The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1315: peace forever
Chapter 1315: Eternal Peace
Xiao Rongyan spread his hands to the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty and said, “Not only do we need to rebuild the city we took, but we also killed the people! Why did we do that?”
The outraged officials of the Zhou Dynasty clamored that Yan was forced to do so, and they said it in such a high-sounding way.
“I admit…” Xiao Rongyan turned to look at Bai Qingyan again, “These two countries are forced to use national policies to decide the outcome. If Yan State is not really at a loss, it would not have proposed this strategy to gamble with Great Zhou! After all, if a war really breaks out, whether Great Zhou destroys Yan State or Yan destroys Great Zhou, they will both become one country. In this case, why don’t we choose a method that does not require the bloodshed of soldiers and the separation of the people?”
“Whether it’s His Majesty of the Great Zhou or our Emperor Yan, they all want to unify the world, either for the sake of a feat that will go down in history, or for the people to live and work in peace and prosperity, and to give the people a peaceful and prosperous world. Then we don’t need to destroy the cities of the two countries or slaughter the people of the two countries! Instead, we should… leave the cities and the people intact!” Xiao Rongyan looked at General Lu again, “Even if this doesn’t lead to a feat that will go down in history… it can be considered an unprecedented good story for our two countries.”
“Besides…” Xiao Rongyan did not wait for the Great Zhou officials to react, and continued, “It is precisely because our Yan Emperor knows that the Great Zhou Emperor cares about the people and the lives of the Great Zhou soldiers, and Yan State has been guilty of the Great Zhou first, so after our Yan Emperor and the Queen Mother discussed, they made concessions to make up for the Great Zhou Emperor and were willing to use national policies to determine the outcome and merge the country! Your Majesty should know… our Yan State’s Murong family has been a royal family for generations. For the royal family, Yan State is their own and cannot be changed. If it were not for this mistake, and if the Great Zhou had not treated our Yan State soldiers well during the alliance, whether it was the Yan Emperor, our Yan Queen Mother, or me, the Regent, no one would agree to the two countries’ national policies to determine the outcome. After all, at present, our Yan State is weaker than the Great Zhou in all aspects, and the possibility of losing is very high.”
It was the first time that Bai Qingyan knew that Xiao Rongyan’s eloquence was so amazing.
“If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can ask our Yan State’s old uncle, the Queen Mother’s brother…” Xiao Rongyan turned sideways, exposing Zhong Xingxiao who had been hiding behind him.
Zhong Xingxiao felt overwhelmed, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet Bai Qingyan: “Your Majesty, I am honored to meet you. What the Regent said is true. Our Queen Mother regrets being fooled by that old man Cui Shanzhong and accidentally leaking the plan to merge the two countries. We originally wanted General Chu to send a message to the Regent to stop King Zhenguo and Marquis Yinghui of the Great Zhou from going to lure the enemy, but who knew that General Chu…actually disobeyed! Although General Chu was also for the sake of Yan, he destroyed the alliance between our two countries, which is really hateful. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty have thought about it and feel guilty, so…we are willing to compete with the Great Zhou with national policies to avoid the bloodshed and sacrifice of soldiers from the two countries, to avoid the suffering of the people, and to unite into one country in harmony and friendship.”
Seeing that the officials in the Great Zhou court were no longer as excited as before and were whispering to each other, Bai Qingyan cleared his throat and waved his hand to signal the officials of the Great Zhou court to be quiet.
The huge hall soon became quiet, and the court officials all looked towards Bai Qingyan.
She then slowly spoke: “This matter is of great importance. After our discussion, we will give the Ninth Prince of Yan a reply. Please go to the inn and rest first.”
“Then… I will wait for good news from Your Majesty!” Xiao Rongyan and the accompanying envoys bowed to Bai Qingyan.
“Wait!” A general stepped forward and saluted Bai Qingyan, “Your Majesty, the Queen Mother of Yan betrayed our Great Zhou, causing King Zhenguo to fall into a coma. This time they sent the Queen Mother of Yan’s brother here. I wonder if they mean to let us deal with him!”
Zhong Xingxiao’s eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Xiao Rongyan nervously.
Bai Qingyan waved his hand to signal the general to withdraw, and then said: “The Regent should go and rest first!”
“I’ll take my leave…” Xiao Rongyan nodded.
Yue Shi was extremely anxious. Why didn’t the eldest lady find an excuse to say that she wanted to have a detailed chat and keep the master here? This way, the master could see the two little masters as soon as possible!
“Please…” Wei Zhong held the whisk, smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Rongyan, inviting him to leave the hall.
Yue Shi could only hide his thoughts and walk out of the hall with Xiao Rongyan.
As soon as he walked out of the hall, Zhong Xingxiao’s legs became weak. Fortunately, his colleagues supported him. He knew in his heart that the Regent had pointed out his identity just now with bad intentions!
As soon as Xiao Rongyan and the Yan envoys left, Liu Rushi’s face darkened. He stepped forward and saluted, saying, “Your Majesty, our Great Zhou is in high spirits right now. In addition, Yan State was at fault first, and this time they did not explain to our Great Zhou how to deal with the betrayers of King Zhenguo and Marquis Yinghui. Now they come up with a plan to merge the two countries. It seems like they are submitting to our Great Zhou, but in fact, this is clearly a delaying tactic by Yan State! Your Majesty must not agree to it!”
“Yes, Your Majesty! Our Great Zhou army has already deployed troops at the border of Yan State and can attack Yan’s capital at any time!” The generals of the Great Zhou court agreed with Liu Rushi’s words, “Yan State is already a piece of meat on our lips, we must not let it go this time!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Zhang Duanning also stepped forward and said, “We have given the Yan Kingdom a chance, but the Yan Kingdom explained to us openly and secretly delayed time for the Yan Kingdom. Now our Great Zhou should take advantage of the fact that the Yan Kingdom has not recovered yet and should immediately march west to attack the Yan capital! Although our Great Zhou has just destroyed Xiliang, it is a bit tight in terms of military food when fighting the Yan Kingdom now, but… I believe that the Minister of Revenue Wei will definitely find a way! The opportunity to destroy Yan is right in front of us, Your Majesty must not be soft-hearted!”
Zhang Duanning turned and looked at the Minister of Revenue Wei Bugong.
Wei Bugong stood quietly by the side, not daring to speak or look into Zhang Duanning’s eyes. He just lowered his head and looked at his toes.
In fact, he had already learned from the Minister of Justice Lu Jin that His Majesty had already finalized the plan of merging the two countries with the State of Yan. He was originally worried that this was a delaying tactic of the State of Yan. Later, he learned that this strategy was first proposed by His Majesty and was finalized before the two countries destroyed Xiliang. Only then did he feel relieved.
Therefore, at this moment, he really could not step forward and join Zhang Duanning in persuading His Majesty to go to war with the State of Yan.
Zhang Duanning was puzzled when he saw Wei Bugong coming forward to persuade His Majesty with him. He simply looked up at Bai Qingyan and said, “I am also a military man, so I understand very well… Whenever you want to unify the world, there will be bloodshed and sacrifice. Soldiers are not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, but they are afraid that the sacrifice is worthless.”