People are more accustomed to using "thunder and rain" to describe a certain style of work. This time, the thousand horsemen rectified the wind but it was just the opposite, first there was a heavy rain, and then I saw the lightning and heard the thunder, which caught people off guard!

The first three thousand horsemen to be treated as exemplars, Cui Heming was executed on the spot, Chen Sandou was exiled to Lingnan after being sentenced to military punishment and was not allowed to return to his hometown for at least three years, and he also wanted to participate in the imperial examination or enlist in the army. Zhao Yijie, who was a little lucky, also ended up with a stream of hard labor in the frontier.

In the face of such a storm, when the thousands of cavalry soldiers came back to their senses, they found that they were all wet.

In the past, the military discipline of the thousand cavalry was lax, and many of them had more or less violated military discipline and the law. Coupled with the blatant clamor of Chen Sandou, a villain, to pull people into the water on the Dali Temple, Xue Shao also expressed his stance in public to investigate all the criminal Qianqi. This is like the thunder and lightning after a rainstorm, which makes the wind and people panic inside the thousand horses.

The reactions of these people made Xue Shao truly appreciate the power of system and power.

On the second day of the public trial in Dali Temple, Xue Shao went to ask for a meeting with Emperor Li Zhi. As he Li Zhi had instructed, Xue Shao made a report to Li Zhi about the important things he was going to do next.

"There are nearly more than 100 people involved in the case", hearing this number, Li Zhi, who originally supported the rectification of military discipline by the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, couldn't help frowning.

"There are only eight hundred people in total, so you have to deal with so many at once?" Li Zhi was worried about this.

Xue Shao said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers are not more than the fine, the Son of Heaven should have both ability and political integrity, and must not be shoddy." If a group of Xiao Xiao are allowed to stay among the thousands of horses, the safety of His Majesty and the harem will be less guaranteed. Ministers lead the army, and discipline is the first priority. Now that he is leading a thousand horsemen, he dare not take it lightly! ”

Li Zhi nodded approvingly: "However, suddenly clearing more than 100 people out, the movement is a little too big." Can you take a softer approach? ”

Xue Shao knew that Li Zhi suspected that he was taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents after his new official took office, and that he was eliminating the power of the former chief of the Changqi in the name of rectification. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, this kind of thing is indeed commonplace. Of course, Xue Shao couldn't pick out what he said and debated with Li Zhi, otherwise it would seem that the emperor was too narrow-minded and suspicious.

Although Li Zhi is indeed a little narrow-minded, the king's suspicion has always been the heaviest.

Xue Shao only said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister doesn't want to get rid of all these more than 100 people. Except for a few people who have committed the most heinous crimes, the rest of the people can be given a chance to make amends. The minister has already thought of a soft handling policy to complete the rectification of the thousand horses. The minister had even asked for the cooperation of Dali Temple, just waiting for His Majesty to nod. ”

"Oh, tell me about it?" Li Zhi was very interested.

Xue Shao told him his plan.

Li Zhi listened very carefully, and nodded approvingly after listening: "Xue Shao, your method is not bad, it can not only dispel the resentment that has accumulated in the hearts of the people in the past thousands of cavalry violations, but also establish your own grace and new military atmosphere." It seems that you have indeed learned the essence of leading soldiers from Wei Gong's Art of War and Pei Wenxi! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is still shallow and lacks experience, and he doesn't dare to hold it up. Only when His Majesty says yes, the minister dares to carry it out drastically! Xue Shao replied.

Li Zhi smiled, obviously very satisfied with Xue Shao's humility, he said, "I'm ready, you go and do it!" As for the few thousand horsemen who have committed the most heinous crimes, they must be uprooted. Among my pro-army, these black sheep cannot be left! ”

"Minister, obey!" Xue Shao smiled in his heart, it was rare for Li Zhi to be so happy. It seems that it is still good to pat the ass at the right time!

After Xue Shao returned to Qianqi, he was not in a hurry to play the last card of the "Rectification Operation". On the contrary, he did nothing but say anything, allowing him to brew the fear and suspicion in the hearts of his thousands of cavalry soldiers for seven whole days.

The fear of the wind is almost about to leave a psychological shadow in the hearts of the thousand riders. For the first time, they felt that the original military law and generals were so terrible, and that the boring military life in the past, but they did not have to worry about being brought to justice from time to time, was so precious. They even prayed in their hearts that Xue Shao could make a move earlier and stop dragging it out like this. This kind of psychological torture is far worse than being beaten with a military stick!

Xue Shao's "psychological tactics" have achieved unprecedented results. In the past, none of the thousands of cavalry soldiers who were unruly and untamed above the top dared to come and look at Xue Shao directly. If they happen to encounter them in the middle of the road, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are like mice meeting cats. No one dared to be late for the morning training every day, even if Xue Shao did not appear on the platform, they always felt that Xue Shao's eyes were everywhere, and their actions could not escape Xue Shao's eyes.

Xue Shao's "generalism" and the prestige of military discipline have been completely established. With jealousy and restraint, the current Qianqi finally has the appearance of an army. The military order is like a mountain of prohibitions, and no one dares to provoke the commander like Cui Heming and the other three, and it is impossible for such a thing as leaving the barracks and passing the palace at night.

This made Xue Shao feel that the time had come.

As a general, it is not enough to have "might", but also to be kind to his subordinates in order to truly unite their strength.

On the ninth day after the public trial of Dali Temple, Xue Shao held the first formal meeting of generals and officers above the commander of the whole army after taking office. The content of the meeting, of course, was the rectification movement.

Xue Shao brought all the case files of the thousand cavalry criminals, took the right seats, and distributed them to every regiment, brigade, and team, and issued them layer by layer for everyone in the army to know. Due to the conclusive evidence, coupled with the precedents of Cui Heming and Chen Sandou, the whole army thought that Xue Shao was going to kill him again.

As a result, more than 100 people will face both military and legal sanctions!

This is really a heavy bomb, and the whole thousand horses are blown up. Most of the perpetrators begged for mercy with remorse, and there were not a few who wept bitterly. Some even wrote letters to say goodbye to their families. There are even some people who have committed strict crimes, and they have overreacted and want to escape from the army, and even have to fight with Xue Shao!

What Xue Shao wanted was their reaction.

For those who committed strict crimes and overreacted, Xue Shao adopted the iron-fisted method of severe suppression, either beheading them on the spot or arresting them and executing them in public, and at the same time showing the whole army the cases they committed together with their heads, and the shock power of military law was once again vividly displayed.

As for those who committed the crime but did not react violently, Xue Shao still spared their lives, only cleared them out of the thousand horses, and transferred them to other armies or local military governments and border pass military towns to continue to serve in the army, depending on whether the situation was strict or not. This is not difficult to do, Xue Shao himself concurrently serves as an official position of a member of the military department, and there is no problem at all in transferring a few soldiers within the army - from the emperor's own army who eats the emperor's grain to an ordinary pawn, this is undoubtedly also a severe punishment. However, it is still much better than beheading and exile. So this group of people who have been dealt with, although they will be a little resentful in their hearts, they have nothing to say after all.

For other Qianqi who were not strict and had a form of repentance, Xue Shao criticized and educated them and made them cry bitterly, and then gave them the opportunity to make up for their mistakes and become new people - handed them over to Di Renjie, and asked Di Renjie to take them to directly face the cases they had committed and seek forgiveness from the victims.

Xue Shao said to them, unless the bitter master you have bullied forgives you, and they and Di Renjie come to intercede with you, otherwise, in addition to being punished by military law and law, you don't want to go back to Qianqi!

In this way, an interesting phenomenon happens. Dozens of thousands of horsemen who had committed crimes brought the goods and money to make amends for their sins, and asked Di Renjie to introduce them, and ran to beg the people they had bullied.

Although there is a suspicion of showmanship, the people of Chang'an still applaud this matter. At least what Xue Shao said has been fulfilled, at least, the people of the thousand horsemen will definitely not dare to show off their might and oppress the people in the future!

With Di Renjie, who is highly respected and capable, mediates, the vast majority of the sufferers still chose to forgive the offending Qianqi and agreed to intercede with Xue Shao on their behalf. Xue Shao did what he said and allowed them to return to the Thousand Horsemen to make meritorious contributions.

However, Xue Shao also distinguished three or five bastard thousand horsemen who threatened the bitter lord with both soft and hard methods. For these people, Xue Shao did not hesitate to serve them with military sticks and then drove them out of the thousand horsemen, and sent them to a military town thousands of miles away to eat sand.

Half a month later, the Qianqi rectification finally ended perfectly. At the beginning of his tenure, Qianqi Zhonglang killed Xue Shao four people in one breath and degraded eleven people, and handled and mediated more than 200 old cases of brown Qianqi with Dali Temple, and more than 1,000 victims were involved.

At this point, no one in the Qianqi dared to provoke Xue Shao's generals, and no one dared to question the military order. Under the pillow of each Qianqi, there is a copy of the Tang Dynasty military regulations copied by himself, and he reads the ode from time to time for fear of forgetting. At the same time, many Qianqi of the "Prodigal Son" were still full of gratitude to Xue Shao, after all, Xue Shao gave them the opportunity to reform themselves, and they did not beat them to death with a stick that did not distinguish between good and bad.

Moreover, Xue Shao's joint handling and mediation with Di Renjie of Dali Temple also made the Qianqi realize that Xue Shao was not just a real ruthless tyrant. He will also "protect his shortcomings" for the soldiers under his command, but his way of protecting his shortcomings is different from the "laissez-faire" and "confusing cover-up" of the previous Qianqi Zhonglang generals.

The latter's short-term protection will make the thousands of riders feel very cool and comfortable in a short period of time, but after all, it will hurt the thousands of riders one day; Xue Shao's short-term protection is not only to wipe their butts clean and become new people, but also to let them never make similar mistakes again, no longer have to worry about being hated and spurned, and they don't have to be scared awake when they fall asleep for fear of being punished by military law and law!

At the same time, Xue Shao is not a person who likes to put on a stinky shelf. The establishment of "heart-for-heart" has long been an instinct of his, and he does not need to deliberately manage and disguise.

As time goes by, the eyes of the masses are bright.

Although the thousands of horsemen still called Xue Shao "devil" in private, they also saw the human flavor behind Xue Shao's sternness and coldness.

With both grace and power, Xue Shao finally held the hearts of Qianqi tightly in the palm of his hand!