Fifty-five Battle of Turtle and Silver Carp

In the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, heavy rain fell in various counties in Xupei, Yuteng, Shandong for several days. Lümeng Lake overflowed, the ocean was overwhelming, and the embankments collapsed for hundreds of miles. The people along the coast suffered, countless people drowned, and those who survived were displaced.

They all became refugees.

The water receded, and the refugees returned to rebuild their homes. The imperial court was afraid of repeating the same mistakes and being flooded again. In order to protect the safety of the people, it widened and dug a deep canal to drain the water from the lake to the Yellow River. Shu Yinglong, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was ordered to take charge of this project.

Shu Yinglong went to Pei County, surveyed and mapped, called in migrant workers, and started construction over the past year. The project was huge and took several years to complete. However, for several consecutive years after the disaster, the weather was good and the grain was plentiful. The people went to the lake to fish and returned home with full warehouses.

A fisherman accidentally saw a big turtle in the lake, with a head like a bucket and a body like a millstone. It was so frightened that he quickly rocked the boat to escape. However, the turtle retreated out of harm's way. Later, fishermen often saw the big turtle swimming in the lake, sometimes disappearing and disappearing.

Now, they come and go without a trace; sometimes they stand beside a fishing boat, but they don't move, then they disappear far away, and they come and go suddenly, as if they are enjoying themselves with the fishermen. The people all think that the turtle fairy has arrived at Lake Lumeng, why has the flood not subsided for several years?

, the people are happy and happy? This is the blessing of the Turtle Immortal. Therefore, people along the lake set up tables to burn incense, place offerings, and worship devoutly, hoping for good weather in the coming year. There is an endless stream of people kneeling down to worship.

While Shu Yinglong was supervising the work, he suddenly felt unwell and itchy all over his body, so he asked a famous doctor for treatment. However, the treatment was ineffective and his condition worsened.

The itching was unbearable, scratching all over the body, the skin was rotten and pus was flowing, and I was in extreme pain and had no choice. At this time, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the gate, and the servant came to report that there was an old man outside the house asking to see him, claiming that he could cure the disease and help the minister solve the problem.

, because he saw that his clothes were disheveled, his shoes and hat were torn, and the servants prevented him from entering the house, so he made a noise and disturbed the Lord. When Yinglong heard this, he thought: If he is sick, he goes to the doctor. Maybe this old man can cure him, why not invite him?

He ordered his servant to invite him into the house.

When the old man entered the house, Ying Long took a closer look at him and saw that he was short in stature, bloated, with disheveled white hair, dull eyes, a wide mouth and a flat nose, and was dressed in mottled and patterned rags. He was extremely slovenly. No wonder the servants refused to enter the house. Ying Long

When he was doubtful, he asked: "Sir, can you treat this official's difficult disease?" The old man nodded and said proudly: "Your Excellency's disease is none other than old age, and no one can cure it." Hearing his praise of Haikou, Yinglong suddenly became alive.

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After diagnosing Yinglong's pulse, the old man said: "The disease you have is caused by traveling long distances, working hard day and night, and being exposed to external evils. The external evils enter the body, invade the skin and cause herpes. This disease is not difficult to cure." Yinglong felt that it was not difficult to cure.

It made sense, so he asked: "What medicine is needed to cure it?" The old man said: "Only one medicine can cure the disease, but this medicine is difficult to find." Yinglong asked eagerly what medicine, and the old man said: "Sir, you can hear it now

There is a big turtle in Lake Lümeng. Take the turtle cover, grind it into fine pieces and eat it, and the disease will be cured. However, this big turtle has been practicing for thousands of years, so it is difficult to catch it." Yinglong disagreed and said: "Don't say a thousand years, ten thousand years.

What's the difficulty? My order will be heard immediately."

Yinglong rewarded the old man and ordered the fishermen along the lake to catch the big turtle with all their strength. However, after a few days, no results were obtained. Yinglong asked why, and his servant told him that the big turtle was a divine turtle. The people along the lake respected it and asked for good weather and good weather.

Although he was down, no one dared to offend the gods and arrest him. Yinglong was an upright official, and he couldn't bear to force the people to do what they didn't do, for fear of disturbing the people and ruining his reputation as an upright official. When he was worried, the slovenly old man came back to see him.

He came up with a plan and said: "Humans die for money and birds die for food. Your Excellency has offered a large reward, and there must be a brave person to answer it. If not, Your Excellency, you will be terminally ill. When you are assigned to the command, you will be old and helpless." After the old man finished speaking, he answered the dragon.

Suddenly I felt itchy all over my body and had difficulty breathing. I immediately ordered that anyone who caught the big turtle would be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!

There was a brave man who was rewarded with a heavy reward. In order to get the silver reward, the fisherman Hou San led several people to drive a boat into the lake in order to catch the big turtle. However, the radius of Lümeng Lake is hundreds of miles and the lake is so wide that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. How can you still find it?

After several days, there was no result. The sloppy old man came to the door again and offered advice: "Sir, you can dredge the canal as soon as possible. The water in the lake is leaking. There is a small island in the lake, and it is exposed. The big turtles will dry their shells on the island, and they can be caught.

." Yinglong said: "This is not difficult. Now that the project is nearing completion, we can urge them to release the water and order brave men to land on the island to catch them."

After the project was completed, the sluice was opened to release water, the water level dropped suddenly, and Weishan Island was exposed. Hou San prepared his bows and arrows, and led several small boats to approach the island. He saw a giant turtle basking on a large rock. Hou San was overjoyed and ordered his men to open their bows and shoot arrows.

Suddenly, random arrows were shot at the turtle, but the arrows hit the turtle's cover as if hitting a steel plate, making a clanging sound. They fell into the water one after another, but could not hurt the turtle at all. The men were shocked and abandoned their bows to escape. The turtle suddenly disappeared, and the strong wind blew.

The protrusion stirred up the boulder, and the boulder flew up and hit Hou San. Blood splattered, the boat was shattered, and everyone died. Hou San was cut into pieces! Seeing this, all the gang members panicked and abandoned the boat and jumped into the water to escape for their lives!

When Yinglong heard about it, he was frightened and uneasy. At night, an old man suddenly appeared in the room. He saw this old man wearing a checkered robe. He was more than ten feet tall. He had a childlike face with white hair, bright eyes, high bun, and strange bones. Yinglong

He was horrified and asked in a trembling voice: "Who are you? How dare you break into the house privately." The old man said: "I am the big turtle you are looking for. I am here to tell the truth. My life has nothing to do with you.

You have been deceived in the slightest." Yinglong calmed down and asked, "How do you explain this statement?" Dagui continued, "The person who conspired to get me to treat your illness is a silver carp monster, and his mind is not right.

I want to dominate Lake Lümeng, stir up trouble and cause harm to one area, and want the people around the lake to build temples for it and enjoy the incense. I stop them and persuade them to do good, but they actually quarrel with me. They are jealous and want to take revenge on me. This time

, you came here to treat the water, and he used magic to make you sick. Then he pretended to be a doctor to treat your illness, and came here three times to give advice. He wanted to use your hands to destroy me, and he used his sword to kill people."

Yinglong suddenly came to his senses, apologized and said: "So that's how it is. I didn't know what I was doing, and I almost made a big mistake. I hope the Immortal will forgive me." The turtle scolded him: "I can take your life as easily as taking something from a bag, but I can't bear it.

For one reason, I see that you cherish the people's sentiments, are loyal to your duties, have no corruption, and are an upright official; secondly, that you were eager to recover from your illness and were deceived by the silver carp monster into doing this. I don't blame you." Yinglong knelt down.

He thanked him and said: "I am sorry to hear the slanderous words of the Silver Carp Monster and commit such a serious crime. The Great Immortal does not remember grudges and is open-minded and kind. I can't thank you enough. The people around the lake for hundreds of miles today are safe and sound only because of the Great Immortal's blessing."

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The big turtle helped Yinglong up and said humbly: "It's a reward. I see that you are repentant. I will cure your illness immediately." After saying this, he spit out a pearl from his mouth, like a cherry, with red light shining. The pearl surrounded Yinglong.

It flew around and returned to the mouth of the big turtle after several circles. Yinglong suddenly felt relaxed and happy, his whole body felt comfortable, and his strange illness was cured!

The big turtle cupped his hands and said goodbye: "Tomorrow at three o'clock at noon, I will fight to the death with the silver carp monster. Please watch it from the edge of the lake. See you again." After saying this, he turned around and disappeared.

The next day, Yinglong led the crowd and stood on the edge of the lake. They saw the lake water rippling, the sky clear, the sun shining brightly, the breeze blowing on the face, and there was nothing abnormal in the lake. At three quarters of noon, the weather suddenly changed, clouds rose up, covering the sky and the sun, and there was a strong wind.

There was a great movement, and the turbid waves rolled. The Turtle Immortal led his turtles and turtles to fight, and the silver carp monster led his silver carp and his grandson to fight. Soldiers from both sides fought against their generals. The turtle immortal spit out white light from his mouth to attack him, and the silver carp monster vomited from his mouth.

The black light greeted him, and the black and white lights entwined, like a twist, for a long time. The two sides fought fiercely, and the noise shook the heaven and the earth!

The spectators along the lake were horrified when they saw this fighting scene. At about midnight, they saw the black light gradually weakening, the white light getting stronger, the black light extinguished, the white light shone, the clouds and fog dispersed, and the sea was calm. After a fierce battle, the silver carp monster was injured and escaped into the canal.

On the Yellow River, the turtles escaped and the turtle immortals were victorious. They led the turtles and turtles to pursue the victory. The lake was filled with silver carp carcasses, and the fishermen drove boats to salvage them, bringing back nearly 100,000 kilograms.
Chapter completed!