The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 411: insult
Chapter 411 Insult
Bai Qingping was a little soft-hearted after being asked. Just as he was about to look at Bai Qingyan for advice, he heard Shen Yancong say, “Rules are rules. I saw the efforts of the three of you today, but your physical strength is indeed not enough. Even if you are allowed to stay today, you may die under the swords of the bandits in the future. Letting you go is for your own good! Besides… the Bai family spent money and effort on this training, not to support idle people.”
Bai Qingyan felt relieved after hearing what Shen Yancong said. He closed the book, stood up, and left without saying a word with a team of guards.
Bai Qingping turned and looked at Bai Qingyan, realizing that Bai Qingyan agreed with Shen Yancong’s opinion.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yancong smiled, feeling slightly proud in his heart. His father had chosen him in the end… probably because he knew that he would be favored by the Princess Zhenguo!
He will definitely prove to his father that choosing him was the right decision.
Shen Yancong ordered people to help the first three people send the meat back home, and the rest of the people dispersed and returned to the tents. Then he said goodbye to Bai Qingping and left.
Soon, the three civilians who were asked to leave the martial arts training ground today spread the news of what happened in the martial arts training ground today.
Those common people who originally had no plans to go for military training and suppress bandits heard that not only would they be well fed when they went to the martial arts arena for training, but they would also have meat for every meal. If they could get into the top three in practice that day, they could also get meat every day to improve the meals for their families. So they were all excited and wanted to go.
But when those people gathered together and went to the martial arts arena to ask, they were told that this batch of recruits was enough, and that some would be cut after screening. If there were not enough people after the cuts, they would continue to recruit.
Everyone who went to inquire was disappointed, and many of them made up their minds that the next time the Princess Zhenguo recruited people, they would be the first to come and take a spot. If they practiced well, they could earn money for their family. If they didn’t practice well… it would be good to be able to feed themselves.
For three consecutive days, Bai Qingyan appeared in the martial arts arena, still eliminating the three worst performers every day and rewarding the top three best performers with their meat.
Those who were laid off would feel sad and regretful when they left the barracks, but they would also inevitably talk about the food treatment in the barracks with their neighbors.
The food Bai Qingyan provides to the people coming to the military camp is better than that in the military camp, and it also benefits his family. The news spreads ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, and a thousand to a thousand… There are even people from other counties who come specially to ask when the Bai family of Shuoyang will recruit again.
On May 20th, Xiliang officially handed over the silver that it wanted to pay to Jin for the war in Southern Xinjiang to Jin. And because Xiliang Pingyang Princess Li Tianfu wanted to kill Princess Zhenguo on the day she married into the Prince’s Mansion, Xiliang paid a lot of silver to Jin again. Of course, there were also rare treasures specially sent to Princess Zhenguo, in the name of apologizing to Princess Zhenguo and calming her down.
The most ingenious thing that the envoys from Xiliang did this time was to make public the list of gifts that Xiliang gave to Princess Zhenguo and the list of apology gifts that Xiliang gave to the Crown Prince. Naturally, they also presented them to the Emperor of Jin and the Crown Prince. The gifts were many times more generous than those given to the Crown Prince.
When the emperor and the prince saw the gift list, they smiled knowingly.
The emperor looked at the prince and asked, “Do you know the purpose of the Xiliang envoy’s actions?”
The prince quickly stood up and replied, “I guess that the Xiliang envoy did this just to sow discord between me and the Princess Zhenguo, which made me unhappy!”
The emperor nodded, with a teachable expression on his face: “Although this trick may not seem very clever, it is very effective.”
The emperor did not hide anything from his son…
Daliang had used this method before to alienate him from the Duke of Zhenguo, Bai Weiting. Although the emperor did not say anything, he still had some thoughts in his mind. Later, when Bai Weiting’s achievements surpassed his own, he became even more dissatisfied.
“When I first saw the gift list, I felt very uncomfortable.” The prince told the truth, “But I also understand that Princess Zhenguo is the hero who defeated Xiliang. The more Xiliang stirs up trouble, the more I can’t let them have their way! I want them to see that the emperor and his ministers in Jin are in harmony! So I plan to… send people to send all the treasures that Xiliang gave me this time to Princess Zhenguo with great fanfare, so that she can use them to train troops and suppress bandits, so that the people can also remember the kindness of my royal family.”
The emperor nodded: “I am very pleased that you think so.”
The emperor was initially skeptical about Bai Qingyan’s plan to train civilians in Shuoyang to fight bandits, but now he is not optimistic. The people he sent to investigate came back to report that Bai Qingyan had recruited only farmers and tenants, and most of those people came for meat or rent reduction, and there were only a hundred people… What could they achieve?
If the bandits are successfully suppressed, it will be considered as solving a problem for the court, and the emperor will then give them some praise.
If the bandits cannot be suppressed, then it is the Bai family’s money that is wasted. Why would the emperor feel sad?
On the same day, the prince sent someone to deliver the apology gift from Xiliang to him and Bai Qingyan to Shuoyang with great fanfare.
When Bai Qingyan heard that the prince had ordered people to raise flags and fire cannons to send Xiliang’s compensation gift to Shuoyang, he raised his eyebrows and sent someone to inform Ji Tingyu to check it out first. If he was sure… he would secretly rob the compensation gift sent by the prince.
Who made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince make such a big fuss? It would be unreasonable not to alert the bandits who even dared to rob the Princess Zhenguo.
The battle report of Chunmu Mountain would be sent back every two days. At the beginning… Shen Qingzhu said in the letter that Bai Jinzhi was still patient. He followed General Zhang Duanrui to train troops and analyze the battle situation every day. He just refused to fight even though Daliang sent people to shout and curse outside the city.
Recently, Daliang learned that Bai Jinzhi also went to Chunmu Mountain, and began to insult the King of Zhenguo and the Bai family. His words were quite insulting to Bai Qingyan. Bai Jinzhi almost couldn’t help but killed him. It was General Zhang Duanrui who personally held him down. Bai Jinzhi got angry with Zhang Duanrui and accused General Zhang Duanrui of being afraid of fighting.
After reading Shen Qingzhu’s letter, Bai Qingyan lit the letter with candlelight as usual, thought carefully, picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Bai Jinzhi, instructing Bai Jinzhi… The more Daliang couldn’t wait to insult the Bai family, the more anxious Daliang was to end the war as soon as possible. Bai Jinzhi must keep calm and wait for General Zhang Duanrui to find an opportunity to fight. As a military general, General Zhang Duanrui was not afraid of fighting, but he was steady and cherished the lives of his soldiers. Bai Jinzhi must respect him and not offend him.
After the letter was sent out, Bai Qingyan was filled with worry.
Although Xun Tianzhang is a radical and unscrupulous person, he has always respected the military generals of various countries, especially the Bai family in Dadu… Their reputation for loyalty and righteousness is known throughout the world, so how could they insult them?
Xun Tianzhang once said that there are three people he admires in his life…
One is Queen Ji of Dayan. As a woman, Queen Ji pushed Dayan’s national power to its peak. Her new policies seemed absurd at first, but after they were implemented, it was found that they could greatly increase the national power!
Second update, keep rolling around and asking for monthly tickets…