Chapter Seventy-Four: Dayu marries Tushan Kingdom
Bo Yi and the nine-tailed white fox held hands, and were swept up by a whirlwind and into the air. The pen "Fun" pavilion www.biquge.info only to see the earth, mountains, and rivers retreating rapidly. All I heard was the whirring of the wind.
After about a pillar of incense, I heard the nine-tailed white fox say, "It's here." I felt that my body was getting closer and closer to the earth, and finally the wind stopped, the clouds fell, and the two of them landed steadily outside the palace of Tushan Kingdom.
Tushan country is a strong vassal state on the bank of the Huai River, with beautiful mountains and rivers, fertile land, rich specialties, and is the land of fish and rice. In recent decades, however, things have not been as good as they used to be. The reason is that the Huai River water demon witch branch Qi. He flooded everywhere and expanded his sphere of influence, flooding the people's fertile land, washing away the people's houses, and many people fled to other places. The princes of Tushan couldn't even keep their daughters, and a few years ago they were captured by two big horse monkeys under the command of Wu Zhiqi, and they wanted to dedicate them to Wu Zhiqi as their wives, and they have not been heard from since.
Tu Shanhou is worried and lives like a year. Recently, I heard that Dayu came to the Huaihe River Basin, the coast of the East China Sea under Lianyun Mountain. Daxi, looking forward to Dayu's early control of the water to Tushan country, defeat Wu Zhiqi, rescue his daughter Tu Jiao, and reunite father and daughter.
On this day, he was sitting in the palace. Suddenly, I heard someone come to report, saying that it was the ancestor immortal of Tushan Kingdom, and the grandfather of the "nine-tailed white fox" appeared. So he immediately cheered up and went out of the palace to greet him. When I came to the door, I saw that it was really the Nine-Tailed White Fox Ancestor Immortal. There was also a young man next to the old ancestor immortal.
Tu Shanhou hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his hand, and said: "I don't know that the old ancestor immortal is coming in person, and I miss the distant welcome, please forgive the old ancestor immortal." ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "Don't guard, don't guard, it's all your own family, don't be too humble." ”
Tu Shanhou said: "Please come to the palace to speak, please, please." ”
Entering the palace, after the old ancestor and Bo Yi sat down, Tu Shanhou asked: "Tu Shanguo has always enshrined the tablet of the old ancestor immortal, and when there is a major event, he will go to the ancestral hall to pray to the old ancestor for help. But I haven't had the chance to see each other, and I don't know where the old ancestor immortal is cultivating?"
The nine-tailed white fox said: "The old man has always lived in a fixed place, and he also lives in the heavens and the mortal world, sometimes in Jianghuai, sometimes in Bashu. I also live in the fairy mountain, I also live in the cave, do whatever I want. ”
Tu Shanhou asked again: "I don't know what advice the old immortal has appeared today?"
The nine-tailed white fox said, "I'll first introduce this guest to the prince. While explaining, he pointed to Boyi beside him and said: "This guest is the envoy of Xia Bo Dayu, the minister of water control in China, the son of Boyi. ”
Bo Yi got up and bowed to Tu Shanhou and said, "Bo Yi has seen Tu Shanhou. ”
Tu Shanhou also returned the salute and said: "It turned out to be Xia Bo Dayu's envoy Bo Yiren's brother, who has been admired for a long time, and has been admired for a long time. Brother Bo Yiren's visit to our country today is really brilliant, and he was disrespectful and disrespectful just now. "It turned out that just now Tu Shanhou regarded Boyi as the entourage of the old ancestor immortal.
This time, Tu Shanhou is even more of a second monk, and he is confused. Confused, he thought in his heart: "How did the ancestor of Tushan Country, the Immortal Nine-Tailed White Fox, and the envoy of Xia Bo Dayu come together?
At this time, I only heard the nine-tailed white fox say: "Don't guess, monarch, today I came to Tushan Country with Boyi Gongzi." I am here to be a matchmaker, and Boyi Gongzi is to ask for marriage on behalf of Xia Bo Dayu. ”
Tu Shanhou breathed a sigh of relief at this time and said: "I have Lao Ancestor Immortal to worry about, I do have a daughter named Tu You, and now it is time to talk about marriage." ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "Why do you only have one daughter?
Hearing this, Tu Shanhou sighed and said, "Alas, mentioning that Tu Jiaolai is really painful." That was five or six years ago, one day Tu Jiao and a few sisters in the city went to the back mountain to pick mulberry leaves. I didn't want to come out of the bushes with two big horse monkey spirits and caught Tu Jiao. said that he wanted to dedicate it to Wu Zhiqi, the king of the Huai River, as his wife. The girls who went with them were so frightened that they cried and ran back, and my poor daughter Tu Jiao was snatched alive. By the time I arrived at Beishan with my soldiers, it was too late. In this way, I can't see anyone alive or dead, and it's still heart-wrenching to think about it now. ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "This is all fate, and it is also the will of heaven. I'll tell you now, although your daughter Tu Jiao was caught by two big horse monkeys under the command of Wu Zhiqi. But on the way, she was rescued by the god Guanyin, not only did she not die, but she was blessed by a whirlwind, and she was gently sent to the imperial capital and to Dayu, who had just been appointed as the minister of water control. Now follow Xia Bo Dayu to control the water, come to the coast of the East China Sea to fight Kui Niu, burn and swell under the mountain, the source of the nine rivers Fugang elephant, and refine the 'Dinghai Shen Needle' under the Yunlian Mountain. He has made a lot of contributions and made a lot of efforts to help Dayu control the water. ”
When Tu Shanhou heard this, it turned out that Tu Jiao was not dead. grabbed the hand of the nine-tailed white fox and asked eagerly: "Old Ancestor Immortal, tell me quickly, where is Tu Jiao now?"
The nine-tailed white fox said: "At the moment, Tu Jiao is not in Dayu's camp, nor is he by Dayu's side. The day before yesterday, at the foot of Lianyun Mountain, Tu Jiao went out of the camp to the back mountain to pick mushrooms, and was once again kidnapped by a big horse monkey named Ma Lang, a pioneer officer under Wu Zhiqi. It was I who came to her rescue on the way to avoid this fate. She is currently living in a safe place. ”
Tu Shanhou said: "Tu Jiao, who has many disasters, I really want to see her immediately." ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "This is not difficult, as long as the monarch agrees to one thing, Tu Jiao will appear in front of you immediately." ”
Tu Shanhou asked: "Don't say that you want me to promise one thing, just promise a hundred things!"
The nine-tailed white fox said: "You don't need a hundred, as long as you agree to Xia Bo Dayu's courtship, and marry Tu Jiaoxu to Dayu as his wife, it's enough." ”
When Tu Shanhou heard this, he thought for a moment and asked, "Is that Xia Bo Dayu that Old Ancestor Immortal said already old?"
The nine-tailed white fox asked: "Why did the monarch suddenly come up with this idea? That Xia Bo Dayu, now he is a young man, he is just twenty years old now, heroic, graceful, and talented, how can the monarch say that Dayu is not small?"
Tu Shanhou said: "I think if you don't have a handful of old people, how can you have the courage and strategy to control water?"
Bo Yi also said: "Brother Dayu's young hero, all-round talent in civil and military affairs, has read thousands of books, traveled thousands of miles, has seen Fuxi in Mengmen Mountain, above the Luo River, the goddess of Luohe gave Luo Shu, the southeast Tianzhu got the book "Jin Jian Jade Seal", Kunlun Mountain to meet the Queen Mother of the West, and gave the "Summoning God Rune", which has the ability to command ghosts and gods. Back then, he followed the immortal master Huaxiazi to learn a body of martial arts, a mountain opening axe, and a thirty-six dragon descending axe method, which was supernatural and invincible in the world. Since the order to control the water, he has subdued demons and eliminated monsters, taken the lead, took the lead in setting an example, and personally dug the river and opened the mountain. Now that most of the floods in China have subsided, there is only this Huai River left. ”
The nine-tailed white fox said again: "I Tushan Country, located on the bank of the Huai River, is the sphere of influence of the Huai River Water Demon Witch Zhiqi. Wu Zhiqi is not removed, and Tushan Country has no peace. Your daughter Tu Jiao is back by her side today, maybe she will be captured again by Wu Zhiqi's minions tomorrow. If you agree to Dayu's family affairs, Tu Shanguo and Xia Bo Dayu will marry, and the two families will join forces, and they will definitely be able to defeat Wu Zhiqi and pull out this bane. You don't have to live in fear anymore. The marriage between Tushan and Dayu is the glory of Tushan. Besides, in the future, Tushan has a big hero like Xia Bo Dayu as a son-in-law, and he will have a strong backer. Which of the princes of the world does not want to associate with Tu Shanguo. Tushan country, the period of prosperity and prosperity of the country is not far away. ”
Tu Shanhou said: "Old Ancestor Immortal, you misunderstood my words. I'm just because I love Tu Jiao and Tu You too much, and I want to choose a wishful man for them. Xia Bo Dayu's name is well known in the land of China, so as far as I can imagine, such a great hero who is both civil and military. It must be an old and serious person. So I asked with concern, I didn't expect that this Xia Bo's Dayu turned out to be a handsome young man, unimaginable, unimaginable. ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "That's why people say that heroes have been teenagers since ancient times. Look at this messenger of Dayu, Boyi Gongzi, when he followed Dayu to control the water, he was just seven years old, and now he is only twelve or three years old, and he has made a lot of contributions in this water control. And he is Dayu's right-hand man and a good staff officer. Right now, I'm writing a book called "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Don't you think this is in line with the saying that heroes have been teenagers since ancient times? Dayu's other little brothers, Pythagorean, Jiuzhang, and Shennongzai, are not very old. ”
At this time, Boyi stood up, took out the proposal form written by Dayu himself from his arms, presented it to Tu Shanhou with both hands up, and said: "This is Dayu's brother's marriage proposal form, please allow Tu Shanhou to marry, so that Tu Shanguo and Dayu will always marry each other." ”
Tu Shan Hou read the marriage proposal form. Daxi said: "I agreed to Xia Bo Dayu's courtship, and my eldest daughter Tu Jiaoxu was married to Dayu, and the second daughter Tu Yu was married together as a dowry." ”
Boyi untied the burden full of dowry from behind his back, presented it, and said: "These are the Queen Mother of the West who knows that Brother Dayu has no property, so she specially gave Brother Dayu as a dowry to marry Sister Tu Jiao." Please Tu Shanhou take a look. ”
Tu Shanhou took it and took a look, they were all rare treasures that he had never seen before. Unexpectedly, the marriage of Dayu and Tu Jiao shocked the Queen Mother of the West. It shows that this marriage has a great impact on water control. said: "Xia Bo's sincerity, Ben Hou accepted it, but now Tu Jiao doesn't know where it is." ”
At this time, I saw the nine-tailed white fox, slapped his palm three times, and said, "Tu Jiao hasn't come to see your father?"
I saw that the side door of the main hall opened, the curtain was lifted, and two big girls who were as beautiful as fairies walked in from outside. It turned out that it was Tu Jiao who led her sister Tu You.
When the father and daughter met, they cried with joy and endless parting.
Tu Shanhou said: "Good daughter, how have you come over the past few years, but you miss your father." ”
Tu Demon said: "I was blessed by misfortune and was saved by the old ancestor immortal. In the past few years, he has been following Dayu's side, helping him control the water, washing clothes and cooking for Dayu and a few little brothers, sewing clothes, and doing some things within his ability. Although I slept in the wind and rain, it was very fulfilling and happy. Because of the major water control event, I didn't have time to go home to visit my parents, so my parents were worried, and my daughter was very upset. This time I went home and never left. ”
Tu Shanhou said: "That's good." There is an ancestor as a matchmaker, and Xia Bo Dayu has sent Bo Yi Gongzi as a messenger to ask for marriage, I have agreed, and decided to marry you Xia Bo Dayu as his wife, and take your sister Tu Yu to marry Dayu together. Would you like to?"
When Tu Demon and Tu You heard this, they were overjoyed, holding hands and saying cowardly: "It's all up to Daddy." ”
Tu Shanhou said: "That's good, it's decided." ”
It turned out that yesterday the nine-tailed white fox was meditating in the fairy cave, and suddenly had a whim. pinched his fingers, and Tu Jiao was martyred again, and was kidnapped by Ma Lang, the pioneer of Wu Zhiqi. Put it in a black cloth pocket, carry it on your shoulder, and run in the direction of Huaihe Shuijun Cave. Seeing that he was about to run to the entrance of the cave, the nine-tailed white fox suddenly appeared in front of him. There was a gust of wind, flying sand and rocks, the sky was dark, and a group of goblins were blowing, the sky was spinning, they couldn't open their eyes, they couldn't open their mouths, and they had to leave Tu Jiao. Some lay on the ground, some hugged the tree, and each saved his life. So the nine-tailed white fox took the opportunity to scrape Tu Jiao into the air, sent it back to Tu Shanguo's harem, and sent it to his sister Tu You's room. And instructed: "Today you stay in your sister's room for the night, don't let the people in the palace know, and before tomorrow noon, you can go to the main hall with your sister to meet your father, and there will be a surprise, Cheche." ”
Tu Jiao and her sister have been separated for five years, and there are endless words, she told her sister about her experience of following Dayu to dig the river and control the water, subduing demons and eliminating demons, and she envied her sister Tu You, and her eyes lit up. When Tu Jiao talked about how handsome, chic, and fearless Dayu was. Tu You is even more yearning, begging his sister and saying: "When my sister returns to Dayu to control the water, you must take me, I have fallen in love with Dayu, I will also work with Dayu to control the water, defeat Wu Zhiqi, and finally marry Dayu." ”
Tu Jiao said: "Big girl, I am not ashamed to say such a thing!"
Tu You said: "I only said it to my sister in private, not in front of the public, what are you ashamed of? ”
At this time, the sun was three poles, and at noon, Tu Jiao took Tu You's hand and said, "Let's go to the temple to see Daddy." So the sisters both came to the main hall.
When the two sisters heard that their father had agreed to Dayu's proposal, they married the two sisters to Dayu at the same time, which was really a wish. I was so happy that my heart was as sweet as honey. I was embarrassed in front of the big crowd.
I only heard Boyi say: "Say hello to Sister Tu Jiao and Sister Tu You, next time we meet again, I will have to call you sister-in-law Dayu." ”
Tu Jiao smiled like a flower, her face was red with shame, and she said, "Brother Boyi, don't make jokes about my sister." ”
Boyi said: "The Marquis of Tu Shan has promised to get married, this marriage has been decided, and our brothers are just waiting to drink your wedding wine." ”
Tu Jiao turned around and took her sister Tu You back to the embroidery room.
After the two sisters Tu Jiao and Tu You returned to the room. Boyi, the nine-tailed white fox continued to discuss Dayu's marriage with Tu Shanhou, Boyi said: "Brother Dayu's heavy responsibility to control the water is on his shoulders, and he refuses to delay more time on the wedding, so he advocates that everything should be done simply, eliminating those red tape." I hope Tu Shanhou can understand. ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "Without further ado, since the marriage has been decided, the wedding must be held as soon as possible, in case the night is long and dreamy." ”
Tu Shanhou asked, "So what day is the wedding date chosen?"
The nine-tailed white fox said: "As the saying goes, it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, in my opinion, the wedding is scheduled for the day after tomorrow." The monarch can temporarily clean up the pavilion and make a wedding room for Dayu. Dayu is currently digging the river to control the water, there is no fixed place, and the two ladies cannot be taken with him for the time being after getting married, so they have to take care of Tushan Hou on their behalf, and they can only temporarily settle their home in Tushan country.
The day after tomorrow is Xinri, Dayu from the water control of Lianyun Mountain, take Ying Long to Tushan country to marry. Xin, Ren, Gui, Jia, a total of four days, the wedding ceremony is over. What do you think, monarch?" (To this day, there is still a tradition in the Jianghuai region to choose the wedding in Xin, Ren, Gui, Jia, and four days, which was handed down by Dayu back then.) )
Tu Shanhou said: "It's all up to the Ancestral Immortals. ”
The nine-tailed white fox asked Bo Yi again, "What else does Bo Yi have to say?"
Bo Yi said: "I also agree with the arrangement of the old immortals. From now on, I will stay in Tushan Country to prepare for Brother Dayu's wedding. Please spread the news that Dayu's brother came to Tu Shanguo to marry Tu Jiao's sister. Let the people of Tushan Country know about this happy event. It is said that the four days of Xin, Ren, Gui, and Jia are the days when Xia Bo Dayu went to Tushan Country to marry. Let that Wu Zhiqi also get the news. ”
Tu Shanhou asked, "Is there any purpose in doing this?"
Bo Yi said: "The intention of this is to let the Huaihe Water Demon Witch Zhi Qi also know the news that Brother Dayu went to Tushan to marry in Xin, Ren, Gui, and Jia on the four days. Brother Dayu wants to lure Wu Zhiqi to the bait, eradicate him in one fell swoop, and clear the way for the Huai River to control the water. It also removes this scourge forever for the vassal states and common people along the Huai River. This matter should be kept secret, and at present, only the three of Lao Zu Immortal and you and I know about it. We must not leak the rumors and cause failure. ”
Tu Shanhou couldn't help nodding and praised: "What a Dayu, thoughtful and well-intentioned, no wonder he digs the river and controls the water." ”
The nine-tailed white fox said: "Then the monarch and the prince of Boyi will start to prepare, and the old man will leave first." I also want to inform Dayu that the day after tomorrow is Xinri, and after the hour, Dayu will take the dragon to Tushan to get married. At that time, the old man will come back to the main marriage. "Explain, say goodbye, turn around and disappear.
Here, Tu Shanhou and Boyi made separate preparations, just waiting for "Xin, Ren, Gui, and Jia" for four days.