The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Ge Huaimin shouted to the soldiers on one side: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you take the table apart?"

The two soldiers hurriedly unfastened the hasp on the middle of the table with the round hole one by one, and split the table in half. Ge Huaimin walked over with the lively little monkey, and stuck the monkey's neck in the hole. At the same place, two soldiers hurriedly closed the table and locked the hasp.

Ge Huaimin let go of the monkey head and laughed loudly: "Okay, it's quite a hassle to eat, but the taste is so good, it's worth the hard work, Mr. Su, don't blink your eyes, fresh monkeys The brain is about to be released, so don't be idle, adults, get your stuff ready."

Everyone laughed and picked up the small bowls in front of them, picked up the small spoons and waited eagerly.

Su Jin understood what Ge Huaimin was going to do, and his heart tightened. He saw Ge Huaimin spit into the palm of his hand, reached out and pulled out a bright steel knife from his waist, reached out and touched the monkey's head, and said with a playful smile: "Little Monkey, don’t move around, it’s not good if you cut it crookedly and disfigure it, so be honest with me.”

The little monkey was kicking around under the table, but its head was fixed above the table, unable to move at all, it only opened its mouth and screamed loudly, with a frightened expression, which was heart-wrenching to watch.

Su Jin couldn't help but said: "General Ge, are you going to chop off his skull and eat the monkey's brain alive?"

Ge Huaimin raised his big finger and said: "As expected of the number one scholar, you can guess all of this. You are right. Cutting off the monkey's parietal bone without hurting the monkey's brain is a skill. There is no one in Weizhou who is older than me." Ge's skills are superb, if it weren't for your Master Su's great face, how could I, Old Ge, do the knife myself."

Su Jin hurriedly said: "God has the virtue of loving life. These little monkeys are so pitiful. It's better to let them go. Why do we have to eat monkey brains alive when our table is full of delicacies?"

Ge Huaimin looked at Su Jin and shook his head: "Don't dare to gamble, just say so if you don't dare, don't hold on."

Su Jin knew in his heart that he had never known Ge Huaimin and had no grudges against him. The reason why this person was rude to him and played these tricks was actually to give himself a bad reputation.This move is to make myself understand that Weizhou City is not a good place to stay. It is best to pee your pants in fear. a puppet.

Thinking of this, Su Jin said with a smile: "General Ge, our Weizhou City is the land of the Great Song Dynasty. When did the alien way of eating like hair and drinking blood become popular? When you cut it down, the table is covered with blood. It is disgusting to look at. How do you still eat?"

Ge Huaimin sneered and said, "It turns out that you don't believe in your own skills, and you're afraid of dirtying the monkey's brain. Just watch."

After saying that, he turned around and waved his knife, but saw a flash of cold light, and a sharp scream pierced the night sky. The top of the little monkey's head was cut off and flew up, and it landed in the distance with a thud. I wrapped the monkey head with the hole open and sucked up the oozing blood. When I took the towel away, there was no blood and it was clean.

Su Jin looked at the monkey's exposed face, the monkey was in pain, tears flowed from both eyes, the hands and feet underneath kicked wildly, screaming endlessly, suffered the cruelest punishment in the world, but it was not dead yet , How can such pain be taken.

Ge Huaimin wiped the steel knife into its sheath, wiped his hands and poked his head into the monkey's head, and said joyfully, "Master Su, come and have a look at this monkey's brain. In the words of you scholars, it is as solid as amber, as white as jade, and it is steaming and fragrant. Come and have a taste."

Su Jin's ears were filled with the wailing sounds of monkeys, and his heart was extremely sad. Although his heart had hardened a lot after coming here, he had killed many people with his own hands, and had witnessed thousands of people beheaded by him. Fighting to death in front of him is even more disgusting than this; but at this moment, I can't bear to watch it. Out of pity for the weak, coupled with rejection of Ge Huaimin and others, I can't eat monkey brains anyway.

Ge Huaimin urged: "Master Su, hurry up, it's warm and smooth. The tender monkey brain is a great tonic in the world. Eating it not only nourishes the brain, but also nourishes yin and strengthens yang; Guaranteed, Mr. Su, after eating it, it will have infinite uses." .”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "I won't eat, you won this bet, I am a scholar, I will never do such things as torture and kill the weak."

Ge Huaimin sneered and said: "Master Su just doesn't show face, there is no need to sneer at us, all of us here have eaten monkey brains like this, you are scolding a table of people, you are very good, have character, and have backbone. "

Su Jin said: "That's not true. Everyone has their own taboos. I don't like this way of eating. I don't care who loves it, but I am determined not to eat it."

Ge Huaimin sneered and said: "If you don't eat me and I don't like to invite you to eat, I know you have no seeds. Come on, my lords, let's try something new." After speaking, Ge Huaimin reached out and took an iron spoon into the monkey's head to stir it After a few strokes, a sticky and soft piece of monkey brain was dug out, brought to the mouth and smelled as if intoxicated, then sucked it into the mouth with a sound of "Xilu" and swallowed it.

Everyone filed forward, and everyone scrambled to dig out the monkey's brain for food. The little monkey's throat was hoarse from the pain, his hands and feet were tossing under the table in vain, his eyes gradually turned white, and finally he died of brain exhaustion.

Su Jin felt sick for a while. When everyone was eating just now, what Su Jin clearly saw was a group of devils devouring flesh and blood. Wouldn’t it be the same when they were pretending in reality? In reality, what they devoured were the flesh and blood of common people. Compared with this swallowing monkey brain alive, it is a hundred times more hateful.

Ge Huaimin stretched out his hand and threw the spoon aside, wiped the monkey's brain around his mouth and said: "Master Su, since you have already lost the bet, I, Lao Ge, are coming to take the bet. It is obvious that you are a high-ranking champion. Waiting for everyone is not the same way, I will not embarrass you, I just hope that from now on you will not be allowed to dictate the military and political affairs in Weizhou City, and stay in your government office to enjoy the blessings, and the affairs of the city will be decided by others, as long as you Obediently, don't meddle in other people's business, after three years you may still be promoted to other places with the honor of our defense of the city, and I won't make a public statement saying that you are useless and incompetent."

Su Jin said with a pale face: "It turns out that today is the Hongmen Banquet. Is it because I'm afraid that I will spoil your good deed?"

Ge Huaimin sneered and said: "What is the Hongmen Banquet and the Green Gate Banquet? I'm an old man. I got to this position by killing the enemy and making meritorious service. I don't want to drag you down. I just tell you, weigh yourself in everything, don't meddle in your own business."

Su Jin sneered and said: "Today's talk has already reached this point, and I will also open the skylight to speak clearly. I have also heard quite a lot about what you did in Weizhou City. Originally, another reason for me to come to Weizhou is Under the order of the emperor, I set up a silver village in Weizhou to transfer salaries and military salaries for everyone. At the same time, I also want to come to Weizhou to get some hard-earned money. Although I am a scholar, I am not stupid. I am an official for thousands of miles only for money, lies and empty words I don't want to say more, I wanted to ask you for a piece of cake, but I didn't expect you to treat me like this, so let's break up, you don't understand my temper, Su Jin, you might as well send someone to the capital to inquire about me What kind of person is Su Jin, I have done a lot of things to kill people."

Ge Huaimin sneered and said, "One shot and two parts? What can you do?"

Su Jin sneered: "I can't do anything, but I have the right to stop the establishment of Yinzhuang."

Ge Huaimin laughed and said, "I'm so ridiculous, it's none of my business if you can't open Yinzhuang."

Su Jin shook his head and said: "You are really an idiot, you ask everyone here, Yinzhuang is an institution that remits the salaries of the imperial court and the entire 10,000+ army in the northwest and hundreds of officials' salaries. If I don't open Yinzhuang, what will the consequences be? Anyone with a brain understands what the consequences will be."

Ge Huaimin stared and shouted: "How dare you call me a fool?"

Su Jin narrowed his eyes and sneered, "It's easy to call you an idiot. Although your head is big, I'm afraid you've eaten a lot of monkey brains alive, but it's a pity that it's empty inside, just like the head of a dead monkey. There is nothing in my mind.”

Ge Huaimin was furious, clenched his fists and was about to move forward, but someone said coldly: "General Ge, don't be impulsive, I have something to ask Mr. Su."

Ge Huaimin seemed to have been cast with a holding spell, and immediately gritted his teeth and withdrew his fist, only looking at Su Jin and muttering curses.

The person who spoke was Li Zhihe, the superintendent of Jingyuan Road. Su Jin knew that this group of people must have a mastermind. Ge Huaimin, an idiot, could never be the mastermind. The most likely ones were Xu Wei and Li Zhihe. At the critical moment, Li Zhihe He restrained the furious Ge Huaimin with a single sentence. It goes without saying that Li Zhihe is the mastermind behind the scenes.