Zhang Shixun waited until he had seen enough, then reloaded the bullets into the magazine. He glanced at him and asked, "I've told you everything I need to tell you. I wonder what Judge Wang plans to do with me, a murderer?"
Wang Meng glared and said, "Who said you were the murderer? Those unfortunate thieves in Wuyou Cave deserved death. You summoned the Five Thunders to kill them, acting as justice for Heaven."
Seeing his righteous words, Zhang Shixun laughed heartily: "I thought that the prince came to visit today to call for punishment."
"Look at what you said, who do you think I am?" Wang Meng laughed dryly.
"I wonder how you plan to report to Lord Nie?" Zhang Shixun asked.
"I'll tell him the case can't be solved, and let him do whatever he wants."
Zhang Shixun frowned and said, "Isn't this a bad idea? Nie Fuzun is a stickler for argument. If you don't have a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid he won't let you go."
"It's true that Mr. Nie likes to be serious, but he's not a fool. He won't take this matter too seriously."
"Tell me why."
"It's very simple. Things like being struck by five thunderbolts from heaven don't happen every day. And someone who can summon five thunderbolts at any time is something that has never been seen or heard of."
"Well, so what?"
"Simple, I'm afraid you'll summon five thunderbolts to strike him."
Zhang Shixun couldn't help but laugh. "You must be joking, my brother. He is an important official of the Song Dynasty. How could I casually summon heavenly thunder to attack him?"
"If he doesn't cause trouble, brother, of course you won't use magic. If you don't have eyes, hehe!"
"It's best if he doesn't cause trouble. That way, everyone can have peace of mind."
"Don't worry, brother. I came here today to tell you that this matter is settled now." Wang Meng said, patting his chest.
Sooner or later, the news of God's five thunders will spread all over the city, and the truth will come out sooner or later.
In this era, a person holding a heavenly book and having the ability to summon thunder from heaven is simply the Song Dynasty version of a god descending to earth.
Facts have proved that the Song Dynasty people’s ability to gossip was no less than that of later generations. In the following days, the story of the five thunders from heaven spread throughout the streets and alleys of Tokyo City.
Zhang Shixun was even said to be a god with great magical powers and boundless magic power. He could summon five thunders with just a wave of his hand. The funniest thing was that this god actually had wings growing from his ribs!
Damn! This is an insult. Isn’t a person with a pair of wings a birdman?
Zhang Shixun was both amused and confused. People's imagination is simply too rich.
Time passed quickly. More than two months had passed in a blink of an eye, and the officer training of the First Army of the Right Wing of the Tianwu Army was about to end.
Zhang Shixun trained them according to the standards of later recruits and did not deliberately increase the difficulty. Even so, these lazy guys were tortured and suffered terribly.
What surprised Zhang Shixun was that Gao Yanei and He Ji actually persevered, which made him look at them with admiration.
"Yanei, it's not easy. It's really beyond my expectation that you, the son of an official, can hold on until today." Zhang Shixun sat in Gao Yanei's room, looked around, and was very satisfied with his housekeeping. Although the boy's bedding was not folded to perfection, it was neatly arranged and no longer messy like before.
"Brother, it's nothing strange. It's mainly because I'm extremely afraid of death." Gao Yanei bared his teeth and looked at the back of his cracked hands. He said, "Ever since I read the Heavenly Book that day, I've been scared by what's in it. Damn it! It's so damn scary. If I wasn't afraid of the war you mentioned in a few years, I wouldn't have endured this."
"Is that what keeps you going?"
"And of course my father. Before I came here, he warned me: If you dare to run back home without permission, he'll break my legs—those were his exact words." Gao Yanei sat on a bench, moved closer to Zhang Shixun, gently supported him with his shoulder, and asked, "Brother, can I go home for a few days?"
"No!" Zhang Shixun refused. "During the training period, no one is allowed to leave the barracks without permission. Violators will be punished according to military law."
"But brother, you clearly knew that those bandits and their soldiers were climbing over the wall in the middle of the night to play, yet you pretended to be deaf and dumb, deliberately turning a blind eye. Why are you so strict when it comes to me? Aren't we brothers?"
"It's because we're brothers that I'm so strict with you. As for the others, hehe! Just wait and see, I'll teach these self-righteous guys a lesson." Zhang Shixun said, lighting a lantern and saying, "Let's go, call He Ji, and we'll go check the camp."
"Check the camp?" Gao Yanei asked with blinking eyes.
"Yes! From now on, the three of us commanders will take turns inspecting the camp every night. First, we will check if anyone has violated discipline and left the camp without permission. Second, we will check if the soldiers are following the prescribed schedule."
"What if someone breaks the rules?" Gao Yanei suddenly became excited. "Should we beat him with a stick?"
"The board is just one of the forms of punishment." Zhang Shixun smiled faintly and walked out with a lantern.
"Oh? What about the second one? Tell it to your brother."
"You'll find out soon enough."
Gao Yanei called He Ji over, and the three of them began to check the barracks one by one.
The investigation revealed many problems. Among the five battalions of the army, three chief officers were not in the dormitory. As for the officers and soldiers under them, there were dozens of them.
"He Ji, write down the names of those who left the camp without permission." Zhang Shixun ordered with a stern face.
"Yes!" He Ji answered at attention.
The next morning, on the playground.
The sudden ward rounds last night had already given the officers a premonition of what might happen today. Those officers who had violated discipline and left the camp were all nervous, not knowing how the commander would punish them.
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