Chapter 6 The sixth chapter shows that pity for talent today means the heart of planting trees at that time
Mr. Hai asked what he did today, Wei Xiaobao said he ransacked Oboi's house, but naturally he didn't mention the confiscation of treasures, gold, silver, daggers, etc., and finally said: "The queen mother ordered me to go to Aoboi's house to take two copies of "" "Forty-two Chapters"..." Mr. Hai suddenly stood up and asked: "Aobai's family has two "Forty-two Chapters"?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes. It was ordered by the Queen Mother and the Emperor to get it. Otherwise, I gave it to you, and others may not know."
Hai Laogong's face was gloomy, he snorted, and said coldly: "It has fallen into the Queen Mother's hands, very good, very good!"
Later, when the food was delivered from the kitchen, Mr. Hai stopped eating after eating only half a bowl, rolled his blank eyes, and raised his head just thinking about his own thoughts.
After Wei Xiaobao finished his meal, he thought to himself that I should sleep for a while, and then go to talk and play with that little palace maid at midnight, seeing that Mr. Hai was sitting still in a daze, so he put on his clothes and went to sleep.
He fell asleep in a daze for a while, then got up quietly, put the box of candied pastries in his arms, and for fear of waking Mrs. Hai, he crept out slowly step by step, walked to the door, gently pulled the latch, and then Gently opened a door, and suddenly Mr. Hai asked, "Xiao Guizi, where are you going?"
Wei Xiaobao was startled, and said: "I...I'm going to urinate." Hai Laogong said: "Why don't you urinate in the house?" Said, took a step forward and walked out, just as his left foot took a step, he felt a tightness in the back of his collar, and Mr. Hai had caught him and pulled him back.
Wei Xiaobao screamed "Ah", and immediately had a thought: "Oops, no, the old turtle knows that I'm going to see that little palace lady, so I'm not allowed to go." on the bed.
Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Elder-in-law, are you trying my martial arts? I haven't taught me Kung Fu for several days, what kind of move is this grab?"
Mr. Hai snorted, and said: "This is called 'catch a turtle in a urn', you can catch it with your hands. A turtle is a soft-shelled turtle. Catch you, a little soft-shelled turtle." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "The old soft-shelled turtle catches the little soft-shelled turtle!" But he dared not say it after all. As he exited, his eyeballs flicked around, thinking of a way out.
Mr. Hai sat on the edge of his bed, and said softly: "You are bold, careful, smart, although you are not steadfast in learning martial arts, but if I study it carefully, you can be regarded as a talented person, what a pity, what a pity. "
Wei Xiaobao asked: "Eunuch, what's the pity?"
Mr. Hai didn't answer, just sighed, and after a long while, he said, "You're pretty good at learning Beijing movies. If you would have said something like this a few months ago, without the slightest Yangzhou accent, it wouldn't be easy to notice." .”
Wei Xiaobao was taken aback, all of a sudden the hairs on his body stood on end, he couldn't help trembling, his teeth hit each other lightly, he forced a smile and said, "Elder-in-law, what you... what you said tonight is really... hehe... really strange. "
Mr. Hai sighed again, and asked: "Son, how old are you?" Wei Xiaobao heard his calm tone, and his fear gradually subsided, and said, "I...I'm fourteen years old." Mr. Hai said. : "Thirteen is thirteen, fourteen is fourteen, why is it 'fourteen?" Wei Xiaobao said: "My mother can't remember clearly, I don't know." This sentence is true. His mother was confused, and it was always uncertain how old Xiaobao was.
Mr. Hai nodded, coughed a few times, and said: "A few years ago, I practiced kung fu, and I lost my temper, and got into this coughing problem. The more I cough, the worse it gets. I know it's not very successful in recent years." Wei Xiaobao said: "I...I think your cough has been better lately." Mr. Hai shook his head and said, "What's wrong? It's not good at all. My chest hurts so bad, how do you know?" Wei Xiaobao said "How is it now? Do you want me to give you some medicine?" Hai Laogong sighed: "You can't see it with your eyes, so medicine can't be taken indiscriminately." Wei Xiaobao didn't dare to speak out, I don't know what he meant by saying these words .
Mr. Hai said again: "You have a very good chance. You have flattered the emperor. Originally, you can do something big. If you haven't cleansed yourself, it doesn't matter if I cleanse you, but, alas, it's too late, too late gone."
Wei Xiaobao didn't understand what "cleansing" meant, but felt that his tone of voice tonight was indescribably weird, and said softly: "Eunuch, it's late, you go to bed now." Old Man Hai said: "Go to sleep, go to sleep Come on! Well, there will be plenty of sleep time in the future. You can sleep in the morning, you can sleep in the evening, and you will never wake up when you fall asleep. My child, if you always sleep alone, you don’t have to get up. Isn't it pretty?" Wei Xiaobao was too scared to make a sound.
Hai Laogong said: "Son, who else is in your family?"
It was difficult for Wei Xiaobao to answer this plain question.He didn't know who was in the dead Xiao Guizi's family, so he would answer indiscriminately, and most of them would show his feet immediately. This old lady, the rest of the people, these years, alas, there is no need to mention that." With such a tail in the words, if Xiao Guizi still has father, brother and sister, he might as well use the six words "There is no need to mention that" prevarication.
Mr. Hai said: "There is only one old lady. What do you call your mother in Hokkien dialect?"
Wei Xiaobao was surprised again: "What Fujian dialect? Could it be that Xiao Guizi is from Fujian? He said that I used to speak with a Yangzhou accent. I'm afraid... I'm afraid... Then he blinded me, does he know?" In an instant, countless thoughts turned in my mind, and I said vaguely: "This... this... why are you asking this?"
Mr. Hai sighed again, and said: "You are so young, so bad, hey, do you look like your father or your mother?" Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "I don't look like anyone. Okay. Not too good, not too bad.”
Mr. Hai coughed a few times, and said: "I became an eunuch after I became an adult..." Wei Xiaobao secretly groaned: "It turns out that to be a eunuch, you need to cleanse yourself, which means cutting off the things you urinate. He said he knew I was not clean. If you come to cleanse me, then you will be a good boy..." I only heard Mr. Hai continue: "I originally had a son, but it was a pity that he died when he was eight years old. If I live to this day, my son Your grandson should be as old as you. Isn't that Mao Shiba your father?"
Wei Xiaobao said in a trembling voice: "No... no! Spicy mother's, it's... of course not." Feeling anxious, he blurted out Yangzhou dialect.
Hai Laogong said: "I don't think so. If you were my son and got lost in the palace, even if there was great danger, I would come to rescue you."
Wei Xiaobao smiled wryly: "It's a pity that I don't have a good father like you."
Hai Laogong said: "I have taught you two sets of kung fu, the first set of 'Great Capture Hand' and the second set of 'Great Mercy and Great Compassion Qianye Hand'. I've learned so much, hehe, hehe." Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes, you better teach me these two sets of kung fu. You are the number one martial art in the world, and finally someone has passed it down. , to make your old man famous, that will be a word."
Mr. Hai shook his head and said, "How dare you take the words 'No. 1 in the world'? There are so many martial arts masters in the world. You won't have time to learn all of my two sets of kung fu in your lifetime." He paused for a moment. Suddenly, he said: "Take a breath, touch the left side of the lower abdomen, three inches away from the navel, push it hard, and see what happens?"
Wei Xiaobao touched the place he said as he said, and pushed it hard, his heart and lungs were in pain immediately, he couldn't help but yelled out "ah", his head was sweating profusely, and he couldn't help panting.For more than half a month, the left side of the lower abdomen occasionally had a dull pain. I only said that my stomach was ruined, not to mention that the pain only lasted for a while, and then stopped. It's so powerful.
Mr. Hai said sadly, "Isn't it interesting?"
Wei Xiaobao cursed in his stomach: "Damn old turtle, stinky old turtle!" He said: "It hurts a little, but it's not interesting."
Mr. Hai said: "You go to gamble every morning and practice martial arts with the emperor. Before you come back, the food is delivered. I think this soup is not fresh enough. I take a bottle of medicine from the medicine box every day and give it to me. You add some ingredients to the soup. Just add this little amount. If you add too much, the poison is too heavy and it is not safe for your body. You are very careful, but I never drink soup, and you have no doubts Is it?" Wei Xiaobao was terrified, and said: "I...I thought you didn't like soup. You...you said that if you drink soup, you will...will...cough...cough..." Hai Laogong said: "I used to be very fond of soup. I like to drink soup, but there is poison in the soup, although the amount is very light, but if I drink it every day, it will be a little dangerous after a long time, isn't it?"
Wei Xiaobao said angrily: "Extremely, extremely! Father-in-law, you are really amazing."
Mr. Hai sighed, and said: "Not necessarily. Originally, I wanted you to take the poison for another three months, and then I let you out of the palace. At that time, you gradually started to suffer from abdominal pain. First, it hurt for half an hour every day, and then it hurt. The pain is not very severe, and the pain will become more and more severe in the future, and the pain will last longer and longer. After about a year, it will be a pain day and night, until you hit your head against the wall hard , the pain was so painful that I bit off the flesh on my hands and legs." Speaking of this, he sighed: "It's a pity that my body is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid I can't wait any longer. The poison on your body cannot be solved by others After all, I have the medicine. Little baby, who instigated you to think of this trick to blind me? If you tell the truth, I will give you the antidote immediately. "
Although Wei Xiaobao is young, he also knows that even if he tells someone who ordered him to come out, he will never spare his life, not to mention that there is no one who ordered him to do so, he said: "Of course there are someone who ordered him, I'm afraid I'll scare you a lot if I say it. Jump. So you knew that I was not Xiao Guizi, and you thought of this method to torture me, haha, haha, you have been fooled by me! Haha, haha!" Laughed loudly, and moved around, right and left With a twist of his legs, his right hand had already grasped the handle of the dagger, and pulled it out of the scabbard very slowly, without making any sound, even if there was a slight sound, it was covered by laughter.
Hai Laogong said: "What have you done to me?"
Wei Xiaobao babbled nonsense, originally to distract him, so he decided to babble again, and said: "There is poison in the soup, I tasted it on the first day. I discussed it with Xiaoxuanzi, and he said that you are poisoning me." ..."
Old Man Hai was startled, and said, "The Emperor already knew?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "How come I don't know? It's just that I didn't know he was the emperor at that time, Xiao Xuanzi told me to keep my composure and be careful, when I drank the soup, I only drank it in my mouth, and then spit it into the bowl, anyway, you I can’t see it again.” As he said, he raised the dagger half an inch and half an inch, and slowly pointed the tip of the sword at Haigong’s heart, thinking that if he didn’t kill him all at once, even if he hit him, he would slap him Come down, he is still dead.
Mr. Hai was skeptical, and said with a sneer, "If you didn't drink the soup, why does it hurt so badly when you press the left side of your stomach?"
Wei Xiaobao sighed: "Though I spit out the soup and almost didn't rinse my mouth, the poison still got into my stomach." He moved the dagger a few inches closer.I only heard Mr. Hai say: "That's good too. Anyway, the poison can't be cured. If your poisoning is shallower, the attack will be slower, and you will suffer more." Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly. Gather it on the right arm, thrust it out forcefully, pointing directly at Hai Laogong's heart, only waited for the knife to penetrate, then rolled to the corner of the bed, and escaped from the foot of the bed.
Mr. Hai suddenly felt a chill hit his face, he was slightly surprised, he only knew that the opponent had already made a move, and he didn't have time to think about how he made the move, he swung his left hand out, and then struck the stabbing blade, followed by his right palm, with a bang , beat Wei Xiaobao so that he flew up, smashed through the window pane, and fell straight into the garden outside the window, then he felt severe pain in his left hand, four fingers had been severed by the dagger.
If Wei Xiaobao's dagger hadn't been too cold, he didn't have any warning signs in advance, this time he must poke the center of the mouth.But if it's an ordinary sword, the difference in skill between the two is too far, even if he pokes the center, it's only a flesh injury, his inner strength is everywhere, the edge of his palm is like iron, when he hits the sword, even if it shakes the sword, it won't hurt his own palm .But this dagger was too sharp, Hai Laogong had practiced his inner strength for decades, but he couldn't let it fly away, instead he cut off four fingers silently.But his right palm firmly hit Wei Xiaobao's chest, this palm cracked the stele and stone, it is no small matter, it is expected that Wei Xiaobao's internal organs were already shattered, and he died before he flew out of the window.
He sneered, and said to himself: "It's so easy to die, but it's cheap for this little brat." Gathering his mind, he went to the medicine box and took out the golden wound medicine to apply to the wound, tore off the bed sheet, bandaged his left palm, and murmured He said: "What kind of weapon is this brat using? Why is it so powerful?" Enduring the severe pain in his hand, he jumped out of the window and reached out to feel where Wei Xiaobao fell, looking for the sharp blade of a precious sword that he had never heard of or seen before.Unexpectedly, after searching for a long time, I didn't find anything.
Before he was blind, he was already familiar with the garden outside the window, and he knew where there were flowers and where there were stones.He clearly heard that Wei Xiaobao had landed beside a peony flower, the sword in this kid's hand might have been sent flying far away, but why did his body suddenly disappear?
Wei Xiaobao was hit by this palm, at that time he was suffocated, his chest was in severe pain, his limbs and bones seemed to be shattered inch by inch, when he fell to the ground, he almost fainted.He knew that life and death were at stake right now, since he failed to stab Mrs. Hai to death, the old tortoise would definitely come out to give chase, so he struggled to get up immediately, he only took two steps, his feet went limp, and he fell down again, lumbering down a slope. Go straight down. If Old Man Hai hadn't cut off his fingers, the sound of Wei Xiaobao rolling down the slope would not have escaped his ears, but he was seriously injured and upset, and in addition, he would never have imagined that this brat would not die after being hit by his palm, although he heard the sound , but had no idea why. This slope is so long, Wei Xiaobao rolled over ten feet straight before stopping.He struggled to stand up and walked away slowly. His whole body was in pain. Fortunately, the dagger was still in his hand. He secretly rejoiced: "Just now the old turtle kicked me out of the window, and I didn't insert the dagger into my body. It's really lucky." Inserting the dagger into the shaft of the boot, I thought: "The diorama has been dismantled, and the old tortoise knows that I am a counterfeit, so I can no longer live in the palace. It's a pity that the four hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver turned into an empty joy. His grandma's, a How can a person have such good luck, a windfall is 450,000 taels? All in all, I have a net worth of 450,000 taels of silver, but I am so rich that I spent it all in one night. You say Is it powerful enough?" Bragging in his belly, he couldn't help feeling complacent. He thought again: "The little palace lady is still waiting for me, anyway, she can't leave the palace in the middle of the night, so I'll just go and see her, ah..." Touching the paper box in my arms, it was already crushed to pieces , thinking: "I'd better take it to her to see, so that she won't be anxious to wait. Let's say that I fell and crushed the candied candy into a pile of cow dung, but this pile of cow dung is sweet It’s fragrant and delicious. Haha, Mama Spicy, have you ever eaten sweet and fragrant cow dung? I have.” Thinking about it, he found it amusing, quickened his pace, and walked towards the Palace of Compassion and Peace where the Empress Dowager lived, only walked a few quick steps, but immediately felt a sharp pain in his chest, so he had to slow down his pace again. When I came outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning, seeing the palace door was closed, I thought: "Oops, I didn't expect this door to be closed, so how do I get in?" Just as he didn't pay attention, the palace door was pushed open suddenly, a little girl's head poked out, under the moonlight she could clearly see that it was Rui Chu.Seeing her smiling and waving, Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed and lightly walked through the door.Ruichu closed the door again, and whispered in his ear: "I'm afraid you won't come in, I've been waiting here for a long time." Wei Xiaobao also whispered: "I'm late. It's a smelly and hard old tortoise, fell down." Rui Chu said: "Are there any big turtles in the garden? I've never seen one. You...do you hurt from the fall?" Wei Xiaobao walked forward vigorously, the pain in his body was bearable, when Ruichu asked him this question, he felt pain in every muscle and bone all over his body, so he couldn't help snorting.Ruichu took his hand and asked in a low voice, "Where did you hurt from the fall?" Wei Xiaobao was about to answer when he suddenly saw a black shadow passing by on the ground, he raised his head and saw a gigantic eagle flying in from the wall and landed lightly.He was so startled that he almost cried out in horror, under the moonlight he saw the big eagle stand up, it turned out that it was not a big eagle, but a person.This person is thin and stooped, but who is Mr. Hai? Rui Chu was facing him and didn't see Mr. Hai coming in, but seeing Wei Xiaobao turned his head and stared at him with horror on his face, he also turned around. Wei Xiaobao reached out with his left hand, and already pressed her lips, exerting so much force that she didn't let her make the slightest sound, he shook his right hand sharply, signaling to keep silent.Rui Chu nodded.Only then did Wei Xiaobao slowly let go of his left hand, and stared at Old Man Hai intently. I saw Mr. Hai standing stiffly on the ground, as if he was listening to the movement, after a while, he walked forward slowly.Seeing that he was not coming towards him, Wei Xiaobao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: "The old turtle is so powerful, even though he is blind, he managed to catch up here." Then he thought: "As long as this little maid and I don't make the slightest sound, The old turtle can't find me." Hai Laogong took a few steps forward, jumped up suddenly, landed in front of Wei Xiaobao, reached out with his left hand, and grabbed Ruichu's neck.Ruichu yelled "Ah", but her throat was stuck, and the yell was low and muffled. Wei Xiaobao's thoughts flashed in his mind: "The old turtle is looking for me, not this little palace lady, so I won't kill her." At this time, the distance between Mr. Hai and Haigong was only two feet, and he was so scared that he almost peed, but he didn't move. He knew that as long as he moved a finger, he would hear it. Mr. Hai said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound! If you don't obey, you will be stuck to death. Answer my words gently. Who are you?" Rui Chu said in a low voice, "I...I..." Mr. Hai stretched out his right hand and touched He touched the top of her head, then touched her face, and said: "You are a little maid, aren't you?" Rui Chu said: "Yes, yes!" Mr. Hai said: "It's midnight, what are you doing here?" : "I... I'm playing here!" A smile appeared on Hai Laogong's face, which looked even more eerie and terrifying under the bleak moonlight. He asked, "Who else is here?" He turned his head to listen. Shi Cairui didn't know how to hold her breath at first, she was breathing heavily in panic, and Lao Lao heard where she was standing.Although Wei Xiaobao was close to him, his breathing was so slight that he didn't notice it for a while.Wei Xiaobao wanted to signal her not to speak, but he didn't dare to move his arm.Fortunately, Rui Chu was obedient and found that his eyes were blind, and said: "No...no more." Mr. Hai said: "Where does the empress dowager live? Take me to see her." Rui Chu said in surprise: "Eunuch, you...don't tell the empress dowager, next time... next time I will never dare again." She only thought that the old eunuch had caught her and was going to report to the Queen Mother.Mr. Hai said: "It's useless if you beg. If you don't take me, you will be strangled to death immediately." With a slight force on his hand, Rui Chuqi was suffocated, and his small face was flushed red. In panic, Wei Xiaobao finally urinated, dripping down from his crotch, fortunately Mr. Hai didn't pay attention, even if he heard it, he said it was Rui Chu who peed in fright. Mr. Hai slowly let go of his left hand, and said in a low voice: "Take me there quickly." Rui Chu had no choice but to say: "Okay!" He glanced at Wei Xiaobao, his face signaled him to go quickly, and he would never let him go. Come out, and whisper: "The Queen Mother's bedroom is over there!" Slowly move his feet.Hai Laogong's left hand was still grabbing her throat, walking side by side with her. Wei Xiaobao pondered: "The old tortoise must have gone to tell the empress dowager that I was pretending to be a little eunuch, that Xiao Guizi was killed by me, and that he was blinded by me, and that the empress dowager ordered him to arrest him immediately. Why would he Won’t you report to the emperor? That’s right, he knows that the emperor treats me well, so he probably won’t be able to file a complaint. Then... then what should I do? I have to escape from the palace immediately. Oh, no, the palace gate will be closed early , how can I escape? As long as a moment passes, the Queen Mother will give the order, and it will be even more difficult to fly."
Wei Xiaobao was just ignoring it, when he suddenly heard a woman's voice in the front room asking: "Who is outside?" The voice was eerie, Wei Xiaobao could clearly hear it, it was the voice of the Empress Dowager, he was startled, He wanted to run away.But I heard Mr. Hai say: "Slave Hai Dafu, I greet you, old man." This voice was also gloomy, and there was no sense of respect. Wei Xiaobao was amazed: "What is the old tortoise that dares to be so rude to the Queen Mother?" After thinking about it, he thought: "The old tortoise is not flattering when he talks, most likely the Queen Mother always hates him, why don't I take the opportunity to argue with him? If you want to escape, you won’t be able to escape anyway.” Although this was a risky move, the emperor and queen mother liked him because he thought that he had made a great contribution recently, so he killed a bunch of Xiao Guizi and blinded a few sea turtles. Eyeballs, it's not a big crime, if it's really important, you can ask your brother Suo'etu to intercede.If I slapped my legs and walked away, the old turtle would say everything. Since I ran away, I was naturally guilty of a thief, and I became guilty instead of innocent. Then he thought: "If the Empress Dowager asks me why I killed Xiao Guizi? I said... I said, hey, I said that I heard Xiao Guizi and Hailaogui speak ill of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and said a lot of extremely ugly things. I was so angry that I couldn't bear it anymore, so I killed Xiaoguizi and took the opportunity to blind the old tortoise Hai. As for what bad things to say, I can make up a lot. I can't beat the old tortoise in a fight. I lie and brag in a competition. How can the old turtle be my opponent?" Thinking about it proudly, he immediately became emboldened.I don't want to escape.What he was most afraid of was that Mr. Hai would not be able to argue. If he jumped up and beat himself to death, that would be an unjust death. Therefore, when he defended himself in front of the Queen Mother, he had to stand in a safe place so that the old turtle could not catch him. Can't hit. I only heard the queen mother say: "You want to pay your respects, why don't you come during the day? What's the point of coming in the middle of the night?" Mr. Hai said: "I have a confidential matter that I want to tell the queen mother. There are many people in the daytime, so people can hear it. It's easy." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "Come on, come on! The old turtle has filed a complaint. Let him speak first, and I won't be too late to interrupt after he has finished speaking more than halfway. Where should I hide?" Looking at the surrounding situation, he chose After arriving at the rockery in the goldfish pond step by step, I thought to myself: "If the old tortoise comes over and beats me with a plop, it will fall into the goldfish pond first, and I will rush into the queen mother's room immediately, and the old tortoise will have a day Even if you have the courage, you dare not chase into the Empress Dowager's room and beat people." Only the queen mother snorted and said: "If there is any important confidential matter, you can talk about it now." Mr. Hai said: "Is there no one else around the queen mother? The words of the old slave are very confidential!" The queen mother said: "You Do you want to come in and check? You are very good at martial arts, can't you tell if there is anyone around me?" Hai Laogong said: "I dare not enter the Queen Mother's room, can I work for the Queen Mother's holy driver, come out of the house, the slave will report something "The Queen Mother snorted and said: "You are getting bolder and bolder, who is taking advantage of you now? How dare you be so presumptuous!" Hearing this, Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed, and secretly cursed: "Old turtle, you are getting bolder and bolder, who is taking advantage of you now? How dare you be so presumptuous!" Mr. Hai said: "I don't dare!" The Queen Mother snorted again, and said, "You...you have never seen me for a long time, but you suddenly touched me tonight, but I don't know what the hell is going on." Wei Xiaobao was even more happy, and couldn't help but want to help the Queen Mother and scold Mrs. Hai loudly, thinking: "Old turtle, old turtle, before you sued, you hit a big nail and made your nose feel bad. It seems There is no need for Lao Tzu to go out in person, the Queen Mother alone will scold you and drive you away." I only heard Mr. Hai say: "The Empress Dowager doesn't want to know about that person, so that's nothing. The servant is gone!" Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed and said in his heart: "It's a good job, it's a good job, it's a good job. Get the hell out of here, you bastard! Why would the Empress Dowager want to know about me?" But the Queen Mother asked: "What news do you have?" Mr. Hai said: "News from Mount Wutai!" The Queen Mother said: "Mount Wutai? You... what did you say?" Her voice trembled. Under the moonlight, Hai Laogong stretched out his hand to poke it, and Rui Chu fell to the ground.Wei Xiaobao was startled, felt a little sad, and thought: "The old tortoise killed this little girl, and if I tell you later, the queen mother will be even more angry. If the old tortoise wants to sue me again, it will be extremely difficult." Only the queen mother asked again: "You... who did you hurt?" Mr. Hai said, "It's a little maid next to the queen mother. The slave didn't dare to hurt her, but just touched her acupuncture points to teach her not to listen. to our conversation." Wei Xiaobao relaxed his mind: "So the old turtle didn't kill her!" Deep in his heart, he was faintly disappointed, if Mr. Hai didn't kill this little maid, his situation would not be very favorable. The Queen Mother asked again: "Wutai Mountain? Why do you say Wutai Mountain?" Hai Laogong said: "It's just because there is a person on Wutai Mountain who the Queen Mother cares about very much." The Queen Mother tremblingly said: "You...you said he went to Wutai Mountain?" : "If the queen mother wants to know the details, I have to ask you to move the holy car. In the middle of the night, the servants are not allowed to enter the queen mother's room. They are shouting loudly here. It is not fun for the maids and eunuchs to hear such important confidential matters." .” The queen mother hesitated for a moment, and said: "Okay!" She only heard the sound of the door opening, and she walked out lightly. Wei Xiaobao huddled behind the rockery, thinking: "Old Turtle Hai can't see me, the Queen Mother is not blind." He didn't dare to poke his head around, when the Queen Mother came out, he saw that she was not tall, but rather short and fat.He saw the Queen Mother twice, but both times he saw her sitting. I only heard the queen mother say: "You just said that he went to Mount Wutai, so... is that true?" Mr. Hai said, "I didn't say who went to Mount Wutai. The slave only said that there is a person on Mount Wutai who is probably the queen mother." I care about it." The Queen Mother paused, and said: "Okay, even if you say so. What is he...he...that person...what is he doing in Wutai Mountain? Is it in the temple?" She originally spoke very calmly, but Ever since Mr. Hai heard that there was a person on Mount Wutai, he became very angry and seemed to be in a turmoil.Hai Laogong said: "That man is in the Qingliang Temple in Mount Wutai." The queen mother breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Thank God, I finally... Finally know his... His whereabouts... He... He... He..." After saying three "he" words, I couldn't take it anymore Go, the voice trembled very badly. Wei Xiaobao was very surprised: "Who is that person? Why does the Empress Dowager care about him so much?" He couldn't help becoming worried again: "Could it be the Empress Dowager's father, brother, or maybe her old concubine? By the way, it must be the old concubine. Father, brother, it's not a big secret, why worry about others hearing it? The old tortoise has caught her. If she is determined to kill me, the queen mother is afraid of the old tortoise, so maybe she has to listen to him, which is not right. Great. Fortunately, I heard it here. If the old bitch dared to kill me, I would shake it all out. I went to tell the emperor that everyone is falling apart. I’m afraid of you Not a hero." Since the beginning of Pangu, there must have been very few who dared to call the Empress Dowager an "old whore", even if they only cursed inwardly, there would not be many.Wei Xiaobao feared nothing, even his own mother would yell and curse like "rotten bitch, stinky bitch" if she beat him hard.Fortunately, his mother was a whore, and everyone in the brothel used to swearing, and they didn't get angry when they heard it. It's just that the force of the palm on his little butt increased by three points, and she also said "little bastard, little bastard." "Bastard" scolding. Hearing that the Empress Dowager was panting quickly, after a long while, she asked: "He...he...what is he... doing in Qingliang Temple?" Mr. Hai said: "The Empress Dowager really wants to know?" The Empress Dowager said: "That's okay More questions? I naturally want to know." Mr. Hai said: "The master is a monk and became a monk." The queen mother said "ah", her breath became more urgent, and she asked: "He...he really became a monk? You... You didn't lie to me?" Mr. Hai said: "I dare not lie to the Queen Mother, and I don't need to lie to the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother hummed, and said: "He just has the heart and one heart, only...just misses that...that foxy girl Son, the country and the foundations created by our ancestors after hundreds of battles...are all forgotten, our mother and son, he...he doesn't care about it." The more Wei Xiaobao listened, the more curious he became, thinking: "What kind of country, the foundation of our ancestors? The old tortoise also called that man 'Master', so this man...isn't this man the old concubine of the Empress Dowager?" Hai Laogong said coldly: "Master has seen through the world, and he has realized it completely. Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the love of children and family, what the master said is like passing clouds, and I no longer care about them." The queen mother said angrily: "Why didn't he come out early, didn't come out late, but waited for that...that foxy son died before he became a monk? The national court, ancestors' wives and children, all in one mind, in his heart, still It's not as good as a hair on that Hu Meizi. I...I... knew him...he left suddenly because of that Hu Meizi. Hmph, since he's gone, why do you need to call me to inform me? "She became more and more angry as she spoke, her voice was sharp and gradually rang out. Wei Xiaobao was inexplicably afraid, and had a vague feeling that the person and that matter the two of them mentioned were really very important. Hai Laogong said: "Master, please tell me that nothing should be leaked, and the queen mother and the emperor must not let the wind know. Master said: the emperor ascended the throne, the world is peaceful, and the world is safe, so he is relieved." The queen mother said sharply: "Then why did you come to tell me again? I didn't want to know, don't want to know. He only cares about that Hu Meizi in his heart. If his son ascends the throne or not, the world is peaceful and not peaceful, so why should he rest assured?" Don't worry?" Hearing this, Wei Xiaobao was very surprised: "Could it be that they are talking about the emperor's father? The little emperor's father, Emperor Shunzhi, died long ago. The little emperor is the only one who can do this. Could it be that the little emperor has another father?" He knew very little about the affairs of the court and the palace, except that the little emperor's father was the Shunzhi emperor, and he knew nothing about it. Even if the queen mother and Mr. Hai explained it ten times more clearly, he would not be able to guess it. real situation. Mr. Hai said: "Since the master has become a monk, the slave should also become a monk in Qingliang Temple to serve the master. But the master told him that he still has one thing to worry about. He wants the slave to come back to Beijing to investigate." What's the matter?" Mr. Hai said: "My master said, although Concubine Dong E..." The Queen Mother said angrily, "Don't mention the name of this foxy girl in front of me!" Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "So that vixen is called Concubine Dong E, so she must be a concubine in the palace. The empress dowager's old concubine only loves this coquettish fox, not the empress dowager, so the empress dowager is very jealous." Mr. Hai said: "Yes, the queen mother is not allowed to mention it, and the servant will not mention it." The queen mother said: "What happened to that foxy son?" Mr. Hai said: "The slave does not understand who the queen mother is talking about. The master never mentioned it." Humeizi' three characters." The queen mother said angrily: "Of course he didn't mention these three words. In his heart, it was 'respect the queen'. After the death of this foxy girl, he...he made her queen, and the servants who sycophant respected her." Posthumous posthumous law, what is it called "Xiaoxian Zhuang and Zhide Xuanren Wenhui" Queen, there is no word "Tiansheng" in this title, and he still loses his temper. He is also called Hu Zhaolong and Wang Xi, two slave bachelors, what are they compiled? "Quotations from Duan Jinghou", promulgated to the world, is not afraid of being ugly." Mr. Hai said: "The queen mother is right. After the death of Concubine Dong E, the servant should have called her 'Empress Duan Jing'. As for the "Quotations from the Empress Duan Jing", the servant often carries a copy with her. Do you want to read it?" The queen mother yelled angrily: "You...you...you..." Taking a step forward, panting, she suddenly seemed to understand something, smiled, and said: "At that time, everyone in the world was a follower of power, and everyone read "Quotations from Duan Jinghou" ", taking the nonsense fabricated by the two servants Hu and Wang as a matter of course, it is more important than "Mencius". But what about now? Apart from the one volume with you, how many volumes are there with your master? Besides, where else can I find this nonsense "Quotations"?" Hai Laogong said: "The Empress Dowager's secret decree forbids the destruction of the "Quotations of Empress Duan Jing", who dares to keep it? As for the master, even if there is no one, but every word that Empress Duan Jing said back then, he firmly remembers it in his heart, which is better than hiding it by his side. There is a volume of Quotations!" The queen mother said: "He... What did he ask you to go back to Beijing to investigate?" Mr. Hai said: "The master originally ordered to investigate two things, but after the slave checked, he found that the two things turned out to be one thing." The queen mother said: "What are two things and one thing?" Hai Laogong said: "The first thing is, how did Prince Zha Rong die?" The Queen Mother said: "You...you mean the son of that foxy son?" Hai Laogong said: “奴才说的，是端敬皇后所生的皇子，和砚荣亲王。”太后哼了一声，道：“小孩子生下来不满四个月，养不大，又有什么希奇了？”海老公道：“但主子说，当时荣亲王突患急病，召御医来诊视，说道荣亲王足阳明胃经、足少阴心经、足太阴脾经俱断，脏腑破裂，死得甚奇。”太后哼了一声，道：“什么御医有这样好本事？多半是你说的。” 海老公不置可否，又道：“端敬皇后逝世，人人都道她是心伤荣亲王之死，但究其实，却是不然。她是给人用截手法截断了阴维、阴蹻两处经脉而死。”太后冷冷的道：“他居然会相信你异想天开的胡说。”海老公道：“主子本来也不相信，后来奴才便试给他看，那还是在端敬皇后去世之后不久的事。一个月之中，奴才接连在五个宫女身上，截断了她们的阴维、阴蹻两处经脉。这五个宫女死时的症状、模样，和端敬皇后临终之时一般模样。单是一个宫女，还说是巧合，五个宫女都是如此这般，主子就确信不疑了。”太后道：“嘿，可了不起！咱们宫中，居然有你这样的大行家。”海老公道：“多谢太后称赞。奴才的手法，跟那个凶手不同。不过道理是一样的。” 两人默默相对，良久不语。海老公轻轻咳了几声，隔了好一会，才道：“主子命奴才回京来查明，害死荣亲王和端敬皇后的是谁？”太后冷笑道：“那又何必再查？咱们宫中除你之外，又有谁能有这等身手？”海老公道：“那还是有的。端敬皇后一向待奴才很好，奴才只盼她多福多寿，如果早知有人要加暗算，奴才便是拚了老命，也要护卫她周全。”太后道：“你倒挺忠心哪。他用了你这样的好奴才，也是他的福气。” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“可惜奴才太也没用，护卫不了端敬皇后。” 太后冷冷的道：“他朝拜佛，晚念经，保佑你的端敬皇后从十八层地狱中早得超生，早升西方极乐世界，也就是了。”语气之中，却充满了幸灾乐祸之意。海老公道：“拜佛念经未必有用，不过善有善报，恶有恶报的话，总是对的。”顿了一顿，慢吞吞的道：“若是不报，时辰未到。”太后哼了一声。 海老公道：“启禀太后得知，主子吩咐奴才查两件事，奴才查明两件事是一件。哪知道无意之中，另外又查到了两件事。”太后道：“你查到的事儿也真多，那又是什么事了？”海老公道：“第一件事跟贞妃有关。”太后冷笑道：“狐媚子的妹子是小狐媚子，你提她干什么？” 海老公道：“主子离宫出走，留书说道永不回来。太皇太后跟太后你两位圣上的主意，说道国家不可一日无君，于是宣告天下说主子崩驾。当世知道这个大秘密的，只有六人，那是你两位圣上，主子本人，跟主子剃度的玉林大师，以及服侍主子的两个奴才。这两个奴才一个是侍卫总管赫巴察，这时候跟着主子在五台山出了家，另一个便是奴才海大富了。” 韦小宝听到这里，方始恍然，原来太后口中的“他”，海老公所说的“主子”，竟然便是顺治皇帝。天下都道他已经崩驾，其实却因心爱的妃子死了，伤心之极，到五台清凉寺去做了和尚。这妃子所以会死，听海老公的语气，倒似是太后派遣武功高手将她害死的。他不禁颇为得意，心想：“老乌龟说这大秘密天下只六个人知道，哪知道还得加上我韦小宝，天下可有七个人知道了。”但得意不了片刻，跟着便害怕起来，本来颇有点儿有恃无恐，料想在太后跟前跟海老公斗口，未必输给了老乌龟，此刻却知大事不妙，若给他二人发觉自己在这里偷听，就算海老公杀不了自己，太后也决计不肯放过。只听得喀喀两声轻响，竟是自己牙关相击，急忙使力咬住。幸好海老公恰在这时连声咳嗽，静夜之中，便只听到他的气喘和咳嗽之声。 过了一会，海老公道：“当时贞妃自杀殉主，朝中都称赞得了不得。但也有许多人悄悄的说，贞妃是给太后逼着殉葬的，自杀并非本意。”太后道：“这些无君无上的逆臣，早晚容他们不得。”海老公道：“不过他们的话倒也没全错，贞妃并不是甘心情愿自杀的。”太后道：“你也说贞妃是给我逼杀的？”海老公道：“这个'逼'字，倒可以省去。”太后道：“你说什么？”海老公道：“贞妃是给人杀死的，不是逼得自杀。奴才曾详细问过殡殓贞妃的仵工，得知贞妃大殓之时，全身骨骼寸断，连头盖骨也都成为碎片。这门杀人的功夫，好像叫做'化骨绵掌'，请问太后是不是？”太后道：“我怎知道？” 海老公道：“奴才听说，世间有这样一门'化骨绵掌'，打中人后，那人全身没半点异状，要过得一年半载之后，尸体的骨骼才慢慢的折断碎裂。但出手杀贞妃之人，显然功夫练得没到家。那仵作起初给贞妃的尸体整容收拾，也没什么特异，到得傍晚入殓，忽然尸体变得如同没有骨头了一般，全身绵软。他吓得什么似的，只道是尸变，当时一句话也没敢说。奴才威逼利诱，用上了不少苦刑，他才吐露真相。太后，凭您圣断，这门'化骨绵掌'的功力，打中人后，两三天内骨骼便断，只怕还不算十分深厚，是不是？” 太后阴森森道：“虽不算绝顶深厚，但也有些用处了。” 海老公道：“自然有用，咳……咳……自然有用！杀得了贞妃，也杀得了孝康皇后！” 韦小宝心想：“他奶奶的，这老皇帝的皇后真多，又有一个什么孝康皇后。他的皇后，只怕比咱们丽春院里的小娘们还多。” 皇太后颤声道：“你……你又提孝康皇后干什么？”韦小宝不知孝康皇后是康熙的生母，听得皇太后语音大变，只感诧异，不明其中原由。 只听海老公道：“殉葬孝康皇后的，就是殉葬董鄂贞妃的那个仵作。”皇太后道：“那个该死的仵作，又胡说八道什么了？这人诬指宫事，罪该族诛。”海老公道：“皇太后要杀他，这时候却已迟了。”皇太后道：“你已先杀了他？”海老公道：“不是，两年多以前，奴才就已命他到五台山清凉寺，将这番情由禀告主子知道，然后叫他远走蛮荒，隐姓埋名，以免杀身大祸。”皇太后颤声道：“你……你……好毒辣的手段！”海老公道：“手段毒辣的另有其人，奴才自愧不如。” 皇太后默然半晌，问道：“你今晚来见我，有什么用意？” 海老公道：“奴才是来请问太后一件事，好回去禀告主子。端敬皇后、孝康皇后、贞妃、荣亲王四人，都是死于非命的，主子也因此而弃位出家。下这毒手之人，是宫中的一位武功好手。奴才冒死来请问太后：这位武功高手是谁？奴才年纪老了，瞎了眼睛，又患了不治之症，便如风中残烛一般，但如不查明这件事，未免死不瞑目。” 太后冷冷的道：“你一双眼珠子早已瞎了，瞑不瞑目，也没什么相干。”海老公说道：“奴才虽然眼睛盲了，心中倒是雪亮的。”太后道：“你既心中雪亮，又何必来问我？” 海老公道：“还是问一问明白的好，免得冤枉了好人。这几个月来，奴才用心查察，要知道潜伏在宫中的这位武学高手是谁。本来是极难查到的，可是机缘巧合，无意中竟知道皇上身有武功。” 皇太后冷笑道：“皇上身有武功，那又怎地？难道是他害死了自己母亲？” 海老公道：“罪过，罪过。这种忤逆之事是说不得的，倘是奴才说了，死后要入拔舌地狱，就是心中想一想，死后也不免进洗脑地狱去受苦。”他咳了几声，续道：“奴才身边有个小太监，叫做小桂子……” 韦小宝心头一凛：“老乌龟说到我了。” 只听海老公续道：“……他年纪只比皇上小着一两岁，皇上很喜欢他，天天跟他比武摔交，习练武艺。这小桂子的功夫，是奴才教的，虽然算不上怎么样，但在他这样年纪的小孩子中间，也算不容易了。” 韦小宝听他称赞自己，不由得大是得意。 太后道：“名师出高徒，强将手下无弱兵。” 海老公道：“多谢太后金口。可是这小桂子跟皇上过招，十次中倒有九次是输的。不论奴才教他什么武功，皇上的功夫总是胜了他一筹。看来教皇上武功的师父，比奴才是行得多了。奴才想来想去，宫里的武学高手，也只有这一位大行家了。只要寻到了这位大行家，那么害死两位皇后、一位皇妃、一位皇子的凶手，也不难追查得到。” 太后道：“原来如此，你远兜圈子，便是要跟我说这番话。” 海老公道：“太后说道名师必出高徒，这句话反过来也是一样，高徒必有名师。皇上会使八八六十四式'八卦游龙掌'，教他这掌法之人，就多半会使'化骨绵掌'。”太后问道：“你找到了这位武功高手没有？”海老公道：“已经找到了。”太后冷笑道：“你好深的心计。你教小桂子跟皇上练武，这半年多来，便是在找寻皇上的师父。” 海老公叹道：“那没法子啊。小桂子是个阴毒的小坏蛋，奴才的一双眼珠子，便是给他用毒药毒瞎的。若不是为了要将这件大事查得千真万确，决计容不得这小坏蛋活到今朝。” 太后哈哈一笑，道：“小桂子这孩子真乖，毒瞎了你的眼睛，好得很，妙得很，明天我得好好赏他。”海老公道：“多谢太后。太后如果下旨将他厚葬，小桂子在阴世也必感戴太后的洪恩。”太后问道：“你已杀了他？”海老公道：“奴才已忍耐了很久很久，此后已用他不着了。” 韦小宝又惊又怒，寻思：“这老乌龟早就知道我不是小桂子，也早知他一双眼睛是给我毒瞎的，原来他一直在利用老子，这才迟迟不下毒手。他教我功夫，全是为了要察看皇上的武功，他奶奶的，早知这样，我真不该将皇上的武功详详细细的跟他说。你奶奶的，老乌龟以为老子死了，可是老子偏偏就没死，待会我来扮鬼，吓你个屁滚尿流。” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“主子的性子向来很急，要做什么事，非办到不可。只可惜他虽贵为天子，心爱的人给人家害死，却也救她不活了。主子出了家，对董鄂妃却还是念念不忘。奴才离清凉寺回宫之前，主子亲笔写了个上谕交给奴才，命奴才查明是谁害死董鄂妃，不，端敬皇后，再命奴才将这凶手就地正法。” 太后哼了一声，说道：“他做了和尚，还能写什么上谕？出家人念念不忘杀人害人，也不大像样罢？” 海老公道：“因果报应，佛家也是挺讲究的。害了人的人，终究不会有好下场。不过奴才练功岔了经脉，闹得咳嗽气喘，周身是病，再加上眼睛瞎了，更加没指望啦。” 太后道：“是啊，你周身是病，眼又瞎了，就算奉有他的密旨，那也办不了事啦！” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“不成啦，不成啦！奴才告辞太后，这就去了。”说着转过身来，慢慢向外走去。 韦小宝心头登时如放下了一块大石，暗想：“老乌龟这一去，我就没事了。他只道我已经死了，再也不会来找我。老子明儿一早溜出宫门，老乌龟如果再找得着我，老子服了你，跟你姓，我叫海小宝！” 太后却道：“且慢！海大富，你上哪里去？”海老公道：“奴才已将一切都禀明了太后，那就回去等死。”太后道：“他交给你的事，你也不办了？”海老公道：“奴才心有余而力不足，况且也没这天大的胆子，作乱犯上。”太后嘿嘿一笑，道：“你倒很识时务，也不枉了侍候我们这几年。”海老公道：“是，是！多谢太后的恩典。这些冤沉海底之事，也只有等皇上年纪大了，再来昭雪。”他咳嗽两声，说道：“皇上拿办鳌拜，手段英明得很。皇上亲生之母为人所害，这件事也用不了等多少时候，皇上定会办理，只可惜……只可惜奴才活不到那时候，等不到啦。” 太后走上几步，喝道：“海大富，你转来。”海老公道：“是，太后有甚么吩咐？”太后厉声道：“你刚才跟我胡说八道，这些……这些荒谬不堪的言语，已……已都跟皇上说过了？”语音发颤，显得极是激动。海老公道：“奴才明日一早，就去禀告皇上，但是……但是今晚迫不及待，先来禀告太后。”太后道：“很好，很好！”
突然间一声劲风响起，跟着蓬蓬两声巨响。韦小宝吃了一惊，忍不住探头张望，只见太后正绕着海老公的溜溜转动，身法奇快，一掌又一掌往他身上击去。海老公端然凝立，还掌抵御。韦小宝这一惊更是非同小可：“怎么太后跟老乌龟打了起来？原来太后也会武功。” 太后每一掌击出，便是呼的一声响，足见掌上劲力极是厉害。海老公双足不动，随掌迎击，拍出的掌力无声无响。相斗良久，太后始终奈何他不得。突然间太后身子飞起，双掌从半空中压击下来。海老公左掌翻转，向上迎击，右掌却向太后腹上拍去。拍的一声响，掌力相交，太后向后直飞出去。海老公一个踉跄，身子晃了几下，终于拿桩站住。 太后厉声喝道：“好奴才，你……你……装神弄鬼，以少林……少林……少林派武功教小桂子，原来自己是崆峒派的。” 海老公喘息道：“不敢，大家彼此彼此！太后以武当派武功教给皇上，想诱奴才上当。不过……不过那'化骨绵掌'是蛇岛的功夫，奴才几年前就已知道了。” 韦小宝略一凝思，已然明白，心道：“他奶奶的，老乌龟奸猾得紧，他教我什么'大擒拿手'，什么'大慈大悲千叶手'，都是少林派武功，好让太后以为他是少林派的，其实却是辣块妈妈的崆峒派。只可惜太后的假武当派'八卦游龙掌'，却瞒不了老乌龟。”又想：“原来皇上的武功，都是太后教的。” 突然间背上出了一阵冷汗，心道：“啊哟，不好！太后会使'化骨绵掌'，难道……难道那四个人都是太后害的？啊哟！别的倒也罢了，皇帝的亲生母亲也是为她所杀，海老公去跟皇帝一说，岂不是一场滔天大祸！皇上如果杀不了太后，太后非杀皇上不可，那……那怎么办？”唯一的念头便是拔腿就跑，尽快离开这是非之地，然后去通知皇帝，叫他千万小心。可是他吓得全身酸软，拚命想逃，一双脚恰好似钉住了在地下，半分动弹不得。 只听得太后说道：“事已如此，难道你还想活过今晚么？”海老公道：“太后尽管去召唤侍卫到来。来的人越多越好，奴才便可将种种情由，说给众人听听，总有一个人会将真相传入皇上耳中。”太后冷笑道：“哼，你倒打的如意算盘。”她说话声音甚是缓慢，不住调匀呼吸。海老公道：“太后保重圣体，别岔了经脉。”太后道：“你倒好心！” 海老公的武功本来高过太后，双眼既盲之后，便非敌手了。但他于数年之前，已从仵作口中查知，杀害董鄂妃和贞妃之人使的是“化骨绵掌”，这是辽东海外蛇岛岛主独门秘传的阴毒功夫。其时他不知凶手是谁，便即干冒奇险，暗练一项专门对付“化骨绵掌”的武功，虽然大伤身体，功夫却已练成。 后来韦小宝和康熙皇帝练武，海老公推测，教皇帝武功之人便是杀害董鄂妃、孝康皇后诸人的凶手，日后势将有一场大战。他明知韦小宝害死了小桂子，又毒瞎了自己双目，却冒充小桂子来陪伴自己，心想这小孩子小小年纪，与自己素不相识，必是受人指使而来，多方以言语诱骗，想知道主使之人是谁，主使者自然多半便是凶手。可是韦小宝本来无人指使，并无底细可露，否则他再精乖十倍，毕竟年轻识浅，如何不给海老公套问出来？ 海老公查问虽无结果，却就此将计就计，教他武功，所教的武功却又错漏百出，好让对方认定自己是少林派的，武功却是平平。此刻动上了手，太后果然吃了大亏。 太后在半年之前，便料定海老公是少林派，海老公却知她的武当派武功是假装的。两人眼睛一明一盲，于对方武学派别的判断，却刚刚相反，海老公料敌甚明，太后却一起始就料错了。那也不是太后见识较差，只是海老公从仵作口中探知了真相，太后却自始至终给蒙在鼓里。再者，海大富心中，早以“教皇帝武功之人”为死敌，太后却直至此刻，才知海大富要致自己死命，否则的话，早就下旨令侍卫将他处死，也用不着自己动手。 海老公心想自己眼睛盲了，务须激得对方出手攻击，方能以逸待劳，于数招之间便即取胜。适才说了半天，太后一直不露口风，不知害死董鄂妃、孝康皇后等人的到底是谁。“化骨绵掌”是阴邪狠毒的旁门功夫，按常理想来，若不是二十年左右的苦功不能练成。太后博尔济吉特氏是科尔沁贝勒绰尔济之女，家世亲贵无比，数世为后，累代大官，她在做闺女之时，便要出府门一步，也是千难万难，从小不知有多少奶妈丫鬟侍候，如何能去偏僻凶险的蛇岛，学这等旁门功夫？她就算要学武功，也必是学些八段锦、五禽戏之类增强体魄的粗浅功夫，说什么也不会学这“化骨绵掌”。多半她身畔亲信的太监、宫女之中，有这么一个武功好手，只盼太后吩咐此人出手。哪知道自己一提到要去禀报皇帝，太后心中发急，不及细思，登时出手相攻。这一来，太后不但招认杀害四人乃是自己下手，而三掌一对，便已受了极重内伤。海老公苦心孤诣的筹划数年，一旦见功，不由得心下大慰。 太后受伤不轻，几次调匀呼吸，都不济事，缓缓的道：“海大富，你爱瞎造谣言，尽管胡说去。皇上年纪虽小，头脑可清醒得很，瞧他是听你的，还是听我的话。” 海老公道：“皇上初时自然不信奴才，多半还会下旨立时将奴才杀了。可是过得几年，他会细细想的，他会越想越明白。太后，你这一族世代尊荣，太宗和主子的皇后，都出自你府上。就可惜这一场荣华富贵，在康熙这一朝中便完结了。” 太后哼了一声，冷冷的道：“好得很，好得很！” 海老公又道：“主子吩咐奴才，一查到凶手，不管他是什么人，立时就杀了。可惜奴才武功低微，不是太后对手，只好出此下策，去启奏皇上。”说着向外缓缓走去。 太后暗暗运气，正待飞身进击，突然间微风闪动，海老公陡然间欺身而近，双掌猛拍过来。 海老公奉了顺治之命，要将害死董鄂妃的凶手处死，他决意要办成这件大事，什么启奏皇上云云，只不过意在扰乱太后的神智，让她心意烦躁，难以屏息凝气，便可施展雷霆万钧的一击。这一掌虽无声无息，却是毕生功力之所聚。适才他倾听太后说话，已将她站立的方位拿捏得不差数寸，一掌拍出，直取太后胸口要穴。 太后没防到他来得如此之快，闪身欲避，只要以快步移动身形数次，这恶监是个瞎子，便无法得知自己处身所在，其时只有自己可以出手相攻，他除了随掌抵御之外，更无反击之能。哪知道身形甫动，海老公的掌力中宫直进，逼得她自己几乎气也喘不过来，只得右掌运力拍出。她原拟交了这掌之后，立即移步，但海老公掌力上有股极大粘力，竟然无法移身，只得右掌加催掌力，和他比拚内劲。 海老公发觉对方内力源源送来，心下暗喜，自己瞎了双目，倘若与对方游斗，那是处于极不利之境，但比拚内力却和眼明眼盲无关。太后一上来便受了伤，气息已岔，非一时三刻之间能够复元，这等比拚内力，定要教她精力耗竭、软瘫而死。当下左掌阴力，右掌阳力，拚得片刻，阴阳之力渐渐倒转，变成左掌阳力，右掌阴力。 在韦小宝看来，不过是太后一只手掌和海老公两只手掌相抵，并无丝毫凶险。哪知海老公的掌力便如是一座石磨，缓缓转动，犹如磨粉，正在将太后的内力一点一滴的磨去。 韦小宝躲
Wei Xiaobao was hit by this palm, at that time he was suffocated, his chest was in severe pain, his limbs and bones seemed to be shattered inch by inch, when he fell to the ground, he almost fainted.He knew that life and death were at stake right now, since he failed to stab Mrs. Hai to death, the old tortoise would definitely come out to give chase, so he struggled to get up immediately, he only took two steps, his feet went limp, and he fell down again, lumbering down a slope. Go straight down. If Old Man Hai hadn't cut off his fingers, the sound of Wei Xiaobao rolling down the slope would not have escaped his ears, but he was seriously injured and upset, and in addition, he would never have imagined that this brat would not die after being hit by his palm, although he heard the sound , but had no idea why. This slope is so long, Wei Xiaobao rolled over ten feet straight before stopping.He struggled to stand up and walked away slowly. His whole body was in pain. Fortunately, the dagger was still in his hand. He secretly rejoiced: "Just now the old turtle kicked me out of the window, and I didn't insert the dagger into my body. It's really lucky." Inserting the dagger into the shaft of the boot, I thought: "The diorama has been dismantled, and the old tortoise knows that I am a counterfeit, so I can no longer live in the palace. It's a pity that the four hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver turned into an empty joy. His grandma's, a How can a person have such good luck, a windfall is 450,000 taels? All in all, I have a net worth of 450,000 taels of silver, but I am so rich that I spent it all in one night. You say Is it powerful enough?" Bragging in his belly, he couldn't help feeling complacent. He thought again: "The little palace lady is still waiting for me, anyway, she can't leave the palace in the middle of the night, so I'll just go and see her, ah..." Touching the paper box in my arms, it was already crushed to pieces , thinking: "I'd better take it to her to see, so that she won't be anxious to wait. Let's say that I fell and crushed the candied candy into a pile of cow dung, but this pile of cow dung is sweet It’s fragrant and delicious. Haha, Mama Spicy, have you ever eaten sweet and fragrant cow dung? I have.” Thinking about it, he found it amusing, quickened his pace, and walked towards the Palace of Compassion and Peace where the Empress Dowager lived, only walked a few quick steps, but immediately felt a sharp pain in his chest, so he had to slow down his pace again. When I came outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning, seeing the palace door was closed, I thought: "Oops, I didn't expect this door to be closed, so how do I get in?" Just as he didn't pay attention, the palace door was pushed open suddenly, a little girl's head poked out, under the moonlight she could clearly see that it was Rui Chu.Seeing her smiling and waving, Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed and lightly walked through the door.Ruichu closed the door again, and whispered in his ear: "I'm afraid you won't come in, I've been waiting here for a long time." Wei Xiaobao also whispered: "I'm late. It's a smelly and hard old tortoise, fell down." Rui Chu said: "Are there any big turtles in the garden? I've never seen one. You...do you hurt from the fall?" Wei Xiaobao walked forward vigorously, the pain in his body was bearable, when Ruichu asked him this question, he felt pain in every muscle and bone all over his body, so he couldn't help snorting.Ruichu took his hand and asked in a low voice, "Where did you hurt from the fall?" Wei Xiaobao was about to answer when he suddenly saw a black shadow passing by on the ground, he raised his head and saw a gigantic eagle flying in from the wall and landed lightly.He was so startled that he almost cried out in horror, under the moonlight he saw the big eagle stand up, it turned out that it was not a big eagle, but a person.This person is thin and stooped, but who is Mr. Hai? Rui Chu was facing him and didn't see Mr. Hai coming in, but seeing Wei Xiaobao turned his head and stared at him with horror on his face, he also turned around. Wei Xiaobao reached out with his left hand, and already pressed her lips, exerting so much force that she didn't let her make the slightest sound, he shook his right hand sharply, signaling to keep silent.Rui Chu nodded.Only then did Wei Xiaobao slowly let go of his left hand, and stared at Old Man Hai intently. I saw Mr. Hai standing stiffly on the ground, as if he was listening to the movement, after a while, he walked forward slowly.Seeing that he was not coming towards him, Wei Xiaobao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: "The old turtle is so powerful, even though he is blind, he managed to catch up here." Then he thought: "As long as this little maid and I don't make the slightest sound, The old turtle can't find me." Hai Laogong took a few steps forward, jumped up suddenly, landed in front of Wei Xiaobao, reached out with his left hand, and grabbed Ruichu's neck.Ruichu yelled "Ah", but her throat was stuck, and the yell was low and muffled. Wei Xiaobao's thoughts flashed in his mind: "The old turtle is looking for me, not this little palace lady, so I won't kill her." At this time, the distance between Mr. Hai and Haigong was only two feet, and he was so scared that he almost peed, but he didn't move. He knew that as long as he moved a finger, he would hear it. Mr. Hai said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound! If you don't obey, you will be stuck to death. Answer my words gently. Who are you?" Rui Chu said in a low voice, "I...I..." Mr. Hai stretched out his right hand and touched He touched the top of her head, then touched her face, and said: "You are a little maid, aren't you?" Rui Chu said: "Yes, yes!" Mr. Hai said: "It's midnight, what are you doing here?" : "I... I'm playing here!" A smile appeared on Hai Laogong's face, which looked even more eerie and terrifying under the bleak moonlight. He asked, "Who else is here?" He turned his head to listen. Shi Cairui didn't know how to hold her breath at first, she was breathing heavily in panic, and Lao Lao heard where she was standing.Although Wei Xiaobao was close to him, his breathing was so slight that he didn't notice it for a while.Wei Xiaobao wanted to signal her not to speak, but he didn't dare to move his arm.Fortunately, Rui Chu was obedient and found that his eyes were blind, and said: "No...no more." Mr. Hai said: "Where does the empress dowager live? Take me to see her." Rui Chu said in surprise: "Eunuch, you...don't tell the empress dowager, next time... next time I will never dare again." She only thought that the old eunuch had caught her and was going to report to the Queen Mother.Mr. Hai said: "It's useless if you beg. If you don't take me, you will be strangled to death immediately." With a slight force on his hand, Rui Chuqi was suffocated, and his small face was flushed red. In panic, Wei Xiaobao finally urinated, dripping down from his crotch, fortunately Mr. Hai didn't pay attention, even if he heard it, he said it was Rui Chu who peed in fright. Mr. Hai slowly let go of his left hand, and said in a low voice: "Take me there quickly." Rui Chu had no choice but to say: "Okay!" He glanced at Wei Xiaobao, his face signaled him to go quickly, and he would never let him go. Come out, and whisper: "The Queen Mother's bedroom is over there!" Slowly move his feet.Hai Laogong's left hand was still grabbing her throat, walking side by side with her. Wei Xiaobao pondered: "The old tortoise must have gone to tell the empress dowager that I was pretending to be a little eunuch, that Xiao Guizi was killed by me, and that he was blinded by me, and that the empress dowager ordered him to arrest him immediately. Why would he Won’t you report to the emperor? That’s right, he knows that the emperor treats me well, so he probably won’t be able to file a complaint. Then... then what should I do? I have to escape from the palace immediately. Oh, no, the palace gate will be closed early , how can I escape? As long as a moment passes, the Queen Mother will give the order, and it will be even more difficult to fly."
Wei Xiaobao was just ignoring it, when he suddenly heard a woman's voice in the front room asking: "Who is outside?" The voice was eerie, Wei Xiaobao could clearly hear it, it was the voice of the Empress Dowager, he was startled, He wanted to run away.But I heard Mr. Hai say: "Slave Hai Dafu, I greet you, old man." This voice was also gloomy, and there was no sense of respect. Wei Xiaobao was amazed: "What is the old tortoise that dares to be so rude to the Queen Mother?" After thinking about it, he thought: "The old tortoise is not flattering when he talks, most likely the Queen Mother always hates him, why don't I take the opportunity to argue with him? If you want to escape, you won’t be able to escape anyway.” Although this was a risky move, the emperor and queen mother liked him because he thought that he had made a great contribution recently, so he killed a bunch of Xiao Guizi and blinded a few sea turtles. Eyeballs, it's not a big crime, if it's really important, you can ask your brother Suo'etu to intercede.If I slapped my legs and walked away, the old turtle would say everything. Since I ran away, I was naturally guilty of a thief, and I became guilty instead of innocent. Then he thought: "If the Empress Dowager asks me why I killed Xiao Guizi? I said... I said, hey, I said that I heard Xiao Guizi and Hailaogui speak ill of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and said a lot of extremely ugly things. I was so angry that I couldn't bear it anymore, so I killed Xiaoguizi and took the opportunity to blind the old tortoise Hai. As for what bad things to say, I can make up a lot. I can't beat the old tortoise in a fight. I lie and brag in a competition. How can the old turtle be my opponent?" Thinking about it proudly, he immediately became emboldened.I don't want to escape.What he was most afraid of was that Mr. Hai would not be able to argue. If he jumped up and beat himself to death, that would be an unjust death. Therefore, when he defended himself in front of the Queen Mother, he had to stand in a safe place so that the old turtle could not catch him. Can't hit. I only heard the queen mother say: "You want to pay your respects, why don't you come during the day? What's the point of coming in the middle of the night?" Mr. Hai said: "I have a confidential matter that I want to tell the queen mother. There are many people in the daytime, so people can hear it. It's easy." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "Come on, come on! The old turtle has filed a complaint. Let him speak first, and I won't be too late to interrupt after he has finished speaking more than halfway. Where should I hide?" Looking at the surrounding situation, he chose After arriving at the rockery in the goldfish pond step by step, I thought to myself: "If the old tortoise comes over and beats me with a plop, it will fall into the goldfish pond first, and I will rush into the queen mother's room immediately, and the old tortoise will have a day Even if you have the courage, you dare not chase into the Empress Dowager's room and beat people." Only the queen mother snorted and said: "If there is any important confidential matter, you can talk about it now." Mr. Hai said: "Is there no one else around the queen mother? The words of the old slave are very confidential!" The queen mother said: "You Do you want to come in and check? You are very good at martial arts, can't you tell if there is anyone around me?" Hai Laogong said: "I dare not enter the Queen Mother's room, can I work for the Queen Mother's holy driver, come out of the house, the slave will report something "The Queen Mother snorted and said: "You are getting bolder and bolder, who is taking advantage of you now? How dare you be so presumptuous!" Hearing this, Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed, and secretly cursed: "Old turtle, you are getting bolder and bolder, who is taking advantage of you now? How dare you be so presumptuous!" Mr. Hai said: "I don't dare!" The Queen Mother snorted again, and said, "You...you have never seen me for a long time, but you suddenly touched me tonight, but I don't know what the hell is going on." Wei Xiaobao was even more happy, and couldn't help but want to help the Queen Mother and scold Mrs. Hai loudly, thinking: "Old turtle, old turtle, before you sued, you hit a big nail and made your nose feel bad. It seems There is no need for Lao Tzu to go out in person, the Queen Mother alone will scold you and drive you away." I only heard Mr. Hai say: "The Empress Dowager doesn't want to know about that person, so that's nothing. The servant is gone!" Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed and said in his heart: "It's a good job, it's a good job, it's a good job. Get the hell out of here, you bastard! Why would the Empress Dowager want to know about me?" But the Queen Mother asked: "What news do you have?" Mr. Hai said: "News from Mount Wutai!" The Queen Mother said: "Mount Wutai? You... what did you say?" Her voice trembled. Under the moonlight, Hai Laogong stretched out his hand to poke it, and Rui Chu fell to the ground.Wei Xiaobao was startled, felt a little sad, and thought: "The old tortoise killed this little girl, and if I tell you later, the queen mother will be even more angry. If the old tortoise wants to sue me again, it will be extremely difficult." Only the queen mother asked again: "You... who did you hurt?" Mr. Hai said, "It's a little maid next to the queen mother. The slave didn't dare to hurt her, but just touched her acupuncture points to teach her not to listen. to our conversation." Wei Xiaobao relaxed his mind: "So the old turtle didn't kill her!" Deep in his heart, he was faintly disappointed, if Mr. Hai didn't kill this little maid, his situation would not be very favorable. The Queen Mother asked again: "Wutai Mountain? Why do you say Wutai Mountain?" Hai Laogong said: "It's just because there is a person on Wutai Mountain who the Queen Mother cares about very much." The Queen Mother tremblingly said: "You...you said he went to Wutai Mountain?" : "If the queen mother wants to know the details, I have to ask you to move the holy car. In the middle of the night, the servants are not allowed to enter the queen mother's room. They are shouting loudly here. It is not fun for the maids and eunuchs to hear such important confidential matters." .” The queen mother hesitated for a moment, and said: "Okay!" She only heard the sound of the door opening, and she walked out lightly. Wei Xiaobao huddled behind the rockery, thinking: "Old Turtle Hai can't see me, the Queen Mother is not blind." He didn't dare to poke his head around, when the Queen Mother came out, he saw that she was not tall, but rather short and fat.He saw the Queen Mother twice, but both times he saw her sitting. I only heard the queen mother say: "You just said that he went to Mount Wutai, so... is that true?" Mr. Hai said, "I didn't say who went to Mount Wutai. The slave only said that there is a person on Mount Wutai who is probably the queen mother." I care about it." The Queen Mother paused, and said: "Okay, even if you say so. What is he...he...that person...what is he doing in Wutai Mountain? Is it in the temple?" She originally spoke very calmly, but Ever since Mr. Hai heard that there was a person on Mount Wutai, he became very angry and seemed to be in a turmoil.Hai Laogong said: "That man is in the Qingliang Temple in Mount Wutai." The queen mother breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Thank God, I finally... Finally know his... His whereabouts... He... He... He..." After saying three "he" words, I couldn't take it anymore Go, the voice trembled very badly. Wei Xiaobao was very surprised: "Who is that person? Why does the Empress Dowager care about him so much?" He couldn't help becoming worried again: "Could it be the Empress Dowager's father, brother, or maybe her old concubine? By the way, it must be the old concubine. Father, brother, it's not a big secret, why worry about others hearing it? The old tortoise has caught her. If she is determined to kill me, the queen mother is afraid of the old tortoise, so maybe she has to listen to him, which is not right. Great. Fortunately, I heard it here. If the old bitch dared to kill me, I would shake it all out. I went to tell the emperor that everyone is falling apart. I’m afraid of you Not a hero." Since the beginning of Pangu, there must have been very few who dared to call the Empress Dowager an "old whore", even if they only cursed inwardly, there would not be many.Wei Xiaobao feared nothing, even his own mother would yell and curse like "rotten bitch, stinky bitch" if she beat him hard.Fortunately, his mother was a whore, and everyone in the brothel used to swearing, and they didn't get angry when they heard it. It's just that the force of the palm on his little butt increased by three points, and she also said "little bastard, little bastard." "Bastard" scolding. Hearing that the Empress Dowager was panting quickly, after a long while, she asked: "He...he...what is he... doing in Qingliang Temple?" Mr. Hai said: "The Empress Dowager really wants to know?" The Empress Dowager said: "That's okay More questions? I naturally want to know." Mr. Hai said: "The master is a monk and became a monk." The queen mother said "ah", her breath became more urgent, and she asked: "He...he really became a monk? You... You didn't lie to me?" Mr. Hai said: "I dare not lie to the Queen Mother, and I don't need to lie to the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother hummed, and said: "He just has the heart and one heart, only...just misses that...that foxy girl Son, the country and the foundations created by our ancestors after hundreds of battles...are all forgotten, our mother and son, he...he doesn't care about it." The more Wei Xiaobao listened, the more curious he became, thinking: "What kind of country, the foundation of our ancestors? The old tortoise also called that man 'Master', so this man...isn't this man the old concubine of the Empress Dowager?" Hai Laogong said coldly: "Master has seen through the world, and he has realized it completely. Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the love of children and family, what the master said is like passing clouds, and I no longer care about them." The queen mother said angrily: "Why didn't he come out early, didn't come out late, but waited for that...that foxy son died before he became a monk? The national court, ancestors' wives and children, all in one mind, in his heart, still It's not as good as a hair on that Hu Meizi. I...I... knew him...he left suddenly because of that Hu Meizi. Hmph, since he's gone, why do you need to call me to inform me? "She became more and more angry as she spoke, her voice was sharp and gradually rang out. Wei Xiaobao was inexplicably afraid, and had a vague feeling that the person and that matter the two of them mentioned were really very important. Hai Laogong said: "Master, please tell me that nothing should be leaked, and the queen mother and the emperor must not let the wind know. Master said: the emperor ascended the throne, the world is peaceful, and the world is safe, so he is relieved." The queen mother said sharply: "Then why did you come to tell me again? I didn't want to know, don't want to know. He only cares about that Hu Meizi in his heart. If his son ascends the throne or not, the world is peaceful and not peaceful, so why should he rest assured?" Don't worry?" Hearing this, Wei Xiaobao was very surprised: "Could it be that they are talking about the emperor's father? The little emperor's father, Emperor Shunzhi, died long ago. The little emperor is the only one who can do this. Could it be that the little emperor has another father?" He knew very little about the affairs of the court and the palace, except that the little emperor's father was the Shunzhi emperor, and he knew nothing about it. Even if the queen mother and Mr. Hai explained it ten times more clearly, he would not be able to guess it. real situation. Mr. Hai said: "Since the master has become a monk, the slave should also become a monk in Qingliang Temple to serve the master. But the master told him that he still has one thing to worry about. He wants the slave to come back to Beijing to investigate." What's the matter?" Mr. Hai said: "My master said, although Concubine Dong E..." The Queen Mother said angrily, "Don't mention the name of this foxy girl in front of me!" Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "So that vixen is called Concubine Dong E, so she must be a concubine in the palace. The empress dowager's old concubine only loves this coquettish fox, not the empress dowager, so the empress dowager is very jealous." Mr. Hai said: "Yes, the queen mother is not allowed to mention it, and the servant will not mention it." The queen mother said: "What happened to that foxy son?" Mr. Hai said: "The slave does not understand who the queen mother is talking about. The master never mentioned it." Humeizi' three characters." The queen mother said angrily: "Of course he didn't mention these three words. In his heart, it was 'respect the queen'. After the death of this foxy girl, he...he made her queen, and the servants who sycophant respected her." Posthumous posthumous law, what is it called "Xiaoxian Zhuang and Zhide Xuanren Wenhui" Queen, there is no word "Tiansheng" in this title, and he still loses his temper. He is also called Hu Zhaolong and Wang Xi, two slave bachelors, what are they compiled? "Quotations from Duan Jinghou", promulgated to the world, is not afraid of being ugly." Mr. Hai said: "The queen mother is right. After the death of Concubine Dong E, the servant should have called her 'Empress Duan Jing'. As for the "Quotations from the Empress Duan Jing", the servant often carries a copy with her. Do you want to read it?" The queen mother yelled angrily: "You...you...you..." Taking a step forward, panting, she suddenly seemed to understand something, smiled, and said: "At that time, everyone in the world was a follower of power, and everyone read "Quotations from Duan Jinghou" ", taking the nonsense fabricated by the two servants Hu and Wang as a matter of course, it is more important than "Mencius". But what about now? Apart from the one volume with you, how many volumes are there with your master? Besides, where else can I find this nonsense "Quotations"?" Hai Laogong said: "The Empress Dowager's secret decree forbids the destruction of the "Quotations of Empress Duan Jing", who dares to keep it? As for the master, even if there is no one, but every word that Empress Duan Jing said back then, he firmly remembers it in his heart, which is better than hiding it by his side. There is a volume of Quotations!" The queen mother said: "He... What did he ask you to go back to Beijing to investigate?" Mr. Hai said: "The master originally ordered to investigate two things, but after the slave checked, he found that the two things turned out to be one thing." The queen mother said: "What are two things and one thing?" Hai Laogong said: "The first thing is, how did Prince Zha Rong die?" The Queen Mother said: "You...you mean the son of that foxy son?" Hai Laogong said: “奴才说的，是端敬皇后所生的皇子，和砚荣亲王。”太后哼了一声，道：“小孩子生下来不满四个月，养不大，又有什么希奇了？”海老公道：“但主子说，当时荣亲王突患急病，召御医来诊视，说道荣亲王足阳明胃经、足少阴心经、足太阴脾经俱断，脏腑破裂，死得甚奇。”太后哼了一声，道：“什么御医有这样好本事？多半是你说的。” 海老公不置可否，又道：“端敬皇后逝世，人人都道她是心伤荣亲王之死，但究其实，却是不然。她是给人用截手法截断了阴维、阴蹻两处经脉而死。”太后冷冷的道：“他居然会相信你异想天开的胡说。”海老公道：“主子本来也不相信，后来奴才便试给他看，那还是在端敬皇后去世之后不久的事。一个月之中，奴才接连在五个宫女身上，截断了她们的阴维、阴蹻两处经脉。这五个宫女死时的症状、模样，和端敬皇后临终之时一般模样。单是一个宫女，还说是巧合，五个宫女都是如此这般，主子就确信不疑了。”太后道：“嘿，可了不起！咱们宫中，居然有你这样的大行家。”海老公道：“多谢太后称赞。奴才的手法，跟那个凶手不同。不过道理是一样的。” 两人默默相对，良久不语。海老公轻轻咳了几声，隔了好一会，才道：“主子命奴才回京来查明，害死荣亲王和端敬皇后的是谁？”太后冷笑道：“那又何必再查？咱们宫中除你之外，又有谁能有这等身手？”海老公道：“那还是有的。端敬皇后一向待奴才很好，奴才只盼她多福多寿，如果早知有人要加暗算，奴才便是拚了老命，也要护卫她周全。”太后道：“你倒挺忠心哪。他用了你这样的好奴才，也是他的福气。” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“可惜奴才太也没用，护卫不了端敬皇后。” 太后冷冷的道：“他朝拜佛，晚念经，保佑你的端敬皇后从十八层地狱中早得超生，早升西方极乐世界，也就是了。”语气之中，却充满了幸灾乐祸之意。海老公道：“拜佛念经未必有用，不过善有善报，恶有恶报的话，总是对的。”顿了一顿，慢吞吞的道：“若是不报，时辰未到。”太后哼了一声。 海老公道：“启禀太后得知，主子吩咐奴才查两件事，奴才查明两件事是一件。哪知道无意之中，另外又查到了两件事。”太后道：“你查到的事儿也真多，那又是什么事了？”海老公道：“第一件事跟贞妃有关。”太后冷笑道：“狐媚子的妹子是小狐媚子，你提她干什么？” 海老公道：“主子离宫出走，留书说道永不回来。太皇太后跟太后你两位圣上的主意，说道国家不可一日无君，于是宣告天下说主子崩驾。当世知道这个大秘密的，只有六人，那是你两位圣上，主子本人，跟主子剃度的玉林大师，以及服侍主子的两个奴才。这两个奴才一个是侍卫总管赫巴察，这时候跟着主子在五台山出了家，另一个便是奴才海大富了。” 韦小宝听到这里，方始恍然，原来太后口中的“他”，海老公所说的“主子”，竟然便是顺治皇帝。天下都道他已经崩驾，其实却因心爱的妃子死了，伤心之极，到五台清凉寺去做了和尚。这妃子所以会死，听海老公的语气，倒似是太后派遣武功高手将她害死的。他不禁颇为得意，心想：“老乌龟说这大秘密天下只六个人知道，哪知道还得加上我韦小宝，天下可有七个人知道了。”但得意不了片刻，跟着便害怕起来，本来颇有点儿有恃无恐，料想在太后跟前跟海老公斗口，未必输给了老乌龟，此刻却知大事不妙，若给他二人发觉自己在这里偷听，就算海老公杀不了自己，太后也决计不肯放过。只听得喀喀两声轻响，竟是自己牙关相击，急忙使力咬住。幸好海老公恰在这时连声咳嗽，静夜之中，便只听到他的气喘和咳嗽之声。 过了一会，海老公道：“当时贞妃自杀殉主，朝中都称赞得了不得。但也有许多人悄悄的说，贞妃是给太后逼着殉葬的，自杀并非本意。”太后道：“这些无君无上的逆臣，早晚容他们不得。”海老公道：“不过他们的话倒也没全错，贞妃并不是甘心情愿自杀的。”太后道：“你也说贞妃是给我逼杀的？”海老公道：“这个'逼'字，倒可以省去。”太后道：“你说什么？”海老公道：“贞妃是给人杀死的，不是逼得自杀。奴才曾详细问过殡殓贞妃的仵工，得知贞妃大殓之时，全身骨骼寸断，连头盖骨也都成为碎片。这门杀人的功夫，好像叫做'化骨绵掌'，请问太后是不是？”太后道：“我怎知道？” 海老公道：“奴才听说，世间有这样一门'化骨绵掌'，打中人后，那人全身没半点异状，要过得一年半载之后，尸体的骨骼才慢慢的折断碎裂。但出手杀贞妃之人，显然功夫练得没到家。那仵作起初给贞妃的尸体整容收拾，也没什么特异，到得傍晚入殓，忽然尸体变得如同没有骨头了一般，全身绵软。他吓得什么似的，只道是尸变，当时一句话也没敢说。奴才威逼利诱，用上了不少苦刑，他才吐露真相。太后，凭您圣断，这门'化骨绵掌'的功力，打中人后，两三天内骨骼便断，只怕还不算十分深厚，是不是？” 太后阴森森道：“虽不算绝顶深厚，但也有些用处了。” 海老公道：“自然有用，咳……咳……自然有用！杀得了贞妃，也杀得了孝康皇后！” 韦小宝心想：“他奶奶的，这老皇帝的皇后真多，又有一个什么孝康皇后。他的皇后，只怕比咱们丽春院里的小娘们还多。” 皇太后颤声道：“你……你又提孝康皇后干什么？”韦小宝不知孝康皇后是康熙的生母，听得皇太后语音大变，只感诧异，不明其中原由。 只听海老公道：“殉葬孝康皇后的，就是殉葬董鄂贞妃的那个仵作。”皇太后道：“那个该死的仵作，又胡说八道什么了？这人诬指宫事，罪该族诛。”海老公道：“皇太后要杀他，这时候却已迟了。”皇太后道：“你已先杀了他？”海老公道：“不是，两年多以前，奴才就已命他到五台山清凉寺，将这番情由禀告主子知道，然后叫他远走蛮荒，隐姓埋名，以免杀身大祸。”皇太后颤声道：“你……你……好毒辣的手段！”海老公道：“手段毒辣的另有其人，奴才自愧不如。” 皇太后默然半晌，问道：“你今晚来见我，有什么用意？” 海老公道：“奴才是来请问太后一件事，好回去禀告主子。端敬皇后、孝康皇后、贞妃、荣亲王四人，都是死于非命的，主子也因此而弃位出家。下这毒手之人，是宫中的一位武功好手。奴才冒死来请问太后：这位武功高手是谁？奴才年纪老了，瞎了眼睛，又患了不治之症，便如风中残烛一般，但如不查明这件事，未免死不瞑目。” 太后冷冷的道：“你一双眼珠子早已瞎了，瞑不瞑目，也没什么相干。”海老公说道：“奴才虽然眼睛盲了，心中倒是雪亮的。”太后道：“你既心中雪亮，又何必来问我？” 海老公道：“还是问一问明白的好，免得冤枉了好人。这几个月来，奴才用心查察，要知道潜伏在宫中的这位武学高手是谁。本来是极难查到的，可是机缘巧合，无意中竟知道皇上身有武功。” 皇太后冷笑道：“皇上身有武功，那又怎地？难道是他害死了自己母亲？” 海老公道：“罪过，罪过。这种忤逆之事是说不得的，倘是奴才说了，死后要入拔舌地狱，就是心中想一想，死后也不免进洗脑地狱去受苦。”他咳了几声，续道：“奴才身边有个小太监，叫做小桂子……” 韦小宝心头一凛：“老乌龟说到我了。” 只听海老公续道：“……他年纪只比皇上小着一两岁，皇上很喜欢他，天天跟他比武摔交，习练武艺。这小桂子的功夫，是奴才教的，虽然算不上怎么样，但在他这样年纪的小孩子中间，也算不容易了。” 韦小宝听他称赞自己，不由得大是得意。 太后道：“名师出高徒，强将手下无弱兵。” 海老公道：“多谢太后金口。可是这小桂子跟皇上过招，十次中倒有九次是输的。不论奴才教他什么武功，皇上的功夫总是胜了他一筹。看来教皇上武功的师父，比奴才是行得多了。奴才想来想去，宫里的武学高手，也只有这一位大行家了。只要寻到了这位大行家，那么害死两位皇后、一位皇妃、一位皇子的凶手，也不难追查得到。” 太后道：“原来如此，你远兜圈子，便是要跟我说这番话。” 海老公道：“太后说道名师必出高徒，这句话反过来也是一样，高徒必有名师。皇上会使八八六十四式'八卦游龙掌'，教他这掌法之人，就多半会使'化骨绵掌'。”太后问道：“你找到了这位武功高手没有？”海老公道：“已经找到了。”太后冷笑道：“你好深的心计。你教小桂子跟皇上练武，这半年多来，便是在找寻皇上的师父。” 海老公叹道：“那没法子啊。小桂子是个阴毒的小坏蛋，奴才的一双眼珠子，便是给他用毒药毒瞎的。若不是为了要将这件大事查得千真万确，决计容不得这小坏蛋活到今朝。” 太后哈哈一笑，道：“小桂子这孩子真乖，毒瞎了你的眼睛，好得很，妙得很，明天我得好好赏他。”海老公道：“多谢太后。太后如果下旨将他厚葬，小桂子在阴世也必感戴太后的洪恩。”太后问道：“你已杀了他？”海老公道：“奴才已忍耐了很久很久，此后已用他不着了。” 韦小宝又惊又怒，寻思：“这老乌龟早就知道我不是小桂子，也早知他一双眼睛是给我毒瞎的，原来他一直在利用老子，这才迟迟不下毒手。他教我功夫，全是为了要察看皇上的武功，他奶奶的，早知这样，我真不该将皇上的武功详详细细的跟他说。你奶奶的，老乌龟以为老子死了，可是老子偏偏就没死，待会我来扮鬼，吓你个屁滚尿流。” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“主子的性子向来很急，要做什么事，非办到不可。只可惜他虽贵为天子，心爱的人给人家害死，却也救她不活了。主子出了家，对董鄂妃却还是念念不忘。奴才离清凉寺回宫之前，主子亲笔写了个上谕交给奴才，命奴才查明是谁害死董鄂妃，不，端敬皇后，再命奴才将这凶手就地正法。” 太后哼了一声，说道：“他做了和尚，还能写什么上谕？出家人念念不忘杀人害人，也不大像样罢？” 海老公道：“因果报应，佛家也是挺讲究的。害了人的人，终究不会有好下场。不过奴才练功岔了经脉，闹得咳嗽气喘，周身是病，再加上眼睛瞎了，更加没指望啦。” 太后道：“是啊，你周身是病，眼又瞎了，就算奉有他的密旨，那也办不了事啦！” 海老公叹了口气，说道：“不成啦，不成啦！奴才告辞太后，这就去了。”说着转过身来，慢慢向外走去。 韦小宝心头登时如放下了一块大石，暗想：“老乌龟这一去，我就没事了。他只道我已经死了，再也不会来找我。老子明儿一早溜出宫门，老乌龟如果再找得着我，老子服了你，跟你姓，我叫海小宝！” 太后却道：“且慢！海大富，你上哪里去？”海老公道：“奴才已将一切都禀明了太后，那就回去等死。”太后道：“他交给你的事，你也不办了？”海老公道：“奴才心有余而力不足，况且也没这天大的胆子，作乱犯上。”太后嘿嘿一笑，道：“你倒很识时务，也不枉了侍候我们这几年。”海老公道：“是，是！多谢太后的恩典。这些冤沉海底之事，也只有等皇上年纪大了，再来昭雪。”他咳嗽两声，说道：“皇上拿办鳌拜，手段英明得很。皇上亲生之母为人所害，这件事也用不了等多少时候，皇上定会办理，只可惜……只可惜奴才活不到那时候，等不到啦。” 太后走上几步，喝道：“海大富，你转来。”海老公道：“是，太后有甚么吩咐？”太后厉声道：“你刚才跟我胡说八道，这些……这些荒谬不堪的言语，已……已都跟皇上说过了？”语音发颤，显得极是激动。海老公道：“奴才明日一早，就去禀告皇上，但是……但是今晚迫不及待，先来禀告太后。”太后道：“很好，很好！”
突然间一声劲风响起，跟着蓬蓬两声巨响。韦小宝吃了一惊，忍不住探头张望，只见太后正绕着海老公的溜溜转动，身法奇快，一掌又一掌往他身上击去。海老公端然凝立，还掌抵御。韦小宝这一惊更是非同小可：“怎么太后跟老乌龟打了起来？原来太后也会武功。” 太后每一掌击出，便是呼的一声响，足见掌上劲力极是厉害。海老公双足不动，随掌迎击，拍出的掌力无声无响。相斗良久，太后始终奈何他不得。突然间太后身子飞起，双掌从半空中压击下来。海老公左掌翻转，向上迎击，右掌却向太后腹上拍去。拍的一声响，掌力相交，太后向后直飞出去。海老公一个踉跄，身子晃了几下，终于拿桩站住。 太后厉声喝道：“好奴才，你……你……装神弄鬼，以少林……少林……少林派武功教小桂子，原来自己是崆峒派的。” 海老公喘息道：“不敢，大家彼此彼此！太后以武当派武功教给皇上，想诱奴才上当。不过……不过那'化骨绵掌'是蛇岛的功夫，奴才几年前就已知道了。” 韦小宝略一凝思，已然明白，心道：“他奶奶的，老乌龟奸猾得紧，他教我什么'大擒拿手'，什么'大慈大悲千叶手'，都是少林派武功，好让太后以为他是少林派的，其实却是辣块妈妈的崆峒派。只可惜太后的假武当派'八卦游龙掌'，却瞒不了老乌龟。”又想：“原来皇上的武功，都是太后教的。” 突然间背上出了一阵冷汗，心道：“啊哟，不好！太后会使'化骨绵掌'，难道……难道那四个人都是太后害的？啊哟！别的倒也罢了，皇帝的亲生母亲也是为她所杀，海老公去跟皇帝一说，岂不是一场滔天大祸！皇上如果杀不了太后，太后非杀皇上不可，那……那怎么办？”唯一的念头便是拔腿就跑，尽快离开这是非之地，然后去通知皇帝，叫他千万小心。可是他吓得全身酸软，拚命想逃，一双脚恰好似钉住了在地下，半分动弹不得。 只听得太后说道：“事已如此，难道你还想活过今晚么？”海老公道：“太后尽管去召唤侍卫到来。来的人越多越好，奴才便可将种种情由，说给众人听听，总有一个人会将真相传入皇上耳中。”太后冷笑道：“哼，你倒打的如意算盘。”她说话声音甚是缓慢，不住调匀呼吸。海老公道：“太后保重圣体，别岔了经脉。”太后道：“你倒好心！” 海老公的武功本来高过太后，双眼既盲之后，便非敌手了。但他于数年之前，已从仵作口中查知，杀害董鄂妃和贞妃之人使的是“化骨绵掌”，这是辽东海外蛇岛岛主独门秘传的阴毒功夫。其时他不知凶手是谁，便即干冒奇险，暗练一项专门对付“化骨绵掌”的武功，虽然大伤身体，功夫却已练成。 后来韦小宝和康熙皇帝练武，海老公推测，教皇帝武功之人便是杀害董鄂妃、孝康皇后诸人的凶手，日后势将有一场大战。他明知韦小宝害死了小桂子，又毒瞎了自己双目，却冒充小桂子来陪伴自己，心想这小孩子小小年纪，与自己素不相识，必是受人指使而来，多方以言语诱骗，想知道主使之人是谁，主使者自然多半便是凶手。可是韦小宝本来无人指使，并无底细可露，否则他再精乖十倍，毕竟年轻识浅，如何不给海老公套问出来？ 海老公查问虽无结果，却就此将计就计，教他武功，所教的武功却又错漏百出，好让对方认定自己是少林派的，武功却是平平。此刻动上了手，太后果然吃了大亏。 太后在半年之前，便料定海老公是少林派，海老公却知她的武当派武功是假装的。两人眼睛一明一盲，于对方武学派别的判断，却刚刚相反，海老公料敌甚明，太后却一起始就料错了。那也不是太后见识较差，只是海老公从仵作口中探知了真相，太后却自始至终给蒙在鼓里。再者，海大富心中，早以“教皇帝武功之人”为死敌，太后却直至此刻，才知海大富要致自己死命，否则的话，早就下旨令侍卫将他处死，也用不着自己动手。 海老公心想自己眼睛盲了，务须激得对方出手攻击，方能以逸待劳，于数招之间便即取胜。适才说了半天，太后一直不露口风，不知害死董鄂妃、孝康皇后等人的到底是谁。“化骨绵掌”是阴邪狠毒的旁门功夫，按常理想来，若不是二十年左右的苦功不能练成。太后博尔济吉特氏是科尔沁贝勒绰尔济之女，家世亲贵无比，数世为后，累代大官，她在做闺女之时，便要出府门一步，也是千难万难，从小不知有多少奶妈丫鬟侍候，如何能去偏僻凶险的蛇岛，学这等旁门功夫？她就算要学武功，也必是学些八段锦、五禽戏之类增强体魄的粗浅功夫，说什么也不会学这“化骨绵掌”。多半她身畔亲信的太监、宫女之中，有这么一个武功好手，只盼太后吩咐此人出手。哪知道自己一提到要去禀报皇帝，太后心中发急，不及细思，登时出手相攻。这一来，太后不但招认杀害四人乃是自己下手，而三掌一对，便已受了极重内伤。海老公苦心孤诣的筹划数年，一旦见功，不由得心下大慰。 太后受伤不轻，几次调匀呼吸，都不济事，缓缓的道：“海大富，你爱瞎造谣言，尽管胡说去。皇上年纪虽小，头脑可清醒得很，瞧他是听你的，还是听我的话。” 海老公道：“皇上初时自然不信奴才，多半还会下旨立时将奴才杀了。可是过得几年，他会细细想的，他会越想越明白。太后，你这一族世代尊荣，太宗和主子的皇后，都出自你府上。就可惜这一场荣华富贵，在康熙这一朝中便完结了。” 太后哼了一声，冷冷的道：“好得很，好得很！” 海老公又道：“主子吩咐奴才，一查到凶手，不管他是什么人，立时就杀了。可惜奴才武功低微，不是太后对手，只好出此下策，去启奏皇上。”说着向外缓缓走去。 太后暗暗运气，正待飞身进击，突然间微风闪动，海老公陡然间欺身而近，双掌猛拍过来。 海老公奉了顺治之命，要将害死董鄂妃的凶手处死，他决意要办成这件大事，什么启奏皇上云云，只不过意在扰乱太后的神智，让她心意烦躁，难以屏息凝气，便可施展雷霆万钧的一击。这一掌虽无声无息，却是毕生功力之所聚。适才他倾听太后说话，已将她站立的方位拿捏得不差数寸，一掌拍出，直取太后胸口要穴。 太后没防到他来得如此之快，闪身欲避，只要以快步移动身形数次，这恶监是个瞎子，便无法得知自己处身所在，其时只有自己可以出手相攻，他除了随掌抵御之外，更无反击之能。哪知道身形甫动，海老公的掌力中宫直进，逼得她自己几乎气也喘不过来，只得右掌运力拍出。她原拟交了这掌之后，立即移步，但海老公掌力上有股极大粘力，竟然无法移身，只得右掌加催掌力，和他比拚内劲。 海老公发觉对方内力源源送来，心下暗喜，自己瞎了双目，倘若与对方游斗，那是处于极不利之境，但比拚内力却和眼明眼盲无关。太后一上来便受了伤，气息已岔，非一时三刻之间能够复元，这等比拚内力，定要教她精力耗竭、软瘫而死。当下左掌阴力，右掌阳力，拚得片刻，阴阳之力渐渐倒转，变成左掌阳力，右掌阴力。 在韦小宝看来，不过是太后一只手掌和海老公两只手掌相抵，并无丝毫凶险。哪知海老公的掌力便如是一座石磨，缓缓转动，犹如磨粉，正在将太后的内力一点一滴的磨去。 韦小宝躲