Chapter 302: A Trip to Jiaozhou (7)
The state of Linyi is also known as Champa or Champa Buluo, referred to as the Champa country. The country was founded by the Occupy people, and its language and customs were far from those of China. And Xianglin County, which was set up in Rinan County by the Han Dynasty, is the hometown of the Zhan people.
Heavily influenced by Indian culture, Champa uses the Southern Tianzhu script, believes in Brahmanism, worships gods such as Shiva and Vishnu, and adopts a caste system. Brahmanism is a religion that originated in ancient India, and it is also the ancient form of Hinduism, the state religion of India, with the Vedas as the main scriptures, and the caste system as the core doctrine and the worship of the three main gods.
Brahmanism originated in Vedic religion in 2000 BC and is highly hierarchical, dividing people into 4 castes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. The caste system is actually an extremely harsh and ancient hierarchy that divides life into superior and inferior grades. Of the four surnames, Brahmin is the highest, while Shudra is the lowest.
According to the Rig Veda Song, there is a Brahmanical deity known as the "primordial man", who has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, and is the immortal lord of the present, past, and future. Brahmins are born from their heads, Kshatriyas are born from their shoulders, Shudras are born from their legs, the moon is born from their hearts, the sun is born from their eyes, wind is born from their breath, emptiness is born from their umbilicus, heavens are born from their heads, and earthly realms are born from their feet.
Thus, through this myth and legend, the whole society was defined, and to this day, this incredible system still plays a role somewhere.
All of these are naturally not something that Guo Bin, a boy who did not learn and did not know in his previous life, could understand, but before going south, Xi Zhicai and Sima Hui read ancient books, and combined with the news brought by Yingchuan merchants who walked all over the world. Jiaozhou is close to Linyi State, so he has to deal with it since he was young, and Linyi Country is not small, and often sends warriors from the clan to harass Jiaozhou. Therefore, Guo Bin can learn more about the customs and customs of the south when he goes south this time, and when the matter is urgent, he can also refer to it a little.
Guo Bin and a few people followed behind Wang Yue and slowly moved in the direction of the chairman, and the Central Plains heroes around them greeted and befriended them one after another, and the sound of shouting and shouting was endless. Everyone saw that all of them were so young and talented in this mansion, and while admiring them, they couldn't help but feel jealous of their origins.
This is the case with people, when they see the goals and even ideals that they have been fighting for all their lives seem to be out of reach, and when others seem to be within reach from birth, the extremely unbalanced sense of loss is undoubtedly devouring. In this way, Guo Bin came to the chairman's place in the eyes of everyone mixed with flattery, jealousy, envy and even disdain.
However, what is surprising is that Guo Bin and the others did not stand behind the master's seat like Wang Yue, waiting for the arrival of Tiannan Sword Immortal Shixie, but were directly arranged by Wang Yue into the guest seat closest to Shixie.
Could it be that this young, young descendant with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyebrows is not a person from the Shifu? So who is he sacred, who can afford the personal guidance of Wang Yue, the great disciple of Tiannan Sword Immortal? Can you sit in the guest seat closest to the host's seat? Suddenly, there was a loud buzz in the field, and since then, the heroes in the field have different eyes on Guo Bin and several people: questions, curiosity, shock, envy, and all kinds of complex feelings appear in the eyes of different people at the same time.
Who is this man, a woman and a beautiful couple?
Just when everyone was talking and didn't know what to do, they saw a tall middle-aged man in a gorgeous costume slowly walking into the arena.
He didn't go fast, and he didn't engage in any so-called preemptive behavior, but he had a breathtaking power, which was naturally generated by his high confidence in himself after practicing martial arts to an extremely high level. Suddenly, a group of heroes were forced by their momentum, and the field was suddenly so quiet that it could be heard.
Guo Bin took a closer look and saw that this person was extremely tall and burly, with broad shoulders and a thin waist, and his height was even higher than Guan Yu, He Man and others. He wore a plain robe made of thin silk produced in Linzi, and a jade buckle around his waist was an ancient thing that was very valuable. On the feet is a pair of pointed silk shoes, light and luxurious, and easy to walk and move. He looks simple and clear, but in the eyes of the discerning person, he is full of wealth, even a pair of sewing, using the finest silk thread, dragging a term in later generations, is "low-key luxury".
It's just that this man who seems to be a rich man, but his body is full of Wenhan's atmosphere, and the fragrance of literature and ink and books that seems to be blowing in his face makes people feel respectful and dare not make mistakes. Guo Bin saw it, and even saw from the calluses in his palms that this person was both civil and martial, and he must be a master who was used to using a long sword.
Watching the man walk slowly step by step, Guo Bin suddenly realized: his breathing and heartbeat seemed to be unconsciously in harmony with this person, if he walked faster, wouldn't he die of a heartbeat? Is this person Shi Xie? Otherwise, with such a bearing and such martial arts, looking at the whole world, how many people can reach such a level?
At the moment, busy collecting his mind and submerging the mantra of clearing the heart and calming the breath in the crane opera passed by Hua Tuo, it has returned to normal in just a few breaths.
Guo Bin changed a little here, and the person naturally knew it for the first time, but when he saw that his eyes that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, he glanced at Guo Bin with great appreciation, and actually bowed his head slightly at him. Guo Bin didn't dare to slack off, and was busy returning the gift. Seeing Guo Bin's reaction, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dong Xing'er, and Huang Zhong came back to their senses, and their eyes were full of admiration. Since it is in the Shifu, there is such a martial art, except for Shixie, he does not think about it as a second person.
After Shi Xie stopped in front of the main seat, the heroes of the rivers and lakes in the banquet came back to their senses one after another, and for a while, no one dared to say a word because of his super popularity and great reputation on the rivers and lakes. The whole garden, which is full of heroes from the Central Plains, and looks wide but messy, can be heard for a while.
Seeing this, the person who came smiled and said: "In Corporal Xie, the cursive word is Weiyan." The people have been waiting for a long time, and the Shi is also wrong. As he spoke, he made a gesture on the spot.
At this time, everyone seemed to have been relieved of the acupuncture points of their bodies, and they got up one after another, bowing and bowing, making gestures, and shouting everything in their mouths, but most of them did not dare to be kind words such as the old-timers of the scholars. For a while, the scene seemed to have returned to the noisy scene that was full of people.
These people are rough men who wander the rivers and lakes, and they are not used to being informal, and it is difficult to let them be quiet for a while. Shicai was intimidated by Shi Xie's might, it was really a big loss of face, who didn't pay attention to face in the rivers and lakes? The so-called upside-down donkey does not fall down, even in front of the Tiannan Sword Immortal, it must not lose its dignity. At this time, everyone came back to their senses, and naturally they had to speak loudly to hide their gaffe.
Shi Xie smiled and listened to the words of everyone, arched his hands with great grace, and sat on the main seat by himself. As soon as Fang sat down, he turned his head to Guo Bin and said, "This is Tong Xiongfu's tall feet?" Sure enough, it's a hero out of a teenager! ”
He tested the crowd in the field, testing not only the martial arts of everyone, but also the aspirations of each person. If the martial arts can't be reached, the internal strength is not deep enough, if you don't stop it, you will never be able to come back to your senses; And it is a person with profound martial arts, if his mind is not firm enough, it is not easy to get rid of his control.
Guo Bin's salute, on the surface, is a respect for Shixie, a famous martial arts master, but more importantly, it is to take the opportunity to remind Guan, Zhang, Dong Xinger, Huang Zhong and others. Because Huang Zhongchun is a master of external skills, and he has been taking Huang Xu everywhere for more than ten years to seek medical treatment, his determination is unusual. It's just that he doesn't know the slightest bit of internal kung fu, so he is very susceptible to the influence of Shi Xie's footsteps that secretly combine martial arts to learn the Tao. Fortunately, he was determined, and as soon as he was reminded by Guo Bin, he came back to his senses and did not make a fool of himself.
And Guan Yu's practice of bear opera, although it is in the same vein as Guo Bin's crane opera, is ultimately an internal strength method that focuses on enhancing strength, although Yu Jingqi and Qingxin are also involved, it is much worse than Guo Bin. Besides, he is a martial arts idiot, in addition to studying government affairs with Guo Bin all day, the rest of the time is spent on studying martial arts, which seems to be of little use to the so-called kung fu of pure heart and calmness, and he really doesn't see any great use for him.
Zhang Fei's obsession with martial arts is as good as Guan Yu's. It is this great hobby and crazy pursuit in martial arts and actual combat that makes him stubbornly practice the plum blossom boxing method that focuses on comprehensive and balance. It is no wonder that there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and each person has a different perspective and method of understanding things, and his practice method and focus are also different. Martial arts cannot escape the laws of nature, the same martial arts taught by the same master, and it is common for different apprentices to have different understandings of martial arts.
Therefore, Zhang Fei, similar to Guan Yu, does not pay attention to the cultivation of pure heart and calm qi. This kind of cultivation is tempered by people's temperament, but it is extremely slow to produce results, and it is rarely used in actual combat.
Although Dong Xing'er's family's Taoist internal strength is extremely pure and orthodox, how can her soaring and jumping temperament be the master who can calm down and cultivate internal strength? Coupled with the fact that she is still young, Dong Feng is not very urging, so although she has been practicing internal skills for the longest time, her achievements are the lowest.
However, the difference between these people is only that, and Guo Bin woke up after a little reminder. However, compared with them, the Central Plains heroes present here are far behind.
Shixie has been famous for decades, who hasn't seen it? He is suitable to test the martial arts cultivation of everyone present with extremely advanced martial arts, and Guo Bin has returned to normal in a few breaths, with such an age, such cultivation, and such a bearing, if he can't guess that this person is the apprentice of Tong Yuan, who is famous all over the world, his beloved apprentice Wang Yue often mentions, he doesn't need to be called Shixie.
What's more, the chairman, except for a sick teenager, the men are all heroic and upright, with extraordinary bearing, and the women are charming, smart, elegant and lively, obviously not ordinary people.