The 20th Baiyun Temple Concentric Continuing the Spring and Autumn Drum Towers
Aunt Sumala secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she walked out of the temple gate. This hurdle was finally over, but how to deal with this idiot now? Seeing Wu Ciyou walking silently, seemingly thinking about something, she asked: "Hungry?"
Alright? Let’s not rush back home in a sedan chair, let’s find a nearby wild shop to get some tips before we leave - I have to follow the rules and my back and legs are sore!"
"That's fine." Wu Ciyou said, "But this thing is so strange today, Long'er, why does the person Xiao Wei Zi is dating look so awkward, almost like Long'er's slave, and why do you refuse to recognize each other?
?" Aunt Sumala covered her mouth and smiled and said: "He is a Qingke in Aozhongtang Mansion, a trained servant. I heard that he got along well with Xiao Weizi at first, and they were cousins. Today we met by chance.
, People's hearts are unpredictable, so naturally I don't think it's good." Wu Ciyou has the character of a scholar, so he had no doubts about it, so he smiled and said: "This is too cautious."
The two walked as they talked, turned around a pile of rubble, and saw an earth wall in front of them. There were vines climbing all over the wall and old trees dancing beside the wall. Although this was a village winery with a small appearance, after this disaster,
In the countryside, it is particularly eye-catching. Wu Ciyou nodded and said with a smile: "This is not a bad place, it is a place to study."
"You two, please come in for a meal. There are Shaomai-boiled mutton, all kinds of delicate snacks, Jinghang Silver Noodles..."
Wu Ciyou only talked to Wan Niang and did not pay attention to the owner of the store. But when he heard the voice was very familiar, he looked up and saw that the owner was He Guizhu. After not seeing him for a long time, he had gained a lot of weight and asked in surprise: "Zhu'er
, why are you here?"
"Oh, it's my second master!" He Guizhu then saw that it was Wu Ciyou and a strange girl, and he hurriedly smiled and said: "The little man is getting more and more clumsy. The second master is wearing these clothes again, and he doesn't dare to recognize him. - The little boy here
I’m here to say hello to you!”
Aunt Sumala had heard Wei Dongting talk about this person. She only looked at it in surprise, then looked at the two characters "Shangu" on the cover, and then followed Wu Ciyou into the store. He Guizhu followed behind and kept saying:
"...Shortly after you arrived, the Yuepeng store was no longer open. Thanks to me, Mr. Wei found another place for the villain to stay here...Thanks to my care, these good friends who are not me
If you have the ability, why don't you call me a villain?" Before he could finish his sentence, he swallowed his words when he saw a guest inside looking this way. He let Wu Ciyou and Sumala Aunt into the private seats inside, and then personally
It's time to prepare dinner.
When entering the room, Aunt Sumala stared at the guest and felt that she had met him before. Since she couldn't remember it, she didn't care. After entering the room, she suddenly woke up and said: "It looks like the ugly guy in the legend."
Incomparable assassin, what is he doing here?" Suddenly he became nervous, and then he thought that Kangxi and the others had already gone far away, and no big thing was expected, so he gradually calmed down.
Wu Ciyou didn't pay attention to Aunt Sumala's face. He read the poems left by the guests on the white wall with great interest word for word. He saw that most of them were praising Baiyun Temple and preaching about karma and retribution. He thought it was meaningless, but there was one line that was detailed.
The word caught his attention. He read it, lowered his head to think about it, and laughed secretly. When Aunt Sumala came over to look at it curiously, there was written on the wall:
In the third month of Renyin, Hou and his wife met at Gaoxuan
Unconsciously, his face started to heat up, and he spat: "Literati are boring, writing such obscene words here." Wu Ciyou laughed and said: "This can only be regarded as frivolous words. You only read "Three Kingdoms" thoroughly, but you don't know this sentence.
He has an identity.——Let me add a few words for him."
Just as he was talking, He Guizhu came in with a food tray. There was a boiling hot pot, a plate of Shaomai, and a plate of braised chicken imitating Texas. He lifted the chicken legs and shook them skillfully, and the meat was neatly cooked. Su Luo fell. Seeing Wu Ciyou and Sumala Aunt reading the words, they smiled and said: "This is still a matter in the hands of the owner of the previous shop. He said that a distinguished person came to this shop in March."
"Is he a bannerman?" Aunt Sumala asked.
"They are Han people." He Guizhu said with a smile, "He also brought a girl with him. This girl is even more beautiful than Chen Yuanyuan!" After saying that, when Wu Ciyou asked for a pen, he picked up the curtain and went out. Through the curtain, Aunt Sumala appeared. I saw the assassin getting up and going out.
Wu Ciyou saw that she was in a daze, so he asked: "Wan Niang, what are you thinking about?" Aunt Sumala was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "Chen Yuanyuan! Is that noble person Wu Sangui?" Wu Ciyou was also startled, carefully examined the handwriting, and slapped the table. : "Who is it if it's not him? I have seen the letters he wrote to my late father in his early years. They look very similar! You are so smart that you remembered them all at once."
"Second Master!" He Guizhu came in excitedly, holding an inkstone and a pen, "Please use ink." Wu Ciyou said, "Okay." He picked up the pen and soaked the ink, and smiled at He Guizhu, "I just smeared you. The wall." He Guizhu smiled so much that he narrowed his eyes and said: "What did you say? My calligraphy is more valuable than anything else! This is in Beijing, and not many people know about it. If you cross the Yangtze River, I'm afraid you won't even spend the money. I’m buying it somewhere!”
Wu Ciyou said to Aunt Sumala: "This person uses the Spring and Autumn style of writing, and I will continue it with the Spring and Autumn style of writing." Then he continued with the line of small characters:
There was a long drought in summer, early frost in autumn, rain and snow in winter, and Mrs. Hou died.
After writing, he sat down and said: "If you don't measure your virtues and don't measure your abilities, isn't it just asking for death?"
Aunt Sumala said with a smile: "This will be enough - which direction did those people go?"
"I heard what the previous boss said when he was selling the shop," He Guizhu wondered why the woman was interested in this, and replied cautiously, "I didn't ask about what happened next."
"You don't have to play riddles with us!" Aunt Sumala sneered, "This is your earlier young master. Xiao Weizi - the Master Wei you mentioned - is also my cousin. Why can't you trust me? "
He Guizhu, who had been used to being beaten since he was a child, hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "You are a relative of Mr. Wei. Just because Mr. Wu is here, my Zhu'er dare not hide any lies. I really don't know." Wu Ciyou also felt that. Funny: "Wan Niang, let's go after eating. What does Wu Sangui have to do with us?" Aunt Sumala was speechless just now. She also felt that she had no reason, so she laughed and said: "I was joking, you are busy. Go ahead."
Wei Dongting and Ban Bushan sent Kangxi straight into the palace from Zuoyemen, and were followed by Zhang Wanqiang, Lang Ling and others before retreating.
After leaving Tiananmen Square, Bumble said with a smile: "It's early, there's no point in going back after a long day. Let's go, let me treat you!" So the two took off their official uniforms and paid them to the servants, without using sedans or horses, and walked towards the West Drum Tower. Go.
The West Drum Tower Tea Restaurant is located in the most prosperous area outside Xuanwu Gate. In front of it is a large plaque with four gold characters "Qingfeng Drum Tower", which is the imperial pen of Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty. A couplet on both sides reads:
Fragrant mountain yin dotted with snow plums
Colors overwhelm the river, the sun shines over the hills, and the maples grow
It is also Zhengde Yushu. Just relying on this brand, the business of this boss has grown bigger and bigger over the past hundred years. It has branches in Jinling, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Bambul smiled and said: "Although this righteousness is very dissolute, the character of the words is not vulgar. It is the true representative of the thin gold style." Wei Dongting also laughed and said: "Zhengde is not stupid, if it weren't for Jiang Bin, a villain.
Chaos is not necessarily so bad." Bambul nodded and said, "That's right." After saying that, he entered the shop. This shop is said to be a tea shop, but in fact the tea shop only accounts for a very small part of its business. Downstairs
There were all kinds of snacks, both hot and cold, meat and vegetables. Several waiters were so busy that they were sweating. Seeing how busy it was down there, the two of them went upstairs to the seats.
As soon as he came upstairs, Wei Dongting saw Hu Gongshan sitting at the window facing the street, pouring and drinking alone. He had a yellow wax face, triangular eyes and broom eyebrows, which was quite funny, so he smiled and said: "Old Hu, you are in such a good mood and enjoying yourself."
ah!"
Hu Gongshan hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time. How lucky you are!" He was about to salute. Wei Dongting hurriedly stopped him and said: "How dare you do this? Why bother!" Hu Gongshan looked at Bambul and said with a smile: "This gentleman
Looks familiar, where have I seen him before?" Ban Bulshan tilted his head and thought for a long time and said, "It seems that I met him once at Lao Huang's house in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Hu Gongshan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, sir, it's disrespectful to be born late.
Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, suffered a stroke last year, and his pulse was diagnosed as late in life."
The three of them just talked, and the waiter was waiting nearby. When he saw that there was a gap, he hurriedly stepped in respectfully and said: "You three gentlemen, please sit here." He twisted the hot towel and asked them to clean their faces.
Burshan held one in each hand, invited Wei Dongting and Hu Gongshan to sit down, and said, "I have made an appointment with Hu Chen, I will come to host, and we will get drunk and then rest."
Hu Gongshan said: "I have already drank wine, I'm afraid I will suffer the loss of you two." Wei Dongting said with a smile: "He has a lot of money, it's okay for us to disturb him." He knew that Bambul had something evil in his heart, so he did it again.
He didn't know what Hu Gongshan looked like, so he thought this would be an opportunity to test him. Banbulshan once heard from Nemo that Wei Dongting took Hu Gongshan to see a doctor for Kangxi, and he couldn't figure out Hu Gongshan. He wanted to see this person.
What kind of person was Cheng Yaojin who came out on the way, so he insisted on pulling Hu Gongshan to drink with him. Hu Gongshan secretly laughed: "These two enemies are inseparable today, why don't I also take a look at what medicine they are selling in their gourds!"
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The three of them sat together with strange thoughts. The waiter knew that they were all government officials, so he served each of them a cup of Pu'er tea and listened quietly to the instructions.
Bamboulshan took a sip of tea and said, "Just choose the best table and put it on the table." After listening for a long time, the waiter already knew that this was Lord Bamboulshan. How could he dare to neglect his grandson and grandson?
I agreed and went downstairs.
After a while, several waiters started serving food like a revolving door. Wei Dongting saw that it was a table full of people and Han people, so he smiled and said: "The three of us are big-bellied Maitreya Buddha, and we don't need so much." The waiter said with a smile: "Although it's in name only.
The Manchu and Han feasts are not complete, but I have picked out a few new things to make them, which is a good luck to you guys." Hu Gongshan was very interested, and he laughed and said: "Master Wei, don't let the fun go, what's the problem, I have the appetite.
, it’s a pity that I still can’t give you a name.”
"As for me," the waiter pointed out one by one with a smile on his face: "This is the rooster announcing good news, the Buddha's hand produces fragrance, Dinghu pigeon eggs, longevity and health, and the oyster king net abalone slices - dried with four heads.
Bao, I'm afraid it's rare to see this all over Beijing at this time - it's a lobster platter with black bean sauce, a peacock in full bloom, a unicorn bear's paws, four hot dishes with a purple belt around the waist, a happy crown and a golden cicada,
Dragon, Hidden Tiger Buttons. There are also ice flower tremella dew, desserts and snacks, and four styles of flower blooming and wealth..." Hu Gongshan beamed when he heard this, scratched his ears and cheeks and said: "Okay! I'm going to have a full meal today!"
Bamboulshan nuzzled his lips towards Hu Gongshan, and smiled at Wei Dongting: "Huchen, I know that there is a sky outside the sky today! Please use wine." The three of them raised their glasses and each took a sip. Bamboulshan took a chopstick,
He said: "Please." Then he frowned a bit and said: "It's very fat." Wei Dongting took a bite and said: "It doesn't taste bad! Old Hu, please!" Hu Gongshan said nothing, and with a chopstick, half of it was eaten.
*" was picked up drippingly, and all the left and right bites were eaten in an instant. Bumbleshan was stunned and thought: "This man's stomach is really unambiguous."
Wei Dongting knew that people with strong martial arts skills eat as much as tigers, so he intentionally kept some food in reserve. He followed Ban Burshan's example and only took a few bites of light food, just to see how Hu Gongshan finished the meal. Hu Gongshan noticed something and said with a smile: "Master Wei
Are you looking at my joke? Don’t you know that only great heroes can show their true colors and be true celebrities?"
Bambul smiled and said: "Jun Hu doesn't look like a medical practitioner at all, he is really a strange man!" While he was talking, the bowl of "Dragon Hidden Tiger Buttons" had been swept away by Hu Gongshan. He wiped his mouth and said with a smile:
"Being late is not just drunken rants. I have been seeking teachers in the mountains since I was a child. I know a little about Fengjiao Liuren, Qimen Dunjia, and the art of appraising Qihuang. It is a pity that I was born at the wrong time, so I just make a living with this medical knowledge.
Bambulshan believed this the most and said with a smile: "Sir, you are really good at judging winds. Why don't you take a look at it for the two of us?"
Hu Gongshankou was chewing bear paws. As he ate, he said, "I'm so drunk and confused right now. How can I read faces? If you two say one word, I'll put the blame on you."
Bamboulshan raised his head and looked at the shed, thinking: "I want to find a word that can stump him." After a while, he said: "I will use the word 'Nai'!"
"Okay!" Hu Gongshan said with a vague smile while chewing shark's fin, "It's really hard for you to think well! 'Nai' is the missing character for '和', and 'ji'nai' means 'too much is not enough'. I'm afraid it's too bad for you."
Those who often think about their faults but not their merits, it seems that the establishment of the character is correct. According to its original meaning, 'Nai', without 'work' can not be 'qiao', without 'people' can not be 'still', without 'dish' can not be 'ying'
, this is all too much work. Looking at this glyph, there is a dangerous level on the right, a flat top on the top, and a cliff on the left. In terms of official career, we can no longer make progress, for fear of many obstacles!" After saying this, he smiled and sat down again.
Chew heavily.
Bambulshan's face changed color slightly, and he smiled for a long time and said: "What I mentioned in my first step is 'danger level flat roof', doesn't it mean that after climbing up to the level of danger, there will be a flat plain?" Hu Gongshan scooped up two pigeon eggs with a spoon and stuffed them into his mouth.
, took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "Of course - but the sage set up the road to warn the world and wake people up. The 'dangerous level' is that the steps are unstable. You can know the danger when you are one foot wide, so you have to be cautious when you step.
If you manage the sacrificial vessels steadily and the number ten is a surplus, you will definitely have ten more years to serve as a good official, so just rest assured!" Bambulshan remained silent.
Wei Dongting smiled and said: "What I came up with is a vulgar word." Banbulshan glanced at Hu Gongshan and said to Wei Dongting: "I would like to hear the details." Wei Dongting smiled and drew the word "meaning" on the table.
While talking, Hu Gongshan ate and drank, and had already exhausted "Buddha's Hands Create Fragrance" and "Rooster Announcement of Good News". While extending his chopsticks to "Advanced Officers and Lords", he smiled casually and said: "This character has a correct shape.
Without branches or vines, a gentleman's mind is upright. There is a "heart" below and a "standing" above. The sky is in the middle, and the spirit of Zhongzheng is upright. If you add the heart to the left, it becomes "memory", and you will be in sorrow all your life.
Peace is rare. If you add the word '人', it becomes 'hundred million', and you will have a gratifying future ahead of you. You will definitely be a rich man in the future!"
"I am most intolerant of money matters," Wei Dongting frowned and said, "Sir, please break it off again." Hu Gongshan shook his head: "I can only break it off based on reason. 'Yi' is 'heart', and there is 'yin' on it, and
It can be regarded as the 'heart of the sun', and there is no doubt that every step of the way will win the favor of the Lord for the rest of his life." After Fang said this, Hu Gongshan laughed and said, "These things can be used as conversation materials after wine and dinner. The number of days is endless, and it is difficult to predict the sage.
Is it just between my words, Mr. Hu? I hope you two will cultivate your own virtues and strengthen yourself. There is no need to take the word 'no blame' too seriously."
The Hugong Mountain Pass was like an endless river, and a table piled high with wine and food was already in a mess. Wei Dongting saw that he was no longer as reserved as when he visited Kangxi last time, and he was chatting and laughing freely here.
He thought to himself: "If you talk about this person, he can indeed be regarded as a talent." Bambul carefully studied the words Hu Gongshan measured for him, and felt that there was a hidden meaning of ridicule, but he couldn't find any reason, so he had to laugh dryly and said
"If it's like this word test, brothers can also try it. Please give me a word, Mr. Hu." Hu Gongshan smiled and said: "Okay, let's use the word 'Hu' for my surname."
"Hu," Banbulshan said while blinking his eyes, "it's divided into 'ancient' moon', 'ancient' belongs to yin, and 'yue' belongs to taiyin. The city under the master's feet is deep, and he is good at concealing the darkness. There is 'yue'.
'Without' the word 'sun' cannot form the word 'ming', which shows that one step has hope for the sky and the sun! Add 'water' to the left to form 'lake', which is also yin, indicating that one step will swim leisurely among the vast rivers, lakes and seas
Alas! The ancients said: 'The great is hidden in the court, the middle is hidden in the city, and the small is hidden in the wild.' With his talent, he is determined to be a great hidden!"
Hearing his series of "Hey", Hu Gongshan broke out in a cold sweat, and even the wine was soaked with sweat. Wei Dongting was also heartbroken after hearing these words. Seeing that Hu Gongshan was very uncomfortable, he smiled and said: "Master Ban and Hu
My brother's words reminded me of two ancient poems: "Thunder and thunder fight in the rapid gorges of the high river, and the sun and moon dim in the ancient trees and green vines." However, it is not surprising that some people are still nostalgic today, thinking that I eradicated them all.
When you broke into a thief, didn't you also use the banner of revenge for the Ming Dynasty?"
Wei Dongting's words were critical of Bambul's good deeds without hurting his elegance, and they meant a great relief to Hu Gongshan. Therefore, the three of them couldn't help but smile at each other, but they couldn't talk further. Wei Dongting looked at the sky
, said: "I'm afraid it's almost time to pay. We've been out for a day and it's time to go back." Banbulshan also felt that it was time to call it a day, so he called the shopkeeper to come and settle the account.
The three of them walked out of the building and said goodbye. Wei Dongting didn't take a few steps when he saw Mingzhu coming from the Jiaxing Building and knew that he would meet Cui Gu again. (To be continued)