Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Chapter 767: No Matter How Much_1

Just as Fang Lao was about to speak, the Crown Prince interjected, "Right... about the provisions. While the Shuoyang pacification troops are a ragtag group, they are still soldiers! We need to dispatch new forces there... so the Princess of Zhen can handle them better! I called you both here to discuss where we can draw troops from to assist the Princess of Zhen."

Ren Shijie’s eyebrow twitched. This Princess of Zhen truly had the Crown Prince’s trust...

Suddenly, a light flashed in Ren Shijie’s mind, recalling Fang Lao had once said that the Princess of Zhen’s act of saving the Crown Prince might have been a staged show.

The more Ren Shijie thought about it, the more it made sense. The Crown Prince had likely fallen into the Princess of Zhen’s trap.

However, how did this concern him? Even if he pointed it out, the Crown Prince would think he and Fang Lao were both trying to discredit the Princess of Zhen. He might even scorn Ren Shijie for underestimating him, thinking the Crown Prince wasn’t worthy of such loyalty, which would be dangerous. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

Besides, the more chaos in the Jin Kingdom, the better for the Yan Kingdom.

Fang Lao furrowed his brows, "The troops from the Anping Camp could be dispatched. However, it’s not like there were no generals available to lead troops to Daliang before. General Shi Panshan may be in the southern frontier, and General Jiang Ruhai may have injured his leg making him unfit for battle, but General Zhen Zeping is still here! General Zhen Zeping was a meritorious officer in the southern frontier war and had volunteered for battle. Yet, when Minister Li Mao pledged that Li Mingrui would head to Daliang alone to reclaim the lost territories, General Zhen Zeping agreed, and so did the rest of the court."

Fang Lao carefully glanced at the Crown Prince before continuing, "Now as for the Princess of Zhen... even if she leads a ragtag force, she is considered to be leading troops. If we dispatch more troops for her, would the Left Prime Minister have any complaints? Would the court officials... especially General Zhen Zeping feel that the Crown Prince excessively trusts the Bai family, relying on them and not the other loyal officials of the Jin Kingdom?"

Ren Shijie picked up his teacup, blowing on it slowly before taking a sip, only to hear Quan Yu announce from outside that Prime Minister Lu, Minister of War Shen Jingzhong, Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing, and the head of the Imperial Guards, Fan Yuhuai, had all arrived.

"Why has Prime Minister Lu come as well?" The Crown Prince stood up, hurrying out to welcome them.

"Your Highness, Minister of War Shen Jingzhong happened to meet Prime Minister Lu, and the two came to the morning court together. With Your Highness summoning them urgently, Prime Minister Lu followed as he was concerned," Quan Yu explained.

The Crown Prince stood under the corridor, seeing Prime Minister Lu being guided down the steps by Shen Jingzhong, hurried over to greet them, "Prime Minister Lu..."

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

The officials hurriedly bowed to the Crown Prince.

"Well..." Minister of War Shen Jingzhong glanced at Prime Minister Lu and pondered for a moment, "If we talk about troops that the Princess of Zhen can command easily, it would naturally be the Bai family’s army."

"Impossible..." Prime Minister Lu shook his head, "While the Princess of Zhen commands the Bai family’s army well, Xiliang is stirring; the Bai family’s army is needed at the frontier. Moreover, moving the Bai family’s army from the Jin-Xiliang border to Daliang would be too taxing!"

Shen Jingzhong pursed his lips, then suggested, "What if we dispatch troops from the Anping Army? Currently, the Anping Camp is under the command of the Dengzhou regional inspector, Dong Qingyue. They can guard against the Rong and Xiliang. With the Bai family’s army on the Xiliang side, I believe the Anping Camp can be sent for reinforcement."

"I’d like to interject." Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing bowed to the officials, "I am concerned that Prime Minister Li Mao’s son pledged to head to Daliang alone. Now, increasing reinforcements for the Princess of Zhen might displease the court."

Prime Minister Lu turned a sharp gaze to Chu Zhongxing but addressed the Crown Prince, "The Anping Camp is suitable. Although the Princess of Zhen has the name of the God of Slaughter, her health is not robust. If she ended up as Daliang’s famous general, Xun Tianzhang, it would be detrimental to the Jin Kingdom."

Prime Minister Lu left his sentence unfinished, but everyone knew the implication. With Bai Qingyan’s frail health, if she died en route to defeat Daliang, it would not be good for the Jin Kingdom.

"If the Liang Kingdom saw that even the invincible Bai family, Jin’s God of Slaughter, the Princess of Zhen, could be defeated, it would damage our morale and make the war more difficult!" Prime Minister Lu frowned at the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, sending someone to ask the Princess of Zhen if she could go to battle was reckless. The Bai family’s loyalty is unyielding. If His Majesty requested, even if unwell, the Bai family would answer the call."