The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 878: dignified
Chapter 878: Upright
Bai Jinse wiped away her tears with her sleeve, her throat choked with sobs. She turned her head away but still couldn’t help crying out loud.
She knew that this… was the biggest motivation for her elder sister to reach this position!
Once the eldest sister ascends the throne, the surviving Bai family army and the Bai family members will know that returning to the capital will no longer implicate the Bai family, and they will no longer have to endure humiliation and revenge. The eldest sister wants them to know that the Jin State has changed the world to the Great Zhou, and everything is over. From now on, a new chapter will be opened and the battle to unify the world will begin.
The eldest sister wants all the sons of the Bai family and the Bai family army to come back with dignity!
Bai Qingyan waved at Bai Jinxiu, signaling her to bring her helmet over…
“Prince Liang and his entourage just left the city. I rescued my grandmother and then turned back. If something really happened, Bai Qingyan would definitely rush back before the coronation ceremony.” She took the helmet handed to her by Bai Jinxiu, tucked it under her elbow, and said, “While Bai Qingyan is away from Dadu, the government affairs will be managed by Prime Minister Lu and Bai Jinxiu.”
“Your Majesty!” Liu Rushi wanted to persuade him again, but was stopped by Prime Minister Lu.
Prime Minister Lu knew that Bai Qingyan was raised by her grandmother, the Grand Princess, and she would never abandon her grandmother. Moreover, Bai Qingyan might still want to make a final settlement with the royal family. However, the capital city is in chaos and people’s hearts are unstable. It is very necessary for Bai Qingyan to stay and stabilize people’s hearts. He has to persuade her, but he cannot be as rash and straightforward as Liu Rushi. He needs to take a roundabout way.
Prime Minister Lu smiled in the tactful manner he used to treat the Jin Emperor, and bowed to Bai Qingyan, “Your Majesty, go ahead without worry. I and Madam Qin will take care of everything in the capital, and nothing will go wrong! After the date of the coronation ceremony is set, I will send envoys to inform the other countries, and the envoys from the other countries will come to congratulate you. Please make sure to return before the coronation ceremony!”
Prime Minister Lu paused for a moment, then continued, “But… there is still a difficult matter. There are many vacancies in the official positions, and Your Majesty needs to decide on the officials to fill the positions before you leave. This matter… I really dare not interfere.”
Bai Qingyan nodded to Prime Minister Lu. She understood that Prime Minister Lu was trying to persuade her to stay in a roundabout way and to avoid suspicion. Prime Minister Lu didn’t want people to think that he would take this opportunity to place his own people in various departments, and he also wanted to prevent others from placing their own people in various departments. The most important thing was to let her give the officials a chance to show kindness and let her stay to stabilize people’s hearts, but Prime Minister Lu did not say it clearly.
Perhaps because he was used to the king not listening to advice, he didn’t hear Bai Qingyan’s response. Prime Minister Lu was afraid that it might affect the eldest princess Bai Qingyan’s impulsiveness, so he advised again: “Prince Liang’s troops are divided into six groups. Before you get the confirmed news, Your Majesty should stay in the palace. Once you are sure where Prince Liang has taken the eldest princess hostage and fled, Your Majesty can go there in person!”
Upon learning that King Liang had abducted his grandmother out of the city, Bai Qingyan roughly went over the map in his mind and figured out where King Liang and others were going. To the south was Shuoyang, where King Liang would not go, and to the east was Dengzhou Prefecture… Bai Qingyan’s uncle was there with the Dengzhou army, so going to the east would easily lead to being attacked from both sides.
Bai Qingyan has just returned with his army in the north. Li Mao and King Liang are worried about taking risks, so they can only go southwest. King Liang’s options in the southwest are… either Guangling or Luohong City.
King Liang has no soldiers left. If he wants to compete with Bai Qingyan, he needs soldiers and food… Coincidentally, Yanwo is currently building the Guanghe Canal, so he has soldiers and food…
Moreover, once the Guanghe Canal is repaired, Yanwo will be the largest granary of the Jin State. Based on many considerations, if they want to escape from the capital city and find a city to defend, Guangling City and Luohong City will naturally be the most suitable.
However, Guangling City is close to the State of Yan, and King Liang and his entourage must not be willing to take the risk, so the only option is Luohong City.
Prime Minister Lu was still afraid that he could not persuade Bai Qingyan, so he turned around and grabbed Dong Qingping’s arm, pulling Dong Qingping forward together…
Bai Qingyan hurriedly walked down from the high steps, without any airs, treating himself completely as a junior.
Prime Minister Lu pulled Dong Qingping to his side and said to Bai Qing earnestly, “Being an emperor is different from being a general who fights in battles. The chaos in Dadu has just been quelled, and the government and the people are in chaos… The government is unstable, and people’s hearts are even more unstable. Now… we need Your Majesty to stay and stabilize the situation. Your Majesty is the backbone of this capital city!”
Dong Qingping also nodded: “Yes, in this matter… I think what Prime Minister Lu said makes sense.”
“Eldest sister, what Prime Minister Lu and Uncle Dong said makes sense. I’ll go!” Bai Jinxiu said, “I will definitely rescue grandma safely!”
Bai Qingyan is not a person who will not listen to advice. The Bai family has never had any intention of being disloyal, so…what the Bai family members have learned since childhood is how to be a good general, and no one has ever taught them how to be an emperor.
She is a student on how to be an emperor, and there is a lot for her to learn.
She nodded and bowed to Prime Minister Lu, who quickly moved aside to avoid Bai Qingyan’s greeting and said he dared not.
“Bai Qingyan was young, and was taught by his grandfather… He learned how to be a good general. Now he has to lead the government of a country, and he needs the help of Prime Minister Lu and the others!” Bai Qingyan looked up at Prime Minister Lu, “Bai Qingyan wants to worship Prime Minister Lu as the imperial teacher, and ask Prime Minister Lu to teach me how to be a king.”
Prime Minister Lu was used to being humble and smooth in front of the emperor. The empress who was about to ascend the throne suddenly asked for advice in such a humble manner, which caught Prime Minister Lu off guard and made him feel deeply moved.
The people of the Bai family are upright, have the world in their hearts, and are willing to learn humbly. They are countless times stronger than the Lin royal family. With such an emperor, the future Great Zhou Kingdom will have no worries about not being able to unify the world.
The Bai family never produces useless playboys because the Bai family has a pure family tradition and the Bai family… is really good at educating children.
With tears in his eyes and a myriad of emotions in his heart, Prime Minister Lu bowed solemnly to Bai Qingyan and fell to the ground: “Thank you, Your Majesty, for not abandoning me. I am willing to devote my life to helping Your Majesty with all my knowledge…”
Bai Qingyan’s sincere attitude of respecting the wise and humble made the scholars in the hall’s eyes warm.
“Bai Jinxiu, Lin Kangle… you two lead the troops and rush towards Luohong City to chase them. You must ensure the safety of the Grand Princess and the Deposed Crown Prince. Hurry! I will be there soon.” Bai Qingyan said.
“Bai Jinxiu obeys the order!” Bai Jinxiu said with a fist salute.
“I obey your command!” Lin Kangle did not ask why. Bai Qingyan had a plan that was impeccable. Lin Kangle had experienced it clearly in three battles. As long as the Princess Zhenguo gave the order, he would never hesitate.
The palace had been cleaned and the piles of memorials were carried up.
Bai Qingyan had not changed out of his bloodstained silver armor, and the ministers were still wearing white clothes. They sat together in the hall, dealing with government affairs that had been piling up for too long, and no one dared to slack off.
Bai Jinse sent someone to light up the lamps in the main hall and ordered, “Send someone to fetch clean clothes from the homes of the masters and prepare food for them.”
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