Chapter 27 The 27th Prosperous Lantern Festival Dragon Tower Surprisingly Transformed into Shangjiu Qianlong Overnight in a Desolate Store

Qianlong and the Empress Dowager were chatting and joking in the warm curtain in the middle of the welcoming door. Seeing the three of them entering in a file, the Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Here comes the clerk! Tell them not to be polite. It's warm inside, just sit and talk." Agui smiled and said: "The servant just came back from the west, and he only accompanied the driver out of the city to see Lafayette's benevolent face, no matter what, I have to ask for peace!" After saying that, he saluted, and Yu Minzhong and Ji Jun followed him.After the Empress Dowager laughed and cried out to give her a seat, Qianlong asked: "It is said that it is snowing outside, does it hinder it? Are there many people?"

"Return to the master," Ah Gui leaned back in the chair and said, "It's just sparse, like poplar flowers, and there's not even a single floor under the ground. There are about 100,000 people in the outer city, and seven or eight in the inner city." Wan, I am still busy receiving Lafayette's reward. This time it is lively inside and out, and God also made fun of it, and gave a little snow. Looking at the lights in the snow, firstly, there is no fire, and secondly, it is easy to turn off the defense, Ruixue Zhaofeng Nian—all happy together!" The Empress Dowager smiled all over her face, and said: "What Agui said is that we are trying to celebrate the festival! Just now I told the emperor that I have caused a problem for Agui. There are so many people, how can I reward you? Don't squeeze." Bad people?" Ah Gui hurriedly laughed again, and said: "This is Lafayette's compassionate heart, how dare the servants mess up this job? It's just that the outer city can't do it like that. The lamp market is scattered, and some villages The old men and women who came here will be distributed by the people of Shuntian Mansion, and they will take a small plane back home to cook and eat, and it is also covered by the emperor's grace and rain." The Queen Mother hurriedly said: "Okay, that's it, and I will be with you. I think so. People in the village live far away, and it's not easy to run away in the middle of the night..."

Qianlong took advantage of the Empress Dowager chatting with the three of them, got up and walked to the gate of the watchtower.Looking up, after another arrangement by Ah Gui, the entire Zhengyangmen tower is densely covered with bright yellow gauze lanterns. The yellow light is brilliant like a golden mountain. The lights are reflected clearly, and the large snowflakes are like The golden butterflies wandered along the eaves of the bucket arches, sliding, circling, and wandering as if they were unwilling to fall easily, chasing up and down, and gradually sank under the battlements.He picked one up childishly, watched the velvet-like snowflakes melt before returning to the house, and said with a smile: "It snowed well! Who will be on duty tomorrow morning? The barometers of the provinces north of the Yellow River are brought in for me to see!" Yu Minzhong hurriedly got up and agreed "Yes".The Empress Dowager said: "The folk proverb says 'cover three quilts in spring, and sleep with steamed buns on your head'. I love snow the most—this is the auspiciousness of our Qing Dynasty—what are you three laughing at?" Ji Yun hurriedly laughed along with him. : "Lafayette is happy, and the courtiers are naturally equally happy."

Talking gossip, I could hear the Jingyang bell from the Forbidden City coming from far away.Ah Gui took out his pocket watch, stood up and said, "Master, the card has arrived at the beginning of Xu. The three slaves go out first, and let all the officials go up to the tower. The civil servants are to the east, led by Ji Yun; the military officials to the west, is headed by Yu Minzhong. Arrangements are made." Now, I invite the queen mother and the emperor to come and have a good fortune." Qianlong said: "Yes! The queen mother and queen also have to change their clothes here, and I will accompany them out, and the courtiers knelt far away to salute—go."

The three people here came out to work separately, and Agui directed the two rainbow dragon lanterns on the east and west battlements to light up together. With the sound of three cannons, eighteen thousand firecrackers hung from east to west at Zhengyang Gate were set off together, all hanging out of the city. , Suddenly, the gunpowder smoke evaporated with the indiscriminate crackling sound, and the whole Zhengyang Gate was like a golden pavilion supported by the purple light of the electric fire and the clouds of fireworks, permeating the fireworks, bringing the music of Changyin Pavilion to life. The sound was so drowned out that some of them could not be heard.Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, Qianlong led his mother out of the main gate of the watchtower. The empress and his concubines followed slowly, receiving congratulations from civil and military officials from the east and west sides. From Xuanwumen to Xibianmen, the width is about hundreds of feet, stretching for more than ten miles, it has become a sea of ​​lights, fiery trees and silver flowers are quenched in the lights and fireworks, and yellow dragons are generally horizontal in the outer city. Row upon row of houses, colorful sheds line up, shops and buildings are constantly hanging lights, vying for the best, the patterns are poor and refurbished, there are many stalls on both sides of the busy street, Shang Yi, Zhou Ding, Qin Jing and Han paintings. It is complete, Dashilan is so big. In an empty field, there are eight big operas in the lattice world. The famous troupes on the stage are performing operas, and there are hundreds of operas off the stage. hear.The fragrance of orchid musk deer is so strong that it can be faintly smelled in the city.Accompanied by Qianlong's mother, Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong accompanied by attendants, they went from one place to another, whistling and leaping, seeing the new and different scenery in one place and one place.Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong joked and joked casually, nodding their heads confidently, rich and prosperous, literary and romantic, which made the Queen Mother so happy that they waved their hands from time to time, and the crowd immediately responded with cheers.

Agui sits in Xipeng, but he doesn't have the slightest intention to enjoy it. He has to listen to Wang Lian and other eunuchs to report that the emperor is watching the lanterns, and they have to take care of him from the north to the south. Looking at the dry boats and stilts all over the street, the dragon lanterns flying and rolling like gnats, staring at Zhu Er, only caring about where the crowds are crowded, and where the lamp sheds are accidentally burned.Where dare to be distracted?It was almost the time of the Hai, people who had received rewards from the inner city also gradually flowed into the outer city, and there were more and more people, and I saw thousands of ants burrowing into the sea of ​​lights, the flow of people crawled from east to west, and flakes of snowflakes fell into the purple mist Among them, fires, fireworks, sky thunders, field mice, all kinds of tricks, go straight to the golden snake, and suddenly the colorful rainbow rises into the sky.Just when I couldn't see it, suddenly someone put a "Gao Qingyun" colorful flower at the gate of Dashilan. The colorful flower rose straight into the clouds for a long time, burst open, and burst again, dazzling the sky with red and purple colors; it was too late to dissipate. , Another two barrels came up, slowly scattered in all directions.Ah Gui is most afraid of these things, and it may be a big trouble if any tube hits the tower.Just about to ask someone to inform Li Shiyao that "fireworks are not allowed within fifty feet", he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, thinking it was hit by sand blowing in the wind, subconsciously touched it with his hand, and pulled it out from his neck. I fiddled with it, held it in my hand and looked: it was the kind of iron sand used by folk guns to beat badgers, foxes, rabbits and chickens!

Agui was taken aback, her head swelled with a "boom", and even her ear drums creaked.He stood up abruptly, walked to the crenel a few steps, stretched his neck and leaned over to look down. But Zhengyang Gate was too chaotic, filled with smog, muddy lights, confused into a mess, two teams of lion dancers, four dragon lanterns, and more than a dozen dry boats, dancing and walking in the airtight flow of people in a ramming style. Stop, you can only see the general outline, but it is absolutely impossible to distinguish it in detail.His binoculars have been presented to the Empress Dowager for use, and depending on the situation, there are binoculars, and it may not be possible to see what the name is, so we have to check and observe based on experience.While sending someone to call Li Shiyao to go to the city, he was thinking hard.It took a while to get an idea, and came straight to where Qianlong was right in the middle.Qianlong was sitting on the special throne in the middle, behind the tulle curtain was the empress dowager and the empress concubine. He had just received the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou and the admiral of Luoyang Daying. It's windy and cold, isn't it? I'm sorry you don't have the heart to look at the scenery, but you still take this clairvoyance, just take a look, and it's worth the fun of the night." Wang Lian presented the binoculars.

"It's snowing a little bit harder." Agui took the lens tube and held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "At least there is a pot of fire over there for the servant, and it's cold here with the master! It's freezing and snowy, and the empress dowager is an old person." I'm afraid, ladies can't stand it. The servant dared to persuade you to drive, and went back to the building to warm up the body. The son who was set will return to the palace at the beginning, and then come out to have a face-to-face meeting. The servant also prepared fireworks, set them up, tonight It's really perfect!" Qianlong said with a smile: "I'm not cold. I just made an order. If anyone is cold or tired, he doesn't have to accompany him, he can do whatever he wants." Ah Gui laughed and said: "The emperor is not cold or tired. Dare to rest? According to the slave’s knowledge, go into the house to rest for a while, and then come out to watch when it’s warmer. How about it?”

Only then did Qianlong get up, and said with a smile, "Okay! I listen to you!" Even Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong accompanied him into the watchtower.Agui turned around and came back, but the smile on his face was gone. Seeing Li Shiyao waiting at the entrance of the mat shed, he asked, "Why did it take half a day?" Li Shiyao said, "The people at the gate of Chongwen are too crowded. I burned clothes in a shed, and a fight broke out between the two houses. I just came back from a visit. The Ministry of Internal Affairs just came to report that the fifth master and the twenty-fourth master were both dead, and asked if they wanted to report to the emperor. They are still waiting. !" Seeing Ah Gui's face, he asked again: "What happened?"

"Someone from below fired at the city!" Ah Gui said in a low voice. Seeing Li Shiyao froze on the spot in fright, she pulled him to the crenel and said, "Wake up. Don't rush, listen to me, the emperor is still here." I don’t know—I looked carefully. The big fence on the opposite side is far away. Ordinary soil guns can’t hit the city at all. Firecrackers are forbidden under the towers, and it’s absolutely impossible to openly shoot guns. Tourists who have guns can see it at a glance. Therefore, I can only suspect that these teams of dragon lantern lions are sure to be rebellious!" Li Shiyao was stunned at first, but now he came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and looked at the teams of dragon lanterns heading east, and said: "Zhongtang's analysis is right! A gun can be hidden in a lion's belly, or it can be used as a dragon lantern - it's easy to handle, and it takes them all at once!"

Ah Gui gritted his teeth and remained silent, staring down, the fireworks flickering on and off reflected on his face, red and then blue and then purple, it was really scary, it took a long time before he uttered a word from between his teeth: "No! You can't take people here. Send people to follow them, and start outside the door!" Li Shiyao said: "Understood! This is using the Green Gang, telling them to go up and fight, and take all the brains of Shuntian Mansion! Hey, this dog Ladies, fried them!" Ah Gui sneered and said, "Okay, you are more thoughtful than I thought! Go and arrange it!" Li Shiyao glanced again, and hurried away.Agui patrolled around the outside of the Xuanlan beside the crenel, watching the movement below, while waiting for news from Li Shiyao; also afraid that Qianlong would come out, worried that there would be rebellious people shooting upwards, almost every time there was fire, rockets and the like rushed into the air , It's all a surprise, just look carefully with a telescope for a while.But the gun below was never fired again.On the top of the city tower, there are pointing lights interspersed with Eastern culture and Western martial arts. Inside the arrow tower, Qianlong summoned officials from other provinces from time to time, and the crowds below the city were jubilant. speak to people. Towards the end of the day, there was finally a commotion, Chongwenmen was east of Chongwenmen, and suddenly several lamp sheds caught fire at the same time, as if the fireworks and firecracker shops were also on fire, and there were many figures in the flames.Ah Gui hurriedly looked through the binoculars. In a trance, it seemed that someone was fighting a fire or someone was fighting. She immediately lifted her spirits, squinted one eye and carefully adjusted the binoculars with her hands.But I saw many civil and military officials also gathered in the east, looking dumbfounded, a eunuch shouted in shock: "It's on fire! Someone is robbing!" Ah Gui turned around, raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Fart! I can't see clearly even with clairvoyance , did you see it? You have to startle me, I will beat you to death!" The eunuch was so frightened that he slapped his mouth and begged for forgiveness: "Zhongtang forgive my sin..." "Get lost!" Ah Gui yelled, and drove away the eunuch, staring at a group of officials rushing over to watch the excitement with a livid face.Although he is not very old, he has always been a general and a prime minister for many years. He is in charge of the army, and he is in charge of the people. His position and prestige are second only to Fu Heng.Under his gaze, all the officials looked like children who had done something wrong, smiling dryly, nodding their heads, bowing and bowing, and dispersed one after another.Looking through the binoculars, the fire has decreased and gradually died out. The people under the Zhengyang Gate seemed not even aware of the fire, and they were still flowing calmly.Agui put down the binoculars, squinted one eye for too long, and couldn't open it anymore. After rubbing it, it was only as big as two eyes. She let go of her heart a little, remembering that she opened and closed her eyes to teach others to describe her belly. It's also funny.Because he waited for Li Shiyao not to come, Ah Gui sent people to inquire, and came by himself. He wanted to go into the building and ask for an order to go down to the city to inspect, but he saw Qianlong walking out and asking: "I heard that there is a fire?" "Yes." Ah Gui replied respectfully, seeing Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong followed behind by eunuchs and guards, accompanied Qianlong to the Xuanlan to browse, and said with a smile: "There is a firework shop on the southwest side of Dongbian Gate. Now, Li Shiyao and Guo Zhiqiang have led people to put them out—Look, Your Majesty, it’s that piece—it’s not a big deal, Your Majesty don’t need to worry about it.” He handed the binoculars as he spoke.Qianlong laughed and said: "I just saw it like this, it's okay. I'd rather have nothing to do. The lower head shed is connected to the shed. If the fire burns, it will not become a lantern market, but a sea of ​​flames." Ji Yun said: "There are also a few lanterns just now. There is water in the shed, and I play Lafayette, this kind of thing happens every year." Yu Minzhong said: "Every year it is Shuntian Mansion, and this year it is the imperial court's command. It's like this! Draw a grid in advance, and the shed and How much trouble can be saved if the shed is not connected?" Ah Gui smiled and didn't say a word. Ji Yun said in several letters that Yu Minzhong was "rigid, careful and observant".He had just returned to Beijing and made friends with his colleagues for the first time, so he immediately learned the lesson.Li Shiyao was so busy down there that he couldn't live. It was really chilling for him to stand on the dry bank and say that seeing the river swell.But this is by no means the time to argue.Just at this moment when Jingyang bell was ringing, Agui smiled and said: "It's time to invite the Queen Mother and Queen Mother Feng to come out, and it's going to be lively again!" As soon as the words fell, Wei Wei and Jin Wei came out tremblingly supporting the Queen Mother one by one, and Queen Nala came out in turn, and the priests in the city were busy and had a good time.The song "Qing Sheng Ping" had just begun, and the sound of firecrackers exploded from all directions under the city, drowning the music all at once.Dongbianmen, Xibianmen, Guang'anmen, Guangqumen, Zuo'anmen, You'anmen, and Yongdingmen in the middle seem to have a unified order, and they set off fire and fireworks at the same time.Amidst the sound of firecrackers like a boiling sea, "pharynx-pharynx-" let out a deafening roar. This burst of noise was exhausted with all efforts, and it was ten times more lively than when Yujia went upstairs.I couldn't even hear the waist drum below.The sky is full of purples and reds, neon lights and flowing lights, chrysanthemums, plums, peonies, dahlias, passionflowers, sunflowers... Countless flowers compete for beauty, and the flowers bloom again after the first flowers have not faded. Lowly emperors, subjects, people and merchants, all the people looked up at the fireworks all over the sky, and they didn't feel happy until they had a meal. Ah Gui didn't let the driver go to the police station, because Yu Minzhong was going to be on duty at the military aircraft department, he and Ji Yun knelt down and resigned from the driver, then he breathed a sigh of relief, dismissed all the officials from the driver, and wiped the hair on his head Leng Khan said to Ji Yun: "Finally, this important matter is finished. You should go back too. I just saw Li Shiyao, and I didn't have time to speak. I still need to hear his business talk with Guo Zhiqiang." .I also have a few letters to write, the emperor's order, although there is no urgent matter, it's better to finish today's work." After saying that, he resigned.When Agui stood in front of the Huabiao, he was dazed thinking about how to tell Qianlong the next day. A gust of wind blew over and wrapped snowflakes into his neck. Only then did he realize that the snow was falling heavily. , Ghoshha stood stupidly with him.Looking at the Zhengyangmen area, the lights are gradually dimming, and the snow on the ground is about an inch thick. In the afterglow of the lights, there is a light blue mist like a layer of egg white, and I am about to say "It's too cold, let's go back to Zhengyang Talking about something at the door", saw a few lanterns coming from afar, but Li Shiyao was surrounded by Yamen servants from Shuntian Mansion, and Guo Zhiqiang was also by his side. It seemed that they were all exhausted, and everyone was staggering on the flat ground.Ah Gui didn't move, and waited until they approached, asking: "How is it?" "There are eleven people in this group." Li Shiyao rubbed his hands and said, "I got seven. The remaining four, the people from the Qing Gang are leading the Yamen servants to hunt down—the nine-section dragon lantern, using four black blunderbuss as The handle of the dragon lantern. Three shots were fired, one shot failed to fire, and the chamber of the gun was full of medicine and iron peas.” "Have you recruited?" "I'm still stubborn now." Guo Zhiqiang said with a smile, "It said that the notice didn't say that you are not allowed to bring guns into the city, and you said you wanted to release bird guns to join in the fun, and said that you used bird guns as dragon lantern handles to dance around. I asked them: 'There are guns in the gun. What do you mean by iron sand?’ Just keep your mouth shut. Don’t worry, this kind of case is easy to try, and the four who escaped will definitely be caught! This kind of person goes to the lobby, and as soon as the stick and rope are taken away, he will be a coward!” Agui pursed her lips and listened, then nodded and said: "Then leave it to you in Shuntian Mansion. If you want to stay up all night for interrogation, you must chase out the master envoy!" He asked again: "Are any of our people injured? I think there was a fire at that time Li Shiyao said with a smile: "One of my soldiers was bitten by someone, and his ear fell off, but the others were not injured. I didn't take it seriously when there were light sheds at the east and west gates. The Green Gang fought with them and burned several houses. The lantern shed attracted people to crowd to the east, and the fireworks flew all over the sky, so it was covered up." "Immediately use severe punishment for trial!" Ah Gui changed his mind in an instant, and he didn't want to waste time asking Dongbianmen for the reasons for the rebellion. The second is to find out whether it is the bandits who caused the chaos, or someone else, whether it is only one place in Beijing, or a few places jointly; the third is to find out whether these people have anything to do with the army, the capital, and the government. If you don’t go to Shuntian Mansion, wait for the letter in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and report the case to me every hour.” He glanced at the two of them, and added: “It’s too much work for you. This matter can’t be postponed. I’m not only worried about Beijing. This place. The Red Orchard has been wiped out, and there are still such things. There are also changes in the Nanjing Qianbao, and the disturbances in Shandong, so we have to go to one place to think about it." Li Shiyao said: "I advise Zhongtang, this matter will be discussed tomorrow. Just hand over the sign and see, it’s best for the emperor.” Seeing Agui staring at him without saying a word, he said: “The gangster shot at the city, how many civil and military officials are there? You won’t be the only one who knows... Military Aircraft Department It is not what it used to be, they are all singles, each has its own boxing style. The emperor first knows the letter from you, it is much better than others to tell it." Ah Gui heard, "Yu Minzhong" three words Immediately passed through his mind, the original plan to unify the files after the trial and report to Qianlong suddenly felt inappropriate.Yin said with a smile, "I'm here to teach you more. I was going to play tomorrow. You are a little bit overwhelmed with the affairs of the Military Aircraft Department. You have always come from Zhang Tingyu, Neqin, and Fu Heng. There are discussions and discussions. There is no rule of decision. It's all about 'my own boxing style' to show the emperor. I will go in tomorrow morning and wait for your reply at the gate of Xihua." Some of these great figures speak truth or falsehood, they all have machines in their stomachs, pearls in their teeth, tacit understanding at one end, and "upright" at the other end.Guo Zhiqiang first listened to the "Ministry of Punishment" and then to the "Xihua Gate", still spontaneously confused, and asked Li Shiyao to pull his coat lapel beside him, and said with a smile: "Call the sedan chair, let's go!" Qianlong, the empress dowager, and the Wei family all cared about Yongyan, but Yongyan couldn't care less about them.Yong Yan, Wang Erlie, Ren Jingzi and Lu Huier set up an imperial envoy camp in Yanzhou Prefecture, and immediately went out to Pingyi County for field surveys.It was a 240-mile dry road from Pingyi County to Yanzhou Prefecture. They rode donkeys. Wang Erlie and Yong Yan pretended to be merchants going to Zaozhuang to buy coal.At first it was as usual, but as soon as we crossed the Si River and entered the Pingyi County boundary, we felt that the atmosphere was quite different.There are very few solo guests on the official road, and sometimes there are groups of at least a dozen or as many as a hundred. The servants and entourages all have leggings and short straps, armed with knives, spears, guns, and mules. Che, staring at him, aggressive, hurried west, asking questions and chatting a few words, all staring at people and rolling their eyes like thieves, pretending to be ready to fight at any time.The villages along the ravines and riversides along the way were desolate and desolate as if no one had died. In the alleys of the villages, even the children who came out to play were missing. He kept his mouth shut, occasionally barked a few times, and then turned silently.I asked a few old men who went out to fetch water, and they all spoke in a vague way. They only knew that the county yamen had "no one in charge", "the county magistrate hanged himself, and the county magistrate's family died", and some even said, " The village master Gong of Guimengding has already occupied the county seat", "the imperial court sent General Fu to suppress the bandits, and they wanted to kill all the people in Pingyi, leaving no chickens or dogs, and no grass growing"... All kinds of rumors abounded. Such a situation, not to mention Wang Erlie and Lu Huier, even human sperm, who have never seen, experienced or heard of it, feel extremely dangerous.The county town was robbed and destroyed, and the bandits were entrenched to protect this golden branch and jade leaf. It was so weak that Wang Erlie felt more and more heavy and uneasy as he walked away; .Seeing the entrance to a town ahead, the human sperm looked at the sky. It was the wrong time at noon, so he stood still and said, "Fifth Master, Master Wang, you can't go forward." The three of them took the reins of the donkey at the same time.None of them spoke for almost an hour, and they were a little startled when they heard this sound. The muscles on the side of Yong Yan's cheek twitched imperceptibly, and they remained silent, frowning and staring at the human sperm.Human Sperm's face was a little pale, and he pointed to the east and said, "The town ahead is called Ehu Village." Hearing this name, the three of them shivered in shock at the same time, and looked in the direction of his finger, only to see two mountains facing each other , like a stone gate sealing the sky, towering fangs, strange rocks and tall trees, dark and gloomy old trees on both sides of the narrow narrow road, lies a town, and a tiger-skin-patterned stone at the entrance of the town is also an ancient vine monster. Covered by trees; a rocky mountain as dark as darkness seems to be in the shape of a tiger, with big characters on the cliff on the tiger's claws: Evil Tiger Stone The characters are also written with teeth and claws, domineering and ferocious.Because of the distance, I can't see the signature of the inscription and postscript clearly - at a glance, it can be seen that Ehu Village got its name. "Master Fifteen, look at this dangerous mountain," said the man with his arms crossed, his face gloomy with a hint of panic, "Pingyi is 40 miles east of here, Shengshuiyu is to the south, and Baodugu is to the southeast. Sixty miles to the northeast is Guimengding. No matter which road you take, it will become more and more dangerous and narrower. Some places are full of cliffs, deep streams and stone stacks, deep trees and dense forests. Even in peaceful days, single guests are absolutely unacceptable. Those who dare to take this path—the residents of the villages in this mountain are also half-citizen and half-bandit, and they all secretly communicate with the owners of the cottages. Every family has earthen guns, and they also hunt. People. There is a saying that goes, "After passing the Evil Tiger Village, I advise you not to be single. During the day, the jackal and the tiger lie on the road, and at night, you will die in a dark shop. Even if you are lucky, you will be frightened by the gate of hell!" A pile of ashes is, what kind of people are you and Master Wang? Dare I take you to the danger?" Yong Yan glanced at the mountain, his brows trembled sharply, and then turned to look at the bare and deserted official road.After a long time, he let out a long breath through his nose, and said decisively: "I must go to Pingyi! You have to be afraid, just take Huier back to Yanzhou. I will stay at the post station in this town tonight, and I will drive forty miles tomorrow. Son, we arrived in Pingyi during the day." Lu Hui'er said: "I'll go with you! All the refugees on this road are rich households, and I haven't heard of anyone who was robbed. We pretended to be poor, and during the day Will something happen in the aisle?" The human sperm rolled Hui'er's eyes and said, "I didn't say I wouldn't go with you, but I meant you don't get involved in this dangerous place! This is called 'Evil Tiger Village'. Dou Erdun, you have fought to the death. I also want to earn a guard belt here!" Wang Erlie kept frowning and listening, scrutinizing the mountain and the shadowy town with his eyes, seeing them arguing, he said: "Don't quarrel, I'll make a divination and see." Hui'er said: "So you know divination? I have Qianlong Gezi here, and all the Cheng blind people in our place use this money." Wang Erlie smiled and said: "This one only pays attention to intuition, and I use yarrow—it is specially picked in Konglin." At the moment when everyone saw his effect, he took out a small oilcloth bag from his pocket, which contained a bunch of neatly stacked yarrow sticks—sixty-four sticks in total—and spread the oilcloth on the dirt road, meditating. After waiting for a while, he divided the yarrow into two piles, and arranged hexagrams according to the odd and positive numbers.Ren Jingzi and Hui'er looked at a pile of unknown things here and there, so Yong Yan learned a little bit from Ji Yun, and already saw that it was a "Gui", and said: "It's a 'Wu Wang' hexagram image." "Fifth Master said that it is the hexagram 'Wu Wang Sui'." Wang Erlie hissed, "Going forward is safe for life. Then there will be disasters, 'Shangjiu, no deceitful actions, there is chaos, no success', "Zhouyi Tongyi" note: 'No ignorance! There are mischievous.' The first of the Yang Yao is 'Shangjiu, Qianlong do not use'. These words were said in Yanzhou Mansion without leaving." He swallowed and stopped talking. This is an authentic interpretation of hexagrams using the theory of "Yi", which is quite different from the folk theory of "money shaking" Liuren images and numbers, except that there are no six gods, officials and ghosts, villains Gou Chen, Teng Snake, Qinglong Bailong, Suzaku Xuanwu's mischievous and mischievous tricks were measured vividly, as if they were in the real world, but even more dignified and solemn.Both Hui'er and Renjing were in awe.The human sperm said: "It is said that there will be disasters if we act recklessly, why do we insist on bumping into the 'desolate'? Looking back five miles, the people in the village by the roadside have all moved out, and we will find an empty house to live in. The fourth master Fu is about We are going to Mengyin on the North Road, and when we have his letter, we will meet him in his camp, which is more or less good!" Lu Huier said: "I am not urging you to go to the dangerous place, I mean where are you going? Where will I follow and wait. Amitabha! Could there be any mistakes in the teachings of Confucius? Our master is a dragon, so he clearly said, "Don't use Qianlong"!" "Don't use Qianlong is not what you said. I am not 'Qianlong'," Yong Yan said, staring at the hexagram, "and we are not acting recklessly. If we say that good or bad, regret is not a thing, it has been since the beginning of Beijing' It’s over, to be suspicious when you see something, and to live when you should do it, that’s “reckless”. Isn’t this the book that Master Wang taught in the Qing Palace?” Wang Erlie remained silent, in fact, he admired Yong Yan’s kind in his heart. He has a stubborn and resolute character, but he is a subordinate and has his own responsibilities, and he can't try his luck with his master's safety.Lu Huier is a newcomer to the dragon and phoenix. Although the master and servant have no status, they love this young man and rely on him for hope. Naturally, what Yong Yan says is what.The four people actually have the same mind, and their identities and responsibilities are different, so their opinions are also different.The human sperm said: "The master is originally a dragon, so this town is even more difficult to live in." Yong Yan replied coldly: "Do you dare to say that there are no residents in the town who belong to the dragon? Living here is a fight between dragons and tigers?" Wang Erlie said: "Pingyi is an empty city. The county magistrate has already died and the yamen has been scattered. I don't know what the chaos is like. The rich and wealthy people in the country with some status have gone abroad to seek relatives and friends. We insist on entering. The so-called 'arrogant' means Fifteen Lords have to think about it if they don't do it properly." They tried to persuade Yong Yan with words, but Yong Yan had another account in his heart.There are 2,000 troops stationed outside the city of Pingyi, which cannot suppress bandits and is more than enough for self-defense.Not to mention helping Fukang'an fight Taipingquan to attack mountains and seize villages, and take care of Pingyi after the battle; even if you watch from the sidelines, as long as you sit in the "territory" of Pingyi, it is a great achievement that shocked the palace and made Qianlong pleasing.Fukang'an made a clear promise, as long as he put his name on it, the "fifteen elder brother" will immediately stand out from the crowd in the elder brother, and the result is even more difficult to say!When he "went to Yanzhou", he wanted to "go to Pingyi". Since he learned about the incident in Pingyi, his passion became more and more intense. Can move?But there are both public and private thoughts in this mind, so I can't talk to Pan'er, so I had to pick up something to say: "An accident happened in Pingyi, I will not move in Yanzhou, and the emperor will reprimand him in the future. Who will answer you? Don't talk about the size of two thousand people." Riots, dozens of hungry people harassing the county on weekdays, the emperor would rise up in his sleep to criticize the food, trace the cause from the consequences, and think about the aftermath from the conquest. Am I sharing the emperor's worries? He is not only the emperor, but also my Ama! The yamen in Pingyi is broken, and people haven’t rebelled against it. I dare say that anyone who hasn’t left in the city is not a villain. As soon as I sit there, there will be a government immediately! Have you ever thought about this?” This statement is really strong and upright, aboveboard, and every sentence speaks volumes.Wang Erlie had already vaguely thought of the deep secret hidden in Yong Yan's heart, and his heart skipped a beat, saying: "Excellent! Lord Fifteen is loyal and loyal to the country, and his equipment is so deep that no one can match it! Since you are determined It has been decided, we will stay at Ehu Village tonight, and enter Pingyi tomorrow!" Lu Huier said: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be better to send troops to protect Pingyi under the banner of the imperial envoy?" Yong Yan laughed. : "I want someone's sperm to make a meritorious service, and a bodyguard can be secured by making up a flag." Wang Erlie said: "Miss Lu, have you ever thought about it—the imperial envoy's ceremonial guard was smashed by the rebels halfway?" Let's go out, let's go out, where is the fifteenth master's dignity?" The human sperm also came to his senses for a moment, and he lifted his spirits, and said loudly: "Since the master said that it is such a big event, it is worth fighting his mother, and I will also win a lottery!" "It's not a lottery, it's a jackpot." Yong Yan smiled and got on the donkey, whipped and left. Seeing Huier riding the donkey with a confused face, he said, "Don't think about it. Although you are smart, you still can't understand the reasoning "Once Wang Erlie understood, his thoughts became more careful and clear, and he thought at the same time and said: "Pingyi is in chaos, not only the court is in chaos, but the original bandits are also in chaos. At this time, there will probably only be robbers, not kidnappings. , as long as we enter Pingyi with our whole body, we will be successful. Therefore, human sperm should not do anything at will, let alone kill people unless it is absolutely necessary. When encountering a strong man, ask for money and give him something." Yong Yan smiled and said: "Master Wang is right. If you have to hesitate between asking for money or life, you would be so stupid." Thinking of the uncertain future, the smile disappeared from his face.Wang Erlie said to Hui'er again: "As soon as you leave the store, you sew the imperial envoy of Lord Fifteen into your shoes, take the seal with you, and destroy all the bright yellow objects...Listen, I would rather die, Master Fifteen is important, the seal cannot be lost!" Huier said, "I'm afraid I have to wipe my face with ashes, or pretend to be a man. The world of peace has suddenly become so scary, like singing,' eight The government patrol has lost its seal!'" Yong Yan wanted to laugh but didn't laugh, he just said: "That is much heavier than the seal of the eight government patrols!"... The four of them whispered and talked about walking, half a meal , has entered Evil Tiger Village. When they talked about "tiger" outside the village, their faces changed, as if they were in a life-and-death disaster, they were afraid and horrified, but when they entered the village, they all breathed a sigh of relief.The village looks majestic and ferocious from the outside, but after turning around the stone gate, the inside is beautiful.This village is often called a "town" by outsiders, but in fact it only has about 200 households, which is quite inferior to ordinary large villages in the plains.The mountain in the south is steep and dangerous, with dangerous cliffs blocking out the sun, with ice pillars hanging from the top and bottom of the cliff, and the snow is full of feet; It is as smooth as a mountain; a few hectares of land below the slope is sunny, and the high "wall" of Beishan blocks the wind and cold. Not only is the sun warm, the village is bright and peaceful, and the water in the river bend does not freeze Ice, clear water, freshly dyed with green algae, flowing eastward, Fufeng willows meandering along the river, and weeds can occasionally be seen growing on the earth embankment.Entering from the gloomy and desolate "outside the village", several people's eyes suddenly brightened: what kind of "evil tiger village" is this?Once the grass and trees are luxuriant in the new spring, it must be a "peach blossom garden"! The village is by the river, and there is only one street from east to west along the official road along the mountain.What's strange is that along the way, people in every village and town are panicked. The cold streets and alleys look dead alive, and they will turn pale after talking to people for three words, and avoid you like a thief.This village looks very peaceful and peaceful, all kinds of groceries along the street, bamboo and wood workshops, porcelain, silk and satin shops, restaurants, inns, and wine shops are still open.There are not many people on the street, decent people in long robes and jackets, mule drivers transporting coal, old people driving cattle, old women with children, village girls selling tobacco leaves and sweet-scented osmanthus sugar... all kinds of people come and go; In the distance, sheep and cattle herders can be seen raising their whips and yelling, and there are also women in twos and threes pounding clothes with clubs on the river beach.It is only more than forty miles away from the county where the "accident happened" on the mountain road, and even though people were panicking on the way here, it is peaceful here!The four of them looked for a resting place along the street, and asked each other with their eyes, but they couldn't figure it out. I walked almost from west to east, and asked that all the stores were "full".In the end, I found a shop at the east end of the village.This is an inn converted from a mule and horse shop in the past, where the coal and porcelain drivers lived.The houses are big and all are connected, with reed-weed fences in the middle covered with mud as "partition walls". There is no restaurant front in front, only a big car door on the east side.There is a coal-fired stove in the northeast corner of the courtyard, which can be used to boil water for cooking. Guests can do what they want. If they want to eat decently, they have to go around the street to find another restaurant.The store clerk led the four of them into the big room in the north house. Yong Yan saw that the house was black with smoke, the holes and windows were torn and paper damaged, the beams were covered with cobwebs and dust, and a large Chinese fir was connected to each other by wooden planks covered with straw. The festivities were in disarray, and even the doors of the houses were covered with grass thatch as a "curtain", and they couldn't help frowning bitterly.店小二知他不如意，笑道：“爷别嫌弃，就这样的也是城东杂货铺涂四爷号定了的，原说昨儿个就过来的，或许城外头太乱，过不来。爷要长住，明儿叫扎作房来拾掇拾掇，裱糊一下能当新房！不想做饭，小人们到老祥和那边给您端食盒子，走时候多赏几个乾隆子儿就什么都有了……” “我们就在这住一夜。”人精子一边打量房子，左右顾盼着看这干店出入门路，一边对店伙计说道：“你只管弄热水来，再弄盆子炭火夜里取暖，再拿把管帚，我们自己打扫一下，明儿赏你双份子房钱！”听着西隔房有几个男人声气划拳猜枚，满口污言秽语议论女人，说笑着吃酒。人精子又问：“那屋子住的什么人？”店小二压低了声音，诡秘地扮鬼脸儿笑道：“是从县城过来的军爷。爷们原来不知道？有个叫王炎的外省蛮子砸了县城，上山投靠了龟蒙顶的龚寨主，扯旗放炮跟朝廷作起对头来了！县城边上蒋千总的兵打了几仗都攻不上去，一头到省城告急，一头各路口布哨加兵，防着别的山头也反了。这村里派了二十多个，吃住都在我店里——好房子都是城里老财们占了，这些爷们满肚子都是火，不好侍候，您家爷们千万别招惹他们！” 伙计说着退了出去。听着隔壁十几个兵吃醉了酒，有捏着嗓子唱女人腔道情的，有提耳灌酒的，有搂抱着亲嘴打呃放酒屁的，比鸡巴说长道短论粗言细的，讲说自己偷寡妇睡尼姑的，夹着恶臭酒气，呕吐声、笑声、哭声、吵闹声嘈杂不堪入耳，阵阵传来。颙琰、王尔烈都觉得恶心，慧儿红着脸不言声，低头跪在床上打理铺盖。王尔烈无可奈何一叹，说道：“想不到每年几百万军费，花到这些人身上！”颙琰听着隔壁的话愈来愈脏，直想掩耳朵的样子，也不知口中念叨些什么，盘膝坐着，闭目努力入定。人精子笑道：“将就些儿吧，这种地方这种人就这种样儿。”因见店伙计端着火盆子进来，腋窝里还夹着把条帚，过来帮他安放了，问道：“一路过来，都没有你这镇里平安，敢情是因为驻了兵？” “指望他们？”店伙计瞅了西屋一眼，一哂，低声道，“土匪来了，他们比兔子逃得快！咱这镇子三十年土匪不进来，是沾了村名儿好的光！”这一说连鲁慧儿也听住了，颙琰、王尔烈都注视着店伙计说话，“三十五年前，北京的黄总镖头和龟蒙顶的窦寨主就在这外头河滩上搭擂比武。当时刑部刘统勋老爷也在，约定黄总爷输了，刘老爷脱黄马褂另寻道路下江南，皇上赐的御马奉送窦寨主；窦寨主输了，无论蒙山哪个山头的绿林英雄不许进恶虎村一步，不许劫过路皇纲。打了三天，窦寨主一胜两负，算是败了，留下了这条规矩。说起来也蹊跷，头两年抱犊崮的王寨主、圣水峪的刘大麻子，还有微山湖的水寨胡克强还来闯过恶虎村，回去都大病一场，放了票退了银子病就好了。王伦大前年带兵打这里过，回去就中了埋伏，让官军给拿了，剐在济南城——这镇子风水是利君子不利小人，是寨上头人的忌地儿。其实窦寨主本事比黄天霸还强些，偏偏就失手，胸上挨了一镖，也为他犯了这忌——'恶虎镇邪'，这是当年贾神仙进京路过说的话。这时候你出镇试试看，东西都是不平安！” 他这么绘声绘色活灵活现一说，众人这才恍然而悟：一派景明熙和，原来是托了风水的福！颙琰虽厌恶这群污糟兵痞，但他们毕竟是朝廷治辖的人，土匪又视这里是忌地儿，一时也放了心，由慧儿侍候着洗了脚，站起来说道：“我们出去走走，吃过饭再回来，不要听这些醉汉胡吣。”又对慧儿道：“王师傅的身量小，你换穿他的袍子，再扣顶瓜皮帽，暂且充个小子吧。四个人挤一间房子，也免得别人说闲话。” 四个人其实是为了避嚣出店转悠的。镇子不大，转回西头又转到东头，又绕村转，没人处就议论着算计福康安的道里路程；有人处就搭讪闲话，说风景讲生意。直到天黑才等了一处饭铺，闲聊着吃饭消磨时辰，待起了更才回店里。听隔壁那群兵，似乎是睡了，鼻息如雷，打呼噜、说梦话、咬牙放屁的，听着不受用也比方才那阵胡嘈要好听些。此刻也无由说话，铺褥展衾，吹灯睡觉。 不料到半夜，隔壁那群人又闹起来。王尔烈睡觉警醒，听得有人吵架叫骂，还夹着女人哭叫，一下子醒得双眸炯炯。接着一声响，像蓦地有人放了个爆竹，又像什么东西突然倒在地上。这下子连慧儿也醒了，睁眼看时，人精子已站在床下黑地里谛听。但那些女人的哭叫声似乎被噤住了，一阵死寂过后，才听一个粗嗓门儿道：“你还敢问我为什么拿人？你们聚众赌博，还玩窑子嫖女人！” “军爷……”稍停移时，听得一个男人声音颤颤地说道：“她们都是我一家人哪……闲着没事，自家斗斗雀儿牌……这，这……这犯的哪门子法呢？这……这是我家里的，这是我妹子，这是小星……她是……梅香丫头……没，没外人……”正说着，一个尖嗓门儿失惊地叫道：“啊哈！你这龟孙满有艳福的嘛！这小娘们嫩得一掐就出水儿，你太太也是个活西施——”但他的话立刻被一个人打断了，嗓音却甚沉浑：“你说你们是一家子，谁是证人？” “长官……我们是打县里逃这避难的，哪来的证人呐……” “哨长。别听他胡鸡巴扯！我们进去捉赌，他们吓得乱窜。是他妈一家人，躲你妈的什么？” “军爷……我们以为是强……强人。” 还是那个浑嗓子说道：“军爷没工夫跟你穷唠叨！这几个婊子留下，你取二十两银子来，没你的事！”