Seeing the clouds

Chapter 34 Chapter 33 The storm is coming
Going to Wudang Mountain to burn incense and worship was no small matter for the Han government, which believed more in Buddhism than Buddhism. Therefore, most of the soldiers responsible for guarding the safety of the four people were old people who had been to Wudang several times.

This time, the person responsible for commanding the accompanying fifty sergeants was the old man of the Li family - Colonel Zou Zhong.

The officer Xiaowei said it was big or small, and it was small or small.In the war years, any military man with some military merit could receive the official title of captain, which was not valuable.However, military merit is difficult to earn in peacetime. If the captain wants to climb up, the military merit required cannot be satisfied by just killing some bandits and water bandits.Therefore, Zou Zhong still has some status in the Li family army.

From Zou Zhong's point of view, escorting Li Jingxuan, this idiot, was definitely not comfortable in the city, but it was hard to say that he was disgusted and uncomfortable. He had been in the city for a long time, eating chicken, duck and fish all day long, and he had unknowingly gained a lot of fat. Fat, it’s actually not too bad to come out and relax like this once in a while.

However, Li Jingxuan's notoriety was well known to both civilians and soldiers, and Zou Zhong had personally witnessed many of the ridiculous things Li Jingxuan had done.

Therefore, it is said that Li Jingxuan is the biggest playboy in Tianshui City, which is not false at all to outsiders, even if all these are Li Jingxuan's pretense.

But for a soldier like Zou Zhong, whether he is a playboy or a idiot, it actually doesn't matter.After so many storms, I have never seen any dirty and disgusting scenes. What's more, Li Jingxuan is a dandy, and his temper is not cowardly at all, so Zou Zhong has no ill feelings towards him.

In his opinion, among the four princes of the Han Dynasty, the fourth prince, Li Jingxiong, was recognized as a strange person after all.The eldest son, Li Jingcheng, is a true scholar, full of benevolence, righteousness, morality and insight into the past and present.Although he is not a bad person, he feels in his heart that he is an elegant scholar, and most scholars have a common problem - pride.Although Li Jingcheng was usually very approachable and kind to others, he was actually more arrogant than anyone else. Privately, he even looked down on his own father, Li Shude, who gave birth to and raised him, let alone a sergeant who in his eyes was nothing but brave.

However, Zou Zhong thought about it and realized that in the Qin Dynasty where "everything is low-grade but only good at studying", it is normal for Li Jingcheng to be so arrogant.

As for the third son, Li Jingren, anyone who has come into contact with him knows that Li Jingren is an out-and-out smiling tiger. When getting along with others, it is normal to smile on the surface but not on the surface. He is also very utilitarian and philistine at heart, with deep thoughts.Zou Zhong can guarantee that at least nine out of ten people will not confide in Li Jingren. No one can guarantee when he will hide behind you and stab you.

So in comparison, although the second young master Li Jingxuan has become a bit dandy in recent years, he also does things a bit unconventionally and does whatever he wants.He is also moody, but Zou Zhong can feel it to some extent. He never sticks to trivial matters and does not care about status in his interactions with others, and most of them are sincere.

I remember that a year ago, a soldier named Han Jing under Zou Zhong committed an offense. This Han Jing had a very good relationship with Zou Zhong in private, but publicity is public and private is private. Zou Zhong enforces the law like a mountain, no matter what. He was willing to use his private life to mislead the public, so he had no choice but to shed tears in front of all the soldiers and execute Han Jing, who had a good personal relationship with him.That day, Li Jingxuan happened to be playing near the military camp. When he saw something happening in the military camp, he walked to the execution site out of curiosity. At this time, Han Jing, who was about to be beheaded in public, happened to be kneeling on the execution platform.

This young man, who usually spends a lot of money on trivial things and acts a little crazy, looked at the kneeling Han Jing and suddenly had a whim, wanting to hear Han Jing barking in public.He told Zou Zhong that if Han Jing could bark three times today in front of so many soldiers in the military camp, then the death penalty would be avoided.Even though Gong Zhong was like Zou Zhong, after hearing what his second son said, he found it hard to refuse both emotionally and rationally, so he naturally agreed.

Seeing that he still had a chance to escape death, Han Jing didn't care about Pao Ze's ridicule or his own dignity. He barked five times in a row, causing the young man to laugh loudly, and the matter was over.

Later, everyone gathered together and thought about it carefully. Although the second son of the family acted a bit dissolutely, he did use his already bad reputation to save Han Jing's life. Everyone present at the time was the same. The comrades from Paoze who lived with him had a good relationship with Han Jing. Naturally, no one would laugh at his self-rescue behavior that was incompatible with the dignity of a soldier. After all, human life was at stake.When outsiders talk about this matter, even if they have objections, most of the blame will be pointed at Li Jingxuan, and Han Jing's fault will be downplayed by Li Jingxuan's cynicism.So after this incident, everyone was actually somewhat grateful to Li Jingxuan in their hearts.

Although Zou Zhong felt that the eldest son Li Jingcheng was currently the most suitable candidate to succeed Li Shude, Duke of Han, but to be honest, if possible, he would prefer the second son Li Jingxuan to succeed him.

You can change a dandy, but if you are in a high position and you are willing to treat others as human beings, this kind of thing in your bones is really hard to learn and hard to change.

The whole team had been walking for several days, and all the soldiers knew the way, so the four people in the car didn't care much about anything except when they would get to Wudang.

Zhang Chuchu spent most of his time in the car meditating and practicing, occasionally playing a few games of chess with Li Jingxuan or chatting and joking with the other three people.

Li Jingxuan does the most activities: resting, reading, and playing chess.Among them, I played the most with Zhang Yue, followed by myself, and occasionally played two games with Zheng Baiyu. Because Zheng Baiyu's chess skills were really bad and it was no fun to win too much, so I played the least.

Zheng Baiyu only sleeps and plays around. Occasionally when he gets bored in the car, he will rely on his good foot strength to get out of the car and take a walk.

As for Li Jingxiong, he probably doesn't know what he has been doing these past few days. Anyway, he doesn't speak, only watches.

Li Jingxuan sat in the car and estimated the distance. According to the past, it should not be far from Wudang Mountain at this time.Then he opened the curtain of the carriage and asked the soldiers riding beside the carriage: "Where are we now?"

The soldier turned around and replied: "Second Young Master, we have passed Chencang and we can reach Wudang Mountain at the earliest in the evening."

Li Jingxuan thought for a while and said: "Pass this message and tell the sergeants to relax a bit. Don't rush too much. Don't be tired by traveling. You can spend the night here tonight."

The soldier clasped his fists and ordered: "Yes" and Li Jingxuan returned to the carriage.

Zheng Baiyu naturally heard what Li Jingxuan said just now in the carriage. He lay in the carriage and asked leisurely: "Brother Jingxuan, why don't you rush to Wudang Mountain as soon as possible?"

Li Jingxuan smiled and said: "Have you ever heard of the saying 'Haste but not speed'? Blindly pursuing speed and marching too fast will cause the soldiers and horses to be overworked. If we are suddenly attacked, we will be in a very dangerous situation. Anyway, everyone will There’s no rush, it’s better to be safe.”

After hearing this, Zheng Baiyu thought it made sense, so he nodded, and then asked, "Have you ever been attacked in Wudang before?"

Li Jingxuan raised his eyebrows: "I used to follow my father. In addition to a large number of elite soldiers and horses, there are also some masters and dead soldiers raised by the house. Of course, I have never been attacked."

Zheng Baiyu was stunned: "Then when we go to Wudang this time, won't there be any masters accompanying us?"

Li Jingxuan smiled and said: "There are still some. The fat cook in the carriage behind us who can't even see his eyes when he smiles is named Hong Guangtai. He is a second-level master."

Zheng Baiyu thought for a while and asked, "How do you compare with your cousin?"

Li Jingxuan didn't know much about the strength and weakness of martial arts, so he didn't know how to answer for a while.Zhang Chuchu, who was meditating on the side, suddenly replied: "It should be about the same."

Zheng Baiyu was surprised: "That fat cook who feels like it's hard to run is so powerful?"

Zhang Yue opened his eyes and glanced at Zheng Baiyu: "You don't understand the simple truth that people should not be judged by their appearance? And the second grade is not very powerful. The only ones who are really powerful are the fifty elite cavalry accompanying us. Generally speaking, It is very difficult for a first-level master to kill fifty infantrymen in one go, let alone cavalry, which is stronger and more difficult to deal with than infantry."

Zheng Baiyu nodded thoughtfully and asked: "Then what level is my master?"

"Deng Yunfei?" Zhang Yue put his right fist in front of his mouth and thought for a while, "I have never been in contact with Deng Daxia, so I don't know very well. But if you can be famous in the world with the name of 'Sky Rat', it will naturally not be bad. It must not be difficult to kill dozens of well-trained infantry with one breath. However, Deng Daxia is famous for his lightness and foot strength. This kind of frontal killing of enemies with all his strength may not be his strong point, so I guess it is better to compare with a charge of one against a hundred. Fighting, perhaps a one-on-one fight alone is more suitable for Deng Daxia. However, there are also differences in the first-level realm. Masters like Deng Daxia, who have both qi realm and practical combat experience, are also at the forefront of the first-level realm. But first-level things, It's mysterious to say that almost all first-level masters who ascended from second-level rely on Qi. There are still only a handful of masters who use fighting as a means to advance to the next level. However, in actual combat, level is definitely not the same as strength. , those geniuses who rely on their own talents to jump from the second level to the first level like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate, there is definitely a huge difference between the actual combat and the second level top masters who are only one step away from entering the first level. Most of the three religions only The same is true for most masters who pay attention to understanding and thus rise to the realm. However, there are exceptions to everything. Among the three religions, there are many masters who use their strength to prove the Tao. The Buddha Vajra in Buddhism and the innate Taoists in Taoism are all ruthless characters who can fight one against a hundred. .For example, in the Zhi'an Temple, one person is elected every four years, and his duty is to travel around the world to promote Buddhism. All of them are Vajra Buddhas who use their strength to prove the Tao. Generally speaking, martial arts warriors who are not much different from him would not dare to do so. Act wild in front of me."

The three of them had a rough idea of ​​things like realm martial arts. Zhang Yue's explanation was so easy to understand that the three of them were fascinated by it.Zheng Baiyu's lively little mind even thought about what would happen if his master Deng Yunfei had a fight with those famous masters on the list.He immediately became interested in the martial arts arena, and pestered Zhang Chue, asking him to tell some anecdotes about the famous masters and heroes in the martial arts arena.Li Jingxuan and Li Jingxiong also found it interesting. Seeing Zheng Baiyu asking Zhang Yue to tell some green forest stories to relieve his boredom, they naturally agreed with both hands and cheered.

Seeing that the three of them were interested, Zhang Chu thought that even if he didn't talk about it, it would be boring in the car anyway, so he simply told everything he knew and heard.The three of them described what the martial arts masters call "One Saint, Two Heroes, Three Dragons, Four Demons, Five Sects, Six Sects, Seven Stars, Eight Thieves and Nine Monsters". Among the 45 martial arts masters in total, Zhou Tong, who is known as the "One Saint"; Han, the "Two Heroes" The anecdotes of top players like Yun and Qi Qingshan who are well known by everyone are the most curious.Among them, the two heroes Qingyun naturally had the most anecdotes because of their upright and chivalrous behavior, and were deeply loved by the three of them.

This lecture lasted most of the afternoon. Zheng Baiyu and the Li brothers listened with great interest, which made Zhang Yuek very tired.After drinking a lot of tea to quench his thirst in the afternoon, Zhang Chuchu thought of his knowledgeable eldest brother Wang Xuechang, and couldn't help but sigh that storytelling is a real skill, and ordinary people really don't have the energy and patience to explain it in detail.

In the evening, Li Jingxuan asked the team to stop here to camp and have a good rest.The four of them were resting in the center of the camp. Soldiers on night duty were patrolling around. The polite, pot-bellied cook Hong Guangtai was making dinner for the four of them. Zhang Chuchu stood beside Hong Baotai, and from time to time he would ask Hong Baotai some questions about martial arts. Insights from the above.

Li Jingxuan looked at the bright moon in the sky and thought that he would arrive at Wudang Mountain tomorrow. Although it was his first time to travel alone, the sails were still intact along the way, and he felt much relaxed.

As the night gets darker, except for the soldiers who take turns guarding the night shift, everyone is tired from traveling during the day and begins to rest and fall asleep.

A mile away from the military camp, a dozen black shadows were quietly approaching, hiding murderous intent.

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

Tonight, the moon and stars are sparse, and I don’t know whether this black magpie is flying south or is unable to fly.

(End of this chapter)