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

Chapter 13: A Good Boy (I)

Just after the summer, the weather is very hot, Xu Maogong of the West Zen Room of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of Yicheng Temple sat at the table, holding a fan in his right hand, and looked at the "Shennong Materia Medica" with the wind.

Dang, dang, dang, suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Xu Maogong rushed to the door and asked, "Who?"

Outside the door, he replied: "Young master, the youngest one is Xu Quan."

Xu Maogong stood up and opened the door, and the housekeeper Xu Quan stood outside the door sweating profusely.

Xu Maogong said, "Butler, come in."

Xu Maogong poured the tea and asked, "Housekeeper, why didn't my father come?"

The housekeeper Xu Quan replied: "Young master, the master didn't come, and the lady asked the little one to send a letter to the young master."

After speaking, the housekeeper untied a blue cloth bag from his body, opened the blue cloth bag, and there was a wooden box inside, opened the wooden box, took out a letter with both hands and handed it to Xu Maogong.

Xu Maogong took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letterhead, opened the letterhead, and the letter read:

Mao Gong Wu'er:

Mountains and rivers are separated, mother and son are different, my son left home to learn martial arts, it has been three hundred and six days, for the mother day and night missing, thinking of the pain of the child, can not win.

The day before yesterday, the housekeeper said that he saw a foot-walking monk fasting on the street, and asked the housekeeper for his mother to invite the foot-walking monk to his home.

But see, this walking foot monk, yellow face and thin muscles, dull eyes, for the mother asked him about his situation in the temple, the walking monk replied: the temple food is insufficient, cold in winter and hot in summer, not enough to eat, not good to sleep, to the temple outside the fasting, is the best errand in the temple, for the mother gave him some food, gave him two new clothes, the foot monk took the gift, happy to go.

That night, as soon as my mother closed her eyes, she saw the monk with a yellow face and thin muscles, but when it sounded in her ears, it was my son's voice: There is not enough food, cold in winter and hot in summer, I can't eat enough, and I can't sleep well.

I can't care too much for my mother, I just want to know if my son can eat well? Can you sleep well? Is it cold in winter? Is it hot in summer?

Niang Xu Wei's handwriting

Xu Maogong read the letter, tears fell down his eyes, and after reading the letter, he stood up and walked towards the door.

The housekeeper Xu Quan hurriedly asked, "Where is the young master going?"

Xu Maogong replied, "I'll go find the master." Out of the door, he walked straight to the abbot's room, and the housekeeper Xu Quan followed behind.

Xu Maogong went to the abbot's room, handed the letter to Master Huitong with both hands, and Master Huitong said after reading the letter: "Apprentice, it has been ten months since you came to Yicheng Temple to learn martial arts, you should go home to have a look, comfort and comfort your mother."

Bidding farewell to Master Huitong, Xu Maogong and housekeeper Xu Quan were two horses and embarked on the journey back to Hu County.

On the official road, Xu Maogong rode his horse and whipped in the direction of Lihu County, and the housekeeper Xu Quan rode a horse and followed closely behind.

After galloping for more than 120 miles, Xu Maogong was on his horse, and heard the butler shouting from behind: "Young master, pay attention, there is a curve ahead."

Xu Maogong pulled the reins of the horse, the big white horse slowed down, paced slowly, and after a while, the housekeeper Xu Quan rode up and chased after him, and walked slowly side by side with Xu Maogong.

The housekeeper Xu Quan said with a smile: "Young master, after the bend in front, there is a forest not far away, and you will reach home after walking five miles."

After speaking, the housekeeper Xu Quan took off a cloth bag from his back, handed it to Xu Maogong with both hands and said with a smile: "The dim sum made by Madame, the young master will eat it on the road."

Xu Maogong took the burden, opened the burden, took out a piece of dim sum, took a bite, wrapped the burden, and returned it to the housekeeper Xu Quan.

Suddenly, there was a shout of "help" in the distance, Xu Maogong and the housekeeper Xu Quan turned a corner, and vaguely saw three men pulling two women in the distance, Xu Maogong hurriedly said: "Butler, quickly find a piece of cloth for the young master to mask." ”

"Young master, there is no cloth." Butler Xu Quan replied.

Xu Maogong hurriedly said: "Take off the big hexagram, tear off the sleeves and cover the young master." ”

"Yes, young master." The housekeeper Xu Quan replied while taking off the big hexagram, grabbing the shoulder of the big hexagram with one hand and the cuff of the shoulder of the big hexagram with the other, and raised it high. Xu Maogong took out the sword, swiped it lightly on the shoulder of the big hexagram, Xu Maogong returned the sword to the sheath, took the big hexagram sleeve handed over by the housekeeper Xu Quan, and covered the big hexagram sleeve on his face, only showing his two eyes, tied it behind his head, and said: "Butler, quickly put on the big hexagram and hide." Xu Maogong rode a horse and galloped towards the five people, about twenty or thirty meters away, Xu Maogong pulled the reins, and the big white horse stopped, but saw:

In the middle of the official road, a tall and thin man with a black face is blocking a woman wearing a pink fairy skirt with a thin figure, and on the edge of the official road, a yellow-faced man and a short and fat man are pulling a woman wearing a green jacket and a tall and plump figure, holding a small basket on her arm, and the flowers in the basket are scattered on the ground, and the two women, with their backs to Xu Maogong, can't see their faces.

Xu Maogong shouted loudly: "Stop!" In broad daylight, you dare to rob the people's daughter, run away quickly, lest the young master do it! ”

Among them, Humpty Dumpty shook his pockmarked face, and said to the yellow-faced man: "Big brother, you see that he said that we are hooligans, but he is masked, do you think it's strange?" ”

The yellow-faced man raised the sword in his hand and shouted at Xu Maogong: "Boy, after saying a few big words and bluffing us away, do you want to enjoy these two little ladies alone?" ”

Humpty Dumpty, who had a pockmarked face, also responded: "Boy, do you want to enjoy these two little girls alone?" ”

Xu Maogong rode a big white horse to the side of the official road, Xu Maogong pinned the horsewhip to his waist, drew out the sword, circled the reins of the horse twice on the hilt of the sword, raised the sword, and threw it at the big tree next to the official road, and the sword was tied to the trunk.

Xu Mao said: "Good words are hard to persuade and beat ghosts!" With that, he jumped off his horse, drew his whip from his waist, and ran over to the five.

The yellow-faced man instructed Humpty Dumpty, "Li Laosan, you go over and replace Liu Laoer." Humpty Dumpty trotted all the way to the tall, black-faced man and grabbed the arm of the emaciated woman in a pink fairy dress.

The yellow-faced man viciously commanded the black-faced and thin man, "Second brother, take care of him."

The tall and thin man with a black face shouted loudly, "Big brother, look at it." After speaking, he danced a knife flower, strengthened his courage, rushed over, and rushed to a distance of five or six steps away from Xu Maogong, looked at Xu Maogong's cold gaze, and was so frightened that the black-faced and thin man slowed down his pace, and moved towards Xu Maogong with a small broken step with a knife.

The yellow-faced man's shout came from behind: "Second brother, hack him to death!" Hack him to death! ”

The tall man with a black face took a big step forward, raised his big knife high, and slashed Huashan from top to bottom with one move, slashing towards Xu Maogong's face door.

Xu Maogong's right leg went to the right front, took a big step, drew an arc with his left leg and followed, and the horsewhip in his right hand struck as fast as lightning, hitting the "Lingdao" point on the wrist of the black-faced and thin man.

With a "choking" sound, the big knife in the hand of the black-faced and thin man fell to the ground without his hand.

Xu Maogong's left leg took a big step forward to the left, his right leg drew an arc and followed, and the index finger and middle finger of his left hand were brought together, and he pointed at the Zhangmen acupoint at the end of the eleventh rib gap of the black-faced and thin man, and shouted in his mouth: "Ding."

"Bang" and "Ding" fingers arrived, and when the shouts came, the black-faced and thin man who was hit by the Zhangmen acupoint was motionless and stunned.

Xu Maogong walked towards the yellow-faced man, and said as he walked: "Let go of those two women from good families and run for your life."

The yellow-faced man instructed Humpty Dumpty: "Li Laosan, go and see Liu Laoer, what's wrong?"

Humpty Dumpty let go of the arm of the thin woman in a pink fairy dress, ran to the side of the official road, holding a big knife in both hands, the tip of the knife was pointed at Xu Maogong, and trotted all the way to the tall man with a black face. The thin woman in a pink fairy dress ran to the side of the official road and stood there looking at Xu Maogong.

Humpty Dumpty ran to the side of the tall man with a black face, touched his arms, touched his legs, patted his face, and shouted loudly: "Boss Yu, it's not good, Liu Lao Er has been demonized and won't move."

Hearing the shout, the yellow-faced man turned white with fright, let go of the hand that was pulling the tall and plump maid in a green jacket, pointed at Xu Maogong, and stammered: "You, you, are you a monster?"

The tall and plump maid in a green jacket quickly ran to the side of the thin woman in a pink fairy skirt, and also stood there looking at Xu Maogong.

"Phew" Xu Maogong said: "I am a fairy boy, I am the Jade Emperor, and I am sent to punish you bad people." After speaking, Xu Maogong walked over to the yellow-faced man.

The yellow-faced man shouted loudly: "Li Laosan, come and cut this kid, the two of us will attack him back and forth." After speaking, he held a sword in his right hand and stabbed Xu Maogong in the chest.

Xu Maogong's right leg went to the right front, took a big step, drew an arc with his left leg and followed, and the horsewhip in his right hand struck as fast as lightning, going to the "Lingdao" acupoint on the wrist of the yellow-faced man, and the yellow-faced man's right hand quickly withdrew, changed direction, and stabbed Xu Maogong's lower abdomen, and at the same time stretched out his left hand and grabbed the face mask on Xu Maogong's face.

Xu Maogong's right leg was in front of the right, took a big step, and followed with an arc with his left leg, dodging the sword that the yellow-faced man stabbed to the lower abdomen, Xu Maogong's face mask was grabbed by the yellow-faced man's left hand, Xu Maogong stretched out his left hand to cover his face, panicked, shook off the horsewhip with his right hand, and pulled it towards the yellow-faced man's face.

Xu Maogong's face mask was grabbed by the yellow-faced man's left hand, Xu Maogong stretched out his left hand to cover his face, and at the moment when his face was exposed, he was seen by the tall and plump maid in a green jacket, and blurted out: "Xu Gongzi." The woman with a thin figure in a water-pink fairy dress immediately covered her mouth, and the word "Xu" still shouted out.

The yellow-faced man's left eye was whipped by Xu Maogong's horsewhip, the blood flowed, he didn't care about wiping, he held the sword in his right hand and stabbed Xu Maogong's waist, Xu Maogong's right leg went to the right front, took a big step, his left leg drew an arc and followed, dodging the sword that the yellow-faced man stabbed to the waist, just behind Xu Maogong, Li Laosan held a big knife and slashed at the back of Xu Maogong's head, this sword was stabbing Li Laosan in the abdomen, Li Laosan was injured, the big knife lost its strength, and slowly fell down, the yellow-faced man saw the big knife slashing at himself, and tilted his head to the side, The broadsword slammed lightly into his shoulder.