The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 885: humble plea
Chapter 885 Humble Plea
These Jin court officials, whether they were officials who succumbed to the military power in Bai Qingyan’s hands or officials like Lu Xiang who were really willing to be loyal to Bai Qingyan, all reminded their families that although Bai Qingyan had not yet ascended the throne, it was already the Great Zhou Dynasty and Bai Qingyan was already the emperor of the Great Zhou. They must respect Bai Qingyan and not offend him even behind his back, so as not to bring disaster to their families.
Soon, Bai Qingyan’s decree to reappoint officials was conveyed to all the mansions.
Lu Xiang was appointed as the emperor’s teacher, and other officials were promoted as appropriate. Chen Taifu’s grandsons Chen Zhaolu, Dong Changyuan, and Lu Yuanqing were promoted vigorously, but Li Mingrui was not appointed among them.
Just as Prime Minister Lu and his eldest son were about to take a bath and rest, they heard that…the royal relatives and nobles of the Jin Dynasty in the capital city came to visit Prime Minister Lu, saying that they had something to ask for his advice.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Xiang’s eldest son hurriedly put on his clothes and went to see his old father.
“Father, I think these relatives of the Jin Dynasty learned from others that Your Majesty intended to reform. Reform will definitely hurt the interests of the royal family and the aristocratic families, but the Jin Dynasty has been replaced by the Great Zhou Dynasty. These relatives of the royal family cannot put on airs in front of Your Majesty, so they have to come to ask for advice from you.” The eldest son of Prime Minister Lu stood in front of the desk in the study, looking at his father who was closing his eyes and having his hair twisted by Lu Yuanqing, and said worriedly, “The power of these relatives of the Jin Dynasty cannot be underestimated, I’m afraid there will be chaos!”
“Do you think the soldiers your majesty brought back are just for show?” Prime Minister Lu closed his eyes calmly and spoke slowly, without showing any worry. “Your majesty would not have thought that these relatives of the Jin Dynasty would oppose the reform. If my guess is correct… Your majesty must have a trick up his sleeve. Although your majesty is a woman, she never does anything without confidence!”
“Then… will father meet with the royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty or not?” asked Lu Xiang’s eldest son.
“Gone!” Prime Minister Lu adjusted himself to a more comfortable posture. “If your majesty wants to maintain stability in the government… the nobles of the previous dynasty must be dealt with. There is no benefit in meeting them at this time…”
After saying that, Lu Xiang looked at his eldest son again, as if he was thinking about something. Perhaps he felt uncomfortable being looked at by his father. Lu Xiang’s eldest son looked at his clothes and saw that there was nothing wrong with them, so he asked, “Father, is there anything wrong with my son?”
“Jinxian… your father wants to ask you, do you want to take your father’s position in the future?” Lu Xiang suddenly asked.
Lu Jinxian was startled, realizing that his father had something to entrust to him. He bowed to his father and said, “Please teach me, father!”
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The new emperor will ascend the throne on June 20th. The imperial palace needs to be renovated as a whole. The concubines of the previous emperor in the harem will all be dismissed from the palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids will need to be registered again. The work is very trivial, and Bai Qingyan has handed it over to Dong Qingping’s two sons, Dong Changsheng and Dong Changqing.
Bai Qingyan ordered people to deliver letters to the two groups of Bai family troops rushing from southern Xinjiang to Shuoyang and Dadu City, telling them not to be too anxious and to return before the coronation ceremony on June 20th. Then he quietly moved back to Qinghui Courtyard in the Zhenguo Princess’s Mansion and lived there temporarily.
The Bai family army and the Bai family guards in Shuoyang City have guarded the Princess Zhenguo’s mansion tightly. The founding empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty who is about to ascend the throne lives here. Who dares to be careless?
But there are some blind people who still want to force their way in.
Just then, a disheveled Huazi rushed into Bai’s mansion, claiming that he was a eunuch serving the Crown Prince of Jin Dynasty and wanted to see Princess Zhenguo.
The Bai family soldiers from Shuoyang looked at the disheveled Huazi in front of them. With the help of the sheepskin lantern hanging on the eaves at the entrance of the Bai Mansion, they could vaguely see that Huazi’s clothes were indeed the clothes of the eunuchs in the Jin Dynasty palace.
“Go, go, go! There is no princess guarding the country now! It’s the Great Zhou Dynasty now! Our empress is not someone you, a slave from the previous dynasty, can meet. If you keep making noise at the gate of Bai Mansion, watch out for your head!” The Shuoyang soldier spoke in the local dialect and stretched out his hand to push Quan Yu.
Quan Yu looked up and found that the plaque of Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion had been replaced by Bai Mansion.
“No way! How could the Princess Zhenguo rebel… The Princess Zhenguo is loyal to the Crown Prince!” Quan Yu’s pupils trembled and his eyes were full of disbelief. He stared at the plaque of the Bai Mansion and kept backing away.
Even if everyone said that the Princess Zhenguo had rebelled, Quan Yu didn’t believe it. He clearly remembered how the Princess Zhenguo had been so determined to protect the Crown Prince that day, and her body was covered in blood…
How could someone so loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rebel against him? ! Quan Yu didn’t believe it!
He took a few steps back and then stopped suddenly. He knew… it must be that Prince Liang had ascended the throne, and Princess Zhenguo thought that Prince Liang had killed the prince, so she rebelled!
“Princess Zhenguo! The prince is not dead!” Quan Yu rushed towards Bai’s house desperately, “The prince has been kidnapped by King Liang, please save the prince, Princess Zhenguo!”
The Shuoyang Bai family army stopped Quan Yu tightly. The team leader who had just let Quan Yu go was suddenly furious. He kicked Quan Yu in the chest, sending him flying far away. He knelt on the ground in embarrassment, unable to stand up due to the pain.
The team leader was about to pick up Quan Yu and throw him away, but the guard of the Bai family who had often accompanied the eldest and fourth daughters to the Prince’s Mansion recognized Quan Yu and hurriedly ran out of the Bai Mansion to stop the hot-tempered team leader: “Brother! Brother! This eunuch is the eunuch of the deposed prince of the Jin Dynasty. He has always been respectful to our eldest daughter. There is no need to be like this…”
After hearing what the Bai family guard said, the Bai family soldiers in Shuoyang calmed down their anger and whispered, “We can’t just let him shout like that here.”
“I’ll try to persuade him! I’ll try to persuade him…” The Bai family guard smiled and said to the Shuoyang Bai family army’s team leader, and hurried forward to help Quan Yu up, “Eunuch Quan Yu!”
Quan Yu raised her head, tears in her eyes: “Princess Zhenguo must not know that the Crown Prince is still alive. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just being held hostage by King Liang! Please… let me see Princess Zhenguo. I have to ask Princess Zhenguo to save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
The guard looked at Quan Yu, who was full of fear and anxiety, and whispered to comfort him: “Eunuch Quan Yu, the young lady rushed back from Hancheng day and night, and then there was a lot of court affairs waiting for her. She didn’t rest at all. Just now, baskets of memorials were carried into the Bai Mansion. The young lady can’t spare the time to see you now!”
When Quan Yu heard this, he knelt down in front of the Bai family guards and said, “Please, let me see the Princess Zhenguo! I know that the Princess Zhenguo is the most loyal to His Royal Highness. The Princess Zhenguo… The Princess Zhenguo once risked her life to save His Royal Highness! Please let me see the Princess Zhenguo, please…”
Quan Yu looked up at the Bai family guards, his voice choked with sobs and he couldn’t help crying, and begged humbly.
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