Chapter XI

Turning danger into a disaster (1)

Qin Haoxuan watched that person answer the secret words like a stream, obviously having a lot to do with this faction, and asked about his name and surname at the moment. The middle-aged man arched his hand and replied: "Fortunately, fortunately, in the next surname Cheng, the single name is a '濯' character." When Ge Qingyun heard this, he immediately said: "Could it be that you are the richest man in Guanzhong, Cheng Hao?" Ge Qingyun blurted out: "The younger generation has long heard that you were originally a doctor of the imperial court, ranked as the third prince, and suddenly resigned nine years ago, and took care of all kinds of business in the family to prosper. Villain······ The villain can be regarded as seeing his true face now······" Later, I couldn't help but lag and showed envy.

Qin Haoxuan looked at the disciple's idiotic state, couldn't help but shake his head and laughed, and then said: "It turns out that the foot is the 'life-saving God of Wealth' praised by the people, your character Qin has always admired, but I don't know what happened to me today?"

Cheng Hao said: "Brother Duan Feng of your faction is my old friend, today he was intercepted and killed by a group of people, and now he is healing in the cold house, and asks me to invite Qin Daxia to a gathering." Qin Haoxuan was overjoyed, and actually clasped the other party's hands, and said: "No wonder you know about the incision of this sect, it turns out that you are actually the life-saving benefactor of my senior brother Duan······" As he spoke, his voice trembled, and he couldn't help himself.

Cheng Hao shook his head and said: "Brother Duan is just recuperating from his injuries at Cheng's house, not being rescued from below. Later, he couldn't help sighing, and then continued: "It's that Dog Zihong gradually accompanies him to defeat strong enemies, and I don't know much about the reason, so I dare to ask Qin Daxia to follow me to my home to see Brother Duan." Qin Haoxuan immediately responded: "I'll go with you." He turned to explain a few words to his apprentice, and then got into the carriage casually.

Qin Haoxuan said to Cheng Hao: "Ling Lang can join forces with Duan Feng of his own faction to fight the enemy, I think he should be a practitioner, I don't know what school he is from?" Cheng Hao sighed lightly and said, "My child is only ten years old and has not practiced martial arts······ When he left the house, his son had not yet awakened, and when he mentioned this verse, he was inevitably worried and his face was solemn.

Qin Haoxuan secretly claimed to be surprised, but he was able to use his skills to drive away drugs, and his body was weak, and because the other party had already made it clear that he didn't know the reason, he just closed his eyes and recuperated, and didn't say anything more. Just when Qin Haoxuan was drowsy, the galloping carriage suddenly stopped, Cheng and Qin both almost fell down and sat down, and heard a soldier outside the car shouting: "The saint encountered an assassin today, and the court painter is painting a portrait, and then he will search the whole city." Close the city gate today, hurry up and go back to Lao Tzu, if you dare to say half a word, the brothers will take your reward!"

Qin Haoxuan complained bitterly in his heart, and then forced himself to calm down, and said with a fist to Cheng Hao: "Wang Mang's old thief was assassinated by me, so let's not leave it alone, so as not to be implicated by me." With that, he wanted to get out of the car.

Cheng Hao hurriedly grabbed it and blurted out a whisper: "Qin Daxia is slow, then Wang Mang should have been killed, if I had this ability, I would have done this righteous deed." Besides, this small city gate, Cheng may not be able to open it, you wait for a while. Then he got out of the car, and walked up to the soldier, and looked at him as if he had not taken the other party in his eyes. The soldier saw that he was graceful and luxurious, quite official, and the carriage he rode in was extremely extravagant, so he took half a step back and asked in a trembling voice, "What do you want to ······?"

Cheng Hao stroked his beard lightly and said lightly: "I want to talk to my boss Chu Daxiong, and I want to talk to him." When the soldier heard this, he couldn't help but shudder, and then bowed down and answered: "Wait a minute, master, the villain will go to invite the general." After that, he hurriedly entered the tavern on the left, and then tried his best to help out the fat-headed and big-eared general, Cheng Haowu turned his back and didn't look at it.

But seeing that the military general was full of wine, he shouted rudely: "Damn, I don't know which untouchable person is so idle that he dares to disturb Lao Tzu to drink, and if I don't smoke it, he will call his mother." The soldier whispered to persuade him, and his boss scolded himself and went behind Cheng Hao, and shouted: "This will be here, you untouchable dare not worship." ”

Cheng Hao turned around, looked at the general, and said: "General Chu is really good Yaxing, the saint was assassinated, you are not good to guard the city gate, but you have leisure to drink." "Don't be angry. Chu Daxiong's face was as pale as earth, he pounced and fell to the ground, and he kowtowed violently, and then hurriedly made amends, saying, "The last general doesn't know······ I don't know if Cheng Yushi has arrived, and I still hope to ······ Adults spare their lives······ Rao ······ Spare your life······" As he spoke, he couldn't help but gasp, as if he had poured a pot of decanting soup, and the drunkenness dissipated.

Cheng Hao sneered: "Cheng Mou has long given up his official position, and now there is a pariah at the bottom of the line, and General Chu wants to smoke it." Chu Daxiong was drunk all over red before, and he couldn't help but turn purple at this moment, and then he got up suddenly, kicked at the pawn who had been holding him before, and shouted angrily: "Your mother's little bastard, you didn't say that Cheng Yushi came to find the general, and it hurt me so much that I collided with his old man, I have to chop you today, and I have to take out this evil breath for Lord Cheng!" As soon as the words fell, he immediately pulled out his waist knife and wanted to cut it.

The soldier kowtowed again and again, weeping and saying, "The general spared his life, it's all the blame for the carelessness······ Cheng Hao said in a hurry: "General Chu doesn't have to be like this, it's really no wonder that he is doing this." Cheng entered Chang'an today to take care of business, I wanted to visit the prime minister by the way, and then the servants at home came to look for me, telling the dog Zihong to gradually have a high fever and not go away, you said how can I have the heart to delay in Chang'an, now I just want to go back and see my child quickly, who knows that the saint actually met the thorn, and the city gate is closed. It seems that Cheng can't go out of the city, so let's go back and visit the prime minister. Later, he shook his head and sighed lightly, he was worried about Hong's gradual injury, and his face was gloomy, but it was not a lie.

Chu Daxiong Deng felt anxious, and then secretly thought: "Although Cheng Hao has resigned from his official position, many high-ranking officials in the court have bought his account, if he visits the prime minister like this, mentions that his child is sick, and then his mother sues Lao Tzu Diao, only mentioning that Ben will drink a little wine here, and will not let him out of the city, I must lose this errand." Thinking of this, he saw that Cheng Hao was about to board the car, so he hurriedly pulled him up, bowed down and put on a smiling face, and said: "Cheng Yushi stayed, I heard that the prince of your mansion is young and frail, and it is important for you to go home to visit, so I will order my subordinates to open the city gate." ”

Cheng Hao pretended to refuse, and said: "It is inconvenient for Cheng to go out of the city, so as not to involve the general." Chu Daxiong snorted and said, "It's very important, you are not an assassin, I won't tell my subordinates." As he spoke, he smiled all over his face, and muttered to himself: "If you don't want to go out of the city, what are you going to do with my mother." ”

Cheng Hao arched his hand and said: "That is the case, Cheng Mou is grateful to the general." He turned to the servants who accompanied him, and said, "Fushun, bring me three bags of silver." As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Shun untied three bags of silver taels from his waist and put them into the hands of his master. The soldiers saw that the servant also had more than ten silver bags around his waist, which was very heavy and bulging, and they were all envious.

Chu Daxiong looked at this situation, and said secretly in his heart: "No wonder you have been an official for nine years, and now you are talking better than before, just looking at your money, which one dares to offend ······" The soldier who was kicked before still knelt down and didn't dare to get up, Cheng Hao helped him up, and then said: "You are not at fault, so you don't have to blame yourself." ”

The soldier was submissive, Cheng Hao handed over a bag of silver taels, and said comfortingly: "There are some scattered silver taels here, and the right to use them to subsidize the family." At the beginning, the soldier only said that his life was difficult to protect, but he never expected to get the silver taels, and now he wanted to kneel and worship, Cheng Hao held it up, and said in a hindrance: "There is no need to be like this, it is not easy to obey the order to be an errand commission, and you can take these silver taels for a long time." ”

The soldier hurriedly bowed down and thanked him, Cheng Hao walked to Chu Daxiong, stuffed two bags of silver into the other party's hands, and said: "The soldiers defending the city are hard, and these two bags of broken silver are bothering General Chu to distribute them by himself, so it can be regarded as a little bit of Cheng's heart." Chu Daxiong weighed the silver taels in his hand, and secretly thought in his heart: "These two bags of silver must not have fifty or sixty taels, Lao Tzu took out ten taels or eight taels to block their mouths, and the rest is enough to squander for two years." The rest of the soldiers saw that it was all good, but they didn't dare to offend their superiors, so they all kept silent, and the onlookers even regarded this matter as a lively watch.

Chu Daxiong's face was full of joy, and he thanked him again and again, and then respectfully invited Cheng Hao to board the car, sent him out of the city gate, looked at the car and went far, and then opened his big hand, slapped the back of the head of the soldier who was kicked by him, and rebuked each other viciously: "You are almost tired of Lao Tzu to be involved in the killing, so be sure to be clever in the future." In the realm of the capital, not only the official lord can't afford to provoke, but he can't afford to be as strong as Master Cheng, if we don't serve well, it's small to lose our jobs, and we have to lose our heads. ”

Cheng Hao and Qin Haoxuan looked at the scenery on the way in the car, looking at the frozen snow cover from afar, the sky and the earth were at a loss, as if they wanted to connect. The carriage entered Liyang, Qin Haoxuan pushed the window again, and saw a group of rich servants on the side of the road, holding tools to help the people sweep away the snow, and some servants carried rice and flour quilts on their shoulders, knocked lightly on the door of the poor family, and sent the clothes they carried into the house.

Qin Haoxuan looked at it like this, and couldn't help blurting out praise: "This old man is a good man." As soon as the words fell, the servant who drove the car said: "This good man is my lord, he is usually kind and charitable, and the villain's family also has to be helped by the house." Qin Haoxuan suddenly said, "Very good, very good." Cheng Hao sighed lightly and said: It is not easy for poor people to be poor, and now that the New Year is approaching, I have a surplus, so I should take care of it. ”

Cheng and Qin were chatting with themselves, and the servants stopped their horses, and then bent down to wait, and several servants guarding the main gate saw their master returning, and immediately greeted and helped each other. The servant Jixiang didn't need to guard the door, but because the protector was unfavorable, he followed in, and his demeanor was very courteous.

Qin Haoxuan got out of the car, but when he saw the pines and cypresses standing on both sides of the mansion gate, they were lush and green, and then he nodded kindly: "I have heard that Feng Shui said that the tree moves 'yin', so if it is common sense, it is not appropriate to plant pines and cypresses in front of the door." Master Cheng might as well order the servants to replace all these pines and cypresses. As soon as the words fell, Ji Xiang said complacently: "Ordinary small households can not plant pines and cypresses in front of the door, but my lord used to live in the third duke, and now he is rich, and the house is a deep mansion compound." If such a vast gate is planted with pines and cypresses, it will be evergreen all year round, and the meaning of descendants will be extended. As soon as the words fell, Cheng Hao immediately ordered: "Wanglai's injury is not light, you go to take care of it." ”

Jixiang went to the order, Cheng Hao said to Qin Haoxuan: "Cheng planted pines and cypresses, one is for the descendants to continue, and the pines and cypresses do not wither through the cold, which is in line with the way of a gentleman, and is very happy to be in the next." "He was quite modest and polite.

Qin Haoxuan bowed slightly, and then recited: "The year is cold, and then the pine and cypress will wither." "Say it, look at the vermilion lacquer gate of Chengfu, but look at the two horizontal plaques hanging above, the upper horizontal plaque is written with "Su Xian Bofu" four big characters, and the lower corner is written "Yuan Shi three years of the imperial pen inscription" eight small characters, the heart secretly said: "The first three years of the Yuan, it is my Han Xiaoping Emperor reign, only to hate the overthrow of the previous dynasty, things are not people······" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be gloomy, and turned to look at the first plaque, which was written on the four big characters of "Helping the People through the World", and the four small characters of "Yang Xiong's personal inscription" were contrasted from the side, and its seal was stamped on the flat.

Cheng Hao respectfully invited Qin Haoxuan into the mansion, and seeing that it was getting dark, he called the servant beside him and said, "You go and tell Brother Duan Feng, and say that Qin Daxia has entered the mansion with me, and then invite him to Sanyou Hall, let's sit down and eat and chat." The servant accepted and trotted away.

Sanyou Hall is the place where Cheng Hao will meet guests, in the courtyard in front of the hall, bamboo, pine, plum and other years of cold three friends are set against each other, with a unique scenery. Cheng and Qin sat down separately, and Hao Xuan said happily: "There is a saying: Xie Ma came alone to find a story, and the article was ashamed of the two Hans. This shows that Yang Xiong's talent is not inferior to Sima Xiangru, and it is rumored that Yang Daxue's calligraphy is extremely rare, and many dignitaries and nobles asked him to inscribe, but they were all turned away. After speaking, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Qin Mou saw that the plaque on the house was actually Yangxiong's own book, the word end is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, vigorous and vigorous, I can see it in this life, and I can say that I have no regrets." ”

Cheng Hao looked at him as if he liked calligraphy, and immediately said: "The Humble House also has two Yangxiong ink treasures, and you and I can taste them together." Qin Haoxuan arched his hand and said: "This is very good, thank you for your kindness." ”

Cheng Hao personally took down two Yangxiong ink treasures from the side room, and then turned back to the hall and accompanied the nobleman to the court. After a moment like this, Qin Haoxuan couldn't help but blurt out: "The artistic conception of these two ink treasures is really free and unrestrained, which shows that the author's style is extraordinary." The two of them were chatting about calligraphy, when they suddenly heard a rough call: "Senior Brother Qin, Brother Cheng!" Cheng and Qin looked up, but they saw that the person who greeted them was Duan Feng, and they wanted to help them at the moment.

Duan Feng snorted and said, "This little injury is a bird, and there is no need to help us." Cheng Hao said: "When we first met today, my brother was still exhausted and needed to be supported by others. I can't believe that in just a few hours, you've improved. Duan Feng said: "Thanks to the medicine given to the injury, otherwise we wouldn't have recovered so quickly." Later, he couldn't help sighing, and continued: "Your kid is not bad, he doesn't care about his injuries, but he first tried to save us, but he fainted······" When Qin Haoxuan heard this, his heart tightened, and he blurted out, "How is the child now?"

Cheng Hao said: "I have seen it in the Lang Lang, he said that the dog has been weak since childhood, and because of too much waste, he fainted, so it is not a big problem, just need to recuperate." Qin Haoxuan's heart was a little relieved, and he said, "Since this is the case, you don't have to worry too much. Cheng Hao said: "There is a little girl who is good friends with Hong, and mentioned that the dog carries the 'Golden Winged Dapeng Health Pill'. After hearing this, Lang Zhong gave my child a pill, and dared to ask Brother Qin if he had ever heard of this medicine?"

Qin Haoxuan bowed his head and said, "I have heard that this medicine is a healing medicine, and Master Cheng can be relieved. Turning to ask Duan Feng, he said: "How did you get in danger, and how did you get out of trouble?" Duan Feng blurted out: "This kid is not very old, but he is very vigilant. After that, he immediately told the ins and outs. When Cheng and Qin heard this, they were shocked, and they hoped that Hong would wake up sooner.