ebookland Chapter 1157 What does His Royal Highness the King of Chu think?
Chapter 1157 What does His Royal Highness the King of Chu think?
It was the first time for His Royal Highness the King of Chu to properly serve as a king, and to be honest... it was quite realistic - at least, after the palace banquet that night, the ministers from Central India all left the palace with smiles on their faces.
"Your Highness, Alan Mita wants to see you." In the study of the palace, he planned to write a letter to his family tonight to assure them of his safety... Bah, bah, bah, King Chu, who wanted to report his safety, had just picked up the pen to write "My wife and I love my children" when Zhang Zhenxuan and Master Jiexian walked in from outside the study.
"Ah... why is he here again?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said helplessly: "I have already agreed to his request, why is he still--"
"Your Highness, I, Alan Amitabha, request to see His Majesty the King of Chu!" When Alan Amitabha shouted these words outside the study in a very pure Luoyang elegant accent (former Sui official language), the King of Chu and the little Taoist priest in the study were suddenly surprised.
On the contrary, Master Jiexian seemed to have anticipated this.
"Alanmita, come in." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that there must be another story here, so he put down the pen in his hand and looked towards the door.
"Your Highness, Prince of Chu..." After entering the study, Alan Mituo bowed respectfully to Li Kuan and said, "May I ask... do you have a retainer named He Mingshan?"
"Mingshan?" His Highness the Prince of Chu was surprised when he heard this. He thought the man in front of him was from the Dou family. "What is your relationship with him?"
"When I was young, my family was quite well-off, so I formed a caravan with several elders from my clan and went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to do business." When Alan Mituo saw His Royal Highness the King of Chu asking a question, he immediately recalled the past with a sigh: "At that time, I had just arrived in Chang'an, and by chance, I met the Duke of Song, He Ruobi, the general, who was traveling in plain clothes at the horse market.
Because I am good at raising horses, love horses and understand horses better, so when I saw that the Duke was being cheated by the horse dealer, I stepped forward and exposed the dealer's lies.
Alas... when I was young... I was really a fool.
Fortunately, the Duke, who never reveals his true identity, actually admired me for this. Later, we got along better and better, and we did not say goodbye until it got dark.
When we parted, the Duke also agreed with me that he would come to the inn where I live in a few days and take me out of the city to hunt."
When the old man said this, tears gradually welled up in his eyes: "But who would have thought... because my uncle was too arrogant, he offended a Turkic merchant who was trying to curry favor with the rich and powerful at the time...
So, the very next day, I and several elders of my clan were thrown into the prison in Luoyang City.
At that time...I really thought my life was over..."
Alan Mita's voice gradually became hoarse when he said this: "It was the Duke... who learned about my situation from the innkeeper and sent someone to rescue me.
And drove that hateful Turkic merchant out of Luoyang...
From then on, he took good care of me, and I quickly became the leading Hu merchant at that time.
I will always remember this kindness.
It’s just that when the Duke got into trouble, I happened to be leading the caravan back to Central India.
When I returned to Luoyang, I learned that my benefactor had been executed for offending the emperor. "When Alan Mita said this, his eyes became painful: "I spent a huge amount of money and sent people to Hebei, Shandong and other places to look for the whereabouts of the He family, but I never got any useful information...
A few years passed like this, and the Central Plains fell into war. I became even more anxious, worrying that my benefactor's bloodline would be difficult to continue in this chaotic world.
In addition, the money I had at that time was almost used up in the search for people, so I had no choice but to take the risk and seek help from the aristocratic family.
As a result, when the five surnames and seven families saw my face, they refused to let me in without even waiting for me to open my mouth.
So I had no choice but to pack my bag and go look for him alone."
"..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in a very complicated mood at this moment.
He really didn't expect that the old man in front of him was so courageous when he was young: an Indian who, in order to repay his gratitude, not only spent all his family wealth, but also went to the chaotic world of war and chaos... He never thought of leaving."
You should know that He Ruobi died in the third year of Daye.
The real chaos of the early Sui Dynasty began in the tenth year of Daye.
After seven years of searching and exhausting his family fortune, he still hasn't given up - and even after all his money has been spent, he still wants to continue looking for people in the chaotic world.
Alanmita... is truly a man of affection and righteousness!
“My dear Alan,” thinking of this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately stood up from his seat, walked quickly to the old man, and helped him up from the ground: “From now on, when you see me, you don’t have to kneel!”
"Your Majesty!" Alan Mituo looked at His Royal Highness the King of Chu in front of him, and he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Speaking of which... I have to thank you for knowing the whereabouts of Master Mingshan!"
"Ah?" His Royal Highness Prince Chu was stunned when he heard this: "What does this have to do with me?"
"In the twelfth year of Daye, I fainted outside Chang'an. Later, I met an old Taoist priest who saved me and told me that Master Mingshan was living well in the Dou family and that I didn't need to worry." Alan Mita seemed to remember something when he said this, so he took out a brocade bag and handed it to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "I didn't believe it at first, but the old Taoist priest seemed to be able to read minds.
As soon as I began to have doubts, the old Taoist priest told me some details about the private interactions between me and the Duke. In the end, he told me that if I really wanted to repay his kindness, I should return to India and work hard to climb up.
One day, the Lord of the Dou Clan, who is the incarnation of a true dragon, will come to Qunu City, and then... it will be the time for me to repay my gratitude and be loyal to him!"
"..."
As soon as Alanmita said this, silence fell in the study.
After a long time.
"Amitabha..." Master Jiexian broke the silence with a Buddhist chant: "Your Highness the King of Chu...why don't you open the brocade bag and take a look."
"..." After exchanging a glance with Zhang Zhenxuan, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu lowered his head and opened the brocade bag.
Inside the brocade bag was a wax ball the size of a lychee. His Royal Highness the King of Chu took the wax ball in his hand, tapped it gently, and then took out the letter inside.
But then, his eyes suddenly widened, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
There were only a few lines of cursive writing on the letter that clearly read: Your Highness the King of Chu, if you want to break your fate, you must accept it, just like the inevitable death.
Also, Jiexian is not as skilled as I am, so he will give you three hours, and I will give you six hours!
Don't thank me, I also admire your magnanimity.
Zhi Shilang, respectfully presented by Wang Bo.