Zongren Mansion.
It is a private organization that manages royal family affairs.
It is said that the emperor commits the same crimes as the common people when they break the law. In fact, the same crime has different punishments. You are a commoner, and if you are drunk and kill a passerby on horseback, you may be sentenced to death and imprisonment.
Where are the clan members?
He was also drunk and killed a passerby. The crime was the same, but after the verdict, he might only be sentenced to three months in prison.
But if the government decides like this.
It is easy to arouse the indignation of the people, so what should be done, so the Zongren Mansion was established.
Internal trials only show that, no matter how good you are, you must learn to be confused.
And within the Hangu boundary.
In addition to managing the children of the royal family, the clan mansion also has a special mission, which is to train experts for the royal family.
The State of Shen established its country by force.
Shen Taizu was the first person in two hundred years, so the arsenal of the two civil and military treasury was located in the clan mansion.
"Jiang Xuan, right?"
Jiang Xuan is not a descendant of the clan, he is just a hero with a foreign surname who came to borrow books.
Even the word "hero" is in quotation marks, so it will naturally not attract Zongzheng and his clan members to meet him. A clan official's official office is enough: "Follow me."
Under the leadership of Fu Cheng.
Jiang Xuan turned around and came to a place similar to the Temple of Heaven.
Describe it.
This place is paved with white jade bricks, and it is about a thousand meters from south to north, from west to east, and it looks like a large square.
In the very center of the square is a seven-story gourd pagoda.
Jiang Xuan took a closer look.
There is a plaque hanging on this pagoda-like building with two words: "Arsenal..."
"There are nine floors in the arsenal."
"The lower two floors are located underground. The first underground floor is a residential area with hundreds of quiet rooms. The second underground floor is a training ground where you can practice martial arts."
"As for the ground."
"The pagoda has seven floors. The first floor is dedicated to martial arts, the second floor is to light kung fu, the third is to horizontal training, the fourth to piles, the fifth to hidden weapons, and the sixth to high.
The first level is internal strength techniques, and the seventh level is miscellaneous classics."
"Whatever you want to see, what you want to learn, take it yourself according to your needs."
"All the books here can be read, but they cannot be damaged or taken out."
"In addition, someone will deliver the meals to the door of the secret room where you practice three times a day. You can just put them back after eating. You don't have to clean them up yourself."
"Another point is that you are not allowed to make loud noises, drink alcohol, or disturb other people in the arsenal. If you have other needs, you can also tell the cabinet guard. As long as it is not too outrageous, you can basically get it met."
The Fu Cheng explained the rules here to Jiang Xuan: "Private fights are strictly prohibited, open defecation is strictly prohibited, writing on bookshelves or secret rooms is strictly prohibited, and what is learned here is not allowed to be passed on to outsiders, otherwise the consequences will be serious."
Jiang Xuan nodded repeatedly and entered the arsenal under the leadership of Fu Cheng.
Sure enough.
There are bookshelves everywhere on the first floor, with sword skills written on this bookshelf and boxing skills written on that bookshelf.
Look to both sides again.
Swords, guns, swords and clubs, axes, axes, hooks and forks, as long as there are secret books on the market, most of them can be found here.
Even worse.
Jiang Xuan even saw the Secret Manual of Baishou Cloud-Exploring Hand and Soft Palm among the fist and palm skills.
Of course.
Jiang Xuan came here not for these things, but for the miscellaneous classics on the seventh floor.
"This is Jiang Xuan, a true disciple of Baishou Palace. After being recommended by the Fourteenth Princess, he entered the arsenal to practice."
Explain what needs to be explained.
Soon, Fu Cheng left on his own and handed Jiang Xuan over to the elder guarding the pavilion on the first floor.
Jiang Xuan took a look at the old monk guarding the arsenal.
His old eyebrows rest on his chest. He can’t tell his exact age, but he must be very, very old.
However, his mental state is very good, his eyes are bright and clear as a child.
"Huh?"
The next second.
A stinging pain passed through his eyes. Jiang Xuan seemed to see not a person, but a sharp long sword. He closed his eyes subconsciously: "Master of swordsmanship? No, it is a great master, an existence with general foundation!"
This is the first time Jiang Xuan has met the great master of swordsmanship.
Thinking back to the scene just now, he even felt that his liver and gallbladder were trembling, and his whole spirit was dampened by the other person's eyes.
Simply amazing.
There is even a sword gleam in his eyes, which makes people dare not look at him. What will this old monk look like when he takes action?
"You live in Quiet Room No. 17."
The long-browed old man's tone was very strange, as if he was not a native of Shen, but a naturalized foreigner: "There are people living on the 16th, so remember not to disturb them."
"Yes."
Jiang Xuan's tone was full of respect.
Not only do I respect the other person’s age, but I also respect his exaggerated martial arts skills.
He even suspected that the old monk in front of him could split Ziyu with his long sword. This was an indescribable intuition, and on the battlefield, this intuition saved him countless times.
"There are rumors from the outside that the Shen royal family has at least two great masters."
"Head-in-Chief of the Imperial Household, the Order of the Sect Mansion, and now, this old monk is obviously not any of them. Like the Grand Master guarding the Dragon Sealing Palace, he has a hidden empire background. It can be seen from this that he accepts the deployment of the royal family. There are more great masters than the outside world suspects."
Think of this.
Jiang Xuan thought of the weird tone in the old man's mouth again, and couldn't help but think: "The languages ​​used in the Western Desert and the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains are similar to those in the modern world.
But this old monk guarding the arsenal speaks like a foreigner who has learned Chinese. Could it be that he comes from Lou Shi Country in the west of the desert or overseas, and is not a Chinese person?"
It's really possible.
If he remembered correctly, the last record about Shenzu in the world was thirty years ago.
Thirty years ago, Master Shen announced his retreat, but before retreating, Master Shen traveled around the world for the last time. Since then, no one knows where he went or what he did.
Jiang Xuan compares his feelings with his own.
If he is the ancestor of Shen, he must be prepared for the various problems that Shen may face after his death.
The biggest problem is the eager attention of surrounding countries.
What to do.
No one can control what happens after death. The only thing that can be done is to improve Shen Guo's heritage so that it can better face the impact.
The Hangu world is the world of martial arts.
The so-called foundation is to see who has more masters and great masters.
And no one stipulates that great masters must be trained by themselves.
There are also many wild masters in the world.
It should be possible to travel thousands of mountains and travel overseas to conquer some great masters and promise them huge profits to protect their country for decades.
The more Jiang Xuan thought about it, the more it made sense.
And he discovered that if Shenzu had recovered a group of great masters as a back-up as he thought before retreating into seclusion, even though the situation in Shen State was becoming more and more subtle, it might not necessarily fall.
No.
Wrong.
Even he can think of problems that the four countries cannot think of.
But they still pressed forward with a large army and were eager to try, which shows that they are very sure of attacking Shen State. What's more, is the attack on Shen State really an individual act of the four countries bordering Shen State? Are there any shadows of other countries behind the four countries?
What?
Jiang Xuan somewhat understood what Shen Guo's real dilemma was.
Look at it this way.
The destruction of the Shen Kingdom may already be certain. The only difference lies in how long it can persist before being destroyed, and whether the Luo family can still survive after it is destroyed.
"What about me?"
Jiang Xuan thought about himself again: "After the destruction of Shen Kingdom, where should I go?"
Stroking the bookshelf at hand.
Jiang Xuan's eyes were full of confusion: "Is there really what I want in the arsenal? If so, how did Shenzu die?"
Alas.
Too many questions and too little information.
Chapter completed!