Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1396

Chapter 1396: Chapter 1391: Forcing the Emperor’s Hand

As soon as he saw Commandant Lu panting and running over, Cheng Yuanzhi didn’t wait for Commandant Lu to speak. He shouted, "Commandant Lu, no need to dissuade us. Today, even if we die kneeling here, we want His Majesty to retract his decree! We generals... are willing to fight to the death for Zhou to pacify Yan Kingdom. We absolutely refuse to accept His Majesty’s abandonment of Zhou’s advantage, making a gambling pact that might cost Zhou its entire nation with Yan Kingdom! We would rather die than give up the nation!"

"Foolish!" Commandant Lu couldn’t hold back his anger, "His Majesty’s vision is far-reaching, for the people and the country, beyond your understanding! Quickly, get up! Don’t make a scene here! If this really becomes a major incident... gathering generals to riot, it could cost you your lives!"

"What is a personal life worth! The survival of the nation is worth more than our lives ten thousand times, a million times... If His Majesty doesn’t retract his decree, we’d rather die kneeling here!"

As Cheng Yuanzhi finished speaking, the sound of galloping horses was heard behind him.

Commandant Lu widened his eyes, hurriedly knelt with his son and bowed, "Your Majesty..."

Bai Qingyan, dressed in neat narrow-sleeved casual clothes, leapt off the horse, casually handed his whip to Wei Zhong, and walked steadily towards the group of generals led by Cheng Yuanzhi: "What is a personal life worth, such eloquent words, are surely not something General Cheng can utter..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuanzhi and others hurriedly shifted their knees to turn around, bowing towards Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingqi followed Bai Qingyan, just as Bai Qingyan said, Cheng Yuanzhi had hardly read a word, it was Bai Qingyan who insisted on teaching the soldiers literacy in the military, only then did he learn a few words, such words... were ones a coarse fellow like Cheng Yuanzhi could never utter.

"Planning to kneel here and not get up?" Bai Qingyan asked.

"If His Majesty does not order an attack on Yan Kingdom and retract the military authority granted to the Prince of the surrendered Kingdom, we... will die kneeling here!" Liu Pinggao shouted with determination.

"Are you... trying to force the emperor?" Bai Qingyan asked indifferently.

Commandant Lu and Lu Jinxian looked at their Emperor in astonishment, forcing the emperor was tantamount to rebellion—a serious crime.

But seeing Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingqi’s faces unchanged and calm, Lu Jinxian finally felt relieved. Although the emperor’s thoughts were unpredictable, General Cheng and others were indeed warriors who fought alongside the King of Zhen and the King of Defense. If the emperor wanted to accuse these commanders of forcing the emperor, surely the King of Zhen and the King of Defense would plead on their behalf.

Liu Pinggao and Cheng Yuanzhi hurriedly bowed, claiming they did not dare, while Shen Liangyu said gravely, "We have come here with the intent to die imploring, but absolutely do not dare to force the emperor; most of us are from Bai family’s army, even in death we will not harbor thoughts of forcing the emperor or rebellion, Your Majesty must understand this."

Bai Qingyan walked with his hands behind his back, stepping onto the white jade high steps, and said to Bai Qingqi, "Let the imperial guards withdraw."

Bai Qingqi responded and ordered, soon all the imperial guards surrounding them withdrew,

How could there be an emperor who was forced by his ministers to deploy troops, if there were truly such a situation... it would be the biggest joke in the world, only a fool like Lu Yuanpeng could say such a thing!

"Reluctant? It’s just fame... what’s there to be reluctant about? But if I give up fame... what will I achieve?" Bai Qingyan walked leisurely on the white jade steps to the right side, looking down at Liu Yuanpeng kneeling behind Cheng Yuanzhi, "Giving up fame results in the Zhou soldiers shedding blood for their country, Yan Kingdom’s soldiers fight to defend their country, the result is the common people suffer horrendously? The result is a war-torn Yan Kingdom... which would require Zhou to exhaust resources to rebuild in the future?"

"But how can we gamble the nation!" Cheng Yuanzhi’s eyes were red, "Mr. Cai said, Young General Bai is Zhou’s founding emperor, so does not bear the burden of ancestral foundations on his shoulders, but Young General Bai... this Zhou nation is also what we protected with our lives!"

"Have you forgotten the original intention of Bai family military?" Bai Qingyan walked leisurely again to Cheng Yuanzhi.

"I have not forgotten, it’s to protect the people, ensure their peace, unify the world, now that our Zhou is strong, we have... have... have that kind of capacity to swallow the world..."

Cheng Yuanzhi couldn’t recall, Liu Pinggao hurried to assist softly, "have the capacity to swallow the world."

"Yes! Have the capacity to swallow the world!" Cheng Yuanzhi clasped his fists again, "Therefore, I implore and volunteer to lead Bai family’s army to march towards Yan Kingdom, I will achieve capturing Yan Kingdom for Zhou, if unable to capture Yan Kingdom... Cheng Yuanzhi is willing to present his head as an apology!"