In the past two days, I happened to revisit Liang Yusheng's classic martial arts work "Returning the Sword", as the first part of the Ping Trace series, this work can be regarded as a prequel to "Ping Trace Heroes".
Xiao Yunlan, Chen Xuanji and Shangguan Tianye, who were originally childish in "Ping's Tracer Film", suddenly became boys and girls in this novel.
Shangguan Tianye fell in love with Xiao Yunlan, but Xiao Yunlan fell in love with Chen Xuanji. As for Chen Xuanji, he is fond of Yun Susu. The love entanglement between young men and women is such a headache, not to mention the grievances and hatreds between middle-aged people.
The biggest attraction in this book is the character of Yun Wuyang, who is a master under Zhang Shicheng. After Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Yun Wuyang was accused of being a traitor seeking glory. In addition, he stole the Dharma sword spectrum, so all forces came to Yun Wuyang's house.
Yun Wuyang is a person with an arrogant temperament and is unwilling to explain more, since Wen Zheng can't do it, there is only martial arts. Yun Wuyang then fought with Shi Tianduo, Wudang Five Elders, Bi Lingfeng and others, and finally was seriously injured and emotional, and his blood vessels burst and died.
Although Chen Xuanji is the male protagonist in the novel, his martial arts at this time are still not good, after all, he is young and cannot reach the height of his predecessors.
Therefore, Chen Xuanji's martial arts in "Returning the Sword and Strange Love" cannot be among the top ten masters, and the most amazing thing in the novel is the dragon, tiger and phoenix three heroes and the monk and the three wonders.
Due to space limitations, today, we will focus on the three heroes of the dragon, tiger and phoenix in Zhang Shicheng's army, and see who these three are?
1. The dragon refers to Monk Peng. Monk Peng is a real historical figure in history, and he was a prominent figure in the Red Turban Army uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Everyone knows that Liang Yusheng's novels have always liked to combine history and martial arts, substituting history into martial arts novels, and making martial arts novels dependent on history.
It not only enhances the sense of history, but also makes martial arts novels more real and intimate. Just imagine those fictional characters of martial arts intersecting with historical figures.
Those historical figures suddenly have martial arts, what a new and interesting thing. Both Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong's martial arts novels like to do this.
Liang Yusheng has put the historical background into the entry of the Eight-Nation Alliance into Beijing at the end of the Qing Dynasty since the first "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua".
As for Jin Yong, starting from the first novel "Book of Swords and Enmity", he also substituted this period in the early Qianlong period into the novel, and combined history and legend to tell the story of the brothers of the Red Flower Congregation who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.
In short, the two martial arts masters like to create like this, and they never get tired of it. In Jin Yong's "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Monk Peng also appeared and was one of the five scattered people of Mingjiao.
However, the strength is not good, that is, the level of a second-rate master, and he was later blinded by Ding Minjun. And in Liang Yusheng's "Returning the Sword", Monk Peng became the world's number one master.
is not only a leader of the rebel army in the late Yuan Dynasty, but also the master of Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang. Monk Peng accepted a total of three apprentices, namely Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng and Bi Lingxu.
Zhang Shicheng established the Great Zhou regime, Zhu Yuanzhang created the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and Bi Lingxu became the leader of the beggar gang, and the achievements of the three disciples were very high. Monk Peng was even more civil and military, but it was a pity that he was betrayed by Zhu Yuanzhang and almost became a prisoner of the Yuan army.
Later, although he was rescued by Bi Lingxu, he fell into the encirclement of the Yuan army and died in battle. Before he died, he handed over the military map he had painstakingly drawn to Bi Lingxu, and asked him to hand it over to Zhang Shicheng to help Zhang Shicheng complete the imperial business.
Monk Peng's martial arts and fame were unmatched at that time. is not only the dragon among the dragon, tiger and phoenix, but also the monk among the three wonders of the monk and beggar, all of whom are in the first place.
The key to the mystic skills left behind after his death has also benefited future generations. was inadvertently obtained by Zhang Danfeng, and then quickly improved his internal strength. The key to Xuangong is known as the world's first book of internal strength, with the help of this book, it is no wonder that the later Zhang Danfeng has deep internal strength and no one can compare.
Although Monk Peng was mentioned in Liang Yusheng's "Returning the Sword Romance", "Scattered Flower Woman", "Ping Tracer Film" and other works, he did not really appear.
2. The tiger refers to Shi Tianduo. Not only not to mention, there are really many masters under Zhang Shicheng, the martial arts of the dragon, tiger and phoenix are very high, and the monks and beggars are also guests.
It can be said that there are military advisors and generals, but in the end, they lost to Zhu Yuanzhang, which is really regrettable. However, there is no way to do it, after all, history is like that.
Although martial arts novels can be played at will, the basic historical trend cannot be changed. After Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Shi Tianduo was ordered to lead Zhang Shicheng's son to flee.
Zhang Shicheng not only handed over his son's life to Shi Tianduo, but also handed over a picture of the autumn moon of the Yangtze River related to hidden treasures and military maps to Shi Tianduo.
It can be seen how much Zhang Shicheng trusts Shi Tianduo, but considering that Shi Tianduo wants to protect the young master, he has no skills. Therefore, the Yangtze River Autumn Moon Map was handed over to Yun Wuyang for safekeeping, and Shi Tianduo protected the young master, fortunately not dishonoring his life.
After that, Shao advocated the restoration of the beginning and died in Wara, and his son Zhang Zongzhou also gained a firm foothold in Warat. It is hoped that with the help of the soldiers of Warat, the Central Plains will be sought.
With the help of the Warat force, Shi Tianduo could not accept it. Unable to dissuade Shao Zheng Zong Zhou, Shi Tianduo found Yun Wuyang, hoping to work together to dissuade him.
However, before he arrived at Yun Wuyang's house, Shi Tianduo was attacked by the joint forces of the Seven Cultivators, Mongolian warriors, and Pu Jian. Because they all worked for Zhang Zongzhou together, Shi Tianduo's subordinates showed mercy.
However, these three people were determined to leave Shi Tianduo behind, and they did not hesitate to kill them for this. Especially Pu Jian, who has long been dissatisfied with Shi Tianduo.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to use poisonous claws to scratch Shi Tianduo, and Pu Jian's nails contained highly poisonous. Shi Tianduo defeated the three of them and killed the Mongolian warriors despite the poison in his body.
If it weren't for the mercy of his subordinates, none of these three people would have been able to escape. When he arrived at Yun Wuyang's house, Yun Wuyang not only did not listen to persuasion, but also had an argument with Shi Tianduo.
When he moved, Yun Wuyang was also ruthless, and he wanted to put Shi Tianduo to death. He also knew how powerful Shi Tianduo was, so he used the method of consuming Shi Tianduo's internal force first, and then used the Kunwu Sword to cut off Shi Tianduo's judge's pen.
Shi Tianduo was already poisoned in his body as soon as he came, and he came to fight with the Seven Cultivators and others, and his internal strength was consumed a lot, and he also missed Yun Wuyang's old friendship.
Therefore, he showed mercy to his subordinates everywhere, but he couldn't stand Yun Wuyang's ruthless moves. In the end, Shi Tianduo died under Yun Wuyang's sword, judging by his true strength.
In a state of full blood, Yun Wuyang was not Shi Tianduo's opponent. After all, Shi Tianduo was a master under Monk Peng in his early years, and 30 years have passed, Yun Wuyang has already practiced the Dharma swordsmanship, and his strength is still inferior to Shi Tianduo.
3. The phoenix refers to the cloud dancing yang. Yun Wuyang is a very complex character, he is ambitious and selfish, vicious and ruthless. However, there is also a vulnerable side.
In short, the inner world of this character is very complex, and it is precisely because of this. Yun Wuyang in the early stage was Zhang Shicheng's right-hand man in the army, and after Zhang Shicheng's defeat, he did not hesitate to push his wife down the Yangtze River in order to survive.
More than 20 years later, when his wife Chen Xuemei told Yun Wuyang about this old story, Yun Wuyang was also ashamed. What made him even more embarrassed was that Chen Xuemei was still three months pregnant at the time.
After pushing Chen Xuemei down the Yangtze River, Yun Wuyang escaped. The selfish and cold-blooded Yun Wuyang did not live in guilt, but immediately pursued Mu Duyi's daughter Mu Baozhu.
And Mu Baozhu was also impressed by Yun Wuyang's style and charm, and he didn't marry Yun Wuyang. Mu Duyi had no choice but to make the two marry.
In fact, Yun Wuyang is not really in love with Mu Baozhu, but for Mu Duyi's Dharma Sword Spectrum. The Dharma Sword Book is a peerless secret book, which was left by Bodhidharma back then.
Yun Wuyang wants to get the sword spectrum and become the number one swordsman in the world. Therefore, he did not hesitate to deceive Mu Baozhu in order to obtain the Dharma Sword Spectrum. Mu Baozhu also really loves Yun Wuyang, and he actually stole the sword book with Yun Wuyang.
After getting the Dharma Sword Spectrum, Yun Wuyang practiced diligently. After Mu Duyi's death, he became the number one swordsman in the world. After the masters of good and evil take turns to appear, the masters of all walks of life are warned.
First Shi Tianduo, then the five elders of Wudang, Bi Lingfeng, and then Luo Jinfeng, Pu Jian, Yang Chaogu, Sang Linghu and others, who were also seriously injured and died in the end.
It can be said that the ending of the dragon, tiger and phoenix is very miserable, Monk Peng was killed in the uprising, Shi Tianduo was killed by Yun Wuyang, and Yun Wuyang was hit by Bi Lingfeng's cold yin seven palms, and the masters of all sides died of serious injuries after the battle.
Judging from the strength of the three of them, it is indeed Monk Peng who is the first, Shi Tianduo who is second, and Yun Wuyang who is third.