The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 682: show off
Chapter 682: Emerging
Qin Shangzhi stood up and bowed to the Crown Prince: “Please, Your Highness, do not hesitate, this battle is inevitable!”
Elder Fang rolled his eyes at Qin Shangzhi again, stroked his goatee with a smile, and used his trump card: “Mr. Qin’s words are not without reason. Your Highness should go to the palace to ask His Majesty’s opinion before making a decision.”
The prince nodded in agreement: “Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace to ask for instructions from my father!”
Bai Jinzhi sighed inwardly, forget it…it’s no use!
The old emperor is getting confused and now he only wants to be immortal. If he had the money, he would definitely build a nine-story platform. Why would he fight a war?!
Qin Shangzhi only prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that the emperor would understand that capturing Daliang was of vital importance to the State of Jin.
When Qin Shangzhi came out of the prince’s study, he inexplicably thought of the State of Yan. In fact, until now… Qin Shangzhi still didn’t know what the national strength of the State of Yan was.
Just as what the Princess Zhenguo asked Princess Gaoyi to convey…If Yan was a weak country, it would dare to send troops to help the Northern Rong fight against the Southern Rong.
If Dayan was a powerful country, could a joint attack from Liang and Wei scare the Emperor of Yan into death?
He lowered his eyes and walked down the high steps where the lights flickered. Suddenly, he paused and looked up at the starry sky. An idea came to his mind…
Could it be that Dayan was using the excuse that the Emperor of Yan was about to die just to recall the Prince of Yan, Murong Li?
But why did the State of Yan recall the prince?
Qin Shangzhi paused.
“Brother Qin, why do you stop here? Do you have anything else to say to the prince?” Ren Shijie came from behind and saw that Qin Shangzhi did not move forward, so he asked with a smile.
Qin Shangzhi suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had been enlightened, his thoughts became clear, but… is it possible?
The reason why Yan State recalled the hostage Prince of Jin was to… show its sword to the world and inform the world that Yan State has risen. But Yan State was also afraid that Jin State would use Prince of Yan to restrain Yan State, so… Emperor Yan simply acted as if he was critically ill and recalled his son!
Qin Shangzhi figured out the key, turned around and hurried back to the prince’s study, and Ren Shijie also hurriedly followed, holding the hem of his long gown.
Seeing Qin Shangzhi who had gone and turned back, the prince raised his eyes and said gently: “Mr. Qin, don’t worry… Tomorrow morning I will go to the palace to ask for permission from the emperor and try my best to persuade him to send troops to Daliang!”
Qin Shangzhi bowed to the crown prince and said, “Your Highness, what I want to talk about is not this matter, but the prince Murong Li who is held hostage in Jin by Yan! Your Highness… The emperor of Yan is not someone who has never experienced ups and downs. How could his life be in danger because of the joint attack of Liang and Wei? I think this is just an excuse for Yan to recall the prince Li!”
The prince was somewhat bewildered: “If you want to recall the prince, you can just say so, or replace him with someone else. Why do you have to pretend that you are going to die soon? It doesn’t make sense…”
“Your Highness! The Yan State wants to recall Prince Li. I’m afraid… it’s because the Yan State wants to stand out in this chaotic world!” Qin Shangzhi said solemnly.
The prince glanced at Mr. Fang and chuckled, “Mr. Qin is too nervous. Yan has been relying on Jin for years. After recovering the lost territory of Southern Yan, I admit… Yan’s national strength has greatly increased, and it dares to send troops to help the Northern Rong! This is already considered to be a breakthrough. How else can Yan make a breakthrough? Do you think it dares to draw a sword against my Jin?”
“Your Highness, I’m afraid that Yan State…will take advantage of the fact that Wei State attacked Yan first to attack Wei State! And…will definitely defeat Wei State! Yan State is afraid that if it attacks Wei State in this way, Jin State will be afraid, so while Jin State is still not on guard against Yan State, it will use the Yan Emperor’s health to make trouble and call back Prince Li, so that there will be no worries!” Qin Shangzhi spoke quickly and steadily, “By then…Yan State will make a big splash, and Jin State will have no way to control Yan State!”
“But now my father has agreed to let Murong Li return to the country, and the imperial edict has been issued…” The prince frowned, and deep down he did not take the State of Yan seriously.
Sitting under the lamp, Mr. Fang thought for a moment and bowed to the prince: “Your Highness, let’s not talk about whether what Mr. Qin said can be taken seriously, but… Yan State suddenly called back Prince Li, why don’t you send experts… to escort him along the way, but actually to monitor him secretly. If Yan State really makes any unusual moves, let them capture Prince Li and bring him back to guard against Yan State!”
For the first time, Qin Shangzhi agreed with Mr. Fang from the bottom of his heart and said hurriedly, “Mr. Fang is right!”
The prince sighed and said, “Since Elder Fang and Mr. Qin both said so, then… I will send secret guards to escort you all the way!”
“Your Highness is wise!” Qin Shangzhi bowed deeply to the ground.
“The secret guards that Your Highness has sent to protect the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion are all experts. Why not transfer them? The Princess Zhenguo will return to Shuoyang tomorrow, so there will be no danger!” said Old Fang.
“Okay, Mr. Fang will arrange it!” After the prince said this, he ordered Quan Yu to bring two more lamps and sat at the desk to continue reading memorials.
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Bai Jinzhi returned to the Bai Mansion and told Bai Qingyan about the events in the Prince’s Mansion. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes: “The Prince is so afraid of the Emperor. I think… when the Prince ascends the throne in the future, he might be as afraid of Concubine Yu as he is of the Emperor!”
Bai Qingyan was not as impatient as Bai Jinzhi. She looked up at Bai Jinzhi’s angry face and said, “Forget it. You’ve already said what I want to say. As for the final result, it’s beyond our control. Go and have a rest! We have to go back to Shuoyang tomorrow morning.”
Not long after Bai Jinzhi left, Lupin came to report that the prince had withdrawn all the secret guards stationed outside the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion. Lupin was cautious and sent someone to follow them, but he unexpectedly saw the secret guards of the prince’s mansion riding out of the city at full speed.
Bai Qingyan chuckled. Qin Shangzhi’s reaction was a little slow.
She asked Bai Jinzhi to go and say so much, and she thought Qin Shangzhi would be able to react immediately and persuade the prince to detain Murong Li.
I didn’t expect Murong Li had been out of the city for so long… The prince then sent people on fast horses out of the city to chase Murong Li.
Bai Qingyan liked this little kid Murong Li very much. He was obviously a legitimate son, but at such a young age he dared to be held hostage in Jin on behalf of his half-brother, and mingled well with those playboys in Jin.
It really made Bai Qingyan look at him with new eyes.
From a selfish perspective, Bai Qingyan hopes that the child can return to Dayan safely. From a public perspective… Bai Qingyan is from Jin and is unwilling to sit idly by and watch Dayan become stronger.
Therefore, Bai Qingyan compromised and did not let Bai Jinzhi explicitly say to detain Murong Li. As long as Bai Jinzhi could convey the full message… and point out that Dayan is no longer the Yan Kingdom of yesterday, otherwise it would not dare to send troops to help, Qin Shangzhi would surely figure out the key.
Bai Qingyan guessed that the prince’s men could not catch up with Murong Li.
Even though Murong Li was just a little kid, he was someone who could be cruel to himself. He must have… ridden his horse day and night to Dayan.
Just as Bai Qingyan expected, the prince’s men chased out of the city… and caught up with the Yan envoy’s carriage, but did not see Murong Li.
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