I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 126 The golden book with ant characters, Farewell to Xuan Guang

The sun and the moon fly like flies, rising in the east and setting in the west.

The weather may change from sunny to rainy, but the scenery on Fuyao Mountain remains as quiet and beautiful as ever.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the platform on the top of the mountain, jumped over the guardrail, and flew out.

Outside the cliff, the sea of ​​clouds surges, the fog is thick, unpredictable and ever-changing.

The figure hovered above the clouds and mist, and a narrow silver blade of light extended from its hand, flashing suddenly and sweeping back and forth.

The large clouds and mist within a radius of thirty feet seemed to suddenly freeze, and were cut into a chessboard-like shape, with hundreds of knife marks crisscrossing and forming square shapes.

The amorphous clouds and mist were also imprisoned by the sword energy, and could not flow for a while.

The figure flew back into the guardrail, the silver light in his hand dissipated, he pressed his palm on the guardrail and exhaled slowly.

call! ! !

This breath, as long as water and as fast as an arrow, shot into the chessboard-like clouds and mist, disrupting the cloud grid within five or six feet in front.

Immediately, the knife marks on both sides and farther away faded and disintegrated, and the clouds and mist surged again and connected together.

"Three years!"

Meng Zhaoxuan patted the railing and laughed, "I never imagined that I could still have such a careless life, just for a moment's trifling, and attack with all my strength."

Su Hanshan came from behind: "You have now completed the tempering of one tail vertebrae. Unfortunately, in your situation, you cannot go back to pursue the Qi Sea Extreme Realm. You cannot use the method of condensing light leather qi, otherwise It will definitely be more enjoyable when you get to the battlefield."

Meng Zhaoxuan said with a smile: "I exchanged martial arts with Tacha'er back then. Before, the sword energy in my body was too strong and I couldn't use other martial arts in battle. But now I can use a variety of martial arts smoothly and smoothly, and I can really fight on the battlefield." , kill the enemy with the Yin Talisman Knife, and continue the battle with the Synesthesia Technique, it’s enough to use it happily.”

"However, when I return to the border, the biggest gift I will bring to the soldiers is not just a recovered marshal, but your formation."

Su Hanshan said: "Six Tao Wind and Cloud Formation? That thing requires Qi Hai Dacheng or above... Well, it is almost at the level of a first-class master, so it is easier to learn. How many people like that are there in the Qin army?"

"No no no."

Meng Zhaoxuan shook his head repeatedly, "The Six Towers Wind and Cloud Formation can use six first-class masters to pin down the grandmaster. It is indeed brilliant, but in fact, in my opinion, its biggest secret cannot be highlighted at all in this kind of battle with less than ten people. .”

"It clearly contains the secrets of military battle formations. It would take at least [-] people to get a glimpse of it. Six thousand people or [-] people are by no means too many."

He sighed, "I used to use all kinds of magic in military formations, and no one could compete with me with equal strength, and I often felt complacent about it. But after seeing your formation, and thinking about it carefully, It feels like I’m really a frog in the well.”

"That formation allowed me to see a whole new world in the military formation."

Su Hanshan said in surprise: "Is it so powerful?"

Yin Kang has been practicing the Six Tao Mental Techniques for so many years, but he still hasn't found anything clever about commanding battle formations.

But Xiji Buzhou Palace was the state religion of the previous dynasty. Seven hundred years ago, it assisted the Qin Emperor Yingxiang to wipe out the troubled countries in the late Middle Ages and unified the world. It was known as "the iron cavalry and the unparalleled battle formation."

The Six Tao Mental Technique may really hide some secrets of battle formation, but Yin Kang didn't realize it.

Su Hanshan couldn't help but feel a little pity when he thought of this.

During these twenty days, he collaborated with Zhang Shuwei, Meng Zhaoxuan and others to discuss the exercises.

He himself came from a big world where martial arts flourished. As a miracle doctor, Zhang Shuwei had devoted himself to research for many years and had already communicated with him.

In contrast, Meng Zhaoxuan was distracted by many things in the past, and his research in this area should be the weakest. Unexpectedly, when everyone really discussed it, Meng Zhaoxuan could always put forward opinions from a higher perspective, hit the point, and made Su Hanshan all Think of the hurdles in your own practice.

With such a state of mind and aptitude, if one had also studied a more complete martial arts system in the Chu Dynasty, his achievements would definitely be far beyond the current level.

"Your talent in personal martial arts is truly unique to me. You are tenacious and dedicated, and you are brave and diligent. However, you have no foundation in Qimen's military formation, so naturally you cannot appreciate the deeper meaning of that formation."

Meng Zhaoxuan took out a booklet from his arms and said, "This "Golden Book of Ant Characters" is made of rare material and has characters as small as ants. It is specially used to record the essence of Feng Shui formations in Xiao Chen's Xunlong Sword Sect. A few months ago, I asked him for a blank book and wrote down his own opinions on the battle tactics."

"If you are interested, you can take a look later."

Su Hanshan took the booklet and smiled: "What a coincidence, I also have a book for you."

He took out a thread-bound book from his arms, his wrist shook, and the pages rattled.

"We have been discussing martial arts for so long. You may have noticed that my hometown has a very advanced view of martial arts."

"The way to rebirth is called the Ladder Realm in my family. It refers specifically to the path of tempering the spine. After the spine is completed, it can extend and transform other parts of the body. That process is also called the True Form Realm."

"There are many realms ahead. I have recorded everything I know. I hope it can help you point out a general direction."

It is said that the martial arts of the Chu Dynasty had ten major realms. However, there are only a few words about the latter realms in the martial arts classics of Songhe Martial Arts Hall.

Among the miscellaneous talks, travel notes, biographies of ancient gods and men, and records of experiences in secret realms that Su Hanshan had read, there were quite a few authors who wrote about the strongest realms, but their credibility was doubtful, and they would not Mention specific methods of cultivation.

He only really knows the general principles of cultivation, and only the first five major realms.

Sea of ​​Qi, Ladder to Heaven, True Form, Mysterious Embryo, and Divine Mansion.

In the simplest terms, the sea of ​​​​qi nourishes the pulse and refines the qi, the ladder of heaven tempers the spine, and the true form transforms the whole body. Condensing the soul of martial arts.

Of course, Su Hanshan wrote a book full of content, and it would not be such a simple thing, but his limited knowledge of each realm would be written in detail.

Although Meng Zhaoxuan had gone astray before, in fact, if you calculate it, it is roughly equivalent to the peak of the ladder realm.

Now that he has solved the shortcomings of his technique, he may soon fully enter the realm of "true form".

In the next few decades, he will definitely need to explore higher realms, and this booklet will undoubtedly save him a lot of time in trial and error.

Meng Zhaoxuan also didn't expect that he would give away a book of formation tips and then get a book in exchange for it. While laughing, his face suddenly changed slightly: "Giving it to 'us', why does it sound a bit like a parting gift?"

"That's what it means."

Su Hanshan walked to the edge of the railing and looked through the clouds and mist at the outline of the palace city and the busy city in the distance. "I'm going home today. The packages are all ready, and the farewell letters left for them have been delivered to their rooms." ”

"We are all martial arts practitioners, straightforward and upright, and we have things to do at hand, so there is no need to gather together to say goodbye in person."

Li Qiumian had not returned from staying in the palace, so Zhang Shuwei sent him several batches of pills that needed to be detoxified regularly. Judging from the amount, it was probably not meant for the emperor to take alone.

Chen Shouzhi and Shen Weiran were seriously injured, and after all, they needed people from Yaowang Court to take care of them.

Fuyao Mountain has been working closely with the government to annex Kuanggutang's property. It has been extremely busy recently, and everyone up and down, who used to be in charge of things, has become active.

Even Situ Zhongxia and the others, who were still injured, were not always able to stay in the main altar.

For them, this is just an interlude in the rejuvenation of their country. After annexing Kuanggutang, they will have sufficient food, grass and military equipment, and the border army will also simultaneously take over their homeland of Yuzhou.

For Su Hanshan, this is already the end of his time in this world.

"So, besides you, I am the most idle now."

Meng Zhaoxuan had just finished tempering his tail vertebrae the day before yesterday and was still adapting to recuperation yesterday. Indeed, nothing had been assigned to him yet.

"In that case, let's go to the city for a walk."

Meng Zhaoxuan looked around and suggested, "You have been in Lin'an City for so long, either practicing martial arts or fighting, and you haven't had a good time to go out for fun. Today, I will take this opportunity to show you Lin'an's scenic spots and taste the most popular ones." Several restaurants that have received great reviews.”

Su Hanshan had this idea and hit it off immediately: "Okay, I'll go back and get the package."

He said he was going to get a package. In fact, when he came out of the room, he didn't have any luggage in his hands, but he looked taller and stronger, and he was wearing an extremely thick robe.

Meng Zhaoxuan could see the reason at a glance, but he just thought it was a special hobby of young people and smiled lightly.

It turned out that this robe had many pockets sewn inside, filled with secret books, prescriptions, elixirs and gold leaves.

Su Hanshan has long memorized the secrets of tempering various parts of the body, but they are all internal skills, and the secrets carried in his robe include many ingenious martial arts stunts.

If you can really bring it back successfully, even if you don't practice it yourself, it would be good for your classmates in the martial arts school to practice it.

The prescriptions were compiled by Zhang Shuwei. Su Hanshan memorized some of the most useful prescriptions for martial arts practitioners before putting them away.

The finished elixir and golden leaves were recently captured from Fuyao Mountain.

Just such a robe weighs nearly thirty kilograms.

Fortunately, people outside were not familiar with Su Hanshan's figure. At most, they thought that this young man was quite strong and would not look too much at him.

Meng Zhaoxuan acted as a guide and took him down Fuyao Mountain, walking along the river and playing around.

Lin'anhui was selected as the imperial city precisely because of its long history, unique geography and hydrology, and many scenic spots and historic sites that can be traced back to the Han and Tang Dynasties.

As the saying goes, the southeast is beautiful, the three Wu cities are there, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times.

Yanliu painted bridges, wind curtains and emerald screens, there are hundreds of thousands of homes.

Clouds and trees surround the dike and sand, raging waves roll up frost and snow, and the sky is boundless. There are osmanthus seeds in three autumns and lotus flowers in ten miles. The Qiang pipe clears the sky, the watermelon song fills the night, and the old lotus babies play and fish. Thousands of horsemen with high teeth, drunkenly listening to flutes and drums, chanting and admiring the haze.

The two of them wandered around until dusk, when the warm sun in the west hung over the mountains and filled the sky with brilliant rays of light.

Su Hanshan looked at the mark on his wrist and estimated that the time would be approaching in a few moments, so he asked to find a restaurant and have something to eat.

Meng Zhaoxuan was about to choose a restaurant when he suddenly heard a burst of noise coming from a tavern on the right front, vaguely mixed with the words "Marshal Meng".

The battle where masters from all sides gathered at the manor, thousands of people participated in the battle, and the residences of Prime Minister Zuo and others were implicated, so the commotion was really too loud.

Even though twenty days have passed since the incident, it is still the most talked about thing among people in Lin'an City.

It is not surprising that Marshal Meng was mentioned during the conversation in the tavern.

But Su Hanshan listened attentively and found that something else seemed to be discussed inside, and he was a little curious: "Just that one."

After the two entered the door, they finally understood the reason for the commotion.

It turns out that someone actually put up a fragrant screen in the lobby of this tavern.

What is painted on the screen seems to be a scene in a palace. There are many women wearing gold hairpins and brocades, and their clothes are disheveled. Next to them are a group of military men wearing armor and long swords at their waists.

"...The fire that happened more than half a month ago burned half of the wall of my house black. The barbarians of the Jin Kingdom are still so arrogant after destroying the country. It is really unscrupulous. You can imagine what our ancestors suffered back then. Insulted."

I saw a rich man with red cheeks and obviously drunk, standing next to the screen and loudly said, "But as the saying goes, good and evil are rewarded, and God's way is good. When Marshal Meng destroyed the gold, he killed the heads of those princes and nobles. Gungun, even those queens and concubines will be enjoyed by our military master of the Song Dynasty."

"This screen of mine was given to me by a strange man who joined me in scolding the Kingdom of Jin two days ago and shared the same hatred with me. Seeing that I was destined, he only accepted three hundred gold and gave it to me."

"The picture on the screen was painted by the painter who accompanied the army. It shows the scene where Marshal Meng led his men to invade the harem of the Jin Emperor."

The drunk man pointed there, "Look, this is the Queen of the Kingdom of Jin, this is the concubine, this is the princess..."

People in the lobby burst into laughter, and a few naughty idlers even shouted: "I think the queen must have returned to Marshal Meng. I wonder if the royal concubines and princesses will share their profits with the soldiers."

"Nonsense, even if there are no concubines and princesses to enjoy, there are so many wonderful people from big families in the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, which are enough for the military men to share the profits. There are also a lot of gold and silver, and a large herd of cattle and sheep."

Someone with sharp eyes saw many lyrics embroidered beside the screen picture, and started singing babblingly.

Su Hanshan's expression was subtle and he looked at the generalissimo next to him.

"How could I allow my subordinates to burn, kill and loot indiscriminately? Isn't that the same virtue as barbarians from the enemy country? Even if they kill enemy officials and confiscate their homes and harvest their property, they still have to abide by the regulations."

Meng Zhaoxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said in a low voice, "Besides, at the beginning, most of the Jin Kingdom's harem concubines were left in Bianjing, and we chased the Jin Kingdom Emperor all the way to the Caizhou City, and I never entered their court at all."

"From what I see, those lyrics are definitely not the work of a military painter. They look more like the work of Confucian scholars who defected to Mongolia."

As he said this, some young scholars among the crowd shouted.

The few words of the man's defense were quite close to Meng Zhaoxuan's explanation.

Su Hanshan took a second look and said with a smile: "It seems that there are many discerning people among the wells in Lin'an City."

"...So, if you come up with something like this, you are basically tarnishing Marshal Meng's reputation."

The scholar did not drink, but he was blushing and thick-necked in protest, and said impassionedly, "What kind of person is Marshal Meng? He is a descendant of Yasheng Mencius. He inherited the moral character and literary talent of Confucius and Mencius, so he can fight a hundred battles." Yum.”

"Even if you don't believe Marshal Meng, you shouldn't question the nobility of Mencius' descendants!"

Su Hanshan was immediately speechless.

"I didn't even know that I am a descendant of Mencius."

Meng Zhaoxuan sighed and said, "There is a long way to go."

The ethos of the Song Dynasty was to emphasize literature over military affairs to the extreme. In addition to the misbehavior of the emperor's eunuchs, there were also many famous Confucian scholars who misbehaved and harmed the country.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, even great writers like Su Shi, who could really make political achievements for the people, looked down upon generals. They dismissed Wei Qing and others in history as sycophants, and their words were extremely harsh.

After the Southern Song Dynasty, many literati emerged who had experienced war and chaos with their own eyes, which helped to clean up the atmosphere in the literary world. However, the evil was endless and has not been cured.

Over the years, Meng Zhaoxuan has governed the country, taught calligraphy in the army, and established many academies. He hoped to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, cultivate talents for military management, and replace the swords and pens of those corrupt Confucians.

Su Hanshan said: "Anyway, the barrel of the gun is in your hands, and the government is in the hands of Li Qiumian and others. Don't worry about this little problem."

"I don't care about their shortcomings, I just feel sorry for them. They are all people who can achieve great things. A person like this person, who quotes classics, is eloquent, stands alone in front of others, and does not change his courage. If put in the right position, he can also It's enough to speak up for the common people, sort out local accounts, and check and balance the powerful."

Meng Zhaoxuan said with emotion, "We must unite all the people who can be united, so that we can drive away powerful enemies externally, improve people's livelihood internally, and restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties as soon as possible."

"It's a pity that people like them need to be controlled by suitable people, otherwise they will just be rotten wood. Li Qiumian and I are not good at this aspect."

He paused and said leisurely, "When the emperor was diligent in his work, he could make full use of these people. It's a pity."

Although Li Qiumian and the others can control the emperor now and even include the next emperor in their plans, it is impossible for the emperor to voluntarily do his best and take the initiative to use his talents and skills.

Su Hanshan was thoughtful and suddenly smiled: "Then before I leave, I will help you one more time."

Meng Zhaoxuan glanced at him doubtfully.

Su Hanshan's figure flashed and he ran straight into the palace city.

In the palace, the emperor held his concubine in his arms and sat in his bedroom in a daze.

He was not the only one who took the poison, the concubines around him, the eunuchs and confidants he was used to, were also poisoned.

Now he has completely given up the idea of ​​resisting, but when he thinks about it, he is already over forty this year.

Being an emperor is considered a longevity if he can live to be half a hundred years old. It would not be bad to just hang around like this for another ten or eight years.

Anyway, on the surface, when those people can cultivate a new emperor, they will not stop their own enjoyment.

The emperor still believed that Meng, Fan and others were willing to give him this bit of old love.

But if I want to use the state treasury to build temples and gardens like in recent years, it will definitely not work. I don’t need to take care of the government affairs myself, so I always feel that I have too much time.

Forget it, let's go to the palace tomorrow to find some Zen masters and Taoist priests to talk about Zen and Taoism, and tell anecdotes about gods and immortals.

The skylight in the large window on the side of the palace had dimmed, and the emperor was too lazy to let the palace people light the lamps, so he was about to lie down with his arms around the imperial concubine.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed at the palace door, and a strange wind blew, causing the palace door to close on its own, and a dazzling light shone on the emperor's face.

The emperor raised his hand to cover it and squinted his eyes. The imperial concubine shrank away in fear.

Su Hanshan's black hair was flying, his robes were flying, and he was suspended in the air. His whole body was emitting golden light, and he looked at the emperor with a look that seemed both compassionate and disappointed.

"Sir is here again!"

The emperor stood up quickly, cursing secretly in his heart, but with a respectful look on his face.

"Ugh!"

A long sigh floated in the air, golden light circulated, seeming to reflect the postures of dragons, tigers and cranes, and auspicious clouds circled around.

The emperor's face became a little confused. He heard that the master's martial arts could shine, but Dong Songchen couldn't create such a wonderful scene at the beginning.

Besides, this person suddenly came to the palace, wasn't it just to show him these tricks?

Su Hanshan used his inner strength, recalling the special effects scenes from his previous life, and created some scenes for himself that were not destructive but enough to scare people.

His internal power was unparalleled by normal masters in this world. Soon, in the golden light of auspicious clouds, there was even a faint scene of a goddess dancing and scattering flying flowers.

"I traveled around the mortal world this time to select Yin gods and Immortal officials. I originally thought that because of your achievements in the past ten years, although you cannot become an Immortal official, a small god in the underworld can make do."

"I didn't expect that I would give you a chance to wake up with the help of two Immortal Official Candidates, but it would make you become lazy."

"I am about to go back today, and I will give you some enlightenment one more time. Only those who have made meritorious service to all living beings will be awarded the title of Immortal Rewards and Gods. You should do it yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the heavenly drum moved slightly, and the hall was filled with mysterious light. Only a colorful heavenly road was visible, leading directly to the zenith.

Su Hanshan's figure slowly rose, getting closer and closer to the top of the palace. The moment he touched the top of the palace, he suddenly disappeared.

All visions fade away.

The emperor looked up at the sky in astonishment and looked around. The palace door was closed. There was absolutely no place where people could leave. The faces of the noble concubines and eunuchs and maids around him also had expressions of extreme astonishment.

In his mind, all the mysterious news about Su Hanshan flashed through his mind, and he seemed to suddenly realize it.

"Immortal Elder!!!"

The emperor...the eldest son of the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty knelt on the ground, clasping his hands together, and his eyes involuntarily became bright.

(End of this chapter)