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Chapter 706 Kill the chicken and respect the monkey

Zhou Yande on the other side also brightened up when he saw this, and quickly picked up the conversation and continued: "Yes, since it is an informal appointment and dismissal, it does not violate the court laws. Lord Wei, General Hou, you cannot use this to punish us."

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Then the others followed suit, and in an instant, the big tent was like entering a vegetable market. The depressing atmosphere just now was swept away, and everyone seemed to have unloaded a huge burden and felt relaxed.

"What are you arguing about?"

Hou Junji roared loudly, and the chaotic scene quickly quieted down. Hearing this, Hou Junji felt a little relieved. The prince was not too arrogant. At least he had some scruples and did not make things out of control.

Wei Zheng, on the other hand, had already known this in his mind. Perhaps this position of Inspector was the way out that the Emperor and the Crown Prince left for their final solution?

After thinking clearly about the next course of action, Wei Zheng's face became serious, and he spread out the imperial edict and read it out: "I appoint Wei Zheng as the imperial commissioner to investigate the corruption case of the Flying Tiger Army. According to the law, any official official or soldier of the court who accepts more than 100 strings of cash will be punished by being expelled from the barracks and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for handling;"

"Those who have more than 1,000 taels of silver shall be exiled to the army; those who have more than 10,000 taels of silver shall have their property confiscated and their clans exterminated. This is my decree!"

Wei Zheng's face was dark as he spoke cold and brutal words that frightened the generals kneeling in the tent to receive his orders.

If they had ten thousand taels of silver, their property would be confiscated and their clans would be exterminated. Those above the rank of lieutenant commander in the army would not be spared. Not only would none of the two or three hundred mid- and high-ranking generals inside and outside the army be spared, but even many people who were not qualified to come here would be imprisoned.

As for Hu Lixian, Zhou Yande, Liang Sijin, Luo Ensheng and Liu Rengui, who donated millions of strings of cash, they were skinned alive and tortured to death!

All the senior generals began to panic.

Although they each had their own powerful backers and connections with civil and military officials in the imperial court, they had originally spent huge amounts of money just to join the Flying Tigers to gain greater power and status.

They said they were doing it for the head of this family or that prince, and they made many statements about their loyalty and dedication to the cause until death.

But in the final analysis, it is for one's own future and destiny.

Who is really willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others? What's more, these people are concubines in their respective families. Judging from the treatment of many concubines, their relationship with the main line and the direct line is very cold and indifferent.

As for themselves, they are unwilling to be used as a bomb and die together with the Eastern Palace for the sake of their masters behind them.

After Wei Zheng finished announcing the decree, he saw that all the officers, both great and small, looked guilty and as if they had lost their parents. His expression relaxed, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "However, you just told me your situation. You are all military inspectors, and you are not appointed by the court."

"At this stage, the Flying Tigers are still in the preparation and training stage, and unqualified soldiers are being eliminated every day."

"Your situation does not conform to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I can show you a proper way out."

Seeing the officers in the tent looking expectant, Wei Zheng held up three fingers and said, "Within three days, if anyone has accepted money and used crooked means to enter the military camp to take up a military post, come to me immediately, return all the dirty money, and confess all the illegal acts."

"I can let you leave the Flying Tiger Army as you have not entered the official ranks of the court, and will not pursue other crimes. Otherwise, after three days, I will strictly follow the imperial edict and punish everyone who is found, no matter if you are the nephew of a duke or the nephew of a minister.

By the end of his speech, Wei Zheng's tone was as cold as winter, and full of murderous intent.

At this time, a soldier outside the tent came to report: "Report, the former captain of the Flying Tiger Army, Duan Ping, was sentenced to death for violating military law. The prince showed mercy to him and he went home to say goodbye to his parents. Today he came to accept the execution and report to the general for instructions."

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is not here, so the affairs of the Flying Tiger Army are now in charge of me and General Hou. You bring the people to the central army tent. I, General Hou, and the officers of the Flying Tiger Army are all here. It's a good opportunity to enforce military law in front of everyone."

"General Hou, you will be in charge of this matter."

Hou Junji glanced at Wei Zheng and realized that Wei Zheng wanted to use Duan Ping's head to intimidate the generals of the Flying Tiger Army, so he smiled slightly, with a bloodthirsty excitement on his face: "This is what I like to do most."

"When I was in Xiangyang, even if I didn't have a war to fight, I would pick out a few bandits from the prison every day and kill them. I would drink while watching the heads fall to the ground. It was a great pleasure in life. Fortunately, I haven't seen a drop of blood in the past half month in Chang'an. It's so lonely."

"Your Majesty is so considerate of me that he gave me such an assignment. I love killing people the most. Ha, ha, ha!"

When Hu Lixian, Luo Ensheng and others saw Hou Junji's laughter like a night owl and looked at them like weak chickens, their hearts suddenly sank. They unconsciously clamped their legs together, their teeth began to chatter, and a layer of white sweat broke out on their bodies.

Regardless of everyone's fear, Hou Junji led the way out of the tent to face two or three hundred so-called generals.

With a disdainful smile on his face, he shouted, "Bring Duan Ping up here."

After a while, Duan Ping, who was tied up, was brought up by several soldiers.

Duan Dadan, who was usually arrogant and lawless, was now unable to stand steadily like a mollusk with its spine pulled out. His eyes were dull, his lips were pale, his face was sallow, and he looked listless. He was too lazy to even raise his head.

Hou Junji was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Why did Duan Dadan become like this?" The senior generals and Wei Zheng in the Flying Tiger Army's tent a few days ago all knew that this was because he was tired from farming too much.

Wei Zheng couldn't explain the details, so he stammered, "I guess he knew he was going to die, so he was scared."

"Coward! Coward! Duan Tong is a good man, but he gave birth to such a useless son, bah." Hou Junji spat in disdain and looked at Duan Ping with contempt.

But Hou Junji's words immediately made Wei Zheng and Hu Lixian beside him look strange. They unconsciously glanced at Duan Ping's lower body, thinking in their hearts that after plowing the fields for five consecutive days for the sake of Duan family's bloodline, Duan Ping probably couldn't get hard even if he wanted to.

"I wanted to show off my skills to you bastards, but trash like you is not worthy of being chopped off by me personally."

Hou Junji said in a loud voice: "Chi Deli."

"The general is here!"

"Let me see if your sword is still sharp after leaving the battlefield. Duan Ping is now in your hands!"

Chi Deli smiled excitedly: "General, just wait and see!"

After saying that, he drew the long sword from his waist, and without any further ado, he pulled Duan Ping from the soldier's hand, waved his hand and asked everyone to retreat without any hesitation or dragging their feet.

With a swing of his arm, the long sword was as fast as lightning!

With a "swish" sound, before the sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, the blade reflected the scorching sunlight, and the light and shadow passed across the faces of more than 200 generals around.

In the eyes of the horrified crowd.
With a "puff", the huge force carried by the long sword, Duan Ping's head instantly separated from his body, drew a parabola, and followed the direction of the sword's force, leaping more than two meters high and flying more than ten meters away.

Duan Ping's head rolled to the feet of the officers who surrounded him. His eyes were still open unwillingly, as if he would die with his eyes open. Everyone retreated back in fear.

At this time, Duan Ping's headless body was still standing upright, and the blood in his neck, under the tremendous pressure from his body, spurted out like a waterfall.

The sky was filled with blood rain, which soaked Chi Deli's head and face. Some of the blood even fell on the officers nearby, and everyone retreated in shock.

After a long while, Duan Ping's body fell to the ground with a bang, and his limbs were still twitching.

Seeing this scene, many officers who had paid to join the Flying Tigers turned pale and trembled all over. Many of them even became incontinent. After a while, a faint strange smell floated in the air above the big tent.

But none of the generals felt disgusted at this moment, because everyone was in a state of great tension and fear. Not to mention their sense of smell, they probably wouldn't even notice if someone kicked them.

These second-generation rich kids and children from aristocratic families who have been spoiled since childhood, who has ever seen such a bloody and cruel scene?
That was Duan Tong's son. He was really killed without any hesitation, and the killing was so brutal and cruel. Many rich kids had seen such a scene for the first time. Duan Ping, who usually called them brothers and drank and boasted with them, died just like that.

This made everyone have a new understanding of the strict rules and cruel methods of the Flying Tigers. Originally, they just thought that spending some money to buy an official position would be a way to show off their power, but now not only are their lives in danger, but they may also die so miserably?

The emperor's old guard, Duan Tong, who is now a county lord, couldn't protect Duan Ping, so most of the Flying Tigers had worse backgrounds than Duan Tong. Moreover, Duan Ping was the only legitimate son, while he was just a concubine's son, and some of them only had some indirect relatives with the big families.

When thinking of this, many people began to back off!

Chi Deli was covered in blood. He glanced at the generals with eager eyes and licked his lips. It seemed that killing was not satisfying enough and he wanted to pick out a few more people from this group of officers to play with.

The military cadets were so frightened that they trembled all over and stepped back.

Chi Deli then grinned in comfort, came to Hou Junji, clasped his hands together and said, "General, Chi Deli has completed the military regulations."

"Very well, back off!"

Hou Junji nodded with satisfaction. Chi Deli understood his intention very accurately. He killed a chicken to show his respect to Hou Junji and intimidated this group of scoundrels.

Wei Zheng felt relieved when he saw this, and announced the policy of extrajudicial mercy that he had just announced in the tent again, and then said loudly: "Three days, I will only give you three days."

"After three days, anyone who does not confess his guilt will automatically lose his title of inspector, be transferred to a formal military post, and be incorporated into the Flying Tiger Army. Then, they will be examined one by one, and according to the court laws, if any violation of the law is found, they will be severely punished."

"If you have paid to join the army and you want to surrender yourself, you can come to the commander's tent and explain your problems. After you have surrendered, you can leave the Flying Tiger Army and there will be no criminal record. If you used to work in the Sixteen Guards, you can still go back and there will be no guilt for your past."

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he did not stop and went into the big tent with Hou Junji. The other officers looked at each other, and many of them had fear in their eyes. However, there were so many people at this time that no one was embarrassed to stand up and surrender.

(End of this chapter)