The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 717: All trees and trees are soldiers
Chapter 717: Every Tree and Grass Seems Like an Enemy
Bai Qingyan was very emotional and started coughing heart-wrenchingly as he spoke.
The prince was at a loss as to what to do, and hurriedly called Quanyu: “Quanyu, hot tea!”
Quan Yu brought the hot tea to Bai Qingyan, but Bai Qingyan waved his hand. After thanking Quan Yu, he turned his head and stared at the prince, and continued to say to the prince: “If Your Highness the Prince massacres the people of Liangcheng today, someone will make a fuss about it in the future. Your Highness, as the ruling prince, massacred the infected people in the two cities. This sin… no matter what great achievements Your Highness the Prince makes in the future, it cannot be erased.”
At this point, Bai Qingyan’s face showed sorrow: “Just… just like Bai Qingyan had to burn and kill the surrendered prisoners in Wengshan Gorge in order to win the victory over Xiliang, this matter has become an indelible stain on Bai Qingyan! Bai Qingyan killed the enemy, but Your Highness wants to slaughter… but the people of our Jin State. This matter will definitely be a heavier sin than Bai Qingyan’s massacre of the surrendered prisoners!”
The prince’s breathing was a little rapid. He really didn’t expect the consequences of this matter to be so serious.
He originally just felt that too much manpower, material resources and financial resources had been invested in this epidemic but it could not be cured, and instead it became more and more serious. The investment of money and food was like a bottomless pit. The number of people infected with the epidemic in Jin State increased day by day, and coupled with the war in Daliang… and the need to build a nine-story platform for his father, the national treasury could not afford it, and the lives of the people of Jin State could not be wasted anymore. So after discussing with Old Fang, he came up with this idea.
“Princess Zhenguo is worrying too much. The Crown Prince will naturally punish the generals guarding the two cities, and they will take the blame for the Crown Prince! Most of the people are ignorant… After the generals are punished, they won’t have time to express gratitude to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so how can they put the stigma on the Crown Prince?” Old Fang looked at Bai Qingyan and spoke, suppressing his dissatisfaction.
“Mr. Fang, what you said is absurd!” Bai Qingyan’s eyes were murderous. He guessed that the idea of massacring the plague victims in the two cities was probably from Mr. Fang, so he said, “No matter how ignorant the people are, when they see the people in the two cities being massacred, won’t they guess that this is an order from above? Won’t they guess… that punishing the generals is just to find someone to take the blame! Besides… most of those who are willing to stand up and take the blame for His Highness are loyal to His Highness. If such people are pushed out to take the blame, it will only make those who follow the prince… the court officials who are loyal to the prince feel insecure! Who else dares to be loyal to the prince without any second thoughts!”
The prince was so frightened by Bai Qingyan’s words that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Mr. Fang was speechless and could only ask, “I really want to know how the Princess of Zhenguo learned about the Crown Prince’s secret order to deal with the plague victims in the two cities?”
Bai Qingyan frowned, “It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who sent someone to Shuoyang to tell me. What does Mr. Fang mean by asking this?”
Elder Fang stared at Bai Qingyan, raised his hand and bowed in the direction of the Crown Prince: “Your Highness the Crown Prince has never sent anyone to Shuoyang…”
Bai Qingyan looked towards the prince, his face also full of confusion.
The prince saw Bai Qingyan’s expression and nodded: “I…did not send anyone to Shuoyang, but I didn’t mean to hide it from you, it’s just…you are not in good health, I don’t want you to worry about these things.”
Bai Qingyan’s expression became more and more puzzled. He stared at the prince and asked, “But the person who came here did claim to be from the prince’s mansion, and this matter is confidential, so it must not be known to everyone. If the prince did not send someone to Shuoyang, who would pretend to be the prince to send a message to me?”
Mr. Fang suddenly thought of Qin Shangzhi…
When Mr. Fang was discussing the matter with the Crown Prince, Qin Shangzhi had strongly opposed it, saying that the Crown Prince’s behavior was conscienceless, which made the Crown Prince so angry that he stormed out on the spot.
The prince frowned, and first thought of the two generals who were reluctant to follow the order. Could it be that they did not want to carry out the order, so they sent someone to inform Bai Qingyan of the matter in his name?
Quan Yu obviously thought of Qin Shangzhi as well. He was anxious to clear Bai Qingyan of the suspicion of planting people around the Crown Prince, so he looked at the Crown Prince and said, “Your Highness, that day when the Crown Prince discussed with Mr. Fang and others… to kill all the infected people to avoid the possibility of other people being infected, Mr. Qin Shangzhi always opposed it. Could it be that Mr. Qin saw that he could not stop the Crown Prince, so he used the name of the Crown Prince to tell the Zhenguo Princess, hoping that the Zhenguo Princess could persuade the Crown Prince to stop?”
Old Fang frowned. If it was really Qin Shangzhi who sent someone to pretend to be the crown prince and inform Princess Zhenguo of the matter, asking Princess Zhenguo to come and stop the crown prince from killing those infected, and Princess Zhenguo has obviously persuaded the crown prince now, doesn’t this prove that he was wrong!
But… on second thought, Mr. Fang felt that if Qin Shangzhi sent someone to inform the Princess Zhenguo, then he could make a fuss about who Qin Shangzhi was loyal to, and maybe get Qin Shangzhi out of the Prince’s Mansion.
Thinking of this, Mr. Fang bowed to the prince and asked, “Your Highness, should we call Mr. Qin Shangzhi over?”
Bai Qingyan turned his head and looked at Quan Yu: “Among the guards who came with me from Shuoyang, has anyone seen the man who claimed to be sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Shuoyang to deliver a message? Eunuch Quan Yu, please send someone to call in the Bai family guards who have seen that person.”
Quan Yu looked towards the prince and saw him nod, then he responded and went out to send someone to call him.
“Your Highness… Bai Qingyan came here in a hurry this time because Xiliang is sending troops to attack Nanrong. I asked Lupin to deliver the letter. I wonder if Your Highness the Crown Prince has met Lupin?” Bai Qingyan asked.
“Don’t worry, Lupin has delivered the letter. Xiliang sent troops to the Southern Rong but did not take any action, intending to spy on our Jin State. I have ordered the Dengzhou governor Dong Qingyue to lead the Anping camp garrison and the Dengzhou army to be on guard, and deploy troops on the border of Xiliang to intimidate Xiliang…” said the prince.
“Speaking of this… there is one thing I don’t understand. How did Princess Zhenguo know that Xiliang sent troops to Nanrong?” Old Fang stared at Bai Qingyan.
“What do you mean, Mr. Fang?” Bai Qingyan frowned.
Elder Fang smiled, but his eyes were full of vigilance: “It can’t be that the Crown Prince’s Mansion sent someone to Shuoyang to inform the Princess Zhenguo, right?”
“Mr. Fang, are you speculating without reason that I have placed spies around His Highness, or are you accusing me of paying attention to the military situation in Xiliang?” Bai Qingyan’s eyes were open and clear.
“Mr. Fang!” The prince turned around, frowned and scolded Mr. Fang.
Elder Fang hurriedly bowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and said, “Your Highness, calm down. I just think that the Princess Zhenguo is a little too well-informed. Is she connected to the Bai Family Army in Southern Xinjiang?”
As he spoke, Elder Fang looked at Bai Qingyan, who had a pale face and a deep gaze. “Besides, the Princess Zhenguo was seriously injured while saving His Highness, so she should take good care of herself.”
“Mr. Fang, I know you are narrow-minded, but I also respect that you plan every step for the Crown Prince. Bai Qingyan knows that he will die soon, and he only hopes to pave the way for the Crown Prince more steadily. He has no intention of competing with Mr. Fang in front of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince still needs to rely on Mr. Fang for his future, so Mr. Fang really doesn’t need to be so nervous.”
“Mr. Fang didn’t mean that!” The prince tried to smooth things over.
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