Chapter 2714

More than 80 years later, when he returned to the Central Plains, great changes took place in the Song Dynasty.

Now the emperor is called Zhao Zhen, the grandson of Zhao Guangyi, and now the emperor is not called the emperor, or the emperor, nor his majesty, but the official.

In fact, the emperor was called an official as early as the Jin Dynasty, but it has not been popular. People close to the emperor sometimes call it that way. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Gao Lishi called Li Longji "official" or "everybody.".

Zhao Kuangyin began to formalize the term "official".

After the mutiny of Chen Qiao, Zhao Kuangyin ascended to the throne and became emperor to establish the Song Dynasty. In the past, all of them were colleagues. Suddenly, he felt a bit uncomfortable with his "me" and others with "Your Majesty".

Zhao Kuangyin racked his brain and thought hard. How could he look mellow? He thought of Qin Shihuang.

Qin Shihuang invented the word "emperor". It used to be called emperor, three emperors and five emperors. Qin Shihuang felt that he was greater than three emperors and five emperors plus one piece, so he should be called emperor.

The three emperors are the officials and the five emperors. Zhao Kuangyin thinks that he is actually greater than the three emperors and five emperors, and is also greater than the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, but it's not easy to say so to others. So he learned from them and formally picked out the officials.

Compared with "emperor", the term "official" is more easygoing and friendly to the people. In fact, it is just as domineering in the inner world. Zhao Kuangyin is very satisfied. Zhao Kuangyin died and became Taizu for a hundred years since the Song Dynasty was founded. However, the "official family" was completely called by the subjects of the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, it was awkward to address the emperor.

Not only did the name of emperor change, but also the temperament of Song Dynasty changed obviously. This temperament is compared with the Tang Dynasty.

The people of Tang Dynasty are bold and proud. They like horses, frontier fortresses and peonies. People in Song Dynasty are reserved and delicate and like plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The people of the Tang Dynasty lived in public, while the people of the Song Dynasty paid attention to the sentiment.

The Tang Dynasty attacked in all directions and subdued the surrounding enemies; the Song Dynasty kept close on all sides and paid off the enemy with year old coins.

The differences in temperament between Tang and Song dynasties can be deeply reflected in the changes of Wushu circles.

In the Tang Dynasty, the whole nation worshipped martial arts, and the status of martial arts experts was very high. In the court, military generals and civil servants were on equal footing, and they respected both literature and martial arts. Even if Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were famous ministers, they could kill the enemy with their swords.

Li Bai's poems and swords, like Li Bai, are bound to become national idols. Zhang Xu and Yan Zhenqing are not only masters of calligraphy, but also famous martial artists.

In the Song Dynasty, however, they all changed. Martial artists did not have any status in the imperial court. Under the Donghua gate, they were good men. All the generals were carrying their tails. It was unthinkable in the Tang Dynasty that a small county magistrate pointed his nose at the general who was in charge of tens of thousands of people. However, in the Song Dynasty, it was normal that no one felt that he should not, including the reprimanded general himself.

During the hundred years from the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, people of all cultures in the world were scared to be killed, and almost all the aristocratic families of poetry and books who had gone through thousands of years were killed and broken. Wu Fu, who holds the sword and mace, has the right to speak and the life and death of the literati in the world. For the literati, this is a dark age without day and night.

In the Song Dynasty, when the central plains were pacified and regained power, the literati group learned from their painful experience. They must not let the darkness come back again, nor let the bad man with an axe chop the emperor's head casually. Therefore, it became inevitable to promote literature and suppress martial arts.

When the imperial court belittled and suppressed the position of military generals, the martial arts masters naturally did not have the scenery of calling on the officials. But it's human nature to practice martial arts, and martial artists also have to eat. As a result, martial arts experts entered the civil society, and all kinds of martial arts schools sprung up in the land of the Song Dynasty.

The school is essentially a martial arts group. The two most famous martial arts groups in the Song Dynasty and the most appealing among the people are Shaolin Temple and beggars' sect. There are many other sects and sects, but basically they all depend on or obey the orders of these two groups.

This is just the Central Plains. The countries around the Song Dynasty still attach great importance to martial arts and martial artists from the court level. They all have martial arts groups supported by the state, such as the Grand Prince's mansion in Nanyuan of Liao state, the first class hall in Xixia, and Shuanglong temple in Dali.

Therefore, Shaolin Temple and the beggars' sect actually led the martial arts confrontation between the Song Dynasty and the surrounding countries.

In addition to these large schools, there is a very mysterious sect that no one dares to ignore - the Xiaoyao sect.

The founder of the Xiaoyao sect is Li Xiaoyao, the disciple of Yangyi and a sword immortal.

According to folklore, Li Xiaoyao met immortals in Dali, taught martial arts in Changchun Valley, and realized the road of sword in Shushan. After that, Li Xiaoyao went out of the mountains to walk in the Central Plains. He was chivalrous and upright, punished the evil and promoted the good, dispelled evil spirits and helped justice. He had never been defeated in his life.

Li Xiaoyao is the idol of all the people in the martial arts circles in the Central Plains. He is a lonely master worshipped by worshippers. He is a sword immortal praised by the people and the dream lover of countless girls. He was honored as xiaoyaozi in the martial arts circles of Song Dynasty.

Xiaoyaozi Li Xiaoyao is not only invincible in swordsmanship, but also has profound attainments in the art of Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. People in the Song Dynasty generally believe that even Li Bai, who excels in poetry and sword in the Tang Dynasty, is not as talented as xiaoyaozi in the way of literature and martial arts.

Xiaoyaozi never married, leaving no blood descendants, but left countless legends and legends.It is said that more than 50 years ago, Li Xiaoyao, who was already in his 40s, missed his master and wanted to go to Buzhou mountain in the west to look for his master. It is also said that he would go to Kunlun to look for him.

Passing by the foot of Tianshan Mountain, I met an invading gang composed of martial arts experts from the western regions and martial artists of the Western demon sect. More than 200 people wanted to go to the Central Plains to make trouble. Li Xiaoyao was quite bored and killed them all with a sword.

Later, Li Xiaoyao did not go westward. Instead, he built the lingjiu Palace on the misty peak of Tianshan Mountain and established the Xiaoyao sect to guard the west gate for the Central Plains and the martial arts circles in the Central Plains. But others said that he was in Tianshan to wait for his master to return from the West.

Yang Yi, who returns to the Central Plains, hears the story of Li Xiaoyao, and is filled with emotion and agitation. Zhou Yingluo, such a good disciple with love and courage, will surely smile when she is satisfied.

But Yang Yi didn't go to Tianshan to see Li Xiaoyao, because he had died ten years ago at the age of 91.

When Li Xiaoyao died, his disciples respected his will and didn't bury other things he loved in his life, even the green mans sword, which is known as the fairy sword. The only one that was put into the coffin to accompany him was a Panpipe, a common bamboo pipe that had already turned yellow.

After the news of Li Xiaoyao's death came back, all martial arts schools in the Central Plains, including Shaolin Temple and the beggars' sect, and even the Nanyuan of Liao state and the first class Hall of Xixia, all set up mourning halls. Li Xiaoyao's character and martial arts are respected by all, as well as by his master, Yang Yi.

The Duan family of Dali royal family also set up a spirit hall, because Duan's martial arts were taught by Li Xiaoyao.

After the establishment of the Xiaoyao school, Li Xiaoyao has accepted three apprentices. Now his second apprentice, wuyazi, is the leader of the Xiaoyao school. Li Xiaoyao's other two disciples are women, the first disciple Tianshan Tongmu and the third disciple Li Qiushui.

Today, the Xiaoyao school is still as mysterious as ever, guarding the west gate of the martial arts circle in the Central Plains. The martial arts of the Xiaoyao school are light and elegant, just like their ancestor Li Xiaoyao. Moreover, all the disciples of the Xiaoyao sect are full of literary talent and are good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, which are inherited by Li Xiaoyao.

Yang Yi didn't know Li Xiaoyao's three disciples, so he didn't intend to scare them. He took Yang Wulang, or monk Lingxiu's Dudie, and rushed to Shaolin Temple.

On the one hand, the Sutra collection Pavilion of Shaolin Temple is not only in the temple, but also the largest library in the whole Song Dynasty except for the Royal Library. All the way, sheep were trying to figure out how to get in there and read books for two years.