Chapter 131: The Wagang Incense Burner Cannot Be Formed

"Second Brother, you don't know, but Big Brother Yuwen has put a lot of effort into this military camp." "There are 50,000 soldiers in this camp, and every one of them practices martial arts. There are instructors in the camp specifically for teaching martial arts. One type is the martial path of tempering the body on the battlefield, and the other is the true qi martial arts of the jianghu."

"50,000 people practicing martial arts—the daily consumption is terrifying. I really don't know where Big Brother Yuwen gets so much money and grain."

Pei Yuanqing sighed with emotion.

Qin Qiong was horrified. "Everyone practices martial arts?"

"Yes, even if their talent is dull, they can still practice. Even if they don't succeed, they are still stronger than ordinary adults."

"And once they show some talent, they will immediately be given increased training..."

Pei Yuanqing had been in the army for two months and had a certain understanding of the military camp.

"Hiss!"

As Pei Yuanqing continued his explanation, Qin Qiong's expression became increasingly shocked. How much money and grain would this require?

Qin Qiong himself practiced martial arts and knew very well how expensive it was. He came from a famous family; his father and grandfather were both imperial officials—not of the Great Sui, of course, but of the Northern Qi and Northern Wei.

Although Yang Jian had changed the dynasty, their Qin family was still a powerful clan in the Licheng area.

That was the only reason he had enough resources to practice martial arts from a young age.

50,000 people practicing martial arts—what kind of resources would that require?

At the same time, he also understood why the troops of Wu Commandery could be invincible; this was simply cheating.

Qin Qiong couldn't help but exclaim that it was terrifying.

Of course, deep down, he was even more excited. Being able to join such an army, he believed that with his own talent, he would definitely be able to stand out.

When the time came to lead troops into battle, having such a strong army under his command made his heart suddenly burn with heat.

Which general wouldn't like the soldiers under his command to be fierce warriors?

"Hehe! Besides, there are quite a few experts in the army."

Speaking of this, Pei Yuanqing was full of excitement. During these days, he had been having a blast in the military camp. There were many first-rate martial generals, as well as experts like Yuwen Chengdu, Yuwen Wudi, and Ling Zhan.

He sparred with everyone every day and was truly happy, having long forgotten about his own father.

Listening to Pei Yuanqing's continuous introduction, Luo Shixin's face also showed a look of being moved. He was born with divine strength, and his martial arts were actually all explored by himself in the army, without any systematic teaching.

Hearing that there were specialized instructors in the army, he thought that he could also practice the martial path in the future.

Through his exploration over the years, his strength was quite good under Lai Hu'er, and his martial prowess could be considered in the top three.

But he was still a bit inferior to his cousin Qin Qiong.

Su Fan learned of the arrival of Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin the next day.

"They haven't joined Wagang yet?"

Su Fan was a bit surprised to hear this news. He was not very familiar with the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties; he only knew that Qin Qiong, this famous general of the Sui and Tang, initially followed Lai Hu'er and later joined Wagang.

Especially regarding the Wagang Oath, later generations of the internet ranked the "Oath of the Peach Garden," the "Wagang Oath," and the "Liangshan Oath" as the three great oaths in history.

However, compared to the former, the reputations of the latter two were quite poor.

The Oath of the Peach Garden vividly expressed the righteousness of Chinese virtues, while the Wagang Oath and the Liangshan Oath became negative examples.

Especially the "Little Mengchang" Qin Qiong; his evaluation on the internet was getting lower and lower.

Known as the peerlessly righteous Little Mengchang, the person he let down the most was the fifth master of Wagang, Shan Xiongxin.

There was even a saying on the internet: "Rather learn the Oath of the Peach Garden than the incense burner of Wagang."

Of course, Su Fan would not be repulsed by Qin Qiong because of this.

First of all, this era was different from the Han Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty had been established for decades, and going back, it was the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, where most of the rulers were of mixed Hu and Han blood.

What kind of faith or righteousness could you expect from the Hu people? They valued the laws of the grassland, an ecology of the strong preying on the weak.

From top to bottom, this also led to the background of this era being mostly like this.

If you talk about righteousness, it naturally spreads in the jianghu; if you don't, no one will brand you a demon.

In Su Fan's view, the Wagang Oath was nothing more than a group of ambitious bandits huddling together for warmth, similar in nature to the Liangshan Oath.

Su Fan naturally liked loyal and righteous people, but he knew that such people were a minority after all. Many people in Lingyan Pavilion had followed many monarchs.

Didn't they still survive in later generations?

In Su Fan's view, interest was the greatest means of binding talent.

The reasons for employees changing jobs in later generations were nothing more than two points: one, the money wasn't enough; second, they felt wronged.

This still held true today. Money could be replaced by power, and feeling wronged was just because work wasn't going smoothly, so one could just change to another official position.

Were Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin talented?

Of course they were, and they were famous generals of the Sui and Tang. It was a pity that Luo Shixin died a bit early; otherwise, his status might have been even higher than Qin Qiong's.

Of course, if he were alive, whether Li Shimin could have succeeded at Xuanwu Gate would be a question.

Luo Shixin was not Qin Qiong; he was valued by Li Yuan from the beginning and promoted by Li Yuan all the way.

Historically, in the fourth year of Wude, he was enfeoffed as a Duke.

With his martial prowess and ability, he would definitely have been a candidate to control the Imperial Guard of Chang'an after the Great Tang unified the country.

Later generations speculated whether Li Shimin could have broken through Xuanwu Gate if this person hadn't died.

Of course, these were all jokes from the internet of later generations, but no one could cover up Luo Shixin's ability.

The arrival of these two was definitely a good thing for Su Fan. He didn't have many military talents in his army; apart from Ling Zhan, there was almost no one who could lead troops into battle.

Yuwen Chengdu and Yuwen Wudi could also count as some.

However, he wanted to unify the world in the future, and as he developed, he would encounter more and more enemies, so he naturally needed more martial generals.

The arrival of these two might even bring him more military talent, just like Xun Yu joining the Cao Cao group at the end of the Han Dynasty; his joining later introduced a group of strategists to Cao Cao.

The arrival of these two might be able to introduce a group of military talents to him.

Therefore, after receiving this news, Su Fan came to the military camp.

Entering the military camp, Su Fan saw two fierce generals sparring on the drill ground.

One was Yuwen Wudi, and the other, holding a pair of maces, Su Fan guessed was Qin Qiong.

Su Fan could naturally see that Qin Qiong was at a disadvantage, at most at the peak of the first-rate, while Yuwen Wudi had already broken through the first-rate and reached super first-rate combat power.

It was just that his experience in mounted combat seemed to be inferior to Qin Qiong's, which was why he had been dragged out for over a hundred moves by the other party.

But as time passed, Qin Qiong would gradually be unable to hold on.

Yuwen Wudi practiced Su Fan's martial path, and his strength improved very quickly. Qin Qiong's strength was very strong, but after all, he was still young, and his martial inheritance was not as good as Yuwen Wudi's.

Falling into a disadvantage was naturally normal.

If Pei Yuanqing hadn't received Su Fan's guidance, his progress wouldn't have been so fast either. ===== CHAPTER 132 =====