When the Song Dynasty abolished martial arts, it was not the small soldiers that were abolished, but the entire military system. It restricted the power of generals and prevented them from having the opportunity to become more powerful. Then there was another check to become the emperor, and the Chenqiao mutiny overthrew the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In addition to the suppression of the military attache by the civil service group, the continuous suppression of the military attache's status, and other logistical restrictions, it is guaranteed that no one dares to make private moves. As time goes by, the generals naturally no longer know how to fight. Even if they know how to fight, they don't dare to fight and start studying formation diagrams for fun. In any case, it is how the civil servants say, how the generals act, how the formations are drawn, and how the battles are fought.
What we uphold is the belief that if we don’t do it, it will be good. Whether they win or lose doesn't matter to them, and they can continue to make money steadily.
Of course, this is the idea of some generals. There are still people who have ideas, but they are not capable. The main general families of the Western Army, such as the Zhong family and the Zhe family, continued to consolidate themselves in the war with Xixia. They were powerful and were already the top military leaders in the Song Dynasty. However, they did not dare to move around and were pinched to death. of.
Because they are already under suspicion, if they make any move, they are guaranteed to be killed first. The Song Dynasty's defense against internal generals has reached an abnormal level.
But for the middle and lower-level officers and top soldiers in the army, there are not many restrictions. The disadvantage may be that as a soldier, you will be recruited by thieves wherever you go, and you will not be popular. They don't think about being popular, having money, and staying alive, that's all. It must be said that soldiers have no sense of honor and mission, which is the overall corruption of the military. Although all the soldiers of the ancient dynasties were not soldiers of the people like those in modern times, they at least still had the desire to gain fame and success on the basis of immediate success. It is a pity that they did not even have this thought in the Song Dynasty.
Because their idol, Di Qing, a low-level soldier who was sent to the army because of a crime, became a privy officer and became the big brother of the military. But such a ruthless person was played to death by civil servants. Everyone thinks they are the next Di Qing, but no one thinks they are Di Qing, which is very sad.
Of course, those things have an impact, but in a big way, it doesn’t have much impact on individual things, such as martial arts. After all, this is life-saving. Being a soldier means fighting on the battlefield. If you are not good at work, you will die.
Ancient times itself is a history of war, and war is the driving force behind the advancement of various technologies. As various advancements were made, the methods of saving lives and killing enemies on the battlefield were naturally condensed into martial arts, which were passed down through continuous improvement and optimization. Some are still in the army, and some are scattered among the people.
The imperial army of the Song Dynasty was 800,000. Apart from other things, every dynasty had the situation of not being fully staffed and having to pay empty wages, so this number must be an imaginary number to brag about. But no matter how weak it is, having four or five million people is still no problem. And among them, naturally there are many capable people. For example, Zhou Tong, the instructor of the Forbidden Army, taught Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, and Yue Fei, who is still a child.
The imperial guards were the imperial attendants selected from the Forbidden Army to protect the emperor's safety. There are only six such people, and the people call them guards with swords in front of the emperor. From the sixth rank, he is one level higher than Wang Daguanren, the seventh-rank Zhiguo captain. From this, we can imagine how high the martial arts of this imperial weapon is.
Wang Yan had known for a long time that Lu Junyi was promoted to be the best player in the world. This was not because Lu Junyi couldn't fight, but because of geographical restrictions. Lu Junyi's duel records were too few and not authoritative.
During the Ip Man period, his reputation as the Invincible King of Martial Arts was not just a boast. It was achieved by fighting from north to south, from east to west, maintaining a complete victory record, and fighting all the way. He is the authoritative and the real one. The best master in the world. Of course, it doesn't mean that Lu Junyi is not good. In fact, he is already a top player. It's just that there are always mountains outside the mountains, and there are always people outside the mountains. This man named Zhou Hong, who wields imperial weapons, is indeed a bit better in martial arts than Lu Junyi. Whether it's the body, reactions, or martial arts, they are all top notch.
However, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, it will be in vain in front of high officials.
For the sake of entertainment, Wang Yan did not choose to strike hard and end the fight quickly, but withdrew some punches and kicks, allowing Zhou Hong to exert his full strength and fight back and forth.
Zhao Ji became happy just looking at it. From time to time he saw fierce collisions of moves and just said "Hello". He still likes sports. He usually likes to watch wrestling. He has not lost his habit of playing football over the years. Otherwise, he would not be able to achieve high standards. Now this kind of fist-to-flesh fight is very exciting, and Zhao Ji doesn't feel comfortable watching it. Serious men mostly like this kind of adrenaline-stimulating activity. Obviously, Zhao Ji is still a normal man.
After fighting for a short moment, he estimated that the time was almost up. The official swung away the incoming punch, feinted a circle to hit his face, took advantage of the opportunity for him to dodge, twisted around in a circle to help, and swung his long legs. He got up and whipped Zhou Hong out of the way with a beautiful whip kick. It seems that it is frozen, maintaining the whip-leg posture, with one foot standing on the ground to shape it.
"Okay, good martial arts."
Hearing Zhao Ji clapping his hands and applauding, Wang Daguan stopped his posture and raised his hands without blushing or out of breath: "Thank you for your compliments. Zhou Yu's martial arts are among the best in the world. I heard that I, the Great Song Dynasty, brought imperial weapons among the 800,000 imperial troops." We have selected six people, and I think the other five imperial belts should also be of similar strength. Our Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army is full of talented people, it is truly a strong army in the world."
"Okay, okay, you said that the Forbidden Army is so powerful, but Zhou Hong was still defeated by you. Isn't this just praising yourself? I know that you are very powerful in martial arts, so stop bragging."
While speaking, Zhao Ji smiled and glanced at Zhou Hong, who stood up and panted violently, and then looked at Wang Yan, who was calm and composed in front of him. He didn't know that this kid was not serious at all.
"Because of my strength, I was born with stronger strength than ordinary people. I used a lot of precious medicinal materials to beat Ao's muscles and bones since I was a child, but ordinary people can't support them. Zhou Yudai probably started beating Ao's muscles and bones after he grew up. The conditions at home are no better than those of a humble landlord, so we suffer a loss."
After hearing this, Zhou Hong's complexion became a little better. He is the strongest among the six. As a member of the emperor's bodyguard and a member of the hundreds of thousands of imperial guards, he has never beaten a rich man from the countryside with his fists or kicks. He is very embarrassed. Of course, this is hard power. If you can't beat him, you can't beat him. But Zhao Ji is watching from the side. He lost. Who knows what Zhao Ji is thinking.
If he were Zhao Ji, and the best fighter among his men lost, he would definitely have another round of competition in the army, select the strongest one and replace the six of them, and send them to the army to become mid-level officers. But officers in the army are not as comfortable as the imperial guards.
Now that Wang Yan has excused him, the rest depends on fate. After all, even if there is no competition today, they still have terms of office, it's just a matter of time.
Zhao Ji waved his hand: "Let's go and have lunch." After that, he tightened his robe and turned around to leave without even looking at Zhou Hong.
Wang Yan, of course, raised his eyebrows at Zhou Hong, indicating that he had nothing to do, it just depended on whether his life was tough or not, and then he followed Zhao Ji and left in a few steps...
After leaving the palace and refusing to be sent to the place where the young eunuch was sent, Wang Daguan walked slowly on the long street and returned to the direction of the inn leisurely.
He didn't say anything nutritious during the meal, but just listened to Wang Yan's flattery, which made Zhao Ji so happy that he even ate an extra bowl of rice. Of course, Zhao Ji also asked Wang Yan whether he wanted to join the military or become a local chief executive to contribute to the country. What else could he say? Of course, it all depends on Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji encouraged him with satisfaction, and said that if he needed anything, just ask, and given time, he would definitely be allowed to become an official. An emperor has spoken. Of course he has needs. He directly asked Zhao Ji for many master craftsmen who would serve as supervisors.
He knew that what Zhao Ji was talking about was fishing for him, just like the bunch of grass caught by a shepherd boy herding cattle, or of course, it could also be the bone used to tease a dog. If you want someone like him to have hope, just make more money.
After all, if you really talk about it, his ability to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year is in the wrong place compared to going to the army or the local area. To Zhao Ji, he was the money bag for his extravagant spending.
This time Zhao Ji summoned him to the palace for the simple purpose of seeing what he was like. After all, he was too awesome. He had created so many new things and made so much wealth on his own, and he couldn't trust anyone else. Kill it, be reluctant to part with it, keep it, worry about it, how normal it is.
In fact, when we met in the palace this time, what was said was not important, what was important was the performance. He, Wang, showed the frivolousness expected of a successful young man, and also showed awe for Zhao Ji. He was a somewhat quick-witted and sensible boy who could fight, making Zhao Ji feel that he could control the situation. Put your heart in your stomach. It was far from the genius that Zhao Ji had in mind, and it also increased Zhao Ji's tolerance for his little tricks.
Overall, it was a successful meeting and everyone felt at ease...
When the Wang family boy in charge saw the senior official coming back, he came up to him with a letter: "My boss, is everything going well?"
Wang Yan nodded and said, "Whose post?"
"Tong Guan, invite my boss to a meeting at Fan Lou tomorrow night."
"Send someone to inform me that I am not feeling well and need to recover for a few days."
The steward didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded in agreement.
Wang Yan hummed and wandered upstairs to drink tea.
He shouldn't, let alone have anything to do with Tong Guan and others. Today it is Tong Guan, tomorrow it may be Cai Jing. Although he said that he had a good reputation in Zhao Ji's heart, he was just a lucky businessman, and Tong Guan and Cai Jing were Zhao Ji's confidants. All military and national affairs were in their hands, and it was not just about making money.
Besides, he has united the front with Yang Jian. It is understandable that he is recommended, but it would be outrageous if he had an intersection with Tong Guan and others. He is a member of Zhao Ji. He cannot rely on the so-called simplicity in the emperor's heart and his all-round appearance to make friends with important officials in the court, regardless of whether he is good or evil. He had to ensure that he was pure and just a small businessman, otherwise he would be causing trouble for himself.
It was self-evident why Tong Guan was looking for him. If it wasn't really difficult to meet him, he would really want to meet this eunuch who bought an empty city for millions of dollars and even made him the king.
Write a book
After drinking tea and reading a book in the afternoon, Wang Yan looked out the dark window. The snow was still falling with no sign of stopping. Throwing the book aside, he put on his bearskin coat, went downstairs, called his attendant, put on the carriage and went out.
Because it was snowing and there were few people, the driver let his horse gallop along the relatively spacious road. After a while, we arrived at the destination of our trip, Yuxiang Tower.
As the saying goes, what comes comes comes. His goal was clear. Since he finally came to Bianjing, he had to see how handsome Li Shishi was.
Jumping out of the carriage with a light movement, Wang Daguan stood at the door and looked at the Yuxiang Tower.
Like the Fan Tower, the Yuxiang Tower is not a single building. It is also a complex of buildings with one, two and three floors. The scene is not small. The architectural styles of this era are generally not bad, but the difference is in the decoration. After all, Yuxianglou is a brothel, so from the outside it is inevitably more showy and coquettish. People can understand what this place is about at a glance.
Of course, this is a place to eat and drink, but there are just more beautiful and passionate women to accompany you.
"Master, it's cold outside. Stop standing there. Please come inside."
Looking at the smiling Mr. Turtle in front of him, the official walked in with his long entourage who was always smiling happily. Why is Chang Sui giggling? Because the high official said that he would treat her to a treat because of the in-depth contact with that passionate little lady.
"The official looks surprised. Is this your first time coming to our Yuxiang Tower?"
"yes."
"Hey, you've come to the right place. A high-ranking official is not a braggadocio. In terms of handsome men, even Fan Lou can't compare to me, Yuxiang Lou. We have the best oiran in the world, Lady Li, here. besides……"
Along the way, Wang Yan also gained an understanding of this place while listening to the fluent introduction from Turtle Gong. Nothing special, just one-stop service. There are also some oiran lists. There are many famous courtesans on it, and it is not just Li Shishi who is in charge. To sum it up, there are many girls here, the girls here are good, and rich people come here.
Wang Yan asked: "Master Li, can you come out today?"
Mr. Gui was not surprised that this person who looked like he was from out of town would ask about Master Li, because he could hear this question dozens of times a day: "It's a coincidence that the officials are here. Madam Li is in a good mood today, so she played a song. It's just right." Listening to those talented people writing poems and praising the snow. However, the high-ranking officials have probably heard that Mrs. Li is a forbidden concubine of the official family. On weekdays, it is just listening to Mrs. Li singing and playing the piano. If something really happens, it will take a long time. You're going to lose your head. So I advise high-ranking officials to just meet Madam Li, and don't have other thoughts."
Not all brothel girls are staged. Let's just say that Master Li was hanging out with Zhao Ji. Even if he wasn't, if Master Li was a servant, he would not sell his body as an artist, and he wouldn't be able to force anyone to do so. After all, Yuxiang House is privately owned, not government-run. It is rare to have such a large area in a good location in Bianjing, let alone open a brothel that is the most likely to cause trouble. The person behind it is also called a powerful person. It's so powerful that most people can't use it. And it's not all prostitutes here, there are also other outhouses kept by high-ranking officials and dignitaries here. The backend is quite complicated.
Of course, that's what Qingguo said, it's all hype. Wherever there are people who are really selling their art but not their body, they are all here. It is impossible not to sell them. It's just a matter of operating it for a few years and maximizing profits.
Obviously, Li Shishi met Zhao Ji, and she was not among them.
"Thank you for reminding."
"The high officials have offended the villains. It's just that there are some people who don't believe in evil these days. When the villains see that the senior officials are kind, they will say a few words and don't blame the villains." Mr. Turtle pointed to a door in front of him with a smile. : "Just go in through this door."
Wang Yan nodded, he had heard the commotion inside.
As soon as the door opens, a whole large space appears in front of you. Except for the small group of friends gathering in the private room, or those doing business in the girl's room, everyone should be gathering in this hall...
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