The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 769: no matter how much
Chapter 769 No Matter How Much
Just as Mr. Fang was about to speak, he heard the Crown Prince say, “Oh, right… there are also food and supplies. Although those bandit-suppression troops in Shuoyang are a motley crowd, they are still soldiers after all! We need to dispatch new troops… so that the Princess Zhenguo can use them more conveniently! I invited you two here because I want you to discuss with me where we can spare troops for the Princess Zhenguo.”
Ren Shijie’s eyebrows jumped. This princess who guards the country is really trusted by the prince…
Suddenly, Ren Shijie had an idea and remembered what Mr. Fang said before, that the Princess Zhenguo’s sacrifice of herself to save the Prince was probably a show.
The more Ren Shijie thought about it, the more it made sense to him. The prince might have been tricked by Princess Zhenguo.
But what does this have to do with him? Not to mention that the crown prince now trusts Princess Zhenguo very much. Even if he points this out, the crown prince will think that he and Old Fang are trying to flatter Princess Zhenguo. He may even think that he looks down on him, the crown prince, and thinks that he, the crown prince, is not worthy of such loyalty, which would be bad.
What’s more, the more chaotic Jin is, the better it is for Yan.
Old Fang frowned, “The troops from the Anping camp can be transferred there, but there were generals in the court who could go to Daliang to lead the troops. Although General Shi Panshan is in Southern Xinjiang, and General Jiang Ruhai accidentally broke his leg and is not suitable for the expedition, there is still General Zhen Zeping in the court! General Zhen Zeping was a hero in the Southern Xinjiang War and he also asked to fight. It was when the Left Prime Minister Li Mao issued the military order that he said… Li Mingrui did not want reinforcements, but went to Daliang alone to take over the position of Princess Gao Yi, and he would definitely take back the lost city. Only then did General Zhen Zeping accept the decision, and some people in the court agreed that Li Mingrui should go to Daliang!”
Elder Fang glanced at the Crown Prince cautiously, and continued, “Now the Princess Zhenguo is here… Even if she is leading a motley crowd, she is already leading troops. If we transfer more troops to the Princess Zhenguo, will the Left Prime Minister complain? Will the ministers in the court… Most importantly, General Zhen Zeping will think that the Crown Prince is too fond of the Bai family and relies on the Bai family, and does not trust them, the court officials who are also loyal to the State of Jin.”
Ren Shijie picked up the teacup, blew slowly into it, took a sip, and heard Quan Yu announce outside that Prime Minister Lu, the Minister of War Shen Jingzhong, the Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing, and the Commander of the Imperial Guards Fan Yuhuai had all arrived.
“Why is Prime Minister Lu here as well?” The prince stood up and hurried out to greet him.
“To reply to His Royal Highness, the Minister of War, Lord Shen Jingzhong, happened to meet Prime Minister Lu. The two of them went to court together. The Crown Prince summoned them for an urgent matter, and Prime Minister Lu was worried so he came along.” Quan Yu explained.
The prince stood in the corridor and saw Prime Minister Lu in official uniform being supported by Shen Jingzhong coming down the steps of the corridor. He hurriedly went to greet him: “Prime Minister Lu…”
“Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
Several court officials hurriedly saluted the prince.
The prince stepped forward and gave Prime Minister Lu a fake hand: “Prime Minister Lu, there is no need to be so polite. This time, there is indeed an urgent matter, so I asked you all to come here to discuss it before the morning court. Please…”
In the study, in order to protect Bai Qingyan, the prince said to Lu Xiang and others… He sent Quan Yu to Shuoyang to ask Bai Qingyan whether he could go to war. After all, Bai Qingyan’s name as the God of Death intimidated the various countries. As long as Daliang knew that Bai Qingyan was going to the Northern Expedition, it would be frightened. But the prince did not expect that Bai Qingyan was worried about the tight treasury and said that he would sell his property to raise enough food and money so as not to drag down the court… He took the motley soldiers from Shuoyang to Daliang to take back all the cities and lands lost from Princess Gaoyi.
The prince knew clearly that if Bai Qingyan led the troops out without permission, it would probably cause criticism in the court and would be disadvantageous to Bai Qingyan.
This was the first time that the prince wanted to protect someone so much. He always knew that he was an extremely suspicious person like his father, but this time he wanted to repay Bai Qingyan for risking his life to protect him.
“The Crown Prince wants the Ministry of Revenue to find a way to raise food and money for the Princess Zhenguo?” asked the Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing. Chu Zhongxing could get the food and money… The Left Prime Minister Li Mao had already instructed Chu Zhongxing to make preparations for Li Mingrui’s northern expedition to Daliang.
Now Chu Zhongxing was waiting for the prince’s order to hand over the military rations to the Ministry of War, but suddenly, the person was replaced by Princess Zhenguo.
Fan Yuhuai, who had lost an eye, sat under a tall lamp. Hearing this, he bowed to the prince and said, “Your Highness, it’s not that I am reluctant to leave the Imperial Guards, but after the Wude Gate Incident, the Imperial Guards suffered heavy losses. The new recruits may not be as good as Shuoyang’s motley crowd. Moreover, the most important thing for the Imperial Guards is to protect the Imperial City. The safety of Your Majesty and the Prince is the most important thing!”
The prince nodded and said, “Master Fan is right. Where do you think the garrison troops can be mobilized? No matter how many there are, we must transfer some troops to the Princess Zhenguo.”
When the prince used the word “must”, Shen Jingzhong knew that it meant it had to be done no matter how hard it tried.
“This…” Shen Jingzhong, the Minister of War, looked at Prime Minister Lu and thought for a moment, “If there is a soldier that the Princess of Zhenguo can use easily, it must be the Bai Family Army!”
“No…” Prime Minister Lu shook his head. “Although the Bai Family Army is easy to use for the Princess Zhenguo, Xiliang is ready to make a move now, and the Bai Family Army is still needed to deter the border! Besides, the Bai Family Army is on the border between Jin and Xiliang. If it is transferred to Daliang… It will be too troublesome to travel from the south to the north!”
Shen Jingzhong pursed his lips and said, “I wonder what your Highness thinks about withdrawing the Anping army? The Anping camp is now under the command of Dengzhou Jiedushi Dong Qingyue, and can defend against Rongdi and Xiliang… But there are still Bai’s troops in Xiliang! I think… the Anping camp can be dispatched to reinforce.”
“I would like to interrupt you.” Minister of Finance Chu Zhongxing bowed to the others, “I am a little worried… At the beginning, the son of the Left Prime Minister Li Mao signed a military order to go to Daliang alone. Now that the Zhenguo Princess is going to the war, additional reinforcements are being sent. Will this cause dissatisfaction among the court officials?”
Prime Minister Lu turned his head and glanced at Chu Zhongxing with a sharp gaze, and said to the prince: “The Anping camp is just right! Although the Princess Zhenguo has the reputation of a killer, her body is not good after all. If she is like the famous general Xun Tianzhang of Daliang…”
Prime Minister Lu wanted to say something but stopped himself, but everyone knew what he was going to say next. With Bai Qingyan’s physique, if he really died on the way to conquer Daliang like Xun Tianzhang did, it would definitely not be a good thing for the State of Jin.
“If Liang State thinks that Jin’s invincible Bai family can defeat Jin’s killer Princess Zhenguo, it will definitely damage Jin’s morale, and the war will be even more difficult to fight!” Lu Xiang frowned and looked at the crown prince, “Your Highness, it is really rash to send someone to ask Princess Zhenguo whether she can go to the war. The Bai family has always been loyal and courageous. If the king asks, even if it is impossible… the Bai family will definitely go to the battle.”
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