Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 132 Judgment
In the military camp of Jinling Wengcheng, Bai Tu was sitting in the commanding position in the martial arts arena. In the middle of the audience was Pan Zhang, who was prostrate, surrounded by hundreds of officers at all levels.

The Privy Council will be responsible for the trial of "military discipline" cases in the future. Unlike civilian criminal cases, only military law will be applied, and there are only two penalties - death penalty, and "overdraft withdrawal + never use".

After the former was sentenced to death, it was over and done with, while the latter... was sent back to the Ministry of Punishments and continued to be tried in accordance with normal laws.

Now that the Privy Council's shelf has not been set up, Bai Tu will go to the court to try it himself!
If these officers had seen this scene when they first came to Jinling, even if they knew what Pan Zhang had done, they would inevitably feel a little sad - not necessarily because of any bad intentions, but out of a common sense of camp.

But now...

As soon as they arrived in Jinling, they were dragged away, rainbow farts were blown, they thought about the stone monument of the Sanctuary, the children who looked at them adoringly, and then...the military salary and welfare promised by the lord.

A sense of honor has sprouted in their hearts, which has alienated them a lot in terms of camp from Pan Zhang, who "violated discipline and harmed the people".

At the same time, the "benefits" promised by the lord are also on their minds - surrendering under the order of the superior officer may not necessarily confiscate the resettlement fee, but for robbing the people, the resettlement fee will definitely be taken back and all honors will be deprived.

Moreover, Bai Tu also invited representatives of the victims, especially representatives of the village where the person died, to come forward to explain Pan Zhang's crimes.

Regarding the matter of defiling a common girl, Bai Tu did not invite anyone, nor did he announce which village the incident occurred. Bai Tu personally testified...

Afterwards, Bai Tu also announced the punishments for the three uncles and six chiefs involved in the matter.

Among them, one Dub and three chiefs were sentenced to death for their direct participation in robberies in which civilians died.

The other Du Bo and the two elders, because the circumstances were relatively minor... When Pan Zhang did something too extreme, he didn't dare to bring these non-direct confidants, so he was only sentenced to the maximum extraction of manpower, and then he was thrown to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Just like what Yuan Shu did to some of Sun's generals, their physical strength will be far less than that of normal people from now on, and this is only based on their status as officers. Bai Tu made a ruling on behalf of the Privy Council. What they did after that , there will be further trials by the Ministry of Punishment.

Contrary to the previous rumors, another Dubo and a Shizhang were exempted from punishment. The reason is that many victims testified that they would warn the village in advance, and when they robbed with Pan Zhang, He only obeyed on the surface and secretly protected many people.

Although the illiteracy rate of ordinary farmers during the Eastern Han Dynasty was close to [-]%, their eyes were still sharp. They could distinguish who was really complicit with the thieves and who was forced to be with the thieves and secretly protect themselves!

With these testimonies, the two men were pardoned by Baitu, but both were transferred out of the original army.

In addition, there was Du Bo who was dismissed by Pan Zhang, and Bai Tu specially invited him back from Yangxian.

This is what really needs to be promoted. A model who does not collude with Shangguan and is a clean person will not only be rewarded with fields and property, but also be appointed as a new Sima of another department, responsible for the Yangxian garrison!
In some "rumors" before, Baitu wanted to kill everyone, and even those who knew and failed to report were also guilty!
If Bai Tu's popularity hadn't been high enough, and Lu Bu himself was in charge of the Jinling garrison, chaos might have really resulted.

However, now it seems that everyone understands that the previous rumors are simply fanning the flames - as long as you keep yourself clean, the lord will not treat you harshly. Even if it is difficult to disobey your orders, at least... you must do it!
This is only a shock to the officers above the rank of colonel.

It is impossible for Bai Tu to encourage the army to report each other now, otherwise the chaos that will arise will not be a matter of cutting off an arm, but a matter of wielding a sword...

However, now that Bai Tu has set a correct example, there is no need for the junior officers below to be in a dilemma, and to avoid the absolute obedience of superiors and subordinates in the army when "Pan Zhang is second" or even a general-level "Pan Zhang" appears. principle, and there is a downward collapse of corruption.

As for the main culprit Pan Zhang himself...

"In addition to these, I also have several other volumes about Pan Zhang here, which are to express his merits and praise his military capabilities... Zhang Xing, come and read them for everyone." Bai Tu said suddenly.

Not to mention the officers below, even Lu Su and others did not expect that Bai Tu had prepared this.

Ordinarily, at such a time, it would be too late to cover up his achievements, and judging from Bai Tu's current meaning, it is not at all intended to disprove these achievements, and it does not seem to be "equalizing merits and demerits".

Zhang Xing is a commander of the Chaisang garrison who won the award before. He looks very young. It is relatively rare for officers to come from farmers. The vast majority of officers are at least from wealthy families. After all, grassroots soldiers are recruited from manpower. , and ordinary farmers have had more manpower extracted, which will also have an impact on future physical growth.

However, after Zhang Xing joined the army, he not only trained seriously, but also was diligent and eager to learn. He already knew all the commonly used words.

At this time, the naive child began to read aloud Pan Zhang's achievements...

"Perhaps someone wants to ask me, Pan Zhang also fought for Jiangdong. Is what he did really unforgivable? I suggest you ask the family members of the victims present about this question, and... you can just imagine it. , if your parents, wife and children were killed by a 'hero' because of personal greed, would you still be able to accept that he, as your comrade, would fight alongside you?

Zhang Xing, Song En, Bu Hu, Xu Zhu... come and answer everyone, can you forgive this kind of behavior? "

Baitu named a few officers whose relatives were killed by the rebellious army. Baitu would definitely kill Pan Zhang, but he had to kill with justification and evidence to convince others!

Even if someone is unhappy, it must be because Bai Tu's majestic image shines through, and they cannot have the opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Can't!" "Can't!"... "Unforgivable!"

Not only the few people who were called out, but also many ordinary grassroots officers were infected by this atmosphere.

There were actually a few captains who hesitated to plead for mercy, and there were even a small number of officers who came from right-wing families who were dissatisfied with Bai Tu, and wanted to use this to incite...

However, seeing that this was about to stir up excitement, they decisively put their minds aside—otherwise, not to mention Bai Tu, they might turn against them first, let alone their corporal leaders and even their chiefs.

"My lord, I agree with what you said... But after all, Pan Sima is loyal to you. Even if he is guilty, he will not have no chance, right? The general is willing to hand over the 'redemption' on behalf of Pan Sima, and let him be in the end in the future." Is this okay if you keep your subordinates under strict control?" At this moment, a strong voice suddenly came out.

"Are you Xu You, the Cavalry Commander of Fuchun County?" Bai Tu recognized this person.

This was one of the people Bai Tu focused on after the list of officers who came to Jinling came out - Fuchun is a county under Wu County, the hometown of the Xu family, and Captain Xu's origin was unknown to him.

In several important armies, such people will not be allowed to exist. However, among the garrison forces such as the Fuchun garrison, there are many generals from aristocratic families. This is a problem left over from history. There is no good reason, and Bai Tu also Those who are not good are all wiped out for no reason.

And they are all just garrison troops. It would not be very harmful if they really turned into elbows and armpits. The Lu family and the Yu family also have people of this race. Even the garrison troops in many small towns are "sponsored" by aristocratic families, which can be regarded as powerful and powerful. Partly, this is also part of Bai Tu's plan to gradually rectify the situation in the future.

Xu You originally came to Jinling with the intention of causing a big event, but now it seems...he can only feel disgusted and disgusted!

(End of this chapter)