Daming Yinghua

"Uncle Ma, it's Guiyue now. We Central Plains people have to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a reunion dinner. Xianglin is stationed at Shanhaiguan, and Fengyi is about to give birth. It's not good to come to this bloody place. I will give Ma for them both. Uncle will offer incense and these fruits and drinks. Uncle, with the blessing of the spirit of heaven, when Xianglin goes to battle to kill the enemy, he is the only one who can stab the Tatars, and no Tatars can hurt him. I also want to bless Fengyi and give birth to the baby smoothly. , mother and son, mother and daughter, as long as they are safe. Uncle, this is the wine shipped from Sichuan and Sichuan to Xianglin's mansion last year. This one is the smoked dried meat and bean paste glutinous rice cake made by Fengyi. She said that Xianglin likes to eat very much, and I think my uncle also likes this bite."

In the Imperial Prison of Fusi in Beizhen, Zheng Haizhu carefully arranged the drinks and offerings while patiently babbling in front of Ma Qiancheng's memorial tablet.

Liu Qiao folded his arms and leaned against the door frame of the cell. Behind him was Gu Qingquan, a scribe who stood respectfully.

"Madam Zheng has a heart." Liu Qiao watched from the sidelines for a while, and said sincerely.

Zheng Haizhu said: "If it's not busy with the Wenhua Palace, I should have come a few days ago. Now, the Mid-Autumn Festival is over."

He sighed again: "Uncle Ma, if he hadn't committed suicide back then, he would only be in his fifties now, just the age to get on the horse and lift the gun, and get off the horse to spoil his grandchildren."

Liu Qiao accompanied him and said with emotion: "Madam, I have dealt with warriors all these years. Don't you know the temper of our warriors? It can be killed but not humiliated. He is obviously loyal and loyal, but he is falsely accused of being a traitor. A bloody man like Xuan Fu can't think about it for a moment, and I'm afraid it would be the same if it were me, Old Liu."

After saying that, Liu Qiao turned around quickly, and said to Gu Qingquan who was listening intently to the two of them: "Little ancient talent, if you get a Jinshi in the back and put on an official robe, you must remember, don't be a cruel official with swords and pens. Long live God is lying in front of you. If we are forced to die, who will guard the border for you? Who the hell will guard the gate of the capital for you, and let your wives and children live in peace?"

Gu Qingquan hurriedly made a look of sincerity and fear: "I would like to listen to the commander's teachings. I have always respected the generals the most."

Liu Qiao nodded, seemed to think of something again, and said approvingly, "Ma Xuanfu's room, has it been tidied up? It looks better than before."

Gu Qingquan said respectfully: "I used to think that it would be a prison cell. Last time Marshal Wei said that he should always worship Ma Xuanfu just like worshiping Yue Shaobao, and let the servants come to clean up the sundries and clean it up." gone."

Zheng Haizhu interjected, "That's also for Xianglin and his wife, thank you Mr. Gu."

Gu Qingquan hurriedly bowed: "Don't dare to be that, Madam just call me Xiao Gu."

Zheng Haizhu walked up to him, and said kindly: "Then call him Xiao Gu, you won't have any distinctions. Xiao Gu, my servant said, you are a master of the capital, and the Yuezhou restaurant you mentioned last time is very authentic. Unfortunately, that time, General Zhang Shen wants to eat Yunnan cuisine. Today is just right, and I will ask you again, is there a Fahua Temple in the capital?"

Gu Qingquan's head just lifted up, and his eyes were meeting the eyes of the woman in front of him.

But when this kid heard the word "Fahua Temple", and was looked at by gentle eyes, his heart also shuddered.

When he was in a daze for a moment, Zheng Haizhu turned his head and explained to Liu Qiao in a familiar tone: "We have a Fahua Temple in Songjiang, which was built in the Song Dynasty, and it is very effective. I was planted twice, but fortunately, I must go to the temple to pay my respects.”

Liu Qiao showed a clear attitude: "Hey, I have to go to thank the Bodhisattva. If Songjiang has no time to go back, then I will pay homage to the relative temple in the capital of your hometown. There must be a hundred and eighty temples in Beijing. Is there one called Fahua Temple?"

Gu Qingquan had already come to his senses, and said respectfully: "I remember that there is one, it should be in Zhengdong Fang, the one in Biaogan Hutong."

Liu Qiao rolled his eyes and thought for a while: "Biaogan Hutong, Biaogan Hutong, is it next to the South Patrol Hall? That house with no dignitaries and dignitaries is the boundary of the patrol camp. Our Jinyiwei will not run to that end. No wonder I didn't know there was a temple there."

He looked back at Zheng Haizhu with a smile on his face: "It's just past noon now, if Madam is going, can Xiao Gu accompany her to lead the way?"

Zheng Haizhu waved his hand and said: "I can't do it today. I ate mutton buns in the morning and I didn't bring enough incense or money with me. When we go to the Buddha to offer incense, we are all very particular about it. We must be vegetarian for three days. Three days later it happens to be the birthday of the Lantern Buddha. That day I Go. Don’t bother Xiao Gu. The avenues in the capital are like a chessboard, so it’s not difficult to find."

Out of the prison, on the way to the guard house, Zheng Haizhu looked at no one nearby, and said in a low voice, "Dudu Liu, my people have been following the Langzhong surnamed Bo, and Li Kezhuo, the prime minister of Honglu Temple." , Both of them have been to Fahua Temple recently."

Liu Qiao also wiped away the careless smile on his face and became serious.

He originally thought that Zheng Haizhu was too suspicious. He had caught the moment when Gu Qingquan changed his color for a moment, and it was inevitable for him, Old Liu, to have doubts in his heart.

"This kid not only keeps an eye on Madam, but also hooks up with that doctor?"

Zheng Haizhu said: "It's possible, so the surname Bo knew that your child had stomach problems after landing, so he chose the alley closest to your house to open the door. But maybe, Gu Qingquan and them are two groups of people, and they happened to know the law It's just Hua Temple. In any case, Dudu Liu, just like Langzhong Bo, don't disturb this ancient talent for the time being."

Liu Qiao nodded and asked, "Madam, are you really going to Fahua Temple in three days? Do you have guards?"

"I went to explore the temple. There are many people on Buddha's birthday, so it's not eye-catching. There are guards, and Dudu Liu can rest assured."

"it is good."

Zheng Haizhu glanced at Liu Qiao's dignified frown.

In fact, today, taking advantage of the reason of worshiping Ma Xuanfu, Zheng Haizhu was still a little wary of Liu Qiao before going to prison to find out the truth.

Now it seems that you should be able to ask directly.

She then briefly explained the strangeness of the Tujia writing on the bed where Ma Xuanfu slept.

Liu Qiao didn't quite react for a while, so he smacked and said, "Nanhong? Nanzhu? Zhu Nan? I'll go and find out these names. In the past few years, Fusi in Beizhen was called by this name."

Zheng Haizhu shook his head: "It can't be a person's name. Wang Wenyan asked someone to inquire about it. Ma Xuanfu can't speak Chinese very much, so how can he use the name of a person pronounced in Chinese to express the meaning in native language?"

Liu Qiao stopped and looked down at the shadow cast by the big locust tree in the midday sun.

He suddenly said to Zheng Haizhu: "Draw me to take a look at that character you don't recognize."

Zheng Haizhu used her toes to draw on the sand the symbols that "ding" does not look like "ding" and "ge" does not look like "piece".

Liu Qiao stared at Xu for a while, then raised his head and said, "This is not a word, it indicates the tip of the gun. I guess it means to kill."

Zheng Haizhu stared at Liu Qiao and spit out four words: "Nanzhu kill me?"

Liu Qiao's pupils shrank suddenly, and his thoughts were overshadowed by a deeper panic.

His eyes turned to the Fusi Gate of Beizhen in the distance.

"Mrs. Zheng, you know that our Jinyi Guards did not have Beizhen Fusi at the beginning."

"Well, I know a thing or two. Beizhen Fusi was added during Emperor Yongle's time."

Liu Qiao nodded and continued slowly: "Beizhen Fusi was responsible for cleaning up the remnants of Jianwen for Lord Yongle. But, according to my grandfather, at that time, even in the imperial prison, there was no mention of the word "remnants of Jianwen". , those who jumped out on their own initiative, or were bitten by political opponents, even if they are loyal to the old master, how can they be called 'evil'? Because I heard that Emperor Jianwen fled to the south, and we are in Fusi, Beizhen. Call the person who comes here Nanzhu."

With a sound of "bang", there was the sound of a firecracker test firing from behind the barracks not far away, followed by a few more, sudden loud noises, which startled the crows on the big locust tree to fly away, croaking, Rush into the distance.

Liu and Zheng looked up and watched the flock of birds gradually disappear into the sky.

"Liu Dudu, what I'm concerned about is, do you have Nanzhu in Fusizhao Prison in Beizhen, seven years ago and now?"

"Madam Zheng, you and I can't just guess about this matter, we have to report to Marshal Wei."

"Well, but let's not give too much away."

"Then, do we still need to inform General Pony?"

Zheng Haizhu fell silent.In her heart, of course she wanted to tell Ma Xianglin in detail when she met Ma Xianglin.In half a month, it will be September. If Zhu Changluo is fine, she should have time to go to Shanhaiguan, right?After all, right now, it's just a gray line.

……

Three days later, on August 22, the birthday of Lantern Buddha.

"Light up the lamp in front of the Buddha to extinguish the fire in the heart. May this great wisdom shine through all ignorance."

In front of Fahua Temple, the Jiaotan River diverged into a line of tributaries and converged into a small pond.

At this time, Buddhist believers were singing "Gatha for Lamp Offering" and were releasing turtles and carp into the pond in an orderly manner.

Zheng Haizhu and Hua Er, with simple clothes and smooth hair, like the most common women who offer incense in the capital, bought incense, candles and flowers from the seller by the pond and walked into Fahua Temple.

Two strong servants sent by Wang Wenyan were about twenty or thirty steps away from them, following them slowly, scanning the surroundings with their four eyes in a well-trained manner.

The door of the Fahua Temple is not big, but the inside looks quite cosmopolitan.

Behind the main hall, there seems to be a deep meditation room, with verdant trees and towering stele towers.

Zheng Haizhu put in incense and flowers, donated merit, and stood in front of the sunny hall for a long time.

One of Wang Wenyan's servants walked past her and put a few copper coins into the merit box.

It means that there is no suspicious person lingering around them.

Zheng Haizhu then greeted Hua Er and followed the sporadic pilgrims who had a sense of autumn outing to the forest behind the temple.

The clear autumn is pleasant, and the breeze brings the strong fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus and the faint scent of green grass, as well as the sound of the piano from an unknown meditation room.

"Little master, does your company have a gathering today?" Zheng Haizhu asked a young novice who was sweeping.

"I have seen female Tanyue. There was an abbot of the small temple at that time, and a qin master from Nanzhili was allowed to open the altar here. Qin friends flocked here. Even today, there are still Tanyue who love the qin in Beijing. Sit alone and play the piano."

Zheng Haizhu clasped his hands and thanked him for the advice, then strolled towards the Zen room surrounded by flowers and trees.

Suddenly, there were hurried footsteps behind him, followed by a few harsh shouts.

"Zheng Haizhu!"

Zheng Haizhu turned her head subconsciously, and saw three or four men in brown clothes rushing towards the Moon Cave Gate behind the main hall.

When the first one saw her responding to his name, he pointed at her and said to the left and right: "It's this bitch, go up and ruin her appearance!"

The pilgrims scattered around, seeing this clearly a vengeance-seeking posture at first glance, all of them suddenly changed their colors, exclaimed and ran away, fearing that they would become fish in the pond.

On the contrary, the little novice who was sweeping the floor, just reacted, wanted to step forward to stop him, shouting "Buddhist Pure Land, everyone, Tanyue, don't make mistakes, don't make mistakes."

The servant of the Wang family who was sitting on the steps at the back door of the hall also heard the scolding and saw something was wrong. He jumped up, got through the moon cave door, and rushed here.

But the leading man in brown clothes rushed forward and pushed the little novice away.

"Hua Er stay away!"

Zheng Haizhu yelled the order, while shoving away Hua Er, who was about to protect her, with his shoulder, and his right hand had already clenched the fine steel chisel he took out in a moment.

Back then, Li Guozhu rebelled and joined forces with the Spaniards to intercept her and Yan Siqi at sea. Zheng Haizhu relied on his survival instincts to defend against the enemy side by side with Zheng Zhilong. At least it can win a life, or escape, or give the surrounding partners time to come to the rescue.

Yan Siqi taught her in Taiwan, Wu Bangde taught her in Liaodong, Xu Yilong also taught her in Chongming.All three of them are good at melee combat, and they also considered women's weak strength sympathetically, and participated in the study of the characteristics of Ma Xianglin's fine steel chisel. , easy to use.

Zheng Haizhu has practiced limited moves for three or four years. The enemy attacks with fists, feet or short blades from all directions. She has formed the muscle memory to counterattack and block. When she draws the knife, the strength is not strong, but the speed is fast. of.

Moreover, her first move is always to hold the unedged middle part of the chisel, point the end with the hole outward, and draw it flatly to protect her body, so as to catch the opponent by surprise first, rather than when she doesn't know the reason. , directly use the sharp chisel tip to stab the opponent's vitals.

However, in an instant, a cyan shadow appeared in front of the man in brown.

The fine steel chisel, which shines like a white fish in the sun, can pass through the blue shadow.

Zheng Haizhu felt an obvious impact force from his hand, and took several steps back with difficulty in balancing.

After all, she didn't have solid martial arts skills, so she couldn't help but sat down on the muddy floor.

At the same time, the cyan figure uttered an "ah", as if crying out in pain, and also fell to the ground.

"Master, son!"

"Where did the villain come from to commit the crime, and he reported it to the police!"

Four or five men with narrow-sleeved cloth trousers and looking like servants surrounded them, one helped up the man in green robe, and the rest surrounded the men in brown clothes.

"lady!"

Hua Er walked over in a few steps and helped Zheng Haizhu up.

"I'm fine!"

Zheng Haizhu had already seen Wang Wenyan's servant rushing behind the bewildered little novice, so he hurriedly reminded them not to rush to reveal that they were on his side.

The man in green robe also stood up and shouted: "You committed a murder in broad daylight. Ah Si, arrest him and report him to the police!"

"Officer?"

The leader of the brown-clothed men was surprised a moment ago to see that Zheng Haizhu actually made trouble with the guy and knocked down the green-robed young man who was blocking his fist. : "I'm the master of the family, the third-rank officials have to bow their hands when they see each other, Eunuch Wei of the Wei Dynasty."