The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 395: intention
Chapter 395 Intention
Qin Shangzhi nodded, agreeing deeply.
“General Zhang Duanrui’s reaction is equivalent to telling Daliang… our Jin State is not as good as before, and we don’t even dare to fight! Your Majesty sent General Zhang Duanrui to lead the troops in Chunmu Mountain, but it was just a last-ditch effort to scare Daliang!” Bai Qingyan turned his head to look at the prince, “If the prince sends such an order to let the Liang soldiers return to the camp, I’m afraid that the day Zhang Duanrui sends the soldiers back to the Daliang camp will be the day Daliang attacks our Jin State.”
“The princess’s words are exaggerated.” Old Fang still looked arrogant. “We in Jin have sent the people back. Shouldn’t they give us an explanation?”
“If Mr. Fang has such great ability, why not go to Chunmu Mountain in person to send the Liang soldiers back to Liang Camp, and then ask Daliang for an explanation?” Qin Shangzhi really couldn’t bear to listen to Mr. Fang’s words and couldn’t help but retort.
Mr. Fang gritted his teeth and said, “Mr. Qin, are you targeting me?”
“I dare not target you, but I think Mr. Fang might be a spy sent by Liang State, who is here to destroy our Jin State!” The anger that Qin Shangzhi had suppressed in his heart for so many days finally came out, and his words were very impolite.
“You…you…” Mr. Fang was so angry that his hands were shaking as he pointed at Qin Shangzhi. “A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated! Your Highness, are you just going to watch him humiliate me like this?!”
The prince cleared his throat and said, “You are all my advisers. It is your duty to offer advice and express your own opinions. Mr. Qin… Mr. Fang is an elder. Mr. Qin, do you have no regard for etiquette?”
When Mr. Fang heard that the prince was on his side, he turned his nose up at Qin Shangzhi.
Qin Shangzhi closed his eyes and suppressed his anger, and asked Bai Qingyan: “If Your Highness orders General Zhang Duanrui to send the heads of the Liang soldiers back to the Liang camp, will it be too late?”
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long while before he said, “Your Highness, immediately send a message to General Zhang Duanrui and send generals to lead troops to Chunmu Mountain to deter others! In this case… I’m afraid we will need to recruit troops again. Both the Xiliang border and the Daliang border need to be heavily guarded.”
“Send the troops at the same time…it’s too late to mobilize, so we can only mobilize the troops in Dadu City, but then Dadu will be empty!” The prince frowned.
“There are priorities! If we don’t send troops… we can’t let Daliang see our determination to fight, and this war will be unavoidable. Once the war starts, the troops in the capital still need to be sent to Chunmu Mountain! If the prince is worried about the safety of the capital, he can send more troops to Chunmu Mountain and recall some of the troops guarding Rongdi. Now Rongdi is busy with the civil war and should be unable to attack Jin!”
The prince nodded and said two words hesitantly: “It’s feasible!”
Old Fang looked at Bai Qingyan with his slightly cloudy eyes and tightened his fists slightly. His Highness actually listened to Bai Qingyan’s opinion again.
“Your Highness, I’m afraid His Majesty will not agree to transfer the troops stationed in the capital.” Old Fang straightened his back.
Bai Qingyan has said everything she needed to say, but as to whether the prince will listen to her or not, that is another matter.
Qin Shangzhi saw that Bai Qingyan fell silent, and knew that Bai Qingyan was not going to persuade him anymore. He stood up and bowed to the prince and said, “Your Highness, since Your Highness can guess that His Majesty does not want to go to war, and you also know that Jin should recuperate and not go to war, then follow the arrangement proposed by the Princess of Zhenguo! The Princess once fought with the King of Zhenguo, and the battle in Southern Xinjiang fully proved to us that the Princess has talent and ability in marching and fighting! Your Highness should trust the Princess, and the Princess is devoted to Your Highness, which… Your Highness knows!”
After Qin Shangzhi’s words, the prince came back to his senses. He remembered that Bai Qingyan had arranged the matter of the divine deer behind his back, and even now he had never asked for credit in front of him. A warm current seemed to ripple in the prince’s heart.
“If Your Highness really wants to use the method of the Princess Zhenguo, it would be better for you to go to the palace and ask His Majesty for a decision before issuing an order. It won’t take much time, so as to avoid… not being blamed by His Majesty if it is not done well.” said Old Fang.
Old Fang has been by the prince’s side for so many years, and he thinks he knows the emperor better than that little brat Bai Qingyan. As long as His Royal Highness the Prince knows that he is the one who knows the emperor best, he can help the prince win the emperor’s favor.
Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup beside him, drank tea quietly and stopped talking.
“I will go to the palace to ask my father’s opinion and make a decision as soon as possible!” The prince turned around and ordered Quan Yu, “Prepare the car!”
Can going into the palace to ask the emperor’s opinion be considered a decision?
The prince stood up and was anxious to leave, but as if he remembered something, he turned back to Bai Qingyan and said, “I heard that the convoy sent back to Shuoyang by the Zhenguo Princess’s Mansion was robbed? Was the loss serious?”
Bai Qingyan bowed and said, “Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Those are just my possessions.”
“Some time ago, the officials of Shuoyang also submitted a petition requesting the suppression of bandits, but now with frequent external threats, the court is really powerless…”
“I was just about to report this matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I was planning to use the money that the clan leader had embezzled from the Bai clan over the years… to train the people as soldiers and lead them to suppress bandits. This would be a form of compensation for what the Bai clan had owed the people of Shuoyang over the years, and it would also be a way to resolve a hidden danger for the court.” Bai Qingyan said.
The prince had heard from Quan Yu about the corruption of the Shuoyang Bai clan leader. He nodded and said, “I will tell my father that I will send troops to escort the Bai family back to Shuoyang on the first day of May. After that… I will ask the local officials to help you train troops and suppress bandits.”
“Thank you, Your Highness.” Bai Qingyan said respectfully.
After the prince left, Qin Shangzhi escorted Bai Qingyan out of the house and sighed, “Mr. Fang still understands His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is very afraid of His Majesty! As soon as Mr. Fang mentioned His Majesty’s blame, His Royal Highness immediately went to the palace. I hope His Majesty… can be more rational.”
Shen Qingzhu held the horse’s reins and stood aside waiting for Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan stared at the stone steps in front of the Crown Prince’s Mansion, and said to Qin Shangzhi quietly, “Your Majesty will probably ask General Zhang Duanrui to send the Liang soldier’s head back to the barracks in the end, but he will never send anyone to take the troops guarding the capital to Muchun Mountain again.”
“If so, can war be avoided?” Qin Shangzhi asked cautiously.
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “Even if someone leads troops to put pressure on Xun Tianzhang, Xun Tianzhang may not give up, not to mention… Jin State has not expressed anything, and in the Daliang court… Xun Tianzhang is the most belligerent. This time, the Liang court sent Xun Tianzhang as the commander-in-chief, and the intention is very clear.”
“If the princess faces Xun Tianzhang, are you sure of victory?” Qin Shangzhi asked.
“In war… the situation is always changing rapidly. Before it starts… no one can guarantee victory.”
After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, he walked down the steps and jumped onto his horse.
She held the black gold whip and said to Qin Shangzhi: “I will return to Shuoyang on the first day of May. Take care, Mr. Qin!”
Qin Shangzhi bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan and said nothing more.
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