Chapter 875: Bai Lu has the appearance of a dragon! Will she be a princess or a crown princess?
Chapter 875: Bai Lu has the appearance of a dragon! Will she be a princess or a crown princess?
The ministers were all worried and hurried forward to ask Zhang Zongguan, "Zhang Zongguan, this urgent report concerns military intelligence... Is His Majesty able to attend court now, or not?"
"What if this delays military operations at the border?"
Manager Zhang knew that this matter was of great importance and had to be dealt with quickly, so he nodded quickly.
The young eunuch immediately went to the Golden Palace with the urgent report from the border. Chief Steward Zhang urged that the emperor be carried out. The ministers knelt down in unison and shouted in unison.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The emperor limped out.
Everyone looked at their noses, their noses at their hearts, stared at their hands, and knelt with their butts sticking out, pretending not to see the emperor's staggering steps.
The emperor looked carefully and saw that no one was looking at him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
He walked over to the dragon throne and sat down, pretending nothing had happened. He immediately said in a majestic voice: "Come here, present the urgent report from the border so that I can take a good look at it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The young eunuch said in a clear voice and hurriedly handed the urgent report from the border to Chief Steward Zhang.
After reading it, Zhang Zongguan was bewildered and panicked. He said, "This... Your Majesty, this is a big deal! It's a big deal!"
He spoke incoherently.
The emperor frowned and said, "Why are you so flustered? Read!"
Steward Zhang gathered himself and read aloud, "Your Majesty, Zhaozhou is in turmoil! Plague is spreading, resulting in countless casualties! The Turks have seized the opportunity to occupy Zhaozhou! Bai Lu and Bai Qi have rebelled. Your Majesty, please make a swift decision!"
"This... is the military report from General Liu, the Jiangnan General!"
Hearing this, the emperor frowned: "The Turkic Khan is taking advantage of the chaos in Zhaozhou to directly occupy the border. This is within my expectations."
After hearing this, the ministers immediately began to discuss the matter. One of them sighed, "Alas, but... Your Majesty! We don't believe that Bai Lu and Bai Qi are rebels!"
"Yes, yes, it's probably the Turkic Khan who made it up, threatening the two of them to deliberately spread rumors!"
"I'm afraid the people outside will misunderstand!"
"Before, people in Zhaozhou were saying they were going to build a shrine for Bai Lu. Now, maybe they all hate Bai Lu to death!"
In fact, everyone has a bad habit, which is to pull people down from the altar.
After hearing this, everyone understood that Bai Lu and Bai Qi’s reputation would definitely deteriorate!
If it was Bai Qi, it would be fine...but, Bai Lu is a girl!
She was suddenly tied together with the Turkic Khan, who had no connection with her before. Now the Turkic Khan was suddenly "nice" to her. Everyone would definitely think of something bad, which would be bad for Bai Lu's reputation!
Among all the officials, most of them did not believe that Bai Lu would rebel, but others might not believe it.
I really don’t know what people in the world will say about her!
"Also, Your Majesty, there's another military report!" Chief Steward Zhang continued reading: "Riots have occurred in Liangzhou and Qingzhou!"
"???"
Holy shit, everyone is stunned!
"What's going on?!"
Chief Steward Zhang smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, gentlemen, please calm down! This riot is not a normal riot!"
"The people of both places presented a petition signed in blood by tens of thousands of people, saying that Lady Bai Lu would never rebel. Her General Bai Qi has been with her for many years and would never rebel either. Someone must have misunderstood!"
"They suspected that the Turkic Khan in Zhaozhou had captured Bai Lu and Bai Qi, using them as threats and deliberately spreading false information! As a result, the people in both places were very angry and had already formed an uprising army and were heading to Zhaozhou to rescue them..."
The emperor was stunned and asked, "How many people are there?"
Zhang, the chief steward, quickly replied, "I heard there are already over ten thousand people. If they continue to develop, by the time we get to Zhaozhou, there might be twenty or thirty thousand!"
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "These people can't cause any trouble."
Although there are many people, the combat effectiveness of the civilians is limited. It is already very good if ten civilians can be equivalent to one armed soldier.
By this calculation, twenty or thirty thousand people are only equivalent to two or three thousand soldiers, and cannot pose any threat at all.
Even if there are rebels among them, they can't do anything.
Especially in Zhaozhou, the prince and his men are still there.
So it can be seen that this is not someone deliberately forming an uprising army in the name of Bai Lu, they are really going there for Bai Lu...
I really want to save Bai Lu.
They were even willing to risk the wrath of the world, not afraid of being arrested by the emperor as a rebel...
The court fell into silence in an instant!
Everyone was stunned and exclaimed, "Ah? They actually formed an uprising to rescue Bai Lu and Bai Qi?!"
“What a great favor this is…”
"She has to be a saint! To make the people go through fire and water for her, no matter what, right?!"
The ministers were stunned for a long time before they slowly came to their senses. Finally, someone murmured, "This woman... has the appearance of a dragon!"
You know, even if he were an ordinary emperor, it might not be worth it for the people of the world to do such a feat.
Moreover, if things go wrong, teams like the rebel army might be classified as rebel forces... You can imagine how valuable that is!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone suddenly looked up at the emperor, then lowered their heads guiltily and muttered to themselves.
"What if His Majesty minds?!"
"Although Bai Lu is a woman, her prestige at the border is so great that she commands the support of hundreds of people!"
"It would be terrible if the emperor became wary of this!"
The officials coughed dryly and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, these people formed an uprising to rescue Bai Lu because you value her."
"Although the people's actions were somewhat reckless, they are ultimately understandable."
"We must send troops to suppress it! But we must not harm the lives of the civilians!"
"Your Majesty, consider this: with so many people...if any of them were killed or injured, it would surely cause resentment among the people of the world."
Some officials could not help but sneer: "A woman actually has such influence at the border, as if she is in charge of both Qingzhou and Liangzhou!"
"It's one thing for the people to build a shrine for her, but now they're actually forming an uprising to rescue her?"
"Although she is a woman, we can't help but wonder if she might have abused her military power in private and said something she shouldn't have to the people."
"That's right! They say it's the rebel army that's saving our Lord, but what if it's actually a rebellious army? Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot be careless about this matter!"
Another official spoke up, "We must quickly dispatch troops to the border to suppress those civilians. We must use drastic measures and show no leniency!"
"..."
For a time, officials had different wordings and argued endlessly in the court.
"What bullshit are you talking about!" One official was so angry that his saliva was about to fly. "What kind of trouble can a woman cause? It's just that the people are desperate to save her!"
"She saved the people of Liangzhou and cured the plague in Qingzhou. The people of both places are grateful to her, and that's only natural!"
"Grateful? How can I be so grateful? They've even started a rebellion!"
"They claim to be saving Bai Lu, but what if they're actually using the savior's name to rebel? Your Majesty, this is inappropriate! We must punish those people severely, and we must also punish Bai Lu!"
"It must be Bai Lu who's instigating this! She's simply spreading rumors and misleading the people! Otherwise, how could the people be so devoted to her?"
"She's still a dragon, haha, I think she wants to rebel! Rebellion!"
After hearing these words, the emperor finally lost his patience, his face darkened, and he slammed the dragon throne and shouted, "Enough!"
"I heard you guys arguing here earlier, and the more you talk, the more outrageous it gets!"
"What's the reverse aspect... If Bai Lu really has the dragon aspect, it's from my uncle!"
As he spoke, the emperor looked up, a look of pride and satisfaction on his face. "As expected of Bingyu's child, he's so smart! He has the talent to be a leader!"
"When Bingyu was alive, it was the same... She helped me build a lot of connections."
The emperor said this, already lost in memories...
All the officials were stunned.
I thought that saying "having the appearance of a dragon" would make the emperor afraid of Bai Lu, but I didn't expect that the emperor was not afraid at all, but was full of pride instead.
The emperor was very happy.
He could tolerate someone as ambitious as Pei Huizhou.
He had abused his power before, but no one had done anything to him, and he was still a man... Bai Lu was just a girl, the people liked her and she had the support of the people, so what?
A female friend?
Obviously not.
The people just love Bailu so much. This is Bailu’s own charm. What does it have to do with rebellion?
Anyway, I am definitely not the kind of emperor who is stupid and cannot tolerate talented people.
He was delighted and said with a cheerful smile, "Great, that's great! It has to be Bingyu's child! Hahaha! When she returns to the capital, I will definitely reward her well!"
"But we really can't keep these rebels. Although the people have good intentions, if there are rebels among them and they take this opportunity to threaten our Dawu Empire, that would be disastrous..."
The emperor pondered for a moment, then said to his ministers, "Send a message to the Crown Prince immediately, asking him to suppress the rebels at the appropriate time. Be sure to exercise due caution!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The emperor waved his hand and the morning court session ended.
The emperor was originally in a bad mood because he had been beaten before, but now he was extremely happy.
After the morning court session, he immediately walked quickly to the imperial study. He was in high spirits and excited, muttering to himself all the way.
"Father, I have good news to tell you!"
The retired emperor was sitting in the imperial study reading the latest memorials. When he heard the voice, he looked up and saw the emperor walking towards him with a happy face.
"Father, this child Bai Lu actually has the appearance of a dragon!"
"The people of Qingzhou and Liangzhou formed two uprising armies and went to Zhaozhou to rescue her. Hahaha!"
He looked pleased: "As expected of Bingyu's child!"
"...Alas, come to think of it, I wish this child were my own daughter."
"She is about the same age as the prince, but his reputation is not as great as Bai Lu's."
Hearing these words, the corners of the emperor's mouth twitched. Looking at the emperor's happy expression, he felt helpless and amused: "Why are you so happy? Rebellion? Is it a good thing?!"
"Besides, Bai Lu's prestige at the border is so high that I'm afraid someone with ulterior motives will impeach her in the future."
However, both the retired emperor and the emperor knew that Bai Lu was definitely not the kind of person who would take advantage of her favor to become arrogant and do evil.
But the emperor laughed heartily and said to the retired emperor, "Father, I am right to be happy! The rebels are nothing serious. As long as Bai Lu is rescued, they will naturally disperse."
"Even if someone impeaches her, it's no big deal! She's just a girl... there won't be a female emperor in the world! Why are they talking so much nonsense?"
"Don't our own family know who she is?"
The emperor also had a vague idea in his mind: maybe he could use this incident to adopt Bai Lu as his adopted daughter and make her the princess of Dawu.
"Isn't she said to have the aura of a dragon? That's perfect. I'll just adopt her as my adopted daughter. It's all legitimate!"
After hearing this, the emperor pondered for a moment, squinted his eyes and glanced at the emperor, but said nothing more, just nodded: "Okay, whatever you like."
After saying this, he continued to look down at the memorial, but his heart could no longer be at peace.
Bailu is so powerful that it can make the people love her so much.
But if you think about it carefully, it's no wonder. She saved the local people in Liangzhou during the war and gave them so much rice. She was not so rich at the beginning, but she was always thinking about the people of the world and finding ways to make a living for them. The people of Liangzhou must remember her kindness.
Now she went to Qingzhou to treat the plague and served as a female general in Qingzhou. She helped the people of Qingzhou drive away the Turks and won several battles. The people of Qingzhou built a shrine for her... Her prestige in Liangzhou and Qingzhou has long been high enough.
Now she went to Zhaozhou but fell into danger, and it was because of the plague. How could the people of Liangzhou and Qingzhou not be anxious?
What happened today is truly worthy of being recorded in history!
"Alas, what a pity it's a girl!" The emperor muttered to himself, then closed his eyes.
If it was a boy, the emperor would probably not think of adopting him as his daughter, but would instead think of getting rid of him.
Because that would threaten the prince's position.
However, Bai Lu is indeed a talent!
The emperor thought for a moment, then thought of the prince, raised his head and said to the emperor, "Do you think Bai Lu is powerful?"
"Amazing!" The emperor nodded repeatedly and said excitedly, "Even if the Turkic Khan dislikes Bai Lu and wants to kill her, he won't dare to do it now."
"If he dares to touch Bai Lu, it will definitely arouse public outrage!"
Hearing this, the Emperor smiled: "With the uprising, Bai Lu's safety is now more secure."
"...But that's not certain. If the Turkic Khan is desperate, he might take a risk."
"But this is not what Father told you."
The retired emperor's sharp eyes swept over the emperor, and he said slowly: "Father wants to ask you whether you should arrange a marriage for the prince."
After hearing this, the emperor was stunned. Then he looked at the retired emperor and seemed to understand something instantly. His eyes widened: "Ah? Father, you mean..."
"Want to get Bai Lu and the prince engaged?"
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