"The sword-drawing technique? It's really a crazy sword-fighting technique!"
In the Knife Sharpening Hall of the Lingnan Song Dynasty, Song Que put down his work of sharpening the knife, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Song Yuhua wrote to her father Song Que in Lingnan about her husband Lei Hu's views on the art of swords, hoping to help his father better understand the art of swords.
Song Que attached great importance to the views of his cheap son-in-law Lei Hu on the art of swordsmanship. Even though he was quite reserved when in front of Lei Hu, he deeply admired the strength of his cheap son-in-law Lei Hu.
At least, he thought that his understanding of the art of swordsmanship had improved to a higher level in the past few years, but when he personally rushed to Qiantang City to discuss his daughter's marriage with Lei Hu, he was surprised to find that he still couldn't understand the depth of Lei Hu.
He knew very well what this meant. Lei Hu was stronger than he imagined!
Therefore, he paid great attention to and was interested in the few words his cheap son-in-law said about martial arts.
Apart from anything else, Song Que was quite satisfied with the way the cheap son-in-law summed up his sword skills: There is nothing else but the sword!
At this time, Song Que, although his sword skills were quite high, he had not summarized his sword skills to such a precise and precise level.
Unfortunately, in the letter sent back by his daughter Song Yuhua, the cheap son-in-law Lei Hu did not go into too much detail, but only briefly talked about the so-called vicious sword-drawing skills.
Even so, Song Que also felt that the sword drawing technique was of great reference value.
They were all extreme methods of practicing swordsmanship. The sword-drawing technique was even crazier than his sword skills. Song Que couldn't help but feel touched. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the sword-drawing technique was not without its merits.
Even an innate master, if he is unprepared, is hit by the sword-drawing technique, he will probably be seriously injured even if he is not dead. This shows the ferocity of the sword-drawing technique.
It's just that it's not easy to practice this method.
In addition to good talent for martial arts training, the most important thing is a perseverance and the ability to calm down and practice sword-drawing skills for several years or even ten years.
Of course, once mastered, the technique of condensing all the energy and energy on the sword is quite ferocious and domineering, and ordinary masters of the same level simply cannot handle it.
Just blindly pursuing the power of swordsmanship seems to have gone on an evil path. Song Que could learn from the essence, but he had no idea of practicing it or finding disciples in the clan to practice it.
It is a pity that the daughter Song Yuhua is too weak, otherwise she could ask the cheap son-in-law Lei Hu to talk more deeply, so that he can have a clear understanding of the future path.
Although Song Que didn't say anything about the strength of his cheap son-in-law Lei Hu, he still quite recognized it in his heart.
When they were discussing marriage, Song Que originally wanted to date Lei Hu, but he gave up his mind after meeting him.
The cheap son-in-law Lei Hu's temperament was so unique that he couldn't figure out his specific strength. Naturally, he didn't ask for a fight because he wasn't sure.
However, the behavior of the cheap son-in-law seemed ordinary, but in fact it was in line with some mysterious Taoist charm that could not be explained. It was obvious that his strength and realm had reached a level that Song Que could not understand.
It's just that Song Que was arrogant, and although he was shocked, he didn't show it. It's a pity that Lei Hu, a cheap son-in-law, was too indifferent and didn't know how to take the initiative to talk about martial arts practice, which made Song Que very depressed after returning to Lingnan.
Obviously, his son-in-law Lei Hu has reached a level where he can master one method and know all the methods. Although he has not practiced swordsmanship, his understanding of swordsmanship is obviously better than that of Song Que, a master of swordsmanship.
thorough.
pity……
After putting down the letter from my daughter, I felt very sad and depressed.
The cheap son-in-law Lei Hu obviously only tasted it briefly, which made him feel itchy and uncomfortable. He wanted to rush to the cheap son-in-law immediately, grabbed him by the collar and roared: "Pour out all the stuff in your belly!"
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Lei Hu had no idea that he was taking advantage of the resentment in his father-in-law Song Que's heart.
It's also that Song Que is too arrogant. If he takes the initiative to ask, Lei Hu won't hide his secrets. It doesn't matter if he talks about the realm of swordsmanship in his understanding.
However, since Song Que was reserved, Lei Hu had no obligation to take the initiative to tell him. Song Que knew that Taoism should not be preached lightly, so there was no reason to ask Lei Hu to follow him.
Life went smoothly, and soon the two women became pregnant and gave birth to a son and a daughter respectively. The Duke's palace was very happy to have a successor, and at the same time, the officials and soldiers under his command were completely relieved.
After that, Lei Hu lived a comfortable life, spending every day leisurely with his two wives and children. Everything in the territory was on track, and there was no need to trouble him to show up in person if there was no major incident.
The marriage between Wu Guogong and the Song clan also completely stabilized the entire south. There was no more rebellion that angered the court and sent troops to encircle and suppress it.
The entire southern economy is taking off at a jaw-dropping speed.
As the population of Wu Guogong's territory increased, reaching six million, the development of the fifth southern essence suddenly accelerated, and the entire south showed a prosperous atmosphere.
If placed in the north, such a good situation may disappear at any time. Most of the benefits of the regional economic explosion will be taken away by aristocratic families. As for the people at the bottom, they are still the same as before.
The situation in the south is different. The nobles here are equally powerful, but Wu Guogong spared no effort to suppress and divide them. Now, the powerful nobles in the territory have become sharply divided. Either they cannot keep up with the situation and are completely captured, or they are forced to transform into
With the addition of the business family, the influence on the territory has been reduced and reduced.
This is also the reason why the development of Wu Guogong's territory has been very smooth. The common people have lost a layer of exploitative blood-sucking insects. The benefits that were originally monopolized by the nobles have benefited the common people. Not only do they live a comfortable life, but they also have a sense of cohesion.
It also rises one liter after another.
Any outsider who has been to Wu Guogong's territory is attracted by the prosperous development, the stable public security environment, and the prosperity and prosperity.
In just a few years, Leihu completely absorbed and digested the newly incorporated counties of Kuaiji and Danyang into the territory. Not to mention the extra land, the special products and geographical locations of the two places alone were enough to increase the economic strength of the territory.
One floor.
Whether it is economic, military or cultural aspects, Wu Guogong's territory is advancing at the same time. In short, the entire Wu Guogong's territory developed quite rapidly in the early years of the great cause.
Of course, this was all without the help of Sui Emperor Yang Guang.
It is said that after Yang Guang ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to clean up his brothers.
The death of the first prince Yang Yong was unknown, so I won’t go into details. Next was the Han king Yang Liang who was assigned to the Jin region. This Han king controlled the military and political power of dozens of cities in the Jin region, and had hundreds of thousands of border troops under his command.
In control, the strength is quite strong.
With Yang Guang's temperament, how could he tolerate such a brother who holds real power?
First, in the year of his accession to the throne, he tried to recruit Han King Yang Liang to the capital but failed. Then he decisively sent troops to the Jin Dynasty under the command of Prime Minister Yang Su, directly labeling Han King Yang Liang as a traitor.
At that time, Lei Hu had just left Guanzhong with a thousand personal guards. After hearing the news, he immediately wrote to Yang Guang, hoping to obtain the Han rebels captured by the king's division.
Regardless of whether they were young or old or their family members, old or young, Lei Hu said that he would not pick any of them, and that the Duke of Wu would accept them and even exchange food for these prisoners.
At that time, Yang Guang did not know that he agreed to Lei Hu's request out of business and civilian considerations.
Therefore, when King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty was defeated in battle and captured by the North, a group of rebel soldiers and their families who followed him were sent batch by batch to the territory of Duke Wu in the south.
Unfortunately, the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had not yet begun, so these prisoners and their families had to walk thousands of miles until they reached the Yangtze River and finally stabilized.
Obviously, the Sui army responsible for escorting them was not attentive, and the local officials along the way were even more indifferent. As a result, more than half of these prisoners and their families were killed or injured on the way. Those who were able to reach Wu Guogong's territory safely only had just over 200,000 yuan.
Leihu doesn't care either. Two hundred thousand is just two hundred thousand, which is a small supplement to the territory.
In order to maintain this "human trafficking" model, the food and grass allocated by Lei Hu to the imperial court was based on the quantity of these prisoners when they first set off.
Obviously, not only Yang Guang was satisfied with Wu Guogong's generous performance, but also the officials below who had benefited from the specific handling were also extremely satisfied. They felt that Wu Guogong was a person of great arrogance.
"Go to hell people!"
At the high-level meeting of the territory, Lei Hu couldn't help but cursed at this matter: "There are about 40 to 500 thousand people, and half of them are young and strong. In the end, only half of them were obtained, and less than half of them were young and strong. I thought I couldn't
Do you know the meaning behind it?"
But he just didn't want Lei Hu to have his way. Whether it was Yang Guang, who had just ascended the throne, or the important ministers in the court, they were obviously not at ease with Lei Hu, the dominant hegemon in the south.
It's a pity that the large-scale counterinsurgency in the Central Plains was only this one time. Fortunately, conflicts with the Turks and other foreign races outside the Great Wall continued, and Lei Hu was still able to obtain a steady stream of foreign captives to replenish him.
These foreign captives who were bought with money are all used as laborers. Their personal freedom is strictly restricted. There is a lot of labor in the territory to squeeze their surplus value. There is no need to worry about the number of these foreign captives on the grassland reaching a certain level.
To a certain extent, it will affect the stability of the territory.
Duke Wu was not short of money and food, but what he was short of was strong labor force.
Anyway, when the foreign captives arrived in the south, they were really familiar with the situation in life and their eyesight was dark. In addition, the security management of the territory was very strict, so there was no time and space for them to mess around.
Anyway, as long as they complete the daily stipulated amount of labor, they can live a very peaceful life without worrying about food and clothing, and even many young foreign captives have the idea of staying there for a long time.
This is not surprising at all. The living environment of the grasslands outside the Great Wall has always been harsh, which is far worse than that of Wu Guogong's territory in the south. It is extremely different in every aspect.
When Wu Guogong's territory, and even the entire south, was developing rapidly, Yang Guang, who had stabilized the situation, began his journey of abusing people's power and causing anger and resentment...