Chapter 15 The 14th Jianguang Chongzheng Palace Candle Shadow Zhaoyang Palace
When Yuan Chengzhi turned around and was about to stab Huang Taiji again, the Taoist's whisk was already blowing towards the back of his head, and the whisk was stimulated by his inner strength, and he poked it straight, like a stick.Yuan Chengzhi had no choice but to turn his sword back to block it.
As soon as the two of them joined hands, they immediately fought fast, and in an instant, more than twenty moves were dismantled.Yuan Chengzhi tried his best in his life, but he couldn't gain the upper hand at all. The more he fought, the more frightened he became. Suddenly, the wind passed, and his right cheek was swept by the dust again. It was expected that there were dozens of bloodstains on his cheek. Qingqing's words flashed in his mind: "Brother Chengzhi, it's really good if you can stab the Emperor of the Tartars, but it's fine if you can't. You must take care of yourself." While moving his footsteps, he gradually moved towards the entrance of the palace.The Taoist said with a sneer, "Want to escape under Yu Zhenzi's hands? Wishful thinking!" As he spoke, Fu Chen made three moves in a row, all coming from unexpected directions.Yuan Chengzhi didn't know how to parry for a while, so he naturally used the "many changes of magic" footwork taught by Mu Sang, swaying east and west, avoiding it.
Unexpectedly, this Yu Zhenzi followed him like a shadow, and he knew his "many changes" footwork in his chest. Yuan Chengzhi flashed to the east, he followed to the east, rushed to the west, and he chased to the west.Although Yuan Chengzhi gave way to those three moves, he couldn't get rid of his steady stream of attacks.
This way, both of them are big surprises.Yu Zhenzi exclaimed: "What's your name? Are you a disciple of Taoist Mu Sang?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "No." Yu Zhenzi asked: "How do you know the footwork of Tiejianmen?" Yuan Chengzhi asked back: "You are Han, why are you against the Tartars?" Yu Zhenzi said angrily, "Stubborn boy, you are still talking nonsense when you are about to die." Make two moves.
Yuan Chengzhi saw that the opponent was very good, and if he was a little distracted, his life would be in danger. He immediately concentrated his attention and used the sword technique of Kaiben Huashan School to take the move.Yu Zhenzi looked at the tricks and exclaimed: "Ah, you are the little monkey of the Huashan School's Mu Laohou'er, aren't you?" Cangsong welcomes the guest", the long sword is slanted out, the internal force is sent out from the sword body, the posture is straight, and the stroke is fast and powerful.Yu Zhenzi praised: "Good swordsmanship, the little monkey is not bad!"
Yuan Chengzhi scolded: "Why are you relying on the old to sell the old?" Yu Zhenzi smiled and said: "The old monkey is not my opponent, let alone you little monkey." Yuan Chengzhi stopped talking, and concentrated on making sword moves.Yu Zhenzi lost his mind slightly, and his left arm was cut slightly by the Golden Snake Sword.As a result, he no longer dared to hold his ground, and waved his fly whisk to attack.
The two fought over and over for more than two hundred moves, and it was hard to tell who was the winner, both of them were secretly shocked.Yuan Chengzhi didn't dare to mess with the Golden Snake Sword Technique and the Kung Fu taught by Mu Sang. The former is not very proficient after all, and the latter seems to be well known to the other side, and all the recruits are the Huashan School's own sword technique.The Golden Snake Sword was originally extremely sharp and invincible, but Yu Zhenzi's whisk was soft and unaffected, so he kept cutting it.The moves of the Golden Snake Sword and Fuchen changed, the strong wind blew, and the giant candles around the Chongzheng Hall flickered.
After dismantling dozens of stances, suddenly heard Huang Taiji yelling in Manchurian, six Buku warriors rushed forward from three sides.Yuan Chengzhi expected that he would not be able to stab the Emperor Tartar today, so he swung his long sword and made two quick attacks, then turned around and ran towards the gate of the palace.Yu Zhenzi swung out the dust whisk, and the dust thread had wrapped around the sharp hook of the Golden Snake Sword.The two tugged at the same time and couldn't stand for a moment.At this moment, two warriors grabbed Yuan Chengzhi's arms at the same time.
Yuan Chengzhi yelled, let go of his hands and withdrew his sword, and slapped his palms on the backs of the two warriors. With the inner strength of Hunyuan Gong, the two warriors involuntarily slammed into Yu Mako, Yu Mako had no choice but to withdraw his hands Let go of the handle of the whisk, and push the two warriors away with a palm. With a clang, the whisk and the Golden Snake Sword fell to the ground at the same time.At this moment, two warriors hugged Yuan Chengzhi's legs.
Yu Zhenzi patted Yuan Chengzhi's chest with his right palm.Yuan Chengzhi stood with both feet and clapped his palms.The two warriors pulled desperately to bring him down, but how could they pull him down?Yu Zhenzi's palms came like the wind, and he made twelve palms in a row.Yuan Chengzhi untied them one by one, suddenly his neck tightened, and a warrior threw himself on his back, stretching out his arms and strangling his throat.Yuan Chengzhi slammed his left elbow back and hit him between his chest and abdomen.The warrior spurted blood wildly, all on the back of Yuan Chengzhi's neck, and the hot blood flowed from his collar to the vest, and the arm holding his throat gradually loosened.Yuan Chengzhi was waiting for Yun Jin to get rid of it, when a warrior rushed up and twisted his right arm.Yu Zhenzi took the opportunity to move his finger, and Yuan Chengzhi stretched out his left hand to block.Although he only has one left arm left to use, he still blocked the seven-finger point pointed by Yu Mako.
Yu Zhenzi pointed with his right hand and tapped again, and patted Yuan Chengzhi's face with his left palm.Yuan Chengzhi hurriedly turned his head to avoid it, but his left arm was hugged by a warrior again.Yu Zhenzi tapped three times in a row, tapped three big acupuncture points on his chest, and said with a smile: "Let go, he can't move anymore." The four warriors who hugged Yuan Chengzhi's hands and legs said nothing to let go.
The captain of Huang Taiji's guard took the iron chain and wrapped it around Yuan Chengzhi's body and hands and feet several times. Then the warriors let go, and when they helped down the warrior who stretched his arms around Yuan Chengzhi's neck, he saw him protruding his eyes and sticking out his tongue. , has already died of exhaustion.
Huang Taiji said: "Chairman Yuzhen and all the warriors and all the guards have done meritorious service, and they will be rewarded. Lao Bao, Lao Ning, are you injured?" Can't speak.
Huang Taiji went back into the dragon chair and sat down, and said with a smile: "Hey, you young man is very good at martial arts, what's your name?" Yuan Chengzhi said proudly: "I can't assassinate, kill me soon, ask more What?" Huang Taiji said, "Who ordered you to stab me?"
Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "I will tell the truth, so that the Tartars know that Governor Yuan has a son." He said loudly: "I am the son of Yuan Gong, the former governor of Jiliao, and my name is Yuan Chengzhi. Your Tartars invaded I am a great Ming country, I have tens of thousands of Han people, and I wish to eat your flesh. I came to assassinate today to avenge my father and the thousands of Han people who died under your hands."
Huang Taiji froze, and said, "Are you Yuan Chonghuan's son?" Yuan Chengzhi said, "Exactly. My name is Yuan Chengzhi, and I want to inherit my father's will and resist the invasion of your Tartars."
All the guards shouted repeatedly: "Kneel down!" Yuan Chengzhi ignored them.Huang Taiji waved his hand and ordered the guards not to drink any more, and said gently: "Yuan Chonghuan has a queen, that's great. Do you have any brothers?" Yuan Chengzhi was startled, thinking: "Why does he ask this?" He said: " No!" Huang Taiji asked: "Are you injured?" Yuan Chengzhi shouted: "Kill me quickly, you don't need to be hypocritical."
Huang Taiji sighed: "Your father Yuan Gong, I admire it very much. It's a pity that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what was right and wrong, and killed Zhongliang. Back then, your father and I had a peace negotiation, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties stopped their troops and rested their people, and it will always be good for the world. It's a pity that the peace negotiation failed, but Chongzhen said it was your father's serious crime, and I was very sad when I heard it. Chongzhen killed your father, do you know which two crimes it was?"
Yuan Chengzhi was silent.He knew that Chongzhen killed his father for two crimes, one was negotiating peace with the chief of the Qing Dynasty and colluding with foreign enemies, and the other was killing Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Pidao without authorization.Sun Zhongshou, Ying Song and others made it clear that the peace talks between Yuan Dushi and Huang Taiji was just a temporary measure. The Qing army was powerful and the Ming army was invincible. It is for training soldiers and improving city defense.As for Mao Wenlong, who is corrupt and domineering and plunders the people, there is no way to clean up military discipline without killing him.
Huang Taiji said: "Your father was killed by Chongzhen, but I am your father's friend. Why don't you distinguish between good and evil, and instead of killing Chongzhen, come to assassinate me?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "My father is your enemy. How could it be your friend? You cheated Chongzhen and killed my father by cheating him. If Chongzhen wants to kill you, you will kill him too." Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "You are young and ignorant, and you don't understand anything." Turning to Fan Wencheng, he said, "Mr. Fan, enlighten him." Yuan Chengzhi said loudly, "Do you want me to learn from Hong Chengchou? Hmph, will Yuan Dushi's son surrender to the Manchus?"
At this time, many civil and military officials had gathered outside the Chongzheng Hall, and they all heard that there were assassins committing crimes, and Kui Ye came to escort them.Huang Taiji said: "Is Zu Dashou here?" A general at the bottom of the steps said: "I am here!" He went to the hall, knelt down and kowtowed.
Yuan Chengzhi's heart trembled. Zu Dashou was the number one general under his father's command back then. When his father was captured by Chongzhen's decree, he was dissatisfied and led his troops out of Beijing. Later, his father wrote a book in prison to persuade him, and he was re-accepted by Chongzhen's decree.He fought dozens of bloody battles with Qing soldiers, but Chongzhen was suspicious of him and refused to reinforce him every time. As a result, he was besieged by Huang Taiji in Daling River and had to surrender; The backup did not continue, and he was captured and surrendered.I thought: "Although he is good to my father, it is always wrong to surrender to the Tartars." I couldn't help but yelled loudly: "Zu Dashou, you shameless traitor!"
Zu Dashou stood up and turned to look at him.Yuan Chengzhi saw that he had shaved his forehead hair, dragged a braid, his hair was already gray, his face was haggard, and he lacked half of the heroic spirit of a general in command, so he shouted: "Zu Dashou, do you still have the face to see me? Are you going to meet my father?"
Zu Dashou had already heard the second half of the conversation between Huang Taiji and Yuan Chengzhi when he was downstairs, and suddenly tears flowed down his cheeks, and he said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Yuan, you...you have grown so big, you... When you were three years old, I... I hugged you." Yuan Chengzhi said angrily: "Bah, I was unlucky to have hugged you, a traitor." Zu Dashou trembled all over, opened his arms, took two steps, She seemed to want to hug him again, but finally stopped, opened her mouth to speak, but her voice became hoarse, only a few "ah, ah, ah".
Huang Taiji said: "Zu Dashou, I will hand over this Yuan to you, and persuade him to surrender. If we really don't surrender, we will cut him into pieces. Hmph, this brat is so courageous that he actually came to assassinate me, hehe Hehe." Zu Dashou knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "The emperor's grace is mighty, I should try my best to persuade him." Huang Taiji nodded and said: "Okay, take him there!"
Zu Dashou walked to Yuan Chengzhi's side and stretched out his hand to help.Yuan Chengzhi took two steps back, the iron chains on his hands and feet rang loudly, and shouted: "Don't touch me!" Zu Dashou withdrew his hands, bowed and left the hall.Two guards followed behind him with Yuan Chengzhi.Yuan Chengzhi turned his head and looked at Huang Taiji, only to see that his eyes were also looking at him, but his expression seemed very kind.
Yuan Chengzhi was at a loss, and thought to himself: "I don't know what kind of plans this Emperor Tartar has in his stomach."
Arriving outside the palace, Zu Dashou personally helped Yuan Chengzhi onto his mount, and rode another horse by himself, and went to his mansion together.Zu Dashou personally helped Yuan Chengzhi into the study, and said, "Go out!" The four followers bowed out of the room. Zu Dashou closed the door of the room, and without saying a word, he went to untie the iron chains on Yuan Chengzhi's body.When Yuan Chengzhi was in the palace, he was slowly getting lucky. Most of the acupoints sealed on his chest had been untied. Seeing that he had come to untie the iron chains on his body, he thought to himself: "You only said that my acupoints were tapped, but I couldn't move them automatically. Humph!" Hmph, this is too big!" Zu Dashou slowly unwound the iron chain from Yuan Chengzhi's body round and round, without saying a word.Yuan Chengzhi was secretly lucky, feeling that the breath at Tanzhong acupoint was still quite suffocated, and thought to himself: "That Taoist's hand strength is really good. I wear the gold silk vest given by Taoist Mu Sang, and after receiving his three fingers, I stand still. That's it. If I don't have this vest to protect my body, how can I do it?" Then I thought: "Zu Dashou wants to persuade me to surrender to the Tartars, but I will pretend to listen to him and delay the time. Once the breath in my chest is free, I will slap him to death I caught this traitor and ran away through the window." But Zu Dashou said in a low voice: "Young Master Yuan, you can go now." Yuan Chengzhi was so taken aback that he hardly believed his ears, and asked, "You...what did you say?" Zu Dashou said, "It's really rare to assassinate the Qing emperor. You'd better go." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You let him go." Shall I go?" Zu Dashou said: "Yes, are you injured?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "No." Zu Dashou said: "You ride my horse and leave the city immediately at dawn." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Why did you let me go?" Zu Dashou said sadly: "You are the blood of Master Yuan, and Zu Dashou has received the kindness of Master Yuan, and he has nothing to repay." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You let me go , Tomorrow the emperor of the Tartars will be questioned, and you will be punished with death." Zu Dashou said: "Let's wait and see. The Qing emperor said that he would not kill me." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You release the assassin privately, the crime is too serious Damn, the emperor may even suspect that you are the mastermind of the assassination. I can't be greedy for my own life, but I took your life." Zu Dashou smiled wryly and said: "What is my life worth? I should have died long ago when Daling River City was destroyed. When Jinzhou City was destroyed, I should have died even more. Mr. Yuan, don't worry about me, just go by yourself " Yuan Chengzhi said: "Then you run away with me." Zu Dashou shook his head and said: "My mother, wife, children, brothers, nephews, and a family of more than 80 people are all in Shengjing. I can't escape." Yuan Chengzhi was in a state of mind Agitated, suddenly the breath in the chest was reversed, and I couldn't help coughing again and again. He thought to himself: "He surrendered to the Tartars. He is a traitor. I should have killed him with a single blow, but he would let me go. As soon as I leave, the emperor of the Tartars must kill him. Should I kill him, or should I kill him?" There is no difference if the Tartars kill him. But do I just let him die in my place? If I don’t leave, I will be killed by the Tartars. Can I die so easily? Of course I don’t want to die, it’s even more worthless to die for a traitor. But...but..." The more persistent he became, the more he coughed, his face turned red, and he almost couldn't breathe. Zu Dashou patted him on the back lightly, and said, "Mr. Yuan, you lost your strength just now, lie down and rest for a while." Yuan Chengzhi nodded and sat cross-legged, no longer thinking about it, just concentrating on luck.Yu Zhenzi's acupuncture skills are really good, at first he thought that the sealed acupuncture points had been untied, but after a moment of luck, he felt that his chest was not smooth after all, and he knew that it would be fine if he sat still, if he did it with others, Or perform lightness kung fu to jump and run, it is bound to hold your breath and faint.So according to the method of regulating the inner breath taught by the master, slowly circulate a wave of true energy in the meridians. I don't know how long it took before I realized that the true energy flowed unimpeded, let alone suffocated. I slowly opened my eyes, but saw the sun shining in through the window, and it was already dawn.He was slightly startled, and saw Zu Dashou sitting at the side with his hands on his knees, as if he was in a daze.Yuan Chengzhi stood up and said, "You stayed with me half the night?" Zu Dashou's face showed a slight joy, and he said, "Is your son better?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "It's all over! What is the origin of the Taoist Yuzhenzi? His martial arts are so powerful." Zu Dashou said: "He recently came from Tibet. Last month, the Taoist master Buku in the palace defeated twenty-three He was a first-class Buku warrior. Later, four or five warriors joined forces to fight against him, and they were all defeated by him. The emperor liked him very much, and gave him the title of "Guardian Protector" and asked him to be the head coach of Buku. Your son , you drink this bowl of chicken soup and eat some cakes, let's go now." He walked to the table and took a bowl of soup with both hands. Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "I concentrate on my practice, and I don't know if someone brings food in. He could have killed me without poisoning me." He took the soup bowl and took a few sips, which tasted slightly bitter.Zu Dashou said: "This is stewed with ginseng from Laoshan Mountain in Liaodong. It is the most invigorating and refreshing." Yuan Chengzhi ate two pieces of cake and said, "You take me to see the Emperor Tartar, I surrender." Zu Dashou was taken aback, staring at him, and then understood that he didn't want to die for him, first pretended to surrender, and then tried to get away, pondered for a moment, and said: "Okay!" Taking him out of the mansion, the two The man got on the horse.Zu Dashou didn't bring any entourage, he rode on the horse first, and Yuan Chengzhi followed. After walking a few streets, Yuan Chengzhi saw him urging his horse towards the city gate. He saw three big characters "Deshengmen" written on the city gate, and there was a line of Manchurian characters next to it. He knew that this was the south gate of Shengjing. Those who came in from this city gate felt surprised and asked, "How do we get out of the city?" Zu Dashou said: "The emperor is hunting in Halsa Mountain in the south of the city." Yuan Chengzhi stopped talking. The two traveled about ten miles out of the city.Zu Dashou reined in his horse and said, "My lord, let's leave now." Yuan Chengzhi said in surprise, "What? Aren't we going to see the Tartar Emperor?" Zu Dashou shook his head and smiled wryly, and said, "Master Yuan is loyal and righteous. Baotian, how can his son be as shameless as I am, and surrender to the Tartars?" He took off the sword at his waist and threw it at him with its sheath, Yuan Chengzhi had to catch it.Zu Dashou suddenly turned the horse's head around, whipped twice violently, and the mount galloped away along the way back to the city. Yuan Chengzhi shouted: "Uncle Zu, Uncle Zu." He couldn't make up his mind for a while, whether to chase him back or go back to the city with him, he hesitated for a while, Zu Dashou urged the horse to go far, and only listened to him far away. Called: "Thank you for calling me uncle twice!"
Yuan Chengzhi sat on the horse, dazed, and it took a long time before he set off on the horse south. After walking another ten miles, I saw Qingqing, Hong Shenghai, Sha Tianguang and others waiting outside the agreed ruined temple.Qingqing cheered loudly, ran quickly, threw herself into his arms, and shouted: "You're back! You're back!" Seeing her tired face, Yuan Chengzhi expected that she was anxious and stayed up most of the night. Seeing that he was not excited, Qingqing guessed that the assassination was unsuccessful, and said, "Can't find the emperor of the Tartars?" Yuan Chengzhi shook his head: "The man was found, but he couldn't be stabbed." So he briefly explained the story.Everyone's mouth was wide open when they heard it, but they couldn't close it. Qingqing patted her chest, let out a long breath, and said, "Thank God!" Yuan Chengzhi always felt uneasy when he thought that Zu Dashou was going to die for himself, and said: "I have to go to the city tonight. If Uncle Zu is arrested by the Emperor of Tartars, I will save him." Qingqing said: "Everyone together Go! I will never let you go on adventures alone again." When it was time to apply for the license plate, the group of people arrived in Shengjing City again. They were afraid that they had been exposed yesterday, so they went to another inn to stay overnight. Hong Shenghai went to check in front of Zu Dashou's mansion, and reported that he had not heard the message from Zu Dashou that he had locked it for the Tartar emperor, and there was no movement outside the gate of the mansion.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "Mostly, the Emperor Tartar doesn't know that he has let me go. He only knows that he is persuading me to surrender." He ordered Hong Shenghai to inquire again.Tie Luohan said: "I will go too." Qingqing said: "Don't go, don't fight with others again, you will miss a big deal." Tie Luohan pouted and said: "I don't necessarily have to fight." Hu Guinan said : "I'm going with Big Brother Luo Han, if he wants to make trouble, I'll just stop him." Yuan Chengzhi said: "If that's the case, be careful about everything." In the evening, the three returned to the inn.Tie Luohan was very annoyed, and said: "If Miss Xia didn't tell me first, otherwise I would really have to shake the heads of those boys." When everyone asked the reason, Hong Shenghai said. It turns out that they still haven't heard the news that Zu Dashou was arrested, and there was an assassination in the palace last night, but they didn't hear anyone talking about it in the streets.The three of them then went to a restaurant to drink, and saw eight Buku warriors eating and drinking, all speaking Manchurian.Hong Shenghai quietly told the two of them.Only then did Tie Luohan and Hu Guinan realize that they were bragging about how brave and invincible the head coach is. Last night, they got another strange sword with a hook on the head and a curved blade.Isn't this Yuan Chengzhi's Golden Snake Sword?Tie Luohan stood up and wanted to go over and teach them a lesson, but Hu Guinan hurriedly stopped him.After the eight warriors finished eating and went downstairs, the three followed quietly and found out where they were staying. Yuan Chengzhi was captured by mistake, and his weapon was taken away by others. It is a shame that he has never experienced in his life, but Yu Zhenzi's martial arts are by no means inferior to his own; Take it back?He was silent for a moment. Hu Guinan laughed and said: "Leader, I will go to 'Miaoshou' to come back tonight. That Yuzhenzi always sleeps, no matter how good his martial arts is, he can't beat me when he falls asleep, right?" Everyone laughed.Yuan Chengzhi said: "Okay, this is too much work for Brother Hu, but you must not ignore it. Brother Hu only needs to steal the sword, and you don't have to kill him. Killing him for no reason in his sleep is not the work of a hero." Hu Guinan said: "Yes, in the future the leader will compete with him one-on-one, and then he will be convinced to die." Yuan Chengzhi smiled slightly and said, "Even if I fight alone, I may not be able to win." The assassination was because the matter was too dangerous. Even though Yu Zhenzi was in his sleep, if he had a white sword on his body, he would be able to counterattack immediately. Hu Guinan's life can't be done. After dinner, Hu Guinan changed into black clothes and went out excitedly.Yuan Chengzhi was finally worried, and said: "Brother Hu, I'll watch out for you." The two went out of the shop together.Qingqing knew that this trip was not as risky as the assassination of the Tartar emperor, and she knew that Hu Guinan was unparalleled in the world, so she was not worried. Hu Guinan led the way and traveled more than three miles to the place where Buku warriors lived.I saw a huge cowhide tent in the middle, surrounded by small houses.Hu Guinan said in a low voice: "The eight warriors all live in the hut in the north, but I don't know if Niubi also lives here." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Let's grab a warrior and ask. It's a pity that we don't know Speak Manchurian." Hu Guinan said, "Wait for me to signal to him to lead the way..." Before he finished speaking, Shi Shi came over to see two warriors humming a ditty.When the two were approaching, Yuan Chengzhi jumped out suddenly, stretched out his fingers and tapped each of the acupoints on the backs of the two, and penetrated the key acupoints, and the two were immediately unable to move.When he struck, one warrior fainted immediately, while the other remained insane.He dragged the fainted warrior into the bushes. Hu Guinan put a sharp knife to another warrior's throat with his left hand, gestured with his right hand, and made a bun on his head, and asked him where this Taoist lived. The samurai said: "What are you doing? I don't understand." Unexpectedly, he could speak Chinese.It turned out that Shengjing's real name was Shenyang, and it belonged to the Ming Dynasty. After it was occupied by the Qing Dynasty, it was built as Kyoto in the fifth year of Tianqi, and it was less than 20 years ago.Nineteen of the city's residents are Han Chinese.Apart from practicing martial arts and wrestling, these Buku warriors hang out in restaurants and gambling halls every day, and most of them can speak Chinese. Hu Guinan was overjoyed and asked, "Where does your chief instructor, that Taoist priest, live?" The warrior held a sharp knife to his throat, and was frightened. Hearing this, he thought, "You are going to find our chief instructor to die. , That's really wonderful." He moved his mouth toward a house in the distance to the east, and said, "We always live in that house." Much taller.Yuan Chengzhi knew it was true, and put another finger under his pressure, teaching him that he would not wake up after three or four hours after coma.Hu Guinan dragged him into the bushes. The two approached the big house quietly, only to see the place was pitch black, and there were no lights from the windows.Hu Guinan whispered: "Niubi is asleep, so we don't need to wait." The two went around to the back door, Hu Guinan leaned against the wall, and climbed up quietly.Then climb down the wall again.Yuan Chengzhi saw that his posture of climbing the wall was very indecent, with his limbs stretched out, his head shrugged, and his movements were slow, like a turtle, but there was no sound at all, but he was out of his reach, thinking: " It's really amazing." He was afraid that if there was any sound when he entered the room, Yu Zhenzi would definitely notice it, so he stood by the wall and listened attentively. After a while, I heard a night owl screaming from a tree inside the wall, and then there was silence again.Suddenly, a woman's laughter was faintly heard.Then there was a man who laughed loudly and said a few words, but he couldn't hear clearly from a distance, it was Yu Zhenzi vaguely.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "He hasn't slept yet, Brother Hu can't do anything." Fearing that Hu Guinan would be in danger, he jumped over the wall and entered, only to hear the laughter of men and women, and walked along the sound, and suddenly heard Yu Zhenzi laughing Said: "Which place on your body is the slipperiest?" The woman smiled and said: "I don't know." Yu Zhenzi smiled and said: "Let me feel it." Yuan Chengzhi blushed immediately, stood still, and thought: "This thief is doing that. Fortunately, the younger brother didn't come with me." Hearing the woman's wanton laughter, he couldn't help but feel agitated, and immediately went out of the wall quietly , sitting in the grass. After a while, a gust of wind blew, and I felt a slight chill.This day is the first ten days of August, and the weather in the northern country is already the same as the severe winter in the south of the Yangtze River.Suddenly, Yu Zhenzi yelled sharply: "Who?" Yuan Chengzhi stood up in surprise, and shouted secretly: "Oops, he found out!" Leaping up the wall, I saw a black shadow rushing towards It was Hu Guinan, who rushed to approach, but saw that he was holding a lot of things in his hands, and thought for a moment: "Brother Hu has a thieving temper, and I don't know what he stole from him again, such a lot That." Before he could think about it, he jumped down and grabbed him, flew up the wall, jumped down to the ground, and heard Yu Zhenzi shouting: "Mice, you are impatient." He was already on top of the wall. Hu Guinan shouted: "I got it! Let's go!" Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, and when he looked back, he couldn't help but be amazed. In the dim light of the stars, he saw that Yu Zhenzi was naked all over, but his lower body was bloated around a thick quilt, holding the quilt with both hands .Yuan Chengzhi couldn't help laughing.Hu Guinan smiled and said: "Niubi is doing that, I stole all his clothes." He raised his hands, turned out to be holding a pile of clothes, turned around and said: "Leader, your sword!" The golden snake The sword was stuck in his lower back. Yuan Chengzhi drew his sword, inserted it into his belt, and ran a few more steps.Yu Zhenzi, who had already been covered with people, jumped down and shouted: "Little thief!" Stretched out his right palm and chopped at Hu Guinan.Yuan Chengzhi slapped him on the shoulder obliquely with his palm, and shouted: "You and I will fight again." Yu Zhenzi only felt that the palm was extremely powerful, so he hurriedly returned the palm to block it.Their palms intersected, and both of them took three steps back.Yu Zhenzi was taken aback, seeing his opponent clearly, he was even more startled, and shouted: "Ah! You have escaped." At first, he only thought that the thief stole the sword, and then he chased him naked. The master Yuan Chengzhi hid outside the wall. After Yuan Chengzhi retreated, he stepped forward again.Yu Zhenzi held the quilt with his left hand, fearing that it would slip off, he had to meet the enemy with his right palm.But how cumbersome this big quilt is, it only took two tricks to remove it. When he stumbled and staggered, Yuan Chengzhi took advantage of the situation and punched him hard on the shoulder.Yu Zhenzi was anxious and angry. When he was full of affection, he took the opportunity to steal the sword clothes for Hu Guinan. He was already taken aback. Arms are numb.Since he was eight years old, he had never been naked in front of others. At this moment, he was in a state of embarrassment, and he didn't expect that if he threw away the quilt, what would be the harm in fighting Yuan Chengzhi naked?It was night and there were not many people around, so even if people saw him, he was a flirtatious man, so it was no big deal.But the custom of dressing has been deeply ingrained in his heart, and he frantically focused on resisting the attack, but his left hand was still tightly grasping the quilt.After two more moves, Yuan Chengzhi hit the vest again.This palm contained Hunyuan Gong's inner strength, Yu Zhenzi couldn't bear it anymore, and spit out a mouthful of blood with a wow sound. Yuan Chengzhi stopped chasing after him, and said with a smile: "Kill you now, I'm sorry you won't be convinced if you die, and fight again next time when you put on your clothes." Hu Guinan said anxiously: "Leader, don't spare him, I'm afraid Yu Zu's life is in danger." Yuan Chengzhi shuddered in his heart: "That's right, he went to sue the Tartar Emperor and aggravated the crime of Uncle Zu, so he must be killed to silence his words." Leaping forward, he punched him at the temple with both fists .Yu Zhenzi saw that the attack was fierce, so he naturally raised his hands to block. Although he blocked the opponent's punch, the quilt had already slipped to his feet. Kicked.Yu Zhenzi was terrified, and no longer cared about being naked, he ran away.Yuan Chengzhi and Hu Guinan chased after them. This Taoist's martial arts is also really good, he was hit by three moves in a row and was seriously injured, yet he still runs like flying, his lightness kung fu is really rare in this world.Yuan Chengzhi chased after him hurriedly, seeing him rushing into the big cowhide tent, he immediately chased after him. As soon as he ran to the entrance of the tent, he saw that the candles in the tent were shining brightly like daytime, and the tent was full of people, so he stopped immediately and moved aside, only to hear everyone in the tent exclaiming in unison. At this time, Hu Guinan had also arrived, pulled Yuan Chengzhi's arm, and walked around behind the tent.The two leaned down, opened the legs of the tent, and looked inward.I saw Yu Zhenzi fell to the ground with his back facing the sky, his whole body was naked, he was a big man, his skin was white and tender, but his chest was full of blood, this appearance was both extremely strange and ridiculous. After an exclamation in the tent, there was no sound.All I could hear was a dignified voice speaking Manchurian loudly.Yuan Chengzhi was taken aback, the speaker turned out to be the Manchu Emperor Huang Taiji. Seeing that the tent was full of Buku warriors, no less than two hundred people, he thought to himself: "Ah, that's right, the emperor of the Tartars likes to watch martial arts competitions, and he is here again tonight. He has a good eye, I saw the strange appearance of the chief samurai master." He experienced the kung fu of these Buku warriors last night. Although their kung fu is mediocre, it is really difficult to fight if they are entangled with their lives. There are so many warriors in the tent. It is difficult to assassinate the emperor. Absolutely not, wait and see what happens now. A man who looked like a warrior leader came forward and bowed to report, Huang Taiji said a few more words, then stood up, as if he was very disappointed, he didn't watch the contest any more.He walked towards the tent, surrounded by dozens of guards, stepped out of the tent and mounted his horse. Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "This is really a god-given opportunity. It is much more convenient for me to strike unexpectedly on the road than to go to the palace to assassinate." He whispered to Hu Guinan: "This is the emperor of the Tartars. You go back first, and I will take the opportunity." Do it halfway." Hu Guinan was surprised and delighted, and said: "Leader, be careful!"
After Yuan Chengzhi followed Huang Taiji and his party, he saw all the guards holding up the torches and walking westward, thinking: "Wait until he goes farther before doing it, lest these Buku warriors come to pester him again. " After less than a mile, I saw all the guards hugging Huang Taiji towards a big house, and actually entered the house.Yuan Chengzhi was very surprised: "If he doesn't go back to the palace, what is he doing in this room?" Then he went around the back of the house, jumped into the wall, and saw that it was a huge garden, and there was a light in the window of the first room in the south. He leaned over and approached, and looked inward through the crack of the window, only to see that the room was splendidly embroidered, with a pair of big phoenixes embroidered with gold thread on the red satin curtain.Facing him, a bright red curtain was lifted, and Huang Taiji was walking into the room.Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, and secretly shouted: "God help me!" I saw a Manchurian woman standing up to meet her.The woman was dressed luxuriously, and the back of her hat was inlaid with pearls and gems.After Huang Taiji entered the room, the woman turned around. Yuan Chengzhi saw that she was about twenty-eight or nineteen years old, with a very beautiful appearance and full of jewels, and thought: "This woman is not a queen, but a noble concubine. Ah, yes Now, Huang Taiji went to watch the martial arts competition, this lady doesn't like to watch martial arts competitions, so she waited here, this is the emperor's palace." Huang Taiji reached out to touch her face and said a few words.The woman smiled and answered a few words.Huang Taiji sat on the bed, was about to lie down and rest, suddenly sat up, his face was full of doubts, looked around the room, suddenly saw a pair of men's shoes placed crookedly by the bed, he sternly asked.The woman's face was pale, and she covered her face and began to cry.Huang Taiji grabbed her chest and raised his hand to hit her, but the woman bent her knees and fell to the ground.Huang Taiji let go of her, and leaned over to look under the bed. Yuan Chengzhi was amazed, and thought: "Look at this appearance, it must be that the empress and her lover had a tryst here when the emperor went to watch the martial arts competition. Unexpectedly, the real person protecting the country suddenly performed such a good show. The emperor came back early, so that he could see Could it be that the empress is also stealing someone? Isn’t it outrageous? If her lover is still in the room, she won’t be able to escape this time.” At this moment, the door of the cupboard behind Huang Taiji suddenly opened, and a person jumped out of the cupboard, with the light of the knife shining, a short knife stabbed into the back of Huang Taiji's heart.The woman exclaimed "Ah", the candlelight flickered a few times, and then went out.After a while, the candle was lit again, only to see Huang Taiji bent down on the ground, not moving, the blood on the vest stained the yellow robe. Yuan Chengzhi's surprise was really no small matter. When he looked at that person, it was Dorgon, Prince Rui whom he had met yesterday.The woman threw herself into his arms.Dorgon hugged him, comforting in a low voice. Seeing this thrilling scene, Yuan Chengzhi's heart was beating wildly, thinking: "I didn't expect this Dorgon to be so bold that he dared to kill his brother. The matter is about to make a big fuss, so it's better to get out quickly." Immediately jumped out of the wall , back to the inn. Qingqing saw that he was surprised and uncertain, and comforted him: "I think the emperor of the Tartars is lucky, if he can't be stabbed, it's fine." Yuan Chengzhi shook his head and said: "The Emperor Tartar is dead, I didn't kill him." Everyone expected that the assassination of the Tartar Emperor would cause chaos in the capital, and they left Shengjing and went south the next morning. Not a day later, when I entered Shanhaiguan and arrived in Beijing, I heard that the Manchu emperor Huang Taiji had "died without a disease" at midnight in August Geng, and the Manqing appointed Huang Taiji's youngest son, Fulin, as emperor.The little emperor was only six years old, and was assisted by Prince Rui Dorgon. Yuan Chengzhi said: "This Dorgon is really powerful. He killed the emperor with his own hands, but he was fine. I don't know how he concealed it." Hong Shenghai said: "Prince Rui has always been favored by Huang Taiji.清的王公亲贵个个都怕他。他说皇太极无疾而终，谁也不敢多口。”袁承志道：“怎么他自己又不做皇帝？”洪胜海道：“这个就不知道了。或许他怕人不服，杀害皇太极的事反而暴露了出来。福临那小孩子是庄妃生的，相公那晚所见的贵妃，定然就是庄妃了。” 袁承志此番远赴辽东，为的是行刺满清巨酋皇太极，以报父仇，结果亲眼见到皇太极毙命，虽非自己所杀，此人终究是死了，可是内心却殊无欢愉之意，一再思忖：“他为甚么将我交给祖叔叔？以他知人之明，自然料得到祖叔叔定会私自将我释放。他是不是要收服祖叔叔之心，好为他死心塌地的打仗办事？”又想：“祖叔叔投降鞑子，自然是汉奸了。只因他救了我性命，我便冲口而出的叫他叔叔，那岂不是只念小惠，不顾大义？到底该是不该？”想到皇太极临死的情状，当时似乎忍不住便想冲进房去救他性命，要是多尔衮下手稍缓，自己是否会出手相救，此时回思，兀自难说。 再想到玉真子武功之强，满洲武士之勇，多尔衮手段的狠辣，范文程等人的深谋远虑，只觉世事多艰，来日大难，心中一片片空荡荡地，竟无着落处。
袁承志取出银两，命洪胜海在禁城附近的正条子胡同买了一所大宅第，此次来京要结交王公巨卿、文武官员，以作闯军内应，须得排场豪阔。 这日青青在宅中指挥童仆，粉刷布置。袁承志独自在城内大街闲逛。走到一处，见有数十名户部库丁手执兵刃，戒备森严。听途人说，是南方解来漕银入库。他想这是崇祯皇帝的根本，得仔细看看，当下站得远远的，察看附近的形势，突见两条黑影从库房屋顶上跃起，身法甚是迅速，一转眼间，已在东方隐没。 袁承志大奇，心想光天化日之下，难道竟有大盗劫库，倒要见识一下是何等的英雄好汉，脚下加劲，奔到东北角上，人影已然不见，但这边只有一条道路，于是提气向前疾追，这一提气，真是疾逾奔马，追不多时，果见两人在向前急奔。 他放轻脚步，防那两人发觉，但势头丝毫不缓，片刻间相距已近。但见那两人身穿红衣，头上伸出两条小辫子，看背后模样，竟是十五六岁的童子。两人肩头各负一个包裹，从身形脚步瞧来，包裹份量着实不轻，想来便是库银了，小小年纪，负了重物居然还能如此奔跃迅捷，实是难得。奔不多时，两个红衣童子已到城边。袁承志心想：“不知他们如何出城？”哪知二童竟不停步，直冲而出。 守在城门口的军士眼前一花，两团火样的东西已从身旁擦过，正自惊诧，突然一个灰影又是一晃出城，比那两团红云更加迅速，等到望见是两个穿红、一个穿灰之人的背影时，三人早已去得远了。 袁承志尾随双童，两名童子始终没有发觉。出城后奔行七八里路，眼前尽是田野。两童来到一座大宅之前，从身边取出带钩绳索，抛将上去，抓住墙头，攀援而上，跳了进去。 袁承志走近，见那宅第周围一匝黑色围墙，墙高两丈，居然没一道门户。围墙涂得黑漆漆的，甚是阴森可怖，这已十分奇怪，而屋子竟没门户，更是天下少有的怪事。他好奇心起，纵身跃入，里面地基离墙却有两丈三尺高，如不是身负绝顶武功，多半会出于不意，摔跌一交。里面又有一道围墙，全是白色，仍是无门。 他这时一不做二不休，跃上墙头。这堵墙比外面围墙已高了三尺，但因地基低陷三尺，在外面却看不出来。他跃进白墙，发觉地基又低三尺，前面一重围墙全作蓝色，墙垣更比白墙高了三尺。跃进一重又是一重，第四重是黄墙，第五重是红墙，那时墙高已达三丈三尺，他轻功再高，也已不能跃上墙头，当下施展“壁虎游墙功”，手足并用，提气直上。寻思：“难道出入此屋，都是要用绳索攀援？必定另有密门。”左手攀上墙头，一提劲，翻身而起，坐上墙头，只见里面是五开间三进瓦屋，静悄悄的似乎阒无一人。 他高声叫道：“晚辈冒昧，擅进宝庄。贤主人可能赐见么？”说话一停，只听五道高墙上撞回来的回声先后交织，组成一片烦杂之声，屋中始终没有回答。 他等了片刻，又叫一遍，突然第三进中扑出十余条巨犬，张牙舞爪，高声狂吠，模样甚是凶恶。他本见两个童子武艺高强，心想屋主人必是英侠一流，颇想结识，这时见屋里放出猛犬，知道主人厌恶外客，不便自讨没趣，于是跃出墙外，回到居所。 进屋时，只见青青正在雇匠购物，整花木，修门窗，换地板，刷墙壁，忙得不可开交。袁承志暗喜，心想青弟助我甚多，当日衢江江上那股杀人不眨眼的凶狠气质，不到一年，竟然逐渐改变。 晚饭后，他把刚才所遇说了。大家啧啧称奇，都猜不透怪屋中所居是何等样人。 次日清晨，众人聚在花厅里吃早饭。庭中积雪盈寸，原来昨晚竟下了半夜大雪。院子里两树梅花含苞吐艳，清香浮动，在雪中开得越加精神。 一名家丁匆匆进来，对青青道：“小姐，外面有人送礼来。”另一名家丁捧进礼物，原来是一个宋瓷花瓶，一座沈石田绘的小屏风。袁承志道：“这两件礼物倒也雅致，谁送的呀？”礼物中却无名帖。青青封了一两银子，命家丁拿出去打赏，问清楚是谁家送的礼，过了一会，家丁回来禀道：“送礼的人已走了，追他不着。” 众人都笑那送礼人冒失，白受了他的礼，却不见他情。洪胜海道：“袁相公名满天下，这次来京，江湖上多有传闻，总是慕名的朋友向你表示敬意的。”众人都道必是如此。 中午时分，有人挑了整席精雅的酒肴来，乃是北京著名的全聚兴菜馆做的名菜。一问厨师，说是有人付了银子让送来的。众人起了疑心，把酒肴让猫狗试吃，并无异状。 下午又陆续有人送东西来，或是桌椅，或是花木，都是宅第中合用之物。青青只说得一句：“这里须得挂一盏大灯才是。”过不了一个时辰，就有人送来一盏精致华贵的大宫灯。再过片刻，又有人送来绸缎丝绒、鞋帽衣巾，连青青用的胭脂花粉，也都是特选上等的送来。铁罗汉一把抓住那送衣服的人，喝道：“你怎知这里有个头陀？连我穿的袈裟也送来了？”那衣店伙计给他一抓，吓了一跳，说道：“不知道啊！今儿一早，有人到小店里来，多出银子吩咐赶做的。” 这时人人奇怪不已，纷纷猜测。青青故意道：“这送礼的人要是真知我心思，给我弄一串珍珠来就好啦。”隔了片刻，只见一个仆人走出厅去。青青向洪胜海道：“快瞧他到哪里去？”不多时那仆人又回来侍候。洪胜海却隔了一个时辰才回。他刚跨进门，珠宝店里已送了两串珠子来。 青青接了珠子，直向内室，袁承志和洪胜海都跟了进去。洪胜海道：“那仆人走到门外，对一个乞丐说了几句话，就回进来。我就跟着那乞丐。见他走过了一条街，就有衙门的一个公差迎上来。两人说了几句话，那乞丐又回到我们门前。”青青道：“那你就盯着那鹰爪？”洪胜海道：“正是。那鹰爪却不上衙门，走到一条胡同的一座大院子里。我见四下无人，上屋去偷偷一张。原来里面聚了十多名公差，中间一个老头儿，瞎了一只眼睛，大家叫他单老师，似是他们的头子。我怕他们发觉，就溜回来了。” 青青道：“好啊！官府耳目倒也真灵，咱们一到北京，鹰爪就得了消息。哼，要动咱们的手，只怕也没这么容易呢！”袁承志道：“可是奇在干么要送东西来，不是明着让咱们知道么？京里吃公事饭，必定精明强干，决不会做傻事。不知是甚么意思？”命洪胜海把程青竹、沙天广、胡桂南等人请来，谈了一会，都是猜想不透。 青青道：“公差的脏东西，咱们不要！”当晚她与哑巴、铁罗汉、胡桂南、洪胜海等搬了送来各物，都放在公差聚会的那个大院子里。 次日青青把传递消息的仆人打发走了，却也没难为他。那仆人恭恭敬敬的接了工钱，一再称谢，磕了几个头去了，丝毫没露出不愉的神色。袁承志等严密戒备，静以待变，那天果然没再有人送东西来。 这天晚上又是下了一晚大雪。次日一早，洪胜海满脸惊诧之色，进来禀报：“屋子前面的积雪，不知是谁给打扫得干干净净，这真奇了。”袁承志道：“这批鹰爪似乎暗中在拚命讨好咱们。”青青笑道：“啊，我知道了。”众人忙问：“怎么？”青青道：“他们怕咱们在京里做出大案来，对付不了，因此先来打个招呼，交个朋友。”沙天广笑道：“说来倒有点像。可是我做了这么多年强盗，从来没听见过这种事。” 程青竹忽道：“我想起啦，那独眼捕快名叫独眼神龙单铁生。不过他退隐已久，这才一时想他不起。” 又过数日，众人见再无异事，也渐渐不把这事放在心上。这天正是冬至，众人在大厅上饮酒闲谈，家丁送上个大红名帖，写着“晚生单铁生请安”的字样，并有八色礼盘。袁承志道：“快请。”家丁道：“这位单爷也真怪，他说给袁相公请安，转头走了，让他坐，却不肯进来。”洪胜海奉了袁承志之命，拿了袁承志、程青竹、沙天广三人的名帖回拜，并把礼物都退了回去。 接连三天，单铁生总是一早就来投送名帖请安。程青竹道：“独眼神龙在北方武林中也不是无名之辈，怎么鬼鬼祟祟的尽搞这一套，明儿待我找上门去问问。”胡桂南道：“这些招数可透着全无恶意，真是邪门。” 铁罗汉忽然大声道：“我知道他干甚么。”众人见他平时傻愣愣的，这时居然有独得之见，都感诧异，齐问：“干甚么啊？”铁罗汉道：“他见袁相公武功既高，名气又大，因此想招他做女婿。”此言一出，众人无不大笑。沙天广正喝了一口茶，一下子忍不住，全喷在胡桂南身上。胡桂南一面揩身，一面笑道：“独眼龙的女儿也是独眼龙，袁相公怎么会要？”铁罗汉瞪眼道：“你怎知道？”胡桂南笑道：“那你怎知道他有女儿？” 众人开了一阵玩笑。青青口里不说甚么，心中却老大的不乐意，暗想那独眼龙可恶，别真的要招大哥做女婿。这天晚上，取来七张白纸，都画了个独眼龙老公差的图形，写上“独眼神龙单铁生盗”的字样，夜里飞身跃入七家豪门大户，每家盗了些首饰银两，再给放上一张独眼龙肖像。 次日清晨，洪胜海在她房门上敲了几声，说道：“小姐，独眼龙来啦。袁相公陪他在厅上说话。”青青换上男装，走到厅上，果见袁承志、程青竹、沙天广陪着一个瘦削矮小的老头在喝茶。袁承志给她引见了。青青见这单铁生已有六十上下年纪，须眉皆白，一只左眼炯炯发光，显得十分精明干练。只听他道：“小老儿做这等事，当真十分冒昧。不过实是有件大事，想恳请袁相公跟各位鼎力相助，小老儿和各位又不相识，只得出此下策。不想招恼了各位，小老儿谨此谢过。”说着跪下来磕头。 袁承志连忙扶起，正要问他何事相求，青青忽道：“令爱好吧？怎不跟你同来？”单铁生一愣，道：“小老儿光身一人，连老伴也没有，别说子女啦！”青青又问：“那你有孙女儿没有？有干女儿没有？”单铁生道：“都没有。”青青嫣然一笑，返身入房，捧了盗来的首饰银两，都还了给他，笑道：“在下跟你开个玩笑，请别见怪。不过若非如此，也请不到你大驾光临。”单铁生谢了，心想：“这玩笑险些害了我的老命。”又想：“这个女扮男装的姑娘怎地老是问我有没女儿？总不是想拜我为干爹吧？” 众人都觉奇怪，正要相询，忽然外面匆匆进来一名捕快，向众人行了礼，对单铁生道：“单老师，又失了二千两库银。”单铁生倏然变色，站起身来作了个揖，道：“小老儿有件急事要查勘，待会再来跟各位请安。”收了青青交还的物事，随着那捕快急急去了。
到得下午，鹅毛般的大雪漫天而下。青青约了袁承志，到城外西郊饮酒赏雪。两人没单独共游已久，这时偷得半日清闲，甚是畅快。这一带四下里都是芦苇。青青带着食盒，盛了酒菜。两人喝酒闲谈，赏玩风景。当地平时就已荒凉，这时天寒大雪，更是不见有人。 袁承志问起交还了甚么东西给单铁生，青青笑着把昨晚的事说了。袁承志道：“唉，我刚赞你变得乖了，哪知仍是这般顽皮。”青青道：“你几时赞过我呀？”袁承志道：“我心里赞你，你自然不知道。”青青很是高兴，笑道：“谁教他不肯露面，暗中捣鬼？” 袁承志道：“不知他想求咱们甚么事？”青青道：“这种人哪，哼，不管他求甚么，都别答应。”两人喝了一会酒，说到在衢州石梁中夜喝酒赏花之事。青青想起故乡和亡母，不觉凄然欲泣。袁承志忙说笑话岔开。 坐了半日，眼见天色将晚，两人收拾了食盒回家。经过一座凉亭，只见一个乞丐卧在一张草席上，只穿了一条犊鼻裤，上身赤裸。青青道：“可怜，可怜！”拿出一锭银子，放在席上，柔声道：“快去买衣服，别冻坏了。”刚走出亭子，只听那乞丐咕哝道：“给我银子干甚么？再冷些也冻不死老子。有酒却不请人喝，真不够朋友。” 青青大怒，回头要骂。袁承志见这乞丐赤裸了身子。在严寒中毫无战瑟畏冻之态，本已奇怪，听了这几句话，一拉青青的手，转头说道：“酒倒还有，只是残菜冷酒，颇为不恭，不敢相邀。”那乞丐坐起身子，伸手道：“做叫化的，吃残菜、喝冷酒，那正合适。” 袁承志从食盒中拿出一壶吃剩的酒菜，递了过去。那乞丐接了，仰脖子骨嘟嘟的猛喝。 这乞丐四十岁左右年纪，满脸胡须，两条臂膀上点点斑斑，全是伤疤。他把一壶酒喝干，赞道：“好酒！这是二十年的女儿红陈绍。”青青笑道：“你倒识货，上口便知。”那乞丐道：“可惜酒少了，喝得不过瘾。”袁承志道：“明日我们再携酒来，请阁下一醉如何？”乞丐道：“好呀，你这位相公倒很慷慨，读书人有这样的胸襟，也算难得。”袁承志听他谈吐不俗，更知他不是寻常乞丐，两人一笑转身。走出亭去。 走了数步，青青好奇回头再望，只见那乞丐弯了身子，全神贯注的凝视着左方甚么东西。青青拉拉袁承志的手道：“他在瞧甚么？”袁承志看了一眼道：“似乎是甚么虫豸。”但见那乞丐神情紧迫，双手箕张，似乎作势便欲扑上。两人走近去看，那乞丐连连挥手，脸色极是严重。 两人不再上前，随着他眼光向雪地里一看，原来是条小蛇，长仅半尺，但通体金色，在白雪中灿然生光。
Notes: 清太宗皇太极死因不明。《清史稿·太宗本纪》：“崇德八年八月庚午，上御崇政殿，是夕亥时无疾崩，年五十有二。”当天他还在处理政事，一无异状，突然在半夜里“无疾崩”，后人颇有疑为多尔衮所谋杀，但绝无佐证。顺治六年，“皇父摄政王”多尔衮据说和皇太极的妃子庄妃、即顺治皇帝的母亲孝庄太后正式结婚。张煌言诗有云：“春官昨进新仪注，大礼恭逢太后婚。”此事普遍流传，但无明文记载。近人孟森认为不确，胡适则对孟森之考证以为不够令人信服。北方游牧渔猎民族之习俗和中原汉人大异，兄终弟及，原属常事。清太后下嫁多尔衮事，近世治清史者大都不否定有此可能。 回目中“烛影”用宋太宗弑兄宋太祖“烛影摇红”故事。“昭阳”用赵合德居昭阳殿故事。赵合德为皇后赵飞燕之妹，封昭仪，与人私通，后致汉成帝于死。清庄妃为太宗孝端皇后之侄女，民间传说称之为“大玉儿”、“小玉儿”者也。汉、宋、清三朝宫闱秘事，未尽可信，牵扯为一，或近于诬。小说家言，史家不必深究也。
Arriving outside the palace, Zu Dashou personally helped Yuan Chengzhi onto his mount, and rode another horse by himself, and went to his mansion together.Zu Dashou personally helped Yuan Chengzhi into the study, and said, "Go out!" The four followers bowed out of the room. Zu Dashou closed the door of the room, and without saying a word, he went to untie the iron chains on Yuan Chengzhi's body.When Yuan Chengzhi was in the palace, he was slowly getting lucky. Most of the acupoints sealed on his chest had been untied. Seeing that he had come to untie the iron chains on his body, he thought to himself: "You only said that my acupoints were tapped, but I couldn't move them automatically. Humph!" Hmph, this is too big!" Zu Dashou slowly unwound the iron chain from Yuan Chengzhi's body round and round, without saying a word.Yuan Chengzhi was secretly lucky, feeling that the breath at Tanzhong acupoint was still quite suffocated, and thought to himself: "That Taoist's hand strength is really good. I wear the gold silk vest given by Taoist Mu Sang, and after receiving his three fingers, I stand still. That's it. If I don't have this vest to protect my body, how can I do it?" Then I thought: "Zu Dashou wants to persuade me to surrender to the Tartars, but I will pretend to listen to him and delay the time. Once the breath in my chest is free, I will slap him to death I caught this traitor and ran away through the window." But Zu Dashou said in a low voice: "Young Master Yuan, you can go now." Yuan Chengzhi was so taken aback that he hardly believed his ears, and asked, "You...what did you say?" Zu Dashou said, "It's really rare to assassinate the Qing emperor. You'd better go." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You let him go." Shall I go?" Zu Dashou said: "Yes, are you injured?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "No." Zu Dashou said: "You ride my horse and leave the city immediately at dawn." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Why did you let me go?" Zu Dashou said sadly: "You are the blood of Master Yuan, and Zu Dashou has received the kindness of Master Yuan, and he has nothing to repay." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You let me go , Tomorrow the emperor of the Tartars will be questioned, and you will be punished with death." Zu Dashou said: "Let's wait and see. The Qing emperor said that he would not kill me." Yuan Chengzhi said: "You release the assassin privately, the crime is too serious Damn, the emperor may even suspect that you are the mastermind of the assassination. I can't be greedy for my own life, but I took your life." Zu Dashou smiled wryly and said: "What is my life worth? I should have died long ago when Daling River City was destroyed. When Jinzhou City was destroyed, I should have died even more. Mr. Yuan, don't worry about me, just go by yourself " Yuan Chengzhi said: "Then you run away with me." Zu Dashou shook his head and said: "My mother, wife, children, brothers, nephews, and a family of more than 80 people are all in Shengjing. I can't escape." Yuan Chengzhi was in a state of mind Agitated, suddenly the breath in the chest was reversed, and I couldn't help coughing again and again. He thought to himself: "He surrendered to the Tartars. He is a traitor. I should have killed him with a single blow, but he would let me go. As soon as I leave, the emperor of the Tartars must kill him. Should I kill him, or should I kill him?" There is no difference if the Tartars kill him. But do I just let him die in my place? If I don’t leave, I will be killed by the Tartars. Can I die so easily? Of course I don’t want to die, it’s even more worthless to die for a traitor. But...but..." The more persistent he became, the more he coughed, his face turned red, and he almost couldn't breathe. Zu Dashou patted him on the back lightly, and said, "Mr. Yuan, you lost your strength just now, lie down and rest for a while." Yuan Chengzhi nodded and sat cross-legged, no longer thinking about it, just concentrating on luck.Yu Zhenzi's acupuncture skills are really good, at first he thought that the sealed acupuncture points had been untied, but after a moment of luck, he felt that his chest was not smooth after all, and he knew that it would be fine if he sat still, if he did it with others, Or perform lightness kung fu to jump and run, it is bound to hold your breath and faint.So according to the method of regulating the inner breath taught by the master, slowly circulate a wave of true energy in the meridians. I don't know how long it took before I realized that the true energy flowed unimpeded, let alone suffocated. I slowly opened my eyes, but saw the sun shining in through the window, and it was already dawn.He was slightly startled, and saw Zu Dashou sitting at the side with his hands on his knees, as if he was in a daze.Yuan Chengzhi stood up and said, "You stayed with me half the night?" Zu Dashou's face showed a slight joy, and he said, "Is your son better?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "It's all over! What is the origin of the Taoist Yuzhenzi? His martial arts are so powerful." Zu Dashou said: "He recently came from Tibet. Last month, the Taoist master Buku in the palace defeated twenty-three He was a first-class Buku warrior. Later, four or five warriors joined forces to fight against him, and they were all defeated by him. The emperor liked him very much, and gave him the title of "Guardian Protector" and asked him to be the head coach of Buku. Your son , you drink this bowl of chicken soup and eat some cakes, let's go now." He walked to the table and took a bowl of soup with both hands. Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "I concentrate on my practice, and I don't know if someone brings food in. He could have killed me without poisoning me." He took the soup bowl and took a few sips, which tasted slightly bitter.Zu Dashou said: "This is stewed with ginseng from Laoshan Mountain in Liaodong. It is the most invigorating and refreshing." Yuan Chengzhi ate two pieces of cake and said, "You take me to see the Emperor Tartar, I surrender." Zu Dashou was taken aback, staring at him, and then understood that he didn't want to die for him, first pretended to surrender, and then tried to get away, pondered for a moment, and said: "Okay!" Taking him out of the mansion, the two The man got on the horse.Zu Dashou didn't bring any entourage, he rode on the horse first, and Yuan Chengzhi followed. After walking a few streets, Yuan Chengzhi saw him urging his horse towards the city gate. He saw three big characters "Deshengmen" written on the city gate, and there was a line of Manchurian characters next to it. He knew that this was the south gate of Shengjing. Those who came in from this city gate felt surprised and asked, "How do we get out of the city?" Zu Dashou said: "The emperor is hunting in Halsa Mountain in the south of the city." Yuan Chengzhi stopped talking. The two traveled about ten miles out of the city.Zu Dashou reined in his horse and said, "My lord, let's leave now." Yuan Chengzhi said in surprise, "What? Aren't we going to see the Tartar Emperor?" Zu Dashou shook his head and smiled wryly, and said, "Master Yuan is loyal and righteous. Baotian, how can his son be as shameless as I am, and surrender to the Tartars?" He took off the sword at his waist and threw it at him with its sheath, Yuan Chengzhi had to catch it.Zu Dashou suddenly turned the horse's head around, whipped twice violently, and the mount galloped away along the way back to the city. Yuan Chengzhi shouted: "Uncle Zu, Uncle Zu." He couldn't make up his mind for a while, whether to chase him back or go back to the city with him, he hesitated for a while, Zu Dashou urged the horse to go far, and only listened to him far away. Called: "Thank you for calling me uncle twice!"
Yuan Chengzhi sat on the horse, dazed, and it took a long time before he set off on the horse south. After walking another ten miles, I saw Qingqing, Hong Shenghai, Sha Tianguang and others waiting outside the agreed ruined temple.Qingqing cheered loudly, ran quickly, threw herself into his arms, and shouted: "You're back! You're back!" Seeing her tired face, Yuan Chengzhi expected that she was anxious and stayed up most of the night. Seeing that he was not excited, Qingqing guessed that the assassination was unsuccessful, and said, "Can't find the emperor of the Tartars?" Yuan Chengzhi shook his head: "The man was found, but he couldn't be stabbed." So he briefly explained the story.Everyone's mouth was wide open when they heard it, but they couldn't close it. Qingqing patted her chest, let out a long breath, and said, "Thank God!" Yuan Chengzhi always felt uneasy when he thought that Zu Dashou was going to die for himself, and said: "I have to go to the city tonight. If Uncle Zu is arrested by the Emperor of Tartars, I will save him." Qingqing said: "Everyone together Go! I will never let you go on adventures alone again." When it was time to apply for the license plate, the group of people arrived in Shengjing City again. They were afraid that they had been exposed yesterday, so they went to another inn to stay overnight. Hong Shenghai went to check in front of Zu Dashou's mansion, and reported that he had not heard the message from Zu Dashou that he had locked it for the Tartar emperor, and there was no movement outside the gate of the mansion.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "Mostly, the Emperor Tartar doesn't know that he has let me go. He only knows that he is persuading me to surrender." He ordered Hong Shenghai to inquire again.Tie Luohan said: "I will go too." Qingqing said: "Don't go, don't fight with others again, you will miss a big deal." Tie Luohan pouted and said: "I don't necessarily have to fight." Hu Guinan said : "I'm going with Big Brother Luo Han, if he wants to make trouble, I'll just stop him." Yuan Chengzhi said: "If that's the case, be careful about everything." In the evening, the three returned to the inn.Tie Luohan was very annoyed, and said: "If Miss Xia didn't tell me first, otherwise I would really have to shake the heads of those boys." When everyone asked the reason, Hong Shenghai said. It turns out that they still haven't heard the news that Zu Dashou was arrested, and there was an assassination in the palace last night, but they didn't hear anyone talking about it in the streets.The three of them then went to a restaurant to drink, and saw eight Buku warriors eating and drinking, all speaking Manchurian.Hong Shenghai quietly told the two of them.Only then did Tie Luohan and Hu Guinan realize that they were bragging about how brave and invincible the head coach is. Last night, they got another strange sword with a hook on the head and a curved blade.Isn't this Yuan Chengzhi's Golden Snake Sword?Tie Luohan stood up and wanted to go over and teach them a lesson, but Hu Guinan hurriedly stopped him.After the eight warriors finished eating and went downstairs, the three followed quietly and found out where they were staying. Yuan Chengzhi was captured by mistake, and his weapon was taken away by others. It is a shame that he has never experienced in his life, but Yu Zhenzi's martial arts are by no means inferior to his own; Take it back?He was silent for a moment. Hu Guinan laughed and said: "Leader, I will go to 'Miaoshou' to come back tonight. That Yuzhenzi always sleeps, no matter how good his martial arts is, he can't beat me when he falls asleep, right?" Everyone laughed.Yuan Chengzhi said: "Okay, this is too much work for Brother Hu, but you must not ignore it. Brother Hu only needs to steal the sword, and you don't have to kill him. Killing him for no reason in his sleep is not the work of a hero." Hu Guinan said: "Yes, in the future the leader will compete with him one-on-one, and then he will be convinced to die." Yuan Chengzhi smiled slightly and said, "Even if I fight alone, I may not be able to win." The assassination was because the matter was too dangerous. Even though Yu Zhenzi was in his sleep, if he had a white sword on his body, he would be able to counterattack immediately. Hu Guinan's life can't be done. After dinner, Hu Guinan changed into black clothes and went out excitedly.Yuan Chengzhi was finally worried, and said: "Brother Hu, I'll watch out for you." The two went out of the shop together.Qingqing knew that this trip was not as risky as the assassination of the Tartar emperor, and she knew that Hu Guinan was unparalleled in the world, so she was not worried. Hu Guinan led the way and traveled more than three miles to the place where Buku warriors lived.I saw a huge cowhide tent in the middle, surrounded by small houses.Hu Guinan said in a low voice: "The eight warriors all live in the hut in the north, but I don't know if Niubi also lives here." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Let's grab a warrior and ask. It's a pity that we don't know Speak Manchurian." Hu Guinan said, "Wait for me to signal to him to lead the way..." Before he finished speaking, Shi Shi came over to see two warriors humming a ditty.When the two were approaching, Yuan Chengzhi jumped out suddenly, stretched out his fingers and tapped each of the acupoints on the backs of the two, and penetrated the key acupoints, and the two were immediately unable to move.When he struck, one warrior fainted immediately, while the other remained insane.He dragged the fainted warrior into the bushes. Hu Guinan put a sharp knife to another warrior's throat with his left hand, gestured with his right hand, and made a bun on his head, and asked him where this Taoist lived. The samurai said: "What are you doing? I don't understand." Unexpectedly, he could speak Chinese.It turned out that Shengjing's real name was Shenyang, and it belonged to the Ming Dynasty. After it was occupied by the Qing Dynasty, it was built as Kyoto in the fifth year of Tianqi, and it was less than 20 years ago.Nineteen of the city's residents are Han Chinese.Apart from practicing martial arts and wrestling, these Buku warriors hang out in restaurants and gambling halls every day, and most of them can speak Chinese. Hu Guinan was overjoyed and asked, "Where does your chief instructor, that Taoist priest, live?" The warrior held a sharp knife to his throat, and was frightened. Hearing this, he thought, "You are going to find our chief instructor to die. , That's really wonderful." He moved his mouth toward a house in the distance to the east, and said, "We always live in that house." Much taller.Yuan Chengzhi knew it was true, and put another finger under his pressure, teaching him that he would not wake up after three or four hours after coma.Hu Guinan dragged him into the bushes. The two approached the big house quietly, only to see the place was pitch black, and there were no lights from the windows.Hu Guinan whispered: "Niubi is asleep, so we don't need to wait." The two went around to the back door, Hu Guinan leaned against the wall, and climbed up quietly.Then climb down the wall again.Yuan Chengzhi saw that his posture of climbing the wall was very indecent, with his limbs stretched out, his head shrugged, and his movements were slow, like a turtle, but there was no sound at all, but he was out of his reach, thinking: " It's really amazing." He was afraid that if there was any sound when he entered the room, Yu Zhenzi would definitely notice it, so he stood by the wall and listened attentively. After a while, I heard a night owl screaming from a tree inside the wall, and then there was silence again.Suddenly, a woman's laughter was faintly heard.Then there was a man who laughed loudly and said a few words, but he couldn't hear clearly from a distance, it was Yu Zhenzi vaguely.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "He hasn't slept yet, Brother Hu can't do anything." Fearing that Hu Guinan would be in danger, he jumped over the wall and entered, only to hear the laughter of men and women, and walked along the sound, and suddenly heard Yu Zhenzi laughing Said: "Which place on your body is the slipperiest?" The woman smiled and said: "I don't know." Yu Zhenzi smiled and said: "Let me feel it." Yuan Chengzhi blushed immediately, stood still, and thought: "This thief is doing that. Fortunately, the younger brother didn't come with me." Hearing the woman's wanton laughter, he couldn't help but feel agitated, and immediately went out of the wall quietly , sitting in the grass. After a while, a gust of wind blew, and I felt a slight chill.This day is the first ten days of August, and the weather in the northern country is already the same as the severe winter in the south of the Yangtze River.Suddenly, Yu Zhenzi yelled sharply: "Who?" Yuan Chengzhi stood up in surprise, and shouted secretly: "Oops, he found out!" Leaping up the wall, I saw a black shadow rushing towards It was Hu Guinan, who rushed to approach, but saw that he was holding a lot of things in his hands, and thought for a moment: "Brother Hu has a thieving temper, and I don't know what he stole from him again, such a lot That." Before he could think about it, he jumped down and grabbed him, flew up the wall, jumped down to the ground, and heard Yu Zhenzi shouting: "Mice, you are impatient." He was already on top of the wall. Hu Guinan shouted: "I got it! Let's go!" Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, and when he looked back, he couldn't help but be amazed. In the dim light of the stars, he saw that Yu Zhenzi was naked all over, but his lower body was bloated around a thick quilt, holding the quilt with both hands .Yuan Chengzhi couldn't help laughing.Hu Guinan smiled and said: "Niubi is doing that, I stole all his clothes." He raised his hands, turned out to be holding a pile of clothes, turned around and said: "Leader, your sword!" The golden snake The sword was stuck in his lower back. Yuan Chengzhi drew his sword, inserted it into his belt, and ran a few more steps.Yu Zhenzi, who had already been covered with people, jumped down and shouted: "Little thief!" Stretched out his right palm and chopped at Hu Guinan.Yuan Chengzhi slapped him on the shoulder obliquely with his palm, and shouted: "You and I will fight again." Yu Zhenzi only felt that the palm was extremely powerful, so he hurriedly returned the palm to block it.Their palms intersected, and both of them took three steps back.Yu Zhenzi was taken aback, seeing his opponent clearly, he was even more startled, and shouted: "Ah! You have escaped." At first, he only thought that the thief stole the sword, and then he chased him naked. The master Yuan Chengzhi hid outside the wall. After Yuan Chengzhi retreated, he stepped forward again.Yu Zhenzi held the quilt with his left hand, fearing that it would slip off, he had to meet the enemy with his right palm.But how cumbersome this big quilt is, it only took two tricks to remove it. When he stumbled and staggered, Yuan Chengzhi took advantage of the situation and punched him hard on the shoulder.Yu Zhenzi was anxious and angry. When he was full of affection, he took the opportunity to steal the sword clothes for Hu Guinan. He was already taken aback. Arms are numb.Since he was eight years old, he had never been naked in front of others. At this moment, he was in a state of embarrassment, and he didn't expect that if he threw away the quilt, what would be the harm in fighting Yuan Chengzhi naked?It was night and there were not many people around, so even if people saw him, he was a flirtatious man, so it was no big deal.But the custom of dressing has been deeply ingrained in his heart, and he frantically focused on resisting the attack, but his left hand was still tightly grasping the quilt.After two more moves, Yuan Chengzhi hit the vest again.This palm contained Hunyuan Gong's inner strength, Yu Zhenzi couldn't bear it anymore, and spit out a mouthful of blood with a wow sound. Yuan Chengzhi stopped chasing after him, and said with a smile: "Kill you now, I'm sorry you won't be convinced if you die, and fight again next time when you put on your clothes." Hu Guinan said anxiously: "Leader, don't spare him, I'm afraid Yu Zu's life is in danger." Yuan Chengzhi shuddered in his heart: "That's right, he went to sue the Tartar Emperor and aggravated the crime of Uncle Zu, so he must be killed to silence his words." Leaping forward, he punched him at the temple with both fists .Yu Zhenzi saw that the attack was fierce, so he naturally raised his hands to block. Although he blocked the opponent's punch, the quilt had already slipped to his feet. Kicked.Yu Zhenzi was terrified, and no longer cared about being naked, he ran away.Yuan Chengzhi and Hu Guinan chased after them. This Taoist's martial arts is also really good, he was hit by three moves in a row and was seriously injured, yet he still runs like flying, his lightness kung fu is really rare in this world.Yuan Chengzhi chased after him hurriedly, seeing him rushing into the big cowhide tent, he immediately chased after him. As soon as he ran to the entrance of the tent, he saw that the candles in the tent were shining brightly like daytime, and the tent was full of people, so he stopped immediately and moved aside, only to hear everyone in the tent exclaiming in unison. At this time, Hu Guinan had also arrived, pulled Yuan Chengzhi's arm, and walked around behind the tent.The two leaned down, opened the legs of the tent, and looked inward.I saw Yu Zhenzi fell to the ground with his back facing the sky, his whole body was naked, he was a big man, his skin was white and tender, but his chest was full of blood, this appearance was both extremely strange and ridiculous. After an exclamation in the tent, there was no sound.All I could hear was a dignified voice speaking Manchurian loudly.Yuan Chengzhi was taken aback, the speaker turned out to be the Manchu Emperor Huang Taiji. Seeing that the tent was full of Buku warriors, no less than two hundred people, he thought to himself: "Ah, that's right, the emperor of the Tartars likes to watch martial arts competitions, and he is here again tonight. He has a good eye, I saw the strange appearance of the chief samurai master." He experienced the kung fu of these Buku warriors last night. Although their kung fu is mediocre, it is really difficult to fight if they are entangled with their lives. There are so many warriors in the tent. It is difficult to assassinate the emperor. Absolutely not, wait and see what happens now. A man who looked like a warrior leader came forward and bowed to report, Huang Taiji said a few more words, then stood up, as if he was very disappointed, he didn't watch the contest any more.He walked towards the tent, surrounded by dozens of guards, stepped out of the tent and mounted his horse. Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "This is really a god-given opportunity. It is much more convenient for me to strike unexpectedly on the road than to go to the palace to assassinate." He whispered to Hu Guinan: "This is the emperor of the Tartars. You go back first, and I will take the opportunity." Do it halfway." Hu Guinan was surprised and delighted, and said: "Leader, be careful!"
After Yuan Chengzhi followed Huang Taiji and his party, he saw all the guards holding up the torches and walking westward, thinking: "Wait until he goes farther before doing it, lest these Buku warriors come to pester him again. " After less than a mile, I saw all the guards hugging Huang Taiji towards a big house, and actually entered the house.Yuan Chengzhi was very surprised: "If he doesn't go back to the palace, what is he doing in this room?" Then he went around the back of the house, jumped into the wall, and saw that it was a huge garden, and there was a light in the window of the first room in the south. He leaned over and approached, and looked inward through the crack of the window, only to see that the room was splendidly embroidered, with a pair of big phoenixes embroidered with gold thread on the red satin curtain.Facing him, a bright red curtain was lifted, and Huang Taiji was walking into the room.Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, and secretly shouted: "God help me!" I saw a Manchurian woman standing up to meet her.The woman was dressed luxuriously, and the back of her hat was inlaid with pearls and gems.After Huang Taiji entered the room, the woman turned around. Yuan Chengzhi saw that she was about twenty-eight or nineteen years old, with a very beautiful appearance and full of jewels, and thought: "This woman is not a queen, but a noble concubine. Ah, yes Now, Huang Taiji went to watch the martial arts competition, this lady doesn't like to watch martial arts competitions, so she waited here, this is the emperor's palace." Huang Taiji reached out to touch her face and said a few words.The woman smiled and answered a few words.Huang Taiji sat on the bed, was about to lie down and rest, suddenly sat up, his face was full of doubts, looked around the room, suddenly saw a pair of men's shoes placed crookedly by the bed, he sternly asked.The woman's face was pale, and she covered her face and began to cry.Huang Taiji grabbed her chest and raised his hand to hit her, but the woman bent her knees and fell to the ground.Huang Taiji let go of her, and leaned over to look under the bed. Yuan Chengzhi was amazed, and thought: "Look at this appearance, it must be that the empress and her lover had a tryst here when the emperor went to watch the martial arts competition. Unexpectedly, the real person protecting the country suddenly performed such a good show. The emperor came back early, so that he could see Could it be that the empress is also stealing someone? Isn’t it outrageous? If her lover is still in the room, she won’t be able to escape this time.” At this moment, the door of the cupboard behind Huang Taiji suddenly opened, and a person jumped out of the cupboard, with the light of the knife shining, a short knife stabbed into the back of Huang Taiji's heart.The woman exclaimed "Ah", the candlelight flickered a few times, and then went out.After a while, the candle was lit again, only to see Huang Taiji bent down on the ground, not moving, the blood on the vest stained the yellow robe. Yuan Chengzhi's surprise was really no small matter. When he looked at that person, it was Dorgon, Prince Rui whom he had met yesterday.The woman threw herself into his arms.Dorgon hugged him, comforting in a low voice. Seeing this thrilling scene, Yuan Chengzhi's heart was beating wildly, thinking: "I didn't expect this Dorgon to be so bold that he dared to kill his brother. The matter is about to make a big fuss, so it's better to get out quickly." Immediately jumped out of the wall , back to the inn. Qingqing saw that he was surprised and uncertain, and comforted him: "I think the emperor of the Tartars is lucky, if he can't be stabbed, it's fine." Yuan Chengzhi shook his head and said: "The Emperor Tartar is dead, I didn't kill him." Everyone expected that the assassination of the Tartar Emperor would cause chaos in the capital, and they left Shengjing and went south the next morning. Not a day later, when I entered Shanhaiguan and arrived in Beijing, I heard that the Manchu emperor Huang Taiji had "died without a disease" at midnight in August Geng, and the Manqing appointed Huang Taiji's youngest son, Fulin, as emperor.The little emperor was only six years old, and was assisted by Prince Rui Dorgon. Yuan Chengzhi said: "This Dorgon is really powerful. He killed the emperor with his own hands, but he was fine. I don't know how he concealed it." Hong Shenghai said: "Prince Rui has always been favored by Huang Taiji.清的王公亲贵个个都怕他。他说皇太极无疾而终，谁也不敢多口。”袁承志道：“怎么他自己又不做皇帝？”洪胜海道：“这个就不知道了。或许他怕人不服，杀害皇太极的事反而暴露了出来。福临那小孩子是庄妃生的，相公那晚所见的贵妃，定然就是庄妃了。” 袁承志此番远赴辽东，为的是行刺满清巨酋皇太极，以报父仇，结果亲眼见到皇太极毙命，虽非自己所杀，此人终究是死了，可是内心却殊无欢愉之意，一再思忖：“他为甚么将我交给祖叔叔？以他知人之明，自然料得到祖叔叔定会私自将我释放。他是不是要收服祖叔叔之心，好为他死心塌地的打仗办事？”又想：“祖叔叔投降鞑子，自然是汉奸了。只因他救了我性命，我便冲口而出的叫他叔叔，那岂不是只念小惠，不顾大义？到底该是不该？”想到皇太极临死的情状，当时似乎忍不住便想冲进房去救他性命，要是多尔衮下手稍缓，自己是否会出手相救，此时回思，兀自难说。 再想到玉真子武功之强，满洲武士之勇，多尔衮手段的狠辣，范文程等人的深谋远虑，只觉世事多艰，来日大难，心中一片片空荡荡地，竟无着落处。
袁承志取出银两，命洪胜海在禁城附近的正条子胡同买了一所大宅第，此次来京要结交王公巨卿、文武官员，以作闯军内应，须得排场豪阔。 这日青青在宅中指挥童仆，粉刷布置。袁承志独自在城内大街闲逛。走到一处，见有数十名户部库丁手执兵刃，戒备森严。听途人说，是南方解来漕银入库。他想这是崇祯皇帝的根本，得仔细看看，当下站得远远的，察看附近的形势，突见两条黑影从库房屋顶上跃起，身法甚是迅速，一转眼间，已在东方隐没。 袁承志大奇，心想光天化日之下，难道竟有大盗劫库，倒要见识一下是何等的英雄好汉，脚下加劲，奔到东北角上，人影已然不见，但这边只有一条道路，于是提气向前疾追，这一提气，真是疾逾奔马，追不多时，果见两人在向前急奔。 他放轻脚步，防那两人发觉，但势头丝毫不缓，片刻间相距已近。但见那两人身穿红衣，头上伸出两条小辫子，看背后模样，竟是十五六岁的童子。两人肩头各负一个包裹，从身形脚步瞧来，包裹份量着实不轻，想来便是库银了，小小年纪，负了重物居然还能如此奔跃迅捷，实是难得。奔不多时，两个红衣童子已到城边。袁承志心想：“不知他们如何出城？”哪知二童竟不停步，直冲而出。 守在城门口的军士眼前一花，两团火样的东西已从身旁擦过，正自惊诧，突然一个灰影又是一晃出城，比那两团红云更加迅速，等到望见是两个穿红、一个穿灰之人的背影时，三人早已去得远了。 袁承志尾随双童，两名童子始终没有发觉。出城后奔行七八里路，眼前尽是田野。两童来到一座大宅之前，从身边取出带钩绳索，抛将上去，抓住墙头，攀援而上，跳了进去。 袁承志走近，见那宅第周围一匝黑色围墙，墙高两丈，居然没一道门户。围墙涂得黑漆漆的，甚是阴森可怖，这已十分奇怪，而屋子竟没门户，更是天下少有的怪事。他好奇心起，纵身跃入，里面地基离墙却有两丈三尺高，如不是身负绝顶武功，多半会出于不意，摔跌一交。里面又有一道围墙，全是白色，仍是无门。 他这时一不做二不休，跃上墙头。这堵墙比外面围墙已高了三尺，但因地基低陷三尺，在外面却看不出来。他跃进白墙，发觉地基又低三尺，前面一重围墙全作蓝色，墙垣更比白墙高了三尺。跃进一重又是一重，第四重是黄墙，第五重是红墙，那时墙高已达三丈三尺，他轻功再高，也已不能跃上墙头，当下施展“壁虎游墙功”，手足并用，提气直上。寻思：“难道出入此屋，都是要用绳索攀援？必定另有密门。”左手攀上墙头，一提劲，翻身而起，坐上墙头，只见里面是五开间三进瓦屋，静悄悄的似乎阒无一人。 他高声叫道：“晚辈冒昧，擅进宝庄。贤主人可能赐见么？”说话一停，只听五道高墙上撞回来的回声先后交织，组成一片烦杂之声，屋中始终没有回答。 他等了片刻，又叫一遍，突然第三进中扑出十余条巨犬，张牙舞爪，高声狂吠，模样甚是凶恶。他本见两个童子武艺高强，心想屋主人必是英侠一流，颇想结识，这时见屋里放出猛犬，知道主人厌恶外客，不便自讨没趣，于是跃出墙外，回到居所。 进屋时，只见青青正在雇匠购物，整花木，修门窗，换地板，刷墙壁，忙得不可开交。袁承志暗喜，心想青弟助我甚多，当日衢江江上那股杀人不眨眼的凶狠气质，不到一年，竟然逐渐改变。 晚饭后，他把刚才所遇说了。大家啧啧称奇，都猜不透怪屋中所居是何等样人。 次日清晨，众人聚在花厅里吃早饭。庭中积雪盈寸，原来昨晚竟下了半夜大雪。院子里两树梅花含苞吐艳，清香浮动，在雪中开得越加精神。 一名家丁匆匆进来，对青青道：“小姐，外面有人送礼来。”另一名家丁捧进礼物，原来是一个宋瓷花瓶，一座沈石田绘的小屏风。袁承志道：“这两件礼物倒也雅致，谁送的呀？”礼物中却无名帖。青青封了一两银子，命家丁拿出去打赏，问清楚是谁家送的礼，过了一会，家丁回来禀道：“送礼的人已走了，追他不着。” 众人都笑那送礼人冒失，白受了他的礼，却不见他情。洪胜海道：“袁相公名满天下，这次来京，江湖上多有传闻，总是慕名的朋友向你表示敬意的。”众人都道必是如此。 中午时分，有人挑了整席精雅的酒肴来，乃是北京著名的全聚兴菜馆做的名菜。一问厨师，说是有人付了银子让送来的。众人起了疑心，把酒肴让猫狗试吃，并无异状。 下午又陆续有人送东西来，或是桌椅，或是花木，都是宅第中合用之物。青青只说得一句：“这里须得挂一盏大灯才是。”过不了一个时辰，就有人送来一盏精致华贵的大宫灯。再过片刻，又有人送来绸缎丝绒、鞋帽衣巾，连青青用的胭脂花粉，也都是特选上等的送来。铁罗汉一把抓住那送衣服的人，喝道：“你怎知这里有个头陀？连我穿的袈裟也送来了？”那衣店伙计给他一抓，吓了一跳，说道：“不知道啊！今儿一早，有人到小店里来，多出银子吩咐赶做的。” 这时人人奇怪不已，纷纷猜测。青青故意道：“这送礼的人要是真知我心思，给我弄一串珍珠来就好啦。”隔了片刻，只见一个仆人走出厅去。青青向洪胜海道：“快瞧他到哪里去？”不多时那仆人又回来侍候。洪胜海却隔了一个时辰才回。他刚跨进门，珠宝店里已送了两串珠子来。 青青接了珠子，直向内室，袁承志和洪胜海都跟了进去。洪胜海道：“那仆人走到门外，对一个乞丐说了几句话，就回进来。我就跟着那乞丐。见他走过了一条街，就有衙门的一个公差迎上来。两人说了几句话，那乞丐又回到我们门前。”青青道：“那你就盯着那鹰爪？”洪胜海道：“正是。那鹰爪却不上衙门，走到一条胡同的一座大院子里。我见四下无人，上屋去偷偷一张。原来里面聚了十多名公差，中间一个老头儿，瞎了一只眼睛，大家叫他单老师，似是他们的头子。我怕他们发觉，就溜回来了。” 青青道：“好啊！官府耳目倒也真灵，咱们一到北京，鹰爪就得了消息。哼，要动咱们的手，只怕也没这么容易呢！”袁承志道：“可是奇在干么要送东西来，不是明着让咱们知道么？京里吃公事饭，必定精明强干，决不会做傻事。不知是甚么意思？”命洪胜海把程青竹、沙天广、胡桂南等人请来，谈了一会，都是猜想不透。 青青道：“公差的脏东西，咱们不要！”当晚她与哑巴、铁罗汉、胡桂南、洪胜海等搬了送来各物，都放在公差聚会的那个大院子里。 次日青青把传递消息的仆人打发走了，却也没难为他。那仆人恭恭敬敬的接了工钱，一再称谢，磕了几个头去了，丝毫没露出不愉的神色。袁承志等严密戒备，静以待变，那天果然没再有人送东西来。 这天晚上又是下了一晚大雪。次日一早，洪胜海满脸惊诧之色，进来禀报：“屋子前面的积雪，不知是谁给打扫得干干净净，这真奇了。”袁承志道：“这批鹰爪似乎暗中在拚命讨好咱们。”青青笑道：“啊，我知道了。”众人忙问：“怎么？”青青道：“他们怕咱们在京里做出大案来，对付不了，因此先来打个招呼，交个朋友。”沙天广笑道：“说来倒有点像。可是我做了这么多年强盗，从来没听见过这种事。” 程青竹忽道：“我想起啦，那独眼捕快名叫独眼神龙单铁生。不过他退隐已久，这才一时想他不起。” 又过数日，众人见再无异事，也渐渐不把这事放在心上。这天正是冬至，众人在大厅上饮酒闲谈，家丁送上个大红名帖，写着“晚生单铁生请安”的字样，并有八色礼盘。袁承志道：“快请。”家丁道：“这位单爷也真怪，他说给袁相公请安，转头走了，让他坐，却不肯进来。”洪胜海奉了袁承志之命，拿了袁承志、程青竹、沙天广三人的名帖回拜，并把礼物都退了回去。 接连三天，单铁生总是一早就来投送名帖请安。程青竹道：“独眼神龙在北方武林中也不是无名之辈，怎么鬼鬼祟祟的尽搞这一套，明儿待我找上门去问问。”胡桂南道：“这些招数可透着全无恶意，真是邪门。” 铁罗汉忽然大声道：“我知道他干甚么。”众人见他平时傻愣愣的，这时居然有独得之见，都感诧异，齐问：“干甚么啊？”铁罗汉道：“他见袁相公武功既高，名气又大，因此想招他做女婿。”此言一出，众人无不大笑。沙天广正喝了一口茶，一下子忍不住，全喷在胡桂南身上。胡桂南一面揩身，一面笑道：“独眼龙的女儿也是独眼龙，袁相公怎么会要？”铁罗汉瞪眼道：“你怎知道？”胡桂南笑道：“那你怎知道他有女儿？” 众人开了一阵玩笑。青青口里不说甚么，心中却老大的不乐意，暗想那独眼龙可恶，别真的要招大哥做女婿。这天晚上，取来七张白纸，都画了个独眼龙老公差的图形，写上“独眼神龙单铁生盗”的字样，夜里飞身跃入七家豪门大户，每家盗了些首饰银两，再给放上一张独眼龙肖像。 次日清晨，洪胜海在她房门上敲了几声，说道：“小姐，独眼龙来啦。袁相公陪他在厅上说话。”青青换上男装，走到厅上，果见袁承志、程青竹、沙天广陪着一个瘦削矮小的老头在喝茶。袁承志给她引见了。青青见这单铁生已有六十上下年纪，须眉皆白，一只左眼炯炯发光，显得十分精明干练。只听他道：“小老儿做这等事，当真十分冒昧。不过实是有件大事，想恳请袁相公跟各位鼎力相助，小老儿和各位又不相识，只得出此下策。不想招恼了各位，小老儿谨此谢过。”说着跪下来磕头。 袁承志连忙扶起，正要问他何事相求，青青忽道：“令爱好吧？怎不跟你同来？”单铁生一愣，道：“小老儿光身一人，连老伴也没有，别说子女啦！”青青又问：“那你有孙女儿没有？有干女儿没有？”单铁生道：“都没有。”青青嫣然一笑，返身入房，捧了盗来的首饰银两，都还了给他，笑道：“在下跟你开个玩笑，请别见怪。不过若非如此，也请不到你大驾光临。”单铁生谢了，心想：“这玩笑险些害了我的老命。”又想：“这个女扮男装的姑娘怎地老是问我有没女儿？总不是想拜我为干爹吧？” 众人都觉奇怪，正要相询，忽然外面匆匆进来一名捕快，向众人行了礼，对单铁生道：“单老师，又失了二千两库银。”单铁生倏然变色，站起身来作了个揖，道：“小老儿有件急事要查勘，待会再来跟各位请安。”收了青青交还的物事，随着那捕快急急去了。
到得下午，鹅毛般的大雪漫天而下。青青约了袁承志，到城外西郊饮酒赏雪。两人没单独共游已久，这时偷得半日清闲，甚是畅快。这一带四下里都是芦苇。青青带着食盒，盛了酒菜。两人喝酒闲谈，赏玩风景。当地平时就已荒凉，这时天寒大雪，更是不见有人。 袁承志问起交还了甚么东西给单铁生，青青笑着把昨晚的事说了。袁承志道：“唉，我刚赞你变得乖了，哪知仍是这般顽皮。”青青道：“你几时赞过我呀？”袁承志道：“我心里赞你，你自然不知道。”青青很是高兴，笑道：“谁教他不肯露面，暗中捣鬼？” 袁承志道：“不知他想求咱们甚么事？”青青道：“这种人哪，哼，不管他求甚么，都别答应。”两人喝了一会酒，说到在衢州石梁中夜喝酒赏花之事。青青想起故乡和亡母，不觉凄然欲泣。袁承志忙说笑话岔开。 坐了半日，眼见天色将晚，两人收拾了食盒回家。经过一座凉亭，只见一个乞丐卧在一张草席上，只穿了一条犊鼻裤，上身赤裸。青青道：“可怜，可怜！”拿出一锭银子，放在席上，柔声道：“快去买衣服，别冻坏了。”刚走出亭子，只听那乞丐咕哝道：“给我银子干甚么？再冷些也冻不死老子。有酒却不请人喝，真不够朋友。” 青青大怒，回头要骂。袁承志见这乞丐赤裸了身子。在严寒中毫无战瑟畏冻之态，本已奇怪，听了这几句话，一拉青青的手，转头说道：“酒倒还有，只是残菜冷酒，颇为不恭，不敢相邀。”那乞丐坐起身子，伸手道：“做叫化的，吃残菜、喝冷酒，那正合适。” 袁承志从食盒中拿出一壶吃剩的酒菜，递了过去。那乞丐接了，仰脖子骨嘟嘟的猛喝。 这乞丐四十岁左右年纪，满脸胡须，两条臂膀上点点斑斑，全是伤疤。他把一壶酒喝干，赞道：“好酒！这是二十年的女儿红陈绍。”青青笑道：“你倒识货，上口便知。”那乞丐道：“可惜酒少了，喝得不过瘾。”袁承志道：“明日我们再携酒来，请阁下一醉如何？”乞丐道：“好呀，你这位相公倒很慷慨，读书人有这样的胸襟，也算难得。”袁承志听他谈吐不俗，更知他不是寻常乞丐，两人一笑转身。走出亭去。 走了数步，青青好奇回头再望，只见那乞丐弯了身子，全神贯注的凝视着左方甚么东西。青青拉拉袁承志的手道：“他在瞧甚么？”袁承志看了一眼道：“似乎是甚么虫豸。”但见那乞丐神情紧迫，双手箕张，似乎作势便欲扑上。两人走近去看，那乞丐连连挥手，脸色极是严重。 两人不再上前，随着他眼光向雪地里一看，原来是条小蛇，长仅半尺，但通体金色，在白雪中灿然生光。
Notes: 清太宗皇太极死因不明。《清史稿·太宗本纪》：“崇德八年八月庚午，上御崇政殿，是夕亥时无疾崩，年五十有二。”当天他还在处理政事，一无异状，突然在半夜里“无疾崩”，后人颇有疑为多尔衮所谋杀，但绝无佐证。顺治六年，“皇父摄政王”多尔衮据说和皇太极的妃子庄妃、即顺治皇帝的母亲孝庄太后正式结婚。张煌言诗有云：“春官昨进新仪注，大礼恭逢太后婚。”此事普遍流传，但无明文记载。近人孟森认为不确，胡适则对孟森之考证以为不够令人信服。北方游牧渔猎民族之习俗和中原汉人大异，兄终弟及，原属常事。清太后下嫁多尔衮事，近世治清史者大都不否定有此可能。 回目中“烛影”用宋太宗弑兄宋太祖“烛影摇红”故事。“昭阳”用赵合德居昭阳殿故事。赵合德为皇后赵飞燕之妹，封昭仪，与人私通，后致汉成帝于死。清庄妃为太宗孝端皇后之侄女，民间传说称之为“大玉儿”、“小玉儿”者也。汉、宋、清三朝宫闱秘事，未尽可信，牵扯为一，或近于诬。小说家言，史家不必深究也。