The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 792: The people are the foundation of the country
Chapter 792: People are the Foundation of the Nation
After saying that, Zhao Sheng took out the prescription written on sheepskin from his chest and threw it to Yang Wuce.
“This is what the Zhenguo Princess asked me to pass on to Brother Yang. The Zhenguo Princess said that this is the prescription for treating the epidemic in the Jin State. Please pass it on to the Daliang court so that more people and soldiers can be cured! To put it bluntly, wars between countries are all for the benefit of their respective motherlands. In the final analysis… it is for the benefit of the rulers of various countries, and the most innocent are the people and soldiers! Even if Brother Yang is unwilling to betray his motherland today, the Zhenguo Princess can understand Brother Yang’s loyalty to the emperor. If he attacks Liuzhou City in the future, he will definitely control the Jin army and will not burn, kill, rob, or hurt any civilians.”
Yang Wuce tightly grasped the sheepskin in his hand, and looked at Zhao Sheng with a wary look in his eyes.
“Brother Yang, Yan is now attacking Wei in order to destroy Wei and lay the foundation for unifying the country in the future and having no worries in the south! Now the Zhenguo Princess is attacking Liang and vows to make Liang return to Jin in order to clear the obstacles in the north for unifying the country in the future! The Zhenguo Princess has great ambitions… and will never stop!”
“There is no shortage of capable and skilled generals in this world! What is lacking is… a powerful ruler who can truly pacify the world! And the most difficult thing for generals like us is to meet a powerful ruler who can pacify the world and pledge allegiance to him! Dayan has already made its move. If Brother Yang misses the chance to meet the Princess, in the future… he will have to live in this Liuzhou territory and watch others fight for supremacy in this chaotic world!”
As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he bowed to Yang Wuce, turned his horse around and left.
Yang Wuce held the sheepskin with the prescription for treating the epidemic in his hand, looked at Zhao Sheng’s back in confusion, and unfolded the sheepskin. He didn’t know whether the prescription was real or fake, but after a rough glance, he felt that some of the medicines in it were different from the prescription sent back from the Taoist temple. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Sheng’s back again.
The prescriptions used by the Jin army to treat the people in the Taoist temple were sent back to Liuzhou City. Yang Wuce had already reported the prescriptions to the capital Hancheng, intending for His Majesty to send the prescriptions to all parts of Liang State as soon as possible, so that Liang State’s epidemic would be cured. However, the prescriptions given by Jin State were different from the previous ones…
Yang Wuce didn’t believe that Jin would be so stupid as not to worry that the Taoist temple’s prescription for treating the epidemic had been known to Liang State, and send a fake prescription to harm Liang State.
So…what is the Jin State up to?
After a while, Yang Wuce turned his horse around and returned to Liuzhou City with the sheepskin. He summoned all the doctors in the city to study whether the prescription was true or false.
Zhao Sheng rode back to the Jin army camp quickly. Before he could report to Liu Hong and Bai Qingyan, he heard Lin Kangle ask, “What did you give Yang Wuce just now?”
“It was me who asked General Zhao to give the improved prescription for treating the epidemic to General Yang.” Bai Qingyan looked at Lin Kangle and said, “General Lin, don’t worry!”
When Lin Kangle heard this, his eyes widened. He did not refute anything in front of Zhao Sheng at that time, but after the Jin army returned to the camp, he still couldn’t help but go to see Bai Qingyan.
Wang Xiping had tried to persuade Lin Kangle before he came, but failed. Wang Xiping was worried that Lin Kangle would offend Princess Zhenguo by his words, so he had to come with him. After all…Princess Zhenguo’s body couldn’t stand the anger.
Bai Qingyan was sitting in the big tent, staring at Bai Jinzhi flipping through the local chronicles…
After taking Liuzhou, Bai Qingyan, Liu Hong and Bai Jinzhi will split their troops into three groups. Bai Jinzhi’s route has been decided, so he will naturally have to read the local chronicles, which will be helpful for subsequent marching and fighting.
When Bai Jinzhi was distracted, she looked up and saw Lin Kangle and Wang Xiping walking towards the big tent, tugging at each other. She turned to Bai Qingyan, who was leaning against her hidden bag and reading a book, and said, “Sister, it seems that General Lin Kangle and General Wang Xiping are here to see you!”
Bai Qingyan, holding the bamboo slips, sat up straight and said to Bai Jinzhi, “Go and invite General Wang Xiping and General Lin Kangle to come in.”
Bai Jinzhi sat up in response, walked out of the tent, stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Wang Xiping and Lin Kangle who were still arguing, and said with a smile: “General Wang, General Lin!”
When Lin Kangle saw Bai Jinzhi, he pulled away Wang Xiping’s hand that was holding his arm, walked quickly towards the big tent, bowed to Bai Jinzhi, and then entered the big tent. He knelt on one knee and saluted Bai Qingyan: “Princess Zhenguo, please forgive me for asking such a rude question. When Princess Zhenguo sent Zhao Ran with doctors and herbs to treat the people abandoned in the Taoist temple in Liuzhou City, I was worried that the prescription would be secretly sent back to Liuzhou City by the doctors in Daliang! Today…Princess Zhenguo directly gave the prescription for treating the epidemic to Daliang! If Daliang can’t get the prescription, it will be easier for our Jin State to conquer Liang State, and fewer soldiers will die! What Princess Zhenguo did…I don’t understand.”
Wang Xiping also entered the tent and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Greetings, Princess Zhenguo!”
After Bai Qingyan nodded to Wang Xiping, he looked at General Lin Kangle who was furious and said, “This is the first time I see General Lin so angry!”
Wang Xiping stepped forward and said with a smile: “General Lin is afraid that after Daliang cures the epidemic, he will be able to withdraw more troops to deal with our Jin State, causing greater casualties to our Jin soldiers. Princess Zhenguo, please don’t blame General Lin!”
Bai Qingyan put down the bamboo slips in his hand, motioned Wang Xiping and Lin Kangle to sit down first, and then slowly spoke: “So, General Lin… I knew that the last time I sent Zhao Ran and the doctors to the Taoist temple to treat the civilians of Liang State, the prescription might have been sent back to Liuzhou City, so why did you give another copy of the prescription to General Yang Wuce?”
Bai Qingyan asked back, which stumped Lin Kangle.
“General Lin, have you ever heard of these four words… the people are the foundation of the country?” Bai Qingyan asked with a smile.
Lin Kangle knelt in front of the desk and nodded, holding the sword at his waist, obviously still not convinced.
“General Lin, you should have a bigger vision. We conquer Liang and capture its cities. Then… in the future, the people of Liang will be the people of Jin. Now that the epidemic is raging, we will hand over the prescription to Liang… If the emperor of Liang can help the people quell the epidemic, wouldn’t that be good? And this prescription was given to Liang by our Jin through General Yang, the general who guards Liuzhou. In the future, won’t the generals and people in the cities of Liang be grateful for your kindness?”
Lin Kangle lowered his eyes and pondered Bai Qingyan’s words.
“After the Emperor of Liang gets the prescription, he will need a large amount of medicinal herbs to treat the epidemic. But will the Emperor of Liang prioritize the soldiers first, or the people first?” Bai Qingyan curled his lips slightly at Lin Kangle, neither anxious nor annoyed, but his aura was very intimidating.
“The Emperor of Liang is bent on revenge, so he will definitely focus on his soldiers first!” Lin Kangle looked up and said.
“In this case, wouldn’t the people of Liang… hope that the Jin army, who are willing to save their lives and give them medicinal herbs, can capture the city and save their lives or the lives of their relatives?”
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