Chapter Forty-Eight: No Assassins
Xu En took Wu Song and returned to the study, took down an unpretentious cardboard box from the bookshelf, and handed it to Wu Song. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Wu Song took the carton and asked suspiciously, "My lord, what is this?" ”
Xu En sat down and said, "This official went to Beijing to catch the exam, passing through Tangyin County, Anyang, Hebei West Road, and it was raining heavily that day, and he suddenly encountered a number of horse thieves and pursued an old man. Although the old man's beard and hair are all white, his athletic skills are really the only ones he has seen in his life. Riding on a horse, he was able to shoot his bow left and right, and while fleeing, he counterattacked the pursuers, and finally shot all the pursuers! However, he himself was hit by an arrow from his pursuers and fell off his horse. The official was hiding in the bushes at that time, and the old man happened to fall not far in front of the official. This official has always respected the brave man the most, so he helped the old man and bandaged his wounds, which can be regarded as saving his life! ”
Wu Song imagined the appearance of the old man, and said in his heart: In my previous life, I watched "Water Margin", and I didn't seem to have written that there was such an old man with extraordinary martial arts, who would he be?
Xu En recalled the past and continued: "After the old man was rescued, he looked at the official carefully and said that it was a pity. The officer was surprised and asked him why he was sorry. He said that it is a pity that the official has embarked on the road of studying, and the dynasty emphasizes literature over martial arts, but all talented people will choose to study literature, few choose to practice martial arts, and even fewer people abandon literature and practice martial arts. Despite this, he still told the official that the official had a strange skeleton and was very talented in martial arts, and asked the official if he would like to worship him as a teacher. The official was about to enter Beijing to take the exam at that time, how could he agree to him? The old man sighed for a while, but said that the official had gone astray! ”
Wu Song tried his best to search in his memory, recalling what he had seen in the book in his previous life, and he couldn't figure out who this old man was.
According to what was written in the book of the previous life, among the heroes of Liangshan, the first person with good archery skills is Xiao Li Guanghuarong, he can shoot through the head of the wild goose with an arrow, and the archery is powerful, in addition to Yan Qing, Xuanzan, Han Tao, Sun Li, etc., but the old man who can open the bow left and right and the arrow is not missing, it seems that he does not.
It seems that this old man is not a character among the heroes of Liangshan. So, where did he come from? Why is there no record of such a martial arts master in the book of his previous life?
Xu En didn't know what Wu Song was thinking, and when he saw that Wu Song seemed to be thoughtful while listening to himself, he was obviously very interested in what he said, so he continued: "When the old man saw that the official refused to worship him as a teacher, he pointed out that the official was going astray. The official asked him what he meant, and he said that there were strong enemies outside the Great Song Dynasty, and he needed to revitalize his military equipment the most, and he could not blindly emphasize literature and ignore military force, and most of the people in the court were traitors, and it was difficult to make a difference in politics and officials. The official was naturally not convinced, and argued with him, but he was very impatient, and said, whoever is right and who is wrong, I will know in the future, I have been rescued by you today, and I cannot owe you a favor, and I have nothing else on my body, only a small pill。。。。。。 ”
When Wu Song heard this, he immediately understood and said, "What is in this cardboard box in my hand is the little pill that the old man gave to the adult?" ”
Xu En smiled and nodded, "Not bad." The old man said that since the official was determined to follow the text and refused to practice martial arts, this little pill was originally useless to the official. However, in the eyes of those who practice martial arts, this little pill is not only a priceless treasure, but it is enough to cause many people to blush and set off a big storm! ”
Wu Song remembered that in the martial arts novels he read in his previous life, he often mentioned that this kind of small pill is indeed a very precious pill, so he said to Xu En: "My lord, what the old man said is only good." This kind of small return pill is indeed very important for those who practice martial arts! ”
Xu Endao: "I don't know if it's important or not, but the old man didn't have anything else around at that time, so he must give me this little pill, saying that it has three uses, one is that if the official has financial difficulties in the future and asks for money to eat, then take this little pill to any dart game, and you can exchange it for thousands of taels of silver." Second, if I wake up in the future and am willing to abandon literature and practice martial arts, then this little pill can help me quickly improve my skills and break through the bottleneck of practice. The third is that if I need it in the future, I can ask someone in the rivers and lakes to tell him, and he will definitely help the official three times! ”
Wu Song suddenly felt a sense of yearning and said: "This old man, it seems that he is really a hero of the rivers and lakes who knows how to repay his kindness!" ”
Xu En said: "After the old man gave me the pill, he left in a hurry. At that time, out of helplessness, the official accepted this small pill, but for so many years, it has never come in handy, so he put it on the bookshelf at will. It was the last time Hu Qin, a dog thief, sneaked into the official's study, rummaged through things, and stole a piece of gold cake from the official's ancestor, but he didn't care about this pill and didn't take it. It can be seen that this elixir may not be as miraculous as the old man said back then! ”
Wu Song said: "My lord is wrong! It's not that the old man bragged about the cowhide back then, but that Hu Qin's dog thief didn't know the goods. Xiao Huan Dan is indeed a panacea coveted by people in the martial arts, and it is worth a lot of money! As he spoke, he was about to return Xiao Huandan to Xu En, and said, "Such a precious thing, the villain is ashamed!" ”
Xu Endao: "What kind of panacea, if it can't come in handy, it's just a piece of waste!" You are a person who practices martial arts, if this elixir can really improve your skills and help people break through the bottleneck of practice, then wouldn't it be the most suitable for you? Besides, this official gave you the elixir, and there is still a place to use you, you don't have to refuse! ”
Wu Song had no choice but to accept the pill. In fact, he really wanted this pill in his heart, first, he was curious, and he didn't know if this pill he saw in the book in his previous life really had that kind of miraculous effect; Second, he now really wants to practice the Dharma Heart Sutra as soon as possible, if this pill can really help practitioners break through the bottleneck, then it will indeed be very helpful to him.
Since the magistrate was determined to reward him, he was disrespectful.
Xu En saw Wu Song accept the pill and said, "Wu Song, this pill is not given to you for nothing, this official hopes that you will practice hard and improve your martial arts as soon as possible, so that you can help this official eliminate violence and peace!" Back then, the reason why Lord Bao Zhengbao was able to sit in Kaifeng and make thieves afraid was because he had Zhanzhao and other masters in front of him. If this official wants to reform the law in Qinghe County, he must have a battle with Zhangjiabao, and there are many places where you need to do things in the future, you must be diligent in practice, and you must not slack off! ”
Wu Song said: "This is a must!" Rest assured, Wu Song will work hard to practice! ”
Xu En said the most words to Wu Song tonight, and the tiredness on his face could not be concealed again, and said: "Also, although the person who came to this county government tonight was not an assassin but a secret envoy of the public, but it is a fact that Hu Qin, a dog thief, took a risk to sneak into the official mansion that day. Who is the thief who secretly shot Hu Qin and wanted to shoot you, you still have to continue to investigate and take strict precautions! ”
Wu Song said solemnly: "The villain must do his best, hoping to investigate and punish who the thief is as soon as possible!" ”
Xu En nodded and said: "The reason why this official promoted you to the acting head of the capital is that he doesn't want this position to be occupied by Huang Li's people, and secondly, I hope that you can lead the arrest of the fast officials to enforce the law fairly and maintain the stability of law and order in Qinghe." After all, reform must be carried out in a stable situation. This official is about to officially implement the reform of the law, and if there is anything useful to you, he will naturally tell you. You go back first! ”