"'Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting', I never thought that I would be able to witness it in person..."
"In the final analysis, whether it's a dragon ghost or a five-goat, it's just a title. There are countless names collected in our sect's classics. After all, they are just excuses for future generations. But I didn't expect that Master Jiang could actually The hole is so clear, I can even guess what happened thousands of years ago."
Ying Laodao slowly spoke words of praise, but he was a little frightened by Jiang Wen's questions, "Jiao ghosts were born more than once, and they were painted by people sent by the King of Chu as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Liang Liang, the minister of Guangzhou in the Jin Dynasty The "Statue of Five Rams Carrying Grains" hanging on it has been hidden on Luofu Mountain for many years. When I saw it, I was frightened and couldn't sleep at night, and I didn't dare to reopen it for decades."
"You must know that there are many ancient relics collected in Luofu Mountain, and I have browsed through some of them in my early years. So when the teacher took me to see them, I thought they were just some weird beasts, thinking that even if there were bodies like buckets inside Strangely thick pythons, fish and turtles with stripes like tiger skin all over their bodies, and oxen with huge heads like extremely ferocious tigers, they may not surprise me at all."
"But when I saw the Statue of Five Rams Holding a Grain, I saw only stains that looked like splashes of ink. Only after careful inspection did I realize that the thick ink was actually someone's deliberate move. In other words, the lines are messy, fearful and helpless.”
"Behind the thick ink of the painting, there is an extremely huge monster, twisting and turning in the water. Its huge body is covered with gray and white streaks. It is almost larger than the pottery urn containing grain. It is probably dozens of feet long. The five heads are intertwined and even weirder - if you look closely, the head and face look like an ugly human face, with only two sinister tentacles on the head, and a mane that is more than ten feet long on the neck. It is now old and decrepit. If you close your eyes, you can dream of the monster in the picture moving slowly and freely, paying no attention to it, looking up and down as if it were nothing!"
"These things are absurd and unruly. Head Jiang, it is understandable if you question Lao Cao because of this, but I can swear to God that apart from the matters related to our sect's orthodoxy, Luo Yuantong is aware of all the rest. No deception or deceit!"
After talking about his heart palpitations, Ying Laodao was still held tightly by Jiang Wen's collar, but his expression was not disturbed at all. He immediately stretched out his finger and swore to God, saying that he had no ill intentions, and the situation reached a deadlock.
Jiang Wen naturally also knew that if the other party really intended to murder, there was no need to protect himself in the Luo Mansion, let alone return this time and put himself on such a dangerous edge.
But Jiang Wen had no time to pay attention at this time, and his cold tone only showed one thing - he needed all the answers.
"Senior Ying, since the day he stepped into Guangzhou Mansion, Jiang has sensed the aura of alienation from everything. This was the case when he was pursuing Southern Shaolin, he was participating in the Golden Pen Washing Ceremony, he was hearing about the assassination of Shang Kexi, and he was suppressing Jiaogui today. Even more so! I can ignore other things, but there must be no ambiguity about suppressing the Jiaogui!"
Recalling this trip to Guangzhou, Jiang Wen's doubts had not diminished at all from beginning to end. The dense cobwebs in front of him were layer after layer, and he couldn't see clearly what was really underneath.
Investigating the root cause, it should be that Jiang Wen has been separated by an invisible net since he started searching for traces of Southern Shaolin. Everyone seems to be hiding it from him. No matter how close he is to the truth, sometimes he clearly senses that the shadow is there. He was only one step behind the screen, but when he suddenly looked back, he was thousands of miles away.
It was only now that Jiang Wen finally understood that the original martial arts rules and martial arts methods in Guangzhou City had been tampered with by others to the point of seeming false. The closer he got, the further away he was actually being pushed. This was clearly a situation that everyone knew but everyone knew. What is left unsaid can be summed up in four words - "It has nothing to do with you."
"Master Jiang, as the old man said before, a thousand people in the world have a thousand thoughts. No matter how they are like-minded and have a close relationship in life and death at the beginning, standing in front of glory, wealth, gold, silver and silk will inevitably lead to alienation. If you retreat again, Even if everyone can stick to their opinions until death, there will always be people who drift away and turn against each other until they die."
Ying Laodao sighed and raised his eyes to look into the distance, "I only understood this matter after reading thousands of sails, but by then everything was too late, but the lesson must never be forgotten. Nowadays, the ups and downs of grievances and resentments in Guangzhou city are spread out into a big net, among which of course It’s because I tried my best to plan, but ultimately it’s because in this city, the only real way out is for everyone to do their own thing.”
Ying Laodao, who had a narrow face and sparse hair, looked at Jiang Wen with a strange look.
"Actually, we can all see that your heart is not here. In the past, Guangzhou Mansion could accommodate tens of thousands of people like you, Master Jiang, but in today's Guangzhou City, tens of thousands of idle clouds and wild cranes like you can't accommodate No one can believe it.”
"Headmaster Jiang, you feel that everyone is guarding you and hiding from you because you are always staring at other people's positions, just like a spider running to stir up the web weaved by others. Naturally, you will only be guarded against. Now in Guangzhou City The way to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy is very simple - if you are really one of us, you will naturally find your own position and do your own thing without distraction..."
Jiang Wen slowly opened and let go. He knew that Ying Laodao was not lying, but he had no purpose in coming to Guangzhou City. He was just as confused as he came to this world. Jiang Wen couldn't help but laugh when the cause of the sense of alienation and estrangement was revealed, but what followed was an even stronger sense of absurdity in his heart.
If what Ying Laodao said is true, everyone in the city is thinking in their stomachs at this time, and he himself probably doesn't know what others are thinking. Is this a way to go his own way? They are just fighting on their own, how can they defeat the united efforts of Shang Kexi's Pingnan King's army?
The evil waves in the sea surged again, this time crashing towards the shore in an even more terrifying manner, stirring up thousands of turbid waves and vast expanse of black snow, swallowing up the already narrow coast in front of the Nanhai Ancient Temple. The figures who had just arrived at the beach were bullied, and a few black spots like flies were swept away in an instant and fell into the boiling and angry sea. Even their dragon boat, which was firmly tied to the shore, was swept into the sea.
But before they had time to worry, the turbid waves on the South China Sea suddenly opened up, and a dark and shabby old dragon suddenly emerged from the water. The desolate and mottled boat was full of traces of wind and waves, but it could survive long after being washed away by the waves. It was new, not weak at all, and the boat even showed a unique luster that belonged to a living creature. It swam and jumped like a spirit creature entering the sea, raising its head and swaying its tail, leaping vertically and horizontally among the increasingly terrifying thunderclouds and rainstorms.
Ever since the old dragon stood up and took over the helm when more than a dozen people came aboard, this ancient dragon boat has truly transformed into an invincible dragon. The dragon boat that was originally half-dead in the hands of Jiang Wen and his party can now break through the waves as soon as it enters the sea. , contaminated with the unparalleled vitality given by the Dan people. Fu Ningdie and Yuan Ziyi's eyes widened, and they repeatedly confirmed that what they were seeing was not an illusion, but why could this old dragon fly so fast on the water, almost turning into a flying dragon snake!
The thunderclouds undulated like drums, and the young and strong people issued uniform orders and simply took off their tattered clothes, revealing their hardened skin and muscles. None of them can be considered strong and powerful, but all of them have tattoos on their faces to resemble the sons of dragons. Today, they are really like this old dragon. As long as there is a trace of rain and waves on their bodies, even if they are skinny, they still show an unshakable appearance made of copper and iron. , a red light flashed from the tattoo, and flew towards the place where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water.
Five dark clouds with extremely low covering pressure still linger on the sea surface, like the lingering haze on this sea area. They look one way in the eyes of outsiders, but they have another look in Jiang Wen's eyes. Strange shadows stand out against this sunless world. At first, they were more bizarre and more like the shells they were born in. Now they are slowly changing. It loses its strangeness and gradually dissolves into this world, until it turns into a sky full of wind and rain and a soaring hurricane, becoming an eternal disaster between the sea and the sky.
The gangsters went through many difficulties and finally came to the place where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water. They kept circling, with red eyes and chests and roars that shocked everyone. However, no one went into the water to inquire. It was more like they were waiting for an opportunity.
Yuan Ziyi said eagerly: "Why don't they save people?"
"Don't be impatient. There is a rule in fishing for people in the water. You must sink and float three times before taking action. Now that Miss Luo has fallen into the water and there is no movement, the people are helpless even if they are capable, unless they take the risk of going into the water to fight the ghosts themselves."
"First Evolution"
In the eyes of outsiders, Jiaogui is just a collection of wind and rain in the sky and undercurrents under the water. Now it is obvious that the only way to go into the water is to die. Ying Laodao looked at the scene on the water and said with worry, "It doesn't look like Miss Luo has been there for a long time." How can a person who is determined to die have no intention of struggling out of the water? It seems that there is something strange under the water..."
Jiang Wen frowned and said, "What's strange under the water? Don't you even know about it?"
"Master Jiang, the 'Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting' you mentioned is a strange thing that happens once in hundreds of years. Now that the dragon ghosts have transformed into five places, the dangers under the water have reached a new level. It is almost unimaginable. There’s no guarantee what will happen…”
Encountering an unplanned situation, no matter how wise a person is, he will inevitably hesitate and hesitate. Ying Laodao looked at the seaside with worry, and pointed at the people with drums and boats breaking through the waves.
"In addition to repaying kindness, I'm afraid the Dan people have a deep meaning in staying here. In this world, if there is anyone who can do anything, it is probably the Dan people who are leaving across the sea. Just like in the late Song Dynasty. As always, they have to come after all..."
Until then, Luo Shuang'er had fallen into the water for a long time, but no one could see her figure from the water. Black clouds shrouded the sky, and the vicious water waves seemed to have their own magic power, trying their best to repel the people from entering the water to save people as usual. Several people who were well versed in the nature of water poked their heads out of the water and took a big mouthful of water. Panting heavily and holding on to the bow of the boat, the helpless look in his eyes said everything.
The Dan people above the old dragon looked at each other, and finally, as if they had made up their minds, they took out a curved snake hairpin about an inch long from their waists and threw it to the Dan people in the water. The leading Dan people did not hesitate. The ground pierced the skin in front of the chest, and the hot blood was spilled on the cold and biting water. Then there was another fierce plunge into the water, followed by the sound of jumping into the water one after another. It was obvious that the people had begun to fight desperately. .
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The ripples created countless hallucinations, the heavy sounds were suddenly separated, and the quietest cotton was poured into both ears. I barely opened my eyes and saw only an inch-long algae in the water, as soft as a bone. Swinging in the gradually darkening sight.
A few beams of light above the head shyly passed through the green grass, piercing diagonally into the bottomless scenery, only illuminating the dense mud shadows in front of the eyes, while the lower part was as quiet as a soft and comfortable place. The bed quietly blocked the inextricable chaos outside the world, and then closed the curtain thoughtfully and comfortably for the tired guest.
Luo Shuang'er is slowly sinking to the bottom of the water. Her waist is as slender and soft as a swimming fish, and her clothes turn into fins. The water allows her to swim in this unexpectedly calm place, but her body is sinking deeper into the water. Here, it seems as if you are walking into a peaceful dream.
Perhaps everyone has had a dream of transforming into Jinlin, and time is silent here. It is like a pair of invisible hands quietly holding the hour and minute hands, preventing time from continuing to flow. Only the heartbeat synchronized with the second hand is still there. The rhythm is accurate and futile, and everything is accompanied by the aimless second hand spinning in circles. There is no way to break free from this empty body, and it also turns into a period of empty time that cannot be walked out.
Luo Shuang'er's heart was as empty as a mirror. She had forgotten the cause and effect, and the seven emotions and six desires she usually consulted had disappeared. At this time, her heart was so empty, like a hollow surrounded by other worlds. Every sound she made could be heard for a long time, so that the usually undetectable emotions in her heart were also felt at this time. Suddenly it zoomed in before his eyes.
For so long, she had almost forgotten the existence of "herself" because of her martial arts practice.
In such emptiness, Luo Shuang'er thought of the vast night beside Dongting Lake, the moonlight was like water, a few crows accompanied the fishermen singing to the sky, and there was also a period of moonlight so clear that it solidified into jasper. , shining all over the mountains and rivers of Junshan in Dongting.
Before the ups and downs of emotions, there are always memories, and the thoughts become clearer and clearer in the reverberation. Often at these times, just before the sunrise, when the morning glow and the shadows of the trees complement each other, with the slowly rising sun, the world is immersed in one. The ever-changing orange color is so beautiful. If it is a bright moon night, the long night is lonely with a strange sense of ritual, and you can admire the moonlight in this Dongting alone. At this time, the bright moon is in the sky, and the shadows of the trees under the moon's shadow are as quiet as an ink painting.
At these times, Luo Shuang'er, who was watching, would secretly untie the boat rope, sit barefoot on the bow of the boat and raise the water with her bare feet, watching the water surface that was about to become silent start to ripple again, and the traces of the boat unknowingly break into the green water. , then finally let the bright moon, as clear as a mirror, hide in the water, and let the moonlight turn into sections of cool breeze flowing in the heart.
Nowadays, no one knows that before coming to Dongting, Luo Shuang'er was most afraid of water, and what she wanted to stay away from the most was the bottomless lake and sea. The servants in the mansion only knew their own young lady, even if she was only close to the dark water tank at home. , would all cry and be hugged away, leaving only Luo Yuantong with a sad face next to him.
And Luo Shuang'er, who left home and came to Dongting Lake, had to be with the vast expanse of blue waves and sparkling waves every day. The master who taught her kung fu took her on a awning boat, untied the cable and pushed her into the water, telling her If you don’t know the nature of water from now on, you will never come back.
No one knows how Luo Shuang'er came to be here in those days. She may have shed all the tears in her life, and probably said all the soft words in her life. She almost turned into an empty shell without a soul, lying there numbly. The deepest part of the cabin is drifting with the waves on Dongting Lake.
She numbly saw the rows of lush trees on the shore, which not only formed the lines of the tidal flats, but also divided the water surface. Among the swaying shadows of the trees, there was the white-bearded master who had been with the boat for three days and three nights. He walked along the river bank and was carried by the wind. sound……
"Ordinary people know that it is wrong to think about what is right, which is called fear, and this is fear of thinking. The more you are afraid of prudence, the less you dare to act rashly, and your body will naturally become stiff and paralyzed, and will not obey orders."
"However, people use their spirits to guide their limbs, five internal organs, and meridians throughout the body. If they govern a country together, if they are in danger and move, the people will not cooperate; if they are afraid of speaking, the people will not respond. Only by understanding the straightforward and natural heart can we Standing in the presence of thousands of feet without being discouraged. People say that the brave are not afraid, but in fact, in the world, joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire are all better than this."
"What I want to tell you now is not only a martial art, but also a principle for governing the world. Since fear is inevitable in you, then think about whether what you are afraid of is fear itself. The ancient saints Wang Wei judged the commonality and thought it was the right thing to do. Therefore, the superiors and inferiors agreed to communicate. Therefore, everyone in the world was frightened and vigilant, and did not dare to commit lewdness. Therefore, the first lesson of this martial arts is: Only by being compassionate and immersed in all things can we not be afraid of external things..."
What did you learn by the Dongting Lake? In fact, Luo Shuang'er couldn't explain clearly. She didn't understand the profound and profound truths spoken by the master, but the master happily told her that not understanding was the shortest way to the south. The so-called drawing inferences from one instance and understanding the smallest details were all self-deception of a fool.
"Dead things in this world are not to be feared, only living things are to be feared. If you can understand people's hearts, then there will be nothing to fear in this world."
Master Whitebeard said this and taught Luo Shuang'er an unheard-of kung fu. Luo Shuang'er also learned to open her heart and forget herself from the master. Her own emotions are not important. The master taught her to create a layer of white frost on her heart, covering her original emotions and desires, so that she could transform into a mirror like the bright moon.
This skill is very magical. Not only can you master the martial arts taught by the master, but you can also detect the thoughts of people around you. At first, Luo Shuang'er could only judge the other person's thoughts from subtle movements and expressions. Gradually, she could tell the clues from the other person's eyes. Until now, even if Luo Shuang'er doesn't observe and distinguish a person, her heart will be like a mirror. Photographs reveal each other's emotions.
As Luo Shuang'er's heart became as empty as water, all the sword skills, fists and kicks, Nuo dance, and internal skills that she came into contact with became things that came naturally and naturally. She learned them from her master without any hindrance. At the same time, she read What's more, Master's anxiety is becoming more and more serious day by day, and his heart is far from as bright as he appears on the surface.
From beginning to end, Master Whitebeard never revealed his name, let alone told Luo Shuang'er what the martial arts was called, until the scenery of Dongting Lake drifted away and the prosperity of Guangzhou Mansion came as expected.
She used to resent being sent to Dongting Lake, but Luo Shuang'er now had a clear conscience. When she returned to the Luo family in Guangzhou, she discovered that her father's hidden emotions were more complicated than she imagined. The hair is also completely inconsistent with the memory.
Fortunately, some things don't need to be explained in detail, so Luo Shuang'er can be the first to know the mixed feelings in the other person's heart.
"My good daughter, don't blame dad for being cruel. You were too young to remember back then. If dad hadn't been careless and unprepared, you wouldn't have been thrown into the water by your enemies, let alone have this fear of water. Dongting Lake There is nothing we can do in the past three years..."
Luo Yuantong said this to Luo Shuang'er, but Luo Shuang'er was no longer used to gossiping. The emotional fluctuations in her eyes were so clear that she abandoned weak words and only wanted to use emotions that would not deceive others. Reply, but forgot that due to practicing martial arts, he is now cold and inhumane, talking and acting like an empty puppet.
The last conversation between father and daughter was on the eve of leaving the Luo Mansion through the secret passage. What Luo Shuang'er felt from her father, Luo Yuantong, was the determination and joy of relief.
She asked Luo Yuantong, the Luo family has been guarding Yixi for so many years, but they have been misunderstood by the people in the world. In the early years, they were called the one-legged thieves, and later they were said to be the minions of the Shang family's eagles and dogs. After today, they will be the only ones left. Infamy, are these really worth it.
But Luo Yuantong burst out laughing on the spot.
"I was a lone thief back then, but what about the foundation of my family business now? As long as you, my daughter, can save your life, why did your father and I ever care about the opinions of the world!"
She finally realized that she still didn't understand her father, and the mirror was empty after all. Luo Shuang'er saw a familiar face in her vague underwater sight. At this time, because there was no reference, it looked as cold as ice and like a mask.
The coldness from the bottom of the water gradually came, and her limbs began to lose control. Luo Shuang'er only felt that there was a cloud of smoke rising in front of her eyes. The steaming clouds connected with the sky and were misty. Sometimes it was the stunning scenery of Dongting's steaming clouds, and sometimes it was her father sending her to survive before leaving. eyes.
A wave of "shock" appeared in her heart for a long time, and it spread rapidly to the point of being unstoppable - she had never doubted her father's intentions, but why was death approaching so fast now?
"Is this a way to live or die..."
A trace of astonishment came from Luo Shuang'er's heart, like a crisp sound of the thin ice about to break. At this time, the air was also consumed by her heart and lungs. She finally saw the face of the cold seabed, which was countless zombies on the seabed. Lying down, their naked bodies looked like gray-white wax, their limbs were stiff and flexed, and their skin was covered with a thin layer of ice-like corpse wax. Their skin gradually turned into a uniform gray-white color, and they invariably stretched out their broken arms toward the top, as if We are welcoming Luo Shuang'er to join them forever...
Luo Shuang'er's eyes were almost closed, but in the reflection on the bottom of the water, she suddenly discovered a group of men with ferocious postures piercing the rough water and swimming towards her deep water. In an instant, they uglyly broke the peaceful and dreamlike environment. , forcibly stuffed into one after another the emotions unique to living people, which reflected in her heart inexplicably.
The tattoos all over their bodies seemed to be burning, and their skin was swollen due to contact with the waves. It was so red that it seemed to ooze blood, but they linked their arms with each other and swam to the bottom of the water. Their hazel pupils were really like those of snake-eyed lizards. , dancing and fighting desperately against some invisible supernatural force.
Luo Shuang'er had no time to turn back, but a tugging force suddenly rose from the water, taking her slowly away from this dark water that was so deep that it would last forever, and even the destruction of heaven and earth would not surface. Perhaps it was an hallucination caused by the lack of oxygen in her body. Luo Shuang'er even felt that the underwater zombies opened their eyes and looked at her, as if regretting that she had missed an opportunity to exist forever.
Luo Shuang'er, who was pulled toward the water at a high speed, was a little at a loss, like a person walking at night in the deep mountains suddenly encountering another living person. But what surprised her even more was that the hearts of these people who rushed into the water without fear of death actually reflected in their hearts. There is no vitality and desire that can be seen in the ordinary world. Instead, a familiar figure wearing a Taoist robe and a sword flying across the sky is reflected invariably...
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In the second year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan army crossed the Yangtze River and attacked Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. Two princes, Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing, who were under ten years old, escaped from the tiger's mouth by chance and fled to Fujian under the escort of the "Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty" Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie and others. , the Yuan army followed closely, and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were forced to flee to Quanzhou, Guangdong and other places for refuge, hiding in the Middle East in panic all day long. The prince Zhao Shi unexpectedly died of illness again, leaving only the prince Zhao Bing as the last hope of the Southern Song Dynasty. Historically known as Shao Di of Song Dynasty.
In 1279 AD, the second year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, at the last moment when the country was about to be destroyed, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty chose a very heroic way to bid farewell to the stage of history. They concentrated all their strength and fought a desperate battle with the Yuan Dynasty army in Yashan, Guangdong. .
At that time, all the southern inland was occupied by the Yuan army, and the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty had no place to stay. With the support of General Zhang Shijie, they formed a naval fleet and temporarily anchored in Yashan, Guangdong. But before they could make their next plan, the Yuan Dynasty generals Han Zhang Hongfan and Xixia Li Heng immediately led their troops to follow them. Two Yuan armies, one from the north and one from the south, completely blocked the retreat of the Southern Song navy.
Zhang Hongfan was the leading general at the time. He knew that the Yuan army was not good at water warfare, so he was not in a hurry to engage in a decisive battle with the Southern Song navy. Instead, he adopted a posture of surrounding but not fighting. Zhang Hongfan's military ability was obviously higher than that of Zhang Shijie, the general of the Southern Song Dynasty. He immediately saw a weakness of the Song army, which was that it relied on supplies of fresh water and firewood from land and islands, so he "blocked the light boats with sentinel boats and blocked the road for woodcutters" and sent troops to cut them off first. Fresh water and firewood supply channels in the Southern Song Dynasty.
As a result, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song Dynasty were stranded on sea ships. "Everyone ate dry food and drank salty water for more than ten days, and they were all too tired to fight." They could only eat cold dry food to satisfy their hunger. If they were so thirsty, they even drank sea water. As a result, "the sea is salty and you will vomit after drinking it." "The troops are in dire straits", the combat effectiveness was seriously weakened, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers. Although the 7-year-old little emperor Zhao Bing was not very sensible, the solemn expressions of the ministers and soldiers made him feel vaguely uncomfortable.
At the most critical moment, a supporting army from the Southern Song Dynasty suddenly appeared on the sea.
This support force is a simple fleet with a strange appearance. They are all fishing boats with black awnings. The people on board, regardless of gender, old or young, all have tattoos on their faces. They are all in black and white. They are all Dan people living in the rivers on the Lingnan coast. After hearing about the war, he came spontaneously to rescue the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, carrying food, grass and fresh water.
The battle zone of this Yashan naval battle was located in Jiangmen, not far from where the Dan family lived. No one expected that these people, who were usually ignored, would be filled with patriotism and spontaneously embark on the war when the Southern Song Dynasty was ruined and their families were destroyed. battlefield. "Guochao Wenlei" records that these Dan family members organized more than a thousand people and bravely came to Yashan in their own "wuxiao boats", hoping to use their diving skills to help the country and rescue the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Ying Laodao couldn't hide his worry and talked about the three hundred and eighty years ago, but it seemed like it was happening right in front of him. The changes in the world were unpredictable. No one expected that the witnesses of the late Song Dynasty would meet them on such an occasion. There are twists and turns, which is very sad.
Unfortunately, the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers in the encirclement were hesitant and missed this last glimmer of hope. However, Zhang Hongfan, the general of the Yuan army, responded immediately. He sent a fleet to surround the Dan family's retreat late at night and launched a night attack. "Select small boats at night and sneak out from the west of the harbor, and black dragon boats penetrate from the north. On both sides of the bank, there are warships." As a result, these brave Dan family members "all joined the sea people and never knew how to fight". They were attacked by the Yuan army while they were sleeping. They were helpless and suffered heavy casualties. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty witnessed this scene with their own eyes, but "did not dare to help, and had no basis to advance or retreat." As a result, more than a thousand Dan family members were "attacked and killed."
"But do you know, Master Jiang, that this matter is actually not that simple? The Yamen area was already isolated from the enemy at that time. No matter how ignorant the Song Dynasty people are about military affairs, they would not choose to do things in other people's dojos."
Ying Laodao looked at Jiang Wen in a deep voice, "Besides, the Song army connected the warships with iron ropes in the bay, and placed the imperial ship in the middle to show that they would not retreat. The general Zhang Shijie even burned the palaces, houses, and other buildings on the shore. The stronghold cut off the escape route. Whether it was a desperate move or a desperate move, the advantages obviously outweighed the disadvantages. Instead, the initiative on the shore was given to the Yuan army."
"I had a lot of doubts at first, until I came to this ancient village..."
"Although the Song army claimed to have 200,000 men at the beginning, most of the troops were civil servants, eunuchs, and palace maids. Therefore, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie recruited troops in Zhangqiugang Village. The ancestors of the villagers were lucky enough to escape, and they passed on the instructions before their death. There is a strange thing for future generations - the general Zhang Shijie observed the sky day and night a few days before the decisive battle, and seemed to be confident about victory. Everyone just thought that there would be magic soldiers descending from the sky to defeat the enemy..."
Ying Laodao was hoarse and did not finish his words, but the scene in front of him no longer required him to say anything. Many historical details naturally appeared in front of Jiang Wen's eyes.
You must know that until later generations, many people still have disputes about the process of the Yashan Naval Battle.
Some people believe that the Battle of Yashan was not the true destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, nor did Lu Xiufu and Zhao Bing die by jumping into the sea at Yashan.
Because according to the escape route of Lu Xiufu and others, Lu Xiufu took Zhao Bing and fled all the way to Naozhou. At this time, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses in three battles in Leizhou. It was obvious that they were not good at water warfare because they did not cross the sea, and Yashan was to the north of Naozhou. , the north is the direction where the Yuan army is attacking them. It is obviously unreasonable for Zhao Bing and his party to desperately escape from the front, and then turn north to face the attacking Yuan army again, unless the Song army has special strategic dependence on Yamen.
Another important controversy concerns the scale of the war.
Although Lu Xiufu and others were on the run, there were nearly 200,000 people and thousands of ships on board. On the other hand, the size of the Yuan army is simply not comparable. The Yuan army only has more than 20,000 soldiers and only a few hundred ships. Moreover, naval warfare is not the Yuan army's advantage.
The Song army even prepared wet mud and long wood to deal with the fire attack. How could the Yuan army sink the entire Southern Song army in one day? And why was He able to annihilate the whole army in one sudden attack? Therefore, more people believe that the Song Army was first hit by an unpredictable hurricane in the South China Sea.
The most important question is the controversy about Zhang Shijie's choice of base.
You must know that at the time of the Yamen naval battle, only the northwest side of Yashan could allow the ships of the Song Dynasty to berth, while the southeast side could not berth the ships deployed by Zhang Shijie at all. If the decisive battle failed, it would be easily besieged. At the same time, even on the northwest side of Yashan where ships can be parked, although there are generally entrances from the south and north, the outlet water on the north side is very shallow. Only at high tide can large ships pass through the north side.
In other words, when the tide goes out, there is only one entrance and exit to the south of Yashan, and you can't escape even if you want to. Zhang Shijie, the leader of the "Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty", chose such a desperate situation as a base for counterattack, and how could he confirm that the decisive battle would be certain? Can the rising tide lift all ships and allow warships to pass without hindrance?
Jiang Wen's eyes were filled with floods that now looked like a primitive wilderness, and the swaying mountains were almost as big as the mountains. Looking at the environment in front of him, these three questions were not incomprehensible, and all the mysteries could be explained. pass.
It is possible that Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie were aware of the legend of the dragon ghost and the existence of the secret passage in the South China Sea through clues such as the ancient Nanhai Temple and the statue of King Hongsheng during the recruitment process in Zhangqiugang Village. They may also have their hearts set on the Song Dynasty. People provided clues - after all, the previous year's Minister of War, Jiang Qiu, had united with rebels such as Xiong Fei, Zeng Fenglong, and Ma Baonan to once again regain Guangzhou.
The Song army, which had its last stand, decided to do the opposite and call in today's violent wind and rain to deal with the Yuan army. The weakness of the Yuan army that was not used to water warfare was clearly exposed when they attacked the Leizhou Peninsula. Although the water to the north of Yamen is shallow, as long as Boiling Sea wakes up again, it will also transform into a vast ocean. With the Yuan army's eastward expedition These ships brought together from the west may be destroyed if they encounter strong waves and strong winds.
In order to implement this plan, they did not hesitate to make various strategic mistakes. Zhang Shijie even did not hesitate to transfer Jiang Qiu, the Minister of War who was the most knowledgeable and skilled in warfare, to ensure that no one would hinder the implementation of the plan.
It is a pity that the history books record the results of all these efforts. The "Five Rams Dance in Chu Ting" may not have arrived as promised after all, or it may have turned into a hurricane and crashed into the Southern Song Dynasty's fleet, destroying countless ships, so that the mainland In despair, Hideo carried the little emperor on his back and threw himself into the sea. Zhang Shijie, who escaped from the siege, encountered a "sudden" storm near Hailing Island in the south of Yangjiang River. The boat eventually capsized and everyone died, followed by hundreds of thousands of people. He died by crossing the sea, and in despair turned into the corpse of the former Song Dynasty that had been floating under the boiling sea for hundreds of years.
"Based on my guess, the thousands of people who died were not killed by the Yuan army, but more likely they ventured into the water to suppress the ghosts. In the end, the escaped ghosts were able to be calmed down again because they used their lives to suppress Yi Xi under the water. It was also their last desperate effort to retrieve the body of the little emperor Zhao Bing."
Ying Laodao said to Jiang Wen, "Master Jiang, if you still doubt me, I might as well explain it more clearly. The reason why my evil disciple Shang Kexi offered advice to hunt down the Dan people was because Shang Kexi wanted to repeat what happened in the late Song Dynasty. Old things. As long as there is no possibility of the Dan people disrupting the situation, the Shang family will rule the entire South China Sea from now on, and the Qing navy and the Zheng family navy can be destroyed in the vast sea at any time..."
Jiang Wen took a breath of air and looked at Ying Laodao with shock in his eyes. The answer to the matter seemed to have been subverting the limits of his imagination, so that his voice was trembling.
"The dragon ghost can actually bring disaster to the cliffs of Jiangmen! Can the secret passages under the Guangzhou Mansion also lead there?! How many secret passages are there under the Guangzhou City!"
"As the dragon vein was cut in half by Emperor Qin, now Shang Kexi and my evil disciple occupy one, and the Luo family occupies another. And to be honest, the secret passage of Guangzhou Prefecture's Sanyuan Palace should actually be in the hands of the old man."
Ying Laodao finally revealed his intention, his tone full of annoyance.
"Our Luofu Mountain lineage comes from Master Ge Hong, and Master Ge Hong learned from Master Bao Liang. Did you know that according to ancient books and rumors, Master Bao Liang was transferred to Nanhai Prefecture, and Master Ge Hong also went to Luofu Mountain in Guangdong to practice Taoism. Bao Liang was there during the day He dealt with political affairs every day, and at night he took a swallow transformed from two shoes and flew to Luofu Mountain to study magic with Ge Hong. I originally scoffed at this, but it was not until my evil disciple suddenly disappeared on Luofu Mountain that I discovered it. It was actually myself who was so wrong..."
Li Xinghe escaped from the Ancient Qiulong Well, indicating that he had mastered the secret passage under the Sanyuan Palace, but Jiang Wen didn't expect that the Sanyuan Palace in the Jin Dynasty could lead to the Luofu Mountain as far as possible?
The Sanyuan Palace secret passage can lead to Luofu Mountain, which is more than two hundred miles away. There is another secret passage that connects to Jiangmen Yashan, which is three hundred miles away. Moreover, the secret passage can span more than two hundred miles in one night. So this secret passage The existence of Tao is beyond imagination and simply unbelievable. However, looking at the current environment, Jiang Wen has no way to doubt the authenticity.
"After realizing that something was wrong, the old man followed the "Taiping Guangji" on the case of the evil disciple and studied it day and night. Only then did he discover the clues to the story of Cui Wei from the Tang Dynasty, and also heard that the evil disciple had thrown himself into Shang Kexi's tent. He has been going down the mountain continuously in the past few years. Searching for clues about the dragon ghost makes me more and more convinced that something is wrong."
"Fortunately, there are all kinds of poisons in the world, and there must be an antidote within five steps. The book mentions that Cui Wei burned moxa to cure tumors and was given a Yangsui Pearl. There is also a legend in Lingnan that the sea pearl stone is the Yangsui Pearl, which is enough to calm the evil dragons under the water. The old man carefully read through the notes of Immortal Master Ge Hong and found the allusion of "yangsui burns mugwort" in the book. Only then did he realize that there were many fallacies in the rumors in the world. In fact, they were alluding to the effect of Pu mugwort in exorcising evil spirits, so he and Luo Yuantong went together. Planning, spending thousands of gold to build the King of Han's green sword, and learning the Nuo dance to suppress evil spirits from an old friend in Dongting, this is the day I have been waiting for!"
"Master Ge Hongxian is an expert in medicine, but I didn't expect him to be involved in this matter. If I remember correctly, Master Ge Xian learned from Master Bao Liang, and Master Bao Liang learned Tao from Immortal Yin Changsheng..."
Jiang Wen said in a deep tone, "No wonder Leizhou Nuo dance continues from generation to generation. The method of using Nuo dance to suppress evil must have been passed down by the immortal master, but it is a pity that it failed in the end."
Jiang Wen suddenly asked: "Senior Ying, what did Li Xinghe learn from you? Why are you so afraid of him?"
"He has been going up the mountain for a few years, and the old age originally taught him some restaurants to guard the valley, quiet and inactive, meditated meditation, and the kung fu of the words of the words ..."
Ying Lao Dao's expression suddenly became ugly, and his tone began to vomit. "But who knows that he stole the" Shang Jun Book "that was collected from the beginning of the Han Dynasty in the early years. Only then cheated the old stealing down the mountain ... "
The sea variabilities are protruding. Now no one is paying attention to Jiang Wen and Ying Lao Dao who secretly talked about the allusions of the teeth. For the work of water, the young people are already injured and bloody, just like fighting with some kind of beasts on the bottom of the water, and the black clouds in the sky are even more dense, almost followed by the old dragon who saved people. To the ancient temple of Nanhai!
"Master look at it, people are rescued!"
Fu Ningdie cheered and jumped to grab Master's placket, but turned around but fluttered. The master who should have standing in place had disappeared.
Old.
I saw Jiang Wen flying down from the bathing pavilion, and the figure went away with the madness, and instantly passed the distance of dozens of feet. The rainy and rainy waves, the evil spirits of the evil spirits are relatively distant, and there is only a cold and light ancient sword in his hand.
"Oh, is Master who won the wrong soldier!"
Ying Laodao patted Fu Ningdie's head silently, and said to her for a long time.
"That is Zhan Lujian. What your master now needs Zhan Lujian, Zhan Lujian, etc. are also your master. Not only is it right, but the one is just right ..."
Ying Lao Dao talked to Fu Ningdie, and talked about some things she couldn't understand at all, but also chatted like the old school in private, which made Fu Ningdie can't help but want to run away.
"Little girl, have you heard of the Gong of the river?"
Fu Ningdie stared at his eyes and said.
"Grandpa? Grandpa Ying, aren't you a Taoist priest, how can you mention the monk?"
Ying Lao's voice laughed hoarsely, Wen Yan said to Fu Ningdie.
"I don't know. You just know that your master is an extremely smart person. He is in his eyes in his heart. I once met a person like him. It seems that as long as he can make the people around him be safe and smooth. Whether it is the good name in the world or the fame, he is as sweet as he is.
Ying Lao Dao ignored Fu Ningdie's wrinkled face. "This teacher was born in the first year. At the beginning, with Tu Yan deeply penetrated into Lingnan, he hid in Luofu Mountain for thousands of years. Thousands of years, so that they had forgotten even for finding dragons or cutting dragons, and the mistakes that made it may not be less. It was just that when they thought of the old hand, they were still going to be calculated by the sin. "
Seeing Master Ning Die's eyes came to the bottom of the mountain, he finally couldn't help but ran away. Ying's lameness remained motionless, stood in place indeddival himself, and spit out the last sentence that no one heard.
"Although the appearance of Jiang's head is fierce, it can obviously guess that the old identity is not broken, which makes the old side want to cheat him, and feel that he can't bear it ..."
"After all, get old ..."
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
There are three chapters after the end of this volume _ (′? `" ∠) _
