Noble First Daughter-in-law

As soon as he heard these words, Yu Wencheng's face turned red and white again. He gritted his teeth, his face showed a ferocious sneer and said: "Second sister-in-law - oh no, Emperor's sister-in-law, you come too. My face."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi's brows suddenly frowned.

She had just walked outside the big tent and naturally heard Yu Wenye scolding Yu Wencheng, and she was still hesitant to say a few words of persuasion - because Yu Wenye's behavior really made Yu Wencheng lose face, and Shen Tutai and the others around them also She cannot speak at this time. Only she, as a wife and the emperor's daughter-in-law, should bear this responsibility.

However, when she heard Huang Gongyi's name, she was so frightened that she forgot about it.

Now that he asked about Huang Gongyi's situation, it indeed made Yu Wencheng even more embarrassed. It was no wonder that he looked ferocious at the moment, as if he was about to become furious the next moment.

Shang Ruyi immediately said: "No, second brother——"

Before she finished her words, Yu Wenye suddenly said coldly: "To shame you? If you are blameless in what you do, who can shame you?"

"..."

"Or do you think that losing Taiyuan and losing 10,000+ troops is not as big a deal as your face?"

"...!"

When he said this, Yu Wencheng's face turned even more ugly, and he just gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Shang Ruyi also breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at the other party's livid face, she couldn't help but feel a little more gloomy. But the most important thing now is Huang Gongyi - not only is Yu Wenyuan's most trusted general, he is also controlling the plague. people who helped them in the process.

She looked at Yu Wenye and was about to ask something, but found that the other party was also looking at him.

When their eyes met, Shang Ruyi's mind suddenly went blank, and he couldn't say a single word he originally wanted to say.

The next moment, Yu Wenye had already moved his eyes away from her, looked over her shoulder and looked behind her, and said in a deep voice: "Bring Song Shiyan up!"

"..."

Shang Ruyi's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

It turned out that he was not looking at him just now, but when he was asking someone to bring Song Shiyan over, his eyes unconsciously passed over his body.

At this moment, she felt relieved, but also felt a little secretly disappointed, but soon, the sound of heavy footsteps behind her made her immediately suppress the undue throbbing in her heart, and turned around , and saw Song Shiyan walking in quickly from outside.

When he just rushed out of the valley, he also suffered some injuries on his face and body. These were all taken care of now. He walked to the tent and immediately kowtowed to Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi.

Yu Wenye said: "Let me ask you, where is Huang Gongyi?"

Upon hearing this, Song Shiyan buried his head even lower, and the firm look on his face that he had always maintained seemed to have a crack, like a mask that had been thrown to the ground.

The haze in Shang Ruyi's heart suddenly expanded, as if it was about to cover her whole body.

She looked at Song Shiyan and asked again: "Where is Mr. Huang?"

"..."

Song Shiyan raised his head and glanced at her again. At this glance, his eyes immediately turned red. He glanced at Yu Wencheng again, and then said in a hoarse voice: "In order to protect the safety of His Highness the Third Highness, we, the last general, are following the orders of Duke Huang. Guard the Third Highness to fight their way out of Taiyuan City; and Huang Gong, first of all, he wants to cut off our power, and secondly, he is not willing to give up Taiyuan easily. So, so——"

By the end of the sentence, he was so choked up that he couldn't speak.

But Shang Ruyi only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and tears suddenly welled up.

Yu Wenye also gritted his teeth, especially the injured hand, which was clenched tightly into a fist. Not only were the veins on the back of the hand popping out, but the wound just now also burst open again, and blood immediately appeared in the gauze.

Although Song Shiyan's words were extremely cryptic, the truth was already clear——

It was Yu Wencheng who was greedy for life and feared death. When Wang Shaoji and the Western Turks' troops attacked Taiyuan City, he escaped from the city. Huang Gongyi had no choice but to protect Yu Wenyuan's son, so he could only dedicate a part of his troops to escort him to escape. Taiyuan; at the same time, as a general guarding Taiyuan, he had to continue fighting against the enemy.

The result is already obvious.

If he wins, Taiyuan will not be lost, and Yuan An will not lead his troops to pursue Yuwen Cheng, even to Cangbai Mountain.

As for Yu Wencheng, it is now unknown how many people he brought out of the city. It is possible that Taiyuan City fell so quickly because he took a lot of people with him. Along the way, they were defeated and escaped. Those soldiers The possibility of losing confidence, running away, or even surrendering to the enemy is too great, so now, only a few thousand remnants are left.

Judging from this situation, Huang Gongyi is only afraid of——

Thinking of this, Yu Wenye raised his head, stared at Yu Wencheng with red eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "You did a good job!"

Although Yu Wencheng had just been scolded by him and could only hold his breath and say nothing, he was still ashamed when he heard what Song Shiyan said. When he heard his brother's scolding, he immediately felt angry again and scratched his neck. He sneered and said, "Why am I such a fool? Taiyuan City is about to be lost. Shouldn't I leave the city to escape? As a subordinate of my father, shouldn't he protect me, His Highness the King of Qi?"

"..."

"Besides, why Taiyuan lost so quickly, isn't it because he is incompetent?"

"..."

"I tell you, don't be too sad. Maybe this person has surrendered to the enemy now, otherwise -"

Hearing his shameless words, even Shen Tutai and others raised their heads with anger on their faces, but Yu Wenye could no longer hold back and said angrily: "Asshole!"

A loud shout caused the entire Chinese army tent to tremble. Yu Wencheng was so frightened that his heart stopped and he subconsciously closed his mouth. Yu Wenye cursed with red eyes: "I lost the city, lost the troops, and you are still talking so shamelessly." ! Someone is coming——”

Several guards immediately walked in from outside the tent.

Yu Wenye pointed at Yu Wen and said: "According to military law, drag him down and give him a heavy punishment of eighty military sticks!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wencheng's expression immediately changed.

Shen Tutai and others around him couldn't help but frown. You must know that eighty military sticks is not an ordinary punishment. Even if the executioner is merciful, eighty military sticks can break a person's bones and muscles. , maybe you will lose a life!

However, what Yu Wencheng said just now was too shameless. Even though they knew that this heavy responsibility was too heavy for the majestic King of Qi, none of them wanted to stand up and plead for mercy.

Yu Wencheng also panicked and struggled hard, shouting: "Second brother, you are crazy, I am your brother, you want to hit me?"

Yu Wenye's face turned livid: "Hit!"

Seeing the guards coming up to hold Yu Wencheng up and about to go out, Shang Ruyi immediately said: "Two——"

As soon as the word was spoken, Yu Wenye's eyes twitched slightly, and Shang Ruyi's words were forcefully suppressed before he could speak. At this moment, Shen Wuzheng, who had been standing silently aside, Taking a step forward, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, King Qin, you must not do this!"

"...!"

Shang Ruyi immediately held his breath and looked at them.

Although until now, she had not had time to meet Shen Wuzheng alone and ask what exactly happened last night, she already knew roughly from Yu Wenye's attitude; therefore, after learning that Shen Wuzheng had entered the Chinese army's tent, she He followed nervously and carefully. Unexpectedly, at this time when no one dared to persuade, Shen Wuzheng actually spoke.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Yu Wenye.

But I saw the corners of the latter's eyes twitching slightly, but there was no change in the expression of joy or anger on his face. He just said lightly: "Oh?"

Shen Wuzheng's face was also calm. He lowered his head, cupped his hands, and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi lost Taiyuan and lost troops and generals. It should indeed be dealt with according to military law; but the matter is so important that it should still be decided by His Majesty the Emperor. What's more, , the goal of our army's dispatch this time is to recapture Taiyuan and completely recover the Taihang line. It is not the best idea to delay for this matter here. "

"..."

"Therefore, His Highness King Qi cannot be punished by the rod at this moment."

Yu Wenye didn't say anything immediately, just looked at him coldly.

After a long while, he raised his hand and waved it gently. The bandage, which had been stained red by blood, drew a dazzling arc in the air. The guards immediately let go of Yu Wencheng, saluted, and then retreated. .

Yu Wencheng was still in shock, and when he looked at Yu Wenye again, his bloodshot and red eyes revealed ferocious anger that could not be concealed.

He sneered and said: "Okay, second brother - brother Huang, okay!" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves vigorously, turned around and left.

But as soon as he reached the door of the tent, Yu Wenye's cold voice sounded again: "Who asked you to leave?"

Yu Wencheng's footsteps stagnated. Although he was furious, the person behind him was Yu Wenye after all. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only stop and said in a deep voice: "Why, does the emperor have anything else to say?"

Yu Wenye said coldly: "This time, the purpose of my sending troops is Taiyuan. Saving you here has already delayed the march for a day. After a night's rest, we will break camp and set off immediately tomorrow. So you -"

Yuwen Cheng turned to look at him: "What about me?"

Yu Wenye said: "I can't take you with me, lest it affect morale and delay our march. Also, the seriously injured soldiers under your command also need a place to recuperate."

His cold and blunt words made Yu Wencheng's face turn pale again, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then what do you want?"

Yu Wenye said: "You, take your people with you immediately——"

Return to Tongguan.

At this time, everyone, even the good boy who was just a child in the eyes of everyone, understood that Yu Wencheng could not follow the army and could not return - after all, the Dasheng Dynasty had just been established and Yu Wenyuan had just proclaimed the emperor. , a son who has abandoned the land of Longxing returns to the city, I am afraid that he will immediately disappoint the people.

Therefore, the best way is to send him to Tongguan to be guarded. When Yu Wenye comes back from the battle, it will not be too late to take him back to Chang'an for trial.

But at this moment, a burst of rapid and heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent. A soldier ran to the door of the tent and said urgently: "Your Highness, King Qin, please report urgently!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye immediately raised his head: "Come in!"

The soldier hurriedly walked in and only gave a hasty salute. Everyone looked at his pale face and even panicked expression, and they all felt that something was wrong. Yu Wenye immediately said: "What's the matter? Tell me!"

The soldier said: "Just now, an urgent report came from the rear - the floating bridge on the Yellow River has been broken!"

"what!?"

When Yu Wenye heard this, he immediately frowned.

Not only him, but everyone else in the tent also had their faces darkened, especially Shen Wuzheng, who immediately lowered his head and looked at the volume in his hand.

You know, this time they led [-] troops to march out of Tongguan first, and rescued Yuwen Cheng here, but the main force was still behind. They were supposed to have finished the battle at Cangbai Mountain, and after rescuing Yuwen Cheng, they could wait until later. The main force crossed the Yellow River, the two groups merged, and then went north to attack Taiyuan.

But now, the Yellow River floating bridge has been broken!

It must have been the incessant rain and snow a few days ago that caused rapids upstream and destroyed the pontoon bridge.

Yu Wenye thought for a while and immediately asked: "How long will it take to rebuild the pontoon bridge?"

Naturally, the soldier couldn't answer this question, but Shen Wuzheng on the side turned around and asked, "Has the pontoon been completely washed away?"

The soldier nodded: "That's what the news from the rear said."

Shen Wuzheng frowned, thought for a while, and then said to Yu Wenye: "The main force has a large number of people and a lot of baggage, which cannot be overcome by a simple pontoon bridge. If all the pontoon bridges are washed away, we need to rebuild such a pontoon bridge. It will take at least two or three days.”

"..."

Yu Wenye let out a deep breath.

This time when he sent troops to Taiyuan, he wanted to catch the opponent off guard. That's why he specially set up a heavy siege in the battle of Cangbai Mountain. He refused to let anyone go, just for fear that someone would go back to report the news and let the defenders of Taiyuan know. They have a plan to retake Taiyuan; however, if the main force in the rear needs at least two or three days to rebuild the pontoon bridge, then it will take at least four or five days to get here.

As a result, the best opportunity has been delayed!
What's more, there is also Yu Wenzhen's team on the eastern front!
If he had been delayed for four or five days, Yuwen Sui would have probably arrived in Taiyuan. If he captured Taiyuan first, then the position of prince——

Seeing Yu Wenye's face gloomy, his cold eyes full of fierce sparks, as if countless thoughts were emerging from his heart at this moment, surging and hitting, Yu Wencheng looked at him, suddenly sneered and said: " What's wrong, Second Emperor Brother? Why does your face look so ugly?"

"..."

"Oh, I remembered, eldest brother - oh no, it's the eldest brother, he is also going to Taiyuan."

"..."

"Are you worried that he is ahead of you?"

He had just inquired about this news from the people around him while he was resting. Although he didn't know why Yu Wenzhen didn't go to the Western Front to save him, he knew in his heart that his elder brother who loved him would definitely not leave him alone. , and, as long as he sees this second brother being defeated, his heart will be happy enough.

The more he thought about it, the happier he felt. The anger on his face faded away and was replaced by a proud smile. However, the smile was particularly twisted and made his face even more ferocious: "But don't be angry. The eldest brother is the elder brother." Brother, he was always ahead of you, even if he hits Taiyuan this time and is ahead of you, it’s not unusual.”

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's face darkened.

She knew very well that she couldn't say much in the army, but she also understood better that what she could do was to ease the harsh father-son relationship between Yu Wenye and Yu Wenyuan; now that Yu Wencheng is back, with his personality, There will definitely be obstacles, and the relationship between the two parties will only become more rigid, or even fall into hostility.

and so--

Thinking of this, she said softly: "Third brother is right, there is order between elders and younger ones."

"..."

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is your eldest brother, and he is naturally in front of you. This is understandable. But this time we send troops, the battle is not to be first, but to fight for Taiyuan City. For my father, it is not only the place of origin, but also the city of Taiyuan. It is also the land of Longxing. Whether it is His Highness the King of Han or your second brother, if we can win this battle, it will be a great joy for the Dasheng Dynasty, and won’t it also be good for you, my third brother?”

Yu Wencheng glared at her, but had nothing to say.

Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, raised his head to meet Shen Wuzheng's gentle eyes, smiled slightly, and then turned to look at Yu Wenye.

But he immediately looked away and said coldly: "Yanjie, just take your people and stay in Changchun Palace for now!"

Changchun Palace was a temporary palace built outside Tongguan on the high ground on the back of the Yellow River shortly after Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty ascended the throne. However, because Chu Yang camp was building the Eastern Capital, most of the officials were taken away, and he himself almost never returned to Xijing. , so the palace was almost abandoned.

At this time, it would be just right for Yu Wencheng to stay temporarily in Changchun Palace.

It can not only avoid the embarrassing situation where he has no way to retreat but cannot go out with the army, but also facilitates the recovery of seriously injured soldiers.

"Okay, I'll go."

Yu Wencheng looked at Yu Wenye with a sneer and said: "Then, I will take my people to Changchun Palace. These days, I will be in Changchun Palace, wishing my royal brothers a successful victory. But I don't know—— Which of you can get to Taiyuan first?"

After saying that, he laughed again, turned around and swaggered out of the Chinese army's tent.

Looking at his back, Yu Wenye frowned, and the other lieutenants did not relax - after all, Yu Wencheng had an arrogant and domineering personality and was never an obedient person. No one knew what he would do behind; Under this situation, the best way, or in other words, based on emotion and reason, Yu Wenye had to leave someone to look after him.

The question is, who to keep?

Just when everyone looked at each other and looked at Yu Wenye, he suddenly said: "Shen Wuzheng."

After hearing this, Shen Wuzheng immediately raised his head, cupped his hands and said, "The general is here."

Shang Ruyi stood aside, feeling that his heartbeat had skipped a beat. He looked at his brother nervously, but could not speak at this time. Yu Wenye said: "I order you to stay at Changchun Palace to protect King Qi. Safety."

Shen Wuzheng glanced at him, but remained calm and said calmly: "The general will take your orders."

"..."

"It's just that I don't know how many troops His Highness the King of Qin will give to the general to guard the Changchun Palace."

"..."

Yu Wenye was silent for a while and said: "200 people are enough."

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes widened: "What?!"

Today, two chapters will be merged and updated into one chapter.