Chapter Seventy-Two: Three Days Back to the Door
Three days later, the eunuch sent by the palace read out the seal and rewarded him with gold, silver, and silk. Huang Ying officially became the Lady of Destiny.
Huang Ying was happy because she could get paid on a monthly basis without doing anything. Sixty-one taels of silver for a month, and one hundred and twenty-two taels of silver for the addition of Dakui. How could I have dared to think of this before? The eunuch came and not only read out the seal, but also brought a message. King Wu was strong and strong, and wanted to select 100 good generals in the Manchu Dynasty. And in the middle of the first month of the following year, a martial arts competition was held, and the winner was directly awarded the title of the fifth rank of the military department.
The news has not yet spread, and Da Kui is inexplicably excited when he hears it. Yang Xiaohu and Panbu are outstanding heroic teenagers, and if they teach diligently, they just win fame. Da Kui made great contributions as early as Jiangbei, so that he has today's second-grade virtual title (the prince Taibao is a virtual title) and the third-grade real power (Jiangnan Tongzheng envoy is the real power).
Although Da Kui's guards are all five-grade, they are only guards and have no real power after all. If Yang Xiaohu and Panbu can win the championship, then once they enter the army, they will be at least a general who has commanded more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Da Kui said that he wanted to make Yang Xiaohu famous all over the world, and this was the best time.
Da Kui summoned his subordinates to gather in the hall to discuss the details of the competition.
Da Kui sat on the main seat of the main hall and looked at the people sitting on both sides: "The imperial court is scheduled to hold a martial arts competition in the middle of the first month of next year, and the gathering of elites will definitely be a dragon and tiger battle." Those who win the championship can enter the court as an official and be awarded the title of five-grade foreign officer. The official wants to ask my two righteous sons to participate in the competition, so you might as well express your opinions and come up with an idea together. ”
Yang Xiaohu and Panbu were very excited when they heard this, and Meng Ge said on the side: "My lord, it's not that my subordinates have the ambition of others, and I don't know about others, but I know that General Chang Yuchun has a lot of masters. General Tang He also has a lot of subordinates, and in addition, the Manchu Dynasty can compete in both civil and military affairs, and I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon cannot be underestimated!"
Meng Ge looked at Yang Xiaohu when he said this, and then continued: "Forgive the offense of his subordinates, the martial arts of the two sons are ordinary, but how can they practice their strong skills within two months?" When Yang Xiaohu heard this, he patted the armrest of the chair and got up and said: "I am martial arts, and I am usually not inferior to you, if I have the ability, I have an iron spear, let's compare again?"
Seeing this, Da Kui shouted with a straight face: "Presumptuous, you sit down for me!" Yang Xiaohu saw that Da Kui was angry, so he sat down again. Da Kui said angrily: "Martial arts practitioners should be humble and studious, how can you succeed if you are so competitive and competitive?" Yang Xiaohu pouted but looked unconvinced.
Da Kui said gently: "Xiaohu and Panbu martial arts are indeed normal, but it is not impossible to improve in two months. Master Feng said: "My lord, according to my subordinates, this matter is not ordinary. The imperial court set up a martial arts competition to select people with both civil and military skills, and the two sons may study hard in the war book, and the competition is nothing more than riding and shooting, fighting, and fighting with hand. The subordinates felt that they needed to start from these aspects. ”
Da Kui nodded yes, and the rest of the people also expressed their opinions and talked about the time that had passed. Da Kui said with a decisive word: "Xiaohu and Panbu need to study the military book diligently with Master Feng in the past few days, especially the battle formation needs to be carefully figured out. This official still has something to do in the past few days, and when he is busy in these few days, he will personally urge the two of you to practice martial arts diligently. ”
Yang Xiaohu and Panbu got up and hugged their fists respectfully, and Da Kui announced the dissolution of the meeting when he saw that the matter was almost over.
The marriage between Da Kui and Huang Ying was the marriage of King Wu, so naturally it could not be done according to folk customs. But now that the three days of the wedding have passed, according to the custom, Huang Ying still has to 'return to the door'. Huang Shijie and his wife were in Yingtian, and Da Kui had already ordered someone to arrange another house to settle his parents-in-law. In addition, Da Kui's parents died early, but Da Kui may return to his teacher to report the good news. Da Kui and Huang Ying returned to the door, and they prepared to go back to Tiantai Mountain together, so that the master and his old man could be happy.
The next day, the traffic in front of Zhang's house was so lively. Huang Ying had to wear a helmet and armor in a military uniform, saying that she wanted to see what General Shenwei looked like. Da Kui was helpless, found out the armor and weapons of the year, and rode a horse next to the soft sedan of the carriage. Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, led the 300 cavalry to open the way, Tian Feng, Zhou Kai led the 300 cavalry to press the formation.
These soldiers and horses were all borrowed by Da Kui to find Tang He, and said that he would come back and invite Tang He to the largest restaurant in Yingtian to rub it before stopping.
The team went all the way south out of Yingtian, and those who did not walk were brisk. Huang Ying lifted the side curtain of the sedan chair and looked at Da Kui's heroic posture, as if she had been filled with honey in her heart. His husband was the Shenwei general in the past, and now he is a political envoy to Jiangnan, and he will be proud of anyone else.
After less than three days, we arrived at Tiantai Mountain. Da Kui ordered the soldiers and horses to wait at the foot of the mountain, and changed into regular clothes in the car. Only then did he take Huang Ying up the mountain on foot, and as soon as he left everyone's sight, Huang Ying said that his feet hurt, and he had to carry Da Kui up the mountain on his back. Da Kui had no choice but to squat down and carry Huang Ying to the mountain, but there was no one around, otherwise what would it be? (In ancient times, etiquette was very strict, and both husband and wife could not walk too close in broad daylight, otherwise Da Kui would not be very curious when he saw Huang Ying for the first time)
There is still a short way from the mountain gate, Da Kui put Huang Ying down early and said: "You need to be very solemn when you enter the door, you can't speak loudly, this is the important place of the gate!" Huang Ying obediently agreed, and Da Kui took Huang Ying to the mountain gate.
When he came to the mountain gate, Da Kui raised his hand and gently patted the door. After a while, the door opened, and Huiqing greeted him. Seeing Da Kui, he said, "Fool uncle, are you back?" Da Kui responded with a smile, and when Huiqing saw the yellow warbler beside Da Kui, he couldn't help but be stunned. Huang Ying was born with a flower and moon appearance, and at the moment she was wearing a crimson long skirt covered with a pink embroidered butterfly dress. is extravagant but even more enchanting, although Huiqing is a monk, he also sees straight.
Da Kui coughed dryly, and Huiqing was shocked to lose his temper. This can't be blamed for Huiqing's lack of concentration, how can Huang Ying's beauty be something that ordinary people can resist? No wonder he used to go out with a hat and a hat, and what he was afraid of was that someone would see the color, but now that Da Kui is by his side, Huang Ying is plain-faced.
Da Kui took Huang Ying into the door, and asked as he walked, "How is my master doing now?" Huiqing stood in place with a sad face on his face, Da Kui was shocked and was just about to ask, when the voice of Senior Brother Ling Xuzi came from behind him: "Senior brother, you are back!"
Da Kui turned around again, but saw that the four senior brothers had all arrived. Da Kui hurriedly asked, "Four senior brothers, how is the old man?"
Lingxuzi sighed: "Master has passed away a month ago...... immortal. ”