The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 797 The Upright Cao Shen [Subscribe*Monthly Tickets]

"Did you really cut it off?"

Li Xin, holding the seal of the State of Chu, looked at Mo Ya who was carrying the head of King Fu Chu of Chu back to the hall. It still seemed a little unreal.

This is a king, he can kill anyone he wants.

"Only the dead can't speak or argue. As for how to explain to the Chu people..." Yan Yan looked indifferently at Xiong Qi who was rushing towards the palace, "Changping Jun should be able to frame them with a lot of crimes!"

Xiong Qi ran to the court hall and saw Fu Chu's head fall to the ground. He opened his mouth but said nothing.

Fabricate charges against Fu Chu?
Not required!

Just the fact that he conspired with Li Yuan to murder the former king was enough to make Fu Chu die many times over.

There is no need for them to frame others.

"Do you want the head? Don't take it back as a sacrifice!" Yan Yan asked after looking at Xiong Qi, Li Xin and others.

Xiong Qi, Li Xin and others shook their heads decisively. The person is dead, who would want to carry a human head around to play with?

He doesn't have any bad habits.

"Let's go, Bingzhou will also withdraw its troops!"

Yan Yan turned around casually.

"Farewell to the Emperor and Empress!" Xiong Qi and others hurriedly saluted.

Shouchun had been captured, the Chu State had perished, and it was reasonable for Bingzhou to withdraw its troops.

Although they still wanted the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry to stay, Bingzhou was only there to help after all.

After returning to the Bingzhou camp, Yan Yan led all the Bingzhou officers and soldiers to offer Fu Chu's head as a sacrifice to the flag, to comfort the five hundred soldiers who were brutally killed, and then began an orderly withdrawal operation.

"Are we going to withdraw to Bingzhou?" Li Ren asked.

It was too far to withdraw from Chu to Bingzhou, and they had to cross the vast territory of Qin along the way. Qin might not provide them with such a long supply line.

"Do you have money but nowhere to spend it? Or do you plan to let the army beg along the way back to Bingzhou?" Yan Yan rolled his eyes at him.

Do you know how much it would cost to withdraw Bingzhou from Shouchun?
Li Ren touched his smooth head awkwardly.

"Go to Lu. I have negotiated with King Jian of Qi. You will continue to guard the cities for Qi. The price will be 30% higher than before!"

Yan Yan said calmly.

"That's good, that's good!" Li Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he naturally knew how much food and supplies such a large cavalry would need along the way back to Bingzhou.

But fortunately, they have a leader who can make money.

This is also the leader that all generals dream of.

As a general, who wouldn't want to focus only on the battlefield and not have to worry about food and supplies?
When an army goes to war, isn't it all about equipment and logistical supplies?
"Take your 50,000 soldiers to hand over to Qi State, and call Cao Shen to me!" Yan Yan continued.

"Here!" Although Li Ren was puzzled as to why he only took away 50,000 instead of all of it, he was smart enough not to ask.

To guard the State of Qi, we don’t need so many people. If there are too many people, each person will have less to share.

Even though he was the commander-in-chief of the Bingzhou army, there was a distinction between close and distant relatives. The army under his command was his direct lineage, but Cao Shen's was not.

Soon, Cao Shen received a notice from Li Ren, and anxiously went to the hall to meet Yan Yan.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Cao Shen lowered his head and did not dare to look at Yan Yan.

This time he secretly moved troops south, and although the entire Bingzhou tacitly agreed, he ultimately failed to obtain the transfer order and military token from the National Guard Office and His Majesty.

Previously, he was not held accountable because the war was still going on.

Now that Shouchun has fallen and the State of Chu has been destroyed, it is time to settle the accounts.

Yan Yan looked at Cao Shen quietly without saying a word, staring at him until Cao Shen sweated profusely.

"You've been sold out and you don't even know it!" Mo Ya spoke up, breaking the silence.

He also made some progress during this period and exchanged a lot of experiences with Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

It seemed like he was mocking Cao Shen, but in fact he was giving Cao Shen a chance to apologize and admit his mistake, making the original crime of privately mobilizing troops less serious. "Commander Mo is right!" Cao Shen looked at Mo Ya gratefully.

If no one breaks the deadlock of silence, he will most likely be dismissed from his post or even sent to a military court.

Even if the Imperial Guards did not pursue the matter, Han Fei and Zhao Gao, the two chief judges and the Supreme Court Justice, would not let him go.

The only thing that could save him now was Yan Yan coming forward to admit that he was ordered by Yan Yan to move his troops south.

"Did you receive money from the Qin State?" Yan Yan finally spoke slowly.

Mo Ya and Cao Shen both breathed a sigh of relief.

The tone suggests that he will not be held accountable for the crime of privately mobilizing troops.

"Forgot!" Cao Shen still felt a little numb.

"Idiot, a cow is still a cow even if it is brought to the Beiye Royal Court. How could you be cheated after being in my hands for so long!" Yan Yan hated him for not fighting back.

"..."Cao Shen didn't dare to reply.

Your Majesty, if you are angry, just bear with it. Everything will be fine after he finishes scolding you.

The fact that Your Majesty can scold me proves that Jian is in the emperor's heart and is a good sign. What does it matter if I get scolded?

"From now on, you don't have to follow General Li Ren to withdraw to Bingzhou. Join the Qin army!" Yan Yan continued.

"Your Majesty, you don't want us anymore?" Cao Shen looked at Yan Yan in shock, feeling that the situation was too difficult and he was about to collapse.

This would be more painful for them than killing them.

"Stupid!" Yan Yan looked at Cao Shen speechlessly.

If you follow the Qin army back to Xianyang and Beidi, then all the expenses will be borne by Qin. If you return alone, then you will have to pay for it yourself!
"Ah?" Cao Shen was stunned.

"Your Majesty's intention is to have you continue to cooperate with the Qin army in conquering the Chu State, conquer all of the Chu State's territory, learn the Qin army's siege tactics, and generate income for the country!"

Mo Ya knew what Yan Yan meant and began to explain.

"Ah!" Cao Shen understood, but was still very surprised.

"Time is money. Your time and the time of your soldiers are not time. Their lives are not lives. Take all the rewards given by Qin!"

"You are not going on this expedition under the orders of the Imperial Guards and me, so you will not have any military merits in Bingzhou. Do you understand?"

Yan Yan felt somewhat helpless.

Cao Shen is still too honest.

If Han Xin were here, he would definitely understand what I mean... right!

"I understand!" Cao Shen nodded. If he still didn't understand after hearing this much, he could go to hell.

"Do you really understand or are you just pretending to understand?" Yan Yan was still skeptical.

"Your Majesty means that this time we can accept all the rewards from Qin, even military merits!" Cao Shen explained.

"Stupid!" Yan Yan was speechless.

There are some things you can take, and some things you can't!

You can take rewards from Qin, but you cannot take salaries and military merits from Qin.

After all, you are a general of Bingzhou!

After receiving the salary and military merit from Qin, are you planning to defect and rebel?

Aren't you really afraid of being held accountable by the Imperial Guards and the Supreme Court?
Cao Shen was confused again and looked to Mo Ya for help.

Mo Ya also held his forehead with his hand. These literati and scholars are sometimes too straightforward and inflexible.

"Come out with me. If you continue talking, I'm afraid you'll make His Majesty sick!" Mo Ya didn't dare to keep Cao Shen in the hall any longer.

Yan Yan had already controlled his temper, but if Cao Shen continued to provoke him, who knows what accidents would happen.

(End of this chapter)