After signing up, the next step was to arrange dormitories. Chen Qing was the third batch of applicants, but the court treated them well, with free food, accommodation and clothing. Chen Qing felt a bit like he had returned to the special police academy back then.
Of course, if you want to go out for a drink or tea, go out to listen to music, dress smarter, or live better, you have to pay for it yourself.
The accommodation is for three people to a room. The room is very spacious, about fifty square meters. There are only three beds. There is a box and a desk beside the bed, and all kinds of toiletries are placed on the box.
Chen Qing and Hu Yantong were in a dormitory. In addition to them, there was also a local martial arts student who came a day earlier than them and had already grabbed the best window seat, the best bed in the dormitory, and the best box.
He replaced the room and desk, and surrounded it with screens, making it seem like he had a private world.
Chen Qing gave up the seat by the window to Hu Yantong, and he chose the corner next to the door. Normal martial arts training should last three years, but now is an extraordinary period, and their schooling duration is only one year.
"This guy also changed my suitcase!" Hu Yantong glanced at the roommate next to him with disdain. Their other roommate was not there, probably going out to drink.
Chen Qing made the bed, smiled and said: "I think they are all similar, they are all quite old."
"You think so, but others may not think so. My box has seven cracks, and the box he replaced only has three cracks, which is four less!"
Chen Qing burst into laughter, "Huyan, are you going home today?"
Hu Yantong's family is also in Lin'an, and his ancestor is famous, Hu Yanzan, the famous founding general of the Song Dynasty.
Hu Yantong sighed, "My mother wants me to go back, but my father won't allow it. He said that if I don't become the commander, I won't even be able to step foot into the Hu Yan family."
"You are now a prepared general. Once you learn martial arts, you should be a commander!"
"My two brothers are here, I'm so sorry!"
Before anyone arrived, the voice came first, and a warrior of about thirty years old walked in from the door. He was short in stature, with a round face, thin eyebrows and eyes, and a smile on his face.
"Ding Tao, how old are you two brothers? You can just call me Lao Ding."
"Looking at the accent, Brother Ding is also from Bianliang, right?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
"Hey! Most of the people in Lin'an City are from Bianliang. It's not surprising. You must be brother Chen! I saw your registration documents. Brother Huyan, I have heard about the name for a long time! The five swords of Bianliang back then
..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hu Yantong interrupted him unhappily, "I was ignorant when I was young, so don't mention the past!"
"Haha! That's right. What happened in the past is too sad. It's best not to mention it again and look forward to the future! How about I invite you two good brothers to have a drink?"
"Thank you for your kindness, I'll quit drinking." Hu Yantong rejected him flatly.
Chen Qing smiled and said, "I just got here. There are still many things to do. Let's have a few drinks when we have time in the future."
Ding Tao was not angry at all. He chuckled and said, "We will meet again when we have the opportunity in the future!"
He took a few taels of silver from the box and left in a hurry.
Hu Yantong looked at his back and said coldly: "I have also heard of this person. He is a descendant of Renzong Prime Minister Ding Wei. His father flattered Gao Qiu and became a senior official in the imperial army. He himself also entered the palace as a guard. This person
He is so smooth and well-spoken, do you think he really wants to treat us to a drink? Drinking is fine, but he will never be the one to pay for it in the end."
"He has no merit at all?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
"Of course he has his strengths. He is very well-informed. If you want to inquire about anything, you can definitely go to him. But he will not tell you in vain. Just remember one thing, this person is not good for you."
"Who else is working for others these days for free?" A sinister voice came from the door.
When Chen Qing turned around, he saw four of Wang Bo's yamen standing at his door. Wang Bo had his hands in his arms, leaning against the door frame, looking at him with half-smiling eyes.
Chen Qing didn't have any dislike for these four people, but he didn't have any favorable impressions either. It was just that their lives had little intersection with his own, so he just stayed away from them.
"What's wrong with you four?"
"Commander Chen, you hide yourself very well! We just found out that you ranked first in the exam. Do you think we are not worthy of competing with you, so you deliberately hide yourself, no! Are you using another way to humiliate us?
"
Chen Qing sighed in his heart, there is a kind of person who will mess with you even if you don't mess with him.
"I don't mean to humiliate anyone when I shoot arrows. You and I are strangers, and I don't even know your names. If you say I'm targeting you, you're overthinking it."
"But we feel humiliated!"
"Wang Bo, what do you want to do?" Hu Yantong came over with an angry face.
"Huyan, this has nothing to do with you." A yamen dissuaded.
"It doesn't matter what!"
Hu Yantong's eyes widened, "You came to my dormitory to stir up trouble, and you said you have nothing to do with me?"
"Huyan, let me do it myself!"
Chen Qing stopped Hu Yantong and said calmly to Wang Bo: "Let's do this! I'll treat you all to a drink and explain the misunderstanding clearly. We will all be classmates from now on, and I believe we will get along happily."
Wang Bo shook his head, "You are not worthy of a small battalion commander to invite us to drink!"
Although Chen Qing didn't want to cause trouble, he was also angered by Wang Bo's provocation. He narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Then what do you want?"
"It's very simple. The officials of the Ministry of War decided that you will be the first in the exam. We don't accept it. Who knows if you bribed the examiner behind the scenes. We want you to compete with us. Unless you can beat us, if you lose, you must go to the Ministry of War to complain.
clear."
At this time, several flies flew over and buzzed around Chen Qing's bed. Chen Qing suddenly took action, as fast as lightning, and caught a fly with one hand.
He looked at the two flies, crushed them casually, and said calmly: "It's not hot yet, but a few flies come to harass me. It's really disgusting!"
The three yamen were furious and were about to curse loudly, but Wang Bo stopped them. He could see clearly that Chen Qing had not just caught the flies with his quick hands, but also grabbed the wings of two flies. This kind of eyesight and
His hand speed shocked him, and fighting with this person would only bring humiliation to himself.
Wang Bo took a deep look at Chen Qing and said, "The days are long, we'll just have to wait and see!"
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The other three people glared at Chen Qing and followed Wang Bo away.
Hu Yantong shook his head and said: "They are like this in Bianliang, Tokyo. They think they are superior to others and never take others seriously. In fact, I was like this before. I just experienced hardship and I changed, but they didn't."
Even if they change, they still have the same virtue, so just ignore them from now on."
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "I don't have the energy to pay attention to them. Let's go! Let's go out and find a tavern for a drink. I'll treat you!"
Hu Yantong raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you say this! I am a landlord, so I should be the one to invite you."
.........
This is not the first time Chen Qing has visited a tavern in the Song Dynasty. He has been there several times in Linyou County. Although one is in Guanzhong and the other is in Jiangnan, the style and layout are similar, with the same dim lighting and the same
The table was full of greasy food, and the wine was also sour and turbid.
Although Hu Yantong is a child of a wealthy family in Tokyo, he has already adapted to various harsh environments after serving in the army for three years. He has endured all kinds of hardships, and he does not take this kind of sour wine seriously.
"How do you call your cousin Chen Xiandi?"
Chen Qing didn't have any cousin name, but since in the Song Dynasty, friends usually called each other by cousin names, it was inconvenient if he didn't have one. He had long thought of using Shangyuan as his cousin name, which was the name of his predecessor.
"My nickname is Shangyuan, you can call me Chen Shangyuan."
"This cousin's name is good, unlike my cousin's Ji Nu, which is too ugly. You should call me Huyan!" Huyantong resented his cousin's name.
"It's not unpleasant, but since you don't like it, I'll still call you Huyan from now on. I'll ask you about something."
Hu Yantong smiled and said: "You should go find that roommate and ask, just kidding, tell me! What do you want to ask about?"
"I want to know how we will receive our salary?"
Chen Qing's hundreds of taels of silver were donated to the families of the fallen soldiers. He only kept 20 taels of silver. After paying for the ship, he only had eight taels of silver left.
Although the martial arts training includes room and board, it is still far from enough to spend a year in Lin'an. Fortunately, he already has a salary official from Zhongwei Lang, so he can still receive a salary within the establishment.
Hu Yantong's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "What is the rank of Xiandi?"
"It seems to be Zhongwei Lang!"
"Zhongwei Lang!"
Hu Yantong smacked his lips and said in a sour tone: "It's actually the twenty-ninth level. I am now the forty-fifth level Cong Yilang. Hey! You can't compare. Comparing one person to another will make people mad."
"I just have better luck!"
"Don't be modest. I'm not a fool. You have no family background and you can get to the twenty-ninth level in exchange for your life. Unlike people like Wang Bo, who can get to the thirties by relying solely on their ancestors.
I'm afraid they haven't even seen the Jurchens."
Chen Qing knocked on the table dissatisfied, "I'm asking you something serious! How do you get your salary?"
"This is easy. Ask a martial arts student to prove it. Don't you have a bronze medal for a martial arts official? Take it with you to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. There is an external window for the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Third Division over at Chaotianmen. You can apply for it there.
, once it’s done, you’ll go there to get money every month from now on.”
"How much can I receive every month?"
"I don't know either. I'll find out when I get it."
The two of them drank a few glasses of wine. At this time, the tavern was bustling with people and it was actually full. Most of them were martial arts students, but they were not familiar with each other yet, so they drank in groups in the dormitory.
"Hey! I didn't expect the land price in Lin'an City to be so expensive. One acre of land costs several thousand guan. Last summer it was only 1,000 guan! It has increased four to five times in half a year. It seems impossible to buy a house in Lin'an.
"
"One thousand guan is not expensive. When the Jin soldiers came last year, the price of land in Lin'an was at its lowest, falling to a hundred guan per mu. I heard that a businessman was very discerning and bought hundreds of acres of land in one go.
You can earn dozens of times in just a short time, and this kind of opportunity to make a fortune will never happen again."
"That's because you are ignorant. If you want to make a fortune, you still have a chance."
The tavern suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the martial arts student.
The martial arts student said proudly: "Wanyan Loushi, you know! The marshal of the Jin Kingdom was beheaded by a general of the Song Army in Jingzhao City. I heard that the Wolf Lord of the Jin Kingdom offered a reward of 100,000 gold for the capture of this Song general. Everyone,
One hundred thousand guans!"
The tavern exploded, and Wanyan Lou's room was killed by Zhang Jun's army. Everyone knew it, but they didn't know the details.
Everyone was talking about it, and someone asked loudly: "What is the name of that Song general?"
"I don't know, I just heard that he is the captain of the Eight-Character Army!"
It turned out to be Dutou, and the discussion became more intense.
Hu Yantong stared at Chen Qing with wide eyes, "It can't be you!"
Chen Qing smiled lightly, "Do you think I, the Left Shoulder King, have the ability to kill Wanyan Lou's family?"
"That's right. Wanyan Loushi is known as the most famous general in the Jin Kingdom. I really don't know how the Song general who killed him is such a god-like figure?" Hu Yantong's face was full of admiration, and his eyes were full of yearning.
In fact, it is not surprising that the name Chen Qing is still unknown. Wanyan Wushu posted a wanted list for Chen Qing in various places in Guanzhong. At that time, he had not killed Wanyan Loushi because he had killed nearly 200 ranger cavalry in Erlang Village.
The second time he was wanted, Wanyan failed to arrest 500 Song Army cavalry and was rewarded with 3,000 coins.
When Wanyan Lou was killed, the Jurchens kept it secret. Only a few senior officials knew that it was Chen Qing who killed her, but Xu Ning guessed that Chen Qing was responsible for it through Dingyuan Gong.
As for the Song Army, only Zhang Jun, Wu Jie and other senior officials knew about it. Even the name Chen Qing was not mentioned in the pigeon letter sent by Zhang Jun to the emperor.
Han Shizhong knew because he had a good personal relationship with Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun's aide Wang Mu told him.
Chen Qing felt that time was almost up and they had to get back to the martial arts school before Hai Shi.
He waved, "Bartender, pay the bill!"
The two argued for a while, but Chen Qing rushed to pay. To his surprise, a pot of wine and three dishes only cost 40 cents.
"This is turbid wine. Maojiu is very cheap. Let's try some sake. A bottle of wine costs at least 100 yuan. There are also abundant aquatic products and mountain products in the south of the Yangtze River. We ordered a plate of braised river shrimps in oil and a plate of West Lake vinegar.
Fish, and a can of stewed mushroom and chicken soup are the cheapest in the local area. These are the only things in the tavern. Next time I invite you to Hukou Restaurant to drink sake and eat mutton, that will be a pleasure."
Chen Qing curled his lips and said, "It sounds like I took advantage of you tonight. I'll treat you next time!"
Hu Yantong chuckled, "I can't ask for it!"
As soon as the two returned to the martial arts dormitory, they heard shouting and excitement in the distance. Countless Tai students surrounded the martial arts dormitory in the dark, and kept raising their arms and shouting slogans. No one knew what was going on.