Zhao Xin is not the only one trying to sort out his thoughts from the chaos to determine his future position.
In the detention center of Fuldan City, after three heroes from Henan were interrogated and trained by Chen Jishan and the Public Security Police Department for several days, they were suddenly disturbed by a booklet brought by Chen Jishan.
A few days ago, after being kidnapped by Wu Hua Da and brought back to the Public Security Police Station in Fuldan City, the three brothers kept their word. As soon as they entered the interrogation room, they poured beans out of bamboo tubes and told how the three brothers were found by the people sent by He Shen.
, what the other party told me, and how he came to Beihai Town, he told me everything.
The reason why he could explain so happily was his defeat at the hands of Chen Jishan. Later, Chen Jishan sent a message for Zhao Xin and promised not to kill them. But as for Wu Zhong and his daughter, Kang Dali, Liu Sanshan and Li
The boxers Zhang and Chai Rugui did not confess, but hid it in a tacit understanding. They only said that the government invited many people, but they did not know who they were.
Chai Rugui and the others felt that the yamen interrogation hall here in Beihai Town was really strange. It was not the kind of yamen lobby in Guan Nei. The interrogation place was not big, and there was no one to stop them, and the other party even gave them a chair to sit on.
answer.
All these unexpected actions made everyone feel extremely confused. They thought that they could also ask questions like this?
In fact, the three of them didn't know that if Chen Jishan hadn't stopped them, the security police would have asked the three brothers to "drink some water." People in the martial arts world can be killed without humiliation. If they really had to resort to tricks to make them confess, they would have to kill them afterwards.
Okay, otherwise this hatred will grow.
Out of curiosity about martial arts people, Zhao Xin was quite concerned about this matter at first. When he heard that the Qing court had hired a group of martial arts masters to come to Beihai Town to plot evil, he immediately put on his inner-body stab-proof clothing.
, and quickly notified Chen Qingsong and others. As a result, people who were interested discovered that a group of big guys in Beihai Town had obviously gained weight on their upper bodies these days.
This person, the more power he has and the more money he has, the more he fears death.
Zhao Xin, who was wearing high-priced stab-proof clothing, still felt uneasy. Thinking of the acupuncture technique often mentioned in martial arts novels, he asked Chen Jishan about acupuncture.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jishan pondered for a moment and then explained: "Sir, these are all words of charlatans and charlatans. A boxer's attacks are as fast as lightning. He can't wait to decide the winner in an instant. It can only take a few moves at most." , where do you have time to find acupuncture points? My master once said that knowing everything is worse than being good at one thing, and a thousand moves are not as good as one master. Besides, today is the age of guns, and fists and kicks can only be used to strengthen the body and self-defense."
Zhao Xin thought about it, then laughed and ignored it.
When Li Qingwen first entered the detention center, he was completely unimpressed by the thumb-thick iron bars in the cell. Of course, with the skills of the three brothers, it would not be a problem to break one.
The problem was that he was waiting for the guards to leave, and just when he was about to try his luck with his back feet, a guard's voice came from above his head: "Go back! Sit down!"
This time, the three brothers were really shocked. Li Qingwen lifted the railing and looked outside. No one was there?
Finally, Li Qingwen found something covered with a black shell on the wall of the corridor outside the railing, with a red dot flashing on it. And on the roof of the corridor, there was a small black box hanging
.So when Li Qingwen tried to compete with the iron railing again, the sound came out from the black box again.
Evil! The Yamen in Beihai Town is so evil! There was no guard present, but the other party actually knew what he was doing. So he no longer dared to act rashly, and returned to the wooden bed to sit down.
In fact, the security police of Fuldan City also had a headache. Director Yonejiro specially arranged the manpower and divided it into six shifts a day. They sat in front of the monitor and watched every move of these three people, for fear of causing trouble. The six security policemen were watching.
After a few days, all of them looked like rabbits with red eyes, sore and swollen. I thought if there were more of them, they might go blind.
This afternoon, Chen Jishan came again and called Chai Rugui out to chat alone for more than half an hour. His words showed the intention of soliciting. In Chen Jishan's view, Chai Rugui and the other three are, firstly, of good character, and secondly, they are theirs.
The martial arts style is very suitable for the army.
Chang Naizhou once said when he was still alive: "One who masters my art can be worth a hundred, and a hundred can be worth a thousand. I know that there are extraordinary skills in the world. There is a time for them, and there is a person for teaching them. They can't be wise."
Seeking profit and inducement, coveting what you can get."
Chang Naizhou was also very strict in accepting disciples, and the recommender had to know the person thoroughly. Otherwise, someone would have to be sent to his hometown to investigate and confirm that his family background was innocent and his character was impeccable before he could be accepted as a disciple. Even after being accepted as a disciple,
You won't be given the money immediately, but you will have to review it over and over again for many years to make sure there is no problem with your character.
However, Chai Rugui declined the other party's kindness on the grounds that her family grew up in her hometown in Henan.
In fact, the real reason for Chai Rugui's refusal was that his master Chang Naizhou's elder brother Chang Shizhou was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, and served successively as the magistrate of Penglai, Wendeng and Yijun counties in Shaanxi. If he really followed Beihai Town, he would be
If the Qing court finds out, the Chang family may be implicated.
Although what they saw and heard these days made Chai Rugui and the others understand that Beihai Town was not what the Qing court described at all, they still felt that only the court in the south was orthodox.
Without him, the high-pressure rule of four generations of emperors under the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years was regarded as orthodox even by the Han people in the south, let alone the northerners.
Before leaving, Chen Jishan handed Chai Rugui a small booklet and asked him to go back and take a closer look. Chai Rugui felt strange when he saw that there were no words on the cover.
Even though Chai Rugui and the other two are all practicing martial arts, they all attended private schools for several years when they were young, and Gao Liugeng even donated his status as a supervisor!
When he returned to the cell, he called Gao Liugeng and Li Qingwen to watch the reading together. Unexpectedly, after reading only a few pages, the faces of the three of them became increasingly ugly.
"On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month in the first year of Hongguang, the Qing troops stationed themselves in Guazhou, lined up on the river bank, and peeked across the river..."
"Yiyou, Xiafa issued an order...Jiangyin announced that in the sixth month of Yiyou, the county magistrate arrived, and Xiapi issued an order. On the first day of the sixth month of leap month, Zhu Shengxu Yong spoke loudly in Minglun Hall and said: 'The head can be cut off, but the hair cannot be cut off.
!'..."
"On August 20th... in the afternoon, there was a big boil in the city, and then there was a fire. Five hundred young people said to each other: 'You will always die!' They fought at Anli Bridge, killing many people, and died after exhausting their strength.
Defeated; the river was more than thirty feet long, and the corpses were piled up to the bridge. The killing lasted until night, and then the troops began to retreat; the roads were full of corpses, and there was no empty well in the house. It took three days to stop."
The three brothers Chai Rugui became more and more frightened as they read, and finally realized that what was written in this booklet was the history of the bloody suppression of the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years.
"Brother, is this all true?" Facing Li Qingwen's question, Gao Liugeng also fell into deep thought and could not answer.
The time, place, and names of every event in the book are clearly visible, and there are notes behind each narrative, including which book it comes from and who wrote it. There is even an excerpt from a Western missionary's narrative in the second half.
On this day, the three of them didn't have dinner. After dark, they went to bed with their own thoughts and said nothing.
Chai Rugui was lying on the lower bunk of the wooden bed. With the dim light in the corridor, she looked at a little spider crawling around on the upper bunk bed with wandering eyes. The gray-brown little spider shook its tentacles, as if this new world was still there.
Not very familiar with it, crawling around aimlessly, as if looking for food.
"Master has said before that the best way out for those of us who practice martial arts is to learn martial arts and become a member of the emperor's family. But the court...sigh!" Chai Rugui instinctively didn't want to believe the content in the booklet, but there was so much in it.
Every old incident was like thousands of steel needles pricking his heart.
Chai Rugui took out her numb hands and laid her head flat on the bed. Somehow, the song "Man Jiang Hong" by Zhang Huangyan in the booklet came out of her heart again. Chai Rugui had no literary talent and could barely remember two sentences.
"Who begs the thieves? Yan Qingxu. Who resists the captives? Su Wujie. Weeping in the west platform, people's tears turn to blood!"
The little spider that disappeared into the darkness on the other side slowly crawled back under the mottled light and shadow, and finally stopped on top of Chai Rugui's head, as if deciding whether to make its nest here...
"Liu Geng's breathing sounded a little messy, and it seemed like he wasn't asleep either." Chai Rugui listened to the noise, and then put a hand back under his head to rest on it.
"If so, if the things written in that book are true, then the Han people have a blood feud with this court! Then my three brothers help the court, wouldn't they become the thief and the father?"
He remembered the first article in the "Seven Tests" of the disciples of Changjia Quan, and asked whether one should judge one's ambition based on right and wrong. When it comes to right and wrong, where should his "ambition" be directed?
At dawn, Chai Rugui, who had been worried all night, took the opportunity when the guards came to deliver food and asked to see Chen Jishan. Gao Liugeng and Li Qingwen were surprised, but Chai Rugui did not explain.
An hour later, Chen Jishan arrived happily. When he saw Chai Rugui's appearance, he said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, did you not sleep well?"
Across the iron railing, Chai Rugui stared at Chen Jishan with two dark circles under his eyes and asked, "Is everything in the book true?"
"If I say anything false, I, Chen Jishan, will be struck by thousands of arrows piercing my heart and struck by five thunders from heaven."
"You also said that Prince Zhao would restore the mountains and rivers of the Han family so that everyone in the world would have food to eat, clothing to wear, and the ability to study and practice etiquette?"
"Senior brother, isn't this what King Zhao has done with us when he has been outside the Pass for so many years?"
Chai Rugui fell silent again, and Chen Jishan did not ask further questions. He understood that the other party was at a critical moment in the battle between heaven and man.
"Then... that's fine. I'll stay and let Liu Geng and Qing Wen go back. Liu Geng's family has a big family, so I'm afraid it'll be troublesome if they don't go back; Qing Wen's family has an old lady who needs to be filial, and I'm alone, so I can't
What worries."
Chen Jishan was overjoyed, but before he could answer, Li Qingwen behind Chai Rugui shouted: "Brother, are you going to follow them?!"
Chai Rugui turned around and nodded slowly: "I have thought clearly, I will change my name instead of my real name."
Li Qingwen gritted his teeth, took a step closer and said to Chen Jishan: "Senior brother Chen, if you can bring my mother and siblings over safely, I will follow you! As the saying goes, brothers are brothers in fighting tigers. Senior brother is here alone, and I will
worried!"
Gao Liugeng's face turned dark, and he thought to himself that you two are so dishonest! Let me go back alone. But the words came to his lips, and he swallowed them back. Unlike Chai Rugui and Li Qingwen, the Gao family is a landlord.
There are dozens of people in Zhuangzi, and his cousin is still a lizi.
Chen Jishan nodded and said: "I will go and report to the Lord right away. If there is no problem with him, the three senior brothers will be able to come out today. I will first arrange a place for you to stay, and rest for a few days before arranging the rest."
Li Qingwen said: "Don't! Mr. Wu needs to tell you quickly. Your quick guns are so powerful that they are really going to hurt your harmony. It will be difficult to deal with in the future."
"What!" Chen Jishan was stunned and said hurriedly: "Old boxer Wu is here too?!"
Three hours later, in Xingkaihu Sixth Village, located twenty miles northeast of Fuldan City, security police armed with long and short guns surrounded a small courtyard at the east end of the village.
In the courtyard surrounded by the fence, Wu Rong raised her eyebrows when she heard the sound. She picked up a big white pole at the door and said without looking back: "Dad, there's nothing to be afraid of! You're only twenty."
I can take care of this yamen servant by myself."
Wu Zhong walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, looked around, and then said in a deep voice: "Don't move! Didn't you see that they all have muskets? The government officials here are different from those in Guan."
Wu Rong sneered: "What are you afraid of? Dad, I will protect you and leave first!"
A security policeman holding a revolver outside the hospital shouted loudly: "Girl, what Daddy said is right! This gun doesn't have long eyes. It can make two holes at a time. No matter how fast it is, it can't be as fast as the bullet. I advise you to put down your weapon and surrender. This is
This is the only way out for you two!"
"Bah! A bunch of rebels are worthy of negotiating terms with this girl?!"
At this time, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the courtyard. They stopped suddenly outside the courtyard door. Only one person coughed slightly, and then said loudly: "Are they Mr. Wu and Miss Wu inside? Can you come in and talk?"
"It's your aunt..."
"Hey!" Wu Zhong had a straight face and quickly interrupted: "Since you are all here, come in and talk."
As soon as the courtyard door opened, Chen Jishan, wearing a military uniform of the Northern Navy, walked in. He walked into the courtyard, saluted Wu Zhongshen, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Wu, I have long admired your name! I am Chen Jishan, now the commander of the first company of the Northern Navy garrison regiment.
"
Wu Zhong and his daughter looked at each other and thought to themselves: What kind of official is the company commander? But judging from his appearance, he should be an officer in the military. So he nodded and said: "Your Excellency brought so many officials here and even surrounded my yard.
Dare I ask if my father and daughter have violated the royal laws here?"
Chen Jishan smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Wu, you and I both know what your father and daughter are doing in Beihai Town, so let's not beat around the bush. Go with the junior and explain the matter clearly. I will give you and Miss Wu a gift."
Get on the boat and return home.”
"Bah!" Wu Rong's eyes widened, and she shook the big stick in her hand with one hand. The gun buzzed and the gun made a sound. "It seems that you have practiced your steps. I will tell you when you are capable of winning!"
Chen Jishan shook his head and said: "Mr. Wu's big gun is famous all over the world, but younger people don't dare to do the same thing."
When Wu Rong heard that the other party only said that her father did not mention her, she looked down upon her, and she immediately became angry. She shook her arms, turned the big pole in her hand, and raised it slightly, and another pole under the eaves
She picked up the big white pole and flew towards Chen Jishan. Chen Jishan didn't even try to hide, he raised his hand and held the big pole firmly in his hand.
Wu Zhong found these two white wax poles in the woods a few days ago. He wanted to keep boxing in his hands, so he had to practice twice a day to maintain his condition. However, if he boxed, people would always notice him; and practicing with a big pole
Jin, but it is difficult for outsiders to see Mingtang.
Wu Rong took a few steps forward and was only three or four meters away from Chen Jishan. The big pole retracted and extended, holding a quarter of the tail with both hands, and shouted: "Come on!"
Chen Jishan looked at Wu Zhong and saw that the other party was silent, so he had to clasp his fists at Wu Zhong and Wu Rong respectively, stretch out his left toe and raise the big pole.
In ancient times, actual combat martial arts were mostly based on weapons. Folks generally did not use guns in practice, but used big poles instead. The big gun is also known as the "king of weapons", so no matter which marksmanship it is, as long as it focuses on actual combat,
It is inseparable from the basic marksmanship of Ba Mu. That is, the three paths of upper, middle and lower, inside and outside the circle, plus the leather spear and the poking spear.
Wu Rong has obtained her father's true inheritance over the years. She saw the big pole in her hand shaking, and the tip of the pole shook out one after another, and pierced Chen Jishan. Chen Jishan stepped firmly with his left foot, followed with his right foot, and walked steadily with a round waist.
With his waist twisted and his arms entangled, he suddenly exerted force, shook the big pole in his hand, and stabbed it with the "Blue Dragon Out of the Water" move. In the blink of an eye, the two club heads had collided with each other three or four times.
Chen Jishan's foundation is Chen Family Boxing, and the Chen Family's Thirteen Spears require a strong foundation in boxing. If you don't practice boxing well, and you are not proficient in body, technique, and footwork, you won't be able to use the guns at all.
The security police who were watching outside could not understand what the two men were doing, so they just made noises and cheered Chen Jishan loudly.
Wu Zhong stood at the door of the house and watched for a while. He saw that every time Chen Jishan fired a shot, he used a combination of force from his crotch, waist and arms, and the force was extremely strong. His expression became more and more solemn, and while his daughter and Chen Jishan were separated, he
At that moment, he shouted loudly: "Wait! You are the Thirteenth Gun of the Chen family! You are from Chenjiagou in Wen County!"
"The boy is not good at academics, so Mr. Wu is laughing at him."
Although Wu Rong looked unhappy, she was a woman after all. After touching Chen Jishan back and forth for more than a dozen times, her forehead was sweating and she couldn't bear it anymore.
"Who is your respected master?" Wu Zhong sighed secretly, knowing that even if he knocked Chen Jishan down today, the father and daughter would not be able to run far. Instead of doing this, it is better to come and leave easily.
These days, he has almost realized that as a commoner, he can't even enter Beihai Town, let alone meet Zhao Xin.
Before Chen Jishan came, he had already thought about telling the truth. Wu Zhong and Chai Rugui were different, so he said, "My master's surname is Chen, and he is related to Xiafu. I wonder if Mr. Wu has ever met them?"
Huh? Wu Zhong stomped his feet after hearing this, and quickly said to his daughter: "Rong'er, stop fighting! I haven't paid homage to your brother Chen yet, he is your uncle Guo's apprentice!"