Chapter 1, Section 5 Essay Champions
"The minister is brave and sponsors a person to walk with the prince, which can ensure that nothing goes wrong. Leng Qiuhe said in the prelude.
"Oh?
"Jin Kewen champion, prince young master Leng Qiuhe!"
"Oh, Shaomin Mao recommended himself?" Ying Zong said, he didn't show much surprise.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!" Tie Yingjie hurriedly said, "Although Young Master Leng is full of wisdom, he is a scholar after all. ”
"Tie Zhuangyuan, don't forget the ...... outside the south gate of the city yesterday," Leng Qiuhe smiled at Tie Yingjie.
"It's you?!" Tie Yingjie and Chi Wenxing were shocked at the same time.
"How about it, two, am I qualified?" Leng Qiuhe asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the ministers guarantee their lives with their lives, and Young Master Leng can take on this important responsibility!" Chi and Tie said in unison.
The others looked at the three men with puzzled expressions.
Yingzong knew that they must have a hidden secret, so he didn't ask any questions, and just asked lightly at the moment: "Leng Aiqing, you have already decided?"
"The minister swears to follow the prince to the death!"
Yingzong nodded with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, this ......" Guan Shu seemed to be unable to believe that Yingzong would let a weak scholar protect the crown prince.
"Guan Qing, can't you believe Leng Xuan's son?"
"What?!, is he the son of Marshal Leng?" Guan Shu was taken aback, and even the crown prince and the two martial champions looked at Leng Qiuhe with a shocked expression.
They couldn't help but be surprised, Leng Xuan, Zheng Yuan and the late Shi Heng were called the three generalissimos of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Heng was good at attacking, Zheng Yuan was good at strategy, and Leng Xuan was good at defense. Leng Xuan has been guarding the North Pass for nearly 20 years, and nearly 100 attacks by the Tatars have not worked. The Tatars called it 'Zhenbei City', and some people once joked that they would rather fight with Shi Heng with a vigorous and real knife than gnaw on this impossible iron bone for many years. Later, due to the pain of losing his wife and injuries, he had to say goodbye to the battlefield, and speaking of which, he has been discharged and returned to the field for eight years. But his name has not been forgotten. In recent years, the border relations have been tense, and people often mention this name, and often some people use the battles he has experienced as a typical teaching material. And everyone in the government and the opposition knows that every October, on his birthday, the emperor will always send someone to condole, Yingzong is like this, and the previous generations are also like this, which is also not seen in previous dynasties. No one will accuse Leng Xuan of being in vain, because in addition to his military exploits, Leng Xuan has saved Yingzong in danger twenty-six times in his life, of which seventeen times he was seriously injured and almost died. It can be said that in the eight years that Leng Xuan was away, the imperial court has always regarded him as a banner and a model for all civil and military generals.
The imperial court once granted him a special entry to the Guanglu doctor, added the right pillar country, and enjoyed the feudal lord of the domain. However, they were all rejected by Leng Xuan, and the government and the opposition respected him even more.
From this, Guan Shu couldn't help but think of Leng Qiuhe's first champion, when he first entered the officialdom, according to the habit, the previous new champions were generally sent to the county government to experience, or first put it in the sixth department to do a long history, and to the five temples to do too often, and generally began to be a five- or six-grade official first. But Leng Qiuhe was hand-picked into the Zhan Shifu to be the fourth grade, and the prince was accompanied by Zhan Shi, and the prince. Three months later, the emperor wanted to promote Leng Qiuhe to the young master of the second rank prince on the grounds of Leng Qiuhe's lean studies, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and the ministers protested one after another, saying that Leng Qiuhe was too young and had little qualifications, and he was afraid that he could not afford to assist the prince. Yingzong was forced to take a compromise approach, and still used Leng Qiuhe as the prince's young master, but the food was a three-grade official, which was also a situation that had never occurred--- twenty-year-old three-grade prince and young master. Now that I think about it, Yingzong must have done this for Leng Xuan's sake. Although, when he said Leng Qiuhe's life experience, he could also win the respect of his colleagues, but that was only Leng Xuan's role. Leng Qiuhe has been an official for more than a year, and he is usually quite tactful, and he will not be an easy sinner, although there are many parties in the court nowadays, he is still like a fish in water, and he is left and right. But in major matters, Leng Qiuhe often has his own opinions, just like the attribution of Wu Zhuangyuan a few days ago, from this point of view, he does have merits.
"Father, even if the young master is the son of 'Zhenbei City', it doesn't mean that he has this ability. The prince hesitated.
"Your Highness," Chi Wenxing arched his hand, "Yesterday outside the south gate of the city, Brother Tie and I were defeated by Lord Leng in thirty moves. Tie Yingjie nodded after him.
Guan Shu and the prince looked at Leng Qiuhe in surprise, as if they were looking at a monster.
"Your Highness," Tie Yingjie added, "As far as the minister knows, Young Master Leng still had some reservations yesterday. ”
Prince Zhu Jianshen stared at Leng Qiuhe vigorously, the two had been together for nearly a year, and he didn't know that Leng Qiuhe knew martial arts. In the battle of Wu Zhuangyuan, the prince was present, and he also knew the strength of Wu Zhuangyuan. The two martial champions couldn't take more than thirty moves under Leng Qiuhe's hands, and Leng Qiuhe's martial arts were superb. It can be seen.
"Okay," Yingzong said, "Five days later, Tie Yingjie and Chi Wenxing will go to the border pass together; the prince will punish him to study in Shuwen Courtyard for three months, and no one will be allowed to visit him during this period; Leng Qiuhe will return to his hometown for a month, and if there is any matter, he can postpone his return to the court." ”
"The Emperor Shengming!"
"Go down, I want to be still. ”
"The ministers retired. And they departed.
Outside the imperial study, Guan Shu grabbed Chi Wenxing, "Chi boy, tell the old man clearly, what's going on outside the south gate?"
When the prince heard this, he also came over, Tie Yingjie stood on the side, and Leng Qiuhe listened with a smile.
"After the court competition that day, Brother Tie and I were not convinced by each other, so we agreed to compete outside the south gate of the city yesterday evening. In fact, we have no intention of being enemies with each other, this is just the consistent style of martial artists------ competition must always see the high and low, otherwise it will be difficult to sleep. Who knows, before we could fight again, a masked man in Tsing Yi appeared, and he defeated the two of us in 30 moves......"
"The result?" asked the prince anxiously.
"The result is that he really thwarted me and Brother Chi in one fell swoop on the thirtieth move. After that, he told us that the strong have their own strong players, and as a military general, you can't be as reckless as martial arts, and fight fiercely. Tie Yingjie said.
"Exactly thirty moves, you can handle it accurately, and if you can defeat two martial champions in one fell swoop, you must be a top master!" Guan Shu twisted his beard, he was not inferior to Zheng Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he was also an expert.
"Then how do you know that this is Shaomin? The prince said.
"Can't be wrong, although he is masked, but the pair of thin eyebrows and eyes are definitely Leng Adult's. His Royal Highness must have heard it, and he almost admitted it in the imperial study. Tie Yingjie said.
"Yes, there was no fourth person present, and no one else could have known about it. Besides, he still smells of fat powder. Chi Wenxing added carefully.
"Fat powder?" Everyone was puzzled, and when they looked up, Leng Qiuhe had already walked towards the palace gate.
At this time, Emperor Yingzong was in a daze in front of a book in the imperial study. He had read it many times, and then he unconsciously took it out and put it on the table. Looking at the vigorous words, it seems that the loyal battlefield hero more than ten years ago stood in front of him again, and told himself in his rough and magnetic voice:
Old Minister Leng Xuangong played Your Majesty:
The old minister was dying of illness and received the emperor's mercy, and he was ashamed and grateful. Stealing that you can't have a negative court in your lifetime. Therefore, when I have time, I will help the state government punish the grass thieves, and I dare not slack off.
The ministers thought that it was the autumn of the imperial court's employment, so they sent their courtiers Qiuhe into the office for the drive of dogs and horses. Minister's courage: Although this son has an uninhibited temperament, however, his use of troops is not lost to the minister, and the martial arts are better than the minister, and the battlefield retreats from the enemy, which should be available. Moreover, his literary brilliance is outstanding, which can be described as the crown of the world, and this minister is beyond his reach. It can be said that "in and out of the phase", there is the talent of Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty.
The minister was presumptuous, and because he imitated the sheep "not to avoid relatives", he recommended the dog Qiuhe in the Holy Dynasty, hoping that His Majesty would use it only for the sake of merit.
Chen Leng Xuan bowed
"Alas, is Leng Qiuhe really a genius?" Yingzong thought, "If that's the case, it's a blessing for the Ming Dynasty." Leng Xuan never lies, and what he says should be true. The two martial champions are no match for him......"
"Uninhibited...... Yingzong said to himself. He slowly folded the music shut, leaned back in his chair, narrowed his eyes, and whispered:
Mianmianxiongguan,
The flames of war.
Soul suffering,
Who can do it?
people's hearts and subjects,
Sewd as the moon.
wolf son Hulu,
When can it be broken?
Great country,
Magnificent river.
Huaxia boy,
Why fear Yama?
Born to be a loyal king,
Death also protects the country.
galloping across the field,
When negative horse leather.
Rolling blood,
Frosty Autumn River......
Five days later, Yingzong really released two martial champions as generals, and also approved the invitation of the prince and young Fu Leng Qiuhe to return to his hometown. However, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen did not allow Leng Qiuhe to return to his hometown, saying that he had not succeeded in his studies, and the Taifu had not returned from sick leave, and that he should be taught by the young master. Under the anger of Yingzong, the prince said that he did not understand the scriptures, and talked nonsense in the court. In a fit of rage, he was punished for thinking about it for three months. Leng Qiuhe and the two martial champions thanked him and left.
That night, Leng Qiuhe, dressed in white, came to the door of the largest green building in Beijing, "Yihong Courtyard", and before he could enter, a girl who was soliciting guests at the door saw him and shouted inside: "Sisters, come quickly, Leng Gongzi is here." ”
Before the words fell, a large group of women with heavy makeup and bright makeup rushed out, "Young Master Leng is here, the slaves want to kill you!"
"Why don't you miss your sisters, but my little brother is too busy to get out. Leng Qiuhe was hugged and walked to the inner hall and explained.
"Oh, it's rare that Brother Shaomin can still remember our inferior sisters when he becomes the champion!"