Brutal touch

Chapter 6: Chang Zhong is a frightened bird. The young master laments that the sun is setting and the journey is poor.
  The other three people looked at each other, and Tong Kui said: "It's hard to say. Nan Buwen has finally found a person with the sixth surname. We have a gathering of famous people from all over the world, but it's easier said than done to find someone who can fill the gap of ten philosophers. Although Everyone feels that Shi Zhe has been vacant for so long and is relaxed, but it is reasonable to have to go through one or two hundred moves in front of the old Shi Zhe. This is because the person recommended by the eldest brother is Buji, the city lord of Jiangcheng, and Gong Zhao. , I can’t get through the people recommended by Nan Bu Wen and I and the guards of Nan Bei, so it’s been delayed until now.”

"The day of the big meeting is coming. Whether or not to recommend the Ten Philosophers, and who to recommend as the Ten Philosophers, we still need to have a good discussion. Or you can think about whether there will be new candidates over there in Nanbuwen. "Tongma said.

"Will the Prime Minister's Mansion take any interest in Ma Shang and Nan Shiyi in the Eldest Young Master's Mansion?" Tong Kui asked.

"This is unlikely. Not to mention that these two people are not even close to each other. Your Majesty is in the prime of his life. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to have such an idea at this time?" Tongma said.

"The hundreds of thousands of nobles who have touched the country are right here. Even if they are turned upside down, is it possible that these people can turn into living people out of thin air?" Tong Kui complained.

"Lord Tongma said that the king wants to improve the great magic so that the prince can pass on this art. I am afraid that he did not do it for the eldest son. The eldest son is innately full of arrogance and was trained as a national heir. There is no way he cannot inherit the great master. Magical." said the Northern and Southern Guardians.

When Tong Kui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stood up and said: "Having said that, I also remembered that the second young master of the Military Temple was originally a person who had no chance to practice Qi, but he had accumulated countless genius treasures. After a few years of practicing Qi, I'm pretty good at it. Coincidentally, I'm in charge of the Gold and Silver Palace, so most of the money spent goes out through my hands."

"Mercy, Mercy, that was a grand event, but not many people know about it. The rumors in the market about how the top ten dandies and the eight rich gentry spend their money like water, even if they are true or false, are not as good as the Second Young Master practicing Qi. "The Lord of Red Bull City said.

"I've heard about this before. If I were to ask where the richest place is in Huo Country, there'd be no answer. Red Bull City, Jiang City, and the Golden and Silver Palace. As a result, most of these three places were empty at once. Even if I tell outsiders, Some people may not believe it. Coincidentally, there was another war with the southern barbarians that year, and the royal capital couldn’t even afford the military expenses and had to pay extra. At first, I thought it was just a trick to make me cry about poverty, but I didn’t expect that it was really empty. ." Tongma answered.

"Anyway, from that moment on, I started to take things lightly, such as geniuses, treasures, curios, and treasures." Tong Kui said, leaning back on his chair. He added, "By the way, where were we talking about just now? Why did we end up talking about that kind of thing?"

"We are talking about whether it is intentional to touch the king." The guardians of the north and south said, stretched out a hand to wave, then quickly waved it, changing it to a "two" gesture. The four of them frowned deeply and remained silent.

Besides, the important meeting was over, and the internal servants had already reported it to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Nan Yichang ordered the preparation of tea and rice, the courtyard and the residence of the servants. Nan Qin borrowed some money to sneak out and arrived at the Fourth Young Master's house. But I saw that there were only a few white people guarding the house, not even any craftsmen. Unable to avoid sighing, he pushed the door into the front yard and happened to see the fourth young master asking more than ten Baimin to practice a certain step. From Nanqin's perspective, it seemed to be consistent with Yi's method, but he couldn't tell which school it was used, and Baimin had no idea. Even though Qi Qi can be practiced with steps, it is ultimately useless, so he said, "What are you practicing?"

"The Art of War." The Fourth Young Master replied.

"Why, after not seeing each other for a few days, I finally ignored those heresies, but I fell in love with the clumsy methods of the Military Temple." Nan Qin said jokingly.

"Those things in the Military Temple are just formations. Several people perform their own duties in the formation. After all, it is still a means of practicing Qi. It is not about the art of war." The Fourth Young Master said.

"In your opinion, what is the art of war?" Nan Qin asked.

"Only the method of determining people's hearts, changing the miraculous and correct, and the enemy of ten thousand enemies can be called the art of war." The Fourth Young Master replied.

"It's crazy talk right from the start. Not to mention the famous families who have touched the country, even the people below, as long as they have a good master and practice the stupidest method for ten or eight years, they will be invulnerable to steel and iron bones. When the time comes, these people The swords of the white people cannot hurt them, but they can use one as a hundred. Between life and death, how can the wonders and righteousness of people's hearts be relied upon?"

"You must think too highly of the means of refining Qi. How can you put your cultivation so high?" Seeing Nan Qin say this, the Fourth Young Master felt a little unhappy and turned his back and stopped talking.

Nan Qin glanced at the Fourth Young Master and struck out four or five palms in the air. The white people in the formation fell down one by one. Although the Fourth Young Master tried his best to maintain it, the formation was broken and could never be restored. The Fourth Young Master wanted to go back to the house, but Nan Qin stepped forward to stop him. Said: "Shi Zhe just discussed something, don't you want to know what was said?"

"No, it's none of my business to discuss matters among the ten philosophers. The Golden and Silver Palace is now under the control of Tong Kui. If you have any questions, tell Tong Kui."

"Why, I broke your formation and you got angry?"

"The Shizhe discussion at this time is simply because the old patriarch of the Nan clan passed away, leaving Shizhe's position empty. The big meeting is approaching, and the country's hundreds of thousands of nobles are used to arrogance and extravagance. I don't know how much deficit they have to make up for. It is necessary to use the Shengsheng Formation. . Even for Shi Zhe, if there is one less person to launch the Shengsheng Formation, the extra burden will be unbearable. At this time, when they are discussing, they naturally have to make up for the gap of Shi Zhe."

"Of course there are considerations in this regard, but do you know who Shizhe and the others recommended?" Nan Qin asked.

"I don't know. There is currently no one in Huiguo who is qualified to by-elect Shi Zhe. If it were just to make up the number, there would be too many candidates, but I'm afraid Shi Zhe won't do this." The Fourth Young Master replied.

"It's the sixth surname, you should have heard of it." Nan Qin whispered.

"The six surnames, the six surnames that were famous at the Death and Life Conference? When did it become so ridiculous to violate the country and do things like this?"

"Absurd?"

"It's ridiculous. A group of high-profile people in the country went to hold a life-and-death meeting in the name of organizing Da Luo's birthday ceremony. They finally managed to suppress the matter. Now using the six surnames will incite those who want to ask for immortality. .Who knows what harmful things will happen by then."

"The Dao can also be deceived? To commit treachery for an illusory immortality, these people are too greedy." Nan Qin exclaimed. "The sun sets and the journey is far away, how can we not do the wrong thing." The Fourth Young Master sighed with emotion, looked at the clouds in the sky, and stopped talking.

"Although life and death is a big matter, it is still too far away at the moment. It is better to talk about the current things. The savages in the south are in chaos now, and war is about to break out. I have found a job for you to supervise the army, although I cannot say that I am very sure about it. , it’s about seven to eight minutes, and the news will come out in the next day or two. If you do this seriously, it is not impossible to take charge of the Gold and Silver Palace in the future." Nan Qin said.

"It's hard for you to bother thinking about me. I, a prince, actually want you to work for me." Although the Fourth Young Master said politely, he was quite unhappy in his heart.

"Don't worry too much. My grandpa said that the Military Temple has been suffering for a long time. The soldiers need someone to make decisions for them, so I recommended you. You are also a prince in ten thousand years. Even if you don't like everything, you still have the pomp and ceremony you should have. It's yours. But just find someone else to be the supervisor." Nan Qin stepped forward to comfort him.

"Who said I won't do it? Do you think I'm afraid of Tong Ma and Tong Kui?" Fourth Young Master said.

"Since you're not afraid, just wait for the news." Nan Qin said with a smile. With that said, he turned and left.

The Fourth Young Master stood there for a long time when he suddenly heard a voice coming from far away outside the door: "Go, go, go, I am a frequent visitor to your Fourth Young Master's house, you don't need to tell me." As he spoke, the man came in front of him. The Fourth Young Master recognized that it was Gong Zhao's only son Chang Zhong. Half of the rumors in the streets and alleys of the capital were talking about him, so he smiled bitterly and said, "You are talking nonsense again. When did you become a regular customer here?" Chang Zhong said with a smile: "Why worry about this? The famous fisherman in the royal capital, whoever he is called, no matter what his name is, caught a two-foot-long flying pike. It was all white, as if it were made of silver. I I just bought it, and I stole two jars of wine from my father. Wouldn't it be good to steam it and drink it together?" The Fourth Young Master said, "Don't waste more things. With your father's temper, those wines are probably from direct relatives. You are a concubine. When I find out that you have stolen wine again, I will not beat you to death." Chang Zhong smiled and said: "Wine is for people to drink. If he doesn't drink it, is it wrong for me to drink it for him?" Four The young master smiled and said, "What's the point? But I can't go with you today. I have other things to do." Chang Zhong laughed and scolded: "What can be the problem with you? If you say you want to study, I'll fill you up first. "The Fourth Young Master said, "I'm not messing around with you this time. I'm going to conquer the southern barbarians in a few days, and I will accompany them to supervise the army."

"You can't go, you can't go!" Chang Zhong waved his hands and said: "The Military Temple is not a place for people to live in. We have to go to the south to conquer the barbarians. Whoever has a bad tongue instigated you to go, so I pushed you away as soon as possible." "Prisoner" Why can't the army do anything? Are you afraid that I'll run away halfway?" The Fourth Young Master smiled. Chang Zhong shook his head and said: "Don't mention it. At that time, my lieutenants were very enthusiastic about drinking, so they drank a few more sips unpreparedly. Who knew that a war broke out the next day. I was defeated before I even woke up from the wine. What do you think? If I don't run, will I die in battle? Even if I am not afraid of death, if those savages capture me, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the country?" The Fourth Young Master said in shock: "That defeat that year was due to your drunkenness. Defeated? A powerful force that has been fighting for more than thirty years on the border was destroyed in one fell swoop. You really should be killed." Chang Zhong thought the Fourth Young Master's statement was ridiculous, but he also smiled along with him: "Yes, yes, yes, no wonder That Tongma always hates me so much. In one word, do you want to reject this supervisor?"

"Don't push."

"You really don't want to push it?"

"Don't push"

"If you don't want to push, don't push. Then this one fish is not enough today. I will send you to buy a few rare things and ask the cook to make them. Today I will put it into practice for you." After saying this, Chang Zhong also didn't push it. After listening to the fourth young master talking more, he took the fourth young master and walked to his residence. When he arrived at the door of his house, he first asked his servants to cook the fish, then threw an immeasurable gold to the comprador, and asked the king to go around and buy some fresh food. After sorting out the food, we had wine with the Fourth Young Master. Chang Zhongzi let the Fourth Young Master to the chief position, and they had just sat down. The waiter then placed some melon and fruit braised food on the table and opened two jars of wine. Not long after, the fish that Chang Zhong mentioned was brought again, and many mutton and bamboo shoots were placed around it. Some things are ready-made at Changzhong's house, and some are bought fresh, so there is no compromise on what is served first and what is served later, as long as the dishes are piled on the whole table.

The Fourth Young Master took a taste and said, "It's really good. The cook here is different from other places."

Changzhong laughed and said, "I won't wait for you to flatter me. Is there anything bad about the things in my house? Anyone who is a guest in my house will only pick on me, not my cook."

"When we get to the south, the river water smells fishy, ​​but there is no steamed fish like this." said the Fourth Young Master.

"Don't talk about steamed fish. I've experienced this kind of hardship before. The most important thing is tea. If you are used to drinking it, bring more with you. In poor mountains and rivers, even serious things don't grow there, so what's the point? The tea is obviously muddy soup." Chang Zhong said angrily.

Hearing this, the Fourth Young Master laughed so hard that he slapped the table and said, "Where did you hear these market words? They are used appropriately."

The two of them drank till the end of the day, and the food on the table was changed several times, replaced by grapes, wild dates, citrus and other hangover-reducing foods. The fourth young master suddenly said: "It's so late, wouldn't it be boring for your father to come back?" Changzhong was also a little drunk, so he said: "Anyway, he came back to scold me for being unfilial, but today is very different. Shizhe and the others are discussing things. The Prime Minister will definitely keep the old man's food if the trouble comes. The old man is so verbose. After a trip of wine, food and tea, the old man will have to wait one or two to get back. Otherwise, I invite you to come and drink his old man's life, baby, as soon as he comes back. Catch someone and get the stolen goods. Am I so good at asking for trouble?"

The Fourth Young Master listened to Chang Zhong talking about the Ten Philosophers. When he was drunk, he remembered the thing about supervising the army, and asked: "Since you have led soldiers before, have you ever seen what Tongma is like when he takes action?"

Changzhong was drunk and didn't know what he heard. He just vaguely heard what the Fourth Young Master said. He was startled and exclaimed: "What, you don't want your life, you want to challenge Tongma?"

The Fourth Young Master smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe I will consider doing this if I win bouldering, but I don't think it's the right time yet."

Changzhong smiled and said: "That's right, that guy Tongma is simply not a human being. Have you ever heard of using force to break Qi? It means that no matter what technique you use, as long as it uses Qi, he doesn't care how you did it. , just use brute force, and your technique will be broken. Don’t believe it.”

"Of course I believe it."

"I know you don't believe it."

"I said I believe it."

"It's useless if you don't believe it. I've seen it with my own eyes." Changzhong seemed to ignore what the Fourth Young Master said and kept talking to himself: "The savages in the south are causing trouble, and they rely on their secret skills to make them invulnerable. Walking like flying, although it is not as good as the authentic Xuanmen like us, but being able to cause chaos for so long must be something special. Guess what, Tongma killed the leader of the savage with just one move with that big spear. Pierced, let's just say this kind of skill, my old man can't do it." Chang Zhong said it but felt that it was boring and just asking for trouble, so he started to drink again. The two drank for a while longer until it got dark.

(End of this chapter)