Chapter 31 Zhao Gou's apprenticeship
Zhao Gou, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others came to the main hall laughing and playful, and looked up to see Zhou Tong looking at everyone with a smile. The smiles of the five of them stopped abruptly, and they stood aside in a panic. Zhou Tong saw that the relationship between the five of them was very good, and looked at the time again, it was not early, and said softly: "A few of you go to sleep!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison, and Zhao Gou also turned around and walked towards the firewood room, which was where he slept.
Suddenly, Zhou Tong shouted: "You stay, everyone else goes back to the room to rest, there will be more severe exercises tomorrow, if you are listless, you will bear the consequences!" ”
Yue Fei and the others were a little surprised when they heard that Zhou Tong had let Zhao Gou stay alone, and when they heard Zhou Dong's voice, they returned to the room in a daze, and glanced at Zhao Gou before leaving; Zhao Gou nodded understandingly. He looked at Zhou Tong curiously, only to see him continue to say: "You follow me outside the house, the old man has something to ask you!" ”
Zhou Tong got up and walked outside the house, Zhao Gou hurriedly followed, muttering, "What's wrong today?" ”
"Let me ask you, what is your name?" Zhou Tong led Zhao Gou to the martial arts arena and asked straight to the point.
Zhao Gou replied loudly: "Zhao Gou! ”
Zhou Tong was a little surprised when he heard Zhao Gou's name, frowned, and said, "Your surname is Zhao?" A surname with the Great Song royal family? What a blessing! ”
Zhao Gou lowered his head and was silent, a little embarrassed, he couldn't tell Zhou Tong that he was a member of the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty, and he was still the ninth son of the current emperor. Since he can't say it, he can only be silent and let Zhou Tong guess at will. Zhou Tong didn't have much interest in his name, there were too many people surnamed Zhao in the Great Song Dynasty, and he didn't have too many ideas, let alone think that Zhao Gou in front of him was a royal person.
Zhou Tong then asked: "Since Lin Chong has been teaching you martial arts for three years and teaching you the martial arts of the Lin family, then his marksmanship should also be taught to you." When Zhao Gou heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, Zhou Tong saw him nodding and continued: "His marksmanship is also taught to you, so you can play it and take a look." ”
Zhou Tong stiffened his body and stood up suddenly, casually pulled out the spear beside him, threw it directly to Zhao Gou's side, and inserted it straight in front of Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou was overjoyed, he had been waiting for this day for a long time, just to get Zhou Dong's guidance, he lifted the spear in front of him without hesitation, and hurriedly danced.
Zhou Tong watched Zhao Gou wielding the spear in his hand in a daze, seeing that he was more and more proficient in dancing, and there was still a sense of rustiness before, which disappeared in the blink of an eye, becoming smoother and smoother; His eyes looked at Zhao Gou's lower plate again, frowned, and secretly thought: "If this is the case, his foundation still needs to be strengthened; As for the moves, you only need to practice every day to become proficient. ”
"In three years, it must have taken a lot of effort to be able to practice Lin Chong's family marksmanship to such an extent. If you encounter some ruffians, or ordinary people, you will definitely be able to win. In marksmanship, he does have some talent, it should be said that he has earned it through hard work, which is a little different from Pengju. ”
"I thought that this kid paid attention to internal skills, not external skills, and his temperament was more like an elegant scholar. When he wielded the spear, the momentum on his body changed suddenly, becoming more incomparably fierce, and he gave it his all with every move. If the foundation is a little more stable and the strength is a little stronger, it can be regarded as a small achievement in marksmanship. ”
Zhao Gou quickly finished playing the Lin family's marksmanship, his breath was a little disordered, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said respectfully: "I still hope that Mr. Zhou will give advice!" ”
Zhou Tong looked at the eagerness in Zhao Gou's eyes, couldn't help but smile slightly, didn't answer his question, and asked directly: "You came here from Bianjing for the purpose of worshipping me as a teacher." From Lin Chong's letters, the old man already knows that your foundation is unstable, and he wants to find a way to retrain his foundation, yes or no? ”
When Zhao Gou heard Zhou Dong's question, he also put his previous thoughts behind him, and replied solemnly: "This time, the kid came here for this matter. Lin Jiaotou said that my fire is not at home, and also said that my strength is insufficient and my foundation is unstable, and only when I come to you can I improve. ”
Zhou Tong nodded, looked at Zhao Gou intently, the smile on his face gradually converged, revealing a majestic appearance, and said sharply: "Old man, come to ask you, why do you want to practice martial arts?" ”
Zhao Gou lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied loudly: "The kid is practicing martial arts to protect his family and defend the country, but now the Great Song Dynasty is under the enemy's back, and there are traitorous ministers in charge, and the people are not happy; There are strong enemies outside, and they are eyeing each other. As a great Song man, he should defend his family and the country; As a man of the Great Song Dynasty, it is everyone's responsibility to expel the Jin people and protect my rivers and mountains. ”
"Now, although I am young, when I grow up in the future, I am bound to lead the Great Song Dynasty army, recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, expel the Jin people, and make the Great Song Dynasty mighty, and there are many traitors in the court. At this time, if the Jin soldiers invade the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger! ”
"Good!" Zhou Tong shouted violently and praised: "Well said! ”
Zhao Gou's words hit Zhou Dong's heart. At the beginning, Zhou Tong became the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, that is, the main battle faction, resolutely fighting with the Jin people, unwilling to seek peace. Since the Jin people dare to invade the Great Song Dynasty, then lead the army to give a good blow, so that they will always remember that the Great Song Dynasty is the country of ****.
However, there are many traitors in the DPRK and China, and the lord and faction are in power, and the military generals have a low status in the DPRK and are depressed; As a last resort, he could only resign and return to his hometown, and devoted himself to opening a museum to accept apprentices and teach martial arts. First, in order to pass on what he has learned, and secondly, he also wants to train a few generals who can fight well and serve the imperial court, what he is best at is the art of riding archery, the two armies are fighting, and the art of riding and archery is very important, so his skills of riding and archery are all taught to Yue Fei.
"If the people of the Great Song Dynasty have such thoughts as you, why are they afraid of foreign enemies, how can they not be strong." Zhou Tong sighed and said: "Today's Great Song Dynasty has gone through several emperors, and wants to completely change the weak situation of the Great Song Dynasty, but ignores the strength of foreign enemies, and the generals have no real power, how can they lead the troops to fight wholeheartedly." ”
"Although you are young, you have this height, the old man is very pleased, and when the morning comes, he will practice with several of them, and the old man will personally teach him the actual combat experience. At the beginning, you learned the moves from Lin Chong, only the marksmanship was slightly successful, and the others were nondescript, your foundation was too weak, if you want to change your weak foundation, you must endure the pain of several times the ordinary, can you bear it? ”
Zhao Gou replied firmly: "Of course I can bear it, I can't bear this hardship in order to practice martial arts, so I just give up martial arts and follow literature." ”
"Good!" Zhou Tong nodded appreciatively and said, "What you said, the old man has written it down, and then it depends on how long you can hold on." If you can't hold on, there's no need to be here. The old man's requirements are very demanding, and if he doesn't meet my requirements, then roll up and get out. ”
Zhao Gou replied: "It must be successfully completed!" ”
"Then we'll see!" Zhou Tong smiled slightly, and laughed in a low voice: "You guys are hiding behind, it's time to come out!" ”
Zhao Gou looked at the back of the door, only to see Yue Fei and the others walking out of the house, bowing their heads in embarrassment, only Wang Gui had a hippie smile, his temperament was like this, even Zhou Tong couldn't do anything about him. Zhou Tong couldn't help but look at Yue Fei and the others, and then looked at Zhao Gou, he didn't expect that in just one month, the relationship between them would be so good, he was a little surprised in his heart, and a little relieved, and said in a deep voice: "Since they are all here, then there is no need to wait until tomorrow to carry out the apprenticeship ceremony." ”
Yue Fei and the others smiled excitedly: "The master finally accepted it, haha!" ……”
"Hmmm! ......" Zhou Tong snorted with a cold face, which frightened Yue Fei and the others to hurriedly stop their mouths and smile. Zhao Gou, Yue Fei and others followed Zhou Tong to the main hall, Yue Fei and others had already made tea, just waiting for Zhou Tong to open his mouth to accept the apprentices, everything was ready, looking at the tea brewed on the table, Zhou Dong shook his head with a smile and said, "This group of boys!" ……”
Zhao Gou knelt on his knees, holding the tea in his hands, while Yue Fei and the others looked at Zhou Tong excitedly, only to see Zhou Tong take the tea with a smile, and then take a sip. I saw Zhou Tong put down the tea, Zhao Gou kowtowed respectfully, and shouted "master" three times, Zhou Tong nodded happily and said, "From now on, you will be the old man's retreat disciple, the last disciple." ”
"Senior brother!"
"Senior brother!"
Zhao Gou greeted Yue Fei and the others again, and smiled at each other. They have long been familiar with Zhao Gou, only Zhou Tong does not know Zhao Gou's name, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others have already exchanged names, and because of Zhou Dong's orders, they are in private contact. Now, the five of them have finally become brothers, and they have also become comrades-in-arms on the battlefield, not to mention for the time being.
At this moment, Zhao Gou seemed to be in a dream. From the beginning of the closed-door soup, and then insisted on it for another month, and became friends with the famous Marshal Yue in history. Now, they are brothers again, which really makes him feel that all this is happening too quickly, as if he is in another world.
Zhou Tong accepted Zhao Gou as an apprentice, and he was also very happy in his heart, a smile appeared on his face, his face was full of wrinkles, and he showed a sincere smile; Zhao Gou was also excited, his first step plan was finally achieved. Zhou Dong is a generation of martial arts masters and has learned a lot. used to be the head of the forbidden army, and the actual combat experience must be the best, even if he is old, he is still majestic, and the whole person exudes a strong might, and everyone looks at each other.