The Sovereign Of The Three Realms
Chapter 4: Go Destroy Yourself
Many nobles were present because they had accompanied the duke of Tianshui to push for momentum; they all wanted to take the Jiang family to a lower level.
But at this moment, who would dare to speak?
If one were to defend the duke of Tianshui, it would mean opposing the gods. If they were to argue with the king instead, it meant that they did not want the princess to recover.
It was at this moment that Xuan's chubby mind connected the dots as well. He is always someone who likes to make a fuss and immediately join, “Duke of Tianshui, you always shoot your mouth about what if you rank number two for the loyalty and courage of all the nobles, You always shoot your mouth about what if you rank number two for the loyalty and bravery of all the nobles, then no one else would dare to claim number one. Now the time to prove your loyalty has come, you make excuses and avoid doing anything. What's going on here?”
“Duke of Tianshui, you were eloquent about executing the entire Jiang family clan earlier. Now, no such demands are made on you, yet you shrink from just slapping yourself three times?
Jiang Chen would definitely not let this opportunity pass him by; he chattered as he took another blow at a fallen enemy, “It seems that the so-called loyalty and courage that ranked first under the heavens was just a joke that the duke of Tianshui ran out to comfort others. Better not to save too much.”
The duke of Tianshui originally came to laugh at Duke Jiang Han, but who would have thought the table would turn on him and he instead became the target of everyone's attack?
However, the duke of Tianshui was the old hat in this political game and quickly found his footing again. He spoke with righteous air himself, “This old duke would not even furrow his brows if His Majesty ordered me to take my own life, not to mention just three slaps. If it will benefit our country and homeland, I will willingly help shoulder some of His Majesty's burden. Chen’er is small, I can easily slap myself three times and disperse some of Your Majesty's worries, but if you play around with us, then what?
Indeed, if this brat was just joking, then he would fool all the nobles and kings!
Jiang Chen's voice was getting colder, “Duke of Tianshui, you can insult me, but you can't blaspheme the gods! Your Majesty, this man has not once, but on several occasions, spoken seriously. The gods are angry and I fear I can no longer help His Majesty's illness.”.
Eastern Lu was shocked by these words and was inwardly enraged. You duke of Tianshui, what are you dragging your heels for? If you are loyal and patriotic, then slap yourself three times! Make it easy for yourself and find a way out. Should I really command it, and be seen as a king who bullies his people?
As his thoughts went down this path, Eastern Lu became furious and tilted his eyebrows. The duke of Tianshui was an expert at observing expressions and had spent a lot of time studying the emotions of kings. He knew that the king was really angry and without warning, hurriedly slapped himself eight times.
Every slap was loud and echoed, he knew that the harder he slapped himself, the more it would ease the anger of his king.
His face began to swell and almost resembled a pig's head after this round of slaps.
After that round of slaps, all eyes were focused on Jiang Chen again.
Jiang Chen said unhurriedly, “You were told to slap yourself three times, what does it mean to slap yourself eight times? Feel rebellious? Are you not satisfied with the will of the gods? Or disloyal to His Majesty? Ah, forget it. You will be reluctantly forgiven this time regarding this matter. ”
Although he pointed out that he would not continue the matter any further, the same could not be said for the friends of the Duke of Tianshui. They could only sit idly by and watch while the Tianshui duke slapped himself, but they could no longer hold themselves back after the slap had occurred. It's okay to defend him now, right? The slap couldn't have been in vain, right?
A colleague immediately jumped out, “Jiang Chen, how long are you going to keep acting like that? The duke of Tianshui had slapped himself. You will add to your list of crimes if you cannot give a full explanation.”
“Yes, if you cannot say anything then you will mislead the king and mock the nobles of the country. The entire clan of the Jiang family must be executed in that case.”
These people must have been cut from the same cloth, they even shared the same spell to execute one's entire family clan.
On the other hand, Jiang Chen yawned lazily and said carelessly, “Your Majesty, the manifestation of the gods is a very sacred thing. These people could not stop executing against the entire family clan. Were they not afraid of endangering the princess' health if they angered the gods? Do they want their family clan executed?”
Jiang Chen took a few steps forward after he finished and and stood in front of the crowd of elders, lecturing them with righteous fury.
“You all made a lot of noise, but have you ever really thought about the princess's illness?”
“What is the sacred duty of healing Your Majesty in your eyes? Tools for persecuting political enemies and oppressing kindhearted people?”
“Duke of Tianshui, you continue to call for the execution of the entire Jiang family clan. If I don't have the great fortune to survive and instead be completely whipped to death, then how can I bring the message about the princess's illness to His Majesty? Is your so-called loyalty nothing more than forcing your king to the brink and ending the princess' life?”
“You are amazing, you are strong, but which one of you can step forward and tell me what is wrong with Your Majesty? You do not have the ability to do so but envy those who can, and even forbid me to pass on a message from the gods? And in essence, I only received this heavenly vision after being nearly whipped to death. Is this easy for me? What if the gods were angry and thus left, could you bear the responsibility? ”
“I have one last question for you, what if the gods are really angry and ask for the execution of your family clan to save His Majesty? You are talking about loyalty and courage, are you willing to wipe out your family clan to lighten some of His Majesty's burden?”
Jiang Chen voiced out various frustrations and was very pleased with these questions that descended like a barrage of arrows. He used this excuse to speak eloquently and hovered rigidly above these nobles like a black cloud above the city. They were at a loss for words and could only stare in disbelief!
Especially that last question, which caused each of their expressions to drastically change and shudder in horror and fear.
They had originally come to help the Tianshui duke oppress the Jiang family and kick the defeated enemy while it was falling. But now, the Tianshui supporters were unable to find courage even if they tried.
If this brat really used the will of the gods as an excuse to convince His Majesty to execute their family clan …
Considering His Majesty's unconditional love for the princess, it was a legitimate possibility!
Jiang Chen only had one thought as he looked at the pale face of fear around him —
Who knew it would be a satisfying thing to denounce these immoral old men.
Especially since these old grandparents really thought they were something, just because they held power and prestige.
It was at this moment that a neutral third party stepped forward and tidied things up. Logically speaking, the neutral observer simply took part in the journey and did not even worry too much about the uncontrollable situation. But the heat would not help the king, and the king's heart was indeed very anxious.
“Disease of the princess?” Jiang Chen stopped in surprise. “Who said the princess was sick? Didn't I have said before that the princess is not sick?”
Here again! Eastern Lu directed his gaze at Jiang Feng, causing a cold tremor to radiate down Jiang Feng's neck. He's grumbling inside, goddamn kid, finish your mind and stop talking on the cliff.
“Your Highness, your humble subject has one question. When His Majesty was born, was it the day of the solar eclipse? Traces of a calm smile could be found in the indentations of Jiang Chen's lips.
Eastern Lu inwardly began to be shocked. How does he know that? Did he really have a dream from the gods? People consider solar eclipses as bad omens.
Thus, Eastern Lu had always avoided this topic.
“Not only Your Majesty, but when the mother of the princess was born, that day must have also seen the solar eclipse. This phenomenon has been going on for nine generations of girls, and as this legacy continues, yin and yang become unbalanced. The body slowly lacked Yang, and in the ninth generation, a body with a yin constitution was born!”
When Jiang Chen said the words “body with yin” constitution, he did so with a heavy heart. It has disrupted his past life for years. Even his parents of Heavenly Emperors were unable to fully resolve this matter.
Hence, he felt an immediate kinship born from mutual tribulation when he saw Eastern Zhiruo, and immediately diagnosed the source of her problem.
It was because of the pain of this mutual tribulation that he stopped pretending to be dead, because he saw the princess the way to resolve the current crisis of the Jiang family.
How else had he offended the royal family, if not with a fart during the Rites? And why is the Rite held? Did they not get a blessing for Eastern Zhiruo?
If he could solve Eastern Zhiruo's problem, wouldn't that be the best way to clear up his mess?
Who would have thought that Eastern Zhiruo would be born with a yin body; people like this were one in the hundreds of millions. Who could have predicted that the reincarnation wheel had brought Jiang Chen in contact with it.
One must say, luck is a mysterious thing.
Eastern Zhiruo did not have the same birth as Jiang Chen before, and thus his luck was much more unlucky. Without a Heavenly Emperor for a father and the lack of a Sun Moon and to prolong his life, his lifespan would naturally be much shorter.
He was 13 years old at the moment and all the diagnoses showed that it would be difficult for Eastern Zhiruo to live over 14 years.
This was why Eastern Lu, a father who loved his daughter more than anything, held the Heavenly Worship Rite to pray for his daughter.
“Body with yin constitution?” The gathered nobles started whispering to each other. Obviously none of them had heard the term before. If not for the fact that Jiang Chen spoke with such self-confidence and specifics, they would all loudly denounce Jiang Chen as a pathological liar.
It took a while for Eastern Lu to recover from his shock. Jiang Chen was at least right with regards to the solar eclipse.
Eastern Zhirou and her mother were both born under a solar eclipse.
Right now, Eastern Lu was becoming a believer. It seemed that this Jiang child had actually received guidance from the gods and conveyed their message.
“Could we have moved heaven and god with our sincerity?” Eastern Lu asked restlessly, his posture as low as possible. “Then, Jiang Chen, is it possible to heal this yin constitution?”
“Yin constitution itself is not a disease, it is a disability. If His Majesty had never practiced martial dao or tried to train his qi, then there would be no problem for him to live thirty or fifty years. It was wrong to force him to practice, this weakened his already fragile middle qi. Therefore, if there is no outside intervention, then it will be difficult for His Majesty to live beyond the age of sixteen.”
This diagnosis was actually similar to that of a royal physician.
After hearing these words, more and more people began to wonder, did this Jiang Chen really receive heavenly guidance from above? How else could he speak with such specifics?
Eastern Lu hurriedly asked, “Intervention outside? Does this mean there are still some methods to deal with the yin constitution?”
“This is not a disease to start with, so of course there are methods. The first step was to stop all martial dao training, and stop taking pills that increased the energy pathways in the body, the meridians. Otherwise, even if heavenly intervention occurs, we will not be able to do much within half a year.”
These words caused Eastern Lu's heart to race as he felt that he had escaped death. He had always thought that Eastern Zhiruo had a weak body and thus had become a strong champion of his training. Even if he did not succeed in his training, it was not a bad thing to strengthen his body.
But who knew that the training would actually backfire, and those pills would be a deadly poison.
“What should we do next?” It was as if Eastern Lu had become a devout and knowledge-seeking student as he asked in embarrassment.
“I'm sorry for my straightforwardness, the princess will never be able to practice in this life. A body with a yin constitution does not live long. The most urgent matter was to prolong his life. This process will take a long time as there is no quick fix. If Your Majesty believes in your humble subject, then please give the princess's life into my care. If Your Majesty doesn't trust me, then please give the order to drag me into the basement.”.
“Don't talk like this Minister Jiang. It is as if the sun has pierced through the clouds and we have been enlightened after we have spoken to you. Zhiruo's matter is in your hands now. Whatever you ask for will be granted. Moreover, we give you a royal carved dragon medal. You can freely enter and exit the palace with this token, and there is no need to prostrate when you see the presence of our kingdom.
Eastern Lu was clearly the ruler of a kingdom. No ordinary person could match his generosity and shrewdness. He had summoned Jiang Chen's head a second ago, but had given the next engraved dragon medal. Jiang Chen did not even need to bow when he saw his subordinates, this was an honor not even enjoyed by the three nobles in the palace.
The duke of Tianshui desperately hoped that a hole in the ground would swallow him. Although the king had unintentionally made him lose face; but to reward Jiang Chen so richly was worse than slapping the duke's face.
