First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 133
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Hearing these words, Gao Junya was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, and then thought for a while, then said: "Since You Zhi wants to be a teacher, I hope the old general will help him."

Hearing this, Song Laosheng was silent for a long time, and said with a serious face: "The old man is now a sinner, and his temper has been hot all his life, and he has offended many people. Are you sure you want to worship me as a teacher?"

Seeing this, Gao Chong was a little puzzled. Could it be that his father asked Song Laosheng to teach him how to use a knife, and he didn't ask him to be a teacher.

Looking at Gao Junya, but seeing his father's expressionless face, Gao Chong thought for a while and said, "Since I have learned your skills, I should be a teacher."

Song Laosheng looked at Gao Junya, raised his white eyebrows, "So, it's not me, Song Laosheng, who climbed high."

"What did the old general say?" Gao Junya smiled humbly, "I hope the old general doesn't think he is stupid."

Gao Chong was about to serve tea and bow down, but Song Laosheng's expression changed, and he stopped Gao Chong, "If you accept it, you won't have to pay homage to the teacher."

Ignoring Gao Chong's puzzled expression, Song Laosheng looked at Gao Junya, and said sincerely: "Duke Yan deserves to be known as a gentleman, I, Song Laosheng, am a rough man, I don't know the scriptures, and I was born as a commoner.

Meng Yan Guogong attaches great importance to it, and does not despise it because of his birth. This kind of fighting ability and marching experience can be taught, but this apprenticeship is avoided. I don't want to be reviled and attached to a wealthy family when I die."

Song Laosheng speaks bluntly and speaks without hesitation.

Only then did Gao Chong understand why Song Laosheng was so surprised when he said he wanted to worship the master just now. After all, the title of master cannot be called casually. It is not a joke to be a teacher for one day and a father for life. The entanglement of interests of both parties will become one.

Although Song Laosheng is a famous veteran, in the eyes of outsiders, after all, he is just a commoner. He is famous for his martial arts. To become the master of Yan Guogong's son, he is undoubtedly a famous family, and his heart is as proud as Song Laosheng , how can bear it.

Gao Chong was really moved when he heard it, and bowed down with tea, "You are a mentor if you have been taught the art, so please don't refuse."

Unexpectedly, Song Laosheng stood up awkwardly, "If you have to be a teacher, forgive me, I would rather die than follow."

Gao Chong was stunned, this temper is really not ordinary hot.

Gao Junya looked at Gao Chong and shook his head, stood up and helped Song Laosheng back to his seat, "In this case, for the sake of the reputation of the whole old general, it's okay not to be a teacher, but you need to treat each other with the courtesy of a teacher."

"I'm not doing it for any fame, as long as I don't want to be a teacher." Song Laosheng waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if Lao Shizi is a teacher or not."

Gao Chong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, so he had no choice but to agree.

Song Laosheng was born in a poor family and failed to make Ma Li, but when he was young, he was taught by a different person to make a machete, and he practiced diligently.

After joining the army, he fought in the north and south, conquered the Turks in the north, and destroyed the Chen country in the south. , never cheating, never taking bribes, never bullying soldiers, and has a very good reputation.

On the other hand, Song Laosheng's stinky temper really offended many people, but Song Laosheng didn't care, he kept himself upright, and this year he passed his sixtieth birthday, still unmarried, and still alone.

Under Gao Junya's operation, Li Yuan had already pardoned Song Laosheng. At the same time, Li Yuan came to Yan Guogong's mansion to recruit as a corporal.

In the end, despite Li Yuan's good words, Song Laosheng was still stubborn and refused to become an official against the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan had no choice but to leave.

From then on, Song Laosheng settled down in Yan Guogong's mansion, and practiced in the martial arts field every day before dawn.

This is a pain for Gao Chong. Horse lances and broadswords belong to long weapons, and they have the same effect. Get up earlier and practice longer than before.

As time passed day by day, Gao Chong's martial arts improved by leaps and bounds under the strict teaching of Song Laosheng.

In a blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve. Of course, it is now called New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve means that the year is coming to an end and the new year is approaching.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it has been a custom for every household to prepare delicacies on New Year's Eve and get together to welcome the New Year. People often stay up all night and gather together to watch the new year. Do everything, and the new year will be born."

On this day, people drink longevity wine soaked in cypress leaves, put persimmons and oranges on the cypress leaves, implying "one-year-old Baishiji", and prepare some paper to make some "year stickers", also called "fly stickers". ", there are some auspicious words written on it, and they give each other gifts, which is extremely lively.

"Aye, Bing'er, what are you doing?"

Just now after finishing the pair practice with Song Laosheng, Gao Chong took a shower and changed his clothes, and came to the dining room to prepare for breakfast. It happened that Gao Junya was holding two wooden boards, and Gao Bing happily took the pen and ink.

"Aye is going to write a peach talisman", Gao Bing put down his pen and ink, very excited, "Brother, do you want to write one?"

Gao Chong shook his head and said with a smile, "Let's do it, Aye."

Peach talisman is a custom at the New Year's Eve. Two peach wood boards are used to write the names of the two gods "Shentu" and "Yulei" respectively, and hang or post them on the door, with the intention of praying for blessings and eliminating disasters. The role of ghosts.

Thinking of this, Gao Chong suddenly smiled. At this time, the door gods are Shentu and Yulei, not Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde. These two are now serving as hussars under Li Mi and generals under Liu Wuzhou. .

"Remember to go to the palace with me to the banquet at night," Gao Junya said after writing the peach talisman.

"Do I have to stay up all night?" Gao Chong said with a wry smile when he heard the words, he was not at home with his relatives on New Year's Eve, but he had to enter the palace to participate in the bonfire party, and it was still all night.

"It's natural", Gao Junya raised his eyebrows and said, "This is an act of kindness from the king of Tang, you should behave better then."

Gao Chong nodded, looked at the short peach talisman, and couldn't help asking, "Aye, do you have any longer peach talismans?"

Gao Junya was taken aback, "Go and ask Ah Fu."

"Brother, what are you going to do?" Gao Bing's bright eyes were full of curiosity.

"I'll find out later," Gao Chong laughed, and went to the butler Gao Fu to ask for two long peach charms.

As soon as Gao Junya asked Gao Fu to hang two peach charms on the door, Gao Bing ran over and shouted, "Aye, look, brother wrote a bigger peach charm, which he said was called Spring Festival couplets."

Kaohsiung at the back was holding two long pieces of mahogany, and put them down hastily and carefully.

"Spring Festival couplets?" Gao Junya raised a big question mark.

There are only two pieces of peach wood, each with a line of words: "Xiangyangmen's first spring is always there, and the good people have more than enough celebrations."

After Gao Junya read it, his eyes lit up, "This sentence comes from "Zhou Yi Kun". Only by cultivating goodness and accumulating virtue to pass on to the family can there be auspicious celebrations. This sentence is very good. Youzhi, what is it?"

"Aye, it's a little monotonous to just put the door gods to suppress evil spirits," Gao Chong said with a smile, "I wrote a pair of sentences, called Spring Festival couplets, to congratulate the new year, and it has a profound meaning."

These two sentences are concise and concise. People who face the sun will always have sunshine, making people feel that it will always be a sunny spring. People who do good deeds will leave blessings to their children and grandchildren.

Persuading people to pass on family loyalty, full of positive energy, and extremely consistent with Confucian values.

Gao Junya nodded with a smile, "The meaning is really good, it should be used as a family heirloom, and the left and right are not overstepping the rules, so just watch it."

Gao Chong laughed and asked Gao Xiong to hang up the two peach charms. From then on, the Spring Festival couplets were no longer invented by Meng Chang, the Empress of Shu.

(End of this chapter)