The deputies looked at the weak military counselor. They did not have the heart to make things difficult for Nie Xun. After all, the military counselor was also a victim.
Nie Xun continued, "Why don't you avoid him for the next two days and wait for him to calm down."
The deputies could not have asked for more. They knew to avoid Yuan Xin even without Nie Xun's reminder. Yuan Xin was a mad dog.
In front of Yuan Xin, Nie Xun inadvertently brought up the matter of Yuan Xin whipping the deputies when he was drunk and advised Yuan Xin to abstain from alcohol and anger.
Yuan Xin was already annoyed. Nie Xun reminded him again, so he directly vented his anger on the two deputies.
The deputies could not bear the humiliation and became angrier. They wanted to twist Yuan Xin's head off.
Both sides looked at each other with hatred. Nie Xun saw that the fire was good and added more firewood.
Neither of the two deputy generals were honorable people. Due to their backgrounds and personalities, both of them were the typical type of people who would act arrogantly once they gained power. In front of Yuan Xin, the deputies were nothing. But in front of the common people, the deputies were high officials who could decide the life and death of a family.
On the third day —
Yuan Xin was drowning his sorrows in alcohol when a messenger came in to report something —
A middle-aged man was crying outside with a roll of straw on his back.
He frowned and said angrily, "Send him out!"
The messenger said, "The old farmer knocked and hit along the road, complaining that someone in the camp had taken his granddaughter and tortured her to death!"
"What?" Yuan Xin heard this and calmed down a little. He looked angry, "Who dared to violate the military rules?"
Yuan Xin thought that the army was very strict. His lord Huang Song also forbade bullying the common people. Who dared to commit crimes against the law?
How could Yuan Xin sit still when the victim's family had come to his door?
It was not that he sympathized with the victim. It was normal for people to die in war, no matter how they died. He could not tolerate someone committing crimes under his nose and challenging his authority. Coincidentally, he needed a channel to vent his anger, so he sent people to bring the victim in.
The victim was an old farmer in his forties. His face was weathered, his skin was dark, and his face was full of wrinkles.
"I pay my respects to the general."
As soon as the old farmer came up, he bowed to Yuan Xin and addressed him as "Great General", which made Yuan Xin feel very comfortable.
"What difficulties do you have?" Yuan Xin asked.
The old farmer bowed again and again and raised his hand to wipe the tears on his face. With red eyes, he wailed, "I have a granddaughter in my family. She is about to get married, but I didn't expect that a few days ago, a soldier took a fancy to her and forcefully took her. I tried to find a way, but the soldier refused to let her go. He even said that he wanted to take my granddaughter as his mistress. I refused, so I beat him up. My poor granddaughter knelt down and begged for mercy for me, but he beat her to death. "
Yuan Xing said, "This general's troops are strictly managed. How could there be such a bastard who would forcefully abduct a civilian girl?"
"My sons have all been conscripted. Some died in battle, and some are crippled. My daughter-in-law is long gone. My granddaughter is the only one who can do some farm work. Now that I don't even have a granddaughter, what's the point of me living? " The old farmer cried even harder. He said, "That soldier claimed to be a deputy general under the general's tent. He was so arrogant. Even if you gave me ten guts, I wouldn't dare to slander him!"
Yuan Xin frowned. He was tipsy. His temper rose. He waved his hand and said, "There are only a few deputy generals under me. I'll call them here for you to see. If what you say is true, I'll stand up for you. If you're lying, be careful of your life! "
The old farmer cried, "I don't dare to offend the general and the other generals. My poor granddaughter, she died too miserably."
A few deputy generals were called over.
Recently, Yuan Xin had been too crazy. They didn't know why he called them. Maybe there was something important to discuss.
When they entered the main tent, they found Yuan Xin sitting at the head and tail of the tent. A trembling old farmer knelt before him.
The old farmer carefully turned his head to look at them. All the deputy generals were confused.
Only one person was so scared that his face turned pale. He took a small step back. It was the first deputy general.
The old farmer's eyes lit up. He pointed and said, "General, it's this soldier!"
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Yuan Xin fixed his eyes on him and laughed sinisterly. His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Are you sure it's him?"
The old farmer said, "I'm sure. It's this soldier who took my granddaughter and beat her to death."
The first deputy general's face was so pale that it looked like it was covered in a layer of ash. His lips were completely pale. The murderous intent in Yuan Xin's eyes made his heart tremble.
He never thought that this old farmer would carry his granddaughter's corpse to the camp to cause trouble.
He had done something like this more than once. However, he wasn't the only one who had done such things.
In ancient times, the conditions of war were harsh. The soldiers in the camp had to bear the pressure of life and death every day. If they held it in for too long, they would easily get into trouble. They needed a way to vent. At such times, sex became the best way. It could satisfy the body's needs and relieve the pressure.
Even if the higher-ups strictly forbade them from disturbing the people, bullying them, and raping women and children, there would always be people who went against the wind and took advantage of the chaos to commit crimes. However, he was already a deputy general and could be considered an official. He didn't need to take the initiative to ask for this kind of thing. The old farmer's granddaughter was given to him by others. He felt that she tasted good and wanted to keep her as a concubine.
He didn't expect the old farmer to be so insensible. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but he accidentally killed the old farmer's granddaughter.
This matter could be easily suppressed, so why would it be brought to Yuan Xin's attention?
The first deputy general's face was ashen. He rolled his eyes and pulled out his sword, wanting to silence him.
He shouted angrily, "Don't slander me!"
"You still want to silence him?"
Yuan Xin didn't like this deputy general from the start. He suffered from no solid evidence. Now that he had something on him, how could he let it go so easily?
Seeing this, everyone instantly understood what had happened. They looked at each other.
Yuan Xin boasted that the army was strict, but in reality, it was just that. There were many loopholes that could be exploited.
Everyone covered up for each other.
If Yuan Xin dealt with the first deputy general, the others wouldn't be so clean either.
Making a prompt decision, they persuaded Yuan Xin to first remove the first deputy general from his position. They should first lock him up and carefully investigate before making a conclusion.
There were so many unruly people now. Who knew if this old farmer had randomly picked up a corpse to blackmail them?
Yuan Xin drank a little too much and his mind was in a mess. Everyone persuaded him at once. His head hurt and he could only agree.
The first deputy general's heart was cold.
When Yuan Xin sobered up, would he still be alive?
Why not —
Strike first and let Yuan Xin not have the life to pursue this matter.
The second deputy general came to visit him. When he heard that he wanted to do something big, he was shocked.
"Do you want to die?"
The first deputy general said fiercely, "If I don't take Yuan Xin's life, he will take my life tomorrow!"
The second deputy general's face darkened. He didn't dare to agree.
"What? Are you afraid? "
The second deputy general said, "I'm not afraid. It's just that if Yuan Xin is killed … what should we do?"
The first deputy general said, "In these years of war, we brothers have collected a lot of money. We won't starve to death no matter where we go!"
The second deputy general still didn't move.
The first deputy general said, "It's better to be a landlord than now. Marry eight or ten women, have a dozen children, and continue the family line."
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