Divine Book Era

Chapter 37 The Road to Book and Sword
After ten years of hard work, no one knew about it, but once it became famous all over the world.

In the past, Liu Xiu was just an unknown scholar, just a child. In the huge Yingzhou, there were so many of them that it was easy to be overwhelmed.But at the Dragon Boat Festival Poetry Festival, a few poems were released, and the world praised them, and became a top literati in one fell swoop.

Nowadays, it is even more popular that "the two prides of Yingzhou, the sun and the moon are in the sky, and no one can stop them; there are ten fights of talent, and Liu Xiu monopolizes five fights."

Liu Wudou's reputation resounded throughout Yingzhou.

In particular, Princess Hanyue rubbed ink for it, which became a good story.

No one would say that he was rude, but only that he was a literati.

In ancient times, emperors often polished ink for saints and treated saints like teachers; now, what Princess Hanyue did is in line with the saying of respecting teachers and respecting the way.

"My son wants to honor his ancestors?" the father said happily.

But Liu Xiu said sadly: "'When a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; Bear it, it seems that there is doom!"

Fame is of course beneficial to the imperial examination; but too much fame is not conducive to the imperial examination.

The fame is too great, and the peers are jealous; the seniors want to kill the majesty and kill the spirit.

With the increase in fame, the number of people who come here for fame and visits gradually increased. There are scholars with fame, there are also children from poor families, there are also some children from aristocratic families, and there are some Confucian businessmen.The whole peaceful life became lively,

It's just that Liu Xiu became melancholy, he is a lonely person, he doesn't like excitement, he doesn't like that messy feeling.

"Father, I have to leave for a while, and I have to review my homework. There is about a month before the science exam!" Liu Xiu said, "I have to leave home for a while, to review my homework! It's too noisy here, and it's hard to meditate Learn!"

"My son, this is ten pennies, spend it carefully!"

"It's father!"

Liu Xiu said, turned and left.

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Liu Xiu went in without a sound, and ten miles away, another mountain village temporarily settled down.

The environment here is elegant, no one disturbs, and it is a good place to study, but instead of reviewing his homework, he cut wood into a sword, holding a wooden sword in his hand, and began to practice swordsmanship.

"The three major realms of martial arts, the foundation is the foundation. In order to make up for your lack of combat power, I will guide you in this swordsmanship, so as not to encounter a black shop and be knocked down by a few small characters, and it will be embarrassing!" said the Heavenly Snake King.

"Are you going to teach me the Heavenly Snake Sword Art?" Liu Xiu asked.

"No, the Heavenly Snake Swordsmanship belongs to my Heavenly Snake King's swordsmanship, not your idiot swordsmanship!" The Heavenly Snake King said: "In the world, there is no most invincible swordsmanship, only the most invincible strong man, The sword technique that suits you is the best sword technique!"

Liu Xiu nodded in agreement.

Dugu Nine Swords, in the hands of Dugu Qiubai, is invincible vertically and horizontally, and is invincible all over the world, but it is impossible to obtain one defeat; but in the hands of Linghu Chong, he can only defeat second- and third-rate masters, and face Ren Woxing, Dongfang, etc. The undefeated masters are just too inferior.

Tai Chi sword, in the hands of Zhang Sanfeng, can cross the world, but in the hands of his disciples and grandchildren, it is only a third-rate swordsmanship.

"Then what is the right sword technique for me?"

Liu Xiu asked herself.

The Heavenly Snake King said leisurely: "I am a poisonous snake. The snake's deceitfulness, viciousness, and speed are integrated into the sword technique, just like a poisonous snake pounces and catches its prey. The Heavenly Snake Sword Technique is a sword technique tailor-made for me. It may not be as powerful as some top-level swordsmanship, but it is the most suitable for me, and it can display [-]% combat power!"

"And you are a scholar, so you should incorporate the way of reading into your swordsmanship. According to legend, when the ancient saints practiced swordsmanship, calligraphy was incorporated into their swordsmanship. Practicing swords is like writing, and swordsmanship incorporates the edge of Wen Dao?"

"Practicing swords is like writing!"

Liu Xiu savored these words, her eyes lit up, and she said, "I understand!"

He is a scholar, he doesn't know tigers, so he can't learn Tiger Fist; he doesn't know Shenlong, he doesn't know Dragon Fist, he doesn't know the habits of snakes, and he doesn't know Heavenly Snake Swordsmanship.Many of them are ignorant, forced to practice, it will only be like painting a tiger instead of an anti-dog, losing the essence, just learning the shape.

To practice swordsmanship, you should follow the path you are most familiar with and know how to walk.

"I am a scholar, and I should walk the road of books and swords. Books and swords people use books as swords, books as bones, and swords as shapes. They love books, love them, and change them into swords..."

Liu Xiu realized it in her heart.

After a long time, he stood up and waved the wooden sword in his hand, coming to assassinate and fight.

At this moment, the wooden sword in his hand seemed to be turned into a writing brush, and the enemy seemed to be turned into paper. The wooden sword assassinated, as if he wanted to use the body of the enemy to write an article.

As the saying goes, words convey truth.

In the article, it carries the weight of the road.

Many enemies are fragile and unqualified "paper", which cannot bear the weight of the road, so the "paper" is broken and the enemy dies.

This is Shukendo!

A faint prototype slowly condensed out, and Liu Xiu's wooden sword swung, writing oracle bone inscriptions.

Oracle bone inscriptions are the most primitive and ancient.

Carving with a pen is like a knife, thin and firm, straight and crisp, and three-dimensional changes; the words are square, one word is multi-shaped, combining square and circle, opening and closing;

The major events of the country depend on the soldiers and sacrifices.

Most of the inscriptions on oracle bones record sacrificial offerings, divination, and military struggles.

Brush brush!
Liu Xiu's stylistic changes turned into Zhong Dingwen again.

The bell and tripod, the sacrificial vessel of the country!

In the bell and tripod, there are written words, all of which are written to worship the heaven and the earth, and the gods.

Then, Liu Xiu changed his characters again, and the wooden sword became Dazhuan, Xiaozhuan, Guli, Jinli, Wei Bei, Zhengkai, Xingkai, Xingcao, Zhangcao, Jincao, Kuangcao...

The five kinds of calligraphy are changing with each other.

Seal script, like warriors fighting, is rough and heroic; regular script, like a humble gentleman, gentle and moist like jade; official script, like ordinary people, humble and vast; cursive script, like a reckless righteous man, chivalrous and gentle; running script, walking like the wind, yet steady.

Five books are completed, and the literature is at its peak.

Brush brush!
Liu Xiu's calligraphy is changing, European style, Yan style, Liu style, Shoujin style, Songxue style, Dong style...

Li Si, Zhong Yao, Mrs. Wei, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhang Xu, Huai Su, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Cai Xiang, Zhao Ji, Zhao Mengfu, Xian Yushu, Dong Qichang... Calligraphy of each celebrity flows in his heart.

Some of these celebrity calligraphy are only beautiful in fonts, more relying on their names, they appear to be excellent in calligraphy;
Some calligraphy is easy to imitate, easy to copy, and it is easy to write a good calligraphy. Although it is invisible and difficult to master, it can at least confuse the eyes, and it is considered beautiful; some calligraphy is very difficult to copy, and it is copied a hundred times. , it is difficult to grasp the essence, it is only in shape, and it has not been learned.

The knowledge of the past life and the memory of this life collide with each other, generating sparks of wisdom.

Liu Xiu seemed to be possessed by a demon and fell into a state of madness.

Various thoughts collided and intersected, in a mess, like a mess.

Three days in a row, Liu Xiu still didn't comprehend any mystery, only felt that she lacked wisdom and was difficult to control.

"Hey! I'm a bit ambitious. The evolution of calligraphy such as Tang Kai's testimonials, Song people's ethos, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and the Qing Dynasty's dispute over inscriptions all contain great wisdom... With my current wisdom, it is difficult to control, just like It is difficult for a primary school student to calculate calculus!" Liu Xiu's heart brightened, "How deep is the foundation and how deep is the road when a tall building rises from the ground!"

"I should start from the foundation of calligraphy, the nine styles of calligraphy, then specialize in the eight methods of Yongzi, and then specialize in the five books, the characteristics of each calligraphy, and finally go out of my own way!"

(End of this chapter)