noffsinger Chapter 326 Mohist Extra
Chapter 326 Mohist Extra
The Mohists are a clan of mermaids. The mermaid pearls not only contain the power to control water and command marine life, but also contain metaphysical abilities. If one is gifted and becomes a master, it is not an exaggeration to say that their abilities are the magic of immortals.
Therefore, from the founding of the dynasty to the present day, the Mohist school has been shouldering the important task of serving as the national teacher of the Eastern Dynasty, managing the dynasty's religion and sacrifices, such as presiding over sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, and ensuring smooth communication between the state and the gods.
There is also divination and prediction. All the imperial masters in history were proficient in divination, astrology, feng shui and other techniques, providing predictions of good and bad luck for the emperor and the country and guiding major decisions.
Therefore, as the emperor's think tank, the imperial preceptor participated in the formulation of national policies, especially providing advice when it came to events such as celestial phenomena and disasters. He could also use divination or astronomical phenomena to predict the outcome of wars and participate in military decision-making.
It can also educate the people through religion and etiquette and maintain social stability.
Generally speaking, the national teacher was not only a religious leader, but also an advisor in many fields such as politics, culture, and military, and had an important influence on the dynasty.
However, these skills and achievements were once the glory of the Mohist School. After hundreds of years, the Mohist School gradually declined. Although the current head of the family still serves as the national teacher, his ability is not as good as before. Coupled with the suppression of some forces in the dynasty, the situation of the Mohist School has become even more difficult.
The Kyoto He Mansion originally occupied a very large area. It was not magnificent, but it was definitely grand and majestic. However, over the years, it was gradually divided up by other forces. Now only half of the land remains, and the houses are somewhat dilapidated.
In the main courtyard, Mo Yi, who had just taken over the position of head of the family and national teacher, was giving birth to a child. This child was of extraordinary significance to the entire Mo family. It could be said that this was the long-awaited son of hope, and it was attracting much attention.
Therefore, everyone in the Mohist family came to the main courtyard to wait for the birth of the child.
The Mohist school is a mystical sect, and their waiting time is not just waiting idly. Instead, everyone sits cross-legged on a cushion, some making calculations, while others form a protective formation to assist the head of the family in giving birth.
Naturally, the closer it is to production, the more accurate the calculated results will be.
"I figured it out, it's a lucky hexagram!" At this time, an elder excitedly reported the calculated hexagram, and the old man's eyes were curved with joy.
"What's the auspicious method?" The other Mo family members who did not protect the law swarmed over, all wanting to know the result.
In Kyoto, the Mohist school was suppressed by other forces everywhere, and life was very frustrating.
But who can blame the Mo family for being incompetent? Naturally, they can only be bullied.
If the young master born by the head of the family is extremely talented, then their Mo family will be saved.
"A small fortune, a big fortune, is enough to elevate the Mohist School to a new height and change the status quo. After the head of the family is born, we will observe the child's face and will be able to glimpse more mysteries."
Elder Suan stroked his long beard, tears of relief welling up in his eyes.
Now, everyone in the Mo family became even more excited. They stretched their necks and stared at the gate, looking forward to the birth of the young master.
Just when everyone was extremely anxious, a miraculous change suddenly occurred in the distant sky. The morning glow, which was originally only slightly reddish, now shone with dazzling golden light, as if given life, and quickly spread out.
The golden light illuminated the entire sky, dazzling people.
Then, the golden lights began to gather into beautifully shaped and lifelike golden lotuses. They were like holy objects dropped from the sky, floating quietly in the air, emitting a mysterious and charming light.
Then gradually a group of colorful koi appeared. They swam happily, sometimes jumping out of the water, sometimes diving into the water, so lively.
As time went by, these koi fish jumped higher and higher, and when they finally succeeded in breaking through the colorful clouds, their bodies unexpectedly gathered into a majestic soaring dragon!
This flying dragon is silver, with golden eyes. It has a huge body, its scales sparkle with bright light, its dragon whiskers flutter in the wind, and its dragon claws are extremely sharp.
It raised its head to the sky and let out a deafening roar, as if announcing its birth to the world.
In fact, there is no sound coming out of nature, only those who are good at fortune-telling can hear it.
The elder was so excited that he was shaking all over. He counted quickly with his fingers, his hands shaking. "This strange phenomenon is from our Mo family. It was brought by the young master. Good, good, God has eyes! The Mo family is saved!"
As soon as the elder finished speaking, the loud cry of a baby was heard in the room.
"It's born! The master's first child is born, and it's a male." The Mo family's big beast husband came out holding the bloody child and happily announced the good news to everyone in the Mo family.
"How could it be a male?" Elder Suan frowned and looked at the old patriarch in confusion.
Usually, only females marry and bring prosperity to their family, while males marry into other families.
"It's okay, there's still one left." The old patriarch spoke calmly, but her clenched fists showed her nervousness.
However, before the second child was born, the silver dragon in the sky swooped down towards them.
To be precise, it pounced on the newborn baby, which made everyone in the Mo family jump in fear. Before everyone could react, the silver dragon turned into a thin beam of light and penetrated into the body of the newborn baby.
Afterwards, the strange phenomenon on the horizon quickly faded away until it became calm, and the second child was born at this time.
In other words, the auspicious spectacle of the silver dragon soaring in the sky is for the first-born child of the Mo family.
This left everyone in the Mohist school stunned when they saw this scene.
"The child is born, it's a male." The second beast husband of the Mo family came out holding the second newborn child.
"Are there any more?" the old patriarch asked anxiously, but in fact she knew clearly that there were only two children when she took the pulse, and it was impossible for there to be one more child.
They hope that a miracle will happen to save their Mohist school. Otherwise, how can the entire Mohist school accept two males?
In the animal world, males have a very low status, and they have few opportunities to help their natal families after getting married.
Even if she married into the royal family, it was still the same. Throughout the Mohist dynasty, there had been women who married into the royal family as beastly husbands, but they could not advance the Mohist family at all.
If a male of average strength marries into the royal family, he will only be asking for his death. If he is even more unlucky, his natal family will be implicated.
Therefore, the best chance is that the head of the family can give birth to a female, which will directly lead the Mo family back to its former glory.
The second beast husband was silent. The cruel reality made him not know how to speak for a moment.
At this time, the midwife pushed the door open and walked out, "Congratulations everyone, Master Mo has given birth to twins, and both mother and child are doing well."
The midwife was a professional, and she was not from the Mo family, so she could not understand and did not know that the strange phenomenon in the sky was caused by the birth of a child from the Mo family.
For a midwife, the most joyful thing is the safety of the mother and baby.
You know, there are not many females who can give birth, and only 60 to 70 percent of women give birth safely.
When the old patriarch heard this, he staggered and almost fell down.
Even the elders and the others turned pale. How could this happen? The child clearly had the Silver Dragon in his body, so why was he a male?
Just as the Mo family was scowling, the housekeeper from the front yard hurried over to report, "Old Patriarch, Emperor Zhou is here."
Now, the old patriarch and the elder looked even uglier.
Since the Mohists could see the strange phenomenon in the sky, naturally other people could see it too.
I didn't expect that even though the Mohist School had fallen on hard times, there were still people watching them all the time.
The old patriarch closed his eyes in grief, and when he opened them again, they were clear and bright. "Midwife, please follow me into the house. Elders, eldest and second, please bring the child in."
After explaining this, the old patriarch turned to the people in the courtyard and said, "Remember, the child hasn't been born yet."
"Yes, old patriarch." Everyone in the Mo family agreed.
Because they all knew that the Second Princess did not have the appearance to be a king. It would be useless for the Mo family to marry their child to the Second Princess. If they were not careful, it would even bring ruin to the Mo family.
But the Emperor Zhou's visit at this time must be for the child. No matter whether the Mo family has two children, they can definitely arrange marriage.
The Zhou family held real power and controlled a million-strong army, so the Mohists had no choice but to resist.
Were they really going to marry the Son of Hope to the Second Princess? The one destined to lose in the struggle for imperial power, wouldn't the Mohists be doomed to die along with him?
Inside the house, the old patriarch and a few others came to his daughter and said, "Child, Emperor Zhou is here. The birth of your eldest son has caused auspicious signs in the sky. What are you going to do?"
Mo Yi was stunned on the spot, and the joy on his face quickly disappeared.
She gave birth to two sons. Regardless of their talents, each child was very important to her. However, on the day they were born, she had to make a choice.
In fact, there is no need to ask, she has no choice. For the future of the entire Mo family, the one with higher talent must suffer more.
"Have you named it?" Mo Yi asked softly. She waved her hand and asked the two beastly husbands to carry the child to the bed.
Mo Yi endured the pain in his body and carefully held the two children in his arms at the same time.
What should she do? She was a mother for the first time, and she had to hurt her child.
As for the specific methods, the Mohists had actually calculated them privately, and had figured out the general direction, such as what direction to take when giving birth to a boy and what direction to take when giving birth to a girl.
"No, I'm waiting for you to get it." The big beast husband's eyes were red.
Of course they had named the child before, but now that something unexpected has happened, they are afraid that it can no longer be used.
"Oh, then, let's name the first child Mo Chen. May my child be pure and innocent, happy and healthy. The second child Mo Fan, transcending the world, peaceful and happy."
"Okay, Mo Chen, Mo Fan, you are both great." The second beast husband wiped away his tears, and the reluctance in his eyes could only be revealed in this room.
Mo Yi sniffed, took a deep breath, and then said, "Give Xiaofan the mermaid pearl that Chen'er had."
With a thud, the beastly husband fell to the ground, "Wife~" His face was full of sorrow, and he wanted to beg for mercy, but all the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a word.
"Have you decided?" The old patriarch sighed sadly.
A mermaid without the mermaid pearl is equivalent to waste, regarded as a disgrace to the family, and is abandoned.
"Well, only in this way can he live longer."
Mo Yi looked at his two well-behaved sons in fascination and couldn't get enough of looking at them.
Although she had many beastly husbands, her horoscope indicated that she would only have two children in this life, and these two sons were everything to her.
But the Mohists have limited abilities and can only use this cruel method to preserve their bloodline.
Mo Chen is a gifted and blessed man, so he is naturally the one who is preserved, so he cannot marry the second princess.
The loss of the mermaid pearl is temporary. When the time is right in the future, they will use other methods to make it up for him.
In this case, they can only send Mo Fan to be a substitute, but no matter what the future holds, the Mo family cannot ignore Mo Fan, who is married to the second princess, out of guilt. They must protect the child at all costs.
This is the cruelest yet best arrangement for the two children.
"Well then, I will use the jade talisman to seal Mo Chen's talent first. Once he is strong enough, I can dig out the mermaid pearl and save his life."
Finally, the jade talisman must be used to fill Mo Chen's mermaid pearl. This kind of natural treasure is left by the ancestors, and this kind of secret technique is only known by the core members of the Mo family.
As for the midwife, she seems to understand a lot, but she can't kill people, otherwise it will make others more suspicious.
"Midwife, please keep this secret." The old patriarch took out a generous gift of wedding money and gave it to the midwife.
The midwife had no idea what was going on with the Mo family, so she happily took the money and said, "Don't worry, I only know that the Mo family has given birth to two sons, and both mother and child are safe."
She doesn't understand or control other things.
After the midwife took the money and left, the old patriarch and the elder also followed out to receive Emperor Zhou.
Emperor Zhou had been invited into the courtyard and was waiting there. When he saw the delivery room open, he quickly stood up and said, "Congratulations to Patriarch Mo on the birth of his grandson. The unusual signs he had just been born with were all due to the two sons of the Mo family. The Mo family will be blessed from now on."
The old patriarch frowned, "Is it possible that Mr. Zhou made a mistake?
There was a strange sign just now, but unfortunately my daughter had a difficult birth, and the many clan members and guardians in the courtyard still prevented the child from being born at the auspicious time.
Although he has two grandchildren, one of them has average talent, and the other has not inherited any talent from the Mo family and is just like his father.
"Alas, never mind. As long as the child is healthy, that's all that matters." The old patriarch sighed regretfully, but there was nothing he could do.
Emperor Zhou had a deep look in his eyes. After asking the doctor to check the pulses of the two children, he still decided to marry the second son of the Mo family to the second princess as the emperor's husband. After all, he was not a doctor, so the second princess had nothing to lose.
But for the sake of the princess's face, he forced the Mo family to transfer the second son Mo Fan to the eldest son of the Mo family and take over the position of the young master of the Mo family.
Therefore, Mo Chen was gradually forgotten, and when he was in good health, the mermaid pearl was dug out and given to Mo Fan, making Mo Chen completely useless.
A waste has limited resources and is bullied everywhere. After the big beast husband secretly sacrificed himself for Mo Chen, he was kicked out of the house.
The young boy was willing to do anything to survive, but he later committed a crime and was exiled to the Acid Rain Village in the south.
Everyone in Kyoto thought that this useless person from the Mo family had died outside, but unexpectedly, he later married the fourth princess Jiang Changle by accident.
The useless and ugly guy back then is now not only handsome, but also has extraordinary Kung Fu skills, and his ability in metaphysics is better than anyone in the Mohist school.
Not long after arriving in Kyoto, he relied on his own abilities to enter the Ministry of Rites as an official with real power.