Chapter 163: Build an ancestral hall to offer flattery
"It is difficult to draw dragons and tigers, and it is difficult to draw bones, and you don't know your heart. "Above the temple, there are high-ranking people who refuse to cling to the waist and the powerful, and there are also treacherous villains who tend to be inflammatory, flattering. Since Pan Ruzhen solved the old case of thieves in the Black Wind Forest, he should have been promoted to the right, but the result was a dream of picking up ingots - empty joy. It's because he doesn't have enough tea and food, and he is depressed. The authorities are confused, the bystanders are clear, and the master wakes up the dreamer one by one, telling Pan Ruzhen that if he wants to rise to the top, he must rely on Wei Qiansui. Pan Ruzhen nodded yes and followed the plan.
In order to seek promotion, Pan Ruzhen's fly attached to the tail of Ji is naturally indispensable to sing praises to Wei Zhongxian. He racked his brains to come up with a plan, and in the states and counties under his jurisdiction, he recruited skilled craftsmen to set up shrines for the old thief.
He also ordered people to go to Taihu Lake, excavate Taihu Lake stones, and load them on ships to feast on Wei Zhongxian's appreciation.
Pan Ruzhen did not see Wei Zhongxian's true face, and the stonemason naturally did not dare to guess out of thin air that it was built with the ancestral hall, but the construction of the statue was delayed. After a lot of ingenuity, Pan Ruzhen was unwilling, but he was at a loss. Master Niu Song's brain was wide open, he leaned in front of Pan Ruzhen and whispered in his ear, Pan Ruzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing it.
It turns out that Wei Zhongxian has a cousin, who now lives in Suning, Zhili Mansion, and is close to each other, and Wei Zhongxian is quite similar.
Going down the river, looking at thousands of miles, a group of reeds are cut down, and the boat is flat and wide. There was nothing to say on the road, and it was a few days before I arrived in Zhili. Master Niu brought Longjing fragrant tea and Jinhua ham, these well-known specialties of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, into the city to find Wei Zhongxian's cousin. He inquired around, and the last evil young man with a sharp mouth and crooked eyes told Master Niu that Wei Zhongxian's cousin was called Wei Fengxian, and he was a person who killed pigs and sold meat, and was no different from Zhenguanxi.
After finding out where Wei was busy, Master Niu and his entourage rushed to his shop in a hurry. Wei Fengxian's butcher shop is located on the most prosperous street in Suning, and it sits in a large area facing north and south, so it didn't take much trouble to find him.
"Wei Ji Butcher Shop" Master Niu pointed to the plaque on the street and said to himself. At this time, a fat man sitting inside with a full face and eagle-eyed badger eyes said to Master Niu angrily: "You are in front of my shop, what are the thieves pointing at in front of my shop, go and go, get out, don't hinder Wei Ye from doing business." β
Master Niu looked this person up and down with small and concentrated eyes, and saw that he was speaking commandingly, with a mouth full of spittle and stars flying around, but his flying appearance was similar to Wei Zhongxian. However, in order to confirm that his judgment was correct, Master Niu still stepped forward to inquire.
Wei Fengxian opened his chest and bare his back, kept rubbing the mud ball with his hands, and then flicked it lightly, unexpectedly hitting Master Niu's face. Master Niu didn't dare to wipe it, but just smiled at Wei Feng in a daze.
The two looked at each other for a moment, Master Niu woke up like a dream, and while handing over the gift, he told Wei Fengxian the purpose of the trip.
is the so-called one person who has attained the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven, not to mention that Wei Fengxian is still Wei Zhongxian's cousin. He learned from Master Niu that his younger brother was even more proud of the spring breeze above the court, and there was a disgusting smile on his greasy face. He was overwhelmed with emotion, difficult to self-contained, and laughed like a fart and urine. The filthy and smelly butcher's shop has become a place for flies and dogs.
The master found a painter, understated, carefully outlined, portrayed Wei Fengxian's dignity, Wei Fengxian leaned on all sides, stretched his limbs and legs, described the toad's mouth like a fight, after the portrait was painted, the master led the painter back to Pan Ruzhen to return to his life.
The stonemason's knives and axes are all on the line, piercing and chiseling the rafters, and the statue of Wei Zhongxian stands impressively in the ancestral hall. Pan Ruzhen walked and watched, twisting his mousebeard, looking very proud. His sycophants are extremely accurate. Wei Zhongxian was far away in Beijing, and when he heard about this, he immediately corrected the Ministry of Notification and promoted Pan Ruzhen to the governor of Zhejiang. Pan Ruzhen was grateful, and he was even more attached to Wei Zhongxian.
People are incorruptible and shameful, and the books of sages are empty. The campers who slipped their beards followed suit, and for a while the world was overwhelmed. From time to time, there is Gu Bingqian, who is seventy years old, with silver hair and flowing hair, and wants to worship Wei Zhongxian as his godfather, but he is afraid that he will not like it, so he let his youngest son recognize the eunuch as his grandfather.
Servile and unscrupulous, his sycophant kung fu made Wei Zhongxian tremble.
The state officials and county orders in various places, seeing that Pan Ruzhen was pleasing Wei Zhongxian and rising step by step, Dong Shi Xiaofeng built a shrine for the old thief in the state and county under his jurisdiction. Needless to say, all expenses are taken from the people, and Liu Zongyuan, a great writer of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "The Snake Catcher": "Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger." "As a local parent official, he does not want to comfort the people and benefit one party, but exploits and oppresses the people, and excites the people with the feelings of the people.
went to the government to reprimand and question Pan Ruzhen. The same is true for other states and counties.
The whiskers slapped the horse and touched a big nail, Pan Ruzhen closed the door of the mansion, scratched his ears and cheeks inside, and jumped up and down. Master Niu was also a monk scratching his scalp at this time - there was nothing to be done. When Pan Ruzhen was helpless, Wei Zhongxian sent his righteous son Zhou Yingqiu to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to watch the completion of the statue. When he heard that someone was obstructing the construction of the ancestral hall, he immediately took the case and became furious. Zhou Yingqiu's sharp leopard eyes shot out two cold lights, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I want to see which one of them ate the bear's heart leopard gall and dared to care about Chitose's affairs." As soon as he said that, Zhou Yingqiu turned his head to look at Pan Ruzhen and told him to call up the generals of the government and go with him to arrest the troublemakers.
There are people who have come out, and Pan Ruzhen is happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. He ordered the deputy general Feng Yi to order 300 soldiers and follow Zhou Yingqiu out to get people. Zhou Yingqiu murderously went out of the governor's yamen, and searched and arrested them on the streets, teahouses, and wine shops. There are also some sympathizers, who are also falsely accused of ill-intentioned people, who were locked up by Zhou Yingqiu and taken to prison. For a while, the clouds were thick, and everyone was scared and silent.
Zhou Yingqiu was ruthless and vicious, and the people were terrified.
Pan Ruzhen brushed his sleeves and wiped the sweat droplets that were constantly oozing from his forehead, and praised Zhou Yingqiu again and again for being brave and resourceful. Zhou Yingqiu grinned, and a sinister smile appeared on his gloomy face.
Let's say that after Mao Lan escorted Yufeng back to the Diancang faction from Xuefeng Villa, she saw her hometown in her heart, bought a boat and went down the river, wanting to return to her former residence in Suzhou. Passing through Hangzhou, Maolan walked around the West Lake Su Causeway,
Looking at the distant mountains and sparkling blue waves, the scenery in front of you is breathtaking. Mao Lan was full of emotion, and recited Bai Letian's "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake": "My favorite lake is not enough to travel eastward, and the white sand embankment in the shade of green poplars." β
After admiring the lake and mountains, Mao Lan came to the outer building to sharpen. In the past, Gaozong moved to Hangzhou, and left ink treasures in this building, which was famous in this building. In the outer building of the building, you can not only taste Yunqi Longjing, listen to the storyteller about the past and the present, but also taste the delicious West Lake vinegar fish in the world.
Mao Lan was graceful, chose a position near the window and sat down, the bartender greeted him with a smile, and asked Mao Lan what to eat? Mao Lan spat lotus flowers in his mouth, and his spirit was flying, and he said to the bartender: "A plate of lily stuffed fresh lotus root, hibiscus silver silk rolls, West Lake vinegar fish, and a pot of Shaoxing Huadiao." β
The bartender was full of spring breeze, broken jade and silver teeth, and eloquent, and he echoed: "Okay, guest master, wait a minute, the wine and food will arrive later." With that, he twisted his snake body, danced in the wind and fire, and quickly ran to the other guest to serve.
When I was young, the delicacies and jade liquid elixir should come up. Maolan poured wine and sipped vegetables, and ate red faces. At this time, a table was set up in front, the gray-haired old man held a folding fan, walked lightly, walked lightly, was spirited, rolled up his arms and sleeves, and wrote a list of Zhou Shu, and began to taste the vicissitudes of history and discuss romantic characters. β
I saw him gently hold the waking wood and slap it on the bookcase. Then he said in a subdued and frustrated voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, today we are talking about the decline of the Han Dynasty and the competition between the heroes. It turned out that he was talking about the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although it was a clichΓ©, but the storyteller was like a river, and the storyline was colorful, which attracted bursts of applause from the drinkers present.
After the story is told, the drinkers are in the drunken mood, and it is not false at all to spit out the truth after sprinkling. At this time, a showman, throwing a cup and throwing a chopstick, kept sighing in his mouth. Everyone thought it was new and interesting, and they all turned their heads to look at him.
Xiucai picked up the wine glass and threw a few cents to the storyteller, who smiled. Xiucai said to him: "The eunuchs have been causing trouble for a long time, and there were Zhao Gao of Qin, ten permanent servants of Han, and Qiu Shiliang of Tang.
Wei Zhongxian of this dynasty. "Xiucai drank gracefully, like falling into the clouds, who knew that the speaker had no intention and the listener had the intention.
There was a splash who called Lai Jin, quietly touched the restaurant, and flew to the mansion to report the talent to Pan Ruzhen. He said to Pan Ruzhen: "Master Pan, the young one just passed by the restaurant outside the building, and after drinking, a Xiucai did not hide his mouth, and in front of all the high-ranking guests, he scolded the nine thousand years old today. The little one knew what was so powerful that he didn't dare to hide it, so he came to see the adult immediately. β
Pan Ruzhen was also frightened when he heard this, he had just built a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, and the place was a person who spoke falsely, and it was spread out, could he, the governor's black gauze hat, still be kept? Without further ado, Pan Ruzhen immediately summoned the patrol soldiers and generals to the outer building to arrest people.
At this time, Zhou Yingqiu heard this outside, and he asked Pan Ruzhen to wait for his response in the mansion. As soon as the voice fell, Zhou Yingqiu performed light skills and disappeared without a trace.
Xiucai was drunk and indulgent, and as soon as his amazing words came out, who would dare to listen to his drunken words here. The shopkeeper was also anxious, and kept coaxing Xiucai. But Xiucai's legs were paralyzed, and he lay on the table weakly.
After Zhou Yingqiu arrived, Xiucai's mouth still came out from time to time to ridicule Wei Zhongxian. "How can it be justified? Zhou Yingqiu raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand like a steel tong, and strangled Xiucai's neck fiercely. His trick Qinglong explores the clouds, as strong as gravel and falling clouds, if Xiucai is hit, where is there a chance to live. Mao Lan watched from the sidelines, the factory guard made accounts for the tiger, Mao Lan remembered the tragic death of his father in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, and he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. He hurriedly stepped forward, used all his strength, and hit Zhou Yingqiu with a big fist in the electric light.
This punch was so powerful that Zhou Yingqiu's eyes widened, and like an evil eagle, he pounced towards Maolan.