Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 28: The Second Master's Kindness and Righteousness Relies on His Fists

Zhang Yuan entrusted Feng Cheng to find a wife for Chen Wu. Feng Cheng did not neglect it. He returned to his family to discuss it and even quietly brought his sister to the banquet.

During the banquet, Feng Cheng quietly tried to bring them together, and Miss Feng also had some feelings for Chen Wu.

However, Chen Wu felt that his family background was not worthy of Miss Feng, so he was indifferent to her. It was not until he had a few more drinks that he mustered up the courage to say a few words.

After I sobered up, I felt that I shouldn't have said those words.

In the carriage, Master Tao smiled and talked about Chen Wu's drunken words last night.

Chen Wuben had already arrived at Dingjia Lane, but he didn't dare to tell Zhang Yuan about these things, so he could only go to find Master Tao under the influence of alcohol.

As the carriage moved forward, Zhang Yuan sat up straight, his face showing a hint of solemnity.

Chen Wu, Huang Sanliang and others were the first batch of disciples of Yu Yulin Academy. They were also the children of their comrades who died in battle and were just the right age.

When they entered the academy, they were all fourteen or fifteen years old. They already knew their family situation and knew that being able to study and practice martial arts in the academy was an opportunity that their fathers and brothers had paid for with their lives.

There were nine young men in total, and they studied in the academy for three or four years.

Zhang Yuan taught boxing, swordsmanship, and some military tactics, while Master Tao taught Confucianism and reading and writing.

Hu Chunniu also took time to go and help teach some battlefield first aid and simple medical knowledge.

The first batch of young men, Chen Wu and Huang Sanliang, entered the Wuwei Yamen to take up positions, and two others went to the government office to take up the positions of yamen runners.

Except for one person who is in the Red Fox Caravan, the rest are in the Red Scale Army.

Most of the disciples who graduated from the academy in recent years have gone to these places.

Last year, Bai Yu of the Red Scale Army came to Luyang Prefecture in person and met Zhang Yuan and Master Tao at the academy.

According to Bai Yu's opinion, in the future, when Mr. Tao writes a letter of recommendation for disciples in the academy, he can directly write that it should be sent to him, Bai Yu, and not to anyone else.

In fact, it is because the disciples who graduated from the academy have a solid foundation in both civil and military affairs, are able to endure hardships, and can serve in the army.

In particular, Professor Zhang Yuan's boxing and swordsmanship have a solid foundation, and only those who have reached the minor success level are considered qualified.

The army recruited soldiers and directly enlisted those who had some proficiency in boxing and swordsmanship. The captain of the platoon was so happy that he smiled crookedly and kept them as treasures.

Among these academy disciples, Chen Wu's skills are the most solid. His Iron Armor Fist and Cloak Sword Skills have reached perfection, and his martial arts skills have entered the middle stage of the acquired realm.

In the entire Luyang Prefecture, a twenty-year-old in the middle stage of the acquired realm is also an elite among the elites.

"Not worthy?" Zhang Yuan put his hands on his knees, his eyes flashing. "How is it not worthy?"

Master Tao waved his hand and said softly, "I asked the same question last night."

"He said she was a lady from a wealthy family, and he, Chen Wu, was just a black-clad guard with a worthless life."

"Two taels of silver a month in salary is not even enough to cover the cost of a box of cosmetics."

Wars never cease, and warriors' lives are worthless.

The Qin Dynasty gave warriors glory and the opportunity to risk their lives for wealth, but it also treated their lives as worthless.

Zhang Yuan frowned slightly.

From studying and practicing martial arts in the academy to joining the Wuwei Yamen, although Chen Wu had his share of hardships, he was supported by Zhang Yuan and others along the way.

Even though his cultivation was already quite strong, he never thought of himself as being that powerful.

The strength of the disciples who graduated from the academy was not much different, not to mention Zhang Yuan, who taught them martial arts. He was not much older than them, but he was so strong that made them despair.

Over time, they have become accustomed to being ordinary people.

In martial arts practice, if you don’t risk your life, you are indeed just an ordinary person.

Whether selling your life to the court or the army, or selling it to the underworld, it is all a fight for wealth and honor.

"Mr. Tao, let's go to the Feng family in a while." Zhang Yuan sat upright with a calm expression on his face. "Since Brother Youde is not here, you and I are the elders of Chen Wu."

"This matter is between you and me."

"In fact, it would be selfish of us to let Chen Wu and Huang Sanliang stay in Luyang Prefecture."

Zhang Yuan turned his head to look out the car window and said softly: "I have been in the provincial capital for a long time. I thought that with them around, I could help teach martial arts in the academy and inherit my father's job." It was a good idea.

But the human heart always has desires.

Just because Zhang Yuan can stay in Luyang Prefecture for a roll of linen doesn't mean others can.

He is in his twenties, a passionate age with strong cultivation and combat power. How can he be willing to accept this?

"After he gets married, Master Tao, please write a letter of recommendation and have him go to the northern border. The army there is in a standoff with Wei and Liang Yuanyu, and there are constant frictions. It won't be difficult for him to make achievements there."

Looking at Master Tao, Zhang Yuan stretched out two fingers.

"First, the Chen family must have an heir, otherwise we would be unworthy of Chen Wu's father's trust. Second, the military books I placed in the academy must be memorized by this kid, and he must start as an ordinary soldier in the army."

Mr. Tao smiled and nodded, looking out the car window.

"Luyang Prefecture is too small after all."

I don't know if he said this unintentionally or if he was saying it for Zhang Yuan to hear.

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Zhengjiazhuang.

When Zhang Yuan and his friends arrived, Mr. Zheng's coffin was about to be taken out for funeral.

The two of them went to the mourning hall to kowtow, burned some paper money, and walked aside.

"Second Master, Master, thank you very much for coming to see me off." The old man who spoke was the head of Zhengjiazhuang Village. He was of the same generation as Zheng Qiang who died in battle in Toyota County.

Zheng Qiang died in battle, and Old Man Zheng had no children, but he had many nephews and nephews from other branches of the village, so his funeral was quite grand.

In the past few years, thanks to Zhang Yuan and the others, Mr. Zheng had been living well in the village. It was only because he became seriously ill that he moved to the clinic.

Several younger generations of the Zheng family stepped forward and saluted Zhang Yuan and the others.

Everyone knows that after Mr. Zheng passed away, the relationship between Zhengjiazhuang and the Second Master faded.

However, according to the Second Master's previous style of doing things, as long as there are good talents among the younger generations of the family, the Second Master will still agree to send them to the academy.

Even if the family has to raise money for tuition, as long as he can study and practice martial arts in Yulin Academy, he will always have a future.

Zhang Yuan did not agree immediately. He asked Mr. Tao a few questions, picked out two smart ones, and said he would send them to the academy for a trial in a few days.

This has made the Zheng family overjoyed.

"Second Master, Master." Two middle-aged men in green martial arts robes stepped forward and bowed, asking the people from Zhengjiazhuang around to step back.

These two are from Qingshan Village. When they arrived in the morning, someone was talking about it in the village.

The people in Zhengjiazhuang are all ordinary people. Even though Qingshan Village has turned over a new leaf and started legitimate business, they still dare not get close.

Zhang Yuan nodded and greeted him.

One of these two men was named Yao Gao and the other Fang Dahe. When Duan Hong was in Qingshan Village, they were both leaders of the village.

Zhang Yuan dragged them down the mountain, and the two men led their brothers to build a rope bridge and start a legitimate business.

Zhang Yuan and his men fulfilled their comrades' military exploits and rescued their families. As long as the people in Qingshan Village heard about it, they would do their part.

First of all, the moral principles of the martial arts world are exhausted.

Secondly, this is an opportunity to curry favor with the Second Master.

Only the leaders of Qingshan Village know the methods of the Second Master.

Others thought that it was the Second Master who persuaded them to come down the mountain.

Only they themselves knew that they were really dragged down the mountain.

Dragged down the mountain like a dead dog.

The Second Master's benevolence and righteousness rely on his fists.

(End of this chapter)