Six hundred and sixtieth chapters judge people by their appearance
After joining Hua Bushi's sect, Sun Qiaoyun rarely received any guidance from her master. Just because Hua Bushi didn't spend much time in Wuyang City, she could only study "The Collection of Clumsy Hands Mending Stones" and "Princess Collection" by herself.
There were many medical books and classics stored in the "Gong Pavilion", but no one could point out any doubts. Now the arrival of Master Meng Wuming gave her a good opportunity to seek advice and resolve her doubts.
This month, Sun Qiaoyun stayed with Medical Sage Meng almost every day, and Meng Wuming also liked such a well-behaved and smart disciple. When Hua Bushi came back from Hubei, during the conversation between master and disciple, Meng Wuming
He talked about taking Sun Qiaoyun with him to travel to various places for medical treatment.
To improve medical skills, experience is the most important thing, and it cannot be achieved by simply studying classics. Hua Bushi only achieved great success in medical skills after traveling for several years.
In fact, the young master had long wanted to let Sun Qiaoyun go on a trip, but Sun Qiaoyun was a delicate woman and it was inconvenient to travel alone, so she had been delayed. Now that Meng Wuming wanted to take her on a medical trip, it was natural for him to do so.
Hua Bushi was overjoyed. You must know that this medical sage master had a very eccentric temperament. He only accepted Hua Bushi as a disciple in his life. At that time, Hua Bushi only taught medical skills orally and had no opportunity to demonstrate and teach him.
During the conversation, Hua Bushi learned that Sun Qiaoyun had proposed this matter to Meng Wuming himself, and Meng Medical Sage really liked this young disciple, so he agreed immediately.
Doctor Meng stayed in Wuyang City for more than ten days before leaving with Sun Qiaoyun. The Princess of Dark Night was not easy to mess with.
After Meng Wuming left, Hua Bushi began to consider developing the power of the sect again. At this time, he already understood that unless he had the strength to compare with the "seven sects", it would be very difficult to find an area where he could expand his territory.
It is no longer necessary to think about the state capitals in Hubei Province and the Jiangxi Province to the east. They are all the territory of the "Wudang Sect". The Sichuan-Guizhou-Yunnan area in the southwest is the sphere of influence of the "Sichuan Tangmen" and the "Emei Sect".
There was no hope. In desperation, Hua Bushi thought of Yujing.
Yujing and Xiangjing are not connected, there is an Ejing in between, and Songshan Shaolin is in Henan. "Shaolin" is stronger than "Wudang", and the "Evil Dog Gate" is even more unprovoked. Ordinarily, it will not
What are the possibilities for development?
Hua Bushi would think this way just because the current situation in Henan is not peaceful. In recent years, rebels have emerged in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that there are as many as eighteen groups. Now at least ten groups of rebels have gathered between Shaanxi and Henan.
Inside, they attacked the city, looted the territory, killed officials and seized food, causing the situation to become chaotic.
The more chaos there is, the more opportunities there are to take advantage of. This is the so-called fishing in troubled waters.
The soldiers and horses of "Eight-Road General" Li Zicheng are also in the Henan territory now. He is the younger brother of Ma Wuhua, and he and Hua Bushi can also be called brothers, and the two sides have always had weapons sales and purchases. "
If the "Evil Dog Gate" establishes its power in the Yu Realm, it will surely be able to get his help.
With these conditions in mind, Hua Bushi decided to go to Henan in person to see if there was any possibility of development.
There was a batch of weapons that had just been built in Wuyang City, and they were about to be escorted to Henan by Miao Youwu, the deputy chief of the "Five Tigers Escort Bureau", so Hua Bushi prepared to join them on the journey.
On this trip to Henan, in addition to Yang Jiangyi, Li Hu and Ximen Tong, Hua Bushi also brought along the newly trained war department "Pili Camp".
As early as the siege of Okura Island, Hua Bushi had seen the power of Gongola's musketeers. Later, he made a bet with the Spanish ship owner, and the young master added 300 of the latest guns.
He made a bet on muskets, and all the muskets he won were brought back to the mainland.
As soon as Hua Bushi returned to Wuyang City from Okura Island, he ordered Ximen Tong to recruit people and start training the musketeers.
Ximen Tong practiced superior martial arts, and his eyesight, reflexes, techniques, and dexterity were all unparalleled by ordinary people. In addition, he was born with extraordinary intelligence. He quickly learned the art of musket shooting, and developed a marksmanship that can hit a hundred shots with a single shot.
He selected dozens of people from the original disciples of the "Evil Dog Sect" and recruited more than 200 people, making up the number of 300. He found a place on the outskirts of Wuyang City and built a temporary building.
In the camp, training began with great fanfare. Since firing a musket only requires vision and skills, and does not require high martial arts qualifications, ordinary teenagers can achieve it, so recruiting people is not that difficult.
However, Ximen Tong has his own standards for recruiting people.
Perhaps he thinks that it would be too embarrassing for a handsome young man like him to train with a group of crooked-looking guys. Ximen Tong’s criteria for selecting people is that they must have good looks and strong bodies. Anyone who is ugly or short will be ignored.
No. So, these three hundred people were all handsome, strong, and majestic men. Not to mention their fighting prowess, walking together on the street would definitely make people look at them.
In addition to musket shooting, Ximen Tong also asked these disciples to practice equestrian skills, basic sword skills and the method of charging in formation. Muskets are long-range weapons. Although they are powerful, they also have many limitations. It takes more time to reload ammunition. Once they are attacked
It would be greatly disadvantageous for the enemy to get close. Since these disciples do not know the martial arts, they cannot practice light kung fu. Riding horses can make them move much faster, and the formation and sword skills can make them bullied by the enemy or have no time to reload ammunition.
Even if you don't have the strength to resist, you won't be completely helpless.
When recruiting, people are judged by their appearance. Of course, Ximen Tong is not careless when selecting horses, and he is not stingy with silver. Ordinary horses can be bought for twenty or thirty taels, but Ximen Tong buys horses for more than a hundred taels, and the ones he chooses are all
It is a strong horse and a good horse, and we have hired the best craftsmen to make a fine cowhide saddle and bridle.
These disciples were already tall and handsome, but now they were riding tall horses, wearing custom-made tight-fitting clothes, and carrying brand-new sabers. They looked so majestic and majestic!
The training camp was originally built on the barren hills on the outskirts of the city, several miles away from the city gate, but soon it became the most desirable place for the women in Wuyang City.
Outside the wooden fence of the training camp, a large group of warblers and swallows gather all day long. Girls and young wives are all dressed up and stand there waiting to watch. They just want to take one more look at the handsome young man in the camp and look at them.
They glanced at each other in the hope that those beautiful young men would take a look at them.
For a time, this became a unique scenery in Wuyang City.
Although Ximen Tong pays attention to appearance, he is not sloppy in training. He is even more strict than Yang Jiangyi in training Qingyun Guards and Zhu Hong in training Tiger Guards. He is an extremely competitive person and strives to do better in everything.
Others are better, this is true for martial arts training, and it is also true for training and war department.
Six months later, the original three hundred people had become two hundred, and the remaining teenagers had all shed a layer of skin, but their musketry skills, sword skills and equestrian skills had all improved greatly, and they also enforced laws and regulations and discipline.
Extremely strict. Even Hua Bushi praised Ximen Tong greatly when he saw him after returning from Hubei Province, and named this war department "Pili Camp".
However, what Ximen Tong cares about is only their abilities, and there are no prohibitions on other aspects. After training, these beautiful boys have had many love entanglements with the girls and ladies in Wuyang City, making many husbands jealous.
But it's another story.
Hua Bushi is not familiar with the Henan Realm, and no one else can be taken with him on this trip to develop his power. Only Chu Yiyi is indispensable. However, Chu Yiyi is not in Wuyang City at this time, but because of the "Qianhuafang"
The business went to Fujian Province. In order not to delay the trip, the young master decided not to wait for her to come back, but only used flying pigeons to send a message, asking her to go directly from Fujian Province to meet up.
The meeting place set in the letter was the Ganlin town in northern Hubei.
At the end of June, we set off from Wuyang City, crossed Hunan and Hubei, and traveled to northern Hubei for more than 20 days.
It was past mid-July, the hottest season. The escort vehicle carrying weapons was not moving fast, so Hua Bushi asked Ximen Tong, Li Hu and Piliying to protect the escort team and walk slowly behind, while he himself walked slowly behind.
Yang Jiangyi rode his horse ahead and arrived at Ganlin Town first.
After entering the town, the two of them went to Linjiang Tower to sit and rest, but they happened to meet Xiao Ningning singing. Guan Jie deliberately made things difficult for him, so he took care of such a noisy matter.
Ximen Tong jumped off the horse and stepped forward and said: "Master, I just received the message from 'Qianhuafang'. Mrs. Yiyi and Bu Wang have just crossed the Yangtze River. I'm afraid they won't be able to get here until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. We have to...
Are you waiting for them in this town?"
Hua Bushi nodded and said: "Yes, it will be more appropriate to wait for Mrs. Yiyi to come and enter Henan together. Let's find an inn in the town to stay first, and let the Pili camp and the escort team also set up camp and rest."
He turned his head and looked at little Ningning behind him, and said: "Ximen Tong, this little sister's parents are on the pine seed slope outside the town. Send her back!"
Ximen Tong responded and waved to the little girl: "Little sister, come here quickly, I will take you to find your parents!"
When she followed Hua Bushi out of the restaurant, until everyone from the "Fengchi Gang" left, Xiao Ningning had a look of fear on her face. When she heard the call, she glanced at Ximen Tong, but suddenly ran towards Hua Bushi.
He opened his arms and hugged the young master's thigh.
Suddenly being hugged by the little girl, Hua Bushi was a little surprised and said softly: "Little Ningning, be good, don't be afraid, those bad guys are gone! Let Brother Ximen take you back to your parents, okay?"
Xiao Ningning shook her head but didn't speak. When she was singing in the restaurant earlier, she was very sharp-tongued and eloquent. But now her small mouth seemed to be sewn shut and she didn't say a word. Apple
His face was red, and he just hugged Hua Bushi's legs and refused to let go.
Yang Jiangyi said: "Those people from the Fengchi Gang are so vicious. She is probably frightened. Why don't we send her back together!"
Hua Bushi nodded, leaned over and said, "Then my brother and sister will take you back, okay?"
Xiao Ningning thought for a while, then finally nodded her chin.