Chapter 37: Recruiting Relatives

Knock da~

The three horsemen roared in from the north gate of Jiangning City, and the horseshoe stirred up a spark on the bluestone slab ground, and went straight to the city.

Come and ride all of them wearing hats and black cloaks, but wearing black robes, which looks a little gloomy and nondescript in the night.

According to the official rules, although there is no speed limit in the city, it is not allowed to run wild on the streets, but must walk slowly.

But this rule did not seem to work for the three horsemen who rushed to the city, and the speed of the horses did not slow down much after entering the city, until a dozen horsemen and a carriage appeared in front of them to block the way.

"People from the Zhao family." The front rider reined in the horse's feet and whispered to the trail behind him.

"Don't mess with the people of the Zhao family, pass by the side." The man behind him said in a deep voice.

The three riders lifted the reins and swept over the left side of the street, and when everyone in the Zhao family was shocked, they saw three black shadows disappearing like smoke.

Zhao Hao lifted the curtain and was furious: "Who is the madman, who dares to be a horse on the street, quickly pull him in, and sentence him to the crime of endangering public safety!" ”

Zhao Ling looked at the three riding shadows that gradually disappeared into the night, and said in a low voice: "Qingyun Guanguan Lord Aoki Daoist and his two disciples, Aoki Daoist has close contacts with the Zheng family, this must be in a hurry to go to the Zheng Mansion." ”

Zhao Hao said angrily: "How can a cultivator be so rampant, in case he knocks down the flowers and plants in the city...... Is it not a sin to knock down the people? Chase him after me, and pull him down to ask for his guilt. ”

Zhao Ling said helplessly: "Daoist Aoki is quite famous in the land of Jiangning, if it is late today, Mrs. must be anxious at home, or go back to the house first to discuss." ”

Zhao Hao's face was full of unhappiness, but he had no choice but to slowly return home surrounded by everyone.

……

Since Zhao Hao woke up from a serious illness, Zhao Shixuan and his wife have an unwritten rule, that is, they must wait for their baby son to share dinner.

Only by watching the little family eat to their heart's content, and then return to the bedroom alive, can Zhao Shixuan and his wife sleep soundly.

In the past few months, Zhao Hao's weak body has gradually recovered, his face has become more and more ruddy, his spirit has become better and better day by day, and the tight rope in the hearts of Zhao Shixuan and his wife has gradually eased.

As usual, it was a sumptuous dinner, and Zhao Hao also only buried his head in eating as usual, just because he was worried that he would lose too much and reveal his flaws, so Xie Yun was just absent-minded when he asked what he wanted. Xie Yun had to knock on his head angrily at first, but over time he gradually got used to it, and after asking a few words, he was helpless to see that this precious son was perfunctory, so he simply stopped caring about him and chatted with Zhao Shixuan.

Between husband and wife, it is nothing more than to talk about the price of silk in Yangzhou, the price of rice in Jianghuai Jingzhejiang has risen sharply, the restaurants in Jiangning City have been doing hot business recently, several shops in Suzhou are losing money, and Jiangdu has purchased several pieces of land and other topics, which makes Zhao Hao bored.

"I heard that the Wang family is going to recruit relatives and choose a son-in-law for their daughter on the Qiqiao Festival on July 7, Hao'er is afraid that there will be no chance." Zhao Shixuan suddenly sighed slightly.

Recruiting relatives?

Zhao Hao's heart moved, and he unconsciously pricked up his ears.

There is really such a thing as recruiting relatives these days......

Xie Yun sneered: "Wang Tong's daughter is very expensive, the year before last, Duke Lu went to ask for a kiss, but he actually refused, my Hao'er is a nobleman, and he has to look down on his daughter." ”

Zhao Hao almost squirted out a mouthful of rice.

My mother, the year before last, when I was only fourteen years old, you went to propose, isn't it a bit outrageous?

However, in the eyes of his mother, his son is naturally the best, even if Zhao Hao bullied men and women and indulged in excessive lust at that time, Xie Yun also felt that his son was more than enough for Wang Xin.

Zhao Shixuan automatically ignored his wife's words to protect the calf, frowned slightly, and continued: "The first examination for recruiting relatives is to test the six arts, and at least four arts must be ranked in the top ten before entering the second examination, but it is extremely strict, which will stop many people's thoughts. The school-age sons in Jiangning City are preferably the third sons of the Zheng family and Yu'er...... Alas, I hope Yu'er can stand out, otherwise if the Zheng family and the Wang family get married, it will be bad for our two families after all. ”

Xie Yun said proudly: "Yu'er, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, horse archery, everything is fine, and the character is good, and the appearance is dignified, how can Zheng Yu be compared?" This girl from the Wang family must be the daughter-in-law of my Xie family. ”

At this moment, Zhao Hao's heart couldn't help but feel a slight chill: the old lady was just comforting her son's injured heart just now, but she actually felt that my son was really useless, and pinned all her hopes on her cousin.

But it's no wonder that the Wang family has a Raushzi Six Arts exam this time, and at least four arts, which is really not something that ordinary people can pass, especially the original owner's sloppiness, I'm afraid he can't pass any art.

What is the bottom of his own child, can he be a cheap old lady who doesn't know? is not hard, what confidence can the old lady have when she speaks?

It's just, I have a merit system, will I tell you?

"Raising the son of the country with Taoism is the six arts of teaching: one is five rites, two is six music, three is five shots, four is five royals, five is six books, and six is nine numbers."

The six arts of a gentleman: etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics.

Simply put, etiquette, music, archery, horseback riding, calligraphy and arithmetic.

This thing must be excluded first, the system does not have this function, and that thing cannot be learned in a moment.

Music, Xuanwu Pavilion just has a book of primary skills for playing musical instruments, 1000 merits can be exchanged, and there is a confidant known as the first piano in the south of the Yangtze River, this art is not running.

Book, after swallowing the primary calligraphy skill book, that day at the peony flower meeting has begun to show its edge, stunning the audience, and then show it will not cause too much surprise, this art must be won.

Number...... It's not that I despise the ancients, even if I have nine chapters of arithmetic in this era, for a college student who has studied high mathematics and calculus, there is no pressure to crush the Confucians.

The rest of the shooting, royal, if you want to figure out the four arts, you must get one of them.

The equestrian skill book is not sold in the Xuanwu Pavilion, maybe it will be available at a higher level, and it is impossible to rely on hard training in a hurry, not to mention that his small arms and legs can't withstand the bumps of the horse, and the only hope is to shoot the test.

There is a primary skill book of archery in the Wanshulou of Xuanwu Pavilion, if you only talk about skills, it is estimated that after swallowing the skill book, let Zhao Ling help strengthen it for a few days, and it should not be a problem to hit the target within a hundred steps.

The key issue is strength, he is now powerless, how can he pull a strong bow? Don't say that Lao Huang Zhong pulled the two stone bows like that, one stone is one hundred and twenty catties, even the eight bucket bows also have the strength of nearly 100 catties in both arms, how can he pull it.

The only hope is to swallow a strong pill (small), increase the arm strength by fifty catties within ten minutes, plus the basic arm strength, and barely pull the Wudou Bow, and the longest range can reach sixty steps.

The princes and grandsons in Jiangning City, it should not be that everyone can open eight bucket bows, dead horses are used as live horse doctors, fight for archery, and strive to mix in the top ten, this is the only hope.

He is not a nymphomaniac, the woman who is as glamorous as a peony, although she has had several faces, but she has not yet liked it to the point where her soul is haunted by dreams and she doesn't want to eat.

Still, there is still some good feeling.

If you can take a wife...... For the sake of her beauty, she naturally has to follow.

Such a good cabbage, if Zheng Yu is arched, it will be unhappy after all.

Moreover, although it is only a little favorable, if you think about it carefully, even if you really give it to your cousin, your heart is sour.

What's more, the dispute between the four major mansions will affect the whole body, if the Zheng family and the Wang family are married, I am afraid that the Zheng family will be even more arrogant in the future, and they will have to fight hard.

"I'm going to have a meal with Wang Jue tomorrow and discuss." Zhao Hao said secretly in his heart.

Xie Yun and Zhao Shixuan were still discussing Xie Yu's chances of recruiting relatives, but they didn't know that the son next to them was planning to do something and do a big thing.