Chapter 19: The Head of the Coffin 3

Red Nose worked tirelessly, with the heart of revenge for his father, went to Nanshan with a sword, found his father to cast the sword in the grass house, found his father carved on a piece of stone sword trick, then lived in the grass house, concentrated on studying the sword trick, to practice holding the sword, two days later, Red Nose suddenly heard the noise of people and horses outside, thrilling, hurriedly out of the hut, saw many soldiers come up to encircle and suppress, can not help but be surprised, in order not to make the sword trick fall into the hands of others, then the stone chip engraved with the sword trick smashed into pieces, the sword fled into the deep mountains and old forests, from a distance to see the thatched hut fire, guess that it was the pursuit of the soldiers, can not help but be indignant, angry, but in the face of the wolf like a tiger general, I also feel powerless, I can only forget and sigh, helpless.

It is said that after the king of Chu killed the general, he ordered the soldiers in the palace to go to his house to encircle and suppress without success, I don't know where his family members went, becoming a piece of his heart disease, lest his descendants find him revenge, he is sleepy, he is frightened at night, after many years, he gradually forgets, I did not expect that more than ten years later, I had a dream, I dreamed that a child flew from Nanshan, holding a sword to stab him head-on, he was so frightened that he ran away, the child chased after him, chased him to the sky without a way, into the ground without a door, screaming for help, after waking up, sweating profusely, trembling all over.

After dawn, he ordered the national teacher to realize his dream and divinate the good fortune and evil. The national teacher said that the child in his dream is his star, if he can turn evil into good fortune and be auspicious in distress, he must go to Nanshan to find the child in his dream, and kill them all, so as to keep him safe. The king of Chu believed that it was true, so he sent troops to Nanshan to encircle and suppress them, and when he saw children, both men and women, he killed them. The soldiers went to Nanshan, saw a child out of the thatched hut and fled into the deep mountains and old forests, so they went into the mountains to encircle and suppress, and did not find any trace of the child for a few days.

According to the general's return, the king of Chu guessed that he was the descendant of the cadre, if it was not his descendant, what did he live there for, he must have left some will to his descendants before his death, let his descendants live in Nanshan and hide, practice what flying sword technique, in order to avenge him for killing his father, if he did not remove the thorn in the eye, the thorn in the flesh, it would make him sleep and eat, so he ordered the painter in the palace to draw the image of the child, write an announcement, and ordered the yamen of all parts of the Chu State to publish the list, and promised a lot of money, if anyone can know the hiding place of the descendants of the cadre, and arrest him, he was allowed to pay a hundred taels of gold, and sealed the official seat, 。 He believed that there would be a brave man under the heavy reward, and the boy would not be able to escape.

In order to get the reward of the king of Chu, they went to Nanshan to look for the red nose, wanted to try their luck, hoping to catch him, and made the red nose like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouted and beat, had to hide in the deep mountains and old forests, could not appear, hid in the cave during the day, and came out at night to find wild fruits to satisfy hunger, tired like a lost dog.

The more he thinks about it, the more sad he becomes, the more he thinks about it, the more painful he feels, he feels that he is alive, he has not avenged his father, and he has fallen into such a situation, how can he not kill people in pain, in order to vent the anger in his chest, he will raise his sword to the sky and roar, so poignant, thrilling, shaking the mountains and forests, the birds are frightened, the beasts are fleeing, and the night is like this, so that those who are strained by the desire for profit do not dare to enter the deep mountains and old forests, thinking that they are some kind of monsters. For this reason, the red nose has also reduced a lot of threats, and he has more freedom to move, but he can't go out of the mountains.

The red nose travels in the deep mountains, the heart is sad and hateful, the father's revenge is difficult to avenge, the food is restless, the night is difficult to sleep and the anger is burning, the desperate in the deep mountains, the hatred of the sky and the nose is difficult to pull down, the hatred of the ground is difficult to lift, the cocoon stands alone, the mourning voice is loud, crying for three days and three nights, the voice is hoarse, crying blood. At this time, a chivalrous man came to him and asked him why he was so sad and miserable at such a young age. Red Nose seemed to be popular, and he inquired in good faith, and there was no malice, so he told him about his difficulties, hoping to give him some guidance.

The righteous man said: "I didn't expect you to be filial piety first, determined to avenge your father, amiable and respectable, but you are alone, although you have the determination to avenge your father, it is really difficult to fulfill your wish, you think, the palace of the king of Chu is full of warriors, heavily guarded, you are young, it is difficult to take on this position to approach the king of Chu, I am afraid that you are the first to die before you get out of the school, the hero is full of tears, revenge filial piety is difficult to fulfill, empty of revenge!"

The red nose said: "The father's revenge has not been avenged, and he is the son of man, what can I do?"

The righteous man was moved and said: "Seeing that you are so young, you have such a filial father's heart, I am moved, I am willing to avenge your father on your behalf and kill the king of Chu, what do you think?"

The red nose was grateful, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "If the strong man can help me avenge the murder of my father, and my kindness is like a mountain, I am willing to repay him in the next life." ”

The righteous man hurriedly helped the red nose up and said: "If I can avenge the murder of my father for you, I will have to find a way to get close to the king of Chu, only by getting close to the king of Chu, can I have the opportunity to kill him, but the palace of the king of Chu is full of warriors, the guards are very strict, and the king of Chu is treacherous, so it is difficult for people to get close to him." If I can come near him, I must have a token for him, so that he will believe in me, and lose his guard against me, so that I may have the opportunity to attack him, and for this I will borrow what you have ......"

Red Nose generously said, "As long as you can avenge my father on my behalf, you can take everything from me." ”

The righteous man said, "I want your sword to use." ”

"How do you know that this sword on me is my father's sword?"

The righteous man said: "Your father is a famous sword-casting master, and no one in the Chu country knows it, and no one knows that it was your father who offended the king of Chu because of his sword-casting, so he was killed by the insatiable king of Chu and died unjustly." I saw your father's name printed on the hilt of your sword, so I knew it. ”

"What do you want this sword for?"

The righteous man said: "I used this sword as a gift to meet the king of Chu, and the king of Chu must have been very happy when he heard that I had gone to offer the sword he wanted to get day and night, and ordered me to bring the sword into the palace, and I had the opportunity to meet him." But the king of Chu was suspicious and very guarded, so he would not let me get close to him, but he would let me stand far away under His Royal Highness, and let the warrior turn his sword for him to admire. I can see him, but I can't come near him, and I can't kill him. If you can fulfill your wishes and avenge your father's murder, you have to borrow something from you......"

Seeing that he seemed to have something unspeakable, he said impassionedly: "As long as you can avenge my father's revenge for me, even if you say that everything on my body is taken, it is my life, and I will not hesitate to do it." ”

The righteous man said, "I want you to put up your head to meet the king of Chu, because the king of Chu has put up a notice to arrest you, and if I give him your head, he will be glad to come near to me and interview me, and regard me as his confidant, because I will remove his henchmen from great trouble for him, and I will give him peace of mind. ”

Red Nose thanked him again and said, "Great grace is not grateful, as long as you avenge the murder of my father for me, my little head is not a pity." With that, he got up, drew his sword, and killed himself.

When the righteous man saw that his dead body did not fall, he was indignant and comforted him, saying: "Go first, and when I have completed your mission of revenge for you, I will definitely go to find you! ”

The red-nosed corpse seemed to have fulfilled its wish, and then fell to the ground with a bang. The righteous man dug a pit with a sword, hastily buried the body of the red nose, and then used a sheet to include the head of the red nose, picked up the sword, walked out of the Nanshan, and ran towards the palace of the king of Chu with his head held high. The soldiers outside the palace reported to the king of Chu, saying that someone would come to offer the sword and the head of his son. The king of Chu was overjoyed and ordered someone to come to see him. The king of Chu saw the sword and the human head, and was very happy, it seems that the popularity is high, his head is high, he stands out from the crowd, he is extraordinary, he is very happy, and he wants to reward him with the title of official.

The righteous man said, "I am not doing this for the sake of receiving the reward of the officials, but for the sake of sharing the king's worries and difficulties." If the king wants the palace to be quiet, he must think of destroying this person's head, so that he cannot turn his shape, and he will not be able to return his soul, so that the king can be carefree and enjoy peace. ”

The king of Chu believed it and said, "How to get rid of it?"

The righteous man said, "The king ordered a large cauldron to be erected under His Highness, and water was put in it, and wood was put under the pot to burn it, and then the head of the child was put into the pot......

The king of Chu acted according to his plan. The firewood under the pot is hot, the water in the pot is boiling, the human head is rolling in the water, but there is no destruction, and it has been burning for three days and three nights, and the human head is still intact, rolling in the boiling water, gnashing his teeth, and making a terrible chirping sound. Everyone was shocked and didn't know what to do.

The righteous man said: "The child's head is not rotten today, it is his anger that is surging to the sky, and the ghost is not dispersed, and he wants to make trouble and disturb the court. ”

The king of Chu believed in it and came to the pot with a sword. Strange to say, the man's head was not rolling in the water, but floating on the boiling water, and he glared at him with bared teeth as if he wanted to say something to him. The king of Chu was shocked and asked the righteous man how to deal with it.

The righteous man said, "Don't panic, don't panic, stab with your sword." "It's too late, it's fast, take the opportunity to pull out the sword held by the king of Chu, and slash at the neck of the king of Chu, only to see a flash of cold light, and the head of the king of Chu will roll down into the pot of water.

The soldiers were frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to rescue the driver and chase and kill the righteous soldiers. The righteous man did not run, but calmly, and without waiting for the soldiers to pounce on him, he put his sword across his neck and killed himself, and his head rolled down into the pot. The generals saw the three heads rolling in the boiling water, and they were busy ordering people to salvage, fishing and fishing, and the heads of the people were turned into soup, and they couldn't tell which was the head of the king of Chu, so they had to put the skulls of the three people in the coffin as the king of Chu, so it has been said that there are three kings tombs.

When Zheng Ming heard this legend, he sighed and said: "I want to avenge my father at a young age, who died heroically enough, and who died a heroic and heroic death, who died tragically, and whose name is marked by future generations, can be a model of life." ”

Liu Baishun said: "Not only that, I also have a virtuous and filial piety temple, the legend is a strong man to avenge his father, in order not to implicate his mother and his wife, and self-destruction of his body, died so tragic and tragic, the world is grateful for his virtuous filial piety, especially for it to set up a virtuous and filial piety temple, for future generations to pay homage - the legend is like this......"