The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 452: dislike
Chapter 452 Disdain
Old Fang raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Qingyan: “I would like to hear your advice, Princess.”
“As Mr. Fang said, our Jin State and Wei State joined forces to destroy Yan State and divide Yan State to seize its land. The fertile land of Southern Yan State borders Wei State, while the barren land of Northern Yan State borders Jin State. This is indeed not beneficial to our Jin State! But Wei State said something right. Over the years, Yan State has been secretly strengthening itself and not showing its strength. The other countries do not know what its national strength is. Isn’t this scary? Think about the time when Queen Ji was in power and implemented new laws, which were despised by other countries. At that time… Yan State also did not show its strength. Ten years later, the new army suddenly appeared. The sharp soldiers of Yan State were invincible and no one dared to go against them. They destroyed small countries and swallowed up the fertile land of other countries. If the Emperor of Yan State had not soberly taken power and abolished the new policy, with the national strength of Yan State at that time, it would have been possible to destroy the other countries and unify… in the near future!”
Bai Qingyan looked at the Crown Prince: “Your Highness, do you remember that when the Southern Frontier returned victorious, I suggested that Your Highness send troops to help the Rongdi to seize natural pastures and lay the foundation for the future unification. At that time, Your Highness and His Majesty felt that the Jin State had suffered huge losses in the war and should rest and recuperate, so they did not send troops to the Rongdi.”
Bai Qing’s words were a compliment to the prince and the emperor, but he said them very sincerely, and the prince nodded quickly: “Yes!”
“But Dayan sent troops to help Rongdi at this time!” Bai Qingyan said slowly, “Your Highness, don’t forget that Dayan Emperor Murong Yu is the son of Queen Ji, who raised him. He has never forgotten Queen Ji’s ambition to unify the world! He took advantage of the chaos to recapture Southern Yan, regain the fertile homeland, and help Rongdi fight against Southern Rong, intending to covet Rongdi’s natural pastures! This is all to lay the foundation for future unification…”
“Although the location of our Jin State is in a heartland, it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. If we can destroy Yan this time, when we want to seize the world in the future… we can avoid being constrained by Yan in the west, and Jin State does not need to divide its troops in the west. Although this battle has no immediate benefits… but in the long run, it can lay the foundation for future great undertakings.”
Qin Shangzhi nodded repeatedly: “Your Highness, what the Princess Zhenguo said is very true! Great Yan intends to seize the world. Although our Jin State cannot benefit from destroying Yan, in the long run, destroying Yan is to clear the biggest stumbling block for our Jin State to unify the world in the future!”
“Mr. Qin, this is an exaggeration. How can a small country like Yan, with its weak and poor people, become a stumbling block? Mr. Qin is overestimating Yan!” Old Fang glared at Qin Shangzhi with disdain and bowed to the prince. “Even if it is as the Princess Zhenguo said, Yan is ambitious and wants to rule the world! But Your Highness… Yan’s national strength cannot keep up with Yan’s ambition! How difficult it is to unify the world. How dare you talk about unification when Yan is in such a shabby state?”
The prince lowered his eyes in thought and nodded unconsciously.
“Therefore, I think that our Jin State should be on guard against the Yan State, but now there is no need to send troops to make wedding dresses for the Wei State! Your Highness the Crown Prince can tell the Wei envoys who are secretly coming to Jin with the intention of conspiring with Jin to destroy and divide Yan, Prince Murong Li of the Great Yan who is held hostage in Jin, and let him report the news back to his motherland, and let the Yan State and the Wei State fight! Our Jin State can just watch from the sidelines and reap the benefits, and we can also see what the Great Yan is really capable of.” After saying this, Old Fang bowed to the Crown Prince.
“Yes, we should tell the prince of Dayan. After all… Dayan has held its legitimate son hostage in Jin. It is a show of great sincerity. We in Jin cannot disappoint Yan!” The prince seemed very satisfied with Mr. Fang’s plan, and there was a satisfied smile in his eyes.
Qin Shangzhi pursed his lips tightly and clenched his fists in his sleeves.
If Jin had not joined forces with Wei, Wei would certainly not have made any rash moves…
Just as Bai Qingyan said just now, Dayan has never revealed its strength. Isn’t Wei afraid?
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes. As a Jin person…she had already said all the suggestions she should make. As for whether the superiors would accept her suggestions, that was a matter for the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan didn’t say anything, the prince didn’t want to ignore Bai Qingyan, so he asked, “What do you think, Princess?”
“If Your Highness uses Elder Fang’s plan, I think we can add some more.” Bai Qingyan said calmly, “If Dayan and Wei really go to war, our Jin will sit on the sidelines and watch. But after both sides are defeated, our Jin will form an alliance with Wei to attack Yan together. At that time…we will have the final say on what belongs to Jin and what belongs to Wei!”
Qin Shangzhi frowned even more tightly. This was the best solution among all solutions!
But the prerequisite is that Wei will attack Yan without forming an alliance with Jin.
“Okay!” The prince was in a good mood. “Before dinner, I will go to the palace to report to my father.”
“Quan Yu!” The prince called out to the door, “Go and ask Mr. Xiao if he has arrived. If he has, then hold a banquet to congratulate the Princess Zhenguo for her triumphant return!”
When he heard Xiao Rongyan’s name, Bai Qingyan paused and pursed his lips.
The prince smiled and said to Bai Qing: “Yesterday, you were worried about your great-aunt, so you didn’t go to the banquet held by your father in the palace. Today… we will hold a small banquet in the prince’s mansion to celebrate for you! Don’t worry, there will be no singing and dancing… no drinking, and all will be vegetarian! You are not allowed to refuse again!”
Bai Qingyan stood up, thanked him and accepted the order.
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Bai Qingyan and his party had just turned the corner of the corridor with the prince when they saw from afar Xiao Rongyan, a tall and slender man in a moon-white wide-sleeved robe, sitting under the golden osmanthus admiring the flowers. He exuded a sense of leisure and calmness.
Being too far away, Bai Qingyan couldn’t see Xiao Rongyan’s facial features clearly, but he could feel the man’s steady and gentle temperament.
The flowers fell with the wind, and Xiao Rongyan swept the fallen flowers off his knees with an indifferent attitude.
“Rong Yan!” The prince called Xiao Rongyan affectionately.
Xiao Rongyan stood up upon hearing the voice, and slowly and respectfully bowed in the direction of the Crown Prince: “Your Highness!”
He looked at Bai Qingyan again, his eyes smiling: “Princess!”
Bai Qingyan nodded towards Xiao Rongyan, but his eyes fell on the jade hairpin on Xiao Rongyan’s head…
That jade hairpin was exactly the same as the one Xiao Rongyan gave her yesterday.
Xiao Rongyan raised his eyes, and his deep, dark gaze fell on her face, his gaze was calm and deep.
The prince smiled and walked to Xiao Rongyan, saying, “From today on, you have to call me princess! Let’s go… let’s talk inside!”
The prince held Xiao Rongyan’s arm intimately and walked into the main hall with him.
“Princess, please!” Quan Yu suppressed Old Fang who was about to step inside, and made a gesture of invitation to Bai Qingyan.
Old Fang was a little unhappy, but he also knew the difference between superiors and subordinates. He watched Bai Qingyan enter before he raised his foot.
The prince wanted to bring them together, so he arranged Xiao Rongyan’s seat below Bai Qingyan.
“Because Princess Zhenguo is still in mourning, although today is a banquet to congratulate the princess on her triumphant return, singing, dancing and music are not appropriate, and drinking is even less appropriate. It will be a vegetarian banquet… I hope Rong Yan will not dislike the osmanthus dew brewed by the Crown Princess herself!” said the Crown Prince with a smile.
“How could that be? Your Highness the Crown Prince has thought it all through!” Xiao Rongyan stood up and smiled at the Crown Prince while holding up the wine cup in front of him.
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