Chapter 28 Sunflower Ancestor
Early in the morning, in the Forbidden City, a secluded courtyard, it is very inconspicuous, but it is very exquisite inside, with pavilions, towers, rockery and flowing water, and a white-haired old man is pruning branches in the flowerbed.
There was a light sound of footsteps behind the old man, the person moved very lightly, and soon came to the old man and stopped, as if afraid of disturbing the old man.
The old man continued to prune, and the person behind him was not in a hurry, just standing there quietly.
After pruning the last flower, the old man twisted his arm and said.
"Your Majesty is here, is the Queen Mother okay?"
The person behind the old man was Zhu Houzhao in a dragon robe.
Zhu Houzhao heard the old man talking and hurriedly bowed respectfully.
"Reply to Eunuch Zheng, the Queen Mother is fine."
At this time, the old man turned around, and although he was full of white hair, his face was elegant and handsome, and he didn't look like an old man at all.
"Alas, now even this small country of Fusang dares to touch the tiger beard of my Ming Dynasty." The old eunuch said.
"Eunuch has already guessed it?" Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised.
"The Chuyun Kingdom doesn't have the courage, nor does it have the need. The Fuso people have always been very close to Zhu Wusi, and he is involved in this matter."
"Alas, this kid still refuses to let go. This time he didn't dare to kill the queen mother. I guess he wants to trick Cao Zhengchun and others. Well, let him go. As long as he doesn't shake the emperor, I won't do anything." The old eunuch said.
"Yes, I know. I will find a way to solve the emperor's uncle's knot. By the way, I have something else to tell you this time." Zhu Houzhao said.
The old eunuch said.
"But the Emperor of the Jade Emperor Pavilion."
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from your eyes. It is this person. This person was wooed by all parties as soon as he entered Beijing. Now he has been living in Hua Mansion. Speaking of it, the queen mother was rescued, and it was his credit. He also accidentally broke the emperor's uncle's game." Zhu Houzhao said.
"You want to win him over?" The old eunuch asked.
"Well, I have no one to use except Yu Huatian and Liushenmen, and this person is a grandmaster. It would be great if he could be used by the court." Zhu Houzhao said.
"You want me to come forward?" said the old eunuch.
"I can only trouble you, eunuch." Zhu Houzhao bowed.
"Okay, then I will go to see this emperor. Emperor, haha, what a domineering name." The old eunuch laughed.
Late at night, in Hua Mansion, the greedy A Qing kept shouting for mutton, so Hua Manlou bought a sheep, set up a bonfire in the yard where several people lived, and grilled it.
Seeing A Qing carefully turning the roasted sheep, everyone was amused by the serious look of the little girl.
"Emperor, Duan Tianya came here during the day and brought some gifts." Hua Manlou said.
"Well, I know." Su Yu nodded.
"A Fei, come on, add some more charcoal fire." A Qing shouted loudly.
"Okay." A Fei responded quickly.
At this moment, a red shadow flashed by, and everyone looked over.
Dongfang Bubai appeared in the yard.
"Dongfang Bubai." Lu Xiaofeng shouted.
"What a delicious barbecue. I came here uninvited. May the emperor welcome me?" Dongfang Bubai said.
"Why is the leader so elegant today?" Su Yu said and pointed to a chair beside him.
Dongfang Bubai came to the table and sat down.
"Why are there more people? I'm afraid one sheep is not enough." Ah Qing pouted.
"Puchi..." Everyone was amused by Ah Qing's words.
Dongfang Bubai also shook his head helplessly.
"These few days, the capital has been under martial law at night, and there are not many people in Tianxianglou. I came here to chat with you when I was free." Dongfang Bubai said.
"Well, you are welcome anytime." Su Yu said.
Then the few people drank and ate roasted lamb, so happy. The only one who was unhappy was Ah Qing, who kept saying that Hua Manlou was stingy and only bought one sheep for her. This made Hua Manlou very embarrassed, but he didn't know that it was the middle of winter now. There were no sheep outside the capital except the palace. This one was brought out by all means.
"Emperor, Dongfang has something to ask for." Dongfang Bubai suddenly said.
"You want to ask why you can't advance to the Grandmaster for a long time." Su Yu said directly.
"Emperor is wise, it is true." Dongfang Bubai said.
Hearing the two talking about the Grandmaster topic, except Ah Qing, everyone else pricked up their ears.
Su Yu slowly drank a sip of wine, looked at everyone and said.
"The advancement of martial artists, whether from acquired to innate, from innate to master, or from master to grandmaster, is nothing more than the following points."
"First, the grade of martial arts, second, personal qualifications, and third, the state of mind."
"The so-called martial arts grade is very simple, which is the martial arts you practice. There are many martial arts in the world, but there are not many top martial arts. For example, the leader's Sunflower Manual and Qiao Feng's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are all top martial arts, so it is easy to advance before the grandmaster."
"As for qualifications, I don't need to say more about this. Everyone present is a genius. "Son, Qiao Feng is only thirty years old but he is already a late Grandmaster. Dongfang Jiaozhu is less than thirty now and his aptitude is even higher than Qiao Feng."
"The first two points are easy for you to do, but the third point is difficult, which is the state of mind. The state of mind is also a calm mind, which has nothing to do with the environment, but only with your own state of mind. I built my house in the human world, but there is no noise of cars and horses. I ask you how you can do that, because the mind is far away and the place is far away. Let your mind be calm like a lotus flower out of the world, throw away all shackles and fetters, and bloom gracefully. Only when you calm your mind can you be like a child, hear the most beautiful voice, see the most beautiful scenery, and return to the heart of a child."
"So, the state of mind is the most important. The leader has been unable to move forward for a long time, which means there is a flaw in his heart and his state of mind is not perfect." Su Yu said.
Dongfang Bubai's pupils shrank, and his heart was shocked. He immediately understood his problem.
"The emperor is indeed wise. Yes, Dongfang has regrets in his heart." Dongfang Bubai smiled bitterly, feeling like a little girl.
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect Dongfang Bubai to have such a side.
At this time, Dongfang Bubai took out a jade pendant from his sleeve.
"This is what my parents left me when I was a child. There are two in total, and another one is with my sister who is twelve years younger than me." Dongfang Bubai told his past.
"I didn't protect her well. She was only four years old at that time. I looked for her for twelve years, but there was no news." Dongfang Bubai sighed.
"These villains are too cruel." Lu Xiaofeng said angrily.
"I killed all those people, but there is still no news of Lin'er." Dongfang Bubai continued.
"Dongfang, I know where your sister is." Su Yu said suddenly.
Everyone was shocked, especially Dongfang Bubai, who stood up and looked at Su Yu with burning eyes, asking in disbelief.
"Is the Emperor joking?" She didn't believe it.
"Do you think I'm a joke teller?" Su Yu said.
Dongfang Bubai's eyes suddenly showed hope, and he was about to say something.
"Wait a minute." Su Yu stood up.
He moved his ears.
"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon." As soon as Su Yu finished speaking, he soared into the sky and flew away.
Dongfang Bubai and others were left confused.
"What happened to the Emperor?" Lu Xiaofeng asked in confusion.
"Just now someone was passing a message to the Emperor, but I couldn't hear it clearly." Hua Manlou said in a deep voice.
"If you can't even hear it, it must be a master above the Grandmaster." Qiao Feng said.
"I'll go and see." Dongfang Bubai said and was about to leave, but was stopped by Qiao Feng.
"Master, since the Emperor asked us to stay, it means that there must be nothing wrong. You'd better not disturb him." Qiao Feng said.
Dongfang Bubai heard it and felt that with the other party's strength, there should be no danger.
Outside the city of Yanjing, there was a small hill covered with snow, and the trees around were covered with snow. There was a pavilion on the top of the mountain. At this time, a figure stood outside the pavilion and looked up at the sky.
Su Yu appeared behind this person.
"Your Excellency is in a good mood." Su Yu said.
As soon as the voice fell, the man turned around. It was the old eunuch.
The old eunuch looked at Su Yu carefully, his expression became more and more serious, and finally smiled and said.
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, the whole world underestimated you, you are not a grandmaster at all, you have reached that level, it's incredible." The old eunuch laughed.
Su Yu looked at this white-haired but young-looking man and was actually very surprised. This was also a land immortal. Judging from his temperament and clothes, Su Yu thought about it for a while and instantly guessed the identity of the man in front of him.
"I didn't expect that there is such a person like you hidden in the palace. Let me guess, you should be Zheng He, the eunuch Zheng of the past." Su Yu said.
"Hahaha, it's really amazing, Zheng He? For a hundred years, no one has called me by this name. People either call me the Sunflower Ancestor or directly call me Eunuch Zheng." This person is Zheng He, the eunuch beside Emperor Yongle in the past, and the creator of the Sunflower Manual.
"Originally, I came to recruit you for the emperor, but now it seems unnecessary." Zheng He said, he knew that a land immortal could not be influenced by secular imperial power.
"Eunuch is really straightforward." Su Yu said. He still admired the man in front of him. It was rare for a eunuch to cultivate to the level of a land immortal and be loyal to the royal family.
"You don't have to call me eunuch. If you don't mind my broken body, just call me Brother Zheng." Zheng He said.
"Why not, I'm Su Yu, meet Brother Zheng." Su Yu reported his real name to an outsider for the first time.
"Su Yu? Nice name, but I still like your title of Emperor. You are very young, it's unbelievable. A land immortal under 30 years old." Zheng He said. With his strength, he could tell at a glance that Su Yu's bone age was definitely under 30 years old.
"It's just a matter of asking first and last, brother Zheng, thank you for your praise." Su Yu said.
"I'm just stating the facts." Zheng He said.
"Although I can't pull you into the royal family, I still hope you will give me face. When I go back, I will tell the emperor about your strength. At that time, there may be some titles, just like the Song Dynasty. I hope His Excellency the Emperor will not refuse." Zheng He said.
"Haha, why not, I will naturally not refuse the kindness of the Ming Dynasty." Su Yu smiled.