Chapter 16 Teaching Children Martial Arts
From the twilight to the bright day, the three children went from staggering at first to squatting properly now, and the whole morning was wasted like this.
The sun hadn't even risen to watch the fun, but Jiang Yaozu's chubby face was already redder than the morning sun. It was rare that this little wimp had actually managed to hold on and not say no to learning.
"Sister, I, I can't hold on any longer!"
Jiang Han's two calves were shaking with different thoughts, and he looked as fresh as if he had just been fished out of the ditch in his hometown.
"Wait a little longer."
In fact, Jiang Wan herself was also having a hard time. She knew that martial arts training would be very hard and she was prepared for it, but she didn't expect that the first level of horse stance would be able to knock the three of them down. If this were to get out, people would laugh at her to death!
After holding on for about an incense stick of time, the little girl's pitiful cries were heard again in the yard.
"Dad, Dad, Dad~~~~"
Seeing that his biological sister was nowhere to be found, Jiang Han turned his head miserably to look at his biological father who was squatting in the front, calling out to the poor man again and again, trying to arouse the other's surging fatherly love.
Jiang Huailiang looked up at the sky. The red sun seemed to be trying to emerge from behind the clouds. The beautiful rosy clouds made his three children look so beautiful!
Well, it’s time for him to go out on business.
Pull your legs together and drop your hands to finish the exercise.
"Okay, that's all for today. Go ahead and massage your arms and legs later, so you don't wake up screaming in pain tomorrow morning."
At their father's command, the three Jiang siblings collapsed to the ground one by one. Their miserable and pitiful appearance made their father laugh.
"What's up? Can you guys hold on? If you can't, just go back and learn how to write big characters."
“…Huh, huh, huh, I can do it!”
Jiang Yaozu barely even caught his breath when he immediately raised his hand to refuse. What's going on? He hated writing big characters even more than doing horse stance, okay?
Especially there is a hidden extravagant hope in my heart.
I hope to become a martial arts master in the future. If Crazy Sister dares to hit him again, I can hit her back. Let her taste the taste of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots!
That pitiful fantasy was all over his face, but Jiang Wan didn't bother to pay attention to him. It was good to have dreams, after all, whether they came true or not was not important.
He insisted on getting up from the ground, took a few steps and then sat down on the corridor under the house.
"Dad, how long do we have to practice horse stance before we can officially start learning martial arts?"
Jiang Huailiang picked up the two little kids on the ground, one in each hand, and brought them to sit next to their sister.
"How should I know? Just tie it up first, and I'll ask for details later."
"Who are you asking? Dad, you're already such a powerful general, is there anything you don't know?"
"Exactly, Dad is already so powerful, why do we need to ask others?"
In fact, the twins deeply admired this suddenly appearing general father. He almost satisfied all the children's fantasies about the heroic role of their father.
Being admired so much by his children, Jiang Huailiang, who already liked to show off, laughed out loud with joy.
"Hahahahaha, you're worthy of being my offspring. You guys really have good taste. Good! This is like me, your father!"
His beard moved proudly, and his bright eyes moved back and forth over the three children, and it was obvious that he was full of love for them.
"Your father is a general, but as the old saying goes, there are mountains beyond the mountains and people beyond the people. When it comes to teaching apprentices, I'm far inferior to your Uncle Song.
I saw him teaching his disciples by first asking them to do horse stance and then how to do it. I’ll come back and teach you after I’ve learned the rules.”
Old Jiang estimated the time and felt that there was no time to delay any longer, so he waved goodbye to the children.
"Dad has to go out of the house first. You three must behave at home and don't make your mother angry. Otherwise, Dad will punish you when he comes back!"
He spoke to the three children, but glanced at his eldest daughter. After seeing her nod, he smiled and went back to the main courtyard to change his clothes. He left the house, jumped on his horse, and headed straight for the Huai Palace.
In fact, it is not quite accurate. After all, it does not have a legitimate identity, and there is no plaque of King Yihuai hanging in this mansion, so it should be called Li Mansion.
The King of Huai's surname was Li and his original name was Li Changhuai. He was from Guangping Prefecture.
He was originally a young man captured by the imperial court. Later, by chance, he escaped death and joined the rebel army in a daze.
This man was probably born to be rich and powerful. Within ten years, he had fought his way from being a humble pawn to his current fortune. With his ability, he would be considered a rare talent no matter where he was.
But now, the tall and handsome King Yihuai was pointing at his sworn brother's head in anger and scolding him.
"Jiang Huailiang!
Over the years, I have seen you fighting on the battlefield, killing people without blinking an eye, and I praise you everywhere as a hero who is worthy of being my sworn brother.
But I never dreamed that you could be such a coward who is afraid of your wife!"
Old Jiang, who had been accustomed to being scolded during this period, wiped his face with a chuckle.
"Brother, you can scold me if you want to. Why are you bringing my wife into this? This is all my fault and I won't admit it. What does it have to do with a woman like her? Just focus on scolding me. I'm listening with all my ears."
This shameless idiot dared to laugh foolishly with his teeth bared, which made Prince Huai so angry that he slammed the table.
"How can I feel relieved just by scolding you? I wish I could give you a good beating to wake you up!"
"Alright, big brother, if you want to fight, then do it now. If you can't kill me, then I'll still be useful to help you attack the capital, right?"
Jiang Huailiang smiled with a heartless look on his face. Calling him sworn brother was enough to make him so angry that his liver hurt.
"Get out of here! Do you know we're going to attack the capital now? If you had any sense, wouldn't you just marry Zhu Mingzhi and put an end to it all? With her mother's family, the Qian family, working together inside and outside the capital, how much trouble would we have saved?"
"Brother, what you said is unreasonable! I already have a family, a wife, and children. Why should I marry?"
"Can't you just let your wife bear the grievance and give in for a while? Once your great cause is accomplished, how can you make amends? Can't you put the overall situation first?"
What Prince Huai said made sense, but Old Jiang didn't listen.
"cannot!"
His beard twitched, his eyes widened like bells. Old Jiang argued forcefully, his words logically and reasonedly.
"My wife was a young and beautiful girl. She didn't mind my status as an old widow and married me. She worked hard to help me raise our children.
Even after she knew her father was dead, she didn't remarry. She was a decent woman, dragging her young and old around for so many years.
How much did my wife love that beautiful girl back then? But later, to stay a widow for me, she actually burned her face with a candle!
Did you know she burned her face? She burned it herself!
My heart aches when I think about it!"
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