Chapter Twenty-Six: The Honored Guests
In the rivers and lakes in the book "Water Margin", the most famous is undoubtedly the timely rain Song Jiang, and the second place is probably the little whirlwind Chai into the firewood officials.
Before the seating rank, although Chai Jin had appeared many times, almost every time he was just playing the role of threading the needle and ushering in the send-off.
Chai Jin appeared for the first time and ushered in Lin Chong, who was wronged; The second appearance sent away Lin Chong, who was angry and resistant, and it can be said that Chai Jin and his manor witnessed Lin Chong's mental journey of being forced to Liangshan.
In the third appearance, Chai Jin ushered in Song Jiang, who was guilty of murder, and sent Wu Song, who was about to go up the mountain to fight the tiger, and cleverly tied the story of Song Jiang and Wu Song's biography (often referred to as "Wu Shihui") like a silk thread.
When Chai Jin appeared for the fourth time, he seemed to have been promoted to the leading actor, at least as the second male lead. It's a pity that in the play "Gaotang Prefecture", Chai Daguan did not show his extraordinary demeanor and extraordinary talent, but first made people bleed, and then was thrown into a deep prison, and almost went to the underworld to report.
After being rescued by Li Kui from a deadly dry well in Gaotang Prefecture, Chai Jin officially went to Liangshan, but for a long time after that, he has been "singing low-key" without revealing the mountains and water.
As the saying goes, "a hungry camel is bigger than a horse", although Chai Jin has not found a place for the time being, when the heroes of Liangshan are in the ranks, he is still very valued. As the benefactor of Song Jiang, Lin Chong, Wu Song, Li Kui and others, he ranks tenth, which is a good position.
Considering that Chai Jin was born in a noble family, and he was used to working at ease, he arranged for him to be a messenger with a clean job and a good salary - to manage money and grain.
And after Chai entered Liangshan, the most brilliant thing was the hairpin flower entering the forbidden garden, and the pseudonym Ke Yin was used as a horse in the Fangla army.
Back to the book, Chai Jin likes to recruit talents, comparing himself with Meng Weijun in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there are many outlaws in the rivers and lakes. It's just that Wang Lun, Lin Chong, and Lu Zhishen are no better than others, they are really famous heroes in the world. Chai Jin heard the names of the three people and was very enthusiastic.
Chaijiazhuang covers a wide area, with five courtyards before and after, and the courtyard is deep. Carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent. In the hospital, there are groups of nursing homes, patrolling back and forth. Servants shuttle through it, each doing its own thing, in an orderly manner.
The food is luxurious, and the race is better than that of the diners; The pastoral supervisor, not counting his Cheng Zheng family servant. It is precisely because the family has surplus food, chickens and dogs are full, and the household has no servants and children and grandchildren.
When Wang Lun saw it, he secretly praised it as the mansion of Fengzi Longsun, which was really magnificent.
Chai Jin introduced Wang Lun and the five people and sat in the lobby. Wang Lun and the others had their own horses and servants who saluted and had Chai Jin's servants in charge.
Everyone sat down, Chai Jin saluted Wang Lun again, and said: "I want to kill Chai Jin, fortunately the wind blows my brother here today, and I am very relieved to be thirsty and admired, how lucky!" What a blessing! ”
Wang Lun also returned the salute and replied: "Wang Lun is reckless and unrestrained, and he has come to thank the officials today." The people of Liangshan can be taken care of by most of the officials today. ”
Du Qian was depressed in his early years and took refuge in Chai Jinzhuang. Later, Song Wancao created a cottage, and Chai Jin rescued from time to time. When Wang Lun went to Liangshan, he had a lot of business dealings with Chai Jin, and Wang Lun said so.
Chai Jin rescued Du Qian at that time, but it was just a momentary kindness. To put it mildly, he is a guest in the village, there is no more than him, and there is no less than him. Who would have thought that Du Qian followed Wang Lun, and the tide rose. Liangshan Dazhai is thriving day by day, and he has heard a lot about it in Cangzhou. is Liangshan's water and wine business, he also participates in it, and makes a lot of money.
There is also the lord of Liangshan Village, the nine dragons Wang Lun, who is famous all over the world, helping the poor and helping the poor, and the great man of chivalry. I heard that Wang Lun had a ruckus in the small school field, crisscrossing 800 miles east of Beijing, and breaking the party in the northwest. Chai Jin's blood was boiling, and he took a break from his books many times, eager to meet Wang Lun. It's just that his family has a big business, and Wang Lun can't get out of it, so he can't see it.
"Last night's lights were announced, and this morning the magpie was noisy, but I don't want your brother to come." Chai Jin said with a smile on his face, and then said modestly. "The heroes among the brothers, without Chai Jin, can also show their talents."
Wang Lun laughed at Chai Jin's words. Turning around, Yang Lin will prepare a gift line for Chai Jin, one is the calligraphy of Yu Shinan, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, and the other is an iron treasure knife of the previous dynasty. One article and one martial arts, but it is well considered.
"How can my brother be so polite!" Chai Jin said politely and accepted the gift.
Chai Jin didn't see Wang Lun and the others, and directly opened the calligraphy in front of him, looked at it, and then put it away. Although he was born into a wealthy family, he loves heroes the most, and he also loves to brush guns and play with sticks. Of the two gifts, he preferred the sword.
When he held the treasure knife in his hand, it weighed about seven or eight pounds. The knife is drawn out of the sheath, the blade is four feet long, five inches wide, the back of the knife is two fingers thick, the edge is extremely thin, the head of the knife is rolled up in an arc, and it is wrapped with a beast's head. At the junction with the handle of the knife, it is the same beast's head swallow, the handle is one foot long, and the back is followed by a long bottle.
The knife is five feet long, halfway between a long and a short soldier, making it ideal for slashing. Chai Jin took the knife in his hand and tried it, feeling that the weight was quite heavy, and it should be used with both hands.
Lin Chong looked at this treasure knife with a complicated expression, once upon a time, he also loved the famous horse treasure knife.
Calming down, Lin Chong introduced to Chai Jin and said: "This knife is not a standard in the army, it is a fierce knife, and it cannot be used by those who are not powerful." Blowing "hair" can pass, chopping copper and iron, and the knife edge is not rolled. ”
"Not bad, not bad! It's a good knife! Chai Jin put the knife into the sheath and praised it. turned to Wang Lun and hugged his fist and thanked: "Thank you, brother!" ”
Immediately, Chai Jin handed the two gifts to the servant and asked him to take them. Chai Jin turned his head, looked at Lin Chong and asked, "Don't dare to ask, I heard that the sect leader was doing something in the forbidden army, how did he evil Captain Gao and have time to come to the deserted village?" ”
Lin Chong heard Chai Jin's question, sighed, and told him what happened in Tokyo.
Lu Zhishen also told what he saw and heard in Tokyo. mentioned that Gao Yanei was ****, and shouted and shouted.
Hearing that Gao Yu was framed again, Chai Jin was angry, "The court and the Chinese are all such traitors, framing Zhongliang, excluding dissidents, how can the world be peaceful!" ”
No wonder Chai Jin is heartbroken, his ancestor was the emperor of Zen, and although it has been a long time since his generation, he also attaches great importance to Jiangshan Sheji and pays attention to the facts of the world. For example, a landlord leases out his field, but he also pays attention to the field.
Knowing that the government is like this, it is useless to say more about it. Chai Jin turned to comfort Lin Chong and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry! Don't do the ten heinous sins, even if you go to our village, but don't worry. It's not Chai Jin boasting, let him catch and steal the officials and soldiers, and he doesn't dare to look at Xiaozhuang with his eyes. ”
Chai Jin entered this village and solicited outlaws, so he killed the officials of the court and robbed the treasury of the treasury, and Chai Jin also dared to hide in the village, because of this.
Over there, Wang Lun waved his hand and stopped the conversation, "Don't dig into the corners of the big officials, Lin Jiaotou is already from my Liangshan!" ”
"Haha! I see! Hearing that Lin Chong had promised Wang Lun to live in Liangshan, Chai Jin was not surprised and smiled.
Wang Lun looked at Lin Chong and said, "My brother has suffered this time, but he has left a golden seal on his face, which is not beautiful after all. The younger brother knows a good prescription, and in a few days it will be prepared, and the gold seal will be washed away with the elder brother. ”
Lin Chong was imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion for two days, and was sentenced to be assassinated in Cangzhou, and his face had already been tattooed with a gold seal. Wang Lun remembered the ancient method, taking one or two sulfur, then roasting it at a high temperature of 1,000 degrees, and then mixing it with cold water, so this sulfur liquid contains a small amount of sulfuric acid, which is weakly acidic. The sulfur liquid is filtered several times to leave a clear body. Mix He Shou Wu and rhinoceros horn powder, and use it to wipe the gold mark on the face, and within ten days, the gold mark can be eliminated without leaving a scar.
"I think that the former dynasty Di Qing Xianggong also has a mark on his face, Lin Chong is not talented, and he just takes it as an example." Lin Chong didn't care about the golden seal on his face, "I just remember Gao Yu's hatred!" ”
Hearing Lin Chong say this, Wang Lun no longer persuaded him.
A few people chatted a few more words, and Chai Jin invited Wang Lun and a few others to take a bath. He immediately instructed people to prepare five sets of clothes, towels, silk shoes, and socks, and taught Wang Lun and the five to change out of the old clothes for bathing.