Zhangnan, Beizhou, Hebei (now Hengshui City, Hebei).
The north wind blows, rolling up a piece of reed waves, which connects with the boundless water surface in the distance, with no end in sight.
"What a big lake!" Wang Wenzuo took a deep breath: "Suddenly seeing such a large piece of water makes people feel happy! Liu Governor, the scenery here is beautiful, why don't we take a rest and have something to eat by the lake later? Something, look at the scenery?”
"Wang Canjun, do you know where this is?" The corners of Liu Rengui's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile: "You still want to rest here?"
"It can't be that the water is pouring into Liangshan, right? There shouldn't be any water at this time, right?" Wang Wenzuo thought to himself, but smiled and said: "I don't know, so please ask the governor to clarify my doubts!"
"This is the Gaoji Moor!" Liu Rengui stretched out his riding whip and drew a large circle: "Within a radius of several hundred miles, there are dense reeds and crisscrossed harbors. People will not know where they are after entering. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Dou Jiande gathered people here to raise troops. Great cause. Wang Canjun, do you still want to rest here?"
"Well -, I think the scenery here is average. It would be better to take a few steps to the county seat to rest!" Wang Wenzuo forced a smile. His answer caused Liu Rengui to chuckle a few times. After a moment, Wang Wenzuo asked carefully Said: "Liu Governor, it has been decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China, right? Isn't this Gaojibo still not peaceful?"
"I can't say it's not peaceful!" Liu Rengui smiled: "It's just that corrupt officials are always indispensable. If the court takes one, they will take ten from the people. If it were in other places, the people would have to endure it, but here they don't Something is different.”
"It's different here, what are the differences here?" Wang Wenzuo asked curiously.
"First of all, people from Hebei have always been strong-willed. People in other places are oppressed by the government and often endure it with gritted teeth. However, people from Hebei often sneak into the mountains and swamps and stand up as thieves."
"I don't agree with what Liu Governor said. There are strong-willed people everywhere, and there are also people with docile personalities. How can it be true that there are always strong-willed people in any place?" Jin Renwen asked with a smile: "In my opinion, this is probably the case. It’s the excuses made by local officials to deceive the imperial court!”
"The manager is right!" Liu Rengui was not annoyed and said with a smile: "However, within a few hundred miles of this Gaoji Pond, thousands of people fled into the lake without leaving any trace. On weekdays, there are people who fish and cut reeds. When they get the chance, they go out into the lake to become thieves, robbing homes and homes, and no one can do anything to them."
"Is there such a thing? Don't the state and county officials care about it?" Jin Ren asked.
"Haha!" Liu Rengui laughed twice: "There are several prefectures and counties around Gaojibo. Everyone thinks that this thief is from the next prefecture and county. Why should he take it upon himself? Anyway, thieves are the same in all dynasties and generations. Inevitably, I will go to other places after finishing my current term, so why do I need to do good things for my next term? It is better to do less than to do more!"
"That's true!" Jin Renwen heard this and nodded: "Sanlang, although we are not afraid of thieves, there is no need to take matters into our own hands. You tell the people who are traveling with you. Walk faster and we will be in the county tonight. Rest!”
Wang Wenzuo responded and passed it on. Just as Jin Renwen said, there were sixty or seventy riders in their group. Except for Liu Rengui, they were all young and strong men with proficient martial arts. They had complete bows, crossbows and armour. On weekdays, they were I am not afraid of meeting thousands of bandits, but they are local snakes. Even if they fight against each other in the reed swamps by the lake, they will not be able to gain any advantage, so it is best to avoid them.
After everyone had walked for two or three miles, the wind suddenly became stronger, carrying a smell of earth and blowing towards them, making them unable to open their eyes. Everyone saw that the weather was not good, and it looked like it was going to rain, so they had to send a few scouts out to see if there was any shelter from the rain. Not long after Tan Qi ran out, he heard a muffled thunder in the distance. Wang Wenzuo felt a little coolness on his face. He stretched out his hand to touch it, but it was rainwater. He hurriedly shouted: "Manager Jin, Governor Liu, go quickly." Take shelter in the car, it’s raining, just stay here with me!”
"It doesn't matter!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "I often went out hunting when I was in Chang'an. Raining is a common thing, so I'm not that delicate. But Liu Qishi is already old, so it would be terrible to get caught in the rain in this weather. , it’s better to go to the car to avoid it!”
Liu Rengui was still about to refuse, but when a thunderbolt rang out, the rain came down like a volley of thousands of arrows, shooting his words back into his stomach. He hurriedly returned to the carriage, half of his body was already wet. Fortunately, a knight who was exploring the road came back and said that there was a temple two or three miles to the east that could provide temporary shelter from the rain. everyone
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Hearing this, he was overjoyed and quickly turned his horse's head and rushed towards the direction pointed by the pathfinding knight.
Everyone walked quickly in the rain, and by the time they arrived in front of the temple, they were already soaked. The temple is located on a small soil slope, with a two-entry courtyard. There is a section of rammed earth street in front of the temple, and there are several grass and wood sheds on both sides of the street. Obviously there is usually a lot of people here, and maybe there are A market where people from around the area come here to buy oil, salt and groceries on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and everyone didn't care to take a closer look at this time. They jumped off the horse. Wang Wenzuo, Hei Te Changzhi and a few others pushed open the door outside. Only then did they realize that there was a voice in the temple. Apparently someone had arrived first. Wang Wenzuo hurriedly called out. He said in a voice: "We are just passers-by. We take shelter here when it rains heavily. We don't mean any harm. Please don't worry!"
The door to the inner courtyard was pushed open, and seven or eight big men came out. They were all clothed in straw sandals and with green cloth wrapped around their heads. They had swords and bows on their waists and spears in their hands. They looked at Wang Wenzuo and his group with caution. The leader looked Wang Wenzuo up and down. The others said in a cold voice: "This temple is meant for business travelers to take shelter from the rain. Since it is a place for travelers, let each of us take half. You are outside and we are inside, so we don't infringe on each other. How about that?"
"That's very good! Thank you all!" Wang Wenzuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Although this group of people looked a little suspicious, he was not interested in fighting with others while being wet. After all, he was not an envoy to catch thieves from the state or county. , there is no need to look for trouble.
Seeing Wang Wenzuo's willingness to agree, the man secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The group of people across from him were all tall and protected by military weapons. He didn't want to conflict with them, so he put a smile on his face: "The backyard is still a little dry. Charcoal, if you need it, you can send someone to get it, but as a joke, there is no charge for shelter from the rain in the temple, but if you use the charcoal and firewood in the temple, you must leave some incense money to make up for it, otherwise you will offend the gods. There will be a lot of trouble!"
"There is dry charcoal, that's great!" Wang Wenzuo was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you for reminding me, brother, Xiao Ke's surname is Wang. Let's settle down first and then come get the charcoal."
"Brother Wang, please help yourself!" The man bowed his hands: "My surname is Wen Dao Liu, and Brother Wang calls me Liu Qi! Later, Brother Wang's people will shout twice outside, and then the door will open!" After that, The group of people entered the inner courtyard and the door was closed again.
"Join the army, these guys are just thieves!" Hei Te Changzhi whispered: "Why don't you ask your subordinates to take someone to investigate!"
"Forget it!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand: "Let's be careful, just get through tonight. The most important thing is to get to Chang'an safely. If we really take action, Manager Jin and Inspector Liu will lose a hair. We all suffer!"
"The lesson I learned from joining the army is that it's better to be afraid of people than to hurt tigers. Tigers can hurt people's hearts!"
"It doesn't matter. You can pick a few people later, wear armor underneath their clothes, and go over there to get the charcoal. The discerning people in the back room will know at a glance!"
"As you command!"
A group of people entered the courtyard. Everyone crowded under the eaves to take shelter from the rain. They parked their horses and vehicles in the courtyard. The horses and animals were gnawing on half-dried grass, and some were eating beans. The saddle is placed next to the horse and can be saddled at any time.
"Manager Jin, Governor Liu!" Wang Wenzuo described the situation just now: "The firewood outside is all wet. I'm going to get some dry charcoal inside, and also find out the details of the people inside."
"Sanlang, be careful!" Jin Renwen smiled and said to Hei Qichang: "You remember, if Sanlang loses a hair, you are the only one to ask!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Liu Ren passed the sixty-year-old man and was caught in the heavy rain again. His energy was obviously a little weak. He sighed: "Hebei people are very angry. When Wang Jishi goes in later, he will only talk about charcoal and nothing else. !”
"My subordinates understand!" Wang Wenzuo responded, brought Hei Te Changzhi and others to the door of the inner courtyard, and said loudly: "Brother Liu Qi is here? I am from the outer courtyard and I am here to borrow charcoal!"
After a while, the courtyard door opened. Liu Qi stood at the door and cupped his hands with a smile: "Brother Wang, please, the charcoal is ready. How much do you want? Is ten baskets enough?"
Wang Wenzuo took a look and saw more than a dozen bamboo baskets under the courtyard wall, filled with charcoal. Apparently Liu Qi had prepared them a long time ago. He quickly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "That's enough, that's enough. Brother Liu is so kind. I feel ashamed of myself!"
"We are all passers-by, and it is only right to lend a helping hand when we meet by chance!" Liu Qi's attitude was in sharp contrast to that of just now. He even asked his subordinates to help.
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Bamboo baskets filled with charcoal were moved out of the courtyard so that Wang Wenzuo's people could move them away. Wang Wenzuo saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a bunch of copper coins from his purse and said with a smile: "This is the incense money. Brother Liu, can you accept it?"
"Hey!" Liu Qi waved his hands quickly: "Brother Wang is joking, I am not a temple blessing, if you do it to me, it will be a mess! The gods blame it, it is not a joke!"
Wang Wenzuo saw that Liu Qi didn't look fake: "Where is the temple blessing?"
"Brother Miao Zhu is not here on weekdays. He only comes when there is a market on the fifteenth day of every month!" Liu Qi said with a smile: "As for the incense money, have you seen the wooden barrel on the porch? Throw the money into the wooden barrel. That’s it!”
Wang Wenzuo looked in the direction of Liu Qi's finger. Sure enough, there was a vermilion wooden barrel next to the corridor of the inner hall. It was about half a person's height and as thick as a hug. He nodded, walked to the corridor and put the money in, only to find that There were various kinds of copper coins inside, which were 40 to 50 percent higher. This was quite a lot of money. I couldn't help but move in my heart and said with a smile: "If it weren't for this temple today, I would have to lie down for seven or eight times during this heavy rain to receive this kindness." , I have to pay homage to the gods, I wonder if there is any incense?”
Liu Qi was stunned. He didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to want to worship the gods, so he couldn't help but hesitate. When Wang Wenzuo saw this, he smiled and said, "It's okay if there is no fragrance. I'm just going to kowtow and worship. I'm sincere and the gods won't blame me!"
"There is some incense, please wait a moment!" Liu Qi called someone and gave two instructions. After a moment, two sticks of incense were immediately delivered. Wang Wenzuo secretly thought that Liu Qi had a close relationship with this temple, otherwise how would he know that the incense was placed there? Where? Moreover, there was so much money in the barrel, but he refused to take any of it. Either this person was the temple blessing, or he had a deep relationship with that temple blessing.
Wang Wenzuo took the incense, lit it in the brazier, and entered the inner hall. He saw that the people worshiping there were not the Buddha and the Taoist, but two people. The one in front was a middle-aged man with a long beard. The man was wearing an ocher yellow robe. Wearing a futou, he looked kind. Behind the man stood a man with a thick beard and high cheekbones, wearing iron armor. One hand was on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the other pointed forward. His eyes were round and round, as if he was scolding someone.
"May I ask, who are the two people worshiped above?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"The one in yellow robe is King Xia! The one in black armor is General Liu?"
"King Xia? General Liu?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned when he heard this. He had never heard of these two names, but then he thought that he might be a local celebrity who benefited the people when he was alive and was remembered after his death. , setting up temples to offer sacrifices is similar to Yue Fei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Wang Shenzhi. There are so many such people that it is impossible for me to know them all. I can just kowtow to a few casually. There is no harm in it anyway. Thinking of this, Wang Wenzuo first bowed to the statue three times, then inserted the incense into the incense burner. After bowing three times before getting up, he asked Hei Te Changzhi to get a pot of wine and sprinkle it in front of the statue to enjoy the ghosts and gods.
When Liu Qi saw that Wang Wenzuo was so respectful to the statue, his expression changed slightly, and he also bowed to Wang Wenzuo: "Brother Wang is a sincere person. If you encounter trouble when passing Gaojibo in the future, please report Liu Qi's name, and we can Get out of danger!”
"Thank you, Brother Liu!" Although Wang Wenzuo was a little surprised, he didn't ask further questions. When he returned to the outer courtyard, he told Liu Rengui, Jin Renwen and others what had just happened, and finally said: "It's strange to say that I just didn't ask After worshiping the statue and pouring a pot of wine, their attitude was very different, as if they regarded me as a benefactor. I wonder who this King of Xia and General Liu are? How can they be so effective?"
"Hahahaha!" Liu Rengui laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Wang Canjun, do you really don't know who these two people are?"
"It should be a local celebrity from the past, who will benefit the place!" Wang Wenzuo said with a wry smile: "There are too many such people, I may know them everywhere!"
"You guessed it right. These two people are indeed celebrities here, but not just in Beizhou, but in the whole of Hebei! If Emperor Taizong hadn't been so invincible, the world today might belong to this King of Xia!" Liu Rengui said with a smile. : "This King of Xia is Dou Jiande, and General Liu is Liu Heitai!"
"Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai!" Wang Wenzuo was startled: "Aren't these two rebels? Why are there still people worshiping them?"
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