Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 13 The Power of the World
At Wei's dinner party, there were lights and festoons, and there were staggered cups of wine. It was so lively!

Guan Ziyang was sitting in the bullock cart, getting farther and farther away from the hustle and bustle.Originally, it was dark and it was not suitable to hurry, but Guan Ziyang still chose to leave overnight.

Just two or three miles away, a steed riding Juechen passed behind the ox cart and stopped in front of the road.

"Little friend Ziyang, can you take a step to speak..."

The person who came was Xie Yi, who for some reason chased him from Wei's house.

Guan Ziyang got off the bullock cart and went up to meet him: "General Xie, Ziyang is very honored to invite you!"

Xie Yi led the horse and walked side by side with Guan Ziyang, and Tie Wei followed far behind in the ox cart.

"Little friend Ziyang's talent is rare in his life. He has made great achievements in chat, piano, and chess. It can be said that he is both civil and military. I don't know what plans I have for my future..."

Guan Ziyang was secretly delighted, "The thighs are at the door!"

"Why don't you bring the Wu hook and collect the fifty states of Guanshan. Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, if you are a scholar with thousands of households?"

Xie Yi put his arm around Guan Ziyang's shoulder: "Hahaha, what a man, why don't you take the Wu hook and collect the fifty states of Guanshan! Although you are a commoner, you have the heart to make contributions, which is rare!"

"There was a civil strife in Later Zhao, Emperor Shi Hu was seriously ill, Empress Liu killed Yan Wang Shi Bin, the assistant minister, and the front line reported that Shi Zun was secretly contacting Ran Min at this moment, plotting to usurp the throne with troops. This is the turning point of the general situation in the world. What do you think about this?"

Xie Yi is testing my views and strategies on the general trend of the world?
In history, 349 A.D. was indeed a very important year. The biggest event of this year was that Ran Min captured Yecheng, issued an order to slaughter Hu in Yecheng, and beheaded more than [-] Hu people.In the following year, he killed Shi Jian and made himself emperor, with the name of Wei.

So Guan Ziyang replied: "After Ran Min put down Liang Du's rebellion, his prestige should be the most in the later Zhao Dynasty. Shi Zun could win Yecheng by relying on Ran Min, but Ran Min is always a Han. I am afraid that the barbarians in Yecheng will be in danger."

"Oh? Little friend is optimistic that Ran Min will kill Shi Zili?"

"Exactly!"

"Then what is our Da Jin Yin doing?"

"It's a great opportunity for the Northern Expedition! But the Northern Expedition is not possible!"

"Why?"

"Because there are no soldiers?"

"I have more than [-] soldiers and horses in the states of Jin Dynasty. Why do you say that there are no soldiers?"

Guan Ziyang chuckled: "General Xie, don't test me again. The soldiers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are not allowed to move, the soldiers in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are not allowed to move, and the refugees north of the Yangtze River are not allowed to use..."

"Oh? So that's the case? Hahaha, I'm so young and smart. I'm really happy. You have the ambition to make contributions. How about you come to Jiankang after two years?"

Guan Ziyang is from Yizhou, so it should be decided by Yizhou Dazhong, but because Yizhou is actually controlled by the traitor Xiao Jingwen, there is no official in the court, Xie Yi asked me to build Kangding, do you want to give it to me? Cheating?
However, Guan Ziyang replied calmly: "Ziyang knows that martial arts is still insufficient. I have neither blood nor family background! To be a product can only be to be a literary product. 'If a scholar is a thousand households', Ziyang takes martial arts as his aspiration. !"

Guan Ziyang is actually forcing Xie Yi, I have neither blood nor a son of a noble family, so I can only order literature, but no scholar can win tens of thousands of households, if you want me to order, I will order martial arts!

Xie Yi patted Guan Ziyang on the shoulder encouragingly, "Since you see clearly, I won't beat around the bush with you. There are two more years before you turn 16. In these two years, with your money , It is not difficult to determine the product by martial arts, you just lack internal strength, I can help you find a way..."

"Can you have any method, let me practice "The Analects of Confucius"?"

Xie Yi smiled mysteriously: "Of course not, my little friend is a celestial being, isn't practicing the Analects of Confucius ruining such a good seedling?"

"Just wait patiently at home..."

"How long to wait"

"Fast is two months, slow is three months."

Guan Ziyang can practice the internal skills of "The Analects of Confucius", but he has never practiced it, because the internal skills and mental methods are basically incompatible. Saw" can no longer be practiced.

It is impossible for one person to accommodate two different internal forces...

Since Xie Yi said that he can help me solve the problem of internal strength.

Guan Ziyang knew that his chance had come...

In history, after Huan Wen was settled into the Han Dynasty, he gradually grew bigger and became adept at government affairs, becoming the biggest shadow of Jiankang, a well-off court. The king of Kuaiji entered Yangzhou as a celebrity Yin Hao and participated in the government, intending to use his reputation to stabilize the political situation and restrict Huan Wen.

That is to say, in the next three to five years, Yin Hao's northern expedition, attacking Xuchang and Luoyang, was defeated and returned, was impeached by Huan Wen, and demoted to a commoner.

It is estimated that the aristocratic families above the temple have already begun to have a premonition that the Northern Expedition is doomed to fail in Yin Hao's haste, so they are already planning to use a new person to replace him and restrain Huan Wen, who is already disobedient.

The history of this world is roughly the same, and this is Guan Ziyang's opportunity...

Xie Yi chatted with Guan Ziyang for a while, then Xie Yi rode his horse and left.

Inside a study in Weijiabao.

The candlelight was flickering, and the tranquility was unusual. The noise of the dinner party in the distant hall was transmitted into the room, and it was already inaudible.

"There may be war in the north, so I will not return to Jiankang to report to the emperor. Please General Yin to bring this chess record to Kuaiji and give it to my third brother Xie An."

"Hahaha, An Shigong is best to talk with hands. The Guan family boy's chess is really impressive. An Shigong must be extremely happy to receive this chess record. General Xie can rest assured that Kuaiji is not far from Jiankang, and the next official will definitely do it. "

"There is one more thing to trouble General Yin..."

"Despite General Xie's orders, although I belong to the Xifu Army, I have admired General Xie for a long time. General Xie said it's okay, and I will definitely do my best and will not hesitate to do so."

Xie Yi whispered in Yin Yun's ear.

"My little friend Guan Ziyang, if something is difficult, you can help him with restraint..."

"If this is indeed the case, the next official must be obliged. It's just why General Xie didn't do it himself. Your friends must also be grateful to you."

I am going to leave overnight to return to Yiyang County. My son is young, and I ask General Yin to take care of him and send him to my third brother in Kuaiji. "

"There is also this chess record, please send it to my third brother personally by General Yin, thank you so much..."

The chess record in Yin Yun's hands is actually not as simple as a chess record. There is also a short letter written in it...

Yin Yun bid farewell and left, Xie Yi was the only one left in the room. He looked up at the half moon and sighed leisurely: "A half moon can be full, but the ruined country is in danger..."

"Guan Ziyang, I don't know you but I can't afford it. This great Jin world..."

"Ah... sneeze..." Guan Ziyang sneezed three times in a row and rubbed his nose: "Damn it, who is scolding me?"

Guan Ziyang and his party leisurely arrived at the official post in Fuling County in the evening.

"Hey! Brother Guan is here..."

The yamen servants at the official post also went to the grand ceremony, recognized Guan Ziyang, and became very enthusiastic about him. Compared with the cold attitude last night, they were completely different people.

With vegetable soup and some cakes, Guan Ziyang went to bed early as soon as it got dark. He was really tired today.

As soon as he lay down, Hei Nuer shouted outside the door: "Young master, a young master came to you and called himself Xie."

"Master Xie, besides Xie Yi, I don't know anyone with the surname Xie?" Guan Ziyang wondered.

Guan Ziyang replied: "Go please come to my room and have a talk."

He got up and put on the clothes he had just taken off, and ordered Qing Chan next door to find someone to ask for some tea. After a while, a little boy about ten years old entered the room led by the black slave, it was Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuandao: "Brother Que, please forgive me for disturbing you late at night."

What is missing is Guan Ziyang's character, which is generally called by the same generation to express a certain degree of intimacy.

Guan Ziyang said: "Prince Youxue visited Dai at night, so why bother?"

Xie Xuan frowned slightly: "Prince Hui came here on a whim, not seeking to be practical, and being unrestrained. My father once told me that I should not learn from it. I came to look for you today, but I thought it over carefully. I think it is the best time to come now."

At that time, Wang Ziyou, the son of Wang Xizhi, lived in Shanyin. One night, it was snowing heavily. When he woke up, he opened the window and ordered the servants to serve wine. Looking around, it was white and bright.

So he got up, wandered slowly, reciting Zuo Si's "Poems of Zhao Yin", and suddenly thought of Dai Kui.

At that time, Dai Kui was far away in Shan County on the upper reaches of the Cao'e River, and immediately went there by boat overnight.It took one night to arrive, but when he arrived at Dai Kui's house, he turned around and returned.

Someone asked him why, Wang Huizhi said, "I went there in a moment of interest, but when I lost my interest, I came back naturally. Why do I have to meet Dai Kui?"

People at that time all praised Wang Ziyou for his informal demeanor, and he was a man of great elegance.

Unexpectedly, Xie Xuan hated this deeply, and felt that he was not practical. It seemed that this young Xie Xuan already had his own unique ideas, and he was worthy of being a famous general through the ages.

Guan Ziyang smiled: "Whether Wang Ziyou is unrealistic or genuine, I am very happy that Brother Youdu is visiting me at this moment."

Speaking of welcoming him into the house, Qing Chan happened to come in with tea at this time, and was surprised to see that the person who came was Xie Xuan. This was the son of the white-headed general Xie Yi, a child of the top gentry, and said he was the king of heaven. It's not an exaggeration to be arrogant.

Qing Chan said with a smile while pouring tea: "Mr. Ziyang, before leaving, would you like to bring some of the candied osmanthus cake that the mistress asked me to bring, so that Mr. Xie can taste it."

Guan Ziyang nodded: "Then please trouble Sister Qingchan."

Xie Xuan also nodded and said, "Thank you."

After a while, Qingchan brought a plate of pastries, the snow-white pastries were dotted with dots of yellow dots, it was really pretty, Xie Xuan took a piece and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and savored carefully...

"Well, this sweet-scented osmanthus cake is very unique. I've never eaten it before. Besides sweet-scented osmanthus, why does it have a peculiar fragrance inside?" Xie Xuan asked after chewing a piece.

Guan Ziyang also ate a piece, and said with a smile: "Brother Youdu's family is well-off, he must have eaten all kinds of cakes, but this sweet-scented osmanthus cake was made by my mother, the only one in the world, with a kind of wild fruit in it. , it's called mulberry, and the fragrance Brother Youdu mentioned should be the smell of this mulberry."

Xie Xuan was not polite, and ate another piece. Since he had a lot of pastries in his mouth, he said vaguely: "I am not afraid of brother Que's jokes. I have been with my father in recent years, and my father is often in the barracks. Therefore, I haven’t eaten pastries for a long time, and I can only eat them at home during the few days when I return to Jiankang during the Chinese New Year.”

After some chatting between the two, Xie Xuan finally revealed the purpose of this trip, which was nothing but for the sake of what they had said during the day, the simple talk.

After the ceremony was over, he searched all over Guan Ziyang and found out that Guan Ziyang was not staying at Wei's house, so he told his father, and after getting his father Xie Yi's consent, he immediately chased after him, otherwise when Guan Ziyang returned to Guanjiabao, he would be killed. It's even rarer to see you again.

Xie Yi likes to chat, and Xie Xuan has been deeply influenced since he was a child. Moreover, Xie Xuan is talented and intelligent, and he is deeply loved by his father. Whether it is in the frontline military camp or traveling far away, he always takes Xie Xuan by his side.

Xie Yi had a talk with Guan Ziyang by the river yesterday, Xie Xuan was also in the boat, but he fell asleep in the boat due to the exhaustion of the journey, and missed the conversation between the two of them, and later heard his father greatly praise Guan Ziyang's martial arts skills , and his age is as old as him, he has long been itchy.

It happened that we met today, so naturally he couldn't miss this opponent of the same age who could beat his father by one hand, because he had never beaten his father before.

After Guan Ziyang heard it, he felt that Xie Xuan's tone was sincere and his mind was simple, so he naturally agreed, and he also hoped to see what level his Tai Chi was among his peers.

The room is small, Xie Xuan suggested: "It's better to have a discussion."

So the two withdrew from the small square table in front of them and sat facing each other on the chairs. The two bowed to each other and saluted each other, saying 'please' to each other, and the chat was officially started.

Xie Xuan knew that the person in front of him was different from the children of the same age he had met before. This person was the one who beat his father. Although his father only used one hand, there are more than ten years old in the world who can beat his father with one hand. There must be only a handful of children, at least he himself, can't win.

Xie Xuan took the lead and punched Guan Ziyang's chest.

"Good come!"

Guan Ziyang caught the punch with his palm, caught the opponent's wrist with Taiji fist, and then pulled it with his stroke, drawing the direction of Xie Xuan's punch to his side, and hit it in the air.

Xie Xuanhe had seen such weird moves before, no wonder he got such praise from his father, he really had some skills, and his heart became excited instead.

Xie Xuan changed hands and threw another straight punch, and Guan Ziyang also changed hands to connect in the same way.

But this time Xie Xuan was well prepared, the punch was not solid, he followed Guan Ziyang's pushing hand, twisted back, and then took Guan Ziyang's chest.

"What a quick response, I thought of a way to break it with just one move!" Guan Ziyang sighed in his heart.

Tai Chi, practiced to the extreme, it is impossible to lose in pure moves!It is an absolute defense!

Guan Ziyang was originally born in a family of Tai Chi, and he has been practicing for nearly 30 years since he was a child. After being reborn with innate energy, he practiced hard day and night!

It just so happens that he is the one who has almost practiced Tai Chi to the extreme!

Guan Ziyang easily resolved Xie Xuan's attack after move, and he was not in a hurry to counterattack. He wanted to see how much this kid Xie Xuan was capable of.

The chair under Xie Xuan was already creaking under his constant force, but Guan Ziyang was as stable as Mount Tai.

Every time Xie Xuan's moves were resolved, he could quickly find changes. Although the two sides were in a hurry to attack and defend, they were already fifty moves away, but there were almost no repeated moves.

Gradually, Guan Ziyang felt that he had entered the state of "enlightenment" that he had experienced many times!
Suddenly, the innate energy in the body surged!
As he drew one circle after another between his hands, a Yin Yang Tai Chi pattern gradually emerged on the circle he drew.

Unlike the time when I was talking with Xie Yiqing at the Wujiang Ferry before, this time the black and white two colors of the Taiji diagram are extraordinarily clear and solid, almost substantive!

This time he can be sure that this Tai Chi diagram is not his own dazzle!

This is real!
"Hahaha... Is this the golden finger of Lao Tzu's rebirth..."

It's actually the Tai Chi I brought over from modern times!
"Good guy, Taijiquan master of the Senior Activity Center, officially on the account!"

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(End of this chapter)