After Amakihei and Nobuyuki Anayama arrived at the training ground, it was time for lunch. However, there were already many people gathered around the venue on three floors, including many Ashigaru who should have gone to eat and rest.
, there are many villagers around.
Yu Qiuping could vaguely see that Amano Keitoku was standing in the center of the group of people, and next to him stood the rider named Kobata Kesheng. He was standing there dejectedly.
"What's going on?" Yu Qiuping and Aneshan Xianshi dismounted and asked him. However, Aeshan Xianshi had no time to answer Yu Qiuping's question, but pulled Yu Qiuping and rushed into the crowd.
"My lord is here, my lord is here!" Nobuyuki Anesama looked like he had invited reinforcements. Yu Qiuping was confused. The people surrounding him also shouted: "My lord is here!"
When Yu Qiuping came to the circle, he found that people seemed to be divided into two groups to confront each other. On one side were Amano Keitoku and his judges, and on the other were Omaezaki Nakahide, Yoshioka Katsumasa, Ogawa Yufuyu and the cavalry team.
Riders and a large number of ashigaru. Kobata Yoshimori stood in the middle, bowed his head and said nothing. There were many people around. Naoe Tadayei and Fukushima Yasunari stood in the middle, trying to mediate and persuade. Honda Nabenosuke held up his hands.
Standing aside with arms crossed, not knowing what to think.
"My lord is here, let's see what you are proud of!" Nakahide Omaezaki shouted excitedly when he saw Yu Qiupei coming, and looked at Amano Keitoku with a provocative expression. It was obvious that the "you" was referring to
Amano Keide, "Sir, you have to make the decision for Brother Jiesheng!"
"That's right!" Yoshioka Katsumasa also shouted, "Brother Jiesheng is such a good person, Lord Amano must expel him from the army!"
"I think it's Amano-sama who should be expelled!" Nakahide Omaezaki said sarcastically in a sinister tone.
Amano Jingtoku ignored the two of them, but looked directly at Yu Qiuping, "Sir." He cupped his fists and shook the military law regulations in his hands, "I ask myself that this penalty is very fair and just, please make your decision."
"What are you going to tell me first?" Yu Qiuping said with a bitter smile, "You guys have been talking nonsense for a long time, and I still don't know what's going on!"
"That's it!" Omaezaki Nakahide immediately spat and prepared to start speaking. Yu Qiuping immediately stretched out his hand to block Omaezaki Nakahide's improvisation, and instead looked at the silent Kobata Kesheng, "Speak for yourself."
"Sir..." Xiaoban Jiesheng swallowed, saluted Yu Qiuping with a military salute, then clasped his fists and said, "I did violate military law, but I have good intentions and am willing to fight and punish you. I just hope that you will not expel me!"
"It's okay, please tell me what the specific matter is first." Yu Qiuping said softly and comforted.
"That's it." Kobata Jiesheng said with some difficulty, "There is an article in the military law: without permission, soldiers use military equipment for private purposes outside of training time, and those found to be expelled from the military."
"I know, this is what I made together with Mr. Naojie and Mr. Amano." Yu Qiuping nodded.
"I'm... before the training started this morning, we were feeding the horses of the army." Xiaoban Jiesheng looked at a family outside the circle, "The old man suddenly ran out of the village holding his son, saying that the child was bitten by a snake.
"I'm anxious to find a doctor. But doctors who can treat snake venom are only found in the castle town of Sunfu Castle," Kohata Kitsheng said in a low voice, "The child's condition was very serious at the time, and I guess there was no time to delay. I feel that I can't wait to die without saving him.
So I took the child in my arms and rode on horseback to Junfu."
"The common people can testify!" The old man and several relatives around him knelt down, "I hope the lord will understand clearly. The military master really did it to save the children of the common people!"
"How is the child?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"My mother is with me now, and she is in Junfu." The old man replied gratefully. "The doctor said everything is fine. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If it had been a little later, the son of the grassroots would have died!"
"So, Jiesheng, you acted bravely and privately used horses to save that child?" Yu Qiuping looked at Xiaoban Jiesheng.
"Yes, sir." Xiaoban Jiesheng said excitedly when he saw that things had turned around.
"But Lord Amano thinks you have violated military law, so he insists on expelling you?" Yu Qiuping asked again.
"Yes, Lord Amano is so unreasonable!" Nakahide Omaezaki shouted, "Why is such a good brother expelled?"
"That's right!" Yoshioka Katsumasa shouted, "If it were me, I would definitely do the same!"
Amano Jingde said nothing and stared at Yu Qiuping quietly. Everyone around him also turned their attention to Yu Qiuping.
Yu Qiuping did not speak immediately, but faced his subordinates, looked around, and asked: "Do you all think Lord Amano's judgment was wrong?"
"Yes!" The ashigaru who gathered around shouted in unison.
"Okay, then I will announce." Yu Qiuping said in a deep voice: "Master Amano is right, and Xiaobata Jiesheng will be expelled from the army!"
Yu Qiuping's words caused an uproar among the people. If he were not the great benefactor and savior of the Ashigaru group, the leader who twice led everyone to defeat powerful enemies, they would probably all swarm in.
"Aren't you all very dissatisfied?" Yu Qiuping looked at the red-blooded subordinates and shouted loudly, "That's right! I'm very dissatisfied too!" As he said this, he rubbed his ribs heavily.
He fell to the ground.
"But this is the law! You must enforce it even if you don't accept it!" Yu Qiuping pointed to the military law regulations in Amano Keitoku's hand and said sternly: "The law was enacted at that time and it only came into effect after it was voted in front of all Ashigaru! Now!
Lord Amano makes a ruling based on the law, and each of us must abide by it!"
"But this law is completely unreasonable!" Ogawa Yudong was uncharacteristically not drinking today and was very sober. "Then it's not necessarily the case that Brother Jiesheng refused to save him at that time, right? Why should a brave man who does what is right have to be treated like this?
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"I think he did a good job!" Yu Qiuping said again, "If he really refuses to save him, even though the law cannot punish him, I will hate him from the bottom of my heart." Yu Qiuping patted him as he said it.
A confused Xiaoban Jiesheng said, "Good brother, you did something that makes me proud!"
"Then since what he did is right, why do you still want to expel him?" Nobuhiro Anesama asked anxiously.
"Because he violated military law. Moreover, I didn't fire him," Yu Qiuping looked at everyone, "it was military law that fired him."
"What?" Everyone was stunned again, "What does this mean? Didn't the adults fire him?"
"You have misunderstood!" Yu Qiuping explained, "I am not using military law to expel an ashigaru. Rather, military law requires me to expel an ashigaru. Do you understand?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and no one turned around immediately.
After a long while, Naoe Tadahira asked tentatively with some hesitation: "What do you mean, your lord? Is it...even your lord, you are under the constraints of the law."
"Exactly." Yu Qiuping glanced at Naoe Tadaki with admiration, "There is a saying in the Han family, which is: the prince who breaks the law is as guilty as the people. No matter how prominent his status is, or even the maker of the law, once the law takes effect, it will also be there.
Under the constraints of the law. In other words, if I used the horses without permission this time," Yu Qiuping said loudly, "I will expel myself."
Yu Qiuping looked at the confused crowd and chuckled: "I know you may not understand for a while. After all, in this era, the rights of rulers are always above the law, and the law becomes a tool for rulers to maintain their rule. It is necessary
When the law is used, use it to punish and reward, and pretend to be fair. If you don’t want to use the law, just throw it aside or even modify it. This is a matter of endless harm."
"The existence of the law itself is to restrain the behavior of each of us to maintain social stability." Yu Qiuping looked around and spread his hands, "I am no exception. If the ruler can be independent of the law, then the law
There is no authority, and his purpose of restraint cannot be achieved? Everyone will think that today the rulers can not abide by the law. So, when I become a high-ranking official, I can also break the law? Everyone looks at the law from an instrumental perspective. Really?
If this were the case, society would be in chaos."
"Without authoritative laws, what's the difference between us and the beasts in the jungle?" Yu Qiuping said loudly, "Whoever has the strength will listen to whoever has the strength. The strong can bully the weak at will, the weak can eat the strong, and the fittest survive? Such a society is yours
Do you want it?"
"Today, I am here to set an example for you." Yu Qiuping patted Xiaoban Jiesheng, "This great brother, a brother I admire very much, was forced to be expelled from the army, which is the embodiment of the authority of the law. The law
He has stipulated his punishment, and we must abide by it!"
"Sir!" Naoe Tadayei was silent for a long time and suddenly said: "Then what should we do about this unreasonable law in the future?"
"Revise." Yu Qiuping looked into his eyes and replied, "After today's case is concluded, we will immediately revise the law. Change the punishment regulations to, if it is for personal gain that does not involve major matters, misappropriation of military equipment,
I want to be dismissed from the military."
"Since everyone knows that the law is unreasonable, why don't we change it now so that Brother Jiesheng doesn't have to be fired?" Ji Gang Shengzheng spread his hands and looked at Yu Qiuping in confusion, "This is not a deliberate attempt to trick Jie Sheng.
Brother Sheng? Brother Jiesheng is such a good person, but he is also an old subordinate who has been with you since Zhili!"
"This is also to maintain the authority of the law." Yu Qiuping explained, "In the future, a clause that can never be modified will be added to the law. The penalty in any case must be based on the law at the moment the case occurs, and the law must not be modified after
Then impose a penalty."
"Now you feel that this is out of good intentions and that you have wronged a good person, so you want to change the law." Yu Qiuping sighed helplessly, "Whether it is the original intention or the result, it must be good."
"But once this case is opened, it will no longer be able to be taken back." Yu Qiuping said in a deep voice, "Everyone will want to change the law before being sentenced. The public says that the public is right, and the wife says that the wife is right. This must be changed.
, that also needs to be changed, what should I do? What is even more frightening is that in the future, if a powerful person breaks the law and he forces himself to change the law that is unfavorable to him before the penalty is imposed, how can he stop it? Doesn’t the law become
Is it just a piece of paper?"
"Everything is for the authority of the law. Authoritative laws can restrain everyone." Yu Qiuping pointed to himself and then to a circle of people around him. "Everyone must act in accordance with the rules. Those who abide by the law must
There is no need to worry about any adverse risks. Once someone violates the law, he will be given a fair trial."
"This is the spirit of the rule of law that I hope you can understand! I hope every one of you can have it!" Yu Qiuping looked with satisfaction at the surrounding Ashigaru and the people who were lost in thought. Then he looked at Amano Jingtoku, "Especially
As a judge, you must maintain the authority of the law with an iron fist and never be soft-hearted!"
"As for Brother Jiesheng, I'm really sorry." Yu Qiuping looked at Xiaoban Jiesheng, whose eyes were red, "There is a problem with the law this time, which has caused you so much inconvenience."
"It's okay, sir!" Xiaobata Jiesheng gave Yu Qiu a standard military salute, "I was still dissatisfied before, but now I am convinced and willing to obey Amano-sama's punishment."
"I will personally subsidize you with some money to support your family." Yu Qiuping hugged Xiaoban Jiesheng, patted his shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Great brother, I will definitely wait for you next time you recruit soldiers.