Capítulo 1427: Chapter 1422: Arrangents
If it weren’t discovered in ti, a daughter would carry the cri of patricide, and her life would be finished.
Bai Qingyan pondered for a mont and said, “Is there soone nad Puliu who might have stirred this up?”
If Bai Qingyan rembers correctly, this person nad Puliu… is also a smart person, but one fears that after becoming pregnant, her intelligence might be used in the wrong direction.
“Bai Qingping is still investigating. Currently, Puliu is pregnant, so Bai Qingping only ordered her to be confined in the courtyard,” Wei Zhong said.
Bai Qingyan nodded, hoping that this Puliu is clean.
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“Your Highness!” A subordinate of King Hancheng hurried into the upper room where King Hancheng resided. Through a screen, he saw King Hancheng donning armor, and after saluting, he said, “I heard, Your Highness, that you plan to go out to sea with the naval forces today. I ask Your Highness to reconsider!”
Now the Dongyi naval forces have repeatedly provoked disturbances. The Emperor of Zhou ordered their naval forces to protect fishern going out to sea, but each ti they set off with the ntality that they might not return, several tis nearly escalating into battles. The two armies stood on their own ships yelling insults, just shy of shooting arrows at each other.
Moreover, the naval forces actually hope for a fight to break out. If it does, they can show the so-called invincible Bai family army and the Zhou army just how formidable their naval forces are!
At this critical juncture when a battle could break out at any mont, King Hancheng plans to go out to sea with the naval forces. No matter what, these forr Daliang subordinates of his are uneasy.
King Hancheng finished fastening his wrist guards and stepped out from behind the screen, lowering his eyes to arrange the wrist guards while saying, “Going out to sea will only take three or four days… at most five or six days. In this opportunity, I will see just how strong the Dongyi Kingdom is. Currently, Minister Liu is still in the Dongyi Kingdom, and it’s a crucial mont for them in the battle for succession. The Dongyi Kingdom might not dare truly engage us in Zhou. Rest assured!”
The old subordinates of King Hancheng, seeing his casual manner, gritted their teeth and asked, “Your Highness, is it because… General Cheng Yuanzhi from the Bai family army is incapable of speaking kindly, that is why Your Highness…”
King Hancheng didn’t wait for the subordinate to finish and raised a stern gaze towards him, “Are you trying to sow discord between the two armies with those words?”
“I dare not!” The old subordinate quickly knelt down to apologize.
General Cheng Yuanzhi of the Bai family army is hot-tempered. He heard about the Dongyi Kingdom’s repeated provocations and was so angry that he loudly demanded a fight. But King Hancheng kept holding back. Cheng Yuanzhi despises King Hancheng and, with no outlet for his anger, called King Hancheng a coward.
This was sothing King Hancheng’s old subordinates couldn’t tolerate, suspecting Cheng Yuanzhi was sarcastically condemning King Hancheng’s action when he surrendered to Zhou’s Gaoyi King, nearly causing a fight.
In the end, King Hancheng suppressed both sides, asking if they hadn’t even fought the Dongyi Kingdom yet, and already wished to engage in a battle among themselves.
This matter had passed only a few days ago, and now that King Hancheng would go out to sea, his old subordinates naturally thought that King Hancheng had no choice but to be bullied by the Bai family army and the several commanders from the Zhou army.
“Let tell you, nowadays… we in the naval forces receive Zhou’s provisions, thus we are Zhou’s naval forces. Whether it’s the Bai family army… or us in the naval forces, we are all one family of the sa nation! It’s no matter if the brothers behind closed doors argue a couple of tis. If we truly fight the Dongyi Kingdom… although the Bai family army is not adept at naval warfare, they are surely a strong support for our naval forces. At least, as we fight at the front, we need not worry that the civilians behind us go unprotected!”
“I understand my mistake!” The old subordinate of King Hancheng had his brows tightly knitted, admitting his fault verbally though he was still very unconvinced inside.
“I’m going out to sea to see what stance the Dongyi Kingdom actually takes. Always hearing others say it’s hard to have certainty; only by seeing it firsthand can proper defenses be arranged in the future!” King Hancheng said, helping his subordinate up, his voice softening, “While I am away, the naval forces will be entrusted to you to command. Do not engage in conflict with our brothers. Always rember that the brothers of the Bai family army are here to protect our coastal citizens, and we have the sa goals!”
“I rember!”
“Alright then! Don’t pull a long face! I’ll be back in six days at most. If any problems arise in the naval forces during this ti, I’ll hold you accountable!” King Hancheng patted his subordinate’s arm and strode outside.
As King Hancheng arrived at the naval forces’ camp, after giving a few instructions, he prepared to go out to sea with the naval forces to escort the fishing fleet. A report ca from outside… saying that General Cheng Yuanzhi of the Bai family army and the military advisor Mr. Cai Ziyuan had co together.
King Hancheng quickly went out personally to welco them.
Dressed in military gear, Cheng Yuanzhi followed beside Cai Ziyuan. Seeing King Hancheng coming to welco them regardless of past grudges, Cheng Yuanzhi graciously bowed to King Hancheng, “King Hancheng!”
“Mr. Cai, General Cheng!” King Hancheng’s eyes bore a gentle smile.
“King Hancheng…” Cai Ziyuan greeted King Hancheng and then said with a smile, “General Cheng heard King Hancheng plans to go out to sea with the naval forces to escort the fishern, so he wishes to join King Hancheng on the expedition!”
“Mr. Cai! No need to speak on my behalf here!” Cheng Yuanzhi, a straightforward person, bowed to King Hancheng and said, “King Hancheng, I, Old Cheng, am just a rough person who knows war, and the words I said a few days ago were harsh. I ask you to forgive ! After that day, Mr. Cai scolded severely and, upon hearing you intend to go out to sea, he asked to accompany you for a few days at sea, saying only by experiencing it myself can I appreciate the difficulties of the naval forces. I’ve co following Mr. Cai!”
The naval commanders following King Hancheng felt relieved hearing this.
This military counselor of the Bai family army, Mr. Cai, understood the nuances well. The naval forces indeed face difficulties; Cheng Yuanzhi had been calling them cowardly and afraid to die, so it was right for him to follow King Hancheng and experience these challenges firsthand.
“General Cheng is a straightforward person!” King Hancheng said with a smile.
Mr. Cai could only laugh and say: “Once onboard, General Cheng must heed King Hancheng’s commands. Should General Cheng refuse any orders from King Hancheng, you may note them down. If we cannot deal with him… the Emperor surely can!”
King Hancheng said with a smile, “It was rely a misunderstanding that day; words escalated. General Cheng didn’t an it, and I understand!”
Cai Ziyuan nodded with a smile and then turned to Cheng Yuanzhi, “General Cheng, rember why you were punished before Wude Gate by the Emperor, and once on the ship, follow King Hancheng’s orders!”
“Rest assured, Mr. Cai, I rember it all!” Cheng Yuanzhi said.
However, the naval commanders behind King Hancheng were perplexed, wondering why Cheng Yuanzhi was punished.
Yet, the less it was explained, the more these naval commanders wanted to find out, and naturally, they would try to uncover the truth.
Mr. Cai understood human nature well, thus had already made arrangents.
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