Song Mingyue

Chapter 36
Knock da da~
The three riders roared in from the north gate of Jiangning City like the wind, and the horseshoes sparked a stream of sparks on the bluestone floor, and they went straight to the city.

All the riders wore hats, black cloaks, and black Taoist robes, looking a little gloomy and nondescript in the night.

According to the official rules, although there is no speed limit in the city, horses are not allowed to gallop wildly on the street and must drive slowly.

But this rule didn't seem to work for the three horsemen who came running. After entering the city, the speed of the horses didn't slow down much, until more than ten horsemen and a carriage appeared in front of them to block the way.

"People from the Zhao family." The rider in front reined in his horse, and whispered to the rider behind him.

"Don't provoke the Zhao family, just pass by." The man behind said in a deep voice.

The three riders lifted the reins, and swept across the left side of the street. When everyone in the Zhao family was startled, they saw three black shadows leaving like smoke.

Zhao Hao lifted the curtain of the car and was furious: "Where is the madman, dare to ride a horse in the street, grab him quickly, and sentence him to the crime of endangering public safety!"

Zhao Dian looked at the three shadows of riders who were gradually disappearing into the night, and said in a low voice: "The master of Qingyun Temple, Daoist Aoki, and his two disciples, Daoist Aoki and the Zheng family have close contacts, so they must be rushing to Zheng's mansion. .”

Zhao Hao said angrily: "A cultivator, how could he be so rampant? If he knocked down the flowers and plants in the city...and knocked down the people, wouldn't it be a crime? Chase him up and drag him down to question him."

Zhao Dian said helplessly: "Daoist Qingmu is quite famous in Jiangning. It's getting late now, Madam must be anxious at home, I'd better go back to the mansion first to discuss."

Zhao Hao's face was full of displeasure, but he had no choice but to return home slowly surrounded by everyone.

……

Ever since Zhao Hao woke up from a serious illness, Zhao Shiyu and his wife had an unwritten rule that they must wait for their precious son to share dinner.

Zhao Shiyu and his wife could sleep soundly only when they watched the little friend eat his fill and return to the bedroom alive and kicking.

Over the past few months, Zhao Hao's frail body has gradually recovered, his face has become more and more rosy, and his energy and spirit have improved day by day. The tight rope in the hearts of Zhao Shiyu and his wife has gradually eased.

As usual, it was a sumptuous dinner, and Zhao Hao just kept his head down on the meal as usual, because he was worried that he would miss out if he said too much, and show his flaws, so when Xie Yun asked what, as usual, he was just absent-minded.Xie Yun patted his head angrily at first, but she gradually got used to it over time. After asking a few words, seeing the precious son's perfunctory behavior was helpless, she simply left him alone and chatted with Zhao Shiyu.

Between husband and wife, they just talked about the drop in the price of silk in Yangzhou, the flood in the Jianghuai, Jingzhe and other roads caused the price of rice to soar, the restaurants in Jiangning City have been booming recently, the loss of several shops in Suzhou, and the purchase in Jiangdu After discussing several topics such as land, Zhao Hao was uninterested in hearing it.

"I heard that the Wang family will recruit relatives and choose a son-in-law for their daughter on the Qiqiao Festival on July [-]th. I'm afraid Hao'er will have no chance." Zhao Shiyu suddenly sighed slightly.

Marriage?

Zhao Hao's heart moved, and his ears pricked up unconsciously.

There is really such a thing as recruiting relatives these days...

Xie Yun sneered and said: "Wang Tong's daughter is very precious. The year before last, I asked Lu Gong to ask for a marriage, but she refused. My family's Hao'er is a nobleman, so I have to look down on his daughter."

Zhao Hao almost spit out a mouthful of rice.

My old lady, you went to propose marriage when I was only 14 years old the year before last, isn't it a bit outrageous?

However, in the eyes of his mother, his son is naturally the best. Even though Zhao Hao was bullying and overindulging, Xie Yun felt that his son was more than enough for Wang Xin.

Zhao Shiyu automatically ignored his wife's words of protecting the calf, frowned slightly, and continued: "The first test for recruiting a relative is to test the six arts, and at least four arts must be ranked in the top ten before entering the re-examination, which is extremely strict. This is what many people think. Among the young men of the right age in Jiangning City, the third son of the Zheng family and Yu'er are the best... Alas, I hope Yu'er can stand out, otherwise, if the Zheng family and the Wang family get married, it will be unfavorable to our two families after all. .”

Xie Yun said proudly: "Yu'er plays piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, royal horse and archery. She is good at everything, and she has a good character and good looks. How can she be compared with Zheng Yu? This girl from the Wang family must be the daughter-in-law of my Xie family."

At this moment, Zhao Hao couldn't help but feel a little cold: the old lady just comforted her son's wounded heart, but she actually thought that my son was really useless and pinned all her hopes on my cousin.

But it's no wonder that Wang's family held a six-art exam this time, and they had to pass at least four arts. It's really beyond the reach of ordinary people, especially the original owner, who is so rich, that he might not be able to pass one of the arts.

What is the details of his own child, how can his cheap wife not know?If you are not tough yourself, how can my mother have the confidence to speak?
It's just that I have a merit system, can I tell you?

"Raising the sons of the country with the Tao is to teach the six arts: one is the five rituals, the other is the six joys, the third is the five shooting, the fourth is the five control, the fifth is the six books, and the sixth is the nine numbers."

The six arts of a gentleman: ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics.

The simple ones are etiquette, music, archery, horseback riding, calligraphy and arithmetic.

Li, this thing must be eliminated first, the system does not have this function, and that thing cannot be learned in a short time.

Music, Xuanwu Pavilion just has an elementary skill book for playing musical instruments, which can be exchanged for 1000 merits, and there is also a confidante who is known as the number one piano player in the south of the Yangtze River. This skill is not lost.

Book, after swallowing the elementary calligraphy skills book, it showed its edge at the Peony Flower Fair that day, and it amazed the audience. If you show it again, it will not cause too much surprise.

Counting... is not to despise the ancients. In this era, a nine-chapter arithmetic is considered awesome. For a college student who has studied advanced mathematics and calculus, he has no pressure to crush the group of Confucians.

For the remaining archery and imperial defense, if you figure out the four arts, you will get one of them.

Equestrian skill books are not available for sale in Xuanwu Pavilion, they may only be available at a higher level, and it is impossible to rely on hard training in a hurry, not to mention that his small arms and legs cannot withstand the bumps of a horse, the only hope is It's a shooting test.

There is a basic archery skill book in the Wanshu Building of Xuanwu Pavilion. If you only talk about skills, it is estimated that after swallowing the skill book, let Zhao Dian help strengthen it for a few days, and hitting the target within a hundred steps should not be a problem.

The key issue is strength, he is powerless now, how can he pull a strong bow?Don't say that old Huang Zhong broke the two-stone bow like that, one stone weighs 120 catties, even the eight-dou bow requires nearly a hundred catties of strength in both arms, how can he pull it.

The only hope is to swallow a big pill (small), and within 10 minutes, the arm strength will increase by [-] pounds. With the basic arm strength, he can barely pull the five-dou bow, and the longest range can reach [-] steps.

The princes and grandchildren in Jiangning City should not be able to shoot eight-dou bows. Dead horses are used as living horse doctors. Try to shoot archery and try to get into the top ten. This is the only hope.

He is not a nymphomaniac. Although the woman who is as gorgeous as a peony has met several times, she has not liked it to the point where her soul lingers in her dreams and she does not think about food or tea.

However, there are still some good feelings.

If you can marry her as a wife... Seeing how beautiful she is, I will naturally follow.

Such a good cabbage, if Zheng Yu's servant were to marry him, he would be unhappy after all.

Furthermore, although it is said that there is only a little affection, when I think about it carefully, even if I really give up to my cousin, I will feel sour in my heart.

What's more, the struggle between the four big houses affects the whole body. If the Zheng family and the Wang family are married, the Zheng family may become even more arrogant in the future, and they will have to go shopping.

"Tomorrow, go have a meal with Wang Jue and discuss it." Zhao Hao thought to himself.

Xie Yun and Zhao Shiyu were still discussing Xie Yu's chances of recruiting relatives, but they didn't know that the son next to him was planning to do something, something big.

(End of this chapter)