The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 888: know what to do
Chapter 888 Knowing the situation
After watching Quan Yu leave, Bai Jinse couldn’t help but sigh: “Eunuch Quan Yu is a man who values friendship and loyalty.”
Some time ago, King Liang occupied the capital city, and the servants in the Prince’s Mansion lived in fear. Later, the eldest sister captured the capital city and issued an edict to declare herself emperor. Quan Yu must have been looked down upon.
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes, picked up the brush and dipped it in cinnabar, and whispered: “Zhenguang… tell the person who sent Quanyu to Luohong City to tell the second young lady to take good care of Quanyu and make sure he survives.”
“Yes!” Zhenguang responded, bowed, and hurriedly left.
Bai Jinse knew that her elder sister was grateful for Quanyu’s care for the Bai family and also because she admired Quanyu’s loyalty. She sat down next to Bai Qingyan, looked up at Bai Qingyan and asked, “Eldest sister, I will ascend the throne on June 20th. Will you take mother and aunts back?”
“According to the date, your seventh brother will definitely come back before the coronation ceremony. He will go to Shuoyang first, and then you can ask him to personally pick up mother and aunts.” Bai Qingyan looked back at the childish Bai Jinse and said, “With a large army escorting them, I feel more at ease!”
She could already imagine how happy Fourth Aunt would be if she saw Ajue.
Bai Jinse rubbed her wet and red eyes, and a smile appeared on the corners of her lips: “Eldest sister, you said… announce to the world that I am going to ascend the throne. Will the uncles or brothers who are still alive, as well as the Bai family army… all come back?”
“Yes!” Bai Qingyan smiled. She ascended the throne not only to realize the ambitions of several generations of the Bai family, but also to tell the Bai family members and soldiers who were still alive in the world that they could go home safely and with dignity. Now that she had ascended to the supreme position…she would not let anyone hurt them in the slightest.
Bai Jinse nodded, tears streaming down her face: “It would be great if Brother Yu was still alive…”
Bai Qingyan just smiled and said nothing. He did not tell Xiaoqi that the Ghost-faced General of Rongdi was Ayu. Based on her understanding of Ayu, Ayu would definitely stay in Rongdi.
Because it was not yet the time for Rongdi to be incorporated into the Great Zhou, on March 29, the Yan general Xie Xun captured the Weishu city and the Queen Mother of Wei was burned to death, which declared the demise of Wei and all its territory was returned to Yan.
After annexing Wei, Yan suddenly became the leader among all nations, making Xiliang feel uneasy.
Now, Bai Qingyan plans to destroy Liang and obtain Liang’s fertile land, so that the territory of the current Great Zhou Dynasty will expand. The Great Zhou Kingdom has ended Yan’s brief position as the leader of the nations and has become the leader of the nations again. How can Xiliang not be afraid?
The stronger the Great Zhou and Yan are, the weaker Xiliang will inevitably be…
At this time, Xiliang could either form an alliance with Rongdi to fight against Da Zhou and Yan, or… annex Rongdi to strengthen Xiliang, or rely on Da Zhou or Da Yan in order to survive.
But the annexation of Rongdi will not be allowed by either the Great Zhou or the State of Yan!
Therefore, Xiliang had only two options: either to form an alliance with Rongdi, or to rely on Da Zhou or Yan State.
However, both the Great Zhou and the Yan Kingdom had the ambition to annex the world. No matter who Xiliang depended on, it would be like courting a tiger and would not be able to escape the fate of being devoured in the end.
If Bai Qingyan was the Queen of Xiliang, she would definitely choose Rongdi as her ally…
However, if Rongdi were incorporated into the Great Zhou at this time, it would inevitably cause Xiliang to feel a sense of crisis and force Xiliang to lean towards Dayan in order to fight against the increasingly powerful Great Zhou.
Alliances among nations have always been alliances between weak nations to resist the strong.
Therefore, when the Three Kingdoms were in a tripartite confrontation…when Yan was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhou, it was not yet the time for Zhou to show its strength too much, so as to avoid forcing Xiliang towards Yan and allowing Yan to take Xiliang without any effort.
“Miss…” Zhenming came in through the curtain, bowed to Bai Qingyan and said, “Prime Minister Lu is asking for an audience at the corner gate!”
Bai Qingyan put down the memorial in his hand, pinched his brows, and said, “Please ask Prime Minister Lu to come in…”
“Prime Minister Lu has been busy for three days and three nights without any rest. He came to visit so late at night. I think it is because all the royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty went to Lu’s Mansion today.” Bai Jinse stood up and said to Bai Qing.
Although Bai Qingyan did not imprison the royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty, he did send people to keep an eye on them.
Before Zhenming went out to invite Prime Minister Lu, Zhenguang came in through the curtain and reported, “Young lady… the master of the Dong family and the Minister of the Dali Temple Lu Jin came together to ask for an audience.”
“Uncle is here too…” Bai Jinse looked at Bai Qingyan.
“You go there in person, keep quiet, and invite them to Mulan Pavilion.” Bai Qingyan pointed at the bamboo slips on the table and said, “Take the bamboo slips I just wrote with you!”
Mulan Pavilion is secluded and suitable for discussing things.
“Okay…” After paying her respects to Bai Qingyan, Bai Jinse went to the corner gate with Zhen Ming and Zhen Guang to invite Lu Xiang, Dong Qingping, and Lu Jin to enter the Bai Mansion and go to Mulan Pavilion.
When Lu Xiang, Dong Qingping, Lu Jin and Lu Xiang’s eldest son Lu Jinxian arrived, Bai Qingyan had already arrived at Mulan Pavilion and was sitting in front of the desk waiting for the four people.
Lu Xiang and the others were all wearing black cloaks and followed Bai Jinse into Mulan Courtyard. They saw the maids opening the curtain and respectfully inviting the four people to come in. The four people did not refuse. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Bai Qingyan holding a teapot and pouring tea for them.
Lu Lian hurried forward and wanted to perform formal formalities with Bai Qingyan, but was stopped by Bai Qingyan: “Lu Xiang, there is no need to be so polite! This is in Bai’s residence, not in the palace! Besides, my uncle is here with us…”
“Etiquette cannot be abolished!” After saying this, Lu Xiang insisted on performing the great ceremony with Bai Qingyan.
Dong Qingping, Lu Jin and Lu Jinxian also hurriedly followed suit and saluted Bai Qingyan.
“Please sit down!” Bai Qingyan pushed the teacup in front of the four people kneeling in front of his desk, “Prime Minister Lu, have some tea, uncle, have some tea, and the two Lords Lu, have some tea!”
Under the thirty-two copper lotus lanterns, Bai Qingyan stood straight, showing no sign of fatigue from handling government affairs for three days and three nights.
Bai Jinse knelt down behind Bai Qingyan.
“Prime Minister Lu, my uncle, and the other two adults came here so late at night. There must be something very important.” Bai Qingyan’s eyes were clear. “Please speak frankly, my four adults.”
“Your Majesty, I am here today because of your Majesty’s plan to implement new laws.” Prime Minister Lu did not take advantage of his seniority. He was very respectful in front of Bai Qingyan, with a kind smile of an elder. “Your Majesty wants to implement new laws, which hurts the interests of the aristocratic families and the royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty. Your Majesty is kind… and did not arrest the royal relatives of the Jin Dynasty and put them in jail, but these people have their own plans in their hearts. Relying on the fact that your Majesty’s grandmother, the Grand Princess, is a princess of the Jin Dynasty, and considering themselves as your Majesty’s elders, these people have the intention of uniting with the aristocratic families to bargain with your Majesty.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “The implementation of the new law will benefit the country and the people. Whenever a new law is implemented, it will hurt the noble families and the royal family. This is natural! The reason why we did not forcibly arrest the royal family of the Jin Dynasty and put them in jail after entering the city was to make it legitimate and relieve Prime Minister Lu… Bai Qingyan knows what is going on.”
Second update, continue to ask for monthly votes!