Chapter 293 Military Law

Nan Xi frowned slightly. What does the Prince of Huainan want to do?

"What is the temperament and strength of the Prince of Huainan?"

"The Prince of Huainan, Xuanyuan Sheng, ranks fifth among the current princes. Twenty years ago, he was the first military commander of Dongling and the only prince who led troops as a prince." Chu Hongyi said lightly, "When the emperor established the crown prince, he also named the fifth prince as the Prince of Huainan. He led troops to garrison the border of Huainan, enjoyed a fiefdom of 2,000 miles, and commanded 200,000 troops at the border. He was a prince that people feared."

After a pause, "However, the court has always had regulations that princes with fiefdoms cannot return to the capital without the emperor's call, so the Prince of Huainan has not returned many times after guarding the border. His two children grew up in Huainan, and many people in the imperial capital don't know much about this young prince."

Nan Xi hummed, thinking.

With his fiefdom and military power, the King of Huainan is obviously more important than the princes who stayed in the imperial capital. He holds great power. For the sake of the stability of the country, it is normal that he is not allowed to return to the capital without authorization.

However, it can be seen from this that the emperor is not very partial to him. Perhaps it is more likely that he believes in the ability of this prince, so he is willing to give him military power, but he was unwilling to let him stay in the imperial capital at that time, so as not to pose a threat to the crown prince's position.

Being the only one among the princes with military power, this person should not be an impulsive and troublesome person. Moreover, he has been away from the imperial city to guard Huainan for twenty years. As he grows older, as long as nothing unexpected happens, this prince should be more stable and profound, and know how to be low-key and cautious.

However, his son made trouble as soon as he returned to the capital?

Nan Xi was silent, thinking that something was a bit strange.

The carriage went out of the city and went straight to the military camp on the outskirts of the city.

At this time, on the huge parade ground of the West Camp, the two armies faced each other, with a cold and fierce momentum, and the air was tense, revealing a breath of imminent explosion.

Outside the parade ground, there was a crowd of people, most of them were soldiers in armor, but the difference in clothing and color could tell which person they belonged to at a glance.

On one side of the parade ground was the Great Zhou Xuanjia Army, led by Ling Fan, all dressed in black uniforms, holding red tasseled spears, standing solemnly.

Opposite them, led by a handsome young man in white robes, two thousand soldiers in silver-white armor also held sharp spears, ready to go, with a fierce and intimidating momentum, making people afraid.

Regent Rong Yu sat silently on the horse, his noble face glowing with a cold and indifferent luster.

"I heard that the Regent of the Great Zhou is brave and good at fighting, and is a legend on the battlefield. This prince has admired him for a long time."

The young man in white robe has an overly handsome face, fair skin, and a slim figure. The whole person looks out of place in this solemn and cold military camp. However, his beautiful eyes are stained with a bit of evil spirit, and the corners of his lips also raise a hint of rebellious arc: "I wonder how the Regent plans to deal with this situation today?"

Rong Yu looked at him with cold eyes and no emotion.

The young man in white robe pursed his lips slightly, and said lightly with the pressure of numbing scalp: "This prince wants to personally experience the skills of the Regent. I wonder if the Regent is willing to give me this opportunity?"

"This king has always had a rule for governing the army." Rong Yu said indifferently, "If there is trouble in the military camp, no matter what the reason is, it will be dealt with according to military law."

The handsome young man in white robe twitched his back, and his hand holding the reins tightened imperceptibly, and he kept silent.

"This king gives you two choices." Rong Yu said indifferently, "First, all the soldiers who participated in the incident will be punished with thirty military sticks each, and you two commanders will be punished together; second, the military law will be exempted for others, and only you two commanders will be punished, and each will be punished with eighty military sticks."

As soon as these words came out, the whole parade ground seemed to be silent in an instant.

The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty have always been afraid of Rong Yu's strict military management. Naturally, they dare not have any ideas at this time. No matter who is to blame for the cause of the incident, no matter whether such a treatment is reasonable or not, they will not be dissatisfied with a word.

The Dongling soldiers surrounding the parade ground were surprised. They were not shocked by the treatment method of the Great Zhou Regent, but the...surprise brought by his words at this time.

The prince of Huainan has been stationed in Huainan with his father and rarely returns to Beijing. As the only legitimate son of the King of Huainan, this little prince grew up in the military camp since he was a child, which is completely different from the noble son who grew up in the imperial city.

Don't be fooled by his beautiful appearance, handsome and gentle appearance. It is said that he is very skilled in spearmanship.

Due to his special status, the royal nobles in Dongling have no right to hold him accountable, let alone the regent from Da Zhou? Who dares to punish him easily except the emperor and his father?

The regent of Da Zhou, Rong Yu, just came to Dongling on the second day, and he was going to implement military law on him?

This is simply impossible.

"If I win you, you will be punished obediently." Rong Yu's eyes fell on the face of the young man in white robes, "If I lose, I will also accept eighty military sticks as a punishment for my poor command of my subordinates."

The generals and soldiers heard this and understood.

It turned out that eighty military sticks were not just a punishment for the prince of Huainan, but more like a price to pay after accepting defeat. In other words, if the prince of Huainan wanted to challenge the regent of Da Zhou, he had to agree to this condition.

But the price seems a little high - the wooden sticks used in military law are all solid and heavy mahogany, and ten strokes will make ordinary men unable to get up.

The men in the military camp are physically strong, so their endurance is naturally stronger than that of ordinary weak scholars, but even so, the range of punishment is mostly between thirty and fifty, depending on the severity of the crime.

A military stick of thirty can make a person lie on the bed, a military stick of fifty can make a person unable to get up for ten days or half a month, and if it is hit hard, it is possible that the muscles and bones will be injured and the person will lie on the bed for a month.

After a military stick of eighty... it is hard to say whether he can survive.

The white-robed young man pursed his lips and looked at Rong Yu silently for a long time, then slowly raised a wild and unruly arc: "This prince agrees."

As soon as the voice fell, the expressions of the soldiers changed slightly.

Agreed?

This means that the prince of Huainan accepted this way of sparring. If he lost, he was willing to accept the military stick in front of so many people?

What if he won?

"The dissatisfaction of the soldiers is caused by the commander. So this prince accepts the second way of handling. All the punishments shall be borne by the commander, and the others shall be exempted from punishment." Xuanyuan Yao raised his eyebrows, with a somewhat arrogant expression, "If this prince wins, please ask the regent and General Ling to take eighty military sticks each. If this prince loses, he will also take the blame and will never deny it. All the soldiers present today will bear witness!"

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