Luzhou (now Hefei) was built next to Chaohu Lake, in the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Luzhou Mansion was changed to Zhongshu Province; In the thirteenth year (1380), the six departments of Zhili; In the first year of Yongle (1403), it was reassigned to Nanjing. Luzhou is known as the hometown of the Three Kingdoms, the story of Zhang Liaowei Zhen Xiaoyaojin is well-known here, in the Xiaoyaojin Garden, Zhang Liao's statue of the horizontal knife is immediately erected at the gate. Xiaoyao Jin Garden was built in the city, the site of the garden was a Jindu on the water in ancient times, thousands of years of change, here is the most lively place in the city.

In the evening, visitors gather to watch the annual Lantern Festival. The garden water pavilion in the garden hangs all kinds of lanterns, mostly made of fine bamboo strips, or the flowers, birds, insects and fish refined with silk and porcelain, and the old gourd shell is cut to semi-transparent, and various patterns are painted outside, which is dazzling for people to enjoy, looking at it from afar, it is like a fairyland.

In front of the bronze statue of Zhang Liao, a young man in a blue shirt stood with his hands in his hands, this person was about twenty-two or three years old, with an oblique object inserted in his waist, although his eyes were shining under the reflection of the lanterns, but it was difficult to hide his dust. The young man praised softly: "General Zhang Liao guarded Hefei, attacked Sun Quan here with 800 people, repelled 100,000 enemy troops, and shocked the world, even children dare not cry when they hear his name." A generation of generals is famous and admirable! ”

This person is Zhu Ziping. There are two routes to Luzhou from Bianwang Village, one is to take a boat, the waterway can go to Chao County on the other side of the lake in one day, and then take the official road from the county seat to Luzhou, which is the route often taken by the villagers of Bianwang Village. The other is to walk along the mountain road like Zhu Zhi, but the mountain road is rugged, and few people take this route.

Zhu Ziping walked on the mountain road, wrapped the sunset with a strip of cloth, tied it around his waist, and moved forward quickly with light work, and in the evening three days later, he saw Luzhou City from a distance, and put down his speed. When he entered the city, he saw people in groups going to the northeast of the city, so he asked passers-by for the reason. The man glanced at him, "The young man is from the country, right?" Every year during the Lantern Festival, Luzhou Mansion will hold a lantern festival to watch the lanterns and enjoy the moon and share peace. ”

Zhu Ziping went out for the first time, and secretly thought that there was nothing to do, so it was better to go and see this event, and then find an inn to stay. So he bowed his hand to the man and walked forward.

At this time, the full moon is gradually rising, the garden is full of tourists, Zhu Ziping walked slowly in front of the lanterns, and suddenly heard a burst of applause: "Good! Looking for prestige, I saw the lanterns hanging high on the left side in front of me, and a five-zhang high pole was erected in the center of the lantern array, and the Nine Lotus Treasure Lantern was hung on it, and then countless lanterns of various colors were picked up with the lamp pole.

On the high pole, a man in colorful clothes climbed with his bare hands, his body was agile, he climbed to a height of three feet, his left leg was buckled on the pole, and his right leg and hands were spread out, as if flying. Suddenly, the man's left leg was slightly loose, and he quickly slid down from the pole, only to startle everyone, less than half a foot from the ground, the man's left leg pressed the wooden pole hard, and his body was still balancing. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and applauded, and Zhu Ziping squeezed into the crowd and applauded.

The man in colorful clothes waved his arms to everyone, stood upside down on his head and feet, and his body circled up with both hands, and nearly four feet away, he grabbed the wooden pole with both hands, and his body stretched out, and everyone clapped their hands again. Zhu Ziping frowned: he faintly heard the soft "pop" sound of the base of the wooden pole, so he squeezed to the front of the stage.

The man continued to climb, and the wooden pole suddenly "clicked" loudly, broke off from the base, and slowly fell down. Zhu Ziping jumped up, flew forward, stretched out his hands and held the wooden pole tightly, and after the man slid down the pole, he put the wooden pole horizontally on the stage and jumped off with his hands. At this time, everyone was in shock, and the man in colorful clothes sat on the ground, waiting for everyone to come back to their senses, and they didn't know where the person who helped just now went.

Zhu Ziping quietly walked out of the crowd and paced towards the lake. "Brother, please stay." Zhu Ziping looked back when he heard the voice, and saw a young man in brocade clothes following behind him, the young man was wearing a soft hat, his face was slightly pale, and his body was thin. The young man arched his hand and said: "Just now, I saw that my brother Tai made a righteous move, and saved everyone but did not show off, it is really chivalrous and courageous, and I admire it so much." ”

"A little thing is nothing." Zhu Ziping turned around and left. The young man in brocade followed a few steps closely, and said, "Looking at my brother's wind and dust, can you invite my brother to have a drink?" "No need." Zhu Ziping didn't turn around and walked straight forward.

The young man hurriedly said: "I admired my brother Tai below, and I saw my brother in the dust, so I dared to invite him." Brother Tai knows what the name of this lake is? Seeing Zhu Ziping stop, the young man continued, "The name of this lake is Xiaoyao Lake, and it is the ancient Jindu of Huangshui. Xiaoyao Lake takes Yi Zhuangzi's "Getaway", today I am fortunate to meet Brother Tai by Zhang Liao's side and on the shore of Xiaoyao Lake, why not enjoy your face and have a drink? ”

Zhu Ziping was already arrogant, and when he heard this, he no longer shirked, and nodded: "That's good." The young man was very happy and led Zhu Ziping to the lake. At this time, the boats on the lake are connected to each other, for several miles, the lights on the boat are colorful, and the lights in the boat are also bright, and the sound of silk and bamboo floats leisurely on the lake.

The young man found a small boat and paid the boatman three treasure bills, which were equivalent to three taels of silver, and the boatman took it happily, with little effort, and served a pot of fish head tofu, a plate of beef, and a jar of ancient well wine. The boatman lit a fire, untied the ropes, and rowed the boat towards the middle of the lake.

In the cabin, the two sat opposite each other at the table, Zhu Ziping was indeed a little hungry, the fish head tofu exuded a delicious taste, and he was not polite, and he lowered his head and ate it. The young man moved his chopsticks less, and after a few glasses of wine, their faces became hotter and hotter, and their words increased. It turned out that this young man's name was Yan Yue, a native of Xi'an, and he was a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, after Yan Zhenqing, he made a special trip from Xi'an to Nanjing four months ago to visit his maternal uncle, and returned from Nanjing eight days ago, and had stayed in Luzhou for three days.

Zhu Ziping sighed: "Brother Yan, it's a pity that I will leave Luzhou tomorrow and go to my hometown in Gushi, Henan." Yan Yue clapped his hands: "I have a fate with Brother Zhu, I am going to finish watching the Lantern Festival and leave for home tomorrow." Gushi is a place I must pass through, how about walking with Brother Zhu? ”

Zhu Ziping nodded in agreement, and the two cupped again. Yan Yue looked at the sparkling shadows outside the cabin and sighed lightly: "Xiaoyao Lake in Xiaoyaojin, always be a free guest." However, it is difficult to escape the facts of this world, thinking that my ancestor Yan Gong has been appointed as the imperial history four times, but because of his honesty and integrity, he was rejected by the powerful ministers, and was repeatedly degraded, so he devoted himself to calligraphy. Its calligraphy is square and stable, strong and profound, and has become a model of regular script, but this upright bone has allowed the ancestors to be killed by the thieves. ”

Zhu Ziping slapped the table: "I didn't like Brother Yan Sven before, I didn't like it very much. But after listening to what I just said, it was to my liking. The eldest husband should be like a father, and the eternal life is really free and comfortable. Here, toast! The two laughed, touched each other again, and drank it all.

At this time, I suddenly heard a pipa sound, and a singing voice floated from outside the cabin: "The sunset melts gold, the twilight clouds merge, where are the people?" Dyeing willow smoke, blowing plum flutes, how much do you know about spring? The Lantern Festival, the weather is harmonious, and there is no wind and rain in the second place. Come to summon each other, incense car BMW, thank him for drinking friends and poets. On the prosperous day of Zhongzhou, the boudoir has a lot of time, remember to focus on three or five. Spread the green crown, twist the gold and snow willows, and compete for the sake of Chu. Now haggard, windy and foggy, afraid to see the night out. It's better to go under the curtain and listen to people's laughter......" The song is euphemistic and tortuous.

But I heard a rough voice interrupted: "His grandmother's, who doesn't know each other sings so miserably here, and the New Year's Day adds bad luck to Lao Tzu!" ”

Yan Yue looked out of the cabin and saw that there were two boats ten zhang away from the cabin, one large and one small, very close to each other. At the bow of the big boat stood a fat monk in a brown robe, scolding the boat. There was no more sound in the boat. The monk continued to scold angrily: "Why doesn't that slut sing? It's so bad that Lao Tzu has no wine, and he can't come out to make amends! ”

At this time, a woman in green came out of the cabin of the boat, and the woman bowed to the monk: "I don't know that the Buddha is here, please forgive the Buddha for disturbing me." Under the light, it can be seen that the woman has a delicate appearance, her eyes are like waves, although she is wearing a cotton jacket, it is difficult to hide her slenderness, and it is especially pitiful to bend down and bow.

The fat monk touched his chin, his eyes swept up and down the woman's body, and finally stopped on the woman's chest, and said with a smile: "This Lantern Festival, Lao Tzu is in a good mood, so I don't blame you." Come over and have two drinks with Lao Tzu. ”

The woman was shocked and was about to retreat into the cabin. The monk got up, jumped on the boat, hugged the woman, and kissed her: "I'm sorry, hehe, I like it better, it's so fragrant...... Let's go, accompany Lao Tzu Lele. The woman turned her head and shouted to the cabin, "Guest officer, hurry up and save me." "There was no one in the cabin. The fat monk laughed, picked up the woman and jumped back to the boat.

Yan Yuezhi's eyes were on fire, he rushed out of the stern of the boat, and shouted loudly: "Great monk, don't be rude, let go of that woman!" The fat monk was stunned for a moment, his eyes swept over, and he saw that it was a weak scholar, and his eyes slanted: "What are you, go back to Lao Tzu." With a shake of his hand, a white light flew towards Yan Yue.

Zhu Ziping rolled his eyes coldly, threw the chopsticks in his hand, and only heard a sound, and the flying white light turned around and fell into the water. He got up and walked out of the cabin, and without speaking, he raised his hand and flew out of something, and the monk suddenly shouted: "Ouch...... Boy, you, you dare to plot against Lao Tzu. ”

Three people jumped out of the big cabin, all of them were monks, a thin monk helped the fat monk up, and the three of them couldn't help but gasp, and saw that the fat monk had a finger-long fish bone inserted in his left cheek. The two boats are ten feet apart, and they can stab people with a fish, and the three of them all know that the opponent's martial arts are profound, far beyond their own capabilities.

The thin monk hugged his fists: "It's wrong to be a junior brother just now, I'll apologize to the young man on my behalf." Zhu Ziping didn't answer, turned around and walked back to the cabin. Yan Yue said: "That's it, you let the woman go, don't bully the innocent anymore." ”

The thin monk didn't know that it was Zhu Ziping who made a move, and when he saw Yan Yue talking at this moment, he hurriedly said: "Thank you Shaoxia for your understanding, I hope Shaoxia has time to come to my Xijiuhua to sit." He took off to send the woman back to the boat, and the four of them were about to enter the cabin, when they suddenly heard a cold snort: "You are Jiuhua Xizong?" ”