The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 20: Mr. Wei Nankong

Xu Maogong said with a smile: "Dad, the child has no fate with Jia Ruhua."

Xu Gai asked, "Son, how can you see it?"

Xu Maogong replied: "Back then, Master Huitong said: Children can come to Yicheng Temple to learn martial arts immediately, or they can wait for one or two years to come to Yicheng Temple?"

Xu Gai said: "Yes, Master Huitong said this to Dad."

Xu Maogong replied: "The child did not wait for a year or two to come back, but immediately came to Yicheng Temple to learn martial arts, which shows that the child has no fate with Jia Ruhua."

Xu Gai stood up, rubbed his two big hands repeatedly, walked around the room, stopped, and asked, "Son, is it that Mr. Jia and Jia Ruhua's father and daughter from the private school are bullying you?"

Xu Maogong replied: "Dad, that's not true, it's just that after Jia Ruhua sat next to me, a smell wafted from her direction, often smoked in summer, and simply choked in winter, at that time the child was unwilling to go to Mr. Jia's private school to study, it just so happened that Dad said to let the child go to Yicheng Temple to learn martial arts, and the child will immediately go to Yicheng Temple to learn martial arts, and the child and Jia Ruhua have no fate."

Xu Gai continued: "Mr. Jia of the private school said: Three months ago, Jia Ruhua and Jia Xiaocui were picking wildflowers in the woods five miles away from the county seat, and were teased by three adult splashes. What's going on here? ”

Xu Maogong replied: "Dad, three months ago, the child returned to his home on East Street in Huxian County, passing by the woods five miles away from the county seat, Jia Ruhua and Jia Xiaocui returned to the county seat after picking wild flowers, and were intercepted by three splashers, Jia Ruhua and Jia Xiaocui turned their backs to the child, and the child did not see their faces."

Xu Maogong continued: "Dad, Master Huitong warned the children: Don't show off your martial arts in front of outsiders, if you see their faces, see Jia Ruhua and Jia Xiaocui, the children will only shout twice, let the splash let them go, and will not hurt the splash skin."

Xu Gai said with a smile, Son, if you say that, your mother and I will be relieved, after speaking, Xu Gai took off a blue cloth bag from his back, put it on the table and said: "Xu Maogong, your mother's favorite dim sum is your favorite, just put it here to eat."

Xu Gai leaned closer to Xu Maogong and whispered, "Son, what is missing in the temple?" Just send a letter to your Uncle Sun Anfu, and Dad will send it to you immediately. ”

Xu Maogong said: "Dad, the child has written it down."

Xu Gai said: "Xu Maogong, your Uncle Sun Anfu is still talking to Master Huitong in the abbot's room, and Dad has stayed here for a long time, which also delays you from reciting the art of war.

Dad went back. ”

In the evening, Xu Gai, housekeeper Xu Quan, and Xu Mouse returned to their home on East Street in Lihu County, and after dinner, Xu Gai and his wife returned to the inner room.

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Madam, I went to the temple to ask Xu Maogong, and he said that he has no fate with Jia Ruhua."

Mrs. said: "Master, I guessed for my wife that my son Xu Maogong is now a good age to learn martial arts, how can we talk about these things?"

Xu Gai said: "Madam, Mrs. Liu in the west of the city and Mr. Jia from the private school are all matchmakers, and I am afraid it will not be easy to get rid of this matter."

Mrs. said: "Master, you, I am determined, my son and Jia Ruhua have no fate, and there is no big trouble, now think about it, it is better to be Mr. Kong Siru, who is highly educated and kind to others."

Xu Gai said: "Madam is right, let's hurry up and find the whereabouts of Mr. Kong Siru."

One night in the early winter of the sixth year of the Great Cause of the Sui Dynasty (610 AD), just after dinner, Xu Gai and his wife were chatting in the inner room.

At this time, the housekeeper Xu Quan reported outside the door: "Master, madam, Yi Man, the second housekeeper of Yi Da's rich family, came to report that he had found Mr. Kong, and the little one had let the second housekeeper Yi Man go to the main hall for tea."

Xu Gai said: "Butler, the master is here." After speaking, he opened the door and walked out.

Xu Gai and housekeeper Xu Quan came to the main hall, and the second housekeeper Yi Man was sitting on a chair drinking tea, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he immediately got up and said with a smile: "Say hello to Xu Yuanwai."

After Xu Gai sat down, he said with a smile: "Steward Yi, please sit down and talk."

The second housekeeper Yi Man said with a smile: "Xu Yuanwai, the housekeeper of your mansion has asked the villain many times about Mr. Kong's whereabouts, and the villain has been paying attention, but he has never seen Mr. Kong in the past few years, the villain only sold grain in Caozhou, and this year's harvest in our house is good, my master, let the villain go to Huazhou to sell grain, the villain saw Mr. Kong selling grain in Weinan County, Huazhou today, and returned to our house to tell my master, and came to Xu Yuanwai in time to send a letter."

Xu Gai hurriedly asked, "Steward Yi, what is Mr. Kong doing in the bazaar?"

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, replied with a smile: "Outside Xu Yuan, Mr. Kong is in the market, writing letters for others and measuring eight characters."

Xu Gai asked, "Steward Yi, have you greeted Mr. Kong?"

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, replied with a smile: "Xu Yuanwai, the villain went to Weinan County, Huazhou for the first time today to sell grain, and the road was not familiar, so he was in a hurry to rush back to Lihu County before dark, and he didn't bother to say hello to Mr. Kong."

Xu Gai asked, "Steward Yi, Mr. Kong is a teacher in Lihu County, how did he go there to measure the eight characters?"

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, replied with a smile: "Outside Xu Yuan, why is Mr. Kong measuring eight characters there?" The villain doesn't know. In the county seat of Weinan County, Huazhou, there is a market in five days, and in the next market, the villain has to sell grain. If Xu Yuanwai wants to see Mr. Kong, he will be able to see the next market with the villain. ”

Xu Gai asked, "Steward Yi, in your opinion, how is Mr. Kong's situation?"

Yi Manhui, the second housekeeper, shook his head and replied, "Outside Xu Yuan, according to the villain, Mr. Kong is quite poor." After speaking, Yi Man, the second housekeeper, stood up and said, "Outside Xu Yuan, the villain will leave."

Xu Gai took out five taels of silver, handed it to the second housekeeper Yi Man with both hands, and said with a smile: "Steward Yi, a little tea money, please have a cup of tea for Steward Yi."

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xu Yuanwai, the master of my family, often praises: Xu Yuanwai is helpful in solving difficulties, and the villain is a little favor, how dare he accept a reward." After speaking, the second housekeeper Yi Man walked towards the courtyard gate, and Xu Gai and housekeeper Xu Quan sent them out of the courtyard gate.

Xu Gai and housekeeper Xu Quan returned to the main hall, and Xu Gai said with a smile: "Housekeeper, I've been looking for almost five years, and I finally found Mr. Kong's whereabouts."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said with a smile: "Master, the second housekeeper Yi Man is the family of Yi Da Rich Man, mainly the housekeeper who sells grain, after the master instructed the little one to find Mr. Kong's whereabouts, the little one told the second housekeeper Yi Man several times, a few years ago, the second housekeeper Yi Man only sold grain in Caozhou, and never inquired about Mr. Kong's whereabouts."

Xu Gai said with a smile: "I searched all over Caozhou, but I didn't find Mr. Kong, I didn't expect to go to Huazhou." More than ten years ago, I went to Weinan County, Huazhou, and it was more than 50 miles away from Fox County. ”

Early in the morning of the fifth day, Xu Gai, the housekeeper Xu Quan, and the second housekeeper Yi Man rode horses, and the men of the rich man Yi drove the carriage full of grain to Weinan County, Huazhou.

About two hours later, everyone came to the county market of Weinan County, Huazhou,

The rich man's family found a place to sell grain, set up a stall and began to sell grain.

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, rode a horse to accompany Xu Gai and the housekeeper Xu Quan to find Mr. Kong, walked through two streets, and saw a corner with a table on it, on which a white cloth was written, and a thin old man sat behind the table, and a girl in coarse cloth clothes stood next to him.

The second housekeeper, Yi Man, lowered his voice and said, "Xu Yuanwai, this is Mr. Kong."

Xu Gai said in a low voice: "Steward Yi, I think it's Mr. Kong."

The three jumped off the horse, Xu Gai handed the reins of the horse to the housekeeper Xu Quan, quickly walked to the thin old man, hugged his fists and saluted: "Hello Mr. Kong, Xu Gai is polite."

The thin old man raised his head, looked at Xu Gai, smiled bitterly, and nodded.

The girl next to her said, "Hello Xu, my dad recognizes you, and my dad can't speak."

Xu Gai looked at the girl next to him, pointed at the girl next to him, and asked Mr. Kong, "Mr. Kong, who is this girl?"

The thin old man nodded.

The girl next to her pointed to the thin old man and said, "I am his daughter, my name is Kong Dejiao."

The second butler Yi Manma's reins were handed over to the housekeeper Xu Quan, and he quickly walked in front of the thin old man, clasped his fists and saluted, "Hello Mr. Kong, Yi Man has given you a greeting."

The thin old man nodded at the second housekeeper Yi Man,

Kong Dejiao said: "It's good to change members, my father recognizes you."

Yi Man, the second housekeeper, said to Kong Deji: "Miss Kong, your father knows me, you don't know me, the villain is not a rich man, the villain is Yi Man, the second housekeeper of the rich man's family."

Kong Dejiao said: "Hello housekeeper Yi, you come with Xu Yuanwai, I mistakenly think that you are also a rich man."

The second housekeeper Yi Man rushed to Xu Gai, hugged his fists, and said, "Outside Xu Yuan, the villain went to sell grain and said goodbye."

Xu Gai returned the salute with a fist and said, "Steward Yi, thank you for your help."

The second butler, Yi Manchong, hugged his fists at the thin old man, took the reins of the horse from the butler Xu Quan, and rode away.

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, a year before the eldest son Xu Maogong went to private school, Mr. Kong suddenly moved, I have been looking for Mr. all these years, I have searched the whole Caozhou, the last bazaar, Steward Yi met Mr. here, and he came to my house to inform me in the evening, today, I came with Steward Yi to see Mr."

The thin old man nodded.

Kong Dejiao said: "About ten years ago, the county government sent a messenger to my house and asked my father to move out of Lihu County, but my father did not agree."

Xu Gai hurriedly asked, "Mr. Kong, what are you charged?"

The thin old man shook his head.

Kong Dejiao continued: "After a month, Mr. Cao, the master of Master Lu of Zhixian County, invited my father to his house for dinner, and after my father came home, he couldn't speak the next day. At that time, my grandmother was seriously ill, I was serving my grandmother at my grandmother's house, my father wrote a letter, asked someone to bring it to me, I read the letter, asked my second aunt to take care of my grandmother, I hurried home, my father discussed with me, and moved here. ”

Xu Gai asked, "Mr. Kong's illness, have you seen it with Lang Zhong?"

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, after my father and I arrived here, I looked for Lang Zhong, and Lang Zhong said that my father was poisoned and there was no rule of law."