Chapter 189 Zuo Qianhu has a new goal
Liu Qing and Qu Feiyan sat in an open space in the backyard of the Ou Mansion, watching Shi Jingnu and Shi Jianxi demonstrate the Quanzhen School's swordsmanship.

After observing for a while, Liu Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart that compared with Hengshan swordsmanship, Quanzhen swordsmanship seemed to be more formal?
It should be said that among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, only Huashan Sword Technique can be compared with Quanzhen Sword Technique.

At this time, Ou Zanghua walked in cheerfully, greeted Liu Qing, and saw Shi Jingnu and Shi Jianxi practicing swords, so he asked, "Do you know how to box?"

Shi Jingnu and Shi Jianxi stopped practicing swords, bowed and replied, "Master, we know Quanzhen Fast Fist and Kongming Fist."

"Empty Fist?"

Ou Zanghua was immediately delighted and said, "That's great. I just learned a boxing technique. Come and show it to me."

The Shi sisters were stunned and looked at Liu Qing with some embarrassment.

Even though the master is handsome, tall and talented, he may not know martial arts, right?

What if he gets hurt? Wouldn't that be troublesome?
Seeing this, Liu Qing smiled and said, "My husband, how dare these two women fight with you!"

"That makes sense! It was my negligence." After hearing this, Ou Zanghua nodded with some disappointment.

He just mastered the skill of holding the sun and moon in the sky, and felt that he was so powerful that he could beat a tiger.
Forget it, let’s not challenge the tiger for now.

He continued to sleep in the next day. After getting up at 9:00 p.m., Xiang Da Nian came in and told him that Zuo Lengchan and Feng Buping came to pay New Year's greetings.

When Ou Zanghua heard this, he immediately became happy. His whetstone was here!
"Uncle Zuo!"

"Mr. Ou, Happy New Year!"

"Let's put aside whether it's auspicious or not, let's compare it with each other."

Zuo Lengchan was dragged into the yard by Ou Zanghua in a daze. Only after the two of them stood still did he understand the situation.

"Mr. Ou"

Zuo Lengchan said with some amusement: "The Qing Tian Lan Ri Yue of the Hengshan School is a very advanced boxing technique, but it is not suitable for sparring. It is used in conjunction with the Hengshan sword technique to achieve the greatest effect. Especially the Baibian Qianhuan Yunwu Thirteen Styles, because there are many moves in this sword technique that require the long sword to be released."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Ou Zanghua, who was eager to try, asked with some confusion after hearing this.

"Because you only have one move!" Zuo Lengchan spread his hands and asked helplessly: "After you use this move, what are you going to do?"

"Hmm" After hearing this, Ou Zanghua fell into deep thought.

so.
What's the point of him practicing a move?
Zuo Lengchan saw that Ou Zanghua wanted to learn a palm technique, so he continued, "Since Lord Ou is interested in palm techniques, you can try to practice the Great Songyang Divine Palm and the Ice Divine Palm. However, Lord Ou does not have the Ice Qi, so the Ice Divine Palm he practices may be different."

After hearing this, Ou Zanghua asked in surprise, "These two techniques are both Songshan School palm techniques. Uncle Zuo is just going to teach them to me, a disciple of Hengshan School?"

“Haha.” Zuo Lengchan smiled and said calmly, “If it was someone else, I would naturally not want to do it. But if it was Lord Ou, then it would be okay. Because I know Lord Ou would not teach Songshan School’s Kung Fu to Hengshan School’s disciples.”

"Besides, there's nothing wrong with teaching them. The Five Mountains Sword Sects are already one family."

"Uncle Zuo has such high thoughts, I am a little uncomfortable with it." Ou Zanghua shook his head and took Zuo Lengchan for a walk in the garden.

"Actually, I came to visit Lord Ou this time, in addition to wishing you a happy new year, I also have something to return to Lord Ou."

As he spoke, Zuo Lengchan took out the "Zhenyue Jue" from his arms, handed it to Ou Zanghua and continued, "I study this when I have nothing to do, and combine it with the "Yuantian Heart Method" of my Songshan School to complete the missing parts."

"It was completed in less than half a year." After hearing this, Ou Zanghua said in amazement: "Master Zuo is indeed a genius!"

“Master Ou, you are too kind. I just combined the two mental methods to make up for their shortcomings.” Zuo Lengchan shook his head and said with a sigh: “In my opinion, it is probably not as good as the complete version of “Zhenyue Jue”.”

Ou Zanghua accepted the "Zhenyue Jue" and said calmly: "If an incomplete item cannot be used, its value is not as high as Master Zuo said."

Zuo Lengchan smiled, but he was the one who was obsessed.

"By the way, Master Zuo will stay in the capital for a few more days. The imperial edict should be coming soon."

Ou Zanghua stopped, looked at Zuo Lengchan and said, "I have recommended to the court that the Songshan Guard be established based on the Songshan Sect, and that Master Zuo be in charge. Due to the special nature of the Songshan Guard, Master Zuo's rank is not high, and he is still a thousand households, but the Ministry of War has no right to command you."

"I will apply to His Majesty to provide you with iron guns, muskets, and gunpowder for training."

Zuo Lengchan was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic. In his hands, the Songshan Sect had actually transformed from a martial arts sect into an imperial army!

From then on, Shaolin Master Fangzheng and Wudang Taoist Master Chongxu had to greet him first when they saw him.

Not to mention that everyone will receive military pay in the future, and there will be pensions for those who die in battle. Isn't this much more comfortable than the low-level disciples who have to go hungry one day and eat a full meal the next?
Thinking of this, Zuo Lengchan bowed and saluted, saying excitedly: "Thank you, Lord Ou!" "Uncle Zuo, this world is big, and we still have many opponents. So after you go back, you must train well, and I will help you to leave your name in history!" Ou Zanghua held Zuo Lengchan's hand and said sincerely.

Leave a name in history?

I? ? ?
Zuo Lengchan was stunned for a moment. Looking at Ou Zanghua's determined eyes, he laughed heartily: "Haha. I only regret that I was born too early. I met Lord Ou when I was nearly sixty!"

"Well, sixty is the right age to venture out, full of youth and energy!"

"Hahaha" Zuo Lengchan couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this. He had already decided that after returning to Songshan this time, after holding his son's wedding ceremony, he would send him to the capital to let Lord Ou discipline him well.

What future can you achieve by guarding that one acre of land in Songshan all day long? !

A real man should conquer all corners of the world and leave his name in history!
After chatting with Zuo Lengchan, the two returned to the living room, where Feng Buping had been waiting for a long time.

He stood up, bowed, and asked, "Sir Ou, the three of us brothers have been in the capital for quite a few days. What arrangements do you have for us? We can't just sit there doing nothing every day, right?"

When Ou Zanghua heard this, he remembered what Liu Qing had mentioned to him before: the Ou Mansion had enough slaves but no guards.

Although this area is close to the imperial palace, theoretically no one would come here to cause trouble.

It would be dangerous if a person like Gui Xinshu, who has great martial arts skills but a poor brain, appeared in the world.

Thinking of this, Ou Zanghua said, "If the three seniors don't mind, I would like to hire you three as guards for the Ou Mansion."

"Guard?"

Feng Buping thought for a while and asked, "Is there a salary?"

"Yes," Ou Zanghua nodded, "Mr. Feng will get fifty taels of silver a month, and Senior Cheng and Senior Cong will get thirty taels of silver a month, how about that?"

Feng Buping calculated that with this salary, as long as they worked for a year, the three brothers would have more than one thousand taels of silver. By then, they would buy the land of Huashan Sect even if they had to spend money!

So, he said, "Of course we can do this, but we can only do it for one year! We can help Master Ou train the guards, and after one year, the three of us brothers will return to Huashan to fight for the position of the head!"

Zuo Lengchan was standing aside. After hearing Feng Buping's words, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This man really has a pure heart!
It is consistent with his understanding of Huashan Sect.

"Okay, then one year." Ou Zanghua thought about it and agreed.

In the martial arts world, there are not many people stronger than Feng Buping, but those people may not be as easy to deal with and talk to as Mr. Feng.

What about one year later?
Maybe Mr. Feng doesn’t want to leave?
Afterwards, Feng Buping followed Zuo Lengchan to his residence, took his luggage and two junior brothers and returned to the Ou Mansion.

Xiang Danian arranged an independent small courtyard for them, which, in addition to three rooms, also had a small open space where they could practice sword skills freely.

On the third day, Xiang Danian got up early, took the invitations, Nanyue Yunwu tea, and Xiangxi bacon prepared by Ou Zanghua, and began to visit the Beijing officials and literary figures one by one.

It is rumored that Xiangxi bacon was invented by the Miao people after the battle between Chiyou and Huangdi in order to facilitate carrying and preservation.

The earliest record of bacon should be in the Book of Changes: Shi Ke (shì hé) chapter. It is called bacon because it is dried in the yang and burned in fire.

These two gifts are relatively ordinary for Jinshi, but they are practical.

Moreover, Ou Zanghua holds a high enough position that people might not dare to accept anything too expensive from him.

Ou Zanghua also got up early, took invitations and gifts, and went to visit the three big bosses in a carriage driven by Mu Gaoweng.

The first one is the Minister of Revenue and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion Fei Hong.

Fei Hong's eldest son died young, his second son Fei Maoxian was only eleven years old, and his eldest daughter Fei Shuen was only two years old.

But after Ou Zanghua entered the room and bowed, Fei Shuen, who had been clinging to Fei Hong's arms, struggled out of her father's arms, opened her little arms, and called to Ou Zanghua, "Brother, hug me!"

Ou Zanghua smiled and picked up the little girl, which immediately made her giggle.

Seeing this, Fei Hong couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "Good girl, you put your father aside when you saw the third place winner."

Ou Zanghua held the little girl in his arms and said in a gentle manner, "Young lady is so lively and cheerful, all because of her parents' teaching. It can be seen that Lord Fei is really a good teacher for his children."

Fei Hong said happily: "Hahaha, she is still young, I haven't taught her yet!"

(End of this chapter)