Rebirth of a Star General Chapter 77
Punishment
Zheng Xuan and the other two recruits were standing beside the martial arts field of Liangzhou Guardhouse. Seeing Xiao Jue approaching, Shen Han hurriedly stepped forward and said, “General.”
“I heard that the person was found?” Shen Han asked.
“Liang Ping is watching.”
Shen Han breathed a sigh of relief. Now He Yan was under suspicion. If he suddenly disappears, it might not be intentional. It’s always safe to keep the people under suspicion under the nose.
But now that the person is found, it’s time to consider another matter.
“Zheng Xuan said that He Yan crossed the mountain by himself, and Shen Hong said that He Yan went there to rescue Zheng Xuan, general the truth…” Shen Han asked.
Xiao Jue, “Zheng Xuan is lying.”
Shen Han was taken aback.
“There were horseshoe marks on the road over the mountain, and I also found the traces of the wolf pup being killed.” Xiao Jue said, “He Yan was indeed saving people.”
Shen Han’s face sank, “In that case, Zheng Xuan and the others are really unethical.” Such new recruits, no matter how good they are, once on the battlefield in the future, who knows if they will temporarily turn against each other. Soldiers can die by the enemy’s sword, but they mustn’t stab their own fellow soldiers in the back.
“However,” Shen Han thought of another thing, “If He Yan’s words were indeed true, can he be cleared of the suspicion?” If He Yan is such a person who can ignore his life for the sake of his comrades, perhaps he should be viewed in a new light.
“No.” Xiao Jue’s indifferent voice answered him, “He killed a wolf with his bare hands in a pit/trap on the mountain. This is not to be underestimated,” he raised his eyebrows, “I fear he has a secret.”
Shen Han didn’t dare to say anything. Although Liangzhouwei was thousands of miles away from the capital, the situation was complicated now, and no one dares to take it lightly.
Shen Han looked at Zheng Xuan and other several people. They were sitting far away, and at this moment they were looking at their side frequently with uneasy expressions. Although Zheng Xuan tried his best to stay calm, he didn’t know that his lie had been exposed.
“How does the general plan to deal with these people?” Shen Han asked.
“They were out of the line, playing back and forth being presumptuous, with good tongue and sharp teeth, arrogantly presuming what’s right and wrong,” Xiao Jue’s expression remained unchanged, his voice calm, “The crime of slandering the comrade, they should be beheaded”
Shen Han’s heart trembled, and he bowed his head, “Yes!”
…
When He Yan woke up the next day, the sun was already up, and there was no one in the house. She sat up, staring at the sunlight through the window in a daze.
Someone pushed the door and walked in. He Yan raised her eyes to see that it was the physician girl Shen Muxue from yesterday. He Yan asked strangely, “Ms. Shen?”
“This is today’s medicinal soup, you should take it first,” Shen Muxue put the medicine bowl on the small table in He Yan’s room, “The general has already given you medicine for external wounds yesterday, so you can change it every three hours. “
He Yan picked up the medicine bowl on the table, drank it, and asked, “Miss Shen, why are the others gone? They didn’t call me either?”
“I told Instructor Liang that your body still needs some more rest and it’s not convenient to go to the martial arts field to practice today.” Shen Muxue replied.
He Yan replied and looked at Shen Muxue again. This girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old. She has skin like cream and extremely beautiful. The most important thing was that she has a calm and leisurely temperament from the inside out, which makes people extremely comfortable. He Yan looked a little uncomfortable, Shen Muxue lightly frowned, “What’s wrong, little brother?”
“It’s nothing,” He Yan said, “I just think that Girl/Ms. Shen is kind, I seem to have seen you somewhere.”
Shen Muxue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and smiled, “Little brother and I have never met you before, so you probably remembered it wrong.”
“Okay.” He Yan scratched her head. Seeing He Yan finished drinking the medicine, Shen Muxue took the medicine bowl away and exited the room.
Suddenly there was an abrupt silence, and He Yan didn’t know what she should do. Fortunately, such a daze didn’t last long, someone knocked at the door.
“Who?” He Yan asked.
A cautious voice rang, “It’s me.”
He Yan was startled, the person’s head was exposed at the door, it turned out to be Shen Hong.
She didn’t know where he came from. His face was very pale, and his lips were blue-purple, not as lively as when she first saw him. He limped in, not daring to look at He Yan’s face, and walked over to He Yan’s bed and said, “I’m sorry.”
He Yan already knew the ins and outs of the matter from Hongshan, and said, “It’s okay, didn’t you tell them the truth?”
“But I… almost…” Shen Hong was full of guilt.
He Yan could understand that a person like Shen Hong, who hadn’t experienced anything before, was timid and panicked when Zheng Xuan threatened him so she said, “Aren’t I fine now?”
Shen Hong nodded silently.
“When you first came in, your walking style was a little strange,” He Yan asked, “What’s the matter?”
“I… I broke the military order and was accused of forty strikes from the batons,” Shen Hong said, “I will be a soldier in the future, but I cannot go to the front.”
He Yan was silent, forty batons, it’s no wonder that Shen Hong’s face was so bad, it was already considered good that he didn’t die.
“What about the rest?”
“Zheng Xuan and the other two… were beheaded… in front of all the recruits…” Shen Hong said with a pale face.
He Yan was not surprised. When she was General Feihong, she had heard of General Feng Yun’s notoriety/infamous reputation, and that the discipline in his army was extremely strict. Once the son of an important official came to join the southern/nanfu army, just for the purpose of making fame, he was decapitated by Xiao Jue because of a violation of military discipline/rule. At that time, the high official was reluctant and told/complained to his majesty, but in the end, it was not settled.
Others might say that Xiao Jue was cruel, but if it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t be able to control the southern soldiers, let alone come to this point today.
“Actually, it’s good not to be a front soldier,” He Yan patted him on the shoulder, “You are gentle and kind, and you wouldn’t dare to kill anyone on the front line.”
Shen Hong smiled reluctantly. He took a large amount of things from his pocket and stuffed it into He Yan’s hand. He Yan looked down and saw that it was a handful of pine nuts.
“You are a good person,” Shen Hong stammered, “I was too cowardly before, I’m sorry, I almost killed you. This handful of pine nuts is for you… you take your time to eat them.”
After that, he stood up and limped out again. As soon as he left the room, Hongshan and his party came in and they bumped into each other. Shen Hong blushed and walked in a hurry. After he left, Hong Shan asked, “Why was that kid here?”
“It should be to apologize,” Mak said, “Hey, Brother Ahe, where did you get the pine nuts?”
He Yan put the pine nuts on the table, “Try them if you want. Why are you guys back so early?”
“The chief Instructor said something today,” Stone said. “We don’t have to run with a heavy load in the future.”
“What’s the matter?” He Yan was surprised.
“We have stayed in Liangzhouwei for an entire summer,” Hong Shan grabbed a few pine nuts and said while peeling them. “The chief Instructor said that they would select some qualified recruits to go to the forward/Vanguard camp.”
He Yan raised her eyebrows. Calculating the time, it was indeed about this time.
“He also said that in another te days or so, we’ll be going to fight in the mountains, for the first place?”
“Fight for the flag.” Shi picked up his words.
“Oh yes, yes, fight for the flag. Whoever competes the best, or whoever is the first, might be selected to join the vanguard/front/forward battalion.” Hong Shan said as he chewed on the pine nuts.
“Brother Ahe must be okay,” Mak raised his cheek, “Brother Ahe is so powerful, he will definitely get in.”
He Yan smiled and shook her head. If it’s just the forward battalion, it’s naturally nothing. But if she wants to enter Xiao Jue’s Nine banner battalion, she was afraid she would have to work hard.
This was really a challenge, and only those who can dominate/are almighty can come first.
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