"It's true. The prince claimed that she was Yang Shangshu's daughter and threw herself into his arms. He is willing to take her as his concubine. Everyone's claims are unfounded, and the emperor is too lazy to care about this nonsense."
"Isn't this bad thing a family tradition?"
"Hahaha, lower your voice, do you know why the prince is eyeing Yang Shangshu?"
"I really don't know about this. Is there any way inside?"
"Because Yang Shangshu belongs to Lao Liu! The prince used to keep an eye on Lao San, but now he is targeting Lao Liu. Do you know why?"
"You have a lot of news, please tell me."
"Lao Liu was hiding really deep. This time Chi Yan died and he himself disappeared. Several princes wanted to carve up his territory. Unexpectedly, Lao Liu's people all came out and hugged each other. No one else could get involved at all.
Yang Shangshu is one of the leaders, and the prince just wants to give them a beating!"
"That's right, I heard something else when I came back from Xuancheng this time."
"Tell me."
"Lao Liu showed up in Xijing. I heard that he sent someone to assassinate the second princess, but he failed and escaped without a trace. I don't think he dares to return to the capital!"
"Ah? Is this really true? Why didn't anyone mention it during the court meeting?"
"Family scandals should not be made public..."
Fushan was naturally unable to hear what was being said in the cubicle. He was already slightly drunk. He talked with He Qizhou about the topography of the capital for a long time. Seeing He Qizhou blushing, he only thought that the other party was drunk, so he said: "Hu Ji Restaurant is considered a foreigner."
This is one of the most famous wine shops in the city. Many of the dancers are actually from the brothels on this street. If you are interested, brother, I will act as a landlord..."
He Qizhou was half-awakened by fright, and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Brother Fu, do you know which restaurant or brothel in the imperial city is the most famous? Will the prince go to visit it?"
"The most famous restaurant in the imperial city is also the most famous brothel, called "Drunken Daughter". I don't know if the prince will patronize it, but I know that the people who go there are all royal relatives!" Fukuyama said.
"You haven't been there either?"
"My father has never been there, but my grandfather must have been there. I heard him show off in front of others when I was a kid."
"Expensive?"
"It's very expensive, very expensive! I heard that a pot of the most ordinary tea costs fifty taels, and just sitting there costs two hundred taels every half hour."
"Is this the same rule for princes?"
"Of course not. This rule is to block those who don't have money to pretend to be uncles, for fear of ruining the elegance of the nobles." Fukuyama said.
"Does it cost more than a thousand taels to get a girl?" He Qizhou asked.
"clever!"
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"There is a gate on the wall that separates the wooden hall from the imperial garden. There is a beautiful garden inside. Is that the residence of He Qingshan?" After He Qizhou came back from drinking, he picked up Helian Changji, who had fallen asleep, and began to ask questions.
"Have you ever gone in?" Helian Changji's eyes looked a little strange.
"I'm asking you!" He Qizhou raised his hand to strike.
"Well, I hope you can be trustworthy! Yes, that is the residence of He Qingshan, but it is also the residence of the principal and deputy hall masters. I advise you not to take action for the time being. It is difficult to succeed! As long as Helian Changjie is solved first, I will think
I will find a way to bring you in, or drive away some hall masters, I promise!" Helian Changji said.
"Promise! Why didn't you tell me last night?" He Qizhou said angrily, and couldn't help but slap him on the head, and at the same time tapped Helian Changji's six acupuncture points.
Two days later, He Qizhou went to Mutang alone to look at the results. A total of fifty-two people competed for forty-eight official positions, of which a full twenty people applied for Shuitang! The competition system was set by Shuitang, and four students from Mutang in Beijing
As recognized masters, they directly participated in the competition on the second day. The remaining sixteen people fought against each other. After two rounds, four people were decided. On the second day, lots were drawn and the four people who were exempted from the competition on the first day competed until the top two were decided.
He won the official position of Shuitang school captain, and the other six were all hundred households.
He Qizhou didn't know who the guy he faced in the first round was, but he only knew that he was from the Mutang Hall in the capital. Relatively speaking, the students from the main hall were slightly stronger than the local ones, but it couldn't be generalized. This was what Helian Changji said personally.
. But when he looked at the list, He Qizhou didn't feel this way at all. He only heard everyone laughing at the Lian brothers from remote Anzhou for signing up for the water hall even though they didn't know their ability. It seemed that the two of them were the most ideal.
The end result is that he was picked by Jintang to fill the vacancy.
What worries He Qizhou more is the Huotang. There are a total of sixteen positions, but only thirteen people have signed up, and three have byes. There are five competitions in one round on the first day, and only seven competitions on the second day. It should be completed before noon.
.Fortunately, Shuitang does not need to decide the winner, only two rounds and six games will be enough. Now we can only hope that Shuitang can win quickly when playing against each other! Leave in time for Shen Tinggu to watch the Huotang match.
On the first day of October, the autumn election begins. From the day of inspection to today, there are three days in total. He Qizhou and Xu Mu also practiced hard in Zhongzhou style kung fu for three days.
The Mutang martial arts performance hall is composed of more than a dozen small courtyards. In the center of each courtyard is a five-foot-square arena, which is similar in size and shape to the gambling arena of the Salt Gang. Students who report to the Shuitang are placed in the "Xuan" courtyard.
The rules of the competitive examination are more stringent than those of the Qi State Martial Arts Examination. After the lot is drawn, those waiting to fight must stay in the waiting room to wait. They are not allowed to watch the competition in the courtyard. They can only compete when their names are called. In the waiting room, He Qizhou discovered that the person who was ranked first on the list last time
The two people who were discussing which hall to apply for were also waiting for the battle. Both of them came from Muzhou in the north. Among the twenty people, only seven were selected students from other places, and the remaining thirteen were all students from Zhongjing Mutang.
He Qizhou was selected to appear in the second group, while Xu Mu was in the fifth group. Everyone in the waiting room was meditating and listening to the movements in the courtyard. The first group's battle lasted for a long time. After a stick of incense, the battle started.
Two people walked in, both slightly injured. One took a pill and meditated on the spot to heal his injuries, while the other looked reluctant and took away his belongings in the room and left.
"Second group, Chief Hall Ji Baocheng versus Yunzhou Lianwen." A teacher in the courtyard shouted. When He Qizhou saw a man who was slightly shorter than himself but very strong standing up and taking off his clothes, he also started to stand up and walked towards the courtyard.
Ji Baocheng, who was wearing a sleeveless short coat and was in his early twenties, surpassed He Qizhou in a few steps. Then he glanced at He Qizhou with contempt and hummed four words in his nose: "You don't know the rules!"
He Qizhou was at a loss for words. He didn't know what the rules were, but he couldn't walk in front of that person. Anyway, he would just be beaten until his teeth were all over the floor.
After coming out of the waiting room, he walked around a screen wall to reach the fighting platform. Ji Baocheng jumped onto the three-foot-high fighting platform, stood directly in the center, faced several officials due to the north, and clasped his fists in front of the instructors and said: "This hall Ji Baocheng
, the upper realm of the five meridians.”
He Qizhou stepped onto the stage slowly, and could only stand a few feet away from Ji Baocheng, imitating the way he said: "Yunzhou Lianwen, the first state of the six meridians." He Qizhou was actually at the peak of the six meridians. He could not control his own pulses, but he was at a low level.
It's not difficult. Only three or four points of strength will be used by then, which should be similar to the first stage. As soon as he finished speaking, the seven people at the northern table suddenly started whispering to each other, and Ji Baocheng also turned to look at him with a look of horror.
"Isn't it written on it that the peak of the Four Meridians is reached? You have passed through two realms in just half a year?"
"It's not impossible, but we have to wait and see if Anzhou can produce such a genius."
"I didn't expect that the son Lian Kang gave birth to is mediocre, but he has some talent, but his looks are just like him."
"Let's take a look at the quality of these six meridians first."
"Okay, let's get started." The person sitting in the middle of the stage said.
He Qizhou kept looking at the seven people on the stage and didn't recognize any of them. After distinguishing the official uniforms, he found that four of the seven were from Shuitang, the middle one should be the deputy head of Shuitang, and the other three, two were teachers from Mutang.
The other person looked like he was from Huotang. All seven of them had a piece of paper in their hands, which obviously contained the information of each contestant. The six months mentioned should be the information submitted after the local selection.
Just as he was thinking about something, a Mu Tang instructor in the audience jumped onto the stage and walked straight towards He Qizhou. Then he asked him to open his arms and began to check whether he was wearing armor or carrying a weapon. After patting him carefully, he turned around and looked.
Ji Baocheng glanced at Ji Baocheng, who was wearing a short coat, and did not check. He said: "Get behind the line and get ready to start."
He Qizhou lowered his head and saw that there was indeed a three-foot-long mark at his feet. He took a step closer to the center of the ring and stood behind the line. Ji Baocheng also turned around and stood behind the other end line, looking at He Qizhou.
He was no longer so contemptuous. Seeing the two of them standing still, the instructor on the stage said: "Those who step down, those who admit defeat, and those who judge as losers, let's start." After saying that, he jumped off the stage.
He Qizhou already knew that the Mutang martial arts test was all about fists and kicks, but he didn't expect that there would be no master to protect him on the stage. What if someone was killed?
Ji Baocheng didn't think so much. The opponent had already opened the six meridians and could no longer be ignored. As soon as the instructor finished speaking, he rushed forward and punched He Qizhou before he even got off the stage. The fist was mixed with a stream of heat and came straight to He Qizhou's face.
"It turns out that he is Chi Yan's disciple and grandson, so don't blame me for being rude." He Qizhou secretly thought, unfolding a set of long fists in a domineering manner.
Ji Baocheng boasted that he could be ranked in the top ten of the wooden hall in the capital, and had regarded the position of the hundred households in the water hall as his own. However, after facing He Qizhou, he was overwhelmed by the opponent. Each move was harder and harder.
He stepped back and was forced to the edge of the battle stage after only eight moves. The opponent's moves were wide open and wide, and the range of control was extremely wide. Even dodging became very difficult. With the ninth move, he wanted to fight to the death. Unexpectedly, after the fist fight,
His hands couldn't bear the strength, his arms went limp, and his chest was directly slapped by the opponent, knocking him off the fighting platform.
"Anzhou Lian Wensheng." The teacher in the audience shouted, and then started to call the next pair of candidates to compete.
He Qizhou cupped his fists and bowed to the people sitting facing south, then turned and walked to the waiting room. The next round of competition will be an hour later, and he has to pretend to adjust his breath and prepare for the battle. The last slap just now was merciful, otherwise, that guy will
He had to lie down for ten and a half days. The seven people on the stage began to whisper among each other again.
Ji Baocheng, who was knocked off the fighting platform, took a few breaths and tried to walk out of the yard quickly, but he stumbled and almost fell. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he could only cross his legs to straighten his breath. When he stood up again, the two men in the third group