The emperor looked at Cao Jiliang kneeling in the main hall and wished he could just drag him out and kill him. The five hundred thousand army would be gone like this.
Moreover, this is an army that he personally deployed and can be regarded as personal soldiers. If it weren't for Cao Yukun's coaxing, how could it be handed over to this idiot? Now there are only twenty people left, why doesn't he die outside and still get a hero?
Xun's title, now he is kneeling there, crying and howling, and what else do he want him to do.
Cao Yukun naturally saw the emperor's sinister expression and stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I know that my dog is incompetent. The failure of this battle can be considered to be caused by many reasons. The loss of half a million troops is indeed a serious crime. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."
This was a warning to the emperor. How could the emperor not understand that he wanted to strangle the father and son to death now?
But he couldn't do this. There were so many selfish motives among the officials in the court, and he didn't trust many people. Cao Yukun was the most important among the people he trusted. He was also the prime minister of a country and the head of hundreds of officials.
This kind of kindness should still be shown to him, and people should not criticize him for being unkind and inconsiderate of the sufferings and difficulties of his courtiers.
But he had to suppress the anger in his heart and stretched out his hand to Cao Yukun: "Cao Aiqing, I naturally understand the difficulties of this battle. The city there is extraordinary, and bandits have been entrenched for many years. It is so easy to clean up, Cao
The general is lucky to be able to return to the court safely this time. The merits and demerits are equal to each other, so it is better to return home and recuperate."
"Old minister, thank you for your kindness!" Cao Yukun finally felt relieved and knelt down to thank him loudly.
Cao Jiliang also breathed a sigh of relief. This was considered as saving another life. He also thanked loudly: "Thank you for your grace, my emperor. Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
The emperor waved his hand lightly, and then looked at Lin Haoxuan, who was dressed in military uniform: "The eldest prince of Yanyang personally led the troops to quell the chaos and rescued General Cao. You have merit and will be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Haoxuan just bowed in a formal manner.
The emperor asked again: "Haoxuan, in the battle report, said that all the bandits there have been wiped out, why are you so quick?"
Lin Haoxuan understood that he was just picking a bone in the egg, simply because he was Xiao Muting's subordinate, and he just wanted to find out what was wrong with King Chen from this incident so that he could be punished.
"Back to the emperor, Yanxi County has a dangerous terrain and has always been an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. The bandits relied on this advantage to occupy the dense forest near the sea, but they forgot that their weakness was on the sea behind them.
Lin Haoxuan smiled calmly.
"On the sea surface? Are you using a fleet?" The emperor was surprised and a little frightened.
Lin Hao
Everything was concentrated on the Zhennan Army led by General Cao Jiliang. They had no defense at all and there would be people coming up the mountain behind them. Therefore, the last general won the battle after capturing the bandit leader."
When Cao Yukun heard this, he immediately became energetic and said immediately: "In this way, it was the Zhennan Army that played the main diversionary role that allowed you to succeed."
Lin Hao
The general vowed to remember it, but who knew it would be like this, that is, we went in time, otherwise, we would not be able to save General Cao and come back alive."
However, Cao Yukun still had a cold face and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this battle is not due to the Pingyuan Army, but also to the Zhennan Army's desperate containment. The soldiers of the Zhennan Army who just won the victory are all loyal and loyal.
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Lin Hao
This is a truthful report, why are you talking about the nature of loyalists and rebels?"
Cao Yukun immediately said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this. I hope your Majesty will be wise and don't listen to the nonsense words of the eldest prince of the Houyang Marquis."
Prince Baoqing spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"Uncle, please speak!" The emperor extended his hand to him with a gentle expression, but when he looked at Cao Yukun again, he rolled his eyes at him.
The king of Baoqing County said: "Prime Minister Cao must be worried that General Cao is too much, so he must have made a mistake when he was worried. I hope the emperor will open up a little more for the sake of Prime Minister Cao's past loyalty, but I really have something to say,
If you want to tell Prime Minister Cao that you want to fight for your son's fame, it's not like this, it's a bit too shameless."
This was too casual to say, and it was not suitable to be said in a serious place like the court, but Prince Baoqing said it, and it was recognized by more than half of the officials above the court.
Cao Yukun was about to defend himself, but was interrupted by Prince Baoqing: "Before I finished speaking, Prime Minister Cao listened quietly. This battle was originally a letter of war invited by General Cao himself, and it was submitted to the emperor for approval.
He was ready to go on an expedition. He didn't know the terrain well, so he could deploy first and then attack. General Cao's poor command caused Shengzhuo to lose 500,000 troops. This was a serious crime. The emperor was merciful, but General Cao was also injured and returned.
There was no punishment, Prime Minister Cao should be grateful, why would he still slander him like this when the emperor asked the eldest son of Marquis of Yiyang for his help in rescuing General Cao?"
"Your Majesty, Mingjian, I have no intention of claiming credit or slander. I am just analyzing the facts... Your Majesty, Mingjian..." Cao Yukun knelt on the ground and sang a cry.
After the Prince of Baoqing County rolled his eyes at him, he saluted the Emperor again: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, in this battle, the Zhennan Army used all its strength to quell the mountain bandits entrenched in Yanbei County. However, due to Cao Cao
The general's improper command led to the destruction of the Zhennan Army. He also had his faults. The merits and demerits balance each other out. It is a wise act of the emperor not to reward or punish him."
The courtiers also said together: "Your Majesty!"
The emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He originally wanted to use these people's mouths to point out some evidence related to Xiao Muting, but he didn't say it out and was refuted speechless. It seems that only
I can find other troubles.
But now he was facing the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. He couldn't be too obvious and could only nod: "Everyone loves you, but the army of Zhennan has been almost exhausted in this battle. Reconstruction is urgent. Recruit troops and reorganize immediately. The coach will be tentatively appointed."
Depend on……"
The Minister of War immediately stepped forward: "I recommend the eldest son of the Marquis of Yanyang, and I hope the emperor will agree!"
The emperor was stunned. There were many people in the court supporting the proposal. He didn't want to do this because Lin Haoxuan was from Xiao Muting.
But then he thought about it, this was really a good opportunity to split them up. Who would be willing to be someone else's little brother all their life, and who wouldn't want to start their own business.