Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Chapter 200
A magpie crowed joyfully, startling the spring scenery all over the mountain. At this time, the warm sun in the afternoon is lingering in the embrace of the mountains and rivers, and the eyes are full of green and verdant forests, with towering ancient trees.

Among the low branches and shrubs, there are green buds and white flowers interspersed in a patchwork pattern. The wild path runs across it, and there are even traces of beasts and people walking away slowly. At any time, due to the printing and dyeing of clogs, it will slowly extend to the horizon.

In such a place surrounded by green trees, wild flowers in full bloom, where the Cangqu landscape and the ancient trails of the remote mountains complement each other, a quiet wind passes by quietly, and finally blows into a huge tree about four feet high and ten circles in diameter. Among the ancient trees in the cave, it also brought a ray of sunshine and warmth to this quiet and almost bleak space.

"Are you awake? Get up and eat something."

Jiang Wen's voice came from outside the tree hole, with a lazy and leisurely tone, as if he was leaning on the tree trunk basking in the sun, trying his best to enjoy a peaceful and ordinary life, and had no intention of showing up at all.

And there was no sound in the cave, as if there was no one there.

"It's been three days, miss, you should get up and take a few steps."

Jiang Wen's voice continued to sound, and with the warm wind in the afternoon, he even heard some laziness after waking up from a morning sleep, and he seemed extraordinarily heartless.

But there is still no sound in the cave.

"I apologize to you, please, at least say something to me, staying here is almost suffocating."

Noticing that there was no response in the tree hole, there was a rustling sound outside, and then the cloth shoes fell to the ground suddenly, and the corners of the clothes brushed the branches and leaves, Jiang Wen's face suddenly appeared, and he poked into the tree hole.

Strange to say, in this astonishingly large tree hole, there is actually a bed, a Buddha, and a place to set up a pot. It seems to be a Zen room for monks to escape from the world.

But looking into the tree hole at this time, I saw a delicate-looking girl lying flat on the stone bed indifferently, even seeing Jiang Wen walking in, she deliberately turned her head to the other side expressionlessly .

"Still angry..."

Jiang Wen scratched his head, although he wanted to apologize, but he didn't know where to start - he just pushed her into the water and almost drowned, then used Han Wang's green knife to chop firewood and open mountains, and was cooking porridge for a while. After entering the hallucinogenic mushrooms, it should not be possible to not talk to myself for three days.

Seeing that the charming girl was still turning her head to get angry, Jiang Wen thought for a while, then retreated to the tree hole and said slowly: "Miss Shuang'er, in fact, Jiang has heard some news from outside, and I came to the ward just now..."

As he expected, Jiang Wen keenly noticed that the girl's ears moved slightly. Although she still pretended to be indifferent, her breathing and heartbeat beat faster. Obviously, this kind of boring life made her a little unbearable. .

Counting up to today, Jiang Wen and Luo Shuang'er have been living in the middle of the mountain for ten months. Apart from trying to recover their bodies every day, they are looking for a place to live.The two did not dare to reveal their whereabouts easily. Fortunately, a monk with a Guangxi accent "voluntarily" gave up the tree room where they practiced, and the two were considered to have fallen.

At this time, the question that makes them most curious is where they are now and what happened outside.

"Miss Shuang'er, Jiang found out that we are now in the mountains near Binchuan Prefecture. If we walk north for two days, we will probably be where the commander of Da Luo Wei is."

Jiang Wen thought about what he had collected, and continued, "To be precise, we are now at the north side of Erhai Lake in Cangshan Mountain, at the foot of Jizu Mountain. No wonder we always meet monks here..."

The Jizu Mountain in Jiangwen's mouth, formerly known as Jiuquya, is famous for its three peaks in the front and a ridge behind it, which is shaped like a chicken foot.In addition to the majestic and green scenery, Jizu Mountain is also a famous Buddhist holy place.

It is said that after the death of Sakyamuni Buddha, the former patriarch, Venerable Kasyapa, came to Jizu Mountain to enter meditation with the ancestral clothes bestowed by the Buddha, waiting for Maitreya to be reborn. Jizu Mountain has also become the Kasyapa Dojo. At its peak, Jizu Mountain had 36 temples, 72 nunneries, [-] temples, and as many as [-] monks.

But the point is not here, the point is that Jizu Mountain is located in Yunnan, and Jiang Wen doesn't know why he, who was still fighting Wuyang outside the South China Sea before, would appear in Yunnan thousands of miles away when he woke up—his last In memory, I still tried my best to deal with Yixi with extreme sword moves. Seeing that Jiaogui wanted to escape, he entered the water with Zhanlu sword in his hand, and plunged into the vast flood.

At that time, he knew very well that the vitality of the Boiling Sea only existed under the vortex on the surface of the water. The South China Sea was originally a shackle for the dragon ghosts. On the contrary, the place of birth can escape from the sky, just like Zhou Chu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty "entered the water and hit the dragon for dozens of miles, and after three days and nights, he killed the dragon and came out".

At that time, Jiang Wen was not completely sure, but he had to throw everything at his fingertips. Fortunately, judging from the results, he made the right bet. Since he and Luo Shuanger, who had fallen into the whirlpool with his front and rear feet, could escape alive, the people should It's not a big problem, but the former has ended up in an unexpected place, which is too far away...

As a burst of memories came, some lingering memories emerged in Jiang Wen's mind. If he had had a choice at that time, Jiang Wen would never have jumped into the vortex and faced those entangled like worms. The "five sheep".

When chasing into the vortex, in the "small" space that can't be described as dark enough, Jiang Wen suddenly noticed a huge creature forced to squeeze and curl up, like a bunch of entangled molluscs.They are ugly and entangled with each other, and they are constantly splitting and proliferating in the small space. As Jiang Wen rushed in, the whole group stood up and stretched their teeth and claws.

Jiang Wen only felt the terror of the Jiaogui at this time, because in front of them, the earth veins were already like a lying corpse of a giant. The layer began to break, and the residue mixed into the blood to form thrombus everywhere, and the blood flow was blocked, causing the necrosis of various organs.

Not far away, Wuyang, who died from the sword's collapse, was still bleeding pus and blood, but he was far from getting rid of the mountainous nightmare, because more exhausted and decayed things were rushing towards Jiang Wen's collapse.Silent rumbles rang in my ears, and it seemed that there was a huge black monument coming towards me in the abyss, and the only thing I could rely on was the long sword in my palm that would turn into deep black when it met water...

The crowing of warblers and magpies outside the tree brought back Jiang Wen's consciousness. The chill that penetrated to the marrow of his bones was slowly subsiding, but it still lingered in his heart from time to time.

So he went on.

"Miss Luo, with your ingenuity, you should have already thought of it. This is the way your father tried to leave you to survive. The old hero Luo is so affectionate, why are you angry here?"

Jiang Wen spoke slowly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Luo Yuantong's scheming and scheming this time, he even deceived his own daughter even if he didn't hide it from others. After all, no one would have thought of this fatal situation The gate of life actually opened in the vast and mighty South China Sea.

But thinking about it carefully, if Luo Shuang'er stayed in Guangzhou this time, no matter how carefully Luo Yuantong took care of her, or even took pains to hide her elsewhere, the Luo family would have to face Shang Kexi and Qing Ting's monstrous wrath.

At that time, the fate of becoming a fugitive like Hong Xiguan is doomed, and the chance of escaping is very small. Instead, he will go to the ancient temple in the South China Sea to suppress Jiaogui. With Luo Shuanger's ability and water quality, there is a great probability Escape from the underwater vortex.

This door of birth was everything that Luo Yuantong carried alone in the landslide. Even Luo Shuang'er and Ying Laodao kept it a secret, let alone the vast world. Dead people, even if they have doubts, no one will go to Yunnan, thousands of miles away, to search and arrest them.

More importantly, Luo Yuantong previously deliberately held a huge "Golden Basin Washing Hands Conference" and called the heroes of the martial arts to participate in the grand event. As a result, Luo Shuang'er at this time is basically equivalent to "going to sea to die" in front of everyone in the martial arts. In this world, as long as Luo Shuang'er does not take the initiative to reveal her identity and expose herself, no one in the world will be able to find her!
Every time Jiang Wen thought of what Luo Yuantong said to himself in the stormy atrium, he would feel that this feeling of licking the calf was extremely heavy.

In the face of this scheming, Jiang Wen can only sigh, Luo Yuantong is worthy of being the only remaining rhinoceros wielder in the world today, once he turns his mind on dealing with the unseemly things elsewhere, he can set off such a monstrous wave in an instant— ——If it wasn't me who entered the sea at that time, but Wu Liuqi who was originally planned, I am afraid that there is no reason to survive at this time!
It's a pity that his daughter doesn't seem to appreciate this painstaking effort.

From Luo Shuang'er's point of view, what she felt was that her father deceived and calculated her. He seemed to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but he changed his ways to exclude herself. , and almost broke his Dao heart with anger.

"Miss Luo, Jiang doesn't know what to say or not to say. In addition to these things, I also found out some news about Guangzhou and your father..."

Jiang Wen is well aware of a truth, that is, when a girl loses her temper, she must not dwell on it for too long. Sometimes it is more important to divert her attention, so she deliberately hesitated, looked embarrassed, and dragged on for a long time. The accent is even more thoughtful.

After the words fell, Jiang Wen found that Luo Shuang'er, who was lying on the stone bed and turned her head silent, was slowly sitting up with her arms up. For a moment, her delicate and ignorant face collided with the cold expression, and she just stared at Jiang Wen.

At this time, silence is better than sound, Jiang Wen immediately understood what the other party meant, and also understood that the other party understood his own meaning.

This sounds a bit convoluted, but you have to know that Yunnan and Guangdong are thousands of miles apart, and it would be too much to travel within ten days and half a month, and it is even more difficult to get news from the two places to communicate—— Unless the news is so shocking that it can spread like wildfire.

As for Luo Yuantong's whereabouts, if such earth-shattering news appeared, then with Luo Shuang'er's comprehension, he would naturally be able to detect something bad.

"Miss Luo, I found out that the city of Guangzhou has been turned upside down. Around the time of our desperate suppression of Jiao, people from all walks of life gathered in Guangzhou. Among them, Li Dingguo, the general of Emperor Yongli, didn't know why, suddenly From Yunnan to the outside of Guangzhou, he almost killed Shang Kexi on the spot, achieving the feat of 'Three Famous Kings'."

Although it is difficult to understand, Li Dingguo from Yunnan can miraculously pass through the heavy military blockade of Pingxi King Wu Sangui and Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Li Qifeng, but he himself ran from the ancient temple in the South China Sea to the foot of Jizu Mountain inexplicably. If there is no connection between the two, it cannot be justified.

But Jiang Wen, who had guessed the clue, was still speaking with an attitude of indifference and alienation to the point of staying out of the matter. This mentality of the mirror was something he could not get rid of from the boiling sea, even if he said news that shocked the world. , the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he continued to speak calmly.

"Now people from all walks of life are fighting inside and outside the city of Guangzhou, and the Qing court army is busy besieging the Zheng family in Xiamen and unable to support them. The world has been silent for a long time, and it feels like the waves are against the sky."

Against the waves, this is the most appropriate feeling in the past ten months. It is as if a pool of flat water has been broken by throwing stones from across the bank. The dragon and snake will also morph accordingly, and use the cloud mane and mist to go straight to the sky, so that the dust in the country caused by Zheng and Zhang's attack on the south of the Yangtze River last year will rise again!

Luo Shuang'er's eyes flickered a little, and Jiang Wen knew that she was worried about her father's accident, so he said in a relieved tone.

"Don't worry, Miss Luo, your father is fine now. Shang Kexi must know that he is one of the masterminds behind this time. If he is caught by Shang Kexi, he will definitely be divided into pieces and spread around. It is absolutely impossible to be so silent rest!"

Jiang Wen was so convincing and convincing, but Luo Shuang'er frowned slightly. If Han Wang's green knife hadn't been inserted into Jiang Wen's waist now, he might have staged a throat-seal.

Jiang Wen sensed a hint of murderous intent, and quickly added, "Miss Luo, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to curse your father, it's just that you don't know what will happen to Li Xinghe."

Jiang Wen showed a thoughtful expression, "It is said that Li Xinghe, the king's thigh, was dragged to the front of the Chinese army's tent by Shang Kexi half a month ago, and he was stabbed to death for three days. At night, he finally beheaded with a single knife and used the head as a sacrifice to the flag."

Jiang Wen hasn't figured out why Li Xinghe, a charlatan, is so hated by Shang Kexi.Even if he failed to fall into the trap, it seems that he shouldn't have ended up killing a donkey like this, unless he was also involved in this matter, which made Shang Xi fall into the current field step by step.

The news about Li Xinghe among the people is now very popular, and there are even various versions circulating. What is Li Xinghe colluding with the rebels? There are various theories, but none of them seem to be able to explain the reason why Li Xinghe was sentenced to death, so he will not speak out to pollute his ears.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wen thought of another folk rumor, and hurriedly said to Luo Shuang'er as if offering a treasure.

"Miss Shuang'er, besides the gathering of anti-kings and horses gathered in Guangzhou this time, Princess Changping of the Ming Dynasty who shocked the world the most, also appeared with the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen, and this Princess Changping is actually you in purple clothes." My sister's master Wumei Shitai!"

Luo Shuang'er, who was invisibly diverted by Jiang Wen, finally said hoarsely: "Five masters? How could such a thing happen?"

Jiang Wen nodded slowly, touched his chin and said, "It's true, even the words and sentences of Chongzhen's last edict have been copied and transcribed, and spread all over the prefectures and counties. Court has been battered for a while."

Luo Shuang'er's face showed a slight joy, but after a while, her delicate face showed annoyance again.

"So what? Emperor Chongzhen couldn't calm down the chaos during his lifetime. Could it be that after his death he was able to bring peace to the world? Now that Dad is involved in it, life will only be more difficult..."

Jiang Wen smiled, showing a sly look.

"Miss Shuang'er, this is your mistake. If you talk about the real edict of Emperor Chongzhen, it will definitely be useless, but the fake edicts that have been circulated in half of the world today may be able to turn decay into magic."

"Fake will?"

Luo Shuang'er opened her almond eyes slightly, as if she didn't understand what Jiang Wen's words meant, and asked in a low voice, "You haven't seen it with your own eyes, how do you know that the edict is fake?"

Jiang Wen smiled and did not answer. It is really difficult to explain the details, and there are many theories about Chongzhen's edict in history. "It is recorded as: [The skirt of the imperial book said: "I am scornful of virtue, and I am guilty of heaven, but all the ministers misunderstood me. I have no face to see my ancestors, and I will go to the crown to cover my face. Let the thieves split, no Injure the common people.”], this statement is probably quoted from "Jiashen Jiwen".

But in "Jiashen Jishi" with a very similar title, it is written: [On the 22nd, the thief found the late emperor's bow and put it under the pine tree in Meishan, and hanged it opposite Wang Chengen, the eunuch, and wrote "Tianzi" in his left hand. Characters, wearing a Taoist robe with blue sleeves, red trousers, one boot on one foot, one boot off, messy hair, as witnessed by the inside, it is also a prophecy. 】

You must know that Zhao Shijin, the author of "Jiashen Chronicle", was a Jinshi in Chongzhen for ten years, and he was an official in the capital for a long time. He was also in BJ when the city was broken. The appearance of carrying a pen and ink edict, it is even more impossible to bite his fingers and write so many words, it is only reasonable to leave two words in such a hurry to show his identity.

More importantly, the author of "Jiashen Jiwen" is Feng Menglong, the author of "Three Words and Two Beats". Create your own.

But the novelist's pen is extraordinary after all. This most widely spread saying has entered the folks, and even evolved into "Civil and military officials will kill everyone with swords and knives. Don't hurt the people in my city", which is becoming less and less like a The emperor said.

Take a closer look, the Emperor Chongzhen in the previous statement obviously meant to throw the pot away.One by one, he blamed heaven, and the officials misunderstood me. He seemed to be speaking harshly at the end, confirming the image of a mean, ungrateful, hopeless and doomed king.So why did the Qing Dynasty adopt this statement?

All of this is nothing more than superficial praise and real derogation, in order to add a sentence at the end of this paragraph [until the fate is returned, the demon atmosphere will be wiped out, and the emperor will be given a posthumous posthumous title and a mausoleum, and the ceremony will be generous.It is the holy pilgrimage to the prosperity and virtue, and the journey through the ages], brazenly boasting about himself.

Facing the Emperor Chongzhen, who had lost everything, since he knew that the situation was irreversible, it was impossible for him to be so stubborn as to say the most reasonable words that were sung by the people, let alone someone who would say soft words like "don't hurt the people".

As an emperor, what he thinks should be the affairs of the afterlife, and the second should be the issue of succession.I don’t enter the mausoleum when I die, it’s similar to the next edict of guilt, and I don’t have to collect my body for me, but it’s a first-class matter for the officials to assist the prince. This is a matter of orthodoxy, and it should be more important than accusing the ministers It's right to write it in the will.

Therefore, in Jiang Wen's opinion, if there is really an edict of Chongzhen in this world, then the third statement that is closest to the truth should be the third statement, which is what Yang Shicong said in "Jiashen He Zhenlue": Lost country, no face to see ancestors, dare not finally go to bed."Another line said: "All officials are going to the East Palace." After hearing about it, Zhou Zhongguan went out from the inside to see it in person. 】

But in today's rumors, Princess Changping held the content of the will, which obviously mixed the skin of "Jiashen Jiwen" and the bones of "Jiashen Hezhenlue". At the same time, it avoids orthodox issues, and adopts the most popular saying among the people to fuel the flames. How can there be such a coincidence in the world!
In other words, if Chongzhen had this ability, just relying on his ingenious kung fu of digging holes with his hands, he would not become a king of subjugation who was exhausted and died alone on the old crooked neck tree!

"Miss Luo, there is a saying that I don't know if I should say it or not. Whether this edict is true or not, do you think anyone really cares?"

Seeing that Luo Shuang'er didn't quite believe it, Jiang Wen smiled and wanted to raise his hand, only to remember that his fractured right hand was bound stiffly, entwined with branches and Zhanlu sword into a splint, and slowly waiting to heal.

"The "Zuo Zhuan" made it very clear, 'Only tools and names, no fake people'. The false imperial decree swears, [corrupt officials, disorderly ministers and thieves, all people in the world can be killed according to the imperial edict], Is there any greater famous artifact in the world?"

Jiang Wen laughed loudly in the tree hole, shaking the dead branches all over the ground, "Now that the sky is boiling outside, this imperial decree is like adding fuel to the fire. The ambition of the person who wrote this imperial decree seems to be more than Turning over the gratifying throne in Guangzhou, and planning to turn the world upside down! Jiang found four words in the cracks in this fake will, which made me a little bit moved!"

Jiang Wen has never read the fake will, and he doesn't know why the five masters are willing to cooperate in this scene.But he knows that as long as people in the world are willing to believe it is true, that's enough.

For example, in Shang Kexi's eyes, Chongzhen, who has been dead for a long time now, will be transformed into the most terrifying ghost by means of the will, which will bring him oppression that can never be erased.

The spear of Longinus pierced Christ, and the blood flowed on the ground, which is the original sin that cannot be undone.In the ethical concept at this time, killing the king is also an unforgivable crime. History has proved that even if it is to kill the "false emperor" and "prince" who are not well-known, they have to pay a tragic price. So is Li Zicheng, so is Li Chengdong who chased and killed Shaowu and Longwu, so is Wu Sangui who is about to kill Yongli, and even the regent Dorgon, who killed the prince Zhu Cihong, seems to be unable to escape such a fate.

Suddenly, the former Princess Changping appeared with a will, which means the "bones" and "blood" of the imperial power. He is still happy. If he does not kill, the Qing court will never forgive him lightly. This "blood" butcher, countless people will have an excuse to fight against him, so no matter what the result is, Shang Kexi will be farther and farther away from his dream of "Yongzhen Tiannan".

For the people who are fighting in Guangzhou, this is not so much a will of Chongzhen, but a political program that has been difficult to deliver for a long time.Today finally ushered in the joining forces of Hongguang, Longwu, Shaowu, Yongli and other forces, and they also proved their determination to rebel to Chuangwang Yibu

——Look, we are sincerely rebelling this time, and there is no way out. If you don’t want to be besieged and killed, this is your last chance.

All in all, in the 17th year of Shunzhi, when the Qing court swept the world like mountains and seas, the rebels who had been suffering for a long time finally united and issued their cry.

What Jiang Wenwei didn't expect was that all this inconceivable thing started from a fiasco of the Qing soldiers in Wuyi Mountain.

In the tree hole, Luo Shuang'er was silent, her quiet face seemed to reflect Jiang Wen's complicated mood.Luo Shuang'er caught a glimpse of Jiang Wen's skirt still wearing dew, and guessed that he must be guarding the ancient tree during the day and only prying around at night, and he was not as heartless as he appeared.

After a long time, neither of them spoke again until a soft inquiry came.

"Then my father, will everything be safe and sound this time?"

Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment, saw Luo Shuang'er's sincere face, and simply raised his injured arm a little, telling the truth.

"Miss, don't be so confused. My injury is not healed yet. Don't think that I don't know that you have lost all your martial arts. Even if you go back, it will only add to the chaos. It is true to take the time to heal your injuries."

Jiang Wen didn't pay attention to her any more, leaving Han Wang Qingdao on his waist, then turned around and walked out of the tree hole, turned over and jumped up, leaning on the trunk again in an instant, leaning on the branches.

Facing the increasingly complicated current situation, although Jiang Wen was not optimistic about their prospects and could guess that this time would be difficult, among these people, he knew that he could trust Li Dingguo's anti-Qing government without reservation. ambition.

A year ago, Li Dingguo planned the bloody battle at Mopan Mountain, and used all his strength to wipe out thousands of Qing troops. In exchange for the last great victory on the anti-Qing battlefield, he was unable to return to heaven, so he could only lead his troops to harass Yunnan and Burma in a roundabout way. In the middle of the jungle, his doomed end was to die in the countryside in despair.

But now with the emergence of the Wuyang Secret Way, Li Dingguo suddenly has the possibility of fighting back and avenging his shame. Since he dared to rush to Guangzhou with the people Yongli squeezed out of his teeth, he would definitely not live in shambles. idea.

Jiang Wen smiled unrecognizably, with his current heart like a mirror, many things can be considered slowly.

He was delighted that a person of lofty ideals still had such courage and such skill, and it would be unreasonable not to give a push.Since ancient times, people who seek death are the most difficult to die, but for two people who seek survival like him and Luo Shuang'er, if they want to pass the time in peace, they will have to spend a lot of trouble.

　The fifth volume, dignified serialization!
　　
　
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