Judging by this situation, Huang Gongyi now probably——

Thinking of this, Yu Wenye raised his head, his eyes reddened as he glared at Yu Wencheng, gritting his teeth and said, "You, did a good deed!"

Although Yu Wencheng had just been reprimanded, he had to hold back his anger and remain silent. Yet hearing the words from Song Shiyuan, he was still ashamed. Hearing his brother’s angry scolding, his temper immediately flared up again. He straightened his neck and sneered coldly, "How am I a scoundrel? Taiyuan City is about to be lost, shouldn’t I escape from the city for survival? As a subordinate of Father Emperor, shouldn’t he protect me, Prince Qi?"

"..."

"Moreover, Taiyuan was lost so quickly, isn’t it also due to his incompetence?"

"..."

"I’d say don’t be too sad. Perhaps this person has already defected to the enemy by now, otherwise——"

Listening to his shameless words, even Shen Tu Tai and others raised their heads, anger appearing on their faces. Meanwhile, Yu Wenye couldn’t hold back anymore and shouted angrily, "Scoundrel!"

A thunderous shout shook the entire Central Army Tent, frightening Yu Wencheng into a standstill, his heart missing a beat, and he instinctively shut his mouth. Yu Wenye, eyes reddened, cursed, "Losing the city, the troops suffer casualties, yet you are still boastful without shame! Come—"

Several guards immediately entered from outside the tent.

Yu Wenye pointed at Yu Wencheng and said, "Deal with him according to military laws, drag him down, and give him eighty lashes!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wencheng’s face immediately changed.

Around them, Shen Tu Tai and others couldn’t help but frown deeply. It was known, eighty lashes were not a common punishment. Even if the executioner showed mercy, all eighty lashes could break a person’s bones, maybe even cost a life!

However, Yu Wencheng’s words were too shameless just now. Even though they knew the punishment was too severe for Prince Qi, none of them wanted to stand out and plead for him.

Yu Wencheng also panicked, quickly struggling and shouted loudly, "Second brother, are you mad? I’m your brother, you want to beat me?"

Yu Wenye’s face was steely: "Beat!"

Seeing the guards coming to take Yu Wencheng away, Shang Ruyi immediately said: "Second——"

Just as the word was spoken, Yu Wenye’s eye twitched slightly, and the words Shang Ruyi wanted to say were forcibly pressed back. At this moment, Shen Wuzheng, who had been silently standing aside, stepped forward and cupped his hands in respectful salute, saying, "Prince Qin, absolutely not!"

"...!"

Shang Ruyi held her breath immediately, looking at both of them.

Although she hadn’t had a chance to meet Shen Wuzheng alone to find out what really happened last night, just from Yu Wenye’s attitude, she could roughly understand; therefore, when she knew Shen Wuzheng entered the Central Army Tent, she nervously and cautiously followed. Unexpectedly, in such a situation where no one dared to intervene, Shen Wuzheng actually spoke up.

She subconsciously turned her head towards Yu Wenye.

Seeing the latter’s eye twitch slightly, there was no change in expression or mood on his face, he just lightly said, "Oh?"

Shen Wuzheng’s face also remained calm and unchanged, bowing his head, cupping his hands, and said steadily, "Prince Qi lost Taiyuan, suffered troop casualties, indeed should be dealt with under military law; but the matter is grave, it should still be handed over to His Majesty the Emperor to decide. Moreover, our army’s objective this time is to retake Taiyuan and completely reclaim the Taihang line. If we are delayed here over this matter, it is truly not advisable."

"..."

"Therefore, Prince Qi at this moment, cannot receive the punishment."

Yu Wenye did not say anything immediately, he merely looked at him coldly.

After a prolonged silence, he finally raised his hand and waved slightly, the blood-stained bandage in the air painted a somewhat glaring arc. The few guards immediately released Yu Wencheng, saluted, and then retreated.

Yu Wencheng, still in shock, turned to look at Yu Wenye, the anger concealed in his bloodshot eyes now unmistakably fierce.

He sneered, "Fine, second brother—or rather Imperial Brother, fine!"

Saying this, he forcefully flicked his sleeve and was about to turn to leave.

However, just as he reached the entrance of the tent, Yu Wenye’s cold voice resounded once again, "Who allowed you to leave?"

Yu Wencheng’s steps halted, though deeply angry, the person behind him was indeed Yu Wenye. Reluctantly, he had no choice but to stop, asking in a deep voice, "What more, what words do Imperial Brother have?"

Yu Wenye said coldly, "This time, my goal in marching is Taiyuan. Already taking time here to rescue you has delayed the march for a day. After resting for a night, tomorrow we must break camp immediately. So you——"