Chapter 32: The Secret Skill of Bodhidharma
Zhao Cheng was Zhou Dong's closed disciple and the youngest disciple. At the same time, Zhou Tong, Zhao Gou, Yue Fei and others couldn't help laughing. Zhou Tong smiled because he received a good apprentice; Zhao Gouxiao is because he can become a brother with Marshal Yue in history, and he also got the guidance of a generation of martial arts master Zhou Tong, and the fate of the Great Song Dynasty has begun to change; Yue Fei and the others laughed because Zhao Gou was finally accepted as a disciple by Zhou Tong, and they could play together openly.
"If you can enter my door, you are my disciple, and you must remember that this door has the 'Ten Commandments'." Zhou Tong said with a smile.
Zhao Gou was puzzled: "'Ten Commandments'? What's that? ”
"To put it simply, the martial arts of this disciple cannot be easily taught to outsiders, that is, 'ten do not accept'." Zhou Tong explained, Yue Fei and the others also waited and watched, and he continued: "Pengju and the others don't know either, so I'll tell you all about it!" There are two things in the life of a teacher that can be regarded as a must today, one is the art of riding and archery, and the other is the skill of marksmanship. ”
"Practicing martial arts for the young man, dreaming of one day leading the troops to fight and taking the lead, I never thought of becoming the head of the forbidden army by mistake and blending into the officialdom. It was only because the Chinese courtiers gained power that the military generals were suppressed. Moreover, the attitude of the division towards foreign enemies has always been unwilling to compromise, and to convince them with war, only in this way can the great Song Dynasty be demonstrated. ”
However, the peace faction in the DPRK and China was opposed, and the emperor was unwilling to start another war, so he negotiated peace. From the teacher's point of view, it is simply to give others the opportunity to use the money of the Great Song Dynasty to raise a wild wolf, and one day this wolf will expose his ambition and become the confidant of the Great Song Dynasty. ”
"It's just that my suggestion was not heeded, and I finally resigned and returned to my hometown. As a teacher, he practiced martial arts since childhood, worshiped the descendants of Jiang Wei of the Three Kingdoms to learn the Jiang family's marksmanship, and later traveled all over the world after learning martial arts, worshiped the Shaolin martial artist Tan Zhengfang as a teacher, learned authentic Shaolin martial arts, practiced martial arts in Shaolin Temple for more than ten years, and went down the mountain after learning, entered Beijing alone, and wanted to do his best for the Great Song Dynasty. ”
"I became the head of the forbidden army when I failed to join the army, at that time I was known for my marksmanship in the capital, and I was taught martial arts by the master of Shaolin, and the martial arts have reached the great success, and the generals or knights of the rivers and lakes in the court have come to challenge, and finally all of them were defeated by me, so I was able to enter the forbidden army and become the head of the sect."
"However, what I have always been obsessed with for the division is to lead the troops to fight and kill the enemy with my own hands. However, God's will makes people, even if my martial arts are high, I can't enter the army. In the end, I decided to take the disciples. However, there are many people who want to become my disciples, and they must meet the conditions to be eligible. ”
"There are three people who really worship me as a teacher, one of them is Lin Chong, and the others will talk to you later; There are also three people who only give a little pointer and do not have a formal apprenticeship ceremony. It is only because this sect has the 'Ten Commandments', that is, the 'Ten Commandments'. ”
"1. Those who have mischaracter will not be passed on; 2. Those who are disloyal and unfilial will not be passed on; 3. Those who have no perseverance do not pass on; Fourth, those who are not civil and military will not be transmitted; Fifth, those who seek wealth by this do not pass it on; Sixth, the cheesy is not passed on; Seventh, the market is slippery; 8. Those with soft bones and blunt bones are not transmitted; Nine, the fists and feet do not pass on; 10. Those who don't know what to cherish will not pass it on. ”
Zhao Gou said loudly: "Master, could it be that the other three are among the 'Ten Legends'?" ”
Zhou Tong looked at Zhao Gou with some surprise, nodded and said: "Yes, the other three are within the 'Ten Legends', and they cherish their talents for the sake of the teacher, so they gave a little guidance and never let them apprentice." As for who they really are, I don't want to mention them. Now, the three people who have received the true biography have great names, and they are second to none in the rivers and lakes. ”
His gaze turned to Zhao Gou again, and he praised: "In a month, you have done a very good job, not only do you have great perseverance, but your conduct is acceptable, and you are loyal to the country. Therefore, the old man is willing to accept you as a personal disciple, the same as Pengju. As for Wang Gui, several of them are also registered disciples. ”
Zhao Gou turned his head in surprise and looked at Wang Gui and the others, only to see that several of them nodded, only to know that what Zhou Dong said was true. It's just that Zhao Gou didn't understand why he only accepted Yue Fei as a disciple, and Wang Gui and the others were only named disciples, so he couldn't help but guess: "Could it be that Yue Fei is different from them." ”
"Aren't you a little strange, why do I only accept Pengju as an apprentice, and the others are only registered disciples?" Zhou Tong caught a glimpse of Zhao Gou's incomprehensible look, so he said what he was thinking in his heart, and said: "It's not that the old man is unwilling, just because they have mediocre qualifications, and they can only learn one or two martial arts at most. ”
Zhao Gou nodded suddenly, he understood the meaning of Zhou Tong's words: "Rather lack than excess!" ”
Zhou Tong is a generation of martial arts masters, and the disciples he accepts are all qualified to practice martial arts. If he doesn't have enough talent, he is just an ordinary man, and he can't inherit his martial arts at all. Since he can't be a marshal or a pioneer who leads troops to fight, he can only choose to accept apprentices and pass on his arts, and it is enough to train a group of generals who can fight well for the Great Song Dynasty.
Next, Zhou Tong saw that the time was almost up to the morning exercise, so he let them out in advance, leaving Zhao Gou alone, and said in a low voice: "Gou'er, your foundation is unstable, is it because of greedy moves, and quick success?" ”
Zhao Gou said respectfully: "What the master said is very true, the disciple followed the head of the Lin Sect to practice martial arts for three years, and wanted to learn offensive moves and weapons as soon as possible, so he ignored the importance of the foundation, and he didn't find out about this problem until not long ago. However, Lin Jiaotou said that he was still in a hurry, as long as he came to the master, let you think of a way for me. ”
Zhao Gou said truthfully, if it weren't for quick success, he would be anxious to learn attack moves and weapons, and be immersed in moves. Therefore, Zhao Gou has learned a lot of moves, and his foundation is unstable, and some of the moves are also swallowing dates, and they are not completely digested, so that he cannot really use the essence of the moves.
"My master is Shaolin Master Tan Zhengfang, Shaolin martial arts have martial arts that specialize in exercising muscles and bones, but this set of martial arts needs to use internal qi luck to draw out the potential in your body with qi and stimulate your strength. However, even I have never learned this set of martial arts, and even Shaolin people rarely practice it thoroughly. ”
"If you want to make your martial arts foundation solid, only this set of martial arts can do. As long as you really learn, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. If you don't learn it, you can only stop here for the rest of your life. This set of martial arts, even Pengju and a few of them don't know, and they haven't practiced it, and the method of internal martial arts cultivation taught to them is also another kind of Shaolin authentic luck. ”
"With your age of only six years old, but you have been practicing martial arts for three years, much earlier than others, and you have not practiced the basic skills hard, it is simply impossible to practice again. You can only take this road, there is a very large potential in the human body, as long as you can force out that potential, you can completely change your own breath, which will make your foundation more solid, and make your martial arts make great progress, even if you learn other martial arts, you can also come easily. ”
Zhou Tong looked at Zhao Gou intently, and said solemnly: "This is a fork in the road, do you want to do it for the rest of your life, or do you choose to take risks and try it." Even if you don't fully comprehend it, it's good for your body and can prolong your life. Therefore, this decision can only be made on your own, and there is nothing you can do as a teacher. ”
Zhao Gou was silent, he knew that there were only two results of this path, one was to make great progress in martial arts in the future, and the problem of martial arts skills would no longer exist, and he had a deep foundation; The other is to stop here, it is difficult to make great progress in martial arts, that is, the choice of ice and fire, the wrong choice, everything is in vain.
At this time, Zhou Tong was also embarrassed, shook his head and sighed: "It would be great if Lin Chong could remember what I used to say." As long as you have a solid foundation and have so many moves, you will greatly improve your martial arts training path. It's just that this matter is still so tricky, there is no way to practice martial arts, only to be down-to-earth, if you want to achieve it overnight, and your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, it is simply impossible, otherwise anyone can become a martial arts master. ”
Zhou Tong was a little helpless, looking at Zhao Gou's dedication to martial arts, as well as his enthusiasm, which deeply moved Zhou Dong. It's just that Lin Chong's negligence and Zhao Gou's impatience caused Zhao Gou's foundation to be unstable, so that some martial arts could not be displayed, and the power was raised.
Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, raised his head, and replied unswervingly: "Since you practice martial arts, you can't go into battle to kill the enemy, what's the use." The disciple learns martial arts for this purpose, if he can't learn the real skills, then why come to Tangyin from Bianjing. In any case, I must make the foundation stronger, so that when I go to war, I will be able to protect myself. ”
"Decided? No regrets! Zhou Tong asked again.
Zhao Gou said categorically: "The disciple has decided, and he will never regret it!" ”
"Since you have really decided, then I will teach you this exercise!" Zhou Tong looked at the firmness in Zhao Gou's eyes, understood Zhao Gou's intentions, and couldn't help but be a little excited in his heart, and said: "This set of martial arts is internal strength, there is no written record, all of them are passed on by word of mouth. I will teach you today. ”
Zhao Gou listened attentively to the mantra taught to him by Zhou Tong, and also knew the name of this set of martial arts-Dharma Secret Gong, which is a method of internal cultivation and the art of breathing. According to legend, this set of martial arts was handed down by the Bodhidharma Patriarch and has been passed down to this day. Moreover, it is also the essence of Shaolin's internal strength, cultivating the spirit of Haoran inside, and practicing the iron bones of the divine wind outside.
It relies on the internal qi to induce the qi, and after the qi enters the dantian, the latent qi turns inward. Circularity throughout the body. Those who practice this skill for a long time will have strong muscles and bones, full of internal qi, and full of energy. Once the luck is strong, the shot can break the bricks and gravel, and use it to hit people, as heavy as iron and stone, which is very bearable. Combined with technical attacks, it can collect the dual role of physical defense.
As for the result, only Zhao Gou will know after practicing; At the moment, I can't see the effect at all, and I don't know how it will work, so I can only wait.