Wang Zhongxiao never thought that he had a good life in a "compound" in Beijing's East Third Ring Road, and after only one night, he couldn't go on!

Early the next morning, he discussed with his uncle and housekeeper Li Fuhan that he would move to Zhuangzi outside the city.

"Shikai, why are you moving in after only one night? Do you feel uncomfortable in the East Wing? I'll ask your aunt and sister to clean up the main house for you, and we'll move out today. ”

Li Fuhan was very surprised by Wang Zhongxiao's request...... How nice the inner city of Beijing is! The powerful are everywhere, and there are many high-ranking officials like dogs. When you go out, you may meet a walking prince or a walking minister, and there may be a big man living across the door from your house. This is really not just a casual talk, just saying that there is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in this bean sprouts alley, and Wang Fuchen's Zhengerpin chief military officer is not enough to see here.

If others don't say it, it's just that Zhang Xiaobaobao and Cao Yin, who are going to eat with Wang Zhongxiao in the imperial dining room later, will be terrible!

Zhang Xiaobao's father is the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai's favorite cook, and the old lady loves his buns the most...... Eating his buns, you might be able to think of your love with Dolgon! Who else in the world can make this bun?

Zhang Xiaobao's sister is not simple, she is Bumu Butai's personal aunt, and she serves the old lady with Aunt Su Mala.

As for Cao Xueqin, his grandfather needless to say, he and Emperor Kangxi are brothers with "similar milk taste", and they drink a brand of milk when they are young, which is closer than their own brothers! In history, Kangxi made six southern tours and four times stationed in the weaving Cao family, what kind of relationship is this?

When Wang Zhongxiao was in Yunnan, he was still thinking about where to buy the imperial guards, but he couldn't get out. Now it's okay, Kangxi's milk brother is about to go to the imperial dining room with him for dinner......

Therefore, if you want to find a way and take a relationship, you will take a great advantage by living in Sijiu City. The inner city of Beijing in this era was a huge circle of power. As long as you have a little ability, and you can drill a little camp, it's really easy to get a half-official position. Even if you don't have any ability, you may be able to touch a nobleman! Therefore, the children of the Eight Banners, if they want to be motivated, they can't get out of this circle.

"Shikai," Li Fuhan said to his "stupid nephew" with a frown, "Uncle knows that you are used to living in a big house in Yunnan, and you can't live in this small courtyard." But Zhuangzi in Haidian is twenty miles away from the city of Beijing, and if you want to live there, it is not convenient to move around the city...... Although you and the young master of the dim sum Zhang and weaving Cao families are childhood playmates, you haven't played together for many years after all. You have to move around a lot to warm up this cold relationship again. ”

"Uncle, I know that Zhang Xiaobao and Cao Yin are very good, but after all, I am a martial artist, and I exchange my true skills for wealth." Wang Zhongxiao said seriously, "If I have been living in Bean Sprouts Hutong, I will not be able to practice martial arts and equestrianism!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed out the window, "Look outside...... The good courtyard is about to be ruined by these dozen horses! ”

Li Fuhan looked out of the window, and he couldn't laugh or cry, he, his wife and his daughter have spent a lot of effort in this courtyard in recent years, planting a lot of flowers and plants, and they are also clean on weekdays. Now it's a makeshift stable. Wang Zhongxiao and the dozen or so horses they rode all the way from Yunnan are now raised there. But even if Wang Zhongxiao doesn't want his own yard, it is impossible to raise so many horses at home!

This horse has to run, has to walk the horse, and can't be closed in the house all day, otherwise the legs and feet will be "hard" and will be wasted.

In addition, Wang Zhongxiao also brought Wang Mazi, Wang Dacang, Wang An, Wang Quan, and other four big men, who are now placed in the inverted room...... Even if they can endure the hardship, what about the training?

Several of them and Wang Zhongxiao's martial arts are all based on daily strict training, and if you don't advance in martial arts, you will retreat! Progress is hard and regression is fast. The last time Wang Zhongxiao let Wu Shijue beat him to change his soul, because he lay flat for a few days and was in a state of confusion for more than half a month, Wang Zhongxiao's physical fitness and martial arts regressed a lot, and it was easy to re-practice with the assistance of Wang Mazi and Wang Dacang.

Moreover, Wang Zhongxiao also plans to recruit more subordinates after gaining momentum, and then train them well, there is no larger territory to be used.

But Li Fuhan didn't understand Wang Zhongxiao's thoughts, so he just shook his head and said, "Why are you suffering?" How many of the Eight Banners in Beijing now take martial arts and equestrianism seriously?

The Zhuangzi outside Beijing who were rewarded to the meritorious heroes and nobles were all handed over to the head of the Zhuangtou to take care of, and they might not be able to go to the last time in a year when they were masters. Even if you go to live outside the city, it's not for the convenience of martial arts.

Shikai, you must know that now is the time for the world to be peaceful, the swords and guns are put into storage, and the horses are released in Nanshan. If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you can't rely on being able to fight anymore! Otherwise, you Ama wouldn't have been able to rise to the top for so many years. ”

Of course, Wang Zhongxiao knew what Li Fuhan said...... Isn't this how the children of the Eight Banners were abolished? Although their infantry combat ability is also very strong, and their firearms are also good, their cavalry must be able to suppress the Mongolian cavalry and the Ming Dynasty cavalry, otherwise they can only be beaten passively on the battlefield, and it is impossible to take the world at all.

And the powerful cavalry, especially the traditional "all-round cavalry", that is, the "hexagonal warriors" who can assault, can ride and shoot, can fight in close combat, can dismount and cut people, can also shoot on foot, and can also climb walls to siege cities, must be caught from the baby. Either they are trained rigorously from an early age, or they are tempered by a harsh living environment. But in any case, such strong soldiers cannot be cultivated in the cramped old Beijing courtyard...... No matter how motivated these Eight Banner children are, if you live in a courtyard, there is no place to raise horses, there is no place to place archery targets, how can you be skilled in archery and horses?

Although the yamen stationed in Beijing to defend the Eight Banners would also organize the bannermen and clothed people to conduct mounted archery training, the intensity of this training was simply not enough.

So in this era, the Eight Banners have been abolished, but the armed forces of the Han people, including the three feudatories and the green battalion, are still well maintained, especially the Ganshan Green Battalion and the soldiers of the Pingxi Wang and his subordinates, who often fight.

If Wu Sangui, an old man who is not angry, did not instigate himself at the critical moment, but took advantage of the gap when Kangxi did not pull up the Ganshan Green Camp and did not retrain the children of the Eight Banners, he went north with his head covered and crossed the Yangtze River in one go, maybe he would have been able to send the Qing Dynasty to the end more than 200 years in advance...... Fortunately, today's Qing Dynasty already has a great finalist nicknamed "Datou" and the word "Shikai".

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said with a straight face: "Uncle, I have already decided to rely on my own ability to become the final minister and good general of the Qing Dynasty." So this response picks, and I'm ready for it! I have already found the way to heaven, and I have prepared 4,000 taels of silver to buy officials...... There will be no surprises! ”

"Oh......" Li Fuhan finally smiled, "You have a way, and I have prepared some silver, then I can rest assured." ”

Wang Zhongxiao said again: "Since my uncle is already relieved, then arrange for me to move to Zhuangzi in Haidian with Wang Mazi, Wang Dacang, Wang An, and Wang Quan as soon as possible!" ”

"Okay!" Li Fuhan glanced at the horses in a courtyard, nodded and said, "Arrange it today!" Let Zhongxian, Zhongyi, Wang An, and Wang Quan move over first, and you and Jixiang will stay here for a few more days in Bean Sprouts Hutong! ”

"Okay, listen to my uncle."

As soon as Wang Zhongxiao finished talking about moving to live outside the city, and wanted to talk to Li Fuhan about his cousin Chunni's relatives, Li Jixiang's voice suddenly sounded in the courtyard: "Second brother, Xiao Baozi, Xiao Caozi and Jinbao are here together!" ”

Wang Zhongxiao turned his head to Li Fuhan and said, "Uncle, I'm going to pull the relationship!" ”

Li Fuhan got up and said, "Okay, I'll send you out." ”

As he spoke, the two men went out of the east wing one after the other, and then passed through the courtyard crowded with livestock, and passed through the weeping flower gate to the small front yard. In the front yard, there are three young men wearing melon skin hats, long cedar horse coats, various bits and pieces hanging on their belts, and a folding fan. The one in the center is Zhang Xiaobao, who hugged Wang Zhongxiao yesterday.

To the left of Zhang Xiaobao stood a black-faced Humpty Dumpty, smiling very obscenely, staring at Li Chunni, who quietly followed Wang Zhongxiao and slipped out of the weeping flower door. Seeing this black face, Wang Zhongxiao remembered that this person was Guo Jinbao of the gunpowder Guo family...... His father, nicknamed Gunpowder Guo, was a craftsman from the former Ming Dynasty military weapons supervisor, and was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and Dashun successively.

To the right of Zhang Xiaobao stood a baby-faced teenager, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, smirking at Wang Zhongxiao. Needless to say, this young man must be Cao Xueqin's grandfather Cao Yin.

Remembering who it was, Wang Zhongxiao smiled and went up to have a "hug and hug ceremony" with them, and especially hugged Cao Yin a few more times...... After hugging it, he said with a spring breeze: "Little buns, little Caozi, Jinbao, auspicious, let's go, go to the imperial dining room to eat!" ”