The Chinese are discussing Taoism, and French Congressman Sal Lauman is listening on the sidelines. Xiang Ying is not afraid of intelligence leaks. Anyway, the things we are talking about now are strictly family affairs within the Chinese cultural circle. You Europeans can learn as much as you want. Don't go.
Especially the Chinese Kung Fu, the key is the internal Qigong that China pays attention to, which is completely incomprehensible to Europeans, and there is no such magical skill in their history.
Maybe, maybe a small group of people in ancient Europe had a glimpse of this mysterious method, but unfortunately, the civilization in Europe lasted for several generations, and there was no such continuity as in China.
The chronology of that kind of civilization cut off a lot of culture, technology, and inheritance. After the death of ancient Greece, ancient Rome had to clean up its culture. But after the death of ancient Rome, there was the dark Middle Ages.
When a regional civilization does not have a consistent cultural core that lasts for thousands of years, it is impossible for ancient inheritance to have such viability.
But Chinese civilization is different. Due to the protection of geography and the choice of its own culture, the viability of Chinese civilization far exceeds that of other civilizations, and it is difficult to be integrated and assimilated.
Epigraphists during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were able to study the bells, tripods and oracle bone inscriptions left by the Shang and Zhou dynasties through textual research. Moreover, the base of this ancient genetic culture was very large. One archaeological discovery contained thousands of oracle bone fragments.
Qianlong could even copy and burn tens of thousands of ancient bamboo slips by the end of the Qing Dynasty, which shows how rich the heritage of civilization is.
It is precisely because of the huge base that many methods of body and qi training have been passed down, and through thousands of years of development, China's unique branch of internal martial arts has been formed.
There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Dragon Guard, and a large number of members are the leaders of these ancient hermit families or sects. Their kung fu is mysterious in the eyes of Westerners, unimaginable, and even violates scientific theorems.
But existence is reasonable. All of this is happening before your eyes. Just because you can’t understand it doesn’t mean you don’t have talent.
Satraumann tried his best to record these fragments of words. The French translators who followed him were in bad luck. They did not know what many Chinese words meant and they did not know how to translate at all.
The only last resort is to seek transliteration instead of clarification. For example, if they don't understand the meaning of the word "Kung Fu", they just use the French transliteration of a homophone instead, hoping that future generations can answer it.
This is just like Chinese children learning English. The word "Apple" is marked with "Aipu" and the word "Puppy" is marked with "Brother Dao".
Of course Xiang Ying knew that Satrauman and his group were eavesdropping and taking notes. He didn't care and said that even if you remember it, it would be in vain. If you can understand what China's Jianghu is and what Neijia Qigong is, I will I'll pluck out my eyeballs for you to step on.
Stepping on the enemy's land as conquerors, enjoying the glory due to the conqueror, looking at the frightened eyes and hiding figures of the French mountain people, the Chinese and German soldiers felt very comfortable.
When talking about martial arts, we inevitably have to talk about the long history of each sect, and when talking about history, we cannot avoid the big label of Chinese civilization.
Everyone's topic went around and around, and finally it got back to the thousands-year-old dispute between Yi Di and Hua Xia.
The Monkey Taoist priest let go of his knot. He heard the answer from Xiang Ying's mouth that made them extremely happy. Now they talked more.
"General Xiang, you are the close disciple of the head of state. You have a lot of ink in your belly. I just want to ask you... The Manchus have always said that the king of Yi and Di can rule China, and many scholars also say the same... "
"They have one theory after another, saying that the Ming Dynasty was immoral and that it would be unlucky to become a king. Anyway, the emperor's court was good, and even the Manchus were good emperors..."
"This set of words has been spoken for almost two hundred years... I heard from the ancestors of my sect that in the early days of the Kangxi Dynasty, no one said these things at all. At that time, Wu Sangui raised the flag and the world was in chaos, and the Han people did not follow suit. Quite a few..."
"But after the San Francisco Rebellion, time passed year by year, and gradually more and more scholars said these things. During the Yongzheng and Qianlong years, even the sour scholars who had been in the imperial examination at the head of the village began to say this Already..."
"Those years were the most depressed times for our various sects. We could only hide a lot of things in our hearts and did not dare to speak to outsiders. Gradually, even our own disciples and disciples were recognized. These remarks..."
"Only those of us who guard the core secrets of the sect have sworn the oath of our ancestors from generation to generation... Until the king of China comes out, we will never serve the barbarians!"
"Just when we old guys were feeling desperate, the head of state suddenly appeared, and the head of state directly raised the banner of China in Ryukyu. The fire that had been buried in the hearts of the heroes of the world was rekindled!"
"Fighting foreign devils, beating dogs and Tatars, everything the head of state has done has boosted the morale of us Han people... However, those scholars said the same thing again. They tried their best to slander the head of state. They even said..."
"It is even said that if the head of state raises the flag in Ryukyu, he is not qualified to represent China! The Chinese flag must be raised on the land of China to count!"
"He also said that the head of state has not dared to attack the mainland for so many years, which shows that Xiao Letian himself has a guilty conscience. He himself does not believe that he is China's Zhengshuo!"
"General Xiang! These remarks have really deceived a lot of people. We know that what these sour scholars say is wrong...but...but we just don't know how to refute it!"
"You are the head of state's disciple. Please tell us and let us understand!"
Xiang Ying fell silent for a moment. This question was not a small one. It almost touched the core foundation of the Chinese Zhengshuo.
This is an unavoidable difficulty. Not only the Manchus are making such fuss, but many people within the Chinese ethnic group are also questioning it!
They questioned that the head of state has always been wandering outside the mainland. Although he has conquered cities and territories and expanded his territory quickly, he has not yet touched the mainland where China was born.
Not to mention the two sides of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Now the Chinese do not even dare to annex the coastal areas of Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang militarily. So, will this attitude really help the future development of the Chinese?
The Manchus and Qing Dynasties are building momentum now. They are trying their best to publicize, "You Xiao Letian always said what Huaxia Zhengshuo is, then you come and fight!" The place where China's dragons thrive is not on the sea! '
'The Yangtze River and Yellow River basins are where your Chinese civilization was born. You don't even control these places, so why are you bragging about Zhengshuo of China? '
Even Xiang Ying's stormtroopers embarked on the path of extreme militarism because of such doubts.
Xiang Ying was silent for more than ten minutes and suddenly spoke, "I can't answer this question for you...but the head of state can. The master once talked to me about this question..."
"This story is quite long. Do you... have time to listen to it?"
Monkey Taoist Priest and others quickly clasped their fists and saluted, "The mountain road is long, and we are about to listen to the head of state's sermons to break the confusion and enlighten us! General, please speak!"
