The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 790: Chiaki
Chapter 790 Qianqiu
When Zhao Sheng heard Bai Qingyan’s words, the last bit of worry in his heart disappeared completely. He even felt grateful to Bai Qingyan. His eyes were slightly hot. He thanked Bai Qingyan from the bottom of his heart for saying these words to him with an oath, which completely dispelled the guilt in his heart… for the people of Daliang who had been protected by the Zhao family for generations.
He stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan again: “On behalf of the people of Daliang, I would like to thank Princess Zhenguo. Please give me some more time. I will persuade other generals. After all… our families are all in Hancheng, and we cannot be without scruples.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “General Zhao, just do your best, don’t force it!”
With the joining of Zhao Sheng in the Jin army, Liu Hong and Bai Qingyan had a clearer understanding of the situation in Liuzhou.
At this time, Zhao Sheng was sitting in Liu Hong’s tent, telling all the Jin generals everything he knew about the situation in Liuzhou City ahead.
The epidemic in Liuzhou City was not particularly serious, so the local officials of Liuzhou ordered people to isolate the infected people in a Taoist temple outside the city, and sent doctors to take care of the infected people together with the immortal masters in the temple.
Of course… The relatives of those people infected with the disease were afraid that their family members would not be properly taken care of, so some of them would follow. There were few children who followed their elderly parents to the Taoist temple in the city, but many mothers who followed their young children to the Taoist temple.
Hearing this, Lin Kangle sneered: “That’s why I say I’d rather be with a beggar mother than a rich father.”
Lin Kangle was born in a poor family and had extremely bad memories of his father who abandoned him and his mother, so he hated the idea of a father not caring about the life and death of his young son.
Zhao Sheng bowed to Liu Hong and Bai Qingyan and said, “The most urgent thing is that Zhao Sheng thinks we should send troops to the Taoist temple first and deliver the prescription so that more people can get timely medical treatment! This will let the people and soldiers in Liuzhou know that the Jin army will not enter the city to burn, kill and plunder, but will treat the people instead. In this way… Zhao Sheng may be able to persuade Yang Wuce, the general guarding Liuzhou, to open the city gate, so that we can enter Liuzhou without any soldiers.”
After hearing what Zhao Sheng said, Liu Hong turned to look in Bai Qingyan’s direction and asked, “Princess Zhenguo, do you think what General Zhao said is feasible?”
“I’m afraid that if the prescription is sent over, it will benefit Daliang, and Daliang will be able to gather more soldiers to fight with our soldiers!” Lin Kangle disagreed.
“Let the soldiers escort the doctor to the Taoist temple first. It is important to treat the people. I will write a letter to explain the whole story and send someone to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.” Bai Qingyan looked at Liu Hong, “We are all military generals. We know that military generals fight to protect the people. Soldiers defend the city gates to protect the lives of the people in the city. The general defending Liuzhou City will definitely not be willing to watch the people in the city die of the disease one after another! To defeat the enemy without fighting is the best of all. Bai Qingyan thinks… what General Zhao said is feasible!”
Zhao Sheng, kneeling behind the table, clenched his palms. He admitted that he had selfish motives in coming up with this idea. He wanted to save as many Liuzhou citizens as possible. The epidemic takes lives… If it was delayed for another day, more people would die.
“In that case, then let’s do as the Princess Zhenguo said, please…” Liu Hong’s gaze fell on Lin Kangle first, and seeing that Lin Kangle was frowning, he looked at Wang Xiping, wanting them to send their subordinates. However, Wang Xiping lowered his head and seemed unwilling to let his subordinates go, fearing that their subordinates would also be infected with the disease.
“Let Zhao Ran go!” Bai Qingyan said, “When Zhao Ran was in Shuoyang, he helped manage the treatment center. He knows how to help doctors take care of the sick, and can prevent himself and our soldiers from contracting the disease to the greatest extent possible.”
Zhao Sheng looked at Bai Qingyan again, his palms clenched tighter, he straightened his back and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Zhao Sheng thanks the Princess Zhenguo on behalf of the people of Liuzhou City.”
After the order was issued from Liu Hong’s tent, Bai Qingyan called Zhao Ran, who was about to escort the herbs to the Taoist temple, to his side.
Bai Qingyan stood with his hands behind his back, and walked a few steps with Zhao Ran to a remote and deserted place, and whispered: “After you go to the Taoist temple, build a good relationship with the yamen runners sent by the government to manage those infected. The infected people in Liuzhou were sent to the Taoist temple for treatment. When they left the city, the government must have issued travel permits in case the recovered people returned to the city! After you go this time… you must try to get the travel permits of those who died of the disease. It would be best if they were foreigners who stayed in Liuzhou but were infected with the disease and sent to the Taoist temple, and who were not well known by the yamen runners!”
“As for those who have been cured but are unwilling to return to Liuzhou City because of the upcoming war in Liuzhou, you can try to get their pass and tell them that the Jin army will make proper arrangements for them and bring them to the Jin army camp.”
Zhao Ran nodded.
“Take away the 20 guards from the Bai family who came with me, and tell them that their mission is to go straight to Hancheng and rescue Zhao Sheng’s family! You must be quick! Before you leave, go see Zhao Sheng and ask him for a token.” Bai Qingyan instructed, “After rescuing the people, split into two groups… One group will pretend to be Zhao Sheng’s family members and go south to join the Jin army, and the other group will take Zhao Sheng’s family members to the north of Hancheng and find a place to hide! You must wait until Hancheng is captured before returning to Hancheng.”
“In addition, if we can get the merchant’s pass, after entering the city, we can use the excuse that the servants died of the plague or fled, and use a large sum of money to gather the people of Liuzhou to escort the goods and send them to various places in Daliang. We can spread the word that the Jin army has given Daliang the prescription for curing the plague, and… this time, the Jin army saved the people who were left to die in the Taoist temple!”
“There must be civilians or merchants in Liuzhou who want to flee Liuzhou because of the upcoming war. Order people to ride fast horses around Liuzhou and hijack other people’s identities on the official roads leading to various places! Make sure to spread the news that the Liang court has obtained a prescription for curing the epidemic and that the Jin army has rescued people as quickly as possible.”
Zhao Ran understood Bai Qingyan’s intention and said, “Don’t worry, Miss. Zhao Ran will definitely get it done!”
An hour later, Zhao Ran brought enough people, doctors and herbs to the Taoist temple outside Liuzhou City.
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Bai Qingyan returned to the big tent and picked up a pen to write a letter to the prince personally.
In the letter, she first expressed her gratitude to the prince, and said in the letter… no matter what, she would definitely hold on until she captured Hancheng, the capital of Daliang. Moreover, Daliang was currently short of medicinal materials for treating the epidemic, especially Huangcen. If the prince could find a way to send more medicinal materials, Bai Qingyan would be able to capture more cities in Daliang without bloodshed to reduce the burden on Jin State.
She also truthfully wrote in the letter that as long as they could capture Daliang… Jin would be able to control the fertile land of the Daliang Plain, which would not only fill the treasury, but also reap the benefits of fishing, salt and shipping, which would benefit Jin for generations to come.