Ruins of the past

Chu Qiguang was really surprised at this time. He knew very well how much of a martial arts fanatic Hao Yongtai was. Although his qualifications were a little low, he had been practicing martial arts diligently all year round. He thought that he would not participate in this competition if he thought that he would be a martial arts scholar in the future. A class of martial arts?

Hao Yongtai smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know, right? You, our Hao family, and their Wu family are already notorious among the scholars in the north..."

After all, the monsters under Chu Qiguang mainly collected intelligence from the county and knew little about intelligence from outside the county. Only after Hao Yongtai explained it did he know what the situation was like now.

First of all, because the imperial court opened martial arts subjects, almost most of the world's martial arts masters have entered the imperial court system. Then he became a martial arts scholar after being trained in Fu Xue and martial arts.

After passing the martial arts examination, you can enter the government school of each government for further study. If you enter the fourth level of martial arts and pass the martial arts examination, you can enter the two major martial arts schools in the north and the south for further training.

Qingyang County is close to the northern border, so it naturally falls within the scope of northern martial arts. When it comes to the martial arts schools in northern martial arts, Tianyu and Qisha are the most respected.

Among them, Tianyu School is a martial arts school founded by Chen Qingyun and Chen Guogong during the founding period of the People's Republic of China. It is a collection of battlefield marksmanship skills from various schools. It is known as the best marksmanship holy place in the world. A large number of its disciples are serving in the military and politics, and they have also passed down the tradition. 25 The martial arts method in Zhengfa is the Fiery Pear Blossom Spear.

The former chief assistant, Fei Yi, was once a professor of northern martial arts, and a representative of the Tianyu School, Taishan Beidou in the northern martial arts and scholar circles. Not only did many martial arts scholars in the officialdom attend his classes, but many Tianyu-ryu masters who resigned from office and devoted themselves to pursuing martial arts were also his descendants.

Every time Feiyi gave public lectures and taught martial arts scriptures, the venue was always full, with countless high-ranking officials and martial artists coming to listen.

Hao Yongtai smiled bitterly and said: "Fei Yi's influence in the martial arts and scholars in the north is incredible. This time Mr. Wu Ge drove him away. Maybe not many people dare to retaliate against Mr. Wu Ge, and neither will senior Fei Yi." He is so cautious that he wants to take revenge on us two juniors..."

Hao Yongtai sighed: "But the people under him will do it, or the people who want to please him will do it. Then little shrimps like us can easily be used as stepping stones and punching bags."

Thinking of this, Hao Yongtai's face was full of helplessness: "You should know that if you go to the government to take the exam, you will have to compete with every candidate in the nine counties of Beiyue Prefecture, and then you will be ranked according to the total number of wins. In rankings, the top 10 or 15 are generally selected as martial arts students, and everyone just clicks on it to avoid harming the harmony."

"But this time, several people have already said that they will cripple you and me."

"In this case... don't tell me that you are entering the third level for the first time. Even if I were to take the field, I would be afraid that someone would accidentally damage your foundation during the battle."

Finally, Hao Yongtai persuaded: "Brother Chu Xian, you should endure it for three more years and participate in the next martial arts competition in three years. With Wu Ge Lao's methods, his influence in the court will definitely surpass Fei Yi by then. We are not afraid that anyone will retaliate against us."

Chu Qiguang knew that Fei Yi was equivalent to a party leader and had great influence, but he could not wait another three years, nor could he tell the other party that he had reached the fourth realm of martial arts. He could only say that if he encountered a strong enemy, he would Accept defeat and won't show off.

Hao Yongtai saw that the other party refused to listen despite his efforts to persuade him. It was a pity that Chu Qiguang was too young and energetic and let the other party go.

So Hao Yongtai shook his head: "Okay, I'll help you squeeze out a spot. You have to be careful when the time comes."

Next, Hao Yongtai asked Chu Qiguang to go back and wait for news from him.

After Chu Qiguang left, Hao Yongtai came to the martial arts training ground and summoned a young man, who was called to the side hall.

This man looked to be in his mid-twenties, with a mustache on his face, and he was still talking and laughing when he followed Hao Yongtai in.

His name is Ye Ye, and he is the legitimate son and grandson of the Ye family in Qingyang County.

The Ye family originally ran the tea brick business with the Ding family, and secretly smuggled goods to the north. Ye Ye was also one of the well-known dandies in Qingyang County.

However, after the fall of the Ding family, the Ye family quickly distanced themselves from their relationship and even took the initiative to send money to the Wu family, but it has not yet been liquidated.

Hao Yongtai said: "Ye Ye, don't sign up for this martial arts class."

The mustache known as Ye Ye was stunned and said blankly: "Why?"

Hao Yongtai knocked on the table with his knuckles and said slowly: "Give your place to Chu Qiguang, he will participate in this martial arts course."

Hearing these words, Ye Ye felt a strong reluctance in his heart: "Brother Hao, how long has this Chu Qiguang been in Yinglue Hall? It's less than a year, why should he participate in martial arts?

And I heard that when he was in the outer courtyard, he fished for three days and dried nets for two days. His martial arts willpower was simply not enough. It was all the physical strength he bought from the Taoist temple to improve his physical strength. It would be a waste of quota to participate in martial arts at this level..."

Hao Yongtai frowned and said, "Okay, stop talking. This matter has been decided. I called you here today just to inform you. I didn't ask you what you meant."

After a while, Ye Ye walked out full of anger. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. Until he left the British Strategy Hall that day, he still couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.

So that night, instead of drinking and having fun, he found Chu Qiguang's yard and kept knocking on the door and shouting: "Chu Qiguang, are you there?"

Unfortunately, Brother Chen came out and told him that Chu Qiguang was not at home. Ye Ye asked where Chu Qiguang was.

…

In the textile workshop, Chu Qiguang was checking the progress of the craftsmen.

They had built a prototype of a water-powered spinning machine, but after operation, the cotton thread spun still had many problems and could not weave cloth at all.

Chu Qiguang has not studied the reasons, so he can only continue to supervise and urge them, hoping that they will complete the improvements as soon as possible.

When Chu Qiguang came out of the workshop, he saw Hao Xiangtong waiting there early. He looked energetic at the moment, his eyes were bright, and his mental state was much better than when he saw him more than a month ago.

Qiao Zhi lay on the eaves and said with some surprise: "Is this woman at the first level of Taoism?"

Chu Qiguang looked at Hao Xiangtong and said, "Have you practiced Taoism?"

Hao Xiangtong nodded proudly. After practicing hard for a month, she finally reached the first level of Taoism. She went to ask Taoist Master Fayuan in the Taoist Temple and found out that her talent was quite outstanding.

"I found some books on meditation. It's not as difficult as I thought." But the next moment she immediately said with a straight face: "That's not what I came to you for today. I heard from my elder brother that you want to participate in this event." Second child test? Are you crazy? No matter how talented you are, you have only been in the third realm for a long time? Moreover, the Chen family and Li family in the next county have spread the word that you will be crippled by them. "

Chu Qiguang naturally insisted on participating. After Hao Xiangtong tried to persuade him for a long time, he found that the other party refused to change his mind and ran away in anger.

Qiao Zhi said angrily at the side: "It's so frustrating. These people treat you as a weakling! You are Chu Qiguang. It's not you who should be afraid now, it should be those candidates who want to fight with you!"

Seeing Chu Qiguang's calm expression, Qiao Zhi said anxiously: "Are you not worried at all when you are looked down upon by others?"

Chu Qiguang smiled and thought in his mind: "There's no point in being anxious. There are only a few days left in the martial arts department anyway. Then we can just go on stage and fight."

Not long after Hao Xiangtong left, Chu Qiguang met the menacing Ye Ye on his way home.