If you face military punishment, twenty military sticks or beheading, which one would you choose?

In fact, the best choice is...... Beheading.

Beheading is a knife to cut down quickly and neatly, but the concept of 20 military sticks is different, 20 military sticks should be hit on the body steadily, and the strength of the hit, the parts of the blow are strictly regulated, if someone violates the military law and is sentenced to 20 military sticks, this person is basically abolished, no different from death.

Even if you can't die, recuperating from your injuries is an extremely long process, and that feeling is better than death, and it is better to be beheaded.

So when Gu Qing ordered twenty military sticks per person, everyone's faces changed.

This order was almost equivalent to killing these generals, even more cruel than killing them.

Seeing Han Jie and his guards dragging out several generals who were paralyzed on the ground, Gao Xianzhi couldn't help but say, "Brother Gu Xian, be merciful to your subordinates and spare their lives." ”

Gu Qing nodded and said, "I kept it, it's just twenty military sticks, and I promise that I won't kill them." ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly: "These twenty military sticks, especially your personal guards, really don't know if they are alive or dead......

Gu Qing said sympathetically: "If they can't even carry the twenty military sticks, they are too weak, so I suggest that the commander decisively change generals." ”

All the generals in the tent were speechless.

I'm afraid you don't know what the concept of the twenty military stick is.

Seeing that the generals in the marshal's tent had different expressions, Gu Qing smiled and said: "Jie Shuai, you are the commander, I am the deputy marshal, I don't know if I can give orders to the generals?" ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Of course you can, you are the deputy envoy of Your Majesty's Qinfeng, and you have the right to control the generals of the Anxi Army." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Since I have decided to stand up today, let's do it thoroughly, everyone in the tent will go out now, and watch the execution of those generals, no one shall be absent, and the offender will be guilty of the same crime as them." ”

The words that came out with a smile made all the generals feel cold in their hearts at this moment, and the hairs on their backs stood on end.

Gu Qing still smiled and said, "What are you waiting for?" Wait for me to come and ask you to move one by one? ”

The generals were so frightened that they scrambled to withdraw from the tent.

In the handsome tent, Gao Xianzhi sighed and said: "Brother Gu Xian, although it is not right to be a few guys in the Anxi Army who are not long-eyed today, but Brother Xian's move is ...... That's a bit ruthless, right? ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Jieshuai, you can see clearly, today it was others who took the initiative to provoke me, not me who took the initiative to provoke others, since I took the initiative to provoke others, there is absolutely no reason to let go easily, my personality is like this, Jieshuai is more tolerant." ”

Gao Xianzhi sighed, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

Gu Qing watched coldly, he knew Gao Xianzhi's thoughts.

In fact, when he was wronged in the tent just now, Gao Xianzhi never opened his mouth to help him defend, probably because he also had the intention of Liwei, he wanted to use the accusations of the generals of the Anxi Army to suppress the momentum of the Left Guards, so that the Anxi Army could stabilize the Left Guards and occupy a dominant position.

But he didn't expect Gu Qing's way of dealing with this matter to be so simple and rude, he ordered the execution without any scruples, and planned to abolish half of his life as soon as he opened his mouth, his heart was so vicious, Gao Xianzhi finally saw it today, and at the same time, he finally understood the reason why Gu Qing Qing was able to be promoted to a knighthood.

He...... is not the so-called "favored courtier" that his colleagues in Chang'an said in their letters, this son is ruthless, and it is natural that he can sit in his current position.

Gu Qing smiled calmly, punishing his subordinates in front of Gao Xianzhi, Gu Qing was not embarrassed, even if he was an enemy of Gao Xianzhi from now on, he didn't care, he couldn't discipline his generals, Gu Qing could help him take care of it.

There was a commotion outside the tent, and Gu Qing said with a smile: "I should also go and see what those heroes looked like when they were executed, Jie Shuai, the last general will retire." ”

Seeing Gu Qingjing walking out, Gao Xianzhi's expression was complicated, and Bian Lingcheng smiled and said, "Jieshuai, don't you go out to have a look?" ”

Gao Xianzhi glanced at him with a smile, but his gaze was extremely cold.

"The border guards are also going to take a look?"

Bian Lingcheng laughed and said: "No, the scene of blurred flesh and blood is very good-looking, and the slave is timid, but I can't see this." ”

Gao Xianzhi said with a smile: "Then forgive Gao for not being able to accompany him, the people below have made mistakes, and Gao is also responsible after all." ”

Bian Lingcheng shook his head and sighed: "Speaking of which, this Hou Ye is too young, and his temper is so strong, the slave maid has seen it today." ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly: "Gu Hou Ye is reasonable, the young man's temperament is inevitably unforgiving, which is understandable." ”

After chatting a few words, Gao Xianzhi confessed and walked out of the tent alone.

…………

In the open space outside the tent, all the generals gathered in a circle, and a huge blanket was spread in the center, and the three generals were lying on the blanket bare, and their expressions could not be seen clearly.

Han Jie and the other two guards held a long stick in their hands, the long stick was about the thickness of an arm, one end of the stick was red, the other end was black, and the three of them stood beside the tortured general, waiting for Gu Qing to give an order.

Gu Qing stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the sky with his eyes half-closed, and the general of the Anxi Army next to him was far away from him, looking at him with respect and awe.

After waiting for a long time, Gu Qing saw Gao Xianzhi walking out of the handsome tent, the corners of his mouth hooked, and then he said sharply: "Han Jie, what are you waiting for?" Execute! ”

Han Jie and the two guards were waiting for Gu Qing's words, and when they heard this, they immediately raised the military stick in their hands and hit the buttocks of the three generals fiercely.

The military stick rose sharply, and with a loud roar that broke the air, it hit the generals' buttocks hard.

With just one blow to the baton, the three generals screamed uncontrollably.

The onlookers saw that their scalps were numb, and Gao Xianzhi's brows furrowed deeper.

Gu Qing's personal guards will never show mercy, and they hit one stick after another, each stick has enough strength, and the stick falls on the general's buttocks, and the screams are still full of anger at the beginning, and when it comes to the fifth stick, the screams are already a little weak, and by the tenth stick, they gradually lose their voice.

Gao Xianzhi frowned and said, "Master Hou, it's almost over, if they continue to fight, they will really be useless." ”

Gu Qing said expressionlessly: "There is no room for bargaining in the military order I issued, I said that twenty sticks are good, and one less stick will not work." ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly: "Hou Ye will sell face again, the general will be abolished during the war, it is not a good sign after all, and the remaining military sticks will be remembered first, and then they will be made up after cleaning up the Tubo thieves, and a lot of sticks will be guaranteed, how about it?" ”

Gu Qing sneered and didn't squeak.

The generals who were watching next to him were finally shocked by Gu Qing's ruthless methods today, and there was no trace of disrespect when they looked at Gu Qing, seeing that Gao Xianzhi, the commander of the First Army, had a soft intercession in person, and everyone had a more sober understanding of Gu Qing's status in the Anxi Protectorate.

After looking at each other, all the generals bowed and saluted at the same time, and said in unison: "I beg the Hou Ye's subordinates to show mercy." ”

"I beg the Hou Ye's subordinates to be merciful!"

After saying it three times in unison, Gu Qingcai snorted coldly and said: "Today's people are responsible for their disrespect to Shangguan, who dare to frame the boss in person, read the generals' intercession, and remember the remaining ten sticks first, and make up for it after half a month, what I said must be fulfilled, I don't understand the basic rules of respect and inferiority, such people should have been expelled from the camp a long time ago, and let them go back to Chang'an to retire." ”

Saying that, Gu Qing turned around and looked at the generals, and said slowly: "The 10,000 Left Guard soldiers and horses I brought from Chang'an are actually part of the Anxi Army, and when it is time to risk their lives, the Left Guard soldiers will not be intimidated, and I, who is also the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu who was sealed by the Son of Heaven, have the right to control the Anxi Army......"

"From now on, if anyone dares to be disrespectful to me, there is no need to hit any military sticks, and they will be beheaded directly to show the public, and if you want to confront me in the future, you must think clearly about the consequences."

After speaking, Gu Qing turned around and returned to the tent, and the generals stood in the open space, looking at the three generals who were dying, and a chill broke out inexplicably on everyone's backs.

Back to the handsome tent, Gao Xianzhi followed, the tent was empty, and Bian Lingcheng didn't know when he had left.

Gu Qing and Gao Xianzhi sat opposite each other, and Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly: "Brother Xian's authority today is really like a thunderbolt, which has opened my eyes." ”

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I just regretted the face of the festival handsome, and I hope that the festival commander will not be blamed." ”

Gao Xianzhi's face quickly darkened for a moment, obviously Gu Qing's actions just now did make him a little unhappy, but thinking of his current situation in the heart of the Son of Heaven, Gao Xianzhi had to compromise with reality, and forced a smile: "It's okay, the generals of the Anxi Army have always been rebellious, and it is because I am not strict in governing the army, so that the virtuous brother has been wronged." ”

Gu Qing knew that Gao Xianzhi was uncomfortable, but there was no other choice in this matter, if he really swallowed his anger today, if he took over the Anxi Army in the future, how could those generals obey him? Therefore, Liwei is necessary today.

So Gu Qing changed the topic with interest, blinked and said, "Last night, the handsome was stabbed, do you know who instigated it?" ”

Gao Xianzhi's eyes flashed: "Brother Xian also thinks it was done by insiders?" ”

Gu Qing smiled: "Obviously. ”

Gao Xianzhi stroked his beard and said slowly: "There is one thing I didn't tell anyone, the arrow that shot into the handsome tent last night was not aimed at me, but at the oil lamp on the table, it can be said that the target of that arrow was to shoot out the oil lamp......"

Gu Qing groaned: "So, the other party doesn't want to take your life, the meaning of the oil lamp is probably an implied warning, or...... Created such an incident and caused a storm in the Anxi army? ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly: "I think the same way, so I have repeatedly asked Brother Xian's subordinates to show mercy today, if those generals are really killed, I am afraid that the hostility of the Anxi army towards Brother Xian will not be eliminated from now on, and the contradictions between you and me will become more and more acute......

Gu Qing said softly: "Jie Shuai thinks ...... Who was the one who directed the assassination? ”

Gao Xianzhi was silent for a long time, and sighed: "I originally thought it should be Bian Lingcheng, after all, you and I are out of harmony, and he is the one who benefits the most, but after thinking about it left and right just now, I feel that it doesn't seem to be him......"

Gu Qing was puzzled: "I'm also a little confused, if it weren't for Bian Lingcheng, who else in the Anxi Army would be so bold and vicious?" ”

To be able to do a town festival, of course, it will not be a fool.

Gao Xianzhi had been sober since he was assassinated, and he could see at a glance that the assassin did not mean to take his life, and he could also see at a glance the conspiracy behind the arrow shooting the oil lamp.

No matter from any point of view, Bian Lingcheng is the biggest suspect, but if this assassination was Bian Lingcheng's instigation, it would have been too rough.

It is clear that it was done by insiders, Gu Qing and Gao Xianzhi have cleared their suspicions, so the only mastermind left is Bian Lingcheng, although this guy is so bad that he has been supplied, I don't know how many black things he has sued behind his back over the years, but Gao Xianzhi still feels that this assassination should not be him.

No stupid person can do something so easily exposed.

"Jie Shuai, do you want to continue to investigate this matter?"

Gao Xianzhi shook his head: "Don't investigate for the time being, the war is important, wait until all the Tubo thieves are annihilated, and then investigate well after returning to Qiuzi City." ”

…………

Turtle City.

The weather was very bad today, and a storm broke out in the desert in the morning, and the yellow sand rolled all over the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and shrouding the city of Qiuzi in a yellow expanse.

At noon, a number of horsemen came from outside the city, and when they entered the city, they dismounted, and the leader of the group was a little lame, and led his horse to the bazaar, where several people wandered around, ignoring the dazzling array of goods in the bazaar, but paying special attention to the clothing of the passing merchants.

Finally, on the east side of the bazaar, I saw a few merchants wearing leather robes and felt hats, several people exchanged glances, stepped forward and pretended to pass by casually, hearing these merchants speaking in Tubo, several knights immediately paid attention and stepped forward to greet politely.

The communication was not too smooth, firstly, the language was not understood, secondly, a few merchants seemed to be talking about buying and selling, and there was no time to deal with idlers, and several knights left the bazaar with a smile after touching their noses.

The knight waited outside the market until in the afternoon, when several Tibetan merchants came out of the market, and the knight and others followed the Tibetan merchants from a distance without a trace, watching the merchants enter an inn and settle down.

The lame knight at the head glanced up at the signboard of the inn and muttered, "Fuzhi Inn? Isn't this the one that Hou Ye often comes to? I also hosted a banquet for the generals of the Anxi Army at this inn......"

Another knight stepped forward and said with a smile: "I heard that the female shopkeeper of the inn is very good-looking, and it seems that she is quite interested in Hou Ye, I have seen the female shopkeeper pestering Hou Ye several times to talk to him......

The lame man laughed and said, "What kind of character is our Hou Ye, how can he be fascinated by just a few beautiful women?" Presumably, Hou Ye must have sent her away without hesitation, where is the rough woman in the wild and bitter cold land worthy of Hou Ye's noble status. ”

Another knight said with a smile: "Brother Wang Gui is right, Master Hou not only sent the female shopkeeper, but also made the female shopkeeper angry every time, but ...... Well, looking at the appearance of Hou Ye, he doesn't seem to know that he has angered the female shopkeeper, he is just not interested in the female shopkeeper. ”

The lame knight is Wang Gui, although it is the eyeliner placed by Gu Qing's side in the palace, but following Gu Qing has always been very responsible, after coming to Anxi, Gu Qing helped the guards because of the camp prostitute incident, and Wang Gui was even more convinced of Gu Qing from then on.

Wang Gui sneered: "Who said that Lord Hou was unintentional in angering the female shopkeeper? It's obviously deliberate, how can ordinary vulgar fans attract the attention of Hou Ye? Hou Ye deliberately embarrassed the woman, just to let her stay away......"

The other knight smacked his lips and said, "Brother Wang Gui may not have seen that female shopkeeper, I think she is very beautiful, she is really not a vulgar fan......"

A few people were standing not far from the door of the inn and were talking with relish, when they suddenly heard a cold female voice behind them, like a dark arrow shooting at the backs of several people.

"You bastards, standing in front of my inn and gossiping about me, looking for death?"