At this time, a baby named Zhao Chen and whose baby name was Xiaobao was wandering around in Huju Hall.
Ning Guogong was born as a general. The Hujutang occupies the widest area not in the row of houses in the main house, but in the martial arts arena behind the main house.
In fact, Ningguo's mansion also has a larger martial arts arena, which is only for Ningguo's private use. There are all kinds of equipment such as sandbags and plum blossom piles inside, and there are eighteen kinds of weapons, all of which are available.
The weapons Duke Ning is best at are bows and halberds. According to his claim, at his peak, he could pull a hard bow with two stones and three fights. Even now in his old age, he can pull the standard longbow in the army and shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, which is a worthy example.
He even practiced it for Xiaobao, and Xiaobao's eyes were straightened.
When meeting Xiaobao for the first time, Ning Guogong said that Xiaobao is a good seed for martial arts. Seeing Naiwazi getting close to him afterwards, Ning Guogong was also overjoyed. He has only two sons in his life, the eldest son has good bones and early enlightenment, which is the basis for his hard work. The youngest son was protected by the old woman and was not allowed to teach, but Second Master Shen was indeed born with poor bones.
Seeing a good seedling now, Ning Guogong is really a treasure, wishing that Xiaobao can grow to be five years old now, and teach him himself.
In his previous life, Xiaobao was good at guessing people's hearts, so he naturally knew what it means to do what he likes. He pretended to be very interested in these swords, guns and sticks, and Ning Guogong looked at him differently. But after a few days of getting along, Ning Guogong's enthusiasm for martial arts has deeply infected him. Holding the small wooden knife specially made for him by Ning Guogong Tong Xindafa, Xiaobao suddenly had a feeling that in his previous life he could only practice writing due to his health. Since God gave him another chance, it would be better to practice martial arts in this life.
"Your great-grandfather and second-uncle, the knives, guns and sticks they played with when they were young were all made by their great-grandfather. Tomorrow I will make you a small bow. Great-grandfather's bows and arrows are very good. Back then, your great-grandfather said that if you want to learn how to bow, you must understand the nature of the bow. Everything from a piece of wood to the bowstring affects the range of the bow. The most powerful is the horn bow, which is complicated to make... "
If one is willing to speak and the other is willing to listen, the relationship between the old and the young will be better. In contrast, Shen Tai seemed to be in a bottomless purgatory.
He was born in central Beijing, although he knew about the Shen family's glorious history and family inheritance, he had never personally experienced it. He was in the capital with Mrs. Shen, and Uncle Shen would send letters from time to time to urge him to practice martial arts, and even found many martial arts masters for him. But first there was Mrs. Shen who cared about her son, and then there was Shen Tai who was playful and couldn't bear hardships, and no one was watching. This so-called martial arts is naturally a show, and it's okay for a layman who doesn't know anything, but it's nothing for an insider. Can't get confused.
Previously, after King Jin became a feudal clan, the Shen family returned to the capital. Ning Guogong and Shen Erye were busy with affairs outside the mansion, they didn't care about him at all, and they also felt sorry for his loss of father, and Emperor Hongjing gave the throne to Shen Erye, and couldn't bear to discipline him severely.
He has always been used to eating, drinking, having fun, and doing nothing. Suddenly he was trained by Ning Guogong like this, and he would get up before dawn every morning. If he didn't practice enough, he would have no food. Although Mrs. Shen loved her son, she was afraid of her father-in-law, so she went to Jingxinju to make a scene twice, and was reprimanded by Ning Guogong himself, so she never dared to stand up again.
Xiaobao walked around and came to the martial arts arena.
In the empty hall, the floor is paved with flat black bricks, and there are many weapon racks on the corners of the surrounding walls, with various weapons inserted on them.
Xiao Baoren is short and short, and can only touch the base of the shelf, even so, it makes his blood boil. He followed Fu Cheng step by step, and there was another person in the martial arts arena, and it was Shen Tai.
Shen Tai was being watched by several servants not far away.
Shen Tai's footsteps were swaying, he was sweating profusely, his whole body ached, but there was a small object that was an eyesore not far away, and his heart was even more irritable.
In the past few days, Shen Tai has not rarely seen Ning Guogong talking affectionately with Xiaobao in his arms. In his eyes, it is obvious that he is his own grandson, why he has not kissed other people's children. He even wondered if his father was the old man's own. Otherwise, why his second uncle was alive when his father died. It should be his eldest son, but he gave it to the second uncle.
When his mind was blank, he suddenly remembered what that person said that day.
Although Shen Tai didn't know who that person was, he knew that he must be a great nobleman, otherwise how could he promise to give him the position of Duke Ning, but—
He faltered and staggered backwards. Before he could stand still, he was knocked straight by the bamboo board from behind. Turning his head to look, a middle-aged servant with an expressionless face stared at him coldly, holding a slender bamboo piece about two feet long.
"Young Master Sun, stand up straight. If you want to strike first, you must first sharpen your weapon. It's the same with this martial arts. If you want to have a good martial arts, you must first work hard on this horse stance."
In the past few days, Shen Tai didn't know how many times he had been hit by this bamboo board, and he was also a chicken thief, even though it made him feel pain, he still managed to leave no traces, he couldn't even find an excuse to pretend to be sick.
Shen Tai was so painful that the hairs all over his body trembled, it felt as if his bones were split open. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, but before he could reach out, he was hit again. He howled miserably, the flesh on his hands and feet trembled, and just happened to see Xiaobao looking here, so he cursed: "Look at your motherfucker, you little bastard, it's your turn to watch the joke of the master."
If it weren't for the fact that he was still young, Xiaobao really wanted to go up and wash his mouth.
Fu Cheng was about to say something, when a thunderous voice suddenly sounded: "You little bastard, you are full of foul language, you are useless, and you vent your anger on a child... It is your father who didn't teach you well, your father is not here now Yes, I will teach him!"
But Ning Guogong,
He stared at Shen Tai angrily, seemingly wanting to devour others, but his eyes were filled with hatred and a kind of sadness.
"Add another hour every day, and you are not allowed to go back until you finish training!" Ning Guogong shouted.
"grandfather!"
It's a pity that Ning Guozheng ignored him, walked over, picked up Xiaobao and left.
Ning Guogong took Xiaobao back to the main room and sat down on the kang by the window.
He looked dazed, tiredness written all over his old face.
Xiao Bao sat on the side, trying to say something, but unfortunately he couldn't speak, and he didn't know what to say.
After a while, Duke Ning came to his senses, looked at Xiaobao, sighed and smiled: "Xiaobao is worried about his great-grandfather? Great-grandfather is fine, your cousin Shen Tai is actually not bad in nature, he just got spoiled by others .”
He sighed for a long time, and said to Xiaobao as if he were talking to an adult: "He is not fair, and his great-grandfather knew it. But thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, and we as ministers, we have to bear it if we don't accept it." ... Your Majesty is a good planner, the grandson of my Shen family has been disturbed by the broken position of a son, and the grandparents and grandchildren of my Shen family are at odds. There are only these two families left, and they are like enemies..."
As he said that, he laughed, but when Xiaobao saw it, it was more like crying than laughing.
Xiao Bao stretched out his hand and patted the back of Ning Guogong's hand. Seeing his serious appearance, Ning Guogong was amused by him, and stretched out his hand to rub his little head: "Great-grandfather said you are smart, you are really a little witty ghost!" .”
Xiao Bao rubbed his nose and face with his chubby hands in embarrassment, and even made Ning Guo Gong laugh, all worries and troubles were gone.
"Let's go, great-grandfather will take you to see my collection of military books!"
The next day, Shen Tai came to see Duke Ning.
When he entered the room, he knelt down in front of Duke Ning with a plop, weeping so hard that he confessed to Ning Guo that he was wrong.
Ning Guogong's face was complicated, and he said after a long time: "Come on, you know your mistake, and grandfather is not unforgivable. It's just that you need to know that as the son of my Shen family, I am destined to bear more than others. You are my Shen family Sun, there are still a few younger brothers below, you should set an example of being an elder brother and let them be proud of you."
Shen Tai fell on the ground and cried: "Grandfather, grandson knows he was wrong, grandson will not dare to do it again in the future, he must practice martial arts hard, and not let grandfather down."
"Get up."
Shen Tai didn't dare to get up, an old servant next to him helped him up after Ning Guogong signaled.
Afterwards, Duke Ning told him about the principles of dealing with people, and then let Shen Tai leave. After he left, he ordered people to shorten his daily martial arts training time.
In fact, Ning Guogong really didn't expect Shen Tai to be able to practice well. It's too late for him to practice martial arts now, but martial arts can sharpen one's temperament, and he hopes that his grandson's temperament can be more stable.
After all, he is the eldest grandson.
But after this heart-to-grandson talk, Shen Tai seemed to have really changed.
In the past, I had to be chased and chased by people every day, and there were many complaints in my mouth. In the past two days, the complaints have disappeared, and people have become more diligent. Obviously, he was exhausted every day and had to be carried back by the servants, but he never saw the disgust and hatred written on his face. He is also very close to Duke Ning, and would come to him every day to ask Duke Ning for advice on issues related to martial arts, as well as puzzles on the art of war.
The smiles on Ning Guogong's face became more and more, and Xiao Bao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the death of his great-grandfather in his previous life had nothing to do with Shen Tai, but because he wanted to go wrong
On this day, Shen Tai asked Ning Guogong for advice as before, and the grandfather and grandson were talking happily in the study.
Although Shen Tai was a bit rotten, Duke Ning was still happy to teach, whether he learned well or not was different from whether he was willing to learn.
Xiaobao was also there, sitting on the Luohan bed under the window, and a raccoon cat was lying on the window next to it. This raccoon cat is Mrs. Ning's favorite pet, Sa Huanzi runs around the whole Duke's mansion, and always comes to the Hujutang from time to time, and Xiaobao can always see it.
Shen Tai glanced at the milk baby and the cat bathed in the sun, and couldn't help but be fair to Ning Guo: "Grandfather, Xiao Bao doesn't understand these things, will he be bored, if you don't let the servants carry him out to play? "
Ning Guogong took a look at Xiaobao, "A baby boy can distract you? Xiaobao is very good, and he is not noisy. Why do you come to tell Grandpa what this sentence means..."
Shen Tai seemed to be caught by someone's insight, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and lowered his head to read the book of war on the book case, stumbled and uttered the meaning of the passage Ning Guogong pointed out.
After speaking, he looked at Ning Guogong with some anxiety.
Looking at his grandson's face, Ning Guogong sighed in his heart, "I have grown a lot more than before. You watch first, grandfather is going to Gongfang." He patted Shen Tai on the shoulder, got up and walked out.
It was quiet in the study, only two people and a cat.
One of them was a milk baby, and the cat didn't know anything about it.
Shen Tai, who had been reading with his head down, suddenly moved, and Xiaobao looked over out of the corner of his eye, and saw him take out a bag of something from his arms.
Cihuamao also looked over and meowed.
The meow made Shen Tai tremble in fright, he hurriedly poured the contents of the paper bag into the teacup next to him, stared at Xiaobao and Cihuamao at the same time, and said in a low voice: "Look at what you want, look at it again Goug out your eyes!"