Great Wei Nengchen

Daoist...

No problem..."

When Xiao Yi exhausted all his excuses and considered whether to rely on his youth and strength to escape;

'Chu Chenzi', who was boiling medicine, took a piece of peach wood that was as long as an arm, held it up with his left hand, and then slammed it with his right hand. In an instant, the peach wood split into more than a dozen small branches the size of chopsticks, and was then handed over by the old Taoist one by one. thrown into the fire...

Looking at the old Taoist's intact palm, then at the peach wood that had been turned into firewood, and finally at his two slender legs, Xiao Yi felt that being a Taoist priest is also very good!At least there are free work clothes to wear, isn't it...

The small Taoist temple is not big. It is located on a hill shaped like a crouching tiger. In front of it is the front hall dedicated to the Taishang Laojun. The clay statue of the Laojun has begun to peel off and fade. The most valuable utensils in the entire Taoist temple, the burning incense is made by the old Taoist himself. It is said that it is carefully made of sandalwood powder, honey, tiger bone and other raw materials.Not only can it clear the mind, nourish the mind, help to relax the mind, reduce stress and ward off evil spirits, but also help to fall asleep and solve insomnia problems...

There lived two masters and apprentices in the back, and there was a small garden not far behind the house, where all kinds of vegetables were grown, which was now taken over by Xiao Yi; surrounded by a one-meter-high fence cut with soil and crushed stones, the yard There is even a chicken coop in the house, where a few chickens are free-ranging; on the hillside, the old man has opened two acres of Susukida, which can be regarded as the guarantee of living rations for the master and apprentice. In Xiao Yi's view, this place is not so much a place. A Taoist temple is more like a farmhouse!

At the foot of the mountain, there is a small town. The old Taoist occasionally goes to the market town to buy some oil, salt, and daily necessities, and sometimes he takes Xiao Yi to the village to perform rituals for others, exorcising evil spirits, praying for blessings, and taking care of the doctor. The old Taoist medical skills are still good. At least now Xiao Yi's left arm is completely healed, except for the scars pierced by four spikes.And those four sharp spikes are now turned into necklaces hanging around Xiao Yi's neck...

And that black wolf skin is now hanging on the wall of the Taoist temple for tanning. The old Taoist Chu Chenzi told him that black giant wolves are extremely rare. It is said in "Shan Hai Jing": "There are different kinds of kings among wolves, which are divided into black and white. , the white wolf howls at the moon, the black wolf swallows the sun, the black wolf is also the tengu!"

As for the giant black wolf that almost killed him, Xiao Yi didn't care whether it could really swallow the sun or not. In his opinion, no matter if it was a black wolf or a white wolf, it wouldn't be a good wolf if it dared to bite me...

With the end of spring and the arrival of midsummer, Xiao Yi adapted very quickly, perhaps because of time travel, in addition to his eyes and ears becoming more sensitive, his memory has also become exceptionally good, he can almost never forget it, and his body has also become agile and strong stand up.I have started to adapt to the current life. My parents, my hometown, and Beijing, which always appeared in my dreams before, are becoming less and less. Except for the fact that my hair has not been fully groomed, I am already a complete Eastern Han Taoist priest in other aspects.

On this day, Xiao Yi followed his master down the mountain, saying that he was going to fetch something from the mountain. Both of them were wearing Taoist robes, the old Taoist also wore a lotus crown, holding a dust whisk in his hand, and carrying a sword on his back. That's right, it was a sword, made of high-quality mahogany Cheng's exorcising sword, in the words of an old Taoist, how could a Taoist priest not have a sword to slay demons and exorcise evil, so Xiao Yi was also forced to carry a 'Ziwei Zhenwu Taiji Yinyang Peachwood Sword' on his back, walking around like a magic stick full.

Standing on the mountain peak and looking from a distance, the whole mountain range looks like a crouching tiger. The old Taoist told Xiao Yi, "The place where the Taoist temple is located is called Crouching Tiger Mountain, so the small town at the foot of the mountain is called Crouching Tiger Pavilion. There is a big river in the south of the mountain. The rapids come from west to east, and countless streams converge along the way, the one that Xiao Yi was rescued is one of them; when they arrive at Crouching Tiger Mountain, they are blocked by the terrain and turn south, and then turn east after tens of miles , forming a "ji" shape.

Because the river flows in a coil, it is called the Panlong River; it is said that a high-ranking man came here a long time ago, and after looking at the terrain, he said: the river is like a dragon, and the mountain is like a tiger, and noble people will come out in the future; In the west, the white tiger belongs to gold, but in the east, the blue dragon is low, the white tiger is high, and the yin and yang are in chaos.Therefore, two small towns were built here to suppress Fengshui, one is the current "Crouching Tiger Pavilion", and the other is the "Panlong Pavilion" in the center of Jizi on the south bank of the river; Set up a 'dragon pile' at the meeting point to suppress the king's spirit!

Although the two pavilions face each other across the river, the situation is very different. The Crouching Tiger Pavilion in the north is high and cannot be irrigated by the river, so the land is barren. In addition, Yuyang is located in the northernmost part, and nomadic tribes on the grassland often come to rob it. Looting, the people suffered unspeakably.The Panlong Pavilion in the south is low-lying and can be easily irrigated by the river. In addition, the alluvial land of the river is extremely fertile and suitable for farming and animal husbandry. It is also surrounded by water on three sides, and there is a wooden bridge built on the water. The wooden bridge, even if it is a thousand troops, can only sigh at the river.

Not far down the mountain, I started to walk up the official road. The sparse fields beside the road were planted with millet: also known as millet, which is millet. This plant is drought-tolerant. The earliest wine in China was also brewed from millet. Millet is suitable for the drought and lack of irrigation in the north. area.The two acres of grain ration field of the master and the apprentice also planted the same thing, so Xiao Yi was no stranger to it.

The crops are not growing well, and many places have even been turned into wasteland. The old Taoist told him that one is the high terrain on the east bank, which is not convenient for drinking water irrigation, which caused the land to be dry; the other is that four years ago, Lingdi Guanghe At the end of the year, the Yellow Turbans rebelled, and a large number of strong men were conscripted into the army. After several years of war, soldiers, bandits, droughts, and the government’s forced expropriation, there were only three or four out of ten people.”

The Yellow Turban Uprising is basically unknown to the Chinese people of later generations, because there are many references to this large-scale peasant uprising in Chinese history in film and television works. It can be said that as long as the Three Kingdoms are mentioned, the Yellow Turban Uprising will inevitably be mentioned. A series of figures such as Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian all made their fortunes by suppressing the Yellow Turban Army.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government was corrupt; relatives and eunuchs took over the power one after another, and the phenomenon of land annexation was serious, and the people were in dire straits.Under such circumstances, Zhang Jiao founded Taiping Dao, which wins people's hearts in a religious way. The believers are spread all over the eight prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan, with hundreds of thousands of people.

In 184 (the year of Jiazi), Zhang Jiao launched an army against the Han with the slogan "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, and the world will be prosperous in Jiazi". Zhang Jiao called himself "General Tiangong", and his younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were respectively "General Digong" and "General Rengong" revolted in the northern Jizhou area.They burned government buildings, killed officials, and looted everywhere. Within a month, wars broke out in 28 counties in seven prefectures across the country.

Seeing that Taipingdao was so powerful, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty hurriedly made He Jin the general in March, and led the five battalions of Yulin and Yulin to station in Duting, and guard the capital with full weapons; At the gates of Yique, Zhiyuan, Revolving Gate, Mengjin, Xiaopingjin and other capitals, captains were stationed to garrison them;

With great effort, the Eastern Han regime, which had exhausted all its capital, finally suppressed the Yellow Turban Army for the time being. However, this uprising can be said to have drained the last trace of vitality of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The population dropped sharply, and the central government controlled the local area When it fell below the freezing point, the local gentry and tyrants embraced their own self-respect, which also opened the prelude to the various heroes attacking each other and competing for the Central Plains. Therefore, the Yellow Turban Uprising was the fuse that led to the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Walking on the road, Xiao Yi listened to the old man's words while recalling the development process of history: "After the Yellow Turban Uprising, all the heroes rose together to dominate one side, and then formed a situation of three kingdoms. For decades, heroes from all walks of life fought on the stage of history. They used their backgrounds, wisdom, bravery, brutality, and eloquence as their capital, with these thousands of miles of land and mountains as their chess game, and with countless blood and human lives as their bets, they put on wonderful performances one after another.”

"A nation without heroes is sad, and a nation with countless heroes is tragic. Although the world is big, it can never accommodate two heroes!

5. Chapter 5 Crouching Tiger Town

When he came to the foot of the mountain, Xiao Yi had a complete view of the town. It was different from the general square city. The town was 3 miles long from north to south, and only 1 mile wide from east to west. The wall fortress is now dilapidated, and many places have collapsed. There are two gates in the north and south. The whole town is shaped like a crouching tiger. The north gate is the main entrance. There are traces of the fire, and there are three big characters "Crouching Tiger Pavilion" vaguely on it.

In the Han system, 100 households are one mile, ten miles are one pavilion, and ten pavilions are one township.

In other words, if you are a Tinghou, such as Guan Yu's Hanshou Tinghou, you can enjoy the taxes of 1000 households as your salary, and Zhuge Liang's official title of Wuxianghou is a real ten thousand households.

No wonder Zhuge Liang made a note before his death: "The minister is on a foreign post. There is no other arrangement. I take food and clothing with me. I look up to the official," Wanhuhou!Definitely a high paying job in this day and age.

This place is a pavilion, which means that there are at least a thousand households in theory, but now it seems that half of them are not bad; most of the people here live in small towns, and some are distributed near the various tributaries of the Panlong River. In the fishing village...

The old Taoist told Xiao Yi that because the natural environment of Crouching Tiger Pavilion is harsh and the grain acres are limited, the people here have no choice but to rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat water; Crouching Tiger Mountain belongs to the Yanshan Mountains, and there are many wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains, so most of the males here Hunting in the mountains all the year round, or fishing with nets in the turbulent waters of the Panlong River. In addition, it is located in the northern border and is often invaded by nomadic tribes. The folk customs here are tough and good at fighting, but simple and kind.

It is precisely because the people here are tough and the soldiers are not only brave and good at fighting but also fearless of death. Therefore, every time there is a war, the country repeatedly recruits troops from this place, which has caused the shortage of men in Crouching Tiger Pavilion; Soldiers have become the only way out for adult men here.

And the origin of the population here is even more diverse, including local aborigines, descendants of troops stationed here, refugees who came here because of the war, family members of prisoners who were exiled by the imperial court, and even those who ran over from the grasslands. Herdsmen...

The old Taoist came this time to go to the blacksmith shop in the city. It turns out that the night before Xiao Yi crossed over, there was a vision in the sky, and a meteor meteorite landed in the nearby wilderness, and meteorite iron is the best material for making weapons One, that's why the old Taoist went to the field to look for the meteorite that day, but he couldn't find the meteorite, but happened to pick up Xiao Yi by the river on the way.

Fortunately, a blacksmith friend of Lao Dao got a piece of meteorite iron, but unfortunately the weight of the meteorite iron was not enough to make a large weapon, so he decided to make three short knives, and agreed to give one of them to Lao Dao as a reward for his original sacrifice. Kindness.

The blacksmith shop is at the west end of the town, and knocking sounds can be heard from time to time. The two masters and apprentices came to the door of the blacksmith shop. A hammer, which seems to be the symbol of a blacksmith shop.

The front and back yards are made of gravel, mud and plant roots. Inside, a burly man is raising a hammer to slam a long piece of iron on the chopping board. Two teenagers beside him are fighting each other. It should be the blacksmith's apprentice, and there are some forged weapons and farm tools lined up by the wall.

The people in this place favor martial arts, and men love weapons, so the business of the blacksmith shop is particularly good.

Early iron was formed by direct reduction of ore, with low carbon content and soft texture.In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Du Shi invented the iron smelting water row, which used water energy to drive the bellows to blow air, which further increased the temperature of iron smelting.During this period, the iron-making process developed rapidly, and technologies such as casting, forging, softening, carburizing, and so on became more and more mature.However, in order to obtain a good piece of steel, pig iron must be repeatedly heated and forged, and it takes a lot of materials and manpower to make the steel.

Later, Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty, used the method of repeated heating and forging to make Baipi Dao, which was recognized by dragons, tigers, bears, birds, and sparrows. There were five pieces in total, one for Cao Pi, one for Cao Zhi, and one for Cao Lin, and two for Cao Cao. .With Cao Cao's noble status at the time, the manpower and material resources that could be mobilized were used to create five Baipi knives. This shows that it is difficult to forge precious knives in this era and the cost of forging is high.

Seeing the old Taoist approaching, the blacksmith quickly put down the sledgehammer in his hand, bowed his hands and said: "The fairy master is well." Then Xiao Yi looked at the blacksmith carefully. He was at least 1.8 meters tall, with upper body, cow-nosed shorts, and a cowhide apron , On the bronze arms, the blue veins protrude like a dragon, the thick knuckle joints, the thick calluses on the tiger's mouth, and the little scars show that he has lived with Mars for a long time.

The blacksmith's name is Niu Hong. His family has been foundry for generations, but he is not a local aborigine. He brought his wife and nephew to the small town suddenly a few years ago, making farm tools for a living, and sometimes repairing weapons for others.

There are two teenagers behind him, one is thick and strong, with a fat head and big ears, simple and honest eyes, shorts with bull nose, leather skirt around the waist, and fast boots with thin soles.He was still holding a small hammer in his hand, as if the wagyu blacksmith had buckled it out of the same mold, but it was two sizes smaller.

The other boy was tall and slender, with broad and powerful arms, and a pair of eyes shining brightly. He was obviously a clever person; especially when the boy looked at the old man with desire, and when he saw Xiao Yi standing behind the old man, He even showed an extremely envious look.The two also hurriedly saluted, calling them "immortal masters".

"Brother Envy, what are you doing? Could it be that being a Taoist priest is an enviable profession these days?" Xiao Yi noticed the envious eyes of the two teenagers, and couldn't help but look at the Hunyuan Eight Diagrams Taoist robe on his body.

"This is Pindao's new apprentice, named 'Wuchouzi'.

Xiao Yi looked like a busy scholar and experienced Jishou saluted and said: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, I have seen Layman Niu!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, little fairy master is too polite!" Blacksmith Niu waved his hands while his eyes were shining, obviously he was very surprised to hear the old Taoist accepting disciples.This made Xiao Yi once again doubt whether being a Taoist priest is really a promising career.

Blacksmith Niu pointed to the burly boy and introduced to Xiao Yi: "The dog is Niu Wei, and his baby name is 'Daniu'; Da Niu smiled foolishly and nodded to Xiao Yi.

The blacksmith pointed to the slender young man again and said: "Nephew Ma Ning, because he is the sixth in the family, his baby name is 'Ma Liu'." Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable."

As the saying goes, being a monk for a day hits... no, it is being a Taoist priest who recites scriptures for a day, not to mention that now it is discovered that Taoist priests have a promising career prospect.

In this way, in the blacksmith's shop in this small town, Xiao Yi, the "Shenwei Tiance General" of the Great Wei, who will shake the world in the future, and Niu Wei, Ma Ning, who is known as the bull's head and horse face under his own men, will complete the first time in their lives. meeting.This year, Xiao Yi was 14 years old, Daniel was 17 years old, and Ma Liu was 16 years old.

Later "Three Kingdoms" Wei Shu records:

"Niu Wei, courtesy name Zhenyuan, nicknamed 'Daniu', was born in Yuyang County, Youzhou, his father Niu Hong, a master knife maker; Niu Wei was a poor boy, and he made a living with his father's forging iron. His teacher "Chuchenzi" came to visit. Niu Wei was impressed by the wisdom of Marquis Wushou and followed him all his life. Later, he was appointed as the general of Wei Zhengnan, Jue, and Marquis of Zhenyuan. Hou also!

"Ma Ning, whose courtesy name is Zhiyuan, and whose baby name is Ma Liu. A native of Xiliang, his father was a horse-raising official in the imperial court. He was killed by the traitor Dong Zhuo. He wandered in Yuyang and went to his uncle Niu Hong to make a living by blacksmithing. Later, he followed his cousin Zhenyuan Hou. Niu Wei met Xiao Yi, the Marquis of Wushou, and followed him all his life. Later, he was appointed as the general of the Great Wei Zhengbei, the noble, and the Marquis of Zhiyuan. Ma Ning often said: "It is a blessing to meet the Marquis of Wushou, Ning, three lives!" "

6. Chapter 6 Killing the Wolf Three Swords

After everyone salutes, enter the room and assign the guests and hosts to sit. If you say it’s sitting, don’t expect to have tables, chairs and benches. Those things only appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Eastern Han Dynasty refers to sitting on your knees, kneeling on the ground, and then sitting on your calf. In fact, this kneeling posture has always made Xiao Yi miserable.

The blacksmith took out a black pottery urn with a big belly and a small mouth, and some simple and rough patterns were carved on it.There is more than half of the water in the black pottery, and it is placed on the charcoal stove in the house. Stir constantly.

"Why not make tea? Just kidding, this is the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it would be good to drink tea."

Chinese people start drinking tea by eating and chewing fresh leaves raw, and then boiled raw leaves, forming a relatively primitive method of making tea.Before the Tang Dynasty, there was no way to make tea, and the raw leaves were often picked directly and boiled with refined salt. In the Tang Dynasty, tea drinking began to change from extensive to refined, especially Lu Yu, who collected the essence of tea art in the past dynasties and wrote the world's first tea art monograph "Tea". Sutra is an outstanding representative.