The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 844: Go straight to the imperial city
Chapter 844: Taking the Imperial City
“Princess Zhenguo!” Yang Wuce rode forward quickly and bowed to Bai Qingyan before saying, “There is a eunuch who claimed to be a servant of the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion and was captured by our people. He said his name was Wei Zhong and he wanted to see the Princess Zhenguo! From what I have seen, he is almost dead! I wonder… is he from the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion?”
Wei Zhong? Why is he here too?
Was it his grandmother who sent him to deliver a letter ordering her to lead troops to defend the king?
Bai Qingyan frowned when he heard this, loosened the reins and dismounted, and asked, “Where are the people?”
Yang Wuce also dismounted and shouted to the back: “Bring the people up!”
Bai Qingyan saw in the distance that two soldiers were carrying Wei Zhong, who was so thin that he could not walk and his toes were dragging on the ground, and they were dragging him forward quickly.
“Master… Master…” Wei Zhong vaguely saw Bai Qingyan, and his cracked lips moved.
Seeing Bai Qingyan coming over, the two soldiers who were holding Wei Zhong quickly put Wei Zhong down, clasped their hands in salute, and stepped aside.
Wei Zhong knelt on the ground, feeling dizzy and shaky. “Master, the King of Liang, the Left Prime Minister Li Mao, and the Commander of the Imperial Guards Fan Yuhuai colluded with each other to rebel, intending to frame the Crown Prince for regicide. I have been ordered to spread the news along the way. Now everyone in Jin should know about it!”
After Wei Zhong finished speaking, he fell to the ground. Bai Qingyan took two steps at a time and held Wei Zhong… Only then did he realize that Wei Zhong had become so thin that only a bag of bones remained.
“Someone come! Carry him down to rest, and ask Doctor Hong to come and see him!” Bai Qingyan said.
Wei Zhong came alone and had to spread the news along the way, but he was able to follow closely behind these secret guards, which shows how capable he is.
“Report…Princess Gao Yi has broken through the gate of Hancheng! She led three thousand troops and marched straight to the Daliang Palace!” The spies in the front sent in battle reports one after another.
Bai Qingyan did not delay any longer, and jumped on his horse, saying loudly to Yang Wei: “Take the soldiers to rest here, General Yang Wuce, follow me on horseback to meet General Liu Hong!”
“Yes!” Yang Wei clasped his fists and said yes.
“Send someone to get a carriage and bring the secret guard and Wei Zhong who just delivered the letter to the south gate of Hancheng!” After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, he kicked the horse’s belly and rushed out first.
Yang Wuce told Yang Wei to hurry, and then he took a team of cavalrymen and followed Bai Qingyan.
Wei Zhong was the eunuch serving his grandmother, the Grand Princess, and was more convincing than the royal secret guards who had already been under Bai Qingyan’s command.
Bai Jinxiu is still in the capital city. Daliang should be pacified today. Leave Bai Jinzhi to lead a large force to garrison Daliang and control the fertile land of Daliang city which has just been conquered. She and Liu Hong will lead troops to defend the king.
Only in this way can we ensure that the battle in Daliang is not in vain. Otherwise, if she and Bai Jinzhi lead troops to defend the king, once… the Bai family rebels, Liu Hong has a large army under his command, and with his loyalty to the emperor, there is no guarantee that he will not try to support the Lin family’s imperial power.
And since Liu Hong was traveling with her, she had plenty of time to convince Liu Hong. Even if Liu Hong still firmly supported the Lin family in the end, she could still control Liu Hong with minimal losses.
So…the only one who stayed in Daliang was Bai Jinzhi.
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A troop led by Liu Hong was attacking the south gate of Hancheng.
Probably because he had heard that Princess Gaoyi had entered the city and Princess Zhenguo would be here soon, Liu Hong knew that this battle would definitely lead to the destruction of Liang, and he actually set up a tea table in the back to drink tea.
Upon hearing that Princess Zhenguo was coming, Liu Hong hurried out of the makeshift tent to greet her.
Seeing Bai Qingyan rein in her horse and stop, Liu Hong stepped forward, looking very happy and cheerful: “Princess Zhenguo!”
Bai Qingyan took two steps towards Liu Hong, bowed briefly, and said, “Lord Liu, something has happened in the capital! Prince Liang has teamed up with Fan Yuhuai and the left prime minister Li Mao to accuse the crown prince of regicide! They want to kill your majesty and take the throne with the crown prince!”
Liu Hong’s face changed drastically: “How…how could it be? That King Liang…”
“My second sister Bai Jinxiu sent the secret guards to report the news first, and then the old eunuch Wei Zhong who served my grandmother also came!” Bai Qingyan turned his head and looked at Yang Wuce, “General Yang Wuce was there at the time! General Liu can ask! Yang Wei is already looking for a carriage… He will send the secret guards and Wei Zhong and others here soon! But I think… there is no time to lose, we should rush back as soon as possible! If we can go back earlier, we may still be able to save His Majesty and the prince!”
The news came too suddenly, and Liu Hong’s mind was a little confused: “But…is the news reliable? Now the beam has not been taken down yet. Even if it is taken down, there are still many things to deal with!”
“To be honest with General Liu, my original intention… was to let General Liu stay to handle the follow-up matters, and I would lead the troops back to Dadu City to rescue His Majesty and the Prince. But General Liu knows about my health… I don’t know when I will collapse. After all, Xiao Si is young and his prestige in the army is not as high as General Liu’s. If I go back to Dadu City with Xiao Si to rescue His Majesty, I am afraid His Majesty will be afraid. Therefore… I can only let General Liu go back to Dadu City with me to rescue Him!” Bai Qingyan said.
Bai Qingyan did not hide the fact from Liu Hong that she knew the emperor was afraid of her, and she presented the facts to Liu Hong. As a general the emperor could trust somewhat, the emperor had already told Liu Hong the whole story as early as the first expedition to Daliang… The emperor wanted to use Bai Qingyan but he did not trust her.
Now, Liu Hong believes in Bai Qingyan’s loyalty to the prince. Considering from the perspective of a minister, if the rescue operation is to go smoothly, he really cannot let Bai Jinzhi and Bai Qingyan return to the capital city together to rescue the emperor.
“I understand what the Princess Zhenguo said! So… I will let my deputy general lead 20,000 soldiers to rush to the aid of Dadu City immediately! Then order an all-out siege on the city and capture Daliang, and we will lead the main army to follow closely!” Liu Hong said.
“Bai Jinzhi has already entered Hancheng from the east gate…” Bai Qingyan turned around and ordered, “Go tell Zhao Sheng and Zhao Ran… to attack the city immediately! Make sure to take down Hancheng as quickly as possible!”
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In Hancheng, Bai Jinzhi, with blood all over his face and armor, rushed into the imperial city, charging ahead on his horse, turning back and shouting: “All soldiers, do not harm the people of Hancheng, and go straight to the imperial city! Kill!”
“kill!”
The loud shouts of the Jin army generals were deafening.
The people hid in their homes with their doors closed and dared not breathe. Parents who had young children held them in their arms and covered their mouths tightly, for fear that their children’s crying would attract the Jin army and bring disaster to the whole family.
Inside the Daliang Palace, important officials of Daliang gathered in the main hall. Some said that they should fight to the death, while others said that they should leave the city and surrender. The two groups quarreled fiercely, and Emperor Liang was so angry that his eyes were crooked and his mouth was crooked. He had a stroke and was bedridden. When he heard that Princess Gaoyi of Jin had led her troops into Hancheng, his face turned red and his neck became thick, and he fainted. The imperial physician hurried to treat him.
Listening to the continuous reports of the battle, Princess Gaoyi has taken the lead in leading people into the city, and the doubts that Prime Minister Liang Ting had in his heart were finally solved…
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