Chapter 37: Harvest in Secret Room

No one expected that there would be a secret room in Yu Zeqing's study. Yu Zeqing was reported by his brother-in-law, so he was killed by Yang Jian. In this secret room in the house, his brother knew it well, and the precious weapons collected in it were also copied out, becoming evidence of Yu Zeqing's rebellion.

Yang Yuanqing had heard his grandfather Yang Su say before that Yu Zeqing's biggest hobby was to collect various precious weapons. The horse spear he collected alone was sometimes as many as ten, and he was killed because of his hobby.

After Yu Zeqing's death, the house was rewarded to King Yang Guang of Jin, and Yang Guang also gave it to his eldest son Yang Zhao. In the end, Yang Zhao gave it to Yang Yuanqing, which had been empty-handed for eight years.

Yang Yuanqing and Niu Niu followed the old butler into the outer study room. The outer study room was very bright and covered with a thin layer of dust. In front of it was a bookcase more than ten feet high.

"I haven't been here for three years. Last time the craftsmen renovated the house, I closed the doors and windows and refused to let them come in, for fear that they would find this secret room."

"Is the secret room right behind the bookcase?" Yang Yuanqing pointed to the bookcase and asked.

The old butler nodded: "This bookcase is actually the door of the secret room. Although I have been a butler for decades, I also knew that when the house was searched, I realized that there was a secret room behind me."

Generally, people's study rooms have an inner room that stores some precious items. Some families have a more secret construction and use furniture such as bookcases to block them. The wealthy families have such a structure, but Yang Yuanqing discovered the characteristics of this secret room. The back of the bookcase should be close to the rockery behind. The so-called secret room is actually built in the rockery. It is not to hollow out the rockery, but to first build a stone house and then cover it with rockery. This is actually a very common method.

"I'll do it!"

Niu Niu was curious and stepped forward to push the bookcase hard. However, the bookcase did not move at all. She was embarrassed and couldn't help but stomp her feet in hatred, "What kind of broken cabinet is this? My push has at least two or three hundred kilograms of strength. It doesn't move at all. Will it bully me?"

The old butler laughed and said, "This bookcase is made of iron wood. It weighs a thousand pounds. The old owner couldn't push it before."

Niu Niu scratched her head and glanced at Yang Yuanqing, "Brother Yuanqing, why don't you try it!"

But Yang Yuanqing understood, he smiled slightly, walked up to open the cabinet door, searched on the inner wall for a moment, and with a 'Wow!', the inner wall slid to the left, revealing a door hole.

The old housekeeper stroked his beard and laughed, "It's still the young master who is smart, he actually thought of it."

Niu Niu's face suddenly turned red. She gritted her teeth with hatred. She reached out and pinched Yuan Qing's arm. This guy should be stupider than him. How could he have thought of it?

Let the air circulate for a moment, and bright light sprinkled into the secret room. Seeing that the room was still clean, Yang Yuanqing took Niu Niu's hand and walked into the secret room.

The secret room is not big, about one meter in size, the walls are snow-white, there are no windows, the air is very dry, and the inside is also empty, with only a large wooden box against the wall, with a seal from Dali Temple on it, and the seal is covered with red official seals. Judging from the length of the box, Yang Yuanqing knew that there should be no long weapons inside.

"I guess I was searching my family members to stay on purpose and wanted to take it quietly for myself, but for some reason, the person who searched the house did not come in the end and kept leaving it here."

The old housekeeper took a photo of the box, "If the young master likes it, he can open it. It has been eight years since then, and nothing should be wrong."

Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and smiled, "What is inside? Have the old butler seen it?"

The old butler shook his head, "I will never touch the master's things."

"Brother Yuanqing, let's open it and take a look!" Niu Niu couldn't wait, her eyes were bright and her face was full of expectation. If it was a good weapon, would she have one?

Yang Yuanqing nodded, pulled out the dagger from the boot, and gently picked up the seal. Eight years have passed, and the seal has dried up and it will fall off with a slight lift.

With a squeak, Yang Yuanqing opened the lid of the box. The first thing he saw was a dozen horizontal knives, all wrapped in good wool paper. The wool paper was yellow. He took out the horizontal knives one by one, and there were twelve in total. Yang Yuanqing pulled the knife out of the sheath, and felt that the cold air was extremely sharp and the blade was extremely sharp. It was different from the knife he usually saw. The knife was dark black and there were actually fine and bright stripes on the surface of the knife, which was very magnificent. Yang Yuanqing suddenly realized that he heard from Combass that this was a horizontal knive made of Tianzhu Uz steel, made of the same material as the Damascus knife.

Yang Yuanqing drew out his sword, and his sword was also made of iron and was very sharp. After comparing it, he felt that his sword was still slightly inferior.

Yang Yuanqing probably understood a little. His knives should be ordinary crucible steel, while some knives are made of real Damascus steel, which is slightly different from the Uz steel produced in Tianzhu.

"Brother Yuanqing, there is a sword in it."

Niu Niu took out a sword from the wooden box. She drew out the sword. The sword body was slender and made of Damascus steel. It was shining with cold light and extremely sharp. Niu Niu was extremely happy and pulled out two sword flowers. The whole room was shining with sword light. She immediately smiled happily, put the sword into the sheath, and hugged it in her arms, "This sword is my."

"If you like it, take it!

Yang Yuanqing smiled. At this time, he found that there was a big bow inside. He slowly took out the big bow about six feet long. Based on his intuition, it was also a three-stone bow. The bow body was heavy and the shape was simple. The back of the bow was inlaid with thin dark gold wire, and the part of the hand was slightly worn, indicating that the bow had been used.

The old butler standing beside recognized the bow at a glance, "Young Master, this is the bow used by the old master. I remember it is called Fenglei. The old master said that when it shoots, there is a sound of Fenglei."

Yang Yuanqing pulled a string in the air, and with a muffled sound, a buzzing sound echoed in the room. Sure enough, there was a sound of wind and thunder, which was very powerful, even more powerful than his original bow, and very easy to use. Yang Yuanqing fell in love with this bow at once.

He saw the word "Yu" engraved on the inner wall of the bow's back, and he laughed, "Tomorrow, I will engrave another word "Yang"."

"Brother Yuanqing, give these twelve knives to Brother Qin and the others!" Niu Niu used a sword, not a knife. She didn't need these twelve knives, so she wanted to use them as a favor.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "I will engrave my name on these twelve knives and reward them with meritorious generals in the future."

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The three-day martial arts examination has ended. According to the process, the generals of the Ministry of War will summarize the results, initially determine the admission list, and then report it to Emperor Yang Guang for approval. The next day, the candidates can report directly to the Ministry of War.

This is just a public process, but the private process is that each major examiner will copy one copy, first say hello to the favors of each place, then make some coordination and adjustments, and finally report to the emperor for approval, and the admissions' scores must be attached later.

As the emperor, he could only see high scores, but he didn't know what his real talent was and could not investigate. This is the biggest difference from the literary exam. There are papers in the literary exam, which can be reviewed and reviewed, and it is difficult to hide it. However, this kind of martial arts exam is entirely determined by the examiner's pen, and the emperor cannot re-examine them one by one, so there are big loopholes in it, so these examiners and behind-the-scenes operators are so unscrupulous.

In Yuwen Shu's study, He Qing respectfully handed Yuwen Shu an admission list.

"General, this is the final admission list!"

Yuwen Shu opened the folded booklet and put it on the table to expand it. It was filled with 500 admitted people, with the exam number in front and the name behind. He didn't care about List A. He did not participate in List A. Each family was basically admitted. He cared about List B. A total of 200 people were admitted. He looked all the way and nodded. The people he arranged were basically admitted.

"Good job!" He smiled at He Rong with praise.

"General, this time there are too many favors, and in the end there are only nine places left for candidates from other places. Is there anything wrong with it?"

He Xu asked with some concern, but he did not expect that there would be so many favors this time. Not only Yuwen Shu, the Yuan family, the Dugu family, and Zhang Jin all had favors, but also examiners also had their own relatives and friends. In the end, there were only nine places left for 1,670 to fight for, which he felt that it was too much.

Yuwen Shu's face darkened and said a little displeased: "Dr. He, you have to figure out one thing. This is not an imperial examination officer. This is a selection of imperial guards. You go to each court room to ask, how many people are paying attention to this matter? This is just a small choice from the Ministry of War. How did you choose last year? Didn't it all recommend it to each company? What's the difference?"

"But this year it will be open recruitment for all prefectures and counties."

"That's just a gesture made by the emperor. Do you still take it seriously? When will the poor children enter the forbidden area and become guards and recruit so many people of unknown origins? How can the emperor ensure the safety of the emperor? I will advise the emperor to choose some good martial arts skills and put them in the local prefectures and counties, and the martial arts will be over."

Yuwen Shu was a little impatient and waved his hand, "Let's do it! Report it directly to the emperor."

At this time, Yu Wen Zhiji, who was standing next to him, asked in a low voice: "Father, has that Qin Qiong been admitted?"

Yuwen Shu was reminded that Qin Qiong refused to be his fake, which made him lose face and must not give up this person. He found Qin Qiong on the admission list, and was ranked first. He immediately picked up his pen and handed it to He Qing, "This person is not allowed to be admitted!"

He Qing was a little embarrassed, "But this person's martial arts skills are indeed very powerful, and Yang Taipu admired him very much."

"Is it good to be good at martial arts? I also need to be virtuous. This person's virtue is too bad and will be unfavorable to the safety of the emperor in the future. You can add another sentence after his exam and tease the girl drunk."

He Qing had no choice but to agree, "Okay! I'll change another person, and I'll leave that humble position."

Yuwen Shu suddenly remembered something again and asked, "What... is the name? By the way, it's called Sui Guangyang. Has this person been admitted?"

He Qing nodded, "After being admitted, you will be ranked eighth in accordance with the general's instructions, and the top ten can be awarded official positions in the army."

Yuwen Shu was stunned. He glared at his son with anger, "How did I explain to you?"

Yuwen Zhiji lowered his head guiltily and said no, "He Xu was extremely angry about this person. He had never seen this person before. He was admitted to an official. It would be better to leave him out too. He hurriedly asked Yuwen Shu, "General, does this person not need to be admitted?"

Yuwen Shu glared at her son again. Although her son made the decision without authorization, since he had been admitted to an official, for the sake of 300 taels of gold, he would forget it this time.

"It's nothing, I'm just worried that you won't be admitted, so that's it! Remove that Qin Qiong and replace him with another person can be reported to the emperor."

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Lao Gao wrote this book a bit out of the question. I'm sorry to everyone, because I saw a document saying that Yu Qing had a treasure bow with the sound of wind and thunder, and it was powerful. Lao Gao has been thinking about it all, so I'll write it today.

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Chapter completed!