Chapter 4 I'll help you get rid of your pastries
The fat man and the fat man shouted "terrible" in unison and rushed out the door to chase Guocheng. Walking to the door, the thin man motioned for the two to split up and chase after them. So the fat man chased after him in the street, and the thin man went after him to the end of the street.
Guocheng was not familiar with the hutongs in Beijing, and his body was weak after diarrhea, and he had not touched the grain of rice since the morning, so he was quickly blocked by the thin man in a small alley with yellow on one side and red on the other. The alley was deserted, seemed to be unattended, and was overgrown with weeds half a man tall on both sides. He was about to retreat, but now the fat man caught up from behind. He looked at the walls on either side, they were high, too high. If you want to jump up and fly the eaves and walk the wall, it is estimated that it will be very difficult, and when he learns and uses it again, the little bird is estimated to have become a fossil.
The thin man stretched out his arms and pounced on Guocheng like an eagle; The fat man also stretched out his arms and rushed towards Guocheng.
When he was in a hurry and helpless, Guocheng suddenly appeared in the weeds next to the yellow wall There was a black shadow, which seemed to be a dog hole, not big, and he could get through it, but the fat man would never be able to get in, and the thin man seemed to be very difficult. Guocheng doesn't care what is inside now, and doesn't care whether the hero can drill the dog hole, and he swoops in. Where did the fat man and the thin man expect that Guocheng would suddenly disappear, and he couldn't hold his feet all of a sudden, and they bumped into each other solidly, and fell to the ground "sigh" more than once.
"A good man enters the house and walks the door, and a hero walks on the wall. When you crawl out of the dog hole, you must not be these two people, it should be a rooster and a dog thief. A crisp children's voice suddenly sounded.
Guocheng looked at it, heh, what a little doll carved in pink. I saw that he was about five or six years old, with a face like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows, a high nose, and lips like Fu Zhu, really like a jade doll; Look at him without a crown on his head, only a scholar's scarf, wearing a moon-white robe, and high-soled boots, as if he came from a painting.
Guocheng said: "It's not good that good people have times of trouble." Besides, I'm not a hero, I'm just a child. Say I'm a rooster and a dog thief, have you ever seen a thief my age? ”
The two were about to say something more, when they heard the sound of "Xi Xi Suosuo" on the courtyard wall, and a brick was about to fall. The two of them looked up at the same time, and saw a head slowly poking out of the wall. Guocheng recognized that it was a thin man. The thin man is obviously not that tall, and there is no ladder in the alley, so he must be stepping on the fat man to look inside.
The little doll pointed to the wall and shouted, "What a bold dog thief, he wants to jump into the wall." ”
The thin man shook, rolled down with a "bang", and wrestled with the fat man. Guocheng heard the vague "Oh no, let's go" conversation outside the wall, and his heart was relieved, knowing that this was an escape.
He couldn't help but admire this kid a little, the tiger's body was shocked, and the king's qi leaked, and he actually scared away the two dead eunuchs. But then he saw that the child's feet were shaking slightly, and it turned out that he was trying to calm down. The child pointed to the courtyard and wanted to say something, but he still couldn't control his fear, his eyes were red, and he cried "wow".
"Why did you shock yourself with the anger of the king, it seems that the anger of the king can't be let go indiscriminately." Guocheng thought helplessly, "This little kid is full of nobility, and he doesn't seem to be a mortal." When he cried, he summoned the adults, and I got in through the dog hole, and if they wanted to do something, I would be unlucky. Forget it, I'll go and comfort him. ”
Guocheng stepped forward and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Don't cry, don't cry, the bad guy was driven away by you." You're brave this time, you're the best, you're just like a knight. If you cry again, you won't look like a hero. ”
The child's face was really fickle, he wiped his tears with his sleeve, and said, "Am I really like a hero?" ”
"Like," Guocheng casually said perfunctorily while looking around, "like Guo Jing." ”
There are carved beams and painted buildings here, like a temple, and there are several big characters "Amitabha Buddha" written on the wall, Guocheng understands that this place was originally a temple. It's just that although this corner belongs to the temple, there is no Buddha statue, and there is a table of eight immortals and a few chairs with backrests in the room, and there are several plates on the table, on which are all kinds of exquisite pastries. Ah, the temple meal is not cheap. In later generations, even if the Shaolin Temple burned 6ooo yuan of high incense, it could not eat vegetarian food. This table, I'm afraid it doesn't cost dozens of taels of silver.
"Who is Guo Jing, is he a hero?"
"Yes, I'll tell you the story of Guo Jing when I'm free. If you don't eat this pastry, I'll help you get rid of it, waste is the biggest sin. ”
Guocheng didn't wait for him to answer, and walked directly to the table. This kind of thing has to be preempted before he speaks, in case he says that you can't eat, are you embarrassed to do it, you can fill your stomach with thick skin and black heart. He grabbed a piece of pastry and shoved it into his mouth. This pastry is fragrant, smooth and sweet, and it seems to be made by a master. Guocheng was so hungry that he killed one plate in an instant, and then dragged another plate over. The little boy saw that Guocheng was eating so deliciously, he couldn't help but be moved, and he reached out to grab a piece to taste, but before his hand touched the pastry, the pastry was gone, and when he looked for it again, it had already entered Guocheng's mouth. The boy stretched out his hand forward, wanting to touch another piece, but this piece was gone, and when he looked at it again, it was in Guocheng's hand. The child didn't believe in evil, so he changed to another piece and didn't catch it. When Xiao Tong saw it, he was a little anxious, so he simply stepped forward with both hands, but he still didn't win. Every time, before Kankan touched the pastry, he was caught by Guocheng first. Of course, this qiē Guocheng did not appear, he only had pastries in his eyes now, how could he care about other things.
After eating two plates in a row, Guocheng's hunger decreased slightly, and when he saw the little boy staring at the pastry in his hand and swallowing his saliva, he handed him a piece and said, "You can taste it too, this pastry is a little interesting." ”
The child didn't think Guocheng's hands were dirty, so he took the pastry and put it in his mouth. He felt that he had never eaten such a delicious pastry. Guocheng saw that he was eating sweetly, and his heart was happy, and when he took the pastry again, he always took two portions, one for himself and the other for the child. Seeing Guocheng like this, the child smiled brightly, and enjoyed the pastries on the table with Guocheng.
When the two of them were eating happily, they suddenly heard a "horn click", as if something had fallen to the ground, and when they looked up, there was a whisk on the ground, and next to them stood a man dressed as a young scribe, and it seemed that the whisk was dropped by him. Alas, the dust whisk was originally for cleaning, and if you throw it on the ground, isn't it adding garbage. Want to use it as a broom? It's such a waste that you can't sweep much of the ground even if you sweep it into a bald chicken. Tsk, this dust is still a jade handle, it seems that the price is expensive, just throw it away, in case it breaks, it would be a pity. The man ignored the dust on the ground, but pointed at them with his fingers, his fingers and lips trembling slightly, but he could not even say a word.
Guocheng secretly said that it is not good, these pastries should not be this person, this person seems to be a stingy person from the face, the two of us ate most of the things on the table, this thing seems to be not good. Guocheng thought of running away, but seeing Xiaotong's innocent appearance, he said in his heart, he has already shared the blessings, so there should be difficulties together, take him to run together.
Guocheng was about to take Xiao Tong's hand and run away, only to see the man turn around and leave, shouting as he walked: "Eat, eat!" Buddha bless, Buddha bless! I am going to kneel in front of the Buddha today to thank the gods for their protection......"
"No, eating your two pastries won't provoke you like this." Guo Cheng caught a glimpse of the mess on the table, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed in his heart, "Okay, okay, even if you eat a lot of things, you don't have to go crazy." ”
Seeing that Guocheng stopped eating, Xiao Tong was a little strange and asked, "Why don't you eat it?" ”
"That man just ......"
"That's my butler, sometimes God babbles, don't care about him, we eat ours."
Although Guocheng had some doubts in his heart, he was also a lot more relieved - eating his own things will never cause trouble.
"Strange, how could I take this kid's thing for my own. Am I destined for this child, or am I destined for his things? Guocheng thought secretly.
He put aside his doubts and began to eat with the boy again. The emperor is big at dinner, and I'll think about those troublesome things later.
After a while, Guocheng and Xiaotong were lying on the chair with a big belly, unable to move, and they both ate and supported.
"What's your name?"
"Guocheng, what about you?"
"Minister, what a name, the loyal minister of the country, the cadre of the country, and the capable minister of the country"
"It's honest and sincere."
"It's not bad, people can't stand without trust, Mr. told me that honesty is a virtue. So what's your last name? ”
"The surname is Guo. Didn't you say it, my name is Guocheng, which means that the surname Guocheng is Cheng. ”
"Is there this surname in "Hundred Family Names"?"
"Probably not, I'm a foreign name. What's your name? ”
"Zhu Youzhen."
Guocheng didn't jump up, this cute little friend turned out to be Emperor Chongzhen and Ming Sizong. Zhu Youzhen is an unlucky bastard, Ke's father, Ke's mother, Ke's brother, and Kezi. His father was only an emperor for a month before he hung up, setting a historical record in the Ming Dynasty; His mother died when he was 5 years old, and it is said that he did not know where he was buried; His elder brother Ming Xizong Zhu Youxiao also died young after only 7 years as emperor, and left no descendants; His children did not fall well, and died in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's death, and the missing disappeared, leaving only a daughter known as the one-armed Shenni. He worked hard during his lifetime, ate well and ate well, and gave birth to a white head at a young age. Although he worked hard, he never got everyone's affirmation, the ministers in the court annoyed him, the people in the country rebelled against him, and the slaves on the border bullied him. Even after death, there was no peace, after the Manchu Qing stole the world, they poured buckets and buckets of dirty water on him, and concocted a counter-plot to dress up Yuan Chonghuan, who was full of traitors, as a tragic hero, not only repaying the benefactor of Jiannu, but also describing Zhu Youzhen as a fool. Zhu Youzhen has lived a really bad life in this life, and after being knocked down, he has to be stepped on, which is simply a poor worm who will never turn over. I have to keep my distance from him, he is unlucky for whoever he supports, and whoever he loves suffers.
Xiao Zhu Youzhen didn't know what Guocheng was thinking, and asked again: "How old are you this year?" ”
Guocheng didn't know the little beggar's birthday, and he didn't want to suffer, so he asked, "You tell me how old you are first." ”
"6 years old," Zhu Youzhen proudly gestured with his right hand to figure 6, "I was born in February of Wanli 39." ”
Guocheng thought, I'll take advantage of it first: "I was born in July of Wanli 38, and I'm 7 years old this year." ”
"You're older than me, that's my brother."
Guocheng was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood, your brother is the carpenter emperor, you compare me to him, don't you curse me to die early, don't you curse me to be the last. Only then did he remember that Zhu Youzhen was unlucky, but not everyone could take advantage of his advantage.
At this moment, the young man dressed as a scribe came running in again, and he asked Guocheng, "Did you let the emperor eat these pastries?" ”
Guocheng's heart tightened, could it be that he inadvertently made a big mistake, the pastries on this table are offerings and cannot be eaten. He wanted to deny it, but then it occurred to him that if he didn't admit it, the fault would all fall on Zhu Youzhen's head. Although Zhu Youzhen has a bad reputation in history and is mean and unkind, he helped himself scare off the fat and thin second eunuch, and recognized himself as the eldest brother. Guocheng stubbornly said: "I did it alone, if you want to kill me, come and kill me alone." ”
The young scribe grabbed Guocheng's arm and said hurriedly, "Follow me!" ”
Zhu Youzhen grabbed Guocheng's other arm, his eyes turned red, and tears fell: "Don't go!" Wang Banban, don't arrest Brother Guocheng. ”
When the young scribe saw Zhu Youzhen crying, he fell to his knees in fright and said, "The emperor and grandson are relieved, blame the old slave for not making it clear." The Holy Lord was worried about His Highness's illness, and he issued the Emperor's List early this morning, as long as someone can let His Highness eat, it will be a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty. The old slave saw that His Royal Highness had eaten a lot of pastries just now, and had already sent someone into the palace to report the good news, maybe His Majesty would summon this little brother immediately. The old slave saw that the little brother's clothes seemed to be a little old, and there was still some dust on his face and hands, so he specially invited him to take a bath and change clothes. ”
Although it was early summer, the river was still a little chilly in the morning, so Guocheng just washed it roughly. Not long ago, he was in distress, and he drilled a dog hole, and his face was crisscrossed with sweat and dirt, and he had already become a flower-faced cat. Guo Cheng said: "This Wang companion is really good at talking, my clothes are not only old, they are no different from rags; There is also a fine dust on the face, I don't have to look in the mirror, I also know that I have a big flower face. This person follows Zhu Youzhen, and his surname is Wang, so it won't be Wang Chengen. ”
Guocheng asked casually: "You won't be Wang Chengen, Wang Gonggong." ”
Wang Chengen saw that Zhu Youzhen had put his mind at ease, so he stood up, and when he heard Guocheng ask, his heart sank, and he said secretly: "The situation around the emperor and grandson, even the people in the palace may not be clear. How can this little beggar reveal my identity, is he also from the palace, or is he the spy sent by him? ”
Wang Chengen's eyes flashed, and he asked tentatively: "Our family is Wang Chengen, how did this little boy know?" ”
"Wang Chengen's father-in-law is loyal," Guocheng said casually, "There is a reputation in the world, and as soon as I heard Ah Jian say that Wang Gonggong, I guessed your identity." ”
"Bold, you dare to call the emperor's grandson by name!" Wang Chengen jumped to his feet in anger.
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhu Youzhen smiled, "Ah Jian, this title is very fresh, I like it very much." Brother Guocheng, you can call me like this in the future. ”
Wang Chengen is really a loyal minister of Chongzhen, and when he saw that Zhu Youzhen agreed to call him so, he no longer pursued it. He said cautiously: "Your Highness, this little prince, it doesn't matter what the two of you call in private, but don't say this in public, otherwise it will cause trouble if someone with a heart hears it." ”
Because Guocheng broke Wang Chengen's identity, Wang Chengen has always been suspicious of his origin, and this kid is also from the palace, but I have never seen such a handsome little eunuch.
"Haven't asked this little boy for his name?" Because Guocheng was generous when he dealt with him just now, he was not as shy as ordinary children, and he knew his identity, so Wang Chengen did not dare to despise him, and his expression and language were very solemn and formal when he asked.
Before Guocheng could speak, Zhu Youzhen interjected: "Of course Brother Guocheng is called Guocheng, his surname is Guocheng, but his name is Guocheng." He is 7 years old, 1 year older than me. That's right, Brother Guocheng. After speaking, he glanced back at Guocheng flatteringly.
Wow, I really don't know if I don't see it, the sad emperor in history was actually like this when he was a child, he remembered a word to describe this kind of person in modern times: "Eight Women".
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