Horse on the World

Chapter 289 Punishment
"Zhong Haotian!" Li Qing shouted sharply.

"The lowly position is here!" An official under the hall strode forward, walked up to Li Qing's case, and bowed.

"You nominated the director of the criminal department for Dingzhou, how do you think the case should be judged?" Li Qing asked.

As soon as these words came out, many people in the hall changed their colors. Li Tuizhi's heart was shocked. He was scolding Li Feng. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at Li Qing. , Dingzhou should have coordinated in the middle, and then sent it back to both parties to deal with it themselves. He was thinking about whether to plead guilty to Qingcheng!But the meaning of Li Qing's words was clearly that he had to deal with it by himself. As an old man who had been in the officialdom for decades, he was familiar with the rules of the officialdom, and he immediately understood Li Qing's meaning, and his expression couldn't help but change.

Both Li Feng and Qin Ming were warriors, so it suddenly occurred to him that there were so many twists and turns, soldiers from both sides fought, and Li Qing punished them, as the coach of Dingzhou, he seemed to have this power.Both of them looked at Zhong Haotian helplessly, hoping to spit out a lighter punishment from this mouth.

But the two of them were definitely going to be disappointed, Zhong Haotian said with a straight face, "Report to Commander, Dingzhou is in a war period, according to the wartime regulations, as a soldier in Dingzhou, fighting in the street, damaging property, accidentally injuring civilians The law should be cut, and you should be respected."

Wonderful!Li Qing sighed in his heart, and looked at Zhong Haotian carefully, did this guy really follow the law, or did he see through Shang Haibo's and his own thoughts, and cooperate on purpose?But Zhong Haotian's stern face really didn't show any clues.

"Mr. Shang, what does Lord Lu think?" Li Qing looked at the civil and military ministers on the left and the right.

Shang Haibo smiled and said: "It should be so. The army is a powerful weapon of the country. If there are no strict laws and punishments, there will be more troubles."

Lu Yiming's anger remained on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "Of course, Director Zhong's punishment is appropriate, and I agree!"

Li Qing nodded slightly, "In that case, then..." Just as he was about to speak, Li Feng below could hear clearly, and couldn't help being anxious. The people below are all members of the Li clan, but they are all related relatives. Because of this incident, all the brains were beheaded, so how can I go back and do business by myself?Stepping forward a few steps, he opened his mouth and said, "Brother!"

"Yeah!" Li Qing's face was serious, Li Feng had already realized the problem, and hurriedly changed his words: "Marshal, Marshal, I have something to say!"

"General Li Feng, please speak!" Li Qing said.

"Commander, the general's lack of strict control has caused troubles for the soldiers under his command. The general is willing to accept the punishment of the general, but these soldiers have just returned from the front line. For several months, they have contributed a lot to killing the barbarians and resisting the enemy. What's more, what happened today , although the crime is unforgivable, but it is still excusable. The honor of a soldier is like the life of a soldier. It is not the true character of the Dingzhou army to fight back after being humiliated. Get lost." Li Feng said loudly.

Li Qing was overjoyed. This younger brother is really knowledgeable and interesting. Once these few words came out, it was a nail in the coffin. From today onwards, the Yizhou soldiers can be formally organized into the Dingzhou army, eh , Judging from his tone, it seems that he also regards himself as the Dingzhou Army.

"It makes sense!" Li Qing looked at Zhong Haotian, the director of the Improving Punishment Division, with some hesitation, "Director Zhong, what do you think?"

Zhong Haotian still kept a straight face, "I'm so kind, if the commander-in-chief wants to spare them, it's okay to give them a lighter punishment. It's just setting a precedent, and I'm afraid there will be future troubles!"

"Just this once, don't make an example next time, okay?" Li Qing said.

Zhong Haotian said: "I would like to respect the command of the Commander! Only this one time, the next one will not be an example!"

"That's good!" Li Qing said happily: "Since Director Zhong has no objection, then these soldiers will be given fifty lashes and a one-year fine."

Li Feng is very satisfied, the eldest brother is still very face-saving, since his life has been saved, dozens of lashes are nothing to soldiers. Yes, that's not enough for their daily pocket money!He folded his hands and stepped back.

Looking at the happy Li Feng, Li Tuizhi shook his head slightly. Li Feng was still too tender, and he was still elated after being played by Li Qing and others on top of applause. What can I say?The name is not right and the words are not right, this is not in Li Qing's inner court, but in the Dingzhou court!But after thinking about it, it doesn't matter if the meat is messed up or in the pot anyway. At this time, he looked at Qin Ming with great interest, wondering how this muscle stick would react?
Qin Ming hesitated for a while, and finally walked to the front of the hall. The palace guards are the princess's personal army, if they were beaten here, it would be too embarrassing for the princess.

"Marshal, the general has something to say!" Qin Ming said.

Li Qing stroked the short beard on his lips, and said: "General Qin, please tell me!"

"These soldiers of the Palace Guard fighting in the street are indeed violating military discipline. Please allow me to be taken back to the barracks by the commander-in-chief before I will be punished!"

"No!" Li Qing hadn't spoken yet, but Zhong Haotian on the side had already retorted loudly, "Commander, the palace guards violated Dingzhou's military discipline, and should be publicly punished by the Criminal Division to show justice."

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and said: "Commander, after the general promises to bring him back to the camp, the commander will personally punish him with fifty lashes and one lash, and he will never show favoritism."

Zhong Haotian sneered and said: "Violation of Dingzhou military discipline must be executed in public by the Criminal Division. This is a system, how can it be different from person to person, both are in the Dingzhou army, General Li Feng has no difference, why does General Qin repeatedly evade, If this is not selfishness, what is it?"

"The Palace Guard Army is not the Dingzhou Army!" Qin Ming blurted out, "You don't have to be bound by the Dingzhou Army's discipline!"

With a slap, Li Qing slammed his palm on the big case, startling Qin Ming, Li Qing darkened his face, and asked coldly: "The palace guard army is not the Dingzhou army, but the army there? "

Frightened by Li Qing's aura, Qin Ming was speechless for a moment, and finally said with difficulty after a long while: "Commander, although my department has left the Luoyang Palace Guard Army Department, it has not joined the Dingzhou Army. Guard."

Li Qing sneered: "So it's the princess's personal guard? Then who am I?"

Qin Ming was taken aback, looked at Li Qing, and said puzzledly: "Of course you are Marshal Li, the Marshal of Zhenxi!"

"Yes, I am Li Qing, Marquis of Zhenxi, and I am the concubine of the court, the husband of the princess you are talking about! Zhong Haotian!" Li Qing shouted sharply.

At this moment, Zhong Haotian's face showed a hint of excitement, "The next official is here!"

"Hang these soldiers who violated military discipline on the square in front of the Marshal's Mansion, and give them fifty lashes!" After Li Qing finished speaking, he walked away.

Qin Ming looked at the back of Li Qing leaving in a rage, and stayed there. He understood Li Qing's last words, even your princess is mine, and I don't have the right to deal with you private guards?

Wooden stakes were quickly erected in the huge square, and more than a hundred soldiers who committed the crime were tied up with their bare arms. The execution experts from the criminal punishment department held long whips and slammed them loudly. , listening to the cheers of the crowd, while squinting at the soldiers waiting to be beaten, the look in their eyes made all these soldiers feel terrified.

"Execution!" Zhong Haotian ordered loudly.

There was a uniform crisp sound, accompanied by muffled hums.

Leaning a little, Qingcheng camp, seeing a group of soldiers of the palace guards brought back by Qin Ming who were beaten to a bloody state, listening to Li Qing's words relayed by Qin Ming, Qingcheng's brows stood erect, and his lungs almost exploded with anger. People are bullied so much that they have nothing to say.

"Once this case is opened, there will be endless troubles!" Yan Nanfei sighed, "General Qin, you should have prevented this from happening at that time, even if you wanted to punish, the palace guards could only be punished by the princess herself, how could it be done by the princess? The Dingzhou Execution Department will attack!" Yan Nanfei is a veteran in the political arena, and he thought clearly about the subsequent impact of this matter in a blink of an eye.Mistake, if I knew this, I should go there in person, and I was careless!
Going back to his big tent angrily, Qingcheng was furious, "Mr. Yan, how is the matter I asked you to find Li Qing going?"

Yan Nanfei shook his head and said, "Princess, I have already informed Marshal Li about the fact that you want to build a princess mansion in Fuzhou. Li Shuai agreed very readily, but he said that it can't be built now!"

"why?"

"Li Shuai said that the war is going on right now, and the financial resources of the two prefectures of Dingfu have been spent on this battlefield, which is not enough. The Marshal's Mansion is still borrowing money everywhere, so how can there be any spare money to build a princess mansion for the princess! We should wait until the war is over and we will build it for the princess when the finances are ample.”

"Hmph! I'm afraid it's not that I don't have money, but that it's procrastinating. Financially rich, when will it be rich? It's not his word. What if he is never rich?" Qingcheng sneered.

"Princess, the lack of money in the two prefectures of Dingfu may not be Li Shuai's lie. As far as I know, there is a new bond issuance department in Dingzhou, which is a department for Chuanmen to borrow money." Yan Nanfei said.

Qingcheng thought for a moment, and said: "In this case, Mr. Yan, go and tell Li Qing that it doesn't matter if the Princess Mansion can't be built for a while, but I want to set up a temporary government office in Fuzhou. Since Fuzhou is my territory, I naturally Someone should be sent over to supervise."

Yan Nanfei retreated with a smile. The princess is a strong response to the Marshal's Mansion in response to the fact that the palace guards were punished. Although the timing seems a bit inappropriate at this time, it has a very obvious sense of revenge. , but it is also aboveboard, it can be regarded as the tip of the needle, the princess has never been a temperament that is willing to suffer, I don't know how Li Dashuai felt after hearing the princess's idea?

I feel that Li Qing does not have one. If you want to set up a yamen in Fuzhou, you can do it. There is no problem at all, so go ahead and set it up, but whether it will be effective or not is another matter.Fuzhou is also my home field right now, the right time, place and people, you don't take anything, if you want to fight with me, there is no door!

There is intrigue in Dingzhou city, but the flames of war spread on the grassland.Lu Dalin's army approached Mawangji, while Guoshanfeng approached Kulun, Shiwei's cavalry advanced to Jining, and Bayar encountered the enemy on three sides.

(End of this chapter)