Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1044: Hard Ass and Hard Mouth
Yuwen Ye immediately said, "Come in."

A young soldier came in from outside, looking exhausted. He immediately knelt down and saluted him as soon as he entered the tent. Yuwen Ye simply waved his hand and asked, "How is the situation at Mengjin Pass?"

The soldier was obviously running here at a great speed, and his face was covered in dust. However, the dust could not hide his joy. He raised his head and said to Yuwen Ye, "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, at noon today, General Shentu has led his troops to capture Mengjin Pass!"

"it is good!"

Yuwen Ye's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Well done!"

Mu Xian, who was standing by, heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then smiled happily, "This is really great. General Shentu really lived up to your expectations."

Yuwen Ye nodded and said, "However, according to my estimation, he should have taken Mengjin Pass earlier. He only took it at noon today. Did something unexpected happen?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier who reported the news showed a look of surprise on his face. He felt that the Prince of Qin in front of him was not only a master of military tactics, but also a master of foresight. He couldn't help but wonder if the rumors were true, and that the Prince of Qin really had divine help? Or was he himself a god-like general?
Thinking this in his heart, a look of admiration appeared in his eyes. The soldier nodded and said, "Your Highness is right."

"Oh?" Yuwen Ye asked, "What happened?"

At this point, the soldier hesitated and dared not speak. Yuwen Ye frowned and said, "What's going on? Tell me!"

The soldier could only say, "General Shentu returned to Cijian to help him. Although he beat back the troops sent from Luoyang, the people of the Prince of Qi said that General Shentu had colluded with the rebels in Luoyang and committed treason, putting the Prince in danger. They wanted to write a letter to Chang'an to ask for an imperial decree to punish General Shentu."

"what?"

"Moreover, the Zhaowu Commander will also take over General Shentu's troops."

"..."

Yuwen Ye's face immediately darkened.

During this expedition, Yuwen Yuan appointed Yuwen Cheng as deputy commander-in-chief of Henan Road and Shang Shoufei as commander of Zhaowu Army. Although these two men had no ability in fighting, they still held official positions. Yuwen Cheng, in particular, was a prince. Even if Shentu Tai could disobey him on military matters, he could not be too disrespectful to him.

Before, when Cijian was in such a dangerous situation, Yuwen Ye asked Shentu Tai to lead two thousand troops to leave there to intercept the five thousand troops heading south from Mengjin Pass. He indeed put his third brother in a very dangerous situation, because Cijian was originally the main target of attack from Luoyang, and it also helped them attract a lot of attention from Luoyang during that time, so that they could successfully capture several passes. Now, Yuwen Cheng wanted to get angry and settle accounts, and naturally it was Shentu Tai who was going to be targeted.

However, he was probably still somewhat afraid of Shentu Tai and did not dare to deal with him directly by military law, so he had to write a letter to Chang'an to let the emperor decide the matter.

But Yuwen Ye still didn't expect that he actually wanted to take away Shentu Tai's military power!

Once he completely controlled the team over there, Yuwen Ye would be almost crippled, and his plan to march into Luoyang would probably be hampered by his incompetence and hostility.

However, since Shentu Tai has captured Mengjin Pass at noon today, it means that the problem has been solved.

Yuwen Ye asked: "Then, how was the matter resolved?"

The soldier said, "Fortunately, Shen Canjun stepped in and eased the situation."

Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Fu Ming? How did he do it?"

The soldier said, "After Your Highness had just captured Dagu Pass and Huanyuan Pass, General Shen petitioned the court to urgently allocate food and grass, and attached the achievements of Your Highness and General Shentu in several battles to the document. At that time, the emperor's decree arrived, not only allocating more food and grass, but also an oral decree to commend General Shentu for his bravery." "..."

"With His Majesty's oral order, Your Highness the Prince of Qi can no longer say anything more."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye's eyes showed a hint of smile.

He knew that Shen Wuzheng would not sit idly by.

This was one of the reasons why Shen Wuzheng did not transfer too much food and fodder from the Ministry of Revenue before sending out the troops this time - the main reason, of course, was because they were preparing to attack Huiluo Granary. With this nearby granary, they would not have to rely too much on transporting food from the rear; but at the same time, before they captured Huiluo Granary, they would need to transfer food from the court many times. In this way, he had a legitimate reason to submit the battle reports here to the emperor several times in order to get the emperor's feedback.

No matter how hostile Yuwen Cheng was to them, he dared not go against the emperor's will.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xian also heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Thanks to Lord Shen."

Yuwen Ye also nodded, but when he looked up at Mu Xian and the messenger soldier who couldn't hide their admiration and praise for Shen Wuzheng, he suddenly felt a little unhappy and snorted, "That's all he knows."

The soldier was standing far away and hadn't heard clearly, but Mu Xian looked at him in surprise.

Yuwen Ye seemed to realize that his emotions were too exposed at this moment. He actually said everything in his heart, which was too shallow. He could only cough twice with some embarrassment and said: "Well, he did a good job, Shentu Tai did a good job too. You, go down and lead--"

Before he finished saying the word "reward", the big tent was opened again.

Zhao Deyan, who had been beaten with forty military sticks, limped in.

The military had strict laws and regulations. Since Yuwen Ye had given the order, no one would be spared. Even if the soldiers who were executing him did not use too much force, forty blows would break even a man made of iron, let alone a man made of flesh and blood. Zhao Deyan was also quite tough, and he actually walked back to report to the commander.

"The last general..."

But he had just said two words and was about to kneel down when the wound between his thighs was pulled. The pain made his eyes go black and he fell to his knees, letting out a suppressed, hoarse cry of pain: "Ah——!"

The soldier who delivered the message was so shocked that he was dumbfounded. He dared not even breathe and quietly stepped aside.

Mu Xian couldn't bear it and wanted to help Zhao Deyan up, but he waved his hand to stop him. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. He gritted his teeth and stood up again, bowed to Yuwen Ye and said, "General, I report back."

Seeing his eyes turn red, Yuwen Ye said expressionlessly: "Do you know you are wrong?"

"..."

Zhao Deyan did not answer immediately. Instead, he panted heavily and remained silent for a long time before saying, "I know my crime. I just can't let it go."

Mu Xian frowned immediately.

Unexpectedly, this guy was not only stubborn but also stubborn in his words. He refused to give in even after being beaten like this. I was afraid that Yuwen Ye would be even more furious and punish him twice as much. Just as I was about to beg for mercy, I heard Yuwen Ye sigh.

Mu Xian immediately held his breath.