In the main hall, Uncle Zheng was sitting on the main seat. Although the aroma of the food served by the waiters filled the air and the ministers around him toasted each other, Uncle Zheng was still gloomy. His brows were tightly furrowed and he didn't seem to have much of an appetite.
This was the scene that Xia Pingan saw when he opened his eyes.
People who didn't have a Spiritual Force Crystal and didn't know about this period of history probably wouldn't know what to say about such a scene, let alone why Uncle Zheng was so gloomy.
Zheng Zhuanggong's title was actually Uncle. The title of Duke was added after his death due to the "collapse of etiquette and music".
Although Zheng Zhuanggong was famous in history and had left behind many stories, he could be considered one of the famous people of the Spring and Autumn Period. However, every family had its own difficulties. Zheng Zhuanggong grew up in an environment that was extremely lacking in maternal love. In modern terms, Zheng Zhuanggong might have suffered from maternal love deficiency syndrome.
According to the analysis of psychological psychology, this was something that he lacked in his childhood. He would spend his entire life searching for it.
After becoming the ruler of Zheng, his own mother lied to him, secretly working with his own brother to plot against him. They wanted to overthrow him and take everything away from him. Such a family tragedy happened to Zheng Zhuanggong.
Why did Zheng Zhuanggong lack maternal love and why his mother didn't like him? These questions could be traced back to the fact that his mother, Wu Jiang, hadn't given birth to him smoothly. Zheng Zhuanggong's name was Yi Sheng. This name indicated that he hadn't been born smoothly. His head hadn't come out first and it had almost taken his mother's life. Therefore, his mother didn't like him since he was born. She even hated him. This had led to the series of events that followed.
Xia Pingan looked at Zheng Zhuanggong sympathetically and sighed inwardly. Just because Zheng Zhuanggong had been born in a wrong position, it had caused a series of chain reactions in the State of Zheng. If Wu Jiang had given birth to Zheng Zhuanggong naturally and Zheng Zhuanggong's head had come out first, many of the events that followed probably wouldn't have happened.
What was the cause of Zheng Zhuanggong's dystocia? Only God knew. Maybe Wu Jiang had taken a nap in a wrong position when she was pregnant with Zheng Zhuanggong. Or maybe Wu Jiang had eaten a fruit that Zheng Zhuanggong didn't like, causing Zheng Zhuanggong to flip over in his mother's womb …
If one studied history carefully, they would discover the reasons behind many major events in history. They were very strange and even insignificant. This was the butterfly effect. God had used an invisible hand to gently fiddle with Zheng Zhuanggong's position in his mother's womb at some point, resulting in wars and power struggles that affected the entire State of Zheng.
Not many of these men were easy to deal with.
However, compared to Gou Jian, Zheng Zhuanggong's family tragedy didn't seem to be much.
Zheng Zhuanggong, who was sitting on the main seat......................................... Uncle Xia................
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xia Pingan said.
At this time, a maid brought in roasted mutton. The entire hall was filled with the aroma of the mutton. The other ministers in the hall all began to eat, praising the taste.
While everyone was eating the mutton, Xia Pingan was the only one who didn't eat. He was eating the food next to him.
After a while, Zheng Zhuanggong finally noticed that Xia Pingan wasn't eating the mutton on the table. He couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Kao, why aren't you eating the mutton on the table? Is it not good?"
"Your Majesty, this mutton is too delicious. This subject can't bear to eat it. I want to bring it home and let my mother have a taste. Please allow me, Your Majesty!" Xia Pingan said.
"Bring it … to mother … mother …" Zheng Zhuanggong muttered to himself. His lips trembled. He wanted to ask something. In the blink of an eye, he almost burst into tears. However, in the hall, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zheng Zhuanggong couldn't shed tears. He just turned his head and left the banquet.
After Zheng Zhuanggong left, the ministers in the hall became even noisier. Xia Pingan only waited for a while before he saw a eunuch beside Zheng Zhuanggong quietly walk to his side. The eunuch lowered his head and whispered in Xia Pingan's ear, "Your Majesty wants to see you. Please follow me!"
Xia Pingan left the banquet and followed the eunuch beside Zheng Zhuanggong. After a while, they arrived at a garden in the palace.
Zheng Zhuanggong was in one of the pavilions, standing there in a daze, looking up at the stars in the sky, his back lonely.
The eunuch who brought Xia Pingan here hurriedly left after seeing Xia Pingan off. Only Zheng Zhuanggong and Xia Pingan were left in the garden.
Zheng Zhuanggong turned around. His eyes were a little red and his voice was trembling. "Is … is she okay?"
After He Zizi's defeat, Zheng Zhuanggong's younger brother Duan went into exile and committed suicide. Wu Jiang was imprisoned by Zheng Zhuanggong and exiled to Yingdi in the State of Zheng. Yingdi was the highest official in Yingdi. Monitoring Wu Jiang was one of his duties.
"The Empress Dowager misses Your Majesty every day. She regrets what she did. The Empress Dowager often tells the people around her that they are all her flesh and blood. How could they …" Xia Pingan said.
"She really said that?" Zheng Zhuanggong grabbed Xia Pingan's hand. He was so emotional that he actually burst into tears.
"Yes, the Empress Dowager also can't bear to part with Your Majesty. She often says that happiness in the family is the best way to vent …" Xia Pingan took the opportunity to say, "If Your Majesty wants to see the Empress Dowager, this humble subject can arrange it for Your Majesty!"
Zheng Zhuanggong's face revealed a conflicted expression. Finally, he sighed. "When the Empress Dowager and Second Brother rebelled, this humble subject's heart was cut by a knife. I once told her that there was no way to see the Yellow Spring. This humble subject is known throughout the country. This humble subject is the monarch of a country. How can I go back on my words and make others laugh at me?"
Xia Pingan immediately said seriously, "What's so difficult about that? Legend has it that the Yellow Spring is underground and can be seen even if you dig underground. Rest assured, Your Majesty, this humble subject will dig out the Yellow Spring even if this humble subject has to dig a thousand feet underground. This humble subject will allow Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to meet each other by the Yellow Spring alive.
Zheng Zhuanggong was immediately energized …
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Xia Pingan left Xinzheng that night and hurriedly returned to Yingdi in a carriage.
The next day, Xia Pingan brought his entourage to the place where Wu Jiang was imprisoned to see the imprisoned Empress Dowager of the State of Zheng.
At this time, Wu Jiang was actually regretting her decision. She only had one son now. When she heard Xia Pingan's intention to arrange a meeting between her and Zheng Zhuanggong to resolve the conflict between mother and son, Wu Jiang immediately agreed.
Since both of them had agreed, the rest of the matter was easy to handle.
After returning to the yamen, Xia Pingan immediately ordered for craftsmen to be recruited. Three days later, Xia Pingan personally led several hundred craftsmen to Niupi Mountain in Yingdi.
Niupi Mountain wasn't actually a mountain, but a low hill.
In history, Zheng Zhuanggong dug to see his mother at Niupi Mountain.
After Xia Pingan had a few craftsmen who knew how to dig wells check the terrain, he chose a place and had everyone dig a hole at the bottom of the hill.
In less than three days, hundreds of people dug a big hole at the bottom of Niupi Mountain. They continued to dig in the hole and even dug out underground water.
After Xia Pingan had the craftsmen set up the place, the job was done.
A month later, Zheng Zhuanggong arrived at Niupi Mountain. He followed the hole that Xia Pingan dug and went underground. Once he was underground, Zheng Zhuanggong saw a ditch filled with water. Next to the ditch was a stone tablet with the words "Yellow Springs" written on it.
The pitch-black underground was filled with lanterns, brightly lit. His mother, Wu Jiang, was standing beside the underground ditch, looking at him with tears in her eyes.
When the mother and son met underground, their true feelings were revealed as they hugged each other and cried bitterly.
After crying, Zheng Zhuanggong wiped his tears and left behind a saying for future generations, "In the Great Tunnel, the joy is harmonious!"
Wu Jiang also wiped her tears and said, "Outside the Great Tunnel, the joy is also vented!"
Then, the mother and son walked out of the underground hole hand in hand.
Xia Pingan stood outside the hole and was about to congratulate them when the world of the Realm Pearl shattered.
…
In the secret chamber, Xia Pingan opened his eyes.
This Realm Pearl that Zheng Zhuanggong had dug out gave Xia Pingan's Secret Mandala an additional 36 points of Divine Power. After fusing with this Realm Pearl, the upper limit of the Xia Pingan Secret Mandala's Divine Power reached 2,618 points.
The Four Sun Realm required 3,780 points of Divine Power. After the Three Sun Realm, the conditions for a summoner to advance became more and more difficult. He would need at least 30 to 40 Realm Pearls to reach the Four Sun Realm. Not to mention the success rate of fusing these Realm Pearls, even the cheapest Realm Pearl would cost tens of thousands of gold coins. More and more Realm Pearls would be needed in the future, and the cost would also become more and more terrifying.
The Tang family's elder seemed to be a Four Sun Realm summoner.
The entire Tang family occupied Dawan City, but the number of Four Sun Realm summoners they could nurture could be counted on one hand.
Without the support of powerful resources, the Three Sun Realm was the pinnacle of many summoners' lives.
Xia Pingan got off the bed and stretched his body. He looked at the stone wall in the secret chamber. With a thought, a pen-shaped jade awl appeared in Xia Pingan's hand. The jade awl moved like a dragon and snake in Xia Pingan's hand. In the blink of an eye, it wrote a fist-sized 'dig' character in the air and landed on the ground.
A half-foot-deep hole that was as thick as a water bucket appeared on the stone floor.
This was after Xia Pingan controlled his Divine Power and used only one point of Divine Power to write a 'dig' character. If he had more Divine Power, Xia Pingan was afraid that he would be able to dig a hole in the ground and flood the basement.
Although the secret technique obtained from this Realm Pearl couldn't be used in direct combat, a skill like digging a hole could be used in a suitable place.
Thinking about the price of Zheng Zhuanggong's Earth Pearl, Xia Pingan felt his heart ache. Without financial resources, it would be difficult to support this expenditure. Xia Pingan wasn't even sure if his gold coins could last him until the Six Sun Realm.
…
News came hastily that there wasn't a single customer who had made a reservation at Duke Zhou's Restaurant today. There was no income at all, so there was no need to waste any more time.
After coming out of the secret underground chamber, Xia Pingan went straight to sleep to rest and conserve his energy.
Xia Pingan didn't know how long he would be able to sleep peacefully like this.
The next day, Shangjing City was still cloudy and drizzling …
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