Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Fourth Fist of the Fist of the Martial Art Museum

Zhang Sandao: "'Single Sword Lee' Li Cunyi." Huo Yuanjia was startled, and asked, "How do you know him?" Zhang San smiled and said, "You are my friend." Huo Yuanjia asked: "Then who are you?" Zhang Sandao: "'Drunkard' Zhang San." "Oh, it turns out that Mr. Zhang from Beijing has arrived." Huo Yuanjia's eyes lit up. "Please go to the medicine store and sit down." He said and took Zhang San's hand, and Zhang San hurriedly introduced Wang Jinting to Huo Yuanjia.Huo Yuanjia took them to the medicine store in the south of the city.There are four gold-plated characters on the forehead of the medicine store, "Meeting friends with medicine", and there are couplets on both sides.

As soon as the people in the medicine store heard that Zhang San, the "drunk man" from Beijing, had arrived, they rushed out of the door to greet him and bowed their hands in salute.Chen Zhen, Huo Yuanjia's eldest disciple, was wearing a jacket and an azure hala mandarin jacket, with a heroic look on his face. He cupped his hands and said to Zhang San: "Master Zhang came to Jinmen. Brother is very happy. I hope to stay in Jinmen for a while. We have some unique skills." Zhang San laughed and said, "Fourth Master Huo's voice is so loud all over the world, how dare I, Zhang San, how dare I!" For Wang Jinting's safety and to save a lot of trouble, Zhang San did not reveal Wang Jinting's status as an imperial envoy to everyone, but only said He is a wealthy businessman, so people didn't pay much attention to Wang Jinting.

Huo Yuanjia smiled all over his face, and let Zhang San and Wang Jinting into the living room. He saw the white-painted ceiling, brown-purple wall panels, and several landscape paintings hanging on the walls; The yellow reeds are dense, and the boats are Yiyi.The interior furnishings are antique.A brightly painted Eight Immortals table, with rock bonsai on it, four treasures of the study; two Taishi chairs, covered with red felt; a small mahogany round table in the middle of the room, surrounded by several small and exquisite red sandalwood round stools; A flower stand with a pot of verdant asparagus planted on it.

After Huo Yuanjia saw that everyone was seated, he said: "What is Mr. Zhang doing in Tianjin?" Zhang Sandao: "This Mr. Wang and I borrowed Tianjin to go to Shaoxing, Zhejiang to do a Shaoxing wine business." Huo Yuanjia Hehe said with a smile: "Master Zhang has always been a bodyguard and protects the courtyard, and now he is also in business. He is really unfamiliar with the same road!" Zhang San laughed and said, "It's nothing more than supporting the family and making a living." When talking about the national conditions, several people shook their heads and sighed.Huo Yuanjia said with emotion: "Gengzi's indemnity, the national power is weak, foreigners are more confident, the court has imposed a lot of exorbitant taxes, local officials use this to extort money, the people are miserable, there are complaints, and the country is full of turmoil." Zhang Sandao: "" It's a pity that the Boxers were suppressed, so a group of patriotic teachers can't escape the clutches of the old thief Cixi." When talking about the Boxers, Zhang San thought of Li Cunyi again, so he asked Huo Yuanjia for news about Li Cunyi.

Huo Yuanjia said: "Li Cunyi now runs a Wantong Escort Bureau in Baoding. A few days ago, one of his apprentices was buying meat at a Muslim butcher's shop in Tianjin. Because of the trivial matter of the height of the scales, he quarreled with the butcher. Because of his martial arts skills, he robbed others of their scales. Think about it, how would they do business without a scale? There is a term in the Jianghu, which is called "kicking the stall". I couldn't sit still in the room anymore, so I stood up and said, "Hey, my friend, why are you so rude?" Li Cunyi's apprentice said, "It's all about eating with a single knife and three characters." After that, he fell off the scale, The Hui people are the most united and don't easily provoke disputes. This time they forced them to tell the imam of their mosque. When the imam heard that Li Cunyi's people were looking for faults, he was not willing to show weakness, so he immediately sent someone Go to Baoding Wantong Security Bureau, send an invitation to Li Cunyi, and ask him to have a banquet at the mosque at noon today." Zhang Sanyi patted his thigh: "Okay, we can meet Li Cunyi at the mosque today."

At this time, Chen Zhen walked in and said to Huo Yuanjia: "Master, the banquet is ready." Huo Yuanjia said to Zhang San and Wang Jinting: "I will clean up the dust for you at noon today. It is just when there is a shortage of vegetables. , I have prepared some prawns and sea cucumbers, you guys have a taste." After dinner, Huo Yuanjia accompanied Zhang San and Wang Jinting to the mosque.When we got to the gate, we saw Hui geese lined up on both sides, awe-inspiring like iron towers. Li Cunyi hadn't come yet.People are eagerly looking at the road due south. All of a sudden, the road was full of dust, and three bay red horses came galloping like charcoal.There is a whirlwind under the horse's hooves.Li Cunyi was sitting on the horse in front, and a man was sitting on the horse behind him. He was over sixty years old, his face was ruddy and glowing, and he had a beautiful and thick long beard, which was unrestrained and unrestrained, fluttering in the wind.The last horse carried a black-faced young man with broad eyebrows and a pair of bright eyes that shone like lightning.

"Master Guo Yunshen!" Huo Yuanjia blurted out and greeted him.The rider behind Li Cunyi is Guo Yunshen, the master of Xingyiquan.Guo Yunshen is a native of Mazhuang, Shenzhou, Zhili. He is a student of Li Luoneng and a master of Xingyimen. Punch all over the world". Li Cunyi and Guo Yunshen also recognized Huo Yuanjia, they rolled off their horses together, Li Cunyi said: "Yuanjia is also here to join in the fun?" Huo Yuanjia pointed to Zhang San who was watching from a distance under the tree: "Who do you see coming? Li Cunyi ran over in surprise, grabbed Zhang San's hand and said, "Oh, Mr. Zhang, why are you here?" Zhang San looked Li Cunyi carefully and said, "After three years, you have gained a lot of weight. Why? Come to the Hongmen Banquet today?" Li Cunyi smiled and said, "We use martial arts to make friends. My apprentice got into trouble, so Master can't help it?" Zhang San introduced Wang Jinting to him again, and Li Cunyi greeted him.

Guo Yunshen said to Huo Yuanjia: "I heard that the imam of the mosque invited Cunyi to the banquet. I'm afraid he made a mistake. They are all from the same village. I am an elder, so I can't ignore it, so I rushed over." At this time, Zhang 3. Li Cunyi and Wang Jinting also came over.Li Cunyi pointed to Zhang San and said to Guo Yunshen: "Mr. Guo, this is my friend 'Drunkard' Mr. Zhang. He passed by here and came to join in the fun." Guo Yunshen has heard of the thaumaturgy for a long time!" At this time, the boy behind tied three horses to a locust tree and came over.Guo Yunshen pointed to the young man and said to the crowd: "This is a new apprentice I have taken in, named Wang Xiangzhai." Huo Yuanjia said: "Old Mr. Guo is over sixty years old and still accepting apprentices. He is really passionate and devoted himself to the cause of martial arts, but Respectful!" Guo Yunshen said: "This young man has a very good foundation, and he will surely become a noble in the future. He is intelligent and eager to learn, he is from Weijia Village in Shenzhou, and he is also a fellow villager. He actively pursues art with enthusiasm, how can I not accept him? Li Cunyi also said: "I have taught him a few tricks, and I found that he understands it, and he can learn it as soon as he learns it. He is really a genius!"

Li Cunyi walked to the gate of the mosque and asked someone to go in and report.After a while, a Muslim came out, and he said to Li Cunyi: "The headmaster only allows you to go in alone, and your friends can't go in." Huo Yuanjia said: "We are here to watch the excitement, not to help, and we don't want to eat your banquet, so we can just find a corner to stay, why not let us in?" The believer said: "This is the command of the patriarch, and I can only convey it." Li Cunyi said: "The heroes are waiting patiently outside the door. I will come as soon as I go. If anything happens, I will throw a dart into the sky. You can do it later."

The people had no choice but to obey him. Li Cunyi walked in with a happy face, and the Muslims on both sides raised their knives together, forming a "knife path" and letting him in.Li Cunyi saw that the mosque was very grand, with red pavilions and green tiles, green pines and cypresses, and towering pavilions.He walked into the main hall with strides, and the big imam, wearing an Islamic robe, greeted him with a broad face and big eyes with a smile. "Mr. Li is indeed here, he is really a man of faith, please, please!" The grand imam invited Li Cunyi into the main hall and asked him to sit down.Li Cunyi saw that the banquet was very rich, with dishes such as roasted beef feet, braised beef liver, kebabs, boiled lamb lungs, and fried tripe. There were also some prominent figures of Tianjin Islam sitting at the banquet.The grand imam stood up and said loudly: "Today, Mr. Li Cunyi, the head of Baoding Wantong Security Bureau, Mr. Shandao Li, came to this temple for a gathering. It is a blessing for the Islamic brothers. We welcome it!" The hall applauded thunderously.The Imam said again: "Now the banquet begins." Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of clashing knives and forks.

The grand imam picked up a silver inlaid ebony chopsticks, forked a large piece of beef heart, like a candied haws pierced by a steel drill, and said to Li Cunyi: "I will respect Mr. Li first!" and brought it to Li Cunyi's mouth.Li Cunyi saw that this was "throwing stones to ask for directions", but it was actually a test of his courage.Taking advantage of the situation, he opened his mouth, and with fine rice white teeth, bit the ebony silver-inlaid chopsticks that the imam stabbed quickly with a "click", bit off the silver-inlaid head at once, stood up again, and got angry , spat out into the white porcelain spittoon five feet away with a "bah", and just heard a "clang", smashed a piece the size of an egg from the fine porcelain spittoon, then slammed into a cat's waist, and pulled out a spittoon from the boot with a bang. Take a sharp dagger from the big eight-inch plate, pierce a stack of three slices of beef liver, stab the imam's face, and say: "Master! I also respect you for a dish!" Pressing the big imam's mouth tightly.The big imam was also prepared, opened his mouth suddenly, went up to bite the dagger, Li Cunyi whipped it again and again, but did not draw out the dagger.At this time, the imam took out the dagger from his mouth, smiled, and returned the dagger to Li Cunyi with both hands. Li Cunyi's face turned red and white, and he took it, shyly reinserted it into the boot, and continued to sit down and drink. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the big imam tossed his robe, and said with a cupped fist, "Mr. Li, please come to the yard to learn from me!" Li Cunyi knew that he was shouting, so he cupped his fists and said, "Okay! Okay! I will accompany you!" A stride rushed to the center of the courtyard, neatly and simply.The knowledgeable experts present here know that this is a trick of Huaquan.After a while, the two men exchanged hands, the eldest imam stepped forward and slapped Li Cunyi with his palm, Li Cunyi couldn't dodge in time, he backed up again and again, he retreated more than ten feet before he stabilized his heel.After he had fully grasped the opponent's tricks and stood firm on his heels, before the opponent made a comeback, he used the trick of "tiger pounce on sheep", took a cold breath, and pounced on the imam.The eldest imam hid; then Li Cunyi came to sweep the hall's legs, and swept the eldest imam staggeringly.At this time, the accompanying guests, seeing that the two of them fought to a draw, knew that when two tigers fight, one of them must be wounded, so they all stepped forward and stopped each other, saying: "Stop, both of you, you have been taught, please go back to the banquet to drink! "Both of them wanted to go down the stairs. After hearing this, they both returned to the banquet. The big imam laughed and said: "It's true that if you don't fight, you can't make a deal. Mr. Li's skill is so strong that most people can't stand my palm." Li Cunyi replied: "I am not like a golden bell or an iron shirt ” He took out the iron plow basin that was broken by the big imam from his chest and said, “It is my foundation!” It turned out that Li Cunyi had inquired beforehand that the big imam's iron sand palms were very powerful. He thought: the parts of the body with skeletons can still resist for a while, but the belly is the softest and cannot withstand the power of a palm. He went for a walk in the town and saw There is a plow pot on the stall, which is a round and curved thick iron plate, which is used to turn the soil on the plowshare.After seeing it, Li Cunyi's heart brightened, this thing can just be used as an armor to protect his stomach.So he bought one, and when he got home, he unbuttoned his clothes and buttoned it on his stomach. After listening to his narration, the grand imam couldn't help laughing.He patted Li Cunyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I never thought that Mr. Li is brave and resourceful, he is really wise and brave!" Li Cunyi said: "I still have a few friends outside the door, should I also invite them in?" The big imam asked: "Who are they?" Li Cunyi said: "Mr. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Huo Yuanjia from Xiaonanhe in Tianjin, Mr. Guo Yunshen’s student Wang Xiangzhai, and Mr. Wang, Mr. Mr. Zhang’s good friend.” The great imam said with joy, “So they are all heroes, please come in!” After a while, two believers led Guo Yunshen, Zhang San and five others to walk in. The Imam hurriedly invited them to sit down. They chatted about their friendship and were very happy. When the sun was about to set, Zhang San, Li Cunyi and others said goodbye to the imam. Huo Yuanjia wanted to invite Zhang San and Wang Jinting back to the medicine store to rest.Li Cunyi insisted on inviting Zhang San and Wang Jinting to Baoding Mansion.Seeing that their kindness was hard to turn down, Zhang San agreed, and Huo Yuanjia had no choice but to bid farewell to them.