Chapter 946 The boxing ring is opened due to righteousness and harmony
A group of people landed from the South Canal.
Yangliuqing Town, known as Liukou in ancient times, is where the waterways of the South Canal converge. It is one of the most lively places in Guxi and has many temples.
Next to Crow was a white cloth turban. The man who looked like a countryman looked at the scenery here in a daze. In front of him was a place surrounded by Yaowang Temple, Niangniang Temple, and Zhenwu Temple. It was an open space for a large market in the countryside.
Many people come here on weekdays, and it gradually becomes an open-air market.
"Senior Brother Jing! After so many years, you still can't forget it?" Crow's voice was faint.
Senior Brother Jing, who had his head wrapped in white cloth, lowered his head slightly when he heard this and said sadly: "The wind and clouds in the world are riding the tide, fighting for power and religion, and the south wind has not yet died. The west wind has not yet died, and the south wind has risen, and the wars and wildfires are burning. Who is the master in each province in the world, the sky is full of stars and evil Demon, where do all living beings go? There is only one bright road!"
"We make peace because of righteousness, practice martial arts and boxing, open altars to worship gods, and call each other senior brothers."
"Back then, this was the number one altar in the world for us boxers. The main altar of Zhenwu Temple was moved from Duliu Town by senior brother Zhang Decheng. There was a Kanzi altar nearby, a Qianzi altar in Yangzhuang, and a main altar. , the eight hexagrams forums follow each other. Gather the people to practice martial arts and boxing..."
"For the first time when foreigners invaded Zhigu, how many people did the foreign gun team kill? It was the help of experts from all over the north that annihilated three foreign gun teams at Dagukou."
"At that time, we knew that no matter whether it was a heretical spell or a well-established spell, the ability to ward off evil and break magic with foreign guns and gunpowder was useless. Only the true martial arts path is the best at killing people!"
"The foreigners have guns and artillery, and an army of priests. We have magical powers to protect our bodies, and our ancestors protect us."
"Three teachings and nine will flow into true martial arts, and hundreds of boxing schools will open the way!"
"All kinds of secret techniques passed down in the north have been transformed into the path of true martial arts and turned into boxing techniques in order to circumvent the secret transmission of magic and reveal the key to breaking the law. How many monks have followed this trend in various places The altar was set up to teach boxing, and the boxing was spread to millions of people. Everyone practiced it, and everyone became extraordinary."
"When all the millions of people in my dynasty have become boxers and mastered different arts, they will counterattack the West...No amount of guns and artillery can stop them!"
"pity……"
Senior Brother Jing gritted his teeth, and there was a sense of unwillingness and resentment in his eyes.
"The first one to betray was the imperial court! They just wanted to use us to scare the foreigners. When the foreigners gave in, they hired foreigners to kill us first! Those so-called decent people from well-known families also fell into trouble when they saw that the imperial court had changed its direction."
"Nowadays, apart from the boxing techniques that were spread back then and became the foundation of martial arts, who still remembers the return of hundreds of schools of thought to true martial arts and the ambition of boxers to conquer the West?"
The former eldest brother, Jing Chunshan, glanced at the bustling market in front of him bit by bit, as if he had seen the opening of the world's number one altar here in the past.
Thousands of farmers and common people from various villages, naked to the waist, with red belts tied around their waists, holding large swords and guns, followed the moves of the masters from various circles and practiced boxing.
When they saw the Zhenwu Temple, gongs rang, everyone cut bamboo and wood into soldiers, carried swords and guns and went up the canal. Various altars gathered on the road, and more than 100,000 people went to Zhigu, burning churches, killing foreigners, and
A scene in which foreign priests and magicians fight with each other, seize their men and women from the ship, and behead them.
At this time, the place was very busy and it was no longer a big gathering!
It looks like a lively temple fair.
There are small theater booths everywhere, either made of cloth or surrounded by straw mats, and a Kundan with a painted face is singing opera in there.
The plays are not big ones, most of them are one-man plays about family affairs or folk legends, such as "Counting Grain and Waiting for the Palace", "Killing Dogs to Persuade Wife", "Cuiping Mountain" and so on.
Going further in, there are also some lewd lyrics and songs, the opera singers are in charge, and the people in the small shed are just having fun, it's not serious stuff.
Next are those who sell rags, which are said to be scraps collected from cloth shops. In fact, they are mostly torn pieces of cloth with missing lengths and are sold in pieces. Countryside people are accustomed to taking advantage of petty gains, but
I don’t even understand the calculation.
This time it should be a temple fair, the place is crowded with people, people are crowded with people from all walks of life including gold, leather, color, Gua, Ping, Tuan, Tiao and Liu.
Monkey performers, circus performers, fish tent performers, animal stall performers, ticket sellers, stick spinners (selling watches), large pile sellers (low-quality fur coats and blankets), wild prostitutes soliciting customers, squatting lottery
Those who gamble, those who know how to gamble, those who pick fishy clothes, those who carry water rollers (selling soap).
More than ten years ago, let alone true foreigners, even people who believed in foreign religions would have their heads chopped off by the Boxers if they passed by here.
Nowadays, the small steamer of the foreign ship tuts to the shore, and a few men and women with blond hair and blue eyes wearing Western clothes get off the ship. There are only idlers watching the excitement and the business that greets them.
Drummond stepped off the boat and heard the shouts, gongs and drums, and the noisy and disturbing sounds with a smell of smoke and smoke, which made him smile.
Kadoorie next to him covered his nose, driving away the smell of animals, and muttered: "What a bunch of barbarians, I heard they want to discuss medicine with us? Medicine in the Western Continent has developed greatly since the development of anatomy over two hundred years ago.
, we have entered a whole new world. I don’t think we have anything to communicate with a group of witch doctors who are still using grass roots and bark to brew witch medicine!”
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"Don't say that..."
A Western woman next to him took his arm and smiled and said: "The country manor in Camelot is just like this one. I don't think there is anything better than this."
"Even." She looked around and smiled: "It's more energetic here!"
Drummond just said calmly: "This was the headquarters of the Boxers back then. Archbishop Thomas was dragged out of the church by them and brought here to have his head chopped off..."
He pointed to the stone steps in front of the Zhenwu Temple and said: "In its heyday, there were more than 100,000 extraordinary people and preparatory extraordinary people practicing boxing here. They gathered together an extraordinary army, and the third-level boxers even
Can catch bullets with his bare hands and has all kinds of superpowers!"
"Father Deng!" The woman covered her mouth and exclaimed: "They look so simple now, and they can't see the madness in the past at all!"
"Yes!" Drummond nodded: "Their emperor thinks they are crazy!"
Drummond turned her head and met the eyes of the crow on the shore. When she saw the man wearing a turban next to her, a trace of scruple flashed in Drummond's eyes, but he still walked forward pretending to be friendly, took off his hat and saluted:
"Ma'am, I hope we're not late!"
"Actually, you came a little too early, and we have just arrived." Crow nodded.
As a barrister, Drummond smiled and said: "Madam, our communication should not be like the previous competition between you and the local gangsters, right? If it is so crazy, I would rather admit defeat. After all, we are just here.
A gentleman who has made great contributions to medicine, not a wizard who desecrates the human body. Although medicine and occultism are related, they are also very different..."
Crow said calmly: "The leader is very curious about the development of your surgery and anatomy."
"I would like to personally introduce our development to your leader. Medicine has entered a new era..." Drummond said respectfully.
Crow had a strange look on his face, looked him up and down, and his eyes revealed the purity of looking at the flesh: "The leader should be willing, but I'm afraid his research method will be difficult for you to accept."
When Drummond heard this, looking at Crow's appraising eyes, he felt a chill in his back for no reason.
At this time, the Western woman also stepped forward and stretched out her hand: "Hello, madam! I am Shilin, a doctor of medicine from Miscato University. I study anatomy and infectious diseases. In the East, I really don't know much about it.
To meet such an outstanding woman like you.”
Crow also stretched out his hand to shake hers and said, "The same goes for the West!"
"Yes." Xilin said with a smile: "According to tradition, they are not even willing to let me join the spiritual retreat of the University of Michigan, nor are they allowed me to join societies such as the Omniscient Tower and the Hidden Library. Women should join the Gardening Association or the Kitchen Society.
The Priory! That's what they say."
"Horticulture Association?" Crow felt like he had heard of this association.
The leader of Miskato University has spoken several times, and it seems that this association was mentioned among them.
"The Secret of Flowers? The Flower of Purity of Elkazolin?"
She glanced at the white flower on Xilin's chest pocket and asked.
A hint of surprise appeared on Xilin's face. She smiled, hiding the confusion in her eyes and said, "I thought you had never left the Eastern Continent! I didn't expect you to be so familiar with our extraordinary heritage."
"The leader is very familiar with you, and it is also his idea to invite you to come and communicate this time." Crow said honestly.
"I wonder when I can see your leader?" Drummond said.
Crow said perfunctorily: "There will be a chance."
Several people entered Yaowang Temple under the escort of Senior Brother Jing and several believers who had practiced boxing.
The place has already been cleared. Wearing long robes, each of them has a big beard. The old man, who looks old but has a strong spirit, is sitting in a row in front of the temple. The Sanhuanghui was originally a Zhigu drug store, a group established by the doctors.
Guild.
Because it worships the Three Emperors and takes the Yellow Emperor as its ancestor, it is called the Three Emperors Association.
But in recent years, churches and several Western hospitals have been treating diseases. A lot of serious doctors have been squeezed out. Drug stores are still alive and well, but without doctors, their reputation is weak. A few doctors have to come in.
He treats teeth and eyes, and specializes in folk prescriptions.
After hearing that Xuanzhen taught foreigners and Western medicine practitioners to come and communicate with each other, the Three Emperors Association wanted to kick him out.
If I couldn't afford to offend you, I would...
Foreigners are also doctors after all, but what is your Xuanzhen Sect?
Communicate, what can we communicate?
Burning incense and worshiping Buddha or dancing in water with talisman?
Foreigners also have something to say!
The Xuanzhen Sect is really serious! It’s a real big-name secret sect of mysticism.
Isn’t the essence of traditional Chinese medicine mysticism?
Chapter completed!