Chapter 114: The Seven Brothers of Naofan City Are Sworn
When he got up the next morning, the little eunuch went out and saw that the shepherd had gone to the palace early to inquire about the news. The shepherd's wife prepared breakfast for them, including steamed buns in mutton soup. After dinner, everyone had nothing to do and went out for a walk. For fear of an accident, someone suggested that the little eunuch tell a story. The little eunuch smiled and said:
"I don't know how to tell stories. Since I have nothing to do, I will tell you a historical allusion!"
It is said that during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, two martial arts students went up to the mountain to learn martial arts. The master gave each of them a task. One was to put a ladle into a tank full of water, and they would alternate grabbing the ladle with both hands every day. It counts when both left and right hands can grasp it. The other is to pinch the flying bugs with both hands as soon as you get up every day. Put the left hand on the left and the right hand on the right. The numbers in both hands must be equal. When can you pinch in one day? Only a thousand were enough. The two of them repeated this task every day for five years. In the end, no one could do what they wanted. The one who caught the gourd scratched countless gourds, but none of them could catch the flying insects. This one pinched more than 800 birds in a day at most, and there was always a gap of one or two hundred from the number of one thousand. The two of them were discouraged and went to their master to say goodbye and said: "Master, we are not martial arts practitioners at all. Facts, we haven't mastered that little thing you mentioned after five years of training. Why should we learn serious martial arts?" The master smiled and said: "Go, this is enough for you two to eat and drink for a lifetime. Don't cause trouble after you go out. It’s done.”
The two of them went down the mountain dejectedly, and when they arrived at a market, they saw someone fighting, and many people were watching. They squeezed in and took a look, only to see two big men huddled together, as angry as a bullfight, and no one could see them. They refused to give in, and they were fighting fiercely. The man who caught the ladle became angry when he saw it, and complained that there was no one to stop the fight among so many people. He stepped forward and couldn't help but gently pinch the heads of the two with both hands. Say:
"Brother, forget it, stop fighting!"
His squeeze was not tight, and five bloody holes were opened on each of their heads, and five colorful fountains spewed out. The person fighting instantly fell to the ground and died, and the spectators dispersed in a rush. When the two saw each other, If you get into trouble, you'll run away.
Someone reported the case, and the officers and soldiers chased them. They had short legs, and the officers and soldiers were fast. After a while, they saw them from a distance. The officers and soldiers did not dare to get too close. Someone came up with a suggestion and said:
"The martial arts skills of these two people are world-class, but they are not as good as shooting arrows."
Twenty people fired arrows at the same time, and the arrows came like locusts. The man who had been pinching insects for five years in front of his head saw so many flying objects in the sky, and he happened to be addicted to his hands, so he hurriedly used his hands to pinch them. There were five rows of officers and soldiers. The arrows were flying, but the two men were still standing tall and waiting to catch insects. The officers and soldiers knew that they had met a master and famous person. If they didn't leave, would they wait for death? They shouted, turned their horses' heads, and they all ran away! ( Author's note: One of these two people is called Xiao Birang, who is a sage, and the other is called Tie Lingfeng, a ten-fingered steel bar. They are both famous generals under Chai Rong, Shizong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. They can be seen in another little book by Xiaozi, "The Son of the Savage" (No mention of fault)
Everyone was dumbfounded after hearing this, and they all said: "What the Marshal said is absolutely correct. If an iron pestle is ground into a needle, it will come true naturally!"
The young eunuch was displeased and corrected him: "Don't call each other handsome. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. Let's just call them brothers. Some of you are older than me and some are younger. Let's stick to the old rules. First come, first served, I’ll be the eldest brother, just go down in line like this, how about that?”
Everyone was overjoyed and knelt down and said, "Listen to my brother's instructions!"
The little eunuch said: "I've taken it this time. I won't have to kneel down and kowtow at all in the future. It's too troublesome."
Huang Ren and Zhang Facun went to the innkeeper's mother-in-law to ask for incense, offerings, etc. Taking heaven and earth as a guide, they do not seek to live together but seek to die together. Those who betray their friends for glory will be killed violently.
Following the junior eunuch, in order, they are the eldest brother Pan You'an, the second brother Zhang Facun, the third brother Huang Ren, the fourth brother Zhu Linzong, the fifth brother He Laowu, the sixth brother Xiao Tianlei, the seventh brother Chifa Tang, who are known as the Seven Brothers of Fancheng in history.
Everyone was happy, but Xiao Zhu was unhappy. He pouted and muttered: "Master has become a big brother, how can he teach me martial arts again in the future?"
The young eunuch explained: "Master is still master, and the martial arts are exactly as they were taught, but the title has changed a bit."
Only then did Zhu Linzong turn from worry to joy.
The brothers were chatting and laughing. Seeing that it was noon, the shepherd came back and gave them a general introduction to the situation in the palace, saying:
"I heard from my brother that Queen Shanyu was detained in the palace. The new king tried to kill her several times, but he couldn't find a gold and steel sword, so he didn't take action. The walls of the palace are not very high. According to you,
It shouldn't be a problem to climb over the wall with your martial arts skills. The problem is that there are too many dogs in the palace. The dogs are big and ferocious. They are let loose at night. They will try to kill strangers when they see them. You must prepare for this in advance."
Zhang Facun said: "Dogs are not afraid. I have a special way to treat dogs."
The shepherd said: "That's great. Most of the soldiers on night watch sleep at night. They only get up and patrol if the dog makes any movement. Since this brother can treat the dog, half the work is done."
The little eunuch asked the shepherd to draw a rough diagram of the palace. The shepherd hurriedly took out something from his arms, unfolded it and saw that it was a picture drawn on a sheepskin. The shepherd said:
"My brother gave this to me. It's easy to talk to someone if you have money! Let alone a cousin, it's hard to do things even if a brother has no money. I gave my brother a hundred taels of gold, and he gave me this picture.
. He also said that if he wants to know which princess the prince is sleeping with tonight, he can tell me."
Zhang Facun took the map, looked at it, and said happily: "Okay, with this treasure map in hand, entering the palace is like a fish entering the sea, searching for things."
The little eunuch said: "Brother, what is your brother's name? You will have to thank him very much in the future."
"My brother's name is Nathan, and my name is Sriguleng. I forgot to say my name for a long time!" said the shepherd.
The little eunuch grinned and said, "Nathan is easy to remember. Sirigu Lengta bites the bullet, so let's call you Big Brother Four!"
Siriguleng said: "Okay, okay, you can call me whatever you want, Your Highness. I'm happy with it."
The little eunuch stopped him and said, "Four bastards, you can't call me Prince in the future, or I'll get angry."
"Then what should I call you?"
"Call me Anzi!" the little eunuch said without thinking.
"Okay, this name is easy to remember. When I was herding sheep, I sat in the saddle every day."
In the afternoon, everyone had a good sleep and prepared for action at night.
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