Regarding Master Zhang Guan's extremely respectful attitude, the mother shook her head and said: "Brother, how many times have I told you. You are my senior brother, not anyone else. From now on, words like master and little master will Don't mention it again. As for him coming here today, it's a good thing. It means that he has finally come out of that incident and has the courage to come to see Xiaoyao and her son."
After the mother's words fell, Master Zhang Guan shook his head slightly and said: "Master, if it weren't for you, you would have rescued me from the pile of dead people. Then you took me as your disciple and taught me martial arts. In the end, I was able to fight with my hands. Enemy, I have avenged my family. My bones are already cold. From the day I was saved by you, I have recognized you as my master. Once I am my master, I will be my master forever."
Seeing Master Zhang's attitude, the mother just sighed softly and walked into the room where Chen Yao's coffin was stored. He took the young woman who was following him and offered a stick of incense to Chen Yao. After standing in silence in front of Chen Yao's coffin for a long time, he turned to the woman and said, "Jing Niang, take your child to rest first. I'm here." I have a few words to say to your uncle here. You will be bringing the child over in a moment."
After hearing her mother's instructions, Jing Niang, who was holding her child, turned around and went to the side room to rest under the leadership of a young Taoist priest. After Jing Niang left, her mother looked at Chen Yao's coffin in front of her for a while, and then said softly: "Brother, as I said before, you are my senior brother. This is what the master decided back then. As disciples, we , you can’t violate the rules set by her old man.”
"Senior Brother, in addition to seeing Xiaoyao this time, I have two things to ask of Senior Brother. One is that my little sister only has this son. Although he is smart, his martial arts are as good as mine. But after all, He is young and energetic, and looks smooth on the surface, but in fact he is still round on the outside and square on the inside, and he is also a little careless in his actions. Moreover, his murderous intention is also a bit too strong, forgetting that the combination of strength and softness is the way to go. "
"Now that his father has lifted him up so high, it is easy to be blinded by power. What my younger sister is most worried about is that he doesn't know how to take a step back to gain a brighter future when encountering difficulties, and is blindly too rigid. Especially when the generals are in chaos right now. So, my little sister with his temperament is very worried. From now on, I ask my senior brother, for my little sister’s sake, to help him when he encounters difficulties."
At this point, the mother sighed slightly, looked at Chen Yao's coffin in front of her, and continued after a long time: "Actually, I don't want him to reach that position. I will still know the abilities of the people I have taught myself. .His intelligence is indeed stronger than that of his father for that position. But dominating the world cannot be achieved simply by relying on force."
"As the saying goes, governing a big country by Taoism is like cooking a small one. It is the hard truth to combine hardness and softness, and to adopt a two-pronged approach. But his temperament is too carefree, and he is intolerant of others when he encounters difficulties. Now the overall situation of the world is in such a situation, and he sees that chaos is imminent. He His temperament has to make people worry. These days, I watch the sky at night and find that the light of the three evil stars is getting more and more intense. And the Ziwei Emperor Star is getting darker and darker."
"There is also the rising star. Although the light is getting stronger and stronger, I don't know who it should be. His father has worked hard for more than 20 years. Although he is more than diligent, he cannot do it because of his own limitations. You know how to employ people based on their strengths, and you have to do everything yourself. Perhaps because of what the old prince did back then, the employer only knows how to be loyal to him and to the court."
"However, I don't know that the way to be a king is to use people's strengths. Moreover, I am a bit too rule-abiding, and my work is also affected by my early experiences, and I am also too cautious. For those ancestral systems that are no longer appropriate, half Bu Leichi didn't dare to take a step forward. As a result, in the past twenty years, instead of being able to clean up the mess left by Emperor Sejong, it has created such a mess."
"Nowadays, land annexation is becoming increasingly fierce, making the poor even poorer, the rich getting richer, the government is corrupt, and the clan is rampant. The so-called peaceful and prosperous age is just an illusion created by the officials below to cater to their so-called holy will. The clan , official administration, and land issues, although they may not be rotten to the root, each of them is deeply involved and requires more caution."
"Coupled with the mysterious Guilin County Prince's Palace, the chaos is even more chaotic. The younger sister's in-laws are definitely not ordinary people. Now that he hands over the power of overseas trade, he may not be really willing to do so. With his Guilin County The palace is richest in the world, and maybe the source of this world chaos will be on him. To deal with such a dangerous situation, his temperament needs to be polished. "
Hearing his mother mention Huang Qiong's father, Master Zhangguan smiled bitterly and said, "Just because of such a mediocre person, you fell out with the master and gave up the position that should have been yours. Just because of such a mediocre person." Man, you have failed the old prince’s high hopes for you and given up the revenge of destroying the country. Just to keep the throne of such a mediocre person, you have stayed in the cold palace for eighteen years."
"Just for such a mediocre person, you gave up almost everything. In this life, there are several more eighteen years. Before you met him, you were so confident and so radiant. In the world, when it comes to you, The Ice Rakshasa is a master of both medicine and martial arts, and the most talented one in the martial arts world. The one who is not afraid of three points. In the shogunate of the old prince, when it comes to your wisdom and wisdom, there is the other who is not in awe."
"Eighteen years later, you can no longer live up to the magnificence of the past. Now, the you who was once cold, but graceful and moved the world has gray hair on your temples. Just for such a mediocre person, you I gave up almost everything and gave up the feud to destroy the country. I also gave birth to a son for him, and now I have to clean up the mess for him. Is it really worth it? "
After observing Master Zhang's words, the mother was silent for a long time before she said quietly: "Brother, he is just my husband to me, not the king of a country, let alone anyone else. Besides, I would rather be Many people scolded me and decided to give up the foundation created by my father. It was not only for him. It was also for the sake of the people in the world, so as to avoid the suffering of life and war."
"As for the rest, senior brother, this is fate, and it cannot be changed by you or me as mortals. That accidental encounter by the Luohe River thirty years ago may have been the beginning of this bad fate that has made it impossible for me to look back. Even if it happens tomorrow I knew that his place was not what I wanted, but I still jumped in without hesitation. I wanted to look back many times, but in the end I still fell in completely."
"As for national hatred, since the Tang Dynasty has been subjugated for more than a hundred years, people no longer miss the old dynasty. Why do they want to cause chaos and make the people miserable for their own selfish interests? Although my father had planned painstakingly for more than ten years and controlled most of the military power in the world, But he is far from being able to control the overall situation like Cao Amo and do whatever he wants. Even if he really ascends the throne and becomes emperor, I am afraid he will have to repeat the old situation of feudal melee."
"Senior brother, restoring the so-called Tang Dynasty has always been just a dream since the fall of the Tang Dynasty. Maybe I have always been calm, so I have never thought about restoring the old country. I don't want to cause the people of the world to be displaced because of a big war. Senior brother, the ambitions of a few people, or a family, shouldn't drag everyone in the world to be buried with him. Even if that person is my biological father."
"As for the headmaster, although the master has this idea, I know that our sect has always emphasized tranquility and inaction, and my own thoughts are too complicated, so I am definitely not the best candidate. If I really become the headmaster, what will happen to this sect? This is really a disaster. My life experience, my father and husband all decided that after taking over this sect, our sect will no longer be able to escape from this world as it is now."
"Senior brother, you know that some things are not suitable for you, so you should give up when you should give up. Being too greedy for things you shouldn't have is very irresponsible to yourself and others. Therefore, senior brother, there is no need to regret for my little sister. Life In this world, not everything must be obtained. As a person, you must know how to make choices. Now I have a husband, a son, and grandchildren, which is very good."
"Perhaps the name Ice Rakshasa has followed me for too long, and has been held too high by others. People in the world only know that I am an expert in medicine and martial arts. Even my father only knows that I am extremely intelligent. But they have all forgotten that I am just an ordinary person with flesh and blood, with seven emotions and six desires. I am also just an ordinary woman who will be tempted when she meets the person she should meet. "
"It's too cold at high places. When I come down and step out, when I let others go, I also let myself go. At least, I don't have to live so tiredly and can be myself. Senior brother, the past is like smoke. It's over, it's over. When I think about it now, it's just to put the shackles on myself again, the shackles that I tried to get rid of at the beginning. It's best to look away. "
The mother's words made Master Zhang Guan unable to help but fall silent. Master Zhang Guan heard the meaning behind his mother's words. As a junior sister who had been on the altar for too long, she finally chose family, husband and son before the so-called fame and fortune. It was true then, and it is even more true now. Even the home she mentioned was not a home in the ordinary sense at all.
After sighing for a long time, the master of Zhang Guan, who was dressed in immortal style, said: "Have you really never regretted it in these years? Especially those eighteen years in the cold palace, have you really never regretted it at all? For that A mediocre person has made so many sacrifices and given up so many things. Not only the huge foundation, but also your eighteen years of freedom."
Regarding Master Zhang Guan's unwillingness to give up, my mother sighed slightly and said, "Brother, our sect's mentality has always been about Taoism and nature. Although there is no Taoist appearance, there is the reality of Taoism. I thought you have been practicing Taoism in our sect for many years. I have realized the true meaning of Taoism. But I never thought that after reading the Taoist Canon for so many years, you still haven’t been able to let go of the obsession in your heart, and you still haven’t achieved true tranquility and inaction.”
"Everything in this world must have an effect if it has a cause. Nothing can escape the word cause and effect. You still don't know my temperament? If I have regretted it over the years, is there any wall in this world that can stop me? Leave? If I regretted it, would I have stayed there for eighteen years? What's more, after all these years, you and I, my senior fellow apprentices, have you ever seen me regret anything I did? Life is like a chess game, you have no regrets about your moves."
Speaking of this, my mother smiled bitterly and said with a lot of self-deprecation in her tone: "I advise senior brother to let go of the obsessions in my heart. In fact, after so many years, how can I let go of the obsessions in my heart and cross the road in my heart?" Hom? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked my senior brother to take more care of my son before. Even though he knew that he was Xianyun Yehe’s temperament, he still stayed there for so many years.”
"No matter how natural you are, you can't change people's hearts after all. Once it involves your loved ones, your heart will be confused first. See through the mortal world, jump out of the three realms, and are not among the five elements. This sentence seems simple, but in this world How many people can really do it? Once people are moved by love, they will naturally be bound to each other. Senior brother, my little sister has been offended by what she said before, so please forgive me."
