The most arrogant in history

Chapter 225 Crocodile Tears.

"No!" Ye Kun immediately interrupted Shangguan Jifu and said seriously:

"Those who accomplish great things always put people first. If Fourth Brother allows his men to rob the people, our brotherhood will be severed from now on!"

"No, no, no, I give the order."

Shangguan Jifu sighed and issued an order: "Anyone who invades the civilians in the city will be executed!"

Ye Kun also immediately ordered his troops to enter the city to supervise Shangguan Jifu's soldiers.

The former Yizhou officials and low-ranking military officers in the city bowed and surrendered one by one.

Ye Kun comforted them with kind words and asked everyone to help pacify the people and rescue the injured civilians and soldiers in the city.

It was not until dark that the city calmed down.

However, Lu Kaijiang brought a group of soldiers and captured two soldiers from Tianmen County and reported:

"Master Ye, these two soldiers disobeyed military orders, raped and killed women, and extorted money from the people..."

The two Tianmen County soldiers were still reckless and shouted, "We are Lord Shangguan's soldiers. You have no right to arrest me!"

Ye Kun was very troubled and called Shangguan Jifu: "Fourth brother, you handle it."

Shangguan Jifu asked about the situation and pleaded with Ye Kun:

"Brother Dalang, this is a veteran soldier from Tianmen County. Can you please show some mercy and just give him twenty military sticks?"

"Fourth brother, you've heard about how I beheaded my brother-in-law in Pingye County, right?" Ye Kun remained unmoved and said:

"An army without strict orders and clear discipline will surely be defeated. If you kill these two soldiers, the people of Langzhong City will be completely loyal to you, and we will no longer have to worry about anything.

We don't have to kill them. We can close the gates and kill everyone in the city. Otherwise, once our army leaves, Langzhong will surely rebel. By then, our casualties will be at least hundreds or even thousands. Maybe our retreat will be cut off and our entire army will be wiped out. You and I, brothers, will die without a burial place!"

Since ancient times, after conquering a city, one would either implement a benevolent policy and appease the people;

Or you can do what Genghis Khan did, kill them all and eliminate the trouble forever.

Of course, Ye Kun could not adopt Genghis Khan's method. He could only win the hearts of the people and establish an image of benevolence.

Shangguan Jifu sighed, waved his hand and ordered: "Behead!"

"Wait a minute!"

Wang Meng rushed in, glaring and shouting, "Master Ye, these two are my brothers. They fought their way from Baidi City to Langzhong City despite many dangers. Do you think they will be beheaded just because they made a small mistake?"

The two soldiers knelt and kowtowed, shouting, "General Wang, please save me. Lord Ye, please spare my life."

Ye Kun waved his hand and called Wang Meng and Shangguan Jifu to come aside.

Wang Meng was still unconvinced and looked at Ye Kun with a squint.

Ye Kun opened the map, pointed and said, "General Wang, do you really think that our tens of thousands of troops can defeat the millions of people in Yizhou?"

Wang Meng said nothing.

Ye Kun said again:

"We have now surrounded Chengdu. However, the counties of Yizhou have also surrounded us. If this matter is not handled properly, Langzhong will definitely rebel in the future. Once Langzhong rebels, Jiangzhou, Deyang, Baidicheng, Luzhou and other counties will respond together and cut off our retreat.

The people of Yizhou also think that we are a brutal army and will fight to the death. Just think about it, Langzhong surrendered, but innocent women were still raped and killed. So, if we don't surrender and fight to the death, the worst result will be death!

At this point, people would choose to fight to the death and die with dignity, rather than surrender and die in humiliation! "

Shangguan Jifu was very moved after hearing this and nodded:

"Brother Dalang's analysis is reasonable. With our limited number of troops, if we cannot win over the people in Yizhou, we will not be able to maintain our rule even if we conquer it."

Wang Meng looked at the map and finally sighed: "Master Ye, I was wrong. I didn't discipline the army strictly. Execute those two soldiers."

Ye Kun patted Wang Meng on the shoulder and nodded slightly.

Shangguan Jifu ordered the detention of the two soldiers and summoned officers at all levels, as well as the original officials of Langzhong, to hold a meeting to deal with the matter.

In front of the Sheriff's Mansion.

Shangguan Jifu said: "Before we entered the city, there was a military order requiring us not to harm the people. Unfortunately, I, Shangguan Jifu, did not discipline the army strictly, and my soldiers raped and killed civilian women, which made me feel ashamed to the people of Langzhong. I summoned you all here to enforce the military order again. Secondly, I also want to behead the offending soldiers in public and apologize to the people of Langzhong!"

The execution squad in the army stepped forward and beheaded the two offending soldiers in front of everyone.

Military officers at all levels in Tianmen County looked dissatisfied.

Shangguan Jifu shouted, "Wang Meng, step out!"

Wang Meng clasped his fists and stepped forward: "I will be here!"

Shangguan Jifu said with a stern face, "As a general, you failed to discipline your troops strictly. Your subordinates violated my orders, so you should be punished as the soldiers. Come, take them away and chop them off!"

Everyone at the scene was shocked.

Wang Meng is the top general under Shangguan Jifu and is almost the second in command of Tianmen City.

Shangguan Jifu even wanted to kill Wang Meng, which shows that he was really angry.

Ye Kun knew that Shangguan Jifu was acting, so he clasped his fists and said:

"Sir Shangguan, this is General Wang Meng's first offense, so please forgive him this time. Now that we need someone, we can let General Wang make up for his crime and make meritorious contributions. If he commits the same offense again next time, you will be punished for both crimes."

Wang Meng's subordinates all knelt down and shouted:

"Sir Shangguan, please show some mercy. We will strictly control our subordinates in the future, and this will never happen again."

Shangguan Jifu had a stern face and said nothing.

The officials of Langzhong City were also happy to be good people, and they stepped forward to plead: "The offending soldiers have been beheaded, so why not forgive General Wang this time."

Shangguan Jifu finally let go and glared, "If you do it again, I will kill you without mercy!"

Wang Meng kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Ye Kun ordered soldiers from all units to maintain order, while he and Shangguan Jifu took gold and silver and other valuables to apologize to the families of the victims.

When the victims' families learned that the soldiers who committed the crime had been beheaded and had also received gold and silver, they naturally did not dare to complain and even kowtowed to express their gratitude.

In times of war, the strong prey on the weak, and this kind of thing is all too common.

It is almost unimaginable that Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu not only uphold justice but also make amends.

After comforting the victim's family, Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu went to visit Cai Wu's family.

The Cai family had already been protected by soldiers, and there were no casualties in the family.

Cai Wu's old father, who was over sixty years old, burst into tears.

Seeing Ye Kun, the old man wiped his tears and sneered, "Ye thief, I've been waiting for you for a long time, go ahead."

"Your humble servant Ye Kun has come to apologize." Ye Kun stepped forward and bowed deeply:

"Two armies are fighting, each for their own master. General Cai is a scholar, but he is a man of steel. He is honorable even in defeat, and he lives on even in death. Ye Kun admires him very much. Tomorrow, General Shangguan and I will wear mourning clothes and bury General Cai Wu with honor to show our respect."

Shangguan Jifu also stepped forward and saluted:

"Old man, Lord Ye and I are to blame for General Cai's death. Tomorrow Lord Ye and I will kneel down in front of General Cai's grave and pay respect to him. Perhaps this will alleviate the guilt in my heart."

Old man Cai snorted and said nothing.

Ye Kun gave orders to the soldiers behind him:

"Pass on my order. All soldiers are not allowed to disturb the Cai Mansion. Anyone who dares to set foot in the Cai Mansion will be killed immediately!"

Then, the two men left many gifts, bowed and left.

Behind him, there were suppressed cries from everyone in the Cai family.

This is war, a cruel war.

The next morning, Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu arranged Cai Wu's funeral, knelt down in front of the grave in person, and poured wine to pay tribute.

Ye Kun squeezed out two crocodile tears and cried loudly in front of the grave: "Alas, I beg you to honor me!"