The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 854 Chapter 840 Three: The prefect of Quzhou talks about giant snakes

At the reception banquet, it was still Wu Zhifu who was dining with Duan Wuji and the others at the main table!

The prefect Wu poured wine for the two of them, and the prefect Wu said with a smile: "You two imperial envoys, have you been to Hangzhou before?"

The two shook their heads.

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "To put it bluntly, we brothers are just two bumpkins, people who have never seen anything in the world!

This Hangzhou is so far away from our hometown, how can we have the opportunity to come here!

Mr. Zhifu, why are you asking this? "

"Don't do anything, two imperial envoys, let me tell you, there is a famous wine produced in Hangzhou, and the most famous wine in Hangzhou is called that girl red!
This wine is very delicious, it is quite different from the strong wine we have in the north!

If you don't believe it, you can try it in a while! "

Saying that, Wu Zhifu picked up the wine bowl.

"My colleagues, today the imperial envoy is here to visit our Hangzhou mansion, let's respect this bowl of bar first!

I wish the two imperial envoys success in their careers and a bright future! "

After hearing this, the officials also said loudly: "Your Excellency has worked hard all the way, come on, let us respect this bowl of wine for Your Excellency!"

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu had no choice but to stand up too.

"Everyone, my brother and I would like to thank you all, come on, let's finish this bowl of wine."

After finishing the wine, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Everyone, drink to your heart's content. Whoever wants to drink can drink as much as he wants, but you must not drink too much!"

Duan Wuji looked at the dishes on the table, the taste of the dishes here is quite different from those in the north. Although Duan Wuji and Tie Niu have seen a lot, most of the dishes on the table have never even been seen by the two of them. Be there!

The two of them didn't care about it, they just picked up the chopsticks and ate it for a while!

Duan Wuji said loudly: "Everyone, let's eat up all the food on this table, and if you don't eat clean food on the table, you are not allowed to go home.

Such a good delicacy, if anyone on the table dares to waste it, it will be treated as dishonest.

This grain of grain is exchanged for the sweat of the common people, so we must not waste it! "

When the officials heard what the imperial envoy said, they were all stunned, and they said in their hearts: There are so many things, who can eat them clearly!

However, the imperial envoy has already spoken, and if he wants to disobey the order, it is no different from finding Mei!

These officials gave up drinking one after another, and started attacking the food on the table one after another.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu ate like crazy, the items on the table decreased rapidly, and the time was not too long, and the items on the table were eaten up.

Duan Wuji put down his chopsticks, and said to the prefect of Wu: "Prefect Wu, you should inform the prefects of other places tomorrow and let them come to Hangzhou for a while. I will ask them about the situation in each place. We'll go on to other places."

Wu Zhifu listened and nodded.

"Yes! I will obey my orders, sir, and I will send someone to find them all tomorrow morning.

However, if they arrive in Hangzhou, it will take a few days! "

"Well! That's for sure. When they come, let's say it's any time. There's no need to worry about it!"

Duan Wuji and the others had nothing to do and were gossiping, just waiting for the officials to continue eating and drinking!
Ho!These officials have suffered a great crime today, they forcefully put it into their mouths one by one!

These people can't eat anymore, but the imperial envoy has already spoken, how dare they not continue to eat!

Duan Wuji glanced at these people and said: "The things on this table are all good things!

If you really can't eat it, then take it home and eat it!
Let me tell you that you must develop good habits and never develop wasteful habits! "

Hearing what Duan Wuji said, all the officials let out a long sigh of relief!

These officials picked up the things on the table one after another and took them away.

The prefect Wu was taken aback.

"Master Imperial Envoy, why have you changed your mind!"

"What can I do if I don't change my mind? To be honest, they haven't committed any serious crimes. I just frightened them just now.

If it kills them all in a while, wouldn't it be troublesome! "

"Master Imperial Envoy, we have already eaten this meal, and you have worked hard enough on this journey, in my opinion, you should go to rest!

My lords, just follow me, I have already arranged your residence for you! "

Duan Wuji and Tieniu stood up after hearing this, and followed the prefect Wu straight to the back hall. The three of them came to a small courtyard. where you live.

Two adults, come with me! "

After entering the room, I saw that the furnishings in the room were very particular. There was a big Eight Immortals table with oily knees. There were teapots, tea bowls, and several plates of exquisite snacks on the table. There were four Taishi chairs beside the table. There are calligraphy and paintings of famous people hanging on the wall.

There are two large beds in the back room, with brocade mosquito nets hanging on the beds, and brocade bedding on the beds. Everything is so precise, revealing a luxurious atmosphere everywhere.

The prefect Wu wentssiping with the two of them for a while, and then he left.

As soon as Duan Wuji and Tieniu saw that there was no one in the room, they went to bed to practice.

From then on, Duan Wuji and Tieniu lived in Hangzhou Mansion.

The prefect Wu took care of them in every possible way, every detail, and the prefect Wu asked them for instructions, everything showed the prefect Wu's respect for the two of them!

This Wu Zhifu has a big banquet for three days, and a small banquet for five days is also a tight reception!I'm afraid there is something wrong with the reception!

It took six or seven days in a flash, and the two of them did nothing during this time, it was because Tianjie was practicing martial arts in this yard all day long!

This morning, Duan Wuji and Tieniu were practicing in the house, when the prefect Wu walked in.

"I want to report to the Imperial Envoy, all the prefectures have arrived, when do you think you will see them?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu quickly jumped off the bed.

Duan Wuji quickly said: "Since they are all here, what are you waiting for? We will meet with them now, you go and inform them!"

The prefect of Wu agreed and walked out, Duan Wuji hurriedly said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, let's go, let's go.

See if there is anything wrong with them!

If there is, let's help them solve it, if not, let's continue on our way tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, it's not that serious to just stay in this place! "

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well! That's true, then let's go and have a look."

The two tidied up and walked towards the lobby. There were nine prefects sitting in the lobby. These people were chatting in whispers. When they saw two people coming in, some people stopped talking.

As soon as the prefect Wu saw that the two people had sat down on the front seats, he quickly said to the prefects: "These two are the imperial envoys, you all have a look at what the imperial envoys look like!"

After hearing this, the magistrates all stood up quickly, and these people straightened their clothes and immediately knelt down and licked their heads.

"My lord, I am waiting to pay homage to my lord."

Duan Wuji waved his hands.

"Okay, okay, get up quickly, we are all ministers of the same dynasty, why do we have to do this?"

The officials stood up and returned to their seats.

Duan Wuji looked at these officials and said: "Everyone, I called you here just to ask you if there are any difficult cases in your jurisdiction!

In other words, have you encountered any problems that cannot be solved!
If there is, tell it!
Of course, if there is nothing wrong, then of course it is the best!
If any of you have something to hide and don't report it, if there is any problem when you come down, you will bear it yourself. "

After hearing this, the prefects looked at each other one by one.

Everyone doesn't know whether to agree with the imperial envoy, or not to agree with the imperial envoy!

At this moment, an old magistrate in his 50s stood up.

"Master Imperial Envoy, I have something to report to you, sir, if you can solve this matter for me, then I am very grateful, sir!

If you can't solve it, I have no way to solve it, Xiaguan! "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"What's the matter! Tell me first and let me hear it! Can it be handled? I'll talk about it after listening to it!"

"My lord, the matter is like this. I am the magistrate of the Quzhou Prefecture. Our place is in the southwest of Hangzhou Prefecture. The poor mountains and rivers in our place are the poorest places.

In our official circles in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there is a saying that it is better to be a magistrate in Hangzhou than to be a magistrate in Quzhou!

In our place, eight parts are mountainous areas, and two parts are farmlands!Ordinary magistrates would rather be downgraded by three ranks to be the magistrate of Hangzhou than to be the magistrate of Quzhou!

That place is too poor. Not only is the place poor, but the population of ordinary people is also small!

Of course, in the place where the birds don't shit, if there are too many people, they can't afford it!

Since I took office in that place, there has been a story circulating in that place, that there is a giant snake in the deep mountains of Quzhou.

That giant snake wanders deep in the mountains, often harassing the local mountain people!

There are hundreds of livestock and poultry eaten by him every year!

When I first took office, I heard about this. The number of poultry and livestock eaten by this animal is increasing tremendously every year, at least an increase of more than [-]% every year!

The number of poultry and livestock eaten by it this year has long been beyond count.

The mountain people repeatedly ran to our government office to report the crime!

I hope the government can solve it for them. A month ago, in Cuijiazhuang, there were eight or nine young men who were idle and had nothing to do. They were chatting together at night when they suddenly heard the sound of roosters crowing outside the village. These young men planned to Catch this rooster and cook meat to eat.

These few people brought ropes and clips to go out to catch the rooster. We all know that the rooster's eyesight at night is not very good, so it is usually easier to catch.

When these people walked out of the village, the rooster crowed in a small bamboo forest!These mountain people were just about to go into the forest to catch the rooster, when suddenly two bright lights shone out.

Everyone was shocked when they saw it. The crowing of the rooster came from the two bright lights.

Everyone thought it was strange, so they didn't dare to act rashly. The crowing of the rooster was getting closer and closer, and a person started the scythe out of curiosity, and everyone saw it clearly in an instant.

What kind of big cock is this!It turned out to be a giant snake!
Strange to say, this giant snake really has a cockscomb on its head!

The crowing of the rooster came from the mouth of the giant snake.

Everyone was startled when they saw it, and turned around like they were running from the village. The giant snake roared and chased after it. Guess what, in the end, three people did not escape and were swallowed by the giant snake.

The sudden loss of three young men in that small village terrified the rest of the village.

From then on, the villagers of this village never dared to go out at night, for fear of being swallowed alive by that giant snake again!

The next day, the villagers came to the government office to report the case. I also checked the scene, and I found the traces of the giant snake crawling. The crawling traces of the giant snake are really wide!

The surrounding vegetation was overwhelmed, and the snake path was one foot, three or four feet wide. With such a wide distance, even two carriages could drive side by side!

This giant snake eats a lot of cattle and sheep every year, so there is no way to tell. I am an official in that place, and after inspecting that place, I have no solution!Such a huge snake, what do you think I can do with it!

Imperial envoy, I think this giant snake is almost mature. If such an evil is not removed early, won't it still endanger the village?
Imperial envoy, can you think of a way to help me get rid of this giant snake! "

All the officials present were taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"I said you old man is too interesting, such a big python, who can provoke it!

From our point of view, there is nothing we can do even if the emperor comes!

Except for such a huge snake, who can think of any good way!

For such a big snake, the snake skin must be very thick. I am afraid that even the bow and arrow can't hurt it in the slightest!

If you want to get rid of it, I'm afraid it will be more difficult than reaching the sky! "

Duan Wuji was taken aback.

"It's not uncommon for a giant snake of this size, but it's somewhat rare for this giant snake to crow like a rooster!

What's the matter with this giant snake?Ladies and gentlemen, who of you know?

Tell me if you know! "

An old man in his sixties came out from the crowd. The old man stood up and said with a smile: "Master Imperial Envoy, I am the official from Quzhou. I heard about it when I was young." There is such a giant snake.

This kind of snake is called cockscomb snake. It is said that this kind of snake is very poisonous and has an extremely fierce temperament. When this kind of snake is full, it will crawl back to its nest to rest for a long time!

There is indeed no good way to get rid of such a huge snake. If there was a way, people would have got rid of it long ago.

When I was young, it just ate some chickens, ducks and geese, maybe it was still young at that time!Unexpectedly, in such a short few decades, it has become a spirit, and it has already begun to devour large livestock such as cattle and sheep.

Such a big snake is indeed a disaster for the people of Quzhou!

I have also checked ancient books before, and it is said that this kind of snake is the remnant of an ancient beast. It does have a huge poison in its mouth, so it is not bad at all!

However, according to ancient books, the meat of this giant snake is very delicious, and eating some will prolong your life and prolong your life! "

"I said, old Zhang, what you said is nonsense, no matter how delicious the meat is, it is useless!

Do you want to eat it?That's not a dream!In my opinion, it can eat you just as well. "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and asked: "How to get rid of such a huge snake?"

The old man smiled wryly.

"In my opinion, there is no way to get rid of this giant snake. After another hundred years, it will turn into a flood dragon. Once it turns into a flood dragon, it will most likely follow the river and enter the sea."

(End of this chapter)