After the apprenticeship ceremony officially began, Du Ke sat in the upper seat, and on the lower seat were Grandpa Qin, Qin's father, and Shen Lixian. Because this was a family matter, even though Shen Lixian had a high status, he could not sit in front of Grandpa Qin and Qin Fang. Qin Shouye, Qin Shoucheng, and Niu Dan stood behind Grandpa Qin and Qin's father.
On the other side were Grandma Qin and Qin's mother, while Qin Siya and Qin Qiuya stood behind them.
Then, Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan came in together. After coming in, Yang Haiyan sat next to Qin's mother, and Qin Fang began to perform the four bows.
The so-called four bows, of course, are four bows, four consecutive bows, but each bow is very particular, not only the hands and feet are particular, but also when kneeling, which foot to kneel first is also very particular, for example, when standing up, which foot to stand up first.
In the four bows, the left foot kneels first, and then the right foot.
But when standing up, it is the opposite, the right foot stands up first, and the left foot stands up second.
Each time, it is a bow and then a bow, don't be impatient, be calm.
Fortunately, before Du Ke came, Qin Fang had asked someone to teach the four bows. He found a teacher in the county college, who was a student of Confucius. He was extremely familiar with and particular about these etiquettes. He was meticulous when teaching, and every movement was extremely standard.
When Qin Fang was in school, every movement was in place.
However, the four bows at home were not as cautious as the four bows when the students bowed to Confucius, and there were chanting officials at that time.
As for my family, I didn't care about these.
After Qin Fang bowed four times, Du Ke gave him a knife.
Under normal circumstances, teachers give students the four treasures of the study, but Qin Fang is a military commander, and it would be a waste to give him the four treasures of the study, so Du Ke gave him weapons. It must be said that although Du Ke accepted a disciple this time at the suggestion of the emperor, he was sincere and put a lot of thought into it, otherwise, a set of four treasures of the study would be enough.
For a military commander, a good weapon is like an extra life. The four treasures of the study were of no use to Qin Fang, but a good knife was different.
Although Qin Fang had never touched a good weapon, when he caught the knife, he could feel its difference from the weight in his hand.
Du Ke said, "Take a look, do you like it?" This question... Even if you don't like it, it's a gift from an elder, so you can only say you like it.
But Du Ke asked this question, which must have predicted that Qin Fang would like it. Why was he sure? Because it was a good knife.
Qin Fang pulled the knife out of the scabbard, and a cold light flashed from the tip of the knife.
Shen Lixian spoke first: "Good knife."
Everyone looked at Shen Lixian, and even Qin Fang looked at him. To be honest, he knew it was a good knife only when he held the knife, but he couldn't tell by just looking at it. The reason why he thought the knife was good was not because he knew much about knives. But... this knife was really heavy.
Du Ke raised his eyebrows: "Do you recognize it?"
Shen Lixian said: "It is said that before the founding of the Qi Kingdom, the ancestor of the Du family accompanied Tai Yuanzu to conquer the world. He had a big knife in his hand, which was very domineering. But after the establishment of the Qi Kingdom, the descendants of the Du family gave up martial arts and turned to literature, and no one has ever seen the knife again. I also heard that there is an inscription written by Tai Yuanzu on the knife. I wonder if it is true?"
Qin Fang did not expect that this knife had such an origin. If it was true, he would not want it: "Teacher, this knife..."
Du Ke waved his hand: "It's not this one. Do you know the origin of the Qi Kingdom?"
"This..." Qin Fang hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully, "The previous dynasty was corrupt, and Taiyuanzu led his subordinates to rise up..."
Du Ke interrupted him: "Everyone knows this, and it is also recorded in history books. Do you know how they fought?" Du Ke asked Qin Fang, and also glanced at Shen Lixian, "Lixian, do you know?" Taiyuanzu
: The founding emperor of Qiguo.
Shen Lixian shook his head: "I really don't know."
At this time, Yang Haiyan said: "Tomb robbing." As
soon as she said this, everyone looked at her, even Du Ke, with surprise in his eyes: "What do you mean? Where did you hear it from?"
In fact, it was not that Yang Haiyan knew the plot, and these were not mentioned in the plot. When Yang Haiyan first found out that she had traveled through time and space, she read a lot of books about Qi State, including laws and miscellanies. She read about Yunxiang County and King Liang from miscellanies. The same is true about tomb robbing. However
, this kind of thing is not glorious, so she did not mention it to Qin Fang.
Now that Du Ke asked, Yang Haiyan said frankly: "I have read miscellanies. It is mentioned in the miscellanies that Tai Yuanzu was originally a commoner. His family had some permanent properties and could barely be considered a small landlord. He led his subordinates to revolt and had no weapons in his hands, so someone mentioned that he robbed tombs to dig out weapons. Generally speaking, the owner of a tomb with weapons buried in it is not an ordinary person, and the weapon must be good. Teacher, I just saw it in the miscellanies, and I don't know whether it is true or not."
Du Ke looked at Yang Haiyan with admiration . Yan: "This is indeed true."
Shen Lixian: "But it is not recorded in history books."
Du Ke: "History books are written by people, so they can be changed. Moreover, the history books you have seen may not be real history books. What Xiangjun said is indeed true. Most families with deep family backgrounds know about it, and the royal family has never forbidden others to mention it, because no matter how Taiyuanzu came to power, he ended the corrupt rule of the previous dynasty and gave the people a chance to breathe. What I want to say is that back then, I The knife of the ancestor of the Du family came from the same way.
The knife accompanied the ancestor for half his life, and Taiyuanzu wrote words on the knife, so the ancestor was reluctant to use the knife again, and it was enshrined in the Du family ancestral hall from then on. Afterwards, the ancestor spent all his efforts and found all the materials to make a knife exactly the same. The blade and weight are exactly the same as the previous one. However, after the materials were found and the knife was made, the ancestor was too old to lift the knife. Therefore, this knife has been in the Du family's warehouse and has never been opened
. This may also be fate. The Du family has never produced a military general since then. Even if there are disciples who practice martial arts, they like to play with swords, and no one likes to use a knife. So, this knife is given to you. "
Qin Fang did not expect that this knife had such a reason. He knelt down again: "Thank you, teacher. I will definitely use this knife to defend Qiguo and promote the glory of my Qiguo."
Du Ke nodded: "Okay."
Next, everyone started to eat breakfast. After breakfast, Qin Fang took Du Ke and Shen Lixian to the Taoist temple in Shoushan. Yang Haiyan ordered people to prepare lunch boxes for them. The cakes, noodles, and tea in the lunch boxes can fill their stomachs. After climbing for an hour, they are afraid that their stomachs will be hungry.
The pastries were small cakes and green bean cakes, the noodles were cold noodles and cold cucumber, and the tea was green bean soup. These were all placed in an ice bucket and Qin Fang was asked to carry it.
After Qin Fang and the others left, Yang Haiyan was going to start the evening banquet. In the morning, she performed the apprenticeship ceremony, and in the evening, she invited relatives and friends to dinner. Moreover, Du Ke came for official business and also had to meet local officials, so he just took advantage of the evening banquet.
Fortunately, there were not many officials in Yunxiang County, only the seventh-rank Yang County Magistrate, the eighth-rank Bai County Magistrate and his family, and the ninth-rank Song Zhubu. Finally, it was Wei Ting and Uncle Qin and his wife.
Yang Haiyan made a list of guests, and sent invitations to Yang County Magistrate, Bai County Magistrate, and Song Zhubu. Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin sent guards to drive the carriage.
After these people were arranged, Yang Haiyan thought for a while and went to Liuxinyuan again: "Mother."
Mother Qin and grandmother Qin were glad that Yang Haiyan was there, otherwise they would not know what to do. Now that Yang Haiyan was there, they seemed to just wait for food. Seeing Yang Haiyan coming over, Qin's mother hurriedly asked, "Yanyan, you have worked hard these days. If you need me, just tell me." Qin's mother was embarrassed. If it was an ordinary family, like their Baili Village, it would be the mother who helped out. How could the daughter-in-law be so busy? But there was nothing she could do. They didn't understand who was asking them.
Yang Haiyan said, "Don't worry, mother, I'm not tired. What's more, even if it's a little hard for my husband, I'm willing to do it."
Hearing Yang Haiyan say this, Qin's mother couldn't help laughing and said, "You child..."
Yang Haiyan: "Mother, I came here now to ask you, there will be a dinner at home tonight to celebrate my husband's apprenticeship, and I have invited my third uncle and third aunt to come. Now, I thought my third uncle would be here too, should I invite him over?"
When it comes to the third brother who is out of tune at home, Qin's mother didn't even think about it: "No, let them stay there." With the guards watching over them, the third brother and Tadpole, who originally didn't want to work, now know how to exchange their labor for food. Qin's mother doesn't want them to run away when she arrives at the house without being noticed. In fact, in the military camp, the third brother wanted to abandon Tadpole and run away, but was caught by the guards.
Yang Haiyan heard her say this, and smiled and said: "Then I will ask someone to send some delicious food to the third uncle and Tadpole tonight. It doesn't matter if he is not here. Since we have arrived in Yunxiang County, we can't be short of food."
When Qin's mother heard this, she smiled and said: "Hey, you decide." It's one thing for her to dislike her brother and nephew, but she still feels uncomfortable when others dislike her. At this time, seeing that her daughter-in-law is still polite to her brother and nephew, and still thinks of them, she is also happy in her heart. Regardless of whether her daughter-in-law really cares about them or is just a face-saving friendship, at least for her sake, she can still have this friendship, she is happy. Mother Qin sighed again, what a good daughter-in-law she had married. However, when it came to the matter of getting married, Mother Qin thought of Auntie Qin, so she pulled Yang Haiyan aside and asked in a low voice: "Yanyan, is there any young man around Afang who is looking for a marriage partner?"
Yang Haiyan was stunned. Seeing Mother Qin suddenly asking this, her heart tightened. Could it be that she was looking for a marriage partner for Siya? "Mother, why are you asking this? Could it be Siya..."
Mother Qin hurriedly said: "No, no. It's your Auntie and Uncle. They want to find someone around Afang for Sanya, thinking that with Afang around, the young man will definitely not bully Sanya. Moreover, he can also win the hearts of Afang. I don't know if it's a good idea, so I came to ask you, what do you think? Is it feasible?"
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