Chapter 1017: Disobeying the decree
Li Mu hesitated a little, kneeled down and answered the orders in a regular manner, "My minister Li Mu received the orders."
The eunuch said in a long tone: "The edict said, "I am happy to hear that the king's army defeated the Tartars on the banks of the Tam River. You are pursuing the destruction of the canal. You are ready to see the spirit of loyalty and righteousness, and communicate with the gods, but you are the only one who is the one who is responsible for the enemy. However, the military strategy is that the enemy should not pursue the enemy. It is a taboo for the military strategist. I hope you must not be greedy for merit and advance rashly. You should train your troops as soon as possible, and receive rewards to relieve the suffering of the officials and the people. I should personally dispose of the battle robe for you and share the peaceful and prosperous era. I send this letter to you, and I hope that on the day of seeing the edict, I will hand over the troops to Cui Wang, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Remember, remember, remember this."
The eunuch recited the contents of the edict slowly and nervously, with a tone that sounded very nice. However, the people around Li Mu were furious and seemed to be unable to help but tear the imperial edict and the eunuch to pieces at any time...
Li Mu's expression gradually subsided, and his heart was also angry. He really didn't expect that Chang'an City would be afraid of him and that he would rather give up the opportunity to completely wipe out the Western Turks and restore the complete peace of the Western Regions, and let himself hand over the military power!
Who gave it to? Cui Wang? He returned to the Minister of War? I haven't heard of it!
Before he knew it, Li Mu was still immersed in anger and couldn't extricate himself from his orders. He did not follow the rules at all.
The little eunuch was very embarrassed now... He looked around at the people around him who wanted to eat people, especially Li Mu's dark face. He was so scared that he fought with two fights, and hesitated coldly. He was not as arrogant as an imperial envoy? He was helped by someone and stood there. After hesitating for a while, he had to bite the bullet and said timidly: "Prince, please accept the imperial envoy."
Unexpectedly, Li Mu frowned and ignored him, but still refused to accept the order.
The little eunuch secretly complained in his heart that he had been given a death order and must deliver the order to Li Mu. Seeing that Li Mu refused to accept the order, he had to support him and handed the order to Li Mu. If you refused to accept it, I will hand it to you the assembly...
Just when the two sides were in stalemate, Usman rushed forward angrily, snatched the imperial eunuch's hand, holding it in his hand like waste paper, staring at him with wide eyes, and asked angrily: "Whose idea is this? The army is about to win, but the Marquis is letting the Marquis compete for military power at this time? What does this mean? If you can kill all the bandits but not all the soldiers, how can you be peaceful in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty? Where is that Cui Wang? Call him out, I'll ask him what skills he has and can replace the Marquis!"
The little eunuch was suddenly taken away from the imperial edict, and he became increasingly at a loss, but he still had to say what he should say, and could only face Usman's gaze and cried, "Our family is just a person who brings the words. Since this general has already received the imperial edict for the prince, please prepare and return the imperial edict to the court. Mr. Cui was not here, so he was slower. Now he calculated that he had just arrived in Dingxiang. When we go back now, we can see him, and we can definitely do it!"
"Bah! I'll answer the bad intention! What do you mean to answer the bad intention?!" Usman threw the yellow silk to the ground, stepped on it a few times, then pulled out the sword, and was about to kill the little eunuch!
"I will kill you, the eunuch slave, and let's see how you will return to the court with me!"
The little eunuch was so scared that he sat on the ground and screamed, "I am the imperial envoy who sent the order. Killing me will be like rebelling. The general thinks twice, do you want to be killed by the nine clans?!" Even though this guy was so scared that he still couldn't forget his identity. It can be seen that when the little eunuch came, he had been instructed long ago, and he was not panicked at all.
"I'll kill you!" Usman smiled grimly and slashed at the head of the eunuch with a sword.
"Stop!" Li Mu finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, Usman's movements stopped, and it was only the width of a fist from the little eunuch's neck.
"Hmph!" Usman turned his head in anger, and the eunuch collapsed on the ground like a mud. Everyone suddenly asked a scent. It turned out that this guy was scared to pee his pants.
Li Mu stood up slowly with his legs, patted the grass leaves and soil on his knees, and said without looking at the eunuch, "You come from afar, you have suffered a lot along the way, please go and rest. As for the military, we will make our own arrangements, and we will know with you after making a decision."
After Li Mu finished speaking, a guard immediately set up the eunuch and went out. As for the entourage guards brought by the eunuch, they had already been scared and shrank into a ball like a sieve. Who would dare to rescue his father-in-law?
The eunuch wanted to say something else, but saw the soldiers around him glaring at him, holding the hilt of his sword tightly, hoping to chop him up. After all, the eunuch was still cherishing his life and swallowing his words back to his mouth.
When the eunuch's back disappeared, Usman bent down and picked up the already dark imperial edict, walked to Li Mu and shook it, "This is probably not the emperor's idea. The marquis thinks twice. Maybe something is wrong in Chang'an?"
At this time, Li Mu reached out to take the imperial edict, spread it out, glanced, and stood there with his hands behind his back, thinking.
"Why is the Marquis trying to fulfill their wishes?" Usman roared and said, "How can the Marquis be so angry with such birds? It's better to... rush the army south, but..."
"Shut up, I don't want to hear this!" Li Mu's eyes were like lightning, and Usman dared not speak anymore. Although he is a general of the Tang Dynasty, he has no loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. His loyalty is all for Li Mu personally.
"Mr. Marquis, do we still want to chase after you?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "When I write a confession, I will take the eunuch back to Chang'an. I will divide another 5,000 troops and let him take him back to Dingxiang, and there will be 10,000 people left. Continue to pursue as planned!"
...
A few days later, the fast horse returned to Chang'an. The cavalry led by Li Mu did not complete the entire army, but followed Tong'e's traces and brought back only five thousand people to Dingxiang.
Following the news, there was also a letter from Li Mu's handwritten confession, which was a few reasons why he could not teach in the letter.
"Seeking death, seeking death!" Fang Xuanling knew on the way to the palace that Li Mu was not in charge. He was mixed with joy and sorrow, but he thought to himself: 'The gods can't save him now!'
Perhaps Li Shimin had no grudges before this incident, but Li Mu did not respect the imperial edict, which was a big deal in itself! "I will kill you!" Usman smiled grimly and slashed at the head of the eunuch with a sword.
"Stop!" Li Mu finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, Usman's movements stopped, and it was only the width of a fist from the little eunuch's neck.
"Hmph!" Usman turned his head in anger, and the eunuch collapsed on the ground like a mud. Everyone suddenly asked a scent. It turned out that this guy was scared to pee his pants.
Li Mu stood up slowly with his legs, patted the grass leaves and soil on his knees, and said without looking at the eunuch, "You come from afar, you have suffered a lot along the way, please go and rest. As for the military, we will make our own arrangements, and we will know with you after making a decision."
After Li Mu finished speaking, a guard immediately set up the eunuch and went out. As for the entourage guards brought by the eunuch, they had already been scared and shrank into a ball like a sieve. Who would dare to rescue his father-in-law?
The eunuch wanted to say something else, but saw the soldiers around him glaring at him, holding the hilt of his sword tightly, hoping to chop him up. After all, the eunuch was still cherishing his life and swallowing his words back to his mouth.
When the eunuch's back disappeared, Usman bent down and picked up the already dark imperial edict, walked to Li Mu and shook it, "This is probably not the emperor's idea. The marquis thinks twice. Maybe something is wrong in Chang'an?"
At this time, Li Mu reached out to take the imperial edict, spread it out, glanced, and stood there with his hands behind his back, thinking.
"Why is the Marquis trying to fulfill their wishes?" Usman roared and said, "How can the Marquis be so angry with such birds? It's better to... rush the army south, but..."
"Shut up, I don't want to hear this!" Li Mu's eyes were like lightning, and Usman dared not speak anymore. Although he is a general of the Tang Dynasty, he has no loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. His loyalty is all for Li Mu personally.
"Mr. Marquis, do we still want to chase after you?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "When I write a confession, I will take the eunuch back to Chang'an. I will divide another 5,000 troops and let him take him back to Dingxiang, and there will be 10,000 people left. Continue to pursue as planned!"
...
A few days later, the fast horse returned to Chang'an. The cavalry led by Li Mu did not complete the entire army, but followed Tong'e's traces and brought back only five thousand people to Dingxiang.
Following the news, there was also a letter from Li Mu's handwritten confession, which was a few reasons why he could not teach in the letter.
"Seeking death, seeking death!" Fang Xuanling knew on the way to the palace that Li Mu was not in charge. He was mixed with joy and sorrow, but he thought to himself: 'The gods can't save him now!'
Maybe Li Shimin had no grudges before this incident, but Li Mu did not respect the imperial edict, which was a big deal in itself!
"I'll kill you!" Usman smiled grimly and slashed at the head of the eunuch with a sword.
"Stop!" Li Mu finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, Usman's movements stopped, and it was only the width of a fist from the little eunuch's neck.
"Hmph!" Usman turned his head in anger, and the eunuch collapsed on the ground like a mud. Everyone suddenly asked a scent. It turned out that this guy was scared to pee his pants.
Li Mu stood up slowly with his legs, patted the grass leaves and soil on his knees, and said without looking at the eunuch, "You come from afar, you have suffered a lot along the way, please go and rest. As for the military, we will make our own arrangements, and we will know with you after making a decision."
After Li Mu finished speaking, a guard immediately set up the eunuch and went out. As for the entourage guards brought by the eunuch, they had already been scared and shrank into a ball like a sieve. Who would dare to rescue his father-in-law?
The eunuch wanted to say something else, but saw the soldiers around him glaring at him, holding the hilt of his sword tightly, hoping to chop him up. After all, the eunuch was still cherishing his life and swallowing his words back to his mouth.
When the eunuch's back disappeared, Usman bent down and picked up the already dark imperial edict, walked to Li Mu and shook it, "This is probably not the emperor's idea. The marquis thinks twice. Maybe something is wrong in Chang'an?"
At this time, Li Mu reached out to take the imperial edict, spread it out, glanced, and stood there with his hands behind his back, thinking.
"Why is the Marquis trying to fulfill their wishes?" Usman roared and said, "How can the Marquis be so angry with such birds? It's better to... rush the army south, but..."
"Shut up, I don't want to hear this!" Li Mu's eyes were like lightning, and Usman dared not speak anymore. Although he is a general of the Tang Dynasty, he has no loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. His loyalty is all for Li Mu personally.
"Mr. Marquis, do we still want to chase after you?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "When I write a confession, I will take the eunuch back to Chang'an. I will divide another 5,000 troops and let him take him back to Dingxiang, and there will be 10,000 people left. Continue to pursue as planned!"
...
A few days later, the fast horse returned to Chang'an. The cavalry led by Li Mu did not complete the entire army, but followed Tong'e's traces and brought back only five thousand people to Dingxiang.
Following the news, there was also a letter from Li Mu's handwritten confession, which was a few reasons why he could not teach in the letter.
"Seeking death, seeking death!" Fang Xuanling knew on the way to the palace that Li Mu was not in charge. He was mixed with joy and sorrow, but he thought to himself: 'The gods can't save him now!'
Maybe Li Shimin had no grudges before this incident, but Li Mu did not respect the imperial edict, which was a big deal in itself!
"I'll kill you!" Usman smiled grimly and slashed at the head of the eunuch with a sword.
"Stop!" Li Mu finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, Usman's movements stopped, and it was only the width of a fist from the little eunuch's neck.
"Hmph!" Usman turned his head in anger, and the eunuch collapsed on the ground like a mud. Everyone suddenly asked a scent. It turned out that this guy was scared to pee his pants.
Li Mu stood up slowly with his legs, patted the grass leaves and soil on his knees, and said without looking at the eunuch, "You come from afar, you have suffered a lot along the way, please go and rest. As for the military, we will make our own arrangements, and we will know with you after making a decision."
After Li Mu finished speaking, a guard immediately set up the eunuch and went out. As for the entourage guards brought by the eunuch, they had already been scared and shrank into a ball like a sieve. Who would dare to rescue his father-in-law?
The eunuch wanted to say something else, but saw the soldiers around him glaring at him, holding the hilt of his sword tightly, hoping to chop him up. After all, the eunuch was still cherishing his life and swallowing his words back to his mouth.
When the eunuch's back disappeared, Usman bent down and picked up the already dark imperial edict, walked to Li Mu and shook it, "This is probably not the emperor's idea. The marquis thinks twice. Maybe something is wrong in Chang'an?"
At this time, Li Mu reached out to take the imperial edict, spread it out, glanced, stood there with his hands behind him, thinking, standing there with his hands behind him, thinking, standing there with his hands behind him, thinking.
Chapter completed!