After returning home, Xiao Jingxuan felt a little excited, but also worried about gains and losses.
Whatever you get, you must pay something.
Xiao Jingxuan knows this very well. This time, he is not a big kindness to King Jin.
At that time, King Jin had already arrived at the alley. Even if he did not take action, with King Jin's wisdom, he would have a high chance of escaping.
The role I play is nothing more than guiding the way. It’s not worth it.
to too much.
But this is an opportunity, and you must seize it.
In this way, Xiao Jingxuan spent a sleepless night with anxiety.
The next day, just after breakfast, Xiao Jingxuan said goodbye to his mother and said he would go home late.
After receiving permission, Xiao Jingxuan set off towards Deyi Building in the east of the city.
The journey was not far, but when it was about to arrive, Xiao Jingxuan was not in a hurry to wait at Deyi Building.
Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Jingxuan walked around a few more times.
It's not a good deal to get on the pole.
At noon, Xiao Jingxuan appeared at the door of Deyi Building on time.
After a while, a person who looked like a guard walked up to Xiao Jingxuan and asked respectfully: "I dare to ask, but Mr. Xiao is in person."
Xiao Jingxuan quickly cupped his hands and said: "That's right."
The guard quickly said: "Oh, I am the guard of the Jin Palace, this is my belt."
After speaking, the guard handed Xiao Jingxuan a token, but Xiao Jingxuan had never seen this thing before and could not distinguish the authenticity.
I can only say grandly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I don't know what's next...?"
The guard quickly said: "Master Xiao, please come with me."
After saying that, he greeted Xiao Jingxuan and came to a carriage.
After Xiao Jingxuan got on the carriage, the guard drove the carriage and moved quickly.
The destination was not far away. The carriage stopped in a courtyard.
The guard respectfully opened the curtain and helped Xiao Jingxuan down.
He said to Xiao Jingxuan: "Mr. Xiao, here we are."
After saying that, he took Xiao Jingxuan and walked towards the courtyard.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at the yard.
Well, it's not very big, it's very quiet, it doesn't look like a prince's home.
After entering the courtyard, the two went to the living room of the courtyard. There was a middle-aged man sitting in the living room.
What can I say about this man? He is very wise and gives the impression that he is a wise man.
The clothes he wears are also very ordinary. He is dressed in Tsing Yi. He looks like a scholar, but he does not have the frailty of a scholar.
After quietly observing him for a while, the guard bowed respectfully to the man and said, "Mr. Cui, this is Mr. Xiao.
Mr. Cui nodded and said, "Well, I understand. Thank you for your hard work. You can go back first."
After hearing this, the guard bowed respectfully and left.
At this time, the atmosphere in the whole room was very strange. Neither of them spoke.
After a while, Mr. Cui broke the silence and said, "Let me introduce you. My surname is Cui. I am the counselor of King Jin."
After saying that, he stopped.
Xiao Jingxuan said quickly: "This is Xiao Jingxuan."
Mr. Cui nodded and continued: "I have heard something about you. What kind of opportunity do you want?"
Xiao Jingxuan shook his head and said: "Sir, the incident happened suddenly and I haven't thought about it yet."
Mr. Cui nodded and said: "Yes, that's right. After all, you are still a teenager. However, you don't have many choices.
You come from the Duke's palace, and the prince can find a casual official for you. When you come of age, you can go out and start an official career. However, you are just a commoner after all. If you take this path, even if you have the King of Jin as your backer, you will at most
However, if you can serve as a prefect, your achievements will be limited.
Or take the imperial examination, but it is said that it has been ten years of poverty. You have not yet been enlightened, and you probably only know a few thousand-character essays.
Moreover, most of the imperial examinations are controlled by powerful families, and the Duke's office is a distinguished one, so it can't give you much help. The most the King of Jin can do for you is to recruit famous teachers for you, so it's still difficult.
Therefore, you have only one choice, and that is to join the army. In today's world of great strife, only by joining the army can you become a general."
After Mr. Cui finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Jingxuan.
Yes, there really aren't many choices. Although the Duke's branch only has three children, there are many side branches.
As a concubine, Xiao Jingxuan's best arrangement is probably to take care of the manor or business for the Duke's mansion.
As for an official career, forget about it.
Being a civil servant is even more of a joke. As a concubine, Xiao Jingxuan, even if he went through many hardships and passed the imperial examination to become an official, his status in the government will naturally make him ostracized by civil servants.
In addition, the powerful clans in North Korea and China will not be able to do much on their own.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan said: "Mr. Cui, if I choose to join the army, I don't know what kind of help I can get."
Mr. Cui did not answer, but asked: "Do you know what you have to pay?"
Xiao Jingxuan nodded and said: "I know, from now on, I will be a member of Prince Jin's Mansion."
Seeing that Xiao Jingxuan understood what he had to pay, Mr. Cui nodded.
Said: "As long as you understand. If you join the army, in addition to martial arts, it is also the art of war.
As for martial arts, I can lay the foundation for you. Art of war is more difficult.
Well, starting from tomorrow, I will start teaching you martial arts.
As for the art of war, you can only rely on yourself.
I have a lot of military books and tactics in my study. From now on, you can take one home to read. If you don’t understand anything, come and ask me the next day. I will answer what I know. If I don’t know, I will.
Will ask others for advice.”
After hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan nodded, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Mr. Cui respectfully, and said: "Disciple Xiao Jingxuan pays my respects to the master."
Mr. Cui helped Xiao Jingxuan up and said: "Don't call me master, I won't accept apprentices, so be it, you can just call me sir from now on."
Seeing that Xiao Jingxuan wanted to talk more, Mr. Cui changed the topic and said: "The realm of a warrior is divided into innate and acquired.
There are three major realms the day after tomorrow, the physical realm, the pulse-forging realm, and the unified realm. Each realm has three smaller realms.
As for the innate realm, I don’t know much about it, so I won’t talk about it.
You go back today, and when you come over tomorrow at this time, I will teach you martial arts."
"Thank you, Master..., uh, thank you, Mr. Cui."
Xiao Jingxuan knelt down, kowtowed, and saluted before leaving the yard.
Xiao Jingxuan walked slowly back from Mr. Cui's yard and walked around a few times to find the most suitable route.
Overall, this time, it was pretty good. King Jin is quite trustworthy, and Mr. Cui seems to be a capable person.
But it's a pity that I didn't become a master, but I will live a long life.
This time I am on the King of Jin's ship, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.
Xiao Jingxuan reviewed the gains and losses of the past two days while walking.
The next day, Xiao Jingxuan came to Mr. Cui’s yard early. Although he came a little early, Mr. Cui was practicing martial arts in the yard at this time.
Seeing Xiao Jingxuan arriving, Master Cui did not stop until he finished the boxing.
Mr. Cui looked at Xiao Jingxuan and said: "I think you have never practiced martial arts. From today on, I will train you strictly."
After saying that, he took out two wrist guards from the room and placed them on Xiao Jingxuan's hands.
Then he gave a special demonstration and performed a horse stance.
Then let Xiao Jingxuan do it.
While correcting Xiao Jingxuan's mistake, he said: "When walking on horseback, your knees and shoulders should be wide, and you should be as still as a mountain."
After saying that, he lightly kicked Xiao Jingxuan's calf twice.
However, many times, many things are not based on human will.
Although Xiao Jingxuan was born in a royal family, he was a concubine after all, and he was not favored.
Therefore, life was difficult and his body was not strong. After being stabbed for half an hour, Xiao Jingxuan collapsed helplessly.
But Mr. Cui did not blame him.
Instead, he brought the exhausted Xiao Jingxuan to a room next to the courtyard.
There was a large bathtub in the room, and the tub was still steaming. Mr. Cui was not polite.
Throw Jam Hsiao directly into the bucket.
Not to mention, the taste in this barrel is really sour. Xiao Jingxuan was about to struggle.
Mr. Cui then said: "Don't struggle, I am giving you a medicinal bath. You are too old. In addition, your body is too weak, so you can only strengthen your physique in this way."
After hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan stopped struggling and just said aggrievedly: "Sir, can I do it by myself next time? I haven't taken off my clothes yet."
Mr. Cui shook his head and said, "Okay, don't be dissatisfied. Do you know how much this bucket costs? When the water gets cold, run outside until you can't run anymore."
After Xiao Jingxuan took the medicinal bath, he ran in the yard for half an hour, and then collapsed on the ground helplessly.
Mr. Cui looked at Xiao Jingxuan's appearance, shook his head, and said: "From tomorrow on, I will get up at 00:00 every morning and run here from the Duke's Mansion.
Then there will be breakfast in the yard. After breakfast, we will hit the sandbags for half an hour, and then walk on horseback for an hour.
Someone will prepare lunch for you at noon. After lunch, take a medicinal bath for half an hour, and then you can go back.
Let’s get here first today.”
After that, I went back to the study to read.
Xiao Jingxuan bowed respectfully and went home.
After returning home, Xiao Jingxuan talked to his mother.
I thought my mother would support me, but unexpectedly my mother got angry.
Yun Niang looked at her son who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Xuan'er, it's not because of my mother that I'm blocking your way forward, nor is it because of my mother that I'm trying to attack you.
As the saying goes, entering a noble family is as deep as the sea, let alone the Duke's mansion. You are a concubine, and the rules in the family are strict, and your father and wife will not agree."
Xiao Jingxuan looked at his mother and said hurriedly: "Mom, this opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Besides, my son went secretly before he came back. If he came back quietly, no one would know."
Yun Niang looked at her son's earnest eyes, shook her head, and said, "Xuan'er, you are still young and have a sinister heart. You will bring disaster to yourself if you do this.
Mother doesn't ask you to be successful, she just wants you to be safe.
Tomorrow I will ask my wife to find a job for you. It will also put your mind at ease."
"Mother, how can a real man live in heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time? My son does not want to be submissive all his life."
Looking at her son's determined eyes, Yun Niang hesitated. After a while, she said: "Xuan'er, let mother think about it carefully. I will reply to you in the evening." This chapter has been completed!