OBS 0056 The Eldest Princess's Vow, and the Most Important Person in Her Life
0056 The Eldest Princess's Vow, and the Most Important Person in Her Life
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
Why did the Xuanwu Army fall for a trick and get blown up by thunderbolts?
"This led to General Du being counterattacked by Lü's army, suffering serious injuries, and remaining unconscious to this day."
"Why did Yan Li go out at such an important time, leading to his being controlled and attacked with a bomb at the princess's residence?"
"Now Steward Baili is dead, and countless officials have been killed or wounded."
Why did Du Youji's Xuanwu Army suddenly rush to Beijing to put out the fire and then loot during the firefighting efforts?
"This forced the Xiliang army to suppress the looting with all their might, resulting in thousands of casualties before the looting was stopped."
"And the Longmen Escort Agency, the branch temple of Longhua Temple, and so on, were all set on fire."
"Is this dereliction of duty, stupidity, or malicious sabotage?"
The princess's residence suddenly fell silent, and no one answered for a moment.
The eldest princess's coup was originally going smoothly.
Whether it was Gu Changfeng taking over the capital garrison, or Yuwen Yi assassinating Yin Wujiu and eliminating the Nine Gates Commander, etc.
This allowed the coup to unfold like mercury, overwhelming the opponents.
Yuwen Yi demonstrated terrifying intelligence capabilities in this regard.
The core and key elements of all the major princely residences suffered devastating blows.
Only the Eldest Princess was able to successfully behead someone at Xuanwu Gate; otherwise, Prince Qi, who also possessed the cultivation of a Grandmaster, would not have been inferior to the Eldest Princess.
With so many princes and numerous skilled fighters, it won't be easy to defeat them.
They all believed that this was the most difficult hurdle in the entire coup before they took action.
As a result, the most difficult hurdle was successfully overcome.
Only two small dark clouds remained.
One is that the Crown Prince's strength has exceeded expectations, and the other is that the problem of Master Liu has not yet been solved.
Once those two dark clouds are cleared, the matter will be settled.
So everyone performed their duties and advanced the battle line in an orderly manner.
Especially Yuwen Yi.
He seemed to have calculated that Master Liu would return, so he infiltrated the Grand Tutor's mansion, held a reserve force, and adopted a strategy of being tight on the inside but loose on the outside, intending to solve the problem once and for all.
The outcome was as they had predicted.
Master Liu did indeed make a move, but I didn't expect him to have a Grandmaster-level puppet that could display the same strength.
This was the first unexpected event.
Immediately afterwards, the power of the ancestors was bestowed upon the Crown Prince.
This is the second unexpected event.
Two accidents led to two consequences.
One is that Yuwen Huan is injured and will find it difficult to advance to the Human Immortal realm in the short term.
This wasn't a bad thing; it even allowed the eldest princess to smoothly enter the palace and obtain the Imperial Seal.
One reason is that Master Liu was able to conserve his strength and escape from the inescapable net.
Without the intervention of the ancestral power, the only option for Master Liu would probably be to burn himself and severely injure Yuwen Huan.
Master Liu originally intended the same thing; only by taking Yuwen Huan away could the royal family's crisis be truly resolved.
As a result, Zhao Jing's prayer at the imperial tomb changed the entire course of the war.
Thus, the coup d'état changed from a settled matter to an unstable one.
That's fine.
After all, the coup ultimately dismantled the Red Sun, eliminated the Crown Prince, and even prevented Yuwen Huan from advancing to the Human Immortal realm for a short period of time, which can all be considered good news.
But the next piece of news dealt the princess a heavy blow.
Baili Che is dead.
The person who had been with her since childhood is dead.
Emperor Hongjing had no good intentions when he had children; it was just a choice he had no other choice but to make.
Unable to advance to the Grandmaster level in his own martial arts, he could only place his hopes on the next generation.
Children are merely tools.
Sometimes, when Emperor Hongjing looked at his children, he felt that they had held him back.
Because he even gets jealous of his own children.
The Crown Prince realized this long ago, as did the Eldest Princess.
When she was a child, she longed for her father's embrace, but was met with an impatient reply:
"Phoenix, go aside. Father is still discussing important matters of state."
They're lying; it's clearly not a big deal.
My father is the biggest liar.
The eldest princess has an innate talent: she can detect anyone's lies.
She can tell if it's a lie.
The eldest princess would not tolerate being deceived.
The palace is the place with the most lies, and it is full of ugliness.
Deception, struggle, flattery.
You can see the ugliest aspects of human nature here.
Only Baili Che, the eunuch who had taken care of her since childhood, was not lying.
"Everyone else lies, why don't you?"
"The pastries that were delivered today are late; you can easily blame it on the imperial kitchen."
Baili Che would always smile gently:
"Because I promised Her Highness that I would never lie."
"Every time someone speaks, Her Highness looks distressed."
"I feel very sorry for him."
The eldest princess asked curiously:
Why do you feel sorry for them?
Baili Che sighed softly:
"If my daughter had survived, she would be this age by now."
"She doesn't want to be deceived either."
The eldest princess understood and said in a low voice:
Please don't be sad.
Baili Che revealed a sincere smile:
"Your Highness, rest assured, I have already come out."
That statement is a lie.
But it doesn't hurt.
Young Zhao Huang nodded:
"Eunuch Baili, I can detect lies, as long as I can distinguish between truthful people and liars."
"If we eliminated all liars in the world, would there be no more lies?"
Children never like to be deceived.
The eldest princess made a grand vow to kill all the liars in the world.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a pang of regret:
"Father-in-law, isn't this a bit too childish?"
Baili Che smiled upon hearing this:
"Of course not, Her Highness's goal is very noble."
The eldest princess said angrily:
"Father-in-law, you're lying."
Baili Che shook his head and said:
"The scoundrel did not lie."
"It's a great goal, but it can't be achieved."
"People need lies, and many lies are not made out of malice."
"In the village of Xiaoren, an old man's only son died because he was blind and could not see people. So, some people in the village pretended to be the only son and took turns taking care of the old man."
"This is a lie, but it's also out of love."
"Besides, many people lie simply to survive."
Everyone in the palace is lying; some are lying for profit, while others are simply trying to survive.
The princess was not stupid; she immediately understood.
"Then I will not eliminate liars, but rather vicious liars."
"So that there won't be so many liars in the palace."
Baili Che revealed a smile:
"sure."
"But Your Highness must understand that everything comes at a price."
"Sometimes it comes at a bloody price."
"Including the people around you."
Baili Che did not treat the seven-year-old princess as a naive child. Instead, he talked to her seriously about ideals and the consequences.
"This princess is not afraid."
"I'm tired of hearing this kind of liar's lie."
"How can Father govern the Great Yong Dynasty well if he communicates with such a liar?"
The eldest princess waved her small, immature fist.
She wants to rewrite the world in her own way.
The eldest princess asked one more question:
"Baili, will you stand by my side?"
"Of course, even though my martial arts skills are weak, I will still protect Your Highness from the wind and rain."
Bai Liche's smile was still clear.
Although the princess grew up later.
She no longer naively believed that the world would become a better place simply by eliminating liars.
But she still dislikes liars and still values Baili Che.
Because he was someone who wouldn't lie to me, and also my savior.
Sometimes, the eldest princess even felt that Baili Che was more like her elder than Emperor Hongjing.
He's dead now.
He was blown up by a thunderbolt, his face completely disfigured.
"Your Highness must understand that everything comes at a price."
"Sometimes it comes at a bloody price."
Butler Baili's words echoed clearly in my ears.
Everyone else can die, why you?
But don't worry.
I will use the most painful method in the world to make the person who killed you never die.
The princess's sharp eyes darkened, sending chills down one's spine.
Everyone knows about her relationship with Butler Baili.
Seeing that no one spoke, the eldest princess took a deep breath:
"I was just excited."
"Zhi Le, tell me what's going on."
Seeing that the Princess had restrained her emotions, Feng Zhile, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, then spoke:
"Your Highness, we have detected multiple forces."
"First of all, the internal strife in Yujing is related to the Fuwei Escort Agency."
"The Fuwei Escort Agency disguised themselves as a caravan transporting food and placed bombs at the bottom of the food."
"Since Military Advisor Song was away on business, the Xuanwu Army's inspection was somewhat lax, which led to them being deceived."
The eldest princess has a very good memory:
"Fuwei Escort Agency, a force of the Seven Seas Alliance, has significant conflicts and contradictions with Longmen Escort Agency?"
Feng Zhile nodded:
"Exactly."
"After we learned of this, we quickly searched for Lin Yong, the person in charge of the escort agency."
"As a result, before Lin Yong was arrested, he also detonated a bomb, shouting that he was avenging His Highness the King of Min before he died."
The eldest princess noted down the name of the Fuwei Escort Agency and asked in return:
"Are you sure it's the King of Min?"
"That certainly seems to be the case on the surface."
"There must be something going on."
Feng Zhile immediately nodded:
"Exactly!"
"The thunderbolts used by the enemy are significantly more powerful than those of the Tang Clan in Sichuan."
"The place where these thunderbolts were used most often was actually the Crown Prince's residence when fighting against the Xuanwu Army."
"Military Advisor Song returned to his residence to study the thunderbolt bomb."
"If we take into account the biggest beneficiaries of the attack on Xuanwu Army..."
"This kind of disguise is not worth mentioning."
As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and a confidant of the Eldest Princess, Feng Zhile was naturally a capable person.
No sooner had the turmoil in Yujing ended than she meticulously investigated and uncovered many truths.
If Yujing hadn't adopted a loose exterior but tight interior approach in an attempt to catch a big fish...
If Zhao Jing were to face her at the outset, he would likely suffer heavy losses.
The eldest princess continued to ask:
"Anything else?"
Feng Zhile continued:
"Secondly, we suppressed the remnants of other princely families and discovered that they had not joined forces; it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision."
"The one who really has a problem is Wei Kai of the Xuanwu Army."
"He was deliberately impersonated by someone who incited the army, and the army chose to believe him in order to plunder."
"That man escaped during the chaos of the army. I have ordered my men to pursue him immediately and bring him to justice."
"As for Du Jin's words, after extensive interrogation, he claimed to have been killed by Yuwen Zhe, which must be an imposter."
"The enemy impersonated Yuwen Zhe and broke into Yujing at night, killing Du Jin and others, thus creating this turmoil."
"As for the identity of the mastermind behind it all, we've also got a clue."
"They rode in Commander Li's Blood Raven Flying Sedan Chair."
"And Commander Li was responsible for hunting down the escaped imperial grandson."
"When these clues are connected, even if the subordinates are unwilling, they have to believe one fact."
When Feng Zhile reached the conclusion of the investigation, he felt a chill run down his spine.
How could such an absurd plan exist?
How can there be such a madman?
If he makes even one wrong move, he will die without a burial place.
"How dare you!"
"I never expected my elder brother to have such a son; it was my oversight."
The eldest princess did not have a deep impression of Zhao Jing; he was just an ordinary nephew.
Now this nephew has given his aunt a big gift.
Can she hate?
It seemed utterly ridiculous.
If Zhao Jing were to meet his aunt, he would only say one sentence:
"Auntie, are you satisfied with this gift?"
The princess's eyes flashed, she crossed her arms to suppress her hatred, and continued to ask:
"Anything else?"
Feng Zhile then showed a hesitant expression.
"You may all step back."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After everyone had left, Feng Zhile said in a low voice:
"We found a coded message on Yan Li's remains."
"The code reads: Yuwen Zhe."
"We just don't know whether the other party is really Yuwen Zhe or an imposter."
"It's even possible they're joining forces."