Prelude, life is like rowing against the current, relying entirely on the waves

Wu Bo turned his head and smiled: "Indeed, young master, the master has recently broken through to the fifth rank of martial arts and has been promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guard at the fifth rank. He has just acquired a residence in Chang'an. The mistress heard about your situation and told the master that you are about to begin your foundation in martial arts, so she wishes to have you by her side for guidance and to broaden your horizons, as Chang'an is, after all, the center of the empire"

Lin Zeyou woke up from a dream, momentarily dazed, with images of the turbulent sea flooding his mind. Had he been rescued after falling into the water? Suddenly, scenes of elderly people, women, and children crying appeared before him. Lin Ze looked at his hands, his pupils constricting in shock; these were undoubtedly the hands of a child. Had he been reborn or transported to another world? Was he the Lin Ze who graduated from university, went out to sea, and encountered a small storm that capsized his boat, or was he the illegitimate child who, after being born, had never seen his father, and was the child who jumped into the river with his despairing mother during his father's formal wedding? Lin Ze looked at his hands again, his pupils constricting in shock; these were undoubtedly the hands of a child. Had he been reborn or transported to another world? Was he the Lin Ze who graduated from university, went out to sea, and encountered a small storm that capsized his boat, or was he the illegitimate child who, after being born, had never seen his father, and was the child who jumped into the river with his despairing mother during his father's formal wedding?

Lin Ze took a moment to collect his thoughts, shook his head to clear the chaotic images from his mind, and decided to assess the situation. He looked around and discovered that he was lying inside a wooden box. In front of him, there was an old man driving a horse; it was a horse-drawn carriage, a very ancient thing. A series of images flashed through his mind, and Lin Ze spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse: "Uncle Wu, are we heading to Chang'an?"

In the year 260 of the Emperor's reign, King Qi entered the court, marking the unification of the four seas under the Great Qin, with the world coming together as one. To celebrate the Emperor's 390th birthday, Chancellor Li Si proposed to gather the rare and precious treasures of the world in Chang'an and to construct twelve bronze figures to pacify the realm.

The images in Lin Ze's mind reminded him that his father had become successful outside, marrying a wife of equal social standing. His mother, who had never held a legitimate position, could not bear the shock and took him to jump into the river, but they were rescued by the clan members. The clan elder quickly sent a letter to Lin's prosperous father, who then arranged for the steward, Wu Bo, to come and take Lin Ze, the illegitimate son, away. Meanwhile, Lin's mother, having lost her sanity due to the shock and having committed the crime of attempted filicide, was confined to the ancestral hall, receiving meals from the clan, while Lin's father provided a sum of money to the clan each year.