Chapter 782 - 779: The Country is Not Peaceful_1
Lin Kangle nodded and added, "Maybe it’s because the Princess of Zhen knew that General Liu fought this battle to clear his name of cowardice. So she didn’t want to contend for the credit. After all, the Princess of Zhen is not one to covet merits! Otherwise, during the Battle of Wengshan... why would she willingly conceal her identity and disguise herself as a man to go to the battlefield? Later... if the Crown Prince hadn’t been afraid of taking the blame for the massacre of a hundred thousand surrendering soldiers at Wengshan and pushed the Princess of Zhen forward, who would have known that the great victory over Xiliang was achieved by her!"
Wang Xiping quickly elbowed Lin Kangle, signaling that there were people around: "Why do you say everything? Can’t you keep your mouth shut? Are you not afraid that someone will report you to the Crown Prince?"
Lin Kangle nervously glanced around and laughed awkwardly, "What’s there to fear? I’ve said this not just once. If the Crown Prince needed to know, he would have known long ago!"
"Better safe than sorry, you should talk less!" Wang Xiping finished speaking to Lin Kangle and then cupped his hands towards him, "General Liu just ordered me to check the prisoner camp. I’ll go now... you take care!"
Lin Kangle also cupped his hands towards Wang Xiping.
Inside the command tent, Liu Hong placed his hands on the edge of the table, looking at Bai Qingyan. After some thought, he asked, "The Princess of Zhen didn’t let me mention you in the report. Is it... because she knew that my intention in this battle was to clear my name from cowardice, so she gave the credit to me?"
"General Liu worries too much." Bai Qingyan’s voice was calm. She picked up the hot tea beside her and spoke to Liu Hong, "This battle was indeed not planned by me. I dare not claim credit."
Liu Hong’s hand on the edge of the table tensed slightly, then he asked, "Then... is it that the Princess of Zhen doesn’t want His Majesty, the Crown Prince, or the people of the Jin Kingdom to know... that the soldiers trained in Shuoyang are not the motley crew as others speculate, but a rare elite force? Is the Princess of Zhen afraid that His Majesty and the Crown Prince would suspect her loyalty, seeing that she holds such elite soldiers yet hasn’t eradicated the mountain bandits?"