When Liu Mingzhi helped the last general up, his face was stunned.
Looking at the silk cloth on the left eye of General Ye Baotong of the Hundred War Army, Liu Mingzhi suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Subconsciously, he raised his hand and touched the silk cloth bandaged above Ye Baotong's left eye. Liu Mingzhi's eyes turned red when he saw the iron-clad man frowning but suppressing his silence.
"Baotong, your eyes?"
Ye Baotong grinned: "Haha... Commander, the Turks are really good at riding and shooting. When the last general led his troops to surround and kill him, he was unfortunately injured in his left eye by a stray arrow. The military doctor said that he will be afraid of his left eye in the future.
I'm going blind."
"But don't worry, Commander. I'm only blind in one left eye and it's just a minor injury. The general will still be able to lead the charge for the Commander."
"The sword in the hands of the last general can kill in all directions. Wherever the commander orders, that is where the sword of the last general will go!"
Listening to Ye Baotong's heroic words, Liu Mingzhi suddenly felt sour in his heart.
Among the six generals under his command, Duan Buren died on the battlefield, Zhou Baoyu was injured in the leg and became ill, and Ye Baotong was blinded by the arrow in his left eye. Only Ning Chao, Feng Buer, and Cheng Kai suffered minor injuries and were not seriously injured.
Nearly one hundred thousand brothers suffered casualties on the battlefield and were unable to return home in honor.
Have you really won this national war?
"Brothers, Liu Mingzhi is sorry for you!"
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
"Brothers are unlucky and don't do the work of the commander-in-chief. Our brothers in the middle army have suffered the lowest casualties compared to the brothers on the left and right. It is an honor for the brothers to follow the commander-in-chief on the battlefield."
"That's right, since brothers are following the commander, their heads have been pinned to their belts for a long time. Aren't they going to die in battle? Eighteen years later, they will be a good man again. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Amidst the admonitions of the generals, Ye Baotong gently pulled out his sword and held it in his hand in front of Liu Mingzhi, who looked sad.
"If the general is blind because he dislikes the general, he will be held back by the general in future battles on the battlefield. The general would rather die. If the general does not dislike the general, please don't take all the blame on yourself.
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Liu Mingzhi grabbed Ye Baotong's sword and said, "Baotong, what are you doing!"
"Commander, the general is only blind in one eye. Compared with the brothers who died in the battle, he is lucky enough. Commander, please don't blame yourself!"
"You... you... alas..."
"Brothers, the national war is considered a victory. I have ordered your sisters-in-law to prepare for a banquet. We will not talk about these depressing words today. We will get drunk at the banquet later."
"Thank you very much, Marshal."
Liu Mingzhi took a slow breath, his eyes gradually became colder, and he strode quickly towards the main hall of the palace.
"You go and change into your regular clothes first. We will send word that General Su Baiqing of the Dragon Eagle Cavalry and General Shi Huai of the Qilin Guard are here to meet with me."
Song Qing, Cheng Kai, Zhou Baoyu and others looked startled, with worried looks on their faces. They went to the room to change clothes and then followed Liu Mingzhi towards the main hall.
Zhou Baoyu waved to his own soldiers: "You ride a fast horse to the school camp and order Su Baiqing to come to the palace to plead guilty."
"I humbly accept my order!"
In the main hall of the palace, Liu Song saw the figure of Young Master Liu and hurriedly greeted him.
"Little Liusong meets the young master."
Liu Mingzhi's cold eyes softened: "You finally came back from the capital. Have you met Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of Household Affairs?"
Liu Song hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Young Master Liu: "Master, Mr. Jiang has resigned and retired. The specific reason is that Mr. Jiang does not want to tell you. This is his reply to the young master. Mr. Jiang said that the young master
You will understand after reading the letter."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Liu Song with a shocked expression: "What? Lao Jiang has not yet reached the age of becoming an official, how could he resign and retire?"
"I don't know yet, and I can't say clearly about the current situation in the capital. Master, I'd better read Jiang Shangshu's reply first."
Liu Mingzhi took Jiang Yuanming's reply from Liu Song with a complicated expression, walked to the main seat and sat down.
Holding back the surprise and uncertainty in his heart, Liu Mingzhi looked at the group of brothers with a faint smile: "Don't be stunned, just find a seat and sit down by yourself!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
"Liu Song, tell your servants to prepare some more chairs for my young master's brothers to sit on."
"Yes, little one, go right away!"
Liu Mingzhi picked up the teacup and tasted it briefly, then put down the tea in his hand and took out Lao Jiang's reply and read it in front of everyone.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the letter in his hand quietly, and his face became increasingly gloomy. Song Qing and others felt the cold aura coming from Liu Mingzhi, and they all remained silent and did not dare to say anything. They silently drank the tea arranged by the servant.
, gently glanced at Liu Mingzhi's expression from time to time.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi slapped the letter heavily on the table. The content of the letter was a hundred words, and it briefly talked about the current situation in the capital.
It can be summarized in eight words.
The treacherous ministers are in power, and the demon queen brings disaster to the country.
On the other hand, today's people are ignorant of people and addicted to drinking and sex, making the government turbid and full of civil and military cliques for selfish purposes.
Jiang Yuanming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and some of the important ministers left over from President Rui's period were forced to retire early and leave the land of right and wrong above the court.
Liu Mingzhi now finally understands why Jiang Yuanming, who had threatened to sell iron and sell iron to provide himself with food and grass for the expedition, was in trouble.
Today's household department is no longer under Lao Jiang's control.
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while, then turned to look at Song Qing.
"Send all the documents to clear up the follow-up issues of the war to me during this period."
"yes!"
"Zhong Sima, get the file to the commander!"
"Got the order!"
For a few sticks of incense, Liu Mingzhi kept flipping through the files submitted by Sima, going through everything no matter how big or small. Overall, Liu Mingzhi was quite satisfied.
Finally, Liu Mingzhi took a letter and read it quietly. This was a letter written by Su Baiqing, the general of the Dragon Eagle Cavalry. It roughly stated some of the reasons why the new recruits were unable to come to join forces in northern Xinjiang.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi put down the letter in his hand, gently clasped his fingers on the table and began to ponder.
The generals didn't know why, so they could only sit with him silently, drinking cup after cup of tea as the servants refilled it.
"To report to the prince, there is a general outside the palace who calls himself Dragon Eagle Cavalry General Su Baiqing and asks to see the prince, saying that he has come to plead guilty."
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at the servant quietly: "Is he the only one?"
"Reporting to the prince, I only saw him alone."
"Understood, take him to the pavilion outside the hall and wait there. I will order you to bring him in again!"
"Yes, little one, follow the order."
"Willow Pine!"
"The little one is here!"
"Go and get the boss, the second, and the third to meet me in the main hall!"
"Young man, take your orders!"
After Liu Song left, Liu Mingzhi stood up from his chair and looked at Song Qing and others with a faint smile: "Brothers, wait a moment, I will come back as soon as I go."
"We have received the order, Commander-in-Chief, please do as you please."
In the inner courtyard of the palace, Liu Mingzhi glanced around with a solemn expression.
"Ying'er!"
"Master, Ying'er is here!"
"Where is the key to Xiangtang?"
"Ying'er will get it right away. Master, please wait for a while."
With a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi burned the incense with clean hands, took out two things from the incense hall in the inner courtyard, handed the key to Ying'er again, and turned back towards the main hall.
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and put the two items he took on the table: "Brothers, you have been waiting for a long time. Let's talk about it after my three little rabbits arrive."