Shen You escorted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the East Palace.
Queen Yuan, Yuan Min, and Brother Dong all gathered around the bed. No one could get in.
Shen You had no intention of coming forward and whispered to Commander Zhu, "I'm going to the Jinluan Palace right now."
Commander Zhu's face was filled with gratitude, and he cupped his hands and said, "It's been a hard work, Commander Shen, during these days."
Commander Zhu is a well-informed person. In the past few months, he has been following Shen You's lead and always giving in. Shen You also has a good impression of Commander Zhu.
Except for being a little timid, a little less courageous, and a little less responsible, everything else is good.
Shen You left quietly. After leaving the East Palace, Shen Jia, Fangpeng and others who were waiting outside the East Palace came over. Under the bright sunshine, Shen Jia, who had gained weight, looked rosy and radiant: "Where are we going now? "
Shen You smiled: "Our mission has been completed. Now go see the emperor."
All the emperor's personal guards responded in unison, followed Shen You, and strode to the Golden Palace.
Far away, you can see the solemn and majestic palace. The emperor's personal guards guarding outside the palace are all wearing silver soft armor, shining in the sun.
Seeing Shen You and his entourage, the guards all showed excited expressions. But no one opened their mouths to make any noise. When on duty outside the Jinluan Palace, they must be calm and serious and not open their mouths easily.
Shen You suppressed his excitement and nodded to the guards. Then he strode forward, and in full view of everyone, he walked all the way to Eunuch Feng, the royal celebrity who was guarding outside the palace.
Shen You, you are finally back.
Feng Shaojun used his extraordinary self-control to suppress the excitement and joy in his heart. He smiled and cupped his hands: "We heard that Commander Shen has made great achievements again. Congratulations to Commander Shen!"
Shen You resisted the urge to rush forward and hug her, his eyes fell greedily on her face, and his voice was quite steady: "I haven't seen you for several months, Eunuch Feng is still charming."
"We heard that Commander Shen was injured at the border. Is the injury not serious?" Feng Shaojun glanced around and asked calmly.
Shen You replied in a low voice: "A minor injury has been healed long ago."
In the brief moment when their eyes met, the two people's hearts were filled with excitement, and there is no need to elaborate.
Feng Shaojun withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "General Yuan, General Meng and the others are all in the palace. The emperor has given a verbal order. Commander Shen has come back. He should go to the palace immediately to have an audience. There is no need for a general announcement. Commander Shen, please accept the invitation!"
Business is important, and after the business is done, when the couple get together in the evening, it's not too late to chat.
Shen You nodded slightly and stepped into the Jinluan Hall.
…
The atmosphere in the Jinluan Palace was not very wonderful at this time.
Yuan Qing, who returned to Beijing from afar, knelt down in front of a group of civil servants and generals to apologize: "...the border troops were defeated one after another, tens of thousands of people were taken prisoner, and there were countless casualties. It was all the fault of the ministers."
"The imperial court sent reinforcements in time, but General He desperately burned the Tatars' food and grass, but he himself died in the battle. The Tatars attacked the city fiercely, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally beat the war drum, but was injured by a poisonous arrow. I am truly unworthy of your Majesty."
"On the day of defending the city, Commander Shen personally went up to the city wall and killed countless enemies, which greatly boosted the morale of the army. After that, General Meng led his troops to pursue the Tatars and killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers. This was a great victory for the frontier army."
"Please, Your Majesty, reward General Meng and Commander-in-Chief Shen generously, and reward the soldiers who have made great achievements in war. I plead guilty, and please Your Majesty punish me severely!"
After saying that, he kowtowed three times.
All the civil servants and generals, seeing Yuan Qing like this, felt sad and sighing in their hearts. For a moment, no one interceded for Yuan Qing.
Seriously speaking, Yuan Qing did not make a big mistake. But as a military general, losing battles one after another and losing territory and people was his biggest mistake. What's more, General He died in the battle, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also seriously injured. Yuan Qing, the commander-in-chief
Hard to blame.
After the news of the army's return to the capital reached the imperial court, all officials knew that when it came time to settle the general accounts, how Yuan Qing was to be dealt with depended on what happened to the Emperor's Sacred Heart.
Emperor Qing'an, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had restrained all his emotions and his eyes were calm.
In the silence, Yuan Hai stood up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, General Yuan is my direct brother. However, in the court, only merits and demerits are discussed, regardless of relationship. I thought that the frontier army was defeated at the beginning.
, it is indeed General Yuan’s fault. The death of General He and the serious injury of His Royal Highness are all due to the general’s incompetence. Please make an order to severely punish General Yuan!”
As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were shocked.
No one expected that when Yuan Hai stood up, it was not to plead for Yuan Qing! Instead, he asked the emperor to severely punish him!
After Yuan Hai started, several generals soon came out to ask the emperor to severely punish Yuan Qing. Most of these generals were related by marriage to the Yuan family, or had close contacts.
General Meng, on the other hand, held up his hand and said some fair words for Yuan Qing: "Your Majesty, I have the courage to speak. I led the troops to pursue the Tatars and fought with the Tatar cavalry. These Tatars are all capable of mounting and shooting down horses and fighting.
Elite. In terms of combat power alone, not to mention the frontier troops, even the other armies of Da Qi are inferior to them."
"There is no general who is always victorious. General Yuan has fought hard and fulfilled his responsibilities as a general. He is responsible for the defeat. General He died in battle, His Royal Highness was seriously injured, and the tragic death of the common soldiers is indeed heartbreaking. However, I still ask for mercy, Your Majesty.
Deal with the situation lightly, so as not to chill the hearts of the generals who risk their lives for the country."
What General Meng said was reasonable. At that moment, several military generals stood up and interceded for Yuan Hai.
The civil servants could no longer hold back and spoke out one after another.
Some are in favor of severe punishment, while others are in favor of lenient treatment.
Emperor Qing'an didn't say a word, his eyes swept over the faces of the ministers with different expressions.
At this moment, a slender figure entered the Jinluan Palace. Under the attention of all the ministers, he walked behind General Yuan Qingmeng, knelt down and saluted: "General Shen You, I have met the emperor."
Emperor Qing'an frowned slightly: "Get up."
Yuan Qing kept kneeling, and General Meng also knelt down when he opened his mouth to plead for Yuan Qing.
Of course, Shen You couldn't get up at this time. He still knelt down and said in a deep voice: "General Mo speaks softly but speaks boldly. In the past few months, General Mo has been at the border and witnessed General Yuan working hard and personally going to the tower to repel the enemy."
Beating the military drum. He stayed up for several days and nights, often going to the wounded barracks to comfort the wounded soldiers."
"I would like to ask your Majesty to deal with General Yuan leniently!"
Yuan Hai did not expect that Shen You would plead for him in public, and his heart was so agitated that it was difficult to calm down.
Even though Shen You's official position is not high, he is far better than ordinary military commanders in terms of being a saint. What Shen You said is worth thousands of words from others.
Emperor Qing'an's face softened a little, and he said calmly: "Everyone, get up! I will call the old ministers to discuss carefully how to deal with General Yuan. I am not a tyrant, and I will not shout and kill easily."
Judging from this tone, at least it won't be dealt with too harshly.
Yuan Qing's raised heart dropped slightly to its original position, and he kowtowed respectfully to thank him.
Shen You also kowtowed and thanked him.
He pleads for Yuan Qing with no selfish motives and no intention of showing favor to the prince. It is purely out of respect for a general who has guarded the border for more than ten years.
