The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 648: subdue
Chapter 648 Conquer
“Oh?” The prince smiled, his eyes not reaching his eyes. “You feel better? But…what magic medicine did you use?”
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “There is no magic medicine. Doctor Hong said… it should be due to the fact that walking along the way with His Highness during the expedition to southern Xinjiang has a strong effect on strengthening the body, so his body is much stronger than before!”
As she walked with the prince, she said, “During this period, Yan has not dared to neglect his training. I only pray that God can give Yan a few more years, so that Yan can follow His Highness for a few more years, so that Yan… can teach several sisters. If Yan is gone in the future, and there is no successor to serve His Highness, they can also hold on for a while.”
Bai Qingyan did not hide from him the fact that his health had improved, and even said… that he wanted to live a few more years to educate his sisters and make them useful to him. The prince suddenly felt that he and Old Fang had been mean-spirited before.
“I still hope that you can be well… and accompany me to go further!” The prince showed Bai Qingyan a gentle smile, and his tone was sincere, “I… also hope to see you get married and have children!”
Bai Qingyan just smiled and said nothing.
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Liu Hong paced back and forth on the city wall, extremely anxious. The surrendered soldiers below the city wall, not knowing whether they would be alive or dead in a moment, were also waiting anxiously.
Some smart people among the surrendered prisoners had gathered together to discuss countermeasures. They thought that instead of waiting here for Princess Zhenguo to come and rescue them, it would be better to find a way to survive on their own.
Using human flesh to knock against the door is obviously like hitting a stone with an egg. Climbing up the city wall is feasible, but… the rain is too heavy and the ground is too slippery. Who would be willing to stand at the bottom?!
But I couldn’t think of a better way except climbing up.
The heavy rain gradually subsided, and Liu Hong discovered that the soldiers below the city were staring at the city wall and talking, as if there was something unusual happening.
Liu Hong’s subordinates also noticed something was wrong. When they were about to implore Liu Hong not to wait any longer to avoid any changes, they saw the prince coming with Bai Qingyan.
Liu Hong was overjoyed when he saw this. He understood that the Crown Prince had come, and guessed that it must be the Princess Zhenguo who persuaded His Majesty: “The 18,000 surrendered soldiers in Yongding Gate have a chance of survival!”
He said excitedly, then hurried forward and knelt on one knee: “Liu Hong greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess!”
The prince nodded to Liu Hong, walked to the city wall, looked at the more than 10,000 surrendered soldiers who looked up at him, and said: “You betrayed your master and your country, you should be sentenced to death! But… I think that my soldiers should die with dignity, die on the battlefield for the country, and not die under the arrows of their own people!”
The prince’s voice was strong and powerful, sonorous and passionate: “So, I will give you this opportunity to go to the southern border…to defend your country, to protect the borders of our Jin State, and to make achievements. Are you willing?!”
When the surrendered soldiers under the city wall heard that the prince allowed them to live and sent them to guard the southern border, how could they not be willing? !
The surrendered soldier reacted quickly and shouted loudly in the rain: “I do!”
As he said this, the surrendered soldier knelt down in the blood and shouted loudly: “Your Highness! I do!”
“We are willing! Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your grace!”
“Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness!”
More surrendered soldiers knelt down before the prince, loudly expressing their willingness and thanking the prince for his grace.
Liu Hong looked at the surrendered soldiers who were kneeling and shouting one after another in the rain, his emotions surging in his heart. He turned to look at Bai Qingyan’s tall and thin figure. She stood with her hands behind her back, her expression calm and composed, her eyes dark and peaceful, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.
Liu Hong didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan could really convince the emperor. He knew in his heart that the prince’s words… were probably used by Bai Qingyan to convince the emperor. But Bai Qingyan didn’t mind at all that the prince used these words to curry favor with the soldiers below.
When the prince saw that all the surrendered soldiers inside Yongding Gate had surrendered, they knelt on the ground and shouted to express their gratitude, and a feeling of pride and satisfaction surged in his heart.
There are many people who kowtow to the prince every day, but this is the first time in the prince’s life that he has this feeling of looking down on others… and commanding everyone. It feels wonderful.
No wonder so many people want to climb to the supreme position and be respected by the world.
The prince tightened his hands behind his back and clenched them tightly.
“General Liu, I will ask the Minister of War to assist in arranging for these soldiers to go to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible. During this period of time… these surrendered soldiers will be under the charge of General Liu.” The prince turned to Liu Hong and said.
“Don’t worry, Your Highness!” Liu Hong bowed and accepted the order.
The prince looked back at the surrendered soldiers kneeling down to him under the tower, and a feeling of generosity and enthusiasm arose in his heart. He pretended to be calm and said, “I still have something to do. I’ll leave this to General Liu. Princess Zhenguo… let’s go! Follow me out of the palace.”
Bai Qingyan nodded, stepped aside to make way for the prince to go first. She turned her head to look at Liu Hong, and saw Liu Hong nodding to her to indicate that she should not worry, and then she followed the prince and left.
The prince followed Bai Qingyan and said, “It’s just right. The Minister of War should have arrived at the prince’s residence by now. I will ask them to arrange to send these people to Southern Xinjiang as soon as possible!”
“Your Highness can send someone to inform General Shen Kunyang in advance, so that he knows… these soldiers are the useful troops that Your Highness has conquered, and let him train them well for Your Highness.” Bai Qingyan said again.
When the prince heard Bai Qing say that he was the one who conquered the 18,000 soldiers, his smile deepened, and he felt somewhat smug in his heart.
“I will have someone deliver a letter to General Shen Kunyang, don’t worry…” The prince said, his eyes fell on Bai Qingyan’s arm that was hanging by his side and unable to be raised, “Don’t worry about these things recently, take a good rest and recover from your injuries! Come on, take my carriage! I will take you back to the Princess Zhenguo Mansion!”
Without waiting for Bai Qingyan to speak, the prince said in a serious tone, “It’s raining so hard, you can’t be so polite as to refuse me.”
Bai Qingyan had this intention originally, and nodded with a smile: “Then I’ll trouble you, Your Highness!”
“You and I are cousins, why be so polite!” The prince was in a very good mood. He smiled and asked someone to hold an umbrella for Bai Qingyan, then strode towards the high wall with his head held high.
Bai Qingyan was helped onto the luxurious prince’s carriage, and Quan Yu also knelt inside the carriage to make tea for Bai Qingyan and the prince.
Because Wude Gate had just been the scene of a bloody battle and Yongding Gate was tightly closed, the prince’s carriage had to go around most of the imperial palace before it could reach Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion after leaving from Rui’an Gate.
On the way, the prince talked about King Liang with Bai Qingyan, gritting his teeth and saying, “King Liang is used to crying and whining. You’ll see… I’m afraid that this time, the emperor will let King Liang go. Maybe he will even demote him to a commoner!”
“No matter what, there will be no possibility of reaching the top after King Liang. There is a huge difference between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Liang, so there is no need to spend too much energy on him. If the Crown Prince is really worried, he can hand King Liang over to Old Fang for secret care… Old Fang is mature, prudent and cautious, and he will definitely not make any mistakes.” Bai Qingyan said.
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