Chapter Five Old Times
Feng Bao said: "Yes, yes, when he attacked just these two times, he was thrilling. Therefore, after so many years, the servant still remembers it clearly,"
Chang Sihao thought to himself: "Feng Bao does not understand martial arts. The expert will understand this fighting scene as soon as he hears it. He will definitely not be able to make it up in such a short time, and it is probably true."
Changsun Xiaochi said: "The boxing technique used by Cheng Juzi is a kind of ancient boxing that is commonly used by Shanxi ward guards. It is simple and practical, and it is mainly close to close skills. Could it be that he is from Shanxi?" Feng Bao said: "That is, Brother Junting was originally from Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi. At first, he saw him with a strong accent, and he really couldn't understand some words. I later asked him why he could do kung fu. He said that he was learned from an old man on the street while practicing and playing. The old man taught him some and told him that martial artists were not bad. Just study and practiced the body, so he stopped teaching. He laughed and said that he didn't expect that he would not practice for more than ten years, so he would be easy to use," Long Qing said: "Well, the country is peaceful and the country is full of peace. It depends on military generals when it is difficult for the country. It is useful. I think that the Ye is always a frustrated person, and his opinion is biased. What happened later."
Feng Bao said: "I admired him very much at that time, so I wanted to learn fists and kicks with him. He didn't teach me, so I told me that it was better to study and that I would study hard every day. After the exam, I returned from the list. He held a small jar of wine in his arms, and asked me for a plate of salted tofu. When I entered the house, I started drinking. When I saw him drinking, I was happy and knew that he must have passed the exam. So I said that on a happy day, how could I only eat salted tofu? We should make a few dishes to celebrate and celebrate. He didn't look at me, and there was no expression. After eating all the plates of salted tofu, I asked for another plate, and then I finally got drunk. When I saw this, I understood in my heart." At this point, he sighed slowly.
When several people heard this, they all guessed the answer and were speechless for a moment.
Feng Bao sighed and continued, "The next day, the sun was noon. He had not yet gotten up. I came back from the morning market. When I went to his house, I found that his eyes were red and he couldn't speak. His forehead was burning severely. He invited the doctor to take a look and said that he was cold on the outside and dry on the inside, and his heart was too hot. He prescribed a prescription. After this, every day when my uncle went to the stall, I took care of him at home. After more than half a month, it improved. He was very grateful to me and said that I was kind-hearted, but unfortunately I had nothing to give to me. I wanted to be brothers with me. I always admired him. Naturally, I was happy. There was no incense burner at home at that time. We took three sandalwood and inserted it on a piece of tofu to worship the god. At that time, he also said that our incense burner was clean and innocent, better than others. He also said that although he failed the exam, he was just as happy as a brother."
Chang Sihao thought to himself: "Anyway, Lord Cheng has passed away, so you can write these words as you want," but seeing Feng Bao speaks fluently, it doesn't seem like he wants to write them out now, so he can't help but be suspicious.
Feng Bao said: "When I was sworn brother Cheng said that his surname was Cheng's name Yunfeng and his courtesy name was Junting. I only had a name at that time, and I had not had a word yet. After kowtow, he asked him to pick one for me. He thought for a while and said, "My name was Junting. Ting means balance and integrity. Let's do this, I will give you the name "Yongting". I hope you will always be an upright person," Emperor, the slave's word "Yongting" comes from now on."
Longqing nodded after hearing this.
Feng Bao continued: "I was so happy at that time that I advised him that I would not be discouraged this time, and that there would be another time. He smiled and said nothing. Unexpectedly, the next day, he left a note on the table with ten words written on it: "The hero will get rid of his head now, and it will be worth the white hair."
Long Qing looked disappointed: "It seems that he will not take the exam again,"
Chang Sihao asked: "Why," Long Qing remained silent.
Changsun Xiaochi explained: "He said this is a big deal. Before the founding of the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty, officials were all aristocratic families and family members passed from generation to generation, and they valued family backgrounds. But poor people had no chance to be officials. Later, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was reorganized. Regardless of his origin, he could become an official as long as he passed the exam. This is called "the court was a farmer and he entered the emperor's hall in the evening. This was unimaginable in the past," Changsun Xiaochi nodded: "Tang Taizong is a good emperor, I know," Changsun Xiaochi smiled: "Yes, people all said that Emperor Taizong of Tang recruited talents and was eager to seek talent, but one day he saw the new Jinshi passing by under the list, and was very happy. The followers thought that he had summoned talented men to the country, so he was happy. But he said: 'The heroes of the world have entered my territory,' meaning, the heroes of the world, you have all fallen into my trap,'"
Chang Sihao was very surprised: "He asked someone to help him govern the country, and said that they were fooled by themselves. Isn't this strange? "
Changsun Xiaochi's eyes were a little complicated and said, "Think about it, talented people go to study and exams, thinking that they are the way to get ahead, but there are a few people who can pass each exam. Every year, every year, and people grow old year, and people's minds are all used on the exams, so no one wants to rebel. Later, someone understood the heart of Taizong and wrote a poem to sigh: "Emperor Taizong is really a long-term plan, and he earns all heroes to be old.' It points out that the imperial examination is a bet, and what he earns is the youth of the world. Cheng Yunfeng's poem means that he will no longer be fooled."
Long Qing shook his head and said, "He was so discouraged and still a little impatient. He must know that ten years of studying, ten years of nourishing energy, and gold is hidden in the soil, and there will be some time to reveal it."
Chang Sihao thought to himself: "I understand this simple truth at the moment I heard it, but you are still confused. It shows how clever Emperor Taizong of Tang was. Not only did he deceive the world, but he even deceived you, the emperor of later generations. I think if you were not born in the royal family, you would have taken the exam. Hey, I don't know if you can win the top scorer," he said.
Changsun Xiaochi said: "In the deep palace, many things cannot be seen. When the exam is opened, the examiner sells test questions, sells rankings, receives gifts, and tries to make a lot of money. People who are poor and have no power may not be able to pass the exam even if they are talented. Some people are difficult to enter the exam room. There are few people in the sky, and those who can stand out are always limited."
Longqing looked unhappy and asked, "What happened later?"
Feng Bao said: "Later, the tofu shop in the Nucai family was smashed by Xiao Dongzi who was seeking revenge. My uncle died of illness and I couldn't survive, so I went into the palace. Many years passed, and I accidentally saw his name on a memorial. At first I thought it was the same name and surname. Later, I carefully identified it and found that the characters were the same. He had become an official and a military general. At that time, he was reporting his duties in Beijing. When I was free, I went to visit him. When I saw it, it was him. It turned out that he failed the exam that year, wandered to the south, devoted himself to the military, abandoned literature and followed the military, and made contributions in the fight against Japanese and thieves."
Long Qing smiled and said, "Look, what are you saying, heroes will always have a day to stand out, and I will not be so dark and vague," he said.
Feng Bao said: "What the emperor said is that when he saw me, he was both happy and sad. Since then, I have often exchanged letters. Until a few years ago, he was promoted to the capital. At that time, Yan Song and Yan Shifan and his son were tyrannical. Yan Shifan liked men's style and often played tricks. He had a good eunuch in the palace at that time, named Shen Yucheng..." When he said this, he seemed to feel a little distorted and looked up at Longqing.
Long Qing frowned, waved his hand and signaled him to continue.
Feng Bao said: "Yes, Shifan and Shen Yucheng are in love. One is that they love him and are handsome, and the other is that they have put their eyes and ears in the palace. In fact, there are many such figures in the palace at that time. Therefore, according to the old emperor's thoughts, Shifan can guess accurately and understand clearly. When doing things, they will naturally be invincible."
Longqing recalled that when he was King Yu, the Yan family and his son had to give the instructions of the Yan family and his son every year, and the Ministry of Revenue was willing to give it down. Because he did not give gifts to Yan Shifan, he was detained for three consecutive years. Later, he could not raise 1,500 taels of silver to him. The Ministry of Revenue gave it to him again. Yan Shifan had to act cheaply and said in front of the ministers: "The emperor's son must also give me gifts." Unfortunately, the Yan family and his son were defeated before he ascended the throne. Otherwise, he would have taught him to return such a great shame and humiliation. He had never been able to vent this old resentment. Now that he heard the old things about Shifan connecting to the palace, he immediately rushed up and snorted heavily.
Feng Bao's head shrank slightly, and he calmed down for a moment before continuing: "Shifan once held a banquet in the Duhuo Building. Shen Yucheng was also present. He drank until late at night. Cheng Yunfeng was first transferred to the capital and served as the commander in the commander's office at the time. Seeing that the restaurant was openly violating the curfew, he went into the building to check. Shifan was already drunk at that time. Shen Yucheng saw Cheng Yunfeng's majestic, righteous and full of masculinity, so he became interested and actually teased him. He thought that he was a spoiler in Shifan and a man in the palace. Who dared to offend him? Unexpectedly, Cheng Yunfeng was furious and tied him up and was about to take him away. There were many officials present at that time, and he tried to persuade him to avoid it. However, Shen Yucheng was already resentful. After Shifan sobered up, he instigated each other to harm him. After the slave learned the news, he naturally could not sit idly by."
Longqing nodded and interrupted: "Well, knowing that treacherous ministers harm others but not proposing them, and seeing that brothers are suffering, is disloyal and unfaithful. You should stand up for it both public and private."
"Yes, however, Shifan was powerful at that time, and the slaves were slight and could not resist him. Later, Juncai and Cheng Yunfeng came up with a way to let him pretend to collide with him. Juncai first spread the matter well, and then went to Shifan and Shen Yucheng to express their hatred, saying that they wanted to punish him. When the two saw him, since someone was willing to make this happen, why should they dirty their hands? The slaves handled the matter. They tried to deal with it and found a way to ask the censor to impeach him, demoted him to the border, and left the capital. This was a place of trouble, and they always saved their lives. After hearing about the border, the local military and civilians also supported him very much. After knowing the inside story, they did not treat him as the official position after being demoted, but instead called him the assistant position according to his previous position."
Chang Sihao thought that when Lord Cheng said that he offended the eunuchs in the court, he was demoted, but he didn't say that it was Feng Bao or Shen Yucheng. Later, Xiaoyu and Gu Changxin went to his house. Gu Changxin found out that he offended Feng Bao, but that was verified in Shanxi. How could he know the true inside story in Beijing? Cheng's mother hanged herself and died, Mrs. Cheng hit a stone mill, the young master was abducted, and Miss Cheng was sold. It must not be fake. Since it was someone from the Dongchang to execute, how could he escape?
Feng Bao said: "Soon Yan Song was destroyed, Shifan was appointed as the head of the army, Shen Yucheng and others were killed, and the slave wanted to write a letter to Chen Qing to rehabilitate Cheng Yunfeng. After he learned the news, he wrote to the slave saying that the Song thieves were destroyed, and the country was lucky. He had been in the border town for a long time and shared life and death with the local soldiers and people. He had a deep relationship and was invaded by the foreign thieves. He was unwilling and unable to leave. Seeing that the matter was here, he had to let him go. Until now, there was a Fei Ge's letter in Taiyuan Branch of the East Factory, saying that Cheng Yunfeng's family was confiscated and his family was missing. However, the court did not have such an order. The matter was extremely suspicious. The person who confiscated the house claimed to be from the East Factory in Beijing. I don't know if there was a secret order on the peak. Therefore, after this inquiry, I knew that there was no such thing. Someone pretended to be the East Factory. The matter was very serious and hurriedly ordered the investigation. As a result, on the way out of seclusion, he finally captured this group of people who pretended to be,"
Chapter completed!