The poem says:

The eastern eight states moved to fight with knives, and the brothers and sisters fled to avoid disaster.

Only then did he get out of danger and be in danger, and he saw a wolf when he came out of the wolf's den.

The mountains and rivers here are in turmoil, and there is a singing and dancing mania in the Khan Palace.

Who is the giant hand to settle the world, discipline the scattered and rejuvenated?

And said that the dervishes held the bowl, all the way to the fate, back to the hometown, naturally recognized the door of their own house, of course, the people of the village, etc., saw him were also surprised, there was Liu Maize's second uncle stepped forward to him and said: "Maize, why did you become a monk?"

When Liu Maize saw his own uncle, he naturally felt sad in his heart, so he said to his second uncle: "Second uncle, I am also helpless." ”

As an elderly person, his second uncle naturally knew the difficulties of the world and the impermanence of fate, so he sighed at that time and said to Liu Mai:

"Corn, half a month ago, someone came from Lijia Town, Ping'an Prefecture, and said that there was a person who was kicked out of the guest house on a snowy night, and when I inquired with your daughter-in-law, I thought that person looked like you-

You haven't had a letter for so long, and your daughter-in-law has gone to Ping'an Prefecture with a little stick to look for you! And my brother Erfa, who also went with him—who would have thought that you were a monk?"

When Liu Mai heard this, he wept and said: "Second uncle, I can escape death and save my life, thanks to the blessing of the Buddhas!"

When his second uncle heard this, he also had tears in his eyes, and said: "Maize, you are a monk, what should you do with your daughter-in-law and the little stick mother?

Liu Maize said with tears in his eyes: "Second uncle, I have ten taels of silver here," while speaking, Liu Maize took out the silver obtained from the transformation, one of which was a whole piece of silver ingots, there were six taels, and the other piece, there were two taels, and two taels were scattered silver - at this time, Liu Maize took out all the pieces and handed them to his second uncle, and then said:

"Second uncle, these ten taels of silver, eight taels to Xiuyun, let her live with a small stick, our small family, four or five taels of silver a year is enough;

Speaking of this, Liu Maize knelt down and kowtowed to his second uncle.

His second uncle hurriedly pulled up Liu Maize and said, "Maize, I can't ask for this silver, just keep it for her mother and son." It seems that if you become a monk, you can still get some silver, according to me, you can make a few years of fate, save more silver, and then go home, don't be a monk-

Usually, bring some money back to your daughter-in-law and little stick, and her mother and son can get by, isn't it good?

Liu Maize said: "Second uncle, since the second brother and Xiao Bang'er are both going to Ping'an Prefecture to look for me, I will go to Ping'an Prefecture again to find the three of them." ”

When his second uncle heard this, he said, "Corn, you have to go, and you will wait until you have eaten before leaving." Wait, I'll go to the field and call your second aunt to come to the house and make you something to eat. ”

Liu Maize said: "Second uncle, forget it, call the second aunt to come home, seeing me like this, the second aunt will also feel uncomfortable, I'm leaving!"

Liu Maize said this, with tears in his eyes, and turned to leave. His second uncle was also in tears, watching his own nephew go away.

When the dervishes came to Ping'an Prefecture this time, they didn't meet his second uncle's younger brother Erfa, his wife Xiuyun and son Xiaobang'er.

Going back to Ping'an Prefecture, Xiuyun's mother and son, with the help of the second brother of Liu Mai's second uncle's family, the three of them went all the way to the Yuelaibin Inn, Lijia Town, and after inquiry, they knew that the person who was driven away by the Yuelaibin Inn, who was driven away in the heavy snow years ago, was indeed Liu Corn!

Everyone said: In that kind of weather, I would have frozen to death a long time ago!

Xiuyun couldn't bear the blow, so she collapsed at that time, and the little stick cried and shouted "Grandma"; the second brother of the second uncle's family had no choice but to find a car and take his sister-in-law and nephew back. It was precisely because I took the car that I missed the road with the dervishes and failed to see each other.

After three days, Na Xiuyun finally got better, and she was worried that her family was poor and had no money to waste to the coachman, so the three uncles, sisters-in-law and nephews quit the car and walked back on foot.

——At this time, the dervishes Liu Maize returned to Ping'an Prefecture all the way, but he didn't find his wife, son and second uncle's younger brother, so he couldn't help but be a little discouraged, holding the broken bowl, and he didn't know where to go.

The so-called time is like an arrow urging people to grow old, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle without stopping, and in a blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed. One day, under the big mountain of the Li family, outside the small Li village in the south of the Li family, there were two fast horses galloping. Immediately two teenagers, similar in appearance, almost the same age.

The second boy is Li Shijian and his younger brother Li Shijun.

Both of them practiced Confucianism in most of their own country, and studied under the great Confucian Liwenshan in Kyoto. One day, the family letter arrived, saying that the old father Li Yun was dying late, and he wanted the two sons to rush back as soon as possible.

So the two brothers reported to the master, and Li Wenshan naturally didn't stop him, but just warned him and the two brothers:

"When you two go home this time, you will inevitably have to pass through the East Eight Prefectures, the Eastern Eight Prefectures have fallen to Ma Prefecture, Daimyo Prefecture and other places, and there are quite a lot of displaced people rebelling, which is very unsafe, your two brothers should be careful on the road!"

The two brothers immediately thanked the master, thanked the master for the reminder, and kowtowed goodbye, and then rode the silver wildebeest and hurried back.

When passing through the fallen horse state and the daimyo state of the eastern eight states, there were many homeless people who rebelled, but his brothers and horses were fast, and their riding skills were fine, and they were not afraid of someone blocking the road and robbing them, and there was no danger along the way, and they returned safely.

After entering the house, the brothers had not come to the bed, and Li Yunwan had already stopped breathing.

So the Li family mourned.

After the funeral, the two brothers wanted to go to Beihai Dadu again, but there was a lot of news coming, saying that it was the refugees from the eight eastern states, and there were several large groups that were quite rampant, and they were afraid that they would go to Beijing and the road would not be passable.

So the two mothers persuaded the two sons, so the two brothers stayed at home.

Although the two brothers stayed at home, they practiced literature and martial arts every day, and after finishing their studies, they galloped horses and archery, danced knives and guns. Speaking of his two brothers, they are both extraordinary, on martial arts is to be able to carry the tripod, and the essay is to be talented - both civil and military.

But it was said that one day, the head of the Li family in the mountains of the Li family gathered the heads of the Li family villages in Lijia Town, and the elders in the village discussed:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that the eight eastern prefectures, especially the Anshun Prefecture in the east of our Ping'an Prefecture, have been occupied by thieves, and the thieves may come to our Ping'an Prefecture at any time! Our Li family is in this Li family's mountain, and they are also a big clan, I think, gather the strength of everyone, our Li family will train private soldiers to protect our Li family, I don't know what you think?"

There is a humanitarian: "Old patriarch, we are training private soldiers, if this matter is known by the government, it is a capital crime!"

Another person said: "Today, in our Datong Khanate, the Khan Emperor is notoriously mediocre, and the court is full of rotten wood as officials, and birds and beasts eat Lu!"

There was a famine in the eastern eight states, the government did not provide relief to the victims, forcing the victims to rebel, the eastern eight states have just been in chaos, the world is chaotic, gradually declining, I am afraid that the dynasty will be changed!"

When Patriarch Li looked at it, he saw that the person who spoke, named Li Yunhang, was the patriarch of the small clan of Li Village in Peking University, but this person was quite knowledgeable compared to others.

Patriarch Li was about to talk to a knowledgeable person like Li Yunhang, when he saw another person stand up and say:

"This kind of world, I agree with the old patriarch's opinion, we organize and train private soldiers, how can the government help me? What's more, we are protecting ourselves, unlike those outcast thieves who want to rebel!"

At this time, Li Yunhang said again: "Old patriarch, our Li family's children can recruit 35,000 people, and soldiers are not a problem, but generals are rare, where can we find people who can lead troops! Without capable people to lead troops, we are equal to a piece of fat, but it is easy to invite disasters and cause disasters!"

When everyone was talking, Patriarch Li found that most of the people agreed to train the Li family's private soldiers, but everyone had a question, that is, there was no suitable general candidate.

So Patriarch Li said: "Since ancient times, when the dynasty has changed, the big families with big surnames have organized and trained private soldiers for self-protection, which are all recognized by the official family. We can report to the state government yamen for the record, and ask the state government to send us a few generals who can lead troops and train troops. ”

Li Yunhang said: "Old patriarch, I think it is a matter of course to report to the state government yamen for the record, but it is not good to ask the state government yamen to send people to help us lead the troops and train the troops. ”

The old patriarch said: "The family can't afford to protect it, but when it comes to leading the troops, our own family has no capable people! Yunhang, in my opinion, you see things clearly and have quite a proposition, can you lead the troops for our Li family?"

Suddenly, a person sitting in the corner stood up and said, "Back to the old patriarch, we have two suitable candidates in Nanxiaoli Village. ”

When the head of the Li family looked at this person, it turned out to be Li Yunsheng, who was the patriarch of the small clan of Nanxiao Li Village.

- Speaking of which, almost all of the people in the area of Lijia Mountain are surnamed Li, and there are several in Lijia Town alone, how to distinguish them?

That is, the difference between north and south, east and west. The big Li Village and the small Li Village are also many names, and they are also distinguished by the north, south, east and west. This Nanxiaoli Village is only one hundred and ten households, so the patriarch of this small clan is often in the corner in terms of seating arrangements.

The patriarch of the Li family heard that the patriarch of the small clan below said that there was a suitable candidate in their Nanxiao Li Village, so he asked, "Yunsheng, who in your village can do it?"

Li Yunsheng said: "Back to the old patriarch, after Li Yunwan's death in this village, his two sons rushed back to mourn. ”

"Li Yunwan's two sons, they seem to be still young, right?" the old patriarch said with some confusion when he heard this.

Li Yunsheng said, "His two brothers are both sixteen years old this year, and according to the rules of our family, they are all considered to be successful." ”

"Why didn't the two brothers go to the battalion according to the rules of the household?" questioned one of them.

Li Yunsheng said: "His two brothers, it is said that they are disciples of the Kyoto Great Confucian Li Wenshan, and they have an identity, so they can be exempted from being battalion soldiers. What's more, Li Yunwan has made a lot of money in his life, and his family has money to spend, so where can he send his son to be a battalion!"

Patriarch Li didn't pay attention to the candidates recommended by Li Yunsheng, but when he heard that the two brothers were disciples of Kyoto's great Confucian Li Wenshan, he changed his attitude and said:

"Okay, since his brothers are celebrity disciples, I will go to your village tomorrow and meet these brothers. ”

On the second day, the Li patriarch handed over the selection of Ding Zhuang within his clan to the elders of other villages in the clan, but he rode a donkey to Nanxiao Li Village.

When crossing the Li family's mountain, the Li patriarch was stationed on the top of the donkey mountain, and he saw a cloud of smoke and dust in the east from a distance, and several people galloped suddenly, chasing a young woman in front.

The young woman, on the other hand, was riding on a donkey, and she was not slow, but she could not match the speed of the horse. In a short time, behold that the young woman was about to be overtaken,

Suddenly, another rider came galloping from west to east.

On this horse, the rider is dressed in white, with a long sword hanging from his waist, a bow and arrow, and a spear in his hand.

Patriarch Li couldn't help but sigh: "The world has changed greatly, I can't imagine that my old bones will actually go through war and chaos in his old age! Those few people look at his outfit, they are the legendary homeless thieves! Ouch, it seems that the homeless thieves have arrived in our Ping'an Prefecture! It is important to do business, so I should hurry up and go to Nanxiao Li Village." ”

Not to mention that the Li patriarch hurriedly drove the donkey, crossed the Li family's mountain, and rushed to Xiaoli Village in the south, and said that the few horsemen were the wandering thieves - at this time, most of the people in Ping'an Prefecture already belonged to a team of displaced people. This team is called the Shunyi Army, and its leader is named Chen Zhiyuan.

These horsemen are Chen Zhiyuan's soldiers.

——A brother and sister passed by and saw the Shunyi soldiers and horses attacking the city, so they fled quickly. The two brothers and sisters, the elder brother Shi Qiangsheng, will make a few punches and kicks, and the younger sister Shi Cuicui, nicknamed Cuigu.

Speaking of which, these two brothers and sisters were originally from the Eastern Eight Prefectures. It's just that the displaced people in this state rebelled, pushed a man named Lu Jiugong as the leader, pulled up the banner, killed the officials and seized the government, and proclaimed himself king on the spot.

The Shi family was originally a wealthy local family, so it naturally became the target of Lu Jiugong's subordinates to eat big households, Shi Laoweng discussed with his wife, and the family property and life were afraid that it would be difficult to protect. So Shi Laoweng called a pair of children in front of him and said:

"Johnson & Johnson, I made a friend for my father in my early years, this person's surname is Li, named Li Yunwan, the eldest son of his family, I ordered a baby kiss for your sister, you pack up, take your sister, go to your relatives, there is no robbery over there now. ”

Unexpectedly, before this old man had time to explain clearly to a pair of children, the door of the house had already been broken by Lu Jiugong's people!

So Shi Qiangsheng hurriedly slipped away from the back door with his sister, and in a hurry, he only took a limited amount of luggage and silver and rode a donkey.

The two brothers and sisters hurried slowly, and on this day, they came to Ping'an Prefecture City and were about to enter the city, when they heard the shouting and killing sound: it turned out to be Chen Zhiyuan's men and horses, attacking from the south gate of Ping'an Prefecture City.

The two brothers and sisters hurriedly ran to the west, but unexpectedly, a group of men and horses turned around the east gate of Ping'an Zhou City and killed them at the north gate.

It was also the two brothers and sisters of his Shi family who should have suffered, at that time, the leader of that group of men and horses, saw a pair of young men and women running away from a distance.

However, the leader had good eyesight, and he could see at a glance that the fleeing woman was a stunning, so he ordered several of his guards to say:

"A few of you, you don't have to participate in the siege, have you seen it? A man and a woman who fled in the distance, it is estimated that they are husband and wife, you go and kill the man, and arrest the woman for Lao Tzu!"

When the soldiers looked at it, sure enough, there was a man and a woman fleeing westward in the distance, the woman was riding on a donkey, and the man was running underground, no slower than a donkey!

Eight or nine guards were screaming and chased after them!

In fact, Shi Qiangsheng and Shi Cuicui, two brothers and sisters, as mentioned above, that Shi Qiangsheng also had some fists, but seeing several cavalry Ding chasing his brother and sister, Shi Qiangsheng expected that it would be impossible for the two brothers and sisters to escape together.

Shi Qiangsheng was only afraid that his sister would fall into the hands of the thieves, so he said: "Sister, you ride a donkey and run away, go west to the place where the Li family is in the mountains, there is a Li family village, find the one named Li Wanyun, he is your father-in-law." His son's name is Li Shijian, and he is the one that Abba ordered for you to kiss the baby. ”

Strecui said, "Brother, what about you?"

"Me?" Shi Qiangsheng said: "Sister, you just run yours, don't worry about me, I'll block a few of them!"

Shi Cuicui listened, and tearfully drove the donkey away, while Shi Qiangsheng stopped to block the number of riders.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, Shi Qiangsheng is one, naturally not the number of riding opponents, after fighting for a long time, after all, he was caught by these riding strongmen.

One of them said, "What's the use of arresting him? The leader said that I would wait to kill this boy with a knife." ”

The other one, who was more kind, said: "I think this man's martial arts are not bad, it is better to keep him, if the leader looks at him pleasing to the eye, then his life is great, if the leader does not like him, then this kid should die." ”

All the strong men said: "That is the case, Zhang Dayou, you can escort him to see the leader." Let's go catch that little!"