Master Gu Xin said: "Xiangxiong was originally an ancient country with the same history as Tubo. People in the Tang Dynasty may translate it as 'Yangtong'. Before the Tang Dynasty, the two countries stood at the same level and could be described as two heroes. However, when Tubo rose, Zhangxiong gradually declined. In order to prepare for a sudden attack by the Tubo Kingdom, Lord Li Mixia married Songtsen Gampo's sister Zangmengsemaga as his concubine, and formed a marriage alliance with Tubo." Jiang Shuo said: "I think this is the same as the marriage between the Han and Tang Dynasties. It makes sense." Master Gu Xin nodded and said, "Young Master Jiang is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He is also very familiar with historical anecdotes at a young age." After hearing Master Gu Xin's praise, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but blush.
In the Tang Dynasty, most martial arts warriors could not read a single Chinese character. It was not easy for Jiang Shuo to be able to read and write as a scholar with Li Bai first, and it was even more rare for him to read through the Six Classics of Sinology with Zhao Rui in Jijin Cave.
Of course, such a short time is not enough for Jiang Shuo to recite poems and compose poems, but it is rare that he has an extraordinary memory. Compared with ordinary warriors, his knowledge is much higher.
Master Gu Xin continued: "But this in-law alliance did not last long. As Tibet's national power continued to grow, its ambitions became larger and larger, and the relationship between the two countries became more and more dangerous. In the end, Songtsen Gampo borrowed the help of Zang Mengsema On the grounds that he had fallen out of favor, he led his troops to attack Zhangxiong in the 16th year of Zhenguan, and it took three years to conquer the Zhangxiong Kingdom. He appointed Qiongbo Bangse as the general manager of Zhangxiong. From then on, Xiangxiong became a vassal of Tubo." said Dugu Xiangdao. : "Ah... Master Gu Xin, does it mean that you, Shang Zhung, have a feud with Tubo?" Master Gu Xin shook his head and said: "For a hundred years, Tubo and Shang Zhung have become one, and Tubo was in Songtsen Gampo There was no writing in the past, and the Tibetan writing came from Xiangxiongwen. The Tibetan script created by Songtsen Gampo's minister Tunmi Zangbuza was actually just an improvement of Xiangxiongwen. Today's Tibetan customs, such as worshiping sacred mountains and inserting wind horses The flag and the Mani pile are all from the Bon religion of Xiangxiong Yongzhong." Jiang Shuo thought: "In this case, it is hard to say who destroyed the Tubo and Xiangxiong." Master Gu Xin said: "The Han Dynasty was destroyed. The Qin Dynasty adopted the Qin system, and the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Sui Dynasty and adopted the Sui system. It is the same principle. Do any Sui ministers hate the Tang emperor?" Dugu Xiang said: "I heard from my grandfather that they all enjoyed being officials in the Tang Dynasty. "Master Gu Xin said with a smile: "So you have to ask me as a Xiangzhong people whether I hate Tubo. We are already a part of Tubo, just like Dangxiang Qiang is a part of the Tang people." Tuoba Shou silently said He laughed and said, "The master is right." Jiang Shuo said, "I still don't know something. Xiangxiong and Tubo are one, but Tubo has invaded the hometown of Dangxiang Qiang in Hexi. Why did Tuoba Gong and Master Gu Xin return? Can we become friends?" Tuoba Shouji said: "Master Gu Xin is a great master of Bon Religion. Our Party Xiang Qiang people were able to safely withdraw from their hometown in Hexi thanks to his help." Jiang Shuo asked curiously: "What do you mean by this? Tell me?" Tuoba Shouji said: "The Dangxiang Qiang people originally lived in the place where the river meanders." Jiang Shuo said: "Ah... is it the place where Emperor Ruizong gave it to Tubo?" Tuoba Shouji said: "That's right. , but at that time, the leader of the Hequ was Tuyuhun. Tuyuhun was a tributary of the Tang Dynasty, and the Hequ was naturally a land of the Tang Dynasty. The Xiang Qiang people of our party were scattered in the West Sea, and they were controlled by Tuyuhun, but they were in peace. During the Yonglong period of Emperor Gaozong, Tubo Invading Tuyuhun, the Tang court was busy with internal fighting at that time and had no time to take care of other things. After Tubo took all the Tuyuhun land, the Dangxiang Qiang people became Tubo's slaves and were called "bait medicine". In the first year of the Queen's Ruyi, our department finally decided Break away from Tubo." Jiang Shuo didn't know
What is the specific meaning of "bait medicine", but from the literal point of view, it is definitely not a good word. He asked again: "Listen to Xiang'er, Tuoba Gong and you later moved inland to the Jingbian Army in Qingzhou, Guannai Road." Tuoba Shouji said. : "During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Jingbian Army was set up in Hequ, with jurisdiction over more than 300,000 party soldiers and civilians in the 16 states of Hequ. The Jingbian Army was moved to Qingzhou only after the internal relocation. But at that time, there were hundreds of thousands of people, with more people and fewer soldiers. How easy is it to leave Tibet and enter the Tang Dynasty?" Jiang Shuo said: "Yes, I remember Master Zhao told me that the people are the foundation of the country. With such a large population, money, food and taxes are involved, so naturally we cannot let them go easily." Tuoba Shouji said: "More than just money, food and taxes, the Lord of Tubo, Chide Songtsan, has been using troops for many years. So many young and middle-aged people are precious resources. At that time, Tubo sent a large army to prevent the Qiang people from going east. If they refused to stay in Tubo to serve as bait, ', the army will start a massacre!" Hearing this, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine, but Tuoba Shouji continued: "The main force of the outflanking cavalry at that time was Xiangxiong Shidongdai, and Dongdai was a Tubo military system. , there are a thousand people in one Dongdai, and ten thousand people in ten Dongdai. If these ten thousand cavalry troops come up to surround them, the people of Dangxiang Qiang who have moved in will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Thanks to Master Gu Xin who persuaded this people to stay like this, God will have a good life. Virtue, don't go on a killing spree. The Zhang Hung Army had just slowed its advance for a few days, opened a wide net, and let go of the Party soldiers and civilians." Master Gu Xin said: "The old monk was only around thirty years old at that time, and he could speak of high status. The weight of Ru is also the will of God. It cannot be said that it is the merit of the old monk." Tuoba Shouji said: "The theory of God's will is vague and unfounded. We are still extremely grateful for the kindness of the master." Jiang Shuo said: "That's it. So this is the reason why Tuoba Gong has great trust in Master Gu Xin." Master Gu Xin said: "My two disciples, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie and Tiebian Xinuoluo, are very determined to make contributions. Feihongzi Homushi went to Tubo When they came to discuss the matter, the two of them were very excited, hoping to seize the opportunity to invade the Tang Dynasty and occupy all the land west of Hexi. Although the old monk saw that there was a trick in it, the two disciples refused to listen to their advice. I can come with you, firstly because I want to take advantage of the opportunity to expose the conspiracy of Homushi and Yihai Abo, and secondly, I also want to protect the safety of my two disciples and prevent them from being obsessed with their own ideas and ruining their reputation." Dugu Xiang rushed to say: "So when we found Master Gu Xin by the Lingqiu River, Master Gu Xin knew our intention before we asked, and promised to help him secretly, but did not tell his two disciples." qqxδnew Master Gu Xin laughed. Said: "I don't tell Iron Blade Xinuolo because he can't hide things in his heart and is afraid that he will leak it. And Ma Xiangzhong Bajie...he only wants to make great achievements and become the Prime Minister of Tubo. It's better for the two of them not to know. ." Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "So the master sent the two of them to rush back to Shibao City because he didn't want them to get involved in the secret business with Kong Kong'er after hearing about it." Master Gu Xin said: "Young Master Jiang, what do you think? It's right or wrong. The two of them returned to Shibao City immediately. It's true that the Tang army is planning to attack Shibao City again. However, I and my two disciples should not let my two disciples know about the ambush of the cannibal with Tuoba Gong here. That's good." Only then did Jiang Shuo know that Master Gu Xin had long known that the big cannibal was following him. He and Kong Kong'er were here to lure the big cannibal to come and surround them. They raised fire and Zhang Zangxie in the cliff cave. Reading poetry is actually just to let Ibon find this place.
At this moment, he thought carefully about the location of Fuxi Shenya. It was exactly what the art of war said was a dead place surrounded by mountains on three sides. Yiben was also the one who led the troops in the war. He should not have fallen into such a simple trap, but he thought he had caught it. The big fish surrounded Master Gu Xin, but ignored the principle that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind.
Jiang Shuo's martial arts may be comparable to those of these martial arts elders, but in terms of experience, strategy, and forbearance, compared with seniors like Master Gu Xin and Tuoba Shouji who have been walking around the world for decades, they are still inferior. Not even close.
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: The reason why I always hesitate is because I can't clearly see the big issues. If I were as wise as Master Gu Xin, I would be able to kill decisively and no longer hesitate.
Then he thought that the only variable in this plan was that he and Xiang'er suddenly visited, and Xiang'er's Zhulong Kung suddenly backfired, and Kong Kong'er and Gu Xin made the situation dangerous in order to save Xiang'er.
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but said with embarrassment: "Master, Kong Kong'er, Tuoba Gong, if Xiang'er and I hadn't disturbed your plan, we should have been able to annihilate the big cannibal today, but we disturbed it..." Kong Kong'er Said: "Hey... Looking back, what are you talking about? If you were a quarter or three quarters later, how could Xiang'er still be alive? You came in time." Master Gu Xin also said: "This time, both Kong Kong'er and Xiang'er's wife can be said to be a blessing in disguise. Kong Kong'er's transfer of inner strength to Xiang'er was really thoughtless and tantamount to killing people. Fortunately, God showed mercy and it didn't lead to a catastrophe. As for Kong Kong'er, Kong Kong'er himself, this training is more thorough than any of his previous teachings, and maybe he can escape from reincarnation." Kong Kong'er smiled and said: "Hey, Master Gu Xin, you have also benefited, why are you so good and don't say anything? "Master Gu Xin said: "Yes, the three of us have actually benefited." Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were stunned after hearing this.
Gu Xin continued to explain: "How wonderful is the internal power of Zhulong Gong? Although it is just a river flowing through a canal, the water moistens things. This internal power passes through the body and helps open up acupuncture points all over the body, which is of great benefit to the cultivation of internal power in the future. Xiang'er's The foundation of internal strength is originally unstable. After this cleansing, the internal strength will definitely improve greatly in the future." Jiang Shuo was delighted when he heard this. He held Dugu Xiang's hand and said: "Xiang'er, you are such a lazy person. You have improved your internal strength inexplicably. Cultivation." Dugu Xiang flicked his hand and said in a feint of anger: "Bah, bah, bah... why am I so lazy? I learned how to throw paper balls very diligently, and Kong Konger praised my rapid progress!" Kongkong Er interjected: "Xian'er, please stop being pretty. After the Zhulong Gong is withdrawn, your skill of flicking paper to hurt people will no longer work. You can only use it again when your own internal strength reaches an extremely high level. After hearing this, Xiang'er couldn't help but feel a little lonely, but she was optimistic by nature, so she quickly thought about it and said, "With Brother Shuo here, it's useless for me to have any peerless martial arts skills. If I can't throw the paper ball, I will just throw it away." Projectiles, throwing knives, there is always something that can be thrown." Kong Kong'er added: "Looking back, in fact, you benefited the most this time, don't you know?" Jiang Shuo was startled, and then he woke up and said, "That's right. , that’s how it is, I just thought of it..." Anyone who practices internal energy says that they need to open up the Ren and Du meridians. In fact, the two Ren and Du meridians originate from the same body, with one yin and one yang, converging at the mouth. Although the two meridians of Ren and Du are opened, Difficult, but not unattainable, it is a profound internal skill that Jiang Shuo has already mastered.
If we want to say that the most difficult thing to practice in internal skills is to open up the left and right sides, because the meridians of the human body are parallel to the two meridians of Ren and Du, it is very difficult to cross them horizontally. Even though the Jade Jue magic skill is so wonderful, it can disperse the internal energy to the limbs. Hundreds of skeletons can be taken and used at will, but they cannot cross the gap between the two branches of Ren and Du, and cross the left and right.
But when the internal power of Zhulong Gong was transferred, it unexpectedly opened up the connection between the left and right meridians in Jiang Shuo's body. In addition to the twelve meridians of yin and yang, there are eight extraordinary meridians. One of them is a meridian, which starts from the Jijie and goes around the body. A week, like a belt, can restrain all the meridians that run vertically. However, the ordinary methods of practicing Qi start from the sea of qi and disperse to the limbs, and cannot train the meridians, so it has never been taken seriously by martial arts.
However, the strong external internal force of Zhulong Gong washed away like a river bursting its embankment, opening up all the acupuncture points on Jiang Shuo's body. From then on, the internal force could flow freely in the left and right sides of the body, which almost doubled the power. Only then did he have the astonishing power of waving his palm into the wind and blowing away the food warriors.
