The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1246: safe
Chapter 1246: Peaceful
Their Majesty used the grain of the Great Zhou to supply the people of Xiliang. Although it was difficult, he, the Minister of Revenue, still did it because he knew that their Majesty’s goal was to unify the world, and their Majesty had already treated the people of Xiliang as his own people.
Now if the Great Zhou goes to war with the State of Yan again, the issue of food and grass… will be a huge problem for him.
However, the problem must be solved. If he doesn’t solve the problem while sitting in the position of the Minister of Revenue, what does His Majesty want him to do? He can’t just throw up his hands and cry poor to His Majesty!
Moreover, in the current situation, His Majesty has just ordered the prince to fall asleep, and he will have to leave the city when he wakes up. Even if he wants to cry about being poor, he has nowhere to go, and he has to find a way…
After much thought, he decided that he might have to target the merchants within the Great Zhou.
After all, the most powerful country now is the Great Zhou. Once the Great Zhou decides to go to war with the Yan State, the merchants! Needless to say… most of them will definitely run to the Great Zhou.
But His Majesty has only ordered the deployment of troops on the border of Yan State and has not actually issued an order to attack Yan State. It is not easy for him to find an excuse to ask the merchants for money!
Never mind. We have to prepare for a rainy day. His Majesty has already mobilized the troops and said that the battle is about to start. We will ask them for money and get prepared first.
If they don’t want to fight, we can return the silver the same way we came and ask Your Majesty for a reward or something. I think they will be very happy.
Wei Bugong looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. Everyone said that the Minister of Revenue was the richest official in the world, but whoever sat in this position knew how difficult it was! Add to that the fact that he had a master who wanted to unify the country, and it would be even more difficult.
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The eunuchs in the palace ordered General Lu, Minister Shen, and Minister Dong to enter the palace. However, after they entered, they were stopped outside Bai Qingyan’s bedroom by Empress Dowager Dong.
He said Bai Qingyan was very tired and had just fallen asleep after taking medicine, so he asked the three adults to go back first and everything would be discussed after Bai Qingyan woke up.
Mrs. Dong already knew that Ayu had deliberately taken advantage of the situation and entered Yunjing, and Xiaoqi might have also been captured and taken to Yunjing, so she wanted her daughter to take a rest first, leave as soon as possible and get the matter over with as soon as possible so that she could rest peacefully during the confinement period.
Unexpectedly, General Lu, Minister Shen, and Minister Dong had just returned home and had not even had time to take off their official uniforms when they heard that His Majesty’s motorcade was ready to set off.
The three of them did not dare to delay and rushed to the outside of the city gate without any prior arrangement. When they saw each other, they hurriedly saluted each other.
Seeing Bai Qingyan’s carriage slowly coming out of the city and stopping, the three of them got on the carriage and saluted Bai Qingyan.
“Your Majesty, the imperial examination is coming soon. If you leave…what should we do about the palace examination?” Taiwei Lu was full of worry. “Besides, you just gave birth to a princess and a prince, and you are still in confinement. I’m afraid your body won’t be able to bear the long journey to Xiliang!”
Bai Qingyan knew this very well, but… Jin State’s management of the capital city was negligent, and there were still many deeply buried spies that were difficult to eliminate. This time… Bai Qingyan wanted to take this opportunity to have the School Affairs Office pull out all these deeply buried spies!
The Emperor of Great Zhou had just finished giving birth, and she rushed to Xiliang because of the situation on the battlefield in Xiliang. She also dispatched troops to the border of Great Yan to attack Yan State. When such big news was released, the spies in Xiliang and Yan State would definitely take action to spread the news as soon as possible.
Bai Qingyan deployed troops on the border of Yan State to show the intention of attacking Yan State, which would also make Xiliang believe that Yan and Zhou would break up because of this matter.
Another thing is that Bai Qingyan has never been a person who puts his hopes in one place. Even if he had discussed with Xiao Rongyan at the beginning that after pacifying Yunjing, the outcome would be determined by the national policies of the two countries to avoid war among the people and the two countries would become one, but… they still had to prepare for the worst.
Even if we take a step back, if the two countries use national policies to determine the outcome, and are really influenced by the power of Queen Mother Yan and unable to promote smooth development, then the only option left is fighting.
Deploying troops on the border of Yan State can be considered as a preparation. When the time comes… the Queen Mother Yan may not be able to influence how the two countries fight on the front line. She can discuss it with A Yan, and the world will be unified!
But no matter what, Murong Li and A Yan are working hard for the merger, and she must also do her best to pave the way for the merger of the two countries.
“I’m sorry to have worried the commander. I’ll take the carriage all the way there. It’s okay!” Bai Qingyan said briefly, “The palace examination will be handed over to Commander Lu, Minister Shen, and Minister Dong. The Queen Mother and the three adults will be in charge of the examination on the day of the palace examination. After the papers are collected and selected, the Queen Mother will decide the rankings.”
“Yes!” the three responded.
Bai Qingyan did not tell the three adults about her plan to leave the capital and come back. Her mother wanted her to take good care of herself during the confinement period, and she trusted the abilities of the three adults. After explaining everything clearly, she would have a good rest and recuperate after returning to the capital, for A Yan… and also to be able to accompany the two children for a long time.
“Shen Sikong…” Bai Qingyan looked at Shen Jingzhong, “For the battle between our Great Zhou and Yan State, Shen Sikong must prepare for the battle. Shen Sikong and Wei Shangshu will figure out the food and grass! In short… we can’t let the soldiers go hungry.”
The Yan State would soon receive news of such major moves as the transfer of troops and food. After leaving the capital city, she would also have to send someone to deliver a message to Murong Li and Xiao Rongyan. This was all she could do for the merger of the two countries.
“Your Majesty, rest assured! I know the importance of this matter!” Shen Jingzhong finished speaking, and continued, “But I still think that after destroying Xiliang this time, our Great Zhou should rest and recuperate instead of fighting again. We should make good use of the land and population of Daliang that we have just taken into our Great Zhou. Naturally… I know that Your Majesty has your own considerations. I only hope that Your Majesty can consider my words more if you don’t have to fight!”
“I understand what Shen Sikong meant!” Bai Qingyan turned to look at Dong Qingping again, “After destroying Xiliang, if our Great Zhou and Yan Kingdom make any moves, the people in Daliang with evil intentions will be ready to make a move and will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. Uncle must handle it carefully. I haven’t transferred all the soldiers in Anping Camp. I will kill one to warn the rest when necessary. Of course, I haven’t transferred the garrison in Yuanping Camp. I just want to keep the Yuanping army when necessary… to eliminate the evil-minded people in Daliang.”
Shen Jingzhong nodded repeatedly. This was also what he was worried about. Daliang had just been incorporated into the Great Zhou and the garrison troops in Liang were transferred away. This would definitely give those with evil intentions an opportunity to take advantage of it. If the Great Zhou and Yan State fought again at that time, those who attempted to restore Daliang would definitely cause trouble.
Bai Qing spoke in a steady voice: “We have already used the policy of appeasement in the Daliang area that we have just recovered. If they dare to cause trouble again, they must be severely punished to let them know that even if the Great Zhou divides its troops into Xiliang and Yan, it still has the strength to deal with them! Only in this way can those who have illusions and delusions see the power of the Great Zhou… and completely settle down.”
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