Chapter 936 Making Wedding Dresses for Others
Shang Ruyi was taken aback and stared at him in disbelief.
Lou Yingxiong committed suicide out of fear of punishment!
She immediately got out of bed and sat down next to Yuwen Ye, her voice low and tense as she asked, "Is it really true that he hanged himself?"
"..."
"Could it be—"
Yuwen Ye turned to look at her, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes—these were exactly what he had thought when he first heard the news. However, he hadn't questioned the young eunuch who had delivered the message; instead, he listened silently, then had Chang Wan give him a silver ingot as a reward before turning back. Hearing Shang Ruyi ask the same question, he thought for a moment and said, "Even if it wasn't suicide, we won't find anything else."
"..."
"They don't drag things out."
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.
The "they" Yuwen Ye referred to were the Crown Prince and his entourage. Yesterday's events led to Lou Yingxiong's downfall, but the Emperor did not immediately punish him; instead, he imprisoned him, clearly intending to continue the interrogation. However, this raises a new question: besides intercepting and killing Pei Xingyuan, does Lou Yingxiong possess any other secrets?
Are these secrets related to the Crown Prince?
What should be done if the case is uncovered?
Therefore, Lou Yingxiong, who had already lost the emperor's trust and was no longer allowed to lead troops in this expedition to Luoyang, was in the Crown Prince's interest regardless of whether his death was voluntary or not. If the Crown Prince had indeed ordered his death, whether it was a voluntary suicide, a forced suicide, or someone else's doing, the Crown Prince's methods would leave no trace and give others a handle to use against him.
even--
Shang Ruyi suddenly realized why Yuwen Yuan hadn't interrogated Lou Yingxiong overnight, but instead had detained him for one night.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart, instantly permeating her limbs and bones. She couldn't help but shiver and hurriedly asked, "Then how will Father Emperor handle this matter?"
Yuwen Ye said, "The person is already dead, and it was a suicide out of fear of punishment. In addition, the 'main culprit' is on the run, so there is no room for this case to be investigated any further."
He sighed softly and said, "So this matter can only end here."
Shang Ruyi frowned: "But doesn't that mean Pei Xingyuan will never have a chance?"
"not necessarily."
"Why?"
Yuwen Ye smiled and shook his head: "Something you've dreamed of, you've forgotten now?"
"ah!"
Shang Ruyi suddenly realized something, took a deep breath, and whispered, "That's right, if this time it really is—"
The two exchanged a glance. Shang Ruyi didn't continue, but a glint of shrewdness flashed in their eyes. Yuwen Ye reached out and pulled her clothes back up from her shoulders, which were about to slip off, and said, "Let's wait for Father's decree."
The decree arrived very quickly.
During the morning court session, Yuwen Yuan issued an edict appointing Yuwen Ye as the Grand Chancellor of the Shaanxi East Circuit, ordering him to lead 30,000 elite troops to reinforce Cijian, with departure scheduled for five days later.
Upon hearing this news, the heavy weight that had been pressing on her heart for days shattered into dust. Shang Ruyi first let out a long sigh of relief, then smiled joyfully and said to Yuwen Ye, "That's wonderful! This is truly wonderful!"
Finally, the rain stopped and the sun came out.
He can finally lead his troops into battle!
Seeing Shang Ruyi's eyes crinkle into slits with laughter, Yuwen Ye smiled as well. This was the result he had been dreaming of all these days, but now that it was actually before him, he seemed quite calm. He simply smiled, his cold eyes gleaming with suppressed brilliance: "Yes, that's wonderful."
After the initial joy, Shang Ruyi immediately sensed his calm.
Of course, Yuwen Ye was not a person who showed his emotions outwardly, and the more significant the changes, the calmer he became.
However, beneath his calm demeanor at that moment, there seemed to be a hint of other emotions.
Shang Ruyi thought for a moment, then said, "However, setting off in five days? Isn't that too long?"
Yuwen Ye glanced at her and said, "Father originally decreed that troops would be dispatched in three days."
"Then what—?"
"It was I who said that the army needs to be fully prepared before setting off, and we should wait five days."
"Um?"
Shang Ruyi immediately sensed something was wrong and looked at Yuwen Ye with a somewhat surprised expression: "Why?"
Yuwen Ye looked at her: "What do you think?"
The initial joy, like a surging tide, was gradually fading from Shang Ruyi's heart, and reason once again took over her mind. Shang Ruyi considered Yuwen Yuan's decree again and immediately said, "This time, you've only been given 30,000 troops?"
It should be noted that Yuwen Ye only took 50,000 troops with him when he went to Fufeng, but another 100,000 were already waiting for him in Fufeng. Although 80,000 of them were killed by Xue Xian before they arrived in Fufeng, at least tens of thousands of troops were left for him to command.
But this time—from the letter Shen Tu Tai sent back, we know that Yuwen Cheng's troops were almost completely wiped out. Even if all the troops that Shen Tu Tai and Shen Wu Zheng had left joined Yuwen Ye's troops, they would not exceed 50,000.
In this situation, how can we resist the more than 100,000 troops in Luoyang?
Looking into Yuwen Ye's deep eyes, Shang Ruyi frowned and said in a deep voice, "You want to ask Father Emperor for more troops, so you're delaying the expedition?"
Yuwen Ye shook his head and said, "At present, the court can only mobilize this many people at most. If the defenses of the capital are too weak—"
At this point, his tone became more serious.
Shang Ruyi immediately understood that, after all, the world was in chaos. Even though Yuwen Yuan had inherited the throne, he was only ruling as emperor in a corner of Guanzhong. Besides Luoyang, his biggest enemy, there were also many separatist forces around him. Even if he was not threatened, he still had to be wary of them taking advantage of the situation.
Moreover, there was also the Turks, who hung over their heads like a knife.
Recalling Ashina Zhuxie, whom they had fought before, Shang Ruyi felt an even greater chill.
Therefore, the 30,000 troops that Yuwen Yuan gave him were already the best that the court could offer. If this attack on the Eastern Capital fails again, it is likely that Yuwen Yuan will find it difficult to send troops eastward again in the short term.
Shang Ruyi asked, "Then, what are you doing delaying for these past few days?"
Yuwen Ye glanced at her and said, "I am the Grand Chancellor of the Shaanxi Eastern Circuit, and naturally I am going to war for the court, but—"
"But what?"
"But I, Yuwen Ye, cannot always be a stepping stone for others, especially this time, which requires me to risk my life!"
When people go to the battlefield, they naturally have to fight desperately. But Shang Ruyi understood that this battle was more difficult than any previous one, and that she would have to fight with all her might.
so--
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Yuwen Ye: "You, you don't mean to—"
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