Jindaoluo Mansion occupies a vast area and is one of the few large houses in Guangzhou. Its black walls, black tiles, and cornices form a sharp contrast with the surrounding gray tiled houses with white walls and right-angled flat roofs. Even if it rains heavily, it can
Stand firm.
The hall facing south in the middle is facing the sunbathing area, which plays the role of protecting the living room of the back house. It is high in the north and low in the south, just like a fish exploring the water, fishing directly for the Nanjiang River. When guests slowly step into it, they feel suddenly enlightened and as if
Wandered into the cave by mistake.
"Wuyi sect... I've never heard of it..."
"This sect is unheard of..."
"That's right..."
Discussions continued one after another, accompanied by the Wuyi sect's own drumming and percussion music, and the discussion did not stop even when they were about to sit down.
Today, in order to accommodate the gathering of martial arts masters from all over the world, the seats in the Luo Mansion were arranged and divided into three sides, all arranged in the shape of a "pin", with corners surrounding the gold basin washbasin in the middle. This arrangement can prevent each other from dealing with each other.
Martial arts practitioners can choose where to sit when they enter, avoiding the embarrassment of sitting at the same table or facing each other.
Jiang Wen stood in front of the word "pin" and hesitated for a while, when a disciple of the Luo family caught up with him out of breath and said politely.
"Master, I wonder what martial arts your sect is good at and which sect you are familiar with? I would like to take you to sit down and chat with your friends."
The other party saw that Jiang Wen was carrying a sword on his back, and his hands and feet did not appear to be thick. He walked calmly and calmly, as quiet as a virgin. He must have had calluses hidden in his palms. He was probably a good soldier who came from somewhere.
More importantly, the popularity of martial arts or weapons in this era has a very important relationship with the region. For example, "Ming Hui Yao" records that people in Eastern Guangdong who learned martial arts mostly "learned the long brand short sword";
Mao Gourd Soldiers are "good at walking in the mountains and good at short combat"; Shandong's pole-hands are "good at carrying long poles"; Xuzhou has many archers who are "good at riding and shooting"; soldiers from Jingxing are "good at transporting stones and can reach far distances".
and "a hundred steps", are called "mantis hands"; people from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian are "learned in darts" and are best at water fighting; people from Yongchun in Quanzhou are "good at martial arts"; Yansui, a native of Guyuan Duobianwai, "
Good at riding and shooting."
At this time, if you can ask about the skill and know the details, you can know where to sit. This method of merging similar items has always been effective. People who are engaged in the same profession always have common topics. If you ask about the other party's sect communication, you can also determine the origin.
, it would be more stable to carry one piece and sit on it.
Jiang Wen thought for a while, then looked around at the martial arts people who were watching. Seeing that he had earned enough gimmicks, he stretched out his hand and shook it in the sky, stopping the sound of the troupe's hard accompaniment.
"This is really confusing to me..."
Jiang Wen pretended to be embarrassed and held his chin, "I have too many friends here who are not here, and I know all about fists, feet, and weapons. Where do you think is the right place to sit?"
The Luo family disciples almost choked and looked at Jiang Wen like a madman. At this time, the surrounding martial arts people were staring at them. As long as Jiang Wen was not embarrassed, others would be embarrassed. The Luo family disciples could only bite the bullet and continue to ask.
road.
"Uh, this leader, do you know where your sect lives?"
Jiang Wen said slowly: "Wuyi Mountain, Fujian."
Although the disciples of the Luo family didn't know what the person opposite was doing, their minds were racing at this moment - judging from the name and position of this sect, it must have something to do with the Taoist Cave, so they might as well put it where there are Taoist priests.
"Then why not just sit by the Shangqing Temple..."
Before he finished speaking, a rough man emerged from the seat in Xieqie, shouting angrily and eagerly: "What are you talking about? The Wuyi sect is an old acquaintance of our Vajra sect, how can we pretend to be a vegetarian with these people?"
Comparable?"
Jiang Wen took a closer look and found that he was a northern man with a round face. He was also wearing a single coat and short clothes in the cold winter rain. His skin was tight and shiny, and he obviously had the skills he had practiced for many years.
"Master Zhou, long time no see!"
The person who stood up to greet was none other than the head of the King Kong Sect who followed Jiang Wen from Fujian to Guangdong, and the head of the Xinglong Escort Bureau, Zhou Long. I don’t know if they got in because of their escort status, or where they got the invitation.
, at this time, Jiang Wen and his party happened to meet again.
The martial arts people on the scene couldn't help but be confused. Why was the young master dressed as a Taoist priest in front of him chatting happily with a group of monks who had returned to secular life, but ignored the Taoist priests who were just around the corner.
Everyone knows that Shangqing Temple is the outer sect of Wudang Mountain, and most of its disciples are expelled for violating the precepts or reluctant to leave home. The swordsmanship and boxing scriptures taught are also quite wonderful, and the Vajra Gate is a well-known lay sect in Northern Shaolin. The Vajra Gate is a well-known lay sect in Northern Shaolin.
The grievances between the two parties in the Northland have been buried for a long time.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the past and present of the current martial arts situation in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The surging rivers rush towards the sea. Rivers have often changed their courses and flooded their banks in the past dynasties. Naturally, Wulin cannot be an old man with white hair and beard since it was born. There are always changes in the history of the dynasties.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the martial arts world was still inseparable from the government and the public. After all, the productive forces were not yet developed, and only countries of thousands of chariots could afford to raise these warriors for battle.
The martial arts at that time were mainly based on fist fighting and sword fighting. Sword fighting was particularly cruel. Once a fight occurred, the neck and collar would be cut off, and the liver and lungs would be killed. Zhuangzi strongly opposed this kind of sword fighting, thinking that it was "no different from cockfighting. Once life is lost,
There is nothing to use for state affairs." However, "Guanzi·Seven Laws" is not the case. It is believed that the Spring and Autumn Competition at that time could recruit the heroes of the world and have the best heroes in the world. The heroes of the world gathered together and the scale was considerable. It is also said that those who participated in the competition were as follows
Birds move like thunder and lightning, and send out like wind and rain. Do not block them in front of them, do not harm those behind them, go out alone and enter alone, and do not dare to surround them.
These masters' movements are as fast as thunder and lightning, they are invincible, they can do whatever they want, and their skills are astonishing. Therefore, even if the traces of Yue Nu's swordsmanship have disappeared for thousands of years, they can still attract countless martial arts people to gather in Wuyi Mountain.
Later, swordsmanship routines and pictograms were popular in martial arts during the Han Dynasty. During the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, long and short weapons were practiced. There are records of shooting, jumping swords, and throwing halberds. In the Tang and Song dynasties, it was even more common to find sticks, walking ropes, and flying swords.
Skills such as corner fighting, hand fighting and corner fighting have continued to flourish, and have evolved into many martial arts that are in full bloom today.
In the final analysis, the way of martial arts is like the method of military strategism. There is no permanent way to fight, and there is no constant force or shape. There is never a unique secret that is invincible. There is only the passing of the fire from one generation to the next and the introduction of new ones. The martial arts that were so illustrious and famous in those days have been lost to records and settled in the martial arts world.
The fundamental foundation that has been passed down by various sects in China has developed and grown in another form.
At this time, the limelight in the scene was no longer on Jiang Wen, but on the Shaolin and Wudang sects who were not present. Although they had not arrived, their shadows were everywhere in the world today.
It is precisely for this reason that although the two factions of King Kong and Shangqing are not big sects, and there are many masters in the field who can defeat them, when the conflict between the two involves the centuries-old grudge between Shaolin and Wudang, many things have become unavoidable.
After thinking about it, the other martial arts people also kept silent.
Wherever there are people in the world, there are grievances. If we really talk about it, Wudang and Shaolin are really like Mount Taishan and Beidou, so it doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone will stay away. However, the grievances between Wudang and Shaolin are just a microcosm, and the intricate connections behind them are beyond imagination.
Even older than most of the sects in this world——
It can even be traced back to the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in the Central Plains for thousands of years. Although the two sects of Wudang and Shaolin have a long history, they are nothing more than a wisp of water rising up in the deep pool of water today.
It can be recorded in history that since the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism and Taoism have had an indispensable influence on the development of martial arts in the Central Plains.
Today's Shaolin is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism. Although Bodhidharma, who has been facing the wall for nine years, is the founder, and most of the sect martial arts developed by later generations are passed on in his name, the Shaolin Temple was actually founded by the Indian monk Batuo, who preceded Bodhidharma's eastward journey.
It has already taken shape. There are actually only a few yoga techniques for strengthening the body that really originated from Bodhidharma.
There is no record of Bhatta's practice of martial arts in historical records, but his disciples Sengchou and Huiguang knew some martial arts. According to the "Biography of Eminent Monks", before becoming a monk, the young Huiguang "kicked back on the well railing of Tianjie for five hundred times.
." Being able to kick the keys "five hundred times in a row" on a narrow manhole barrier may be difficult to do without a certain amount of skill.
According to Zhang's "Chaoye Qianzai" of the Tang Dynasty, when he was a young monk, Seng Chou could "walk across a collapsed wall, fly hundreds of steps from west to east, and leap his head to the top of four beams. He could pull off a thousand junctures.
His skill in fists and his bravery are astonishing to animals." His ability to "walk across a wall" shows that he knows how to perform light kung fu; "He is able to pull heavy weights" and "his skills in boxing are swift and brave" naturally means that he has extraordinary martial arts skills. It can be seen that the Shaolin monks are building
There was a tradition of martial arts practice at the beginning of the temple, and its role was far more than simply protecting the Zen forest.
The practice of martial arts in Taoism is even more impressive. Ge Hong, a famous Taoist priest in the Jin Dynasty, was also proficient in martial arts. He wrote in "Baopuzi·Preface to a Foreign Chapter" that he learned archery when he was young, and later in the military, he
"I once shot with my hand to pursue a horse, fell down in response to a string, and killed two thieves and one horse." This shows the essence of his shooting skills. Ge Hong "has also received swords, single swords, and double halberds. All of them have oral formulas and key skills, waiting for them to be taken in."
, but there is a secret method, which is so clever that it enters the spirit. If you use this method to deal with those who don't know it, you can be completely victorious and have no way forward. Later, you also learned the seven-foot staff technique, and you can penetrate the white blade and take the big halberd."
It can be seen that Ge Hong is not only good at shooting, but also good at swords, sticks, halberds and other martial arts.
Military battle formation techniques like this have been introduced to various caves and paradises. Naturally, various effective martial arts are also spread among Taoist sects, which are not inferior to the boxing and stick techniques in Buddhism.
The fighting between the two families continued from the temple to the rivers and lakes. The Wudang sect only emerged during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and the Song dynasty preceded it. The representatives of Buddhism and Taoism were the grievances between the Qingcheng sect and the Daxiangguo Temple. Therefore, people in the martial arts world
Do not mix with the grievances and grudges of Buddhism and Taoism. This is the wisdom left by our ancestors. If ordinary people accidentally get involved, they will easily die.
During the Xianzong period of the Yuan Dynasty, the great Buddhist and Taoist debates hosted by the Great Khan Meng Ge were essentially a life-and-death struggle when the conflict between the two religions intensified.
At that time, the leader of the Taoist sect was Quanzhen Taoism. Li Zhichang, the leader at that time, was a master of Taoism. It was said that he could walk in the void and enter and exit the unbounded world. He was always accompanied by spiritual snakes and cranes when he practiced. When he was old, his appearance was surprisingly ancient and unlike any other.
mortal.
At that time, Shaolin and the Manichaeans jointly launched an attack. In order to maintain the orthodoxy left by Master Changchun, Master Li Zhichang and Shaolin monk Fuyu developed from quarrels to questioning and questioning. They could not argue anymore and even burned scriptures and set themselves on fire for three days.
Whoever's scriptures and body are burned in the fire are apocryphal and false learning and should be destroyed completely to prevent them from being spread in the world.
It is said that in the end, Li Zhichang walked out of the fire unharmed, as if he had won, but there was no news at all in the Shaolin fire opposite.
But as the bonfire was dismantled, Elder Fuyu turned into a crystal-clear Buddha bone and colorful relics all over the ground. When the fire was extinguished, he showed the appearance of the Buddha's death who cut off greed, anger, ignorance and other troubles.
He actually defeated the Taoist sect with his magical power.
Shaolin took the opportunity to burn the shocking "Laozi's Transformation of Hu Jing" and the grotesque "Eighty-one Transformation Pictures". In the end, only fragments of the two books remained in the form of murals, which were also buried in some Taoist temples in deep mountains and valleys.
Subsequently, "the martial arts from all over the world entered Shaolin", which made the grievances between Buddhism and Taoism even more serious, and Taoist martial arts almost left no trace. Fortunately, the rise of Wudang Sect was accompanied by the development of "internal martial arts" and "external martial arts".
In the field of teaching, the Taoist lineage, which was once almost in decline, relied on the amazingly talented master Zhang Sanfeng to break away from the original martial arts conventions and gradually compete with Shaolin with a new attitude of "internal boxing".
At this time, the front of the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism eventually moved into the martial arts world far away from the court, forming the current situation in which the two factions of Wudang and Shaolin are incompatible.
The structure of martial arts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is inseparable from the disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, Wudang Shaolin, and even more so from a figure who has been much written about in history - Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang, who fought against the Japanese in the southeast, carefully studied the strengths and weaknesses of each martial arts school, studied the weaponry skills that gradually declined after the Jin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, and Tang Dynasties, successfully integrated martial arts with actual combat killing enemies, and discovered the long-standing problems in martial arts.
A truth that no one remembers.
He recorded in "The New Book of Jixiao: The Essential Chapter of Boxing Classics": "The ancient and modern boxers, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, have thirty-two movements of Changquan, Liuhe Boxing, Monkey Boxing, and Xiquan, each of which has its own reputation.
In fact, they are very similar. Up to now, the Wen family has seventy-two lines of boxing, thirty-six closing locks, twenty-four abandoning the horse, eight dodging turns, and twelve shorts. These are also good ones. Although Lu Hong's eight blows are strong, they are not as smooth.
Zhang's short play, Shandong Li Bantian's legs, Eagle Claw King's take, Qianluo Zhang's fall, and Zhang Bojing's play are all famous today."
In Qi Jiguang's description, he studied various martial arts schools, but did not become superstitious about the rhetoric of each school. He seriously wrote down "Lu Hong's Eight Strikes", "Mian Zhang Short Strike", "Li Bantian",
With the names of masters such as "Eagle Claw King", we know that the strength of martial arts does not depend on the moves. There is never an invincible martial arts, only an invincible warrior.
Such a spirit of seeking truth from facts and the double test of the Japanese rebellion in the southeast profoundly affected the pattern of martial arts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As a result, except for the two martial arts schools of Buddhism and Taoism, which could maintain a strict sect, other sects and gangs were established like grass, but there was no self-respect and the idea of being conservative.
At this time, the people of the Vajra Sect were filled with righteous indignation, and the Taoist priests who came down from Wudang Mountain were also angry. The two sides were about to stage a full-scale martial arts show, but since today was the day for the old hero Luo to wash his hands in the golden basin, the two sides exchanged two harsh words.
, and ultimately did not take action.
As Jiang Wen and Zhou Long exchanged pleasantries, some of the martial arts people present seemed to be making bold guesses and planning to put their ideas into action.
"The Luo family is the proprietor today, why did they invite some unknown people?"
The person who made the joke was a disciple of the Qingqi Gang. He was probably unhappy that the Wuyi Sect had stolen their limelight by making a high-profile appearance, so he deliberately raised his voice a little higher.
Jiang Wen looked around and saw Luo Dongli, who he had met in Zhangqiugang Village a few days ago, trying to stop him in the crowd, but Yang, the tower-like gang leader of the Qingqi Gang, remained silent, letting the rain drip down his shirtless body.
.
Jiang Wen only met Luo Dongli once that night, and he had never met the three disciples. He obviously did not recognize Jiang Wen, and was just acting with the intention of calming down the trouble. But as soon as he tried to dissuade him, the Qingqi Gang disciple acted like
A handful of salt was sprinkled into the hot pot, and the flames suddenly shot up to a height of three feet.
"What? What I said is wrong!"
He pushed Luo Dongli away and staggered the peacemaker, "A little-known Taoist priest brought three children and a troupe to make a living. How can you be so afraid?"
Sometimes, knowing the rules of the world is not necessarily pedantic. Not knowing how to follow the wisdom of the elders is an intolerable arrogance. The Qingqi Gang is famous for not knowing the rules, which allows them to be able to live without it for a while.
Rising up in a disciplined manner will naturally expose them to some unruly backlash.
Their ignorance is reflected in the frowning eyes of the Vajra Gate, and is also reflected in the unexpectedness of the Shangqingguan. It clearly has nothing to do with them but they want to flow into this muddy water. The martial arts people who like to watch the excitement are secretly excited again.
At this time, the disciples of the Qingqi Gang were obviously provocative, but they did not realize that the sect next to their seats had quietly moved away a few steps, watching with cold eyes as this group of stupid greens foolishly got involved in the grudges of Shaolin and Wudang.
Jiang Wen smiled slightly and bowed his hands to the man: "If you haven't asked this hero Gao's name yet, what advice can you give to our sect?"
The young disciple of the Qingqi Gang said unceremoniously: "I, Wang Ti, would like to learn the real skills in my hands. How many percent of your music-making skills are there?"
The attention of the audience was focused on Jiang Wen, but he said apologetically: "I am not good at fighting. It is better for my disciples to do things like this - Hong Wei, go and learn some clever tricks."
The disciples of the Luo family saw this and wanted to stop him. After all, their master wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin today, so there was no reason for anyone to fight fiercely here.
But just as he was about to step forward, he was quietly stopped by another companion. The two whispered a few words, then stared at Bei Xiang in shock for a while, and then retreated into the crowd with a look of horror on their faces.
"It's ridiculous that the master doesn't dare to go up but lets the apprentice get beaten!"
Seeing that Jiang Wengu said that he did not dare to challenge, Wang Ti believed that the opponent had a guilty conscience, so he walked out of the Qingqi Gang's position, clasped his hands in a posture, and expressed that he was ready to meet the challenge at any time.
Hearing the other party's words, Jiang Wen's face remained calm, but his body felt as if he was electrified. This is how the plot should go! He almost went up and patted the other party on the shoulder and said, "Happy, I just like you."
This temper."
"Hong Wei, you must be careful not to get hurt. My teacher is very worried about you."
Jiang Wen looked at Hong Wen Ding with a smile on his face, and Wen Ding had already seen his master's intention. What Jiang Wen said before about sealing the sword on the same day and protecting honor were not important. What was important was that the Wuyi Sect needed him to win
pretty.
"Yes, Master!"
This is the first time Hong Wending has had the opportunity to attack an outsider with all his strength since he eliminated the hidden dangers of the secret Dragon-shaped Fist.
His feet were four and a half steps apart, his left hand was slightly raised, and his right fist was tucked under his ribs. When he breathed lightly, the inner breath in his Dantian was like a gentle blow of fine grass gnawing in the wind, which instantly transformed into strands of true energy as thin as cow hair.
As I started to wander along the meridians, a strange and novel experience arose spontaneously. It seemed that the dust in the air was dancing, the light was jumping, and the spiritual light shined directly into my heart from the rooftop, illuminating the scenery in front of me.
The scene in Hong Wending's eyes became slower and slower, and his own movements suddenly froze, falling into continuous silence.
Wang Ti from the Qingqi Gang was a tall man, and he obviously didn't care about this young man who had not yet reached his waist. He puffed up his chest and stepped forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat, teaching his opponent what it means to bully with strength.
But Hong Wending was still immersed in the comprehension of Tiancan Kung Fu and Hong Family Boxing, and there was no movement for a long time as if he was intoxicated. At this time, he was just dumbfounded, not even noticing a trace of murderous intent.
Seeing Wang Ti getting closer and closer, Jiang Wen frowned slightly and suddenly raised his hand towards the sky. The band behind him, which had been silent for a long time, once again played an impassioned melody, without any foreshadowing, from light to heavy in an instant.
The alternation from slow to fast gave this sparse sect some momentum.
Wang Ti was startled by the sound of the instrument, but at that moment of trance, a shadow of a fist seemed to flash before his eyes, and in a blink of an eye, it crossed the distance between the two and was imprinted on his chest.
Before the Qingqi Gang could react, and the martial arts people hadn't noticed the change, they found that Wang Ti suddenly fell backwards, but the young man from the Wuyi Sect kept moving as if he was pushing, and remained motionless again.
At this time, only Wang Ti, who was lying on the ground in convulsions, could belatedly feel the power in his chest, rising up like a continuous wave, flooding his eyes, ears, mouth and nose until he was suffocated like drowning. Finally, his vision went dark and he fell into coma.
passed.
Jiang Wen was silent as he looked at the frozen scene in front of him. What he was thinking in his mind was very simple - after going around in so many circles, our Wuyi faction still had to take the limelight today.