Aftermath of Water Margin

Chapter 21
But I said that Monk Tanhua has not got rid of me, and my poisonous heart is even more fierce, so I invited Jin soldiers to Yinmachuan, thinking about stepping down the stronghold immediately, and venting the poisonous gas.Who knows that the gate of the village is closed tightly, the mountain road is blocked, and they don't go out to fight.I was anxious for a day, and the next morning, I went to the mountain side again, and Yang Wei's fight with Yaowu and Yang Wei did not come out.Most of those Zao Diao Banners went to the village to plunder wealth, and they were strong and returned to their daughters, but they were not restrained.

In the afternoon, I was tired and was about to go back to the camp, when I heard the sound of a cannon, Li Ying, Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Lin, and Fan Rui flew down four horsemen, leading four or five hundred soldiers, and came to the front of the formation.Na Tanhua had a big body, riding a white horse, holding a muddy iron Zen stick, weighing more than 60 jins, like the reincarnation of Lu Zhishen, and cursed: "You gang of Liangshanpo's inexhaustible bandits, dare to disturb my pure method! The Chao soldiers are here, get off your horse and be bound!" Li Ying shouted: "You bald donkey who can't be killed, dare to come and seek death!" He stabbed with a spear, and Tanhualun's Zen staff came to the enemy.Fight more than [-] times, regardless of victory or defeat.Hu Yanzhuo couldn't help it, and raised two whips to help.The monk had no fear and fought for a long time.The golden soldier rushed towards him with a whining sound of blowing and blowing. Yang Lin and Fan Rui led a melee, causing mutual damage.It was getting late, and each of them called for money to withdraw their troops.Tan Hua retreated to Shili Song.

Li Ying waited back to the stronghold and said, "That bald guy is really brave. I and General Hu have just fought against each other." Zhu Wudao: "Tanhua is very skilled in martial arts. It can only be outsmarted, not invincible. Tomorrow, we will defend for another day. Don't fight, just wave the flag on the mountain and arrest him. Send another army down from the back of the mountain to attack Wanqing Temple. The temple must be empty. First break his nest, and then send two roads to ambush. The monk I heard that I will definitely return to the army to rescue, and if I chase here, I will win a complete victory." All the leaders praised him as good.Li Ying asked Hu Yanzhuo, Xu Sheng, Hu Yanyu, and Yang Lin to break through Wanqing Temple. Pei Xuan, Cai Qing, Fan Rui, and Du Xing split up into two lines to ambush, and they fought against Zhu Dian to pursue.Allotment has been made.

At three o'clock, Hu Yanzhuo, Pei Xuan and others led each other down the mountain, and Yang Lin led the way.Pei Xuan and other four people ambushed in the pine forest two or three miles away from the temple.Hu Yanzhuo and others led three hundred minions to the gate of the temple, and heard the morning homework in the main hall.Everyone - open the gate and rush in.There are only ten or twenty Zen monks who are old and weak, who pretend to be precepts, and force to eat fast, and some Taoists who work on fire.Kill every time you meet, and die all over the ground in an instant.Yang Lin was about to set fire, Hu Yanzhuo said: "Wait a minute. There must be savings in the temple, and it will be useful to move back to the cottage." More than 300 people searched everywhere in the warehouse, the abbot's huts, and found some old wines and smoked fires. Meat, squid, seaweed, fruits and vegetables, oil and salt, etc., as well as gold and silver, satin, clothes, cloth, copper and tin, utensils, rice, wheat, soybeans, and noodles are innumerable.There is another winding and deep alley inside, which is dark, and a torch is lit to shine in, and there is a stone door.When you open it, you can see that there are two guest rooms with colorful flowers and bamboos and musk orchids. There are more than a dozen young nuns and more than 20 beautiful women hiding there.When they saw the call coming in, they all picked it up in their sleep, and they couldn't get enough clothes and pants. There were also nuns wearing blouses, and some women were wearing monk shoes.Seeing everyone coaxing in, they all knelt down and begged: "We are all good families, we were kidnapped by monks, and we took turns staying overnight day and night. If we want to go out, we can't be hooked. Please forgive me!" Hu Yanzhuo called out, and the teacher locked him in an empty room. .Take out all the good things embroidered on the brocade tent.I-cook rice and meat, uncork the good wine, and eat as much as I want. I am drunk and full, and I lie on the two corridors, waiting for the monk to come back.

But Tanhua led the Jin soldiers to the side of the mountain again, but there was no one there. On the top of the mountain, they were bragging, waving flags and shouting, and they felt angry.Just being helpless, I saw a few monks in the temple, covered with dust and sweat, rushing like flying, shouting: "Tangling, it's not good! A group of robbers broke down the temple, robbed all the permanent residents, and killed all the people. A bandit leader is sitting in the abbot now, and we escaped our lives because we were patrolling the mountains, so we came to report." Hearing this, Tan Hua lost three souls on top of his head and six souls under his feet, and hurriedly called back soldiers .On the mountain, Li Ying and Zhu Dian saw that their positions had moved, and knowing that Wanqing Temple had been broken, they sent down their troops and shouted, "Bald thief, stop running!" They came after them closely.Tan Hua didn't want to fight, and at the three-fork intersection, the team of Zaoqi Jinbing ignored the monk and went from the east.The sudden change in the pan is lonely, so I have to run forward.Nearly in front of the temple, a cannon rang out, and four heroes, Pei Xuan, Fan Rui, Du Xing, and Cai Qing, turned out of the pine forest. Hit.Li Ying and Zhu Dian had already chased after him, Tan Hua flustered, dragged his Zen stick and rushed away.Pei Xuan waited to let him go, but only thought that these monks and soldiers were like chopping melons.Tanhua was about to arrive at the gate of the temple, and Hu Yanyu and Xu Sheng flew out on two horses. Tanhua couldn't reach the enemy before and after, and was stabbed in the right rib by Xu Sheng, and fell off the horse.Everyone - it's tied up.

Li Ying went to the hall and sat down together.Hu Yanzhuo said: "There are many nuns and women hidden in the secret room, and meat, wine and other things have been found." After escorting Tanhua, he asked, "Since you have become a monk, you should be compassionate and pure. How can you be greedy? It’s so easy to kill, why bother to fight us? This Wanqing Temple is the incense house of the Empress Dowager Hu. It is supported by the dynasties. It is the land of the Song Dynasty and the people of the Song Dynasty. , What’s the reason for bringing troops to attack the stronghold? And hiding women, eating wine and meat, you can use it! Don’t say that we won’t tolerate you, even Bodhisattva Vajra, you have to work hard!” Tan Hua said: “No need Talk more, just ask for a quick death." Yang Lin stood up and took a knife to cut, Li Ying said: "Buddhist disciples, don't use the blade. There is a wonderful method, send him back to the west." Order - carry all the things in the temple Go up the mountain, release nuns and women, and teach him how to find his way home.After the distribution is over, set fire to it, tie Tanhua to the temple pillar, and watch the fire approaching.Fan Rui said: "You monk, you passed away today, but unfortunately there is no place to find good knowledge and knowledge to seal the niche! My Taoist priest actually got angry with you." He wrote a verse:

The sky turns into the sky, all goodness is not cultivated, and all evils are done. Drinking wine and meat at night, sitting on a lotus platform, hugging women at night, and returning to bliss together.It's better to kill people and set fires, and it can also act on fire.what!This time, I sent the light of samadhi to sweep away the filth of the six sense organs.

Another famous sage wrote a poem and sighed:

What is the most detestable thing in the world?There is no one like a monk to bring disaster to the country and the people.

Liang Wu sacrificed his life to see his death, and the Han and Ming dynasties made figurines a disaster.

The low-browed Bodhisattva has little compassion, but the Numu Vajra has increased anger.

What's more, there are general evils, and Jian Ying's insidious crime is hard to overcome.

But it is said that all the leaders are watching immediately at the gate of the temple. In an instant, tens of thousands of red lights shine through.Li Ying and others immediately whipped up the whip, and went back to the cottage together. They had a big banquet to celebrate.

While they were having fun, Hu Xiaolei-reported: "There is a Dean Dai who wants to see you." Li Ying hurriedly called to come in.When Dai Zong came, all the leaders led the steps to greet him. After seeing the ceremony, please sit up.Dai Zongdao: "My younger brother has become a monk in the Yue Temple, and all thoughts are in vain. Who knows that the Privy Council will add his original post, and he will go down the mountain again and again. He has worked hard before the army, passing documents back and forth. When he returned to Beijing, he said goodbye and returned to the mountain. Tong Guan They stayed with each other bitterly, saying that they had given me some advice and were waiting for the imperial edict. Unexpectedly, Wang Fu started a quarrel again, and recruited Pingzhou guard Zhang Yu, and the Jin people came to blame the alliance. Parted ways to invade the south, crossed the Yellow River, and surrounded Tokyo. The courtiers fought with each other, and there were endless disputes. Fortunately, Li Gangli, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Shouyu, called the soldiers of Hebei, Hedong, Guan, and Shanqin kings. The old economic master He and Yao Gu and Geng Nanzhong's divisions have already left the city, and I was sent to urge them everywhere, so I went to the Daming Mansion first. Who knows that the eunuch Liu Yu has evil intentions and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, and he was not allowed to be the lord of China. With all my heart and soul, I turned to the Northern Dynasty. Not only did I refuse to send troops, but I even burned all the imperial edicts, drove me out, and sent me to the Golden Camp. I walked fast, but I lost the imperial edict and could not return to Beijing. Thinking of going to Cangzhou to join Chai Daguan. A few days ago, because the prodigal son Li Bangyan insisted on a peace negotiation, he made an agreement with Nian Meihua, cut off three towns, and asked for 100 million gold and 500 million silver to reward his master. First search for giants in the capital If the property of the rich merchants is not paid a tenth, envoys will be sent to various states and counties to search for them. If anyone hides and does not donate, the whole family will be executed. This decree spread to Cangzhou, and the prefect Gao Yuan was Gao Lian's brother, because the day before yesterday Gao Tangzhou was broken, and his family was full of good and low. Chai Jin bumped into his enemy, Gao Yuan wanted to avenge Gao Lian, and he wanted him to get 3000 taels of gold and 1 taels of silver. Where did he get it? In troubled times, the Emperor Taizu’s oath, how can you still speak! When he was taken to the state, he was compared every three days, and even his family members were imprisoned. I went to see him in the prison, and repeatedly asked all the brothers to save their lives, so I am hereby This is it." Li Yingdao: "Official Chai is the most loyal person. Although Zheng Fangla came back, although he will not meet, the letter is long. Since it is difficult, how can we not help! Trouble brothers, don't stop working hard, go to Cangzhou for a while." Just ordered a thousand soldiers, marched together with Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Lin, Hu Yanyu, Dai Zong, Xu Sheng, and entrusted Zhu Dian, Fan Rui and others to say: "If the Jin soldiers come to avenge Tan Hua, they should stick to it and not fight. It's between urgency and urgency. , Dean Dai communicated." Dai Zongdao: "The day before yesterday, Gao Lian had a demon method, and Song Gongming sent me to invite Mr. Gongsun, and I had to go all the way. If Gao Yuan practices the demon method today, Mr. Xi Gongsun is now, so don't bother to invite him again. It is." Li Yingdao: "Dean Dai made a magic practice, first went to Cangzhou, and wrote a letter to him, so that he could stand at ease, and I will wait for the soldiers and horses on the way, and we will arrive in a few days." Dai Zong agreed, and practiced go first.

That Gao Yuan is a cunning man, extremely evil, and the most ruthless means; he also knows that the hero of Yinmachuan is Chai Jin, an old acquaintance, and he is afraid that he will attack the city. Baojia law, cross-examination is firm and detailed; when entering and exiting the city gate, all checks are made with small tickets, which is very strict.It was discovered that someone came to Yinmachuan, pulled up the suspension bridge, locked the gates of the city, ordered the regiment and other officers to lead the troops to guard the flood areas, and ordered the militiamen to climb the city, stacking stones, gray bottles and other things, and took precautions day and night.

But when Li Ying and other soldiers and horses arrived at the city, Dai Zong came to see him and said, "The city is blocked by water, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. You can't go in." Li Ying looked around and said, "Although the city is small, it is strong and difficult to attack. And Surround them far away, and then make calculations." However, Gao Yuan said that he was fully clothed, inspected himself, and distributed to the officers and soldiers: "You are not allowed to fight, but only fortify the walls and clear the fields. Only when the gangsters and bandits are relieved as much as possible can they be pursued." Li Ying waited for three days in a row. , nothing can be done.

That Gao Yuan sat down on Zhou Street, passed the news to the two courts and prisons, and said: "Chai Jin is used to colluding with mountain bandits and plotting to do something wrong. Xiangnian sent the black whirlwind Li Kui to kill Yin Zhige. The Grand Master also imprisoned him, but he didn't start early. Instead, he led troops from the Liangshan Po bandits to attack Gaotang Prefecture, and the whole family suffered. This is to collect gold and silver according to the order, not to avenge private revenge. Come to invade, this is betraying the imperial court, the crime is unforgivable. I think those bandits are just showing favor in the past, so they come to rescue. You hanged firewood in the basin tonight, and threw the body out of the city tomorrow morning. Chai Jin is dead, is there really any life-and-death relationship? Naturally, I will return in frustration, and I will use my own strategy to capture him. Let's do it quickly, without delay! Tianming will wait for an answer." Jieji and Laozi took the Jun order and went down the hall.

Those two courts were surnamed Ji and named Fu. They were benevolent and forgiving. Although they were in Gongmen, they were willing to do it conveniently.He murmured in his heart: "The Chai Daguan is a man of gold and jade. He donates money with righteousness. He is really a good man. The state official is in the name of the order, and he obviously wants to avenge his personal revenge. How can he kill him tonight! Seeing the chaos in the world, the state official The iceberg will fall again. Why don't you save him, but he is a big boss!" Asking his heart, he made up his mind, and then he went to the small prison and said: "Mr. And it’s not possible to do anything. He has a lot of money around him, let me go and coax some more out, and spend it with you. Wait until the five drums start.” All the prisoners were happy.When Jifu went to the prison, he said to Chai Jin, "senior officials, do you know the good news?" Chai Jin said, "I'm in prison, what good news do you know?" Hearing that, Chai Jin was overjoyed, and asked, "How about the outcome?" Jifu said, "The gentleman in the state has an idea, but he just guards the high bases and deep ditches, and doesn't fight." Chai Jin said: " If it's like this, it's useless to attack." Jifu said: "There is another piece of good news, it's hard to say." Chai Jin only said that there is any rescue, and asked urgently: "Why is it hard to say?" Jifu said: "I just led the minister. Junzhi, Dao saved your life in Gaotang Prefecture the year before last, and did not strike early, so Liangshanbo broke through and killed your brother and his family. Tonight, I will pay the prisoner, hang you to death, throw your body outside the city, and drink horses and rivers. Get back." Hearing this, Chai Jin was so frightened that he couldn't say a word, and burst into tears.Jifu said: "It's useless to cry. If you have money with you, take it out, and I will arrange it with you." Chai Jin said: "There are more than 100 taels, and I will send them to you. After I die, I will trouble you to protect my family. I am in Jiuquan You have to rest your eyes." Jifu said: "The gold and silver are collected according to the order. If you don't hide them and don't accept them, the whole family will be beheaded. How can you save them! If I have silver, I can't protect myself." Chai Jin said: "Needless to say, just If you are tired, buy a coffin for me." Then he took out a large bag of silver and handed it over, and Jifu said, "It's not difficult." After receiving the money, he went out of the prison door and went to the envoy's room, where the little prisoners were still sitting. wait.Jifu distributed 20 taels to the people, and bought [-] taels of three animals as blessings: "Sacrifice to the green-faced saint, eat the toast wine, and then do it."

At the third watch, sacrifice the sacrificial incense paper to the green-faced sage.Jifu called Chai Jin and said, "You also come to worship, and ask the saint to lead you out, so that your soul will not sink to the bottom of prison." Chai Jin said, "If you die in an instant, what's the benefit of worship!" eat.Jifu took a piece of blessings and a pot of wine, and said to Chai Jin: "You can also benefit from it, and be a full ghost. It's not that I don't save you, but I can't help myself when I'm ordered by God. You ask me to buy a coffin for the funeral, and put it in the coffin tomorrow." Your acquaintance can't bear to throw the dead body out of the city, and it will end up with you, so don't worry about it." When Chai Jin saw what Jifu said, he was filled with grievances and sufferings, like a thousand arrows gathering in his heart, where he could eat, he couldn't even cry It's like a dead person, waiting blankly.Jifu listened attentively to the sound of four drums in the woodcutter building, raised the bell and yelled the trumpet, and the inspecting prison officer had passed. He said to the prisoner, "It's time to start!" He shouted, "Take off your clothes and tie them up!" All the prisoners At a loss, those with the hemp rope and the lasso were about to put them around their necks when Jifu said, "Wait a minute, I will receive the order from the minister in the evening, saying that I can go to the Yamen for temporary punishment. What else can I say to pay?" .You keep guard here, don't fall asleep, I will report to you and come." Lifting the lantern, he left the prison gate.Chai Jin had no other thoughts at this time, but tried to get a taste of the journey.

After a while, Jifu called to open the prison door.Hearing this, Chai Jin's soul was already flying up into the air.I saw Jifu holding a stick of fire in his hand, and hurriedly said: "This gentleman is so good at breaking the bill! He wants to bring firewood to the insider, and he has another order. You wait and wait, I'm afraid he will also be called into the insider." Yamen. Lock the prison door, there are still many repeat offenders, I’m afraid they will get lost.” Then he untied Chai Jin, put on his clothes, lifted the lantern, led Chai Jin, and walked out of the prison door to a small alley.When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he asked the gatekeeper to open the door and said, "by the decree of the minister, take the prisoner to one place and put him in one place."After leaving the gate of the mansion and walking along the street, we will come to a small alley, where we can see that the torches are shining red, and there are ten or twenty soldiers who came out of the camp to patrol.Immediately riding a general, when Jifu looked at it, he saw Sun Tongzhi patrolling the city.Sun Tongzhi yelled: "Who is it? You are still walking at night at this time! Take off the lock and take it into the camp." Jifu calmly knelt down and said: "The youngest is Jifu at the festival level of the two courts of the state. The fire lottery captured a fine man and sent him to the death row. The fire lottery is here." Sun Tongzhi saw the fire lottery, which was also at the festival level, and said: "Go." Jifu and Chai Go in and out slowly.Seeing that Sun Tongzhi was far away, Fang hurried into the alley.

After turning two more corners, I came to the door of a person's house. I flicked the door lightly, and someone opened the door and came out.Let Jifu and Chai Jin go in and fasten the door again.Leading to the back half of the room, lighting the lamp, Jifu untied the green cord from Chai Jin's neck, and said, "Congratulations, sir!" Chai Jin didn't know why, so he couldn't answer.Jifu said: "I respect you for being a good man, and I will save you with tricks. I'm afraid the little jailer will be in the way, so I hold them safe and lead you to this place. This man is from Yuncheng County, and his name is Tang Niu'er. Those who sell bad ginger on a tray often get a lot of money from Song Gongming. Song Gongming killed Yan Poxi, and the godly woman tricked her into buying a coffin in front of the county. As a substitute for the crime, he was assigned to Cangzhou. The crime is full, and he has no money, so he can’t go back. I see that he is loyal, and I often watch him do some small operations. I want to save you, and I have nowhere to settle. Thinking of this, I will tell him to wait. When Chai Jin heard this, he threw himself on the ground and said, "It's really hard to repay the virtue of rebirth!" Ji Fu helped him up and said, "There is still a discussion. No worries. Your family members are still in prison, how can you save them? You write a letter and throw Tang Niuer under the city, telling him to retreat. You must open the door to let firewood gather, and let the warriors enter the city pretending to be ordinary people. Lead troops to attack, and only with internal response can we break through." Chai Jin said happily, "My dear brother, why don't you let me know first, so as not to be so frightened!" Jifu said, "If you say it first, If you don’t panic, you won’t be able to make such a sad face. Those prisoners have been used to it for a long time, and when they see the flaws, they have missed a big deal! That’s why I don’t have a word to say, and I’m so flattered. We are in danger, so we can get away. Fortunately, we met Sun Tongzhi on the street, and we can cover it up. If the state officials come to inspect, our lives will be over!" Tang Niu'er scalded a large pot of boiling wine, a cooked chicken, and Chai Jin said: "Supervisor The teacher taught me how to swallow wine! This time I will eat it." After eating, he wrote a letter with trembling hands and handed it to Tang Niu'er. He worked hard all night and rested on the kang.

Let's say Gao Yuan sits down early in the morning and calls Jifu to present Chai Jin's body for examination.The little jailer reported: "Last night at three o'clock, I wrote a letter. Just about to start, Jifu said that Mr. Xiang would bring in an expert to answer, and took him out of the prison gate." Gao Yuan was furious, and called the gatekeeper to serve, and shouted: " Why did you put the firewood in and out?" The gatekeeper reported: "At the third watch, I saw Jifu holding a torch and said that my husband told me to take the prisoner to a place. The younger one saw that he was in charge of the prisoner, and there was a torch, so he Let the door go." Gao Yuan said: "I saw that this guy was bought and released. Now the city gate is closed, and I'm afraid he will fly to the sky!" Heavily punished the jailer and the doorman, and called the secretary to quickly pass the news to Xiaojia in each shop. , Search and arrest along the door, if the person is captured, the official will reward him with a thousand guan; if he hides, he will be beheaded according to military law.In an instant, the whole city spread and boiled.Door by door, temples and temples, three tiles and two houses, the east toilet in the abandoned house, and the land turned over.I have searched and checked, where are some effects?
Besides, Tang Niu'er went to the city to guard the battlements. Taking advantage of the eyes of others, he threw the book wrapped in stones and saw a good man pick it up.Returning home for dinner, he opened the door wide, put a bowl of millet porridge and piled a chopsticks of salted vegetables on it, and ate it on the door lattice, and said to his neighbors: "The city gate has been closed for several days, and you can't go out to do business, and you have no money around you. No, the leftover millet is left to cook a bowl of porridge and eat. In two days, I will starve to death. If I get the firewood, I will receive a reward of [-] guan, and I will make a fortune." The neighbors at the alley said: "Mr. Tang , when you went to the city, Xiaojia from the square searched this alley, and seeing you locked the door, we teased: "Are you locked in this room?" Xiaojia also laughed: "This small house can't be hidden." Forgive him for not having the courage!'" Tang Niu'er said: "Don't worry, everyone, please come in and take a look, so as not to be exposed in the future and hurt everyone." One said: "I'm joking, you will recognize the truth " One said: "Go in and have a look, and look at his sister-in-law angrily!" Zhengou looked around, and the second half of the room was dark. What is hiding is 'chai', not 'jin'. I don't have chai hair in my house either! My sister-in-law and boss complain. It really will be bad luck for the bench after two more days. You have a mouthful, and you have to pile it up!" While talking, I heard people at the entrance of the alley saying: "All the bandits have retreated, it's all right!" It was exactly: the beacon smoke paused, and the golden drum thumped and blood filled the city.I don't know how it will end up, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.

Extremely strange, extremely dangerous, and extremely fast words are like galloping a fast horse, reining in a steep hill, like spreading a full sail, and returning to the rudder in the middle of the river.The reader has nowhere to turn around, and almost has the heart of death, lifeless.Not to mention those who walk in their shoes!Self-evaluation of Song Yimin: The whole article is full of spirit, Zhou Zhazhang is true, without reducing the prequel, it is really a self-knowledge
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