Zhang Fei stood on the platform and waited for a long time, but no one dared to stand up. He shouted: "Gather to the east within a quarter of an hour. Anyone who dares to conceal anything will be punished by military law!"
The soldiers were all shocked. At this time, the royal guards also entered the venue with jars of wine on carts. Seeing this scene, everyone was panicked.
Although the whole army was rewarding and celebrating their victory, everyone could see that Zhang Fei had been in a bad mood for the past two days. No one dared to offend him and tried to avoid him whenever possible. Unexpectedly, he would explode today.
Military officer Liu Xian rushed over upon hearing the news and saw Zhang Fei holding a whip. There was a row of wine jars on the square and the bowls were full of wine. Was he going to drink and beat people again
He stepped forward and advised: "Now the whole army is celebrating the victory, and the soldiers and civilians are having fun together. It is really inappropriate for the general to punish the soldiers. If there is anything that makes you unhappy, why not discuss it with me alone? I will definitely find a way to relieve your worries."
"This is our military matter, you don't need to say more!" Zhang Fei pushed Liu Xian away, stood at the edge of the stage, and watched the soldiers walking towards the east.
Seeing that he could not persuade Zhang Fei, Liu Xian winked at the soldier guarding the door and asked him to go and invite Liu Qi.
Liu Qi appointed Liu Xian as his deputy general, whose main responsibility was to supervise Zhang Fei from causing trouble after drinking, to prevent Zhang Fei from blaming his subordinates indiscriminately, and even to give him the power to temporarily detain the drunk Zhang Fei.
But today he beat people without drinking. Liu Xian didn't understand why and had no right to detain Zhang Fei, so he could only go and report it.
Soon, many people stood in the east square. At a rough glance, there were more than two hundred people. The closer they were, the more there were. Almost all the personal guards were beside him. Zhang Fei's face became more and more gloomy.
After everyone gathered, Zhang Fei took off his coat, revealing his dark and strong muscles. He picked up the whip with his bare chest and was about to go down the platform.
Liu Xian saw that they were going to do something ruthless, so he quickly ran to the steps to block them, bowed and pleaded, "These soldiers did not violate military discipline, and the general did not drink. It is really wrong to beat them for no reason. I hope the general will think twice!"
Zhang Fei saw that everyone thought so, and thinking of Gan Ning's words, he suddenly felt a surge of sadness in his heart, and shouted, "Who said I want to hit someone?"
Liu Xian was startled. Zhang Fei actually jumped down from the high platform next to him, came to the table, glanced at everyone, and suddenly knelt on one knee, clasping his fists to everyone: "I, Zhang Fei, am sorry to everyone!"
The soldiers were horrified and knelt on the ground one after another. Some of them were even frightened and cried out loud. The more Zhang Fei was like this, the more fiercely he would hit them.
"General Zhang, what are you doing?" Liu Xian was also shocked.
Zhang Fei looked at the panic-stricken soldiers and couldn't help crying. He shouted, "Don't be afraid, I have a bad temper and I beat people up after drinking. This is all my fault. I came here today to apologize to you."
There was an uproar in the camp. The soldiers were whispering and talking to each other. The kneeling soldiers were even more incredulous and stared at Zhang Fei in a daze.
Zhang Fei felt even more sad and sighed, "You have been with me through thick and thin, and entrusted your lives to me. Yet I am punished for no reason. I deserve death!"
There was silence in the camp. Everyone stared with wide eyes. Some people shook their heads violently, thinking they were dreaming.
Zhang Fei raised his fist to the sky and said, "Zhang Fei, from now on, I will change my ways and accompany you all through life and death, and treat you like brothers. If you break this oath, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
"Hiss—" Someone in the crowd took a breath and cursed, "Asshole, why are you pinching me?"
"I thought I was dreaming."
"Then you should pinch yourself!"
"Is this not a dream? I actually want to cry..."
Liu Xian ran over quickly and said in surprise, "Confucius said: There is no greater virtue than to admit one's mistakes and correct them! The general's words are a blessing for the three armies and the Han Dynasty."
"I am a rough man, I don't know how to say anything extra. I heard that in ancient times, Lian Po carried a thorn stick on his back to apologize for his crime. Although I dare not compare myself to the ancient sage, I still want to apologize to you..."
Zhang Fei said, pointing to a person in the crowd: "Li Fei, you are the person closest to me, you go first!"
Li Fei came out, trembling with fear. Zhang Fei took a bowl of wine with both hands and said, "If you can forgive me, drink this bowl of wine first."
"How dare I resent the general?" Li Fei hurriedly took it and drank it. Most of the bowl flowed down his chest, choking and causing him to cough repeatedly.
Zhang Fei took the whip again and said: "I hit you as many times as I hit you, you should hit me back as many times as I hit you!"
Li Fei was so shocked that he dared not take the stick. He knelt down and cried, "General, it is us who are useless and made you angry!"
"Don't cry, don't disobey orders!" Zhang Fei stuffed the whip into his hands, turned his back and shouted, "Hurry up and do it."
Li Fei looked around and helplessly reached out and hit him lightly.
"Push harder!" Zhang Fei yelled.
Li Fei trembled all over and added a little strength.
"Use all your strength! If you don't use your strength, it means you won't forgive me!" Zhang Fei shouted, "Come again!"
Li Fei burst into tears, roared, gritted his teeth and hit hard. There was a crisp sound, and his muscles trembled.
“Ha—” Zhang Fei exhaled a breath of foul air and laughed: “Good, it feels good, try harder!”
Li Fei burst into tears and fought while crying. The personal guards behind him were also deeply moved and wept. Soon all the soldiers in the camp started crying, and the buzzing sound was like a rushing river.
Liu Qi was receiving celebrities such as Xu Jing and Pang Xi in his mansion. They all wanted to act as matchmakers for him and marry Wu Yi's sister to them, which gave Liu Qi a headache.
Madam Wu was not only beautiful, but also the sister-in-law of Liu Zhang, the wife of Liu Bei in history, and the Queen of Shu Han. How come it was her turn now
Just as he was struggling, Shi A rushed in and shouted, "General, something bad has happened! Zhang Yide is beating people again!"
Liu Qi was shocked. He had just been quiet for two days, but his old illness came back. He hurried to the military camp and heard crying and wailing in the camp from afar. He could also vaguely hear Zhang Fei shouting: "Use hard, feel good, feel good..."
Liu Qi's face was gloomy. He thought that no matter whether you were Zhang Fei or his third uncle, he could not give him face today. He rushed into the camp gate, but suddenly froze.
All the soldiers in the camp were kneeling on the ground, thousands of them were crying. Zhang Fei was standing in front of the table with his bare chest, but was beaten by the soldiers.
"This..." Liu Qi shook his head suddenly and looked at Shi A beside him: "Am I seeing things?"
Liu Xian ran over quickly, his eyes red, and took a deep breath and reported: "General Zhang is asking for forgiveness, apologizing to the whole army, and he will mend his ways."
"Really?!" Liu Qi shouted excitedly and ran quickly to the center of the field.
Seeing Zhang Fei hunched over the table, sweating profusely, his back torn and bloodstained, he shouted excitedly, "Third Uncle!"
Zhang Fei stood up straight, baring his teeth, but with a face full of laughter: "Hahaha, Master, you're just in time, you should give me a couple of slaps too!"
Liu Qi's eyes twitched, and he wondered what had stimulated Zhang Fei to turn from a sadist into a masochist
Liu Xian sighed with emotion: "General Zhang has come to his senses and changed his ways. He is truly a hero!"
Li Fei quickly stepped forward to plead, "General Zhang has changed his ways and made amends. We are deeply moved. We cannot bear to beat him again. It is really frustrating for us. Please revoke your order."
"General, please take back your order!" The three armies knelt down and shouted in unison.