After settling down, Wu Zhi could start to implement his second goal: looking for Zhou Tong and looking for help. After inquiring, he knew that the Yuquan Gym was near the martial arts school and a few miles away from Gongyuan.
At about o'clock the next day, Wu Zhi walked towards the martial arts school alone with the gifts he had prepared in his hand. Following the flow of people, he walked around half an hour later and arrived in front of the King Wucheng Temple. The martial arts school was in the temple.
inside.
After looking around, he finally found a courtyard outside the side wall of King Wucheng Temple, surrounded by elms and willows. On the lintel was written "Yuquan Hall" in three large gilt characters, which were inscribed by Emperor Renzong of the former Northern Song Dynasty.
The original intention of opening the Royal Boxing Gym was as a semi-official martial arts gym for training military generals, aiming to improve the military skills of military generals and strengthen the strength of the army. However, the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs and governed the country with civilian officials.
With the emphasis on literature over martial arts, military attachés had little status in the Song Dynasty. Gradually, the Royal Boxing Hall lost its due appeal. Except for some low-level officers and some students from poor families who came to learn martial arts, the children of high-ranking officials and nobles would not
Come here to practice martial arts, so there are not many people practicing martial arts in the gym on weekdays. As the owner of the Royal Boxing Gym and the chief instructor of the Forbidden Army, Zhou Tong is just a military attache with a false title from the eighth rank, and has no real power. On weekdays,
There is simply no way to mobilize a single soldier.
When Wu Zhi came to the imperial boxing gym, he saw the door was half open, and a young official was sitting drooping on the threshold, sleepy. There was a loud shouting and beating sound coming from inside the boxing gym, which was very majestic and powerful.
"Little brother, is Master Zhou Tongzhou here?" Wu Zhi stepped forward and asked the clerk with a smile.
"Here, there, our master is here!" The clerk was awakened by Wu Zhi's question. He looked up and saw a big brother standing in front of him. He had a kind face and was very heroic. He thought he was here to learn boxing and was busy.
He responded, and then smartly led Wu Zhi into the courtyard gate.
After all, it is a royal boxing gym. The courtyard is very spacious, but extremely simple. Dozens of rooms are arranged around it. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a training ground about ten feet wide and more than ten feet long. There are many weapon racks arranged around the training ground.
The racks were filled with bows and arrows, knives, guns, swords and halberds, and sticks. There were some people in twos and threes beside them, pulling bows and arrows, or playing with knives and sticks. It was very lively. There were more than ten people forming a half circle in the middle of the venue.
, was watching the fight between two people, cheering from time to time. The two people were going back and forth with each move in a very orderly manner. There was also an old man who was half a century old watching from the side, stroking his beard and concentrating, and giving pointers from time to time.
The half-hundred-year-old man has a tall and strong figure, a powerful look, gray hair on his temples, sharp eyes, and a short beard. He looks a bit old but heroic. Although his appearance has changed slightly, Wu Zhi recognized him at a glance: he
It was Zhou Tong, the same Zhou Tong who taught Wu Zhi martial arts nearly nine years ago!
"Master!" When he entered the training ground, Wu Zhi was so excited that he quickly stepped forward, bowed deeply to the half-hundred-year-old man, and gave a big salute.
"Are you?" Zhou Tongfu saw Wu Zhi bowing to him. He was stunned for a while before he realized: "Are you Da Lang?" He was deeply surprised to see Wu Zhi again, and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a person.
One person asked hesitantly.
"Master, it's me, Wu Dalang Wu Zhi of Qinghe County! Meet the master!" Seeing this, Wu Zhi quickly put down the gift and fell to the ground with piety and excitement on his face. No matter what, he first recognized his master and cooked the raw rice.
Let’s talk about food later.
"It's really you, Da Lang! What a good boy, you've grown so big and tall!" After hearing this, Zhou Tong felt happy and quickly stretched out his hand to help Wu Zhi up.
"How are your father and mother now?" Zhou Tong was happy, looking at Wu Zhi and asking him with a smile.
"My parents have passed away many years ago." When Wu Zhi heard this question, his face suddenly darkened and he answered sadly.
In Wu Zhi's heart, he still recognizes and misses his father Wu Zhi and his mother Wang Yunying, whom he has never met before. These two parents have very similar experiences in his two lives. They both lost their parents when they were young.
, became an orphan. He was particularly sensitive to this.
"Oh! That's it. What a pity, good people don't live long!" After hearing this, Zhou Tong's face darkened, and he couldn't help sighing.
I remember that back then, he traveled to Qinghe County, Hebei East Road, and stayed in other people's homes for a long time. He received their warm hospitality and felt deeply about it. Who knew that now the yin and yang are separated, which is very sad!
"Master, how is everything going?" Wu Zhi felt a little cold and sad when he saw the scene, and quickly changed the subject and asked.
"It's okay! It's okay!" Seeing this, Zhou Tong could only put away his complicated emotions and responded.
"Why did you come to the capital?" He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask this great disciple why he came to Bianliang.
"I came to the capital to take part in the provincial examination, and I came here specifically to visit you today!" Wu Zhi quickly explained.
"Master, who is this brother?" At this time, two young men who were about the same age as Wu Zhi had stopped fighting, followed the crowd and came closer to ask.
I saw two of them, one had a leopard head and ringed eyes, he was majestic, his age and height were probably about the same as Wu Zhi; the other was a tiger-backed man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also extraordinary in appearance, slightly shorter in height and slightly older.
He is estimated to be around nineteen years old. Over the past year, Wu Zhi's height has grown to 1.82 meters.
"Look at my memory! Come, come, come, let's get to know each other!" Zhou Tong heard his two proud disciples ask, raised his forehead and smiled, then pointed at Wu Zhi and said to the two young men: "This is
The apprentice I took in several years ago, whose surname is Wu and Zhi, is your senior brother!"
At this point, Zhou Tong recognized Wu Zhi as his direct disciple. Wu Zhi was particularly happy after hearing this.
Then he pointed at the two of them and introduced them to Wu Zhi: "This is Lin Chong, this is Wang Jin, they are both your fellow juniors!"
"Hello!" Wu Zhi greeted the two of them with a smile and bowed in salute. Although he was a senior brother and had entered the master's school earlier, he did not dare to overdo it.
"Hello, senior brother!" "Hello, senior brother!" Lin Chong, with a leopard-like head and ring eyes, and Wang Jin, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also hurriedly saluted and greeted with a smile. They saw that Wu Zhi looked very talented. Although he was young, he was quite polite.
, suddenly felt good about it.
"Lin Chong? Wang Jin? Such a coincidence?" Wu Zhi looked at them with a smile, but he was already thinking a lot: "Lin Chong, the leopard leader, is the spear and stick instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army; Wang Jin, the five-tiger general, is the stick instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army.
, these two have become my fellow disciples?!"
The flowers planted intentionally did not bloom, but the willows planted unintentionally made shade. Wu Zhi felt as if he was in a sweet dream, and he was so happy that he fell from the sky. Perhaps these two people will become the absolute main force in helping him overcome difficulties in the future.
The four of them excitedly reminisced about the past together. Zhou Tong was happy to see the eldest disciple of his early professor, Lin Chong and Wang Jin were happy to see their senior brother, and Wu Zhi was happy to join Zhou Tong's disciple and get to know Lin Chonghe.
Wang Jin was surprised by his two fellow juniors.
The onlookers were filled with envy when they saw the four of them gathering together in the same house and chatting happily.
After talking, Zhou Tong, Lin Chong, and Wang Jin learned that Wu Zhi was coming to Beijing to take the exam. They were all happy for him and wished him the best. Wu Zhi was also happy for the status of the three of them.
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Zhou Tong is now the chief instructor of the 800,000 Forbidden Army and the owner of the Royal Boxing Gym. His master has only accepted five apprentices so far. In addition to teaching martial arts to Wu Zhi, Lin Chong, and Wang Jin, he also accepted Shi Wengong.
Lu Junyi was his apprentice. Shi Wengong was considered the second senior brother. He was the oldest, about 23 years old. He was the second apprentice that Zhou Tong took in when he passed through Bozhou, Shandong Province after leaving Qinghe County. Lu Junyi was the famous name Zhou Tong passed by two years ago.
The third apprentice he accepted when he was in the capital was only over ten years old now, and he was still an ignorant child. Wang Jin and Lin Chong were the fourth and fifth apprentices he accepted after arriving in the capital, and Lin Chong was considered the youngest apprentice.
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Lin Chong is now eighteen years old, the same age as Wu Zhi and two months older. With his father's achievements as an official in Kaifeng Prefecture, Enyin is now the gun and stick instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army. Wang Jin is nineteen years old this year, one year older than Wu Zhi.
At the age of 18, Ye Enyin served as the stick instructor for the 800,000 Imperial Guards.
"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations to Brother Lin! Congratulations to Brother Wang!" After hearing this, Wu Zhi was also happy for them and congratulated them. However, after Zhou Tong heard Wu Zhi's congratulations, he stroked his short beard and was silent. He was nearly five years old.
10. Until now, there is still no way to serve the country. Basically, the future is hopeless, so naturally they cannot be happy. Lin Chong and Wang Jin both looked happy after hearing Wu Zhi's congratulations.
It's no wonder that Lin Chong and Wang Jin were beaming with joy. They were able to become the instructors of the Forbidden Army when they were eighteen or nineteen years old. Although they relied on the grace of their parents to be selected, and the instructors of the Forbidden Army had not yet entered the official ranks and had no official rank.
, but they finally have the qualifications to advance. If they can make great achievements in the future, why not worry about not being promoted to a noble position? So after hearing Wu Zhi's congratulations, the two of them felt very happy and useful, and they were hopeful and satisfied.
Out of excitement, Zhou Tong said that he wanted to test Wu Zhi's martial arts. Wu Zhi had no choice but to go to the field and start practicing. He opened and closed his fists, which was very powerful and full of momentum. Seeing this, Zhou Tong even
Just for the sake of comfort and joy. This great disciple has finally achieved something in his studies and has not disgraced his master.
Lin Chong and Wang Jin were overjoyed to see Lie Xin, and they couldn't bear their skills. They fought with him for a while and began to compete with each other. Every time they competed, Wu Zhi took his time, watching the dishes, and fought with them one by one without falling behind at all.
They come and go, appearing evenly matched.
Lin Chong and Wang Jin finally put aside their contempt and sincerely respected him as their senior brother. Just kidding, he is a scholar, not a martial artist, and he is younger than them, so he can be tied with them now.
Wouldn't he be even more powerful in the future? He is both civil and military and has a bright future!
Zhou Tong stood aside, smiling and stroking his beard without saying a word, nodding his head repeatedly. After all, he had a sharp eye and had already noticed that Wu Zhi clearly held back his hand when the three of them were sparring, and did not try his best at all! This of his
The eldest disciple was superb in martial arts, and Lin Chong and Wang Jin were no match for him, but he was kind-hearted and knew how to be humble, which comforted Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong knew it, but did not try to point it out.
After the competition, Wu Zhi had a general understanding of Lin Chong and Wang Jin's martial arts. The two's martial arts were quite superior. There was no problem in fighting one against five, but they were obviously not as good as him. Wu Zhi was confident that he could defeat them within five moves.
They! And it is obvious that Wang Jin's martial arts is slightly better than Lin Chong.
Although Wu Zhi seemed calm on the surface, he was even more excited than them in his heart. During this trip to the Royal Boxing Hall, he not only found his master Zhou Tong, but also unexpectedly found two more powerful juniors. If there are them in the future,
If you help me, the chance of success will be much greater. This is like someone giving you a pillow when you are sleepy. What an unexpected surprise! This trip is so worth it!
After the master and disciples got together and stayed in the Yuquan Hall for more than two hours, it was already noon, which was lunch time. So Wu Zhi suggested that the four of them come to the Qingfenglou restaurant near the martial arts school to have lunch, as master and disciple.
During the wedding banquet, Wu Zhi got up for an excuse and settled the bill first!
Wu Zhi, who understood the ways of the world, was generous and generous, leaving a good impression on Zhou Tong, Lin Chong and Wang Jin.
After having had enough wine and food, Wu Zhi left the contact address for the three of them, then said goodbye and returned home.