Chapter 182 Beheading

Li Ke didn't say anything. He glanced at Liang Chong, stared at Guo Xiaoke's face and shouted, "The cavalry charged three miles away. When they arrived at the gate of the military camp, they could go straight into the camp and kill the general's tent without any obstacles. Tens of thousands of people, horses and dogs fled in Bingzhou camp, and they couldn't even dare to greet the enemy coming. Guo Changshi, is this the military preparation situation of Taiyuan Prefecture, the important city of the Tang Dynasty? Fortunately, the king was the one who led the cavalry. If it were Jie Li of the Turks, he would probably be no longer living people standing outside the camp, but dead bodies with their heads cut off."

"Grandmaster--" Guo Xiaoke didn't know how to answer for a moment. Li Ke's eyes stared at his face like a thorn, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable. As the chief of the Governor's Office, he has the responsibility to bear the charge of poor military governance.

"Liang Chong, what were you doing when the enemy attacked?" Li Ke scolded Liang Chong, who was fighting in the hall, "I was dressed in disheveled, no horse under my crotch, and no knife in my hand. Are you going to die or surrender?"

"Pu" Liang Chong suddenly knelt down, "Grandmaster, I will be aware of the crime, please punish me!" He was tactful and knew that Li Ke would definitely not give up today, so he decisively admitted his dereliction of duty.

"Your Highness, Bingzhou has not experienced any war for many years and the soldiers are mentally slack, so the cavalry you lead will be allowed to capture the camp. I hope your highness can forgive General Liang." Guo Xiaoke said seriously, "Soldiers are lax in training, and they will be punished as the Chief of the Grand Chief. I hope your highness will punish you." After saying that, Guo Xiaoke knelt in front of Li Ke's case.

When Sima Sun Erlang of the Governor's Office, Wang Chong and the generals saw that Guo Xiaoke took responsibility by their side, they hurriedly stood up and knelt down, "The last general and the army were not strict, so please punish him."

"Okay - OK! OK!" Li Ke looked at the generals who had kneeled down besides Li Mengchang in the hall and smiled, "Do you have no responsibility for this situation in the Bingzhou military camp? You all have the responsibility. I will punish you today." Li Ke angrily said, "Let's not talk about this matter for now. You all get up. When I deal with those who disobey the military order today, I will hold you accountable."

"Thank you, Governor." Everyone stood up and sat in their seats.

As soon as the generals in the tent sat down, they heard someone shouting outside the tent, "You are so brave, you dare to tie me up. Do you know who I am? I am a military officer in the Governor's Office and a cousin of Governor Li. You - you dare to hit me, and when I see His Highness the King of Han reports the truth, I will destroy your nine clans."

Everyone in the tent was shocked. They knew that the person who was talking was Xu Hui, the military officer of the Governor's Office, especially Guo Xiaoke. He did not expect Xu Hui to be tied up by Su Dingfang. When he passed by the gate, he also found Su Dingfang and the black-clad cavalry who appeared in the hall of the governor's office at that time, so he was worried about Xu Hui. He did not expect that his worries would be fulfilled. The voice was getting closer and closer, and it stopped outside the tent. A corner of the tent was lifted. Su Dingfang stepped in, "Report to the Grand Governor, Xu Hui, the person who delayed the military plane and was arrested, has been taken down. Please ask the Grand Governor to issue the letter."

"Shi Guo, tell me which military rule Xu Hui violated?" Li Ke asked with a smile at Guo Xiaoke, who was sitting on the top of his left.

"Your Highness, I will not know until I know." Guo Xiaoke began to pretend to be confused.

Li Ke ignored Guo Xiaoke and swept his eyes to the big tent, "Did you know?"

"Report to the Grand Governor, I don't know." The generals also answered the same as Guo Xiaoke.

"What you mean is that Xu Hui did not violate the military rules should not be punished. Then I want to ask you what if he really violated the military rules, what should I do with him? You all said that I don't know, are you really not sure or are you pretending to be stupid here? Do you think that if you don't say it, I will not be able to cure him? Ah——" Li Ke's tone gradually increased, and at the end he began to angrily scold everyone, "Sun Sima, the military camp is dotted, what punishment should those who are late after the Three Drums?"

"Removal of office and punishment," Sun Erlang replied.

"What? Do you say it again?" Li Ke stared at Sun Erlang's eyes coldly. Sun Erlang suddenly felt creepy. The fear in the bedroom last night hit his heart again. He whispered, "When fighting, the drums gathered, the generals, and those who delayed the military plane should be beheaded."

"Guo Changshi--" Li Ke stretched these three words for a long time, "Now you should know, right?"

"The last general knows." Guo Xiaoke said. Before Guo Xiaoke could speak, Li Ke stopped him and continued to ask everyone, "Do you know?"

"I will know." Everyone replied.

"Su Lie, pull Xu Hui out of the gate and behead him for public display! Show punishment!" Li Ke said seriously.

"No." As soon as Su Dingfang finished speaking, he heard Guo Xiaoke suddenly kneeling down on the ground and begging for mercy, "The Grand Governor asks to calm down. The Grand Governor beats the drum and gathers the generals. Xu Zongjun is late and cannot come in time. Although it is suspected of delaying the military operation, it is not wartime that he can only be removed from office and not beheaded. Please investigate."

"Please investigate the Grand Governor." The generals also knelt down and pleaded.

"Okay - I will take a good look at you today," Li Ke laughed without anger. "I just said that the Bingzhou Governor's Office was not strict in its military management, and let the cavalry launch a surprise attack three miles away to break the camp and kill the general's account. Guo Changshi, what crime do you think I should punish you? Liang Chong is the chief general in the camp, what crime should I punish you? As generals of the Governor's Office, your soldiers are so lazy that they are not vigilant. What crime should you punish?"

Li Ke stared at Guo Xiaoke. Seeing that Guo Xiaoke was about to speak, he said, "Wang Chong, as the Sima of the Governor's Office, do you think you are guilty? What crime should I punish you?"

"Grandmaster" Wang Chong was about to speak, but Li Ke did not give him the chance to speak, "You are not strict in discipline with your subordinates for the Sima of the Governor's Office, which leads to loose discipline in the Bingzhou military camp, insufficient training for soldiers, and insufficient vigilance. Are you worthy of being a military Sima? Are you worthy of being a soldier in the Tang Dynasty? Are you worthy of calling yourself the last general? Do you tell me if I should be a military law and have removed your post?"

"Grandmaster, the general is finally aware of the crime, so please punish the general." Wang Chong was scolded by Li Ke and no longer had the courage to refute.

"Come here, pull Wang Chong out and take a hundred military sticks, and put him in the prison of the governor's mansion and wait for the resignation." Li Ke shouted, "Guo Xiaoke, what I said to Wang Chong just now, are you worthy of yourself? Are you worthy of being a soldier in the lobby?"

"Grandmaster, you will not be allowed to insult your father." As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, a young man in the uniform of a captain said, Li Ke knew that he was Guo Xiaoke's second son Guo Shifeng. Li Ke stood up and walked step by step to Guo Shifeng who was kneeling at the door of the tent. "Guo Shifeng, I ask you, isn't the person who led this cavalry team today? Is it the Turkic Jieli? Are the soldiers outside the tent still soldiers? The enemy entered the camp, and the soldiers did not know how to organize a counterattack and fled. Tell me who is responsible for this? The soldiers have a responsibility, is it not the commander responsible?" Li Ke ignored Guo Shifeng and continued to say to everyone, "You are in Taiyuan Prefecture and have not encountered any wars for many years. You can live so comfortably and comfortably, but in Yunzhou,

What about the soldiers of the borders of the state and other borders? Are they the same as you? Bastards, they are not. They are the real soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and they are worthy of being called soldiers. They have been training hard all year round, sticking to places where the enemy is prone to attack, and vigilantly protecting the country and people behind them, so they are worthy of being called soldiers." Li Ke paused for a moment and said, "What are soldiers? They are defenders of national sovereignty and dignity, and defenders of the lives and property of the people of the Tang Dynasty. But have you done it? During normal training, you delay military aircraft and shirk responsibility when you are not trained enough. Do you deserve to call yourself soldiers? Can your actions defend the dignity of the Tang Dynasty? Can the safety of the people be protected?"

Guo Shifeng was silent. He suddenly didn't know what he should say. As a military family, he didn't understand his responsibilities at all. He wanted to win his wife and children. He didn't expect that Li Ke's words today awakened him, making him understand that wearing this military uniform should take on a responsibility, the responsibility to the country and the people.

Sun Erlang understood Li Ke's words, and his eyes were slightly red. For a long time, no one could understand the emotions buried deep in his heart. Li Ke's words just touched this emotion. His parents both died in war, and no one knew better about the purpose of being a soldier than him. He hated that he could not protect his family at that time, so after joining the army, his purpose became to protect relatives and those who he thought were familiar with and who needed protection.

After hearing Li Ke's words, Guo Xiaoke's face turned slightly red and he was secretly ashamed. He used to be a soldier who fought for his ideals, and he also had the ambition of champion Hou. However, after becoming a general after many battles, after being granted a wife and son, his fighting spirit was wiped out, and he lost his nature in the intrigue of power. Today, Li Ke's words awakened him, and he was ashamed of his stupidity.

"I will be aware of the crime and ask Your Highness to punish you. I will never dare to complain at all." Guo Xiaoke finally said sincerely. His calling Li Ke the Highness rather than the Grand Commander shows that he was sincerely punished.

"Please punish your highness." The generals also apologized.

"Each general of the Governor's Office will be punished with thirty sticks to serve as a warning, and Liang Chong, the generals in the camp, will be punished with 100 sticks to serve as punishment." Li Ke said, "However, you are all the Governor's Office and the Governor's Office. If they are punished at the same time, the Governor's Office will be lost, and the Governor's Office will be lost, so I will write down your military sticks for now and then punish them severely."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" the generals thanked, and then stood up.

"I can't investigate your guilt for the time being, but I can't favor Xu Hui's military law. Su Lie beheaded Xu Hui at the gate to show his warning to others." Li Ke didn't want to let Xu Hui go at all.

"No." Su Dingfang received the order and walked out of the big tent.

The generals in the tent experienced Li Ke's scolding just now and understood what Li Ke meant, and no one was willing to plead for Xu Hui. Guo Xiaoke saw that everyone was speechless and wanted to go forward to speak, but suddenly found that someone pulled his clothes. He turned around and found that it was Sun Erlang. Sun Erlang shook his head and told him not to have meaningless disputes anymore. Guo Xiaoke also knew that no matter how much he argued, it would be futile, so he could only sigh and stop talking.
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