Yu Shimingyan

Chapter 18
The words are divided into two ends.But Wu Baoan's wife, Mrs. Zhang, lived alone in Suizhou with the young child.At the beginning, some people looked at the face of the county lieutenant, and Xiao Yier helped him; after several years without sound, no one paid attention to him.The family had no savings, and ten years later, they were short of food and clothing, so they had no choice but to pile up a few broken pieces of the house and sell them. They took their 11-year-old child and asked for directions in person, intending to go to Yaozhou to find it. Husband Wu Baoan.Stay overnight and travel towards the morning, only walking thirty or forty miles a day.Compared to the boundary of Derongzhou, the expenses have been exhausted, and there is nothing to do.Wanting to go to beg for alms, but not used to being shy; thinking about life, it is better to die, seeing an 11-year-old child, but can't let go.Thinking about it, looking at the night, sitting at the foot of Wumeng Mountain, crying loudly, alarming the passing officials.The official's surname is Yang, and his name is Anju. He is the new governor of Yaozhou, and he is taking care of Li Meng's vacancy.From Chang'an Chiyi to the post, passing by the foot of Wumeng Mountain, I heard crying and mourning. It was another woman who stopped the car and horses and called her to ask her.Holding the 11-year-old child by the hand, Mrs. Zhang came forward and cried, saying: "The concubine is the wife of Wu Baoan, Fang Yiwei of Suizhou, and this child is the son of the concubine. The concubine wanted to ask for a thousand horses because of his friend Guo Zhongxiang. The silk went to redeem, abandoned my concubine, mother and son, lived in Yaozhou for a long time, and had not heard from each other for ten years. The concubine was poor and had no one to rely on, so I went to find it in person, and the food ran out and the road was long, so I wept." Anju sighed secretly: "This man is a true righteous man! I hate that I don't have the chance to know it." It is said that Zhang said: "Don't worry, madam. The next official will be the governor of Yaozhou. As soon as he arrives in that county, he will send someone to look for his husband. The cost of my wife's luggage is all on the lower official. Please go to the future In the posthouse, you should set up a place with your wife." Mrs. Zhang thanked with tears.Even so, I was still apprehensive.Dudu Yang's chariots and horses flew away.Zhang's mother and son supported each other and walked to the post step by step.Dudu Yang has already assigned the post officer to serve him. After asking about his origin, please go to the empty room for meals.At five drums the next day, Dudu Yang got up on his horse and went first.The post officer passed on the order of Dudu Yang to donate ten thousand dollars as tolls; he prepared a car and sent his husband to live in the post in Puchao, Yaozhou.Mrs. Zhang was very grateful.It is exactly: good people are rescued by good people, and evil people are tortured by evil people.

Let's say that as soon as Yang Anju arrived in Yaozhou, he sent people to look for Wu Baoan's whereabouts.Within three or four days, I found it.Please come to the governor's mansion for Anju, descend to meet him, hold his hand in person, and go to the hall to give condolences.Because of Baoan, he said: "I often hear that the ancients had a life-and-death relationship, but now I see it in person. My wife and her descendants came to look for each other from afar, and they met in the post house. Let's go together and talk about the ten-year difference. The required silk How many horses are there, and I shall draw a picture of them." Baoan said: "A servant is dedicated to being a friend, and keeps his share, but how can he involve Minggong?" Anju said: "I admire the righteousness of the duke, and I want to become the aspirations of the duke." Baoan He kowtowed and said: "Since I have received the high friendship of Minggong, I dare not resign. If there is one third less, I will pay as much as I want. The servant will go to the barbarian to redeem my friend. Then I will meet my wife and children. It's late." When Shi Anju first came to his post, he borrowed [-] pieces of official silk from the treasury, donated them to the security guard, and gave him a complete set of saddle horses.Baoan was overjoyed, took the four hundred pieces of silk, and put [-] pieces in the warehouse, a total of [-]. He rode to the entrance of the Nanman border, found a familiar man, and talked to the man. He counted the remaining hundred pieces of silk Entrust him with fees.As long as Zhongxiang returns, he will be satisfied.It's exactly: we must see each other in due time, and the victory is Yueyang Jin.But it is said that Guo Zhongxiang is under Wuluo, and Wuluo expects him to pay a high price for ransom.At the beginning, he treated him well, and he had no shortage of food. After more than a year, no Chinese came to speak, and Wu Luo was unhappy, so he cut down his food.One meal a day, watch him raise war elephants.Zhongxiang couldn't bear it, and was homesick, so he took Wuluo to go out to fight, dragged his feet, and walked north.There are steep mountain roads all over the place, Zhongxiang walked for a day and a night, and the soles of his feet were broken.The savages who are generally regarded as elephants, Fei Ye seemed to come and catch them back.Wuluo was furious and sold him to Xindingman, the master of the South Cave, as a slave, two hundred miles away from Wuluobu.That Xin Ding was the worst, he had a small disappointment, he was whipped with a hundred leather whips, his back was bruised and swollen, this was not the first time.Zhongxiang couldn't bear the pain, so he tried to escape, but Zhengnai didn't know the way, so he just circled in the valley.He was chased by the barbarians in this cave again, and offered it to Xin Ding.Xin Ding no longer needs it, and sells it to Yidong in the south, which is a step further away.The name of the cave is Bodhisattva Man, which is even more powerful.Knowing that Guo Zhongxiang had escaped many times, he took two boards, each five or six feet long and three or four inches thick, and taught Zhongxiang to stand his feet on the boards, and nailed the tops of his feet with iron nails so that they penetrated into the boards. He carried two boards with him every day. action.At night, in the Natu Cave, the entrance of the cave is covered with a thick wooden door, and the barbarians of this cave sleep on the board to guard, unable to move at all.Where the feet were nailed, pus and blood often flowed out, clearly suffering in hell.There are poems to prove it: the southern barbarians are sold to the south, and the wooden locks in the dungeon are miserable and embarrassing.I haven't reached the Central Plains for ten years, and I dare not talk about my dreams.

But Shuman took Wu Baoan's words to see Wuluo, and said that he knew about the matter of asking for Guo Zhongxiang's redemption.Wuluo knew that there were thousands of horses of silk, so he was overjoyed!So they sent people to the cave to redeem Guo Zhongxiang back.Xin Ding, the master of the South Cave, was led to the Bodhisattva Cave again, and his worth was delivered.Nail Zhongxiang's feet to the board, and take out the nails with iron tongs.The nail head has been inserted into the flesh for a long time, and after the pus dries, it seems to be formed.This time, the pain is more unbearable than when it was nailed for the first time.The blood flowed all over the ground, Zhongxiang was stunned immediately, and he woke up after a long time, unable to move an inch.I had to use a leather bag to hold it, and two barbarians carried it to Wuluo's tent.Wu Luo collected enough silk horses, regardless of life or death, handed Zhongxiang over to Shuman, and transferred them to Wu Baoan for collection.

Wu Baoan continued, as if seeing his own flesh and blood.These two friends have only met today.Before I had time to talk, each of them opened his eyes to have a look, hugged his head and cried, all suspecting that they met in a dream.Guo Zhongxiang thanked Wu Baoan, needless to say.The security guard saw that Zhongxiang was haggard, half human, half ghost, and he couldn't move his feet. It was so miserable!Let the horse ride with him, and then walk afterward, and go to Yaozhou City to reply to Dudu Yang.

It turns out that Yang Anju used to be an aide under Guo Yuanzhen's family. Although he and Guo Zhongxiang didn't know each other, they had a family friendship;When I saw Zhongxiang, I was overjoyed.Teach him to wash and bathe, and change him with new clothes. He also teaches the army doctor to heal the sores on his feet, drink well and eat well.If you don't tick January, you will be as calm as before.

Let's say that Wu Baoan came back from the barbarian world and just met his wife and children in Puchao post.When we parted at the beginning, the son was still in his infancy, and now he is 11 years old.Time flies so fast, it is sad.Yang Anju is loyal to Wu Baoan and respects him very much.Every time he praised people, he wrote a book to Chang'an Gui Yao, saying that he abandoned his family to redeem his friends.He also generously donated money and food, and sent him to the capital to fill in the official position.Every county government in Yaozhou saw that the governor was so affectionate, and they all gave generously.Zhong Xiang remained as a magistrate in the Dudu Mansion.The security guard gave half of the gifts from everyone and kept Zhongxiang for use.Zhongxiang refused again and again, but the security guard was willing to accept it, so he had to accept it.Wu Baoan thanked Dudu Yang, and the family went to Chang'an.Zhongxiang sends Yaozhou out of bounds, weeps and bids farewell.Baoan still stayed at home in Suizhou, and went to Beijing alone to be promoted to the post of Pengshan Chancellor in Jiazhou.Najiazhou is still a place in Western Sichuan, it is convenient to welcome the family, and the security guards are happy to go to work, so it is not a problem.

Besides, Guo Zhongxiang has been in the barbarians for a long time, and he knows the song: women in the barbarians are full of beauty, but their price is lower than that of men.During Zhongxiang's tenure in office for three years, he successively sent people to Mandong to buy young beauties. There were ten people in total.He taught singing and dancing by himself, dressed in fresh clothes and beautifully decorated, and dedicated himself to serving Yang Anju in return for his virtue.Anju said with a smile: "I was reborn with high righteousness, so I am happy to make my ears. If you talk about repaying each other, you can't be treated like the market?" Consecration is a mere show. If Duke Ming sees his resignation, Zhongxiang will die in peace!" Seeing his sincerity, Anju said: "The servant has a young girl, whom I love the most. I accept a small sip as a companion, but I dare not follow my fate." Zhongxiang gave the nine beauties to the nine confidant generals under Yang Dudu's account to show Yang Gong's virtue.

At that time, the imperial court was commemorating the military achievements of Dai Guogong and wanted to hire his nephew.Yang Anju said: "The old nephew Zhong Xiang of Guo Zhen, the old prime minister, first went to remonstrate with Li Meng, predicting the victory or defeat; after being trapped in the barbarian cave, he was prepared to be steadfast. He returned to his hometown after ten years, and served in the shogunate for three years. It can be described, and the merits should be rewarded." So Guo Zhongxiang was awarded Weizhou Recorder to join the army.It has been 15 years since I left home.His father and wife heard at home that Zhongxiang had fallen into a trap, and there was no news of him, only saying that he had passed away for a long time.Suddenly I saw a letter written by myself, welcoming my family to the office in Weizhou, and the whole family was very happy.

Zhongxiang had been an official in Weizhou for two years and had a great reputation. He was promoted to join the army of Cao, a householder in Daizhou.After another three years, his father died of an illness, and Zhongxiang returned to Hebei with his coffin.After the funeral was over, he suddenly sighed and said: "I rely on Wu Gong to see the redemption, and I will have the rest of my life. Because my old relatives are in the hall, I can only seek to support them, and I have no time to repay my personal favor. Now that the relatives are dead and obedient, how can we put the benefactor out of the way?" ?” I visited Wu Baoan in the eunuch but never returned, so I went to see him in Pengshan County, Jiazhou.

Unexpectedly, the term of security guard expired, and his family was too poor to go to Beijing to listen to the media, so he lived in Pengshan.Six years ago, the couple died of an epidemic and were buried in the back of Huanglong Temple.His son, Wu Tianyou, was taught by his mother to read and write since he was a child, and he spent his days training in this county.When Zhongxiang heard the letter, he wept unceasingly.Because of the clothes made of hemp, with a stick around his waist, he walked to the Huanglong Temple, wept to the grave, and paid homage with ceremonies.At the end of the ceremony, I met Wu Tianyou, took off my clothes and put them on with him, called him my brother, and discussed the matter of burial.It is a text to tell the spirit of Baoan, to open up the mound of earth, and stop the two dead bones.Zhongxiang wept bitterly, and all the bystanders shed tears.Zhongxiang prefabricated two pouches to hold the bones of the security couple.Afraid of losing the order, it will be difficult to recognize for a while during the burial, so write down each section with ink, put it into a practice bag, and store it in a bamboo cage, and carry it on your back.Wu Tianyou said, it was the bones of his parents, so they should be carried on his back.Come and take that bamboo cage.Zhongxiang was willing to put it down, crying and saying: "Yonggu has been running for me for ten years, and now I will bear my bones for it for the time being, and don't do my best." After pouring wine and rice, I ate with Tianyou.Bamboo cages are also placed at night so that they dare to go to bed.From Jiazhou to Weijun, the distance of thousands of miles is all on foot.He used to have nails on both feet, although he healed, his blood was injured in the end.After walking for several days, the soles of the feet became purple and swollen, and there was pain inside.See if you can't walk, and then make up your mind not to let others do it for you, so you can barely bear it.There are poems as proof: There is no place to pay for kindness, only to go to funerals, and to walk day and night in vain.Looking at Pingyang thousands of miles away, I don't know when I will arrive at my hometown?

Zhongxiang thought: "The road ahead is long, what should I do?" He stayed at the hotel every night, but set up wine and dinner in front of the bamboo cage, and prayed again with tears in his eyes, pious and sincere: "May Wu Yonggu and his wife show their spirits and bless Zhongxiang." The foot problem has been cured, and walking is easy, and I arrived in Wuyang early to manage the funeral." Wu Tianyou also prayed repeatedly from the side.When he got up the next day, Zhongxiang felt that his feet were light and healthy, and he went all the way to Wuyang County without any pain.This is the god who protects and blesses the auspicious man, not only the spirit of Wu Baoan.

Besides, Zhongxiang will stay with Wu Tianyou when he gets home.Clean the nave and set up the shrine of Wu Baoan and his wife.The comprador's clothes and coffins were re-funeral.Wearing mourning by myself, Wu Tianyou guarded the curtain and was hanged together.Carpenter Gu built the grave, and all the burial utensils were the same as the father who buried his father first.Another stone tablet was erected to record in detail the incident of Baoan abandoning his family and redeeming his friends, so that those who read the tablet will know his goodness.Another three years with Wu Tianyou's tomb.During those three years, I taught him the scriptures of God Bless, so that he is proficient in learning, so that he can become an official.Three years later, I want to go to Chang'an to fill in the official position, thinking that Wu Tianyou has no family and is unmarried, so I will choose a virtuous niece from the clan to hire him for him; cut off the east side of the house and let him live in and get married; and give half of the property to Tianyou to live .It is exactly: In the past, I threw away my wife for a friend, but today the orphan is turned to be kind.It is just that those who cast melons will be rewarded, and good people will pay off good-hearted people.

Zhongxiang took up his service and went to Beijing to make up the history of the governor of Lanzhou, and also added Chaosan doctor.Zhongxiang misses security very much, so he goes to Shu.Qilue said: "I heard that those who are good must be persuaded, and the codes of the country are consolidated; those who are kind and must be rewarded are also the righteousness of the husband. The minister Xiang Cong, the former governor of Yaozhou Li Mengjin, fought against the barbarians, and won the first battle. The minister said that it is not appropriate to go deep. , should be cautious; the commander did not listen, and the whole army was wiped out. The minister regards the Chinese family as an absolute poverty. There is no letter to communicate. In the past ten years, I have experienced hardships, my skin has been damaged, and I have no tears. Shepherd has ambitions, but there is no hope of shooting geese. And Wu Baoan, Fang Yiwei of Suizhou, came to Yaozhou. Never had one side; just admiring each other, so I tried to redeem my ministers. I managed a lot of money and left my family for several years; I described it as haggard, and my wife was hungry and cold. Pulled out my ministers from the dying, and gave them the way to rebirth. The great favor was not repaid, and it was sudden. Er Yan died. I am lucky to have Zhu Fu today, but the son of Baoan is blessed by God, and I am ashamed of stealing quail. And God is blessed with years of wealth and deep learning, and is worthy of being envoys. I hope that I will let God bless you with my officials. Several countries persuade The code of kindness, and the righteousness of rewarding the ministers, kill two birds with one stone. The ministers are willing to retire, and have no teeth or complaints. I would like to hear about it. Shi Tianbao is also 12 years old." Sparse entry, next to the Ministry of Rites for detailed discussion.This incident aroused the officials of the whole court: "Although the security guards are kind, it is rare for Guo Zhongxiang to be loyal. He is really worthy of his dead friend." It's customary. Wu Tianyou can try the captain of Langu County, and Zhongxiang's original official is still the same." This Langu County is adjacent to Lanzhou, so the two of them meet day and night to comfort their feelings. This is the use of the officials of the Ministry of Rites.According to the court's consent, Zhongxiang led Wu Tianyou to sue him, and Xie En left Beijing.Returning to Wuyang County, I will sue myself to God Bless.Prepare a memorial service and pay homage to the two graves.After choosing an auspicious day, the two family members set off on the same day and arrived in Xijing.

At that time, he did a strange thing. According to legends from far and near, it is said that Wu and Guo had friendship, although the ancient Guan, Bao, Yang and Zuo could not match it.Later, Guo Zhongxiang was in Lanzhou and Wu Tianyou was in Langu County. Both had political achievements, and they were promoted.People in Lanzhou pursued his work and set up the "Shuangyi Temple" to worship Wu Baoan and Guo Zhongxiang.Everyone who has vows in the temple prays in the temple, and the incense is still burning.There are poems as evidence: Shaking hands frequently is not a close relationship, and you will know your true spirit when you are in trouble.Try to see Guo and Wu's true loyalty. They are not friends with people on weekdays.

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