Chapter 13 Chapter Eleven

Lin Zhitong originally thought that the Zhu family in Zhangzhou was quite big, but only after arriving at Gengwang Village in Fuzhou did she realize how extravagant the real Zhu family is!Walking into the compound, there are five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors and waists, high eaves and teeth pecking, it goes without saying.There are only two large farms in the backyard, and a large group of elephants and white cranes are raised respectively, which not only makes the owner appear wealthy, but also has strange tastes. Lin Zhitong had practiced White Crane Fist for more than ten years, but when she really saw a white crane, she only encountered it once in the wild, and it passed away in a short time. How has she ever seen such a hundred birds contending?I couldn't help feeling joyful, watching the white crane slowly waving its wings, and naturally made the gesture of holding hands. Seeing the white crane eating with its sharp beak, I naturally thought of the boxing proverb "the crane takes its sharpness", and couldn't help making a move "standard" "Moon Finger" comes.

Lin Zhitong was staring dazedly, when a loud voice came from the vestibule: "Haha, these are the younger siblings, right? The third younger brother has not thought of accepting Fujin for many years, even if he has no children for many years, he has never nodded. Not even Princess Heshuo persuaded him I'll take care of it. This time when I returned to Fujian, I actually got married, could it be that there really is that 'beautiful Zhangzhou'! Haha, I want to see what kind of fairy is it?" Geng Juzhong clasped his hands and said, "Brother is here to make fun of him again. Zhitong, I have met my brother."

Lin Zhitong raised his eyes to look around, also called "Big Brother" with a smile, and thought: This is the legendary King of Jingnan, Geng Jingzhong, who is older than the Governor of Fujian, but he is so young, probably in his thirties.It's just that this look is really aggressive, a bit like a vulture.The two brothers look alike like the two pancakes made by the uncle on the street corner, but they are different when you look closely. Geng Juzhong is more like a cynical and sad son, but this prince is like a domineering lord who swallows thousands of miles. Lin Zhitong also cupped his hands, and called out heartily: "Greetings, big brother."

Geng Jingzhong was taken aback, how could this woman salute like this?Not even a million blessings?This doesn't look like a lady from a big family, but like a charlatan.In terms of appearance, it can't be said that she is beautiful, but somehow she has seduced the soul of the third younger brother with a coquettish way.Immediately he smiled proudly and said: "Miss Lin, you must be free at Eldest Brother's house. When you go to the capital and enter the Grand Master's Mansion, there will be more rules in Fujin here. Eldest Brother will send you a few more capable maids to accompany you. You relieve your boredom, and at the same time, you can also help you familiarize yourself with the customs of princes and wives, how about it?"

Lin Zhitong said seriously: "No need, big brother, if you want to send me a few sisters who have practiced kung fu, it would be best to box with me." Geng Jingzhong was stunned, and joked: "Hehe, brother and sister or female general? Disrespect, disrespect, is this going to be Hua Mulan or Mu Guiying?" Lin Zhitong said: "My mother said that fighting is not good. I will just be a white crane, live my life well, not be bullied, and just help those who are bullied." Geng Jingzhong smiled slightly, and thought: This is not a good fight, I am afraid that the third brother deliberately arranged for you to say it.Immediately, he said to Geng Juzhong without showing any signs of expression: "Third son, go back to Fujian to visit relatives this time. Just stay longer and spend a year or so with your younger siblings here. Don't rush back to the capital."

Geng Juzhong smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness. It's just that I'm in the temple, so I can't help myself, and I have won the trust of the Lord Long Live, and I have entrusted him with a big responsibility. It is a rare favor for someone who is busy with official duties to come to Fujian for a few months." How dare you be proud of being favored? Three days later, Zhitong and I set off for Beijing." Geng Jingzhong sighed and said: "It's hard for you, the vassal king of the Han surname must have a son in Beijing as a hostage - who made us the king of Han? Originally, the elder brother should go to this matter, but in the end, the second and third brothers left their homes and stayed in the The capital is frightened. Every time I think about it, I feel sorry."

Geng Juzhong smiled and said: "Brother's words are wrong. Now the king has favored me, and the Geng family is also the emperor's kindness. Could it be that the shore of the land is the land of the king, how can it be said that the quality is not the quality?" Geng Jingzhong lowered his head and flicked his sleeves, saying: "Mmm - third brother, younger siblings, go and burn incense sticks for the father." The three of them came to the lobby of the Geng family, on which were the tablets of the ancestors of the Geng family, and the tablets of Geng Zhongming and Geng Jimao were placed in the front row, which said ancestors and Xiankao, but the titles were all King Jingnan.

Geng Jingzhong said: "Since my grandfather Liaodong started his army, entered the customs from the dragon, and fought in the world, he has made great achievements in battle. It's a pity that he died young, and all his soldiers and horses died suddenly. It's really hateful." After speaking, he shed a few tears. Geng Juzhong smoked a stick of incense silently, thinking that his elder brother was reminding his grandfather Geng Zhongming that he had won the country for the Manchus, and because he harbored fugitives, he was tabooed by the Qing Dynasty and feared that he would hang himself.Originally, the founder of the country, regardless of the Manchu and Han dynasties, was rarely able to end well. As the three major Han vassal kings, the grievances and grievances between the Geng family and the Qing Dynasty were even more complicated.But now that there has been peace for a long time, the Geng family has long been the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han army, hereditary princes.Why did the eldest brother suddenly bring up the past decades ago?Could it be that the family grudge is still there?I had no choice but to keep silent.

Geng Jingzhong sighed, and said: "Let's go to the table and have dinner. My brothers are both extremely human ministers. But so what? A minister is just a minister. The higher the seat, the tighter the rope around the neck. An absurd This order can separate our brothers and sisters, and it is rare for us to get together for decades." Geng Juzhong and Lin Zhitong sat down, someone had already knelt down and brought a golden basin to wash their hands.Lin Zhitong was not used to it, she stood up with a smiling face and wanted to pull up the servant girl, but the servant girl saw that Fujin was smiling at herself, thinking that she had made some mistake, her face turned pale with fright, and she lowered her head even lower.Zhitong had no choice but to sit down and imitate Geng Juzhong, cleaning her hands defiantly, and the servants calmed down.

The dishes served are very luxurious.Just a pot of sesame roast chicken is nothing at first glance. Lin Zhitong has eaten it several times during Chinese New Year.But the side of the plate of this dish is hand-carved with carrots and phoenixes, which is no longer in the category of eating. It is simply spoiling one's tongue while spoiling one's eyes.Lin Zhitong hesitated for several seconds, wondering if he should also kill the carrot.At this time, another dish I didn't know was served. There was no plate, but a whole piece of ham was placed on the lotus leaf. The small quail eggs are as red as flowers, with white spots like snow. After asking, I found out that this dish was originally called "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night".Isn't this the Tang poetry taught by Mr. Ruan?Geng Juzhong told her that the hams all come from Xuanwei, Yunnan, and the eggs must be exactly the same size, which is considered one in a thousand.Lin Zhitong couldn't bear to eat chopsticks when she heard this.Geng Jingzhong said: "Wu Sangui's family has dangerous mountains and rivers, and this ham is delicious."

But the "Three Treasures of Health" made of "sweet potatoes, radishes, and corn" is the most suitable for Lin Zhitong's taste.I often make it at home, but it’s impossible to put these three home-cooked dishes in one bowl, white, yellow, and red, one piece, one piece, cut so similar, it’s not like cooking but like painting generally.The abalone's wings and belly are squeezed into a blue and white porcelain. It should be the Buddha jumping wall that I had eaten in Zhangzhou a few days ago. I don't know if this fragrance can seduce the Buddha. It should be no problem to hook a few monks and nuns.The rest were unheard of dishes, and after serving dozens of dishes in a row, Lin Zhitong was too embarrassed to ask more questions, so she just cared about eating to her heart's content.Turning around suddenly, I found that the two brothers of the Geng family seemed to be preoccupied, swallowing slowly with one chopstick and without the other.Lin Zhitong felt that this rich man's eating was not called eating, but rather like completing some uncomfortable work.Lin Zhitong picked up a bowl of iced sour plum soup and cleaned it up, feeling sweet and sour.I also feel that these guys really have no good food. They eat too much delicacies from mountains and seas. It's not as delicious as Daddy and Fat Zhukang dipped in spicy sauce to eat steamed buns after work.So he tore a piece of chicken leg and put it in Geng Juzhong's bowl. Geng Juzhong smiled and finally took a big bite. Geng Jingzhong said softly: "I heard that the third younger brother grew up with the emperor, so the relationship must be very good - these years, not only conferring a son-in-law, but also worshiping the grand master in a weak crown year, it is also a rare thing in a hundred years It's a special encounter." Geng Juzhong said: "This is the grace of the emperor and the blessings of the Geng family. The emperor was young, and he was oppressed by the powerful officials when he first came to the throne. He really valued us, the companions who were used to messing around when we were young. He and I If they are monarchs and ministers, they are also brothers." Geng Jingzhong sighed deeply: "We are really estranged brothers. Recently, my elder brother invented a dish made of pig's feet and trotters braised in soy sauce, with some lotus roots in the middle, called 'Brothers and feet connected'. This dish needs some It's time, I guess it's ripe now. Can you help me see if it's the right size and portion?" After saying that, she clapped her hands, and a delicate beauty brought a pot of meat dishes.Lin Zhitong felt that the trotters and trotters were nothing but the utensils used to hold the vegetables were very strange, like an iron stove for burning incense. Geng Juzhong glanced at it, shook his hand, and spilled the wine on the table. After all, he had been in office for a long time, his face did not change, but his heart was overwhelmed.The one with three legs and two ears is clearly a tripod.Brother just asked me whether the weight is appropriate, that is to say, whether the size of the tripod is appropriate?That is to say, the eldest brother really wants to win the Central Plains after Wu Sangui?Geng Juzhong began to sweat, so he ate a piece of pepper on the spot, wiped his face, and said with a smile: "Brother, some dishes can be eaten indiscriminately, but some jokes can't be joked about. Speaking of which, our Geng family is a vassal king, a general for generations, from Liaodong to From Guangdong to this Fujian, it is considered bloody enough. Time, luck, and fate. Let’s not talk about the right and wrong of the predecessors. Our younger generations should do more good, enjoy more happiness, and kill less evil. Bar." Geng Jingzhong squinted at him and said, "Third Brother, I didn't say anything." Geng Juzhong felt uneasy, he hoped that the eldest brother was just probing, and seeing that the younger brothers disagreed, he reined in the precipice.Immediately toasted the elder brother with a glass of wine. Geng Jingzhong said angrily: "The table is full of dishes, but I found a place to put chopsticks. Why don't you call some dancers to accompany the bar." With a finger raised, the beauty who served the beef backed out, and dozens of beauties ran out behind the screen in an instant Come on, touch your chest and stretch your legs, it's extremely coquettish.Lin Zhitong felt that each one was so beautiful, and this elder brother spent an indefinite amount of time collecting them, probably not as many beauties as there are all the beauties in Zhangzhou combined.Listening to the music, Geng Juzhong felt that the tune was very ancient and elegant.After a while, the dancers held up the tulle and lined up.Geng Juzhong took the opportunity to count quietly and found that there were sixty-four beauties in total.My heart tightened, could it be the legendary famous Wu Bayi?Geng Juzhong frightened and counted silently again. There were eight dancers in each group, and there were indeed sixty-four dancers in eight groups.This is the "eighth" that only the emperor can watch in the legend.Said: "Confucius said that the Ji family, eight people dancing in the court, can be tolerated, which one can't be tolerated!" Geng Juzhong stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, I have to go first, and I will go north to the capital with Zhitong tomorrow. I hope to meet my brother on the battlefield someday, and I can drink three hundred cups first." Geng Jingzhong chewed a piece of deer tendon, and said slowly: "Why did the third brother say that? How can the elder brother ignore the safety of you and the second younger brother in the capital? Although the world is always won by the powerful, how many bowls can the elder brother eat?" Rice, I still know." After saying that, Geng Juzhong took Zhitong and left. ※※※ In the early morning of the second day, Geng Juzhong really left, and Geng Jingzhong didn't stay any longer.After lunch, Geng Juzhong started on the road at Xiangyuan Bridge in the backyard. Geng Jingzhong and his generals Zeng Yangxing, Bai Xianzhong, and Ma Jiuyu came to see him off, and the governor Fan Chengmo also came with his people.Just while talking, jewelry, jade, ginseng and blood swallows were piled up in Lai Sangong's carriage. Geng Jingzhong brought wine to send each other off, but Geng Juzhong held up a cup of tea and said quietly to Geng Jingzhong: "Brother, after many years, I don't know where we will meet again. , The situation in the world is often in my generation's thoughts. Three cups of wine in the world of mortals, a pot of tea for great achievements in the future. I will respect you with a pot of tea for my brother. Tea is better than wine, so let it be light when it should be light." Geng Jingzhong nodded with a slight smile, and said: "Everything is in accordance with the destiny. The elder brother knows that the third younger brother is well versed in Lao Zhuang's profound arts. This morale, the elder brother will remember it." He folded a willow stick to the younger brother, and Geng Juzhong took it with his head bowed. . Just as I was about to leave, suddenly an elephant escaped from the elephant garden next door and rushed towards the crowd.All the officials were caught off guard, and a yamen servant was trampled on the spot.Lai Sangong protected the carriage, and Fan Chengmo drew his saber, but he was just in a daze.Lin Zhitong was timid and bold, so he turned over and jumped on the elephant's head, and pointed at the forehead of the elephant with a tender moon finger, thinking that he could kill it with one blow.But the elephant's skin is thick, so it just feels like a raw pain. This fingering method actually angered the elephant, and he rushed forward with Lin Zhitong on his back. Geng Juzhong shouted: "Protect Fang Fujin!" He wanted to rush forward after he finished speaking, but Lai Sangong blocked him and threw three darts, but he was bounced to the ground before the elephant's skin was scratched.Geng Jingzhong said: "Look for the animal trainer." Lin Zhitong didn't expect the beast to be so strong, so he hurriedly wanted to jump off by himself, but the elephant was running around at high speed, and there was no place for his feet to exert strength.With one hand free, he exerted great strength and punched the elephant's body with his fist.Lin Zhitong's fist still had some skill, but hitting the elephant was like hitting a wall, and there was no reaction at all.The elephant suddenly raised its front two feet, yelled, and twisted its body, shaking Lin Zhitong to the ground, turning its head and throwing its nose at her.Lin Zhitong dodged in a hurry, and saw that the elephant's trunk had made a mark more than a foot deep on the ground where she was lying just now.A kind of deep-seated fear suddenly surged up, and he lost the courage to resist on the spot, so scared that he closed his eyes and waited to die.The elephant leisurely walked up to her and raised its front legs. "Woo-shh-woo!" There was a strange whistle on the road.The elephant took three steps back when he heard the sound, and a man dressed as a junior officer rushed over, drank the elephant aside, and then quickly knelt down in front of Geng Jingzhong, frightened: "My lord, please spare me. It's because I didn't take good care of you. I shocked you all." Sir, it’s just that this elephant has only been transported from Tianzhu for more than ten days, and it really hasn’t been trained properly. I hope you will punish it.” Geng Jingzhong patted him on the shoulder, and said after a while: "This elephant almost killed my brother and sister, so I killed it. As for you, you can be regarded as quite capable if you can train a Tianzhu elephant to look like this in more than ten days. This incident was just an accident, but fortunately there were no major casualties, so you don't have to blame yourself, just promote to deputy commander." Lin Zhitong's face was pale just now, and he felt that his life was almost dead, and he felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity, feeling that he didn't exist in an instant.Now that the seven orifices have returned to their positions, they quickly become active again, jumping up and saying: "Yes, kill this stupid elephant!" The officer thought he was in trouble, but he was promoted and was very happy. He knelt in front of the side Fujin and said: "Zha!" He walked into the elephant with a smile, stroked the elephant gently, and talked to the elephant. The elephant raised its head and rubbed against the officer. The moment the elephant raised its head, the officer inserted a very thin copper needle into the elephant's neck. The elephant collapsed to the ground with incredible eyes, like a mountain collapsed. .Lin Zhitong was terrified, happy, and confused.She said to the officer, "Your kung fu is so good? The elephant died so easily? I don't think the elephant deserves to die. I beat it first." The officer knelt down and said: "The humble job is low-level, but I am familiar with the weaknesses of elephants. Everything has weaknesses. Even if a beast looks strong, it will surely die if it is caught off guard. I have been with the elephants day and night. When the elephant raises its head to inhale, there will be a gap between the bones and flesh for a moment, and the blood flow will also gather at that point. As long as you know at this moment, the elephant is not wary of you, and one needle is enough. As for whether you should die or not, you are shocked Chuan Fujin is doomed to die. It is all thanks to the generosity of King Jingnan and Chuan Fujin that he is not dead." Geng Juzhong rushed forward and hugged Lin Zhitong, with tears in his eyes, he said, "I almost wanted to go with you." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they had heard that Grand Master Geng was an informal lover, but they didn't expect to do such behavior in broad daylight.At the moment, several officials couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing. Lin Zhitong looked at Geng Juzhong's worried face, half happy and half moved, this young man really has me in his heart. Fan Chengmo stepped forward and said, "Lin Fujin is as beautiful as a flower, but also has courage and insight. She is the light of my hometown in Fujian. This beautiful woman in Zhangzhou is well-deserved. Lin Fujin is far away from the capital. Just rest assured at home, we officials in Fujian will live well Take care." Then there was another exchange of greetings, the willow branches were all inserted into the car, and the carriage started slowly.As soon as he was out of everyone's sight, Lai Sangong threw the group of willow branches on the ground. Geng Juzhong picked up the wine, with mixed feelings, what is the elder brother's intention to tame so many Indian elephants?Thinking of the officer who was promoted just now, a flash of light flashed in my mind, and I understood that this was an elephant soldier.Immediately, his whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he couldn't help hugging Lin Zhitong tightly. Lin Zhitong picked up the wine with mixed feelings. When the elephant stepped on it just now, he had practiced martial arts for many years and even gave up resistance?I recalled the strong fear when I was dying and the moment when the elephant fell down. Suddenly, my mind flashed, and I understood that my life is so fragile whether I practice martial arts or not.Immediately, his whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, he couldn't help hugging Geng Juzhong tightly, and said: "It's so cold." Geng Juzhong took off his robe and wrapped it tightly around Zhitong. Lin Zhitong looked out the car window, and saw a camellia tree in full bloom.He lowered his head and was a little ashamed for no reason, and quickly put down the curtains.Geng Juzhong was curious, so he also glanced out the window, then looked back at Zhitong who was bowing his head, and said leisurely: "I'm a person who came here, fate is like white clouds in the sky, it's not true. Meeting the right person at the right time , that’s called mythology; meeting the wrong person at the right time is called youth.” Lin Zhitong said: "If I make a mistake, will you blame me?" Geng Juzhong said: "The past and the past will never be investigated. A man still has a bit of guts." Lin Zhitong was lying in Geng Juzhong's arms, and when he reached the mountain pass that was about to walk out of the border of Fujian, he suddenly heard the sound of an Xun, which turned out to be "Jumen Folding Willows".Lin Zhitong was startled, she knew it was Luqiu Danyi's song, but she still didn't get up, and finally left with the car. After traveling at full speed for half a month, they arrived in Hangzhou.Then I got on the boat from Hangzhou, followed the Grand Canal, sailed for 17 days, and then returned to Beijing.The two hardly notified the officials to greet them along the way, but the local magistrate somehow understood the whereabouts of the grand master. Every time they reached a prefectural boundary, the magistrate and the county magistrates under his subordinates pretended to be inspecting fisheries or investigating water transportation on the Grand Canal. Will "encounter" to the Grand Master.Naturally, I also sent some local products by the way.When Geng Juzhong saw that the gift was too big, he declined it, and when the gift was small, he accepted it, and he continued to criticize it all the way.If so, the ship was already full of gifts when it arrived in Yanzhou. Lin Zhitong randomly picked up the jewelry and said, "I didn't expect you to be a corrupt official too." Geng Juzhong said: "Is this called a corrupt official? This is called incorruptibility. If you don't even accept this kind of favor, you will not be able to get along in the court in the future." Lin Zhitong said: "You guys have a lot of money as officials. The people can eat a meal for a year, and when you go home, you can pile up a mountain of gifts. You have never been short of money, right?" Geng Juzhong sighed: "Well, for us, money is not a problem, the problem is whether to spend it." Lin Zhitong said: "This much money is enough to live comfortably for a few lifetimes. Why are you always depressed? And those prefects, seeing you like a mouse seeing a cat, do they need to be so afraid? Anyway, they are so rich , it’s a big deal not to do it.” Geng Juzhong smiled wryly and said: "You are not in the officialdom, so you can quit this place if you want to? Do you know what is the most expensive painting in the capital? It must be landscape and pastoral. What kind of fine brushwork and artistic conception are second , the key is the content. There are too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital who want to live the life in the painting. I, we, and even the Ninth Five-Year Lord are all prisoners in fine clothing and food. Would you be happy to see the prisoners? Those Possession, heroism, composure, most of them are just pretending—we call them Xiu.” Lin Zhitong finally saw the gate of the capital, but she was not as excited as she imagined. She thought of Geng Juzhong's words, and the moment when the elephant fell down, and felt that she had seen a lot in an instant. In Zhangzhou, Fujian, the weather is sunny after the rain. Fat Zhukang knelt in front of Lin Shanshi and said, "Master, I am really not human. You have treated me with great kindness. When I was arrested, I wanted to go to prison several times. But my parents always stopped me and deliberately put on my lap. Pour boiling water—I am really cowardly, I didn’t expect Master to be wronged, and I didn’t expect the government to release me—in short, I’m sorry for Master.” Yuan Shi sneered, and gently took a bowl of noodles and placed it on Mu Chi's table. Lin Shanshi looked at the Eight Immortals table carried by Fat Pig Kang and said, "It's not your fault, no one else's. When things go wrong, remember that it's your duty to have no one to help you, and it's a favor to have someone help you. You have already owed a debt to me as a teacher." There are a lot of favors, and it is a good thing to owe one or two less. You are not wrong, ordinary people are afraid of the government? But you can take this Eight Immortals table back. Our fate as a master and apprentice is over." Mu Chi wanted to beg for mercy from the elder brother, but was stopped by his wife with a wink. Fat Zhukang wept, held up the Eight Immortals table and walked outside. Yuan said: "Master, is the work of this ancient granary okay?" Mu Muchi said excitedly: "Master, it's great. As soon as Master and I arrived at the granary, the Chief Secretary of the Province came up with the accountant from the granary. My master was about to salute, but was stopped by the Chief Secretary, who said he was afraid to accept it." Great gift from Shaolin Grandmaster and Taishizhang. He is only willing to be a brother, but he also said that the entire granary will be handed over to the master. More than forty granary guards kneel on the ground and say hello to Mr. Lin and Mr. Mu.” Yuan Shi smiled and said, "Oh? Our wooden idiot has become the assistant instructor?" Mu Muchi was very embarrassed, blushing and eating noodles with his head down. Lin Shanshi said awkwardly: "I don't know who spread the rumors outside, saying that I am the master of Shaolin, won't people in the martial arts make fun of it? Mr. Ruan is also true, since the person has come out, don't do it three times a day It’s nonsense. Lin Shanshi beat Japanese pirates three times. The Japanese pirates had been wiped out for decades when I was born, and I haven’t even seen Dongying people, how can I fight?” Mrs. Yuan knocked on Lin Shanshi's head, and said, "Old man, you should be happy. You have finally become famous in the Jianghu! What are the three hits of Japanese pirates? That was already a drama last month. Now the popular Shaolin master fights fiercely. The jailer. It tells the story of a tough guy who scolded the jailer in prison, spit out the guard’s saliva, was tortured to extract a confession, and didn’t make a sound when you pinched your fingers with chopsticks.” Lin Shanshi stared blankly at the sky, then frowned.He tried hard to remember, but he couldn't remember when he was so powerful. There was another knock on the door outside, and Mu Mu said: "Master, there is another group of apprentices, do you want to accept it?" Lin Shanshi said: "Let's be quiet for a while. As a teacher, there are still some things I don't want to understand." Yuan Shi said: "My lord, the prefect of Li sent an invitation card for the third time, saying that this time I was ordered by Governor Fan to invite you to enjoy tea in the Phoenix Tower. The chief historian of King Jingnan asked someone to send some silk and satin, saying that he knew Master Lin I didn’t want to accept money from my in-law’s house, so I pulled some silk to make some clothes. I didn’t want to accept it at first, but this chief historian is no better than others. When you were still inside, he was the one who helped our mother and daughter get rid of the wanted. " Lin Shanshi grabbed his short hair and said: "Let's go tomorrow. In other people's land, at least my daughter is now an official wife, so she won't be difficult to do. In addition, I also asked Mr. Ruan not to make up, which made the court lose face. , and I don’t know what will happen. Hey, old woman, I have died once, and I really don’t care about fame and fortune. Now I just want to live a comfortable life by guarding the White Crane Fist.” Yuan Shi said: "You are too humble. Your brand of the top ten masters of Shaolin is not fake. If you tell it earlier, the court may have let you go. These days, as long as people are bullying and fearing hard, they only want to make money I don't want to cause trouble." The next day, when Lin Shanshi walked up to the Phoenix Tower, Zhifu Li and Zhou Tongpan were already waiting there, and Zhou Tongpan rushed over to hug him like long-lost brothers.The tea is naturally the best cloud green, and the desserts are also very delicate, but Lin Shanshi is not suitable for this kind of occasion and always feels very restrained.Fortunately, the magistrate didn't seem to have any serious business, he came here specially to chat with him, made several jokes, and said something about the difficulty of being an official, I hope Brother Lin will understand this.Seeing Lin Shanshi smiling blankly, he felt that everything that should be discussed has been covered, they looked at each other, and left on the grounds that they were busy with business.Before leaving, he stuffed a few packs of tea leaves for him. The price is not expensive, and the important thing is that it is really hard to shirk.As for the arrest and release of him, nothing was mentioned for an hour, as if it never happened. Zhou Tongpan put his arms around Lin Shanshi and said: "Mr. Lin, your apprentice Xu Jing is good. I want to promote him to head arrester. Thank you Shaolin master for cultivating talents for the court." Not good, thinking of the monkey Xu Jing, I feel very uncomfortable, and feel that there is no need for a master-student relationship to spoil the future, so I just smiled embarrassingly.Zhou Tong judged the auctioneer's chest and said: "Don't worry, you will definitely be promoted." Seeing Lin Shanshi walking away, Zhou Tongsan walked back to the Phoenix Tower and said, "Lord Li, Governor Fan also values ​​this man too much. No matter how I look at it, I don't think this martial artist is very capable. Although his daughter is a side Fujin, But after all, it is registered at the Thirteen Yamen. And in the past ten days, more than ten riots in Guangdong, Fujian, and Taiwan were all related to the Tiandihui. I think according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, it is still possible to get close to this person. risk." Li Zhifu sneered and said, "Who cares about the laws of the Qing Dynasty? You remember, when officials don't break the law, they only bet on the wrong treasure or hold the wrong thigh; when ordinary people don't break the law, only When the money is not enough or the relationship is not strong enough, I don’t care about the Grand Master’s Mansion or the Tiandihui, nor the Shisan Yamen or the Jingnan Prince’s Mansion. I just burn incense everywhere so that they don’t hate me, and naturally they won’t touch me. Otherwise How many officials in the past and present can withstand being stared at and looking for trouble? As long as the chaos of the vassal kings does not come to Fujian in the past two years, I will go back to Yangzhou gardens, find Qi female slaves, and make a Li family compound. Close the door and I will be Immortal, how can we small officials worry about such mundane matters." Zhou Tongpan gave a thumbs up and said, "My lord is wise." Prefect Li squinted his eyes and said, "How about what you did?" Zhou Tong judged: "My lord, the heaven and earth disciple who robbed the prison has already healed his wounds. Before I left, I deliberately left the key to escape. I think he should know; King Jingnan wants to repair the Nine Immortals Temple in Yushan. , Special funds have been specially approved from the Ministry of Households; Governor Fan has given a thousand taels of silver more than in previous years for the Dragon Boat Festival this year; Eunuch Qian of the thirteenth yamen has sent several sensible slaves for the father-in-law to eat The imperial concubine Hesheli likes Fujian longan, and has already sent it to Beijing; the "fire consumption" of this ancient granary has also confessed to giving Lin Shanshi a share; Master Tongzhi is in the county, and there has been a car accident... ..." Prefect Li interrupted: "I am not asking about these things." Zhou Tong judged: "Oh, more than 20 young and beautiful girls have been found in the women's prison, and Liu Ruyan is hurrying to train them. Don't worry, my lord, there are enough obedient female slaves to keep them in your Yangzhou Li family compound. " Li Zhifu swallowed his saliva, and said: "Well - we officials can't just care about ourselves, we should worry about the world's worries first, and then enjoy the world's happiness. The reservoir in the county below will also be repaired. If the people can't eat With a full stomach, we disciples of Confucius can't bear it." Zhou Tongpan nodded in agreement, and said in his heart: "Fuck your mother." Lin Shanshi and Ruan Rumei sat on the wine table with a pot of rice wine, a plate of peanuts, and four pancakes, thinking that this is life.Lin Shanshi said: "Sir saved me, but also hurt me. I'm so tired from this prestigious reputation." Ruan Rumei said: "What is the reputation? It was originally made by us. You feel tired because you haven't seen it through and let it go. Don't feel embarrassed, just take it as if you picked up a wallet. Anyway, you are a worthwhile person. You are really skilled. I have seen a lot of the world, and most of the heroes of the world are actually not as good as you. Many of them spend money to ask us to make up stories." Lin Shanshi said: "Is there another matter? Let's stop my story. Lin is incompetent, but he doesn't want to be a liar. It's really useless to continue making up." Ruan Rumei said: "The lack of script just shows the old man's ability - you don't understand storytelling, if it's true, who else will read it? Tomorrow's last scene, the script has been written, it would be too wasteful not to talk about it." Lin Shanshi took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "It's not like beating the Japanese again. And defeating the Nine Great Ninjas alone - I really don't know how the brains of you people grow." Ruan Rumei said: "This time we don't fight Japanese pirates, this time we are talking about Lin Shanshi's brave fight against Dutch ghosts and animals, followed by Prince Zheng's general Wan Yunlong, bravely fought against Western warriors on a sea boat, and regained the lost land on the island." Lin Shanshi: "The former king of the Ming Dynasty? Let's forget it——I was terrified when I heard it." Ruan Rumei laughed loudly and said, "Now that you are the first-ranking father-in-law, you don't have to be so frightened in this small city of Zhangzhou. To be honest, if your son-in-law won't fall, and King Jingnan won't fall, even if you make some taboos about this small place, who will you be?" What can I do with you? If your son-in-law is down, the Geng family is down, if you are careful, no one will trouble you? Let me tell you the truth, this new play is your friend paying a lot of money to invite me It’s done, I’ve already received a deposit, and it won’t work if I don’t talk about it.” Lin Shanshi said: "My friend? I heard that Mr. Ruan charges thirty taels of silver for a reservation. I don't have such a rich friend?" Ruan Rumei laughed, clapped her hands and said, "Come out." I saw two men coming out from the screen, one of them gracefully waved his fan and said, "Brother Lin, I miss the little temple farewell very much, and I finally see you again today. God bless Yanhuang, life is endless." Seeing these two people, Lin Shanshi felt a sharp pain in his head.I had no choice but to stand up and return a salute. There were thousands of words, but I didn't know where to start.Bai Luan and Ma Ji laughed together.Bai Luan said: "This Manchu Tartar gave Brother Lin an opportunity to become famous; now south of the river, when it comes to Shaolin master Lin Shanshi, who doesn't know? Who doesn't know?" Ruan Rumei also laughed loudly: "Everything in the world is like a new game of chess. How many coincidences seem like myths, but they just happened." Ma Ji put his arms around him and said: "Brother Lin, do you know that you can come out because firstly, Mr. Ruan created a lot of public opinion, and secondly, our Tiandihui brothers spread the word around day and night, otherwise, how could the teahouse be full, and how could it arouse public resentment? Make it difficult for the Tartar dog officials to attack? Later we organized a prison robbery. Fortunately, there were not too many casualties, but five brothers were also seriously injured. Later, your daughter married such a hard-working husband, and it became more logical for you to come out. Our big brother Wan Yunlong thinks highly of you, and sent us two to pick up brothers and go to the main altar Gaoxi Nunnery to discuss important matters, I'm afraid Brother Lin is indispensable for the position of incense master." Lin Shanshi said: "Are you really against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty?" Bai Luan and Ma Ji looked at each other, Bai Luan said: "Mu Yang City is really majestic, the majestic flagpole is red all over, the people of the Qing Dynasty returned to the Ming Dynasty, and everyone who raised the banner will be disciples." Lin Shanshi drooped his head, and when he was a child, he heard the old man in the village say: the most unpalatable noodle in the world is affection.Now it seems that it is so. Bai Luan excitedly said: "Brother Lin, do you still remember what I said about the sudden fire in Anzhi Mountain? It was an omen given by God. The world will be divided for a long time, and the world will be divided for a long time. It seems that there has never been a foreign race that can be unified." The Central Plains is more than a hundred years old. Mongolia is said to have occupied an area of ​​thousands of miles, and it was only a few decades in China. Who is really willing to be a slave among the bloody Han people in this world? If there is no such sign, it will be fine. The meeting is to do a good job!" Hearing this, Lin Shanshi also felt that a corner of his heart was boiling. He was also very dissatisfied with so many Han people nodding and bowing to so many Manchus, although he never thought that he could resist. Bai Luan said again: "Heaven has eyes and gave us such a highly popular Shaolin brother. Brother Lin also has a daughter married into the heart of the Tartar. This is equivalent to Sun Wukong entering the belly of Princess Iron Fan." , will Man Qing still live long?" Lin Shanshi felt disgusted when he heard that they included his daughter in the account, regardless of whether her daughter agreed or not, whether it was safe or not, he said: "I joined the association back then, but I didn't know that there would be so many right and wrong. I just I'm a worthless martial artist who just wants to live a peaceful life. I really don't want to participate in the grievances and grievances in the world. I just want my daughter to be safe and sound, and the people to have a safe life. , I'll leave." Ma Ji and Bai Luan looked at each other, Ma Ji slapped the table and said, "What are you talking about? You know that we almost killed several brothers because of you. You know the consequences of not showing loyalty. For those who don't show loyalty, this society will punish you." Cross the bridge with a drill knife! Pass under the bridge with love and righteousness, and die under the knife without mercy!" Lin Shanshi was angry, thinking that he was trapped in this unclear and unjust prison.He opened his tiger eyes and said, "Hehe, you died under the sword, do you have the ability?" Ma Ji was about to make a move, Bai Luan blocked Ma Ji, rolled his eyes a few times and said, "They are all my brothers, let's calm down. I think Brother Lin is also confused for a while, just coming out of the prison of the Tartars, it is inevitable The shadow of a cup bow and a snake. Brother Lin, if you think about it for a few days, the most important thing for a man is to distinguish between grievances and grievances, and then to make achievements. I believe that Brother Lin will not let down his good skills—otherwise, why do you practice such good martial arts? If you are worried女儿，你放心，我们在京城也有人，会保护好令千金的。她嫁给汉军正黄旗，就是嫁给一个汉奸，按理属于我会举事功成后必清理之人。何不趁机帮着汉人立点功？他日重回汉人天下，也不会成了鞑子的殉葬品，这岂不福泽后人。我不妨直说了，万大哥已有口谕，等攻陷北京城，所有鞑子奴才的女眷，全部弄进军中娼寮，供有功的汉人英雄享用。” 林山石心想：你们连个县都没有，就想着重回汉人天下，怎么处理满清大员之妻妾了，这有些太轻狂了，非成事之徒。于是便更坚定了想法，不露声色道：“我看还是算了。一介武夫不懂那些大道理，我只知道现在百姓都还算安生，多过些安生日子总是好的。” 白栾失望道：“你是被鞑子的监狱吓坏了吧？” 马季冷笑道：“外边还传说，你在牢里严刑逼供下铁骨铮铮，我看这八成是假的了？大英雄哪是现在这般狗熊模样。” 马季本想激怒林山石，谁知林山石如释重负道：“那本来就是假的，他们没有打我，我也没有铁骨铮铮，一直都想求他们早些放我出来。” 白栾一呆，叹息道：“没有英雄的民族，真是悲哀。” 林山石道：“需要英雄的民族，才更悲哀。” 马季气急败坏，道：“我看他就是铁了心要做汉奸，如今父凭女贵，享着大清的好处，哪还记得我们天地会啊。汉子和汉奸怎能同处一室？”说着又要抽出刀来。 阮如梅走向前去，劝道：“人各有志兮何可思量？这天下反清者能有几人，不反者又有多少，马老弟是打算统统杀掉？此事还是让林山石兄弟自己选择吧。” 白栾爷拉住马季，拱手道：“阮先生，我们先告辞了。林兄，望你三思，人生一世，白驹过隙，青史留名的机会并不会多，有时错过就是过错。” 见两人走远，林山石突然盯着嚼着花生米的阮如梅道：“阮先生，您到底是何人？” 阮如梅道：“你不是早认识我了吗？一个说书客，一个穷儒生。古今多少事，都付笑谈中。” 林山石摇了摇脑袋，道：“我虽一介武夫，但在牢里也算见过不少奇人，你不像本分读书人。你的眼神也不是儒生的眼神，你没有儒生眼里的奴气。倒有点像我在牢里见过的一位写野史被杀的先生，但也不完全像，你没他那么纯粹。你到底是什么来头？” 阮如梅道：“哈哈，还真没想到漳州府居然有人看出来我不属于儒家？确实，我学的是阴阳纵横家那一脉。不过你放心，鄙人确实不是天地会的，哪个会都不是。我就是想一展生平所学，看看能不能搅动整个天下，然后玩一场有自己参与的大戏。” 林山石讷讷道：“这是为何？” 阮如梅道：“不为何，纵横家学的就是这个，我不喜欢盛世，也可以说是就不想自己碌碌无为地离去，就算当个小官僚离去也不愿意。” 林山石点头道：“阮先生，你真是一个让人害怕的角色，你的舌头就是武器，比少林十八般武器都厉害。你应该被抓起来，因为你比我在牢里面见过的杀人越货的主都恐怖——但我能理解你，你其实根本不在乎折腾的结果，你就只是想折腾。因为你忍受不了平常日子的无味，就如监狱里最可怕的黑木洞一样。有人一辈子去争个村长，有人一辈子去打熬一门手艺，跟你一样，都是害怕自己没活过。” 阮如梅一震道：“这话有些意思。牢里出来的就是不同。死过一次的人，好多东西比我们饱学之士还看得透。你说得对，我就是想一展生平所学，此欲很强烈，经常让我如火焚心，想不到我的知己尽是个草莽冤案的主角。” 林山石叹息道：“有你们，外边也终会是座牢，只可怜那些善良的百姓了，林某告辞了。”说罢扬长而去。