2492: C2492 A Helpless Choice

C2492 A Helpless Choice

"Men, immediately send troops to the border." The Emperor ordered.

Although he was angry, he still had to make a decision when the time came. Because of Li Yuangu's death, Minister of War's position was now empty. His Majesty hadn't appointed a new Minister of War yet. Instead, he had given the order to the other generals.

His Majesty also knew about Minister of War's position in his heart. However, many people were staring at the position of ___, and the generals who were staring at it. More or less, there was some support from the Aristocratic Family behind him. His Majesty knew this. Therefore, he had been delaying this matter. The Aristocratic Family had already been entangled in the Great Lu Dynasty, and their influence was very great. He didn't want those people to stick their hands into the army.

Li Yuangu didn't have the background of the Aristocratic Family. His Majesty had trusted him before, but he was a useless person with limited abilities.

At this moment, the king didn't know that the pass had been taken down by the people of the Rebellion Force. It had changed hands. He didn't expect that a border city would be taken down so quickly. In his opinion, even if there was a shortage of soldiers and generals, the defense of the city was in tatters. However, there was still an army wherever he went. Furthermore... Some of the city defenses could also be used. In addition... They were facing the weaker rebel forces, not the elite Fengjue Country army. Therefore, it should not be a problem for them to defend for a period of time.

In fact, the Emperor was even planning to take advantage of this opportunity. He wanted to wipe out the rebel forces in one fell swoop. He wanted to eliminate the strength of these rebel forces. Now that those people had gathered together, it was a good opportunity for him. As long as the defending troops in the city persisted for a period of time, when the reinforcements arrived... They would work together from both inside and outside, pincer attacks from both sides, and they would be able to wipe out those traitors in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt a little more comfortable in his heart. Initially, he did not care about these rebel forces. However, after they had caused trouble again and again, he would have to treat them as the top priority.

However, the emperor obviously didn't know about those people from the Rebellion Force. At this moment, the pass had already been taken down. The original general of the defending army had already abandoned the city and fled. There was no one who could work with his reinforcements.

The king looked at Wu Yan and said, "Minister Wu, you have been in charge of eliminating the rebels. Why are they still so arrogant after such a long time? Furthermore, they are already thinking of attacking the city. Do you want to see if they will attack the capital? Chase Zhen down from this position? "

Although this Wu Yan could be considered as one of the ministers and had the ability. He is one who can help me share the pressure. However... His Majesty didn't mind taking advantage of this opportunity... After all, the Wu family was also part of the Aristocratic Family. They were also relatives of the Emperor. Their influence in the capital and even the entire Great Lu Dynasty was huge. Although the Emperor trusted Wu Yan, he also didn't want the Wu family to be too powerful. It would affect the Imperial Family.

It was necessary to give them a proper warning. Besides, Wu Yan had always been in charge of this matter. Now, the rebel army was acting so arrogantly. Obviously, it was Wu Yan who had eliminated the bandits. This was what the Emperor said about him. It was not an injustice to him.

"This official is guilty." Wu Yan quickly knelt down with a terrified expression and said, "Ever since this official accepted this mission, I have been working on this matter. However, these rebels have been formed for a long time and have a strong foundation. Furthermore... It's really hard to deal with the Jiao, the cunning rabbit, and the three holes. But please rest assured, Your Majesty. This lowly subject had already figured out their movements and grasped their strength. We'll be able to destroy them all in a few days. "

Wu Yan's words were both true and false. Ever since he accepted the task of eliminating the rebel army, before this, when Li Yuangu was still around... Wu Yan had wanted to extend his hand into the military system, but he was discovered by Li Yuangu. He also used the necessary trust to get rid of some of his own forces. This caused Wu Yan's influence in the army to decrease by a lot.

But now, Li Yuangu was dead. And most importantly, there was no candidate for Minister of War yet. This was Wu Yan's chance. At this moment, he received a mission to eliminate the rebels. How could he be willing to miss it? He was now acting like "acting Minister of War." He was also making use of this opportunity to continuously plant people in the army. After all, this mission was ordered by the Emperor, so no one dared to complain. Moreover, without Minister of War coming out to restrict them, Wu Yan had planted people in the army. It would be even more convenient.

However, Wu Yan also knew about the matter of eliminating the rebels. If he couldn't do it... He would be replaced by the Emperor at any time. If that was the case, he would assign people to the army. It would not be so convenient. Besides, if there were new people to take charge of this matter... He would even remove the people he had planted previously. This was clearly not what he wanted to see.

At the same time, if the new candidate performed well, he might even be promoted to Minister of War. This was not the result Wu Yan wanted, so he was very concerned about eliminating the rebels. He wanted to make some achievements and let His Majesty know... Not only could he write, but he could also manage the military. If there were any military matters in the future... He also had a lot of right to speak.

However, Wu Yan's words just now were a little exaggerated. That was, he did not achieve much in eliminating the rebels. He had not figured out the true strength of the rebels. Only when he started to take charge of this matter... He knew that Li Yuangu had made things difficult for him.

Currently, the local army was suffering from a very serious shortage of salary. Moreover, the army also lacked training, so it was alright to let them guard the city. If they were to take the initiative to attack, it would be very difficult. It did not have much of an effect. There were a few times when he wanted to attack the rebel forces. However, he did not succeed.

However, Wu Yan could not tell the Emperor about this situation. Because, Li Yuangu had reacted to this situation before. At that time, Wu Yan was standing opposite of Li Yuangu. He refuted Li Yuangu's words and said that he was shirking responsibility. If he told the Emperor now that what Li Yuangu said was true... What would the Emperor think of him?

Therefore, Wu Yan didn't dare to tell the Emperor the truth. He could only slowly think of a way to destroy those rebel forces.

"Find out their whereabouts? They have already gathered at the border. Do we still need to find out their whereabouts? They have already brazenly started to attack Zhen's city." The emperor said.

"I am guilty."

"Okay, don't be guilty. I know that you are a civil servant and you are not able to take charge of such matters. If you feel troubled, I can replace you." The king said.

"Your majesty, please give me another chance. I will definitely destroy all the rebel forces this time." Wu Yan said hastily. What he was afraid of would come true. The Emperor actually had the idea of replacing him. This made Wu Yan somewhat nervous. It would have been fine if he hadn't been in charge of this matter. The key was that he was already in charge of this matter. Now, he had to let go of this matter. He couldn't bear to part with it.

Moreover, if he were to be replaced now, it would leave a bad impression on the Emperor, which would be even worse for him.

"Alright, I will trust you one more time. I hope you will not disappoint me." The king said.

The king had no choice because... In the entire court, he trusted... And... There weren't many capable people. Some of the capable generals had followed Li Yuangu to the border. In the end, only a few returned.

Moreover, after so many years, the army had never been able to defeat the Fengjue Country. This also caused the Emperor to lose some confidence in the generals in the army. He wanted to nurture new generals to prepare for the war with the Fengjue Country in the future. However, the growth of new generals required time. If he let them take charge now, that would be harming them. They were not helping them.

Therefore, at this time, there were not many people the emperor could rely on. Wu Yan was one of them. He wanted to let Wu Yan continue to lead this matter. Then, those generals that he wanted to nurture would stay under his command. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the rebels and train them well so that they could grow as quickly as possible.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will not let Your Majesty down. I will destroy all the rebels." Wu Yan said.

The king nodded and did not say anything else.2

On the other side, outside of the pass, the escort team was slowly moving forward. They did not know what happened behind them, nor did they know that the pass had changed hands. They also didn't know that those people from the Rebellion Force were about to catch up with them.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire wedding procession was relatively relaxed. After all, the Great Lu Dynasty and the Fengjue Country's army had gathered together. Outside this pass, there was also a powerful force. Occasionally, horse bandits would appear outside of my pass. However, as long as the brains of those mounted bandits weren't damaged... They would definitely not provoke them, or else... Death was certain.

The happiest people were the merchants who followed the team. They followed behind the team. It was safe, and they could occasionally do business. Especially those who sold food. They made a lot of money along the way. The soldiers in the escort team had more or less some money in their hands. Naturally, the dry food they ate on the way was not as delicious as the food in the hands of those merchants. Hence... Along the way, there were constantly people buying food from the merchants. Those who sold food made a lot of money. It also made the other merchants jealous, regretting that they did not think of this situation.

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