The crowd looked towards Song Tingfan holding a bow. Song Tingfan's face was cold as he glanced at the old soldier, "Disobeying orders and insubordination, you'll be punished according to military regulations, thirty lashes."
"Do not resist!"
The old soldier was shocked. Although thirty lashes wouldn't kill him, it would be a huge loss of face for him. "Vice General Song, aren't you abusing your power a bit? Do you think I am your concubine, to be bullied at your will?"
Song Tingfan's expression darkened slightly, but his tone remained calm, "I am the vice general, you are a soldier; defiance is a breach of military regulations."
"Gao Qiang, Zhou Fu'an, apply the military regulations, forty lashes."
He paused and then said word by word, "Next time you mention my wife, you won't be here anymore."
His voice was loud, and everyone present heard it.
