Aftermath of Water Margin

Chapter Nine
This time the book should say that Le He, Hua Gongzi and Tong Wei went to Taihu Lake to meet Li Jun.Just because there is still a grievance, I put this aside for the time being, and talk about the reason of the grievance, and then continue with the above.

Taihu Lake is named Juqu and Lize, with a surrounding area of ​​72 hectares and three prefectures. It is the largest ocean in the south of the Yangtze River.There are [-] peaks in the lake, fish and dragons change, the sun and the moon jump pills, aquariums are common, and reeds are overgrown.There are many famous sages who live in seclusion, and traces of immortals and Buddhas.There was a poem in the past:
The sky is connected to the wild water, and the water is connected to the sky, surrounded by three states and filled with hundreds of rivers.The sun and the moon bathe in the silver waves, and the dragons fight out of the emerald peak.The sails return to Yuanpu and the misty rain flies, and the maple falls high and the autumn is full of fishing boats.Envy kills the success and resigns to reward, and the romantic life will carry the cicadas through the ages.

The concluding sentence of this poem says that after Fan Li broke Wu Bayue, there is a good story about Xishi inviting him to visit the Five Lakes.Generally, all the heroes with insight in ancient times, when they achieved success and fame, they left with their clothes on, so as to avoid the disaster of "the birds are exhausted and the bows are hidden, and the rabbits are dead".

But it is said that Li Jun, the Hunjiang dragon, was originally a fisherman on the Xunyang River.When he came back from enlisting Fang La, he falsely claimed that he was insane, and he did not want to take office in Beijing.After resigning from Song Gongming, he and his brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng came to look for the red-bearded dragon Fei Bao, the curly-haired tiger Ni Yun, the Taihu Jiao Gaoqing, and the skinny-faced Xiong Dicheng. They lived in the water, all day long. Drinking and having fun.Li Jundao: "I grew up on the Xunyang River, and I only made friends with heroes in the rivers and lakes. Because I saved Song Gongming, I went to Liangshan to do some business. Proud ancestors, enjoy some wealth? It’s just that the court is full of sycophants, jealous of the virtuous and capable, and there is no good ending! Fortunately, I saw a few good brothers and met a few good brothers. I am happy to have this place to settle down. However, although the water village is secluded In the end, the ground is rough and wet, and the mind is not smooth. Where can I find a cool place and build houses so that I can live for a long time." Fei Bao said: "Did you not hear that there are 72 peaks in Taihu Lake, only the east and west mountains are the highest. Kuang. There is Moli Peak on the east mountain, and the residents are rich, and they all go out to do business; There is also Xiaoxia Bay, which is the summer resort for King Wu and Xishi. Linwu Cave is the fairy cave, and Zhaijiaotou is the former residence of Mr. Jiaoli, "Shangshan Sihao". Why don't you go and see these places? It’s easy to build a house for a place to live.” Li Jun was overjoyed, boarded the boat together, and went to visit various places in the West Mountain.The Xiaoxia Bay is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It enters through a hole and merges into a lake, which is as beautiful as waves.There is a piece of Pingyang land by the lake, and a hundred houses can be built.Surrounded by lush forests, bamboos, tangerines, and pear blossoms, it is really a blessed place.Li Jun and the natives bought this lake, bought wood and planted it, hired craftsmen, and built it in a short time.They are all piled up with stones to form walls and knotted with thatched roofs, not very tall.There are ten or twenty rooms in the front hall and back building.Only Fei Bao and Ni Yun have family members, and they choose a day to enter the house.They set up banquets and entertained their neighbors. Everyone was happy, and they all called Li Jun the old official Li.Gai Tu custom puts "veteran officials" as the most important thing.

The people in the two mountains along the lake are all looking for food and clothing in Taihu Lake, fishing for shrimps in cages, crabs and mallards, and weeds and wormwood, all kinds of things are different.Only the boat was built with a lot of capital. It is very interesting to build a big boat, pull up six canopies, put a net under it, and go against the wind.Li Jun discussed with his brothers, and also set up four boats, which were managed by fishermen, and they started fishing day by day.But it's that - the boat is good in autumn and winter, and when the northwest wind blows, it's easy to sail.

One day, just in the middle of winter, the westerly wind blew heavily.Li Jun wanted to watch fishing by himself, so he boarded a boat with his brothers and headed north.In the middle of the night, the wind died down, so it couldn't be done, but it stopped behind Misty Peak.At dawn, heavy snow fluttered and fluttered, and the ground was filled with Qiongyao in an instant. There was a poem in the Tang Dynasty:
Birds fly away in thousands of mountains, and people in thousands of paths disappear.Boat PC World Weng, fishing alone trees and snow.

Li Jundao: "With such heavy snow, the scenery of lakes and mountains becomes clear, why don't we go up to the Misty Peak to drink wine and enjoy the snow? It's also a great feat." Fei Bao said: "Excellent!" The dried meat, lamb, fresh The fish and the drunk crab called the small fisherman to pick up two or three jars of wine. Everyone changed into felt clothes and bamboo hats, and walked away in the cold and snow.The peak is only three miles high, and files go up.At the top of the peak, there is a big rock under a big pine tree, and the snow is swept away, and the delicacies are placed on the table.A fire was knocked out of the stone, and the wine was scorching hot after picking up the pines and leaves. The seven brothers sat down in a group and poured out a big bowl.After eating for a while, Li Jun raised his beard and smiled and said, "You see, the water on the lake is not smooth, but it's flattened like horseshoes. The mountains are made of powder and jade, and they look taller. Are they good-looking?" It's cold at five o'clock, and the iron-armored general crosses the pass at night. There are no eminent monks in the mountain temple, so fame and fortune are not as good as leisure.'We are here today drinking wine and enjoying the snow. Such idleness. If you talk about Li Jun, I am young and vigorous, and my ambition is not fading. Why do I stop doing business? It’s just that there is an end to the past and the present. Why don’t you have some wine with your brothers and try to have fun. I heard Song Gongming, Lu Yuanwai was all poisoned to death, and he was loyal in the past. If I don't see the opportunity, I will be within a few days." After finishing speaking, he ate again.

Suddenly there was a thunderbolt in the northwest, and a big fire flew down the mountain from the sky. Everyone was surprised and said, "How can there be thunder in the heavy snow? That fire is strange. Let's go down and have a look." Come down.Looking around, I saw a stone slab, one foot long and five inches wide, on the snowy ground more than Zhang Zhang, like white jade.Tong Wei picked it up, but when everyone looked at it, there was handwriting.They are all illiterate, only Li Jun can recognize a few, so the day before yesterday at Jieyang Ridge, Song Jiang was urged to order the judge Li Liyao to turn it over. He was waiting for him to open it, and Li Jun rushed over. He saw that there was an approval, and he could read Song Jiang. , to be rescued.Now I imitated the stone slab for a long time, and said, "It turned out to be a poem." The crowd said, "Brother, read it and listen to us." Li Jun paused again, and read:

Do justice for the heavens, and keep loyalty for a long time.On Jin Ao's back, there is no other world.

After listening to it, everyone couldn't understand it.Li Jundao: "This is clearly a sign of the heavens. The first sentence, 'walking the way for the sky', was originally the four characters on the apricot yellow flag in front of the Zhongyi Hall, which coincided with our old affairs. And take it back and enshrine it at home, and it will be fulfilled in the future." " So he took the slate into the boat, raised the tent and went home, and put the slate in the god's seat, and he has nothing to say since then.

But it is said that Maji Mountain, which is under the jurisdiction of Changzhou, is also on the shore of North Taihu Lake.There is a town eunuch in the village on the mountain side, surnamed Ding and surnamed Zixie, who is a descendant of Prime Minister Ding Wei.Born in Yinjia, he was promoted to Fujian Lianvisang envoy through many posts, and worshiped under Cai Jing's family.He is extremely cunning and greedy, nicknamed "Bashan Snake".After three years in office, even the land was scraped, and Ding You was at home.The new prefect of Changzhou, surnamed Lu Mingzhiqiu, is a native of Fujian, also a member of the Jia family, and the grandson of Lu Huiqing, who is in charge of political affairs.In the same year as Ding Lianfang, they were under two regimes. Moreover, they were as tough as grandfathers and had similar smells. The two were the most irreversible.Talk about things getting too far, and bribe each other.Ding Zixie thought that staying at home would not be easier than being an official.It's light, but I want to find some fat water on the fishing boat.I went to talk to Taishou Lv, and issued several notices, saying that the Majishan area is the Dingfu's release lake, and no arrest is allowed, and those who violate it will be sent to the officials for punishment.With the announcement, Dalei Mountain was used as the boundary, occupying more than half of Taihu Lake.If it crosses the boundary, call the ruthless servant to catch it, tear the net, take off the awning, and send it to the official to be cheated by him.That small fishing boat knows its tricks, and it's nothing more than fishing in the North Taihu Lake.That - the boat depends entirely on the wind, and sails with the wind, how can it be held?However, the depth and space of North Taihu Lake can accommodate big fish.All the fishermen had no choice but to talk to him.Na Ding Zixie got a plan, saying that he must take his trademark water plate to allow him to cross the boundary, and if he catches a fish, he will give half of it.All the fishermen couldn't resist him, so they had to obey.Even those small fishing boats that do not pass the boundary shall be divided equally.Actually, a [-]-hectare Lize Lake was used as a fish pond with Ding's family.

When Li Jun and Fei Bao heard about it, they couldn't bear to say, "Hey, Taihu Lake is so big, why did you make it a pond for releasing life? We don't even fish, how can we take away the jobs of all the people! He's so angry, he wants to go there." Let's play with him in the world and see how he is!" Seven brothers were all in a boat, and the small fisherman pulled up the hood and sailed north.After passing Dalei Mountain and reaching the side of Maji Mountain, there are about ten small boats, each with three or five people, guarding the port there.Seeing that there was no brand name and water plate, I took it.If there is a water plate with a brand name, it is normal to divide the fish.Seeing Li Jun's boat approaching without a nameplate, he shouted: "Bold blind thief! This is the Ding Mansion's Free Life Lake, do you dare to cross the boundary?" Fei Bao then cursed: "You dog slave! The blood of the court, How do you get it! Fuck your mother! You have to peel off the skin of your Bashan snake and kill the common people!" The people in the small boat got up together and pulled the hooks randomly to pull the net.Fei Bao, Ni Yun, Tong Wei, and Tong Meng worked together to prop up and beat the wooden poles. The big boat was strong and strong, but the small boat couldn't stand it. Three small boats capsized, and a dozen people fell into the water.Li Jun called back to the rudder and left.

But he said that the man who fell into the water was rescued in the boat, and he went to report to Ding Zixie, saying: "just now there was a - a boat crossed the border, and there was no name and water plate. The little ones checked him and scolded him for peeling the master's skin and eliminating harm from the people. Overturned Three boats, more than a dozen people launched into the water, and saved their lives. Some people recognized Li Jun, Fei Bao, etc., who live in Xiaoxia Bay." Ding Zixie sneered and said, "This is the remnant bandit in Liangshan Po, who came to provoke me instead! It's business. " Immediately repair the book, the family will submit it, and send it to Changzhou Prefecture to cast it.Taishou Lv took it apart and looked at it, and asked the house's license to get Fei Bao and Li Jun's criminals.The clerk reported: "The place of Xiaoxiawan is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and it needs to go through the customs." Lu Taishou said: "In that case, prepare the customs documents as soon as possible." .The prefect of Suzhou is a clean and upright government. He heard that the prefect of Lv was corrupt, and he and Ding Lian visited inside and outside.The fishermen in Nantai Lake also went to complain, which hindered their colleagues.Seeing that Guan Wen came to mention Li Jun and others, he was displeased, and he was not allowed to be detained, so he issued an approval and returned.Taishou Lu was furious and sent someone to invite Ding Lianfang to come and discuss.

The next day, when we arrived in the back hall and the meeting was over, Taishou Lu said, "It's a shame that the Suzhou government doesn't allow Guan Wen, and I'm very ashamed to be entrusted by the old man." Fadu, the matter is still small. Then Li Jun is a remnant party in Liangshan Po. I am afraid that he will take the opportunity to cause chaos. If you catch him, he will be the head of the robbers for many years, and there will be more gold, silver and jewels, which is better than picking up scattered pieces." Lu Taishou laughed and said, "Share it with Brother Nian." Ding Lian said: "They know that Suzhou is not good. Zhunguan mentioned, must be bold. The old grandfather does not need to mention here, the original card is sold. It is a must to put the lanterns on the Lantern Festival, and the old ancestors issued an edict, and all households in the city only need to hang up to celebrate the good harvest. They are tough guys. Please be bold, and you must come and see them. Light. At that time, it only took a few arresting envoys to hook them, and they were sent to prison, and they were beaten slowly, lest he would not come to take the bait!" Lu Taishou said happily: "Brother Nian is lucky. It is strange that all the land in our province has followed. Come." Ding Lianfang said with a smile: "My old grandfather's term of office is over, and the land of my house must be given away." The two clasped their hands and smiled.

But when Li Jun returned to Xiaoxia Bay, Ni Yun said, "Although the fight is fun today, that guy will definitely come to find trouble." Tong Wei said, "What are you afraid of him! Since we are going to make the boat go, how many times will we capsize him?" Let's go into the water." Li Jun said: "That's not what I said. Today, I slightly weakened his prestige and let him know our methods. He doesn't live exclusively on fishing, so why should he go there? If he angers others, there must be something Tianbao, save some inconvenience." Fei Bao said: "Brother's opinion is reasonable." He took the melon boat to the port and was at home safely.

Unconsciously, the end of Latvia and the return of spring, the Lantern Festival is approaching.Some people say that Changzhou puts up lanterns to have fun with the people.From the twelfth night to the eighteenth night, it is very prosperous.In nearby states and counties, men and women go to see the lanterns.Li Jun said: "How about we brothers and sisters go and have a look together?" Gao Qing said: "No. Ding Zixie and Lv Taishou are holding hands to deceive people, who doesn't know? The quarrel the day before yesterday must not be forgotten. If we are in Xiaxia Bay, we will be afraid of us. If you go to Changzhou, it’s his world, what should you do if you don’t care about it?” Qiu Cheng said: “Brother, you build up other people’s ambitions and destroy your own prestige. The four of us are rampaging in Taihu Lake Who are you afraid of? There are three big brothers Li coming, like a tiger with wings added, so why not worry about it! The Lantern Festival is full of people, how do you know we are there? Why not go!" Li Jun said: "Song Gongming went to Tokyo to watch the lanterns, and Li Kui made a Lantern Festival Liang Zhongshu set off a lamp in Beijing, and all the heroes went to rescue Lu Yuanwai. Both times are earth-shattering, not to mention this small place! It’s just that we need to be prepared, even if we don’t go to see the lamp. If you are afraid of him, you may make people laugh." So it was agreed.

On the morning of the fifteenth day, two boats were driven, with seven brothers on both sides.After Yuding drove, Yifan went to the west gate of Changzhou, looking for a secluded place to anchor.It was still in the afternoon, and the whole meal on board was full.Tong Wei said: "My two brothers are only waiting in the boat. Around dusk, they will guard the city gate. If there is any noise, they can come out." Li Jun said: "That's true!" Let's go to the city together.Seeing all the old and young men and women in the nearby villages coming to the city gate to look at the lights, Li Jun and others rushed in.But in the six streets and three markets, there are lamp sheds built, brocade tents all over the sky, colorful balls hanging, and singing and singing, which are very noisy.There are poems to prove it:
Ten miles of fragrant dust falls on the plum blossoms, and the melting night reflects the towers.

Who can sit idly by seeing the moon?

At that time, a bright moon gushed out of the east, illuminating Tianjie Street like water.Lanterns were hung everywhere, and the people watching the lanterns burst into laughter, which merged with the ten fan Xiaogu.The Red Mansion Painting Pavilion is rolled up with bead curtains.The beautiful woman, Chanjuan, leans on the railing and looks at it.The shadow of the fragrant girl in the clothes hides Feiwei.It is really "the moon in the sky is full, and the moon is half in the world", the sequence of the early Spring Festival, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is the most ecstasy.Li Jun and other five people enjoyed it for a while, and heard that there were three Aoshan Mountains in the woodcutter tower. With a clever coincidence, people who watched the lights flocked to the front of the mansion.Sure enough, fiery trees and silver flowers shine like daylight.Taishou Lv and his fellow officials were drinking upstairs, while the sheng and xiao were playing one after another below, and fireworks were flying, crowding people so that they couldn't stand on tiptoe, as if they were walking in the air.

Li Jun looked at it again, then turned to sit down in a restaurant at the east end of the street.The bartender set out the wine, various dishes, and passed the cups and cups to eat for a while.At that time, there was about two o'clock in the weather, and Ni Yun and Gao Qing said: "We can go out of the city." Di Cheng said: "The beautiful scenery on such a beautiful day, Jin Wu can't help it; the city gate is naturally open all night, so why not sit still!" Li Jun at this time I also lost my mind and refused to leave.Ni Yun and Gao Qing stood up and said, "You guys have a few more drinks. The two of us will wait at the city gate first." They went downstairs.When I was young, I saw two men in green clothes coming, and looked at each of them and said, "I think it's Mr. Guo of Dongdongting Mountain drinking here, so it's not." She turned around and left.Li Jun and Fei Bao only cared about drinking and didn't care about it.Another old man led a beautiful woman to the table with a drum, said a deep blessing, opened his throat, beat the lovesickness board and the drum, and sang two ditties.Although it is not the sound of winding beams, it is also audible.Fei Bao reached out his hand to find a piece of silver in the money bag and rewarded him, it was about two coins.Just as he was about to hand it over, he suddenly heard a shout from downstairs. Thirty or fifty public servants all took short sticks and flocked upstairs.Li Jun, Fei Bao, and Di Cheng saw that it was not the leader, pushed the girl down, kicked over the banquet, looking for a way out.The public servant has come to his side, and the eagle and the swallow snatch it.Li Jun was caught off guard by the three of them, and they cut and tied the backs with hemp ropes, and pushed them downstairs.The bartender heard the commotion upstairs, and Fei also caught up, only to see that the dishes were broken and the food and wine were spilled.The woman who sang the ditty was still complaining of pain on the floor, and couldn't get up, so don't ask.

But it is said that Li Jun, Fei Bao, and Di Cheng were taken by the public servants, and they beat them into the gate of the mansion with one stick at a time.Na Lu Taishou had been sitting on the seat in the early row, with silver candles shining brightly, and on both sides stood soldiers as strong as wolves and tigers.The three of Li Jun brought them to the front of the hall, and they all stood upright.Lu Taishou shouted: "You are the remaining party in Liangshan Po. You have repeatedly plotted against the law. Why don't you kneel now when you are in the court?" The imperial court contributes. I don’t want to be an official, live in seclusion, and have never violated the law. Why should I kneel?" Lu Taishou said: "Take Taihu Lake. If you don’t follow the constitution, the family of the eunuch in Fanding Township will fall into the water. It is obviously a rebellion, and you have to argue Li Jundao: "Then Taihu Lake is the basic necessities of the people in the three prefectures. You are the lord of a county, and you receive a big salary from the imperial court. You don't care about the people, but you are an eagle dog of a powerful family. You are forbidden to release the lake and share the fish tax equally. I I can't wait to vent public outrage for the common people, so take me now, what do you want?" Lu Taishou said: "Now, according to the official statement of the Privy Council, Ruan Xiaoqi and Sun Li were rebelled in Dengzhou, and Li Ying and Gongsun Sheng were raised in Yinmazhou. All the remaining parties in Liangshan Po have to accept the officials, so they take it!" Li Jundao: "Even the Privy Council, they only take the officials and officials, and they don't say they were arrested for no reason!" Lu Taishou had nothing to say, and sneered: " If you are a magistrate, I will not make it difficult for you. If you are stubborn again, apply for rebellion with Li Ying, Ruan Xiaoqi, etc., and send them to Tokyo. Send them to prison!" Li Jun wanted to argue, but was pushed away by all the soldiers It's a no-brainer to be hired into prison.

Let's say that Ni Yun and Gao Qing went down to the restaurant first, and went to the edge of the city. When they saw those who were doing business together, they held on to the fire lottery and distributed it to the gatekeepers. When the two heard this, they hurried out of the city, but the door was closed tightly.I ran into Tong Wei and Tong Meng by the suspension bridge, and said, "Where is Brother Li?" Ni Yun said, "Where are you still eating wine? The two of us went to the door to serve first. The door is closed, so you can get out." Tong Cheng said: "It's mostly strange, what do we do now? Let's get into the boat." The four got into the boat and stayed up all night.Ba to Tianming, together to Simon.The door has been opened. It has long been said that the first three robbers in Liangshanpo were captured in Dengshi last night, and they were imprisoned.The four of them were surprised when they heard this.Tong Wei said: "I don't know the truth. But I didn't come this morning, there must be a reason. It's inconvenient for many people. You live in the boat. I'll go find out the truth and come back." So they parted ways.

When Tong Wei walked to the gate of the mansion, they all said so.Tong Wei went to the prison gate.Those prisoners who are under prison are eager for relatives to communicate and ask for the regular money.After asking about the details, Tong Wei was released into prison.Li Jun and Fei Bao said: "Brother, I really responded to your words. The eunuch's tone seemed to enlighten us, how can we give him something!" Tong Wei said: "The matter has come to this, and I will not agree. Wait for me to try my best to find it, and then I will pay attention to it after I earn my body. Take out the coils I brought with me, and first scatter them with all the jailers, and teach him to look at them." There are more than ten taels, hand them to Li Jun and say: "I'll go out Comfort the brothers, come back in three days." After saying that, he walked out.Back in the boat, tell everyone about it, and look at each other.Tong Wei said: "Let's pack it up at home. I'll be here in about three days."

When they arrived at Xiaoxia Bay, everyone dumped their boxes and baskets, totaling two thousand.Tong Wei said: "These 2000 taels of silver are also sent out to the thieves. Let's take them later and see how the amount is there." Only take 100 taels of silver and go by yourself in a small boat.When he arrived in the prison, Li Jun said: "That guy taught people to fight, and he would only be released after 1 taels. It was the plan that Ding Zixie killed. 3000 taels, and it is limited to ten days to redeem enough without delay." Tong Wei said: "I have predicted that there will be only 2000 taels to make do with the future. What is missing, I will set up a place. I will bring 100 taels first. Two here, send some to Kong Mu, who is in charge of the case, and teach him grace. I will come within ten days." Farewell to go home, and tell everyone: "But there are still 1000 taels, I have a care here." It is exactly If you don't drink from the greedy spring, you will have no honest officials. How many times you can become a tiger and become an envoy.I don't know what Tong Wei cares about, and I'll listen to the next chapter to break it down.

The empty and uninhabited land ends at the Great Lakes. Li Jun is in Hunan, and Ding Zixie is in Hubei.One because I couldn't bear to go to the city to look at the lights, and the other was because I saw Xiaoli cut off the lake to collect taxes.In the vastness of smoke and water, there are unreasonable misfortunes that cannot be solved, and the world is safe and secure, is there a place where there is no resentment between people and no disputes with things?

(End of this chapter)