Autumn.
Crescent moon.
There is a chilling wind.
That night, outside the quiet courtyard of Ruyang Prince's Mansion, insects secretly ate the soil, not even daring to make a slight chirp. They hid under the protection of fallen leaves, guarded and afraid, because at this time, the snakes were also like them Still entrenched silently. The snake was quietly buried in the dead branches, its eyes that would not close until it died were round and bright, and its pupils covered with scales monitored every move around it, hoping to catch a mouse or frog, but it did not dare to tell the truth. , because it knows that the owl in the treetop is taking a nap. Although the copper bell-sized eyes were slightly narrowed, the sharp claws like iron hooks were still tightly clamped on the tree trunk, cutting grooves, and the sickle-like mouth was sharp and bloodthirsty! The owl didn't coo. Firstly, it was afraid of disturbing the snakes, and secondly, it was afraid of the guards in the palace. Those people's arrow skills were very good. Although it caught snakes and mice, its cry was not pleasant. People It is said that its cry is an ominous sign, and people who hear it will be under a curse and will die.
Just kidding, if I had that ability and needed to be so useless, I would have been called out all over the world!
In the Ruyang Prince's Mansion, most of the princesses have gone to bed under the care of the servants and maids, and the guard soldiers are patrolling back and forth. Ninety-nine percent of the rooms in the entire palace have turned off the lights, leaving only the banquet hall that is still brightly lit. The maids and servants waiting under the stone steps outside are all leaning against the wall at this moment, dozing off.
On the other hand, in the hall, King Ruyang, who had jumped on the beam and was on guard, had slowly calmed down. He looked at the low wine vat in the middle of the hall, his beautiful eyes shining with the wisdom of thinking. His left hand was clasped on the pillar of the room, and his right hand was on his waist, holding it above his belt. There is a soft sword-like weapon there. The soft sword is usually tied around the waist like a belt. If it is in danger, it can be quickly drawn out from the belt and infused with zhenqi, it can become a magic weapon that can cut iron like clay. It can be regarded as one of his life-saving trump cards.
Of course, as the King of Ruyang, how can you only have the same trump card to save your life? He wears a piece of soft gold silk armor all year round, regardless of the cold or heat. The soft armor is neither gold nor silver, nor copper nor iron. It is made by craftsmen who mix and smelt many kinds of metals. After putting it on, it will not bear any force. It is like an ordinary leather jacket at first, and is as hard as a stone when it is stressed. It has almost no shortcomings except its weight.
Things like soft swords and soft armor are almost always available to aristocratic families. Although hiding armor has been a major crime of beheading in all dynasties, those of them are either rich or noble, and they are plotted openly and covertly by many enemies. , either seeking wealth or killing. Therefore, capable aristocratic families must secretly prepare some life-saving soft armor. Reserve disciples must also cultivate both civil and military skills since childhood to be physically strong. In addition, with the great power of the Tang Dynasty, martial arts are relatively more popular, so whether it is to protect one's own life, or When competing with peers, it is necessary to learn more tricks.
Correspondingly, a rising tide lifts all boats, and people such as blacksmiths, alchemists, and blacksmiths who specialize in making weapons and armors are also welcomed by wealthy families. The more famous they are, the more popular they are. There are private craftsmen in the palaces and palaces, as well as in the homes of larger officials and wealthy families, not to mention the generals who seek credit for their work on the tip of a knife. There are naturally more such craftsmen.
Of course, when it is the turn of the petty officials and ordinary people, they naturally cannot afford to support these craftsmen. They are powerless. They only have so much food at home. It is good to be full. I didn’t see that even a kitchen knife was passed down from my grandfather. , kids still want to study and practice martial arts? What are you thinking!
If the craftsmen who work are very marketable, the sect monks who practice boxing and kicking kung fu are even more popular. In life, survival is the first priority. Weapons and armor are from the outside, body skills and kung fu are from the inside. No matter how hard the outside is, it cannot be as strong as the inside. The reason is very simple. A yellow-haired child wearing a chain of golden armor and holding a wishful golden hoop in his hand faces a strong man wearing a commoner with an iron tower and holding a wooden stick. Who do you think has a greater chance of winning? I believe no one will have any confidence in that child. The reason is very simple. No matter how good the equipment is, you have to move around to be able to move around. With such a small body, let alone fighting, you can trip yourself up. Therefore, if you look through the history books and unofficial biographies, no matter who is recorded in it, if he can defeat one against a hundred, he must be tall and strong, with a big waist and a fist as big as a sandbag, let alone those who are known as " He is a peerless strong man who is "the enemy of ten thousand people". He is not eight or nine feet tall and has a waist larger than ten girth. With his physique alone, he is a naked intimidator wherever he stands!
Therefore, any competition that is disproportionate to body shape, age, environment, health and other factors is shameless and hooliganism. Just like those people who argue all day long about which one is more ferocious, a lion or a tiger, they are just full of stuff and talking nonsense!
Those Kung Fu boxers who came from sect monks are just to make up for the shortcomings of ordinary people. They teach practitioners how to polish their bodies, strengthen their muscles and bones, teach them how to exert force more skillfully, and teach them how to use weapons to cause greater damage. Strength, teach them to live longer in an environment where the jungle is strong.
Therefore, if a person is born with good food, good clothing, tall and strong body, and then learns boxing and kicking skills from the masters, wouldn't it be even more powerful? Regardless of the Wei soldiers or the tiger troops, the strong men are still the Tang Dynasty. They can fight so many victorious battles. Although they have sophisticated equipment to assist them, their foundation is still that strong body. This is the principle of "one man can stand up to five barbarians"!
King Ruyang happens to be such a person. He gets whatever he wants, even eating ice cubes in summer and nibbling watermelon in winter. His father, King Ning, will try his best to help him do it. Not to mention studying literature and martial arts, which is a top priority related to wealth and life, and an unknown amount of money has been spent.
At this moment, King Ruyang, who was on the beam of the house, looked at the wine jar underneath. Although he was horrified, he was still able to control it. After all, the royal heritage was stored there, and they had seen a lot of strange things that shocked common people, and even more so. Not long ago, he had seen Chang Chiman turn water into ice and blow air into a human being, so he slowly accepted the fact that he was transformed from a living person into a drunkard.
This is also the reason why Chang Chiman later despised Anlu Mountain and admired King Ruyang.
After all, he is a dragon, how can he be compared to a wild bastard! It was just a sword energy from his master that frightened him to the point of pissing him off, and he still wanted to plot against the Nine-Fifth Master. It was really ridiculous!
King Ruyang was on guard for a while and thought it would be fine. He jumped off the beam and returned to his seat. He was not in the mood to drink anymore, but stared straight at the man with the word "Piyong" engraved on it. Wine jar.
In fact, Chang Chiman watched every move of King Ruyang, no, he watched it in an urn. Although he was so complacent that he forgot his form and was drunk, and his skills were broken, but his consciousness was still awake, his consciousness was still there, and his field was still there, but he was suffering from the erosion of the power of alcohol and could not transform into a human form again for a while. He watched how King Ruyang jumped to the rafter with a strong posture, how he was on guard, how he slowly recovered, and how he sat down again. Everything was in full view, but King Ruyang didn't know it.
After about half an hour like this, Chang Chiman finally recovered his true energy. He did not choose to turn into a human form again, but shook the jar for a while and swayed the wine in the jar.
King Ruyang looked at the wine vat swaying on its own, and the wine in the vat was swaying. He was stunned for a moment and then asked tentatively:
"Master Changxian?"
Changchiman heard the call and preached:
"My lord, don't be surprised, it's just Pindao!"
When King Ruyang heard that the voice belonged to the short Taoist, he felt more at ease and smiled and said:
"Is it possible that the Immortal Master was transformed into this wine vat? I am so curious in my heart!"
Chang Chiman continued to change his true energy and replied:
"It's a shame, the true form of a certain person is exactly this urn!"
King Ruyang walked down from his seat and came to the wine vat. He circled around the wine vat and looked down at the word "Piyong". These two characters are Zhongdingwen. It is not difficult to distinguish from the shape of the characters. Looking at the shape of the urn, it is probably a wine urn from the Zhou Dynasty. Good guy, could it be that this changchi is full of objects from the Zhou Dynasty, which has been 1,200, 300 years ago? He has only read in books that there are plants and implements that can be cultivated into essence, and today he can see it alive! King Ruyang looked at the wine in the vat again. The color was crystal clear, and his eyes immediately froze. The elegant and rich aroma of the wine made him lose his mind. King Ruyang looked at the amber wine and wanted to plunge his head in and drink it.
"Master Changxian, I wonder if this wine is drinkable?"
King Ruyang finally couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't care if there was any danger or anything wrong. At this moment, all his thoughts were focused on the wine in the vat. For a person who was addicted to alcohol, even if he spent a thousand pieces of gold at this moment, In exchange for that sip of wine, any hesitation is an insult to the wine.
Chang Chiman Chuanyin said with a smile:
"Hahaha, the prince is indeed a man from the country of wine! It's not that I am stingy. This wine is not extraordinary, but a divine wine that already has a trace of Taoism. Not to mention ordinary worldly wine, even the wine of immortals cannot compare with it. liquor!"
King Ruyang was confused when he heard this. Although he didn't understand what divine wine and immortal wine were, the meaning behind the man's words was that it must be extremely valuable. He didn't know if Chang Chiman was bragging or just being stingy. Sha, what I mean is that I won’t give you a drink!
This can be fatal! King Ruyang couldn't help but feel a little angry. This short winter melon is so unattractive when he drinks some wine and digs at you! But he was really greedy for the wine, and the less he drank, the more uncomfortable he became. At that moment, regardless of his noble status, he acted like a rogue in the market, and forced Chang Chiman to give him a drink!
In fact, it would be a bit unfair to say that Chang Chiman was bragging.
If you really want to count it out, the true origin of Chang Chou Man is huge. The word "Piyong" on his urn is the best proof.
It is said that during the reign of King Ling of Zhou, there was a student from Chen State. In order to obtain a higher level of knowledge and practice, he left his hometown and came to Luoyi, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. It was known as "the sea of classics and the sages." Yun, the holy land of the world." The student studied hard in Taiyuan College with the ideal that "it is difficult to achieve greatness unless you enter it." Later, on the recommendation of his teacher Shang Rong, he became a Tibetan historian. The place where he lived was the "Piyong" palace. The "Piyong" palace had a number of wine urns dedicated to storing fine wines. The wine urns were engraved with the word "Piyong" to indicate the source, and they were always full of wine, which happened to be the student. Special wine jar.
In ten years, it accompanied the student from an ignorant young man to a wise middle-aged man, and then stayed with him in the storage room for decades. In a small room, it accompanied the student in the morning and evening, watching him enjoy himself in the history books, watching him worry about the fall of King Zhou Jing, watching him try to support the building before it collapsed, watching him stand up to the Emperor Zhou and his family. His ideals were shattered in the midst of the Jin envoy chatting with each other, watching him drink away his sorrows, watching him finally understand the great "Tao" of heaven and earth, watching the inheritance of the "Tao" between the two saints in this world, watching the white-haired man The wise man left Hangu in despair. Although he could not speak, he took all this into his heart.
Later, when the saint attained enlightenment and returned to heaven, it also developed spiritual wisdom because of a trace of incense, was infected with the "Tao charm", and officially entered the path of spiritual practice.
This is exactly the reason why a chicken or a dog can ascend to heaven if one person attains the Tao!
For thousands of years, it has filled up the world's fine wines and experienced the changes of dynasties in the world. The trace of "Tao charm" has also helped it cultivate into a human form. Later, by chance, he became a disciple of Ye Jinneng. After Ye Jinneng learned about his origin, he gave him the name "Changchiman" from the Tao Te Ching written by his original master. .
And the saint who helped him reborn was an incarnation of the innate god, and later the ancestor of the Li Tang royal family, "Laozi"!
So to a certain extent, his birth level is even higher than that of his master Ye Jingneng. Although Ye Jingneng's magic and magical powers are countless times stronger than his, but really speaking of his background, he has charm and is far from the world. Those who are higher than immortals, let alone Ye Jinneng, is still an earthly immortal before he ascends. Even if he ascends to the upper world and becomes a heavenly immortal, he still cannot escape the category of immortal. He is destined not to reach the level of "god" in every life!
Gods are born from heaven and earth, and immortals are the transformation of all things!
Of course, then again, it’s not that Chang Chi was so stingy that he refused to give King Ruyang the wine in the vat, he really couldn’t give it to him. To put it more clearly, the wine in the vat that is always full is like the essence and blood of a person. It is the essence. Who would take out his own essence and blood for others to drink? Even if we take another 10,000 steps back, always maintain a high spirit, and are willing to give the original wine to King Ruyang to drink, I am afraid that King Ruyang will not be able to bear it. After all, he is a mortal body, and enjoying the treasures of the gods may not be a blessing.
For example, ordinary people, when they get an unexpected fortune, very few are able to make a fortune. On the contrary, there are many people who suffer misfortunes because of the windfall. Originally, although he was living in poverty, he was not in danger of being killed. Unexpectedly, he had the money but had no life to spend it. This even affected his wife, children, and children, and ended in a dismal end.
"Misfortune is where blessings depend; blessings are where misfortune lies! Misfortunes and blessings depend on each other. It's really unpredictable!"
Although Chang Chiman was still in the form of a wine vat, he was still confused by King Ruyang. He could only use these principles to persuade him, hoping that King Ruyang would understand his painstaking efforts.
However, how could King Ruyang, who was fascinated by the wine at this moment, listen to his advice and still beg for a drink without mercy! He didn't understand the hidden meaning and just wanted to feast.
"Master Changxian, don't make such nonsense. If you ask for a glass of wine, you will get into trouble. Isn't the wine I've drunk in the past few decades to the point where the sun and the moon will be destroyed!"
Chang Chiman felt really uncomfortable holding it back and really wanted to tell him directly. What you want to drink is my blood essence, okay? Even if I am willing to drink the blood essence for you, I won’t be able to strangle you to death! Why is this person so stubborn? I told you all the good things to say but you still don’t listen! Although Chang Chiman was a little bit scolded in his heart, he still persuaded him earnestly:
"My lord, please don't blame me. This wine from Pindao is not extraordinary. Drinking it may not be beneficial to my lord!"
Therefore, although Chang Chiman is much older than Ye Jingneng, it can be seen that his knowledge is not as good as that of Ye Jingneng. For the same thing, Ye Jinneng was much better than him. The emperor wants to eat dragon meat, Ye Jingneng kills the dragon with his sword without saying anything, the King of Ruyang wants to drink the divine wine, Chang Chiman can only persuade him with sincere words. Is it because of the different width of vision, full persistence or too shallow cultivation?
Such as dragon, phoenix, unicorn, Baize, Pixiu, Zhuyan, nine-tailed fox, Taotie, turtle, snake, tiger, deer, crane, etc., they are all blessed by heaven and earth, and are nourished and grown by the four directions, and the longer they are inherited, the longer they are. The greater the negative. If there really is a creature that wants to eat their meat, you have to consider at least two questions. First, can you beat it? Second, can you eat it? Regardless of whether you can survive the fight or not, even if you do get the fight, your stomach may not be able to tolerate it. These creatures are extremely domineering in their own flesh and blood. As they grow older, they only appear to grow physically and have stronger supernatural powers. In fact, their essence is that they have become more assimilated with the power of heaven and earth. In a sense, they are The physical condensation of the true energy of heaven and earth takes an unknown number of years to be refined after one bite. Furthermore, the karma of these mythical beasts and alien species is too heavy. You don't know if there is a more tyrannical existence behind them, whether they will beat the younger ones or the older ones. There are many monks who have been settled by the Queen of Autumn. Therefore, it is said that ordinary living beings, regardless of humans, animals or plants, will die faster if they eat the flesh of that living being than if they take poison. This is similar to the saying in medical scriptures that "a weak body cannot be replenished".
Chang Chiman was worried that his surging true energy would strangle King Ruyang to death. How could Ye Jinneng not know that? But Ye Jinneng was not worried at all that the emperor would be strangled to death after eating the dragon meat he killed. Why? A god came to deliver him the night before, and the emperor was well fed. Of course, he could feed him with peace of mind today. Chang Chiman couldn't think of a good thing to say for a while. He thought for a while and suddenly remembered a biography, so he decided to tell the story to King Ruyang, hoping that King Ruyang would decide whether to drink his semen after hearing it. Blood. In order to drink, King Ruyang could only listen patiently to Chang Chiman's talk.
Di Xi, a native of Zhongshan, could make wine for a thousand days and drink it for a thousand days to get drunk. At that time, there was a man from the state named Liu Xuanshi who liked drinking and went to ask for it. Xi said: "My wine has not yet been brewed, so I dare not drink it from you." Shi said: "Even if it is not yet ripe, can I have a cup with it?" Xi heard this and knew it was inevitable. Drink it. Fusuo said: "It's beautiful! You can give it to me more." Xi said: "Let's go back. The day of farewell will come. With just this cup, you can sleep for a thousand days." Farewell to the stone, it seems to have a dull look. Arrive home, drunk to death. The family did not suspect it, so they cried and buried him. After three years, Xi said: "Xuan Shi must have sobered up, so we should go and ask him." He went to Shi's house and asked, "Is Shi at home?" The family members were all surprised and said, "Xuan Shi died, so I will serve him." ." Xi Jing said: "The wine is so beautiful that it caused me to sleep drunkenly for thousands of days. Now I wake up." He ordered his family members to dig out the tomb, break the coffin, and look at it. The tomb was filled with sweat. Then he was ordered to leave the tomb, and then he opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and said in a loud voice: "If you are quick, I will be drunk!" Because he asked Xi, "What are you doing? You made me drunk, and I woke up today. The sun is high." How much?" Everyone on the tomb laughed. The smell of stone wine rushed into their noses, and each of them lay drunk for three months.
It is said that there was a Zhongshan State during the Warring States Period. There was a Zhongshan man named Di Xi who was good at brewing wine. The wine he brewed became famous all over the world. It is said that he can brew a kind of wine called "Thousand Days Drunk". It is said that anyone who drinks this wine will be drunk for a thousand days. At that time, there was a fisherman named Liu Xuanshi from the same town who liked drinking very much. In addition, he was very good at drinking wine, so there were few drinks that could get him drunk. When he heard about Di Xi's name, he came to ask for wine in person. Di Xi declined and persuaded the man, "My wine hasn't been made yet, so I don't dare to give it to you for the time being." Liu Xuanshi said, "Even if it's not ripe, just give me a small cup. Wouldn't it be okay?" Di Xi listened. He had already said so, and it was really hard to refuse, so I gave him a small drink. Liu Xuanshi wanted to take this small sip before he could taste it, so he said: "This wine is really good! It really deserves its reputation. I wonder if you can give me some more." Di Xi replied: "You go back first and come back later. Just the drink you had just now can make you drunk for a thousand days." Liu Xuanshi felt a little ashamed after hearing this, so he had to say goodbye and go home. After he got home, he became drunk and fell asleep as if dead. One day, two days, eight days and ten days, I still couldn't wake up, and finally my breath was cut off. The family invited several doctors, and they all said that the person was dead, so the family no longer doubted it, and had to cry and die. He buried it. Three years later, Di Xi suddenly had an idea and thought of the fisherman who was drinking. He counted his fingers and said to himself: "At this time, Liu Xuanshi must be sober. I'd better go and see him." So he came. When he arrived at Liu's house, he knocked on the door and asked: "Is Liu Xuanshi at home?" The Liu family felt strange and didn't know where this man came from, so they answered: "Liu Xuanshi is dead. Three years have passed. Even the mourning clothes have been removed." It fell." Di Xi said in surprise: "Oh, my wine is so good. Drinking it can make people sleep for thousands of days. Calculating the time, Liu Xuanshi should be waking up soon. Where is he buried? Everyone hurry up and save him. Him!." Then he urged the Liu family to dig open the grave and open the coffin to save people. The Liu family was also half-convinced, but human lives were at stake, and they would rather believe what was said than what was not. A group of people took their tools and hurried to Liu Xuanshi's tomb. When they got there, they saw bursts of hot air rising from the tomb, so everyone hurriedly dug up the tomb. When he opened the coffin, he saw Liu Xuanshi, who was drunk and drowsy. He opened his mouth and said loudly: "Happy! Thousand Days Wine is indeed well-deserved, and I am worthy of getting drunk." Liu Xuanshi saw that Di Xi was also present, so he asked: "You brewed this wine?" What kind of magic wine is this? It made me so drunk that I fell down after just one drink. I didn’t wake up until today? I wonder what time it is?" Everyone present looked at his drunken state, laughed and angry, and pointed at him and started talking. . Liu Xuanshi was also made to laugh by the people around him and burped. He never thought that the smell of alcohol would rush into everyone's noses and make them drunk. Those people would be drunk for three months.
Chang Chiman stopped talking when he told the story, just waiting for King Ruyang to realize his choice.
After hearing this story, King Ruyang also fell silent, thinking about the meaning of Chang Chiman's story, comparing it in his mind, not knowing what to do!
The night is getting quieter!
