Chapter 94 I am the center
Xue Chuyu led 300 Dragon Martial Army to the mountain gate. He was worried that the emperor's saint would be affected by the rebels, so he wanted to lead the soldiers up the mountain to greet the emperor.
Before he stepped into the mountain gate, Wang De led ten young eunuchs to block all the Longwu Army outside the mountain gate. He said coldly, "General Xue, there are saints, concubines, and princesses in the palace. According to the palace rules, soldiers and horses outside the garrison are not allowed to enter the palace to face the saint without the permission of the saint."
What Wang De said was the rules of the palace, and only soldiers who were guarding could enter the palace. The soldiers and horses outside the garrison could not face the saint without an imperial edict. Entering the palace without authorization is a rebellion. If everyone can meet the saint if they want to face the saint, what if they can?
Xue Chuyu fought bloody battles on the battlefield and defeated the rebels. In the end, he was very dissatisfied with the difficulties of a eunuch. However, he also knew that his subordinates were a group of soldiers who did not know etiquette and righteousness and were full of dirty words. If he collided with the saint, concubine, and princess, he, the general who led the army, would not be able to escape.
Xue Chuyu suppressed his anger and asked, "Why don't you ask Eunuch Wang, will the Longwu Army be stationed in place to rest or have another military mission?"
Wang De said slowly, "The Lord has an order. All the soldiers of the Longwu Army stayed outside the mountain gate and cooperated with the prince-consort to count all the surrendered rebels. Although these five thousand rebels came to Mount Li together, the reasons were very different. In order to distinguish between punishing the main culprit, the accomplice, and the masses who did not know the truth, and to show the Lord's fairness and kindness, these rebels were divided into three categories: resisting stubbornly, coercing troops, and surrendering directly. Let the Lord's treatment!"
Xue Chuyu could only follow the emperor's orders and ordered the Longwu Army to go and count the captured rebels. After being dispatched, he was about to enter the mountain gate, but Wang De stopped him again, but still said coldly, "General Xue, the saint cannot carry weapons or armor. Please remove the armor and sword."
Xue Chuyu was once again made things difficult for him and said unhappy, "This is also the emperor's order?"
Wang De sneered, "This is also the palace rules."
In desperation, Xue Chuyu had no choice but to remove the horizontal sword, long sword, strong bow, and armor on her body.
Only then did Wang De personally lead Xue Chuyu to the palace to meet Emperor Yang Yao.
Yang Yao saw Wang De leading Xue Chuyu to the palace from afar, laughed and went down the stone steps to meet Xue Chuyu.
As he approached, Yang Yao saw clearly that Xue Chuyu's battle robe was covered with blood. It can be seen that in the previous battle, Xue Chuyu was the leader and led the way to charge. He was indeed a fierce general on the battlefield!
Yang Yao smiled brightly, held Xue Chuyu's hand intimately, and said with a kind look, "Chu Yu is worthy of being the Xue family. The rebels were invincible when they saw it! If Chu Yu had not returned to help in time, I would have fallen into the hands of the rebels!"
Xue Chuyu couldn't hear whether Yang Yao's words were really praised or sarcastic, and secretly blamed him for his late arrival for serving the king, which caused the rebels to disturb the sage. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained in detail, "The Lord, because he rushed to Mount Li overnight, I arrived in front of Mount Li and ordered the soldiers to have a meal and rest for two hours to nourish their energy and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. He never thought that the rebels would disturb the sage first!"
Yang Yao sorted out his messy hair and robe for him, and he was unquestionable to explain him.
Wang De said coldly, "General Xue, according to the palace rules, the emperor is in front of him. Even if the army of the king is wiped out, he should sacrifice his life to kill the enemy. How can I say that he will not fight without permission? How can I know if General Xue is resting or watching the victory or defeat?!"
Xue Chuyu dared not sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, just because the Xue family's style of governing the army is to love soldiers like their sons. How could the soldiers drag their tired bodies and go hungry to fight, causing casualties? I never thought that the emperor would put such a big hat on him, how could he afford it?
But Xue Chuyu's explanation is difficult to describe. He did not want the Longwu Army to add casualties, so he asked the guards of the saint and eunuchs to bear the casualties? Let the emperor, concubines, and princesses to bear the fright?
This kind of thing is just a joke!
Xue Chuyu couldn't wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River. He could only kneel down and bow to the ground with a panic expression. "Master, I will never dare to put the Master in a dangerous place! But, just, alas! I have nothing to say, so I ask the Master to punish him."
Xue Chuyu came too late to serve the king, and Yang Yao felt very unhappy.
Through Xue Chuyu's hesitant explanation, he could also guess the reason why the king came to the bottom of the battle. It must be that the Dragon Martial Army had rested before the war. From a strategic and tactical perspective, Xue Chuyu's tactics are understandable.
However, in order to reduce casualties, he actually pushed him, the emperor, to the front line against the rebels to attract the rebels' firepower. The Longwu Army took advantage of the difficulty of the rebels to take advantage of the rebels' ability to defeat the enemy and win.
Whoever changes the position with Yang Yao will be unhappy!
He is the emperor, and his team can only have one center, that is, he, Yang Yao!
No matter what reason Xue Chuyu has, he should not have put the emperor, concubines, princesses, and princesses in a crisis of war. If the palace is rushed away by the rebels, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Of course, placing the emperor under the blade of the rebels was the superficial reason why Yang Yaosheng was angry.
What he really angered was that the military's duty was obedience. As long as the priest was ahead, no matter there was a sea of swords and fires ahead, he had to die and serve the king, rather than finding some reasons to reduce casualties and delay the fight.
Today, the Longwu Army can send the emperor to the front line against the rebels because of fear of huge casualties, attract the rebels' firepower and create a good opportunity for the Longwu Army to annihilate the enemy; tomorrow, facing the powerful enemy in Luoyang, there will be 1,000 more reasons for the entire army to be timid and not fight.
It would be natural if Xue Chuyu's behavior was strictly followed in accordance with military law, and he was removed from office on the spot or even beheaded.
However, Xue Chuyu was the first time he went to the battlefield. He considered more from a military perspective and was understandable if he didn't consider it thoroughly on the political perspective.
Moreover, Xue Chuyu is also Yang Yao's confidant general. In just a short time, he trained the Dragon Martial Army to be brave and good at fighting, and was invincible on the battlefield.
Of course, the words that blame Xue Chuyu cannot be said by Emperor Yang Yao.
Yang Yao and Wang De are the roles that are red-faced and black-faced, scolding Xue Chuyu, making him know the priorities and priorities. Of course, Wang De will play them. And the matter of winning people's hearts and comforting Xue Chuyu, and the Emperor of Longwu Army is of course done by him, the emperor.
From the front of the mountain gate, Wang De's stunts against Xue Chuyu was all instructed by Yang Yao behind the scenes. Wang De ordered Xue Chuyu to follow the palace rules one after another that the Dragon Martial Army must abide by were the red lines drawn by Yang Yao for Xue Chuyu!
He, Yang Yao, is the emperor! He is the core of the entire team! His life, even honor and disgrace, Xue Chuyu, and the soldiers of the Longwu Army must defend with their lives and blood!
Xue Chuyu bowed to the ground, but she didn't dare to let out a sigh of relief, and she felt deeply regretful.
Before, because he was used to his military career, he formulated strategies too casually and aimed at being able to fight and winning battles, but he forgot the most important thing: the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was the Emperor! If there was another time, he would never dare to push the emperor to the front line to resist the powerful enemy.
Chapter completed!