The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 5: Captain Li, who has the most holidays

At noon, Li Miao got up from the bed and stretched.

Hmm~——

He stretched for a very long time, almost half an incense stick of time. Li Miao then let out a long breath, shivered, put on some clothes and got out of bed.

He worked overtime for so long last night that he fell asleep and didn't even know how he got back.

He walked out of the room and waved to a little girl who was watering the flowers in the yard: "Xiao Si, come here."

When Xiao Si heard the greeting, he turned around and saw him standing on the steps, smiling. He ran over and said anxiously, "Master, you finally got up."

"It's almost 9 o'clock now, and the yamen has been rolling for an hour! If I can't report today, my salary for this month will be deducted again!"

Li Miao said nonchalantly: "Just dunk it, I'll grab two from Curry one day and that'll be enough for us."

He felt no psychological burden in taking money from the Jinyiwei's warehouse, because the money originally belonged to him.

"Master, you say this every time, but the money is spent before it even reaches your home!" Xiao Si said aggrievedly.

"Okay, okay." Li Miao was a little embarrassed at this moment. He originally wanted to invite Xiao Si out to have breakfast together, but seeing that she looked serious, he didn't want to tease her anymore.

"Okay, I'll report to the yamen right away. Wait for me to get some silver. Instead of putting it in my pocket, let your brother Hai deliver it to you directly, okay?" Li Miao said jokingly.

Xiao Si's face suddenly turned red. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran into the house.

"Girl, I can't keep her here anymore." Li Miao looked at her with a smile, went back to the house, put on his clothes, and walked out slowly.

The current dynasty is called Dashuo. It is generally similar to the Ming Dynasty in Li Miao's previous life, with slight differences in details.

There are similarities, for example, the emperors all have the surname Zhu, there are also Jinyiwei, there are also eunuchs who abuse their power, and there are also factional struggles among civil officials.

There are some differences. For example, it is not as regular as the Ming Dynasty, and the division of the market is not so rigid, allowing Li Miao to slowly pick up some food in his hand and eat while walking to the yamen.

For example, there are real martial arts in this world.

Crossing the river with a reed and shooting a cow across the mountain are real things. Even the eternal youth and the regeneration of severed limbs are not made up, but a consensus recognized by people in the world.

As for Li Miao, he has been in this martial arts world for more than 30 years. How has his martial arts skills improved?

Haha - let’s put it this way, I have achieved a small success.

It's just that he is invulnerable to swords and guns, immune to water and fire, has an ageless face, and is indestructible to gods. He is half a martial arts legend and not worth mentioning.

But the question is why Li Miao was able to master martial arts to this level.

The first is his physique. Li Miao's physique is not just good, it is too good. It is the level that Bodhidharma would cry when hearing about it and Sanfeng Zhenren would be shocked when seeing it. With this physique alone, even if Li Miao is obsessed with one internal skill, he will not be too bad after practicing it until now.

Of course, one's physique determines the lower limit, but when one reaches the level of a top master, it is often one's understanding that determines the upper limit.

Didn't you see that Yang Guo, who only had one arm left, could learn the Desolate Palm by blindly following a dumb bird? And the hero Guo had more magical skills than brain cells, but he had used the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms for half his life and had never been able to perform any tricks.

It can be seen that if one wants to reach the level of a master who establishes a school, understanding is the decisive factor.

As for Li Miao's comprehension, it can only be said to be average, very average.

To say how common it is - let's say there is a young man with extraordinary talent,
There was a disciple with average talent in this young hero's sect. When this disciple went down the mountain, he met a bandit who had become a bandit.

This mountain bandit had a small leader who robbed houses.
Behind this little leader there is a henchman waving flags and cheering.

This minion has a dog at home that can shake hands and sit down - Li Miao's understanding is not much different from this dog.

This is not an insult to Li Miao, but a factual evaluation. His "average" does not mean "average among the people in the world" or "average among ordinary people."

But "among mammals, generally".

Some people may say, isn’t understanding the same as IQ? Is Li Miao’s brain similar to that of a dog?
No, understanding is not the same as IQ, at least not in the Dashuo martial arts world.

The so-called understanding is actually closer to "adaptability". The same person may have a strong understanding of one method, but be clueless about another.

Some martial arts geniuses have a high degree of adaptability to almost all martial arts, while Li Miao has an extremely low degree of adaptability to all martial arts.

Because he has to use a modern person's thinking to understand those mysterious and sometimes even unreasonable things.

Commonly known as "obstacle of knowledge and view".

He can change his ideas and his perception of the world, but it is difficult to shake the way of thinking that has been deeply rooted after decades of practice.

This shook the foundation of his understanding of all martial arts.

Fortunately, he is a hanging dog.

Relying on a cheat that had neither written instructions nor missions, and was more like a golden finger of some special physique than a plug-in, Li Miao spent twenty years and cultivated himself to the level of half a martial arts legend.

As for the details of this golden finger, I will explain it later.

At the moment, Li Miao walked in a square step, eating while walking, and wandering around while eating. He waited until the sun was at its highest point before he arrived at the gate of the Zhenfu Division.

It was almost break time, and the half street in front of the Zhenfusi Yamen was empty. Apparently, few people were willing to pass by the door of this group of experts who were confiscating property and exterminating families. The two Jinyiwei on duty at the door were also happy to have some peace and quiet, and were squinting their eyes to rest.

From a distance, Li Miao was seen in casual clothes, chewing something, looking like an idle man, staggering towards the Zhenfusi Yamen. A young Jinyiwei approached him and asked him questions.

Before he could open his mouth, the older man next to him took a step forward, ran to Li Miao's side, nodded and bowed and said.

"Here comes the captain. You worked hard last night. The commander-in-chief told us to let him know when we see you and go to see him immediately."

Li Miao was still chewing something and couldn't speak. He took out a bunch of candies from the small bag in his hand, put it in the hand of the older Jinyiwei, patted his shoulder like coaxing a child, and entered the government office.

After Li Miao had left, the young Jinyiwei asked, "Brother, which captain is that? Why are they here at this hour and in casual clothes?"

Although there are different levels within the Jinyiwei, there are also differences in subordinates. Generally, only the direct superiors will be called by their positions instead of their surnames. For example, only the centurions directly under you will be called "centurions", while those who are not directly under you will be called "centurions" like "Wang Centurion" and "Zhang Centurion".

But the older Jinyiwei just called him Qianhu directly without adding any surname.

Moreover, the Jinyiwei had strict rules and regulations, and even the two associate governors set an example by being meticulous. Where did this idle captain come from and come to work at noon?
The older Jinyiwei took out a piece of paper from his bosom and carefully wrapped up the string of candies that Li Miao had given him, then he spoke.

"Remember this gentleman's face. When you see him next time, just call him Qian Hu. Do whatever he tells you to do, and pretend you didn't see anything he did. Do you remember?"

"He is the most experienced, most powerful, most ruthless, and most free-spirited person in our entire Jinyiwei, Captain Li Miao!"

(End of this chapter)