Chapter 8: Shen Di Bravely Makes His First Merit: Encountering a Fairy in the Cherry Cave
But it was said that Liu Zhengyan fled back to Pucheng, returned to his mansion, took out the iron coupon of the alchemy book, and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, it said "except for the great rebellion, no one cares about anything else". He was so angry that he threw the iron coupon and cursed.
Zhao Gou called for Niu Qiang, Fang Zhe, Sheng Duan and Zhang Ze to be summoned urgently.
Shi Ren, Mo Xun, and Li Zhang discussed it, but Li Zhang did not come. The sergeant came to report: "General Li Zhang escaped from the north gate alone." Liu Zhengyan scolded: "Li Zhang, you are a loser.
I regret killing you with one knife!" Niu Qiang, Fang Zhe, Sheng Duan, Zhang Ze,
Shi Ren and Mo Xun looked at each other in confusion and had no idea. The sergeant came to report again: "Wu Sheng's army surrounded the east gate, south gate, and north gate, but only the west gate was not surrounded!" Liu Zhengyan was like an ant on a hot pot, panicking. Niu Qiang
He stood up and shouted: "If you don't run away now, then when will you wait?"
!" Sheng Duan, Shi Ren, and Mo Xun remained silent. Niu Qiang said: "Aren't you going to escape and stay here to wait for death? I want to see if Han Shizhong can let you wait!"
He led Fang Zhe and Zhang Ze, led two hundred soldiers, protected Liu Zhengyan, and hurried out of the west gate.
Liu Zhengyan led Niu Qiang, Fang Zhe, and Zhang Ze, and galloped westward. After five or six miles, they saw Yang Lin coming out of the mountain on the left, and Xue Yong coming out of the mountain on the right, each with 400 infantry, blocking the way.
Yang Lin shouted: "Traitor, you
Where are you going?" Niu Qiang didn't say anything, but protected Liu Zhengyan and risked his life to kill him. The two sides fought in a chaotic battle. Yang Lin killed Zhang Ze and Xue Yong killed Fang Zhe. Wu Shengjun took advantage of the victory and pursued him, and Liu Zhengyan led
The soldiers were killed in pieces.
Liu Zhengyan and Niu Qiang led more than 20 soldiers to break out of the siege and got rid of Yang Lin and Xue Yong. They just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Wenda running out of the left slope and Li Cheng running out of the right slope, each leading two cavalry troops.
Hundreds, blocking the way. Niu Qiang saw that there were only a dozen or so soldiers around him, but he felt miserable in his heart. Niu Qiang's eyes turned red and he hissed.
He said: "I will fight with that guy!" He held up a square-shaped painted halberd and clapped his horse forward. Wen Da waved his sword and came to fight Niu Qiang. The two generals immediately got into a mess. I saw: Wen Da used his sword and opened and closed it widely.
, The moves are Guge; Niu Qiang uses the halberd, often taking the wrong lead and taking surprise. Back and forth, back and forth, the two people fought for more than forty times.
Li Cheng caught a glimpse of Liu Zhengyan, and when he was not paying attention, he quietly took his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow, hitting his right shoulder. Liu Zhengyan, watching the battle between Niu Qiang and Wenda, did not pay attention to Li Cheng, and suddenly he was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse.
Li Cheng ordered the sergeants to capture him. All the sergeants rushed forward.
They stabbed all the twenty soldiers to death with spears. Several sergeants held down Liu Zhengyan and tied him up. Li Cheng dismounted and took the sword. Niu Qiang saw Liu Zhengyan and captured him. The soldiers were killed. He was flustered and confused.
, Fangtian Huaji was pushed away by Wen Da, and he slashed with his sword again, knocking him off his horse.
But it is said that the three generals Sheng Duan, Shi Ren and Mo Xun were originally officers of the Song Dynasty. They were coerced by Liu Zhengyan and had no choice but to join the Red Heart Army. Seeing Han Shizhong's mighty power and Wu Sheng's army overwhelmingly, they felt like returning home. They found out about Liu Zhengyan, Niu Qiang and Fang.
Zhe, Zhang Ze came out of Ximen, Sheng Duan, Shi Ren,
The three generals Mo Xun gathered together to discuss and led the troops out of the east gate to surrender. The three leaders, Sheng Duan, Shi Ren, and Mo Xun, went out of the city gate and knelt down. Han Shizhong allowed him to surrender and led his troops into the city.
The general ordered: "Don't harm the people!" While he came out to calm the people, Qiu did not commit any crime.
When the generals returned victorious, Li Cheng captured Liu Zhengyan alive, Wen Da killed Niu Qiang, Yang Lin killed Zhang Ze, Xue Yong killed Fang Zhe, Shen Yingtao killed Li Zhang, Sheng Duan, Shi Ren, and Mo Xun led their troops out of the city.
The surrender was recorded in the merit book. Li Cheng handed over Liu Zhengyan's sword, and Shen Yingtao handed over Li Zhang's sword. Seeing that Sheng Duan was calm and composed, Han Shizhong ordered Sheng Duan to receive a thousand
The sergeants were temporarily stationed in the city to maintain public order. The remaining 2,200 sergeants and 1,000 horses were assigned to Wu Sheng's army and camped outside the city to rest and not disturb the people. Shi Ren was ordered to be the deputy commander of the left army of the infantry, and Mo Xun was appointed as the deputy commander of the left army of the infantry.
The deputy commander of the right army of the infantry put Liu Zhengyan into a prison car, ordered Jian Ping and Shen Yingtao to lead an army of 200 horses, guarded the prison car, and took the road to look for Hangzhou Prefecture.
Let's talk about Jian Ping. Tao Tao escorted Liu Zhengyan, and the two of them were speechless all the way. Jian Ping was angry that Tao Tao had lied to him and took away the credit for killing Li Zhang. Tao Tao saw that Jian Ping was stingy and ignored him. He entered Hangzhou City that day. When the people heard that Liu Zhengyan had been captured, the whole city of Hangzhou was stirred up. People in Hangzhou came out to see Liu Zhengyan. There were crowds of people, noisy people, and crowded streets and alleys, all coming to see Liu Zhengyan and praising him. Han Shizhong was impressed. Jian Ping and Ying Tao handed Liu Zhengyan to the prison and went to the official post in the city to rest. The next day, someone from the palace came and told Jian Ping that Ying Tao came to see him. Jian Ping and Ying Tao entered the palace and lay down under the steps of the main hall. The Holy Sage asked the two men to stand up and talk. Jian Ping trembled and presented Han Shizhong's letter. The Holy See read the letter and praised: "Han Shizhong is really brave. He captured the leader of the thieves Liu Zhengyan in one battle. Congratulations!" Look at the following: "The person standing below is Shen Yingtao?" Yingtao said: "The last general is Shen Yingtao." The Holy Master said: "You girl, at a young age, you killed the rebel envoy and beheaded the rebel general Li Zhang. It's really true. A young hero!" Yingying said curiously: "How did the Holy One know that I was the one who killed Li Zhang?" The Holy One smiled and said: "Of course General Han said it in the memorial." Cherry said: "It turned out that General Han said it. How many sticks? It was nothing to worry about. The envoy smashed his skull with just one stick and sent him to the west. Li Zhang only hit him with three sticks, one to knock him off his sword, and one to knock him off his horse. Crush his head with one stick. If His Majesty likes it, I will hit him with more sticks and beat up more thieves." Seeing Yingying chattering in a very light and interesting way, His Majesty was amused by her and laughed out loud.
On the way out of the palace, Jian Ping's face was gloomy. His Majesty and Ying Tao had a lively conversation, and they were talking about the killing of Li Zhang. Jian Ping felt very uncomfortable. This was originally Jian Ping's credit, but he had Ting Tao rob him. He praised Han Shizhong, praised Yingtao, and praised the wild girl as a young hero, but he didn't have a single kind word to say to him. Jianping felt very unhappy. Jianping and Yingtao didn't talk, and returned to the government inn, each going to have a rest. At dawn , Cherry got up, rode the horse, picked up the stick, and went to Pucheng alone.
Cherry hit the horse and came to the boundary of Yuhang. Suddenly she felt hungry and laughed to herself: "Just to avoid walking with that boring gourd, I was in a hurry and forgot to eat breakfast." He saw an ancient temple on the edge of the ridge in front of him, and saw: The mountain gate invades Cuiling, and the Buddhist temple meets the blue clouds. Yingying praised: "What an ancient temple! Let's go and beg for a bowl of rice." Riding his horse to the front of the temple, he saw the four words "Wanshou Temple" painted on the forehead, Yingying said He got off his horse outside the temple gate and tied the horse outside the temple.
After entering the door, he saw an old monk cleaning the courtyard. Yingying came forward and saluted: "Master, I came to ask for a bowl of rice. Because I left in a hurry, I didn't eat breakfast and I was hungry." The old monk saw that it was a cherry and ate it. Startled, he hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "I have seen General Shen before." Yingtao asked curiously: "Do you recognize me?" The old monk said: "Two days ago, General Jian and General Shen were escorting Liu Zhengyan when they passed by Yuhang. The monk went to see it, so he recognized General Shen." Cherry said: "That's it. The general is hungry, are there any leftovers in the temple?" The old monk said: "There are only vegetarian dishes in the temple, I'm afraid General Shen won't be able to eat them. "Ting Tao said: "Let's get a bowl of rice." The old monk said: "General Shen, please move inside and sit down." Tao Ting went under the tree, leaned the black iron rod against the tree, and sat on the stone bench. Said: "Don't disturb the monks. I'll eat here and ask the master to bring the meal." He studied sticks under Xue Yong, and Yingying called it the "immortal stick method", so he only prayed to gods and not to worship Buddha. Yingying didn't want to Entering inside saved a lot of trouble. The old monk came in and brought out a tray with a bowl of white rice and two plates of vegetarian dishes.
Cherry ate her vegetarian meal, thanked the old monk, and was about to go out when she heard a scream coming from outside the temple. The old monk said: "General Shen, don't pay attention to it. This is an old woman outside the temple. I don't know where she came from yesterday. She lived in a cave behind the temple, claiming to be the reincarnation of He Xiangu, who came here to seek enlightenment for people who were destined to be enlightened. She talked about gods and ghosts all day long, talked crazy words, and kept howling, disrupting the purity of Buddhism and annoying people to death. Some elders went to argue with her. But she said , when she finds her destined person, she will be enlightened and leave. I only hope that she will meet her destined person and leave as soon as possible, so that I can be pure in Buddhism."
It was a coincidence, but such strange things happened to Yingying. Yingying was amazed and wanted to find out what happened. After leaving the temple gate and turning behind the temple, he saw the green mountain behind and a dark cave halfway up the slope. From time to time, there were rumors A shrill scream. Cherry climbed halfway up the slope and entered the cave, only to see a sloppy crazy woman dancing to herself, sometimes mumbling to herself, and sometimes screaming. When she saw Cherry walking into the cave carelessly, the crazy woman shouted "Who is here?" Yingtao stepped forward and saluted: "Grandma Wu, you are so polite. I am Shen Yingtao, nicknamed Wild Monkey, from Shenjiazhuang, Dantu County." The crazy woman looked at it carefully and suddenly said "Yes, I met you a few years ago, and you are that girl doll." Cherry said curiously: "What girl doll?" The crazy woman did not answer, but clapped her hands and said, "If it is destined, it is you. You Come, kneel down, and I will give you a lotus pod and teach you a few spells." Cherry walked forward, knelt down on the ground, and took the lotus pod from the crazy woman. The crazy woman squatted down and put it next to Cherry's ear. After saying the incantation, he stood up and walked out of the cave. He suddenly transformed into a beautiful woman, holding lotus leaves and lotus flowers, and her clothes were fluttering. She turned back, waved her hand towards Cherry, and said, "I am He Xiangu. If there is a fate, , you and I will meet again." He Xiangu never forgot about the wild girl and came here specifically to change the scene. She saw auspicious clouds appearing under her feet and she rode away on the clouds.
Cherry was shocked and collapsed on the ground. After a long while, when she regained consciousness, the lotus pod in her hand was missing. She looked around and saw that the lotus pod had turned into a small jade sculpture, with a red rope hanging on her waist. Cherry tried to recite the spell, but she saw that she was suddenly covered in the lotus pod. She jumped out of the lotus pod, only to see that the lotus pod had turned back into a small jade sculpture around her waist. Cherry said happily: "It's fun, it's fun!" Jumping out of the cave, After descending the mountain, turn back to the front of the temple.
Jian Ping led an army of 200 horses and was already waiting in front of the temple. Jian Ping searched all the way and saw Tao Tao's horse in front of Wanshou Temple, so he ordered the sergeant to stop and wait. When Jian Ping saw Tao Tao jumping back, Jian Ping's face turned dark and he led He picked up an army of 200 horses and left first. Yingtao picked up the black iron rod, went to the tree to untie the horse's rope, mounted his horse and chased after him. A few days later, he returned to Pucheng, Jian Ping, and Yingtao went to the big tent to hand over the order.
Yingtao hurriedly went to find the master and told about the adventure in the cave. Xue Yong was surprised when he heard this. He saw Yingtao reciting a spell and hiding in the lotus pod, but saw Xue Yong looking around with astonishment on his face. Yingtao jumped out of the lotus pod and stood in front of Xue Yong. Up ahead, Xue Yong was startled and took a few steps back. Yingying said: "Did you see me?" Xue Yong shook his head. Yingying asked again: "Did you see the lotus pods?" I can see you inside." Xue Yong said with great joy: "You are so lucky to have such an adventure and get this magical object from Yingtao!" But Yingtao was surprised and said: "This lotus is so small, I can hide in it, isn't it me? Has it gotten smaller too?”
A few days later, the new Pucheng officials arrived and said: "The emperor has issued an imperial edict to execute Liu Zhengyan at the court in Hangzhou." Han Shizhong called Shengduan back from Pucheng and ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals, and all the generals entered.
Chapter completed!