Rebirth as Princess Jin again

The night was as thick as ink. After a heavy snowfall, the weather became colder and colder. The night wind howled in the deserted streets, blowing up the fallen flowers and leaves on the ground and swirling them in the air.

In the Kyoto guard camp, the wind was freezing. The officers and soldiers guarding the door were wearing thin cotton coats and cold armor stuck to their chests. They could not stop the invasion of the cold wind. The officers and soldiers guarding could not help but tremble with cold lips. You can vaguely hear the sound of teeth chattering up and down.

The soldier on the side shrank his neck, and his frozen hands involuntarily reached to his waist, took off the gourd from his waist, and opened the lid. A smell of wine floated out. He couldn't help but take two sips, and the strong wine entered his stomach. A fire seemed to rise in his belly, and his body slowly warmed up.

Another soldier saw this and whispered: "You don't want your life. If you are caught drinking while on duty, you will be punished with a cane."

The soldier who was drinking was thin and thin. He said disapprovingly: "In this cold weather, all the officials are sleeping warmly in bed with their women in their arms. Who will care about us? The monthly silver has not been issued in three months. You Look at the cotton-padded clothes we are wearing, they are as thin as autumn clothes. We are standing in the cold wind on this cold day on duty. If we don’t drink some soju, I’m afraid we will both freeze to ice when we wake up tomorrow morning.”

Another soldier, who was a little stronger, also complained: "Yes, you said that the Wei family paid a third of the family property a few days ago, but now they are not fighting. Why don't you give us monthly silver? I The family is all waiting for me to issue the monthly silver to buy clothes for the winter for the children. If the monthly silver is not issued next month, the family will be out of rice."

The soldier who was drinking handed the wine bottle in his hand and said: "Fat brother, you should take a few sips to warm yourself up. It's too cold today. How can we talk about this matter? I heard that the new guy The deputy commander is kind-hearted and easy to get along with. He does not curry favor with his superiors, but rather likes to deal with us soldiers below."

The fat brother hesitated for a while, but after all he couldn't resist the temptation of the wine. He took a few sips from the wine bottle and said slowly: "Monkey, it's not like he doesn't flatter his superiors. This Kyoto guard camp has always been controlled by the Wei family. He is controlled by others. None of the officials from top to bottom are named Wei. He, a man named Wang, suddenly got the position of deputy commander. People above him are ostracizing him. He has to treat the people below him better and win people's hearts."

The monkey looked around and said in a very low voice: "Fat brother, I heard that he was still a martial arts champion, but back then the Wei family wanted to win him over, but he refused, and later he went to work in the Imperial Guard. , this sudden entry into our guard camp, does this mean that our guard camp will no longer have the surname Wei."

Fat Brother glanced at the darkening night on the horizon, and sighed: "It's none of our business to care about the things above. We just need to do our own thing well and stay away from other things. Don't say these words to other people in the future." Speaking of which, be careful of getting into trouble.”

The monkey chuckled: "Fat brother, you are right, I only say this to you."

Before the two of them finished speaking, a cold and stern voice suddenly came from the darkness: "What are you two doing?"

The monkey was startled and hurriedly took off the wine bottle from his waist and quietly threw it in the corner.

In the darkness, a person came over with a dim light. The monkey hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Commander of the Imperial Guard, my subordinates are on duty at night. The weather is cold and people are a little sleepy. Let's talk to dispel the sleepiness."

Wei Ying looked up and down and smelled a faint aroma of wine on the tip of his nose. He approached step by step. Only then did the monkey realize that something was wrong. He quickly closed his mouth and stepped back slightly.

Weiying quickly forced the monkey into a corner and said in a gloomy voice: "Have you been drinking?"

Through the dim light, Monkey saw the cold and sharp gaze on Weiying's face. He felt a thump in his heart and felt an inexplicable uneasiness. He said cautiously: "Commander, the weather is too cold, subordinate." I only drank a few sips to keep out the cold, please forgive me, Commander."

Wei Ying's voice was as cold as ice hanging from the eaves: "Drinking while on duty will result in a fifty-fifty rod penalty! Someone come!"

The other guards on the side heard the words and surrounded them. Seeing that something was not going well, Fat Brother hurriedly came to the rescue and said, "Commander, I'm sorry, it's really because the weather was too cold that he drank a few more sips of wine. If we are thick enough, If he wears cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold, this will definitely not happen, so please forgive him this time, Commander."

Weiying sneered coldly: "We haven't entered the battlefield yet, but as soon as it snowed, we started to complain about the weather. Cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold have been distributed to everyone long ago. No one else complained about the cold, just the two of you. It's cold, if everyone drinks while on duty like you, wouldn't the enemy be willing to give this capital away when they invade?"

Some of the guards on the side also began to plead: "Commander, if this is their first offense, can you be tolerant and tolerant? The weather is cold, the monkey is thin, his parents are old, and he is the only son in the family. If these fifty sticks are used, it will kill him. We haven’t issued monthly silver in March. Most families live on monthly silver, and there is no spare money to buy warm clothes. I also ask Commander Wei to be accommodating."

The fat brother took the opportunity to kick the monkey. The monkey understood and knelt on the ground begging for mercy: "I know that I was wrong. Please spare my life, commander!"

Weiying snorted coldly: "It's obviously a violation of military discipline, but you are here to let me take care of things. It seems that the past few days since I have been away have made you more undisciplined. Today, I will take action on you. Again To establish military discipline, go and wake everyone up, take these two men down, and execute them in front of them."

In the empty training ground, torches lit up the entire sky, and a drum beat sounded. The soldiers who were still sleeping woke up one after another, hurriedly put on their clothes and ran towards the training ground.

As soon as Wang Hu walked to the training ground, he saw that on the bench in the center of the training ground, Fat Brother and Monkey were stripped of their clothes, and were pressed on the bench wearing thin undergarments. The cold wind made them shivering. trembling.

Weiying stood in front of the two of them with a solemn expression. Wang Hu stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "Commander, what mistake did the two of them make?"

Wei Ying glanced at Wang Hu deeply: "I have only been away for a few days, and this is how Deputy Commander Wang disciplines his subordinates. These two people violated military discipline and drank in public while they were on duty. Deputy Commander Wang, according to military regulations, what should I do? Disposal?"

Wang Hu was startled, glanced at the two people on the bench and said: "I am responsible for fifty, but I am just the leader..."

Weiying interrupted him and said: "Since the deputy commander knows, let's execute him!"

Wang Hu shouted loudly: "Commander Wei, please listen to what I have to say."

Wei Ying said coldly: "What? Do you even want to plead for them?"