The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 992: caught off guard
Chapter 992 Caught Unprepared
“Since the Queen knew that the foreign minister returned to the Great Zhou on the day the Queen ascended the throne, did you ever think… that the foreign minister might have been in Xiliang during the days before he returned to the Great Zhou?”
Bai Qingqi also looked at the Xiliang Empress calmly. She looked like an indifferent and cold person…
But even though his words were sharp and impolite, perhaps because of his gentle face and calm demeanor, people still felt that he was a graceful man.
The Xiliang Empress tightened her palms slightly, pretending to be calm, and smiled more deeply: “Your Excellency is quite frank.”
Bai Qingqi nodded lightly towards the Xiliang Empress: “I am not trying to embarrass Your Majesty, nor am I reluctant to let the Bai Family Army’s Tiger Eagle Battalion’s training methods spread. It’s just… the Bai Family Army will never allow their comrades to be forcibly detained in another country! The Bai Family Army has always been protective of its shortcomings, I hope Your Majesty can understand! If it is a misunderstanding… send someone with my subordinates to look for the Fire Cloud Army training site. If it is really not there, I and the Queen of Great Zhou will remember this favor from the Xiliang Empress.”
The Queen of Xiliang knew clearly that what Bai Qingqi had just said about the location of the Fire Cloud Army camp was correct. She thought that she had already investigated it. Now she came here just to find a legitimate excuse to take the people back.
Bai Qingqi had just returned to Da Zhou. Without waiting for Li Zhijie to sign an alliance with Da Zhou, he quietly entered Yunjing as an envoy. Perhaps… it was for this matter.
“Of course. If the Queen of Xiliang doesn’t allow it, it’s understandable.” Bai Qingqi’s lips curled up into a very shallow smile, “It’s not that the outside ministers can’t understand, but it’s inevitable that they will… remember it.”
That’s the threat.
The Queen of Xiliang felt humiliated when she recalled the alliance she had signed with the State of Jin at Qiushan Pass.
A weak country has no room for bargaining with a strong country.
She suddenly remembered that Li Zhijie had returned from Qiushan Pass with the peace treaty and had said that Bai Qingyan had said… If you kneel down to ask for peace, you should act like a beggar, and don’t put on any gestures in front of the winner. The weak… don’t have the qualifications! She also said that if Xiliang was destroyed and no longer existed in the world, where would the face and confidence come from, and what was the point of talking about whether it was humiliating or not!
A weak country does not have the confidence and face to talk about shame with a strong country.
But she remembered today’s shame, Xiliang was a mess… She must prop it up, she must make Xiliang return to the ranks of powerful countries, strong enough to compete with Da Zhou and Dayan, and compete with them for the Central Plains.
The Queen of Xiliang forced herself to smile and nodded, saying, “Since your Excellency is worried, it is not impossible to send someone to go there.”
Bai Qingqi bowed to the Xiliang Empress and said, “The people I brought with me are waiting outside the palace. Your Majesty, please send someone to take them away immediately. Only then can I rest assured.”
Pushing the limits…
However, Xiliang was in decline, and she had no choice but to turn around and say to the eunuch beside her: “Go tell General Yun to take the Great Zhou envoys to the Huoyun Army camp and let them see… whether there are any people from the Bai Family Army in our Huoyun Army, so that the Great Zhou envoys can rest assured.”
The Queen of Xiliang looked at Bai Qingqi with a smile. Bai Qingqi straightened his back calmly and nodded to thank the Queen of Xiliang.
“Yes…” The young eunuch responded and left the palace.
Outside the palace, Yun Poxing understood what the Queen of Xiliang meant after hearing the eunuch’s message.
He didn’t expect that Bai Qingqi had just arrived in Xiliang and already knew about the Fire Cloud Army. He pursed his lips, raised his hand to signal the eunuch to come closer, and whispered in the eunuch’s ear: “Go and tell General Li to quickly go to the Fire Cloud Army camp. No one must see Yun Lan…”
“Yes!” The young eunuch trotted away immediately.
Yun Poxing saw the young eunuch running away, so he slowly ordered the imperial guards around him: “Go to the Yun Mansion and tell them that it is my order… Ask the second master of the Yun Mansion to personally bring the Great Zhou envoy to the Fire Cloud Army camp.”
“yes!”
Yun Poxing turned to look at the hall with its carved wooden door closed, and couldn’t help feeling heavy in his heart.
Inside the main hall.
Bai Qingqi bowed to the Xiliang Empress again and said, “Your Majesty, if you give me a peach, the Great Zhou will naturally return it with a plum. I have something to tell you, but I have absolutely no intention of undermining the Xiliang court…”
“Please speak, Your Excellency!” The Queen of Xiliang looked at Bai Qingqi sternly.
“King Yan of Xiliang went to the Great Zhou with generous gifts…in order to sign an alliance with the Great Zhou. But the reason why the Queen of the Great Zhou has not agreed yet is because…the eight major families of Xiliang once sent people to Jin secretly to ask for an audience with the Crown Prince, hoping to sign an alliance with Jin, recommend a new emperor to ascend the throne in Xiliang, and ask Jin to help Xiliang. But it happened that before the matter was finalized, King Liang started a rebellion!”
The Queen of Xiliang looked at Bai Qingqi with clear eyes, as if judging the truth of Bai Qingqi’s words.
“Your Majesty should know that before the Empress of our Great Zhou ascended the throne, the Crown Prince of Jin had to consult with the Empress of our Great Zhou on everything, so… this is the reason why our Great Zhou is worried and has been unable to sign an alliance with Xiliang!” Bai Qingqi looked at the Empress of Xiliang with a calm and unperturbed look, and continued, “The Empress of Great Zhou sent foreign ministers to Yunjing, Xiliang this time, and gave them the right to decide… whether to sign an alliance. So after the foreign ministers arrived in Yunjing, they did not ask for an audience in time, because they were considering… whether the Empress could truly control Xiliang.”
“Even if the throne of Xiliang changes…” The Xiliang Empress raised her lips, “No matter who ascends the throne of Xiliang, they must be very eager to form an alliance with the Great Zhou. Could it be that… the Great Zhou Empress is afraid that if Xiliang changes… the cities that I, the Xiliang Emperor, promised to cede, will be taken back by the successor emperor? Your words… are intended to sow discord between me and the eight major families.”
The Xiliang Empress raised her eyebrows as if she suddenly thought of something. “Or maybe, the reason why your Excellency told me this was to make me fight with the eight major families and cause civil strife in the Xiliang court?”
Bai Qingqi smiled faintly, straightened his back and bowed to the Xiliang Empress: “The Empress has a keen eye.”
The Queen of Xiliang did not expect Bai Qingqi to admit it so easily and honestly…it was beyond her expectations.
Perhaps… this is because the Great Zhou is a powerful country, so he is not afraid of Xiliang, and even less afraid of her as the empress.
“So, your Excellency’s appearance in the Xiliang Imperial Court this time, is it to make an alliance with Xiliang, or… just to instigate civil strife in the Xiliang court?” the Xiliang Empress asked again.
“Of course, if we can instigate civil strife in the Xiliang court, there will be no need to sign an alliance. If we cannot… then we can set a date to discuss the peace talks with the envoy of your country who will preside over the peace talks.” Bai Qingqi said.
“Your Excellency… you are so frank that I was caught off guard!” The Queen of Xiliang said with a smile, “It is better to sign the alliance sooner rather than later. Please go back to the posthouse and rest. I will immediately arrange for the minister of peace to discuss the peace with your Excellency.”
The third update. I didn’t check for bugs after yesterday’s update. I have to go check for bugs! My dear readers, please go to bed early after reading this, and remember to vote for the monthly ticket! Good night…