Chapter 7 The seventh chapter borrowed chopsticks to raise funds for one county Cena Ying to visit hundreds of cities

It is said that Lao Can and Shen Dongzao talked about Yu Xianzheng as talented and eager to become an official, so it was unreasonable. As for this, they sighed with each other for a while.Dong Zao said: "That's right. I said yesterday that I had an important matter to discuss with you in secret. That's why. You think, this gentleman is cruel to the extreme. My brother is unfortunate, but he is under him again. I really can't bear to follow him; If you don’t follow him, there is really no good way. Mr. has the most experience, the so-called “adversity and hardship, you should taste it; the people’s sentiments are false, you know it all. There must be a good strategy, why teach me?” The old man said: “If you know the difficulty The change is the end. Since you are not ashamed to ask your subordinates, I must first ask you what the purpose is. If you want to please the superior officials, do it vigorously and impressively, then you can only follow Yugong's method, the so-called forcing people is robbery; if you want to care about The three characters of "parents and officials" seek to eliminate harm for the people, and there is also a way to turn thieves into the people. If the official rank is slightly larger and the jurisdiction is slightly wider, it will be easier to handle; It’s tricky, but it’s not impossible.”

Dong Zao said: "Naturally, I think that the people are the most important. If it can make the place quiet, even if it is relocated, it will not be cold and starved." What do you eat for your children and grandchildren? Fifty people, the robbery cases are still repeated; they are short of official funds, so they go to the government by mistake. My brother thinks that if you are tired of paying compensation and the place is quiet, you can still try to make up for it; if you can't get it, what is the matter!" The old man said: "Fifty teams cost too much. Based on this, how much money can be raised without compensating?" Dong Zao said, "It's only a thousand gold, so it's not too heavy."

The old man said: "There is a way for this matter. You raise 1,200 gold a year, but don't worry about what I can do. I can draw up a plan for you. You don't have a robbery case in your territory; if there is a robbery case, you can You can get it in no time. What do you think?" Dong Zao said, "I would be very grateful if you can get Mr. to help me." The old man said, "I don't have to go, I just teach you a very good and beautiful law. " Dong Zao said: "If you don't go, who can practice this law?" Lao Can said: "I am recommending a person who practices this law. But this person must not be neglected. If he neglects this person, he will immediately leave Go, the disaster will be worse after you go.

"This man's surname is Liu, and his name is Renfu. He is from Pingyin County. His family is in Peach Blossom Mountain in the southwest of Pingyin County. When he was young, he learned boxing sticks at the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain at the age of fourteen or fifteen. After learning for a while, he felt that his reputation was useless. There was nothing surprising about it, so he traveled around the rivers and lakes for nearly ten years. On Mount Emei in Sichuan, he met a monk with superb martial arts. He worshiped him as his master and learned a set of "Taizu Shenquan" and a set of "Shaozu Shenquan".Because I asked this monk, where did he get his boxing skills, the monk said it was from Shaolin Temple.He was very surprised, and said: "The apprentice has been in Shaolin Temple for four or five years, and there is no outstanding boxing technique. From which one did the master learn it?" The monk said: "This is the boxing method of Shaolin Temple, but I didn't learn it from Shaolin Temple."The boxing techniques in Shaolin Temple have been lost for a long time.The Taizu boxing you learned was passed down by Bodhidharma; the Shaozu boxing was passed down by Shenguang.When this boxing method was passed down, it was specially practiced for the monks, so that the body can be solid and the spirit can last forever.If you walk alone when you go to the mountains to visit Taoism, or meet tigers, leopards, or strong men, monks don't carry weapons, so this boxing method is specially designed to protect your life.Strong bones and strong muscles can endure cold and hunger.Think about it, when a traveling monk visits an expert Gude in the barren mountains and wild valleys, it must be difficult to fully understand the word "sustainment and food".Who would have thought that Shaolin Boxing became famous later on, more and more people came to learn from outside, some of those who learned there were robbers, and some raped other women, it was often heard.Therefore, four or five generations before the current old monk, the old monks put away this serious boxing method, and only used some "outside light" and "nothing" boxing methods for appearances.I learned this boxing technique from Gu De in Hanzhong Mansion. If I can practice it seriously, I will be able to get the position of Gan Fengchi in the future. "

"Liu Renfu lived in Sichuan for three years, and he was well-known. It was the time when the Cantonese bandits were disturbing him. When he came out of Sichuan, he spent some time in the camps of the Hunan Army and the Huai Army. People from Hunan, the Huai army must be from Anhui, so they can take care of them. If you don't save people, you just get a small recommendation, and you will never have great power. This person has been recommended to a capital. Unintentionally in love with the village, he went back to his hometown, planted a few acres of land, chatted to get by, had nothing to do in his spare time, and wandered casually in Qi and Henan provinces. People who practice martial arts in these two provinces know his reputation. But he refused To teach an apprentice, if he knows that this person will be safe, he will teach him a few fists and sticks, and he will be very cautious. Therefore, those who have martial arts in these two provinces are no match for him, and they are all afraid of him. If this person is extended as a distinguished guest , hand over the one hundred taels per month to this person, and let him use it. About he only needs to recruit ten teams for the running, and each person will be paid six taels a month, and the remaining forty taels will be used to provide drinks for the heroes. enough.

"Probably the three provinces of Henan, Shandong, and Zhili, as well as the two northern half provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, are in one bureau. There are two types of bandits in this bureau: bandits have leaders, orders, and laws. Among them, there are many capable ones; petty thieves are rogues and unemployed recalcitrants at any time and place. They rob indiscriminately without help and without guns and weapons. After robbing, they are either drunk or gambled. Yes. For example, about nine and a half out of 10 of the people under the supervision of Yu Dazun are good people, and half of them are these small thieves. If we talk about those big robbers, no matter the leaders or their wings, it is not a surprise that one of them will be caught by Yu Dazun But the thieves are easy to deal with, such as the bodyguards in Beijing, no matter one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand silver, only one or two people can keep the road safe. How can such a huge sum of money be collected for one or two Hundreds of robbers snatched it, and it was enough to enjoy. Could it be that one or two bodyguards could defeat them? It was just because the robbers had this rule and would not do anything to harm the bodyguard. Therefore, in Fan Baoxiang's car, there was him When you go out, you have to call a slogan. When you shout this slogan, the bandit will meet face to face and say hello to each other, but he will never do anything. The bandits know the names of the escort agencies; The Escort also knew about it. If his Wing went to a place where there was an Escort, and entered the door and gave a signal, they would know that he was a friend along the way, and they had to save drinks and meals at that time, and they would give him a plate of three or two hundred dollars before leaving. Chuan; if you are a big boss, you must try your best to socialize. This is called the rules of the rivers and lakes.

"I just said that this Liu Renfu is well-known in the world. He was invited by the bodyguard bureau in the capital several times, but he refused to go. He would rather keep his name anonymous and become a farmer. If this person comes, wait for the guests It seems that Guixian County has opened a bodyguard agency to protect Muxian County. When he is free, he sits in teahouses and restaurants on the street. People who pass by, all friends in the world, he knows at a glance, and casually meet a few hosts In less than ten days and a half months, the leaders of the bandits everywhere will know all about it, and they will immediately send out an order: No one is allowed to disturb a certain person's foothold. The remaining forty gold every month is for him. As for the thief, he had no way to do it, he did it at will, and someone nearby came to report secretly. Before the owner came to the county to report the crime, his subordinates had already caught the thief. If the crime was done a little farther away, There are also their friends along the road, who will catch him secretly. No matter where he goes, he can be caught. So we need ten small teams, but in fact, only four or five people are enough. The extra five or six Personally, it is for the prestige in front of the sedan chair in the county, or for sending errands, running letters and other things."

Dong Zao said: "As your Excellency said, it is naturally an excellent law. But since this person is not willing to accept the employment of the Escort Bureau, if the brother's government office invites him, I am afraid he will not come. What should I do?" Lao Can said "It's just that if you invite him, naturally he won't come, so I have to write a letter in detail and impress him with the words of saving innocent people in a county, so naturally he is willing to come. Besides, he has a very good friendship with me." Hou, if I persuade him, I will definitely agree. Because when I was in my twenties, I saw that there would be great chaos in the world, so I tried my best to pay attention to generals, and I had many friends who talked about soldiers. When this man was in Henan, we were inseparable At the time of our acquaintance, we made a promise that if the country would use my life, all my colleagues would come out to help each other. At that time, there were all kinds of friends who talked about land, array, manufacturing, and martial arts. This is convenient He is a giant who talks about martial arts. Later everyone understood: Those who rule the world are another kind of talent. What I teach and learn is useless. Therefore, everyone makes a living and earns a living. Go, throw this ambition into the ocean of the East. Even so, the friendship and loyalty at that time will never be corrupted. So I will write a letter and I will definitely come."

After hearing this, Dong Zao bowed to thank him again and again, and said, "I haven't had a good night's sleep since I was commissioned to appoint Si Que. Today, hearing this discussion, it's like waking up from a dream and recovering from a disease. It's really a thousand blessings! But this letter What kind of person should I send the letter to? " The old disabled said: "There must be a close friend who can bear the hardships of this trip. If you send it to someone casually, it would be contemptuous of him, and he must not If you are willing to come out, then even I will be blamed." Dong Zao said again and again: "Yes, yes. I have a clan brother here, and he will arrive tomorrow. You can let him go. When will the letter be written, sir? ? It’s best to bother to write.” The old man said: “I won’t go out for a day tomorrow. I’m writing a long letter to Zhuang Gongbao right now, and I’m asking Yao Yunweng to forward it. In order to detail Yu Taizun’s political achievements, I will probably finish writing it tomorrow. ; And write this letter, I will leave the day after tomorrow." Dong Zao asked: "Where are you going the day after tomorrow?" Lao Can replied: "First go to Dongchang Mansion to visit Liu Xiaohui's collection, and want to see his collection. Song and Yuan blackboard writing, and then returned to the provincial capital of Jinan to celebrate the New Year. I don’t even know my whereabouts after that. It’s late at night, so you can go to sleep.” Stand up.Dongzao called his family: "Take a photo and send Master Tie back."

Lifting the door curtain, one can see the sky and the earth are the same color, the chaotic whiteness of the snow that has fallen, feels like the eyes of the light are swollen.The snow that fell was seven or eight inches deep, and I couldn't walk through it.There is only one road from the upper house to the gate, and people often come and go, so they keep sweeping.The road leading to the wing room can no longer be seen, and it is as high as other places.Dongzao asked someone to quickly shovel out a way for the old man to return to his room.Open the door, the lights are off.The upper room sent a candlestick and two red candles, lit the fire, and then wanted to write a letter, but the inkstone defied it so much that it didn't follow the schedule, so I had to sleep.

On the next day, although the snow had stopped, the cold was even worse than before.I got up and asked the shopkeeper to weigh five catties of charcoal, lighted a big brazier, and asked to buy some mulberry paper to paste the broken window.In an instant, the heating in the house turned back on, and it was not like yesterday.Then he baked the inkstone pool, wrote and sealed the unfinished letter yesterday in detail, and finished writing the letter to Liu Renfu, and sent it to the upper room, and handed it over to Dongzao for collection. On the one hand, Dongzao sent a letter to Yao Yunweng to the post station with a horse seal; on the other hand, he sent a letter to Liu Renfu to the pillow box.The kitchen is also open for dinner.The two had eaten together, and when they were talking again, their family members came to report: "The second master and his teachers have arrived, and they are staying in the west store. They will come over after washing their faces." Pausing for a while, I saw a man who was not yet forty years old coming outside the door. He had not yet grown a beard, and he was wearing a big fur gown made of old Ning silk and blue, a black long-sleeved leather jacket, and a pair of velvet boots. The gang has been soaked in slush, so he hurried into the main room and made a bow for Brother Nai first.Dong Zao said: "This is my younger brother, named Ziping." Turning around, he said: "This is Mr. Tie Bucan." Jia Ziping took a step closer, made a bow, and said: "I have admired you for a long time!" Zao asked, "Have you eaten yet?" Ziping said, "I just arrived, and I came over after washing my face. I'm not busy eating." "You don't have to. Stop for a moment, let's eat with their old master." The family members came up and said: "The kitchen has already paid for it. Ask them to send a table of food for the second master and his teachers to eat." A family member opened the door curtain and came in with several big red papers. Lao Can knew that it was the masters who came to see the master, so he took advantage of the situation and left. After dinner, Shen Dongzao invited the old man to the upper room again, and asked Ziping in detail how to visit Liu Renfu in Peach Blossom Mountain.Ziping asked again, "Where is the closest way?" The old man said, "I don't know how to get there. In the past, it was from the provincial capital along the Yellow River to Pingyin County, and out of Pingyin County, it was thirty miles southwest. , at the foot of the mountain. You can’t take a car when you enter the mountain. It’s better to take a donkey: when you get to the flat place, you can ride a donkey; There is a temple of Guandi in the distance of more than ten miles. The Taoist priests in the temple often communicate with Liu Renfu. You can find out the details when you go to the temple. There are two temples of Fudi in the mountain: Jidong One, and one in Jixi. This is a Guandi Temple in Jixi." Shen Ziping understood the question, so they went back to their rooms to rest. Getting up early the next day, Lao Can went out and hired a mule cart, packed his luggage, and when Shen Dongzao went to the yamen to report his resignation, he added a letter to the fox fur that he had delivered the night before, and handed it to the shopkeeper. , Said: "When Master Shen returns to the shop, send it up. Don't send it now, I'm afraid there will be mistakes." The shopkeeper hurriedly opened the wooden box in the cabinet room, put it in, and then sent the old man on his body The car went straight to Dongchang Mansion. It's nothing more than eating and sleeping in the open. After two or three days, I have arrived in Dongchang City and found a clean car shop to stay.Arrangements were made that night, and after breakfast the next day, I went to the street to look for bookstores.After searching for a long time, I finally found a small bookstore with three doors, half of which sold paper, pen and ink, and the other half sold books.So I went to the book seller and sat down outside the counter, and asked what books were sold here. The shopkeeper said: "Our Dongchang Mansion is the most famous for its style of writing. The ten counties under its jurisdiction are commonly known as 'Ten Beautiful Pictures', and there is no county where every family is rich and every household sings songs. All the books used in these ten counties, They are all sold to the trumpet. The trumpet shop is here, and there are warehouses and workshops behind it. Many books are carved in this shop, so you don’t need to go to the outside to sell and buy. Your old name, what’s the point of coming here What do you do?" The old man said: "My surname is Tie, and I am here to visit a friend. Do you have any old books here?" The shopkeeper said: "Yes, yes, yes. What do you always want? We have many here!" Turning around, pointing to the white note on the bookshelf and counting: "Look at you! Here are the "Chongbiantang Moxuan", "Mugengzhaichu 2nd and 3rd Collection". Even the ancient ones are the "Baming School Notes" ". It's all about serious knowledge. If it's about miscellaneous learning, there are "Ancient Tang Poetry Interpretation" and "Three Hundred Tang Poems". The book is called "The Essence of Sexuality", if you can understand this book, it's amazing!" Lao Can smiled and said: "I don't want any of these books." The shopkeeper said: "There are more, and there are "Three Essentials of Yangzhai", "Ghost Cuojiao", "Yuanhui Ziping", all kinds of books, We have all the trumpets. The provincial capital of Jinan is a big place. Needless to say, if you want to talk about the north of the Yellow River, our trumpet is the first big bookstore. There are no special bookstores in other cities. , most of them are sold in grocery stores. All the "Three", "Hundred", "Thousand", and "Thousand" used in schools with a radius of two to three hundred miles can be sold in small shops. It has sold tens of thousands of copies." The old man said: "I have never seen this 'three hundred thousand' sold in your place. What kind of book is it? How did you sell so many?" The shopkeeper said: "Warm! Don't Coax me! I think you are always very elegant, you can't even know this. This is not a book, "three" is, "hundred" is, "thousand" is "Thousand Characters"; Well, yes. Half of these are cold goods, and only a hundred copies are sold a year; the rest of "Three", "Hundred", and "Thousand" are widely sold." Lao Can said, "Isn't anyone buying the Four Books and the Five Classics?" He said, "Why is no one buying it? The Four Books has a small version. There are also three classics, Poems, and Books of Changes. If you want As for "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan", we can also write letters to the provincial capital. Your old visiting friend, which family is it?" The old man said: "It's from Liu Xiaohui's family. His old man used to be our caotai, and I heard that his family has a lot of books. He carved a book called "Na Shu Ying", which was written in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Writing on the blackboard. I want to open my eyes. I wonder if there is a way to see it?" The shopkeeper said: "The Liu family is the first adult family here, why don't you know it! It's just that Liu Xiaohui, Master Liu, has passed away long ago. Their young master's name is Liu Fengyi, and he is the head of the two lists. I heard that he has a lot of books in his family, and they are all packed in big crates. I'm afraid there are hundreds of boxes. They are piled up on a building, and no one will ever go to them. Ask him. There is Mr. Liu, a close neighbor, who is a scholar. He often comes to our place. I asked him: "What kind of treasures are those books in your house? Let us listen to them." He said: "I I have never seen what it looks like.' I said: 'Is it not afraid of moths if you keep it like that?'" When the shopkeeper said this, he saw a man coming in from outside, pulled the old disabled, and said: "Go back quickly, the messenger from Caozhou Mansion is waiting for you to keep talking, hurry up and go." After hearing this, the old man said, "Tell him to wait, I'll go back after a while." The man said, "I've been searching for a long time on the street. My shopkeeper is in a hurry, so you should come back sooner." shop." The old man said: "It doesn't matter. Since you found me, you are right, you go." After the waiter went, the manager of the bookstore saw how far he had gone, and hurriedly said to Lao Can in a low voice: "How much is the luggage in your old store worth? Do you have any reliable friends here?" It's not worth much money, and I have no reliable friends here. What do you mean by asking?" The shopkeeper said: "Caozhou Mansion is now Mr. Yu. This person is very annoying: whether you are reasonable or not, as long as you He felt good in his heart, so he got on the cage. Now that you are a policeman from the Caozhou mansion, I am afraid that someone will make you old. I think it is a bad luck, so why not take advantage of this and escape. The luggage is worthless If you have a lot of money, it’s better to throw it away, and your life is more important!" The old man said: "I'm not afraid. Can he treat me as a robber? I'm very relieved about this." Saying that, he nodded and left the shop. On the street came a small car, half of which was loaded with luggage and half of which was filled with people.Lao Can's eyes were quick, he saw and shouted: "Isn't Brother Jin in that car?" He hurried forward.The person in the car jumped out of the car, gathered himself together, and said, "Ah! Isn't this Brother Tie? How did you get here and what did you do?" Lao Can told the whole story, and said, "You should When you've finished your sharpening, go to the shop where I live and have a chat. Where are you from? Where are you going?" The man said, "When is this? I've already finished my sharpening, and I still have to go today. I came back from Zhili to the south, because I have something to do at home, I am eager to go home, so I can't delay." The old man said: "Since I said so, I won't keep you. Just please sit down for a while, I want to send a letter to Brother Liu, I ask you to take it." Having said that, I bought a pen, a few pieces of paper, and an envelope from the counter opposite the bookstore counter, where paper, pen and ink were sold, borrowed an inkstone from the store, and wrote in a hurry. One, hand it over to Jin Er.Everyone made a bow and said, "I'm sorry to send you off soon. Friends in the mountains will say hello to me when they see it." Jin Er took the letter and got into the car.The old man also went back to the store.I don't know whether the police from the Caozhou prefecture have arrested the old disabled, and I'll listen to the next chapter.