A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 5 God of War Neighbor
When I awoke, it was broad daylight.

They went to bed very late last night. Maybe it was because they were too tired from running around for days, or maybe it was because the warmth of the Wu family made him feel safe and secure. He fell asleep in the cave in the middle of the night, and it was dawn when he woke up.

At this time, he had time to look at the cave dwelling.

Wu's family has five cave dwellings. Lao Wu and his wife Liu live in one cave, the eldest daughter Yu'e and his two daughters live in one cave, and Wu Huaiyi lives in one cave. He is not yet married.Lao Wu also had a concubine, Wang Shi. After they entered Chang'an with Li Yuan, Li Yuan rewarded some palace servants and maidservants to the soldiers. A hole was made.

The remaining cave dwelling is the family of Hou San, a part of Wu Shi Ke. Hou San was originally a bandit from the east of the Tang Dynasty captured by the Tang army. He was defeated and was not a slave. He is a family soldier and a servant at home, and he is also loyal to the Wu family. Lao Wu is also good to him. He bought a slave for him as his wife, gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and the whole family lived in the remaining cave dwelling.

Lao Wu also had two daughters, but they were married long ago, and they were both descendants of Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army married in Sanyuan County.

Huaiyu slept in Huaiyi's hole last night, with Huaiyi, Cheng Chumo, and his two plays, the five old men squeezed together.

It was broad daylight at this time, and he was the only one left in the cave to sleep in. The cave was a little dark, even a little shady, and it was hot summer in June outside, and it should be more than 30 degrees, but it was probably not even [-] degrees in the house.

The cave dwelling is about one foot high and one foot wide, but it is very deep, more than three feet deep. Because the doors and windows are very small, only the small part near the doors and windows has light, and the inside is almost completely dark.

The cave dwelling is also very simple, it is a hole directly dug out of the earth slope, there is no masonry joint on the outside, and there is no decoration on the inside, it can be seen on the wall of the cave that it is just a rough paste mixed with loess and wheat straw I read it again, and it can be seen that it has been blurred for some years.

The ground in the cave is also clay.

It can almost be described as a house with bare walls, a simple wooden couch, relatively short, and without a bed, that couch is a place to sleep and a place to sit at ordinary times. There is a small table on it, just put it aside when you sleep.

There was also an old table and two old wooden boxes in the room, which were probably used as wardrobes, and all the luggage Huaiyu brought were piled up in a big wooden barrel.

The log table had many gaps and tooth marks gnawed by mice. There was a stoneware pot and several stoneware bowls stacked on top of the table, but nothing else.

Before arriving here, he thought that Wu Shike was a military attache of the Seventh Rank Imperial Army, and his family still had [-] acres of land. He had a salary and a field, and his family conditions should be good, but now the conditions are much worse than he imagined. .

On the couch was a set of clean clothes, a crotchless shirt, wide-cut trousers, Futou and a pair of new cloth shoes, as well as his bronze belt and golden knife bestowed by the King of Qin.

It's just that a few decorations have been attached to the rings that were originally empty. After careful examination, there are flints, whetstones, knives, awls, and a bamboo tube.

The clothes fit well, probably belonged to Wu Huaiyu. Although they were cut from linen, the stitches were fine and neat.

Dressed up and left the cave, the sun was shining brightly outside, the Qingyu River was about ten feet below the courtyard, the noisy courtyard last night was very quiet at this moment.

His two dogs ran over from the shade of the tree and greeted him warmly.

There was no one in the yard, he yelled twice, but there was no one in the house.

I guess they all went out to work. He has been in Zhongnan Mountain for five years, and he knows farming time and farm work by himself. Now the ninth day of June, it is considered to be a small heat.

It is the hottest season of the year when it is steamed up and down. It is the hottest season of the year. At present, the wheat is harvested in the middle of Guanzhong, and then summer millet is planted. Buckwheat, late millet, etc. are also planted in summer, and soybeans are also planted in summer. Although the harvest is over, they are still busy with cultivating, topdressing, and field management, which basically never stops.

Huaiyu simply practiced in the courtyard.

Get up, hold the sky with both hands to manage the triple burner, and shoot the big eagle with both left and right bows...
This set of eight vajra exercises has been practiced for five years. The eight sets of movements seem simple, but they apply the natural law of the unity of man and nature, combined with the theory of yin and yang and five elements of medicine, and use rigid inner strength to dredge the meridians of the whole body and make the body , bones, and joints are connected and connected, coordinate the operation of the internal organs, eliminate exhaust gas in the body, achieve the balance of yin and yang, and eliminate diseases and keep fit.

The movements are simple, but getting started is not easy. Huaiyu practiced for five full years under the guidance of the old Taoist himself, and now he can barely be said to be just getting started.

After the eight moves, the whole body is already hot.

"How well did you practice?"

Wu Shike asked with a smile from the side. Seeing Huai Yulian's concentration, he watched quietly outside the courtyard. He found that although this set of movements seemed slow, it was not simple.

"This is the eight parts of Vajra Kung Fu. It's for strengthening the body. It's similar to Wu Qin Xi." Facing a veteran who has been fighting for many years, he didn't think too much about it. strong side.

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as just strengthening the body, baby, let's do something!" Lao Wu smiled and made a few gestures.

"I'm just for fitness, not combat skills."

The old man took a black tiger out of his heart, saying that boxing is afraid of being young, but the 60-year-old samurai Ke has traveled all over his life to fight in the north, east, and west. All his skills are obtained in actual combat. Picked up, that represents one after another first-level merits in the medal book.

Although he is older, Kequan is more sophisticated.

Huaiyu took a sharp breath, and quickly turned to pass, but the father immediately threw another uppercut with his arm, and Huaiyu raised his arm to block.

With a bang, the two of them shook apart.

"Two times, come again." The old man laughed loudly, and pounced on him again.

Huai Yude, an old Taoist, personally taught him that he had been introduced to Vajra Kungfu for five years, and he had achieved small successes in breathing, mind, and body strength, and Ba Changshou Kungfu is a practice of inner strength qigong, but what he lacks is actual combat experience.

The old man's fists are fierce, very sharp and direct, without any superfluous tricks, Huaiyu was a little flustered at first, but today the old man just tried him, be merciful, Huaiyu slowly got used to it, he adjusted his breathing to find the rhythm , the two of them fought back and forth.

The old man had almost figured out Huaiyu's route, and when he saw the right opportunity, he made a close shoulder bump, which directly knocked Huaiyu back again and again.

"Your vajra skills are really good. If you lack some actual combat, what did the old Taoist teach you?"

"Ah."

"It's a good thing, but you haven't practiced enough, especially because you don't have enough actual combat experience. The good thing hasn't shown its true power. Apart from this, what else have you practiced?"

"I also practice the Eight Longevity Kungfu, which is for inner strength."

"Didn't you learn how to shoot these with swords and guns?"

"I've only practiced the stick!"

"I'll take a gun and show it to me." The old man threw a long gun to Huaiyu.

Huaiyu played it with a pawn stick.

The old man shook his head, "It's a bit tricky but not much. The moon stick lasts a lifetime with a knife and a gun. Do you know why you say that? Although the old saying is that the stick is the ancestor of a hundred soldiers, but if you really want to fight, the sword and gun have the upper hand, especially the spear, which is one inch long. An inch is strong.

Of course, those who are new to guns all start with sticks. They have to learn how to exert strength, know how to dodge, how to block, and how to seize opportunities to attack. It's too easy to get close.

Practicing swords and guns is much more complicated. If you enlist in the army to kill the enemy, you are just a soldier in the battle. It is much simpler to have a spear and a big spear. But if you want to be the leader of the team, the captain, or even the cavalry general, there is no way. Sooner or later, one's ability will be fatal. "

"Your elder brother followed me to learn saber, gun, cavalry and archery since he was a child, and he practiced pretty well. This time there was chaos in Chang'an. Although the Beimen camp was caught off guard and many people were killed and injured, your elder brother has solid skills. He not only protects himself , and don’t even seize the opportunity to make meritorious service and be awarded a position, which is the foundation that is usually laid.”

What the old man said was very straightforward. Those ordinary soldiers who are like cannon fodder can go into battle by just grabbing a strong man and practicing for a month. As long as they have enough strength and uniform movements, they will be fine. real skill.

"From now on, you will practice martial arts with me every day. You will practice horizontal swords, big spears, bow shooting and horse riding. Your skills are good. You can continue to practice. If you want, you can also teach your brother."

"Aye, I'm not an imperial guard, nor a guard of the government soldiers, so there's no need to practice those, right?"

"You are a child of the Forbidden Army. Your elder brother already has a family background, but you are still in vain. You should practice your skills first. When the opportunity comes, you will naturally be able to seize it. Although the world is settled now, it is not peaceful. That Turkic Wolf cubs commit crimes every year, and now they have gone deep into Longyou, looting everywhere, and may go deep into Guanzhong at any time. At that time, you have the ability to not only protect yourself, but also go to battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious service.

A man should not just be addicted to happiness. Without fame and status, land and money are all floating clouds. Only with status and status can everything have a foundation.

I also see that you should have learned something by following that damn old Taoist for nine years, let alone bury it. "

Huaiyu felt that these words were very true, and she couldn't help feeling a little excited after hearing them.

Yes, without enough status, how can you be truly stable.

"Aye, can I learn to ride and shoot?"

"Our family is the emperor Yuan Cong's home, even if you didn't choose it, you are still a child of the Forbidden Army, how can you not practice martial arts, but you can't hide armored crossbows privately, horseback riding, bow shooting, knives and guns are all allowed.

In the future, if your elder brother goes on a crusade, if you have the ability, you can also volunteer to follow. This is a rare opportunity for ordinary people to make meritorious service. If you can get an honor, you will have the opportunity to become an official. "

Samurai Ke has gone through four dynasties in his life, and he has a peaceful life in a few days. Money is all outside his body, but his skills cannot be taken away by others.

"Aye, brother, where are they?"

"He and Cheng Dalang went to Lijiazhuang with Lao Liu. Our village belongs to Dongli, Qinghe Township, Sanyuan County, and Lijiazhuang is located in Lijiazhuang. They will register and settle down for you, and visit Li Shangzhu Guozhuang by the way."

"There is still a Shangzhu country in Lijiazhuang?"

The Shangzhu Kingdom is the highest honored official of the second rank. It takes [-] transfers to become a Shangzhu Kingdom. There were not many Shangzhu Kingdoms in the early Tang Dynasty. Each of them was a great general and had little water of.

"Li Jing, the Duke of Yong'an County, is now the chief of the Lingzhou Road Marching, and he has just been promoted to the governor of Anzhou. When he was the governor of Mayi, I was the commander of the Yingyang Mansion in the county, and I can be regarded as his The old subordinates are here," said the old man.

Li Jing, Li Jing, God of War in the Tang Dynasty.

Mihara Li Jing, um, that's right.

"Is Lijiazhuang far from our house?"

"It's in the same mile, no matter how far away it is, it's just [-] miles north of our Dragon Bridge Fort."

The grassroots of the Tang Dynasty implemented a three-level system of townships and villages, with one hundred households as the li and five li as the township. Each natural village, with less than a hundred households, was attached to the big village, and those with more than a hundred households had two villages. The master, the village is auxiliary two.

Both Longqiaobao and Lijiazhuang are big villages, plus some surrounding small villages form Dongli. Originally, Longqiaobao village had more households, but because Lijiazhuang has Li Jing, people from Lijiazhuang are now in charge of Lizheng. It is said that He is Li Jing's nephew.

The matter of Huaiyu's settlement and distribution of land had to be reported to him first. In addition, Cheng Chumo came to Sanyuan, so he naturally wanted to visit Li's house.

"Aren't you hungry? The mutton head is stewed in the pot to make soup. It's delicious after stewing for a long time. Let's drink a bowl of mutton bones first." Lao Wu said, and went to the house to fill Huaiyu with mutton soup.

It's really unexpected to be neighbors with God of War. It's a pity that Li Jing is not at home. Otherwise, I have to find a way to visit. If I can become Li Jing's student or something, it will not be prosperous.

(End of this chapter)