The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 877: Ambitious
Chapter 877 Grand Ambition
After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to all the ministers in the hall.
Seeing this, Li Mingrui knelt down very quickly and shouted: “I swear to follow the princess until death!”
“Dayan is already planning actions for the whole world. I, Yang Wuce, surrendered to the Princess Zhenguo in order to follow her to unify the world! As for those who don’t want to… just stay at home and watch others fight for supremacy in this chaotic world!” Yang Wuce said, kneeling down to Bai Qingyan, “I will lead the surrendered soldiers of Liang State and swear to follow the Princess Zhenguo until death!”
“I swear to follow the Princess Zhenguo until death!” Yang Wei also knelt down.
Bai Jinxiu gritted her teeth, knelt down with red eyes, and said, “Bai Jinxiu will lead the Yuanping army and the Bai family army… and swear to follow the princess to the death!”
Bai Jinse wiped her tears with her sleeve and knelt down following suit.
The officials in the hall were at a loss, hesitating and not knowing what to do. They could only look to Prime Minister Lu, waiting for him to make a decision.
Seeing that the officials had tears in their eyes and were obviously persuaded, Dong Qingping originally wanted to be the first to respond and take the lead for the officials who had already submitted to Bai Qingyan in their hearts. However, when he thought of his uncle-nephew relationship with Bai Qingyan, he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the others.
Dong Qingping also looked at Prime Minister Lu. If Prime Minister Lu could take the lead in following Bai Qingyan, all officials would no longer have any doubts.
Prime Minister Lu looked at the girl standing on the high steps and bowing to them, and thought of his old friend Bai Weiting again. He and Bai Weiting did not have much contact because of their official positions… he was afraid of being feared by the emperor, but Prime Minister Lu had always admired Bai Weiting.
The eldest granddaughter who is valued by Bai Weiting and regarded by the great scholar Guan Yongchong as… the proud disciple of his life, is so outstanding in character and strategy. How many people in the world can match her?
Just a moment ago, the imperial city was in chaos, but suddenly the disaster report was received. Bai Qingyan first temporarily promoted officials to prioritize disaster relief and comfort the people. He promoted a small inspector of the Ministry of Revenue who was able to propose how to arrange disaster relief food and wages to the position of Minister of Revenue. He also gave Wei Bugong 30,000 soldiers. He trusted his subordinates and arranged things in an orderly manner.
Shen Jingzhong, the Minister of War, had told Lu Xiang many times that this man, Wei Bugong from the Ministry of Revenue, was talented but was ostracized and suppressed by officials from the Ministry of Revenue because he was too upright and unwilling to flatter his superiors.
In times of crisis, Princess Zhenguo dared to boldly employ minor officials who could come up with countermeasures.
Then I thought of the emperor who wanted to use children to make elixirs, and the vicious and cruel King Liang, or… the spineless prince who bowed his head and begged for mercy to power without knowing right from wrong, with no integrity at all.
Unexpectedly, Liu Rushi, who was always known for his stubbornness, stood up first.
Liu Rushi bowed to Bai Qingyan, “Liu Rushi was once dissatisfied with the Princess Zhenguo for burning and killing the surrendered prisoners! But today, the Princess Zhenguo did not pretend to be coerced and bribed by others, and pretended to be forced to ascend the throne in a critical moment. Instead, she dared to tell us directly… to fight against the Lin imperial power for the sake of the people and the unification of the world. Liu Rushi respects the Princess Zhenguo’s magnanimity and broad-mindedness! Although Liu Rushi is a scholar, he also has blood and wants to see the day when the world is unified! Liu Rushi… is willing to follow the Princess Zhenguo!”
After Liu Rushi finished speaking, he knelt down.
Although Liu Rushi was already dissatisfied with the Lin family’s imperial power, Li Mingrui walked into the hall just now, muttering something about “the god of fortune is Yang De’s mother”, which really made Liu Rushi sick.
Liu Rushi thought that Bai Qingyan was hypocritical and wanted to take over the world of Jin… but did not want to bear the blame, so he used a villain like Li Mingrui to persuade them to nominate Bai Qingyan to ascend the throne. At this time, Liu Rushi had already thought that if this was true, he would rather die than submit to Bai Qingyan.
But he didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan interrupted Li Mingrui and spoke frankly and honestly… He expressed his ambition to rebel against the Lin family and seize the world, but Liu Rushi didn’t think Bai Qingyan was too ambitious. Instead, he was moved by Bai Qingyan’s openness and honesty, and his words of unifying the world. His blood boiled, and he was willing to follow Bai Qingyan to create a great cause together.
Prime Minister Lu stepped forward and knelt down in front of Bai Qingyan: “Old minister, I am willing to follow the Princess Zhenguo and respectfully invite her to ascend the throne and become the emperor to help the people of the world!”
Dong Qingping knelt down, and the other officials followed suit and knelt down, shouting: “I am willing to follow the Princess Zhenguo and respectfully invite her to ascend the throne and become the emperor to help the people of the world!”
Liu Hong’s eyes also turned red, and he finally followed his heart and knelt down with the ministers.
Bai Jinxiu’s eyes were full of smiles as she looked up at her elder sister who was standing on the jade steps…
Yes, this is her eldest sister. The Bai family has a clear conscience and wants the throne openly. They are unwilling to pretend to be appointed to the throne by others in times of crisis.
The Bai family’s ambition, their determination to protect and keep the people safe, their courage and character are enough to make court officials follow them, so why would they need help from others?
The world has the same writing system, the same wheel gauge, the same system of measurement, and the same ethics. We are all one family. Any civil servant or military officer with great ambitions… who wouldn’t want to accomplish this great feat? The founder’s unparalleled achievements?
“Bai Qingyan will live up to your trust!” Bai Qingyan bowed to all the officials, stood up and said, “The most important thing now is to deal with the disasters in Chongluanling and Shuijiangguan, and to announce that no more children can be conscripted within the borders, so as to stabilize the people’s hearts! During these days when King Liang was making trouble, the backlog of government affairs must have piled up like a mountain. Although I know that you have suffered these days, you still need Prime Minister Lu to lead all the officials to sort out the government affairs first!”
“It’s my duty!” Lu Xiang bowed.
“Report…” A messenger rushed to the entrance of the hall, knelt down and shouted, “General Ji Tingyu has sent back a message. After King Liang and his entourage left the city, they split into six groups. General Ji Tingyu has already sent troops to pursue them, and has specially sent someone to report back.”
Bai Qingyan tightened his grip and beckoned Bai Jinxiu to take her helmet. He turned to look at Prime Minister Lu and said, “Dadu City, Bai Qingyan is entrusted to Prime Minister Lu. Now that King Liang has abducted the deposed crown prince and my grandmother and fled Dadu, Bai Qingyan needs to personally rescue my grandmother…”
“You can’t do that, Princess Zhenguo!” Liu Rushi stood up and changed his tone, “Your Majesty is now the Empress of our country. The coronation ceremony has not yet been scheduled, and the chaos in the capital has just been quelled. How can you easily take risks?!”
“The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory have discussed the date of the coronation ceremony, and Prime Minister Lu will draft an edict to announce it to all nations. The country will be named Zhou, with Yuan as the foundation… The world will be unified for peace, so the reign will be named Yuanhe.” Bai Qing spoke in a steady voice, with the audacity to keep his word. “Announce it to the world… During the Xuanjia years, there was a battle in southern Xinjiang. If there are any soldiers of the Bai family who are still alive, the sons of the Bai family must return to the capital as soon as possible to witness the coronation ceremony and work with Bai Qing to build the grand ambitions of the Bai family’s ancestors.”
When Bai Jinxiu heard this, she couldn’t hold back her tears and burst into tears.
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