The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 819: lead troops to defend
Chapter 819 Leading the troops to defend
“I wonder what clever plan the Princess Zhenguo has. Why don’t you tell me about it?”
As soon as Xiao Rongyan finished speaking, King Xihuai nodded repeatedly: “Yes, if Princess Zhenguo has any good ideas, please speak up. I will be grateful to you!”
“Since Wei is at war with Dayan, Wei still needs to work hard on Yan’s side! For example, what King Xihuai said before about asking for peace… What price does Wei intend to pay for peace?” she asked.
“When Wei asked for peace, it told Yan that it would cede all the land and cities that Yan had conquered to Yan, and all the cities north of Changcheng, just asking Yan to stop fighting and let the people recuperate and avoid suffering! But… Yan still didn’t want to stop fighting, and was determined to destroy Wei! I…”
“Can Wei still make concessions in the diplomatic relations between the two countries?” she asked.
“As long as the war can be stopped and the two countries can have diplomatic relations… Wei is willing to follow Yan’s lead in private, but Yan is still unwilling to do so.”
“Then we should take another step back and pay tribute.” She turned to look at King Xi Huai, “You can announce to the world that Wei is willing to submit to Yan and pay tribute every year… We only ask for a truce so that the people can rest and recuperate!”
“Call… pay tribute?!” King Xihuai’s face turned pale, as if he had been humiliated. “To the State of Yan?!”
Xiao Rongyan loosened his grip on the hem of his clothes and continued to follow the words of King Xihuai: “Two years ago… Yan was still a small and humble country that was subject to other countries. Now the Princess Zhenguo wants us to submit to such a small country? King Xihuai said that he was secretly following the lead of Yan. We, Wei, already feel extremely humiliated… let alone paying tribute.”
“But the Wei State was defeated by such a small country that you all looked down upon, and was completely helpless. It was even in danger of extinction!” She looked at Xiao Rongyan, “Although the Wei State once relied on its geographical advantages to dominate the world, the world is changing so fast. If the Wei State still indulges in the past… and claims to be a strong country, it will be destroyed sooner or later.”
She retracted her gaze and looked at King Xi Huai again: “Think about the Yan State in the past. When it was beaten by the Jin State and could not resist, it became a vassal and paid tribute to the Jin State. Didn’t the Yan State feel that it suffered a great humiliation? The country must survive first before it can become strong! Now that the Yan State has recovered, won’t it still beat the Wei State?”
King Xihuai looked hesitant.
Seeing that King Xihuai seemed to be persuaded, Xiao Rongyan pretended to smile calmly, “What Princess Zhenguo said is reasonable, but as a Wei person, I cannot watch my motherland suffer such a great humiliation. I can obviously ask for help from other countries, why do I have to be so servile? And knowing that Princess Zhenguo has the ambition to annex all the countries in the world, I can’t help but suspect… Princess Zhenguo persuaded King Xihuai in this way for other purposes.”
King Xihuai looked at Xiao Rongyan and felt that Xiao Rongyan was a Wei person after all. He always cared about his motherland and was even willing to confront his fiancée. He felt much more at ease.
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan turned to look at Xiao Rongyan and said calmly, “Without the courage to endure hardships, how can we work hard to govern and become stronger? And how can we talk about tomorrow? I persuaded Wei to announce to the world that it is willing to pay tribute to Yan and become a vassal. If Yan insists on destroying Wei, it will become the target of public criticism. Will Yan not think twice?”
She sighed softly, picked up the teacup, pressed the tea leaves floating on the clear tea soup with the cup lid, took a sip of the tea, and continued: “It is true that I have the ambition to annex all the countries in the world, and I have never concealed it! Indeed… if Yan State cannot destroy Wei for the time being, Yan State cannot clear the inevitable obstacles, and cannot boldly compete for the Central Plains, it will be good for our Jin State to unify the world! But in this way, Wei State can also survive temporarily. This is killing two birds with one stone, isn’t it good?”
She looked at Xiao Rongyan: “Rongyan, as a Wei person, do you have to wait for your motherland to be destroyed for the sake of dignity? Perhaps Wei will be able to rise again if it gets a chance to catch its breath. No one can say for sure! After all, everyone in this world can compete for supremacy… Who will win the game will be decided in the end.”
“I dare not say that the plan of the Zhenguo Princess is bad, but if we can ask the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi to send troops to help, or if Jin is willing to help, wouldn’t it be better to force Yan to cease fire with Wei? Why must we choose the path of kneeling and paying tribute?” Xiao Rongyan looked at King Xihuai and asked with a smile, “Let’s take a step back… Even if Jin and Rongdi are unwilling to help, it’s not too late for Wei to take another step at this time! What do you think, Your Majesty?”
“Rong Yan’s words make sense!” Xihuai Wang bowed to Bai Qingyan, “I know that the Princess Zhenguo has good intentions. Since the Princess Zhenguo cannot act as a guarantor… Jin can help Wei, and there is no need to humiliate for the sake of the motherland. I am willing to go to Hancheng to meet the Ghost-faced Prince and give it a try. If it doesn’t work… it’s not too late to talk about paying tribute.”
Bai Qingyan’s main purpose of coming here today is to confirm whether there are any spies around Ayu. Bai Qingyan doesn’t mind whether King Xihuai wants to meet Ayu or pay tribute to the State of Yan.
“In that case, I am the one who is meddling…” Bai Qingyan placed the teacup in his hand on the table beside him.
“Princess Zhenguo, please don’t blame me. Originally… I thought I could ask Princess Zhenguo to intercede with the Crown Prince of Jin, but Rong Yan just analyzed it with me. This time, Jin must destroy Liang to lay the foundation for the unification of Jin in the future. Therefore, it will definitely not be distracted by Wei. Although Wei has no ambition to dominate or unify the world, no matter the Queen Mother of Wei, Your Majesty, or me, we don’t want Wei to become a vassal state of another country in the hands of our generation. If so… I will not be able to face my ancestors after I die.”
King Xihuai spoke very sincerely, with red eyes.
“Bai Qingyan understands what King Xihuai said, so King Xihuai should go and try first. However… in Bai Qingyan’s opinion, it is unlikely that Rongdi will send troops to help Wei. Rongdi and Wei do not share a border. They will either have to go through Xiliang or Jin. Rongdi… is not good at long-distance warfare.”
“So, I hope Jin can help me!” King Xihuai said very quickly, and stood up and bowed to Bai Qingyan. “I originally planned to negotiate with the Ghost-faced Prince, and then let Rong Yan act as a middleman and ask the Princess Zhenguo to intercede. Since the Princess Zhenguo mentioned it first, I will ask the Princess Zhenguo for Wei first.”
“It’s not a difficult task, but I’m afraid… Wei won’t be able to hold out until then! I calculated the itinerary of the Yan army, and I estimate that at this time… the two armies led by Yan general Xie Xun and Yan’s second prince Murong Ping may have already joined forces. It won’t be long… or even now they have reached Changcheng!” She lowered her eyes and stroked the armrests of the chair with her fingers. “Even if Wei sends a famous general… Wei’s general Song Guanxu leads his troops to defend, how long can they hold out?”
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