Chapter 752: When the General is in the Field, He Need Not Obey the Sovereign's Orders

The Emperor approved Zhu Zhen's proposal.

Three hundred thousand of the Construction Corps, to be disbanded on the spot!

The Scholar-Official Group was ecstatic that very day.

They began to celebrate; they had finally achieved a phased victory in their contest against Vice Minister Liu!

The Prince of Qin also broke down; hearing that this order had been issued, he smashed the three top-grade purple clay teapots the Emperor had bestowed upon him in his princely estate.

Those who had been following this matter also began to gloat.

Vice Minister Liu, oh Vice Minister Liu!

Let's see how arrogant you can be now!

You took too big a step and tore your crotch, didn't you? You haven't even sorted out the internal affairs of Longyan, yet you insisted on using almost the entire nation's strength to develop Liaodong! Well, look at you now; Liaodong hasn't even begun to take shape, and you've lost your most profitable Western Regions!

This dealt a significant blow to Liu Zheng's reputation.

The most direct impact was that the Yinzhou Coin began to fall again. Following that, people across the country who intended to invest in Liaodong all began to take a wait-and-see approach. Many began to speak ill of the grand Liaodong plan and began to speak ill of Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng is finished!

His talent has run dry.

Faced with such a move to pull the firewood from under the cauldron, he has actually begun to turn a deaf ear.

As for Liangzhou.

There was even less movement. Liu Dahao, no movement; Yintan City, no movement.

Everywhere in the country that had a connection to Liu Zheng was deathly silent.

At this moment.

A piece of news came from Liaodong.

Vice Minister Liu's mountain-blasting progress had encountered unexplained obstacles. This time, even the Prince of Jin, who had given Liu Zheng great help and investment, was dumbfounded.

What does this mean?

Big Brother!

Don't play this game with me at a time like this! He had bet almost his entire fortune on this Liaodong plan! If this Liaodong plan were to stall now, it would ruin him completely!

The entire Longyan suddenly became jubilant.

Is Vice Minister Liu really going to stumble this time?

And so, they became excited!

Although this mentality was truly a bit uncharitable, they really wanted to see the scene of this Vice Minister Liu stumbling for the first time!

……

Central Asia.

The entire scene of victory instantly fell silent.

Disbanded on the spot?

Three hundred thousand troops?

Ling Chen was the first to be stunned.

Then he grabbed Qin Zhangfeng by the collar and roared, "What did you say? What are you saying? Say it to me again!"

Qin Zhangfeng gave a bitter smile.

The soldiers in the entire field remained silent.

This news was truly too great a blow to them! Stunned, they were truly stunned.

They were meritorious officials!

They were the meritorious officials of Longyan! They were the Warriors who helped Longyan expand its territory; they should be people who were praised, they should be heroes with countless military achievements!

Yet now...

Before they had even returned to the Western Regions, they were told to disband on the spot?

"Lord Ling..."

Qin Zhangfeng and Zheng Yueru exchanged a look, then both sighed.

They understood Ling Chen's feelings; when this Imperial Edict arrived, their feelings were just as furious.

At this time, the Western Regions Construction Corps had just swept through the Mughal Empire, winning many enviable benefits for Longyan, and then you tell them, not to mention no military merit, they are to be disbanded on the spot? If this isn't burning the bridge after crossing it, what is? If this isn't pulling the firewood from under the cauldron, what is? If this isn't slaughtering the donkey after the millstone is put away, what is!

You must know.

What the Western Regions were like back then... At that time, Liu Zheng called on everyone to build the Western Regions, but no one wanted to go. The first to go were a bunch of prisoners. Later, more ambitious people willing to follow Liu Zheng moved their whole families to the Western Regions. In ancient times, this was absolutely leaving one's home and even abandoning one's ancestral temple; this required great courage.

These three hundred thousand people not only pacified the entire Western Regions but also began to reclaim wasteland, treating this place as their own home to build.

Yes.

They had already treated the Western Regions as their home.

They worked hard for this hot land, they shed their blood for this hot land, they struggled for this hot land, and even planned to struggle for generations to come.

This time.

They had pacified the Central Asian battlefield with the force of a landslide.

Unexpectedly...

What greeted them were these four words.

Disbanded on the spot.

"No, this is impossible..."

"How could they do this!"

"No, I want to go home!"

"Disbanded, then where are we supposed to go?"

All the soldiers were in an uproar; they were somewhat panicked.

Ling Chen felt even more dizzy and faint, gritting his teeth hard: "The Western Regions Protectorate, it's just gone like this?"

Qin Zhangfeng nodded heavily.

"Then what am I supposed to do?"

Ling Chen continued to roar: "Then what am I supposed to do? And what are these brothers supposed to do!"

Qin Zhangfeng swallowed hard: "The Emperor said, disband in place; it's not that he truly doesn't care, but rather he is letting the three hundred thousand troops begin to return to their original places of residence..."

"What a load of horse-shit!"

Ling Chen gritted his teeth, furious: "Return to their original places of residence? Who was it that called them to the Western Regions in the first place? Huh? Now that the Western Regions have developed, they want to drive them back to their original places of residence? Original places of residence? Many of them are prisoners; what does 'original place of residence' even mean? Go back and continue serving time in jail?"

The scene.

Was incomparably quiet.

Following that, there was also incomparable anger!

This imperial court was bullying people too much! They didn't treat them like human beings at all!

Yes.

Three hundred thousand troops, no matter where they went, were a massive threat to any place. But if you treat these meritorious soldiers like this, will there really be no problems?

Heartache.

Sorrow.

Humiliation!

At this moment, Ling Chen felt the same way as these three hundred thousand brothers! The meaning was already very clear; if this Governor's Office was successfully established, then there would be absolutely no place for him, Ling Chen, in this Western Regions!

Heh...

If he hadn't conquered Central Asia himself, how could the Western Regions have submitted?

If it weren't for the Supreme Prince's grand plan, how could the Western Regions be as prosperous as they are today?

Today.

The victory in Central Asia had just been settled.

After resting for a period of time, this Imperial Edict arrived.

Ling Chen had thought the imperial court was going to reward them for their meritorious service.

Therefore, he had gathered all three hundred thousand troops together, waiting for the rewards.

He never expected...

That it would be this kind of scene.

The entire place was deathly silent.

The military flag of the Dragon Flame appeared incomparably glaring, incomparably ironic, and incomparably heart-wrenching at this moment.

"What is the Supreme Prince's intention..."

Although Ling Chen had a volatile personality, he still asked Qin Zhangfeng.

Qin Zhangfeng hesitated for a moment and said: "The Supreme Prince said..."

"'A general in the field is not bound by the orders of his sovereign...'"

Ling Chen was stunned, his eyes instantly brimming with hot tears, and he laughed aloud: "Hahahaha, good, I knew it, the Supreme Prince would not abandon us! Good, what a fine 'a general in the field is not bound by the orders of his sovereign'!"

"Good!"

He turned around abruptly, looking at the three hundred thousand soldiers with a sharp gaze, and roared: "Brothers, who are we?"

The crowd shouted thunderously: "Western Regions Construction Corps!"

"Whose soldiers are we?"

"The Supreme Prince's, the Supreme Prince's!"

Ling Chen gritted his teeth, a flash of brilliance in his eyes: "Good! Reply to the imperial court: the war in Central Asia is temporarily unsettled, and the barbarian tribes are stirring up trouble again!"

The long sword in his hand had already begun to tremble.

He pulled it out abruptly, pointing it toward the firmament.

He shouted loudly:

"Wait until we have flattened Central Asia, then we shall disband in place!"

The entire place screamed in a frenzy.

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