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

Chapter 860 Chapter 840 Nine: The old man proposed to change Tulonggou, and the two went to Ningzhou Mansion
"Master Zhifu, you helped us get rid of the giant snake for this place, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the whole village!

If you don't get rid of this giant snake, it will eat up the people in our place sooner or later!

I'm in my 70s, so it doesn't matter if I die a few years earlier or a few years later, but the young people in this village will suffer!
Lord Zhifu, the name of the ravine where the giant snake was killed just now is Sanshiligou. I plan to discuss it with Lord Zhifu, so I might as well change it to Tulonggou. My lord, what do you think? "

The prefect of Quzhou looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Good, good, good!
This proposal is really good, since you have made up your mind to change it to Tulonggou, what do I have to say as an officer!

This giant snake was killed by two imperial envoys, this is just a commendation of their merits and virtues!

However, do the folks in the nearby villages and mountains agree with your idea? "

"If they agree or disagree, I will ask them to know. What's the matter!"

Ho!This old man has so many things to do!

The old man stood outside the crowd and shouted loudly: "Fathers and folks, you all saw this giant snake killed just now.

Let me tell you that this giant snake was killed by our imperial envoys. Aren’t they all here? Don’t you want to come and have a look?
The two imperial envoys are so heroic, I am afraid that no one can compare with them. "

Hearing what the old man said, these people immediately surrounded Duan Wuji and Tie Niu. People looked left and right, and they both felt a little embarrassed!

"Fellow folks, I have a proposal. I plan to change the name of the valley where we live to Tulonggou. What do you think?"

"Agreed, we Zhaozhuang people agree! This name is aggressive enough, much better than Sansanligou!"

"We in Lizhuang also agree! Just now we also saw the massacre of this giant snake. This is probably a rare event that we will never see once in a lifetime!"

"We Huangzhuang people also agree, this name is good! From now on, our place will be called Tulonggou."

"Fellow folks, since our place is called Tulonggou! My old man, I decided to raise some funds to build a temple in the place where the giant snake was killed just now. This temple is called Tulong Temple!

There are no other gods enshrined in this temple, so let's enshrine these two imperial envoys!

Didn't everyone see their appearance clearly? Let's make clay statues of them according to their appearance. Look how it looks! "

Duan Wuji smiled wryly after hearing this, and said in his heart: I'm afraid I have to spend two small fortunes again today. If someone builds a temple for himself, it doesn't cost two dollars, so I can't explain it!

Duan Wuji opened the bag, took out 20 taels of silver and handed it to the old man.

"Old man, our two brothers don't want you to build temples. To be honest, the people in our mountains are poor enough. It's a waste of money to do this. It's not worth the loss!

Since you insist on building this temple, I, Duan Wuji, will donate 20 taels of silver to you first!
Although this two money can't do anything, it's still a little bit of our heart! "

The old man took the silver and shouted loudly: "Old man, I propose to build this temple, and the imperial envoy personally donated 20 taels of silver for us. Let's use this money to build the temple!"

As soon as Tieniu saw Duan Wuji took out the silver, he quickly took out 20 taels of silver from his body.

"Old man, since my brother donated 20 taels of silver just now, Duan Tieniu should also donate 20 taels of silver!
How can I just ask my brother to donate money! "

Seeing that Duan Wuji and Tieniu each donated 20 taels of silver, the prefect of Quzhou didn't dare not to donate!

If you are really that stingy, how can you mess around in this officialdom!

Gritting his teeth, the prefect of Quzhou also took out ten taels of silver from his body and handed it over.

"Old man, the two imperial envoys donated 20 taels of silver just now, so I'll donate a little too.

We have donated so much money, you have to make this temple look good for me!

Um!Don't build this temple under the ravine, but build it on the hillside if you want to! "

After the temple is completed, I will personally write an inscription for the temple to commend the kindness of the two adults! "

After finishing speaking, the prefect of Quzhou said to the people: "Okay, it's getting late, let's get on the horse and go on the road!

Take all the snake meat with you, but don't lose it!

Benzhifu has eaten this snake meat many times, but the prefect has never eaten such a big snake, and it is also cockscomb snake meat! "

After hearing this, the yamen servants got on their horses one after another, and rushed straight to Quzhou City with the snake meat.

After more than an hour, these people arrived at the capital city of Quzhou.

People got off their horses at the gate of the magistrate's yamen, and the guards who stayed behind immediately greeted them.

That's the one who leads the horse, the one who packs up the things!

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Master Zhifu, we brothers and sisters are done with your affairs here, why don't we go to Ningzhou Prefecture tomorrow.

Get rid of the sea beast, and our hearts will be at peace. "

"My lord, what's the hurry to go to the Ningzhou mansion! Stay a few more days in my mansion, Xiaguan!
Although my place is not too rich, the food and drink still cannot short of you! "

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Forget it, forget it, after all, we are all people with public property!

How can I stay here with you!
If that's the case, wouldn't it be disappointing the emperor's hope!
We are on official business, so we dare not stay too long! "

"If that's the case immediately, then I'll set up a wine shop for you tonight.

My lord, just wait, tonight, I will make a big pot of snake meat stew in the kitchen, let's eat the meat of that cockscomb snake tonight!
After all, this is a rare thing, none of us have eaten it!

Taste the meat of this cockscomb snake, and you will be satisfied in this life! "

After finishing speaking, the prefect of Quzhou walked out.

Not too long ago, a puff of fragrance came in from the outside. This fragrance increased people's appetite!

After dark, the prefect of Quzhou came in.

"You two imperial envoys, let's go and follow me to eat. The rice is already cooked. Tonight is big cake and stewed snake meat. Today's food is really delicious. Just smell it, it will also make people appetite Great increase!

Let's go, all the staff are waiting for you! "

The two of them were following the prefect of Quzhou into the lobby, and all the staff were waiting eagerly there!
I saw nothing else on the table, it was all big pots of snake meat!

The prefect of Quzhou said with a smile: "Master Imperial Envoy, just now I listened to the suggestions of the officials, and I didn't make any other dishes. The officials said that even if I made other things, no one would eat them! If that's the case, wouldn't that be a waste?

Tonight, we are eating snake meat. I don’t have much wine, so whoever wants to drink can drink some. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well! That's good, it should be like this.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's all sit at the table, let's eat as much as we want tonight, and tell you that it is a rare thing in a hundred years to be able to eat such a large cockscomb snake meat!

Let me tell you that after passing this village, there is no such shop. "

"Master Imperial Envoy, we all know about this. When we got home, we didn't dare to eat a bite. We people are just waiting to eat this snake meat!
If you don't eat more today, you will die! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Everyone is welcome, everyone, let's stop drinking tonight, let's just eat meat with chopsticks."

When all the officials heard what Duan Wuji said, they picked up their chopsticks one after another, filled the snake meat and ate it with the flatbread!

To be honest, people are already hungry, so why would they want to drink!Today, without Duan Wuji's words, all the officials ate like crazy.

That's really eating bowl after bowl!Some officials served four bowls in a row, and were forced to put down their chopsticks until they couldn't eat any more.

Tonight, Duan Wuji and his brothers didn't eat less, they didn't put down their chopsticks until they were really full.

After he was full, Duan Wuji greeted Tieniu, and then went back to his little room.

The next morning, the two hurriedly ate breakfast, packed up their things, and then hurried out of the prefect's yamen.

The prefect of Quzhou led officials of all levels in the mansion to wait at the gate of the yamen, Duan Wuji and Tieniu got on their horses, and they rushed straight out of the city accompanied by officials of all levels.

After leaving Quzhou City, Duan Wuji saw that the cavalrymen he had brought were waiting in front.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu bowed their hands to these officials.

"Everyone, you don't need to send it away, let's go here, our brothers are gone."

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji and Tieniu chased after their team, and they turned back when they saw the imperial envoy walking away.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu led the troops all the way back, hungry for food and drink along the way, and rushed straight to the capital of Naning Prefecture.

After leaving the deep mountain, the road became flat again. The team traveled day and night. After three days, the team finally arrived at the capital of Naning Prefecture, which is a prefectural city near the sea.

The water network is intertwined here, and the outside of the city is full of rice fields that can't be seen at a glance!

It was almost midsummer at this time, and the crops in the field were about to head.

Duan Wuji couldn't help laughing when he saw that the crops in the field were growing so well.

"It is said that this place is the land of fish and rice, I think this is not true at all!

Look at the crops in this field, how well they are growing!

When the rice here is mature, it will be transported to the north along the Grand Canal, and we northerners will have rice to eat.

Most of the rice in our north is produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang! "

Tie Niu laughed and said: "This place is richer, much better than our hometown Shanxi.

It seems that all over the country, this place is really incomparable with another place! "

These people ran forward while chatting and chatting. Just after the afternoon, this group of people arrived at the capital city of Naning Prefecture.

This Ningzhou city is not big, it only looks like five or six miles away. As soon as they arrived outside the city, the prefect of Ningzhou led people to pick them up.

The Niu Zhifu looked at Duan Wuji and the two of them and said with a smile: "Master Imperial Envoy, I thought it would take a long time for you to kill that giant snake! Why did it go away so quickly!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "What trouble does it take to kill a long worm!

If it takes a month or two, it will be over!
We are touring the world with the emperor's priesthood, and we have to tour the whole country within a year. If it is really so troublesome, can we still find it all? "

Niu Zhifu nodded and smiled.

"Well, what you said is really true.

My lords, let's go, follow me into the city! "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu followed the Niu Zhifu into the city, and the Niu Zhifu ordered people to arrange Cao Qiubao and the others in the city.

Then he led Duan Wuji and Tieniu straight to the mansion, and when they reached the gate of the mansion, a few people got off their horses, and immediately ran over a dozen yamen servants, leading their horses to the yard where the horses were kept.

After everyone sat down in the mansion office, the Niu Mansion immediately ordered people to offer fragrant tea.

Everyone chatted while drinking tea, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Prefect Niu, are the sea beasts in Ningzhou Prefecture still making a lot of trouble these days?"

"Great, why not great?

Those sea beasts often eat people near the sea, scaring the fishermen so much that they dare not go into the sea.

well!These tens of thousands of fishermen lost their jobs all of a sudden. This matter is really worrying! "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Master Zhifu, don't worry, let's go to the field to investigate tomorrow!
Let's understand the actual situation and deal with it. "

"Oh! This is the only way to do it, what else is there to do otherwise!

Imperial envoy, my servant has prepared a banquet for you, no matter how worried I am, I have to serve you wine to wash away the dust!

Come on!Serve the wine immediately, let's serve the imperial envoy immediately to welcome the wind! "

Following the magistrate's shout, the yamen servants waiting outside the door immediately began to set up tables, chairs and benches. It wasn't too long before the food and drinks were put on the table.

After Duan Wuji and Tie Niu had dinner, the Niu magistrate led Duan Wuji and the others to rest in the back yamen.

In the morning of the next day, after breakfast, Niu Zhifu led Duan Wuji and Tie Niu to the beach where sea beasts were infested.

The beach in Ningzhou Prefecture is thousands of miles away from Changsha, so you can't see the end at a glance!

The endless sea crashes against the shore, and the waves are rough!Looking at the vast sea, Duan Wuji immediately felt his insignificance.

The prefect of Niu ordered a few local fishermen to inquire about the situation and inquire about the presence or absence of the sea beast.

After inquiring, Duan Wuji learned that every morning is the active period of the sea beast in this sea area.

These sea beasts are very huge one by one. I don't know what kind of sea beast they are. I only know that this sea beast is very huge. The body of the big sea beast is more than ten feet long. They were knocked over.

The fishermen on the boat were eaten by them in an instant.

When there are many dead people, dozens of people can die a day. Because of this state, the fishermen in this area are afraid to go to the sea.

(End of this chapter)