Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1412

Chapter 1412: Chapter 1407: Insignificance

But... Bai Qingyan said she had unwavering trust in King Hancheng, so she sent the gold medal to him.

Seeing the gold medal is like seeing the Emperor. She allowed King Hancheng to use it to command Cheng Yuanzhi and others who might not obey him, and advised King Hancheng that even the greatest misunderstanding can be resolved through camaraderie forged in battle. She urged him to cherish this opportunity to build relationships with General Cheng and others, so they can support the Zhou dynasty when serving together in the court.

Instead of saying that Bai Qingyan sent the gold medal to facilitate King Hancheng’s command over Cheng Yuanzhi and his men, it would be more apt to consider it as another maneuver by Bai Qingyan to gain King Hancheng’s allegiance.

Officially, deploying troops to the coast was about determining King Hancheng’s fate; secretly giving the gold medal showed Bai Qingyan’s trust that King Hancheng would not rebel in order to protect the people, aiming to completely bring him under her command.

This move seemingly expressed Bai Qingyan’s wholehearted trust in King Hancheng, making King Hancheng believe himself to be someone Bai Qingyan trusted deeply...

This skill set was honed by Bai Qingyan from the deposed Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom, starkly different from her grandfather Bai Weiting’s straightforward and loyal approach.

Around King Hancheng, Bai Qingyan had indeed placed spies; not all of their Daliang naval forces were disloyal to the Zhou dynasty, only loyal to King Hancheng.

Reports from King Hancheng were actually being delivered daily...

Initially, as Qin Lang mentioned, King Hancheng indeed sent the instigators from Daliang to the military for the Zhou generals and officials to handle.

But later, upon arriving at the coast and taking over the navy, some generals advised King Hancheng to seize the opportunity to rebuild Daliang with his troops, yet he did not send them to the Zhou officials.

Regardless of whether King Hancheng was doing this to stabilize the army’s morale or genuinely had thoughts he shouldn’t have, Bai Qingyan believed another strategy was necessary.

Giving him the token... if he was loyal, he’d be more loyal still. Even if he wished to keep those old Daliang generals with rebellious thoughts, as long as King Hancheng could control them, Bai Qingyan was willing to give them a chance at life.

If he was disloyal and used the token to command the Bai family’s army against her, the soldiers of the Bai family would not fall for it a second time, not to mention Bai Qingyan had already placed people in the Daliang navy before King Hancheng even arrived. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

She pondered if every monarch must be like this—grant trust, maintain vigilance, and deploy strategies to ensure willing following.

The Art of the Emperor, the craft of leading people...

Reclining against a hidden table, Bai Qingyan closed her eyes for a moment, feeling a twinge of guilt as her trusting heart mingled with tactical moves. She realized she did not truly have the heart of an Emperor, but she was striving to become a qualified one.

"Wei Zhong!" Bai Qingyan called out.

Soon, Wei Zhong entered and saluted: "Your Majesty..."

"Send someone to call Cai Ziyuan!"

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