Chapter 194: Self-inflicted hardship
Xue Shao returned home with the stars and the moon, it was late at night, the brothers and sisters-in-law and the servants had already slept, and only one door came to open the door for Xue Shao. Xue Shao told him not to wake up his family quietly, so he fetched some water and washed up casually, then went back to the bedroom and fell asleep.
In fact, from leaving Lantian County to today, Xue Shao's nerves have never really relaxed. First of all, he had a set of shackles of fate on his head, and it was not an overnight effort to break it. Moreover, when he first entered the ancient officialdom, everything was unfamiliar and everything had to start from scratch, although Xue Shao was bold and careful, he also had to be cautious and careful everywhere.
Trying to survive in such an environment, after a long time, Xue Shao inevitably felt a little mentally overdrawn.
After resting for a while with Yu Hongye today, and having a light indulgence in the West Market, Xue Shao felt very relaxed, and it was more relaxed than he had ever been.
When he woke up at dawn, Xue Shao felt that his whole body was full of energy, like a battery that had been discharged and recharged.
Xue Shao has not changed back into the extravagant and withered Lantian son, he is still the energetic and high-spirited Xue Shao!
I get up in the morning to practice martial arts, and I haven't done this for some days. Xue Shao came to the backyard polo field and saw Wu Ming practicing guns with Yuenu, and it was a horse pistol!
Shaolin Temple from the founding of the Tang Dynasty has been a case of dedication to the imperial court "monk soldiers", from the Shaolin Temple to spread out the foot combat knife and horse combat marksmanship, has always been the army in the individual soldier supreme martial arts. In the past, Xue Shao had only seen Yuenu practicing the Dharma swordsmanship of the "Jianghu School", and it was the first time he had seen her practice the carbinol and spear skills full of military atmosphere.
Xue Shao stopped and watched from afar for a moment, those marksmanship was wide open and closed, which was very practical. Compared with Cheng Boxian, who is "not in the process", I am afraid it is even better.
Wu Ming and Yuenu had also seen Xue Shao a long time ago, but they did not stop practicing. The father and daughter also fought against each other, Wu Ming showed no mercy to his subordinates, and the moon slave was very miserable and was beaten off the horse three times, and he didn't dare to cry out in pain, so he immediately turned over and fought again.
Xue Shao walked over, and the father and daughter stopped.
"Master is good at kung fu, I wonder if you can teach me?" Xue Shao got straight to the point.
Wu Ming turned over and dismounted and bowed to Xue Shao, "The son should learn the art of war of ten thousand enemies, and the courage of the horseman who fought before the battle is inadequate!" ”
"Yiduo is not pressing." Xue Shao said, "What if one day I am forced by someone and have to fight in person to get out?" ”
Wu Ming's thick eyebrows twisted, and he didn't say a word, "So, son, please get on the horse!" ”
"Good!"
Xue Shao turned over and rode onto the moon slave...... The horse, the moon slave said worriedly: "Childe be careful! ”
"You dodge." Xue Shao said, "If you want to win against others, you must first learn to be beaten." The master doesn't have to show mercy, just teach me with his heart. ”
"Don't worry, I will never show mercy." Wu Ming's expression was very serious, even a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "If one day Gongzi really wants to use such kung fu to defend against the enemy, it will definitely be in danger." Now that I'm soft on my son, I'm hurting my son! ”
"That's right!" Xue Shao's heart was so happy, the cruelty and harshness on the training ground are the compassion of soldiers, ancient and modern!
"Master, please ......"
Before Xue Shao could say a word, Wu Ming Douran handed it over with a shot, cold as a snake and as fast as lightning, and directly stabbed Xue Shao's heart.
The screams couldn't be made, Xue Shao turned over and fell off the horse!
As soon as it hit the middle of the body, the breath almost couldn't catch it. It's also fortunate that this gun didn't catch the head, otherwise I would have been stabbed in the heart just now.
"Childe, you're fine!" The moon slave was shocked and ran forward.
Xue Shao lay on the ground and waved his hand violently to prevent the moon slave from coming, and his head and eyes were dizzy and he gasped wildly, thinking, it is really like a mountain, if it is a foot fight, I really won't be afraid of anyone. I'm a complete layman!
"The middle flat gun, the king of the gun, the middle point is the most difficult to defend." Wu Ming rode on the horse and said: "Besides, remember that fighting the battlefield is not a Confucian comparison of arrows, what please do first, first, last, all left behind." Killing the enemy and surviving by all means is the only rule! ”
Xue Shao gritted his teeth, picked up his gun again, and stabbed it as soon as he gritted his teeth.
Wu Ming responded with a gun with one hand, and the wind was calm and calm. Xue Shao tried his best to eat milk and tried his best to hit him, but after that, he found that this was an impossible task at all.
Wu Ming was able to prevent a drop of water with just one gun in his hand, which was enough to deal with any brutal or tricky attack from Xue Shao.
Stop.
Xue Shao wiped a handful of sweat and smiled bitterly. Before he put his hand down, Wu Ming knocked Xue Shao off the horse with one shot.
Xue Shao almost touched the ground with his face first, and gnawed a handful of grass and soil, raised his head and vomited non-stop.
Yuenu stood under the corridor of the court not far away, and did not dare to come, tears sliding down like beads that had fallen off the line. At this time, sister-in-law Xiao Shi walked to the side of the moon slave and said, "Why is the girl of the moon slave crying? ”
"Madame!" Yuenu was so focused that she forgot her feelings, and with her vigilance, she didn't notice that Xiao Shi had come to her side, and hurriedly gave a salute and said, "The son is so noble, how can he suffer like this?" The moon slave is distressed! ”
"You kid, you're outspoken." Xiao Shi smiled slightly, stroked the back of the Moon Slave, and said: "Maybe Erlang will never have the opportunity to fight in person in his life, but he has great ambitions and wants to succeed in his career, so he always finds some tempering for himself. ”
"Why is Childe doing this?" The moon slave was still wiping her tears.
Xiao Shi smiled and said: "The ancients said that only when you suffer hardship can you become a superior person. Jiro obviously understands this truth. ”
"The moon slave is ignorant and doesn't understand these truths...... The moon slave just knew that the son had suffered! Yue Nu pursed her lips and twisted her eyebrows to hold back her tears, "Madam, the son was brought up by you yourself." You and your son-in-law are called uncles and sisters-in-law, but they are like mother and son. Aren't you distressed? ”
Xiao's face did not change color, and his eyebrows twisted slightly, "The heart is like a knife." ”
"Isn't that lady going to stop it quickly?!" The moon slave was anxious, "Look, it's been beaten again, it's the sixth time!" ”
Xiao Shi smiled slightly, raised his feet and walked away without saying a word.
Yue Nu was stunned, and could only stand there alone in a hurry.
Xue Shao climbed on the horse, covered in mud and embarrassed, and raised his gun again.
Wu Ming thrust the wooden gun in his hand into the ground, "That's the end of today." ”
"Did I disappoint the Master?" Xue Shaodao.
"Indeed." Wu Ming said bluntly, and said, "I see that Gongzi has a lot of internal background, and I heard that foot combat is also quite popular, but I didn't expect Gongzi's kung fu to be extremely poor. Hugh said that he was making a good pistol, and this riding skill was very poor. ”
Xue Shao sighed and nodded, "That's right, this is my weakest point." Please also ask the master to tune in. ”
Wu Ming stared at Xue Shao with a twisted brow, and thought for a moment as if he had made a "difficult" decision, "Childe, please take me into the army and stay by your side!" ”
Xue Shao raised his eyebrows a little unexpectedly, "Master, is this going back to the military?" ”
Wu Ming took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes!" ”
"I'll figure out a way to give the master an official certificate for the eight-grade preparation, how about being my personal follower?" Xue Shaodao.
"No, just a pawn." Wu Ming said, "Poor monks do not seek official status when they join the army. I just want to stay with my son and have a care sooner or later. ”
Xue Shao smiled, it seems that Wu Ming is very worried, I, a half-tone general who is so bad at work.
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
Later, Xue Shao washed up and shared breakfast with his brother and sister-in-law.
The eldest brother Xue Yi heard that Wu Ming was going to join the army to accompany Xue Shao, and also agreed, and said to Xue Shao privately that he knew that Master Wu had been in the army for several years, but Master Wu had been instructing him in detail. Presumably he had been an experienced military officer before, so he should be able to help Erlang.
Then the two brothers worked together to discuss the list of guests for the roast tail feast and finalize it. Xue Yi wanted to arrange these things in the chef's hall, Xue Shao said no, the banquet would be held in the Furong Garden Yixin Palace, where there was a ready-made large banquet hall enough to accommodate hundreds of guests, and there were ready-made imperial chefs and handymen to serve, so there was no need to worry about everything.
Xue Yi was surprised: "Furong Garden, that's a royal garden palace, isn't it arrogant for our courtiers to use it?" ”
Xue Shao told the eldest brother about the prince's initiative to lend the Yixin Palace.
Xue Yi pondered for a moment, obviously figured out the truth, and said, "Erlang, even the crown prince has turned around through you to curry favor with the queen. It can be seen that in most people's eyes, you are already a diva. ”
"So what?" Xue Shao asked.
Xue Yi said worriedly: "Our Xue family is a relative of the Li Tang royal family, the first mother is the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and the first father is a concubine. Now you are regarded as the queen of heaven, which is a bit unreasonable! ”
Xue Shao smiled and said, "Big brother is too worried. The younger brother is determined to be loyal to the community and the people! ”
The people are the most important ideas of Confucianism. Loyalty to the community and the people is a higher level of loyalty than loyalty to the king.
Xue Yi suddenly had nothing to say, so he had to smile bitterly twice and wave his hand, "Erlang is so talkative, he can't say anything for his brother." ”
Xue Shao said with a smile: "Big brother, don't worry, the younger brother will definitely not bring disaster to the country and the people, and humiliate the ancestors." ”
"That's fine."
Xue Shao said again: "A few days ago, Pei Xingjian's wife once said to her younger brother, saying that she wanted to bring the children of the family to the roast tail banquet. I heard her mean that she wanted to become friends with my family, and my younger brother also had this intention. However, if the roasted tail banquet is held in the Pleasant Heart Palace, it will not be convenient for her to bring her children to the banquet together. Therefore, the younger brother took advantage of the free time in these two days to invite Pei Xingjian's family to a family banquet. What does Big Brother think? ”
"Very good." Xue Yi said, "Although Pei Xingjian is a military commander, he is also a famous man in the world with elegance and elegance. Being able to drink and talk with him and become friends in the world is also a great joy in life! ”
"Then the little brother will come to the door to invite, and a banquet will be held at noon tomorrow."
"Good!"
Xue Shao was about to go out on horseback, and Zhu Bajie came to Xue's mansion with two eunuchs, saying that Princess Taiping had sent them to specialize in the wine and food of the Yixin Palace's roasted tail banquet.
Xue Shao was laughing in his heart, Princess Taiping's hands and feet are quite fast, yesterday I told her about "vacation date" in the school field, and his messenger rushed to my house as soon as I went home.
Zhu Bajie didn't dare to say much in front of Xue Yi, but secretly gave Xue Shao a look.
Xue Shao knew in his heart that Princess Taiping herself had arrived at the Yixin Palace and was waiting for him.
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