Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 798

Chapter 798: Chapter 795: Silent Approach_1

Now that the Liang court had sent Lian Wenjie with thirty thousand troops as reinforcements, the reinforcements had arrived three days ago. However, due to the disparity in forces between them and the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Army being led by the Princess of Zhen, even Lian Wenjie did not dare to hastily send out his troops. The two sides thus remained in a stalemate.

Yang Wuce sat in his study, staring at the map of the realms before him for a long time, yet he could not bring himself to make a decision.

"General! General, our man who was sent to Hancheng with the medical recipe, Yang Wei, has returned!" Yang Wuce’s deputy general barged in, bringing along the soldiers who had delivered the medical recipe.

Only then did Yang Wuce turn and walk to the desk, motioning for Yang Wei, who had brought the message, to sit.

After sitting down, Yang Wei first picked up some water and drank a large bowl in one go, then said, "His Majesty has already decided to gather medicinal herbs nationwide to send to the army for treating the epidemic! The Imperial Edict has been sent everywhere, ordering the people not to hoard any medicinal herbs and to hand them all over! Anyone found hiding herbs will be severely punished!"

In fact, when Yang Wuce and his deputy general received the medical recipe and saw that it contained the irreplaceable Baikal skullcap, they’d already guessed that this might be the result. After all, the Emperor of Liang was bent on revenge, and with the Jin Kingdom already at their doorstep, it was understandable that the Emperor would prioritize the army.

"The Princess of Zhen’s tactic is indeed powerful." Yang Wuce gritted his teeth, finally understanding why Bai Qingyan had handed the recipe to the Liang Kingdom. "His Majesty’s action will surely chill the hearts of the people. As a monarch of a nation, obtaining the recipe, not thinking about quickly treating the people but instead snatching the medicinal herbs from them, this openly leaves the people no way to live!"

Gathering medicinal herbs nationwide to send to the military, regardless of the people’s survival, would inevitably stir public resentment.

As for the Jin Kingdom, by handing the recipe to the Liang Kingdom, they showed benevolence in front of other kingdoms. If the Liang Kingdom continued to fight the Jin Kingdom, it would be considered ungrateful. Even if the Jin Kingdom conquered the Liang Kingdom in the future, others would criticize the Liang Kingdom, not the Jin Kingdom.

The Jin Kingdom could simply say they handed the recipe to the Liang Kingdom out of goodwill, but the Emperor of Liang insisted on avenging the Fourth Prince and refused to make peace. They had no choice but to proceed.

And during the war between the two countries, the Jin Army even spared medicinal herbs to save the people of Liang, thus preserving their reputation of benevolence and righteousness! The people of Liang probably would no longer resist the Jin Army!

Yang Wuce closed his eyes, and then heard Yang Wei say, "There is another matter. The Third Prince furiously rebuked His Majesty in the royal court for not being willing to kneel for peace, calling him a monarch doomed to perish. This enraged His Majesty. The Third Prince intended to kill himself by dashing against a pillar in the court to remonstrate, but was saved and then humiliated by the Emperor. Disheartened, the Third Prince returned to his residence and shut himself in, refusing to attend the court anymore!"

Hearing this, Yang Wuce let out a long sigh, finally understanding.

Even if he, Yang Wuce, stubbornly resisted the Jin Army today, he could not stop the Liang Kingdom from its path of destruction. For a nation’s emperor, blinded by hatred, disregarded the country and its people, driven only by personal vengeance, losing the bearing and courage of a monarch, reducing him to just another common father seeking revenge for his son.

If there was anyone in the royal court who sincerely cared for the Liang Kingdom, it would be the Third Prince.

Now, even the Third Prince was disheartened. What hope did the Liang Kingdom have left?