The Good Grandson of the Red Chamber

Chapter 27: Let's see how many days you can hold out?

Xia Chengqian stepped forward and said, "At noon, my sixth brother told my third brother that from now on, he would only tutor us brothers and not others."

"My third brother said, 'Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons go to war together. We are all brothers, so we should unite as one so that our royal family can grow stronger and more prosperous.'"

"You've had more education than my third brother, yet you don't even understand this simple principle. Have you wasted all those years of your education?"

Xia Chengqian added, "If you really want to fight, we brothers will fight with you!"

Xia Chengren was so humiliated by the insults that he couldn't lift his head. He mumbled, "I didn't, I didn't do it. I can't argue with you. I'm not fighting anymore!"

Having said that, he slunk away.

Xia Chengkun asked smugly, "Third Brother, how was it?"

Xia Chengzong gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Well done, Sixth Brother."

As they were talking, a powerful-looking instructor dressed in samurai attire walked in.

This instructor was Instructor Wei of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He was transferred to teach the princes and grandsons of the emperor because of his superb martial arts skills, excellent tactical awareness, and patience.

Martial arts courses include martial arts skills, military strategy, horsemanship and archery, and firearms.

These students, due to their different enrollment times, also had different courses.

Coach Wei let the others practice on their own, while he first taught the three Xia brothers, Xia Chengqian and Xia Chengqian.

"Young masters, you have just entered the school, so you must start by learning martial arts. Martial arts include stance training, fist and foot techniques, swordsmanship, spear techniques, and other skills."

"What martial arts would you three gentlemen like to learn?"

Xia Chengzong was taken aback. Isn't learning martial arts a gradual process, starting with stance training?

Why are you asking us what we want to learn?

Thinking of this, Xia Chengzong couldn't help but ask, "Instructor Wei, isn't learning martial arts supposed to start with the most basic stance training?"

Instructor Wei laughed and said, "Third Young Master, that is indeed the case for those poor folks."

"However, these young masters are of noble status, and they practice martial arts not to fight on the battlefield, but only to strengthen their bodies."

"Therefore, there is no need to start with stance training. Stance training is a gradual process, and it takes at least three to five years to see initial results."

"There's absolutely no need for you gentlemen to suffer like this."

Upon hearing these words, Xia Chengzong's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Of all the teachers he had met at the school today, only Instructor Wei was the most humble.

For these imperial grandsons, the importance of civil and military affairs was completely different.

Well, even in the imperial court, civil officials held a higher status than military officials.

However, for Xia Chengzong, both are equally important.

Therefore, he said to Instructor Wei, "Instructor Wei, I'd like to start with the most basic stance training."

If you practice martial arts but don't cultivate your inner strength, you'll end up with nothing but empty skills in your old age; all you'll learn is a sham.

With the Heaven-Mending Stone at his disposal, he's bound to develop real skills.

The brothers Xia Chengqian and Xia Chengkun both expressed their intention to start learning from the most basic stance training.

Upon hearing this, Instructor Wei nodded and said, "Alright, then I will teach the three young masters the Hunyuan Stance."

"The Hunyuan Stance is one of the three most superior stance training techniques in the imperial armory."

"Practice to the extreme, and you can reverse your innate constitution."

Upon hearing this, Xia Chengkun hurriedly asked, "Instructor Wei, how long does it take to reverse one's innate constitution?"

Coach Wei chuckled and said, "If one has excellent physical constitution and is willing to work hard, it takes about twenty or thirty years to reverse one's innate constitution."

"If one's aptitude is less, it may take thirty or forty years or even longer."

Hearing that it would take so long to reverse his innate condition, Xia Chengkun immediately felt discouraged.

Next, Instructor Wei began teaching the three the Hunyuan stance.

Instructor Wei was convinced that these three young masters would give up after a few days of training.

Before these three, almost all the imperial grandsons started by practicing basic stance training.

However, the person who persisted the longest only lasted half a month before giving up.

Standing meditation is not meant for rich young men.

After teaching him twice, Instructor Wei discovered that Young Master Zong was indeed exceptionally intelligent.

After two rounds, his stance became quite good, with almost no mistakes.

In comparison, the other two young masters were much more foolish.

Instructor Wei patiently taught them for almost half an hour before they were considered to have mastered the basics.

Meanwhile, looking at Young Master Zong's side, through continuous practice, his stance training has become quite impressive.

It's true what they say: comparisons are odious.

Of course, Coach Wei also knew that the progress of these two young masters was actually normal.

Young Master Zong is a genius; he cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

Instructor Wei said to the three young masters, "Standing meditation is a skill that requires perseverance and patience."

"On your first day of training, focus on getting used to it, but don't overdo it. Too much of a good thing can be bad, and you might injure yourself."

"Yes, Instructor Wei."

Next, they stood aside to rest and watch the other students practice martial arts.

Some of them practiced riding and archery, while others practiced martial arts.

Xia Chengren held a long spear, wielding it with great force and imposing presence.

Xia Chengzong nodded slightly upon seeing this.

Xia Chengren is indeed exceptionally talented, possessing superb martial arts skills.

The class ended after an hour of martial arts practice in the afternoon.

The other princes left the palace and returned to their residences.

Xia Chengxu and the others returned to their own courtyard.

After dinner, Emperor Yonglong continued to teach them.

What Emperor Yonglong taught them was not book knowledge.

Instead, we present real-world examples for a few kids to analyze, and then tell them the correct way to handle them.

This kind of education will be of great help to them in handling government affairs in the future.

This time, Emperor Yonglong taught them about agriculture and sericulture, but Xia Chengzong knew very little about ancient agriculture and sericulture.

Therefore, he listened attentively and did not try to show off, which was completely opposite to the behavior of Xia Chengxu and the other three.

Xia Chengxu and his three companions were outshone by him in the daytime exam.

Therefore, they are eager to show themselves off, and even if they don't understand, they will actively express their opinions.

Emperor Yonglong found the few little ones who were eager to show off quite amusing.

However, he was more satisfied with Xia Chengzong's performance.

After sending the children away, Emperor Yonglong continued to review memorials.

During his break, he picked up the intelligence report that Dai Quan had brought him and began to read it.

Before long, he saw Xia Chengzong's performance on his first day of school.

On the first day, all three teachers organized examinations.

Zong Ge'er actually achieved first place in three exams in a row.

This achievement truly amazed him.

Soon, he saw Xia Chengzong's words about brothers fighting tigers and fathers and sons going into battle together, and he felt even more gratified.

Finally, when I saw him practicing martial arts, he started with basic stance training.

Emperor Yonglong smiled knowingly; he also wanted to see how long the little guy could hold out.

Back then, he persevered for a whole month!

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Before going to sleep, Xia Chengzong finally got Emperor Yonglong's emotional threshold.

He then knew that his grandfather, the Emperor, already knew about his entire performance that day.

The feedback was still positive, meaning that his grandfather was satisfied with his performance, which put his mind at ease.

The next day, as soon as Xia Chengzong entered the school, before Mr. Song arrived, students came to ask him questions about mathematics.

Xia Chengzong began to explain without reservation.