The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 293 Two dogs explore Meiling

Ergou just looked at everyone with a cold smile and said calmly: "I am here just to visit my friends and have nothing to do with other people's affairs. I don't dare to show off my courage. What you do has nothing to do with me. I just do it and don't see it. , Why are you dragging me into the quagmire?!"

Yang Wen said: "Five years ago, the two brothers were just a group of unrelated women and children. They single-handedly wiped out the thieves in Wuyou Cave and caused trouble in the capital for their friends. The emperor was furious and the courtiers were eclipsed. How were you then? You are so heroic, how come you see my family members suffering, but you ignore them?"

Ergou pretended to be surprised and said, "Is your family suffering? I don't know about this."

Yang Wen said: "Three years ago, there was a strong man named Shen Yanggong who was entrenched in Meiling. This guy looked like an ape and plundered passers-by wantonly. However, the woman with outstanding beauty was all captured by him and him. The minions took it away by force! A certain family’s cold wife and the wives and concubines of more than a dozen brothers all suffered this tragedy!”

The two dogs listened silently, but did not speak out.

Yang Wen only said that he had never touched Ergou, and then added: "I know that Brother Ergou has a relative in the capital, and it is the former Taiwei Chen Tongyi! Taiwei Chen has a direct grandson named Chen Congshan. Let's talk about it. He is still your nephew. He went to Nanxiong County three years ago to take up his post. When he was passing by, he happened to bump into Duke Shen Yang. His newly married wife was also taken away by Duke Shen Yang! The two brothers and the other women were taken away. I don’t care if I kidnap you, but your own nephew and daughter-in-law can’t just sit idly by, right?!”

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, what a bastard! Yang Wenhu, how many secrets have you hidden in this poor settlement, but you have never revealed it, and you have only revealed it today.

And that dog patrolling Nanxiong! In the past few years, we have been forced hard. You said that since you, the plague tiger, know his details, why not take it out earlier! Otherwise, why would we be forced to go to Hongzhou to fight in the wild? !

Not to mention how Wang Huan and others viewed the old yin Yang Wen, Ergou sighed and said: "Brother Yang, you have to drag me into the water! That's all! You have said this, I How can you stay out of it!"

Yang Wen said happily: "I know that Brother Ergou is a loyal person and will never turn a blind eye to such evil things!"

Ergou pondered for a moment, then asked, "If you wait for the army to be stationed here, will you gain anything from searching the mountain?"

Wang Huan heard this, but looked at Yang Wen, but Yang Wen seemed unaware and just said: "Shame! I sent several soldiers and horses to search hundreds of miles deep into the mountains and forests, and searched almost every place in Meiling." In a mountain ravine, many bandits who were entrenched here were wiped out, many of whom were members of Duke Shen Yang. However, we have never been able to find Duke Shen Yang's lair, let alone half of it. The female family members who were kidnapped by him.”

Ergou nodded and said, "Then what arrangements do you have outside Meiling?"

Wang Huan glared at Ergou with cold eyes, but wanted to speak, but Han Cunbao said: "To be honest with brother Chen, we have already sent several leaders to lead troops to capture several counties and towns around Meiling. Only Nanchang Prefecture It was never captured.”

Wang Huan couldn't help coughing a few times, but said: "Brother Chen Ergou is new here. I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the situation here. He wants to find the traces of the thieves, but he is not in a hurry. Today is your welcome feast, why bother? Speaking of secular affairs, just feasting and drinking will be fine!"

Although the leaders felt that something was wrong with Wang Huan's words, they did not express any objection. They only raised their glasses and drank. After all, they had rarely had such leisurely time in these days.

Yang Wen was the only one who felt unwilling to do so, but after seeing everyone's dissolute behavior, he had no choice but to calm down and drink in silence.

No matter how good the banquet is, it will always come to an end, not to mention that this banquet is not that good.

After the party was over, Ergou naturally followed Han Cunbao, whom he was most familiar with, and left.

But Wang Huan called Yang Wen alone. After the screen retreated, he said angrily to Yang Wen: "Yang Zaiwen! If you are dissatisfied, you can just say it clearly. Why find an irrelevant rat to humiliate me?" !”

"Brother, why did you say that?!" Yang Wen looked at the somewhat angry Wang Huan in surprise and asked, "You...didn't you think that Chen Ergou was the one I came to deceive you?"

Wang Huan said angrily: "It's not what I thought! It's just that the lies you made up are too outrageous! We all know what kind of people Gao Gongji and Zhou Tong are, but what qualifications do such young boys have to compete with invincible enemies like them?" Comparable?!

Brother Yang, I know you blame me for not doing my best to help you find Mr. Shen Yang, but you have to understand the difficulties of a certain family! You have lost your wife, and I have also lost my pity on my son. I should feel the same way as you! But that's not the case for you brothers. They just want to recruit people and enjoy wealth! If I didn't try my best to maintain it, I'm afraid everyone would have dispersed long ago! "

When Yang Wen heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He said, "It seems that you really don't know who Chen Ergou is, brother! I'm afraid you just took the strange things that happened in the capital five years ago as street anecdotes!" "

"Hmph! It's just nonsense from some good people, and it's not credible!" Wang Huan frowned and sneered.

Yang Wen sighed secretly and said sternly: "Brother Wang Huan, although Yang Wen is despicable, he is not that kind of ungrateful person! Nor is he a short-sighted person! I can't say that I am completely convinced by my brother's handling in the army. But I really don’t have any complaints! That Chen Ergou is indeed an unparalleled man in the world, with miraculous abilities, and he can definitely help us track down Duke Shen Yang.”

Wang Huan sneered: "What can a mere Xiangzhou kid do?"

Yang Wen sighed: "In terms of martial arts, I was no match for him five years ago. In terms of talent, he once impressed the capital with his poems. The second prime minister, Li Momei, introduced him as his son-in-law and made an engagement with him as a daughter-in-law!"

When Wang Huan heard this, he couldn't help but turned pale and said in shock: "Wait a minute! Are you talking about Mr. Li Momei who 'doesn't want anyone to praise his good looks, but only leaves the world filled with pure energy'? How could he be involved with that kid just now?"

Yang Wen said: "When Chen Ergou entered the capital, he met the young lady of the Li family and saved him from the thieves' plot..." At this point, Yang Wen couldn't help but pause. Those idiots plotted against Li. My little wife, he is one of the accomplices!

Even now I feel a little embarrassed thinking about it!

Yang Wen continued: "That guy is a good poet. He composed two poems "Huanxisha" and "Yong Mo Mei", which made Mr. Li Gefei famous and earned the nickname "Li Mo Mei". Li Mo Mei is grateful for that poem. Because of their friendship as a servant, he betrothed his girl to him. However, Chen Ergou was still young at the time, so he only made an engagement, but the marriage was not consummated!"

Wang Huan said with some disbelief: "You mean... that the Chen brothers are the sons-in-law of the current Prime Minister?! This is really surprising!"

Wang Huan calmed down, but frowned and said: "Since Brother Chen has such an identity, wouldn't it be a big mistake for you and me to ask him to search the mountains to pursue Duke Shen Yang?! There are many jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests. Snakes, pythons, poisonous insects, if he goes deep into them, he may lose his life in vain!"

Yang Wen smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, that guy is very serious! Back then, Gao Gongji chased him several times, but he escaped every time! What can he do to the mere beasts, insects, and snakes?!"

Not to mention that after Wang Huan learned that Ergou was the son-in-law of the current prime minister (Shang Shu Zuopushe), he changed his attitude towards him.

But when Ergou and Han Cunbao returned to their tent, they talked about their respective experiences.

Han Cunbao described his experience from taking office in Hezhou to getting to where he is today in a few years. The whole process was similar to what Chaogu said, except for some key details that were inconsistent.

Of course, this is normal. If Chaogu wants to earn two dogs, he naturally needs to tell lies that are true and false to win his trust.

However, looking at Han Cunbao's ups and downs experience, he was first squeezed out by greedy superior officials and colleagues, and was defeated in a hasty attack. However, he was chosen by a thief lady to recruit a son-in-law, and became the leader of a party. He was almost as lucky as the protagonist in a classical novel. Tasty.

Ergou smiled and said, "But I don't know who is Brother Han's daughter-in-law? Can you please come and meet me?!"

Han Cunbao sighed in embarrassment and said: "Brother Chen, to tell you the truth, my wife, my wife, is also missing!"

Ergou asked in surprise: "Is it also the work of Duke Shen Yang?"

Han Cunbao nodded and said: "Exactly! My position and power among the Luzhou barbarians are all due to my wife's family. If those people know that she is missing, I am afraid that they will not obey my control again, so I never dare to announce it. thing."

Ergou said: "Brother Han, don't worry, I will definitely go to the depths of Meiling to find Duke Shen Yang and rescue my wife."

Han Cunbao thanked him. Then Ergou talked about his experience of "reducing rent and interest rates" in Xiangzhou, and he inevitably mentioned Ergou's treatment of the Han family in Anyang.

Han Cunbao asked a little cautiously: "Brother Chen, a few days ago, Liu Zhongwu said that you drove the Anyang Han family out of Xiangzhou, forcing them to go far away, but I don't know if that's the case?"

Ergou sighed, and then said seriously: "Brother Han, I can't deny this. Most of the Han family in Anyang were indeed driven away from Xiangzhou by me. Only Han Hao stayed to take care of the Han family's ancestral home and Ancestral graves.”

"This..." Han Cunbao looked at Ergou with a complicated expression and sighed: "Brother Chen, can't you tell some lies to deceive us as brothers? Why do you say it is so... bleak!"

Ergou said calmly: "Brother Han, you should know that I never deceive others with lies! But if you want to hear something good, I have a talker."

Han Cunbao smiled bitterly and said: "Han feels ashamed of his ancestors. Even if you, brother Ergou, say some nice words, you can't erase the fact that you have broken the foundation of the Han family!"

Ergou said somewhat jokingly: "Brother Han, you don't know that in more than twenty years, there will be a barbarian army from the north going south to plunder, and all the states in Hebei will not be spared! Xiangzhou is the place where the bandits attack and plunder, and the Han family in Anyang I'm just afraid that I will bear the brunt of it.

If the Han family continues to stay in Xiangzhou and dominate, I am afraid that most of them will be killed by the barbarians. Only a few of the Han family's children who are serving as officials in other places will be lucky enough to survive. Now that I am expelling the Han family, I don’t think that your family will leave their hometown, but most of them will be able to stay away from right and wrong in the future and stay alive. This means I saved your family’s lives in advance! "

Han Cunbao said dumbfounded: "You are a sharp-tongued fellow, but you can't say such nonsense!"

However, Han Cunbao breathed a sigh of relief. At least Ergou did not regard him as an enemy, and the Han family only lost some family property, and almost no one of the clan members was killed or injured. This was already a great blessing in misfortune, and there was no need for bicycles!

The two talked some more and then went to rest.

On the second day, Ergou joined the team inspecting Meiling.

He followed Yang Wen's search team to the foothills of Meiling, and the group trekked along the mountain road.

Yang Wen did not bring more men and horses, only about thirty strong men, each carrying weapons and dry food. He waited for two hills to be sifted, and then pulled a net to check a valley, but everyone arrived exhausted. Stop at Panlong Temple.

Zen Master Dahui, the elder of Panlong Temple, had already ordered the monks in the temple to cook some thin rice porridge and serve it as a meal for the soldiers. They were accompanied by some dry food such as rice balls and rice cakes, and they were full.

While everyone was eating and drinking, Zen Master Mahahui looked straight at the two dogs.

Ergou ate two pieces of steamed rice cakes and drank a bowl of thin rice porridge, but he raised his head and said to the Zen Master: "Elder, do you think there is anything wrong with me? But you come to look after me again and again!"

Zen Master Dahui clasped his hands together and said: "Namo Amitabha! My lord, please forgive me for being rude. It's not that I'm being rude, it's that you have the hope of the world, but you have come here to go against Duke Shen Yang. I'm afraid it's a bit embarrassing." That’s wrong!”

Ergou asked with a smile: "Does the elder know my origin?"

Zen Master Dahui sighed and said: "How come I didn't know the majesty of Lord Si Ming! The Shenyang clan is extremely powerful. If you come to find the Shenyang clan alone and unprepared, I'm afraid you will lose it!" "

Ergou laughed and said: "Then what kind of ability does Shen Yang have, but he can defeat me like this?!"

Zen Master Dahui said: "This Duke has the appearance of a white ape. He always resides in Shenyang Cave in the north of Meiling, so he is called Shenyang Gong. Shen Yanggong calls himself the Great Sage Qitian. He has made weapons for thousands of years. He has vast magical powers, many changes, and powerful abilities. He descends the mandrills from various caves, controls the wild beasts in the mountains, stirs up monsters, captures and steals beautiful women, whistles at the moon and chants in the wind, gets drunk with extraordinary wine, rests with the heaven and the earth, and the sun and the moon are as long as each other."

Ergou said with a strange look on his face: "Wait a minute, what did the elder say before that the name of Duke Shen Yang was?"

Zen Master Dahui frowned and said, "Then Duke Shen Yang calls himself the Great Sage Qitian, and he also has three brothers and sisters, who are called the Great Sage Tongtian, the Great Sage Mitian, and the Holy Mother Sizhou!"

Ergou heard this, but laughed loudly and said: "These evil people are so arrogant. The cause and effect of the title of Monkey King is too heavy, I'm afraid he won't be able to grasp it! As for his brothers and sisters, there are still some Brain!”

Buddhism talks a lot about cause and effect, so the two dogs are divided into two parts. Zen Master Mahahui frowned and asked: "Does the name [Monkey King] really have a lot of cause and effect?!"

Ergou said with a smile: "Not only is the cause and effect very serious? But who dares to bear this title? If the life is not strong enough, his soul will fly away and he will never be reincarnated. Even if the life is hard enough, he will probably suffer from tuberculosis and seven injuries, which is unspeakably miserable. !”

Zen Master Dahui felt his heart palpitate when he heard this, but he asked anxiously: "Where did you start talking about this? I have never heard of it!"

Ergou smiled and said: "You are an ignorant elder, but you don't know the secrets of the world. But to talk about this [Monkey King], you need to know the names of the four great apes in the world."

Zen Master Dahui asked curiously: "What are the four great apes?"

Ergou said solemnly: "Between heaven and earth, there are four kinds of divine monkeys. They are neither heaven nor earth, nor gods, nor humans, nor ghosts. They are neither scales, nor feathers, nor feathers. They are spirits from outside the world.

The first is the Lingming Stone Monkey, which understands changes, knows the time of the sky, knows the location, and can move stars and change battles.

The second is the red-hatted horse and monkey, who knows Yin and Yang, understands people and affairs, is good at going in and out, avoids death and prolongs life.

The third one is the monkey, holding the sun and moon, shrinking thousands of mountains, distinguishing between good and bad, and playing with the universe.

The fourth is the six-eared macaque, which is good at listening to sounds, able to understand, know the front and back, and everything is clear.

The six-eared macaque is the source of the magical power of Buddhism, "Things of Other Minds", so let's not mention it for now.

The red-armed monkey, commonly known as Wuzhiqi, fought with King Yu in the Huai River thousands of years ago and caused great trouble; the monkey Yuan Gong once came out to help King Wu conquer the Zhou Dynasty and made a great contribution to mankind. The most powerful Lingming Stone Monkey is also the first owner of the title [Monkey King]. He once faced the terrifying evil god in the highest heaven.

The evil god has cursed the name [Monkey King]. Anyone who dares to be tainted with this name will suffer disaster sooner or later! Even just telling the origin of this name will lead to some bad luck! "

The people around him had listened to Ergou's nonsense with great interest, and were only amazed at the many miraculous stories he told.

He waited and wanted to speak, but the two dogs said to each other: "It's useless for me to reveal the secret, I'm afraid I will be in bad luck!"

Before he could finish his words, the dome of the Buddhist temple above his head suddenly collapsed, making everyone wailing.

(End of this chapter)