Originally, Shi Lei didn't care about these things when he was in power. He was confident that even if someone rebelled, he would be able to put down the rebellion in time. So when many officials proposed to him to recycle local equipment, he did not agree.
But after he left, the officials of the imperial court were not as confident as he was. They had all seen the power of guns and cannons. They felt that the central army's weapons and equipment must be absolutely ahead of the local army.
There are advantages and disadvantages to this. For example, now that there is no such equipment in the place, it is very difficult for Guo Jing to resist the attack of the Mongolian army. Because the defenders of Yanmen Pass only have 100,000 people.
Even if he could hold on, he would have killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses. Even if he won in the end, he would still suffer heavy losses. Now Guo Jing had no choice but to hold a hero conference. This is the disadvantage of recycling equipment.
The good thing is that this time Yang Tiexin leads the Central Army to wipe out the rebels in the local army and can easily win. Which one is better and which one is worse is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.
Now that Shi Lei has left that position, he will not comment on these major decisions that have been made by the court. However, this Heroes Conference is a bit interesting.
Because of Shi Lei, Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi were also relatively close to the imperial court. Guo Jing had some adventures, or the will of the world at the time affected their relationship.
Shi Lei withdrew his position as head of state, and when he left this world, he naturally returned his position as leader of the Beggar Clan to Hong Qigong.
However, during the years when Shi Lei was the leader of the gang, Hong Qigong fully enjoyed the unrestrained pleasure. He really didn't want to continue to be the leader of the gang anymore. So he decided to find a person with both ability and political integrity to train him as a gang leader.
This beggar gang leader.
Although Guo Jing returned from Mongolia, he still fulfilled his duties to China and he was also heroic and courageous. Guo Jing met Hong Qigong when he was trying to help the weak.
Hong Qigong admired this young man very much, so he accepted him as his disciple and taught him the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Originally, he also wanted to teach him the dog beating stick technique. After all, this is the standard martial arts for the leader of the Beggar Clan!
Even the Dog Beating Stick Technique has a greater status in the Beggar Clan than the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon.
But Guo Jing is really not suitable for practicing that exquisite martial arts. It is impossible to learn Hong Qigong.
In fact, Guo Jing thought that meeting was a coincidence. In fact, it was not the case. Hong Qigong felt that when selecting his successor, he had selected all the talented people in the world.
In terms of character, he was very consistent with Guo Jing, a big fool, but his stupid appearance made people helpless. During that time, Hong Qigong also observed him for a certain period of time.
Although he may be a bit stupid, he is also a rare hard-working person. Coupled with his good qualities, he was recognized by Hong Qigong, and that encounter was just right.
Guo Jing, who had learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, was still a mess in the dog-beating stick technique no matter how much Hong Qigong taught him. Hua Zheng, on the other hand, learned a lot. When Hong Qigong saw this, he simply used the dog-beating stick technique.
Taught it to Hua Zheng.
However, Guo Jing is still the leader of the Beggar Clan. After all, Hua Zheng is a foreigner. Hong Qigong is able to let go of his prejudices and teach the dog-beating stick method because the leader of the Beggar Clan will need to inherit this martial arts in the future. It is impossible for the new leader to inherit it.
You should go to him to learn the dog-beating stick technique.
If a new gang leader takes over a hundred years later, wouldn't the dog-beating stick technique be lost? This is not okay. But it would also be inappropriate if Guo Jing is chosen as the gang leader and he teaches the dog-beating stick technique to others.
Regardless of the fact that Hua Zheng is a Mongolian princess, since she has already learned the dog-beating stick method, it would be a good way to teach her.
In this way, Guo Jing learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and became the leader of the Beggar Clan. His wife Hua Zheng also learned the dog-beating stick technique and was in charge of the dog-beating stick.
Although the two couples are in the court, they have also performed many righteous deeds and are quite famous in the world. The purpose of summoning martial arts heroes this time is to resist foreign invasion. This is a great cause! All the heroes in the world responded!
Little Yang Guo was a little excited along the way. Although it was nice to live in that big house, he trained hard every day and didn't have much time to enjoy it. And Shi Lei, the master, was obviously incompetent. He had supervised Yang Guo's training in the past three months.
There is too little time.
Among the four of them, Yang Guo felt isolated. The master just knew how to practice martial arts with the two elder sisters. He felt like the two elder sisters were the master's apprentices.
There is nothing wrong with leaving here, and this time the destination is Uncle Guo. Uncle Guo has always loved himself very much.
As for the two girls, it doesn't matter. Wherever Shi Lei goes, they can follow him.
The largest number of disciples in Yanmen Pass are Beggar Clan disciples. Although the official number of Beggar Clan disciples has increased from more than ten or two hundred thousand in the past to only thirty thousand now.
There are at least no less than ten thousand disciples of the Beggar Clan gathered at Yanmen Pass, and some of them have not arrived yet because the place is far away.
Other Jianghu sects, gangs and sects sent a large number of troops to Xiangyang City.
"Amitabha, is Junior Brother Huiming in front of you?"
Along the way, Shi Lei and the others also saw many people from Jianghu sects. At this time, a deep voice came.
Shi Lei was joking with Xiao Longnu and the others when he heard the sound and looked back. There were three old monks walking in front, and there were more than 300 young monks behind them. These young monks all held wooden sticks in their hands.
The person who just spoke was really the leading old monk. Shi Lei also recognized him. Huikong, the head of the Bodhidharma Hall of Shaolin Temple. The other two old monks beside him were also the two guardian elders of the Bodhidharma Hall of Shaolin Temple, Hui He and Huiping.
I think back when Shi Lei first traveled through time, it was difficult for Huo Gong Tutuo to kill the original Bodhidharma Hall leader and escape from Shaolin.
During the years when Shi Lei was studying in the Shaolin Temple, the position of the head of the Bodhidharma Hall in the Shaolin Temple was undecided. Even because Shi Lei's progress was so monstrous, the abbot almost asked Shi Lei to become the head of the Bodhidharma Hall. Fortunately, he ran fast.
After Shi Lei left Shaolin, the abbot and the others also knew that Shi Lei had no interest in Shaolin Temple. Huikong was also the best candidate besides Shi Lei at that time because he was originally the chief elder of the Shaolin Temple Law Enforcement Hall. His skills were on par with the head of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Huikong obtained the position of leader of Bodhidharma Hall so naturally. However, although he was not a petty person, nor was he a sinister and cunning person, he was still a little unconvinced by Shi Lei.
In terms of age, I am much older than Shi Lei. In terms of qualifications, I have been in the Shaolin Temple for forty years, while Shi Lei left the Shaolin Temple after less than four years.
When it comes to kung fu, Huikong feels that he will not lose to Shi Lei. Moreover, being in a superior position does not just require good kung fu. What is more important is the ability to handle things and the ability to manage.
Um, okay, when Shi Lei overthrew the Song Dynasty and established the empire, he had already given up competing with Shi Lei. So in the end, the only thing that can be compared is military force.
His current skill has reached the peak of the ninth level acquired the day after tomorrow. It is not far behind the five absolutes. Although Shi Lei won the first place in the sword competition at Mount Huashan, many people still think that there is something wrong with this when thinking about Shi Lei's status as the head of the empire.
Shady. Huikong is no exception.
Shi Lei greeted them: "It turns out to be Senior Brother Huikong, Senior Brother Huihe, and Senior Brother Huiping."
"Amitabha, the head of state can just call the poor monk his dharma title. The word "senior brother" is really unbearable." Huihe and Huiping said in unison.
Although Shi Lei had stayed in the Shaolin Temple before, he lived with his master in the back mountain and had never gotten along with them. They didn't know Shi Lei well. They didn't know what the temper of Shi Lei, the previous head of state of the empire, was like. So they seemed to be in awe.
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Shi Lei waved his hand and said: "I also learned martial arts in the Shaolin Temple when I was a child. Since I have become a master, you are my senior brothers. Why should I not tolerate this?"
Huikong looked very carefree: "These are the current Shaolin disciples. Junior Brother Huiming, how do you think about your energy and spirit?"
"Uncle Master!" All the disciples shouted in unison. They were all monks who had studied in the Shaolin Temple for at least ten years. The older ones entered Shaolin earlier than Shi Lei, and the younger ones also grew up listening to Shi Lei's stories.
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The head of the empire turned out to be their uncle. He was also from their Shaolin Temple, which made them even more proud.
Shi Lei glanced at it and found that the spirit of martial arts practitioners is naturally much better than that of ordinary people. Moreover, these disciples are all 50% to 60% of the acquired realm. It seems that the Shaolin Temple has at least dispatched ordinary elite disciples this time. This should be regarded as Bodhidharma.
The whole team of the church.
"Excellent in spirit and energy!" Shi Lei could only reply, and then changed the subject: "Brother, are you going to Yanmen Pass?"
Huikong nodded: "Yes, Daxia Guo guarded the border for the imperial court. He was a brave man and did many things to defeat the strong and help the weak. People in the rivers and lakes called him a hero. This time the Mongolian army invaded. Daxia Guo gathered all the heroes in the rivers and lakes for a party.
Yanmen Pass. Shaolin Temple will naturally not miss such a grand event. Junior Brother Huiming should also go to Yanmen Pass. How about we go together."
Shi Lei nodded: "Very good. I went to Shaolin a few months ago to offer incense to my master, but I just passed by in a hurry. I don't know much about the Shaolin Temple today."
"Haha, thank you for your concern, junior brother. The Huo Gong Toutuo incident did cause a lot of losses to Shaolin, but after more than 20 years, Shaolin Temple has recovered its vitality. It is all thanks to junior brother who led the mighty division to overthrow the old dynasty and establish a new dynasty.
.Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, there is an endless stream of pilgrims coming to Shaolin Temple."
This is true. Although Shi Lei didn't stay long when he went to Shaolin Temple before, he still had a clear understanding of Shaolin Temple. The number of Shaolin disciples has expanded to more than 3,000. This does not include the outer disciples who carry water and chop firewood.
I think that when Shi Lei came to the temple, there were only 500 formal disciples in the Shaolin Temple. Although many young monks returned to their hometowns due to the closure of the mountain, but in such troubled times, there were only 800 formal disciples.
Very good.
In the past, the number of ordinary disciples in the Shaolin Temple in peaceful times was only about a thousand. Now it has actually grown to three thousand official disciples.
In fact, as mentioned before, Shi Lei, the head of the empire, came from the Shaolin Temple. This is a golden sign. It is not surprising that it has developed like this now.
He and the people from Shaolin Temple went all the way to an inn in the town and stayed there. Huikong stopped Shi Lei who was about to go upstairs and said, "Junior brother, can you take a moment to speak?"
"Senior brother, please!" Shi Lei smiled faintly. He already knew what this guy wanted to do. But it was good this way, it would save him from thinking about it all the time.
The two came to the backyard of the inn. Huikong said: "Junior brother, your talent is unparalleled in ancient and modern times. When you were ten years old, you were already among the top masters in the world. Now that I think about it, my junior brother's skill has reached an advanced level. Today, my brother, I want to ask my junior brother for some advice.
Come and verify my senior brother’s hard work over the years.”
At this time, Li Mochou and Xiao Longnu flew down from upstairs and landed next to Shi Lei.
Li Mochou chuckled: "Old monk, do you still want to challenge brother Shi Lei? How about this, let Long Er play with you?"
"The female benefactor is joking. I am the head of the Bodhidharma Hall of Shaolin Temple, so I will not bully the younger ones. Even if the female benefactor is a strong martial artist, there is an age limit. I will not fight with you."
Huikong obviously admitted his mistake. He thought the Long'er Li Mochou mentioned was herself. But even Li Mochou was too young in his eyes, and she was still a female.
Although there is an unwritten rule in the arena. If you see a woman walking in the arena, you should stay away. Because if a woman dares to walk alone in the arena, she is definitely a master.
However, this unwritten rule only applies to those gangsters. In the eyes of real masters, women are just women after all. The so-called saying that those women are masters only shows that they are indeed much better than those gangsters.
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In this world, most of the gangsters have not even entered the martial arts. Therefore, even the third level can be called a little master. They can even become elders in some medium sects. The bosses of some small gangs can also be called masters.
It’s only the third floor the day after tomorrow.
But in Huikong's view, such a state is extremely weak.
Li Mochou laughed and said: "Old monk, you really think highly of yourself. I won't fight with you, I'm afraid of beating you up, after all, you are so old. The Long'er I am talking about is my junior sister!
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"You——, hum!" Huikong looked at Xiao Longnu. This little girl looked about twelve or thirteen years old. She was immediately angered by Li Mochou's words. But her Qi-raising skills were pretty good, so she snorted coldly.
He said: "I don't care about you as a woman. Junior brother, can you ask me for some advice?"
Shi Lei smiled helplessly, thinking: This old monk actually looks down on others so much, doesn't he know that Mochou already looks down on him?
"Senior brother, you see how wonderful it is. Long Er's master has entrusted her to me. During this time, I can only give her some pointers based on their own martial arts. But after all, I don't know which martial arts. Senior brother
Please help me see if I know these martial arts, and also give some pointers to Long Er by the way."
Huikong nodded: "In that case, let me see what the martial arts of this girl's sect is like. Even my junior brother doesn't know it."
Shi Lei smiled and said to Long Er: "Long Er, go ahead. I would like to thank Master Huikong for his guidance."