Section 22: Military Law

After feeding the Liu family's magpies, Yue Mu ran to the edge of the city, threw the Liu family's letter into a large basket containing the letter, and trotted back to the barracks with a brisk tune. At the gate of the barracks, several colleagues were chatting around a fire, and when they saw Yue Mu, they shouted at him: "Add dinner today, roast magpies!" ”

Squatting next to the fire was Yue Mu's top boss Qin Dedong, who was concentrating on turning over a few wooden sticks with birds on the fire, Yue Mu squatted beside Qin Dedong: "Qin Tou'er." ”

"Hmm." Qin Dedong replied without looking back, and his hands were still carefully roasting the bird.

"It's a magpie." Yue Mu could see that the birds roasted on this row of wooden sticks were all magpies.

"Yes," Qin Dedong replied nonchalantly. He had just been promoted to second lieutenant in the battalion, and according to the officer's policy, he could live with his wife and children, but Qin Dedong was still a little unaccustomed to it, and he always went to the barracks every day to mingle with the old brothers for a while before going home: "I'm going to take two strings back in a while, give my mother-in-law a taste." ”

The surrounding soldiers all laughed: "Qin Tou'er, it's okay to take it all back, you originally caught it." ”

"Then you still have to scold me behind my back?" Qin Dedong said as he took down a few skewers of roasted food, and the soldiers around him were anxious to wait, and they started to share the food with a cheer.

Qin Dedong stuffed a string into Yue Mu's hand, Yue Mu squatted beside Qin Dedong, took it, and handed it to the person next to him: "I don't eat it." ”

"Aren't you good for this?" Qin Dedong felt strange in his heart, and glanced sideways at Yue Mu.

"This magpie, where did Qin Tou'er catch it?"

"In the refugee area, the vicinity of the camp has long been arrested." Qin Dedong's subordinates flipped the roast bird, and glanced back at Yue Mu again.

Yue Mu squirmed uneasily, and his voice became nervous: "It's not the piece I manage, right?" It's not in front of the house of the family surnamed Liu that I manage, right? ”

"It's not." Qin Dedong asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Qin Tou'er knows that the family's surname is Liu, right? Surely not, there is a magpie nesting in the tree in front of her house......"

"It's not!" Qin Dedong interrupted Yue Mu: "Isn't it the one where you carry big bags and chop firewood every day, of course I know." ”

A big stone fell to the ground in Yue Mu's heart, and he told Qin Dedong that the magpie was regarded by the Liu family as a good omen for the reunion of the whole family, and he must not catch it.

"Don't worry, I'll be eight feet away from your Liu family."

……

A few days later, a few soldiers with serious expressions suddenly came here in the Liu family, and after seeing Grandma Liu, these soldiers first apologized - apologize for Yue Mu's misdeeds. The leader assured Grandma Liu: Yue Mu will definitely be severely punished and give the Liu family an explanation.

Seeing this, the officer who broke into the camp thought that Grandma Liu was not relieved of his hatred, so he reconfirmed: "Prisoner Yue has no chance to come out again, and it is impossible for him to take revenge on your family." If he really committed a capital crime, we will never tolerate it, and we will definitely satisfy your old man. ”

Grandma Liu heard that the person who came to carry a big bag every day and was interested in her granddaughter committed a capital crime, and she was even more afraid, and she didn't know how far her grandchildren would be implicated, so she nodded again and again: "It's all up to the military master, but we really haven't married yet." ”

"It's all our fault, and the inspector is not good." When the battalion officer heard this, he was angry and hateful, and promised again and again: "We will never tolerate adultery, so you can rest assured." ”

Seeing that a few people were about to leave, Miss Liu, who had been hiding behind and eavesdropping, couldn't hold back, jumped out and asked loudly, "Why did you kill Sergeant Yue?" ”

"Is this Miss Liu?" When the leader saw a young woman and heard Grandma Liu's shouting order for her granddaughter to stop, he lowered his head and looked at the ground, clasped his fists and saluted: "The matter of the forced marriage of the Yue thief, General Xu apologized to the girl on behalf of the camp, and the general will definitely treat this case and will never shield the Yue thief." ”

"Sergeant Yue didn't force the marriage," Miss Liu ignored her grandmother's dissuasion, and loudly distinguished Yue Mu: "Sergeant Yue has always treated our family very well. ”

"Miss Liu is relieved," the battalion officer patted his chest and promised: "The thief has been taken into custody, and the commanders and colleagues who shielded him have also been arrested and examined, and no one will dare to take revenge for personal gain." Saying that, the officer looked at Grandma Liu: "No matter what kind of grievances your ancestors and grandchildren have suffered, the general has said that he will do his best to make up for it to express his apology." ”

Grandma Liu, who was frightened, nodded yes, but Miss Liu shouted again: "Sergeant Yue has never bullied the little girl, on the contrary, grandmother and the little girl have also received a lot of favors from Sergeant Yue. ”

The officer who broke into the camp frowned, although it was not easy to say, but in this situation, he couldn't help but not speak: "This girl, it is really impossible for the thief to threaten you again, he has no days to live, you don't have to be afraid." ”

"Sergeant Yue really didn't threaten the little girl." When Miss Liu heard that Yue Mu's life might be in danger, she left her shyness and shouted: "Sergeant Yue is a good person, the little girl has never seen such a good person in the camp. ”

Several soldiers who were ordered to come to Liu's house to apologize looked at each other, and the other girl Liu smiled and said, "The girl thinks that Yue ...... What's so good about Sergeant Yue? ”

"He helped the little girl's family carry food, and also helped us chop wood and boil water, without his help," Miss Liu tried her best to say good things for Yue Mu, so she exaggerated: "If he hadn't helped us get food, we might have starved to death, or at least we would have to sleep in the wild." ”

"That's what he was supposed to do." The officer's brows furrowed even tighter, and Xu Ping had repeatedly told him that he would never let these people who went out of the city starve and freeze. Now the camp is taking advantage of the concerns of the people in the city to send home a letter, so as to break the fighting spirit of the local defenders in Kaifeng in the city.

Another person suddenly realized: "It turns out that the thief Yue is threatening to run out of food and sleeping in the wilderness, trying to force this girl to comply." ”

As soon as this person said this, the officer at the head also understood, and his face was immediately full of anger: "This guy is really hateful, and the reputation of the general is ruined by this kind of guy." ”

"Thank you, girl." Since a few intruders heard the truth, they hurriedly left with their hands.

Seeing a few intruders leaving the house, Miss Liu was about to chase her out of the door, but was dragged by her grandmother: "Child, this can't be helped, the young girl can't go out and show her face." ”

"Grandma, they're going to kill Brother Yue." Miss Liu was so anxious that her face was flushed, and she hurriedly argued.

"Who knows what's going on." Grandma Liu held her granddaughter's hand and didn't let go, saying that she wouldn't let her chase her out: "Grandpa Yue and we are not related, what kind of intercession do you have for him?" ”

"Brother Yue," Miss Liu was also unabashed: "Brother Yue suffered for the sake of his children, so he came to our house every day to do work, and now he has suffered an injustice, why don't you defend him." ”

"We are a well-behaved family, child, you are a serious girl, how can you intercede for a man?" The more Miss Liu struggled to run, the more Grandma Liu held her arm tightly and prevented her from breaking free, and many of the people who lived around their house were original neighbors in Kaifeng City: "If you do this kind of thing, how will your parents see people in the future, how will your brother hold his head up, and how will his sister get married?" ”

Hearing this, Miss Liu was stunned for a moment, stopped struggling, and her grandmother sighed: "This matter must not be spread outside, otherwise you will not know how to understand the major events of your life in the future." When she spoke, Grandma Liu had already lowered her voice, and she instructed again: "Don't mention it to anyone, no matter who asks from now on, you must say that you don't know the person surnamed Yue at all." ”

Taking advantage of the grandmother's relaxation of vigilance, Miss Liu suddenly struggled hard, jumped out of the threshold with an arrow step, and without waiting for her grandmother to chase her out, Miss Liu quickly shouted to her grandmother: "The child will kowtow to you again when he comes back, and let him be beaten and scolded, but the child must not watch Brother Yue being wronged." ”

After saying that, Miss Liu quickly ran towards the barracks that broke into the camp, and the people along the way and the soldiers who broke into the camp saw a young woman running on the road with an anxious face, and everyone looked at them in surprise. However, Miss Liu didn't care about this, and she didn't remember who to go to until she ran to a military camp in the camp.

Miss Liu thought for a while, remembered what Yue Mu said when they met for the first time, and shouted: "The little woman wants to find Qin Dedong of the first infantry wing, and the little woman has a grievance to sue!" ”

The name Qin Dedong Yue Mu usually talked about it many times, so Miss Liu was lucky to remember that after hearing this shout, a soldier wearing a felt hat came over, looked at Miss Liu in the people's attire, and asked politely: "What grievances does this girl have?" ”

"The little woman wants to find Qin Dedong of the First Infantry Wing, because his subordinates have grievances." Miss Liu replied quickly, because she was running too fast just now, and now she still feels a burst of chest tightness, and she is almost out of breath.

The person with the felt hat looked at Miss Liu again, and saw that the other party was a young woman, and he was nervous for a while, for fear that the most taboo thing would happen to the general, so he hurriedly sent an order to go to the women's camp to summon people.

After letting his subordinates take this girl to the women's camp, the battalion officer wearing a felt hat scolded in a low voice: "Qin Dedong, this guy, I don't know how to lead the troops, this time we must not spare him." ”

After being taken to the women's camp, there was already a woman there who got the news and was waiting for Miss Liu, and when she saw Miss Liu, the woman's face was full of nervousness, and she carefully introduced herself: "Qin Dedong is the grandson, what grievances does this girl have to find him?" ”

Qin Dedong's wife was originally a girl who broke into the camp women's bar, and when Xu Ping left Luoyang, she set off with the guard camp to sew and cook for Xu Ping's department, and soon became acquainted with Qin Dedong and became married. Originally, her husband was fine, but yesterday he was suddenly taken away by someone sent by the battalion, saying that his subordinate named Yue Mu had made a big mistake and that the battalion should be held responsible.

Sister-in-law Qin has heard of the name Yue Mu for a long time, and her husband has always called him the culprit in the team, and the words that often hang on her lips are that one day she will be killed by this guy. Today, it is rumored in the camp that Yue Mu committed the crime of forcing the people's daughters, although the specific circumstances are not clear, but it is estimated that the matter will definitely not be small, Qin's sister-in-law has heard her husband talk about the general many times, and repeatedly emphasized that she will never tolerate any rude behavior towards the women in the Kaifeng refugees.

When she was worried, a young woman came to her husband by name and wanted to complain about her grievances, and the herald sent by her husband's top boss Hu Chen was extremely stern and had to be treated carefully, and Qin's sister-in-law had fifteen buckets in her heartβ€”seven up and eight down, for fear that something bad would happen again.

"Sergeant Yue Muyue is Qin Dedong's subordinate of Qin Junye, Sergeant Yue comes every day to chop wood, clean, carry water, and carry bags for the little girl's house, but he has never made any requests." Miss Liu said quickly, thinking that Yue Mu might die at any time, she no longer thought about her reputation: "Yue Junye has never asked the little girl for a kiss, but the little woman has a high mind," Miss Liu couldn't help blushing as soon as these words came out, she lowered her head and continued: "The little woman heard that Yue Junye was arrested, and today someone came to say that he executed him, so the little woman ran to cry out for injustice, Yue Junye has never persecuted the little woman, the little woman did not lie, this matter is true." ”

"Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless."

Miss Liu was surprised to see the woman in front of her suddenly fold her hands and look up to the sky to recite the Buddha, Sister-in-law Qin recited the Buddha several times, looked down at Miss Liu, and asked, "Girl, are you willing to say this again in front of the person in charge." ”

"The little girl is willing." Miss Liu thought to herself that she had already shown her face, if she couldn't save people, then why did she come to the barracks of the army.

"There may be a lot of people in charge." Sister-in-law Qin's face was quite embarrassed: "Girl, they are all men. ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, the little woman is not afraid." Miss Liu said categorically.

"Girl, you are really good, you will definitely have a good reward." Sister-in-law Qin hurriedly stood up: "Girl, sit down for a while, and I'll go to the adults in charge." ”

……

When the team's report was delivered to Yu Shenhe, he was having a meeting in Xu Ping's tent, and Yu Shenhe couldn't help frowning after looking at it twice. Zhou Dongtian, who had just finished the summary military intelligence report, saw Yu Shenhe's embarrassed face, so he probed over and accepted this report, and was a little surprised when he saw that it was this kind of thing: "Brother Yu, can't you deal with this little matter later?" ”

"Because it is a matter of human life, it has been designated as an emergency military situation by the first infantry wing." Yu Shenhe explained helplessly, and only emergency military information can be sent in during the meeting, just now I heard that there is an emergency military information - especially the guard battalion that was ordered to be stationed next to Kaifeng for repair actually has an emergency military situation, Xu Ping couldn't help but be a little surprised, Yu Shenhe also grabbed it and couldn't wait to look at it.

"What is at stake in human life?" Xu Ping asked.

"It's that Yue Mu again," Yu Shenhe explained, "He violated military law and went so far as to harass the Kaifeng refugees." ”

"What's the harassment?" Xu Ping heard that it was the culprit Yue Mu who caused trouble again, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.

"He fell in love with a refugee girl released from Kaifeng City, so he went to her house every day, causing some people among the refugees to talk about it, and it spread all the way to the camp, and the camp sent people down to find out if it was really a problem, but his chief and colleagues have been hiding it and not reporting it." Yu Shenhe sighed while reporting, and apologized to Xu Ping at the end: "The last general is incompetent in governing the army, and he is making trouble for adults again." ”

Xu Ping's face also became very ugly at this time, if Yue Mu did anything else, he would not be too angry or surprised, but this kind of thing he repeatedly ordered and repeatedly sent notices to the army. Yue Mu, as a non-commissioned officer who focused on training, specially asked his husband in the camp to teach him to read and write, and he blatantly disobeyed Xu Ping's strict orders, which really made him feel angry and unbearable.

"Report it to me." Xu Ping stretched out his hand and asked for the report of the First Infantry Wing from Yu Shenhe, he read it carefully from beginning to end, pondered for a moment and handed it to Zhou Dongtian: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

"The bitter lord actually spoke for him," Zhou Dongtian was stunned for a moment, and then his heart was relieved: "Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be a big trouble, since Yue Mu didn't force it, then it's always okay to be sentenced to a light sentence, right?" ”

"Sentence ......hanging" Yu Shenhe hesitated a little: "Is this good, if it spreads, the people will say that we still harbor it." ”

"After all, it's a brother, Sergeant Yue has joined the army since Kaifeng, since he has no intention of doing evil, then give him extrajudicial grace." Zhou Dongtian persuaded him.

"It's okay," Yu Shenhe hesitated for a moment and looked at Xu Ping: "What do you think, adult." ”

"If you want to be lenient, you must have a reason to be lenient." Xu Ping seemed a little absent-minded, according to the military regulations set before, molesting a difficult girl is to behead the public, and this regulation has been announced to the people and implemented.

"The words of this bitter lord are the reason." Zhou Dongtian replied, he felt that even if he was lenient, he would not be considered a backslier by the people: "My lord, Sergeant Yue has been following you for so long, and I think it is better to give him a whole corpse so that he can be buried in the ground." ”

"This girl," Xu Ping suddenly raised the letter in his hand, "she will definitely not be satisfied." ”

"This girl can be regarded as affectionate and righteous." Zhou Dongtian was a little strange: "She saved Sergeant Yue from the fate of being buried in the belly of a dog with one sentence, and Sergeant Yue will probably be grateful for this affection." As for Qin Dedong and them, they felt that as long as they were punished slightly, they didn't need to be punished too harshly. ”

"yes, ten lashes is about the same." Yu Shenhe deteriorated and the other officers all agreed, there was a case of forced forcing a woman in the armored battalion before, and the squad officer shielded his subordinates and was questioned and hanged according to the regulations.

"Hmm." Xu Ping seemed to agree with the light hair and let everyone continue the meeting, but he seemed a little uncertain.

"That's it." After a while, Xu Ping suddenly spoke: "Bring that bitter master, Miss Liu, to see me, and I will personally make amends to her." ”

"This matter ......" Yu Shenhe was inexplicable: "She herself admits that Yue Mu did not force her, what crime do you want to atone for, my lord?" ”

"Kill Sergeant Yue for me."

"But it's military law." Yu Shenhe was stunned.

"So I'm going to make amends."

Author's note: I suddenly learned that Zongheng has also opened the reward function, thank you very much for the enthusiastic readers, I hope not to reward in the future, the author feels that readers are my friends, and the author is not very suitable for doing so between friends, thank you. Thanks again.

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