Chapter 432: Chapter 415 Bee King Honey, 3 Yellow Plums
And just as Yu Qingyi and his companions hurried towards the Capital City, within the Imperial City of the Capital, Emperor Chengping also received the memorial and gifts from Yang Zhenshan.
The current Emperor Chengping hardly intervened in state affairs anymore; although he wasnât at the brink of death yet, he was nearly there.
Most of his days were spent in a drowsy stupor, only lucid for a little more than two hours, with sluggish limbs, even walking had become an insurmountable task.
Birth, aging, illness, and death are the natural course of life; no matter if youâre the Emperor, youâre merely a speck in the ocean in the face of these, small and powerless.
The wheel of life rolls on relentlessly, no one can stop its pace, no one can escape its cycle.
At this moment, Emperor Chengping had just awakened from his midday nap, the time of day when he felt most alert.
Eunuch Chen, accompanied by a few young eunuchs, arrived at the bedchamber with several boxes in hand.
âYour Majesty!â he called out softly.
âHm!â Emperor Chengping lifted his body slightly, leaning on a cushioned couch, and glanced at the bowl of lotus seed porridge on the table in front of him, shaking his head slightly as he spoke in a feeble voice: âTake it away, Iâve lost my appetite!â
Eunuch Chen didnât insist, he signaled the young eunuch beside him with a glance, and the eunuch immediately stepped forward and respectfully removed the bowl of porridge.
âYour Majesty, Marquis Jingâan has sent two items from Chongshan Town, your servant thinks theyâre quite fine, so I brought them for Your Majesty to see,â Eunuch Chen said, a smile plastered across his face.
âWhat items?â Emperor Chengping showed a bit of interest.
Eunuch Chen immediately took a wooden case from the young eunuch behind him and opened it, pulling out a telescope.
âYour Majesty, this is a telescope, you can see things far away with it!â Eunuch Chen presented the telescope to Emperor Chengping like a precious treasure.
Emperor Chengping looked curiously at the unremarkable copper tube; he took it in hand and carefully examined it.
But the telescope was heavier than he expected, and he struggled a bit even with both hands.
âYour Majesty, use it like this!â Eunuch Chen had no choice but to step forward and help him adjust it.
Items presented to the Emperor naturally go through meticulous scrutiny, and Eunuch Chen had taken the time to understand how the telescope worked in advance.
The current telescopes were still very rudimentary, simply consisting of two copper tubes fitted together with a lens at one end.
âYour Majesty, do you see that thereâs a bird on that branch?â
Eunuch Chen pointed to a branch in the garden outside the door; the distance wasnât far, and one could see the bird with the naked eye, though not clearly.
As Emperor Chengping continued to look, he found it increasingly fascinating. His interest piqued, and his spirit seemed to revive a bit.
âLook over there, yes, on that tree!â He directed Eunuch Chen to move the telescope, looking left and right quietly. âDo you see the new buds there?â
Eunuch Chen paused for a moment, but then his smile grew even broader, âYour Majesty, indeed, those are winter jasmine blossoms!â
Emperor Chengping examined the sprouting winter jasmine for a long time before letting Eunuch Chen put the telescope away.
âWhat other fine things has Marquis Jingâan sent?â
His interest aroused, he now looked forward to the other gift.
Eunuch Chen chuckled: âItâs Bee King Honey, brewed in three infusions!â
Emperor Chengping felt a slight disappointment upon hearing this.
What nutritional supplements didnât he have here? He had tried all that could be eaten, but alas, no matter what he consumed, it all tasted bland and did nothing for his well-being.
âYour servant just tasted it, and found this Bee King Honey to be sweet but not cloying, with a delicate floral fragrance. It can invigorate and energize when drunk, truly a rare delicacy!â
As Eunuch Chen spoke, he brought forward a bowl of Bee King Honey that had been prepared earlier.
He wasnât lying; he really had tasted it, and it was because he thought highly of it that he brought it before Emperor Chengping.
While Emperor Chengping initially lacked any appetite, the faint fragrance tempted him to take a sip.
A sweet sip of honey water flowed down his throat, a warm and moist stream reaching his belly. In moments, it gave a little warmth to his uncomfortable stomach and reinvigorated his spirit.
Then, Emperor Chengping drank the warm bowl of honey water, and even his complexion seemed to improve quite a bit.
Of course, the effects of the Bee King Honey were not so miraculous; it was just that Emperor Chengpingâs mood had improved, which is why his complexion also looked much better.
âHmm, itâs very thoughtful of Marquis Jingâan!â
To be beholden to someone, to owe someone favors, even an Emperor is no exception.
Having tasted the Bee King Honey sent by Yang Zhenshan, Emperor Chengpingâs impression of him improved considerably.
âBy the way, is that Jade Dew Spirit Peach still there?â Emperor Chengping asked.
Eunuch Chen grinned: âYour Majesty, the Crown Prince has bestowed the Jade Dew Spirit Peach to Marquis Changping!â
Emperor Chengping thought about it; the Crown Prince seemed to have mentioned this, but his spirits were not very good recently, and he had forgotten about it.
âThen go to the treasury and fetch a Three Yellow Plums to reward Marquis Jingâan!â
Three Yellow Plums, also known as Origin Fruit, were so named because they resembled plums, and leaves, flowers, and fruit were all yellow.
And the name Three Yellow Plums were given by the founding Emperor of Da Rong.
It was precisely because the founding Emperor encountered the Three Yellow Plums tree that he could establish a foundation that shook the world in Martial Arts. Without the Three Yellow Plums, the founding Emperor would have been no more than a common Martial Artist who, even after a lifetime of cultivation, may have only achieved up to the seventh or eighth layer of the Innate Realm, absolutely not able to compete for supremacy.
To contend for supremacy in the world differs from governing it. In a world where Martial Arts prevail, if one wants to vie for dominance, they must possess personal strength, otherwise, they cannot win the wholehearted obedience of various heroes.
After establishing the dynasty, governing the world no longer required an Emperor with great martial prowess. In times of peace with the peopleâs hearts settled, both civil governance and martial valor must go hand in hand, which is the way to rule a country.