Zhao Yi understood Liu Bei's thoughts, and promised to return to the city to comfort the wounded soldiers, and would let Zhang Fei come back immediately. After speaking, he took Dian Wei and others out of Anxi County, except for the men and horses led by Zou Jing, Guo Xun, Gongsun Zan and others had already left.

During the walk, Dian Wei asked Zhao Yi with doubts: "My lord, I saw Taishou in the camp tent today that he seems to want you to go to Qingzhou to rescue, why don't you take this errand?" In Dian Wei's eyes, this is a great opportunity to make contributions, and I don't understand why Zhao Yi didn't grasp it.

Zhao Yi's concern was very simple: "If I take over the mission of Qingzhou and lead my troops there, even if our army wins, it will suffer heavy casualties." Although our army is numerous, its military spirit is not cohesive. We must first clench our fists, so that we can be as strong as a bamboo when we rush to kill, otherwise we will be a plate of scattered sand, and although our army is numerous, its combat effectiveness is not strong. "The soldiers in Zhao Yi's hands are enough to be comparable to the Yellow Turban Xiaofang, but the original soldiers in Anxi County only have more than 200 people, and the number in the army only accounts for one-thirtieth. The captured Yellow Turban Army is not a unit, it can be said that the military heart is complicated, and Zhao Yi has no bottom in his heart to lead this kind of army to fight.

"Your Excellency is right, but it's a pity that you and I couldn't go to this big battle." Dian Wei sighed, nostalgic for the scene of the slaughter of the army on the battlefield the day before yesterday, it was really happy.

"General Dian Wei, remember my words, you will be upset by this many battles in the future." Zhao Yi said with a smile.

"Your Excellency is saying that the Yellow Turban Army can't be exterminated in a short time?" Dian Wei was good at marching and fighting, and he was not very clear about the current situation.

Zhao Yi shook his head: "On the contrary, the Yellow Turban Army will be quickly wiped out under the suppression of the imperial army, but will these county and county officials and state officials who recruit troops to defend themselves calm down?" If Zhao Yi is not mistaken, the vigorous Yellow Turban Rebellion, which lasted only nine months, was suppressed by the imperial court. And the melee has just begun.

Dian Wei's head was not stupid, and then he said: "You said that the various counties will also attack each other. ”

Zhao Yi nodded, drove the horse forward, in this troubled world, only if he has enough strength can he live for a long time.

At night, Zhao Yicai led his troops back to Fanyang County, Liao Hua and Li Si trained soldiers in the military camp, and only Cheng Yin was in the government.

Cheng Yin had already learned about the process of the war from Liao Hua, and his attitude towards Zhao Yi was more respectful.

"Sir, don't be polite, has Mr. Zhou Ping come back from Changshan?" Zhao Yi picked up Cheng Yin, who was saluting him, and asked.

Zhao Yi asked Cheng Yin to pay attention to this matter when he left: "My lord, Mr. Zhou Ping has not returned from Changshan yet. ”

Zhao Yi frowned slightly, and said, "Mr. has worked hard these days, let's go back and rest first." "I wanted to ask Zhou Ping to come over to discuss the matter of the guard, but since Zhou Ping didn't come back, I could only wait for a few days.

Walking around the room for two steps, beckoning Dian Wei to the prison together, Zhang Fei was walking back and forth in the prison, scolding and scolding Zhao Yi's ancestors for the eighteenth generation.

Zhao Yi frowned slightly when he heard this, and Dian Wei went over and slapped the cell door: "You black guy, keep your mouth clean." ”

Zhang Fei snorted when he saw Dian Wei: "Tell Zhao Yi'er to come and see me!" Let's just say that I promised to give him 3,000 plants! ”

Zhao Yi smiled and beckoned Dian Wei to release Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei didn't fight when he saw Zhao Yiqi, if he hadn't been afraid of Dian Wei's force, Zhang Fei would have already gone over to teach Zhao Yi a lesson: "Arrest me and let me go, what does this mean?" ”

"Brother Xuande has already made amends to me on your behalf, and you and I have a holiday." Zhao Yi explained briefly and told Zhang Fei the news that Liu Bei had recently sent troops to Qingzhou.

Zhang Fei, who learned the news, didn't care about Zhao Yi, pushed Dian Wei in front of the door and ran out, snatched a horse from Zhao Yi's side, and galloped towards Anxi County.

Zhao Yi laughed twice: "Although Zhang Fei is reckless, he is a righteous person, Liu Bei has such a talent to help, why worry about the big thing." "Explain Dian Wei's training to the soldiers tomorrow, and let Dian Wei go back to rest quickly.

Zhao Yi went to the backyard and looked at the growth of corn, so he was relieved to go back to the house to rest. With Cheng Yin, a hard-working county, Zhao Yi used to sleep until three poles in the morning.

But as soon as it was dawn today, Cheng Yin woke up Zhao Yi: "My lord, something happened!" ”

Zhao Yi hurriedly got up and put on his clothes, and asked Cheng Yin: "What's the matter?" ”

Cheng Yin said that last night, three soldiers entered Zhang Laohan's house in the county, robbed Zhang Laohan's family of money, and raped Zhang Laohan's girl.

"My lord, at this time, Zhang Laohan is taking his family to express his grievances in the government office, and many people in the county are watching in the government office, how to deal with this matter?" Cheng Yin's face was very ugly.

Zhao Yi put on his clothes and walked straight to the mansion, and saw a lot of people surrounding in front of the mansion, discussing this matter.

Squeezed through the crowd, I saw Zhang Laohan's family kneeling in the palace, crying and complaining about grievances. Seeing Zhao Yi coming in, he kowtowed to Zhao Yi: "Please make the decision for me." ”

Zhao Yi's face was ugly, he stared at Cheng Yin and asked, "Where are those three soldiers now?" ”

"General Dian Wei is leading people to arrest him." Cheng Yin replied.

Zhao Yi comforted Zhang Laohan and reassured him that he would definitely make decisions for him. In less than a quarter of an hour, Dian Wei escorted three soldiers into the hall and threw them on the ground: "My lord, the people have been arrested." ”

Zhao Yi stared at the three of them with cold eyes: "Are you guilty?" ”

These three people are all Yellow Turban soldiers who have just surrendered, and they say that they rape girls in the Yellow Turban Army, and the commander will not blame them.

When Zhao Yi heard this, he kicked the three of them to the ground: "Now you are an official soldier, not a yellow turban thief." He stepped on these three people a few more times, and the evil breath in his heart came out.

Dian Wei stopped Zhao Yi: "My lord, how should these three people deal with it?" ”

Zhao Yi waved his hand impatiently: "What else do you ask, behead on the spot!" "Zhao Yi hates this kind of person the most in his life. And if these three people are not beheaded in front of so many people, then the popular will that Zhao Yi has gathered with great difficulty will dissipate, and where is the prestige of the government? Where is the law?

Dian Wei ordered the three people to be pushed out, and the three people seemed to realize what a serious mistake they had made now, and begged for mercy: "My lord, we don't dare anymore, give us a chance." When he spoke, he kept kowtowing to Zhao Yi.

"When you committed the crime, why didn't you think about the consequences at this time?" Zhao Yi narrowed his eyes and asked, and waved his hand to let Dian Wei drag the three people out.

Dian Wei beheaded these three people in front of the yamen, and the onlookers all exclaimed, at this time, it was a troubled time, the lives of the people were ignored, and soldiers and ruffians often heard of murder. But very little is processed. Some generals even connived at the soldiers to brutalize the people.

Although this matter was the fault of the soldiers, because Zhao Yi handled it properly, instead of reducing his prestige, Zhao Yi became more popular. It is said that Zhao Yi is a good official who is the master of the people.

The onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving not only messy footprints at the door, but also the three headless corpses on the ground. Seeing that Zhao Yi was writing something, Cheng Yin didn't want to bother, but he couldn't help but speak: "My lord, most of the people in our army are from yellow turbans, this matter is just the beginning, although it has been suppressed by adults, it is inevitable that similar incidents will happen in the future, we must come up with a solution as soon as possible." ”

Dian Wei also echoed: "Our army has a large number of people, but the good and the bad are uneven, and some people's original bad habits have also been brought into the army. Adults should make a decision early. ”

After Dian Wei finished speaking, Zhao Yi also put down his pen and greeted Dian Wei: "Follow me to the barracks." Dian Wei hurriedly followed Zhao Yi.

When he arrived at the barracks, Zhao Yi greeted Liao Hua and gathered all the soldiers.

These soldiers also heard about what happened today, and they were talking in a whisper, and they also wanted to see what Zhao Yi planned to do.

Zhao Yi saw that the sergeants had finished assembling and looked at these soldiers: "I think you all know what happened today, I don't want to say more." I know that most of you are from the Yellow Turbans, and the military discipline is lax. But I want to ask you, why did you join the Yellow Turban Army in the first place? Why do you fight for your life and don't fight against the imperial court? ”

As soon as these words were spoken, most of the people below talked about it, saying that the court officials were corrupt, and the people who were engaged in cronyism were not able to make a living, and in order to overthrow the rotten Eastern Han Dynasty and rebuild a dynasty that was the master of the people, so he joined the Yellow Turban Army.

"It's a high-sounding statement, but it's not true." Zhao Yi shook his head slightly, "Let me tell you, there is only one reason why you joined the Yellow Turban Army, and that is to have a full meal." In order to snatch that bite of food from the mouth of the government. ”

Most of these Yellow Turban soldiers are homeless people, if the world is like the people of Fanyang County, who will risk their lives to be anti-thieves?

These soldiers' faces were a little red, they didn't expect Zhao Yi to analyze things so thoroughly, and they couldn't help but lower their heads. The righteous and impassioned words before seemed so pale and powerless in front of Zhao Yi.

"You joined the official army because there is a lot of food here. Unlike the Yellow Turban Army, the grain and grass of the government are provided by the people. It is the people who feed us soldiers, and they ask us very simply, they only want us to protect their stable lives. But what did we do? When you think back to what you have done, don't the steamed buns in your hands look heavy? Zhao Yi said with emotion.

These soldiers were ashamed and wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into, Zhao Yi took out the cloth he had written before from his arms, and looked around at everyone: "Now I, Zhao Yi, re-issue the military law as follows!" ”

There are two items highlighted in the military law: those who rape the people's daughters, beheaded! Those who plunder the people's wealth, slash!

After asking Liao Hua to train soldiers, Dian Wei followed behind Zhao Yi: "My lord, the military law you set is a little too strict, and there are some crimes, not capital crimes." "There are fifteen chops in total, and it's like a big shackle that binds these soldiers.

Zhao Yi turned his head to stare at the trained soldiers, and explained to Dian Wei: "If an army does not have strict laws, how is it different from bandits? In these troubled times, we must strictly abide by military law, otherwise once these outlaws break away, they will not only be able to kill the enemy, but also the common people. But if we have sinned against the people, who will feed us with money and bread? ”

Zhao Yi was right, and Dian Wei sighed: "But at present, most officials don't have such eyes as adults." "There is a good saying, rumors stop at the wise, but unfortunately there are too few wise people.