Chapter 9: The City of Brahman

Fancheng, a lively metropolis in the Central Plains, covers an area of more than 5,000 square kilometers, controls the economic lifeline of half a dynasty, there is a gate of more than 20 meters high in the east and west of the city, each gate is painted with different forms of door gods, solemn and majestic. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info merchants and civilians coming and going in an endless stream, busy with traffic, a busy and unusual scene.

One kilometer from the West Pole Gate to the city, there is a large farmers' market, chickens, ducks, fish and meat are everywhere; one kilometer from the East Pole Gate to the city is a large weapons market, as long as you are rich enough, you can buy weapons and armor made by first-class blacksmiths here; one kilometer from the North Pole Gate to the city, there is a calligraphy, painting and antique market, many elegant people fan folding fans to pick and choose, here the fish and dragons are mixed, the real and fake goods sometimes even the boss himself can not tell clearly; from the South Pole Gate to the city one kilometer, is a place to sell medicines, bruises and woundsThere are all kinds of health care medicines.

At this moment, in the calligraphy, painting and antique market at the North Pole Gate, a handsome young man in black and white robes walked by, this person was Sima Mo, Wang Daochang invited him to come to the Chongyang School in the Yunwu Mountain outside the Fancheng City to practice, he only took one night to pack his luggage and set off, and he arrived in Fancheng in two days. This was the first time Sima Mo was away from home, and his father was a little worried, so he sent two subordinates to take care of his diet and daily life.

"Oh, it's really better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, you see, compared with this Fancheng, Yangzhou is a poor and remote country!" Sima Mo said while walking with his jade purple gourd,

"Yes, young master, this Brahma City is too lively, and the minions are really eye-opening. "The two subordinates have never been far away, this time I heard that they are going to travel with Sima Mo, and they are excited to stay up all night, walking on the street to see this, look at that, and Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden.

"Take a look, take a look! The original work of Luo Bingwang, the fourth master of the early Tang Dynasty, is on sale! The genuine product is hard to find, there is only one in the world, only one hundred taels of silver!"

Sima Mo and the three of them walked and walked, and heard the loud shouting of a small stall owner next to him, Sima Mo suddenly became interested, this Luo Bing Wang's real handiwork, but it is very precious, one hundred taels of silver In his opinion, it is just the money for a meal, and then he waved his hand and said, "Go over and take a look." ”

Come and see Luo Bingwang's "Song of the Goose", it is hard to find through the ages!"

Sima Mo took the bamboo slip and opened it, reading it while reading, "Goose goose goose, the song is to the sky." The white hair floats in the green water, and the bear's paw plucks the clear waves. ”

"Shopkeeper, everyone knows the fame of this Luo Bing Wang, and the fame of this "Song of the Goose" is even more well-known, but why do I think this is not the real work of Luo Bing Wang?"

"Why did Childe say this? I have been selling poetry here for several years, but Tong Su is not deceived!"

"Then can you tell me, why did this last red anthurium pluck Qingbo become a bear paw?" Sima Mo frowned.

"Ahh It may be that Luo Bing Wang was in a stomach trouble at that time and made a typo! It is precisely because of this that this poem is valuable!" the shopkeeper hurriedly said.

"Hahaha! Really, it seems that this is really very collectible!" Sima Mo smiled happily.

The shopkeeper looked at Sima Mo and was stunned, thinking that this little boy is a fool, right? You can believe such a lie!

"Childe, let's be honest with you, in fact, this is a deliberate mistake written by Luo Bingwang, when he finished writing "Song of the Goose", he felt too solemn, so he was childlike, and wrote this typo version of "Song of the Goose", you must not tell others, I secretly tell you, you buy this poem, it will take less than two years, and you can definitely sell it for five hundred taels!" The shopkeeper pretended to say mysteriously in Sima Mo's ear.

"Five hundred taels! is it really fake?" Sima Mo was startled and shouted, the surrounding pedestrians looked over, Sima Mo felt that it was not good, in case someone else found the true work of King Luo Bin, maybe it would be more than one hundred taels, so he hurriedly said, "Quick, shopkeeper, help me get the cloth and wrap it well! I want it!"

Then Sima Mo ordered his subordinates to pay, took the bamboo slips and hurriedly walked away. The shopkeeper looked at the backs of Sima Mo and the others, and whispered, "What a fool." “

Sima Mo trotted for a hundred meters, looked back, let out a sigh, took out a bamboo slip and touched it and said with a smile: "Hey! Luo Bingwang's authentic handwriting! It's still a typo version, take it back and show it to my father, it will definitely praise me, haha!"

"Bang!"

When Sima Mo was happy, two people rushed over from the side, only to see that these two people were dressed in tatters, and their hair had not been taken care of for a long time, and it was thrown on Sima Mo's face only to make him feel that his face was oily all of a sudden, he touched it and smelled it, and his stomach turned over for a while, and he almost vomited out his breakfast, and he was instantly angry.

"You two, put away the bamboo slips and chase them with me! Grandma's dare to hit me, I want to teach them a good lesson!"

After Sima Mo finished speaking, he rushed towards the two, and just after running a few steps, he found that there were four or five big men chasing after him, shouting not to run while chasing back. Sima Mo was shocked, thinking to himself what was going on? I didn't offend anyone when I first came to Fancheng! Yes, these big men were probably chasing the two beggars in front of them, and those two beggars were running for their lives and bumped into themselves. Thinking about this, Sima Mo immediately felt amused, and wanted to see what happened to these two beggars, so he quickened his pace and chased after them.

In this way, you chase me, I chase him, a group of people ran all the way out of the North Pole Gate, stopped three kilometers outside the North Pole Gate, and all three groups sat down on the spot, panting without saying a word. After a two-minute or three-minute hiatus, one of the big men at the back pointed to the two beggars at the front and spoke

"You two stinky food, hurry up and return my money to me!

The two beggars looked at the big man in horror and didn't say a word. At this time, Sima Mo sat in the middle of the two groups, looked left and right, and then said to the big man, "Brother, what's wrong with you? They stole your money?"

"Hmph, uncle, I'm flirting with a chick, these two stinky people rushed over and pushed me there, and snatched my money away, it's really unreasonable!"

"Two brothers, this is your mistake, it's good to stop them from molesting women from good families, but it's not right to rob other people's money. Sima Mo looked at the two beggars and said.

"It's not their money! it's their protection money, and we're taking it for kids who can't afford to eat, and we're doing nothing wrong!" said one beggar.

"****** stinky and begging for food, what is the matter with Lao Tzu you starving to death!" The big man said angrily, and walked towards the two beggars, rubbing his fists and grim faces, ready to teach them a lesson.

The two beggars were also terrified, and sat on the ground and moved back vigorously. At this moment, a group of people dressed as Taoist priests walked over, Sima Mo looked at it and said happily, "Wang Dao Chief?"

The group of Taoist priests was led by Wang Daochang, who was a guest in Sima Mansion a few days ago, and Wang Daochang smiled when he saw Sima Mo and said, "Sima Gongzi is really fast, what's going on?" Wang Daochang pointed to everyone and said.

"Oh Wang Dao Chief, these two beggars robbed them of the protection money, saying that they were going to give it to the children who couldn't afford to eat, and then these people came after him and prepared to teach him two a lesson. ”

After hearing this, Wang Daochang looked at the big man led by him and said: "You said that you guys, do you think I don't know?

After speaking, Wang Dao shook off his dust and looked at them viciously. After a while, the big man led by him clasped his hands into fists and said: "Dao Chief, be a man and leave a line, I really want to see you in the future!"

After saying that, a few big men left in a hurry. Wang Daochang walked to the side of the two beggars, whisked the dust and flung it upwards gently, the two of them stood up as if they were supported by a pair of invisible big hands, Sima Mo next to him looked secretly surprised, this old way of kung fu is amazing!

Wang Daochang walked up to the two beggars, took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve, and said, "Take it, and buy more food for those children." After saying that, he left with the other Taoists

The two beggars looked at the back of the king and thanked him vigorously. Sima Mo only took a closer look at the two at this time, the two of them were fat and thin, the fat man looked like he was born to be bullied, but the thin man had a resolute expression and bright eyes. The thin man saw Sima Mo staring at him, so he clasped his hands into fists and said, "Thank you friend for saving your life, I don't know what my friend will call, I will repay you another day." ”

Sima Mo also hugged his fists;"Under the 'life-killing scholar' Sima Mo, I heard that you are doing chivalrous and righteous deeds, knowing that the disparity in strength still has to fight unevenly, and I admire it very much! I don't know the two big names?"

"In Xia Xie Xuan, he is my brother Jin Ruiwan, thank you Brother Sima!" After speaking, the two walked in the direction of the city.

"Wait. Sima Mo stopped the two.

"Brother Sima, is there anything else?" Xie Xuan said.

"For the first time in the next year, I came to Fancheng far away from home, and it was fate to meet two righteous people, I wonder if the two of you can appreciate their faces and talk about it in the next time? Sima Mo is actually afraid that the two of them will deceive him, there are no poor children at all, if the two of them are really robbed, then he is not saving the wicked?

Xie Xuan and Jin Ruiwan looked at each other and said, "Okay, but we have to go to the city to buy a steamed bun first, I haven't eaten until last night, I'm too hungry." ”

"Haha, no need, invite two friends to dinner and drink!" Sima Mo said very proudly.

When Xie Xuan and Jin Ruiwan heard this, they were overjoyed, why didn't they go if someone invited someone to dinner?