The Sovereign Of The Three Realms
Chapter 3: Unable to take the clues, beat them brutally
The noble house became quite lively with this development.
The Eastern Lu King had arrived personally with the entourage accompanying him. Although not many, only seven or eight people, they included other dukes as well as royal officials. The most shocking fact was that the king brought his sickly daughter, Eastern Zhiruo.
One had to give it to them, this duke and official were top actors. From king to duke, each one had a more tragic expression than the last.
It was as if the Jiang Chen lying in the coffin was the son of their family.
Jiang Feng was expressionless as he returned the greetings of the visitors. If acting is what they want, then acting will be what they accept.
However, when Eastern Zhiruo stepped up to light her dupe, the sickly girl said in a soft voice, “Sister Jiang Chen, forgive me, you were pulled into this situation because Zhiruo is so useless. But don't worry, Zhiruo will personally apologize to you if there is another world after death. When we were there, you were free to hit me, yell at me, or do anything. Father held a Rite to pray for me, so your death was Zhiruo's fault. I hope heaven can understand and blame Zhiruo only; not my royal father, nor my royal citizens.”.
Although the little girl spoke in a halted burst, even when she lacked the right amount of breath to do so, she was sincere and quite serious. These words caused the nobles who were acting like a storm to feel a little embarrassed by their actions.
Even the fat Xuan found it hard to hate him, and he hated the Eastern nobles passionately.
“Call Princess Zhiruo, the man is dead, there is no point in saying all this. If you really feel guilty, then marry my brother Chen while you're down there. She was not qualified to be your empress while still alive, but she is dead…! Heh! Oh yeah, my brother Chen likes a nice ass. In terms of body, she..”.
No one could shut the fat Xuan's mouth as soon as he started talking. His words really infuriated Eastern Lu. You are so fat, did you curse my daughter to die as soon as possible?
Meanwhile, the dukes were trying their hardest to control their facial expressions. They were extremely afraid of being amused by the fat clown Xuan, and revealed a smile at an inopportune time.
Jiang Chen had been lying quite comfortably in the coffin when he heard the plump Xuan started to lose control of the situation. How can one continue to lie down when such a thing happens? He jumped into a sitting position and frowned, “Damn, can't you let me die quietly?”
With the exception of his father, Jiang Chen's actions froze everyone for a few seconds.
Fatty Xuan was the closest to him and was overjoyed, “Brother Jiang, are you pretending to be a corpse or pretending to be dead?”
“Pretend my ass. Playing dead is so exhausting, why don't you try it? ”
Eastern Lu's face fell silent as he saw Jiang Chen suddenly sit down. A follower beside him immediately declared, “Jiang Chen, how dare you pretend to be dead! You have misled your king and committed treason! You and your family clan must be executed! ”
A king never fails for the lack of these sycophants.
Jiang Chen was too lazy to notice him, and slowly pulled himself out of the coffin. He asked Eastern Lu with a calm gaze, “Your Majesty, Jiang Chen was lucky and did not die. I'd just like to ask, do you intend to whip me to death once more, or will you forgive the unintentional crimes of your subject?”
Eastern Lu was the king of a nation but his strong heart stopped beating as Jiang Chen turned his gaze towards him. The young man who had come out of this coffin had an inexplicable mysterious quality about him that even made Eastern Lu slightly wary.
“Hmph! I am the king of a nation! Why would I appreciate your insolent question with an answer? You will be spared because you have great luck to survive. ”
Eastern Lu actually wanted to strangle Jiang Chen to death, but common sense told him that he should behave like a king.
If he moved against Jiang Chen now, his subordinates would think he was not acting as king, not to mention that the duke of Jiang Han would rebel without a doubt.
“Your Majesty, this cunning rat pretended to be dead to avoid execution. This dangerous intention deserves death! This duke petitioned His Majesty to judge harshly and uphold justice. ”
That's that licker again.
However, the duke of Jiang Han, Jiang Feng, did not come into play this time. He jumped up and cried, “What does this mean, duke of Tianshiu? His Majesty said he will not continue the matter any further, what do you want to achieve here by jumping around? ”
It was not a harmonious picture between the 108 dukes of the Eastern Kingdom. The Duke of Tianshui and Jiang Feng, the Duke of Jiang Han, were notoriously ruthless rivals.
Duke of Tianshui laughed coldly, “Jiang Feng, don't you feel strange that your son has risen from the dead? I suspect you are also involved in misleading His Majesty. I petitioned His Majesty to thoroughly investigate Jiang's father and son. If I tell you the truth, then the entire Jiang family clan must be executed.
Jiang Chen chuckled lightly when he saw his father was about to explode into a huge rage, and swept his eyes with an interested gaze between Eastern Lu and Eastern Zhiruo.
He then casually spoke, “Your Majesty, it would be easy to execute the entire Jiang family clan, but it would not be that easy to save His Majesty's life, would it?
Eastern Lu's expression froze, “What do you mean by that Jiang Chen?”
“Not much, it's just that when I was beaten to death in the temple earlier, I seemed to hear the voice of the god whispering next to my ear. It conveyed many words that seemed to have something to do with the princess' illness. I found the desire to come back to life when I thought of the princess' illness, so I looked for a way to come back to life. If Your Majesty thinks I should die, then please give the order to whip me to death again!”
Jiang Chen was an intelligent person; he knew what to say to arouse one's appetite. What he had just said had been precise regarding Eastern Lu's weak point.
As the ruler of the kingdom, Eastern Lu was tyrannical and paranoid. But as a father, Eastern Zhiruo was the seed of his eyes.
He was tempted after hearing that a celestial being was interested in his daughter's illness. What is the Rite for? Who else if not his daughter?
“Jiang Chen, you mean what you said?” Even though Eastern Lu was a king, he still felt a little worried at that moment. After all, he had ordered this person to be whipped to death.
“How dare the subject lie to His Majesty?”
“Good! Jiang Chen, whatever request you make will be granted. All the wealth, splendor, and power in the Eastern Kingdom will be yours if you can cure Zhiruo.”
Now it was Jiang Feng's nervous turn. He was afraid that his son would think of him playing around with the king ever since he was beaten. If this was the case, they would be in a lot of trouble later on.
“Chen’er, your knowledge of medicines is not strong. Many esteemed doctors at the royal hospital have been confused by the princess' illness, yet you talk about it lightly?
“Calm dad. Although your son does not have a deep knowledge of medicine, I believe there should be no room for error considering I have received heavenly guidance.
Eastern Lu spoke hastily, “Yes, yes. Jiang Chen felt free to express your thoughts. You will be forgiven even if you are wrong, but will be rewarded with endless rewards if you can help. ”
honor? It was not important to Jiang Chen. It's not that he's really going to play this until the end. Bargaining titles, shouting one's abilities, or making various demands – it is a path to death.
Jiang Chen today understood the idea of a situation that was more important than his person. He knew that being as low as possible now would result in the greatest protection, while a dispute about honor would lead to the hostility of the Eastern royal family and secondly, the jealousy of the other dukes.
Jiang Chen spoke as he thought about this, Your humble subject “ is a criminal and does not dare to ask for any honor. Your subject will be able to carry out his duties without fear of others only if His Majesty forgives my crimes.”
The duke who was friendly with Jiang Feng sneered inwardly when they heard Jiang Chen's words. This kid is pretty talkative; he handles things even more smoothly than his parents.
Pardon Jiang Chen for his crimes, this was something Eastern Lu could easily accomplish with a single word.
“Alright, as We stand before our nobles today, We hereby forgive you for all your crimes. From this moment on, you are still the heir to the rank of a duke of Jiang Han, with all your titles and achievements unchanged. If anyone brings up the past again, they will face the Eastern royal family.”
Eastern Lu's words were quite generous; he not only forgave all of Jiang Chen's crimes, but also forbade anyone to bring him up again. This was clearly a sign of a generous heart, as the Jiang family could now avoid any worries about this evil reappearing in the future.
Jiang Chen flashed an appropriate dazzling smile and delivered a startling words, “Actually, His Majesty doesn't hurt.”
These words shocked everyone present.
Did Jiang Chen want to die? He dared to say that the princess was not sick after all that furore? Why would he be like this if he wasn't sick?
Eastern Lu had an overwhelming desire to step on Jiang Chen's face, but the reason a king told him to be calm, calm. He had to let this brat finish even if he was full of hot air.
“I said, what's with all your expressions? Do you really want the princess to be sick?”
The duke of Tianshui could not hold him back anymore, “Brat Jiang, this is making fun of the king. You are asking for death! ”
Jiang Chen rubbed his own nose consciously and said, “Your Majesty, I already said that I received heavenly guidance to explain the princess' illness. One might anger the gods if they kept jumping around and making a fuss here.”
Under other circumstances, Eastern Lu would definitely think Jiang Chen was full of nonsense about the entire matter.
However, he couldn't help but believe it at the moment. First, this matter had something to do with the life of his beloved daughter and secondly, the child was whipped to death, but in fact it was not. Even he did not believe that this was not evidence of God's interference. He was well aware of the efficiency of those responsible for carrying out the execution, how could it possibly mess up torturing someone to death?
Eastern Lu had no choice but to believe in Jiang Chen because of those two points. He firmly ordered, “Duke of Tianshui, you dismissed.”
“Your Majesty, this rat spread wild rumors ..” Duke Tianshui hastily spoke.
“Decolved!” The king was quite angry.
The duke of Tianshui retreated obediently to the crowd. Despite wanting to take the Jiang family to a lower level, he did not have the courage to quarrel with his king.
“Your Majesty, that saint beast is furious. He would not speak until the imbecile who spoke out of place, slapped himself three times. But duke Tianshui was a mighty duke, wasn't it hard for him to slap himself?
“Not to mention considering the dignity and elegance of His Majesty, how could you possibly order a duke to slap himself? It seemed that it depended on whether the duke of Tianshui was truly self-aware and loyal to the kingdom. If it was me, I would not hesitate to slap myself 30 times, not just three times.”
The nobles who had come with Eastern Lu started whispering amongst themselves after Jiang Chen spoke. Some people thought Jiang Chen was making things up, while others thought there was a lot of truth in this situation.
Of course, it was not them who needed to slap themselves. They were all spectators and thus did not feel any pressure. They set their sights as one to the duke of Tianshui amidst the crowd.
The people around the duke consciously emptied the surroundings and consciously kept a certain distance from it, highlighting the location of the duke.
The duke of Tianshui suddenly felt a cold wind sweep over him. He realized desperately at that moment that out of all his comrades, not a single person was willing to defend him. It was as if the whole world was excommunicating him.
