Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 642 Entering the Palace ([-])

The young man's thin figure slowly appeared in everyone's sight.

He has a tall figure and a stern face. He clearly looks like a scholar, but his spine seems to be propped up by something, which does not give people the feeling of weakness at all.

He raised his head and chest, walked to Emperor Yuan Zhen, lifted his clothes and slowly knelt down: "Bai Yu pays homage to our emperor, long live it!"

The clear voice reached everyone's ears.

Emperor Yuan Zhen pinched the center of his brows. From the corner of his eye, he saw the Queen Mother sitting solemnly, and straightened her back:

"Get up and tell the truth about the battle of Pingcheng and the battle of Yinshan. There must be no lies or concealments, otherwise I will not spare you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bai Yu cupped his hands and glanced at the important ministers, and then fell on Qin Fengye.

It wasn't until Qin Fengye felt sick that he slowly spoke: "As we all know, Dongling has a lot of salt but Northern Yan lacks it. Just a small mirror city, the salt production can supply the cities on the border of Northern Yan..."

"Did His Majesty ask you this? What are you talking about?" Qin Fengye's impatient voice interrupted Bai Yu's statement.

"Kneel down and get out!"

What followed was the Queen Mother's majestic shout.

Qin Fengye was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and looked at Emperor Yuan Zhen for help.

The Queen Mother's old voice continued to resound in the hall: "The eighty thousand soldiers are not only my good sons in Dongling, but also other people's sons, husbands, fathers and brothers."

"The sacrifice of [-] soldiers is greater than the sky! As Dongling people, this incident should arouse your anger and bloodshed!"

"As a member of the imperial court, this matter should make you and the enemy jealous! How can the hatred of the family and the country be too small? Today, the Ai family's words are left here, and the Yinshan incident must be investigated clearly!"

"Anyone who dares to show such an attitude of not caring about themselves is not worthy of a place in this court. Do you understand this?!"

Everyone quickly raised their hands and said, "I understand."

The Queen Mother looked at Qin Fengye like a fly and asked quietly: "Should you kneel outside by yourself, or should the Aijia order someone to invite you?"

Qin Fengye frowned and said, "Old minister, go out on your own."

The Queen Mother withdrew her gaze: "Go out on your knees and kneel in the direction of Yinshan Mountain. When will the matter in Yinshan be concluded? When will you get up again? If you say a word and move your body, the Aijia will demote you to Yinshan Mountain to show to everyone." Soldiers, go guard the tomb!"

"Mother..." Emperor Yuan Zhen wanted to intercede for Qin Fengye, but the rest of his words were buried in the stern eyes of the Queen Mother.

He could only give Qin Fengye a helpless wink, and then looked at Qin Fengye's old body and walked out of the hall little by little.

Just like watching Bai Ming kneel slightly before him that day.

All the princes in the court knew that the Queen Mother was angry.

But they didn't know the reason for the Queen Mother's anger. They thought it was because of Bai Weiyong's face that the Queen Mother came to the court to support the Bai Mingwei brothers and sisters.But no matter what, no one dared to bring trouble to the Queen Mother at this time, including Emperor Yuan Zhen.

"Look at him!"

The Queen Mother ordered the cronies around her, and the cronies immediately ran to Qin Fengye and stared at him with bright eyes.

After that, the Queen Mother was speechless.

The veins on Emperor Yuan Zhen's head were beating violently, and it took him a long time to calm down.

Then, he looked at Bai Yu and said, "You continue."

Bai Yu did not restrain himself due to this episode, and his clear voice continued to echo in the hall.

"Later, the people of Northern Yan learned that there were hidden salt mines in the Yin Mountains, so they made plans for the five cities in Northern Xinjiang."

"If you want to obtain the salt mine at the minimum cost, what is more suitable than colluding with people from Dongling to capture five cities as soon as possible?"

"So, the people of Beiyan turned their attention to Northern Border Guard General Li Xianzhao, and then, Beiyan's army pressed on the border!"

"Li Xianzhao has guarded Northern Xinjiang for many years. We also have tens of thousands of border troops in Northern Xinjiang. Even if we resist stubbornly, we will not lose four cities in a row before reinforcements arrive."

"Some people may say that it is because the Beiyan people are tough and brave, and we, the Dongling people, are not as good as them in innate conditions, but the battle to recover several cities has proven that this is a fallacy!"

After a pause, Bai Yu continued:

"In that case, why was Dongling still retreating steadily under Beiyan's cavalry, until the tragedy of Yinshan's [-] soldiers being wiped out?!"

"That's because the traitor Li Xianzhao has long colluded with the Beiyan people. When Beiyan's cavalry pressed on the border, he ordered the city to open the city to meet the enemy in the name of the border official and the border guard general!"

"Those officials wearing military uniforms and shouldering the mission of protecting their homes and countries chose to open the city gates to welcome foreign enemies into the city because they were afraid of death!"

"But those officials and soldiers who were unwilling to lose their mountains and rivers died in Beiyan's inhumane methods!"

"Some people are tall and mighty, but they grovel and become servile dogs. Some people are already old or young, but they become a ghost guarding the territory."

Speaking of this, Bai Yu's voice became louder and brighter:
"We have already obtained the confession papers of those traitors, which clearly record their charges of betraying the country."

"And those soldiers who died under the enemy's axe, their tombs are on the mountains on the border, looking at their lost and recovered homeland from a distance!"

"These confessions clearly record Li Xianzhao's treason and collaboration with the enemy and his order to open the city gate!"

"A large part of these criminals are being held in cells in Northern Xinjiang. If anyone has any objection to the evidence, they can go and verify it!"

(End of this chapter)