The early morning of the next day was the day for the court meeting.
However, the panic among the people in Chang'an City and the continuous shouts of killing outside the city last night made the entire Chang'an City tremble, and even the smallest movement could cause an uproar.
When these civil and military officials gathered to go to court in the morning, they were shocked to see the dejected Tang troops marching in from outside the city.
"How is this possible? Which one of our defenders fought like this?"
Some of these officials did not recognize the difference between the Tang Army and the Tang Army, but some of the residents who had lived in Chang'an City for decades could recognize it at a glance.
"This is General Hou's left leading guard. Why does it look like this?"
Just after this person finished speaking, another person next to him was shocked: "What? Look at the left guard over there, the left guard and the left guard also suffered heavy losses. Did the enemy really attack? Isn't this just a drill? Well, why is it like this?"
These Chang'an residents were talking a lot here, which made the situation a bit scary. The civil and military officials were not in the mood to study here what was going on.
Now that the army has withdrawn, the exercise must be over. Go to the court as soon as possible to know the cause and effect of this matter.
But when they rushed to the court, several generals gathered together and laughed at each other.
"Oh, you were captured alive? Congratulations."
"Aren't you here too? Weren't you captured alive?"
"No! I died on the battlefield and was dragged here to be used as a corpse."
A general said this, and the other generals were even more shameless here.
"How long are you going to keep talking? Don't you think it's satisfying for eight times as many troops to be beaten to a pulp?"
As soon as this person spoke, the other people immediately looked at him in silence.
"You fought bravely until the last moment, but your entire army was wiped out by hundreds of soldiers. General Chai, what are you doing?"
"Humph, this time it was just the general's carelessness. It will definitely not happen again next time. You all remember what the general said."
While these generals were laughing at each other, Li Yuan's inner eunuch came to convey his order.
"Generals, Your Majesty has a decree to announce that all generals will come to see you."
have to! Everyone felt uncomfortable.
"We were brought over just after the exercise. It hasn't even ended yet. I guess we can't keep our old faces." Chai Shao said this and walked forward first. The other generals also changed their ways of making jokes here just now. She shook her head.
"Yes! You will no longer be able to keep your wisdom in this life."
After everyone said this, they reluctantly walked towards the palace.
Li Yuan, who was participating in political affairs in the court, had just finished a question when a chamberlain came to report.
"Your Majesty! Xu Yunyan, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, is waiting for the summons outside the main hall."
When Li Yuan heard Xu Yunyan's arrival, he smiled and nodded.
"Very well, call him in."
Li Yuan said this, and when the eunuch went to deliver the decree, Li Yuan continued to sit on his throne and smile at the people below him.
"You must also know that the battle was fierce last night, right?"
Li Yuan said that some of the civil and military officials who were not involved in the war knew what was going on, and some were still unclear about it. However, it was certain that the battle was fierce, and the shouts of killing lasted for most of the night.
Seeing the various expressions of the many people below, Li Yuan then smiled and spoke to them.
"I really didn't expect that my Xuanwumen defender would be trained to be so elite!"
As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Xu Yunyan strode in from the door of the hall, walked forward quickly and knelt on the ground after taking a few steps.
"The last general, Xu Yunyan, the guard of Xuanwu Gate, pays homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Li Yuan was quite satisfied with Xu Yunyan's view, and waved his hand, "Ai Qing, please rise. I didn't expect Ai Qing to be so capable. She is indeed General Li's proud disciple, and what she does is beautiful."
After Li Yuan said Li Jing, he suddenly changed his words, "If you and your master, General Li, exchange positions within a while, let him return to the capital to rest, and you go to the border to garrison for a period of time. You have such great achievements in defeating the Turks. The Turkic children should not dare to be with the invaders."
As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, there were some flatterers here to flatter Li Yuan.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Li Yuan was even more happy when he said this, but Xu Yunyan was still kneeling on the ground.
"You old guy, I have trained you such a strong army and you are counting on me to protect your home and country and guard the borders. You asked me to stand up! I am still kneeling here."
It's just that Li Yuan completely ignored Xu Yunyan's situation and changed his words as soon as he accepted everyone's compliments.
"Why haven't those generals come yet? Hurry up and hurry up. Xu Yunyan is already here. What's the point of them not coming when they are fighting against Xu Yunyan?"
As soon as Li Yuan spoke, the eunuchs below also became anxious and hurriedly went to see what was going on, preparing to send an order to Li Yuan to summon the eight generals who were fighting against Xu Yunyan.
And just when Xu Yunyan was complaining about it all his life, why don't you let me stand up, the eunuch who had just left the palace met with the eunuch who had gone to convey the order to summon the generals, and came back in a hurry.
"Your Majesty! All generals, please see me.
This time Li Yuan looked outside and finally saw Xu Yunyan, who was still kneeling there.
"Xu Aiqing, please get up."
"You only see me now? You didn't see me when the eunuch went out just now. What's the reason?"
What Xu Yunyan didn't expect was that as soon as he got up, he hadn't found the place where he should stand. While he was still standing there in a daze, the generals named Zuo who were fighting against him entered the hall and gathered together. He knelt down and worshiped Li Yuan.
And between Li Yuan and the generals stood Xu Yunyan, who was pretending to be stupid. Xu Yunyan was startled and he hurriedly moved aside.
However, Li Yuan smiled: "Xu Aiqing, you deserve such a courtesy. They are your defeated generals."
After Li Yuan finished speaking, Xu Yunyan was so embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this is not a joke. All the generals are the bones of the Tang army. How can I accept such a heavy courtesy from them?"
Xu Yunyan's politeness finally made the generals feel better, and Li Yuan did not let these generals kneel for a long time like Xu Yunyan, and hurriedly helped them up.
Just as he helped them up, Li Yuan started to say, "Generals, how was the battle last night?"
All of a sudden, these generals looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't dare to speak.
There are so many civil and military officials in front of us. You ask us how the battle is going? This is exposing our scars!
Seeing that these generals were silent here, Li Yuan smiled, "Why don't you dare to admit that you have lost the battle? Fortunately, the one fighting you this time is Xu Yunyan, one of our own.
If the enemy really comes, think about the consequences for you now. "
Li Yuan's words seemed to wake up these generals. Chai Shao sighed and took a step forward and clasped his fists. Said to Li Yuan.
"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty. I was actually defeated by General Xu in the battle last night. I am really ashamed."
After Chai Shao finished speaking, Li Yuan nodded, "It doesn't matter. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. As long as you know where you lost, and you are vigilant, you will have the opportunity to move forward."
