Before daybreak that day, Du Ning and others were already carrying out calculations on the warship.
The so-called "Dian Mao" refers to counting the number of people attending class. It is called "Dian Mao" because it is done at Mao time.
The period from five o'clock to seven o'clock in the morning is Mao Shi.
As time goes by, some generals have come to order.
Wei Li was Du Ning's deputy and came to the warship's courtroom very early to report.
Scholars from the Holy Forest Continent all come to the court early in the morning, and Grand Scholar Chen Mingwang is also here.
An hour passed quickly.
Du Ning looked at the list of generals on the table, then looked at the number of generals present, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
According to the list, there should be thirty-four generals, big and small, but now there are only seventeen.
Although the midnight hour starts at five o'clock and ends at seven o'clock, this is in a military camp. Soldiers in the army have a very good sense of time. Once the midnight hour is held, they will report to the court as soon as possible.
To put it bluntly, if you do not arrive at the scene within half an hour, you will be punished by the commander-in-chief.
Who would really wait for you for two hours?
But today, Du Ning and others have been waiting here for an hour, but still not everyone has arrived.
There is no doubt that this is the generals of the Seven-Island Sea Kingdom giving Duning a "boost".
"You said, this kid won't really sit here and wait for Chenshi, right? Will they really have that patience?"
"If he is willing to wait, then we will wait with him and watch him make a fool of himself."
"Hehe... When the time passes, if there are still generals who have not reported here, do you think Du Ning will order punishment for those generals?"
"He dares?"
Someone said very contemptuously: "Who is he, just a scholar from the Holy Forest Continent? Does he dare to show off his power here? If he really dares to order the punishment of the general who is late, it will be a slap in the face! A slap in the face of the Ministry of War.
Slap the emperor in the face! No civil and military officials will be able to spare him by then!"
However, some people held different opinions and whispered: "Nonsense! Deliberately delaying time at this time, how does this make the scholars of the Holy Forest Continent think of our Seven Islands Sea Country? I'm afraid that in their eyes, our military discipline is no more than
That’s all, doesn’t this make us all embarrassed in front of the scholars in the Holy Forest Continent?”
After the words fell, the expressions of other generals changed.
"Haha... The scholars in the Holy Forest Continent look down on us, so why do we have to give them a good look? Ridiculous! The fact that we can come here is for the sake of the emperor, and we have given them a huge favor.
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"Well said!"
The generals of the Sea Kingdom were so proud that they looked at Du Ning as if they were looking at a fool.
The scholars in the Holy Forest Continent remained calm, feeling very disgusted with the generals who arrived late on purpose.
Du Ning picked up the tea cup on the eucalyptus table and took a sip. He looked particularly calm and calm. He didn't say a word, which made the generals of the Seven Islands Sea Country feel a little nervous.
"Did you see it? Mr. Yunqi looked very calm and composed, as if he had expected that someone would arrive late on purpose. Those people wouldn't hit the muzzle of Du Ning's gun, would they?" Someone said cautiously.
Someone immediately retorted: "No need to worry, this is a seven-island sea country, and Du Ning will never dare to punish those generals who are late. Do you believe it? Even if it comes to Chenshi, the scholars in their Holy Forest Continent will not dare to say anything." These words made the scholars in the Holy Forest Continent even more angry.
"Humph!" Chen Mingwang was very unhappy.
Wei Li looked around, looking very indifferent.
Another hour has passed.
During this period, seven more generals arrived one after another.
Now, there are still seven people who have not arrived after midnight.
Du Ning asked Wei Li: "General Wei, what time is it now?"
Wei Li replied seriously: "It's already Chen time to go back to Du Jun."
"Did General Wei carry out my military orders yesterday?" Du Ning asked again.
"Of course there is." Wei Li replied without hesitation.
"If that's the case, why are there seven people who haven't arrived yet after midnight?" Du Ning asked again.
Wei Li said without changing his expression: "It may be that those generals have been ill in recent days, so they were unable to arrive in time. Please forgive me, Mr. Du."
"Then please ask General Wei to send someone to see if he is really ill, so that I can rest assured. After all..."
The corner of Du Ning's mouth raised slightly: "Those who are sick cannot go to the battlefield. At that time, they can only watch other people bravely kill the enemy and make achievements on the battlefield, while those who are sick can only stare at the rear.
, it will always make people feel unwilling to do so!"
Wei Li's expression changed and he immediately said: "The general will send someone to check immediately."
Then he pretended to order some soldiers to go check it out.
Soon after, the seven generals who had not arrived finally came to the court.
"I've met Du Jun!" The seven people bowed and saluted.
Du Ning and others could tell at a glance that these people had no injuries at all. On the contrary, they were all full of energy and seemed to have had a good night's sleep.
"It seems that all the generals are in good spirits. If that's the case, why did you deliberately click Mao over the time limit?" Du Ning spoke calmly.
One of them responded: "I am so late, please forgive me, Mr. Du. Since we are all here, if you have any questions, please tell me, and we will do our best."
The others looked at Du Ning with smiles on their faces.
Du Ning smiled slightly, then turned to Wei Li and said, "General Wei, in your seven-island sea country, what is the crime for deliberately clicking the digits over time?"
Wei Li hesitated for a moment, expecting that Du Ning would not dare to do anything to the others, so he responded: "Returning to Du Jun's words, according to the rules of our Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom, anyone who crosses the Mao River will be punished with thirty boards."
Du Ning immediately said: "Then follow your rules and beat them thirty times."
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the generals of the Seven Island Sea Kingdom changed.
Does Du Ning really dare to order severe punishment for these generals?
One person said: "It's just a trivial matter. Du Jun is making too much of a fuss. We already know our mistake. Let's just let this matter go!"
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These words made the scholars in the Holy Forest Continent feel funny.
Wei Li persuaded and said: "Du Jun, it's just a show, why do you need to be serious?"
"Just a trivial matter? This is a matter of military discipline, not a trivial matter!"
Du Ning looked disappointed and said to Wei Li: "To take a step back, even if this is a small thing, even an insignificant thing, you can't even do a trivial thing well, how can you still do it?"
Expecting you to do big things? Ridiculous!"
"What did you say?" Wei Li's face darkened.
"Today's tapping may seem like a small matter, but in fact it is a small matter. If the generals are ill, I will naturally understand. However, you are obviously in good health, but you deliberately delayed the tapping. Is it possible that you, the Seven Islands Sea Country, are doing this?
Is this some military discipline?"
Du Ning stood up from his seat, looked at these people with disdain, and said unceremoniously: "The military is so disorganized that it is difficult to become a great weapon. How dare you claim to be an elite navy, and falsely claim to be superior to our mainland navy, and you are not afraid of being ridiculed by the world."
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The officials of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom suddenly became angry.
"Presumptuous! Who do you think you are? It's your turn to accuse us?"
"Don't think that just because you are a scholar, you can show off your power in front of us. To put it bluntly, you are just a Confucian and Taoist scholar. What are you pretending to be?"
"We respect you and call you Du Jun. If we don't respect you, you are actually nothing!"
"You have to remember that this is a seven-island sea country, not your sacred forest continent. A strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake!"
"You want to beat us with a cane? Okay! Try touching us!"
"Well said! I don't believe you, a mere Hanlin scholar, dare to hit us!"
Those late-arriving maritime generals continued to clamor.
"You are so impudent!"
Chen Mingwang shouted loudly, and his powerful literary power surged out.
"He is a Confucian and Taoist scholar from the Holy Forest Continent!"
"You are so brave, you dare to say something arrogant to us, it's really ridiculous!"
"So what if you are a bachelor? This is the Seven Islands Sea Country!"
"You despicable mainlanders, don't even think about being so arrogant in front of our noble scholars from Haiguo!"
Those generals were not afraid of Chen Mingwang. On the contrary, they did not take Chen Mingwang in front of them at all.
"What did you say!"
Tian Feipeng couldn't bear it anymore and said loudly: "You are also scholars after all. You have obviously made a mistake and you still say such things. It's really abominable!"
"We mainlanders are despicable? It's ridiculous! I don't think you Haiguo people are so noble!"
"You people are really exaggerating. I really didn't expect you people from Haiguo to be such ignorant people. You are not showing your identity by doing this, but you are violating your moral character!"
Although the scholars in the Holy Forest Continent yelled at each other, they still held back their temper and did not say anything particularly unpleasant.
However, for the generals of the Seven Islands Sea Country, it was a greater provocation, making them feel even more angry.
Du Ning raised his hand to signal the people around him to stop talking. He looked at Wei Li and said in a deep voice: "General Wei, this is the general of your Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. This is the military discipline of your Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. You know
Those who don’t know better think they are generals, but those who don’t know may think they are bandits who dominate the mountains and become kings!”
"How presumptuous! How dare you compare us to bandits? You are simply humiliating the soldiers of our country!"
Someone became furious on the spot and yelled at Du Ning, his eyes bursting with anger.
Wei Li was also so angry that he turned blue. As a general of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom, he was compared to a bandit. This was a great shame and humiliation.
Du Ning said slowly: "As generals of the sea country, you should strictly implement military orders and set a good example for many soldiers. If you cannot strictly implement military orders from your superiors, then your subordinates will definitely treat you badly."
Just think about it, can such a team with lax military discipline still be called the elite of the sea?"