Chapter III

Several strong horses surrounded him, Dang Feidao was so frightened that his whole body trembled and fell to the ground, holding his head tightly with both hands, his heart was full of despair, thinking that he was bound to die. On top of the strong horse were the head catchers and a few officials in official uniforms, who had been fleeing when they saw Dang Feidao and thought they were illegal.

Yacha asked, "Who are you, and why did you run away when you saw us?"

Dang Feidao looked up and saw that it was the official government, and his fear suddenly dissipated and he completely relaxed, and his ecstatic mood after being saved was speechless for a while, and he only cared about being happy and smirking

"What do you say?" the yacha saw this man sitting and lying there with a smile, thinking that he was stepping on some kind of demented fool, and wanted to leave after asking loudly.

"Villain Dang Feidao" heard the yacha ask loudly, Dang Feidao reacted and hurriedly replied: "The villain almost died at the hands of bandits, and he escaped by luck. "Dang Feidao was a lifesaver that he finally encountered, and he was afraid that they would leave behind themselves, and he didn't dare to offend him at all.

"I'm really looking at the bandits," the catcher heard the bandits, and was very interested and continued to ask: "What kind of bandit did you meet? How many people did he have? Where does he usually live?"

"Head, don't listen to his nonsense, what bandits can there be in the peaceful and prosperous world" The yacha next to him responded: "I don't think this person is a good bird, if you want to say that he is a bandit, he is one himself." As he spoke, he took out his whip and wanted to pull it.

Dang Feidao hurriedly pleaded: "The villain is just a businessman walking around, and he is powerless, how can he be a bandit." The villain was almost slaughtered by the bandits, and the bandits were more than a hundred or so fierce people, if I hadn't found out in time and escaped, I am afraid that I would have already been in the mouth of the meat bowl by now. "Dang Feidao has no idea in his heart, he just wants not to be mistaken for a bandit, and he can leave here safely.

"Ah Si, Hugh is talking nonsense, seeing that he is definitely not a bandit," he said righteously: "Besides, I have long heard from many travelers and businessmen that there is a group of evil bandits who eat human flesh and drink human blood in this vicinity. Dang Feidao heard the head catcher's fair words, his heart was moved and admired, and he couldn't help but take a closer look at his appearance, the head catcher facial features are delicate with a touch of handsomeness, the inky black eyes under the willow eyebrows, the whole person exudes masculine heroism, like everyone's son, elegant and noble, and like a righteous man who walks the world.

"Head, don't listen to those birdmen everywhere, our master of Futai has said many times that there are absolutely no bandits nearby, is there still something wrong with what Lord Futai said?" ”

"Cheng Futai rarely leaves the provincial capital, and he may not know a lot about the surrounding environment. The head catcher said: "Let's protect the five envoys and thirteen monarchs, in fact, I personally think this is unnecessary, the five envoys and thirteen monarchs are all martial arts masters, and there are hundreds of followers around them." There is no wind and no waves, this matter is by no means groundless, and this little brother has seen hundreds of bandits. I deduce that there are more than 100 bandits, and if they are not exterminated, the consequences will be unimaginable once they become bigger. I think this little brother must know the reason, and he can start from him. ”

Yacha Ah Si still persuaded bitterly: "This is a task handed over by the superiors..."

Before Ah Si finished speaking, he interrupted him and said, "Needless to say, all the responsibility is borne by me alone." ”

You bear a fart, if there is anything, we still have to be tired and tired, and the official will crush people to death, not to mention that he is the chief disciple of Wudang Mountain. Who doesn't know that today's royal Fengwudang Mountain Taoist School is the first in the world, and it is also called the Wudang Mountain Patriarch Zhang Zhenren and the Taoist ancestor Taishang Laojun and the founding hero Liu Xianren as the three immortal saints. And the successive heads of Wudang were appointed as Taoist Zun by the court, and even the five envoys and thirteen monarchs in the imperial city built a Taoist temple for the five envoys and thirteen monarchs of Wudang Mountain, of course you don't have to be afraid of anything with such a hard backstage. Yacha Ah Si couldn't refute it anymore, and scolded secretly with dissatisfaction in his heart. There are all kinds of dissatisfaction in his heart, and he also looks hardworking and resentful on the surface, and Yacha Ah Si has no choice but to get off the horse and help the party to be wrong.

The head catcher also got off the horse to signal everyone to rest for a while, and the yacha catchers also dismounted one after another, and the head catcher handed Dang Feidao a pot of water and a bag of dry food. Dang Feidao, who had been hungry all night and day long, devoured it and was full of gratitude to the head catcher.

After seeing that Dang Feidao was full, the head catcher said to him politely: "In the Yamen of the prefect of Shu Province in Xiachuan, Zhang Zhenghong, little brother, are you from there?"

"The party non-dao of the villain's party village" Dang Feidao hurriedly responded.

"You don't have to call yourself a villain, all brothers in the world are one family, I call you little brother, you can also call me Brother Zhang. Zhang Zhenghong smiled and said, "I have never heard of Dangjia Village. ”

Although Dangjia Village is famous for its wealth in the local area, it is still a small village after all, and few people know about it outside the province. Dang Feidao replied: "It's a party village in Shaanxi and Gansu, a poor and remote place, no wonder Zhang... Brother Zhang... Haven't heard of it. That brother just wanted to blurt out, thinking that he was a member of the imperial court, and he was just a traveling businessman, so he didn't dare to be rude.

Zhang Zhenghong apologized for his rude words just now: "The Central Plains Shenzhou has a vast territory, and because I am lonely and unheard, I have never heard of your land. Zhang Zhenghong suddenly became serious and said righteously: "I have long checked the nearby bandits from many sources for many years, but the successive governors and governors have turned a deaf ear, and this is also because no one has ever reported to the official to testify. I, Zhang Zhenghong, must fulfill my responsibilities when I take up my duties, and I must not let those evil bandits do anything wrong. I hope that the party brothers can help, and can follow us to the yamen to testify, so that the government can send troops to find out the bandits' nests, and exterminate the bandits and eliminate harm for the people. ”

Dang Feidao wanted to refuse, more things are better than less, but when he thought of Zhang Zhenghong's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, as well as his various favors and friendships to him, and thought of the ferocity of the bandits, he decided to do a heroic and good deed. Moreover, Dang Feidao originally wanted to go to the provincial capital to observe the Dao, and at the same time look for business opportunities, live up to the important responsibilities of the village, and also have a good relationship with the people in the government.

Under the leadership of Zhang Zhenghong, a group of people traveled day and night, and finally came to the provincial capital of Sichuan and Shu, which was the first time that Dang Feidao saw such a prosperous scene, full of shops, vendors, pedestrians and tourists, all kinds of characteristics, I couldn't help but marvel again and again, thinking that I had the opportunity to have a good walk and watch.

Everyone finally came to the mansion, the magnificent and solemn mansion, the gate opened to the south, and the big plaque on the door said "Sichuan Shu Provincial Government Yamen", which was second only to the Sichuan Shu Governor Yamen in the entire Sichuan and Shu provincial cities. The yacha guarding the door saw Zhang Zhenghong returning, and they all respectfully opened the door to greet him, and Zhang Zhenghong got from the yacha that the master of Futai had gone out of the city to greet the five envoys and thirteen monarchs.

Zhang Zhenghong was surprised: "Didn't the five envoys and the thirteen monarchs arrive after ten days?"

"Head, we don't know about this, but we just suddenly received a notification, and the people of Futai University hurriedly went out of the city to greet them. The yacha replied politely: "No wonder you can't pick up people, don't you come back early, go to rest first, brothers will serve you tea first." ”

The people of the entire yamen are very polite to Zhang Zhenghong, and even the master of the master book saw Zhang Zhenghong is also respectfully taught, Dang Feidao believes that this is Zhang Zhenghong's prestige established by people, and it is written in the "Dang's Business Record" that if you want to gain a firm foothold in a place, you must first establish a letter and then build a prestige, and it can be much more convenient to have prestige.

Zhang Zhenghong, as the head catcher, naturally wanted to go out of the city to greet him, he asked Dang Feidao to wait in the yamen for the time being, and left after a few words of Ah Si. Dang Feidao, who was bored in the side room, wanted to continue to read the "Tao Te Ching", and then remembered that he was thrown away on the hillside next to the carriage with his luggage when he escaped, but fortunately, the silver was not less, thanks to the method taught in the "Dang's Business Record", each small piece of silver and property was sewn into a small cloth bag everywhere in the underwear, and he was secretly glad that he was entangled and his life was saved, but it was a pity that the "Tao Te Ching". Dang Feidao fell asleep in joy and boredom, and I don't know how long it took to slowly wake up from the dream, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Zhenghong sitting next to him.

"Brother Zhang, I'm really sorry, I accidentally fell asleep," Dang Feidao said embarrassedly.

Zhang Zhenghong said with concern: "Brother Dang is also tired, blame me here, let you wait so long but not arrange a bedroom"

Dang Feidao was originally a traveling businessman, but when he came to this mansion and Taiwan Yamen, he asked the dignified head to wait for him, and Zhang Zhenghong treated him so politely, which made Dang Feidao even more ashamed: "Brother Zhang, don't blame yourself, I made Brother Zhang wait for so long, it's me who is wrong." ”

Zhang Zhenghong remembered the matter and stopped saying polite words: "Brother Dang, don't be so polite, now that the Lord of Futai and the Governor are in the yamen, the top priority is to solve the matter of the bandits." Brother Dang, you will tell the two adults everything you know, and when they deploy troops, I can lead the people to exterminate the evil bandits and eliminate the harm for the people, and restore peace in the land of Sichuan and Shu. After Zhang Zhenghong finished speaking, he grabbed Dang Feidao with one hand, and couldn't wait to see the government and the governor.

Zhang Zhenghong pulled Dang Feidao to the front of the lobby and signaled Dang Feidao to wait here, and he walked straight into the lobby, where the main seat sat Huang Shen, the governor of Sichuan and Shu, he was tall and thin, with an amiable smile on his face, but he did not lose his solemnity. The deputy sitting next to him was Cheng Futai's fat head, big ears and big belly, but his face was not the honest and stupid appearance of an ordinary fat man, but a cunning and treacherous appearance.

Zhang Zhenghong hugged his fists and saluted the two adults and said respectfully: "My subordinates have met the two adults, I have brought the witnesses, and after many inquiries by my subordinates, there is indeed a group of murderous bandits who are doing evil in our Sichuan and Shu, please send troops quickly, and my subordinates are willing to lead the army to attack first." ”

"Zhang Zhenghong, don't think that you are the chief disciple of Wudang and can act arbitrarily, since you are also doing things for the imperial court, you should do your best to be responsible. Cheng Futai asked: "The government asks you, has the task assigned to you by the government been completed?"

Zhang Zhenghong retorted fearlessly in the face of Cheng Futai's question: "Lord Cheng, the task you gave me is not that I am not responsible, but that those uncles of mine came in advance. And I just happened to save the party brothers on the way to do my duty, and the adults insisted on giving me a trumped-up charge, and I was helpless. ”

"Cheng Futai" Governor Huang Shen shouted, and Cheng Futai sat down. Huang Shen said softly to Zhang Zhenghong: "Zhenghong, Cheng Futai is also conscientious in everything to make such excessive remarks, and it is definitely not aimed at you alone, don't take it to heart." ”

"Lord Huang, his subordinates are by no means narrow-minded people, and his subordinates have no grudges against Cheng Futai. Zhang Zhenghong saw that Huang Shen's words were not good for Cheng Futai to be too presumptuous, and now he was thinking about how to exterminate that group of evil bandits, Zhang Zhenghong said respectfully to Huang Shen: "Lord Huang, the matter of evil bandits is urgent, please send troops to exterminate them immediately." ”

"Zhenghong, don't be in a hurry, this matter is not a child's play. Huang Shen said unhurriedly: "Actually, I often hear about bandits, and I have sent many people to check before and after, but they have all returned in vain." Of course, it may also be that we are sparse and the bandits are cunning, and everything must be checked before we can move troops. Moreover, the Five Envoys and the Thirteen Monarchs have decided to hold it tomorrow, so the only way to postpone it is to send someone to investigate it carefully and clarify the facts on another day. ”

Although Zhang Zhenghong was anxious, he had no choice but to retire and wait under the fair and rigorous rhetoric of Governor Huang Shen. Dang Feidao is still relatively happy, not only does not need to lead the way to the evil bandit's den, but also to observe the Dao, maybe he can also find business opportunities and profits, with beautiful ideas, and a beautiful reverie under the vision of the Dao.