"The emperor's edict is carried out by heaven, saying... Tian Deyi is ordered to return to Beijing to report on his duties without delay. I hereby express my gratitude."
The emperor's imperial decree simply means that Tian Deyi should return to Beijing.
It is not clear whether it was a trial or an actual debriefing.
And reporting... From ancient times to the present, these two words contain the meaning of "accountability".
The emperor didn't even want to hide it too much, and directly told Tian Deyi, something happened to you, come back quickly and be punished.
"this……"
Tian Deyi broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately panicked. When he raised his head, he found that Commander Mo and Chief Xiao were both staring at him.
If you dare to say no, I'm afraid you will be arrested on the spot.
Although this is the Yulin Military Camp and I am the commander, when it comes to fighting, it is not as simple as counting the heads.
The imperial army is outside, and Wang Feng has brought an imperial edict, and people have taken advantage of the law. At this time, no one except close relatives would dare to incite rebellion among his subordinates.
Just as Tian Deyi was weighing the matter, Wang Feng said: "Commander Tian, why are you still hesitating in the face of the imperial decree?"
"No……"
Tian Deyi quickly responded: "How could it be possible? It's just that the general was surprised and I accepted the order..."
After receiving the imperial edict, Tian Deyi found that the atmosphere in the camp had relaxed a lot.
So he asked: "May I ask some of your lords, why did Your Majesty ask the last general to return to Beijing to report on his duties?"
Mo Yuan said nothing and glanced at him. Does that mean you don't have any idea?
At this time, are you still taking chances?
"General Tian, you'd better clean up quickly." Xiao Chaoguo looked at it calmly, playing with the first sword given by His Majesty with one hand.
It seems that if you disagree, you may be cut off.
Tian Deyi no longer felt lucky anymore. He realized that something had really happened to him and that he was probably dead now.
No...there is no dead end.
The deputy general is right. There is no trace left at all of my contact with His Highness, not even written evidence.
Even if His Highness and Lin Hu are both arrested, there is still no evidence to accuse me!
Therefore, because of His Majesty's strength, he did not arrest himself directly, but allowed himself to go back for investigation.
I see……
The purpose of sending so many masters is to prevent me from starting an army immediately... No, does His Majesty want to force me to rebel, and then there is evidence of my rebellion?
No wonder they made no secret of their intention to arrest and investigate me!
hiss……
For the first time, Tian Deyi felt such strong fear towards the person on the throne.
He couldn't tell whether his Majesty was being upright or having deep thoughts!
"General Tian, what are you still thinking about? Go and clean up quickly...remember to bring your military talisman." Mo Yuan reminded.
Generally speaking, military talismans are kept secret and there is no need to bring them with you when you return to Beijing to report on your duties.
Once he asks to bring it, it means that His Majesty wants to take back the military power or give him a military talisman.
The military talismans stationed in each region are different. One military talisman cannot be used all over the world. Otherwise, once the military talisman is stolen, wouldn't thieves be able to mobilize the world's troops?
Such omissions naturally do not occur.
When a general changes defense or leads another army, he will change the soldier talisman.
"yes……"
In the private sector, Tian Deyi came back and changed into light armor and soft armor.
Wearing heavy armor to enter the capital is a lie and is tantamount to courting death.
While changing, Tian Deyi was weighing how he should choose.
"General, what does the imperial edict say?" the deputy general asked as he removed Tian Deyi's armor.
"Jingzhi, I'm afraid our matter has already happened." Tian Deyi's face was heavy.
Lieutenant General Shen Jingzhi's expression changed slightly, then quickly softened: "General, just now our informant in the capital sent a message saying that His Highness has passed away."
"What!?" Tian Deyi was shocked, turned around and stared at the deputy general, "How is that possible!"
"He is a prince!"
Tian Deyi's face was full of sweat: "Even if the incident happened, His Majesty would not handle it like this. He would at least go through the review process of the third department and wouldn't kill him so quickly, right?"
"It's an assassination." Shen Jingzhi said helplessly.
"Hint... Hanging Sword Division!?"
"My subordinates think so too."
The two looked at each other and could see the shock and fear in each other's eyes.
In the capital, only the Xuanjian Division dared to assassinate the prince. And the Xuanjian Division would never dare to act recklessly. It must be because of His Majesty's will... or a hint.
Xiao Luoye is dead, whether you are a smart person or a smart-aleck person, you will all think about it.
"I think His Majesty discovered something and asked the Hanging Sword Division to investigate. After finding out the truth, His Majesty was so furious that he didn't even want to wait for the review process and directly sent the Hanging Sword Division to kill him..."
"Hiss... even His Highness... we're afraid we won't be able to escape this disaster!" Tian Deyi panicked.
Shen Jingzhi shook his head: "General, don't panic, we have no horizontal contact with His Highness, and there is no evidence left. As long as you don't admit it... With your past achievements, as well as being a student of Mr. Ye, you have a wide range of connections in the military... Your Majesty does not dare to deal with you at will."
"Yes, yes, yes... that's the case. Your Majesty must care about the mood of the military. If you let me die without evidence, whether it is done openly or secretly... this matter will not be acceptable and will make the military The generals are all in danger."
Tian Deyi thought he was smart: "I understand. Your Majesty asked me to take the military talisman back because he wanted to change me to an unimportant place to become a general."
No matter whether the emperor is relieved or not, Tian Deyi cannot stay in this position.
Outside the capital, the Xishan Yulin Army has 60,000 troops. This is no joke and cannot be left to a person who has already developed a different intention.
Tian Deyi was a little unwilling: "Jingzhi, if we start an uprising now and kill those few people in the camp, both the Forbidden Army and the Xuanjian Division will be in chaos... The capital can be expected..."
Shen Jingzhi dissuaded him: "General, you must not do it. The army has already learned that Commander Mo is coming, so I'm afraid they won't be willing to follow them."
"Then we can only rely on luck?" Tian Deyi said uneasily, "What if your Majesty has evidence?"
This was because he summoned his generals to private meetings on the pretext of handing over defense military affairs, but in fact he wanted to test whether everyone was loyal to him.
But he found that hints didn't work. Those usually smart generals seemed to be stupid today.
He didn't express his position no matter what, saying that he would follow him no matter the sword or the fire.
This made Tian Deyi very disappointed. He had always thought that his subordinates were loyal to him, but he had forgotten that everyone was only loyal to his "leader" position.
What everyone is looking for is this power, not Tian Deyi.
When Tian Deyi was in office, everyone naturally flattered him loudly, but when they knew that Tian Deyi was about to fall, everyone naturally alienated him.
Official routines are just a joke, and anyone who takes someone seriously is a fool.
Unless you have something to do with the other party, or you really have some kind of fateful friendship, and you know everything...then trusting this kind of thing is really a luxury.
"Jingzhi, we have been abandoned." Tian Deyi said bitterly.
He didn't expect that the camp just knew that Wang Feng, Mo Yuan and others came to Xuanzhi, and the generals concluded that they were going to fall and were unwilling to follow.
"General, the capital is not far away, but it will take several hours to walk... Take these with you so you can eat some on the way." Shen Jingzhi handed a package to Tian Deyi.
Tian Deyi was stunned: "You...Jingzhi, won't you follow me to Beijing?"
Shen Jingzhi: "His Majesty's decree did not mention us. I'm afraid we can only wait in the military camp to be held accountable."
"You...okay..."
Tian Deyi smiled bitterly, suddenly realizing that he was a failure.
Not only were his subordinates unwilling to follow him, but at this juncture, his lieutenant general, who he had always relied on and relied on, actually wanted to leave him.
It's just an excuse to say that the purpose was not mentioned. Aren't you worried about getting too close to yourself and being too implicated?
But do you think that you, the lieutenant general, can take advantage of me being sent down?
Shen Jingzhi retreated, walked around and entered a tent, where Xiao Chaoguo from the Xuanjian Division was waiting.
"I've seen Mr. Xiao." Shen Jingzhi cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"General Shen is very aware of current affairs. He stabilized the morale of the army at this time and helped His Majesty avoid a military disaster. It can be regarded as a wonderful achievement." Xiao Chaoguo also expressed his position.
This Shen Jingzhi is not simple.
After the imperial edict came, Shen Jingzhi spread the news to the ears of all the generals, letting them understand Tian Deyi's situation and that His Majesty had been prepared for it.
Since there is no chance for rebellion, they naturally dare not follow, so they can just pretend they don't know anything.
Anyway, there is no evidence for this kind of thing, just a verbal promise.
Xiao Chaoguo knew that Tian Deyi was in the army and had implicated many people through his interests. If everyone didn't know that the emperor wanted to accuse Tian Deyi, he was afraid that there would be an uprising at this time.
Shen Jingzhi eliminated this possibility and saved the lives of the envoy and his party.
Averting a military disaster also saved some face for His Majesty and the military.
"How dare you take the credit, I just want to make up for it." Shen Jingzhi smiled bitterly, not daring to show off his credit, and kept his posture very low.
