Chapter 2108 2110【Many arts do not overwhelm the body】
Xiang Nan therefore learned a lot of medical skills from Li Guishou, especially the treatment of serious injuries and the application of voodoo.
Actually, Xiang Nan is not unfamiliar with Li Guishou''s plastic surgery skills.
Because his understanding of human body structure, muscle tissue, nerve divisions, and surgical experience are obviously much better than that of the ancient Li Guishou.
?However, Li Guishou was able to perform plastic surgery on people before penicillin was invented, and it did not cause infection. It was really amazing.
??And his voodoo skills also opened Xiang Nan''s eyes.
??There are many kinds of voodoos that Li Guishou knows about, including those for cosmetic surgery, some for healing wounds, some for treating diseases, some for replenishing the body, and even some for losing weight.
?According to Li Guishou, there is a kind of voodoo insect inserted from the belly button that can eat the fat accumulated in the abdomen. People can lose twenty pounds within one month. It only takes half a year to turn a strong man into a skeleton.
"This kind of poisonous insect is too insidious and cannot be used easily." He also specifically told Xiang Nandao.
Xiang Nan was overjoyed when he heard this.
?In ancient times, it was not easy for people to gain weight. Most people did not have enough to eat and were so skinny that there was no way to lose weight. Therefore, this weight loss poison was a disaster. But if placed in modern society, this weight loss charm is simply a gift for obese people.
Without exercising or dieting for a month, I can lose 20 pounds, which is really great. If he opened a weight loss center, he would definitely make a lot of money.
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?In addition to learning medical skills from Li Guishou, Xiang Nan also practiced Rama''s magical skills and water-bending swordsmanship.
Among them, the water-bending sword technique was obtained by him from the Wheel-turning King. Forty-one in total, and it’s the complete version.
?This sword technique is as fast as the wind, as dense as rain, and its moves are weird and unpredictable. It is even better than the Bodhidharma sword technique that Xiang Nan knows. Xiang Nan practices it to continue to hone his Tai Chi sword skills.
Because the essence of Tai Chi Sword Technique is to learn from the strengths of others. The more sword techniques you acquire, the broader your knowledge, the more freely you can apply Tai Chi Sword Technique, the infinite changes, and the greater its power.
?His martial arts talent was already high, and coupled with painstaking practice, his martial arts naturally progressed rapidly.
By the seventh year of Tianqi''s reign, his martial arts skills could not be said to be unique in the world, but he was at least the top master in the world. If he faced the Wheel King again, Xiang Nan believed that he could win even without the help of Zeng Jing and Jiang Asheng.
After reaching the top level of martial arts and having sufficient self-protection ability, Xiang Nan gradually relaxed his practice of martial arts and began to learn other techniques.
Because he wants to retain the memory of this life this time, so that he can bring Rama''s magical power back to reality. And since you want to use [Memory Stone], you need to learn more useful skills to avoid waste.
In ancient China, there were actually many skills to learn.
For example, carving, ivory carving, bamboo carving, wood carving, stone carving, and jade carving; for example, carpentry, Ming Dynasty furniture is unique, and the mortise and tenon structure is unique in the world; such as folk music, pipa, erhu, suona, and dongxiao. Many ancient Chinese music have been lost, and Xiang Nan also happens to collect them. Sort it out; such as forging, gold and silverware, copperware, ironware...
In addition, there are many folk crafts such as bamboo weaving, clay sculpture, embroidery, sugar blowing, etc. Xiang Nan wants to learn.
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Seeing him learning so many miscellaneous skills, Li Guishou and Tian Qingtong were surprised and asked in confusion, "Our Ming emperor is ridiculous and ignores political affairs. He only works as a carpenter in the harem. Why do you also learn from him?" ?”
?After the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he ignored the government affairs and only liked to tinker with carpentry work in the back court, so he was called the Carpenter Emperor.
The ancients believed that all things were of inferior quality, only reading was of high quality. The skills of carving, embroidery, carpentry, and musical instruments are all inferior. Only those craftsmen who have no food to eat will send their children to learn these skills, so that they can make a living in the future. Therefore, Xiang Nan''s study of these things is naturally a bit deviant and difficult for people to understand.
"I don''t want to be an official. There are hundreds of schools of thought, and the Four Books and Five Classics are of no use to me. I don''t like rotten Confucianism. Poems, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are of no use to me. I don''t want to be a businessman. Hoarding, buying and selling short are of no use to me. ..." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I don''t worry about food and heirs. Why not find some hobbies to entertain my temper?"
Hearing what he said, Li Guishou and Tian Qingtong also felt that it made sense.
?For a rich man like him who is not an official, a businessman, or a student, it would be a good thing to find some hobbies. At least he was much better than those prodigal boys who only knew how to eat, drink, have fun, engage in prostitution, gamble, and live in vain, so they stopped trying to persuade him.
? Xiang Nan inherited Rajesh’s IQ and Cheng Jianjun’s learning talent, so he was really eager to learn skills.
?Other apprentices may take three or five years to start their apprenticeship. Xiang Nan can basically start his apprenticeship in three months, and the slowest one only takes half a year.
Seeing his learning speed, both Li Guishou and Tian Qingtong admired him greatly.
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In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Li Guishou''s life span was over and his soul returned to that life.
Xiang Nan adopted his young disciple Li Qingzhu and betrothed him to his own son Lei Sheng.
??Li Qingzhu has a delicate and handsome appearance, a gentle personality, and is literate in writing. He has grown up watching her and knows everything about her.
As the saying goes, the wealth does not flow to outsiders'' fields. Rather than marrying to outsiders, it is better to marry into one''s own family.
Although she is eight years older than her son, she is an older woman and is expected to make a fortune, so it is good to have an older wife to care for her.
?Besides, men in ancient times were allowed to take concubines, even if their wives were ugly or older. Marry a virtuous wife, and choose a concubine with good looks. The wife should be virtuous, and the concubine should be good-looking.
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Xiang Nan moved south with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law.
“Ms. sir, why do you want to move away?” Tian Qingtong asked puzzledly.
“Now, Li Zicheng, the king of Dashun, and Zhang Xianzhong, the king of Daxi, have rebelled, causing wars and disasters. The Qing troops outside the pass have repeatedly blocked the pass, intending to compete in the Central Plains. But above the court, there are constant party disputes and endless internal fighting.
?Coupled with the natural disasters that have occurred in successive years and the devastation of the people, in my opinion, the Ming Dynasty is likely to be over. Changzhou has been prosperous since ancient times and is likely to suffer from war, so to be on the safe side, let''s move south. Xiang Nan explained.
After Chongzhen came to the throne, natural disasters occurred frequently and the grain harvest failed, resulting in starvation and death all over the world.
The king of Chuang, Gao Yingxiang, the king of Dashun, Li Zicheng, and the king of Daxi, Zhang Xianzhong, etc., started revolts one after another, and war broke out. However, due to party strife, the imperial court was unable to even suppress bandits and quell rebellions.
Over more than ten years, the rebel army has become more and more powerful, occupying most of the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has been in turmoil, and even the ministers have second thoughts.
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, on the first day of the first lunar month, Emperor Chongzhen went to the Huangji Hall to receive congratulations from hundreds of officials. Among the civil officials, there was only one chief minister of the cabinet, and the military commander had only one honored minister.
??The emperor has done this, and even the officials have rejected him, which shows that the throne will not be long.
“Where to go?” Tian Qingtong asked curiously.
“Go to Wuyang.” Xiang Nan nodded.
(End of this chapter)