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Chapter 59 Actor's Self-Cultivation (Two in One)

Time passes silently between the heaven and the earth, deposits the meaning of autumn into the mountains and rivers, and unknowingly brews the autumn scenery all over the sky.

Between the yellow leaves and the clear water, a person walked slowly, as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves, as gorgeous as summer flowers, as bright as spring, and as pure as winter snow.

She slowly walked to the backyard of Yunfu and walked towards a water pavilion.

In the water pavilion, two old men were sitting and talking with each other, seeing Concubine De coming, they both nodded slightly, and then played chess on their own.

One is Concubine De's father, so naturally he doesn't need to be formal all the time;

The other is Muwei Yuanzhi of Sishui Prefecture who is now under "house arrest" here.

Don't look at the gesture that was manipulated by Concubine De at the dinner that day, it was just a play that both parties knew well for everyone to see.

Concubine De came here with the emperor's order, if Wei Yuanzhi couldn't pretend to be decent, then Concubine De or His Majesty behind her could only help him to be decent.

But now that he has passed that test, his future of life and death cannot be controlled by Concubine De.

Moreover, as old as he is, how could he not understand that the period from when he was stranded in Yun Mansion to when he returned to Beijing was the opportunity for Concubine De to tame him for her own use.

This is His Majesty's acquiescence, this is the center's reward to Concubine De, but it is not the result he wants.

As a big official in the frontier, he has his own pride and thoughts.

He is not the kind of young man who can easily fall into anyone's door.

If you have to stand in line, the crown prince who is now in the East Palace, the concubine Shu who has the support of the honorable group, or even the first prince who sits on one side, has no intention of being the crown prince, and protects himself, none of them are better than this emerging concubine.

Therefore, he pretended to be stupid and refused to accept Concubine De's offer for a long time.

Concubine De pretended to be stupid if she wanted to talk about her vision, played Tai Chi if she wanted to talk about business, and pretended to be deaf if she wanted to attract attention.

Concubine De was also helpless, so she had no choice but to take the initiative and enthusiasm from time to time, focusing on a sincere heart, trying to win the heart of this prestigious veteran.

Watching the two play chess, Concubine De dismissed the maid and refilled the hot tea for the two of them several times.

With such etiquette, Wei Yuanzhi naturally couldn't really be too serious, so he had to open his mouth to find a topic, "Ma'am, I heard that you summoned General Jin, who is Wudangjun, yesterday?"

Concubine De smiled and said: "Well, that kid Gao Yang has a cousin who wants to join the army, so he invited General Jin over to see if he can join the Wudang Army and experience it."

Wei Yuanzhi chuckled, "As the old army god's pro-army, the Wudang Army is not so easy to advance."

Concubine De nodded, "That's right, General Jin directly rejected Bengong directly, it really doesn't spare any kindness!"

Wei Yuanzhi said indifferently: "Although the old man has lived in a corner these days, he still knows something about the affairs of the court. It's no problem for the lady to reach out to the military. Wujun is also the best and most symbolic way. But it's too difficult to be a soldier. All parties in the court have thought of many ways. Now only two people have entered, and they are all stopped at the captain of a thousand people. If the lady really wants to make a difference, let's change to another."

These days, Concubine De is considered polite and polite, although it can't impress him to change his mind, but it's okay to give some pointers and talk about it as feedback.

Concubine De nodded her head slightly, "Master Wei is mature and prudent, what he said is naturally true, I also think so, but that child Gao Yang is stubborn and wants to try."

Wei Yuanzhi shook his head speechlessly, "Young and energetic, it's normal."

"Master Wei, madam, this old man thinks differently from yours."

Old Master Yun chuckled, "I think that kid Gao Yang can always create miracles, there is nothing he can't do."

Wei Yuanzhi chuckled lightly and did not argue.

In his position, he has seen a lot of amazingly talented juniors, who is not proud and arrogant, and who is not hit by reality.

Seeing Wei Yuanzhi's attitude, Old Master Yun simply smiled and said, "Master Wei, why not do this, let's make a bet, if that kid Gao Yang succeeds in getting his cousin into the Wudang Army, you agree to have an open and honest talk with the little girl, and if you want to say something else as she wishes, but give me a chance to speak. If it doesn't work, then the little girl won't bother you anymore, and let's just let it go."

"Father!" Before Wei Yuanzhi could speak, Concubine De became anxious, how could this matter be discussed so clearly, and wouldn't it be that she had no way out.

Wei Yuanzhi twirled his beard, looked at Old Master Yun, then at Concubine De, turned around in his heart, nodded immediately and said: "Okay, if he can really have that kind of ability, this old man is willing to listen carefully to your majesty's ambitions. But if he doesn't succeed, please forgive me."

He didn't believe that Xia Jingyun could still send his cousin into the Wudang Army when Concubine De came forward and there was no result, isn't that ridiculous!

Now his power of life and death is still in the hands of Concubine De to a certain extent, and his own people are also under house arrest. If he takes it too seriously, it will make everyone look bad, and it will be troublesome if Concubine De is really angry.

Old Master Yun made this bet, and he just took this opportunity to get away!

Concubine De looked at her father, feeling a little helpless, how could such a thing be so trifling.

But after thinking about it, I also understood what my father meant. It had been several days, Wei Yuanzhi was still slippery, and it was meaningless to force him to stay.

Just like this, the winner will be determined, it is good to win, and both sides will have a step down if they lose.

But from the bottom of her heart, she still didn't want to see Wei Yuanzhi, an important weight, slipping away from her hands.

She turned her head and looked into the distance, Xia Jingyun, can you still surprise me?
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Outside Jiang'an City, there is no Dangjun barracks.

Jin Jiancheng paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and asked, "What time is it?"

Hearing the same question for the third time, the soldier smiled and said, "General, it's only three quarters of the hour! Yesterday the man arrived at Si hour."

Jin Jiancheng hummed, "Isn't this general seeking talents to satisfy hunger and thirst?"

"General, that's called being thirsty for talents."

"No fucking idea!" Jin Jiancheng snorted, waiting around to get bored, so he went for a walk around the camp, scolding the big soldiers for fun.

Although the young man yesterday, compared to fighting in battle, he was probably not as good as these veterans. When the two armies were facing each other, he was able to take his life within three shots, but the other party hadn't joined the army yet.

With a little training and a little experience, he is almost a certain battlefield killer.

If I can learn more about writing, tsk tsk, I definitely picked up a treasure for the young master!
After walking around for a while, he looked at his soldiers, "It's about time now, isn't it?"

The soldier nodded, and then comforted: "I just talked about it yesterday, maybe it was delayed by something, the general will wait."

"Nonsense!" Jin Jiancheng snorted arrogantly, and entered the big tent with his hands behind his back.

"Tell me, after he comes, what position should I arrange for him? Is it a bit low to assign a senior? A captain? That won't work, it's too high. Everyone will be dissatisfied if I live for nothing. Besides, the young master didn't give me the right to appoint a captain!"

"Then let's be a centurion. He's neither high nor low, and his martial arts are also convincing. Then he will be promoted after he has made meritorious service."

"Hey, this trip is comfortable. After finishing the errands and picking up a tiger general, the young master will definitely reward me!"

The soldiers stood aside with their hands down, silently listening to the general's muttering, and secretly laughing.

The beauty of imagination is that it can evolve those graceful fantasies into a future that makes people laugh;
But its cruelty is that reality is never as beautiful as imagination, and it often brings a huge gap to those who love to imagine, making it even more difficult for them to accept reality and indulge in imagination.

From the beginning of Sishi to the end of Sishi, I was hungry, but I still didn't see the figure I expected. At this time, Jin Jiancheng was almost sure that his imagination could not reflect reality.

"Hey! Tell me, tell me, this cooked duck flew away! It's good that he doesn't join the army, but if he goes to the Crane Control Army or the Habayashi Army in the future, you won't scold me to death if you find out!"

"Hey! I really am, I should have known that I would have kept him here yesterday!"

Jin Jiancheng beat his head in frustration, his regret was beyond words.

"Report!"

Just as he was getting annoyed, his own soldiers ran over, "General, Mrs. Xia, the younger brother of the concubine, please see me."

Jin Jiancheng frowned, "What is he here for?"

"Master Xia said that he wanted to send his cousin to join the army."

"You're still sloppy, aren't you! This young man doesn't understand the words and is still domineering and unreasonable!"

Jin Jiancheng cursed speechlessly, "What does his cousin look like?"

"The guard didn't say anything. Since he is a cousin, he should be similar to him."

"Another little boy!" Rao Jin Jiancheng couldn't take it no matter how good-tempered he was, he cursed directly, and then waved his hands, "No see!"

The soldiers on the side hesitated and said: "General, we are here to escort the concubine De concubine after all, so we don't want to show face to the other party's newly recognized brother-in-law, isn't it somewhat?"

Jin Jiancheng followed the good advice, "Then what do you say?"

The soldier rolled his eyes, "It's better to say that the general has gone out for inspection and is not in the camp. Maybe that Mr. Xia will retreat in spite of the difficulties."

Jin Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction, "You kid is a traitor! Just do it like this!"

"Master Xia, I'm sorry."

The soldiers came out in person, looking at Xia Jingyun with a sincere and apologetic face.

Xia Jingyun stood where he was, and sighed, "Is it so unfortunate?"

The soldier nodded, "Indeed."

Xia Jingyun turned his head and shouted, "Cousin!"

A man in the distance turned around and ran over. The personal soldiers watched the man gradually approaching, becoming more and more familiar with him, and then suddenly widened his eyes.

Xia Jingyun didn't seem to see the face of his own soldiers, but only looked at his cousin, complaining, "I told you, it's not easy to enter the Wudang army. My sister already said it yesterday, and I recommended you to the Yubayashi army after returning to Beijing. You can get a captain anyway. You don't believe it, and you insist on coming. Look, it's not a big deal to lose my face, what do you say if you lose your mother's face?"

Xia Yunfei opened his mouth and sighed, "Erlang, I was wrong, I'll listen to you."

Xia Jingyun patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go! Go back!"

"Wait two!"

The soldiers finally recovered from the shock, and quickly stopped the two of them, "I'll go back and have a look, maybe the general has already returned to camp."

Xia Jingyun looked around, "I didn't see anyone go in from here just now?"

The soldiers laughed along, "The camp has a back door, maybe the general used the back door."

"Oh, that's how it is. I thought General Jin hated people who went through the back door the most!"

Being ridiculed face to face, the soldiers did not dare to attack, and said with a smile: "Young Master Xia might as well enter the camp and wait, I will go and have a look."

"No, let's just stay here. As a scholar, I don't dare to claim military power privately. Please hurry up and ask your Excellency."

The corner of the soldier's mouth twitched, you put your elder brother in, and said that you dare not have personal relations with military power.
You are like a brothel where you have entered the house with girls, saying that you are not close to women, shameless!

"You two, please wait a moment."

Trotted all the way into the big tent, "General!"

Jin Jiancheng frowned, "Why, Xia Jingyun dares to make trouble!"

The soldier was out of breath, "No. Yes. It's his cousin."

"He doesn't dare to make trouble, how dare his cousin!"

"His cousin is the one from yesterday!"

"What is it?" Jin Jiancheng stood up vigorously.

Outside the camp, Xia Yunfei and Xia Jingyun stood side by side, one weak and heroic, one chic and suave, the other heroic and majestic, they looked like the Xia family's double jade.

"Erlang, if we act like this, we won't offend the general, right?"

"No, I asked sister about it. This General Jin is famous for his good temper in the army, and he is extremely loyal to the Army God's family. He has always taken it as his mission to strengthen the army, and he will never sit back and watch you join other troops."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Speaking of which, big brother, you have such strength, I really didn't see it."

Xia Yunfei blushed slightly, "Thanks to Master's training, I have made great progress these days, and those medicinal baths also cost a lot. In the future, I will still find a way to pay him back. And it's just martial arts. Compared with fighting in battle, I must be far inferior to these veterans."

"Yeah." Xia Jingyun nodded lightly, "Here we are."

Accompanied by his own soldiers, Jin Jiancheng rushed out, he was relieved to see that it was indeed Xia Yunfei in person, and then he laughed and looked at Xia Jingyun, "I went out to patrol, just came back, and met Mr. Xia's visit, it's really wonderful!"

Xia Jingyun smiled playfully, "How could it be such a coincidence?"

Jin Jiancheng didn't even blush, "I don't believe it, but it's such a coincidence!"

Xia Jingyun snorted coldly and looked at Xia Yunfei, "Cousin, let me tell you straight, you have seen that this Wudang army is upright, my sister and my face are completely useless here. If you hadn't shown your skills yesterday, we wouldn't even be able to enter the camp today. After you came, you would be a helpless leader, but if you are willing to listen to sister's arrangement and follow her to Beijing, she can easily arrange a captain for you, which is better than spending half your life here."

Although Xia Jingyun's words were blunt, but inside and out he was also praising Wudangjun. Not only did Jin Jiancheng not get angry, he quickly said: "Young Master Xia's words are wrong. We have tested your brother's talent yesterday. If you join our Wudangjun, you must be taken seriously!"

Xia Jingyun glanced sideways, "Can you also give me a captain?"

Jin Jiancheng's expression froze, "I don't have the right to appoint the captain, I need to go back to Beijing to report to Young Master Ming. But I can guarantee that brother Ling can be the centurion."

"There is a captain on one side and a centurion on the other. It's like being a prefect on one side and a county magistrate on the other. The difference of one step is like a natural moat. And now the other party has said nicely, the barracks has strict rules, and General Jin has a grudge against me. I will punish you with a pair of shoes in the future, and you will have nowhere to escape!"

Xia Jingyun said seriously: "Brother, I'm done talking here, how to choose, you decide."

Jin Jiancheng looked at Xia Yunfei, and said seriously: "Don't worry, this will never happen, my Wudang army has strict discipline, and I, Jin Jiancheng, am here to assure you."

Before Jin Jiancheng finished speaking, Xia Yunfei interrupted him, "General, there is no need to make such remarks, I believe you!"

Inexplicably, Jin Jiancheng felt a warm feeling rising in his heart, and he heard Xia Yunfei say to Xia Jingyun: "Erlang, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I join the army only to show my ambition of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, and I have no other thoughts. I don't have any other thoughts. Being a strong army in the world, and the military god is famous far and wide, is my best choice."

He paused, and said the line that Erlang told him to say, "Being able to join this army, even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets!"

Jin Jiancheng only felt a sore nose, and a strong sense of pride and emotion filled his heart.

He blurted out, "Good brother! Don't worry, if you join our army, you will be robed. I will protect you with a golden sword, otherwise I will be ashamed of your hard heart!"

Xia Jingyun looked at the two of them, then flicked his sleeves helplessly, and said bitterly, "It's up to you!"

Immediately strode away, after a few steps, he paused, turned his head and said: "General Jin, if my cousin makes a mistake, even though I, Xia Jingyun, am soft-spoken, I will not spare you!"

Jin Jiancheng didn't take it seriously, looked at Xia Jingyun who left as a "loser", and smiled triumphantly, "Young Master Xia, go slowly!"

Xia Jingyun flicked his sleeves angrily, and walked away.

Jin Jiancheng immediately looked at Xia Yunfei with a good mood, "Brother, let's go! Let's enter the camp!"

(End of this chapter)