The carriage was still a two-wheeled carriage, but Shi Changfeng's two-wheeled carriage was more spacious than the one Yan Liqiang had ridden in before. The furnishings inside the carriage were also more exquisite. There was also a stick of incense lit in the carriage, and the fragrance was dense. There was a scent of sandalwood lingering in the carriage, which made people feel their brains suddenly clear when they smelled it.
"Gee..." The driver sat in the front of the carriage, shaking the reins and cracking the whip. At the sound of the whip, the horses pulling the carriage ran as fast as they left the military camp.
At this time, Pingxi City seemed to have just woken up. There were few pedestrians on the streets and most shops were closed. Carriages were speeding on the flat streets in the city without having to worry about hitting anyone.
I don’t know if they didn’t notice he was in the car or they couldn’t catch up with the car on foot, but Yan Liqiang didn’t see any more Shatu people following the car.
As the carriage was speeding, it was shaking slightly and not stable. This might be a common problem for all two-wheeled carriages. The moment the carriage drove out of the military camp, Yan Liqiang had basically guessed what was going on - it must be that Captain Su who sent someone to the National Martial Arts Museum to tell him about his own affairs, so the National Martial Arts Museum sent Shi Changfeng, whom he had met, over early in the morning.
Today was supposed to be the day to officially report to the Pingxi County Martial Arts Museum, but Yan Liqiang didn't expect that he would be picked up by someone.
As soon as he got in the car, Yan Liqiang felt that Shi Changfeng's eyes were always on him, and his face looked a little serious. This made him mutter secretly in his heart, wondering if Shi Changfeng's mood at the moment was the same as those deans who went to the police station to pick up students
"I know everything that happened yesterday!" Shi Changfeng looked at Yan Liqiang and broke the silence in the carriage. "Yes, you did a good job. You are worthy of being the first among the top three in the Qinghe County National Martial Arts Examination, and you are worthy of being a student of our Pingxi County National Martial Arts Museum!" After saying these words, a smile finally appeared on Shi Changfeng's serious face, and Yan Liqiang finally saw a hint of appreciation in Shi Changfeng's eyes.
Yan Liqiang felt somewhat comforted by the recognition from the head teacher of Pingxi County Martial Arts Museum. In this world, justice is in the heart of the people. "Thank you for the compliment, Master Shi. I just did what I should do!"
"Hahaha, from today on, you are already a student of Pingxi County Martial Arts Hall, so you don't have to call me Mr. Shi. You should change your name and call me Teacher Shi..."
"Okay, Mr. Shi!" Yan Liqiang laughed. "I heard that there are many courses in the National Martial Arts Hall. I wonder which course Mr. Shi teaches?"
"I am responsible for teaching swordsmanship and literature and history at the National Martial Arts Hall. I wonder if you have practiced swordsmanship before?"
"I have never practiced swordsmanship before. I have only practiced spearmanship and archery..." Yan Liqiang said implicitly. His archery skills would be exposed sooner or later, so it would not surprise people if he revealed that he had practiced archery at this time. The affairs of the Hong family were already a thing of the past, so his archery skills naturally did not need to be covered up forever.
"Oh, not bad!" Shi Changfeng nodded. "This spearmanship and archery are both ways of conquering on the battlefield. They will be very useful in the future. But swordsmanship is also one of the six arts of a warrior. It cannot be neglected. If you learn it well, whether you are traveling in the martial arts world or fighting in close combat on the battlefield, you can defeat the enemy with one move. It's extremely sharp!"
"Yes, I will definitely ask Mr. Shi for advice in the future!"
"Yeah!" Shi Changfeng nodded, and then suddenly asked a question, "Do you know that you got into big trouble as soon as you took action at the city gate yesterday? Those Shatu people may want to retaliate against you. Do you regret it?"
"I've already fought, what's there to regret? The only thing I regret now is that I should have been more ruthless if I had known that these Shatu people were so hateful!" Yan Liqiang said while shaking his head, "But there is one thing I can't understand, and I feel a little angry. I don't know why those Shatu people are so arrogant in Pingxi City. They can ride horses into the city without paying the entrance fee, and they can beat people and cause trouble without any restrictions. Is this Pingxi City still the Pingxi City of my Chinese people?"
"Haven't you ever heard of the Seven Satu tribes before?"
"Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Teacher Shi. I used to be devoted to practicing martial arts. I only occasionally heard my father talk about the Seven Tribes of Shatu. I don't know the details of it..." Yan Liqiang turned his head and said embarrassedly.
Shi Changfeng stared at Yan Liqiang for a few seconds before sighing and saying with emotion, "No wonder you were able to win the top three in the national martial arts exam in Qinghe County. It turns out that you have put all your energy into practicing and have ignored everything else..."
"I am ashamed. I just realized my lack of knowledge after coming out this time. It just so happens that the teacher is here, so I can ask the teacher for advice. I wonder what the origin of these seven tribes of Shatu is?"
Shi Changfeng pondered for a moment, "Eighty years ago, in order to compete for the throne of the Khan of the Shatu Alliance, the various tribes within the Shatu fought each other. The so-called Seven Shatu Tribes are the Uli Tribe, Wushan Tribe, Wumu Tribe, Tumo Tribe, Tulang Tribe, Fengye Tribe, and Fenghe Tribe of the Shatu people. These seven tribes were the losers and survivors of the internal war in Shatu that year. They were hunted down by the other victorious Shatu tribes. With nowhere else to go, the seven Shatu tribes fled with millions of people and came to the border of our Great Han Empire. They presented a petition to express their willingness to submit to the Great Han Empire and become subjects of our Great Han Empire, begging our Great Han Empire to take them in. Because of this, the Seven Shatu Tribes were established within the territory of our Great Han Empire!"
Yan Liqiang was stunned. He did not expect that those arrogant and overbearing Shatu people yesterday were actually the descendants of refugees who fled to the Han Empire. The contrast was too great.
"Since these Shatu people are refugees, like dogs that have lost their homes, why can they still act so recklessly and arrogantly in Pingxi County?"
"This is what is called a different time!" Shi Changfeng sighed. "Back then, the Han Empire took in the seven Shatu tribes and allowed them to move to the Qiyun Mountain and Gulang Grassland at the border of Ganzhou and Fengzhou to settle down. They also provided a lot of help, hoping that these Shatu people would become a barrier between us and the Black Jie tribe. Over the years, the population of the seven Shatu tribes, which had less than a few million people back then, has expanded nearly tenfold. The man who strongly supported the acceptance of the seven Shatu tribes in the court back then has long been the prime minister of the empire. That man regarded taking in these Shatu people as his own achievement. A few years ago, he also issued the "Huai En Order" to allow The Shatu people enjoyed various preferential treatments in Ganzhou and Fengzhou. Minor offenses were not punished, they were exempted from the city entry fee, they could bring horses into the city, etc. As time went on, the seven Shatu tribes had become too powerful to be controlled. They were getting more and more demanding. When they were dissatisfied, they held the government hostage, made a commotion, and even rioted and smashed things. At such times, the higher-ups were biased towards the Shatu people. The situation in Pingxi City was not too serious. In some places in Fengzhou, the territory of the seven Shatu tribes was expanding day by day. In some suburban counties, it was completely dominated by the Shatu people. When the Shatu people committed crimes, almost no one dared to intervene. Instead, the Chinese were squeezed out and had no place to stand. Many people fled with their families..."
"Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Favoring other races and suppressing our own race is such a perverse act that has angered heaven and people. Sooner or later, Fengzhou and Ganzhou will be in chaos..." Yan Liqiang took a breath.
After hearing what Yan Liqiang said, Shi Changfeng suddenly looked at Yan Liqiang with strange eyes, extremely surprised, "I didn't expect you to have such knowledge at such a young age!"
This is also considered knowledge, this is common sense, okay? Yan Liqiang almost blurted out this sentence, but in the end, he swallowed it back when the words came to his lips...
At this moment, the carriage had already arrived at a place, slowly stopped, and was being inspected at the door...
"Teacher, is this the Pingxi County National Martial Arts Museum outside?" Sitting in the carriage, Yan Liqiang couldn't see the scene outside clearly. In addition, it was his first time in Pingxi City. He was unfamiliar with all the places in the city and naturally couldn't tell where the outside was.
"This is not the National Martial Arts Hall, this is the Pingxi County Governor's Mansion. The Governor wants to see you!"
Shi Changfeng's words surprised Yan Liqiang again...
(End of this chapter)