Chapter 2688 light punishment

The old emperor nodded. Compared with his son, who was not very reliable, he was obviously more willing to believe his subordinates. At least, the smell of the other side for the battlefield was much higher than that of the fourth prince.

However, the behavior of the other side did cause a lot of losses on their side. It is also a fact that the fourth Prince is noisy. Although he has lost some patience and hope for him, he still has to do some face-saving things.

The old emperor said to the general, "you have done something wrong. I asked you to take over the army that attacked the city at night, instead of closing the door. You have disobeyed my order. Of course, in the way that the emperor's life would not be accepted, I also know that the fourth Prince's side also needs to give him an account. In this way, I will punish you for two months of food and pay, and And, go to apologize to the fourth prince in person, explain, OK? Is it acceptable? "

"Thank you for your grace!" The general quickly knelt down and said thanks.

He knew that the old emperor's action had already opened the door to him. Before he came, he was ready to be severely punished. Although he did think for the sake of the city, he did disobey the order of the old emperor, and it also led to the internal strife of the army, which was caused by his decision. He must be responsible. In addition, the fourth Prince Hall If I have any opinion about him, I must sue myself.

This is, he did not think, although the old emperor also punished him, but the intensity of punishment is very light, only two months of food and salaries, which is how different from no punishment? The money, which he had slightly withheld from the soldiers, came back. For him, such punishment was like no punishment at all.

Therefore, naturally, he would not have any opinion on the order of the old emperor, and he accepted it at the first time, and then thanked the old emperor for his kindness.

The old emperor nodded and said, "go, you are still guarding the city gate. No one is allowed to leave the city without my order, you know?"

"I will understand!" Said the general, bowing his hand.

Then the old emperor waved and let him out.

The general left in relief.

In fact, at the beginning of the old emperor, he really wanted to punish him well. After all, he did disobey his orders. Although he was responsible for the security of the city, how could he command the army below if everyone did so? He must be severely punished if he acts recklessly.

However, the attitude of the fourth Prince towards him changed the old emperor's original idea. He found that his son was already a little complacent and did not pay attention to himself, which was obviously not acceptable to the old emperor. He would not allow the fourth prince to exceed his control.

, therefore, what the old emperor did not intend to do was to punish the general again, instead, he kept on guarding the city gate, like a nail, and was staid near the four princes. He warned him not to have any idea that he should not have, and that he should let the four emperors understand who has the final say in the city and the country, and who is in power.

Therefore, for the generals who have some vision and don't deal with the fourth prince, it's not necessary for the old emperor to punish them. Obviously, it's a good decision to let him watch the fourth prince.

At first, the old emperor just asked the general to guard at the gate of the city with his army and take the army out of the city for the night attack. After that, there was no need for them to stay at the gate, and then they were handed over to the army at the head of the city to control it.

However, the arrogant attitude of the fourth Prince changed the old emperor's mind, and he didn't believe the fourth Prince's command of the battle very much, so it's safer to control this key place in his own hands.

Of course, the old Emperor didn't want to replace the four princes. However, in the current enemy situation, it's a big taboo to change generals on the battlefield. Moreover, after his other princes are replaced, it's not necessarily that the four princes are good at it. What are they capable of? The old emperor is more or less clear in his mind, so that they can keep success, govern a country, with the help of ministers, or even OK, but if they are allowed to command the battle, it will be a little difficult.

Now, such a decisive battle requires a heavyweight figure on the front line. Therefore, after a lot of consideration, the old emperor temporarily left the fourth prince on the front line, or as the top commander of the front line.

Of course, in the meantime, the old emperor is ready to replace the fourth prince at any time. As long as he does something excessive, then he will not want to continue to command the army, or even the chair under his buttocks.

After leaving the main hall, the general who defended the city was in a good mood. When he came, he felt uneasy. When he left, he was in a good mood. Obviously, in his opinion, the old emperor trusted him more than the fourth prince, which was obviously a very happy and proud thing for him.

Of course, the apology still needs to be made, but with the trust of the old emperor, the general felt very comfortable even if he was asked to make an apology.

What's more, he also saw that the old Emperor didn't seem to trust the fourth Prince very much. Otherwise, he would not put himself in the gate of the city. In this way, he was relieved. After offending the fourth Prince before, he was a little uneasy, but now it's gone. Since the old Emperor didn't trust the fourth prince so much, that's to say Said that the fourth Prince may not be able to sit in that position in the end.

Of course, in order to think about his future, the general still thinks that he should find a backup. He is the sword in the hand of the old emperor. If he works for the old emperor, he must offend the fourth prince. In case the old emperor dies later, the fourth prince will find himself to settle accounts, then he will not wait to die?

Obviously, this is not possible. Therefore, the general thinks it is better to have a backer. In that case, even if the four princes find their own accounts, someone will help them to solve it. Therefore, the backer must be the prince.

"Among the remaining princes, who is more suitable to join?" At the same time, the general went to the fourth Prince's residence and prepared to apologize. At the same time, he wondered in his heart who to look for to join him. It was more appropriate.

It's obviously about his future, so he is very cautious. If he makes a wrong choice, the consequences will be very serious.