Chapter 103 On Fuyao Mountain, the horizontal canal is the road
Zhang Shuwei and the three of them are all injured now, and they can't get up quickly even if they want to.
But Situ Zhongxia looked like a good hand. The black iron sword was tilted behind his back, and a leather buckle on the back of the waist caught the sword, covering all the seven wet marks. Although he was not walking fast, he was still strong. The tiger is powerful, calm and composed, without any flaws.
The three of them met Su Hanshan before they reached the foot of Feilaifeng Mountain.
“Brother Su!”
Li Chaoyang's eyes lit up, but when he saw Su Hanshan's figure passing close, he was covered in blood, and the smell of blood hit his nostrils, he couldn't help but was shocked, "Are you injured too?"
"It's okay, these It’s basically not my own blood.”
Su Hanshan stopped and saw that Lao Zhang’s clothes were in tatters. Dead, Li Chaoyang had many wounds, and he pressed a palm on Li Chaoyang's shoulder, "Are you still intercepted?"
Li Chaoyang had several fragments of medicine bottles on his body, which penetrated his flesh and blood and were difficult to remove. Pressing it with my palm, I felt the wound was slightly warm, and a strange force pushed the broken porcelain pieces out of my body, stopping the bleeding.
His pain eased a lot, and he said: "We met the master of the Kuanggu Hall. Thanks to Master Situ's arrival, and you roaring on the mountain, we scared him away."
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Situ Zhongxia also clasped his fists and said: "Little brother Su, I... cough, I mean, my name is Situ Zhongxia! Well, it seems that Chaoyang and Lao Zhang were able to get to Lingyin Temple thanks to your care. Just now you also Helped Thank you very much!”
Su Hanshan returned the greeting with clasped fists, a sharp light in his eyes, and said: “The master of Kuanggu Hall, he is the real boss among the three or four thousand people this time, Brother Situ feels Well, if we work together, can we find him and kill him? "
"This...I didn't actually hurt him just now," Situ Zhongxia said with wandering eyes. , "I think our top priority is to take Lao Zhang to Fuyao Mountain."
Su Hanshan looked at his appearance, heard the implication of his words, understood in his heart, and said no more.
The four of them set out on the road together, but it was Situ Zhongxia who showed the way. Not long after, they met dozens of yellow-robed swordsmen, driving their carriages.
These people are the disciples of Bashu Jiange.
After the four of them got on the same carriage, Situ Zhongxia relaxed.
“Ouch, my elbow.”
As soon as Situ Zhongxia’s straight back collapsed, his right hand began to tremble, and his left hand quickly grabbed an iron ring under the seat and pulled it out One pull.
Although this carriage cannot be called a luxury BMW, it is made of solid materials and the interior space is not small. There are seats on three sides. It looks like three long boxes close to the inner wall of the carriage.
If someone is going to sit on this box, naturally it will not be opened from the top, but from the side. There are many things that are necessary for traveling in the world.
Situ Zhongxia first dug out a bottle of painkillers for muscle strains, swallowed them himself, and then said: "You also have medicines under your seats. You know a lot about it, Lao Zhang. You can do it." ."
Zhang Shuwei sat at the innermost side of the carriage, opened the box and looked through it.
Li Chaoyang and Su Hanshan were both sitting opposite Situ Zhongxia.
Seeing that Situ Zhongxia's right hand was still shaking after taking the pills, but in order not to affect the flow of qi and blood and cause future troubles, he did not touch the acupuncture points. He could only hold his right wrist with his left hand and slowly adjust his breathing.
Su Hanshan said: "My skill is very effective in treating injuries of muscles and bones. Let me try it."
Situ Zhongxia happily reached out his hand to cooperate, and Su Hanshan took it. On his right wrist, he used Rama's power to pass through.
As soon as this power entered his body, Situ Zhongxia realized its benefits and quickly used his internal energy to guide, divide and store Rama's power in the parts of himself that were most injured.
In this way, the loss in other non-injured parts is reduced. Su Hanshan only needs to transmit internal energy for a short time, and Situ Zhongxia can nourish his injured area for a long time.
"Good method!"
Su Hanshan praised, finding that this person's control over his own internal power was meticulous, no less than having mastered all the Six Qi Sea Techniques.
“Brother Situ, at a level like this, should be able to reach the threshold of a master, yet he was injured in so many places by Zheng Dao?”
Situ Zhongxia took back his hand and said seriously: “That old man The boy is called It’s not a lie to be able to defeat a grandmaster without losing.”
“When the Mountain Master first broke through to the master realm, he fought against him, and within thirty moves, he was evenly matched. .”
"Four years ago, the mountain master found an opportunity and set up a plan to mobilize Zhao Lizong in order to eradicate the man named Zheng. However, he was injured only after the seventh move. He also used his hands to support him and successfully escaped into Shi Miyuan's house. Manor."
Li Chaoyang said from the side: "But Master Situ also had a history of fighting against the master."
"Of course I am also powerful!"
Situ Zhongxia grinned, "But, the one who fought me was the imperial uncle of Annan Kingdom. He and Shen Weiran are good friends, and we can be considered indirect friends. The thirty moves he made, even if he didn't let go, they were only It can be considered tepid.”
Shen Weiran is the master of Kongmeng Pavilion in the East China Sea, a major maritime business group. He has formed an alliance with Fuyao Mountain as early as a generation ago, and they have close ties and friendship. Very sincere.
"Really speaking, I'm still a little worse than that old boy."
Situ Zhongxia pinched his little finger with his thumb, and the distance was as wide as a red bean, and then his face tightened.
“But just to close the gap, I retreated for the first two months and tried to break through, but failed. In order not to leave hidden dangers, I lost 10% of my foundation, and the gap widened.”
Zhang Shuwei asked: "Which part did you originally want to refine and break through to become a master?"
"How brave."
Situ Zhongxia said, "As the saying goes, a hero is full of courage. Besides, the mountain master also broke through this way and has more experience in this area."
Zhang Shuwei shook his head: "Then you failed Breakthrough is not necessarily a bad thing.”
Situ Zhongxia said in surprise: “What do you mean?”
"I think whether it's the brain first or the internal organs first, there are huge drawbacks. The real right way is to follow the spine."
Zhang Shuwei said, "Li Qiumian's approach The first time he came to see me, it was probably related to this matter, and I was about to borrow his collection of books from Fuyao Mountain to verify my conjecture.”
"But for those masters who have already made breakthroughs, even if they know the right path and want to practice both in the future, the situation in their bodies will become more complicated and require more efforts. Those like you who have not yet made breakthroughs will be able to correct it more easily."< br>
Situ Zhongxia frowned and said: "Why do you say that the spine is the right way?"
He and Zhang Shuwei also had friendship back then, and there is no conflict in their mentality and stance now, but when it comes to martial arts, it is still It's not that easy to change your mind.
"I can't explain it to you now. When I get to Fuyao Mountain, I will sort it out thoroughly and you will understand."
Zhang Shuwei said, looked at Su Hanshan and added, "Xiao Su and I have the same concept."
Su Hanshan smiled: "I am really looking forward to the collection of books in Fuyao Mountain."
The sound outside became more and more noisy. Su Hanshan opened the car curtain and took a look. It turned out that he was passing through the city gate. , completely entered Lin'an City.
Although the Southern Song Dynasty was relatively peaceful, there were more than 60 million people under its rule. This did not include the number of wealthy families living in seclusion in various places. As the current imperial capital, Lin'an is a wealthy and prosperous place that needs no introduction.
On the street opposite the city gate, which can accommodate eight carriages running parallel, it actually feels a bit crowded due to the surging crowds of people and carriages and horses going back and forth.
The scene of dozens of swordsmen from the Bashu sword pavilion escorting several carriages on horseback was very eye-catching when placed outside, but after it merged with the crowd of Lin'an City, it immediately disappeared like a mud cow into the sea.
The rivers in the city are crisscrossed, with boats passing by and thousands of sails gathering on the river. Even the ordinary people living here have a somewhat swaggering temperament, with thick clothes and few patches.
The rural farmers near Feilai Peak all belong to Lin'an Prefecture, but because they are separated by a wall, they seem to be thousands of miles apart.
Su Hanshan saw such a scene with his own eyes, and suddenly understood why the emperors and officials of the two Song Dynasties always had an inexplicable confidence that they could have fun and enjoy luxury in troubled times.
Born as nobles of Tianhuang, living in such a city, they probably don’t have the troubled world in their minds at all.
No matter how hard they are beaten outside, no matter how good their own people are, to them, it is just a bit of unsightly news. Anyway, it is far enough away that it cannot touch them.
Although the current Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty can also find his name in the Zhao family tree and is claimed to be a member of the Zhao family clan, his blood relationship with the previous emperor is actually so far away that it can be ignored.
Before being selected by Shi Miyuan, he almost lived in a civilian home.
Maybe it’s also for this reason.
More than ten years ago, when Shi Miyuan failed to break through the master's serious illness, the emperor took the opportunity to seize some power, personally involved in political affairs, selected officials and military officials, and really showed some positive and effective signs.
Unfortunately, according to Li Chaoyang and others, in recent years, the emperor has become more likely to follow the same path as the Zhao family emperor.
“That’s Fuyao Mountain over there.”
Li Chaoyang pointed to several mountain shadows in the distance.
The main rudder of Fuyao Mountain covers those mountain tops, but from a distance, they are just low hills, none higher than 50 feet, which seems to be worthy of the name "Fuyao".
Go through the busy city and private houses, get out of the carriage, take a boat and walk through the waterway, and get closer there.
The scenery in Su Hanshan's eyes became clearer and clearer, and he discovered that there were actually many terraced ditches and paddy fields on the mountain. The seedlings were already green, and farmers were cultivating them.
There are also strong men and women in costumes directing farmers to dump fish fry into the farmland.
Flocks of ducks and white geese swam by on the river. Maybe they had seen too many boats coming and going and were not afraid of people. There were also white geese spreading their wings and jumping on the bow of the boat, but were waved away by the disciples of Bashu Jiange. .
"Hahaha, brother Su, what do you think of our Fuyao Mountain chief helm?"
Situ Zhongxia opened his arms as if to embrace the mountains and rivers, and said happily, "Sooner or later I want our Bashu Jiange territory to look like this.”
"Let those turtle boys around me who are always making trouble and causing trouble farm the land and raise livestock for me."
This place really doesn't look like the chief helmsman of a big sect, but Situ Zhongxia and Li Chaoyang seem to be both interested in it. Be proud of it.
Su Hanshan originally felt that this place was very different from what he imagined, and his expression was a bit subtle.
However, as the boat moved forward, the sound of water under the boat, the cries of poultry on the water, and the voices and barks of people on both sides of the river were intertwined.
Looking at this scenery and listening to this sound, the unyielding energy he felt after killing everyone seemed to have become purer and naturally restrained.
"Indeed, it's pretty good."
Su Hanshan enjoyed the wind on the water and chuckled twice.
Zhang Shuwei also looked at this scenery and said with a little emotion: "Li Qiumian once told me that the Song Dynasty was famous for its wealth. Before the disgrace of Jingkang, they were even used to using money to win wars. They used money to buy peace on the border. Therefore, both the Liao and Xixia people felt that the Song Dynasty was good at doing business. "
"But in fact, all the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty only knew how to make money, and they had no idea what real business was and what real getting rich was. People who understood business were often unable, unwilling, or afraid to practice it. "
"After coming out of the mountain this time, it seems that he really persisted."
Su Hanshan asked curiously: "It sounds like he has any way to get rich that is different from the general public, by farming?" They are not allowed to do so, but most of the wealthy families and wealthy businessmen can only do it temporarily if they drive the farmers. Wealth can only be called making money, not merit."
Zhang Shuwei recalled, "What Li Qiumian wants to do is to make farmers feel helpless in various areas of Fuyao Mountain. If you are harassed by the government, squires and various gangs, you will have a lot of energy to farm. At the same time, we can do more things.”
“For example, the south has plenty of water and fertile land. At the same time as farming, you can raise fish, waterfowl, fruit trees, mulberry trees, aquatic vegetables, etc. Some farmers are unable to handle these things, while others want to handle them but don’t know how. Some people know how to raise livestock, but they don’t know how to raise a large number of livestock.”
“Fuyao Mountain provides them with shelter, and then sends people to guide them in all matters. After the harvest is harvested, it will not be sold locally. What goes out will be transported away by Fuyao Mountain and profits will be drawn from it.”
Zhang Shuwei suddenly laughed, "In the first few years when he started doing this, he almost lost all the family fortunes of several generations in the gang. Moreover, he was really soft and graceful. He was friendly with people from the emperor's line and was always willing to give to the emperor." The eunuch Dong Songchen around him sent gifts and curry favor with Shi Miyuan's nephew Shi Songzhi, and even almost married Shi Songzhi's daughter."
"But before I retired, he had already expelled me. He returned to his roots and became the general leader of various maritime merchant gangs on the southeast coast. He also cooperated with Southern Shaolin to organize maritime merchant loans. He shipped goods all over the world, reaching Sichuan, Annan, and Dali in rugged places, and reaching overseas islands in distant places. "
"After Shi Songzhi resigned in old age, he broke off his friendship with Shi Miyuan, but Shi Miyuan had nothing to do with him."
When Zhang Shuwei said this, he couldn't help but sigh. tone.
“I only know a general idea. All the details and difficulties are overwhelming even when I think about them in my dreams. I really can’t imagine how they have dealt with them all these years. .”
"Think about the time when I was so full of ambition and arrogance. Later I could only find a place to hide and write a book, because my brain was not as useful as this group of people."
Su Hanshan couldn't help but say : "These things you mentioned were all proposed by him himself?"
Zhang Shuwei said: "It can be regarded as inheriting several generations of family learning, plus There are books and classics in various collections, but what he really showed off and dared to do was that he led the people around him to start."
"I don't know anything about business, but he still does so many things. Being able to practice martial arts to the point of being a master..."
Su Hanshan breathed out and said with admiration, "I think this is the most outrageous."
"Martial arts is what the heart aspires to, what the body carries, and what the spirit does. If you don't even practice your intention, no matter how good your talent is, your skills will gradually exceed the control of your mentality and you will not be called a master."< br>
The white geese fled in fright on the river, and the water was swaying.
The blue-robed scribe came stepping on the water, with bamboo hairpins on his hair, red phoenix eyes, and a long beard like ink, floating on the boat, his eyes smiling, falling on Su Hanshan.
"I have heard about Su Shaoxia. How did you feel when you went up to Feilai Peak alone?"
Su Hanshan thought for a moment, and finally used the most straightforward expression. , said: "At that time, I just wanted to hack them all to death. All my life, I have done a lot of complicated things. This is the purest thing. If I can do it perfectly, it is worth dying."< br>
"Then since you are not dead, this incident will only be the true beginning of your master's state of mind."
The blue-robed scribe showed a clear smile on his face, raised his hands in salute, and said, "Chunnian Academy, Li Qiumian, I’ve met Brother Su!”
(End of this chapter)