NABC Chapter 394 This hatred must be put aside for now.
Chapter 394 This hatred must be put aside for now.
Southern Mongolia!
No one knows what Chu Yueli feels when these two words are mentioned.
But for the emperor, Nanmeng was always a source of pain in his heart!
Back then, he not only lost several capable generals, but also the entire southern Mongolia.
Southern Mongolia is still in the hands of the Khitans beyond the Great Wall. In the six years after the Chu family army suffered a great defeat, the emperor did send generals to reclaim it, but each time, the result was tragic.
Even now, the mere mention of Southern Mongolia instills fear in everyone in the court, and no one dares to go there.
Defeat before the battle even begins!
Chu Yueli knew what he was thinking.
She continued, "My parents and several uncles died in the battle in southern Mongolia. The real reason for their deaths has not yet been determined, but the fact that the reinforcements from Dingzhou were delayed was part of the reason..."
“Miss Li…” An Delu wanted to stop her, afraid that she would say something that would displease the Emperor.
This time, Chu Yueli was very firm: "Your Majesty, I am not saying this to exonerate the Chu family army and the elders in my family, but Your Majesty also knows that the reinforcements from Dingzhou did indeed delay in sending troops that day. General Yang of Dingzhou was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he cut off the Chu family army's retreat, causing the Chu family army to run out of water and food, be trapped and die in Nanmeng, and in the end... the whole army was wiped out."
"Ah Li, I have already dealt with this matter. General Yang has been exiled to the frontier. Are the people of your Duke's Mansion still not satisfied?" The Emperor's expression was indeed not good.
Lu Beimo looked at Chu Yueli, his sword-like eyebrows slightly furrowed, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
He coughed twice more to ease the tension slightly.
However, since Chu Yueli has chosen to bring this up again today, she will not let the conversation end here.
"Your Majesty, I do not harbor resentment, but merely have doubts." Chu Yueli raised her head, meeting the Emperor's deep gaze, her face righteous, showing no intention of dodging or backing down.
She felt no guilt, so she didn't need to be weak or afraid of the Emperor's intense gaze.
“I have met General Yang back then. Although he was not famous in the army, he was a man of integrity. Moreover, General Yang’s father was a deputy general under my grandfather. General Yang and my father were always on good terms. Why would he betray my Chu family army when life and death were at stake?”
This matter had been troubling Chu Yueli for six years, and the mystery had never been solved.
“General Yang was greedy for life and afraid of death. He dared not send out his troops when the situation was dangerous, which led to the Chu family army being trapped and killed. When 100,000 troops went to fight, they were all wiped out.” An Delu sighed and said, “General Yang’s crimes were heinous. In the end, even God could not bear to see him suffer. He died in an accident on his way to exile, and his body was never found.”
Perhaps, this is fate.
Perhaps the souls of the 100,000 soldiers of the Chu family army are avenging themselves in the afterlife.
Chu Yueli's eyes darkened slightly, her thin lips pressed tightly together, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Does Ali have something to say?" The Emperor was no longer angry, but looking at the little girl in front of him, a strange emotion welled up in his heart.
Yet, they didn't know what they were hoping for.
In the end, she was just a little girl.
Perhaps she is clever and skilled in martial arts, but at her age and with her status, she should be waiting to be married and become a bride.
What on earth was he expecting?
How could she possibly do something that even her parents and uncles couldn't do?
“Ali, I know you are filled with resentment and want to go to Nanmeng to retrieve the remains of your parents and uncles, but Nanmeng is a place like a ghost cave, and none of my generals dare to go there. You... even if you have a thousand sorrows in your heart, you must put this hatred aside for the time being.”