Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1292

Capítulo 1292: Chapter 1287: A Name for the Ages

“Moreover, I believe that the Empress Dowager should also have confidence in His Majesty!” Zhong Xingxiao’s voice softened, and even the way he referred to Murong Li changed, “Ah Li has never been an indiscreet child since childhood. He is precocious, wise, bold, and careful—all things we know well! Ever since Zhou started implementing new policies, someone delivers the new policies and strategies of Zhou to Ah Li every day. I heard from the eunuchs serving Ah Li that he carefully reviews each document.”

The Empress Dowager of Yan nodded, “I am aware of this as well.”

Initially, the Empress Dowager saw that Murong Li was worn out and went to advise him, saying that Zhou was merely copying others’ wisdom, and that Murong Li did not need to delve so deeply into Zhou’s national policies, as long as the Yan Kingdom handled its affairs well. But Murong Li always agreed verbally, yet continued to meticulously study Zhou’s national policies.

“Therefore, Ah Li must have researched enough to believe that Zhou’s national policies are no match for ours, which is why he dares to send an envoy to Zhou, seeking to engage with the Emperor of Zhou in such a wager to save our Yan Kingdom,” Zhong Xingxiao smiled slightly, “It’s just that due to Ah Li’s young age, being suppressed by the Regent Prince at the royal court, and in protecting the Empress Dowager, his mother, he cannot speak plainly, and gets flustered.”

The Empress Dowager of Yan clenched her palm tightly, feeling an unending wave of emotion. Although, since their last quarrel, Ah Li hasn’t spoken to her, after all, he is the son she bore with much ordeal, nearly losing her life. Ah Li still has his mother in his heart.

Ah Li devised this strategy also to defend himself.

The Empress Dowager of Yan held back her tears and turned to her brother, saying, “I see. I’ll soon visit Rong Yan and persuade him to accept Li’s proposal… settling the wager of national policies between two countries, aiming for a unified policy. Who knows… this time, Ah Li might win for our Yan Kingdom, acquiring the broad and rich lands of Zhou without battle, and reclaim Dadu City bloodlessly for Yan! This… could also be a remarkable feat written in history!”

“Even if the possibility exists to win Zhou without battle, our Yan Kingdom must still be prepared for both outcomes!” Zhong Xingxiao spoke slowly, “As I have no sway with the Ninth Prince, if he agrees with His Majesty’s plan, I urge the Empress Dowager to persuade the Ninth Prince to prepare militarily for the sake of His Majesty and Yan Kingdom.”

Looking at Zhong Xingxiao’s sincere and loyal demeanor, the Empress Dowager of Yan was moved, whispering, “I’m sorry you’ve been wronged, brother! Both Ah Yan and Ah Li are young and often mistrust you, but I know… you genuinely care for the good of Yan!”

Zhong Xingxiao, hearing his sister, assumed she was still influenced by the late Emperor Murong Yu’s thoughts, purely trusting that the Ninth Prince, Murong Yan, was still the same Murong Yan in front of Murong Yu. He avoided arguing with her further to prevent resentment and presented his stance, stepping back three steps and bowing towards the Empress Dowager, feigning a choking voice as he said… 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

“To serve Yan Kingdom is my duty! As long as the Empress Dowager trusts me… I could die without regret!”

“Brother, please rise quickly!” The Empress Dowager hurried to support her brother up, “I understand your loyalty and frustrations, and I know Ah Li and Ah Yan’s wariness towards you. In the future, I will definitely persuade Ah Yan and Ah Li more, letting them know you are a good man!”

Zhong Xingxiao waved his hand repeatedly, “Where can loyalty be measured by words for others to hear? I only hope that if one day I am falsely accused or harmed, my own demise doesn’t matter, but please aid in saving the entire Zhong family.”

This angered the Regent Prince, who left in a fury.

Xiao Rongyan’s aim in spreading the word that Murong Li had claimed he disagreed and thus was being deposed, was to pressure the “Empress Dowager’s faction” and the Empress Dowager to come to him to persuade him.

This way, the Empress Dowager could shed her doubts about Xiao Rongyan and wouldn’t suspect that he might be obstructing things to hand over Yan’s power to her two children.

Naturally, Xiao Rongyan also needed to persist in his dissent for a while, as the longer he remained firm, the less his sister-in-law would suspect him.

As expected, the Empress Dowager, upon hearing that Murong Yan had threatened to be deposed if his terms were not agreed to, couldn’t remain idle.

Additionally, Zhong Xingxiao sent someone to gather the important officials of the “Regent’s faction” without the Regent Prince’s knowledge, likely to discuss supporting the Regent Prince’s ascension, which finally unsettled the Empress Dowager, prompting her to leave the palace quietly under the night’s cover and enter the Regent’s mansion in secret.

Continuous streams of information flowed into Bai Jintong’s hands. After organizing all the messages, Bai Jintong realized that Murong Li intended to determine the destiny of the two nations through their national policies, which, although shocking, was seen as Yan’s last chance to fight desperately for survival…