Don't look at it, a stirrup is just a small piece of iron.
But with it, many people like Mr. Ning who are not good at equestrianism can climb on the back of the horse. In this case, the number of cavalry in Daxing can be increased.
He works beside the master, so he naturally knows that the reason for the recent increase in wounded soldiers in Jinling Mansion is due to the continuous harassment of the borders by the countries in the Western Regions.
Among the countries in the Western Regions, Beidi conquered the world on horseback and annexed sixteen small countries in the Western Regions. Only then did it reach a situation where it now controls half of the Western Regions and has the most say.
The Beidi cavalry are very powerful. They have trained horses and people in the same room since they were young. Daxing wants to learn equestrian skills later in life, but there are many difficulties. The emergence of stirrups allows Daxing's cavalry to cross the step of riding on the back. , there is no need to blindly pursue equestrian skills that combine man and horse.
Precisely because he knew how much change stirrups could bring, Jiang Yang was even more embarrassed to accept this great gift.
"Mr. Ning, why don't we forget the tuition fee? It's too expensive. I'm afraid I can't afford it."
"Then just throw it away and just pretend that I never gave you this drawing. As for this stirrup, when I take the martial arts exam, everyone will find out. Then I will give the credit for this to the person who took the exam at that time." School officer, tsk, what a pity, my grandfather, the exam officer, has gone to the capital, and I don’t know if he can make it back before the martial arts examination."
Ning Wuyan spoke in an understatement, not caring about stirrups at all, which made Jiang Yang really want to explain the importance of stirrups that he had just thought of.
Before he could think of how to persuade Mr. Ning.
Ning Wuyan had already stretched out his hand towards him.
"What to do?"
"If you don't want the drawings, return them. It just so happens that you don't have to go back to this city. Let's continue practicing. By the way, take off the stirrups from your horse and tie them to my horse."
Ning Wuyan's disobedience made Jiang Yang extremely depressed.
He finally saw it.
He has to charge the tuition fee or not. Otherwise, if other temporary examination officials discover the power of stirrups and report it to His Majesty, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving away the credit?
Jiang Yang didn't want the drawing because he didn't want to take the credit that should belong to Mr. Ning, but seeing that Mr. Ning didn't want the credit, why should he be polite?
"No, Mr. Ning, I didn't say I don't want this drawing. I'll leave it to the master right now. As for your stirrups... I'll bring them with you tomorrow."
Finished.
Jiang Yang seemed afraid that he would take the drawings back.
He tapped the stirrup lightly with his left foot, jumped onto the horse lightly, kicked the stirrup lightly, and the horse rushed towards the country road outside the village at the foot of the mountain carrying the people.
It wasn't until Ning Wuyan could no longer see Jiang Yang's back that he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.
"I almost made a fake show and tore up the drawings so that Brother Jiang Yang couldn't sleep. I was the one who offered wine and tobacco. Su Rui also wrote a memorial about Qinghao and submitted it to the newspaper. These can still be done He said that I got it from a lost medicine book, and then he pinned the stirrup on my head, and His Majesty had to send people 800 miles away to arrest me and take me to the capital, forcing me to specialize in inventions. ?”
Ning Wuyu, who was about to ask why he gave the stirrup drawings to Jiang Yang, suddenly became enlightened when he heard this "talking to himself".
No wonder the fifth brother is not greedy for merit.
It turns out that I was worried that if I took too much credit, I would suffer backlash.
Compared with the young and frivolous fifth brother before, the fifth brother who now has to give away all his achievements makes Ning Wuye feel heartbroken.
"Fifth brother, don't worry. I will win the top prize in martial arts this time, stand out, and be able to speak in front of His Majesty. In this case, you can write poems and lyrics, do business and medicine, farm and plant flowers. But, you don’t have to worry about others controlling you anymore!”
The Ning family is still too weak.
And the fifth brother cannot bear the burden of the Ning family alone.
The fifth brother is under too much pressure!
Ning Wuhuang actually just wanted the third brother to keep it a secret that he invented the stirrup. Unexpectedly, the third brother's sudden sensation caught him off guard.
How should I respond to Third Brother?
He decided to follow his heart, reached out and patted Ning Wuzhen on the shoulder, and smiled knowingly: "Third brother, don't put too much pressure on me. If you fail to get the top prize in martial arts, the greater your expectations, the greater your disappointment."
"do not worry……"
"I don't worry. Anyway, you will have no problem getting the first place in Jinling. When the time comes, you will go to the capital to take the exam. If you don't get the first place in martial arts, as good as you are in both civil and military affairs, and you are not bad in appearance, I will find you a good family on the spot. It's up to you. If I can’t rely on her, we can still find a good sister-in-law to protect me, right?”
Right... right?
Ning Wuyi was stunned for a moment, unable to tell whether his fifth brother was joking with him in order to relieve him of the pressure.
He still really planned to find a marriage for him in the capital if he failed to pass the martial arts exam.
Just thinking about it.
At some point, Ning Wuyan stepped on the stirrups and climbed onto the horse's back.
"Third brother, lend me your mount for practice."
"Eh~~"
The words just fell.
The horse began to jump on all four legs again.
Ning Wuyan once again experienced the feeling of riding a rocking horse, and he thought to himself: I can't learn this horsemanship?
…
The setting sun shines through the window into the west wing of Shoukang Palace.
Zhou Jingxian, who was lying on the bed, twitched her fingers slightly.
Concubine Jing, who was guarding the bed, suddenly burst into tears and shouted outside: "Please call the imperial doctor quickly, girl Jingxian is awake!"
Zhou Jingxian heard her grandmother's breathy voice echoing in her ears. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the strange yet familiar curtain.
It was unfamiliar because it was the first time she lay on this bed and saw the decoration here. It was familiar because she had seen its indigo color and pattern in the room where her father had lived when he was a child.
This was her first time staying overnight in the palace, and she didn't expect to be admitted due to illness.
"Girl Jingxian, you are finally awake. You have been sleeping for two days."
Zhou Jingxian was helped by Concubine Jing to sit up. Just as she was about to speak, her throat hurt.
"Ahem...water..."
"Water, water, pour some water quickly!"
After the palace maid poured a glass of warm water in person, Concubine Jing took it and took the first sip, then brought it to Zhou Jingxian's mouth.
In the past, Zhou Jingxian would not have paid attention to such details, but now she understood what her grandmother was doing.
Grandma's palace must have had an informant installed by Imperial Concubine An or King Jin. Grandma also heard that Zhou An's death was related to her and was worried that King Jin would send someone to poison her.
Grandma was too nervous.
If something really happened to her at this time, Grandpa Huang would definitely blame Prince Jin. Prince Jin could endure the death of Zhou An in front of Grandpa Huang, and he would not be in the spotlight when settling the accounts after the fall. It counts when it is in its prime.
"Girl Jingxian, you have worked too hard this time. The imperial doctor said that you almost injured your insides and must be nursed back to health for a month. After hearing about it, your grandpa specially issued an order to Jiangnan Road and asked Tong Supervisor to take over temporarily. If you can't handle your official duties, go to your fiefdom of Wuhu County to find someone to take over."
manor?
Zhou Jingxian, who was swallowing the warm water in a small mouth, felt something in her heart and showed joy on her face.
"Grandpa Huang rewarded me with a golden book and a golden seal?"
Without a gold book and a gold seal, one does not truly have all the rights to the fiefdom.
But for Zhou An's death, even if the emperor didn't blame her, the Jin Wang faction would not be so happy to let the emperor give her the gold book and gold seal that awarded the princess.
