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Chapter 1099 - 1099 530 Return and Recognition (Second Update)
Chapter 1099 - 1099 530 Return and Recognition (Second Update)
?Chapter 1099: 530 Return and Recognition (Second Update) Chapter 1099: 530 Return and Recognition (Second Update) Returning with the troops was the old Marquis’ carriage, as well as Princess Ning An’s carriage.
The old Marquis’ limbs had been broken, and even though Gu Jiao had set them, he wasn’t going to recover quickly; after entering the capital, he went straight back to the Marquis Residence.
Gu Changqing, along with Tang Yueshan, escorted Princess Ning An’s carriage into the Imperial Palace.
The Emperor was very excited, not only because the troops had triumphantly returned to the court, but also because Princess Ning An, whom he had been separated from for so many years, had finally returned to his side.
The Emperor first went to the Imperial Study Room to see Tang Yueshan, Gu Changqing, and the other military officers, generously praising their performance in this battle, “…after the court assembly, I shall reward each and every one of you handsomely!”
Issuing a decree to reward the meritorious officials was a major event, which concerned the public’s sentiment as well as the prestige of the royal family and Zhan Country, and it had to be done in Jinluan Hall, before all the civil and military officials.
“Your Majesty, I dare not take credit!” Tang Yueshan cupped his hands, sincerely stating, “I suffered a defeat at Ye City, causing nearly ten thousand of our troops to perish, and I am guilty. Please, Your Majesty, punish me!”
Having spoken, he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down.
The Emperor walked around the desk, came in front of him personally, and helped him up, saying, “Grand Marshal, there is no need for this; victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Moreover, it was the remnants of the former dynasty who deliberately set up an ambush, and no one could have expected that the Chen Country’s army would invade the northern border of Zhan Country when we left the capital.”
If Marquis Xuanping were here, this matter might have been settled, for Marquis Xuanping had thick skin and wouldn’t be embarrassed by a defeat. Tang Yueshan, on the other hand, couldn’t get over this hurdle.
He couldn’t accept his own defeat.
He felt embarrassed.
The Emperor was troubled, as how was he to punish him? Indeed, Tang Yueshan had lost at Ye City, but that was ten thousand of his troops against Chen Country’s eighty thousand. Who could win in such a situation?
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