Chapter 1 The Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a county named Sixi.
Sixi County faces water in the west, and the other three sides are bounded by vast mountains. Navigation out of the county is all by boat.
If this terrain were placed in troubled times, it would either be a place for military strategists to hide their troops, or it would be a paradise among the people.
The rumble of horse hoofbeats came from outside the county. The leading cavalryman was carrying a large banner with Yang characters on his back. The horse beneath him had scarlet eyes and scales. The cavalry behind him looked like a wolf and an eagle, showing off his elite talents.
In the private room on the second floor of the teahouse on the side of the main road of the county, Jiang Xuan, who had a face like jade and eyes like bright stars, watched the cavalry rush into the city camp, his eyes gradually becoming hollow.
"I didn't expect that there is such a thing as time travel."
Obviously, this ginger is not the other ginger.
My predecessor had practiced Taoism for a year without feeling Qi. He was so angry that he screamed for his life, so he was taken advantage of by Jiang Xuan, who has the same name on Earth.
Before traveling through time, Jiang Xuan was playing a mobile game on his mobile phone that was dressed like a fairy, but with planting and breeding as its core gameplay.
Just as Jiang Xuan was frantically clicking on the screen of his mobile phone to cultivate the spiritual roots of fairy beasts, while complaining about the designer selling dog meat to others, a thunderous light suddenly burst out of the window.
Then his eyes blurred and he came to this country called Ming Dynasty.
I stayed in the private room of the teahouse for a whole morning and half an afternoon just to digest the matter of time travel.
Time travel, after all, is not something that can be briefly mentioned in novels.
After opening my eyes, the environment changed drastically, which made people feel even more confused.
So after finding an excuse, Jiang Xuan hid directly in the private room of the teahouse and began to sort out the memories of his predecessor.
In my memory, the history of this planet called Blue Star is very similar to that of the Earth.
From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Si, Xia, Yin and Shang, to the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu.
These ancient histories are exactly the same.
Dudu had an accident at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youjian, Emperor Sizong of the Ming Dynasty, also known as Emperor Chongzhen, who was supposed to be hanged from a crooked neck tree, did not hang himself for some reason, but disappeared in Meishan instead.
Three years later, when Emperor Chongzhen showed his whereabouts again, he already had the courage that no man would deserve.
Destroying an army with one hand and carrying a cannon with his body is just like playing for him.
After possessing invincible strength, Emperor Chongzhen first regained his authority and then drove away the Tartars.
He spent twenty years fighting in the north and south, conquering a huge empire, and then began to recuperate.
He developed water conservancy, established schools, compiled Taoist scriptures, and spread military power throughout the world. He became an emperor through the ages in the writings of historians.
From then on, the history of Blue Star was brought to a level that Jiang Xuan didn't recognize.
Today is the year 576 of the Ming Dynasty. Martial arts and Taoism are booming, and even technology is much stronger than that on Earth at the same time.
It's just that although the Ming Dynasty, which had forcibly continued its reign for three hundred years, still dominated the east and had eyes on the world, the result of its spread of power across the world was the emergence of all kinds of strong men.
Although the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty is still extremely powerful, their control over all parts of the country has finally weakened.
Although the world is different and the dynasties are different, the eastern land at this time has still entered the era of warlord separatism.
The only difference from previous generations is that although the Ming Dynasty was internally unstable, those foreigners did not have the guts to tease the tiger's beard.
Therefore, this era can also be called the Republic of China era that belongs exclusively to the Ming Dynasty.
After a long time, Jiang Xuan naturally accepted his new identity after assimilating the memories in his mind.
Now that he has come, he has no choice but to settle down.
"Now that you have settled down, you have to think carefully about entering Taoism."
After Emperor Chongzhen broke away from the army alone, the world began to look a little different.
The ancient Taoist teachings are no longer just deception, and all kinds of evil spirits and demons have also reappeared in the world.
Warriors destroyed mountains, Taoists forgot their immortality, soldiers filled the sky with murderous intent, and the world once again had traces of the extraordinary.
Like Jiang Xuan, who is currently practicing Taoism in a Taoist temple in Sixi County.
Thinking of this, he looked down at his white and tender hands.
After traveling through time, he had a pretty good start.
The family is not said to be rich or wealthy, but it can still be considered a small amount of money.
It was precisely because he had a little extra money that his predecessor was able to persuade his father to come to Sixi County Taoist Temple to become a Taoist boy.
Anyone in the Ming Dynasty who has the chance can enter a Taoist monastery and become a registered Taoist boy.
Of course, this kind of Taoist boy in a Taoist academy is not a Taoist, but is just a registration to record that you have learned Taoism.
As for what is fate?
I have practiced Taoism for half a year and have hundreds of thousands of connections.
Of course, "One hundred and eight thousand fate" is just a joking name in Jiang Xuan's mind, but the meaning is similar.
For those who have not yet entered Taoism, practicing Taoism in a Taoist temple for half a year requires ten taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, or one hundred thousand banknotes.
Baobao is a banknote issued by the official bank of the Ming Dynasty. The purchasing power of 1 Baobao is equivalent to 1 yuan in 1998.
After introducing Qi into the body and starting to practice Taoism, the Taoist boy's identity will become a naturalized Taoist priest.
Taoist priests practice in Taoist academies. The Taoist academies do not take any money from them, but they are responsible for teaching.
If a Taoist priest wants to obtain Taoist cultivation skills, unless he has a family tradition, he still has to make a connection or pay corresponding contribution points.
Although Jiang Xuan's family has a small amount of money, it is impossible to support someone to practice Taoism in a Taoist temple for a long time.
Therefore, my predecessor made an agreement with Father Jiang to enter a Taoist monastery and practice Taoism for one year.
If you can't draw Qi into your body and become a true Taoist priest within a year, then you can go home safely and inherit the family business.
Now that the one-year period has arrived, the original body has not even been able to feel the Qi, let alone draw Qi into the body.
In a moment of desperation and anger, Jiang Xuan took advantage of him.
"It's been a year. I'm afraid I've only scratched the surface of the introductory Heart Sutra "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" taught by Wang Daochang. It's completely a dream to understand the mechanism of qi and guide the qi of Tai Chi."
"In the past, with my talent in cultivation, it would have been better to go home and inherit the family business, then try to marry a concubine of three or five bedrooms and become a rich man."
"But the person I am now is not comparable to the person I was before."
"As a time traveler, are there any who are less talented?"
"And~"
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan sat up straight, his eyes shining slightly:
"I still have a golden finger."
Closing his eyes, he could feel an acre of thin land hidden in his head, perhaps in the sea of consciousness, or in some unknown place.
In the middle of the thin field, there is a green bamboo growing.
This is his golden finger.
A golden finger with farming as its core.
"Monasticism talks about responsibility. Since I have inherited your body, I will also treat your parents and relatives as if they are my own family."
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan let out a long breath, then stood up and walked out of the private room.
Do not use it if it is hung, and it will become invalid when it expires.
So now, he's going home to cheat.
Thousands of miles of Yunmengze, thousands of miles of Cangwu Mountain.
Yunmengze is Daze located in the west of Sixi County.
There is a vast mist above it, and the clouds and mists persist all year round. From time to time, dragon shadows appear in the clouds and mists, leaving legends of scales and half claws.
The mountains surrounding the remaining three sides of Sixi County are called Cangwu Mountains.
On the periphery of Cangwu Mountain, there are mostly low hills. The closer to the middle of the mountain range, the higher the peaks become.
It is said that there is a Wanren peak in the center of the mountain range, and there is a fairy residence on it.
Sixi County is located in the middle of the plain between these mountains and rivers.
Jiangjia Village, Lingtai Town, where the Jiang family is located, is in the easternmost part of Sixi County.
Three miles to the east of Lingtai Town is Jiangjia Village, and two miles further east of Jiangjia Village is the endless green mountains as far as the eye can see.
The location of the Jiang Family Courtyard is at the foot of Cangwu Mountain. Walking two hundred meters out of the door is the Cangwu Mountain Range.
The setting sun leaves the city and the evening glow arrives.
Covered in the sunset, Jiang Xuan rode for an hour and arrived at a three-story building with a large courtyard just as night was about to fall.
He got off his horse and rubbed his almost cracked buttocks. Looking at the courtyard with the wide open door in front of him, before Jiang Xuan had time to sigh, a soft call came from his ears:
"Cauldron~"
Looking towards where the sound came from, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
Family love is often one of the most beautiful things in the world.
And that little girl with braids that towered to the sky, little feet, and jumped up three meters away from him, was his closest relative in this life.