Chapter 4: Richiro
"Thank you, butler. Li Wumang looked like he was winning.
Seeing that Li Wumang was confident, Wang Jiaotou also felt that he was too full of words. There was no turning back from the bow, and Wang Jiaotou took a steel knife from the weapon rack. "Housheng, you can also pick a weapon. β
When the housekeeper saw that the matter had come to this point, he was afraid of his life, and said anxiously: "Wang Jiaotou, learn martial arts, why do you need to use a knife and a gun?"
"When you meet a strong man and a thief, do you fight with your bare hands?" Wang Jiaotou glanced at the housekeeper. The caretaker was supposed to prevent thieves, and the housekeeper was speechless.
Li Wumang smiled faintly and said: "The housekeeper doesn't have to worry, he has no relatives and no reason, and he is to blame when he dies." There is no bitter accusation. β
After Li Wumang finished speaking, he looked at Wang Jiaotou. "I have never practiced weapons in Xia, and I taught the first three moves with my bare hands. β
In the eyes of outsiders, this is a deliberate provocation. Wang Jiaotou looked up to the sky and snorted. "Okay, that's what you said. β
Wang Jiaotou stepped forward, blocked his waist with a jade belt, and swept the opponent's waist with a steel knife. Thinking of ten taels of silver, he took a big step, grabbed the wrist of Wang Jiaotou's right hand holding the knife with his left hand, and bent his right elbow against the opponent's left cheek.
In one shot, Li Wumang snatched the steel knife in Wang Jiaotou's hand and knocked the opponent to the ground.
In the eyes of Wang Jiaotou, the opponent's hands and feet are incredibly fast. Although he was defeated, he was convinced of the loss.
Wang Jiaotou got up, didn't say a word, walked into a room in the East Cross Courtyard, packed up his things and left.
The butler's reward was given to the old man, and the old man tried his best to refuse, but reluctantly accepted five taels of silver. Go home.
On the second day, Li Wumang bought a set of clothes and returned to the palace, and the housekeeper said with a smile: "Li Jiaotou, congratulations." β
Li Wumang only remembered that his surname was Li, and when he was in the carriage, he talked to the old man, and the old man asked him to choose a name first, and Li Wumang called himself Li Yilang.
"Thank you, butler. When Li Wumang heard this, he knew that the palace invited him to serve as the head of the sect.
"The master is waiting in the hall, you follow me to see the master. β
After meeting with Master Wang, Li Wumang moved into the house of the head of the king of the East Cross Courtyard, and the palace paid one hundred and twenty taels of silver every year, and invited Li Yilang to be the head of the sect.
Li Wumang settled down in the palace, but it was a little difficult to teach Jia Ding to practice martial arts. Li Wumang doesn't know how to do internal strength, and he doesn't know how to use weapons and fists, but fortunately, he has just arrived and can delay for a few days.
Coincidentally, on the third day of Li Wumang's entry into the palace, Wang Dahu found a housekeeper and said that he was the eldest master. Briefly talk about the requirements, and let the housekeeper quickly find a master.
The housekeeper has no dealings with the people in the martial arts, and Wang Dahu is in a hurry, so he has to recommend Li Wumang for the errand.
The housekeeper watched Li Wumang defeat Wang Jiaotou with one move, so he bragged about Li Wumang's kung fu at the owner's house, and came up with the idea that Li Yilang would be competent.
"Before, the head of the Wang Sect was defeated, and I also heard you say that Li Yilang has some skills. asked him to be the head of the school. It's only been a few days, and you can take on this great responsibility?" Wang Dahu was a little unconvinced.
The housekeeper hurriedly said: "The Gezhou Mansion still has to be selected, don't worry, if Li Yilang is a silver-like pewter gun head, the big lord will not use him." β
Wang Dahu thought about it. "That's it, if you say that you are a strong ichiro, and you are favored by the eldest master, I will be rewarded. β
The butler came to look for him, invited him to the tavern in the town, ordered a few dishes, and scalded the pot of wine.
"Ichiro, I don't think you want to teach your own exercises to others, and this is not a solution. The lord gave a hundred and twenty taels of silver. "Because of the head of the Wang, the housekeeper is naturally close to Li Wumang. The housekeeper is in his fifties, as if he is an elder.
"Butler, if you are embarrassed, Ichiro will resign from this sect. β
"The royal family has a big business, and they don't care about this silver. I have a good relationship with Ichiro, but I don't know if you have that ability?" the butler took a sip of hot wine and let out a comfortable sigh.
"I don't know what kind of benefit it is?" Li Wumang poured wine for the butler.
"The eldest lord is in the capital as a military secretary, offended many people, there are enemies who want to murder the eldest lord, and there have been several assassinations, but fortunately, the auspicious people are in heaven, and the eldest lord is safe and sound. "The butler put a piece of weird chicken in his mouth.
The eldest lord is the elder brother of Wang Dahu and the backstage of the Wang family.
Seeing that Li Wumang didn't answer the stubble, the housekeeper swallowed the chicken in his mouth. "Ichiro, you can eat it too, this chicken tastes good. β
Seeing that Li Wumang was eating a chopstick dish at will, the housekeeper said in a low voice: "The eldest master wants to take revenge on the family and want to find a dead man." β
"It's a terrible business, the housekeeper said it was a good thing?" Li Wumang was taken aback.
"No, no. The butler shook his head. "The eldest lord is the emperor's confidant and favorite minister, and the enemy is the emperor's uncle King Gao. β
"If you kill the eldest master, King Gao will be able to rebel?"
"The eldest lord Rong Ma has been in a good life, the protΓ©gΓ©s are all over the world, the high king wants to rebel, the eldest lord ascends to the heights, and the followers will inevitably gather. King Gao was very jealous, so he did not dare to rebel. The butler drank another glass of wine and smacked his lips.
"The prestige of the eldest lord actually overshadowed the emperor?" Li Wumang was startled, and forgot to pour wine.
"I can't say that, but the eldest lord is indeed in power. The butler poured himself wine.
"The Great Traitor. Li Wumang thought to himself, but in order to get the cultivation pill, there was no way to do it in this market town, and after thinking about it, he said, "The housekeeper wants to recommend Ichiro to go?"
"The Wang family tree has deep roots, the palace here is just a grange, the mansion of the Wang family is in Gezhou City, and our lord will occasionally come to live. The butler said unhurriedly.
"So what?"
"It's not so easy to get the favor of the big man. I also had to go to Gezhou, and I could only meet the eldest master after selection. The butler put another piece of weird chicken in his mouth.
"Spending all this energy just to be a dead soldier?" Li Wumang was a little unimpressed.
"There will be brave men under the reward. The butler put down his chopsticks and held out a finger.
"A thousand taels of silver?" Li Wumang was a little tempted.
"Ten thousand taels!"
"That's a lot. Li Wumang blurted out. With such a large sum of silver, you may be able to buy a qi-refining level pill. After all, mortals also have a way to exchange silver taels for spirit stones.
"If Ichiro has the guts, I will recommend it to the master. β
"Go. Li Wumang nodded.
The next day, the palace rewarded Li Wumang with ten taels of silver, and the housekeeper personally sent him to Gezhou. The two rode horses out of the market town and headed for Gezhou.
The butler was happy when he thought of the reward, and he was full of spring breeze along the way, and told Li Wumang many things about the palace.
The journey of more than 1,000 miles will be reached in two days. The royal mansion of Gezhou is very large, with a pair of stone lions at the door, a vermilion lacquer gate, and gilded door nails.
The housekeeper was familiar with the doorkeeper, and entered the house with Li Wumang. The steward arranged for two people to stay.