Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1261

Chapter 1261: Chapter 1256: The Fisherman Profits

"The Ninth Prince does not believe it?" General Cui laughed heartily and said, "Whether or not you believe it, after the Emperor of Zhou annihilates Xiliang, his first move will be to trap the Ninth Prince and General Xie with the main forces of the Yan Army here, and then direct the Zhou army stationed at the Yan Kingdom border to drive straight into the Yan Kingdom’s capital."

Xiao Rongyan put down his wine cup and looked at General Cui, "So what you’re implying, General Cui, is that Yan’s enemy is not Xiliang, but Zhou!"

"Exactly so!" General Cui nodded, "Now Xiliang is willing to submit to Yan, in order to preserve its existence! Today, our two countries should secretly sign a national treaty, and before the Emperor of Zhou arrives, join forces to deplete Zhou’s army to the point of destruction!"

"Why choose Yan instead of Zhou, General Cui? In terms of national strength... Zhou is now somewhat stronger than Yan!" Xiao Rongyan said indifferently, "Moreover, if Xiliang sides with Zhou, given the Emperor of Zhou’s generosity, he will certainly supply food to Xiliang! Yan... doesn’t have that much grain to support Xiliang."

General Cui Shanzhong revealed a wry smile upon hearing this: "Ninth Prince forgets that our Emperor Li Tianfu of Xiliang is still in Zhou’s hands. If Zhou only desires our submission, they could have simply signed a treaty with Li Tianfu, and then publicly announced it to legitimize their invasion of our Xiliang! But Zhou didn’t... it proves their intent to destroy Xiliang, how can we dare to submit?"

Xiao Rongyan kept silent, knowing that if a treaty had been signed early with Li Tianfu and announced to the world, Zhou’s war would have been several times harder to fight than now!

Bai Qingyan took advantage of knowing that the people of Xiliang were unsure whether Li Tianfu or Li Tianjiao was the legitimate emperor, which made it easier to capture some cities.

Signing a treaty early on would solidify Li Tianfu as a traitor, and the soldiers and generals guarding Xiliang would resist to the death!

General Cui is speaking half-truths, trying to fool him!

If he hadn’t known Bai Qingyan so well, he might have believed General Cui’s nonsense.

Xiao Rongyan didn’t expose the ruse, pretending to be persuaded by General Cui Shanzhong and nodded, "Since, General Cui Shanzhong wants to sign a treaty with our Yan, to submit to us, then... open the city gates tonight and let the Yan Army enter the city! Let’s jointly resist Zhou’s army!"

General Cui Shanzhong’s eyebrows twitched as he looked intently at Xiao Rongyan.

"What’s wrong? General Cui Shanzhong talks about joining forces to resist Zhou’s army, but doesn’t plan to let our Yan soldiers into the city? Are you planning to expose us to Zhou’s army as live targets, leaving you Xiliang to profit from the aftermath?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

General Cui Shanzhong furrowed his brows, "Ninth Prince, don’t be angry. This is a significant matter, I need to discuss it with our Emperor of Xiliang!"

"Very well..." Xiao Rongyan nodded, "Then please quickly give our Yan an answer after consulting with the Emperor of Xiliang!"

With that, Xiao Rongyan stood up, nodded to General Cui Shanzhong and swiftly mounted his horse, departing with his guards.

General Cui Shanzhong, however, sat for a long time in the same place, lost in thought as he watched Xiao Rongyan’s silhouette disappear into the darkness.

The meeting of Xiao Rongyan and Cui Shanzhong soon reached the Zhou military camp.

Bai Qingqi remained composed upon hearing the news, yet Bai Jinzhao, who had been unable to find Bai Jinse for a day and a night, was furious, exclaiming, "Last time, Yan stabbed us in the back, resulting in Fifth Brother’s capture and Little Seven’s disappearance! Will they betray us again this time?!"

"Calm down first. The Yan Ninth Prince has already executed the general who betrayed Zhou!" Bai Jinxiu reassured, patting Bai Jinzhao on the head, "This time, it’s the Ninth Prince himself who went to see him, so there should be no problem!"

"If there’s no problem, why didn’t he send someone to inform us!" Bai Jinzhao argued, her eyes red with worry about Little Seven, inevitably venting her anger at Yan and its Ninth Prince, "And sitting with that General Cui drinking! Why don’t they move the Yan Army camp into Yunjing and jointly resist Zhou with Xiliang!"

"I’m afraid this General Cui intends to sow discord between our Zhou and Yan, making it so that our people ’happened’ to see him meet with the Yan Ninth Prince!" Bai Qingqi turned to her teary-eyed sister, "Third Brother knows you’re worried about Little Seven, but you mustn’t let this emotion show in front of the soldiers. In just a few hours, Yan and our Zhou army must coordinate with your Fifth Brother’s siege; no mistakes can be made! It’s for your Fifth Brother!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinzhao clenched her fists, wiped her tears, and nodded, "Rest assured, Third Brother, Jinzhao knows the importance!"

"Have the messages been sent to General Shen and Little Four, and they’ve sent any replies?" Bai Qingqi asked Bai Qingjue.

Bai Qingjue nodded, "They’ve replied. Little Four is now setting an ambush at the South Gate; if Li Tianjiao leaves the city during the assault, he is to be captured immediately. General Shen and Xie Xun’s Yan Army are all at the West Gate..."