Chapter 177 The Military Whip Does Not Recognize People
Luodian border town military camp.
Since last night, the temperature has dropped sharply and strong winds have blew. The Luodian border town military camp, which already has little vegetation, is filled with dust and visibility is extremely low.
Mu Junyan was standing on a high platform in the training ground, wearing black armor, with his hands clasped behind his back and his eyes fixed straight ahead, staring at the soldiers below the stage with an absorbed gaze.
On the training ground, fully armed soldiers were training. The sound of killing was deafening. In the dust, only the flash of swords and the murderous aura could be seen.
Yuan Zhongyong stood aside in a purple dragon robe, holding his official hat with one hand and covering his mouth and nose with the other. Dust was flying in his face and he couldn't open his eyes.
His whole face was gloomy.
As soon as he entered the military camp and hadn't even sat down, Mu Junyan's men invited him to the training ground, saying that they were selecting the soldiers for departure and asked him to cheer them up on behalf of the emperor.
This forced him to come.
But, shouldn’t Mu Junyan move a chair for him, the imperial envoy sent by the emperor himself?
How dare he let him stand in the wind and eat sand for half an hour.
His legs began to tremble. As a nobleman, he had never stood for so long.
Yuan Zhongyong didn’t know how long they would continue to practice. Didn’t they say they would set off today? If you don't recruit your troops and generals quickly, get out of here.
I couldn't bear it any longer, and just as I opened my mouth, a gust of wind blew sand directly into my mouth.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, Duke Yong...you, you, pooh, pooh."
Mu Junyan tilted his head slightly and said, "Master Yuan, you keep saying 'bah'. Do you dislike me?"
Yuan Zhongyong: “…”
"No, no, it's sand, ugh..."
He was so angry that he died.
Mu Junyan waved his arm, and the soldiers in training shouted in unison and stood up in unison. In the dust, only their proud figures could be seen, with red tassels flying. The scene was shocking.
"Master Yuan was ordered by the Emperor to come here to supervise the army. He must be the most disciplined person, right?"
"Of course." Yuan Zhongyong covered his mouth and nose and rolled his eyes.
Is there any need to ask?
He doesn't want to talk!
Mu Junyan asked slowly, "Master Yuan will definitely respect my military rules, right? Otherwise, you may not be able to supervise my Mu family army."
Yuan Zhongyong was stunned for a moment, and keenly realized that he was digging a hole.
"The emperor ordered me to supervise the army, so I can do it."
"The year before last, His Royal Highness the Second Prince and the year before last, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince were ordered to supervise the army. The first thing they did when they entered the camp was to read the military regulations aloud and swear to stay with the army and abide by the military regulations. The 100,000 soldiers here are all witnesses."
Mu Junyan slowly raised his arm and pointed at the soldiers below.
"Yes!" The deafening response startled Yuan Zhongyong.
"So, Lord Yuan is more noble than the princes?"
Yuan Zhongyong was unable to respond for a long time.
really……
Mu Junyan said, "Lord Yuan dared to call a prostitute in the official residence. After being stopped by my wife, he dared to tease my wife while drunk. According to our military regulations, anyone who enters our camp and dares to tease the family members of soldiers will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."
Yuan Zhongyong's buttocks tightened, and he didn't care about the dust anymore: "You, you, you dare! I'm the imperial envoy! If you dare to hit me, you are defying the emperor!"
Mu Junyan turned around and faced him, his eagle-like cold eyes filled with murderous intent: "Do you dare to do it? How can you be qualified to be my Daliang imperial envoy? The imperial envoy represents the emperor. Do you mean that the emperor instructed you to insult my wife?"
Yuan Zhongyong’s face turned pale.
The hundred thousand soldiers below stared at him with cold eyes.
Even if the followers wanted to protect their master, they dared not say a word, for fear of implicating others.
Yuan Zhongyong was so angry that he stuttered: "You, you dare to let your female relatives into the camp, you also violated military discipline! As the commander-in-chief, shouldn't you first abide by military discipline?"
Mu Junyan curled his lips and untied his heavy armor, and the deputy general immediately took it over.
He turned his back to Yuan Zhongyong, took off his robe, revealing new scars on his back.
Yuan Zhongyong was stunned.
Mu Junyan put on his armor and looked at him with an immersive look in his eyes: "Sir Yuan, will you leave the barracks and return to Beijing or continue to supervise the army?"
This question made Yuan Zhongyong so angry that his teeth itched.
If he dared to return to the capital, he would be disobeying the imperial order, and if he continued to supervise the army, he would be punished with a military stick.
Mu Junyan looked at him for a moment: "It seems that Master Yuan is willing to be punished."
How did he volunteer?
He was forced!
Mu Junyan didn't bother to waste time with him. He waved his hand and two ferocious-looking executioners came forward. One of them held a whip as thick as his arm, and the other placed the execution chair in the center of the platform.
Yuan Zhongyong was trembling with fear.
"Sir Yuan, why don't you leave the barracks immediately? Once you leave the barracks, you don't have to abide by our military rules. I will settle the score with you for teasing my wife when I return to Beijing."
Yuan Zhongyong shuddered, gritted his teeth and climbed onto the chair.
Mu Junyan's slow voice came: "You need to take off your outer robe."
"You! You've gone too far!" Yuan Zhongyong wailed.
"I am a first-rank duke, and I will also take off my robes and be punished."
A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, let alone a person who is many levels higher.
"Help Master Yuan."
The two soldiers said in a loud voice: "Yes!"
The two men quickly stripped off Yuan Zhongyong's cotton robe, leaving only his inner robe.
Yuan Zhongyong was shivering with cold. He looked up and saw the executing soldier raising the whip and swinging it at him. He was so scared that he screamed and subconsciously turned his butt away. Unexpectedly, another soldier stepped on his butt hard, making him unable to move.
A fierce whip landed accurately on his back, causing him to scream in pain.
The people who came with him looked at each other, their faces turning blue with fear. Now that their master had been beaten, their lives were not easy either.
The leader trembled as he walked up to Mu Junyan and knelt down, "Duke, please spare Master Yuan for the sake of the Empress Dowager?"
The others quickly followed and knelt down together: "Duke, I can take your place."
"Yes, yes. I can take your place. You can beat me as many times as you want, sir."
Mu Junyan glanced at them and said, "If you don't beat them, you won't remember anything."
He received a message from Chiyu, saying that Yuan Zhongyong dared to harm the people, hire prostitutes in the official residence, and even molested Gu Huan, which was simply a heinous crime.
If Gu Huan wasn't fine, he would have chopped the beast to pieces.
It is impossible to escape the death penalty, and it is impossible to avoid the living punishment.
Yuan Zhongyong was screaming just now, but he passed out after a few whips. The executioner poured water on him to wake him up and continued the execution. He was beaten until his skin was torn and the people accompanying him looked pale.
After the execution, Mu Junyan ordered the military doctor to discipline him.
After the people were carried away, Mu Junyan listened to the sound of the army drum and glanced at several deputy generals. They exchanged glances and prepared themselves according to the offensive strategy of last night.
Mu Junyan looked at the sky and thought the scout camp should be back soon.
"Commander." The black-clothed guard came quickly and put the bamboo tube that Chiyu had just sent a letter by a carrier pigeon on the ground.
Mu Junyan took it quickly, pulled out the scroll and unfolded it.
Murmured: "Return to Beijing? That's fine."
…
Gu Huan and Dong Hua were sitting in a carriage, preparing to leave the city from the east gate. Chi Yu was accompanying them with six guards.
When the carriage reached the East Gate, a noise was heard.
Gu Huan opened the car window and looked out, and saw a large group of people queuing in front of the porridge stall waiting for porridge.
Suddenly, three men walked past the carriage and headed towards the crowd where soup was being distributed.
Gu Huan's pupils shrank.
Brother Ji!
"Tell Akabane to stop the car." She hurriedly ordered Donghua.
Donghua didn't know what happened, so she leaned forward and said, "Brother Akabane, the lady asked us to stop the car."
Akabane stopped the carriage and looked at the person sitting inside through the curtain lifted by Donghua.
After a long while, she finally showed her head and whispered, "Akayu. I saw Ji Xuanyu, the young master of Yifengtang."
"Madam, are you talking about the young master of Yifengtang?" Chiyu was shocked.
Gu Huan nodded affirmatively and lowered her voice: "He is heading to the porridge shed with Lu Lao San who kidnapped me last time."
Akabane's expression changed slightly.
This person is wanted by the lord, but if they go to catch him, Gu Huan will inevitably be in danger.
If Ji Xuanyu knew that Gu Huan was in Juzhou, what would he do?
Nobody knows.
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