Chapter 247: Bringing together all the tigers
In the past two days, Li Mi focused on investigating the case, but he forgot about the review of the palace.
It's just that the headaches are also coming one after another, and the old lady must also have the same idea as Suo Changsheng, thinking that he can help Li Mi and make King Chu Ding look up to Li Mi, so at this juncture, Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi were also reported.
Li Mi also complained bitterly, and at this time, he finally realized the unknown pain endured by a super spy like Shi Shiyong.
As a spy, in order to hide his identity, he often needs to do something that violates his principles and even violates his original intentions.
He wanted to keep a low profile, but King Chu Ding made a decision on the spot and agreed, maybe this prince was also curious about what Li Mi could do, and he was able to get the favor of the old lady, and he also wanted to see Li Mi's true skills.
In this way, the grandchildren in the palace also appeared one by one.
These princes' grandchildren are all knights, and the royal family of the Ming Dynasty has always loved the king of Chu, and these descendants have inherited the title of prince or marquis, no matter how bad it is, it is also the title of a general or general.
It's just that there are also some children of side branches, who are not descendants, and after the branches and leaves, they gradually withered, and they all want to glorify the lintel through martial arts, so as to gain the favor of the king of Chu, so they also came to the school this time.
These noble sons and daughters are all freshly dressed and angry, proud of the spring breeze, arrogant, and quite unexpected, as if they are the best in the world.
Although Li Mi didn't say much about this, he didn't say much, but the lord of Guining County took a large group of royal ladies and ladies in Wuchang City to watch the excitement on the sidelines, and saw that there were dragons and phoenixes among these people, which caused a lot of commotion.
On the other hand, what remained on the school field were the martial arts scholars who were recommended by the local guilds and passed the examination and assessment of the royal government, these people were carefully selected, and there were also many generals, but in the end they could not be compared with the disciples of the clan, which was a little shabby.
When Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi came on the field, it was even lower.
Xiong Tingbi is tall, heroic, and elegant, although he is dressed ordinarily, and he doesn't even have a saber, but he is lofty, calm and restrained, and he also gives people a good impression.
And Li Mi has been mixed in the low-level officialdom all the year round, and it is inevitable that he has some philistine, and he is also engaged in criminal investigation, his eyes are sharp and cunning, giving people a sense of respect and distance, but he is the most inferior.
Zheng Duofu saw that Li Mi was so down, and he was also secretly happy, and when he mentioned it among the sisters without a trace, Li Mi naturally became a joke.
But Li Mi didn't care about this, and he could be low-key.
King Chu Ding also walked down and said to those people: "Where is Zu Dashou?" ”
Someone in the crowd responded: "Thank you for your grace, the boy is here!" ”
Before the words fell, a man in black had already walked out of the crowd, but he was a young man who was only fourteen or fifteen years old!
This person is tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a dark face, thick hands and feet, but no hair on his mouth, and he can clearly see that he is very young!
Although everyone was surprised, the old lady looked as usual, and said to King Chuding: "Could this son be the son of Zu Chengxun?" ”
King Chu Ding couldn't help but be surprised, and said to the old lady: "I really can't hide anything from the old lady's eyes, this son has just turned fifteen, and he is the son of Zu Chengxun." ”
Li Mi's heart was also tight, because he knew this person!
This time, the imperial court plans to use troops against Japan, aid Korea to resist the Japanese, and actively prepare for war, and his father-in-law Wu Weizhong is the deputy chief military officer, but there is more than one deputy chief military officer, and the father of this ancestor is one of them!
Zu Chengxun is a good general, but this Zu Dashou is not a good thing!
Li Mi had the impression that among these generals in the late Ming Dynasty, in addition to masters like Sun Chengzong, there were also tragic characters like Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan, and of course there were some villains.
For example, Wu Sangui, who sacrificed Shanhaiguan, is not as good as Hong Chengchou, such as Zu Dashou!
These people went back on their word and surrendered to the Manchus for their own selfishness, and they were out-and-out traitors of the Ming Dynasty!
Zu Dashou said that he only came out to be an official during the Apocalypse, inherited his father's shadow, and the starting point was also very high, but Li Mi didn't expect that he would come to participate in the martial arts exam, let alone come to Wuchang!
Because his father Zu Chengxun has been guarding Liaodong, it can be said that the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and His Majesty the Emperor has only been preparing for war for two months, that is to say, after he got the news, he rushed over from Liaodong as soon as possible!
Although this is not a difficult problem to deduce, Li Mi can see a lot of problems from it.
One is the attitude of King Chu Ding towards him, and the other is that he went down from southeast Liao when he got the news, which shows that his father has long known that King Chu Ding is going to perform martial arts, and this is where the descendants of Jiangmen have more advantages than others!
Zu Dashou also saluted the king of Chu very obediently at this time, and met the old lady again, although the accent was very strong, and even a little vague, but the demeanor was dry and neat, generous and crisp, so that people couldn't find fault.
Li Mi originally wanted to keep a low profile today, but it can be seen that this person appeared, and Li Mi had to reconsider.
When he first met Wei Zhongxian, Li Mi did not hesitate to let Zhen Mi dispatch, but also to leave an indelible psychological shadow on this future traitor, and now when he encounters this future traitor, Li Mi naturally has to take precautions, and when he starts, he must teach him how to be a talent!
King Chu Ding and the old lady were very appreciative of this ancestor Dashou, and they didn't let him return to the team, but just asked him to step aside and wait, King Chu Ding said with a smile again.
"Xiankui, Xianwu, get out of this king!"
As soon as these words fell, a pair of twin brothers walked out of the queue in a dignified manner, although they were only wearing chain mail at the bottom of cotton robes, they were full of heroism!
Although the two are not tall, their bodies are tight, and they have been boiled up since childhood, giving people a sense that cannot be underestimated.
After the two of them saluted the king of Chu, they took the initiative to salute the old lady, but they said: "Meet the grandmother of the Kang family!" ”
The old lady also smiled, and said to the two: "I haven't seen you for a few years, your two brothers have looked like this, it's really unforgiving, you wait like mushrooms after a rain, and you will grow when you rub it, but the old body is in the twilight......"
The two brothers, Xiankui and Xianwu, said humbly: "Grandma Kang's longevity is as good as the East China Sea in Nanshan, and now that my brothers are working together, they may not be grandma's opponents, so why should grandma talk about being old." ”
The old lady of the Kang family also laughed, and nodded to the two of them: "Your two brothers have also learned this kung fu of smearing oil with their mouths, I saw you in the early years, but I can't beat three farts with a single rod!" ”
The two brothers also touched the back of their heads and laughed innocently.
King Chu Ding called several people out, all of whom were the sons of the generals, but Li Mi didn't care too much, because he hadn't heard of their names.
So Li Mi said to Kang Chunxia beside him: "What is the relationship between these two brothers and your family?" ”
Kang Chunxia was originally proud of the spring breeze, and he should have stood with these people and accepted the praise of the King of Chu, but because of the matter of Zhong Gu, he could only stand lonely with Li Mi and the others, and he was inevitably a little disappointed.
However, he also knew that he was the hope and sustenance of the entire Kang family, and after a long and wise life, he had matured, and he had no problem with Li Mi, so he replied truthfully at this time.
"These two are the nephews of the deputy commander-in-chief Deng Zilong, General Deng Zilong and my grandfather are close friends, and the two families have been friends for generations, so they know each other well."
Li Mi also knew Deng Zilong, because this Deng Zilong, like Qi Jiguang, also wrote a military book, in the early years in Fujian and Guangdong coastal areas to fight against the Japanese invaders, the war was impressive, but later as a deputy general soldier to participate in the war to aid Korea and resist the Japanese, in the battle of Lianglu was killed.
Aiding Korea and resisting the Japanese is one of the three major expeditions of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, almost the last glory of the Ming Dynasty's foreign wars, among the high-level generals, there are very, very few killed, and there is only Deng Zilong above the deputy general soldier.
Although he died in battle, he can't judge the hero by success or failure, on the other hand, the reason why Deng Zilong died was because he took the lead in taking the lead and risking arrows, and he was more heroic than other generals!
Although Li Mi is not familiar with history, in his limited historical memory, the reason why he remembers Deng Zilong's name is not because of his military exploits, but because his name is only one word different from Zhao Zilong of the Three Kingdoms.
But when Li Mi was on the southeast coast, he could often hear the deeds of those anti-Japanese heroes, including Deng Zilong, so he was still familiar with Deng Zilong.
Although this familiarity is based on folklore, it is closer to the truth than in later history books.
Li Mi and Kang Chunxia talked in such a low voice for a while, and the strong men on the field carried all kinds of equipment needed for the competition, Li Mi could see various specifications of stone locks, as well as long and short sizes of swords, guns, swords, halberds, arrows, targets, wooden figures, etc., all appeared one by one.
And on the pergola side, there are also people who have moved the sand table required for the drill, and even the maps for naval battles are ready, just waiting for all the leaders Wen Ke to talk about the troops on paper, and the martial arts battlefield is conquered!
Li Mi was finally able to understand why so many people were eager to participate in the martial arts of the King of Chu.
Other equipment is okay, but these sand tables and charts are unattainable, because these are all secrets in the army, and they are not accessible to ordinary martial artists!
Although these sand tables are roughly made, the general position and layout are not bad, which is equivalent to broadening the horizons of Li Mi and others.
Those elites who were selected, seeing these things, were all eager to try one by one, thinking that they could become famous in this battle, and thus enter the house!
At this time, King Chuding finally summoned Kang Chunxia, Kang Chunxia looked excited, but lowered his voice and said to Li Mi.
"Brother Li, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you have to sell hard, I believe you will be able to do it!"
Although Li Mi didn't want to be too high-minded, it was still pleasant to be recognized by Kang Chunxia.
At this time, Li Mi did not put his mind on this, but said to Xiong Tingbi: "Brother Xiong, when you play for a while, you only care about showing your skills, and you must not let others steal the limelight!" ”
Li Mi also felt very strange about Xiong Tingbi, because historical data said that although Xiong Tingbi was martial and strategic, he was very short-tempered, beat and scolded at every turn, and was even removed from his post because he killed a living member.
Some people even believe that Xiong Tingbi ended up sad in the end, and his stinky temper is also a reason that cannot be ignored.
But Xiong Tingbi at the moment is gentle and gentle, in a word, I am Brother Xiong in society, I don't talk much, no matter how you look at it, I am not a short-tempered person.
Is it that the history books deliberately smeared Xiong Tingbi, or does Xiong Tingbi not have yet encountered the turning point in his life that made him change his personality?
Thinking about it this way, Li Mi is also looking forward to this competition!