The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 210: duty
Chapter 210 Duty
He turned around and looked at Bai Qingyan: “General Bai, what do you mean by this?”
The prince frowned. If Bai Qingyan’s return to Shuoyang had been attributed to him before, it would have been great. But now that Bai Qingyan’s military achievements were so great, if she returned to Shuoyang…how would the world view the royal family of Dajin?
Moreover, he had spent a lot of manpower and material resources in the past month, using the battle of Shu and the battle of Wengshan to promote Bai Qingyan in various countries to establish his reputation as the God of Killing. He wanted to sell Bai Qingyan a favor in exchange for her loyalty! He also wanted everyone in the world to see that even the God of Killing would submit to him! He also wanted to let all the countries know that although Bai Weiting was dead, Jin still had such a killer who was more resolute and ruthless than Bai Weiting! It was not for Bai Qingyan to retreat back to Shuoyang after the war.
Furthermore, the Bai family is now too famous in Jin State, and has surpassed the royal family. However, burning and killing surrendered prisoners is against the will of heaven. Only by promoting Bai Qingyan to a high position… and Bai Qingyan accepts this honor with peace of mind, can Bai Qingyan’s bloodthirsty nature be known to everyone, and only then can the Bai family’s reputation for kindness be tarnished.
But if she did not take credit for the great victory and instead retreated back to Shuoyang… she would not be able to justify the reputation of being bloodthirsty.
Mr. Fang was also quite surprised, and his fingers trembled slightly.
The idea of promoting Bai Qingyan as a killing god in all countries was proposed by Mr. Fang. The emperor and the prince made such a big fuss about this, and even used the hidden spies lurking in the enemy country. If Bai Qingyan really retreated to Shuoyang, not only would the emperor blame him… the prince might not be able to obey him anymore!
Fang Lao suddenly thought of the words that Qin Shangzhi said to stop the prince when he came up with this plan. He said that although Bai Qingyan beheaded Pang Pingguo in the battle of Shu and won a great victory in the battle of Wengshan, he could never be called a killing god! Moreover, in the battle of Wengshan, Bai Qingyan burned and killed the surrendered prisoners for Jin and risked the world’s disapproval. If the prince publicized and praised Bai Qingyan like this, he was afraid that Bai Qingyan would know the prince’s intentions and would no longer be loyal to the prince.
At that time, Mr. Fang mocked Qin Shangzhi, but the current situation proved Qin Shangzhi’s words true. This person has an unparalleled mind… If the prince really uses Qin Shangzhi, how can he survive? !
Old Fang looked at Bai Qingyan with his slightly cloudy eyes, as if judging how much truth or falsehood Bai Qingyan’s words were.
Bai Qingyan saw Qin Shangzhi looked relieved from the corner of his eye, and he already knew what was going on.
These days, her reputation for bellicosity and bloodlust has been growing in various nations… Her fame has even surpassed that of her grandfather. The cause was certainly her horrific act of burning and killing surrendered prisoners, but she would never believe that there was no one behind the scenes fanning the flames.
As for who was stirring up trouble, how could she not figure it out? To give her the title of God of Death, which was in the name of praise but in reality flattery, who else could it be except the Crown Prince and the Emperor of Jin?
She is a descendant of the Bai family, a family with an upright and benevolent character. It doesn’t matter if she is labeled as a bloodthirsty person, but what she is afraid of is that it will bring shame to the Bai family’s reputation.
“The Crown Prince knows my physical condition. Bai Qingyan dare not lie to His Royal Highness. This time I am going to the army… It is because our Jin country is in crisis. Bai Qingyan dare not not come! After the battle in Southern Xinjiang… Xiliang will no longer be able to attack our Great Jin! From now on, the Great Jin will be safe in Southern Xinjiang! Bai Qingyan should naturally go back to Shuoyang with his mother!” Bai Qingyan clasped his fists to the Crown Prince, “But… Father once said that if the people are in trouble and the country is at war, the Bai family has no choice but to do it! As long as the Crown Prince and the people need Bai Qingyan to put on armor and go into battle again, Bai Qingyan will certainly not refuse! Your Highness, don’t worry!”
The prince was greatly moved, this meant that… Bai Qingyan obeyed his orders? !
In fact, if you think about it carefully… it’s better for Bai Qingyan to retreat to Shuoyang. Although he plans to go back and ask for a title for Bai Qingyan, he is still afraid in his heart that Bai Qingyan will become the second Bai Weiting who has his own army.
He comes when the master needs him, and stays aside obediently when the master doesn’t need him… He doesn’t want military power or authority, and which king in the world doesn’t want such a loyal and obedient subject?
Bai Qingyan is a girl after all, she won’t be as greedy for power as a man! This is probably the advantage of a woman being a general…
Well, he would secretly petition his father to issue an extremely gracious imperial decree to confer a title and reward upon Bai Qingyan. He would then persuade Bai Qingyan to submit a petition to refuse on the grounds of health, and then he would petition his father to confer the title of a county lady or princess on Bai Qingyan. This would preserve the relationship between the monarch and his subject in the eyes of outsiders, and would also make Bai Qingyan even more devoted to him.
“I heard that the emperor wants to issue an edict to reward General Bai! If General Bai really has no intention of staying in the court, I’m afraid… the emperor will think that General Bai has ulterior motives, and that would not be good!” The prince looked thoughtful.
Elder Fang’s eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately stepped forward and bowed his head, saying, “Your Highness, General Bai’s loyalty and bravery… His Majesty is far away in Dadu and doesn’t know about it, but Your Highness knows it very well! Your Highness can vouch for General Bai, and I believe His Majesty will definitely agree! But… General Bai has made such a great contribution, but after the victory, he will retreat to Shuoyang…”
Mr. Fang hesitated to speak, leaving the words to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The prince nodded and said with a look of regret: “Yes, after such a great contribution… you don’t want to be rewarded and return to Shuoyang. It’s unfair to you!”
“As a citizen of Jin, it is my duty to contribute to the country. Bai Qingyan dare not take credit for it!” She said with her eyes lowered.
“How about this! I will ask my father for permission to confer the title of princess on General Bai…” The prince moved closer to Bai Qingyan and lowered his voice, “I have heard about what the Shuoyang clan of the Bai family did during the funeral of the Duke’s Mansion. Now that you have the status of a princess, I’m sure they won’t dare to do it again!”
Knowing that the prince was trying to show her kindness, she knelt on one knee with her fists clasped: “Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace.”
“General Bai, please stand up quickly! We are family, why do we have to argue with each other…” The prince hurriedly bent down and helped Bai Qingyan up, “You and I are cousins, and I am proud of your great victory this time!”
After saying this, the prince looked back at the envoy sent by the emperor to negotiate peace: “Lord Liu, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple who is in charge of the peace negotiations, brought you a letter from home…”
After the prince finished speaking, Liu Rushi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, frowned and walked forward to look at Bai Qingyan deeply, unable to hide his dissatisfaction with Bai Qingyan, and casually handed Bai Jinxiu’s handwritten letter to Bai Qingyan.
The reason why the emperor sent Liu Rushi to negotiate peace was because one of the Xiliang envoys was Xiliang Yan Wang Li Zhijie. Li Zhijie was a romantic and unrestrained man, and was famous for his preference for handsome and delicate people. Therefore, after careful consideration, the emperor sent young, elegant and gentle people to negotiate peace this time.
“Thank you!” Bai Qingyan took it with both hands.
However, Liu Rushi snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, turned around and stood behind the prince, looking aloof and arrogant without even looking at Bai Qingyan.
Liu Rushi was a Confucian scholar. When he learned that Bai Qingyan had burned and killed hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers from Xiliang, he had already been dissatisfied.
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