The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 15 Jianghu Road, Lonely Journey

Zhao Gou has been practicing martial arts with Lin Chong for more than three years, nearly four years.During this period, Lin Chong taught him all his family's Lin family marksmanship, and also taught him the use of other weapons such as long boxing, saber, and staff.

Although Lin Chong is best at marksmanship, the most suitable weapon is not a long spear, but a long spear.However, Lin Chong can still give Zhao Gou some inspiration on how to use other weapons.After all, as a general, it is not uncommon to dabble in other weapons.

For more than three years, Lin Chong taught him everything, and Zhao Gou devoted himself to his studies, so that his martial arts improved greatly, and he was able to use knives, guns and sticks at his fingertips.Just as Zhao Si commented, the moves are relatively skilled, but still lack the firepower. He has no real experience in facing the enemy in battle.

As Zhao Gou's mentor, Lin Chong knew Zhao Gou's shortcomings deeply.At the beginning, Lin Chong thought that Zhao Gou had enough foundation, so he taught him the method of using weapons, ignoring the basic skills of martial arts. Only then did he really discover the key to the problem, the fatal key, so he could understand what his master had said.

Zhao Gou's experience of facing the enemy in battle, Lin Chong often practiced against him, can be regarded as a little change, but the martial arts foundation has been slow to keep up, and he doesn't know how to change this situation.At the same time, Zhao Gou was immersed in his own world of martial arts.Now, his strength is much stronger than before, even among his peers, no one can beat him.

Lin Chong looked at Zhao Gou with a somewhat excited expression, and said in a deep voice: "Gouer, your martial arts are considered outstanding among your peers, but you still lack the firepower. If you encounter someone who is stronger than you, you will not be able to win at all. Or adults who have a little bit of martial arts foundation can also defeat you."

When Zhao Gou heard Lin Chong's scolding, he realized that he had been complacent before, and hurriedly lowered his head, like a child who thought he had done something wrong, without saying a word.Lin Chong went on to say: "As a teacher, I have already taught you all the martial arts. The next thing is to see your own persistence. Martial arts are not like literature. If you want to achieve great success in martial arts, you must practice hard. You need to persevere at any time to make progress little by little, and everything needs to be done steadily."

"At the beginning, I thought you were eager to learn how to use weapons, so that you neglected the basic training of martial arts. Now it seems that I was wrong. Your body and bones are relatively weak. Even if you get better after training, you still have There is a big gap. If the enemy fights in the future, he will definitely suffer a big loss, and he must re-strike."

"Now, I don't have any more martial arts to teach you. Although I was ordered by the emperor to teach you martial arts, in the final analysis, I was taught all of them because of your perseverance. As for the Lin family's marksmanship, it was originally It is a secret that is not passed on, but meeting you is something I am proud of in my life, so I will pass it on to you, I only hope that you will not bury this set of marksmanship.

"I have reported everything here to the imperial court, and someone will come to pick you up after a while, and then I will return to the Imperial Army and become the instructor. Since then, we have no status as a master and apprentice. You are still King of the county, I am still a humble minister. No matter in front of anyone, I don't need to behave like a teacher."

When Zhao Gou heard what Lin Chong said, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and said, "Master, why is this? A master for one day and a father for the rest of his life! My disciples have learned martial arts from the master. Without the master, I would not be where I am now. Heaven and Earth Master and master, the master's kindness to pass on the art is unforgettable in this life, how can I forget it."

Lin Chong saw that Zhao Gou was in a hurry, tears filled his eyes, he couldn't help being moved, and then said: "Don't worry, I still have two things to tell you, after I finish talking, you will know why I did this said."

Zhao Gou looked at Lin Chong in surprise, and thought to himself: "Could it be that what you said has something to do with severing the relationship between master and apprentice?"

"Your martial arts are trained by me. In time, you can become a master of martial arts. I have never doubted this." Lin Chong said, "As a master, I will show you two ways. , it will be up to you how to go on the road at that time. Moreover, your decision has a lot to do with what I said before."

"As expected!" Zhao Gou looked at Lin Chong intently and thought to himself.

"The first way is for you to return to the palace from here and be your county king with peace of mind. You will be crowned as a prince on the day of coronation. As for whether you can fight in the battlefield, everything is hard to know. Be your county king with peace of mind. With your current martial arts and hard practice, ordinary people are no match for you, and you can protect yourself."

Lin Chong said solemnly: "The second road is Jianghu Road!"

Zhao Gou asked puzzledly, "Jianghu Road? What is that?"

"Jianghu Road is for you to give up your current identity and become a person who travels all over the world to find famous masters to teach you martial arts, and to find people who learn martial arts to compare martial arts. Only in this way can you truly experience the feeling of fighting. In addition, Jianghu Road also has There is one thing I need you to do, and that is to go to Xiangzhou and find the master who taught me the marksmanship—Shaanxi hero Zhou Tong with the iron arm."

Zhao Gou bowed his head and said nothing, thinking: "Isn't Zhou Tong Yue Fei's master? Could it be that Lin Chong and Yue Fei are really brothers?"

Lin Chong didn't see Zhao Gou lowering his head in thought and frowning on his small face, and continued: "He is truly a master of martial arts, and he was once the instructor of the Imperial Army. Teacher of calligraphy, I am ashamed of my martial arts skills."

"Because my marksmanship comes from family tradition, it is my father who really taught me martial arts. If he hadn't passed away, maybe my father can teach you a thing or two. At the beginning, I met the master, and I fought with him unconvinced. , and finally failed miserably, worshiped him as a teacher and became a disciple, and there was a senior brother at that time."

"Master is very strict in accepting students. Talent, hard work, etc. must be ranked first. Moreover, the master has a weird personality. He only accepted two of us in his life. The brother has already returned to his hometown and learned martial arts. As for me, I am best at marksmanship. Master He taught me marksmanship, which improved my marksmanship a lot."

"Your foundation is not stable, and you can only solve it by asking your master for advice. However, you must remember that when you find your master, you must not reveal your true identity. What he hates most in his life is the royal children. I am inconvenient to say more about this. As long as you go to Xiangzhou, you can find the address of the master, he is quite famous in the local area, and he has also accepted a disciple in Xiangzhou."

"The master wrote to me and said that the younger brother is talented and handsome, so he will accept apprentices to pass on his skills again. He is also the last closed disciple. He said that he will no longer accept disciples. If you want to impress the master, it depends on you My sincerity. Moreover, I will personally edit a book and let you take it with me, and then I will ask the master to teach you martial arts."

"As long as you get the guidance of the master, your martial arts will definitely be greatly improved at that time, and your unstable foundation will be perfectly resolved at that time. The master has a lot of martial arts, learns from others, creates his own martial arts, and finds another way. Even Riding and archery are well-known far and wide, as long as the master teaches you, you will definitely benefit from it."

Lin Chong talked eloquently and said with a smile: "If you are taken in by the master, then you will be my younger brother, not a master and apprentice. Therefore, you can choose the two paths yourself. It is a big deal for you to think about it for a day , must be considered carefully and not jump to conclusions."

Zhao Gou said decisively: "There is no need to think about it, I will choose the second way!"

"Is it really decided?" Lin Chong asked again.

Zhao Gou looked at Lin Chong steadfastly, and said, "It's decided, I've decided to take the Jianghu road!"

"I wrote this letter a few days ago. When you see Master, please say hello to him for me!" Lin Chong took out the sealed letter from his pocket and said, "Since you I've decided, then I'll start writing a letter of recommendation, and then you hand it over to the teacher yourself, and it's up to you whether you can become his disciple or not."

Zhao Gou took the letter from Lin Chong with both hands, solemnly put it in his arms, and said, "The task must be completed!"

So Lin Chong left after explaining everything, leaving Zhao Gou alone.In the middle of the night, the man in black from three years ago reappeared in front of Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou stared at him blankly, and said in a low voice, "Three years ago, you brought me to this place." ;Three years later, I want to fight against you, try to see how my skills are, I wonder if you agree?"

The person who came was the dead Cai Wang Zhao Si. Zhao Gou's words made him slightly startled, and he said in surprise, "Do you want to compete with me?"

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean! Three years ago, I knew that your martial arts were unfathomable; now that I have learned all the skills, I also want to find someone to try my skills. I don't know if you agree Woolen cloth?"

"Since you are so elegant, then I will try to see how your martial arts progress!" Seeing Zhao Gou's enthusiastic eyes, Zhao Si felt very curious in his heart, so he agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Gou and Zhao Si started their first sparring match, and the final result was that Zhao Gou was defeated miserably, and was beaten by Zhao Si, unable to fight back.Zhao Gou got up from the ground in disgrace, and looked at Zhao Si angrily. He didn't understand why he was defeated so quickly.

"A master! The man in black in front of me is definitely a master! The master once said that when I encounter a real master, I have no ability to fight back. If this is the case, it seems that I still need to improve, otherwise I will not be able to use it if this continues." Use force to change the destiny of the country, lead the army to fight, and expel the Jin Kingdom."

Zhao seemed a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhao Gou, who was only six years old, to be so powerful. If he hadn't experienced many battles, he might have suffered a big loss in Zhao Gou's hands. He smiled and said, "Today, it's not just me. One comes, and another wants to see you."

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Si suspiciously, and murmured, "Who else sees me?"

When he was puzzled, a man wearing the same black clothes walked in from outside the house. He took off the black veil to reveal his true appearance.With the help of the dim candlelight, Zhao Gou looked intently, and the person who came was his father, who is the current emperor, and hurriedly shouted: "Father, my son..."

Song Huizong helped Zhao Gou up, looked at him with a strong body, and looked at the dust on his face, smiled and said: "Gouer, you have completed your studies, I can't stay longer, or to make a long story short, you really decided to take the road of Jianghu? You must know that Jianghu Road is a very dangerous thing, why don't you let me send guards to go with you."

Zhao Gou looked at Song Huizong with wide-eyed eyes in disbelief. What he said during the day was known to Song Huizong tonight. Only then did he know that everything about him here was closely guarded by his father, who knew all his movements. , in order to protect himself, which made him a little puzzled, and when he heard what Song Huizong said, he said categorically: "Reporting to my father, this is the path decided by my ministers, and I want to improve my martial arts. Even if the road to the rivers and lakes is difficult, the minister must walk alone in the world, and he must let his own martial arts be able to stand on his own."

(End of this chapter)