Chapter 681 -652: Madwoman’s Military Training (Part 2)
Lei Tianlun swept his gaze across the crowd: “Kuang Lang… why is he absent?”
Kuang Lang?
Lin Xiaosu glanced over the crowd and instantly knew who was missing.
The commander’s position below was paired left and right, with the seventh commander’s opposite side being empty.
This indicated the missing person was the Deputy Commander of the Seventh Squad.
This was likely the reason Lei Tianlun immediately identified who was absent.
The Commander of the Seventh Squad stepped forward: “Lord, this Deputy Commander of mine has thrown a tantrum again. This isn’t the first time, but certainly the most outrageous!”
“Oh? What happened? Speak!” Lei Tianlun’s face darkened.
What happened today?
It’s Mr. Li’s visit to select the squad. Mr. Li is an imperial envoy, and if something tarnishes the reputation of Zhen Heaven Pavilion and reaches Your Majesty’s ears, it’s no small matter?
The Seventh Squad’s Deputy Commander is absent. Even though it’s a minor mistake, if handled correctly, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But Hong Bin, what’s the matter? Opening his mouth to complain like this! The imperial envoy has heard those words; without pursuing it thoroughly, things will only worsen, and must be pursued further.
The other commanders looked at Seventh Commander Hong Bin knowingly.
This Hong Bin really can’t manage his deputy.
He’s wanted to kick the deputy out for a long time.
Today, he found his chance.
In such a setting, exposing everything openly, forcing Master Lei to take severe action.
“Yes, Lord!” Hong Bin clenched his fists to salute: “Kuang Lang trains soldiers with extreme cruelty and obsession, making them carry thousands of pounds and sprint three hundred miles, the incident renders over a hundred people futile just past, now more rampant, claiming if they cannot be trained to death, they’d be trained to death! Planning to send all three thousand soldiers into the Reverse Flow Pond.”
“Reverse Flow Pond?” Lei Tianlun’s pupils contracted sharply.
“Indeed! The Reverse Flow Pond is not for ordinary soldiers. Once entered, it might reduce personnel by two or three parts!” Hong Bin said, “I resolutely refused, and she called me having a woman’s mindset, not able to achieve great things. Lord, how can such an arrogant person not be dealt with? Thus, I used military law and confined her for three days. Just as the lord summoned me, I personally released her, asking to follow me into the palace for orders. She turned away and left a sentence: ‘Granny’s done playing!’ Lord, this… This kind of deputy, I really cannot serve anymore.”
Upon these words, he was filled with excitement.
Lin Xiaosu’s eyes slightly brightened.
Kuang Lang trains soldiers, if not to death, to train them to death?
Kuang Lang, calling herself granny…
Such a ruthless woman?
Lei Tianlun also felt overwhelmed by numbness.
This Hong Bin, yet where is he complaining about his deputy?
Clearly, he is complaining against the Master of the Military Hall?
Everyone knows Kuang Lang was promoted solely by the Master of the Military Hall.
Before, upon committing offenses, it was the Master who shielded her.
Now, Hong Bin seized the opportunity with the imperial envoy and Pavilion Master present, exposing everything.
The subtext is clear: I want to see how the Master shields her!
The Master of the Military Hall’s face turned ash-gray, but it was not his turn to speak.
Moreover, he really did not know how to speak, this illegitimate daughter, you really don’t let your father rest easy, why was I blind to create you with your mother, such a peculiar woman?
Lei Tianlun’s face did not look good either, and he waved his hand: “This matter will be discussed later, please let Mr. Li speak!”
Lin Xiaosu stepped forward: “I come to Zhen Heaven Pavilion today under the command of Your Majesty, intending to select a Town level squad to assist me in a mission, an extraordinary task summarized simply as: Pacify Jiangnan!”
Pacify Jiangnan?
Lei Tianlun was shaken.
The fifty-plus people below, including the Master of the Military Hall, Li Yafu, were all greatly shaken.
Jiangnan has no military unrest; under such conditions, it does not warrant pacifying Jiangnan.
His words “Pacify Jiangnan” points to only one fearsome direction, to pacify Jiangnan sects.
Indeed, Lin Xiaosu provided further clarification: “In today’s world, sects in various regions commit offenses by martial means, bullying commoners, disrupting commerce, seizing lands, and even killing officials. The mighty Imperial Authority and the glorious legal system cannot allow sects to act recklessly. Therefore, I petitioned Your Majesty to go to Jiangnan, suppress all malignant elements, and slaughter any cultivator infringing by martial means; those sects rebelling against the Dynasty will be annihilated!”
With these words spoken, Lei Tianlun’s eyes lit up intensely.
The Master of the Military Hall suddenly looked up.
The fifty-three commanders below were all greatly shaken.
They finally understood the intention behind deploying troops.
It is a task that no one anticipated.
It is to suppress the Jiangnan sects.
This…
The Eighty-one Sects of Jiangnan hold significant power, even if the entire Zhen Heaven Pavilion’s eight halls are sent to battle, a true fight against them would likely result in merely an even split, facing Jiangnan with just one Town level squad under the Military Hall?
Isn’t this akin to striking a stone with an egg?
What does Your Majesty truly intend?
Are you aiming to eliminate Jiangnan sects, or one of Zhen Heaven Pavilion’s squads?
Upon entry, twenty-seven Town level squads exuded murderous aura, but at just a mere mention, their spirits plummeted.
No one dared meet Lin Xiaosu’s gaze.
Lin Xiaosu surveyed the entire scene: “I dislike coercion when employing personnel and prefer volunteers willing to take initiative. Commanders, is there anyone willing to volunteer to serve the court?”
The crowd was as quiet as chickens!
Lin Xiaosu waited for a minute.
The atmosphere was extremely tense, yet no one stepped forward.
Lin Xiaosu silently exhaled: “Since no one volunteers, I will directly designate!”
