Chapter 815: Master Qiong is violently beaten [2]

An Neijian briefly explained the situation and added, "On the ninth day of the fifth month, Mr. Jing will wear mourning clothes and send his master's portrait to the City God Temple for worship."

"Mr. Zhi Jing is too sentimental and feels that sending the portrait as an offering on the ninth day is not enough, so he decided to become a vegetarian from today onwards, hold a fast and chant sutras for the master until the ninth day, when all the offerings are completed."

"Now the banquet area on the river bank has become a place for fasting and offering sacrifices."

After hearing this, Old Man Xun understood, but said, "Duke, are you happy for him to use your Wuyuan to hold a ceremony for the dead?"

Duke of Yan: "Mr. Jing's offering of tribute to his teacher is to promote respect for teachers and filial piety. I should support this."

Old man Xun curled his lips and continued to apply eye drops: "But this is a bit unlucky."

Duke Yan smiled and said, "Mr. Jing has helped the court a lot. This Dragon Boat Festival gathering also helped Xiangwutang raise a huge amount of money. It's okay to just use the banquet venue to hold a fast and sacrifice for my teacher."

Half of the money raised from this Dragon Boat Festival conference will be used to set up a local martial arts hall.

When everyone heard this, those who had originally felt it was unlucky to hold a fast and sacrifice ceremony for the dead in Wuyuan, now felt that Mr. Jing had done a good job!

Old man Xun insisted: "It's still bad luck, especially for you, Duke of Yan. You are not in good health, and you can't stand the impact of bad luck."

"How about this, I will perform a ritual for you to ward off bad luck, and you can just give me some gold, silver, and jewelry."

Ah this?

Lord Shi and Deputy General Zhen looked unhappy... Is the old man trying to cheat the Duke out of his money?

Seeing this, Xiao Mutong hurriedly went to pull old man Xun and apologized to Duke Yan: "Duke, please calm down. Master likes to joke. Please forgive him this time."

Ha, Yan Zhou smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll have to trouble Elder Xun to help me with a ritual to get rid of the darkness."

what?

You agreed to this?

Forget it, if this old man can make the Duke happy, they will just cooperate.

Lord Shi and Deputy General Zhen no longer objected.

An Neijian asked with a smile: "What does the old doctor need? Give me a list and I will send someone to get it for you."

"Hey, that's great." Old Man Xun picked up a pen and wrote down a bunch of things he didn't need, then handed the list to Eunuch An: "You need them all. It's best to buy two copies. If something breaks or gets lost, you don't have to rush to buy another one."

Xiao Mutong: "..."

Master, please take it easy. Didn’t you see that Lord Shi, Lieutenant General Zhen, and even Young Master Jiang all look a little cold?

And if the young master finds out about how you fooled the Duke of Yan, you'll be doomed.

Old man Xun was not afraid at all. He would do anything to get himself killed. He also reiterated to Duke Yan: "This is a necessary item for the ritual, not my hard-earned money."

Duke Yan smiled: "Of course."

Hehe, old man Xun was happy. After finishing his 'brunch', he went to check the pulse of Duke Yan.

Lord Shi, Deputy General Zhen, Yan Ji, Zhou Zhaoniang and others were waiting anxiously.

A quarter of an hour later, old man Xun glanced at them, and after making them anxious for a while, he stroked his beardless chin and said, "Not bad. I have been staying here recently to take care of the Duke. In a month at the latest, I will make sure that Duke Yan can eat and sleep normally and gain three pounds of weight."

Gain three pounds!

Eunuch Ning was so excited that he wanted to cry. He bowed and thanked: "Thank you, old doctor."

Yan Ji also bowed solemnly: "I, the younger generation, would like to thank the old doctor for his great kindness."

Lord Shi and Deputy General Zhen were also very happy... It would be great if Duke Yan could eat and sleep normally.

As for gaining three pounds in a month?

They can't even think about it.

If they force the Duke to eat, he will vomit after eating... It's very difficult and they are all afraid.

Seeing that there were no problems with Old Man Xun, Jiang Dalang focused on compiling the new "Outline of Setting up a Rural Martial Arts Hall".

The current strategies for running a local martial arts hall are so sophisticated that after three months of learning martial arts, students will be sent in batches to places such as carriage and horse companies, post stations, and the second gates of government troops to learn how to escort supplies.

Duke Yan was also paying attention to this and said at the right time: "Eunuch An, take Jiang Zongqi, Ji'er, Zhao Niang and others to deliver the "Outline of Establishing a Township Martial Hall" to the three adults."

The Duke wants them to visit all three places and get acquainted with the three adults.

Such strong support is rare.

"Yes." An Neijian agreed, and after some preparation, he took Jiang Dalang, Yan Ji, Zhou Zhaoniang and others away from Chenlou.

Because the opportunity was rare, before leaving, Jiang Dalang woke up Xu Sanjun and took him with him.

……

After Lord Yan of the Provincial Administration Department read the outline of the establishment of the Township Martial Hall, he asked the eunuch An, "Does Duke Yan mean to decide to do it?"

An Neijian nodded: "Yes."

Just one word.

Lord Yan was reminded... Duke Yan did not even bother to gather the people from the second gate of the official army and the people from the business alliance to discuss the matter. He just gave a notice. It seems that he is really determined to set up the local martial arts hall.

"Please rest assured, Duke Yan, the Provincial Administration Office will fully cooperate in running the Township Martial Hall."

There are many disadvantages to setting up a local martial arts hall, but there are advantages as well. Besides, Duke Yan is second only to His Majesty and is the person His Majesty trusts the most. He holds a special weight in His Majesty's eyes. Only a fool would go against Duke Yan.

An Neijian: "I will tell the Duke what you said."

Lord Yan looked at Jiang Dalang and Yan Ji again, and after asking the eunuch to introduce them, he treated them as his juniors and gave them both gifts.

As for Xu Sanjun, he also received a relatively inferior gift.

Zhou Zhaoniang was a slave serving beside An Neijian, so she had no gift for the meeting.

The purpose of the Duke of Yan asking her to come along was not to elevate her status, but to let her see how the officials in the second gate of the official army do their work and how they communicate.

Let Zhou Zhaoniang go and see and learn, and then she can go to do her job.

"Thank you, Lord Yan, for the gift." Yan Ji smiled, bowed, and followed An Neijian to say goodbye and leave, also looking at Jiang Dalang with a smile.

Jiang Dalang smiled back at him… Yan Ji might be the heir to the Duke of Yan’s Mansion, and being on good terms with him would do more good than harm.

An Neijian then took them to the Duzhihuishisi to meet Gu Chengyong.

Gu Chengyong had heard of Jiang Dalang's reputation a long time ago and wanted to win him over.

However, Jiang Dalang was like a piece of wood, as if he didn't understand what people were saying. An Neijian said beside him, "Commander of the Ancient Capital, I still have to take Master Ji and the others to see Master Liang. It will take an hour to travel. We can't delay any more. I'll take my leave now."

Gu Chengyong had no choice but to release him, but he also gave him a greeting gift: "Dalang, you have just joined the army. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come to the Capital Commandery with the token I gave you to observe and learn."

A blatant attempt to win over.

But An Neijian didn't see it... Jiang Ying could achieve remarkable feats repeatedly, so he was a smart man. A smart man would naturally know who to choose as a backer to benefit himself the most.

"Thank you, sir." Jiang Dalang said this dully and left with An Neijian.

"Yeah." Gu Chengyong smiled and saw them off.

After they left, Gu Chengyong's son Gu Xuan couldn't help but said with disdain: "Dad, that kid surnamed Jiang must have thought that the token you gave him was a cheap one, otherwise why would he be so calm and not excited at all?"

Snapped!

Gu Chengyong slapped Gu Xuan.