Chapter 331: The Soldiers Are in Danger
One of the chariot generals stood up and replied respectfully: "Back to the Holy Place, General Su led the crackdown on bandits this time, and the three low-ranking people are just assisting General Su in suppressing bandits. β
This answer was a bit evasive, and Emperor Tianduo was not very satisfied with this answer.
"Even if General Su is the leader, after he strayed into the bandit trap and was captured, someone in the army should always come forward to take over the power of the military camp, right?" Emperor Tianduo's face was pale, but his tone was as kind as possible: "Could it be that when you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, the master of our army will be captured by the enemy, won't you choose a new commander, but just put down your weapons and be captured?" β
Emperor Tianduo's body temperature was nervous, and the three generals also saw Emperor Tianduo's reproachful attitude towards the three of them, and the general replied in a flickering manner: "At that time, Wen Xiang was present, and he thought that Wen Xiang would be willing to take on this important task. β
Emperor Tianduo narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was cold: "In this way, you want to put the responsibility on Wen Xiang?" β
The general of the chariot cavalry suddenly looked embarrassed: "This ......"
Emperor Tianduo continued to ask: "According to the news reported at the time, Wen Xiang arrived at the scene after hearing the news after General Su was captured, didn't you have the will to elect a new general to continue to give orders before Wen Xiang arrived?" β
The general who was the first to stand up was speechless for a moment, and another strong general stood up and replied, "This is ...... The main general was negligent and fell into the trap and was captured, and as one of the generals, of course a new general must be elected. β
"However, the situation was very chaotic and complicated at that time, and it was not easy to quickly select the most suitable new general in a short period of time, so just as the lowly officials were discussing who to let be the new general, Wen Xiang arrived on the scene."
Emperor Tianduo's expression had flattened from the anger just now, but his voice was still cold to the bone, which made people shudder, "So, as soon as Wen Xiang came, you stopped the discussion and directly handed over the leadership of the scene to Wen Xiang by default?" β
The three generals looked at each other, finally nodded and gave a unanimous answer: "Exactly." β
Emperor Tianduo continued to ask, "But how do you know that Wen Xiang will definitely be willing to take over the mess at that time?" β
"Uh...... Wen Xiang is the prime minister of Shangshu Ling, the head of a hundred officials, and Wen Xiang has always been brave enough to take on heavy responsibilities......" General Zhuangwu's voice became deeper and lower, and in the end he almost couldn't hear a reply.
Emperor Tianduo's sharp gaze roamed over the three generals, and his eyes were full of anger, almost spewing fire out of his eyes.
"Wen Xiang has the courage to take on heavy responsibilities...... Then as a general of the first army, the generals in the barracks are all trained by you, and half of the tiger talisman that can mobilize the Praetorian Guard in the capital is also in your hands, shouldn't you be more courageous than him to take on heavy responsibilities? β
Emperor Tianduo pointed at Wen Yiheng again, and the reprimands for the three generals continued on his lips.
"But Wen Xiang is not a military attachΓ©, just a Confucian general who knows some martial arts, he is as young as Si, and he is not as experienced as the three of you in leading troops to fight, and he is not as experienced as you, but after you see him appear, you default to the sovereignty of the military camp entrusted to him......"
"Holy and lowly ......"
Emperor Tianduo interrupted General Zhuangwu's words and continued to scold: "In the future, if there is a war between our dynasty and a neighboring country, and the neighboring country relies on unexpected bravery to directly attack the capital, do you see that they are strong and strong, and they will give up the entire military camp by default?" β
"Maybe you will say that this idea is not true, then I will change it." Emperor Tianduo's deep gaze glanced at Wen Yiheng and said in a low voice.
"As soon as you see Wen Xiang appear, you will tacitly hand over the sovereignty of the leading troops to him...... In case one day Wen Xiang intends to rebel and goes to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing to show up and take a turn, will you also take the initiative to offer the sovereignty of the military camp? β
Everyone present was shocked when they heard Emperor Tianduo's example and speculation, and Wen Yiheng's right eyelid jumped involuntarily.
Wen Yiheng immediately knelt on the ground: "The Holy Lord is clear, Weichen has no intention of seizing power at present, and he will never do anything to rob the sovereignty of the military camp!" β
Wen Yiheng did not directly respond to Emperor Tianduo's intention to rebel, but evaded the answer that he would not snatch the sovereignty of the military camp, and even used the time-limited word "current", which can be described as cautious.
Just because there is no rebellion at present does not mean that there will be no ...... I only hope that in the future, Emperor Tianduo will not make too much of a move, and there will be no danger of usurping the throne and seizing power in the future, Wen Yiheng thought.
However, Wen Yiheng's quick and clever reaction and sincere attitude in answering won Emperor Tianduo's little favor.
Wen Yiheng's sincere clarification finally buffered the current anxious atmosphere, and the three generals took this opportunity to get a short kick, and finally came up with a reason to dump the pot.
General Zhuangwu raised his dissatisfaction: "Holy Lord, there are doubts about the lowly position!" Obviously, General Su was ineffective in suppressing bandits and strayed into the enemy's trap and was captured, but why were the three people who were scolded for being lowly ranked, shouldn't General Su be the one who should be punished? β
Su Fenglan was not angry at General Zhuangwu's action of jumping out to accuse him, but calmly explained to Emperor Tianduo: "Qiqi Sheng, the last general was deliberately captured at that time, in order to lure out the bandit leader. 90 Literature Network
"I don't know that the envoy sent by the general of the chariot cavalry to communicate with the bandit leader is too weak, and he accidentally leaked the information of the general's daughter, and then was used by the bandit leader."
Mentioning that Su Jiudong was involved, Su Fenglan pretended to be angry, and glared at the three generals with angry eyes.
"The last general is ashamed of the thief's leader's behavior of wanting the last general's daughter to come to pay the ransom, I thought that the three generals would not agree to this matter, but I didn't expect them to agree to the thief's proposal, and the last general saw his daughter coming, the situation was really critical, so he had to resist."
"The kung fu ability of the general to march and fight is still there, and he successfully captured the thief's head, so that he can protect his beloved daughter from being bullied."
Su Fenglan squeezed out a few tears very dramatically, and performed with emotion: "The last general acted absurdly when he was young, causing his loved ones to be sad, and leaving his hometown with his pregnancy to wander the world, causing husband and wife, father and daughter to be separated. β
"The last general failed to take care of his loved ones back then, and now his beloved daughter has been lost, of course, he has to take care of his only daughter."
"General Su loves his daughter very much, and he can have the courage to resist in times of crisis, so courageous, I can also foresee that if I am in trouble, General Su will also stand up bravely for me and protect me."
Emperor Tianduo was very satisfied with the scene performed by Su Fenglan, and only thought that Su Fenglan cherished his daughter and revealed his true feelings.
However, Su Fenglan really cherishes his daughter and reveals his true feelings, but behind such true feelings there is also a purpose that Emperor Tianduo has not yet known.
Su Fenglan immediately followed Emperor Tianduo's example and said: "The last general has all the honors given by the saints, and he will do his best for the saints, and the last generals will not hesitate." β
Emperor Tianduo received Su Fenglan's promise, whether it was sincere or not, at least at this moment, Emperor Tianduo was willing to believe Su Fenglan's statement.
After praising Su Fenglan, Emperor Tianduo set his eyes back on the three generals.
"General Fang Cai Su has already explained that he was deliberately captured in order to lure out the bandit leader, and in the end he did capture the bandit leader, what else do you have to say about this?"
General Zhuangwu lowered his head in shame, not daring to look at Emperor Tianduo and Su Fenglan again, and his voice murmured: "General Su is brave and resourceful, courageous, and does not dare to assert nonsense anymore." β
However, the response of the three generals did not satisfy Emperor Tianduo, and even attracted more rebuke from Emperor Tianduo.
"Huh! You are not convinced by a battlefield veteran like Su Fenglan, but you have not reached his ability and level either! At that time, I would take the military power of the entire capital from Su Fenglan and hand it over to the three of you to be responsible, I was really dizzy for a while! β
Emperor Tianduo re-examined Su Fenglan, who was about to approach the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and made a decision: "After today, I have seen your shortcomings, and I have also seen the safety of the capital in the future, and I have decided that in the future, the military power of the capital will be handed over to Su Fenglan." β
In the General's Mansion, Su Jiudong, who successfully "returned" from the East Palace, pacified Su Tingan and Ah Rong, and after coaxing them to sleep, he was able to find time to listen to Wen Yiheng and Su Fenglan, who came back from the palace, to tell the situation.
After listening to Wen Yiheng and Su Fenglan's description of Emperor Tianduo's decision-making in the Lin De Palace, Su Jiudong's face was full of excitement and disbelief:
"I didn't expect the Holy Lord to return all the military power of the capital to Daddy so easily...... Daddy was captured this time, and it was worth it. β
Su Jiudong originally thought that after Emperor Tianduo took back the military power from Su Fenglan, he would no longer let go of his military power.
Su Fenglan waved his hand and said, "How can this be considered easy?" At that time, Daddy knew that he almost put you in, and he didn't want to continue, but Wen Zichu kept persuading him, and Daddy and I agreed. β
Although Su Jiudong was also a little afraid of this plan, fortunately, the matter had passed, and Su Jiudong was also a person who looked forward to everything, so he would not recall how thrilling it was to pay the ransom to the bandit leader at that time.
"That's just almost getting in, as long as you can get me out of the palace, it's a success, and I won't really be caught by the bandit leader......"
Su Jiudong looked at Wen Yiheng with trust: "I believe in Ah Heng, so that he will not be unprepared to watch me being caught by the bandit leader......"
Su Fenglan nodded quickly: "You're right, Daddy, Wen Zichu and I won't put you in danger, in fact, when we planned this matter, we also came up with several plans, and finally chose this more thoughtful strategy." β
Wen Yiheng made a detailed statement to Su Jiudong: "General Su knows the rules of conduct in the barracks, the lord will be captured, and he will send envoys to talk first, and if the conversation fails, he will attack." β
"When we came up with a strategy to take you out of the palace, General Su thought of using the recently launched clean-up of the bandits as a pretext for rescue, so that we could not only take you out of the palace, but also complete the task of clearing the bandits, killing two birds with one stone."
Su Jiudong nodded suddenly: "So when Daddy was suppressing the bandits, he deliberately trapped the prisoners and was captured, which is also one of the links in your rescue plan?" β