Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1041 Can’t sit still and wait for death
At almost the same moment when Lei Yu's back disappeared from Shang Ruyi's sight, hundreds of miles away in Xiaopingjin Pass, in Yuwen Ye's military tent, the candle that was about to go out reignited after his personal soldiers took a pair of scissors to cut off a piece of the candle wick. The flickering flame illuminated this spacious but simply furnished military tent with only a bed in the corner and a table in the middle, and also illuminated Yuwen Ye's cold eyes.

At this moment, these eyes were staring at the map spread out on the table.

He successively captured several major passes among the eight passes of Luoyang, and he also obtained the maps of these places. Then, based on the oral accounts of surrendered generals and prisoners, he roughly figured out Liang Shide's deployment of troops in these passes.

Indeed, it is not much different from what they know.

The Xiaopingjin Pass that he now occupies is located in the center of the Yellow River. To the west is the closed-off Mengjin Pass, and to the east is the strategically located Hulao Pass!
When he was still in Chang'an, he had already regarded Hulao Pass as the biggest target of this expedition and the top priority of the battle. If Hulao Pass was taken, Luoyang would be within sight. Even if Liang Shide still had tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city, he would not be afraid. But if Hulao Pass could not be taken...

Staring at the pass on the map that he had circled with cinnabar, his brows furrowed more and more.

Just then, someone opened the curtain and walked in.

As soon as the tent was opened, a gust of wind with a chill and faint earthy smell blew into the tent. The wind was mixed with the low sound of waves coming from the Yellow River ferry not far away. There was a risk of overturning the map on the table, so Yuwen Ye immediately held down a corner of the map with one hand.

When he looked up, he saw Mu Xian walk in: "Your Highness."

He did not salute, because he was holding a tray with two bowls of food that had been reheated countless times. The rich aroma immediately covered up the earthy smell in the wind and filled the entire tent. Mu Xian walked over and leaned over to put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and said softly: "Your Highness, please eat something."

Yuwen Ye frowned and said, "I can't eat it. Take it down first."

Mu Xian did not listen, but looked up at his face, then said softly: "Your Highness has not eaten much in the past few days. If you really want to send troops, your body will not be able to bear it."

Yuwen Ye said impatiently: "I know my own body."

"Your Highness..."

Mu Xian wanted to persuade him again, but seeing his gloomy face, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

In fact, he knew why Yuwen Ye had lost his appetite these days. In the past, even when he was seriously injured and dying, he would force himself to rub dry biscuits into his mouth, because only by eating could he survive. But this time, since taking Xiaopingjin Pass, Yuwen Ye felt as if a piece of his heart had been dug out. Any food he ate seemed to burn the wound in his heart.

And the reason, naturally, was Lei Yi's death.

Mu Xian had followed him for many years. Before Shang Ruyi married into the Yuwen family, he could be said to be the person closest to Yuwen Ye. How could he not know the friendship between him and Lei Yu? How could he not know that when he was young, he also followed Uncle Lei to ride horses, shoot arrows, hunt and release hawks. Now they were separated forever, and it was because of his own military campaign - Yuwen Ye might not regret it, but he must be upset.

Moreover, it is very uncomfortable.

But no matter how uncomfortable it is, they have to eat, not just for their own health. They have now captured Xiaopingjin Pass and Hulao Pass is right in front of them. They are just waiting for an opportunity to send troops. What if Yuwen Ye loses his appetite and affects his health because of this incident, it can be fatal on the battlefield!

Thinking of this, Mu Xian could only muster up the courage to persuade him softly: "Your Highness, you should eat a little..."

Before he finished speaking, a sharp wind blew, lifting a corner of the tent. Immediately, a commotion was heard outside, as if someone was shouting and cursing in the barracks. There were quite a few people. Yuwen Ye immediately raised his head and asked, "What's going on?"

Upon hearing this voice, Mu Xian's brows knitted. He had just gone to the kitchen to get food and was on his way back when he saw several of their generals arguing with the people from Xiaopingjin Pass. Mu Xian passed by and heard a sentence or two. In fact, the matter was not a big deal, but he knew that some of their soldiers were from the Zuoyu Guard Army and had received favors from Lei Yi. Now that the people from Xiaopingjin Pass had killed their generals and surrendered, although it was beneficial to them, it was a thorn in their hearts, so they had been looking for trouble in the past two days, and tonight they quarreled again because of a small matter.

Mu Xian had just scolded them twice and originally thought he had persuaded them to calm down, but after hearing the situation, he was afraid that they still couldn't swallow this anger and would start making trouble.

So he said, "I will handle it."

After saying this, he was about to get up and leave, but just as he reached the door, he heard Yuwen Ye behind him stand up and say, "I'll go and see for myself."

Mu Xian could only step aside. Yuwen Ye came over, opened the tent and walked out.

It was already late at night, and the surroundings were pitch black, almost pitch dark. However, because the army had to patrol and be on alert, there were still a few bonfires burning, which could illuminate the neatly arranged tents, and also illuminated the figures of a dozen people gathered not far ahead, pushing and shoving each other, and shaking violently. Before Yuwen Ye approached, he heard the sound of cursing from both sides -

"What do you want to do?"

"You fucking bumped into me and instead of apologizing, you asked me what I wanted to do?"

"You obviously bumped into me!"

"Yes, we all saw it."

"What the hell did you see? You are a bunch of blind, heartless people. I will teach you a lesson today!"

"Are you looking for trouble?"

"Screw you!"

Seeing that both sides had already started fighting, someone raised his fist as big as a vinegar jar to fight, just at this moment, a low shout came: "Stop it!"

Everyone was startled and turned around to see Mu Xian hurried over and tried hard to separate the people who were fighting in a mess. Behind him, Yuwen Ye walked over slowly with his hands behind his back and a sullen face.

When they saw him coming, the hearts of several guards at Xiaopingjin Pass sank.

When they cut off Lei Yi's head and presented it to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, although Yuwen Ye rewarded them handsomely, his attitude was a little strange. After making inquiries over the past few days, they learned about his relationship with the Lei family. They were all scared and worried that he would take the opportunity to retaliate. So no matter how others picked trouble and provoked them these days, they endured it secretly and dared not make any noise, for fear of arousing Yuwen Ye's anger.

Unexpectedly, tonight, he finally found the opportunity.

Several people looked pale and unwilling, and even two of them standing in the corner reached out and quietly touched the knives at their waists.

If Yuwen Ye really wanted to seek personal revenge, they couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

I haven't recovered from my cold and fever yet, so I will update less frequently these days. Please forgive me.