In "Tianlong Eight Parts", Xiao Feng did not pass on the Dragon Eighteen Palms and the Dog Fighting Stick Method to anyone before he died, if "Tianlong Eight Parts" was just an independent work, such a setting was no problem, and Jin Yong wanted to associate his works to form a complete martial arts system that was constantly inherited, such a setting would be inappropriate.
Therefore, in the newly revised version of "Tianlong Eight Parts", Jin Yong arranged for Xiao Feng to pass on the two divine skills of the Cai Gang to the Virtual Bamboo, and then the Virtual Bamboo passed on to a young man of the Cai Gang, and this setting was also mentioned in the twelfth time of the later revised version of the "Legend of the Eagle Shooter".
(Xiao Feng stills)
The original said: "At that time, there were a total of 'twenty-eight palms of descending dragons', and later, Xiao Feng and his righteous brother Xuan Zhuzi deleted the complicated and simplified, took the essence and used the macro, and changed it to the eighteen palms of the descending dragon, and the palm strength was thicker." ”
Based on the premise that "all of Jin Yong's works are in the same martial arts system", why is there no Emei sect in "Laughing proud of the jianghu" set in the era background after "Yitian Slaughter dragon"? This is a strange thing.
First, the martial arts pattern in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu"
Is the story of "Smiling Proud of jianghu" in the same martial arts system as Jin Yong's other stories? To prove this is simple, there are at least two pieces of evidence.
First, there is the Wudang Sect in the book, which was created by Zhang Sanfeng, after all, it is a real sect in reality, and Jin Yong cannot tamper with its origin.
The second is the role of the "sword demon" alone and defeated, in the "Eagle Shoot Trilogy" in the book "Divine Eagle Hero", it has already mentioned the predecessor of the predecessor who is lonely and defeated, and in "Laughing proud of the jianghu", the master once again mentioned the deeds of solitude and defeat and his self-created sword technique.
(Emei Pie stills)
Therefore, there is no doubt that "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" is indeed in the same martial arts system as Jin Yong's other works.
And what is the martial arts pattern in this work? The upright side is led by the Shaolin, Wudang and Wuyue Sword Sects, and the evil faction is the Sun Moon God Sect, in addition, there are Qingcheng Sect, Hundred Medicine Gate, Five Poison Sects and other sects, but the Emei Sect is missing, it is reasonable to say that Emei was also the Same Name as the Wudang Sect in that year, how did it disappear in just one hundred years? There seems to be a lack of a plausible explanation for this.
Second, the inheritance of the Emei sect
The founding ancestor of the Emei Sect was Guo Xiang, guo Xiang's martial arts in that year can be described as a collection of hundreds of masters, until she broke into Shaolin alone, she had already shown more than ten martial arts, but at that time, her martial arts had not yet been completed, until she was forty years old, she was no longer obsessed with finding traces of Yang Guo, and finally combined a part of the Jiuyang Shengong taught by Master Jueyuan with her own martial arts to create a set of Emei Jiuyang Gong, so she created the Emei school.
(Guo Xiang stills)
Although the Emei Sect is all female streamers, it has also occupied a place in the jianghu and has become one of the Six Gate Sects, and the successive leaders have also had a very high prestige in the martial forest, especially the extinction master Tai and Zhou Zhiruo, who are relatively strong, Zhou Zhiruo even injured the Ming Sect's assertion of unscrupulousness, and the lion slaughter conference can also be regarded as a moment of glory.
Although Zhou Zhiruo was later subdued by the yellow-shirted women, the Emei Sect would not decline, and what happened later? To find the answer, you have to open the serial version of the story, which may be related to Zhang Wujie.
3. Zhang Wuji's decision
How is the serial version of Zhang Wuji different from Zhang Wuji in later versions? Quite simply, the biggest difference lies in the setting of the ending, and those who read the triptych version and the newly revised version of the story understand that the ending is Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min retiring to the jianghu, but in the serial version, he made another decision, that is, to become the head of Emei.
The original said: "Zhou Zhiruo said: 'Zhang Zhenren, you must borrow the treasure hall for use.' Untie the burden on his back, he took out two spirit tablets, one of which read 'The Spiritual Seat of the Ancestor Of the Emei Sect,' Guo Nuxia Xiangxiang," and the other of which read ,'The Third Generation of the Emei Sect's Leader, The Extinction Master's Spiritual Seat,' which was respectfully offered to the table in the middle of the hall. Zhang Sanfeng and Song Yuanqiao Zhang Wujie waited for a moment to see each other and bowed down together. Zhou Zhiruo and the disciples of this sect also prayed, removed the iron ring on their hands, turned around and said: "Zhang Wujie Zhang Sect Leader, Zhou Zhiruo, the fourth generation leader of Emei, hereby pass on the position of the head of the door to you." ’”
(Zhou Zhiruo stills)
Zhang Wuji also took over the position of the head of Emei at the instigation of the master Zhang Sanfeng, and then gave up the position of ming sect leader to Yang Xiao, and returned to Emei with the women of the Emei Sect.
This is the ending of Zhang Wuji in the old version of "Leaning Heaven", but Zhang Wujie's story has obviously not been explained thoroughly, who can reach his martial prestige in the book? Even his master Zhang Sanfeng may not be able to order the subordinates to return to the throne like him, and this kind of person is a great threat to the emperor, and this also lays the groundwork for the later collapse of the Emei Sect.
The world knows that after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he began to kill heroes, and also sent people to clear the old department of the Ming Sect, where was the opponent of the Ming Sect? Naturally, the casualties were heavy, and it gradually declined, and Zhang Wuji was always a nail in the eye for Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Wuji did not remove it for a day, Zhu Yuanzhang was like a fish in the throat, whether it was assassination or open hunting, in order to ensure that his throne was foolproof, Zhu Yuanzhang was bound to kill Zhang Wujie.
How could Zhang Wuji and the Emei Sect tie their hands? The follow-up plot can be imagined, the Emei faction is naturally not the opponent of the Daming army, and in the end, most of the Emei faction will completely disappear with the death of Zhang Wuji.