The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 949: Insufficiency and conspiracy
Chapter 949: This boy is not worth planning with
Prince Guang’an has soldiers in his hands, what is he afraid of? He is afraid of losing his ancestral fiefdom. Without his ancestral fiefdom, what is he going to live for? The barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!
If Bai Qingyan insisted on reducing the power of the feudal lords, even if it meant leaving them barefoot, would they still be afraid of a life-and-death struggle with Bai Qingyan? !
King Hedong looked at King Guang’an who was confused and even angry. King Baishui always followed King Guang’an’s lead, but this time, looking at King Guang’an’s appearance, it seemed that he was unaware of the situation.
As soon as Prince Guang’an finished speaking, the elite soldiers of the Bai family army came in, escorting Prince Baishui, who was wearing the imperial crown and robes. When Prince Guang’an saw Prince Baishui’s appearance, he was so shocked that he stood up and stared at Prince Baishui in the crown and robes.
“Kneel down!” The Bai family army forced King Baishui to kneel on the ground.
“King Baishui ambushed Qiankun Palace and brought assassins from Xiliang with the intention of assassinating us. Has he reached any agreement with Xiliang?” asked General Lu.
Be it General Lu, Sikong Shen Jingzhong, Situ Dong Qingping, or the six ministers, they are all ministers that Bai Qingyan relies on. They naturally know… Bai Qingyan brought Prince Baishui up at this moment in order to reduce the power of the vassal states.
It was this Prince Baishui who was so stupid that he actually wanted to rebel at this critical juncture, and handed the blade of reducing the power of the vassal states to Bai Qingyan. If they did not reduce the power of the vassal states, it would be a waste of their efforts.
“Bai Qingyan, you are a traitor who is plotting rebellion against the emperor. It’s fine for a woman to want to ascend the throne, but you actually want to reduce the power of the vassal states. Just dream on! I’m not afraid to tell you… Now the troops of our five vassal kings are gathered outside the capital. With just one order, we can immediately attack the capital and kill all these running dogs who betrayed the Jin Dynasty Lin family!”
Idiot! The King of Hedong pursed his lips tightly. He could have taken this opportunity to say that Bai Qingyan had put this set of crown and robes on him just to legitimately reduce the power of the vassal states. In this way… the other four vassal kings would have something to play! Everything could be saved!
But this idiot, as soon as he saw it coming, he revealed his own cards, and without knowing what cards the other party had, he dragged all their vassal kings into the water.
King Hedong closed his eyes. No… it’s not that King Baishui is stupid, it’s that he is greedy!
This boy is not worthy of being a consultant!
The other four princes did not think of competing with Bai Qingyan for that position, because… they knew in their hearts that no matter who sat on that position, this country… would fall apart, because they were not Bai Qingyan, not the Bai Qingyan who pacified Daliang and established Jin.
If they were to take this position, the surrendered generals from Daliang would be the first to rebel.
But King Baishui no longer cared. He believed that his lineage was the direct bloodline of Emperor Gaozu, so he thought he was qualified to sit on the throne.
But he didn’t even discuss it with the other four princes before he dared to make the decision on his own and even dragged them into the water!
King Hedong would not let King Baishui drag him into this, not to mention that King Baishui actually dared to collude with King Yan of Xiliang. It would not be an exaggeration to charge him with treason.
The King of Hedong was very clear-headed. Bai Qingyan dared to bring in the King of Baishui without mercy, so he was afraid that there was a backup plan. He had a general understanding of the past deeds of the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and knew that the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty was extremely meticulous in her work and was definitely not an impulsive person.
In just a moment, the King of Hedong stood up from behind the table, knelt in the center of the hall, and kowtowed solemnly to Bai Qingyan: “Your Majesty, please understand. I know that I am a vassal king of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty must implement the new policy to reduce the power of the vassal kings. This time, I sent people and troops to the capital to hand over the military power to Your Majesty to show that I… swear to support the new policy until death! Your Majesty, please give me a chance and help Your Majesty implement the new policy!”
Bai Qingyan looked at the King of Hedong who was knelt respectfully with a smile on his face. This man… is so smart and cunning!
Even though everyone here knew that King Hedong was lying, King Hedong still gave Bai Qingyan a way out. Unless Bai Qingyan insisted on killing all the soldiers in Hedong, otherwise… he would have to accept the favor from King Hedong and give him an official position.
“King of Hedong!” King Guang’an widened his cloudy eyes.
The family of King Shuofang is now in the capital city. He is timid by nature. Seeing that King Hedong has already bowed to Bai Qingyan, he remembered his father’s words that King Hedong’s Smiling Tiger is the smartest. He hurriedly crawled out from behind the table on his knees and kowtowed to Bai Qingyan. He said with fear: “Your Majesty, I still don’t know whether the Shuofang troops have arrived. I, like King Hedong, know that Your Majesty wants to reduce the power of the vassal states and want to hand over the military power. Please give me a chance to help Your Majesty implement the new policy!”
“King Shuofang!” King Anxi clenched his fists as he watched King Shuofang, who always followed his lead, almost crawling out from behind the table. He felt deeply betrayed by King Shuofang.
“You’re selling out your ancestors for glory!” Prince Guang’an stood up angrily and cursed Prince Hedong and Prince Shuofang. “The fiefdom is our ancestors’ legacy, you just gave it to us! One hundred and twenty thousand soldiers are at the gate of the capital, what are you afraid of! You spineless people! How can you be worthy of the blood in your body! Are you worthy of the surname Lin?”
Bai Qingyan sat up straight, raised the corners of his lips, and spoke slowly: “One hundred and twenty thousand soldiers? Why don’t King Guang’an send someone to the outside of the city to inquire about the situation of the soldiers in Hedong, Guang’an, and Baishui… and then send someone to investigate… whether the armies of Anxi and Shuofang have passed Tianxia Peak Road.”
King Hedong, who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, suddenly felt a chill on his back and cold sweat on his forehead. Bai Qingyan did have a backup plan, fortunately he reacted quickly.
Lin Kangle couldn’t help but roll his eyes at the trembling Prince Guang’an, and stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, I passed by Hedong before returning to the capital this time. I heard that the Princess of Hedong and the Prince of Hedong missed the Prince of Hedong, so I invited the Prince of Hedong and his family to come. I was delayed by many things in the past few days since I came back and forgot about it. I wonder if you should summon the Prince of Hedong’s family to the palace now?”
The King of Hedong suddenly tightened his grip and kowtowed again in a hurry: “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!”
As he spoke, the King of Hedong forced himself to remain calm and bowed to Lin Kangle: “Thank you, General Lin!”
“You’re welcome!” Lin Kangle accepted the King of Hedong’s thanks without hesitation.
“Prepare seats for the King of Hedong’s family.” Bai Qingyan ordered Wei Zhong.
“Yes!” Wei Zhong turned around and signaled the eunuch to arrange cushions behind the King of Hedong for his family.
Bai Jinxiu glanced at Bai Qingyan, stood up, clasped his fists and saluted towards Bai Qingyan, saying, “Your Majesty, Lord Shen Tianzhi has annihilated the rebels in Anxi and Shuofang on Tianxia Peak Road, and captured the Anxi Crown Prince and the Anxi General, as well as the Shuofang General, and is waiting outside the palace. Shen Qingzhu has also been ordered to invite the families of the two vassal kings, Prince Guang’an and Prince Baishui, and is just waiting for Your Majesty to summon him.”
“Pass…” Bai Qing said.
King Anxi almost fell back onto the cushion, his lips tightly pursed. Could it be that Bai Qingyan had supernatural powers? He could have predicted their actions so early!
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