The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 10 The Secret Legend of Sun Bin Fist

About an hour later, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Maogong walked into the abbot's room.

Master Huitong looked at the three of them, with a helpless face, sighed softly, and said, "Xu Maogong, let's go with Master Huida to clean the Scripture Pavilion."

Xu Maogong replied, "Yes, I obey the order."

Huida Zen Master, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Maogong walked out of the abbot's room and came to the meditation room in the southeast of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

Sun Anfu took out an ancient inkstone with both hands and handed it to Huida Zen Master, who took the ancient inkstone, carefully looked at it for a while, and said: "Sun Yuanwai, this is a Chengni inkstone, The poor monk has seen it twice in Lingzun's study."

Sun Anfu said: "A year ago, my father suffered from senile anorexia and no longer wrote, knowing that Huida Zen Master loved calligraphy, my father said: Give this ancient inkstone to Huida Zen Master, a meager gift, not a respect, please smile."

Zen Master Huida said: "Sun Yuanwai, since you say so, the poor monk accepted it, thank you Ling Zun for his kindness."

Xu Gai interjected and asked, "Zen Master Huida, does my son live here?"

Zen Master Huida said: "Xu Yuanwai, Ling Lang lives in the West Zen room opposite, please come with the poor monks."

Everyone followed Huida Zen Master to the West Zen room, which was simply furnished, with only a bed, a table, and a chair.

Zen Master Huida instructed: "Xu Maogong, clean the meditation room."

Xu Maogong replied, "Yes."

Xu Maogong stood up after speaking, Xu Gai hurriedly grabbed in front of Xu Maogong, ran to the corner and picked up a broom.

Sun Anfu instructed: "Housekeeper, go and clean the meditation room for Brother Xu."

The housekeeper Sun Dayou walked up to Xu Gai and took the broom, bowed and swept the floor. I swept it carefully, but I didn't find any dust.

The housekeeper Sun Dayou replied to Sun Anfu: "Master, someone has cleaned this meditation room."

Sun Anfu looked at it carefully and said, "Well, it's very clean."

The housekeeper Sun Dayou walked to the corner, put down the broom, and then untied a blue cloth bag from his back, held it with both hands, and said, "Master, the old lady ordered the little one to bring a few snacks that Xu Gongzi likes to eat."

Sun Anfu instructed: "Housekeeper, put the dim sum on the table, and when Xu Gongzi is happy, Xu will eat a few pieces."

The housekeeper Sun Dayou answered "yes", walked to the table, and put the blue cloth bag on the table.

Zen Master Huida said: "Xu Maogong, if someone asks, you say: I cleaned the West Zen room today."

Xu Maogong said, "Yes."

Zen Master Huida pointed to the two books on the table and said, "Xu Maogong, you are not a monk, you don't need to read the Buddhist scriptures, there are a few medical books in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and the poor monk found two books, I don't know if you want to read them?"

Xu Maogong walked to the table, picked up two books, and looked at them, one was "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" and the other was "Shennong's Materia Medica".

Xu Maogong said: "Uncle Huida, this "Shennong's Materia Medica" Mr. Jia has talked about, and my nephew is willing to read it."

Zen Master Huida said with a smile: "Shennong's Materia Medica is indeed a good book, stay in the West Zen room, and turn it through when you are free."

Zen Master Huida looked at Sun Anfu and Xu Gai and said, "Except for the two members, Xu Gongzi has already helped the poor monk clean the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion today. I heard that the abbot often practices martial arts after dark, please go to the abbot's room with the poor monk, and ask the abbot to show me, does Xu Gongzi learn martial arts today? ”

Zen Master Huida, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Maogong returned to the abbot's room.

Zen Master Huida replied to Master Huitong: Senior abbot, Master Mao Gong's nephew has helped the poor monk clean the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. ”

Master Huitong smiled and nodded.

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master Abbot, is the apprentice learning martial arts today?"

Master Huitong said: "Apprentice, I have traveled a long way today, and I am busy with the apprenticeship ceremony, so let's rest early today, and start learning martial arts tomorrow."

Father Sun stood up and said with a smile: "Master Huitong, Xu Gongzi's apprenticeship and martial arts have been arranged, and it is getting late, so the old man will not bother much, so I will leave."

Master Huitong said: "Except for the old staff, the poor monk Gong sent out of the temple."

Xu Gai took Xu Maogong's little hand and said with a smile: "Son, learn martial arts from Master Huitong attentively, and in a month, Dad will come to see you again."

Xu Maogong's eyes turned red and replied, "Dad, don't worry."

Master Huitong led the monks to send Father Sun and other people out of the mountain gate of Yicheng Temple, everyone waved goodbye, Father Sun sat in a sedan chair, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, housekeeper Xu Quan, housekeeper Sun Dayou rode back to Sun Anfu's house.

After everyone entered the main hall, the guests sat down, the servants offered tea and snacks, and Father Sun took a sip of tea and said: "Virtuous nephew, today's Master Huitong arranged the apprenticeship ceremony, invite the monks of Yicheng Temple to come to watch the ceremony, the old man asks them to take more care, what else is there to worry about the virtuous nephew?"

Xu Gai replied with a smile: "Uncle, what you said is extremely true."

Sun Anfu said with a smile: "Brother Xu, the little brother stewed the male duck last night, and in half an hour, it will be stewed for twelve hours, and the little brother does it every two days, and the father said: It tastes worse than the taste made by Brother Xu, please try it, what's wrong?"

Xu Gai replied with a smile: "Brother Xian, when the time comes, Brother Fool will try it."

Sun Anfu asked with a smile: "Brother Xu, which famous dish did you cook today?"

Xu Gai turned his head to face Father Sun and asked with a smile, "Uncle, which famous dish do you like to eat?"

Father Sun replied with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, the old man still likes to eat cold for the benefit of the family, I wonder if there is such a blessing today?"

Xu Gai smiled at Sun Anfu and replied, "Virtuous brother, foolish brother will be a poor man today."

On the eleventh day, the evening of early autumn was a little hot, and in the abbot room of Yicheng Temple, Master Huitong said: "Apprentice, Master Zu retired in his old age, resigned and returned to his hometown, and wrote a book and said. In order to strengthen the body and prolong life, practice a set of boxing techniques every day. ”

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master Abbot, Master Zu can prolong his life by practicing this set of boxing?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, call the old monk "master", practice this set of boxing, move the joints to protect the body, Jingtong meridians are difficult to get old, the predecessors who insist on practicing this set of boxing all the year round have lived past the ancient years, and three of them have reached the age of 100. ”

Xu Maogong said silently: "Fifty knows the destiny of heaven, sixty sixties, seventy ancient rare, raised his head and asked, Master, the predecessors who practiced this set of boxing have all lived past the age of seventy?"

Master Huitong replied, "Exactly, apprentice, would you like to learn this boxing technique?"

Xu Maogong replied: "Master, the apprentice is willing."

Xu Maogong took two steps closer and asked with a smile: "How long can the master learn such a good boxing technique?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, I will teach you one move for two days, and this set of boxing techniques will be learned in two years."

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master, there are a total of three hundred and sixty-five moves in this boxing method, how many are you?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, this set of boxing is composed of two major boxing techniques, this framework remembers, every move and every style, down-to-earth and serious practice, you can be proficient."

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, which two major fist techniques are composed?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, the first boxing method is fitness boxing, the ancestor created this boxing method only for fitness and strengthening, and wants every part of the body to be exercised, his old man divides the body into: hands and feet are two, five organs, nine orifices a total of 16 parts, each part has two kinds of yin and yang moves, forming a basic boxing method of 32 moves.

In the third year, the ancestor used the five viscera, the six viscera plus the middle of the veins, a total of 12 viscera, and 12 meridians connected, supplemented by the eight positive, eight extremes, and eight arrays, and evolved into 96 moves, which is the primary boxing method.

In the fifth year, the ancestor used the 32 moves of the basic boxing method to grasp the yin and yang, breathe the essence, and guard the gods independently.

Intermediate boxing is the most profound boxing technique in fitness boxing, and it can only be taught after mastering basic boxing and primary boxing.

Fitness boxing: basic boxing, primary boxing, intermediate boxing, from easy to difficult, step by step, seemingly simple, but contains a very high and profound tricks, insist on practicing every day, you can achieve the purpose of strengthening the body and prolonging life.

In the first five years of this boxing method, there were only these 192 moves, which were just fitness boxing methods to strengthen the body. ”

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master, Master Zu spent five years to create a fitness boxing method, but the second boxing method will take more time?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, with the experience of the initial creation of fitness boxing, the second fist self-defense boxing method only took three years, the ancestor wrote the art of war every day during the day, and practiced the one hundred and ninety-two moves of the boxing method for an hour after dark, over time, imperceptibly, the art of war into this set of boxing methods, forming a uniqueness that is in line with the soldier's thoughts, after three years of repeated pondering, the formation of the advanced boxing method 173 style of self-defense boxing, most of the advanced boxing methods are dismantled from the fitness boxing method. Each style is a usage, and then connected into a variety of combination forms, the use of combination combos when attacking, pay attention to the urgency of "one palm less than two palms, three palms and four palms to follow up".

This set of advanced boxing methods focuses on offense and defense, and defense and offense. At the time of the attack, the defense is in place, and when the defense is ready, it is ready to fight back. Confuse each other with actions, some are true and some are false, some are false and some are real. In terms of fighting strategy, the key to using the empty and the real is to fight a little stronger and ensure a complete victory. One hit hits, and one hit crushes. ”

Xu Maogong waved his small fist and asked with a smile: "Master, the apprentice can also hit with one blow, and if he hits the enemy, he will be defeated?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, concentrate when punching, have no distracting thoughts, put your mind on the attack point, follow your strength, practice repeatedly, practice makes perfect, and the apprentice can also hit with one blow, and the hit will be defeated."

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, why do you have to concentrate when punching?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, when punching, concentrate your mind, there are three functions, the first role of every move and every style, remember it firmly, the second role of concentration, in order to comprehend the connotation of every move and every style, for a long time to ponder, touch the bypass, it is possible to create other moves, the third role is to concentrate, the heart is free of distractions, the qi is with the force, a blow is hit, and the hit is broken."

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master, how long has it been since you kept pondering, and you might create other moves by yourself?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, Sun Bin boxing connotation is broad and profound, the Sun Bin boxing 365 moves all learned, repeated practice to know the connotation and difference of each move, comprehend the mystery, for the teacher seven or eight years old began to learn this set of boxing, to Yicheng Temple, the temple is quiet, for the teacher every day after dark, practice this set of boxing, each time practice boxing, a move and a style of repeated thinking, heart comprehension. For more than ten years, he has learned a set of swordsmanship, and in the past two years, he has often practiced the Bagua Silk Gun and figured out 36 kinds of moves. ”

Xu Maogong asked with a smile: "Master, is it good for the apprentice to learn the set of swordsmanship that the master has realized?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, first learn Sun Bin boxing, after mastering it, then learn swordsmanship, and finally learn marksmanship, from easy to difficult, easy to achieve the goal of mastery."

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, it sounds like this set of boxing techniques is difficult to learn?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, before practicing this set of boxing techniques, if you want to be able to learn it, you must be able to learn it well."

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, can an apprentice learn if he thinks like this?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, when learning boxing, you must carefully watch the master's movements for every move and style, and when you practice boxing, you must imitate exactly the same and exactly what you do.

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, why do you want to score exactly the same points?"

The master replied: "Apprentice, Sun Bin's boxing method is mainly based on the point method of "searching for scriptures and points", and the points are a little worse, and the effect may not be achieved. ”

Xu Maogong smiled and asked, "Master, what is a scripture-seeking point?"

The master replied: "Apprentice, Sun Binquan's point point is a kind of kung fu to defeat the opponent by clicking on the acupuncture point. The human body is composed of 12 meridians, five internal organs, muscles, bones, blood vessels, etc., which is an inseparable whole, and the meridians are connected to the five internal organs and six internal organs, and the external limbs are hundreds of remains, which are the channels for the flow of qi and blood in the human body, and are the main channels connecting the body surface and the internal organs. Sun Bin's fist point is an instantaneous point in the key acupoint. As a result, the meridians are blocked, the acupuncture points fail, and the human body is partially or completely incapacitated, so as to subdue the other party. ”

Xu Maogong waved his fist and asked with a smile: "Listen to the master, this acupoint is very powerful?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, after learning this set of boxing techniques for two years, don't show off in front of people, let alone hurt people casually, be merciful, Sun Bin Boxing selects apprentices rigorously, teaches very strictly, when outsiders are familiar with this set of boxing methods, it is easy for outsiders to find out the restraint moves."

Xu Maogong asked: "Master, since this set of boxing techniques was created by Master Zu himself, how can it be easy for outsiders to find out the restraint moves?"

Master Huitong replied: "Apprentice, this set of boxing is a secret, outsiders rarely know, a move and a style of surprise, so can often do a move to defeat the enemy, once this set of boxing is familiar to outsiders, the master will be able to find the defects of this set of boxing, for a long time, it may be found by others to crack the move, this set of boxing has no role in self-defense."

Xu Maogong said: "Remember."

Master Huitong continued: "Apprentice, this sect is mainly to learn the art of war, and most of them can lead thousands of troops and horses to resist the invasion of foreign enemies after learning, rather than relying only on fists and feet to fight ruthlessly.