Chapter 129: Martial Arts
The matter of Juhualou made Chen Minghui very frustrated, originally wanted to let Wu Fanhui go to have fun, maybe he could also experience the affairs of men and women, who knew that such an encounter would be really unlucky, seeing that the day of the township test list was coming, and when he was looking for fun, he encountered unlucky things, whether it indicated that this township test would also be unsatisfactory. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ye Kaiyi was slightly better, but he was worried about Meng Huaiyu's beauty.
Wu Fanhui is fine, as if this incident has never happened at all.
No one mentioned going to the Qinglou anymore, and even most of the meals were in the inn, and they rarely went out.
However, Chen Minghui and Ye Kaiyi's attitude towards Wu Fanhui has changed slightly, and the two seem to respect Wu Fanhui more, although their words and actions are still similar to the past, but their attitudes are a little more careful.
A few days have passed, Wu Fanhui also knows, the West Lake Longjing tea is very famous, for the top grade of tea, the price is very expensive, the best West Lake Longjing tea, one or two need about ten taels of silver, that is, the summer and autumn West Lake Longjing tea, also need about two taels of silver, ordinary people can't afford to drink.
This also made Wu Fanhui break out in a cold sweat, he is so familiar with West Lake Longjing tea, in the eyes of Chen Minghui and Ye Kaiyi, it must not be simple, fortunately the two did not get to the bottom of it, otherwise he would really be difficult to explain.
There are only three days left before the day of the list, almost all the candidates have quieted down, and the township test list can be described as the moment that determines the future of the candidates.
Chen Minghui and Ye Kaiyi both showed nervousness, and the other candidates in the Sihailou Inn also looked serious, and after meeting each other, they never mentioned the matter of issuing the list, which made people feel nervous unconsciously.
Wu Fanhui behaved freely, eating when he should eat and drinking when he should drink, as if he had no heart or lungs.
When the knock on the door sounded, Wu Fanhui casually said come in, anyway, most of the people who entered the room these days were Wang Baofu and Li Yong and others, and Chen Minghui and Ye Kaiyi rarely came.
It was indeed Wang Baofu who came in.
"Young master, there is a son downstairs who came to visit, saying that his surname is Xu, and he has met the young master."
Wu Fanhui was a little confused, he didn't have any acquaintances in Xi'an Mansion at all, and the ones he knew were the candidates who lived in Sihailou, but these candidates Wang Baofu and Li Yong also knew each other, in addition, it was He Luoxuan and the candidates of the Wang family, when did a son surnamed Xu come out.
Seeing that Wu Fanhui didn't speak immediately, Wang Baofu followed suit.
"If the young master is not familiar with it, his subordinates will refuse, saying that the son is busy with things and it is inconvenient to meet guests."
When Wang Baofu was about to turn around, Wu Fanhui suddenly remembered something.
"Wang Baofu, you go and ask Xu Gongzi to wait for a while, it's inconvenient in the inn, I'll go down immediately."
Wang Baofu was a little surprised, looked at Wu Fanhui, and nodded in agreement, so that he and Li Yong had to make some preparations, at least they needed to follow by their side, after all, the safety of the young master was the most important.
Wu Fanhui walked out of the inn and saw Xu Gongzi waiting on the side at a glance, and sure enough, he was the young man he met in Juhualou.
Seeing Wu Fanhui coming over, the young man hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted.
"In Xia Xu Yanqi, the words are too good, and I came to meet my son today, and I specially made amends."
"It turned out to be Brother Tailai, in Wu Fanhui, the word Qianjue."
"That day in Juhualou, it was abrupt, after Brother Qian Jue left Juhua Building, Huaiyu asked to come down to make amends, so he followed all the way down and came to Sihai Tower, but thinking that Brother Qian Jue was afraid that he had not yet dissipated, he didn't dare to visit rashly, and after waiting for a few days, he decided to come."
"So that's the case, Brother Tailai thinks too much, that day in Juhualou, I have already said that the matter has passed."
"That's what I said, but I still feel guilty in my heart, Brother Qianjue has a lot, and I have offended Brother Qianjue, Brother Qianjue also made suggestions for Xia, and I am grateful for it, I have thought about it these days, and when I continue to suffer from it, I must make up my mind, otherwise it will be detrimental to Huaiyu if it drags on."
"With a lot of effort, Brother Tailai doesn't have to be so worried."
"I have prepared a banquet in Taibai Restaurant, and I also invited Brother Qianjue and the two brothers of that day to the banquet, Brother Qianjue must not shirk and give me the opportunity to make amends."
Wu Fanhui did not refuse, he had long felt that this Xu Yanqi was not simple, and if there was a chance to make friends, it was still early for dinner, and the two walked towards Suzaku Street.
"If you don't guess wrong, Brother Qian Jue must be a scholar who participated in this township exam."
"Yes, there are three days before the list is released, and after the list is released, I will leave here and go home."
"I also came to participate in the township test, but it was just a martial arts."
Wu Fanhui turned his head to look at Xu Yanqi, a little surprised, he finally thought of something.
The martial arts of the Ming Dynasty were not taken seriously, the examination was also intermittent, the identity of the martial arts people, and the lifting of people can not be compared at all, there was an exception during the Chongzhen years, Zhu Youzhen, who ascended the throne, was ambitious, and paid special attention to the martial arts, Chongzhen personally presided over the martial arts examination in the fourth year, and appointed the martial champions, but then the martial arts gradually declined, until the Qing Dynasty, the martial arts were really valued.
The Ming Dynasty, which emphasized literature and light on martial arts, could not really attach importance to martial arts.
The martial arts examination is not the same as the township examination, it does not test the four books and five classics, but only writes the martial arts scriptures silently, and the martial arts examination takes the sergeant strategy as the first and the military technology as the second.
The time of the martial arts examination is generally held after the imperial examination.
Shaanxi's martial arts examination, after the township examination, the township examination was released, and a deer banquet was held, and then the martial arts examination began.
At the end of the martial arts examination, the people in the middle of the examination become martial arts people, and they will also rush to the capital to participate in the martial arts examination and the martial arts examination, but the examination of the martial arts is generally the responsibility of the local political envoy and the command of the envoy, and the imperial court will not send people to participate, and the form of the examination is much simpler, and the impact is even smaller.
Since Xu Yanqi was able to participate in the martial arts examination, he must have obtained the status of a martial arts member.
Although the government and the opposition do not attach much importance to the martial arts examination, as far as the candidates themselves are concerned, it is still important, if there is no certain military strategy and military skills, it is impossible to participate in the martial arts examination, such an examination is to show the ability to dance with a knife and a stick, and it is impossible for people who do not understand martial arts to go to the examination room.
Xiong Tingbi, the only famous minister of the Ming Dynasty, is the first place in Huguang Wuju and the first place in the township test, known as Double Xie Yuan, and there is a couplet in his home: there are three yuan in the world, and there is no one in the world.
Wu Fanhui finally understood why he had a very strange feeling when he saw Xu Yanqi for the first time, it turned out that this person was a martial artist, preparing to participate in the martial arts exam, the temperament of a martial artist is somewhat similar to that of a scholar, but there is more of a strong atmosphere, and the fusion of elegance and strong atmosphere gives people a feeling that is naturally unusual.
"I see, then I want to bless Brother Tailai Wuju High School."
Wu Fanhui's words made Xu Yanqi's expression a little gloomy.
"Don't mention this, I am devoted to martial arts and participate in the martial arts exam, just to prove my ability, and I don't dare to compare with Brother Qianjue."
In front of the students, the martial artists have a natural inferiority complex, although the martial artists are also nominally famous, but the local government doesn't care at all, what they really attach importance to is the imperial examination, and the martial arts members dare not think of such a thing as receiving the imperial court Lu rice, even if you participate in the martial arts examination as the first place.
Wu Fanhui didn't have any more relief, the general situation was like this, if he still persuaded him, it would be hypocritical, and he would invisibly raise his identity and lower the identity of the other party.
Walking to a place not far from the Taibai Restaurant, Xu Yanqi hugged his fists and said goodbye, saying that he was waiting at the Taibai Restaurant on time, and Wu Fanhui did not continue to stay and returned to the inn.
Wu Fanhui is not familiar with the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty, after all, this martial arts is not valued by the imperial court, and the Ming Dynasty emphasizes literature and light military force, and the military ministers cannot raise their heads in front of the civil officials, even if you are the general soldier of the province, such as the general army of Gansu or the general army of Yulin, but in front of the prefect and the prefect, he does not dare to shout at will, and the Ming Dynasty also has a strange scene, that is, it is basically impossible for the military minister to become the commander, no matter what the battle, the final commander to command the battle is the civil minister, and the military minister can only obey the orders of the civil minister.
Yang He, the governor of the three sides, as well as Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Jiliao, and Sun Chengzong, the current governor of Jiliao, etc., are all from Wenchen, even Xiong Tingbi, who is known as Shuang Xie Yuan, was also after participating in the martial arts examination and winning the first place, and later participated in the township examination, won the first place in the township examination, and went to the capital to participate in the general examination and the palace examination in the second year, and became a two-list jinshi.
To put it bluntly, the military ministers of the Ming Dynasty have almost no future, not only the civilian group looks down on them, but even the ordinary people look at them differently, and the words circulating among the people: A good man is not a soldier, it can explain everything.
However, Wu Fanhui's views are somewhat different, the vast majority of the military ministers of the Ming Dynasty are hereditary, which stems from the military household system implemented by Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Tzu is a soldier, and the descendants are all soldiers' sons, Lao Tzu is an officer, and the descendants are also hereditary officers, so the hereditary system has led to a large-scale decline in the quality of officers, and after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the quality of the army has been very unbearable.
In this case, martial arts is very important, after all, this is a formal examination of talents, martial arts people not only have extraordinary military skills, but also in military strategy, there are also outstanding places, compared to those hereditary officers, I don't know how many times stronger, such martial arts people to the battlefield to fight, know how to deal with, how to lead the battle.
It was also at this time that Wu Fanhui made a decision that he must be a good person to encircle Xu Yanqi.