Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1568

Chapter 1568: Chapter 1563: Presiding Over the Situation

"Apologies to the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and General Xie!" Fu Ruoxi cupped his hands towards the three of them, "The King of Yan intends to kill the Regent Prince of Yan, and also plans to make a move against our Emperor of Zhou. The King of Fu has ordered... that I keep you three under guard. No one from the Envoy’s Residence is allowed to leave or send messages outside, otherwise, they will be treated as if having committed a capital crime until our Emperor of Zhou returns safely to the capital!"

The Crown Prince, upon hearing this, felt his legs turn to jelly. Could it be that chaos had erupted in the Yan Kingdom? He hurried to ask, "Then... what about our Yan Kingdom Emperor? What about my mother?"

Murong Ping was shocked, "How is that possible? Why would the Vassal King want to kill my Ninth Uncle!"

His Ninth Uncle was the very pillar of their Yan Kingdom! Had those Vassal Kings lost their minds?

Xie Xun was the most composed. He bowed deeply to Fu Ruoxi, "May I ask what news has come from Yan Kingdom, General Fu, and why would the Vassal Kings act? Are the Emperor and the Regent Prince safe?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Fu Ruoxi returned the salute to Xie Xun. He had respect for this general of the enemy nation, and said, "I am merely acting on orders and know nothing more!"

"Then please relay to the King of Zhen or the King of Fu or the King of Hu, that Xie Xun requests an audience. Even if we are to die, we ought to understand why!" Xie Xun said.

"Certainly! I will definitely pass on the message!" Fu Ruoxi nodded, "Please, this way!"

The Crown Prince was practically carried out of the Envoy’s Residence by the imperial guards. Murong Ping and Xie Xun, both generals, managed to remain steady, but were secured tightly and escorted to the most stringently guarded Heavenly Prison.

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Commandant Lu, Minister Dong, Wei Bugong, Lu Jin, and Zhang Duanning all gathered at the King of Zhen’s residence. After listening to Bai Qingqi’s words, they were greatly astonished.

Though the Vassal Kings of Yan Kingdom making a move was unexpected, it was not entirely without reason...

Since the ascension of the Emperor of Zhou, the imperial authority had been diminishing. The Vassal Kings of Yan, seeing Zhou’s strength, feared that if Zhou won the gamble, their good days would be over. Additionally, the Regent Prince had been absolute in his control over the Yan Kingdom’s politics, showing no favor to the royal kin. Thus, they simply decided to kill the Regent Prince now and also kill the Emperor of Zhou to instigate chaos in Zhou, allowing them to survive in the cracks.

Bai Qingqi stroked his fingers, raised his eyes to the court officials speculating about the sudden action from Yan Kingdom, cleared his throat, and said, "Since you are all aware of this matter, then... proceed according to the King of Zhen’s arrangements! Our utmost priority in Zhou now is this matter. I ask you all to arrange for grains and supplies, for once the Emperor orders the extermination of Yan, our Zhou will unite the nation with all its might in advance."

"Master Wei..." Bai Jinxiu turned to Wei Bugong, "Even if there is the greatest difficulty in gathering grains and supplies this time, Master Wei must find a way to overcome it, not allowing any mistakes!"

"Rest assured, King of Fu!" Wei Bugong knew well the weight of the situation. Where he could cry poor, he would, but in such a time, even if it meant giving up all his assets, he must see the task accomplished.

Yang Dong, limping, appeared at the study door and nodded towards Bai Qingyu.

"Afterwards, Dadu City will be left to you, Third Brother!" Bai Qingyu said softly.

Bai Qingqi caught onto Bai Qingyu’s intent, realizing he too planned to head to Yan like himself, and turned to Bai Qingyu: "Dadu City should be held by you!"

"The Third Brother can hold the position!" Bai Qingyu was resolute, stood up, and said, "I have already ordered my things packed and ready to set off!"

Speaking this, Bai Qingyu stood, and Commandant Lu and the others also hurriedly stood up.

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