Chapter 40 The Thirty-Ninth Chapter Xiao Yunxian Rescues Mingyue Lingping Shaobao Plays Kaiqingfeng City

It is said that the old monk knelt down on the ground and begged after hearing what the old woman said.The old woman said: "How can I save you? I have to show you a way to find someone." The old monk said: "Old Bodhisattva, but asked the poor monk to find someone? Please guide me." The old woman said kindly : "More than a mile away from here, there is a small hill called Mingyue Ridge. You can get a few steps closer to the mountain road behind my house. When you go to the hill, there is a young man playing billiards there. But you don’t ask him, just kneel in front of him, wait for him to ask you, and then tell him these words. Only this one person can save you. You go to ask him quickly, but you still can’t make it. If this person is still unable to save you, I will have to take my life if I tell you the truth today!"

Hearing this, the old monk tremblingly filled the gourd with wine, thanked the old woman, and climbed up the vine behind the house.Sure enough, within a mile or so, there was a small hill where a young man was playing billiards.There was a snow-white stone embedded in the cave, but it was the size of a copper coin, and the young man looked closer, hitting the ball exactly where it passed.When the old monk looked at the young man, he was wearing a military scarf and a taupe-colored war robe. He was fair-skinned and very beautiful.The young man was playing billiards in full swing when the old monk came and knelt down in front of him.When the boy was about to ask, a sparrow flew up in the valley.The boy said: "Wait until I hit the sparrow." He raised the marbles and dropped them, killing the sparrows and falling down.The young man saw the old monk kneeling in front of him with tears in his eyes, and said, "Teacher, please get up quickly. I know why you are here. I am here to learn billiards for this reason. But I have only learned nine points, and I still have one point left." Before he arrives, I'm afraid there will be accidental mistakes, so I dare not do anything. Since I met you today, I can't say it. I think it's the time of his death. Master, you don't need to delay here, you quickly get the gourd wine When you go to the nunnery, you must not show a panicked look on your face, let alone a sad look. When you get there, do whatever he tells you, and never disobey him, and I will come to rescue you."

The old monk had no choice but to take the wine gourd and follow the same path to the nunnery.After entering the second floor, I saw the evil monk sitting on the middle bed, already holding a gleaming steel knife in his hand, and asked the old monk, "Why did you come here at this time?" I can't find the way, I made a mistake, and I found it slowly." The evil monk said: "That's all, just kneel down!" The old monk knelt down on both knees.The evil monk said: "Kneel up!" The old monk saw that he was holding a knife, so he didn't dare to go up.The evil monk said: "If you don't come up, I'll cut you face to face!" The old monk had no choice but to go up on his knees, and the evil monk said: "You take off your hat!" The old monk took off the hat with tears in his eyes.The evil monk pinched the old monk's bald head, poured out the gourd medicinal wine, and took a sip. Holding the wine in his left hand and holding a sharp knife in his right, he tried it on the old monk's head for comparison.The old monk hadn't waited for him to chop it off at this time, the soul had already escaped through the top door.The evil monk fixed the center and knew it was where the brain was. When it was split open, the brains just burst out, and it was hot and delicious.Immediately, the center was determined, and with the steel knife in hand, he struck down at the top of the old monk's head and heart.Unexpectedly, the knife hadn't fallen on the old monk's head, but there was a swishing sound outside the door.A bullet flew in and hit the evil monk's left eye.The evil monk was shocked, dropped his knife, put down his wine, put his hand on his left eye, and ran out to the outer floor.There is a person sitting on the head of Jialan Bodhisattva.The evil monk raised his head, and another marble hit him, blinding his eyes.The evil monk fell down.

The boy jumped down and entered the inner floor.The old monk was frightened to the ground.The young man said: "Teacher, get up and go!" The old monk said: "I'm so scared, I can't walk anymore." The young man said: "Get up! I will carry you on my back." Then he pulled the old monk up , carried it on his body, hurried out of the nunnery, and ran for forty miles in one breath.The young man put the old monk down and said: "Okay, teacher and father have escaped from this catastrophe, and the future is auspicious and safe." The old monk just recovered his soul, knelt down on the ground to thank him, and asked: "What is your benefactor's name? The young man said: "I just want to get rid of this harm, I don't intend to save you. You are dead, go quickly, and ask me my name?" The old monk asked again, but he refused to say.The old monk had no choice but to go forward to worship nine times, and said: "Let's say goodbye to your benefactor, and you will be rewarded generously if you don't die." After paying homage, he got up and went on the road.

The young man was exhausted, so he sat down in a shop beside the road.I saw a person sitting in the store first, with a box in front of him.When the young man looked at the man, he was wearing a filial scarf, white cloth clothes, straw sandals on his feet, and he was sad, with many tears in his eyes, so he cupped his hands with him and sat down opposite him.The man said with a smile: "Peace the world, shake the world, and hit the marbles to blind people's eyes, but come to this shop to sit safely!" The young man said: "Where did the old man come from? How did you know about this?" The man said: "I was just a joke. Cutting off the wicked and saving the good is the most rare thing. What is your elder brother's name?" The young man said: "My surname is Xiao, my name is Cai, and my name is Yunxian. I live in Dongshan, twenty miles away from Chengdu Mansion," the man said in surprise: "There is a Mr. Xiao Haoxuan in Dongshan, twenty miles away from Chengdu, but Zunfu?" Xiao Yunxian said in surprise: "This is my father. How does the old man know?" The man said: "It turns out to be the old man." Then he said his name, and came to Sichuan because of the reason, "I met the county magistrate Yougong in Tongguan County. I once wrote a letter to the gentleman. I have never been around because I am looking for relatives. On the way to Zunfu. Eldest brother, I recognize the old monk you just rescued. I don’t want to meet again. Seeing that elder brother is such a hero, he is the son of Mr. Haoxuan. Respectable! Respectable!"

Xiao Yunxian said: "Since the old man is looking for the old man, why are we not in the same place? Where is he going now alone?" Seeing this question, Guo Xiaozi burst into tears and said: "Unfortunately, the late king passed away. In this box It is the bones of the late emperor. I am originally from Huguang, but now I carry the bones of the late emperor to my hometown for burial." Xiao Yunxian said with tears: "Poor! Poor! But I was lucky to meet the old man in late life. I wonder if I can invite the old man to accompany me Would you like to go down to the house and meet your lord for a while?" Guo Xiaozi said: "It's supposed to build a mansion to pay respects, but it's inconvenient for me to carry the bones of my predecessor, and I'm impatient to be buried. Sincerely, my lord, it will be convenient in the future, and I will come to offer it again Let's go." Because he took out Yougong's book from his luggage and handed it to Xiao Yunxian.He took out another hundred and ten coins and asked the shopkeeper to buy triangular wine, cut two catties of meat, and some vegetables, and asked the shopkeeper to tidy up and eat with Xiao Yunxian. Then he said to him, "elder brother, I and Xiao Yunxian You hit it off right away, this is the rarest thing in life, besides, when I come from Shaanxi, there are some scholars who have defected to Mr. Zun, and this is even more different than the first friends. Eldest brother, things like you are rare in the world today. It is really rare to be willing to do it. But I also have a word of advice for you, can you say it?" Xiao Yunxian said: "I am a late-born young man, and I am asking the old man for advice. Why don't you say something?" Guo Xiaozi said: "This is an adventure. Taking advantage of one's body is the work of a chivalrous man. Now it can't be compared to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Such things can become famous. Now it's the time when the whole world is a family. If you are Jing Ke and Nie Zheng, you can only be called rioters. Like the eldest brother, you have such good looks and talent , and with such loyalty and courage, it is time to come out to serve the court. In the future, when I come to the battlefield, I will win a wife and a son with a knife and a gun. He is a master of martial arts, suffered from the misfortune of his family, and worked hard for more than ten years. Now he is old, and his eyes are useless. Eldest brother is in the prime of his life, so you must not let yourself be wasted. You must keep in mind what the old clumsy said today." Xiao Yunxian said: "I am a late-born student who has been taught by the old man. I am so grateful that I can see the sun after clearing the clouds." He also said some gossip.The next morning, I paid the shop money and sent Guo Xiaozi straight to the fork in Ershili Road, where we parted with tears.

Xiao Yunxian returned home, asked his father how he was, and presented Yougong's book for a read.Xiao Haoxuan said: "My old friend has been separated from me for twenty years, and we have not heard from each other. He is now an official, which is gratifying!" He also said: "Guo Xiaozi is capable of martial arts. He is as famous as me when he was a young man. Unfortunately, he is old like me now. He begged for the burial of the bones of his great-grandfather, and it is a matter of his life." Xiao Yunxian served his father at home. After half a year, Songpan Weibian Waishengfan and the inland people traded with each other, and they quarreled with each other because of the unfair trading.Those sons were wild and didn't know the law of the king, so they fought a big battle with knives, sticks and equipment.He killed and wounded all the archers before he rescued them, and took a piece of Qingfeng City by force.The governor played the matter from Fei to Beijing, and the court was furious after reading this chapter.According to the decree: "Send Shaobao Pingzhi to go to the supervisor, and you must plow the court to sweep the caves and ask for it." Ping Shaobao got the imperial decree, Xingfei left Beijing and stationed in Songpan.

After hearing this, Xiao Haoxuan called Xiao Yunxian to the front, and said: "I heard that Ping Shaobao left the army and is now stationed in Songpan to conquer the Shengfan. Shaobao and I have an old relationship, you go to join the army now, and tell me my name. Surname, if Shaobao is willing to stay under the tent to serve, you can also use this to serve the imperial court, this is the time for a man to work hard." Xiao Yunxian said: "Father is old, and my son dare not stay away from his knees." Xiao Haoxuan said: " What you said is wrong. Although I am old, I am not sick, I can eat and sleep well, why should you follow around? If you refuse to go with an excuse, you are greedy for comfort and love your wife at home , is an unfilial son, from now on you are not allowed to see me again!" A few words made Xiao Yunxian speechless, so he resigned from his father, tied up his luggage, and went to join the army.There is no need to elaborate on the journey.

On this day, there was still more than one stop away from Songpanwei. Because I left the shop too early, I walked for more than ten miles, and it was not yet dawn.Xiao Yunxian was walking well with his luggage on his back, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.He took a step away, turned around, and saw a man with a short stick, who was about to come forward to beat him, but he kicked him to the ground.Xiao Yunxian snatched the short stick from his hand and was about to hit him head on.The man shouted from the ground: "Look at my master, forgive me!" Xiao Yunxian stopped his hands and asked, "Who is your master?" At that time, the sky was already bright, and when he saw the man, he was in his thirties. , wearing a short jacket, eight house shoes on his feet, and a slight mustache on his face.The man said: "The villain's surname is Mu and his name is Nai. He is Guo Xiaozi's apprentice." Xiao Yunxian pulled him up and asked him for details.Mu Naijiang once short-circuited, met Guo Xiaozi and accepted him as an apprentice, and said it again.Xiao Yunxian said: "I also know your master. Where are you going now?" Mu Nai said: "I heard that Ping Shaobao Zhengfan is now recruiting troops in Songpan, and he intends to go there to join the army, because there is a lack of travel. Don't blame me, elder brother!" Xiao Yunxian said: "Since that's the case, I also joined the army, so why not go with you?" Mu Nai was overjoyed and willing to accept Xiao Yunxian as his personal companion.Came all the way to Songpan, and submitted a statement of admission to the Central Army.The Shaobao sent an order to inquire about the origin in detail, and found out that it was Xiao Hao's son, who was kept under the account and awarded the title of Qian Zong to serve in the army.Mu Nai rewards one point of battle food and waits for dispatch.

After a few days, all the food and salaries from all walks of life have been adjusted, Shaobao has raised his account, and an order has been passed down to ask all the officials to wait at the gate.Xiao Yunxian arrived early, only to see two governors at the gate.Xiao Yunxian invited Ann and stood beside him.I heard the governor say: "The day before yesterday, Master Ma of the general town sent troops, but was actually dug into a trap by the fans of Qingfeng City. Even people and horses fell into the trap. Master Ma was seriously injured. After two days My God, he died from a wounded hair. The body has never been found so far. Mr. Ma is the nephew of the old father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies. Now there is a letter from inside that he must find the body. If he can't find it, I don't know what the punishment will be in the future! What's the matter?" The governor said: "I heard that there are no water plants for dozens of miles around Qingfeng City, and we have to wait for the heavy snow to accumulate in winter, and when the spring melts, the snow on the mountain will melt and flow down. There is only water for animals and livestock. When we send troops there, if we don’t have water for a few days, we will die of thirst. How can we fight there!” Xiao Yunxian heard this and went forward and said: “Don’t bother me There are aquatic plants in this Qingfeng City, not only there are, but also the most fertile.” The two governors said: “Mr. Xiao Qian, have you ever been there?” Xiao Yunxian said: “I have never been there before.” The two The governor said, "But here again! You have never been there, how do you know?" Xiao Yunxian said: "Beibian has been green in the history books, saying that this place is rich in water and grass." The two governors changed their faces and said: "That book How can you believe what you say!" Xiao Yunxian didn't dare to speak.

In a few moments, where the cloud boards sound, the Yuanmen is noisy with drums.Shaobao raised his account and issued an order to teach the two governors to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to support the Chinese army; to ask Xiao Yunxian to lead 500 infantry in front and lead the way.The commander-in-chief supervises the dispatch of the rear team.The general order has been issued, and the generals will go separately. Xiao Yunxian took Mu Nai with him, and led five hundred infantrymen to rush forward.I saw a high mountain in front of me, it was very steep, and there was a flag guarding it faintly on the top of the mountain.The name of this mountain is Chair Mountain, and it is the gateway of Qingfeng City.Xiao Yunxian ordered Mu Nai: "You lead two hundred people to go across the mountain from a small path, and wait at the intersection of his main road. When you hear the sound of cannons on the top of the mountain, you all shout to kill and come back to help the battle. There must be no mistake." Mu Nai promised to go. .Xiao Yunxian ordered another hundred soldiers to lie in ambush in the valley. Hearing the sound of cannons on the top of the mountain, they shouted together, announcing that the soldiers had arrived, and rushed to help the battle.The distribution has been decided, Xiao Yunxiandi led two hundred people and strode up the mountain.Hundreds of people on the mountain hid in the upper cave, and when they saw someone killing them, they swarmed out to fight.That Xiao Yunxian put a slingshot in his waist, held a waist knife in his hand, and fought bravely to be the first, raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, and killed a few people first.Seeing the momentum, those people were about to flee, when two hundred people rushed to the ground like a storm.Suddenly there was a cannon, and the ambush soldiers in the valley shouted loudly: "The soldiers have arrived!" and rushed up the mountain.Fanzi was frightened and frightened, and saw the 200 people behind the mountain waving flags and shouting, flying towards them, thinking that the army had already captured Qingfeng City, they ran for their lives in chaos.There, Xiao Yunxian's marbles were forbidden to hit him, his nose was flattened and his mouth crooked, and he had nowhere to hide.Xiao Yunxian gathered 500 people together, shouted loudly, hacked all the hundreds of people to death like chopping melons, and got countless flags and weapons. Xiao Yunxian asked everyone to rest for a while, and then marched bravely.I saw dense forests along the way, and after walking for half a day, at the end of the forest, there was a big river, and I could see Qingfeng City several miles away.Seeing that there was no boat to cross, Xiao Yunxian hurriedly asked five hundred people to cut down the bamboos and weave them into rafts.It will be done in an instant, and we will cross the river together.Xiao Yunxian said: "Our soldiers are still behind, and it is not possible for five hundred people to attack his city. First, we must not let the bandits know our falsehood." Ask Mu Nai to lead the soldiers and transform the captured flag into a Yunti, with two hundred soldiers, each with a bundle of dead bamboo, went to a secluded place in the west of his city, climbed up the city, and set fire to the place where he piled up grain and grass, "so that we can attack his east gate."Here the division has been decided. Let's say that the two governors led the Chinese army to the foot of Yi'er Mountain, but they don't know if Xiao Yunxian has ever gone there.The two discussed: "They must have an ambush in such a dangerous place. Let's fire some cannons as much as possible, so that they dare not come out, and then we can win." A military order was passed down: ask the two governors to rush forward to respond. I'm afraid Xiao Yunxian will be young and cause accidents.The governors of the two capitals got the general's order, and they dared not go in. They ordered the army to gallop to the Daizi River, and when they saw a ready-made raft, they all crossed over, and saw the burning lights of Qingfeng City.That Xiao Yunxian was launching artillery fire outside the east gate to attack the city.When Fanzi saw the fire in the city, there would be chaos without a fight.The Chinese army outside the city has arrived, and they merged with the vanguard of the former army, like an iron barrel surrounding a Qingfeng city.The chieftain opened the north gate and gave up his life for a scuffle. There were only a dozen riders left, and they broke the encirclement and fled for their lives.The rear team led by Shaobao has arrived, and the disabled people in the city, with fragrant flowers on their heads, kneel to welcome Shaobao into the city.Shaobao sent an order to put out the fire and calm the people, and Qiu must not be alarmed.Then I wrote this chapter and sent officials to Beijing to report the victory. Here Xiao Yunxian greets him and kowtows to Shaobao.Shaobao was overjoyed, and rewarded him with a lamb and a jar of wine, and praised him a lot.After more than ten days, the decree came back: With Pingzhi coming to Beijing, the governors of the two capitals returned to the post, and Xiao Caishi was appointed as the chief executive.As for the aftermath, Shaobao handed it over to Xiao Yunxian to handle.Xiao Yunxian sent Shaobao to Beijing, and when he returned to the city, he saw the city walls collapsed and warehouses destroyed after the war disaster, so he carefully made a set of documents and reported to Shaobao.Then the Shaobao approved the construction of the city: Xiao Yunxian was ordered to manage it carefully, and after the construction of the city was completed, he would discuss it separately.Because of this, there are different teachings: