Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1509

Chapter 1509: Chapter 1504: Excess is as Bad as Deficiency

"The reason we go to war is not for the brief thrill of slaughter; this is what Grandfather has always taught us... never to forget!" Bai Qingjue placed his large hand on Bai Jinzhi’s head. "The day we no longer have wars to fight is the day the world is truly at peace, and that is what we should most hope for."

The sea breeze tousled Bai Jinzhi’s hair. She looked up at her brother and, after a moment, glanced at her eldest sister standing with her hands behind her at the bow of the ship. She nodded, "Seventh Brother, I understand, rest assured."

If there was no war, King Hancheng wouldn’t have died, and Eldest Sister’s heart wouldn’t be... for King Hancheng gave her absolute loyalty, yet the trust she gave was mixed with calculated intentions, causing her guilt.

This time... escorting back the remains of King Hancheng, Eldest Sister personally led people to help him into his armor, placed him in a coffin, and arranged for him to be on the same warship that she was on.

The Navy soldiers weren’t afraid because that was their King Hancheng, and His Majesty was willing to personally escort the king’s remains back to his homeland, making them deeply moved, feeling that his loyalty was not misplaced. No matter the reason for his sacrifice, to outsiders, the dead always seem ominous, yet His Majesty’s willingness to share a ship with King Hancheng to protect him shows his deep sense of loyalty.

"Eldest Sister... once we return this time, we still need to prepare for the possibility that the Yan Kingdom won’t keep their promise after three years!" Bai Qingjue spoke softly, "This time, Yan agreed to the national bet with Eldest Sister just to survive in a desperate situation, but three years is enough for them to regain their strength, what if by then..."

"No matter how the two countries use underhanded tactics to fight, the Murong family as the Imperial Family... in the situation where our Zhou holds the upper hand, cannot gamble with the lives of common people and soldiers for their dignity, proclaiming to the world that they are making a national bet with our Zhou, yet losing would force them to fight to the death with the lives of their soldiers, their dignity won’t allow it." Bai Qingyan said with a subtle smile in her eyes.

Liu Rushi, standing nearby, also smiled and said, "Moreover, His Majesty instructed back then that our Zhou should not swallow the entire Xiliang territory. Since the Yan Kingdom forced our Zhou into a national bet with the lives of their people and soldiers, our Zhou... naturally said in the alliance with Yan that they couldn’t abandon the lives of the Xiliang old residents who have become Yan people, so the Yan would have to split their forces to Xiliang due to insufficient troops. So as long as Wei Bugong can fully support from this side, there shouldn’t be any big issues."

Previously, Liu Rushi didn’t understand why Bai Qingyan wouldn’t let them take the land Yan offered up, but later... seeing how Yan struggled for resources and manpower when attacking the Dongyi Kingdom, Liu Rushi understood.

Bai Qingyan nodded with a light smile at Liu Rushi and then said to Bai Qingjue, "Shen Tianzhi... is also a capable military leader, someone who can perform miracles with his troops. Now with a strong army in hand... if the Yan Kingdom tries any tricks, they won’t gain any advantage with Shen Tianzhi!"

Not to mention, Yan still has Jintong.

Bai Qingjue knew little about Shen Tianzhi, seeing his eldest sister’s slightly parted lips, he knew that Shen Tianzhi was left by their late uncle Bai Qishan as a retreat for the Bai family in Shuoyang, so Shen Tianzhi remained in Shuoyang, but a capable military leader?

However, since Eldest Sister said so, it must be true, Bai Qingjue never doubted his eldest sister.

"Eldest Sister has successfully issued the Zhou Kingdom’s bonds, and we’ve brought back so much compensation from the Dongyi Kingdom in this battle, should we reward those who bought the Zhou Kingdom bonds before?" Bai Jinzhi asked, "Especially those in Yan who bought the bonds, we must let them see the benefits of our Zhou!"

"Excess is as bad as deficiency." Bai Qingyan spoke softly, turning her head to look at Bai Jinzhi, "We promised a certain interest for the Zhou Kingdom bonds, so we should give exactly that much. This time, since we won against Dongyi and got compensation, we should use it to aid the people, so that next time, or after winning the national bet, when the Zhou Kingdom bonds continue, would those who bought the bonds hope for another war for their personal gain?"

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