13. Unforgettable (3)
As the saying goes, people are short in their hands and soft in their mouths. When he thinks about where the money for drinking comes from, He Rongjin has to push his wheelchair to the Western Qiang envoy in front of the temporary residence of the Little Khan's Mansion.
Tabu opened the door and came out. When he saw that it was him, his face was immediately filled with joy, "General!"
He Rongjin said: "The general is very serious. I am just a small general in charge of the little Khan's mansion. I should not be allowed to use the word "general."
Tabu said seriously: "In my mind, although there are many famous generals in the Western Qiang, you are the only one who can get the word "a general."
"You recognized the wrong person." He Rongjin patted the wine gourd and said, "What do you see in my hand?"
"gourd."
"Yes, I'm just an alcoholic manager who can't live without the wine gourd."
"No."
Tabu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by He Rongjin lightly and said, "Can you send me a message to Lord Qi Zhai and ask him about his itinerary today?"
Tabu panicked, "Ah, he, he and the king..."
He Rongjin calmly raised his ears, and in a moment, he pushed the wheelchair back two feet and said, "I'm waiting here."
"Oh, yes." Tabu closed the door carefully before running inside.
He Rongjin frowned slightly. If he had heard nothing wrong just now, what Qi Zhai said seemed to be that the situation in the Western Qiang was critical, so please put the king first?
Not long after, the door opened again, Qi Zhai walked out with a smile and said, "General."
He Rongjin said: "I don't know what the envoy has to plan in the afternoon?"
Qi Zhai frowned almost invisibly and turned to look inside the room.
There was no movement in the room, and even Tabu didn't come out.
Qi Zhai sighed and smiled bitterly, "Please please come here later, I will go back."
He Rongjin originally wanted to correct the word "General", but when he spoke, Qi Zhai's hastily back had already stepped into the threshold. Lenovo had just eavesdropped on a few words, and he frowned slightly.
Soon after, Qi Zhai came out again, following Tabu behind him.
Que Shu walked at the end, his beard blocking most of his face, and he couldn't tell what his expression was.
Qi Zhai said: "I heard that the Turks had a ten-mile schoolyard, which is very famous. I wonder if I can take us to see it?"
He Rongjin said: "At this moment?"
Qi Zhai said: "The general has something to do?"
"Call me He Rongjin or General Manager He." He Rongjin said.
Qi Zhai said: "Yes, General Manager He."
He Rongjin said: "It's almost noon, why not have a meal in the mansion first?"
Qi Zhai smiled and said, "The little Khan prepares Western Qiang food every meal to accommodate us, which is touching. However, since we came to the Turks, we also want to taste the Turks' food. Why don't you ask General Manager He to lead the way and I will be the host and enjoy the flavor of the Turks."
He Rongjin said: "If you want to treat me, you might as well invite me to drink."
Qi Zhai looked back at Que Shu, saw him with a dark face, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid my salary can't afford the wine of General Manager He."
He Rongjin took off the gourd and raised his head to drink it. He stretched out one hand from the side. How long did the same trick be repeated, but he bounced it away with his finger force! After drinking, he tied the gourd again, slowly turned the wheel, and pushed it outward.
Seeing that Que Shu was covering his hands, Qi Zhai said with concern: "Wang, your hand..."
Que Shu let go of his hand, and the back of his hand was red.
Tabu clasped his fists and said, "My subordinates were dereliction of duty and failed to protect the king's safety. Please punish him."
Que Shu said: "If you take action to stop me, I will punish you."
Tabu was stunned, looked at Que Shu's back blankly, and asked in confusion: "What does it mean?"
Qi Zhai smiled and said, "It means to stand by and watch."
"But General..."
"Master He."
"Oh, Mr. He cares about him..."
"The king has his own right."
"Oh. But I am the captain of the palace guard and I am responsible for defending the palace and the safety of the king. How can I just stand by and watch?"
Qi Zhai was helpless towards the captain of the guard who loved to be stubborn, and shook his head and followed.
After He Rongjin entered the Little Khan's Mansion, he stayed in Kyoto for many years and did not stay in Kyoto for a long time, so he was not familiar with Kyoto restaurants. Fortunately, Que Shu and others didn't care about food at first, so the four of them went to a restaurant and had a good meal, and then headed to the Shili Schoolyard.
The Shili School was originally built by a powerful Zuo Xianwang in the Turkic history, intending to select talents with high martial arts skills. However, later, the Zuo Xianwang was confiscated and exterminated the clan, and the school was left out. Over time, it became a place where common warriors in the city practiced and became friends with martial arts.
Before He Rongjin and others arrived outside the school ground, they heard waves of shouts coming from the school ground, occasionally mixed with the sound of weapons and swords, which made people excited.
There is a guard at the entrance of the schoolyard to issue wooden signs. Anyone who receives wooden signs must compete on the court, regardless of the winner or lose. If he does not receive wooden signs, he must pay two copper coins as a ornament.
He Rongjin's hand had just put it in his arms and paid for it, Tabu had already received a wooden sign.
The guard pointed to an old man on the side of the school field and said in Turkic words: "Leave the wooden sign to him and he will arrange it."
Tabu couldn't understand, so he had to go and see He Rongjin.
He Rongjin paid three portions of the money and reposted it in Western Qiang language.
Qi Zhai frowned and said, "We are envoys of the Western Qiang, so we shouldn't have a rash relationship. If we lose, it will damage the decency of the Western Qiang."
If he said that he was not as good as Tabu would not insist, but he said that if he lost, it would damage the demeanor of the Xiqiang people, it would arouse Tabu's fighting spirit. He held the wooden sign and said to Que Shu: "Wang, please allow me to fight! I am willing to issue a military order. If I lose, please ask the king to deal with it with military rules!"
Qi Zhai lowered his voice and said, "Don't expose the king's identity outside."
Tabu looked at Que Shu stubbornly.
Que Shu said: "It's okay to play."
Tabu then went there happily.
Qi Zhai looked at Tabu, but he stopped talking.
When the three of them saw that Tabu was being matched by an old man and a strong man, they moved to the edge of their battleground.
Those who were originally practicing were clamoring when they saw a challenge from a new face.
Tabu stretched out his hand and slowly pushed his palms forward. This is the etiquette of the Western Qiang martial arts competition, which means asking the other party to take action first.
But his opponent thought he was using tricks, so he attacked without saying a word.
This is exactly what Tabu means. He draws circles with his left hand as his hand, and his right hand bends his fingers into claws to attack.
As soon as the two of them took action, He Rongjin knew the result.
The Palace Guard is composed of the Western Qiang warriors. Since Tabu is the captain of the Palace Guard, he is naturally the warrior among the warriors, and his martial arts are unusual. Although his opponents have some skills, they are far from him.
Sure enough, Tabu subdued the man to the ground without taking six moves.
"good!"
The onlookers applauded. They might not have high martial arts skills and their eyesight was not very good, but they knew the strength of Tabu's opponents very well. From this to that, they could naturally bring out Tabu's martial arts skills.
"I'll give it a try!" A rash man came out from behind.
Tabuhao said angrily: "Come."
The two of them were speechless, but they could understand expressions and gestures.
The rash man punched him when he saw Tabu pushing his hand.
He Rongjin could see that this rash man's skills were much better than the one before, but he had no skills in his own way and had not yet mastered it. For a master like Tabu who can draw his bow from both inside and outside, he was still far behind.
The ruffian supported Tabu for more than a dozen moves before he was defeated.
This made others more and more proud of Tabu's hand, and there were endless challenges, and the number of onlookers gradually increased. After the five games, the venue had already been surrounded by three layers of outer layers and three layers of inner layers.
Qi Zhai looked at the other people who continued to invite the battle and whispered: "Your Majesty, something is wrong."
Que Shu said calmly: "They discovered that we are from the Western Qiang people and they just refused to give in."
Qi Zhai sighed and said, "When encountering such a wheel battle, no matter how high Tabu's martial arts are, he will be defeated."
Que Shu said: "If you lose your strength, you will still be glorious even if you lose."
"Yes," Qi Zhai whispered, "I was the one who said nothing before."
Que Shu's expression remained unchanged, as if he was fully committed to this battle.
After the Nine Battles, Tabu was exhausted.
The person who asked for the tenth battle offered to rest and fight again.
Tabu was about to refuse when he saw a man wearing Turkic official uniform line up and shouting, "Which one of them is undefeated when he fights six people in a row?"
The person who was standing on the battlefield with Tabu was complaining secretly, but the others could still pretend to be deaf and dumb, but he could not. He could only point at Tabu and preach: "It's him. He has defeated nine people."
Chapter completed!