On June 15, in the barracks of Maple Leaf Mountain City, a group of senior officers gathered in Yu Qiuping's office in the barracks to plead for Naoe Nobuei. The cause of this incident can be traced back to Inai Ai a few months ago. In battle.
At that time, Naoe Nobuhei was leading Jobanbei's artillery team outside the west gate of Inai Castle to assist Jobanbei in the siege. As the main force of the Sanin Allied Forces continued to arrive, Yu Qiupei's frontal battlefield was very tight, so Naoe Nobuhei had to be transferred from outside the west gate to He went to the front battlefield to cover the troops. However, Naoe Nobuhei disobeyed this order. Instead, he led the artillery team into the city, climbed to the top of Inai Castle and launched a condescending artillery bombardment against the Sanin coalition forces, killing Yagi Toyonobu on the spot. It shook the front line of the Sanin Allied Forces and contributed greatly to the final victory of the Hongye Army.
However, according to the current military law of the Red Leaf Army, violators who violate the transfer order of the highest-ranking commander (that is, Yu Qiuping) and act privately on the battlefield where the battle is still ongoing will be punished by having their military rank revoked, expelled from the army, and The penalty is six months' imprisonment. The Hongye Army has always been known for its strict prohibitions, so it has high requirements for military discipline. The most intolerable behavior is disobedience.
Therefore, in order to intercede for Naoe Touhei, a large number of high-ranking samurai came to ask for a meeting with Uakiuhei. Naoe Nouhei's father, Naoe Tadayei, has been a kind and popular person for many years. Now he is still stationed at Iwaya Castle on Awaji Island and has no way to worry about himself. As a child, his colleagues naturally couldn't bear to see Naoe, who had made great achievements, be punished heavily instead.
"Isn't there a precedent before?" Yu Qiuping saw that among the people who came to plead for mercy was Xiaoban Jiesheng, so he explained to these old brothers who came over, "In order to save a child who was bitten by a snake, Jiesheng secretly If you use horses, you will be expelled from the army. Didn't you all understand at that time? Even if you do good things, even if you have a clear conscience, military law is military law, and you cannot defy the law for the sake of favor. Otherwise, the Yuqiu family has worked hard to build a family for more than ten years. Systems and beliefs will collapse."
"But that time was different from this time..." Kobata Jiesheng didn't speak, but Yoshioka Katsumasa intervened and spoke for him, "The punishment that time was not severe... and Jiesheng was recalled not long after."
"This has nothing to do with the severity of the punishment. Breaking the law is breaking the law." Although Yu Qiuping also likes Naoe Denping in his heart, he has to kill Ma Su with tears at this moment, "There is no way... If he is not punished this time, Will anyone be able to disobey my orders from now on? If I don’t punish others, how can I punish others? If everyone disobeys my orders, how can I command this army?”
"But Your Highness, to be honest, your order was obviously wrong this time." Ji Gang Shengzheng seemed a little anxious, and he actually criticized Yu Qiuping directly, "At that time, it was probably too late to transfer the troops from the west gate back to the front battlefield. Well, it was Deng Ping who saved the whole army by his quick wit. If even this is punished, then who among us will be willing to do our best for the Red Leaf Army in the future. We should all be fools and just follow the orders without thinking about anything. If you don't work hard, nothing will happen. Those who work hard to win will be punished, and they will make more mistakes."
"That's what you said." I have to say that what this big boss Yoshioka Shengzheng said makes sense. After Yu Qiuping tilted his head and thought for a moment, he waved his hands and said, "You guys go back first, let me Consider it."
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When the senior warriors of the Red Leaf Army were summoned by Yu Qiuping again, they realized what Yu Qiuping had come up with during his "consideration" - Yu Qiuping called it a "military court." According to Yu Qiuping's description
, this military court will replace some of the responsibilities of Yu Qiuping and his staff, and assume a series of tasks such as the assessment of military rewards, punishments, and promotions. This court can fully consider the situation on the battlefield, have the power to interpret military law, and can flexibly handle
Some troublesome issues - such as the matter of Naoe Tohei.
In order to make this court run smoothly, Yu Qiuping transferred a group of backbones familiar with military law from the staff and hired a group of judges from Hatakeyama Takamasa's court system. Although it is called a "court", it does not
He does not accept the jurisdiction of Chief Justice Hatakeyama Takamasa, but is subordinate to the military system. Yu Qiupei does not want the judge to reach out to the military, which will make the military timid in the future and destroy the unity of the military. Hatakeyama Takamasa understands this——
Anyway, judges originally had no control over the military.
On June 18, the first military court in the Red Leaf Army was officially held - the case being heard was the Naoe Tohei Battlefield Disobedience Incident. The judge of the court was Nonomura Takashige, who was a small wealthy family in Meino and is now the leader of the upper house.
The second son of Nonomura Yukinari, one of the House of Lords. After Nonomura Yukinari became a member of the House of Lords and received a generous salary due to the lease agreement, he chose the same choice as most of the wealthy families in the House of Lords: on the one hand, he deposited the funds in the bank or invested in
Caravans, and at the same time sent their children to study in many schools opened by Yu Qiuping. Now the children of the earliest wealthy family in the House of Lords have all achieved academic success and play important roles in various positions in Yu Qiu's family.
Nonomura Takashige, who had received training as a judge, was sitting in the main seat at the moment. He knocked on the table with the hammer commonly used by judges, and announced in a deep voice: "The court is in session, bring the defendant."
After a while, two guards took Naoe Nobuhira to the dock and stood in the dock. Yu Qiuping tried his best to restore the structure of the entire court according to the courtroom in his own memory. However, due to limited abilities, the courtroom
There can be no lawyers, only witnesses who are responsible for providing testimony and deputy judges who examine witnesses and evidence. The judge himself is responsible for making the final decision.
Naoe Touhei seemed to be in good spirits. Yu Qiuping, who was sitting in the viewing gallery, nodded slightly when he saw this. Just yesterday, Yu Qiucen heard the news from somewhere that Naoe Touhei might be severely punished.
He ran into Yu Qiuping's room late at night and made a scene, scolding him for being heartless. Yu Qiuping was so troubled by this unruly daughter that he had no choice but to agree to take her to watch today's trial.
.No, Yu Qiucen was sitting next to Yu Qiuping. Her expression was full of distress and worry, and she stared at Naoe Denping intently, and even her usually red lips lacked some blood.
In fact, why would Yu Qiuping want to punish Naoe Nobuei? Even if it wasn't for Naoe Tadayei's sake, or because of the relationship between Naoe Nobuei and Yu Qiucen, he might not be able to do it. But he has always attached great importance to it.
The law made it difficult for him to bend the law for personal gain, so he set up a military court like this. He even vaguely hoped that the final judgment of the court would exonerate Naoe Nobuhira.
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"Defendant Naoe Tohei, do you have anything to say in defense for your crime of disobeying military orders?" Nonomura Takashige may be young, but his majestic appearance already has the charm of a justice.
"Your Majesty, I did not intentionally disobey military orders." Naoe Nobuhei was not nervous because of the gazes around him. Instead, he replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "I considered the situation on the battlefield at that time and thought that His Highness's order for me to go to the frontal battlefield was
If it is inappropriate, it will be too late, so I chose to bombard the city. Everything is for the victory of the Red Leaf Army, and it is not due to cowardice or other personal factors."
"Who can prove what you said?" Nonomura Takashige asked impartially without any bias.
"Lord Mori Ranmaru was present at the time." Naoe Nobuhira replied truthfully.
"Witness Mori Ranmaru." Nonomura Takashige knocked on the table with a hammer, and Mori Ranmaru was immediately brought up from the witness stand.
"Is it true who the defendant belongs to?" Nonomura Takashi looked at Mori Ranmaru and asked calmly.
"Reporting to your lord, everything is true. Naoe-sama once said when I gave him the order, 'It's too late to go back now! When we drag the cannon to the position, the front line will probably be broken through.' Such words, so I chose to disobey the order.
"As a witness, Mori Ranmaru is even more nervous than Naoe Tohei. On the one hand, he wants to show that he is not nervous - because he is indeed telling the truth and has nothing to feel guilty about. But the more he is like this,
On the contrary, the more nervous I became, I even stuttered a little.
"I understand." Nonomura Takashige didn't seem to doubt Mori Ranmaru's testimony because of his nervousness. After ordering him to leave, he continued to ask: "Then did the defendant act as he said? Yes.
Can the witnesses prove it?”
"All the gun crew members can prove it." Naoe Nobuhei replied without hesitation.
"Call the witness." Nonomura Takashige called up the gun crew members who came to support the testimonies. The testimonies of so many people were basically the same, and there was no possibility of fraud. Nonomura Takashige briefly confirmed and then moved on to the next step.
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"It can be confirmed that the defendant decided that His Highness's order was wrong on the battlefield and had no choice but to make his claim, right?" After sorting out the information at hand, Nonomura Takashige confirmed to Naoe Nobuhira.
"Yes." Naoe Touhei nodded in agreement, "That's exactly it."
"Chengyuanwan and Longcheng really don't want my old face." Yu Qiuping listened to the trial and became more and more uncomfortable, "Over and over again in front of so many people to confirm whether he thinks my order is wrong... Really
Yes."
"Dad deserves it." Yu Qiucen turned his face and glanced at Yu Qiuping, muttering angrily. "Shengyuanwan is so good... Dad has watched him grow up since he was a child. His father, Uncle Naoe, has been loyal to his father for more than ten years.
Geng Geng, now you want to destroy him."
"Oh, how many times have I explained this to you." Yu Qiuping shrugged helplessly towards his daughter, "If possible, why don't I want to help Cheng Yuan Wan?"
"Then Dad still handed him over to the court for trial." Yu Qiucen turned away, "But it's useless even if you let the court come for trial! Cheng Yuan Wan is right! You won't succeed!"