Chapter 147: Zhongmu Sword Pavilion
This group of soldiers were dressed in steel armor, holding bright sharp weapons in their hands, and their faces were flying and domineering. The expressions on their faces undoubtedly revealed their identities, and in Handan City, only the soldiers of the Left Army and the Chinese Army would be so arrogant.
There were about forty or fifty soldiers, followed by dozens of ordinary people dressed in ordinary clothes, civilian attire.
Seeing this, Zhao Fan's eyes moved slightly, it was obvious that those ordinary civilians should have been recruited by these soldiers nearby and were ready to join the army, and immediately he also took a few steps back.
It seems that Li Dui's rebellion plan is in full swing, and immediately Zhao Fan also has a strong sense of urgency in his heart, and the mood of shopping is also ruined.
"Bingbing Ya'er Mu Niang, it's not early, let's go back quickly." Zhao Fan thought about the conscription in his heart, and immediately shouted to the excited three girls, they didn't look tired at the moment, and Zhao Yaer didn't follow the way.
"Brother Fan, it's still early, not to mention Handan at night, it's even more beautiful."
At this moment, when the night falls, the lights are on, and the lights of the restaurants and teahouses on the riverside are lit up one by one, as bright as the Milky Way, but when you hear the sheng songs and laughter everywhere, it is more lively than the daytime.
Zhao Fan saw that they were still full of interest, and he didn't want to spoil their interest at the moment, so he nodded helplessly.
Zhao is located in the north, the water flow is less, this small bridge in Handan City, it looks full of charm, although there is a bit like the southern hazy poetry and rain, but if you look closely, it seems to be different, and there is a sense of grandeur and atmosphere.
"Brother Fan, look, there's a sword hall in front of you." Zhao Ya'er, who was walking before, suddenly shouted in surprise, then pulled Zhao Fan, pointed to a sword hall not far in front of her, and shouted excitedly.
Zhao Yaer has learned to ride a bow and horse since she was a child, in addition to being very accurate in horse archery, her swordsmanship is also very exquisite, and she naturally felt happy in her heart.
During the Warring States Period, the Zhao State, known as the "Kingdom of Sida", was adjacent to other vassal states in the four directions of east, west, north and south, and was in danger of dying if it was not careful, so the Zhao people maintained the surname of Xi who was strong and martial.
Zhao Di is less gentle and generous to the elderly, more generous and sad people, the people are less concessionary and more utilitarian, fierce and less detained. In the past, Sima Qian discussed the customs of the species belonging to Zhao (now Wei County, Hebei) and the Dai area: "Species, generation, Shibei also, the land side Hu, the number of Kou, the people are cautious (strong and straight), good spirit, let the chivalry be annihilated, and do not do agriculture...... Since the time of the Quanjin Dynasty, it has been suffering from its fierceness, and the king of martial arts is powerful, and its rumors and customs are still the wind of Zhao. ”
In short, tough, rigid, anxious, angry, and chivalrous are the portrayal of the folk customs of Zhaodi.
The popularity and prosperity of this sword hall is a manifestation of the martial style of the Zhao people, in fact, other vassal states also have sword halls, martial arts halls and the like, but the Zhao State is even more in this regard.
Zhao Fan also smiled slightly, although he was used to using guns, but he was also very curious and praised for ancient swordsmanship, and he was immediately quite happy, Zhao Yaer was even more impatient to pull everyone towards the sword hall.
The sword hall that appeared in front of Zhao Fan and others covers an area of about 20 acres and is called Zhongmu Sword Hall.
Zhongmu is a city in Zhao State, and the owner of the Sword Pavilion gave this name, presumably the owner here is a native of Zhongmu County. At this moment, there are many apprentices in samurai uniforms in the sword hall, practicing swordsmanship.
During the Warring States Period, wars occurred from time to time, and learning martial arts could protect oneself, and even scholars were both civil and military, and ordinary people with a little property sent their children to the sword hall to learn art and save their lives, which was also an important role in the prosperity of the sword hall.
"There are a lot of disciples who learn swords here, and if you want to come here, the Mou Sword Pavilion is still very famous in Handan." Zhao Fan and the others came to the door, looked inside, and immediately said with a smile.
A few people walked into the sword hall, although some apprentices saw them, but they didn't care, this sword hall was opened next to the bazaar, and usually a lot of civilians would come over to take a look, so everyone didn't take Zhao Fan and the others to heart.
Zhao Fan watched these apprentices practice swords with great interest, while Xu Ying and Xu Xiong looked disdainful.
They are all fierce generals with one enemy and one hundred, and they are learning the method of killing people and the art of desperateness. The swordsmanship practiced by these apprentices seemed to them to be just a showmanship and a crooked style, and they had no combat effectiveness at all.
On the battlefield, but you fight to the death, everyone will not follow any rules, that is, kill to the death, no matter what way you use, as long as you kill the enemy, even if you win.
Seeing this, Zhao Ya'er, who was originally in high spirits, also felt a little bored, looked at it for a while, suddenly felt bored, and pulled Zhao Fan and the others to leave.
At the moment, Zhao Fan also shrugged his shoulders helplessly, in fact, the swordsmanship learned by these apprentices is not without any effect, but the vision of Zhao Yaer and others is too high, and these basic swordsmanship are naturally not eye-catching.
Everyone was about to leave, when a touch of rouge and gouache suddenly came, and then, several figures suddenly appeared in front of the sword hall.
"Yo, isn't this Zhao Shishuai? How do you have time to come to our little sword hall? What appeared in front of Zhao Fan and the others turned out to be Wei Liang and his group, their clothes were a little messy, and they still had the smell of a woman's rouge on their bodies, and they knew at a glance that they had just come out of the green building.
Wei Liang saw Zhao Fan among several people at a glance, his expression was a little complicated, he didn't expect that in just a month, the former had made such a great achievement, and was named the commander of the division by King Huiwen in public.
Wei Liang is Wei Biao's eldest son, and also a brigade commander of the Left Army, his news is extremely well-informed, and he knows very well why the King of Qi gave up the emperor's title, so he will never think that it is Gongsun Long's credit like those ignorant guards.
"Hehe, Wei Lvshuai, it's really a coincidence that we meet again." Although the relationship between the two parties is not good, Zhao Fan also said with a smile, but in his deep eyes, everyone can't see his true emotions.
Feeling Zhao Fan's mysterious and unpredictable taste, Wei Liang's heart swelled with a chill, no wonder Li Xiangguo and his father valued this son so much, he did have some ways, and immediately he put away the contempt for the first meeting.
Wei Liang smiled tepidly and said, "Didn't Master Zhao just say last time that what he learned was the art of killing, and he was not interested in these fancy people, how could he be interested in coming to this sword hall opened by my house today?" ”
He learned swords since he was a child, whether it was swordsmanship or martial arts, he was quite exquisite, and with the relationship of Wei Biao, he became a brigade commander in the year of the crown, but he didn't expect that Zhao Fan was only nineteen years old and not yet twenty, and he was already a marshal, and the tone of his speech immediately naturally had a sour taste.
Li Bingbing's three daughters saw that although the man in gorgeous clothes looked personable, like a suave person, they didn't expect their qi to be so small, and they immediately had a heartbreak in their hearts, and they wanted to leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Fan smiled slightly, quietly pulled the three girls, motioned for them to wait, and then said calmly: "That's right, what Ben Shuai learned is indeed the art of killing, but I didn't expect Wei Lvshuai to learn nothing by himself, and he even opened a sword hall to recruit apprentices, and misled people's children, I really didn't expect it." ”
From Wei Liang's words, Zhao Fan knew that the Mou Sword Pavilion was actually opened by the General's Mansion, and he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart. Wei Biao opened a sword hall, it is not a good thing, he probably estimates that this school hall must have at least two or three hundred apprentices, Handan City is so big, I don't know if Wei Biao is on this sword hall, if the sword hall is opened more, the apprentices combined, there are not thousands of people, this is not a force to be ignored.
As soon as Zhao Fan spoke, Wei Liang and the others suddenly turned pale, and behind them, it was obvious that a young man who followed him walked out angrily, and said loudly: "Little erector, how do you know that Brother Wei's swordsmanship is exquisite." I don't know who it was last time, I agreed to fight, but I broke the contract and ran to the Qi country, I see that you are obviously afraid of Brother Wei, such a timid person, you dare to call yourself a master, and you are not afraid of laughing to death everyone. ”
After speaking, the young man also had a sarcastic look on his face.
Wei Liang also had a murderous face at the moment, standing aside, looking at Zhao Fan coldly, the former said so. If he swallows his anger, then the reputation of the Sword Pavilion will be greatly damaged, and who else will dare to go to the Sword Pavilion opened by the Wei family to practice martial arts in the future?
What's more, with Wei Liang's arrogant surname, he has always bullied people, and no one has bullied him yet, so he immediately endured this anger.
"What does Master Zhao mean by this?" Wei Liang took a step forward and said with murderous intent on his face: "Although you are favored by the king, but my Wei family is not so easy to bully, today you say such things in front of everyone, if you don't give our Wei family an explanation, you don't want to leave today!" ”
As soon as Wei Liang's voice fell, more than a dozen middle-aged men suddenly poured out of the sword hall, these people were dressed in sackcloth and barefoot, tall and thin, especially the man who was the leader, this person was calm and calm, his face was gloomy, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he had the demeanor of a master.
These people surrounded the door of the hall, looking at Zhao Fan and the others unkindly, and they had a lot of flavor of not giving an explanation, and they had to explain here.
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