The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1000: go home
Chapter 1000 Returning Home
Seeing the stern expression of the Xiliang Empress, Bai Qingqi pursed his lips and said, “If so, the people of Xiliang are the people of our Great Zhou. For the sake of the people, the Great Zhou can… tolerate what Yun Poxing did to my Bai family sons and my seventeenth brother.”
Li Tianjiao tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, slowly stood up, and glared at Bai Qingqi coldly: “You are just dreaming…”
“If your majesty says so, then… I will have to pack up and return to the Great Zhou.” Bai Qingqi also stood up.
“Do you think… you can leave?” Li Tianjiao’s eyes were gloomy.
When Bai Qingqi heard this, a faint smile appeared on his indifferent face: “If the foreign ministers can’t leave, I’m afraid that King Yan of Xiliang won’t be able to return from the Great Zhou. Oh… the Queen can also send people to Tonggu Mountain to explore the movements of the Great Zhou army and see if they are approaching the border.”
Li Tianjiao suddenly became murderous and turned to look at Bai Qingqi.
“Will Rongdi move when they see that Great Zhou has moved?” Bai Qingqi analyzed with Li Tianjiao truthfully, “Your Majesty, I think… Xiliang has no choice now. It can be said that it is surrounded by enemies! After more than 100,000 elite soldiers were killed in the battlefield in southern Xinjiang, how can Xiliang, which has a small population, recruit another army that can win in attack and defend? Although the Huoyun Army is brave, it is trained according to the Tiger Eagle Battalion of the Bai Family Army. When they really meet the soldiers of the Tiger Eagle Battalion, they are vulnerable!”
Bai Qingqi moved his steps and walked in front of the Xiliang Empress. “The eight major families also suffered heavy losses in the battlefield in southern Xinjiang. If there is a war, they will definitely preserve their own strength before talking about fighting. Can you Xiliang soldiers… work together to fight with all your strength? After the Great Zhou swallowed Daliang, the military force was strong, and they encountered an emperor like the Great Zhou Empress who was born in a general family. The implementation of the new law is naturally beneficial to the soldiers. Now the people are joining the army one after another, and the soldiers are eager to fight, just to gain military merits and titles. Your Majesty… Does Xiliang dare to fight?”
Li Tianjiao clenched his back teeth.
Every word Bai Qingqi said hit the nail on the head. Li Tianjiao had received the new laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty sent back by a spy before. At that time, Li Tianjiao sighed… Bai Qingyan was worthy of being born into a military family and an expert in leading troops in battle. The new laws he promoted could indeed inspire the soldiers to fight bravely and win merits.
Bai Qingqi bowed to Li Tianjiao and said, “I am not an outsider here to criticize Xiliang, but your majesty, think about it carefully. Xiliang is now the fat meat in the eyes of Dayan, Rongdi and Dazhou. Even if your majesty has the ability to reach the sky, the eight major families are like a thorn in Xiliang’s side. Xiliang is already terminally ill. It is not easy for your majesty to save it.”
Li Tianjiao’s pupils trembled slightly. She knew very well that the pressure had made her unable to sleep day or night.
Xiliang must never pay tribute, but now the envoys from the Great Zhou and Cui Fengnian… cannot be detained.
“If Xiliang does not submit and pay tribute, will the Great Zhou attack Xiliang?” Li Tianjiao asked.
“Otherwise, it would be deceiving Your Majesty. If they do not pay tribute, even if the Great Zhou takes over the city and signs the alliance, when the Rongdi break up the Western Liang army and the Yan State attacks Western Liang, the Great Zhou will certainly not sit idly by. At that time… even if Western Liang wants to pay tribute, it will be too late.” Bai Qingqi said.
“Rongdi… and the Great Zhou, aren’t they all one family? Isn’t that ghost-faced prince a member of the Bai family?” Li Tianjiao laughed coldly.
Bai Jintong was stunned, and Bai Qingqi was also caught off guard and quite surprised…
Li Tianjiao saw that Bai Qingqi’s expression did not seem to indicate he knew the truth, and he began to doubt the news sent back by Li Zhijie. In the letter… Li Zhijie said that the Ninth Prince of Dayan told him that the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi was a member of the Bai family, but this Zhou envoy Bai Qingqi was also a member of the Bai family, and it seemed like he was hearing about it for the first time.
When people hear a piece of news for the first time, their expression and eyes at that moment cannot be faked.
Bai Qingqi thought of the day when his eldest sister ascended the throne. He had expressed to his elder sister his guilt for not protecting Ayu, but his elder sister said that Ayu was still alive, but could not come back for the time being.
Bai Qingqi didn’t pay much attention to the ghost-faced prince at first, but now thinking back, it seems… there is a little similarity.
But, since the eldest sister said… Ayu cannot come back yet, Bai Qingqi cannot acknowledge this ghost-faced prince regardless of whether he is the real one or not.
“I, an outsider, also hope that this ghost-faced prince is a member of the Bai family! I hope so more than Your Majesty does!” Bai Qingqi raised his eyes and looked at Li Tianjiao steadily.
“But this is pure nonsense. Now the Ghost-faced Prince controls the entire Rongdi! The customs of Rongdi… have always been that the strong are respected. Logically speaking, even if this Ghost-faced Prince wants to replace the King of Rongdi, it should be easy! If this Ghost-faced Prince is from the Bai family, he should be crowned king and lead Rongdi to submit to the Great Zhou. Even if he does not submit to the Great Zhou… wouldn’t it be good for him to be crowned king and lay the foundation for his future return to the Great Zhou?” Bai Qingqi frowned, “No one wants more Bai family members to return than the Bai family. After seeing the edict announced to the world when the Queen of the Great Zhou ascended the throne, who in the Bai family can resist returning to the capital…”
After saying this, Bai Qingqi continued, “I will stay in Yunjing for another day. If the empress is willing to pay tribute, we will all be happy. If not… after I return to Da Zhou, I can only convey the empress’s intention to your majesty.”
Li Tianjiao took a deep look at Bai Qingqi, then walked out of the hall, saying firmly, “Your Excellency, there is no need to wait any longer. Xiliang will never pay tribute or become our vassal.”
The sun was blindingly bright, but Li Tianjiao’s face looked very bad.
The conditions offered by Dayan were to pay tribute and be a vassal, and the conditions offered by Dayan were also to pay tribute and be a vassal. Xiliang’s only choice was to be a vassal of Dayan or Dayan. It seemed that apart from being a vassal, Xiliang had no other way to go?
After watching Li Tianjiao leave, Bai Jintong grabbed Bai Qingqi’s sleeve and said, “Third brother, is this true?! The ghost-faced prince of Rongdi… is from the Bai family? Who is he?!”
Bai Qingqi was not sure at the moment, so he said: “Maybe… it was Ayu. My elder sister said that Ayu is still alive, but she can’t go back now. The Queen of Xiliang must have received some news. She would never speak without a purpose.”
He turned his head and looked at Bai Jintong, clutching his clothes tightly at his side: “If the Ghost-faced Prince is really a member of the Bai family, then he must be Ayu!”
Bai Jintong gritted her teeth, she wanted to laugh but her expression was uglier than crying. Fifth brother is still alive…that’s great!
Bai Jintong didn’t think such surprises were too much. She even hoped that all the members of the Bai family could come back!
“Pack up!” Bai Qingqi looked at Bai Jintong, who was in a state of unbearable emotion, raised his hand to touch the top of her head, and said with a smile, “Let’s go home…”
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Bai Qingyan wanted to establish a school, and Dadu City, as the capital, first opened a girls’ school.
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