There is no sun or moon in the mountains, and in a blink of an eye it is 1913, the second year of the Republic of China. I became the second most famous person in Taihang Mountain, the first person under my master, and the most famous warlord in Taihang for 800 miles: Major General with Golden Gun and White Face. Everyone called me Major General!
On this day, I held a meeting in the conference hall. Directly above the conference hall, a large golden plaque gifted by the President of the Republic of China hung high with the inscription "Perfection and Perfection".
To be honest, people were a little bit skeptical about me taking over as the second-in-command, but as soon as the plaque was hung up, everyone was convinced and honestly called me Major General. Even my six uncles, they affectionately call me Major General.
Master sits high on the leather chair in the center of the meeting hall. I sit on the second most prominent leather chair in the meeting hall, and the rest of the masters, uncles and juniors sit below.
Li Tianji: "Yesterday, we received a telegram from the southern warlords asking us to attack Yuan Datou. The telegram is here. Everyone, take a look and discuss it?"
Third Uncle Tianbao said: "Commander, this Yuan Datou, his Northern Warlords are powerful. Are the Southern Warlords no match? In my opinion, it's better to ignore the Southern Warlords. Let them fight. We sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers! Whoever wins we support."
Uncle Tian En said: "Lao San, this southern warlord should not be underestimated. Don't forget that there are many warlords who support him. I heard that several warlords are already gearing up for Yuan Datou. But not yet. If someone dares to take the lead, once someone takes the initiative to deal with Yuan Datou, other warlords will probably swarm him. Do you think so?"
As I listened to everyone's discussion, I kept thinking that I really didn't learn much about the history of the Republic of China. I don’t remember much about the North-South dispute between Yuan Datou and the southern warlords. All I know is that Yuan Datou died of illness in 1916, and Sun Zhongwen didn't last long. He also died of illness in 1925.
Regarding the battle between the North and South warlords in history, it is said that it was very fierce, and the North and the South fought many Central Plains Wars. This is how this history is recorded. However, I really can’t remember exactly what kind of fierce conflicts they experienced. . For a moment, I was also unsure.
When Master saw that I was silent, he continued to ask: "Lao 4, 5, 6, and 7, please tell me one by one. Shan Feng, you will make the final conclusion."
Fourth Master Tianyang frowned for a long time: "Commander, I don't understand this either. Fourth Brother, I'm just a rough guy. It's okay if you ask me to go down the mountain and kill a bunch of bandits. If you want to discuss this national matter, it's better to look at Old Five Right. Lao Wu, you said..."
Uncle Tianyou looked at it for a long time: "Commander, this matter, you should let me go down the mountain to kill people. Otherwise, I secretly go to Tianjin and kill Yuan Datou. Lao Liu, Lao Liu, what do you think? …”
Uncle Tianfu Sixth: "Commander, now we in Taihang have more than 2,000 guns in total. We control thirteen large towns and fifty or sixty small counties under the control of the mountain. Our small force is not enough to protect ourselves, let alone It is said that we are attacking Yuan Datou. Yuan Datou’s Beiyang warlords have no less than 200,000 troops, a hundred times the difference. Brother, we are powerless on the southern warlord side. Qimei, what do you think?"
Seventh Senior Aunt Tianxia: "The towns we control now must be garrisoned with troops, and we have to patrol and guard them from time to time. It is quite difficult to control these towns. I'm afraid it won't work if we get involved in the dispute between Sun and Yuan again."
Li Tianji: "Shanfeng, tell me!"
Me: "Combining the opinions of all the uncles, the current situation is actually very clear. In this level of competition between Yuan Datou and the southern warlords, we in the Taihang Mountains do not have the troops to participate. We have to send experts to assassinate or prevent them. In fact, it is not convenient for any one of them. You know, between the two of them, Yuan Datou has the Beiyang Warlords, and the Southern Warlords have all the warlords except the Beiyang Warlords. If any one of them is assassinated, the warlords below them will probably explode. But , Yuan Datou has been so rebellious recently. If he doesn't overthrow Yuan Datou, it will be impossible. So, what I mean is not to send troops to participate in this matter for the time being. We can secretly pay, don't the southern warlords want to overthrow Yuan Datou? We secretly gave him a large sum of money to support his military expenditure. I believe this perverse behavior will be stopped."
As soon as I mentioned paying, everyone in the hall immediately started talking. Some said no, some said they supported it, and some were ambiguous.
Li Tianji: "Now that feudal society has entered the republic, it is much better than feudal society at present. Yuan Datou is so delusional that he still wants to be the emperor? Hehe, we must not let Yuan Datou go against the grain and become the emperor again. We The main duty of Taihang is to guard. We cannot end up competing with many warlords for the world. There are 2,000 soldiers on the mountain now, which is enough to protect ourselves. In addition, regarding the 13 cities under Taihang Mountain, fellow junior brothers and sisters, you must send out capable disciples. To control the situation, no matter how the warlords fight, we must have peace in the Taihang Mountains. Wherever the major warlords are, I will also send warnings. Anyone who dares to cause chaos in the 13 cities of the Taihang Mountains will never be spared by Taihang. As for this protest. Regarding Yuan's matter, what Shan Feng just said is quite right. We can't send troops this time, and it's not convenient for assassinations. The only way is to provide money. What I mean is to spend 100,000 silver dollars to secretly fund the southern warlords. Which of you would like to be next? Go to the mountains and secretly escort these silver coins to Nanjing?"
Nanjing is quite far from Taihang Mountain, and one hundred thousand silver dollars is not a small amount. Nowadays, warlords from all over the country either support Yuan Datou or support the southern warlords. The situation is tense. If the news that we secretly support the southern warlords is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous.
Everyone in the room was silent for a moment, this matter was difficult to handle.
Me: "Master, can you convert silver dollars into gold, so that it can be more hidden?"
Li Tianji shook his head: "Although gold is good, it is not suitable for military pay. The current situation is chaotic and silver dollars are in short supply. Therefore, even if we have gold, it is difficult to exchange for a sufficient amount of silver dollars. Silver dollars are still the best. We rashly give The southern warlord sent a bunch of gold to him, but he might not be able to spend it even if he gets it."
I nodded: "Okay, Master, in that case, let's go with Master Tianbao. With me and Master Tianbao here, this mission should be foolproof."
Li Tianji shook his head: "Shan Feng, you can't go this time. When you were at the Regent's Palace, many high-ranking officials had heard of you. Later, when you were at Mulan Paddock, Yuan Datou and his gang also saw you. It's really inappropriate for you to escort the military pay this time. If you are recognized, you will be in trouble. I think, second and fifth, you two should go there."
Second Senior Uncle Tian'en and Fifth Senior Uncle Tianyou said: "No problem, brother, Lao Wu and I will go there and the things will be delivered, don't worry."
Li Tianji nodded: "Okay, then you go and return quickly. Don't delay on the way back and forth. Lao Wu, after you go out, follow your second brother carefully and don't do anything irrelevant."
Fifth Master Tianyou smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, brother. I know."
After seeing off the second uncle Tianen and the fifth uncle Tianyou, there was nothing going on on the mountain for the time being, so I began to concentrate on practicing martial arts. After several years of hard work, I have mastered the first half of the Taiyi Yin and Yang Secret Book of Creation, and the three kinds of energy have also been cultivated into two types, namely the volleying energy and the hard and soft energy. As for the third This is the most mysterious life-and-death energy. I am still confused about how to practice it so far, and I still can't touch the threshold.
So on this day, I came to Master to ask for advice.
Me: "Master, this disciple of the Yin and Yang Secret Scripture has become proficient in cultivation. He has also mastered two of the three types of energy. Only the last one of life and death energy has not been mastered yet. I ask for master's advice."
Li Tianji nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, after several years of practice, I have reached the point of cultivating the energy of life and death. Today, Master will tell you what the energy of life and death is."
Li Tianji: "Our Yin and Yang Secret Code is an excellent secret code of practice that captures the creation of heaven and earth and contains the mysteries of the sun and moon. If you practice to the state of great success, you can become an immortal instantly and ascend in the daytime. The key to this is the power of life and death. Above. What is life and death? If there is life, there must be death. If there is death, there must be life. Life and death are opposites of yin and yang, just like the sun and the moon. It is also like the withering and flourishing of grass and trees in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Everything in the world has a dry side, and also has a dull side. The prosperous side, this is the core of our Yin and Yang Secret Code, and also the core of the energy of life and death."
After listening to Master's great teachings, I felt dazed. I really listened to your words more than a single word. They all heard it, but that’s all. That's all.
Me: "Master, our yin and yang secret code of creation is indeed profound, but the apprentice still doesn't understand..."
Li Tianji laughed: "What is life and what is death? Life and death are not only a result, but also a process. Apprentice, look at a bird flying in the sky..."
I looked up and sure enough, a magpie flew by. At this time, the master waved his hand, and a burst of energy shot up into the sky, and the magpie fell down in response. Then it fluttered and fell into the hands of the master.
Master pointed to the magpie in his hand and asked me: "Shan Feng, do you think the magpie is dead or alive?"
I looked down and saw that the magpie had already had its heart broken by Master and was dead.
Me: "Master, this magpie is dead!"
The master chuckled: "Really? Disciple, let's see..."
Master suddenly activated the yin and yang creation technique, and I immediately felt a pure and vigorous flow of true energy pouring into the magpie's body. I saw that the magpie that had been dead just now suddenly showed signs of life.
A quarter of an hour later, the magpie had completely recovered. Not only did it recover, it seemed to be stronger than before.
I was inexplicably surprised: "This is the energy of life and death! It's amazing that the yin and yang energy has such a miraculous effect of nourishing life."
Master Li Tianji laughed and let the magpie fly.
