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Chapter 463 Liu Xie: You thief! You almost cost me a brave general!
With the death of Ma Chao, the outcome of this battle was determined.

Although there were still a large number of enemy troops on the battlefield, without a leader, they were nothing more than a mob.

What's more, Ma Chao's death caused their morale to plummet.

Therefore, the remaining enemy troops were quickly defeated by the reinforcements. They were either slaughtered or knelt down in surrender, and the entire battlefield was a river of blood.

Liu Xie had been watching the battlefield under the protection of the Huben Army and the Yulin Cavalry in the rear. After seeing that victory was secured, he finally felt relieved.

"At least it's not too late."

He noticed that when the reinforcements arrived, the defenders of Chang'an City were already fighting fiercely with Ma Chao. If he had arrived an hour later, all the defenders would probably have died on the battlefield.

At this time, Zhao Yun held Ma Chao's head with his spear, rode his horse to the front of Liu Xie, then knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, the head of the traitor Ma Chao has been executed!"

"The leader of the thieves is here, please have a look, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yun's white robe and silver armor were covered in blood. Although it was all the blood of the enemy, he was not injured, but he still looked murderous.

Liu Xie took a look at Ma Chao's head, which was still open in death, and snorted coldly, "It's really too easy for him to die like this!"

Considering the crimes Ma Chao committed, even being cut into pieces would not be excessive. It was too easy for him to be killed so easily by Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun said in shame: "I failed to capture Ma Chao alive and bring him before Your Majesty. This is my incompetence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

He was furious and in a killing spree, so he did not hold back and killed Ma Chao directly when he got the chance.

Liu Xie retracted his gaze and said with a faint smile: "I just said it casually. Zilong's killing of Ma Chao is a great achievement. What crime has he committed?"

"Besides, fighting on the battlefield can mean a matter of life and death in a split second. I don't want Zilong to get hurt because of holding back."

Zhao Yun felt warm at heart when he heard this, and he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"

In the gap between their conversation.

The battle on the battlefield had completely ended, and generals such as Yuan Xi, Gao Lan, Ma Teng, and Pang De also rushed over at this time.

"See Your Majesty——!"

All the generals dismounted and bowed.

Each of them had wounds to varying degrees, all of which were left in the fierce battle just now.

Among them, Gao Lan looked the most miserable.

Because he moved too much during the battle, the arrow wound on his back burst, causing him to bleed a lot. At this time, the blood was flowing down his armor.

Liu Xie was shocked when he saw this. He immediately dismounted and went to Gao Lan to check on his injuries. Then he angrily cursed, "Ma Chao, you bastard! You almost caused me to lose one of my favorite generals!"

As he said this, he raised his foot and kicked Ma Chao's head hard, sending him flying and landing far away in a pool of mud and blood.

Then, he turned around and shouted to Yang Xiu and Chen Gong behind him, "Go and call the doctor to treat General Gao and the other generals!"

Chen Gong and Yang Xiu retreated in response.

After doing all this, Liu Xie turned around again, pulled off his cloak to wipe the blood off Gao Lan, and said with emotion: "General Gao, you have worked hard!"

Gao Lan was so moved at this time that he could not express it in words. The emperor used his cloak to kill blood for his subject. What an honor it was!

Hearing Liu Xie's words, he said with red eyes: "For Your Majesty, I will die without regrets!"

Liu Xie helped him up, and then said to Yuan Xi and others: "My dear ministers, you have worked hard. Chang'an has been preserved, and you are all heroes!"

"If it weren't for you, Chang'an would have been massacred by the villain Ma Chao, and the people in the city would have suffered even more."

Ma Teng said with a guilty look on his face: "All this was caused by this evil creature. As the saying goes, if a son is not well educated, it is the fault of his father. My Ma family has produced such a scum, and I cannot escape the blame. I dare not claim any credit, and I will let Your Majesty punish me."

Although he had already drawn a clear line between himself and Ma Chao and stood firm, blood ties cannot be severed easily.

He did not ask for any reward, but only hoped that the crimes committed by Ma Chao would not implicate his Ma family.

Liu Xie heard the worry and fear in Ma Teng's words and comforted him, "General Ma, you are too serious. How can I be the kind of person who can't distinguish right from wrong or black from white?"

"General Ma is just like Xianyi. They are both heroes who sacrificed their relatives for the greater good. I can tell the difference."

There is the example of Yuan Xi.

This is an easy matter to handle.

Liu Xie's words directly attributed all the blame to Ma Chao personally and did not involve the Ma family, and this was mainly due to Ma Teng's performance.

Ma Teng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. What he was most worried about was that the Ma family would be the target of the emperor's wrath and reckoning. Now it seemed that he could put that worry aside.

At this time, Yuan Xi said: "Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to defend Chang'an is largely due to the strong support of the soldiers and people in the city."

"Besides that, the Minister of the Central Secretariat also put in a lot of effort and was even accidentally hit by a stray arrow, causing serious injuries."

The purpose of Yuan Xi's saying this was to let the emperor know in advance who deserves the credit for defending Chang'an City.

This is to prevent the officials in the court from standing up to compete for credit after the emperor enters the city. Those guys were all clamoring to abandon the city at the beginning.

"Wenhe was shot by an arrow?!"

Liu Xie's face changed when he heard this. He never expected that Jia Xu, who was so good at protecting himself, would actually get injured!
Gao Lan nodded and said sadly, "The Secretary-General climbed up the city wall yesterday to inspect the enemy situation. Unexpectedly, the enemy outside the city suddenly launched an attack, and the Secretary-General was hit by a stray arrow when he was retreating."

Hearing this, Liu Xie did not hesitate and said immediately: "Enter the city immediately!"

Jia Xu and Guo Jia were his true right-hand men and women. The loss of either of them would be a huge loss to him.

Of course, what is more important is that Jia Xu accompanied him in his rise from humble beginnings, and the friendship between them as monarch and subject is very deep.

After giving the order, Liu Xie mounted his horse and rode towards Chang'an city.

The generals followed closely behind.

……

In Chang'an City, Jia Xu's mansion.

After Jia Xu fell unconscious on the city wall, he was carried back to the mansion to recuperate. At this time, Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were treating him, and all the officials were also there.

After entering the city, Liu Xie went straight to Jia Xu's mansion, ignored the officials who saluted him, and walked through the crowd to his bedroom.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Liu Xie saw Jia Xu lying on the bed with a pale and lifeless face and his eyes closed. He became even more worried.

"Mr. Hua, Mr. Zhang, how is Wenhe's injury?"

Liu Xie asked Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.

The anxiety in his tone was hard to conceal.

The two men had not expected that the emperor would come in person. They first bowed, and then Hua Tuo, who had more experience in trauma, said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Central Secretariat lost too much blood after being shot by an arrow yesterday, and today he forced himself to go up to the city wall for inspection, so he fell into a coma."

"But don't worry, Your Majesty. The Minister of the Central Secretariat is fine. We just need to cut open his wound, squeeze out the blood, and then apply some of the medicine I made."

Jia Xu served in the army in his early years and cultivated his character on a daily basis, so his physique was in good condition, so there was no big problem.

Liu Xie was relieved and went forward to check on Jia Xu's injuries.

Jia Xu was shot in the left shoulder blade area, and fortunately there were no important organs there. If the arrow had been three inches lower, he would have died.

The medical conditions in ancient times were not as good as those in later generations.

Liu Xie took a look at the wound, and then in full view of everyone, he leaned over and touched Jia Xu's wound.

"Your Majesty, you are..."

Hua Tuo, who was standing by, widened his eyes upon seeing this.

Even Zhang Zhongjing was surprised because the emperor actually used his mouth to suck out the blood from Jia Xu's wound!

Not only the two of them, but all the civil and military officials gathered outside the bedroom were shocked after seeing this scene.

After the shock, there is sincere envy!
Even jealous!
The emperor is the supreme ruler and the most honorable person in the world. The current emperor holds absolute power and is not constrained by anyone.

But such a noble being did not despise the filth and blood, and personally sucked the wounds for his subjects!
This kind of glory is even greater than reaching the top of Lingyun Pavilion!

"To be treated like this by your majesty, I will die without regrets!"

"Your Majesty really values ​​the Minister of the Secretariat..."

"The Minister of the Central Secretariat has made great contributions to the defense of Chang'an. This is what he deserves. We should keep a normal mind, a normal mind..."

"Keep calm? Your eyes are red!"

"Your Majesty is truly a model of a wise ruler!"

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All the officials were envious, because in a sense, Liu Xie's behavior was even worse than "the emperor demoted himself and the imperial guards bowed their heads."

It also directly reflects the importance attached to Jia Xu!
Liu Xie didn't care about the looks of others. He sucked out the blood from Jia Xu's wound mouthful by mouthful and then spit it out. He stood up only after all the blood was sucked out.

"Gentlemen, please take good care of Lord Jia. I have many things to deal with, so I won't stay here any longer."

Liu Xie raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.

After hearing this, the two men finally came to their senses from their shock and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will definitely protect the Secretary-General."

Liu Xie's action of sucking out the blood and leaving made them admire him even more, because if he wanted to win people's hearts, he would definitely wait here until Jia Xu woke up.

But Liu Xie was about to leave after he finished doing it, indicating that his action just now was entirely out of concern for Jia Xu, rather than a show.

"Thank you both for your help."

Liu Xie nodded, then walked out of the bedroom and glanced at the officials outside, "My dear ministers, follow me back to the palace."

"According to the decree——"

All the ministers bowed their heads.

……

Imperial Palace, south main gate.

Lu Lingqi was sitting in front of the palace gate at this time. Today she was wearing armor and her hair was tied into a high ponytail. She looked capable and heroic.

She looked at the wide street in front of her and wiped the spear in her hand with a cold look in her eyes.

Today is the day of the decisive battle. Gao Lan and others led all the troops out of the city to fight the enemy. Only some eunuchs were left in the palace.

Although she did not follow the army out of the city to fight, she was prepared for battle. As long as she saw the enemy coming, she would step forward to stop them.

Even if it means death, we will defend the palace!
Queen Guo also accompanied Lu Lingqi. After Pang De and others failed to ambush Ma Chao, she was sent back to Chang'an City and returned to the palace.

She also knew nothing about the situation outside the city.

"Sister Lu, do you think His Majesty's reinforcements can arrive in time? Can we defeat the rebels outside the city?"

Queen Guo asked Lu Lingqi with a worried look.

She felt very uneasy about this.

"Don't worry, you will win."

Lu Lingqi comforted her softly, "Sister, you don't have to stay with me. Just go back to the palace. I can guard here alone."

However, Queen Guo shook her head firmly, her pretty face full of tenacity, and said, "If the city is breached, what's the point of hiding in the palace?"

"Don't worry, Sister Lu. If the rebels come to kill me, I will commit suicide immediately and will never drag you down."

Queen Guo held a hairpin tightly in her hand.

As he spoke, he gestured on her snow-white neck.

Lu Lingqi said nothing when she heard this. She just lowered her head and silently wiped the spear, her eyes becoming more determined.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the end of the street.

Lu Lingqi stood up instantly with a gun in hand, her beautiful eyes fixed on the street in the distance, and her mood became nervous.

Could it be... the rebels?

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer, the figure on the horse's back was becoming clearer and clearer, and red and black dragon flags appeared in her field of vision.

And under the dragon flag, there is a tall figure.

Who else could it be if not Liu Xie!

After seeing the figure on the horse clearly, Lu Lingqi was stunned for a moment, and then felt incomparable joy!

"It's your Majesty!"

Lu Lingqi didn't know how to describe her current mood. She had already prepared to die for her country, but she didn't expect such a surprise!
When Queen Guo saw Liu Xie's familiar figure, her tense nerves relaxed and her eyes were filled with brilliance.

"His Majesty……"

Liu Xie led the Huben Army, Yulin Army, Gao Lan and others to the front of the palace. When he saw Lu Lingqi and Queen Guo at the palace gate, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

But he soon noticed Lu Lingqi's outfit and the hairpin tightly held in Queen Guo's hand, and instantly understood what was going on.

"My beloved, Chang'an is safe now."

"You are all safe."

Liu Xie dismounted from his horse, covered in dust, and gave a gentle smile to the two concubines.

"His Majesty!"

Lu Lingqi and Queen Guo burst into tears of joy.

Then they both threw themselves into Liu Xie's arms.

The many generals and soldiers behind him looked away when they saw this. This was not something they could bear to see.

After crying for a while, Lu Lingqi stopped crying and asked with a choked voice, "Your Majesty, Ying'er is now..."

Her only concern was her daughter's safety.

Liu Xie said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. Ying'er is now in Xiangyang City. She is safe. I will send someone to bring her back to Chang'an later."

Lu Lingqi was finally relieved after hearing this.

Liu Xie smiled at her and said, "I haven't seen you in military uniform for a long time. I feel a little uncomfortable seeing you in military uniform again."

“But it’s very pretty.”

This one sentence made Lu Lingqi blush.

Seeing how good the relationship between the two was, Queen Guo was very envious, but she didn't dare to show it.

Liu Xie took the spear from Lu Lingqi and pulled her and Queen Guo into the palace.

(End of this chapter)