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Chapter 118: Hou's Secret Room

However, now that Shen Guang saw the blood-maned horse from a distance, his eyes lit up after being surprised, and he cried out: "The legendary blood-maned horse actually exists."

Hearing the sound, Wang Junlin turned his head and looked over, waving to Shen Guang and Guo'er, whose face was full of nervousness and fear, motioning for them to come over.

Shen Guang did not dare to neglect, and led his sister up quickly. When they were five steps away from Wang Junlin, they both knelt down and said, "Shen Guang and his sister Shen Guo'er are here to see the Marquis."

Wang Junlin came up and personally helped Shen Guang up, then casually pulled Shen Guoer up and said, "My rule is, you don't have to kneel down when you see me in the future."

After saying that, he turned to Guo'er, whose face turned pale with nervousness, and said with a smile: "This is sister Guo'er! She is so delicate, but her body is too thin and her face is not very good. When you come, stay in the house and take care of yourself." recuperate."

Having said this, Wang Junlin turned to Zhan Peng next to him and said: "We will arrange a separate small courtyard for the brothers and sisters later, select two smart maids to serve Guo'er, and then take my name card and send someone to the Jin Prince's Mansion. Please ask Dr. Mao to come over and take a look at Guoer's illness."

Although Zhan Peng didn't understand why his lord valued the Shen brothers and sisters so much, he would not disobey Wang Junlin's order and bow down quickly.

Shen Guang and Shen Guoer were stunned by Wang Junlin's words. Although their brothers and sisters had extraordinary minds, they never thought that the legendary poisonous general Hou Ye would think so highly of them on the first day they met. Give them such high courtesy.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, but we..." For a moment, the brother and sister felt as if they were in a dream, but then they became a little uneasy. This is a common problem among smart people.

How could Wang Junlin not see the changes in the expressions and thoughts of the two brothers and sisters? He winked at Zhan Peng, who immediately said with a smile: "Brothers and sisters, don't think too much, you will know as time goes by. Hou I love my soldiers as much as my sons, not to mention being kind to the people around me. Before coming to the capital, the Marquis even rewarded his subordinates with more than twenty stunning beauties worth thousands of gold!"

When Zhan Peng said these words, Wang Junlin had already returned to the blood-maned horse and said: "Shen Guang, I heard that you can read horses. Please tell me the art of reading horses."

Shen Guang thought that Wang Junlin sent someone to inquire about him yesterday, so he didn't think much about Wang Junlin knowing that he knew how to read horses.

Hearing this, Shen Guang took a deep breath, walked forward, looked at the blood-maned horse with strange eyes, and said: "Reporting to the Marquis, the art of horse-reading is actually far from what the world imagines. It's profound, it just means "seeing" and "touching", it's similar to a doctor's diagnosis, half is inherited and half is based on one's own experience, there is no other shortcut to follow."

Shen Guang didn't show any stage fright. As he spoke, he looked around, went to the haystack next to him, and grabbed a handful of alfalfa. This stuff is the favorite of horses, no matter it is a noble horse, it is also a good choice for raising horses. Essential horse feed for horses.

Shen Guang noticed from the corner of his eye that Wang Junlin was listening very seriously, so he got more encouragement and continued: "When approaching a horse, don't approach the horse from the side and behind, but from the front. It's best to make some noise and let it I knew I was coming."

"Because the horse's eyes don't work very well, it can't see people clearly, but its ears are sharp. As long as it speaks, it will know that someone is coming. Lord Marquis, please look at this bloody mane horse looking at the villain. In fact, it couldn't see clearly, it just heard the voice of the little man talking."

"Don't be afraid at this time. An untamed horse would have run away a long time ago. For example, if this bloody-maned horse had not been tamed by the Marquis, it would not run away and would only attack those who came. Now it It didn't move, snort, or launch an attack, which shows that with the Marquis here, he very much believes in his safety. However, the villain is a stranger, so if you want to get closer to it, the best way is You need to feed it something first. As the old saying goes, if you want to take something, you must give it something first. That's the truth."

As he spoke, he stretched the alfalfa in his hand towards the blood-maned horse's mouth.

The blood-maned horse smelled the fragrance of alfalfa, and immediately came over, smelled it, opened its mouth and started to eat.

Wang Junlin saw this in his eyes, and when he thought about what Shen Guang said, he couldn't help but think of adults using candy to coax young children. The reason may be the same.

"Master Marquis, you see, the blood-maned horse has a short mouth after eating something fed by the villain. At this time, the villain can touch it."

Guo'er, who was listening to it, laughed out loud, but immediately covered her mouth, stuck out her tongue, and secretly glanced at Wang Junlin next to her.

Wang Junlin nodded slightly, expressing his affirmation of what Shen Guang said and did.

Shen Guang continued: "The blood-maned horse is the most spiritual horse in the world. It is very smart and has a good nose. So when you touch the horse, touch its nose first. If you want the blood-maned horse to recognize it, you must let it smell the villain's nose. It also has good ears about smell, speak in its ear and let it remember the voice of the villain."

After saying that, he leaned close to the horse's ear, caressed the blood-maned horse's neck, and murmured a few words in a low voice.

"Master Marquis, please see, when it looks at the villain now, it has completely lost its ferocity and hostility just now, and is willing to get close to the villain. If it is an ordinary horse at this time, the villain can even ride it. Go up and run for a few steps, but the blood-maned horse will only be ridden by one owner in its lifetime."

"That's right, keep talking." Wang Junlin looked appreciative.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I'll take a look at the blood-maned horse's teeth first."

He took the alfalfa to feed the blood-maned horse, and took the opportunity to look at it carefully, and said: "A good horse breeder can tell how old it is just by looking at its teeth, but this depends on years of experience. Although he is from a well-educated family, he does not have a lot of experience. I can only tell that this blood-maned horse is probably just over two years old."





After lunch, Wang Junlin and Shen Guang walked to the study while waiting for the latest information from the Nighthawk envoy. Shen Guang had already briefly told Wang Junlin about the original owner of the mansion and his own past.

Wang Junlin was slightly surprised by such a coincidence, so he simply asked Shen Guang to take him to familiarize himself with the mansion.

The study is located at the eastern end of the main courtyard, surrounded by lush osmanthus trees, and behind it is a three-foot-high rockery.

Wang Junlin had actually been to the study last night, but he had just heard Shen Guang say that there was a secret room in the study, so he started to investigate as soon as he came in.

Not long after, Wang Junlin looked at Shen Guang's extremely surprised look, smiled and pointed to the bookcase without any books in the corner and asked: "The entrance to the secret room is here."

"The Marquis' eyes are as bright as a torch, and I am extremely impressed by my humble position." Shen Guang flattered him sincerely.

Seeing that Wang Junlin just smiled and did not answer, he continued: "This is Yu Qingze's outer study room. Three years ago, all the books were confiscated during the house raid, but it seems that no one found anything inside. There is also a secret room."

"What's inside?" Wang Junlin asked with interest.

"Yu Qingze has a hobby of collecting weapons from famous masters, and he spends half of his life's wealth on this. As far as I know, these should be extremely valuable weapons and armors, which Yu Qingze has collected for decades."

When Wang Junlin heard this, he couldn't help being overjoyed and even more interested. What would be the famous weapon Yu Qingze collected?

Ever since he learned the art of horse hunting from Yu Juluo, he has been thinking about getting a suitable horse gun for use. However, the horse gun is the most troublesome and expensive weapon to make among the eighteen kinds of weapons.

Weapons, with Wang Junlin's current wealth, it is not difficult to sell an ordinary horse gun, but if you want to find a famous craftsman to make a top-quality horse gun, you will not be able to do it in three to five years.

A horse stick is very expensive and difficult to make. It is not just a wooden stick with an iron head attached to it. It can be said to be a precious weapon since the Qin and Han Dynasties. There are a lot of details in a horse stick. The stick is not like a rifle at all.

The bow is made of wooden poles, which are made from the trunks of high-quality tough wood, peeled into pieces of even thickness, and glued together. The toughest wood is made of rubbing wood used for bows, followed by mulberry, oak, rattan, and finally

The only alternative is to use bamboo. Soak the bamboo in oil repeatedly until it no longer deforms or cracks. Only then has the first step been completed.

This process took nearly a year. After a year, the strips were taken out and air-dried in a cool place for several months. Then they were glued together with high-quality glue and paint into a thick, eight-foot-long stick. The outer layer was then wrapped with hemp rope and left until the hemp was ready.

The rope is completely dry, coated with raw lacquer, and wrapped in kudzu cloth, dry and wrapped layer by layer, until it is cut with a knife and the pole makes a metallic sound but does not crack. This is considered qualified.

Then remove the head and tail, shorten it to about six feet, install a fine steel head in the front, and install a red copper head in the back. Constantly adjust it. The qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang it two feet from the tail. The whole length is eight feet.

The stick can be held in mid-air like a scale beam without falling at both ends. Only in this way can a general riding on a horse keep the tip of the stick forward without any effort.

The gun made in this way is light, tough, and strong. Generals can use it to charge with power, or they can wield it to fight in close combat. However, the entire gun will take at least three years, and the success rate is only 40%, so the cost is

Astonishingly high.

Therefore, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, horses have always been the symbol of generals from aristocratic families. Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty was so rich that he even built a horse two feet and four feet long and had to show it to everyone. In the Sui Dynasty, there were only direct descendants of the imperial guards.

Only then were a large number of standard horse spears equipped. The soldiers and horses of other provinces usually found a wooden stick with an iron tip to make it look like it. Strictly speaking, this kind of shoddy product can only be called a spear and has nothing to do with the spear.

Therefore, during this period of time, Wang Junlin has been asking Sun Wentao to spend a lot of money to buy a high-quality horse for his own use. However, more than a month has passed and there has been no news.

The study room of a wealthy family can be divided into an inner and an outer study. Strictly speaking, the study here belongs to the outer study. The outer study is very bright and covered with a thin layer of dust. Shen Guang pointed to the bookcase more than ten feet high in front of him and said: "I have been working for three years."

I was lucky enough to stay outside and see Yu Qingze open the secret room and walk into it alone. However, Yu Qingze never allowed anyone to enter except himself."

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