Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 357 Whose Exactly Is This Baby?
Staring blankly at Jin'er who was sleeping soundly in his arms, Yin Haochen clenched his fist in pain.

The baby he is holding in his arms at this moment is his trump card. As long as he has this child in his hand, he can dismiss Prince Zhou effortlessly. This is also his original intention of taking this child back.

But, why is he so entangled in his heart at this moment, why can't he be ruthless to carry out this unscrupulous behavior to the end?
Yin Haochen was in unbearable pain, but in fact, he didn't know that it was impossible for him to stand on the city wall majestically and say threatening words with the hostages in his hands.

He still can't do it!

Also because he couldn't do it, Yin Haochen lost the decisive decision he should have as a coach in the face of the turbulent enemy army this night.The consequence of his dereliction of duty was that Jiepai Pass fell, and the merchant army suffered another trauma and retreated into Chuanyun Pass.

This is the ninth time that Yin Haochen has returned to Chuanyun Pass, and he has never been so oppressed as tonight.He even wanted to flee from the battlefield desperately and hastily, but his hands and feet seemed to be in shackles, and he couldn't help breathing.

This night, inside Chuanyun Pass, the ups and downs were depressed.

The new corpses were simply wrapped, and the ignorant and unaware of the world, cried loudly because of hunger. The loud crying echoed in the depressed Chuanyun Pass, and people's hearts gradually sank to the bottom of the valley.

Yin Haochen couldn't just sit back and watch Jin'er, so he had to withdraw from the generals and asked his cronies to find two wet nurses among the people in Chuanyunguan to take care of Jin'er.

Yin Haochen's actions were all noticed by the rest of the generals. Now, who can't see that their prince cares about this baby beyond reason?If the baby was really just borrowed by the prince from the people's family, why is the prince's expression so tangled and painful, and even his decision-making ability is affected by this child so that he can't show it...

The generals couldn't help the doubts in their hearts. After the wet nurse took the baby away, they asked Yin Haochen together: "My lord, this baby seems to affect you very much by your side. Please return the baby to me, my lord."

Yin Haochen was stunned, and replied solemnly: "This king borrowed this child from the women of Jiepai Pass. Jiepai Pass has fallen..."

The generals said: "I will take back the boundary card later. At that time, the prince will return the baby. Although everyone understands the prince's feelings, you can't lose the big because of the small!"

"This king...understood." Yin Haochen could only follow what they said, with a sad and desolate tone.

Originally, the generals all thought that they would regroup as soon as possible and take back the Jiepai Pass, but things went against their wishes. The Zhou army turned out to be even braver and faster. Not only did they storm and capture Chuanyun Pass the next day, but they also robbed two more cities in a row. .

What made the generals even more concerned was that in the face of the menacing Zhou army, Yin Haochen seemed to be preoccupied, and no matter what, he could not command the battle as fiercely as usual.

Therefore, when the Shang army was defeated again and again, almost losing most of the territory in the west, and retreated into Tongguan, the generals could no longer tolerate it, and rushed into Yin Haochen's room together.

At this moment, Yin Haochen was staring intently at Jin'er, when suddenly he saw his subordinates rushing forward, with both hands stretched out to Jin'er in his arms, eager to snatch it...

"Back off!" Yin Haochen shouted immediately: "Who told you to do anything to her? Get back all of you!"

"My lord..." The generals were unwilling to obey orders, and made a gesture to grab again.

But no one expected Yin Haochen to yell like crazy: "I ordered you to retreat, didn't you hear?! Do you want me to cripple your hands or I want you all to be expelled from the army?!"

The generals were greatly shocked, and the snatching movements were all withdrawn stiffly. Everyone looked at Yin Haochen with an unimaginable, surprised, even disappointed and unreasonable expression.

Yin Haochen was panting heavily, and the feeling of guilt made him look away.He hugged his waist tightly, and said in a deep voice: "This child, this king... likes it. This king treats her as his own, and none of you can touch her. Do you hear clearly?"

"My lord!"

"My lord, you are confused!"

Several generals had already made a gesture of disappointment and chagrin, and accused: "We admire the lord's strict management of the army and his use of troops like a god. In the past, when the lord and the general of Kansai led us to defeat Zhou Guochen, it was so majestic. Now, because of a baby, the famous generals of the past generation have become what they are today. The whereabouts of the generals in Kansai are unknown, and they don’t even know whether they are alive or dead. Is the prince also going to lose his territory without knowing it? I knew it earlier If this is the situation, then what is the use of fighting? Let the mountains and rivers be handed over to Zhou Shizi, so that the soldiers and the people will not suffer from the war!"

Yin Haochen's whole body trembled, these words hit his heart, why didn't he want to use troops decisively, and why didn't he want to be freed from the war as soon as possible.To this day, he doesn't even care who will be the final winner, he just wants his wife and children to return to him safely!
However, however...

"Report!" A voice interrupted Yin Haochen's thoughts.

Everyone looked at the door, and outside the closed door was a soldier who delivered the message, and the man said outside: "Report to His Royal Highness, Governor Huang, please see me."

Hearing this name, everyone's faces were immediately covered with haze.

This Governor Huang, Huang Zhengtian, was appointed by the Holy Majesty to supervise the army's operations, so he was naturally His Majesty's confidant.

The generals under Baili Weiming's command naturally knew clearly about the matter between Baili Weiming and General Guo Shen, and they could more or less guess that General Guo Shen must have secretly written a letter to the Holy Lord, saying a lot about Baili Weiming. Unspoken bad words.In the end, General Guo Shen and his five hundred soldiers died tragically. This matter may have reached His Majesty's ears, which caused His Majesty to directly issue an execution order to Baili Weiming.

Therefore, the people sent by His Majesty can't be our own at all!

Yin Haochen summoned the wet nurse, handed Jin'er to her, and ordered the wet nurse to take Jin'er to the inner room.

However, before the nurse could turn around and go back, the door of the room was pushed open.Huang Zhengtian squinted at everything in the room, stepped in with a contemptuous expression, and even saluted disrespectfully, "Huang Zhengtian has seen King Chen."

Yin Haochen stood with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Dr. Huang has something to do with this king? Please tell me."

Huang Zhengtian said with a rebellious smile: "What are you doing with a straight face? Zhengtian is the military governor, so of course he has to play the role of supervising the king, especially now that you have been defeated, and even this Tongguan is in danger. If the sky doesn't come out to urge you, will you just watch Prince Chen retreat all the way to the imperial capital..."

The merciless words made everyone's faces darker and darker. The more irritable generals could no longer control their emotions, pointing at Huang Zhengtian and yelling: "Huang Zhengtian, the people here are all old men. What are you going to do with all the chatter!? The current situation of the battle, the prince and we are clear, there is no need for you to make sarcastic remarks here!"

"Yes, if you have something to say, hurry up and get out immediately! Huang Zhengtian, I don't care what position you are in, it's none of your business here!"

Huang Zhengtian's eyes surged with a layer of evil spirit, and suddenly his eyes flickered, and his eyes fell on the nurse who forgot to go back to the back room because he was stunned.

Huang Zhengtian asked with a smile: "Prince Chen, is that baby the little Highness of the family?"

Yin Haochen was terrified in his heart, and said coldly: "This is just a child that this king borrowed from a private family because of his longing for a child."

"Hehe, I'm afraid it's not as simple as what Prince Chen said."

The evil spirit in Huang Zhengtian's eyes became stronger, like a ferocious fox watching its prey, "Why are there rumors everywhere that this baby has a background, it is enough to affect the prince's command and judgment on the war. Zhengtian also has to remind Prince Chen, since it is a borrowed baby, how can it be compared to his own? Prince Chen will not forget, the little prince and concubine are still in the palace thinking about your triumphant reunion, Prince Chen..."

The more Huang Zhengtian said, the more Yin Haochen's heart was eroded by the cold, he hummed almost frustrated: "Please write to the emperor brother, and give me some grace, this king... will definitely not let him down! Read more Nian mother and son, please treat them kindly, Brother Huang."

Huang Zhengtian smiled contemptuously: "Heh, I can't tell, the cold as iron block Chen Wang is also a passionate seed."

"Huang Zhengtian, have you fucking said enough!" The generals couldn't bear it anymore, and the sound of sharp swords being unsheathed rang out frequently.

Huang Zhengtian looked sideways at Jin'er several times, and finally bowed very disrespectfully, "Well, for the sake of your sincerity, Prince Chen, Zhengtian is a good person and will do it to the end, so let's write good words for His Majesty. .However, since Zhengtian is soft-spoken, it's hard to say whether His Majesty will listen to Zhengtian."

After Huang Zhengtian finished speaking, he retreated to the threshold, and said with a life-threatening smile: "His Royal Highness, time is running out, and your majesty's patience is also very limited, you have to hurry up."

The door was closed, and the sound of Huang Zhengtian's footsteps gradually went away, but the angry and cold atmosphere in the room did not disappear at all.

The cold air seemed to come up from the soles of the shoes, entwining everyone's heart.Then the wet nurse carried Jin'er to the inner room to nurse in fear.

Yin Haochen exhaled in pain, his body under the robe trembled faintly.He was afraid, afraid that Brother Huang would really get impatient, he wanted to see with his own eyes that his wife and children were safe, and wanted to hold them in his arms with his own hands, Yin Haochen didn't know if he would go crazy and lose his mind if he continued like this.

"My lord." The generals withdrew their swords one after another, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, what is the origin of that baby? If it is really insignificant, then please ask my lord to foster her in this Tongguan family! No more Leave her by the prince's side!"

Yin Haochen took a deep breath, and said coldly: "This king has already said that she is not allowed to touch her. From now on, no one is allowed to mention this matter again. I have made up my mind!"

"My lord!"

"My lord, how can you..."

"Ugh!"

I can't go on fighting, this battle, I really can't go on fighting!

(End of this chapter)