Qi Zuoguo turned around and said, "Father." Qi Jiguang said slowly, "Guo'er, you go first." Qi Zuoguo glanced at Xiao Yunfan with hesitation and said, "Father, this man is untrustworthy." Qi Jiguang said, "Father. You have your own opinion, please step back." He said and walked into the room.
The lights in the room dimmed and the two sat down. Xiao Yunfan hesitated and said, "Uncle Shi, my nephew is here to discuss important matters." Qi Jiguang's eyes flashed and he said, "Why does Qi trust you?"
Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "In that case, I think you must have seen the young nephew playing with his own Blue Sea and Blue Sky Sword." As he said that, Xiao Yunfan picked up the black scabbard and started to dance.
Qi Jiguang watched Xiao Yunfan's sword skills open and close, and swayed freely. He recalled the past events and was filled with emotions. When Xiao Yunfan finished dancing, he was still not free from memories. Xiao Yunfan held his sword at his side and said, "Uncle Shi, do you trust me now?"
Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "Yes, I know Brother Xie's swordsmanship, and you are indeed his descendant. My child, why are you looking for me?"
Xiao Yunfan then told the whole story about the two forces, the Ghost Prime Minister and the imperial court, coming to seize the military documents. After listening, Qi Jiguang pondered for a long time. He looked out the window and sighed: "The eighteen volumes of "New Book of Ji Xiao" and nine volumes of "Records of Military Training" written by Qi have long been handed over to the court. If others want them, they can just go to the Ministry of War to get them."
Xiao Yunfan said: "Uncle Shi acted openly and aboveboard, so Yunfan can trust me. But..." Qi Jiguang said: "You want to say that the people in the imperial court don't believe it, and the people in the ghost minister's sect don't believe it either, and you think I have a secret secret?"
Xiao Yunfan nodded and said: "Exactly." Qi Jiguang thought for a long time and said slowly: "Actually, they guessed it right. I do have another one in my hand, but I plan to take this one into the coffin."
Xiao Yunfan was puzzled when he heard this: "Since it is a labor of love, why should it be brought into the coffin?"
Qi Jiguang said: "Soldiers are fierce. Military affairs are also the most dangerous things in the world. There is no reason why people will not die in a bloody battle. The military books written by Qi are the same as the martial arts secret books, which are killing techniques.
The consequences will be endless for future generations. I have killed countless people in my life, but this last military book still talks about the method of killing. Isn't it a good thing that I bring such an ominous thing into the coffin? "
Xiao Yunfan pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it is a military book or a martial arts, there is no distinction between good and evil. What is good and evil is human beings. My nephew is not talented, so I speculate that the purpose of uncle Shi's book is to stop the war, not to stop the war. In pursuit of killing.”
Qi Jiguang was quite appreciative of what he said. He stroked his beard and said, "What you said is very popular with me. It seems that I have found a successor for this book of war." Xiao Yunfan cupped his fists and said, "Uncle, my nephew. I am not here to covet your old military strategy. I just want to protect you."
Qi Jiguang stood up, leaned on his cane and said, "Okay, Fan'er, come with me." As he said that, he walked directly outside the house. Xiao Yunfan followed him to a woodshed. Qi Jiguang pointed to a pile of firewood in front of him and said, "Move that pile of firewood."
Xiao Yunfan did as he was told and moved the pile of firewood away, revealing a five-foot-square iron plate on the ground with a fist-sized ring in the middle. He reached out and grabbed the ring on the iron plate and lifted it up. The iron plate was lifted up, revealing a dark round hole on the ground.
The two held oil lamps and walked along the steps from the entrance of the tunnel. After a while, they came to a stone room. On the east wall of the stone room hangs a broken "Ming Dynasty Sea Territory Map", and on the west wall hangs a long knife.
Qi Jiguang sat on a chair, looked at the map on the wall, with a lonely look on his face, and said slowly: "Fan'er, I am old now and can no longer protect the Ming Dynasty. I hope you can protect it for me. Go down."
Xiao Yunfan said: "This...Uncle Shi, my nephew heard about your experiences in the past two years, and I feel sad for you. This is how the Ming Dynasty treated you, do you still want me to protect this Ming Dynasty?"
Qi Jiguang raised his head and said: "The Ming Dynasty can be sorry for me, Qi Jiguang, but I can't be sorry for the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty I want to protect is the Ming Dynasty in my heart. Without the Ming Dynasty, there would be no me, Qi Jiguang, so I want you to continue to protect me. You Are you willing?"
His eyes were so intense and full of warmth. It was as if he was the last flame, and Xiao Yunfan was the firewood waiting to be burned. Only by passing on this fire can his life have meaning.
Xiao Yunfan knelt down and said, "Yunfan is willing to listen to Uncle Shi's teachings and protect the Ming Dynasty." With tears in his eyes, Qi Jiguang reached out to help him and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, okay. Qi finally found a successor."
Xiao Yunfan agreed, but thought in his heart: "Now that I am in trouble, why do I make this promise again?" Suddenly, he thought again, "If a man dies, he will die, so why bother dragging his feet."
He stood up and said, "Uncle Shi, why didn't you pass this art of war to the Qi family instead of me, an outsider?" Qi Jiguang said, "Although Qi has four sons now, none of them can accept this art of war." Otherwise, their qualifications are dull and not handsome.
Secondly, if the Qi family retains this art of war, it would be disloyal to the imperial court. I have long been interested in looking for a successor, but there are not many such people in the world.
I originally wanted to let my descendants burn this art of war in front of my tomb after my death and take it with me. Your arrival made me change this original intention. Although you did not lead the troops to fight, you can tell the true meaning of using troops. In my opinion, this is God's mercy on Qi. I am so lucky to have a successor in my lifetime! "As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face.
Xiao Yunfan looked at Qi Jiguang's old face, thought of his master, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and said to himself: "The unique knowledge in this world needs someone to inherit it. Since I promised Uncle Shi, I can't act as arbitrarily as before. Thanks to his love, I can teach him The Art of War. I should do my best to protect the Ming Dynasty and the people I love. This is what I, Xiao Yunfan, should do in the future." Love reading books
Qi Jiguang opened a wooden box, picked up a blue-covered book and said, "Fan'er, this book "The Dragon's Teng Zhi" is divided into twelve volumes, covering my life's hard work. Today I will pass on all of it. Here you go. In the past, I followed Hu Butang (Hu Zongxian) to fight against Japanese pirates along the coast, and I conducted countless surveys on the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty.
Lord Bu Tang once commissioned me and Tan Lun to compile the book "Cao Hai Tu Bian", and my method of war was born out of this. The ancient art of war was good at explaining the broad outlines and neglected the details. My book "The Legend of the Dragon in the Sea" focuses on the details and neglects the general outline. The military affairs described in ancient military books cover two types of warfare: land and water. Land warfare has been well described by predecessors and is omitted in this book. However, water warfare has its own shortcomings.
Our Ming Dynasty set up nine towns on land (Liaodong, Jizhou, Xuanfu, Datong, Taiyuan, Yansui, Ningxia, Guyuan, Gansu) as a defense with the Great Wall to resist the enemy in the north. However, the southeast coast stretches for thousands of miles, but it is sparse. Coastal defense.
If foreigners come from the sea in the future, what barrier will our Ming have? In my opinion, Kyushu is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the southeastern sea is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Only by controlling the land and the sea can the Ming Dynasty be stable. During the Yongle period, Zheng He organized a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean, and the Ming Navy was still able to compete with foreign enemies. But now the navy is not as good as before, and this is what worries me. "
The two chatted for a long time. Qi Jiguang reached out and took off the Qi family sword on the wall. He rubbed the blade and murmured: "This saber has been with me for decades in wars. Today I will give it to you as a gift." I hope you can live up to your trust.”
Xiao Yunfan took the Qi family sword. Although his heart felt heavy, he felt a sense of pride. He took the knife out of its sheath and looked at it carefully. The blade of this knife was straight and the blade was long and narrow. It was an inch longer than an ordinary sword. The blade was dazzling and cold. Under the hand guard are engraved four small characters "Dengzhou Qi family".
He had lived in this fishing village for more than half a month, and he had a basic understanding of the art of war taught by Qi Jiguang, as well as the Qi family's boxing and sword skills. He estimated that people from the imperial court would arrive in the next few days, and after finishing the matters here, he planned to go to Huashan to visit the three elders.
One day, Qi and Xiao were sitting in the courtyard chatting and talking about firearms. Xiao Yunfan talked about being plotted by Su Changmao and showed his scars to Qi Jiguang. After seeing it, Qi Jiguang said: "This firearm is extremely powerful. If it is slightly modified in the future, it can block a hundred people. It can be called the most powerful weapon in the world." The two started talking.
A woman in black walked in outside the door. The woman was slender and carried a long cloth bag on her back. She wore a black veil on her face, her age could not be discerned, and her eyes revealed a frightening murderous aura.
The woman looked at Xiao Qi and Qi Jiguang, and then her eyes fell on Qi Jiguang's face. She said calmly: "Qi Jiguang, you are still alive after all." Her tone of voice was quite strange, like a child who had just learned to speak.
Xiao Yunfan listened to her clear voice when she spoke, guessing that she was probably a young girl, but seeing that she was quite rude, he felt very angry and said in his heart: "Where did you come from, girl? You are yelling here, Uncle Qi." Is your name the same as yours?"
The woman snorted coldly and said: "He is named by others. If I don't call him Qi Jiguang, why should I call him Qi Jiguang?" Xiao Yunfan said: "You are a junior, you should at least call him uncle."
The woman sneered again and said disdainfully: "It's my business if I want to scream, and others can't care about it." Xiao Yunfan was about to have a seizure, Qi Jiguang leaned on crutches and said: "I am Qi Jiguang, I don't know what advice the girl wants from me. ?”
The woman looked at him with cold eyes and said, "You were the one who killed my father. Naturally, I am looking for you to avenge him." Qi Jiguang's face changed slightly and he said, "I have killed countless people in my life, but I don't know your father's name. "
The woman said word by word: "My father's name is Fujita Taro. He died in your hands." Qi Jiguang was slightly shocked and said: "You are from Fuso, how dare you come to my country?"
Xiao Yunfan was quite surprised when he heard this, and said to himself: "This woman is from Fusang, and her father is probably a Japanese pirate."
The woman said: "I have traveled thousands of miles to come to China to avenge him, and to get back our Yinliu sword manual." As she said that, she untied the cross buckle on her chest and took off the long strip on her back. He untied the cloth bag and took out a Japanese sword about three feet long with a slightly curved scabbard.
Qi Jiguang closed his eyes and thought. He did kill a Japanese pirate on the battlefield and got a sword manual from the Japanese pirate. The so-called Qi Family Sword Technique was created after I studied the "General Guide to Hidden Current Sword Techniques".
Unexpectedly, the descendants of this Japanese pirate came to our door. He opened his eyes and said solemnly: "If your father doesn't invade our Ming territory and kill our people, why would Qi kill him?"
The woman said coldly: "No matter what, it was you who made me lose my father. It is my daughter's duty to avenge him today.
Qi Jiguang, go get your knife. I, Fujita Sakurako, want you to pay with your blood. Only with your blood can I comfort the soul of my father. Qi Jiguang's eyes flashed and he said loudly: "Okay, since you avenge your father, Qi accepts your challenge." "Xiao Yunfan tried to dissuade him: "Uncle Qi, no, your body is much different now than before. It's better for Fan'er to accept this girl's challenge on your behalf. "
Qi Jiguang waved his hand and said: "Fan'er, go get my Qi family sword. I also want to learn the sword skills of the descendants of the Japanese pirates."
At this time, Qi Zuoguo walked in from outside the door, and he heard Fujita Sakurako's words clearly.
Qi Zuoguo put down the pole in his hand, piled the firewood outside the door, strode into the courtyard and said: "Since you want to learn the sword skills of my Qi family, I am here to fight. My father is old and frail, and if you want to collect debts, come to me." It’s up to the son to ask for it.”
Qi Jiguang said: "Guo'er, my father knows your filial piety. Since I promised to fight this little girl, how can I back down?" Qi Zuoguo felt embarrassed, but he did not dare to disobey his father's words, so he turned around and walked into the house to get the knife.
Xiao Yunfan thought in his mind: "How could Fujita Sakurako, a Fuso man, sneak into our Ming Dynasty? Someone must be acting as an internal agent. Who could be the internal agent for her? She wanted to challenge Uncle Qi Shi by name, and she was obviously prepared. , Uncle Shi's illness has only improved. He is already weak. How can he defeat this woman? It's best for me to come and meet her."
