Chapter 1415 Mediation
"Don't think it's ugly to lie down in the carriage. This is what I ordered. When we get to the coast, there may be a tough battle to be fought. It's better to recover from your injuries as soon as possible. Don't try too hard to ride a horse, and take good medicine!" Bai Qing Yu said again.
Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes were red and he nodded vigorously: "Please ask the deputy commander to help Lao Cheng tell Commander Xiao Bai that if a fight really breaks out, Lao Cheng will definitely kill a few more enemy soldiers and apologize to Commander Xiao Bai!"
Bai Qingyu, who stood with his hands behind his back, nodded: "Okay..."
With no further delay, Cheng Yuanzhi and Shen Liangyu were helped onto the carriage.
Sima Ping also looked at Bai Jinzhi who was riding on horseback: "King Gaoyi, please go back, the army is about to set off! During these days, Yuan Peng and I are gone, no one will accompany you to cause trouble, so you have to act like a king. Don't bother those dandies in the capital city, otherwise His Majesty will punish you again."
"I know! I know!" Bai Jinzhi scratched his head with a riding crop, "It seems that I am often difficult for others! Remember to take medicine for both of you!"
After saying that, Bai Jinzhi picked up the reins and stepped forward and said goodbye to Lu Fenglang.
Sima Ping looked at Bai Jinzhi who was sitting on the horse and bending down to talk to Lu Fenglang in the carriage. He smiled and said to Lu Yuanpeng who was lying beside him: "I didn't expect someone like your sister Fenglang to be able to compete with the Bai family's little sister. The four of us play together.”
"My sister is well-educated and polite to everyone!" Although Lu Yuanpeng didn't admit it, the corners of his lips could not help but raise.
Liu Rushi sat in the carriage, listening to the farewell voices outside, and felt that this time he was on a mission to the Dongyi Kingdom, and he had a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Last night, Bai Qingyan secretly subdued Liu Mansion, held a candlelit night talk with Liu Rushi, and secretly gave Liu Rushi a task, and only Liu Rushi knew about this task in the entire envoy group.
He closed his eyes and thought of Bai Qingyan, who should have been as clear as the breeze and the bright moon, under the bright and flickering candlelight last night. She turned her head slightly and approached him. The flickering candlelight reflected her black and white eyes. He was deep and solemn, with a chilly and chilling tone in his voice, and told Liu Rushi about the secret spies from the Dongyi Kingdom and the fact that the young emperor of the Yan Kingdom sent envoys to Dongyi.
"Now the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom wants to turn the Dongyi Kingdom into the sword of their Yan Kingdom while our two countries are gambling, and stab my Great Zhou in the back. The Tianfeng Kingdom can't help but want to take action against my Great Zhou. They are trying to get the Dongyi Kingdom to entangle the hands and feet of our Great Zhou, so that they can get out of our locked defense line!"
Although Liu Rushi was a civil servant, Bai Qingyan explained the truth clearly and he understood it in his heart!
For the Yan State, the two countries are gambling... The winner is the lord of the world, and the loser is the loser. They openly want to abide by the alliance and bet the country head-on, but this does not prevent them from stabbing the country in the back.
As far as the Tianfeng Kingdom and the Dongyi Kingdom are concerned, they are both weak countries. Since ancient times, all countries have had diplomatic relations... The weak have allied to resist the strong. The Yan Kingdom, the Dongyi Kingdom, and the Tianfeng Kingdom are getting together and plotting behind their backs. Da Zhou, this is what should be done.
"Now the king of Dongyi Kingdom is old. Now he is lingering on his bed because of the death of the prince. He can no longer get up. The matter of establishing a heir apparent is imminent. Privately, the second prince has a sinister and cruel personality... and he doesn't know how to be a noble person. , Yan Kingdom and Tianfeng Kingdom now have the same goal, they both want to promote the second prince to the throne, so that Dongyi Kingdom can hinder us, Great Zhou!" Bai Qingyan's eyes were heavy, "We, Great Zhou, are not afraid of being like Dongyi. We want to fight against a small country, but now that the country’s affairs are the most important thing for the Zhou Dynasty, we won’t fight if we can.”
She tapped her slender fingers on the table, and spoke in a lower voice to Liu Rushi: "The eldest prince of Dongyi Kingdom has a gentle temperament and is not a militaristic person. Moreover, he has awe of Zhou Dynasty. The most important task for Mr. Liu this time... is to help the eldest prince ascend to the throne!"
When Liu Rushi first heard this, he was stunned. He was a courtier of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Bai Qingyan meant... that he should go to the Dongyi Kingdom and interfere with the affairs of the Dongyi Kingdom's crown prince. This was terrible. No joke.
Seeing Liu Rushi's astonished look, Bai Qingyan said again: "I know this matter is difficult for Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu has great talents, is a decent and upright gentleman, and it involves the establishment of a prince in another country's court. The matter is inevitably tainted with intrigues, and it is indeed difficult for Master Liu, a man of high integrity and integrity, to mediate among snake gods, cow ghosts, and demons, but it is necessary for the sake of Great Zhou."
Liu Rushi looked seriously at Bai Qingyan, whose eyes were reflected by the flickering candlelight, and solemnly kowtowed: "I, as a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, should do my best for the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Then, Bai Qingyan asked Wei Zhong to bring several boxes of records in front of him regarding the family background, experience, temperament, etc. of the important officials of the Dongyi Kingdom.
Now the carriage Liu Rushi was sitting in and the box behind the carriage contained these records. He must read them all before arriving in Dongyi Kingdom and keep them in mind.
In the past, Liu Rushi was taught by his father and mother to be a pure minister when serving as an official in the court and never get involved in party disputes. Therefore, Liu Rushi never learned those conspiracy techniques. It is not that he does not know how to do it, but... he is more willing to do so. Act according to your conscience.
Now, His Majesty asked him to intervene in the disputes among the people of Dongyi Kingdom for the sake of Great Zhou. Even if it is against his will... But he is a courtier of Great Zhou and must do his best for Great Zhou. As a Great Zhou person and a Great Zhou, Zhou Chenzi, do your duty!
Liu Rushi opened his eyes, and his eyes fell on the table with the three-legged auspicious beast incense burner. He took the bamboo slips, unfolded them, read and recited them.
Watching the army go away, Bai Jinzhi and Bai Qingyu walked back...
"After sister asked you to send General Cheng and others away, go find her quickly!" Bai Qingyu and Bai Jinzhi said as they rode back to the city side by side.
"Eldest sister came to see me specially?" Bai Jinzhi thought for a moment and thought that she didn't seem to have caused any trouble since she came back recently. "Fifth brother... I didn't cause any trouble, right?"
Seeing Bai Jinzhi's invincible bravery on the battlefield, but now his son was cautious and afraid of being scolded by his sister, Bai Qingyu's lips showed an invisible smile: "If you get into trouble, wouldn't it be more convenient for third brother to teach you a lesson in Bai Mansion...! "
"That's true! I'm leaving then, Fifth Brother!" Bai Jinzhi said, grabbing the horse's belly and rushing away.
Bai Qingyu rode his horse and walked slowly into the city, not covering up the burn marks on his face at all.
Many women saw half of Bai Qingyu's gentle and handsome face and were eager to come forward. However, when they saw the other half of Bai Qingyu's face, they turned pale with fright and ran away in a hurry.
Recently, his mother has been busy looking for a suitable family for Bai Qingyu. Bai Qingyu once made his mother sad, and he has not been filial to his mother for a long time. He doesn't want to make his mother sad, but from the bottom of his heart... I don’t want to drag down other girls.