Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 18: Shi Longbiao of Yuepeng's Store and Wei Dongting of Wenhua Palace are Ordered (1)
When school is over, it is the end of the day.Kangxi and his entourage still returned by the same route, Zhang Wanqiang had already been waiting in Shenwumen.Wei Dongting watched them enter the palace, so he felt relieved and rode away.

The sky was very cloudy, stuffy as if in a steamer, and the hideous black clouds from the west were still rolling over, and the whole street was gloomy.The lower part of Wei Dongting is in the alley east of Hufang Bridge.A very ordinary two-entry courtyard house, except for two servants, a dozen servants and an old door, there is no one else.He seldom interacted with people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and when he returned to the quiet courtyard, he felt bored, so he took off his outer long clothes and practiced kung fu.

His martial arts was originally learned from the famous hero Shao'an in Fengtian.Although this Peng Shao'an is a master, he is actually not very old, he is the closed disciple of Taoist Ye Yun, the tenth generation master of Wudang, and he is already famous in Hubei and Henan in his early twenties.After teaching for three years, Peng Shaoan wanted to travel back to the south, and the master and apprentice broke up.Due to the sweltering weather, Wei Dongting's clothes were soaked in sweat after practicing Xingyiquan.He stopped his posture and was about to take a bath, but saw the old man come in and replied: "Master Ming is here outside, I don't know where he fought with someone, his head is broken and his face is swollen, I want to see you!"

Wei Dongting rushed out the second door in three steps and two steps, Mingzhu had already entered the courtyard in front, her clothes were torn in several places, her elbows were exposed, her face was scratched in several places, the situation was very embarrassing.I haven't seen him for more than a month. Wei Dongting couldn't help laughing at a handsome Jinshi gentleman with such a promising appearance, and said with a "puchi" laugh: "Biaotai, what's the matter with you, a new nobleman?"

While joking around, he saw an old man standing behind Mingzhu, his braids were gray, his robe was pulled up and tucked into a cowhide belt, and his black lake silk bloomers were put on his deerskin boots. It is mighty.Suddenly, Wei Dongting's eyes lit up, he didn't care about the courtesy, he stepped forward and grabbed the old man's hand and said, "Master Shi, you made me look for it so hard! Where is this all along? Where is Jianmei?"

"My dear brother!" Mingzhu waved his hands beside him and said, "Let's go into the house and talk!" Wei Dongting understood, and said to the old man: "You go to Yulouchun and get a jar of good wine. Our relatives have not seen each other for many years. Let's have a good time today. Happy." Lao Menzi agreed and left.

The three of them went into the West Wing and sat down, Mingzhu sighed, and said with a wry smile: "My brother, I almost lost my life today! It's not the old hero who rescued me, it's over!"

It turns out that Mingzhu has been staying at Cuigu's house in Jiaxing Building for more than ten days. She went out to visit guests this morning and wanted to go back to Yuepeng's shop to have a look.It was past noon at that time, and as soon as he walked to the door of the store, He Guizhu greeted him hurriedly with a smile on his face, and said courteously, "You are old, there is a private seat inside, please come inside!"

He Guizhu pretended to be a stranger and gave Mingzhu away, but it made Mingzhu fall into the fog.While hesitating, Mingzhu caught a glimpse of a few dubious people sitting in the front shop eating wine, like people from the yamen, squinting this way.He knew something was wrong, and said "no leisure", so he wanted to slip away.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he collided with a person. When he looked up, several burly men had already blocked his way.The leader was a square fair face, with triangular eyes twitching uncontrollably, with his hands on his hips, he sneered and said, "Master Ming, you are very smart, Boss He is also very clever, is that Mr. Wu also so capable?" The man smiled obsequiously and said, "It's still Master Nemo who has a good eye, and almost let this kid slip away!" Seeing that Mingzhu had been arrested, several people in the shop also got up and surrounded him with smiles.Namo grabbed Mingzhu's chest fiercely and asked, "Tell me! Where has Wu Ciyou been these few days?"

At this moment, Mingzhu's heart was broken, and she replied with a slap in the neck: "Who are you? I have a reputation!"

"Fame?" Namo laughed loudly, "Aren't you just a fellow Jinshi? You are still having a fucking dream, and Ao Zhongtang will have you kicked out!" A few spectators around heard that they had taken a Jinshi The master stretched his neck and watched in a daze. Hearing what Nemo said was interesting, he laughed along with him.

Suddenly an old man squeezed out of the crowd, grabbed Namo's wrist, and said darkly, "Let go!" Namo struggled twice, like cast iron, and couldn't break free. Angry again, he shouted: "Old bastard, don't care about your business!"

Mingzhu has a very good memory, and at a glance she recognized the old man as Shi Longbiao, a martial artist from Xiheyan. With an idea, she broke away, pointed at Nemo and shouted: "Master Shi, this is a group of strong people, please save me!"

Needless to say, Shi Longbiao also recognized Nemo, when he ransacked Sukesaha's house, it was Nemo who guarded the door, and he had to sneak out among his family.Seeing Nemo here today, it's because the enemy is so jealous when they meet each other!At the moment, he ignored Mingzhu, and only asked Namo: "Why do you bully your beloved? What do you do?"

"Speaking out frightened your bones!" Namo straightened his chest and said, "I am a fourth-rank guard with a knife in the imperial court. Now I have been ordered by Jun to arrest someone, but you are the only one who asks!" Shi Longbiao With a cold smile, he stretched out his hand and said, "Certificate?"

Namo squinted at Shi Longbiao, pulled out a bundle of papers from his pocket and said, "Open your dog eyes and see!"

Shi Longbiao took the sideways glance, clapped his hands together, and tore it in two with a "chi", and said flatly, "Fake!"

"You...you!" Namo was furious, and a black tiger pounced on Shi Longbiao.Shi Longbiao didn't rush, he swung Namo aside with his left arm, and slapped him on the back of his heart with his right palm, saying: "Boy! Learn for a few more years and let's fight!" Namo rushed straight away. Only then did he stand still, and shouted with a whistle: "Everyone!"

Hearing the order, more than a dozen plainclothes soldiers from Nemo rushed towards Shi Longbiao together.Shi Longbiao "lazily tied the clothes" and snatched the first three people down, grabbed the pearl with one hand, and swayed out with the other.The two of them entered the city and mixed in the crowd until now. Seeing that the crowds were thinning out, Mingzhu dragged Shi Longbiao to join Wei Dongting.

Hearing what Mingzhu said, Wei Dongting was speechless for a while.Seeing his hesitation, Shi Longbiao smiled and said, "Nephew, don't worry, I know that your place is not a safe place either. We will leave as soon as it gets dark." Just as he was talking, the old man had returned from buying wine and put a cloth on the table. After a few snacks, I retreated.Wei Dongting smiled while pouring wine: "What did you say, old man! It's been more than five years since I've been looking forward to you, and I've been looking for you for more than five years—how did you come here these past few years, why didn't you come to see me? "

"Speaking of which, it's bitter!" Shi Longbiao sighed, falling into deep memories, "When we met at Xiheyan, you went to look for the car. After a while, Murima's horse team rolled over and waded through the forest to search for the car. When Jianmei saw that the situation was not good, she urged me to run away... Her face was pale with shock, and until now, whenever I dream, she flickers in front of my eyes...

"Jianmei said to me: 'If you don't run away, neither of them can get away! Maybe I can try to escape slowly if you leave!' Then she climbed up the tree and shook the leaves of the poplar tree.

"I was sweating in a hurry, and I was really helpless. Hearing the horse team getting closer, I went straight to the northwest direction. When I was half a mile out of the bushes, I heard people behind me yelling at the horses, shouting: 'Take it ,On the tree!'

"Just as I was about to get up and run away, I suddenly saw the soldiers lying in front standing up and running towards Jianmei. I just realized that this forest was already surrounded. At this time, it is useless to go it alone, no matter how good your martial arts are. I dare not delay for a moment. , and ran out of the riverside along the grass in Shawo, and heard someone shouting from behind: "The old guy is over there, hurry up!"

"I didn't care about the bitter spring water, so I jumped into the river and swam across the other bank. As soon as I climbed the embankment, I heard the sound of horseshoes, and I chased around the bridge. I didn’t even get up, and when I opened my eyes, I could see a mile away, at this time, there is no way to enter the sky and no way to enter the earth!”

Speaking of this, Shi Longbiao breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a large glass of wine and drank it without looking at it, and then said: "I was in a panic and had no time, and vaguely heard the sound of gongs in the west. At that time, my clothes were soaked, and it was really not like Looking like a human being, I thought that this must be a past official. Instead of letting Murima catch it, I might as well turn to the official and ask for help, so I flew straight to the west..."

"Who is that?" Mingzhu asked worriedly, sweating on her head.

"Suksaha Zhongtang." Shi Longbiao replied, his words were filled with emotion, "When he saw me coming and kneeling in front of the sedan chair, dripping wet, he asked me who I was and why I was in such a mess. I just said I was a performer. There was a gangster chasing after me—before I could say anything, the horse team arrived, and the leader went up to greet Mr. Su, saying that he was taking a thief, and wanted me from Mr. Su. Mr. Su asked that it was from Murima, and he refused to let him go with a stern face , Take the sedan chair back to the mansion.

"That afternoon, Mr. Su interrogated me in the back court. After asking the reason, he pondered for a while, and then said: 'You have martial arts, so let me stay here and teach my children. When there is a chance, I will find you a family background. .' From then on, I stayed in the Su Mansion as a coach."

"What about Jianmei?" Wei Dongting asked eagerly, "Did you see her later?"

"No." Shi Longbiao clapped his palms and sighed, "Su Zhongtang said that Ao Zhongtang was always looking for things about him, and advised me not to go out, and I couldn't bear to implicate him. Later, she came out in disguise a few times, and she seemed to have entered Ao's mansion after inquiring about it. Hou Men Ru Hai, I don’t know the details... I know you are here, but I wondered why there was one more person to worry about, so I didn’t come to look for you. I don’t think the Su Mansion also suffered a catastrophe, and almost killed the whole family. I took his The youngest son, Changshou, ran out. ——No matter what, I will always be worthy of him."

Hearing Shi Longbiao's voice, Wei Dongting seemed to be full of meaning, wanted to ask him the purpose of coming to Beijing, but shook his head and did not open his mouth.Mingzhu couldn't help asking: "Where is Mr. Su family now?"

"I'm hiding in the country." Shi Longbiao stopped talking when he said this, and Wei Dongting couldn't ask any more questions, so he just sat and ate wine.After a long time, Wei Dongting cheered up and said: "Old man Shi escaped from a catastrophe and saved brother Mingzhu. Today's gathering is really rare, let's choose the happy ones and talk about it!"

But after all, he had something on his mind, so it was difficult to arouse interest.Shi Longbiao thought he was tired, so he said: "You are tired too, rest early today!" Wei Dongting said with a smile: "I'm not tired, I was thinking about one thing, how did Oboi know that Mr. Wu is still in Beijing, Who sent someone to catch him?"

Shi Longbiao didn't know the beginning and end of this matter, so naturally he couldn't answer.Mingzhu lowered her head and pondered for a while, then suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Oboi copied Su Zhongtang's house and copied the papers of elder brother, can you not be suspicious?"

With one word of reminder, Wei Dongting suddenly realized.Suddenly thinking of He Guizhu again, his heart tightened again, "If he catches He Guizhu, wouldn't it be..."

(End of this chapter)