37. Good and evil are indistinguishable

In the tenth year of Xining (1077), Su Dongpo, the governor of Xuzhou, after reading Sima Guang's "The Story of the Paradise of the Paradise", applauded the case, and then wrote a poem "Sima Junshi Paradise", and then wrote a letter of great praise, and sent it to Sima Guang, who was writing the "Zizhi Tongjian" in Luoyang.

After reading the letter, Sima Guang was very uplifted, so he invited Su Dongpo to Luoyang to talk about it. It just so happened that Su Shi was going to Luoyang on a business trip, and he went to Kaifeng to meet the emperor. Take the little scholar Gao Yu to Luoyang on a fast horse.

Along the way, he was full of interest and whipped up, Su Dongpo was okay, Gao Yu was a child after all, and when he first arrived in Xingyang, his buttocks were turned upside down.

He grinned and said to Su Dongpo, Xianggong, Xingyang has arrived, and Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, fought here. The Chu River Han border is nearby. Why don't we take a break and travel to the ancient battlefield by the way, with your high talent, you will definitely be able to leave a stunning poem.

Su Dongpo covered his forehead with his hand and looked into the distance and said: It's getting dark, we must hurry a few steps, and we must stay in Bishui before dark, so that tomorrow morning, we can rush to Luoyang.

Gao Yu was helpless, so he had to say that persimmons are a specialty of Xingyang, and I will buy a few catties to satisfy my hunger.

Su Shi smiled, you are smart and understanding, but after all, you are a child, and you are so gluttonous.

Gao Yu grimaced at Su Dongpo, jumped off the horse, rubbed his buttocks and bargained with the old man selling persimmons to delay time to relieve the pain.

After a while, Gao Yu stepped on the horse with a solemn face with a persimmon, gave Su Dongpo a look, and urged the horse forward.

Su Shi asked strangely, you little ghost, you were so naughty just now, why are you so serious now?

Gao Yu said while urging the horse: Xianggong, don't look back, we are being targeted.

Su Shi's heart tightened, and he asked in a panic, who is staring at us? What do they want to do?

Gao Yu said quietly, I don't know. There were about twenty people, and as soon as I got out of Zhengzhou, I saw them, and I thought they were dart walkers, so I didn't care. I bought persimmons just now, and when I turned around, I found that they had also stopped, and they didn't buy anything on the horse, but only pointed at you, and there was a knife flashing behind me, so I knew that something was wrong.

Su Dongpo urged the horse, and said weakly, I didn't offend anyone? I didn't bring much money, Lang Lang Qiankun, they shouldn't dare to do anything, right?

Gao Yu sneered, where did Lang Lang Qiankun come from? This day is about to get dark, the moon is dark and the night of murder.

Su Shi's nervous palms were sweating, and he said calmly: It's almost time to close the water, where you will be safe, the county order of the water is my disciple, and he will be able to protect us.

Gao Yuyi gritted his teeth and said that Bishui is a small county and has no garrison. There are only eight tired officials in the entire county government, and he himself is difficult to protect, what can he do to protect us?

Su Dongpo panicked in his heart, and said nervously, although you are young, you have a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes, what do you say?

Gao Yu thought about it and said, it's not dark yet, they don't dare to do it, let's slow down and grasp the time. When we arrived at Bishui Pass, it was just dark, we did not enter the city, and urged the fast horse to cross the Bishui River from Dongguan, detour to Laojuntang, and go south all the way, this road I walked through, and it can go straight to Luoyang. The robbers in the back thought we were in town and waited for them to understand. We ran early.

It was slowly getting dark, the two of them slowly turned the mountain mouth, just arrived at Dongguan, looked back to see that the robbers had not followed, the two did not enter the city, suddenly hit the horse Rufei from the fork to the south, through the Bishui River, bypassing the Laojuntang, all the way to the southwest, to the paper mill, listen to the back of the no movement, the two of them clenched their hearts to calm down.

Su Dongpo pointed and praised, thanks to you, thanks to you, people are big ghosts. He used a clever plan to avoid this calamity,

Gao Yu said proudly, I have been training in the rivers and lakes since I was six years old, and I am proficient in all kinds of ghost tricks, not to mention these idiots, there are hundreds of them, and it is not enough for me to play.

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard the shrill sound of horses behind him, Gao Yu panicked, and he couldn't care about bragging, and he and Su Dongpo crossed the narrow mountain road of the paper mill and entered Xu Village.

Su Dongpo believes in Buddhism, self-proclaimed Dongpo layman, at this critical juncture, naturally pray for the blessing of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, he urged the horse, while whispering, can turn evil into auspicious "Mori Zhitian Bodhisattva Mantra";

(My disciple Su Shi returned to the Three Jewels Mori Zhitian Bodhisattva, willing to protect me, no one can see me, no one can know me, no one can catch and harm me, no one can deceive and punish me, no one can debt my property, no fear of wrongdoers, can get what is convenient.) That is, the supreme mantra says, oh, molizhi, sampha---------------。 ）

Suddenly, they saw a big temple in front of them, and the two of them panicked, jumped off the horse, slapped the horse's buttocks, and the horse automatically hid in a mountain stream called Shuigou next to the fork in the road.

Then the two walked into the temple and hid behind the statue, Su Dongpo was sweating profusely and kept silently chanting incantations. There was a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside the door, and the two of them had just breathed a sigh of relief when the horses' hooves sounded, and they turned back again.

With a creak, the doors of the temple were pushed open. More than 20 men in strong suits and carrying large knives broke in,

The big man at the head whispered, spread out and search, we didn't delay much time in Bishui, they shouldn't be able to run far. If you don't make trouble, hide here, but you'd better be careful, this is the temple, be careful not to collide with the gods, don't make people not find it, and it won't be worth it to get into some trouble.

Su Dongpo and Gao Yu's nervous sweat came out, and they kept chanting: God bless, God bless.

The four big men pushed the door and walked into the Dou Mu Palace where they were hiding, first lay down and kowtowed to Dou Mu Yuanjun, and then whispered, Yuanjun is not strange, let's take a look and leave, we will definitely not dare to collide.

Sweat has flowed into Su Dongpo's eyes, he didn't move, he didn't dare to wipe it at all, only secretly prayed in his heart, gods and Buddhas bless, don't let the robbers see us, if we can avoid this catastrophe, Su Shi will definitely rebuild the temple and shape the golden body.

The four robbers walked directly towards the statue where Su Shi and Gao Yu were hiding, and as soon as they probed, Gao Yu was so shocked that he almost cried.

Strangely, the robber's gaze swept over the two of them, as if they didn't see them. Shaking his head, he jumped off the altar and closed the door and walked away.

Su Dongpo sat on the ground with his buttocks, as if he had collapsed, Gao Yu cried with tears streaming down his face and said, Xianggong, did they see us? Su Dongpo nodded and shook his head and said, I don't know, it stands to reason, I should have seen it.

After dawn, the two found the horses in the ditch and urged the horses to come to Luoyang.

After meeting Sima Guang, the two Taishan Beidou in the literary world at that time just grabbed each other's hands tightly, and were relatively speechless.

In the evening, Su Dongpo briefly described the experience of being in distress on the way to Luoyang.

Sima Guang blushed and scolded, the good peaceful world was abolished by Wang Anshi. The implementation of the so-called new law has led to the people's lack of livelihood and banditry.

Gao Yu thought about it again and again, and then carefully interjected, these people's attire and behavior do not seem to be bandits, teachers and ministers are famous all over the world, and they are all people who oppose the new law, when you two meet, someone must be unhappy, I suspect that it is the assassin sent by Wang Anshi.

Sima Guang suddenly got up, stared at Gao Yu and asked, Who are you? Can you say such scoundrel words? Although Wang Anshi is stubborn and eager for quick success, he is upright and upright in terms of character, and he does not hide his selfishness. I oppose his new law, but I admire his personal virtues. How can you judge him with a filthy heart?

Su Dongpo hurriedly explained: This is my little scholar, named Gao Yu, although he is young, he is smart and experienced, not only calligraphy is very good, but also cautious and has a unique eye, and he is very easy to use. If he hadn't taken care of me this time, I might have been in a different place.

Sima Guang sighed, looked at the panicked little Gao Yu, and said disdainfully: The talent of the villain is all in the details. This person's eyes are narrow and long, the corners of his mouth are drooping, and he will delay the world in the future, could it be this person?

Sima Guang and Su Shi fell asleep and talked about everything.

Sima Guang reminded Su Shi that we are disciples of saints, protégés of the Son of Heaven, and we should not be gullible and credulous. You are in danger this time, and you have escaped disaster by hiding in the Temple. Just by chance. They may have discovered you, depending on the circumstances. As for why I didn't kill you, I can't figure it out, maybe I didn't see it at all, maybe it was a moment of conscience discovery. Therefore, you swear before God that if you are free from great calamity, you will rebuild the temple, which is very inappropriate. You are an official of the imperial court and a person who has read big books, how can you be as knowledgeable as a fool in the countryside?

Su Dongpo was skeptical in his heart, but he felt that his words were reasonable. After hesitating and making a decision, he put the matter aside and did not mention it for the time being.

Back in Xuzhou, Gao Yu reminded Su Dongpo several times that it was time to repay his wish, although I was born as an idler on the street, I believed in two sentences in my life, 1, if you have kindness, you will repay it, 2, if you have a wish, you will pay it back. As for grudges, if you can repay them, you can repay them, and if you can't repay them, let him go. Mr. escaped death by the gods at the beginning, and he swore an oath at the time, but then left it behind, only afraid that the gods would remember this matter and refuse to give up.

Su Dongpo was in a bad mood at the time, and thought about Sima Guang's comments on Gao Yu. He reprimanded Gao Yu severely, and he also had a lot of disrespectful words to the gods and Buddhas in anger.

Gao Yu didn't dare to argue, and he retreated, but he was very disapproving. But living under the eaves of others is unthinkable, so I have to sit in fear and wait for disaster to come to my door.

Maybe it's an accident, or maybe it's really because Su Shi didn't make a vow after making a vow in the temple.

Two years later, in 1079, Su Shi was opposed to the new law and expressed his dissatisfaction with the new policy in a poem, which aroused the hatred of those who supported the new policy.

Supervising Yu Shi Shu Yan held Su Dongpo's writings, picked the bones in the eggs, and studied them attentively for more than four months, picking out the resentful words of the poem against the new policy and the imperial court, and after clever connection, it turned out to be an essay attacking the imperial court.

Shenzong was furious after reading it, he originally admired Su Dongpo's character article very much, but if he didn't teach some lessons, with his prestige and reputation, it would be the biggest stumbling block to the New Deal. Therefore, he ordered the arrest of Su Dongpo and strict interrogation, and the Wutai poetry case broke out.

When Su Shi was imprisoned, all the young people rushed up and wanted to put him to death.

Dr. Li Yizhi of Guozi, Li Ding, in the imperial history, wrote to the imperial court, counted Su Dongpo's crimes, and said that he did not learn and did not know how to do it, he was clever and witty, and he was even in a different subject, and he was famous. Because he was dissatisfied because he did not get a high position, he wantonly attacked the court and ruined the emperor's reputation. He must be beheaded at the execution ground as an example. Shenzong hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.

Since Su Shi was arrested, Gao Yu has been miserable and panicked like a lost dog.

On this day, he deceived two pieces of silver from another splash, and as soon as the money arrived, he went to the prison to visit Su Dongpo, and the master and servant hugged each other and cried.

Su Shi said that his son Su Mai had sent news that he might be beheaded, but he didn't expect that just a few poems would cause a catastrophe.

Gao Yu complained, my mother taught me when I was a child, I can't be empty. When you made a vow before God, we could escape from death, and if you didn't repay your vow afterwards, we would be in prison today. Sima Guang, that old man, the moral article is really good. But he doesn't know the way of doing business in the world, you see he has such a big reputation, but he lives like a beggar. If you always listen to this kind of people's chatter, what if you don't suffer losses?

Su Dongpo thought of Sima Guang's examination of Gao Yu, and after listening to Gao Yu's opinion of Sima Guang, he couldn't help but laugh and said, alas, the so-called gentleman and villain are actually no different.

Gao Yuqi said, when life is handed over, you still laugh out, Su Shi said, life and death are rich and noble. If I don't laugh at this disaster, will the emperor spare me if I cry bitterly? But what you said is also reasonable, if I can survive this time, I will be released from prison. Even if the family is bankrupt, the temple must be repaired. Sometimes, there are some things, believe it or not. You shouldn't have broken your word.

Su Shi is in prison, although he was bitten by the villain, the upright people are also trying their best to save him.

Prime Minister Wu Chong said righteously: Why can't a single Su Shi be tolerated in the dignified Song Dynasty.

Two years ago, because he was framed by his confidant Lu Huiqing, Wang Anshi, who was dismissed as prime minister and retired to Jinling, also wrote to the imperial court;

Even the Empress Dowager Cao, who was seriously ill, intervened and brought out the instructions of Song Taizu when he founded the country, and it was not a crime of rebellion, and he was not allowed to kill the doctor in vain.

Song Shenzong didn't have the intention of killing Su Dongpo, but he was angered by a few villains in Yushitai. Now seeing that everyone is opposed, even the Queen Mother has come out to speak, so she hurriedly got off the donkey and released Su Shi. Let him go to Huangzhou to be a regimental training envoy.

After Su Shi arrived in Huangzhou, Gao Yu came to defect when he heard the news, and ran to take care of everything.

Su Shi said gratefully, you are smart and clever, and it seems that you are not limited by the position of a scholar. After a while, I will recommend you to serve in the prince's house. With your quick wisdom, once you encounter a storm that can be ridden, you will be able to soar into the sky and be proud of the world.

But Mr. Sima's test language for you is also shocking. Therefore, you must not have the intention of harming others, otherwise you will be infamous for eternity.

Gao Yu smiled and said, please rest assured, sir, I am not evil, only good to others. Who else in the world scolds me?

Also, when will you return the wish of the whole temple?

I thought that the gods had shielded us from that death, otherwise why did I see the eyelashes of the robber, but he didn't even see me? Alas, I have no money, if I have money, I will build the temple myself, and I will come to beg you? My mother said, I can deceive ghosts, but I can't deceive gods. You can deceive others, but you can't deceive the sky.

Su Shi smiled and said, you kid, you are always chattering about this matter, and you are even more anxious than me. After speaking, he summoned his son Su Mai and gave him his life savings, so that he could quickly build the temple and repay his vows, and if the money was not enough, he could also raise money from the descendants of the family and his own students.

Su Mai obeyed his father's orders, took the silver two to Xu Village, and built a large number of buildings and painted statues. A year later, the temple turned out to be magnificent, and the incense was continuous.

I don't know how many years have passed, Gao Yu has already ascended to the sky and become the marshal of the Beijing Camp Palace.

One day, his son Gao Yanei took a group of scoundrels to the mountains to hunt and drink, passing through Xu Village, seeing that the temple was luxurious and elegant, he relied on his drunkenness to break into the temple and make trouble, the host came to stop him, and all the splashes rushed up and beat the host, kicked over the incense burner, drove away the pilgrims, and broke a statue of a god.

The host cried and went to the county government to complain, and after the county order received the complaint, he was also very angry, so he detained Gao Yanei and Zhong Popi, but he could not hear it. He wrote a letter about the experience, and sent it to the Marshal's Mansion in the Jingshi Palace for 800 miles, and asked Gao Taiwei to decide.

Gao Yu trembled with anger when he heard this. He personally led the forbidden army to the Yashui County and beat the crowd to death.

When it comes to Gao Yanei. He burst into tears and scolded, if I hadn't urged my benefactor, Scholar Su, to rebuild the temple, how would I have risen to prominence? Our family will have today? Your grandmother often said when she was alive, you can deceive people, you can't deceive the sky, you are a wicked obstacle, not only deceive people, but you actually neglect the gods, bully the heavens, and corrupt my high family. I'm going to beat you alive today, you brute. In order to repay the sky, it is also necessary to avoid the gods from sinning the Gao family and burning the jade.

After speaking, he went into battle in person, picked up the bamboo board and beat Gao Yanei's buttocks to the flesh and blood, and passed out several times. After doing all this, Gao Yu allocated another silver tael to repair the temple, forced Gao Yanei and the others to splash skin, bring injuries to the temple to move bricks, and then kowtow to the temple step by step to burn incense and atone for his sins.

Sun Guoyin's speech came to an abrupt end here. He looked at Yu Bufan, who was intoxicated and laughed.

Gao Yanei's misdeeds have become synonymous with evil in the past dynasties, but Gao Yu himself has a bad reputation, but he is only dragged down by Gao Yanei, as for the rhetoric that he only ascended to the sky because of his good football kicking, it was because of different political views and was smeared by his opponents. He didn't really do much evil.

After Gao Yu made his career, he tried his best to take care of Su Dongpo's descendants, Cai Jing framed Su Shi's descendants, Gao Yu did not hesitate to turn his face with Cai Jing, took off his clothes on the main hall, and wanted to fight Cai Jing alone. He also personally led his troops to resist the Western Xia invasion. There are countless temples and temples that have been protected and restored, although they are only out of selfishness, asking God to bless them. But his behavior is watched by the sky, otherwise, how can a low-class grassroots enter the hall and have a general view of the world? Although the whole temple is in the folk countryside. There are many incredible miracles. If you can preside over and carry it forward, it will be a blessing for yourself, for others, for the country and for the people.

Ten days later, Yu Bufan carried the three hundred taels of silver tickets presented by Sun Guoyin, and quickly went straight to Xu Village.

Just after Luoyang, Yu Bufan suddenly felt a burst of heartache, he covered his chest with his hands and gritted his teeth, but an ominous premonition came to his heart.

He stopped and stopped and finally arrived at the Quanshen Temple, but saw that the bandits in front of him were attacking Sanyi Village. The people of Xu Village had already fled to Sanyi Village and condescendingly fought against the bandits.

Seeing that they couldn't get any benefits, the bandits set fire to the temple, and when the flames were everywhere, Yu Bufan happened to arrive, and when he saw that the temple was destroyed, he immediately understood the reason for his heartache.

His anger rises from his heart, and evil is born on his guts. With a loud roar, his hands swirled in the air, the sky was overcast, and the wind was fierce. At this time, the master's request not to kill people had long been forgotten by him, only to see his eyes shining brightly, his hands stretched forward, and suddenly the cold air between heaven and earth swished and murderous machines were everywhere.