In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

Bai Lu nodded secretly in her heart. It seemed that the Qingzhou prefect was also very smart. He guessed at once that the Turks might attack.

The Qingzhou governor said to Shangguan Fusheng in a hurry: "...Master Shangguan, I have heard about the Shangguan family's affairs. You came at the right time. Please tell me the details."

Shangguan Fusheng nodded, glanced at the adults in the room, and told them about the matter.

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, then said to Bai Lu: "We shouldn't have told you this, after all, you are a woman and don't have any real power, but we thought about it and decided to tell you about this."

The judge who spoke, Zhang Tong, thought for a moment and said to Bai Lu, "You are a royal relative of the court, so you must have some connections. I wonder if you can find a way to deliver a secret letter to His Majesty in the palace and tell His Majesty about this matter... and see what His Majesty's attitude is."

"Otherwise, our prefect is stuck here and doesn't know what to do."

"If we punish those Turkic murderers, what should we do if the Turks get upset and start a war?"

"If we don't punish those murderers from the Turkic region, how will the people of Qingzhou explain themselves then?!"

"...They are really in a dilemma, afraid of screwing up."

Bai Lu pondered for a while, turned to look at the Qingzhou governor and said, "Uncle Sun, what do you think?"

The Qingzhou governor thought about it, sighed and said, "The reason why I took over Qingzhou was to keep the people of Qingzhou in harmony. Now a war is about to break out. It is really a natural disaster!"

"Natural disasters are not my responsibility. Even if there is a war, it will happen sooner or later. Even if there is no reason like mine, someone will find one elsewhere. In short, it will definitely happen."

"I can't control natural disasters, but man-made disasters... I can always control them."

"These Turks actually dared to come within our territory and kill our Dawu people at will. They want to die!!"

The Qingzhou governor's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "They really don't take us Qingzhou officials seriously... Do they think we want to put out the war and we don't want to start a war, so they think they can kill our compatriots at will?!"

"Do you believe it? If I don't do anything now, two people will die today, four will die tomorrow, and eight will die the day after tomorrow!"

"They are constantly challenging the authority of Qingzhou, so simply tolerating them will not work!"

After listening to his words, Bai Lu nodded and said in agreement, "Uncle Sun, I think what you said makes sense."

After hearing this, several other officials shook their heads and sighed, "But... Lord Sun, you should think twice!"

"War will kill millions of people!"

"It is not worth it to destroy the lives of thousands of people just for two people..."

The Qingzhou governor was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly, "I never think that human life can be measured by value."

"Human life is priceless. Do we have to sacrifice the lives of two people for the sake of millions of people?"

Bai Lu smacked her lips in her heart. Oh, she had come to a topic that has been controversial from ancient times to the present.

If sacrificing two people can save thousands of people, should we sacrifice or not?

Then the Qingzhou governor said, "If that's the case, aren't we Qingzhou officials useless? If our existence puts the people in a dilemma, it's simply a mistake!"

Although they felt that the words spoken by the Qingzhou governor were arbitrary and reckless, they did not refute them at this moment.

This shows that they all agreed with what the Qingzhou prefect said.

Afterwards, the Qingzhou governor shed tears: "We are paid by the whole world and supported by the whole world, so we should do practical things!"

"At worst... I will just take off my official uniform and go find those Turks and beat them to death!"

"After I settle accounts with them, I will resign! If those Turkic people want to blame someone...they can't blame the government or Da Wu!"

"Just look at them then! How will they start a war?!"

Hearing these words, everyone was surprised.

They hurriedly persuaded the Qingzhou governor, "Sir Sun, please don't be impulsive. You are the father and mother of Qingzhou, and many of us are looking forward to your decision."

"That's right, Lord Sun... What will happen to Qingzhou without you..."

"You forgot how many umbrellas you received during the disaster relief efforts two years ago..."

But Sun Zhizhou seemed to have made up his mind and was very angry.

He took out a pen and paper, and without asking Bai Lu to write, he started writing a secret letter to the emperor.

Seeing this, Bai Lu quickly stepped forward and suppressed her helpless smile towards the Qingzhou governor, "Uncle Sun, wait a minute."

"You are really confused by the situation, but the bystanders can see things clearly..."

“There’s a better way.”

These officials have too much to consider at this moment.

After all, one must be worthy of the emperor's trust, the king, and the country; and one must be worthy of one's own children, relatives, and the people under one's rule.

So, they didn’t know what to do for a while. They just felt their minds were in a mess and they didn’t think of many things.

The officials all turned to look at Bai Lu with a dazed look on their faces.

Bai Lu shook her head and smiled at everyone, "You are all insiders, so you think too much, but I am not insiders, so I don't need to think so much... Then let me express my humble opinion."

"Why does this matter have to be handled by Qingzhou officials when the people are in charge?"

"Can't we let the people of Qingzhou handle it themselves?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Bai Lu persuaded him: "Since the Shangguan family's shop was robbed, we can just let the Shangguan family avenge the two dead guys."

"Master Shangguan, you should just give some money to your men in private. Give them a lot of money... Tell them to help the families of the dead people and beat the Turks to death!"

"Why don't we just let them pretend to be the family members of the victims?!"

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. What else can the Turks say when they learn of this? Can they say... to appeal for justice for the two Turks who were beaten to death?"

"Obviously, they were the ones who robbed our Shangguan family's goods first! They didn't listen!"

"Although this incident will intensify the conflict, it is unreasonable for the Turks to start a war with this reason."