After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 908 - 894: Dissolving Misgivings

Zhao Hanzhang raised her eyes to look at him and seeing him anxious and out of sorts, she couldn’t help but smile slightly and asked, "Mr. Ji, what are you worried about? Do you think heaven has shown special signs in Jiangdong, favoring King Langya as the ruler?"

She laughed heartily, almost to the point of tears. The officials called in, along with Mr. Ming and others, all had a drastic change in expression. It was only then that Zhao Hanzhang collected herself and coldly asked, "Divine right of kings, if the emperor truly relied on heaven to choose, how could the Han Dynasty fall? If the heavenly son is indeed of divine lineage, how dare the Jin Dynasty kill Emperor Cao in the street and usurp the throne?"

Ji Yuan and Ming Yu and the others held their peace, but the other officials were pale, their legs weak, kneeling on the ground.

They were Jin officials, though they now obeyed Zhao Hanzhang, they were actually working within the court of Great Jin.

Zhao Hanzhang openly mentioned the incident of the Grand Ancestor Emperor killing Emperor Cao in the street and said that the Jin Dynasty usurped the throne, could she be intending...?

Zhao Hanzhang didn’t care how they thought, she straightforwardly said: "Kingship is not bestowed by heaven, but by the people! The people are heaven, a tyrant without virtue leaving the people suffering, naturally can be replaced in heaven’s stead! Just by conjuring up some chaotic omens, he thinks heaven has favored him to become emperor, will the people recognize him?"

The people were shaken to the core, Ji Yuan murmured, "Kingship by the people’s will, it’s by the people’s will, yes, it’s the people’s will..."

He was almost crying out loud, grabbed Ming Yu’s arm beside him, and said, "This is exactly what I’m looking for, exactly the reason I’m looking for, and now this reason has been proposed by my lord."

Even Ming Yu was so moved his eyes turned red, chest surged with an air that made him unable to stop from letting out a long howl.

Even the officials were deeply affected, after leaving, none spread Zhao Hanzhang’s words around, everyone tacitly agreed to remain silent, not speaking.

Zhao Hanzhang said she would inform Wang Jun of this matter, and once outside, Ji Yuan hurriedly went to find someone, he controlled the intelligence agency, delivering a message was just a small matter, especially since it was true news.

Ming Yu followed closely behind, caught up with him, blocked him, and asked, "Mr. Ji, was it your idea for the lord to give Youzhou to Shi Le?"

Ji Yuan stopped, collected his excitement, calmly said, "This is the girl’s own idea, besides, Youzhou wasn’t given to Shi Le, he was only appointed as Youzhou Governor."

Ming Yu said, "Shi Le has strong forces, if not restrained, it is fine while the girl is present, but in the future, the country could once again be torn apart."

Smart people look far ahead, Zhao Hanzhang merely revealed a hint of meaning, and Ming Yu was already considering matters twenty or thirty years hence, even longer.

Ji Yuan was more pragmatic, he said, "That is a future matter, I believe in the girl’s ability, she will surely be able to avert this disaster in the future."

"For now, we should treat Shi Le well, Wang Jun is ambitious and foolish, although Shi Le is cruel, he values loyalty and righteousness, having him as Youzhou Governor is far better than Wang Jun."

Ji Yuan didn’t quite agree with Ming Yu doing too much because of future unoccurred events, like when he frowned at him, "Was the matter with Zhao Clan Leader something you did intentionally?"

Ming Yu’s expression did not change, coldly said, "Mr. Ji thinks too much, my ability is limited, being able to sow discord between Liu He and Liu Cong was already a fluke." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Ji Yuan coldly said, "We both know, someday the girl will ascend the throne, but she does not want to be the Grand Ancestor or Ancestor, she wants to be like Emperor Cao Wen."

Emperor Cao Wen, Cao Pi, this emperor campaigned across the north and south, established renowned military achievements, maintaining the territory conquered by his father Cao Cao, so the Cao family’s realm was won by force;

Emperor Xian ceded the throne to Cao Pi, Cao Pi only accepted after three refusals, Emperor Xian also had a peaceful end, Cao Pi even died before him.

When Emperor Xian died, Emperor Cao Ming, who was on the throne at that time, personally went to mourn, considered the first ever to have a son of heaven mourned.

Thus in the eyes of Confucian scholars, the Cao family was legitimate, while the Sima family seized the state by conspiracy, directly breaking the thought that kingship was divinely granted, which led so many to dare themselves to claim emperorship frequently.

Because, if kingship were indeed divine, with the emperor as the son of heaven, why could the Sima family kill the emperor in the street without punishment?

Ji Yuan lowered his voice saying, "The girl said kingship by people’s will, then she must set a people’s example, such dirty deeds as murder should not be foisted upon her."

Ming Yu’s face grew cold, "Don’t say I never had such a thought, even if Zhao Clan Leader died because of me, it’s my fault, what has it to do with the girl?"

Ji Yuan deeply looked at him and said, "Let’s just hope Lord keeps remembering this."

Ji Yuan turned and left.

Meanwhile, Wu Sheng was also reporting to Zhao Hanzhang about the matters experienced along the way and the losses in personnel this time.

Mentioning Zhao Zhongyu being murdered, Wu Sheng hesitated for a moment, then still softly said, "Girl, we were in the city at the time, didn’t manage to contact the clan leader, nor took actions to save him..."

"I know," Zhao Hanzhang interrupted his faltering words, face calm, "Your task was to sow discord between Liu He and Liu Cong and have them compete against each other, saving people was not your task, Uncle’s death isn’t your fault, it was my lack of foresight and Liu Cong’s utter ruthlessness."

Wu Sheng saw Zhao Hanzhang didn’t blame him, let out a deep breath, simultaneously feeling extremely touched.

His eyes reddened, bowed his head, choked with emotion, called softly, "Girl..."

Zhao Hanzhang’s expression softened, said, "Go down and rest, you will need to make a trip to Jiangnan in a few days."

She said, "You and Mr. Ming have revealed traces in Northern Land, now many people associate you with me, staying in Northern Land to trade is too dangerous, change your name and go south."

Wu Sheng agreed.

Zhao Hanzhang waved her hand saying, "Go ahead, return to Chen County with the diligent team in a few days, see your nieces and nephews before leaving."

Wu Sheng wiped away his tears and left.

He made a point to find Ming Yu and told him, "Mr. Ming, don’t worry, I’ve reported everything to the girl, she doesn’t blame us."

He carefully repeated the girl’s words, Wu Sheng, full of emotion, said, "The girl is so good, I really wish I could give my heart to repay the girl."

Ming Yu:...

He couldn’t help but cover his forehead, after Wu Sheng left, Ming Yu couldn’t help but think deeply, after a moment, he still got up to find Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang was busy preparing for tomorrow’s departure, many officials were reporting matters to her, he waited for a long time before approaching Zhao Hanzhang, "I come to ask forgiveness from the girl."

Zhao Hanzhang was only momentarily dazed and then asked, "Is it because of Uncle?"

Ming Yu nodded.

Zhao Hanzhang said, "Didn’t I already say, this matter isn’t related to you all?"

Ming Yu said, "My guilt lies in the fact that I never thought of saving Zhao Clan Leader, even at that time I had anticipated Liu Cong would kill the previous emperor and Zhao Clan Leader, but did not prevent it."

Zhao Hanzhang’s expression remained calm, showing no change. After listening to Ming Yu recount his thoughts at that time, she said, "When I do things, I always focus on actions rather than intentions, I just want to ask you one question, if you had intervened, could you have saved Uncle?"

Ming Yu paused, then shook his head, Liu Cong was very strict in guarding Zhao Zhongyu and others, if he intervened, he wouldn’t have been able to save Zhao Zhongyu, potentially even implicating himself.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "That is enough."

Zhao Hanzhang only said this one sentence and didn’t further comfort Ming Yu, but Ming Yu’s heart suddenly calmed down, his eyes slightly moist, he stood up and gave Zhao Hanzhang a deep bow, then bent over and stepped back.