Chapter 89: Sword Practice

I casually took out a sword from the weapon rack in the martial arts hall, tried to swing it a few times, and said, "Sir, can I learn weapons?" ”

"Of course you can, to practice fists and feet, you need to have your heart, eyes, and hands, and learning weapons is the same, weapons are just an extension of the body, you see."

Yuan Jian took the sword in my hand, shook his wrist, and instantly stabbed out nine sword flowers, and said: "The weapon itself is inanimate, only the person who holds the sword can give it life, and the hand holding the sword is the meeting point, if Your Majesty chooses to learn swordsmanship, you must remember two points, first, the sword is an extension of a swordsman's arm, and second, the sword is the expansion of a swordsman's life." In the martial arts passed down by Taizu, in addition to the basic fists and feet, there are also Taizu stick techniques, Taizu swordsmanship, Taizu marksmanship, what does Your Majesty want to learn? ”

"I'll learn this Taizu swordsmanship."

The sword is the king of weapons, the holy product of the ancients, the supreme and noble, and the people and gods are worshipped. The sword is the ancestor of the short soldier, the weapon of close combat, and the profound Taoist art has entered the legend. In fact, because of its lightness, wear, and swiftness, the princes and emperors of the past dynasties, the scribes and knights, and the merchants and the common people are all proud of their perseverance.

Most of my knowledge of swords comes from the martial arts novels I read. As the saying goes, "poems, books, and sword boxes often accompany each other, and they are also crazy and chivalrous." ”

Those heroes are holding a long sword, walking the rivers and lakes, laughing at the world, what a pleasure, what Taiji Sword, Dugu Nine Sword, Yue Nu Sword, Dharma Sword, etc., I still remember vividly.

Yuan Jian said proudly: "Your Majesty, when it comes to the origin of the sword, I have to mention my Emperor Valley. ”

"Really?" I said with interest, "Sir." ”

"Your Majesty, the sword, originated from the ancient Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor. The bronze sword of the emperor's first mountain, inscribed with astronomical ancient characters, is the Xuanyuan sword. In the past, the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought in Zhuolu, the Yellow Emperor controlled the Xuanyuan Sword with the dragon's breath, and the Son of Heaven swordsmanship slashed Chiyou in three styles, unifying China. This Xuanyuan sword is still preserved in the Hidden Sword Pavilion in the inner hall of the Valley of the Emperors, but since the Yellow Emperor, no one has been able to control this sword. ”

"Is there really a Xuanyuan Sword?" I always thought it was just a game that existed in the afterlife.

Yuan Jian affirmed: "This matter is absolutely true. It is recorded in the classics of the Valley of the Kings that those who can control the Xuanyuan Sword can obtain the three-style Heavenly Son Sword Technique, which are the Heavenly Sword, the Earth Sword and the Human Sword. ”

I smiled and said, "Let it be, but it's really desirable." ”

I've played the game "Xuanyuan Sword" many times, and this ancient artifact can increase attack power by hundreds of points, and it comes with a lot of special moves.

"Your Majesty, with the martial arts of the ministers, nine sword flowers can be stabbed in an instant, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of the world, and in the swordsmanship of the Son of Heaven, the human sword can stab thirty-three sword flowers in an instant, the earth sword can stab sixty-six, and the heavenly sword can reach ninety-nine in an instant."

"Is this possible? It seems like a myth. ”

"Your Majesty, this minister doesn't know, but he just listened to the predecessors in the valley from generation to generation, and the minister believes that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people, and the minister also thinks that Your Majesty is a myth."

"Haha, Mr. will compliment me too."

Yuan Jian smiled: "Your Majesty, what Lord Lu said is very reasonable. From now on, the minister began to teach His Majesty to learn this Taizu swordsmanship. ”

"Okay."

"The little ones have to learn too, sir, is that okay?" Xiao Qi said beside him.

"Of course, when Your Majesty practices swords, you are indispensable as a sparring partner."

Xiao Qi smiled and said nothing.

"There are a total of 36 styles of Taizu's swordsmanship, which are divided into upper and lower two ques, which were created by Taizu before he joined the army at the age of 20. This sword technique is elegant and light, which is very different from the thick and powerful Taizu stick method. Your Majesty, let's see the ministers rehearse it first. ”

Yuan Jian's movements slowed down, and he explained while demonstrating.

After reading it, Xiao Qi said: "The swordsmanship dances slowly, like a dance." ”

Yuan Jian nodded: "This is also where it is elegant." ”

I also praised: "Well, no wonder the sword dance of the former dynasty Gongsun Auntie can make the great poet Du Fu fascinated, the wok is like a Yi body, and the beauty is like the emperor Longxiang." Come like thunder to restrain anger, and let it be like the river and sea condensing the light. It seems that Aunt Gongsun's swordsmanship is also on the road of lightness, so that the general will come out as beautiful as a dance. ”

"Let's speed up and demonstrate again, pay attention, the weapon is an extension of the body."

This time the demonstration is much faster, although I am still dazzled, but I slightly understand, the fulcrum is the hand, and the swing of the weapon is supported and transformed by the strength of the wrist, so that the fast, sword shadow, and human figure overlap together, and it is really difficult to distinguish.

I think of the stick training scene between Shi Yuqi and Ouyang Jianqing in the martial arts exam, most of the time I just pay attention to the use of the candidates' weapons, and ignore the candidates' own movements, no wonder I couldn't understand a lot at that time. From Yuan Jian's slow motion and commentary, I can see that the human sword must be combined into one, which is the foundation of the weapon.

"Let's practice with me."

Xiao Qi and I each held a long sword and began to practice with Yuan Jian's movements. After half a year of Changquan training, the flexibility of all parts of my body has been greatly improved, the sword in the hand, go with your heart, but it is also decent, but the heart, eyes, hands, and the sword are still far from being synchronized, as long as the speed is a little fast, there will be serious incoordination.

"Okay, let's practice one move at a time, practice one style of swordsmanship every day, and then practice the third section of Changquan."

Xiao Qidao: "This swordsmanship is much more difficult than fists and feet, sir, how can it be practiced?" ”

Yuan Jian said: "Of course, cultivating weapons, after all, is one more link, and practicing swordsmanship to the extreme, achieving the unity of hand and sword, or even the unity of hand and sword, can be regarded as a preliminary achievement." ”

"This is the beginning." Xiao Qi exclaimed.

"Well, if you can give life to your weapon, you can be considered a great achievement."

I put away the sword, took the towel handed by Xiao Qi, wiped my sweat and said, "Sir, then Ouyang Jianqing wants to see me, why do you want to go through the back door?" ”

Yuan Jian smiled dumbly: "Back to Your Majesty, yesterday Ouyang Jianqing found Ye Dongsheng after finishing the examination of the Art of War, saying that his father asked him to come to meet the head of the dragon's tooth, Prince Huyan, not to see the emperor." ”

"Oh, I forgot, I have two different identities, let Ye Dongsheng tell him that Gongzi Huyan will pick up the wind for him in Tongle Building tomorrow night."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Ouyang Jianqing should be on the list in this section, does Your Majesty's identity need to be hidden?"

I will also meet those who are on the list in the martial arts at the court meeting, so that Ouyang Jianqing can know that the head of the dragon's tooth is the current emperor.

I thought for a while and said, "The Ouyang family doesn't seem to have a good impression of the imperial court, so let's not let it know that I am the head of the dragon's tooth for the time being, but since Ouyang Jianqing came to visit the head of the dragon's tooth on behalf of the head of the Ouyang family, it doesn't look good if I don't see it, what can Mr. do?" ”

Yuan Jian said lightly: "This is simple, easy to disguise." ”

I said, "Disguise? ”

Xiao Qi also said at the same time: "Easy to disguise? ”

Is this also true? What kind of human skin mask, the technique of changing the face, and changing the voice seem to only exist in the martial arts novels of later generations.

Yuan Jian said: "Disguise is to change people's appearance, its technique has been since ancient times, recently His Majesty has been out of the palace for more and more time, and the dragon's teeth are getting stronger and stronger, and the minister has long wanted to make His Majesty disguised." Of course, transfiguration does not completely transform into a different person, and can only be useful for people who are not very familiar with it. ”

"Well, sir is proficient in this technique?"

"The minister won't, Yao Chaohui is good at this in the dragon's teeth. Yao Chaohui's ancestral home is Guangnan West Road (now Guangxi), and there was a ranger on his ancestors, who once saved the priest of the black seedling in the 100,000 mountains, and the priest felt his life-saving grace and taught him the art of disguise, and the ancestors of the ranger passed this technique from generation to generation as the heirloom of the Yao family. ”

I happily said, "Haha, okay, I didn't expect that I still have such a talent in Dragon Fang." ”