The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1301: very heroic
Chapter 1301: Extraordinary Bravery
He looked at it and it looked like it was cut from a piece of jade, with extremely fine quality.
“On my birthday two years ago, my father gave me a pair of jades. They were offered by the local government. It is said that the two pieces of jade were mined from the same place. They are so natural that they seem to be one piece. However, the patterns on one piece are slightly different. The pattern on the other is like a flying dragon, and the pattern on the other is like a phoenix!” Murong Li’s eyes were full of smiles. “I heard that Sister Bai… No, I should change it to Aunt Nine! I heard that Aunt Nine gave birth to a pair of dragons and phoenixes, so I thought of these two pieces of jade and ordered people to carve them into jade pendants and seal stones with dragons and phoenixes, and give them to my younger brothers and sisters!”
Speaking of the two children, Xiao Rongyan’s brows seemed to be tinged with a layer of warmth by the candlelight. He closed the wooden box, raised his hand and touched the top of Murong Li’s head, took the heavy wooden box from Murong Li, and whispered: “Okay, Uncle Jiu will definitely bring it to you. Tell your brother and sister that this is a gift from your brother!”
“Yeah!” There was a bit of childishness in Murong Li’s smile.
Afterwards, the Emperor of Great Yan personally accompanied the Regent out of the palace and sent him out of the city, which showed the people of Yan State his importance to the Regent.
The officials of the Yan court had been waiting outside the city for a long time. When they saw His Majesty and the Regent riding in the imperial carriage out of the city, they knelt down in greeting.
Murong Li got off the carriage with Xiao Rongyan and sent Xiao Rongyan to his carriage. Murong Li’s words were full of guilt: “Uncle Jiu has worked hard for Yan State. I feel very sorry for him. Originally, it should have been Ah Li who went there in person to show his importance.”
“Your Majesty is the Emperor of Yan, so you should stay in Yan. If the Great Zhou insists on fighting Yan, Your Majesty will be unsafe in the Great Zhou! It would be most appropriate for me to go.” Xiao Rongyan lowered his eyes and looked at his nephew who was looking up at him, then bent down and whispered in Murong Li’s ear, “Uncle Jiu is not here, if there are any undecided matters in the court, you can discuss with the court officials and let them come up with solutions, but the final decision must be made by you! Ah Li… now is the time for you to show your ability.”
When Murong Li heard this, his eyes suddenly became warm. Originally, Uncle Jiu wanted to hide him behind him and let Uncle Jiu bear all the dirty things for him. Uncle Jiu said that he only needed to become a wise and benevolent ruler without any stain on him when he grew up.
But now that Yan State has decided to merge with the Great Zhou State, it is different from the national policy set by Yan State before. He needs to demonstrate his ability and gain the recognition and trust of the court officials!
“I have already told the ministers of the ‘Prince Regent’s Party’ that all matters will be decided by you as the Emperor. Feel free to make your own decisions. As for your mother… I have taken your uncle Zhong Xingxiao away, so you will be able to control the ‘Queen Mother’s Party’!” Xiao Rongyan squeezed Murong Li’s shoulders, “Uncle Jiu knows you can do it!”
Murong Li nodded with tears in his eyes: “Don’t worry, Uncle Jiu, Ah Li… will definitely not let you down!”
Xiao Rongyan nodded. He had nothing to worry about Murong Li. Although Murong Li was young, his wisdom far exceeded his age.
“Take good care of A Li in Yandu!” Xiao Rongyan turned to instruct Murong Ping.
Murong Ping clasped his fists and said, “Uncle Jiu, rest assured. Ping will definitely sacrifice his life to protect Your Majesty!”
Watching Xiao Rongyan get on the carriage, Murong Li turned his head and wiped away his tears with his sleeve. Although he knew that there was no danger on Uncle Jiu’s trip, he still couldn’t help but worry.
It was not until the army escorting Xiao Rongyan and the ministers of the Yan court slowly walked away that Murong Ping reminded Murong Li: “Your Majesty, Uncle Jiu has gone far away, let’s go back to the palace!”
Murong Li nodded: “Well, let’s go back!”
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On the second day after the Great Zhou Emperor’s carriage returned to the palace, Bai Qingyan appeared at the morning court, which dispelled the rumor that Bai Qingyan had given birth to a son prematurely and was forced to go to Xiliang and something happened.
The news that Yunjing has been captured has been sent back to the capital city, but it is still unknown whether it was Yan State or Zhou State that captured Yunjing. All we know is that the armies of both countries are still in Yunjing City.
At this time, many court officials believed that it was a wise move for Bai Qingyan to deploy troops on the border of Yan State because Yan State betrayed the Great Zhou, which led to the capture of the fifth son and seventh daughter of the Bai family.
Seeing Bai Qingyan attending the morning court, a minister suggested that if Bai Qingyan did not intend to destroy Yan in one fell swoop and wanted the people and soldiers to recuperate, he could send envoys to Yan to ask Yan to withdraw its troops from Yunjing!
If Bai Qingyan intends to attack the State of Yan, he should take advantage of the fact that the Yan army is trapped in Xiliang by the Great Zhou army and that the Great Zhou has a reason to send troops, and simply capture the capital of Yan, capture the Emperor and the Queen Mother of Great Yan alive, and quickly end this war.
Bai Qingyan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, smiled and said, “Whether to fight or not, there is no need to be too anxious now. Fuguojun Bai Jinxiu, Gaoyijun Bai Jinzhi, Bai Qingqi and General Shen of the Bai family army are in Xiliang. They will not let the main force of Yan leave Xiliang. When I set out for Xiliang, I asked Wei Zhong to go first. Wei Zhong met Yan’s regent Murong Yan in Xiliang. The regent of Yan said… Yan betrayed Da Zhou and asked Da Zhou to give him one and a half months. After one and a half months, he will definitely give Da Zhou an explanation. Counting the days… it’s just ten more days to wait.”
General Lu, Minister Shen, Minister Dong and Lu Jin all knew clearly in their minds that their Majesty was waiting for the Ninth Prince of Yan to send a strategy for the merger of the two countries.
“Besides, the Regent of Yan State has already said that Yunjing should belong to our Great Zhou! Now the Yan army is allowed to stay in Yunjing City just for the convenience of our Great Zhou!” Bai Qing’s words became more gentle, which made the officials of the Great Zhou feel that she was confident and put their minds at ease.
“Your Majesty, since you have your own plans, we will obey your orders. However… there is one thing that should be prepared!” Taiwei Lu smiled and saluted Bai Qingyan and said, “The heroes who conquered Xiliang should be rewarded! This will also boost the morale of our soldiers in the Great Zhou!”
As he spoke, Taiwei Lu took out the memorial and raised it above his head respectfully: “This is the roughly drafted reward after discussion between this humble minister, Shen Sikong, and Dong Situ. I hope Your Majesty will review it and make corrections.”
Every time General Lu did something, he would do it to the heart of Bai Qingyan. Before Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu came back, Bai Qingyan did not reward them. This was because he wanted to reward them together after they conquered Xiliang and established their achievements.
Naturally, the generals who made great contributions in the destruction of Xiliang this time will be rewarded.
For example, Uncle Shen and General Shen Kunyang.
Bai Qingyan found out that the letter that Ah Qi asked Wei Zhong to bring back to her also mentioned someone, Wang Qiulu…
Wang Qiulu was originally considered a famous general in the Nandu Army. This time in the Bai Family Army, he was willing to act as a vanguard. This time, Wang Qiulu was the first batch to rush into Yunjing City with Bai Jinxiu, and he was extremely brave.