Orderly and powerful, under the eye-catching top deck, there is a hidden side of the battleship, a dirty and chaotic facility, and disgruntled sailors...... The stark contrast is striking. Li Xin keenly perceived that there were too many details worth pondering in this military exercise, and it was better to call it a fleet debut specially prepared for himself than an exercise.

Thinking of this, Li Xin's brows furrowed imperceptibly, he was not against putting on a show, this was also an effective way to declare force and boost morale. But as in front of us, isn't it putting the cart before the horse, preparing for the sake of dealing with oneself, artificially hiding a discordant thing? And what is the difference with the emperor's new clothes? How similar are these scenes?

In the previous life, the scene of coping with the inspection of the leaders is vivid, at the beginning of a square near Li Xin's residence, due to historical reasons, there was an illegal construction of muck truck parking lot, and the nearby road was often dusty within a few kilometers, and when it rained, it was muddy everywhere. The impact on the environment is also secondary, and the traffic accidents caused by muck trucks are frequent, and the surrounding residents are miserable, and they report everywhere, but there is no news for several years. That was the year before Li Xin's crossing, the No. 1 chief visited the city, and this place was the only way for the convoy. As a result, in just one month, the muck trucks that have plagued the surrounding residents for several years have disappeared, the roads that have been stormed and dusted all year round have become clean and tidy, and the brick roads on both sides of the road that have long been damaged by muck trucks have been renovated, and even fresh and pleasant green belts have been planted on both sides.

It's really a new look from the old, which makes people feel very different. It wasn't until a few months later that Li Xin learned that the muck trucks had only been moved to a lot five kilometers away, and that their troubles had only been transferred to someone else, and that the root cause of the problem had not gone away.

Li Xin had a clearer understanding of this kind of pain than any official of his era, and he did not want the Three Guards Army that he had brought up single-handedly to show signs of danger of concealing and bullying his superiors and subordinates just in the initial stage.

Li Xin, who had planned to hide unconsciously, suddenly changed his mind, and despite the dissuasion of his attachés, he quickly returned to the group of ragged and disabled Western sailors.

"I'm Li Xin, the Marquis of Zhenju! Is there anything you want to say to me? ”

In the face of the soldiers, Li Xin used English, he simply did not need to know, whether it was Dutch or Spanish, many of these sailors had been pirates for many years, and the pirates were mixed with people from all over the world, so it was common for one person to know three or five languages.

As Li Xin expected, the vast majority of these dozen people understood Li Xin's words.

"Oh! Oh, my God! Is this the damned Marquis? ”

A standard one-eyed dragon unceremoniously pointed at Li Xin and shouted, "It was because of you that we were driven under the artillery deck. Is it just because I'm blind in one eye? Heavens pity me, I was blind in one eye in that naval battle, but I killed seven enemy soldiers who tried to take the ship. This is the proudest medal of a brave warrior, but now I have to endure your humiliation and trampling, and I will fight you in the name of God! ”

Li Xin finally understood the one-eyed dragon's English with a strong accent, but he didn't know the whole story, so he quickly turned his gaze to Mi Yan, and his sharp eyes signaled that he had to give himself a satisfactory explanation.

Mi Yan swallowed his saliva with some difficulty, these things were discussed by him with Yin Chen Wenshan of Yingtianfu. As a magistrate for many years, Chen Wenshan was naturally familiar with the doorways and rules in this area, so he quickly worked out a complete set of plans, and Mi Yan, who had obtained the plan, also found the main officers of the fleet, and after repeated research, he determined the specifications and methods for the reception of this whole set of exercises.

Naturally, in the ceremonial contingent of reception, it is necessary to eliminate and transfer those sailors who are not well-looking and unsound, they are all civil officials in their bones, and they do not regard the people in the army as human beings, especially some Western pirates who have surrendered, so they do not feel that there is anything wrong with the execution.

However, Mi Yan never expected that just what seemed to him to be a trivial matter would make the Marquis of Zhenyu take a liking. He had a hunch that the Marquis of Zhenyu would definitely make a big fuss about this matter, and soon a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

It was the first time that Mi Yan had shared the assignment alone, and if he was punished before the size of the merit was established, what kind of face would he have to serve in the Three Guards in the future? He cautiously explained the reason to Li Xin, of course, now that the matter is now, he can no longer avoid the important and trivial, and can only say one thing. If you try to hide it in vain, and you are later informed by the marquis, it will have the opposite effect.

As Li Xin expected, the good mood of inspecting the fleet was gone. He secretly warned himself that this wind must not last long, and he must prevent this kind of thing from happening, but how to deal with it made Li Xin very troubled. After thinking about it, he ignored the one-eyed sailor who was about to duel him, and the one-eyed dragon felt humiliated again, and even though he protested loudly, he rushed forward. Fortunately, Mi Yan made a detailed and meticulous response to various situations in advance, and had collected all the private weapons of all the sailors on the ship in advance. Otherwise, it would not have been impossible for the one-eyed dragon to draw his musket in a fit of rage and shoot it.

Although Li Xin hated his subordinates for concealing and bullying his superiors, he did not just avenge the grievances of these pirate-born sailors, but also wanted to show the purpose of military discipline and regulations. It is true that this one-eyed dragon was wronged because of what Mi Yan and others did, but this does not become a reason for him to attack his boss.

"Where's the sheriff?"

Li Xin called the law enforcement officer with a gloomy face, and the law enforcement officer said directly without waiting for him to ask: "The crime of attacking Shangguan is one more level higher than insulting!" ”

Some of the sailors knew Chinese, and when they heard this, they immediately protested loudly and dissatisfied.

"It's not fair! Second mate Baker just wants to get back his own dignity! It would be unfair for His Excellency the Marquis to do this! ”

Seeing that the protests of the sailors were intensifying, Li Xin looked around at everyone and suddenly shouted: "The Pingbo fleet belongs to the Three Guards!" Implement the military rules and discipline of the Three Guards, no one, regardless of whether they are high or low, must not bend the law, otherwise no matter how high the status is, it will be difficult to escape punishment! This second mate of Baker intends to attack Shangguan, and the rules and regulations are clearly written in black and white, and I think some of you know it very well! ”

Although Li Xin's words were reasonable, the sailors still felt that this was Li Xin's revenge for Baker's rudeness, and no one thought that this was the Marquis's maintenance of military rules and discipline. However, Li Xin quickly made a decision that stunned everyone.

"Where's the magistrate? What is the crime of deceiving the official according to military regulations? ”

This sentence was clueless, and the law enforcement officer who asked was stunned for a moment, and only replied mechanically: "The crime of deceiving the official is unforgivable, and he will be whipped eighty!" ”

After hearing the eighty words of whipping, Mi Yan's body couldn't help but tremble.

Li Xin's feelings finally fluctuated a little, and he pointed at these ragged Western sailors: "Is this a deception?" ”

At this time, the laws and regulations of the Three Guards did not state that there was no discrimination against soldiers who were mutilated by war, so he could only start from here. And hiding these people, in a sense, is indeed deliberately concealing the facts from Shangguan, so the article of deceiving Shangguan is indeed applicable to those who make this decision. However, where does the law enforcement officer dare to make trouble, because from the supervision of the general army and the deputy general commander, to him, the law enforcement officer of the fleet, all have a decision to do this.

"Why don't you speak?"

There was already a bit of anger in Li Xin's voice, and the law enforcement officer had to answer honestly: "Count! ”

"Good! Since it is calculated, what crime should be punished, let it be announced to the public! ”

Li Xintou didn't reply, and added: "Whoever is involved in it, you should set an example and stand up and take their own guilt!" ”

By now, Mi Yan had no choice but to stand up and respond loudly: "Accept the guilt of despicability!" ”

"Excellent! Who else? Li Xin didn't look at him, and continued to ask. Seeing that the most trusted prisoners of the Marquis of Zhenlu had confessed their guilt, and the Marquis of Zhenju had no intention of covering up, Wallace, He Bin and others also participated in these decisions, so they also stood up one after another and expressed their guilt.

Li Xin's face was gloomy, and he turned back to the group of sailors, "Have you seen that?" The Three Guards only follow the law, not the people! As long as the violation is carried out, it will be investigated to the end! There are words to follow, and you can come with me to the boat to watch the execution! ”

Wallace's face was as dead as ashes, and he complained bitterly in his heart, which he himself did not agree with. Moreover, in the negotiations with the local governor Mister Chen and the supervising army, he even fought for a long time, and he also found He Bin to support his claim, but He Bin, a coward, did not say a word, and finally his arms could not reach his thighs, so he had to acquiesce in the temporary regulations of this reception, and signed and stamped them.

Now, no matter what Wallace explains, his personal signature and the seal of the general soldier are clearly there, and there is no room for sophistry. If you want to blame, you can only blame him for not being able to stick to his own opinions, otherwise how can there be a public execution that can't be avoided today?

The order to dock was quickly conveyed by the captain, and the battleships that had been preparing to set sail and anchor stopped one after another.

It wasn't until the news that the herald was going to enforce the law in public spread to all the ships, and the generals and sailors were boiling.

I heard that it is necessary to enforce the law against the supervising army and the general army of the fleet, which is an extremely rare thing in both the East and the West, and for the officers and men who have nothing to do with their own affairs, they are more concerned about watching the excitement than the sad resentment of the rabbit and the fox.

However, when the magistrates recited the military rules and regulations in public, and announced the guilt of the prisoners at all levels, the sailors and officers of the ships could no longer be happy. Originally, they didn't pay attention to those dense rules, but now they saw that the marquis of Zhenyu was enforcing military law, and even the supervising army with great power was punished, and they knew that this time it was serious, and they couldn't help but look at each other.