Chapter 1 The Storm is Rolling
In 400 AD, the fourth year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In the early spring, the cold wind slowly softened, the early morning sun with the morning glow in an instant will be the Jiankang City shrouded in golden splendor, the heavy city gate "squeaky dumb" opened, the crowd into the city suddenly boiled, the rough bluestone ground was trampled by the footprints of each number, several soldiers in front of the door nervously and orderly collected two five baht coins as "entry fee", from time to time there were rich men leading mules to pull the cart and walk into the city with a figure of eight steps, Dressed in rags, carrying baskets full of vegetables, cautiously leaned against the periphery of the crowd and hurried into the distance to find a suitable point of sale.
In the distance, the front of the Confucius Temple is very lively, spread straw mats to sell people to bury people, hold children with vegetables on their faces and sell children with tears on their faces, set up wooden stalls with coarse cloths and shout loudly, and hand fat hens paint and shout loudly, organized into a lively scene in the morning market.
On the Wende Bridge, a few down-and-out scholars supported the dilapidated bookstalls, writing letters for others, busy with a pen speed, from time to time to look up to see if there were any familiar customers coming, leisure hands with books to study seriously, do peek next door from time to time, sigh in a whisper, in the first hundred steps, the gorgeous "Chunxiangfang" and "Yuanyuan", Tsing Yi Xiaowu is struggling to sweep the ground, the doors and windows of the major brothels that have been bustling and noisy all night are closed, and they are recuperating to welcome the arrival of the evening.
The Qinhuai River is still sparkling, the gorgeous boathouse boat is docked on the shore, I don't know which son was romantic last night, and the long shirt he took off floated on the water to attract the attention of the women who set up stalls selling coarse cloth clothes on the south bank.
"Sixth Aunt", "Look, whose son's clothes, look at the material, it must be the best silk, it is better to ask your children to salvage it and wash it, maybe you can sell it for some money!" An elderly woman chattered at the shoe stall.
The sixth aunt was slapping the dust on the stall with a whisk tied up with rags, and when she heard this, she turned her head and smiled: "Oh, yes, when the child gets up, I will go to salvage it." ”
The old woman said "um", bit off the long thread in her hand, turned over the white soles to take a look, and pulled down the inch-long thick needle into the sparse hair on her head, stabbed her head fiercely and said, "Sixth aunt, the little maid in the front yard of the Wang family was beaten to death by the housekeeper yesterday." ”
The sixth aunt waved the dust and was slapping it vigorously, and when she heard this gossip, she immediately took the guy and squatted down and whispered, "Which little guy?" Why? ”
The old woman raised her head and smiled mysteriously, leaned close to the sixth aunt's ear and said: "I also listened to what my eldest son said, isn't he on an errand in the Wang family, he brought some food and this month's salary back yesterday to pay respects, and said so many words in passing, hundreds of people in the palace, only know that it seems to be a foreign surname, and actually had a private meeting with the maid of the second master's family in the rockery, and was caught by the steward, and was directly beaten to death." ”
When the sixth aunt heard about the food and wages, she smacked her envious mouth and said: "You are really blessed, although my little boy works in the most expensive flower shop on the river, his monthly salary can't stand the spending, and he asks me from time to time to ask for it, it's really more human than human, and it's infuriating!" ”
When the old woman heard this, a trace of pride flashed in her shriveled old eyes with a pile of sallow yellow eye feces, and she said modestly: "Where is your child's life, I heard that I am going to buy my own boat soon!"
When the sixth aunt heard this, she sighed and said: "Where, it's a partnership with others, our family only occupies a small head, how can it be compared to your family's eldest son, but the poor guy surnamed is stealing other people's maids in the Wang family, I really don't know how thick the sky is." ”
The old woman also sighed regretfully, and the old man looked at no one on the left and right and lowered her voice: "If you steal someone, you will steal someone, you must see the steward in the front yard also steal, the hairy boy can't hold it back, and he also wants to taste it, and he doesn't want to think about it, what is the identity of the person, what is his identity." ”
The sixth aunt said in surprise: "People are in charge of stealing people, how do you know?" ”
"That's what my eldest son said."
"Oh, oh, your eldest son is really amazing, the palace is so secret, it is so clear, he will definitely be a talent in the future.
"Bang" a silver spear pierced into the straw man, the young man with the gun swept his eyebrows, and drank "up" in his mouth, the dummy made of two thick arm-thick wood was vigorously picked up, the silver gun danced in an instant, the gun head made of metal exploded in the air like ten thousand silver flowers, the straw flew around, the broken sawdust gathered together very regularly under the agitation of the silver gun, and the wood was blocked by the hard force in the air without falling at all, fast, fast, the dazzling ten thousand guns flying were indeed still speeding up.
The silver spear is flying, the eyes are full of flowers, the layman looks lively, the insider looks at the doorway, this tiger and tiger practice makes the eyes of another young man standing next to him full of expectation, but the general standing next to him has a majestic face, thinking about going down to fight, and he really doesn't dare to make a mistake.
"Jun'er, it's itchy to go, you don't have to figure out your father's thoughts, as a military general, you should have the courage to kill the enemy, although you have to obey the orders of the main general, but at the moment at home, you don't need to be restrained." The general stared into the arena, his mouth full of encouragement.
When Jun'er heard this, she couldn't bear it, clenched her fists and bowed her head: "Take the order!" As soon as the words fell, he kicked up the silver spear standing beside him, grabbed the tail of the gun with his right hand, and shouted: "Xie Jun came to challenge, big brother took it!" ”
"Bang" metal impact, the two gun heads collided together, igniting a large pile of gold stars, and the brilliant gun flowers were entangled in an instant, you are faster and I am faster, Xie Jun jumped into the arena to fight against the eldest brother Xie Zhao Although he was in the gap of electric light, he had indeed made several moves, and the restraint next to his father had quietly disappeared, and his eyes were full of cautious brilliance, and he made moves again and again.
Xie Zhao calmly saw the move, there was no expression on his face, his feet were on the ground, as steady as a boulder, no matter how the other party attacked, the spear in his hand danced impenetrable, blocking Xie Jun's attack.
The hot competition in the field made the surrounding soldiers feel like a violent wind, they were unsteady on their feet, and they retreated one after another, but there was indeed no fear on their faces, their fists clenched, their eyes revealed a fanatical brilliance, and they cheered for the two young marshals in their hearts.
The martial arts arena is wide and huge, and outside the moon gate not far away, there is a head poking out, and the silver glittering battle is fascinated to watch, and his mouth is still muttering from time to time: "Ah, what a chance, why doesn't the eldest brother attack, as long as he attacks the second brother to go down the road, it will definitely be a shot that works, can't you really see it?" ”
"Oops, it's another loophole, it's a pity, is the eldest brother deliberately letting the second brother? Uh-huh, absolutely! ”
The young man was thinking wildly, and the competition in the field had already been separated invariably, only to see Xie Zhao throw the gun to the sergeant next to him, and said with a smile: "The second brother's marksmanship has improved a lot, and the eldest brother can't resist it." ”
Xie Jun also handed the weapon in his hand to the sergeant next to him in a chic and said loudly: "It's polite, just with the eldest brother's martial arts, this time I went to quell the rebellion, I will definitely be able to take the head of the Sun thief and make great achievements for my dynasty." ”
The appreciation in the general's eyes instantly faded away, and when he saw the two sons boasting about themselves in the field, he reprimanded him loudly: "Don't be ashamed, this time the thief made what you said like child's play, and outsiders heard that the Xie family had such a domineering general, wouldn't they have to laugh off their big teeth?" ”
Xie Zhao, Xie Jun hurriedly looked back and hugged his fists and said: "What my father taught me is that children should remember it in the future." ”
When the general saw his two sons admit their mistakes, he dissipated the anger on his face, and said with a faint pleasure in his expression: "Yu'er doesn't go to read the book of the sages, she really wants to come to see this dancing gun and stick every day, do you also want to go into battle to kill the enemy?" ”
The head outside the moon gate instantly retracted, and he muttered: "There are eyes on the back of the buttocks, the master is really a master." Quickly cleaned up his clothes, his handsome face was full of smiles, he held a book in his hand, and walked out and said loudly: "Learn and learn, don't say it, have friends from afar, it's fun!" Oh, uncle, are you calling Yu'er? ”
The general couldn't help but chuckle and said: "You kid, you have been practicing every day, I'm afraid you have watched it for ten years, and you still have to be so pretentious, I really don't know if the eldest brother knows it, with his calm character, how could he give birth to such a child of the Xie family." ”
Xie Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he knew it in his heart, it turned out that his peek had already been known by his uncle, why did he not break it, and now he mentions, is it ...... Ah, it's really an occupational disease, two lives as a human being, I really like to grasp the cause and guess the consequences, my uncle treats himself like a child, how can he have so much thought, right? Tut, thinking again, quickly settled down, walked into the arena, hugged his fists and bowed: "Hello uncle, you are really like a torch, two brothers early!" ”
The general's face returned to seriousness, but his eyes were full of love, and seeing that his nephew was still flaming, he said in a deep voice: "Uncle knows that you are smart, among the sons and nephews of the Xie family, the book is also the best read, and this day, it seems that you have a lot of interest in this martial art, I don't know how much skill you have in this "killing and shooting", how about letting your uncle see it in your leisure today?" “
Xie Yu was stunned for a moment, and his eyes rolled and said: "Uncle is too praised, my nephew just likes to be lively, how can he dance a gun, it's really ashamed." ”
Xie Jun laughed and said: "Father can say this, of course, he wants to point you out, saying that you are a good reader, and the brothers and sisters in the house are invincible, but to say that you will also "kill and shoot", really, really, hahaha." “
Xie Yu saw that the second brother laughed at himself, and he was not annoyed in his heart, that calm look, only made the general secretly surprised, and secretly sighed in his heart that this son and nephew is not simple, the young man is most afraid of others to provoke the general, the son's words just now are full of challenges, with the heart of a teenager, even if he can't dance a gun, he can't help but be bored with this breath of underestimating himself, such an old look, that calm temperament can't help but make himself amazed, ten years is not a short time, even if a teenager who doesn't know martial arts watches every day, he naturally has three points of skill, Yu'er is so smart, It must be a few points better than others, this son and nephew have been smart since he was a child, which is recognized by the whole family, and when his father Xie An died of depression, it was indeed the moment when Yu'er came, this is really a coincidence, the brothers and brothers in the family privately believe that the future of this son is unlimited, otherwise, how can it be so clever, the moment the most prestigious father of the Xie family closed his eyes, this kid fell to the ground.
The eldest brother Xie Yao also died a few years after his father left, leaving behind those bald boys, this son and nephew have been extraordinary since they were three years old, and they can recite the four books and five classics twice to be able to recite them like a stream, and the articles are also full of flowers, which makes people look at it secretly, and they can write a good book at the age of ten, but they are afraid that they are better than their fathers, only to have a coming-of-age ceremony in October this year, and since they should be recommended to the court, the Xie family has withered over the years, so that the Wang family has covered a whole head, and there is already resentment in my heart, I just hope that this kid will get ahead in the future, so that he can glorify the lintel for the family!
Xie Yan thought of this and said: "It's okay, Yu'er just make a move, in a few days, my uncle and your two brothers will go east, I don't know when you will return, I see that you are going to become an adult, learn some martial arts, and defend yourself, "Killing and shooting" is extremely mysterious, and it is also the young brother (Xie Xuan) who has been fighting and killing the enemy for many years, and he is integrating some ancient art and mastery to practice, and practicing at home, outsiders will naturally not know, why hide so clumsy. ”
Xie Yu's heart trembled, secretly praised his uncle's eye poison, although he was polite just now, in fact, his heart was already itching, he had admired this martial arts in his previous life, and he studied in the police academy in college, and he learned some sanda changquan since he was a child, and he also won some awards, after graduation, he returned to his hometown to become a policeman, and after a few years passed, with his calm personality and intelligence, he sat on the post of criminal investigation captain in the public security bureau, but who knows, as a provincial town, there was a shocking case, and when the investigation was about to be investigated, it was indeed when the criminal was being pursued, was killed by the other party, I thought I was going to die, but who knew that God seemed to be unbearable, and he was reincarnated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and reincarnated into the last son of Xie Yao, the most powerful son of the Xie family in this dynasty. Of course, I know that the era I have traveled through is a dynasty with frequent wars, no matter how powerful the Xie family is, it seems that after a few years, it will disappear into the dust of history.
Therefore, from the very beginning, he studied hard, and knew the ancient etiquette system and books in his chest, and in addition to the knowledge that surpassed this era for more than a thousand years, if it were not for his calm character, he would have already moved the world, and concealment and forbearance were the magic weapons in the troubled times, and only by preserving his life could he make a difference, since God reincarnated himself into this era, he naturally had his intentions, forbearance, no one in the world knew, surprised, he wanted the world to raise his hand to praise, too early, easy to be regarded as a demon, and to show his talents, We must find a proper point in time, although we know that the Jin Dynasty is not long, but when it will fall, it is not clear, the history of the Five Hu Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties is not much ink in the history books, with a prominent net worth and knowledge beyond this era, when the world is surprised, it is in their own thoughts, so, endure for a while, what does it matter?
The martial arts in film and television dramas always give people a mysterious look, since they hit this dynasty, they also have some sensory understanding of this martial arts, the plot of flying around, picking flowers can hurt people is pure nonsense, everything has a starting point and process, not falling into an abyss, eating a wild fruit can be invincible in the world, not casually knowing a master, after more than ten years, he has become a lonely defeatist, since he was five years old, he began to peek at his uncle and brothers practicing martial arts, and he also pondered carefully, making an iron gun every night in the dead of night, practicing hard, As the body slowly grows up, he will carry the stone lock to increase his strength, from the first few catties to twenty catties, in the current one-handed can lift sixty catties of strength, but they are all accumulated little by little, and this "killing marksmanship" moves have long been in the heart of the melon ripe, and create some new moves into it, but after years of practice, I don't know how far my marksmanship has come, today my uncle has the heart to try, but you might as well show your hands, or be judged, think of this, you will not hide the excitement in your heart, Lifting the pure iron spear that looked a little heavy on the weapon rack next to him, he was about to turn around and compete with his eldest brother, when he saw his uncle and the two elder brothers with a surprised face, his heart was unknown, and he looked at the spear in his hand in a little confusion, and weighed the weight, and shouted in his heart: "It's not good, this is a fifty-pound iron rod, and the brothers are still using thirty pounds, isn't this obviously bullying?" ”
Xie Yu's face obviously revealed embarrassment, and he said: "Oops, this gun is really heavy, change one, change one!" ”
Xie Yan has been on the battlefield for a long time, how can he tolerate sand in his eyes, he can't help but be amazed in his heart, looking at his two sons eager to try, and said loudly: "Yu'er is modest, seeing that this pure iron spear is like child's play in your hands, is it still a little light, if a martial artist doesn't have a good weapon, he can't show extraordinary martial arts." After that, he turned around and said, "Xie Ju, go and bring the fire dragon spear!" ”
The military general standing on the edge of the martial arts field snorted, turned around and left.
Xie Jun has an active personality, seeing that this cousin can actually hold a fifty-pound iron gun, he doesn't believe it in his heart, but the facts are in front of him, and he can't believe it, he has followed his father to the north and south since he was a child, and his eyesight is still there, and the weapon is not in his hand, of course, he knows it at a glance, and the gun is known as the king of a hundred soldiers, and it should have its excellent place, the famous gun will not know how many from ancient times to the present, and the famous guns are countless, the fire dragon gun in the father's mouth weighs fifty-four pounds, I don't know which famous general's weapon in ancient times, the head of the gun is cast with cold iron, Ordinary iron guns hit it like an egg hitting a stone, and the body of the gun is made of a hundred years of mahogany, and the superb craftsman carefully outlines the fiery red dragon pattern, soaked in cooked oil for several years, I don't know where Uncle Xie Xuan bought it as a weapon, and handed it over to his father after his death, but Xie Yan's skills are not enough, it is difficult to dance, so he let people hide in the house, a few years ago he found a Dingshan gun weighing about forty-five pounds as a weapon, and today in order to try his cousin's skills, he actually let people take the dragon gun, it is really a bit of a fool's dream, my cousin is afraid that he was just born with brute force, Even if you peek at it for ten years, how can you understand the meaning? I'm going to make this arrogant brother suffer a little bit later.