Chapter 136 The strangeness of His Royal Highness the Prince
Following the imperial edict, Di Qing marched hastily, but before he reached the war zone, he was defeated twice in a row.
Di Qing's face felt hot as he recalled what he said to His Majesty: bringing the head of the Nong thief to His Majesty.
His Royal Highness is still following.
There was no interest in chatting anymore, and even the soldiers on the troop ship tensed up... With this fighting spirit, I am afraid that even when encountering the soldiers, they would collapse without a fight.
The current morale is really not suitable for fighting.
Zhao Xi only hoped that Di Qing could live up to his title of famous general and not go into battle blindly just because he wanted to regain the dignity of the Western Army.
Di Qing is indeed a famous general. When he arrived in Guizhou, he really didn't say anything about sending troops to conquer, but he strictly enforced military discipline... Come on, this old Di is indeed a fierce man. He directly killed Chen Shu and a group of people who disobeyed military orders and sent troops without authorization.
They were all arrested.
After arresting this group of people, Di Qing didn't want to be easy to negotiate with, but wanted to kill them directly.
Zhao Xi did not intervene and could not interfere. Once he interfered, it would directly affect the execution of all subsequent military orders of Di Qing.
When it comes to whether this group of people should be killed, in terms of disobeying military orders, they certainly should be killed.
Di Qing had just arrived. Although he brought 20,000 Western troops with him, after arriving in Guangnan, all military units had to rely on Guangnan officials for logistical support.
Chen Shu blatantly disobeyed military orders without taking any action, which will inevitably lead to more obstacles in subsequent counter-insurgency operations.
But to kill more than thirty people at once... Zhao Xi would rather keep some of them as a suicide squad or something.
Di Qing has taken charge of his own affairs. Even if Zhao Xi has an idea, he must keep it. At this time, the prestige of the coach must be maintained.
Yu Jing glanced at Zhao Xi from time to time... The old boy wanted Zhao Xi to stop him.
"Shu's lack of discipline is also Jing's crime of restraint. Can the Xuanhui envoy be punished as well?"
Yu Jing's words were heart-breaking, and he was also anxious to see that His Highness the Crown Prince was staying out of the matter.
He is a civil servant and a pacifier of the law, commonly known as the Master of the Law. Not to mention Di Qing, even Zhao Xi cannot punish crimes arbitrarily.
"Jinglue envoys are civil servants, and military orders are not the responsibility of jinglue."
Di Qing was not stupid either. He was clear-cut and clearly put Yu Jing aside.
By the way, without the consent of Yu Jing and Sun Mian, could Chen Shu send troops? Dare he send troops?
It should be said that the entire Guangnan West Road hopes that Chen Shu can make a contribution, not to mention total annihilation, even if it only slightly hinders the momentum of the Nong thieves.
By then, the comparison between the Western Army's forward Yang Wenguang and the Guangnan Army would be enough to make the Guangnan Army show its face.
It's a pity that Chen Shu also suffered a defeat, even worse than Yang Wenguang. He almost sent away all the soldiers recruited from the nearby Guangnan area.
The key is that the morale of the entire counter-insurgency campaign was completely knocked to the ground.
Regardless of whether it was due to military discipline or the crime of defeat... this would not work. If it was linked to this, even Yang Wenguang would have to be dragged out.
Anyway, Di Qing was so ruthless that the main counter-insurgency force was covered in blood as soon as they arrived in Guangnan.
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"Bachelor Yu, I miss you so much after seeing each other for so many years..."
It's impossible for the two principals to put down the rebellion to have dark faces, right? Di Qing was killing people, so Zhao Xi had to put on a smiley face.
In fact, he also wanted to kill someone, or a civil servant.
Compared with Chen Shu and others who disobeyed military orders and went to war, those civil servants who abandoned the city and fled deserved to die.
But it won't work! This old man is quick to act. They can't mess up the entire civil and military affairs of Guangnan as soon as they arrive in Guangnan.
There was no other way, so Zhao Xi had to accompany the civil servants from Guangnan with a smile on his face.
I hope Di Qing can understand... I can understand that when Zhao Xi and Yu Jing were greeting each other, Di Qing gave him a look of gratitude.
"It has been more than ten years. Your Highness has reached adulthood, and Jing has also become an old man."
Yu Jing was in a bad mood, but he still had to greet His Highness the Crown Prince. There was a hint of complaint in his words.
"How can I be an old man when I am a scholar in my prime? When the sun comes to Guangnan, can I come to see you?"
On this occasion, it would still be bloody and messy. It didn't matter whether Zhao Xi saw it or not, but Yu Jing definitely didn't want to see it. It would be disturbing.
Sure enough, Yu Jing stretched out his hand and directly led the Crown Prince to move away without even looking at Di Qing.
"Crash..."
Not a single civil servant in the whole room was left behind, and they all left with Yu Jing and His Royal Highness.
Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian followed, and no one could say anything, but Cao Linfeng and the other four were quite embarrassed.
My chief officer and the civil servants went to Zheluo, and I had to stay in the military camp.
But the commander-in-chief of the Western Army had just killed Qian Ju in Guangnan, and his own commander came to get close to him... This feeling made them feel very awkward.
They were not the only ones who were awkward, even Lu Gongzhu and Han Zhen were also awkward.
They went with His Highness the Crown Prince to accompany the civil servants... They had the same virtues as the rear, eating, drinking and having fun.
I thought His Highness the Crown Prince would refuse and scold the moths who continued to eat and drink during the war, but His Highness did not and happily accepted it.
What makes Lu Gongzhu and others most uncomfortable is that His Highness the Crown Prince still drags the officials who abandoned the city and fled, which is called intimacy.
Starting from Zhang Zhonghui, followed by Li Ju, Zhang Xu, then Li Zhi, Ding Baochen, and even Liu Yingchen and Song Klon who had recently abandoned the city and fled to Guizhou, they did not leave behind them. It was almost the same sequence as the Nong bandits destroyed the city all the way. .
Is this the same His Royal Highness who threatened to kill people on the ship? It seems that His Highness understands their behavior of abandoning the city and fleeing.
Sigh... Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince thinks that merit is not as good as merit? He intends to include such people as his important ministers after he ascends to the throne?
During the Guangnan Rebellion, those who abandoned the city and fled will definitely have some opinions from the imperial court, and they will certainly be demoted. In other words, it is impossible for these people to return to the imperial court for quite some time, and it is even said that they are likely to be demoted to lower counties. , grinding increases.
A hundred years later, when the crown prince ascends the throne, it may not be impossible to wake up after such hardships.
If His Highness the Crown Prince has such thoughts, is it reasonable?
Lu Gongzhu and others whispered, trying their best to understand His Highness the Crown Prince's behavior at this time... Otherwise, His Highness's behavior would really be unjustifiable.
Thinking about the possibility of being in the same palace with such bastards in the future, Mr. Lu is helpless. It is shameless to be in company, but His Highness has such intention...
Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian did not think so, because His Highness the Crown Prince's smile at this time was no different from when he cooperated with Zhang Wei during ancestor worship.
They were thinking about when these people would be unlucky.
"Yuanzhen, this behavior is reckless, and it is inevitable for the court to criticize you. I think you should not wait for the court to judge, but should take the initiative to do it."
Being treated so kindly by His Highness the Crown Prince, these people who abandoned the city and fled were really flattered.
Just as Lu Gongzhu thought, they felt that His Highness the Crown Prince's efforts were not as good as his efforts. They were moved, expected, and indescribable, let alone mention them.
Unexpectedly, abandoning the city and fleeing would lead to a great future.
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
At this time, His Highness reached out his hand. If they were to remain reserved, everything would probably be cold.
Even the Shilin people in Guangnan had abandoned them, and now there was this life-saving straw... It can't be said to be a straw, but it was definitely the basis for turning around in the future.
Then you must express your determination quickly!
"I think you should feel sorry for yourself and state your regrets at this time to the court. Don't shirk or make excuses. Show your responsibility and shoulder your responsibilities."
"In this way, the imperial court will have its own judgment on your attitude towards you and how to drive your merits and demerits."