Chapter 553: Rongchang's Fancy Kid
"Since he is a child of a military family, he must be good at martial arts!"
Looking at the young man in front of the general stage who was about six feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a handsome face, Wang Bing's eyes lit up. However, like the other people who had been 'interviewed' before, after he finished his self-introduction, Wang Bing
Then let him retreat.
"Haha, I said, Cao Zilong, if you don't seize the opportunity, show your special martial arts to His Highness the Crown Prince and the general, maybe you will be chosen directly!"
Hearing Wang Bing's question, before Cao Rong could answer, the other Yulin Guard officers who were running for election had already begun to boo.
Unlike those "social youths" selected by the Ministry of Rites, seeing Wang Bing's attitude toward Cao Rong, the officers and soldiers who were running for election not only were not jealous, but instead loudly encouraged him to take the opportunity to express themselves.
"Oh? Your nickname is 'Zilong'?"
When he heard the other sergeants making noises, Wang Bing couldn't help but look towards them with a smile.
"Go back to the general, it's all their nonsense, there's no words under the mark!"
Seeing that Wang Bing took his companion's nickname seriously, Cao Rong couldn't help but laugh in embarrassment.
"General, Cao Rong is good at martial arts, and he can dance with great force with a spear, so we gave him the nickname 'Zilong'..."
Just when Cao Rong was laughing, other soldiers around him had already told him the origin of his nickname.
"I see, no wonder they call you 'Zilong'! If that's the case, then show off your marksmanship and see if you can deserve the title of 'Zilong', haha!"
Knowing that Cao Rong was good at wielding a spear, Wang Bing also became interested and sent someone to look for the spear.
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"Eldest and second sisters, look, this Cao Zilong is not bad! Not only is he strong and strong, but he also has a handsome face. Even compared to those young men and brothers..."
Just when Wang Bing sent people to find the spear, Brother Dong and the girls behind him also quietly praised Cao Rong.
"Well, it's indeed pretty good. What do you think, Xuanying?"
Although everyone’s aesthetic preferences are different, if they encounter truly beautiful ‘things’, there are still quite a lot of commonalities in aesthetics.
"Aunt, aunt, let's... let's take a look again!"
This time, although the blushing Zhu Xuanyu did not nod, he did not shake his head in denial like before.
"Yes, yes, let's take a look first to see if this kid is really as skilled in martial arts as Zhao Zilong, hahaha..."
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"General, the spear is here!"
It didn't take long, and just when Zhu Xuanyu, the person involved, said, "Let's see and then talk", Shuerhaqi came back to life carrying a long spear that was still stained with dust.
There is no other way. The Yulin Guards, an army that has been fully equipped with firearms since its establishment, does not have any cold weapons and equipment except for a Qi Dao for self-defense.
So I don’t know where in the corner the spear that Shuerhaqi found was found!
"Haha, let's start!"
Ignoring the dust on the spear and letting Shuerhaqi hand the spear to Cao Rong, Wang Bing then laughed expectantly.
"I obey!"
After taking the spear from Shuerhaqi's hand, Cao Rong was not afraid of the stage. After taking a few steps back, he immediately condensed his momentum. Then, under the gaze of everyone, he danced the red cherry spear in front of the general stage.
"Good marksmanship, you really deserve the title of 'Zilong', haha!"
Seeing the spear flying up and down in Cao Rong's hand, like dancing pear blossoms and falling snow, not only the surrounding Yulin Guards officers who were participating in the election, but even Wang Bing, who didn't know how to shoot, couldn't help but cheer loudly!
"Crack!"
However, just as everyone was cheering, Cao Rong fired a spear in the air, and heard a soft sound. The seemingly strong pewter gun shaft was broken by his thrust.
, only half of the gun barrel was left in his hand.
There is no way, this spear has been kept in a corner for who knows how long. It has become a bit rotten due to lack of maintenance, so how can it withstand Cao Rong's vigorous stabbing?
"Uh, general, mark..."
The barrel of the gun was broken by himself, and Cao Rong could only stop the demonstration of marksmanship with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Not bad, not bad! One stab was so powerful that it even broke the barrel of the gun. 'Zilong' is really good at martial arts, hahahaha!"
Wang Bing waved his hand and laughed heartily without caring.
"General Qi, this is not a reward, it's just that the barrel of the gun is a little not strong, hehe!"
Seeing that Wang Bing thought he had broken the barrel of his gun, Cao Rong quickly explained awkwardly again.
"Haha, even if the gun barrel lacks maintenance, it is not possible for ordinary people to break it with just one stab..."
Seeing Cao Rong's humble attitude, Wang Bing was even more satisfied.
"The Han Dynasty had Changshan Zhao Zilong, but I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would have Cao Zilong in the clouds. In this case, from now on, this 'Zilong' will be your name, haha!"
While Wang Bing laughed with satisfaction, Zhu Changluo on the side took the first step and gave the word "Zilong" to Cao Rong for writing!
"I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for the gift of words!"
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"What do you think, eldest sister? Can you still like Cao Zilong?"
After Cao Rong, while Wang Bing continued to interview other candidates for election, His Royal Highness Zhu Changluo also smiled and turned around and quietly asked Zhu Xuanyu, who was dressed in a little eunuch costume.
"Brother!"
Faced with Zhu Changluo's overly obvious teasing inquiry, the little girl couldn't help but stamp her feet and hide behind Yong Ning with a coquettish look on her face.
"Princess, this Cao Rong is quite good in terms of appearance, temperament and martial arts. Why don't you let your uncle keep him first, and then see how his talents are..."
"Xuan Yu, my aunt also thinks this Cao Zilong is good. But the most important thing is your own opinion. If you are not satisfied, just ask your uncle to brush him off directly, ha ha ha!"
Knowing that the little girl had a good impression of Cao Rong, Yongning resorted to playing hard to get.
"aunt!'
Facing the hard-to-get tactics from Yongning, the little girl who had just escaped her elder brother's teasing suddenly couldn't help but become jealous again.
"Then you should tell my aunt whether Cao Rong wants to stay or not, hehe!"
Seeing the little girl's coquettish and shy look, Yongning couldn't help but deliberately asked.
"Xuan Yu, Xuan Yu...it's all up to my uncle to decide!"
Faced with Yongning's questioning, the little girl finally expressed her attitude like a mosquito.
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"Finally, the mission has been successfully completed. Now I can finally have a good rest!"
After Habayashi Wei entered the election, and spent less than half a month screening, Wang Bing finally selected the three final candidates for his consort.
Speaking of which, even though Zhu Xuanyu was personally selected, Wang Bing still 'selected' the other Yulin Guard officers after Cao Rong.
Finally, together with the previous hundreds of candidates for the Consort, after several rounds of screening, two Yulin Guards including Cao Rong, and a candidate for the Consort selected by the Ministry of Rites, a total of three people entered.
It’s time for the final ‘improving’ step.
In fact, at this point, Wang Bing's mission as the marriage chooser has been successfully completed. But Wang Bing, who knew his niece's thoughts, still went to find the little fat man and his eldest sister personally to make sure, just in case.
The final official step also adds a layer of insurance.
In the end, Cao Rong, the son of a little-known military family, was appointed by the little fat man to be the consort of Rongchang Princess Zhu Xuanyu. As soon as the selected auspicious day arrived, he married the prince Zhu Changluo on the same day.
At this point, with Wang Bing's intervention, the marriage of Princess Zhu Xuanyu, the Rongchang Princess, completely deviated from the original historical track, and Yulin Wei also became the 'natal family' of the fat little princess's consort!
Chapter completed!