Gaining Strength in the Chaos

Chapter 2

After leaving Wang Cang a medical book, he went to Baiyun Taoist Temple in the western suburbs of Chang'an to become a monk and entered the Taoist sect. Wang Cang's grandfather died soon after Wang Rulong became a monk. In a mansion, Wang Cang had no confidants except for his servant uncle Fu. Fortunately, Han Cheng, who lived next door, often came to play with him and did not feel lonely.

When Wang Cang's grandfather passed away, Wang Rulong came back once. After the funeral, he told Wang Cang a few words and then left. During this time, Wang Cang and the others often visited the Baizhi Temple several times and found that his Taoist Heart was very firm. Then, he left less.

Today, Wang Rulong's arrival was out of Wang Cang and the others' expectations. Wang Cang immediately led his father to the back room. Wang Rulong said, "Call Ah Fu and Xiaoyu to come, and your daughter-in-law can also bring your grandson here!" Wang Cang knew that his father had something to say, so he called Han Cheng to greet the guests and followed his father into the study.

The study room was not big, but there were plenty of books. A scroll of bamboo slips was piled up neatly along the walls, and one person was tall. Wang Cang and his wife didn't like it much, but they enjoyed reading books. Madame Zhou was known as a talented woman before she got married.

Wang Rulong sat down on a chair, and Wang Cang and the others stood aside with their hands down. For a while, no one spoke. The room was extremely quiet, and only the child in the Madam's arms was squeaking and giggling from time to time.

Wang Rulong smiled and said, "Bring the child here and let me have a look."

Mrs. Zhou answered and stepped forward lightly. Wang Rulong reached out to take it and held it in his arms.

The child was handsome and had a tiger's head and a tiger's head. His eyes were clear without any impurities. When he saw Wang Rulong, he stretched out his little hand as if he was going to grab his beard. Seeing this, everyone laughed out loud. The oppressive atmosphere was greatly eased. Wang Rulong turned to Wang Cang and asked, "Have you ever named him Wang Cang?"

Wang Cang said, "Not yet. I was just about to ask my father to give me one." Wang Rulong pondered and said, "Call me Wang Feng. What do you think?" Wang Rulong became a nun when Wang Cang was young. He felt guilty towards Wang Cang and did not fulfill his duty as his father. This time, he named his grandson, so he asked with a tone of discussion.

Wang Cang also knew what his father was thinking. He immediately bowed and said, "Just do as I wish. Wang Feng, Wang Juanyun, good!" Wang Rulong stroked his beard and laughed. He then said, "Just now, I calculated that this child is a little strange. The variables are too great and are not within my grasp. However, it is extremely fated with the 'nine'."

"Nine?" "That's right. Nine is an extreme number, the most supreme of all. A single mistake would cause it to turn into something of extreme yin and evil. It could be said that it was a sign of disaster. Alright, all of you should go out and greet the guests. I have something to say to Ah Fu."

Wang Cang couple hugged Wang Feng and left with Xiao Yu. Not long after, the banquet ended. Wang Cang couple and Han Cheng bid farewell to everyone one after another. After sending them off at the entrance of the courtyard, they packed up again. Han Cheng said, "Big brother, I am about to return to the city, so I won't say goodbye to Big Master." Wang Cang couple could not bear to stay any longer. They then waved goodbye to each other after walking for a few miles. Only after seeing Han Cheng pushing the cart and disappearing, did they return home.

Wang Rulong and Ah Fu walked out of the room and saw Wang Cang and his wife coming back. Wang Rulong said, "I have to go back to the temple. From tomorrow on, Ah Fu will make some arrangements for Feng'er. Don't stop them. You and your wife, just listen to Ah Fu."

Wang Cang and his wife nodded and agreed. Wang Rulong sighed and said, "Now the world is in chaos. It's reasonable to arrange for this. Ruoyu will follow Ah Fu to cultivate martial arts to strengthen herself. But you and your wife make me worried." After saying so, he looked up at the sky and waved his sleeve to leave. Wang Cang and his wife were extremely surprised and looked at A Fu and said, "Uncle Fu, do you know martial arts?"

Time passed. At that time when Han Xin died, Wang Mang, the Duke An Han, supported by Wang Zhengjun, the Empress of Emperor Yuan, established the nine-year-old Liu Yan as the Emperor, and was called Hanping Emperor.

He had been a Great Sima since he was born and was in control of the government affairs. It had been five years since he was born, and it was already the fifth year since he was born. Wang Feng was nine years old this year. Uncle Fu would visit the White Cloud Temple every few days during these eight years. When he returned, he would bring with him a few huge packs of herbs that were impervious to the wind and rain. He would boil the herbs into soup and let Wang Feng drink them or soak them in the soup. The herbs were rare and rare; some of them were not even recognized by Wang Cang.

He asked A Fu, saying that he got it from Wang Rulong. He was puzzled, but he did not ask too much.

Xiaoyu had been learning hard kung fu from Fu for eight years. At this time, she was already a little beauty with a slim and graceful figure, and there was a trace of heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

Compared to his peers, Wang Feng's physique seemed even more robust and tall. Compared to Xiaoyu, he was only slightly shorter. This was due to the fact that he had soaked in rare herbs since he was young. Furthermore, his talent in martial arts was extremely high. When he sparred with Ah Fu, he could always exemplified the situation and push out new ideas. He always had the will of his predecessors, causing Ah Fu to be endlessly amazed. In the meantime, Han Cheng would often bring his son to visit him to notify him about some matters in the Capital City.

Han Dahu had also grown up. His skin was dark and his body was short. He had a beard and looked very young. Wang Rulong had never been back, so he asked Fu to tell him something.

###Chapter2,The Stormy Situation in the Capital City

The ancient city of Chang'an was not the original Han Chudu. After the ancestor of Han Gao, Liu Bang, killed Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Chu, he began to build the capital Luoyang. Qi Lou presented a letter to Liu Bang and advised him to move the capital to Chang'an. It was said that Chang'an was the first city of Chang'an and was prosperous. Chang'an belonged to San Qin. It had a strong and fertile fortress and was known as Tianfu. However, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was guarded by dangers and guarded by the inside. Liu Bang wanted to wait for Zhang Liang to move to Chang'an with respect, so he took Chang'an as the capital.

After nearly two hundred years of renovation and repair, Chang'an had become a large city with high walls, crisscrossed streets, prosperous merchants, and a magnificent atmosphere.

The Forbidden City of the Imperial Palace was tall and majestic, solemn and sacred. From a distance, one could see green walls and yellow tiles, hidden green willow flowers, Han Dynasty, Qin Dynasty's water was black, so Han Palace took the yellow tiles as the top, and took the earth as the water.

At this time, in the royal court of the Imperial Palace, on the central dragon throne sat a teenager. He wore a five-clawed dragon robe, a flat crown on his head and a pale face. This was the present-day big man Liu Yan, the Son of Heaven, the Hanping Emperor.

A cauldron was placed on both sides of the Dragon Scale. The smoke was floating in the cauldron, giving off a faint and solemn aroma.

The officials stood on either side with their heads lowered. There was a large chair on the left side of the chair and there was a person sitting on it. The person's face was as beautiful as jade, dark as paint, and his eyes were as cold as the stars. He looked awe-inspiring. He sat upright on the chair. He was Duke Anhan, the Prime Minister, and Wang Mang, who was second only to one person, above ten thousand people. He was extremely powerful and had the power to call himself Mr Zhou. Zhou.

Except for this man, none of the civil and military officials had such honor in front of the Emperor. Although Liu Yan hated him in his heart, he did not dare to show his unwillingness. Instead, he concentrated on listening to Wang Mang talk.

Wang Mang said, "Sima Dong Xian is the emperor of the country, but he doesn't want to serve the court and is loyal to our country. Instead, he is arrogant and arbitrary relying on the achievements of the country. He acts arbitrarily, harming the loyalty of the country and the people. It is hard to record the crime that has started. All the officials are together. I would like to ask you to kill this advisor so that the government can keep peace and the country stable!"

The emperor nodded. "The prime minister is absolutely right. If we don't get rid of this traitor, the country will be in turmoil. However, how will the imperial consorts be accountable for this? Furthermore, this traitor has been in charge of the court for many years and has many followers. There are many intertwined roots in it, and it's inevitable that there are people in his line of work who hold great military power. If there's anyone with ulterior motives, they'll bring disaster upon themselves. Who will dare to bear the responsibility then?"

Wang Mang laughed heartily and said, "There's no need to explain. I'll take the responsibility!" He immediately stood up and turned around, shouting in a deep voice, "Vice-Officer, where are you? Take Dong Xian down and execute him. Raise his head and meet him in the court!"

Before he finished his words, two guards with knives had already walked out from the corner of the hall. They took out a man from the row of officials on the left, took off his high hat, pulled off his court uniform, and dragged him out of the hall, one on the left and one on the right.

The man cried out in pain, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I admit my crime!" Wang Mang waved his hand and said, "If you've known this would happen, why did you do that?"

A blood-curdling scream was heard. And moments later, two guards carried a bloody head up to them with a wooden plate. The head was opened wide with a horrified look. It was Dong Xian. Wang Mang waved his hand and sighed. "Let's go," he added, "A decree has been issued by the imperial edict, saying, 'Sima Dong Xian, indulge in misdeeds and wreak havoc on the people. He's now dead. His family property has been lost to the officials. He belongs to three generations of Yi. In addition, Princesses Ding, Princess Fu, dare to disobey the imperial order, collude with the officials, and smear the imperial court with poison. Today, you shall deprive him of his title and give him Bai Shan. Imperial decree!"