The twenty-fourth round of the down-and-out Anwang Mansion
The martial arts of the previous dynasty focused on skill and bravery, focusing on the horse marksmanship, while the martial arts of the Dajing Dynasty had a variety of questions, including horse step arrows and guns, knives, swords, halberds, fist fights, stabs, etc., while the infield had a total of three questions, namely the art of war strategy, astronomy and geography, and the camp array chariot gunpowder.
There are countless martial arts academies in the whole territory of Dajing, and this Yunwei Academy is one of the best.
In addition to the complete martial arts in the academy, the martial artists who teach martial arts are all equipped with unique skills, and there are many people who used to be in the army, but they left the army due to injury and illness, and were invited by the academy to teach the battalion art of war, strategy, and camp chariots.
Han Changwei recalled the situation of Yunwei Academy, and asked suspiciously: "The Su family is a family heirloom cultivator and reader, the family style is very positive, Yunwei Academy has been established for a hundred years, and it is the place where the Wuju Academy is a great achievement, why did the head of the Su family agree to marry the Wan family, and why would he marry the eldest daughter to a Sogdian Hu person as a stepwife." β
Yao Qi understood what Han Changdui meant, she first heard about the Su family from Leng Linjiang, and it was also very strange, like this kind of hundreds of years of farming and reading families, all of them have ancestral training, and the descendants of the long house are not allowed to do business, and the industries related to business in the family are all taken care of by other houses or side departments, and the descendants of the descendants are at most looking at the account books every month.
She couldn't figure it out at the time, what was the old man of the Su family thinking back then, would let Wan Wanniang, a woman from a merchant family, marry into the door, after all, in this world, Shinong industry and commerce, and businessmen are the bottom of the good people, and marrying such a woman is not afraid of damaging the lintel.
But after listening to Leng Linjiang's explanation, she realized that there is nothing immutable in this world that cannot be done, all that is lacking is enough chips and temptations.
Thinking of this, Yao Qi explained with a smile: "These things are also from Leng Linjiang, and he is naturally hearsay, whether it is true or not, it is up to the young envoy to judge it himself." β
"You say." Han Changdui nodded.
Yao Qi coughed lightly, and said unhurriedly: "I don't know if the young envoy knows what happened during the martial arts forty years ago. β
Han Changwan frowned slightly, forty years ago, martial arts, his face suddenly turned cold, his eyes looked at Yao Ji with blazing eyes, and he said in disbelief: "Do you mean forty years ago, the year when the dean of Yunwei Academy was the chief examiner, martial arts?" β
Yao Qi nodded.
Han Changdui suddenly understood, and said with a light smile: "A total of fifty candidates were taken in the martial arts that year, and these fifty people were all northern candidates, and there was not a single southern candidate. Later, this public case ended with Dean Su and two squires from the military department being imprisoned, and Wu Ju was reopened, and 25 candidates from the north and south were taken each. β
Yao Qi nodded: "Yes, since that incident, the Su family has been in a slump, and Yunwei Academy is no longer cared about, seeing that the Su family is about to fall and scatter, it was the master of the Wan family who sent charcoal in the snow to pull the Su family." β
Han Changwei also understood the ins and outs of the matter: "Later, the first emperor granted amnesty to the world, and the exiled Dean Su was pardoned and returned to the Su family, so the marriage of the eldest son and the daughter of the Wan family was decided. β
Yao Qi smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but show a look of envy and yearning: "That's right, Wan Wan Niang was ten miles of red makeup back then, and it is said that the sedan chair has arrived outside the Su family's mansion, but the last dowry is still in Qixiamen, which shows how spectacular." β
Han Changwan sighed, a girl with so much dowry, even if she was born in a businessman, her husband's family would not dare to make it too difficult to underestimate, for the marriage of Wan Wan Niang, this master Wan really tried his best.
He himself is scheming, and he never hesitates to speculate on people's hearts with the greatest malice, he is the most loyal follower and supporter of the theory that human nature is inherently evil, and it was originally a marriage that supported each other and was prosperous, but in his eyes, it was full of intrigue and intrigue in an instant.
He rubbed the corners of his forehead that jumped abruptly, and continued to ask: "So, even if Wan Wanniang was born in a businessman, but her eldest daughter is the daughter of the Su family, how could the head of the Su family allow the daughter to marry the Sogdian Hu people as his stepwife." β
Yao Qi pursed his lips and said with a wry smile: "This, I don't know about the lowly position, what the lowly position just said was told by Leng Linjiang, and he was also gossip at the time, and he didn't mention the inside story of the marriage contract fifteen years ago." β
Han Changwan took a sip of tea: "It's just fifteen years, as long as you want to check it, you can find it." β
The wheels gurgled across the ground, walking under the wall of the East Market, and the closing cymbals rang out, crossing the wall one by one, and spreading in all directions.
There were a few sudden gurgling sounds in the silent carriage, which sounded very incongruous.
Han Changdui looked up and saw Yao Ji holding his stomach, looking apologetic and embarrassed.
He opened the lattice cabinet again, took a snack box out, and put it on the small table: "During lunch, let He Zhenfu go to Xinghualou to buy dim sum, I almost forgot, it's a little cold and hard, if you are hungry, eat a little cushion." With that, he opened the box and pushed it towards Yao Qi's hand.
The round box of rosewood is divided into eight compartments, each containing two different pieces of snack.
In the cold weather, even if it is the dim sum you just bought, it is not hot for a while, not to mention that this box of dim sum has been on hold for most of the day, and it is already cold and hard.
But Yao Ji is not a particular person, when he is very hungry, even if he stutters, it doesn't matter, but it doesn't matter what is cold or hard.
She thanked her and nodded as she ate, although it was cold and hard, but it did not lose the sweet fragrance.
She was a little choked on eating, and hurriedly poured a few sips of tea and washed it, even eating and drinking, so she was half full.
When the sky darkened, a lamp lit up under the wall, and the uncleared snow was illuminated by the lamp, giving off a warm dim yellow.
The carriage suddenly rattled, and the wheels caught something, and the carriage shook heavily.
Han Changdui's body shook violently, and he almost fell to the ground when he couldn't sit steadily, but he didn't forget to open his arms and make a move to protect Yao Qi.
But he waited for a long time, and he didn't wait for Yao Qi to sit unsteadily and fall into his arms.
He was very surprised, and when he looked closely, Yao Qi opened his hands, grabbed the edge of the car window desperately, stabilized his shaking body, his face turned red, and he didn't let go.
He sighed in pity.
Which one said in the book, when the carriage swayed, the little lady could not sit steadily, which was the best opportunity to throw herself into her arms.
It depends on which little lady is sitting in the carriage.
The kind of little lady like Yao Qi who is comparable to a strong man who pulls mountains and rivers out of the mountains, forget it.
He still took care of it, so as not to be beaten to death as a disciple.
Both of them fell silent, and there was some embarrassment in the carriage for a while.
The coachman knocked on the carriage and said, "My lord, I just caught the broken ice, my lord is fine." β
Han Changdui said coldly: "It's okay, let's keep walking." β
When I arrived at King An's Mansion, it was already completely dark, and there were a few people standing at the door of the mansion, waiting for a long time with lanterns.
Han Changdui got out of the car and saw that King An hurriedly greeted him, grabbed his hand, and said very affectionately: "The prince has arrived, please, please." β
Yao Qi lowered her head and followed Han Changdui into the mansion, she was an inconspicuous little attendant, and no one greeted her, but to her surprise, King An would personally go out of the mansion to greet Han Changdui, sure enough, the identity of the prince of Han Wang is enough to work, just a young envoy of the Internal Security Division, I am afraid it is not enough to see.
Han Changwei also politely replied: "His Royal Highness King An has been waiting for a long time." β
Wang An smiled more and more amiably, and he couldn't see the sorrow that his daughter should have just had such a big incident: "The prince hasn't had time to eat at dusk, why don't you set the meal first." β
Han Changdui said lightly: "No need, let's go see the county lord first." β
King An choked up, and it was not good to be too embarrassed by Han Changdu, so he nodded with difficulty: "It's okay, it's okay." β
From the outside of the mansion, King An's Mansion is no different from the palace in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, but when you walk inside, you find that this mansion is full of unrepaired and rarely taken care of by people.
Although the flowers and trees withered in winter, and there was no scenery to see in the garden, but along the way, not even the dead branches and leaves were found, but there were a lot of dead grass in the corners that had not had time to be cleaned up, accumulating a thick layer of ash.
Han Changdui looked coldly, the lamp under the eaves was only half on, the cobwebs in the corners fluttered in the cold wind, and after passing through the moon gate, most of the red paint on the pillars had peeled off, and the cracked green bricks on the ground had not been replaced.
He secretly thought, this Anwang Mansion seems to be really down, no wonder the sage will choose the county lord to go and kiss, this is a persimmon picking up soft pinch.
Passing through a barren courtyard, it is the boudoir of Lord Rong, from the outside, the lights are dim, the tent is fluttering, everything is furnished, it is not bad, but when he walks in, Han Changdui can't help but sigh in his heart, King An's Mansion is really not even able to hold the faΓ§ade.
A six-song screen rested in front of the bed, apparently half-old, with dull oil paint, and no one took care of the ash in the crevices.
All the furnishings in the room are old, there are no precious things, and a few vases and jade decorating the faΓ§ade on the shelves are old at a glance.
The rich and bitter smell of medicine filled the room, and Han Changwan frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at Yao Qi.
Yao Qi bowed, and with a move, he was about to bypass the screen and walk inside.
King An hurriedly stopped Yao Qi, looked at Han Changwan with a smile and said, "What does the prince mean?" β
Han Changdui's expression was indifferent, and there was even a hint of indifference and prestige: "Does His Royal Highness King An want Weichen to personally go inside to inquire about the county lord?" β