Youdao means that the poor are rich in literature and rich in martial arts, which means that if the poor want to get ahead, studying is the most practical. Although books are expensive, they are not really unaffordable. Ordinary people can also study if they grit their teeth. Even if they don't get ahead in the imperial examinations, with this
I can make a living by working as an accountant.
But if you want to learn martial arts to get ahead, it's a lot more troublesome. Not only do you have to eat well every day to keep your physical fitness up, you also have to learn unique skills from famous teachers and find friends to learn from.
Without unique skills, it will be difficult to reach the top after a lifetime of practice.
Bo Yan was not born into a poor family, and his family wealth was not weak, but because he was not from a martial arts family, even if he had an unclear relationship with the Imperial City Secretary, he could only learn second-rate skills.
Whoever has a unique skill should not hide it like a treasure. He can't ask for it at all. He can only rely on talent and practice, and refine it bit by bit to seek a breakthrough and enlightenment at a certain moment.
To be honest, his swordsmanship has been honed from second-rate to first-rate, but this is a matter of great consumption of talent and effort. Now, he has already felt the bottleneck.
The saddest thing in the world is that there is no way ahead, or you can't walk on your own.
Yes, among the people in the martial arts world, there are also some who are geniuses. Even if they only learn rudimentary martial arts, they can master it at a glance, draw parallels from analogy, and eventually become a vast ocean.
But there is no such thing as one in ten thousand.
Look at Luo Jiang again. He was once weaker than him, but now he is even with him, or even one or two moves ahead. How can he not make Bo Yan sigh with emotion?
After Su Ziji gave the secret book to Luo Jiang, he looked at Bo Yan. When he saw Bo Yan's expression changed slightly, he knew it was time and said casually: "Bo Yan, come forward. I have something to tell you to do."
"Bo Yan, listen to King Hou's orders!" Bo Yan threw away his thoughts, immediately took a few steps forward, and replied respectfully.
Su Ziji seemed to say casually: "It's not a big deal. When you go out, listen to the evaluation of Gu from outside and tell Gu later."
This was really an easy task, so Bo Yan naturally said nothing and immediately responded: "Yes!"
Seeing that Bo Yan agreed and retreated in succession, Su Ziji turned around and said to Wen Xunpeng with a smile: "The other gentlemen all have manpower. Mr. Wen is the first to take office. You can choose some manpower in the government to handle things."
After the king gave his instructions, he went out. Bo Yan looked at his back and unexpectedly did not linger on Wen Xunpeng. Although Wen Xunpeng was the target of the assassination, his mind was already confused. He had already made up his mind whether he should kill according to the order.
hesitate.
"I'm going back first. Think carefully about what I just said." Luo Jiang also watched King Dai leave, turned his head, faced Bo Yan, and said calmly.
No matter what Bo Yan's expression was, after saying this, Luo Jiang walked away with the secret book in his hands. Judging from his posture, he couldn't wait any longer and wanted to go back to the small courtyard to study.
Bo Yan stood there and waited until everyone had gone away, then wiped his face with his hands, cheered up hard, and went out.
"Isn't this Captain Bo? Are you going out?"
Because it is not the end of work time yet, generally speaking, it is not the time for the soldiers and the captains who manage the soldiers to go out for a walk. However, Bo Yan is the deputy captain, wearing official uniform, and the people at the door are very polite.
ask.
Bo Yan explained: "I went out on errands under the king's order."
After he said this, the concierge smiled and let him go.
After leaving Dai Wang's Mansion, I stood on the side of the road. It was June at this time. Rows of shops were open. Even in the morning, it was getting hot. In an old shop in the distance, the shop owner and three or four waiters were all topless.
enjoy the cool air.
Originally they knew each other, so they wanted to say hello, but when they saw Bo Yan dressed in official clothes, he was startled. He quickly grabbed his clothes and put them on, and hurriedly greeted him and saluted.
"I was shopping here the day before yesterday. This is not the rule." Bo Yan said.
"Oh, now and then, you are an official now. I can't be disrespectful. I have frozen a watermelon in the well behind. Do you want to take a bite?"
"No, I still have errands to do." Bo Yan Bo Yan adjusted his official robe subconsciously and walked along the street. Since he got the official position of the ninth rank, this was the first time he left the government, and it was also the first time he went out wearing clothes.
The familiar shop owner walked across the street and the two people quickly avoided him. The looks he gave Bo Yan felt a little strange.
It was a look that was mixed with a little curiosity, awe and envy. In the past, Bo Yan had excellent vertical sword skills and was a master, but he had never been stared at with such a look.
"Someone would actually envy me?"
Bo Yan walked slowly towards the distance. When people saw him more, the uncomfortable feeling gradually disappeared and was replaced by a novel emotion.
"When I was a Jianghu guest, some people were afraid of me and my brothers because of my martial arts skills. But that kind of fear was different from the awe now."
"The common people are eager to renounce their relationship with the Jianghu people. They may become friends with the officials, or even get married, but they are reluctant to do so... Is this the biggest difference between the Jianghu people and the military attachés?"
Ordinary people are in awe of officials. After all, this is a hierarchical world. If Bo Yan has some enlightenment, he can't explain how he feels now.
This change in identity was not so obvious when he was staying in Prince Dai's Mansion, but now that he was out of Prince Dai's Mansion, he could no longer deceive himself.
"My brothers and I used to scold dog officials because we thought they were cool, but now, I ask myself, I really prefer the feeling of being awed and envied by others."
"Isn't what I want just a future? Isn't it just a change of family?"
"As a military attache, I can live a clean life and let my ancestors be honored by me in the future. Isn't this the purpose of my hard work?"
"Now I have achieved it...it's a pity..."
Unfortunately, he had an ulterior motive for entering Prince Dai's Mansion. If Prince Dai's Mansion found out about this matter, what would he do then?
Give up this hard-earned official status?
Reluctant... Bo Yan sighed inwardly and looked around. Even in an unfamiliar area, the vendors on the roadside all nodded and bowed to please him when they saw him looking over. This feeling was something he had never experienced before.
"Oh, sir, you're here!" When he finally arrived at a small teahouse, the waiter saw a military attache coming in. He was so frightened that he immediately called the boss. The boss personally came out and welcomed him in attentively.
"Don't go to too much trouble. Just serve me a pot of good tea and some snacks. People will come later. We'll talk about the rest later." Bo Yan said calmly.
Although there are many officials in the capital, it is rare to see this small teahouse. The boss immediately responded, and after a while, he personally wiped the table and gave tea to Bo Yan who was sitting in the corner.
Bo Yan took a sip of tea and glanced around. He saw that this teahouse was very ordinary. There were five or six people drinking tea and cooling off, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"This tiger skin is really good, brothers, can you come quickly?" After Bo Yan came out, he found someone to deliver letters to several brothers. He estimated that the time should be here soon.
Sure enough, after a while, several people came in from outside, glanced around, and finally saw Bo Yan sitting in the corner, and immediately shouted in surprise: "Brother!"