Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1042
Yuwen Ye walked over, looked at a few familiar yet unfamiliar faces, and then said, "Who said 'blind and heartless' just now?"

Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.

Yuwen Ye said: "Why, you dare to do it but not take responsibility? You dare to scold but not admit it?"

Upon hearing this, several people showed uneasy expressions on their faces. One of them gritted his teeth and raised his head.

Yuwen Ye looked down at him - he recognized this man, his surname was Zhao and his given name was Deyan, he was originally from the Zuoyu Guard Army, but later he felt that all his efforts were wasted because there were no battles to fight, so he complained every day in the army, and was reported to Lei Yi; Lei Yi not only did not blame him, but also found a way out for him and let him join the Yuwen family. At that time, Yuwen Yuan was serving as the ambassador of comfort in Shanxi and was guarding Longmen to fight against the rebels. He joined Yuwen Ye's army, charged into the battle without fear, and soon made military achievements and was promoted to guerrilla lieutenant general.

Zhao Deyan said, "Your Highness, I said it."

Yuwen Ye said: "Tell me, why do you say people are blind?"

"They walked without looking at people and bumped into me."

"Oh, if I bumped into you while walking, that's called being blind; then what does being heartless mean?"

"this--"

"Why, you can curse, but you don't know what you're cursing about?"

As they were talking, the surrounding soldiers were startled by the noisy noise and came out of their tents to gather around. Some of them were veterans who had followed the Yuwen family for many years and knew the relationship between Yuwen Ye and Lei Yi. Some, like Zhao Deyan, were from the Zuoyu Guard Army. Some were soldiers from Xiaopingjin Pass. When they saw this situation, they immediately understood what was happening. The soldiers from Xiaopingjin Pass looked at Yuwen Ye carefully, to see how he would deal with this matter.

Mu Xian said in a low voice: "Your Highness, let's deal with this matter later."

"Right now,"

Yuwen Ye looked at Zhao Deyan expressionlessly: "Go ahead."

Zhao Deyan saw this, especially seeing so many people gathered around him, and refused to give in. He just threw all his weight and said, "I'm scolding them." He gritted his teeth and said with an even more indignant look, "They actually killed General Lei. General Lei was upright and had done me a favor, but they actually killed him. Isn't this just ruthless and heartless?"

As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding soldiers immediately started to make a commotion -

"nonsense!"

"You are the one who is so heartless!"

"If he hadn't refused to surrender no matter what we said, would we have done this?"

As the people on this side started to curse, the people on the other side naturally refused to give up and started to curse back. Suddenly, the whole military camp was boiling like a boiling pot. At this moment, Yuwen Ye suddenly roared: "Shut up!"

He came from a military background and had an aura of authority that came from not getting angry, so he seldom got angry. Except when he was on the battlefield, people close to him rarely even heard him speak loudly. But at this moment, he suddenly shouted angrily, like a thunderbolt hitting them on the head, and everyone immediately quieted down, looking at him without daring to breathe.

Yuwen Ye glanced coldly at the faces of everyone present, and finally, his stern gaze fell on Zhao Deyan's face.

He said, "I have always been strict in my military discipline. If someone makes a mistake, they must be severely punished. I will never tolerate or condone it. But for you, I will still let you off the hook."

"..."

"Go down and take the forty military sticks for yourself."

"...!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The people at Xiaopingjin Pass originally thought that he would definitely favor his own people, but they didn't expect that he said severe punishment was directed at Zhao Deyan; although he said so, he "let him off the hook"; but the result of "letting him off the hook" was forty military sticks - you have to know that Zhao Deyan was his trusted general after all, and he had just made contributions in the battles of taking Dagu Pass and Huanyuan Pass. What's more, it was just a quarrel, so he really didn't deserve a punishment like forty military sticks.

The people at Xiaopingjinguan were surprised and delighted, while the soldiers of the Dasheng Dynasty looked at each other, seemingly a little aggrieved, but did not dare to speak easily. Even Mu Xian showed a hesitant expression and said softly: "Your Highness, Zhao Deyan should indeed be punished, but forty military sticks - isn't it too heavy?"

Yuwen Ye glanced at him coldly and said, "I've already said that this is a lenient move." "..."

"Forty military sticks is already a light punishment for him. According to his crime, he should have been beheaded!"

"...!"

Everyone was shocked again.

Zhao Deyan had been planning to plead guilty, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Yuwen Ye with his neck stiff. "Your Highness, I want to ask you, what did I do wrong? I just scolded them for being blind and heartless. I accept the 40 military sticks. Does Your Highness want to chop off my head just because I scolded these people?"

Yuwen Ye said calmly: "I have just said that I discipline the army strictly. Since I discipline the army, I must abide by the law."

Zhao Deyan asked: "In military law, does it mean that one should be beheaded for cursing someone?"

Yuwen Ye said: "Military law will certainly not chop off your head for cursing, but military law clearly states that those who cause chaos in the army will be beheaded!"

Zhao Deyan's eyes widened: "I, I have never--"

Before he could finish his words, Yuwen Ye interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "These people killed Lei Yi, and you call them ungrateful? Then let me ask you, what are we going to do this time?!"

Hearing this, the faces of the people around changed. Zhao Deyan's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Destroy the traitor Liang Shide and recapture the Eastern Capital."

"Let me ask you again, whose general is Lei Yi?"

"Liang Shide."

"Who is he to us?"

“…Enemy, enemy.”

"What are those soldiers going to do when they go into battle!?"

"Kill the enemy..."

"Okay, you're still awake,"

Yuwen Ye said coldly: "One last question - you know your responsibility is to fight the enemy. If the brothers at Xiaopingjin Pass fail to capture Lei Yi this time, and our two armies face off, what will you do?"

"I--"

Having said this, Zhao Deyan's arrogance had completely died out. His broad shoulders drooped slightly and his head also dropped.

Yuwen Ye asked: "Are you going to surrender to him for your own selfish reasons?"

Zhao Deyan hurriedly said: "I dare not!"

"So, do you intend to lose to him on the battlefield to preserve your master-servant relationship?"

"I would never dare to do that."

"Before we came, we had sent messengers several times to persuade them to surrender. It was he who killed the messenger and refused to surrender, fighting to the end. These brothers killed him and joined us in order to protect themselves and for the sake of our great plan of unifying the world. What have they done wrong? How dare you call them ungrateful and heartless? You still think you are innocent when you say such words that cause chaos in the army!"

"..."

Zhao Deyan was speechless.

Yuwen Ye said: "Drag him away, forty blows of the military stick, not a single one less!"