Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1445

Chapter 1445: Chapter 1440: Humbling Oneself

Dongyi Kingdom! Cheng Yuanzhi gritted his teeth, determined to annihilate the Dongyi Kingdom, but when he thought about his ghastly state after boarding the ship, he feared that the Bai family soldiers might fare little better after boarding. They might collapse at sea before reaching Dongyi Kingdom.

By this time, Cheng Yuanzhi already understood the hardships faced by the naval soldiers.

After being despondent for quite some time, Cheng Yuanzhi heard that the scoundrels from Dongyi Kingdom had brought the corpse of Hancheng King back to Dongyi Kingdom and had brazenly claimed that only the Emperor of Zhou could retrieve it. Cheng Yuanzhi was furious and wanted to pick up weapons and fight Dongyi Kingdom immediately, but was restrained by Cai Ziyuan.

The naval soldiers were equally gloomy, with many clamoring that even if it meant death, they should recover the corpse of Hancheng King by launching an attack, but were stopped by Cai Ziyuan who said that swift horses had already been dispatched with the coastal battle report to Dadu City. If Dongyi Kingdom did not attack, they must hold their ground for now.

Otherwise, as Dongyi Kingdom was on guard and deliberately provoking them with Hancheng King’s corpse, it was a trap to force their navy into action. Falling into that would mean falling for their scheme!

If one truly wanted to recover Hancheng King, first they must hold their ground: one, to await the Emperor’s orders; two, to lull Dongyi Kingdom into thinking that the Zhou Dynasty’s navy had cowered, unwilling to reclaim their commander’s corpse. When they lower their guard, that’s the time to strike.

Furthermore, the distinguished Zhou official Liu Rushi is still in Dongyi Kingdom. Whether it be the Emperor or us Zhou soldiers, we would never leave a devoted court official in a foreign land! Nor would we leave the sacrificial Hancheng King in a foreign land!

The naval soldiers, knowing Cai Ziyuan was the strategist of the Bai family army, agreed that his reasoning made sense, thus they calmed down.

The coastal inhabitants and naval soldiers were heartbroken and terrified, especially those escorted back.

Some naive people among the civilians, nearly a month after Hancheng King’s martyrdom, only heard Dongyi Kingdom’s demand that the Emperor of Zhou must retrieve Hancheng King’s corpse. They even wanted to petition collectively, asking the Emperor to recover the corpse that protected them.

In a tavern, someone said, "After all, the Emperor of Zhou is quite a good emperor. When the new policy was first implemented, we commoners didn’t understand it, but later, we found its benefits. So, if we write a petition, maybe the Emperor will consider public sentiment and demand Hancheng King’s body from Dongyi Kingdom!"

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