"Peng! Peng! Peng! "
According to past practice, it was time for the soldiers to eat. However, today was different. The soldiers were gathered at the military drill ground to witness a special execution. The executioner was Duan Zhixuan's personal guard, and the one being executed was the Black Armored Army's General, Qiu Xinggong!
In the Black Armored Army, there was one general and two generals. When the Black Armored Army was first established, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Duan Zhixuan, Yuchi Jingde, and the other generals had all taken up positions in the Black Armored Army. However, due to their military exploits, they were all promoted to other positions. Only Duan Zhixuan and Qiu Xinggong remained in the Black Armored Army. Today, more than 90% of the people in the Black Armored Army had not been in the Black Armored Army as long as Qiu Xinggong!
However, such a senior general was actually being flogged in public. This was truly unprecedented!
Since the executioner was Duan Zhixuan's personal guard, there wasn't a situation where he didn't dare to hit Qiu Xinggong. Instead, every hit was very solid. After more than ten strikes, Qiu Xinggong's back was already completely red. However, he didn't really care because these were only superficial wounds at most. What he really cared about was how the soldiers below the stage would look at him after this incident!
At this moment, Qiu Xinggong's back was facing the soldiers below the stage. He could not see the expressions on their faces. However, he felt as if there were countless pairs of mocking eyes staring at him from behind. This made him feel as if his entire body was being pricked by needles!
"Li Zexuan, this old man will remember this! I can't touch you now, but that doesn't mean that I can't touch you in the future! Moreover, it was still unknown who would emerge victorious in the competition eight days later! As long as the Second Battalion wins, your new drill manual will become a joke. At that time, this old man will see if His Majesty will still protect you! "
Qiu Xinggong thought to himself as he clenched his teeth under the cudgel.
As an old man, how could he not know that these 30 strokes were a warning from Li Er? Now that things had come to this, he knew that he couldn't secretly scheme against Li Zexuan anymore. Otherwise, if Li Er found out, even if there was no proof, he wouldn't have a good ending!
But so what? If he could not scheme, then he would use an open scheme. As long as the Second Battalion won the competition eight days later, the new drill manual that Li Zexuan relied on to establish himself in the Black Armored Army would become a joke. Li Er would have no reason to protect Li Zexuan!
It had to be said that Qiu Xinggong's eyes were indeed shrewd. He could tell at a glance why Li Er was so biased towards Li Zexuan. Wasn't it because Li Er had set his eyes on Li Zexuan's new training manual?
However, Qiu Xinggong had neglected a problem. Even Li Er felt that the new drill was more suitable for the current Black Armored Army. How could the new drill be defeated by the Second Battalion eight days later? Li Er was going to be the Emperor soon. Before he ascended the throne, he had been through hundreds of battles. His understanding of military affairs was not inferior to Qiu Xinggong's!
The reason why Qiu Xinggong did not like Li Zexuan's new drill manual was because he was in the game and looked at Li Zexuan through biased lenses. Naturally, he did not like Li Zexuan's new drill manual!
"General, the 30 strikes have been carried out!"
After a while, the sound of the strikes stopped. The soldiers kept the wooden sticks and cupped their fists towards Duan Zhixuan on the podium.
Duan Zhixuan said sternly, "Bring Xinggong away for treatment!"
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers accepted the order and left.
"Thank you, General!"
Qiu Xinggong cupped his fists towards Duan Zhixuan. Then, with the help of two of Duan Zhixuan's bodyguards, he walked towards the tent.
Duan Zhixuan turned towards the soldiers below the podium and said loudly, "In the Black Armored Army, everyone is treated equally. Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished. General Qiu is not an exception. I am not an exception! I hope that all of you will focus on training and abide by the rules. Don't be like Zhang Kangnian and the rest. They didn't die on the battlefield, but instead died in the army because they broke the rules! "
"Yes, sir!"
After Duan Zhixuan finished his words, the 5,000 soldiers on the drill ground replied in unison.
"Dismissed, let's eat!"
Seeing this, Duan Zhixuan waved his hand and left.
The Black Armored Army on the drill ground then dispersed and ran towards the kitchens of the various battalions.
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"Hey! Xiao Xuan, this is really satisfying! Those who wanted to harm you either had their heads chopped off or were beaten. This is really satisfying! "
During lunch, Cheng Chumo said excitedly to Li Zexuan as he ate his food.
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Eating won't stop you from talking!"
Although he had already become the lieutenant of the Third Battalion, he still habitually came to the Fifth Battalion when it was time to eat. After all, there were only a few people he knew in the Third Battalion!
Cheng Chumo swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Hey! Xiao Xuan, can you not be so calm? In any case, we've managed to get rid of a few enemies this time. Shouldn't we celebrate? "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but ask, "Celebrate? How do we celebrate? Set up a table and let's eat and drink to our hearts' content? "
"Great, great! I haven't drunk in a long time! "
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo's eyes lit up and he quickly agreed.
"Great my ass!"
Li Zexuan stared at this idiot and said, "If you dare to drink in the army, the one who will be chopped off tomorrow will be you!"
"Oh … right! We can't drink in the army! "
Cheng Chumo immediately reacted. He sighed helplessly and said, "Sigh, when can we leave the army camp!"
When he was in the Academy, he wanted to go to the army camp. But when he was actually in the army camp, especially the Black Armored Army, he wanted to go back to the Academy. At least the Academy wasn't as closed off and boring as the army camp!
"Eh? Xiao Xuan, this time we were able to get rid of this despicable Zhang Kangnian. No matter what, I've helped a lot right? Since you've been promoted, shouldn't I be rewarded as well? "
Cheng Chumo suddenly rolled his eyes and said excitedly.
"Helped a lot? I haven't pursued the matter of you slacking off yesterday! Your merits offset your faults. I won't reward you or punish you! "
Li Zexuan smiled and said.
Although he said this, but he also understood that Cheng Chumo's contribution to successfully unraveling Zhang Kangnian's plot was not to be ignored. This friendship, he would remember it in his heart and there was no need to mention it.
"Damn! Xiao Xuan, you're too mean! "
Cheng Chumo scolded jokingly.
The two of them bickered again. At this time, Li Zexuan looked at Sun Zhiping and said, "Zhiping, Gao Gong of the Third Battalion. Have you heard of this person before?"
Previously, when Sun Zhiping saw Li Zexuan and Cheng Chumo teasing each other and playing around, he couldn't help but feel envious. This was because that was the true feelings between brothers. At this time, when he saw Li Zexuan turn to ask about him, he was stunned for a moment before replying,
"Gao Gong? I've heard of some things about this person before, but I haven't had any concrete contact with him! "
"What is it? Tell me about it! "
Li Zexuan asked with interest.
Sun Zhiping recalled for a moment, then he put down his bowl and chopsticks and explained to Li Zexuan, "Gao Gong is a brave man. He can be considered as a veteran in the Black Armored Army. He had achieved many military merits in his early years. Before the expansion of the Black Armored Army, he was a team leader under General Zhang Shigui. This year, with the expansion of the Black Armored Army, based on his previous military merits, logically speaking, he could have been promoted to a lieutenant of a battalion. However, for some reason, he was assigned to the Third Battalion and became Zhang Kangnian's lieutenant!
There were rumors in the army that although Gao Gong's martial arts were better than Zhang Kangnian's, and he was braver than Zhang Kangnian in battle, he was too straightforward. He even contradicted General Qiu and General Duan many times. Therefore, Zhang Kangnian received … received General Qiu's recommendation to become a lieutenant of the Third Battalion. As for Gao Gong, he could only be Zhang Kangnian's lieutenant!
In the past two months after the expansion of the Black Armored Army, Zhang Kangnian had not spared Gao Gong. In the beginning, he was beaten twice by Gao Gong, but because of this, Gao Gong was beaten up many times. He was even almost expelled from the Black Armored Army. In the end, if not for General Duan's intervention, Gao Gong would have already been kicked out of the Black Armored Army!
After that, Gao Gong became more honest. Although he was secretly unhappy with Zhang Kangnian, he rarely fell out with Zhang Kangnian in public. In addition, although Zhang Kangnian and Gao Gong don't get along, he still recognizes Gao Gong's ability. Before this, the daily training of the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion was basically handled by Gao Gong. Overall, he can be considered to have fulfilled his responsibilities! "
After Sun Zhiping finished speaking, Li Zexuan could not help but fall into deep thought. At this moment, Cheng Chumo laughed loudly.
"Hey! This Gao Gong is to my liking. If there's a chance, I, Old Cheng, will go and meet him! "
Birds of a feather flocked together. Just based on Gao Gong's way of doing things, he was eighty percent similar to Cheng Chumo. Therefore, Cheng Chumo was interested in him. These two people were both straightforward people!
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes at this guy and could not be bothered with him.
At this moment, Sun Zhiping asked tentatively, "Why did you suddenly ask about Gao Gong? Are you thinking of using him in the Third Battalion?"
"Yes!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "His Majesty has officially allowed me to take on the position of Lieutenant of the Third Battalion. However, I still have the duty of an Army Adjutant, so I can't spend all my time in the Third Battalion. Moreover, I have just arrived at the Third Battalion and know nothing about the situation there. If Gao Gong can be of great use, for me, that would be the best! When the time comes, I only need to hand over the training mission to him and let him lead the training of the soldiers in the battalion! "
"Army Adjutant's worries are not without reason!"
Hearing this, Sun Zhiping nodded and said, "From what I understand of the situation, it is not a big problem to let Gao Gong go to the training camp. However, we still need to find out what his attitude towards the new training manual is!"
"Yes! You're right! He was previously in charge of the daily training of the Third Battalion. There is nothing wrong with letting him continue to do it. However, his attitude towards the new training manual is very important. If he doesn't approve of the new training manual and goes against it in public, then it will be difficult to handle! "
Li Zexuan first nodded, then frowned and said.
"However, from my interaction with him this morning, he doesn't seem to dislike the new training manual. This person can be observed first. If he really has the ability, what's wrong with letting him be the Lieutenant of the Third Battalion?"
After a pause, Li Zexuan added.
"Eh? Xiao Xuan, you see that you are so busy. How about letting me be the Lieutenant of the Third Battalion? Treat it as a reward for my contribution this time? "
Cheng Chumo suddenly interrupted at this time.
It had to be said that this guy's way of thinking was really novel. He could come up with all kinds of ideas!
"… F * ck off!"
After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan spat out.
After they finished talking about the important matters, they quickly finished their lunch while talking and laughing. According to the usual practice, the soldiers could return to their tents to rest for a while after lunch. However, today was a little different. After lunch, the soldiers all walked in the direction of the Yuan Gate without prior agreement.
"Xiao Xuan, it's almost noon. How about we go to the Yuan Gate to see Zhang Kangnian's head being chopped off?"
Cheng Chumo usually had a bad memory, but today his memory was especially good. He obviously didn't forget that Zhang Kangnian, Bai Shanhai and the others' heads would be seen at noon. Therefore, he pulled Li Zexuan's arm and said.
"What's there to see about chopping off heads? You guys go, I'll go back to my tent to rest for a while! "
Li Zexuan frowned and said.
Although he had killed people in the past year since he transmigrated to Great Tang, those people he killed were people who wanted to kill him. He had no choice but to kill! Besides, he usually went for the vitals when he killed people. He rarely saw people's heads being chopped off. This scene was too bloody and violent, and he didn't like to see it. Therefore, he naturally had no interest in watching Zhang Kangnian and the others being executed!
"Tsk tsk! If you don't want to go, then we'll go! Baolin, Zhiping, let's go! "
Cheng Chumo shook his head with a look of pity. Then, he pulled Yuchi Baolin and Sun Zhiping and left!
… … …
"Miss, now that you and the young master of the Wang Clan are together, YueLan is really happy for you!"
Qizhou, Yong County, west of the city, Li Residence.
Looking at the beautiful woman wearing a wedding dress and a phoenix crown in the mirror, the maid YueLan couldn't help but say happily.
This beautiful bride was naturally Li Jingchu, who was waiting for Wang Renbiao to bring people to escort her. Today was the day of her wedding with Wang Renbiao. This was a big event for the entire Yong County and Qizhou.
The marriage customs of the Tang Dynasty were mostly inherited from the Northern Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the time to escort the bride was usually at dusk. It was only after the middle of the Tang Dynasty that people changed the time to early morning. Back when Li Zexuan married Han Yuxi, it was in the afternoon. After the bride was escorted back, the residence would officially have a banquet.
Today, the streets of Yong County were hung with red silk and colored satin. This wasn't forced by Wang Renbiao, but by the people themselves. This was because ever since Wang Renbiao took office, the governance of Qizhou had gradually become clearer, and the people's livelihood had also improved greatly. The people were still very supportive of this young Provincial Governor of Qizhou.
"It's a pity that father is no longer around. Now, the only person by my side is you, YueLan, who can be intimate with me!"
Li Jingchu looked at herself in the mirror, sighed, and said.
When other girls got married, they would be accompanied by their parents. However, she could only wear red makeup all by herself. How desolate!
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