Chapter 3: The Mysterious Hermit Teaches Easy Swordsmanship (3)
Xiao Beiyou felt that he still couldn't learn martial arts from the white-haired old man, and without the consent of the master, he changed the court privately and worshiped the master, which was a very taboo thing in martial arts, and he couldn't be sorry for his master Fang Liuhe.
Of course, Xiao Beiyou also wants to continue to learn martial arts from martial arts masters, he feels that if he can inherit the knowledge and martial arts of the white-haired old man, he can do more to maintain the justice of martial arts.
Xiao Beiyou felt a dilemma, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he still couldn't worship the white-haired old man as his master for the time being, and the righteousness of the chivalrous man made him abide by the way of the master, he thought: " I came to the Hanging Temple this time, I was ordered by the master to do things for the Jingshan faction, just now, I have already made it clear to Lord Xie and others about tracking Lord Xie, this is actually a strict violation of the master's ban, if you go behind the master's back to worship the master in the Hanging Temple, then it will be another violation of the master's ban, and the responsibility will be even greater, as a disciple of the Jingshan faction, as Fang Liuhe's righteous son and apprentice, I can't go too far, the matter of apprenticeship, it seems that I can't agree for the time being, but the white-haired old-timer has made up his mind to accept me as an apprentice, he is very sincere。 How can I refuse him, how can I say it so that I don't break his heart?"
The white-haired old man saw Xiao Beiyou hesitating, knowing that he had a difficulty, he thought: "Xiao Xia Shi is far away from Bauhinia Mountain to the Hanging Temple, his master is not by his side at this time, it is inconvenient for him to ask the master for instructions, without the permission of the master, with his personality, he will not learn martial arts from the master again." ”
Thinking of this, the white-haired old man said very pointedly: "Xiao Xiashi." The reason for your worries can I guess a few points as an old man, you are a young man with affection and righteousness, you are kind-hearted, honest, and respectful of the teacher, you will not carry your master behind your back and enter a new master, can the old man not know this?"
"Thank you, old gentleman, for your understanding, the juniors really want to learn martial arts from you, but. Without Master's consent. How can the juniors decide to learn martial arts again?, the juniors can't worship you as a teacher for the time being, please forgive me!" Xiao Beiyou said sincerely.
"I, an old man, want to take you as an apprentice, and it really puts you in a dilemma. But. Please rest assured. I won't force you to be my apprentice, I have a good way to do it. If your master knows, he will not object, now, I don't officially accept you as an apprentice, only treat you as my old friend, you and I, old and young, learn martial arts together, in the process of exchanging martial arts, I teach you the martial arts I have mastered, you are learning in exchange, not learning from Master, I am not teaching disciples, but studying martial arts with young people, let's teach each other and learn from each other, do you think this is okay?"
Xiao Beiyou thought about it and felt that this method was feasible, he thought: "People in the martial arts often use guò to compete in martial arts, and to improve the level of martial arts through guò actual fighting, and I learn martial arts from my martial arts predecessors through guò exchanges, which is also a legitimate thing." He said: "The senior's method is good, but this is too wronged by the senior, you are actually learning martial arts as a master, but you can't enjoy the honor of 'master', it's too unreasonable, the little one is too sorry for you!"
"Actually, we should all look at the matter of learning martial arts, you already know that the current martial arts disputes are continuous, the conflict is escalating, and there is an urgent need for knights with great benevolence and righteousness to stand up to maintain the justice of the rivers and lakes, Shen Deyi of the Zhijian and Jia Tianming of the Yuanshan faction, etc., are all very ambitious martial arts masters, they have always wanted to control the martial arts, dominate the rivers and lakes, in order to seize power and profit, the current situation in the martial arts is worrying, according to my analysis, the heads of the various factions of the martial arts today, including your master Fang Liuhe, the head of the Yashan faction Zhou Bagua, the head of the Tianzhu Sect He Zihan, and Xie Jingxi of the Xie Mansion, Wang Liyan of the palace, etc., in martial arts and resourcefulness, with Shen Deyi, Jia Tianming and other careerists compete, there is no certainty of victory, at present, although the sects are temporarily united, but this alliance is very loose, according to my speculation, the alliance will not last for a long time, and there will soon be differentiation, so now we need to have young people like you, learn more, practice more, master higher martial arts, master more knowledge, in order to unite the righteous forces on the rivers and lakes, defeat those unscrupulous careerists, and stop the expansion of evil forces, in this sense, you have a long way to go, in the current situation, I don't care about what master is not master, you don't have to care about the narrow norms of the sect, let's have a good exchange, let you improve your martial arts and knowledge, this is the most important thing. The white-haired old man analyzed it earnestly to Xiao Beiyou.
Xiao Beiyou listened carefully to what the white-haired old man said, he felt that it was very reasonable, he said: "The seniors are far-sighted and know everything about today's martial arts, which makes the juniors very impressed, what you said is very right, for the sake of the righteous cause of the martial arts, there is no need to let the norms of the sect be bound, and the juniors agree with the views of the seniors." ”
The white-haired old man continued: "Actually, your master has an upright temperament, although he is a little reckless and stubborn, but he is a very kind-hearted person, and he is also the head of the martial arts with a sense of justice, as long as you use the martial arts you have learned to maintain the justice of the martial arts, he will only be angry for a while when he re-apprentices to you, and he will still be proud of you later, I, the old man, dare to guarantee that after you do a great cause that is beneficial to the justice of the martial arts, your master will not only not deny you as a disciple, but will also say to people everywhere: ' Xiao Beiyou's stinky boy is our Liuhe's apprentice!'Haha, Xiao Xiashi, you can rest assured, you study hard, I won't call you an 'apprentice' for the time being, you will be my 'Brother Xiao', is that okay?"
"If the seniors call the little one as 'brother', it is to kill the little one, how can the little one afford it, you are a martial arts hero of the generation of the respected master, how dare the little one treat you as a 'big brother', but if the little one calls you 'grandpa', you don't look so old, so, the little one thinks, before reporting the little master, I will call you 'old man', if the little one can be your 'little nephew', it is already a great honor!" Xiao Bei lobbied.
"That's very good! Anyway, the old man is already 'old' enough, it's more suitable to be an 'old man', haha, it's a certainty, but, in the old man's heart, you are my 'good apprentice', and I also hope that in your heart, you also have the impression of 'master' on me, so that with the concept of master and apprentice, you will also be more attentive when learning martial arts!" The white-haired old man actually wanted Xiao Beiyou to treat him as a master.
"The seniors treat the juniors so sincerely, the juniors know in their hearts, you are already a 'master' in your small heart, and the juniors respect you very much, you can rest assured!" Xiao Beiyou finally said the word "master".
When the white-haired old man heard this, he was very happy, and he said, "Very good! Very good! Sure enough, he is a 'good apprentice', hahaha! The old man has passed his prime, and it is very good to meet a young man like you at this time!"
Xiao Beiyou knelt in front of the white-haired old man seriously and strictly, bowed three times in a row, and said respectfully: "'Old Uncle' is above, please accept the 'little nephew' to worship, in the future, please 'Old Uncle' give more advice, 'Little Nephew' should be humble and try his best to learn, if there is disrespect, if you are not diligent and do your best, the 'little nephew' is willing to be punished by God!"
"Good 'nephew', get up quickly, 'old man' doesn't like to listen to self-cursed vows, I believe you will learn well. "The white-haired old man trusts Xiao Beiyou very much.
For a period of time after that, Xiao Beiyou lived in the monk's house with the white-haired old man, ringed the bell with him every day, often followed him to the valley to practice martial arts, and humbly and diligently accepted the teachings of the white-haired old man.
The white-haired old man's method of teaching martial arts was different from that of other martial arts masters, and the first thing he taught Xiao Beiyou was by telling about his own complex experiences.
It turned out that the white-haired old man's original name was Lu Haifeng, he experienced the war of the change of the imperial court when he was very young, and later entered the Jingwei Command Department because of his military merits, served as a middle-level officer, and led a team of Praetorian Guards to guard the key departments of the court, and later, he was transferred to Jinyiwei, promoted to the commander of the affairs, and became a military attache from the third grade, Jinyiwei has great power, and he is a military attache from the third grade, and is a figure feared by many members of the court.
Lu Haifeng is considered to be a prosperous official, and his promotion is relatively fast, but he is an official with a very sense of justice, he never flatters and pats horses on weekdays, and does things according to his conscience, when many officials in the court and the central government are becoming more and more corrupt, he is still upright, he looks down on the officials who hold power, despises the corrupt officials in the court, he admires the upright officials, and sympathizes with the good officials who have been demoted or framed for adhering to principles.
Once, a right capital imperial history in the court admonished a big corrupt official, but the big corrupt official was very powerful, and encouraged a group of officials to unite to falsely accuse the right capital imperial history, as a result, the right capital imperial history was arrested and imprisoned by the emperor's order, let the Jinyi guard execute, Lu Haifeng was responsible for leading people to arrest the right capital imperial history, but before he carried out the task, a very upright senior official in the court came to him and asked him to find a way to temporarily protect the right capital imperial history, and the upright senior official wanted to ask the emperor to exempt the right capital imperial history from the death penalty.
In the rotten imperial court, it is often 'good' that is difficult to suppress 'evil', and the upright high-ranking official not only failed to exempt the right capital imperial history from the death penalty, but he himself was demoted, and Lu Haifeng became a criminal who resisted the decree because of the delay in the arrest of the right capital imperial history, and was arrested and imprisoned, and was sentenced to "beheaded after prison".
Fortunately, the deputy warden of the prison was transferred from Jinyiwei, he and Lu Haifeng were brothers, he and Lu Haifeng acted in a fake suicide play, quietly rescued Lu Haifeng, let him escape, since then, Lu Haifeng has become a "living dead", on the surface, Lu Haifeng has committed suicide, and Lu Haifeng, who escaped, was later renamed "Shi Taosheng", the meaning of this new name is "escape from death". (To be continued......)
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