In the past, King Yan Zhu Di sent troops to "Jingnan" to seize the throne of his nephew Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen.
It is against the ethical principles to use a minister to defeat the emperor and an uncle to seize the throne of his nephew. In order to make this move justifiable and bring the world back to his heart, Zhu Di pretended to be the divine power of the emperor and claimed that the army he raised was actually blessed by Emperor Zhenwu.
When Zhu Di succeeded and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he ordered the construction of Wudang Mountain, the dojo of Emperor Zhenwu, in order to repay God's favor. He recruited 300,000 craftsmen successively, which lasted more than 12 years, and built more than 8,000 palaces and temples in Wudang. Most of the artifacts were descended from the royal family, making them the most magnificent and magnificent in the world.
Among the palaces and temples in Wudang, the most spectacular sight is the gilded copper palace located at the top of Tianzhu Peak. This hall is made purely of refined copper. All the components of the mortise and tenon structure were first cast in the capital, then transported to Jinling via the canal, and transported upstream along the Yangtze River to Wudang. They were assembled and formed on the top of Tianzhu Peak and gilded throughout. The inside and outside are connected tightly and seamlessly, without any trace of chiseling, just like a work of miraculous craftsmanship.
The hall is arranged from west to east, with a width of three rooms and a depth of three rooms. In the center is a seated statue of Emperor Zhenwu, wearing robes and armor, with hair and bare legs. The golden boy and the jade girl flanking the palace are holding books and treasures; the two generals of water and fire are holding up flags and swords. Under the divine case, there are "two generals, a turtle and a snake". The snakes wrap around the belly of the turtle, looking up at each other. The four characters "Golden Light Miaoxiang" written on the golden plaque in the palace were actually the royal writing left by Emperor Kangxi later.
There was a thunderstorm tonight, and the famous "Thunder and Fire Alchemy Palace" appeared in this golden palace. But in the midst of the storm, blazing fireballs the size of mouths were rolling back and forth around the Golden Palace. As soon as they touched anything, they would explode with deafening explosions. Occasionally, another streak of white thunder and lightning pierced the dark night sky, like a divine sword descending from the sky and struck hard on the top of the golden palace. The top of the palace immediately exploded with thousands of golden lights, shooting into the sky, creating a spectacle.
Under this intoxicatingly beautiful and thrillingly terrifying thunder and lightning, there is a man who is not afraid of the great danger brought by the thunder. He is like an old pine in the mountains, and his feet seem to have taken root on the ground, standing firmly in the right place. In the golden palace that was baptized by thunder, the eight winds could not move and stood as tall as a mountain.
This is a white-clothed Taoist with beard and hair as long as snow. His face was as thin as an ancient tree, his expression was as cold as ice, and his eyes were slightly closed as if he were wandering in the sky. Even though the earth-shattering thunder outside the hall exploded one after another, he still seemed to have not heard it.
Time passes gradually, the thunder ceases, the rain stops, the clouds break, and the moon rises.
The moment a bright moonlight shone from the palace door into the golden palace, the Taoist suddenly turned from stillness, moved his arms and moved all the way, as soft as moving clouds, soothing as a gurgling stream, but he was exactly the three famous masters of Wudang Sect. Sixteen forms of "Taiyi Mianzhang".
The Taoist's palm technique has obviously reached the advanced level. At the beginning, during the ups and downs of the palm gestures, the word "mian" was fully evolved. However, when he advanced to the end of his palm skills, the power of his movements, which should have been the most feminine and gentle, actually evolved into something fierce, powerful, and majestic. As the palm movements moved and the palm power was inhaled, a series of sounds erupted from the palm of his hand. There was a faint roar like thunder.
The sound of thunder became louder and louder, and eventually it filled the entire Golden Palace, and even had a bit of the momentum of the "Thunder Fire Alchemy Palace" before.
Later, his palm skills changed from hard to soft. The sound of thunder in the palm of his hand also subsided.
Later, his palm technique still evolved into a gentle one, but thunder began to roar again in his palm.
Until his palm technique changed from soft to hard again, and the thunder in the palm of his hand subsided again...
This goes on and on, with the changes in the hardness and softness of the palm movements, the thunderous sound comes and goes, and changes again and again, a total of nine times.
At the end, his palm technique has completely broken out of the "Taiyi Cotton Palm" pattern, but it is not the opposite of blindly pursuing strength and fierceness, but a combination of hardness and softness, a harmony of yin and yang, and the sound of thunder in the palm of his hand. It is also about doing whatever you want, if you want to make a sound, you will make a sound, and if you want to stop, you will stop.
Unknowingly, the Jade Rabbit falls to the west and the Golden Crow rises to the east.
When a flaming red sun jumped out of the distant sea of clouds and sprinkled thousands of golden lights on this glorious golden palace, the Taoist suddenly let out a long roar, and in a flash, his tall body transformed and changed places like a ghost to the golden palace. Next to the wall on one side of the hall, a gentle palm print was made on the partition made of fine copper.
With a slight explosion from his palm, his palm sank into the wall like soft mud.
When he slowly raised his palm, a clear palm print that was about an inch deep and fully textured appeared on the copper wall.
For a moment, the Taoist's gloomy face could not help but show a bit of joy, and he whispered to himself: "I have practiced the Vajra Body Protection Divine Art to the ninth level, and the internal power of the sword is difficult to damage; now I have realized the power of thunder. I have transformed myself into the 'Five Thunder Heavenly Killing Palm', which is invincible. It can be said to be the strongest shield and the sharpest spear in one body. From now on, when it comes to martial arts, I, the White Eyebrow, must be respected in the world!"
It turns out that this Taoist is none other than Taoist Baimei, who defected from Southern Shaolin and joined Wudang. Now he is the chief elder of Wudang Sect.
"Disciple Gao Jinzhong, please see Uncle Baimei!"
Just when Taoist Baimei was twirling his silver beard in pride, a deep and deep voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
However, Taoist Baimei had already heard someone arriving outside, and even identified the person from the sound of their footsteps, so he responded without surprise: "Master Gao's nephew comes in to talk."
"Disciple, obey!"
Following the words, a middle-aged man with a heroic face and a calm demeanor strode into the golden palace.
This man's name is Gao Jinzhong, who was originally the son of a wealthy businessman in Guangdong. When he was young, he was spotted by Feng Daode and took him under his tutelage to teach martial arts. Ten years ago, he came down from the mountain and joined the army. With his family's wealth and the support of his master, he either suppressed anti-Qing forces such as the "Tiandihui" and "Honghuahui", or conquered mountain bandits and pirates. Every battle Bi Ke has repeatedly performed outstanding achievements, and now he has taken the high position of Admiral of Guangdong, managing the military and political affairs of a province and controlling the green camp troops in seven towns.
After entering the Golden Palace, Gao Jinzhong bowed respectfully in front of Taoist Baimei and said: "Disciple, please bow to Master Jin'an."
"That's all." Taoist Baimei waved his hand casually and asked calmly, "Nephew Gao, as a high-ranking official in a border area, how can you leave your post and come to Wudang?"
The situation between the two people is quite strange. Ordinarily, with Gao Jinzhong's current status, not to mention Taoist Baimei, his uncle, even if his direct master Feng Daode is here, there is no need to pay homage with such a grand ceremony. However, Gao Jinzhong worshiped him willingly, and Taoist Baimei accepted it with peace of mind. However, it seemed that there was more than a simple difference between elder and younger between them, but something like a monarch, a minister, a master and a servant.
Seeing Taoist Baimei asking a question, Gao Jinzhong stood up and bowed to answer: "Master, my nephew recently received an imperial edict to select elite masters under his command and go to the capital to assist Marshal Fu in holding the 'Head of the World' conference. Therefore, my nephew took a detour to Wudang to meet with my uncle and ask him if he has any instructions on this matter."
Taoist Baimei nodded and said, "You have made many meritorious deeds over the years, and you should have been in Hongli's eyes long ago. I am sending you to Beijing on errands this time for the purpose of inspecting the area and preparing for great use."
Hearing Taoist Baimei casually call Qianlong by his first name, Gao Jinzhong didn't show any strange look on his face, he just bowed and listened to the teachings.
"Recently, the 'Honghua Society' and the 'Tiandi Society' are unwilling to be lonely. They will inevitably make some noise at the 'Heads of the World' conference. You must be more careful when doing things. Please note that Fu Kang'an belongs to Hongli Even if something goes wrong with your heart, you will be able to get through it easily, and you will most likely be pushed out of the tank."
Gao Jinzhong cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, please follow your uncle's teachings."
Taoist Baimei said again: "I have two things for you to handle here, Pindao. One is that your master went to Luding Mountain as usual earlier and has not returned yet. You sent someone to see what happened; the other is that one of Pindao's disciples Yu Zhenhai, who serves as the chief protector of the Red Flower Society, should also come to Beijing this time. You should secretly contact him to meet him and give him a few words from Pindao."
Then he told me how to contact Yu Zhenhai and what he wanted to explain.
Gao Jinzhong didn't ask any more questions, he just accepted the order respectfully, and then quickly walked out of the Golden Palace and went down the mountain.
Taoist Baimei casually walked out of the Golden Palace, stood at the top of Tianzhu Peak and looked down at the peaks, with a vague air of arrogance.
