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When Kublai Khan led the army back to Xingzhou City, Liu Bingzhong, the left behind of Xingzhou City, had been waiting outside the city gate for a long time.

At the end of the ceremony, Liu Bingzhong looked at Xin Youxuan beside Kublai Khan and asked, "this must be young Xia Xin who has become famous in our Mongolian Khanate recently."

Xin Youxuan didn't know Liu Bingzhong, so he turned his eyes to the fourth King Kublai Khan, which naturally meant to ask who this man was.

Kublai Khan hastily introduced: "you see, I'm so happy that I forgot to introduce you two."

Then he pointed to Liu Bingzhong and introduced him with his hand. After hearing this, Xin Youxuan was shocked and said: "Kublai Khan is really brilliant. Even Liu Bingzhong, a talented man of the Han Dynasty, is willing to work for him. It's a pity that the court of Zhao and Song Dynasties is fatuous and can't make the best use of his talents."

Liu Bingzhong said: "why, young Xia Xin is staring at me so much. Is there any treasure in me?"

"Where, where, I've heard about brother Liu's name for a long time, but I have no chance to see him." Xin Youxuan said politely.

Kublai Khan was very curious. Xin Youxuan was a man in the Jianghu. He even knew Liu Bingzhong, so he asked, "Mr. Xin has heard of Mr. Liu, too."

"Yes, when my father was teaching martial arts in Huangshan, he once talked to me about the martial arts schools in the world. My father said that Huachi Ruolan, the master of Xuzhao in Tianning Temple, was the best in the world, and Lord Liu was the close disciple of Xuzhao. He must have got his true biography." Xin Youxuan said.

Liu Bingzhong said with a smile, "young Xia Xin, I'm really flattered. Your father is the first martial arts master in the world. I'm very honored to have your father's praise for his martial arts."

"Don't be polite here, Bingzhong. We should have prepared mare's milk wine in the palace long ago. Let's go to the palace and eat and talk. How nice it would be to stand at the gate of the city." Kublai said..

Liu Bingzhong patted his forehead and said, "fourth prince, what you said is that it's a little too happy to see you safely back today and young Xia Xin coming together."

"Hurry up and lead the way." Kublai Khan laughed and waved his hand.

Under the leadership of Liu Bingzhong, they came to the palace of the fourth Prince of Kublai Khan in Xingzhou.

Kublai Khan is the master here and naturally sits on the throne.

Xin Youxuan is a guest here, and Kublai's fourth Prince takes him as his answer, so he arranges him to sit with him.

Looking at the civil and military officials at the scene, Kublai Khan was also full of emotion and said: "when he came to Xingzhou, he didn't have any soldiers. Now, with his own efforts and the western expedition army from Kuiyou Khan, he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Compared with before, it's really a big difference."

Kublai picked up his glass and said, "come on, everyone, let's drink this bowl of mare's milk wine together."

This is Kublai Khan's old tradition of holding banquets. No matter what it is, you have to drink a bowl first.

After drinking, Kublai Khan wiped his mouth, pointed to Xin Youxuan, and said, "this time my king can come back safely from the Khanate kingdom in the forest. He Linhan helped mengge Khan to ascend the throne of the Khanate court. My good anda has made great achievements. You people should pay more respect to this good anda of the king."

Kublai Khan spoke, and these civil servants and subordinates all raised their bowls one after another to propose a toast to Xin Youxuan.

Mongolians are all massive, drinking ten bowls and eight bowls is a piece of cake, just like drinking water.

There are so many people present, and there is a tradition in Mongolia. If you refuse his toast, the toaster must be unhappy.

Xin Youxuan has been in Mongolia for a long time, and he knows these customs.

when he just wanted to use his internal skill to drain the horse milk wine from his feet. If Gu Shanhao had just drunk wine, he would have been drinking better than his friend. ”

"yes, yes, young Xia Xin, you see, I didn't use my internal skill to drain the mare's milk at this banquet today. The more you drink, the more honest you are, the more happy he will be. You must know that." Liu Bingzhong also took the wine bowl and came to his side.

Xinyouxuan see two people turn to persuade wine, heart way: "Oh, today's banquet they are going to me drunk rhythm."

"You can rest assured to drink well. In a man's life, if you don't get drunk once, is it still called a man?" Kublai Khan drank a little too much and said aloud.

Dong Wenzhong also staggered up to them and said with a drunken smile: "what you said is really right, Mr. Wang. What's the meaning of this man? If you don't drink a little wine, how long will it be for you today, Mr. Wang, and how long will it be for you?"

"Dong Wenzhong is really worthy of being our king's favorite general. The general who knows our king's temper and can get drunk with us is our king's strong general. He is not afraid of death when fighting. Is that the truth?" Kublai yelled.Everyone replied in unison: "fourth prince, you are right. Today is not drunk, not back."

"The wine here is really strange. When you first drink it, it tastes a little sour. It's very comfortable. But after a while, you feel a little dizzy. You can't even walk. What's the reason?" Marco Polo spoke his Mongolian with a Western accent.

When people listened to Marco Polo's strange speech, they all thought it was very funny and lovely.

Liu Bingzhong then said, "Dear Mr. Marco Polo, the wine here is not the same as your western wine. It's a good wine. When you drink it, you don't think it, but it's powerful. That's the magic of our Oriental wine."

"Oh, so it is. I will study it carefully in the future. When I return to Rome in the future, I will be a winemaker, specializing in making Oriental wine. I think our holy emperor will also like this kind of wine." Marco Polo said excitedly.

Xin Youxuan patted Marco Polo on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Marco Polo, you should know that there are many kinds of Oriental wine. Different brewing methods, different water sources and different seasons will produce different wines. If you want to learn all these, you can't do it without decades of effort. I'm afraid that your hair and beard will be white by then."

"I didn't expect that your Oriental wine has such profound knowledge. It's really incredible. No wonder my uncle said that the most mysterious place in the world is your Orient. I didn't believe it before, but now I know it. My uncle said nothing wrong." Marco Polo's way of shaking his head.

Xin Youxuan likes this westerner very much. On his way to Xingzhou, he saw Marco Polo's demonstration of Western fencing.

This kind of sword technique is very different from the eastern sword technique.

Xin Youxuan once listened to Marco Polo's detailed narration.

In the west at that time, there was a class of knights, who were very similar to the eastern Rangers.

Often a person riding a horse with a sword around his waist, he acts chivalrous and righteous in all parts of Europe, winning the respect of many people.

With the expansion of influence, these Knights' fencing skills became popular in the upper class of Europe at that time.

When there is an irreconcilable contradiction between them, they will solve the contradiction by fencing. The defeated party must listen to the opinions of the winning party.

There are three kinds of swords in China and the West. The first one is called light sword. This kind of sword is mainly carried by European nobles at that time. Its characteristics are fast speed and light weight.

In fact, the second one is also developed on the basis of the first one. This kind of sword is called epee. In Oriental swordsmanship, epee is traceless and skillful. However, the idea of this kind of Epee in the west is quite different from that in the East. It is mainly used for assassination, but it can't sweep a thousand troops like the Epee in the East. Moreover, this kind of Epee is only used for officers in the armies of European countries. Other people rarely use it, and the class of use is relatively single.

The third kind of sword is sabre. This kind of sword is actually between epee and light sword. The advantage of this kind of sword is that it can make full use of the advantages of moderate size and flexible use of the sword. It can not only stab the opponent by surprise, but also use the splitting sword to deal with the opponent's heavy weapons. This is also the most widely used sword in China and the West.

When Marco Polo came to the East, he carried this kind of sword with him. According to him, this western sword follows the Kendo theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest.

in the process of competition, it pays attention to a fast word, who stabs the other first is the winner.

In fact, this concept is also in line with our Oriental martial arts in the world Kung Fu, only fast invincible concept.

However, this kind of Western swordsmanship is unique compared with that of the East.

Oriental swordsmanship contains Chinese culture, which stresses to overcome rigidity with softness and to control with stillness, so as to master the initiative of swordsmanship in the competition of swordsmanship.

His pursuit of the highest realm of Kendo is the unity of man and sword, and the drive of sword by intention, which is not available in the Western stabbing sword.

After learning this knowledge, Xin Youxuan felt that he had a new understanding of kendo. On the way to huihelin, I always thought about how to integrate the advantages of eastern and Western swordsmanship, and finally create my own set of superior swordsmanship.

Marco Polo also learned the secret of some Oriental swordsmanship from Xin you, but it's a pity that Xin you Xuan's swordsmanship is the most excellent one in the Wulin today. Only by practicing the best internal skill can he understand the secret.

Now, although he seems to have learned some of the swordsmanship of Xin Youxuan's Huangshan school, it's just the skin of it.

Relatively speaking, Xin Youxuan benefited more from their communication.

However, it can't be said that Xin Youxuan had taken advantage of Marco Polo, and he could only blame Marco Polo for not practicing excellent internal skills.

Because of the exchange of swordsmanship, they became good friends with each other all the way.

After listening to Marco Polo's words, Xin Youxuan said: "Dear Mr. Marco Polo, you don't have to worry about this. As long as you have some reasons, I can accompany you to various places rich in wine, so that you can visit and study until you understand it clearly.""Oh, you are my Marco Polo's good answer. Thank you. When I go back to the West and brew wine with your Oriental method, I will send some to you. I believe you will have different feelings." Marco Polo road.

Xin Youxuan said: "there is such a saying that" a thousand miles to send Hongmao, courtesy is light, friendship is heavy. "What's more, our Mr. Marco Polo wants to send us wine from the Far West. I hope that at that time, we can still sit here and drink with you. My friendship will remain unchanged at that time."

"It's natural, Youxuan anda. What we Mongolians value most is friendship. Now that we have become friends with anda, it's anda for a lifetime and will never change. "The fourth King Kublai Khan said sincerely.

Liu Bingzhong said: "young Xia Xin, our Lord regards you as his own brother, which is very important to you. You see, we are all willing to serve under the fourth Lord. If we say 100, we will value the fourth Lord. He is a good prince who is a courteous and virtuous corporal. If we follow him, we will surely have a future and live up to what you have learned in your life. It's better for you Let's fight together for the ideal of the fourth prince to pacify the world. "

" it is said that the fourth Prince is the master of the Ming Dynasty. You see, even Mr. Marco Polo from the west is willing to come to the fourth Prince for advice, which is enough to show that the fourth Prince is popular now. Young Xia Xin, Mr. Liu is right. You can stay and help the fourth prince with us. "Hao Jing also advised.

At this time, Xin Youxuan has already seen some signs. It's not the purpose for these people to drink their wine first. In the end, they want to persuade themselves to work for Kublai Khan after drinking. It seems that Kublai Khan really has a way to win people's hearts, not only to let these Han people work for him, but also to let these famous people use their influence to attract more people. So far, only I'm afraid more people will come to Kublai Khan.

Seeing that everyone is persuading Xin Youxuan, Kublai Khan doesn't speak. He just smiles and looks at Xin Youxuan with a wine bowl.

Xin Youxuan's face is very thin. When others are sincere, he wants him to refuse others directly. He can't do such a thing.

There was no good way. Xin Youxuan pretended to have drunk too much and said, "ah, I'm really drunk today. I can't say anything. I'll talk about it later..." ..。”