Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"I want to reward him..."

Just as Ren Yuan mentioned the reward, Pei Xuan suddenly stood up.

"Brother, I just punished Brother Du Xue, and you want to reward him? Isn't that a bit too frivolous?"

Clearly, Pei Xuan was somewhat unhappy with Ren Yuan's actions.

“Pei Xuan, let’s analyze this. You’re in charge of military law and rewards. Based on what happened this time, I don’t think it’s a problem for Du Xue to lose his position as commander. So I have no objection to your suggestion to remove him from his position as commander of the 11th Cavalry Corps.”

Ren Yuan said, "I actually respect you, Pei Xuan, very much."

"But didn't you just say that merit is merit and fault is fault? We can't just focus on the faults and ignore the merits of others, can we? Wouldn't that be unreasonable?"

Pei Xuan remained silent. According to the rules, Ren Yuan's words were not wrong. As long as the rules were followed, Pei Xuan could not say anything.

"Then you were also given ten lashes, brother..."

"Add it! Add the lashes back! How about ten more? Forty lashes?"

Ren Yuan said that since that's the case, then there can be more military flogging, anyway, he has no objection.

"Brother, this is the Military Law Office, not a marketplace. Are you trying to buy vegetables with me?"

Pei Xuan was somewhat amused and exasperated, saying that it was Ren Yuan who said those words. He thought that if someone else said them, he, Pei Xuan, would curse them to death!

“Pei Xuan, I’m not wrong. According to our military regulations back then, Du Xue’s situation warrants 20-40 lashes. The specific number can be considered on a case-by-case basis, right? I’m punishing him according to the highest standard. You should support me.”

Ren Yuan said that this is not really a matter of bargaining; this leeway was left out from the beginning!

"Alright, forty strokes of the military rod then."

Pei Xuan actually knew that although Ren Yuan had said that, and the number of lashes he received seemed to be the most, he would only give back even more in the future!

Pei Xuan also understood that if Ren Yuan was rewarding according to the rules, he couldn't stop him.

"Alright, since there are no objections to the punishment, then it's a matter of reward. This great victory in the southern expedition and the recapture of Jiangnan were, to be honest, made a great contribution. According to our military regulations, such merit should be enough for a commander, right?"

Ren Yuan asked Pei Xuan.

"In terms of merit, that's enough, but..."

Pei Xuan was helpless, because if Ren Yuan said it was true, then there was indeed no problem. This merit was indeed worthy of a commander, but he had just dismissed Du Xue from his position as commander!

"Pei Xuan, I have a question for you."

Ren Yuan noticed that Pei Xuan seemed a little confused, so he added something.

"Brother, please tell me."

"The one you dismissed was the commander of the 11th Army Corps of the Dayi Cavalry, right?"

Ren Yuan said, word by word.

"Yes, the 11th Army Corps of the Ma Army."

Pei Xuan answered with certainty.

"Okay, so Du Xue has no connection with Ma Jun's 11th Army Corps now, right?"

"Yes, Du Xue is just an ordinary soldier in my Dayi Army now."

"Alright, for Du Xue's merits, I'll reward him with the title of Commander of the Dayi Cavalry's Suanni Legion. What do you think?" (Note: Before the Ming Dynasty, the saying that the dragon has nine sons was not yet unified or widely accepted. At this time, Suanni referred to the lion. The Erya Commentary states, "Suanni is the lion, which comes from the Western Regions.")

"The Suanni Legion? Where did this Suanni Legion come from? Does our Dayi even have such a legion?"

Pei Xuan was taken aback; he couldn't recall any Dayi cavalry force named after the Suanni.

"The Suanni Legion? That's great! This is perfect for Boss Du!"

"That's right, that's right, let him be the commander of the Suanni Legion!"

"Li Zhu thanks Your Highness on behalf of Boss Du!"

Pei Xuan didn't react at first, but the other three strategists reacted immediately!

What commander of the Suanni Legion?

Isn't this just giving the Ma 11th Army Corps a new name?

"Brother, what you're doing..."

Pei Xuan finally realized what was happening. "Wait, brother, are you playing this game?"

"Pei Xuan, have I violated any rule by doing this?"

Ren Yuan said with a smile.

"Um...no."

Pei Xuan thought about it and realized that Ren Yuan's move was indeed not wrong or violated any rules.

"But brother, where did Ma Jundi get the Suanni Legion?"

"Hmm... you can ask the three of them later, I seem to remember them mentioning it."

As Ren Yuan spoke, he stood up, then turned and walked outside.

Alright, let's just leave it at that for now, as long as Pei Xuan doesn't bother him.

"Brother, brother, I..."

Pei Xuan tried to say something more.

"Forty strokes of the military rod, I will do it myself."

Ren Yuan didn't stop and quickly left the house, saying that he would personally administer this punishment.

"Oh, those three strategists, and this Suanni Legion..."

Pei Xuan immediately stopped bothering Ren Yuan. In his opinion, the forty strokes of military rod that Ren Yuan personally administered were definitely a severe punishment!

So he turned to the remaining three strategists and asked, "What exactly is this Suanni Legion?"

If you three conjure up an entire Suanni army for me today, I won't say a word!

"Hmm... the Suanni Legion, well, how should I put it, it's..."

Because of his good relationship with Pei Xuan, Zhu Wu tried to speak first, but before he could finish speaking, he ran out of ideas.

"Well, how should I put it, the 11th Army Corps of the Ma Army, maybe, maybe those brothers felt that the 11th Army Corps of the Ma Army was without a commander... so they might be thinking of switching to another unit?"

Xiao Jiahui hurriedly tried to make up for it, even though he knew his attempt was terrible, but he had no choice but to make it up.

"When did an entire legion of our Dayi Army have to change units? Is there any precedent for this?"

Pei Xuan stared at Xiao Jiahui.

"Well, it's not that we don't have one. We have a reserve army, and the brothers in the reserve army are often sent to different teams in whole platoons, right?"

Xiao Jiahui felt uncomfortable being stared at by this chubby man, so she had no choice but to go all out.

"Yeah."

Assistant Li quickly responded.

"The 11th Army Corps of the Ma Army was too outrageous, so they voluntarily returned to the reserve army. Coincidentally, the Suanni Army Corps was recruiting, so they went together. It was really a coincidence. It's just that the 11th Army Corps of the Ma Army had a vacancy, and other reserve army brothers will soon fill it."

"Chief Pei, I remember that the reserve troops can choose which legion they want to join, right?"

After Li Zhu said that, Pei Xuan really didn't know what to say, because Li Zhu was right. The Dayi Reserve Army could indeed sign up on their own and participate in the selection of the legion they wanted to join.

Of course, now everyone knows what this Suanni Legion is all about, so this so-called legion selection is just a formality.

"You three strategists are truly capable!"

Pei Xuan had nothing to say, and could only point at the three of them:

"Why don't you guys say that the Du brothers could become the commander-in-chief of the Southern Field Army next?!"

"Commander Nanye?"

Suddenly, a large head popped out of the doorway; it was Ren Yuan, who was squatting outside.

"Du Xue? Commander-in-Chief Nan Ye? I think he's a good fit..."