The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 87: King Xin
Chapter 87: Killing Prince Xin
The eldest princess held Bai Qingyan’s hand tightly, turned her head, and looked at her daughters-in-law with a serious look. Her eyes were very calm, and she said, “Eldest daughter-in-law, the mansion is handed over to you, the second daughter-in-law, and the third daughter-in-law! Take good care of the fourth daughter-in-law and the fifth daughter-in-law! Protect the Bai family!”
Dong suppressed her grief and bowed in the direction of the Grand Princess: “Don’t worry, mother, with us here, there will be no chaos!”
The emperor’s aunt, the Grand Princess, brought her granddaughter and, followed by the common people… walked to the palace gate.
“Let’s go! Let’s go too! Let’s go file a complaint with the Grand Princess! Let’s seek justice for the hero!”
“Let’s go! Let’s go together!”
The people were outraged.
The eldest princess held the ebony cane in one hand and tightly grasped Bai Qingyan’s hand with the other hand, walking forward with extremely firm steps. Her voice sounded as if coming from a bell: “Abao, you are too impatient, too impatient, and too hasty in forcing Prince Xin to kill! Do you know that you are forcing His Majesty to kill his only legitimate son? Aren’t you afraid… that the people’s sentiments and grievances will become a sharp blade piercing your heart when you kill Prince Xin?! In the final analysis… Abao, you still don’t believe in me, your grandmother, right?!”
She tightly grasped her grandmother’s withered and trembling hand and said, “In the capital city, more than a hundred people accompanied me. The bamboo slips recording the march have been made public. If the Emperor of Jin is not afraid of the people’s gossip and the loss of the people’s hearts, just take my head! I once fought for the Jin State and was seriously injured and unable to have children! My grandfather, father, uncle, and younger brother all died in the southern border. Under the bright sun and moon, I bet that the emperor dare not kill me…”
“As a daughter of the Bai family, if Bao doesn’t have the courage and will to cut her wrists like a hero, how can she ask for revenge?”
The eldest princess paused, closed her eyes, and then raised her foot again, her throat trembling slightly: “Abao, when will you understand that the living are the most important?! Grandmother…cannot lose any of you again!”
The eldest princess’ voice was full of age, and brown spots were clearly visible between the deep wrinkles on her face, just like the disappointment and worry about her in her voice.
The guards outside the palace gate saw from afar that snow had piled up on both sides of the road, and suddenly groups of people were walking towards the palace gate.
It’s loud and eye-catching.
The gate guards were on full alert and one of them ran back to the barracks to inform the gate commander. By the time the gate commander had hurriedly put on his clothes and came out of the barracks, the Grand Princess, accompanied by the eldest, second, third and fourth Miss Bai, all dressed in mourning clothes, and a group of common people had already arrived at the Wude Gate.
The gatekeeper stepped forward and saluted the Grand Princess. After standing up, he asked, “I am here to see the Grand Princess. I wonder why the Grand Princess…”
Unexpectedly, before the gatekeeper had finished speaking, the third daughter of the Bai family took down her drumstick and beat the drum vigorously…
The sound of the rusty drum, which had been lying outside the palace gate for hundreds of years and no one cared about it, startled the birds in the palace and made them fly away.
The eldest princess knelt down outside the palace gate, holding on to a tiger-head cane, and the gatekeeper knelt down in fear.
The young lady of the Bai family, her loyal servants, and the common people all knelt down behind the Grand Princess. The movement was as powerful as a wave and caught everyone off guard.
At this moment, the emperor, who was leaning on the couch drinking tea and watching the delicate beauty playing the pipa, heard the faint sound of drums and frowned, and shouted: “Gao Demao…”
Gao Demao, the most respected eunuch beside the emperor, came in hurriedly and knelt down: “Your Majesty…”
“Where does the drum sound come from?! I can’t even listen to a song in peace!” The emperor was quite displeased.
“Your Majesty, I heard that it seemed to come from the front, and I have sent a young eunuch to check it out.” Gao Demao said.
Outside Wude Gate.
Bai Jinxiu knelt beside the Grand Princess, holding the bamboo slips and reading each word clearly with tears in her eyes…
Bai Jinxiu spoke in a clear and melodious voice. Although she sounded like crying, her pronunciation was extremely clear and fast, so that everyone present could hear it clearly.
The six bamboo slips were clearly just records of the march, but as Bai Jinxiu read them out in a rhythmic manner, it made people feel as if they were on a battlefield with deafening cries of killing, flashing swords and sabers, blood splattering, and a life-and-death struggle.
Liu Huanzhang, who had already betrayed the country, spread a false message that food and grass had just been transported to Fengcheng, but was suddenly attacked by the Southern Yan cavalry, and 50,000 cavalry surrounded the city! The food and grass were trapped in the city. Without waiting for the Duke of Zhenguo to issue an order, Prince Xin arrogantly ordered the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo Bai Weiting, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, Bai Qiying, to lead 40,000 elite troops from Xinzhou to rush to the rescue.
The Duke of Zhenguo had many years of experience in marching and guessed that there was a trick, but the King of Xin took out the golden medal and arrow granted by the emperor to force him, and the Duke of Zhenguo had no choice but to agree. Later, the scouts reported that the main force of 250,000 people in Xiliang was ambushed in the mountains of Chuanling, trapping Bai Qiying’s 40,000 soldiers who came to rescue.
Seeing that he had fallen into a trap, Prince Xin was in a state of panic and forced Bai Weiting to lead the main force of the army to the Chuanling Mountains to join forces with Bai Qili to annihilate the main force of Xiliang. Bai Weiting suspected that there was a trick, but Prince Xin, under the order of the emperor, forced Bai Weiting to fight, saying that if Bai Weiting did not obey, he would report to the emperor, saying that Bai Weiting’s disobedience after seeing the golden order would be enough to kill all his clans.
Duke Zhenguo Bai Weiting had no choice but to take risk in deployment. He ordered General Bai Qijing of the Cavalry to lead an army of 20,000 to bypass Fengxian and raid the Xiliang military camp, and Deputy Commander Bai Qishan to lead 5,000 elite troops to rush to the aid of Fengcheng.
Bai Qingming and Bai Qingqi led 10,000 elite soldiers of the Bai family army to station at the important roads of Linggu in order to support all parties.
Bai Weiting personally led an army of 50,000 to the Chuanling Mountains and ordered his deputy general Liu Huanzhang to lead the main force of 180,000 soldiers to hide in Black Bear Mountain and wait for an opportunity to raid the Chuanling Mountains.
Just as Bai Weiting expected, he led an army of 50,000 into the Sichuan Mountains and fell into a trap. The 40,000 elite soldiers led by Bai Qiying were all wiped out. The 450,000 troops of Xiliang were assembled to wait for the Duke of Zhenguo. The Duke of Zhenguo could only pin his hopes on his deputy general Liu Huanzhang to lead the troops in a desperate fight.
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Jin army fought hard for three days, and the 50,000-strong army was almost exhausted, but there was no sign of support from the deputy general Liu Huanzhang.
The commander-in-chief of Xiliang requested to see the Duke of Zhenguo Bai Weiting, saying that Liu Huanzhang had betrayed the Duke of Zhenguo Bai Weiting for power, and informed Xiliang and Southern Yan of the marshal’s deployment of troops. Xiliang sent out an army of 700,000 soldiers from all over the country, and Southern Yan also sent out 400,000 elite soldiers from the whole country. This time they were determined to annihilate the Bai family’s army and the Bai family’s family and break the backbone of the Great Jin Kingdom.
The Xiliang commander also informed the Duke of Zhenguo that Liu Huanzhang had used the name of Duke of Zhenguo Bai Weiting to lure the sons of the Bai family and captured five people. Now he led his troops to escape, accusing the Duke of Zhenguo of treason and turned around to attack Fengcheng. The Jin army, which was still struggling desperately, immediately lost its morale after hearing the news, like a flock of sheep surrounded by wolves, unable to resist.
Marshal Bai Weiting was shot by several arrows. Before his death, he ordered Bai Qinghui and Bai Qingyang of the Tiger Camp to meet Prince Xin with military records and inform him to prevent Liu Huanzhang from rebellion! He ordered the entire army to fight for the two men at all costs.
Xiao Rongyan: In this chapter, my wife beat the drum to report the incident, but as her husband… I couldn’t even get a supporting role!
Bald author: Oh my god, why hasn’t this chapter been sent out?! It’s the fault of the pre-storage box…