The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1260: Fisherman’s profit
Chapter 1260 The Fisherman Gains Benefit
“Ninth Prince, do you not believe it?” General Cui laughed heartily. “Ninth Prince, do you believe it or not? After the Great Zhou Emperor destroyed Xiliang, the first thing he did was to trap the main force of the Yan army led by you and General Xie here, and then let the Great Zhou army stationed on the border of Yan State march westward and drive directly to the capital of Yan State?”
Xiao Rongyan put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at General Cui and said, “So General Cui meant that our Yan State’s enemy is not Xiliang, but Da Zhou!”
“That’s right!” General Cui nodded. “Now Xiliang is willing to submit to Yan State, just to save the country! Today, our two countries should sign a letter of credence in secret, and work together with us to consume the Great Zhou army before the Emperor of Great Zhou arrives!”
“Why did General Cui choose Yan instead of Great Zhou? In terms of national strength, Great Zhou is stronger than Yan now!” Xiao Rongyan said indifferently, “Moreover, if Xiliang surrenders to Great Zhou, the emperor of Great Zhou will definitely provide food to Xiliang! Yan… doesn’t have that much food to feed Xiliang.”
When General Cui Shanzhong heard this, he smiled bitterly, “Your Highness the Ninth Prince forgot that we have an emperor in Xiliang, Li Tianfu, in the hands of the Great Zhou. If the Great Zhou only wanted us to be its vassal, they could have signed a letter of credence with Li Tianfu, announced it to the world, and then attacked us to take back our land! But the Great Zhou didn’t… they wanted to destroy Xiliang, so how could we dare to be its vassal?”
Xiao Rongyan did not say anything. If he had signed a letter of credence with Li Tianfu earlier and announced it to the world before attacking Xiliang, the war for the Great Zhou would have been several times more difficult than it is now!
What Bai Qingyan took advantage of was that the people of Xiliang knew that Li Tianfu was also the emperor of Xiliang, and they were wavering. They didn’t know who was the legitimate emperor between Li Tianfu and Li Tianjiao, so some cities were easily captured.
If the letter of credence is signed early, it will prove that Li Tianfu is a traitor, and the soldiers and generals defending the city of Xiliang will surely resist to the death!
General Cui is trying to fool him by saying this, both true and false!
If he had not known and loved Bai Qingyan, he would probably have really believed the lies of General Cui.
Xiao Rongyan did not expose it, and nodded as if he was convinced by General Cui Shanzhong, saying: “Since General Cui Shanzhong wants to sign a letter of credence with our Yan State and pledge his loyalty to our Yan State, then… open the city gates tonight and let our Yan army enter the city! Let’s fight against the Great Zhou army together!”
Old General Cui Shanzhong’s eyebrows twitched and he stared at Xiao Rongyan seriously.
“What? General Cui Shanzhong said that we should join forces to fight against the Great Zhou army, but he doesn’t plan to let our Yan army enter the city? Are you going to let our Yan army be sitting ducks outside the city, and then both sides will suffer losses, so that you, Xiliang, can reap the benefits?”
General Cui Shanzhong frowned and said, “My Lord Ninth Prince, don’t be angry. This matter is too big. I have to go back and discuss it with our Xiliang Emperor!”
“Okay…” Xiao Rongyan nodded, “Then please ask the old general and the Emperor of Xiliang to give us a reply as soon as possible!”
After saying that, Xiao Rongyan stood up, nodded to the old general Cui Shanzhong, jumped on his horse, and rode away with his guards.
Old General Cui Shanzhong sat there for a long time, looking at Xiao Rongyan’s back disappearing into the darkness and fell into deep thought.
“General…” The guards following General Cui Shanzhong wanted to help General Cui Shanzhong up.
The old general shook his head, supported himself on the table with his hands and stood up.
“Old General, you said… did the Ninth Prince of Yan believe what you just said?” The little boy who was carrying a small red clay stove and a wine pot looked up and asked old General Cui Shanzhong.
When General Cui Shanzhong didn’t say anything, the boy asked again, “Do you really want to go back and persuade His Majesty to open the city gates and let the Yan army enter our Yunjing City?”
Cui Shanzhong shook his head: “I’m afraid that the Ninth Prince has already heard my intention to instigate, and is on guard against us Xiliang! This Ninth Prince of Dayan… should be a man who values friendship and loyalty! I think he still believes that the Great Zhou is benevolent and righteous, and considering the friendship of giving them most of the spoils of war, he wants to wait for the Great Zhou Emperor to come, explain things properly, and make peace with the Great Zhou.”
“How can this person be so stubborn!” the little boy said angrily.
“It doesn’t matter if the Ninth Prince of Dayan doesn’t cooperate with us Xiliang, but if he doesn’t guard against Dazhou, the world will probably belong to Dazhou!” Old General Cui Shanzhong actually had a vague feeling in his heart that Xiliang might have run out of luck.
In the end, this world will either belong to the Great Zhou or to the State of Yan!
Today’s Xiliang is fighting like a trapped beast, like… a dying struggle.
But Cui Shanzhong is from Xiliang, born and raised in Xiliang, Xiliang is his home, his country! Even though he knows that the general trend is not on Xiliang’s side, he still has to try his best to plan and fight for Xiliang, so as to be worthy of his heart!
The news of Xiao Rongyan and Cui Shanzhong’s meeting soon spread back to the Great Zhou military camp.
Bai Qingqi remained calm upon hearing the news, but Bai Jinzhao, who had been looking for Xiaoqi Bai Jinse for a whole day and night but couldn’t find her, was furious and said angrily, “The last time Yan State stabbed us in the back, Fifth Brother was arrested and Xiaoqi disappeared! Are they going to stab us in the back again this time?!”
“Don’t be angry yet. The general who betrayed the Great Zhou has already been beheaded by the Ninth Prince of Yan!” Bai Jinxiu raised her hand and patted Bai Jinzhao’s head to comfort him. “This time, the Ninth Prince went to meet him in person. I think there shouldn’t be any problem!”
“Since there is no problem, why didn’t he send someone to tell us!” Bai Jinzhao stiffened his neck, his eyes red, he was worried about Xiaoqi, and couldn’t help but vent his anger on Yan State and Yan State’s Ninth Prince, “He was still drinking with that old General Cui! Why don’t they just move the Yan army camp into Yunjing and fight against the Great Zhou together with Xiliang!”
“General Cui is probably trying to drive a wedge between our Great Zhou and Yan State, so he let our people deliberately discover that he went to see the Ninth Prince of Yan State!” Bai Qingqi turned to look at his sister with red eyes and said, “Third brother knows that you are worried about Xiao Qi, but you can’t show such emotions in front of the soldiers. In another hour or two, Yan State and our Great Zhou army will cooperate with your fifth brother to attack the city, and there can’t be any mistakes! This is for your fifth brother!”
When Bai Jinzhao heard this, he clenched his fists, wiped his tears and nodded: “Don’t worry, third brother, Jinzhao knows the seriousness of the matter!”
“The message has been sent to General Shen and Xiao Si. Has they sent anyone to reply?” Bai Qingqi asked Bai Qingjue.
Bai Qingjue nodded: “I have replied. Xiao Si is setting up an ambush at the South Gate now. If Li Tianjiao comes out of the city during the siege, he will be captured alive immediately. The Yan army led by General Shen and Xie Xun are all at the West Gate…”
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