Wu Yong was not only praised by the officials and ministers in the Deyang Palace, but also rewarded by Liu Hong, the son of today, and the limelight can be said to be unique for a while.

But Yan Zhan, who was guarding outside, was not so happy, because he met Wang Yue, the tiger guard who was on duty.

A few years ago, when Yan Zhan traveled to various states and counties, he practiced swordsmanship under Wang Yuemen, and later Wang Yue went to Luoyang, Yan Zhan didn't want to be bound, so he chose to continue traveling, but he didn't expect the two to meet in the palace today.

Speaking of Wang Yue, the people of Luoyang are all praised for his swordsmanship. Wang Yue is a native of Yanshan, Liaodong, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, and is famous for fencing, and is a well-known local knight.

At the age of eighteen, in order to fight for the local Han people, he entered Helan Mountain alone, no one dared to stop his edge, and he took the head of the leader of the Qiang tribe who did many evils, and returned with a great victory, and was called the hero of Liaodong by the locals.

Then Wang Yue began to travel around the states, challenging the swordsmen of the world, and never defeated, so he became famous.

At the time of the first party disaster, the imperial court was in a chaotic stage, so he chose to enter the court and enter Beijing, and opened a martial arts hall in Luoyang.

Wang Yue's move, firstly, out of loyalty to the Han Dynasty and wanting to do his part in the troubled times, is also because of utilitarianism, looking for opportunities to contact powerful families, seeking an official and a half-position in the court, and being able to glorify his ancestors after he returns.

However, although he is pretentious, he is only a commoner, in this era of paying great attention to family lineage, although he is very famous, but he has repeatedly hit a wall, and finally because of his unparalleled swordsmanship, he was recommended to the palace and became a tiger guard.

In the Han system, the Son of Heaven had a tiger ben as a guard, while the prince had a guard named Lu Ben, and the ministers were so acceptable

"Nine Tin", one of which is the Tiger Guard. According to the record of "Zhou Li": "There is a tiger clan, leading 800 tiger soldiers, the army is together, and the king stays outside, so he guards the king." From the pre-Qin period to the early Han Dynasty

The term "tiger ben" refers to elite samurai in general, among them

"Ben" is a general meaning

"Ben" means that it runs like a tiger. It is rumored that when Wang Mang was an assistant to the government, there was a warrior Meng Ben in ancient times, so he changed to Ben.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the Northern Military Academy, one of them was the Captain of the Tiger Ben, who was mainly in charge of the chariot troops, which also meant that the Tiger Ben was brave and fast.

In the third year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, during the patrol of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Liangjiazi in the northwest of Zhaolong could ride an archer

"Period Gate of the Temple", began to set up the period gate. At that time, there was no specific establishment of personnel in the gate, and the maximum number of people could be as many as 1,000 people, in order to shoot the door servants, and the rank was higher than 1,000 stones.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, in the first year of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, the period gate was renamed Hu Ben Lang, and Hu Ben Zhonglang was set up as the commander, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, and the establishment and status were established.

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the name of the gate appeared again, but it was soon replaced by the tiger ben. Since the Han Dynasty, the deep archaeology of righteousness, pushing the preparation of all changes, so the righteousness of entering and exiting the propaganda room is a heavy punishment.

Therefore, Sima Dian's province is five or six miles, and Zhou Wei fights the forbidden door. From the side of the courtiers and servants, it is not allowed to enter with a sword, and it is not possible to prevent it.

The Son of Heaven is pure and pure, and the sea is Yanran. The country's clear system must be a reserve tiger. So far, the imperial court has set up a tiger ben Zhonglang general, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones.

Left and right servants shot, more than six hundred stones. The left and right majesties are longer than six hundred stones. Tiger Ben Zhonglang, than six hundred stones.

Tiger Ben squire, more than four hundred stones. Tiger Ben Lang, than three hundred stones. The knot from the tiger is more than two hundred stones. The attendants of the guards are as many as a thousand.

The tiger will be the main tiger Ben Su Wei also, the tiger Wen Xuan, and the white tiger Wen sword saber. Servant shooting, the main tiger Benlang practice shooting.

Your Majesty, the Lord is straight and the tiger is in the palace. The tiger and the warrior are all crowned, and the tiger is single. And the Tiger Ben Guard, to put it bluntly, is the attendant next to the emperor, a big-headed soldier, but he can be close to the king, which is a great honor for ordinary people.

Therefore, Wang Yue was very angry when he saw that Yan Zhan was willing to be a coachman, and regardless of the strange eyes of the people around him, he walked quickly to Yan Zhan's carriage and slapped him on the chest.

Yan Zhan's reaction was also very fast, he heard the palm wind, so he jumped up, jumped out of the carriage, and then turned his head to look at the comer, and couldn't help but ask with some surprise: "Teacher, why is this so?" Wang Yue's sneak attack was unsuccessful, and he was even more angry in his heart, pointing at Yan Zhan's nose and scolding: "Don't call me teacher, I don't have a disciple like you who is willing to be cheap!" Disappear from front of me, or don't blame me for being rude to you! A good person is not right, he must be a lackey of the powerful! Yan Zhan's face became extremely ugly, he endured his anger, and said calmly: "Wang Yue, I see that you once taught me swordsmanship and called you a teacher, you don't want to get an inch, you insult me, but insult my lord, then don't blame me Yan Zhan for disrespecting the teacher." ”

"What, you still want to do it with me?" Wang Yue sneered, and then said: "It's not that I look down on you, I'll stand here today and don't move, if you can force me back, even if I lose!" ”

"Then the disciple was offended." Yan Zhan was not intimidated, although he knew that he was not Wang Yue's opponent, he still wanted to give it a try.

Failure is not terrible, if he doesn't even have the courage to do it, he won't be worthy of staying by Xianjun's side in the future.

Nowadays, people are more martial, and when they saw that someone dared to make a move with the tiger guards, they were not afraid of big things, so they immediately gathered in a circle and applauded.

Just as the two of them were about to make a move, a loud shout suddenly came from the outside of the crowd.

"Wang Yue, do you still want to be this tiger guard? If you don't want to do it, get out of Luoyang as soon as possible, don't be embarrassed in this palace! The crowd hurriedly made a way, and Yan Zhan saw that it was a middle-aged burly man wearing a crane crown and a single tiger robe.

This person ignored Wang Yue, who was pale, and walked straight to Yan Zhan, and said softly: "You are Wu Shiyu's entourage, I am Hu Benlang Zhongzuobao, Wang Yue, why did he do anything with you, you said, this official will make the decision for you." Yan Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "Thank you, my lord, Xiaomin has studied swordsmanship with Hu Benlang Wang Yue for a few days, and today the old people meet, Lord Wang just wants to test whether Xiaomin's swordsmanship has improved, and there are no other conflicts." ”

"So that's the case, but the official blamed Wang Yue by mistake." Zuo Baohe laughed, and then said: "But the palace is important, how can it be a place for swordsmanship, if it is misunderstood by others, it is not good, you have time, how about going to learn in private?" ”

"Obey the teachings of your lords!" Yan Zhan bowed again.

"Well said!" Zuo Bao helped him up, and then said with a smile: "This official has admired Wu Shiyu for a long time, and when the sky is free, this official will be the east and invite him to get together." Yan Zhan hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, my lord, Xiaomin will definitely bring the words to the lord." Zuo Bao patted him on the shoulder and said, "The court meeting is almost over, and the official still has something to deal with, so he will take the first step." ”

"Greetings, sir!" Yan Zhan bowed down again. Zuo Bao nodded at him, and then scolded Wang Yue and said: "What are you still doing standing stupidly, you are about to go to the court, so don't prepare yet." Wang Yue left without saying a word, and Yan Zhan felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

When he traveled to the state and county with Wang Yue, Wang Yue was so high-spirited, how could he become so groveling for the sake of power in the blink of an eye!

Here, Zuo Bao pulled Wang Yue to his side and sighed: "Brother Wang, do you know that you almost broke into a big disaster just now!" Wang Yue, who was still sulking, was obviously stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by this?" Zuo Bao glanced at him and reminded: "The new Son of Heaven reads Wu Yong, you should be clear!" Seeing Wang Yue nodded, Zuo Bao continued to speak: "Then do you know that Wu Yong's immortal art of publishing and printing books in Deyang Hall just now was not only praised by the hundreds of officials and ministers, but also rewarded by the Son of Heaven in front of an imperial village. ”

"Is what you say true?" Wang Yue was a little surprised.

"We've worked together for many years, and I can't lie to you!" Zuo Bao glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, and then sighed: "I know that Brother Wang is ambitious, so he is willing to deign to be a tiger guard in this Luoyang Palace. But what you did just now was indeed a bit reckless, do you know that your disciple is Wu's attendant, if you start with him just now, someone will immediately tell the Son of Heaven, and your position as a tiger guard will not be kept. Wang Yue's face changed, and he bowed down and said: "Wang Mou wrote down the matter of the adult's help just now, and if the adult has orders in the future, Wang Yue will definitely not refuse." ”

"It's a little thing, it's not worth mentioning!" Zuo Bao laughed, and then said with some envy: "Now that Wu Yong is more and more valued by the Son of Heaven, you will have to interact more with your disciple in the future, I can't say that I will have to rely on your support in the future!" Wang Yue hurriedly bowed and said: "My lord said that I laughed, no matter what Wang Yue's official position is in the future, only the lord will look forward." Although he said this, Wang Yue didn't think so in his heart.

In the past few years, he has been living in the court, and he is a little desperate for his future. Originally, he thought that becoming a tiger guard, with his martial arts, promotion was not just around the corner, but it turned out that he thought too much.

After entering the palace, he found that all the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, Tiger Ben Shilang, Hu Ben Lang Zhong, and the Jie Cong Hu Ben were all succeeded by the death of the father and the son.

If his father died because of a king, or if he was the son of a meritorious man, he could also be a tiger benlang. He, a commoner, has no power and no power, how can he stand out among the tiger guards who are full of powerful children!

People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, but not for fun, in addition to the often said four levels of Shinong industry and commerce, under the subdivision, it can be said that the grade division is more obvious.

The first class of royalty and royal family, these people are born to use their own power. The second-class nobles, clans, relatives and meritorious heroes, whether these people are in the shadow of their predecessors or through their own efforts, it can also be said that as long as they do not anger Long Yan, they will have no worries for generations.

The officials of the third estate, this part of the people, naturally grasp the distribution of power at the bottom, and are responsible for the upper level and the lower level of control, and have both responsibilities and obligations.

The eunuchs of the fourth class, who once served the top class, have reached the peak of their status since the time of Emperor Huan, surpassing the officials of the original third class, and even surpassing the second class in some aspects, and even guiding the thoughts of the first class.

And the eunuchs were no longer just crippled, and their status increased with their favor, even the descendants who were not related to them were blessed.

These four classes of power are the so-called scholars! And the rest, are civilians. It contains the remaining three categories of agriculture, industry and commerce, with agriculture as the foundation, followed by work, and merchants as the lowliest.

In terms of the system of this era, the two classes of peasants and workers among the common people could become officials through the system of filial piety and honesty, while the status of merchants could not become officials through normal channels.

But the seemingly fair system is actually reversed, the dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, and the mouse son will make holes.

As long as their families do not decay, their descendants will continue to become new scholars through filial piety.

In other words, even if you are talented and there are no big people to recommend you, you still can't rise to the rank of scholars.

The ridiculous thing is that the original lowly merchant class can change the status of the family by changing their nationality, buying officials or even buying titles.

As a result, scholars are always scholars, except for those big businessmen, there is no way to see the day of their emergence among the civilians, and it is already thankful that they can maintain food and clothing.

Wang Yue has been in the palace for a few years, and he understands the difficulties of civilians in this world. The fighting spirit, which was already dead, couldn't help but rekindle the flame of hope when he learned that his former disciple was actually the retinue of the Son of Heaven, as if he saw a way out.

Especially at the gate of Deyang Palace, when he saw that Taifu and Sangong attached great importance to Wu Yong, Wang Yue's eyes were even more scorching.