Chapter 2 Chapter 2 False Crazy Devil, Sun Bin Destroys Art of War

Only ten days after Sun Bin was sentenced, the lieutenant sent by Baihu to Chuqiu in Weidi came back to report, saying that Li Shoucheng had been slandered and dismissed a year earlier, and that he had gone back to his hometown of Song with his family.Fu Wei found an old servant in the mansion, and said that when General Li was around, there was never an attendant named Liu Qing by his side. All the evidence is beyond doubt that Sun Bin was framed by others.However, Bai Hu thought about it, Sun Bin first came to Daliang, and he had no enmity with others, so who would harm him? Baihu is determined to find out the truth.Baihu concluded that since Sun Bin was victimized by others, the victim must be in Daliang, so he ordered the Fuwei not to disclose the matter to anyone, and at the same time organized more arresters to secretly investigate the fake Liu Qing with a scar on his chin.As long as this person is found, all mysteries can be easily solved.

Besides, the cub, ever since he met Sun Bin, has been living in seclusion in a remote courtyard arranged for him by the housekeeper Pang Cong.The dog boy is a rough person, he likes to move but not to be quiet, and he is used to dissoluteness, so where can he live in seclusion for a long time?At the beginning, because of the companionship of the maidservant, the paparazzi were quite able to hold on.After more than 20 days, the servant girl seemed to be tired of being played by him, and the paparazzi also became distracted. Later in the day, the pauper took out the ten gold "hard work fee" that Sun Bin had bestowed on him, and played with the maidservant in the yard tossing and turning.The servant girl had never seen so much gold, and she loved and praised him very much.The dog boy boasted to the maidservant: "What is this little gold, wait for me to bring you a hundred gold!" The maidservant provoked him.

One paw was happy, the other was itchy, he immediately took the crown and belt to cover his scarred face, put ten gold on his sleeve, and quietly left the hospital.The small courtyard is located in the back garden, and there is a secret door in the back garden, which was originally used by garden workers to enter and exit.The paparazzi had already found out, quietly opened the secret door, slipped into the street, and went straight to the casino. Public places such as gambling halls, brothels, and inns are the targets of arresters.As soon as the paparazzi arrived at the casino, as soon as he took off the crown belt and showed scars, he was immediately recognized by the plainclothes guards guarding the place.The arrester wanted to arrest him, one is that this is a casino, and the other is that this man is physically strong, he looks like a martial arts practitioner, he was worried that if he could not catch him, he would miss the big deal.He wanted to go back and report, but he was afraid that this person would get away, and he was scheming on his own, but the pauper came quickly and lost too quickly, within half an hour, he had already lost all the ten gold in his sleeve, and because he had a ghost in his heart, he kept saying He didn't dare to complain, turned around and left with a dark face.

The catcher said in his heart, "I'm the only one at the moment. If I take him, he will go away, which will be a big mistake. Wait for me to go with him and see where he goes." The catcher made up his mind and followed the paparazzi far away.Because the dog boy was a fugitive, he didn't dare to walk more on the street, so he went to a side street and entered a secret door.The catcher looked up at the wall, but saw that the wall was high and the yard was big, and it was a big family.He hurried forward and pushed the hidden door lightly, but was locked by the man.It happened that a leisurely old man passed by, and when the arrester asked, he was surprised, it turned out that the secret door here was not another house, but the back garden of Lord Wu'an's mansion.

The arrester thanked the old man, hurried back to Situ's mansion, and reported everything he saw to Baihu. Bai Hu was stunned, his eyes were a little dazed, and he asked after a long time, "Can you see clearly?" The catcher said affirmatively: "My lord, don't worry, the villain's eyes are bright!" Bai Hu was stunned for another moment, then slowly said: "You stay on guard in the mansion first, you are not allowed to go anywhere, and you must not tell anyone about this matter!" "The villain obeys!" Baihu walked out of the mansion gate in a hurry, and seeing that it was getting dark, he got on the chariot and drove straight to the Wu'an Lord's mansion.Pang Cong greeted him, took him straight into the living room, arranged for him to sit down, and went to the study to report to Pang Juan.

After a while, Pang Juan hurried over, and before reaching the living room, a voice came in: "Little brother, long time no see, what gust of wind brought you here?" Bai Hu stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Little brother happened to pass by here, I miss big brother, come in and have a look." "Eldest brother too. I told your sister-in-law about your family the day before yesterday. Your sister-in-law liked Xiao Qier very much. She decided to find a good weather for elder brother and said she would go to visit him." "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Bai Hu paused, then changed the subject, "How is General Sun?"

"Alas," Pang Juan sighed, "Brother has changed doctors several times, changing the dressing every day, applying external application and using internally, but the redness and swelling on Brother Sun's wound just doesn't go away. Brother is very worried, and is thinking about changing doctors again!" Bai Hu was not without anxiety, nodded and said: "Well, what the elder brother is worried about is that most of the people who are sentenced to death do not die from the execution, but from the abscess after the execution. Fortunately, the elder brother is taking care of the elder brother, and the younger brother is at ease. How is the general doing now? Since my younger brother is here, I want to see him too."

"Brother Sun is used to resting at sunset, so he must have fallen asleep this time." Pang Juan cut off the conversation, "If there is nothing else to do, brother, brother will accompany you for a walk. When the wine and food are served, how about a few wines for us brother? " "It's a good feeling!" Baihu laughed. Pang Juan ordered Pang Cong to arrange food and drink, and walked with the white tiger.The two walked along the path in the courtyard for a while, when they saw that they were approaching the back garden, Pang Juan stopped and turned to another path.

Baihu smiled and said, "Brother's back garden is long gone, why don't you go for a walk?" Pang Juan immediately stopped him, and said with a smile: "It's winter, the snow hasn't melted, and the eyes are full of death. The garden is the saddest, so don't look at it, brother." Bai Hu couldn't say anything more, and followed Pang Juan back to the living room along another path. It is also a narrow road to Yuanjia.The two walked to the account room, and suddenly saw a person walking out of the account room happily, and a voice came from behind: "Papa, the old man said, I can only give you hardware, if you continue to gamble, you will get nothing!"

The dog turned around and yelled: "What are you calling, I know!" Gou Zai's voice fell to the ground, and just after walking a few steps, he bumped into Pang Juan and Bai Hu head-on. Seeing that it was Pang Juan, Gou Zai panicked and stammered, "Great...great general!" Although the sky was dark, under the reflection of the western sky, the scar on the dog's face was still clearly visible.Pang Juan and Bai Hu were startled, Pang Juan furrowed his face and scolded him, "Get lost!" The dog didn't dare to let out a fart, and lowered its head and hurriedly slid along the path that Baihu and the others walked over.

The white tiger stared at his back obsessively until he disappeared at the end of the path. Pang Juan called out, "Little brother!" Bai Hu didn't seem to hear. Pang Juan raised his voice: "Little brother!" Baihu shuddered: "Oh, I'm distracted. Brother, who is this person?" "A bastard! Little brother, let's go, the food and drink are ready!" Baihu paused, bowed and said: "Little brother remembered something and urgently needs to go back to the house. How about drinking this wine tomorrow?" Pang Juan was startled for a moment, then bowed back and said, "Since the younger brother has something to do, the elder brother will not force me to stay!" When Pang Juan sent the white tiger to the gate of the mansion, there were already chariots and horses waiting for him. The white tiger turned around and said, "Brother stay put, younger brother will come to visit another day!" Pang Juan replied, "Little brother, go slowly!" Watching the white tiger's chariot and horses go away, Pang Juan's expression darkened, and he rushed to the back garden, and came to the paparazzi's courtyard, but the paparazzi was nowhere to be seen.I asked the maid, but the maid didn't know, and only said that he took the gold and slipped out through the side door in the back garden. Pang Juan thought for a while, and called Pang Cong, "Brother Cong, where did the pauper go?" Pang Cong scratched his head and said, "Brother Cong doesn't know. When it was dark, the accountant came to me and said that he was in a hurry to pay ten gold. Ten gold is a lot of money, but he is a valued guest of the elder brother. The younger brother thought twice and asked the accountant to pay first temporarily." He has hardware, and I will report it to my elder brother, and I will give him hardware." "Hmph!" Pang Juan said angrily, "This bastard is really tired of living!" "Brother?" Pang Cong looked at Pang Juan in confusion. "Brother Cong didn't know something," Pang Juan explained. "This man was originally the treasurer of the Left Army. Because he was obsessed with gambling, he sold food and grass privately and committed an unpardonable death crime. When an incident happened in the army, this man ran to the account of the eldest brother and begged him Survive. It’s because the eldest brother cherishes talents, thinking that he has made many military exploits, so he spared him a way out and hid him here to think about his mistakes. He wanted to wait for the limelight in the army to pass, and entrust him with another mission to make him commit crimes and meritorious deeds. Who would want to This bastard doesn't want to repent, he commits a gambling disease again, and dares to pay money to gamble, how can I ask Big Brother to tolerate him!" "Ah," Pang Cong regretted, "Brother Cong is to blame for being negligent. I didn't ask him a question, so I'll pay you!" "This matter has nothing to do with Brother Onion!" Pang Juan comforted him, "It's just that this bastard shows his face in such a way that it's not good for Big Brother!" "Oh?" "Eldest brother enjoys a high reputation in the army. If the soldiers of the three armies know that elder brother is sheltering and harboring corrupt criminals, it is impossible to explain it based on the fact that elder brother has a thousand mouths. The three armies are out of order, and elder brother loses his prestige. How can he give orders again?" Hearing this, Pang Cong also felt that the matter was serious, and asked anxiously: "The matter has come to this, what should we do?" Pang Juan whispered something to Pang Cong, who nodded repeatedly. Baihu escaped, hurried back to Situ's mansion, summoned the captain of the mansion and all the arresting soldiers, and said: "The person in the painting has appeared, if it is not as expected by the mansion, he is in the gambling house at this time! You go immediately, Make sure to capture this person alive!" Under the command of the Fuwei, he hurriedly led dozens of arresting soldiers, swept to the gambling hall like a gust of wind, and surrounded it tightly.Fu Wei led people into the casino, and the gamblers in the casino didn't know what happened, and they searched for corners, trembling. Fu Wei couldn't find the paparazzi, so he called out the shopkeeper, showed the portrait, and asked, "Do you know this person?" The shopkeeper glanced at the portrait, nodded and said, "Report to the lord, this person is called Scarface, and everyone in the museum recognizes him. Later, Scarface lost ten gold coins, and just now he came with hardware, but he was about to gamble and was called out." Fu Wei hurriedly asked: "Who told him to go?" The shopkeeper thought for a while: "Several people are standing outside the door. Because of the dark sky, I can't see clearly." "When did you leave?" "Just left." The shopkeeper pointed to a teacup on the table, "Please look, my lord, his tea is still warm." Fu Wei left two people to guard in the hall, and hurriedly led the people to separate ways to find them.Now it's time for people to come, and there is no one on the street, and it is pitch black.All the arresting soldiers lit torches and looked around. The Fuwei led the people to find a corner, and someone screamed: "Paper, here is the scarred face!" Everyone hurried over. Under the radiance of the torch, the pauper was lying on the corner of the wall, his throat was cut, his eyes were wide open in horror, and blood was gurgling from his throat.The crowd searched the scene, but found no physical evidence. Fu Wei ordered everyone to sweep the dead body of the dog boy with grass, carry it back to Situ's mansion, and report to Bai Hu what happened before and after, asking him to examine it. Bai Hu sat down on the ground, startled for a moment, waved his hands and said: "Don't look, go!" Obviously, this is the fact that Baihu doesn't want to see the most.Looking at the retreating figure of Fu Wei, Bai Hu sighed, his eyes filled with tears, and murmured: "Brother Pang Da, Gong Gong, you...you...how can you do this?" The small courtyard where Sun Bin lived was also in the back garden of Lord Wu'an's mansion, just across from the small courtyard where the pauper lived was a lotus pond tens of feet square.Chen Zhen loved fishing. This pond was originally a fish pond. In order to please Ruilian, Pang Juan replanted lotus flowers of various colors. In summer, thousands of lotuses are in full bloom, and the scenery is unique. It is winter now, the lotus pond is full of withered lotus leaves, very lonely.When they woke up in the morning, Pang Juan, Pang Cong, Fan Chu and a doctor in his fifties walked quickly into the small courtyard along a stone path beside the lotus pond. Pang Juan approached Sun Bin's bed and asked with concern, "Brother Sun, how do you feel today?" Sun Bin nodded and said with a smile, "The pain is slightly less, Brother Xie misses you." Pang Juan bent down, carefully helped Sun Bin to sit up, and sighed softly: "Oh, they are all quack doctors who hurt people. Seeing that it has been two months, brother Sun's wounds have not improved, but abscesses have appeared instead. Brother Juan thought Wanting to be annoyed, he was beaten 30 times the day before yesterday and sent to serve in the army. Yesterday Fan Chu found a man who said he was a famous doctor in the Song Dynasty who specialized in treating bruises. Brother Juan planned to replace him for a try. Say it to Brother Sun." Sun Bin nodded again: "Brother Xie Xian, take your troubles." Pang Juan turned to the old doctor: "Hey, old man, you have to take care of General Sun's injury." The old doctor lifted the quilt, took off the bandage, inspected the wound, turned around and said: "Report to General, General Sun's sores are festering—" Before the old doctor could finish speaking, Pang Juan cut off the conversation: "You quack doctors, that's what you said. If it doesn't fester, what's the use of you waiting? I'm going to ask you, can you heal this injury?" "Grassmen do their best." "Do your best?" Pang Juan said angrily, "Since you are willing to heal, it means you are sure. I will make an agreement with you. If the wound is healed, I will reward you with ten gold. If there is anything wrong, I will take your money." Repay General Sun with two knees!" The old doctor was so frightened that his legs trembled, he kowtowed again and again: "General, Cao... Caomin..." Pang Juan stared: "Why, how dare you say no?" "Grassman..." Pang Juan turned his head and said to Fan Chu: "Fan Chef, General Sun's meal should not be less than four dishes and one soup. You must have a combination of meat and vegetables, soft and hard, orderly, and you must not make any mistakes!" Fan Chu kowtowed: "The villain takes orders!" After finishing the arrangement, Pang Juan turned to Sun Bin and clasped his fists and said, "Brother Sun is recovering from his wounds, and Brother Juan is on business, so he needs to go out urgently." Sun Bin bowed his hand and returned the salute: "My dear brother, just go forward, Bin's injury, I can't be in a hurry for a while." "Brother Sun, take care, brother Juan bid farewell." "My dear brother, go slowly." Pang Juan resigned from Sun Bin, and returned to the front yard with Pang Cong, where horses and chariots had already arrived.Pang Juan jumped on the chariot and went straight to Situ's mansion. When Baihu heard the news, he was startled for a moment, and greeted him out of the house, bowing his head and saying, "What wind brought eldest brother here?" This is what Pang Juan said when Bai Hu visited Pang Juan last night.Pang Juan's heart skipped a beat, but a smile appeared on his face. He clasped his fists in return and said, "Little brother came to the door last night. Eldest brother had already prepared food and drink, but younger brother left in a hurry. Eldest brother was worried. I don't know what's going on with younger brother. I passed by here today. Come by and visit." Bai Hu also smiled: "Thank you for your concern!" He stretched out his hand politely, "Brother, please!" Pang Juan handed the reins of the horse to the doorman, walked into the living room together with the white tiger, and sat down as the host and guest. Pang Juan asked with a smile: "I heard that my younger brother is very busy these days, what are you busy with?" Bai Hu smiled and said: "It's all a redundant matter in the mansion, it's nothing to worry about." "How are your brothers and sisters?" "It's okay, thank you for thinking about it, brother." "Where's Xiao Baiqi? The last time I saw him, I saw him as a tiger-headed tiger-headed boy! Look at his elf energy, the little guy will have a bright future!" "Thank you, Big Brother Jin Yan." "Speaking of Xiaoqier, the eldest brother also has an idea when he comes here." "Brother, speak as you please." "Speaking of this, it's interesting!" Pang Juan laughed a few times, "Your sister-in-law has been married for several years and has yet to have children. She must be anxious and wants to have a son in her dreams. A few days ago, she didn't know Where did I hear it said that as long as you recognize a foster son and have a temptation, you will surely have a fat son. Your sister-in-law was overjoyed, and she whispered about it to her elder brother when she came back. You also know that elder brother obeys her in everything, and agrees Regarding the matter of adoptive son, I also listen to her. Eldest brother thought of Xiao Qier, and was about to speak, but your sister-in-law seemed to have guessed what elder brother was thinking, and directly proposed to recognize Xiao Qier as an adopted son. Eldest brother naturally agreed, so I want to talk to you Discuss with the younger brother. If the younger brother is successful, the elder brother will hold a ceremony to make people welcome Xiao Qier and invite him to stay in the mansion for a few days. One is to make fun, and the other is to teach him some boxing skills when he is free. .” The white tiger bowed and said: "It's an honor for the dog, it's his blessing. When the younger brother tells Jiannei, I will send the dog to the mansion on a certain day, what do you think?" "Okay, okay," Pang Juan said happily, "Don't pick a date, let's do it tomorrow!" "Little brother listens to elder brother." Bai Hu changed the subject and asked deliberately, "How is General Sun's injury?" "Ah," Pang Juan sighed, "The injury is still not serious. Brother just changed to another disease doctor. Looking at it, it seems that there is some way. I hope this time it may get better." Bai Hu clasped his fists with ulterior motives and said, "Brother Sun is in such a catastrophe, fortunately to have elder brother take care of him, it's a blessing in misfortune." "Ah," Pang Juan sighed heavily, "If it hadn't been for the elder brother to write down the letter, brother Sun would not have come here, and he would not have suffered such a catastrophe. To tell you the truth, these days, every time the elder brother thinks about this matter, his heart is full of pain." I am ashamed. I have thought about it recently, but I still feel that this matter is strange. My elder brother has known Brother Sun for a long time, and I would rather die than believe that he is a treasonous person. My elder brother concluded that someone must have framed this matter. My elder brother, please investigate thoroughly. In this matter, Brother Sun can be innocent." At this point, Pang Juan choked up and wiped his tears with his sleeve. Seeing that Pang Juan was still performing, Bai Hu felt a chill in his heart, and said lightly: "Don't worry, big brother, it's my younger brother's duty to find out the truth. Do you have any clues, can you provide younger brother?" Pang Juan shook his head and said, "That's not true. The eldest brother has always been catching the big ones and not the small ones when doing things. He never pays attention to the trivial things around him. Does the younger brother have any clues?" Baihu also shook his head. Pang Juan stood up and said, "Brother Sun's matter, I will leave it to my younger brother. Eldest brother will only be at home tomorrow, waiting for little Qier." Bai Hu also got up and bowed: "Don't worry, brother, younger brother will be with Jiannei tomorrow to send the dog to the house." After sending Pang Juan away, Bai Hu returned to the mansion, pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.In the next few hours, a flash of inspiration flashed in Baihu's heart, and he drove directly to Xiangguo's mansion. The housekeeper led the white tiger to a small courtyard in the back garden, turned around and walked away.There are dozens of clay pots lined up in the courtyard, in which are planted all kinds of trees and flowers, all of which are green branches and green leaves, which look like cold-resistant corners.Hui Shi is like an old gardener, squatting on the ground, tending it attentively. The white tiger approached, bowed and said, "Your official, the white tiger, has seen Xiangguo." Hui Shi was still squatting there, tending to the flower pots, and smiling at him: "This old man is not polite. What's the matter with you, tell me." Bai Hu recounted the incident of Sun Bin's victimization from the beginning to the end. He thought Hui Shi would react violently, but he just frowned slightly, still fiddling with both hands, and said, "Who else knows about this?" Bai Hu shook his head and said: "Except for Lord Wu An, then there are the officials and Xiangguo you." "Where's the lieutenant?" "Shouldn't know the details. The lower official just asked him to arrest people, but he didn't explain the reason." "That's good." Hui Shi nodded slightly, "Bai Situ, it's not appropriate to investigate this matter further, and it's not appropriate to publicize it. You know what I know, and it's over." Bai Hu anxiously said: "The matter is clear. From the beginning to the end of this case, Mr. Wu An was responsible for it all. Mr. Wu An turned black and white, and the thief shouted to catch the thief. He framed Sun Jianjun like this. Why didn't Xiangguo allow him to punish him?" Hui Shi continued to play with the flower pot: "Since the dog is dead, there is no real evidence for this matter. The crime of Sun Bin was appointed by His Majesty. Your Majesty is not a holy lord, and Mr. Wu An is His Majesty's beloved son-in-law. How?" Suddenly, he got up and moved the flower pot to the shelf, "Not to mention, even if Situ finds out the matter, Pang Juan is punished, and Sun Bin's injustice is solved, what is the benefit to the country and the family? Fighting like this , the country's vitality is bound to be seriously injured. Over the years, Wei has had enough troubles, why bother?" "If that's the case," Bai Hu said without hesitation, "Wouldn't Supervisor Sun be wronged for the rest of his life?" "Alas," Hui Shi sighed, placed the flower pots, and patted the soil on his hands, "The fate of life is determined by God. Sun Jianjun suffered such a catastrophe, I think it is also destined. Since his fate should be like this, you and I How can it be?" "But—" Bai Hu said anxiously, "As a Situ, I am in charge of prisons, how can I just watch other people being wronged and wronged?" "Well," Hui Shi nodded in praise, "Hearing these words, he is indeed a descendant of Bai Gui! In my opinion, Sun Bin should not be killed, and he should not live in the tiger's mouth for a long time. If Bai Situ wants to help him, he can deal with it according to his discretion." Baihu thought for a while, bowed and said: "The prime minister has a high vision, and I respect you!" At Maoshi the next day, Baihu and Qiyi brought Xiaobaiqi with them, and arrived at Lord Wu'an's mansion as promised.Pang Juan and Rui Lian greeted each other out of the house, and Pang Juan cheerfully picked up Xiao Baiqi and led the guests into the hall. After talking and joking for a while, Pang Cong came in and reported that the decoration of the family temple had been completed and it was possible to worship.When everyone came to the family temple, Pang Juan and Rui Lian both knelt down, worshiped Pang Heng's spiritual tablet, got up and sat in the hall. Bai Qi glanced at his parents, walked up to Pang Juan and Rui Lian, knelt on the ground, bowed several times, and kowtowed: "The adoptive son Bai Qi bows to his foster father and foster mother!" Pang Juan looked at Ruilian. Rui Lian got up and walked in front of Bai Qi, hung a golden lock that had been prepared earlier around his neck, hugged him in her arms, kissed him a few times, and hugged him to Pang Juan's side. Pang Juan smiled, and took it with both hands: "Come on, dear son, kiss your adoptive father, you have to kiss him three times!" Bai Qi pouted his lips and went to kiss Pang Juan.Pang Juan's face was full of beards, Bai Qi kissed heavily, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and he looked bitter. Pang Juan laughed a few times, and handed him to Rui Lian: "My dear son, you have been fooled. Come, come, pass the remaining two parents to your foster mother, she has a soft face!" Everyone laughed. Bai Qi went to kiss Ruilian like the law, and kissed Ruilian five times firmly. He was so happy that Ruilian was hugged in his arms, and refused to let go. Everyone was chatting and laughing when Pang Cong arrived in a hurry and whispered, "Brother, Your Highness and Princess Mei are here." When Rui Lian heard that Sister Mei was coming, she hurriedly put down Bai Qi, walked out of the family temple with Pang Juan, and greeted them out of the house.After a while, Pang Juan and Prince Shen walked in front, Ruilian walked behind with Ruimei's hand, and entered the living room. As soon as Prince Shen just sat down, the Baihu family came in and kowtowed to the ground. The white tiger kowtowed: "My minister Baihu and his family kowtow to His Highness! Kowtow to the princess!" Prince Shen raised his hand and said, "Ai Qing, please stand up!" The white tiger kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Highness!" Ruilian walked up to Ruimei and said with a smile: "Sister Mei, let me introduce you. This is Bai Situ and this is Mrs. Bai." Walking up to Xiao Baiqi, she picked him up and walked over, "This is Xiao Baiqi. Bai Qi'er, Miss Lian has recognized her as her adopted son today." Ruimei hugged Xiao Baiqi, and said with a smile, "What a good boy!" Bai Qi turned to Rui Lian: "Mother, what should I call her?" Rui Lian smiled and said, "Call me Auntie!" "Auntie!" Bai Hu called out, kissing her lightly on the face. Ruimei blushed, kissed him too, and said with a smile: "This child is really clever." Bai Hu bowed to everyone: "Go ahead and talk, Bai Hu is leaving." Pang Juan said: "Little brother, go slowly, elder brother will see you off soon." The Baihu couple bowed to the prince again and then withdrew. Bai Qi took two steps forward: "Father, mother—" With tears in her eyes, Qiyi said: "Qi'er, you are playing at the adoptive father's house. After staying for a few days, mother will come to pick you up, oh!" Bai Qi nodded with tears in his eyes and watched them go away. Pang Juan naturally knew why the prince and princess Mei came. After Bai Qi and his wife left, Pang Juan bowed to the crown prince and said, "Your Highness, do you want to visit Brother Sun too?" Prince Shen nodded: "How is General Sun?" Pang Juan burst into tears, choked up and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, Brother Sun—ah, it's been two months, and the wound has not healed yet. I'm so anxious!" Hearing this, Ruimei only wept on one side. Prince Shen glanced at her, then turned to Pang Juan: "Sister Mei is here, I really want to look at him, I wonder if it's appropriate?" Pang Juan wiped away his tears: "Brother Sun will be so happy if he sees His Highness and Sister Mei!" Prince Shen stood up and said to Princess Mei: "Mei Mei, let's go!" Pang Juan led a group of several people all the way to the back garden and arrived at the small courtyard where Sun Bin lived.Pang Juan walked into the room first, and said to Sun Bin: "Brother Sun, Your Highness and Princess Mei are looking forward to seeing you!" Hearing His Highness and Princess Mei coming, Sun Bin was shocked and wanted to move, but the wound was in sharp pain, and sweat broke out on his forehead.Seeing this, Pang Juan hurried forward to support him: "Brother Sun, don't move!" While speaking, Prince Shen, Princess Mei, and Princess Lian also walked into the room with Xiao Bai in their arms.Sun Bin rapped on several cases in front of the couch with his hands, weeping and said: "The sinner Sun Bin knocks on His Highness! Kows on the princess!" Prince Shen took a step forward and sat down in front of his couch: "General Sun, excuse me!" Sun Bin kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Highness!" Prince Shen glanced at him with tears in his eyes: "General Sun, you... have suffered!" Sun Bin wept and said, "It's the guilty minister who deserves what he deserves!" "Oh," Prince Shen sighed, "Stop talking about this, Meimei has something to ask you!" Standing up, he turned to Pang Juan and his wife, "Pang Aiqing, Lianmei, let's go for a walk!" Pang Juan embraced Bai Qi, and walked out with Prince Shen and Princess Lian.Seeing a few people walking away, and there was no one else in the room, Princess Mei rushed to Sun Bin's couch, weeping uncontrollably: "General Sun—" Sun Bin closed his eyes gently, tears streaming down the corners of his eyes. Crying for a while, Ruimei sobbed: "General Sun, Ruimei...Ruimei finally saw you...General Sun—" Burying her head on the side of the couch, she cried out again. Sun Bin wiped away his tears with his sleeve, collected his thoughts, and said slowly: "Your Highness just said that the princess has something to ask the sinner, and the sinner, Sun Bin, will listen attentively." Princess Mei did not speak, but lay down on the couch and wept. Sun Bin's voice gradually became colder: "Princess is a valuable body, don't cry and ruin your jade body. This place is dirty, if the princess has nothing to say, please go away!" Ruimei choked up and said, "General Sun—" Sun Bin's tone became more and more bleak: "Princess, please go away, everything is blamed on the criminal minister, the criminal minister is sorry for your majesty, sorry for your highness, especially for you, the princess!" Ruimei stopped crying, looked up at Sun Bin, and said firmly, "General Sun, Ruimei knows that this is not true, it must not be true!" Sun Bin's attitude was even firmer: "Princess is wrong, everything is true! The people of Wei killed my family, and I want revenge. It is a very natural thing. Princess, you and I are not on the same path. It is a great favor for your majesty to spare me." .You go away, the sinner Sun Bin begged you!" Ruimei opened her tearful eyes, stared at Sun Bin for a long time, and paused every word: "The general who knows Mei, must know Mei's heart. Ruimei is recognized as a general in this life. When the general lives, Ruimei will accompany you; when the general dies, Ruimei... ...to accompany you too!" Sun Bin's heart felt sour, and tears welled up in his eyes. After a long time, he murmured, "Miss Mei—" Hearing Sun Bin calling her a girl, Ruimei got up and sat down on the side of the couch, buried her head deeply in Sun Bin's arms, her voice choked: "Sir——" Outside the small courtyard, Rui Lian had already gone away, and only Pang Juan accompanied Prince Shen to walk under a row of willow trees by the lotus pond.The Spring Festival is too early, and although the climate is cold, the willow trees that can feel the spring very well have already sprouted tender buds. After walking around for a while, Prince Shen sighed, "Oh, Mei Mei is so lofty and aloof, it's hard to hear from her. When she met her grandson, Mei Mei made her a confidant. Who would have thought it would end like this?" Pang Juan also let out a long sigh: "Your Highness, brother Sun is in trouble, and my minister's heart is cut like a knife. Brother Sun and my minister are as close as brothers, and Princess Mei is deeply in love with Sister Lianer. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best to take care of you." Brother Sun. It’s just this marriage—” "Oh?" Prince Shen paused for a moment, looked at Pang Juan, "What worries does Ai Qing have?" Pang Juan sighed again: "Oh, I also know that Princess Mei cares about Brother Sun, but Brother Sun has become a useless person, not to mention that the father is not willing, even if the father is willing, Princess Mei is a daughter, but she wants to marry a useless person , wouldn't you be wronged?" Crown Prince Shen shook his head again and again: "Ai Qing knows Lian, but not Mei. Once Meimei recognizes her grandson, don't say that he is a useless person, even if he is a pile of dry bones, he will definitely have no hesitation!" "Alas," Pang Juan sighed sincerely, "The man has such a beautiful blessing, and this life is not in vain!" After thinking for a while, he couldn't help feeling jealous again, and sighed bitterly again, "If so, I am really happy for Brother Sun !" Prince Shen had something in his words: "Pang Aiqing, those who plant melons will reap melons, and those who sow beans will reap beans. Grandson knows plums, why doesn't plums promise him with his heart?" Wu'an Jun Mansion is located on Daliang East Street.The east belongs to wood, which means prosperity. Therefore, this street is mostly lived by nobles, and the two rows of one street are all noble courtyards, which are full of government offices. There is another street between East Street and Wei Palace, called Dongshi, which is about two miles long and very spacious. There are two rows of shops on one street, feasting and feasting, mainly providing services for dignitaries and Wei Wang's court.There is a shop at the east end of Dongshi. The words "Luo's Leather Store" are written on the forehead, and a wooden sign is erected in front of the door, which reads: "The whole shop is let down". Young Master Hua, who was dressed as a rich young master, called to stop, and strode into the store with an attendant. Seeing that it was the buyer, the shopkeeper hurried up to greet him, bowing and saying, "My lord, please!" Gong Zihua bowed back, pointed to the wooden sign and said, "The shopkeeper wants to buy this shop?" "Yes, yes, yes," the shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "I'm from Zhongshan, and I've been dealing in leather goods in Daliang for more than ten years. My father is seriously ill, so I urgently called me back. This small shop has to be let go." Gong Zihua looked at the store: "How much gold does the shopkeeper want to let?" The storekeeper pointed to the storefront: "There are three noodle shops in this store, and ten in the courtyard. According to the current market value, it should be worth 70 gold; there are 350 pieces of fur in the store, all of which are from Yan, Zhao, Zhongshan and other places. For the selection of materials, the purchase price is worth 70 gold, and the total price is 140 gold. Since I am eager to give up, the young master can only pay 120 gold." Gong Zihua went into the store to inspect, and asked his attendants to order fur goods. Seeing that the shopkeeper said it was accurate, he cupped his hands and said, "The shopkeeper said that this shop is worth a hundred and twenty gold, but now spring is here and fur goods are in the off-season. Not to mention that it won’t be sold in half a year, and it will cost money to take care of it.” The shopkeeper nodded and said: "Young master is already an expert when you say this. You can count it!" Gong Zihua stretched out a finger: "What's the number?" The shopkeeper nodded: "Young master really wants it, so let's count it." Gong Zihua asked his servants to take out the box, counted a hundred gold, and paid it to the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper accompanied the servants to the relevant government office, exchanged the contract, and returned to Zhongshan by carriage and horse. Gong Zihua personally wrote the words "Qin's Leather Goods" and asked people to make a plaque, replaced the words "Luo's Leather Goods Store", and ordered people to renovate the shop. A hundred steps away from the leather goods store, there is a small street on the corner, which is the Dongshi vegetable market, where there are a variety of food such as fish, shrimp and meat. This morning, Master Chef Fan Chu of Wu Anjun's mansion carried a big basket and wandered around the various stalls, touching this, looking at that, a money bag dangling behind his buttocks. Several ragged children looked at each other and followed quietly.Chef Fan walked to a stall selling dry goods, and saw a basket of dried dates in front of the stall, and wanted to buy some to make soup for Sun Bin.Fan Chu squatted down and was carefully selecting.A child took out the scissors, quickly cut the rope that tied the bag, picked up the money bag and ran away. Chef Fan felt something strange, touched it casually, and was surprised. Turning around, he saw a child running away with his purse, and shouted: "Steal money, a thief steal money, catch the thief!" He got up and chased after him . Fan Chu was chasing after him, but there were always other half-grown children selling flowers or other things on the side of the road. Chef Fan yelled and chased into an alley, but was never seen again.Chef Fan checked back and forth several times, seeing no hope, squatting on the ground and weeping sadly.Just at this time, Gong Zihua walked slowly from the end of the alley, saw him like this, knelt down and asked, "Excuse me, dear brother, why are you so sad?" "Ah," Chef Fan sighed, "Young Master, I don't know. The villain just arrived at the market and was about to buy vegetables, but the money bag was stolen by a thief. Now that the villain has no money, how...how can I buy vegetables? If you can’t buy it back, how will the master’s family arrange their meals?” Gong Zihua pretended to be surprised: "Oh, this is a big deal! Can you tell me the truth?" "Alas," Fan Chu sighed again with a sad face, "you don't know, all the money of the villain is in that bag. The villain is the cook for the master's family, and all the vegetables are bought by the elders. The villain buys all the vegetables. I went to the street once every three days, and I didn’t buy anything today, but my purse was stolen. If I can’t buy food, how can I explain to my elders when I return home?” Gong Zihua asked, "Excuse me, dear brother, how much gold is in the bag?" "A total of two hundred and ninety-eight Wei coins, about three gold." "If there is no such three golds, what will happen to my dear brother?" Fan Chu wept and said: "If you lose so much money, the elders will deduct it from the wages of the little man. The monthly salary of the little man is only 50 yuan, and it will take six months to pay it off. In the little man's house, there is a sixty-year-old mother on the top and three feet on the bottom. Children, this... these six months, how can the villain feed them?" "If that's the case," Gong Zihua stood up and said, "my dear brother, come with me!" Fan Chu looked at him in amazement: "Young Master, can you help the villain catch the thief?" "The thief can't be caught," Gong Zihua smiled, "However, there is no shortage of this little money." Fan Chu looked at Gong Zihua with suspicion, but his legs did not move. "Why, I can't trust my dear brother?" Chef Fan seemed to have come back to his senses, and said anxiously: "I can trust it, I can trust it!" Fan Chu followed Gong Zihua anxiously to Dongshi Street, and turned into Qin's Leather Goods Store.Chef Fan stood in the shop, looked around the shop, knew that he was a giant businessman, and felt even more disturbed.Gong Zihua ordered his servants to take out three pieces of gold and hand them to Fan Chu.Seeing the shining gold, Chef Fan couldn't believe it was real, and was stunned for a moment. Gong Zihua laughed and said, "My dear brother, why are you so dazed, why don't you go shopping soon?" "This..." Fan Chu thought it was in a dream, "This, this, this... Are these three golds really given to the villain?" Gong Zihua laughed and said, "What's the point of worrying about the three golds? My dear brother, just take it and have the right to make a friend." Fan Chu thumped, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly: "May I ask what your benefactor is called?" Gong Zihua helped him up: "Brother, please stand up, my surname is Qin, and I can be called Lord Qin." Cook Fan wept and said: "The villain's surname is Fan. Because he can cook some side dishes, he is called Fan Chu. The three gold is a temporary loan from the villain to his benefactor. When the villain has money, he will definitely return it!" Gong Zihua said with a smile: "If I send you off, I will send you off. Brother Fan, don't mention the word return." Fan Chu knelt down again and kowtowed: "Your benefactor is useful to a villain, so you can order him as much as you want!" "Hehehe," Gong Zihua nodded with a smile, "I like to hear that. I just came here, and today I count as a friend of Brother Fan. In the future, if Brother Fan has difficulties, you can come here to find me." Fan Chu choked up and said, "Fan Chu wrote it down!" The grass is luxuriant, the annual spring ploughing is about to begin, and the winter training of Wei Guo that persisted all winter has finally come to an end.Pang Juan summoned the guards from all over the country and the generals in charge of winter training to the big tent in Fengze, and made a report, rewarding meritorious deeds and not punishing them well. He worked hard for several days before driving back to Daliang. 回到府中，庞涓听完庞葱禀报，心头忽然一动，动身前往后花园，看望孙膑。 刚出书房，庞涓看到小白起正在一棵大树下聚精会神地观看什么。庞涓好奇心起，悄悄走至白起身后，见他毫无察觉，仍在埋头观察。 庞涓拍拍白起的脑袋：“好儿子，你蹲这儿看什么呢？” 白起见是庞涓，跪地叩道：“回禀义父，孩儿正在观看蚂蚁排军演阵。” 庞涓兴趣大起，也蹲下去，果见成千上万只小蚂蚁纷纷出洞，排成黑乎乎的一行，直向大树爬去。看有一会儿，庞涓笑道：“儿子，可知蚂蚁演的是何军阵？” “回禀义父，是一字长蛇阵。” “好！”庞涓思忖有顷，“假设你是我方将军，这些蚂蚁排成一字长蛇阵与你对垒，你将如何应对？” 白起考虑片刻：“袭其巢穴，断其后路，杀他个片甲不留！” “哦？”庞涓呵呵一乐，“儿子如何袭其巢穴，杀他个片甲不留？” “义父稍待片刻。”白起跑进旁边一处屋子，不一刻儿，提起一壶热水出来，徐徐浇进地上的蚂蚁洞中，再从洞口沿蚁阵浇之。 见白起浇毕，庞涓将他一把抱起，不无满意地拍拍他的小脑袋：“嗯，孺子可教也！走，随义父看望孙伯父去！” 庞涓抱着白起走进孙膑的小院子，叙话一时，将白起拉到榻前：“乖儿子，来，给孙伯父磕个头！” 白起跪下叩首：“司徒白虎长子、武安君义子白起叩见孙伯父！” 孙膑笑道：“小白起，快快请起。” 庞涓见白起如此明事，亦由衷高兴，笑对孙膑道：“白起是涓弟义子，自也是孙兄义子，望孙兄能以义子待之。” 白起眼睛一眨，再跪于地：“孙义父在上，请受孩儿一拜。”言讫，连拜三拜。 孙膑乐不可支，连连点头：“好好好，孙义父认下你了！” 庞涓掀开衿被，一边细细察看孙膑的伤势，一边问道：“孙兄，近日感觉如何？” 孙膑点头赞道：“嗯，这位医师医术甚高，脓水尽化去了。医师说，若是顺利，再过一月，当可痊愈！” “好！”庞涓扭身叫道，“医师何在？” 正在耳房煎药的医师闻声赶至，叩见庞涓。庞涓冲他满意地点点头：“孙将军伤情好转，皆是先生之功，本将暂先犒赏五金，待孙将军完全康复，自会再行赏你。” 医师叩道：“草民谢大将军恩赐！” 庞涓拍拍白起的小脑袋：“儿子，你带医师前去账房，着令支取五金。” 白起答应一声，引医师径出院门。 孙膑凝视庞涓，心中甚是感动，轻叹一声，哽咽道：“唉，膑至大梁，本欲助贤弟一臂之力，不想却成贤弟累赘，每每思之，心中甚是愧疚。” 庞涓跪于地上，泪如雨下：“孙兄遭此大难，皆是涓弟之过。不瞒孙兄，涓弟每思此事，心疼难忍，恨不能以身相替，归还孙兄两只膝盖。” 孙膑越加感动，又叹一声：“唉，膑已成为废人，贤弟大恩，膑只能来世相报了。” 庞涓略顿一下，以袖抹去泪水，抬头望着孙膑：“此事也怪先生，好端端的，为何要将孙兄的'宾'字改为'膑'字？涓弟早就说过，'膑'字不是佳语，真就应验了！” “此事与先生无关。”孙膑说道，“今日想来，是膑命中该有这场劫难！先生高深，先一步看破天机，却又不好明说，因而改此膑字，以使膑有所警示。不想膑生性愚钝，终未领悟，方才招致此祸。” “唉，”庞涓长叹一声，“说起先生，涓弟真是追悔莫及啊。” “贤弟追悔何事？” “涓弟本是魏人，视魏为家，唯思在魏成就一番功业。昔日在鬼谷之时，涓弟一心贪恋山外机会，学业未成即仓促下山。不想山外有山，人外有人，涓弟已尽全力施展，却总感到力不从心，这才盛邀孙兄下山。邀兄之时，涓弟心中唯系一念——假使你我联手，或可有所成就。万未料到，涓弟此举，反倒害了孙兄！” 孙膑长叹一声：“唉，贤弟，时也，运也；运也，命也。膑生于戎马世家，亲历杀伐，九死一生，彷徨不知所向。幸遇墨家巨子指点迷津，膑至鬼谷，方才看清前程。鬼谷用功四年，膑虽说不及贤弟，却也算是尽心、努力。一朝下山，膑本欲有所作为，谁知人算不如天算！”略顿一顿，又叹一声，“唉，贤弟，不说也罢！” “孙兄过谦了。”庞涓由衷赞道，“项城之战，涓弟已知孙兄功力。前番对弈，孙兄气势如虹，更令涓弟望尘莫及。涓弟弈后自思，一年不见，孙兄功力突飞猛进，定与《孙子兵法》有关。唉，可惜涓弟求成过急，与此宝书失之交臂，终为憾事！” “贤弟莫急。”孙膑劝慰道，“膑自至魏，早有心将此宝书传于贤弟，只是忙于琐事，未得机缘。今膑已成废人，此书纵在胸中，也是无用。待膑伤势略好，必将胸中所记，尽数写出，以供贤弟参悟。” 庞涓闻言，叩拜于地：“孙兄果能如此，则是涓弟造化！” 孙膑急道：“贤弟快快请起！”见庞涓起身，又道，“贤弟可备竹简、笔墨于此，待膑感觉好时，即于榻上默写。” “有劳孙兄了。” 第二日，庞葱使人送来竹简、笔墨等物，庞涓亲选一名略识文字、颇有灵气的婢女贴身侍奉。孙膑仍不能动，医师不让他有任何劳作，但孙膑感念庞涓之恩，坚持书写。医师无奈，只好使人做出一个木架，支在榻上，让孙膑坐起，婢女侍候笔墨，慢慢书写。 写字极是费力，孙膑每写一字，就要强忍剧痛，忙活一个上午，也只写完两片竹简，不过数十字。及至中午，庞涓听说孙膑已写出个开端，急来观看。 看到孙膑握笔艰难，额上汗出，庞涓甚是过意不去，掏出丝绢，轻轻拭去孙膑额上汗珠，泣道：“孙兄——” “唉，”孙膑长叹一声，“稍一用力，竟是疼痛钻心。这有两个时辰了，方才抄录这么几片。” 庞涓哽咽道：“孙兄，欲速则不达，孙兄万不可着急，眼下当以养伤为重，待伤好之后再抄不迟！” 孙膑又叹一声：“唉，今日看来，膑真的成个废人了！” 庞涓擦把泪水，劝道：“孙兄万不可说出此话！废不废，断不是肢体所能限定。许多人肢体健全，却是饱食终日，与废人一般无二。孙兄肢体虽残，智谋却高，天下诸事，无所不晓，哪能与废人等同？” 孙膑苦笑一声：“废不废，膑心中自有比较，贤弟莫要安慰在下了！” 正说话间，范厨提着饭盒走进来，见庞涓在，急叩拜道：“小人叩见大将军！” 庞涓看他一眼：“呈上饭菜！” 范厨递上饭菜，摆在几上，庞涓打开，望见只有两菜一汤，勃然怒道：“大胆奴才，孙将军所供饭食当是四菜一汤，为何少去两菜？来人，将范厨拉下，领杖二十！” 在院中候命的庞葱领着两名仆从急进门去，上前扭住范厨。 孙膑急道：“贤弟，此事不怪范厨，是膑专门交代的。膑四体不勤，肚中不饥，有此两菜一汤，已是足矣！” 庞涓依旧怒道：“身为奴才，私减菜肴，理该责罚。孙兄既有交代，可减十杖，拉出去领杖！” 庞葱使人将范厨拉出。孙膑见了，顾自垂下头去，不再言语。 庞涓亲手将两菜一汤放入托盘，端至榻上：“孙兄，请用餐！” 孙膑却将饭菜一把推开：“贤弟，你还是端走吧！” 庞涓惊道：“孙兄？” “唉，”孙膑轻叹一声，“范厨因膑而受责罚，叫膑如何吃得下去？” 庞涓急叫：“来人！” 奴婢走入，叩道：“奴婢在！” “速去告诉家老，就说孙将军求情，范厨十杖权且寄下！” 奴婢应声喏，急急走出。 翌日傍黑，范厨手提一只精致的漆木饭盒径至秦氏皮货行里，伙计见是范厨，将他迎入店中。 范厨揖道：“恩公在否？” 话音未落，公子华从内院走出，惊喜地说：“哦，范兄来了，里屋请！” 范厨随公子华走进内院，放下饭盒，跪在地上，从盒中取出四碟小菜，拿出一只小酒壶，摆在几面上，叩道：“恩公在上，小人别无他物，亲炒几碟小菜，聊备一壶薄酒，特请恩公品尝！” 公子华扶他起来：“范兄请起，既有好酒，你我一道畅饮如何？” 范厨迟疑一下，禀道：“此酒只能恩公品尝，小人不敢！” 公子华正自惊异，范厨半跪于地，拿出酒壶。 尚未倒酒，屋中就已酒香四溢，公子华脱口赞道：“好酒！” 范厨不无自豪地说：“此为小人家酒，恩公纵使走遍大梁，断也喝不到的！” “哦？”公子华笑道，“如此说来，本少爷口福真还不浅呢！” “不瞒公子，”范厨倒好酒，缓缓说道，“小人祖代皆为大梁酒工，所酿美酒是宫廷御品。在下曾祖一生为宫室酿酒，先祖承继曾祖之业，酿酒三十余年，于五十年前仙去。此酒为曾祖生前私酿，家中仅此一坛，已藏百二十年，非金钱所能买也。” 公子华惊道：“本少爷饮酒无数，逾百年陈酿，当真是第一次喝上！” “莫说恩公，即使当今陛下，也未曾喝过！” “难道你家主公也不曾喝过？” 范厨颇为自豪：“小人身贱人微，却不可夺志。若非知己，任他是公子王孙，想闻此酒，小人也是不允！不瞒恩公，迄今为止，在此世上，得饮此酒者仅有五人！” “哦？”公子华大感兴趣，“是哪五人，范兄说来听听！” “第一个是曾祖。曾祖一生品酒无数，唯独此酒未品一口。封坛之后，曾祖即在院中挖出一窖，将酒坛藏于窖中。每至年关，曾祖必沐浴薰香，亲下窖中，隔坛闻酒。曾祖走后，先祖含泪开坛，取出一爵，缓缓倒入曾祖口中，自己却滴酒未沾，再次将坛封好！” “第二人是谁？”公子华惊问。 “第二人是先祖。”范厨缓缓说道，似在陈述一个故事，“先祖亦如曾祖，每至年关必沐浴薰香，隔坛闻酒，仪式甚是隆重。先祖故去时，先父再开此坛，倒满一爵，含泪倒入先祖口中。第三人自是先父，为他斟酒的正是小人！” 公子华几乎被震惊了：“如此说来，三位品酒之人，均已故去！” “是的！”范厨含泪点头。 “敢问范兄，第四人是谁？”公子华的兴趣越发浓了。 “先父故去之后，小人本来不欲开坛，可在昨日，小人祭过先祖，将坛私开了。小人打出一壶，献与一人。” 公子华大是惊异：“昨日？献与何人了？” “孙将军。” 公子华眼睛大睁：“可是孙膑？” “正是！”范厨说道，“数月以来，孙将军一切食用皆由小人打点。小人本为下人，终老一生，无非是为达官显贵忙活，挨的是主人的板子，听的是主人的吆喝，稍有不慎，就有杀头之祸，生活如牛马一般。自从遇到孙将军，小人方知，小人原来也是一个人！”遂将昨日之事详细说来。 公子华听得感动，连连点头：“嗯，应该为孙将军开坛！” “是的，”范厨泪出，从壶中倒出一爵，跪在地上，呈献公子华，“小人再次开坛，则是今日。恩公在上，请饮此爵！” 公子华生于贵门，长于宫廷，何曾听过这般小人故事？一个小小臣工，一个侍候人的下等厨子，竟有这般经历，又怀如此侠肠，当真让他感叹！公子华眼含热泪，亦跪下来，朝酒爵连拜三拜，双手接过，举爵道：“如此人间佳酿，本少爷得闻酒香，已是大幸，何况饮乎？” 见公子华如此敬重，范厨泪水再出，泣道：“恩公请饮！” 公子华一饮而尽，果是直沁肺腑。 范厨拿起酒壶，正欲再倒，公子华拱手谢道：“美物不可多用，一爵足矣！” 范厨亦不坚持，放下酒爵，再拜道：“小人谢恩公品酒！” 公子华回过礼，眼望范厨，话入正题：“方才听范兄提及孙将军，本少爷倒是想起一事。” “恩公请讲。” “