Chapter 30 Watch the excitement and make money
This is a vacant lot near Foguang Temple. Foguang Temple is a large temple in Luoyang, it is said that it is the temple built by Li Shidao to commemorate his father's generosity in the Pinglu Ziqing Festival, and the presiding officer is also the master of Yuanjing who is hired from the famous temple Zhongyue Temple. Anyone who has seen Master Yuanjing knows that Master Yuanjing is over 80 years old, but he still has a ruddy complexion, his voice is like thunder, and the sound of chanting is like urging thousands of troops and horses, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and he looks like a monk who has attained the Tao. And everyone said that Master Yuanjing once learned art in Songshan Shaolin Temple, a good martial arts, ordinary dozens of heroes can not get close, wear clothes in summer without sweating, and in winter single clothes are not cold, and they can be dignified. It's just that Master Yuanjing has two major dislikes, one doesn't like to open the altar, and the other doesn't like to compare martial arts, so although the Foguang Temple is solemn and the land boundary is very good, the door is closed all day long, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. It is said that Master Yuanjing does not like to open the altar**, because although I am a northerner, and the banner of the Wisdom Sect hung by Foguang Temple, I love Master Huineng very much, and I do not pay attention to the practice of precepts, but emphasize epiphany; And I don't like to compare martial arts, because ordinary skills are really not in the eyes of Master Yuanjing.
It's just that people are strange, and the more they refuse to take things out, the rarer they are. The more Master Yuanjing refuses to compare his martial arts with others, the more people come to ask for advice, and the samurai who enter and leave Foguang Temple are several times more than monks and believers. Fortunately, Master Yuanjing is generous and hospitable, and he does not refuse to come, so he can make a Buddhist temple the same as a martial arts hall.
Therefore, there are many people who run the rivers and lakes to sell their arts, and gradually gather around Foguang Temple, on the one hand, there is a market, and on the other hand, they also hope to be looked at by the passing gentlemen, and be a helper, which is like the running dock of Chongzhou Bangfu. These young people didn't know if Ann had such a mind, but when they started practicing, they caused a lot of applause.
After a burst of gongs and drums attracted the audience, one of the Han people opened a pennant with "Boxing Champion Competition" written on it and spread it out, and said in a circle:
"Take a look, take a look, watch the excitement and make money. Dear fathers, brothers, aunts, and editors????? Rely on your parents at home and your friends when you go out. Under is the name of Puzhou in the river, surnamed Wu, for the disaster of his hometown, he fell to the treasure land of the eastern capital, and ate with a mouthful of food. These high-nosed and deep-eyed friends, who grew up in Persia, came all the way to my Middle Earth Tang Dynasty to escape tyranny, but because they couldn't understand their language, they had no food or clothing. Fortunately, several people have a good skill, and they are willing to open their eyes to a new gadget for all the fathers and elders, and I only hope that you have money to hold a money field, and those who have no money to hold a personal field, don't go away. Package you to watch lively and profitable. ”
Someone in the crowd shouted:
"Don't talk nonsense, it's a mule or a horse out for a walk. Don't be like the mule cavalry army in Huaixi, listen to how majestic it is, and as soon as you arrive on the battlefield, you will be killed by the iron cavalry of General Adie. Besides, what does it mean to watch the excitement and make money? ”
The crowd burst into laughter. This soliciting young man, Wu Youyou, gave a thumbs up and said loudly:
"Our Datang's iron cavalry is indeed majestic, and these brothers came to our Datang only when they heard about this. But there are still some things that need to be said. In order to make the big guy enjoy watching, I discussed with a few brothers and came up with a game system, called a best-of-five game. What is a best-of-five game? It is one person from these foreign brothers, and there is a person in Xia Wu, and the two fight each other for five rounds, and the winner is determined by the number of points, and one point is awarded for hitting a punch, two points for a kick, three points for falling down the other party, and the winner of three games wins. This has a famous hall, called 'boxing champion', you can see the good thing, you will reward the small ones with some money to buy water to drink, if you want, you can also bet to buy the winner, guess the big prize. Isn't this fun and profitable? ”
A new word was said in a lot of discussion, and the man who had just shouted shouted again:
"We don't know who these people are, how powerful, how to buy the winner? Don't you want to ask us for money, right? ”
The young man named Wu You laughed and said:
"A few of us are in a foreign country, and we want to eat together, where do we dare to lie to you? The taste of the government's board is not delicious, don't believe this brother, you can taste it? ”
After causing everyone to laugh, Wu You continued:
"Our brothers and sons will naturally not let the fathers and villagers bet in a daze, and before the start of the fight, they will let them appear one by one and show their means. Besides, you are all rich and noble people in the Eastern Capital, what you have at home is money, and what is full of grain, where do you care about this little money, buy a win or lose, isn't it just to have fun! ”
Another gong and drum sounded, and several young people went on the field in turn, each punching and kicking, and some of them made sticks, all of them played with bells and whistles, attracting people's love, and before the fight began, the applause had already sounded, and the money had already fallen or floated into the field. It is copper that falls, and it is treasure money that floats. The onlookers had their own impressions of the martial arts of these people, and Wu You naturally lost no time in beckoning interested people to bet on the winner.
As you all readers know, it is very convenient to cheat in this way to buy a winner or loser. The onlookers also know, but everyone wants to see a new thing, this bet is only two pennies, there is a limit to winning or losing, so you should have fun.
These young people have strange appearances, and martial arts are not common routines. In the shouts and cheers of the onlookers, especially the bettors, the first competition began, and the two weakest martial arts in the hearts of everyone came up, and everyone counted in their hearts, which is the stronger the more at the end. I was looking forward to it more and more.
There are no kind words, unlike now there are players in any game to pull votes, the two come up to do a shake and start fighting without saying a word, one uses Middle-earth martial arts, the other uses Persian moves, it looks really like there is no food and clothing, the two of them came up and did it with real knives and guns, it is a fist to the flesh, the tiger is windy, this is like a dragon out of the water, that is like a tiger down the mountain, this is like lightning, that is as fierce as thunder, fists and feet, dazzling, quickly attracted many onlookers, From time to time, thunderous cheers rang out. It looks like they won't be going back with their pockets left empty today.
Such a situation naturally attracted the attention of some nearby stall artists, looking at their deserted field, someone immediately said:
"What kind of thing is Hu Ren, I just know that I am grandstanding, but I don't know if there is a real chapter under my hands. I don't understand the rules of the rivers and lakes at all, and it seems that we still need our native old style to point out. ”
The gentlemen and monks gathered in the Foguang Temple also ran out to watch. Soon, after the first game, the two had the same number of points, regardless of the winner or loser, sat aside to rest, and someone else came up to perform. The little monk of Foguang Temple took the opportunity to run back and said:
"There are so many people around, it's more lively than recruiting relatives in martial arts! There were also many little daughters-in-law and little women watching around. ”
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