Dong Haichuan, formerly known as Dong Mingkui, was born during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty.
He is tall and strong, with slender arms, thick palms, and extraordinary physical strength. This gives Dong Haichuan a body for practicing martial arts. Dong Haichuan practiced martial arts at a young age and was already a master at the age of twenty-six. However, Dong Haichuan was not satisfied. From now on, I traveled to Wuyue, crossed the Yangtze River and Anhui Province, traveled to Bashu, and traveled all over the north and south of the Yangtze River.
He traveled to famous mountains and rivers in Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places, and visited masters, hermits and martial arts masters in various places.
During this period, Dong Haichuan experienced various boxing techniques, which laid the foundation for the creation of Baguazhang in the future.
After Dong Haichuan became famous, his character remained unchanged. He still hated evil and often fought against injustices. Just like this, Dong Haichuan often got into trouble for saving people, and finally settled down in seclusion in Prince Su's Mansion.
He and Yang Luchan are both invisible in the palace, and both are superb in martial arts.
Among the two, one is proficient in Baguazhang and the other is proficient in Tai Chi. They are the masters of the two boxing schools. After the two fought, they both secretly admired each other's martial arts. They learned from each other and confirmed each other. After going back and forth, they gradually became familiar with each other. became friends.
However, there are differences between the two.
Yang Luchan fought all over the capital as a martial artist and was known as "Yang Invincible". He was favored by Duanjun Prince's Palace. After Yang Luchan was over fifty years old, he almost did not take any action. Yang Banhou followed Li Zhen and joined the army and became Li Zhen's subordinate. General, it is said that one person can achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Yang Banhou worked for Li Zhen, and Yang Luchan also benefited from it. His status in Duanjun Prince's Palace changed and his status was transcendent.
Dong Haichuan is in his fifties, but he is busy all day long, looking after the homes and courtyards of Prince Su's Mansion.
Therefore, Yang Luchan thought of taking Dong Haichuan away with him.
Yang Banhou followed Yang Luchan and hurried all the way, but when he saw that he was not heading towards Prince Su's Mansion, but out of the city, he hurriedly asked: "Dad, Uncle Dong is in Prince Su's Mansion, how can we run out of the city?"
Yang Luchan walked briskly and said with a smile: "Your Uncle Dong is off today. He must be practicing martial arts in the thatched cottage outside the city. The old man must still be practicing boxing, thinking about defeating your father."
Yang Banhou said: "From my son's point of view, you are evenly matched and no one will lose."
While Yang Banhou and Yang Luchan were talking, they rushed out of the city. They left the city and walked towards a hillside in the north of the city. The place where Dong Haichuan lived was at the foot of the mountain. There was only a thatched hut. Yang Luchan and Yang Banhou arrived there. At that time, a burly old man wearing trousers, shirtless, and barefoot was practicing boxing around an old crooked-neck tree that was hugged by one person.
This old man is clearly Dong Haichuan.
On a cold day, Dong Haichuan was not wearing any clothes, which showed that he was strong and strong. He regarded the old crooked neck tree standing on the ground as his enemy. He followed the routine of Baguazhang and kept moving around the old crooked neck tree to practice his martial arts. .
Yang Banhou opened his mouth to speak, but Yang Luchan immediately stretched out his hand to stop him.
At this time, Dong Haichuan's martial arts practice had reached its peak.
I saw Dong Haichuan stepping on the Eight Trigrams in a row. Every time he stepped on it, he could hear a sound. Each step corresponded to a hexagram in the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes. When his body moved around the old crooked neck tree, the ball in his hand The two palms are like butterflies flying, circling and dazzling.
At this time, heat began to rise above Dong Haichuan's head, which could be clearly seen.
This is when his transport capacity has reached its extreme. Qi and blood are transported around the body so quickly that the sweat evaporates continuously, turning into mist when encountering the surrounding air-conditioning.
"Click, click,."
Yang Banhou stood in the distance and clearly heard the sound of Dong Haichuan's muscles and bones rubbing together.
After seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that if he took action, he would definitely be defeated.
Yang Banhou also practices martial arts all year round and exercises every day. He always thinks that he has obtained the true inheritance of Yang Luchan. He even thinks that he and Yang Luchan can compete. After all, boxing is afraid of young people. Yang Luchan is older and may not be able to compete. Defeat him, but now after watching Dong Haichuan practice martial arts, Yang Banhou realized that it would be difficult for him to surpass his old father.
Although he is in his early fifties, he is still very powerful.
"drink."
Suddenly, a loud shout came from Dong Haichuan's mouth.
This loud shout was like a thunder.
Yang Luchan stroked the beard under his chin, glanced at Yang Banhou, and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. At this time, Yang Banhou was completely immersed in Dong Haichuan's martial arts practice, especially when he saw Dong Haichuan breathing into a sword, The breath coming out of his mouth seemed like a sword of energy, and he was even more surprised.
He doesn't have such ability yet.
Yang Banhou asked: "Dad, can you reach this point?"
Yang Luchan smiled and said, "Absolutely."
Yang Banhou stopped asking, and his eyes fell on Dong Haichuan again. At this time, Dong Haichuan stamped his feet, rushed forward, stretched out his thick palm, and struck out with a palm.
"Snapped,."
The palm hit the old crooked neck tree, making a loud noise.
With this palm, the old crooked-necked tree that was hugged by one person kept shaking, and the branches swayed, like a human body constantly twitching. Yang Banhou had good eyesight, and when Dong Haichuan stopped his hand, In an instant, he clearly saw distinct palm prints left on the old tree. Seeing this, Yang Banhou was shocked.
Fortunately, this is a big tree that can be hugged by one person, so it can withstand the beating.
If it were a big tree with a thick arm, it would probably not be able to withstand Dong Haichuan's punches. Dong Haichuan had already noticed that Yang Luchan and his son were coming. After finishing the attack, he looked at Yang Luchan and nodded slightly in greeting. He landed on Yang Banhou and said with a smile: "Hey, isn't this the second young master? Why did you want to see Uncle Dong today?"
Yang Banhou was the second son of Yang Luchan, ranking second.
The corner of Yang Banhou's mouth twitched slightly. He did not dare to be the 'second young master', and immediately said: "Uncle Dong, you are trying to disgrace this junior. After so many years, you are still so funny."
Dong Haichuan laughed, quite proudly.
Yang Luchan smiled and said: "Brother Dong, I came here today because I have something to discuss with you."
Dong Haichuan said simply: "Let's talk in the room."
The three people walked towards the thatched hut. This arrow thatched hut was extremely simple, with a bed made of hay, a set of shabby tables and chairs, and a teapot and four teacups on the table. Other than that, there was nothing else. Regarding other items, after the three of them sat down, Dong Haichuan asked: "If you need help with anything, as long as I need my help, I will definitely not refuse."
Yang Luchan shook his head slightly and said, "Brother, I left Prince Duanjun's Mansion."
Dong Haichuan frowned and said, "Why, do you want to go back to your hometown?"
Yang Luchan shook his head and said: "No, I don't plan to go back to my hometown. I plan to serve Admiral Li with my second brother. Although I am too old to join the army, I still have martial arts skills and can teach soldiers how to practice martial arts. I came to see my brother. , I want my brother to go with me to Admiral Li’s army.”
Dong Haichuan suddenly fell silent and thought carefully.
Yang Luchan continued: "Brother, you and I both work in the palace, and we all know the affairs of the palace. After so many years of working as a cow and a horse, life has not been easy. Now the second brother has a status in Li Zhenjun and can speak up. , with this relationship, let’s go meet Li Zhen, what do you think, brother?”
Dong Haichuan frowned and said: "My dear brother, Li Zhen is the admiral of one side and has great power. Can it be done?"
In fact, Dong Haichuan was also the general manager of the nursing home in Prince Su's Mansion.
Other than that, there is no other identity.
If there is a good place to go, Dong Haichuan will naturally be willing to go, because Dong Haichuan usually does not come into contact with many people. Even in Prince Su's Mansion, he rarely sees Prince Su. The only people he comes into contact with are the housekeepers of Prince Su's Mansion, and he has been working in obscurity. Regarding his own affairs, he seemed to be in a good position, but he understood that he was just a nobody in Prince Su's palace.
Seeing Dong Haichuan's hesitation, Yang Banhou interrupted and said: "Uncle Dong, it's absolutely fine if you want to see the Marshal. The Marshal is easy to talk to and has great respect for capable people. If you and your father go to see the Marshal, you will definitely be reused. My nephew can’t guarantee that Uncle Dong will be promoted to a high official position, so there will definitely be no problem in working as an official and a part-time official.”
Dong Haichuan asked: "Second brother, what official position do you hold under Admiral Li?"
Yang Banhou immediately said: "I am the commander of the first regiment under the general's command, and I have two thousand elite soldiers."
"Two thousand people."
Dong Haichuan exclaimed and said in surprise: "My mother, you are only more than nineteen years old, and before you are twenty, you are already a general commanding two thousand people. You are indeed Yang's father, you are powerful enough." ." At this point, Dong Haichuan frowned, blinked again, and asked: "What the hell is a group leader? I've never heard of it."
Yang Banhou smiled and explained calmly: "The commander-in-chief is building a new army. He learns the essence of foreigners. It is not divided into divisions such as generals, generals, and generals. The regiment commander is one of the official positions, and It’s pretty much the same as a general or a general.”
"Gudong."
Dong Haichuan swallowed and was even more surprised.
Dong Haichuan was already moved, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "Second brother, you are the leader of the first regiment. Where do you rank under Admiral Li?"
Yang Banhou scratched his head and said, "This is really hard to answer, because there are other civil servants."
Dong Haichuan waved his hand and said: "Not counting the civil servants, but the military."
Yang Banhou said: "The general is supreme in the army. The person below the general is our brigade commander Huang Shihai. Brigadier Huang is also a martial arts man. He is a disciple of the 'sharp gun' Li Dazhong and is the number two in the army. Characters, under Brigadier Huang, there are five regiment commanders. The leader of the first regiment is me, and there are four other regiment commanders. Although the five of us are divided into first, second and third, No matter how big or small, they are all two thousand people, and their rights are the same."
"Hiss, hiss."
Dong Haichuan took a breath, he didn't expect Yang Banhou to be so powerful.
He praised repeatedly and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there would be martial arts practitioners under Admiral Li. This is very good. In fact, I also know Li Dazhong. He is my and my younger brother's junior."
Yang Banhou asked: "Uncle Dong, dad is going to go with me to see the commander-in-chief. What do you think?"
Dong Haichuan laughed and said: "Of course I want to go. How can I not go for such a good thing?"
Hearing this, Yang Luchan also showed a smile on his face. Dong Haichuan had very few things. After packing them up, the three of them immediately got up and headed to Prince Su's Mansion. Dong Haichuan, like Yang Luchan, was a free man and could leave at any time. Dong Haichuan and
After the steward of Prince Su's Mansion made it clear, he got permission and then left with Yang Luchan and his son.
The three of them headed towards Shangshu Mansion.