Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1592

Chapter 1592: Chapter 1587: Defending to the Death

"Eldest Young Lady, are you trying to scare the Tianfeng Kingdom, or do you really intend to start a war?" Bai Qingjue rubbed his fingers behind his back. "Once the Yan Kingdom surrenders, Zhou will be free to act. If you truly wish to eliminate the Tianfeng as a threat, you can have Shen Kunyang lead the Bai family army back to the southern border to prepare!"

"Does the Tianfeng Kingdom have the capability to contend with Zhou now?" Bai Qingyan mentioned the Tianfeng Kingdom with disdain in her expression. "If we send them a battle declaration, would they dare to accept it? Moreover... the lands of Tianfeng are becoming increasingly barren, swallowed by the desert, and there’s an impassable snow mountain between them and Zhou. There’s no need for Zhou to embark on a long expedition against Tianfeng!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Furthermore, Sal Khan, as the Monarch of Tianfeng, does not think about strengthening his nation and enriching his people. He is always focused on relying on time to gain the upper hand, and using warfare to sustain itself—this kind of country won’t last long. Just trapping Tianfeng in its desert is enough.

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The Minister of Revenue from Yan Kingdom sent a message on horseback to Murong Li, urging that it must be delivered to the Emperor and the Regent Prince within five days. Along the way, five soldiers relayed the message without rest, killing several horses, but finally delivered it to Murong Li and Xiao Rongyan on the fifth day as requested by the Minister of Revenue.

After reading the message, Xiao Rongyan immediately understood what Bai Qingyan intended to do.

"Does my elder cousin—the Ninth Aunt mean for us to pass this information to the Vassal Kings?" Murong Li also realized, looking up at his Ninth Uncle.

Xiao Rongyan nodded: "The King of Xiping who hurt the Emperor of Zhou is dead, and the other Vassal Kings are, after all, vassals of the Yan Kingdom. If Zhou accepts Yan’s surrender now, it would be as if accepting the surrender of the Vassal Kings. If they don’t act... Zhou cannot act. In the future, reducing the fiefdoms won’t be as smooth as it is now."

Murong Li thought for a moment and nodded: "Right now, Zhou’s main force is entirely gathered in Yan Kingdom. If we really start cutting down the fiefdoms, the Vassal Kings possibly can’t withstand it. But if Zhou accepts Yan’s surrender now and later returns the main forces to Zhou before dealing with the fiefdoms, if the Vassal Kings resist, additional forces would need to be deployed to eliminate them, which would be time-consuming and laborious! Ninth Aunt thinks that since the troops have already been dispatched, the hidden threats should be thoroughly dealt with."

"Then send someone to deliver the message to the Vassal Kings!" Xiao Rongyan said.

The message first reached the King of Jian. Murong Li sent someone to take over the King of Jian’s military command, ordering the King of Jian to bring his family to the capital of Yan to await surrender to Zhou.

Upon seeing the Imperial Edict from the Emperor, the King of Jian’s face turned pale. He said nothing at the time and only arranged lodging for the people sent by the Emperor.

Once Murong Li’s dispatched people left, the King of Jian kicked over the table in front of him: "I’ve seen weak emperors but never one so weak! He trusts a regent prince who has become a consort of another nation without suspicion, and not only surrenders to Zhou but doesn’t even bargain for benefits for himself. Instead, he’s quick to cut down the vassal fiefdoms just because Zhou’s Emperor expressed it, seemingly afraid that Zhou’s Emperor won’t accept his surrender!"

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