Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

Gong Er stood there for a while with the iron plate in his hand, and then knocked on the door of the palace.

"Miss, you're back," the doorman welcomed Gong Er in.

"Is my father home?"

"Yes, the master is practicing calligraphy in the backyard."

Gong Er handed the luggage to the servant and strode towards the greenhouse in the backyard.

"Dad, I'm back"

Gong Yusen was overjoyed to see his daughter and put down his pen. He had a daughter in his old age, and she was the apple of his eye, so he doted on Gong Er very much.

"When did you return to Tianjin? Why didn't you write home in advance so I could send someone to pick you up?"

Miss Gong Er picked up the ink block and helped her father grind it: "I just got off the train and there was chaos in the south. I saw the unstable situation and hurried back."

Gong Yusen also knew that the Japanese were eyeing Guangdong covetously, and sighed: "I don't know if my old bones can see the day when the northern and southern martial arts merge."

Seeing his father was sad, Gong Er stopped talking about this matter and instead talked about his encounter with Shen Yan and Lu Ren on the train. He then handed the iron plate to Gong Yusen.

"Dad, this is Master's iron plate, how come it is in the hands of the little mountain master?"

Gong Yusen took the iron plate and rubbed it with his hand, a look of nostalgia appearing on his face.

"You also know a little about your uncle's affairs. In the 31st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, your uncle was ordered by the alliance to assassinate five ministers who were abroad. As a result, he was trapped in Fengtian and could not evacuate."

"It was the help of the friends in the inn that helped your uncle escape. When they parted, your uncle gave the iron plate to the innkeeper and left a message. If he encounters difficulties in the future, he can take the iron plate as a token of trust, and our Gong family will do our best to help him overcome the difficulties."

After hearing the whole story, Gong Er nodded and said, "It seems that the young master has a close relationship with the inn. Dad, what do you think the young master wants from you?"

Gong Yusen had already guessed about 70% of what was going on, and then smiled: "We'll know what it is tomorrow, so you should arrange a grand banquet for tomorrow. Don't let others think that our Gong family has lost its manners."

"Yes, Dad, I'll go down and arrange it right away."

Shen Yan and a few others stayed in a hotel in the British Concession. The reason for choosing the British Concession was that it was relatively quiet here and the Japanese would not come here easily.

Everyone was quite tired after the two-day train ride, so they all went to bed early after dinner.

In the early morning, Shen Yan gathered everyone after washing up: "Today, Young Master Lu and I will visit President Gong. You should stroll around Jinmen City and feel the local customs and practices here, but don't cause trouble. Go to the street and buy some of the things you like, and bring some back to the team leader and others."

Then Shen Yan took out some silver dollars and US dollars and gave them to Tianming and others.

"Young Master, I want to go too. I've been to the Gong family before and I definitely won't cause you any trouble." Lu Ci shouted on the side, wanting to go along.

After thinking about it, Shen Yan decided to put him next to himself. Under Lu Ren's nose, Lu Ci didn't dare to go crazy.

Then the three of them left the hotel, picked out some exquisite gifts and went to the Gong family.

When Shen Yan arrived at the Gong family, he found that the door was open. Two servants were looking around at the door. They saw Shen Yan and the other two coming up with gifts.

The two men came up to him immediately and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Shen?"

"it's me"

"Please come in, the master and the lady have been waiting for you for a long time."

Shen Yan and the two leaders of the Lu family followed the servants into the palace. Gong Er was waiting at the door of the main hall after learning the servants' report.

"Miss Gong, we meet again."

Gong Er smiled and bowed slightly: "Little Mountain Master, did you have a good rest last night? Gong Er has not yet thanked you for your care along the way."

After a few pleasantries, Gong Er led the three people into the house.

"Mt. Mao's Shen Yan meets with President Gong"

"Lü Ren (Lü Ci) meets Uncle Gong"

Gong Yusen hurriedly supported him and said, "My three nephews, you have come from afar to visit me. Thank you for your hard work. Please take a seat."

Then the host and the guest took their seats, and Gong Er asked the servants to serve tea to Shen Yan and the others.

"I heard from my daughter. I would like to thank Nephew Shen for taking care of my daughter along the way."

"Uncle Gong, you are too polite. We are all from the same world and it is fate that we meet. This is what the younger generation should do."

Gong Yusen picked up the teacup and took a sip. "My dear nephew, I have heard about your military affairs. I know you are busy with military affairs, so we will not beat around the bush. I will do everything I can for you."

Shen Yan glanced at Gong Er with an embarrassed look on his face.

Gong Yusen smiled and said, "My dear nephew, please feel free to speak. My daughter has taken over most of the affairs of my Gong family. Since it is my Gong family's business, she has the right to know."

"Okay, uncle, I came here rashly to find out whether Huawuhui is on the side of the diarists and how many people have already sided with that side."

As Shen Yan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became a little depressing. Gong Er didn't expect that Shen Yan came here for this matter, and she couldn't help but look at her father.

The room was silent for more than ten seconds. Gong Yusen raised his eyebrows with a smile on his face: "Master Xiaoshan, are you asking this on behalf of your organization or yourself?"

Shen Yan said solemnly: "All of them"

"He is the highest commander of our Huaxia now, and our Huawu Association has broken away from the alliance. Isn't it right to support him?"

After hearing this, Shen Yan frowned and spoke earnestly: "Uncle, I hope you can think twice! Is what he did really worthy of being followed? Moreover, he kept tripping us up at such an urgent moment in the war of resistance. Is this what a supreme commander should do?"

Gong Yusen stood up slowly: "Then why don't you just obey him completely? Maybe he will treat you like his own descendants."

Lu Ci snorted coldly, Lu Ren glared at him, and he quickly lowered his head.

"Uncle, you are joking. Since the 16th year of the Republic of China, when has he stopped wanting to kill us? Although Shen has not experienced that period of history, his ambition can be seen even by stray dogs on the street."

Gong Yusen chuckled: "So what are you going to do?"

"I would like to ask uncle to lead the Huawu Association to remain neutral. I know that there are some intricate connections between the Huawu Association and the Alliance. I hope uncle can do his part and watch how we gradually restore peace to this world."

Gong Yusen walked slowly, picked up a piece of cake from the table and put it in his palm: "But it won't work just with your few words, little mountain master!"

Shen Yan knew that President Bai was going to test him. Seeing Gong Yusen's actions, the others also stood up and looked at Shen Yan nervously.

"Dad..." Gong Er didn't want things to develop like this. Deep down, she still supported Shen Yan's side.

Gong Yusen stretched out his hand to signal her not to say more, and then told Shen Yan a story from the past.

"That year, the Huawu Association was established. There was a man holding a piece of cake and asked my senior brother Li Cunyi to break it. My senior brother didn't say anything and let him become the first president of the Huawu Association. He was Mr. Ye Yunye, the big boss of Yanwu Hall. He relied not on kung fu but on a word."

"There are north and south in boxing, but does the country have north and south?"

"Today, Master Xiaoshan, I would like to ask you one question, can you break the cake in my hand?"

Shen Yan looked at Gong Yusen's posture and sighed. He knew what President Gong meant. This piece of cake symbolizes the land of China. If you break this piece of cake, it is equivalent to splitting the country.

His deeper meaning was also to tell Shen Yan that if he chose to split the country, the Huawu Association would definitely not stand idly by.

Shen Yan watched him intently. Gong Yusen moved his Qi through his body, and the cake actually floated in his hand. This was a bit like the soft power of Tai Chi.

Shen Yan gathered his Qi and stretched out his hand to test it, only to find that he had no place to gain leverage near Gong Yusen's palm.