Although they are from powerful families, many of them have inherited the positions passed down from their ancestors and have been left empty-handed for a long time.
But in Ning Yang's view, since he has joined the army, he cannot waste his martial arts skills.
Ning Wuyu, who came late, heard Ning Yang's words and glanced at his mother, not daring to think about what his mother would think even if he passed the imperial examination and had no chance of promotion.
"Well... it depends on the court's arrangements. There has been a lot of friction on the border recently, and we might have to recruit troops for war one day."
Ning Wuyang didn't go into details, but still took the opportunity to give everyone a heads up.
"Being a small soldier has its difficulties, but becoming a general also has the dangers of being a general. If you want to realize your ideal of dedicating yourself to serving the country, you must go through some things, and you may even be transferred out of Jiangnan Province. First aunt and second aunt, you guys Be mentally prepared.”
The appointment of officials was drawn up by Suri.
And Su Rui was the old emperor's confidant, always thinking of sending him to the capital to meet the old emperor, and preparing to reuse the Ning family.
therefore.
Su Rui would never let the Ning family develop in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River.
In addition to his grandfather Ning Feng, the eldest uncle has three people in one room, and the second uncle has two people in one room. There are five people working in the Ning Mansion. According to him, at least two people will be transferred to other Taoist houses, and they may even be transferred to Guan Nei. Dao holds office.
This is the general trend and cannot be stopped by him.
Ning Zhang and Ning Yang looked at each other and understood that the focus of today's family dinner was not to reveal the promotion, but to prepare them mentally.
This is a happy event for the whole family, but it may also mean that everyone is about to part ways.
Mrs. Ning Yang raised her wine cup: "Good men have ambitions in all directions. No matter where you go in the future, whether you are fine or not, your second aunt and I will guard this Ning Mansion so that you will not have any worries."
"Sister-in-law is right. Jinling is where my Ning family made their fortune. It's okay. Your eldest, second, and fourth brothers are all married and have people to take care of them. We have nothing to worry about. We can't give up our promotion just to be able to reunite at any time. Chance."
There is no official who does not want to be a high official.
Ning Zhang worked hard to educate his children, just to let them use their talents and knowledge to become good officials.
She looked at Ning Wuyi, who was sitting across from her, and said in a soft voice: "Wuyu, since you have chosen to take the martial arts exam, you should learn more from your eldest brother and fourth brother. No matter your position, you must abide by your duties. Mother, I won't ask you. Both civil and military forces will safeguard the world, but I ask you to practice martial arts with benevolence, not to covet military glory, and to fight to protect the country and the people."
Ning Wuyu, who had always thought that his mother did not support his martial arts practice, finally felt relieved at this moment.
His mother supports him!
Even though his mother knew that this road was difficult to walk, she was still willing to let him try.
"mother……"
Ning Wuyi had thousands of words in his heart, but he couldn't say them out at this moment.
He simply imitated his eldest aunt and raised the wine cup.
"I did it, mother, you can do whatever you want."
"..."
Ning Zhang looked at his son who had become much simpler since he concentrated on practicing martial arts and acted like a dazed young man. He suddenly felt that it was a good path for his son to give up the imperial examination and choose the martial arts examination.
Looking back on the time when she forced her husband and her eldest son to study and practice calligraphy to take the imperial examination together, she finally understood.
It was not because she came from a scholarly family that she was willing to let them become civil servants.
It's because the country is booming like this, and without a solid family background or background, even if your children are thrown into a military camp with no way out, they will serve as pawns.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhang raised his wine glass and stood up.
"The Ning family is here today thanks to Wu Wei. Wu Wei, I'd like to toast you."
"Second Aunt said something serious... Well, I'll do it then."
Ning Wuyang didn't expect to form a game by himself.
In the end, I was the one who drank the most.
But seeing that everyone always remembers his efforts, for the sake of the cohesion of Ning Mansion, this wine must be drunk.
I really can’t drink.
And the third brother has the whole story.
Brother, just use it when you need it.
"And Miss Shen, thanks to Miss Shen for taking care of Wu Hao recently, I would like to pay a toast to Miss Shen."
It was rare for Mr. Ning Zhang to open his arms and drink a big drink.
Shen Youchu did not refuse.
Ning Mansion burst into laughter, which did not subside until late at night.
…
early morning.
Ning Wuyan still heard the rooster crow and opened his eyes.
Although he almost drank a lot last night, his body metabolism has been much faster since he practiced Yunxi Gong. After drinking a few glasses of water and going to the hut a few times, he woke up without any hangover feeling.
But he didn't rush to get up and go to the ground. Instead, he lay down flat, rolled his tongue against the roof of his mouth, crossed his hands on the Dantian above his navel, and started to perform the Cloud Breathing Gong.
"The exercises given by Master Hua do not indicate that you must practice this internal skill in a meditative posture. And I still have many things to do every day. If it can be practiced by itself during sleep in addition to normal times, the speed of cultivation will be very high." Isn’t it like riding a rocket and flying upwards?”
Of course, this was just an idea that suddenly popped into his head when he was still awake.
As for whether it can succeed, we still have to give it a try.
"Let's give it a try. Anyway, no one will know that I'm having a whim. I don't need any money, and no one will laugh at me."
Say it.
Ning Wuyang began to breathe in and out, feeling the changes in the energy between heaven and earth.
Feel it for a moment.
He opened his eyes suddenly and turned over like a salted fish.
"Sure enough, it is quite difficult to achieve results by practicing while lying down."
He could indeed feel a weak airflow flowing around his body, but he couldn't mobilize it.
It may be that the first level has not yet been fully cultivated and the perception is not so keen. Maybe in the future, with the accumulation of experience, I will be able to succeed.
"The prerequisite for practicing lying down and not giving up is to break through the first level first."
Ning Wuyang immediately sat up and crossed his legs to regulate the airflow again.
The energy that had been floating around the body just now rushed from the feet to the top of the head as usual.
After ten weeks of this cycle, it was already bright outside and his mind became very clear.
The plan for the day lies in the morning. Practicing in the early morning is indeed more efficient than at other times.
After the practice, he did a set of Tai Chi in the yard to stretch his muscles.
After yesterday's cooking rehabilitation, my left arm became much more flexible.
As he controlled the air flow in his body and used Tai Chi to move, he could faintly feel it.
When punching, the corners of the clothes will release with the breath, and there is a faint sign of flying.
good.
better!
Ning Wuyang knew that his talent was not strong, and he never thought that one day he would be able to become a top master, so whether he was practicing boxing or practicing Cloud Breathing Kung Fu, his main focus was to practice Buddhism, without being impatient or impatient.
After he finished a set of punches, Ning Wuyi, who was standing by and watching, kept praising him: "Fifth brother, you have made great progress. In the past, boxing only had form but no intention, but now there is a faint flow of boxing style. "
"I know that third brother you will never lie to me, so I take it seriously."
Ning Wuyan grinned happily, anyone would be happy if he was praised.
In particular, the third brother's martial arts were still at the head level, which was an expert's way of looking at it, so he was even happier.
This shows that the progress he feels is not blind arrogance, but real progress.
Ning Wuyi was happy to see him smiling like a child, and then taking a closer look at his expression, it turned out that his expression was becoming more and more like that before he was awakened. He was no longer domineering, but had the domineering spirit of a poetic immortal who dared to be the first in the world. Then he knew that the internal strength taught by Huayi was genuine.
He was both envious and happy for his fifth brother.
"Fifth brother, there is less than a month until the autumn martial arts examination. Can you put your business matters aside?"
"I have handed over the inventory and accounting to Zhu Xu, as well as the delivery and purchase of goods. The second aunt and two cousins are helping to look after the account books and manpower. During the next period of time, I plan to follow you, third brother. Practice items related to martial arts.”
You can pass the martial arts exam even with your eyes closed.
But now that a descendant of the Ning family has become a high-profile general in Jinling and even Jiangnan Dao, he is also known as the Poet Immortal.
Even if he fails to come out on top in the exam and obtain the top three, he cannot bring shame to the Jinling Poet Immortal, let alone damage the lintel of the Ning family.
Ning Wuhu saw that he had already prepared, and secretly thought that he was too worried.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the fifth brother chuckle: "Third brother, there is something I forgot to ask. What is the test for in the autumn martial arts exam?"
