Chapter 2 The second chapter beggar imperial envoy
Today is the 52nd birthday of Xu Fengqing, the magistrate of Guangyuan. Early in the morning, congratulatory guests greeted the door, and there was an endless stream of fragrant cars and BMWs. Xu Zhifu, a birthday man dressed in a pine, crane and plum pattern, stood in the second hall with a smile on his face. Those above the high rank greet guests in person, like Fuwa.
In Xu's mansion, everyone talks and laughs like a rich man, and there is no white man in his contacts. After a while, all kinds of precious gifts are piled up in the concierge and the long red cases on the left and right corridors of the second hall.The magistrate Xu has long sleeves and is good at dancing, and he smiled when he saw the guests: "Oh, Mr. Feng, I have to work and I have to work. Oh, Du Juren, the etiquette is more important. Oh, Luo Guan, can't do it, can't do it, now the government is punishing you. In the Northern Han Dynasty, he was leading a large army to fight hard against the Khitan reinforcements. Xu, a literati, was unable to go into battle and kill the enemy. Dare to take this generous gift?"
The congratulators couldn't help complimenting him, praising him for his well-organized management of the rear, continuous transportation of various materials, and strong support for the front-line war.
When the congratulators were almost here, a feast was set up in Xu's mansion.The rules of the big family have always been that the front hall is for casual banquets, the middle hall is for distinguished guests, and the back hall is for female guests.Prefect Xu is a literati, and the house is very elegantly furnished. The atrium is a large pool, with rockery and vines in the pool, small pavilions and curved bridges, green lotus in the water, and koi floating gracefully. The corner of the red building in the back house is really like a fairyland on earth.
There are more than one small pavilions in the pool, which are arranged in the shape of plum blossoms. The middle one is the largest, and there are wine banquets in each pavilion to entertain distinguished and distinguished friends from all sides. The face is hot, and there is silk and bamboo music in the corridor, but I don't feel the pain of the scorching summer.
Xu Fengqing received a few compliments from others, raised his glass drunkenly, and said loudly to the guests in each booth: "Friends, friends, listen to what Xu has to say."
The guests in all the halls of the atrium stopped their chopsticks, chopsticks and wine cups, and looked towards him. Xu Fengqing held the cup in one hand and stroked his beard with the other, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I, Cheng Shixiong, the defense envoy of Guangyuan, is leading the men of Guangyuan to accompany you." Sheng Jia conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and he has worked hard. Xu and General Cheng have one article and one military, and shepherd Guangyuan together. General Cheng conquered the Northern Kingdom. The family defeated the Khitan, conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and built and expanded the territory. I wish you, General Cheng, to serve in the imperial court, to win the battle, to succeed immediately, to be promoted to rank, and to rise every step of the way."
"Please, please..." All the guests responded with a bang, and stood up one after another, walked to the north-facing pavilion, raised their glasses in their hands, solemnly, and solemnly followed the prefect Xu to congratulate him. After finishing speaking, there was a chatter at the Moon Gate. Everyone looked in surprise, and saw seven or eight unkempt beggars rushing in. The servant who welcomed the guests wanted to stop him, but was pushed and fell by one of the tall beggars. He fell into the lotus pond, and the green lotus leaves swayed for a while. When he stood up, a frog squatted on top of his head and looked around frantically.
Xu Fengqing was startled and angry: "It's unreasonable, where is the beggar coming to this mansion to make trouble?"
The war in the north is fierce, and some refugees have arrived in Guangyuan. Guangyuan is a city developed from a military town. Although it can't accommodate too many residents, some refugees can still take care of them.It's Xu Fengqing's birthday today, and he intends to set up disaster relief sheds around the city to give out porridge. Firstly, it's a merit, secondly, to prevent the refugees from causing trouble, never thought that someone would have the audacity to barge into his mansion.
Seeing those beggars break into the middle hall, without saying a word, they went straight to the big pavilion in the middle where the prefect Xu was. Only then did the old housekeeper of the Xu residence appear at the gate of the moon, staggering. Seeing the chaos in the middle hall, he couldn't help but panic Rub hands.
The seven or eight beggars rushed over and occupied their seats without raising their heads. They stretched out their hands like wolves and tigers, grabbed the food and ate it like a storm.Look at their rags covered in mud, one of their hands is curled up like a chicken paw, only one hand is available, but they can grab things much faster than others.
Zhang Shengzhi, the general judge of Guangyuan, was furious when he saw it, and shouted loudly: "It's unreasonable. Where did the beggars come from to disturb the prefect's birthday party? Come, come, let me arrest these audacious beggars. punish."
One of the beggars kept his head down, regardless of whether there were thorns in the fish or bones in the meat, he just swallowed the food whole. Hearing Zhang Tongpan's order, he grabbed a jug of fine wine and raised his neck "gudong gudong "He poured it down, untied a burden on his shoulder with one hand, and threw it in front of Zhang Shengzhi with a "dang".
As soon as the burden fell to the ground, it fell apart, revealing two things inside. One was like a bamboo pole, and each section was bounded with some animal hair. The other one was an ax with a broken long shaft. It was yellow and clear, and the ax was engraved with delicate and exquisite patterns.
Du Zhiwen and Du Juren looked down and said in astonishment, "What is this?"
But Zhang Tongpan recognized it. He saw the delicate and exquisite pattern of pixiu on the brass axe, he couldn't help being surprised, and hurriedly leaned over to grab it for a closer look, and then picked up the short bamboo pole with animal hair, He also recognized it, and immediately exclaimed: "Is this the imperial envoy's festival axe?"
"What?" Xu Zhifu listened, as if there were two springs on his heels, he flashed from the edge of the pavilion to Zhang Tongpan with a swish. Taking a closer look at the things in Zhang Tongpan's hand, he turned to the group of beggars in surprise and said, "You... you you... who are you?"
When he jumped up, a glass of wine was poured on his front, but Xu Zhifu didn't seem to notice it.Opposite him, a beggar with disheveled hair and a muddy face tore a mouthful of chicken, drank a sip of fine wine, and then threw the chicken bone away. The child-like long hair parted left and right, and said with a vague smile: "Master Xu, it's been a long time."
"You... who are you, do you know me?" Xu Fengqing asked in amazement looking at the beggar's thin, bearded, and dirt-covered face.
The man ignored Zhifu Xu, and said to the left and right: "Everyone eat less, we are very hungry, if you eat too much at once, your stomach will not be able to bear it."
Among these people, there was only one old beggar who looked calmer and didn't eat too much. He only took a few mouthfuls, drank a few glasses of wine and then put down his glass. He nodded slightly after hearing what the beggar said, and he was about to speak Reminder.The beggar old man was also unkempt, and his robe was torn into a fishnet.
The beggar urged it several times, and then the beggars who came with him reluctantly stopped, but their hungry eyes were still fixed on the wine and meat on the table, and they refused to take a look away.The man smiled wryly, parted his long hair left and right, stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Master Xu, don't you recognize me? I am Ding Hao from Bazhou... Oh, my original surname is Ding, but now I have changed my surname to Yang with my mother's." , I, Yang Hao, have met my lord several times, but my lord remembers that the young master of General Cheng's family was kidnapped by the gangsters last winter..."
Xu Fengqing jumped up with a "ah", pointed at him and said in surprise: "You are Ding Hao, no, you are Yang Hao, I know, of course I know, the sacred edict has already been issued, and it has been announced to all states and governments. I know that Mr. Yang Haoyang sent the people who moved to the Northern Han Dynasty to return to the Song Dynasty. But, you...why did you come here and make it look like this?"
"It's hard to say, Mr. Xu, every moment of delay now, I don't know how many people starve to death on the wasteland, I really can't wait, Yang has already shown the imperial envoy Jieyue to the lord, it is good that the lord knows that I am an imperial envoy. Let's go, let's talk..."
Yang Hao came over, grabbed Xu Fengqing's hand and walked out, Xu Fengqing said in surprise: "Yang Hao, ah no...Master Yang, where are you going?"
Yang Hao walked away and said, "Go to the official storehouse of Guangyuan Mansion!"
The guests at other seats saw a group of beggars break in and occupy the chairman, eating and drinking for a while, before they could figure out what was going on, they saw one of the beggars jumping up and grabbing Xu Zhifu and leaving. The officials and distinguished guests at the same table did not stop them, and followed them in a panic. Those beggars with disheveled hair surrounded the prefect and went out. .All of a sudden, the clever boy ran to the back hall to report, when Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu hurried to the courtyard with a group of noble ladies, there was only a mess of cups and plates, and there was no one there.
On Guangyuan Street, there was a rare scene in a hundred years. The magistrate was surrounded by seven or eight beggars with disheveled hair and hurried forward. Following closely behind them was the usually majestic Lord Tongjang, who held an ax in his left hand and a feather duster in his right, panting and trotting. Behind them are a few soldiers carrying guns guarding the gate of the Xu Mansion, and at the end is a group of well-dressed high-ranking officials, rich gentry and learned scholars, among them the old ones are out of breath, and the fat ones are sweating profusely. However, he still pursued closely and refused to fall. The common people were baffled, and they asked each other and no one knew what to look at, so they also ran after him.Vendors pushing carts, women with children in their arms, old ladies shopping, and more and more unsuspecting people joined the parade army, marching forward in mighty strength. Yang Jincheng Yang Butou was patrolling the city, the weather was hot, Yang Butou walked listlessly, he had just hid in a tea shop and asked for a sip of tea, when he suddenly looked up, he saw countless people running happily on the street, He was so frightened that he "poofed" and sprayed a mouthful of tea on the opposite policeman. He jumped up and shouted in a panic: "What happened, but the refugees are making trouble?" The several servants of the catchers looked at each other, but they didn't know what happened. Yang Jincheng saw it, and hurriedly sent the oldest old Jia back to the yamen to call for help. The three classes of yamen servants, the patrols of each house, and the strong archers of the people were all dispatched to listen, and then reported a letter to the general of the city guard. Xu Fengqing listened to Yang Hao explaining the ins and outs, panting heavily and complaining: "My lord Yang, I have already received the imperial order, and the local government should try to make it as convenient as possible. You are an imperial envoy. The festival-wielding ax has arrived, as if the Holy Spirit is here in person, so there is no reason for me not to obey you. But... Bazhou Mansion does not have much food in stock. The newly expanded government treasury and official warehouse have just been built, and no food has been stored yet. The old mansion A few days ago, the stored grain in the warehouse was escorted to the Northern Han Dynasty for a batch. The remaining grain is only enough for the whole city to feed for half a month. The grain team from Bazhou has not arrived yet. A grain transportation convoy has gone wrong like last time, and this Guangyuan City is about to suffer a grain shortage..." Yang Hao stopped and said: "My lord, if you saw the misery of the migrating army, you would definitely bring out the food without hesitation. This is life-saving food, so there is no delay. First load the food and let me take it away, and then Mr. Xu can urgently buy it on credit or borrow it from nearby towns to meet the urgent needs of Guangyuan." Xu Fengqing was also helpless, since Yang Hao had come to him, he couldn't stay out of it.If these tens of thousands of people were allowed to starve to death, how could the officials and scholars of the imperial court and the censors from all walks of life not participate in the impeachment of him? At that time, he would not be able to get rid of his involvement anyway, so he just agreed with a bitter face. . But after he thought about it, he worried again: "It's still not going to work, Mr. Yang, how many cars do we have to load the food for tens of thousands of people? The car that escorted the food and grass to the Northern Han Dynasty has never returned, and there are not many cars in the treasury now." The car is available." Yang Hao's heart sank when he heard this, and he suddenly remembered the Ye's car dealership he had visited when he first arrived in Guangyuan last time, and he couldn't help but said happily: "I don't care about that much anymore, I am an imperial envoy, and I have the right to recruit civilian cars and husbands Yes, without further ado, let's divide into two groups, Mr. Xu went to the treasury to count the grain and grass, and ordered people to pack it and prepare to ship it immediately. This officer took the festival ax to the Ye's car dealership to borrow a car." Just as he turned around, he suddenly stopped and said, "No way, those ordinary people don't know what a Jieyue is. Mr. Xu, you have to borrow me as an official and a few soldiers to strengthen your reputation. By the way, there are still There is a priest..." Yang Hao pulled the old Taoist Fuyaozi to his face, Xu Fengqing saw that there was clearly a beggar dressed in a fishnet in front of him, he didn't look like a Taoist.Yang Hao said: "There are already signs of plague among the refugees, and some medicines are urgently needed. Please send someone to accompany the priest to collect some medicines, so that they can be transported to Ziwu Valley together." Xu Fengqing hurriedly turned around and ordered: "Zhang Tongpan, you quickly follow the imperial envoy to the Ye family car dealership to borrow a car, and recruit civilian servants to listen to it. All of you will go with the imperial envoy, and anyone who dares to resist the order will be imprisoned." Master Chai, you follow the Taoist chief to search for medicinal materials, but what kind of medicinal materials you need, the major pharmacies will not be able to resist, and record all the medicinal materials you have prepared. I will ask the imperial court to issue money and allocate salaries. At that time Pay again."
On Guangyuan Street, there was a rare scene in a hundred years. The magistrate was surrounded by seven or eight beggars with disheveled hair and hurried forward. Following closely behind them was the usually majestic Lord Tongjang, who held an ax in his left hand and a feather duster in his right, panting and trotting. Behind them are a few soldiers carrying guns guarding the gate of the Xu Mansion, and at the end is a group of well-dressed high-ranking officials, rich gentry and learned scholars, among them the old ones are out of breath, and the fat ones are sweating profusely. However, he still pursued closely and refused to fall. The common people were baffled, and they asked each other and no one knew what to look at, so they also ran after him.Vendors pushing carts, women with children in their arms, old ladies shopping, and more and more unsuspecting people joined the parade army, marching forward in mighty strength. Yang Jincheng Yang Butou was patrolling the city, the weather was hot, Yang Butou walked listlessly, he had just hid in a tea shop and asked for a sip of tea, when he suddenly looked up, he saw countless people running happily on the street, He was so frightened that he "poofed" and sprayed a mouthful of tea on the opposite policeman. He jumped up and shouted in a panic: "What happened, but the refugees are making trouble?" The several servants of the catchers looked at each other, but they didn't know what happened. Yang Jincheng saw it, and hurriedly sent the oldest old Jia back to the yamen to call for help. The three classes of yamen servants, the patrols of each house, and the strong archers of the people were all dispatched to listen, and then reported a letter to the general of the city guard. Xu Fengqing listened to Yang Hao explaining the ins and outs, panting heavily and complaining: "My lord Yang, I have already received the imperial order, and the local government should try to make it as convenient as possible. You are an imperial envoy. The festival-wielding ax has arrived, as if the Holy Spirit is here in person, so there is no reason for me not to obey you. But... Bazhou Mansion does not have much food in stock. The newly expanded government treasury and official warehouse have just been built, and no food has been stored yet. The old mansion A few days ago, the stored grain in the warehouse was escorted to the Northern Han Dynasty for a batch. The remaining grain is only enough for the whole city to feed for half a month. The grain team from Bazhou has not arrived yet. A grain transportation convoy has gone wrong like last time, and this Guangyuan City is about to suffer a grain shortage..." Yang Hao stopped and said: "My lord, if you saw the misery of the migrating army, you would definitely bring out the food without hesitation. This is life-saving food, so there is no delay. First load the food and let me take it away, and then Mr. Xu can urgently buy it on credit or borrow it from nearby towns to meet the urgent needs of Guangyuan." Xu Fengqing was also helpless, since Yang Hao had come to him, he couldn't stay out of it.If these tens of thousands of people were allowed to starve to death, how could the officials and scholars of the imperial court and the censors from all walks of life not participate in the impeachment of him? At that time, he would not be able to get rid of his involvement anyway, so he just agreed with a bitter face. . But after he thought about it, he worried again: "It's still not going to work, Mr. Yang, how many cars do we have to load the food for tens of thousands of people? The car that escorted the food and grass to the Northern Han Dynasty has never returned, and there are not many cars in the treasury now." The car is available." Yang Hao's heart sank when he heard this, and he suddenly remembered the Ye's car dealership he had visited when he first arrived in Guangyuan last time, and he couldn't help but said happily: "I don't care about that much anymore, I am an imperial envoy, and I have the right to recruit civilian cars and husbands Yes, without further ado, let's divide into two groups, Mr. Xu went to the treasury to count the grain and grass, and ordered people to pack it and prepare to ship it immediately. This officer took the festival ax to the Ye's car dealership to borrow a car." Just as he turned around, he suddenly stopped and said, "No way, those ordinary people don't know what a Jieyue is. Mr. Xu, you have to borrow me as an official and a few soldiers to strengthen your reputation. By the way, there are still There is a priest..." Yang Hao pulled the old Taoist Fuyaozi to his face, Xu Fengqing saw that there was clearly a beggar dressed in a fishnet in front of him, he didn't look like a Taoist.Yang Hao said: "There are already signs of plague among the refugees, and some medicines are urgently needed. Please send someone to accompany the priest to collect some medicines, so that they can be transported to Ziwu Valley together." Xu Fengqing hurriedly turned around and ordered: "Zhang Tongpan, you quickly follow the imperial envoy to the Ye family car dealership to borrow a car, and recruit civilian servants to listen to it. All of you will go with the imperial envoy, and anyone who dares to resist the order will be imprisoned." Master Chai, you follow the Taoist chief to search for medicinal materials, but what kind of medicinal materials you need, the major pharmacies will not be able to resist, and record all the medicinal materials you have prepared. I will ask the imperial court to issue money and allocate salaries. At that time Pay again."