Chapter 4 Chinese Arts in Silk
Li Qin's heart was pounding, but he didn't expect that he would have a famous ancestor in this world, and his ancestors left behind secret books.
It was the end of the Han Dynasty, and the Yellow Turbans had not yet emerged and the Three Kingdoms had not yet appeared. It was just that the chaotic times had already appeared and it was just a moment when he could learn the skills of the secrets, he would have done something in the troubled times. Even if he could not be famous, he could save his own and his family's lives and live his life safely. It would not be difficult.
Slowly unfolding the silk book, Li Qin saw that the silk book was divided into two volumes: upper and lower volumes. The first volume is martial arts and the second volume is military strategy. The first volume is divided into two major chapters: upper and lower volumes. The first article is guiding technique and the next article is martial arts. The name of this volume of silk book is named after the next article of martial arts. I think this is the most important article.
Li Qinxian glanced at the current script of the military strategy. Seeing that the military strategy was more focused on tough battles, the brave ones won when they met in a narrow road, but they were slightly deficient in planning, which was much worse than "The Art of War" in comparison. However, he had read "The Art of War" and the art of war was not very useful to him now, so he rolled up the second half of the silk book again and looked at the front part.
The first article is the guiding technique, which is divided into four short stories. The first one is fighting technique, which is the set of boxing techniques that Li Qin practiced in the yard. Li Qin is very familiar with the guiding technique. The most famous guiding technique in history is the Five Animals Play summarized by Hua Tuo.
The second chapter is catapulting, which talks about how to use slingshots and bows, and how to make good bows. For this chapter, Li Qin only read a little bit, and a series of postures and skills appeared in his mind, all of which were the credit of the former master. But probably, the former master understood the skills, but did not have the ability to wear a hundred steps through Yang, otherwise Li Tian would not say that he was only good at fur.
The third chapter is the flying technique, which talks about how to run fast on the ground, practice horse riding, and how to achieve unity of people and horses, and turn around at will. What surprised Li Qin was that the Li family’s method of practicing horse riding was unique. It actually started with Cuju, kicking shuttlecock first and then kicking football, which made him a little confused.
Read more, the fourth chapter is killing technique, which talks about how to use weapons, focusing on marksmanship and sword techniques, and focuses on how to quickly shoot guns and how to kill with one blow. This has a lot in common with the stabbing techniques and bayonets in modern army.
The next article is not divided into small chapters, but is a comprehensive improvement. It is an extension of the previous article. It talks about how to become a peerless general after practicing the four small chapters. For famous generals, this article is the most important, so the secret book is also named after this.
Although I only looked at it briefly, Li Qin discovered that the entire Silk Book was about killing enemies, how to kill enemies as fast as possible, and how to hit one blow, without any content of making friends with martial arts.
Li Qin couldn't help but think of the national arts in later generations. National arts are a respectful title for traditional martial arts, also called martial arts. However, in the moment when the country was in danger during the Republic of China period, Feng Yuxiang and others said bluntly in order to motivate soldiers to kill the enemy and defend the country: Martial arts that only kill the enemy but do not perform is called national arts. This has become another term for national arts.
Looking at the silk book in his hand, Li Qin thought to himself: "Don't care what future generations say about national skills. However, if you only kill the enemy and do not perform national skills, there is a volume in front of me, Li's martial arts!"
Seeing that his son was fascinated by reading silk books, Li Tian said, "Son, you should read this skill passed down from ancestors frequently in the future, but after reading it, you should put it away and hide it in the box to avoid losing it."
Li Qin nodded and said, "The four short stories in the previous chapter are not many, and the words are very simple and simple. I can understand them all. I will memorize them all tonight and wait until I have mastered them before reading them later."
He put the silk book into the jade box, got up and wanted to go back to his house. There was a small fire pit in his house, and he could read books under the light of fire at night. Although there were four short guides in the previous article, each short text was only more than a thousand words. He was familiar with the first two articles, and planned to memorize them all at night and slowly digest them later. This silk book is not only a family heirloom, but also the place where he settled down. He must not lose anything.
Li Tian looked at his son at the door of the house and suddenly said, "Son, you will..."
Li Qin turned around and looked at Li Tian, and saw Li Tian’s lips moving, and a sad look appeared on his face.
Li Tian said: "Dad used to tell you to be honest and never fight with others. It is a blessing to suffer losses. You have been taught like this by your father since childhood. Although you are honest, you are a little cowardly. But from the fact that you were bullied this time, my father felt that even if you don't cause trouble, the disaster would not let you go. My Li family is the only one. If something happens to you, your parents will not be able to live. So...so..."
After a pause, he said with difficulty: "So if you are bullied by evil people in the future, you cannot tolerate it anymore and need to resist. If you offend the powerful and powerful, at most we can move to Fuping, where the loess does not bury people, and where the land does not produce grain. As long as the family is together and spend the day safely, it is a blessing!"
He was honest and kind all his life, and he had major changes when he was young. He always was low-key for his family. He believed that suffering losses was a blessing and educated his son in this way. However, he wanted to turn around and almost hurt his son and die. Then he told his son to resist. However, this kind of behavior is contrary to his habits over the years, so it was very difficult to say it out.
Li Qin nodded and said, "I know!" Seeing Li Tian lower his head and wiping his tears, he felt sad and comforted him, but he didn't know what to say. He couldn't accept the fact that the Li family was a parent in this life so quickly. The word "father and mother" is really hard to say.
After returning to his house, Li Qin began to read the silk book and remembered it quietly in his heart. He was the most familiar with the fighting technique in the first chapter. He could be confirmed by looking at the words and gesturing it. Moreover, his understanding ability is much higher than that of his former master. In addition, he was born in traditional Chinese medicine and knew the characteristics of guidance techniques. Therefore, this chapter did not feel how hard it was to integrate it and remember it in his heart. As long as he practiced diligently in the future, he could truly become his own martial arts.
But he is not very easy to understand in the second short story. The former master can shoot archery, which is more proficient than ordinary people, but the requirements put forward by the silk book are far from each other. After all, the archery recorded in the silk book is the one who is the best archer in the cold weapon era, and his skills are much more profound. However, because Li Tian lost his arm and he was not very good at archery and lacked experience, he failed to give his son too much guidance, which made Li Qin not very clear about archery and could not understand the principle in a short time like fighting technique.
Li Qin looked at the Juanshu and whispered: "When raising the bow, you need to sink your left arm, rotate your elbows inward, and push the bow with your tiger's mouth. You have such skills, and I thought it would be enough as long as you can pull the bowstring."
He looked back at the wall. There was a large bow hanging on it, which was the thing left by the former owner. He put the silk book on the couch, and he got up and took off the large bow. He saw that it was a single wooden bow, which was well-made, but it could not be called a good one. This may be due to financial limitations. Even if the poor families know how to make bows, they can't do anything without materials. It is said that it is a clever wife who can't cook without rice.
Li Qin pulled the bowstring and found that the string was very hard, not elastic enough, and had a sluggish feeling. He just saw in the silk book that a good bowstring is not just using beef tendon, but adding good silk. Moreover, silk also has skills when mixed with beef tendon, which is different from the bowstring used in modern bows and arrows. The bow he held in his hand did not add silk to the string, but it was still well maintained.
At this moment, Mrs. He came in from outside, holding a bowl of hot water in her hand. She said, "Son, you are hurt, don't stay up late, just rest early. This bowl of water mother will put it on the edge of the fire pit. If you are thirsty at night, you will have a good drink." She put the water bowl by the fire pit, then went out to bring some firewood in, and put it into the fire pit.
Li Qin looked out the window, and before he knew it, it was dark. He focused on reading silk books, and time passed quickly. He said, "You...you should rest early too!"
He smiled, walked over and touched the back of Li Qin's head, and said, "It seems that it's really good. God is safe!" Then he turned around and went out and closed the door.
Li Qin pulled the bowstring again, and the memory of the former owner told him that the range of this bow was about a hundred steps, which means that the bow was quite good, but according to the bow made on the silk book, it was still quite far away.
Putting the bow back on the wall, Li Qin began to read silk books again. After seeing three bow-making methods, he wrote a bow-making method in small characters and marked with red pen. He looked closer to the fire and saw that the beginning of the small characters said: This method can only be used when life and death are at the moment.
Li Qin frowned. The first three methods of making bows, the first two methods require more than two years to make a good bow. The third method is even more exaggerated. It not only requires extremely high materials, but also takes more than three years. So how can this last method be said to be at the moment of life and death?
Since it is described as life and death, it cannot be two or three years. It should be when the war is about to be defeated and died. This method is used at this time! But the battle is right in front of you, how can you make a bow? This method is not only recorded in silk books, but also marked with red. What method is this?
With questions, he was about to look down when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Brother Li, Brother Li, something happened. A wild beast came into the village and took my sheep away!"
The sound came from the east house immediately. Li Tian opened the door and asked, "It's Brother Zhao? Your sheep was taken away by a wild beast? Can you see clearly what kind of beast it is? Is it a wolf?"
The man outside was Zhao Bajin who lent Li Tian bran. Because he weighed eight kilograms when he was born, he was named this. He was about ten years younger than Li Tian. Because Li Tian was the Li Zheng in the village, he immediately ran over as soon as something happened.
Zhao Bajin cried and said, "I don't know what it is. It's just a little while before I rushed into the village and took my sheep away. It was an ewe, but what should I do!"
Li Tian said: "It's just after winter, and the wild beasts in the forest eat less. I think they rushed into the village because they were hungry. It's fine if the people are fine. I'll go find sheep with you!" He picked up a wooden gun with iron tip and was about to go out.
Li Qin immediately put the silk book into the jade box, took off the bow and arrow, came to the east room, handed the jade box to He, and said, "Please pack it first, I...I will go and have a look!" He followed Li Tian out.
He shouted, "Son, be careful, your injury will heal..."
Li Tian looked back at Li Qin and said, "My son is not that cute. Good son, come with dad!" He took Li Qin out of the yard.
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