Jinyi champion

Chapter 18 Jiang Taigong Fishing

"Boy, do you take advantage of your wish now?"

After walking out of the shop for a long time, Zhu Hao was thinking about something, when Mr. Lu suddenly stopped in front of him.

Zhu Hao met Mr. Lu's scrutinizing gaze, pretending to be confused: "What does Mr. Lu mean by that?"

Mr. Lu said: "You think I can't see it? In fact, you don't only know a few characters. You should have finished the "Thousand Characters" by now, right? Is there an expert behind the scenes, but your mother doesn't know?"

Red Guoguo's test!

Zhu Hao recollected that the old man accepted him as his disciple yesterday, probably because he had no good intentions, and he put on a relaxed expression: "I have a good background, but it doesn't mean I have the opportunity to study, what is the expert behind the scenes... I don't know what you are doing... What are you talking about. Oh, by the way, isn’t it fishing? What about the rod and bait?”

"Jiang Taigong is fishing..."

As soon as Mr. Lu started, he stopped talking and kept shaking his head.

Zhu Hao laughed loudly: "Jiang Taigong doesn't use a fishing rod for fishing? Or does he not use bait? Don't bully me because I'm young and fool people with allusions that don't exist."

Mr. Lu sighed leisurely: "Jiang Taigong's fishing volunteers took the bait, you don't know this, it seems that you really haven't been exposed to too advanced knowledge."

Are you a general?

Well, you got it.

Zhu Hao nodded solemnly: "I'm not enlightened at all, where did I get the profound knowledge? Mr. Lu, don't you want to teach me? Could it be that you are teaching Mr. Jiang to fish? Which fish are you catching? You are not here Shall we go fishing in the river at the gate of King Xing's Mansion?"

Originally, Mr. Lu looked relaxed, but when he heard this series of questions, his smile froze instantly.

"Mr. Lu, don't get me wrong. I'm just talking about it. There is a river near the palace..." Zhu Hao forcefully explained as if he had no money in this place.

Mr. Lu's expression became cautious.

He had always been on guard against Zhu Hao before, but just as he let go of his worries, he tensed up again in an instant, for fear that Zhu Hao would really understand what he meant.

"Is there a river near King Xing's Mansion? If so, go there and try it. I buy fishing rods from the market, and I pay for them. You and I will have one. We, the master and the apprentice, fish together."

Mr. Lu was quite generous, and he gave Zhu Hao a fishing rod as soon as he opened his mouth.

These days, it is not easy to buy a complete set of fishing gear in the market. After inquiring for a long time at the flower and bird market, I finally bought a fishhook from an old blacksmith, and then it was Zhu Hao who found two sticks from the bamboo forest by the river. Dry bamboo is used to make simple fishing rods, and if there is no fishing line, ordinary silk thread is used instead.

After surviving in a hurry, when he got to the river, he found that he had forgotten to buy bait.

Zhu Hao shook his head and sighed: "I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that Jiang Taigong is really fishing. It depends on whether there are any stupid fish willing to take the bait!"

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Said to be Kaimeng reading.

It turned out that two people, young and old, were fishing.

Mr. Lu was in a good mood, he threw the fishhook into the river, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, shook his head leisurely, and hummed an unknown song.

Zhu Hao sat down, frowning slightly, worried that his plan to sell rabbits could not proceed.

"You can't catch fish with an empty hook like this... Sigh, I'd better dig a few earthworms as bait. If Mr. Lu doesn't want to do it, I'll do it."

As he spoke, Zhu Hao rolled up his sleeves and assumed the posture of digging up earthworms with his bare hands.

Mr. Lu glanced sideways at Zhu Hao: "It's not necessary. Fishing is all about the state of mind. It's useless to be anxious. Whether you use bait or not is not the key to successful fishing."

Hearing this, Zhu Hao put the fishing rod aside, and said in a somewhat mean tone, "If you want to be Jiang Taigong and catch fish in Xingwang's mansion, you might as well go fishing inside the Yuanmen, where there is a manually dug river... you Wouldn’t fishing on the Jinshui Bridge be more pleasant than here?”

The layout of the palace is similar, basically they will build the Yuanmen in front of the main entrance, and dig an artificial river behind the Yuanmen. There are three bridges on the river, which are no different from the real Jinshui River, just for auspiciousness, which is equivalent to a miniature version of the imperial palace.

Mr. Lu said with a smile: "Just say that you know more than ordinary children, even Jinshuihe. It seems that someone secretly taught you. Just wait, someone will come later."

Is someone coming?
Zhu Hao was surprised for a while.

It was his temporary suggestion to go fishing in the stream next to King Xing's mansion. The old man didn't send anyone to inform others. Could it be that someone really took the bait?

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waited a long time.

Chen's time passed, and Si's time passed two quarters later, when Mr. Lu was finally waiting for the people, he came out from the side door of King Xing's mansion, dressed in a t-shirt, as if he was teaching how to dress up.

What Zhu Hao didn't expect was that this person was accompanied by a child of seven or eight years old, who was about the same age as himself.

Zhu Hao was full of surprises.

I was going to sell rabbits to try my luck, but I never thought that because of this old man of unknown origin, I actually skipped the link of waiting for rabbits?

Is this a blind cat meeting a dead mouse?

"Brother is indeed here."

The person who came was about the same age as Mr. Lu, but he didn't call Mr. Lu by his surname or first name directly. Originally, Zhu Hao hoped to find out Mr. Lu's background from the teacher of the palace.

Who knows that the other party is good at worldly sophistication, see through without telling the truth.

Mr. Lu got up and patted the dirt on his buttocks, and greeted him with a smile: "Gongyan, are you here all right?"

The other party was emotional, and the look in his eyes didn't look like looking at a friend, but more like...

Discover treasures! ?
"It's really a sin to neglect brother, a sin! If I know that you are coming to Anlu, I will sweep the bed and wait for you... Why don't you go to the house to have a drink and exchange ideas on calligraphy and painting?"

This "public statement" is very enthusiastic.

Zhu Hao was so enthusiastic that he felt that this person had ulterior motives, so he couldn't help feeling sorry for Mr. Lu.

You don't want to be cheated of your treasures when you first arrive.

But after thinking about it, this old man is so miserable that he is lying drunk on the streets in a foreign land, what good things are there to be remembered?
Mr. Lu smiled and said: "No, I have visited many old friends in Anlu for a few days, and I may leave Huguang in a few days."

Gong Yan said: "If you come to my hometown, if you can't even fulfill the basic friendship between guest and host, wouldn't you be reprimanded for neglecting distinguished guests? Or find a place to be my host..."

The two talked back and forth.

Zhu Hao was also sizing up the child at this time, and saw that the child was wearing a bright brocade robe, a golden crown on his head, red lips and white teeth, and a jade-like face. He was a handsome young man. He wanted to know if this could be Xiaoxing Wang Zhu Houcong?

it looks like...

Not sure, the devil knows if it is true, you can't ask directly.

But seeing that the other party didn't even bring an attendant, the possibility of Zhu Houcong was very low. King Xing would be so relieved to let his son come out with a teacher in the house?
The young man opened his big black eyes, his eyes were as deep as water, and he looked like he was not in the pool. When he found Zhu Hao looking at him, he gave Zhu Hao a sharp look, as if to give a warning.

"Brother, I don't know where to settle down?"

Gongyan is very concerned about Mr. Lu's affairs.

Mr. Lu replied: "I live in the Tianxiang Inn in the east of the city. I haven't met a child here. He is quite talented. I want to accept him as a student."

Finally, the topic was removed from the part of greetings and politeness, and Zhu Hao finally felt a little bit of presence.

Gong Yan glanced at Zhu Hao, and asked in surprise: "Xiongtai wants to accept disciples? This son is handsome, it seems that he will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future."

you sir!
Can't you tell me what his last name is?Or just say the name?Brothers and sisters, you know each other, but I don’t. This person knows that I am a member of the Jinyiwei family and still wants to accept me as a student. Although it’s just a name, he has ulterior motives. Don’t plot against me!
"Brother, there is one thing... I want to talk to you alone, can I take a step to explain?"

Perhaps Gongyan was really afraid of revealing any secrets, so he actually pulled Mr. Lu aside to talk.

Mr. Lu looked at Zhu Hao, nodded slightly, and then the two walked to the tea stand not far away.

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"Are you fishing?"

After Mr. Lu and the guy who said the words left temporarily, the young man was a little bored. After looking around and finding nothing interesting, he took the initiative to ask Zhu Hao.

The voice is immature.

Zhu Hao assumed the pose of an expert fisherman, deliberately arousing the curiosity of the other party: "Of course, there is a fishing rod and a hook, so do you need to explain it?"

The boy curled his lips in disdain: "Although there are fishing rods and hooks, but no bait, how do you fish?"

Zhu Hao said: "Have you ever heard of Jiang Taigong fishing? Jiang Taigong's fishing is willing to take the bait. This fishing is all about the state of mind. It is useless to be anxious. The bait is not the key to the success of fishing."

These words are basically paraphrasing Mr. Lu's pretentious rhetoric just now.

"Tch, are you the only one still fishing Taigong Jiang? I've never seen anyone who can catch fish from this river... Will there be fish in such clear and shallow water?"

The young man was disdainful, but his eyes rolled around, as if he was very concerned about whether there were really fish in the artificial canal.

This is exactly the playful nature that children should have.

Just when Zhu Hao was about to say something, someone approached here. It was not Mr. Lu and Gongyan, but a guard of Xingwang's mansion. He was tall and burly, full of intimidation.

"Young master, why are you here? There are mixed fish and dragons here, so go back to your home early."

"It's okay, I'll go out with Professor Sui and take a look around, it's okay, you go back."

He spoke in a tone as if he was the young master of Xingwang's mansion.

The guard looked at Zhu Hao with vigilant eyes. At this time, "Gongyan" in the distance saw this, and hurriedly brought Mr. Lu back, first saluted the guard, and then dragged him aside to talk.

It seems that this person likes to talk small things to people behind his back, never in front of others.

After Mr. Lu came back, he looked at the Golden Delicious Boy with a smile, and the boy also stared at Mr. Lu curiously.

After a while the boy shook his head in disappointment and said: "I heard from the teacher that you are very good, especially in poetry and painting, you can be said to be a masterpiece in the world, but judging by your appearance, you seem to be ordinary."

Poetry and painting are unique in the world?
Zhu Hao felt a "thump" in his heart.

He is still a child who is outspoken and outspoken, not as cunning and cunning as the old one, who only suffocates a "brother" for a long time without revealing any identity information.

There are many people who are good at poetry and painting in this world, but if we say that the real number one master in the world... then it is definitely Tang Bohu.

That was an evaluation from later generations, and it could be said to be a great honor for someone Tang after his death. Now, even if he is famous, he can't be called "unique in the world".

Zhu Hao couldn't help turning his attention to Mr. Lu again.

Fragments of memory emerged in my mind...

Mr. Lu claimed that if he wanted to go to Jiangxi, he could only stop in Anlu for a while, but in history, Tang Yin went to Jiangxi to join King Ning in the ninth year of Zhengde, and fled away pretending to be crazy the next year?

Mr. Lu smiled and said: "Your family has a good reputation, I'm just an ordinary person, as you said, I'm really ordinary."

Zhu Hao felt that this old man was not self-effacing. If it was really Tang Yin, or a famous calligrapher and painter, how could he be reduced to the miserable state of being drunk and lying in a foreign land without knowing his way back?Also happened to be met by my mother?Do you think I believe in such a coincidence?Besides, Zhu Hao didn't find any record about Tang Yin's visit to Huguang from the memory of his previous life.

It stands to reason that a famous person like Tang Yin, even if he is down and out, can still leave a reputation wherever he goes, and it will be recorded in the local chronicles or county chronicles, and a good story will be passed down... It is impossible to come to the crouching dragon's hidden mansion like Anlu, but Can't make waves!
Not long after, Gong Yan sent the guards of the palace back.

"Brother, I think so. After I go back, I will contact the local literati and scholars in Anlu, choose a place to hold a banquet, welcome you, and talk about the friendship of the landlord... First, let your friends know your temporary residence. It is convenient to go to visit."

Originally, Zhu Hao thought that Mr. Lu could not be some kind of celebrity.

But judging from Gongyan's cautious posture, he really regarded Mr. Lu as a famous person in the world.

However, Mr. Lu had no intention of dealing with the hypocritical courtesies of Vanity Fair. He shook his head and said, "Today's meeting is just a coincidence. It's not advisable to spend a lot of time. As for the banquet... I won't go. If you want to, I will wait for you at the inn and prepare for it when you come." It’s enough to draw the pen and ink properly.”

(End of this chapter)