The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

"The order of the troops has always been that the old men are in front and the young men are in the back. Gongshi Heifu, you dare to change them at will. You are so bold!"

General Bin Bai was aggressive, and his finger was about to touch the tip of Heifu's nose.

Facing his accusation, Heifu did not panic, but immediately confessed to the county right lieutenant: "I didn't know about this, but I heard General Chen Bai say that it did not violate the law and military regulations, so I made the decision privately..."

General Chen Bai had just received the merits sent by Heifu, and it was not easy to clear the matter at this moment, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Report to the right lieutenant, Heifu did ask me about this matter..."

Seeing the two "confessed their guilt", General Bin Bai was even more proud, thinking that in this way, Guishi's first place in the competition would be ruined, and hurriedly said: "This Heifu has confessed his guilt, and I hope the right lieutenant will punish him!"

His naive look made the left lieutenant Yunman turn his face away.

Right Lieutenant Du Xian just stroked his beard, looked around Heifu, Chen Baijiang, Bin Baijiang, and Zuowei Yunman, and then slowly said: "Heifu, do you know why when my Qin State arranges its troops, the old soldiers are in front and the new soldiers are in the back?"

Heifu hurriedly bowed his head: "This is my first time serving, and I only know a little bit. I don't know what the deep meaning is. I hope the right lieutenant can give me some advice." In fact, he had already asked clearly that it was a convention to put the old in front and the young in the back, but it was not a legal requirement. Since the law did not say that it could not be done, it could be done, right?

But Heifu really had no time to think carefully about the reason for this convention.

"Whenever two armies confront each other, the front row will be the first to face the enemy. If the new soldiers are in the front, they will easily be frightened by the murderous aura on the battlefield, retreat backwards, and break the entire formation, and the battle will be lost..." The right lieutenant said earnestly.

"It's different when the elite veterans are in the front. They are familiar with the formations, understand military rules, have experienced battles, and can hold their ground when encountering enemies. Even if they all die in a hard battle, the new soldiers behind them who survived this battle can also become veterans and become the rock of the army in the next war. In this way, the veterans will continue to exist, and the art of battle formations will be passed down from generation to generation after hundreds of years, so that we can have the Qin army that wins every battle!"

Right Lieutenant Du Xian was indeed trained in Guanzhong and experienced countless battles of all sizes. From being a small soldier in the previous king's time, he marched into the Eastern Zhou Kingdom under the order of Marquis Wenxin, to the battle of Wang Jian breaking Handan and destroying Zhao two years ago, he participated in all of them. After he slowly explained it, Hei Fu immediately understood the deep meaning of the Qin army's veterans in the front and the new soldiers in the back, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The Qin army's tiger and wolf army was not a temporary blessing, but was passed down from generation to generation.

In this way, it seems that I was indeed reckless to adjust the order at will for the sake of the regularity of the queue during the inspection. The ancients were not stupid at all. I will not dare to be arrogant in the future.

"Heifu knows his mistake, he really deserves to die!"

"Whether he deserves to die is not up to you or anyone else, but depends on what the law says."

The right lieutenant Du Xian turned his head to the side: "Wei Shi!"

"Yes!"

The Wei Shi next to him immediately agreed. Wei Shi was the subordinate of the county lieutenant.

"It is said in the military law that the squad leader arbitrarily adjusts the formation. What is the crime?"

The lieutenant hesitated for a while before saying: "I dare to tell the right lieutenant that although it is the Qin army's custom to put old soldiers in front and new soldiers in the back, it is not written in the laws and military laws."

"Really? Did you forget it?"

The lieutenant knelt on one knee: "I dare not forget it. If there is any omission, I am willing to follow the Qin law. If you dare to forget the name of the master's law, you will be punished according to the law you forgot!"

This is an ingenious provision in the "Qin Law": Any judge or military judge who masters the law and dares to forget the provisions of the law and will punish yourself with the law you forgot!

My goodness, if you forget the death penalty or the sentence of treason, wouldn't you be finished?

Therefore, the daily work of every judge and military judge is to recite the law and never dare to make mistakes, because it is related to their jobs and lives.

Du Xian, the county's right lieutenant, nodded and said, "So, there is indeed no punishment for this in the military law. Hei Fu committed the crime without knowing it, and it was definitely not intentional. Since there is no corresponding punishment in the military law, this lieutenant has no reason to punish him. There is no precedent in our Qin State for punishing without teaching! Hei Fu, you just need to remember this lesson in the future."

"I will definitely remember it!" Hei Fu knew that this was a step given by the right lieutenant, and he quickly took it.

"In this case, in today's military exercise, Gui Shi will still be the first!"

As soon as the right lieutenant said this, Hei Fu was relieved. It seemed that he had made the right bet.

"Right lieutenant! How can you be so tolerant!" General Bin Bai never expected that the final result would be like this. He wanted to argue, but was stopped by the right lieutenant.

Du Xian's face was solemn. He rebuked General Bin, saying, "General Bin, do you think I don't know why you are blocking me everywhere? As a general, you are competing with an ordinary soldier because of personal grudges. How can you be so disrespectful?"

"Last April, the county governor said in the "Yu Shu" that the so-called evil officials like to make trouble, have no shame, have no sense of justice, and have offensive behavior. They like to compete when doing things. When competing, they pretend to stare and hold their wrists to show their bravery; they are arrogant, arrogant and stubborn to show their strength, and their superiors still think they are talented."

When mentioning "superiors", the right lieutenant glanced at the left lieutenant Yun Man, and pointed at General Bin and said, "In my opinion, you are the so-called evil official. Such people must be punished."

General Bin was stunned. He never expected that the result would be like this.

"Didn't you promise that if you win the championship, you will walk around this parade ground, leap and dance three hundred times? Well, a man should keep his word, so I will fulfill your promise and double the punishment! Walk around this parade ground, leap and dance ten times! To serve as a warning to others!"

After saying this, Du Xian looked at the left lieutenant Yun Man and said with a smile: "Left lieutenant, do you think my punishment is appropriate?"

His words were kind, but he did not allow for any arguments.

He seemed to be negotiating, but he was arbitrary.

In the eyes of the right lieutenant, Bin Baijiang's rash interruption was an offense to the authority of his chief officer by the left lieutenant, so how could he not make an example of him?

Although the left lieutenant felt sorry for his son-in-law, they were indeed not in the right in this matter. For the sake of the future, he could only swallow his anger and force a smile: "The right lieutenant is right. It's time for him to learn a lesson!"

Bin Baijiang was stunned. Now, even his backer, the left lieutenant, had surrendered. He had to clench his fists and suppress his anger.

He raised his head and looked fiercely at Chen Baijiang, who was gloating over his misfortune, and Hei Fu, who looked innocent. He staggered down to the stage and was ready to take off his armor and jump, but he heard the right lieutenant's order:

"Jump in armor!"

Bin Baijiang swayed and looked at the left lieutenant, but Yun Man turned his head away with a gloomy face, only showing him his back.

"Yes!"

General Bin Bai had no choice but to agree reluctantly. So in front of hundreds of county soldiers and night watchmen, he wore heavy armor and walked around the huge parade ground, starting to do leaps and dances, or deep squat frog jumps...

With a clatter, General Bin Bai's armor made a sound with every move he made. The county soldiers and night watchmen stared at the scene in a daze. At first, they didn't dare to speak, but the right lieutenant ordered them to count carefully, and then they began to count for General Bin Bai...

"One circle... two circles... three circles."

General Bin Bai jumped slower and slower, silently muttering in his heart the great humiliation he suffered today, and he must make Hei Fu pay double, while the night watchmen counted more and more vigorously, and shouted louder and louder.

"Four laps, five laps, six laps!"

Every time he crouched, his armor hurt Bin Baijiang's limbs, and every time he jumped, he thought it was the last time...

But the military order was as strong as a mountain, and the oath was in his ears, so he had to keep moving forward, even if he had to crawl, he had to finish these ten laps!

When Bin Baijiang's limbs were sore and he almost fainted, Hei Fu had already announced through the county right lieutenant that the Guishi led by him won the "best", that is, the first place in this ten-day competition.

He held a pot of rice wine in his hand and ten pieces of dried meat on his arm, and slowly walked down the earthen platform. He saw Bin Baijiang jumping to the seventh lap, exhausted, like an old dog, panting and lying on the ground, barely raising his head and looking at him angrily.

"Hei Fu, you bastard!" His eyes seemed to burst and bleed.

"General Bin, try your best."

Hei Fu gave General Bin a thumbs up and showed an encouraging smile, which made General Bin want to vomit blood.

That day, General Bin asked the county soldiers to press Hei Fu to his feet and insult and abuse him. Did he expect this day?

It's not that I don't want to take revenge, it's just that the time has not come.

With the help of the county's right lieutenant, Hei Fu's humiliation was avenged today! At the same time, Hei Fu couldn't help but admire the county's right lieutenant. His methods were really sharp. Not only did he warn his opponent and maintain his authority, but he also won the heart of this "strong man". He killed two birds with one stone and played beautifully.

Hei Fu no longer paid attention to General Bin who kept cursing. Amid the cheers of Guishi, Hei Fu returned to his team. As promised, he distributed the dried meat to everyone in Shizhong, and raised the rice wine in the earthen jar with both hands, as if it was the trophy he won...

"Brother Heifu!"

Ji Ying was so excited that his eyes were full of tears. Only he knew how hard it was for Heifu these days and how much he had paid.

"We are the first!" Dongmen Bao cheered, immersed in victory, and Xiao Tao was also grinning beside him.

"The first!" The tallest Mu was ecstatic and raised his cousin Zhu high.

Ping, Ke, and Bu smiled at each other. They knew that they could eat meat and drink wine in the next few days.

Even Chao Bo, who was always calm, was stroking his goat beard and laughing, and his hands couldn't help shaking slightly. This was probably the most glorious moment he had experienced in his dozen or so service.

After a long time, Heifu finally calmed down the excited people. He squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards Jiashi.

After the guards separated a path with fear or admiration, Hei Fu walked straight over and pulled out Yuan Bai who was about to run away!

"Yuan Bai, the sergeant."

Hei Fu looked at the rich man with a bitter face, took out the deed from his arms, shook it in front of him, and smiled kindly: "Don't run away in a hurry, don't forget, you still owe me four thousand coins!"

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