Chapter 124, super luck
Every February, local officials from all over the country will come to Beijing to report on their duties. During this period, there will often be some conflicts between local officials and patrol officials.
According to the laws of the Great Chu, except for specific public officials, everyone is not allowed to ride horses in the downtown area.
But some local officials, probably because they are used to domineering in the local area, or because they have other reliance, often ignore this law.
On the 18th day of the second month, Shi Zhenghe led a team of soldiers from the northern city, Ma Siyacha, to inspect the area around the Jinghe River in the outer city.
Jing River, one of the three major rivers in the capital, flows in from Deshengmen, then flows out from Dongbianmen, across the entire northern city.
The banks of the Jing River have always been the busiest areas in Beicheng. After entering February, with the return of spring and the recovery of everything on the earth, more and more people go out to enjoy the scenery, and even the banks of the river are bustling with pedestrians, shoulder to shoulder.
Especially in the Shidongqiao area, because of the beautiful scenery, and next to the Lianhua Lake where you can swim in the lake, a large number of tourists gather.
Shidong Bridge is a ten-hole arch bridge, and the arch holes gradually increase from both banks to the center of the bridge. The bridge is thirty-five meters long and eight meters wide.
On the bridge, a large crowd gathered, walking, or stopping, talking and laughing to watch the scenery on the river.
Originally everything was very harmonious and beautiful, but suddenly, a few galloping tall horses rushed up the bridge, seeing that some pedestrians had no time to dodge and were about to be trampled by horseshoes, Shi Zhenghe arrived in time, punched the horses on the head, The horse, and the man on the horse fell to the ground together.
"Bold!"
The rest of the horses stopped suddenly, and the man on the horse glared at Shi Zhenghe: "You are so brave, you dare to intercept the carriage and horses of the governor of Nanzhong, don't you want your head?"
Shi Zhenghe looked at the group of people in front of him with Ning Mei: "You are the ones who are bold. After entering the city, you are not allowed to ride horses in the downtown area. This is the imperial court's law."
As he spoke, he looked at the carriage behind him.
Obviously, these people on horseback are opening the way, the purpose is to **** the carriage behind to cross the bridge.
"Cars and horses are not allowed to pass here, and there are too many pedestrians around, please choose another way."
The man on the horse didn't pay attention to Shizheng and these low-rank patrol officers of the soldiers and horses at all, and said coldly: "If you are sensible, make way quickly, my governor is in a hurry to enter the palace to face the saint, if there is a delay , you can’t afford it.”
As he spoke, he raised his whip and prepared to ride his horse across the bridge again.
After hearing that the person who came was the governor of Nanzhong, the other people in Bingmasi retreated. They didn't want to cause trouble, and they all retreated to the two sides.
Only Shi Zhenghe was still standing in the middle of the bridge, staring at the group of people on the opposite side who were about to cross the bridge again, and shouted loudly to the carriage behind: "It is the duty of the soldiers and horses of the North City to protect the security around the Shidong Bridge." , and please don’t embarrass me, my lord.”
In the carriage, Mu Shaowu, the governor of Nanzhong, was impatient to wait. He was delayed for some time on the road. Today is the deadline for his duty report, and he is in a hurry to meet the saint. Facing the soldiers from the northern city who blocked him, he was extremely annoyed. , knocked on the car door, and spit out two words: "Cross the bridge."
It’s just some low-level government servants. After the face-to-face sage, find a meal with the commander of the North City Army and Horse Division to resolve it peacefully.
The coachman heard the order and shouted 'cross the bridge' loudly.
As soon as the voice fell, the riders who wanted to rush directly whipped their horses one after another.
When Shi Zhenghe saw him, his expression turned serious, he looked back at the crowd gathered at the stalls on both sides of the river, his eyes were fixed, when the horse rushed towards him, he jumped forward a few steps, jumped mid-air, "bang bang bang", a few feet He kicked the one on the horse's back off the horse's back.
"Hold the horse!"
Hearing Shi Zhenghe's shout, the courageous soldiers and horses, Siyachai, came forward one after another and pulled back the restless horses.
At this moment, a black figure flew out of the carriage behind with a 'whoosh', and in the blink of an eye, he came in front of Shi Zhenghe, and slapped Shi Zhenghe's face fiercely.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Shi Zhenghe didn't give in at all, raised his fist to greet each other, and received the palms of the black-clothed people.
"Boom~"
During the collision of fists and palms, a huge impact erupted, directly shaking the river under the bridge to explode.
The blasted river water flew to the front of the bridge, wet the clothes of many people on the bridge, causing everyone to retreat in horror.
In the carriage, Mu Shaowu narrowed his eyes when he saw Shi Zhenghe who had resisted his son Duan Feng ten times in a row. The son is a ninth-rank master. In a place like Bingmasi, there is actually someone who can confront him head-on.
Mu Shaowu still had scruples about whether he was in the capital. He was worried that the other party had a background, so he hesitated for a while, and then shouted: "Duan Feng, come back."
Hearing Mu Shaowu's voice, Duan Feng, Shi Zheng and Qi Qi stopped.
Duan Feng stared at Shi Zhenghe blankly for a while before turning back to the carriage.
Then, the people on the bridge and on both sides of the bridge saw that the chariots and horses of the governor of Nanzhong began to turn around, and did not continue to forcefully cross the bridge.
Seeing this, the Yacha of Beicheng Bingma Division was relieved, but also a little surprised.
There are quite a lot of local officials who are self-righteous and unruly. In the outer cities, they hardly slow down. They rampage and cause many troubles.
Afraid of their identities, when they met on weekdays, most of the officials from Bingmasi and Jingzhao Mansion turned a blind eye and did not dare to confront them head-on.
This time, Shi Zhenghe actually stopped a governor, and even made people take the initiative to make compromises, which really surprised them.
However, some people showed concern: "That's the governor of Nanzhong, we won't cause trouble, right?"
When Shi Zhenghe heard this, he frowned: "We are fulfilling our duties, and we have not made any mistakes. If it is true that we will be blamed, I will bear it alone."
"Afterwards, the fourth master led the rest of Bingmasi to continue patrolling."
Shi Ying, who followed Shi Zheng and his servant, told everyone in the Shi family what happened yesterday on the Shidong Bridge.
When the family members heard this, they all fell into silence.
After a long while, Mrs. Shi asked: "After returning to the Military Division with them yesterday, did the commander say anything?"
Shiying shook his head: "No, the commander didn't say anything, everyone thought it was all right, who knows, the fourth master just came back from patrolling the streets today, and the father-in-law from the palace came to say that the emperor has summoned him."
Seeing that Madam Shi and the others were all worried, Shi Ying said again: "Madam, the servant and Shi Yong went with the fourth master to the gate of the palace. At the gate of the palace, they saw King Duan, the commander-in-chief of the troops and horses of the five cities."
"The fourth master entered the palace with Prince Duan. The servant secretly took a look at King Duan's face. When King Duan saw the fourth master, he smiled. The servant thought that there should be nothing wrong with the fourth master entering the palace."
Hearing this, Shi's family members were startled for a while, and then their hearts slowly fell back to their stomachs.
King Duan was in charge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Cities' Army and Horses. He was rarely in charge on weekdays. He actually waited at the gate of the palace and personally brought Shi Zhenghe into the palace to meet the saint. He was also full of smiles. It's not about condemnation.
Shi the old lady asked again: "Who is waiting at the gate of the palace?"
Shi Ying: "Shi Yong has been waiting at the gate of the palace for the fourth master to come out."
When the old lady heard this, she was immediately worried.
Shi Ying and Shi Yong were selected from Zhuangzi by the second son's family before they returned to the uncle's mansion. They were chosen to be next to the second son because of their looks and strength.
In the past, the uncle's family didn't have high expectations for the second son's family, and the servants they selected only had to be obedient and do things. But now that the second son has entered the palace, the people around him have higher expectations.
Old Madam Shi hurriedly ordered Madam Shi: "You ask Boss Shi to take a few smart people to go there in person. If there is any news, please pass it home."
Shi nodded, turned around and explained.
While Shi's family was waiting anxiously, Shi Zhenghe was kneeling in the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
On the dragon chair, the emperor looked at Shi Zhenghe while drinking tea.
The first impression that Shi Zhenghe gave him was that he was as tall as a bear. He had seen many soldiers in the army, but few of them could grow as tall and strong as him.
Seeing the bulging muscles on Shi Zhenghe's arm, the emperor suddenly became interested, stood up and walked in front of Shi Zhenghe, poked Shi Zhenghe's stiff arm with a folding fan, and asked curiously: "How did you train your muscles? "
Shi Zhenghe was dumbfounded by the question. He thought the emperor summoned him to ask him about his blocking of the governor of Nanzhong yesterday. He didn't expect that the first question he asked would be this.
Shi Zhenghe's reaction was fairly quick, and he hurriedly replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, this subordinate started practicing foreign martial arts when he was more than ten years old, and he became like this after practicing."
The emperor nodded in understanding, and then smiled again: "I heard that your eldest son was able to draw a tie with the mighty young general Zhao Shengming, and your younger son also helped the officers and soldiers catch three Jiangyang thieves. Did you teach me all the kung fu?"
The superb martial arts shown by Shi Zheng and his father and son not only made others curious, but the emperor was no exception.
You must know that it is not easy to train a martial arts master. The northwest border is poor and remote. Shi Zhenghe was just a small military household before, and he has no conditions to train such a powerful son.
Shi Zhenghe shook his head honestly: "Back to the emperor, when my subordinates were in the Northwest, they spent most of their time in the guards and rarely went home. Apart from teaching the eldest son some basic boxing skills, the children taught themselves the rest. of."
"Self-taught?"
The emperor laughed out loud, this lie was too false, but seeing Shi Zhenghe's expression without any falsehood, the emperor's eyes were full of interest: "How did they teach themselves?"
Shi Zhenghe replied: "Your Majesty, Beiyan's secret work is usually hidden in border cities. Because of a coincidence, the four children of his subordinates discovered a Beiyan hidden pile, and found a lot of martial arts secrets inside."
Shi Zhenghe: "This subordinate also feels the same way. I don't know if someone offended someone in that Beiyan hidden stake. The Beiyan secret workers in it were all killed. The four children of my subordinates bumped into it. They just wanted to go in and look for it. Looking for food and belongings, who knows, finally moved back a basket of martial arts cheats."
"How many martial arts cheats?"
The emperor and Duan Wang Qiqi looked at Shi Zhenghe.
Shi Zhenghe: "There is a box full of dozens of books."
The emperor and Wang Duan looked at each other in dismay. For martial arts secret books, each family always hides them as deep as they can. Now that they find a box of martial arts secret books, is Shi Zheng and his family's luck going to be overturned?
Shi Zhenghe continued: "After getting the martial arts secret book, everyone in our family was dazzled. In the end, the eldest son focused on boxing, the second son focused on sound wave skills, and the eldest daughter even mastered swordsmanship. My youngest daughter is the most powerful. She can take everything. Come and practice."
The emperor looked at Shi Zhenghe who answered seriously, and felt that he was showing off, but he still had some doubts: "Are you sure those are all martial arts secrets?"
Shi Zhenghe nodded his head: "It should be. There are internal kung fu and external kung fu. The subordinate's previous kung fu was not as good as it is now. They only improved a little by practicing boxing and kicking skills according to the secret books. .”
Wang Duan had a look of disbelief: "Martial arts cheats are not so easy to practice, how many of your children have become masters by themselves?"
Shi Zhenghe: "It's not all self-taught. My eldest son said that several times when they were practicing martial arts on the Gobi Desert, they met an expert who taught them a few times."
The emperor and King Duan looked at each other again. At this moment, both of them were a little unsure whether what Shi Zhenghe said was true or not.
Say it’s true, it’s too much of a coincidence.
Say it's a lie, Shi Zhenghe doesn't seem to be lying, and he probably doesn't have the guts to deceive the king.
Wang Duan looked at the emperor's face, and asked with a smile: "These martial arts secret books should still be there?"
Shi Zhenghe nodded: "It's still there. We brought it back when we returned to Beijing, and it's now displayed in the study of my two sons."
The emperor smiled: "Would you mind lending it to me?"
Shi Zhenghe didn't dare to mind, he quickly shook his head: "After this subordinate returns, he will immediately send those secret books to the palace."
The emperor looked at King Duan with a smile: "The emperor will accompany you for a walk."
Wang Duan quickly smiled and said: "My brother is planning to do this. I really haven't seen dozens of martial arts cheat books at one time. Let me open my eyes today."
As he spoke, he looked at Shi Zhenghe who was kneeling on the ground, "Let's go, I will accompany you to Wuchangbo Mansion."
Shi Zhenghe nodded, and was just about to get up when the emperor asked, "Why didn't you let the governor of Nanzhong cross the bridge yesterday?"
Hearing this, Shi Zhenghe was so frightened that he knelt on the ground again, and replied nervously: "Going back to the emperor, it is the duty of the commander of soldiers and horses to protect the security of Beicheng. Horses are not allowed in the downtown area. This is the imperial court's law."
The emperor smiled: "You are quite responsible. Let me ask you, since you have such a kung fu, why don't you stay at the border and serve the country?"
Shi Zhenghe's heart tightened, he thought for a while, and quickly replied: "Go back to the emperor, this subordinate wants to spend more time with his wife and children."
He didn't deliberately complain, but directly expressed his thoughts in his heart, and he didn't find any high-sounding reasons to fool him. The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Shi Zhenghe kneeling on the ground, and his impression of him became a little better: "Okay, take Duan Wang, go to the Uncle Wuchang's mansion to get the cheat book."
Shi Zhenghe stood up tremblingly, followed behind King Duan, exited the Qianqing Palace, and walked out of the palace gate, only to realize that he was covered in cold sweat.
Wang Duan looked at Shi Zhenghe wiping the sweat off his forehead with a smile, and said with a smile, "It's always like this when you first see a holy face. After you get used to it, it will be fine."
As he said that, he laughed twice, patted Shi Zhenghe on the shoulder in satisfaction, and said as he walked, "You have given the commander of the army and horse a face this time, what reward do you want to ask for, tell me, if you can satisfy me , the king must be satisfied."
When Shi Zhenghe heard this, he was a little confused: "My subordinates don't quite understand what the prince means."
Duan Wang shook his head with a smile: "To tell you the truth, this king has long been displeased with those local officials who do not obey the rules, and has long wanted to deal with them, but those guys are surrounded by experts, soldiers and horses. If you hit someone, you can only turn a blind eye."
"Do you know who the person who challenged you on the Shidong Bridge yesterday?"
Shi Zhenghe shook his head.
Wang Duan smiled and said: "It's Duan Feng, the adopted son of the governor of Nanzhong.
"Why do you think the governor of Nanzhong would take the initiative to avoid it? A government officer who can stop a ninth-rank expert must have someone behind him."
Shi Zhenghe was silent: "The governor of Nanzhong guessed wrong, and there is no one behind his subordinates."
Wang Duan snorted in dissatisfaction: "Why is there no one behind you? You are a member of Bingmasi, and this king is your backer."
Shi Zhenghe was stunned for a moment: "Oh."
oh?
Is this the end?
Wang Duan looked at Shi Zheng and said 'oh', then stared at him, suddenly angry and speechless, it must be a lump of elm.
At the gate of the palace, Manager Shi waited anxiously with a few servants from the Shi Mansion, carefully avoiding the nobles who entered and left the palace gate.
"The fourth master is out!"
Shi Yong has sharp eyes, and he found out as soon as Shi Zhenghe came out.
Manager Shi saw Duan Wang and Shi Zhenghe standing together, and trotted over to greet him.
"My lord, shall we ride a horse or a carriage?"
"Riding a horse is physical work. Do you think this king looks like a person who does physical work? Take a carriage!"
Boss Shi Zheng and Jian Shi didn't prepare a carriage, so they couldn't help being a little embarrassed: "But my subordinates didn't prepare a carriage."
Wang Duan: "This king has his own carriage, who wants to ride in your family? You are lucky, and you can ride with this king. I can tell you that this king is not easy to invite people to ride in a carriage."
Director Shi stared at Shi Zhenghe in a daze as he followed King Duan into the luxurious five-horse carriage at the gate of the palace.
"The prince is going to the uncle's mansion, hurry up, go back to the mansion immediately and tell the old man and the old lady."
Duan Wang wanted to come to the uncle's mansion, which caught the Shi family by surprise, and there was no time to clean up the rest. The master of the Shi family had just changed into the clothes for meeting the guests, and the porter came to report that King Duan's carriage had entered Changle East Street .
Grandpa Shi hurriedly took Shi Zhengde and several grandchildren to the gate to greet him.
King Duan didn’t have much impression of Wuchangbo Mansion. He was still very young when the Prince Regent’s case happened. Since then, Wuchang Bofu Mansion has been silent, and he has no chance to learn about it.
When the carriage stopped at the gate of the uncle's mansion, looking at the gray-haired old man, Duan Wang still had some face, and talked to the old man for a while.
"The emperor is still waiting in the palace."
Wang Duan looked at Shi Zhenghe: "Take me first to get the martial arts cheats."
Martial arts cheats?
The old man and the others were confused when they heard that, seeing that Shi Zhenghe led King Duan to Songfeng Hall, he also went with him.
Songfu Pavilion.
When the uncle's residence allocated the courtyard to Shi Dingxuan and Shi Dinghao before, it was just an ordinary two-entry courtyard. At this moment, the first courtyard was used by the brothers as their home, while the second one was transformed into a martial arts practice. field.
As soon as you enter the second courtyard, the purpose of entering is wooden piles of different heights, as well as various knives, guns and sticks.
"Your two sons are very hardworking."
Wang Duan praised with a smile.
Shi Zhenghe replied: "My eldest son usually works hard, but as for the younger son, he is a bit playful."
Wang Duan smiled and said: "Don't be too harsh, your two sons are not very old, and it's normal to be playful."
While speaking, a group of people entered the study.
"My lord, those on the bookshelf are all."
Wang Duan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he looked at the martial arts cheats that were laid out carelessly on the bookshelf.
He also has a secret book of internal strength in his hand, which is the secret box of the headgear in the secret room, and the mechanism has been set up several times, so he still feels unsafe.
Now looking at this undefended martial arts cheat book that is placed on the shelf like an ordinary book, to be honest, he feels a little stuffy.
Wang Duan stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand and moved back and forth on the bookshelf for a while, before picking up a book of boxing.
Wang Duan had some good eyesight. After flipping through two pages, he looked at Shi Zhenghe with a complicated face.
It's really a martial arts cheat!
The luck of this family is absolutely amazing!
(end of this chapter)