Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1045: In the final analysis, the world is unfair
After a long sigh, Yuwen Ye said solemnly: "If it's hard for you to pacify me, how can I pacify you?"

"...?"

Zhao Deyan was stunned and looked at him with wide eyes, but Yuwen Ye's expression did not soften at all, and he still looked at him coldly: "But no matter how difficult it is, we can't ruin the military and national affairs."

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"You know why I have to beat you."

Zhao Deyan was silent for a moment, then said, "What I said was to make the enemy your friend and to disrupt the morale of the army."

Yuwen Ye nodded: "You are not confused at least."

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"I know General Lei has done you a favor, and you are grateful in your heart, but on the battlefield, you are no longer just yourself, but a soldier. Your words not only disrupt the morale of the army, but also divide the people's hearts."

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"If I forgive you today, what will the soldiers at Xiaopingjinguan think? Will they think that I am blaming them by favoring you?"

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"If that is the case, can they still feel at ease under my command?"

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"If they really have a change of heart and cause a mutiny in the army, affecting future wars, how many heads do you have to take responsibility?"

Hearing these words, Zhao Deyan opened his eyes wide, as if he finally understood.

Yuwen Ye stood up and walked in front of him, saying in a deep voice: "You feel upset, have you ever thought about whether this upset is caused by General Lei alone, by the soldiers of Xiaopingjin Pass who killed him, or by someone else?"

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"Ultimately, it's because the world is unfair."

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"We go to war to unify the world and conquer the four seas. This way, there will be fewer things that are difficult to deal with."

"...!"

"I have told you these words today. If you are still dissatisfied, there is no point in me saying more."

At this time, Zhao Deyan finally lowered his head slowly and said, "I know I was wrong!"

Mu Xian on the side nodded slightly.

Yuwen Ye looked at him calmly, without any extra expression, and just said, "Get up."

Zhao Deyan's eyes were red, and he tried to stand up with difficulty, but because of the severe pain in his thighs, he couldn't stand up after struggling for a long time. It was Mu Xian who stepped forward to help him stand up. Yuwen Ye then said, "Don't fight the next battle."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Deyan became anxious: "Your Highness, I——"

"It's not a punishment for you,"

Yuwen Ye said calmly, "The punishments have been completed. This king never punishes twice for the same crime. But in your current state, you can't participate in the next battle. Besides, you are upset, so this king has something for you to do."

Hearing that he couldn't fight, Zhao Deyan lost all the energy that had been supporting him, and said weakly, "What does Your Highness want me to do?"

Yuwen Ye said, "I have already had General Lei's body buried, but his relatives are not here. Since you are grateful for his kindness to you, you should carry the coffin and send him back to his hometown for burial."

Zhao Deyan suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at him: "Your Highness..." Yuwen Ye said: "Why, you don't want to?"

"no no,"

As Zhao Deyan spoke, he ignored the severe pain in his thighs and knelt down again, kowtowed to Yuwen Ye: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!"

As he said this, he actually fell to the ground and started crying.

A man like him didn't cry when he was punished like that, nor did he cry when he was scolded by Yuwen Ye, but he cried bitterly because Yuwen Ye allowed him to carry Lei Yi's coffin back to his hometown. It can be seen that he has feelings and righteousness. Mu Xian sighed in his heart, but still stepped forward to help him up, saying: "Brother Zhao, don't just cry, you still need to take good care of your injuries, don't leave any serious illness, otherwise you will really be unable to go into battle in the future."

Zhao Deyan's face turned red from crying, but he just forced himself to nod.

Yuwen Ye said: "You go down."

Zhao Deyan saluted him again and then limped out, looking more fragile yet stronger than when he came.

Only when his back walked away did Yuwen Ye let out a deep breath.

Mu Xian looked back at him and said softly, "Your Highness should let this matter go."

Yuwen Ye said: "It seems that this king can't let it go?"

Mu Xian shook his head, but still said: "Even Zhao Deyan is like this... The hero is short-tempered, all because of the word 'love'. Regardless of whether it is gratitude or friendship, it is not a bad thing after all."

Yuwen Ye frowned.

He just felt that he was short of breath. He actually thought of Shang Ruyi for no reason in the military camp and thought of his past with her. Now Mu Xian mentioned "short of breath", which seemed to hit him in the face. He said with some displeasure: "What short of breath, what affection."

Seeing that he was inexplicably angry, Mu Xian quickly took a step back and said, "I am sorry for saying too much."

Yuwen Ye wanted to curse again, but he felt he lacked the courage, so he could only glare at him. He saw the soldier who had just delivered the message was still standing by, and then he remembered that he had not finished speaking, so he waved at him and said, "You can also go down and claim your reward."

After saying this, he lowered his head and prepared to continue looking at the map on the table.

Now that Mengjin Pass has been taken, give Shentu Tai another two days to stabilize the area. Once the rear is stable, he can send troops eastward - to Hulao Pass!

Just as his gaze was slowly moving from the passes that were circled with black circles on the map and had been captured by them to the Hulao Pass circled in red, he found that the people in the tent had not moved. He looked up and saw that the soldier who delivered the message was still standing there motionless, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

He frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

Mu Xian was also a little surprised. After the man had finished his report, he should have gone down immediately to claim the reward. Why was he still dragging his feet?

The soldier stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, the person His Majesty sent to Cijian not only brought His Majesty's will and instructions, but also brought a piece of news. However, I don't know whether I should tell you."

Yuwen Ye asked: "What news?"

The soldier whispered, "I heard from someone that some time ago, the Western Turks sent troops to attack Xiazhou, and Princess Qiancheng sent letters to Chang'an several times to ask Your Majesty to send troops to help."

"Xiazhou?"

Upon hearing the place name, another map immediately flashed through Yuwen Ye's mind. He also immediately understood the intention of Ashina Zhuye's troops and the key to the victory or defeat of this battle. He immediately asked, "Then, will Your Majesty send troops to help? Who will lead the troops?"

In his opinion, Yuwen Yuan was well versed in military strategy and would definitely send troops.

But the question is who to lead the troops.

Now, a King of Qin and a King of Qi are both in Dongdu, could they be the crown prince?
However, the current situation is different from before. Yuwen Yuan should not let Yuwen Qian, who is the crown prince, lead the troops to fight against the Western Turks. That would be too dangerous.

Just as Yuwen Ye was silently estimating in his heart, the soldier whispered, "I heard that it was the Princess of Qin."

I have to go to the hospital tomorrow, so I need two days off. Please forgive me.