Chapter 48 Chapter 47 For Whom Camellia Blooms All Over the Road

Duan Yu and his group stayed in Daofei non-stop for one day, from Lingzhou to Gaolan and Qinzhou, east to Hanzhong, passing through Guangyuan and Jiange to the north of Shu.Along the way, they received letters from Xuantian and Zhutian, the two daughters of Vulture Palace, saying that King Zhennan was heading south.There is a message that the king of Zhennan and his wife, the two wives, had a fierce fight in Zitong, and it seemed that the outcome was dead.Duan Yu knew that one of these two wives was Mu Wanqing's mother, Qin Hongmian, and the other was Azhu and Azi's mother, Ruan Xingzhu; in terms of martial arts, Qin Hongmian was superior, while in terms of intelligence, Ruan Xingzhu had the upper hand. With Daddy intervening, nothing major will happen.Sure enough, within two days, there was another news that the two wives had reconciled and were drinking with Zhennan Wang in a restaurant.The Xuantian Department has already warned Zhennan King, telling him that there are powerful enemies who will harm him in the future.

During the journey, Duan Yu discussed several times with Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen, etc., and they all felt that Zhennan King's opponent was Duan Yanqing, the head of the four villains, and there was no one else.Duan Yanqing's martial arts are extremely high, there is no one in Dali Kingdom except Baoding Emperor himself, if he catches up with Zhennan King, it will be very worrying.The only way to fight Duan Yanqing is to hurry up and get together with King Zhennan.Ba Tianshi said: "As soon as we see Duan Yanqing, we don't care what happens, we immediately swarm him up and give him a chance to win. We must not make the same mistakes as Xiaojing Lake and let him fight alone with the prince." Zhu Danchen said: "Exactly. We have Duan Shizi, Miss Mu, Miss Zhong, Miss Wang, you and me, plus the prince and two wives, as well as Hua Situ, Fan Sima, Brother Gu and others, There are also girls from Vulture Palace to help. There are so many people, even if Duan Yanqing can't be killed, he can't let him bully us." Duan Yu nodded and said: "That's exactly the idea."

When they were about to arrive in Mianzhou, they only heard the sound of horseshoes in front of them, and the two horsemen came galloping side by side.Immediately, the two women got off their horses and shouted: "Xuantian Department of Vulture Palace is here to see Mr. Duan of Dali." Duan Yu hurriedly dismounted and shouted: "You two have worked hard, can you see my father?" The young woman said: "My lord, after receiving our warning, the king of Zhennan had diverted his route to the east, saying that he would make a detour before returning to Dali, so as not to encounter his opponent."

When Duan Yu heard it, he immediately felt relieved, and said happily: "It's so good. Daddy has a body of gold and jade, why bother to fight with the murderers? Poisonous insects and beasts are safe to avoid, but it's not because he is afraid of him. You two know your opponent Who? Where did this information come from in the first place?" The woman said: "It was Miss Jujian who heard it from another girl. That girl's name is Abi..." Wang Yuyan said happily, "So it was Abi. I haven't seen her for a long time." Duan Yu He said: "Ah, it's Miss Abi, I recognize her. She was originally Mr. Murong's maid."

The woman said: "That's it. Miss Jujian said that Miss Abi is about the same age as her. She is beautiful and very pleasing. She just speaks with a Jiangnan accent, and she can't understand her words well. Miss Abi is our master's teacher." The disciple of Mr. Kang Guangling, my nephew, is a family with our Vulture Palace. Miss Jujian said that the master accompanied the young master to the palace to recruit relatives, and Miss Abi was going to Xixia to meet Mr. Murong. She said that in On the way, I heard the news that there is a very powerful person who wants to make things difficult for the Prince of Zhennan. She said that Mr. Duan treated her very well and asked us to try to spread the news."

Duan Yu recalled the scene when he first met Abi in Gusu, because of her and Azhu's traction, he had to meet Wang Yuyan, and this time it was her sending a message, he was grateful and asked: "This girl Abi , where is it now?" The middle-aged woman said: "I don't know. Mr. Duan, from Miss Mei Jian's tone, the opponent who wants to make things difficult for Prince Duan is really powerful. Therefore, Miss Mei Jian ordered Xuantian and Zhu Tian to go out without waiting for the master's order." You have to be careful when you move out." Duan Yu said: "Thank you sister-in-law for your hard work, sister-in-law has a good surname, and I can mention it when I see my second brother in the future." The woman was very happy, and said with a smile: "Our two departments, Xuantian and Zhutian, work normally, my lord. There is no need to mention the humble name. The young master has such a kind heart, thank you, little lady!" As he said this, he bowed to another woman, greeted others, got on his horse and left.

Duan Yu asked Ba Tianshi, "Uncle Ba, what do you think?" Ba Tianshi said, "Since the prince has made a detour to the east, we will go south. If we want to come to Chengdu, we can meet him." Duan Yu nodded and said: "Very much." A group of people went south through Mianzhou and came to Chengdu.Jinguan City is prosperous and prosperous, and it is located in the southwest.Duan Yu and others wandered around the city for a few days, but Duan Zhengchun did not come.Everyone thought: "The king of Zhennan is accompanied by two wives. He travels to the mountains and rivers all the way, enjoying the gentle and beautiful blessings. Naturally, he travels slowly and returns late. When he returns to Dali, he will not be so carefree and happy."

The group of people went south again, and each step they took was one step closer to Dali, and their hearts were relieved.Along the way, flowers were blooming like brocades, Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan walked slowly, fearing that Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling would be annoyed, so they didn't dare to neglect these two girls too much.On the way, Mu Wanqing told Zhong Ling that Duan Yu was actually her elder brother, and that Zhong Ling was also born to Duan Zhengchun, and the two daughters changed their names to sisters. Only sad and melancholy.
In the evening of this day, when we arrived at Yangliuchang, the sky changed suddenly, and raindrops the size of soybeans fell down violently.Everyone hurriedly urged their horses to run quickly, looking for a place to shelter from the rain.Turning around a row of willow trees, I saw seven or eight houses standing tall with white walls and black tiles beside the small river.I saw an old man standing under the eaves, with his hands behind his back, watching the dark clouds getting thicker and thicker in the sky.

Zhu Danchen got off his horse, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "The old man invites you. Those who are traveling in the next group encounter rain on the way and ask to take shelter in Baozhuang. Please make it easier for me." The old man said: "It's easy to say, easy to say, but Who came out with their house on their way? Ladies and gentlemen, please come in." Zhu Danchen heard him speak in a clear voice, not a local accent in southern Sichuan, with piercing eyes, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much .”

Everyone entered the door, Zhu Danchen pointed to Duan Yu and said: "This is my superior Mr. Yu, who just came back from visiting relatives in Chengdu. This is Old Brother Shi, my surname is Chen. I dare not ask my husband's name." The old man hehe With a smile, he said: "The old man's surname is Jia. Mr. Yu, Brother Shi, Brother Chen, and the girls, please come to the inner hall for a cup of tea. Look at the rain, I'm afraid it will still fall." Duan Yu and others listened to Zhu Danchen. Reported a false surname, then there is something wrong with the governor, and everyone left their hearts at the moment.

Old man Jia led the crowd to a side room.But seeing a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, the furnishings are rather elegant and clean, not like a villager's residence, Zhu Danchen and Ba Tianshi looked at each other and paid more attention.Duan Yu saw that the hanging calligraphy and paintings were all made by ordinary hands, so he didn't look at them any more.The old man Jia said: "I'm going to order someone to make tea." Zhu Danchen said: "Don't dare to bother the old man." The old man Jia laughed: "I'm afraid I've neglected the nobleman." Then he turned and went out, closing the door behind him. As soon as the door of the room was closed, a painting was revealed behind the door, which showed several huge camellias, one was silver-red, delicate and charming, the other was all white, half-dried, vigorous and gratifying. When Duan Yu saw it, he was immediately delighted, but he saw a line of words beside the painting: "Camellia is the best in the world, with seventy-one types, larger than peonies, like fire ( ) clouds ( ), and the sun is steaming ( )." There are a few words in it.This line of words is recorded from "Camellia Records in Central Yunnan", which Duan Yu has memorized by heart. There are two out of seventy types of camellias, but the inscription reads "one out of seventy ones". With a glance, he sees the Four Treasures of the Study on the table. , I couldn't help but pick up the pen and dip in the ink, I added a horizontal line on the word "one" and changed it to the word "two", and added a word "qi" under the word fire, and a word "brocade" under the word cloud, Add a word "Xia" under the word steam. After one addition, it becomes: "Dali Camellia is the most famous in the world, with seventy-two types, larger than peonies, and it looks like a fire, like a brocade of clouds, and the sun is shining." The original inscription was written in Chu Suiliang style, and Duan Yu followed suit This font is written without any trace of addition or modification. Zhong Ling clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If you fill it in like this, a painting will be complete, and there will be no shortage." Not long after Duan Yu put down his pen, the old man Jia pushed the door in and closed the door behind him. Seeing that the missing words in the painting had been filled in, he immediately smiled and said, "Your honored guest, honored guest, you are disrespectful, old man." This painting was drawn by an old friend of mine. He has a bad memory and forgot a few words when he wrote the inscription. From now on, I can't make up again. Unexpectedly, Mr. Yu, who is knowledgeable about the past and the present, has fulfilled a wish for the old man and my dead friend, put the wine, put the wine quickly!" Shouting all the way out. Not long after, old man Jia changed into a brand new cocoon silk robe, and invited Duan Yu to drink in the living room.Everyone looked out of the window, but saw the heavy rain pouring down, and thousands of small streams rushing here and there all over the ground, and it was indeed difficult to walk for a while. There are more than ten bowls of fish, bacon, chicken, duck, and vegetables.Duan Yu and others thanked them for being seated. The old man Jia poured wine into the cup and said with a smile: "The local brewed in the country is not very choking. Mr. Yu, the little old man was originally from the south of the Yangtze River. When he was young, he also learned a little simple martial arts. He fought with others and killed him by mistake. The two enemies couldn’t find a place in their hometown, so they fled to Sichuan. Alas, they have lived for decades, but they always remember their hometown. The wine in my hometown is more mellow than this one, but it’s not as strong.” Said one side. , while pouring wine for everyone. Everyone listened to his life experience, although they didn't believe it all, but they heard him claiming to have martial arts, but they also cleared up their doubts. They also saw him pour wine for the guests and said: "First do it as a respect!" When the wine was dry, I felt more relieved, so I ate and drank to my heart's content.Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen didn't drink much alcohol, and when they ate, they waited for the old man Jia to put down the chopsticks first, and then they took the food. After dinner and dinner, seeing the heavy rain and the old man sincerely staying with guests, Duan Yu and others stayed in the village that night. Before going to sleep, Ba Tianshi quietly said to Mu Wanqing: "Miss Mu, be more vigilant tonight, I think this place is always a bit evil." Mu Wanqing nodded, and lay on the bed with her clothes on that night, He was hit by a poisoned arrow, he heard the patter of rain outside the window, and was half asleep and half awake until dawn, but there was nothing unusual. After everyone washed their hands, they saw that the heavy rain had stopped, so they bid farewell to the old man Jia.The old man sent Jia straight away for dozens of feet, with a very respectful etiquette.After everyone traveled far, they were all amazed.Ba Tianshi said: "What is the origin of this old man Jia? It's really weird. I can't figure it out this time." Zhu Danchen said: "Brother Ba, I guess this old man Jia has evil intentions. After filling in the missing words in the painting, his demeanor suddenly changed. My son, do you think this painting has anything to do with a few lines of inscriptions?" Duan Yu shook his head and said, "Are these two camellias? Tight. One Fenhou and one Xueta, although they are famous species, they are not rare." Everyone couldn't figure it out, so they ignored it. Zhong Ling smiled and said: "It's best to come across a few pictures that are missing calligraphy and paintings along the way, and our Mr. Duan will fill them out one by one. With a flick of a pen, we can cheat two meals, one night's accommodation, but not Spend half a penny." Everyone laughed. It's strange to say that what Zhong Ling said was a joke, but during the journey, pictures appeared one after another.The paintings in the pictures must be camellias. Some of the poems have missing inscriptions, some have written wrong words, and some have branches but no flowers, or flowers but no leaves.As soon as Duan Yu saw it, he picked up a pen and added it.After one addition, the owner of the picture always came out to be hospitable to each other, with good wine and food, but refused to accept a penny. Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen made excuses several times, but the other party's answers were always the same, saying that the original artist did not paint well, or that the inscriptions were missing, Duan Yu made up for it, I am really grateful.Duan Yu and Zhong Ling are teenagers at heart, they just think it is fun, but they hope that the more calligraphy and paintings that are missing, the better.Seeing that Duan Yu was happy, Wang Yuyan was also happy.Mu Wanqing has never been afraid of heaven and earth, and she doesn't care whether the other party has good intentions or malicious intentions.Only Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen became more and more worried, seeing that the other party's arrangement was so thorough, there must be a major conspiracy in it, they couldn't see the slightest clue at all. Whenever the two of Bazhu treated each other courteously, they always checked carefully to see if there was any poison in the food and drink.Some chronic poisons are extremely difficult to detect, and they often take more than ten times in a row before the poison occurs.Ba Tianshi is well-informed, if the other party is poisoning, he must not hide it from his eyes, but he always sees that there is no abnormality in the wine and food, and the host always drinks first and eats first, to show that he has nothing to do with him.
As we gradually moved south, even though it was the first ten days of October, the weather was still not cold. Along the way, the mountains were deep, the forests were dense, and the long grass was overgrown. Compared with the northern country Xixia, it was a different scene. In the evening of this day, near the sea of ​​grass, there are endless green weeds as far as the eye can see, and there is a big forest on the left, and there is no one living within tens of miles.Ba Tianshi said: "My lord, the terrain here is dangerous, let's find a place to stay early." Duan Yu nodded and said: "Yes, I can't get out of this large grassland today, I just don't know where I can stay." Zhu Danchen said: "There are a lot of poisonous mosquitoes and insects in the grass sea, and there is a lot of miasma. Now the osmanthus miasma has just passed, and the hibiscus miasma has just started. The two miasmas are mixed together, and the poison is even stronger. If you can't find a place to stay, you can go to the tree branches. It is better to live in a place where the miasma cannot invade, and there are fewer poisonous insects and mosquitoes." The next group of people turned to the left and walked into the woods.Wang Yuyan heard Zhu Danchen talk about miasma so badly, and asked him what are osmanthus miasma and hibiscus miasma.Zhu Danchen said: "The miasma is the poisonous gas in the mountains and swamps. The peach blossom miasma in March and the pomegranate miasma in May are the most severe. In fact, the miasma is common, and the time is different, so we give it a name according to the time of the month. Sanwu The weather is getting hotter during the month, and poisonous insects and mosquitoes sprout, which is considered to be the most harmful. At this time, it is much better, but the humidity in this area is extremely heavy, and the weeds in the sea of ​​grass are rotting and piled up, so the miasma must be fierce." Wang Yuyan said: "Well, So is there any camellia miasma?" Duan Yu, Ba Tianshi and others all laughed.Zhu Danchen said: "We Dali people like camellias the most, so don't associate camellias with that nasty miasma." He entered the woods while speaking.The horse's hoof stepped into the mud, sinking and pulling out, making it very inconvenient to walk.Ba Tianshi said: "I think we don't have to go in anymore. Tonight we will learn from birds and make a nest in a tall tree. When the sun comes out tomorrow, the miasma will clear up, and then we can go on our way." Wang Yuyan said: "After the sun comes out, the miasma will disappear Isn't it so powerful?" Ba Tianshi said, "Exactly." Zhong Ling suddenly pointed to the northeast corner, and said in surprise: "Oh, it's not good, there is a miasma rising over there, what kind of miasma is that?" Everyone followed her fingers and saw a cloud of air curling up in the forest. rises. Ba Tianshi said: "Girl, this is cooking miasma." Zhong Ling worried: "What cooking miasma? Is it serious?" Ba Tianshi smiled and said: "This is not miasma, it's cooking smoke." There is black air in the blue smoke, and some white mist, but it is cooking smoke.Everyone laughed, their spirits lifted, and they all said: "Let's go find the cooker." Zhong Ling laughed embarrassedly at everyone, and blushed.Wang Yuyan comforted her and said, "Sister Ling, it's lucky that you saw the cooking... the smoke from the cooking, so that everyone would not have to sleep on the top of the tree." A group of people walked towards the smoke, and when they came close, they saw seven or eight wooden houses built in the forest, and the houses were full of logs, which were obviously the residences of lumberjacks.Zhu Danchen stepped forward on his horse and said loudly: "Brother Muchang, a man of the Way, would like to stay at your place for one night, is it possible?" After a long while, there was no response from the room, Zhu Danchen said it again, but no one was there promise.The smoke from the chimney on the roof is still coming out, there must be someone in the house. Zhu Danchen took out the iron bone fan that could be used as a weapon from his bosom, held it in his hand, gently opened the door, and walked into the room.I saw no one in the house, but I heard the sound of firewood that must be stripped and stripped.Zhu Danchen went to the back hall, entered the kitchen, and saw an old woman lighting a fire under the stove.Zhu Danchen said: "Old woman, is there anyone else here?" The old woman looked at him blankly, as if she didn't hear him.Zhu Danchen said: "Are you the only one here?" The old woman pointed to her ears, then pointed to her mouth, and yelled several times, indicating that she was deaf and dumb. Zhu Danchen returned to the hall, Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing and the others had checked the other few houses, among the seven or eight wooden houses, there was no one else except the old woman.Each wooden house has a plank bed, but there is no bedding on the bed. It seems that the lumberjacks have not started work at this time.Ba Tianshi ran to the outside of the wooden house and circled around twice, but found nothing unusual. Zhu Danchen said: "This old lady is deaf and dumb, I can't talk to her. Miss Wang is the most patient, I'd better ask you to deal with her." Wang Yuyan smiled and nodded, said: "Okay, I'll try. "She went into the kitchen, pointed at the mother-in-law, took a piece of silver for her, and actually figured it out roughly.After the mother-in-law had finished cooking, everyone begged for some rice for cooking. There was no wine or meat in the wooden house, and everyone ate some dried vegetables to satisfy their hunger. Ba Tianshi said: "Let's all sleep in this room, don't disperse." At present, the men sleep in the east room and the women sleep in the west.The old woman lit an oil lamp on the table in the middle room. Just as everyone fell asleep, they suddenly heard the sound of towers in the middle room. Some people used fire knives and flints to strike fire, but they couldn't do it.Ba Tianshi opened the door and went out, and saw that the oil lamp on the table had been extinguished, but in the darkness, he could hear the sound of tower towers, and the old woman kept lighting the fire.Ba Tianshi took out the fire knife and flint from his arms, and with a sound of the tower, the fire was lit, and he leaned over to light the lamp.The old woman smiled slightly and gestured to him to borrow a fire knife and flint, pointing to the kitchen, signaling to light the fire.Ba Tianshi was handed over to her, and she went into the room to sleep peacefully. After a while, the sound of towers and towers in the middle room was heard again. Duan Yu and others closed their eyes and were about to fall asleep, when they heard the noise of lighting and opened their eyes wide. off.Zhu Danchen said with a smile: "This old lady is too old to recite." I didn't want to pay attention to her, but the voice of Ta Ta Ta was always there, as if if the ignition failed for one night, she would have to fight for one night.Zhu Danchen became impatient when he heard it, and walked to the middle room, in the darkness, he saw the old woman's arms rising and falling, and she lit up the fire.Zhu Danchen took out his own fire knife and flint, it ignited with a bang, and lit the oil lamp.The old woman smiled, made several gestures, and asked him to borrow a fire knife and flint to use in the kitchen.Zhu Danchen lent it to her and entered the room by himself. Unexpectedly, after a while, the sound of the rattling sound in the middle room sounded again.Both Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen were furious, and cursed: "What the hell is this old woman doing!" But the voices of Ta Ta Ta, Ta Ta Ta did not stop.Ba Tianshi jumped out, snatched her fire knife and flint to strike, but after a few taps, there was no spark at all, and it didn't feel like his own fire tool. He asked loudly: "My fire knife, Where is Flint?" As soon as these words were uttered, he burst into laughter: "How can I lose my temper with a deaf-mute old woman?" At this time Mu Wanqing also came out, took out the fire knife and flint, and said: "Uncle Ba, do you want to start a fire?" Ba Tianshi said: "This old woman is really weird, a lamp is lit and then extinguished, and then lit again. It lasted until midnight." After receiving the fire knife and flint, the tower clicked, and the fire came out, and the lamp was lit.The old woman seemed very satisfied, she smiled and looked at the light of the lamp.Ba Tianshi said to Mu Wanqing: "Girl, I'm tired on the road, let's rest earlier." Then he went back into the room. Unexpectedly, less than a cup of tea time passed, the sound of Ta Ta Ta, Ta Ta Ta's lighting sounded again.Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen jumped up from the bed at the same time, both wanting to rush out. Suddenly, they both woke up at the same time: "How can there be such a weird old woman in the world? There must be a trick in it." The two lightly shook hands, quietly left the room, covered the old woman from left and right, and was about to pounce on it, when suddenly they smelled a faint fragrance, it turned out that it was Mu Wanqing who was lighting the fire beside the lamp .The two stopped immediately, Ba Tianshi said: "Miss, is it you?" Mu Wanqing said: "Yes, I think there is something wrong with this place, I want to light a lamp to see." Ba Tianshi said: "I'll start a fire." Unexpectedly, with the sound of Ta Ta Ta, Ta Ta Ta, no sparks will come out.Ba Tianshi was startled, and shouted: "This flint is not right, it was dropped by that old woman." Zhu Danchen said, "Go to that old woman quickly, don't let her go." Mu Wanqing ran to the kitchen, Ba Zhu and the two Chase out of the cabin.But in that instant, the old woman disappeared.Ba Tianshi said: "Don't chase too far, it's important to protect the young master." When the two returned to the wooden house, Duan Yu, Wang Yuyan and Zhong Ling had already heard the sound. Ba Tianshi said: "Who has a fire knife and flint? Let's talk after lighting the lamp." Only two people said in unison: "I borrowed my fire knife and flint from that old woman." It was Wang Yuyan and Zhong Ling.Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen groaned secretly: "Let's take precautions every step of the way, unexpectedly we still fall into the enemy's tricks here." Duan Yu took out the fire knife and flint from his bosom, and hit it a few times, but how could it catch fire?Zhu Danchen said: "My lord, did that old woman borrow it from you?" Duan Yu said: "Yes, it was before eating. She returned it to me after beating her." Zhu Danchen said: "The firestone was dropped. .” For a while, everyone was silent, but the chirping of autumn insects could be heard in the darkness.This night is the night when the moon is at the end of the moon, and the stars and the moon are dark.The six of them gathered in the room, only vaguely seeing the shadows of other people, and faintly felt that the surrounding situation was very dangerous.Ever since Duan Yu filled in the words in the painting and Mr. Jia treated each other with hospitality, the six of them seemed to be blindfolded, walking involuntarily into an ignorant situation, knowing that the enemy must be planning something in the dark , but what kind of insidious scheme was used, but there was no clue at all.Everyone thought: "It would be a pleasure if the enemy came out in a crowd, but they are so sneaky and sneaky, it is completely impossible to guard against." Mu Wanqing said: "The old woman took our flint to prevent us from lighting the lamp, so they can do tricks in the dark." Zhong Ling suddenly screamed and said: "I'm most afraid that they will release centipedes in the dark." The poisonous ants are coming to bite me!" Ba Tianshi shuddered in his heart, and said: "If there are small poisonous things attacking in the dark, it is really impossible to guard against them." Duan Yu said: "Let's go out and hide in the trees." Zhu Danchen said "I'm afraid the poison has been put on the tree first." Zhong Ling said "ah" again, and grabbed Mu Wanqing's arm.Ba Tianshi said: "Girl, don't be afraid, let's start the fire." Zhong Ling said: "Without the flint, how do we light the fire?" Ba Tianshi said: "It's hard to know what the enemy is up to now. But since they want us to have no fire, We just started a fire, which is always a good idea." As he spoke, he turned and walked into the kitchen, took two pieces of firewood, gave them to Zhu Danchen, and said: "Brother Zhu, turn the firewood into sawdust, the finer the better." Zhu Danchen immediately understood after hearing this, and said: "That's right. , how can we stand ready to attack?" He took out the dagger from his bosom, and chopped off the firewood piece by piece.Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing, Wang Yuyan, and Zhong Ling worked together, each took a dagger and small knife, and cut, chopped, and rolled the wood chips into very fine sawdust.Duan Yu sighed: "It's a pity that I don't have the miraculous skills of Master Kurong of Tianlong Temple, otherwise the internal energy would be everywhere, and the sawdust would catch fire immediately, even Jiumozhi also has such abilities." In fact, the internal energy accumulated in his body at this time is far away. Above Master Kurong and Jiumozhi, he only knows how to use it. The few people kept grinding the wood particles into fine powder, feeling uneasy in their hearts, no one said anything, just listened carefully to the movement outside, thinking: "This old woman lied to our Flint, and she will never stay for long, as long as she stays there. I'm afraid it will start immediately." Ba Tianshi felt that there was a pile of sawdust as big as a rice bowl, he immediately made a pile, took a few pieces of fire medium paper and put it in it, held his own single sword in his left hand, borrowed Zhong Ling's single sword, held it with his right hand, and suddenly both hands With a sound of clang, the two knives collided with their backs, sparks splashed in all directions, and the sparks splashed into the sawdust, and it started to burn, but it was a pity that it was extinguished as soon as it burned, and the paper medium could not be ignited. Amidst the sighs of everyone, Ba Tian The Shi pair of knives collided repeatedly, and the sound of clanking continued. When they hit more than ten times, the paper media finally caught fire. Duan Yu and others cheered loudly, took the paper media and lit the oil lamp.Zhu Danchen was afraid that a lamp would be blown out by the wind, so he took out the oil lamps in the kitchen and the side rooms on both sides and lit them.The flames were weak, illuminating everyone's faces green, and the smoke was so heavy that it smelled very unpleasant in the nose.But finally the fire was lit, and everyone's spirits were lifted, as if they had won the battle. The wooden house is very simple, and the wind keeps blowing in through the cracks in the door.Six people, you look at me, I look at you, each with a weapon in his hand, and listen attentively.But I can hear the wind moving the trees, and the sound of insects echoing, nothing else is unusual. Ba Tianshi saw that there was no movement for a long time, and inspected carefully all over the wooden house. He saw that several pillars were wrapped with straw mats and tied with straw ropes outside. He vaguely remembered that this was not the case when he first entered the wooden house, so he broke the straw ropes immediately , the straw mat fell.Duan Yu saw a pair of couplets engraved on the two pillars. The first couplet reads: "Camellia ( ) moves in the spring ditch" and the second couplet reads: "Xiagu ( ) produces lychee red".Every sentence is missing a word.Turning around, I saw that Zhu Danchen had torn off the straw mats wrapped on the other two pillars, revealing a couplet engraved on the pillars: "The green skirt jade ( ) is like an acquaintance, and the nine ( ) camellias are blooming all over the road." Duan Yu said: "I've been writing all the way here, whether it's a blessing or a curse, I don't want to talk about him. They wrapped straw mats on the pillars, obviously they don't want me to see the couplets. Anyway, we are doing the opposite. , let’s see what the other party cares about." Immediately stretched out his hand, but heard a chirping sound, he had already written the word "white" under the word "flower" in the couplet, and the word "cloud" under the word "valley". The words become a complete couplet of "the water in the spring ditch moves the camellia white, and the lychees grow red in the summer valley".He has deep internal energy, with finger force everywhere, sawdust falls one after another.Zhong Ling clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If I had known this, you would scratch the wood with your finger a few times, and there would be sawdust, but we don't need to be busy for a while." I saw him fill in the missing words again, and whispered: "The green skirt and jade face are like acquaintances, and the camellias are blooming all over the road in September." While shaking his head and reciting poems, he squinted at Wang Yuyan.Wang Yuyan's pretty face glowed, and she turned her head away. Zhong Ling said: "Which tree do these woods come from? They are so fragrant!" After sniffing a few times, everyone felt a very rich fragrance of flowers from the nicks made by Duan Yu's fingers, like osmanthus fragrans but not osmanthus fragrans , like a rose is not a rose.Duan Yu also said: "It smells so good!" He felt that the fragrance was getting stronger and stronger, and after smelling it, he felt comfortable and refreshed. Zhu Danchen changed his face suddenly, and said: "No, I'm afraid this fragrance is poisonous, everyone plug your nostrils." Everyone reminded him, they hurriedly took handkerchiefs, or used their sleeves to hold their mouths and noses, but by this time they had already The fragrance has been inhaled a lot, if it is poisonous, one should feel dizzy and annoyed, but there is no discomfort at all. After a long while, everyone's breath was not smooth, and they couldn't help opening their mouths to breathe, but there was still no abnormality.Everyone slowly let go of their hands holding their mouths and noses, discussing one after another, unable to guess the half of the enemy's intentions. After a while, a buzzing sound was suddenly heard.Mu Wanqing was startled, and shouted: "Ah! The poison is gone, and there is a strange sound in my ears." Zhong Ling said: "I have it too." But Ba Tianshi said: "It's not a strange sound in my ears, it seems that there are a large group of people The bees are coming." Sure enough, the buzzing sound became louder and louder, as if tens of thousands of bees were flying from all directions. Bees are not scary, but such a loud noise has never been heard before, and I don't know if it is a bee.For a moment, everyone was stunned, not knowing what to do.But listening to the humming sound getting louder and approaching, it's like countless demons and ghosts whistling loudly and flying to devour people.Zhong Ling grabbed Mu Wanqing's arm, and Wang Yuyan held Duan Yu's hand tightly.Everyone's heart was beating wildly, although they knew that there must be an enemy lurking in the dark, they never expected that before the enemy came to attack, there would be such a terrifying howling sound. Suddenly there was a sound of clapping, a small object bumped into the wooden wall outside the wooden house, followed by clacking and clapping noises, I don't know how many things collided with it.Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling shouted in unison: "It's a bee!" Ba Tianshi rushed to close the window, and suddenly heard the horses outside the house neighing, screaming and jumping wildly.Zhong Ling shouted: "Bee stabs the horse!" Zhu Danchen said: "I'll cut the reins!" He tore off the skirt of his long robe and wrapped it around his head, just as he opened the door with his left hand, a gust of wind swept in from outside, and thousands of bees rushed into the house .Zhong Ling and Wang Yuyan screamed in unison. Ba Tianshi pulled Zhu Danchen into the room, bumped his knee against the board door, but the room was already full of bees.As soon as these bees entered the room, they sting each person separately. In an instant, everyone was stung by the bees seven or eight times, or a dozen or so times, on their heads, hands, and faces.Zhu Danchen opened his folding fan and flicked wildly.Ba Tianshi tore off his skirt and beat him violently.Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing, Wang Yuyan, and Zhong Ling also fought back in pain. When Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen, Duan Yu, and Mu Wanqing made their moves, they all used their skills enough. After a while, there were only twenty or thirty bees left in the house, but it was strange to say that these bees were so It was like moths rushing to the flame, still stinging and stinging at everyone indiscriminately, and after a while, everyone killed all the bees in the house.Both Zhong Ling and Wang Yuyan burst into tears in pain.The sound of slapping was as dense as a shower, and tens of millions of bees were attacking the wooden house.Everyone's face changed in horror, and they ignored the pain for a while, and hurriedly tore off the skirts and sleeves, and plugged the gaps in the wooden house. The six people's bodies and faces were all red and swollen, and they looked extremely embarrassed.Duan Yu said: "Fortunately, there is a wooden house here, if it is in the wilderness, if thousands of wild bees come to sting people, they will have to die." Mu Wanqing said: "These wild bees are the enemy. How could they stop here? Wouldn’t they break the wooden house?” Zhong Ling exclaimed, “Sister, you...you said they would break the wooden house?” Mu Wanqing didn't reply yet, only heard a loud bang above her head, and a big rock fell on the roof.The roof rafters rattled a few times, but fortunately they were not broken.But the sound of Ge Ge passed away, and two large stones pierced through the roof and fell down.The oil lamps in the house went out. Duan Yu hurriedly hugged Wang Yuyan in his arms, protecting her head and face.But the buzzing sound was deafening, everyone knew that it would be futile to beat them again, so they turned up their clothes to cover their faces.In an instant, tens of thousands of needles pricked on the hands, feet, arms, and legs. After a while, the six people fainted together, and their personnel were unknown.
Duan Yu has eaten Manggu vermilion clams, which are invulnerable to all poisons, but the bees are raised by humans, and besides the bee venom, there are anesthetics on the tail needles, after being stung by hundreds of bees, he was still fascinated.But after all, he had deep internal energy, and he was the first to wake up among the six.As soon as he regained consciousness, he stretched out his hand to embrace Wang Yuyan, but although he couldn't move his arm, he also realized that Wang Yuyan was no longer in his arms.He opened his eyes, and it was pitch black.It turned out that his hands and feet were firmly bound, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, and a hemp core was stuffed in his mouth. It was very difficult to breathe, let alone speak. Since I was stung by a bee, I realized that I was sitting on the ground, where exactly I was, and how long it had been since I fainted, but I didn't know at all. When he was at a loss, he suddenly heard a woman say sharply: "I have spent so much time trying to catch the old dog named Duan in Dali, why did you catch this little dog?" Duan Yu only thought the voice was good. Familiar, but can't remember who it is for a while. An old woman's voice said: "The servant girl followed the orders of the young lady, and nothing happened." The woman said: "Hmph, I think there must be something strange in it. The old dog went south from Xixia and passed through Sichuan along the main road. Come here, why did you suddenly turn east? The medicinal wine we arranged on the way taught this puppy to drink." Duan Yu knew that the "old dog" he mentioned was referring to his father Duan Zhengchun, and the so-called "little dog" was not polite, of course it was Duan Yu who was just in charge.The voice of the woman talking to the old woman seems to be separated by a wooden wall, and they must be in the adjacent room. The old woman said: "Prince Duan came to the Central Plains this time, and he has stayed for a long time. He turned eastward on the way..." The woman said angrily, "You still call him Prince Duan?" The old woman said, "Yes, in the past ...Miss wants me to call him Mr. Duan, he is getting old now..." The woman shouted: "You are not allowed to say any more." The old woman said: "Yes." The woman sighed slightly, and said sadly: "He... ...He is getting older now..." There was a sense of sadness and melancholy in the voice. Duan Yu was immediately relieved and thought: "Who am I? It turns out to be another old friend of Daddy. It's bad luck for her to come to Daddy, it's just jealousy. That's right, she arranged a poisonous bee trick. The one who wanted to catch my father, but taught me to make a fuss with a son instead of a father. In this case, I will definitely not kill us. But who is this aunt? I must have heard what she said .” Only to hear the woman say again: "The calligraphy and paintings that we hang in various inns and villas are missing words and pens. You said that this puppy has filled in all of them correctly? I don't believe it. Why is the old dog familiar with the words and sentences? The dog also memorizes it by heart? Is it really such a coincidence?" The old woman said, "It's not surprising that my son memorizes the poems that I read by heart?"蛮夷女子，她会生这样聪明的儿子？我说甚么也不信。” 段誉听她辱及自己母亲，不禁大怒，忍不住便要出声指斥，但口唇一动，便碰到了嘴里的麻核，却哪里发得出声音？ 只听那老妇劝道：“小姐，事情过去这么久了，你何必还老是放在心上？何况对不起你的是段公子，又不是他儿子？你……你……还是饶了这年轻人罢。咱们'醉人蜂'给他吃了这么大苦头，也够他受的了。”那女子尖声道：“你说叫我饶了这姓段的小子？哼哼，我把他千刀万剐之后，才饶了他。” 段誉心想：“爹爹得罪了你，又不是我得罪你，为甚么你这般恨我？那些蜜蜂原来叫作'醉人蜂'，不知她从何处找得这许多蜜蜂，只是追着我们叮？这女子到底是谁？她不是钟夫人，两人的口音全然不同。” 忽听得一个男子的声音叫道：“舅妈，甥儿叩见。” 段誉大吃一惊，但心中一个疑团立时解开，说话的男子是慕容复。他称之为舅妈，自然是姑苏曼陀山庄的王夫人，便是王语嫣的母亲，自己的未来岳母了。霎时之间，段誉心中便如十五只吊桶打水，七上八下，乱成一片，当时曼陀山庄中的情景，一幕幕的涌上心头： 茶花又名曼陀罗花，天下以大理所产最为著名。姑苏茶花并不甚佳，曼陀山庄种了不少茶花，不但名种甚少，而且种植不得其法，不是花朵极小，便是枯萎凋谢。但她这座庄子为甚么偏偏取名为“曼陀山庄”？庄中除了山茶之外，不种别的花卉，又是甚么缘故？ 曼陀山庄的规矩，凡是有男子擅自进庄，便须砍去双足。那王夫人更道：“只要是大理人，或者是姓段的，撞到了我便得活埋。”那个无量剑的弟子给王夫人擒住了，他不是大理人，只因家乡离大理不过四百余里，便也将之活埋。 那王夫人捉到了一个少年公子，命他回去即刻杀了家中结发妻子，把外面私下结识的姑娘娶来为妻。那公子不答允，王夫人就要杀他，非要他答允不可。 段誉记得当时王夫人吩咐手下婢女：“你押送他回姑苏城里，亲眼瞧着他杀了自己的妻子，和苗姑娘成亲，这才回来。”那公子求道：“拙荆和你无怨无仇，你又不识得苗姑娘，何以如此帮她，逼我杀妻另娶？”那时王夫人答道：“你既有了妻子，就不该再去纠缠别的闺女，既是花言巧语将人家骗上了，那就非得娶她为妻不可。”据她言道，单是婢女小翠一人，便曾在常熟、丹阳、无锡、嘉兴等地办过七起同样的案子。 段誉是大理人，姓段，只因懂得种植茶花，王夫人才不将他处死，反而在云锦楼设宴款待。可是段誉和她谈论山茶的品种之时，提及有一种茶花，白瓣而有一条红丝，叫做“美人抓破脸”，当时他道：“白瓣茶花而红丝甚多，那便不是'美人抓破脸'了，那叫做'倚栏娇'。夫人请想，凡是美人，自当娴静温雅，脸上偶尔抓破一条血丝，那还不妨，倘若满脸都抓破了，这美人老是和人打架，还有何美可言？”这句话大触王夫人之怒，骂他：“你听了谁的言语，捏造了这种种鬼话前来辱我？说一个女子学会了武功，就会不美？娴静温雅，又有甚么好了？”由此而将他掀下席去，险些就此杀了他。 这种种事件，当时只觉这位夫人行事大乖人情，除了“岂有此理”四字之外，更无别般言语可以形容。但既知邻室这女子便是王夫人，一切便尽皆恍然：“原来她也是爹爹的旧情人，无怪她对山茶爱若性命，而对大理姓段的又这般恨之入骨。王夫人喜爱茶花，定是当年爹爹与她定情之时，与茶花有甚么关连。她一捉到大理人或是姓段之人便要将之活埋，当然为了爹爹姓段，是大理人，将她遗弃，她怀恨在心，迁怒于其他大理人和姓段之人。她逼迫在外结识私情的男子杀妻另娶，是流露了她心中隐伏的愿望，盼望爹爹杀了正室，娶她为妻。自己无意中说一个女子老是与人打架，便为不美，令她登时大怒，想必当年她曾与爹爹为了私情之事，打过一架，至于爹爹当时尽量忍让，那也是理所当然。” 段誉想明白了许多怀疑之事，但心中全无如释重负之感，反而越来越如有一块大石压在胸口。为了甚么缘由，一时却说不出来，总觉得王语嫣的母亲与自己父亲昔年曾有私情，此事十分不妥，内心深处，突然间感到了极大的恐惧，但又不敢清清楚楚的去想这件最可怕的事，只是说不出的烦躁惶恐。 只听得王夫人道：“是复官啊，好得很啊，你快做大燕国皇帝了，这就要登基了罢？”语气之中，大具讥嘲之意。 慕容复却庄言以对：“这是祖宗的遗志，甥儿无能，奔波江湖，至今仍是没半点头绪，正要请舅母多加指点。” 王夫人冷笑道：“我有甚么好指点？我王家是王家，你慕容家是慕容家，我们姓王的，跟你慕容家的皇帝梦有甚么干系？我不许你上曼陀山庄，不许语嫣跟你相见，就是为了怕跟你慕容家牵扯不清。语嫣呢，你带她到哪里去啦？” “语嫣呢？”这三个字，像雷震一般撞在段誉的耳里，他心一直在挂念着这件事。当毒蜂来袭时，王语嫣是在他怀抱之中，此刻却到了何处？听夫人的语气，似乎是真的不知。 只听慕容复道：“表妹到了哪里，我怎知道？她一直和大理段公子在一起，说不定两个人已拜了天地，成了夫妻啦！” 王夫人颤声道：“你……你放甚么屁！”砰的一声，在桌上重重击了一下，怒道：“你怎么不照顾她？让她一个年轻姑娘在江湖上胡乱行走？你竟不念半点表兄妹的情份？” 慕容复道：“舅母又为甚么生这么大的气？你怕我娶了表妹，怕她成了慕容家的媳妇，跟着我发皇帝梦。现下好啦，她嫁了大理段公子，将来堂堂正正的做大理国皇后，那岂不是天大的美事？” 王夫人又伸掌在桌上砰的一拍，喝道：“胡说！甚么天大的美事？万万不许！” 段誉在隔室本已忧心忡忡，听到“万万不许”四个字，更是连珠价的叫苦：“苦也，苦也！我和语嫣终究是好事多磨，她母亲竟说'万万不许'！” 却听得窗外有人说道：“非也，非也，王姑娘和段公子乃是天生一对，地成一双，夫人说万万不许，那可错了。”王夫人怒道：“包不同，谁叫你没规矩的跟我顶嘴？你不听话，我即刻叫人杀了你的女儿。”包不同原是个天不怕、地不怕之人，可是一听到王夫人厉声斥责，竟然立即噤若寒蝉，再也不敢多说一句。 段誉心中只道：“包三哥，包三叔，包三爷，包三太爷，求求你快跟夫人顶撞下去。她的话全然没有道理，只有你是英雄好汉，敢和她据理力争。”哪知窗外鸦雀无声，包不同再也不作声了。原来倒不是包不同怕王夫人去杀他女儿包不靓，只因包不同数代跟随慕容氏，是他家忠心耿耿的部曲，王夫人是慕容家至亲长辈，说来也是他的主人，真的发起脾气来，他倒也不敢抹了这上下之分。 王夫人听包不同住了口，怒气稍降，问慕容复道：“复官，你来找我，又安了甚么心眼儿啦？又想来算计我甚么东西？” 慕容复笑道：“舅母，甥儿是你至亲，心中惦记着你，难道来瞧瞧你也不成么？怎么一定是来算计你甚么东西？” 王夫人道：“嘿嘿，你倒还真有良心，惦记着舅妈。要是你早惦着我些，舅妈也不会落得今日这般凄凉了。”慕容复笑道：“舅妈有甚么不痛快的事，尽管和甥儿说，甥儿包你称心如意。”王夫人道：“呸，呸，呸！几年不见，却在哪里学了这许多油腔滑调！”慕容复道：“怎么油腔滑调啦？别人的心事，我还真难猜，可是舅妈心中所想的事，甥儿猜不到十成，也猜得到八成。要舅妈称心如意，不是甥儿夸口，倒还真有七八分把握。”王夫人道：“那你倒猜猜看，若是胡说八道，瞧我不老大耳括子打你。” 慕容复拖长了声音，吟道：“青裙玉面如相识，九月茶花满路开！” 王夫人吃了一惊，颤声道：“你……你怎么知道？你到过了草海的木屋？”慕容复道：“舅妈不用问我怎么知道，只须跟甥儿说，要不要见见这个人？”王夫人道：“见……见哪一个人？”语音立时便软了下来，显然颇有求恳之意，与先前威严冷峻的语调大不相同。慕容复道：“甥儿所说的那个人，便是舅妈心中所想的那个人。春沟水动茶花白，夏谷云生荔枝红！” 王夫人颤声道：“你说我怎么能见得到他？”慕容复道：“舅妈花了不少心血，要擒住此人，不料还是棋差一着，给他躲了过去。甥儿心想，见到他虽然不难，却也没甚么用处。终须将他擒住，要他服服贴贴的听舅妈吩咐，那才是道理。舅妈要他东，他不敢西；舅妈要他画眉毛，他不敢给你搽胭脂。”最后两句话已大有轻薄之意，但王夫人心情激荡，丝毫不以为忤，叹了口气，道：“我这圈套策划得如此周密，还是给他躲过了。我可再也想不出更好的法子来啦。” 慕容复道：“甥儿却知道此人的所在，舅妈如信得过我，将那圈套的详情跟甥儿说说，说不定我有点儿计较。” 王夫人道：“咱们说甚么总是一家人，有甚么信不过的？这一次我所使的，是个'醉人蜂'之计。我在曼陀山庄养了几百窝蜜蜂，庄上除了茶花之外，更无别种花卉。山庄远离陆地，岛上的蜜蜂也不会飞到别处去采蜜。”慕容复道：“是了，这些醉人蜂除了茶花之外，不喜其他花卉的香气。”王夫人道：“调养这窝蜜蜂，可费了我十几年心血。我在蜂儿所食的蜂蜜之中，逐步加入麻药，再加入另一种药物，这醉人蜂刺了人之后，便会将人麻倒，令人四五日不省人事。” 段誉心下一惊：“难道我已晕倒了四五日？” 慕容复道：“舅妈的神计妙算，当真是人所难及，却又如何令蜜蜂去刺人？” 王夫人道：“这须得在那人的食物之中，加入一种药物。这药物并无毒性，无色无臭，却略带苦味，因此不能一次给人大量服食。你想这人自己固是鬼灵精，他手下的奴才又多聪明才智之辈，要用迷药、毒药甚么对付他，那是万万办不到的。因此我定下计较，派人沿路供他酒饭，暗中掺入这些药物。” 段誉登时省悟：“原来一路上这许多字画均有缺笔缺字，是王夫人引我爹爹去填写的，他填得不错，王夫人埋伏下的人便知他是大理段王爷，将掺入药物的酒饭送将上来。” 王夫人道：“不料阴错阳差，那个人去了别处，这人的儿子却闯了来。这小鬼头将老子的诗词歌赋都熟记在心，当然也是个风流好色、放荡无行的浪子了。这小鬼一路上将字画中的缺笔都填对了，大吃大喝，替他老子把掺药酒饭喝了个饱，到了草海的木屋之中。木屋里灯盏的灯油，都是预先放了药料的，在木柱之中我又藏了药料，待那小鬼弄破柱子，几种药料的香气一掺合，便引得醉人蜂进去了。唉，我的策划一点儿也没错，来的人却错了。这小鬼坏了我的大事！哼，我不将他斩成十七八块，难泄我心头之恨。” 段誉听她语气如此怨毒，不禁怵然生惧，又想：“她的圈套部署得也当真周密，竟在柱中暗藏药粉，引得我去填写对联中的缺字，刺破柱子，药粉便散了出来。唉，段誉啊段誉！你一步步踏入人家的圈套之中，居然瞧不出半点端倪，当真是胡涂透顶了。”但转念又想：“我一路上填写字画中的缺笔缺字，王夫人的爪牙便将我当作了爹爹，全副精神贯注在我身上，爹爹竟因此脱险。我代爹爹担当大祸，又有甚么可怨的？那正是求之不得的事。”言念及此，颇觉坦然，但不禁又想：“王夫人擒住了我，要将我斩成十七八块，倘若擒住的是我爹爹，反会千依百顺的侍候他。我父子二人的遭际，可大大不同了。” 只听得王夫人恨恨连声，说道：“我要这婢子装成个聋哑老妇，主持大局，她又不是不认得那人，到头来居然闹出这大笑话来。” 那老妇辩道：“小姐，婢子早向你禀告过了。我见来人中并无段公子在内，便将他们火刀火石都骗了来，好让他们点不着油灯，婢子又用草席将柱子上的对联都遮住了，使得不致引醉人蜂进屋。谁知这些人硬要自讨苦吃，终于还是生着了火，见到了对联。” 王夫人哼了一声，说道：“总而言之，是你不中用。” 段誉心道：“这老婆婆骗去我们的火刀火石，用草席包住柱子，原来倒是为了我们好，真正料想不到。” 慕容复道：“舅妈，这些醉人蜂刺过人后，便不能再用了么？”王夫人道：“蜂子刺过人之后，过不多久便死。可是我养的蜂子成千成万，少了几百只又有甚么干系？”慕容复拍手道：“那就行啊。先拿了小的，再拿老的，又有何妨？甥儿心想，倘若将那小子身上的衣冠佩玉，或是兵刃用物甚么的，拿去给舅妈那个……那……那个人瞧瞧，要引他到那草海的木屋之中，只怕倒也不难。” 王夫人“啊”的一声，站起身来，说道：“好甥儿，毕竟你是年轻人脑子灵。舅妈一个计策没成功，心下懊丧不已，就没去想下一步棋子。对对，他父子情深，知道儿子落入我手里，定然会赶来相救，那时再使醉人蜂之计，也还不迟。” 慕容复笑道：“到了那时候，就算没蜜蜂儿，只怕也不打紧。舅妈在酒中放上些迷药，要他喝上三杯，还怕他推三阻四？其实，只要他见到了舅妈的花容月貌，又用得着甚么醉人蜂、甚么迷晕药？他哪里还有不大醉大晕的？” 王夫人呸的一声，骂道：“浑小子，跟舅妈没上没下的胡说！”但想到和段正淳相见、劝他喝酒的情景，不由得眉花眼笑，心魂皆酥，甜腻腻的道：“对，不错，咱们便是这个主意。” 慕容复道：“舅妈，你外甥出的这个主意还不错罢？”王夫人笑道：“倘若这件事不出岔子，舅妈自然忘不了你的好处。咱们第一步，须得查明白这没良心的现下到了哪里。”慕容复道：“甥儿倒也听到了些风声，不过这件事中间，却还有个老大难处。”王夫人皱眉道：“有甚么难处？你便爱吞吞吐吐的卖关子。”慕容复道：“这个人刻下被人擒住了，性命已在旦夕之间。” 呛啷一声，王夫人衣袖带动茶碗，掉在地下摔得粉碎。 段誉也是大吃一惊，若不是口中给塞了麻核，已然叫出声来。 王夫人颤声道：“是……是给谁擒住了？你怎不早说？咱们好歹想个法儿去救他出来。”慕容复摇头道：“舅妈，对头的武功极强，甥儿万万不是他的敌手。咱们只可智取，不可力敌。”王夫人听他语气，似乎并非时机紧迫，凶险万分，又稍宽心，连问：“怎样智取？又怎生智取法？” 慕容复道：“舅妈的醉人蜂之计，还是可以再使一次。只须换几条木柱，将柱上的字刻过几个，比如说，刻上'大理国当今天子保定帝段正明'的字样，那人一见之下，必定心中大怒，伸指将'保定帝段正明'的字样抹去，药气便又从柱中散出来了。” 王夫人道：“你说擒住他的，是那个和段正明争大理国皇位、叫甚么段延庆的。” 慕容复道：“正是！” 王夫人惊道：“他……他……他落入了段延庆之手，定然凶多吉少。段延庆时时刻刻在想害死他，说不定……说不定这时候已经将他……将他处死了。” 慕容复道：“舅妈不须过虑，这其中有个重大关节，你还没想到。”王夫人道：“甚么重大关节？”慕容复道：“现下大理国的皇帝是段正明。你那位段公子早就封为皇太弟，大理国臣民众所周知。段正明轻徭薄赋，勤政爱民，百姓都说他是圣明天子，镇南王人缘也很不错，这皇位是极难摇动的。段延庆要杀他固是一举手之劳，但一刀下去，大理势必大乱，这大理国皇帝的宝座，段延庆却未必能坐得上去。” 王夫人道：“这倒也有点道理，你却又怎么知道？”慕容复道：“有些是甥儿听来的，有些是推想出来的。”王夫人道：“你一生一世便在想做皇帝，这中间的关节，自然揣摩得清清楚楚了。” 慕容复道：“舅妈过奖了。但甥儿料想这段延庆擒住了镇南王，决不会立即将他杀死，定要设法让他先行登基为帝，然后再禅位给他段延庆。这样便名正言顺，大理国群臣军民，就都没有异言。”王夫人问道：“怎样名正言顺？”慕容复道：“段延庆的父亲原是大理国皇帝，只因奸臣篡位，段延庆在混乱中不知去向，段正明才做上了皇帝。段延庆是货真价实的'延庆太子'，在大理国是人人都知道的。镇南王登基为帝，他又没有后嗣，将段延庆立为皇太弟，可说是顺理成章，名正言顺。” 王夫人奇道：“他……他……他明明有个儿子，怎么说没有后嗣？”慕容复笑道：“舅妈说过的话，自己转眼便忘了，你不是说要将这姓段的小子斩成十七八块么？世上总不会有个十七八块的皇太子罢？”王夫人喜道：“对！对！这是刀白凤那贱婢生的野杂种，留在世上，教我想起了便生气。” 段誉只想：“今番当真是凶多吉少了。语嫣又不知道到了何处？否则王夫人瞧在女儿面上，说不定能饶我一命。” 王夫人道：“既然他眼下并无性命之忧，我就放心了。我可不许他去做甚么大理国的劳甚子皇帝。我要他随我去曼陀山庄。”慕容复道：“镇南王禅位之后，当然要跟舅妈去曼陀山庄，那时候便要他留在大理，他固然没趣，段延庆也必容他不得，岂肯留下这个祸胎？不过镇南王嘛，这皇帝的宝座总是要坐一坐的，十天也好，半月也好，总得过一过桥，再抽了他的板。否则段延庆也不答应。”王夫人道：“呸！他答不答应，关我甚么事？咱们拿住了段延庆，救出段公子后，先把段延庆一刀砍了，又去管他么答应不答应？” 慕容复叹了口气，道：“舅妈，你忘了一件事，咱们可还没将段延庆拿住，这中间还