Chapter 301 Yan Xiaoliu
In a teahouse in the west of Nan'an County, the storyteller was telling the story of the eldest prince's expedition to conquer the country.
The storyteller is over fifty years old, has early baldness, is not tall, his head is like a big wheel, and he has a green hair;
Beside him, there is a man who is taller than him. A head taller, chubby apprentice.
The gentleman's surname is Guo, which means "dao", but this is not his real name. This kind of master who makes a living in the world rarely shows up by his real name.
Mr. Guo originally liked to talk about the affairs of wealthy families, about which girl hooked up with a poor scholar, and which girl had a tryst with the carpenter named Wang next door at night;
I don’t know later at night. Someone hit me with a sap, my head was bleeding, almost After that, I didn’t dare to talk about those things anymore;
And with the continuous rise of Yan’s foreign wars, Mr. Guo began to talk about the magnificent wars that the Yan people loved to hear most, and he energized his career for this. In his second spring, several teahouses wanted to pay to poach him, and he was worth a lot of money.
What is being told in the hall now is the story of the eldest prince leading an army into Chengguo. It is very timely and attracts a lot of listeners. However, this story is true and false, false and true, and there is something in it. How much is dry goods and what is parallel imports, no one knows.
I just know that if the adults in the court want to see the battle report and military situation, they have to wait for a long time for the eight hundred miles to rush over.
Over there, the eldest prince has just entered the country.
Here, in Mr. Guo's story, the eldest prince has already taken the lead and killed several barbarians himself.
The apprentice next to him was honest and honest. He had just stepped onto the stage and was only responsible for complimenting him. He did not say any unnecessary words. However, every time he opened his mouth, he seemed to be asking questions for the audience below.
One question after another, the story told is really exciting and interesting.
The audience did not check whether the story was true or false, nor did they think about how the storyteller could know the situation on the front line earlier than the military intelligence.
Yanren, in the past two years, have been intoxicated by one victory after another. Anyway, it is our own family that wins, no matter how you brag, we men are not comfortable.
The county government’s new chief catcher, Yan Xiaoliu, who had been in office for less than two months, was also leaning at the door of the teahouse, smiling and listening to Mr. Guo’s story.
When Mr. Yan first took office, many people in the government office thought he was young, and they secretly rumored that he was the brother-in-law of the county magistrate’s aunt and wife. It was estimated that he was promoted through connections. wine bag and rice bag.
The yamen is in deep water. In the county yamen, sometimes the county magistrate will just ignore you if he says that he will ignore you. Therefore, the people below him did not take him seriously at first.
But who knows, it has only been seven days since Capt. Yan came, and he has tidied up the group of captors under him, acting like a boss. From above, from the county magistrate, county prime minister, and chief He established the relationship between the bookkeepers, the clerks, and the supervisors in each class.
He is not arrogant, knows the etiquette of advancing and retreating, but you dare not look down on him. In a yamen, if everyone from top to bottom is polite to you, it will be difficult to live a happy life.
Nan'an County is located in Tiancheng County. It is not very close to the capital, but it is definitely not far away. It cannot be regarded as the emperor's feet, but you can vaguely smell the emperor's athlete's foot.
In addition, His Majesty has repeatedly launched wars in the past two years, which has made prisoners extremely scarce. However, those who have committed crimes, ranging from gangsters to stealing an egg from a neighbor, are all sent to the front line.
Speaking of heavy punishment, it is difficult for people to say "no". After all, no matter what the contradiction is, as long as the battle is being won outside, it is not a contradiction. Instead, this public security atmosphere, It really gives people a feeling of "like a spring breeze".
For this reason, Yan Captou had nothing to do on weekdays. As usual, he collected filial piety on the street, and then led a group of brothers to wander around, and his life was quite leisurely.
When the shopkeeper in the teahouse saw Yan Shaotou coming, he immediately came over to invite the waiter to sit on the second floor. Yan Shaotou refused, saying that he was on official business and it was not convenient to go in, so he rudely grabbed a handful from the waiter's pocket. Melon seeds, chewing and listening at the same time.
The shopkeeper brought another small stool with a cup of tea on it and bowed:
“You can use it.”
“Haha.”
Yan Captou was not a stingy person, so he took out two pieces of silver from his pocket, one was for tea, and the other was for Mr. Guo.
The protection fee I just collected from the rouge shop in front of me still smells of powder.
“You’re generous.”
The shopkeeper didn’t refuse. Drinking tea in a teahouse and giving rewards to craftsmen is a very prestigious thing. If you insist on not accepting it, then it’s unacceptable. Give me face.
Over there, Mr. Guo received the reward. He smiled and led his apprentice to bow to the gate where Yan Captou was standing. The master and apprentice said in unison:
"Thank you for the reward!"
Thank you,
Mr. Guo asked his apprentice again:
"Where did we just talk about?"
"When it comes to the fact that Emperor Chengguo left the eldest prince as his orphan before his death. "
"It's not that bad. The Emperor of the Cheng Kingdom, Situ Lei, knew that he was going to die soon, so he ordered our eldest prince, Sun Youdao, to go to the army.
The eldest prince entered the Chengguo Palace wearing golden armor and a red cloak, followed by Li Bao and Li Fusheng, two commander-in-chiefs, and thousands of soldiers. My dear, have any of the Situ family ever seen such a mighty warrior? Have you ever seen such a majestic prince from the Tian family?
Those princesses and concubines, looking at our eldest prince, their saliva is flowing down! ”
Yes,
Mr. Guo just won the reward,
He felt a little excited,
As he continued to talk fiercely, he actually went back to the old routine of talking about romantic affairs.
“Is it true or false?”
“Yes, is it true or false?”
Some audience members have given their opinions.
Co-author Mr. Guo is the spittoon used to connect water, so he was at the scene, so he saw it, right?
Mr. Guo immediately said sternly:
"I wish you all know that the emperor of the Situ family has bad health and bones. He came back from Xuehai Customs with injuries. Therefore, those concubines in the harem have already been injured." I'm so hungry and thirsty, Who should I share the water with?"
"Happy! ! ”
"Your Highness is mighty!"
"Excellent, I am the Prince of Yan!"
Storytelling is a street story without a bit of pornography or exaggeration, so how to set off this atmosphere? Without this kind of atmosphere, how can you get people to reward you?
In this business of making a living, what we are dealing with is the working people. If we try to cut it into pieces, it loses its true meaning and appears nondescript.
Everyone is happy, the audience is happy, the parents are happy, then it’s OK!
"Hehehehe."
Yan Captou listened while lowering his voice and laughing.
Don't say it,
He was really looking forward to the next plot turning to the story that his eldest brother and the concubines in the harem of Na Cheng Kingdom had to tell.
However, at this moment, a head catcher came over and said:
"It's a big deal, something happened in the yamen."
"What's wrong?"
"It's a dead man."
When Yan Captou heard this, he immediately took the rest of his hands. He stuffed the melon seeds into the hand of a man next to him who was crowding at the door frame and listening.
Immediately, he and his subordinate rushed to the Yamen.
Someone was indeed dead in the yamen. When Yan came to the hall, he saw a man in black clothes sitting on the ground, holding a roast chicken in his left hand and a pot of wine in his right hand, eating and drinking vigorously.
The county magistrate was sitting in the hall, and the government officials who came over surrounded the man, but no one dared to go up and provide support.
Oh, by the way, there is a corpse lying down in the hall. This person is known to Yan Shaotou, Hou San'er, who runs a gambling house in the back street and distributes usury money.
At this time, Hou San'er was already dead.
"What's going on?" Yan Captou asked a policeman.
"Dangtou, you are here. What is strange today is that this man owed Hou San'er money and refused to pay it back. Hou San'er took him to report to the official. Our Lord was just about to go to court. Who knew what would happen? The man suddenly took out a piece of iron from his pocket and smashed the monkey to death.
Even if he smashed the man to death in front of the audience, the man sat down and took over the food and drink without running away. Run, just He said that after he finished the meal, he would go to the army to join the army."
"You also brought your own wine and meat?"
"Well, the people over there gave it to you. They are all his brothers, young and old.”
Looking over, Yan realized that among the people who had gathered at the gate of the county government office to watch the excitement, a group of young men were kneeling there.
"Tsk, tsk."
Yan Tou pushed away the crowd, took the initiative to walk up to the man, squatted down, and said:
"Brother, do you have enough wine?"
The man raised his head, looked at Yan Captou, smiled, and said:
"That's enough. You can't walk on the road when you're drunk. It's a long way from here to Chengguo."
Yan Captou sat down cross-legged, pointed at Hou San'er, who was already out of breath, and said:
"Have you got a grudge?"
"I just came back from the goods and learned that one of my brothers and my wife I was deceived by this monkey San'er , the house and land were bought for a hundred cents, and the old woman came to her senses and cried that she had no way out, so she threw herself into a well and died.
My brother left early, and he was no less when he first started to live in life. Eat the steamed buns made by my wife, I heard about this when I came back this time. Well, one life is worth one life. I killed Hou San'er to avenge my brother and his mother from the spring. Later, I can follow him to the front line and become a prisoner. Follow the savages or fight with dogs "
Hou San'er's reputation is very bad. He did unscrupulous business, and many people were deceived by him. However, Hou San'er's backstage is the chief bookkeeper, so it's okay. No one dared to touch him.
Now that Hou San'er is dead, he can be regarded as "removing harm for the people."
Yan Captou recalled what his brother surnamed Zheng said. He said that why Jianghu could not be on the stage, but still attracted many people, because some people in Jianghu sometimes Do things that "dressed beasts" wouldn't do.
Yan Captou has been in Nan'an County for a while, and he knows some of Hou San'er's bad deeds, but he has never been in a hurry to deal with him because he has not yet settled his relationship with the chief bookkeeper.
Of course, the main reason is that no matter how bad Hou San'er is, he will not use his means to get his hands on Yan Bao. This is the fundamental reason why there is no urgency.
"Brother, leave a name?"
"Hehe, don't you also have to sign and draw a sign to be held captive later? That's all, since you want to ask, I will tell you, a certain Nan'an Ran Min.
People give me the nickname, Ran Big Beard."< br>
“But what about the beard?”
“Shave it in advance to avoid having to deal with lice on the way to hairdressing.”
Said,
Ran Min faced the group of kneeling guys outside the county government office and said:
"Don't look sad one by one. We all surrendered to the army together. What you surrendered are civilians and miscellaneous soldiers. A certain prisoner Start as a disciple, as long as you have The battle will take a long time before I can get up again. When the time comes, I will still lead you to kill the thieves!"
Then,
Ran Min turned to look at the people in the high hall again! The county magistrate said:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Qingtian, I didn't give you face, so I killed someone in public.
But the eldest master should also come down and have a glass of wine with me. This matter will eventually spread and become a good story. Hahahaha, I sent you this east wind, and if you don’t take advantage of it, then your kindness will be in vain!”
The county magistrate is still sitting there, not getting down, his face twitching. , obviously angry.
Seeing this, Yan Captou was a little helpless. No wonder the county magistrate was ignored by the county magistrate below. He didn't even have the courage to do so, and he didn't want the official reputation that was given to him in vain.
If that guy named Zheng was here,
He ran down a long time ago and toasted three glasses in a row,
and then recited the punishment sentence loudly with tears in his eyes. Then he covered his face and hugged the child and cried loudly. He had to make sure that the wind was completely settled before he gave up.
Ran Min shook his head,
and looked at Yan Captou sitting in front of him,
said with emotion:
"It's a pity. Although our Majesty can't help his subordinates join the officialdom, it's a bit difficult for you, brother, to climb up the ranks as a police officer. If you're not an official, it's useless to have the reputation of an official.
< br>This is the bandit’s name in the world, brother, do you want it?”
“Yes.”
Yan Capt. will accept everything he wants.
Ran Min took the wine bottle first and took a big sip,
Then he handed the jug to Yan Captou,
and shouted:
“Brother, let’s go!” The child took a big sip of wine.
Ran Min laughed loudly,
He shouted to the outside:
“May I ask my brother’s name?”
Yan Captou pretended to be a little drunk,
and shouted loudly:
“Nan’an Yan Xiaoliu is right!”
"Okay, it's a great pleasure to be able to recognize another brother before I'm sent to the army. Wait, brother, I will accumulate military merits in the army and make a name for myself. If I can't be a captain, we must at least be a guard. Or become a general.
Hahahaha,
When the war is over, I will come back when I have the chance. From now on, you can follow me. What Yan Erlang does is to kill the dog in front of the battle, that is the real pleasure!
Brother Xiao Liu, wait, I will protect you from now on!”
We will fight in front of the battle, It is too arrogant to say that taking one's life to win military glory is just a matter of picking something up, but the rivers and lakes are shallow, but they can often give birth to dragon snakes. What will happen in the future is still unknown.
Hearing this, Yan Captou smiled and said:
"What a coincidence, one of my brothers said this in the early years, before joining the army."
"Haha, he is bragging. Brother, I’m different!”
Yan Qiao raised his head and let out a long sigh,
said with emotion:
"Don't tell me, I really miss my brother. It's been almost a year."
"Died in battle?"
"..." Yan Xiaoliu.
When Ran Min saw Yan catching his head and said nothing, he looked serious
and said:
"He is a man. Since he died fighting for me, Dayan, he should be respected. Come on, Brother Yan, let's toast your late brother with this glass of wine!"
"Hehehehe." Yan Xiao Liu laughed, his stomach hurt from laughing, but he still nodded, reached out and held the same wine bottle with Ran Min,
with his mouth facing down,
the wine spilled on the ground.
“Go well, brothers, and go on the road with peace of mind!”
.........
“A sneeze!”
General Zheng, who had just been helped by Siniang to sit on the bed and drink chicken soup, sneezed so loudly that he almost spilled the chicken soup in his hand. .
"Hey, who is thinking about me." (End of this chapter)