Chapter 42: The Friendship of Eight Worships

The poem says:

The three brothers in the shed,

It is necessary to learn the three knots of Taoyuan.

Shi Yun went to ask for money for his brother,

How do you know that bringing it is a curse!

Shi Yun, the six-vein god of war, Qiu Dazuo, a warrior, and Tang Shangke, a Cambridge scholar, sat together and drank after bowing.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Shi Yun suddenly rolled his little mung bean mouse eyes a few times, as if he remembered something. Shi Yun raised his hand and scratched his little black head, suddenly looked at the Cambridge scholar Tang Shangke, and said, "Third brother, I don't know anything about the eldest brother, and I want to ask for advice in person." ”

Tang Shangke listened, looked at Shi Yun and said: "Big brother, if you have something to say, you and I are already sworn brothers, from now on you will be my sworn brother, your business is my business, big brother, you don't have to be polite to me." ”

Shi Yun looked at Tang Shangke and said, "Third brother, if you can say that, my heart is much brighter, eldest brother." Third brother, what I want to ask you is, Fang Cai, we are just three brothers swearing, and there are only three chopsticks in the teacup on the table. But...... But, third brother, why did you let the three of us rush up and kowtow eight times?"

Tang Shangke listened to this, and replied with a smile: "Ha, big brother, we kowtowed eight times, which means that our three brothers are friends here." ”

"Eight worships?!" Shi Yun listened, shook the little black head melon, and seemed to be more and more puzzled. Shi Yun thought for a while, then looked at Tang Shangke and said, "Third brother, I won't tell you, when I was young, I was herding sheep in the mountains, and I never studied for a day. Even when I came to this city, I never associated with people of knowledge. This sworn thing, my Shiyun is also the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair today. What does this eight-worship friendship mean, I don't understand even more foolishly. Third brother, can you tell the eldest brother in detail, why the three of us are friends for eight worships?"

Tang Shangke listened to it and said with a smile: "Ha, eldest brother, the meaning of this eight-worship friendship is that after our three brothers bow to each other, we must learn to be eight pairs of ancients." ”

"Learn to be eight pairs of ancients?!" Shi Yun listened, still puzzled. So he asked: "Third brother, why do we three brothers learn to be eight pairs of ancients?"

Tang Shangke explained: "Big brother, these eight pairs of ancients, they are also sworn brothers. Because the deeds of their sworn deeds are very touching. Therefore, when later generations worshipped, they regarded their eight pairs of ancients as models for learning. ”

"Ah, I see!" Shi Yun rolled his little mung bean eyes a few times, and asked again, "Third brother, but I don't know, who are those eight pairs of ancients?"

Tang Shangke thought for a while and said, "Big brother, are there eight pairs of ancients?" - They are the friends of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, the life-changing friends of Zuo Botao and Yang Jiaoai, the friends of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, the friends of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya, the friends of Chen Zhong and Lei Yi, the friends of Yuan Bo and Juqing, the friends of Kong Rong and You Heng, and the friends of life and death of Liu, Guan and Zhang. ”

Shi Yun listened, scratched his little black head melon with his hand, and then stared at a pair of little mung beans at Tang Shangke and said with a smile: "Hey, third brother, I didn't expect that there are so many stories in this." - Hey, third brother, can you tell me their stories one by one? In the future, foolish brother, I will do as they are. ”

Tang Shangke said: "Big brother, since you like to hear this kind of story of worship, then I will tell you about it." - Big brother, then I'll tell you a story about Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi's bosom friend. ”

When Shi Yun heard this, he shouted happily like a naughty boy: "It's great, it's too goodβ€”β€” foolish brother, I'm listening!"

Shi Yun said, really rubbing his left and right hands on his two ears a few times.

Tang Shangke thought for a while, then said:

The story of Yu Boya and Zhong Zi's bosom friend took place in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, there was a man named Yu Boya in the state of Chu. This person is not only proficient in music, but also highly skilled in the piano. However, Yu Boya was very depressed. Because, none of the people around him understand the rhythm of music.

On this day, Yu Boya was alone on the Wangjiang Pavilion by the river.

Suddenly, a large boat drifted on the river in the distance. The big boat sailed near the Wangjiang Pavilion and slowly stopped at the riverside. After a while, a man stepped out of the boat. The man stood under the Wangjiang Pavilion, pricked up his ears, and listened to the sound of the piano on the Wangjiang Pavilion with bated breath. For a long time, the man did not leave.

Yu Boya was very surprised when he saw him in the pavilion, so he invited the man to the Wangjiang Pavilion.

The man said to Yu Boya: "I listened to Mr. stroked the qin under the pavilion, as if I saw towering mountains emerging in front of me, and under the towering mountains, it seemed that there was a small stream flowing......

Yu Boya listened to the man's story, and his heart was happy. So, Yu Boya arched his hand at the man and said, "Sir, the piano music I played just now is the mountain and the flowing water. - Sir, you are really my bosom friend!"

Yu Boya asked about the man's origin.

The man said, "My name is Zhong Ziqi, and I am a merchant, and when the merchant ship came here, I heard a mysterious sound on the Wangjiang Pavilion by the river, and I got off the boat to listen." ”

Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi became bosom friends. The two of them made an appointment, and at this time next year, Zhong Ziqi will come here to listen to Yu Boya caressing the qin.

By this time of the following year. Yu Boya brought the piano to the Wangjiang Pavilion by the river every day to wait for the bell period.

Finally one day, Yu Boya looked forward to the big boat that Zhong Ziqi had ridden. Then I saw the big boat, slowly stopping by the river. A man walked off the boat quickly and came to Yu Boya. However, the person who walked in front of Yu Boya was not Zhong Ziqi, but an ordinary subordinate.

Seeing the subordinate, he took out a lock of hair from his arms and handed it to Yu Boya. Then, the subordinate saluted Yu Boya respectfully and said, "Mr. Boya, my master passed away a few months ago. When my master was dying, he commanded me to give you this lock of hair. My host said that he was very sorry that he could not come here on time this year to listen to his husband play the piano. ”

The man said, turned and went back to the ship. The big ship also quickly drove away.

By the riverside, only Yu Boya remains. Yu Boya looked at the lock of hair in his hand, and his liver and intestines were broken for a while. Yu Boya suddenly hid his face and cried: "Brother Ziji, Brother Ziji, you are not here now, in the future, who can listen to me Fuqin?!"

Yu Boya cried, tore off the strings and jumped into the river.

Tang Shangke said to Shi Yun when he talked about this: "Big brother, this is the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi's bosom friend. ”

After hearing this, Shi Yun choked up and said, "Hi hi...... Third brother, this story is really touchingβ€”β€” in the future, if the two brothers go, my six-vein god of war Shi Yun will also learn from that Yu Boya and go to the river!" Shi Yun said this, suddenly blinked a few times of little mung bean eyes, and urged Tang Shangke: "Hey, third brother, go on, aren't there so many stories of friendship?"

Tang Shangke said: "Since the eldest brother still wants to hear it, then I will tell the eldest brother another story, Zuo Botao and Yang Jiao mourning for the friendship of life." ”

"Great, great!" Shi Yun shouted happily like a child again, "I, Shi Yun, have greatly grown my knowledge tonight." ”

Tang Shangke thought for a while and continued:

The story of Zuo Botao and Sheep's Horn Wailing for the exchange of lives also happened in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that on this day, Zuo Botao and Yang Jiao Wai went to see King Chuzhuang together. Unbeknownst to them, they encountered a snowstorm on the way. The blizzard trapped the two of them on the way. At that time, they were wearing very thin clothes and did not carry much dry food. So, both of them were in danger of freezing to death and starving to death in a blizzard.

Zuo Botao decided to leave the hope of life to the sheep's horns. So, Zuo Botao took off his warm clothes and left them for Sheephorn Wai, and the dry food he used to satisfy his hunger was also left for Sheep Horn Wai. Zuo Botao himself secretly ran into the woods and committed suicide. Sheep Horn Wai got the clothes and dry food left by Zuo Botao, and survived by luck.

One night after that, the surviving Sheep's Horn suddenly had a dream. He dreamed in a dream that Zuo Botao came to see him with his face covered in blood. Sheep Horn asked in surprise: "Big brother, why do you look like this?" Zuo Botao said: "Brother, big brother, since I entered the Netherworld, there have always been a group of evil ghosts bullying me, and they have been beating me every day. Big brother, I let them fight, I really can't stand it. Brother, find a way to help me!" said to the sheep's horns: "Big brother, you go back first, and tomorrow I will buy more paper money for my eldest brother to burn." The eldest brother can give these paper money to the evil ghosts, believing that after the evil ghosts get the money, they will no longer be unreasonable to the eldest brother. ”

In the daytime, Sheep's Horn really went to the market and bought a lot of paper money. Then, Sheep's Horn found an open space and burned it for Zuo Botao.

One night a few days later, Yang Jiaowai dreamed that Zuo Botao came to see him with a bloody face. Sheep Jiao mourned and asked in surprise: "Big brother, I have already burned the paper money for you, why are you still like this?" Zuo Botao cried and said: "Brother, those evil ghosts are still unwilling after getting money, they still bully me and beat me the same." Brother, you can find a way to help the eldest brother. Sheep's horn mourned and said, "Big brother, you go back first, and tomorrow I will go to the paper factory to burn five colorful tigers for you." In the future, if those demons beat you again, you will release the five colorful tigers I gave you to bite them. ”

After dawn, Sheep's Horn really found a paper factory, and tied five colorful tigers in the paper factory. Then, Sheep's Horn found a large open space and burned the five colorful tigers to Zuo Botao.

A few days later, Yang Jiaowai dreamed at night that Zuo Botao came to see him with his face covered in blood. Sheep Horn asked in surprise: "Big brother, I have already burned the five colorful tigers for you, why are you still like this?" Zuo Botao cried again: "Brother, those five colorful tigers are all paper tigers, and they are not the opponents of those evil ghosts at all. Now, the demons beat me even harder. Brother, find a way to save me. Hearing this, the ramshorn said angrily, "Hmph, those demons are so hateful. Big brother, don't worry, little brother, I'll help you get rid of those evil ghosts. ”

The horns woke up sadly. The sheep's horn mourns the events in the dream, and it is vivid. In a fit of rage, the ram slashed his sword and killed himself. Then, the mourning spirit came to the netherworld with a sword in his hand. After the rendezvous of Sheep Horn and Zuo Botao, the two brothers worked together to beat the evil ghosts to the point that the ghosts cried wolf and fled.

Tang Shangke said this, and said to Shi Yun: "Big brother, this is the story of Zuo Botao and Yang Jiao Wai's life-changing friendship. ”

Shi Yun heard this, and exclaimed: "Okay! What a life-changing friendβ€”β€” in the future, whether in the yang world or in the underworld, if anyone dares to bully my two brothers, I will wield my sword to punish them!"

Shi Yun is a brother's business, and he wants to stick a knife in both ribs. Unknowingly, he brought a killing disaster to the second brother warrior......