The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 271: Recruiting disciples, the Song clan goes on an expedition
After the test was agreed, the two walked out of the room in surprise. Song Shidao outside the door immediately came forward and asked, "What's the result, you two?"

Kou Zhong patted his chest, full of confidence, "Of course, as long as we, the Yangzhou Twin Dragons, take action, it will be easy to capture him. There is nothing we can't handle. He has already agreed to accept us as his disciples."

When Song Shidao saw his expression, he was happy for them, but he was muttering in his heart: Is it so easy to become a disciple? A military advisor uses a sword, should I become a disciple too?
Xu Ziling's mouth twitched and he tugged at his sleeve, "Mr. Zhong, don't forget there are still tests!"

"What test?"

Kou Zhong scratched his head and laughed, "It's all the same, Xiaoling, you have to believe in our strength. Completing the mission is not an easy task. Sooner or later, he will accept us as his disciples. It's all the same."

Song Shidao's eyelids twitched, and he didn't know what to say. This Kou Zhong was really ignorant and fearless, he dared to say anything.

Everyone knows that the most powerful person in the Song clan is his father, but they don’t know that he, who has never lost a battle, has already lost once. If they knew the true strength of the military advisor, they would not be so arrogant.

The test he proposed is certainly not an easy task, I hope they can complete it.

For a moment, Song Shidao looked at the two of them with a hint of pity.

Shuanglong felt strange about his look and asked him but he didn't say anything, which made them both confused and at a loss as to what was going on.

……

Half a month later, the fleet arrived in Lingnan.

At the dock, the people of the Song clan were busy moving weapons, armor and other military supplies.

Songjiashan City.

In the knife grinding hall, Song Que, dressed in white, sat opposite Su Ming and poured him a cup of tea. "I am really surprised by what you have gained from this trip, sir."

Su Ming smiled faintly and didn't take it to heart. "It's just that I know some secrets and the timing is right. It's nothing." He looked at Song Que with a slight gleam in his eyes.

After just over a month of not seeing him, Song Que already exuded the iron-blooded aura of a military career. He looked like a sharp blade unsheathed, with his edge fully exposed, and he already had some of the temperament of a great general.

"It seems that the master of the valve is ready?"

Song Que's handsome face showed a hint of smile, "This time I have gathered all the clans in Lingnan and got 20,000 elite soldiers. They have been trained for many days and can go out at any time. With the weapons you brought back, we will definitely be able to conquer Shu this time."

"No one in the world can defeat the clan leader in the use of troops and battle formations. I want to join the army in this battle."

"Are you trying to guard against Shi Zhixuan?" Song Que subconsciously thought of that person.

Su Ming took a sip of tea and nodded slightly, "Dealing with Shi Zhixuan is only part of the problem. I have more important things to do."

"Oh? You call it important, so it must be something very complicated."

Su Ming said in a deep voice, "Master, on the way back, I met a pair of talented people. If we can train them vigorously, they will achieve great success in the future and will be a great help to the Song Clan."

Song Que had obviously received the news a long time ago, and said confidently, "You are talking about the two guys who practiced the Longevity Technique, right?"

"Yes, it is them. These two are outstanding people with extraordinary looks. The Art of Immortality has been passed down for thousands of years, but no one has been able to master it. But they were able to master it. It is really a rare opportunity with good fortune."

Song Que smiled and glanced at him. "The Four Great Books are indeed rare. However, you specifically mentioned it, so you must have other ideas."

"I can't hide it from the clan leader. One of these guys is called Kou Zhong, and the other is called Xu Ziling. Their auras are intertwined, and they are vaguely one. I will only accept one as my disciple, and I would like to ask the clan leader to accept the other one."

This was Su Ming's real thought. Ever since they became apprentices, he had never thought of accepting both of them. Compared to Kou Zhong, he valued Xu Ziling's character more. Among the two dragons, Xu Ziling was slightly superior to Kou Zhong in both martial arts and realm.

Kou Zhong has a bold and straightforward personality, but he is also quick-witted and active by nature, making him more suitable for fighting on the battlefield and making progress bravely. Xu Ziling, to some extent, is more suitable for practicing Taoism. Therefore, he hopes that Xu Ziling can inherit his martial arts and establish a Taoist tradition.

Song Que was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled, "Military Advisor dares to say that, he must have a lot of confidence in them."

Su Ming's expression became serious, and he said solemnly, "The clan leader is joking. If they hadn't obtained the Changsheng Jue, they might never have had a chance to jump out of the quagmire in their lifetime. Shi Long had obtained the Changsheng Jue for many years but was unable to practice it, but two hooligans who didn't know martial arts were able to practice it. It's not that they chose the Changsheng Jue, but that the Changsheng Jue chose them. To be more precise, it was their destiny that favored them."

Speaking of luck, Song Que had to be solemn. Since the Han Dynasty, the rotation of the Five Elements and the theory of prophecies have been popular, and the theory of luck has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Most people may think that it is just a rhetoric, but these masters have strong spiritual will, and have more or less touched the realm of the unity of man and nature, so they naturally believe in luck.

Suddenly, Song Que thought of himself again. The theory of the four great books has been passed down for many years, but only the Book of Immortality is the most mysterious and illusory. It involves the mystery of breaking the void. Why are so many forces in the world indifferent to those two gangsters, but instead let them live until now?

The Demonic Sect, the Buddhist Sect and several other aristocratic families are not vegetarians. Don’t they want to glimpse the mystery of the secret of immortality?
This was obviously impossible, but even he himself did not take the deeds of the two young men to heart, let alone others? At this moment, he suddenly understood that this might be the destiny in the dark.

"Sir, your words have awakened me from my dream. They are indeed hiding secrets." Song Que woke up and continued, "In that case, then I will accept them as my disciples." Talents are the most difficult to come by, and the Song family is in a period of lack of young talents, so he wanted to accept both of them.

Hearing this, Su Ming showed an inexplicable smile on his face, "Master, please don't joke. I only said I would give you one, but I didn't say I would give you all of them."

Seeing this, Song Que stopped arguing and said, "Let's do as the military advisor says."

Su Ming knew this would be the result. "There is no rush for this matter. I have prepared three tests for them. The truth cannot be passed on lightly. We still need to temper their tempers to prevent them from having any inappropriate thoughts."

Even when craftsmen learn skills and take in apprentices, their character is tested, not to mention practicing martial arts, their habits of gangsters must be corrected first.

……

The sound of recitation could be heard continuously in the room.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were sitting in the room, in front of them was a desk with writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. They were surrounded by a group of young children, who were staring with their eyes wide open and shaking their heads as they read and recognized words.

The two of them looked at each other in confusion. "No, Xiaoling, what's going on?"

The two thought that Su Ming would give them some difficult problems to solve, but they did not expect that they were taken to the Song Clan. Without even seeing Su Ming, they were thrown into the school to study with a bunch of little kids.

"Mr. Zhong, don't be anxious. Let's take a look first." Xu Ziling was also a little confused, but he was a calm person after all, and he easily accepted the reality.

Hearing his brother say this, Kou Zhong suppressed his restlessness and persevered.

After a day of reading, the two of them felt dizzy.

Kou Zhong was very sensitive. Su Ming leaving them next to a group of children was nothing short of humiliation to him. "Xiao Ling, what do you think that person meant? Did he want to laugh at us for not being able to read?"

"He said he wanted to take us in as his disciples, but when we got here, we couldn't even see him."

"Zhong Shao, calm down first and sit down first." Xu Ziling pulled him to sit down. "Do you still remember the three tests he mentioned when we became his disciples?"

As soon as he said that, Kou Zhong recalled what he had said and quickly understood, "You mean?"

"Yes, this is the test he mentioned." Xu Ziling added, "When we were learning cooking skills from Lao Zhang, it took us a long time to get him to trust us. We are just studying with a group of kids. If we can learn his martial arts, it will be worth it."

Kou Zhong's mind was shaken, and he regained his fighting spirit. He stared at Xu Ziling with burning eyes, "You are right. As long as we can learn martial arts, it is worth it." Then he smiled and said, "He wants to humiliate us and drive us away, but I will not let him have his way. I want to learn it and learn it better. We both only listened to the teacher reading in the private school before, but we can't read. Now is a good time to learn."

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A month later, the Song warlords had completed their military preparations and were ready to march to Lingnan at any time.

"Those two guys are really extraordinary. They came here without knowing a single word, but in just one month, not only did they learn to recognize all the characters, they were also able to read Confucian classics such as the Analects of Confucius and the Spring and Autumn Annals."

Su Ming sat in front of Song Que, but he just chuckled when he heard it, "Come, have some tea. My tea is different from other teas."

In this era, people like to add seasonings such as salt, brown sugar, and ginger when brewing tea. The brewed tea is very pungent and not much better than Chinese medicine. This is really unbearable for Su Ming, who is used to drinking brewed tea. For this reason, he fried and made tea himself, and finally got the same tea as in later generations.

The Tang people boiled tea, the Song people made tea, and the Ming and Qing dynasties brewed tea. It just so happened that Lingnan was a suitable place for tea trees to survive. After he gave the order, the Song family members did it. Su Ming took out some tea leaves and put them in a porcelain bowl. He then used boiling water to wash the tea, poured it out and brewed it again. An elegant fragrance spread in the room.

In the white porcelain bowl, emerald green tea leaves float up and down, emitting a faint fragrance that is intoxicating. The appearance is quite good. Song Que takes a sip. Hmm, it tastes bitter.

He looked at Su Ming, "Sir, this tea..."

However, Su Ming just sipped his tea slowly, "No hurry, wait a little longer."

After the bitter taste, Song Que felt his mouth watering with sweetness, with an endless aftertaste. "After the bitter taste comes the sweetness. This tea has a unique taste. If it can be promoted in the Central Plains, it will be another source of income."

good taste!
Su Ming was not surprised at all. Song Que was not only a politician, but also had an extraordinary vision. The fact that he led the Song family into silence back then was enough to show his wisdom. And just as he expected, the Second Emperor of the Sui Dynasty died. He really waited for it.

Now, it doesn't surprise him at all to see business opportunities in this small tea.

Su Ming nodded. "Those two guys were able to endure this month, not bad."

Song Que also agreed, "Those who achieve great things can endure things that ordinary people cannot endure. They have such a character, which is not bad."

Su Ming continued, "Let's take both of them with us this time. As long as they can survive the battlefield, they will have passed the second test."

"Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. If they can survive on the battlefield, they are qualified to be our disciples."

Being able to survive means that they are lucky enough and have the qualifications to become strong. Song Que didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Without tempering, how could one shine like a pearl or jade?

"Sir, I plan to send 10,000 elite soldiers from Guidi to Shuzhong in ten days."

Su Ming did not object, but only asked a question, "The Shu government does not have many garrison troops, and there is no powerful separatist force. Ten thousand elite soldiers are enough. I wonder how the clan leader plans to deal with the Duzun Fortress?"

Jie Hui, the lord of Duzun Fort, is Song Que's long-time friend and their children are also his in-laws. Unfortunately, some things are not even worth three taels if they are not weighed, but if they are weighed, they can weigh more than a thousand pounds.

When the behemoth Song clan was fully mobilized, the affair between Duzun Castle and Buddhism was exposed. In the original novel, Duzun Castle was instigated by Shi Feixuan to rebel. It was not sudden, but an ambush. With Su Ming's intrusion, the affairs of Duzun Castle were easily discovered by the Song clan.

Song Que was silent for a moment, and then a cold voice came out of his mouth, "Leave him alive, and those who don't surrender can be killed!"

As the commander of an army, Song Que had the decisiveness to kill without hesitation. Even if Duzunbao was his relative, he would still kill him. The Song clan wanted to swallow up Shu, so they had to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. Duzunbao had a high enough status and strength and position to meet this condition, so he was naturally dragged out as a sacrifice.

Ten days later, the army set out.

On the stage where generals were selected, Song Que stood in a white robe, with flags fluttering below the stage and ten thousand elite soldiers full of vigor and mighty force.

He had a black knife tied to his waist, and his majestic voice spread in all directions, "Everyone, the emperor is unjust, and treacherous ministers are causing chaos. Now the world is in turmoil. It is time for our generation to be brave and make progress. The Hu people will be eliminated and the Han Dynasty will prosper. Everyone, follow me to fight!"

The clear voice reached everyone's ears, the soldiers' morale was aroused, and they raised their weapons and shouted, "Fight!" The sound was so exciting that it pierced the clouds and split the rocks.

In the army formation, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were standing together in armor, feeling the passionate atmosphere and loud voices around them. It seemed as if flames were rising in their eyes, their faces were bloodshot with excitement, and they roared with all their might.

Most men have the desire to fight on the battlefield and achieve great things. The two grew up in Yangzhou City and heard many stories from novels. They also longed to become the heroes in the stories and even thought about joining the army with Li Jing. It was a pity that Du Fuwei was too lazy and they couldn't stand him.

Unexpectedly, after many twists and turns, they finally went to the battlefield. Looking at the white figure on the high platform, Kou Zhong's heart was filled with a flame of ambition, and he suddenly thought of a sentence he had heard before: A real man should be like this.

As the war drums sounded, Song Que led the Song family to offer sacrifices to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains and rivers, and held a swearing-in ceremony to boost the morale of the soldiers. Then, with the sound of ox horns, the army officially set out!
(End of this chapter)