The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 65: Persuading Wanyan Honglie (Seeking follow-up reading)

Seeing that Wanyan Honglie was struggling, Yang Kang did not continue to strike while the iron was hot. He knew what kind of person his father was, so he just said these words. He was sure that he would make the right choice.

As expected, Wanyan Honglie's expression changed several times before he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

"Kang'er, you have to remember that this matter is very important. It not only concerns you, but also concerns your father's future. Over the years, I have treated you as my own child. If one day I ascend to the supreme throne, you will still be my heir, and your mother will be the most noble woman in the world."

Yang Kang was overjoyed and pretended to be serious, "Don't worry, father. I will definitely make this a happy ending."

Wanyan Honglie nodded. "I will order all soldiers to withdraw later. What are you going to do?"

Yang Kang then told Su Ming what he had learned. "That day, Master Lingzhi injured Taoist Master Yuyangzi. He is one of the Seventh Master of Quanzhen and is also my master's junior fellow apprentice. No matter what, this matter cannot be concealed. I plan to set off for Mount Zhongnan in a few days to apologize to my master and ask for his forgiveness."

Wanyan Honglie smiled and said approvingly, "Quanzhen Sect has considerable influence in our Great Jin Kingdom, and has many followers. Even if the court knows that they are secretly against us, we cannot easily take action against them. This is a good step. It is beneficial to build a good relationship with them. If we can win them over, my father's chances of winning will increase by another 10%."

"You are right. This is exactly what I think. Wang Chongyang founded the Quanzhen Sect to resist the Jin Dynasty. Now, his disciples do not have the same reputation as him. In recent years, although the Quanzhen Sect has been secretly against us, they dare not disobey us openly. They have come to Zhongdu many times to give lectures to the nobles in the palace."

Yang Kang continued, "I have asked people like Peng Lianhu and learned about the situation in the martial arts world. In today's world, Quanzhen Sect is the largest sect in the world, and the Seven Quanzhen disciples are famous in the martial arts world. But in fact, most of the Quanzhen Sect's great reputation was created by Wang Chongyang."

"The Seven Quanzhen disciples do not have the martial arts and reputation of Wang Chongyang. Rather than resisting the Jin Kingdom and punishing evil and promoting good, they are more focused on continuing the Taoist tradition. Otherwise, they would not have approached us."

"Mt. Zhongnan is located on the land of our Jin Kingdom. They will eventually have some concerns. Just based on this point, I know that he will never fight to the death with me." His words were full of confidence.

Wanyan Honglie's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He stood up and walked to Yang Kang, patted his shoulder heavily, and laughed, "Well, Kang'er, you have improved a lot. Your father has been busy with Yue Fei's military book these days. I didn't expect you to have such insights."

Yang Kang showed a smug look on his face, but he was actually smiling bitterly in his heart. In order to figure this out, he gave a lot of silver to Peng Lianhu, Hou Tonghai and others before he found out the situation of Quanzhen Sect. Later, he asked his father's staff and finally understood what that man meant.

"Father, wait a minute. I plan to take mother to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings."

Wanyan Honglie understood Yang Kang's idea at once. There was also a branch of Quanzhen Sect in Zhongdu, and going there to pray for blessings was equivalent to sending a signal.

"Sure. She's feeling depressed at home. It would be nice to take her out for a walk."

However, Yang Kang's next sentence made him change color again, "My mother will also come with me on this trip to Zhongnan Mountain!"

Wanyan Honglie was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He changed his previous kindness and said, "What? You want to take your mother away from the palace? No, absolutely not!"

Bao Xiruo was the person he loved most, his forbidden love, and he would never allow any mishap to happen to her.

Yang Kang had guessed that he would have such a reaction, and quickly comforted him, "Father, listen to me, I have my own reasons for doing this." Wanyan Honglie laughed in anger, "Okay, I want to hear your reasons. If you can't explain it clearly, don't even think about going to Mount Zhongnan."

Yang Kang gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said directly, "If mother doesn't go, that person will definitely not show up, and this matter will never be resolved. Father, I want to have a good talk with that person, and I will definitely convince him."

Wanyan Honglie glared and shouted angrily, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if something unexpected happened on the way and that person took your mother away? The world is so big, if they just left, where would I find them?"

Yang Kang saw that things were going to get bad, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Father, have you forgotten that I am still here? I am my mother's child, and they will not abandon me. As long as I don't leave, they can't leave."

"I promise you that I will bring mother back safely. If you are worried, you can ask some masters in the mansion to accompany you."

Hearing this, Wanyan Honglie regained a lot of his lost rationality. He looked at Yang Kang, his face still full of anger, "Does it have to be this way?"

Yang Kang showed a bitter smile and said firmly, "I don't know what happened back then, nor do I want to know. I only know that you have raised me and given me this kind of life over the past ten years. If I leave the palace, I don't know how to live. This time I took my mother out to put an end to everything!"

"Only in this way can our father and I live in peace!"

It seemed that Yang Kang's words had touched Wanyan Honglie. He returned to his chair and sat down, ignoring Yang Kang who was kneeling on the ground. After a while, he raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot. "This matter is of great importance. Let me think about it first. You go and see your mother."

Yang Kang sighed in his heart, stood up, bowed to Wanyan Honglie, then turned and left.

Arriving at the backyard, Yang Kang looked at the bamboo fence in front of him, his eyes full of complexity, and then turned to the servant beside him, "Bring it here!"

The servant respectfully held a snow-white rabbit in front of him. Yang Kang took it, broke the rabbit's two hind legs with two clicks, pressed a finger on a certain acupoint on it, making it fall asleep, then put it in his arms and walked away quickly.

After walking around a bamboo fence, three small houses with black tiles and white walls appeared in front of us. They looked like the houses of ordinary country folk. Who would have thought that there would be such houses in this luxurious and magnificent palace.

He walked to the door and shouted into the house, "Mom!"

A woman inside responded with a "hmm", her voice was soft and very delicate.

When Yang Kang walked into the inner room, he saw a middle-aged woman sitting at the table, supporting her chin with one hand, staring out the window in a daze.

The woman was less than forty years old, with a beautiful appearance. She wore no makeup and wore coarse cloth clothes. However, her face was sad and her eyes seemed to contain endless sorrow, which made people feel pity for her at first sight.

She was Yang Kang's mother, Bao Xiruo.

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