Chapter 65: A Major Event is Imminent

  "Brother Heng, why do you make us practice these few staff movements every day?" No matter what, Xiaoniang would always speak up. Now that they were practicing some basic staff techniques, it was also Xiaoniang who started to complain, saying it was too boring. Every day was just the same few moves: chopping, swinging, thrusting, sweeping, and so on.

  Yang Heng also wanted the children to learn more moves, even a complete set of staff techniques. However, Yang Heng truly didn't have the talent to create a complete set of staff techniques from scratch. Since he chose the staff as his weapon, he had to teach it to his father. But what could he do if there was no staff technique to teach? That's when the clumsy method came in - these five moves were the most basic methods. Yang Heng felt that if one could master these five moves well on the battlefield, they would be invincible. Of course, there was also a defensive stance, "Dancing Flowers," which could defend against the opponent's arrow rain. Unfortunately, Yang Heng didn't plan to take a defensive stance. He knew that this battle would be a victory led by General Wei Da, and his goal was to let his father gain as much merit as possible. To achieve this, he had to launch a fierce attack, an all-out offensive with no holding back.

  "Big brother, what's going on with Master Heng? He has these kids practicing these dull moves for months." Some of the uncles started to get confused.

  Since the beginning of summer, Yang Heng not only led the children to play but also led the uncles to come out and play. If there is still work to be done at home, then Yang Heng would let his father hire more servants for each household. In Yang Heng's words, it's always said that "one room is not swept, how can one sweep the world?" Yang Heng doesn't think this way. You spend all day sweeping that one room, what time do you have to sweep the world? However, starting from a young age and sweeping one room at a time is still possible, but it's necessary to allocate time. Once someone else sweeps the house for you, then let them sweep, and you can go do more important things.

  "Hey, this kid's way of thinking is really different from others. The fist technique in front hasn't even been practiced thoroughly yet, and now he's started practicing with a staff. But this staff can be quite useful at times, you see. Just cutting down a random branch makes it a weapon, while a knife is too short. Without good techniques, it's really not as effective as the staff. Especially these few moves, if practiced to perfection, might have a huge impact."

  The old man is indeed a hundred-man commander, having watched for so long, he naturally saw the way out. He naturally wanted to pass on these moves to his subordinates, but practicing himself felt too abrupt. However, with these brothers practicing together with him, maybe it wouldn't be so conspicuous.

  "Why don't I say, brothers, we'll also practice together. You've been doing chores at home all this time, it's not a big deal. Now every household has servants, you should also seek a future for yourselves. If you were to study, maybe you wouldn't be able to read well, but if you join the army, there might be opportunities. For now, let's practice your martial skills first, and maybe I'll have the chance to bring you all into the army with me." At this time, Old Dad had fully realized that to make a name for oneself, aside from studying, it was also possible to achieve through military service. However, these uncles didn't have what Old Dad had, nor did they have Yang Heng's strength, so they would have to rely on their martial skills.

  Yang Heng's plan was a success, and his father and uncles also started practicing this dull stick method together. As a result, the children had no objections either. Since these adults were all starting to practice, they became even more energetic. Yang Heng made their training methods somewhat clumsy. On some days, they would sit on bamboo rafts outside the mountain to practice empty-handed stick fighting, which meant hitting the air with sticks. They practiced like this for a period of time, while at other times, they used sticks to hit trees in their homes, even treating these trees as firewood and chopping them up. The only problem was that the axe was too crude, directly using wooden sticks as axes. This way, several new sticks were replaced every day. These sticks were all made from hardwoods selected by Yang Heng. Naturally, Xiaoniang, Niuzi, Chouchou, and others who were smaller in stature simply played on the side, hitting some very thin branches with their sticks. However, they also looked like they were having a great time.

  Slowly, the crowd's arms swelled from being shaken to being shocked, and this swelling was a good thing, but it had exhausted everyone. Meanwhile, Yang Heng continued to care for those white wax rod trees, which were his ultimate weapon.

  Just as Yang Heng was leading the crowd in practicing staff techniques, a major event occurred at the Xuanwu Gate: Li Er used a trick to kill his two older brothers and three younger brothers. This became the most famous Xuanwu Gate Incident in history. But what does this have to do with Yang Heng? It only proves that Yang Heng is currently in a place considered orthodox history, rather than having crossed over into unofficial or alternate history. This made Yang Heng even more determined to help his father secure a good future. Since he had crossed over, and his father was standing in front of him, it would be better for his father to take charge. He could just be a military advisor in the background. That way, if anything happened, he could still escape in time. Besides, this way he could live a life of luxury, like a young master, with nothing to worry about. Those predecessors who had crossed over and fought against emperors were too anxious; he didn't want to follow in their footsteps. He had finally crossed over, but if he was going to be worried all the time, wouldn't that make him age too quickly? Of course, these thoughts couldn't be shared with his father, or else his father would beat him to death.

  Not bad, Yang Heng secretly praised his own idea. So how should he reward himself? Wait until Dad has a chance to get ahead and then talk about it. If Dad can't get ahead, then any ideas are useless.

  Just as Yang Heng was dreaming, his uncles one by one began to take leave, because their wives were all about to give birth. It turned out that they had forgotten the fact that their aunts were going into labor. Now, only Old Father, Little Uncle, and the children followed Yang Heng out. The children didn't want to stay at home waiting for their mothers to give birth to younger siblings, but after experiencing last year's events with Yang Heng's mother and Little Aunt giving birth, they were all a bit afraid of the painful cries. So it was better to follow Yang Heng out to play instead. Yang Heng also had an excuse, saying he was accompanying the children to play, so he didn't stay at home to guard. In fact, his aunts still hoped that Yang Heng's nephews would be outside guarding, which made them feel even more at ease than if their husbands were doing it. They always thought that Yang Heng was their lucky star.

  Ke Yangheng also has big things to do, if he stays at home as a lucky star, then what about his father's future? According to normal circumstances, he should arrange for his father to go to the military camp, but there is no summons, and let his father go to the military camp to do what, when the time comes, he will not be able to explain.