"Li Lei, don't make trouble!" Song Anping saw that the situation was not right, so he came to the middle of Li Lei and Wang Qi, stopped the two, and then introduced Wang Qi to everyone: "He is the little brother I just met today, Wang Qi," and then he introduced Li Lei, Ke Rong, Hua Yi, Qin Jinpeng and others to Wang Qi one by one.

"Junior brother Wang Qi has seen you," Wang Qi said to everyone.

With Song Anping's introduction, Li Lei and others also greeted Wang Qi one after another. At this time, Lao Li ran in and reported to Song Anping: "Son, the meal is ready." ”

"Well, I know," Song Anping nodded yes, turned around and said to everyone: "How about our brothers get together today and have a good drink?" ”

In the center of a simple square dining room is a large round table, on which some rather hearty meals are placed. Song Anping, Wang Qi, Li Lei, Ke Rong, Hua Yi, and Qin Jingpeng sat around the table.

Wang Qi looked around curiously about everything around him, and muttered, "Is this the so-called black gentleman's mansion?" It's completely different from what I imagined! ”

"Oh, what do you imagine the Song Mansion to look like?" Song Anping also asked with great interest when he heard this.

"Isn't this famous black gentleman Song Anping surrounded by many heroes? And now you look at your mansion, and these people," Wang Qi said as he was confused, not knowing what he wanted to express, "Oh, it's not like this anyway!" ”

"Then you mean they're not heroes, are they?" Song Anping swept around Li Lei and the others, and asked with a smile.

"Well, maybe, that's probably what it means," Wang Qi nodded slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.

"What?" Li Lei slapped the table and shouted: "You dare to say that we are not heroes, believe it or not, I will slaughter you now." ”

"Was it meant to be? Look at your appearance, one by one is not as good as me, it looks like a hero," Wang Qi faced Li Lei's roar, he also lost his temper, he stood up and pointed at Li Lei and shouted angrily: "Especially you, you look like a black bear, and you are also clothed with a piece of cloth, and you are like a street homeless man with your open chest." ”

"And you, bow your head and droop your head like a chicken with a plague," Wang Qi said as he pointed to Ke Rong, who was bowing his head.

"And you, both in your twenties and still playing with that little thing, like an unweaned child," Wang Qi said, pointing to Hua Yi, who was playing with the arrow.

"Hehe," Qin Jinpeng watched as those people were counted down by Wang Qi, and he sat on the side gloating and watched the excitement.

"And you, what are you laughing at, how big you are, you are simply a fool," Wang Qi pointed at Qin Jinpeng and scolded.

"And you, Song Anping, as an official of the imperial court, you also wear a cloth coat, live like a pig's nest, and you don't even have a carriage on the road, don't you think you have a ** share?" After Wang Qi finished scolding, he sat on the chair angrily, and drank a bowl of wine in one go, feeling a lot more happy, but he didn't notice that the thick murderous aura around him was gradually getting stronger.

"Are you looking for death?" Li Lei, Hua Yi, Qin Jinpeng, and Ke Rong roared in unison, and they were about to rush forward and unload Wang Qi into eight pieces.

"Sit down, sit down, what are you doing, you," Song Anping also stood up, slapped the table, and scolded the four of them to sit back in their chairs.

"Little brother Wang Qi, I went to the Drunken Star Tower yesterday and scolded your master, you came to return it to me today," Song Anping was still smiling, but his tone was obviously a lot harsh.

"That's it, yesterday Yang Yong kindly invited you to eat and drink, but you scolded people so justifiably," Wang Qi found the bursts of murderous aura exuded by these people, he cowered a little unconfidently, and said aggrievedly: "Shouldn't I say two words to you?" ”

"Haha, then do you think your master and Tong Lin are heroes?" Song Anping looked at Wang Qi's pitiful and aggrieved appearance, and he understood that Wang Qi was just a child who hadn't walked out of the room yet, so his tone of voice softened again.

"Even if they are not heroes, they are well-dressed, and their tone of voice and behavior are very decent," Wang Qi also had the courage to defend himself after seeing Song Anping's tone softened: "Besides, you are dressed so casually, but you are still so rude in your speech." ”

"Then do you think the loyal handsome Yue Fei is a hero?" Song Anping didn't take over Wang Qi's topic, he turned the topic to Wang Qi and asked, "What is Yue Fei like in your imagination?" ”

"Marshal Yue must be a big hero, this is a well-known thing," Wang Qi was quite surprised by Song Anping's question, but as soon as Yue Fei was mentioned, a yearning look appeared on his face. He imagined Yue Fei's appearance in his mind, and he was also intoxicated by it, "Marshal Yue must be a tall and mighty, handsome-looking, personable man, he is wearing a set of golden armor, holding a long bright silver spear in his hand, riding a white war horse, the kind that can charm tens of millions of people as soon as he stands there!" ”

"Haha, you live a luxurious life by Yang Yong's side, and you don't understand what a hero is and what a hero is," Song Anping felt pity for Wang Qi's ignorance, so he patiently explained to Wang Qi: "In fact, the real Yue Fei is just the opposite of what you imagined, Marshal Yue may not have combed his hair or cut his beard for a year because of the hardships of the war." He may also have put on his battle robe and gone to battle because of the war drums in the morning, he may have just gone through a battle, his robe is stained with enemy blood and dust, he may also have just pulled a warrior out of a mud puddle, and his fingernails are stuffed with dirty dirt, do you think he can be handsome? Can he be personable? ”

"No, it's impossible," Wang Qi listened to Song Anping's narration, his face changed color and was extremely difficult to look at, and he retorted with a particularly worried expression: "No, no, a hero as big as Marshal Yue can't be what you said." ”

"You have to know that Marshal Yue is fighting on the battlefield in order to defend the country, not for a show," Song Anping retorted to Wang Qi and said very seriously: "If you don't understand, it's a battlefield, not a dressing table." ”

After Wang Qi listened, his face turned red and hot, and he bowed his head in shame, speechless.

"Don't compare Yang Yong, Tong Lin and other selfish guys who only know their own pleasures with the word hero," Song Anping puffed up his chest and said emotionally: "The so-called hero is a person who sacrifices his life, his dignity, his blood on the battlefield, and his life for the sake of his family, friends, and compatriots without complaint. ”

Song Anping picked up a bowl of wine from the dining table, and after drinking it in one sip, he pointed to Li Lei, Ke Rong, Hua Yi, and Qin Jinpeng and said: "They have unique skills, and they are ready to rush to the battlefield in order to defend the country and drive away the Jin people, and you say that they are not heroes because of their clothes, so who are heroes?" ”

After Wang Qi listened to Song Anping's words, his eyes moistened, he lowered his head so much, he didn't agree, and he didn't dare to raise his head, suddenly he ran to the side of the table, faced Song Anping and the five people, knelt on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's my fault, I apologize to you for my disrespectful words just now." As he spoke, his tears could not be stopped.

Seeing this, Li Lei, Hua Yi, Qin Jinpeng, and Ke Rong also stood up together, Song Anping hurriedly ran over to help Wang Qi up, and said in a gentle tone: "Since we are all brothers, I won't blame you." ”

"Am I your brother too?"

"Of course it's our brother," Song Anping stared at Wang Qi's eyes, and said in a firm tone: "You are our brother and our family." ”

"Then you don't blame me, do you?" Wang Qi asked timidly.

"I don't blame you, we don't blame you at all," Li Lei and the other four looked at Wang Qi's sincere appearance, and completely forgot their anger just now.

"You are a manly husband, why are you still crying," Li Lei cracked his mouth and laughed: "If you cry again, you will really become a little girl's family, haha." ”

"Haha," everyone laughed.

"Flutter," Wang Qi couldn't help laughing in the laughter of everyone, and followed Song Anping back to the chair.

Wang Qi sat on the chair, looking at everyone's smiles, a strange kindness rose in his heart, and he began to yearn for the life of the hero Song Anping told by Song Anping, and his interest in Song Anping became even stronger.

The abnormal turmoil finally ended as a reconciliation, and after the turmoil passed, after everyone drank a few glasses of wine together, Song Anping took out four tokens from his sleeves and distributed them to Ke Rong, Hua Yi, Qin Jinpeng, and Li Lei, "This is the token I took for you today to participate in the martial arts competition, and it has your number on it." ”

Ke Rong and the others took the token and looked at it curiously, only to see that the token was purple copper, with a number written in the center of the token, and the signature in the lower corner of the number was the Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty.

"I'm number thirty-six," Ke Rong said, taking the token.

"I'm number thirty-seven," Hua Yi said.

"I'm the thirty-eighth," Qin Jinpeng said.

"Damn, I'm only the thirty-nine," Mr. Li said.

"These numbers are arranged in chronological order when the cards are taken, there are still three days before the start of the competition, and there are still many contestants who have not come to collect it," Song Anping continued to explain to everyone: "After three days, you can go with the token, you can enter the school military field, and the audition, only if you pass the audition, can you officially participate in this competition." ”

"What kind of audition?" Wang Qi also asked curiously about the game.

"The audition is different every year, and it is decided on the spot," Song Anping said after taking a sip of wine: "Even I, the deputy examiner, don't know what kind of competition it is, so you should be careful when the time comes." ”

"Brother Song, you don't have to worry about this," Li Lei said disappreciatively: "A few of our brothers go up, no matter what kind of bird it is, we can easily deal with it, haha." ”

"There are many masters who have come to participate in the competition this year, you must not be careless," Song Anping reminded Li Lei's carelessness uneasily: "I see that Lu Yun from last night also came to participate in this competition." ”

"The one named Lu Yun and Tong Lin have a tie, you must be careful of Lu Yun and Tong Lin after the competition!" Wang Qi had seen Lu Yun's methods, and he also admired Lu Yun's skills.

"Please rest assured, we will be careful when the time comes," Ke Rong asked with some doubts after agreeing: "Brother Song, you said that there is a war on the front line now, what kind of martial arts competition will be held, just conscript us into the army, can't we go to the front line?" ”

"Well, this has to start with the system of our court!" Song Anping thought for a moment and said: "Our Song Dynasty, all dynasties and dynasties have used the idea of emphasizing literature and ignoring martial arts, but now that the Jin people are invading, the imperial court has to start reusing military generals. ”

"Well," Ke Rong nodded and said, "Then don't worry, I will definitely do my best."

In the past few days, many martial artists have come to Kaifeng Mansion to prepare for the competition, and there are many people who are doing business, watching the excitement, and the crowd fleeing from the famine have come to Jiankang Mansion, which makes this huge city also seem crowded and become more lively.

From that day on, Wang Qi came to Song Mansion every day to find Song Anping, but Song Anping was busy with the martial arts competition in the past few days and had no time to take care of Wang Qi, so he was a little unhappy in his heart, but in the past few days, he and Li Lei and others have come very close, and the feelings between each other have also deepened.

In addition to being busy with the competition in the past few days, Song Anping has also privately inquired about Lu Yun's news, but Lu Yun has evaporated from the world since that night without any clues. Not only Song Anping was looking for Lu Yun, since the night when Song Anping made a big fuss in the Drunken Star Tower, Tong Lin sent people to look for Lu Yun to take revenge, but unfortunately, like Song Anping, he didn't find any information about Lu Yun at all.

In this way, the three days passed quickly, and on the school military field, those who participated in the game stood sparsely in the field and waited for the game to begin.