Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1057 Surrender
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As soon as he heard these three words, Yuwen Ye’s mind was immediately freed from his anger and he became sober.

He realized that Mu Xian's voice was a little hurried and nervous.

So he said, "Come in."

Mu Xian opened the curtain and walked in. The morning light behind him suddenly shone into the dark tent. He immediately saw the mess on the ground. Yuwen Ye had kicked over the table in front of him. The map, oil lamp, and a cup of tea on it were all spilled on the ground. Mu Xian subconsciously bent down to pick them up. Yuwen Ye said, "Let them come. Tell me, what happened?"

Mu Xian hurried forward and said, "Shan Tong'er is missing."

"what?"

"Just now, General Shentu went to call him for training and found that there was no one in his tent. Even Nie Chong was missing."

"When did you disappear?"

"Neither of their bedding was touched. It looked like they had been away all night."

Yuwen Ye’s brows furrowed.

Mu Xian took a step forward and said cautiously: "Your Highness, could it be that you punished Shan Tong'er yesterday and he was unwilling to accept it, so -"

Yuwen Ye raised his hand to stop him from speaking, but the battle outside Hulao Pass yesterday emerged in his mind. He did not think that his rewards and punishments were wrong, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that Shan Tong'er's actions were more problematic.

At this time, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard. Looking up, it was Shentu Tai who walked into the tent.

For the first time, his face showed some panic, but after entering, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yuwen Ye, saying: "Your Highness, Shan Tong'er and Nie Chong are my subordinates. It is my fault that I failed to take good care of them. Please punish them, Your Highness."

Yuwen Ye waved his hand and said, "It's too early to talk about punishment now. Have you figured out why they disappeared?"

Shentu Tai looked up at him, his eyes flickering.

Yuwen Ye noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

Shentu Tai hesitated for a moment, but finally said honestly: "I just had someone check and found that Nie Chong's horse is missing."

At this moment, the entire tent fell silent.

The bedding was not moved, which meant they had been walking all night. If they had been riding horses, they would have walked a lot. This was obviously not just an ordinary walk or a stroll. Moreover, only Nie Chong's horse was missing, so it must be that Shan Tong'er was unable to ride a horse, so Nie Chong took him on horseback.

The question is, where did they go?

Just as everyone was thinking about this question, there was a sudden commotion outside. Shentu Tai seemed to have heard something and wanted to get up to see what was going on. However, he was concerned that Yuwen Ye had not forgiven him yet, so he could only turn his head. He heard a rapid and chaotic sound of footsteps approaching, and then Shan Tong'er's panicked and joyful voice rang out from outside the tent: "Your Highness, I want to see Your Highness!"

The soldier outside the door seemed to be trying to stop him: "Wait, wait until we go in and report!"

Upon hearing Shan Tong'er's voice, Shen Tutai's eyes lit up, Mu Xian's face showed some joy, but also some worry. However, Yuwen Ye said calmly, "Let him in."

Immediately, the tent was opened, and Shan Tong'er and Nie Chong walked in from outside.

Both of them were dusty and covered in dirt and grass. Shan Tong'er was even more limping, looking even more miserable than if he had just fought a battle. As soon as the two came in, they knelt down and bowed. Yuwen Ye looked at them and asked, "What have you been doing?"

Nie Chong raised his head and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Shan Tong'er who said loudly, "Your Highness, we are going to Hulao Pass."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Shentu Tai and Mu Xian were both shocked, especially Shentu Tai, whose eyes widened with disbelief: "You are going to Hulao Pass? Are you going to seek death?" But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Of course, it is impossible for Shan Tong'er to lie about this matter, but now, the two people have returned safely, so there must be something hidden.

Yuwen Ye said, "Tell me clearly what's going on. If you don't have a reason that can convince me, you two should know that the crime of treason cannot be offset by twenty military sticks."

Hearing the word "military stick", Shan Tong'er immediately felt the burning pain on his buttocks become more intense. He hurriedly said, "No, we - I dare not collude with the enemy. I am going to persuade the people of Hulao Pass to surrender."

This made everyone startled again: "Surrender?"

Yuwen Ye's eyebrows slightly frowned, with a look of disbelief: "You go?"

Shan Tong'er straightened his chest and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

"Why do you want to surrender?"

"Shanshiyu is my elder brother."

When everyone present heard this, they almost gasped.

Shen Tutai looked panicked. He said solemnly, "Old Nine, you'd better make your words clear. Remember, there is no joking in the army. If you tell a lie, you should know the consequences!"

Shan Tong'er nodded. At this time, Nie Chong beside him said solemnly: "Let me explain it. I can explain it more clearly."

So he told her what happened last night and what he had discovered.

Last night they entered Hulao Pass, where the lights were bright all night long. It turned out that Shan Shiyu was waiting for them. After entering Hulao Pass, someone took off their weapons and took them to Shan Shiyu's room. He also witnessed the two brothers' unfamiliar yet excited recognition and reunion.

It turns out that Shanshi Yu's original surname was also "Shan", and the reason why he changed his surname like Shan Tong'er was because someone in his family committed a crime.

The crime committed was very simple: evading harsh corvee labor.

At the beginning of Chu Yang's accession to the throne, he ordered an expedition to Liaodong and mobilized tens of thousands of civilians to go to Bohai to build warships. Even women were mobilized, and their work was extremely heavy. They had to stay in the water for months to repair the ships and could not go ashore. Many people died before they could endure the labor service. Some who could not endure it took the risk of escaping.

But if you run away, you will be punished.

Shan Shiyu's eyes turned red as he told Shan Tong'er, "Someone from our Shan family ran away."

"..."

"At that time, a disaster was imminent. The reason why your parents sold you was to avoid disaster."

"..."

"And I was also sent away by them. Before I left, they also reminded me not to forget my last name, but not to use it again, so I changed my last name to 'Shan'. I wandered for a few years and finally joined the army of King Liang."

Nie Chong, who was listening at the side, sighed.

When he said this, Shan Tong'er's eyes also turned red and he choked with sobs and was unable to speak.

Yuwen Ye also fell silent.

Of course he knew how many great things Chu Yang had done when he was in power, but these great things were like huge wheels. No matter how fast and glorious they moved, the countless bones crushed under the wheels were a tragic scene that could not be covered up by any glory and splendor.

He was silent for a long time, then said, "Surrender, what's going on?"