After the servants left, Jia Heng changed into a dagger in the house, took a sword, and went to the courtyard to practice martial arts. In his previous life, he read Taoism in the temple and learned martial arts from a friend of his grandfather. The man passed on his boxing skills and weapons, including the One Hundred and Eighth Gan Gang Sword and the Liuhe Dao. Later he joined the army and learned some fighting and capturing techniques in the army. .
Jia Heng held the long sword in his hand, opened his stance, and warmed up.
I have to say that the body's bones were well tempered and it saved him a lot of effort.
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The long sword was unsheathed, the cold light flashed, the sound of the sword was like the roar of a water dragon, the clear water stirred, and the stirring sword wind blew up the leaves in the courtyard.
Like a light swallow, he turned around and stabbed the bamboo as thick as a baby's arm in the courtyard. He was stabbed by a sword. The sword did not reach the hilt and kept trembling.
"Good swordsmanship!"
Then I heard the sound of applause, the sound was rich and rough.
Jia Heng's expression paused for a moment, and he raised his eyes to see who was coming. He saw that the person speaking was a young man with a Chinese character face, a beard under his chin, a black crown on his head, and a light scar on his face. He smiled and said: "So it turns out It’s Brother Cai.”
There are two people coming. The one on the left is about sixteen years old. He is Jia Heng's cousin, named Dong Qian, who serves as a primary school in the Wucheng Military and Horse Division. The other one is Cai Quan, the nephew of the wet nurse Cai, who is now He is a junior officer in the Beijing Camp of the Forbidden Army.
The Chen Han Kingdom initially followed the system of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and during the reign of Emperor Taizong, it also imitated the Ming Dynasty system and set up twelve regiments and camps in the Shenjing of the Han Dynasty, with the military power divided among the twelve princes among the four princes, eight princes and twelve princes.
The capital department was also set up at the provincial level, and the acting military department was in charge of the garrison army. In the early days of the country, this was done to quickly quell the chaos after Zhu Ming was destroyed. It partly inherited the system of Zhu Ming I and was used to solve the problem of lack of orders. For one thing, the post of Jiedushi envoy under the Tang system was mixed in the army.
Therefore, the local garrison and the Jiedushi envoys work in parallel, and the nominal commander of the Beijing camp is also the Jiedushi envoy of the Beijing camp.
Cai Quan smiled and said, "Dalang, this martial arts skill is one of the best in the army."
At this time, Mrs. Cai said: "Go, go, I know it's nonsense every day. Dalang wants to study for the imperial examination and become an official and a butler. Why do you go to Qiu Ba?"
"As my aunt said, what happened to Qiu Ba? He is also the emperor's emperor and serves the court." Cai Quan smiled and said loudly.
Mrs. Cai glared at her nephew and said, "When Miss Dong left, she said that she wanted my brother to become a Jinshi. If you continue to fan the flames, I won't listen to you."
Over here, Jia Heng led Cai Quan and Dong Qian into the room to talk. A maid, Guixiang, poured tea. Jia Heng smiled and said, "Brothers, why are you so free today? Come and see me?"
"Didn't I hear your cousin say that you were injured, so he came over to see you. You are much better. I saw you just now, and you are much better." Cai Quan said with concern.
Jia Heng said: "Brother Lao Cai is worried about him. It's just some skin injuries. He will be nursed for a few days and then it will be fine."
Dong Qian said with a smile: "It's not like my brother said that you and Jia Rong hang out every day. It would be better to get a job in the army and it will not disgrace your brother's martial arts."
Cai Quan also echoed: "Yes, brother, the situation is getting more and more difficult every day. It is better to find a way to make a living. Now is the time for Jiubian to employ people. With the courage and ability of my virtuous brother, I will be able to make a living in the future." Wouldn't it be nice to work on errands, get ahead, and then find a wife and be your wife's shadow?"
The reason why he encouraged Jia Heng to join the army was a little selfish. The children of the Jia family joined the army as junior high schools under him, so they had to attract the attention of the remaining members of the Jia family in the army. Even if the resources were leaked, it would be enough for his career. The benefits above are endless.
Jia Heng sighed and said: "It is Heng's lifelong wish to serve as a soldier in the army, fight with swords and guns, and regain the glory of his father Rong Ning. However..."
He read the history of the country and knew that Jiubian was also established in the Ming Dynasty. After two generations of emperors, Taizu and Taizong, worked hard to control the grassland's wild beasts outside Jiubian Town.
Then a hundred years passed quickly. As the country was at peace for a long time, Wen Tian and Wu were active, the grassland tribes outside the Nine Borders gradually recovered their vitality. Under the ebb and flow, the lands outside the Pass were gradually lost. A few decades ago, Liaodong was even more It was the Jurchens who rose up and established the Jin Dynasty. Every time the autumn was high and the horses were fat, they would lead troops to invade the border.
"To be honest, Brother Cai, I intend to enter officialdom through the imperial examination."
The country has been at peace for a long time, and the civil service group has expanded, and it has begun to use civil servants to control military affairs. Especially now, although since taking the throne, although there have been ambitious plans to quell border troubles and rogue bandits, the cabinet has been changed twice, but for civil servants Borrow the weight, but still don’t lose a cent.
I think that Jia Yucun was also a scholar. Finally, with the help of the Jia family, he was awarded the post of Chief Sima (Shang Shu) of the Ministry of War. It was because of the golden sign of being a Jinshi with two rankings.
Cai Quan was surprised and said: "The imperial examination is the right way. I didn't expect Brother Jia to really have such ambitions?"
Dong Qian also looked moved and said: "Isn't my cousin the one who hates reading the most on weekdays? How did he get enlightened today?"
Just now I felt that my cousin had changed more and more, and his temperament was much calmer.
Jia Heng smiled faintly and said: "Speaking of it, I was woken up by the stick from Mr. Liang Shilang the day before yesterday. In order to stand up in the world, a man should study more and be sensible. Otherwise, in the eyes of such young masters, we will be like Jiu. Ji Wufu is just a nobody worth looking at."
"Brother Jia, this is a good thing. For example, Guan Yunchang always holds the Spring and Autumn Period in his hand and is knowledgeable about righteousness. Although I, Lao Cai, don't like the poor scholar who writes sour words and fake jealousy, I also like to listen to the storytellers who talk about ancient times." Cai Quan nodded. He said with a smile, a bit of strange color surging in his eyes.
I thought to myself, this Jia family man, I thought he only had some brute strength, but he didn’t expect to have such insight?
While everyone was talking, Jia Heng said, "I would also like to ask Brother Cai, where can I buy good horses?"
Regardless of studying for the imperial examination, martial arts must not fall behind.
Cai Quan said: "There are some in the horse market, but they are all bad horses. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to find a treasure horse. Why do brothers want to learn riding and shooting?"
Dong Qian smiled and said: "If my cousin wants to learn riding and archery, I have a master who is a master of riding and archery, and he can teach you."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "I do plan to learn recently. I wonder, cousin, where is the master now? If I want to become a disciple, how many practices will I need to prepare?"
Dong Qian smiled and said: "That master, whose name is Xie Zaiyi, was originally a member of the army. He offended his superiors because of drunkenness and misbehavior. Now he only works as a guard school captain at the city gate. If you want to learn from him, just prepare more food and wine." ”
The so-called city gate captains were actually ordinary soldiers, and they were beaten to the end.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's not too late. Let's go take a look now and buy some books along the way."
While everyone was talking, Jia Heng spoke to Cai and followed Dong Qian and Cai Quan to the outside.
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The capital of the Han Dynasty was crowded with people and the streets were noisy. Jia Heng first bought some wine and food, then walked through Rongning Street and headed towards the city gate.
At nearly noon in Anhua Gate, the capital city of Kyoto, Jia Heng finally met the Xie Baihu whom Dong Qian mentioned in a dilapidated house next to Anhua Gate.
Xie Baihu was squatting on the stone pier in the courtyard, wiping a knife with a rag. Fan Yangli's helmet was casually placed aside. He glanced at Dong Qian sideways, and then cast his eyes on Cai Quanhe. Jia Heng secretly thought that there was a little baby among the soldiers, who frowned and said, "Is there something wrong with someone who mobilizes troops like this?"
Dong Qian said: "Brother Xie, come and see you."
"It's not the New Year, it's not the festival, what's so good about me?" Xie Zaiyi snorted coldly, raised his eyes and looked at the gift boxes and wine and food in the hands of several people, and said: "When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something, tell me, What's up?"
Dong Qian chuckled and said, "There is indeed something I need to trouble you about, brother."
At this time, Jia Heng took over the conversation, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "I heard that Brother Xie is good at riding and shooting. After serving Jia Heng and Ning Guogong, I want to learn the art of riding and shooting from Brother Xie."
Xie Baihu sneered and said: "Descendants of Ning Guogong? I didn't realize it. Your Jia family doesn't have any kind of martial artist, so why do you choose me for entertainment?"
After saying that, he took a look at Jia Heng and saw that he was wearing simple clothes. He had already guessed the reason.
I'm afraid it's already a distant branch of Ningguo Mansion.
