The rise of the poor

Chapter 2159 Dismissal

When Xue Tao opened her eyes again, she saw a circle of faces looking down at her.

The faces include Wang Zhi, the Prince of Hui, Mao Haifeng, Dayou Zhenchuan, and many of his old friends.

Seeing so many faces appear above his head all of a sudden, Xue Tao subconsciously dodged backwards. Bang, he hit the ground with a bang. His eyes went dark and he almost fainted again.

This collision was not a bad thing. Under the severe pain, his memories came back like a tide, and he remembered it!

He had just experienced an unprecedented defeat, and out of shame and anger, he fainted from anger and rage.

Wake up now.

However, he hoped that he would never wake up, so that he wouldn't have to face it.

"Uncle Xue is awake. Uncle Xue, you have finally been awakened. If you don't wake up, I will have the guts to slap you twice."

Among the circle of faces, the one belonging to Mao Haifeng saw that he had woken up, looked at him with a smile, and spoke in a tone that seemed to be surprised but was actually three parts disappointed and seven parts sarcastic.

This bastard must be disappointed because he didn't get the opportunity to slap himself twice in a fair and open manner.

Also, could you please restrain that sarcastic and gloating smile on your face? Your back teeth are showing!

When Xue Tao saw the mockery on Mao Haifeng's face, he was so angry that another mouthful of blood rushed to his throat. However, in order to avoid being laughed at by Mao Haifeng and others, he swallowed it back. The fishy smell almost made him vomit.

"Uncle Xue, it's not a big deal. It's just that the whole army was almost wiped out. Why is he vomiting blood and fainting?"

Mao Haifeng's words rang in Xue Tao's ears again.

What the hell!

The blood that he had just swallowed came up again. Xue Tao quickly covered his mouth with his hands, and held them tightly inside his mouth. He endured the bloody taste and swallowed it down with gritted teeth. It was difficult, but he had to swallow it down along with the blood. He absolutely could not afford to be mocked by that little bastard Mao Haifeng.

"Uncle Xue, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Are you going to vomit blood again?" Mao Haifeng exclaimed in an exaggerated manner.

cough

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Xue Tao couldn't even cover himself now, he coughed, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out.

When Mao Haifeng said that Xue Tao was going to vomit blood again, the people above were already mentally prepared. They all moved away at the first moment and were not splashed with Xue Tao's blood on their bodies or clothes.

"Uncle Xue, are you okay?" Mao Haifeng's hypocritical voice of concern reached Xue Tao's ears at the first moment.

First I was almost dying of shame, and now I am almost dying of anger at you, a bastard! Tell me if I am okay or not!

Even if a strong man spit out two mouthfuls of blood, he would not be able to bear it!

Xue Tao wanted to speak, but there was blood foam in his throat and he started coughing violently as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Okay, Haifeng, step back. Everyone stop crowding around. Call the doctor over and have Old Xue have another good look."

Wang Zhi waved his hand, asked Mao Haifeng to leave, and asked everyone to disperse. He then ordered someone to call back the doctor who had just left.

Soon, an old man in tattered clothes was half-escorted and half-pushed over by two Japanese pirates. He was a doctor that the Japanese pirates had captured.

He was a famous doctor in a small coastal town in Ningbo. He was well-known in Ningbo and people called him the Miracle Doctor Old Yang. Wang Zhi had people kidnap him to treat the Japanese pirates. In order to control this doctor, Wang Zhi had people kidnap his wife, children, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and other relatives.

As long as Dr. Yang dares to tamper with the treatment or is not satisfied with it, his family will suffer.

Doctor Yang felt Xue Tao's pulse, asked him to open his mouth, looked at him for a moment, then stood up and bowed to Wang Zhi, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty. General Xue is suffering from a heart attack caused by anger, and his blood is rushing up. It's nothing serious. He will see results after drinking three doses of decoctions. However, General Xue needs to rest for at least three months."

"Oh, Uncle Xue needs to rest for three months. What about the soldiers under Uncle Xue's command? Uncle Xue is one of my adoptive father's personal guards. My adoptive father cannot be without his personal guards to protect him. What should we do?"

Mao Haifeng said exaggeratedly.

This old guy is always thinking about my fleet. Now you have to rest for three months. You can't just sit there and do nothing. It's true that you are my godfather's personal guard general, but there are three other personal guard generals like you.

You need to rest and cannot lead the troops, so let someone else lead the soldiers under your command. Whether it is to assign it to the other three generals of the personal guards, or to promote a new general of the personal guards, anyway, it is impossible for you to lead the troops while lying in bed.

Haha, I asked you to worry about my fleet, and now you can't even protect the soldiers under your command.

Once you have rested, you will be left alone.

It is easy to hand over your soldiers, but it is difficult to get them back.

After hearing what Mao Haifeng said, Xue Tao almost couldn't help but spurt out blood again. Fortunately, Doctor Yang pressed one of his acupuncture points at the first moment, which made the surging blood and energy quickly fall back, so that he did not spurt out blood.

"Old Xue, just rest and recuperate, and don't worry about other things for now." Wang Zhi said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xue Tao struggled to get up from the ground. It was very clear what Wang Zhi meant. He wanted her to rest and recuperate, and not to worry about leading the troops or anything like that. It was almost a caring way of saying dismissal.

If he was dismissed from his post, he would just rest and recuperate, and would have no face to continue to hang around among the Japanese pirates.

Others either commanded a fleet or thousands of soldiers, but he, an old man who started his career by following Wang Zhi, became a small-time soldier. He might as well die now to avoid being laughed at.

"Your Majesty, I am too embarrassed to see you. In today's battle, I have brought shame upon you."

Xue Tao's old face turned red.

"Victory and defeat are common in the military. Just start over again." Wang Zhi helped him up and waved to the back, "Move a chair over here, and let Old Xue sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I am defeated today, and it is not a pity to die. I wish I could commit suicide to atone for my sins and rest in peace? I don't want that. I am willing to fight for you with my body. If I die in the battlefield, that will fulfill my wish. I deserve to die. If I can do some good things for you before I die, I will die without regrets and will smile in the afterlife. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins. I will be willing to die in pieces." Xue Tao sat up, blushing, and swore seriously with a look of shame on his face.

"There's no rush to serve me. You should take good care of yourself and get healthy, then I can give you a heavier responsibility." Wang Zhi patted his shoulder.

"Your Majesty, I will serve you till my death, no matter how hard it takes, even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire, or even my life torn to pieces." Upon hearing this, Xue Tao was so moved that he burst into tears.

The king meant that once I recovered from my illness, he would still entrust me with important tasks. (End of this chapter)