Text Chapter 363 Etiquette Turmoil
Wang Chengen got Chongzhen's will, so he sent his godson Liu Chaoqing to Liu Renyu's army to deliver the decree.
Liu Chaoqing and Liu Renyu are old acquaintances, he knows that Liu Renyu is very generous, and this time he will definitely make a small fortune, so he called a few familiar Jinyi guards and went out of the city to Liu Renyu's military camp.
When Liu Chaoqing arrived at the gate of the Jingbianbao military camp, he saw that the soldiers guarding the gate had seen him when he was in Shaanxi before, and he was still followed by Jinyiwei, so he thought that he didn't need to report it, and was ready to go directly.
Unbeknownst to him, he was stopped by the sentry at the door.
The sentry of the Jingbianbao Army behaved like this, which really made Liu Chaoqing and the people of Jinyiwei very angry.
"Don't you know our family, our family is a person from the palace, even your generals don't dare to snub our family, you watchdogs actually dare to stop it." Liu Chaoqing felt that he had lost face, so he was furious.
"Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, we are Jinyi Guard, the Son of Heaven's army, you still dare to stop us, believe it or not, Lao Tzu slashed you with a knife." The brocade guards beside Liu Chaoqing were shouting while preparing to draw their swords violently.
The Jingbian Fort soldiers guarding the gate saw that the Jinyi guards dared to show their blades, so they immediately drew their knives in their hands and lined up in a military formation, and the murderous aura on their bodies spread out, and it seemed that they were about to fight if they didn't agree with each other.
The Jingbian Fort army reacted so much that it immediately startled Liu Chaoqing and the useless brocade guards in the greenhouse, and they hurriedly returned the knife into the sheath, not daring to make any more moves, their momentum plummeted, and they no longer dared to shout wildly.
"What do you want to do, don't you dare to kill the people in the palace and the Jinyi Guard?" Liu Chaoqing asked in a trembling voice.
"How dare the small ones, the small ones are just acting in accordance with the "Jingbianbao Military Infantry Regulations", if someone has the intention of trespassing on the barracks, our army needs to fight back immediately. I also ask a few masters to forgive their sins, the rules of the Jingbian Fort Army, unknown people are not allowed to enter the barracks without permission, if a few masters want to enter the barracks, the small ones must report to the general, and the general will let them go, and the small ones can let a few masters in, otherwise the few masters will go in like this, and the small ones will definitely be punished by the general. The little officer guarding the camp gate was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Yes, what punishment will you receive if someone trespasses into the barracks?" Liu Chaoqing listened to the words of the junior officer of the Jingbian Fort guarding the gate, first his heart was settled, and then he sneered and asked.
"Thirty." The doorkeeper replied.
"Okay, you go to report quickly, just say that Liu Chaoqing is here, come to deliver the decree, and ask him if he has seen it? If not, we'll go back. Liu Chaoqing shouted in a sharp voice.
"Yes, please wait a while, and the little ones will go and report it." The guard officer responded, and went straight to Liu Renyu to report the news.
When Liu Renyu, who was resting in the big tent of the Chinese army, heard that Liu Chaoqing was coming, of course he didn't dare to slack off, and he hurriedly called Li Jiye, Yang Desheng, Zhang Tieniu, Sun Wuxian, Wang Zuohang and other generals to go to the gate of the camp to greet them.
"Hey, isn't this Father-in-law Liu, what kind of wind blew you here, Liu Mou has lost his welcome, forgive your sins."
Liu Renyu saw Liu Chaoqing from a distance, and said with a smile on his face.
"Father-in-law Liu is good." Li Jiye and several other military attachΓ©s of the Jingbianbao Army also followed suit.
Liu Chaoqing looked at Liu Renyu and saw that Liu Renyu was coming, he smiled reluctantly, and said in his mouth: "General Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time, you have made more and more contributions, but I am afraid that you will be on the rise, so you can't look down on our eunuchs, isn't it, our family came to pass the decree, but you can't even enter your camp, your subordinates are so majestic!" β
When those Jinyi guards saw that the main owner of the Jingbian Fort Army was coming, they immediately shouted and shouted with great momentum: "Our Jinyi Guards are the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and they usually go into a military camp to follow up their own backyard, they are the supervisors, and the general soldiers dare not stop us. Are you still the Ming Dynasty official army!? β
When Liu Renyu heard these words, he immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter.
The officers and soldiers under his command acted in strict accordance with the rules, but as a result, they encountered the palace magnates who regarded the rules like dung, and as a result, they offended Liu Chaoqing and Jinyiwei.
Speaking of this, of course, it is the subordinates who take charge of it, but in a centralized society, it is not possible to be invincible.
"Wen Baoguo, this is Gonggong Liu, there is a lot of face in the palace, these are the Son of Heaven's pro-army, even I can't afford to offend, you hurry up and make amends to these people." Liu Renyu ordered.
Wen Baoguo got the order, and without saying a word, he knelt on the ground, and said in his mouth: "The little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he collided with a few masters, and asked a few masters to forgive their sins." β
"Hmph, if our family has such subordinates who don't know the system and don't understand the rules, they won't just let it go lightly, they must be punished, and they will have a long memory." Liu Chaoqing still refuses to let go.
"It seems that Wen Baoguo is going to suffer, alas, there is nothing to do." Liu Renyu sighed secretly in his heart, and then tried to put on a smile and asked Liu Chaoqing: "Father-in-law Liu, how should I punish my subordinate so that you are satisfied?" β
"No, it's not to satisfy our family, our family is also for his good, let's know what is the most important, the rules are the most important, if he doesn't understand the rules, sooner or later he will suffer, don't you say?" Liu Chaoqing said with a smile.
"What my father-in-law said," Liu Renyu nodded.
"Just teach him the rules, just give him thirty sticks." Liu Chaoqing sneered.
Those brocade guards also followed and sneered.
"Father-in-law, wait a moment, Baoguo, the soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty, takes off his shirt, and prepares to be punished." Liu Renyu sighed.
"Yes, General." Wen Baoguo did not have any resentment, calmly accepted the order, and removed his shirt, revealing a solid body of tendons and flesh, as well as intertwined scars.
"It's .......!" Liu Chaoqing couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he saw that Wen Baoguo had so many scars on his body.
Those brocade guards also stood on the spot, shocked by the scene in front of them.
"Come, beat thirty rods, and beat it hard." Liu Renyu ordered.
His own soldiers came to Wen Baoguo's side with a killing rod and said, "Offended!" β
Then the sticks flew, hitting Wen Baoguo's body heavily, only Wen Baoguo's skin was opened, and in the process, Wen Baoguo was extremely hard and never said a word.
After this beating with a stick, Wen Baoguo bounced up from the ground, and regardless of the fact that his body was still bleeding, he still stood upright without changing his face and heartbeat.
"No disease, he is your subordinate, take him to the military hospital, so that he can be taken care of." Liu Renyu ordered.
"Yes, General." Sun Wu was sick and received the order, so he personally helped Wen Baoguo to the military hospital.
The whole process ended like this, Liu Chaoqing didn't get any pleasure of revenge against the rude people from this process, but instead had a sense of frustration that he didn't know how to describe, because Wen Baoguo was punished so heavily, but he didn't say a word, and he was like a person who had nothing to do afterwards.
Those Jinyi guards also had complicated complexions, mixed feelings in their hearts, and were full of admiration for the Jingbian Fort Army.
"Father-in-law Liu, are you still satisfied? If not, I will satisfy my father-in-law. Liu Renyu smiled.
"No need, they are all soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, and we can't treat them harshly for our family, forget it, forget it." Liu Chaoqing closed when he saw that it was good.
"Okay, a few masters, please inside." Liu Renyu pointed to his Chinese army account and said to Liu Chaoqing and several other messengers of the imperial court.
"Let's go, let's pass down the emperor's message, so we can go back and restore our lives." After Liu Chaoqing finished speaking, he followed Liu Renyu into the big tent of the Chinese army.
When he arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Chaoqing read out the edict, and explained Chongzhen's arrangements and plates, and Liu Renyu and other generals knelt to receive the order.
Liu Chaoqing read out the will, and Liu Renyu immediately sent someone to offer silver, which is the unspoken rule of the imperial court, and everyone is clear.
Liu Chaoqing and those brocade guards did not shirk, they all accepted the silver, and since they accepted Liu Renyu's silver, the previous unhappiness was of course a thing of the past.
After each of them said goodbye to Liu Renyu, they returned to Beijing.
Liu Renyu waited until Liu Chaoqing and the others were far away, and immediately said to his subordinates: "Let's go, go and see Wen Baoguo, you remember, if you encounter such a situation again, our military regulations cannot be changed, if something happens, I will turn around for you, do you understand?" β
"Understood." All the generals answered in unison.
"Let's go, today's events, give Wen Baoguo a credit." Liu Renyu said.