While Yan Liqiang and Liang Yiji were resting in the classroom outside the palace, Sun Bingchen had already entered the palace. Led by a eunuch, he turned through the overlapping palace walls and corridors and arrived outside the quiet imperial study in the palace.
"Master Sun, please wait a moment. His Majesty is inside. His Majesty has already instructed that if Master Sun comes, he does not need to report to the emperor and can go in directly!"
"Thank you, Eunuch Xue!"
"Of course, of course!" The eunuch leading the way smiled until his eyes narrowed. "We are all working for Your Majesty. I know that Lord Sun is working much harder than I am!"
Sun Bingchen nodded, pushed open the door of the imperial study and walked in. Eunuch Xue followed Sun Bingchen and closed the door of the imperial study.
"Your Majesty is discussing matters with Lord Sun. No one is allowed to enter within fifty meters of the imperial study. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded..." Eunuch Xue's sharp voice was shouted outside and heard inside the house, and then he walked away from the door himself.
A handsome man wearing a dragon robe was sitting behind a desk with a pile of memorials on it. When he saw Sun Bingchen pushing the door open, he stood up from behind the desk excitedly and looked at Sun Bingchen with some excitement.
"Sun Bingchen greets His Majesty..." Sun Bingchen bowed deeply to the Emperor of the Han Empire.
“Master Sun, please don’t be polite!” His Majesty the Emperor walked out from behind the desk and came to Sun Bingchen. He looked him up and down, suppressed his inner excitement, and asked a question in a trembling voice, “Has that person… been found…?”
"Your Majesty is the king of a country. You have the universe in your mind and the sun and the moon rising in your hands. You should remain calm when encountering things!" Sun Bingchen seemed quite calm.
"I knew Lord Sun had returned yesterday. I tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. If I wasn't afraid of people talking and making it too conspicuous, I would have wanted to invite Lord Sun into the palace last night..." The Emperor of the Han Empire said, looking up and sighing, with a worried look on his face, "These days, Lord Sun's trip to the northwest is what I miss the most. When Lord Su spent ten years of his life to see through the secrets of heaven, he left me the last words, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, thousands of miles of tombs, nine out of ten cities are empty, the imperial city is covered with blood and jade dragons are shattered, and a ray of heaven's secret lies with this person. This huge empire is plagued by internal and external troubles, and the future is dangerous and unpredictable. You tell me, how can I not be anxious..."
Sun Bingchen took a deep breath, then nodded slowly and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I have found that person!"
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became excited again, and couldn't help but grab Sun Bingchen's hand, "That person is in the Imperial Capital right now..."
"I have brought him to the Imperial Capital, and he is now outside the Imperial Palace!"
Hearing Sun Bingchen's words, His Majesty the Emperor's face flushed with excitement, "Sir Sun, why don't you bring him into the palace so I can see him!"
"Your Majesty, he is just a teenager. His current status is just that of a humble servant and guard. He has not even obtained an official position. How can he be qualified to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty? If I rashly bring him into the palace to meet Your Majesty, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for both him and Your Majesty!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I am too impatient. This matter really cannot be handled so rashly. A little impatience can ruin a big plan..." His Majesty the Emperor squeezed his palms hard, suppressing his inner excitement, and asked one after another, "What is the name of that young man? How old is he? What is the situation at home?"
"The boy's surname is Yan, his name is Li Qiang, he is 15 years old this year, and he is the son of a blacksmith from outside Pingxi City, Ganzhou..."
"Surname Yan... Surname Yan..." His Majesty the Emperor muttered to himself, and then clapped his hands fiercely, "Why didn't I think of it? Dare to swear to swallow the sky with two mouths. Isn't the word Yan just two mouths on it?" His Majesty the Emperor said this and looked at Sun Bingchen with interest, "I wonder what's so strange about this young man?"
"This young man is indeed extraordinary. He was ranked first among the top three in the county martial arts examination last year. Not only that, as soon as I arrived in Pingxi City, I heard a strange story about him!"
"What's so strange?"
"It is said in the local area that this young man met a divine being in his dream, and was taught a secret method by the divine being to save drowning people. The method is very effective, and many people who have drowned and cannot be saved have been saved by using this secret method. This method spread in Pingxi City last year, and it is said that it has saved many people in the local area, and it is a great merit..."
When the Emperor heard this, his eyes lit up. He felt it was incredible. "There is such a thing. You can meet a god in a dream and learn a secret method. What is that secret method to save people? Has Sun Qing ever tried it?"
"The secret method is to use moxa to apply to the navel of a drowning person after he or she has stopped breathing and is beyond help. Then the drowning person has a chance to come back to life. When I arrived in Ganzhou, it was already winter and no one was swimming, so I didn't encounter any drowning people. But I once asked my attendant Yijie to visit the countryside of Pingxi and found several children who were saved by this method. It really happened!"
"Wonderful! I didn't expect this method to be so simple. It is indeed unheard of. If this method can be promoted throughout the world, the number of people who die from drowning every year among my hundreds of millions of people will be reduced, and many tragedies of broken families and deaths can be avoided. Just this one method can save countless lives..."
"That's right, so I said this method has great merits. What's even more rare is that after Yan Liqiang used this method to save people, he didn't keep it to himself at all, and took the initiative to teach this method to the villagers. His benevolence is evident!"
"How can it be said that he got this method from a fairy in a dream?"
"I have carefully investigated this matter. According to the doctors and eyewitnesses in Pingxi County who first saw Yan Liqiang use this method to save people, this was what Yan Liqiang said himself after he saved the person..."
"Then how did Sun Qing find him?"
"Your Majesty, this is a blessing from heaven. When I went to the northwest, I had no idea what to do. I only thought about how to take down the Ye family. But I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived in Ganzhou, I heard that a big case had occurred in Pingxi City, and the case was related to the Ye family. Has your majesty heard of that case?"
His Majesty the Emperor nodded, "I have seen the report submitted by the Criminal Justice Ministry!"
"Your Majesty, do you know that the reason why the case of the Ye family in Pingxi City broke out was that Yan Liqiang was the main contributor..."
"Oh!" His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyebrows, "Why is it him again..."
Sun Bingchen explained Yan Liqiang's role in this case and the causes and consequences...
After hearing that Yan Liqiang's eyes were as sharp as lightning and he could recognize the disguised Shatu man at a glance, and then followed the Shatu man to Ye Xiao's ** and warned the whole city, His Majesty the Emperor could not help but praise him loudly for his courage and strategy.
After hearing about Sun Bingchen's first use of the screen to test Yan Liqiang and Yan Liqiang's performance after he became his attendant and guard, especially the exciting battles with the Black Wind Bandits, the Emperor was stunned. "What, Sun Qin, you said that Yan Liqiang, at such a young age, could defeat hundreds of people on the battlefield, his arrows were as fast as lightning, and he had reached the third level of the archery realm. Moreover, he had amazing divine power and was tireless in shooting. With just one bow, he could chase and kill hundreds of Black Wind Bandits and make them flee in all directions. Doesn't this mean that he has the power of a fierce general at such a young age..."
"Indeed, I saw it with my own eyes, and the many guards who accompanied me can attest to it. If Yan Liqiang hadn't been there, I'm afraid less than a third of the guards would have been able to return. At the time, I didn't expect that Yan Liqiang, at such a young age, had such ability. It's a pity that Your Majesty didn't see it with your own eyes. If Your Majesty had seen it with your own eyes, you would know that what I said was true. Yan Liqiang galloped on his horse and was invincible on the battlefield. He could destroy enemies and generals within a thousand meters, just like a fierce general on the battlefield. I have seen countless people, but I have never seen such a person!"
"Where did he get all those arrows? Does he have a master?"
"I once asked him about this, and he said that his archery skills were self-realized. But I guess that he probably learned this archery skill from a god in a dream. He was afraid that he would be criticized if he told others about it, so he said that he realized it himself. At the beginning, he didn't even want to show his archery skills. It was only later that he suddenly encountered the Black Wind Bandits, and in order to save them, he had to show his skills..."
“Such a person, such a person, Lord Su really did not lie to me…” His Majesty the Emperor became excited, and began to walk back and forth in the study, turning in circles.
"That's right. Lord Su certainly didn't lie to Your Majesty!" Sun Bingchen sighed. "When I first met Yan Liqiang, I was also half-believing and half-doubting. I didn't dare to completely confirm that the person Your Majesty asked me to find was him, because in this huge empire, there are geniuses everywhere. But as I get to know Yan Liqiang for a long time, I can see the magical qualities of Yan Liqiang. If this person is not the one Lord Su said, then I don't know who else can do this. Not only is Yan Liqiang like this, but even the dog he raises is different from ordinary dogs and has a lot of magical qualities. Along the way, the dog he raised has also made meritorious deeds several times..."
Sun Bingchen then told the Emperor the story about Yan Liqiang's yellow hair again.
"Now that Sun Qing has said that, I want to see what Yan Liqiang looks like even more!"
"It's definitely not possible now. Your Majesty still needs to find a suitable opportunity!"
"I wonder what Sun Qing has to teach me?"
"Yan Liqiang is still young. Even if he made some contributions on the way to escort me back to the Imperial Capital, it is not appropriate for him to be favored and promoted by His Majesty right after he arrived in the Imperial Capital. We can put him where His Majesty can see him. On the one hand, His Majesty can observe him slowly and think about how to use him slowly. On the other hand, he can also give him room to grow. These few days on the road, I saw that Yan Liqiang was very touched after meeting the Heaven and Earth Twin Devils in Huizhou. He seemed to want to practice and break through again. At this time, why don't we go with the flow..."
Listening to Sun Bingchen's words, the Emperor's brows slowly relaxed...
(End of this chapter)