Zou Yangyao curled his lips and responded, "Second Prince, we should have been allies, but you rejected me and turned me into an enemy!"
Afterwards, Zou Yangyao moved away and stretched out his hand, and the soldier next to him handed the military stick to Zou Yangyao.
Zou Yangyao held up his military stick and said in an imperative tone, "Get down, and this general will reward you with sixty!"
Jing Yuchen turned around and said, "Come on!"
He gave Zou Yangyao a straight back, looking aloof and stubborn.
There was only a flash of contempt in Zou Yangyao's eyes. He gripped the military stick in his hand and hit Jing Yuchen hard.
The stick hit him so hard that everyone present became nervous.
"Excellent! The general is also very generous towards his favorite subordinates. Well done, General!"
"The general is mighty!"
Zou Yangyao raised a smile on his face and swung the stick again. Jing Yuchen groaned and leaned forward, but his back remained straight, unwilling to give in.
Zou Yangyao looked at Jing Yuchen's back with a smile: "Sixty sticks, are you sure you can stand up straight like this and make it through?"
Jing Yuchen didn't say anything, just raised his face and looked cold and arrogant.
Zou Yangyao curled his lips, raised the stick in his hand, and prepared to hit him again.
But at this moment, a soldier came running over and reported: "General, there are people outside the tent who want to see you!"
Zou Yangyao's eyes flashed with displeasure: "Send others to check the situation!"
The soldier stood still and continued, "They said they wanted to see you, General!"
There was a flash of impatience in Zou Yangyao's eyes. He glanced at Jing Yuchen, then finally dropped the stick in his hand and walked out.
Outside the tent, the people gathered together. When they saw Zou Yangyao coming out, they immediately came to greet him, handing vegetables and eggs to him.
"General, you sent people to repair our house last night. We are very grateful and have sent you a thank you gift. Please accept it!"
Zou Yangyao frowned and looked at the crowd, then said coldly, "This general has never sent anyone there."
Everyone blocked Zou Yangyao's way and said, "General, why isn't it you? That person claimed to be your subordinate. His surname is Chen or something!"
Zou Yangyao's frown deepened. The people continued, "It's him anyway. We are grateful to him and to you, too. General, please accept our small token of appreciation!"
Zou Yangyao looked at the soldier beside him, who stepped forward and reminded him, "Our general didn't send anyone."
The people were stunned. "So that's Brother Chen who left the camp without permission to repair the house for us? General, General, leaving the camp without permission is indeed a serious crime, but he meant well! General, please let him go!"
The people knelt on the ground and said, "General, this young man is a good man! Please spare him!"
Zou Yangyao looked down at the group and asked in a cold voice, "How did he know that your house needed repairs?"
"His good brother told him!"
"Yes, he is his good brother, his last name is Shan!"
Zou Yangyao chuckled and thought it was very interesting. Was this the trick Ni Yueshan used to save Jing Yuchen?
"General, this man certainly made mistakes, but he meant well. Isn't a soldier's job to defend their country? And his work for the benefit of us civilians should also be your goal!"
"Yes, yes, although he made mistakes, his intentions were good! General, please let him off lightly!"
"We kowtow to you!"
The people kowtowed hard on the ground, begging Zou Yangyao to release Jing Yuchen.
The soldier standing nearby couldn't help but say, "Yes, General, I saw that Brother Chen was injured when he came back. Maybe he fell off the roof and got hurt!"
"No, no, it was yesterday when someone tried to break into our house and rob us. Brother Chen saw it and risked his life to protect my family!"
"General, Brother Chen is a good man! Please let him go!"
The people present kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and Zou Yangyao's face became increasingly gloomy.
The soldiers nearby seemed somewhat moved and began to speak up: "General, if you punish a man who works so hard for the people too harshly, the people will be disheartened!"
Zou Yangyao glared at the soldier who was speaking, and the soldier lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
Zou Yangyao shifted his gaze, not intending to listen any further. A voice came from not far away: "General Zou!"
Zou Yangyao heard Ni Yueshan's voice, turned around and saw Ni Yueshan walking towards him.
"General, why does the court support people like you? Isn't it to benefit the people? He was wrong to dare to leave the camp, but the people are truly grateful to him."
"You still blame me for this, for being too talkative. I told him that there are many poor people in the capital who continue to live in leaky houses. He will remember it!"
"He worked for the people whenever he could. But something unexpected happened. Someone broke into their house and robbed them. He was injured and fell into a coma, so he returned late! The general punished him, and the people and the soldiers were disheartened!"
Zou Yangyao looked at Ni Yueshan and saw that what she said seemed to be true. Zou Yangyao chuckled and said, "So you were there last night?"
Ni Yueshan shook his head: "He's not here! I heard about it later and rushed over. I was the one who bandaged his wound!"
"Is that so? If he cares so much about the people, he should think carefully and take responsibility for his mistakes. Otherwise, if everyone follows suit and leaves the camp at night, how can we maintain discipline in the army?"
"General, you are right. We didn't say you can't punish people, but please be lenient!"
Ni Yueshan looked at Zou Yangyao with coldness in her eyes, and she had already greeted him hundreds of times in her heart.
"General, if you don't let him go easily, our consciences will be disturbed! We, we will kneel down forever!"
Zou Yangyao snorted lightly: "Threatening this general?"
Zou Yangyao looked at the person who spoke, his eyes were cold and sharp.
The other party flinched and said, "General, you are doing this to maintain military discipline. We don't want our benefactor to be punished too harshly. Please, for the sake of his kindness, let him off lightly!"
Afterwards, everyone began to kowtow vigorously.
Zou Yangyao looked at Ni Yueshan coldly and asked, "Why don't you kneel?"
Ni Yueshan said helplessly, "The general wants to punish my brother. If I kneel, wouldn't that be kneeling to my enemy?"
Zou Yangyao looked at Ni Yueshan, raised the corners of his mouth, and slowly approached her.
"How much did you spend on the extras?"
Ni Yueshan looked at Zou Yangyao who was so close to her. His face was resolute and handsome, but Ni Yueshan hated him very much!
"How much do you think I'm willing to spend on the Second Prince?"
This rhetorical question made Zou Yangyao stunned. He clenched his fists and said, "The more you protect him like this, the more I want to punish him severely. What should I do?"
Ni Yueshan looked at him fiercely: "You really are such a jerk, you like to add drama to yourself!"
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