“After stopping and stopping all the way, we finally arrived in Taiyuan.”
In Taiyuan City, at the residence of General Xue, Mr. Shen stood up from his seat, raised his glass and looked at all the old troops in the field, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you brothers for several years. How are you guys?"
Those who could be invited here were all senior generals under Xue Wei's command. Almost 10% of these people were brought here by Shen Yi. When they saw Shen Yi, they were quite excited and started shouting.
"Mr. Shen is in your heart, and we are all fine!"
Shen Yi raised the cup in his hand and said with a smile: "I respect you all."
He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Everyone present raised their heads and drank the strong wine in their glasses.
After drinking the glass of wine, Shen Yi sat down again, then pressed his hand to signal everyone to sit down. After everyone sat down, he said with a smile: "Twenty years ago, I led you to form the Huai'an Army. At that time, I have boasted a lot to everyone, saying that I would lead everyone to achieve military success, and our military achievements in Huai'an were achieved more than ten years ago."
He looked around at everyone and asked: "Now that more than ten years have passed, have the brothers established their careers?"
Everyone looked excited when they heard this.
Xue Wei stood up and said with a smile: "Thanks to Duke Shen, not only are all the brothers here today married and established, but there are probably only a few who do not have concubines."
A general smiled narrowly and said: "General, you are the most powerful. Not only did you start a family, but you also married a princess from Northern Qi. Now the general's wife has given birth to several children for him."
Xue Wei was very emotional and had a good relationship with the old members of the Huai'an Army. Everyone was not afraid of him, and they all burst out laughing when they heard his words.
Mr. Shen also had a smile on his face, watching them making trouble.
Maybe he hadn't been this happy for a long time. After this meal, General Xue got very drunk and lay down under the table. When he woke up from his daze, the banquet had already dispersed.
After rubbing his eyes, he saw Shen Yi sitting on a seat drinking tea, quietly lowering his head and reading a book.
General Xue rubbed his eyes, stood up unsteadily, and then walked to Shen Yi's side, still lowering his head: "Mr. Shen... you... general..."
"The general drank too much."
Lord Shen said "hmm" and said, "They want to help you, but I didn't promise, so I'm just waiting here quietly for you to wake up."
General Xue shook his head, and a gust of night wind blew in his face. He woke up a little and said, "You... have something to say to the general?"
"That's it."
Shen looked at Xue Wei and said slowly: "Over the years, I have received a lot of news about Taiyuan. They all say that you are not strict in running the army and indulge your subordinates."
Mr. Shen sighed and said, "Xue Da."
Xue Wei quickly lowered his head and said: "The general will be here."
"I have taught you more than once that it is good to reminisce about old friendships, but there must be a bottom line. If everyone in the army is rotten, it will be useless no matter how brave you are."
Xue Wei scratched his head and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. From now on, we will definitely run the army strictly."
Shen Yi smiled: "I'm here to keep you awake, mainly because I have something to discuss with you."
Xue Wei was refreshed and felt completely sober from the wine. He hurriedly said: "You tell me."
"I've reminisced about old times today, and I've shown my good looks to them. Tomorrow morning..."
Shen said quietly: "You and I will go find the Datong border guard."
"I will deal with a group of people."
Xue Wei was about to speak when he was interrupted by Shen Yi. He continued: "These people must be dealt with..."
"I will strike harder. If they should be allowed to go back to their hometowns, they will be allowed to go back to their hometowns. If they should be punished, they will be punished. If they should be punished, they will be punished."
"There are some people who have committed serious crimes and you can't stand them out of mercy, but I'm going to kill them."
"The reason why I tell you this."
Shen Yi said quietly: "It's because I know that there are many things that you are embarrassed to deal with. I have dealt with them severely. In the future, you will have an excuse to improve military discipline. You can blame me. do you understand?"
Xue Wei was completely sober from the wine at this moment. He looked at Shen Yi blankly, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Shen, I will never pass the blame on you..."
Shen Yi lowered his head to drink tea and said calmly: "Listen to me."
"Currently, I am the only one who can vigorously rectify things under Datong, and only I can be this evil person. I have wanted to do this for a long time, but I just never found the time."
"I have already drawn up a charter on how to deal with it."
After that, he took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Wei: "Read it yourself."
"If you have any different opinions before dawn, you can come to me. After dawn tomorrow, I will handle it accordingly."
Xue Wei immediately opened it and looked from front to back. When he saw the various crimes committed by his generals, General Xue couldn't help but sweat dripping from his forehead.
There were as many as eight generals who were sentenced to death for their crimes!
He wiped his sweat and turned the page to the end.
The last name was written with the word "Xue Wei", and the charge was that he was not strict in running the army.
Twenty rods.
Seeing this, Xue Wei knelt down in front of Shen Yi with a plop, kowtowed and said: "Mr. Shen, I have a little disagreement now."
He lowered his head and said sadly: "Xue Wei, you should be punished with a hundred sticks!"
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Don't offend the general like you too much. Just give me a symbolic beating. After I finish rectifying it this time, you can't slack off any more. Just remember one thing."
"If you continue to indulge them, this will happen again in the future. If you indulge these old tribes, you are killing them."
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Xue Wei lowered his head and kowtowed deeply.
"General... obey your orders!"
Shen Yi nodded, helped him up, then turned around and left with his hands behind his back, sighing deeply.
The garrison in Datong, Taiyuan, can be said to be his direct descendants. Originally, these direct descendants should not be treated so harshly.
It hurts feelings.
But now, Shen Yi still wants to deal with them harshly. Apart from his own moral values, other reasons...
Firstly, it is because Xue Wei's unit has reached the point where its combat effectiveness will be affected if it is not rectified.
Secondly, it can be regarded as maintaining the national strength for... Da Chen.
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The next day, Shen Yi left his two wives in Taiyuan Mansion, and he took Xue Wei, Zhongming and others to Datong and began to patrol the camp.
In just ten days, five generals from more than a thousand households under Xue Wei's command were sent to the court by Shen Yi to request rectification.
The other three petitioned for exile.
The remaining generals who were punished amounted to more than 20 people.
This was still under the condition that Shen Yi kept his hand.
For a group with military power, it is too easy to become corrupted in more than ten years.
General Xue Wei and General Xue were beaten with twenty military sticks. For a time, the entire Datong army was silent.
Wan Zhong, who was stationed in Datong, was beaten with a stick from the Ten Army.
At the same time, Shen Yi also promoted some generals, publicly commended them, and wrote to the court to promote them.
In fact, it’s just a matter of following a procedure.
For the current imperial court, they will not change a word of the documents sent by Shen Yi, whether they are from Zhongshu, the Ministry of War or the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, and the original text will be accepted.
Ten days later, this military discipline overhaul finally came to an end.
Taishi Shen took Xue Wei and Zhong Ming, as well as two Xuanjia troops from the Qianhu Camp, and left Datong Pass to go north and stayed in the Tatar territory for a few days.
During this period, the banner with the word "Chen" was flying high.
The Tatars, who have always been arrogant, did not even dare to let out a single fart and allowed Shen Yi and others to roam their territory for four or five days.
Four or five days later, Mr. Shen returned to Datong Pass and called Xue Wei, Wan Zhong and Zhong Ming to his side. The three of them sat down at the wine table. Shen Yi looked at Zhong Ming and said with a smile: "General Zhong wants to stay. In Datong? If you stay in Datong, you will be Xue Wei's deputy."
"I'll transfer Wan Zhong to General Ling."
Zhong Ming looked up at Shen Yi, then lowered his head and said, "General, follow Duke Shen's arrangements."
Shen Yi looked at Wan Zhong and saw that the latter had a troubled expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "That matter..."
"Reconsideration."
Wan Zhong lowered his head and said: "General Zhong is brave in battle and is indeed suitable for fighting the Tatars."
Shen Yi smiled: "But now you are Xue Buli Wan, Wan Buli Xue."
He looked at Wan Zhong and said, "Does General Wan have any descendants in the army?"
"some."
Wan Zhong lowered his head and said: "The last general has a nephew who works for General Xue."
Shen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said slowly: "This time, forget it."
"From now on, you and Xue Wei must strictly manage the army. If I come again..."
Lord Shen looked calm.
"You two, just change places with Su Ding."
Xue Weiwanzhong looked at each other and stood up together.