Chapter 173: A Little Try
The wet Ye Guyan was brought back to the shore by a few companions, Zhao Yilang looked at the dejected Ye Guyan, frowned and said: "This Xiong Zhaoyan has not seen him for a few days, his martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds, and his temperament has become stoic and resolute, completely like a different person, why is this happening?"
Liu Xuan had a gloomy face, looked at Gao Jie on the other side, and muttered for a long time before he said: "I don't know what happened, but one thing I can be sure of is that all this should be related to that Gao Jie!"
When Zhao Yilang heard this, he also looked at the other side and asked, "How do you say this?"
Liu Xuan's eyes flickered, and he turned his head and replied: "It is said that Xiong Zhaoqi has been living in Gao Jie's mansion these days!"
Zhao Yilang nodded thoughtfully, and muttered in his mouth: "Gao Jie, what kind of person is he? Why is Sun Qianguang full of praise and convinced? If the changes that have occurred in Xiong Zhaoqi's body are really related to him, then he is too terrible!"
Liu Xuan coughed dryly, and pretended to be calm and said to Zhao Yilang: "Yilang, the last battle depends on you! Our honor and disgrace are now tied to you alone, don't think about it, concentrate on the battle!"
At this time, Wukong had already come to the bridge, he was half-squatting on the bridge deck, looking curiously at the people on the other side, looking quite relaxed, without any tension about the coming big war.
Zhao Yilang shook his head vigorously, no longer thinking nonsense, took a deep breath, and strode onto the wooden bridge under the eager eyes of Liu Xuanze and others.
Zhao Yilang is one of the leaders of the Donglin Party and the grandson of Zhao Nanxing, the secretary of the Ming Rite Department.
Zhao Nanxing was seventy years old at the time, the word Mengbai, the name Yuhe, alias Qingdu Sanke, Gaoyi (now Gaoyi County, Hebei) people, Wanli two years Jinshi. At the age of nine, he was already known as a "prodigy", and he memorized the four books and five classics backwards, and never forgot the ancient literary books, which can be described as brilliant. During the Ming Dynasty and Qing Gengwu, Zhao Nanxing Township tried to raise people, and in the second year of Wanli, he was a jinshi. He was first awarded the official of Henan Runing, and was promoted to the head of the household department because of his honest governance, and he was upright during his tenure. After the death of the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, he was reappointed as the chief of the Ministry of Officials, because he hated forming a party for personal gain, and offended the hometown of Shangshu Yang Wei.
In the year of Jiashen (1584), Nanxing was appointed by the imperial court as a member of the Ministry of Literature and Selection, because he bluntly spoke about the social evils, stated the important tasks of saving the time, and attacked the left capital Yu Shi Wu Shilai, the left deputy capital Yu Shi Zhan Yangpi, and Huang Hongxian, who endangered the country, and was attacked by these people. The emperor didn't listen to him, and Zhao Nanxing was disappointed and fell ill again.
In the year of Renchen (1592), the imperial court appointed Zhao Nanxing again and transferred the Ministry of Officials to test the meritorious service. In the twenty-first year of Wanli, he assisted Shangshu Sun Long in planning the Jingguan (inspection official), did not show favoritism, was not afraid of the powerful, acted impartially, and dismissed the three friends of the in-law, Sun Long's nephew Lu Zhichang, and the younger brother of the scholar Zhao Zhigao, which can be called the first in dozens of consecutive examinations. Liu Daolong ganged up to deceive the emperor's holy decree, and put the charges of dictatorship and demotion and punishment of the three officials on his head. Emperor Wanli Xingshi asked for guilt, and was rescued by Li Shida and other ministers to avoid the catastrophe, and then reprimanded the people.
Zhao Nanxing was demoted to the official and returned to the country, lived in Fangru Garden, taught apprentices, wrote books and said, and his prestige was shocked, echoing with Gu Xiancheng and Zou Yuanbiao at that time, and was known as the three monarchs of Donglin.
In the first year of the Apocalypse (1627), Emperor Xizong Tianqi ascended the throne, and under the recommendation of Sun Chengzong and Wei Zhongxian, he issued an edict several times, transferring Nanxing to Taichang Shaoqing, Zuo Tongzheng, Taichang Siqing, and edicting to be the right servant of the Ministry of Industry. Later, he was entrusted by everyone, but he couldn't refuse, so he took the edict to Beijing to take office. Then he was promoted to the imperial history of the left capital, and at the end of last year, he was promoted to the secretary of the ministry.
Zhao Nanxing is a banner of the Donglin Party, cherishing reputation more than life. Most of the self-appointed Donglin people have a mentality, as long as they are not used to seeing and cannot be seen, they will definitely stand up, needle the current affairs, and even reprimand the emperor. Even if they are cut off from their posts and even beheaded, it is worth it for them, because they believe that they will become famous and become heroes in the future. Therefore, in the court, you can often see such an official in a small matter of seven products, and he also dares to speak out and refute the emperor, which has also become a great spectacle in the court of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Yilang is different from his grandfather, he is by no means a rotten Confucian who does not want to die as long as his reputation is not killed, he was born in a scholarly family, and his literary talent is naturally not bad, and what is more valuable is that he also loves to practice martial arts, and when he was young, he worshiped the Donglin Party among the people who really called the "martial arts" Huang Zunsu, among the children of high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, martial arts can be called one of the best, and Sun Qianguang is equally famous. It's just that because of his grandfather, his relationship with Liu Xuanze's gang is closer than that of Sun Qianguang. And Sun Chengzong is only closer to the Donglin Party, not one of them, and Sun Qianguang is even a figure on the fringes of Liu Xuanze's circle.
Zhao Yilang's temperament inherited his grandfather Zhao Nanxing's strength that was not afraid of death, although he was shocked by Xiong Zhaoqi's sudden change, but he was also fearless, and came to Wukong calmly.
Looking at the yellow-haired child squatting on the ground, Zhao Yilang said lightly: "Child, your name is Wukong, isn't it, this name is very strange!"
Wukong didn't answer, still staring at him curiously.
Zhao Yilang was bored, coughed dryly, and continued to ask, "Who gave this name?"
Goku still didn't answer.
Gao Jie was very puzzled on the shore, and asked Wei Liangyue in a low voice: "Sister Xiaoyue, why is this guy so interested in Wukong's name?"
Wei Liangyue chuckled lightly, and also lowered her voice and said, "Who told you to give such a shocking name?!"
"Shocking?!" Gao Jie was even more puzzled, he vaguely remembered that Wu Chengen, the author of "Journey to the West", should be a character in the Jiajing period, it is said that he wrote "Journey to the West" when he was fifty years old, and now in the Apocalypse, as long as you are literate, you should have read this famous book, and there will definitely be performances in the play, so Sun Wukong should also be a household name, and he gave this name according to Wukong's skills, which can be said to be very appropriate and cool, how can it be shocking?
Wei Liangyue saw Gao Jie's inexplicable look, and smiled proudly: "I thought you knew astronomy, geography, and knew everything, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid and so embarrassed!"
Gao Jie glanced at her and urged: "Please, eldest sister, don't tease me, hurry up and say okay?"
Wei Liangyue was full of pride, deliberately coughed, and explained in a low voice: "Your name was plagiarized from "Journey to the West", right?"
Gao Jie nodded, then shook his head vigorously and said: "How ugly it is to plagiarize, you see how Wukong looks like that, how much he looks like Monkey King, I just used it appropriately!"
Wei Liangyue pursed her lips, didn't dwell much on this issue, and continued: "There are so many people present, it is estimated that most of them have read "Journey to the West", but no one dares to admit that they have read it, and it is naturally not unusual for Zhao Yilang to be interested in Wukong's name!"
Gao Jie became more and more puzzled: "Why don't you dare to say that you have read "Journey to the West"?"
Wei Liangyue shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Don't you know that "Journey to the West" is a banned book?!"
After Gao Jie heard this, he was directly stunned.
It turned out that "Journey to the West" was written in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Emperor Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi believed in Taoism and loved alchemy, "Journey to the West" is obviously a novel that praises Buddhism and specializes in underworld Taoists, and the underworld is not ordinary ruthless, it is simply brainless, it is strange that it is not listed as a banned book by the emperor, and there is no meaning of banning it in today's Apocalypse. It's just that Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" is so wonderfully written, and it is deeply loved by Ming literature lovers, so there are many cheat books and pirated books secretly sold, and these gentlemen present have a deep background, and it is still very simple to get a copy of the "Journey to the West" cheat code, so Wei Liangyue said that most of them have read it, and even communicated in private, but they don't dare to admit it in public. River crabs are not only unique to modern China, but one of the civilizations with a long history.
Zhao Yilang saw that Wukong had been not giving face and not letting go of a fart, so he suddenly became angry, he clenched his fists, and shouted: "Boy, I see that you are young, and I want to persuade you to retreat despite the difficulties, but who knows that you are so ignorant of current affairs, then don't blame me Zhao Yilang for bullying the small!"
"You, just now, said, what?" Just as Zhao Yilang was about to make a move, Wukong stumbled out a few words.
Zhao Yilang was angry, and had no choice but to put away his momentum, and said hatefully: "I just asked if you are called Wukong, who gave you this name!"
Wukong has only been learning human language for a short time, except for Gao Jie, who can communicate freely with him with his telekinesis, others such as Ji Longfeng, Wei Liangyue, etc., all speak to him slowly, word by word, and with even comparisons, Wukong can know his meaning. It's strange that Wukong can understand what Zhao Yilang said at a normal speaking speed, so when Zhao Yilang finished speaking again, Wukong still looked at him curiously, scratching his head and blinking his eyes, not understanding at all.
Zhao Yilang only said that the kid was teasing himself, and he was even more annoyed, so he immediately ignored it, and slammed his fist at Wukong with a loud shout.
Before Wukong could understand why the white-clothed man on the other side suddenly got angry, Gao Jie's voice came to his mind: "Don't talk nonsense to him, just him directly!"
Wukong naturally obeyed Gao Jie's words, and immediately jumped up, ignoring Zhao Yilang's swift punch, like an extremely agile monkey, he jumped directly on Zhao Yilang's outstretched right arm, and grabbed his head with both hands like claws.
Zhao Yilang had never seen such a strange trick, he was shocked, and hurriedly retreated, avoiding Wukong's sharp claws, and was about to attack again, but suddenly saw Wukong flip a hollow heel out of thin air, his feet on the bridge deck with a touch, jumped up, and stretched his arms, like a white crane spreading its wings, and it was chasing after him like a shadow.
Zhao Yilang was shocked, he didn't expect this yellow-haired kid's body to be so fast and light, and he didn't have time to dodge, so he had to pour strength into his arms, cross in front of him, and resist Wukong's attack. Who knew that he didn't wait for Wukong to attack with his hands or feet, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right arm, and he couldn't help but take two steps back again, his face was gray and ugly.
It turned out that the weapon that Goku used to attack this time was not his hands or feet, but his teeth.
Zhao Yilang was caught off guard, was bitten, and was about to scold in anger, but before he could open his mouth, Wukong, who had just landed, was more than powerful, and his short body rushed forward close to the ground, and his right foot was like a giant python out of the hole, kicking directly at Zhao Yilang's supporting leg.
Zhao Yilang was simply driven crazy by Wukong's weird and brutal style of play, screamed, staggered on both feet, flew up, and narrowly avoided another blow in the next game.
To say, this Zhao Yilang is really talented, he has followed the "Martial Confucian" Huang Zunsu for more than ten years, not only outstanding in martial arts, but also quick to react, and continuously avoided a series of strange attacks from Wukong, which is also very rare.
It's just that the sad thing is that this is not a game, Zhao Yilang, who was in mid-air, didn't wait to catch his breath, and saw a small fist hit in his sight, and at this moment, he thought of a word, called "endless".
Zhao Yilang is a bloody young talent, and he was forced to be fierce at the moment, he raised his head and roared, no matter what moves and rules, he punched the little fist, and said in his heart: "With my fist strength, will I really be afraid of you, a yellow-haired boy?!"
Liu Xuanze and his party were beside him, first saw the two rabbits falling up, and moved a few times quickly, although Zhao Yilang retreated again and again, but his body was chic and beautiful, and there was a cry of pain in the middle, and he didn't know who made it, and he didn't know who had the upper hand, and he was about to cheer for Zhao Yilang in unison. Hearing a muffled sound of "bang", Zhao Yilang in mid-air was like a kite with a broken string, flipped backwards a few times in the air, fell to the shore, and smashed into a few companions who couldn't dodge, which immediately caused a burst of chaos.