.
His father gave him 10,000 dan at a time, and after three times he had 30,000 dan, which was enough to solve the famine in Zhongjing.
The northern lands are three to five times larger than the central lands. If Father Emperor gives Xuanyuan Zhan 10,000 dan of grain, Xuanyuan Zhan will be able to solve the famine in the northern lands.
The difference in ability between people is just too great!
Xuan Yuanzhi also frowned, looking bitter and resentful: "Xuan Yuanzhan's abilities are indeed terrifying!"
Even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Xuan Yuanzhan's ability to govern the country was superior to his and Xuan Yuanyu's.
If Xuanyuan Zhan were not of this status, but were the same as them, the rightful son of the Emperor, then they could forget about the throne. The Emperor would definitely pass it on to Xuanyuan Zhan, and would never give it to him or Xuanyuan Yu.
His and Xuanyuan Yu's combined abilities are still less than one-tenth of Xuanyuan Zhan's.
But now that Xuanyuan Zhan is Xuanyuan Kun's son, he has no right to sit on the throne!
Xuanyuan Duo thought of something and then worriedly asked, "Now that the disaster relief and bandit suppression in the north are all done, won't he be coming back soon?"
If Xuanyuan Zhan were to return at this time, would the Emperor still allow the second and third sons to jointly oversee the country? He would definitely pass the throne to Xuanyuan Zhan!
Back when Xuanyuan Zhan was in the capital, he was the one who handled state affairs. When he left, his father even gave him the Xuanwu Sword, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.
Xuanyuan Zhan has made great contributions in the North. When he returns, won't his father make him the crown prince immediately?
Xuan Yuanzhi understood what Xuan Yuanduo was worried about, and he shared the same concern: "Therefore, we absolutely cannot let Xuan Yuanzhan return to the capital!"
Xuanyuan Duo frowned: "He'll definitely come back once he's finished his work. Besides, his wife seems to be about to give birth. He loves his wife so much, he'll definitely come back to be with her during childbirth. How can we stop him?"
Xuanyuan Zhi seemed to have come up with an idea, and gave a sinister smile: "I have my own way!"
He not only has a way to prevent Xuanyuan Zhan from returning, but he also needs to find a way to end the situation in Kyoto as soon as possible; things cannot be delayed any longer.
Xuanyuan Duo glanced at Xuanyuan Zhi strangely, feeling that his smile was as sinister as a venomous snake!
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