Prime Minister take care

Chapter 249
Ho Kyung.

"The last general underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, so that [-] men of our army died under the sword of Shu army. Please punish me, my lord."

In the residence of General Zhengxi, Zheng Da knelt in front of Huan Wu's throne, followed by two generals, Huan Zilu and Rong Can.

The rebellion in Modu in the East China Sea was put down, and Huan Wu moved his army from Shendu to Haojing with one hundred thousand elites.Before that, he had received news of the defeat of the [-] Liang army outside Baocheng Pass.

"My lord, it was my idea to take the trail to attack Lishi Mountain, and it had nothing to do with General Zheng. As a result, the camp was later attacked by the Shu army, and [-] of our soldiers died on Micang Road. General Disheng was captured by Yang Xian. All crimes are to be blamed. , it should all be borne by me alone.”

Huan Zilu stood behind Zheng Da, cupping his hands and saying.Huan Zilu was an upright man and took the initiative to bear all the blame.The surrounding disciples of the Huan family were all winking hard, secretly saying that Huan Zilu was really stupid.

Although Huan Zilu was a general in the army, he could not resist such a serious crime by himself.Zheng Da is the commander-in-chief of the army and a general. He is willing to help share the burden, so in the end Huan Zilu will be given a lighter sentence.

Huan Wu was silent, sitting in Huan Biao's position, watching all this quietly.Huan Bin followed beside him, and the other disciples of the Huan family around him were all looking at each other, secretly saying, "Come out and say something nice!"

Huan Bin didn't say anything, and no matter who looked at him, they pretended not to have seen it.

Huan Wu's eyes swept around the hall, and all the Huan family disciples who were winking just now lowered their heads.

"Huan Zilu, do you know what crime you deserve for your fault?"

"capital offense!"

Huan Zilu's expression didn't change at all. It wasn't that he didn't believe that Huan Wu wouldn't kill him.In fact, Huan Wu was extremely strict in governing his family.Over the years, there have been dozens of Huan's children who died because of violating the ban, but Huan Wu never showed mercy because of their surname Huan.

But Huan Zilu was loyal and upright, and he would not shirk his guilt because of this.The lives of those [-] soldiers were lost because of him.

"My lord, it was the general's incompetence and failure to defend the camp that allowed Yang Xian to take advantage of him. Huan Zilu was just following the order of the general, and his crime is not that serious."

At this critical moment, Zheng Da spoke.He took the blame not because of fear or to please the Huan family.Zheng Da really admired this young man Huan Zilu.

"The loss of [-] soldiers and horses is not the most painful thing for me."

Huan Wu stood up and walked back and forth.

"After losing 20 soldiers and horses, our army still has [-], [-] or even [-] troops. I have also suffered defeats, and it is still a big defeat. In fact, after you are defeated, gather the remaining troops and stabilize the morale of the army. [-]. Should have been deployed and handled well.”

"Lord!"

Huan Zilu murmured slightly, his words a little excited.

"Since ancient times, there have been very few generals who can always win, and being able to defend defeat is what a general must learn. How many times did Emperor Taizu lose? But the last victory won the 800 years of history. Great Zhou Jiangshan.”

Huan Wu looked at the disciples of the Huan family and spoke in a low voice. "What really saddens me is that after this defeat outside Baocheng Pass, you have lost the courage to fight Yang Xian. You have retreated from the front line to Haojing for so long, except for Huanzilu, the rest of you have done nothing. What? They were all drinking and walking, and some even stayed in brothels."

"The subordinate is guilty!"

In the hall, when all the Huan family disciples heard this, their expressions changed greatly, and they all knelt down.

"For so many years, you have followed this banner with the character Liang, and you have been invincible. You have tasted victory and won supreme glory. That is not because of your great ability, but just because your surname is Huan. Zhang Rui, Zhao Gong, Chu Sui, Xu Jin, Zhu Jian and General Zheng, they fought bloody battles with countless soldiers, and only then did we have the great Zhou Dynasty, and only then did we have the Liang Kingdom. You stepped on the shoulders of countless people I have received that honor, but you have let me down so much. Except for Huan Zilu, each of you should go and get thirty military staffs, and then go back to the capital of God and start from scratch with me as a pawn. "

"Subordinates obey!"

In this hall, there were more than a dozen generals who were descendants of the Huan family. No matter what they were thinking in their hearts at this time, their faces were all respectful and ashamed.

"Shou Qian! I've made you laugh. My Huan clan, not counting the side branches, has about 6000 or [-] people. However, the world has not yet been settled, and they have imitated the appearance of those playboys. .”

At this time, everyone in the hall retreated, leaving only those close to Huan Wu.When Huan Wu said this, he still looked angry.

Zheng Da cupped his hands and said: "They are still young. If they are tempered, they will be of great use in the future."

Huan Wu smiled, "Are they still young? The youngest among them has three sons. Shouqian, I know that for my sake, you usually turn a blind eye to some of their outrageous actions." . In the past, when our army dominated the world, it was okay for these people to go out of their way. But things are different now. To put it bluntly, our army has reached its most dangerous moment."

Having said this, Huan Wu looked at the rest of the people in the hall and said loudly: "From today on, any of my descendants of the Huan family who dare to violate the order will be punished double! Anyone who shields them will be punished with the same crime!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Everyone retreated, leaving only Zheng Da alone in Huan Wu.Huan Wu was very interested and took Zheng Da to stroll around Huan Biao's Huayun Garden.Huan Bin followed behind the two of them, as respectfully as a servant.

"Shouqian, you fought with Yang Xian, how do you feel about him?"

This is what Huan Wu wants to know most at this time. He needs Zheng Da's judgment to make the next move.

"My lord, do you still remember the chaos in the capital of God?"

Huan Wu stopped, his face changed, and he said slowly: "Of course I remember. When the late emperor passed away, he insisted on making Xia Yunming the crown princess, and appointed Yang Zhong as the Grand Sima, one of the three assistant ministers. Yang Zhong was young. , holding a heavy army, how could the other two assistant ministers be willing to do so? The ministers were constantly fighting over the differences between the eldest and the youngest, and the throne was still undecided. This was also the source of the chaos in the world when various princes came to the capital. "

"Yes, both the lord and the minister have experienced this matter. But we have also seen that Yang Zhong only had tens of thousands of Yang's old troops, so how did he toy with the hundreds of thousands of troops from various princes? Yang Zhong's army was so powerful that during the Battle of the Weishui River, the princes in the world no longer dared to challenge him, so they had to retreat with their troops. Seeing him retreating into Yizhou, he became the dominant force. If it weren't for heaven, it wouldn't be a holiday." At this point, Zheng Da paused. , glanced at Huan Wu's face, and didn't want to say any more, "From what I can see, the Yang Xian of today is no longer inferior to the Yang Zhong of that year. A man who is better than a man is better than a man!"

"Is that so?" Huan Wu sighed, "Is this really God's will?"

(End of this chapter)