Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Secret of Master Shaw
Cloudy Mountain is also known as Heng Mountain in ancient times, is one of the main peaks of Dabie Mountain, controls Jianghuai, locks the key Wu Chu, and is a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. At that time, the Chu State built a village here, called the Paradise Village, and the Wu State competed for hegemony for more than 100 years, and fought here more than 20 times. The history contains "Chu Zi re-cut Wu, Ke dove", in which the dove is the country of the dove under the mountain, which is now the monk tower temple. At the end of the Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang and fellow Jinshi Cheng Lun entered the mountain to organize the rebel army, and the mountain people Fu Gao led the crowd to respond and rebuild the paradise village. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Shouhui and his comrades gathered here, gradually developed and strengthened, and established the Tianwan regime. Now, it is the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, and there are still cottage relics on the mountain.
In the early years of the dynasty, in view of the dangers here, the imperial court set up a cloudy inspection department here. It's just that by the time of Emperor Yongle, the Cloudy Inspection Division had long been in disarray, and its majesty was no longer there. No, in the battle to exterminate a group of thieves in the mountains three months ago, the eighteen people who were still in the army of the inspection department did not fire a single arrow, but because they accidentally fell off the cliff and died, one person was actually sacrificed as a victory over the enemy, and was rewarded by the emperor.
At this time, Old Master Xiao was sitting on the stone stone at the east end of the village smoking a dry cigarette, watching the inspection of the inspection department Chen Yaowu go home to visit the old lady, and his heart was mixed. Tsk, the hearts of the people in this world...... Alas, my son...... Hmph, I think I'm old man...... After thinking about these things, I found that it had nothing to do with me, I just saw thousands of troops with my father who was a knife and pen officer when I was a little child.
Not many people know about this, but it's not a secret. Old Master Xiao's secret used to be known only to his son Xiao Wuyu, but now it seems that he is not the only one who knows. The secret that has been kept for so many years, the secret that he respectfully received from his father, was betrayed by that unfilial son. I have taught for so many years, but I have not taught a good son.
This village is called the saint's hall, it is said that a long time ago, the Confucian saint once set up an altar here to give lectures, and the legend is that Xu Shouhui built a temple here to gather righteousness, in short, this place and the saint set up a side. Old Master Xiao learned the way of a saint, and taught in the saint's hall, from the saint's business, in the eyes of the local people, it is basically a saint. Everyone came to him if they had any problems that were difficult to solve, and gradually, like his father, he also won the title of Xiao Sage.
Hmph, I've got to stop them, even if I'm fighting this old bone. After guarding it for so many years, it was actually destroyed by this kid. Thinking of this, Old Master Xiao became very angry, this stinky boy, bad old man's name, no, I have to go to him immediately.
Old Master Xiao rolled down from the stone stone and walked towards the village with his hands behind his back and a cigarette stick in his mouth. Passing through the middle of the village and heading north, we get deeper and deeper into the cloudy mountains.
There was a deep valley at the bottom of the mountain, and Xiao Wuyu should be there. It was also there that Old Master Xiao found out that the treasure map he had hidden for many years was actually stolen by his son, and what deal he did with a monk, he took action to stop it, and he was actually pushed out of the house by the stinky monk and raised it at home for two or three months, and then he gradually got better and was able to come out for a walk. It's just a quarrel with the unfilial son, and he doesn't go home much during this time. I really don't know what he thinks.
What does Xiao Wuyu think? Does it make sense to keep this secret all the time? Now, the descendants of the owner who formulated this secret have come to the door in person, and they still don't agree to decrypt it, this old man is old and confused, right? This is not my own secret, why are you keeping it? Do you have to take the lives of our old Xiao family from generation to generation? I don't want to take such a good opportunity, if I don't take advantage of this, not only to protect myself, but also to protect my children and grandchildren, and not to let myself take any risks, this good thing will not be done in vain. Even the monk was too ruthless, and he actually injured his father, making his relationship with the old man so stiff now, there is no room for maneuver at all.
Just thinking about it, Daddy actually came, and his eyes were full of anger. "You stinky boy, you're here."
"Or where else? You won't let me in. Xiao Wuyu muttered in a low voice, knowing that the old man must have been scolded by the old lady at home for this.
"You still dare to enter the house? Do you dare to enter the house for such treachery, disloyalty and unfilial piety? Old Master Xiao suddenly raised his voice.
"Treachery, how can I break my treachery? Said to keep the promise, our ancestors and grandchildren have also kept it for so many years, and it can be regarded as the end of benevolence and righteousness, this time it is their Xu family who came, we naturally handed over the secret, how is it treachery? Hum...... Disloyalty or filial piety? May I ask you, Daddy, who are you loyal to? Have we seen that person you are loyal to? Haven't seen it. We follow the marshal, firstly, to practice the faith of heartily protecting the Lord, and secondly, to seek prosperity for our descendants, how can we be disloyal and unfilial? Xiao Wuyu also spoke loudly and told all his grievances.
Old Master Xiao was stunned for a moment, this son who usually doesn't talk much actually said these big truths, is it really that he is old? No, is it really a big deal? Why am I so hard to believe?
"Yes, your reasoning seems to be very reasonable, but in fact, it doesn't make sense, what does it mean to keep promises? Our commitment is a promise to justice, and there is a saying in that promise: 'We must not open it without permission until the last resort to save the people of Lebanon.' Is this the last resort to save the people? No. What does it mean to be benevolent and righteous? If our ancestors and grandchildren keep this secret for three generations, is it called benevolence and righteousness? Fart. Don't think I don't know what you're for, that kid surnamed Xu, you also said that his brother didn't allow him to do this, but he did it anyway, what did he do it for? It's just his own selfish desires, and he goes to chaos in the world for his own selfish desires, if you help him open the mystery in the picture, isn't it helping to abuse? It's ridiculous, you kid still think it's an act of loyalty and filial piety, you're still too tender. ”
Xiao Wuyu listened to the old man's words in one breath, turned his head and stopped talking, but he didn't think so at all in his heart. Although I have learned so much knowledge from the old man, I have been nesting in this place all my life, and it is really too nestish to think about it, why can't I go out and have a look?
"Where's the picture?" Old Master Xiao suddenly asked.
"Don't you always know?" Xiao Wuyu has his own stubbornness.
"What did the monk do with it?"
"I don't know, it was Dashuai who asked me to give it to him."
"Do you know any other plans they have?" Old Master Xiao decided to change his method to save his mistake.
"What do you care about this for? Did you figure it out? Xiao Wuyu naturally knew what his father was thinking, and he couldn't figure it out. But to be honest, he really didn't know what their plans were, at this point, he felt a little frustrated, Dashuai still didn't regard himself as a confidant, he should find a chance to behave well.
Old Master Xiao knows that his son is not useless, at least he still has some goods in his stomach, it is still a little difficult to find a breakthrough to recover his mistakes from him, he is old, and he can't do anything about this only son, but he can't do nothing here, it's time to do something, right now, maybe there will be some clues only when he goes to that place.