Liu Xing and Rong Zhiwu were in front of one left and one right, Zhao Daniu drove the carriage in the center, Zhou Dahu rode behind the palace, and the four of them headed towards Shaanxi.

Liu Xing told Rong Zhiwu about the rules of darts along the way: "Since ancient times, there are no more than three kinds of darts: one is a mighty dart, the second is a benevolent and righteous dart, and the third is a stealing dart. ”

Rong Zhiwu asked, "What is a dart?"

Liu Xing said: "The mighty dart is to put a big flag on the luggage, and the name of the dart master is written on the flag.

The flags are all movable, and there are wheels on them.

When the dart is walked, the dart flag is pulled to the top, which is called pulling through the top flag, and the gong beats the long mallet: "Bang! Bang!"

The dart players either light up the noise and shout the trumpet, or shout out the name of the dart game, which is called the bright dart.

Take the benevolent and righteous dart, then fly the flag at half-mast and play the thirteen Taibao long mallet gongs, five-star gongs or seven-star gongs.

If a certain level is so powerful that the team is not allowed to pass by, and the fight cannot win him, then the only way is to quietly keep silent, the horse picks up the bell, the car reels to oil, the flag is put away, and sneak over, which is a dart.

This time, we're actually stealing darts. In addition, there are three hard, six precepts, five rules, jargon and so on. ”

Rong Zhiwu said: "Please advise the head of the dart." ”

Liu Xing smiled and said: "There is nothing to do left and right, you listen to my detailed general and listen to you." There are three hard things to do in the dart business: one is to have a hard backer in the government, the second is to have a hard relationship in the green forest, and the third is to have hard work in oneself, all three of which are indispensable.

"The opening dart game must first hit the characters on the local table, and invite friends from both the official and private sides to come to the court, which is called "bright darts".

If the relationship is not enough, the dart will not be lit, and the business will be difficult to do in the future; if the popularity is not good, someone will kick the field when the dart is lit, and the hand will simply close the door without two strokes.

"Liang dart did not have an accident, the dart bureau can be regarded as a foothold, but whether it can get ahead, it depends on whether the first dart can be set up for the first time; the dart board is about a wide range of people, good relations; rich and powerful, play the banner black threshold do not dare to provoke, in case something happens to the government, the dart is robbed and can afford to pay two silver.

The big shopkeeper talks about the eyes and careful calculations; the goods are not distracted, the valuation is not outrageous, the upper and lower inside and outside should be dotted, and the expenses will never be wasted.

In addition, there are also some regulations and precepts in bodyguards, and the "six precepts for bodyguards" is one of the important points.

As soon as you quit the newly opened store, the newly opened store is incomprehensible, and the bodyguards will not take risks at will, as long as the door says that the store will be opened;

Second, if you live in a shop that changes hands, and change the owner's shop, people are unpredictable that there will be a thief shop, and the bodyguards will not live;

"Three precepts live in prostitutes' shops, and some prostitutes in some shops will be entangled in the plot to lose their darts, and the bodyguards will not take risks;

Four precepts weapons are left on the body, whether walking on the road or staying in a hotel to rest, the weapon must be carried on the body just in case;

Whether it is a dart cart on a dry road, a dart boat on a waterway or a protection official, businessmen are not allowed to leave at will;

"The six precepts ignore the suspicious points, and when the dart master must have the vigilance ability to see the six ways and listen to the eight directions, once the suspicious points appear, they must pay close attention and prepare to enter the battle. ”

Rong Zhiwu listened, nodded his head, and said: "What the chief dart head said is extremely true, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years! Walking darts is different from walking the rivers and lakes, in order to live up to the mission and do the things ordered by the employer safely." ”

Liu Xing smiled and said: "That's right, walking the rivers and lakes is about happiness and enmity, while walking darts is about the word 'peace'."

The dart masters of the dart game have a mantra, called "three points to keep safe", which is the cultivation of a senior dart master, and it is also an important spirit of the dart game.

The so-called "three points of safety" is: with three points of laughter, let three points of reason, and drink three points of wine.

"The style of the dart master can not be cross-eyebrowed, but very modest, always with a three-point smile on his face, respect for the elders, courtesy and virtuous corporal, is really a humble gentleman's demeanor.

For example, when driving, playing sharp, and staying in a hotel, the dart master always gives three points, does not oppress people with martial arts, tries not to conflict with local "wicked people", and follows the way of doing things that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake.

The local "wicked people" generally do not find trouble with the dart master, knowing that the person who comes is not good, the good person does not come, and there is no real ability, who dares to come out and go dart?

"As soon as the cart hit the road, the dart master stopped drinking. Even in the middle of winter, in order to warm up the cold, the old dart master sometimes drinks two cups, but the amount of alcohol is limited by three points, and he never drinks more.

If you can drink a pound, you can drink up to three taels, don't drink at noon, and don't drink with people you don't know, meet relatives and friends, although it is a long time away, it is also a tea instead of wine, the old dart master drinks is all arranged after entering the store, and drink alone behind closed doors, but it will never exceed three points, and the young dart master is not a drop of wine.

If you are greedy for a cup in the dart industry, you will lose the reputation of the goods at the least, and you will lose your life at the worst, so you must quit!"

Rong Zhiwu said: "Don't worry, although Shangwu is good at drinking, he will never drink when he darts! ”

Liu Xing said: "You can understand this, very good." In addition, there are five rules for darts, the first is 'to take the lead in taking people'".

Rong Zhiwu asked, "What is the preemptive voice?"

"People who go to the rivers and lakes have a mantra: 'Rely on your parents at home, and rely on friends when you go out'. The dart game is about harmony and wealth, why do they take the lead in snatching people? And the target of the first snatching is still the official, isn't the dart master afraid that the government will embarrass himself? Will the offended official get good fruit to eat? In fact, there is no need to worry about this.

"The dart master will not easily offend anyone, let alone the government? As the saying goes, the official level crushes people to death, and the dart master certainly has his own philosophy of acting.

Dart masters are out and about all year round, and they inevitably have to deal with all kinds of people, especially officialdom figures, and if they do not handle the relationship with the official well, it will be difficult to move an inch.

Therefore, the dart master must make good friends with the officials along the way, and the more common means is to follow the spirit of "taking the lead from the crowd". ”

Rong Zhiwu suddenly realized when he heard this, only to hear Liu Xing continue: "On the way to the dart, when there is a situation on the way, the dart head will order the "wheel pan head", which means that all the dart cars should be arranged in a circle and prepare to defend against the enemy.

However, until the last moment, it is usually not a hard "broken plate", that is, it tears its face, and it starts to fight like this.

"To eat in the rivers and lakes, we must first treat each other politely, sit and discuss, improvise, and never compete.

As the saying goes, 'there is no good way to scold each other, and there is no good hand to fight each other', once you miss and hurt the other party, the poor friend will eat; once you lose, the dart master will not look good.

"Therefore, for these door-to-door provocateurs, there are usually three ways to solve them: for the down-and-out friends in the martial arts, in the spirit of not being close to people and returning the spirit of kung fu, leave him for a meal, send some silver taels and clothes, and send this friend on the road;

For the master in the martial arts, first stabilize him, entertain him as a guest every day, secretly send someone to find out the way of the master and the teacher, once it is confirmed that he is a friend in the right way, he bluntly asked him to help, treat him as a guest, after a few darts, think that "it is a piece of material", not only martial arts, but also experience, courage, and character are enough to reach the top officials, so the senior old dart master came forward to ask him to stay and do it together.

"If the Tao does not match, then send it politely; for those who come to make trouble, we must be cautious, most of the sons and brothers are princes, high-ranking officials, and clans of the Qing court, and there is often a group of people around him who eat and drink rice and drink to instigate him to make trouble, and take the opportunity to extort people's money, and most people dare not provoke. In this case, the principle of the dart game is coaxing.

"The seedlings are all young chicks who don't know the world, and they will be dizzy when they are in a fight, and they will turn around when they are in hand. Gangsters put the "seedlings" to the dart bureau to meet friends with martial arts, and the dart masters are to govern their bodies in the way of others, you will set up the seedlings, I will coax the seedlings, even compliments with flattery, so that the "seedlings" have forgotten the original intention when entering the store, and some of the "seedlings" are happy and confused, and they actually set up a few tables in the nearby restaurant, and invite the officials of the dart bureau to celebrate the friendship with the martial arts, and the dart bureau may be a blessing in disguise, and add a "gate shut".

"Only half of our darts rely on martial arts, and the other half rely on the black words of the rivers and lakes in our mouths.

The people of the dart bureau escorted the dart cart, shouted the dart number, and kept telling people: "Hewu!" (everyone is a fellow in the rivers and lakes) When the brothers who meet the black threshold, they usually say some polite words in the rivers and lakes first, which probably means that it is not easy for the ancestor to enjoy food, and let go of the net to live.

If the other party doesn't answer, he will use the Jianghu dialect to greet the other party to show his face and report his name, meet and make friends, the mountain does not turn around, and he will toast and toast tea when he meets in the future, so as not to be embarrassed to meet on a narrow road.

In case the dart is robbed, you can first set out the other party's way to have clues to recover, usually the dart bureau has an accident will not be openly reported, whether it is hung Caier (that is, injured) is a small matter, or a little dirt (dead people) is a big matter, the people of the rivers and lakes must act in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold;

The spirit of the dart game is actually to win the battle without fighting, as the thief head crosses the knife to stop the dart car, often waiting for the dart master to come to the spring point. ”