Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

After much persuasion, Ren Yuan finally managed to get Pei Xuan to sit down.

But after the military law chief sat down, he was still very angry, and his originally fair face turned bright red.

Not long after, Xiao Jiahui, Zhu Wu, and Li Zhu also rushed over.

"elder brother."

When Xiao Jiahui and the others saw Pei Xuan sitting in a chair looking sullen, and Ren Yuan standing to the side looking helpless, they knew that this matter was not going to end well.

Therefore, Xiao Jiahui decisively took the initiative to strike first!

"Brother! What's wrong with Boss Du! He's gone too far!"

Xiao Jiahui started cursing as soon as she opened her mouth.

"He's the commander-in-chief of an army! How can he openly violate our military orders! My brother has repeatedly emphasized that he should be treated with special care..."

"Military Advisor Xiao, don't say so much. Just tell me, did Du Xue violate military regulations?"

Before Xiao Jiahui could finish speaking, Pei Xuan interrupted her. There was nothing Pei Xuan could do; when Pei Xuan was in charge of military law, he truly didn't care about the so-called kings and nobles.

"Ah... Old Zhu, you explain this one."

Xiao Jiahui had originally planned to say a few more words to fool them, but he didn't expect Pei Xuan's attitude to be so firm. He also felt that it was a difficult task, so he passed the job on to Zhu Wu.

Because Zhu Wu was usually stationed at Liangshan, he was more familiar with Pei Xuan. Faced with Xiao Jiasui's attempt to shift the blame onto him, he could only shake his head and then look at Pei Xuan:

"Brother Pei, judging from the results of the war, all of Ming territory has been recovered, Jiangnan has been basically pacified, and the world has been unified. This is a good thing, so why are you so angry, Brother Pei?"

“Military Advisor Zhu, at this time you should call me Chief Commander Pei.”

Pei Xuan and Zhu Wu do have a good relationship, but Pei Xuan's nickname "Iron-Faced Chief" is well-deserved; he is now refusing Zhu Wu's attempts to get close to him.

"Yes, yes, Chief Pei."

Zhu Wu shook his head, then continued.

"Chief Pei, although we have military regulations, in the end everything is for my brother's great cause of governing the country."

"Brother Du Xue did go a bit too far this time, but considering the final result, he successfully helped our Yi Kingdom unify the world, which is a great achievement, so..."

"Military Advisor Zhu, have you forgotten that when we established military law, we said that we couldn't say things like 'offsetting one's crimes with merits'?"

Pei Xuan is now as solid as an iron plate, leaving no room for anyone to slip through.

"Merit is merit! Fault is fault! That's what we said back then!"

"Among our many brothers in Dayi, who doesn't have military merits? If military merits can be used to atone for crimes, then what's the point of having a military law department? Everyone could just atone for their crimes directly, wouldn't that be better?"

Pei Xuan's words left Zhu Wu speechless for a moment, because Zhu Wu knew that Pei Xuan was right. When the Military Law Division was established, this clause was decided by everyone together.

“Military Advisor Li, Brother Du Xue came from Huaixi with you, so you should know his situation better. Why did this happen this time? Tell me, Military Advisor Li.”

Zhu Wu didn't say much and gave the task to Li Zhu.

Li Zhu frowned. He could roughly guess why Du Xue was acting this way, but he wasn't entirely sure, so he tentatively said:

"Chief Pei, based on my understanding of Boss Du, is it possible that Boss Du decided to kill Fang Tianding and his men because they had feigned surrender?"

“Even if it’s a feigned surrender, he only needs to kill Fang Tianding and the main culprit. Why kill everyone in Fang Ming’s court? Military Advisor Li, I know you have a good relationship with Brother Du Xue, but isn’t your blatant plea for mercy showing a complete disregard for me?”

Pei Xuan's words were indeed ruthless, leaving Li Zhu with no choice but to raise his hands in preparation for a fist salute.

But Li Zhu forgot one thing: he habitually held the sword in one hand, so when he raised his hand, he raised the sword along with it.

"Military Advisor Li! What are you trying to do? Are you trying to intimidate me with your supposedly unparalleled swordsmanship?"

Pei Xuan stood up abruptly and stretched his neck forward!

"Come, come, come, Military Advisor Li, take your sword and chop at my neck! See how tough my neck is!"

"Pei Xuan! Pei Xuan! It can't be that bad! Old Xiao, stop him!"

Ren Yuan quickly stood up, signaling Pei Xuan not to act impulsively.

"Chief Pei, what are you doing? I really didn't mean that!"

Li Zhu was also startled by Pei Xuan's actions. My God, this Iron-Faced Boss is really stubborn. He actually dared to bare his neck at me. How could I kill him? How could I possibly kill him?

"Pei Xuan, Pei Xuan, sit! Sit!"

Xiao Jiahui quickly pressed Pei Xuan back down. This Pei Xuan was really not to be trifled with; he was too tough.

"Brother, please say something."

After several people pressed Pei Xuan back into his seat, they quickly asked Ren Yuan to speak.

"Um, Pei Xuan..."

Ren Yuan organized his thoughts and tried to speak.

"Brother, you said back then that you would absolutely support me in matters of military law!"

Pei Xuan said, "Brother, are you going to break your promise?"

"Of course, of course I remember."

Ren Yuan nodded quickly, indicating that he remembered everything.

"Du Xue did indeed harbor too much murderous intent this time, and even killed someone who tried to surrender, which definitely violated military regulations. So, Pei Xuan, what do you think should be his sentence? How should he be punished?"

Ren Yuan asked Pei Xuan.

"Hmm... If we follow the previous rules, killing prisoners, especially so many surrendered soldiers, is punishable by execution."

When Pei Xuan heard Ren Yuan ask him this question, he was taken aback. He thought Ren Yuan had come to plead for him, but it turned out that Ren Yuan hadn't.

"Chief Pei, Du Xue is the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expeditionary Army and has rendered great service. Isn't this execution a bit...?"

Of course, execution was out of the question, so as soon as Pei Xuan spoke, Xiao Jiahui and the other two immediately voiced their objections.

"Yes, considering his status, execution is indeed inappropriate. However, the law is impartial, and I must punish him! Thirty strokes of the military rod! And he must be dismissed from his post as commander!"

Pei Xuan's punishment was severe; he directly dismissed Du Xue from his position as commander.

"No, Brother Pei Xuan, this punishment is too harsh..."

Li Zhu was getting anxious. Was this the right thing to do? This wasn't right. Why did they just go straight to the bottom?

"Very well, then Du Xue will be relieved of his official post!"

To everyone's surprise, Ren Yuan waved his hand and agreed with Pei Xuan's statement.

"elder brother?"

Everyone was shocked and looked at Ren Yuan. This was not something Ren Yuan would say!

"Since there's a mistake, then punish him! Brother Pei Xuan is in charge of rewards and punishments, so let's listen to him. Dismiss Brother Du Xue from his post as commander of the 11th Cavalry Army! As for the flogging, let's make it light, how about twenty strokes?"

Ren Yuan looked at Pei Xuan.

"Brother Pei Xuan, how about it? Does this count as punishment?"

"Calculate."

Pei Xuan thought about it and realized that he had indeed been punished, and that was good enough.

"Alright, the punishment has been given, and the merit should also be rewarded. So, I've decided to reward Du Xue..."