"Uncle Qin, come and try the fish soup I made——"
Since Li Shimin took Li Zhi to Qin Qiong's mansion on the last Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Zhi has been coming to Qin's mansion every now and then.
In order not to make things so conspicuous, Li Shimin visited the residences of more than ten important ministers in succession, including highly respected Confucian scholars and generals like Qin Qiong who they had fought side by side with in the past.
This was Li Zhi's first time out of the palace. Although the journey from "Lizheng Palace" to Huaidefang where Qin Qiong lived was not too far, it was enough to open Li Zhi's eyes.
Is this the largest city in the world with the most magnificent buildings and the most standardized layout today?
Chang'an City is full of prosperous industries and adjacent shops. At its peak, the permanent population even exceeded one million.
The most distinctive feature of the layout of Chang'an City is its emphasis on symmetry. The entire city has wide streets, neat squares, and unified shapes.
In addition, the layout style of Chang'an City reflects the ideal state of harmony between man and nature.
The palace city, the imperial city, and the outer city are arranged in parallel from north to south.
The palace city symbolizes Beichen, which is the center of heaven and earth; the imperial city and offices symbolize the purple walls surrounding Beichen; and the outer city symbolizes the stars arching to the north.
It can be said that "the founding of the country was in Dongjing, and the city was in Beichen", which refers to this layout effect.
Waiguocheng is where most Chang'an people live. There are eight north-south streets and fourteen east-west streets. The crisscrossing roads divide Waiguocheng into 108 lanes and two markets.
The most famous street is Zhuque Street, located in the center of Chang'an, with an astonishing width of fifty feet.
Zhuque Street divides Chang'an City into east and west parts. The east part is managed by Wannian County, while the west part is managed by Chang'an County.
There is a large market on the east and west sides, namely the "East Market" and the "West Market".
It is also the most popular place in Chang'an City. The best and rarest things in the world can be found here. Is this the origin of "shopping"?
From the palace to Huaidefang where Qin Qiong lives, we happen to pass through the "West Market" on the way. Although it is not as high-end as the "East Market", you can find rare things from all over the world. Li Zhi himself also bought a lot of them. .
Some were given to the Qin family as gifts, and more were bought back and brought to the two little sisters Jinyang and Xincheng, and of course his kind and virtuous mother.
"Your Highness, Prince of Jin, you don't have to come to the Qin Mansion from now on. The 'Five Animal Play' you got from Sun Daochang is much better than my body-building technique. Why do you have to let me bear such a name?" Where is the head?"
More than three months have passed since he first entered Qin Qiong's house. Li Zhi also came to learn Qin Qiong's skills in the name of coming, but in fact he just wanted to sneak out of the palace to play.
To be honest, Qin Qiong was quite reluctant to let Li Zhi into his house. To be more precise, he didn't want his family to get too close to Li Zhi.
This is a common problem among all ministers. How many years have passed since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and Li Zhi was injured in a plot in the palace?
Even though Li Shimin let Zhang Ananda suppress this matter, it is a pity that there is no airtight wall in this world, and someone with a serious intention finally found out.
Qin Qiong was originally the one who had problems with "standing in line". As a result, she was basically hidden in the snow for more than ten years. Even the Qin Mansion rarely had guests.
Nowadays, several of Li Shimin's princes have gradually grown up, and the scenes of more than ten years ago are gradually reappearing in the court. How can you let Qin Qiong not be cautious?
"Uncle Qin, you can't say that. Sun Laodao threw me a booklet and disappeared. For a person like me who has no basic knowledge at all, if you hadn't pointed me out, I might not even know what it was. I can’t understand.”
What Li Zhi said was true, but Qin Qiong was speechless.
Qin Qiong did not agree to Li Shimin's request to pass on Li Zhi's art. Everyone knew that this child was born with a "heavenly body". How could a master like Qin Qiong in martial arts tolerate having an apprentice who had no hope of advancing to the innate level?
Over the years, in addition to recuperating from illness, Qin Qiong has been supervising his two sons to practice martial arts at home.
The eldest son, Qin Huaidao, was born to his first wife, Jia Xiuying. Unfortunately, Mrs. Jia was a beautiful woman and died more than ten years ago.
The second son, Qin Huaiyu, was born to the current wife Zhang Ziyan. She was the daughter of the former Youtang General Zhang Xuan and the sister of Jindi King Zhang Chengjin. She was also young, beautiful and talented at the time.
Qin Huaidao is fifteen years old this year, while Qin Huaiyu is just ten years old. Both of them look like Qin Qiong, with a slightly yellow face. Qin Huaidao loves to learn guns, while Qin Huaiyu has inherited the Qin family's best skills.
Qin Qiong didn't agree to teach Li Zhi after all, but Li Zhi came over by himself. Sometimes when it got late and the shops were closed, he even stayed directly in the Qin Mansion.
This coming and going, it is wise not to hit the smiling person, not to mention that Li Zhi is only a child of more than seven years old now?
Qin Qiong reluctantly accepted the reality, but still never mentioned the matter of accepting disciples.
He carefully checked Li Zhi's body and found that, as rumored, Li Zhi had a rare "heavenly leakage body".
Qin Qiong does have a pure body-building technique, which he inherited from his father Qin Yi, the "Iron Suo Hengjiang". He has also used this technique to guide some talented soldiers in the army.
However, Li Zhi is only seven years old and is not yet old enough to withstand this body-building technique.
Even though Li Zhi is just over seven years old, he is still just an inconspicuous child. It is hard to deny that he was a professional Chinese medicine doctor in his previous life.
After contacting Qin Qiong several times, I discovered that his injuries were not all serious illnesses caused by years of fighting as rumored by the outside world.
Injuries on the battlefield are generally divided into two types: external injuries and internal injuries.
For Qin Qiong, there were many external injuries, most of which were arrow wounds, which had already been cured without leaving any sequelae.
The biggest internal injury Qin Qiong suffered was when he was chased by Master Shang and his disciples, the "Four Treasure Generals" during the battle at Hulao Pass. He fell into a mountain stream, killed his yellow gelding, and broke the tiger's head spear.
Although Qin Qiong later recovered from his injuries, he looked no different from a normal person. He even mounted a horse, picked up a gun, and fought on the battlefield without any problem.
However, just a few years ago, when he tried to break through the realm of "martial arts and spirituality", he still triggered the hidden dangers left by that serious injury.
Not only did the breakthrough fail, but the meridians all over his body were damaged, and he had to lie down for more than half a year to recover. However, a word from the visiting Sanyuan Li Jing made Qin Qiong unable to recover.
"Although the meridians have been restored, the foundation has been destroyed. Unless Shu Bao finds a way to dissipate all his martial arts and practice again, I am afraid that he will never have the chance to be a 'martial arts master' for the rest of his life - "
When Li Jing saw Qin Qiong's appearance, he felt very sorry.
In Li Jing's mind, Qin Qiong is the second person after him who can break through to the "Martial Arts and Gods". It's a pity...
Lose all your skills? Easier said than done!
When it comes to Qin Qiong's realm, it is the existence of "half-step martial arts to reach the gods", which is far above the innate perfection.
The true energy in the body forms naturally, and even if you don't cultivate it deliberately, it will continue to form over and over to a certain extent.
The foundation was destroyed and he could not break through. The stronger internal strength put a huge burden on Qin Qiong's body, making him miserable.
In this way, after three years, it finally broke out last year. If Sun Simiao hadn't happened to be staying in Chang'an City, Qin Qiong might have passed away.
Even so, Sun Simiao was helpless in the face of this situation, which was beyond the scope of medicine.
Although Sun Simiao was also a practitioner, it was a pity that his main energy and talent were concentrated on medicine.
If you really want to compare your achievements in Taoism practice horizontally, they are at best equivalent to the existence of the innate realm.
Sun Simiao stayed with Qin Qiong for ten days. Before leaving, he left another prescription for him, which was to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If the previous danger happened again, he might really have to invite gods to do it.
It was under such circumstances that Li Zhi came to Qin Qiong's house.
Since Li Zhi shamelessly came here almost every day regardless of the cold reception, and Li Zhi was unable to practice Qin Qiong's body-building skills for a while, Qin Qiong simply guided Li Zhi to practice "Five Animals".
"Five Animal Opera" first appeared in the Han Dynasty. It is said to have been created by the miracle doctor Hua Tuo at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In today's Tang Dynasty, I can't say that it is popular all over the world. At least in the middle-class and above families, everyone will practice it.
However, Qin Qiong discovered that the book in Li Zhi's hand that recorded the "Five Animal Opera" was very different from what he knew.
Qin Qiong was relieved when he knew that Sun Simiao personally gave it to Li Zhi.
He thought it was Taoist Master Sun Simiao specially customized for Li Zhi's physique, so he didn't think much about it and just explained it to Li Zhi step by step.
Li Zhi, a later generation, also practiced the "Five Animal Opera". Unfortunately, he now found that the set he had practiced seemed completely different from the two sets in his hands now.
But the so-called master's secret manual that Sun Simiao gave him was the simplest, with only ten pages in total, and each pattern was accompanied by a dense annotation.
Fortunately, Li Zhi can be regarded as a top student who has been washed by a large amount of information. After his soul traveled here, he found that his memory and understanding ability were much better than those of his previous life.
Is this also a benefit for time travellers?
For more than three months, Qin Qiong taught seriously, and Li Zhi studied even harder. Visible to the naked eye, Li Zhi grew taller and became stronger.
For this reason, Wugu, the eldest grandson in the palace, specially ordered Zhang Ananda to send a large number of thank-you gifts, including a lot of supplements, which were regarded as food expenses for his son, or a gift to thank his master.
However, Qin Qiong was more determined not to accept Li Zhi's apprenticeship.
Li Zhi is a familiar person and gets along well with both Qin Huaidao and Qin Huaiyu.
On this day, Li Zhi came to the Qin Mansion as always, because this man had been coming frequently in the past few months, and he no longer needed to be informed by the concierge.
The guards who followed from the palace sent Li Zhi to the gate of Qin Mansion and then went back.
If Li Zhi doesn't want to leave that day, he can stay directly in the Qin Mansion. If he wants to go back, there will be guards from the Qin Mansion to take him back to the palace.
"His Royal Highness King Jin, you are here——"
Li Zhi has emphasized many times that the brothers of the Qin family are not allowed to call him His Royal Highness the King of Jin in private. They can just call him Xiandi or Pheasant Nu.
It is a pity that Qin Huaidao and Qin Huaiyu both remembered their father's teachings and did not dare to be sloppy in their words. This was the only thing Li Zhi was dissatisfied with.
"Brother Huaiyu, why are you the only one here? Where are Uncle Qin and Brother Huaidao?"
Although Qin Qiong did not teach Li Zhi Kung Fu, he still put him on the training ground with his two sons. When teaching his two sons Kung Fu, he did not carry Li Zhi at all.
With his super memory, Li Zhi had already remembered every move that this young man had practiced, but he had never practiced it before.
It stands to reason that these two little brothers, Qin Huaidao likes guns and Qin Huaiyu loves maces. They have been observing from the sidelines for more than three months, but Li Zhi is very interested in the Qin family's boxing techniques.
Li Zhi also specifically asked Qin Qiong, what is this boxing technique?
Unfortunately, the answer Qin Qiong gave was ridiculous. He said that he had accidentally practiced it when he was drunk.
Fortunately, Sanyuan Li Jing was on hand at the time and personally recorded it for him. There were thirty-six moves in total. Qin Qiong didn't pay much attention to it, so he casually named it "Qin Family Boxing".
The emergence of this set of "Qin Family Boxing" was considered a good story at the time.
Regarding this "Qin Family Boxing", Qin Qiong has a secret that he has never revealed to anyone.
That is, he himself failed to exert even one tenth of the power of this boxing technique.
Qin Qiong vaguely felt that only after he broke through to the "Martial Arts and Gods", he might be able to find out what the "Qin Family Boxing" was.
What suits him is the best. Li Zhi feels that compared to Qin Huaidao's spear and Qin Huaiyu's mace, this mediocre "Qin Family Boxing" may be more suitable for him.
Seeing that Li Zhi seemed to really like it, Qin Qiong couldn't do it himself, so he had to let his two sons demonstrate it to Li Zhi several times, while he explained it in detail.
Seeing that His Highness King Jin completely understood and remembered it, Qin Qiong asked his two sons to stop.
For more than three months, except when practicing "Five Animals", Qin Qiong did not dare to let Li Zhi off the court to practice anything else, for fear of hurting himself.
Usually when Li Zhi comes, he usually goes directly to the martial arts training ground. The four of them can't wait to stay there for most of the day, but today they only saw Qin Huaiyu.
"Prince Jin, my father's injury... has recurred again, and the medicine has no effect. My eldest brother is guarding him."
Qin Huaiyu's eyes were already moist as he spoke.
In fact, Qin Qiong is not too old, only fifty-five years old.
It is said that before the age of fifty, if you can break through to the realm of "martial arts and spirituality", you will have the opportunity to pursue a higher realm in the future, although no one knows what a higher realm is.
Therefore, a few years ago, Qin Qiong took the risk and tried it once, and the result was like this...
"Take me quickly to see——"
Hearing that Qin Qiong's injury had recurred, Li Zhi ordered without hesitation. Subconsciously, he regarded himself as the Chinese medicine doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded.
Maybe Qin Huaiyu was still young, or maybe he was already worried about his father's injury. Hearing what Li Zhi said, he didn't think too much.
Qin Huaiyu took Li Zhi to Qin Qiong's bedroom.
Qin Qiong's injury recurred, and there was no need to call a doctor. What kind of doctor could use Sun Simiao's medicine?
Under the care of Zhang Ziyan and Qin Huaidao, Qin Qiong has taken two medicines, but still has little effect.
I saw veins popping up all over his body, his skin was red, and he felt like smoke was coming out of his nose, eyes, and mouth.
Qin Shubao, who was so big, could not withstand such torture. It seemed that his whole body was about to explode.
"Yu'er, why are you back? Ah, His Highness Prince Jin, you..."
"Aunt, don't say anything now, let me see Uncle Qin first -"
Although Li Zhi is just over seven years old, his face is as sinking as water at this moment, but his words seem to have an undoubted power?
The three people of the Qin family stepped aside consciously. Maybe they really wanted to relieve Qin Qiong's pain, even if the other party was just a child over seven years old.
Li Zhi naturally understood the diagnostic process of traditional Chinese medicine including looking, smelling, asking, and incising, and he was so skillful in operating it that Zhang Ziyan was stunned for a moment.
"Auntie, could you and the two Qin brothers please stay away for a while? I'll give you a prescription. Prepare a large bucket for bathing in the quiet room and fill it with hot water. Take the medicine according to the prescription and set it aside."
Li Zhi ordered without looking back, but tried to sit up Qin Qiong on the bed.
Although Qin Qiong felt uncomfortable all over, she was still conscious. After hearing Li Zhi's words and looking at his movements, she struggled to sit up.
"Just do what King Jin said--"
Seeing Qin Qiong sitting up, Li Zhi walked to the desk, took a piece of paper, filled the wolf hair on the shelf with ink, and wrote down a prescription.
Don't tell me, Li Zhi has worked hard for more than ten years on this "Liu Ti", and he can be regarded as the pioneer when he comes to this world.
"Uncle Qin, can I believe you? -"
After Zhang Ziyan and the Qin brothers left, Li Zhi looked at Qin Qiong sitting cross-legged on the bed and asked in a low voice.
