Chinese martial arts have long been considered by the Chinese people to be the world's first martial arts, and no country's martial arts can be compared with Chinese martial arts. Many people's obsession with traditional Chinese martial arts is no less than the worship of faith, and no one else can question the magical abilities of martial arts.
However, in recent years, some famous traditional martial arts masters have stepped off the altar, jumped on the boxing ring, and engaged in actual combat with modern fighters, but they have been beaten so badly that they have almost no power to fight back, and the myth of Chinese martial arts that has been created for a long time seems to be punctured in an instant. Nowadays, on the Internet, traditional martial arts masters have become a joke, ridiculed by various choreographers. People's perception of traditional martial arts has also changed dramatically, from reverence to contempt, and some people even insist that there is no martial art in history, that all kinds of god-sounding so-called boxing and sects are pure fabrications, and that those legendary chivalrous masters are all touted liars, and their purpose is to cheat money. The traditional martial arts that are worshipped as gods are only ornamental, more suitable for performance, should be called "dance", take it for fitness, and it is certainly vulnerable to actual combat. So is this really the case?
In fact, in China, people who practice martial arts with extraordinary skills walk the rivers and lakes with various purposes, and the phenomenon of becoming a knifeman or ranger has a long history, which is a long-standing tradition. These rangers are also good and evil, and the evaluation of them in history is also mixed, but one thing is certain, that is, they all rely on their high martial arts to achieve their own interests and demands, if those rangers are practicing some "dance skills", then what do they rely on to cross the rivers and lakes, be happy to take revenge, and even alarm Emperor Wu of Han? Sima Qianzhi was rigorous in his studies and solid in his examination, and his "Records of History" was hailed as "the best song of historians, the departure of no rhyme", if the rangers were just a bunch of insignificant liars or clowns, why did Sima Qian compile and revise their biographies and include their deeds in important historical documents such as "Records of History"? Moreover, the most famous Guo Xie among the Rangers is a person of the same era as Sima Qian, and Sima Qian's appearance of him could not be clearer, and it cannot be hearsay or fabrication.
In addition to the "History", in the recognized rigorous historical materials in history, there are also many records of martial arts, but these records are true and objective, and there is no mysterious mythological color, so it cannot attract and satisfy people's curiosity, so it is not eye-catching, and naturally it cannot be widely known. In fact, the kung fu and its practice in these records are the Chinese martial arts that really existed, and their performance is indeed extraordinary. For example, the "Miscellaneous Records of the Xiaoting Pavilion" written by Zhao, the Prince of Li during the Jiadao period of the Qing Dynasty, has a high historical value, including a "Horse Monk", which shows the real application of martial arts in the jianghu at that time and the living conditions of the jianghu people through the description of the activities of the characters in it. However, the Qing Dynasty official He Yueyu wrote in the "Cuncheng Zhai Anthology of Gan Madman Biography" that the account of the life and deeds of the strange people of The Jianghu Gan Madman is even more moving.
According to He Yueyu's account, Gan Crazy is a native of Jiangning County, Jiangsu Province, and his real name is no longer available. He was originally a very well-educated reader, and in his early years, he was admitted to the academy, stepped into his career, and served as a county order. However, in the midst of the ups and downs of the eunuch sea, he was unfortunately convicted and given death. He hanged himself with a white silk, and after the executioner confirmed that he was dead, he went back to his life. However, Gan Madman did not die, he got up in the middle of the night, and then buried his name in anonymity, became a Taoist monk, and since then he has traveled the world and his whereabouts are difficult to find.
Although Gan Madman was a well-learned literati, he was not without the strength of a chicken, but instead had high martial arts and great courage, and He Yueyue called him "capable of fighting tigers, surpassing the heights and fars, and flying like a fly." It can be seen that he is not only brave, but also good at climbing high and jumping, and has light skills. And when he hanged himself, he could hold his breath and fake his death, and deceived the executioner, but he couldn't do it without profound martial arts.
Gan crazy people are pure-hearted, have no family, do not buy property, and travel to famous mountains and rivers all year round, and their footprints are all over the world. He is a hero and a righteous man, easy to fight unevenly, and his behavior is grotesque, different from ordinary people, and when he encounters complex disputes that others cannot avoid, he always takes a spontaneous shot to solve problems for people, and the name of Gan Crazy comes from this.
Once he visited Baoguo Temple, and when he was tired of playing, he took a nap under the eaves. An acquaintance happened to come to play, but he pretended to sleep and did not greet the man. Later, the acquaintance was also a little tired, so he rested on the pillar and unconsciously lay down and fell asleep. Gan Crazy went forward and lifted the pillar with his right arm, and then pressed the man's hair underneath, but left.
When the acquaintance woke up, he found that his hair was pressed down and could not move, and then he thought about seeing Gan Crazy here just now, and knew that he must have deliberately spoofed it.
It wasn't until near dusk that gan crazy man returned, and the acquaintance scolded: "Gan crazy man, why are you prank, let me out!" Gan Madman smiled and went over to pick up the pillar, and the acquaintance could stand up. Gan Madman's operation, the whole hall was shaken, the other tourists looked panicked, but Gan Crazy looked at it calmly, showing his amazing divine power.
Nowadays, people are skeptical about the fact that the ancient literati still had martial arts, but in ancient times, the readers pursued both literature and martial arts, and did not forget to practice martial arts when reading, and many literati had extremely high martial arts. In the Ming Dynasty Jiao Zhu's "Yutang Congyu", there is such a thing: there was a lux named Li Jingun, who was good at marksmanship and was very famous, and when he came to Suzhou, Xu Youzhen, who had been the first assistant of the cabinet, recruited him to test his martial arts. Xu Youzhen was the mastermind who framed and killed Yu Qian, plotted the change of the door, and helped Emperor Yingzong restore.
Li Jingun was dancing in the courtyard. Xu Youzhen scoffed at it, and then instructed the servant: "Take my stick." This rod is made of pure iron and weighs more than sixty pounds. Xu Youzhen said to Li Jingun, "Want to try this?" Li Jingun hurriedly resigned. Xu Youzhen smiled and practiced, the dancing stick was like flying, touching Li Jingun's neck from time to time, and he was frightened and fell to the ground. Xu Youzhen threw away the iron rod and drank: "What is your little martial art, it is not worth mentioning in my eyes!" ”
Xu Youzhen was a man of letters, but his title was Wu Gongbo, which shows that he is indeed strong in martial arts. Therefore, it was not a miracle in ancient times that literati like Gan Crazy had martial arts.
When Gan Crazy traveled to huangshan mountain, he liked the deep and ethereal scenery there very much, so he visited the ancient world with great interest and walked through every corner of the Huangshan Mountain. When he came to the lotus peak, he saw that the peak was several feet high, and the four sides were steep like walls, so he performed light work and flew up.
After coming to the top of Lotus Peak, Gan Crazy found that there was a temple and couldn't help but be happy. He thought that on a dangerous peak like Lotus Peak, even monkeys could not climb it, and the people who could build houses here and live here must not be ordinary people, and he seemed to feel that he had come to Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden.
So he dressed up and went into the temple, wanting to meet the strange man. I saw that although the inside was not gorgeous, it was spacious and clean, and in the courtyard, the flowers and trees were supported, the birds were singing quietly, and the path was sprinkled with falling flowers. He walked into the Zen room, only to see that there were beds, tables and chairs in it, and the furnishings were also very beautiful. He sat down on the bed, saw a small wooden fish hanging from the tent, thought it was funny, and knocked a few times. Unexpectedly, the door inside opened, and two beautiful women walked in, and when they saw Gan Crazy, they looked stunned and were about to quit and avoid it. Gan Crazy rushed forward to apologize for Tang's sudden entry into the room, he said: "I am a person who walks the rivers and lakes, I accidentally arrived here, disturbing you, can you show me a way down the mountain?" ”
The two women asked, "What are you and how did you get here?" The woman said, "We were originally a good family woman, we have been abducted here by an evil monk for several years, and there are more than a dozen women who have been imprisoned here together, we can't get out, we can only endure humiliation and steal life, you hurry up, otherwise you will die." The madman was shocked and asked them what was going on, and the woman said, "That evil monk is infinitely powerful, and the beasts are not afraid." He is coming back late and will be back soon, so you hurry up! Gan Madman said, "I was also surprised to hear what you said, but since I bumped into this matter, I will get rid of this evil monk and let you go back." The woman said, "You wouldn't be boasting, would you?" If you can really save each other, you are our great benefactor, but if you don't succeed, you will harm yourself. ”
Gan Madman said, "You don't have to worry about me, just tell me the path of the evil monks on weekdays." The woman came out with the madman, pointed to the steep cliff and said, "This is the path that the evil monk takes, you must be careful, you must not take the enemy lightly, his martial arts are very strong." ”
When the woman finished speaking, she left, and the madman hid in the grass and waited. Soon, the red sun went down, and there was silence all around. Suddenly, Gan Madman heard some movement, looked down, and saw a man walking along the stream in the distance. When he came closer and looked again, he was indeed a monk, only to see that he was a bear with a tiger's back, a tall body, carrying a knapsack, and walking like a fly. The monk went to the bottom of the cliff, lifted his robe and tightened it, and then plunged up. When he came closer, gan madman suddenly appeared and kicked him in the chest, and the monk was caught off guard and fell off the cliff. He fixed his mind, put down his knapsack, and then jumped up again, and the madman took advantage of his unstable footing and kicked away, this time the monk was defensive, he blocked with one hand, and the other fist counterattacked, resulting in the two falling at the same time, and quickly turning over. The monk took off and pounced on the Gan madman, the Gan madman got up again, and tried his best to kick at the monk, the monk grabbed the feet of the gan madman with both hands, and wanted to take a leg to fall, the gan crazy man jumped up with the help of strength, and used another retreat kick to the monk, the two fell to the bottom of the cliff together, the monk fell into serious injury, and the gan madman was less injured because he fell on the monk. The two did not fight because of their injuries and continued to entangle and fight fiercely. Taking advantage of the monk's serious injuries and slow movements, Gan Madman hit him in succession, and the monk was beaten to death. Before dying, the monk said, "I have been a hero for decades, but I have not met an enemy, and when I meet you today, it is also fate!" ”
After killing the monk, Gan Madman climbed up the cliff again, found the two women, and said to them, "The evil monk is dead, you are free!" So he released all the women who were locked up in the temple, used ropes to lift them off the cliff one by one, and finally burned the temple, and sent the women home one by one, and he was greatly famous ever since.
In the fight between the Gan madman and the monk, there are no mysterious kung fu and bizarre tricks in the martial arts novels, only fists and legs fighting with their lives, although not fascinating, but dangerous and abnormal. He Yueyu did not particularly exaggerate gan madman's martial arts prowess, but instead highlighted his sneak attack on the monk and his luck when he fell off the cliff, if he did not fall on the monk, then it was Gan madman who was seriously injured, and in the end he must have been killed by the monk. He Yueyue's account made his account of the deeds of Gan Lunatic more and more credible.
Another time, Gan Crazy Yun traveled to Lingnan, and there was a rich man in the local area, who was targeted by a gang of thieves, and they secretly plotted to go to the rich man's house to rob him. But they did not expect that this matter was known to the madman, and after dark, he came to the rich man's house and lurked on the roof.
In the middle of the night, outside the door of the rich man's house, the sound of people was boiling, the fire was shining, the thieves came with great momentum, and the rich man's family was panicked and overwhelmed.
Soon, a thief crossed the courtyard wall, jumped on the eaves, and was immediately killed by Gan Crazy, and then jumped up to a dozen people, all of whom were kicked off the roof by Gan Crazy and fell to their deaths in the courtyard.
The bandits outside the door saw that the accomplices who had jumped in did not send a signal, and the room was silent, feeling that it was not good, and no one dared to rush in again. Until it was almost dawn, the thieves said, "The people who enter are uncertain, who dares to go in and inquire?" A daring bandit volunteered and jumped into the courtyard, only to see that all the people who had entered earlier had died inside. Frightened, he looked around, suddenly looked up, saw a person, sitting on the roof ridge, knew that he had met a tall person, and hurriedly pleaded: "We don't know that there are high people here, offending, and we will not dare to do such illegal things in the future." Gan Madman said, "Since you already know your repentance, I will spare you this time. When the bandits heard this, they immediately hugged their heads and fled.
After dawn, gan madman jumped off the roof, and the rich man knelt down and thanked him, saying, "I have lived with you in peace, but you have saved me with righteousness, and I am willing to give half of my family property to thank you!" The madman did not answer and brushed his clothes away. The rich man pulled him aside and said, "You are a righteous man, and you refuse to accept the reward, but there are so many people in the courtyard, what can I do?" Gan Madman said, "That's easy, come with me!" So he took the rich man with him to the county court, explained the situation to the county official, and after clearing the suspect of murder for the rich man, he drifted away.
In ancient times, the people were generally afraid of seeing officials, even if they were rich men, especially after making multiple lives, the fear of this rich man should be no less than that of being robbed by robbers. Ordinary people take it for granted that as long as there are parties to testify, it is enough to go to the yamen to explain. In fact, if there is such a simple thing, just to take off a layer of skin after the court to collect evidence, not only Xu officials want to extort money, if the county official is a greedy cool official, or a greedy official, then it is a high probability that the family will be ruined, or even lose his life, so the rich man drags Gan crazy to ask him to try to clean up the aftermath. But after Gan Crazy went to yamen, he quickly put such a big case to rest, and he and the rich man were able to escape safely. This fully proves that he did serve as a county order before, and only in this way can he be familiar with the process of handling such cases, understand the joints in them, and thus avoid being framed and blackmailed, and even fall into prison, which shows that He Yueyu's record of the life of Gan Crazy is credible.
He Yueyu had served as an official in Sichuan and Tibet, and had been in the deep mountains and old forests of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan for many years, fighting against Yi people and bandits, with rich experience, and had come into contact with many strange people and strange things. Judging from the deeds of Gan Crazy, although the traditional Chinese martial arts are not as depicted in martial arts novels and movies, they can go to heaven and earth, and their divine skills are real, and they are by no means "dance skills", but practical fighting techniques that can be used to defend themselves in the hospital and eliminate violence and safety.
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