Chapter 144: Kenshin [1/3]
After Ji Man died, Ji Zhou's army was panicked and not in chaos, and actually guarded Ji Man's body all the way back to Luoyi.
Although Ji Man died in his prime, he had many descendants. The oldest prince Ji Luhu had already reached the crown, so although the Zhou Dynasty was sad, he still served the new emperor ascended the throne in an orderly manner.
After all, since Ji Fa's founding, Ji Zhou has had the tradition of the emperor personally leading the army.
It is precisely because the emperor was martial and the soldiers used their lives that the Zhou Dynasty could conquer the four barbarians and unify the southern continents.
King Zhao of Zhou, the grandfather of the new emperor Ji Ruhu, also died unexpectedly while leading the army.
Therefore, the ministers in Luoyi are already familiar with this process, and even skillfully makes Ji Yuehu feel a little scared!
However, Ji Yuehu still completed the job of "Zhou Emperor". Although the death of his father made the result of this Western Expedition a little unsatisfactory, the contribution of the Zhou army soldiers to expand their territory cannot be erased!
As soon as Ji Yuehu Fang succeeded to the throne, he began to reward the troops based on his merits and deeds. For a time, he was able to seal the fort and give them land.
Even Zaofu, who had no military achievements, was granted the title because he preserved Emperor Mu's body during the great change. He was granted Zaofu a title by Ji Lu, a Zhaocheng on the road to the west.
In fact, this is the custom of the Zhou Dynasty's reward. The newly-defeated territory is usually given to the meritorious soldiers as fiefs.
Although Zaofu knew some beast-controlling techniques, he was just an ordinary person. After entering the Zhou Dynasty, he naturally became rich and glorious in the world, otherwise he would not have agreed to be the master of Emperor Mu.
Now that he was granted titles and land, Zaofu was naturally ecstatic when shocked.
After a excited thank you, Zaofu started to travel to Zhao Cheng without hesitation.
And he has decided that in the future, all his descendants will take Zhao as their clan. And he will be called: Zhao Zaofu from today!
Among the mountains beyond Zhaocheng, Xiao Yuer looked at the city below with a speechless look on her face, and complained to Shi Jian boredly: "What's the beauty of just a group of mortals! Xiao Shitou, you didn't hear it wrong, right?"
Because Xiao Sheng and Shi Jian have been traveling outside but have not returned, Xiao Yuer began to move after arranging the human race on the Zuzhou.
Finally, Xuanzang, who was impatient by her, had to bring Xiaoyuer to Zhaocheng.
Xiao Yuer thought that there must be something interesting to have allowed Shi Jian to stay here for so long.
But after she stayed with Shi Jian for a few days, she found that she was asking for trouble.
The human race in Zhaocheng works from sunrise every day and rests from sunset, and there is no change at all day after day.
She was impatient after just watching it for two or three days. She couldn't imagine how Xiao Shitou stayed here for so many years.
Looking at Xiao Yuer's bored appearance, Shi Jian didn't care, but said softly: "The Emperor asked me to teach Zaofu to learn swords. I can't teach you, so I won't let me know the mountain!"
Looking at Xiao Shitou's serious expression, Xiao Yuer suddenly felt tired. She knew that this guy was just a elm head and would never give up on Master's words.
If she had known that this place was so boring, she might as well stay on the Zuzhou and go to Tongtian River for some fun!
On the contrary, Xuanzang, after hearing Xiao Shitou's words, couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Have you taught you the swordsmanship?"
Shi Jian shook his head slightly with his lips raised and said, "No!... But maybe I already know what a sword is!"
Although Xiao Sheng had never handed him a sword technique over the years, under Xiao Sheng's intentional training, Shi Jian understood a lot of things.
At first he also suspected that the Emperor did not teach him swordsmanship because he looked down on him?
But after traveling through the human race over the years, he began to understand what the Emperor meant. The Emperor did not look down on him, but he had great expectations for him.
Looking at Xuanzang's expression of confusion, Shi Jian couldn't help but smile gently, and then he blew a breath, and the grass and trees all over the mountain were instantly broken into two pieces.
“…”
Xiaoyuer couldn't help but open her mouth wide in surprise and stared at the honest-looking Shi Jian, and Xuanzang also looked in disbelief.
It’s not that Xuanzang and Xiaoyuer couldn’t do these things, but that they could see clearly that Shi Jian didn’t use any magic power just now, just breathing in an ordinary way!
Just ordinary breathing has such sharp sword energy? This is simply unimaginable for Xuanzang and Xiaoyuer!
After a little lost consciousness for a while, Xiaoyuer couldn't help but wrap her face in excitement and asked, "Xiao Shitou, what kind of magical power is this? Why is it so powerful?"
Shi Jian couldn't help but tilt his head and think for a while, then said helplessly: "I don't know what this is,... Anyway, I just know it without realizing it!"
Looking at his helpless look, Xuanzang couldn't help but twitched in the corners of his eyes, and he suddenly felt a little itchy.
Fortunately, before he could take action, Xiao Yuer angrily launched a "scarlet gaze". Shi Jian failed to perseverely and failed, so he had to give everything honestly.
It turns out that since Shi Jian watched Xiao Sheng and Peng Zu discuss the Taoism last time, Peng Zu's practice philosophy touched him.
However, Xiao Sheng's analysis was also full of words, and even Peng Zu himself might not be able to refute it.
Therefore, Shi Jian buried this matter in his heart and continued to travel around with Xiao Sheng.
After experiencing one after another, Xiao Sheng's usual guidance, Peng Zu's theory of vitality, and all the things he experienced began to brew his own things in Shi Jian's heart.
The stone sword was originally a fragile water sword grass, but his unwillingness made him gradually rise from the dust, and his unyielding obsession made him silently develop a sword heart.
Although Xiao Sheng did not teach him every move, he had never told him the true meaning of swordsmanship.
But Shi Jian had seen Xiao Sheng come out of his sword, and he had also seen many powerful sword fights in the Sanyuan Dao Palace. He had also seen the fighting of mortal swordsmen, experienced Donghua's sword intent, and watched the Queen Mother's sword killing Donghua...
From being confused at the beginning to thinking later, Shi Jian felt that he had figured out something.
It was not until he came to Zhaocheng outside of Zhaocheng to teach Zaofu to learn swords that he knew that he had already understood what a "sword" was!
Even if there are tens of thousands of swords in this world, he only believes that his Tao is sword Tao!
It was only then that he realized that what Xiao Sheng wanted him to learn was the heart of the sword that "only me and only sword"!
Without this belief that "everyone is a heretic except me", his sword will always be in his hand!
Chapter completed!