Han Ruzi woke up automatically, it was still dark, he turned his head and slowly made out the outline of his wife's head, she was sleeping soundly, a few fingers were exposed outside the quilt, as if hiding in the curtain and peeping out.

Han Ruzi got out of bed, dressed quietly, and heard a hazy voice from the bed: "It's still dark......"

"I'll get up and sit down." Han Ruzi replied softly, stood in place for a while, heard no sound on the bed, slowly walked to the window and sat down, quietly waiting for dawn.

The Houhua Courtyard of the Hou Mansion has been abandoned for a long time and has not been cleaned up, and the grandfather and grandson of the Du family took matters into their own hands yesterday to sweep away the snow and open up a rectangular field to teach martial arts here.

Han Ruzi and Zhang Youcai changed into tight-fitting clothes, they arrived just after dawn, the old man Du touched the sky and hadn't come yet, only Du Chuanyun was waiting there alone, carrying his hands behind his back, looking at the two "apprentices".

Zhang Youcai didn't like the other party's attitude, "Hey, this is not your 'rivers and lakes', you have to salute when you see a tired Hou." ”

"Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher, the five major in Yuzhong, the master accounts for one of them, standing here, I am the master, you are the apprentice, how can there be a rule for the master to salute the apprentice?" Du Chuanyun's body straightened up.

Zhang Youcai still wanted to argue, but Han Ruzi raised his hand to signal him to be obedient.

Du Chuanyun nodded and continued: "Du's martial arts are famous all over the world, how many people kneel on the ground and cry to worship our two sons as teachers, we didn't agree, and the two of you can be regarded as a coincidence......

Zhang Youcai pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Not convinced, huh? Come on, let's have a contest. Du Chuanyun rolled up his sleeves, although it was winter, he didn't wear much, just a layer of cotton clothes, and the neckline was deliberately open.

Zhang Youcai is still a little self-aware, "I'm not comparable, I'm just an ordinary little eunuch." There are thousands of people who can defeat me, it doesn't mean anything, if you really have the ability, you can challenge more powerful opponents. ”

There was no more powerful opponent in the Hou Mansion, but Du Chuanyun had to show his hand and looked around. Pointing to the unswept snow nearby, "If you want to see the real ability, okay, I'll give you a trick to 'tread the snow without a trace'." ”

Du Chuanyun tightened his belt, and as soon as he lifted his breath, he ran away, as fast as a galloping horse, and in a moment he arrived under a tree and circled around the tree. He ran back again, stopped, exhaled lightly, and said proudly, "Have you seen it?" ”

Han Ruzi and Zhang Youcai looked at the ground, there were no footprints on the white snow, Zhang Youcai was still not convinced, walked over to take a closer look, and stepped on it himself. The footprints are clear, but there are only a few shallow traces where Du Chuanyun has run. "It's not 'traceless'."

Zhang Youcai muttered in his mouth, admiring it tightly in his heart, and walked forward slowly, checking every trace.

"My grandfather's name is Du Motian, and my name is Du Chuanyun, you know how powerful our Du family's light skills are. My grandfather also has a nickname, known as 'One Sword Fairy', that is, the swordsmanship is also very powerful, and my nickname is 'Chasing Electric Flying Dragon'......"

"Bragging again." Du touched the sky and pushed his grandson away. "The name is rewarded by fellow people in the rivers and lakes, how can anyone claim to be self-proclaimed? If you change one a day, you won't have your own name until you die. ”

Zhang Youcai turned from behind the tree, smiled and said loudly: "There are footprints behind the tree, you have a break halfway!" ”

"I didn't say I couldn't rest." Du Chuanyun whispered.

Du Motian said with a smile: "Don't worry about the tired marquis, my grandson doesn't have a door, so he loves to talk nonsense." ”

"How can it be considered nonsense?" Han Ruzi still admires Du Chuanyun very much.

Du Motian shook his head, "Tired Hou was deceived. ”

Zhang Youcai happened to run back and asked in surprise: "There is something on the sole of his shoe?" You can't do it as shallow as a footprint on the snow. ”

"Grandpa, why are you telling them this?" Du Chuanyun whispered, pulled his grandfather's sleeve, and was pushed aside again.

"Have you ever seen juggling?" Du Motian asked.

Han Ruzi shook his head, and Zhang Youcai said: "I've seen it, there are monkey tricks, climbers, knife dancers, and fire swallowers...... It's interesting. ”

Du Motian smiled and nodded, "That's right, some people can dance dozens or hundreds of catties of broadswords, but why don't they go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions?" ”

"yes, why?" Zhang Youcai was extremely interested.

"Because a knife dance is a knife dance, a battle is a battle, and a fight is a fight, the so-called interlacing is like a mountain, and the person who can dance the big knife may not even have time to raise the knife on the battlefield, and the fierce generals on the battlefield may not even know where the enemy came from when they are in the alley."

"That's right, I thought I had enough strength." Zhang Youcai didn't understand too much.

Han Ruzi remembered that Meng Che had also said something similar, his martial arts were obviously very good, but he claimed that he couldn't beat five soldiers, now that he thinks about it, he may not be humble, but he is saying in a roundabout way: He learned Jianghu kung fu, and he can't beat five soldiers on the battlefield, but not necessarily in the alley.

"The kung fu of 'stepping on the snow without a trace' is similar to the juggling of the rivers and lakes, which can be used to show off and make money, and it is used by our grandchildren to perform when they walk the rivers and lakes and have nothing to eat. If you really fight, it is taboo for the soles of your feet to float. ”

"You can use it to escape." Zhang Youcai came up with a use for "Walking on the Snow Without a Trace", but was glared at by Du Chuanyun.

"At most, run a dozen steps, and if you have that momentum, it's better to run faster and longer with your feet on the ground."

Du Chuanyun became more and more surprised, "Grandpa, you have brought out all the old guys, do you really want to teach them martial arts?" ”

"Of course it's a true religion, the tired marquis is not a person from the rivers and lakes, don't deceive people with the rivers and lakes."

As soon as these words came out, Han Ruzi and Zhang Youcai both had a very good impression of Old Man Du, and they gave a gift, which can be regarded as a sincere recognition of him as a master.

The martial arts taught by Master Zhen on the first day are extremely simple, move your legs and feet, stand in place and squat on the horse, get up and rest for a while when you are tired, and then squat again.

Du Chuanyun was exposed by his grandfather, and he was very unwilling, and he also followed the squatting step, with a standard posture, motionless from beginning to end, which brought a lot of pressure to the two apprentices, and they didn't dare to get up easily.

After only squatting for a little more than a quarter of an hour in total, Han Ruzi felt that his legs were sore, and Zhang Youcai was even more sad, and he couldn't even walk, "Master, I made a wrong wish, can I stop learning martial arts?" ”

"No, if I learn, you have to learn." Han Ruzi couldn't let go of Zhang Youcai, in that case, he would look even weaker in front of Du Chuanyun.

At breakfast, Cui Xiaojun kept snickering, and was forced to ask by Han Ruzi many times before she said: "I think of a few brothers in the family, they used to be very fond of martial arts for a while, they got up early and were greedy for darkness, and there were more than a dozen masters invited. ”

"And then? Did they practice? Han Ruzi asked.

Cui Xiaojun giggled, "No, they practiced for a few months, but they defeated many servants in the mansion, they thought they were very powerful, they had to disguise themselves and go out to fight with people, but they were beaten and carried back to the house by the servants, it is said that they later shouted that they were the sons of the Cui family, and people didn't believe it, so they beat harder." ”

Han Ruzi also smiled, "I don't go out to fight, I learn martial arts just to strengthen my body." ”

"That's good, I don't think Master Du is the kind of liar master invited by the Cui family, they tout my stupid brothers every day, making them self-righteous before they dare to go out and cause trouble, and then these people were driven away by my mother."

Han Ruzi thought, there are really many liars in this world, and Chun Yuxiao, who wants to be angry, is said to be a liar, but he is relatively deceitful, and he can induce the princes and kings to rebel, and even the great Ruluo Huanzhang regards him as a sage.

After the meal, he practiced for half an hour, still squatting and walking, Han Ruzi rested twice, and finally supported it, but Zhang Youcai always played tricks, sitting on the ground again and again, Du Chuanyun thought of a way, and placed a dead wood branch vertically under Zhang Youcai's buttocks, and the little eunuch didn't dare to sit down anymore, he was really tired, so he stood up and walked two steps.

"How many days do you have to practice?" The practice was finally over, and Zhang Youcai limped and walked.

"A few days? There is no end, my grandfather is so old, he still has to practice for a while every day. Du Chuanyun was jumping around, and the half-hour horse step had no effect on him.

Zhang Youcai had a bitter face and regretted it.

Han Ruzi changed her clothes and prepared to welcome the morning visitors.

Han Shi, the widow of Emperor Wu's prince, although he failed to get the favor of his ancestors when he drew lots in the Taimiao Temple and missed the throne, he was named the champion marquis and took over the northern army.

Why did such a person come to meet the abolished emperor? Even Yang Feng couldn't figure it out, and he didn't even give Tihou too much of a reminder, just suggesting that he receive him normally.

Seventeen-year-old Han Shi is the cousin of Han Ruzi, he came to visit, and the tired marquis should go out to greet him, but he is also a deposed emperor, and his position is more noble than the princes and kings and the champion marquis.

Fu Cheng didn't dare to call the shots alone, yesterday he deliberately went to Zongzheng Mansion to ask his boss for help, and the instructions he got were: the title is big, and the tired marquis can welcome him to the second door, and he bows his hand and calls the other party "champion Hou", no need to call him "brother", let alone "royal brother" and "imperial brother" call each other.

Zongzheng Mansion's arrangement is quite detailed, and it is almost the content of the conversation between the two.

In the morning, the champion Hou Hanshi came to visit on time, and he had obviously been instructed, and he cooperated with the tired Hou in terms of etiquette, as if he had practiced many times.

The two had met once in the Taimiao, and only then did they have the opportunity to observe each other closely.

Han Shi looked much more mature than seventeen years old, smiling, quite bold, and his eyebrows were somewhat similar to the portrait of Taizu that Han Ruzi had seen.

The two humbled each other three times, and walked into the main hall side by side, and the tired Hou Fucheng must be present in this case, and the champion Hou Hanshi also has officials to follow, and after the officials, it is their own personal entourage.

At the beginning, the conversation was decent, Han Shi thanked the clan for their help, praised the light and elegant of the Tired Hou Mansion, and expressed appropriate envy for the leisurely life of the Tired Hou, Han Ruzi smiled perfunctorily, thinking that the other party would not deliberately come to observe his own thoughts, although Han Shi was mature, but it was not to the extent of penetrating people's hearts at a glance.

Han Ruzi was absent-minded, and the soreness in his legs made him restless, so he missed a few words, and suddenly reacted, "What did Champion Hou say just now?" The sentence related to Yang Feng. ”

Han Shi smiled and said: "I said that I had heard of Yang Gong's name earlier, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see it before, and now the Northern Army lacks a military advisor, and I don't know if I want to cut my love?" ”

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