military camp
The naval camp looks like a small town. It is divided into five parts according to the stationing of the fleet. The main tent is where the general is located. A large iron flag stands high, and there are soldiers under it. They hold swords at their waists and don't look sideways.
Inside and outside the military camp, there were many soldiers patrolling back and forth, and there were sounds of drills.
Not far away is the dock, with ships parked on the dock. The large character "Xu" is written on the fleet, embroidered on it, and fluttering in the wind.
Yesterday it was rainy and windy, and some soldiers were cleaning the decks.
There was the sound of sticks hitting the flesh in the camp, once, twice and three times. When the meat was hit, a man's butt was beaten to a bloody pulp.
The criminal law team who beat the soldiers with military sticks received orders from the general. The sticks were very powerful. After three sticks, the skin and flesh were torn. The sticks below were splashed with blood. The blood gradually seeped out and the pants were dyed red.
Cai Yuanzhen was a man. He bit the wooden stick in his mouth tightly, and his veins bulged out. He held on without saying a word. Seeing this, the executioner soldier had no expression on his face, but he lost some strength in the three sticks behind him.
However, the ten army sticks could not kill anyone. After the beating, Cai Yuanzhen's pants were stained with blood. Two soldiers came forward and dragged Cai Yuanzhen to the military tent, dragging a dead dog. Some blood was sprinkled on the ground. Patrolling soldiers in the distance There was some commotion.
The two sweeping sergeants whispered: "Cai Qianhu is really unlucky. He was hit by a military stick again. It didn't take long for the injury to heal."
"Hey, who says it's not the case? In fact, I heard that Cai Qianhu's position is being targeted." The sweeping soldier said in a low voice.
"Really?" a soldier approached.
"Really, the general's brother-in-law is a camp commander, and now he is thinking about Qianhu's position!" The two of them whispered for a while.
Big account
Chen Ping was sitting behind the desk. Behind him was a screen with a tiger painted on it. A knife was hung on the shelf, and there was a chill coming towards him.
A token was thrown on the ground, and Chen Ping was reading a book. The tent was pushed open, and two sergeants outside the tent dragged Cai Yuanzhen in. From behind, there were specks of blood dripping on the ground.
Two soldiers entered the tent and threw Cai Yuanzhen to the ground. Cai Yuanzhen stretched out his hand to hold him up, so that he didn't fall.
Looking at Cai Yuanzhen, Chen Ping threw the book aside and stood up, sneering: "If this happens again, I won't be able to spare you."
Hearing the general's words, Cai Yuanzhen did not dare to refute, and responded: "Yes, general, I don't dare to do it again because of my humble position."
After the words fell, his head seemed to be lowered into the ground.
Chen Ping looked at Cai Yuanzhen who fell to the ground. There was a lot of blood on his buttocks, and he knew that the criminal law team had followed the instructions and struck hard.
So he looked at Qianhu with some disgust and said, "It's good to know. I am generous enough to spare you this time."
"Since you have been punished, go and rest for a few days, and leave all affairs to Liu Yingzheng to take care of it."
After hearing what he said, Cai Yuanzhen hesitated: "Liu Yingzheng is not under the humble command. It is okay to arrange for Zhengzhou Yingzheng to take care of it. Is there anything wrong with Liu Yingzheng coming to take care of it?"
After hearing what he said, Chen Ping was furious: "Are you the general or am I the general? Whoever I arrange to take care of it will have my own plans. Why do you ask so much?"
After hearing what he said, Cai Yuanzhen did not dare to refute, but his face turned red.
"Come here, send Cai Qianhu to the military doctor for treatment and have a rest." Chen Ping said. Cai Yuanzhen squeezed the sand with his hands and held it tightly. The veins on his forehead were bulging, but he didn't dare to show them. He lowered his head and was sweating coldly from the pain. It dripped on his forehead and splashed some dust.
The military tent was opened, and the two sergeants glanced at Cai Yuanzhen who was lying on the ground, stretched out their hands, and dragged Cai Yuanzhen out, all the way to the military doctor's tent.
Just after Cai Yuanzhen dragged him out, a young man came over. His face was a little thin. The sergeant guarding the tent looked at the young man and whispered: "Liu Yingzheng, please, the general is waiting for you."
The young man nodded, straightened up and entered the tent. Chen Ping was reading a book. The young man came to the desk and asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, when can you transfer me to a thousand households?" It’s all blown out.”
After hearing this, Chen Ping stretched out his hand and slapped the guy on the head and cursed: "You bastard, you know how to get promoted all day long, and manage ten ships with a thousand households. This is a serious sixth-grade job. How can it be so easy?"
"I have put a lot of effort into promoting you to be the Eighth-Rank Yingzheng. Why can't you just do something down-to-earth and make some meritorious deeds? Then things will be easier to handle." Having said this, Chen Ping sighed: "I I have put Cai Yuanzhen back, and you will be in charge of Qianhu in the past few days. When the time comes, I will find a reason to demote him to Yingzheng, and you can take his place."
After hearing this, the young man rolled his eyes: "Brother-in-law, what are you talking about about meritorious service? Doesn't it mean that there is no vacancy for me to fill? Cai Yuanzhen also came up based on merit before, but now brother-in-law can take advantage of it as he pleases?"
Chen Ping patted him again: "Damn it, Cai Yuanzhen is actually an honest man. Although he is not very smart, he resolutely follows orders and dares to fight and kill. I can trust him."
"If the world hadn't been peaceful, there would be no need for such soldiers, and although I have five thousand households under my command, the remaining four have people behind them. I would be unable to do anything. In addition, now that I have no military merit, it will be increasingly difficult for me to get promoted. , I have no choice but to promote you—or I can’t bear to demote him.”
As he spoke, he sighed and shook his head, as if chewing a bitter olive: "Actually, I can see clearly that if I do this, Cai Yuanzhen will be separated from me, and it will never be the same again."
"I knew my brother-in-law was good to me." The young man smiled apologetically.
"Who told your sister to give me a son?" Chen Ping smiled bitterly: "My family had a difficult time with heirs. Three generations were passed down by a single family. I killed countless people, which damaged my moral integrity. My wife gave birth to three daughters, and she died in childbirth... Now that your sister has given birth to a son for my Chen family, I have to be grateful to her!"
As he said that, he looked at the young man: "You also need to give me some skills, so there will be fewer people gossiping like this."
"Brother-in-law, didn't you say that there will be almost no wars in the future? Why do you need to be capable?" The young man smiled nonchalantly: "Whoever has the capability and refuses to submit, we will beat him to death!"
At this point, he whispered: "But I heard that many people are secretly unhappy for Cai Yuanzhen?"
Chen Ping frowned and said for a long time: "You mean..."
"Brother-in-law, I am a person with no ability, but I also know that Cai Yuanzhen is just a little more rigid. He still has his ability and merit. As long as you are here, he will definitely be able to handle it. If you are gone, why have you been transferred elsewhere?"
"Then I can't hold it in any longer."
"Then what do you want?" Chen Ping asked.
The young man smiled and spoke coldly through his teeth: "I always feel uneasy if I don't kill someone. If I say he's not a poisonous person, I might as well just find a reason to kill him."
"Didn't you say that he has no backing? Just kill him. Who will cry out for him?"
Chen Pingcai raised his head and looked at his brother-in-law. His brother-in-law was still very young, and he looked a little sinister with an air of hostility.
After a long while, Chen Ping smiled hoarsely, "My brother-in-law, what are you afraid of?"
After thinking about it, he said: "You boy, you said you have no ability, but I think you are very good at this trick and you are cruel."
"In troubled times, Zhao Kuo, who leads the army on paper, can control his subordinates, but cannot control the enemy. He is easily killed by the enemy - I have seen several Zhao Kuo who gave up his life and took his subordinates to death with him."
"In times of peace, it is you who rule the world. You are good at making camps and making connections. Anyway, there is no war to dig for gold. But you are still too young, too sinister, and too anxious. If you really find a reason to kill a sixth-grade official, you should be What do the thousands of households below think of me? What do the people above think of me? Things have to be done step by step."
"Brother-in-law taught me a lesson." The young man said with a playful smile.
Chen Ping added: "You still need to learn some skills, at least you have to be smooth on the surface, so that I can promote you up."
"I'll give you a standard. If you take over Qianhu, you must at least maintain the training so that Shangguan can't see any flaws."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. I know that there are a thousand households, and I will manage them properly." The young man poured wine for the general in front of him: "Brother-in-law, I respect you, let's do it first."
As he spoke, the young man made a "gu" sound and drank it in one gulp. Seeing this, Chen Ping also raised his glass to drink, and finally patted his shoulder: "Liu Xiang, let me give you a piece of advice. Since you understand that you are Zhao Kuo, You have to treat this army as an officialdom and never go to the front line."
"The enemy doesn't know how many backgrounds and connections you have, but he will still die with one spear and one arrow!"
Liu Xiang nodded repeatedly, but touched a token in his sleeve.
medic tent
In front of the tent, many gauze sheets were hung on bamboo poles to dry.
There are dustpans on several shelves in the open space, containing medicinal materials being dried. When the wind blows, you can smell the fragrance of the medicine from a distance.
Chen Ping dragged him in and when he heard the noise, a military doctor came in carrying a dustpan and smiled: "Cai Qianhu, what's the matter? Did you eat a military stick again today?"
Cai Yuanzhen didn't say anything, lying on the bed and scolding: "You old fool, every time I get a military stick, you are so happy."
The doctor who accompanied the army didn't care. He looked at his pants sticking to his buttocks and took a breath: "It was a beating to death. The flesh and blood are all blurred. I won't be able to move for at least a few days."
Doctor Hu said, cutting and opening his trousers.
"Hiss!" Cai Yuanzhen took a breath: "You bastard, you hurt me to death."
Doctor Hu sneered: "What's the matter this time? The general got angry and beat you like this?"
"Hey, I don't know what happened recently. The general has become evil and wants to improve military discipline. He said that I had misbehaved. He called me over today and dragged me out with a military stick. I was also reprimanded and my position was changed to Liu Ying. It’s taken care of.”
"This is going to attack you." Doctor Hu said.
Hearing this, Cai Yuanzhen struggled: "Nonsense."
Looking at Cai Yuanzhen in front of him, Doctor Hu sneered: "Tell me, you are a serious eighth-grade official, and you will get a military stick for some trivial things?"
"This is an attack on your prestige. Do you see the look in your men's eyes?"
"In the military, loyalty and friendship are valued, but strength is even more important. If you can't even protect yourself, who will follow you?"
When Doctor Hu said this, he took wine to clean the wound. Some rags were stuck to his buttocks. Doctor Hu tore them off one by one, and then let out a scream.
"Bastard, bastard, bastard!" Cai Yuanzhen cursed angrily, not knowing who he was scolding.
(End of chapter)