Princess and the General

Debate in Court (Part Two)

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“In the third year of HuaiRen, Western Kun’s Wang family led an army of 50 thousand and raided several small cities in Changchuan.
The flames burned for three days, and half of Changchuan was burned down, with thousands of citizens being displaced.”

HuaiRen was the name of Emperor Ning’s ruling era.
The third year of HuaiRen that Yu Fu spoke of was shortly after Emperor Ning ascended the throne.
At that time, Gu HuaiJiang was still a young general full of valor on the battlefield, capable of moving like the wind.

“In the eighth year of HuaiRen, Western Kun’s Liu family led an army of 100 thousand.
At that time, the famous female general Liu YinYin was captured alive and committed suicide.
Her brother, Liu Kuang, executed 300 prisoners of war from our Eastern Ling, their blood flowing like a river.”

“In the fifteenth year of HuaiRen, Western Kun’s Wang family led an army of 80 thousand and assaulted the northern cities in Weizhou.
They took a path through the Qinling Mountains and killed tens of thousands of guards and citizens.”

“In the twenty-third year of HuaiRen, which would be last year.”

Yu Fu paused and let out a long sigh, “At that time, I was brought back from the border by the head general.
The people in court believed that I was the head general’s illegitimate daughter.”

The officials below lowered their heads in embarrassment, and even Emperor Ning felt a little uncomfortable.

At that time, everyone thought this, including Yin Yan and Yin Shuo.
After all, what sort of person would feel so at ease that they would bring a daughter back after fighting a war?

“Now, I will tell everyone why the head general brought me back.”

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Yu Fu said: “At that time, Western Kun’s army knew that they could not win and struck the head general with a poisoned arrow.
The poison used was Kunlun snow.
To the imperial physicians present tonight, there’s surely no need for me to say any more than that, right?”

“Kunlun snow? Was that not a poison that came from the peaks of Western Kun’s Kunlun Mountain that had no antidote?

The crowd was in an uproar.
Nobody expected Yu Fu would have this sort of background.

Emperor Ning was shocked and said: “No antidote? Then saying it like this, it was after you treated Marquis Gu that he brought you back to the capital?”

He had heard a little about something pertaining to a savior, but Gu HuaiJiang did not let anything slip about being poisoned.
He thought that Gu HuaiJiang had just suffered a flesh wound.
How could he have known that it was so serious…

Emperor Ning furrowed his brow, not even thinking about Imperial Consort Xian, who was pouring him a cup of wine.
He just waved his hand in irritation.

The woman held the wine kettle in her hand and awkwardly shrank back.

Yu Fu smiled, “If Your Majesty wishes to hear about it, I can tell Your Majesty.
I cut the head general open to treat the poison.
At the time, I was only this big, so the knife was unsteady in my hand.”

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She gestured her height next to her, and everyone thought back to when Yu Fu first arrived in the capital.
Indeed, she was just a little sprout and looked to be no older than ten.

“His body was covered in injuries.
There was almost no part that was unscathed.
His abdomen, where I cut into, had multiple wounds.
Head general did not want to tell Your Majesty, feeling that he had received too much of Your Majesty’s favor and fearing that others might say that he was using his wounds to win more favor.
Today, I am going against head general’s will by revealing this information.
Even if he is unhappy with me, I had to reveal the truth.”

“The truth is that Western Kun has attacked Eastern Ling year after year, and they have killed countless soldiers and citizens.
Could it be that head general must watch these people die without being able to counterattack?”

“The truth is that Western Kun’s people take advantage of Eastern Ling being a so-called country of etiquette to determine that we would never dare to cross the border to attack them.
That’s why they are able to act so brazen!”

“The truth is that if head general did not lead his army across the border to annihilate the enemy army, next year, the year after that, and for the rest of time, the citizens living on Eastern Ling’s border will need to endure the flames of war.”

“Everyone…”

She lifted her broad sleeves and pointed outside the hall.

The moonlight cascaded down like water across the vast mountains.

“If there is still anyone who feels that the head general should not have crossed the border, I think that with your selflessness, you should change where you live with those living on the border.
What does everyone think?”

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Nobody responded.
They did not dare, nor did they want to.

It was because they knew that what Yu Fu had said was the truth.

She bowed toward Princess DanYang and Yin Shuo, “It’s just discussing the matter as it is.
I wonder if the two of you are satisfied?”

“You…”

Princess DanYang did not have anything to say.
It was only after a long pause that she said: “You are someone who just arrived in Eastern Ling last year.
How could know anything about the third year of HuaiRen, or the eighth year of HuaiRen? You make it sound as if you were there yourself!”

Yin Shuo lifted his wine cup and enjoyed the wine on his own without even looking at Princess DanYang.

He felt that even just glancing at her would be an affront to his eyes.

Sure enough, Yu Fu laughed and said: “As a princess of Eastern Ling, I have looked through a few of Eastern Ling’s history books.
Could it be that sister DanYang has never looked through any?”

“I…”

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“DanYang, shut your mouth!”

Emperor Ning angrily scolded her, “As a princess of Eastern Ling, you show no interest in the country’s affairs nor the court’s affairs, yet you have the nerve to question Yu Fu?”

Princess DanYang did not dare make a sound, but Kun YuYang was finally unable to hold back any longer, standing up, “Your Majesty, this humble woman has something to say!”

Uncle Ning wanted to pull her back but only caught a corner of her clothes.
Kun YuYang brushed him off and nearly knocked him over.

This was the only downside to marrying a woman who was trained in martial arts.
He could not stop her even if he wanted to.

“Your Majesty, this humble woman is a girl from Western Kun and understands Emperor Kun’s thoughts better than everyone present! This humble woman believes that Princess ZhenJiang is completely right.
Everyone in Western Kun knows Marquis Gu is a god of war who has won hundreds of battles! But there are still people who dare to attack Eastern Ling’s border cities.
Does Your Majesty want to know why?”

“It’s because everyone knows that as long as they cross the border, no matter how valiant Marquis Gu is, he would not dare to cross the border to kill them!”

Uncle Ning’s brow slightly raised, absolutely delighted.

To have such a compassionate and discerning wife, he really got lucky.