Chapter 70: Rivalry (II)
Yuwen sat in a pavilion in the imperial garden, and he rarely had leisure time to enjoy the snow and tea here. The flowers and trees in the imperial garden are scattered and chic, the scenery is a must, and today's heavy snow is flying, just like the catkins that rise from the wind, covering those flowers and plants layer upon layer, making this scenery more charming.
"Your Majesty." The little eunuch who led Yuwenxuan saluted towards Yuwenduan and reported, "His Royal Highness King Xi has come down." β
"Well, you go down." Yuwenduan raised his eyes and took a sip of tea, the tea was hot, and the mist was about to cover Yuwenduan's face.
"No." The little eunuch saluted Yu Wenxuan again and left from the side.
"Brother Minister, meet Brother Huang!" Yu Wenxuan bowed and bowed his hand.
Yuwen put down the teacup, a smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly got up, "Be careful!" Before the words fell, he punched at Yu Wenxuan, and Yu Wenxuan realized that Yu Wenduan had already taken off his dragon robe and was only wearing a bright yellow samurai suit. Without thinking too much, Yu Wenxuan opened Yu Wenduan's fist with one palm, and with his intelligence, he naturally understood Yuwenduan's intentions, and said while dismantling the move, "Brother Huang is really leisurely today, and he actually remembered to learn kung fu with Xuan'er?" β
"It's rare to have leisure, and to move your muscles and bones." Yu Wenduan said.
Yuwenduan jumped up, threw out his right leg and kicked Yuwenxuan sideways, Yuwenxuan blocked with his left arm and took a step back. Since it is a competition, there is no longer a difference between monarchs and ministers, and the opponent is only his respected brother, so he is also unceremoniously, twisted his body, and seized the opportunity when Yuwenduan's right leg landed, which was also a side kick.
In this way, the two brothers fought for a full sixty or seventy rounds before Yu Wenxuan seized the opportunity to grab Yu Wenduan's hands and win.
"Yes, there is progress." Yuwenduan pinched his wrist and said with a smile, "Remembering the last time we competed, it took nearly a hundred rounds for you to win." β
"It should be that the royal brother has regressed." Yu Wenxuan said, "The last time I had a discussion, it was before my brother set out for the southwest. β
"You, you." Yuwenduan smiled and said, "Come, let the imperial brother try his swordsmanship again." As he spoke, he ordered Gonggong Han to take out two wooden swords and present them.
"This is ......" Yu Wenxuan took the wooden sword, his face full of disbelief.
"Do you remember the first time you competed with me when you were a kid?" Yuwen said, "At that time, you were as old as Min'er now. β
Yu Wenxuan apprenticed to learn art when he was six years old, and when he was eight or nine years old, he pestered Yuwenduan to compete with him after returning to the palace. You must know that Yuwenduan at that time not only had a very high literary attainment, but also had many unique insights on government affairs, which was deeply loved by the first emperor, and at the same time had significant military merits, and he once led the army to quell the rebellion of the vassal king, which was praised.
And Yu Wenxuan was just a child who was just a beginner in martial arts, and Yu Wenduan had always been very fond of his younger brother, so he accepted Yu Wenxuan's "challenge", and he wanted to make one or two moves, but he didn't expect Yu Wenxuan to calmly walk more than ten rounds under him. It happened to be the middle of winter, and the snow was falling.
After that competition, Yuwenduan was also taken aback, thinking that although his younger brother was usually a little coquettish, but when it came to the competition, he was extremely serious and calm, and he was born to practice martial arts.
"Brother Huang, are these the two swords you used when you were a child?" Yu Wenxuan asked.
"Not bad. Ever since you first went on an expedition at the age of sixteen, I have kept these wooden swords, and have been wondering when you and I will be able to compete again as we did when we were children. Yu Wenxuan smiled, "Come!" β
The two fought and chatted, and the more they fought, the more fierce they became.
"Back then, the imperial brother always relied on how many years older than me, practiced for a few more years, and always won me, and today I won't let the imperial brother go." Yu Wenxuan said after stabbing out a sword.
"Okay, I haven't compared swordsmanship for a long time, so let me see what you've practiced over the years." Yuwenduan shook his body, causing Yuwenxuan to stab in the air, and then immediately swung his sword upwards and attacked Yuwenxuan's front door.
Both of them are strong martial arts people, but what makes Yu Wenxuan a little puzzled is that obviously the two of them studied with different people, but there are always a few moves that are very similar, in fact, he had this feeling many years ago.
Not far away, there were two women standing, holding paper umbrellas and silently looking at the two brothers who were competing here. A woman wears a wind pipe, a long red dress, and a snow-white fox fur cloak. The other woman was a little more elegant, with a pale blue dress and a silver-gray mink cloak.
"Queen Mother, have Your Majesty and Brother Xuan always been like this?" The woman in the light blue dress asked.
"They...... Speaking of which, even this palace hasn't seen this brother for a long time. Especially after His Majesty ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, he was too busy, and Xuan'er was in charge of the military affairs of the Great Zhou, so it was difficult to have free days. By the way, in the future, you will call me sister-in-law like Xuan'er, they are all a family, and there are not so many courtesies. The woman in the big red dress said with a smile.
There is no doubt that these two are Queen Ren and Yue'er.
"Yes, Yue'er obeys." Yue'er performed the palace salute, and after speaking, she turned her eyes to Yuwenduan and Yuwenxuan.
"Let's go, let's go to the pavilion and sit and wait for them." Empress Ren took Yue'er's hand and walked in the direction of the pavilion where Yuwen was sitting before.
The two of them sat down, and immediately the accompanying palace maids came up to pour tea, and also took out the warm pastries prepared in advance. The two Yuwenduan brothers, who were competing, also noticed the arrival of Queen Ren and Yue'er. Yu Wenxuan instantly understood, since he and Yue'er were called here today, it was naturally unclear what was going on.
"Brother Huang, sister-in-law and Yue'er are here." Yu Wenxuan said.
"Well, let's go over then." Yuwen Duan retracted, and Yuwenxuan also held the wooden sword behind him in the back.
"That ......"
"You win." Yu Wenduan naturally knew what Yu Wenxuan was hesitating about. Say hello and take the lead towards the pavilion. "I was supposed to win." Yu Wenxuan smiled and followed behind Yu Wenduan.
Seeing the two coming, Empress Ren and Yue'er hurriedly got up and saluted Yuwenduan, "Your Majesty." β
"No courtesy." Yuwenduan handed the wooden sword to Gonggong Han, "Sit down." Seeing Yuwen sit down, Queen Ren and Yue'er also sat down one after another. Yu Wenxuan, who was a little later, also came over and handed the wooden sword to Gonggong Han, and after greeting Empress Ren, he sat down honestly and unceremoniously.
"Chen Tao's case is over." Yu Wenduan dragged a plate of pastries from the table and put it in front of Yu Wenxuan, "Your favorite hazelnut cake." β
"Thank you, Brother Huang." Yu Wenxuan said, "The person who Chen Tao bribed is ......"
"Yu Shi Zhongcheng, Chen Bin, this person has some relatives with Chen Tao. As for the assassin with high martial arts skills you mentioned, he couldn't find him, Xu was his protΓ©gΓ©, and he fled knowing that disaster was coming. Yuwen said.
"Chen Bin?" Yu Wenxuan secretly wondered, this person was just a fifth-grade petty official, how could he have so much ability...... There must be a secret behind this.