The forty-fourth death banquet, receiving apprentices with outstanding martial arts, and sending them off at a long pavilion
After leaving the Meridian Gate, Wei Dongting mounted his horse and whipped his horse, rushing to Yuepeng Store. Mingzhu, who was waiting in front of Tiananmen, saw him galloping towards him, stamped his feet and complained: "I thought you were going to come, but you were delayed."
It's been a long time! Let's go back and see the Fourth Brother. Hey, where do we start talking about this?" Wei Dongting didn't say much, and just said: "Why are you still here? Let's go quickly!" The two of them put down their bridles and galloped side by side.
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The gatekeepers of Yuepeng Inn were joined by people from the Ministry of Punishment, and the security was tight, which was expected. The people nearby did not know what happened to this special inn, and they peeked in, but they did not dare because they could not guess the origin.
Come and watch. Wei Dongting and Mingzhu came to the door, reined their horses, rolled their saddles and dismounted. The gatekeepers had already been ordered by Lang Ding, and they all stood with their hands down.
He Guizhu was standing in the corridor preparing a banquet. When he saw the two of them coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward, followed the etiquette of meeting the hall officials, and said: "We are all waiting for you two inside!"
"You come too!" Wei Dongting said with a sullen face, "Make the feast richer!" With that, he took Mingzhu's hand into the back hall. Although Mingzhu looked calm on the surface, Wei Dongting touched his hand.
It was cold, clammy, and covered in sweat.
It was still in the place where Wu Ciyou had been talking eloquently, but the host was replaced by the intoxicated Hao Laosi. Sitting on both sides were Mu Zixu and Donkey Zi, with gloomy faces and silent words. Wu Ciyou, on the other hand, was a little more free and easy. Seeing them come in,
He stood up and gave way: "Brother Hao Laosi has been waiting for you for a while, let's sit and talk." After saying that, He Guizhu came in and directed the cooks to serve the dishes in the same manner, but it was a table full of water and land, with large basins and small bowls.
The table was full, with more than forty dishes of cold dishes. Everyone just stayed there, no one wanted to touch the chopsticks.
"Fourth brother!" Mingzhu raised her glass and spoke first, "Brothers all know what happened! A real man dares to do something and treats life and death as child's play. I think fourth brother is a good man. Come on, brother, I'll give you a toast first!"
Hao Laosi raised his glass and looked at the people around him. He suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Mingzhu is happy! The dead are the first to be honored. I will drink this glass of wine first!" As he spoke, he stretched his neck and drank it. "Please!"
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Everyone drank together. However, He Guizhu's eyes were blurred with tears and he could hardly hold down the drink. He sobbed and said: "It's so good. How could such a thing happen? It's really confusing!" As he said this, tears came out of his eyes.
"Zhu'er!" Wei Dongting knew that when he started crying, everyone couldn't control it, so he ruined the party and hurriedly stopped him: "Today is the happy day for the fourth son to ascend to heaven. You can't do this!" Wu Ciyou heard this.
After saying this, he secretly felt sad and held back tears and said: "Brother Hu Chen said that. Brother Hao Xian said goodbye today. We can make him drunk as much as possible. The fourth brother has violated the king's law and we can't save him. How can we not even care about him?"
Can’t you do it? Come on! Brother, I’ll toast you too!”
Hao Laosi shook his head and took the glass of wine, drank it, and said with a smile: "I do have a good relationship with Bambul. I'm sorry for your Majesty, but I won't give in even if I die! The dying person will not lie. I dare to swear to the heavenly alliance that I will never give up."
I have no intention of harming you brothers!"
"This is what I intended," Wu Ciyou said, "You just didn't fully understand the general situation. I'm afraid you wanted to open up an extra path for the brothers. In this case, we don't need to blame you. We'll see each other again today. You
Please drink a few more cups." After saying that, he offered another cup, and Hao Laosi drank it without hesitation.
Mingzhu stood up calmly and said: "I still have half a bottle of Yuhuchun. When I was talking with Mr. Wu here around the fire, I kept some. I thought -" He couldn't go on. He originally wanted to use this half bottle.
The wine was reserved for drinking with Cuigu when he was inscribed on the gold medal list. At this time, he had to change his words and said: "I thought that after the big event, we brothers would share the cup and drink together, but today I had to prefer the fourth brother!" After that, he turned around and went to the back.
Already.
Hao Laosi was drunk and was already a little drunk. He turned to Mu Zixu and asked, "Second brother, why don't you and third brother have anything to say? Do you blame your brother?"
Mu Zixu's face was as white as paper, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, Brother Wei is busy with things and can't take care of it. It's always me who doesn't take good care of him, and you end up like this!" Wei Dongting felt dizzy after listening to it, but he was helpless.
The words can be said. The stubborn donkey was drunk, struck the case with a bang, stood up and said: "Fourth brother has done something wrong, but he has merit, why should he not be forgiven! Is it more serious than Obai's crime? I
Go talk to the emperor!" He turned around and left, but Wei Dongting hurriedly stopped him. The sergeant at the supervisor's seat outside heard a noise and wondered what was going on. He stuck his head in and saw that nothing was wrong, then retreated.
Seeing this, Wu Ciyou dissuaded him and said: "It's hard to return to Heaven's heart, and unpredictable to God's power. Since ancient times..." He wanted to say, "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger", but he swallowed it back and gave a glass of wine to Hao Laosi, "Brother,
Drink this cup, brother, I will apologize for you!" Seeing Hao Laosi drink, he stood up and chanted with a trembling voice: "There is no perfect person in ancient and modern times, it is sad that the sergeant is pregnant with punishment, there is such a person under Jiuyuan.
;…”
"Wait a minute." Wei Dongting, who was really burning inside at this time, said proudly, "Mr. Wu, please stop chanting the second couplet. We brothers will go to court tomorrow and work hard to avoid serving as officials. In exchange for the life of our fourth brother, we may be able to save Tianxin."
." Just at this moment, Mingzhu came in with half a bottle of wine. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel surprised. Today, the matter has been confirmed in front of Long Live Lord, so why do we have to turn around again? He poured wine while
After thinking about it, he said: "Yes, if you ask the emperor's permission to make meritorious service for your crime, maybe you can do it."
Just as he said this, he heard the sergeants outside the door yelling: "Where is this ugly Taoist priest? He doesn't even look at the place for alms. Go, go, go!" Hearing the noise, Wei Dongting looked outside and saw Hu Gongshan in Taoist attire.
, disheveled, crazy and authentic: "The emperor still has a poor family, can't I, a poor man, eat the good wine and food here?" After saying that, he rushed in. When the sergeant guarding the door was busy stopping him, there was no way to stop him.
! The people who were drinking in the room were stunned for a moment. Wei Dongting signaled the guard sergeant to retreat, and the court inspector asked: "Where did the crane come from?"
"Come to look for my disciple!" Hu Gongshan said with a smile, "What's wrong with cranes and cranes? This table of good wine and food makes me, a poor man, meet again."
"Master!" Hao Laosi suddenly recalled the incident of meeting Hu Gongshan in Baiyunguan, and shouted: "Master is here, haha! Master is here!" Everyone in the room was stunned, not knowing what this was.
What happened? Hao Laosi was already kneeling on the ground to catch him.
Hu Gongshan came in grandly, bowed to He Guizhu and said: "Donor He, I want to disturb you, are you willing?" He Guizhu was sweating, and he hurriedly responded: "Of course, of course..." Wei Dongting had an idea and said: "In the past, Hu
Consecration, Dog Taoist priest today. There is a pork shoulder here, can you still eat it?" Hu Gongshan sat down and said with a smile: "You still have the feeling of an old friend, and it will be a pleasure to chew a cooked pig leg!" He Guizhu was in a hurry.
In the kitchen, a newly braised Jinhua ham was brought out on a large plate.
"Okay!" Hu Gongshan only glanced at Hao Laosi who was kneeling on the ground, and ignored the others. He grabbed the ham and started chewing it with his hands, muttering: "Wei
Donor, when will this young man die?" When Hu Gongshan said this, the wolves outside had already received their revenge, and walked in with their swords drawn. After hearing the question, they said: "The emperor ordered him to commit suicide at midnight tonight."
"Why does it have to be late?" Hu Gongshan had almost finished eating the ham in his hand, so he asked: "Disciple, I promised you that I would settle this matter on your behalf. Are you willing?"
Hao Laosi was as smart as a pearl. He had already known his intention and kowtowed as if pounding garlic: "My disciple is willing!"
"Get up, have this glass of wine, and Master will send you on your way!" Hu Gongshan picked up the wine and said to everyone: "Please, please, everyone is my disciple Hao Chuncheng's friend, and they are not outsiders. Come on.
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Everyone didn't know what trick he was doing, so they looked at each other hesitantly and picked up the wine bowls. But Mingzhu looked at the bowl of jade pots she poured in a daze.
"Pearl benefactor," Hu Gongshan said with a smile, "please have a drink too. Song Hong, a minister under Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, said: 'Don't forget the friendship between the poor and the lowly, and the wife of chaff will not go to court.' You can't fail to honor a word!"
"Brother Hu is so good at joking," Mingzhu's face turned red and white, "Can I still drink some wine?" She raised her glass, but she just refused to drink it.
"Poison wine!" Although the donkey was stupid, he was also smart. When he saw Mingzhu in such a mess, he suddenly woke up, slapped the table, jumped over, grabbed Mingzhu's chest, and cursed: "
You beast, why does he have any grudge against you to do this?" Mingzhu was dragged so hard that she couldn't breathe. She just smiled and shook her head, saying intermittently: "Third brother is wrong... I'm wrong to blame brother...!"
"That's right!" Hu Gongshan took the wine glass and said with a smile, "Let go of Mr. Ming. People from outside the country have a compassionate heart. Let's use this poisonous wine and the poor Taoist!" He opened his mouth and shook it.
, the glass of wine was completely drunk. He pushed his own bowl of wine to Mingzhu, "Have you drank this bowl to see your fourth son off!" Seeing Hu Gongshan like this, Mingzhu dared not say anything back, so she had to
He picked it up and drank it.
"Okay, okay!" Hu Gongshan joked and tapped Hao Laosi twice on the back. Hao Laosi fell to the ground unconscious without even making a sound. Lang Ling was immediately shocked and called the coroner who came with him.
, stepped forward to feel his nose and pulse, and when he rolled his eyes, his pupils had dilated, so he stood up and replied: "My lord, this man is dead!"
Everyone immediately burst into an uproar, and the stubborn donkey rushed forward with red eyes and grabbed Hu Gongshan: "You monster, how can you kill my brother? You also have bad intentions, I think you are a bastard!" This sentence is painful!
Mingzhu, he beat his chest, stamped his feet, howled loudly, and threw himself on Hao Laosi, scratching and scratching: "Fourth brother, don't...don't blame brother! You are suffering...brother can't stand it!" Wu Ciyou was a little suspicious of him at first, but seeing him like this
Sad, Hu Gongshan just drank the jade pot of spring wine again. At this time, he felt relieved and couldn't help falling down in his chair and crying. Wei Dongting knew that Hu Gongshan had a great martial arts that could cause people to fake death, but at this time he had no choice but to
Pretending to be confused, he pulled out his handkerchief to wipe his tears.
"Is he dead?" Lang Ling asked the coroner again.
"Sir, my six meridians are gone, and my breath is gone!"
"I asked if he was dead!"
"Hey - yes, dead!"
"Then I will obey the order!" Lang Ling turned to face Hu Gongshan and bowed his head. "I have heard for a long time that the old Taoist is very skilled in martial arts. It is considered a good deed to send your disciple back without any pain. We and the fourth brother have always been very diligent.
Okay, I'll just thank you here." After that, he took the people from the Ministry of Punishment and left to pay the order.
"Master Ming!" Hu Gongshan said, "This Hao Laosi was originally a disciple of Shi Longbiao. Now he is my disciple. I would like to ask you to give me a favor and let me take his body back to Mount Emei. According to our Taoist rules
Let’s incinerate it.”
"This...Brother Wei, what do you think?"
"You don't need to ask Wei. Just agree to it. Who else can stop me?" Hu Gongshan said, flicking his sleeves and throwing a few drops of wine on the ground. When Mingzhu saw it, he said hurriedly: "Of course I should."
Follow your rules, but this is just what I say, it depends on what you brothers want."
"Who dares to stop me?" Hu Gongshan suddenly opened his eyes angrily and shouted loudly, "My disciple died in your hands, why aren't you allowed to collect the body?" As he said this, he picked up Hao Laosi and strode out. The stubborn donkey
He was about to rush forward to stop him, but Wei Dongting gently pulled him from the side. After looking at Wei Dongting's eyes, he stopped bothering him. When Hu Gongshan walked out of the main room, the steps he stepped on had been broken off one by one. Seeing this ugly Taoist priest, there was something wrong.
Everyone is shocked by this kind of ability.
Regardless of the fate of these people, Chao Gang was increasingly purified. The Thirteen Yamen were removed, and Kangxi ordered the establishment of Shanpu Camp. Mu Zixu and Jianluzi were each promoted to third-class guards, commanding the Shanpu Camp's 4,000 troops.
, full-time guarding of the Forbidden City, was still led by General Wei Dongting. Bi Bilong was demoted to co-organizer of the bachelor's degree, and co-authored the Suo Etu. Xiong Cilu walked in the study room of Maoqin Hall. Yangxin Hall stopped receiving foreign ministers, and Kangxi changed it to every day since then.
On the day, I listened to the government at Qianqing Gate. There was no stagnation between the upper and lower levels. After the edict was issued in May to strictly prohibit land enclosures and house occupations, they then exempted forty people from Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang and other places.
Disasters in the Five Prefectures. In August, Kangxi suddenly issued an edict, appointing Mingzhu as the censor of Zuodu, and sent an imperial envoy to Xi'an. Mo Luo, the governor of Suona Mountain and Shaanxi Province, and Bai Qing'e, the governor of Shaanxi Province, went to Beijing to punish crimes and interview people's customs. Chawu Ciyou also wanted to
When they returned to the south, Mingzhu asked him to accompany him all the way. Wei Dongting invited Suo Etu, Xiong Cilu, and the Mu brothers to pick up wine and food to bid farewell to him.
It was the ninth month of the golden autumn. The field of yellow flowers, the blue sky, and a bay of Yongding River were gurgling eastward with brocade ribbons, against the light dye of Yanshan Mountain, and thin clouds floating. As soon as the autumn wind passed, the yellow leaves on the weeping willows fell, one by one.
On the withered and yellow grass, he was curled up and shivering, which made the world look more solemn and the mood of separation was long.
When the banquet was moving, Wu Ciyou stood up and said: "I have been in Beijing for more than eight years since I entered the capital in the 17th year of Shunzhi. I have been seeking fame for more than eight years. I don't want to be conceited and arrogant, but I have tasted all the ups and downs of life.
When I meet the Holy Lord, I realize that my life has not been wasted! I am a native of Huhai, so why should I regret that I still go to Huhai?" As he said this, he looked at Xiong Ci walking on the road, "Your moral articles are so important to me.
People who respect you will be able to put aside hypocrisy and be pragmatic, assist the sage king in governing the country and bringing peace to the people, and lay the foundation of our country for eternity. This is what we, the scholars, hope for in you!"
Xiong Cilu is a famous scholar in Neo-Confucianism, and he has always had a headache with Wu Ciyou's "miscellaneous recruitment". But today when he was bidding farewell, he saw Wu Ciyou's expression was so solemn and sincere. Although there were warnings in his words, it was also a correct argument.
I couldn't help but get rid of all the grudges. When I saw Wu Ciyou speaking to me, I hurriedly bowed and replied: "Mr. Wu's talents and strategies are deeply appreciated by the Holy Lord. He is back here today to show off his great ambitions in the future. You don't have to give up."
, take care of yourself along the way!”
"Where did I get my grand plan?" Wu Ciyou said with a smile, "I may meet you Cheli someday. If I don't see you, my wish is enough. I may go to the south of the Yangtze River. I will discuss the road with you and have some more discussions!"
This means that when Kangxi was studying in Suofu, he sometimes brought Xiong Cilu with him in cloth clothes, and they often had debates when they met, but there was no conclusion yet. Xiong Cilu couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, it's a deal!"
Suo'etu went to the river and broke off a willow branch, then returned and said, "Having said that, it won't take long for the pearl to come back. I don't know when I will see my husband again!" Wu Ciyou laughed and said, "Master Suo can never escape the love between his children.
!" Then he took the willow branch and said thoughtfully, "I think although willows are good, they will drift with the wind anyway, so they are not as good as bamboos. You gave me willows, and I returned you bamboos. This is a poem written by Guan Shengdi,
cloud:
Thank you Dongjun for your kindness,
Danqing independent name.
Don’t be too disdainful of the lonely leaves,
It will never wither!"
Wei Dongting was listening, and felt even more miserable in his heart. He smiled and said: "We are saying goodbye for a while. These words and poems are too desolate. Sir, if you meet someone who is convenient, you can always send a message. If you are in urgent need,
But it can be transmitted by the post road, so it is convenient for fish and wild geese to travel." After saying this, he brought wine to the two of them. Mu Zixu and Donkey also came forward to hold hands and cherish each other. Then everyone said goodbye with tears.
Order: "Bring the horses!"
More than thirty attendants on both sides heard the imperial minister's order to set off, and lined up the honor guard with a thunderous "chatter". Mingzhu helped Wu Ciyou get on the horse, and he also climbed on the mount. Three cannons were fired, and the whole group of people began to move forward.
Wei Dongting and others waited until they could no longer see their backs before returning to the city.
Mingzhu looked back on her horse and glanced at Dongzhimen, which was getting farther and farther away. The sight of the tall dangerous buildings in the deserted countryside also aroused her own thoughts. She had entered Beijing from here in the first place, and she was alone, without any friends, without food or clothing.
Wait, what a tragic scene it is! Coming out of this door again today is the imperial envoy Huang Huang who is on a patrol on behalf of the emperor. A green-maned horse is equipped with a nine-python and five-clawed haechi god goat suit, and the back of the sapphire flowered coral top
, dragging a pair of green peacock feathers upright, it really has the spirit of "the crown is floating in the emerald green sky and the wind is gentle"! "This is how a man should live in the world. I also have to do a few good things for the people in a down-to-earth manner. It is not like being famous forever."
What a difficult thing!" Mingzhu thought and turned around, whipping up her whip. She was about to say, "The spring breeze may not necessarily make you happy, walking on the autumn scenery will also make people excited." However, she saw Wu Ciyou's face was gloomy, so she swallowed it back.
Wu Ciyou had already noticed something. He smiled slightly and said: "It rained eighty-three times during the wheat harvest. The capital has withdrawn from the farmland. The people are interested in farming. The rains in the past few days have been very good."
Mingzhu frowned and said, "Brother is right. It's just that the people still seem to be suspicious and fearful. We have traveled more than thirty miles, right? There are not many people doing autumn plowing along the way."
"There are arable fields but no people to cultivate them. This is not only the case in Zhili, but also in our hometown." Wu Ciyou paused for a moment and sighed, "We have been fighting for many years, and the enclosure of land is difficult to control.
The Qing Dynasty is now filled with mourners and desolate people, and the people's livelihood is waiting for improvement!"
One is "proud in the autumn breeze" and the other is "extremely desolate". The two people have different moods about the same scenery, so they have different feelings. Mingzhu is a very smart person, and he immediately realized this and felt that he should adapt to Wu Ciyou's mood and was busy.
He smiled and said: "The elder brother always cares about people's livelihood, and the younger brother admires him very much. During this trip, the younger brother should imitate the elder brother and do something beneficial to the people."
"Why do I care about people's livelihood?" Wu Ciyou said with a smile, "That's Long'er's business. But your willingness is beneficial to the people, and Brother Yu is looking at you! As far as I can see, if there is no war, in five years
Then you can regain your strength, and it will be difficult to fight again."
"The war cannot be fought any longer." Mingzhu continued, "If the war continues, the people and the court will not be able to bear it."
"It's not up to you and me, and it's not up to the emperor. It depends on what Wu Sangui thinks." Wu Ciyou said, "But the people don't want to start another war. This is indeed the case. God listens to the people, and heaven sees to the people. Wu Sangui dares to risk this big thing.
If he doesn't do it, he seems to be a dead end. He is crazy and incompetent. When I first visited Baiyun Temple last year and saw his inscription, I said that he 'does not measure his virtues and does not measure his capabilities', and his end will not be better than that of Ao Bai." Mingzhu listened.
