Chapter 41: The Turmoil in the Camp of Sin
Although Li Wei's capital crime has been absolved, considering that the opponent, especially the third prince, will be entangled in this matter, Ling Xiao came up with the idea of the best of both worlds, that is, to set up a crime camp in the royal honor guard, and let this Li Wei be the camp manager!
In fact, Ling Xiao had already calculated the idea of this sin camp in his heart, in order to sort out the chaotic forces in this honor guard, and put those who were disobedient or had different minds into it.
happened to have this opportunity, so I pushed the boat and let Li Wei manage it for a while, so that the three princes who had been plotted again would give an explanation, so as not to make people angry and do anything irrational. Since the last time the crown prince avenged himself and destroyed a small sect at every turn, Ling Xiao has seen these royal nobles quite thoroughly!
Of course, on the surface, it can't be called the sin barracks, and it is unanimously called the "training camp" to the outside world, specifically punishing subordinates who have made mistakes, but under Ling Xiao's instructions, a group of people led by Liu Dashao made the nickname of the sin barracks known to everyone!
With camp management, naturally there must also be small soldiers, and under Ling Xiao's deliberate arrangement, Liu Dashao joined it with more than forty disciples of the Arrow Sect.
It has two meanings, one is to count as Li Wei's team, so as not to be unable to hold down in the sin camp; the other is to find a background for the group of people in the Arrow Sect, although it is only a sin camp, but when to come out and become a member of the official honor guard, it is not Ling Xiao himself who has the final say!
After all the measures were done and the contingency measures were explained to Li Wei in advance, Ling Xiao began to implement his new policy in the honor guard!
When a new official takes office, it depends on whose head it burns! This is the cognition of all the personnel in the honor guard, and basically no one will touch Ling Xiao's moldy head.
But the thing is often that if you don't look for it, it will come for you. Besides, Ling Xiao originally wanted to divide this group of people and achieve the goal of a pure team, and his actions were even more eye-catching!
No, in just four days, the camp was already overcrowded! The reasons for coming here are also all kinds of strange and varied! There are people sleeping at the sentry posts, there are those who train and slip away, and there are those who go out without leave, of course, these are quite normal, at least, no one can find fault with them, after all, the mistake is made first, and it cannot be said that Ling Xiao is messing around!
But more people hated Ling Xiao very much, especially the honor guards who had already been branded by the three princes. For example, Wang Er was pushed into the criminal camp by Ling Xiao just by going to the toilet in the middle of the night!
And even more unlucky was Li Quan, who just sneezed when Ling Xiao passed by him, and was pushed into the camp by Ling Xiao on the following charges!
Of course, for those team members who can't identify the forces they belong to for a while, Ling Xiao is not soft, and basically all of them are imprisoned in this smell-making crime camp for various reasons!
Originally, it was not a big deal to enter the sin barracks, but it was just that the management was stricter and there was a lot less freedom, and since it was an army, these soldiers did not have much complaint.
It's just that Ling Xiao's sin camp is different, not only that, but also implements the practice of linking training results with the amount of food, except for those who rank in the top 30 in daily training, they can eat enough, and everyone else is halved. And the amount of training is twice as large as in the normal camp!
As soon as this order came out, the chickens and dogs jumped, and those who were responsible for the special task were already nervous, and with such oppression, it was really for Ling Xiao to make people haggard! In less than three days, they all complained to their masters through their own channels!
And the result of this is that the little arrow sect that was cold in the past is becoming more and more popular, and it is often the gatekeeper eight-faced shadow monkey who opens the door in the morning is a dozen or so posts of treats delivered to his eyes, and those who are not powerful and can't afford to offend Ling Xiao are waiting in front of the door every day, just to see this commander!
It is also thanks to the eight-faced shadow monkey that its own force value is not low, and it can still shock the scene, otherwise, it is estimated that the small courtyard of this arrow sect has already been squeezed out!
And those big people like the three princes put pressure on Ling Xiao through various channels, force, officialdom, all appeared one by one, and even Ling Jiabao, who was far away in Flowing Fire City, received a lot of anonymous letters, threatening to let Ling Xiao get acquainted!
In the face of these complicated situations, Ling Xiao had already prepared, on the one hand, there were guests who were happy to go to dinner, and after they were full, they just left a sentence of "discuss in a few days". On the other hand, for all kinds of pressure, Ling Xiao transferred to the prince through Lord Guò Liu, so that the prince could worry!
Of course, after walking a lot at night, he eventually met a ghost, and after a few days of being so free, Ling Xiao also had to face the pressure of the high-end forces of the Li Empire!
In front of the guard of honor, Liu Zongyutie, the secretary of the Ministry of War, glared at the guards with a blue face, "Little guard, dare to block the way of this officer, to tell the truth, in the empire, this is the first time that this official has a barracks that he can't enter!"
The little soldier also knew that this person in front of him was the secretary of the military department, and he could almost be said to be one of the most influential people in the empire to the army.
But now, Xiaobing has recognized a truth, the county official is not as good as the current management, his own commander has no order, even if the royal children come, they have to desperately block it, the key is that the sin camp is really not a place for people to go!
Fortunately, what relieved this little soldier was that Ling Xiao had come quickly, but he didn't plan to sell the account of the soldier's book just looking at the posture!
"Isn't this Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War? Why are you angry with my little soldiers!" Ling Xiao knew that this Liu Zongyu was the backbone of the first line of the Three Princes, and this Shangshu of the Military Department was also a position that the Third Prince had snatched from the crown prince, so he didn't treat this Lord Liu very well!
"Ling Xiao!" Liu Zongyu, who was already pale, could stand this, but thinking about what his master had explained, he still had to suppress his anger and said to Ling Xiao as calmly as possible, "Well, this official is here today, not for anything else, but this year's military assessment has begun, according to the regulations, you should be assessed today's royal honor guard of Ling Xiao!"
To be honest, Ling Xiao is really not afraid of this, who wouldn't say a few words in the official article, "Lord Liu, I think you don't know yet, the prince has asked the emperor, the honor guard belongs to a special situation, and he will not participate in the annual assessment!
The ghost only knows what kind of annual assessment there is, and as for the prince's request, Ling Xiao said nonsense casually, anyway, this Shangshu can't ask the emperor to inquire, the bottom line is that he can't let this Lord Liu disturb his plans!
Liu Zongyu, who was choked half to death by Ling Xiao's words, was the first time he had seen such a thorn, and there was no better way, so he had to leave in a huff!
However, after taking away this Liu Zongyu, Ling Xiao's face became much more gloomy. If you can have a Lord Liu today, you can have a General Wang tomorrow, and maybe the three princes will come in person the day after tomorrow, so it won't be so easy to deal with. It's better to think of a foolproof solution!
The ancients were honest and did not deceive me! He had only been in office for a few days, and he had encountered such a situation, what should he do, Ling Xiao groaned while walking towards his command post! Walking and walking, the next half of the sentence jumped to his heart! "Woe and fortune lurk in waiting"!
By the way, I can't help but turn around!
Ling Xiao, who had already gained something in his heart, couldn't help but be happy again. Thinking in my heart, hmph, I'm afraid that you won't come, if your third prince comes again, I Ling Xiao will be angry with you again, I don't know if I will be angry to death like Zhou Yu, then it will be easy!
Ling Xiao looked forward to the three princes coming to be angry again, but it happened that the three princes really came to the honor guard the next day!
In order to show their demeanor, these three princes also pretended to deliberately commend Ling Xiao for his keen mind and cracked a rare case of "bandits and disrupted the party" in Kyoto City. Of course, what is the actual situation, each of them is like a mirror in their hearts, but on the surface, it is a picture of virtuous ministers and good generals, and they are happy!
After Ling Xiao made a full salute and invited the three princes to the command post to sit down, the three princes could be regarded as revealing their true colors, "Ling Xiao, this king gives you face, and I am not to blame for what happened last time, but this time you should also give this palace an explanation!"
As if afraid that Ling Xiao would pretend to be stupid and not admit it, the three princes continued, "Ming people don't say dark words, there are not a few subordinates of this king in this honor guard, I advise you Ling Xiao to stop in moderation!"
Ling Xiao had been waiting for the three princes to take the bait, and he wanted to be angry with him again, so he stopped going around in circles, "Three princes, forgive Ling Xiao for shaking his guts, can you show a clear request, and Ling Xiao can do it!"
Although the third prince has been hit by Ling Xiao several times, he doesn't look down on a country mud leg like Ling Xiao from the bottom of his heart, if it weren't for the fact that Ling Xiao still has some ability, and he has a guard of honor in front of the emperor, he would have asked the gun king to kill Ling Xiao a long time ago!
However, this time, seeing that Ling Xiao was still on the top, the third prince was rare and generous, and said with a pleasant face, "That's right! This king doesn't want any special treatment, and anyone who belongs to this king will immediately leave the camp for that crime, restore his status, and compensate him for his military salary!"
Ling Xiao said very simply, "These are no problem, but dare to ask Your Highness, if there are any other requirements, Ling Xiao will obey all of them!"
The third prince looked at Ling Xiao who was abnormally good today, but his heart was chilling, for fear that this Ling Xiao would set some tricks on himself, so he hurriedly said, "No need, didn't this king say it, don't you need to be special!"
Ling Xiao's expression once again made the three princes panic, this Ling Xiao actually directly called the herald and issued an order to pardon all the sinful soldiers of the military camp for their crimes, and restore their identities and normal supplies and salaries!
I couldn't see through what Ling Xiao was doing, and after thinking about it carefully, I didn't realize that it would affect me, but the three princes still didn't want to stay by Ling Xiao's side for a moment, and when they saw that the matter was done, they hurriedly left the honor guard camp!
It's just that the third prince has just left, and another military order has also been issued to the honor guard everywhere!
"The armament of the guard of honor has been in ruin for a long time, and from today onwards, all of them will enter the wartime training mode! In addition, the training camp has achieved remarkable results, and in the future, all those who enter the camp will receive five meals a day and their military pay will be doubled! The number of those who enter the camp will be selected by the commander!"
Since then, all people of unknown forces from all sides have been strictly guarded in the barracks, and whatever you do, they are not allowed to walk around, let alone leave the barracks, and their military salaries are no more than the same as those of the regular army, and they can only manage three meals until they are full!
And the people of the Arrow Sect, the prince's line, and the innocent people were hired by Ling Xiao "on the best" for use in the training camp, self-contained, and trained every day, in order to use the force!