"Uncle Ma, it's Guiyue now. We Central Plains people are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and having a reunion dinner. Xianglin is stationed at Shanhaiguan, and Fengyi is about to give birth. It's hard to come to this bloody place. I'll give it to them both.
Uncle Ma offered incense and these fruits and drinks. Uncle Ma was blessed by the spirit of heaven. When Xianglin went into battle to kill the enemy, he was the only one who could stab the Tatars, and no Tatars could hurt him. He also wanted to bless Fengyi and give birth to the baby smoothly.
Son, mother and son, mother and daughter, as long as they are safe. Uncle, this is the wine that was shipped from Sichuan and Sichuan to Xianglin's residence last year. This one is the smoked dried meat and bean paste glutinous rice cake that Fengyi learned to make.
, she said that Xianglin likes to eat very much, and I think my uncle also likes this bite."
In the imperial prison of Fusi, Beizhen, Zheng Haizhu patiently arranged the wine and offerings in front of Ma Qiancheng's memorial tablet.
Liu Qiao folded his arms and leaned against the door frame of the cell. Behind him, the scribe Gu Qingquan stood respectfully.
"Mrs. Zheng is interested." Liu Qiao watched for a while and said sincerely.
Zheng Haizhu said: "If I weren't busy with Wenhua Hall matters, I should have come a few days ago. Now, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed."
Then he sighed and said, "Uncle Ma, if he hadn't committed suicide back then, he would still be in his fifties now. It's the age when he mounts his horse to fight with guns and dismounts to tease his grandson with sweet treats."
Liu Qiao accompanied him and said with emotion: "Madam, I have dealt with many warriors in recent years. Don't you know the temperament of our warriors? You can't be killed but you can't be humiliated. You are obviously brave and loyal, but you are falsely accused of being a traitor and a traitor.
A bloody man like Xuan Fu can't think about it for a moment, but I'm afraid it would be the same if it were me, Old Liu."
After saying this, Liu Qiao turned around quickly and said to Gu Qingquan, who was listening attentively to the words of the two of them: "Little talented man Gu, if you become a Jinshi later and put on an official robe, you must remember not to be a cruel official with swords and pens.
Long Live Lord, you are here to live in vain. You are forcing us warriors to die, who will guard the border for you to defend against the enemy? Who will guard the gate of the capital for you, so that your wives, children, and children can live in peace?"
Gu Qingquan made a look of sincerity and fear: "I would like to listen to the instructions of the Governor. I have always respected all generals the most."
Liu Qiao nodded, as if remembering something again, and praised: "Has Ma Xuanfu tidied up this room? It looks more presentable than before."
"Where did the gangster come from to commit the crime? He took the report to the official!"
"Master, Master!"
"Zheng Haizhu!"
He originally thought that Zheng Haizhu was too suspicious. He had caught the moment when Gu Qingquan changed his color for a moment, and it was inevitable that doubts would arise in his heart.
Liu Qiao nodded and continued slowly: "Beizhen Fusi was to clean up the remnants of Jianwen for Lord Yongle. But, according to my grandfather, at that time, even in the imperial prison, there was no mention of the word "remnants of Jianwen".
, those who jumped out on their own initiative, or were bitten by political opponents, even if they are loyal to the old master, how can they be called 'evil'? Because I heard that Emperor Jianwen fled to the south, and we are in Fusi, Beizhen.
Call the person who comes here Nan Zhu."
At the same time, I heard the cyan figure make an "ah" sound, as if crying out in pain, and fell to the ground.
Zheng Haizhu used her toes to draw on the sand the symbols "ding" does not look like "ding" and "ge" does not look like "piece".
Liu and Zheng raised their heads and watched the birds gradually disappear into the sky.
Zheng Haizhu walked up to him and said warmly: "Then let's call him Xiao Gu. I am not born without points. Xiao Gu, my servant said that you are a master of the capital. The Yuezhou Restaurant mentioned last time was very authentic. Unfortunately, that time,
General Zhang Shen wants to eat Yunnan food. Today is a good day, so I want to ask you again, is there a Fahua Temple in the capital?"
Liu Qiao rolled his eyes and thought for a while: "Biaogan Alley, Biaogan Alley, is next to the South Patrol Hall, right? That area of houses with no dignitaries is also the boundary of the patrol camp. We Jinyiwei will not run to that end.
No wonder I didn’t know there was a temple there.”
After leaving the imperial prison and heading to the check-in room, Zheng Haizhu looked at no one around and said seriously in a low voice: "Director Liu, my people have watched the doctor surnamed Bo, as well as Li Kezhuo, the chief minister of Honglu Temple.
, both of them have recently entered Fahua Temple."
"Light the lamp in front of the Buddha and extinguish the fire in your heart. May this great wisdom illuminate and destroy all ignorance."
"Director Liu, what I am concerned about is, are there any Nanzhu in your Fusi prison in Beizhen seven years ago and now?"
Three days later, on August 22nd, it will be the birthday of the Buddha.
One of Wang Wenyan's servants walked past her and put a few coins into the merit box.
Four or five men, also wearing narrow-sleeved cloth trousers and looking like servants, gathered around. One of them helped the man in green robe, and the rest surrounded the men in brown clothes.
Zheng Haizhu stared at Liu Qiao and uttered four words: "Nan Zhu kill me?"
The servants of the Wang family who were sitting on the steps at the back door of the main hall also heard the scolding and saw that something was wrong. They jumped up, got through the moon cave door, and rushed here.
Back then, Li Guozhu rebelled and united with the Spaniards to intercept her and Yan Siqi at sea. Zheng Haizhu relied on her survival instincts to defend the enemy side by side with Zheng Zhilong. Yan Siqi and Ma Xianglin both told her to learn some self-defense skills, even if they only had five or six moves.
At least you can win a chance to survive, or escape, or give your surrounding companions time to come to the rescue.
Gu Qingquan's head had just been raised, and his eyes met the woman in front of him with her spring-like gaze.
Zheng Haizhu offered incense and flowers, donated merit, and stood in front of the sun-drenched hall for a long time.
Gu Qingquan had already come back to his senses and said respectfully: "I remember there is one, it should be in Zhengdongfang, in the Bialian Hutong area."
On the other hand, the little novice monk who was sweeping the floor, as soon as he realized what he was doing, he stepped forward to stop him, shouting, "Buddhist pure land, Tan Yue, please don't make mistakes, don't make mistakes."
When he was stunned for a moment, Zheng Haizhu turned his head and explained to Liu Qiao in a familiar tone: "We have a Fahua Temple in Songjiang, which was built in the Song Dynasty. It is very effective. This time, I almost lost my life in the palace in only ten days."
I failed twice, but luckily everything turned into good luck, so I must go to the temple and pay my respects."
Zheng Haizhu interjected: "On behalf of Xianglin and his wife, thank you Mr. Gu."
At this time, Buddhist believers were singing "Lamp Offering Gauge" and releasing turtles and carp into the pond in an orderly manner.
Zheng Haizhu shook his head: "It can't be a name. Wang Wenyan asked someone to find out. Ma Xuanfu doesn't speak Chinese very well, so how could he express the meaning of a person's name in Chinese pronunciation in dialect?"
The pilgrims scattered around suddenly changed their colors when they first saw this clearly seeking revenge, and screamed and ran away, for fear of becoming a fish in the pond.
Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps behind him, followed by several harsh yells.
Zheng Haizhu clasped his hands and thanked him for the advice, and walked to the Zen room surrounded by flowers and trees.
The stainless steel chisel shines like a white fish in the sun, and can be seen cutting through the blue shadows.
In front of Fahua Temple, the Jiaotan River branches off into a tributary and converges into a small pond.
"I'm going to explore the temple. There are many people on Buddha's birthday, so it's not eye-catching. There are guards, so Governor Liu can rest assured."
Two strong servants sent by Wang Wenyan were about twenty or thirty steps away from them, following them slowly, scanning the surroundings with their four well-trained eyes.
The clear autumn is pleasant, and the breeze brings the rich fragrance of osmanthus and the light smell of grass, as well as the sound of the piano from an unknown Zen room nearby.
"Well, I know a little bit about it. Beizhen Fusi was added during the reign of Emperor Yongle."
But when this kid heard the words "Fahua Temple" and was looked at by gentle eyes, his heart was solidly shuddered.
Gu Qingquan hurriedly bowed: "I don't dare to take it. Madam, just call me Xiao Gu."
Yan Siqi had taught her in Taiwan, Wu Bangdang had taught her in Liaodong, and Xu Yilong had also taught her in Chongming. All three of them were good at close combat, and they considerately considered the weakness of women and studied Ma Xianglin's fine steel chisel.
The characteristic is that the moves are only taught along the path of avoidance, turning toughness into dexterity, and the moves are easy to remember and easy to use.
Hua Er came over in a few steps and helped Zheng Haizhu up.
She then briefly explained the strangeness of the Tujia writing on the bed where Ma Xuanfu slept.
"Little master, is your company having a gathering today?" Zheng Haizhu asked a young novice who was sweeping the house.
But the leading man in brown clothes had already rushed forward and pushed the young novice away.
"Yeah, but it's better not to leak too much information."
There was a "bang", and the sound of a test firing of a firecracker rang out from behind the barracks not far away, followed by several more, and the sudden loud noise made the crows on the big locust tree fly up and cry,
Rush into the distance.
In fact, before taking advantage of the opportunity to pay homage to Ma Xuanfu and go to the imperial prison to find out the truth, Zheng Haizhu was still wary of Liu Qiao.
The door of the Lotus Temple is not big, but it looks like a universe inside.
"good."
"Hua Er, get out of the way!"
Zheng Haizhu fell into silence. In her heart, of course she wanted to tell the details when she met Ma Xianglin. In half a month, it would be September. If Zhu Changluo was fine, it would be too late for her to go to Shanhaiguan again, right? After all, she was just a grass snake now.
Gray line.
He looked back at Zheng Haizhu with a smile: "It's just past noon. If Madam wants to go, can Xiao Gu accompany you to lead the way?"
Liu Qiao stopped and looked down at the shadow cast by the big locust tree in the midday sun.
"lady!"
Zheng Haizhu has practiced a limited number of moves for three or four years. The enemy attacks with fists, kicks, or short blades from all directions, from top to bottom, left, right, and right. She has formed a muscle memory to block and counterattack.
of.
While Zheng Haizhu ordered, she simply used her shoulder to push away Hua Er, who was trying to protect her. Her right hand had already grasped the stainless steel chisel he had taken out in a moment.
Liu Qiao didn't react too well for a moment, so he clicked his tongue and said, "Nanhong? Nanzhu? Zhunan? These names, I'll check them out. Is there anyone with this name in Beizhen Fusi in those years?"
Zheng Haizhu then greeted Hua Er and followed the sporadic pilgrims who seemed to be on an autumn outing to the forest behind the temple.
Gu Qingquan respectfully reported: "I used to think that I would still be a prisoner. Last time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards announced that he would continue to worship Ma Xuanfu just like he worshiped Yue Shaobao, so he asked his subordinates to clean up the debris and sweep it clean.
Already."
Liu Qiao nodded and asked: "Madam, are you really going to Fahua Temple in three days? Are there any guards?"
He suddenly said to Zheng Haizhu: "Pull me over to take a look at the character you don't recognize."
Moreover, her first move is always to hold the unedged middle part of the chisel, move the end with the hole outward, and draw it flatly to protect herself, so as to catch the opponent by surprise first, rather than when she doesn't know the reason.
, directly use the sharp chisel tip to stab the opponent's vitals.
Zheng Haizhu glanced at Liu Qiao's solemn expression with a slight frown on his eyebrows.
When the first one saw her reaction to his name, he raised his finger and pointed at her, saying to the left and right: "It's this bitch who went up and disfigured her!"
"Mrs. Zheng, we can't just guess this matter. We have to report it to Commander Wei."
This means that there is no suspicious person hanging around them.
"Then, do we still need to inform General Pony Ma?"
Liu Qiao showed a clear expression: "Hey, I have to go and thank the Bodhisattva. If Songjiang doesn't have time to go back, then he can visit the temple of his relatives in Beijing. There must be 180 large and small temples in Beijing. Xiaogu, there are
Is it called Fahua Temple?"
"Mrs. Zheng, you know that our Jinyiwei initially did not have Beizhen Fusi."
His eyes were cast towards the distant Fusi Gate of Beizhen.
"I met the female Tan Yue. The small temple had an abbot at that time who allowed a luthier from Nanzhili to open a forum here. Piano friends came in droves. To this day, there are still Tan Yue who likes qin in Beijing. They often come to the small temple to play or play with each other.
Sit alone and play the piano."
Zheng Haizhu felt an obvious impact on his hand and took several steps back without balance.
Zheng Haizhu and Hua Er, dressed in simple clothes and without luxuriant hair, like the most common women who offer incense in the capital, bought incense, candles and flowers from a seller by the pond and walked into Fahua Temple.
Liu Qiao also wiped away the carefree smile on his face and became serious.
Now it seems that I should be able to ask directly.
Behind the main hall, there seems to be a Zen room with deep trees, lush trees, and towering stele towers.
Liu Qiao's pupils suddenly shrank, and his thoughts were covered by a deeper panic.
Zheng Haizhu turned around subconsciously and saw three or four men in brown clothes running toward the Moon Cave Gate behind the hall.
Liu Qiao stared at it for a moment, then raised his head and said: "This is not a word, it means the head of the gun. I guess it means killing."
"This guy is not only stalking my wife, but is he also connected with the doctor?"
Zheng Haizhu waved his hand and said: "I can't do it today. I ate mutton buns in the morning and I didn't bring enough incense or money with me. When we go to the Buddha to offer incense, we are very particular about it. We have to be vegetarian for three days. Three days later it happens to be the birthday of the Lantern Buddha. That day I
Go. Don't bother Xiao Gu. The avenues in the capital are like a chessboard, so it's not difficult to find."
…
After all, she didn't have a solid foundation in martial arts, so she couldn't help but sit on the dirt.
Zheng Haizhu said: "It's possible, so Bo knew that your child had gastrointestinal problems after he was born, so he chose an alley nearest to your home to open the door and sit in the hall. But maybe Gu Qingquan and them are from two different groups, and they happen to know the law.
It’s just a Chinese temple. In any case, Governor Liu, just like you did to Mr. Bo, don’t disturb this ancient talent for the time being.”
However, in an instant, a cyan shadow appeared in front of the man in brown clothes.
"I'm fine!"
Zheng Haizhu had already seen Wang Wenyan's servants rushing behind the bewildered young novice monk, and quickly reminded them that there was no need to rush to reveal that they were on his side.
The man in green robe also stood up and shouted sternly: "You committed a murder in broad daylight, Ah Si, arrest him and report him to the official!"
"Report to the official?"
The leader of the men in brown clothes was a little weirdly surprised when he saw Zheng Haizhu making trouble a moment ago and even knocking down the green-robed young man who was blocking his fist. At this time, he suddenly turned serious again and stared with eyes.
: "My master, even the third-rank officials of the Wei Dynasty have to bow their hands in greeting, Eunuch Wei of the Wei Dynasty."
