Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1477

Chapter 1477: Chapter 1472: Shrewdness

He also mentioned that Cui Fengnian was originally supposed to come personally this time, but he is truly tied up in the Yan Kingdom, and in the future, Chen Qingsheng will be stationed permanently in Guadu City on behalf of Cui Fengnian. Therefore, he has come specially to visit General Gong, hoping that the general will take good care of Cui’s Shop in the future.

General Gong looked at Chen Qingsheng, who had come last time as a person from the Jin Kingdom and now as a person of Zhou, and laughed, saying: "Now that the Zhou navy and the Dongyi navy have commenced battling, our Dongyi navy lost a significant portion at Changdao. Now, the entire Dongyi Kingdom is clamoring for revenge. At this time, your boss let you come to Dongyi to open a treasure shop; aren’t you afraid it won’t run smoothly?"

"It’s precisely for this reason that my boss asked me to seek General Gong’s protection. Furthermore, my boss has stated that even though Zhou and the Yan Kingdom are staking everything on the country, even if they fight... in the end, Dongyi and Zhou will still have to shake hands and sit down to negotiate terms. Because of the matter with King of Hancheng, Zhou acted impulsively to destroy Dongyi. As long as Dongyi seeks peace and respectfully returns the remains of King of Hancheng and Minister Liu, it’s likely that Zhou won’t hold a grudge anymore, otherwise... wouldn’t Yan Kingdom be the one rejoicing in the end? If Yan Kingdom wins the wager, Zhou will have lost even its capital; the Emperor of Zhou cannot engage in such a losing trade. Our boss has always been farsighted, therefore letting us take advantage of the Yan merchants’ departure to seize the opportunity!"

Hearing this, General Gong laughed and sighed at the cleverness of merchants, then accepted the ancient book and zither scores brought by Chen Qingsheng.

In addition, Chen Qingsheng mentioned that this time Cui Fengnian had him come to open the treasure shop, and he knew they were planning to hold a treasure appraisal event. His master Cui Fengnian had him bring a Luminous Pearl as large as a plate to serve as the store’s centerpiece. If General Gong was interested, he could come that night to behold the treasure.

Chen Qingsheng sent invitations without forcing anyone, yet when he sent them to other prominent figures and the generals guarding the city, he mentioned having delivered one personally to General Gong, implying that General Gong would also come to view the treasure that night. Moreover, Cui’s Treasure Shop had prepared generous gifts for everyone, hoping they would come and show support.

A Luminous Pearl as large as a platter, who had seen such a thing?

Some said the shopkeeper of Cui’s Treasure Pavilion, Chen Qingsheng, was lying, while others suggested seeing for themselves whether it was true!

Cui Fengnian’s reputation preceded him, and with Chen Qingsheng as his shopkeeper, those who received the invitation naturally wanted to explore the truth.

Chen Qingsheng scheduled the Luminous Pearl viewing party towards the end of the first night watch, claiming that the darker the night, the brighter the Luminous Pearl shone.

This was also something Chen Qingsheng had discussed with Bai Qingyan before he left.

The banquet was set for the end of the first night watch, while the Zhou army’s attack on Guadu City was timed for the end of the second. After an hour or so, the city-guarding generals would likely be half-drunk, and with Chen Qingsheng’s ability to deal with the garrison, using the banquet as a pretense to deliver some food to the guards, everything would go smoothly.

At the third quarter of the second night watch, small boats silently landed on the territory of Dongyi Kingdom. In the distant dark sea, not a light was to be seen. Bai Qingjue, as the warship approached the Dongyi Kingdom, extinguished all the lights on the ship and stealthily approached the shore.

Nearing the shore, Bai family soldiers were asked to board small boats, landing quietly one by one.

Meanwhile, far away in Liuguan, Bai Qingyan did not have the Bai family army directly attack Liuguan City. Instead, taking advantage of the night, an ambush was set along the road between Liuguan City and Guadu City.

Dongyi Kingdom was small, with a sparse population and limited military strength.

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