Muchuan could barely dodge the first few punches, but when the next round of punches came, he couldn't dodge anymore, and he fell to the ground after receiving two heavy punches.
Seeing this, the old housekeeper hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "General Qin, please be kind and don't hurt my master. How did my master offend you?
I also ask you, sir, to ignore the faults of villains."
The old housekeeper was loyal to Muchuan, and he was afraid that Muchuan would die in Qin Qiong's hands.
But Qin Qiong didn't act cruelly anymore. He stood there with confusion on his face: "It's strange... This shouldn't be like this."
"General Qin, why did you hurt me like this?
After all, I am the Minister of Household Affairs, so aren’t you afraid that I will sue the emperor for doing this?”
Although Muchuan was lying on the ground, his momentum was not weak. At this time, he began to question Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong was speechless after being questioned. After a while, he laughed and explained: "I just want to see Master Mu's ability. I heard that Master Mu is very powerful in martial arts and can carry a tripod."
"How is that possible! I'm just a weakling. I can't possibly carry the cauldron!"
"Impossible, this is what General Cheng told me!"
General Cheng?
Muchuan asked in shock: "Could it be Cheng Yaojin?"
"Exactly!"
It turned out that what Cheng Yaojin said made Muchuan so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Cheng Yaojin is such a loudmouth. He had clearly warned him not to talk nonsense, but he actually revealed the matter!
In fact, Muchuan does know martial arts. After all, as a modern person traveling to ancient times, the environment is dangerous. If you don't know some martial arts, you will probably die in it.
So with the help of the system, Muchuan developed extraordinary abilities and could easily defeat twenty adult men.
It is said that a big tree attracts wind. Muchuan originally entered the court as the "number one scholar" and became an official. He was rich in knowledge and full of poems and books.
At this time, the youngest Minister of Household Affairs in the Tang Dynasty repeatedly held official positions. He was already very high-profile and was criticized by others.
Under this premise, if Muchuan still reveals that he has martial arts skills that are not inferior to those of many generals, he may be jealous and be killed.
A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Muchuan knew this truth well, so he always pretended to be gentle and frail in the court.
As for why Cheng Yaojin knew Muchuan’s secret?
It's also simple.
One time, Muchuan and Cheng Yaojin met bandits when they were traveling together. The bandits were ruthless in their evil deeds. Without saying much, they surrounded and tried to kill Muchuan. For the principle of self-rescue, he could only fight back. For this reason, he also
It revealed that he possesses strong martial arts skills.
Looking back now, it is really a nightmare. Ever since he exposed his martial arts in front of Cheng Yaojin, the old man has often pestered me to challenge him in martial arts, and he could not refuse even though he refused several times.
With no other choice, Muchuan had no choice but to fight with Cheng Yaojin.
result?
Of course, Muchuan won in the end! You must know that although Cheng Yaojin is a general, he is already old and has an old body. No matter how powerful he is, there is no way he can be Muchuan's opponent.
I just didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would actually tell the story about Muchuan, and the news reached Qin Qiong's ears unconsciously.
In order to avoid further expansion of the matter, Muchuan had to keep the secret no matter what.
"So General Qin, you really misunderstood... I really don't understand martial arts."
Muchuan looked innocent and pitiful.
However, Qin Qiong was not convinced, even though Muchuan did look weak and couldn't even withstand a few punches from him and fell down.
But one thing is very strange. When Qin Qiong just launched the attack, Muchuan quickly avoided it. This kind of nervous reaction ability is not like that of an ordinary official.
Qin Qiong secretly guessed that Muchuan was deceiving him?
When Qin Qiong was doubtful, a group of guards suddenly ran in.
The guards wear iron swords on their waists and look powerful.
The first guard captain is a man with a black beard, 1.9 meters tall, and big eyes. His name is Black Mountain.
At this time, Heishan knelt down and saluted Muchuan: "Greetings to Sir Shangshu. I heard that someone was trespassing in the house, so I came here to protect you!"
While Heishan was talking, the twelve guards accompanying him each drew their swords and pointed at Qin Qiong. The formation was huge and the swords were at war.
Muchuan was confused for a long time when he saw this scene. What on earth is going on?
Where did these guards come from?
Later, after being reminded by the old housekeeper, Muchuan remembered that these guards were responsible for guarding the safety of Shangshu's residence!
Li Shimin was fond of talents and specially gave a group of palace guards to ensure Muchuan's safety.
After all, in Li Shimin's opinion, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to revitalize, develop and prosper, it would have to rely on Muchuan's assistance.
However, Muchuan was so courageous that it made no difference whether the guards were present or not.
Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was governed by law, with strict discipline and a very low crime rate. Under this premise, few people would commit adultery, let alone harm a court official like Muchuan.
Even if someone really wanted to hurt Muchuan, they could be dealt with with the few servants in the mansion and Muchuan's extraordinary skills, so he thought it would make no difference whether or not there were these guards, and even wanted to return the guards to Li Shimin.
Later, he couldn't bear Li Shimin's kindness, so he accepted these guards and placed them in the backyard.
As time goes by, Muchuan has been busy dealing with court affairs recently, and over time he actually forgot about these guards! If they hadn't appeared tonight, Muchuan would not have known that there was a group of palace guards in his mansion.
At this time, the captain of the guard, Heishan, was still kneeling on the ground and asked respectfully and solemnly: "Sir, what should I do with this man?"
The man Heishan mentioned was Qin Qiong!
Qin Qiong wore private clothes and appeared in Shangshu's mansion at night. The guards did not recognize him and treated him as a thief.
However, Qin Qiong looked very arrogant and snorted coldly: "I am Qin Qiong, the great general of the Zhenguo State. Don't you know me?
Why don’t you put down your sword quickly?”
He is indeed Qin Qiong. If anyone else faced a group of guards and drew their swords at him, they would have been so frightened that their legs would become weak.
But Qin Qiong is not. He is calm and collected. He is really a great general!
However, the guards did not listen to Qin Qiong and still pointed with their swords. It seemed that they only listened to Muchuan's orders.
After all, Li Shimin had explained when he gave these guards to Muchuan that they only needed to protect Muchuan and obey Muchuan's orders.
Even though Qin Qiong's official position was higher than Muchuan's, he still couldn't summon these guards.
"Okay, okay, everyone, put down your weapons quickly. This is General Qin Qiongqin, and he is not a thief."
After Muchuan said this, the guards were finally willing to put down their weapons and retreat to the side, showing strict discipline.
