Chapter 882: Backbone

Chapter 882: Backbone

Bai Qingping had just walked under the verandah, and before he had time to step into Bai Qihe's study, he heard some clansmen talk about what kind of credit should be given to their family's efforts in defending Shuoyang this time, and Bai Qing asked whether they should give it to them Seal a prince...

"Patriarch, you said... Now that His Majesty is enthroned, as clansmen, we are still the clansmen who have made meritorious deeds in guarding Shuoyang this time. Shouldn't we be rewarded properly? We can't speak in front of Your Majesty, but sometimes I hope that you, Patriarch, can do so in front of Your Majesty." Let’s talk about our merits, we are all relatives of the emperor after all, so it shouldn’t be a problem to seal a fief and get a hereditary prince!”

"That's right, Mrs. Dong of the Bai family..."

"Hey! What's the name! It should be called the Empress Dowager now!" an elder of the clan corrected her.

"That's right! The Queen Mother! It's the Queen Mother! When protecting Shuoyang, the Queen Mother said in person that whoever contributed the most should be rewarded in terms of merit. Our family almost went bankrupt in order to provide food for Shuoyang. Patriarch, you know all this!"

"No, in order for Princess Zhenguo to ascend the throne smoothly, and to protect the ladies of the Bai family from being captured by King Liang's men and threatening Princess Zhenguo, we did everything we could to protect each other! Patriarch, think about it, if the queen mother lets you People have taken her away... Can Princess Zhenguo ascend the throne so smoothly? Let's talk about it, our Bai clan should take the first place in Princess Zhenguo's ascension to the throne!"

Bai Qihe listened to the wishful thinking of the clansmen, and just picked up the teacup and drank the tea with lowered eyes, holding back his words.

"First achievement?! I don't know... When did you all know that Princess Zhen is going to ascend the throne and become emperor? I don't know when you are going to protect the wives of the Bai family?" Bai Qingping spoke slowly, Came in from outside the study in a leisurely manner, saluted Bai Qihe, and then said to his fellow clansman, "When Li Mingrui led troops to attack Shuoyang, did you lead the troops to defend against the enemy on the city wall? Or did you personally shoot the thief and capture Li Mingrui alive? Is it Bai?" The two girls from the family led the Shuoyang army trained by Princess Zhenguo to defend the city wall against the enemy, and it was the wife of the Bai family who sent all the guards in the mansion to resist the enemy! It was also the guard of the Bai family Ji Tingyu who arrived in time with the Bai family army, and this saved the situation. Sitting on your heads!"

"Although Bai Qingping is young, he has seen people who are shameless, people who are ungrateful, and people who repay grievances with kindness, but they have never seen such a reversal of right and wrong...Take the kindness given to him by others, and pretend to be the kindness he gave to his benefactor! You guys really opened my eyes." Bai Qingping's voice was cold and serious.

The members of the Bai clan have always shown their achievements. Now Bai Qingping, who led troops to the city wall to defend Shuoyang, came back, and his words were so sharp. It was because they were dissatisfied that they did not show merit for the patriarch Bai Qihe and Bai Qingping and his son.

Someone praised Bai Qingping again: "Of course, the patriarch, you and Qingping must have contributed the most! Your Majesty must grant the largest fief to the patriarch and Qingping."

"In terms of credit, Bai Qingping does not dare to compare himself with the soldiers who went to Hancheng to destroy Liang, and he also dare not compare with the wives and girls of the Bai family in Dadu! It's just that you...protecting Shuoyang In order to protect your own lives, you have made meritorious service in protecting Shuoyang this time... all the wives of the Bai family will keep it in mind, and when you report it to His Majesty, His Majesty will reward you for your merit."

"But... if you continue to confuse black and white like this, and think that the protection of Shuoyang this time is all due to the Bai clan's contribution, I, Bai Qingping, will be the first to disagree, and I will definitely tell Your Majesty exactly what you said today..."

Seeing that Bai Qingping's attitude was so tough, the elders of the clan even flattered the father and son for not buying it, but they didn't dare to offend the father and son easily. After all, it was Bai Qihe and Bai Qingyan who could speak in front of Bai Qingyan now. Bai Qing was flat.

Seeing this, the oldest clan elder smiled and said, "Okay, okay! We're not here to talk about fighting for merit. We don't care about whether to seal the land...or the king, whether it's sealed or not. It is His Majesty's relatives, His Majesty's elders!"

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the clansmen were about to argue. The oldest clan elder waved his hand to signal the clansmen not to worry. Then he held the crutches with both hands, pretended to be calm and sighed a long time, and turned his head to look in Bai Qihe's direction : "Patriarch, look... we are all relatives and elders of His Majesty, there are some things that others cannot say, we as elders have to worry about His Majesty!"

Holding the teacup, Bai Qihe raised his eyes and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty has officials and ministers outside, and His Majesty has the wives of the Bai family inside. I don't know what's up with His Majesty... Is it your turn to worry about it?"

Even though Bai Qihe's words were so blunt, the clan elder was never angry, and waved his hands with a mature and dignified look: "These words... the ministers dare not say them, they might make the wives of the Bai family feel sad, so I also It can only be up to us elders to have the audacity to advise His Majesty!"

"Let's hear it..." Bai Qihe put the teacup on the table in front of him, motioning for Bai Qingping to sit down first.

"You see, His Majesty was injured in his early years, and he has no chance of heirs! Moreover, with such a body, he was injured once in order to save the former prince. During the recovery period in Shuoyang, he was injured several times..." The clan elder seemed unable to bear to continue, his voice After a pause, he continued, "Your Majesty's body has become like that, and he can no longer have any heirs under his knees. If there is an eventuality... Great Zhou will be in chaos. Therefore, in order to stabilize the country, it is necessary to establish a prince as soon as possible. For peace of mind!"

"Yes!" A clan member hurriedly followed suit, "You can let your majesty adopt the youngest son from the clan and raise him as the heir. As for following the chaos!"

"Everyone is joking..." Bai Qingping, who had already taken his seat, sneered, "Your Majesty's body is not something you should worry about, and His Majesty will not adopt stepchildren from the clan. There will be heirs, and many of His Majesty's younger sisters are there, and the eighth girl of the Bai family has been with His Majesty since childhood, and the relationship is very deep!"

"It's always been passed on to the son, how can it be passed on to the younger sister! What kind of talk is this..."

"It's not like there is no precedent in the world for passing on the younger brother. Your Majesty can ascend the throne as a woman, but why not pass it on to your own sister?" Bai Qingping turned to look at the clansman who spoke, "Even if Your Majesty really wants to adopt a stepchild Not to mention that His Majesty's younger sisters are not yet married, but Mrs. Qin, a girl from the Bai family, has a son under her knees. Speaking of close relatives...isn't it closer than the heirs of the clan?"

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