The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 876: never doubt
Chapter 876 Never Doubt
Those generals who had rebelled knew that the Princess Zhenguo had rebelled… and they submitted to her reputation and virtue.
This can be said to be what everyone expects.
“The Bai family has been loyal and righteous for generations! I don’t believe that the Princess Zhenguo would rebel!” An official knelt down and shouted, looking at Bai Qingyan as if seeking confirmation, his voice choked with sobs, “The Bai family has been loyal and righteous for generations. I simply don’t believe that the Princess Zhenguo would disregard the Bai family’s century-old reputation and raise an army to rebel!”
“Many places rebelled because of the stupidity of the Emperor and King Liang. They surrendered when they learned that Princess Zhenguo wanted to rebel against the Lin Dynasty!” Li Mingrui said to the official with a smile, “As this gentleman said, the Bai family… has been loyal for generations. Princess Zhenguo is the eldest daughter of the Bai family and was personally raised by the Grand Princess and King Zhenguo. It is only natural for her to replace the Lin Dynasty. We should support Princess Zhenguo to ascend the throne as the empress and protect the people of our country.”
Lu Xiang’s emotions were in turmoil. When he heard Li Mingrui talking about the King of Zhenguo, Bai Weiting, he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. He raised his eyes like a torch and looked at Bai Qingyan. He took two steps forward and asked, “Princess Zhenguo, are you really going to rebel?”
Bai Qingyan did not avoid Lu Xiang’s gaze at all, nodded, and said solemnly: “To be honest with you, I have been rebelling since I learned that my grandfather, father, uncle and brothers died in the battle in Southern Xinjiang. The death of the Bai family and the Bai family army in Southern Xinjiang was all because Your Majesty thought that the Bai family of the Zhenguo Mansion had a lot of troops and was suspicious of the Bai family and feared the Bai family. The people below tried to guess Your Majesty’s intentions and joined forces to put the men of my Bai family to death.”
The hall was completely silent, and everyone was looking at Bai Qingyan quietly.
Dong Qingping tightened his hands behind his back and couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat for his niece. He felt that Bai Qingyan’s words were too straightforward.
“Do you know why my grandfather ordered the descendants of the Bai family to go to the military camp for training when they are ten years old?” Bai Qingyan held the sword at her waist, her eyes red. She turned her head and looked at the throne that symbolized imperial power. “When our emperor was first appointed as the crown prince, he told my grandfather… my uncle is ten years older than me. Since I was young, I have regarded my uncle as my father and brother, not as a court official. My uncle cares about the people of the world and seeks peace and prosperity for them. I am the same! I have me in the court and my uncle is on the battlefield. For the rest of my life, I will entrust the military power to you and never doubt you.”
The court officials held their breath and listened quietly to Bai Qingyan’s words.
“The Great Jin Dynasty has dominated the other nations for decades, and many marquisates and generals are unwilling to have their sons go to the front lines to risk their lives for fame, which has resulted in very few military commanders in our Jin Dynasty! Since it is impossible to force other generals’ sons to join the army, my grandfather… in order to train future generals for the Great Jin Dynasty to shock other nations, had to order the Bai family’s sons to join the army when they were ten years old. But in the eyes of the emperor… he thought the Bai family wanted to control the military power in their hands!”
“In the battle of Southern Xinjiang, facing the fierce Xiliang general Yun Poxing, my grandfather decided to take all the men of the Bai family to the front line. The youngest, Xiao Shiqi… was only ten years old. Grandfather did not leave any way out for the Bai family. Such loyalty… was because of what the emperor said at the beginning, to seek peace and prosperity for the people of the world! So my grandfather set such a family rule… to prepare for the unification of the Jin Kingdom in the future. Grandfather wanted the sons of the Bai family to become the sharpest blades in the hands of the emperor, and to cultivate the talents of generals needed for the unification of the Jin Kingdom in the future.”
Bai Jinxiu and Bai Jinse stood outside the hall, listening to their elder sister’s voice, which was not loud at all. It was as gentle as the gurgling of a spring, but it made people feel heartbroken.
The Bai family’s fate was due to their belief in the emperor’s oath to unify the world.
“My grandfather’s name was ‘Bu Yu’, which means… he wanted to restore peace to the people and establish a peaceful world. He was determined to do this until his death.”
“The unification of the world… This is the ambition passed down from generation to generation in my Bai family, because only when the world is unified can there be peace in the world, no more separation of flesh and blood, no more old people without support, no more broken homes and nine out of ten empty houses! The world is one country, and all the people in the world are citizens of one country. The seas are calm and the rivers are clear, and the world is peaceful… The Bai family wants all the people in the world to live such a life!”
This was the first time that Bai Qingyan told the people of Jin about his desire to unify the world.
“The Emperor of Jin does not have such courage. The royal family of Jin is content with the status quo and only wants to protect the foundation of their ancestors. They have never thought of becoming a wise ruler who can expand the territory, and they have never had the ambition to unify the world!”
Bai Qingyan’s eyes were burning. “Later, I received news that Great Yan intended to destroy Wei. I became more determined to replace the Lin family’s imperial power after destroying Liang! Great Yan destroyed Wei… not just to dominate the world! It was… to make Yan State worry-free in the west and south, and lay a solid foundation for the unification of the world in the future! Yan State is a country with weak people and poor country, but the monarch has the ambition to unify the world. But look at our emperor and our princes, which one has such courage?”
However, Yan’s short-lived advantage disappeared after Jin destroyed Daliang.
Even so… all the officials in this hall had to admit that the State of Yan… in just a dozen years, it had grown from a small country that was forced to rely on the State of Jin to a large country that almost surpassed the State of Jin. This made people feel fearful.
If Princess Zhenguo had not destroyed Liang, the State of Jin today… would probably be inferior to the State of Yan.
“On the way back to the country, I learned that the emperor wanted to use a thousand children to refine the elixir of immortality, making the people live in misery, so I decided to rebel! The tragic situation in various places was like hell on earth. You didn’t see it, but General Liu and General Lin must have seen it very clearly!” Bai Qingyan looked at Liu Hong and Lin Kangle.
Lin Kangle stepped forward, clasped his fists and said to the adults, “I am a rough man. On the way back… I saw the mother of the child couldn’t bear to see her child being made into elixir, and took her child to commit suicide by jumping into the river. When I knew that the father and grandfather of the two children died on the battlefield in southern Xinjiang, I decided… If the Princess Zhenguo obeyed the imperial edict and didn’t protect those children, I would rebel! Even if I die, I can’t let the group of bastards sent by the emperor take the children away! Later, the Princess Zhenguo said, those who protect the people will be protected by the Bai family! Those who protect the people for thousands of generations, the Bai family will protect them for thousands of generations! Those who harm the people should also be protected by the Bai family, otherwise! Punish them!”
Lin Kangle recalled Bai Qingyan’s words about rebelling against the Lin family’s imperial power that day, and his blood boiled. His voice was choked with excitement: “That day, the Princess Zhenguo said that she would raise an army to revolt against the Lin family’s imperial power for the people of Jin! She would give the people a peaceful country without worries, and she would have no regrets even if she died! I am also willing to follow the Princess Zhenguo, and I would have no regrets even if I died!”
After saying that, Lin Kangle knelt in front of Bai Qingyan with his fists clasped.
“Bai Qingyan has rebelled against the Lin imperial power and wants to take over. He has devoted his entire life to unifying the world!” She clasped her fists and looked at the officials in the hall, “I beg you all to work together with Bai Qingyan. Bai Qingyan will surely let you see a prosperous era where the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the seas and rivers are peaceful and clear!”
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