Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 797

Chapter 797: Chapter 794: Hero_1

The Emperor of Liang widened his eyes. His heart, which had almost leaped out of his throat, finally settled. His anger became even more uncontrollable.

"Good! You still have the gall to play dead here with me! I’m not dead yet! You want to rule this country already? Is this how afraid you are of Jin? Where is your Liang backbone?!"

The Emperor of Liang slapped the table repeatedly in fury and shouted, "Don’t stop him! Let him ram his head! Do it now! I want to see if he dares, if he’s doing it to step on my face for his fame, or if he’s truly a loyal minister!"

"Calm down, Your Majesty!" The old Prime Minister once again kowtowed, pleading for the Emperor to calm down.

"A useless fool who’s been a coward for so many years dares to play dead! Do you want to be a loyal minister fishing for fame, or do you want to replace me?! If you want to replace me, you should take a sword and kill me swiftly! Why bother with this dead act to win the hearts of the court officials!"

The Third Prince, with blood all over his face, suddenly looked up. He thought that by dying, he could awaken his father’s reason with his own blood. But his father called him a useless coward and said his death act was all for show, to win the hearts of others.

The Third Prince’s eyes filled with tears. He bit his teeth hard and remained silent. He accepted his father’s baseless accusations and closed his desperate eyes.

"Calm down, Your Majesty!"

The court officials knelt one after another, pleading for the Emperor of Liang to calm down.

"The Emperor of Jin builds his Nine-Layer Pavilion, and there’s no downfall! For me to avenge Qiheng, it would lead to downfall?! This is my country! It’s not yours yet!" The Emperor of Liang pointed fiercely at the Third Prince. His face turned a different color with rage. "I’ll do things the way I want! It’s not your place to tell me! If you want to rule, wait until I die and you take the throne!"

"Calm down, Your Majesty! The Third Prince would never have such intentions! Please, Your Majesty, forgive the Third Prince!" The old Prime Minister of Liang, with his head banging loudly against the floor, begged for the Emperor’s mercy.

"Old Prime Minister, you stand up!" The Emperor of Liang’s expression softened slightly. However, he was still stifled with anger and turned to rage at the Third Prince again. "I initially did not want to use Zhao Sheng. But you vouched with your head to let Zhao Sheng lead the Zhao army to battle. And now, Zhao Sheng has defected with the Zhao army to Jin. This is the good commander you recommended!"

The Emperor of Liang clenched his teeth and threw the document in his hand at the Third Prince: "If you were not my son, do you think you could keep your head on your shoulders?! Your life would have been gone long ago. Yet here you are, performing the dead act with me!"

The Emperor of Liang stormed off again, and a group of officials hurried to help the Third Prince up.

The old Prime Minister looked at the Third Prince’s bloodstained face and quickly took out a handkerchief to press on his head wound. He said with deep concern, "Why must you do this, Third Prince? His Majesty has always preferred gentle persuasion over force. By doing this, you are only harming yourself."

The old Prime Minister genuinely felt sorry for the Third Prince. Although the Third Prince was mediocre and devoid of great talent, he was truly loyal to the country.

Otherwise, with his timid and fearful character, how would he dare to go against the imperial wrath and plead for the people time and again in court?

The Third Prince raised his hand to press on the handkerchief and thanked the court officials. Yet, the usual emotion in his eyes was gone, replaced by a calmness, like a pool of dead water.