The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1058: strength
Chapter 1058 Strength
She looked at the envoy and said with a smile: “The Tianfeng Kingdom has presented such a generous gift, which is really heart-warming!”
When the envoy of Tianfeng Kingdom heard Bai Qingyan’s words, he thought that the money had moved Bai Qingyan’s heart. After all, there were many good things on it that were rumored to be from the Great Zhou and the Yan Kingdom… But no matter whether it was the Great Zhou, the Yan Kingdom or the Xiliang, none of them had ever been seen. What’s more important… there was also a recipe for making ink powder that could make the refined weapons indestructible.
“Please go to the posthouse to rest first. After our Zhou court officials have discussed it, we will reply to you as soon as possible.” Bai Qingyan said.
“The foreign minister takes his leave!” said the envoy from Tianfeng Kingdom with a smile.
“Foreign ministers also take their leave!” The Xiliang envoy also took his leave and left.
As soon as the envoys from the two countries left, all the officials in the court could not help cursing.
Bai Qingyan handed the gift list from Tianfeng Kingdom to Wei Zhong: “Take it and show it to everyone.”
General Lu was quite surprised when he saw the gift list. He did not expect that the Tianfeng Kingdom would be so generous. As for the matter of the ink powder… Bai Qingyan had already told General Lu and the others, but he did not expect that the Tianfeng Kingdom would actually tell them the production method of the ink powder. Not only that, but they would also give Da Zhou twenty war elephants. Not to mention the treasures, which were countless.
The courtiers who had not seen the gift list were still arguing, and then they heard Bai Qingyan say with a smile: “You don’t really think that the envoy from Tianfeng Kingdom is a brainless person who is here to show off his power?”
As soon as Bai Qingyan spoke, the generals fell silent and looked towards him. Bai Qingyan leaned on the hidden bag and said, “This envoy from the Tianfeng Kingdom is a smart man. What he said just now… seemed to be intended to put himself above the Great Zhou, but he didn’t go too far. He knew the right measure very well!”
“Whether a country is confident or not depends on its strength! If we court officials are not confident enough in the court today…” Bai Qingyan looked at Dong Qingping who was looking at the gift list, “The gift list in uncle’s hand should be another one. In the future… Tianfeng Country will definitely look down on our Great Zhou.”
Dong Qingping smiled and handed the gift list to the official beside him, saying, “Your Majesty, what you mean is that our court officials scolded us well today!”
As soon as Dong Qingping finished speaking, the court burst into laughter. Bai Qingyan also laughed and nodded: “Yes, uncle is right, and the scolding is even better!”
Because of Bai Qingyan’s words, the atmosphere in the court became more lively. A general rolled up his sleeves and asked Bai Qingyan: “Your Majesty, is it too late for me to chase after the Tianfeng Kingdom envoy and beat him up?”
Taiwei Lu looked at such a court, and for some reason his eyes became moist. He had never seen an emperor like Bai Qingyan who was so unlike an emperor, and he had never seen such an unpresentable court, but… now such a court was what he wanted to see. The civil officials and military generals were in harmony, the court officials were as close as a family, and they were of one mind. Such a country… why would it not prosper?
The emperor does not necessarily have to be high and mighty and put on airs. The best court is one that is revered by all the ministers!
This kind of court is what every official wants most.
Emperors like Bai Qingyan are rare, and only emperors like Bai Qingyan can unite the court officials in this way.
“Ahem!” General Lu deliberately cleared his throat with a tense face, “If we rush out and beat up the envoy now, where is the dignity of our great country? We should have more tolerance and self-restraint!”
When the general heard what General Lu said, he smiled, scratched his head, and bowed to General Lu: “General Lu said we won’t fight, so I won’t fight!”
“Let’s take a look at the gift list first, and then we’ll discuss it…whether our Great Zhou should go or not!” Bai Qingyan said.
After reading the gift list from the Tianfeng Kingdom, Shen Tianzhi spoke first: “With such a generous gift, the Tianfeng Kingdom is probably showing its sincerity as well as its strength!”
Shen Tianzhi bowed in the direction of Bai Qingyan and said, “I think your majesty might as well go there. Your majesty has been looking for the weakness of elephants. It would be more effective to work on the war elephants of Tianfeng Kingdom! Besides… we can also see what tricks the monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom is playing.”
Shen Jingzhong also nodded: “This location is just outside Pingyang City and close to the border of Yan State. I think Tianfeng State would not dare to act rashly.”
“Yes, if we don’t go to this place, I’m afraid that Tianfeng Kingdom will think we are afraid!” Lu Jinxian bowed in the direction of Bai Qingyan, “But your majesty is pregnant now, I think… just send an envoy, your majesty does not need to go in person.”
“I think there should be no danger in this trip. Your Majesty can go and meet the king of Tianfeng Kingdom!” It was surprising that General Lu, who had always been conservative and cautious, said such a thing.
Many court officials looked at General Lu, expressing their disapproval of what he said. After all, Her Majesty is pregnant now, and even the slightest mistake cannot be made.
Taiwei Lu said slowly, “Your Majesty is very good at judging people… Even an old minister cannot compare to you. Only when Your Majesty meets the king of Tianfeng and knows his true intentions, can we make preparations in advance.”
Commander Lu’s words came from the bottom of his heart, and he had a good eye for people… He also admitted that he was not as good as Bai Qingyan.
The Tianfeng Kingdom dared to invite the Empress of the Great Zhou and the King of the Great Yan to go together. Even if it had an elephant army, it would never dare to act rashly. This time was a great opportunity for Bai Qingyan to meet the King of the Tianfeng Kingdom.
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes as if thinking about something. In fact, she wanted to take this opportunity to meet with Murong Li again and discuss in detail the issue of the two countries’ victory or defeat being determined by national policies.
“Yes, if we go there, it will let Tianfeng Kingdom know who is the real powerful country!” Liu Rushi was still furious.
Bai Qingyan rubbed his fingers together, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: “Then, I will go to meet the king of Tianfeng! Taiwei Lu will send someone to notify the envoy of Dayan stationed in Zhou, and ask him to pass a message back to Yan State, telling the emperor of Yan State and the ninth prince… If Yan State goes, then take this opportunity to sign the alliance in front of Tianfeng State and Xiliang, which can also be regarded as a warning to Tianfeng State.”
“Your Majesty, this is a good idea!” Liu Rushi agreed.
After the morning court session, Bai Qingyan invited General Lu, Sikong Shen, and his uncle Dong Situ to his study to discuss the trip to Pingyang City.
With the emergence of Tianfeng Kingdom, new obstacles were erected on the road to unifying the world, disrupting Bai Qingyan’s original step-by-step plan. However, this was not enough to shake Bai Qingyan’s determination to unify the world. Instead, it ignited a new fighting spirit in Bai Qingyan.
She had a scale in her heart, and she was willing to make peace with someone like Dayan… She didn’t want her soldiers to bleed in vain.
But there are countries that cannot be at peace, like the Tianfeng Kingdom… This country is full of tyranny and killing in its bones. She will never let such a country get involved in even a little bit of the land of the Great Zhou, and will not let them treat the people of the Great Zhou as slaves, abuse them at will, and let the people of the Great Zhou suffer the same fate as the people of the Mengshe Kingdom and the Hanying Kingdom.
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