C47 Father and Son Are Busy Sparring

Early in the morning, Gongsun Xu gently removed a pair of jade plates that were wrapped around him. Barefooted, he jumped off the bed, turned around and smiled at Liu Ninger who was sleeping soundly, put on a thick robe and walked to the window. There were warm land dragons in the room, and even barefoot on the wooden floor they didn't feel the cold. He leaned close to the window and looked out.

The yard outside was filled with a thin layer of fog as usual. This was also the most common misty weather during winter in the Northern Lands. Gongsun Xu shifted his gaze to the sky and realized that the sky was blue. Today should be a sunny day.

Gongsun Xu patted his forehead and whispered, "Today seems to be November 7th or 8th? I'm not used to it without a calendar! "

"Why is Brother Xu up in the dark? This humble one will immediately help you change your clothes. " Liu Ninger suddenly opened her beautiful eyes and saw Gongsun Xu standing under the bed. She quickly sat up and prepared to put on her outer garment.

Gongsun Xu walked to the bed and took the shirt from Liu Ninger's hand and put it on the pillow. He pressed her down and then patted on her smooth skin and pulled up the blanket, "How many times have I said it? I'll get dressed myself." You should go back to sleep, last night was a long time, hehe. "

Liu Ninger smiled shyly and pulled the blanket over her head.

Gongsun Xu was dressed neatly. When he turned around and saw Liu Ninger looking at him through the cracks in the bed, he couldn't help but get intimate with her again. Then, under Liu Ninger's joyous and annoyed gaze, he walked out of the room.

After the door was closed, Liu Ninger covered her flushed cheeks with her hands and rolled around the bed with the blanket a few times. She seemed to have thought of something and started chuckling.

On the same day that he came back from Liucheng, Gongsun Zan rewarded the soldiers and pushed Gongsun Xu for his first meritorious service. However, Gongsun Xu did not accept it. Instead, he handed over this great merit to the Single Classic. The two of them pushed each other, and in the end, they both performed the same great deed, envious of the other important generals and advisors at the same time.

He had previously been a high ranked general of the Yanzhou (Remote Region) and a fourth rank general of the Left Army, but this time, he was promoted to the third rank of General An Dong (not to refer to the general stationed in An Dong, but to General Si An An, one of the four great generals of the east, west, south, north and west), and his salary increased to two thousand stones. In the future, if he were to rule this place, he would be in charge of all the military powers. Furthermore, he would have the authority to appoint and remove officials and military generals below the fifth-grade.

Gongsun Xu was fifth stage partial general before he attacked the Liucheng. This time, he was also promoted to fourth stage Protector Wu Huan Academy Officer. With one look at the name, one could tell that this position was used to deal with Wu Huan's affairs. Originally, Yan Rou had been a part of this official position before. She had helped Cao Cao to resist the Hu and had been given a meritorious service. Furthermore, she had been given the title of Marquis.) Even though it had only risen by one level, Gongsun Xu's power had greatly increased. He was able to protect Wu Huan and Academy Officer and deploy troops at the same time! That was to say that Gongsun Xu could now command an army in name and without needing to borrow the status of the son of Gongsun Zan. Before this, he had attracted a lot of criticism as the commander of the White Horse Camp.

Other people like Zhao Yun and Yan Rou were rewarded, but Gongsun Zan did not promote them to the rank of an official. He only rewarded them with money and silk cloth. On the other hand, Wei Dun, who was in charge of the rear guard, was promoted by one rank and replaced by partial general.

When he returned to the Ji County, he started to take action on this matter. However, when he understood the situation, he was shocked — it turned out that other than the large and small officers in the Youzhou Army, most of the ordinary soldiers did not have any military pay, especially those that were classified as county soldier's, 99% of the people did not have a single cent to take! When they entered the army, they would eat two meals a day, and at the same time, they would be able to offset some taxes. Furthermore, they would also be able to snatch some wealth from the army when they fought; this was the true reason why they joined the army.

There were many taxes in this dynasty, especially during the reign of the Emperor Wu. In the early days, in order to vanquish the Huns and later years, in order to build a magnificent palace, many taxes were raised. For example, the 'word of mouth', which is to say, the tax collected according to the population, was increased from twenty to twenty-three words of literature and scenery. In the later Han Chinese books, there was a 'When going from Martial Emperor to Martial Emperor, one would add three more coins to make up for the cost of riding a carriage.' It was said that the Martial Emperor had specially added money to increase the number of horses and carriages.

Ever since the rebellion between Yellow Scarf and Dong Zhuo, the world had been in complete chaos. There were numerous nobles present, and many taxes had been raised on their own accord. If one could not pay taxes, they would be dragged to the government to serve as a servant, or they would be sent to jail. Often, they would lose their lives because of this, so many people chose to join the military.

The Youzhou was originally a bitter cold land, and the taxes collected every year were basically not enough to cover his expenses. Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu could not agree to give some taxes to the soldiers of the White Horse Camp to pay. Just as Gongsun Xu was racking his brains for the money, Liu Weitai, Le Hedang, and Li Yizi arrived at the door together and offered him one million copper coins! At this time, Youzhou's income from taxes was only three to four hundred thousand a year. From this, it could be seen how large a sum this was!

Gongsun Xu knew that there were no free pies in the world, so he sincerely asked Liu Weitai and the other two for their conditions, only to receive a somewhat unexpected answer: Liu Weitai wanted him to take Liu Ninger as soon as possible, and promised him that he would pamper her in the future; Li Yizi also wanted to betroth a daughter of his far away from the city to be his concubine, and mysteriously said that they would meet when the time came.

Gongsun Xu had no reason to refuse. He liked Liu Ninger's gentleness and gentleness very much. He didn't have any morals or cleanliness, so he just accepted it! As for Li Yizi's daughter, Li Yizi said that she was absolutely as beautiful as a fairy. Since Le Hedang was beating the drums on the side, Gongsun Xu accepted her half-heartedly.

Three days later, Liu Ninger was sent to Gongsun Xu in a small sedan chair. However, whether it was the Wu couple or the Liu siblings, they did not see Liu Ninger as a concubine. Gongsun Zan had even specially hosted a banquet at the house of the Marquis and invited a few close friends and trusted subordinates.

Liu Ninger was very gentle and tame. These days, Gongsun Xu had enjoyed quite a lot. Blessed. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that Liu Ninger called Gongsun Xu Master at the beginning. Under his repeated requests, Liu Ninger finally changed her address and continued to call him Brother Xu.

With money on his hands, Gongsun Xu finally planned to formally reform the military system in recent days. He didn't dare to include the entire Youzhou Army in his plan, and prepared to start with the White Horse Camp first, and only waited for the results to show before persuading Gongsun Zan.

Wu Tie walked out of the bedroom. Su Er, Liu Ninger's servant girl, had already prepared some warm water. While he was washing up, he teased the handsome Su Er. After a while, he finished washing up and walked out of the small courtyard towards Gongsun Zan and his wife's residence.

Just as they reached the door, Gongsun Rui rushed out, and the two of them almost collided.

Gongsun Xu knocked on his sister's head and said with a smile, "Rui Er, what are you doing in such a hurry?"

"Aiyah, I hate it!" Gongsun Rui opened his hand and said angrily: "Brother, how many times have I told you this? I'm already grown up! If you dare to knock me down again, I will definitely complain to my mother! "

"Haha, good, good. Big brother will promise not to hit your head anymore!" "Anyway, where are you going so early?"

"Oh, I'm going to find Cui Er to play with elder brother. I'm leaving!" Gongsun Rui's face was somewhat flustered, as she hurriedly ran out.

"Something's off!" Gongsun Xu rubbed his chin and said to himself, "Why don't we ask Ning'er to ask him?"

"Young Master, why are you standing here?" At this time, Gongsun Zan's guard leader, Lao Liu, walked out. When he saw Gongsun Xu, he couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Hehe, I just said a few words to Rui Er. Sixth Uncle, is father in? "

"Master is practicing his spear in the backyard. Young master, please come in. This lowly one has something to do."

"Alright, Sixth Uncle, please do as you please."

Gongsun Xu walked into the yard and headed straight for the small training field in the backyard. Along the way, he met five or six maids and servants, and they all quickly hid to the side when they saw him. They respectfully greeted him.

"Ha!" Ha! "Haargh!" "Gongsun Zan's loud shout came from afar.

Gongsun Xu passed through the crescent gate in the backyard and saw Gongsun Zan wearing a set of black short-sleeved clothes. The long spear in his hand danced like a silver dragon entering the sea, causing the dead leaves on the ground to scatter and fly into the air.

"Haha, continue!" It's been a long time since father and son have sparred. Come, let's train today! " When Gongsun Zan noticed Gongsun Xu's arrival, he laughed and threw over a spear.

Gongsun Xu smiled as he received the spear. He stood up and pointed the spear at Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan waved his hand: "Make the first move!"

"Alright!" Gongsun Xu did not delay and pierced forward with his spear.

Clang! The tip of Gongsun Zan's spear trembled and it struck the bottom of Gongsun Xu's red tassel.

Gongsun Xu's long spear was like a snake that was hit by seven inches, and bounced back with a 'hu' sound.

Gongsun Zan shouted a beautiful shot, and the long spear continued to vibrate and thrust, not far from Gongsun Xu's left shoulder.

That day in Chang Shan Town, Mi Fang had once said that Gongsun Zan's marksmanship was extremely exquisite. She had even accused him of using Zhang Yan's' Wild Swallow marksmanship 'rather than the marksmanship passed down in Gongsun Zan's family, using Gongsun Xu's marksmanship as the reason for his berserk and crude marksmanship. Lili's mouth was full of lies that day, but he was absolutely right when he said that Gongsun Zan's marksmanship was exquisite. Gongsun Zan had created his own set of 'Life Resisting Spear Technique', which was derived from the meaning of 'The opposite is born, the living and the living and the dead'. Once the technique was fully unleashed, the moves would be cyclical and the attacks would be as concentrated as quicksilver, making it very difficult for the opponent to find a chance to counterattack.

Gongsun Xu's marksmanship was mediocre and he only had an initial glimpse of the 'Life Bestowal Spear Art'. Facing Gongsun Zan who used seventy to eighty percent of his strength, he was unable to fight back and was forced back step by step. In a trance, Gongsun Xu felt like he was facing a Taiji master. The long spear in front of him was like a huge net, and whenever he wanted to break out of the net, the net would suddenly tighten. He had no choice but to retreat step by step. After ten breaths, he retreated twelve steps. Unknowingly, his back was only a few inches away from the wall.

Gongsun Zan revealed a faint smile as he suddenly thrust his spear towards Gongsun Xu's chest.

Gongsun Xu was shocked and quickly retreated.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan's shot was a feint. When Gongsun Xu pressed his back against the wall and retreated, the long spear changed to a jab and sent Gongsun Xu's long spear flying. Then, the long spear trembled and the shaft of the spear pressed against Gongsun Xu's shoulder.

"Your son lost." Gongsun Xu could only admit defeat.

"Haha, my son has to diligently practice the way of the spear!" Gongsun Zan withdrew his gun and laughed complacently.

Gongsun Xu bowed and said, "I will listen to Father's teachings and will definitely practice the way of the spear."

"In the future?" Gongsun Zan frowned in dissatisfaction and berated: "Since you know your shortcomings, you should improve them immediately. How can you keep delaying it? "Come, I will definitely teach you the way of the spear today." Finished speaking, he pulled Gongsun Xu towards the center of the training field.

Gongsun Xu smiled. In his heart, there was not only no resistance but also a trace of warmth. The predecessor of this body relied on his immense strength and didn't like to learn spear arts at all. He was actually proficient in shooting. Now, of course, it was impossible for him to give up the opportunity to learn exquisite spear techniques. He wanted to build his career, and if he wanted to fight with the fierce generals like Lv Bu, Guan Yu, and Xu Zhu, just relying on brute force alone would only mean death!

From the bottom of his heart, Gongsun Xu was looking forward to be taught by Gongsun Zan. Although they had only known each other for a short time, Gongsun Xu could feel Gongsun Zan's deep love for him. More importantly, Gongsun Xu hadn't received much fatherly love in his previous life. Now that he had this opportunity, he wanted to experience the deep love between father and son instead of continuing to engrave that faint fatherly love deep within his heart.

In the sunny training field, Gongsun Zan was explaining the subtleties of the spear technique while slowing down his moves to fight with Gongsun Xu, occasionally stopping to correct his mistakes.

It was unknown when Hou Yue came here, but she was leaning on the crescent gate, quietly watching the father and son duo in the training grounds, a warm and satisfied smile on her face.