Chapter 197: There is a father-in-law on the river
"'Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting', I never thought that I would be able to witness it in person..."
"In the final analysis, whether it's Jiaogui or Wuyang, it's just a title. There are countless names collected in our sect's classics. After all, they are just excuses for future generations. But I didn't expect that Master Jiang could actually
The hole is so clear, I can even guess what happened thousands of years ago."
Ying Laodao slowly spoke words of praise, but he was a little frightened by Jiang Wen's questions, "Jiao ghosts were born more than once, and they were painted by people sent by the King of Chu as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Liang Guangzhou Office of the Jin Dynasty
The "Statue of Five Rams Carrying Grains" hanging on it has been hidden on Luofu Mountain for many years. When I saw it, I was frightened and couldn't sleep at night. I didn't dare to open it again for decades."
"You must know that there are many ancient relics collected in Luofu Mountain, and I have browsed through some of them in my early years. Therefore, when the teacher took me to see them, I thought they were just some weird beasts. I thought that even if there were something with a body like a bucket,
Strangely thick pythons, fish and turtles with stripes like tiger skin all over their bodies, and oxen with huge heads like extremely ferocious tigers, they may not surprise me at all."
"But when I saw the Statue of Five Rams Holding a Grain, I only saw stains that were as dirty as splashed ink. Only after careful inspection did I realize that the thick ink was actually someone's deliberate act.
In other words, the lines are messy, fearful and helpless.”
"Behind the thick ink of the painting, there is an extremely huge monster, twisting and turning in the water. Its huge body is covered with gray and white streaks. It is almost larger than the pottery urn containing grain. It is probably dozens of feet long.
The five heads are intertwined and even weirder - if you look closely, the head and face look like an ugly human face, with only two sinister tentacles on the head, and a mane that is more than ten feet long on the neck.
If you close your eyes, you can dream of the monster in the picture moving slowly and freely, paying no attention to it, looking up and down as if it were nothing!"
"These things are absurd and unruly. Head Jiang, it is understandable for you to question Lao Cao because of this, but I can swear to God that apart from the matters related to our sect's orthodoxy, this incident has not been fully revealed. Luo Yuantong knows all the other things. Lao Cao is absolutely
No deception or deceit!"
After talking about his heart palpitations, Ying Laodao was still held tightly by Jiang Wen's collar, but his expression was not disturbed at all. He immediately stretched out his finger and swore to God, saying that he had no ill intentions, and the situation reached a deadlock for a while.
Jiang Wen naturally also knew that if the other party really intended to murder, there was no need to protect himself when he was in the Luo Mansion, let alone return this time and put himself on such a dangerous edge.
But Jiang Wen had no time to pay attention at this time, and his cold tone only showed one thing - he needed all the answers.
"Senior Ying, since the day he stepped into Guangzhou Mansion, Jiang has sensed the aura of alienation from everything. This was the case when he was pursuing Southern Shaolin, he was participating in the Golden Pen Washing Ceremony, he was happy to hear about the assassination, and he was suppressing the Jiaogui today.
Even more so! I can ignore other things, but there must be no ambiguity about suppressing the Jiaogui!"
Recalling this trip to Guangzhou, Jiang Wen's doubts had not diminished at all from beginning to end. The dense cobwebs in front of him were layer after layer, and he couldn't see clearly what was really underneath.
Investigating the root cause, it should be that since the search for traces of Southern Shaolin, Jiang Wen has been separated by an invisible net. Everyone seems to be hiding it from him. No matter how close he has been to the truth, sometimes he clearly senses that the shadow is there.
He was only one step behind the screen, but when he suddenly looked back, he was thousands of miles away.
It was only now that Jiang Wen finally understood that the original martial arts rules and martial arts methods in Guangzhou City had been tampered with by others to the point of seeming false. The closer he got, the further he was pushed away. This was clearly a kind of situation that everyone knew but everyone knew.
What is left unsaid can be summed up in four words - "It has nothing to do with you."
"Master Jiang, as the old man said before, a thousand people in the world have a thousand thoughts. No matter how they are like-minded and have a close relationship in life and death at the beginning, standing in front of glory, wealth, gold, silver and silk, they will inevitably become alienated. Then retreat.
Even if everyone can stick to their opinions until death, there will always be people who drift away and turn against each other until they die."
Ying Laodao sighed and raised his eyes to look into the distance, "I only understood this matter after reading thousands of sails, but by then everything was too late, but the lesson must never be forgotten. Nowadays, the ups and downs of grievances and resentments in Guangzhou city are spread out into a big net, among which of course
It’s because I tried my best to plan, but ultimately it’s because in this city, the only real way out is for everyone to do their own thing.”
Ying Laodao, who had a narrow face and sparse hair, looked at Jiang Wen with a strange look.
"Actually, we can all see that your heart is not here. In the past, Guangzhou Mansion could accommodate tens of thousands of people like you, Master Jiang, but in today's Guangzhou City, tens of thousands of idle clouds and wild cranes like you can't accommodate
No one dares to believe it.”
"Headmaster Jiang, you feel that everyone is guarding you and hiding from you because you are always staring at other people's positions, just like a spider running to pluck the web weaved by others, you will naturally only be guarded against. Now in Guangzhou City
The way to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy is very simple - if you are really one of us, you will naturally find your own position and do your own thing without distraction..."
Jiang Wen slowly let go. He knew that Ying Laodao was not lying, but he had no purpose in coming to Guangzhou. He was as confused as when he came to this world. The cause of the feeling of alienation and estrangement was revealed, and Jiang Wen also
I couldn't help but laugh, but what followed was an even stronger sense of absurdity in my heart.
If what Ying Laodao said is true, everyone in the city is thinking from the bottom of their stomachs at this time. He himself probably doesn’t know what others are thinking. Is this a way to go his own way? They are just fighting on their own, how can they win?
Are you glad that the Pingnan King's army is united?
The evil waves in the sea surged again, this time crashing towards the shore in an even more terrifying manner, stirring up thousands of turbid waves and vast expanse of black snow, swallowing up the already narrow coast in front of the Nanhai Ancient Temple.
The figures who had just arrived at the beach were bullied, and a few black spots like flies were swept away in an instant and fell into the boiling and angry sea. Even their dragon boat, which was firmly tied to the shore, was swept into the sea.
But before they had time to worry, the turbid waves on the South China Sea suddenly opened up, and a dark and shabby old dragon suddenly emerged from the water. The desolate and mottled boat body was full of traces of wind and waves, but it could survive the waves for a long time.
It was new, not weak at all, and the boat even showed a unique luster that belonged to a living creature. It swam and jumped like a spiritual creature entering the sea, raising its head and swaying its tail, leaping vertically and horizontally among the increasingly terrifying thunderclouds and rainstorms.
Ever since the old dragon stood up and took over the helm when more than a dozen people came aboard, this ancient dragon boat has truly transformed into an invincible dragon. The dragon boat that was originally half-dead in the hands of Jiang Wen and his party can now break through the waves as soon as it enters the sea.
, infected with the unparalleled vitality given by the Dan people. Fu Ningdie and Yuan Ziyi widened their eyes, repeatedly confirming that what they saw in front of them was not an illusion, but why could this old dragon fly so fast on the water, almost turning into a flying sky?
The dragon snake!
The thunder clouds undulated like drums, and the young and strong villagers issued uniform orders, simply taking off their tattered clothes, revealing their skin and muscles that had been tempered for a long time. None of them could be considered strong and powerful, but all of them had tattoos on their faces and the like.
The son of the dragon, today, is really like this old dragon. As long as there is a trace of rain and waves on his body, even if he is skinny, he still shows an unshakable appearance of copper and iron. The red light flashes from the tattoo and flies towards the place where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water.
go.
Five dark clouds with extremely low covering pressure still linger on the sea surface, like the lingering haze on this sea area. They look one way in the eyes of outsiders, but they look another way in Jiang Wen's eyes, a series of strange shadows.
Abruptly set against the backdrop of this sunless world, the strange and bizarre shapes at first were more like the shells they were born in. Now they slowly lose their strangeness and gradually dissolve into this world, until they turn into wind and rain and soaring hurricanes, becoming the sea and sky.
eternal disaster.
The gangsters went through many difficulties and finally arrived at the spot where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water. They kept circling, with red eyes and chests pounding and roaring that shocked the surrounding area. However, no one went into the water to investigate. It was more like they were waiting for an opportunity.
Yuan Ziyi said eagerly: "Why don't they save people?"
"Don't be impatient. There is a rule in fishing for people in the water. You must sink and float three times before taking action. Now that Miss Luo has fallen into the water and there is no movement, the people are helpless even if they are capable, unless they take the risk of going into the water to fight the ghosts themselves."
In the eyes of outsiders, Jiaogui is just a collection of wind and rain in the sky and undercurrents under the water. Now entering the water is obviously a dead end. Ying Laodao looked at the scene on the water and said with worry, "It doesn't look like Miss Luo has been there for a long time."
How can a person who is determined to die have no intention of struggling out of the water? It seems that there is something strange under the water..."
Jiang Wen frowned and said, "What's strange under the water? Don't you even know about it?"
"Master Jiang, the 'Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting' you mentioned was a strange thing that happened once in hundreds of years. Now that the dragon ghosts have transformed into five places, the dangers under the water have become even more dangerous. It is almost unimaginable.
There’s no guarantee what will happen…”
Encountering an unplanned situation, no matter how wise a person is, he will inevitably hesitate and hesitate. Ying Laodao looked at the seaside with worry, and pointed at the people riding boats in the waves,
"In addition to repaying kindness, the Dan people may have a deep meaning in staying here. In this world, if there is anyone who can do anything, it is probably the Dan people who are leaving across the sea. Just like in the late Song Dynasty.
As always, they have to come after all..."
Until now, Luo Shuang'er had fallen into the water for a long time, but no one could see her figure from the water. Black clouds were shrouded in the sky, and the fierce waves of the bad water seemed to have their own magic power, trying their best to repel the villagers as usual.
Entering the water to rescue people, several villagers who were well versed in the nature of water poked their heads out of the water, gasping for air and holding on to the bow of the boat. Their helpless eyes said everything.
The Dan people above the old dragon looked at each other, and finally, as if they had made up their minds, they took out a curved snake hairpin about an inch long from their waists and threw it to the Dan people in the water. The leading Dan people did not hesitate.
The ground pierced the skin in front of the chest, and the hot blood was spilled on the cold and biting water. Then there was another fierce plunge into the water, followed by the sound of jumping into the water one after another. It was obvious that the people had begun to fight desperately.
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The ripples created countless hallucinations, the heavy sounds were suddenly separated, and the quietest cotton was poured into both ears. I barely opened my eyes and saw only an inch long algae in the water, as soft as a bone.
Swinging in the gradually darkening vision.
A few beams of light above the head shyly passed through the green grass, piercing diagonally into the bottomless scene. They could only illuminate the dense mud shadows in front of them, while the lower part was as quiet as a soft and comfortable place.
The bed quietly blocked the inextricable chaos outside the world, and then closed the curtain thoughtfully and comfortably for the tired guest.
Luo Shuang'er is slowly sinking to the bottom of the water. Her waist is as slender and soft as a swimming fish, and her clothes turn into fins. The nature of the water allows her to swim in this unexpectedly calm place, but her body is sinking deeper into the water.
It's like walking into a peaceful dream.
Perhaps everyone has had a dream of transforming into Jinlin, and time is silent here. It is like a pair of invisible hands quietly holding the hour and minute hands, preventing time from continuing to flow. Only the heartbeat synchronized with the second hand is still there.
The rhythm is precise and futile, everything is accompanied by the aimless second hand that keeps turning in circles, unable to break free from this empty body, and it also turns into a period of empty time that cannot be walked out.
Luo Shuang'er's heart was as empty as a mirror. She had forgotten the cause and effect, and the seven emotions and six desires she usually studied had disappeared. At this time, her heart was so empty, like a hollow valley surrounded by other worlds, and every sound she made could be heard.
The resounding sound lasted so long that the emotions that were normally unobservable in her heart were suddenly amplified and brought to her eyes.
For so long, she had almost forgotten the existence of "herself" because of her martial arts practice.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In such emptiness, Luo Shuang'er thought of the vast night beside Dongting Lake, the moonlight was like water, and there were a few crows accompanying the fishermen floating towards the sky.
During the song, there was also a period of moonlight that was so clear that it turned into jasper, shining all over the mountains and rivers of Junshan in Dongting.
Before the ups and downs of emotions, there are always memories, and the thoughts become clearer and clearer as they reverberate. Often at these times, just before the sunrise, when the morning glow and the shadows of the trees complement each other, with the slowly rising sun, the world is immersed in one.
The ever-changing orange color is so beautiful. If you are alone on a bright moon night, with a strange sense of ritual, admiring the moonlight in the Dongting alone, the bright moon is in the sky, and the shadows of the trees under the moon are so quiet.
Like an ink painting.
At these times, Luo Shuang'er, who was watching, would secretly untie the boat rope, sit barefoot on the bow of the boat and raise the water with her bare feet, watching the water surface that was about to become silent start to ripple again, and the traces of the boat unknowingly break into the green water.
, then finally let the bright moon, as clear as a mirror, hide in the water, and let the moonlight turn into sections of cool breeze flowing in the heart.
Nowadays, no one knows that before coming to Dongting, Luo Shuang'er was most afraid of water, and what she wanted to stay away from the most was the bottomless lake and sea. The servants in the mansion only knew their own young lady, even if they were only close to the dark water tank at home.
, would be cried and hugged away, leaving only Luo Yuantong with a sad face next to him.
Luo Shuang'er, who left home and came to Dongting Lake, had to be with the vast expanse of blue waves and sparkling waves every day. The master who taught her kung fu took her on a awning boat, untied the cable and pushed her into the water, telling her:
If you don’t know the nature of water from now on, you will never come back.
No one knows how Luo Shuang'er came to be in those days. She may have shed all the tears in her life, and probably said all the soft words in her life. She almost turned into an empty shell without a soul, lying there numbly.
The deepest part of the cabin is drifting with the waves on Dongting Lake.
She numbly saw the rows of lush trees on the shore, which not only formed the lines of the tidal flats, but also divided the water surface. Among the swaying shadows of the trees, there was the white-bearded master who had been with the boat for three days and three nights. He walked along the river bank and was carried by the wind.
sound……
"Ordinary people know that they are not thinking about what is right. They call it fear, and this is fear and thinking. The more you are afraid of prudence, the less you dare to act rashly, and your body will naturally become stiff and paralyzed, and will not obey orders."
"However, a person uses his spirit to lead his limbs and five internal organs, as well as the meridians throughout his body. If he governs a country together, if he moves in danger, the people will not cooperate; if he is afraid of speaking, the people will not respond. Only by understanding the straightforward and natural heart can we
The world says that the brave are not afraid, but in fact, there is nothing better than this in the world of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire."
"What I want to tell you now is not only a martial art, but also a principle for governing the world. Since fear is inevitable in you, then think about whether what you are afraid of is fear itself. The ancient saints
Wang Wei then reviewed the same thing and thought it was the right thing to do. Therefore, the superiors and inferiors agreed to communicate with each other. Therefore, everyone in the world was frightened and vigilant, and did not dare to commit lewdness. Therefore, the first lesson of this martial arts is:
Only by being compassionate and immersed in all things can we not be afraid of external things..."
What did she learn at the Dongting Lake? In fact, Luo Shuang'er couldn't explain clearly. She couldn't understand the profound and unfathomable principles in the master's mouth, but the master happily told her that not understanding was the shortcut to the south.
This is all just a fool’s self-deception.
"Dead things in this world are not to be feared, only living things are to be feared. If you could understand people's hearts, there would be nothing to fear in this world."
Master White Beard said this and taught Luo Shuang'er an unprecedented kung fu. Luo Shuang'er also learned from the master to open her heart and forget herself. Her own emotions were not important. The master taught her to create a layer of white frost in her heart.
Wrapping up the original seven emotions and six desires, it can be transformed into a mirror like the bright moon.
This Kung Fu is very magical. Not only can you master the martial arts taught by the master, but you can also detect the thoughts of the people around you. At first, Luo Shuang'er could only judge the other person's thoughts from subtle movements and expressions. Slowly,
She can already tell clues from the other person's eyes. Until now, even if Luo Shuang'er doesn't observe and identify a person, she can see the other person's emotions in her heart like a mirror.
As Luo Shuang'er's heart felt as empty as water, all the sword skills, fists and kicks, Nuo dance, and internal skills she came into contact with became something that came naturally and naturally. She learned it from her master without any hindrance. At the same time, she read
What's more, Master's anxiety is becoming more and more serious day by day, and his heart is far from being as bright and graceful as he appears on the surface.
From beginning to end, Master Whitebeard never revealed his name, let alone told Luo Shuang'er what the martial arts was called, until the scenery of Dongting Lake drifted away and the prosperity of Guangzhou Mansion came as expected.
She used to resent being sent to Dongting Lake, but Luo Shuang'er now had a clear conscience. When she returned to the Luo family in Guangzhou, she discovered that her father's hidden emotions were more complicated than she imagined.
The hair is completely different from what I remember.
Fortunately, some things don't need to be explained in detail, so Luo Shuang'er can be the first to know the mixed feelings in the other person's heart.
"My good daughter, don't blame your father for being cruel. You were too young to remember back then. If your father hadn't been careless and unprepared, you wouldn't have been thrown into the water by your enemies, and you wouldn't have developed this fear of water. Dongting Lake
There is nothing we can do in the past three years..."
This is what Luo Yuantong said to Luo Shuang'er, but Luo Shuang'er was no longer used to gossiping. The emotional fluctuations in her eyes were so clear that she abandoned weak words and only wanted to use emotions that would not deceive others.
Reply, but forgot that due to practicing martial arts, he is now cold and inhumane, talking and acting like a hollow puppet.
The last conversation between father and daughter was on the eve of leaving the Luo Mansion through the secret passage. What Luo Shuang'er felt from her father, Luo Yuantong, was the determination and joy of relief.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! She asked Luo Yuantong, the Luo family has been guarding Yixi's things for so many years, but they were misunderstood by the people in the world. In their early years, they were called the one-legged robbers. Later,
He was also said to be a pawn of the Shang family, and after today he will only be infamy. Is this really worth it?
But Luo Yuantong burst out laughing on the spot.
"I was a lone thief back then, but what about the foundation of my family business now? As long as you, my daughter, can save your life, your father and I have never cared about the opinions of the world!"
She finally realized that she still didn't understand her father, and what's more, the mirror was empty after all. Luo Shuang'er saw a familiar face in her vague sight underwater. At this time, because there was no reference, it looked as cold as ice, like a mask.
The coldness from the bottom of the water gradually came, and her limbs began to lose control. Luo Shuang'er only felt that there was a cloud of smoke rising in front of her eyes, and the steaming clouds connected with the sky. Sometimes it was the stunning scenery of Dongting's steaming clouds, and sometimes it was her father sending her to survive before leaving.
eyes.
A wave of "shock" appeared in her heart that she hadn't seen for a long time, and it quickly spread to the point of being unstoppable. She had never doubted her father's intentions, but why was death approaching so fast now?
"Is this a way of survival or a way of death..."
A trace of astonishment came from Luo Shuang'er's heart, like a crisp sound of the thin ice about to break. The air was also exhausted while her heart and lungs were running. She finally saw the face of the cold seabed, which was filled with countless zombies on the seabed.
Lying down, their naked bodies looked like gray-white wax, their limbs were stiff and flexed, and their skins were covered with a thin layer of ice-like corpse wax. Their skin gradually turned into a uniform gray-white color, and they invariably stretched out their broken arms toward the top, as if
We are welcoming Luo Shuang'er to join them forever...
Luo Shuang'er's eyes were almost closed, but in the reflection on the bottom of the water, she suddenly discovered a group of men with ferocious postures piercing through the rough water and swimming towards her deep water. In an instant, they uglyly broke the peaceful and dreamlike environment.
, forcibly stuffed into one after another the emotions unique to living people, which reflected in her heart inexplicably.
The tattoos all over their bodies seemed to be burning, and their skin was swollen due to contact with the waves. They were so red that they seemed to bleed. However, they linked their arms with each other and swam to the bottom of the water. Their hazel pupils were really like those of snake-eyed lizards.
, dancing and fighting desperately against some invisible supernatural force.
Luo Shuang'er had no time to turn back, but a tugging force suddenly rose from the water, taking her slowly away from this dark water that was so deep that it would last forever, and even the world would be destroyed and no one would come to the surface. Maybe it was the lack of energy in her body.
Due to the hallucination caused by oxygen, Luo Shuang'er even felt that the underwater zombies opened their eyes and looked at her, as if regretting that she missed an opportunity to exist forever.
Luo Shuang'er, who was pulled toward the water at a high speed, was a little at a loss, like a person walking at night in the deep mountains suddenly encountering another living person, but what surprised her even more was that the hearts of these people who rushed into the water without fear of death actually reflected in their hearts.
There is no visible vitality and desire, but instead a familiar figure wearing a Taoist robe and a long sword flying across the sky is reflected invariably...
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In the second year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan army crossed the Yangtze River and attacked Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. Two princes, Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing, who were under ten years old, escaped from the tiger's mouth by chance and fled to Fujian under the escort of the "Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty" Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie and others.
, the Yuan army followed closely, and the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were forced to flee to Quanzhou, Guangdong and other places for refuge, hiding in the Middle East in panic all day long. The prince Zhao Shi unexpectedly died of illness again, leaving only the prince Zhao Bing as the last hope of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Historically known as the Young Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
In 1279 AD, the second year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, at the last moment when the country was about to be destroyed, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty chose a very heroic way to bid farewell to the stage of history. They concentrated all their strength and fought a life-and-death battle with the Yuan Dynasty army in Yashan, Guangdong.
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At that time, all the southern inland was occupied by the Yuan army, and there was no place for the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty. Under the support of General Zhang Shijie, they formed a naval fleet and temporarily anchored it in Yashan, Guangdong. But before they could make their next plan,
, the Yuan Dynasty generals Zhang Hongfan from Han and Li Heng from Xixia immediately led their troops to follow. The two Yuan armies, one from the north and the other from the south, completely blocked the retreat route of the Southern Song navy.
Zhang Hongfan was the leading general at the time. He knew that the Yuan army was not good at water warfare, so he was not in a hurry to engage in a decisive battle with the Southern Song navy. Instead, he adopted the posture of surrounding but not fighting. Zhang Hongfan's military ability was obviously higher than that of the Southern Song general Zhang Shijie.
Seeing that one of the weaknesses of the Song army was that it relied on fresh water and firewood supplies from land and islands, they "blocked the light boats with sentinel boats and cut off the road for woodcutters" and first sent troops to cut off the fresh water and firewood supply channels in the Southern Song Dynasty.
As a result, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song Dynasty were stranded on sea ships. "Everyone ate dry food and drank salty water for more than ten days, and they were all too tired to fight." They could only eat cold dry food to satisfy their hunger. If they were so thirsty, they even drank sea water. As a result, "the sea is salty and you will vomit after drinking it."
"The troops are in deep trouble", the combat effectiveness was seriously weakened, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the emperor and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty. Although the 7-year-old little emperor Zhao Bing was not very sensible, the dignified expressions of the ministers and soldiers made him feel vaguely that something was not good.
At the most critical moment, a supporting army from the Southern Song Dynasty suddenly appeared on the sea.
This support force is a simple fleet with a strange appearance. They are all fishing boats with black awnings. The people on board, men, women, old and young, all have tattoos on their faces. They are all in black and white. They are all Dan people living in the rivers on the Lingnan coast.
, after hearing about the war, he spontaneously came to rescue the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, carrying food, grass and fresh water.
The battle zone of this Yashan naval battle was located in Jiangmen, not far from where the Dan family lived. No one expected that these people who were usually not noticed would arouse their patriotism and spontaneously embark on the war when the Southern Song Dynasty was ruined and their families were destroyed.
The battlefield. "Guochao Wenlei" records that these Dan family members organized more than a thousand people, drove their own "Wuziao boats", and bravely came to Yashan, hoping to use their diving skills to contribute to the country and rescue the Southern Song Dynasty Xiaoxiao.
emperor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ying Laodao couldn't hide his worry when he talked about the three hundred and eighty years ago, but it seemed like it was happening right in front of him. The changes in the world were difficult to predict, and no one could predict them.
I didn't expect that the witnesses of the late Song Dynasty would meet them on such an occasion, but it was full of twists and turns, which made me sad.
Unfortunately, the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers in the encirclement were hesitant and missed this last glimmer of hope. However, Yuan Army General Zhang Hongfan responded immediately. He sent a fleet to outflank the Dan family's retreat late at night and launched a night attack.
"They chose small boats at night, sneaked out from the west of the harbor, and sailed across the north with black dragon boats, and charged them with warships on both sides of the bank." As a result, these brave Dan people "were all sea dwellers and had no idea of fighting." They were attacked by the Yuan army in their sleep.
They were helpless and suffered heavy casualties. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty witnessed this scene with their own eyes, but "did not dare to help and had no basis to advance or retreat." As a result, more than a thousand Dan family members were "attacked and killed."
"But do you know, Master Jiang, that this matter is actually not that simple? The Yamen area was already isolated from the enemy at that time. No matter how ignorant the Song people are about military affairs, they would not choose to do things in other people's dojos."
Ying Laodao looked at Jiang Wen in a deep voice, "Besides, the Song army connected the warships with iron ropes in the bay, and placed the imperial ship in the middle to show that they would fight to the death. The general Zhang Shijie even burned the palaces and houses on the shore.
The stronghold cut off the escape route. This move was a desperate move or a desperate move. It obviously had more advantages than disadvantages, and instead gave the initiative on the shore to the Yuan army."
"I had a lot of doubts at first, until I came to this ancient village..."
"Although the Song army claimed to have 200,000 men, most of them were civil servants, eunuchs, and palace maids. Therefore, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie recruited troops in Zhangqiugang Village on a large scale. The ancestors of the villagers were lucky enough to escape, and they passed on the instructions before their death.
There is a strange thing for future generations - the general Zhang Shijie observed the sky day and night a few days before the decisive battle, and seemed to be confident about victory. Everyone just thought that there would be magic soldiers descending from the sky to defeat the enemy..."
Ying Laodao was hoarse and did not finish his words, but the scene in front of him no longer required him to say anything. Many historical details naturally appeared in front of Jiang Wen's eyes.
You must know that until later generations, many people still have disputes about the course of the Yashan Naval Battle.
Some people believe that the Battle of Yashan was not the true destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, nor did Lu Xiufu and Zhao Bing die by jumping into the sea at Yashan.
Because according to the escape route of Lu Xiufu and others, Lu Xiufu took Zhao Bing and fled all the way to Naozhou. At this time, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses in three battles at Leizhou. It was obvious that they were not good at water warfare because they did not cross the sea, and Yashan was to the north of Naozhou.
, the north is the direction in which the Yuan army is attacking them. Zhao Bing and his party tried their best to escape from the front, and then turned around to the north and faced the attacking Yuan army again. This is obviously unreasonable, unless the Song army
It has a special strategic dependence on Yamen.
Another important controversy concerns the scale of the war.
Although Lu Xiufu and others were on the run, they had nearly 200,000 people on board and thousands of ships. On the other hand, the size of the Yuan army was simply not comparable. The Yuan army only had more than 20,000 soldiers and no more than 1,000 ships.
It's only a few hundred, and naval warfare is not the Yuan army's advantage.
The Song army even prepared wet mud and long logs to deal with the fire attack. How could the Yuan army sink all the huge Southern Song army in one day? And why could He attack and annihilate the entire army in one fell swoop? Therefore, it is even more important that
Many people believe that the Song army was first hit by an unpredictable hurricane in the South China Sea.
The most important question is the controversy regarding Zhang Shijie's choice of base.
You must know that at the time of the Yamen Battle, only the northwest side of Yashan could allow the ships of the Song Army to berth, while the southeast side could not berth the ships deployed by Zhang Shijie at all. If the decisive battle failed, they would be easily besieged. At the same time, even if the ships could berth
Although there are generally entrances from the south and north on the northwest side of the cliff mountain of the ship, the water at the north exit is very shallow. Only at high tide can large ships pass through the north side.
In other words, when the tide goes out, there is only one entrance and exit to the south of Yashan, and you can't escape even if you want to. Zhang Shijie, the leader of the "Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty", chose such a desperate situation as a base for counterattack, and how can he confirm that the decisive battle will be certain?
Can the rising tide lift all ships and allow warships to pass without hindrance?
Jiang Wen's eyes were filled with floods that now looked like a primitive wilderness, and the rolling waves were almost as big as the mountains. Looking at the environment in front of him, these three questions were not incomprehensible, and all the mysteries could be explained.
pass.
It is possible that Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie were aware of the legend of the dragon ghost and the existence of the secret passage in the South China Sea through clues such as the ancient Nanhai temple and the statue of King Hongsheng during the recruitment process in Zhangqiugang Village. They may also have their hearts set on the Song Dynasty.
People provided clues - after all, the previous year's Minister of War, Jiang Qiu, had united with Xiong Fei, Zeng Fenglong, Ma Baonan and other rebels to regain Guangzhou.
The Song army, which was fighting against the odds, decided to go in the opposite direction and summoned today's violent storms to deal with the Yuan army. The weakness of the Yuan army that was not used to water warfare was clearly exposed when it attacked the Leizhou Peninsula, and the water to the north of Yamen was shallow.
, but as long as the Boiling Sea wakes up again, it will also transform into a vast ocean. The ships that the Yuan army mobilized from the east and west may be self-defeating if they encounter bad waves and winds.
In order to implement this plan, they did not hesitate to make various strategic mistakes. Zhang Shijie even did not hesitate to transfer Jiang Qiu, the Minister of War who was the most knowledgeable and skilled in warfare, to ensure that no one would hinder the implementation of the plan.
It is a pity that the history books record the results of all these efforts. The "Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting" may not have arrived as promised after all, or it may have turned into a hurricane and crashed into the Southern Song Dynasty's fleet, destroying countless ships, so that the mainland
In despair, Hideo carried the little emperor on his back and threw himself into the sea. Zhang Shijie, who escaped from the siege, encountered a "sudden" storm near Hailing Island in the south of Yangjiang River. The boat eventually capsized and everyone died, followed by hundreds of thousands of people.
He died after crossing the sea, and in despair turned into the corpse of the former Song Dynasty that had been floating under the boiling sea for hundreds of years.
"Based on my speculation, the thousands of people did not die at the hands of the Yuan army, but more likely they ventured into the water to suppress the ghosts. In the end, the ghosts that escaped were able to be calmed down again because they used their lives to subdue Yi Xi under the water.
It was also their last desperate effort to retrieve the body of the little emperor Zhao Bing."
Ying Laodao said to Jiang Wen, "Master Jiang, if you still doubt me, I might as well explain it more clearly. The reason why my evil disciple Shang Kexi offered advice to hunt down the Dan people was because Shang Kexi wanted to repeat what happened in the late Song Dynasty.
Old things. As long as there is no possibility of the Dan people disrupting the situation, from now on the South China Sea will belong to the Shang family, and the Qing navy and the Zheng family navy can be destroyed in the vast sea at any time..."
Jiang Wen took a breath of air and looked at Ying Laodao with shock in his eyes. The answer to the matter seemed to have been subverting the limits of his imagination, so that his voice was trembling.
"The dragon ghost can actually bring disaster to the Yashan Mountain in Jiangmen! Can the secret passage under the Guangzhou Mansion also lead there?! How many secret passages are there under the Guangzhou City!"
"As the dragon vein was cut in half by Emperor Qin, now Shang Kexi and my evil disciple occupy one, and the Luo family occupies another. And to be honest, the secret passage of Guangzhou Prefecture's Sanyuan Palace should actually be in the hands of the old man."
Ying Laodao finally revealed his intention, his tone full of annoyance.
"Our Luofu Mountain lineage comes from Master Ge Hong, and Master Ge Hong learned from Master Bao Liang. Did you know that according to ancient books and rumors, Master Bao Liang was transferred to the post of Nanhai Prefect, and Master Ge Hong also went to Luofu Mountain in Guangdong to practice Taoism. Bao Liang Tianli
He dealt with political affairs every day, and at night he took a swallow transformed from two shoes and flew to Luofu Mountain to study magic with Ge Hong. I originally scoffed at this, but it wasn't until my evil disciple suddenly disappeared on Luofu Mountain that I discovered it.
It was actually myself who was so wrong..."
Li Xinghe escaped from the ancient Qiulong Well, indicating that he had mastered the secret passage under the Sanyuan Palace, but Jiang Wen didn't expect that the Sanyuan Palace in the Jin Dynasty could lead to Luofu Mountain as far as possible?
The Sanyuan Palace secret passage can lead to Luofu Mountain, which is more than two hundred miles away. There is another secret passage that connects to Jiangmen Yashan, which is three hundred miles away. Moreover, the secret passage can span more than two hundred miles in one night. So this secret passage
The existence of Tao is beyond imagination and simply unbelievable. However, looking at the current environment, Jiang Wen has no way to doubt the authenticity.
"After realizing that something was wrong, the old man followed the "Taiping Guangji" on the case of the evil disciple and studied it day and night. Only then did he discover the clues to the story of Cui Wei of the Tang Dynasty, and heard that the evil disciple had thrown himself into Shang Kexi's tent. He has been going down the mountain continuously in the past few years.
Searching for clues about the dragon ghost makes me more and more convinced that something is wrong."
"Fortunately, there are all kinds of poisons in the world, and there must be an antidote within five steps. It is mentioned in the book that Cui Wei burned moxa to cure tumors and was given a Yang Sui Pearl. There is also a legend in Lingnan that the sea pearl stone is the Yang Sui Pearl, which is enough to calm the evil dragon under the water.
The old man carefully read through the notes of Immortal Master Ge Hong and found the allusion of "yangsui burns mugwort" in the book. Only then did he realize that there were many fallacies in the rumors in the world. In fact, they were alluding to the effect of Pu mugwort in exorcising evil spirits, so he and Luo Yuantong went together.
Planning, spending thousands of dollars to build the King of Han's green sword, and learning the Nuo dance to suppress evil spirits from an old friend in Dongting, this is the day I have been waiting for!"
"Master Ge Hongxian is an expert in medicine, but I didn't expect him to be involved in this matter. If I remember correctly, Master Ge Xian learned from Master Bao Liang, and Master Bao Liang learned Tao from Immortal Yin Changsheng..."
Jiang Wen said in a deep tone, "No wonder Leizhou Nuo dance continues from generation to generation. The method of using Nuo dance to suppress evil must have been passed down by immortal masters. It's a pity that it failed in the end."
Jiang Wen suddenly asked: "Senior Ying, what did Li Xinghe learn from you? Why are you so afraid of him?"
"It has only been a few years since he came to the mountain. The old man originally only taught him some skills of taking food and guarding the grain, being quiet and inactive, meditating, and observing the precepts and fasting..."
Ying Laodao's expression suddenly turned ugly, and his tone began to hesitate, "But who would have thought that he had stolen the "Book of Shang Jun" that our sect had kept secretly since the early Han Dynasty. In just a few years, he had mastered the essence of the five arts of controlling the people, and finally
I just deceived the old man and sneaked down the mountain..."
Changes occurred in the sea. Now no one pays attention to Jiang Wen and Ying Laodao, who are secretly talking about the allusion of Qu Niuya. Yuan Ziyi and Fu Ningdie saw Luo Shuang'er being rescued by the Dan people desperately, but it was only a short time.
By the time they came out of the water, all the young and strong people were injured and covered in blood, as if they had fought fiercely with some kind of beast under the water. The black clouds in the sky were becoming denser, almost following the rescue of the old dragon.
Xiangnanhai Ancient Temple!
"Master, look, the person has been rescued!"
Fu Ningdie cheered and wanted to grab the master's lapel, but turned around and threw herself into the air. The master who was supposed to be standing there had disappeared, and even the bronze and white jade swords that were usually with him were abandoned on Ying Laodao's body.
forward.
I saw Jiang Wen flying down from the Yuri Pavilion, his figure flying away in the strong wind, and passing a distance of tens of feet in an instant. He was obviously alone, but he seemed to be surrounded by thousands of troops, going to meet him.
The sky was filled with violent rain, and evil ghosts and gods faced each other from afar, with only an ancient sword radiating cold light in their hands.
"Oops, did Master get the wrong soldier?"
Ying Laodao patted Fu Ningdie's head in silence and said to her after a long time.
"That one is Zhan Lu Sword. What your master needs now is Zhan Lu Sword. What Zhan Lu Sword is waiting for is your master. Not only is it right, but it comes at the right time..."
Ying Laodao was talking to himself to Fu Ningdie, saying some words that she didn't understand at all, but he kept chattering like an old scholar in a private school, which made Fu Ningdie couldn't help but want to run away with a grimace.
"Little girl, have you ever heard of Duke Heshang?"
Fu Ningdie said with wide eyes.
"Master Monk? Grandpa Ying, aren't you a Taoist priest? Why would you mention the monk's affairs?"
Ying Laodao laughed hoarsely and Wen Yan said to Fu Ningdie.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know. All you need to know is that your master is a very smart man. He sees the nature of people's hearts and doesn't care about the good or the bad. But his bad thing is that he is too soft-hearted. He is old and decrepit.
I once met a person like him. It seemed that as long as he could make the people around him safe and smooth, he would be happy to carry it, no matter whether it was good or bad reputation in the world, until one day he felt overwhelmed and would choose to drift away."
Ying Laodao ignored Fu Ningdie's wrinkled face and said, "The ancestor of our sect, An Qisheng, followed Tu Sui deep into Lingnan. He hid in Luofu Mountain for thousands of years and formed his own line. He searched the world for the dragon-veined dragon ghost.
Thousands of years have passed, so much so that I have forgotten whether it was to hunt for a dragon or to slay a dragon, and the mistakes I made may not be that few. I just didn't expect that in the old man's hands, he would still be plotted by the evil disciples.
"
Ningdie saw her master coming to the bottom of the mountain, and finally couldn't help but run away. Ying Laodao's lame leg didn't move at all, standing alone and indifferent, and uttered the last words that no one could hear.
"Although Master Jiang looks fierce, he clearly guessed the old man's identity but didn't reveal it. This made the old man feel unbearable just now when he wanted to lie to him..."
"I'm getting old after all..."
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There are three more chapters left at the end of this volume_(′?`‖∠)_