Cao Muyun said: "Back to my father, Emperor Yang Sichang, who was a Jinshi in the 28th year of Wanli. He once served as the imperial envoy of Youqiandu and was in charge of military affairs in Henan and Hebei. Later, he was implicated and dismissed because of his father Yang He's conviction. This man was good at military affairs in both the government and the public. Quite famous both internally and externally”
Only those who have held important positions can know the military personnel of various states and can write such articles. Chongzhen suddenly said in his heart: "It turns out that the sin of the father should not reach the son. Find him and examine this person's talent and learning ability." Let’s see if it can be put to great use”
Cao Muyun said: "Yun'er obeys the order."
He paused briefly and then said: "Father, I think Mr. Hua's 'Heart Condensing Needle' method can be effective."
After pricking the acupuncture points with silver needles, Chongzhen felt refreshed and tired. He nodded and said: "Yes, it is indeed useful."
Cao Muyun said: "In this case, I will bring Mr. Hua into the palace tomorrow to perform magic for my father. At the same time, I will also bring Yang Sichang so that my father can test his talents in person."
After Chongzhen read the article "On pacifying thieves and safeguarding the country", he still had some unfinished thoughts and immediately said: "Okay, tomorrow at noon you take him to the imperial study and I will see him."
Half an hour later, Cao Muyun and Hua Bushi had returned to the gate of Donghua Palace. The purpose of entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit was achieved very smoothly. Both of them had smiles on their faces.
The so-called "heart-concentrating needle" is just a name Hua Bushi gave casually. With this young master's skill of pricking "acupoints" with silver needles, if you want to clear the brain, refresh the mind and eliminate fatigue, you can easily do it with only three or five needles. The reason for this long delay was to let Chongzhen read the article "On Ping Thieves and Anguo Guo" [
None of the medical books on the table could be understood by the emperor. Only this book could arouse his interest. Cao Muyun had planned everything and the results were all expected.
"Mu Yun has done his best. All that remains is to see whether Mr. Sichang's eloquence can impress the Holy One," Cao Muyun said.
Hua Bushi smiled slightly and said, "I'm not worried about this section."
On that day, when Yang Sichang talked about pacifying the rebels in various realms, he talked endlessly and spoke eloquently. Hua Bushi admired him very much and knew that his strategy was indeed feasible. Moreover, Yang Sichang was originally an official and had a flexible mind. As long as he created a face saint for him, Hua Bushi was very sure of this if he had the opportunity to win the emperor's trust.
While talking, the two walked out of Donghua Gate. Hua Bushi suddenly said in shock: "Where's Li Hu?"
When he entered the palace, Hua Bushi told Li Hu to wait for him at the door, but now there were only a few guards standing guard in front of Donghua Gate, and there was no sign of Li Hu.
"Why is Junior Brother Lan also missing?" Cao Muyun also frowned.
He called one of the guards and asked, "Do you know where Commander Lan has gone?"
The waiter said: "Report to Mr. Cao. After you left, Commander Lan and the little brother first went to the open space over there to test a few moves, and then they went into the palace together."
"After trying a few moves, we entered the palace." Cao Muyun's brows furrowed even deeper.
Hua Bushi thought about it for a while, but his expression was relaxed and he said: "It doesn't matter. They want to come to visit a friend. We'll just wait here for a while."
"Visiting friends" Cao Muyun was even more puzzled. This place is the Ouchi Palace. What friends could Li Hu have here?
When he was about to ask again, he suddenly heard the guard saying: "Master Cao, look they are back."
Cao Muyun turned around and saw Li Hu and Lan Haochen walking side by side. The two were talking and laughing, and they looked very close. Li Hu had already changed into the attire of a guard.
When Li Hu came closer, he hurriedly saluted Hua Bushi. Lan Haochen also bowed to Cao Muyun and said, "Senior Brother Li wanted to enter the palace to have a look, so I took him in and walked around." [
How could you just bring people into the important place of the palace? Cao Muyun wanted to scold this junior brother, but when he thought of Hua Bushi and Li Hu standing aside, he took back his words and said: "Junior brother, you are so good at guarding the palace gate, we are going back to the palace."
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Commander Lan is not only a very good swordsman but also a very good person. This is the conclusion Li Hu came to after the sword competition.
Lan Haochen couldn't afford to lose the bet of ten thousand taels of silver, so Li Hu made another condition, which was to take him into the palace to meet the princess Zhu Huichan.
Lan Haochen thought about it for a long time and finally agreed. His swordsmanship came from famous masters and taught him after more than ten years of hard training. He was very sophisticated and confident that he would not lose to the opponent. However, as soon as the two of them met, Lan Haochen immediately knew that he was completely Wrong idea
Li Hu's original swordsmanship may have been comparable to Lan Haochen's, but after the battle with Ge Li, his understanding of the way to practice swords has changed significantly. Chen Qijian's defeat
Lan Haochen admitted defeat and immediately found a bodyguard's uniform and asked Li Hu to put it on. He also asked him to wrap the soft sword around his waist and hide it. Then he led him into Donghua Gate and went to Chengrui Garden where the princess lived. Although he had just been demoted, he was still the leader of the Jinyi Guards. He took a guard to patrol the palace, but no one stopped him.
After this battle, Lan Haochen admired Li Hu's swordsmanship very much. Although he was a member of the government, he had practiced martial arts under his apprentice since he was a child. He had the boldness of a martial artist, and Li Hu was even more carefree. We have similar personalities. It can be said that we didn't know each other even though we didn't know each other, but they actually developed some friendships on their own.
This is also the reason why Cao Muyun saw them walking out of the palace talking and laughing.
At noon on the second day, Cao Muyun and Hua Bushi entered the palace again and brought Yang Sichang with them. Yang Sichang did not disappoint. After meeting the emperor, his few words of exchange made Chongzhen look at him with admiration.
From then on, Hua Bu Shi and Yang Sichang became a frequent visitor to the Forbidden City. Almost every day at noon, he came to Hua Bu Shi to prick the emperor's acupuncture points with the "heart-condensing needle" method to relieve fatigue. Yang Sichang discussed state affairs with the emperor and told the story of "The Four The strategy of quelling thieves is "a net with six corners and ten sides"
Although Chongzhen's state of premature aging could not be changed under the conditioning of Huabushi silver needles on the "acupoints", his spirit became much stronger. This was also the reason for the mood. Over the years, peasant armies have arisen in various places. It has always been a serious problem for Chongzhen. Now he seems to have found a way to deal with it. Of course, he is in a good mood and his trust in Yang Sichang is also increasing day by day.
Another person who has become a frequent visitor to the palace like Hua Bushi and Yang Sichang is Li Hu. Now he and Lan Haochen have become good friends. Every time Lan Haochen and Hua Bushi come together in the car, Lan Haochen will learn a few tricks with him. Swordsman then led him into the palace
Li Hu would only go to one place after entering the palace, which was Chengrui Garden where Zhu Huichan lived.
Chengrui Garden is located in the corner of the Imperial Garden. It is a rather remote palace. The courtyard is not as square and tall as Yonghe Palace, but the scenery inside the courtyard is very elegant. In addition to the flower and tree rockery, there is also a pond. The stone bridge and water pavilion on it have a Jiangnan feel. The charm of the garden
After lunch, Zhu Huichan sat alone on the stone bridge and stared blankly at the pool. The maids and eunuchs in the God Garden had already been sent to the backyard by her.
Princess Chitose was in a very bad mood today. Early in the morning, when she went to Qianqing Palace to pay her respects to Queen Zhou, she mentioned the matter of arranging for Li Hu to be a guard in the palace. She thought that her mother, who had always doted on her very much, would agree to such a small thing. Who knows? Queen Zhou not only refused, but also scolded Zhu Huichan severely.
Zhu Huichan never told her mother about her relationship with Li Hu, but Empress Zhou also learned more or less about what happened on the way out of Beijing from her younger brother Zhou Cixiang. That was why she started talking to Zhu Huichan when he mentioned Li Hu. Such a big reaction
Fortunately, the queen mother didn't know that Li Hu had been coming to the palace to see her every day in the past few days.
Zhu Huichan sat on the stone bridge pier for an hour without realizing it. At this time in the past, Li Hu should have arrived a long time ago, but why is there still no one there today? Could something have happened? Zhu Huichan felt very irritable and picked up a few pieces. The gravel was thrown into the pond one by one.
The stones stirred up the water, creating ripples in circles. However, the ripples did not last long and soon disappeared. Although the pond was crystal clear, there were no fish in it. There was no living thing under the heavy water surface.
Zhu Huichan couldn't help but miss the pond in the Zhong family's mansion in Humanzhai and the taste of roasting silver arowana next to the pond. When she lived in the Zhong's mansion back then, she thought the courtyard was crude and crude and could not compare with the palace. But now she comes back. When she arrived at the palace, she suddenly found that such a large palace courtyard was empty and cold, as if it were a pool of stagnant water full of life.
Zhu Huichan, who has stayed here since birth, has never felt this way before. Perhaps it is because she experienced an unusual period of time outside the palace that it made her yearn for the vast sky outside, hoping to live an unfettered and free life. free life
While Zhu Huichan was thinking wildly, she saw a familiar figure walking in from the Crescent Moon Gate. It was Li Hu. She was delighted, but she deliberately turned her back and became sullen.
"Are you waiting for me here?" Li Hu came up behind her and asked.
"I'm meditating and practicing. Who's waiting for you?" Zhu Huichan pouted but then said after a moment: "Why did you come so late?"
Li Hu grinned and turned to Zhu Huichan and said, "I just walked around the street outside and bought this, so I came a little late."
He touched it in his arms and there seemed to be something extra in his hand like magic.
"Little sugar man" Zhu Huichan shouted and snatched it from Li Hu's hand.
There is no shortage of all kinds of pastries and candies in the palace, but there is no shortage of these little candy figures made by craftsmen. Zhu Huichan's previously gloomy mood instantly improved a lot when she held it in her hand.