Qian Jin declined Xu Baolu's lunch, went back to the inn and hurriedly packed his luggage, and then prepared to go back to Guanhai City.

The two news revealed by Xu Baolu today made him feel uneasy. The Gou army and the Qing army made him not care, anyway, the guard was already in such a bad state. What he couldn't figure out was why the emperor of Chen State repeatedly issued a ban on the sea. Who doesn't know the truth that blocking is better than sparse?

Thinking of this, Qian Jin tied the hem of his shirt to the waistband of his trousers, and trotted all the way to Guanhai City. Half a day later, he finally saw the familiar outline of the city, the familiar market, and the familiar crowd. Everything is still the same.

He didn't stay in the city, so he went straight back to Woniu Village.

At this moment, there are still more than 20 days before the autumn harvest, and the late rice in the village has already set ears and turned yellow, and the air is filled with the fragrance of earth. Two of the new turrets have been completed, and the remaining one is almost complete.

Lao Qian was full of anticipation when he saw his son coming back, and opened his mouth to ask him how he was doing in the autumn exam, but when he saw Qian Jin's sad face, he swallowed the words again.

At dinner, Lao Qian said to Qian Jin in a serious voice: "Son, if you don't pass the exam, let's wait three years to take the exam, what's the matter?" Besides, you're not even sixteen now, and you'll have more opportunities in the future. ”

Qian Jin came back to his senses. Looking at Lao Qian's concerned eyes, he said in his heart that the world was not chaotic, but he was in chaos first. If he cares, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. So he cleaned up his mood and said with a smile: "Dad, I have already won the current imperial examination and won the fourth place in the exam." ”

"What......"

"I took the fourth place ......"

"Hit? Really hit? ”

Lao Qian still didn't seem to believe his ears, and asked twice, and only after seeing his son's affirmative expression did he believe that it was true. He slapped Qian Jin's head hard, and scolded with a smile: "You little rabbit cub, why are you crying and mourning when you are hit?" ”

After speaking, Lao Qian went to the room and took out the firecrackers that had been prepared to light them, and took out three high incense sticks and lit them on the shrine. Wen and Bao'er were also happy to close their mouths.

When the villagers heard that Lao Qian's house set off firecrackers at night, someone came to inquire. Hearing that Qian Xianggong was in the middle of the lift, he shouted that he wanted Lao Qian to make a night drink, and only after eating and drinking enough did he go home willingly. The village hasn't had a lift for more than ten years.

Wait for the night seat to disperse. Qian Jin pulled Lao Qian into the hall and said solemnly: "Dad, I want to attack your hundred household titles." ”

"What?" Lao Qian didn't believe his ears a little, but seeing that his son's expression didn't look like a joke, he said: "It's not that you don't know the situation of the health center, what's the point of being a hundred households?" In two days, you will go with me to Jiangxi to meet your grandfather, and then you will go directly to Beijing to take the exam. ”

"It's just an official position, and it doesn't affect the exam." Qian Jin explained.

According to Chen's law, when a soldier reaches the age of 50, he can be replaced by his nephew. Old Qian is only in his early forties now, and it's too early to tell. It's just that Chen Lu didn't stipulate that you can't make up for it if you don't get old.

What Lao Qian couldn't figure out was that his son would be interested in a small hundred households. He looked forward to it day and night, hoping that his son would be able to enter high school and completely change the identity of the Qian family's military household.

For his son, he has never asked him for anything, basically Qian Jin can do whatever he wants. But for the attack on hundreds of households, Lao Qian was very resolute in his opposition: "This matter is not appropriate, there is no discussion." ”

Qian Jin didn't speak, he knew his father Mo Ruozi, and his father's reaction was what he expected. After Lao Qian calmed down, he pointed to the sky and said: "It won't be long before the world is peaceful, I will go to take the imperial examination, you have to be on duty in the health center, and there are two women at home, my mother and Bao'er, can you rest assured?" ”

Old Qian Hu said suspiciously: "Is there any basis for what you said?" ”

"I heard from Xu Buzheng today that Emperor Renwu has ordered the resumption of the sea ban. There is a lot of smuggling in Guanhai City, and as soon as the sea ban is opened, the smugglers will lose their livelihoods, and they will have to go ashore to do harm. The local smugglers have roots here, and it is unlikely that they will harm their neighbors, but they are afraid of the Japanese people. It is said that they have not yet opened their minds, and they do not blink when they kill people. ”

Lao Qian has also heard a little about the Japanese people, and he is also a little worried when he hears Qian Jin say this. He is a family person, and the first thing to consider is the safety of the family.

Qian Jin continued: "I attacked your title of 100 households, and I continued to go to the capital to take the exam. When the time comes, you will take care of it at home, and there will be artillery towers in the village, and ordinary bandits will not be afraid. ”

Old Qian was noncommittal, and returned to the room silently, he needed time to ponder the news.

On the morning of the second day, when Qian Jin saw Lao Qian again, he saw that his eyes were bloodshot and his expression was sluggish, and it was estimated that he hadn't slept much all night.

Lao Qian lit three sticks of incense on the shrine, motioned for Qian Jin to kneel down in front of the shrine, and said slowly: "Jin'er, my hundred households are also passed down from my ancestors. I thought about it all night last night, and you're almost an adult. There are only two of us men at home, and it's time for you to carry the burden. These hundred households will let you attack. ”

"Dad, you can stay at home with your mother and Bao'er, and I'll do everything outside." Qian Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked again: "By the way, our ancestors didn't pass down any martial arts cheats or family heirloom swords?" ”

When Lao Qian saw that his mouth was so poor, he was about to fight, and Qian Jin begged for mercy again and again. After such a fuss, the atmosphere at home suddenly relaxed. Lao Qian Zhengse said: "There are no cheats, and there are no treasure knives. However, your grandfather has passed on a few knife techniques to me. ”

"Is there really a cheat?"

"Our old Qian family ancestor has fought with Emperor Gaozu in the world, and he can crawl out of the sea of corpses and blood, how can he do it without a few things to rely on?

After that, Lao Qian took out a standard willow leaf saber from the inner room, slowly pulled out the blade, and gently flicked his fingertips on it, buzzing.

He walked into the middle of the courtyard and said slowly: "These sword techniques are all pondered in the battlefield battle, and there are no tricks. The first key is momentum, and when the momentum is sufficient, the enemy will be afraid; The second key is to be stable in the next game, the fighting in the army is a group attack, and it is easy to fall down if the next game is unstable, and once you fall, you may never be able to get up again; The third tip is to keep an eye on the enemy's wrist, which is where the force is used and where you will attack first. ”

Lao Qian raised the knife with both hands and continued to say: "The knife formula is also very simple, which is divided into seven words: splitting, chopping, stabbing, sweeping, chopping, winding, and piercing. Look at it. ”

I saw that Lao Qian changed his usual honest appearance, and shouted loudly in his mouth, and a lancet was danced by him whirring, or chopping the enemy's shoulder, or stabbing the enemy's abdomen, or chopping the enemy's wrist, or sweeping the enemy's leg, which is a typical method of killing the enemy in the army, not paying attention to gorgeous moves, only seeking to hurt the enemy.

Half an hour later, Lao Qian put away his knife and stood up.

Qian Jin was dumbfounded, and only said in a half-loud voice: "Dad, you are hiding a little deep......"

At this time, Wen came to the courtyard, handed a hot towel to Lao Qian to wipe his face, and when he saw Qian Jin's virtue, he smiled and said: "Your father didn't have a lot of effort in his hands, how did he save the beauty of the hero back then." ”

Lao Qian smiled and said: "It's all old and old, I haven't practiced for some years, and my hands are a little raw." ”

…………

After breakfast, the two came to the guardhouse.

When Governor Wei heard that Qian Jin was going to make up for it, he secretly spoke. In recent years, the most heard news from the guards was that soldiers had deserted military service, and I had never heard of anyone volunteering to serve in the military. So he reported the matter to Wang Xing.

Wang Xing came to the official office to see that it was Lao Qian's father and son, so he smiled and said: "Oh, it turned out that Qian Baihu and his virtuous nephew came. ”

Old money didn't answer.

Qian Jin clenched his fists and said: "Commander Wang, the subordinate Qian Jin is here today to inherit his father's title of 100 households, and his father will no longer serve in the guard. ”

Wang Xing listened to the strange words: "I have heard that the article of the imperial examination is first-class for a long time, why did you suddenly think of coming to the army to make up for it?" ”

Qian Jin saw Wang Xing's appearance of a pig's head and a pig's brain, sneered in his heart, but sighed in his mouth: "My father was tired in his early years and had a hidden illness in his body. As a son, he naturally has to join the army for his father. ”

Chen Guo attaches great importance to filial piety, and if he is not filial, he can be punished. Wang Xing blinked, he couldn't think of anything in it, so he asked the governor to exchange military books for Lao Qian's father and son. After all the formalities were completed, Wang Xing asked, "When is the virtuous nephew going to come to the army to perform his duties?"

"The lower official is here to report today, and he will go to Beijing to catch the exam in a few days." Qian Jin no longer had a false relationship with him, so he raised the military register and the waist card of the hundred households in his hand, and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell the commander that the subordinate has been lifted." ”

Wang Xing was teased by Qian Jin, and suddenly said angrily: "Even if you are a lifter, but there are rules in the army, do you have to take this military order as a child's play?" ”

Qian Jin smiled sweetly and said: "Commander Wang, according to "Chen Law", military households can also enter Beijing to take the exam, and it is a crime to obstruct people from going to Beijing to take the exam." ”

When Wang Xing heard this, he was furious. He immediately instructed the governor to find a copy of the Chen Law, and sure enough, this article was clearly written on it.

He had to hold back his anger and ask for money to arrange the handover of military affairs, so he slammed the door and left.