Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 846 - 843: A Foolproof Plan

Before, Liu Hong and Princess of Zhen each took a separate route to attack Daliang’s Hancheng. He was puzzled why, once Princess of Zhen arrived, the Commandery Princess Gaoyi, known for her bravery, became docile in the ensuing battles and did not attack any cities.

Now it is clear that their intent was to draw Liang’s forces so that Commandery Princess Gaoyi could smoothly reach Hancheng for the siege!

The old Prime Minister thought further... Had they truly decided to relocate the capital towards Xiangliang, they could have encountered the Commandery Princess Gaoyi, which would have led to the total annihilation of Liang’s forces.

The old Prime Minister even suspected that the Jin Kingdom had planned this route from the beginning... to force the Daliang Imperial Clan into Gaoyi’s grasp!

Jin Kingdom intended to push them directly into the jaws of Commandery Princess Gaoyi.

The old Prime Minister was filled with desolation and trepidation. This meticulous planning by the Jin Kingdom would undoubtedly lead to Daliang’s defeat!

It appeared that even the Rong would not arrive in time to save Hancheng!

If one were to blame... it would be the Emperor, who was fixated on revenge, completely disregarding Liang Kingdom.

Now, the old Prime Minister and some senior court officials, their minds aching from the ministers’ squabbles, waited for the Third Prince to make a decision.

The plump Third Prince wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and finally made up his mind, saying, "No longer... let the soldiers sacrifice their lives in vain! We... shall surrender!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness, you must not!" The court officials who advocated for a fight to the death knelt before the Third Prince.

"Whether we surrender or fight to the death, we will ultimately face a nation’s destruction. Why let the soldiers waste their lives in vain?"

"We are willing to fight to the last. If we cannot win... we would rather die for our country!" a tearful general said.

"What’s the point!" the Third Prince’s voice was very light, "The hearts of Liang Kingdom’s people already lean towards Jin. Don’t you understand? When Liangting forcibly took medicinal supplies from the people, disregarding their lives, it was the Princess of Zhen from Jin Kingdom who brought medicine to save them! Those saved by Jin won their hearts!"

"The Zhao family army has been loyal for generations. Why did Zhao Sheng alone defect to the enemy? Because... we, Daliang, lost the people’s hearts!" The Third Prince choked, "Father is bedridden. As a prince, I represent my father, holding the Jade Seal to surrender."

On April 13, in the 18th year of Xuanjia, Commandery Princess Gaoyi of Jin Kingdom, Bai Jinzhi, decisively defeated Liang’s Capital. The Third Prince of Liang led officials, donned in mourning attire, presented the Imperial Seal and a short sword, and knelt before Commandery Princess Gaoyi.

Covered in blood and exuding a murderous aura, Bai Jinzhi took the Imperial Seal, received the short sword, and handed them to Shen Qingzhu.

The Liang Kingdom, which stood in the north for a century, was declared extinct today. Its fertile lands now belonged to the Jin Kingdom.

Bai Jinzhi mounted her horse and loudly ordered, "Clean up the battlefield immediately! Welcome the Princess of Zhen and General Liu into the city!"

After capturing Hancheng, Ziyuan followed the subsequent army into the city and saw Bai Jinzhi, covered in blood, shining brightly and dashing. His heart surged uncontrollably.

It’s no wonder that the reasons for the generations of the Duke of Zhen’s House being the backbone of Jin was because... they never produced incompetents.

Just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, with such a murderous aura, making many men pale in comparison.

"Mr. Cai!" Bai Jinzhi instructed Shen Qingzhu to hand the Imperial Seal and sword to Cai Ziyuan, "Please, Mr. Cai, deliver the Imperial Seal and sword to my Eldest Young Lady!"

"Yes!" Cai Ziyuan nodded and took the order.

Within the Imperial Palace of Liang, the Emperor heard that the Third Prince was going to surrender. In a fit of rage, he supported himself on an old eunuch’s hand and stood up, drawing a sword. His fury seemed ready to slaughter the Third Prince. However, after just two steps, he spat out a mouthful of blood and, with muddled and bloodshot eyes, fell limply. freewёbnoνel-com

The eunuchs in the hall panicked, scrambling to catch the Emperor. The Imperial Physician crawled forward and discovered the Emperor had lost his breath, dying from sheer anger.

Bai Jinzhi led troops into the Liang Imperial Palace, eliminating the resistant forces, and imprisoned the Emperor’s consorts and the eunuchs who begged for mercy.

Before Bai Jinzhi could fully secure Liangting and welcome her eldest sister into the city, she received an order for Shen Yanzong to take over the task of clearing the Imperial Palace, while she and Shen Qingzhu were to swiftly exit the city for an important matter.

Bai Jinzhi and Shen Qingzhu followed orders and swiftly left the city.

Soon, they arrived at the camp outside the city, where the Jin Army, including several surrendered Liang generals, gathered in Liu Hong’s large tent.

Cai Ziyuan had already delivered the Imperial Seal and sword to Bai Qingyan, now placed on the table in front of Bai Qingyan.

Liu Hong, with a serious expression, saw Bai Jinzhi enter and motioned for her to sit down. Bai Jinzhi quickly walked towards Bai Qingyan and sat beside her, unable to hide her excitement as she called out, "Eldest Young Lady!"

Bai Qingyan, noticing how much Bai Jinzhi had grown, raised her hand to touch Bai Jinzhi’s head, then looked at Shen Qingzhu, who was kneeling silently behind Bai Jinzhi, nodding lightly in thanks for his protection of her little sister along the way.

Liu Hong, seeing everyone present, turned to Bai Qingyan and said, "Since everyone is here, please make the arrangements, Princess of Zhen!"

Bai Qingyan nodded and said, "King Liang in Dadu City has rebelled! General Liu and I will lead the army to Dadu to aid the king! Bai Jinzhi and General Zhao Sheng will lead all the Jin Army, Anping Army, and Zhao family army to stay in Hancheng, working with the Daliang officials to issue proclamations, informing that Liang Kingdom has become part of Jin."

Liu Hong tightened his grip, almost unable to sit still, not expecting Bai Qingyan to even inform these surrendered generals of the turmoil in Dadu City. What if these generals had other thoughts?

Liu Hong understood Bai Qingyan’s strategy of stationing the entire Jin Army in Daliang, just to prevent these generals from entertaining other ideas after they left. Yet, taking all these surrendered generals to save the king, what if some rebelled on the way?

Being always cautious, Liu Hong could not think of a better strategy despite much consideration. No matter what, after paying such a huge price to conquer Daliang, they couldn’t afford to lose it!

Taking these surrendered generals to save the king it is. The Princess of Zhen, who led the attack on Liang Kingdom with only surrendered generals, will surely have ways to keep them in check.

Seeing the surrendered Liang generals hesitant, Zhao Sheng understood that Bai Qingyan surely planned to rebel against Jin!

Zhao Sheng personally thought this was good. After all, he surrendered not to Jin but to Bai Qingyan!

Now, with the chaos in Dadu City, the process of Bai Qingyan taking over would quicken!

Without the hindrance of an unambitious Jin Imperial Family, Bai Qingyan’s unification of the realm would be accelerated!

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