Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 447 Chapter 84

After Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde hadn't talked for a long time, a villager came to invite him.Lu Mingyu held a grand banquet as the host, and together with the heroes from all walks of life in Jingxiang gathered here, they helped Chen Dong clean up the dust.The food table in front of everyone is full, with candied fruits and other stacked plates, as well as thick stick soup, ice plate with fresh lake, steamed elbow with rice vinegar, oyster mushroom frog roll, crab stuffed with fresh orange and other southern delicacies.Although the diet in the water village is simple, these days are not unusual.Because of the gathering of heroes recently, Lu Mingyu invited the cook from Yueyang Tower over, even the cups, plates and bowls were all from Yueyang Tower.

Lu Mingyu invited Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde to the food table in the middle, and sat by himself to accompany them.After the other village owners and leaders took their seats, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. The bandits changed their normal state of gorging, and their eyes flickered, as if they were waiting for the main course with their stomachs waiting.Feeling his stomach growling, Zhang Wudi scolded his mother secretly, stretched out his hand to pick up the chopsticks, and glanced over, only to find that the food on the plate was not only very light in taste, but also very small in quantity, he could almost eat a whole plate in one bite , the dishes made by the famous chef of Yueyang Tower are extremely fresh and elegant, as beautiful as the Jiangnan landscape painted by gouache.But in Zhang Wudi's eyes, such dishes can't arouse the slightest appetite.He took a bite and ate it into his mouth, almost fading out, "Damn it." Zhang Wudi angrily threw the chopsticks back on the table, and cursed, "What kind of 'mess' is this!"

"Master Chen raised the flag of rebellion and turned the tide." Lu Mingyu held up his wine glass and said with a smile, "I am all in admiration. This glass of thin wine is a way of showing respect." ’, as if they had made an appointment in advance, all the heroes responded loudly, and shouted loudly: "I will offer a cup to Mr. Chen!" They raised their cups one after another. They looked at Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde.

Chen Dong smiled slightly, held up his wine glass and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Chen just raised his arms and shouted. If he really wants to turn things around, he must rely on the people with lofty ideals in the world, the heroes and heroes present." After circling the wine glass, he drank it all in one gulp, and then said: "The number of my Great Song Dynasty is several times that of the Liao Kou. The situation, but since the official family hunted north, there have been "treacherous" heroes who have taken the opportunity to steal the country and disturb the hearts of the people. And the Liao invaded southward on a large scale, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, and the soldiers can go to Jiankang at any time. Soon they will divide their troops and sweep Jiangnan, Guangnan, Jinghu and Luzhou counties. The so-called strong wind knows the strong grass, the country's "chaos" shows loyal ministers, and the country's situation is difficult. It is the time for heroes to rise up. Chen is willing to work together with you to expel the northern captives in a few years. Welcome back the emperor, come, let me borrow the fine wine from Chief Lu to honor all heroes."

After hearing what he had said, all the heroes agreed in a panic without waiting for Lu Mingyu's wink.Everyone drank the glass of wine, and Lu Mingyu sighed with sincerity on his face: "Master Chen, I waited for the grass to become a bandit, and most of them had reasons why I couldn't do it. It's just that after walking on this path, if you want to turn around, you have to go It’s difficult. To tell you the truth, the notice at the city gate of Yuezhou states that Lu’s head is three thousand guan.” He pointed to Luo Xian who was next to him and said, “The head of this Luozhai master is also three thousand guanwen.” He pointed to Zhang Wudi who was seated below and said, "This Zhaizhu Zhang has a head of [-] guanwen." Zhang Wudi hummed slightly. The three of them are the leaders of the bandits present. The middle government has the highest reward for sea arrest official documents.These government rewards are actually a kind of honor to the bandits in the Jianghu.

Chen Dong's heart moved, he turned his head to look at Zhao Xingde, and said in his heart: "These thugs have been causing disasters for a long time, and the reward offered by the imperial court is only a few thousand guan. And for brother Zhao's head, the reward offered by the Liao bandits is 20 yuan. Wan Guanwen, plus [-] slaves. The Liao thieves didn't know that Zhao De was Yuanzhi. Just looking at the battle, it can be seen that the northern captives were very afraid of Brother Zhao. Handing over the Baoyi army to Xingzhilai's command, maybe Unexpected gains."

Lu Mingyu implored: "Master Chen, we are all able to gather together thanks to Mr. Zhao's reputation. If Mr. Zhao is willing to condescend to lead us, then Mr. Chen's flag of righteousness will point out that we will go through fire and water and never turn back." Before the words fell, Luo Xianshi also took the case and said: "Serve the country and drive out the northern captives. I am willing to join Mr. Zhao." When the two of them spoke, other bandits agreed, some of them were not very willing. , and there was no objection. For a while, the crowd was raging, and it became necessary for Zhao Xingde to lead the army.

"Brother Zhao, look at this..." Chen Dong looked at Zhao Xingde, if Yuan Zhi hadn't insisted that Yue Fei should control the military power from the beginning to the end, he would even suspect that this was a scene of collusion.After all, we have known each other for many years, this suspicion only flashed in Chen Dong's mind, and he was relieved immediately. He said with a slight smile, "Brother Zhao, take up this burden, don't let everyone's heart to serve the country with fists."

Seeing this, Zhao Xingde no longer shirked: "Since all the heroes love you, it's better to be respectful than obedience." Lu Mingyu and Luo Xian looked overjoyed, but before they had time to cheer, they heard Zhao Xingde's expression shudder, He also said, "If I command the army, but there is one point," I must first explain that the way to govern the army is to affirm military discipline. There are seventeen prohibitions in the army and 54 beheadings. Do you know? "

The other bandits were still confused, Wang Qing, who used to be an officer of the Forbidden Army, changed his face, and looked at Zhao Xingde with sharp eyes, even with a little killing intent.Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi knew the general idea, and their faces were a little ugly.Seventeen laws and 54 cuts, even in the real army, it is impossible to execute them one by one, let alone these bandits who have been in the grass for a long time and are used to it.Could it be that Mr. Zhao was so stupid in his studies that he thought that these things could establish his prestige, and he was afraid that if he didn't kill a few people, he would take his own life first.Zhang Wudi looked at Zhao Xingde suspiciously, and murmured: "54 palms of death riding a donkey, what kind of thing is that?"

Zhao Xingde put down his wine glass, looked around at these future subordinates, and said slowly: "Seventeen Forbidden Laws, 54 cuts, is one of the three masters of the Western Han Dynasty, made by Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin." At this time, some people whispered: "I know , Han Xin ordered troops, the more the better. It’s our fellow countryman.” Someone next to him looked cold and gave a “shh”, motioning him not to interrupt, and continued to listen to Mr. Zhao’s speech: “One of the seventeen prohibitions is that you can’t enter after hearing the drums. If you hear that the gold is not stopped, the flag cannot be raised, and the flag cannot be lowered, this is called disobedience to the army, and the offender will be beheaded. The second of the seventeen prohibitions is that the name should not be called. , this is called a slow army, the offenders will be killed..."

"...The fifth of the seventeen prohibitions: Raise your voice and laugh, defy the prohibition agreement, and rush through the gate of the army. This is called a light army, and those who commit crimes will beheaded....The ninth of the seventeen prohibitions: Wherever he goes, he abuses his people. If anyone "forces" a woman, this is called a "traitor" army, and the offender will beheaded....The tenth of the seventeen prohibitions: Stealing people's property and thinking it as their own Lee, taking someone's head and thinking of it as one's own merit, this is called stealing the army, and the offender will beheaded....The thirteenth of the seventeen prohibitions: when invoking, you should not be tongue-tied, lower your eyebrows and bow your head, and have a smug expression on your face. Difficult to 'color', this is called a ruthless army, and the offenders will beheaded.... Seventeen prohibitions, the seventeenth: watch bandits without trial, scout out thieves, don't say anything, say more, talk less, and less If you talk too much, this is called wronging the army, and the offender will be killed."

The seventeen prohibitions were recited slowly, Zhao Xingde's voice was unhurried, but with a sense of awe and murder.At the beginning, the heroes of the world were still whispering, but in the end, they were completely silent. They all opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhao Xingde with incredulous expressions on their faces.

After explaining the Seventeen Forbidden Laws 54 from Han Xin, Zhao Xingde ignored Chen Dong's gesture and said slowly: "If I lead the army and use the Seventeen Forbidden Laws 54 to cut the army, can you bear it?" If you agree today, you will not regret it in the future!" Seeing that Zhao Xingde ignored him, Chen Dong was annoyed in his heart: "Could it be that Yuan Zhi is confused, these are just reckless rivers and lakes, not soldiers of the Xia Kingdom, you use seventeen Law 54 Slashing soldiers, even if they haven't finished killing them, they should break up and run away. It's a pity that I have thousands of capable sailors!" Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and the others had very strange expressions, who didn't expect Zhao Xingde to be ordinary For such a generous and gentle person, the way of governing the army is actually so strict.Some people only felt the chill on the back of their necks, but they didn't dare to object for a while.

At this time, Zhang Wudi from Baimazhai slapped the table and said loudly: "What kind of rules are these? According to this whole method, everyone here will be executed. Mr. Zhao, you go and fight the Liao bandits yourself! " His voice seemed to wake up many people, and they all cried out: "Mr. Zhao, there are too many cutting methods." You don't know that it's hard to bring brothers, and if everyone is killed, who will fight for you."

Seeing that all the bandits objected in unison, Zhao Xingde was not annoyed, he smiled slightly, and looked at Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and others who were hiddenly the leaders of the bandits.Luo Xianshi glanced at Lu Mingyu, and Lu Mingyu coughed in embarrassment, and said with some guilt: "Well, Mr. Zhao, the Seventeen Forbidden Law 54 was passed down from Han Xinzhi, so Zhang cannot be tested. Moreover, the situation is different today, and the country is employing people. At this time..." He coughed heavily, and stammered again, "The seventeen prohibitions are too tight, one piece and one relaxation are the way of civil and military affairs, um,...well, if you use 54 to chop It seems to be too strict to restrain our heroes in the Jianghu, can we discuss it and relax it."

To his surprise, Zhao Xingde said very straightforwardly: "That's good."

"Huh?" Lu Mingyu was taken aback for a moment, with an expression of disbelief on his face, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

Zhao Xingde nodded and said: "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square. Since the Seventeenth Prohibition 54 cuts are too strict, then you can discuss a rule, how can it not hinder the marching and fighting, and how can the brothers in the army be convinced." He looked at all the heroes in the seat, and said with a heavy tone, "It's just that it's still the same sentence. Once a word is said, it's hard to chase. Once the rules are established, they must be strictly enforced. At that time, In front of the military law, there is nothing to discuss!"