HLnovel Chapter 544 Climbing Feilai Peak
Chapter 544 Climbing Feilai Peak
Chapter 544 Climbing Feilai Peak
"Ye Ru, have you been resting well these past few days?"
On a bright and sunny morning, Xie Ming knocked on the door of the inn where Ye Ru was staying and said with a smile.
"Thanks to the old gentleman, I've had a good rest these past few days. May I ask what brings you here, Mr. Xie?"
Ye Ru nodded and bowed to him.
"What else can I do? Of course, I'm summoning you to the palace. I've told the Emperor about your situation, and he's waiting to see you alone today, so he sent me to take you there."
"Remember, don't say anything you shouldn't, or you'll be in big trouble. There are many people in the court who oppose you bringing the remains of those heroes back to Yanhuang Kingdom, and some may even try to sabotage you in secret."
“I know this better than you do.”
Xie Ming's expression darkened slightly, his face showing a solemn look. He then looked at Ye Ru, who, as a minister of the Jin Kingdom, knew just how deep the waters ran in this situation.
Ye Ru's actions were quite to his liking, so he naturally wanted to protect Ye Ru.
"I understand. I'll let Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi know."
After seeing Xie Ming off, Ye Ru went to Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi's residence to discuss the matter with them.
"Are you sure you still want to go? Why can't we just take these ashes and leave secretly?"
The Star Ape King, with a hint of worry on his face, said that they had met the ruler of the Jin Kingdom before.
Moreover, the ruler of this state does not have a good impression of them. If they really come to blows, the people in the Jin court will probably not let them off the hook.
"Since we are going to bring them back to China, it is impossible to do so secretly. What I need to do is firstly to clear their names, and secondly to let them return openly and honestly."
'If they just leave like this, even if they go back, I'm afraid their souls won't be able to return to their hometown.'
Ye Ru shook his head, his face becoming more solemn. He looked into the distance, knowing that if he were to sneak back like this, General Xingjian and the others would be disgraced!
They probably won't rest in peace even in the afterlife.
"Alright, it's getting late. I'll go into the palace first, and you can wait for me outside."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Ru spoke to Zhang Dong, Zhang Zhi, and the others.
"it is good."
Afterwards, Ye Ru and the others packed their bags and headed towards the palace again.
This time, it's even more dangerous than last time, because last time it was just a simple test, but this time, it looks like a real battle is about to begin.
He and Xie Ming re-entered the palace and arrived at the court. There were many ministers in the court now, and they all looked at Ye Ru with unfriendly expressions, as if they wanted to overpower Ye Ru in terms of their aura.
However, faced with such a grand display, Ye Ru showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he stood tall and proud before the King of Jin, bowed slightly, and said:
"Ye Ru, the envoy of the Yanhuang Kingdom, has met with the King of Jin."
His tone remained neither humble nor arrogant, showing no obsequiousness whatsoever despite the fact that the other party was the ruler of Jin.
"Your humble servant Xie Ming greets the King of Jin."
Xie Ming also bowed, but a sense of unease crept into his heart.
With so many ministers, I'm afraid Ye Ru won't be able to handle them.
"Hmm, you're very impressive. You actually won first place in our Jin Kingdom. You've really brought honor to your Yanhuang Kingdom."
The King of Jin smiled slightly and said, but the smile didn't seem very genuine.
"It was just luck. Now that I have won first place in Jin, according to the agreement, can the king allow me to escort the 100,000 heroic souls of our Yanhuang Kingdom back home?"
Ye Ru did not linger on this topic for long, but instead looked at the King of Jin and went straight to the point.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive. The Jin state's denials over the years had long been criticized, and if the Jin ruler decided to do so, the other nine states would likely also have reservations about Jin.
"Chief Ye, our Jin state has a beautiful land, why not take advantage of this moment and then consider this matter?"
At this moment, Guo Chaoxian stroked his beard, then stepped out and laughed.
"No need. I have no interest in these beautiful landscapes until the heroes return."
Ye Ru sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm.
He knew what the other party was planning. He first calmed himself down, then stalled as long as he could until he couldn't stall any longer, at which point he would go back.
However, having lived two lives, how could he possibly fall into the other party's trap?
Ye Ru's words made Guo Chaoxian pause, a dark look flashing across his face, but it disappeared in an instant. Then he said with a forced smile:
"Master Ye, you misunderstand. These mountains and rivers are very beneficial to your path to enlightenment, and they can even improve your poetry skills, can't they?"
"Thank you, sir. However, I still wish to send the heroes back, so that their remains may not rest in peace."
Ye Rudao.
"Oh? So, Ye Anshou, you mean that you never look for material when you write poetry?"
"That's perfect for me to see your poetry skills. If I give you a question and you can answer it, I'll grant you all your requests. But if you can't, then you can first travel around my Jin territory, and then we can make plans, how about that?"
The ruler of Jin laughed.
He asked Ye Ru to compose a poem. If Ye Ru couldn't, he probably wouldn't be able to bring it up, and he would obediently go back.
"I wonder what theme His Majesty wants to publish?"
Ye Ru asked.
"In our Jin state, there is a great mountain called Feilai Peak. Why don't you help Feilai Peak compose an impromptu poem, and let us ministers comment on it?"
The words of the King of Jin made Xie Ming clench his fists in nervousness.
Feilai Peak is a famous place in the Jin Kingdom. This mountain is quite peculiar, and there are countless pagodas on it. It is known as the number one divine stone in the Jin Kingdom.
"no problem."
Ye Ru nodded, then took out his brush and ink and began to write:
"A thousand-foot pagoda stands atop Feilai Mountain; it is said that one can see the sunrise at cockcrow."
After these two sentences were written down, all the ministers present carefully examined them, but the deeper they thought about them, the more solemn their faces became.
"The first line of the poem mentions the ancient pagoda, which happens to be a perfect reference to something on Feilai Peak."
"The second line uses a metaphorical approach to depict the image of the rising sun, which is truly ingenious."
After thinking it over, Xie Ming blurted it out without thinking.
"Indeed, this poem seems to express Ye Anshou's confidence in the future."
Another minister said the same thing.
The *Xuanzhong Ji* states: "On Mount Taodu, there is a great tree called Taodu, whose branches are three thousand li apart. On it grows a celestial rooster. When the sun rises and shines on this tree, the celestial rooster crows, and all the roosters in the world follow suit." The couplet at the beginning of Ye's essay uses this allusion.
Seeing that everyone was thinking, Ye Ru shrugged and then continued writing:
"I am not afraid of the clouds obscuring my view, for I stand at the highest peak."