Chapter Eighty-Nine: Clarification
I said that the emperor was reluctant to let the Buddhist sect win, it turned out that it was not only because of his parents, but mainly because he suspected that King Yan was not born to him. The old general Wang of the palace in Yingkou Town must be Wang Zhi, the squire of the military department that day.
Liu Bowen asked me about the old general Wang, Xiao Yunmei rushed to say it, Liu Bowen said angrily, the founding heroes are all upright, but they all ended up with a bad death, this Wang Zhi has a bad character, he likes to be greedy and bend the law, and the emperor actually left him alive. He retired in July this year, presumably after the death of the first emperor, the emperor did not like Wang Zhi, and remembered that he had assisted Prince Yiwen, so he let him retire and return home. Unexpectedly, after he returned home, he still did not change his stubbornness and forcibly seized the people's money. Tongbao Money Village is my Daming country name money village, how can it be used to fill my own pocket?
I wondered, everyone who has contributed to the founding of the country must not die well, what is going on?
Liu Bowen said that since the first emperor became the emperor, his suspicions have become more and more serious, and he always suspects that others want to rebel. The founding hero was in a high position in the court, and there were many people who offended, and he was reported indiscriminately, and half of them were killed by the emperor. Later, the emperor was getting older, worried that after his immortal death, the founding heroes would be highly meritorious, and they would not accept the dispatch of their descendants, and maybe they would unite to rebel, so they tried to get rid of them one by one. In this way, the founding heroes were almost killed. The reason why Wang Zhi was spared must be because the emperor knew that he had no ambitions, but he liked to be greedy for some money and could not threaten the prince. Although Wang Zhi loves money, the first emperor was able to let him be a squire in the military department, and later asked him to assist Prince Yiwen, but because he was familiar with the art of war, his ability to lead troops to fight was not bragged.
Xiao Yunmei suddenly smiled slyly, and said, Uncle Cheng pretended to be sick and died, I think there is another reason besides being dissatisfied with the first emperor and appointing the crown prince.
Liu Bowen nodded and said, little girl, what you said is good. I know very well the truth that the rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the bird hides the bow, and the old man returns to his hometown and pretends to be sick and pretends to be dead, firstly, because he is dissatisfied with what the emperor did that day, and secondly, because he wants to take the opportunity to retreat bravely and avoid disaster from then on.
Xiao Yunmei praised, sincerity is brilliant and wise, and there is no last resort. As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, since ancient times, the emperor will always kill all the people who have made great achievements before he dies, lest he take away his children and grandchildren in the future, isn't that exactly the case with Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty? Those heroes have no sincerity, they don't understand these truths, and they can't blame anyone if they are killed.
Liu Bowen said with a smile, it seems that listening to people is not without benefit. You little girl is smart and clever, and you like it very much. It's just that this "has no last resort", then it exalts me.
Xiao Yunmei said, you are big enough to count a thousand years later, small enough to count what I do, say that you have no last resort, how can you call it high?
Liu Bowen said, it is easy to make "Song of Baked Cakes", but it is difficult to count people.
Xiao Yunmei asked, what does this mean?
Liu Bowen said, there has always been a law to find in the alternation of all things in nature, the old and the old man understands astronomy, and the stars can be displaced, and the two are connected, and then use the theory of "Zhou Yi" to calculate, it is not surprising that after a thousand years. However, people's hearts are unpredictable, and it is not easy to calculate how a person is.
Xiao Yunmei asked, Then how do you count me? As she spoke, she spread out the paper that Liu Bowen gave her from her arms, and saw four big words written on the paper: Wonderful hands empty.
He Fengdao, you ...... You're a thief.
Xiao Yunmei glanced at He Feng and said, "What's the matter?" But I'm not as strong as you. I'm just a thief, but you're a robber, and you have one more word "strong" than me.
He Feng was snatched by Xiao Yunmei, swallowed his saliva, and didn't dare to say anything more.
Liu Bowen looked at the paper and said to Xiaoyunmei, when you were waiting in line in the crowd for fortune telling, your eyes were looking left and right, all of which were looking at other people's pockets. If someone else's clothes are bulging, you will glance twice. If not a thief, who would it be?
When I heard this, I glared at Xiao Yunmei, and Xiao Yunmei hurriedly explained to me, saying Master, I just looked, but I didn't stretch out my hand, I don't believe you asked Uncle Chengyi. I have sworn that I will never break my oath. It's just that looking at the pockets of clothes has been a habit for many years, and I haven't had time to change it.
I saw her panic, knowing that what she said was true, and said with a smile, no wonder when I first saw you, your eyes kept rolling around.
Seeing that I didn't blame, Xiaoyunmei put her mind at ease and said that in the future, I will only look at people's faces, and I will never look around.
Saying that, Xiao Yunmei pointed to He Feng and asked Liu Bowen, how do you know that he is a widow?
He Feng just wanted to defend himself, but he was afraid of being sneered at by Xiao Yunmei, so he had to close his open mouth.
Liu Bowen said with a smile, in the early years, I sent troops to resist the Japanese and captured a lot of Fusang people. Fuso people are short, with small eyes and thick eyebrows, sunken eye sockets, and like to shuffle when walking. His appearance and body shape are no different from those of Fuso.
I asked, then how do you know that I am from Shenqiu, and you still know my common name?
Liu Bowen said, after the death of the first emperor, I saw that King Yan was in danger, so I went to Beiping, intending to help him get out of trouble. I've been in Peking for a long time. King Yan has a female name Yuying, and she is named the lord of Yong'an. The county lord heard that the old man was resourceful, and came to ask why you withdrew from the race that day. I asked her about you, and the county lord told me all about your life experience, and showed me the portrait of you wanted by the court.
I heard Yuying ask me about my withdrawal, so I asked Liu Bowen, how did you answer her at that time?
Liu Bowen said, I heard about you and Ying Ling, and secretly thought that Ying Ling was probably deliberately arranged by Wudang to your side. Yuying said that you are gentle and generous, but on the day of the game, you were cruel to Chang Yunzi, I think you must have been very angry at the time. I heard that Chang Yunzi talked endlessly during the game, and since you were so angry, it should be because you heard Chang Yunzi say that Sakura Ling didn't treat you sincerely. So I speculate that you withdrew from the competition at that time because you went to Wudang to find Sakura Ling to verify the matter, so you told the county lord what I guessed.
At that time, I wanted to know whether what Chang Yunzi said was true or false, so I abandoned the game and went to Wudang.
Liu Bowen said, young people like to act impulsively, and if you suffer this loss, it will always be good for you in the future. It's just that the county lord's heart burned after hearing me, and he was always afraid that Miss Wudang really lied to you, and he wouldn't be able to accept it after you knew the truth. When the old man came out of Beiping, the county lord was burning incense and worshiping the Buddha to ask for blessings for you.
I heard that Yuying was so worried about me, and suddenly I felt a little sorry for her.
Xiao Yunmei's face was full of envy, and she said that the county lord's sister was so good to my master. If anyone can do this to me, this life will be enough.
He Feng whispered beside him, it's not for nothing......
Xiao Yunmei pretended not to hear, and asked Liu Bowen again, saying that before we came to your stall, we heard that you calculated his hometown, how did you calculate it?
Liu Bowen said, everyone in my Ming Dynasty can speak official dialect, but the official dialect spoken by people in various regions is slightly different, and there will always be some local accents. Little girl, for example, you always speak with a Xiangyang accent.
Xiao Yunmei admired, sincerity is really amazing. I'm from Xiangyang, and I've never told anyone about it.
I wondered, do you understand the dialects of all places?
Liu Bowen said with a smile, I followed the emperor to fight all over the country, where have I never been?
Xiao Yunmei asked again, I remember hearing a person say that you calculated that he would have bad luck in the near future, but the person hit the carriage the next day, how did this be calculated?
Liu Bowen said, that man has a lot of trouble, and his words and deeds are careless, so how can there be no bad luck in such a situation? When he was walking on the second day, he was hit because he was thinking about something else and could not hear the sound of horses' hooves behind him. Like this Fuso man, we talked for a long time, he was listless and absent-minded, and if he kept going, he would also encounter bad luck.
Xiao Yunmei and I looked at He Feng together, He Feng looked up and saw that everyone was looking at him, and asked, What's wrong?
Xiao Yunmei said, sure enough, it is best that he also encountered the carriage and was hit by the carriage and died.
Liu Bowen said with a smile, since he entered this house, he has secretly looked at you dozens of times, presumably the marriage he asked me to count has something to do with you. You don't have to be so angry with him, if you don't like him at this time, it's hard to say in the future. This person's eyebrows are beautiful but not messy, he is a portrait of loyalty, the fishtail is full, he is a portrait of affection and righteousness, and his eyes are bright, black and white, and he is a simple heart.
He Feng heard Liu Bowen praise himself like this, tears almost fell out, and said excitedly, Uncle Sincerity, as long as you give an order in the future, I am willing to go to the soup......
I think Liu Bowen just talked about it, which made us admire him immensely, thinking that he could help Zhu Yuanzhang win the world, one is resourceful, the second is that he is erudite and talented, and the third is easy to win the hearts of the people.
We are curious about why Liu Bowen set up a fortune telling stall in Dingzhou.
Liu Bowen looked at He Feng hesitantly, Xiao Yunmei stood up and couldn't help but say, and drove He Feng out. Although I knew that He Feng would not leak even if he heard it, it was a matter of the country, so I couldn't help but speak.
After He Feng went out, Liu Bowen said that the emperor cut the domain and aimed at King Yan. If King Yan agrees or not, the emperor will always ask for his life. I came to Dingzhou from Beiping because Dingzhou is the only way to get to Beiping. If the emperor suddenly arrives with a large army, I can use the formation here to block it, so that the king of Yan has time to dispatch his army. Have you heard the allusion of "a period of stability"?
I just wanted to shake my head, but Xiao Yunmei said busily, I know, I know.
Liu Bowen said with a smile, it must be the storyteller again, right? This is Dingzhou, and I am here to set up a formation, for the sake of good luck.