Chapter 65: Holding a Tournament
"Whew!"
Ding Zhuqiang, who was dreaming of a thousand gold at the Spring Festival, was suddenly disturbed by a flying dragon in his dream, only to hear a snap, and directly blew up the pot with flowers and candles in his cave room, and snatched Ruoshui away......
"Drink, drink, drink!"
Ding Zhuqiang woke up suddenly, only to hear the shouts of the students practicing faintly from the back garden of the mansion......
"These little bunnies, isn't that disturbing people's dreams?"
Fortunately, this is just a dream, and Ding Zhuqiang is not serious, so he quickly got up and put on his clothes, fetched water by himself, and washed up.
When I came to the wing, I saw Ruoshui and Shuyue had been waiting for him for a long time, and they had breakfast together.
I have to say that since the eight desolate cities have flourished, the three meals a day have become more and more abundant, millet porridge plus pastries, side dishes, and new fruits......
"After breakfast, will you still go to see the newly built ironworks?"
Ruoshui ate a green fruit, looking for some topics and asking.
"Nope. Ding Zhuqiang drank porridge and ate with vegetables: "I haven't been to see the school for a while, why don't you two follow me to have a look!"
"Okay!" Closed Yue hurriedly swallowed the pastries in her mouth, and said excitedly: "These days, Ruoshui and I will go to the back garden to watch those students practice martial arts and swords, and sometimes, I can't bear the loneliness, and I really want to be a teacher and teach some students to play." β
Ding Zhuqiang said solemnly: "That's good, but I have to have a request, you two can only assist Ruoqi in teaching female students." β
"Why is that?"
Ruoshui blinked a pair of beautiful eyes, and was puzzled.
"That's it!" Closed Yue was also puzzled and asked again: "Could it be that with my ability to follow Ruoshui, are you still afraid that you will lose those three male teachers in the sword competition?"
"No, no, of course not. Ding Zhuqiang put down the empty bowl of porridge after drinking, shook his head again and again, and said: "Haven't you heard that men and women don't kiss each other? How can I let my fiancΓ©e go into contact with other men? What is that called!"
As soon as Ding Zhuqiang said this seriously, Closed Moon looked at Ruoshui, blushing and embarrassed, Ruoshui couldn't help muttering, "So I can't talk to other men in the future?"
"Hmph!" Closed Yue blushed slightly, snorted, took Ruoshui's hand and went immediately: "Don't care about this vinegar jar! β
"Poof......
Ruoshui looked back and smiled, and only saw Ding Zhuqiang with a bitter melon face, isn't it a taste......
"That's it, that's it, after repelling the enemy, I will inevitably have a lot of dreams at night, I think I still strike while the iron is hot and marry, that is called a solid heart. β
As soon as he thought of this, Ding Zhuqiang didn't care that he hadn't eaten and drunk enough, so he immediately chased out the door, flirted with the two pretty beauties, and went to the back garden happily.
After some transformation, this back garden seems to have the appearance of a school, has been a lot of useless rockery flower ponds to be demolished and filled, and will also be expanded in the water pavilion, if it is a rainstorm and bad weather, Ding Zhuqiang will come to tell them some people to behave in the world, the Confucian culture of establishing people......
"Drink! Drink......"
As soon as he stepped into the back garden, Ding Zhuqiang only heard that there were about 1,000 children, standing in three areas, each under the teaching, under the scorching sun, sweating like rain, holding a wooden sword, studying and practicing hard......
"Yo, Lord Castle, are you here?"
First of all, Miao Mufan, a man who was getting more and more fat, was sitting leisurely and happily on a Taishi chair, enjoying the tea, and when he saw Ding Zhuqiang leading two beautiful girls to arrive, he immediately nodded a little and came to greet him.
"Well, it's been too busy these days, so I just remembered to take a look. β
Ding Zhuqiang spoke indifferently, stood in the center, looked around, and inspected them one by one.
"Lord of the city, are you here?"
At the same moment, the other three teachers, including Ruoqi, also walked towards Ding Zhuqiang very respectfully. It's just that after more than a month, Ding Zhuqiang's achievements in this Eight Desolate Cities are all loved and admired......
"Let's go, let's go talk to Sister Ruoqi. β
Ruoshui's pretty eyes lit up, and then he pulled the closed moon and went straight to Ruoqi, and the three Yingying girls who were about the same age immediately talked and laughed, which attracted those students who practiced swords, and they all looked sideways and lost their minds......
"Ahem!"
Ding Zhuqiang had to let out a light cough to wake up the three male teachers who also couldn't resist the temptation and looked at them with dull eyes......
"What are you little bunnies looking at? Why don't you give me a good life of sword practice!"
Or this slightly chubby Miao Mufan will find face under the steps, and immediately tear open his throat and shout.
Ding Zhuqiang got straight to the point and said: "Okay, three, I'm here this time! It is precisely because I thought of the regulations made on the first day at the beginning of the school year, and it seems that it has been a month. It's time to see some results. β
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The three male teachers of the Miao clan immediately obeyed, just like subordinates nodding in response, and even more weak-hearted, secretly wiping the sweat from their foreheads.
Ding Zhuqiang even said: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, then it's set for tomorrow, tomorrow I will invite people from the Miao clan and the Barbarian clan to come, and of course, some of the more powerful family members in this Eight Desolations City, to help them together, and let them see if the school we run has any results?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
As soon as they heard Ding Zhuqiang say this, the three male teachers all pinched a cold sweat, such a big grand formation, if they lost, they would be embarrassed and thrown to their grandmother's house.
Ding Zhuqiang groaned: "In view of the fact that you are a dispute between three families, if you use the ring system, it is inevitable that the other party will suffer." So I decided to use a lottery system to decide the winner. You will each select 10 players tomorrow, adding up to exactly 30, and I will make my own arrangements at that time. β
"Good, good!"
As soon as they heard Ding Zhuqiang's order, the three teachers each breathed a sigh of relief, and they answered again and again.
"Alright, that's it. Go ahead!"
After finishing speaking, Ding Zhuqiang did not lose his demeanor and waved his hand.
The three male teachers immediately retreated, and without delay, they hurriedly selected them from their respective classes.
Ding Zhuqiang deliberately saw that the three Yingying girls had all entered the hall that had been expanded for half a month, teaching more than 100 female students simple techniques......
After watching for a while, Ding Zhuqiang, who was bored, turned away with his hands down.
As soon as he left the back garden school and came to the hall of the mansion, Ding Zhuqiang immediately ordered someone to make thirty bamboo sticks that were almost the same. At the same time, he also ordered people to invite Miao Changnian and Uncle Ah Lan into the mansion respectively, saying that there was something important to discuss. And ordered his own soldiers to go to the banquet one by one to invite all the powerful families in the Eight Desolations City to come to the academy tomorrow to watch the martial arts competition......
After a short time, 30 bamboo sticks were made and presented. Ding Zhuqiang was very satisfied, and he didn't say much, but did it himself, and wrote Arabic numerals on each bamboo skewer in order......
Suddenly, Uncle Ah Lan entered the hall in a hurry, and shouted: "Zhuqiang, you kid sent someone to invite me in a hurry, how much is there to discuss!"
Ding Zhuqiang didn't look up, he still continued to write the number on the bamboo stick, and only said: "I know Uncle Lan, you are busy, you can sit down and rest first, come here, serve tea." β
"Yes. β
A maid who was waiting next to her immediately received the order and quickly served Uncle Ah Lan, who was sitting in the hall, a cup of steaming tea.
Uncle Ah Lan saw that it was not easy to have a seizure, so he had to drink tea patiently and take a break, only to see Ding Zhuqiang busy and constantly falling on the bamboo stick, if it weren't for Ding Zhuqiang's outstanding political achievements in the past month and his ability, I am afraid that he would have been angry a long time ago.
Just as Ding Zhuqiang stopped writing the thirty bamboo sticks in order, he saw that Miao Changnian had not yet entered the hall and shouted: "You kid, how big is it...... Why are you here?"
"I wasn't called by this kid. Uncle Ah Lan put out the fragrant tea, and then said with a smile: "This is also the Lord of the Eight Desolations, how dare we as subordinates not obey orders?"
"That's just as well. β
Miao Changnian was also impressed by Ding Zhuqiang's achievements. After all, once the Eight Desolations City prospered, then there was no doubt that the soldiers recruited would naturally rise.
After serving tea to Miao Changnian, who also sat down, Ding Zhuqiang did not greet him, and took the first seat, and said bluntly: "The reason for inviting the two of you here this time is because the academy will hold a martial arts competition tomorrow, so ......"
"What?
Uncle Ah Lan and Miao Changnian almost sprayed, and they were taken aback and asked in unison.
Ding Zhuqiang frowned slightly and said, "Of course, in addition to inviting the two of you, I have sent people to spread the word that in the Eight Desolations City, several powerful families have come to watch together." β
"Hmph!" Miao Changnian couldn't hold back any longer, put down the teacup heavily, and asked: "Don't you know that the impending catastrophe of the Eight Desolation City is coming?
Uncle Ah Lan was also very displeased, and when he saw Miao Chang leaving his seat angrily, he had to ask: "Chase Qiang, you kid doesn't have a head to convulsions, don't you pick a moment, who is still in the mood to watch this?"
"Uncle Alan, you don't understand this, it is true that the so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, anyway, there will be three or five days before the enemy army arrives, so why be so panicked and mess up!"
Ding Zhuqiang said, stood up, and looked at Miao Changnian outside the Dunbu Hall.
"I'll tell you the truth! Tomorrow's martial arts competition will have two main purposes, one is to select elite figures for you to help in the battle. The second is to use this to win over the family forces in the Eight Desolations City, let them see what kind of results my academy has achieved, and then explain the current enemy situation to them, so that they can help in the battle. β
"This ......"
Hearing Ding Zhuqiang say this, Miao Changnian and Uncle A Lan were all moved, and suddenly felt that Ding Zhuqiang's words were feasible.