Chapter 10 Chapter Ten

Wei Xiaobao came down from the upper study to serve Kangxi, and then went to the imperial dining room.Not long after, Boss Qian brought four big fat pigs with four assistants, each of which weighed about three hundred catties, and said to Wei Xiaobao, "Eunuch Gui, you got up early in the morning. , eating this Fuling Huadiao pig is the most beneficial. It is best to cut it and roast it now. The villain will send a piece of pig to your old man's house. In the morning, your old man can cut it and roast it. If you can't finish it, you can eat it again Order the kitchen to make bacon."

Wei Xiaobao knew that he must have a deep meaning, so he said: "You are thoughtful. Then come with me." Boss Qian left one bare pig in the kitchen, and carried the other to Wei Xiaobao's room.The eunuch's residence was close to the imperial kitchen, after the fat pig was brought into the room, Wei Xiaobao ordered the little eunuch to lead the men who carried the pig to wait in the kitchen, and after the three left, he closed the door. Boss Qian asked in a low voice: "Master Wei Xiang, is there no one else in the house?" Wei Xiaobao shook his head.Boss Qian leaned over and gently turned the bare pig over, only to see a few strips of pigskin sticking horizontally to the open part of the pig's belly, sealing the cut.Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "There must be some strange thing hidden in this fat pork belly, could it be a weapon or something, heaven and earth would want to kill people and make a scene in the palace?" He couldn't help but his heart was pounding.Seeing that Boss Qian tore off the pig's skin, he pulled the pig's belly away with both hands, and gently hugged a lump of stuff out.

Wei Xiaobao exclaimed "Huh", and saw that the person he carried out was actually a person. Boss Qian laid the man horizontally on the ground.I saw that this person was thin and small, with long hair, but she was a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. She was wearing a thin single shirt, her eyes were closed, she didn't move at all, only her chest rose and fell slightly. Wei Xiaobao was amazed, and asked in a low voice: "Who is this little girl? What did you bring her here for?" Boss Qian said: "This is the Princess of Mu Palace." Wei Xiaobao was even more surprised, opened his eyes wide, and said: " The princess of the Mu Palace?" Boss Qian said: "Exactly. The direct sister of the young master of the Mu Palace. They kidnapped Third Brother Xu, and we captured the princess as a mortgage to teach them not to touch Xu. The third brother has a cold hair." Wei Xiaobao was surprised and delighted, and said: "A clever plan, a wonderful plan! How did you catch her?"

Boss Qian said: "Xu Tianchuan and Third Brother Xu were kidnapped yesterday. Master Wei Xiang took all the brothers to Yangliu Hutong for the second time to judge, and his subordinates went out to inquire about the people in Mu Palace, except Yangliu Hutong. In addition, is there another place to stay, is Brother Xu imprisoned there by them, I want to know who else they are in the capital, if we really want to do something, we must first have a foundation in our hearts. Inquire, hey, there are quite a lot of people coming to the Mu Palace, the young master of the Mu family took the lead and led a large number of experts from the palace." Wei Xiaobao frowned and said: "Damn it! How many brothers does our Qingmutang have in Beijing? Can ten of them beat one of them?" Boss Qian said: "Master Wei Xiang, don't worry. Prince Mu's Mansion came to Beijing this time not to fight with our Heaven and Earth Society. It turns out that Wu Yingxiong, the eldest son of the traitor Wu Sangui, came to the capital. "

Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "Mu Wangfu wants to assassinate this little traitor surnamed Wu?" Boss Qian said: "Yes. Wei Xiang masters everything like a god. The big and small traitors are in Yunnan, and they can't move their hands. Once they leave Yunnan But the little traitor is naturally well-prepared, and there are many martial arts masters around him to protect him. It is not easy to kill him. Those people in Mu Wangfu really have another residence. The subordinates went to check. At home, there is no sign of Third Brother Xu in the house, only this little girl and two women who serve her stay in the house, that is a rare opportunity..."

Wei Xiaobao said: "So you took the sheep with one hand, and the pig with the other hand, and caught her?" Boss Qian smiled and said: "Exactly. Although this little girl is young, the Mu Palace treats her like a phoenix. As long as the little princess is around In our hands, Brother Xu is as stable as Mount Tai, so we are not afraid that they will not serve you well." Wei Xiaobao said: "Brother Qian deserves a lot of credit for this." Boss Qian said: "Thank you, Master Wei Xiang, for your compliment." Wei Xiaobao said: "We So what if I got the little princess?" He glanced at the girl lying on the ground, and said in his heart, "This little girl has a pretty skin."

Boss Qian said: "Whether this matter is big or small, it should be handled according to Wei Xiangzhu's wishes." Wei Xiaobao murmured: "What do you think we should do?" Although he had been with the Tiandihui people for a short time, he had already felt their temper.These people respectfully call themselves Xiangzhu, and they are full of words waiting for Xiangzhu's orders. In fact, everyone has already made up their minds, and they only hope to get their own approval, so they push everything on Wei Xiangzhu's head. In the future, they will Will not take on major ties.His way of dealing with it is to ask back: "What do you say?"

Boss Qian said: "Right now, the only option is to hide the princess in a safe place so that people from the Mu Palace can't find it. There are quite a few people from the Mu family who came to the capital this time. Although it was to kill the traitor Wu Yingxiong, we killed him. Their people. Brother Xu took them again, and now every place we stay in the world will be nailed tightly for them. We will take a pee and fart, afraid that Mu Everyone in the palace also knows about it." Wei Xiaobao sneered, feeling that Boss Qian's conversation was delightful and suited his taste, and said with a smile: "Brother Qian, let's sit down and discuss it slowly." Boss Qian said: "Yes, yes, thank you Xiangzhu." On a chair Sitting up, he continued: "This subordinate brought the little Princess into the palace in a pig's belly. Firstly, it was to avoid the heavy search by the guards at the palace gate, and secondly, to hide it from the eyes and ears of everyone in Prince Mu's mansion. He Grandma, Mr. Mu's subordinates, I'm afraid there are a few powerful people, so we have to guard against them. If the little princess hadn't been hiding in the palace, it's hard to guarantee that they won't snatch them back."

Wei Xiaobao said: "You said you wanted to hide the little princess in the palace?" Boss Qian said: "Subordinates don't dare to say that, everything depends on Master Wei Xiang. Hiding in the palace is of course the safest place in the world. No matter how many masters there are in Prince Mu's Mansion, they are no match for the Ouchi guards. Xiaojun The lord is actually in the palace, not to mention that they never expected it, couldn't find out, even if they knew, how could they have the ability to rush into the palace to save people? If they can enter the palace and rescue the little princess, then even the emperor of Tartar You can also be kidnapped. There is absolutely no such reason in the world. However, the subordinates acted recklessly and brought the little princess into the palace without asking Wei Xiangzhu for instructions beforehand, which added a lot of danger and trouble to Wei Xiangzhu. pole."

Wei Xiaobao thought in his heart: "You brought everyone in, and you said you should die, but you didn't die. Hiding the little Princess in the palace was really a good plan. Firstly, the people of Mu Palace couldn't think of it, and secondly, they couldn't save him. If you act recklessly, don’t tell me I’m timid?” He smiled and said, “Your strategy is very good, I’ll hide the little princess here.” Boss Qian said: "Yes, yes, Master Wei Xiang said that this matter can be done, so it will definitely work. The subordinates also thought that after the matter is over in the future, the little princess will always release it to them. They learned that the princess Niangniang lives in the palace these days, which does not disgrace her status, if she is always locked in the cellar of the small slaughterhouse, smelling the stench of cow blood and pig blood, she would be too sorry."

Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "Feed her some Poria cocos, Codonopsis pilosula, Huadiao and eggs every day, that's all." Boss Qian chuckled, and said: "Furthermore, although the princess is young, she is always a woman. Living with us stinky men will hurt her reputation. It doesn't matter if she is with Master Wei Xiang." Wei Xiaobao was stunned. , asked: "Why?" Boss Qian said: "Wei Xiangzhu is also young, not to mention...and working in the palace, of course...of course it's nothing." Seeing his shy look, Wei Xiaobao thought for a while before he understood: "So you said I was a eunuch, so the little princess entrusted me to take care of her, and her reputation will not be affected. You don't know that I am a fake eunuch." Because he It wasn't a real eunuch, so he could understand after thinking about it, otherwise he would have understood Boss Qian's first sentence. Boss Qian asked: "Will Master Wei Xiang's bedroom be in?" Wei Xiaobao nodded.Boss Qian leaned over and picked up the little princess, walked to the back, and put him on the bed.There used to be a big bed and a small bed in the room, but after Hai Dafu died, Wei Xiaobao asked someone to carry the small bed out.He has a lot of secrets, so he didn't ask the little eunuch to live in the house and serve him. Boss Qian said: "When my subordinates brought the little princess into the palace, they already tapped the Shentang and Yanggang points on her vest, and also tapped the Tianzhu point on the back of her neck, making her unable to move or speak. Wei Xiang mainly let her eat to unlock her acupoints, but it is best to hit the Huantiao acupoint on her leg first to prevent her from running away. The people in Mu Palace are very skilled in martial arts, this little girl doesn't know much in martial arts, but It must be guarded against." Wei Xiaobao wanted to ask him what Shentang acupoint and Huantiao acupoint are, how to tap and untie the acupoints, but then he thought about it, he is the master of Qingmu Tang and the disciple of the chief rudder master, so he can't even tap and untie the acupoints. Didn't the subordinates look down upon him too much?Anyway, it's not difficult to deal with a little girl, she nodded and said, "Got it." Boss Qian said: "Master Wei Xiang, please borrow a knife." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "What do you want a knife for?" He took out the dagger from his boot and handed it to him.Boss Qian took it over and slashed at the pig's back. Unexpectedly, the dagger was so sharp that it cut pork like tofu.Boss Qian was taken aback, and praised: "What a sword!" He cut off two slices of tenderloin and two front legs, and said, "Master Wei Xiang will save the barbecue for eating, and tell the little father-in-laws to carry the rest back to the kitchen." The subordinates will leave now, and the subordinates will report to Wei Xiangzhu at any time about the affairs in the meeting." Wei Xiaobao took the dagger and said: "Okay!" He glanced at the little princess who was lying on the bed, and said: "This little girl is sleeping quite peacefully." He originally wanted to say: "This little girl has been in the palace for a long time. It’s too dangerous, and if people find out, it would be terrible.” But don’t think the heroes of the Tiandihui are afraid of danger?It is inevitable that people will underestimate the words.
When Boss Qian went back to the kitchen, Wei Xiaobao quickly bolted the door, checked the window, and found that there was no gap. Then he sat by the bed and went to look at the little princess. She was staring at the top of the bed with round eyes, Seeing Wei Xiaobao approaching, he hurriedly closed his eyes.Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "You can't talk, you can't move, you can lie here quietly, you can't be more obedient." Seeing that her clothes are not dirty, he thinks Boss Qian washed the belly of that fat pig very well It was clean without leaving any blood stains, so she pulled the quilt over and covered her.I saw her white cheeks, no blood, long eyelashes trembling unceasingly, thinking she was very frightened, she said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I won't kill you, after a few days, I will let you out. " The little princess opened her eyes, glanced at him, and quickly closed them again. Wei Xiaobao pondered: "Your Prince Mu's Mansion is very prestigious in the rivers and lakes. On the Subei Road that day, the white pine pine in your house was so big that I didn't take it seriously at all. At that time, my subordinates beat me to death." His grandma's..." Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and saw the dark black circle on his wrist, which was still in pain. He thought to himself, "Bai Hanfeng's brother is dead, and he has nowhere to vent his anger. My bones are almost broken. Unexpectedly, the princess of the Mu Palace fell into my hands. I beat and scolded as much as I wanted, and you can’t move a bit, haha, haha!" Thinking of the place where he was proud, he couldn’t help laughing out loud. Come.The little princess heard the laughter and opened her eyes to see why he was laughing. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "You are the princess of the princess, you are very remarkable, aren't you? Your grandma, I don't take you seriously!" Going forward, grabbed her right ear, lifted it three times, and then He pinched her nose, twisted it twice, and laughed. Tears flowed from the little princess's closed eyes, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.Wei Xiaobao shouted: "Don't cry! I told you not to cry, don't cry!" The little princess's tears flowed even more.Wei Xiaobao scolded: "Spicy mother, bratty brat, you are still stubborn! Open your eyes and look at me!" The little princess closed her eyes even tighter.Wei Xiaobao said: "Ha, you still said that this is your Prince Mu's Mansion, your grandma's, your family's Liu Bai, Fang and Su four generals, what the hell is so special, one day they will fall into my hands, and all of them will be cut to pieces Sauce." Shouting loudly: "Can you open your eyes?" The little princess closed her eyes again forcefully.Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay, you don't want to open your eyes, what's the use of these stinky eyeballs? It's better to dig them out and let me drink." He picked up the dagger, put the blade flat, and dragged it a few times on her eyelids .The little princess shuddered all over her body, but still did not open her eyes. Wei Xiaobao had nothing to do with her, and said: "If you don't open your eyes, I want you to open them. We brothers are exhausted, and we have to see if your princess is the best, or me, the little rascal and beggar. I won’t dig out your eyeballs for the time being. If you do, you’ve won, and you’ll never be able to look at me. I’ll use a sharp knife to carve some patterns on your face. I’ll carve a little turtle on the left side of your face, and a little turtle on the right side. A pile of cow dung. When the future is scarred, when you go to the street, thousands of people gather around to look at the diorama, and they all say: "beautiful, beautiful, come to see the little beauty of Mu Wangfu, the left side of the face A bastard with a pile of cow dung on the right side of his face. 'Are you opening your eyes or not?' The little princess couldn't move her whole body, she could only make up her own mind by opening and closing her eyes. Hearing what Wei Xiaobao said, her eyes closed tighter and tighter. Wei Xiaobao said to himself: "It turns out that this stinky woman thinks her face is not beautiful, so she wants me to dress up her face. Okay, I will carve a turtle first!" ink.These pens, ink and inkstones belonged to Mr. Hai. Wei Xiaobao had never grasped the penholder in his life. At this time, holding the pen was like holding chopsticks, and he drew a turtle on the left face of the little princess. The little princess's tears flowed down, leaving an ink mark on the tortoise's strokes. Wei Xiaobao said: "I will first make a shape with a pen, and then use a knife to carve it, just like someone else carves a seal. Yes, yes, Princess Mistress, after we have finished engraving, I will lead you to Chang'anmen Street and shout:' Which guest officer wants to print a turtle? Print a piece of money for three pennies!' I painted your face with black ink, and someone gave three pennies to print on your face with a piece of white paper, and it was a turtle, so fast Very! One hundred sheets can be printed in one day. Three hundred copper coins are enough to spend." While talking nonsense, he peeked at the face of the little princess, and saw that her eyelashes were trembling, obviously angry and scared at the same time.He was very proud, and said: "Well, there is a pile of cow dung carved on the right cheek, but no one pays for cow dung. It is better to carve a pig. It is fat and stupid. The business will be good." The right cheek is scratched, and the thing drawn has four legs and one tail. I don't know whether it looks like a cat or a dog.He put down the brush, took a pair of silver scissors, put the scissors lightly on the little princess's left cheek, and said, "If you don't open your eyes, I'm going to carve flowers! I'll carve the turtle first, and the fat pig won't be in a hurry." The little princess burst into tears, but just refused to open her eyes.Wei Xiaobao was helpless, refused to admit defeat, so he gently scratched her face with the tip of the scissors.The tip of the scissors is actually very blunt, although the little princess's skin is tender, it didn't hurt her at all, but in panic, she knew that the little villain really used the knife to carve flowers on her face, she was out of breath and fainted. Wei Xiaobao saw her expression was different, he was afraid that he was frightened to death, so he was startled, he stretched out his hand to check her breath, but luckily she was still breathing, he said: "Stinky little girl pretends to be dead!" Thinking: "You won't even die Open your eyes, am I going to lose to you? Let's ride a donkey to read the libretto, we'll see, Wei Xiaobao will never fall into your hands." Taking a damp cloth, wiped the black ink on her cheeks, It took three swipes to wipe it clean.But seeing her pale eyebrows, long eyelashes, small mouth and straight nose, and a really beautiful face, she said to herself: "You are the princess, you must look down on me, a little eunuch, and I also look down on you, are you talking straight?" After a while, the little princess woke up slowly, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Wei Xiaobao's eyes were only a foot away from hers, staring at her fiercely, she couldn't help being startled, and hastily closed her eyes. Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly, and said: "You finally opened your eyes and saw me. I won, right?" Untie her acupoints, but didn't know how to do it, and said: "You ordered some acupuncture points for someone. If you can't untie her acupuncture points and can't eat, wouldn't you starve to death? I wanted to untie her acupuncture points for you, but the method of unscrambling the acupoints was learned in the past." But, forget it now. Can you? If you can’t, lie down like a zombie and don’t move. If you can, blink your eyes three times.” He stared intently at the little Princess, only to see her eyes were motionless, after a while, suddenly she blinked three times slowly. Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed, and said: "I only know that since the surname is Mu, the people in Prince Mu's mansion must all be wooden, stupid, and know nothing, so you, a little wooden, can also relieve acupuncture points." Picking her up, she sat on the chair He said, "Look, I'm pointing at various parts of your body. If you're right, you'll blink your eyes three times. If you're not right, your eyes will be wide open and you won't be able to move at all. I found the solution to the acupuncture points." part, I will unlock the acupoints for you, do you understand? If you understand, just blink." The little princess blinked three times. Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "Very good! I'll point it out." Wei Xiaobao stretched out his hand, pointed to her right breast, and said, "Is it here?" The little Princess' face flushed immediately, her eyes were wide open, how could she dare to blink? Blink?Wei Xiaobao pointed to her left breast again, and said: "Is it here?" The little Princess' face became even redder, her eyes had been open for a long time, and she couldn't help but blink.Wei Xiaobao said loudly: "Ah, it's here!" The little princess hurriedly opened her eyes wide, feeling ashamed and anxious, embarrassed beyond words.Both of them are about 14 or 15 years old, and they seem to understand things about men and women, but girls know people early on, and Wei Xiaobao grew up in a brothel, so he usually sees customers and prostitutes behaving obscenely, although he doesn't know what's going on. Anyway, I know that such actions are extremely inappropriate. Seeing her embarrassment, Wei Xiaobao was elated, he felt that the embarrassment in Yangliu Hutong yesterday had vented his anger and avenged him at this moment.He pointed east and west on the little princess.The little princess tried her best to hold her eyes, not daring to blink for a moment, lest if she blinked accidentally, it would be a big deal. Not long after, tiny drops of sweat oozed from the tip of her nose.Fortunately, Wei Xiaobao pointed his finger at her left armpit, which is where the acupoints were unlocked, he blinked his eyes three times hastily, his heart felt relieved, and he let out a long breath. Wei Xiaobao said: "Haha, it's true that I'm here, I don't know, it's just that I don't have a good memory, and I suddenly forgot." He thought: "After unlocking her acupuncture points, I don't know how good her martial arts are. If this little girl hits her People, it's troublesome." Turning around, took two belts, first tied her feet firmly, and then tied her hands behind the back of the chair to tie them up. The little princess didn't know how he was going to torture him, and he couldn't help showing a look of extreme horror on his face.Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "You are afraid of me, aren't you? Since you are afraid, I will untie your acupuncture points." He reached out his hand to his left armpit and scratched it gently a few times. The little princess was so itchy that she couldn't move, her face was flushed red. Wei Xiaobao said: "I used to be good at tapping and resolving acupuncture points, but I'm too busy with things these days, so I didn't take this kind of trivial matter to heart, and I kind of forgot about it. Is this how I solved it?" He said under her armpit. Knead a few times. The little princess was itchy again, with a slight look of anger on her face. Wei Xiaobao said: "This is my most superior and profound acupuncture technique. The superior technique is only effective when used on superior people. You little girl is not a superior person, and the first-rate technique is used on you. There was no movement either. Well, I'll try second-rate methods." Stretching out his fingers, he poked her armpit a few times. The little princess was in pain and itching, and tears rolled back and forth in her eyes. Wei Xiaobao said: "Eh, the second-rate tricks don't work either. Are you a third-rate little girl? There's no way, I just came out with the third-rate tricks." He reached out and patted her armpit for a while, but still nothing effect. Acupuncture is the best kung fu in martial arts.A person with a solid foundation in martial arts needs several years of hard work and hard work to achieve success under the guidance of a master.Acupuncture and acupoint tapping are two sides of the same thing. Knowing how to acupoint is the only way to understand acupoints. Recognition of acupoints must be accurate, and the fingers must have a combination of rigidity and softness in order to seal and untie acupoints.Wei Xiaobao has no internal strength, and he has never practiced the method of tapping acupuncture points, so how can he untie Xiaojunzhu's acupuncture points after such a mess? If slapping fails, it is changed to grasping, and grasping also fails, so it has to be changed to twisting.The little princess was so angry and anxious that she couldn't help but shed tears again.Wei Xiaobao didn't intend to torture her at this time, but after working for a long time, he couldn't untie her acupuncture points, and his forehead was sweating, he couldn't help feeling a little old-fashioned and angry, and said: "I even used the eighth-class technique, but it's like a rat pulling Bastard, it doesn't work at all. Are you a ninth-rate little girl? I am a person of great status and background, and I am determined not to use ninth-rate martial arts. It seems that the people in your palace are all Fucking rotten wood, stupid wood brains, ignorance. Let me tell you, I don’t care about my status now, use the ninth-rate martial arts, and try it on you, the ninth-rate little girl." At that moment, he bent his middle finger, held it with his thumb, popped it hard, and flicked it under the armpit of the little princess, saying: "This is cotton flicking." He sang a nursery rhyme: "Clap, clap, flick cotton. Cotton smells, fried black beans. Black beans burnt, Mix pepper. The pepper is hot, and the pagoda is set up. The tip of the pagoda breaks through the sky. It rains from the sky, the ground slides, and it slips down your mu family's wooden head, dog head and dog brain, the old lady of eighteen generations of ancestors!" He said a word, played it once, and played it a dozen times in a row. When he said the word "too", the little princess suddenly cried out with an "oh". Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed, jumped up, jumped up and down, said with a smile: "I mean, so the little girl in Mu Palace's residence is really a ninth-rate little thing, she must use ninth-rate martial arts to deal with it." The little princess cried: "You...you are the number one... the ninth." The voice was clear and delicate, with a soft Yunnan accent, really indescribably nice. Wei Xiaobao clenched his throat, imitating her words: "You...you are the number one... the ninth." He laughed loudly. It turned out that he stretched out his fingers and flicked randomly, and all the flicks hit the "Xiyuan Point" under the armpit of the little princess.Xiyuan acupoint belongs to the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang, located three inches below the armpit.Acupoints on the head of the human body, such as Sidiabolo, Yangbai, Linqi and other acupoints, all belong to this meridian.He scratched and twisted, hit and flicked on the Xiyuan acupoint, although his hand strength was not strong enough, but after doing it for a long time, all the acupoints on the head of the little princess were active, and he could speak without suffocation. Seeing that he was able to untie the acupuncture point of the little princess, Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed. Most of his hatred towards Mu Wangfu disappeared immediately, and he said: "I'm hungry, and you're not full after all, I'll give you something to eat first." He was originally a glutton, and since he is the head of Shangshan Supervisor, all the supervisors under him flattered him, ordering the kitchen to send all kinds of fresh snacks every day.He roams the streets every day, and buys all kinds of cakes, baits, and sweets in the market as soon as he sees them, so there are countless bottles, cans, boxes, and small bamboo baskets in the house, all of which are scattered food.A teenage boy with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver on hand, and born to be a spendthrift, so why not buy snacks a lot? He took out the pastry and said, "This rose mung bean cake, you can try a piece." The little princess shook her head.Wei Xiaobao picked up another box, opened the lid, and said: "This is the famous pea yellow dim sum in Beijing, you must not have it in Yunnan, just eat a piece!" The little princess shook his head again.Wei Xiaobao wanted to show off his belongings, he piled up all kinds of pastries and candies on the table, and said: "Look, do I have a lot of delicious food? Even if you are the princess of the palace, you probably have never eaten so many snacks. You If you don’t like sweets, try the scallion oil from our kitchen, which is fragrant and crispy, which is rare in the world. Even the emperor loves it, so if you try a piece, you will definitely love it.” The little princess shook her head again.Wei Xiaobao brought out the best seven or eight kinds of bait one after another, and the little princess always shook his head. This time Wei Xiaobao rushed up angrily, cursing: "Stinky flower girl, you have such a tricky mouth, you don't eat this, you don't eat that, what do you want to eat?" The little princess said: "I...I don't eat anything ..." After saying this, he started to cry again, sobbing.When Wei Xiaobao cried for her, his heart softened a little, and he said: "If you don't eat, you will starve to death?" The princess said: "I...I would rather starve to death." Wei Xiaobao said: "I don't believe you would rather starve." At this moment, someone outside knocked lightly on the door.Knowing that it was the little eunuch who brought the food, Wei Xiaobao was afraid that the little princess would startle the others by yelling, so he took out a towel and tied her mouth, then went to open the door and told the little eunuch: "I want to eat some Yunnan food today, you order The kitchen made it immediately." The little eunuch answered and went. Wei Xiaobao brought the food to the room, untied the towel from the little princess's mouth, sat opposite her, and said with a smile: "If you don't eat it, I will eat it. Well, this is fried beef with sauce, this is bad Fish fillets, this is white-cut meat with garlic paste, as well as Zhenjiang meat, stir-fried shrimp, this bowl of mouth-ground chicken feet soup is really delicious. Fresh, fresh!" He scooped up the soup and drank it deliberately. , when I peeked at the little princess, I saw her tears streaming down, without any greed. This time Wei Xiaobao was a little uninterested, and said resentfully: "It turns out that the ninth-rate little girl only likes to eat the ninth-rate stinky fish, stinky meat, and rotten duck eggs. My delicious food and snacks are originally the first-rate." They are eaten by superior people. Later I will ask someone to bring you some stinky fish, stinky meat, stinky duck eggs, and stinky tofu." The little princess said: "I don't eat stinky duck eggs or stinky tofu." Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "Well, it turns out that you only eat stinky fish and stinky meat." The little princess said, "You just like to talk nonsense. I don't eat stinky fish and stinky meat either." Wei Xiaobao ate a few chopsticks of shelled shrimp and a piece of meat, and praised: "It tastes so good!" Seeing that the little princess was still indifferent, he put down his chopsticks, and thought about how to make her beg for food from him. After a while, the little eunuch brought over the food again, and said, "Eunuch Gui, the cook asked the villain to tell you that the soup of this cross-bridge rice noodle soup is extremely hot. The fire feet are boiled with candied lotus seeds. It may not be very soft if it is boiled too quickly. Please forgive me. This is black kohlrabi from Yunnan. This dish is dried bowfish from Erhai Lake in Dali. Although it is not fresh fish, it is still very rare. , fried with Yunnan safflower oil. The pot is soaked in Yunnan Puer tea. The cook said that the steam pot chicken, a famous dish in Yunnan, takes more than two hours to cook well, so I had to bring it to you, Eunuch Gui, at night." Wei Xiaobao nodded, and after the little eunuch left, he moved the dishes into the room. The Royal Kitchen prepared four authentic Yunnan dishes in an instant, which is considered to be very skillful.It turned out that Wu Sangui was the king of Pingxi in Yunnan. Although he was domineering, the tribute to the royal family and the respect to the princes and ministers during the festivals were extremely generous, far more than ten times that of other provinces. Therefore, people in the court who spoke well of him There are indeed many.Wu Sangui paid tribute to the emperor. In addition to precious items such as gold, silver, jewelry, ivory and rhino horns, etc., there are also all kinds of local products in Yunnan.Because of this, it is not difficult for the Royal Kitchen to cook a few Yunnan dishes in an instant. The little princess was already hungry, but she couldn't help being moved when she saw these local dishes, but she was really bullied by Wei Xiaobao, and she didn't want to give in, so she made up her mind: "No matter how much this little villain tempts me, , I always don’t eat.” Wei Xiaobao took a piece of bright red and fragrant Xuanwei ham with chopsticks, brought it to the mouth of the little princess, and said with a smile: "Open your mouth!" The little princess clenched her teeth and shut her mouth tightly.Wei Xiaobao wiped the ham on her lips so that his mouth was full of oil, and said with a smile: "You obediently eat this piece of ham, and I will untie the acupuncture points on your hand." The little princess closed her mouth and shook her head. Wei Xiaobao put down the ham, picked up the bowl of hot soup, and said viciously: "This bowl of soup is scalding hot, if you are willing to drink it, I will wait for the soup to cool down, and slowly feed you spoonful by spoonful. If you don't want to drink it Humph, hum!" He stretched out his left hand and pinched her nose. The little princess was suffocated, so she had to open her mouth.Wei Xiaobao picked up a spoon with his right hand, stuffed it into her mouth, and said, "I'll pour this bowl of hot soup like this, and it will burn your intestines!" He took the spoon out of her mouth and let go of his left hand. The little princess knew that half of the soup of Guoqiao rice noodle was oil, which was several times hotter than ordinary soup. If he poured it into his throat like this, he was afraid that he would be scalded to death. He cried, "You scratched my face. ...I don't want to live anymore, it's so ugly..." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "So you thought I really carved a turtle on your face." He smiled and said, "Although your face is scratched, this little turtle is beautifully drawn. When you go to the street, The guarantor applauds!" The little princess cried: "It's so ugly, I...I would rather die." Wei Xiaobao said: "Oh, you don't want such a beautiful little turtle. If I had known it, I wouldn't have spent So much thought has been carved on your face." The little princess said: "What kind of flowers are you carving? I... I am not wood." Wei Xiaobao said: "Your surname is Mu, why is it not wood?" The little princess said: "The word Mu in my house is wood with three points of water, It's not wood." Wei Xiaobao couldn't tell the difference between Mu Mu and said: "Wood soaked in water, it's just a piece of rotten wood." The little princess cried again. Wei Xiaobao said: "Why do you need to cry endlessly? You call me 'good brother' three times, and I'll mend your face and scrape off the little turtle without leaving any trace." Hong said: "How can I get rid of it? If I shave it again, what will my face look like?" Wei Xiaobao said: "I have a panacea, a first-rate hero, it is difficult to repair. You are a ninth-rate Little girl, it couldn't be easier to mend your face." The little princess said: "I don't believe it. You just like talking to hurt people." Wei Xiaobao said: "Are you calling?" The little princess blushed and shook her head. Seeing her shy look, Wei Xiaobao couldn't help feeling a little moved, and said: "The little turtle is newly engraved, so it's easy to mend it. After a long time, you need to mend it again. If there is a turtle tail that cannot be repaired, I'm afraid you will lose it in the future." Regret." Although the little princess was skeptical of his words, she was always looking forward to giving it a try. If it was true that she would leave a turtle tail on her face in the future, it would still be extremely ugly, and she blushed immediately, and murmured: "You ...Didn't you lie to me?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Why should I lie to you? The sooner you call out, the sooner I will strike, the better your face will be mended, be obedient and call out!" The little princess said: "If I... after I called you, you didn't make it up well?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Then I will double the compensation and call you 'good sister' six times!" The little princess was blushing again. , said: "You are very bad, I won't come!" Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay! Since you are worried, let's call separately. You call me 'good brother' first, and after I mend it, you call The second call. I used a mirror to take a picture of you, and there is no scar at all. You are very satisfied, and then call the third call. Maybe you are very happy, and you call ten times in a row." The little princess said anxiously: " No, no, you said three times, why add it?" Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Okay, three times is three times, then you can call it out!" The little princess moved her lips a few times, but she couldn't yell. Wei Xiaobao said: "What's so great about calling me 'Good Brother'? It's not that I want you to be called 'Good Husband' or 'Kiss Husband'. If you don't ask me any more, my price will get higher and higher." Little Princess I was really afraid that he would force me to call you Husband, Husband, and stammered: "I'll call you one word first, and when you're really cured, I'll call you the next... the next two words." Wei Xiaobao sighed In a low tone, he said: "Oh, you really know how to bargain. It's the same to pay first and then later. Then you call!" The little princess closed her eyes, and called softly: "Okay..." The word "okay" is really as thin as a mosquito, and the sound of her ear is slightly worse, but she can't hear it anymore. Flushed with shame. Wei Xiaobao muttered: "It's really bad to call it that way. After 30% off, is there anything left? I don't know what to put under the word 'good' in your mind. It's good to be a bastard. A good thief is also good." The little princess said anxiously: "No, what I think in my heart is... those two words, I won't lie to you, I really won't lie to you." Wei Xiaobao said: "What are those two words? Words? Is it a turtle? Is it a thief?" The little princess said: "No, no! It's brother..." After saying the word "brother", he hurriedly stopped. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Very well, if you have a conscience, then when I repair your face, I must use the best means. Ask a plasterer to repair the dog hole, offer the first-class price, and the plasterer will use the first-rate Means, if the price is too low, wouldn’t it be extremely ugly if the plasterer stuffed it with a few rotten bricks and didn’t paint it with lime?” The little princess said: "I've been barked, but you're still laughing at me as a dog hole, a rotten brick." 韦小宝哈哈一笑，道：“我这是比方。”打开海老公的箱子，取出药箱，将箱中的几十个药瓶都放在桌上，每一瓶药都倒了些粉末，像煞有其事的凝神思索，调配药粉。 小郡主本来只信得三分，眼见药瓶如此之多，不免又多信了两分。 韦小宝将药粉放进药钵，拿到外房，却倒在纸中包了起来，藏在怀里，另外拿了一块绿豆糕，一块豌豆黄，再从一个广东月饼中挖了一块莲蓉，将药钵洗干净了，不留半点药粉，才将莲蓉，绿豆糕，豌豆黄在药钵中舂烂，又加上两匙羹蜜糖，心念一动，再吐上两大口唾沫，调得匀了，拿进房中，说道：“这是生肌灵膏，其中有无数灵丹妙药。” 想了一想，又道：“你的脸是我刻花了的，就算回复原状，也不过和从前一般，你也不见我的好。”拿起昨日在珠宝铺中所镶的帽子，将帽上四颗明珠都拉了下来，放在左手手掌之中，问小郡主道：“这珠子怎样？” 小郡主祖上世代封王袭爵，虽然出世时沐家已破，但世家贵女，见识毕竟大非寻常，见这四颗珠子都有指头大小，的溜溜地在他掌中滚动，发出柔和珠光，浑圆无瑕，赞道：“这珠子好得很，四颗一样大小，很是难得！” 韦小宝大是得意，说道：“这是我昨天花了二千九百两银子买来的，很贵，是不是？”这四颗珠子虽然珍贵，却也不值得二千九百两，其实是九百两，他加上了二千两的虚头。当下又取过一只药钵，将珠子放入钵中，转了几转，珠子和药钵相碰，互相撞击，发出清脆的声音。韦小宝拿起石杵，一杵锤将下去。 小郡主“啊”的一声，叫了出来，问道：“你干什么？” 韦小宝见她神情严重，一张小脸上满是诧异之色，更是意气风发。他卖弄豪阔，原是要换来这副惊诧，当下连舂得几舂，将四颗珠子舂得粉碎，然后不住转动石杵，将珠子磨成了细粉，说道：“我倘若只将你脸蛋回复原状，不显我韦……显不出我小桂子公公的本事，定要将你脸蛋儿变得比原来美上十倍，你这十声'好哥哥'才叫得心甘情愿，没半点勉强。” 小郡主道：“三声！怎么又变成十声了？” 韦小宝微微一笑，将珍珠粉调在绿豆糕、豌豆黄、莲蓉、蜜糖加唾沫的浆糊之中，用药杵拌得均匀。小郡主眼睛睁得大大的，不知他搞些什么，眼见他将四颗明珠研细，这药膏之珍贵可想而知。 韦小宝道：“四颗珠子虽贵，比起其他无价之宝的药粉来，却又算不得什么了。你的相貌本来不错，但不能说是天下第一流的，等搽了我这药膏之后，多半会变成一位天下无双，羞月闭花……”小郡主道：“羞花闭月。”她听韦小宝说错了，随口改正，但话一出口，不由得很不好意思。韦小宝用错成语，乃是家常便饭，丝毫不以为意，道：“不错，变成一个闭花羞月的小美人儿，那才好呢。”说着便抓起豆泥莲蓉珍珠糊，往她脸上涂去。 小郡主一声不响，由得他乱涂，片刻之间，一张脸上除了眼耳口鼻之外，都给她涂得满满地，只觉这药膏甜香甚浓，并无刺鼻药味，浑不觉得难受。 韦小宝见她上当，拚命地忍住了笑，心道：“这药膏中我不拉上一泡尿，算是我客气，那是瞧在你祖宗沐英沐王爷的份上。他是开国功臣，韦小宝让了他三分。” 韦小宝涂完药膏，洗干净了手，说道：“等药膏干了，我再用奇妙药粉给你洗去。三涂三洗，那你非羞月……非羞花闭月不可。” 小郡主心想：“什么'非羞花闭月不可'，这句话好不别扭。”问道：“为什么要涂三次？”韦小宝道：“三次还算是少的了，人家做酱油要九蒸九晒呢。就算是煮狗肉，也要连滚三滚。”小郡主抱怨道：“你又骂我是酱油狗肉。” 韦小宝笑道：“没有'酱油狗肉'这句话，酱油煮狗肉，那就是红烧狗肉。不用酱油，是清炖狗肉。”拿筷子挟起一片火腿，送到她嘴边，道：“吃罢！” 小郡主一来也真饿了，二来不敢得罪了他，怕他手脚不清，在自己脸上留下一条乌龟尾巴，三来见他研碎珍珠，毫不可惜，不免承他的情，微一迟疑，便张口将火腿吃了。 韦小宝大喜，赞道：“好妹子，这才乖。”小郡主道：“我不……不是你好妹子。”韦小宝道：“那么是好姐姐。”小郡主道：“也不是。”韦小宝道：“那么是我好妈妈。” 小郡主噗哧一笑，道：“我……我怎么会是……” 韦小宝自见到她以来，直到此刻，才听到她的笑声。只是她脸上涂满了莲蓉豆泥，难见如花笑靥，但单是听着她银铃般的笑声，亦足已畅怀怡神。韦小宝说她“是我好妈妈”，其实便是骂他“小婊子”，因为他自己母亲是个妓女，但听她笑得又欢畅又温柔，不禁微觉后悔，又想：“做婊子也没什么不好，我妈妈在丽春院里赚钱，未必便贱过他妈的木头木脑沐王府中的郡主。”又挟了几片火腿喂她吃了，说道：“你如答应不逃走，我就将你手上穴道也解了。” 小郡主道：“我干么逃走？脸上刻了只小乌龟，逃出去丑也丑死了。” 韦小宝心想：“待你得知脸上其实没有小乌龟，定然是要逃走了。那钱老板也不说几时来接她出去。宫里关着这样一个小姑娘，给人发觉了可干系不小，那便如何是好？” 正凝思间，忽听得屋外有人叫道：“桂公公，小人是康亲王府里的伴当，有事求见。”韦小宝道：“好！”低声道：“有人来啦，你可别出声。这里是什么地方，你知不知道？”小郡主摇了摇头。韦小宝道：“说出来可吓你一大跳。那些人个个都要害你。只有我瞧着你可怜，暂且收留了你。如果给人知道你在这里，哼哼，哼哼……”心想：“说些什么重话吓她最好！她最怕什么？”一转念间，说道：“这些恶人定要剥光你的衣衫，打你屁股，打得痛得不得了。”小郡主脸上一红，眼光中果然露出恐惧之色。 韦小宝见恐吓有效，便出去开门，门外是个三十来岁的内监。 那人向韦小宝请安，恭恭敬敬的道：“小人是康亲王府里的。我们王爷说，好久不见公公，很是挂念，今日叫了戏班，请公公去王府喝酒听戏。” 韦小宝听说听戏，精神一振，但自己屋中藏着一个小郡主，既怕给人撞见，又怕她声张起来，诸多不便，一时颇为踌躇。那内监道：“王爷吩咐，务必要请公公光临。今日王府中可热闹着呢，掷骰子、赌牌九，什么都有。”韦小宝听到听戏，不过精神一振，听到赌钱，那可是精神大振了。他自从发了大财之后，跟温氏兄弟、平威他们赌钱，早已无甚趣味，掷掷骰子，只是聊胜于无，康亲王府中既有赌局，自是豪赌，那还理会什么小郡主、大郡主？当即欣然道：“好，你等一会儿，我就跟你去。” 他回入房中，将小郡主松了绑，放在床上，又将她手脚绑住了，拉过被子盖在她身上，低声道：“我有事出去，过一会儿就回来。”见她眼光中露出疑虑之意，说道：“珍珠还不够，我去珠宝铺买些，研碎了给你搽脸，那才十全十美。”小郡主道：“你……你不要去。珍珠又贵。”韦小宝道：“不打紧的，你好哥哥有的是钱，要叫你羞花闭月，多花几千两银子算得什么。”小郡主道：“我……我在这里很怕。” 韦小宝见她楚楚可怜，略有不忍之意，但要他不去赌钱，小郡主便再可怜十倍也没用，挟了一块弓鱼干给她吃了，拿过四块八珍糕，叠起来放在她嘴上，道：“你一张嘴，便有一块糕落入口中。可得小心，糕儿一跌到枕头上，便吃不到了。” 小郡主道：“你……你别去。”嘴上有糕，说话声音细微几不可闻。 韦小宝假装没听见，从箱中取出一叠银票，塞在袋里，开门出去，把门反锁了，兴匆匆的跟着内监到康亲王府去。
一到康亲王府门口，只见大门外站立着两排侍卫，都是一身鲜明锦衣，腰佩刀剑，气概轩昂，比之韦小宝第一次来时戒备森严得多了，那自是惩于“鳌拜党徒”攻入王府之失，加强了守备。 韦小宝刚进大门，康亲王便抢着迎了出来，身子半蹲，抱住韦小宝的腰，笑道：“桂兄弟，多日不见，你可长得越来越高、越来越俊了。”韦小宝笑道：“王爷你好。”康亲王笑道：“好什么？你也不多到我家里来玩儿。我多见你就好，少见你就不好。”韦小宝笑道：“王爷吩咐我多来，那可求之不得。”康亲王道：“你说过的话可得算数。几时我向皇上讨个情，准你的假，咱们喝酒听戏，大闹他十天八天。就只怕皇上一天也少不得你。”携了韦小宝的手，并肩走进。众侍卫一齐躬身行礼。 韦小宝大乐。他在皇宫中虽然得人奉承，毕竟只是个太监，哪有此刻和王爷携手而行的风光？ 到得中门，两个满洲大官迎了出来，一个是新任领内侍卫大臣多隆，通常称之为侍卫总管的，另一个便是他的结拜哥哥索额图。索额图一跃而前，抱住了韦小宝，哈哈大笑，说道：“听说王爷今日请你，我便自告奋勇要来，咱哥儿俩热闹热闹。”侍卫总管多隆也上来着实巴结。四人一踏进大厅，廊下的吹打手便奏起乐来。韦小宝从未受人如此隆重的接待，自是眉飞色舞，差一点便手舞足蹈起来。到得二厅，厅中二十几名官员都已站在天井中迎接，都是尚书、侍郎、将军、御营亲军统领等等大官。索额图一一给他引见。 一名内监匆匆走进，打了个千，禀道：“王爷，平西王世子驾到。” 康亲王笑道：“很好！桂兄弟，你且宽坐，我去迎客。”转身出去。 韦小宝心想：“平西王世子？那不是吴三桂的儿子吗？他来这里干什么？” 索额图挨到他耳边，低笑道：“好兄弟，恭喜你今天又要发财啦。”韦小宝笑道：“那得看手气怎样？”索额图笑道：“手气自然是好的。除了赌钱发财，还有一注逃不了的大财气。”韦小宝道：“那是什么？”索额图在他耳边轻声道：“吴三桂差儿子来进贡，朝中大官，个个都不落空。”韦小宝道：“哦，吴三桂是差儿子来进贡。我可不是朝中大官。” 索额图道：“你是宫里的大官，那比朝中大官可威风得多了。吴三桂的儿子吴应熊精明能干，懂事得很。”低声道：“待会吴应熊不论送你什么重礼，你都不可露出喜欢的模样，只淡淡的说：'世子来到北京，一路上可辛苦了。'他如见你喜欢，那便没了下文。你神色冷淡，他定然当你嫌礼物轻了，明天又会重重的补上一份。” 韦小宝哈哈大笑，低声道：“原来这是敲竹杠的法子。”索额图低声道：“云南竹杠，不砰砰嘭嘭的敲他一顿，那就笨了。他老子坐了云贵两省，不知刮了多少民脂民膏。咱哥儿们如不帮他花花，一来对不起他老子，二来可对不起云南、贵州的老百姓哪！”韦小宝笑道：“正是。” 说话之间，康亲王已陪了吴应熊进来。这平西王世子二十四五岁年纪，相貌甚是英俊，步履矫捷，确是将门之子的风范。康亲王第一个便拉了韦小宝过来，说道：“小王爷，这位桂公公，是万岁爷跟前最得力的公公。上书房力擒鳌拜，便是这位桂公公的大功。” 吴三桂派在北京城里的耳目众多，京城中有何大小动静，每天都有急足持信前往昆明禀报。康熙擒拿鳌拜，是这几年来的头等大事，吴应熊自然早知详情。吴三桂曾和他商议，觉得皇帝铲除权要于不动声色之间，年纪虽幼，英气已露，日后做臣子的日子，只怕不大好过。吴应熊这次奉父命来京朝觐天子，大携财物，贿赂大臣，最大的用意，是在察看康熙的性格为人，以及他手下重用的亲信大臣是何等样人物。今日来康亲王府中赴宴，没料想竟会遇上康熙手下最得宠的太监，不由得大喜，忙伸出双手，握住韦小宝的右手连连摇晃，说道：“桂公公，我……在下……（他先说了个“我”字，觉得不够恭敬；想自称“晚生”，对方年纪太小；如说“兄弟”，跟他可没这个交情；若说“卑职”，对方又不是朝中大官，自己的品位可比他高得多。急忙之中，用了句江湖口吻）在云南之时，便听到公公大名。父王跟大家谈起来，都称颂皇上英明果断，确是圣明天子，还说圣天子在位，连公公这样小小年纪，也能立此大功，令人好生仰慕。父王吩咐，命在下备了礼物，向公公表示敬意。只是大清规矩，外臣不便结交内官，在下空有此心，却不敢贸然求见。今日康王爷赐此良机，当真是不胜之喜。”他口齿便捷，一番话说得十分动听。 韦小宝听得连吴三桂这样的大人物，在万里之外竟也知道自己名字，不由得骨头大松。好在这些奉承的话也听得多了，早知如何应付，只淡淡的道：“咱们做奴才的，只是奉皇上的圣旨办事，就是一不怕苦，二不怕死而已，有什么功劳好说？小王爷的话可太夸奖了。”心想：“索额图哥哥料事如神，这小汉奸果然一见面就提到'礼物'二字。” 吴应熊是远客，又是平西王的世子，康亲王推他坐了首席，请韦小宝坐次席。席上大官甚多，尚书将军，个个爵高位尊，韦小宝虽然狂妄，这次席却也不敢坐，连声推辞。康亲王笑道：“桂兄弟，你是皇上身边之人，大家敬重你，那也是爱戴皇上的一番忠心，你不用再客气了。”说着将他按入椅中。索额图这时已升了国史馆大学士，官位在诸人之首，便坐在韦小宝身边，其余文武大官按品级、官职高下，依次而坐。 韦小宝忽想：“他妈的！从前丽春院嫖客摆花酒，妈妈坐在嫖客背后，顺手拿几件糕饼给我，王八们还常常把我赶开，那时只想，几时老子发了达，也到丽春院来摆一台花酒，叫老鸨、王八、小娘们都来陪酒。哪知道今日居然有亲王、王子、尚书、将军们相陪，只可惜丽春院的老鸨、王八们见不到老子这般神气的模样。” 众人坐下喝酒。吴应熊带来的十六名随从站在长窗之侧，对席上众人敬酒、挟菜，以及仆役传送酒菜的一举一动，均是目不转睛的注视。 韦小宝略一思索，已明其理：“是了，这是平西王府中的武功高手，跟随来保护吴应熊的，生怕有人行刺下毒。沐王府的人只怕早已守在外面。待会最好双方狠狠打上一架，且看是沐王府的人赢了，还是吴三桂的手下厉害。”他一肚子的幸灾乐祸，只盼双方打得热闹非凡，斗个两败俱伤。 这情形康亲王自已瞧在眼里，他身为主人，也不好说什么。 那侍卫总管多隆武功了得，性子又直，喝得几杯酒，便道：“小王爷，你带来的这十几个随从，一定都是千中挑、万中选的武功高手了。” 吴应熊笑道：“他们有什么武功？只不过是父王府里的亲兵，一向跟着兄弟，知道兄弟的脾气，出门之时，贪图个使唤方便而已。” 多隆笑道：“小王爷这可说得太谦了。你瞧这两位太阳穴高高鼓起，内功已到了九成火候。那两位脸上、颈中肌肉纠结，一身上佳的横练功夫。还有那几位满脸油光，背上垂的大辫子，多半是假发打的，你如教他们摘下帽子来，定是秃顶无疑。”吴应熊微笑不答。 索额图笑道：“我只知多总管武功高强，没想到你还有一项会看相的本事。” 多隆笑道：“索大人有所不知。平西王当年驻兵辽东，麾下很多锦州金顶门的武官。金顶门的弟子，头上功夫十分厉害。凡是功夫练到高深之时，满脸油光，头顶却是一根头发也没有的。”康亲王笑道：“可否请世子吩咐这几位尊价，将帽子摘下来，让大家瞧瞧多总管的推测到底准不准？”吴应熊道：“多总管目光如炬，岂有不准的？这几名亲兵，的确练过金项门的功夫，但功夫没练到家，头上头发还是不少，摘下帽子，不免令他们当众出丑，望众位大人包涵。”众人哈哈一阵大笑，既见吴应熊不愿，也就不便勉强。 韦小宝目不转睛的细看这几个人，心痒难搔：“不知那大个儿头儿有多少头发？那瘦子功夫差些，想来头发一定很多。”忽然想起一事，忍不住哈的一声，笑了出来。 康亲王笑问：“桂兄弟，你有什么事好笑，说出来大家听听。”韦小宝笑道：“我想金顶门的师傅们大家一定很和气，既少和人家动手，自伙里更加不会打架。”康亲王道：“何以见得？”韦小宝笑道：“大家要是气了，瞪一瞪眼睛，各人将帽儿摘了下来，你数数我头发，我数数你头发，谁的头发少，谁就本事强，头发多的人只好认输。”众人哈哈大笑，都说韦小宝的想法十分有趣。韦小宝又道：“金顶门的师傅们，想必随身都要带一把算盘，否则算起头发来可不大方便。”众人又是一阵大笑。 一位尚书正喝了口酒，还没咽下喉去，一听此言，满口酒水喷了出来，生怕喷在桌上失礼，一低头，都喷在自己衣襟之上，不住的咳嗽。 多隆说道：“康王爷，上次鳌拜那厮的余党到你王府骚扰，听说你这几个月来着实招揽了不少高手。”康亲王右手慢慢捋着胡子，脸有得色，缓缓的道：“当真是有身份、有本事的高手，那是极难招得到的，肯应官府聘请的，多半只是二三流的角色而已。”顿了一顿，又道：“总算小王求贤若渴，除了重金礼聘之外，还帮他们办了几件事，这才请到了几个真正顶尖儿的高手。只不过每日须得好好侍候他们，可也费心得很，哈哈，哈哈！” 多隆道：“王爷聘请高人这个秘诀，可肯传授么？”康亲王微笑道：“多总管自己便是一等一的高手，还聘请武学高手来干甚么？”多隆道：“多谢王爷称赞。想那年咱们满洲武将在大校场较技，摄政亲王亲自监临，王爷和小将都曾得到摄政王的赏赐。听说这次鳌拜的余孽前来滋扰，王爷箭不虚发，亲手射死了二十多名乱党。” 康亲王微微一笑，并不答话。那日他确是发箭射死了两名天地会会众，二十多名云云，未免多了十倍。 韦小宝道：“这件事我是亲眼瞧见的。那时我耳边只听得飕飕乱响，前面不住大叫'哎唷，哎唷！'后面大叫'好箭，好箭！'” 一个文官不明韦小宝话中意思，问道：“桂公公，怎地前面的人大叫'哎唷'，后面的人大叫'好箭'？”韦小宝道：“康王爷射箭，百发百中，前面给射中之人大叫'哎唷'，后面是咱们自己人，当然大赞'好箭'了。不过叫'好箭'之人，又比叫'哎唷'的多了几倍，大人可知道其中缘故？”那官儿捻须道：“想必是咱们这一边的人，比之乱党要多了几倍。”韦小宝道：“大人这一下猜错了。当时乱党大举来攻，康王爷以少胜多，人数是对方多。不过有些乱党给康王爷一箭射中咽喉，这一声'哎唷'只到了喉头，钻不出口来，而康王爷箭法如神，乱党之中有不少人打从心坎里佩服出来，忍不住要大叫'好箭'！明知不该，可便是熬不牢！”那官儿连连点头，道：“原来如此！” 吴应熊举起酒杯，说道：“康王爷神箭，晚生佩服之至。敬王爷一杯。”众人都举起酒杯，饮尽为敬。康亲王大