Chapter 213 (1/2)
Chapter 213: Zhao Kuo
Military Camp
The adlanced down at his own camp and realized that it was almost the size of a s to their fleets and were split into five different sectors The biggest tent here the highest-ranking ad could be seen beside the tent, and he had several soldiers stationed outside the tent
Outside thethe area, and the sound of their footsteps could be heard
Not far aas the pier, where their naval vessels had docked All the vessels had the word ”Dynasty” written on it
Just yesterday, there was a huge torrential rain, which brought along leaves and sand onto the deck The soldiers were busy cleaning up the debris on the deck
Within the ca caned by a thick rod could be heard The first stroke landed, then the second stroke, then the third stoke Each stroke landed on the victim’s butt Blood and flesh were blurred as the wounds on his butt reopened after each stroke
The group of soldiers responsible for executing the punishth as each stroke was hard and powerful After the third stroke, the victi out profusely Blood stained the rod as well, and dripped onto the ground
Cai Yuan Zhen was the person as being caned He bit on a sed out, trying his best to withstand the pain He didn’t whie of executing the punishment noticed him act this way, and were expressionless However, it becanificantly less forceful
However, ten strokes weren’t enough to kill a person When they were done, his pants were stained with blood A pair of soldiers walked up and carried hi a dead dog off the streets, his legs dragged along the ground, leaving a trail of blood Even the soldiers ere patrolling within the caht
A pair of soldiers watched and sighed, ”Captain Cai is really down on his luck to receive yet another punish ago”
”Ai, it’s not poor luck I’ve actually heard that so Captain Cai’s position” One of the soldiers eeping the ground replied softly
”Is that so?” Another soldier inched nearer to him
”It’s true The ad Officer and wishes to steal Captain Cai’s post and rank!” The pair of soldiers whispered softly a themselves
The Tent
Ade screen was erected behind hier sat on his table He emitted an aura of fearsomeness
A single tile had been tossed onto the ground Chen Ping was reading a book at this point When the flaps of his tent had opened, a pair of soldiers dragged Cai Yuan Zhen into the tent Behind theround
The pair of soldiers entered the tent and tossed Cai Yuan Zhen aside Cai Yuan Zhen anticipated this and stretched out his hands to break his fall
Seeing Cai Yuan Zhen being brought into the tent, Adhing out coldly, ”If you ever make another mistake, I won’t be able to save you”
Hearing the adue with him Instead, he replied meekly, ”Yes, admiral I don’t dare to violate any more rules”
As soon as he finished his sentence, his face landed on the ground
Chen Ping then scrutinized Cai Yuan Zhen on the ground He noticed that there was a large mess of blood on his pants He knew that the punish anyand had dealt him full force blows
Hence, he cast a fierce look at the Captain, ”It’s good that you know this I shall be nanimous and spare you from death this time”
”Since you’ve already been punished, return to your tent and rest for a couple of days In the meantime, hand over your duties to Lieutenant Liu, he will oversee them”
Hearing these words, Cai Yuan Zhen seeht not be the most appropriate person to handle such n this task to Lieutenant Zheng Zhou?”
Hearing these words, Chen Ping raged out, ”Are you the adn the job to isyour bounds?”
Being lashed out at like this, Cai Yuan Zhen no longer dared to refute this His face turned red as he looked down
”Men, bring Captain Cai out to see thespoke out At this point, Cai Yuan Zhen clawed at the sand within the tent, as the veins on his forehead bulged out He didn’t dare to show his expressions of pain, and looked down The pain had caused droplets of sweat to form across his head as it dripped down onto the sand
The flaps of the tent opened once again as a pair of soldiers walked in They then picked Cai Yuan Zhen up and dragged him out of the tent to see the medic
The second Cai Yuan Zhen was being dragged out, a younger man walked in His face was so soldier outside whispered, ”Lieutenant Liu, please enter The ad for you”
The youth nodded his head as he entered the tent He looked up to see Chen Ping reading a book The youth then walked to the table, and sher rank? I’ve already been boasting that I would receive my Captain promotion soon”
When Chen Ping heard this, he slapped the table and shouted out loudly, ”You rascal All you kno to do is to ask for promotions A Captain controls ten vessels, and is equivalent to a sixth ranked official Do you think it’s that easy?”
”I’ve already raised you up to becoreat deal of effort in order to achieve this Why can’t you work your oay up and achieve somesighed, ”I’ve already sent Cai Yuan Zhen out Over these few days, you should take over his responsibility as a Captain I shall then find a way to demote him to a Lieutenant and promote you to a Captain When that happens, you shall then take over his post”
When the youth heard this, he rolled his eyes, ”Brother-in-lahatto say there’s no vacancy for me at this point? Cai Yuan Zhen rose to his rank because of his hard work, but aren’t youhim anyway? So, tell me, what’s the point of hard work and merit after all?”
Chen Ping slapped the table once again, ”How dare you Cai Yuan Zhen is actually a good and honest ht, he executes orders very well, and is a fierce fighter I a him for missions”
”If it weren’t for the fact that we are facing peace tier needed, I would still keep him Besides, I already have five Captains on hand, and the other four captains have the backings of powerful people I cannot move the away froth, which makes it hard for me to promote anyone In order to promote you, I have to demote him”
As he spoke, he sighed and shook his head, as if he was facing a difficult situation, ”Actually, I a so, Cai Yuan Zhen and I would drift apart We won’t be as close as he and I once were”
”I know brother-in-law treatsman smiled
”It’s all because your sister boresround as well We’ve had three generations of only one son I’ve killed numerous people in my line of work as well, and thus harave birth to three daughters, and a son as stillborn… Now that your sister ratitude to her”