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Received King Jin's order, Hu Buxi nodded his head like a slapstick, and replied with a slender male duck voice: "My lord, don't worry, this old servant will help you to serve Mr. Jiang comfortably." While speaking, he raised his orchid fingers , bowed to support Jiang Yunsheng and walked out of the pavilion slowly.

When Jiang Yunsheng walked away, all the attendants beside the Jin Dynasty waved their hands: "You don't have to follow, go and invite Gu Zhuozi to the study immediately, and tell him that the king will arrive soon."

King Jin dismissed everyone around him, and chased after Shen Si in the direction he left. Fortunately, it didn't take much effort to catch Shen Si's figure. He quickly lowered his voice and called, "Nian Qing, wait!"

Shen Si couldn't find the way at all, and was trying to go around in circles. When he saw King Jin, he naturally had a bad look on his face: "Why, but what's wrong with Mr. Jiang's Baoqin, the prince is here to collect the debt?"

Hearing Shen Si's stiff tone, King Jin knew that he was annoyed, so he didn't explain much, just pulled up Shen Si's sleeves: "Follow me." After walking a few steps, he remembered something, "Nian Qing is wandering outside at this hour, but Going for a walk to digest food?"

Naturally, Shen Si wouldn't just say that he chased the fox to the Buddhist hall and discovered a shocking secret by chance, and he didn't want to tell King Jin that he had to wander around because he was lost.He was not good at making up nonsense, and he was too lazy to prevaricate, so he simply turned his head and ignored people.

After waiting for a long time without answering, Jin Wang couldn't help but look back, but saw that Shen Si had a face, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed because of his anger.Looking down, a handful of red fluff appeared from the hem of his clothes, and he swayed secretly a few times, so he betrayed his master.Seeing this, King Jin smiled inwardly: No need to ask, Shen Xiaowu'er regularly went out to walk the fox for fun, and accidentally lost himself while walking.

King Jin firmly dragged Shensi all the way, and went straight to his study.The study room was brightly lit at the moment, Princess Crimson was sitting behind the desk on the first floor, awkwardly copying "The Commandments for Women", surrounded by four or five little girls who were serving respectfully, some were studying ink, some were cutting lantern flowers, and some were serving Come for tea and snacks, and some are holding hand stoves.

While holding a pen and writing, the princess muttered along with the text: "Yin and yang are different, men and women are different, yang takes strength as virtue, yin takes softness as useful, men take strength as precious, women take weakness as beauty..." Hearing the door She raised her head with a "swish" sound, and seeing that it was King Jin, she immediately called "Father King" sweetly, but in a blink of an eye, she saw the meditation behind King Jin again, and immediately changed into another expression, bared teeth and It's staring, not arrogant.

King Jin noticed his daughter's little trick, and pretended to lower his face: "Crimson, do you want to punish you more severely for your father's sake?"

Upon hearing the words, Princess Crimson immediately pouted her mouth and pretended to be choked up: "Father! Crimson's hands are so sore!"

King Jin knew very well that his daughter was used to playing tricks like this, so he ignored them at all, sniffed lightly, and went upstairs without thinking.

Because she heard Wei Feihong's life experience from the princess herself, Shen Si couldn't help turning her head to take a closer look at the gilded Princess Anping.This girl has changed into women's clothes, but she has the beautiful appearance of a lady. Her eyebrows, eyes and facial features resemble a princess, but she lacks the indifference of a princess, and has a little more of the arrogance and cleverness of a young daughter. As for her father, King Jin, That's not the slightest bit of resemblance.

The second floor of the study is the place where King Jin usually discusses confidential and important matters. The guards are so strict that no one else can even step on the stairs.But the King of Jin brought Shen Si in without even thinking about it, and after entering the door, he pulled him to the side of Luohan's couch, settled him down, and then told Gu Zhuozi who was already waiting by his side: "A Yuan, come and help read Please check your pulse." After a pause, he did not forget to add, "He touched Jiang Yunsheng's piano just now."

At first, I was confused when I thought about it. I was perfectly healthy, so why should I take my pulse?But when King Jin specifically mentioned Jiang Yunsheng's piano, he felt there must be a reason behind it, so he just sat quietly and didn't say much.

Hearing this, Gu Zhuozi hurried to the side of the couch, pulled Shensi's wrist to rest on the low table, clasped the pulse gate with his fingertips and asked carefully for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the poison is very mild. There is no damage to the body." He poured out an ocher pill from the small bottle and handed it to Shen Si, "But just in case, young master, please take this antidote first."

Shen Si hesitantly reached out to take it, but looked at King Jin. Seeing that King Jin nodded firmly, he stopped worrying and swallowed the pill neatly.

Seeing that Shen Si was still confused, King Jin walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Nian Qing, I don't want to hide the matter from you now, the strings of that 'Duyou' piano were tampered with, and the venom was poisoned when I played the piano. It will seep into the body through the skin of the person who plays it, and it will definitely hurt the lungs over time, and there is no cure. The previous stern words to stop you, one is to pretend to be seen by outsiders, and the other is to fear that you will be poisoned by the venom Injury, can you understand this king?"

"Since the lord has told the truth, there is no reason for Shen Si to be angry. Thank you lord for trusting me so much, and always remembering my comfort. It's just that Mr. Jiang..." Shen Si frowned slightly, "If the lord is going to sing an opera, he must be one of them. A master, he treats people with favor openly, but secretly wants to kill them, if I were Jiang Yunsheng, wouldn't I die without knowing why?"

King Jin sighed with a wry smile: "Well, since you look at me like this, it's useless to explain more. Lu Yao knows the horsepower and sees people's hearts over time. One day you will understand what kind of person I am. If It is said that the city is deep and the acting skills are great, then Jiang Yunsheng is definitely not inferior to this king. Nianqing, you only need to remember one thing: no matter what, this king will definitely not treat you like Jiang Yunsheng."

Shen Si smiled noncommittally, got up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Gu Zhuozi: "Young Master Shen, stop for a while, may I ask you, are you feeling unwell these days?"

Contemplating for a moment, he quickly shook his head: "I don't feel any discomfort."

Gu Zhuozi held up the feather fan and pointed the tip of the fan at the shoulders and knees where he was thinking: "For example, in rainy weather, or when you wake up every morning, are there any swelling and pain in these joints?"

Shen Si slightly recalled: "There is no swelling and pain, only occasionally a slight soreness, and it will pass after a while."

Before Gu Zhuozi could speak, King Jin asked eagerly, "Ah Yuan, is he in good health?"

Gu Zhuozi held the handle of the fan and shook it a few times: "If the diagnosis is correct, Mr. Shen must have waded up the water at night, and before he could rest, he also blew the north wind on the gate all night, causing cold and evil to enter his body. The meridian is blocked. The so-called blockage causes pain, young master is young and vigorous now, and the symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared, but if he does not take care of it in time, I am afraid that he will suffer some hardships as he grows older in the future."

Shen Si smiled disapprovingly: "At first I thought that Mr. Gu was just good at strategy, and he didn't want to be quite accomplished in medical skills. But Mr. didn't know. Shen Si practiced martial arts since childhood, and his body was much stronger than ordinary people. It may be terrible if the disease falls on someone else, but it is nothing to meditate on..."

"Nonsense!" Before he could finish his contemplation, he was abruptly interrupted by the King of Jin, "It's all right to be competitive in learning and martial arts, and your body is nothing to play with!" He turned his head and told Gu Zhuozi, "Here He draws up a prescription to see how to heal and recuperate..." He shook his head immediately after speaking, "It's still not good, so I might as well teach this king the prescription and the taboos, and the king has to watch this little devil himself, lest he always Don't take it seriously!"

Although King Jin's words were heavy, they were full of concern. He listened to his ears in thought, and couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.This is not a hypocritical politeness, but anxiety and annoyance born of worry. In the past, apart from his father and brothers, only Wei You would treat him like this.

Seeing that Shen Si was thinking about something with his head sullen, Jin Wang smiled gently: "Okay, Nian Qing, it's getting late, let's go, I'll take you back."

"Ah?" Shen Si was a little embarrassed, "It's a few steps away, so I won't bother the prince to see you off."

King Jin pursed his lips and looked at him with phoenix eyes: "Oh... this king doesn't want to work hard, but what if Nian Qing gets himself lost again later, what should I do?"

Shen Si was poked at the short point, his cheeks became hot, he opened his mouth, but he couldn't find any rebuttal, he simply turned his head and rushed to the window in shame, jumped out, climbed the trunk of the tree and fell to the ground several times , and strode towards the small courtyard in the distance.

King Jin couldn't stop him in time, and the people had already disappeared, so he had no choice but to smile helplessly at the empty window: "Hey, good guy, it really is an unruly little monkey!"

Gu Zhuozi's feather fan covered his face with a chuckle and remained silent.He deliberately exaggerated Shen Si's illness, so that King Jin would have a chance to show his true nature in front of Shen Si. Seeing the situation, Mr. Shen really lost his mind. The prince still doesn't remember his kindness this time?

Thinking of this, Gu Zhuozi turned his head proudly, and glanced at the shadow. Tu Moer was standing there silently, without any expression on his face.

Lying on the bed at night, thinking about Jin Wang, he unconsciously pondered about Jin Wang. The Jin Wang Ye only married the princess and no concubine. The man named "Qing Ge" was affectionate and gave birth to Princess Crimson.As for Jiang Yunsheng, everyone thought that the King of Jin looked at him differently, and he also fell in love with the King of Jin, but they didn't know that the two were scheming against each other in a hypocritical way... It's strange that the princess would tell herself that King Jin was a "lonely" "people.

Shen Si thought of Wei You from the King of Jin again. In order to gain the emperor's trust, Wei You had to be a man with his tail clamped all the time, restrain his brilliance, and pretend to be a mediocre but loyal watchdog.Could it be that the Wei family members are all born with extraordinary talents?Why can everyone pretend to be proficient in it?Hey, everyone in the world envies the lofty kings and grandchildren, but they don't know that once they were born in the emperor's family, they have to work harder even to live safely...

The next morning, as soon as it was daylight and meditating, he jumped out of the window to practice swords as usual.When there was any movement here, Jin Hulu ran out in a hurry.

Before going to bed the night before, Shensi said that he wanted Jin Hulu to get up early to learn kung fu from him, but he couldn't tell the exact time. Jin Hulu was afraid that he would wake up late and let Shen Si think hard, so he just slept all night with his clothes on.As a result, when he woke up, the untidy clothes on his body were even more crumpled like a rag, looking useless and sloppy.

Shen Si played happily with the sword, and the golden gourd was not idle. He picked out a similar sword from the shelf, and danced with the movements of Shen Si.It's a pity that he was unresponsive, his foot was unstable, and he tripped with his left foot and his right foot in a few moves, and fell to the ground.Shen Si had no choice but to stop, and assigned him to practice horse stance first.

Golden Gourd rode the horse stance all morning, and was so tired that his head was sweating profusely, his waist was sore and his legs ached. He wiped off his stinky sweat and asked Shen Si: "General Shen, if one day I achieve a little success in martial arts, can I also be able to mix it up?" Go to a general to do it?"

Thinking about it, he knocked on his forehead: "Leading soldiers in war is not fighting with gangsters on the street. It is not about whoever has good skill and strength to win. I teach you kung fu, it is for you to save your life!"

Jin Gourd blinked dead fish eyes: "Then what does being a general depend on if you don't rely on skill?"

Shensi didn't answer, but he raised his hand and struck again, which made his eyes shine.After waiting for a long time, Jin Hulu finally realized "Oh": "I understand, it depends on the brain." After a long time, he patted his forehead and sighed, "Hey, it seems that I Don't even think about becoming a general in this life..."

After breakfast, Shen Si took the golden gourd and started making bows and arrows together.He just arrived at the palace a few days ago, and he was really bored, so he planned to make some good bows to relieve his boredom.First find Zhe wood and cut it into the bow body, then paste the thinly sliced ​​buffalo horns on the belly of the bow, and then split the soaked beef tendon into castor silk, and spread it on the fetal bow.

He taught the golden gourd while manipulating the work in his hands: "The selection of tendons should be small and long, and the large ones should be round and moist. Every few layers should be exposed to the sun, otherwise the outside will be dry and the inside will be wet. The bow body will fall off after ten days of shooting."

Just as I was talking, there was a sudden noise of chattering outside, and then the courtyard door slammed open, and a group of gallantly dressed girls rushed in, the leader of whom was dressed in a red suit, wearing buckskin boots, waist There seemed to be a saber and a delicate little horsewhip hanging in it, and it was Princess Crimson.

Seeing Princess Crimson approaching aggressively, Jin Gourd trembled in fright, and the small jar containing isinglass in his hand almost fell to the ground.

Shen Si raised his eyelids and glanced casually, sitting in place without moving: "What's the matter with the Princess running here early in the morning?"

Princess Crimson snorted heavily: "Shen Nianqing, you are just the adopted son of your father, and you are so courageous when you see this princess without paying respects!"

A group of little girls in men's clothes behind them also shouted arrogantly: "You have so much courage! You should fight! You should fight!"

Princess Crimson raised her hand triumphantly, and stopped everyone: "However, this princess has always been magnanimous, so I don't bother to have the same knowledge as you, a rustic black boy."

The little girls chimed in again and said, "This time, my princess doesn't care about your first offence, next time you offend me, be careful with your skin!"

Seeing their masters and servants talking to themselves as if they were singing an opera, they couldn't hold back their "puchi" laughter after thinking about it: "Thank you for the kindness of Princess 'not skinning', I will not dare in the future."

Normally, no one spoke to Princess Crimson like this, and the princess couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, she vaguely felt that she was playing tricks on herself, but she was not sure, so she snorted coldly, raised her hand and took out a piece of paper from the armband. The small box was thrown to the golden gourd's feet: "Take it!"

Jin Gourd tremblingly looked at it in thought, then slowly knelt down and picked up the box, and when he took it to his eyes, it turned out to be a good bruise ointment on the box.

Princess Crimson raised her chin arrogantly: "If it wasn't for your sneaky behavior yesterday, how could you be wronged? In the final analysis, it is your fault! But it is pitiful for you at such a young age. Use a box of ointment to wipe the wound, lest you take this princess as such a barbaric and unreasonable person!" After a while, seeing the golden gourd standing still and not speaking, she added angrily, " Seeing that you look dull, your knowledge must be limited, and remember, this ointment must be applied to the affected area with hot shochu and rubbed heavily to be effective."

After a while, the golden gourd was still unresponsive, and Princess Crimson stomped her feet angrily: "You pig, if you understand it, you will understand it, and if you don't understand it, the princess will teach you again, without saying anything. , what reason are you doing?"

The golden gourd tremblingly held the small box, and was taken aback for a while, until the Princess spoke, and then said "Oh", so angry that the Princess Crimson showed the small horsewhip with a "swish", Pretend to fight.Before the whip could be drawn, he was stopped by a low reprimand: "What are you doing, Scarlet?"

When everyone turned around, it turned out to be King Jin.Jin Wang was worried and pondered, and specially brought medicine to dispel cold and evil and open the meridians, not wanting to catch Princess Crimson in the face.

The princess's eyes rolled quickly: "Father, I...I..." She glanced at the unformed bow in Shen Si's hand, and said with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Shen can make bows and arrows himself. My daughter is really curious, so I just Come and see."

Shen Si knew that she was stubborn, and she refused to admit that she was here to apologize, but deliberately said: "My lord, the Princess knew that she made a mistake yesterday, so she came here to deliver medicine to make amends, and explained in detail how to use the traumatic medicine. County It is really rare for the Lord to be so clear about things, it seems that the "Women's Commandments" last night was not copied in vain."

This time Princess Crimson heard the insinuation of contemplation, and her almond eyes widened with anger: "You! Bold!" Then she turned her head and said coquettishly to King Jin, "Father, look at him..."

Unexpectedly, King Jin ignored his daughter at all, and just leaned over to look at the bow in Shen Si's hand: "How's the progress? It's time to paint it?"

Nodded thoughtfully: "I have already painted a layer, and after drying for ten days, I repaint it now, and then put it on the indoor beams and bake the bow with fire. After a month or two, when it is completely dry, take it off and polish it, and then paint it again. Glue, and you can make a good bow."

Princess Crimson muttered dissatisfiedly beside her: "It's just a horn bow, no matter how good it can go, why bother."

Shen Si smiled lightly when he heard the words, turned around and went back to the room to take out the bow he often used, and presented it in front of Princess Scarlet: "Listen, Princess, the so-called 'sex is small but strong, harmonious and powerful, long-term shooting is unyielding, cold and hot Like one, the sound of the strings is clear and solid, and one bow will be straight', so it is a good bow."

King Jin sighed in surprise: "This is the bow-making chapter of "Mengxi Bi Tan"? I thought Nianqing only read the 'Seven Books of Wu Jing'."

Shen Si weighed the bow in his hand: "Don't underestimate this ordinary bow and arrow. Half of the reason why I was able to fight against the fierce and fierce Tatar cavalry was due to my dynasty's rich iron ore and excellent arrow casting skills. "

As soon as he talked about the war, Shen Si really talked a lot, Jin Wang couldn't help but suggested: "Nian Qing, today the king is going to the military camp to inspect the riding and archery drill, you should go too."

Shen Si's eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"

The King of Jin laughed loudly: "Really!" Then he leaned into Shen Si's ear and whispered, "By the way, I would like to invite you as a staff officer. On the day when the Tatar army is overwhelming, who will be the general under my king's command..."

Hearing that they were going to inspect the military camp and perform martial arts in the school grounds, Princess Crimson immediately became interested and wanted to accompany her.Naturally, King Jin refused to allow it, but the princess was so soft-hearted and hard-working. King Jin couldn't help it, so he had to acquiesce in her dressing up as a man and sneaking into the guards.Judging by Princess Crimson's familiar attitude, it shouldn't be the first time she has acted like this.

The king of Jin rushed to the camp with a mighty force. Zhang Shijie, Zhan Shitai, Tan Tianming, Tan Tianliang and other generals were already waiting there.It seems that everyone is well prepared for today's rehearsal, and everyone has a calm smile on their faces.

Tan Tianming waved the commander-in-chief flag on the stage with an order, and the cavalry of the brigade entered the arena immediately, and the horseshoes stirred up dust, covering half of the sky.The flags of the east are blue, the south is red, the west is white, and the north is black. Several flags echo each other. It shows that the daily training is very effective.

Rows of targets were quickly erected on the side of the school grounds. These cavalry rode forward in batches, and when they were within a hundred paces, they shot with bows. The arrows hit the wooden targets like a black rainstorm. The sound of "Qiang Qiang" is everywhere, although it is not considered that the arrow hits the target, but there are very few arrows that miss the target.Everyone on the stage was excited and clapped their hands one after another.

The king of Jin did not forget to ask his side to ponder: "Nianqing, what do you think of the king's soldiers? Can they fight against the Tatar cavalry?"

Shen Si pondered for a while, and answered truthfully: "In my opinion... the morale of the soldiers in the prince's camp is commendable, but the morale of the generals is not satisfactory."

As soon as these words came out, all eyes on the stage were cast on him like flying knives...