Perhaps it was because Wu Yuan had been unable to attack for a long time. After the two of them were in a stalemate for several rounds, Wu Yuan started to look a little impatient.
After his sword moves were blocked by Sun Wu one by one, his eyes gradually filled with anger, and the three-foot long sword in his hand became more and more fierce.
Originally, Chu's military followed a fierce approach, but as the soldiers gradually gave up their strength, their moves also gradually lost their shape.
Until the end, there was no more routine. The soldiers who only thought about breaking through Sun Wu's defense with their fierce strength were now just using all their strength, so each sword was more powerful than the other.
When Wu Ju saw this scene, he immediately frowned and a trace of displeasure appeared on his face.
When Li Ran saw this, he knew that the outcome of this competition had been decided, and there was no longer any suspense. Therefore, it immediately became more and more relaxed.
Seeing that the soldier's attack was getting more and more disorganized, Sun Wu knew that the time was ripe. He immediately raised his sword and slashed upward. His sword edge scraped along the soldier's sword, making a harsh sound, and he was about to slash it. The wrist of the soldier.
It was too late to say it, but it was so fast. At this moment, Sun Wu's hand shook violently, and the sword body shook violently. The sword body directly hit the soldier's wrist, and the soldier suddenly felt something on his hand. After a moment of numbness, the sword fell from his hand and fell to the ground.
Wu Ju on the side was also shocked and broke into a cold sweat by this scene. But seeing that his grandson was fine, he was relieved.
As for the Wu Yuan, his face turned pale at this time and he stood there for a long time without being able to react.
"Haha, good! What a good swordsmanship!"
After Wu Ju calmed down for a moment, he immediately clapped his hands and applauded Sun Wu, his face full of compliments and admiration, which relieved Wu Ju's temporary embarrassment.
However, the Wu member himself still felt ashamed and his face looked very ugly.
At this time, Li Ran glanced at Sun Wu. Sun Wu immediately understood, picked up the three-foot long sword from the ground, and handed it to the soldier's hands with both hands.
After the soldier took it, he looked at the sword in his hand, then at Sun Wu, and finally sighed, bowed to Sun Wu, and took the sword in Sun Wu's hand with both hands.
"Brother Changqing's martial arts skills are extraordinary, and I am willing to be inferior to you."
He himself said just now that he came to ask Sun Wu for advice. Now that Sun Wu really taught him, how could he greet him with anger?
It should be said that Wu Yuan is not a narrow-minded person who cannot tolerate things. It's just that as a boy of the Wu family, he has never experienced the ups and downs of his ancestors and fathers, so naturally he has a bit more arrogance. And he has always been conceited, and he is talented and intelligent, and rarely loses to others in terms of martial arts.
Therefore, losing to Sun Wu this time was somewhat difficult for him to accept.
"Haha, in fact, Brother Zixu's martial arts skills are no worse than Chang Qing's, but his mentality is still a little lacking."
At this time, Li Ran spoke up again to smooth things over for the players.
"My dear brother Zixu needs to remember in the future, as the saying goes, 'heavy is the root of light, calmness is the king'. Today's competition, the reason why my dear brother cannot win is because you can't deal with it calmly. You only pursue fierceness. , but they don’t understand the principles of change due to circumstances.”
"If Brother Zixu can be more calm in the future and make some changes in his moves, he will definitely be able to make great progress in the future. By then, Chang Qing, I am afraid he will also be difficult to rival."
Li Ran immediately comforted the team member and gave some pointers along the way.
Although Li Ran was not proficient in martial arts, he already had a good understanding of Sun Wu's routine of combining virtual reality with reality.
When the Wu member heard what Li Ran said, he immediately became interested and asked hurriedly:
"In that case, I hope you can give me some advice, sir!"
After Li Ran pointed out his shortcomings, Wu Yuan completely corrected his attitude and gave a big salute to Li Ran.
At this time, Wu Ju, who was standing aside, was also looking at Li Ran attentively.
Li Ran stepped forward and supported Wu Ju first, and slowly spoke to him:
"Zixu's sword moves were influenced by the martial arts of the Chu people. He followed the fierce way of opening and closing, and what he wanted was to kill the enemy with one blow. This kind of move is of course the best when fighting on the battlefield. It is extremely applicable. However, when two people compete, this kind of straightforward sword move is not the way to win."
"Chang Qing blends the art of war with sword moves, first showing the enemy's weakness, and then gradually luring the enemy deeper. First, he is invincible, and then waits for the enemy to be victorious, and finally chooses the opportunity to win with one move. This is actually a treacherous trick of the military strategist. That makes sense. Therefore, if Zixu only pursues a strong attack, he will inevitably fall into the trap set by Chang Qing."
"So, if Brother Zixu wants to win, he must know how to be flexible."
"And the so-called flexibility is nothing more than changing with the times and the situation. Not limited to routines and moves, but seizing the opportunity to advance and retreat, and deal with it calmly. This is the way to win."
When it comes to the subtleties of sword moves, Li Ran may not be able to describe Chou Yin Mao.
But if you want to talk about how the two responded during the competition, Li Ran also saw it. And his words can be said to reveal the essence of it all at once.
The great thing about Sun Wu's sword moves is that he creates a mixture of virtuality and reality, making it difficult to distinguish between ghosts and gods. Therefore, if you want to defeat him, you must have a stronger mentality than Sun Wu.
In other words, it is to see who consumes more energy than the other, who can pretend better than the other, and who can defeat the enemy better than the other.
This kind of thing, which is separate from martial arts but more similar to psychological warfare, is something Li Ran is very familiar with.
When the team member heard this, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up immediately.
"Sir, what you mean is that it has to change according to the changes of the enemy? Can't you balance Jue Shouyi?"
The so-called "Hang Jue Shou Yi" refers to taking a path to the extreme.
Li Ran smiled and nodded:
"Yes."
"Everything in the world, no matter how perfect it is, always has its shortcomings. Therefore, if you can change your tactics, you can first make yourself in an invincible position and be on time. When the time comes to win or lose, The truth of survival and death is still unknown.”
"Similarly, if you just blindly believe in what you know and don't understand the unpredictable changes in world affairs, you will be destroying yourself."
As Li Ran finished speaking, both Wu Yuan and Sun Wu fell into deep thought.
Of course Li Ran didn't know what effect his words today would have on the two of them, and what kind of disaster it would bring to Chu State in the future?
Of course, Wu Yuan himself would not know it, because Li Ran's words today actually revealed his own "destiny".
"Commander, why don't you quickly thank Mr. Ziming for your advice?"
Wu Ju spoke up again at this time, signaling the members to understand the rules.
Therefore, the Wu member immediately bowed to Li Ranshi again. Afterwards, after some polite exchanges with Sun Wu, he left with Wu Ju.
Seeing the grandfather and grandson leaving one after another, the smile on Li Ran's face became more and more mysterious.
While Sun Wu watched from the side, he couldn't help but laugh and said:
"It seems that sir's plan has succeeded again?"
Li Ran is a man who knows all his plans, so naturally few of his plans will fail.
However, when facing a talented person like Wu Ju, he can still succeed, which is enough to prove that Li Ran is indeed unparalleled in resourcefulness.
Li Ran returned to the house, picked up the Chudi flower tea on the table, took a sip, and then said:
"Well, from now on, this Wu Ju should not be murderous towards you or me anymore."
"You and I can stay here with peace of mind from now on."
It turned out that he had already seen the real purpose of Wu Ju's visit today and Wu Yu's coming to ask Sun Wu for "advice".
Did Wu Ju come here today just to ask Li Ran for advice on how to govern the country?
Yes, but not entirely.
Just from his two-and-three conversations, it is not difficult to see that Wu Ju has always had a hint of hostility towards him, Li Ran.
And Li Ran himself knew very well that if he said anything wrong today, Wu Ju would immediately report it to the King of Chu and kill him!
This is not scaremongering, nor is it because Wu Ju is a chicken and cannot tolerate others, nor is it because Wu Ju has any deep grudge against him, Li Ran.
At the end of the day, it’s still the same truth: if you can’t get it, destroy it!
Because only doing so is truly in the best interest of Chu State.
It is impossible for Wu Juzuo not to understand this truth. That's why he tested Li Ran again and again whether he was really willing to serve the Chu State.
This is just like in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", during the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu always wanted to kill Zhuge Kongming again and again. Is it Zhou Yu's chicken belly?
Of course not, otherwise how could he ask his brother Zhuge Jin to persuade him to surrender?
Wu Ju's thoughts were generally similar to Zhou Yu's.
Therefore, Wu Ju said that he came to visit today and asked for advice. In fact, it was better to say that he came today, which contained more elements of temptation.
The four words "scheming" are obviously very suitable when applied to Wu Ju.
