Chapter 10 2. What kind of student is Xiang Yu

Xiang Yu read books when he was a child, and he soon became absent-minded about those boring words, so he "failed to study books, so he went to learn swordsmanship", abandoned literature and followed martial arts, and finally "failed to learn swordsmanship".His guardian Xiang Liang became angry.Xiang Liang is Xiang Yu's uncle. His parents died when Xiang Yu was ten years old, and he has lived with his uncle ever since.Faced with his uncle’s anger, Xiang Yu’s explanation was: “Books are enough to memorize names and surnames. Swords are the enemy of one man, not enough to learn, but learning the enemy of ten thousand people.” It is useless to learn so much textbook knowledge, as long as you can write your own name.No matter how good your martial arts are, you can fight alone, so you won't be able to use them on the battlefield.If you want to learn from me, you must learn the art of war of ten thousand enemies and the ability to command and fight.

From this record in "Historical Records", we have a preliminary understanding of Xiang Yu's study at the student stage, and it conveys at least the following information: First, to put it bluntly, Xiang Yu has a passion for learning. No matter what he learned, Xiang Yu showed a strong interest in both literature and martial arts when he was a student, and he finally determined his final elective project: the enemy of thousands of people.This process is a process of constant change and selection, but it is also a process of always seeking knowledge.Accompanied by passion and giving up without words, at most it is equivalent to the current college students switching from the Department of Literature to the Department of Physical Education, and finally taking national defense technology and modern education as electives.

Second, at worst, Xiang Yu's learning has no persistence. Needless to say, Xiang Yu is interested in learning and has passion, but he can't last long, and his interest will always shift.In the end, Xiang Yu wanted to learn from Ten Thousand Enemies. Uncle Xiang Liang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his major had finally been fixed this time, and was very happy, so he paid him to hire a teacher to teach him, hoping to train a grandson and Wu Zi. As a result, Xiang Yu "Knowing a little bit of its meaning, but not willing to learn more", just like the previous two subjects, they gave up halfway.

Third, Xiang Yu has personality and assertiveness. Regardless of whether Xiang Yu's approach is right or wrong, at least he has his own ideas, and he has acted according to his ideas.He flaunts his personality without any scruples, making judgments based on his feelings, and is completely free from external influences.There is some truth in Xiang Yu's statement about learning literature and learning martial arts.At the very least, it shows that he is not superstitious about books, and he is not superstitious about supernatural powers. To a certain extent, it can also be said that his thinking is unique and detached.

Regarding being illiterate and becoming an official, there is a very interesting story in the period of the Republic of China. It is said that Zhang Zuolin ordered: the commander-in-chief's important place, after midnight, no one is allowed to enter or leave.One night Zhang Zuolin himself came home late, but the concierge refused to open the door on the grounds that it was past time.Zhang Dashuai had no choice but to go around the back door and enter.The next day, Zhang Zuolin summoned the porter and promoted him to be the director of the detention center.The concierge said that he was illiterate and could not be an official.Dashuai Zhang didn't think so, and said, "That's easy, I'll find you a literate secretary."

From this point of view, although Xiang Yu was young at that time, he had high ambitions: what he wanted to be a leader was not a secretary. And learning martial arts.You say you are a practicing family, you may not be able to fight hooligans on the street, those who put on airs are all training basic skills, in order to make the body more coordinated and responsive, and no one will follow the routine when fighting, It's not the same thing as martial arts movies.Fighting in martial arts movies is similar to games. Every move is rehearsed. If I hit you on the head, you just parry it.It's different in a real fight, especially if you fight in a hurry, that's unpredictable and unpredictable.The bastard fists of those young and Dangerous boys are simple and practical, and they are fast and ruthless in greeting, punching to the flesh, and the moves are all to the point, you don’t even care about opening your posture, and you don’t have time to think about what you learned under the grape arbor in the back garden Those three-legged cat kung fu.Isn't Cheng Yaojin good at three tricks?But ordinary people, you are really not his opponent.

It is understandable that Xiang Yu looks down on kung fu of fighting alone.It shows that his thinking is still very open, and his position is higher than that of ordinary people. Fourth, the real Xiang Yu's martial arts is not high. Because of his reputation as the overlord of Western Chu, and because of his courage to break the boat, Xiang Yu is considered a master of martial arts in people's minds. However, according to this record in "Historical Records", it can basically be concluded that Xiang Yu's martial arts is not high.Xiang Yu was interested in martial arts for a while, but not for long.Kung fu, kung fu, is condensed by time and sweat, there is no quick way, so the real Xiang Yu does not have any excessive martial arts cultivation, and he is definitely not a martial arts master who flies over the wall, moves like the wind, and recognizes acupoints very accurately.

Later, Xiang Yu "strengthened the mountain and surpassed the world", and the two armies had no enemy in front of the battle. In fact, it was not any martial arts, but his natural supernatural power and domineering aura.There is nothing to say about Xiang Yu's physical fitness, "he is more than eight feet long, and he can carry a tripod." He is tall and strong, with infinite strength, and his body is full of hard tendons.As the saying goes, if you don't lose physical strength, no matter how many years of kung fu you practice, you may not be able to have Xiang Yu's physical condition.How about now that boxing and Sanda competitions are divided into kilograms, and a thin man of about a hundred catties is against Tyson, and you can't beat him even if he stands still.

In addition to his natural supernatural power, Xiang Yu, like those young and Dangerous boys on the street, did not practice much in actual combat.The two uncles of Xiang Yu originally lived in Xiaxiang (now southwest of Suqian, Jiangsu Province). Later, Xiang Liang killed someone and fled to Wuzhong with Xiang Yu to seek refuge. Not long after, "all the children of Wuzhong were afraid of their homes." (Ji is Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's real name is Xiang Ji, and his courtesy name is Yu.) The so-called "children of Wuzhong" are definitely not ordinary people. The children of ordinary people are not called children, they are all called dog leftovers and rotten eggs. They have no qualifications, " "Children" must be the children of powerful and powerful families. They are poor and rich in martial arts.Such a person can be afraid of Xiang Yu, and it is estimated that he has fought against him a lot, and there is a possibility of gathering crowds to fight.So Xiang Yu did a lot of actual combat drills, punching fast, accurate, and ruthless, copying bricks, swinging the bench, poking eyes, kicking the crotch, and choking the neck, all of which are practical kung fu.Xiang Yu is "extraordinarily talented", has extraordinary talents, and has excellent physical fitness, so he has no choice but to become the boss.

From this, we can sum up Xiang Yu in his student days: he is a person full of enthusiasm and exuding a youthful atmosphere.He has a strong thirst for knowledge and a desire to possess real skills; he is also very competitive and has a desire to be superior to others; He has flexible thinking and has his own judgment and understanding of things, and this understanding is difficult for others to change. At the same time, Xiang Yu is a rebellious person.He is unwilling to follow the rules, and he is unwilling to position his life according to the old path of his predecessors. He always tries to find a convenient shortcut, but he cannot break away from the traditional framework; he has no perseverance in doing things, and his perseverance is not very firm.Xiang Yu is always hovering between the two, wanting to make a breakthrough but often trapped in troubles.On the road of life in the future, the conflict between the two will continue to flash, so he can break the boat, knowing that he can't do it, and he will choose to return to his hometown after the fire of Xianyang, showing off his glory to the elders in his hometown.

In short, Xiang Yu can't be regarded as a good student, but he can barely be regarded as a student with personality.