Chapter 21 Mufu Washing Horses
The next day, Mei Changsu came to Yingfeng Tower again as promised, and sat in the brocade shed of the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion, with Xie Bi accompanying him. Before the start of the competition, a green-clothed eunuch came with a decree and announced the new schedule. Because it was a holy decree and the reason was sufficient, no one at the bottom expressed any objection, and the decree was quickly announced without delaying the start of the game.
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin's competition were ranked relatively high, and they appeared in a few moments. On the day of the decisive battle, no matter how weak the group is, it is impossible for them to be mediocre, so the opponents of the two are not bad. Xiao Jingrui came out first, against a young swordsman in his twenties, the two were of the same age, the weapons were the same, as soon as they fought, they began to fight hard, with fast and fast, with rigid and rigid, the fight was dripping and dripping, without any chance, but this kind of play will inevitably spell out the result quickly. Xiao Jingrui's skills are superior, and that person simply admits defeat and steps down, acting with temperament, but he is also a downright person. Mei Changsu saw from a distance that Meng Zhi had sent someone to summon the young swordsman, presumably because of his temper and wanted to take it under his command.
As soon as Yan Yujin's opponent came out, it was obvious that he was an old man with great combat experience, with steady steps, firm eyes, a face full of wind and frost, temples bulging high on both sides, and thick calluses on both palms.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen Yujin make a move," Mei Changsu looked at the fists and feet on the stage, and said sideways to Xiao Jingrui, who had just sat in the shed, "Originally, I have always felt a little strange, you have the background of Tianquan Villa, and your father here has military exploits, and it is natural to have a good martial arts, but the Yan family has been a civil official for generations, and he is a noble family, and he has nothing to do with the rivers and lakes. As a result, I understood it today, it turned out that Yujin was actually a disciple of Qianmen, but he really underestimated him. ”
"Yujin did not enter the mountain gate to apprentice, but because of a serious illness at an early age, he needed a set of excellent mental protection. The head of the Qianmen had an old relationship with his deceased grandfather, Mrs. Yan, so he accepted him as a registered disciple and never publicized it to the public, so we didn't specifically tell Brother Su. Xiao Jingrui hurriedly explained.
Mei Changsu smiled silently, only staring at the stage. Qianmen martial arts has always been known for its body tricks, and the qualifications of its disciples are extremely high. I saw that he was full of fluttering clothes, and there was a light breeze at the bottom of the fan, and I can't see whether the lethality is amazing for the time being, but that handsome and chic is indeed first-class.
"It seems that it's not just me who underestimated him, but even the Langya Pavilion Lord has a bias in his ranking." Mei Changsu smiled, and at the moment when his palms were closed, a gray shadow on the stage was knocked away, and Yan Yujin brocade fan, walked to the stage with full steps, raised his chin slightly and smiled, a pair of peach blossom eyes seemed to sweep all angles of the audience.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that," Xie Bi tilted his head and said, "Look at his frivolous appearance, it's good to be ranked tenth!" ”
Xiao Jingrui had long been accustomed to seeing his friend's style, so he didn't see it at all, so he leaned over and said in Mei Changsu's ear: "Then there is Bailiqi's appearance." ”
Mei Changsu bowed slightly, picked up the teacup and took a few sips. At this time, Yan Yujin walked in satisfied, and asked them loudly if they could see his majesty on the stage.
"You also call it majestic?" Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but joke, "I see that your opponent was obviously dazzled by your fan, and he fell down." ”
"You're jealous of me," Yan Yujin pouted and ignored him, walked straight to Mei Changsu's side, and squeezed Xie Bi away, "How does Brother Su look?" I'm more qualified than Jingrui, right? ”
"That's right," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "It's just that it's a little more playful, and it's obvious that fifty-eight moves can be solved, but you want to delay it until the sixty-third move, just to let me see your 'Luoying Colorful'?" ”
Yan Yujin was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Brother Su is really good eyesight." It's a pity that my opponent is not a beautiful woman, otherwise the appearance of falling to the ground after being hit by the trick is the real falling beauty. ”
Xiao Jingrui snorted and said, "If your opponent is a beautiful woman, I'm afraid that the person who will fall to the ground is you!" ”
"Don't make a fuss, someone is out, is this Bailiqi?" Xie Bi knocked on the table and said.
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, the opponents in the next round were already standing on the stage. One of them has a bee waist ape arm, the end of Tsing Yi, a soft armor at the waist, and a square heavenly lance in his hand, seeing that the weapon is a person suitable for horse warfare in the army, and he can also break into this final victory, which shows that it is indeed not ordinary. The person opposite him was very strong, his muscles were tangled, and even under his clothes, he could see the bulging blocks, with his empty hands and huge palms, and he had no blade, which was naturally the amazing Bailiqi in yesterday's battle.
"Such a barbaric person, with an ugly face, is definitely not a good match for the county lord," Xie Bi, who saw Bailiqi for the first time, was naturally more excited, and immediately said, "Not to mention that it is still a foreign clan of Beiyan, no matter what, you have to think of a way to repel him." ”
"Who's that guy?"
"I'll check," Xie Bi flipped through the information in his hand, "It's an adjutant general of the Shenwu Battalion, named Fang Tianhua...... Hey, it's the same name as his weapon......"
"Second brother, Brother Su didn't ask this," Xiao Jingrui pushed him, and then turned to Mei Changsu and said: "That's the little prince of Yunnan Mufu's new Chengjue, and he was reported yesterday, worried about my sister, so I sat outside and wanted to see it clearly." ”
"Jing Rui, that's not what Brother Su asked," Yan Yujin sneered, "He is wearing a silver dragon robe and sitting under the Mu Zihua canopy, and everyone can see that he is Mu Xiaowangye." Brother Su asked the person standing behind Mu Xiaowangye. ”
"You know what?" Mei Changsu turned his head sideways.
"I don't know."
"I don't know what kind of mouth you have?" Xiao Jingrui stood up, "I'll go out and inquire." ”
Mei Changsu stretched out his hand to grab him, "No need, that person is very popular, I'll just ask casually." Thinking that it should be some important general in the Mu Mansion, there is no need to inquire so carefully. ”
"That one is the eldest grandson general of our mansion." A voice suddenly sounded at the entrance of the shed, and Xiao Jingrui immediately dodged in front of him.
A middle-aged man dressed in a scarlet official uniform and three locks of beautiful beard under his chin appeared and bowed his waist to salute: "If you take the liberty to visit, if you surprise you, I will make amends." ”
"It turned out to be Lord Xima of King Mu's Mansion," although Xie Bi didn't know the person who came, he could guess a few points by looking at the clothes, and got up to return the salute, "What are you doing here?" ”
Before the comer could reply, Yan Yujin shouted suddenly: "Ah, defeated." ”
Mei Changsu looked at Bai Liqi, who was expressionless on the stage and knocked down his opponent in the process of everyone's chat, shook his head and sighed. Although today's battle was not a one-time victory, the process was also one-sided. There is nothing wonderful about Bailiqi's body method, that is, it is strong and solid, and the opponent has no way to start with his skills, and he has a defensive gap and is defeated.
The middle-aged man in scarlet clothes took the opportunity to say: "I washed the horse Wei Jing'an in the Xia Mu Palace, just to ask to see Mr. Su for this matter." ”
"You're welcome, you've all come in, and you're asking to see you. Those who come are guests, sit down, sit down. Yan Yujin was very arrogant, as if he was the master of Ning Guohou's brocade shed, and dragged a chair over.
"Thank you." Wei Jing'an was really not polite, sat down on the chair, and said straight to the point: "For this son-in-law selection conference, the person who is most concerned about in the world is none other than my Yunnan Mufu, Bailiqi was a blockbuster yesterday, although the county lord is safe, but the little prince is very uneasy, so he is specially ordered to come down to see Mr. Su, may I ask if I should take action?" ”
As soon as he said this, don't talk about others, even Mei Changsu himself couldn't help but show a slight surprise.
Several people in this shed gathered here, and they were indeed discussing the matter of Bailijing, but it was just a concern born of respect for the lord of Nihuang County as a person from Daliang, but listening to Wei Jing'an's words, it seemed that this matter should have been managed by Mei Changsu.
"Wei Xima," Mei Changsu thought for a moment and said cautiously, "Could it be that the little prince thinks that Su should take action?" ”
"Don't you need to act?" Wei Jing'an raised her eyebrows, "Mr. Fei thinks that Bailiqi is not enough to be a threat at all?" ”
"I don't dare to say this yet. But what seems strange is ...... Why did the little prince remember to ask me? ”
Wei Jing'an was also a little surprised, and said with wide eyes: "Didn't Mr. already make an appointment with my county lord, this conference is just to obey the emperor's order, in fact, no one will choose?" ”
This sentence made people's jaws fall to the ground even more than the sentence just now, and several young people were stunned, all looking at Mei Changsu with straight eyes.
Since entering Beijing, Mei Changsu has only been alone with the Nihuang County Lord for a short time, but he didn't expect to move so quickly, and even such an agreement was negotiated.
Of course, Mei Changsu himself was also frightened at the same time, just about to open his mouth to defend and coughed because he took a breath of cold air, Xiao Jingrui looked at it with a sinking face, but after a while, he still relented and patted him on the back.
"Wei Xima, although Su doesn't know where this came from, I still want to bother you to return to the little prince," Mei Changsu took a sip of hot tea and moistened his throat, "The county lord does have something to tell me to handle it for her, but the content is very different from what you said." I think the little prince may have some misunderstanding. ”
"Misunderstanding?" Wei Jing'an was stunned, "What is the county lord entrusting you?" ”
"The county lord is just worried that the emperor is tired, so he entrusted me to participate in the literary examination of the ten finalists, and arrange the seats for her a little, and there is nothing else."
Wei Jing'an didn't look like a lie when he saw him, and besides, the other party had no need to lie to him, so he was a little at a loss for a while. He didn't know how the county lord and the little prince communicated with him, but judging from the little prince's instructions today, this Su Zhe should be the person whom the county lord trusts very much, so when he came in just now to see the first glance, he still felt that although he was elegant, he was sick and weak, and he was not very worthy of his own heroic county lord.
"It's reckless, don't blame Mr. Su." Wei Jing'an bowed his hand thoughtfully, "But even so, the county lord is willing to entrust such an important matter of literary examination and selection to Mr., and he has regarded Mr. as a friend." Presumably, Mr. will not sit idly by and watch the matter of Bailiqi, right? ”
Su dared to do his best. Please also ask the little prince not to worry too much, thinking about what kind of person the county lord is, any wind and waves can be invisible, and he will never be bad in life, Su Mou thinks that this matter will definitely be solved. ”
"That's what Mr. Cheng said." Wei Jing'an acted calmly, and when he said this, he didn't need to be more polite, saluted everyone in the shed, and then withdrew.
"Feiliu isn't there today?" Yan Yujin looked at his distant back and said, "Although we didn't pay attention to the people coming and going outside, we actually let him go directly to the shed to listen to us......
"There is a market in Dongxu today, I let Feiliu go there to play." Mei Changsu said with a smile, "But washing horses is a civil service, but he has this light skill, which is really rare." Look at the bearing of the eldest grandson general who is beside the little prince, this Yunnan Mu Mansion is really full of talents, and it really deserves to be the largest feudal town in the world. ”
"And for such a big son-in-law selection conference, no one in Yunnan signed up. It can be seen that the county lord is really a mountain for them, and they dare not think about it. Xie Bi also interjected.
"Jing Rui, why are you unhappy?" Mei Changsu noticed the strange expressions of the young people around him, and couldn't help asking.
Xiao Jingrui stiffened his face and muttered, "The county lord entrusted you to take charge of the literary examination, why didn't you tell me?" ”
Xie Biqi said: "Why should Brother Su report to you?" ”
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu didn't laugh, but patiently explained gently, "The county lord made this request, of course I have to agree." It's just that he is in charge of such a major event as the literary examination, how can he be invited by the county lord? It has to be approved by the Holy Lord. I haven't heard any decree for the past few days, and I think it's probably because the Holy One doesn't allow it, so I haven't mentioned it to you. ”
"It's normal not to mention it, Brother Su is such a stable person, of course he won't shout everywhere before he has decided on something," Xie Bi laughed, "What I'm curious about is that big brother, what kind of anger you have." ”
Xiao Jingrui felt that he was unreasonable when he thought about it, and blushed slightly.
Yan Yujin also covered his mouth and laughed for a while, and teased: "Jing Rui likes Brother Su, I always feel that Brother Su was invited to Jinling by him, of course he should be closest to him." Now that he finds out that there are other people who are also good with Brother Su, he doesn't know, of course he is jealous. ”
"Who...... Who's jealous?! ”
"My eldest brother has been so stingy since he was a child, he just keeps on what he likes, and he doesn't allow me to touch my hands at all, how can I still be so virtuous when I grow up?"
"What nonsense are you kidding? Why am I refusing to give it to you? ”
"The red-maned horse!"
"Then Ma Tailie, you will fall as soon as you ride, of course I don't dare to ride for you anymore, what should I do if I fall stupidly?"
"And Brother Lin Shu!" Yan Yujin also came to add to the chaos, "Brother Lin Shu taught you archery, you were happy to be like that, and then the next day I found out that he also taught me, but he didn't talk to me for several days!" ”
Mei Changsu felt that his chest was stagnant, as if the blood in his whole body was coldly condensed, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingrui hurriedly stepped forward and said hurriedly, "Uncomfortable again?" You've been doing this a lot in the past few days, why isn't Mr. Xun's pills working? ”
"How can there be an elixir in the world?" Mei Changsu smiled reluctantly, "It's much better than before, it's just a colic when you have an attack, and you can recover soon." ”
"It's too cold in this shed," Yan Yujin brought over a fur coat, "I'll ask them to add another pot of charcoal." ”
"It's not winter yet, not yet." Mei Changsu smiled and looked at Yan Xie and the others, "Do you two usually bully Jing Rui like this?" ”
"yes," Yan Yujin said with a grin, "It's fun to bully him." Brother Su, do you want to join in? ”
"Hey, you're ......"
Mei Changsu turned around and pressed Xiao Jingrui, and said softly: "You haven't seen him clearly after so many years, friend?" The more you mess with him, the happier he becomes, ignore him, and he will naturally not be able to play himself. ”
"Hmph, Brother Su really favors Jing Rui," Yan Yujin protested, "But it's nothing if you teach him, I can still come up with new ways to bully him." Are you afraid, Jing Rui? ”
Xiao Jingrui is a smart person who can teach him, and this time he didn't pay attention to his words, and talked and laughed with Mei Changsu in a low voice. Uncle Guo's son punched the cotton, feeling bored, and turned around the shed a few times, and ran outside to play without knowing what to do.