The saying "There is someone else but the sky is someone else" is most appropriate in martial arts stories. The most likely plot in martial arts stories that makes people feel "good" is nothing more than a slap in the face. When the arrogant villain is doing evil, the protagonist jumps out to play a pig and eats a tiger. That kind of plot can always make people feel excited, but should the protagonist be the strongest character in the book? The same thing is said, there are people outside of people, and there are heavens outside of heaven.
At least in " The Legend of the Condor Heroes ", as the protagonist, Zhang Wuji may not be the best master in the world. After all, in his master, Zhang Sanfeng , is his insurmountable peak.
(stills from Zhang Sanfeng)
It is strange. In the era when the main story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" occurred, Zhang Sanfeng was still in the world, but why did Duhe in the Three Duties of Shaolin and Ming Cult Zhu Yuanzhang both think that Zhang Wuji is the number one master in the world?
1. The first master of ancient and modern times
Who is the number one master in the era of the Heavenly Rebellion? Let’s not talk about the masters hidden in the dark. At least from the open perspective, Zhang Sanfeng’s strength is still above Zhang Wuji. There are two evidences in the book that are very intuitive.
is Zhang Sanfeng's own statement. At that time, he was attacked by , Gangxiong . Although he was injured but not killed, he was still half his life. If he continued to fight with the subordinates of Zhao Min, even if he could repel those people, he would inevitably die on the spot. Zhang Wuji, who couldn't bear to see his master being humiliated, jumped out to heal his master's injuries. At this time, Zhang Sanfeng expressed such a feeling.
The original work says: "In an instant, Zhang Sanfeng felt that the power coming from his palm was extremely powerful. Although he had been practicing for decades and had a deep accumulation of strength, his power was not as pure and mellow as his internal strength, but it was gurgling and continuous, and its momentum was endless and endless."
(stills of Zhang Wuji and Zhang Sanfeng)
In other words, although Zhang Wuji's internal strength was deep, his control level was far less than that of Zhang Sanfeng who had been practicing martial arts for a hundred years.
Of course, his own evaluation of himself may not be objective, but later martial arts people may have more objective evaluations of martial arts predecessors.
" Xiake Xing " mentioned Zhang Sanfeng's name, and they even promoted Zhang Sanfeng to the height of the first master of ancient and modern times. That person said: " Shaolin and Wudang have their own strengths. It cannot be said that Wudang is better than Shaolin, but Zhang Sanfeng's ancestor has been martial arts for hundreds of years. The great master who shook the ancient and modern times in the forest, and was a person from the Supreme People's Republic of China, is undoubtedly a matter of no doubt. "
Zhang Sanfeng's deeds were passed down to later generations, while Zhang Wuji was just a passerby. No one remembered him a hundred years later, which shows that he never surpassed his master, but when the Duhe and Zhu Yuanzhang of the Heavenly Rebellion era did not seem to think so.
2. Zhang Wuji fights Sandu
First look at the interaction between Du Er and Zhang Wuji. At that time, Zhang Wuji was determined to rescue Xie Xun who was imprisoned by Sandu. But except for Zhang Wuji, all the heroes in the martial arts world wanted to kill Xie Xun. They challenged Sandu and wanted to solve Xie Xun with their own hands. It was said that Sandu was detaining Xie Xun to protect Xie Xun.
(Story of Zhang Wuji)
When masters such as Hejian Shuangsha appeared, Zhang Wuji was amazed that there were such masters in the world, but he had never heard of their names.
Zhang Wuji saw that they were going to attack Xie Xun, so he took action to save Xie Xun. Then there was a conversation in the book: "The old man with the black bearded in the black beard who knew that he would fight again. He could not escape justice today, but he failed and was ruined by an unknown boy. He was really angry and shouted loudly: 'May I ask the young man Gao's surname, Hao Mi and Bu Tai, Hejian, I wish to know which expert was intervening.’Duhei Suo rose and said, ‘Mingjiao Zhang , the world’s number one master, why don’t you know the Hejian two evil spirits? '"
From this point of view, at least Due Er believes that Zhang Wuji is the world's number one master. He completely ignores Zhang Sanfeng. Could it be that Zhang Wuji surpassed Zhang Sanfeng?
of course not. The author believes that the reason why Due Er evaluated Zhang Wuji in this way is because he is confident that he can defeat Zhang Wuji. He praised Zhang Wuji at this time, but in fact, he wanted to praise himself. Why did he do this? It's very simple. At that time, Yang Dingtian defeated Sandu with his own strength. At this time, Sandu was in Zhang Wuji found the place back.
(Du'er stills)
You may say, "As a generation of monks, would Sandu be so petty?" The answer is yes. They are not only petty, but also have no eloquence at all. When Zhang Wuji mentioned the name Yang Dingtian, what do you think they reacted?
The original work said: "If I hadn't known the great hero Yang Dingtian, how could I become a one-eyed person? My three brothers, why should I sit on the thirty years of dying Zen? These sentences are plain and simple, but the pain and resentment contained in them are obviously deep and huge. "
It is not difficult to see from here that the thirty years of dry Zen did not purify their hearts, but instead made their obsession with revenge deepen. Yang Dingtian was dead. They just wanted to pour all their anger on Zhang Wuji. Only by praising Zhang Wuji higher, the more they could prove that the majesty of the Shaolin Sect is not to be challenged by Ming Cult.
3. The leader of Zhang in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes
Then look at Zhu Yuanzhang, it can be said that he is in the whole book The biggest winner, even the protagonist Zhang Wuji was later compared by him.
As a member of the Ming Cult, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew Zhang Wuji's strength very well. He commented on Zhang Wuji this way. The original work said: "Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of Zhang Wuji's brave . Secondly, he was the leader of the sect and respected everyone. If he wanted to kill him, he would not dare. Even if it was done, if it was leaked, the consequences would be great. He expected that Zhang Wuji would put the restoration of the country first and would be just a brother to Xu and Chang. As long as these words were heard in his ears, they would definitely leave quietly. As expected, everything was as expected. Zhang Wuji's martial arts are invincible in the world. When it comes to making plans, he is too far from Zhu Yuanzhang. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew the fact that Wudang Zhang real person is still in the world. What is the reason why he thinks Zhang Wuji is invincible in the world?
(stills of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Wuji)
is very simple. In my opinion, he does not think that Zhang Sanfeng is not as good as Zhang Wuji, but that Zhang Sanfeng is an alien and has long been an idle and a wild crane. No matter how strong he is, he will basically not actively participate in any martial arts disputes, let alone compete with Zhu Yuanzhang for the throne.
, and Zhang Wuji is different. Ming Cult was gradually becoming the most powerful force in the book under the leadership of Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji not only has extremely strong martial arts, but also has unparalleled appeal. It is said that those who have a sword and dragon slaying can command heroes. However, even if Zhang Wuji does not have Dragon Slaying Sword , he can still lead heroes with his personality charm. How could Zhu Yuanzhang, who is determined to compete for the world, not regard him as the number one opponent? Therefore, the evaluation he gave Zhang Wuji "invincible" was not only for Zhang Wuji's martial arts, but also combined martial arts and appeal.
So no matter what, just talking about martial arts, Zhang Sanfeng was always the world's number one master in the era of the Heavenly Kingdom.
