"As for why I know "Taizu Long Fist", it is because "Taizu Long Fist" is too common, and when Mr. and I were sparring, most of them used "Taizu Long Fist". Mr. said that if he knows how to deal with Taizu Changquan, he basically knows how to deal with most of the martial artists on the rivers and lakes. The rest of the ones depend on whose inheritance is better. ”

"Then do we also need to learn "Taizu Long Fist"?"

"Yes. But there's no hurry. The way to practice martial arts has always been to learn and practice first, and then learn how to fight. After the skill is profound, the ears and eyes are clear, and then learn the way to play, it will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Liu Ru was still a little incomprehensible: "According to what you say, Song Taizu established the country by force, and the Great Song Dynasty should be strong by force." Why was the government controlled by the literati instead? Even if there is a glass of wine to release the military power, the spread of "Taizu Long Fist" can be regarded as hiding soldiers from the people, right? How can you be bullied so badly by foreigners? ”

Hua Xue glanced at Liu Rui with approval, this question is very level.

After sorting out his thoughts, he explained: "There are many reasons for this. From a purely historical point of view, it should be said that it was a victory for the cavalry. Shi Jingjiao sold the sixteen states of Yanyun, resulting in a shortage of horses in the Great Song Dynasty. In the face of the mobile and flexible northern Hulu, it is impossible to eliminate its vital mobile force, and can only be constantly harassed by it and sit back and watch it continue to grow.

"But taking into account the cultivator's factor, we will find that it is not entirely because of this. There has always been no shortage of fierce generals in the Great Song Dynasty, needless to say, congenital masters can be a thousand, even if they are acquired masters, it is not difficult to cut the formation and capture the flag. Why didn't these generals play such a prominent role in the war? Naturally, it was because the enemy army also had cultivators, and compared to their own side, they were not weak, or even stronger. ”

"This is strange, why did Song Taizu promote "Taizu Long Fist", but the strength of the Central Plains cultivators was not as good as that of Saiwai?"

"Because cultivation doesn't just require exercises, it also requires resources. The resources needed for cultivation are, simply put, a panacea. Alchemy is too profound, and there have always been more liars than real people. And it's still difficult for laymen to tell that if there are too many fools, even the real ones will be treated as fake. And those who choose to believe in case of hope are basically the targets carefully sought by scammers, and they are naturally closely watched by scammers, and they can't meet the truth. The elixir is simple and easy to understand, such as 100-year-old ginseng, 100-year-old reishi and the like. These great supplements have a stimulating effect on cultivation. ”

When Hua Xue said this, everyone present was quite astute and already understood: "You mean, in the Song Dynasty, it was difficult to find elixirs for more than a hundred years in the Central Plains, but between the white mountains and black waters where the Jurchens lived, these things were everywhere. Therefore, the Jurchens, who have been taking elixirs all year round, naturally make rapid progress in their cultivation, so there is a rise of the Jurchens? ”

Hua Xue nodded: "Back then, the Liao people once said that 'the Jurchens are not satisfied with 10,000 and are invincible', obviously shocked by the Jurchens' exaggerated average individual combat effectiveness. But he didn't realize that it was not the Jurchen nation that was strong, but the white mountains and black waters that raised them. At that time, when the elixir in most of the region was used up, the Jurchens were equivalent to feeding on the elixir from childhood to adulthood. The early Jurchens did not know the method of cultivation, so the elixir they took was only instinctively to strengthen their physique, and compared with the people who knew how to cultivate, they did not have an advantage. But when they also came into contact with the cultivation system, the effects of these elixirs accumulated since childhood would naturally burst out, making their cultivation improve at a high speed.

"Considering the sparse population of the Jurchens, the probability of the emergence of a cultivation genius is not high, resulting in the Jurchens not being outstanding in terms of high-end combat power. Therefore, when facing the Yue family army led by Marshal Yue, they did not have effective high-end forces to contain Marshal Yue, and fierce generals such as Yang Zaixing could only rely on conspiracy outside the battlefield. But in the face of an ordinary army without fierce generals, the individual combat ability of each of their soldiers can be more than ten. This is why Wanyan Aguda in the early days of its rise, it was able to repeatedly win more with less and sweep the Liao army. It is also because after the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the Jurchens left the white mountains and black waters, and the young Jurchens no longer grew up eating elixir, so when the invincible Jurchens faced the sudden rise of Temujin, they were so vulnerable. ”

"You say that, although it makes sense, then tell me, how did Meng Yuan rise?"

"Unlike Wanyan Aguta, who led the Jurchens to rise by relying on the average combat power of the entire nation, the rise of Meng Yuan was, in fact, only the real strength of Temujin's lineage. The Mongols called three generations, from Temujin to Kublai Khan, the Golden Family, and there was nothing wrong with the results. The rise of the Mengyuan was simply one tribe, beating all the tribes of the Mongolian steppe, then beating the Jin Kingdom, and even destroying the Southern Song Dynasty. From the rapid demise of the Yuan Dynasty, it can be found that in fact, including the descendants of Kublai Khan, the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry was not so strong, only because it was Temujin and Kublai Khan who commanded them, and the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry was incredibly strong. If I extrapolate the process backwards from the results, I can only say that Temujin encountered extremely rare adventures, and such adventures can be shared with children and grandchildren, but only with children and grandchildren. Otherwise, like Meng Yuan, without any background, it is quite incredible that he can develop from a small tribe to a big empire just by relying on the efforts of one generation. ”

"Don't you say that without explaining the rise of Meng Yuan?"

"Not bad. I really can't explain it. On the surface, the rise of Meng Yuan was due to the advanced tactics of mounted archery. But in fact, mounted archery tactics are not practical in non-plain theaters. And Meng Yuan's territory far exceeded the territory where cavalry and archery tactics were applicable. It is very likely that the secret of the rise of Meng Yuan was not passed on to future generations with the death of Kublai Khan and even Temujin. Not only has the secret not been passed down, but even what the secret is may not be known to future generations. Even if they knew, only Temujin's direct descendants would know about it, and it would not be enough for outsiders. ”

Hua Xue really couldn't explain the rise of Meng Yuan, so she threw out another question to divert the attention of the women: "Liu Yuxi said, 'In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people'. We can find from the history books that in the two Jin Dynasty, because of the nine products in the positive system, the boundary between the family and the people cannot be crossed. Even the Tang Dynasty, which was selected by the imperial examination, still has an influence that cannot be ignored in the court. However, in this dynasty, not to mention the officials, even Taizu himself was not from a gate valve, which was unimaginable in the past. Do you know what gives the people at the bottom a chance to come out? ”