Chapter Forty-Eight: Planning for Xiangzhong
The scenery on the sea is magnificent, but you will get bored if you see too much. However, Ding Yu's life was very fulfilling, and he spent seven days according to the content of the general outline, not only removing the toxins in the meridians, but also opening up a meridian. After the meridians returned to normal, the long-suppressed Dragon Elephant Praruo Gong and Yi Muscle Forging Bone Gong were like floods that broke through the embankment, and they both rose to a higher level, and the progress was so amazing, Ding Yu began to think about whether he often got some poison to block his meridians.
In addition, Ding Yu also took a little time every day to teach the Yi Jin Bone Forging Chapter and the Great Demon Fist to the little monk Huiding and Wu Daming. The former is to allow him and his master to have more self-protection ability when they cross to the east next time, while the latter is because Ding Yu feels that Wu Daming has the potential to become a hero. Although practicing these two internal and external exercises is not enough for him to dominate the martial arts, at least it is rare to meet an opponent in the waters of the East China Sea - as long as he does not go crazy and go to trouble Huang Laoxi. Not only that, but he also let Wu Daming join the Mingjiao, which can be regarded as an idle move, if Wu Daming can subdue all the pirate forces in the East China Sea in the future, he will definitely become a big help to the Mingjiao. As for whether the future Ming Sect Master will be able to control him, it is not a matter of Ding Yu's concern.
Eighteen days later, the sea boat anchored in Taizhou Bay, and Ding Yu and Kongyue master and apprentice rowed a small boat and secretly went ashore in the night. The reason why he didn't dare to land openly was because the pirate ship did not have a certificate to go to sea, and secondly, Ding Yu did not have a Du Mu (monk's ID card), while Wu Daming took the recruited Sea Dragon Gang and continued to return to the East China Sea to do a promising job as a pirate.
Ding Yu and Kongyue master and apprentice walked all the way to Taizhou Mansion, the three of them put up orders in the local temple for a while, and the next day, Ding Yu said goodbye to the master and apprentice, and sold some pearls and gems in the local pawnshop alone, and got more than 1,000 taels of silver tickets. He bought a good horse and marched along the official road to central Hunan.
This trip to Xiangzhong, Ding Yu's destination is the Iron Palm Gang. In the plot of the Condor shooting, there is an important person and a book in the Iron Palm Gang. The person is Qiu Qianren, the leader of the Iron Palm Gang, and the book is "Wu Mu's Testament".
For "Wu Mu's Testament", Ding Yu has little interest. Although this book of war is the first book of the art of war in the condor shooting, Ding Yu disagrees with it. It has been said before that the Great Song Dynasty has never lacked the art of war, Sun Tzu, Wu Zi, Wei Yizi, Sima Fa...... This one may not necessarily be able to enrich the country and strengthen the army, even if Wanyan Honglie gets it, it will still be destroyed by Yuanmeng. As for the Yue family, which Ouyang Feng coveted, it was even more ridiculous. Yang Zaixing's martial arts are not much worse than Yue Fei, and the Yang family's marksmanship that he passed down is not even eye-catching, so how high can the Yue family go (here refers to Yue Fei in the Condor Shooting, not Yue Fei, the ancestor of Xingyi in history)?
Compared with "Wu Mu's Testament", Ding Yu is more interested in Qiu Qianren. This person is the villain second only to Ouyang Feng in the Condor Shooting, and the main evil deeds are two, one is to injure the son of the old urchin and Yinggu, in order to let the Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing consume five years of internal strength to save Nawa, so as to pave the way for the second Huashan Sword Debate;
Of the two crimes, the first felt too far-fetched. First of all, according to normal logic, Aunt Ying gave Nandi a green hat and gave birth to a baby, and any man with much self-esteem will break off this woman's kindness, let alone spend internal strength to save her "evil son".
Secondly, even if Qiu Qianren knew Prince Duan very well and knew that he was the leader of the Holy Mother Sect, most of them would do something to cut meat and feed the eagle, he should choose a more suitable time. At that time, there were still more than 20 years before the second sword discussion, such a long time means huge variables, for example, after the Southern Emperor saved people, he could make his subordinates search for elixirs such as thousand-year-old ginseng and 10,000-year-old sesame grass to replenish the vitality, and even Liang Ziweng, a visitor from outside the Guan, had a few centuries-old ginseng, and the Southern Emperor was the lord of Dali, so it was effortless to do this thing; With Qiu Qianren's intelligence, it is impossible not to think of this, so why did he do such an unwise thing, it is really puzzling, maybe there is another inside story.
As for saying that Qiu Qianren did the "Song traitor", it is indeed a certainty and irrefutable. However, although his sins are evil, his feelings are pitiful. Qiu Qianren's master, Shangguan Jiannan, the leader of the Iron Palm Gang in the previous generation, was originally a general under Han Shizhong, and belonged to the "anti-Jin faction" in the DPRK like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, and was opposed to the "Hejin faction" to which Qin Hui belonged. Since Yue Fei was framed by Qin Hui, the anti-Jin faction in the DPRK and China has been degraded, and Shangguan Jiannan has also been affected and expelled from the army. Although Shangguan Jiannan was in the grass, but his heart was about the court, after he developed and grew the Iron Palm Gang, he repeatedly contacted the officials of the DPRK and China, and wanted to do things to resist Jin, but he was unexpectedly jealous of the Jin faction, and finally launched soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the Iron Palm Gang, the Iron Palm Gang was greatly injured, and Shangguan Jiannan was also seriously injured and died.
Shangguan Jiannan is the person Qiu Qianren respects the most, and he is also a master and a father to him. The master was dedicated to the country, but he was killed by the Southern Song Dynasty, and his hatred for the Southern Song Dynasty court far exceeded that of the Jin Kingdom. And the reason why he took refuge in the Jin State was actually for the purpose of revenge -- since you are bent on surrendering to the Jin State, I will simply fight back, and help the Jin people to slaughter all the traitors and ministers of the faint king, and then look at your face! It is precisely because of hatred that he has gone against the grain, completely reversed the behavior of the Iron Palm Gang, and took refuge in becoming a minion of the Jin State.
In all fairness, Song was shameful, but Ding Yu didn't feel that he had a position to despise him—he didn't fall into a similar situation, he didn't have a similar hatred, and he didn't know if he would do the same thing.
Putting aside the two crimes, Ding Yu still admires Qiu Qianren's martial arts mentality: Iron Palm Gong was originally just a martial art between the first and second rates, but he was forced to practice to a super-first-class realm, and the Iron Palm Gang also developed from an ordinary gang with a great vitality to a super faction in his hands, which is comparable to the beggar gang, and its leadership ability can be seen. If this person can be persuaded to join the Ming Sect and get him to Kunlun Mountain, it can not only reduce the Song traitor for the Great Song Dynasty, but also speed up the rise of the Ming Sect, which can be regarded as Ding Yu's return to the other party Qingyu and the Ming Sect.
When he saw Qiu Qianzhang from Taihu Guiyuanzhuang, Ding Yu began to think about this matter, and he felt that the possibility of success was actually not small.
First, Zhong Xiang and Shangguan Jiannan, the previous head of the Ming Sect, have a good relationship, and now the two brothers Xiaoyao and Qiu Qianren are old friends, which has a basis for conversation.
Second, now that Temujin has dominated the grassland, the soldiers are directly aimed at the Jin State, which has been defeated repeatedly, and the situation is as dangerous as an egg, so Wanyan Honglie will go to the hospital in a hurry, and want to use the art of war on the "Wu Mu Testament" to confront Temujin. Qiu Qianren is not a fool, at this time, he is still clinging to the rotten wood of Jin Guo, which is tantamount to being buried with Jin Guo.
Third, Mingjiao and Qiu Qianren have similar interests. Qiu Qianren is determined to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, and Mingjiao is determined to rebel, from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, and then to the Yuan Dynasty, and even to the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that the professional rebellion has been 300 years, and now it is exactly the same as Qiu Qianren's purpose.
It is with these three that Ding Yu believes that even if he can't persuade Qiu Qianren to join Mingjiao, at least the two will not turn their faces. If the atmosphere of the conversation is friendly enough, maybe Ding Yu will be able to dive near the Iron Palm Peak. The mountains and rivers in central Hunan are beautiful, and after practicing martial arts, he just loves the mountains and rivers, and occasionally goes to Qiu Qianren to have a discussion, and he will not refuse to think about it - a five-level sparring partner, I feel excited when I think about it.
After making up his mind, Ding Yu traveled all the way west, swaying a lot of silver taels along the way, buying good medicinal materials to replenish qi and benefit the body, and his internal strength improved by leaps and bounds. Eight days later, I came to Changsha City.
There is a branch altar of Mingjiao in Changsha city, Ding Yu left the holy fire symbol with charcoal in a conspicuous place in the city, and attached the word dragon and elephant below, less than half a day, the local altar owner found Ding Yu. Ding Yu handed him a letter and asked him to forward it to the Mingjiao General Altar. The letter explained his plan to subdue the Sea Dragon Gang and Qiu Qianren. After all, Qiu Qianren is different from Wu Daming, with the background of Mingjiao, he is enough to control Wu Daming, a little pirate, but Qiu Qianren is different, if he is not careful, he may be turned against him, so Ding Yu must first seek the opinion of Fang Qingyu, the sect leader, if he does not agree, Ding Yu will not mention the matter of solicitation, just go to a friendly discussion.
A month later, Xiangxiang Building was built on the edge of the Xiangjiang River.
Ding Yu ordered a large table of wine and dishes: a five-pound Dongting mullet, the fish bones are boiled into a milky white soup, the fish is sliced into a butterfly shape as thin as a piece of paper, and the fish roe is soaked in the fish soup; a bowl of red simmered beef tendons; a bowl of sea cucumber stewed venison; a large plate of spicy shutters as thin as a hair; a whole braised chicken; a large bowl of spicy wild boar; there is also a circle of wild vegetables, fruits, and a large jar of ginseng and old wine next to it.
He is not feasting, this table of wine and food is just the amount of food he eats - the result of both internal and external cultivation is a great increase in consumption, and a large amount of food must be used to replenish it, so it is said that the cost of this meal alone is enough for ordinary people to live for half a month. Most of the diners in the restaurant are used to seeing each other, and they are no longer as dumbfounded as they were when they first met. The owner of the restaurant is even more happy, since Ding Yu came, the business of the restaurant is better than usual, half of which is Ding Yu's food, and the other half is the surrounding diners affected by Ding Yu, and unconsciously they are also good at eating.
Just as Ding Yu was happy to eat, a man dressed as a foreigner stepped on the second floor, he saw Ding Yu and stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face, and after the two toasted each other three glasses of wine, the foreigner confessed and found an empty table to sit down.
Ding Yu smiled slightly, that member of the wailang was the altar owner of the Changsha branch of the Ming Sect, and he quietly handed him a letter while toasting-Ming Sect had an echo.