Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 83
On this day, Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong gathered in the hall to do the final work before the class teacher.

"I will wait until you see the Superintendent!"

The reason why Sun Chengzong was the governor was precisely because he had the additional title of Minister of the Ministry of War. Only those with this title could be the governor. Otherwise, he would be a governor of a place like Ma Shilong, who was honored as the governor in the army.

Li Shunzu and Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji and other dignitaries in the capital stood together. Although there was no deep friendship, they had mutual interests and got along well, at least on the surface, they seemed very harmonious.

Although the soldiers and generals in other towns had a lot of contempt for the Beijing camp, due to the large number of nobles and nobles in the Beijing camp, they were always in front of the emperor after all. The moon was the first to get closer to the water and the tower, and everyone was afraid that the wind would blow all the time.

Therefore, nothing unpleasant happened in this military discussion.

After the case of Sun Chengzong's high position, Ma Shilong took the second place.

"We gathered together from all the towns and finally lived up to our holy hope and expelled the Dongnu from the pass. However, you should not take it lightly, especially the two passes of Jieling and Xifengkou. In the future, they will need to be heavily guarded to prevent the Dongnu from following the example of last year and joining the invaders. If you invade Jifu again, life will be ruined."

Everyone was trembling with fear and shouted: "General, I will obey the orders of the commander!"

All the generals were smiling, and some were whispering underneath, waiting for the two of them to be rewarded.

After Li Shunzu finished shouting, he looked up and saw Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong looking serious. It was supposed to be a happy class day, but it turned out to be so serious. Li Shunzu was a little confused for a moment.

It seems that Sun Chengzong still has something to say?

Sure enough, Sun Chengzong turned his head and glanced at Ma Shilong. The latter stood up and came to the crowd, pacing and saying: "Recently, the Dongnu retreated and our army won. Before returning to the court, we saw that some soldiers were arrogant and complacent, and they were opening fire for days. Celebration banquet!”

"That's not all! I have seen that some generals connive at their subordinates to commit crimes and pervert the law, rob people's daughters and invade people's property. What they do is the same as that of Dongnu!"

"What are you doing? After driving away Dongnu, do you want to be the chief here?"

The words suddenly changed their tone, causing the smiles on the faces of all the generals to suddenly freeze, and the entire hall became silent in an instant.

Li Shunzu's subordinates had always had good military discipline, so they knew they were not talking about him, so they became bolder. They looked at the surrounding scene in a daze, and then raised their heads to carefully stare at the faces of Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong.

In my heart, I couldn't help but admire the way these two people controlled their subordinates.

You must know that these generals are all top military officers in their own jurisdictions. They are all very arrogant, and they can be scolded without daring to refute, which shows the prestige of Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong.

It seems that leading troops in war is not just about being benevolent and righteous. It is also necessary to know when to give generous rewards to win people's hearts, and when to strictly enforce military discipline to boost prestige and morale.

Regarding these, I still have a lot to learn.

When Li Shunzu was sighing in his heart, Ma Shilong looked in front of him and shouted loudly: "Bring him to the court!"

As soon as the words fell, a group of soldiers from the Dubiao Battalion escorted a group of people to the hall.

At a glance, these people were all generals and officials at all levels. They were wearing their formal armor and military uniforms, but their hands were tied behind their backs. They knelt together in front of the hall, bowing their heads in silence, waiting for the outcome.

Some of them were from the Liao army, some from the Beijing army, and a few from southern Zhili who used the name of King Qin to deceive and show off their power and bully the people.

During these days, Li Shunzu also heard the news about the loose military discipline in the towns of King Qin. He thought that Sun Chengzong would turn the big thing into a trivial matter. He had won the battle, and the whole army would be rewarded when he returned to the court.

But he didn't expect that Sun Chengzong would actually do something like this before leaving.

Li Shunzu didn't know what Sun Chengzong's real intention was, but it was always a good thing.

Ma Shilong, who was single-handedly promoted by Sun Chengzong and is now an important governor who can take charge of his own role, also has the majesty and solemnity of his superiors. He did not need Sun Chengzong's order, but even shouted again.

"Raise your head and look directly at the supervisor!"

Not only the fifteen generals at all levels who were tied up, but also the surrounding generals were trembling with fear. Li Shunzu was watching all this with concentration, and he was also frightened when he heard Ma Shilong's roar, which was like thunder. One jump.

The next moment, Li Shunzu looked at Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong in the hall like everyone else.

Ma Shilong nodded slightly at this time and saw an old man walking in from outside the hall.

Ma Shilong took a few steps forward, took over the old man, and asked, "Mr. Yang, you can step forward and identify carefully. On that day, Banqiu Ba led his troops to rush into people's houses, robbed everywhere, and abducted women?" When the old man saw it, Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong made the decision for him, and they were so excited that tears filled their eyes. They immediately stepped forward and carefully identified each one.

During the whole process, all the generals in the hall were silent, and no one even dared to speak out in defense for his subordinates.

After watching, the old man walked back to the front of the hall and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, it was such a gangster who took the lead in committing the crime that day. I pity my daughter, who was as young as a flower and had never been kidnapped, but she was insulted and lost her life by her own officers and soldiers. "

"Okay!" Ma Shilong shouted, looked at Sun Chengzong in the hall, took a step back, cupped his hands and said: "There are all the witnesses and material evidence, please tell me!"

Everyone looked at Sun Chengzong together and remained silent.

Sun Chengzong was stunned and pronounced the sentence immediately.

"You are rebellious. As officers and soldiers, you do not want to protect the country and the people. Instead, you commit rebellion and commit murder. Your crimes are unpardonable! The national law is ruthless. You people have ruined the reputation of the officers and soldiers. How can I forgive you? You guys!"

"Someone-"

Following the summons, Li Shunzu immediately saw a group of sword-wielding soldiers walking in from outside the hall, a total of 15 people, standing with swords behind these fifteen generals at all levels.

Sun Chengzong put down the gavel, picked up an arrow from the table, threw it into the hall, and issued an order loudly: "I will soon join the army in Jinzhou. Yu Fuzhen and other 15 people will execute the law on the spot and show their heads to the public at the top of Zunhua City!"

After hearing the final verdict and giving up their last thoughts, these 15 people suddenly came to their senses.

Some knelt down to beg for mercy and cried bitterly, while some were filled with indignation and talked about their merits.

But no matter what, the fifteen soldiers of Dubiao Camp pulled them out under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"boom!"

The next moment, there was a sudden sound of cannon outside the hall.

Then the knife fell from his hand, and the screams suddenly stopped.

The silence in the hall was so heart-stopping that Li Shunzu experienced this scene for the first time. Although no one from the Shenshu Camp was dealt with, the aura of Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong completely suffocated him.

Li Shunzu's face turned pale, and he was indescribably shocked.

Today's Sun Chengzong is simply not the same person as the honest old man who met alone that day. He has become ruthless and ruthless. With one sentence, fifteen generals' heads fell to the ground!
After dealing with these guilty generals, Ma Shilong stood back again. Sun Chengzong looked around the hall, his tone sharp and frustrated, and sighed: "The generals have brought troops from all over the country to serve the king, and they have made great contributions. I will report to the emperor truthfully, but I also hope that You all should take this as a warning.”

"The banner of the army is the hope of survival for the common people. I don't want to see it. This banner will become a banner that everyone will avoid in the future. This time the squadron returns to the capital, the relationship between the governor and you will come to an end." .”

"Whenever I return to my station in the future, Wan Wang will remember today and take it very seriously!"

After some reward and punishment, everyone was convinced.

Some people stood under the bridge, feeling ashamed, while others were extremely excited and wanted to make more achievements, but most of them were still reluctant to give up.

Although everyone only gathered together temporarily to resist the Dongnu, for days, they ate and slept together, sharing life and death on the battlefield, and it was hard to separate them.

"I hope the Governor will take this seriously!"

"Supervisor, we can't bear to leave you!"

"Supervisor, don't leave!"

Sun Chengzong waved his hand slightly, picked up another command arrow, and threw it down the hall. Looking at the people who were waiting in solemn silence, Sun Chengzong made a formal announcement.

"In this battle, our Ming army won the victory, expelled the Dongnu, and regained the territory. You have completed your work in a few months. Now we will return to the court to receive congratulations!"

All the generals knelt on the ground and spoke in unison.

"I will obey the orders of the Superintendent!"

(End of this chapter)