As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

483. Guru Dispels Puzzles

In Taigu County, Jinzhong, the Qin Family Martial Arts School has been operating here for several generations.

Although the name of this martial arts school sounds frustrating, its status in the Jianghu is not low-or rather, generally speaking, those who practice martial arts will leave files in the yamen, so the Jianghu sect basically has a similar martial arts school in the yamen For example, the official name of Huashan School is Huashan Wuguan, and Kongtong School is Kongtong Wuguan.

The only ones that do not fall into this category are Shaolin and Wudang, but they are affiliated with religion, and they are established in the court—there is no Wudang sect in this world, but Shaolin has its own, and there have been royal families in all dynasties. By the present dynasty, Shaolin has already owned thousands of hectares of fertile land.

Poor culture and rich martial arts, it has been the case since ancient times.

The Qin family has been a Jin merchant for several generations, but the ancestor of the Qin family prefers martial arts practice more than business, so after buying a large piece of fertile land in Taigu County, he quit his job and devoted himself to guarding the martial arts gym. My job is to run a martial arts gym, and my side job is to be a landlord, and I am very good at playing.

And now the person in charge of the Qin family is Qin Youque, the patriarch of the Qin family. He is Su Jiu'er's master, and is known as the Sword Master of Jinzhong.

"Are you back?" Lao Qin, who was in his 60s, seemed to be a bright old man, and his eyes widened into cracks when he saw Su Jiu'er coming to pay his respects.

Su Jiuer bowed politely: "Unworthy disciple Su Jiuer has met Master."

Qin Youque waved his hands and smiled, "You don't need to be too polite, come, sit here and have a good chat with the old man, what have you learned in the year you've been away?"

It has to be said that even without mentioning the title given by the Jianghu people, Qin Youque can be called a master of a generation.

Because, the martial arts circle is indeed a very closed circle, even in the era of Hua Manlou's previous life, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are lonely and self-admiring.

But in this era, sectarianism is even more serious. It is just the foundation to pass on children but not daughters, and not to pass on from inside to outside. Many people learn from the master for a long time before they can learn a little superficial.

But it has to be said that Qin Youque is an outlier. He doesn't bother to care about these things at all.Except for those who have bad intentions, they don't have much talent, as long as they have a decent character, he is willing to give more advice.

In his opinion, cultivation depends on one's own efforts. Even if you spread all these things of the Qin family, it would be useless for those who have learned it if they don't practice hard, so what's the point of spreading them all?

What's more, even if he doesn't open this martial arts gym, the children of the Qin family will never die of hunger, so he doesn't have any views on the family, and he doesn't even mind accepting a female disciple.

Ding Xingwang, the son of the Qin family, Lao Qin only had one granddaughter who died young in his life, so he liked the diligent and talented Su Jiuer very much, so the two were called disciples, but in fact the old man regarded Jiuer as his granddaughter You see, so when teaching her, she was more attentive, which is why Su Jiu'er was so strong in martial arts at a young age.

Hearing Qin Youque's question, Su Jiu'er pursed her lips and lowered her eyelids, "Master, all these years... have I gone the wrong way?"

Qin Youque didn't answer directly, but just smiled cheerfully and said, "Why, I've been following Uncle Xishan for a year, and I still haven't figured it out yet?"

Su Jiu'er lowered her head, and said after a while, "I...don't know."

Qin Youque smiled and said: "Girl, when you were apprenticed to your teacher in the past, the old man said that you only learned the technique of ten enemies. It is really difficult to solve big problems with the small way of ten enemies. Back then You don’t understand, now that you’ve gone out with Xi Shanbo to level the Japanese pirates, don’t you understand?”

Su Jiu'er asked in confusion, "If that's the case, my hard work these years...is it in vain?"

Qin Youque thought for a while, and then said, "It depends on what you think. I can only say that your efforts will never be in vain."

After a pause, seeing that Su Jiu'er was still confused, Qin Youque smiled and said, "If you don't understand, keep working hard until the day you can figure it out."

Su Jiu'er was silent again.

"Okay, come and tell me what you saw after you went to sea." Qin Youque said with a smile: "I have lived most of my life in vain, and I haven't been to the sea yet."

……

In the next few days, Su Jiuer would work as before, working from sunrise to sunset, except for practicing martial arts, most of the time was spent teaching the new group of disciples.

The money he got from Huamanlou back then was not a small amount, but Qin Youque was also true. He used the money to expand the martial arts gym and directly recruited a hundred or so innocent disciples in the Jinzhong area.

A small half of these disciples are younger true disciples, and the rest are fifteen or sixteen-year-old half-children. It is better to learn martial arts when you are young, so the latter group of young people and Lao Qin did not teach them. They are too esoteric, and only teach some fighting techniques and battle formation coordination.

I have to say that this matter is actually a bit taboo. If it weren't for the Qin family's reputation in Jinzhong and its relatively wild way, Lao Qin wouldn't dare to play like this at all. To put it another way, it is to store soldiers privately. If this matter is not done well, it will lose its head.

So when seeing this group of youngsters practicing the combined attack technique, Su Jiu'er, who has always been calm, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, but then she realized that this was the answer Qin Youque gave her.

Staring blankly at these teenagers practicing, Qin Youque walked up to Su Jiu'er and said cheerfully, "What do you think of these little dolls?"

Su Jiu'er's face was complicated, and she said in a deep voice: "Master taught you very well, they are better than many guard soldiers."

Qin Youque smiled and said, "When you sent the money back, the old man hesitated for a long time before making up his mind to do so. Now you can also see that what you learned was the art of ten enemies, and these children learned the art of thousands of enemies , As for the art of fighting against 10 people and fighting against [-] people, I am incompetent as a teacher, so I can't teach you."

Su Jiu'er glanced at Qin Youque, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Qin Youque laughed, and said again: "But this time you went out and saw the art of ten thousand enemies, it seems superfluous to do this as a teacher. If they are useful, you can take them there."

Su Jiu'er's eyes were complicated, and she suddenly bowed deeply to Qin Youque: "Thank you, Master."

Qin Youque smiled, and said again: "You are my disciple, you have doubts, as a teacher, I should explain them to you, so why bother to be polite? It's just a girl, is it really the only thing you have doubts now? ?”

Su Jiu'er was taken aback when she heard the words, and then she looked away: "Yes, there is nothing else."

Qin Youque looked at her with a smile and didn't ask any more questions, but said calmly, "Yes, that's fine."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked back with his hands behind his back, but after walking two steps, he said out of nowhere: "By the way, your third senior brother is back today, and you will go back to clean up in a while, and we will have dinner together at night." A potluck."

Su Jiu'er's eyes became more complicated: "Yes."

484. Why Escape

Excluding the children Su Jiu'er took in after going out, Qin Youque took four people in total.

The first two disciples are both Qin Youque's sons, they have already started their own families, and they only come to the martial arts hall occasionally to teach disciples.And the third apprentice is only two years older than Su Jiu'er, and only two or three years earlier, so he can be called Su Jiu'er's childhood sweetheart.

The name of this childhood sweetheart is Shi Mingde, and he has excellent talent in martial arts. Since he was a child, he has claimed to inherit the mantle of his master and carry forward the Qin family's martial arts, so he travels from time to time to find someone to learn martial arts.

When it came time to realize lust and Mu Shaoai, Shi Mingde also naturally fell in love with his junior sister. During those days, he didn't even think about inheriting his master's mantle, and only thought about how to win his junior sister's heart.

There is one thing to say, the reason why Su Jiuer went to Datong Mansion to guard the city in the past, apart from the ambition she made when she was young, his senior brother can be said to have contributed a lot-Shi Mingde's lame and horrible pursuit made Su Jiuer very speechless .

For example, he was dressed in white and stood facing the wind with his hands behind his back. When he saw Su Jiuer approaching, he began to memorize "Guanju" in rhythmic rhythms, just like a peacock with its tail spread; He beat him up and crawled all over the ground, looking at the gorilla who seemed to be showing off his muscles; in the end, after listening to someone's idea, he bought a few local hooligans to moles Su Jiu'er, intending to be a hero to save the beauty, but in the end...

Anyway, it was miserable, those rogues were beaten by Su Jiuer until they didn't get out of bed for two months.

Shi Mingde didn't say it directly, and it was hard for Su Jiuer to refuse explicitly, so he had no choice but to leave. When Shi Mingde finally found Su Jiuer's trace, she was already in Xishan...

Since then, Shi Mingde, who could not find Su Jiu'er, stayed in Datong Mansion and took advantage of the opportunity to teach the militia.

Shi Mingde was very excited to see Su Jiuer again after nearly two years, even though Su Jiuer only said hello to him before the reunion banquet of the five masters and apprentices started.

"Junior Sister, will you never leave after you come back this time?" During the dinner, Shi Mingde asked something with ulterior motives.

Su Jiu'er looked up at him, and said flatly, "I won't leave for now."

At least……

Before Huamanlou got married, she didn't want to go back to Xishan.

Shi Mingde asked again: "Then... can I go to Datong with my brother in a few days? If you help the militia, the situation may be better."

In the past, after Su Jiuer left, Shi Mingde wanted to understand her thoughts and pursuits, so he joined the militia. Although the militia was not as good as the guards when defending against the Tatar invasion, they still went to the city wall to kill thieves.

Therefore, Shi Mingde has devoted himself to teaching the militia for more than a year. He hopes that Su Jiu'er will go and see his own achievements, and use this to impress Su Jiuer.

But Su Jiuer shook her head and said, "Recently I just want to spend more time with Master, not going anywhere."

"Then I... I will not go back to Datong for the time being, and spend more time with Master."

Shi Mingde, who was full of joy, wanted to seize this opportunity to ask his master to sponsor him and propose marriage, but Qin Youque just shook his head and sighed slightly after hearing the conversation between the two.

Qin Youque, who is old and mature, discovered that his disciple's words were full of flowers when Su Jiuer chatted about the past year or so - the reason why he hinted that Su Jiuer still had doubts in his heart was because Want to confirm Su Jiuer's thoughts on Huamanlou.

He had no intention of obstructing Su Jiuer, and he had no objection to Huamanlou - he was not a young man who could be recorded in the annals of history and even be called a national hero without a weak crown. According to the description, Huamanlou is a good match if it is true.

But the problem is that the high branch of this good match is too high, Su Jiu'er can't afford it.One is the top honorable person in the country, and the other is just a man from the rivers and lakes. How can they be together?

Just not to mention the huge class difference, Huamanlou has already been engaged, and the woman is either the youngest daughter of Ge's hometown or the eldest daughter of the Duke's family. If Su Jiuer is allowed to come together under such circumstances, how will she deal with herself?

Qin Youque knew that Su Jiu'er would listen to him if he opened his mouth to obstruct it, but feelings are never something that can be stopped, and they might even be self-defeating. , but the old man is also well-informed, isn't he?

So he just clicked a sentence, wanting Su Jiuer to try to divert his gaze and accept Shi Mingde - after all, Shi Mingde has a deep affection for Su Jiuer, and there is no class difference between the two parties.

But looking at the interaction between the two, Qin Youque knew that Shi Mingde had no chance at all.

Not understanding girls' thoughts is one thing, not knowing Su Jiu'er's pursuit is the second, and more importantly, he is not as stunning as Hua Manlou--Speaking of, Shi Mingde is three years older than Hua Manlou, but the former has been so far. He is just an instructor of the militia, not even an official. His greatest achievement is just leading dozens of young and strong to learn the art of killing the enemy; Xishanwei, who is second to none in Zhao Zhan's power, is also in charge of the navy of the six southeastern provinces, and his merits are enough to be recorded in the annals of history...

Is it comparable?

To put it bluntly, after seeing eagles hitting the sky, how can sparrows catch insects?

With a secret sigh, Qin Youque took over the conversation: "I still need you to accompany me as a teacher? If you leave, who will take over from the militia?"

"This..." Shi Mingde paused, peeking at Su Jiu'er before saying, "It doesn't matter if you delay for a while, Junior Sister came back with great difficulty..."

Lao Qin's second son didn't understand the atmosphere, and made an inappropriate joke: "You're clearly here for your younger sister, right? Why are you here to accompany Master!"

Qin Youque's eldest son gave him a hard look, but the guy hadn't reacted yet: "Did I say something wrong?"

And Shi Mingde stole a glance at Su Jiu'er again after hearing the words: "Second senior brother, don't be joking, but...but the junior sister came back after a lot of trouble, so I should stay with her for a few more days."

Su Jiu'er frowned slightly when she heard the words, and when she was about to say something, Qin Youque said: "Okay, let's go back in two days, don't miss the business."

"Uh... yes." At this moment, Shi Mingde realized that something seemed wrong: Could it be that Master still doesn't know my feelings for Junior Sister?

After this incident, the reunion banquet broke up early.

That night, Shi Mingde tossed and turned.

He imagined how to open his mouth to talk to his master about his desire to marry Su Jiu'er, how to propose marriage and so on, so he couldn't sleep all night.

On the other side, Su Jiu'er also didn't close her eyes all night.

Qin Youque hinted that she understood, but after getting in touch with Shi Mingde, she finally confirmed that the position of that person in her heart was unshakable and deeply rooted.

At dawn, Su Jiu'er who walked out of the room looked at the morning sun, and her blank face was no longer blank: "The sons and daughters of the Jianghu are not hypocritical, since they like you, why run away?"

485. Wedding date

Capital.

October was too late, and July was too early. After the suggestion of Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, Hua Manlou's wedding was scheduled for the seventh day of August.

Ordinarily, the marriage of an earl should have nothing to do with the Ministry of Etiquette, but Hua Manlou is the adopted son of Emperor Guangxing, and marrying Miss Wen is also the royal matchmaker, so this matter naturally has to be coordinated and arranged by the Ministry of Etiquette.

Under the instruction of Emperor Guangxing, the specification of Huamanlou's big wedding is a bit outrageous. Except that the place of worshiping the ancestors is not the Taimiao, and the place of the wedding is not outside the palace, other things are almost the same as the prince.

Hua Manlou felt extremely headache about this: "Can't this matter be simplified? And is there any need to have a wedding envoy!"

Generally speaking, the groom starts from his own home to marry the bride with a dowry, riding a white horse with red flowers and leading a group of people to swagger through the market. Others came to do it for him—let’s not talk about not being able to welcome him, there are too many people who want to kill him, no matter how big-hearted Emperor Guangxing is, he will not allow him to go to the street in person without cover or barriers.

"Otherwise, what do you think should be done? There must be a lot of people who came to see the excitement on your wedding day, maybe a poisonous arrow flew over at the corner of the street, if you want to die, you can do it yourself, I will not stop you." Ranlai and Huaman Nie Wenbing, who talked about the details, rolled his eyes and took a sip of his tea.

Now that Nie Wenbing had a grandson, his resentment towards Huamanlou has dissipated long ago, but he still dislikes him.After all, there were really too many people offended by the six southeastern provinces who went on patrol in one pass, and Lao Nie was assassinated several times after leaving Ningbo Mansion.

Although this matter is not on Huamanlou's head, and Huamanlou later left some good hands for him so that he completed the border patrol without any risk, but the reason for the border patrol...well, what does it mean? Everyone has a share of Huamanlou, so Lao Nie wants to say something to Huamanlou from time to time when he meets Huamanlou.

"Tsk..." Hua Manlou ignored Nie Wenbing's sarcasm, and just gritted her teeth: "I'm getting married and let someone else go to greet the bride, and it's your old man's arrangement... You won't send my wife away Where should I go? Let me tell you, if you dare to make a move on this matter, I will give you two baskets of Purdue, and make a mushroom cloud rise in your Nie Mansion..."

"Stop talking nonsense, have you written down the procedure? I'll be back after writing it down!" Nie Wenbing didn't care much about Hua Manlou's threats. After Nazhenghao's execution, there was a vacancy in the Minister of the Household Department, and after your wedding, I will be transferred to the Household Department."

Although the six ministries seem to be on the same level, there are rankings of officials, households, soldiers, and criminal workers. For example, the so-called officials of the Ministry of Officials do not join the cabinet, which means that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials cannot enter the cabinet. After all, the power to control personnel affairs is true If it is too big, it is easy to overshadow the emperor after entering the cabinet. This is a common practice.

Except for the Ministry of Officials, the top of the ordinary civil servants is the Ministry of Finance and food, so Nie Wenbing is a small step forward this time, and he is likely to join the cabinet in the future.

So Hua Manlou blinked: "So? Congratulations to Nie Butang? Or do you want some congratulatory gifts?"

Nie Wenbing froze for a moment, then trembled with anger: "Is it right for me to ask you for a congratulatory gift?"

"Oh, then I won't send it away."

"...Zhuzi bastard!" Nie Wenbing pointed at Huamanlou and said, "What do you say about the layout of Shanxi merchants?"

Hua ManLou squinted at Lao Nie: "What am I planning? I'm just pulling a group to fight a group. I don't want them to jump up and down on Na Zhenghao's matter..."

Nie Wenbing took a deep breath, and pointed it out directly: "You let them pay taxes, and you can talk about it after I take office. The conditions are up to you!"

Hua Manlou looked at Nie Wenbing, and couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "So you came here today to talk about my wedding, right? You're already thinking of making political achievements before you take office?"

Business tax has never been easy to collect, but now that Huamanlou is in charge of Da Zhao's foreign trade, he is in charge of the lifeline of almost all the big businessmen in Da Zhao, so no one dares to bark his teeth when he says he wants to collect it.The group of Shanxi merchants who were dealt with last time had already agreed to pay taxes, so what Nie Wenbing wanted was for these people to start paying taxes after he took office, so...

Nie Wenbing stared at Huamanlou and said: "This matter is just a word to you, please help me, in the future..."

"Okay, okay, look at your small pattern!" Hua Manlou interrupted Nie Wenbing, and said contemptuously: "If you have nothing to do, get out of here without stopping, as long as you take care of my wedding, business and tax matters are easy to talk about." .”

"Hmph!" Nie Wenbing walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Although this guy had an arrogant attitude, Hua Manlou didn't bother to get angry with him at all. After all, Lao Nie didn't have any bad intentions, and it was better to give credit to him than to some people.

and……

To be honest, after Er Situm made such a fuss under Huamanlou's instigation, Emperor Guangxing originally wanted to deal with this barbarian, and then Nie Wenbing helped him escape. This is a disguised form of help. Huamanlou is busy, so Nie Wenbing's arrogant attitude today is actually a disguised claim for credit.