mesbooks Chapter 25 Is he really a genius?
Chapter 25 Is he really a genius?
Shen Qing felt somewhat dejected, as if the aura of being the chosen one was fading away from him, and he might be playing the role of a background character.
After a night's sleep, he opened his eyes and jumped up, and he had a change of heart again!
Cannons are inconvenient to move, and bullets will eventually run out. Weapons are ultimately external objects. In the high-tech era, the combat effectiveness of special forces is also very important!
Shen Qing even imagined that if he met someone with a gun in the future, he could arrogantly say: "You win from a hundred paces away, but I am invincible within a hundred paces!"
The system had no idea why Shen Qing was grinning like an idiot at the air.
In order to become a peerless master as soon as possible, Shen Qing took three days off. In just over half a month since he transmigrated, he had taken seven days off. Mr. Su felt that he was being severely despised and was angry, but there was nothing he could do because Mr. and Mrs. Shen did not care. He felt that they were spoiling their child too much!
Shen Qing was very self-disciplined. He would get up at dawn to meditate and practice breathing exercises. At 9 am, he would go to the side school grounds and pretend to ask Instructor Yue if he had any skills that allowed him to fly over walls. Instructor Yue thought for a moment and then told Shen Qing to run with sandbags tied to his calves.
These are truly simple and unpretentious training techniques, but in order to make the lightness skill clear, Shen Qing still pretended to be excited and asked, "How long does it take to master it?"
"For an ordinary person, it would take three to five years... right?" Instructor Yue made up a story. The girl asked, and if he said no, wouldn't he lose face? It seems the girl only got excited after hearing the "urban legend." Asking her to tie a ten-pound sandbag on her head, the delicate girl definitely wouldn't last more than a few days.
"Ordinary people... So is it possible for a peerless genius to master it in ten days or half a month?" Three to five years? Impossible, he doesn't have that kind of patience.
"Even if he is a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand."
Shen Qing nodded and left, satisfied. He just needed someone to vouch for him.
Coach Yue never imagined that his boast today would soon plunge him into deep self-doubt. How could his wildly exaggerated claims have produced a "land-based immortal"? Could the young lady truly be a peerless genius, one in a million?
He even changed his name because he felt that Yue Tieniu wasn't prestigious enough to be a "master" of a prostitute, and from then on, his legend spread throughout the martial arts world—but that's another story.
Meanwhile, Shen Qing went through the motions before returning to her courtyard to practice her skills. Shen Shi said he was to ask Instructor Yue for guidance, but as a noblewoman, it was impossible for her to actually train with a group of shirtless guards.
Wen Ying specially sewed several sets of tight-fitting clothes for her. She was skillful and had taken advantage of the emergency last time to sew a few stitches on Hei Zi's clothes beforehand. Otherwise, she would have really tripped, since he couldn't exactly climb over walls and jump off rooftops while wearing a skirt.
The skin is there, all that's missing is the skill!
On the third day of his seclusion, Shen Qing leaped onto the roof beam in a spectacular leap, making the system's teeth ache.
[Heh...heh...it took him a full five days to reach the mere third level. He's truly the least talented host I've ever mentored.]
Ignoring them, Shen Qing was in a good mood after making some progress and stayed to listen to their gossip after dinner.
Shen Che has been extremely busy at the Honglu Temple lately, dealing with the delegations from Qi and Yu. After many rounds of heated debates, demonstrating the magnanimity of a great power, the negotiations have been largely finalized.
He certainly couldn't reveal the details of the national political layout, but he picked out some things he could say, such as that the third prince of Qi Kingdom could finally return home, and Yu Kingdom had requested Xuan Kingdom to send a hostage, and now they were just waiting for the king to decide which prince to send.
Shen Qing listened intently to their analysis. Emperor Yongxi had four sons. The Crown Prince was currently on a tour of inspection, dealing with the disaster in Yunzhou. Even if he were still in Xuandu, with the crown prince as a hostage, the country was basically doomed.
The second prince has also established his own government office and holds a sinecure at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Since he is also born to the Empress, the Empress cannot agree to it.
Then the choice should be between the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince. The Third Prince's mother, Consort Rong, has a high rank, but she is far less favored than Consort Jiang. Therefore, Shen Che thinks the chances of them being chosen are fifty-fifty.
But Shen Shi thought it was probably the Fifth Prince, and said, "The Fifth Prince's name is Shu."
Seeing that Shen Qing was confused, Li Su explained, "The Crown Prince's name is Jing, the Second Prince's name is Chen, the Third Prince's name is Qiong, and the Fourth Princess's name is Xuan."
Shen Qing looked at the few words Li Su wrote on the table with his finger dipped in water and suddenly realized that all the members of this generation of the royal family had names with jade, except for the fifth prince.
Did Yongxi name the child Shu because he thought the child was special? Or did he feel the child was unworthy of being named after jade? That shouldn't be the case, as Consort Jiang was the most favored concubine in the harem.
Li Su then explained the old stories to her.
"In terms of favor, who can compare to the Empress back then? After seven years of marriage without having children, the King insisted that no one else in the harem could have children either, so the King did not have his first child until he was twenty-five years old."
Damn, this move... Shen Qing didn't know how to comment on the old emperor.
Qin Zhen had also heard about it and sighed, "The Empress Dowager has been the sole favorite for more than ten years, suppressing the other concubines and leaving them no chance to rise. However, as the Empress Dowager's family has gradually become more powerful and caused many troubles, the Emperor and Empress have become increasingly distant. This is how the Third Prince, the Fourth Princess, and the Fifth Prince were born."
Shen Qing realized that when the Fifth Prince Que Shu was born, Consort Jiang was not considered favored. It was only after the Emperor and Empress had almost completely fallen out that she became the most favored concubine. Outsiders did not know what happened during that time, but that did not prevent Shen Qing from imagining a melodramatic drama based on his years of experience as the male lead in palace intrigue dramas.
The next day, Shen Qing felt that she should balance work and rest, so she decided to go to the palace school to relax.
Li Wan then pulled her aside and said worriedly, "Cousin, why does your illness keep recurring lately? Why don't we ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
"You idiot Li Wan, your cousin looks radiant, she's obviously faking illness to avoid work." Ding Min was as always, tearing people down.
"Nonsense, my cousin isn't like that!"
Shen Qing felt ashamed at Li Wan's staunch defense; he really was that kind of person!
"Qingxi, have you heard? Jingchuan will be returning to his country with the Qi Kingdom delegation soon."
I've heard a little about it.
"Indeed, your elder brother is the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial."
Shen Qing smiled but didn't respond, not taking advantage of her good connections to show off or cause unnecessary trouble for Shen Che.
The Fourth Princess said, "The envoy from Qi Kingdom sent us a gift the other day to express his gratitude to us classmates for taking care of His Highness. It's located behind the Wenhan Pavilion."
"Yes, it's so much fun to go up and down like that, it's a pity you were sick the other day."
Shen Qing asked curiously, "What is it?"
Qiu Yinong replied, "It was also created by the ingenious craftsmen of their Qi Kingdom, and it's called a 'flying boat,' which can fly incredibly high."
Shen Qing's pupils dilated violently, and her cerebellum atrophied.
Flying boat? They've even made an aircraft now?
I rushed to the Imperial Garden and immediately saw the large wooden structure.
Depend on!
Isn't this just a giant swing and a mini pirate ship?
What's with the name "Flying Boat"? It gave me a real fright.
After calming down, Shen Qing looked at the so-called flying boat in front of her and thought of the Rubik's Cube, feeling a sense of inexplicable unease.