Chapter 293: Loyalty and Righteousness Dilemma

Bai Jingfu and Bai Haocheng father and son have dominated the Zhao ** world for more than 40 years, almost all the soldiers have become a member of the Zhaoguo Iron Army under their training, and the prestige of the two is unmatched, even if King Zhaomin personally ordered, there is still not half of the Bai family who dare to step forward.

"What are you looking at? Won't you give people to this king? Do you want to rebel too?! Seeing that the Qin Wang army brought here was still hesitant and did not dare to move, King Zhaomin's face sank, and he raised his horsewhip and whipped it towards the nearest soldier in front of him.

"As a king, he can only swing his whip and inflict violent punishments, and even if he sits on the throne, he will not win the hearts of the people." The light female voice came faintly, and King Zhaomin's raised arm stiffened, and he looked up in the direction of the gate of the White Mansion.

The woman standing in front of the door was as white as snow, her long black hair was not loosely draped over her shoulders, but the ends were tied up at will, and her seemingly simple clothes looked graceful and elegant; There is a scar on his face, but his ugliness is covered by a natural arrogance, his eyebrows and eyes are similar to Bai Haocheng's three points, and his breath is even more similar to seven points.

Bai Qige's appearance made the surroundings silent, everyone's eyes were focused on the slightly thin body, and even the angry King Zhao Min forgot to speak for a while.

"I did not secretly collude with An Lingguo, let alone turn against Yaoguo, everything was deliberately murdered. For some reason, the emperor refuses to listen to my explanation, and the king should do the same? Although Zhao is a vassal state of Yaoguo, the people of Zhao are still the subjects of the king, if the king is unwilling to wash away the grievances of his subjects, how can he be convinced and supported by the people? ”

The clear questioning went straight to the bottom of everyone's hearts, and some of the Qin Wangjun shifted their eyes to look at King Zhaomin, with confusion in their eyes, as well as longing and expectation.

The kingdom is broken, the family is dead, what are they guarding such a king who does not think about the people of his subjects?

King Zhaomin, who was locked by countless eyes, quickly turned pale, cold sweat rolled down his face, and his hand holding the horsewhip trembled violently. In fact, before he came, King Zhao Min was very worried about the changes in the Bai family, you must know that now the command of the three armies of Zhao is in the hands of Bai Haocheng, and he is only a nominal king, if Bai Haocheng wants to rebel, he doesn't even have a personal guard to escort him. The previous summoning of Bai Jingfu into the palace was to probe his tone, because Bai Jingfu's humble posture was the same as in the past, so King Zhaomin decided that the Bai family did not dare to oppose and could not oppose, otherwise how could he dare to speak to the famous general of Zhongzhou tonight with this attitude?

The dog fights the human power, and what King Zhaomin relies on is just Bai Jingfu's loyalty to Zhaoguo.

"Bai, Bai Lao General, you should know the current situation of Zhaoguo, we can't afford to provoke Yaoguo! Besides, there is conclusive evidence that Bai Qige collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, even if I say that she wronged His Majesty Emperor Yao, I don't believe it, isn't it the Bai family and the people who are unlucky in the end? You just listen to a word of persuasion, hand over Bai Qige, this king promises, as long as she obediently returns to Yaoguo to confess her guilt, this king will do his best to intercede for her, is this good? ”

King Zhaomin was shocked by Bai Qige's momentum, and his tone and attitude suddenly withered a lot, and after thinking about it, he turned to Bai Jingfu, the loyal minister who was the easiest to persuade.

Bai Jingfu was already vacillating between the loyalty of his courtiers and his family's affection, and when he heard King Zhaomin's tone almost pleading, he became more and more contradictory, and his intention to protect Bai Qige gradually wavered, and his searching eyes slowly moved towards Bai Qige. How his father's decision was Bai Haocheng didn't have time to think about it, and seeing that Bai Jingfu seemed to have a plan to hand over Bai Qige, he immediately took two steps back and stood still, protecting Bai Qige tightly behind him.

Seeing that his father had no opinion, and his brother was determined to resist to the end, Bai Haoyu remembered the promise he made to Bai Haocheng a few days ago to protect Bai Qige at all costs, and a warm blood rushed to his heart, and he stepped forward with a cold snort: "What the king said is simple, who can guarantee that my sister will come back intact when she goes to Yaoguo?" Since the king said that he was willing to intercede for his sister, then please go and explain to Emperor Yao now, just say that his sister is wronged, please open his eyes and take a closer look, don't wronged a good person! ”

Bai Haoyu's tone was extremely impulsive, and there was no respect between his words, King Zhao Min gasped, and his face became more and more ugly: "You guys...... What are you guys doing here?! This king has already talked about negotiating with you, but is he not satisfied? His Majesty Emperor Yao said that whoever is guilty is guilty, how can civilians question it? Well, since you are unjust, then don't blame this king for being ruthless! The fat body on the horse leaned back slightly, and King Zhaomin took out an edict prepared in advance from his arms and threw it in front of Bai Jingfu: "The Bai family is going to commit a violation of the holy will, and from now on, all the military titles of Bai Jingfu and Bai Haocheng in the past will be cancelled and reduced to commoners!" Now you don't have any scruples, do you? Don't arrest people yet! ”

King Zhaomin thought that the soldiers were afraid of Bai Haocheng's identity so they didn't dare to do it, as long as the will to revoke the military position, they would have no scruples, but what they didn't expect was that even if they bluffed and shouted the so-called king's order, the soldiers under him still didn't move for half a minute, let alone come forward to arrest people.

After waiting for a long time, the stalemate between the two parties became almost ridiculous, Bai Haocheng and the others stood quietly in place without the slightest intention of resisting, and those soldiers were also motionless, their eyes wandering between King Zhaomin and the Bai family.

"Your Majesty, the Bai family has been loyal and good generals for generations, and there is no reason to betray, please ask Your Majesty to seek justice for Miss Bai!" It's not just who shouted first, and then this sentence became a slogan, and it was shouted from the mouths of more than 100 people Qin Wangjun, and for a while, the words "seeking justice" echoed in the night sky, chaotic and loud.

For decades, Bai Jingfu and Bai Haocheng did not know how many elite soldiers they had trained, in addition to teaching them the skills to kill the enemy, they also taught them what loyalty and righteousness were, and led by example to fully embody the word loyalty; On the other hand, King Zhaomin, who died in his reign, has made no achievements since he ascended the throne, and after becoming the queen of the courtier country, he is even more servile and flattering, and always flatters the Emperor Yao, in order to please the Emperor Yao, he does not hesitate to work and hurt the people and wronged the people of Zhaoguo, even if the soldiers are full of loyalty to Zhaoguo, all the way to the present, no matter how hot the heart is cold.

The change in the situation caught King Zhao Min unexpectedly, his heart tightened, his legs weakened, and he actually fell off his horse and sat on the ground in embarrassment.

After all, it is the king of Zhaoguo, Bai Jingfu, who has been educated in loyalty since childhood, couldn't bear it, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help King Zhaomin up, sighed and shook his head gently: "Your Majesty, it is really difficult for Emperor Yao to convince the public to condemn the crime without asking the facts, please forgive me for not being able to obey my fate." The last general is also a father of Zhaoguo's subjects, and he is convinced that his daughter will not do such a traitorous thing to seek glory, and he wants to let the last general send his innocent flesh and blood to die...... The end will not be able to do it. As for the military position, the king can withdraw if he wants, and the country no longer needs the Bai family. ”

The head of the family, Bai Jingfu, refused to hand over Bai Qige, and there was a large group of soldiers coaxing and pleading, King Zhaomin did not dare to disobey the will of the people no matter how much he thought about it, he thought for a long time, and then climbed back on the horse clumsily and embarrassedly, waved his hand, and his tone was half fierce and half embarrassed: "Collect the troops!" Back to the palace! ”

Bai Jingfu watched King Zhaomin and King Qin leave, but the burly but inescapable old body stood in front of the gate of Baifu and did not move for a long time.

"Daddy, go back." Bai Haoyu whispered, and seeing that his father was still motionless, he looked at Bai Haocheng with a worried expression.

Bai Haocheng hesitated for a moment, walked to Bai Jingfu's side and hugged his father's arm, only to realize that Bai Jingfu was trembling slightly, he understood that this was not fear or fear, but the overthrow of years of faith and loyalty caused by the confusion - for the old general Bai who has been loyal to the country all his life, his life's dedication has disappeared today.

"Qige, help Daddy go back to the house." Bai Haocheng called Bai Qige quietly, and the two of them walked back to the mansion with Bai Jingfu, who was stiff, left and right, and the old lady Bai was held by Bai Haoyu, and then there were silent people. Without anyone's orders, the subordinates locked the door and returned to everyone, but their faces showed expressions that were more serious and loyal than ever, as if something great had happened this night.

The seemingly calm but even more chaotic foreign imperial capital, the palace shrouded in confusion and darkness is unusually deserted, but the Huanqing Palace, which rarely moves around on weekdays, can't see any changes, except for the two teacups on the ground in the center of the courtyard.

"Mrs. Su and Jin Zhaoyi in the East Palace are fine, but they are very stubborn, lying on the bed and saying that they want to kneel and beg again; The prince didn't see it, and when he heard that the ban was lifted, he didn't go to Ziyun Palace to explain, probably because he was dead set on the emperor. The female officer whispered softly as she pinched the legs of the queen sitting on the couch, who closed her eyes and had no expression, and did not know what was going on in her heart.

Recalling that Su Yan and Jin Zhaoyi knelt in front of the door until they fainted, the queen seemed to be a little moved, opened her eyes and raised her fingers, picked up the ginseng tea and brought it to her lips: "How is the situation in Zhaoguo?" King Min is content with the status quo and is timid and afraid, and he will definitely force the Bai family to hand over Bai Qige, whether to give up one person to protect a country or try his best to protect it, at this time, it depends on the courage of Bai Jingfu and Bai Haocheng's father and son. ”

The queen speculated about what happened in Zhaoguo in two simple sentences, and there were probably few things that could not be guessed, and the female official thought for a while before answering: "I saw Lord Sima this morning, and I heard Lord Sima say that King Min had a fold over there, as if the Bai family refused to hand over Princess Qi'an, and King Min was afraid that something would cause trouble and cause trouble to the people, so he stood still for the time being, and was begging the emperor to send troops to recruit the forces of the Bai family." ”

"Oh, it's a nice thing to say, but I'm afraid that there will be trouble and trouble for the people? Isn't he just afraid of the three armies in Bai Haocheng's hands and dare not provoke him? The queen sneered and helped the female official to sit up from the couch, "The Bai family is the mainstay of the Zhao Kingdom, and its status in the eyes of the people is higher than that of King Min. King Min is afraid of death, afraid of the Bai family, and wants to come to the emperor to invite soldiers is also carried out secretly, and the face is still harmonious with the Bai family. ”

The female official's mind is far less profound than the queen's long-term thoughts, listening to it, her suddenly realized look was stained with a little sympathy, and she couldn't help but shake her head and sigh: "Poor prince and princess Qi'an, a good pair was broken up alive, and they may never see each other again in the future." ”

The queen's movements suddenly froze, and a wisp of indescribable color flashed in her eyes, and then she brushed her somewhat messy sideburns and looked out of the sunny window.

"Let's change my clothes for Hongu, it's time to meet him."