[Chapter 19: Scattering Hands, Helping the Spirit Return to His Hometown]
The habit of morning exercise during this period made Shen Yun get up before six o'clock. In the Han Empire, it should be about three minutes.
Genius is shining, and Kyoto is already showing signs of recovery in the summer. Sounds can be heard from the streets in the distance, showing the amazing vitality of the city.
Getting up from the sandalwood bed, Shen Yun walked to the bathtub next to him to wash. Thanks to the blessings of the previous Holy Ancestor Emperor, there was already a toothpaste toothbrush in this era. The toothbrush is made of pig hair and a wooden handle, and the toothpaste comes in a box.
Plastic, something that is hated by modern people, is not something you can imagine here.
When you open the door, you will be greeted by a breath of life that is completely different from that of the Imperial University campus. In front of the flowers and plants in the yard, there are already servants taking care of them. Between the corridors and halls, you can also see many busy servants coming and going. However, their steps and movements are very light, and they try not to make a sound.
Shen Yun walked out in a short costume, and the servants and servants all looked at him in surprise, and it was not until they got close that they seemed to remember to salute.
"Shizi, early!"
"Good morning, son!"
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The men saluted, and the women squatted, their movements a little jerky, and they looked a little afraid of Shen Yun.
Could it be that Lao Tzu was really so unpopular before?
Shen Yun shook his head depressedly, but he returned the salute to them one by one with a smile on his face. We walked quickly to the small garden on the side of the courtyard.
From here, it can also be seen that the strength of the Bohai Hou family is --- in Kyoto, where every inch of land is valuable, and the scale and layout of this pharmacy are definitely built according to the standards of aristocratic luxury.
There were relatively few servants in the garden, and Shen Yun walked for a while when he suddenly heard some movement in front of him. couldn't help but walk over, in an open space in front of a rockery, Shen Wu was dressed in a strong suit, standing aside with a long sword in his hand, looking at Shen Mu who was practicing in the open space. Bohai Hou Shen Mu changed his graceful and luxurious bearing yesterday, and the long sword in his hand flew up and down, like a dragon entering the sea, like lightning in the sky. Shen Yun can also be regarded as having taken a kendo class, just looking at this momentum, he understands that his father's swordsmanship attainments are probably only higher than Wang Rong.
Shen Wu saw Shen Yun, his face was surprised, and he called: "Shizi, why did you get up so early?" ”
Shen Mu stopped his move, held the sword in his backhand, and saw that Shen Yun was also wearing a short-fighting suit, and couldn't help but show a pleased smile: "You also get up for morning exercises?" ”
Shen Yun walked over respectfully: "Yes, Father." The child didn't expect to meet his father here, so he was a little ......"
Shen Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "You used to be the most lazy to sleep, the sun is three poles, and the sun is so hot that you still don't want to get up." Your mother spoiled you again and even sent you food to the bedroom...... Hehe, what are you doing with this, since you are up, then follow the practice together, Xiao Wu, get a sword for the prince! ”
"No, Father." Shen Yun hurriedly excused himself and said, "The child's swordsmanship is not proficient, so when he exercises in the morning, he still needs to move his hands and feet." The father's swordsmanship is superb, and the child is really shameless to be ugly in front of his father...... Would it be good to give the child some time to accompany him the next time he sees him? ”
Shen Yun This is the truth, the longer he is in this era, the more Shen Yun feels that he was superficial in the past. Swordsmanship is not as easy as it was said in movies and TV before, strength, accuracy, and even the deflection angle of the sword blade have extremely high requirements.
Looking at Shen Mu like that, he doesn't look like a father who will lie on the ground and pretend to be a big horse in order to please his son, he is a standard strict father at all. After watching Shen Yun's sword, he may still hate iron and steel, and it is not necessary to abolish him on the spot.
Shen Mu listened to his sincerity, and he was not reluctant, and said with a smile: "It's good to move your hands and feet." Xiao Wu, you accompany Shizi to practice boxing a few times, there is no need for anyone to serve here. ”
"Yes, Master Hou."
"Father, the child is gone!" Shen Yun politely retreated from this open space, found a secluded place in another place, and stood still with Shen Wu.
"Shizi, what boxing skills have you learned recently?" Shen Wu saw Shen Yun standing there calmly, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Shen Yun knew that Shen Wu was the servant who had followed his father the longest, and his father's swordsmanship was already so exquisite, presumably this Shen Wu was not far behind. He also wanted to learn some fighting techniques from this era, so he honestly said, "Well, I recently met a mentor at the Imperial University who taught me some simple fighting skills. ”
"Oh? Well, let's try it! ”
Shen Wu pulled his front placket and stuffed it into his belt, then clenched his fists, his footsteps were separated, and he instantly rushed in front of Shen Yun, and a punch hit Shen Yun's chest like thunder.
Shen Yun didn't expect Shen Wu to say that he would do it, and he was a little shocked in his heart, but he was not slow in his hands and feet, the uninterrupted morning exercise in the past two months finally came to fruition, Shen Yun's body at the moment was much stronger than before, and his flexibility had also been greatly improved. In the face of Shen Wu's heavy punch, he took a step back, raised his right hand to his chest, and pressed his left wrist up. It seems to be trying to block this blow.
Looking at this start, Shen Wu was a little disappointed, there was no order at all! In the blink of an eye, Shen Wu had already unloaded half of his strength.
But just as the two fists intersected, Shen Yun's retreating right leg exerted force, and his body rotated forward 360 degrees like a spinning top, and the right fist that was hit by Shen Wu turned forward, and the right hand raised to his chest had already bent his arm into an elbow and hit Shen Wu's temple hard!
Shen Wu was taken aback, who taught Shizi this strange way of attacking?
Without thinking much about it, Shen Wu immediately made an iron plate bridge and bent backwards, which was able to avoid this blow. However, his heart was already competitive, thinking that Shen Yun couldn't even make a move under him back then, but now he was forced to be so embarrassed, which really made him a little embarrassed. So at the same moment when he bent down and fell, his right leg whipped towards Shen Yun like a whip.
At this moment, Shen Yun and Shen Wu are extremely close, almost the situation where the body is close to the body, so he can't avoid this whip kick, and can only use his left arm to bend his elbow.
After the "bang", Shen Yun's body shook, and even his chest and abdomen felt a little overturned--- Shen Wu's whip leg was not reserved, and the shock brought by the full strength made Shen Yun a little unbearable. Fortunately, there were two months of exercise, otherwise Shen Yun would have to fall to the ground just this time.
But it's not over yet, after parrying this whip leg, Shen Wu's waist has been flipped over, and just standing up straight, Shen Yun has already pounced like lightning, his left fist is round and forward, and his right arm is bent and elbowed and slammed. The move went straight to Shen Wu's vital point.
Shen Wu was suddenly a little in a hurry, but his perennial martial arts practice gave him an extraordinary reaction speed, although he was a little embarrassed, but he was finally not completely hit by Shen Yun.
Shen Yun exerted the elbow strikes and knee strikes of Muay Thai, the long kicks of taekwondo, and the hugging and falling in the hands of the Chinese small grappler, after a stormy blow, Shen Yun strode forward, squeezed one leg between Shen Wu's legs, stopped a "Luda pulling willow", burst into a loud shout, picked up Shen Wu, and fell out!
"Yun'er, stop!" Shen Mu's Qingxiao came from the side, it turned out that he was still concerned about Shen Yun's recent situation, so he secretly came over to take a look, but when he saw Shen Yun being so brave, he couldn't help but shout.
Over there, Shen Wu was not fallen, and at the moment of falling out, he had already made a flipping action in the air, and then stood still. It's just that he still seems to be a little confused, his breath is not chaotic, but his feet are a little staggering. He stabilized his mind, clenched his fists and said to Shen Yun urgently: "Shizi, who is the name of the tutor who taught you?" This kind of fighting style villain has never been seen before, can you introduce the villain? ”
Shen Yun was tired enough, and his breath was a little uneven, but seeing that Shen Wu's breath was still long and lasting, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, it seems that this physical fitness still needs to be improved!
Hearing him ask, he had no choice but to say: "Mentor, his old man has passed away, and I only met by chance last year, and I learned a few of this kind of fighting techniques from him, which seems to be called Sanshou." Shen Yun said blindly.
"Loose hands?" Shen Wu muttered to himself, but the disappointed expression on his face was revealed.
Shen Mu walked over, his eyes were already full of love: "Yun'er, this set of loose hands is very good for your temperament, you have to practice more in the future." You know?! ”
"Yes, Father!"
"However, my father just took a look, this set of loose moves wants to put people to death, the attack is ruthless, and it is indomitable, although it is in line with your dissolute nature, but after all, it is too vicious, and there is no Confucian leniency at all. In the future, if you have to do it as a last resort, you can't do it with this, and it will be very bad if you cause trouble. For the Father's sake, you must remember these words! ”
"Yes, keep it in mind, child!"
Shen Yun found that this martial art also knows no borders and time and space. The old man who taught himself kung fu at the beginning also told himself so.
Shen Mu patted Shen Wu, who was still annoyed and disappointed, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't think about that." Pack up and go to pay homage to Mr. ”
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Yesterday was only a rough and hazy impression of Kyoto. Today, I fully feel the luxury of this first capital in the East.
Kyoto, also known as Luoyang. It is divided into two cities, the inner and the outer city, which are interlocking. During the reign of the Holy Ancestor, he mobilized 300,000 people to dig a canal to connect the Yellow River with the Luo River. The Yellow River flowed through the city, making it an important Kyoto Canal District in the Empire. The Raku River runs from the end gate in the north to the noon gate in the south, forming a moat for the inner and outer cities of Kyoto. Supplies from many parts of the empire were transported to the capital of the world through this waterway.
The canal is 200 meters wide at its widest point, and there are six stone bridges spanning it, the highest and largest of which is called the Sky Bridge. The canal is also 100 meters at its narrowest point and has seven piers. Each pier is covered with two symmetrical towers, six feet high, and can accommodate 1,000 soldiers. Below the tower is a dense number of building warehouses.
On the magnificent canal, thousands of sails are racing, hundreds of boats are contending, and the back and forth is like weaving. Silver-white sails sparkling in the sun...... What a luxurious scene!
The central axis of the city is the westerly part of the entire capital. Dingdingmen Street leads directly from the Tianque Gate in the south to the inner city. The inner city is the imperial city, and there is a hundred-meter-wide moat around the imperial city, and a high bridge is erected over the river.
The Han people follow the idea of "the unity of heaven and man", so that Luoyang City follows the principle of "seven stars in the sky, seven days on the earth", and has seven landmark buildings: Tianque, Tianjie, Tianhe, Tianqiao, Tianmen, Tiangong and Heaven. Moreover, these seven landmarks are opposite the Big Dipper, and they are the landmarks of Kyoto's Oyo Castle.
As the main canal, the Luohe River has the North City and the South City on the north and south banks respectively, of which the South City is the most prosperous. Between the squares of the southern city, Hu merchants are everywhere, and there are countless merchant houses. It's like stepping back in time to the banks of the Huangpu River in modern Shanghai.
On the east and west banks of the Luo River, there are endless housing settlements, and various streets are like dense spider webs, paved in every corner of the city.
"This is a great god capital that has never been seen before or since!" Shen Yun rode on the horse, looking at everything around him, and sighed sincerely.
The destination of their trip was in the west of the city, near the only man-made mountain in Luoyang City--- near Gongyu Mountain.
Mt. Gongyu was originally piled up with the soil used to dig the moat. It is covered with lush trees. You can also see a lot of majestic temples and halls between the trees, and occasionally there are some small buildings with green tiles, which is a leisurely place to calm down and nourish qi.
"The east is rich and the west is expensive, and the east of the city is mostly a rich family. The west of the city was mostly the residence of the nobility. Hou Ye also has a set of courtyards at the foot of Gongyu Mountain, but he rarely comes back to live, and he is taking care of the wood. Next to him, Shen Wu explained to Shen Yun in a low voice.
Shen Yun nodded slowly, but didn't say much.
This time, there were as many as 20 followers who followed my father to worship the Du sacrificial wine. In addition to Shen Wu, there are also four sturdy men who are also brought from Bohai County. The others were all servants of the Wood Correction arrangement. None of these servants rode horses, but carried their burdens and followed closely behind them. The burden is full of gifts for Du Sai's restaurant, of course, there is no shortage of incense treasure candles and the like.
The home of Du Saijiu is next to the Bohai Hou Beppu. It's a quiet, somewhat over-the-top street. It is in stark contrast to the previous lively and boundless scene. At the entrance of the street, there are two tall sycamores with lush branches. Knowing that it is hidden on it, the constant noise adds a bit of summer heat.
"There are only four families on this street. Bohai Hou Beppu, Linzi Hou Beppu, Huainan Hou Beppu, and the last one is Mr. Du's mansion. Shen Wu said.
When passing by his own house, Shen Yun saw that there were already two servants and boys standing at the door to greet him, but Shen Mu didn't even look there, and walked through the gate of his house and walked towards the relatively smaller house at the back.
The word "Du Fu" is written in bold seal. The plaque is large, and there is a large vermilion seal under the plaque. The whole gate looks atmospheric and does not lose the Confucian style. There were no stone beasts at the gate, only a few horse tethered stones that had been polished to a smooth level. There is also a plain white ribbon hanging on the pillar at the door. There are large white flowers above the plaque. Everything shows the sadness of the death of the owner.
Everyone dismounted, and Shen Wu had already taken the lead in walking up and knocking on the door with huge copper nails. At the opening of the door, a white-haired old man with a full body of vegetarian appeared tremblingly, and asked with misty old eyes, "Dare to ask where the guest comes from?" ”
Without waiting for Shen Wu to speak, Shen Mu had already taken a step forward and arched his hand: "Uncle Zhong, I am Qingquan!" ”
The old man named Zhongbo looked at it for a while before revealing his joy in a trance: "Oh, it's Qingquan!" You, why are you here? ”
Shen Mu was a little excited, stepped forward to hold the old man's thin hand and said, "I was supposed to go to Beijing to pay homage to the saint, but I heard that Mr. was assassinated on the way, so I was a little late." Uncle Zhong, how are you doing at home? ”
Uncle Zhong sighed: "Qingquan, you're late. The housewife's family had moved back to Luzhou a month ago. Now I'm the only one left in the house. ”
Shen Mu was stunned and hurriedly said, "How can this be?" Why did my wife leave? ”
"I don't know. I only heard that there were some disputes in the Luzhou family, and when the old man passed the first seven years, he helped the spirit back! ”
"What? Mr.'s coffin was also transported back to Luzhou? Shen Mu was surprised.
"Not bad. Qingquan, the master has educated countless people, but when you arrive, you are the only one to worship, and I really don't know what is wrong with this world...... Alas, people go to tea and cool, and the world is impermanent! As he spoke, the old man patted Shen Mu with his backhand and whispered, "If Qingquan has a heart, go to the spiritual seat of the master inside and put incense on it!" ”