Complying with the imperial edict, Di Qing's army marched hastily, but before they even arrived at the battlefield, they had already suffered two consecutive defeats.

  Recalling what he had said to His Majesty about bringing the head of the bandit leader as an offering, Di Qing's face flushed with heat.

  The Crown Prince is still following.

  No interest in chatting anymore, even the soldiers on the troopship are tense... This morale is probably a defeat without a fight even if we encounter enemy troops.

  Now this knight's aura is really unsuitable for cooperation in battle.

  Zhao Xi only hoped that Di Qing could live up to his reputation as a famous general and not blindly go into battle just to regain some dignity for the Western Army.

  Di Qing is indeed a famous general. As soon as he arrived in Guilin, he didn't say anything about sending troops to conquer anything, but instead strictly enforced military discipline... Alas, this old Di is indeed a fierce man, directly arresting Chen Shu and a group of people who disobeyed military orders and launched unauthorized attacks.

  Catch these people, Di Qing is not going to talk nicely or negotiate, but wants to get rid of them directly.

  Zhao Xi did not speak, and could not interfere. Once he interfered, it would directly affect the execution of Di Qing's subsequent military orders.

  To say whether these people should be killed or not, from the perspective of disobeying military orders, they indeed deserve to be killed.

  Di Qing had just arrived and although he brought 20,000 Western soldiers with him, after arriving in Guangnan, all the logistical support for his troops had to rely on officials from Guangnan.

  Chen Shu openly defied military orders and took no action, which would inevitably lead to more obstacles in the subsequent campaign against the rebels.

  It's better to kill more than thirty people at once... Zhao Xi is more inclined to leave a part of them as a dare-to-die squad or something.

  Di Qing is in charge, Zhao Xi has ideas, but they must be retained. At this time, the coach's prestige must be maintained.

  Yu Jing occasionally glanced at Zhao Xi... The old man wanted Zhao Xi to intercept him.

  "Is it not a crime of losing discipline at dawn? Shouldn't the Imperial Insignia Guard be punished for their offense as well?"

  Yu Jing's words cut to the heart, and it was also because he saw that the Crown Prince had distanced himself from the matter and was anxious.

  He was Wen Chen, or the Grand General of the Expedition and Pacification Commission, commonly known as the Grand General of the Expedition. Not to mention Di Qing, even Zhao Xie couldn't punish him at will.

  "The governor is a civil official, and military commands are not the responsibility of the governor."

  Di Qing was no fool either. He was straightforward and clear-cut, directly pushing Yu Jing aside with a clear conscience.

  To tell you the truth, without Yu Jing and Sun Mo's consent, could Chen Shu have sent troops? Would he dare to send troops?

  It can be said that the entire Guangnan West Road hopes that Chen Shu can make a contribution, not to mention annihilating them, even if it's just slightly hindering the momentum of the bandits.

  At that time, the vanguard of the Western Army, Yang Wenguang, was comparable to the Guangnan Army, which could make the Guangnan Army show its face once and for all.

  Unfortunately, Chen Shu also lost, worse than Yang Wenguang, and almost sent all the newly recruited soldiers from Guangnan to their deaths.

  The key is that the morale of the entire rebel army was thoroughly crushed underground.

  No matter whether it's due to military discipline or discussing the crime of defeat... this won't do, if we follow this logic, even Yang Wenguan would have to be dragged out.

  Anyway, Di Qing was so ruthless that as soon as the main force of Ping Fan arrived in Guangnan, they were bloodied.

  ……

  "Yu Xue Shi, after parting for a whole year, I miss you so much..."

  Can't both of you just put on a black face? Di Qing is killing people over here, and Zhao Xi can only force a smile.

  He also wanted to kill someone, and it was Wen Chen.

  Compared with Chen Shu and others who disobeyed military orders to go on an expedition, those civil officials who abandoned the city and fled should have died.

  But it's no use! Old Di is quick to act, and the two of them can't just arrive in Guangnan and provoke all the civil and military officials.

  Having no choice, Zhao Xi had to put on a smiling face and accompany Guang Nan's civil officials.

  I hope Di Qing can understand... It's very understandable that when Zhao Xi and Yu Jing were exchanging pleasantries, Di Qing sent over a grateful gaze.

  "It's been over a decade, Your Highness has come of age, and Jing is also old now."

  Yu Jing's mood was not pleasant, but she still had to greet the Crown Prince. Her words were tinged with a hint of resentment.

  "In his robust years as a scholar, how can he care for an old man like me? Now that you have just arrived in Guangnan, would you be willing to move your steps to visit me?"

  This time, it will still be a bloody mess later, whether Zhao Xi watches or not is irrelevant, Yu Jing definitely doesn't want to watch, it's disturbing.

  As expected, Yu Jing stretched out his hand and led the Crown Prince away without even giving Di Qing a glance.

  "Whoosh..."

  The whole house of officials didn't leave a single one, they all followed Yu Jing and the Crown Prince.

  Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian followed, neither of whom could say anything, but the four people led by Cao Lin were quite embarrassed.

  His superior officer went with Wen Chen to warm up, and he had to stay in the barracks.

  The commander of the Western Expeditionary Force had just beheaded the governor of Guangnan, and his own superior officer was going to get close... This feeling made them very uncomfortable.

  It's not just them, Lü Gongzhu and Han Cong are also weird.

  They followed the prince to accompany Wen Chen... and had a good time with Hou Fang, eating, drinking and having fun.

  I thought His Highness the Crown Prince would refuse and scold the parasites who still eat and drink during wartime, but he didn't. Instead, he accepted it very gladly.

  What made Lv Gongzhu and others even more unbearable was that the Crown Prince still dragged those officials who abandoned the city and fled, and they were so affectionate.

  Starting from Zhang Zhonghui, followed by Li Jue, Zhang Xu, then Li Zhi and Ding Baochen, even Liu Yingchen and Song Kelong who had recently abandoned the city and escaped to Guilin did not fall behind. It was almost the same as the order in which the bandits broke through the cities.

  Is this still the Crown Prince who was shouting about killing people on the ship? Looking at it like this, it seems that the Crown Prince is particularly understanding of their actions in abandoning the city and fleeing.

  Alas... Does the Crown Prince think that using people with ulterior motives is better than using those with actual abilities? Is he intentionally planning to recruit this kind of person as his trusted ministers after he ascends to the throne?

  This time the Guangnan rebellion, abandoning the city and escaping, the court will definitely have some say, demotion is certain. In other words, these people are unlikely to return to the court for a considerable period of time, and it's even possible that they will be demoted to a lower county, with increased hardship.

  When the emperor's hundred years are up and the crown prince ascends to the throne, having undergone such hardships, it is not impossible that he will suddenly awaken.

  If the prince has such thoughts, it can be considered reasonable, right?

  Lv Gongzhe and others whispered to each other, trying their best to understand the Crown Prince's behavior at this time... otherwise, the Crown Prince's actions would be really unjustifiable.

  Thinking of the future, it's possible to be in the same court with such riffraff, and Lord Lü is also very helpless. How humiliating, yet Your Highness has this intention...

  Wang Zhongzheng, including Li Xianke, didn't think so, because the crown prince's smile at this time was no different from when he was cooperating with Zhang Wei during the ancestor worship.

  The two of them were thinking when these people would be unlucky.

  "Yuan Zhen, this time you acted rashly and the imperial court will inevitably criticize. I think that before the imperial court makes a judgment, you should take the initiative to do it."

  Being treated so kindly by Your Highness, these people who abandoned their city and fled are truly favored beyond expectation.

  Also as Lv Gongzhu thought, they felt that the Crown Prince was just an idea of "it's better to have done something than to have done nothing". The excitement in their heart, the expectation, and the indescribable feeling were all unnecessary to mention.

  Who would have thought that abandoning the city and fleeing would instead lead to a much greater future.

  "What does Your Highness think?"

  At this time, His Highness has already extended his hand, if they still want to be reserved, I'm afraid everything will be over.

  It's just that all the gentlemen in Guangnan have abandoned them, and now there is this lifesaving straw... can't say it's straw, absolutely a reliance for future comeback.

  I must express my determination at once!

  "I think you should feel ashamed and express your remorse to the imperial court. Do not shirk or make excuses, take responsibility and bear the blame."

  "In this case, the imperial court will consider your attitude and decide whether you are guilty or not."

  It's just as I thought!