Chapter 78 The conflict (2)
“Lord Li doesn’t know something,” Lang Yu’s temper was much better than that of deputy general Xue. He still said calmly, “The Xi people have a large number of horses. There is more than one stable in the military camp. There are at least ten stables. If enough people are sent in to free the horses; such a large number of people will definitely attract the attention of the Xi people. Presumably, we will be discovered before we reach the stables.
“How can you know if you don’t give it a try?” Li Youde’s tone was cold and harsh, “There are only a few ten thousand Xi people. If sir Lang couldn’t even handle such a small number, how can you justify yourself in front of the emperor?”
“Lord Li, war needs to be fought safely. It is easy to make mistakes when doing things in a hurry. We must not lose caution because of this,” Faced with Li Youde’s arrogance, Lang Yu showed the slightest hint of unhappiness.
“Safe? Sir Lang is afraid of the Xi people, is that it?” Li Youde sneered impolitely, “Otherwise, why wouldn’t you even dare to attack them?”
“Lord Li, this is a venomous slander! At least, we still went on the battlefield. What about you? Coward!” Deputy general Chu couldn’t stop deputy general Xue after all. The latter clenched his fist and the blue veins on his temples appeared. It was obvious that he got furious due to what Li Youde said.
“Deputy general Xue!” Lang Yu shouted to restrain him.
However, it was too late at this time. Deputy general Xue’s words were like adding fuel to fire. The arc of Li Youde’s mouth curled up but his expression became gloomy and his smile was even more sinister, “Deputy general Xue, I was magnanimous before and didn’t bother with you. But you didn’t take my generosity as anything and offended me repeatedly! I came on behalf of the emperor. You actually dare to call me a coward?”
Li Youde disliked deputy general Xue and deputy general Xue also disliked Li Youde. He originally already didn’t like men who chirped like a woman. As for Li Youde who came to supervise the army, he was nothing more but a fake man. He disliked Li Youde even more. He already couldn’t control his temper under normal circumstances. Being stirred up by Li Youde’s attitude, naturally, he spoke irresponsibly. He was originally the kind of person who was brave but lacked a brain. It was already his limit that he could reach this position. Seeing that Li Youde had to use the emperor to suppress him, he became even angrier. He only felt that this guy who was not a man nor a woman was a fox exploiting the tiger’s might. Very hateful! However, it happened that he had been pulled by someone otherwise, he would’ve rushed forward and given Li Youde a beating.
- A fox exploiting the tiger’s might: use powerful connections to intimidate people.
At worst, he would be beheaded. Eighteen years later, he would be a hero again!
- Chinese people believe that one reincarnates in eighteen years.
Deputy general Xue would not consider the consequences, but it was impossible for other people to allow him to act recklessly. Some grabbed him and some covered his mouth.
Lang Yu glanced once at deputy general Xue and sighed slightly. He looked at Li Youde who had a bad expression. He said, “Lord Li, deputy general Xue is just a bit more outspoken. He doesn’t have any malicious intentions. Asking lord to please forgive him.”
“Outspoken?” Li Youde sneered, “He is insulting a court officer! If it wasn’t because we are here and not at the capital, I will immediately let him lose his head!”
“He is just still a bit excited from beating the enemy away. Asking Lord Li to please be magnanimous and let him off this time,” Lang Yu said.
Li Youde said, “If I let him off, everyone will treat me, Li Youde, as someone weak and eash to bully. Anyone can ride roughshod over my head! Sir Lang, this matter has nothing to do with you. It is better for you not to speak up for this person anymore, least you get implicated!”
“Lord Li, deputy general Xue is my subordinate. I can’t ignore his affairs,” Lang Yu’s attitude gradually became firmer. It was his capable subordinate after all. He couldn’t just watch Li Youde ruin him, “Why don’t I let deputy general Xue apologize to Lord Li and this matter will pass.”
“Sir Lang speaks so deftly! I will put down the words here today. If I can’t deal with him today, my surname will not be Li anymore!” Li Youde said fiercely.
Chen Hui watched the contradiction between the two sides escalate bit by bit, but she also has no way to help. Li Youde was someone who cares about face so much. He was scolded in the face by deputy general Xue. If he couldn’t punish deputy general Xue, how could he extricate himself?
On the opposite side, Qi Shengwen looked at Chen Hui. It was obvious that he was expecting her to come up with a way to ease the tense atmosphere as soon as possible.
Chen Hui almost wanted to roll her eyes at him. Why doesn’t he go do it himself? Li Youde was now angry because of losing face. How would she dare to stroke the tiger’s whiskers now? Moreover, this was originally that deputy general Xue’s fault. Although sir Lang and Li Youde didn’t give in to each other, they still controlled their emotions. As soon as deputy general Xue got on, everything was ruined. He really poked where it hurt the most. How can Li Youde not hate him? If she was Li Youde, she would also hate him!
“People!” Li Youde shouted loudly. The Brocade Armed Guards that he brought rushed in. Deputy general Xue’s colleagues were also not happy to let Li Youde arrest him. The two sides immediately confronted each other.
Seeing that Chen Hui was silent, Qi Shengwen couldn’t count on her. He hurriedly walked to deputy general Xue and said in a low voice, “Deputy general Xue, please take the big picture into consideration and apologize to Lord Li.”
Deputy general Xue was not afraid of anything at this moment. Qi Shengwen kindly reminded him, but his temper came up. He turned his head, glared once at Qi Shengwen and cursed, “A useless scholar! Get out!”
Qi Shengwen almost got his whole face sprayed with saliva. For a moment, he thought about not bothering with this violent tempered deputy general Xue and let him be taken away by Li Youde. Whether he dies or lives depended on his fortune. He took a deep breath and suppressed the negative emotions. He continued to whisper, “Deputy general Xue, even if you don’t think for yourself, please think about sir Lang and think about the others.”
Deputy general Xue was dumbstruck and looked anxiously at Lang Yu. He had been saved in the past by Lang Yu. Since then, he refused to accept anyone except for Lang Yu. Therefore, after Qi Shengwen said that he would implicate Lang Yu, he hesitated.
“Are you planning to defy for this person?” Li Youde snorted coldly.
The few people didn’t say anything. Lang Yu said, “Lord Li, this battle still needs deputy general Xue…Why don’t lord wait for the battle to end before pursuing this matter?”
“There are so many people in this room. You can’t even lose one person?” Li Youde didn’t go along with Lang Yu.
Lang Yu was also somewhat helpless. He had dealt with Li Youde before and knew the difficulty of dealing with this person. Even if deputy general Xue apologized, it wouldn’t necessarily make Li Youde give up on pursuing the matter. Not to mention that deputy general Xue refused to say one soft word.
Just when Lang Yu was at lost, he suddenly saw that the body of the little eunuch behind Li Youde went weak and fell over Li Youde. In the next moment, he was surprised to see that Li Youde, after a short moment of shock, immediately turned around and caught that little eunuch, lest she slid down and fell on the ground.
Without having time to study this further, someone suddenly rushed in and said, “Sir Lang, the Xi people have returned!”
“What?” Lang Yu was shocked. He had no time to care about Li Youde now and ran out in a hurry. The others also rushed out.
Chen Hui who was pretending to have fainted and was caught by Li Youde, didn’t have the time to perform ‘slowly waking up’ when she heard the news that the Xi people have returned. She immediately felt much regret. She wanted to pretend to faint from tiredness and muddle through this matter of deputy general Xue. Who knew that the Xi tribe came again at this moment? Why didn’t they return sooner? What should she do now? Suddenly open her eyes, jump up and say, “Aiya, lord. I’m fine again.”? Believe it or not, he would really knock her out!
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