Wangyunqiu
Liu Liu was not actually a horse thief at the beginning, he was arresting a horse thief. It was only later that he became a horse thief. I know that best.
I met Liu Liu in the summer of the fifth year of Ming Zhengde. The place where we met was Liujiayuan, not far from Baiyangdian. It is only a hundred miles away from the capital. At that time, I was a tired military horse from the Mongolian steppe. I, along with hundreds of equally tired military horses, were assigned by the government to the villagers of Liujiayuan for foster care. The imperial court implemented the horse administration system in Zhili, and Liu Jiayuan had to change the farmland into pasture. Looking at the green crops and seedlings being destroyed and planted with pasture, villager Qi Yanming smashed the pasture out of an earthen well with a fist. His majestic tears flowed down the well, filling the entire well. Behind him, the villagers were connected with such wells of tears.
And Liu Liu did not shed tears. He loves horses. He smiled when he saw me. Before he could retract his big mouth at the back of his head, his tower-like body suddenly rode onto my back. I was taken aback by the sudden attack. I flew to the soft pastures. My hooves were windy, my mane stood on end, my great head was held high, my chest was as deep as a dark cloud, and my mouth let out a sharp hiss. I want to throw this black man down and trample him with my four hooves, and then mount him and let him be my horse. But the shirtless Liu Liu stuck to my back, and his ass was connected to my back. I had to obey his commands, and I was overcome by his strength. As I carried him back to his place, he smiled like the sun in the sky in the sun.
I was chained to a wooden stake in his house by Liu Liu. I heard him shouting in the yard, "Good horse, good horse, good horse!" Seventh, quick, mix the best forage with the horses!
Liu Qi, who was half a head taller than Liu Liu, came over with the sifted hay. He touched my head and my buttocks like his new daughter-in-law. Hey, brother, this horse is much stronger than the ones I raised, it's just a Wangyun horse!
So I called Wangyunqiu.
My master is a government official. But that doesn't stop me from being good friends with Liu Liu. He fed me, tended me, made clubs on my back, drew bows and arrows, practiced swords and spears. Sometimes, he and Liu Qili practiced fighting on horseback and grappling. Made me and the rest of the horses mighty and wild, and full of fighting spirit.
Not all military horses are as lucky as we are. In that year, the royal family's farmlands continued to increase, farmland continued to decrease, and in addition to the summer drought, the pastures were not abundant, and many farmers could not afford to raise military horses. Many stallions starved to death, and naturally the foals could not be paid to the government on time. Compensation must be paid for the death of the horse, and compensation must also be paid for the children who sell the land. In order to survive, Qi Yanming pulled up a pole of men and horses and became a horse thief by Baiyangdian.
At the beginning, Qi Yanming wanted to pull the six Liu brothers into the gang together. But Liu Liu rejected him. Liu Liu said that the eldest husband rode and practiced martial arts, he wanted to serve the court and make meritorious contributions at the border, how could he be a momentary pleasure and go to be a ringing horse! Liu Qi also said, what my brother said is reasonable, it's a pity to be a ringing horse!
Qi Yanming said, who doesn't want to have a fame? But today's emperor is desolate and weak, the eunuchs are arbitrary, the people are extremely poor, and the houses are empty. If you are not guaranteed, how can you talk about serving the country? After speaking, Qi Yanming sighed, said goodbye to the Liu brothers, and rode away. The sound of horses' hooves and horse bells soon disappeared into the dust.
Soon, Liu Liu and Liu Qi had the opportunity to serve the imperial court. The Ming court sent Shi Ning Gao to come here to be the emperor of thieves. Liu Liu and Liu Qi were recruited into the government to help capture the robbers. I followed Liu Liu as a lieutenant. The hero has a place to play, and I am even more non-stop, stepping on the land of Zhili in a few months, solving several major cases in a row, and also driving the ringing horse Qi Yanming into Baiyangdian, making him change from a ringing horse to a water horse.
The ground of Zhili was peaceful for a while. I was rewarded by Ning Gao to Liu Liu. Liu Liu became my real master. At the same time, the Liu brothers were rewarded with a lot of silver and cloth and silk. Liu Liu ordered Liu Qi to distribute the silver and cloth and silk yarn to the villagers of Liujiayuan, and then took my family to the capital and worked as a guard in the imperial court. Liu Qi put on his formal military uniform and said to Liu Liu happily, Brother, it's a shame that we didn't go to be a ringing horse with Qi Yanming, or we would still be a rogue in the countryside! Liu Liuzheng said, Lao Qi, look at you who are colorless, give you a guard, I don't know the east, west, north and south, my ambition is to be a hussar general, riding the Wangyun iron horse Jinge galloping across the field! Liu Qi blushed and fed the horses with wilting.
Liu Liu's dream of being a general was broken in Liang Hong's hands. Liang Hong stopped Liu Liu and Liu Qi after a drunken time. Liang Hong grabbed my head, and my sensitive nose smelled a strong smell of wine. I heard Liang Hong drunkenly say, Liu ...... Liu Guard, I heard that your two brothers have made meritorious contributions to arresting thieves and have received many rewards, I am short of money these days, can you borrow a thousand taels of silver to spend flowers? In the future, I can recommend it to my godfather Liu Jin...... Recommend you!
Liu Liu got off the horse, took Liang Hong's hand away from my head, and did not speak. Liu Qi let the horse over, violently knocked Liang Hong down, and shouted loudly, what kind of birdman are you? Dare to blackmail the sixth and seventh grandfathers? It is said that there is no silver, even if there is, if you put relief, you will not be given this dog-fighting thing! After speaking, Liu Qiyang walked away.
Liu Liu picked up Liang Hong, flicked the dirt off his clothes, and said carefully, Lord Liang, the seventh man has a bad temper, you must not blame him. I received some rewards, but they were distributed among the people of the village. I really can't take that much. In this way, your future wine money will be credited to my account!
Liang Hong slapped my master in the face. I rushed forward and tried to kick him with my hind hooves, but my master stopped me. I had no choice but to go home with him sullenly.
The eunuch Liu Jin appeared. He called Ning Gao to the capital and sued in front of the emperor. Liu Liu and Liu Qi changed from guards to the inside line of the horse thief Qi Yanming. The evidence is the silver and cloth silk that Liu Qi gave to the Qi family.
Liu Liu and Liu Qi were imprisoned. Liu's house was looted, and all men and women were killed.
I was the only one who escaped from the capital by the clouds. My wail drew the name of the ringing horse. I took him to Beijing in the starry night, and the huge team of ringing horses rushed down the city of Beijing from Baiyangdian, washed down the law field, and rescued the Liu brothers.
Liu Liu, who wanted to be a general, and his brother Liu Qi became horse thieves in this way. They pulled up the banner of righteousness, and two lines of big characters were prominently embroidered on the banner: three thousand tigers, reaching the land of Youyan; Long Fei Ninety-Five, reopen the sky of chaos.
The rebel army fought in more than ten provinces, four arrived in the capital, and three passed through Nanjing, and the back and forth were like entering a no-man's land. Two years later, Liu Liu fought a decisive battle with the Ming army who came to suppress him in Huangzhou, Hubei, and was seriously wounded. At that time, I was also scarred. I tried my best to break out of the encirclement and throw myself into the rolling Yangtze River with my master.
When I threw myself into the river, my head kept looking calmly at the north, looking at my hometown and Liu Liu's hometown.