Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Glasses Cheng Generously Persuading Qing King Swallow Li Chang to Help the Common People

After Yikuang settled Sai Jinhua, he rushed to the guest room of the mansion, only to see a burly man sitting on a mahogany chair, and Ma Gui, the nurse, was talking with him.Seeing Yikuang coming in, Ma Gui hurriedly prostrated himself and said, "Your Majesty, Cheng Yanhua, the famous Baguazhang master of Huashi Martial Art Museum, 'Glasses Cheng', please see me." The person who came was Cheng Yanhua, who carried the weight of his brethren and came to Prince Gong's Mansion to persuade Prince Qing Yikuang to help the Boxers wipe out the foreign churches. Yikuang heard about Cheng Yanhua's name and knew that he was a student of the late Patriarch Dong Haichuan.Although he is a dignitary, he was unwilling to neglect Cheng Yanhua, so he hurriedly invited Cheng Yanhua to take a seat, and Ma Gui stood by Yikuang's side.

Yikuang said, "What are you doing here?" Cheng Yanhua said solemnly: "Your lord, do you know that foreign soldiers are oppressing the country now? The teachings they set up in our country are looting wantonly, and the national prestige of our Qing Dynasty is declining day by day? You know that the people are full of complaints. Blame Chaoyan’s ineffectiveness in coercing foreigners?! Since the Opium War, treaties that forfeit power and humiliate the country have come one after another. Carve up my sacred territory of China, won't my dignified land be torn apart?!" Yikuang shrugged: "What do you think?"

Cheng Yanhua said: "Recently, there has been an uprising in China, burning churches, and killing foreigners. Chaoyan should support it and send troops to fight against the invasion of foreign soldiers with the Boxers, instead of fighting each other and killing each other. !" Yikuang smiled and said, "You hate and fear foreigners, but I hate foreigners even more and fear foreigners." Cheng Yanhua shook his head: "The people are not afraid of foreigners, nor are they afraid of foreigners. What is terrible is the internal strife in the country. Since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period in China, civil strife has been incessant, and the regimes have been divided into fences. It is like a plate of loose sand. Wouldn't it be washed away by the disaster? Famous, the Japanese did not dare to go beyond China; Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, Fujian still has monuments and pavilions, and the Dutch do not dare to publicize it; Everyone knows, inside and outside, how can Chinese people be afraid of foreigners?!"

The more Cheng Yanhua spoke, the more excited he became, he came forward and knelt down in front of Yikuang, with tears streaming down his face, and said generously: "My lord is a minister who is valued by the empress dowager, and he is also a distinguished family with rich experience. I represent tens of millions of people, please persuade me Admonish the Empress Dowager, let the Boxers enter Beijing, pay the Boxers, let the Qing army and the Boxers fight against the foreigners and protect our country!" Yikuang thought to himself: That's exactly what I mean. Why not use the Boxers to curb the invasion of foreigners, use the Boxers to restrain the development of alien forces, and then recede the foreigners, wouldn't it be a good idea to deal with the Boxers?The Boxers are not terrible, they are not as good as Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are all talented scholars with strategies, and there is also a God-worshiping society to attract villagers, just like a flood of beasts, almost killed the old Qing Dynasty, and finally used it The forces of Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, the Han Chinese, took more than ten years to wipe out Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Now the Boxers are just a gang of mobs. The planning won't be a big deal. It's better to let them go to Beijing and serve the foreigner's church first, so that the foreigner will know how powerful my Qing Dynasty is. The Queen Mother also has this idea.Thinking of this, Yikuang stepped forward to help Cheng Yanhua, and said: "I have received Cheng Yishi's patriotism; I also have the same thoughts. I must report to the Queen Mother and persuade the Queen Mother to adopt your opinions."

After hearing this, Cheng Yanhua burst into tears and said, "I kowtow to the lord." Yikuang called Ma Gui to serve the fragrant tea, Cheng Yanhua drank a few sips of the fragrant tea, just remembered that he had brought a gift to Yikuang, and wanted to reach out to touch it in his bosom, oops, bad, the phoenix gold hairpin is gone .I reached out and took it out again, but it still didn't come out.Seeing Cheng Yanhua's hands fumbling in the front of his clothes, Ma Gui broke out in a cold sweat and thought, "Oh, uncle, uncle, your little gown should be washed, it's full of lice, you are in the prince's place." What kind of lice are you picking out in front of you!"

It turned out that Cheng Yanhua brought Yikuang a meeting gift today, which was a phoenix gold hairpin, which he had snatched from a robber before, and it was a rare treasure. Seeing Cheng Yanhua digging around, Yikuang felt a little hairy, and thought: What is this guy digging for?Could it be some kind of murder weapon, thinking about looking at Ma Gui with a pair of old eyes.Ma Gui concealed and said: "My uncle's painter is considered first-class among all the uncles in Baguazhang, why don't I ask my uncle to perform Baguazhang for you, my lord..." Before the words finished, I only heard the voice from the room The "hey hey" laughter was so slight that Yikuang didn't hear it, but Cheng Yanhua did.He thought: So the "drunk man" Zhang San was in the room, so he must have taken the phoenix gold hairpin.This Mr. Zhang, when is he still kidding me!But when did he steal it from my arms?

It turned out that Zhang San was a little annoyed when he saw that Wang Wu, Li Cunyi, Cheng Yanhua and others were in the Yuanshun Escort Bureau's secret business to suppress foreign affairs, but they didn't call him.After he and Yin Fu came out of Wang Jinting's house, he kept watching Cheng Yanhua, took advantage of Cheng Yanhua's deep sleep at night and stole the phoenix gold hairpin, and then followed Cheng Yanhua into Prince Gong's mansion, sneaked into the roof of the living room, and eavesdropped on their conversation. Seeing Zhang San making fun of him, Cheng Yanhua thought: "Okay, come and make fun of me, and I'll make fun of you too." He said to Yikuang, "I wonder if the lord likes martial arts?"

Yikuang said: "A little bit, there was a rule in the Qing Dynasty that all the nobles of the Qing Dynasty had to go to the Yonghe Palace to learn Lamaquan since they were young. You must pass the examination of the abbot of Lama Temple before being awarded the post of guard, with the exception of your big brother, Chief Manager Yin." Cheng Yanhua said: "Lama martial arts is really the royal martial arts of the Qing Dynasty. It is really rare for outsiders to see it. If the prince can give us a practice, it will also open our eyes." Yikuang said: "It's okay for me to fight on horseback. I'm really not good at this Lama school of boxing, but I have heard a little about Lama boxing. Lama boxing was passed down from the Garan Living Buddha of Leiyin Temple in Tianzhu, and later spread by the lama monks of Gela Temple. , so it became the technology of Tibet. Until Garan III, it was named Lama School."

Cheng Yanhua asked: "What kind of boxing techniques, boxing methods and equipment does the Lama sect have?" Yikuang said: "Lama school boxing includes eight fists, eight steps, eight fingers, eight grasps, and eight kicks. There is a mantra of eight characters: if the pulse is not hit, the hands go away from the body. The flying crane hand, Maitreya hand, Douluo hand, The star-lending hand, the pulse-taking hand and the pulse-transforming hand. There are also six methods of leading the sect, thirty-hand flying cloud grasping, sixty-four points of hard hammer head and twenty-four leg hitting methods. There are Vajra, Arhat, and Out of the Hole 10 sets of techniques, such as foot combat, Gongshou, Liutong, Jinzhong, Bafa, relying on fighting, and encircling. Among the weapons that can be practiced are the strange weapons jackfruit, the swallow brand, and the ten thousand enemies. Gong, Lama’s Common Law, Rouzi’s Magical Skill, One-Finger Zen Skill, Guanding Skill, etc. For combat, there are Eighteen Ways of Pulling the Clothes, Great Capture, and Hitting Acupuncture Points, etc.” Speaking of this, Yikuang suddenly stopped and said: "I just talked about Lamaquan, now you tell me about Baguazhang."

Cheng Yanhua said: "Baguazhang is a kind of boxing that is quick and agile, changing with walking, combining rigidity and softness, and combining power and momentum. It is based on walking. The footwork should rise and fall smoothly and clearly, with clear reality and reality; walking is like walking in mud. Moving forward is like sitting in a sedan chair, and you have to sharpen your waist when you step out. You use short instruments such as Yuanyang axe, chicken claw sharp, wind fire wheel, and judge pen. Brother Ma Gui is a master of Baguazhang. You can ask him more. Acupuncture is especially powerful."

Yikuang raised his eyebrows: "Ma Gui has been by my side for many days, and I haven't learned his acupuncture skills yet!" A young servant walked in. "Stand here and let Ma Gui perform acupuncture." Ma Gui said: "It's only when you are angry that you show your ugliness." He said a move of "wind swinging the lotus leaf", and lightly touched the boy's body with his left hand, and the boy stopped moving immediately. I can't move anymore, I can't serve you old man anymore." Yikuang laughed loudly, and shouted: "Ma Gui, if there is a killing medicine, there is an antidote, you can make him move again." Ma Gui poked lightly again, and the boy moved freely. Yikuang said: "This acupuncture technique is really good, Ma Gui, teach me the acupuncture technique from now on." Cheng Yanhua stepped forward at this time and said: "My lord, can you give me a few sips of wine, I'm addicted to alcohol." Yikuang said: "That's easy to say, Ma Gui, go get some bottles of wine, and I'll have a few cups with Yishi Cheng." After a while, Ma Gui came up with a porcelain plate, on which there were four bottles of blue and white porcelain Fen wine, with Zhu characters engraved on it: from Xinghua Village.There are also four small dishes containing walnut kernels, wax gourd strips, hazelnuts, and peanuts.After drinking for three rounds, I was so greedy that I went to Zhang San in the room. Zhang San thought: "Oh my god, 'Glass Cheng', you really can't open any pot and carry which pot, and use fine wine to run on me." Thinking, he left the room in a hurry and walked towards the back room.After entering the Chuihua Gate, you will find the Tianxiang Courtyard. When you come to a large hall in the north, you will write "Xiaole Shoutang" in four small golden characters. There is a couplet. ;Horizontal drape is: you can't help but be happy.Zhang San heard something going on inside, so he leaned over the window and looked in. In front of him was a majestic embroidered statue of the Prince of the Qing Dynasty. There are boats, etc., as well as pineapples, apples, pomegranates, red dates, tender lotus root, watermelon, longan, bergamot, kumquats, etc. carved from jewelry and jade.A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was holding those precious things in a rucksack.He has delicate features, is dressed in short gray fur and serge shorts, and wears a pair of black cloth shoes, with a section of embroidered trouser belt hanging from the hem of the skirt, and a foreign gold watch chain shining on his chest, and his eyes are piercing. Zhang San performed lightness kung fu, quietly came behind the man, grabbed his right hand holding an antique, and said in a low voice: "Little brother, take it easy, you are too greedy to sip, and you can't chew if you are too greedy." Rotten." When the man saw someone coming, he was taken aback, because with his dexterity and sharp ears, he couldn't fail to notice how this person entered the room and how he slipped behind him. This kind of behavior surprised him, how could he Don't panic?He quickly drew his hand, but his wrist was clamped by the iron tongs, he did not break free, and then flew his feet, but his feet were hooked by Zhang San.He turned his head abruptly, and blurted out: "Ah! It's Mr. Zhang!" Zhang San also saw the face of this person clearly at this time, and it turned out to be Li San, the swallow "Swallow". "Swallow" Li San, whose real name is Li Jinghua, has always robbed the rich and helped the poor. Li San rubbed his head and said with a smile: "The folks in the village and the neighbors are all short of money. They have no rice to cook. It's a toothache. I'll get them some more. I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang is here." Zhang Sandao : "Anyway, it's enough to get something. Now Prince Qing is temporarily occupying this garden, and Brother Ma Gui is doing things for him. Don't cause trouble for Brother Ma Gui. There are so many wealthy households in Beijing, so hang around a few more to even out. "Li San put his rucksack on his shoulder: "Yes, just listen to the third master, I, Li San, are going." As he said, he was as light as a bobcat, and went away quietly, and disappeared in a while. Zhang San left the Leshou Hall and walked for a while, but saw a door, arched in the Western style, carved with stone flowers, and with a stone forehead inside and outside the door.South writing: Jinghan Taigu; North writing: Xiuyi Hengchun.The gate contains Cui Yunzhu, and the pavilions overlap, which is the Cui Cui Jin Garden.Zhang San saw a maid coming from a distance, and thought: Why don't I ask her, where does that woman live?