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Chapter 10
The Japanese were so surprised. When the Chinese came to see him, they were too afraid to avoid them. Not only did these two people not avoid them, but they even came to solicit business. Immediately, they became interested and said with a smile: "You can tell fortunes? Well, you will be my master's fate." OK."

Ning Bukong took out three copper coins, he was blind, when he tossed the coins, he touched them anyway with his fingers, after throwing them six times, he shook his head and sighed: "It's not good to commit suicide with one step, I'm afraid it will happen in an instant. There will be a disaster of fire."

The Japanese raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Your nonsense, mine is fine, how could there be a disaster of fire?" He spat, "You blind liar, get out of here." The companions shouted one after another: "Uzaemon, it's on fire, it's on fire."

The Japanese turned around and said, "On fire? What kind of fire is on?" Lu Jian took a look, and saw flames rising up behind the Japanese's underwear. The Japanese felt burning pain, screamed, and ran towards his companions, waving his hands.All the Japanese came up, but they couldn't save him, so they simply grabbed him, shouted together, and threw him into the sea with all their strength.

When they climbed to the shore, the clothes around the hips and back of the Japanese were burned, and the buttocks were red from the fire, and their companions surrounded them and asked loudly.The man looked dazed, touched his waist for a long time, suddenly beamed, talked and compared to his companions, and looked very excited.

The Japanese looked strange, and after a while, they rushed to Ning Bukong, Uzaemon said: "You are so powerful, I guess the fire bag on my body will go off."

Ning Bukong smiled and said: "A mere fortune teller, if you are not sure, why don't you go hungry?" All the Japanese were surprised, but Lu Jian knew that Ning Bukong was a master at playing with fire. However, it is ridiculous that these Japanese pirates were taken aback for a while. It seems that these Japanese pirates are like monsters in the legend, but in fact they are no different from ordinary people.

The Japanese chattered for a while, and Uzaemon said: "Everyone wants to test you, and you have counted, and you will be rewarded." Ning Bukong smiled: "Please go."

The Japanese took off their kimonos, formed a circle, and dispersed for a while, only to see kimonos piled up layer upon layer.Uzaemon said, "There's something hidden under the kimono. Guess what it is?"

Ning Bukong doesn't feel a smile, this technique of covering and guessing is called "shefu" by the ancients, and it has been passed down in China for a long time. Hook the spring wine to warm up, divide the grass to shoot and cover the wax to make the lamp red."To shoot means to guess; to cover means to cover something.At the banquet, when the guests and the host are having a good time, one person secretly covers the things on the table with a silk handkerchief, cups and plates, which is for covering;Those who are proficient in easy reasoning often hit nine out of ten shots.

Ning Bukong thought: "The small country of the barbarians, I don't know that China's wisdom is profound and profound, and it's difficult for me to shoot down the path?" He laughed and said: "Everyone is unnecessary, my eyes are blind, and it doesn't matter whether I can cover my clothes or not." It's the same." All the Japanese suddenly realized, and they all grinned foolishly.

Ning Bukong took up a hexagram and said: "This hexagram is Zehuo'revolution', 'Nine Fourth' is the change of the line, the positive change and the change of the hexagram, and the mutual sundae and dryness. Sunda is wood, dry is gold, and dui is also It is gold, and distance is fire. It is based on one hexagram, one wood, three golds and one fire. Therefore, the covering thing, the wood is short and the gold is long, and there is fire in it." When he said this, he smiled slightly, "If I guessed right , it is a bird gun from your country."

All the Japanese changed their colors in an uproar, Uzaemon opened the kimono, and it was a bird gun.Bird guns are arquebus guns, which were passed down from the West, and later introduced to Tanegashima, Japan by the Franji people (according to: Spanish or Portuguese), and then became a sharp weapon.Armor with holes can wear money eyes. Birds in the forest can also fall with one blow, so they are called bird guns.Ning Bukong is a master of fire, and is proficient in firearms in the world, so he is no stranger to this firearm.

Lu Jian saw that the bird gun had a long and thin iron pipe in front and a thick and short wooden handle in the back, and it really fulfilled the prophecy of "short wood and long gold".The Japanese refused to accept it, so they overwhelmed Ning Bukong with a few things, including Japanese knives, jewelry, bamboo hairpins, and ivory, all of which he casually destroyed.

Not only was the group of Japanese sensationalized, but Lu Jian was also shocked.Uzaemon discussed a few words with his companions, and said, "It's too cheap to reward you like this. You'll do the math again, and you'll be rewarded after you finish the calculation."

Ning Bukong saw these Japanese stingy, felt contemptuous, and said coldly: "But it's okay to ask." Uzaemon said: "This time we came to Tang Dynasty for trade, and we will return to China soon, you can do the math. , is this journey safe?"

Ning Bukong started a hexagram and said: "This hexagram is Tianshui's lawsuit', there is no change in the line, and the hexagram speech is followed. The hexagram speech said: 'It is not good for Dachuan'." Uzaemon wondered: "What do you mean?" Ning Bukong Kong said: "Sichuan is water, that is to say, if you go out to sea, you will surely capsize and fall into the sea."

After listening to Uzaemon's translation, all the Japanese's expressions changed drastically.Previously Ning Bukong judged things like a god, they had already developed a sense of awe, and they knew that the sea situation was changing, and they were all terrified after hearing this.Among them, the weak and stupid one even started to cry in a low voice.

"Don't be afraid, everyone!" Ning Bukong smiled, "Although it is dangerous, it is not without remedy."

Uzaemon was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked: "What's the remedy?" Ning Bukong said: "Although people's fate is fixed by heaven, the fortune is changing. The badness of this hexagram does not change. If you change it, you will be able to avoid catastrophe." Uzaemon said: "How can we change?"

Ning Bukong asked: "How many people do you have today?" Uzaemon said: "Seventeen."

"That's it!" Ning Bukong smiled slightly, "If two more people are added, the number of people will change, and the luck will also change. Seventeen plus two is nineteen, nineteen divided by six, the remainder is one, so Change the lines into one. The first line of the Hexagram of Litigation is well said: "If you don't do things forever, if you have a small word, you will end up auspicious."

Uzaemon told this to his companions, the Japanese were confused and only understood one sentence, if two more people go out to sea, making up a total of 19 people, they can turn danger into good luck, and there are many discussions at the moment, discussing where to find someone .Uzaemon's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said with a smile: "Why look for it elsewhere, isn't there a ready-made one here?" All the Japanese laughed in response: "Yes, yes, one fortune-teller, one child, not many Quite a few, exactly two!"

Uzaemon asked: "Sir, would you like to go back to the country with us?" Ning Bukong pretended to ask, and sighed: "My uncle and nephew are poor and have nowhere to go. If you can give us food and clothing, You can go anywhere." Lu Jian was shocked, and was about to object, but Ning Bukong grabbed the back of his neck firmly, grinning in pain, hissing gas between his teeth.

All the Japanese were overjoyed, and Uzaemon smiled and said, "It's easy to eat and wear warm clothes. We are warriors from the Owari Kingdom. Sir, you are a great god. My lord must like it."

Ning Bukong said: "The hexagram shows that you must go back to the country today, if you are late, there will be risks." Uzaemon treated him like a god, and hurriedly told his companions, everyone became nervous and packed up and boarded the boat.Ning Bukong fell behind, and said in a low voice: "Boy, if you dare to spoil my great affairs, I will put you in a dilemma."

Lu Jian suddenly realized that Ning Bukong had already made up his mind to go to sea, and deliberately tricked the Japanese into subduing them.He first admired the decree of "shooting and covering", and then pretended to be threatening to make him panic and frightened. Finally, he said that there were not enough 17 people and 19 people must be needed.No wonder he asked the number of Japanese people first, and it turned out that his ambition was here.The more Lu Jian thought about it, the more angry he became, but Ning Bukong restrained him so he didn't dare to say anything.

All the Japanese respected Ning Bukong very much, led him to the front cabin, served him with good wine and good food, and occasionally someone asked Ning Bukong to tell his fortune, and Ning Bukong sent them away one by one.It was only when the lights were turned on that the cabin fell silent.Lu Jian looked through the window. It was dusk, the sea was deep, and the coast was winding northward like a slender black snake. His grief came from it, and tears dripped on the window lattice like beads.

Suddenly Ning Bukong sneered and said: "Why are you crying?" Lu Jian thought to himself: "This wicked man has good ears." He wiped away his tears and said in a low voice, "I didn't cry."

Ning Bukong said: "A man, dare to love, dare to hate, dare to laugh and dare to cry, it's no big deal to cry once in a while." After a pause, he said again, "Boy, are you literate?"

Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Very good." Ning Bukong said, "It will take some time to go to Japan, so I will teach you how to read and learn martial arts." Lu Jian asked strangely, "Why should I learn how to read and practice martial arts?"

"Good question." Ning Bukong smiled darkly, "There are only two types of strong people in this world. The first type is those who study essays, study hard for ten years, take stereotyped exams, and seek fame; the second type are those who study martial arts. Yes, you can fight for your birth on the battlefield with a knife and a gun, or take over the mountain and take away people's money. Do you want to be the strong or the weak?"

Lu Jiandao: "I don't even do it. I just want to hang out the nets and fish every day. If... If Ah Qing doesn't dislike me, I'll hang out the nets and fish with her."

"Ah Qing?" Ning Bukong pondered, "Could it be Miss Qing from the Yao family?"

Lu Jian said: "Yes, we are very good friends." Ning Bukong said coldly, "Do you like her?" Lu Jian bowed his head and remained silent.

"If you don't say anything, it's a tacit consent." Ning Bukong sneered, "If you like Miss Qing, you must learn to read and practice martial arts, and become a strong person in the world. That girl is a natural beauty, and she is very intelligent, so her vision is naturally high. It's amazing. Can she look up to you, an ordinary person who hangs nets and fishes? Besides, since she was a child, she will hang out nets and fish with you, and live a poor life?"

Lu Jian was at a loss, and murmured: "Yes, how could she live a poor life with me?"

"How?" Ning Bukong was very impatient, "Learn or not? The man will decide with one word!"

Lu Jian was puzzled, and suddenly said: "Mr. Ning, you... When did you become so kind?" Ning Bukong was taken aback for a moment, his expression eased, and he sighed, "I made you leave your hometown and suffered a lot. , Now teaching you how to learn literature and martial arts is also some compensation."

Lu Jian stared at Ning Bukong, seeing his indifferent expression, he couldn't help thinking: "So he's not very bad." Then he said: "If I learn literature and martial arts, won't Ah Qing despise me?"

Ning Bukong smiled and said: "Since ancient times, beauties have loved talents, if you study well, she will naturally like you." Lu Jian was overjoyed.Ning Bukong said again: "It's getting late today, let's teach you to recognize your own name first."

Lu Jiandao: "I know the name." Ning Bukong wondered, "What's your name?"

"My name is Lu Jian. Grandpa taught Lu characters, but Jian characters are born to recognize."

"Nonsense." Ning Bukong yelled, "How can there be any reason to be born able to read?"

Lu Jian said: "When I was born, there was a birthmark on my chest. Grandpa looked like a character, so I asked someone to read it. People who can read said it was a character, so my grandfather named me Lu Jian, so I said that gradually Words are born, and you can see them when you take off your clothes."

Ning Bukong shook his head and said: "How can the birthmark look like words? It must be that the ancestor's pattern was put on it, and it's to coax you."

Lu Jian insisted that it was born in nature, and the two argued, Ning Bukong couldn't see it in person, so they had to say: "It doesn't matter whether it's a birthmark or not, but the word Jian has a lot to say, it comes from the hexagram 'Jian' in "Book of Changes". In the hexagram, the line of "Jiu San" is well said: "Hongjian is in Lu, the husband will not be recruited again, and the woman will be infertile. It is fierce; it will benefit the invaders." Your name is Lu Jian, which coincides with "Hongjian Yulu" This sentence, followed by the sentence "the husband does not reconquer, the woman is infertile, fierce" means that if the husband does not return from the expedition, but the wife is pregnant but does not give birth, it is a bad omen. It means that even though it is dangerous, it is good for resisting bandits."

Speaking of this, he sighed softly and said, "Lu Jian, you should keep in mind what I said today. Although life is changeable, this little word Jian may be the dictum of your life."

Speaking of this, both of them were lost in thought, only heard the distant sound of the waves, vaguely absent.Suddenly, there was a "pop", and the lantern burst. Lu Jian was startled, snorted, and said, "What's the meaning of Mr. Ning's name?"

"You are so young, where are you so curious?" Ning Bukong said angrily, "Get over here, I will teach you how to read." At the moment Lu Jian was teaching how to read, there was no pen and ink on board, so Ning Bukong dipped his finger in water on the lacquered table When writing, after Lu Jian knew it, dry it with fire, and then write new characters.

At this time, the boat is alone in the sea, and Lu Jian has no way to escape, so he can only let it go. Literacy can be regarded as a relief, but he misses his grandfather and Yao Qing from time to time, and his heart is full of sadness.

Ning Bukong was very enthusiastic. He taught Lu Jian five hours out of twelve hours a day.Six days later, on this day, Ning Bukong suddenly said: "Lu Jian, do you know how many words you know today?" Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I can't remember." Ning Bukong said: " Counting today's few, you only know 42 characters." Lu Jian said casually, "More or less?"

Ning Bukong snorted coldly, and said: "As long as children start learning at the beginning, the smart ones can learn twenty characters a day; the stupid ones can learn eight or nine characters a day. Just do the math, you can learn every day." How much can I learn in a day?" Lu Jian counted with his fingers: "It seems that I can know seven characters, so I'm stupid?"

"You bastard!" Ning Bukong was furious, "Get out of here." Seeing that he was angry for no reason, Lu Jian felt aggrieved, and said, "Get out, get out." He waved again, "Fomalhaut, Let's go out and play." After leaving the shore, Ning Bukong stopped stopping Lu Jian from playing with Fomalhaut, and the cat lazily ignored Lu Jian's greeting.

"Bad cats don't even care about me." Lu Jian muttered inwardly, and angrily walked out of the hatch.After walking two steps, I suddenly heard the noise at the stern of the boat. I looked up and saw that the Japanese were fishing.He was in the cabin for a long time and was very stuffy, so he asked a Japanese man for fishing tackle and baited for fishing.He is proficient in this method, the fish in the sea are abundant, and within a short while he caught three of them.

Just as he was enjoying himself, he suddenly heard someone say: "Child, you are very good at fishing!" Lu Jian looked back, and the Japanese people were all around him, looking at him. He said: "Let's bet on fishing. If I win, you will be my servant; if you win, I will give you this small knife." He drew the Taidao from his waist and waved it in front of Lu Jian's eyes.

Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I don't gamble." Uzaemon's eyes showed a fierce look: "You can't gamble." While Lu Jian was hesitating, a Japanese said, "Uzaemon, you are too cunning, you can gamble with a sword. Man, isn’t it too cheap?” Another Japanese man said, “Yes, it’s only fair to bet on your bird gun.” Uzaemon snorted and said, “Okay, kid, you beat me, and I’ll take the bird gun. Here it is." Lu Jian said, "What's the use of asking for it?"

Uzaemon took down the bird blunderbuss, poured lead pellets and gunpowder, lit a matchlock, aimed at a seabird, and suddenly fired the blunderbuss. The seabird fell in response to the sound, struggled in the sea for a few times, and was swallowed by the waves.Lu Jian was startled, Uzaemon smiled triumphantly and said, "Child, are you good?"

Lu Jian still didn't want to gamble, Uzaemon coaxed and threatened him, even threatening him with a knife.Lu Jian had no choice but to agree.The two agreed: within one hour, the one with more fish wins.

Uzaemon is a master fisherman, unmatched among his companions, but seeing that Lu Jian's fishing skills are not weak, he became competitive.Lu Jian was forced by the situation, so he could only concentrate on it.He has been fishing with his grandfather since he was a child, but when it comes to distinguishing currents and guessing fish movements, he is not as good as him on land and sea.That's why Lu Jian always stands when fishing, and never sits in a corner. He always changes with the fish's momentum, and the place where the hook falls must be full of fish. After a short time, he catches big fish again and again.Uzaemon relied on his fishing skills and sat withered, waiting to be harvested, so he was naturally at a disadvantage.Seeing Lu Jian's successive successes, he couldn't help being confused, missed good opportunities one after another, and let go of several big fish.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, Lu Jian caught sixteen fish, and Uzaemon only got eight, which was a fiasco.All the Japanese gloated at their misfortune, and shouted, "Uzaemon, I would like to bet and admit defeat, and you are not allowed to play tricks." Uzaemon had no choice but to give the bird gun to Lu Jian.

Lu Jian won the bet and was very excited. He took the bird gun, brought another fish back into the cabin, gave the fish to Fomalhaut, and sat down to play with the bird gun.The barrel of the gun is forged from fine steel, with a dark mouth, exhaling a cold air, and the wooden support behind the gun has a clear texture and is painted with a bright varnish.

(End of this chapter)