Chapter 15: The Death of the White Cloth Fifteen
Wang Jin went to the exam with the confidence of victory, and after three games, he was like a bamboo. Wang Jin even bragged that he could easily get the first place in this martial arts. Unexpectedly, in the last round of assessment, Wang Jin played abnormally again and again, not only did he not win the first place in martial arts, but he also failed to win in martial arts. After coming back, Wang Jin was unhappy, and Jintai personally found Wang Jin and analyzed the reasons for this failure for him. It's not that Wang Jin has a bad foundation, it's not that Wang Jin's kung fu is bad, it's that Wang Jin is too careless, plus Wang Jin lacks experience. Jintai told Wang Jin that whether it is against the enemy or in the assessment, it is very important to play on the spot. How can you play well on the spot? The first requires a solid foundation, the second requires a good attitude, the third requires experience, and the fourth requires the cooperation of the right time, place and people. Therefore, Zhongwuju is not simple, this time is a lesson, only by honing more can you achieve real fame. Wang Jin seemed to be persuaded by Jintai, readjusted his mentality, and prepared to take the martial arts exam three years later. In fact, Jintai's original intention was to let Wang Jin not care so much about fame, but Wang Jin still attached great importance to this fame and must pass the martial arts examination.
Zhou Tong will also come, he did not succeed in avenging his parents, but was defeated by the people of the owner of He Zhai. If it weren't for Zhou Tong's usual well-trained, if Zhou Tong hadn't kept an extra mind, Zhou Tong would most likely not have come back. Zhou Tong finally understood what Jintai meant, one person can never deal with a large group of people. In addition, the owners of He Zhai are waiting for work and fighting on their own soil, of course, they have more advantages than Zhou Tong. If he fought alone, none of the people of the owner of He Zhai were Zhou Tong's opponents. But Zhou Tong is going to take revenge, and it is impossible for the other party to reason with Zhou Tong or compete, let alone fight Zhou Tong one by one. They rushed together to deal with Zhou Tong, no matter how powerful Zhou Tong was, it was impossible for him to have so many opponents. Zhou Tong had no choice but to run desperately and escape from the encirclement of the owner of He Zhai, so he quietly disguised himself and returned to today.
Jintai found Zhou Tong and told Zhou Tong a truth. Revenge requires not only courage, but also patience and tenacity. One person can never be the opponent of a group of people, even if Zhou Tong kills the owner of He Zhai, it is impossible to retreat. In this way, even if Zhou Tong kills the owner of He Zhai, who will take care of Wu's mother, and who will inherit the Zhou family? Why did Zhou Tong's mother endure humiliation back then? Not only to take revenge on Zhou Tong, but also to leave a bloodline for Zhou Tong's father. Jintai told Zhou Tong that Zhou Tong must learn to hide his mood, and he must learn to be an ordinary person. Only in this way can Zhou Tong disguise himself as an outsider to approach the owner of He Zhai, and only in this way can he find an opportunity to kill the owner of He Zhai and leave the cottage safely. Jintai's words made Zhou Tong finally understand, and from then on, Zhou Tong began to live a life of going up the mountain to chop wood to feed Wu's mother.
Three years later, Wang Jin went to participate in the martial arts again, and this time Wang Jin did not have any grandiose words and did not make any guarantees. But Jintai knew that this time Wang Jin would definitely win the martial arts, because Wang Jin had matured a lot in the past three years, and he had more experience in battle. Wang Jin has been able to adapt to the martial arts exam, and he will definitely be able to pass the martial arts exam. However, Jintai was worried about his big apprentice, and once Wang Jin was promoted to martial arts, he would have to enter the army as a military attaché. Wang Jin has never experienced war, nor has he had experience in leading troops, coupled with Wang Jin's pride, it is very likely that he will not be able to make great progress in the army. A person who has been squeezed out by many colleagues is difficult to mix in the army, will Wang Jin not be able to stand it?
On the day Wang Jin set off to take the martial arts exam, Zhou Tong also disappeared again. Jintai knew where Zhou Tong had gone, and he also knew what Zhou Tong was going to do. But Jintai didn't talk to anyone, and he didn't seem to know that Zhou Tong was missing. However, when he was alone, Jintai was also worried about Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tong's revenge this time was much more dangerous than Wang Jin. In addition, Zhou Tong went with the determination to die this time, even if he couldn't kill the enemy of the owner of He Village, Zhou Tong would not leave the cottage easily. Jintai secretly prayed, hoping that the two children could come back smoothly to complete their respective goals.
It's strange to say, Wang Jin and Zhou Tong are really related. The two brothers apprenticed on the same day, left the villa on the same day, and returned to the villa on the same day. It's just that Wang Jin returned to the villa with a hug, and Zhou Tong came back quietly alone. Just when Wang Jin's eyebrows fluttered and he told his majestic history, Zhou Tong simply reported his revenge to Jintai. Zhou Tong disguised himself as a little Luo, blended into the cottage, and approached the owner of the village. Through his familiarity with the owner of He Village, Zhou Tong found an old man in the cottage. Through the identification of this person, I learned about the killing of Zhou Tong's father, Zhou Dart. Then Zhou Tong killed the people who participated in it one by one, and the last one was the owner of He Zhai. But Zhou Tong did not kill the family and children of the owner of He Zhai, because he did not want to kill innocents, nor did he want to kill more evil. In order to repay the owner of He Zhai for his nurturing kindness, Zhou Tong kowtowed eight times to the corpse of the owner of He Zhai, and finally understood this grievance.
The next arrangement made Jintai once again feel the difference in the personalities of the two apprentices. Wang Jin was ready to accept the traditional offer of being the head of the forbidden army. This is a special errand for Wang Jin after the imperial court learned that Wang Jin was the disciple of the former head of the forbidden army in Jintai. Wang Jin was very happy when he learned about it, that is, he could join the army and did not need to formally lead troops, which met Wang Jin's various conditions. So Wang Jin immediately agreed, and when he came back, he told his master and father-in-law Jintai. Although Jintai knew that the officialdom was corrupt and dirty, he couldn't convince Wang Jin, so he had to let Wang Jin serve as the head of the forbidden army. Before leaving, Jintai gave Wang Jin some Jintai's experience, hoping that Wang Jin would take a look when he was free. Although Wang Jin has learned most of Jintai's kung fu, it is not Wang Jin's own, and without Wang Jin's own understanding and integration, this is not Wang Jin's.
Zhou Tong took revenge, and he had to think about his future. Zhou Tong thought about it for a night, and only thought of two things: to support Wu's mother and take care of his master Jintai's family. Jintai reminded Zhou Tong, a stupid apprentice, that it is a matter to open branches and leaves for the Zhou family, and it is also a big deal to inherit Jintai's kung fu. Zhou Tong's kung fu has reached a bottleneck, and staying in the villa has little effect. In addition to going deep into the mountains to understand alone, only go out and communicate with people. In the exchange of martial arts competitions one by one, you can feel and understand the subtlety of kung fu, so that you can achieve something. At the same time, Jintai hopes that Zhou Tong will solve his own problems during this time and find a daughter-in-law for himself to build a family. Zhou Tong finally agreed, and decided to leave after arranging for Wu's mother to leave in a few days.
Two years later, Wang Jin and Zhou Tong rushed back, not because they had an appointment, but because they received a message at the same time and had to come back quickly. It turned out that their master and father-in-law Jin Tai was no longer good, and Mrs. Jintai had to write a letter asking Zhou Tong and Wang Jin to come back quickly. Jintai was in good health, but after all, he was old. Coupled with the onset of some old injuries on his body when he was young, Jintai was knocked down by a minor illness. The doctor had no choice but to let the family prepare for the future. Because there was no man in charge of the family in Jintai, Mrs. Jintai thought of Wang Jin and Zhou Tong. Wang Jin and Zhou Tong are not only the only two disciples of Jintai, but also the righteous sons of Jintai, and they can be regarded as half of the masters of the villa, so they can only rely on them at this time.
After Wang Jin learned about his master Jintai, he immediately asked his superiors for leave to go home. Originally, the superiors would not agree so easily, but after learning that the sick person was the big boxer Jintai, this Shang Sima Shang agreed. It seems that Jintai's prestige in the imperial court and the army is still so high. After Wang Jin took leave, he returned home and rushed back overnight with his wife and children. On the way, I met my junior brother Zhou Tong, who came back overnight, and the two brothers entered the villa together and knelt in front of the bed of their master Jintai together.
Zhou Tong has been living very comfortably these days, half of the time exchanging kung fu experiences with major boxers in various places, and half of the time being alone in the mountains. Although it has not reached the realm of Jintai's original realization, it has already reached a certain scale. Today's Zhou Tong already has a faint grandmaster demeanor. However, Zhou Tong doesn't like to show off, and he doesn't like to compete with people everywhere, so everyone doesn't know Zhou Tong's true strength. But Jintai knows something, every time Zhou Tong writes to report safety, he will always write a few words of his own experience, and after reading it, Jintai always says that Zhou Tong has finally grown up.
Jintai also knew that he might not be able to do it, so he began to explain the future. He told Wang Jin that since you have entered the officialdom, you must serve the country with the mentality of serving the country and the people. Most of them train talents for the imperial court and the army, and while teaching officers and soldiers their skills, they should also not bully the common people too much. In the future, if Wang Jin has the opportunity to lead troops to fight, he must be a general who takes the lead. Jintai explained to Zhou Tong that as a boxer, this road is not easy to follow. If you tend to be too inflammatory, you will become an accomplice of the powerful. If you stand too far on the side of the common people and oppose the government, you will be excluded or even persecuted by the court and local forces. Jintai told Zhou Tong to be upright, to be a boxer, to be patient, and to learn to be willing. If you can't stay out of difficult things, you should judge right and wrong with your conscience.