Xu Fengnian didn't know who the predecessors of the stele were talking about, but with his excellent memory, he recognized the identity of the old man at a glance. When we met, the old man was standing in the team of craftsmen, with a hunchback figure and a vicissitudes of face, which was inconspicuous. If Xu Fengnian hadn't experienced a big drop in realm, maybe he could have seen some clues at that time. Xu Fengnian did not retreat but advanced, and walked forward slowly. Only then did he realize that the old man with his back straight and not pretending to be flinching, has excellent demeanor, and actually has a powerful aura of the elders of the palace center.
In Xu Fengnian's impression, pure people from the rivers and lakes, the elderly masters of the older generation, except for Han Sheng, Xuan Sui Xiegu, who are easily daunting, Lao Huang, the old man in sheepskin fur, and Zhao Xituan, the old real man of Longhushan, At first glance, they all have nothing to do with the high-ranking martial arts master. This made Xu Fengnian affirm the previous guess. Even if the old man with the pseudonym Wu Jiang wasn't Qi Lianhua, the calligrapher of the Western Chu Dynasty who was known as "Zhuan Li Cao Xing Kai, the second place in the millennium", he had a lot to do with the calligrapher. It is not difficult to hide clumsiness in human beings, but it is not easy to hide clumsiness in calligraphy. Qi Lianhua, who was born in a wealthy family, was recognized as a giant in the calligraphy world, but in the Great Chu Dynasty, he was only an official in the Hanlin editor, and he only did some small things to help the emperor surnamed Jiang write imperial articles and inscriptions. The history books of the dynasty, so at that time there were nicknames "Qi Banbu" and "Tian Hua Lang". Qi Tianhua's statement became more and more confirmed when he disappeared. At that time, there was still a public case about the Thirteen Jias of the Spring and Autumn Period. Qi Lianhua was originally the "Book Jia" vigorously launched by Western Chu, especially in running script. The praise of running script, and Nalan Youci, who was later officially designated as the top two calligraphy and painting in the Spring and Autumn Period by Liyang, had the world's first running script "Sheng Guan Tie" to compete with him, but people in the world are not very willing to buy this statement, He does not recognize Nalan Youci's theory of double armors, and only admits that Qi Lianhua's calligraphy attainments are catching up with ancient sages, but the attribution of Spring and Autumn Calligraphy is still not in cursive script "one rides the dust, no one competes for the top" Huanglongshi is none other than Huanglongshi. Later, Li Yang couldn't wait to launch the old master of the Song family as a literary armor, and was also scoffed at by the people of the time. You, old master Song, can be at ease and be the leader of the literary world of the Zhao family's lackeys in Li Yang. , How to be the "Wenjia" of the Spring and Autumn Period, which has never been the first in writing since ancient times? The Liyang court was unwilling, since Wen Wu was number one, but Wu Wu was second, so he wanted to promote Wu Emperor Cheng Wang Xianzhi as Wu Jia, but was directly rejected by Wang Laoguai, who claimed to be "the second in the world". Therefore, many dizzying versions have emerged in the Thirteen Jias of the Spring and Autumn Period, among which there is a certain Taoist surnamed Zhao in Longhu Mountain, but the most widely spread and most convincing version is still the earliest version. Although many people missed the Spring and Autumn Thirteen, but no matter what, as long as they can be nominated and mentioned, they are all dragons and phoenixes. Xu Fengnian's master, Li Yishan, admired Qi Lianhua's calligraphy at that time, saying that his running script was worthy of being the best in ancient and modern times, so Xu Fengnian was naturally affected by Chiyu. don't know
Xu Fengnian was very curious that if the old man in front of him was really Qi Lianhua himself, how could he have become a dead soldier of Western Chu who slipped through the net in Qingliangshan? Backed by terror. Xu Fengnian was not surprised by the fact that the old man was dormant in the Xu family itself. Jiang Ni, as the only blood of the Western Chu royal family, naturally allowed the Western Chu scholars who "the country has supported the servants for two hundred years, and not dying is not enough to repay the king's kindness" to continue. But what really makes Xu Fengnian jealous is that it is a big secret that Jiang Si, the subjugated princess, was brought back to Beiliang by Xu Xiao. Otherwise, Cao Changqing would not have made unannounced visits to Liyang for many years but failed. How did the old man know? of
Xu Fengnian did not immediately retreat from this mausoleum, but looked at an old Chu survivor, which was actually a great risk. Although Xu Xiao arbitrarily claimed to have left behind a precious Jiang surnamed "remnant evil" for Xichu, after all, Xu Xiao personally knocked down the west wall, and he personally led troops to break open the gate of Xichu Palace. The queen died right in front of Xu Xiao's eyes. Xu Xiao had only personal favor and national hatred towards Xi Chu. What's more, now that Guangling Road is full of gunpowder and smoke is everywhere, and the battle in Liyang is unfavorable. In the eyes of the world, even if the Beiliang iron cavalry cannot withstand the southern invasion of Beimang's million-strong army, but if it is said that a large-scale retreat to the barren northwest and go to the Central Plains to clean up the Western Chu rebels, Absolutely more than enough. Many people in the ruling and opposition circles now feel that this is undoubtedly the choice of retreat for Xu Fengnian, the king of Beiliang. Liyang can survive without a single soldier, and Beiliang also has enough military merits to arrange the generals. Everyone is happy. As for the three The 100,000 frontier army would be dismantled at worst. Anyway, Gu Jiantang's Liangliao border of Dazhu Kingdom could absorb more than 100,000 in one go. Therefore, the Western Chu court paid great attention to the movements of the Northern Liang frontier army, especially Xu Fengnian, for fear that one day the young vassal king would lose his mind and run all the way to the hinterland of the Central Plains with the army, and hand them the Great Chu as a vote certificate. The new king of Liyang.
At this moment, the only masters around Xu Fengnian are Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai, and both of them are outside the mausoleum and are not allowed to enter the forbidden area. The sword-eating patriarch Sui Xiegu and Baiqi of the Wu family were on the northern line of Liangzhou to prevent Bei Mang from assassinating Chu Lushan in Beiliang's Protectorate at any cost. Xu Yanbing is still single-handedly chasing and killing the group of top Beimang masters who have infiltrated into Youzhou together. Tantai Pingping and the disciples of Guanyin Sect are also cooperating with Xu Yanbing, and must keep Xiao Niandou and Da Yuefu in Youzhou.
If it was in the past, where would Xu Fengnian go in this world
The old man carefully looked at the somewhat absent-minded young man with complicated eyes. Maybe his presence made the surrounding atmosphere a little more tense, but the old man Chi Mu didn't seem to have any hostility for some reason. Xu Fengnian's peak state is no longer there for the time being, but his keen intuition is still there, so when Mi Fengjie Fan Xiaochai, who realized that something happened in the mausoleum, rushed into the garden, Xu Fengnian just raised his hand and signaled the two to leave. Mi Fengjie left silently, Fan Xiaochai hesitated for a moment, and still stood at the same place in the distance, Xu Fengnian didn't care about the presumptuous behavior of the dead woman.
The old man in simple clothes folded his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Xu Xiao never did anything I liked in his life, but he gave birth to a good son."
Xu Fengnian couldn't help frowning when he heard this disrespectful words, but soon he was relieved, the older generation of literati already paid attention to character, otherwise how would they have the confidence to rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats and the king? Besides, this person is very likely to be an anonymous official of Western Chu, and it is reasonable to have a lot of resentment towards Beiliang and Xu Xiao. Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "May I ask if the old man is the sage of Western Chu Qi?"
The old man's face was a bit strange, he neither denied nor admitted, just looked at Xu Fengnian straight. If Xu Fengnian, whose face is similar to that of Princess Wu Su, is Yushu Linfeng, a handsome young man in the eyes of women in the world, then it can be vaguely seen that the old man who was extremely handsome when he was young can be called "Old Yushu" even if his appearance is the worst. Xu Fengnian was looked at a little uncomfortable. The world looked at him. In the past, in Beiliang, his highness wasted his good skin, and later in Tai'an City, he looked at Ren Tu's son with contempt. Waiting for him to be with Wang Xianzhi. After the results of the battle came to light, there was a huge change. Even the famous Beiliang frontier generals, such as Li Mofan and Wang Lingbao, had heartfelt awe and admiration in their eyes, but there was no such inexplicable look in the eyes of the old man in front of him. .
The old man said softly: "I saw you writing Dan on the stele earlier, and I can see that you have put in a lot of hard work. Since you practiced swords in Wudang, you have been able to advance bravely and diligently in martial arts. You need to thank Li Yishan. Practicing calligraphy and playing chess are two things. Realm, one method can master all methods, although not every master of calligraphy and chess can become a minister of the world, or become a master of martial arts like Li Mi's disciples, but it is of great benefit to the shaping of a person's mind. Xu Xiao’s temperament changed a lot after he became king and became a vassal, which has a lot to do with his learning chess in his later years.”
Xu Fengnian did not speak. When Xu Xiao made his fortune in Jinzhou, Liaodong, he was just an illiterate ranger. It can be said that Xu Fengnian's ancestors had nothing to do with any scholarly family, farming and studying heirlooms. Being able to sacrifice wine with the master Wang of the second sister Xu Weixiong, the two big stinky chess baskets can be killed heartily. , it's time to cultivate your health. At first Xu Xiao was always fishing for three days and drying the net for two days. He escaped if he could. Over time, the princess stopped talking about it. Later, Xu Fengnian fell in love with playing chess. After the death of the princess, the young Xu Fengnian, the eldest son, followed him. Xu Xiao's relationship was at a standstill, Xu Xiao should have thought about spending more time with his son, and finally started to learn chess seriously, but was soon opened up by the talented His Royal Highness, the gap of eighteen streets, after that, Xu Fengnian and Li Yishan were both I don't like to play chess with Xu Xiao, no matter how I play chess, I can kill Xu Xiao. Even if Xu Xiao wants to seek humiliation, it depends on the only master and apprentice in the world who can not sell his face Are the two in the mood? Xu Weixiong has always been able to play chess with Xu Xiao patiently, but perhaps in the heart of Xu Xiao who never hides his patriarchy, it is still more interesting to play chess with his son, even if Xu Fengnian kills him on the chessboard to nothing With a few chess pieces left, the old King of Liang who has made outstanding achievements in Ma Ta's spring and autumn, and Xu Laizi, who is recognized as the most victorious in the Liyang Dynasty, will also feel very happy.
The inexhaustible merit of pacifying the Spring and Autumn Period made Xu Xiao and the father of the first emperor Zhao Dun equal when they met, and they were able to enter the palace with swords in the future. However, in Qingliang Mountain, many scenes always make people feel, especially outsiders. Absurdly, Xu Xiao was chased and killed in Wutong Courtyard, and the person sitting in the main seat of the palace banquet was actually a young prince. This doesn't mean that in the family of the prince and general, where the bells are ringing and the food is full, even if it is a small family, the father should not spoil his son so much, and the son should not be so disobedient. In the end, Liyang took advantage of the situation and found an impeccable reason to attack Beiliang.
Xu Fengnian shook his head lightly, letting himself who had deserted himself quickly focus on it. Although the old man in front of him didn't show any murderous intentions, he was still a first-class hidden master. The battle between Liangmang and Mang is imminent. If he died here, he would die in a suitable place, but the time would be completely wrong. Among other things, Beimang might save hundreds of thousands of deaths at least.
The old man asked with a smile: "Do you think I'm that Xichuqi Lianhua?"
Xu Fengnian nodded.
The old man slowly stretched out a palm, "When you pick up the pen, you should concentrate on it, just like the ancient sages, sages and sages sitting together at the same table, with a righteous heart, and only then can you be in the mysterious and close to the Dao. The way is like a national temple. For a heavy vessel, if it is empty, it will collapse when it is full, but if it is only in the middle, it will be flat.”
The old man's hand gestures changed, "The ancients said that when the ghost is in the wrist, writing is like a god's help. Therefore, the front is full of power on all sides, and the second is the real finger. The real finger is evenly balanced. The palm is empty again, and the palm is empty to use Ruyi..."
"Hele Chule, the word for scholar is also. Great Chu has supported scholars for two hundred years, and the country has been broken for twenty years, and there is still a morale that cannot be humiliated."
"For the ring, it must be depressed, for the wave, it must be exhausted."
"It is necessary to send out the fighting pen, and Xu Nai will come out when he is proud."
As the old man narrates, the garden is full of wind and thunder!
Outside the mausoleum, Mi Fengjie's face was pale, and the sword in the box behind his back was trembling, as if struck by lightning, sobbing and wailing.
In the garden, Fan Xiaochai's face was pale, and she was on the verge of falling, but she still gritted her teeth stubbornly and did not take a step back.
The old man's palm slowly turned over, it seemed that he was just slowly drawing with a pen, like a pedantic old master teaching a private school boy how to write stroke by stroke, but in Xu Fengnian's eyes, it was a stormy sea, and it even reminded him of the time when he was outside the main hall of Tai'an City. , Gu Jiantang uses the world's number one talisman sword "Nanhua" and the method of repaying Cao Changqing with a square inch thunder. Both of them lead to the same goal by different routes. The wind and snow were swaying, and Xu Fengnian's expression was heavy. Previously, he and Mi Fengjie, the master of swordsmanship, believed that the remnants of the stele were the sword aura carved by fingers, but now it seems that it is a thousand miles away.
The old man, with a knife.
Xu Fengnian didn't look at the turbulent wind and snow that seemed to be cut by a knife, and asked: "Old Mr. Qi is the sword armor among the Thirteen Armors of Spring and Autumn?"
The old man did not answer this question, but bent his five fingers slightly and made a closed posture, asking back: "A joint strategy?"
With the standing position as the center of the circle, Xu Fengnian, who had no snowflakes within a few feet, replied helplessly: "The word 'year' is true."
After stopping his hand, the old man sighed and said, "Yes, the word Nian. Xu Fengnian."
The wind and snow in the garden finally returned to normal, and snowflakes fell on Xu Fengnian's head and shoulders again.