The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 874: logical
Chapter 874 It’s a natural thing
“General Lin and General Yang, thank you for your hard work!” Bai Qingyan nodded and looked at the silent officials in the hall.
She knew what these officials were thinking. They were wondering whether Bai Qingyan had disobeyed the imperial edict and sent troops to Jiuchongtai to stop the construction and rescue the children that the emperor wanted before entering the capital city. She was so disregarding the emperor’s authority that she was going to rebel.
It was similar to what Bai Qingyan guessed, and all the officials were worried…
Although Princess Zhenguo did nothing wrong, her blatant defiance of the imperial edict and disregard for the imperial power and majesty made people suspect that Princess Zhenguo had rebellious intentions.
If the Princess Zhenguo really has rebellious intentions and wants to replace the current Lin imperial power, what can these powerless civil officials do?
The Princess’ soldiers are everywhere, and many rebellious cities have already surrendered to her. What else can they do?!
Which of the officials present did not see the fawning attitude of the crown prince when he begged for mercy from King Liang? If they were asked to assist such a king, which official present would be willing? !
It is obvious that the Lin family’s imperial power is gone.
They admired the Princess Zhenguo and were even willing to support her, but the prerequisite was… she was a man. How could a woman rule a country?
“Eldest sister…” Bai Jinxiu stepped into the main hall at the right time, bowed to Bai Qingyan, and winked at Bai Qingyan, “Xiao Qi is here! He said he has something urgent to see eldest sister about. It’s about grandmother!”
Although Bai Jinxiu didn’t like Li Mingrui, she had to admit that what Li Mingrui said was right. The matter of her eldest sister becoming emperor… someone needed to take the lead, but the eldest sister couldn’t say it.
Bai Qingyan originally planned to face the ministers directly, but she understood Bai Jinxiu’s intention. It had come to this point, and Bai Qingyan was short of saying clearly that she had already decided to rebel against the Lin imperial power. However, Bai Jinxiu did not want Bai Qingyan to bear the name of a traitor, and wanted to push Bai Qingyan to take a further step with justification. However, she did not know that Bai Qingyan had his own plans.
“I know you all have many doubts in your mind…” Bai Qingyan looked at the ministers in the hall with clear eyes, “Please wait a moment… Bai Qingyan will definitely clear up your doubts! Now the people are unstable and there is a lot to be done… Please discuss and come up with a plan on how to stabilize the people and the government! Also, how to rebuild the disaster-stricken areas in Chongshanling and what measures should be taken. Although there are precedents for disaster relief in previous years, it is still quite heavy for the people. I trouble you all to take more care.”
Bai Qingyan bowed to the court officials and followed Bai Jinxiu out of the hall.
The court officials in the hall were suddenly in an uproar of discussion. Some officials wanted to follow Bai Qingyan, but were stopped by soldiers with swords.
Minister of War Shen Jingzhong looked at Bai Qingyan’s back, turned around and said to Prime Minister Lu in a low voice: “If the Zhenguo Princess comes back with the troops and really wants to be crowned emperor, I’m afraid… we have to agree even if we don’t agree!”
Prime Minister Lu pursed his lips tightly, and said after a while: “But can you say that the Princess Zhenguo did something wrong? His Majesty’s decree… Who wouldn’t be chilled to hear it? I waited for death to make a remonstrance but was thrown into the Heavenly Prison. What about the King of Liang? He only cares about ascending the throne, not the lives of the people. He is not even afraid of the fine writing in the history books! How dare you be loyal to such an unscrupulous emperor who seeks power and usurps the throne?”
Shen Jingzhong lowered his eyes and thought quietly.
“Speaking of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince…” Prime Minister Lu shook his head when he mentioned the Crown Prince.
“Let’s not talk about it!” Shen Jingzhong couldn’t hide his contempt. When he thought of the prince begging for mercy from King Liang, Shen Jingzhong could no longer recognize the prince as his master.
Bai Qingyan left the hall and took off his helmet. Bai Jinxiu took it over. She saw that her elder sister’s arms were shaking, and knew that her elder sister had tried her best to fight quickly and decisively, and must be injured.
Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Jinxiu tenderly, “Did something happen to our grandmother, or are you afraid that if your elder sister directly told those ministers about her intention to rebel, she would be condemned by the public?”
“Prince Liang took my grandmother, the deceased emperor, and the crown prince out of the capital city!”
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan’s pupils tightened.
“Don’t worry, elder sister. Ji Tingyu has already led people to chase them.”
Bai Jinse, who came in from the palace gate on a fast horse, saw Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu on the high steps. She jumped off the horse and almost stumbled and fell. She shouted “Elder sister” at the top of her voice, then hurriedly ran towards the steps holding up her skirt.
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinxiu walked down from the high steps. Bai Jinse’s eyes turned red when she saw her elder sister: “Eldest sister…”
Bai Qingyan stared at his younger sister who had grown a lot taller, then raised his hand and touched Bai Jinse’s head.
“Xiao Qi, didn’t my second sister send soldiers to protect Princess Zhenguo’s mansion? How come grandma was taken away by King Liang?” Bai Jinxiu asked impatiently.
“Prince Liang threatened grandmother with the lives of the emperor and the crown prince, so grandmother left the Princess Zhenguo Mansion alone and left with them. But my elder sister… grandmother had a deeper intention!” Bai Jinse held Bai Qingyan’s hand tightly. “Grandmother said something to Nanny Jiang before she left. I heard it all. Grandmother knew that Prince Liang wanted to use her as a bargaining chip. The reason why she left was, firstly, she couldn’t bear to watch my elder sister, her most beloved granddaughter, destroy the Lin family’s imperial power. Secondly… it was to teach my elder sister the most important lesson in becoming an emperor. The heart of an emperor should be ruthless, the blood of an emperor should be cold, and he should sacrifice small righteousness for the sake of great benevolence, and sacrifice personal feelings for the sake of the overall situation. Only in this way can he become a mature emperor. The heart of an emperor must accommodate the world, and at the pinnacle of power, he is born alone, and there is only the interests of the country, and there is no room for the emperor’s personal honor and disgrace and personal feelings.”
Bai Jinse recited the Grand Princess’ words almost word for word to Bai Qingyan.
“Sister, grandma is determined to die. Either she uses her life to protect the Lin family’s imperial power, or… she uses her life to teach you that emperors are ruthless.” Bai Jinse wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.
Bai Qingyan was raised by the Grand Princess, so when the Emperor issued an imperial decree to forcibly seize the child, when Bai Jinxiu led his troops to besiege the imperial city but hesitated to attack, and when Bai Qingyan led his troops back to the capital, the Grand Princess knew… the Lin family’s imperial power was over.
The Bai family did not rebel because they did not want the people of Jin to suffer innocently, and they did not want the soldiers to die innocently.
But now, not only does the Lin imperial power fail to protect the people, it also uses the people’s children to refine elixirs. One is for immortality… the other is to exchange for the throne in a legitimate way, and that prince… most likely he will do whatever the emperor says!
When the Bai family established the Bai family army, it was to protect the people. Now that the Lin family is harming the people… it is only natural for the Bai family to raise an army to rebel.
“Eldest sister, grandma is the eldest princess of the Lin family, and also our grandma… This is the best choice grandma can make.” Bai Jinxiu didn’t want to make Bai Qingyan sad, so she whispered to comfort her, “Grandma protects the Lin family, just like we protect the Bai family.”
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