Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Secret Room Harvest
No one would have thought that there would be a secret room in Yu Zeqing's study, Yu Zeqing was denounced by his brother-in-law, so he was beheaded by Yang Jian.
Yang Yuanqing had heard his grandfather Yang Su say before that Yu Zeqing's biggest hobby was to collect all kinds of valuable weapons, and the horse lances he collected alone were sometimes as many as ten, and he was killed because of his hobby, which was also due to his luck.
After Yu Zeqing's death, the house was rewarded to Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and Yang Guang gave it to his eldest son Yang Zhao, and finally Yang Zhao gave it to Yang Yuanqing, which has been empty for eight years.
Yang Yuanqing and Niuniu followed the old housekeeper into the outer study, which was very bright and covered with a thin layer of dust, and in front of it was a bookcase more than a foot high.
"I haven't been here for three years, and the last time the craftsmen renovated the house, I closed the doors and windows and didn't allow them to enter, for fear they would find out about the secret room."
"Is the Chamber of Secrets behind the bookcase?" Yang Yuanqing pointed to the bookcase and asked.
The old housekeeper nodded: "This bookcase is actually the door of the secret room, although I have been a housekeeper for decades, I also know that when I raided the house, I knew that there was a secret room behind." β
Generally, there will be an inner room in the study, storing some valuable items, some people repair a little secret, just block it with furniture such as bookcases, large families have such a structure, but Yang Yuanqing found the characteristics of this secret room, the back of the bookcase should be close to the rockery behind, the so-called secret room is actually built in the rockery, not to hollow out the rockery, but to build a stone house first, and then cover it with a rockery, which is actually a very common method.
"I'm coming!"
Niuniu was curious, and stepped forward to push the bookcase, but the bookcase didn't move at all, she lost face, and couldn't help but stomp her feet with hatred and said: "What kind of broken cabinet is this, I have at least two or three hundred catties of strength in this push, it actually doesn't move, bullying me?" β
The old housekeeper laughed and said: "This bookcase is made of iron and wood, and it weighs more than a thousand catties, and the old master couldn't push it before." β
Niu Niu scratched her head and glanced at Yang Yuanqing, "Brother Yuanqing, why don't you try it!" β
Yang Yuanqing understood, he smiled slightly, stepped forward to open the cabinet door, and looked for a moment on the inner wall, 'Wow! With a thud, the inner wall slid to the left, revealing a doorway.
The old housekeeper laughed, "It's still the son who is smart, and he actually thought of it,"
Niuniu's face turned red, she gritted her teeth with hatred, and reached out and pinched Yuanqing's arm, this guy should be stupider than herself, how could he have thought of it?
Let the air circulate for a while, bright light spilled into the secret room, Yang Yuanqing saw that the room was still clean, so he took Niuniu's hand and walked into the secret room. /Very/
The secret room is not big, about a zhang in circumference, the walls are painted white, there are no windows, the air is very dry, and the inside is also empty, only a large wooden box is placed against the wall, on which is pasted with the seal of Dali Temple, and the seal is covered with a red official seal.
"I guess the raiders deliberately stayed behind and wanted to quietly take it for themselves, but for some reason, the raiders didn't come in the end, and they were always left here."
The old butler patted the box, "If Childe likes it, you can open it, it's been eight years, and it should be fine." β
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and smiled: "What's inside, has the old housekeeper seen it?" β
The old butler shook his head, "I will never touch the master's things."
"Brother Yuanqing, let's open and take a look at the Reading Pavilion!" Niuniu is a little impatient, her eyes are bright, her face is full of expectation, Ruyu is a good weapon, does she have a share?
Yang Yuanqing nodded, pulled out the dagger from the boot tube, and gently picked the seal, eight years have passed, the seal has dried, and it fell off with a light pick.
In the creak and rattling, Yang Yuanqing opened the lid of the box, he first saw more than a dozen horizontal knives, all wrapped in good wool paper, the wool paper has turned yellow, he took out the horizontal knives one by one, a total of twelve, Yang Yuanqing pulled out the knife out of the sheath casually, only to feel the cold, the blade is abnormally sharp, and the knife he usually sees is different, the knife is dark black, there are thin bright stripes on the knife surface, very magnificent, Yang Yuanqing reacted at once, he heard Combas say, this is a horizontal knife made of Tianzhu Uzi steel, It is made of the same material as Damascus knives.
Yang Yuanqing pulled out his knife, his knife was also made of iron, and it was also very sharp, he compared it, and felt that his knife was still slightly inferior.
Yang Yuanqing probably understood a little bit that his knives should be ordinary crucible steel, and some knives were made of real Damascus steel, which was slightly different from the Uzi steel produced by Tianzhu.
"Brother Yuanqing, there is a sword in this."
Niuniu took out a sword from the wooden box, she pulled out the sword, the sword body was slender, it was also made of Damascus steel, the cold light was shining, it was extremely sharp, Niuniu was overjoyed, she pulled out two sword flowers, and the sword light was shining all over the house, she suddenly smiled, put the sword into the sheath, and held it in her arms, "This sword belongs to me." β
"If you like it, take the Reading Pavilion!
Yang Yuanqing smiled, at this time he found that there was a big bow inside, he slowly took out this big bow about six feet long, according to his intuition, this is also a three-stone bow, the bow body is heavy, the shape is simple, the back of the bow is inlaid with thin dark gold wire, and the part of the hand is slightly worn, showing that this bow has been used.
The old butler standing on the side recognized the bow at a glance, "Childe, this is the bow used by the old master, I remember that it is called wind and thunder, and the old master said that there is a sound of wind and thunder." β
Yang Yuanqing pulls a string in the air β! , There was a muffled sound, and the room immediately echoed with a buzzing deafening sound, and sure enough, the sound of wind and thunder was very powerful, more powerful than his original bow, and it was very handy, Yang Yuanqing fell in love with this bow at once.
He saw a 'Yu, character, engraved' on the inner wall of the bow's back, and he laughed, "Tomorrow, I will engrave another 'Yang, character.'" β
"Brother Yuanqing, these twelve knives are given to Brother Qin and their Reading Pavilion!" Niuniu uses a sword, not a knife, she doesn't need these twelve knives, so she wants to use them for favors.
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "These twelve knives, I will engrave my name and reward them to meritorious generals in the future." β
The three-day martial arts examination has ended, according to the process, the military department will summarize the results, preliminarily determine the admission list, and then report to the emperor Yang Guang for approval, the next day officially release the list, and the admitted can go directly to the military department to report.
This is only a public process, but the private process is that each main examiner copies a copy, first greets the favors of various places, and then makes some coordination and adjustments, and finally reports to the emperor for approval, followed by the results of the admitted candidates.
As the emperor, he can only see one by one high scores, and what is the real talent, but he doesn't know, and there is no way to investigate, this is the biggest difference with the literary examination, the literary examination has papers, you can access and review, it is difficult to hide, but this kind of martial arts examination is completely determined by the examiner's pen, and the emperor can't re-examine them one by one, so there are big loopholes in it, and these examiners and behind-the-scenes manipulators will be so unscrupulous.
In Yu Wenshu's study, He respectfully handed a list of admissions to Yu Wenshu.
"Shogunγ»This is the final admission list!"
Yu Wenshu opened the folded booklet, put it on the table and unfolded it, it was densely filled with five hundred admitters, the front was the exam number, and the back was the name, he didn't care about the first list, he didn't participate in the first list, two children in each family, basically all of them were admitted, what he cared about was the second list, a total of two hundred people were admitted, he looked at it all the way, and couldn't help nodding, the people he arranged were basically admitted.
"Well done!" He smiled approvingly.
"General, there are too many favors this time, and in the end, there are only nine places left for candidates from other places, will there be anything wrong?"
He also asked a little worriedly, he didn't expect that there would be so many favors this time, not only Yuwenshu, but also the Yuan family, the Dugu family, and Zhang Jin all have favors, and the examiners also have their own relatives and friends, and in the end, there are only nine places left for 16700 to fight for, and he himself feels that it is too much.
Yu Wenshu's face sank, and he said with some displeasure: "He Langzhong, you have to figure out one thing, this is not the imperial examination election official, this is the selection of the forbidden army guards, you go to the various court rooms and ask, how many people are concerned about this matter?" This is just a small election of the Ministry of War, how was it selected last year, aren't they all recommended by each family? And what's the difference. β
"But this year is an open recruitment for all counties in the world."
"That's just a gesture from the Holy One, are you still serious? When will the children of the Han Sect be allowed to enter the forbidden middle school as guards, and recruit so many people of unknown origin, how can the safety of the saint be guaranteed? In this matter, I will persuade the saint to select some good martial arts and put them in the local state and county army, and the martial arts will be over. β
Yu Wenshu was a little impatient, and waved his hand, "Just like that, read the pavilion!" Report directly to the Holy One. β
At this time, Yu Wenzhihe, who was standing next to him, asked in a low voice: "Father, has that Qin Qiong been admitted?" β
Yu Wenshu was reminded at once, that Qin Qiong actually refused to be his fake son, which made him lose face, and he must not be cheap This person, he found Qin Qiong on the admission list, and he was actually ranked first, he immediately crossed out Qin Qiong with a pen and handed it to He, "This person is not allowed to be admitted!" β
He was a little embarrassed, "But this person's martial arts are really strong, and Mrs. Yang admires him very much." β
"It's not enough to have high martial arts, you also have to be virtuous, this person's virtue is too poor, and it will not be good for the safety of the saint in the future, you can make up a sentence after he takes the test, drunk and molesting the people's daughter."
He was helpless, so he had to agree, "That's a good reading pavilion!" I'll change someone, and I'll take my leave. β
Yu Wenshu suddenly remembered something again and asked, "That... What's it called, by the way, it's called Sui Guangyang, has this person been admitted? β
He nodded, "Admitted, according to the general's orders, ranked eighth, and the top ten can be awarded official positions in the army." β
Yuwen Shu was stunned for a moment, he glared at his son with an angry face, "How did I explain to you?" β
Yu Wenzhi lowered his head weakly, and didn't dare to say a word, He was extremely big at this person, and he had never seen this person, so he was actually admitted as an official, it was best to cross him out, he hurriedly asked Yu Wenshu, "General, does this person not need to be admitted?" β
Yu Wenshu glared at his son fiercely, although his son made his own decisions, but since he had been admitted as an official, for the sake of three hundred taels of gold, this time it would be forgotten.
"It's nothing, I'm just worried that you won't be admitted, so I'll just read the Pavilion! Remove that Qin Qiong, and change someone to report it to the saint. β
[This Lao Gao is a bit off-topic, I'm sorry to everyone, because I saw a document that said that Yu Qing has a treasure bow, the sound of wind and thunder, and the power is powerful, Lao Gao has always been obsessed, and I wrote it today]
Today is the fifth watch, the monthly ticket is the biggest motivation, forcing out the potential of the old high, everyone has a monthly ticket to vote out of the reading pavilion!
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