"Well, no matter what, today's mutiny, no, it should be said that it was an attempted rebellion. Thanks to Master Xiao Zhu, we were lucky enough to get through it safely. I am so scared..."
Eunuch He heaved a long sigh, patted his chest with his hand, and said with emotion that he had escaped a disaster.
"Yes, today is all thanks to my nephew." Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei nodded at the same time and agreed.
"No, not yet." Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly.
"Ah?! They are coming again?!" Upon hearing this, Duke Wei's hair stood on end again. He took two steps at a time and ran to the door of the commander's tent. He opened the door curtain a little with one hand and looked out with a nervous look on his face.
"Haven't they crossed yet?! The rebel soldiers haven't left yet?!" Eunuch He and Marquis Linhuai were also frightened again. They followed Duke Wei to the door, and also came forward and looked out nervously.
"No one..." Duke Wei and the other two asked in confusion.
"That's not what I meant." Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Huh... My dear nephew, please explain clearly. You scared us." Duke Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm saying that this mutiny is not over yet, and there is still a great possibility that it will flare up again."
Zhu Pingan explained.
"Ah?! My dear nephew, are you saying that the Ministry of War may not restore the wife's rations and silver to the old way?! I told you, the Ministry of War is the superior, how can my dear nephew be the master of the Ministry of War? That's it. If you fool them today and the Ministry of War doesn't restore the wife's rations and silver to the old way someday, the rebel soldiers will definitely mutiny again on the grounds that the promise was not fulfilled!"
The Duke of Wei shook his head and sighed. He was worried about the Ministry of War and was afraid that the Ministry of War would not restore the wives' rations and silver as before.
"Uncle, you don't have to worry about the Ministry of War at all. The Ministry of War will definitely restore the silver exchange and wife's food as before." Zhu Ping'an said confidently.
"Since the Ministry of War will definitely restore the silver and food allowances to the old ones, why did my nephew say that the mutiny has not yet ended? After my nephew's promise today, they were already satisfied and happily laid down their weapons and returned to the camp..."
Duke Wei said with a puzzled look on his face.
"That's right, nephew. The soldiers have already laid down their weapons and returned to the camp. How can it not be over?"
Linhuai Hou was also puzzled.
"Master Xiao Zhu, please don't scare me. It sounds so scary..." Eunuch He took two steps back and stood behind Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai in case anything unexpected happened.
"Uncle, Eunuch He, the mutiny today seems to have subsided, but it is not. It is obvious that there are people with ulterior motives behind the mutiny today, who are behind it, instigating and inciting it. If these instigators are not eliminated, the Zhenwu Camp may mutine again. This time they used the excuses of wives' food, silver, and military pay to incite the mutiny. Next time, they may use other reasons such as relocation of camps, casualties in the suppression of Japanese pirates, etc. to incite the mutiny again."
Zhu Ping'an reminded Duke Wei and others.
"Hmm... My dear nephew, what you said is absolutely right. That damn Captain Wang must be one of the bad apples among them!"
Upon hearing this, Duke Wei nodded in agreement, but when he mentioned Captain Wang, he couldn't help but gnashed his teeth in hatred.
"That makes sense." Marquis Linhuai and Eunuch He also nodded.
"Okay, I will order Captain Wang and the other guys who jumped the most to be arrested and hanged!"
The Duke of Wei gritted his teeth and turned to look outside the tent. He was about to call his personal soldiers to give this order.
"Uncle, wait a minute." Zhu Ping'an hurriedly stopped Duke Wei.
"Why are you stopping me, nephew?" Duke Wei looked at Zhu Ping'an in confusion. It was obviously you who proposed to eliminate the mastermind.
"Uncle, if you give the order now, wouldn't it make the officers and soldiers of the entire camp uneasy and possibly provoke another mutiny?"
Zhu Pingan explained.
"That's right, Old Xu. You just gave the soldiers in the battalion a certificate of immunity from death, and now you order the arrest and hanging of Captain Wang and others. The death of a rabbit makes the fox mourn its own death. How can the officers and soldiers in the battalion not be terrified? The mutiny that we just appeased is instigated by you again!" Linhuai Hou grabbed the Duke of Wei and echoed.
"Duke Wei, Duke Wei, please be patient..." Eunuch He said with his index finger raised.
"In that case, what can we do?!" Duke Wei looked at Zhu Ping'an.
"Ahem, that's right, my dear nephew/Master Zhu, what should we do?" Marquis Linhuai and Eunuch He also looked at Zhu Ping'an.
"This is easy. Order to closely monitor Wang Baihu and other instigators, and arrest them in a few days. I have said before that even if they are spared from death, they will still be charged with treason and conspiracy. I see that they have been inciting officers and soldiers to rebel and join the Japanese pirates, so there must be evidence of their secret dealings with the Japanese pirates. We will search carefully for evidence and execute the ringleader for his crime of collusion with the Japanese pirates. The rest of the instigators can be spared from death and punished by being sent to guard the border as a warning to others."
Zhu Ping'an suggested with a cupped hand.
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai could not help but nodded.
"Master Zhu is good at using both kindness and severity..." Upon hearing this, Eunuch He praised Zhu Ping'an highly.
"But..." After a moment, Duke Wei thought of something and spoke again with some concern.
"But what?!" asked Eunuch He and Marquis Linhuai.
"With this combination of kindness and severity, the mutiny can be suppressed. However, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers in the camp will get a taste of the sweetness of this mutiny. After being stimulated by this, their appetites will become bigger and bigger. To be honest, when the Zhenwu Camp was first established, due to the tight time and heavy tasks, when selecting soldiers, we only focused on their physique and did not examine their family backgrounds too much, so there are many rogues, arrogant and lawless people in the camp... I am afraid that these people will have a bigger appetite, become more arrogant, and become more unruly and difficult to tame..."
At this time, Duke Wei no longer cared about his face. He told Zhu Pingan and others the truth about his privacy and expressed his concerns.
"Well..." Linhuai Hou stroked his chin and began to think.
"Nothing special, just strict military discipline and strict rewards and punishments. Strictly enforce military discipline and use it to restrain all officers and soldiers in the battalion."
Zhu Pingan bowed and replied.
"My dear nephew, what you said makes sense, but we should be prepared for the worst. What if, what if all the officers and soldiers in the camp are stimulated by this and their appetites are aroused, they collude with each other, instigate mutiny, and force for more benefits?" The Duke of Wei spoke again with concern. He was a little unsure. He was worried that it would be difficult to enforce military discipline in the Zhenwu Camp, that it would be difficult to enforce rewards and punishments strictly, and that he would not be able to control the officers and soldiers of the Zhenwu Camp.
"Well, strict military discipline and strict rewards and punishments are easier said than done." Linhuai Hou said with emotion.
Ahem... Zhu Pingan couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this. Is it difficult to enforce strict military discipline and rewards and punishments? !
"Then there is only one way?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Duke Wei and others and said softly.
"What method?!" Duke Wei and others asked curiously.
"Disband the Zhenwu Camp." Zhu Ping'an said calmly.
Duke Wei and others opened their mouths wide... This is really a solution to the problem. All the problems are gone...
Solve the problem once and for all and never have any future troubles!