Chivalry is full of rivers and lakes

Chapter 79
When Lin Zhonghe and Shangguan Zi entered Qi Jiguang's former residence, an old gatekeeper greeted them.The two nodded to the old man.

Shangguan Zi said: "Uncle Qi, I am Xiao Zi, you don't know me anymore?"

Uncle Qi said: "Yes, it's just that you are dressed like this. I can't tell you, sir? Is this your friend?"

Shangguan Zi smiled and said: "Uncle Qi is still the best. He is worthy of being an undercover master back then. He has sharp eyesight, experience and agility."

"Hey, I'm old, I can't do it. My master has been away for many years, and now the foreign bandits are still harassing my coast. This is my master's heart disease when he is dying."

This old man is none other than Qi Dapeng, the vanguard officer of the Qi Family Army who was famous all over the world. He is 85 years old this year. He retired from the army and returned to his hometown. Feelings, how strong.

Qi Dapeng risked his life in order to eliminate the rogue bandits from other ethnic groups, and volunteered to undertake the undercover task of going to the rogues' interior.It was only after a narrow escape from death that he gained the trust of Toyotomi Hideka, the leader of the rogues at the time, and finally delivered accurate information and wiped out the rogue team. Uncle Qi Dapeng made great military exploits.

After Lin Zhonghe knew the past deeds of Uncle Qi in front of him, he couldn't help admiring him.

Uncle Qi said modestly: "It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning. Our generation is incompetent, and we couldn't wipe out the bandits once and for all. As a result, the disaster is still here today. It depends on you young people. Haha."

Lin Zhonghe and Shangguan Zi replied with serious faces: "We will definitely work hard to kill more bandits."

It was almost noon when Lin Zhonghe and Shangguan Zi left General Qi's hometown.The two hurried to the government.

About five miles away from the hometown of General Li Qi in Shangguan Mansion, one is in the east.One is in the west.When the two came to the door, Lin Zhonghe was attracted by the mansion in front of him.

Shangguan Mansion is like a fortified city, with a gate tower as high as five feet, and four large characters in the letter: Shangguan Mansion.The courtyard wall is also four feet high and one foot thick, and two horses can walk side by side. The courtyard wall is all made of bluestone.

Lin Zhonghe stuck out his tongue after looking at it, what a magnificent private city.Lin Zhonghe was still immersed in admiration.

But I could hear Shangguan Zi saying: "You are dumbfounded, go in quickly, it's time for lunch."

Lin Zhonghe came back to his senses, and smiled softly: "The martial arts family is the martial arts family, rich and powerful. Their background is deep and deep, and it is not comparable to ordinary sects."

Lin Zhonghe walked in while watching. The buildings inside were all facing south. This is the main direction of construction in northern China, unless it is absolutely necessary to change the direction, because the winter in the north is too cold.Two feet after entering the gate, there is a reception room with four rows and three rooms facing north.

In the courtyard, there are two rows of buildings facing south, each row of eighteen buildings, and each building has two floors with twelve small rooms.These houses are used for accommodation, and further back is the kitchen and dining room.

These houses are all made of wood, with carved beams and painted buildings, painted with colorful paint, so magnificent.

After Lin Zhonghe followed Shangguan Zi into the restaurant, he saw hundreds of tables set up in the restaurant, and every table was full of seats.

Lin Zhonghe calculated in his heart that the Shangguan family, men, women and children, probably numbered no less than five hundred people. It seemed that Shangguan Jing, the head of the family, was not easy to be.

As soon as Shangguan Zi and Lin Zhonghe entered the restaurant, they were seen by Shangguan Jing. Shangguan Jing hurriedly shouted and waved, calling Shangguan Zi to come to his table for dinner.

Shangguan Zi agreed, took Lin Zhonghe's hand and ran towards his father's table.

The two came to the dining table and sat down. There were three people sitting at this table, Shangguan Jing, an old woman who was nearly eighty years old, and a middle-aged beautiful woman.

After Shangguan Zi sat down, he hurriedly introduced to Lin Zhonghe, this is my grandma, this is my mother, and you already know my father.

Lin Zhonghe stood up and greeted the two women: "Hello grandma, hello auntie."

The two women had already heard that Shangguan Zi had brought back a boy through desperate efforts. At that time, the two women were very happy. Shangguan Zi was already 14 years old and could talk about marriage. Now they heard that he brought a boy back. I am looking forward to it.Especially Mrs. Xu, Shangguan Zi's mother, was extremely happy.

There is a saying: The mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she looks at her son-in-law, the more she loves her.Although there is nothing wrong with the two of them, Mrs. Xu has this meaning in her heart.When he saw Lin Zhonghe, he turned out to be such a little boy, skinny and a little too uncoordinated, out of harmony.

When the "mother-in-law" saw Lin Zhonghe's son-in-law, she couldn't love her anymore.

Lin Zhonghe was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, and he didn't notice these subtle changes of Mrs. Xu. After saying hello, he felt that he was really hungry, so he buried his head in eating.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu smiled slightly: "Where is Mr. Lin from?"

Lin Zhonghe replied while eating: "I was born in Liangfu, the capital of southwestern Hunan. Both my parents died and I have no relatives. Thanks to Uncle Shangguan for taking me here, I hope Auntie will forgive me for disturbing Auntie."

This Lin Zhonghe is really smart, he told everything so that Mrs. Xu would not get to the bottom of it.

However, the heart of a woman is always careful, why did Mrs. Xu just ask this question and give up?
Mrs. Xu asked again: "I don't know which books Mr. Lin has read?"

Lin Zhonghe was already full after devouring his food. Seeing Mrs. Xu's question, he replied casually: "The Four Books and Five Classics, all schools of thought have dabbled in it, and there's no shame in playing piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting."

Mrs. Xu felt displeased when she heard the words, thinking that Lin Zhonghe was talking nonsense, and answered indiscriminately, and immediately said: "Oh, since Mr. Lin is so knowledgeable and talented, how about I take the exam for you?"

Lin Zhonghe just wanted to answer "Yes." But Shangguan Zi stepped on his foot and shook his head at him.

Lin Zhonghe was so smart, he naturally understood what Shangguan Zi meant, and told him not to agree, lest he would make himself ugly.

In fact, what Lin Zhonghe said was true. He was able to read at the age of three, and he had the ability to remember with a photograph.

Therefore, he pretended not to be aware of Shangguan Zi's kind reminder, and he had already agreed to Mrs. Xu's request.

After Mrs. Xu received an affirmative answer, she felt even more unhappy, thinking that Lin Zhonghe was not only arrogant, but also ignorant.

But she remained calm and began to ask questions.Lin Zhonghe has just arrived, and he knows that Mrs. Xu is the most talented woman in Penglai. She is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.His father used to be the magistrate of Yantai Prefecture, but he has retired and returned to his hometown.

With such a talented woman and such a family background, how could Lin Zhonghe know that Shangguan Zi was full of talent and learning, except for martial arts which was taught by Shangguan Jing, the rest were all taught by Mrs. Xu herself.

Mrs. Xu cleared her throat, and then said: "Mr. Lin, please listen to the question: Who wrote "Lu Shi Chunqiu"? How many chapters are there?"

Lin Zhonghe replied: ""Lushi Chunqiu", also known as "Lu Lan", has 160 chapters in twelve volumes, divided into twelve periods, eight reading, and six springs. This Huang Lao Taoist book."

Mrs. Xu nodded, thinking in her heart, could this kid really have some talents.

Mrs. Xu then asked: "The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, what do you think are the most fundamental ideas expounded by these three schools?"

Lin Zhonghe replied without thinking: "Confucianism expounds benevolence; Buddhism expounds goodness; Taoism expounds Dao."

Mrs. Xu was surprised when she heard the words: "How do you say that what the school expounds is Dao? According to you, what Confucianism expounds is Confucianism."

Lin Zhonghe said with a smile: "Confucianism does not explain Confucianism, but Confucianism's view of benevolence, while Taoism is just about explaining the way of nature. All Taoism and law follow nature, and then there are righteous ways, Taoism, kingly ways, etc."

When Madam Xu heard this, she couldn't help but reassess the boy in front of her: she's quite talented at such a young age, no wonder the girl's father took him back to Penglai in a rigid manner.

Mrs. Xu continued: "This is an article written by the old man. There are [-] characters in total. It is rumored that you have a photographic memory. Read it once and see how much you can remember?"

Lin Zhonghe was also polite, took the article written by Mrs. Xu, and read it silently. After reading it, Lin Zhonghe said, "There is no immortality in the world. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the result of Tao..."

This is an insightful work on health preservation written by Mrs. Xu, which expounds the viewpoints of health preservation from several aspects.

After Lin Zhonghe read one article, he actually recited it verbatim.

Mrs. Xu had already convinced the young man in front of her, and knew that what the young man said was true, so she didn't have the courage to pass the exam anymore. She was worried that the young man would ask back, and if she couldn't answer, she would not be able to get off the stage.

In fact, Mrs. Xu was too worried about this point. Lin Zhonghe would not ask Mrs. Xu, because he knew how powerful he was, and he was not a show off.exactly:
Xiao Gaigao led his troops to the fairy island,

Shangguanjing went out to meet the strong enemy.

(End of this chapter)