At midday, the sun shines through the leaves and casts dappled light and shadow on the ground. Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa are playing chess and fighting under the shade of the tree. They are wearing single clothes but they are dripping with sweat. The weather in this midsummer is really hot and unbearable.
"This little governor has been chasing the Tatars for more than half a month, and I don't know what happened now?" Jiang Faju said casually while playing chess, while Chen Wangting stared at the chessboard without raising his head and concentrated: "We can't worry about marching and fighting.
, Just take good care of your family. Even though the young and talented Tatar, the young governor, is fierce, he may not be able to get a good deal, and there are still some who are least able to protect themselves."
"To say that we are optimistic about our family, we two brothers are almost embarrassed." Jiang Fa chuckled. He was talking about the Ming army's capture of Azig a while ago. When Chang Yu returned to Beijing to face the saint, he brought the two of them back to Beijing.
I'm sitting in the Yamen.
It can be regarded as a mistake. Because Azig was captured and lurking in the capital, the Manchus launched a riot and launched a suicide attack on the Dongchang Yamen in an attempt to save Azig, although Azig was not locked up in the Dongchang Yamen at all.
The thugs raided, and Dongchang was caught off guard and was almost trampled by them. Fortunately, Chen Wangting and Jiangfa were sitting in the Yamen at that time. During the crisis, the two of them showed their might and teamed up with Dongchang's experts to wipe out almost all the thugs, saving Dongchang's face.
They also received awards from Emperor Chongzhen, which made the two famous, and for a time the name of Tai Chi resounded throughout the capital.
In fact, after Dongchang took over from Chang Yu, he began to recruit experts from all walks of life, both covertly and covertly. At that time, a large number of refugees poured into the capital, including many masters from all walks of life. Anyone with skills that Dongchang liked would be retained. At this time, Dongchang said
It is no exaggeration to say that there are as many masters as there are.
As the old saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Chen and Jiang won the Emperor Chongzhen's commendation and became famous, which naturally made other martial artists unconvinced. Heroes from all walks of life took turns to talk and want to communicate and learn from each other, taking the opportunity to ride on the popularity and become famous in one battle.
, this made Chen and Jiang a little unable to resist, and they became more and more low-key. They lived in seclusion in the yamen every day, and occasionally interacted with colleagues in the yamen, but it was mostly just a few points. They never invited heroes from outside to fight.
Ignore it.
Fortunately, there is still the golden signboard of Dongchang as a shield, so those who are not convinced dare not give in.
Chen and Jiang are also self-aware. Being famous does not mean that they are the best in the world. Although they are both great masters of the first generation, they may not be able to do as well as those knights who travel around the world all year round. People like Wuzhong seem to be from their hometown.
Wuming, when a knife is in hand, Chen Wang is willing to lose!
"Master Chen, Master Jiang." At this time, a fan stood at the gate of the courtyard and saluted the two of them: "My father-in-law has come to the palace, please invite two masters."
The two of them quickly stood up and agreed, went to the room, changed their clothes in a hurry, and walked out. It happened that Wu Zhong came out of the room with a cane and saw the two of them hurriedly. He said, "Are you two going to visit the brothel? Look, hurry up."
"Yo".
Hush, Jiang Fa turned around and made a gesture to him: "Someone from the palace has asked me to come over and be on duty. Master Wu should speak more leisurely."
Wu Zhong was startled, quickly covered his mouth, and sighed: "I hate that I was injured, otherwise I would be working as an errand in the palace now, and I would be so proud."
Chen and Jiang were in a hurry and had no time to chat with him, so they cupped their hands and turned around and left the yard.
"The air is airy, but there are many rules in the palace. Working there is not as comfortable as in our yamen." Na Fanzi helped Wuzhong walk to the lounge chair under the tree and sat down, and poured him a bowl of herbal tea.
"Our yamen breaks a lot of rules. I was still at ease in the world back then." Wu Zhong picked up the bowl and drank it all in a few sips. "They are just poor and hungry."
"Hey, Master Wu, please tell me about your time in the world. I heard from Master Jiang that you are famous in the world..." Fanzi said and poured him some water.
"Big name, hehe" Wu Zhong lay down on the chair: "No matter how big the name was, it was back then. Now I am just a minion of Dongchang, not as good as Lao Jiang. He and Lao Chen are very famous in the capital recently.
ah".
"That's true, if it hadn't been for what happened to our yamen a few days ago... ahem, of course, it was Master Wu who turned the tide at the critical moment... Later, when the emperor summoned you, your wound collapsed and you fainted, so you missed it, and then Masters Chen and Jiang
He is well-known in the capital, but to be honest, he is not as good as you."
"Why, I'm famous in the capital now?".
"It's more than that." The man said with an exaggerated look: "Which of the wine shops in Beijing, the literati, the wealthy businessmen, the peddlers, don't know that Dongchang Wuzhong, which is controlled by a sword from Dongzhimen, if it hadn't been for those water ghosts of your Tatars who opened the city gate,
The consequences will be disastrous! The two masters Chen and Jiang are guarding our yamen, but you are guarding the city gate, and you have slaughtered half a hundred Tatars with your own strength. This courage is simply invincible." Fanzi has become a fan.
"Hahaha, conquer the city with one sword! Do you really have such a name?" Wuzhong grinned and was pulled away from the mountain pass again, his grin even wider.
"That's still false." Fanzi said again: "I also heard that the emperor once praised you for being a talented general. I originally wanted to transfer you to the capital to become a high official, but because of Eunuch Chang's face, I was embarrassed to take it from him.
The poaching is over now, but Eunuch Chang will not treat you badly in Dongchang, gold will shine sooner or later, Master Wu, if you become a general in the future, please remember to support me!"
Wuzhong, who was lying on the chair, narrowed his eyes: "In other words, the little eunuch is blocking my way to promotion and wealth. Should I get rid of him..."
Cough, cough, cough, Fanzi, who was drinking water, suddenly screamed in fright: "Master Wu, this, this, can't be done..."
Besides, Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa followed the company eunuch out of the Dongchang Yamen and headed south along the imperial city. After a while, they saw a carriage parked outside the Dong'an Gate of the imperial city, with four or five military uniforms beside it.
But the big man is an acquaintance, Cheng Chongdao, Song Renfeng, the guards of the East Palace, etc.
It turned out that the prince was about to go out, Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa suddenly realized.
"Master Chen, Master Jiang." At this time, Cheng Chongdao and others hurried forward to greet him. The reason why they were so polite was not only because Chen Jiang had become famous these days, but also because of his Dongchang status.
Chang Yu, the boss of Dongchang, has a close relationship with the prince, and Cheng Chongdao and Song Renfeng were also the stepping stones for Chang Yu's fame.
Of course, in addition to these two reasons, several people also particularly admired Chen Jiang's martial arts. You must know that at that time, they all mastered a move under Chang Yu's hands, and it was rumored that Chen Jiang and the two were equal to or even slightly better than the little eunuch.
Chen Jiang, who was low-key and humble, hurriedly returned the courtesy. At this time, the curtains of the carriage were raised, and Zhu Cixiang, dressed in regular clothes, said to the two men with a smile: "Thank you, two masters."
"Your Highness, you're polite. It's just a matter of humble duty." Chen and Jiang hurriedly said, cupping their hands, but they were also excited in their hearts. It was definitely a shameful thing for the dignified prince to be so polite to the two guards, but they also knew this honor.
It's Chang Yu's face.
"You can't shout like that after leaving the palace, it's the old rule." Zhu Cixiang said with a slight smile and lowered the curtains.
"Yes, young master!" Chen and Jiang responded: "Young master, where are we going?"
"Big World"
Zhu Cixi's slightly excited voice came from the car.