Xiang Nan accepted thirty-five named disciples in one go.
The so-called poor culture and rich martial arts. Most of those who practice martial arts have little wealth.
Otherwise, you will be so poor that you can't afford three meals a day, your body will be weak, and you will have no energy to practice martial arts and build up your strength.
Therefore, according to the rules of the world, Xiang Nan received 350 taels of apprenticeship silver.
This price is actually quite cheap.
After all, there is a proverb from ancient times that it is better to pay ten ounces of money than to pass on the art. I would rather give up a piece of gold than spread a word of spring.
When Ip Man became a disciple of Chen Hua Shun and learned Wing Chun, he paid twelve taels of gold.
This shows how much it costs to learn true skills.
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After accepting these named disciples, Xiang Nan still taught Shaolin boxing.
Shaolin boxing is fierce and strict, so it is perfect for laying the foundation.
When the Shaolin boxing is almost complete, you can then practice the pot-raising skill, iron sand palm, iron head skill, Liuhe knife, and white eyebrow stick.
After practicing these, you will be enough to become a good player, and traveling around the world will no longer be a problem.
If you practice further, you can learn Tai Chi and Prajna Palm. If you are proficient in any discipline and travel around the world, you will not easily encounter an opponent.
It can also be seen from this that although Tai Chi Sect has just been established, it actually still has a lot of foundation.
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However, such a large-scale practice is naturally easily noticed by others.
One day, when all the disciples were practicing martial arts in the courtyard, a group of soldiers suddenly broke in.
"You unscrupulous people, who form cliques, form secret societies, and practice martial arts, are you all rebels and intending to rebel?" the leading officer shouted coldly.
Xiang Nan frowned when he heard this.
"My lord, this is all a misunderstanding." Shopkeeper Deng Chang stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Misunderstanding, what a misunderstanding! Eunuch Liu's house has been stolen repeatedly, and I suspect you people are responsible." The officer ordered, "Come on, take them all down for me."
"Yes!" All the soldiers rushed forward.
All the heroes hated the eunuchs. Seeing that the officers were so arrogant and wanted to arrest people regardless of the facts, they couldn't help but get angry, glared angrily, and clenched their fists.
"Your Excellency, you are wronged, you are wronged, we are all good people." Deng Chang said with a smile, "With this little money, I can treat you to tea. You are so noble and noble."
"Bah, you want to send me away with such a small amount of money?" The officer threw the ingot of silver that Deng Chang handed over to the ground. "Tell you, if you don't have five hundred taels of silver, you can't even think of me sparing you."
"Aren't you openly robbing us? We are just practicing martial arts, which king's law are we breaking?" Jun Bao couldn't help but said angrily when he saw this.
"Bold! I am the law, and the law is me. If you dare to resist, I will chop you down!" Officer Canglang said, drawing out his long knife.
"Why are you so unreasonable?" Seeing him so arrogant and domineering, ready to kill people at every turn, it was hard for Jun Bao to endure such a good temper.
"Hmph! Whoever has a knife in his hand has his word." The officer sneered, "Now I want a thousand taels, and I want him to kneel down and kowtow to me a hundred times before I let you go. Otherwise, I will close down the shop, arrest people, and treat you all as rebels!"
"In that case, then close the door and beat the dogs. Don't let any of them escape!" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan shouted coldly.
Deng Chang and Zhu Gui immediately closed the courtyard door.
All the heroes picked up their weapons and headed towards the group of soldiers to fight.
"How brave are you? Are you really rebelling?!" the officer shouted.
"If you rebel, rebel. I've wanted to rebel for a long time!" Xiang Nan chopped the officer down in the tunnel with one knife.
In an instant, this group of soldiers was killed by the heroes, leaving no trace of their armor intact, leaving corpses strewn across the field.
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"Infinite Heavenly Lord, why did you kill so many people?" Taoist Ling couldn't help but said with regret when he saw dead bodies everywhere and rivers of blood.
"Master, what should we do?" Deng Chang stepped forward and asked.
"We can't stay at Foxiao Tower anymore. Our tree is big and attracts the wind, so we can easily be targeted. We must leave the city." Xiang Nan pondered, "What famous mountains and rivers are there nearby, places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack?"
"There is Funiu Mountain south of Luoyang, which stretches for eight hundred miles. The mountain is steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. We might as well hide there." A hero said.
When Xiang Nan heard this, he nodded.
We know that Funiu Mountain is one of the famous mountains in the north, with the highest peak reaching an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. The terrain is steep, towering and narrow, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Moreover, there is also a Jiguan Cave in Funiu Mountain, which is about ten miles long, with five floors and a drop of more than 100 meters. Not to mention hiding thirty or fifty people, even thirty to fifty thousand people, it's not a problem.
In addition, Funiu Mountain has been a famous Taoist mountain since ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, retired to practice here, so it is known as the ancestral home of Taoism.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Laojun Temple was built on the main peak. Later, due to war, he was burned. During the Tang Dynasty, Taoism flourished. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Yuchi Jingde to rebuild Laojun Temple and named the main peak Laojun Mountain.
During the Wanli period, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty decreed that Laojun Mountain be a famous mountain in the world, and allocate funds to rebuild the Golden Palace. This is also the only mountain range in Chinese history that was named a famous mountain by the emperor.
Xiang Nan's Tai Chi method comes from a large number of theories from Taoism, which led him to convert from Buddhism to Taoism. Now it is fate to settle down in the ancestral home of Taoism.
"However, Funiu Mountain has been captured by a group of strong thieves. We are going to go, for fear of conflict with them." Another hero said.
"Are those strong thieves also anti-eunuchs?" Xiang Nan asked.
"That's not the case. They are just a group of bandits, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil." The hero waved his hands and said, "It's just that Funiu Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and they have a large number of people. Therefore, the court did not dare to suppress them easily. "
"In that case, it will be much easier to handle." Xiang Nan nodded, "Let's go do harm to the people and eradicate this group of thieves."
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
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Afterwards, everyone packed up their gold and silver and took the time to leave the city and head to Funiu Mountain.
"Taoist Ling, you stay in the city and are responsible for inquiring about the news." Xiang Nan asked Taoist Ling Xuzi.
Although his martial arts skills are not good, he has rich experience in the world and knows all the three religions. Therefore, he is the most suitable to inquire about information. And if they want to resist the eunuchs, they must know themselves and their enemies, so that they can win every battle.
"Don't worry, leave it all to me." Ling Xuzi nodded.
He not only knows some medical skills, but also can do divination, fortune-telling, and draw talismans to exorcise ghosts, so he is very popular in society. He can come in and out of merchants, pawns, and wealthy families, and he is naturally well informed.
Funiu Mountain is more than 260 miles away from Luoyang City.
Therefore, Xiang Nan and others traveled all day and night, and finally arrived at the foot of Funiu Mountain.
Afterwards, they ate, drank and rested for a while at the foot of the mountain. At night, taking advantage of the dim moonlight, they visited the Laojun Temple in Laojun Mountain.
It was originally a Taoist temple and was very popular during the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties. During the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan believed in Tibetan Buddhism, and the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, Pasiba, was even revered as the emperor's teacher. As a result, Taoism declined and the incense of Laojun Guan was dimmed.
Later, after the war, Laojun Temple was seriously damaged and the Taoist priests were scattered. In recent years, it has been occupied by a group of strongmen and has been changed from a pure Taoist temple to a Shura field.
