Happy Emperor

Chapter 133: The First Emperor's Relics

"and many more."

Lin Tian called out to An Bilie.

"Who is your biological sister?"

Lin Tian thought that he had said everything that needed to be said about Zhao Se. In his eyes, such a person was of no value at all.

He is just a playboy. To be precise, he is not even a playboy.

"She, she's a subordinate of Princess Ruyan. Princess Ruyan usually doesn't come to Daxia. My sister represents her and is responsible for all affairs of Daxia."

"Where is she?"

"Yanyu Pavilion, Qingning Mansion's Yanyu Pavilion. She...she is the top performer there."

"Your honesty saved your life."

Lin Tian looked at Zhao Se with a sneer. He didn't expect to catch such a person in Longfeng County.

If what Zhao Se said just now was true, he could use this person to force the woman named Yourong to stand on his side.

Then there is evidence that Lin Zhen is colluding with the enemy country.

The future situation will be more favorable to you.

.......

After Zhao Se was taken away by An Bilie.

Lin Tian looked at Lin Feng.

He smiled and asked, "Old Governor Lin, I will be leaving Longfeng County today. I will leave the rest of the matters to you. But before I leave, could you take me to pay homage to the ancestors of the Lin family in Longfeng County?"

"Your Majesty, this... this is not in line with the etiquette of Daxia. How can the emperor worship the ancestors of the royal family?"

Lin Feng's expression was somewhat moved. An emperor taking the initiative to ask for worship to the ancestors of their branch was the best recognition of them.

"Your Lin family from Longfeng County have guarded our ancestral land for so many years. I am well aware of the hard work you have put in, and I admire your integrity for what you have done."

"Okay, I'll take Your Majesty there right away. The Lin Family Ancestral Hall is in the Lin Mansion."

Lin Feng didn't hesitate and turned around to lead the way.

At this moment, some people in Lin Feng's heart had begun to agree that Emperor Li was the person that the First Emperor had told them to wait for.

He had always believed that King Pingdong was the one.

But after meeting Emperor Li, he began to change his mind.

Although the two had not been in contact for a long time, Emperor Li's decisiveness and scheming left a deep impression on him.

Moreover, he also began to believe that Emperor Li had the ability to unify Daxia.

"Wait." Lin Tian called out to Lin Feng.

"Although I don't have much time, I can't be so careless about something like ancestor worship. Let me wash up and change into new clothes first."

"Will this be too much trouble?"

Lin Feng was a little flattered.

"Compared to your Longfeng County Lin family, what I have done is nothing."

Lin Tian smiled sincerely.

Lin Tian did not deliberately show his respect for the Longfeng County Lin family to Lin Feng.

To some extent, he really admired them.

After a hundred years of protection and inheritance from several generations, it still maintains its original intention.

Such people are worthy of respect no matter what dynasty they are in.

After a simple wash, Lin Tian, ​​led by Lin Feng, came to a room in the Lin Mansion.

This house seems a bit out of place in the entire Lin Mansion.

The gate of the ancestral hall stands majestically, and the lintel is carved with intricate dragon and phoenix totems, which come alive in the interweaving of light and shadow.

All the wooden materials were printed with fresh red paint.

"Your Majesty, please come in."

Lin Feng gently pushed open the door of the ancestral hall, and a refreshing smell of burning incense wafted out.

Lin Tian did not walk directly into the room.

Instead, he knelt down on the mat outside the door.

"The descendant of the Lin family, the 20th Emperor of Daxia—Lin Tian pays homage to the ancestors of Longfeng County."

After the kowtow ceremony, Lin Tian stood up and walked into the ancestral hall.

The room is not very big, but it is extremely clean and tidy.

A large stepped table was filled with dozens of spirit tablets, placed one by one from high to low.

At the top is the ranking of the ancestors of Daxia, and slightly lower is the spirit tablet of the ancestor prince of the Lin family of Longfeng County, who was also the younger brother of the ancestor emperor.

Next are the ancestors of the Lin family.

Although the whole layout is neat and clean, it is a bit shabby.

I'm afraid that even the ancestral halls in the homes of ordinary gentry and local tycoons would be much more luxuriously decorated than this.

"His Majesty."

Lin Feng took out three incense sticks from the front altar, lit them in front of the candles, and handed them to Emperor Li.

"Ancestors of the Lin family, I, Lin Tian, ​​a descendant of the Great Xia, have come here today to pay my respects to my ancestors. ...I will never forget what the Longfeng Commandery Lin family has done for Great Xia. From this day forward, as long as I remain emperor of Great Xia, I will come to Longfeng Commandery to pay my respects on the anniversary of my death next year."

"Your Majesty, are you...are you serious?"

Lin Feng couldn't believe his ears and asked flatteredly.

"I'm not kidding. Your family is worthy of this!"

"I, your Majesty, once again thank you for your grace."

Lin Feng burst into tears. He never expected that the "tyrant" that everyone thought of before would treat their Lin family so well.

"Rise up. Ancestors, there is no emperor in this place. There are only descendants of the Lin family."

Lin Tian inserted the incense into the incense burner and helped Lin Feng up.

He didn't believe it and ended up like this.

Wasn't this old governor Lin Feng moved by me and took the initiative to tell me what the ancestral precepts of the first emperor were?

"Alright, I have to rush to Qingning Mansion to deal with Tang Bo, so I won't stay here any longer."

Lin Tian took a step back to advance and offered to leave.

"Your Majesty, aren't you curious about what ancestral teachings the First Emperor left behind?"

Lin Feng wiped his tears and asked.

"kindness?"

Lin Tian pretended to be curious, "Didn't you tell me?"

"Are you asking the Lin family of Longfeng County to wait here for the royal family's descendants to arrive?"

"This... this is just the last sentence left by the First Emperor."

Lin Feng replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Our Longfeng County Lin family is not a military commander, nor do we understand the art of war, nor do we possess any earth-shattering strategies for governing a country... We simply possess integrity. That's why we have always earned the emperor's trust, and have protected this 'ancestral precept' for generations."

"Old Governor, you are too modest. The respect the people of Longfeng County have for you is so great that even I, the Emperor of Great Xia, am ashamed of myself."

Lin Tian praised Lin Feng again.

Although he was now anxious to know what words the First Emperor had left behind.

But now that he could ask directly, he had no choice but to listen to Lin Feng's self-deprecation.

Lin Tian understood that this was Lin Feng's way of protecting himself and the Lin family in Longfeng County.

Because these words show that they have no talent to sit on the throne of Daxia.

"It seems that the First Emperor's ancestral teachings must have involved something that could turn the tide in Daxia."

Lin Tian secretly said in his heart.

Otherwise, Lin Feng wouldn’t have said that.

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary."

"Our Lin family can manage a city, but we don't have the ability to govern an entire country. And, as you can see, even if it's just one city, any random person can drive us out of our position as governor."

Lin Feng started to explain again, but was reluctant to mention the content of the ancestral teachings.

"I know that your Longfeng County Lin family is loyal to the royal family of Daxia, and has strictly abided by the tasks assigned to you by the First Emperor. I am very pleased that you can do this." Lin Tian smiled and said.

He was giving Lin Feng some peace of mind.

This sentence told Lin Feng that no matter what the First Emperor's ancestral precepts were, he would not blame Lin Feng for not taking the initiative to hand them over to him before.

This matter was requested by the First Emperor and had nothing to do with the Lin family of Longfeng County.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lin Feng knelt down again and kowtowed to Emperor Li. He finally got the answer he wanted to hear.

After bowing, Lin Tian didn't say anything this time.

Lin Feng stood up on his own initiative and stopped in front of a wooden pillar in the corner of the room.

"Your Majesty, the next paragraph of the First Emperor's ancestral precepts is."

As Lin Feng spoke, he gently pushed the wooden pillar with his hand.

Suddenly, the sound of stirring mechanisms came from the basement of the room.

"If a descendant of the sage royal family comes here, the Lin family must hand over the 'relics' left by this emperor to this person. Help them to continue the Great Xia for another hundred years."

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, a secret door suddenly appeared in front of Lin Tian.

Lin Feng raised and lit a torch and handed it to Emperor Li.

"Your Majesty, the following are the relics of the First Emperor."

"what is inside?"

Lin Tian looked into the secret door. Although it was daytime, he still couldn't see the bottom.

"I don't know either. This is the first time in a hundred years that the Lin family of Longfeng County has opened this door."