The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1093: Unforgettable
Chapter 1093 Unforgettable
Doctor Hong was sitting at a round table behind a screen, bandaging Murong Li’s wound. His right arm was injured by the cavalry of the Tianfeng Kingdom.
Murong Li’s hands are still shaking slightly. He realized after experiencing it once that on the battlefield it is either you or I. His father and uncle both thought he was steady. If it weren’t for Yue Shi today, he would have died on the battlefield.
In Murong Li’s heart, he admired the Bai family who fought on the battlefield. He thought… the youngest seventeenth son of the Bai family could go to the battlefield. He was older than the seventeenth son of the Bai family and learned martial arts from his second brother. Even if he could not be invincible, he could still protect himself.
Unexpectedly, the first time he went to the battlefield, he was taught a lesson by the enemy soldiers.
It was not until this moment that he understood… there is no such thing as absolute safety on the battlefield. Thinking of this… he admired the Bai family, King Zhenguo, and the seventeenth son of the Bai family who was ready to die.
Doctor Hong personally applied medicine to Murong Li, washed the blood off his hands with hot water, and said, “No bones or muscles are injured, just skin injuries… It’s not serious, go back and change the medicine properly, don’t let the wound get wet, it will heal soon.”
Bai Jinzhi sat beside Murong Li, pushed the hot tea to him, pretended not to see Murong Li’s slightly trembling hands, and whispered to him, “You are much better than me. When I went to the battlefield with my elder sister for the first time, she protected me, but when I returned, I vomited all over the place when no one could see me. Thinking of the broken limbs and corpses on the battlefield, I felt so sick that I didn’t even want to eat meat.”
When Murong Li heard the word “meat”, his stomach suddenly churned. He gritted his teeth and tried to control himself. He picked up the teacup that Bai Jinzhi pushed over to him and took two sips. However, the churning feeling became even stronger after the hot tea went down his throat. He quickly covered his mouth, stood up and rushed outside. He held onto the lacquered pillar beside the corridor with his left hand and vomited.
When Yue Shi saw Murong Li like this, he was about to stand up and go forward, but he saw his master lifting up the cotton felt curtain and came out, so he knelt back down obediently.
Murong Yan held a cup of tea in his hand and gently stroked Murong Li’s back. After Murong Li had vomited everything, he handed the cup to Murong Li.
After rinsing his mouth, Murong Li stood up, wiped the corners of his lips with his sleeve, called “Uncle Jiu” with a guilty look on his face, and tightly grasped the cup in his left hand, feeling extremely useless.
“It’s normal to go to the battlefield for the first time. Even Uncle Jiu… even the current Emperor of the Great Zhou will feel the same when he goes to the battlefield for the first time. After seeing the carnage on the battlefield, you will understand that war is no joke and understand the significance of unifying the world and bringing peace to the four seas.” Xiao Rongyan raised his hand and touched Murong Li’s head.
It is precisely because Murong Yan has seen it that he understands the value of peace in the world.
It is precisely because Bai Qingyan has experienced this that he understands better than anyone else that if the world is to be peaceful, it must be unified.
Murong Li, who went to the battlefield today, truly witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield and truly understood… When the battle reports were delivered, the number of casualties were not just numbers, but… the lives of the soldiers.
This is the reason why Murong Yan allowed Murong Li to come along today. Teaching by word of mouth… is far less unforgettable than experiencing it in person.
Murong Li was a child with a high level of understanding. He raised his head and looked at Murong Yan with a firm gaze: “I understand, Uncle Jiu!”
“Let’s go!” Murong Yan said to Murong Li, “We are going to discuss the war with the Emperor of Great Zhou. You, the Emperor, cannot be missing.”
Murong Li nodded, drank the water in the cup in his hand, suppressed the churning feeling in his stomach, and walked into the main hall with Murong Yan.
The cotton felt curtain was lifted, and a chilly wind rushed in, dimming the candlelight on the high table in the room, then brightening again.
Bai Qingyan asked Wei Zhong to serve Murong Li a cup of strong tea. The bitter taste could ease the churning feeling in Murong Li’s heart.
“New Year’s Eve is just a few days away. Why not wait until after New Year’s Eve to start the war?” Cheng Yuanzhi said.
Shen Jingzhong shook his head and said, “I don’t agree. Elephants are afraid of the cold, and it is winter now… and every day counts. Speed is of the essence in war, so we should send troops as soon as possible!”
When Shen Jingzhong arrived at the battle today, it was already coming to an end, but he also saw the elephant’s hoof slipping and falling, and it was only then that it was subdued by the soldiers who swarmed over it.
Therefore, Shen Jingzhong thought that if we want to fight…it’s better to start sooner rather than later.
“But New Year’s Eve is the day for family reunions, and most soldiers will miss their hometowns and their loved ones. If we start the war on the 29th, I’m afraid the soldiers will be dissatisfied.” Cheng Yuanzhi spoke based on his own experience.
“It all depends on how Your Majesty… and Emperor Yan encourage the soldiers!” Shen Kunyang agreed with the idea of going into battle as soon as possible and raised his hand to bow in the direction of Murong Li.
Emperor Yan Murong Li nodded, then looked in the direction of Murong Yan: “What do you think, Uncle Jiu?”
Murong Yan thought for a moment, then looked up at Bai Qingyan: “Emperor Zhou just said that the war must be ended before the end of winter. Every day of delay…is one day less for us, so…I agree to start the war on the 29th.”
The Yan State Emperor, Regent, and General Xie Xun have decided with the Great Zhou State to jointly attack Xiliang and Tianfeng State. The date is the day after tomorrow. The Great Zhou State and the Yan State will go to war together.
However, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts caused by the generals of both the Great Zhou and the Great Yan failing to fully convince the soldiers of the two countries, the two countries fought on their own and informed each other of military intelligence and battle reports.
After all matters were settled, Emperor Murong Li of Yan, together with Regent Murong Yan, General Xie Xun, and Emperor Bai Qingyan of Zhou, said goodbye.
Because Bai Qingyan was pregnant, Murong Yan and Murong Li did not want Bai Qingyan to be tired, so Bai Qingyan’s younger brother Bai Qingyu and younger sister Bai Jinzhi sent Emperor Yan and Regent of Yan out of the city.
Before Xie Xunlin got on his horse, he turned to Bai Qingyu and bowed: “Thank you, General Bai, for saving my life.”
“Thank you for your courtesy, General. It’s my duty.” Bai Qingyu stood with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.
Xie Xun originally wanted to ask Bai Qingyu why he was leading the Rongdi Army, but then he thought… Rongdi had already surrendered to the Great Zhou, and the Ghost-faced Prince was dead, so it was reasonable for the Emperor of Zhou to let his younger brother take over the Rongdi Army.
However, ever since the incident with the Bai family during the Xuanjia period of the Jin Dynasty, Xie Xun had never heard that Bai Qingyu, the fifth son of the Bai family, had returned to the Bai family. The Bai family army had never heard of the fifth son of the Bai family again. Even when Emperor Zhou ascended the throne, Bai Qingyu, the fifth son of the Bai family, did not return to the capital. How could he suddenly appear?
Moreover…it has only been a short time since Rongdi surrendered to the Great Zhou, but Bai Qingyu is able to use the Rongdi army with ease. This makes Xie Xun suspect that the brother of the Great Zhou emperor may have been lurking in the Rongdi army for a long time.
Or perhaps, the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi died at his hands.
If that ghost-faced prince really died at Bai Qingyu’s hands, then Xie Xun owed Bai Qingyu a favor.