Chapter 8 Refusal
When he first arrived in this world, Wu Gui decided to follow Huo Yuanjia, as soon as he could learn Huo family martial arts, Huo Yuanjia accepted Liu Zhensheng as an apprentice in 1896, breaking the rule that Huo family's lost trace boxing is passed on inside and outside, and Huo Yuanjia may be able to learn lost trace boxing, even if Huo Yuanjia does not pass on, he can also find an opportunity to learn this martial art secretly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Second, to understand Huo Yuanjia's living habits, keep track of his whereabouts at any time, and kill him in three months, so as to avoid accidents such as Huo Yuanjia going out to compete in martial arts or visiting relatives at that time, resulting in spending more time in this world.
The third is to want to understand Huo Yuanjia's experience and personality, in that world, Huo Yuanjia as the founder of the Chinese Jingwu Sports Association, once intimidated the Russian Hercules, Guangxu 27 years (1901), a Russian came to Tianjin to perform in the theater, he published advertisements in the newspaper, claiming to be the world's first Hercules, fighting all over China invincible. Huo Yuanjia questioned the Russians on the spot: "Why do you insult my China?" and put forward three conditions: First, to re-publish the advertisement, the saying that the Russians are "the number one in the world" must be removed; second, the Russians must openly admit their mistake of insulting China and apologize in public; otherwise, this is the third condition: I, Huo, want to fight with him and order him to make a decision immediately, and how dare the Russian wrestlers who are fierce and introverted dare to appear in the competition, so they had to agree to the first two conditions, and were willing to publish a newspaper to correct and openly admit their mistake of contempt for the Chinese, and thus left Tianjin in disgrace.
In the first year of Xuantong (1909), the British Hercules Opiyin (also known as Obiyin) published an advertisement in Shanghai, insulting me as the "sick man of East Asia". Huo was invited by a friend to go to Shanghai for an appointment to compete. Intimidated by Huo Yuanjia's fist, the other party threatened with 10,000 gold, and Yuanjia, with the support of his friends, promised to pay 10,000 gold as a pledge. The other party repeatedly delayed, and Yuan Jia published an advertisement in the newspaper, saying: "The world ridicules our country as a sick man's country, and I am a sick man in the sick man's country, and I am willing to try it with the healthy people in the world." He also declared: "Exclusively accept foreign strongmen, although they have copper and iron bones, they have nothing to worry about!" Huo Gong's voice made Opiyin flee without daring to fight, and even the notaries and operators also fled.
On June 1, 1910, Huo Yuanjia, with the assistance of Nong Jinsun and other colleagues in the martial arts world, founded the "China Jingwu Gymnastics Association" (later renamed Jingwu Sports Association) in Shanghai. Mr. Sun Yat-sen praised Huo Yuanjia's belief that "if you want to make the country strong, everyone must practice martial arts" and the high style and brightness of Huo Jiaquan to the world, and personally wrote down the four characters of "martial spirit" and presented it to the Jingwu Sports Association. In September 1910, the president of the Japanese Judo Association led more than a dozen martial arts masters to compete with Huo and was defeated by Huo's men.
Recalling what Huo Yuanjia was going to do in the future, and feeling admiration, Wu Gui looked at Huo Yuanjia's face and knelt on the ground: "Wu Gui of Yi County, I hope to worship Master Huo as a teacher and promote Chinese martial arts." This is an apprenticeship ceremony, and I hope the master will accept it with a smile. ”
Huo Yuanjia put his hand on Wu Gui's hand and helped him up, Wu Gui wanted to wait until he heard the news of the apprentice before getting up, but he didn't expect Huo Yuanjia's hands to put on his body, and a force made Wu Gui stand up involuntarily.
"Don't be busy with apprenticeship first, tell me first, what do you want to learn from me as a teacher?" Huo Yuanjia asked with a smile after helping Wu Gui up.
"Learn the art of physical fitness, learn the heart of self-improvement, at this time, the politics are mediocre, the external enemy is coming, the internal worries and external difficulties and the people do not know it. In the past, Hong Xiuquan swept up from Guangxi, and now there is Yihe Fist from Shandong Zhili to seize the door, unless the great humiliation is not enough to do so, it is difficult to live and be safe. Su asked Master Huo to have the courage of ten thousand people, and the heart of strengthening the country and benefiting the people, and he was willing to worship Master Huo as a teacher, saddle before and after the horse, and mention his life in the morning and evening. Wu Gui hugged his fists and said, when he said that he was excited, he was about to kneel on the ground again, but unfortunately Huo Yuanjia saw it, and firmly supported Wu Gui with both hands, and did not let Wu An kneel.
"Since you have such thoughts, why should you worship me as a teacher, the world is so big, where you can't get it. Huo Yuanjia's already ruddy face became even redder, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and said in a suppressed voice.
"Knowledge and action are one. ”
"Okay, okay, you come with me. Huo Yuanjia took Wu Gui's hand, walked to the depths of the courtyard, passed through a courtyard and a corridor, and came to a house, "This place is quiet, no one disturbs, come, come in with me." ”
The room is not big, there are secondary landscape paintings hanging on the front wall, there is a small square table in the middle of the room, there is a tea set on the table, there are four stools next to the table, Huo Yuanjia poured tea for Wu Guihe and himself, and sat opposite each other.
The two talked for a long time, but most of them were Huo Yuanjia asking, and Wu Gui was talking. When it comes to the rise, he scratches his ears and eyebrows from time to time, and he doesn't have the image of a boxing master at all.
Time passed quickly, before I knew it, the sun had set, the light in the room became dim, the occasional cool breeze passing through the hall gave people a sense of comfort, and the tea in the pot had long been drunk, until I held the lamp again and found that the whole afternoon had been exhausted.
"My Huo Jiaquan pays attention to walking and turning, the body is like water, criss-crossing and turning rapidly, the lower plate is stable and vigorous, and the style is impeccable; the walking round and broad body is stretched, and the coordination is continuous and the will is to reach the qi; like a shadow is like a fantasy, and the rigidity and softness are solid and follow the flow. Huo Yuanjia abruptly introduced his own martial arts, and said while demonstrating, "If Brother Wu is willing to learn, I am willing to teach it." ”
"Master Huo, please accept my bows. Wu Gui was about to kneel, but Huo Yuanjia hurriedly grabbed him, "Brother Wu, why bother like this, you and I just have a good relationship with each other, Master Bai Laoshizi, I can't stand it." ”
"Don't talk about this, let's go, eat, and discuss martial arts with you tonight. Huo Yuanjia pulled Wu Gui and took him to the place to eat without saying anything.
At the dining table sat Huo Yuanjia's wife, and his eldest son Huo Dongzhang, second son Huo Dongge, and daughter Huo Bingru. His wife, Wang, helped to greet Huo Yuanjia and Wu Gui.
"Leave us alone, you eat yours. Huo Yuanjia introduced Wu Gui and his wife and children to each other, pulled Wu Gui to his side and said, "Brother Wu, just like your own family, you don't need to be polite to me." ”
Waiting for Huo Yuanjia to sit down, plates of delicacies were served, braised chicken nuggets, scallion oil sea bass, stir-fried baby cabbage, garlic lettuce, stewed mutton, shredded potatoes, mushroom three fresh soup, six dishes and one soup, and a full table.
"Yuan Jia, let's chatter. A thin man walked in, smiling and said, "I don't bother you." ”
"What's the matter, you came just in time, come and come, I'll introduce you, this is my new friend, Wu Gui. Huo Yuanjia pulled the visitor and pointed at Wu Gui and said, "This is my childhood friend, Nong Jinsun." Walked up to Wu Gui and said to Wu Gui.
"Wu Gui, please advise. Wu Gui hugged his fist at this man named Nong Jinsun.