"Yes, Shanfeng, it makes sense for Master to ask you to practice your internal skills diligently. Later, when you practice your internal skills to a high level, Master will teach you the skills of strength and softness. After you practice to a great extent, those ordinary pistols will injure you." I can’t help you anymore. From now on, you must practice your internal strength well. It is life-saving at critical moments, you know.”
I nodded quickly. It seemed that I needed to practice this internal skill quickly. If I could really resist these ordinary pistols, my ability to survive in this old society would be greatly improved.
At this time, Master Tianbao smiled and said, "Shan Feng, do you still want this gold-plated pistol?"
I grabbed the gold-plated pistol and said, "If you want it, why don't you want it?"
Uncle Tianbao smiled and pushed the remaining half of the bag of bullets in front of me: "I will take away 50 rounds of high-power bullets. I think there are about a hundred rounds left, and I will give them all to you. As for the ordinary bullets, I will give them to you." Brothers, twenty rounds each, right, brother?”
At this time, someone in the crowd said: "Uncle Tianbao, give me two powerful bullets. I want them too."
The third uncle's face suddenly became serious: "It's just your ordinary stainless steel pistol. It can explode after just a few shots. Sixth boy, do you have an extra hand or something? You don't want the hand anymore?"
The sixth boy was also scared at this time: "Uncle Third Master, why can't this gun of mine explode? Then I can only use this ordinary bullet. Later I will go down the mountain to kill the monsters. When the time comes, I will kill a few monsters. Get the golden gun too.”
Everyone burst out laughing: "Young boy, you still want to kill the monster, give it another two years."
Everyone laughed for a while, and Li Tianji coughed and said, "What's going on down the mountain these days when I'm not around? Is there anyone who comes here to cause trouble without opening their eyes?"
Uncle Tianbao said: "Boss, I am just about to report to you. Since you went down the mountain a few years ago, there is nothing unusual in Henan, Hebei, and Shanxi. But there is some unusual news coming from the capital?"
"Oh, what's going on? Third brother, please tell me."
Uncle Third Master said: "Since the deaths of Cixi and Guangxu, Zaifeng has become more and more controlling of power. Now I heard that there are not many Han people in the capital who can really talk to the royal family. In addition, Armed forces in various parts of the world are growing day by day, and outside powers such as the United States, Britain, Germany, and France are eyeing us. In the future, I am afraid it will no longer be the Qing royal family’s turn to make the decision in China.”
Li Tianji nodded: "Yes. The Qing Dynasty's Guo Zuo is almost there. Although the Empress Dowager Cixi is a female figure, she has the courage to let go of her military equipment and let the provincial forces engage in team training to preserve the last breath of vitality for China. I still admire her very much. Hers. Now that Cixi is dead, the power of the wealthy gentry and landlords in various provinces has increased, and it is time for the dragon and the snake to rise. The third child, using Feng Mantis as a chariot, is just bringing about his own destruction. Don't pay attention to him in the future. "
Uncle Tianbao nodded and said, "Brother, what you said makes sense."
Li Tianji: "Are there any other abnormalities?"
The third uncle hesitated and said: "Cao Zhengfeng from Shanxi seems to be a little abnormal. I heard a few days ago that he married another concubine. I did the math for him. In the past ten years, he has married a total of no less than twenty concubines. What a aunt. Besides, there is a lot of public dissatisfaction in Shanxi, so this guy might be up to something."
Li Tianji laughed loudly when he heard this: "Third brother, what's the point of marrying a concubine? Didn't you also marry the concubine of the eighteenth room? What? Is it because he married more concubines than you, so you are angry at him? ."
"Brother, when I marry my concubine, I really have my own identity. After all, I am also a disciple of Taihang. Then Cao Zhengfeng is a dandy who doesn't know how to do anything. How can he marry a concubine who has twenty bedrooms? There must be something wrong." The third uncle suddenly became anxious. .
I felt very funny listening to Master and Third Junior Uncle discussing the matter of marrying my concubine.
However, in the late Qing Dynasty, it was very common for powerful men to marry their concubines in this place. For example, Yuan Datou, a famous man in the late Qing Dynasty, married a nine-bedroom concubine, plus his first wife, which meant that he had ten wives alone.
This kind of thing is unthinkable in the 21st century. But in the old society, this kind of thing was too common.
Even so, this Cao Zhengfeng dared to marry a concubine with more than 20 houses in one go, which is worse than Yuan Datou. Therefore, I still agree with my third uncle's opinion. This Cao Zhengfeng is probably not an ordinary person. Maybe he is. What kind of evildoer descended to earth.
"Let's do this, Third Brother. If you find someone to go to Shanxi to explore his background, it's best to find a white-faced boy to seduce Cao Zhengfeng's concubine and ask what's going on. If there is really a problem, you can go there yourself. ."
The master finally made the decision, and the third uncle did not object.
"Is there anything else?" Li Tianji continued to ask.
At this time, the Sixth Master Shu Tianfu said: "Boss, you asked me to recruit people a few years ago. Now I have found about 300 people in the villages around the foot of the mountain. Adding to our existing manpower, there are already five people." There are a hundred people. These are the young men of the village. Do you think this manpower is enough?"
Li Tianji: "Seventh sister, I asked you to go to the capital to find a construction expert. How did you find it? Are there any problems with our building a barracks that can accommodate more than a thousand people?"
Seventh Aunt Tianxia said: "Brother, I have found the man. He is a gentleman who has studied abroad. His name is Zhou Jifu. He is in the stockade now and is drawing blueprints. This barracks with a thousand people, according to Zhou Jifu, The gentleman said there is absolutely no problem."
Li Tianji nodded, quite satisfied.
"Lao Six, starting tomorrow, we will continue to recruit people, and recruit another five hundred, and then arrange the new soldiers to station and train in the ravine opposite. Lao Three, Lao Four, Lao Six, and Lao Seven, you will each lead 200 people for training. The remaining There are two hundred people. The third child will take care of it first. He will wait for the second brother to come back and hand it over to him. As for Mr. Zhou, Shanfeng, you can keep an eye on it later. How much gold and silver you need, go back to your junior sister to get it. You I have also experienced foreign ink, so supervise it carefully. This military camp must be big, strong, and easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Everyone accepted the order and nodded in agreement. After listening to everyone's words, I was very surprised. I didn't expect that Master had gathered so many soldiers at the end of the Qing Dynasty. With these 1,000 soldiers as a base, we must be able to protect ourselves in the early days of the Republic of China.
"By the way, is there any more tiger meat soup? Don't forget to bring a bowl to Mr. Zhou. It's cold in the mountains now, so don't freeze the guests."
Da Zhuang: "Master Dazhai, I brought him a bowl a long time ago. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, the guests will never be frozen. I also brought a big bowl to Junior Sister Cai'er, and she asked You drink less and I’ll cook you hangover soup at night.”
Li Tianji nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it's almost done, let's all disperse. Shanfeng, you will follow the master in a while, and the master will arrange a place for you."
After everything was said and everyone had eaten and drank enough, they all stood up to leave.
We picked up the two bags of gold and silver and the box of small goldfish, and then we headed into the village.
In the deepest part of the village, there is a small courtyard. Master led me to the door of the courtyard. There was already a child dressed as a maid waiting at the door.
"Xiaohua, it's such a cold day, what are you waiting for here? Come in quickly." The master said.
Xiaohua: "Sir, I have been hiding in the ear room to keep warm. I saw you coming out from the front village through the crack in the door. I'm fine, I'm warm. Master, you are finally back. Miss misses you so much."
Li Tianji walked into the door with a smile, then put a baggage on Xiaohua's shoulder,
"Xiaohua, carry this on your back, can you move it?"
Xiaohua: "It's quite heavy, Sir, what kind of treasure is inside? You must be Third Senior Brother, Xiaohua has met Third Senior Brother."
"Sister Xiaohua, you don't need to be polite." I responded.
At this time, a woman walked out of the Moon Gate in front. She looked very happy to see Li Tianji.
"Dad, you are finally back. Why does it take so long to go out this time? Is this Third Senior Brother? Is this Dad's new apprentice?"
Li Tianji: "Cai'er, this is your father's new disciple, Shanfeng, this is your junior sister and my daughter. From now on, you two must help each other and don't fight."
I raised my eyes to look at this cheap junior sister and thought she was very beautiful. No one could have imagined that there would be such a beautiful woman in a bandit's den deep in the mountains.
I took out the newly acquired gold-plated pistol from my body and handed it to my junior sister.
"Junior sister Cai'er, this is a meeting gift from my senior brother. You can accept it. There is also a Western watch. After the third junior uncle repairs it, he will also give it to you. This time, thanks to the master for giving me some advice, you can teach me my skills. , Junior sister will be my biological sister from now on, if anyone dares to be rude to you, Senior Brother will definitely not agree."
Junior Sister Cai'er was extremely happy when she saw this shining golden pistol.
"What a beautiful pistol. Thank you, Third Senior Brother."
Li Tianji: "Shanfeng, you gave the pistol to Cai'er. What did you use? Or the stainless steel one?"
Me: "Master, I haven't had anything important to do recently, so I don't need such a good golden gun. If I go out later, I can borrow it from my junior sister, wouldn't it be fine?"
Li Tianji chuckled: "It's up to you. Let's go into the house and don't hang around in the yard. Cai'er, this time your dad will bring you a box of small goldfish, which will open your eyes in a while."
Pass through the Moon Gate, walk through the second courtyard, and finally enter the largest main room in the back. As soon as he entered the house, a luxurious atmosphere mixed with warm air hit his face. The hall was brightly lit and there were two stoves burning brightly.
Master walked to the Eight Immortals table in the main hall, put the box in his hand up, and then opened it.
As soon as the box was opened, golden light suddenly shone and the room was filled with brilliance.
Cai'er and Xiaohua exclaimed: "Oh, my dear, did you rob the Empress Dowager Cixi? There are so many little goldfish, how much do they cost?"
Li Tianji smiled: "That's a lot. Look at what you haven't seen on the market. Where is this? It's just more than a hundred kilograms of gold."
Cai'er grabbed a small yellow croaker, put it in her mouth and took two hard bites.
