Chapter 12: The Smiling Buddha
"This kid's swordsmanship and light skills are very clever. I think I must have been instructed by a master. It's just that the time is still shallow, so the internal and external skills have not reached the realm. Today I will help you win the second contest by shooting his wooden knife with a flying stone. It was found that his internal strength was not high. If there is a shot for me. In less than twenty turns, you can finish off this person. On the cliff, two men stood opposite each other, a young man in a general robe, and a monk in a gorgeous costume. The monk laughed, looked into the distance and said confidently.
When the young man heard this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "Ten days later, our army will march westward." You take the opportunity to follow him and kill him for me. β
The monk seemed to hesitate when he heard this: "If you say this before today, Brother Wei can get rid of him last night." But now he is a concubine of the Eastern Dynasty, and Ogedai Khan loves him very much. If you die halfway, this... Brother, it's better than this. It was up to his brother to abolish his martial arts. It can also be regarded as helping you vent your evil spirit. On the battlefield, he had no martial arts to protect himself, and it was easy to die in the chaos. β
The young man shook his head: "What if he returns halfway? He is a concubine of the Eastern Dynasty, although he has not yet married Princess Nari, but it is already a well-known thing. Even without those military exploits, he is still a colt. But I want to get Princess Nari. If Zien doesn't die, I won't be able to achieve what I want. So no matter what the cost, Zien must die. Senior brother, just let it go. All the consequences are borne by the junior and younger brothers. After the deed was completed, I offered 30 beauties from the Western Regions for my senior brother to participate in the practice of Joy Meditation. What does the senior brother think?" the young man moved with affection and knew with benefit. Your monk really hit the plan, and laughed lewdly: "What do you and my brothers say about it?" Your business is my business. As long as the junior brother becomes a colt one day, don't forget to be a brother. The two looked at each other and smiled.
Qi En didn't know that he had already been targeted by the enemy. happily sent Nari back and saw Nari's mother, brother, younger brother, and sister. Qi En would never have imagined that in just a few days, he would go from a small centurion to become the guest of honor of these royal families. When Γgedei announced their marriage, even Genghis Khan was alarmed and summoned him to the king's tent the next day. After hearing about his competition with Boyan, Qi En also looked at him and immediately ordered him to practice in front of the king's tent. Genghis Khan praised him as a prodigy among generals, and the two continued to study the use of weapons, the clever use of coordination, and the clever combination of how to use weapons and march formations in battle. Both have benefited a lot. Genghis Khan was overjoyed for a moment and named him Marquis of Wuwen, saying that he was a little military god. Countless cattle and sheep, gold, jewelry, and land were rewarded, and it was said to be a wedding gift. Qi En hurriedly explained that Γgedai Khan had not yet given the marriage, and would wait until the capture of Western Xia and the triumphant return to hold the wedding. Genghis Khan said with a smile that it is not yet known whether the person who is about to die will be able to return alive from Western Xia. Eight years ago, he elected the future heir to the throne, and he was not afraid of this day. Zien had no choice but to thank and accept. Qi En didn't know that this conversation meant that Genghis Khan had affirmed Qi En's ability, and in the eyes of the other golden families, he could be regarded as truly acknowledging the identity and status of Qi En's horse. As the days passed, the day of the expedition came in a blink of an eye,
In 1226 AD, Genghis Khan pointed to the Western Xia lord for breach of contract and his fourth expedition to Western Xia. Divide the troops into the east and west, and attack the Western Xia. Qi En followed Ogedei and led his troops to capture the Vulati. Zien fought bravely and was named a pioneer, leading his troops to attack Blackwater City alone. Qi En first sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, and when he was opposed, he fired thousands of arrows into the city in a thousand steps outside the city. The defenders were scattered, and Zien conquered Blackwater City in one fell swoop with almost no soldiers, and his reputation was greatly enhanced. Qi En waited for the capture of Heishui City, and directly marched into the Holland Mountain, defeated the famous general of the Xia State, Asha Dare, and the Tun army was in the mountains, and the army of the West Road came to besiege Ganzhou. However, the terrain of Ganzhou was dangerous, and the guards and Dian were also timid and stubbornly resisted, and they were in a state of stalemate for a while. Attacked for half a month in a row, without the slightest progress. At nightfall, a heated argument broke out over the barracks where the Mongol troops were stationed.
"Damn, a small city of Ganzhou has been holding back my army for so long. He Dian is also cowardly this old horseman, who is simply bold. Tomorrow, I will personally take charge, and I will meet this old horseman. The general of the expedition to the west, Atachi, roared angrily. In the tent, the five generals sat on the felt to discuss the military situation, now they have been trapped here for more than half a month, and the least of the officials present are more than 1,000 households, since Genghis Khan led the army to the west, all the way into the flock, the momentum is like a bamboo, and the good news in various places continues, and there has never been such an example as Ganzhou. All the generals present here are in disgrace.
"General Atachi don't be in a hurry! Ganzhou is poor and bad, the city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the defender and Dian are also cowardly veterans of the battlefield, it doesn't matter if you spend more effort, as long as you break through Ganzhou and take Liangcheng, the entire Hexi Corridor will be flat and invincible. We might as well send a lobbyist who can speak good ways to persuade the people of this city to surrender and be cowardly. What do you think?" said the general, Chahan. This general Tsakhan was one of the few Mongol generals admired by Qi'en, and he was benevolent and righteous, unlike other Mongol generals who were cruel and easy to kill.
However, the neighbors of Cyri did not seem to agree with him: "I don't think it may be effective, but a few days ago I sent an envoy to persuade his wife and daughter to surrender, but he did not expect to be found by him, killed with a knife, and returned the head to me." From now on I swear that I will take the head of this man. β
"This..." Chahan was also in a dilemma for a moment, and turned his gaze to Zien. "Wu Wenhou is like a god in using soldiers, is there no good strategy?" In the past few months, Qi En has won successive battles, and the Mongolian generals have admired him very much. All eyes are on him at the moment. Qi En pondered for a moment and said, "It's not that there are no countermeasures. It's autumn harvest time, and the grain is about to ripen. We might as well take the first step to harvest the grain, and the army will besiege the city, and the water will be cut off from food, and the defenders will surrender within a month. β
Atachi frowned and said: "This plan is certainly safe, but my Mongolian army is very fast, and this delay will take more than a month." I have heard that if we are not able to break through the city, the Great Khan will come to Ganzhou in person in the near future. What does this make me lose face?"
"What, the Great Khan is coming?" everyone looked at each other when they heard this, and they frowned for a moment. Qi En gritted his teeth and said, "It's really not good, you can only set fire to the city." I will supervise the construction of a thousand bazookas tomorrow, thousands of arrows from a thousand steps away, and burn the city, we will attack together, and we will inevitably take Ganzhou. Hearing this, Ah Tachi shouted: "Okay, I have heard that Wu Wenhou's crossbow arrows are unique in the world, and whatever materials Hou Ye wants, they are all wrapped in this general." Qi En smiled slightly: "Then there is General Lao." Tomorrow, we will temporarily hang out the battle-free platoon, and after ten days, we will attack the city with all our might. β
The generals answered, and soon took their leave. After the generals left, Zien ordered someone to find a pen and paper and prepare to draw the drawings of the weapon. Just less than halfway through the painting, Qi En suddenly stopped writing and said with a smile: "Yancai, come out!"
A chuckle came from outside the tent as a young girl in a pink dress walked in. Slender eyebrows, cherry lips, long hair shawl, skin deception frost and snow, and a long sword hanging from his waist, he looks heroic. It is the Wudang woman who is colorful.
"You've heard me again. I remember when I saw you a few months ago, your internal strength was not as good as mine, and it was only two or three months before you could hear my footsteps five zhang away, you are really a martial arts genius. I've always wondered who your master is. Yancai shouted dissatisfiedly as soon as she entered the door. Qi En smiled but didn't answer, and said: "Your Wudang's Tiyun Zong is the top light body kung fu in the rivers and lakes, but you are not pure enough. It is impossible to achieve the unity of form and meaning, the combination of intention and qi, and the unity of qi and spirit. There are still flaws to be found in the pace. It's not that my martial arts are better than yours. But I'm also curious about your teachings. Wudang is a Taoist temple, you are a girl, why do you stay in Wudang Mountain?"
Yancai pursed her lips and said, "What's so strange about this, my father is a Taoist priest of Wudang, and of course I am also a disciple of Wudang Mountain." Qi En was not surprised by this, Song Yuanqiao, the eldest disciple of Zhang Sanfeng, the first strange person in Wudang Mountain, had a son Song Qingshu, so not all the disciples of Wudang Mountain were Taoists, but he was still curious about whether Yancai was the daughter of the Wudang disciple, so he asked again: "I don't know which lay disciple of Wudang Ling Zun is?" Yancai said: "My father's name is Zhang Yuxi, and he is known as Yuxi Taoist." Have you heard of it?"
Qi En's face froze, and he exclaimed: "The first Yuxi Daoist in Wudang Mountain Taihe Palace is actually your father, aren't you kidding?" Yancai raised her face proudly and said: "How is it? I'm afraid! I didn't expect you to live outside the city for a long time, and you actually know my father's name." Qi En smiled: "Your father's name is certainly loud, but it was more than ten years ago. I know your dad is still related to another person. You said that your father is from Yuxi Dao, then your sister who never leaves is it..." Yancai was even more proud: "My sister is the famous sword fairy Zhang Qingyuan, the head of the seven fairies of the Central Plains." β
In a colorful word, Qi En is like a thunderbolt on the bottom, and he is scorched on the outside and tender on the inside. On the rivers and lakes, it is estimated that few people of the younger generation know who Zhang Yuxi is, but there are few who don't know who Zhang Qingyuan is. I think that back then, the Night Emperor dominated the martial arts of the rivers and lakes in the future, and quelled the disputes of various factions, but there are still some masters of the rivers and lakes who have deep hatred, and the Night Emperor will not be able to resolve it in the future, so he set up a triennial martial arts event, Penglai Immortal Meeting. In the name, it is to let the martial arts masters of various sects confirm their martial arts, but in fact, they are asked to settle their personal grievances in public. These two martial arts overlords will have good power in the future, and the Night Emperor likes women. But the beauty of the Night Emperor is not about carnal desires, but about pleasing his appearance, cherishing his talents, and not being like ordinary people just to possess women. In the future, the Penglai Immortal Conference was held, and the Night Emperor believed that the intention of the conference held in such a beautiful place was too murderous, and it really defiled the well-being of the immortal family. So he tried his best to create a fairy dance divine comedy and teach it to the seven confidants with him, Penglai Immortal will show his dancing and singing voice, which greatly dilutes the killing spirit of the fairy club. After the Night Emperor retired in the future, there was no successor to the Immortal Dance Divine Comedy, and the people who did good things on the rivers and lakes recommended seven prestigious heroines to inherit the legacy of the Night Emperor and reproduce the grand event of the year. These seven chivalrous women are also known as the Seven Fairies of Yaochi. And this Zhang Qingyuan is the head of the Seven Great Fairies, known as the Sword Fairy. The seven fairies of Yaochi are all top women in martial arts, such as Zhang Qingyuan, who is not only extremely beautiful, but also the biological daughter of the first Yuxi real person in Wudang Mountain Taihe Palace. Yuxi Zhenren halfway to become a monk, worship in Wudang head of the Tao Zhenren door, because of the martial arts talent is extremely high, although the entry is late, but the martial arts are still above several other peers, the real person of Yuxi in his later years belonged to teach him to take charge of Wudang Mountain, but unfortunately Yuxi Zhenren voluntarily retired because of a wrong thing, and gave the position of head to his senior brother Yuzhen Taoist, who stayed in the Taihe Palace all year round and did not ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Zhang Qingyuan's martial arts are from Yuxi Dao, and he has the potential to be better than the blue. At the age of sixteen, he roamed the rivers and lakes, did several major things that shocked the rivers and lakes, and was elected as the head of the Seven Great Fairies, and at the age of twenty-two, he participated in the Penglai Society, challenging the famous sword sect master at that time, the swordsmanship of the seven major sects, the owner of Tianjian Mountain Villa, and Nangong Bingxuan, known as the Xuanjian Divine Monarch. narrowly won by half a move, became one of the top ten masters of the righteous path, and was a very legendary strange woman.
Zien was stunned for a while, until Yancai shouted in his ear, and then suddenly woke up. Yancai grinned proudly: "How's it going? Isn't it scared? I understand, it's normal for a mortal like you to feel this way when he first hears my sister's name." But it doesn't matter, I won't forget my friends, and when you send me back to Wudang Mountain, I will definitely introduce my sister to you. β
Qi En smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just wondering, the daughter of Yuxi Zhenren, the sister of the Sword Fairy, doesn't seem to be very clever in martial arts." Yancai was furious when she heard this, and shouted, "Okay! You mean that my martial arts must be inferior to yours? As he spoke, he put his sword in his hands. Qi En said lightly: "If you want to do it for a while, there is an opportunity." Now let's greet the guests first!" Yancai was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "Where are we from the guests?" Qi En ignored her, and instead said loudly: "Your Excellency has been listening outside for so long, don't you want to come in and sit down?"
"Hahaha, General Qi has good ears. The poor monk has tried his best to hide his breath, but you can still hear it. I heard a burst of laughter outside the tent, and walked into a bald monk in brocade clothes. The appearance is unremarkable, with big ears and a burly figure, and there is a hint of cunning in his eyes. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "General Qi, oh, you should call the general Wuwen Hou now." The poor monk is beheaded."
Qi En said coldly: "The master's skills are remarkable, Qi En didn't hear the master's breath to know that there were people outside." It was precisely because he couldn't hear the sound of breathing outside that Zien felt that something was wrong. β
The monk said: "How can I say this." Qi En said: "As the master said, I am now the Marquis of Wuwen, how can there be no soldiers guarding the camp outside the tent? I can't hear the master's breathing, can't I hear them? But I found that there was no sound outside the tent, presumably there must be a master coming, so I made a tentative speech." The monk laughed: "Wu Wenhou is really smart. No wonder it was appreciated by Genghis Khan. Then Master Hou might as well guess, who is the poor monk?"
Qi En said: "I shouldn't be the first time to meet the master. Three months ago, I had a duel with General Boyan in the school field, and Boyan knew that he could not defeat me, so he actually thought of destroying our military flag to win. Did you come here today to take my life at the behest of Boyan?"
A trace of surprise flashed in the monk's eyes, and he said with a dry smile: "Master Hou is so sensitive, no wonder Senior Brother Boyan is conceited and intelligent but defeated you miserably." Since the Hou Ye has guessed it, the poor monk does not hide it. The poor monk is a Tibetan Buddhism, a disciple of the thirty-fourth generation of Tantra, and his Dharma name is Jingse. Jianghu people call the smiling Buddha that's it. As for Boyan, he is my junior brother. β
"Smiling Buddha, you should add a word in the middle, it's called Smiling Buddha, right?" At this time, Yancai, who had been silent, suddenly shouted. After Jingse entered the door, a pair of eyes never left the tall and upright slender body of Yancai, and laughed lewdly: "I didn't expect that Hou Yegui was the concubine of King Ogedai Khan, and he would also hide Jiaojiao in the golden house when he marched and fought." But the young lady seemed to be familiar with each other. My Buddha often said that in the past life and this life, there must be a fate in the past life, and in exchange for meeting today, it is not known!"
Qi En was stunned, this monk just glanced at it, and this will become a lover monk. Yancai glanced at him with disgust and said, "You hateful prostitute monk, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been separated from my sister." These days, I don't know how many innocent women you've killed. The ghost has a relationship with you!"
Qi En remembered now, the reason why Yancai came to Mongolia was to hunt down a flower thief with her sister. And this lewd thief is still a monk, presumably this person.
Jingse also remembered at this time, five months ago, he was happy in the Central Plains, but suddenly two women appeared and claimed to eliminate harm for the people. The swordsmanship of the young woman was not enough, the other woman was really the best in the world he had ever seen, he was overjoyed in his heart, he wanted to take the opportunity to be a forbidden body, but he didn't expect that the woman's martial arts were surprisingly high. If it weren't for his cleverness, I'm afraid I would be in a different place by now. finally escaped to Mongolia and was rescued by Boyan, so he temporarily hid. I didn't pay attention to the people next to me when I entered the room just now, but now I take a closer look, isn't this girl the same woman who was with that woman that day? He almost wanted to turn around and flee immediately. But after all, he is a generation of masters, and he quickly calmed down, listening to what this girl meant, the peerless beauty seems to have lost with her, and she is not close to the left. If there are only these two people left, then why should I be afraid?
As soon as the fear was gone, evil thoughts suddenly appeared, thinking of the embarrassed hiding and fleeing a few months ago, Jingse couldn't help but feel a resentment in his heart: This little lady hurt herself so miserably. Now that it is in the hands of the Buddha, you feel good. He is moody and angry, and the more he is angry, the more he laughs, so he gets the nickname of the Laughing Buddha.
I saw him smile and say, "Little lady, you have misunderstood the poor monk." Although my Buddha has the upper level of Hehuan double cultivation, the poor monk is the most soft-hearted person, and he has never killed a woman. You have followed the poor monk all the way to Mongolia, have you ever seen the poor monk kill a woman?"
Yancai was stunned for a moment, and said: "My sister said that you are not a good monk, and you are a bad woman's innocence." Didn't you kill them? I just know that my sister can't lie. She has lived in Wudang Mountain since she was a child, and she gets along with Taoist priests, not to mention that in the Song Dynasty, the etiquette and religion were the most rigorous, so although she knew that it was not a good thing for bad people to be innocent, she didn't know what innocence was.
Jingse smiled lewdly when she heard this: "How can a bad person kill someone if he is innocent? After all, you are still young, so your sister didn't tell you properly." It's better for you to follow the poor monk, and the poor monk will tell you in detail. Although Yancai didn't understand what he said, it wasn't a good thing to think about, and she didn't blush. Qi En listened to his obscene words, stepped forward and said coldly: "The master came from Tufan from afar, I don't know who you are with Zen Master Bonama?"
Jingse's face suddenly froze when he heard this, his smile disappeared, and he put his hands together respectfully and said, "It's the family teacher." Qi En said: "It turns out that the master is actually a disciple of the old Zen master Bonama, and he must have already done his best to make the master dragon elephant true inheritance." β
Jingse was stunned when he heard this: "The poor monk's qualifications are mediocre, and the dragon elephant has been practicing for fifteen years, and he has only reached the third level. Shame on the teacher's teachings. Listen to the meaning of Hou Ye, but do you know the family teacher?" Qi En said: "Ten years ago, above the Penglai Immortal Society, the Lingshi defeated the three major masters of the Tianshuang City, the Shifting Flower Palace, and the Tianjian Villa faction with the strength of the Dragon Elephant Panruo, and even Xiao Hanshan, the former leader of the Tianlong Gang, died tragically under the hands of the Lingshi, shocking the martial arts, and ranked third among the top ten masters of the Demon Dao. At that time, I had the privilege of witnessing the face of the Buddha. Seven years ago, he suddenly went into hiding, and he hasn't seen each other since. Since the master is a disciple of the Zen master of Bonama, his martial arts must not be weak. Although the Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong is only at the third level, it is enough to rank among the world's first-class masters. β
As soon as these words came out, Jingse was of course extremely surprised, and even Yancai was puzzled. I became more and more curious about Zien's identity. Jingse clasped his hands together and pronounced a Buddha name: "Ten years ago, although the poor monk was young, he also followed his teacher to Penglai Immortal Land to participate in the event. But he never thought that Hou Ye was also among them. The poor monk has seen Hou Ye's martial arts, whether it is swordsmanship or light skills, it is a first-class mastery in the world. Although the poor monks do not often walk in the Central Plains, they also know a few disciples. Hou Ye might as well report Wan'er out, and the poor monk may still have old friendships. β
Qi En smiled: "No wonder you don't know. This bit of my martial arts is just honed by myself, and I am not a disciple of a famous sect. It's just that ten years ago, I was taken care of by Zen Master Bonama, and I was instructed in some boxing techniques, so I knew it. If the master remembers a little old love, please raise your hand today, let us go, and when I soar in the future, I will not forget the master's kindness today. β
Although Qi En had not yet fought him, his eyesight was still there, and he knew from the moment the monk entered the door that he was no match for him. And I heard Yancai say that he once fought with Zhang Qingyuan in a hundred moves without winning or losing, and in the end he was able to escape calmly. It can be seen that this person's skills are high and his martial arts are strong, and he is really first-class in the world. It's unwise to fight with him. It's better to trick him away, and be ready to do things tomorrow.
Jingse immediately smiled when he heard this, and said: "Since Master Hou and his family teacher have the grace of passing on the arts, we are not considered outsiders." The poor monk reads on the master's face, and of course he has to take care of it. Only the Hou Ye promised me one thing, the poor monk immediately slapped his ass and left, that is, on the side of Senior Brother Boyan, of course the poor monk would have other plans. On the surface, Zien pretended to be overjoyed, but in his heart he was secretly wary of his other tricks. With a smile: "Master, please speak." β
Jingse smiled: "Actually, it's not a big deal." The poor monk and the girl behind Hou Ye hit it off at first sight, and wanted Hou Ye to cut his love, so that this girl could marry the poor monk for half a month, and half a month later, the poor monk personally sent the girl back, as for the things entrusted by the brother of Boyan, he ignored it. What requirements does the marquis have in his day, and the poor monk goes to the soup to fight the fire, and he will not give up. As soon as these words came out, Yancai couldn't help but scold: "Phew, you stinky monk, you think of beauty, this girl is to accompany the pig and the dog, and she will not accompany you." β
When Qi En heard this, he laughed out loud, and then said, "This is a trivial matter, and it is not enough to worry about." How dare the master of labor be so solemn. Jingse's originally gloomy face suddenly turned cloudy and clear, and his smiling eyes were about to narrow, and he said with a smile: "The so-called person who knows the times is a handsome man, and Hou Ye is worthy of being a hero at that time." The poor monk is welcome. β