Chapter 8 The 7th round of the arena heroes gathering and the reunion of Youzhou girls and concubines

But it is said that Qin Shubao had left Erxian village for more than dozens of miles, and it was getting late. He saw a village with a place named Zaojiaolin, and there was an inn in it. Shubao got off his horse and entered the inn. Tang spread his luggage and moved it into the guest room.Shu Bao went to the guest room and sat down, and the waiter served food and wine to eat with Shu Bao, and then he came out and whispered to the host Wu Guang: "This man is a bit strange. The saddle stirrup on the horse looks like silver."The luggage is heavy, and there are two hammers, which are very powerful. The village was stolen the day before yesterday, and these arresters disappeared without a trace. Could this person be a robber?Wu Guang shouted softly, don't let it out, wait for me to Zhang him, see how he was born, and then make sense.

At that moment Wu Guang came to the door of the room and took a look in the crack of the door. He saw that Shu Bao had finished his meal and opened his bedding to sleep.The light was shining brightly, and Shubao was startled. When he took it out, he found it was silver, so he put it on the table.I wonder why Xiongxin didn't tell me clearly, but kept it in the dark.When Wu Guang saw it, he quickly called out: "Little Er, don't make any noise. If it's a thief, wait for me to call the arrester."After speaking, he walked out the door.Just met two or three arresters who wanted to come to the shop to have a drink.Wu Guang then told everyone about it, and they were about to attack.Wu Guangdao: "You can't make mistakes. I think this man is very good, and the two irons are very heavy. If you can't hold him and let him go, it's not beautiful."You can lie in ambush outside, put Suozi on the ground, I will lure him out first, and trip him, why not.Everyone nodded and said: Yes!Each ambushes.

Wu Guang picked up the axe, opened the door of Shubao's room, and shouted: Well done!Rob will come in.Shubao was thinking about the silver, when he suddenly saw someone snatching it in, he thought it was a thieves who came to rob the silver, and stood up.Wu Guang came to the front early, Shu Bao pushed his hand, Wu Guang couldn't stand, hit the wall with a thud, and his brains fell out.Everyone outside shouted, and Shu Bao rushed out of the room with double irons. He pulled up the ropes on both sides and tripped Shu Bao to the ground. So he tied Shubao with a rope and hung him in the room.Seeing that Wu Guang had died in the ground, his wife Yang Ren wrote a complaint. At dawn the next day, all the arresters took the double pendants and luggage, silver, and Huang Puma.

Cai Jiande, the magistrate of Luzhou, heard that he had got a thief and a robber.Wu Guang's wife also went to the court and cried, saying: "The thieves attacked and killed her husband."Cai Gong asked the people what they said, and ordered the thieves to be brought in. After they agreed, they took Shubao to Danchi.When Cai Gong saw it, he was taken aback and asked, "I recognize you as a policeman from Jinan. Why did you become a thieves?"Qin Qiong knelt down and said: The villain is the Jinan messenger, not a thieves.Cai Jiande shouted: "What a bold slave, you should go back after you got the palindrome within ten months of last year. Why haven't you returned after four months?"Obviously a thieves.Qin Qiong said: "The villain got the palindrome in October last year. He didn't travel much. Because of his illness, he has been raised at a friend's house until now, and he just went back."The money was given to the villain by a friend, so I beg the master to check it out.Cai Jiande said: Where does your friend live?Qin Qiong was about to say it, but suddenly thought that he might hurt Xiongxin, it was not a joke, so he excused and said: The villain's friend is a guest, and now he is gone.When Cai Jiande heard this, he clapped the case and scolded: "What a bold slave, how can anyone stay here for a long time as a guest?"Is there a lot of silver for you?I think you are in a strong shape, not like someone who is sick and cured, you are obviously a thieves.And you beat Wu Guang to death, how dare you prevaricate your words.Shubao was speechless.Cai Jiande ordered Wu Guang's body to be collected, so he sent the dry man to the military hall for interrogation and conviction.Meng Hong, who joined the army, was asked for a statement, but Shubao refused to admit that he was a thieves, so he was beaten forty times and sent to prison for another trial.

Unexpectedly, this incident was full of excitement. Legend has it that Shandong police officers became thieves, and today they took it from the saponin forest and put it in prison.This word gradually spread to Erxian Village. When Xiongxin heard about it, he was taken aback, and hurried into the city to inquire. It was true that Shubao was in trouble, so he asked his family to prepare wine and meals. A friend was falsely accused of being a thieves in the Zaojiao forest the day before yesterday and sent to prison, so I came here to meet him.Seeing that it was Xiongxin, the forbidden son opened the prison door and led Xiongxin to a place where he saw Shubao locked there by a tree castor.When Xiongxin saw it, he hugged his head and cried loudly: "Brother Shubao, my brother has caused my brother to suffer so much, even though my younger brother is dead, I will die!"He hurriedly ordered the ban to open the castan.Shubao said: "Second brother Shan, this is the younger brother's fate, so it's not about the elder brother's fault?"But I have something to say to you today, I wonder if my brother will see pity?Xiongdao: brother, what advice do you have, brother dare not accept his order?Shubao said: "My brother can't live again now!"Even if he dies in a foreign land, it is not enough to hate, but my poor mother is in Shandong, and there is no one to take care of her. If the younger brother dies, the second brother can send a letter to my mother and take care of her all the time.I, Qin Qiong, am under the Nine Springs, and I am endlessly grateful!Xiong Dao said: Brother, don't worry, I will go up and down the yamen to be thorough, and the crime will be cleared, then there will be life.After saying that, he ordered his family to serve wine and rice, ate with Shubao, took out the silver and gave the forbidden son, and told him to take care of Lord Qin, and the forbidden son agreed.

Xiongxin bid farewell to Shubao, went out of the prison, went to hold a Marquis of Yu, and interceded with Cai Zhifu in the army hall.When he joined the military hall, he tried Shubao, but he was not a thieves. If he didn't agree with him, he accidentally injured Wu Guang and fell to his death.The magistrate sent the details of the trial to Daxingtai, Shanxi, and Daxingtai approved it. If the case is closed in detail, Qin Qiong will be dispatched to Youzhou, Hebei, and Marshal Luo of Yanshan will be assigned as an army. According to the documents, Cai Jiande ordered Qin Qiong to be taken out of the prison, put on the shackles in the hall, and ordered two releases.These two men are also heroes: one's surname is Jin, his name is Jia, and his style name is Guojun; the other's name is Tong's name, and his style name is Peizhi.At that moment, the two of them received the documents, took their uncle's treasure, and went out of the house. They were greeted by Xiongxin long ago, and they went to the hotel to drink together.Xiongdao said: Yanshan Mountain is also a good place to go. My brother has a few friends there: one is Zhang Gongjin, who is the flag of the Shuaifu, and he has two brothers named Yuchinan and Yuchibei; they are now the Zhongjun of the Shuaifu.My brother has a letter here today.That Zhang Gongjin lives in Shunyi Village, brothers can go to his house to write a book first, and then they can submit articles.Shubao thanked: "Second brother Meng, spared no expense to save each other. When will I repay this kindness and virtue?"Xiongdao: Brother Shubao, what did you say?If you save your friends from life to death, how can you cherish useless wealth and not save your friends?What's more, this matter is tired of brother, although brother is so heartbroken, how can he atone for his sin?Don't worry about this trip, brother. At the old aunt's place, I will send someone to comfort me. Don't worry about it.Shubao is very grateful.

After finishing the wine, Xiongxin took out fifty liang of silver and gave it to Shubao, and gave another twenty liang to Jinjia and Tonghuan.The three of them insisted on not accepting it, but Xiongxin was willing to listen, so they had to accept it. Together with Zhang Gongjin's letters, they packed up, said goodbye to Xiongxin, and went to Hebei. The three of them were on the road, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and soon it was approaching Yanshan Mountain, it was getting late, so the three of them stayed in the inn.Shubao asked the shop owner, "Is there a Shunyi village here?"The shopkeeper said: "It's five miles to the east."Shubao said: "Do you know that there is Zhang Gongjin in the village?"The owner of the store said: "He is the flag officer of the Marshal's Mansion. Recently, the Marshal has chosen another right leader named Shi Danai."According to the rules of the commander-in-chief, the leader who sent him to the post had performed martial arts, and he was afraid that he would not have the ability, so he built a ring in front of the Earth Temple in Shunyi Village, and it was limited to 100 days. Only when no one beat him can he be an official.If there is a hero who defeats him, let the leading officer do it with that hero.Now Shi Danai will be in Shunyi Village for a hundred days, if no one comes to fight tomorrow, the leading officer will belong to him.Zhang Gongjin and Bai Xiandao are in charge every day. If you want to find him, you can only go to the temple tomorrow.Shubao is happy when he hears this.

After breakfast the next day, the three of them went to the Earth Temple in Shunyi Village to pay back the meal.When I arrived in front of the temple, I saw a ring, one foot high and two feet wide, with red colors hanging around it, and there were people doing business all around, which was very lively.People from the left and right villages came to watch.This Shi Danai has not yet come.The three of Shubao looked at it for a while, and suddenly saw three people riding horses, coming to the front of the temple, dismounting each, and then someone carried the banquet.Shi Danai went up to pay homage to the Shinto, turned around and came out, took off the tuanhua battle robe, pressed the scarf on his head, put on a soap satin tight body, and jumped onto the ring.Here Zhang Gongjin and Bai Xiandao, they can drink in the hall.On the stage, Shidanai punched several times.

At this moment, although the three of Shubao were watching among the crowd, they saw Shi Danai shouting on the stage: "Everyone in the audience, Xiao Ke was ordered to be here, but today is the expiration of a hundred days."If anyone dares to come to the stage, fight me, and surrender me, I will give him the position of leader.He asked several times, but no one answered.Tong Huan said to Shubao and Jinjia, "Look, he's looking at no one. Wait for me to beat the dog's head down."Then he yelled, "I'm here to compare with you!"Going up to the stone steps, Shi Danai saw someone coming to fight, so he set up a gate and waited.When Tong Huan came to the stage, he made a high-level scouting horse and rushed in.Shi Danai flicked his hand, flew up with his left foot, and kicked him away. Tong Huan was about to catch his leg, but Shi Danai was so strong that he bounced his leg away.Knock Tong Huan off the ring.Jin Jia was furious, and ran up to the stage, setting a fire on the sky and rushing over.Shi Danai turned to one side, turned around and pretended to walk away, Jin Jia stepped forward and yelled not to leave!He hugged him by the waist and wanted to hang Shidanai down.But Shi Danai used Guan Gong to take off his robe, turned his hands around, and squeezed on Jin Jia's legs.With a plop, Jin Jia was knocked off the stage, and the onlookers cheered in unison.

Seeing that Shubao was furious, he jumped onto the ring and went straight to Shidanai, and the two fought.Shi Danai exhausted all his strength and used all his abilities to parry.The people watching below shouted in unison.The two of them fought inextricably, but Zhang Gongjin, who came with the general, saw that the momentum was not good, and hurried into the temple and shouted: "My lord, it's not good!"Who would have thought that Shi Ye's official star would not show up, and today he met an opponent, which is very formidable.It's not helpful to see Master Shi as a child!When the two heard this, they were taken aback and ran out.Zhang Gongjin looked up and saw that Shubao was outstanding, applauded secretly, then asked everyone: "Do you know where the hero on the stage came from?"Those who know it point to Jin and Tong and say that they came together.Zhang Gongjin stepped forward, arched her hand and said: "May I ask you two, who is the hero on the stage?"Jin Jia said: "He is Qin Shubao, who is well-known in Shandong Daming Mansion."Zhang Gongjin was overjoyed when she heard the words, and shouted from the watchtower: "Brother Shubao, please stop, don't you hear the beauty of a gentleman as an adult?"Shubao understood in his heart: I just saw him wearing a golden armor and a child ring, and I was angry for a while, so why bother to ruin his reputation if I fight him?Then he flashed falsely and jumped off the stage.Stanay also stepped down.

Shubao said, "I don't know who calls me by my name?"Zhang Gongjin said: "It's the younger brother Zhang Gongjin Hu brother."When Shubao heard the words, he stepped forward to salute and said: "The little one is coming to visit Brother Zhang."Gongjin invites Shubao and three people to come to the temple, each of them greets each other, and a ready-made banquet is prepared for everyone to sit down.Shubao took out Xiongxin's letter and handed it to Gongjin. Gongjin opened it up to read, and explained why Shubao wanted him to take care of him.After watching it, Gongjin said to Shubao, "Don't worry about everything, brother, it's all on my little brother."After drinking a few cups at the moment, Gong Jin ordered the family to prepare three good horses, three of them rode with Shu Bao, and six of them got on the horses, and returned to the village to have a big feast for Shu Bao.When the wine was over, Gong Jin and the others got on their horses and went into the city to the Zhongjun Mansion. Yuchinan, Yuchibei, Han Shizhong and Li Gongdan greeted them together. They met Shubao and asked about their origins.Gongjin said: "It's what you call Shandong Qin Shubao every day."When the four of them heard the words, they hurriedly invited Shubao to see him, and asked why they came here suddenly.Gongjin read Shan Xiongxin's letter with the four of them, and the Yuchi brothers only frowned, sighed and said: "Marshal is very stubborn, if he finds a sinner, he will be beaten with a hundred killing sticks first, and then ten people will be punished." Xie Jin, narrowly escaped death.Now brother Xiongxin doesn't know the reason, and entrusts brother Shubao to you and me, how to deal with this matter? When everyone heard about it, they all looked at each other and were helpless.Li Gongdan said: Don't worry, everyone, I have a plan here: I think the marshal is most afraid of prison plague in his life. If a criminal suffers from prison plague, he will not be beaten. It happens that Brother Shubao's face is as golden as gold, so why not pretend to be prison plague? .Gongjin said: "This plan is very good!"Everyone rejoices.Yu Chinan hosted a banquet to entertain them, cheered and drank until they went deeper. At dawn the next day, I went to serve in front of the commander-in-chief's mansion together.Shao engraved the three-way drum in the gate, fired three cannons, shouted and drank, and the Shuai's mansion opened.Zhang Gongjin returned from the same banner class as Bai Xiandao.Han Shizhong and Li Gongdan, the leaders on the left, and Wei Chinan and Yuchibei, the officers in the middle army, went to the hall together with the commanding squad on the right to see.Then there were Yuanmen officials, hearing officials, generals who preached, and the five battalions, the four sentries, the deputy generals, and the Ya generals, went to the hall to bow.Only Shi Danai never took up a job and served outside the gate.Jin Jia and Tong Huan carried Shubao by a board door, waiting for the post. Marshal Naluo sat in the hall, with bright armor on both sides, densely covered with knives and guns, very strict.After all the officials had seen it, Zhang Gongjin came forward and knelt down and said: "The young general was ordered to guard the arena in Shunyi Village. It will be completed for a hundred days. Shi Danai has no opponents, so he is here to hand over the order."Step aside.Luo Gong asked Shi Danai to come in.Shi Danai walked to the foot of Dan Chi, knelt down and kowtowed, and Luo Gong ordered him to be the right leader.Shi Danai kowtowed to express his gratitude, and returned to work to stand.Then listen to the official singing: submit a text and come in.Jin Jia and Tong Huan rushed forward, holding the documents, walked to the door of Yi, and knelt down far away.The banner officer took the text festival, disassembled it in the hall, and sent it to the general.Luo Gong looked at it and told him to bring Qin Qiong up.Jin Jia knelt down and said: "The prisoner Qin Qiong is not acclimatized on the road. He has suffered from prison plague and cannot move forward."Now it is carried at the gate, waiting for the master to send it down. Luo Gong was always afraid of prison plague, but now that he has reported it, he is afraid that he will pretend to be fake, so he asks him to bring him in for a personal inspection.Jin Jia and Tong Huan carried Shubao in.Luo Gong looked from afar and saw that his complexion was scorched yellow, and his black beads were fixed, it was really prison plague.Just nod his head, send the prisoner to the punishment room for recuperation, and send back the documents.With a promise from both sides, Jin Jia and Tong Huan thanked each other. Luo Gong retreated and fired cannons, beating and sealing the door.That Zhang Gongjin and the others all went outside to see Shubao, congratulated them and invited them to Yuchinan's house, where they had wine and congratulations, no problem. At that time Luo Gong left the hall and saw his son Luo Cheng coming to pick him up. This Luo Cheng was only fourteen years old. He was born with beautiful features, white teeth and red lips, and a face like powder. He was wise and brave. He was the seventh hero in the Sui Dynasty. Road: Where is your mother?Luo Chengdao: Mother didn't know why she woke up in the morning with a sad face, and she just cried in the room.When Luo Gong saw this, he was taken aback and hurried to the room, only to see his wife sitting beside her with tears in her eyes.Luo Gong asked, "why is madam crying?"Mrs. Qin said: I miss my elder brother every day, sacrificed my life for the country, died loyally in battle, left widows and orphans behind, I don't know where to flee, life and death are uncertain.I don't want to dream about my elder brother last night, and said to me: My niece is in trouble, and under your command, I need to remember the love of flesh and blood so that I can take care of her.The concubine woke up and thought of being sad, so she cried.Luo Gongdao: "What's your niece's name?"The lady said: But I know his baby name is Taipinglang.Luo Gong thought for a while, and said to his wife: just now, a military prisoner was released from Luzhou, Shanxi Province. His name is Qin Qiong, who has the same surname as his wife.Should my brother entrust his dream to this person? The madam said in surprise: "It's not good!"If it were my niece, how could I afford this hundred-killing stick!Luo Gong said: "The killing power stick was never hit, because he committed the plague of prison, so the next official sent him down lightly."The lady said: "It's okay, but I don't know where this military prisoner surnamed Qin is from?"Luo Gongdao: "The lower officials never asked."The madam shed tears and said, "Master, how can I meet that man in person and question the root cause of the family."If it was my niece, it wouldn't be in vain for my elder brother's dreams.Luo Gongdao: "It's not difficult. Now the curtain is hung in the back hall, and someone is sent to call the military prisoner for review in the back hall."At that time, the officials questioned him carefully, and the lady heard it from behind the curtain, and she knew whether it was true or not.The madam was happy when she heard the words, and ordered the maid to hang down the curtain, and the madam came out and sat down.Luo Gong took a command arrow, and with his family general Luo Chun, he ordered Qin Qiong, a military criminal who had been rescued from Luzhou, Shanxi, to be re-examined in the back hall.Luo Chun pressed the command arrow, came to the lobby, and handed it to Cao Yanbin, the banner officer. It is said that the marshal command arrow will bring Qin Qiong to the back hall for review.Cao Yanbin took the arrow and hurried to Yuchinan's house. At this time, everyone was drinking, and suddenly Cao Yanbin came in with a command arrow, saying: "This is the official command arrow, and I want to bring Brother Qin to the back hall for review."Everyone heard that, for some reason, they just looked at each other in blank dismay, without any idea.Shubao was very anxious, Cao Yanbin said: "The review in the back hall will definitely not be very serious. Brother Qin can go without worry."Shubao had no choice but to follow Yanbin to the commander's mansion, Yanbin handed Shubao to Luo Chun, and Luo Chun led him into the back hall, and went forward to hand in the order.Shubao peeped from a distance, and saw that Luo Gong was not as dignified as in the early hall, sitting on a tiger-skin chair, with a few servants in Tsing Yi standing on both sides, and bead curtains hung on the hall.He only heard Luo Gong call Qin Qiong to come up, and the family general led Shubao to kneel down in front of the steps.Luo Gongdao: Qin Qiong, where are you from?What was the origin of the ancestors?Why did the crime come here?Shubao thought to himself, there must be a reason why he asked me about my family background, so he said: The prisoner is from Jinan, and his grandfather Qin Xu is a member of the Northern Qi army.His father's name was Qin Yi, and he was the former general of Wuwei under the command of the Lord of Qi. He unfortunately sacrificed his life for the country and died in battle.The only prisoner was five years old, mother and child depended on each other, and took refuge in Shandong.Later, the prisoner was promoted by Ben's house, and he was accused of arresting the head of the bandit. Last year, he escorted the military criminals. When he arrived in Luzhou, he accidentally injured someone in the saponin forest, and was dispatched to the old master to serve as an army. Luo Gong asked again: "What's your mother's last name? Do you have a baby name?"Shubao said: "The prisoner's mother is Ning, and my baby's name is Taipinglang."Luo Gong asked again: Do you have a girl?Shubao said: "There is a girl who married an official surnamed Luo when the prisoner was three years old, and there has been no news since then.Luo Gong laughed and said: "It's not far away, it's not far away, it's only near at present."Ma'am, your niece is here, come and meet me quickly.Mrs. Qin heard clearly, pushed aside the curtain, rushed out of the back hall, hugged Shu Bao, burst into tears, and called out: Tai Ping Lang, my son!Your daughter-in-law is here! At this time, Shubao didn't know where he was going, and trembled all over with fright: Ah!Ma'am, don't get me wrong, I'm a military prisoner.Luo Gong stood up and called out: "My dear wife, don't panic!"Luo Yi, the old man, is your uncle, and this is your girl, something good.At this moment, Uncle Bao woke up as if he was drunk, and boldly stepped forward to confess, and his aunt and aunt also shed a few tears, and then met with his cousin Luo Cheng, and Luo Gong ordered his family to serve Uncle Qin to take a bath Change clothes, prepare wine to catch the wind.Everyone in Zhang Gongjin was overjoyed when they heard about it, and they all sent gifts to congratulate them.I don't know what happened to Shubao after that, let's listen to the next chapter.