In the afternoon of the same day, Yue Fei rode the horse given by Zhou Tong back to his home and told his mother everything in 1510. Yue Fei's mother nodded, knowing what her son wanted to do, she did not object, but supported Yue Fei. Therefore, Anren started to modify it overnight.

Zhou Dong watched Yue Fei leave, only Zhao Gou was beside him, and seeing the surprised look on his face, he smiled and said, "Are you still thinking, why I don't want to let Peng Ju ride the horse you sent him to take the exam?" ”

Zhao Gou nodded, and said in surprise: "Master, the disciple is just about to ask you, why don't you want the eldest brother to ride the horse I gave him?" Your horse has a good footpath, but it's still a lot worse than mine. If I had my horse, the odds would have been much better for the big brother. ”

Zhou Tong stroked his beard, glanced at Zhao Gou meaningfully, and said, "Definitely!" Pengju's martial arts, I know it well. Even if there are no good horses, it will not have any effect on him. After all, it was the martial arts that I taught myself. In recent years, in the eyes of the teacher, the only one who can't see through it is you. ”

"Can't see through me?" Zhao Gou was shocked and looked at Zhou Tong intently.

Zhou Tong nodded and said, "From the beginning, I didn't plan to accept you as a disciple. I am very old, and I don't have much energy to instruct you in martial arts, so I can only teach Pengju wholeheartedly and cultivate a marshal for the Great Song Dynasty who will shake the past and the present. However, your perseverance, stamina, heart, and even comprehension deeply shocked me. ”

"Don't think that a few of them can deceive my eyes by secretly communicating with you, and they haven't reached the point of being dizzy with old eyes." Zhao Gou scratched his head awkwardly and smiled, Zhou Tong smiled lightly: "So, I am sure in my heart that you are a talent that can be created, and you have the guidance of a famous teacher, as long as you make a little adjustment, you can become an inference, which is beyond my expectations." ”

"Accepting you as a disciple is beyond my expectations, and it is reasonable. I've always been curious about who you are. At that time, when I didn't accept you as an apprentice, someone kept following behind you, standing still on the surface, and later I learned that they were protecting you, until you sent your horse to Pengju, I didn't know your identity, and I also knew why they attached so much importance to you, sent people to protect you secretly, and followed you all the way to Tangyin County. ”

Zhao Gou was puzzled: "Someone is secretly protecting me?" Why didn't I find them? ”

"Because the people who protect you can't be found in your realm at that time, they are all first-class masters, and they can also be ranked on the rivers and lakes. If I hadn't been there in the early years, I wouldn't have found them. It's just because they have a special way to hide, if they hadn't accidentally been taken advantage of by me for a while, they wouldn't have known. ”

When Zhou Tong recalled Zhang San and Li Si, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "From beginning to end, I was a little suspicious, and I was never sure until Lin Chong's letter, your horses, and them. It was all in one place that they understood everything, and why they sent out the people of Amber Hills. ”

"Amber Hills?" Zhao Gou whispered and frowned: "What kind of characters are they?" ”

"A terrible group of people, but also a group of sad people!" Zhou Dongfeng sighed lightly, stared at Zhao Gou intently, as if he had seen him thoroughly, and said, "As for who they are, when you go back in the future, you will know everything." ”

"You came here to practice martial arts, I'm afraid you were also guided by Lin Chong, otherwise, even if you show your identity, I may not be able to accept you, maybe it will be a stick to beat you out. Since you have been appreciated by Lin Chong, and there are people from them who have come to protect you, I guess that your identity is extraordinary, am I right? Lord Gun! ”

Zhao Gou was stunned for a long time, silent for a long time, Zhou Tong saw his surprised appearance, and said with a playful smile: "When I guessed that you were the king of the county, I was startled." However, if you don't tell the truth, you won't complain about you, you will still be the same Zhao Gou in the future, not the king of the county, and you will be the king of the county when you return to Bianjing! ”

Zhao Gou looked embarrassed and said, "The disciple didn't mean to deceive you,......"

Zhou Tong waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, no need to say more, for the teacher to understand!" It is my honor to accept you as a disciple in this life! You didn't live up to my expectations, you didn't teach you anything, but even I was a little surprised by your achievements, and I can rest assured when I pass away! ”

When Zhao Gou heard this, his voice trembled slightly, and he said, "Master has a long life, how can he ...... now?"

"Who has not died since ancient times!" Zhou Tong interrupted again, "It's not terrible to die, what else can't you think about when you live to this age for your teacher." As a teacher, I can't live this year! ”

"Goo'er, your identity is special, and you are favored by the emperor, that horse is your status symbol, you can't give it away easily, so as not to attract death!"

"Don't underestimate it, the only people who can ride it are the current emperor, the late King Cai, and you! If this horse is ridden, unexpected changes will inevitably occur! ”

"In addition, you have to promise to be a teacher, and in the future, you will inherit the throne, lead the Great Song army, expel the Jin soldiers, and return my rivers and mountains!"

Zhao Gou replied solemnly: "Master, don't worry, I, Zhao Gou, will defend the Great Song Dynasty to the death, and will never allow any foreign enemy to invade the Great Song Dynasty." Whether it is the Jin soldiers or the Liao army, they are not allowed to invade our rivers and mountains. ”

"Good!" Zhou Tong nodded and said with relief: "As a teacher, I believe that you will definitely be able to do it, and what I have not done can only be completed by relying on you." ”

So, Zhou Tong and Zhao Gou talked at night, and the master and apprentice also spoke freely. Zhao Gou knew that Zhou Tong would not live this year, and what Zhou Tong said to him was like a last word, which made him pay full attention and listen carefully.

The next day, Zhou Tong sat alone in the study to read ancient books, and Zhao Gou left the village for morning exercises, heard footsteps outside, and looked up to see Tang Huai walking in and said, "Master, goodbye!" My father asked the master to see the disciple, but is he dressed like this? ”

Zhou Dong saw that Tang Huai was wearing a plain white scarf on his head, and a big red peony flower was embroidered on the top; He wore a plain white embroidered robe with a collar on his body, a red embroidered velvet shoulder around his neck, red sleeves on both sides, a silver belt around his waist, and black oil foundation boots on his feet.

Zhou Tong nodded and said, "It's just this kind of outfit." ”

Tang Huai asked again: "My father asked the master to come to Hexia tomorrow for dinner, so that we can enter the city together." ”

Zhou Tong said: "It's not necessary, it's always at the school ground." ”

Tang Huai had just left, and he saw Zhang Xian come in, wearing a green satin scarf and embroidered with a peony flower; Wearing a green satin embroidered robe, also with red shoulders, red sleeves, soft gold belt waist, and a pair of green satin boots with a silver background.

Zhang Xian made a gesture to Zhou Tong and said, "Master, look at the students, can they look like friends in Wuzhong?" ”

Zhou Tong said: "Okay! You go back and greet Ling Zun, you don't have to wait for me tomorrow, you can meet in the school field. ”

Zhang Xian promised to go back, and when he followed Wang Gui in, he shouted, "Master, please see what the students are wearing?" ”

Zhou Tong saw that he was wearing a red robe, a red scarf, and a white pink flower embroidered; Wearing red shoulders, red sleeves, red soft belt waist, and golden satin boots under his feet. With his red face, his whole body is like coals.

"Wonderful!" Zhou Tong couldn't help but praise, "You go to the city with your father tomorrow, you don't have to wait for me." I had dinner at your brother-in-law's house, and I will come to the school with him to meet him. ”

Just after sending Wang Gui out, Yue Fei walked in again, and said with great interest: "Father, is this how the child is?" ”

Zhou Tong smiled: "I'm going to do it now!" Your brothers have agreed to meet tomorrow in the school yard. Tomorrow I will have dinner at your house with you, and I will get up with you and go to the school grounds. ”

Yue Fei smiled bitterly: "It's just that the child's family is poor, and I'm afraid there is no good food to entertain." ”

Zhou Tong said: "Just eat and eat, you go back first!" ”

Yue Fei agreed, said goodbye to Zhou Tong, and said to his mother when he returned home. The mother-in-law is a person who knows the general situation, is virtuous and virtuous, and when she heard that Zhou Dong and Zhao Gou were going to be guests, she hurriedly prepared.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Tong and Zhao Gou came over together and had dinner at Yue Fei's house. When Zhao Gou saw the place where Yue Fei lived, the house was surrounded by walls, and he couldn't help sighing, he silently took a hundred taels from his arms and handed it to his mother-in-law.

never thought that the mother-in-law refused to accept it, and also alarmed Zhou Tong and Yue Fei. When they learned that Zhao Gou was going to give a hundred taels, they couldn't help but be shocked. However, Zhou Tong knew Zhao Gou's identity, and under his persuasion, his mother-in-law accepted it, Yue Fei glanced at Zhao Gou gratefully, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

After eating, Zhou Dong, Yue Fei, and Zhao Gou got up and went out. Zhou Tong rode a horse and took the lead in stepping forward, followed by Yue Fei and Zhao Gou.

All the way, until the school field of Neihuang County, I saw that there were overcrowds everywhere, and there were crowds of people, and I couldn't see the edge at a glance. The shouts of all kinds of buying and selling in the market, as well as the shouting of the little two in the tea tent wine shop, are so lively!

Zhou Tong chose a neat and clean tea tent, tied the horse to the tree in front of the door, walked into the tent, and the three of them each sat on one end to eat tea.

Wang Gui and the others' fathers were all outsiders, and they all had relatives and friends in the city, so they carried food and sent it to the school yard, picked a large wine tent to sit down, and then instructed Zhuang Ding to look around for Zhou Dong's master and apprentice.

The man searched around, saw the horse that Yue Fei was riding, and recognized that it was given by his own master before, so he knew that it was Zhou Dong, and saw that the three of them were indeed sitting in the tea tent to rest.

The man hurriedly returned to report to the three members, as well as Wang Gui and the others. The three members didn't get up, they asked Wang Gui and others to go, Wang Gui and others followed behind Na Zhuang Ding, came to the tea tent non-stop, saw Zhou Tong, and said respectfully: "Master, my father is in the tea tent opposite, please go to eat with the master." ”

Zhou Tong said in a deep voice: "You go back and tell Ling Zun, just say that this is not a place to eat and drink, and let them not eat." In addition, you should also prepare your own ones; Later, when someone calls your name, the three of you go up and say yes. If the county lord asks about Pengju, you can wait and then come over. ”

When Wang Gui heard this, he knew that these people were separated from Yue Fei, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you ask Brother Yue to go up with us?" ”

Zhou Tong said helplessly: "I don't know, it's not that I don't ask him to go with you, but the gap between your arm strength and Pengju is too big, and only Zhao Gou is equal to Pengju." Therefore, the bow and arrow he uses should be hard, and the ordinary bow and arrow will be broken when it is opened, so that everyone's eyes are focused on Pengju, which is not good for you, so he is called to take another test. ”

Wang Gui and the others understood Zhou Dong's intentions, and they were happy for Yue Fei in their hearts, so they said goodbye to Zhou Dong and returned to the wine tent. He said this to the outside of the staff, and the outside of the staff was full of admiration.

After a short time, those martial arts boys from various towns and villages came one after another. At a glance, Zhao Gou saw that most of them were rich children, dressed very neatly, all of them were high-headed horses, with bright and gorgeous saddle armor.

One by one, they all want to be in the top three, and then they have the opportunity to go to Tokyo to gain fame. There are a lot of people, and it is not enough to say that it is prosperous and rich; After a while, I saw Li Chun, the county official, following a group of officials before and after, and walked into the school field before dismounting, sitting in the martial arts hall, and immediately sent tea to the left and right.

Zhao Gou looked at the county officials with a full official stand, and couldn't help frowning, thinking: "Could it be that all the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are like this?" The little county official is in such a posture, that first-class officer, don't go to heaven? ”

Li Chun, the county official, ate the tea, full of official authority, glanced at the dense martial arts candidates below, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "If you can select a few talents from them to enter Beijing, you will definitely be valued by the emperor, and then this official can also raise his head!" ”

"Let's get started!"

With the order of the county official Li Chun, the martial arts assessment finally began, and everyone was eager to try. Yue Fei and the others were excited, Zhou Tong's face changed slightly, and he said in a condensed voice: "It's finally started!" ”