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Luoshan Lingshan Temple is the national temple of Emperor Taizu's enclosure, the incense is vigorous, and the visitors are weaving. Shi'an went to find his junior brother Tang Xi, Lin Yuan and Ye Yang went to the casino to find fun, and Tang Hai took Shan Yong to visit here.

The two chatted while walking, and Shan Yong said, "Big brother, I don't know something. ”

Tang Hai smiled: "You are wondering, why don't I go to join the peasant rebels with the Drill Sky Harrier, the King of the Troubled Times, and the Oil Slippery?" ”

Shan Yong said: "Back then, Long Bao, the leader of the West Miao of Nalarshan, connected the Miao people of Pingtou, Huangla, Shixi, Wanshan, Mayang, Fenghuang, Yongsui, and Tongren counties, and invited the eldest brother to be the deputy head of the village, and the eldest brother should not. That Zheng Zhilong has tens of thousands of sailors in Fujian, and asked the eldest brother to work together for a great cause, but the eldest brother politely declined. The eldest brother said that these two people have no ambitions, they are in a corner of peace, it is difficult to become a big weapon, and it is understandable that they are not invited, but if there is a big chaos today, heroes from all walks of life actually make trouble with each other, the eldest brother has always been jealous and hateful, and he is also deeply versed in the art of war. ”

Tang Haidao: "The fourth brother only knows one but doesn't know the other. ”

Shan Yongqi said: "Why? ”

Tang Hai smiled, looked at Shan Yong, and slowly paced away. Shan Yong followed behind, only to hear Tang Hai say slowly: "In ancient dynasties, there is no precedent for anyone who is the first to unveil the rod. Look at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, in the end, it was Liu Bang and Xiang Yu who competed for hegemony. Look at Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang again, and finally attribute to Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Looking back at the gathering of Li Mi and Du Jiande, in the end, it was Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son who became the heroes. Liu Futong also started an incident with a red scarf, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang dominated the world with a three-foot sword. Fang is in chaos today, in my guess, in the next two or three years, there will be heroes from all walks of life raising their guns and swords, how can I Tang Hai He De dare to compete with the powers? Mo Ruo ......, Mo Ruo waited for three years and five years, when the world's fake heroes were wiped out, and the real heroes in the world appeared, you and my brothers would fight each other again, so as not to mistakenly send the future of the brothers. ”

Shan Yong was overjoyed and said: "Big brother has a vision, Shan Yong admires." However, big brother, what do you do to take refuge in others, you are the real hero in the world. ”

"How can Tang Hai dare to be called a hero?" Tang Hai let out a long sigh.

"Big brother is not, who is in this world!"

Tang Haidao: "A true hero, his talent, governing the country, Wu Anbang, hiding strange plots, and using military aircraft." Its virtue, benevolence and righteousness, the common people, the world, and the people; When it moves, its eyes are opened angrily, the heavens and the earth are shocked, the sword is waved, and the head falls; Its quiet, its form is like death, its heart is like water, it is safe like a stone, and it is as stable as a mountain. ”

Shan Yong nodded as if he had realized something.

While the two were talking, Lin Yuan and Ye Yang shouted in the distance: "Big brother, second brother!" When the two of them looked at it, they saw Lin Yuan and Ye Yang coming from afar with Shi'an. Tang Hai and Shan Yong greeted him, and Tang Hai asked, "Brother Shi'an, can you find a junior brother?" Shi'an said: "I found it, he is now the head of the Ya Catcher in Luoshan County, and his future is immeasurable." Tang Hai was stunned, and then said, "Why don't you invite you to get acquainted?" Shi'an said: "Today coincides with him leading the shift to the office, and I have asked him to get together in the 'good wine' after he disperses." Tang Haixi said: "Very good." ”

The five of them swam for a while, and saw that it was not early, so they left Lingshan Temple together, returned to the county seat with a smile, and came to the door of the "good wine" restaurant.

Shi'an said: "The four elder brothers will go to the restaurant first, and I will go to the county government to summon the junior brothers to come." ”

Tang Hai said: "Okay, let's call for wine and food first, brother, go and come back quickly." ”

As soon as Shi'an left, Tang Hai turned around and was about to enter the restaurant, when he suddenly heard Lin Yuan scolding: "Crashed to death? I heard Ye Yang shout again: "Don't have long eyes, Lao Tzu gouged out your eyeballs." Tang Hai turned around and saw a young boy nodding and apologizing, so he said, "Forget it, the two brothers have to be forgiving and forgiving." Lin Yuan and Ye Yang had no choice but to give up.

After entering the restaurant and ordering good food and drinks, Tang Hai said to Lin Yuan and Ye Yang: "Walking the rivers and lakes, you need to be humble everywhere, although the brothers have the means, but they can't bully the weak. ”

Ye Yang said with a smile: "The eldest brother is also confused, although he has some skills, but he is very pedantic, just like Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Shunchang, these stupid literati, although they are upright, they have a fart." ”

Tang Hai listened thoughtfully, and said with a wry smile towards Shanyong: "There is some truth in what the fourth brother said. ”

The four of them didn't wait long, and when they saw Shi'an coming with a lean man, Shi'an introduced: "This is my junior brother Tang Xi, the head of the Luoshan County Ya Catcher." Tang Xi arched his hand and said, "Meet your brothers." Shi'an introduced Tang Hai and the four to Tang Xi, and the six of them sat down, and instructed Xiao Er to put the wine and food on the table, and everyone talked while eating around the table.

Ye Yang stared at Tang Xi and smiled: "Brother, can you be a head catcher even with your body?" If you encounter a thief, can you catch it, no wonder the Luoshan ghost killer is rampant, hahahaha. ”

Tang Hai scolded: "The fourth brother is talking nonsense again, Brother Tang Xi is the junior brother of Brother Shi'an, and he has natural means, how can you judge people, close your stinky mouth, and talk nonsense, I knocked your teeth." ”

Shi'an said: "Senior brother, Brother Ye Yang is such a person, don't be surprised." ”

Tang Xi said with a smile: "Although his words are not good, they are the truth, in Luoshan, there are dozens of people who say this to me." ”

Tang Haidao: "Tang Zhutou is young and promising, and admires. ”

Tang Xi said with a smile: "Don't hide it, I bought this head catcher for money, the goods are not real, and the price is not real." ”

Tang Hai smiled: "Hehe, Brother Tang Xi is refreshing." ”

Shi'an said: "The junior brother has an elder brother named Tang Jun, who was originally the head catcher of the county government, a decent person, and did not enforce the law, but unfortunately fell off the cliff and died when riding a horse to catch thieves. ”

Tang Xi said with a smile: "The main thing is that the old mother spent money, otherwise how could she let me fill the gap." ”

Tang Haidao: "No matter what, now that my brother is sitting in the position of catching heads, he should enforce the law like his brother and ask for his life for the people." ”

Ye Yang drank a bowl of wine, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and interjected: "By the way, eldest brother, Brother Tang Xi is a head catcher, he must know about the ghost killer, let him tell me about it, and we can also find this person." ”

Tang Xi said: "What, what are my brothers looking for this thief for?" ”

Tang Hai was afraid that Ye Yang would say something wrong, so he hurriedly replied: "My brothers heard that the Luoshan County Ya offered a large reward to catch the ghost killer, and they also wanted to try their luck. ”

Ye Yang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Tang Hai say this, didn't he say that he would come to find a ghost killer to invite him to join the gang? How did you become a ghost killer and ask for a reward? Lin Yuan secretly tugged at the corner of Ye Yang's clothes, and Ye Yang stopped talking.

Tang Xi put the chopsticks down and sighed: "I have a headache when I mention this." The government has been unable to catch the ghost killer for a long time, and the top scolds us every day for being incompetent, damn it, what qualifications do these talented officials have to scold Lao Tzu, I really hope that one day the ghost killer will slaughter these dog officials together. After Tang Xi finished speaking, he took another sip of stuffy wine and continued: "If the brothers can really catch this thief, it will not be Tang Xi angry with these dog officials all day long. ”

Shi'an said to Tang Hai: "My junior brother told me that there have been seven or eight strange murders in Luoshan in the past six months, the first of which was on the night of the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, when Xincai, a bachelor in Liushu Village, was beaten to death in his own house with a wooden stick. The second case was in May this year, when two brothers, Zeng Cheng and Zeng, a businessman from Huguang, were robbed and killed in a ravine not far from their mine, and were also hit on the head with a wooden stick and died, and their belongings were looted. Because one of these two cases was a powerless peasant and the other was a foreigner, the county government suppressed them and did not report them. The most troublesome thing is the third case, that is, five months ago on July 14, the shopkeeper of Huarong Money Bank, Yuan Ba, was killed in his own home in the county town, his body was covered with purple and blue scars, and it is said that he was also killed by a wooden stick on the head. This Yuanba is not ordinary, he is an expert in putting money, his cousin Duan Qi and cousin-in-law Bailongwang are the overlords of Luoshan, famous in the rivers and lakes, Yuanba was killed, Duan Qi publicly said that the government is not good, she wants to solve the case by herself, and after capturing the murderer, she will publicly skin and cramp. The county magistrate was frightened after hearing the news, in case it was really caught by the White Dragon King and Duan Qi first, and spread the word, not only did Luoshan County become a joke, but I am afraid that he would not be able to take the county decree as well, so he summoned the heroes of the world to solve the case, and ordered the arrest to investigate everywhere, and made up his mind to solve the case before Duan Qizhi and catch the ghost killer. However, in the past five months, not only has the murderer not been caught, but there have been four or five similar cases one after another, and the deceased are all strong men who have been skilled in Luo Shan's methods. ”

Lin Yuan asked in surprise: "This kind of big case?" Isn't there a clue at all? ”

Tang Xi said: "The murderer came and went without a trace, how to check?" ”

Shan Yong asked puzzledly: "Why is it rumored that ghosts kill people on the rivers and lakes?" ”

Tang Xi said: "Xincai went out to drink on the night he was killed, and it is said that he also found a woman in the Qinglou to accompany him, and then somehow, he beat the woman while he was drinking, and went home to find his brother Xinzhong to borrow money, Xinzhong knew that his younger brother spent all day drinking, so he didn't agree to him, and Xincai had to rush back to his broken house. Not long after, Xinzhong was worried that his brother would have an accident after drinking, and decided to go to his brother's house to see him, and when he was about to walk to the door of Xincai's house, he saw a ghost with a big stick in his hand, his face like a child, and his whole body was black floating out of Xincai's house, Xinzhong was so frightened that he screamed and turned around and ran, and the next day everyone found that Xincai was dead at home. This is after the case, when the county ordered Wang Wuwang and the lieutenant to find Xinzhong to investigate, Xinzhong took the initiative to say, Wang previously suspected that Xinzhong had murdered his brother, and then made up ghost stories in an attempt to get by, so he arrested Xinzhong and tortured him for more than a month, interrogated more than 20 times, and finally forced Xinzhong to confess. Coincidentally, Xinzhong had just admitted to killing his younger brother, and there was a second homicide, Zeng Cheng and Zeng were killed, and on the night of the crime, the people also saw a ghost wearing armor, with a face like a child, and standing with a stick in both hands. ”

Shan Yong said: "So the government is powerless? ”

Tang Xi said: "Not only is the government investigating, but there are also many heroes on the rivers and lakes who are greedy for bounties have come to Luoshan to look for the murderer. ”

Shi'an looked at Tang Xi and blamed: "For a ghost killer, you officials and heroes on the rivers and lakes don't know how many innocent people have been wronged!" ”

Tang Xi hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "Senior brother, don't look at me like this, this is all done by the county order and the county magistrate, I am not wrong to arrest someone." ”

Tang Haidao: "As a head hunter, my brother must be careful when arresting thieves, and he must not wronged the innocent and good." He said to Shi'an: "Brother, we will stay in Luoshan and do our best to help Brother Tang Xi, if we can really capture the ghost killer, it can be regarded as a good thing for the people of Luoshan." ”

Tang Xixi said: "This is the best, senior brother, you won't go anywhere in the future, I'll find you some errands to do in the county government, don't look at the small salary of the miscellaneous labor, there is more oil and water on weekdays, and you can eat, drink and have fun every day, no better than those big household members." ”

Tang Hai was secretly shocked, worried that Tang Xi would pull Shi'an away. Shi'an pondered: "Tang Hai and the four are thieves in the rivers and lakes, follow them down, and there will be no turning back in the future, so it is better to take this opportunity to get out and do a miscellaneous job in the county government, so that you can have food and clothing, it is enough!" Thinking of this, he said: "Shi'an has nothing else to do except for a little fist and foot kung fu, these days of eating and drinking are all paid by Brother Tang, I am very uneasy, if my brother can find an errand for me, let me support myself, Shi'an is grateful." ”

Tang Hai, Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, and Ye Yang were shocked. Tang Hai persuaded: "Brother Shi'an, wouldn't it be a pity to be a county official with your talent?" Shan Yong also said: "Yes, you have to think about it." Ye Yang said: "This person is really strange, if he doesn't leave the rivers and lakes of Nuoda, he wants to trap himself in this remote county!" Lin Yuan was also reluctant to Shi'an: "How happy it is to follow the eldest brother, what is there to be a handyman!" ”

Shi'an said: "Thank you for the kindness of the four brothers, Shi'an is discouraged, and has no ambitions, I am content to have something to eat, and I hope that my brothers will be successful." ”

Tang Xi said: "The four elder brothers can often come to Luoshan to gather in the future, if the senior brothers are tired of that day, they can go with the brothers at any time, and the work of miscellaneous labor, come and go freely, and leave if you want." ”

Shi'an said: "Yes, big brother, you can often come to Luoshan to play in the future." ”

Tang Hai was remorseful, he wanted to come to Luoshan to bring the ghost killer into the gang, but he never thought that the ghost killer had not been seen, but his brother had lost one. However, he promised Shi'an that if he had a good source to let him go, he would never force him to stay, so how could he break his promise now?

There was a moment of silence.

Tang Hai knew that the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to stay, so he broke the silence and said with a smile: "In this case, today's banquet can be regarded as a meal set up by the four of my brothers for Shi'an and Tang Xi. Come, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, my brothers respect the two brothers, one wishes Shi'an to find a stable home, and the other wishes Shi'an and Tang Xishi brothers reunited. ”

Tang Xi said with a smile: "Where is it, the four brothers are guests when they come to Luoshan, how can they let the brothers set up a banquet." ”

The six of them raised a bowl and drank together, and after eating for a long time, Tang Hai saw that everyone was full of wine and food, and said to Lin Yuan: "Third brother, go and settle the bill." Lin Yuan stood up and was about to take out the silver, Tang Xi hurriedly got up and stopped: "The four elder brothers Hugh wants to embarrass Tang Xi, let you pay for the meal today, and tell me how to be a person in the future." ”

Tang Hai was about to speak, but Lin Yuan touched his clothes up and down, and said embarrassedly: "It's not good, my money bag is gone." Everyone looked at Lin Yuan, and Tang Hai suddenly said, "Oh no, it must have been stolen by that young man." Lin Yuan and Ye Yang couldn't help but be furious when they remembered the situation when they met that person when they entered the hotel.

Tang Xi asked the reason and said with a smile: "Don't worry, four brothers, I know who he is." ”

Ye Yang asked, "Who?" ”

Tang Xi said: "He is our Luoshan thief, surnamed Lu Mingqi, he previously followed Luoshan bully Ruan Tianhu to learn boxing, kicking and sticks for a few days, and then Ruan Tianhu defected to another good man Lang Ba, he took a group of gangsters to steal for a living, and the theft in Dafan County was done by their gang nine times out of ten." I know that he lives in the village behind the blacksmith shop in the west city, and tomorrow I will send for him, and return the money to his four brothers, a small penny. ”

Tang Xi called the store and said, "This meal is on my head, and I will pay you another day." ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "What does Lord Catcher say, you can come to the shop to eat and drink, that is the good fortune of the shop, how can I collect your silver." ”

Tang Xiyi smiled and said: "The shopkeeper is really good at talking, if someone bullies you in the future, just come to the county office to find me." ”

The shopkeeper thanked: "Thank you Tang Zhutou for taking care of it." ”

The six of them walked out of the hotel, Ye Yang walked towards the west of the city, and Shan Yong asked, "Where is the fourth brother going?" ”

Ye Yang said: "Go and kill the Lu Qi who stole the silver." Before he could finish speaking, the man flew away. Lin Yuan said: "I have been in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and no one has ever dared to steal my money, how can I bear this tone!" Then he followed.

Tang Hai was shocked: "The two of them will go to find stubble, there will be deaths and injuries, second brother, go and stop." ”

Tang Xi smiled: "It's okay, let them go, at this time, Lu Qi doesn't know where to fool around, this guy goes back to sleep every day, to say the least, it's the second half of the night." ”

Tang Hai breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, that's it, the two of them can't find Lu Qi, and they will come back." ”

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Lin Yuan and Ye Yang came to the village behind the blacksmith shop to inquire about Lu Qi, and they all said that this scoundrel only returned in the middle of the night, Lin Yuan wanted to go back, Ye Yang said: "What are you going to do when you go back, will the eldest brother let us come out again?" It's better to gamble a few times first, and then come back after midnight to find the thief. Lin Yuan said: "Brother said yes." The two made a note of the house where Luffy lived and went straight to the casino.

In the middle of the night, the two of them were worried that the thief had no intention of gambling again, so they left the gambling house and rushed to the village.

Ye Yang kicked open the gate, and there was a large courtyard inside, only to hear a scolding voice coming from the house behind the courtyard: "Who? Looking for death in the middle of the night! As soon as the words fell, a person rushed out of the house, Ye Yang rushed forward and grabbed it to see that it was the person who hit Lin Yuan outside the hotel door, Ye Yang shouted: "Money thief, do you know grandpa?" Lin Yuan followed from behind and said, "You steal my money, I want your life." Seeing this, Lu Qi hurriedly lowered his head, took off his coat, and escaped from under Ye Yang's armpit, and quickly ran into the house to hide.

Lin Yuan and Ye Yang were furious, and the two shouted: "Where to hide?" "I was about to chase into the house to arrest someone, when I suddenly saw a shadow falling lightly from the roof blocking the door. The two looked at each other, only to see that the shadow was wearing armor, holding a wooden stick, and his face was like a child, Ye Yang asked in surprise: "Are you a human or a ghost?" The man did not answer, but struck with a stick. Ye Yang was furious, and touched a stick in the yard to fight back.

Lin Yuan saw that the two were fighting, and took the opportunity to go into the house to look for Luffy, but Luffy had already escaped through the back door without a trace.

Lin Yuan returned to the courtyard, and saw that Ye Yang's life was hanging by a thread, so he hurriedly rushed into the blacksmith shop to get an unfinished steel knife, and also rushed up to help the battle.

The three of them fought in the courtyard, which had already alarmed the sleeping people, and everyone thought that they were catching thieves, so they all rushed to the scene with hoes, sickles and other things, approached to take a look, and shouted: "My mother, the ghost killer has killed again!" Everyone was so frightened that they hid in their homes in a panic and refused to come out.

After fighting for half an hour, still not winning or losing, the ghost killer suddenly turned around and fled lightly outside the village. Lin Yuan and Ye Yang chased after it and saw that it was a small forest, Ye Yang wanted to rush in to find it, Lin Yuan said: "Brother, don't rush in, wait for me to bring a torch." Lin Yuan came to a house, kicked open the door, broke in to get the head of the household up, begged for two torches, grabbed a long knife, the two of them held a torch in one hand and a weapon in the other hand to chase into the forest to find, turned for a long time without seeing the ghost killer, had to return in a huff, and happened to meet Shan Yong to come.

Shan Yong scolded: "Why don't you two go back so late." Lin Yuan told Shan Yong about the encounter with the ghost killer, and Shan Yong was shocked and said, "Go back and report to your eldest brother." ”

Tang Hai pondered for a long time, and Lin Yuan said: "The ghost killer saw us, and he was going to commit murder without saying a word, which is really hateful." ”

Shan Yong said: "We first came to Luoshan, and we have never done anything bad, this thief will kill people indiscriminately, it seems that he is not a hero as the eldest brother thinks." ”

Tang Hai muttered to himself, "Could it be that I guessed wrong! ”

Ye Yang said with a smile: "When the eldest brother sees the snake is long, he says it is a dragon, and when he sees a big cat, he says it is a tiger." ”

Tang Hai was stunned and sighed: "In this case, what are we looking for him, let's leave this place tomorrow." ”

Ye Yang said: "No, Lu Qi stole the money and didn't pay it back, the ghost killer innocently annoyed me, I have to catch the two of them." ”

Tang Hai said: "Although Lu Qi said that he stole our silver, but the crime is not to death, if you and I kill him, Brother Tang Xi will definitely be embarrassed, after all, he is the head catcher of Luo Shan, and there is a murder, how can he ignore it." As for the ghost killer, he didn't hurt you, so why should you bother? ”

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The next day, Shi'an and Tang Xi sent Tang Hai out of the city, Tang Hai, Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Shi'an, and Tang Xi came to the three-way intersection in the north of Luoshan City, Tang Xi sighed: "I thought that a few brothers would help us catch the ghost killer, but I didn't want my brothers to leave, alas! ”

Tang Haidao: "The four of my brothers wanted to come to Luoshan to try their luck, hoping to catch the ghost killer, ask for a reward, make a windfall, and play on the street yesterday, I heard a few people say that the ghost killer is vicious, and the four of us discussed, it is better not to touch this mourning star." ”

Tang Xi said: "This morning, a villager came to report that the ghost killer appeared again last night, and the county order summoned all the county officials to arrest and give a quick lecture, each with four brothers, and they will not be sent far away." ”

Tang Haidao: "Brother's official business is important, let's say goodbye." ”

Tang Hai was reluctant to give Shi'an, and gave a hundred taels of gold, Shi'an was shocked and refused to accept it, Tang Hai said: "You and I have a deep brotherly relationship, how can it be compared with a hundred gold?" Although you have Tang Zhutou to take care of you in Luoshan, you are expected to eat and drink without worry, but you will settle down and buy property, and you will have to marry and have children in the future, you can't rely on Tang Zhutou, after all, you need silver. Shan Yong also said: "Yes, you can take it, we are not short of money." Ye Yang said: "I carry this yellow and white thing all day long, and it is also very heavy, so you should share some weight for me." Shi'an saw that Tang Hai and the four of them gave it sincerely, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing off the four people, Shi'an and Tang Xifang were about to return, when they suddenly saw people looking at Tang Xi left and right, Tang Xi smiled and said: "What do you see me doing, I have three heads and six arms?" The man ate and asked, "You, aren't you the head catcher of the county government?" Tang Xi said: "It's me, what's the matter?" The man was overjoyed, turned around and ran, making Shi'an and Tang Xi inexplicable.

As he walked, Tang Xi suddenly exclaimed: "It's not good, these Diao people must be in trouble, senior brother, let's go quickly, there will be endless disasters if we are late." Tang Xi pulled Shi'an and was about to run, but Shi'an was puzzled: "Senior brother, what's the trouble?" ”

As the two pulled and pulled, dozens of villagers suddenly surrounded them, several of whom still had blood stains on their heads, apparently being beaten. Tang Xi saw that he couldn't dodge, so he had to clear his throat and say loudly: "Folks, if you have anything, talk about it slowly." ”

An old man said: "Tell the head catcher, the rich man of my village, Xu Da, bullying, he built a road to his family's mountain forest, along the way encroached on the land of more than a dozen of our families, but did not give everyone a penny to compensate, we looked for him to reason, he said that the road we can all walk, and he does not charge us tolls, so we should not make up for our losses, we say a few more words, was beaten out by his family, the villagers are nowhere to reason, fortunately the head catcher succumbed to the village, and finally came to a person who reasoned for us. ”

Shi'an was furious, looked at Tang Xi, and hoped that he would uphold justice for the people, but Tang Xi said: "Xu Da is too presumptuous, don't worry, I will go back to the county government to mobilize people, and you will prepare and wait for me." ”

Everyone was overjoyed, kneeling down and bowing to each other, saying, "Thank you, Lord Headcatcher." Shi'an said: "Senior brother, why do you need to go back to the county government to transfer people, you and I are enough." Tang Xi pulled Shi'an aside and whispered: "Senior brother, don't say much, I have my own opinions." He turned back to the crowd and said, "You go back for the time being, I will go to the county government quickly, and I will come to arrest the murderer in an hour or two." ”

Back to the county seat, Shi'an said: "Senior brother, forgive Xu Da for what skills he has, his family is not a strong man in the rivers and lakes, since you and I have met, we can catch it easily, why do you need many people?" ”

Tang Xi said with a smile: "Senior brother doesn't know, since Xu Da is so barbaric, there must be a few wicked people in the rivers and lakes who support him, or, if there are any relatives and friends of him in the officialdom, maybe we arrest people, but we can't mess around, otherwise there will be chaos." As for these people, I will coax them for the time being, and I will go back to report the county order and the history of the canon, and then check what Xu Da's background is, and then make a decision. ”

Shi'an was saddened when he heard this, and asked, "Then why did you promise that they would arrest people in an hour or two?" ”

Tang Xi grinned and said, "It's just perfunctory to them." ”

Walking to the county office, he was running into Wu Guang, Tang Xi asked in a low voice: "Do you know where the rich man Xu Da outside the city came from?" Wu Guangdao: "He is the uncle of the wolf tyrant, what's the matter, something involves him?" Tang Xi said: "Fortunately, I am clever, otherwise I would have caused a lot of trouble for myself for the sake of these people." Tang Xi said what happened on the road, Wu Guangdao: "The wolf bully is a wolf with a head and a tail, don't look at him as low-key on weekdays, but he is ruthless, and he will either die or be injured, let's not provoke it." ”

The two returned to the fishing room together, and Tang Xi said: "Senior brother sit down for a while, I'll go to the master of the history of the canon to talk about leaving the senior brother on an errand in the county government, the history of the canon is the best with me, there must be no problem." ”

Shi'an said: "Don't worry, junior brother, you don't care about Xu Da's matter?" ”

Tang Xi saw that Shi'an had the intention of blaming, and grinned: "It's not that I'm sleek and sophisticated, and I can't get used to dog officials and heroes bullying the people, but the officialdom is not like other places, it is muddy and dark everywhere, and whoever wants to be alone is destined to end well." Senior brother, after you have been in the county government for a long time, you will know my difficulties. ”

Shi An sighed long and said: "Although Senior Brother doesn't have any high demeanor, he can't get used to the sleek officialdom, it seems that I can't afford to eat this bowl of rice in Yacha." ”

Tang Xi was shocked, he didn't expect that his senior brother would change his mind because he saw his sophistication, and hurriedly said: "Senior brother, don't be rash, stay in the county government on an errand, wouldn't it be beautiful for you and my brother to get together often." ”

Shi'an said: "Senior brother, everyone has their own ambitions, I won't say much, you have a skill, and you are a headcatcher, just punish the evil and promote the good, don't let the gold, silver, wine and meat bury yourself." Senior brother has his own place to go, so don't worry about me. ”

"Where are you going?" Seeing that Shi'an was determined to leave, Tang Xi was reluctant to do anything.

"Peace of mind is home everywhere, junior brother, you don't care about me, I have my own place to live," Shi'an said with a smile.

4

The red and green are all insignificant, and the falling flowers and flowing water always flow eastward.

Through the great changes in Wuchang, and seeing the simple and kind junior brother become so sleek and ruthless, the world is cold and cold, seeing through the red dust, and has no expectations for the future. Shi'an thought, although the Jin Shanren said that he deliberately bewitched the people of the Central Plains, but the beauty of the grassland is true, the great tomorrow will not allow me, the Saibei grassland will always have a place for me, why not go all the way to the north, to the beautiful scenery, sparsely populated, endless prairie to go, where with cattle and sheep as companions, and horses as friends, but a sound.

Shi'an had made up his mind, bought a good horse, bought a good knife, exchanged some broken silver and copper coins, put on a package on his back, put on a felt hat, looked gloomy, and ran all the way to the grassland.

This day came to Yanzhou Dongpingzhou, occasionally heard people say that more than 100 miles to the east is the world's first peak Mount Tai, Shi'an thinks, China's mountains and rivers, Mount Tai is respected, I go to Beiyi, farewell to China, passing by Mount Tai today, should be worshipped, is a farewell to the country. So he turned the horse's head and went east, and that night he arrived at the foot of Mount Tai and lived in the hotel. Shi'an asked the shopkeeper about the hiking path, and the shopkeeper said: "Guests can start from Dai Temple, go up the mountain, cross the Red Gate Road, go to Tianmen, and then climb the South Tianmen." Shi'an thanked him, wrote down the route, and went back to his room to rest.

Before dawn the next day, Shi'an prepared dry food and went straight to Dai Temple. The Zhengyang gate of Dai temple is five or six feet high, the momentum is magnificent, it is the emperor of the past dynasties Mount Tai Feng Zen must pass through this place, Shi Anmai walks into the door, sees a hut, the statue of the god is offered inside, the couplet on both sides is: "leaning on the mountain and standing in the city without parallel, the first palace of the god to pray for blessings".

Shi'an does not believe in ghosts and gods, and naturally does not worship, so he goes straight up the road and goes straight to the peak of Mount Tai.

On the top of Mount Tai, there are inscriptions written by the emperors of the past dynasties, Shi'an looks at them one by one, they are all clichés that love the people like children, and secretly think: "The emperors of the Chinese dynasties climbed the mountain to worship the sky, saying that they were seeking happiness for all the people, but in fact they were all for their own selfishness, alas, they were all deceived by the people." ”

Shi'an found a big stone near the top of the Jade Emperor and sat down, and after eating some dry food for a while, he played in the temple for a while, and did not return along the road until the red sun was about to sink in the west. After walking for a long time to a place, I looked up and saw that the words "Ren'an Gate" were written on it, and there was a bluestone next to the door.

Fang sat down for a while, only to see a few Taoist priests coming out of the Ren'an Gate, and said as they walked, and one of them said: "All matters related to Wang Shandao's lecture have been prepared, just wait for the host to speak." Shi'an was shocked when he heard this, and when he came back to his senses, several Taoist priests had already walked away. Shi'an got up and chased after him, and after catching up, he asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, you just said that Daoist Wang Shandao wants to talk about the Fa, I don't know which Daoist Wang Shandao is?" One of the scholars replied: "It is Wang Shandao of Heming Mountain, Sichuan, he is a disciple of Changyue Zhenren, the king of the Western Dao, and inherits the mantle of Wang Zhenren to preach the law." Shi'an was secretly happy, and asked again: "When will the royal chief come?" The Taoist priest said: "He has been preaching the Dharma in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Laoshan in Shandong Province for half a year, and our viewer admires his profound Taoism and invites him to come to Mount Tai to open the altar to preach the scriptures on the ninth day of this month." Shi'an was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

Back at the hotel, Shi'an was overjoyed. After saying goodbye to Wang Shan for more than two years, I didn't expect to meet again when I came to Mount Tai this time, it was really fateful. Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and Wang Daochang will come for four days, so Shi'an has to stay here for a few more days.

On the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, Shi'an came to the Dai Temple, and found a Taoist priest to ask when Wang Daochang would arrive and where he lived, and the Taoist priest told Shi'an that Wang Daochang arrived in the morning, and discussed the Taoism with the abbot of the temple after lunch, and set up an altar in the temple to explain the "Jade Emperor Sutra" at night, and the believers could go to listen to the Fa at that time.

When Shi'an heard this, he had to go back to the hotel, and there was nothing to do for a day, but he hoped that it would get dark early.

After the sun set, Shi'an came back to Dai Temple, and stayed at the door of the Dharma Hall early, and after a while, many monks and Taoist priests came one after another, and everyone sat on the ground, and Shi'an also sat down cross-legged. In a short time, there were two or three hundred people seated, and the whole Dharma hall was full of monk's robes, only Shi'an was dressed as a layman, and the cyan robe he wore was particularly conspicuous in the middle of the yellow and red monk's robes and the gray and black robes.

When the time came, Wang Shan slowly ascended to the altar, and Shi'an was very pleased to see that he was in good spirits and his eyes were bright.

After Wang Shan sat down, he preached to the people: "The Tao gives birth to heaven and earth, heaven and earth educate people, people have three obstacles and ten evils, if you want to cultivate the Tao, you must get rid of them, this is the first priority of learning the Tao." Wang Shan paused for a while and continued to talk: "What are the 'three obstacles'? Demonic obstacles arise from greed, hatred, and ignorance; Karma arises due to the karma of the five reverses and the ten evils; Disasters and obstacles arise due to the disasters of the three disasters and eight tribulations. ”

Wang Shantai preached the Fa, and the monks below were quietly taught, and only Shi'an seemed to understand it. Although Shi'an stayed in the Shaolin Temple for three years, he mainly practiced martial arts, and occasionally gave lectures on some Buddhist scriptures, but Shi'an did not listen attentively, so he knew very little about these studies.

After Wang Shan finished talking about the three obstacles, he came back to solve the ten evils: "What are the 'ten evils'? There are gossip, lies, evil mouths, and two tongues; There are three evils in the heart: greed, hatred, and ignorance; There are three evils of killing, stealing, and fornication. Collectively known as the 'Ten Evils'. ”

said that the three obstacles and ten evils were said, and Wang Shan passed on the method of dissipation: "If the three obstacles are not removed, the ten evils will not be eliminated, the cultivation path will be difficult, and there is no hope of liberation." To cultivate the path of mortals is to remove the three obstacles and abstain from the ten evils. There are no three obstacles and ten evils, ordinary people are liberated, real people are achieved, the Tao becomes the law, and they go directly to the world of Changle. Wang Shan further expanded: "The Jade Emperor Sutra teaches people the method of breaking obstacles, to break the three obstacles and ten evils, to have no doubts, no greed, no lust, no jealousy, no killing, no ordinary feelings, no ordinary thoughts, no dirt, no sound, no right and wrong, no hatred and love, no separation, no high and slow, no attachment. If we mortals are too empty-minded, chaste inside and outside, tolerant of everything, and tolerant of everything, only in this way can we be pure and overcome all difficulties, and we are the ...... of the Tao."

Wang Shan preached the Fa on the stage for two hours, after speaking, the monks and Taoists left one after another, and the presiding officer of the Dai Temple, Teng Daochang, came to the stage to ask Wang Shanhou Hall to rest, Wang Shan said: "Please wait for Teng Daochang." After saying that, he went straight down to the altar and walked towards Shi'an, Shi'an hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and was about to speak, when Wang Shan asked first: "Little brother, why are you here?" ”

Shi'an said excitedly: "Dao Chief, I passed by Mount Tai and learned that you are coming here to teach the Fa, so I specially waited here. ”

Wang Shan pulled Shi'an to the stage and said to Teng Daochang: "This little brother is my old friend, passing by here, I happened to meet, I want to stay in the temple, and I can talk about the old feelings, I don't know if the host can tolerate it?" ”

Daoist Teng hurriedly said: "This donor is not only an old friend of Daochang, but also a guest of this temple, so why not." Wang Shan and Shi'an thanked him, and Teng Daochang led him to the apse to rest.

After Teng Daochang left, Wang Shan pulled Shi'an to ask about the farewell, Shi'an has always regarded Wang Shan as a close elder, so after learning his art, he returned to his hometown to take revenge, killed the twelve brothers, fled to Wushan to meet Dannu, Wuchang met Tang Hai, angrily killed Shen'an, Wang Milling, visited Tang Xi and other situations to Wang Shanchen one by one, Wang Shan sighed after listening.

Wang Shan grabbed Shi'an's hand and asked, "Why did my brother come to Tai'an, and where do you plan to go next?" ”

Shi'an replied: "I am a person who has committed the heinous crime, not tolerated by the government, I heard that the grassland outside the Guanwai is vast and remote, the herdsmen are simple and kind, living on the grassland all the year round, there is no dispute with the world, free and easy, now Mengtang Hai brother gave a hundred taels of gold, as long as you save money and live a light life, you can spend the rest of your life leisurely, therefore, Shi'an has no other choice, and plans to leave this filthy Central Plains troubled times, and go to the outside to find a happy land to settle down." ”

Wang Shan listened to these words, was silent for a moment, suddenly raised his head to look at Shi'an, and persuaded: "Little brother, I don't agree with your idea, although you have committed a big crime, but you can't passively avoid the world, the so-called inaction is nothing, you have the idea of not competing with the world, this is very good, but just escape from the world, then it will not work." In my opinion, you might as well devote yourself to learning the Tao with me, the Tao is broad and profound, and it is the fundamental Dafa for cultivating the mind and cultivating nature, and returning to the basics. ”

Shi'an excused himself and said: "No, I am a person who has committed a great sin, and following the Taoist chief will definitely implicate the Taoist leader." ”

"I have a gold medal from Emperor Guangzong to save his sins, and all those who have committed serious crimes, as long as they are lost, turn over a new leaf, and sincerely convert to the Three Qings, their sins can be forgiven, and the government will no longer arrest them," Wang Shan looked happy with a happy face.

Although Shi'an has no intention of competing for profit, he has not yet lost all hopes, and he has not thought about the fate of becoming a monk.

Wang Shan is sincere and kind, Shi'an didn't want to disappoint him, and said politely: "I like the prairie very much, and I am very happy to imagine being able to ride a horse on the endless prairie without restraint." As for seeking the Tao, Shi'an never dared to think that Shi'an was a rough man, and he had no relationship with the Tao, so he was afraid that he would give up halfway, not only would he not achieve positive results, but he would insult the Taoist name. ”

Wang Shan knew that this was a word for the world, but he was still unwilling, and continued to advise: "Those who are noble in people are also born; Those who are born are noble, and the Tao is also. People have a way, like a fish with water, and they are at ease. People are like the walking dead, and they spend their lives in vain. The little brother is kind-hearted, does not fight for personal interests, and in my opinion, he has a fate with the Tao, but you are uncertain now. ”

Shi'an was about to speak, but Wang Shan said again: "There is no way for good and evil, but people call themselves; The retribution of good and evil follows you like a shadow. Brother, although you have done evil deeds, but there is a reason for it, and you have repented, if you can enter my way, devote yourself to the way, do no evil, and do all good, you will be blessed for a long time, and the so-called turn misfortune into blessing. ”

Wang Shan's words were earnest, although Shi'an was grateful, but he still didn't want to enter the Tao and escape from the world, so he had to say: "Thank you for the teachings of the Taoist, but Shi'an has already made up his mind, and the consequences are really fateful, and he will definitely return to China to seek Taoism." ”

Wang Shan saw that Shi'an was determined, so he no longer persuaded him, but he was infinitely sorry and shook his head helplessly and lamented.

In the next few days, Wang Shan talked with the monks and Taoists in the Dai Temple, and Shi'an also followed. Five days have passed, Wang Shan wants to return to Sichuan, and Shi'an wants to continue to go north.

Wang Shan was sad, remembered the parting poems of his predecessors, and said casually: "Therefore, the grass is all over the place, and the parting is sad." The road is out of the cold clouds, and people return to the twilight snow. When Shi'an heard this, he also felt sad.

Wang Shan held his hand and said: "Little brother, don't be patient in the future, stop arguing with others in everything, don't hurt people, create bad karma, and come to Heming Mountain to find me again when your heart is clear and calm in the future." I have here a copy of the Tao Te Ching for you to peruse at your leisure, which will certainly be helpful to you. Shi'an was about to take over the scriptures, and Wang Shan said again: "Wait, the poor road still has heartfelt words." Shi'an said: "Dao Chief, please speak." Wang Shandao:

All kinds of ignorance are the root of suffering, and the root of suffering is the root of goodness.

But with the power of the wisdom sword, he jumped out of the five bitter gates of reincarnation.

The Tao is affectionate with no heart, and all convenience is cultivation.

If one takes refuge in the Holy Wisdom Circle, he is born to attain the Tao.

If Shi'an had an understanding, he accepted the "Tao Te Ching", remembered Wang Shan's words, and after sending off the Taoist, he also turned over and went straight to Jinan.

5

Shi'an went all the way north, from Jinan to Tianjin, through Yongping, out of Shanhaiguan in the name of selling tea, to Shenyang, through Baiyin, over the Great Xing'an Mountains, which lasted several months, and finally saw the boundless prairie.

On this day, I came to a small town, there was a clear river by the town, and many people poured wine into the river on the bridge, and then took a handful of grass to go home by the river. Shi'an felt curious, but also to the bridge to see the lively, a inquiry, it turned out that this is Hulunbuir Evenki Banner of Yimin Town, the river under the bridge is called Yimin River, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, according to the local Evenki customs, everyone on the bridge to the river to sprinkle wine to show respect for the river god, and at the same time pull a few handfuls of smoked artemisia seeds home to smoke the house, in order to remove bad luck.

Seeing that there were grasslands everywhere, Shi'an was happy in his heart, and saw that the people were simple, so he planned to settle here, so he first found a hotel to stay in, and asked the shopkeeper who needed a servant for grazing.

"Would you like to be a shepherd? Do you shepherd sheep and grass? The shopkeeper, Erden Baolig, saw that Shi'an was dressed as a Han man, and looked at him with suspicion and asked.

Shi'an said: "The villain can herd sheep, can threw grass, and can do anything." ”

Erden Baolig said: "There is an old couple in our tribe named Ma Shulin and Hasengerile, they have a large grassland, but unfortunately they are too old, and the two girls, Irina and Galina, are not in good health and cannot graze, and there are hundreds of cattle, sheep and horses on the grassland that are unmanaged, and they are trying to hire a faithful and reliable shepherd. ”

Shi'an was overjoyed and said, "I can graze for them, and I can pay as much as I want." ”

That night, the sisters Irina and Galina came to the hotel to meet Shi'an, and felt that this Han man was very loyal, tall and strong, and had nothing else to ask for, except for a small salary, enough food and shelter, so they decided to hire him on the spot. The two sides agreed that Shi'an would go to the grassland to be responsible for shepherding sheep, herding cattle, and raising horses, and threshing grass in his spare time, and that he would eat and live on the grassland at ordinary times, and that all expenses would be sent by the two sisters every ten days.

The next day, Irina and Galina took Shi'an to the grassland more than 30 miles away from Honghuaerji, where there were more than 600 sheep, more than 100 horses, more than 50 cows, and a simple carport, with four wheels underneath, and a place for food and lodging on the top, which could be pulled by horses to move on the grassland at will. The two sisters repeatedly told Shi'an to be careful with herding, taught him to use a horse pole to catch wolves, and was busy from morning to evening.

Shi'an drove the sheep, oxen, and horses to a place where there was water, then mounted the horses, raised the whip, and galloped across the grassland, with the wind galloping in both ears.

There is no weak meat on the grassland, there is no deceit, there is no restraint here, with cattle and sheep as companions, with horses as friends, with the blue sky as a cover, with green grass as a bed, this kind of life integrated with nature is not exactly the paradise that they pursue?

Thankfully, I finally found it!