Guo Song was a little stunned. The second senior brother was the famous general Li Sheng?
Isn't Gan Yun's surname Lei? His younger brother is Lei Lingzi! For a moment, Guo Song was a little confused.
"Master, I always thought that the second senior brother's surname was Lei."
"You must think that Lei Lingzi's surname is Lei, but his surname is actually Li and his name is Li Xuanlei. Your third senior brother is named Zhang Lei, so the relationship between the two Leis has always been very bad."
Speaking of the third senior brother, Guo Song felt that it was necessary to report to his master.
"Master, senior brother and Li Wenyu eloped on the night that master left."
"I know, your senior brother told me, and I agreed. Since your senior brother takes love so seriously, why should I be a villain?"
At this time, the chief sent someone to invite Mu Zhenren, who was urging his horse. Guo Song looked at the little eagle in the sky, and his whole mind was thinking about the fact that his second senior brother was actually Li Sheng.
It was too unexpected.
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Along the way, Guo Song practiced hard on his horseback riding skills. Ten days later, when the team arrived at Xiutu Lake, Guo Song could already gallop on his horse.
Xiutu Lake is actually two large lakes, one is called Xiutu Lake and the other is called Baitinghai. It is a lake formed by the Macheng River branching into two tributaries, each flowing into two huge depressions.
The two lakes were first connected as one, and later separated and became separate formations. However, their combined area is only slightly smaller than Qinghai Lake.
The lake has vast waves, thick reeds, and numerous wild birds. It is simply a paradise for birds.
There is a Tang Army garrison city south of Baitinghai, with 500 troops stationed there. There are three tribes, and the Black Mountain tribe is one of them.
The Heishan tribe is actually a very small Qiang tribe, with a population of just over 100 households and over 700 people, all surnamed Pu. They raise more than 200,000 sheep and thousands of horses.
The traditional pasture of Montenegro is just south of Xiutu Lake. Not far away there is a low mountain called Heishan, from which the Montenegro got its name.
Guo Song and his master did not live together. The master lived in a big tent in the chief's house, while Guo Song lived in Ying's house. Along the way, he learned the Qiang language and the common language of the grasslands from Ying's father Pu Muhe.
"Guo Song, your master asked you to go to his tent!" Hei Yan shouted from a distance on his horse. He had just returned from the chief and brought a message to Guo Song.
"I understand, thank you, Brother Heiyan!"
Guo Song rode his horse and galloped towards the chief's home. The Black Mountain tribes were so scattered that they were five or six miles apart.
Not long after, Guo Song arrived at his master's tent, got off his horse and walked into the tent.
In the big tent, Master Mu Zhenren was playing with a bow stand with three bows on it. In addition, there was another bow on the table, which was a little different from the bow on the bow stand.
"You are finally here. Today we will start the formal riding and shooting training. Now I will give you the first lesson. You take the bow from the table."
Guo Song picked up the big bow on the table and walked towards the bow stand. Mu Zhenren pointed at the bow and said, "Did you notice that this bow is much bigger than the bow on the bow stand?"
Guo Song nodded, "Disciple noticed, this one should be a walking bow, and those three are all riding bows!"
Although Guo Song has never touched the real thing, he has read many books in his previous life, so he still has this knowledge.
"That's right. The walking bow is long and narrow, while the riding bow is short and round. The riding bow is mainly for shooting on horseback. Generally, when learning to bow, you start with the walking bow and then ride the bow, step by step. Unfortunately, I don't have that much time to accompany you. From today on
To start, just go straight to the riding bow! Then go back and practice the walking bow."
"Disciple, obey!"
Mu Zhenren walked to the bow stand and said with a smile: "There are three riding bows here, the eight-dou bow, the one-stone bow and the one-stone five-dou bow. Generally, the eight-dou bow and below are light bows, the eight-dou bow and the one-stone bow are called hard bows, and the one-stone and five-dou bows are called hard bows.
It's called a strong bow. You've been drinking medicine for five years and practicing jumping off cliffs and raising a sword with one hand for six years. I think you can definitely shoot a stone bow. Try it yourself."
Mu Zhenren handed him the bow in the middle, "This is a stone bow. It takes one hundred and twenty kilograms of strength in both arms to pull it open."
Guo Song took the bow, and Mu Zhenren took an iron wrench and put it on him and performed two demonstration movements.
Guo Song took a deep breath and drew the bow suddenly. He felt very relaxed.
"It seems you can use one stone and five bows. Let's go! Let's go outside."
Mu Zhenren casually took a pot of arrows. The inner shell of the arrow pot was made of wood, and the outside was covered with a layer of leather. It looked relatively simple. There were more than twenty arrows in the pot, and the feathers were made of wild goose feathers.
Very neat.
Mu Zhenren helped him carry the arrow pot behind his back, with the mouth of the pot tilted to the right, making it easier for him to draw arrows back with his right hand.
Guo Song easily climbed onto his horse, holding a riding bow worth one stone and five measures in hand, waiting for his master's next instructions.
"Once you start archery, you have to rely on your legs to control the horse, so it is very important to practice using your legs to control the horse. Now you can shoot a few arrows standing still and feel it with your heart."
Fifty steps away was a straw target. Guo Song stretched his bow and nocked an arrow. Just as he was about to take aim, Mu Zhenren shook his head and said: "That's wrong. When riding a bow, you must draw the bow quickly and release the arrow tightly. You must do it in one go. There is no time to shoot."
You aim slowly, aiming is the job of the walking bow."
Guo Song was stunned, "But master, how can you shoot accurately without aiming?"
"Then you shoot this arrow first, and then I'll teach you!"
Guo Song stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow. The arrow missed the straw man. This was his first time shooting an arrow, and he almost hit the target. This made Guo Song feel a little proud.
Mu Zhenren shook his head, "You learned how to fly knives from Lao San, so your accuracy is a little better than the average person. If you keep practicing like this, after three years, you will be able to hit the target with all your shots, but they are mediocre arrows without any spirituality. Sha
Any cavalryman in Tuo can do it, but you can only compete with them, is it interesting?"
Guo Song thought of those dozen men in black, he blushed, lowered his head in shame and said: "Disciple knows his mistake!"
Mu Zhenren nodded, "Come with me!"
The two masters and apprentices rode horses to a big willow tree by the lake. Mu Zhen said: "The Shatuo boy learned archery at the age of eight. He started practicing riding and archery at the age of fourteen. He did not achieve success until he was eighteen. For ten years, it can be said that
They have been practicing for thousands of times, but in my opinion, they are practicing mediocre arrows, they have only been practiced for ten years.
But you are different from them. You are a talented and spiritual person. You need to practice not aiming with your eyes, but with your heart. The target is already in your heart, so no matter how he dodges, you can hit it with one arrow.
Shoot it."
It sounds very mysterious and very consistent with Taoist ideas, but Guo Song is still confused. He can understand it, but how can he do it?
Mu Zhenren pointed at the big tree and said, "What did you see?"
"A very lush tree is a big poplar tree." After a pause, Guo Song added.
"Then close your eyes and look at it with your heart. What do you see?"
Guo Song closed his eyes and said, "Master, I only see darkness."
Mu Zhenren was so angry and funny that he hit him on the back of the head, and a cry came from the sky.
"You flat-haired beast, what will happen if I beat your uncle?" Mu Zhenren raised his head to the sky and cursed with a smile.
"Calm down and look at it with your heart. I know you can do it." Mu Zhenren didn't tell anyone, but Guo Song must understand it himself.
Guo Song slowly calmed himself down. In fact, he could understand what his master meant. He wanted to look at things from another perspective. In later generations, it is called the microscopic world, and in Taoism, it is called nature. This was something he understood a long time ago when he was practicing swordsmanship.
Arrived.
"Master, I saw a green life. I saw its bark trembling gently. I enjoyed the breeze from the lake. I saw the sap flowing under the bark, sending the water of life to the whole body. I saw the leaves.
The pores were slightly open, exuding fragrance, and I saw ants scurrying on the tree trunks, and under the big tree, bees, butterflies, spiders and all living insects were busy with their lives. This was a complete
The green world is exactly the same as the world we live in.”
After Guo Song finished speaking, he turned around and suddenly found his master sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing his eyes and facing the big tree. Tears were streaming down his face covered with vicissitudes of life, and he was filled with excitement.
Mu Zhenren had an epiphany. He originally hoped that Guo Song could see the color of each piece of bark, the shape of each leaf, and the texture of the trunk and branches. But he didn't expect that what Guo Song saw was life. What he saw was life.
nature.
He never understood what the Taoist priests of Lingji Cave had seen after sitting in the dark cave for decades. What had they realized?
Now Mu Zhenren knows that what they see is life, what they see is nature, and there will be a complete world everywhere. The mystery that has been puzzling for twenty years is suddenly understood at this moment, and at this moment he is
Suddenly I had an epiphany.
Guo Song did not disturb Master's practice, but stood quietly aside.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Zhenren slowly opened his eyes, a smile appeared on his face, and he knelt down and bowed deeply to Guo Song.
Guo Song was startled and quickly knelt down, "Master, I cannot afford your gift."
"This is not a great gift, this is gratitude. I am grateful that you led Master into the real Taoist door and allowed Master to have a glimpse of the world. Master is going back to Kongtong Mountain today. I will leave you an archery practice book. You
You have to understand and practice by yourself, don’t ask anyone for advice, they will practice differently from you.”
"Disciple, I remember!"
"Remember, you will train hard here for three years. After three years, you will go to Jingle Palace. I will leave you information there."
Guo Song nodded silently.
In the afternoon of that day, Mu Zhenren said goodbye to Montenegro and drifted away.