Chapter 85: Liantang Town’s First Encounter with Villains
The young eunuch, Hu San, and Wang Xiaowu all rode horses and headed straight to the south.
I met a beggar on the road. He was about 20 years old. His appearance was not bad, but he was extremely weak, which was obviously caused by lack of nutrition. The young eunuch and Wang Xiaowu thought that this man had a kind face, but they couldn't remember him.
The man got off his horse to rest and stay in the inn, and a beggar came to ask for money. Wang Xiaowu was kind-hearted, looked at the young eunuch's face, and took out a few small coins from his pocket and asked him casually:
"You are young and don't do anything serious, so why do you do this kind of thing?"
"I'm so ashamed. I'm a disabled person and can't do hard work. I have no one to take care of me at home, so I have to beg on the streets to make ends meet."
Wang Xiaowu couldn't help but chuckled and said: "Seeing that you have all hands and feet, you are not lame or crippled, you are also hearing and seeing clearly, and you speak clearly, how can you say you are disabled?"
Before the beggar could reply, someone nearby who knew him said on his behalf: "He is a eunuch."
One sentence aroused the interest of the three people, and the young eunuch spoke first: "Why is the eunuch living on the street if he is not in the palace?"
The beggar sighed and said, "It's a long story, so I might as well not say it."
The young eunuch refused to comply, so he decided to find out what happened and promised to give him a few more coins. The beggar then said:
"Ten years ago, I was selected to be a eunuch in the palace, but after my balls were cut off, I was no longer wanted."
"Why?"
"I don't know. I just remember that my name in the palace was Pan You'an."
The little eunuch was immediately shocked. Things in the world are just such coincidences. Unfortunately, his substitute had to meet him here again. The little eunuch thought for a moment and said:
"Friend, don't beg for food anymore. I'll give you some money to support you. If I tell you a place to go, you can stay there first, and I will support you for the rest of your life."
The beggar fell to his knees on the ground and sighed: "My benefactor, please accept my respect. Your great kindness is difficult to repay in this life, and you will have to repay it in the next life if you transform into a cow or a horse."
The little eunuch hurriedly helped him up with both hands and said repeatedly: "Brother, get up quickly. It's me who should repay your kindness. I should turn into a cow or a horse in the next life!"
Everyone didn't know what was going on, and thought that the young eunuch was generous with money, helped the poor and rescued people in danger, and had a good life. Naturally, Wang Xiaowu and Hu San were also confused. Wang Xiaowu could still understand a little bit, and Hu San was even more confused.
I don’t know where to start.
The little eunuch wrote a letter and asked the beggar to go directly to Shangguanxue. The beggar went there with great thanks.
The three brothers traveled day and night, and arrived at a place that day. They saw shops on both sides of the street, selling and buying, crowded with people, bustling, and very lively. While walking, someone suddenly shouted "The tiger is coming!"
This sound was like a bird entering the forest, all birds were silent. Doors were closed, people were leaving, and the streets suddenly became empty alleys. The little eunuchs and the others were very puzzled: How could there be tigers coming and going in broad daylight?
In this bustling downtown?
While the three of them were hesitating, a group of men and horses suddenly jumped out, a dozen young and strong men, each riding a tall horse, surrounded by a young man who looked like a young man, followed by a small sedan, whistling.
The eunuchs and the others were unable to dodge. Someone in the cavalry team swung a whip and hit Wang Xiaowu's neck. A bloody streak immediately appeared and blood spilled out. Hu San was impatient and when he opened his mouth to scold, the eunuch winked at him.
, Lao Hu stopped talking.
"Are you going to die if you don't leave quickly?" Someone in the cavalry stopped and reined in their horses and shouted angrily.
According to the little eunuch's temper, these dozens of birdmen would be wiped out in less than half an hour. But he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and could not easily kill people. So he endured it and replied with a smile:
"Excuse me, excuse me!"
"I'm tired of this, they're a bunch of foreigners!" someone in the group cursed in Cantonese.
The little eunuch turned around and asked Hu San: "What did he mean by scolding?"
Hu San said: "Forget it if you don't understand. I'll make you angry if I explain."
The little eunuch became anxious and scolded: "Brother, you're only angry because you don't understand!"
"It means fuck you!"
"My ancestors!" the little eunuch shouted back at the horse team as they were leaving.
Suddenly, there was a banging sound, and the courtyard door behind the young eunuch and the others opened halfway, and a head poked out. The old man waved them in to talk.
After the three people dismounted and entered the courtyard, the old man hurriedly turned around and closed the courtyard door, and asked in a low voice:
"Are you three foreigners?"
The little eunuch nodded in agreement.
"You almost didn't cause big trouble. Do you know who those people are?" the old man asked.
The little eunuch shook his head.
The old man invited several people to sit down in the room, found some medicine and applied it on Wang Xiaowu's wound, and then introduced:
"Our town is called Liantang Town, and the only big family in the town is the Huang family. The Huang family has been officials in the court for generations. Their five sons are named Huang-skinned tiger, Huang-skinned leopard, Huang-skinned lion, and Huang-skinned lion.
Yellow-skinned wolves and yellow-skinned jackals are all evil men who bully men and women. There are countless diners in the house, and if we gather together, there will be a team of thousands of people. The one who just beat you is the fourth yellow-skinned wolf. I don’t know this time.
Then he fell in love with someone else’s woman and took advantage of her.”
"The whole world is not the land of kings. Is there no king's law here?" the young eunuch said angrily.
"The king's law, what king's law? The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor is beyond his reach. I heard that there were several imperial envoys who were either bribed by the Huang family or assassinated by people sent by the Huang family. There was no result." The old man sighed.
Said with a long sigh.
Only then did the young eunuch feel that the situation was serious. Unlike what he had originally thought, he thought that becoming an imperial envoy would make me the best in the world. He turned his head and looked at Hu San and Wang Xiaowu. They also looked like they were crying and couldn't agree on what to do.
The young eunuch bid farewell to the old man and found a hotel nearby to stay. The three of them began to summarize the affairs of the Huang family. Hu San said:
"Brother, it's better to go to the nearby government office to suppress the situation."
Wang Xiaowu also said: "Brother Hu is absolutely right. Either ignore this matter, follow the official path, or simply go around it."
The little eunuch slammed his palm on the table and said angrily: "I have rebelled against them. I am an imperial envoy, how can I be afraid of such villains? Let's go, we three brothers will go into the tiger's den tonight!"