The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 845: Safeguard
Chapter 845 A Perfect Plan
Before, Liu Hong and Princess Zhenguo went their separate ways to attack Hancheng in Daliang. He was wondering why, after the Princess Zhenguo arrived, Princess Gaoyi, who was known for her bravery, remained well-behaved in the subsequent battles and did not attack any city.
Now it seems that they are clearly trying to attract the troops of Liang State so that Princess Gaoyi can successfully reach Hancheng and attack the city!
The old prime minister thought again… they were about to move the capital to the direction of Xiangliang. If they really left the city and headed east at that time, they would probably run into Princess Gaoyi, and then the Liang Kingdom would be truly destroyed.
The old prime minister even suspected that the Jin State had originally set such a route… with the intention of forcing the Daliang royal family to the east of Daliang!
The State of Jin wanted them to rush to the lips of Princess Gaoyi.
The old prime minister was filled with desolation and panic. The Jin State had planned this war so carefully, Daliang… would definitely lose!
It seems that even the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi can’t make it in time to save Hancheng!
If you want to blame someone… blame their emperor for being so obsessed with revenge that he completely ignored the State of Liang.
Now, the old prime minister and several other important officials in the court are also getting headaches from the ministers’ noise and are just waiting for the third prince to make a decision.
The plump Third Prince wiped the sweat off his head with a handkerchief, and finally made up his mind. He said, “No need… to let the soldiers die in vain! We… leave the city and surrender!”
“Your Highness! Your Highness, you can’t do that!” The court officials who advocated fighting to the death knelt down before the Third Prince.
“Whether they surrender or fight to the death, the end result is that the country will be destroyed. Why let the soldiers lose their lives in vain?”
“We are willing to fight to the death. If we cannot win… we would rather die for our country!” said a general with tears in his eyes.
“Why bother!” The third prince said in a very light voice, “The hearts of the people of Liang are already with Jin. Don’t you understand? When the Liang court forcibly seized the medicinal herbs from the people and ignored the lives of the people, it was the Princess of Jin who brought the medicinal herbs to save the people! The people who were saved by Jin are the people who were won over by Jin!”
“The Zhao family army has been loyal for generations, so why did Zhao Sheng choose to join the enemy camp? Because… we in Daliang have lost the support of the people!” The third prince choked up and said, “My father is ill in bed. As a prince, I will represent him and surrender with the imperial seal.”
On April 13, the eighteenth year of Xuanjia, Bai Jinzhi, the Princess Gaoyi of Jin, broke into the capital of Liang. The third prince of Liang led all the officials, wearing mourning cloths, holding the Liang national seal and short swords, naked and leading a sheep, and knelt under the horse of Princess Gaoyi.
Bai Jinzhi, covered in blood and murderous aura, took the seal of Daliang, took the dagger, and handed it to Shen Qingzhu.
The Liang State, which had stood in the north for a hundred years, was declared extinct today, and the rich land of Liang State all belonged to the Jin State.
Bai Jinzhi jumped on his horse and shouted, “Clean up the battlefield immediately! Welcome the Princess Zhenguo and General Liu into the city!”
After Bai Jinzhi captured Hancheng, Cai Ziyuan, who followed the subsequent army into the city, saw Bai Jinzhi under the dazzling golden light… His body was covered in blood, and he looked so graceful and heroic, and his heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
No wonder it was once said that the reason why the century-old Zhenguo Mansion has been the backbone of the State of Jin for generations is because… it never produces useless people.
She was just a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, but her murderous spirit was far beyond the reach of many men.
“Mr. Cai!” Bai Jinzhi ordered Shen Qingzhu to give the jade seal and dagger to Cai Ziyuan, “Mr. Cai, please leave the city first and hand the jade seal and dagger to my eldest sister!”
“Yes!” Cai Ziyuan nodded in acceptance.
Inside the Liang Palace, when Emperor Liang heard that the Third Prince had surrendered on his behalf, he was so angry that he held his breath, held the old eunuch’s hand, stood up, and drew his sword. He looked so furious that it seemed as if he was going to kill the Third Prince. However, he had just taken two steps… he spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground with a pair of cloudy and bloodshot eyes open.
The eunuchs in the hall were in a panic and tried to catch Emperor Liang. The imperial physician crawled forward on his knees and found that Emperor Liang had stopped breathing and had been suffocated to death.
Bai Jinzhi led his troops to clear out the stubborn resisters in the Liang imperial palace, and detained all the concubines of Emperor Liang and the eunuchs who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Before Bai Jinzhi had tidied up the Liang court and welcomed his eldest sister into the city, he received an order for Shen Yancong to take over Bai Jinzhi’s task of cleaning up the Daliang Palace. Bai Jinzhi and Shen Qingzhu immediately rode out of the city on horseback to discuss important matters.
Bai Jinzhi and Shen Qingzhu received the order and rode out of the city quickly.
Soon, Bai Jinzhi and Shen Qingzhu left the city and rushed to the camp outside the city. The Jin army, including several generals of the Liang State who later surrendered to the Jin, were all in Liu Hong’s tent.
Cai Ziyuan had already handed Daliang’s jade seal and dagger to Bai Qingyan, and placed them on the desk where Bai Qingyan was sitting.
Liu Hong’s face was solemn. Seeing Bai Jinzhi coming in, he gestured to Bai Jinzhi to sit down. Bai Jinzhi quickly walked towards Bai Qingyan, sat down next to her, and couldn’t hide her excitement and called out, “Elder sister!”
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinzhi who had grown a lot taller, raised his hand and touched Bai Jinzhi’s head, then looked at Shen Qingzhu who was kneeling behind Bai Jinzhi with a serious expression, nodded slightly, and thanked Shen Qingzhu for protecting Xiao Si along the way.
Seeing that everyone was present, Liu Hong turned to Bai Qing and said, “Since everyone is here, please ask Princess Zhenguo to make arrangements!”
Bai Qingyan nodded and said, “The King of Liang in Dadu is plotting rebellion! General Liu and I will lead the army to Dadu to rescue the king! General Bai Jinzhi and General Zhao Sheng will lead all the Jin army, the Anping army, and the Zhao army to stay in Hancheng. Please ask the officials of Daliang to help issue a document to inform that Liang has returned to Jin territory.”
Liu Hong’s palms tightened and he almost couldn’t sit still. He didn’t expect Bai Qingyan to tell these surrendered generals about the riot in the capital city. What if these surrendered generals had other ideas?
Liu Hong could understand why Bai Qingyan placed all the Jin troops in Daliang. He was afraid that after the two of them left, these surrendered generals would have other ideas and take away all the surrendered generals and soldiers of Liang. What if these people rebelled halfway?
Liu Hong has always been cautious, but after much thought, he still has no perfect plan. No matter what, Daliang has been captured at such a huge cost, so he certainly cannot let it be lost!
Just bring these surrendered generals and soldiers back to rescue the emperor. The ones that the Princess Zhenguo brought with her to attack Liang State were all surrendered generals and soldiers. I think… the Princess Zhenguo has a way to subdue these surrendered generals and soldiers.
The generals who surrendered to Jin looked at each other, but Zhao Sheng knew in his heart that Bai Qingyan must be rebelling against Jin!
Zhao Sheng privately thought that this was a good thing, because the country he surrendered to was not the State of Jin but Bai Qingyan!
It’s good that the capital city is in chaos now. The more chaotic it becomes, the faster Bai Qingyan will be able to take over!
Without the constraints of those members of the Jin royal family who have no ambition and only seek to protect themselves, Bai Qingyan’s pace of unifying the world will surely be accelerated!
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