Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 119 The secret was revealed?
With the existence of such an incredible, separate space as the Dragon Ball, Yun Ce always believed that as long as he disguised himself well, no one could expose his disguise.

But today I've met my match.

An old man who looked kind, clean, and warm, and who seemed very knowledgeable and even knew qigong.

Yun Ce had met many powerful old men and women with Yun Linchuan since he was very young. You could act cute or throw a tantrum in front of them, but if you showed even the slightest bit of your thoughts, whether good or bad, you would be met with a beating.

Their beatings were truly brutal, and they subjected everyone to beatings according to age, from shoe soles and thin bamboo sticks to boards, belts, and even military belts.

What impressed him most was the belt. Heaven knows why this 80 or 90-year-old guy would wear a synthetic leather belt around his waist, with a raised five-pointed star and the words "August 1st" on the buckle.

When this thing hit his buttocks, all he felt was a burning sensation. By the time the old man stopped, Yun Ce's fair buttocks were no longer a sight to behold, and they were covered with five-pointed stars and the words "August 1st". This was Yun Ce's first close encounter with the army.

This led Yun Ce to develop the excellent habit of speaking concisely and to the point, telling the truth, during his youth and adolescence.

When Yun Ce was ready to implement this approach, he graduated from university. When he once again spoke frankly and concisely to the elderly couple, expressing his demands in the truth, they were dissatisfied again. This time, instead of hitting him, they interpreted his demands according to the old bureaucratic way of doing things, ultimately causing the matter to fall into the opposite direction from his expectations.

Yun Ce simply doesn't like old people. The people he dislikes associating with the most are old people, regardless of whether they are grandfathers or grandmothers.

They are very unscrupulous in their actions. Even though they see through your little schemes from the beginning, they won't say anything. They'll pretend to be fooled and watch you continue your performance. They'll wait until you're about to achieve your goal and succeed, and then, at your proudest moment, they'll beat you with a storm of belts, waistbands, and military belts...

Which proud and arrogant young master or young lady could tolerate this?
Don't assume that girls from such families will enjoy the treatment of a young lady. Yun Ce once saw a pampered young lady who was whipped by her mother with a bicycle chain. Her fate was even more miserable than his, who was whipped with a belt at the same time.

Those old guys are like ghosts; they know everything.

Yun Ce thought that the old guys here would be different since he had come to the Han Dynasty. However, after meeting the High Priest of the Divine Dragon Palace, he found that an old fox is an old fox, whether he is from Earth or here in the Han Dynasty.

No difference.

Although Yun Ce didn't know that this old man was the High Priest of the Great Han Dragon God Temple, he could tell from his every move that this old man was definitely not an ordinary person.

Because he smelled the exact same scent on Liu Changsheng as he did on Yun Linchuan.

Those who have been surrounded by reverence, respect, and fear for a long time, no matter how ordinary their appearance, how reserved their wisdom, or how simple their character, cannot fool Yun Ce. After all, this is part of his life.

The old man knew that the Shehuo performance in Izumo Prefecture was in his hands, but he chose to help him keep it a secret. Others might not understand why the old man would do this.

Yun Ce, however, was very clear-headed; he knew how the old guys did things.

When the old folks encounter something unexpected that doesn't align with the majority's views, if the situation is still under their control, their first instinct isn't to immediately dismiss it. Instead, they observe further, to see if it can contribute to their cause and benefit the nation and society.

It was obvious that this old man knew perfectly well that the Izumo-shu Shehuo (a type of folk performance) was in his hands, but he just didn't expose it. He just wanted to see it again and again, because for a country and a people, such opportunities to observe up close are too rare.

This is far more important than capturing Yun Ce and retrieving Shehuo.

So, Liu Changsheng came again at dawn the next day.

Although the old man is 137 years old, he is in very good spirits. Yesterday, he spent most of his time looking at the papermaking workshop. Today, he is focusing on observing the farmland and water conservancy system that Yun Ce built in Yun Family Village.

Sixteen enormous wooden ladles scooped water from Longhu Lake, pouring it into a raised wooden trough. The clear water flowed gurglingly into the irrigation canal and eventually into the reservoir at the highest point of Yunjiazhuangzi.

The old man washed his hands by the reservoir and even opened a sluice gate himself, watching the clear water sing merrily as it rushed along the small canal.

He then said to Yun Ce, "This is a model of transforming nature with human power."

Yun Ce said softly, "This is nothing more than a minor trick."

Liu Changsheng chuckled and pointed to the lush green farmland at his feet, saying, "In the past, the Yellow Emperor ascended to this place on a dragon, but unfortunately, the Yan Emperor did not accompany him. As a result, our Han Dynasty only knew the art of nomadic herding and gathering, and knew very little about the art of farming."

In the future, if you can restore Emperor Yan's ability to taste hundreds of herbs and cultivate the five grains, you may very well bring blessings to the world.

Yun Ce said, "I have heard that the Han Dynasty values ​​military merit the most. Those who have military merit can enjoy all the best things in the Han Dynasty. I am afraid that even if I succeed in planting it, I will not be able to enjoy the glory here."

Liu Changsheng stroked his beard and laughed, "This is all Huo Qubing's fault. Before he came, the position of the Yellow Emperor was not obtained by the strongest, but by the talented, virtuous and skillful."

Although most of the later Yellow Emperors were of the Xuanyuan clan, after the Xuanyuan clan exhausted the blessings bestowed upon them by their ancestors, they were ultimately abandoned by the human race and forced to associate with the Guifang people.

"Is it the 20th rank of military merit brought by Huo Qubing?" "Yes, Huo Qubing came from the ancestral land by riding a dragon. He said that this method is very famous and useful in the ancestral land. With this method, he was able to wipe out the Guifang people who were like wild beasts at that time."

The Yellow Emperor at that time trusted him, gave him troops, gave him authority, and gave him enough trust…

Liu Changsheng chuckled and said, "You should know what happened next, so I won't go into details."

Yun Ce nodded and said, "According to the Records of King Huo, when King Huo first went to war against the Gui Fang, he drove the barbarians who had caused our human race so much suffering back a thousand miles."

Liu Changsheng smiled and said, "Continue."

Yun Ce frowned and said, "When Huo Qubing launched his second expedition against Guifang, he seized Guifang's royal court. I heard that he captured four of Guifang's kings, but only their eldest king led a portion of his people to flee to the north."

Liu Changsheng said without changing his expression, "Continue. Now that the deed is done, there's nothing that can't be said."

Yun Ce sighed and said, "When Huo Qubing returned from this expedition, he was celebrated by all the people of the human race. Then, at the celebration of his return from this expedition, he killed the last Yellow Emperor and supported a man named Liu Wang, who was said to be a member of the royal family of the ancestral land, to become emperor. Thus, the name of the Yellow Emperor became the last song in the annals of our human race."

Sir, I don't understand. Since King Huo had the ability to sever the Yellow Emperor's lineage, why didn't he declare himself emperor? Why did he choose a man surnamed Liu to be emperor?

"Because Huo Qubing was a subject of the Emperor of our Great Han Dynasty, and also a loyal subject to the Liu family."

Hearing Liu Changsheng utter such shameless words, Yun Ce had to admit that Huo Qubing was truly the most loyal and virtuous minister of the Han Dynasty.

Regardless of any other strange circumstances, Huo Qubing ultimately allowed the Liu imperial family members who had come with him to become emperors. Even though three Liu emperors tried to kill him in the following six hundred years, only to be killed by him instead, he still continued to allow the Liu imperial family members to continue as emperors without any regrets, and he continued to play the role of the bland and tasteless King Huo.

People say that it's best to judge a person after their coffin is closed. Huo Qubing did just that. After he was carried into the mausoleum and the dragon-slaying stone was placed down, people began to criticize him for the many wrongdoings he had committed, but no one ever accused him of not being a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty.

"Actually, I still prefer the abdication system of the Yellow Emperor's time. Although a big tree can grow for thousands of years, it will become old and decayed, and its branches and vines will become too numerous, unlike newly grown trees which are more vibrant."

Yun Ce looked at Liu Changsheng in surprise and said, "How can you say something like that?"

Liu Changsheng looked at Yun Ce and said, "Why can't we say it? Is it so hard to understand who can lead the people of the Han Dynasty to a more stable and prosperous life and become emperor?"

Seeing Yun Ce fleeing in a disheveled state, frightened by his words, Liu Changsheng laughed again, this time his voice reverberating for about fifteen miles.

"I knew it! How could anyone not like eating grass-based pancakes with meat and vegetables?"

Eji rolled up a grass-based pancake and placed it on the plate in front of Liu Changsheng. This was the old man's sixth grass-based pancake.

Liu Changsheng was busy drinking bean porridge, and in his haste, he got porridge smeared all over his beard. Eji then took out a handkerchief to help the old man wipe the porridge stains off his beard.

Liu Changsheng winked at Yun Ce and smiled, "Such a beautiful woman, how come she's still a virgin? Do you have some hidden ailment?"

Yun Ce lowered his head and drank his porridge, ignoring the curious old man and the resentful E Ji. He finished the bowl of porridge like a whale sucking up water, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, said that he had something to do, and left.

Seeing Yun Ce leave, Liu Changsheng frowned and said to Eji with a look of disappointment, "You have to work hard. If you still can't do it, I'll help him pick out some women who suit his taste and send them over."

Eji said aggrievedly, "I even took off all my clothes and rode on him, but he still wouldn't let me. What could I do?"

Liu Changsheng said in a sinister tone, "Next time you come, I'll bring you some medicine."

Eji thought the old man would have a good idea for her, but when she heard that it involved drugging, she immediately waved her hand and said, "No, I am his wife, not some random woman. Even if he wants a child, it has to be with his own free will."

　There are too many drawbacks to updating at midnight. If something happens, it's not good to always wake up the editors to make changes. We're all just working people, so please understand. Therefore, starting tomorrow, we will update at noon. This will also make the data look better.

　　Also, last night's mistake caused over a thousand brothers and sisters to unjustly subscribe to the same chapter twice. This chapter was supposed to be a free compensation, but no one agreed.

　　Therefore, I'm going to use my own money to prepare fifty signed copies of "Tang Bricks" published by Wenxin Publishing House for my brothers and sisters as part of this event.

　　I know that if I were to sincerely apologize, I should prepare a thousand copies, but alas, that many are not available in the market. I will begin as soon as the books arrive.

　　I apologize to everyone again. At the same time, this kind of event will happen frequently in the future. Whenever I publish a new book, I will hold it. When "Distant Mountains" is published, we will hold a big event.

　　In any case, I want to make one thing clear to my brothers and sisters—Zi2 absolutely did not intentionally send duplicate content to trick them into subscribing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)