Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 876

Chapter 876: Chapter 873: Guiltless at Heart

Bai Qingyan clenched her palms tightly, her lips pressed together. After a long moment, she spoke hoarsely: "Grandmother... was wrong."

An emperor is heartless; this is the Lin family’s way of rulership!

But she believed that to govern a country by law, the law must be heartless while the monarch must have feelings!

A ruler not only needs to harbor great benevolence but also must have compassion and righteous feelings.

She would prove to her grandmother that she was wrong...

"Eldest Young Lady..." Bai Jinse stepped forward and spoke softly, "Ji Tingyu has already gone to pursue her, he will surely bring Grandmother back!"

Bai Qingyan nodded: "Send someone to report peace to Shuoyang, to prevent mother and the aunts from worrying."

"Don’t worry, Eldest Young Lady, I’ve already sent someone back to Shuoyang with the news!" Bai Jinxiu said.

Inside the grand hall.

"The sun is eclipsed, a great disgrace. When the moon wanes, so does the sun; now the common people, too, are greatly grieved. The sun and moon spell bad omens, they do not move in order. The four countries lack governance, they do not use good men. If the moon is devoured, it is a common occurrence; if the sun is devoured, why is it not a blessing? Tremors and lightning will not cease. Rivers boil, mountains crumble. High cliffs become valleys, deep valleys become hills. The mourning people today, why do they not teach and chasten?"

Li Mingrui recited "The Tenth Month of the Year" as he entered from outside the grand hall and made a deep bow to the officials: "The poem ’The Tenth Month of the Year,’ was written by a minor official during the reign of King You of Zhou! The sun represents the essence of yang, the sun also symbolizes the monarch. Now that the Jin Kingdom is in turmoil, it warns the world that those who are unkind are not fit to rule. The Lin family’s imperial power... is just like the Zhou royal family, it has come to an end."

"Li Mingrui! How dare you come here!" Minister of War Shen Jingzhong drew the sword from Lin Kangle’s waist and was about to rush at Li Mingrui, but Lin Kangle quickly stopped him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I understand... because of my previous assistance to King Liang, many of you hold grudges against me, but I am not the only one here who has helped King Liang. Master An... Director Pan? Isn’t that right?" Li Mingrui smiled as he looked at the two officials shrinking at the back.

Those two officials smiled awkwardly, and Director Pan quickly knelt down in the direction of the hall’s entrance and kowtowed: "From now on, I swear to follow the Princess of Zhen to the death!"

Li Mingrui’s gaze fell on Prime Minister Lu, ready to speak at length: "Prime Minister Lu, first there was a solar eclipse, then there was an earthquake at Chongluan Ridge, and floods at Shuijiang Pass. Aren’t these warnings from the heavens that the Jin Kingdom should change its ruler?"

"The Emperor is obsessed with building the Ninefold Terrace... and wants to use the lives of a thousand children to refine the elixir of immortality. How is such a king who regards the people as nothing better than Shang Zhou of old?" Li Mingrui spoke slowly, clutching his heart as if in great pain, "Originally, I thought... King Liang would be a wise ruler, but I later found out I was terribly wrong. King Liang just wanted to ascend to the throne, not for the people’s welfare but to do whatever he pleased, killing whoever he wanted! Such a king will surely become the next Shang Zhou!"

"And the deposed Crown Prince..." Li Mingrui shook his head, "You all should have seen, with such a character, and such weakness, how can he be fit to rule a kingdom?"

"For a hundred years, the Bai family of Dadu has guarded the Jin Kingdom for hundreds of years, always taking it as their duty to support the people, conquering the south and the north, protecting our borders without fear! The achievements of the Bai clan in the Jin Kingdom are unparalleled, and their compassion for the people is unmatched!" Li Mingrui looked around at the officials, "You all have worked with the Duke of Zhen, Bai Weiting, or the Duke of Zhen, Bai Qishan, as colleagues. The character of the Bai clan is clear to all!"

Just as Li Mingrui was speaking eloquently, Bai Qingyan had already stepped into the hall: "Let me speak to you all myself, no need to trouble Minister Li."

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