mesbooks Chapter 42 He still has to thank us
Chapter 42 He still has to thank us
The soldier who came up was already very old, with gray hair on his temples and a hunched body. He knelt on one knee in front of Zhang Shikang, and tears fell as soon as he finished speaking.
"Okay! You will be the one to carry out the first blow."
Below the reviewing stand, Sun Weifan had already ordered the soldiers to tie up Qian Rulong and ten others tightly on a long bench.
The old soldier stood up and wiped his tears. When he looked at Qian Rulong again, his eyes had become ferocious. He took the jujube wood stick from another soldier and walked in front of Qian Rulong:
"It's been five years, Qian Rulong, and now you have come to this day. Today I will avenge my son!"
In fact, many soldiers knew about this old soldier's story. Five years ago, his son and daughter-in-law came to the barracks to give him something. Qian Rulong saw that his daughter-in-law was beautiful, so he became malicious and raped her.
The daughter-in-law could not bear the humiliation and hanged herself that day. The son was heartbroken and filed a lawsuit against Qian Rulong in Shuntian Prefecture.
But who knew that Qian Rulong was so well-connected that the governor of Shuntian Prefecture not only did not arrest Qian Rulong, but instead accused his son of making trouble out of nothing and beat him with forty sticks. Not long after his son returned home, he died of depression.
After Qian Rulong killed his son and daughter-in-law, he not only did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, but he often mentioned the matter in front of the old soldier for fun.
The old man knew that even if he risked his life, he could not kill Qian Rulong. For the past five years, he had been enduring and waiting for this moment to come.
After the old man finished speaking, he held the jujube wood stick in his arms, spat into his hands, rubbed them, and then swung the jujube wood stick high. With tears in his eyes and gritted his teeth, he poured all his strength into the stick in his hand.
The big stick fell between Qian Rulong's waist and hips with a dull sound. Qian Rulong wailed halfway before fainting.
The blow was extremely powerful and immediately changed Zhang Shikang's view of them. Being thin does not mean being weak.
After the fight, the old man kowtowed solemnly to Zhang Shikang, expressing his gratitude to Zhang Shikang for giving him the opportunity for revenge.
"Come on, someone with yellow urine, wake him up." Zhang Shikang said without thinking.
Sun Weifan's face was full of black lines, thinking that Zhang Shikang was acting recklessly, but thinking that this kid was a playboy, he did not say anything to stop him.
However, he discovered that in just two hours, these soldiers had gone from being numb zombies to having some energy and spirit.
Although he couldn't figure it out, he still felt that this kid might be something.
"There is a reward." Zhang Shikang took out a piece of silver weighing five cents from his waist and weighed it in his hand as he spoke.
The lowest-level infantrymen only received one tael and five cents of silver a month, and it had not been paid for eight months. Five cents of silver was already a lot.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. A guy with chapped lips, as if he had not had water for a long time, stood up.
"Admiral, I'm coming!"
Zhang Shikang immediately threw the silver change in his hand over to the boy, who took it and started to take off his pants. The barracks were full of grown men, so he didn't feel embarrassed at all.
With the sound of rushing water, the turbid yellow water splashed all over Qian Rulong's face and mouth.
Qian Rulong choked and opened his eyes, and saw a big bird dangling in front of him. He immediately became furious:
"Zhang Shikang! A gentleman can be killed, but not humiliated! If you have the guts, just kill me, or I will report you! And you damned dog, I will kill you! I will kill you!"
While threatening Zhang Shikang, Qian Rulong did not forget to stare viciously at the guy who was peeing on his face.
"Deputy General Qian, you may not remember that last year you had me thrown into a manure pit and soaked for a night. I just wanted you to have a taste of what it feels like."
After saying that, he returned to the crowd.
Zhang Shikang didn't care about Qian Rulong's threat and continued to shout at the soldiers:
"Who else?"
This time Zhang Shikang didn't have to wait too long. As soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his hand and stood up. Although this man was thin, he had a strong frame and was half a head taller than others in the crowd.
"Admiral, I'll do it, but my hands are heavy, if I'm not careful I'll give him..."
"If you kill them, it's my fault. Go ahead." Zhang Shikang said directly.
After saying that, the man didn't hesitate any more, swung up the jujube wood stick and hit Qian Rulong hard, knocking him unconscious again.
The other eight people around Qian Rulong were almost scared to death. They had never seen a guy like Zhang Shikang who did things without any rules. They all cried and begged for mercy.
"Admiral, please spare my life! I have accumulated a lot of property over the years, more than 60,000 taels. As long as you let me go, I am willing to give it all to you. I only ask you to spare my life."
"Sir, please spare my life!"
The others quickly followed suit. It was obvious to them that Zhang Shikang was a playboy.
There is no limit to the severity of the beatings made by this playboy. Even if he can seek help from the person behind the scenes in the future, he has to be alive to wait until then.
"If I don't forgive you, you won't be able to keep the family property. Next one!" Zhang Shikang said coldly.
Almost all of that silver was embezzled from the military pay of the Beijing camp. The nobles and relatives of the emperor could be forgiven for their mistakes, but these guys were not nobles and relatives of the emperor, so of course their property was recycled.
When those people saw that offering their property was useless, they immediately realized that Zhang Shikang wanted to kill them, and they immediately started to curse:
"You bastard! I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
"Oh, I'm so scared. You'd better be a female ghost." Zhang Shikang's funny expression immediately made the soldiers present laugh.
These soldiers all felt that although the new admiral was young, he was different from any senior official they had ever met.
Not only did they immediately receive the back pay for their wages, they were also promised that they would have enough to eat in the future and were given the opportunity to seek revenge.
They couldn't help but have a strange feeling towards this young admiral. There was respect and warmth in it, which made them feel that they were also human beings with dignity.
The most important thing is that the words are pleasant to hear.
After the first and second ones, Zhang Shikang didn't need to give any command for the rest. The soldiers even lined up in a long queue just to have a fight.
Half an hour later, Qian Rulong and others were beaten to a bloody mess and became ghosts as they wished.
Including the several servants who were hacked to death before, Zhang Shikang killed a total of sixteen people in his first appearance in the Beijing Camp, most of whom were senior generals of the Beijing Camp.
This move is extremely explosive even in the explosive world, and will certainly be impeached by court officials in the future. However, that is a headache for Brother Chongzhen in the capital.
If they don't kill soldiers like Qian Rulong, they won't be able to establish their authority, and they won't be able to awaken the spirit of the lower-level soldiers who are used to being bullied by them. If they don't kill them, it will also be difficult to confiscate their homes and get money.
Zhang Shikang felt that everyone has to die, and that some people's death is heavier than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather. The deaths of people like Qian Rulong had so many impacts, so they should be heavier than a feather.
They should thank me! Zhang Shikang thought with some malice.
However, since it was the first time Zhang Shikang saw a murder scene, he still felt a little disgusted. Qian Rulong was closer to him and his shit came out of him, and blood almost splashed on him.
Fortunately, he held back, otherwise, as an admiral, he would be afraid of seeing blood and people would laugh at him if it were told to others.
Everyone was dead, but there were still many soldiers who had not yet had a turn. Most of these people had been bullied by Qian Rulong and his men, and even though they were dead, they still wanted to go up and give them a beating to vent their anger.
Zhang Shikang was not so bored, so he called a halt to this unique revenge activity.
At this time, the smell of rice could be faintly heard from the other end of the parade ground. The fireman had cooked the rice and was taking out buckets of rice.
It smelled so good that many soldiers sniffed it.
It was already noon. If it were normal time, there would be no food to eat at noon. The way they looked at Zhang Shikang changed. It turned out that the admiral really did not lie to them.
The admiral is different from those people.
The military's morale was good enough, but Zhang Shikang felt that he could add fuel to the fire and make it burn even more vigorously.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shikang suddenly became melancholy.
Sun Weifan suddenly became alert. He thought this kid was going to do something weird again.
After the last Hongmen Banquet, Sun Weifan finally understood a little about this kid. As long as Zhang Shikang's expression changed quickly, it would definitely mean trouble.
"Alas, soldiers, this admiral is worried!"
Zhang Shikang sighed, as if he had something to hide.
Not only did he give them money and help them get revenge, but he also gave them the chance to eat white rice soon. The soldiers now respected Zhang Shikang very much.
Seeing Zhang Shikang suddenly become so sad, someone immediately asked loudly:
"Why are you worried, Admiral? Please tell us. Although we are weak and powerless, we also want to share your worries!"
Zhang Shikang said upon seeing this:
"It's not a big deal. They killed so many people in a short time that they killed all the deputy generals and lieutenant generals in the Beijing camp.
Your revenge has been taken, but apart from this admiral and General Sun, our Beijing camp does not even have a lieutenant general.
What should I do? "
Zhang Shikang had a worried look on his face, but the soldiers were also worried. If they were asked to do manual labor or other things within their capabilities, that would be no problem.
Such high-ranking positions as lieutenant general and deputy general are usually appointed by the imperial court, so they have no right to say anything.
So Zhang Shikang was worried above and the soldiers were worried below, and two full breaths of time passed.
Zhang Shikang's expression suddenly became excited again.
"There is a solution!" Zhang Shikang said happily.
Seeing that the admiral was happy again, the soldiers stopped pretending to be sad and hurried to ask.
"What clever idea did the adults come up with? Let us hear it."
"If there are no lieutenant generals or deputy generals, can I choose from among you?
If you pick it out, you will have it, right? "
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