Chapter 46 Damn It

On the way back to the county government office, Li Nuo learned from Butler Wu that among these people, only two were at the second level of martial arts, and the rest were ordinary people with no foundation in martial arts.

Looking at the huge crowd in front of him, Li Nuo said with some regret: "There are only two people in the Inner Breath Realm, not even one in the True Qi Realm?"

There is a big difference in the bonus to lifespan between martial arts masters and ordinary people.

We don't ask them to have the strength of my wife, but being in the True Qi realm is okay. He doesn't even know that his lifespan can be multiplied several times by reaching the third realm of judgment.

"Qi realm, how is it possible?"

Butler Wu said slowly: "The foundation of martial arts is not easy to come by. Among ordinary people, only one out of a hundred has it. Among them, half of them will never be able to cultivate inner breath in their entire lives, and half of those who have cultivated inner breath will not be able to condense true qi. Anyone who can cultivate to the level of controlling objects can be considered a martial arts genius. This is still the case when they work hard to practice. If you don't work hard to practice, even if you have talent, you won't achieve much..."

Li Nuo was stunned: "Is martial arts practice so difficult?"

Steward Wu took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Martial arts training is not just about judging cases or farming. Talent and hard work are both indispensable. These officials' children are spoiled and can't endure the hardships of martial arts. Even if they have a foundation in martial arts, most of them will be wasted. The kid from the Wang family is rare for being both talented and hardworking. It's a pity that he has gone astray..."

After hearing what Butler Wu said, Li Nuo felt much more comfortable.

Among a hundred people, only one has a foundation in martial arts, and he belongs to the majority of the 99 percent.

Moreover, although he had no foundation in martial arts, the guards around him were all martial arts masters above the third level. Thinking about it this way, it didn't seem so regretful...

Afterwards, Li Nuo asked another question that had puzzled him for many days: "After all this talk, what is the foundation of martial arts?"

Butler Wu thought for a moment and said, "There is no accurate statement about the foundation of martial arts. In short, once a person with a martial arts foundation begins to practice martial arts, his strength will increase dramatically in a short period of time, and his physical strength will also be significantly improved. On the contrary, those who grow very slowly in strength and body during practice are those who do not have a martial arts foundation. Such people, even if they put in ten or a hundred times the effort, are not as good as others who just practice casually..."

In other words, Li Nuo, who had no foundation in martial arts, could not be as good as his wife who practiced casually for a quarter of an hour even if he practiced very hard and practiced for twelve hours without sleeping every day.

The truth is really hurtful...

In the martial arts, talent is everything. Without talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.

There is also a huge difference between talent and talent.

Steward Wu said that Wang Yue, the son of the Langzhong of the Ministry of Examination, was also quite talented.

Wang Yue’s talent is a dimensionality reduction attack on Li Nuo.

But his talent is nothing compared to Song Jiaren.

Li Nuo suddenly thought of Song Mu'er. She was only six years old, but she seemed to have developed inner energy. He asked Butler Wu, "Mu'er's talent is pretty good, right?"

Butler Wu nodded and said, "Of course, the women of the Song family are all very talented in martial arts. The two girls and Miss Song Zhen, although their talents are slightly inferior to those of the young lady, are still far superior to ordinary people. If they practice diligently, their future achievements will definitely be good, and at least they can become masters..."

Li Nuo discovered that there was a very strange phenomenon in the Song family.

The women in their family all have incredible talent in martial arts.

On the other hand, the man didn't even have the basic foundation in martial arts. If Song Yu had that much foundation in martial arts, he wouldn't have been chased like a dog by others with a rolling pin.

Are martial arts genes passed down to girls and not boys?

Since this matter has been brought up, Butler Wu simply explained it in more detail, saying, "Unlike the teachings of the various schools of thought, the foundation of martial arts is inherited through blood. The higher the martial arts talent of the ancestors, the greater the possibility of a martial arts genius being born in the younger generation. The descendants of the two martial arts masters must have good martial arts talent. Our Li family has never produced a martial arts master, so the master and the young master do not have a martial arts foundation."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Nuo eagerly and said, "If the young master and the young lady have a child in the future, his martial arts talent will definitely not be bad. With the young lady's bloodline, there will be more people in the Li family who have a foundation in martial arts. Young master, the future of the Li family depends on you. You and the young lady must have more children in the future!"

"Let's talk about it later." Li Nuo waved his hand. He and his wife were not very familiar with each other yet, and there was still a long way to go before they could get along well in the future.

Song Yu, Zhou Yu and their companions followed the county government's constables and walked for a long time before finally arriving at the Chang'an County Government.

As soon as we entered the county government yard, many people sat down on the ground and refused to get up no matter what.

“I’m so tired!”

“My feet are almost broken!”

"Damn it, why is this crappy county government office so far away..."

Without exception, they were all children of officials. When they went out on weekdays, they either took a sedan chair or a car. They had never walked such a long way. After arriving at the Chang'an County Government, they took off their shoes, rubbed their feet and cursed.

Seeing this, County Lieutenant Wang said in a deep voice: "This is the county government office. How can you behave like this? Get up!"

But no one paid attention to his words.

As the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses. Among the more than 20 people present, which one of them didn't have some background? Besides, they hadn't committed any serious crime, so they didn't take a mere Chang'an County Lieutenant seriously. Zhou Tao rubbed his feet and urged, "Sir, we have arrived at the county government office. How do you want to punish us? Just tell me..."

County Magistrate Wang ignored him and bowed respectfully to a young man who walked into the county government office. He asked, "Sir, what do you think we should do with these people?"

Zhou Yu and others were stunned, with a hint of doubt on their faces.

The Chang'an County Lieutenant was so arrogant in front of them, but when facing this guy who was younger than them, he nodded and bowed, and was extremely respectful, as if he was a different person... Who is this young man?

Unlike Zhou Yu and others who were confused, Song Yu's face was full of shock.

Brother-in-law?

How could he be here!

In a flash, he thought of a possibility. Could it be that Li Nuo knew that he was going to fight Zhou Yu and the others, and was worried about his safety, so he led people to ambush there in advance, and when he was at a disadvantage, he asked the Chang'an County Lieutenant to bring people out to save the situation...

If this is not the case, how do we explain that the people from Chang'an County Yamen arrived at the critical moment?

And they have to be one of our own!

At this moment, in addition to being moved, Song Yu's heart was filled with deep regret.

He treated his brother-in-law so well before, but he actually forgot the past and treated him so well, and he actually doubted him yesterday...

Thinking of his past actions, Song Yu wanted to slap himself twice... He really deserved to die!

Li Nuo didn't notice Song Yu's face flushed with shame. He held a copy of the Great Xia Law in his hand and said slowly, "Zhou Yu, Zhou Tao, Song Yu and others gathered outside Yunmeng Academy to fight, which had a bad influence. According to the Great Xia Law, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tao and ten others will be given 90 strokes of the cane; Song Yu, Wang Hua and 13 others will be given 70 strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others. Do you have any objection?"

Song Yu was touched when he heard this. Although he didn't know why Li Nuo was the judge, his brother-in-law was still his brother-in-law. They were both involved in a fight, but the other party was given 90 strokes of the cane while they were only given 70. The sentence was much lighter than Zhou Yu's...

Caning is a higher level than flogging. Flogging can only cause some physical pain, but caning can break bones and muscles and even kill people...

Before Song Yu could speak, Zhou Yu immediately said, "I object. This is unfair. We both fought, but why did they only use flogging while we used caning? You are biased and making a wrong judgment!"

Of course, Li Nuo would not make a random judgment.

He turned to a certain page of the Daxia Code in his hand, pointed to a paragraph, and explained to Zhou Yu: "According to Article 15 of the Daxia Code, "Fighting and Litigation", those who beat others with their hands or feet in a fight shall be flogged forty times; those who beat others with weapons shall be caned sixty times; if more than three people beat and injure others, the crime shall be aggravated by one level, if more than five people beat and injure others, the crime shall be aggravated by two levels, and if more than ten people beat and injure others, the crime shall be aggravated by three levels.

Although it was also a fight, Song Yu and his companions were unarmed, so they should be caned 40 times according to the law. Because there were more than ten people in the fight, their crime was aggravated by three levels, and the first level was aggravated by ten strokes, so they were caned 70 times. You were armed, so according to the law, you should be caned 60 times. Since there were more than ten people, your crime was aggravated by three levels, and the first level was aggravated by ten strokes, so you were caned 90 times... Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Li Nuo cited legal provisions and acted completely in accordance with the law with reason and evidence. Not only was the level of punishment correct, but even the numbers were accurate, not one more or one less stick.

After explaining all this, he handed the place over to County Lieutenant Wang and went to the back hall of the county government office to have tea with Pei Zhe.

Zhou Yu and others stood there in a daze.

They vaguely remembered that their teacher seemed to have taught them this when they were studying law in the academy.

But as children of a general, they will definitely serve in the army in the future and do not have to take the imperial examination. In the academy, they have never paid attention to subjects other than military tactics and riding and archery. They either skipped or slept through the law class, so how could they remember these things?

But after today, they will definitely keep this law in mind.

The knowledge that they did not learn in class was deeply engraved in their minds outside of the class in a strange way.

The update time has been adjusted to 12 noon. It will be gone tomorrow morning, so there is no need to wait.

(End of this chapter)