The dream of a lonely hero

Shang Feiyan smiled out of her sorrow, snuggled into his arms, and said delicately:"Second brother! I want to hurt my little sister too!" The unattractive young man said angrily:"You are screaming again, it's obviously your cousin, you have to scream Second brother, call me second brother again and ignore you!"

Shang Feiyan smiled like a flower and whispered softly,"Okay! Okay! Cousin, my good cousin!"

Yan Yun recognized that person, Shang Feiyan Yuan Zhong's second son Shang Quan is confused as to why he has become Shang Feiyan's cousin after not seeing each other for nearly a year. The two of them look less like brothers and sisters than like passionate lovers reunited after a long separation. Shang Quan and Shang Feiyan were talking, laughing and shouting as if there was no one around. For a long time, Shang Quan glanced at Yan Yun, and vented all his hidden anger and resentment. He became angry and said:"Yan Yun, you are a bastard who has been stabbed a thousand times! Where did you kidnap my cousin? You made me heartbroken. I will kill you." A thousand cuts will not be able to extinguish the hatred in my heart!"

Monk Yan Yunru Zhang Er was confused and argued:"Shang Quan, you are crazy! I traveled thousands of miles to send Fei Yan back."

Shang Quan was even more excited when he heard this. Lei was furious and said:"Wow! You're so mad at me! You're a stupid pig who's been stabbed a thousand times. My cousin was ruined by you, a despicable bastard! It's ruined!" He punched and kicked towards Yan Yun headlessly. The brain is pounding and kicking.

Yan Yun dodged and got out of the way, but was forced to fly up and kick him to the ground.

Shang Quan got up and cursed:"The Yan family is really good! They are ungrateful, repay kindness with revenge, and bully others! Your damn brother Yan Feng caused such misery to his cousin! You stupid pig is pretending to be compassionate and pretending to be a good person in Tiger's Care! There is! They killed all my uncle's (Shang Yuanzhong's) family, come on!" He hit Yan Yun with his head.

Yan Yun flashed forward and argued:"I sent Fei Yan back smoothly, why are you so rude?"

Shang Quan said:"Ah, bah! It's shameless to catch bees and eat honey! You have traveled thousands of miles to be alone, a man and a woman, how dare you say that? 'Good luck’！"

Yan Yun said:"You don't want to judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. How can I, Yan Yun, be a rat thief and a dog thief!"

Shang Quan said:"God knows if the notice is posted on the top of the tower!? The Lord of Hell lectures on scriptures and deceives ghosts." Go ahead! That cat is not sticky, it is made from blacksmith shop materials and deserves to be beaten!" He hit Yan Yun aggressively.

Yan Yun dodged again and said,"If you keep messing around, I won't be polite!"

Shang Quan said,"Okay! I'll just wait! You have a sword in your back all day long, and you pretend to be an elephant with green onions in your nose. You have the guts." Kill me with one sword of yours, otherwise you will never even take a step into Guiyun Village!"

Yan Yun said:"Shang Quan, we are all brothers who grew up since childhood, why are we so hard against each other today?"

Shang Quan said:"Why, Why! Let me ask you first, how does my uncle's family treat your Yan family?"

Yan Yun said:"Who is your uncle?"

Shang Quan said:"Even my adoptive father Shang Yuanzhong, I don't call him Shang. Quan, my surname is Yang and my given name is Mao, with the prefix Zi Zheng. Feiyan and I grew up in the same bed, and she is my wife. Don’t wait for the lake to dry up like a crazy bird - wishful thinking! Do you know?"

Yan Yun was killed by Yang Mao (Shang Quan) He was so confused that he couldn't think of paying attention to him if he wanted to go home, and said,"I'll listen to you later when I see my mother when

I get home." Yang Mao blocked Yan Yun's path and said,"Wait a minute, stupid pig! If you think about it, you can get there. I'm going to kill you, or you can get under my crotch."

Yan Yun said:"Long time no see, why are you saying crazy things?"

Yang Mao said:"Are you crazy? My uncle's family is very kind to your Yan family. Rushan, what did your Yan family do? Let’s not talk about you first. Your brother Yan Feng, the old fat pig, was slaughtered and knifed. He soiled Fei Yan’s innocence and even kidnapped her away from home for many days. Let me ask you - -Is this how your Yan family repays kindness?"

Yan Yun thought to himself: Yan Feng's shamelessness has earned the Yan family a bad name for repaying kindness with revenge. Although Shang Quan's words and deeds are rogue, in this regard, the Yan family has failed the Shang family's kindness; Feeling ashamed.

Yang Mao said:"I asked you to crawl under my crotch. Isn't it too much? You don't have to crawl under my crotch. Just kill me. I don't want to watch the Shang family being humiliated."

Yan Yunbao endured shame and bent down from Yang Mao. Cisheng crawled under his crotch, picked up his luggage and embarked on the road home gloomily.

Yangmao monk Feiyan fell in love with each other and talked sweetly all the way.

Yan Yun tried his best to adjust his mood after entering the house and met his mother Xie. In less than a year, Xie became much older and his temples turned gray. Mrs. Xie was overjoyed to see her son return and called out"Qiuling!" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman came out from behind Mrs. Xie. She was thin, with a dark and yellow face, a mole on her forehead, and clear and bright eyes; :"Qiu Ling, listen to grandma's instructions." Xie said,"Hurry up and prepare the food." Qiu Ling left in response.

Mrs. Xie pulled Yan Yun around and asked endless questions. Yan Yun told his mother what he had experienced for more than half a year, but he chose her mother to talk happily and avoided talking about Yan Feng's crimes and how he had been down and out. As for Shang Feiyan, he only said that he was brought back to Yunzhuang by a chance encounter on the road.. When Yan Yun mentioned Shang Feiyan, Mrs. Xie frowned and sighed, saying:"Alas! Jun Biao (Yan Feng) is such an evil deed that my mother cannot hold her head up in front of the Shang family. If it weren't for you, my mother would really I want to go with your father." She cried sadly.

Yan Yun comforted him and said,"Mother! Mother! Don't think like that. Jun Biao is young and ignorant and confused for a while. He - he will learn well."

Xie said,"Oh! That evil barrier has broken Fei Yan, don't tell me, listen. It was said that the county government official's loss of money was related to him. If true, it would be a crime of beheading! During this period, I don't know where the evildoer was hiding and what he was doing. He sent people to secretly send money to his mother several times. I thought it was not someone who came from the right way and refused to accept the offer. His messenger was scolded by me and ran away. I left the money intact and kept it there. Although our family is poor, we must not do anything evil.!"

Yan Yun didn't know how to comfort her mother for a moment, so she changed the subject and said,"How are uncle Shang, second uncle Qian, third uncle and other uncles?"

Xie said:"Uncle Shang is such a man, but he is too spoiled. The incompetent nephew Yang Mao, ah, is Shang Quan. He was idle, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and stealing. He raped women and got into a lawsuit. He was sentenced to twenty spines by the government and sent to Salman Island. Your Aunt Shang didn't know how much silver she spent. He We just came back from the way to be assigned. Your uncle Shang was so angry that he vomited blood. In order to get him to change his ways, you told him his life experience. Alas! There was no hope. Feiyan didn't ask them to worry about it. Your mother was responsible for your engagement. If you don't think carefully, you are riding a tiger now and it's hard to get off!"

Yan Yun advised:"Mom! Don't blame yourself. There is a saying: the car has its own way to the mountain; don't think too much. If you are tired, the child is guilty.."

Mrs. Xie felt relieved when she saw Yan Yun's filial piety, and continued:"A few days ago, your fifth uncle Miao Yanjun killed the governor's Yamen in Zhenzhou City to fight against injustice. I don't know where to take refuge. Your uncle Shang and the others don't know where they are. , your Uncle Miao may be with them. Alas! This good man has no place to stay! Yun'er, mother knows that although you are weak, you are by no means lacking in chivalry and courage, but don't be like Uncle Miao; you must know how to endure a moment of anger. Save yourself a hundred days of worries!"

Yan Yun had his own opinions and agreed,"I know. Mother, did you hire this Qiuling girl?"

Xie said,"No. I was just about to tell you. It was your friend who gave money to my mother to hire him, but my mother insisted not to accept it. He insisted sincerely, and my mother really couldn't refuse, so she agreed. The girl I hired before was quite pretty, but Yang Mao came here to pester and tease her every day. So he fired her; your friend hired Qiuling for my mother." Yan Yun said

:"What is my friend's name?"

Fang Xun, you also brought another friend of yours named Yuanda."

Yan Yun was surprised when he heard this. Fang Xun, isn't Brother Fang working as a city village (official name) in Yizhong County, Songzhou? How did he get to Yulong County, exactly? Next year I will go to Yizhong County to search for his origin. This time I no longer have to travel all the way to Songzhou, and I can see my eighth brother Yuanda again. It is so happy to reunite with my eldest brother and eighth brother after a long absence.

While Xie and Yan Yun were talking, Qiu Ling had already prepared the food. After the three of them had dinner, Yan Yun was going to greet Mrs. Shang Yuanzhong, Ma's house. Xie said:"Yun'er, would you like to go to your Aunt Ma's place to think about what to say?" Yan Yun said:"What are you thinking about

?"

Home, but you two girls and young men have been traveling together for such a long time, it’s hard to talk about it!"

Yan Yun said:"Mom, don’t worry, your feet are not afraid of the shoes being crooked, and the child is innocent."

Ms. Xie said:"Silly boy! The melon fields are not open to people who don't wear plums and don't dress up. If others try to avoid them in every possible way, you can't get rid of the suspicion."

Yan Yun said:"Mother! The child is called Feiyan and travels thousands of miles alone. Is that worthy of Uncle Shang?" said Xie :"You are pretending to be chivalrous and don't think about yourself at all. She is not a human being, but you still have to be a human being!"

Yan Yun said:"Mom, my child is a human being. At that time, I had no choice but to send her home safely. , Isn’t it the way to be a human being not to save someone in danger just for the sake of fame?" Seeing her son with a strong sense of justice, Ms.."

Yan Yun responded and left.

When Yan Yun entered Ma's courtyard, he saw Yangmao Wuhua hanging under a jujube tree. When Yang Mao saw Yan Yun, he yelled:"You stupid pig and a thief! You are a thief by beating a gong? That's too much! You still dare to come to the door, Shang Zhu, knock down Yan Yun, a thief!" Ma and Shang I heard Yoji coming out of the main room shouting.

It turned out that Yang Mao wanted to go to a gambling house to gamble, so he begged Ma for a long time to get some silver and said that he was going to find Shang Feiyan. Ma knew that he was lying to Shang Feiyan, so he could only give him some silver. Yanyun monk Feiyan.

Yangmao and Shang Feiyan returned to Shang's house and met Ma. When Mrs. Ma saw her daughter who had eloped with Yan Feng, she was angry and happy at the same time. She was angry that her daughter was immoral and had brought disgrace to the Shang family, but she was happy that her own flesh and blood was finally back. He neither beat her nor scolded her, nor was he afraid that she would leave without saying goodbye. They searched everywhere; after Shang Feiyan ran away from home, the 'Eight Immortals' searched hard for more than half a year, but there was no trace; without saying anything, he ordered the maid to accompany Shang Feiyan to rest in the back hall.

Yang Mao claimed that Shang Feiyan was found by himself and asked Ma to promise Shang Feiyan to him. Yang Mao had always disturbed the Shang family, but Ma always scolded him until he got angry, and Yang Mao shamelessly kept pestering him. Ma's family was furious and ordered his servants to hang him to a jujube tree.

When Yan Yun saw Ma and Shang Zhu coming out, he hurriedly saluted.

Yang Mao said:"Shang Zhu, what are you waiting for! Beat this shameless idiot Yan Yun to death!"

Ma shouted:"Shang Zhu, beat this shameless thing to my mother!"

Shang Bo raised his whip and pointed it at Yang Mao, giving him a few whips.

Yang Mao said:"You idiot, don't let Shang Zhu, who is in the den of swords, hit me instead of attacking my enemies! Are you deaf or blind? The stupid pig Yanyun has ruined your own sister and turned her into a human being and a ghost. , but you are indifferent, do you still have humanity?" Yan Yun was very angry when he saw Yang Mao insulting him in front of Ma Shi and Shang Zhu, and said:"Yang Mao, don't stop spitting blood! Fei Yan is wandering around the world without any relatives, I met Can you stand by and watch?"

Yang Mao said:"Bah! You are such a smart-tongued stupid pig, you can only deceive stupid men and women; you can't avoid the fishy smell by inserting your hand into the fish basket! I'll tell you again and listen carefully: Feiyan and I grew up in the same bed and have been mine for a long time. You don’t want to be a bastard and don’t want to die! If you eat the weighing weight and you are determined to want Feiyan, I will tear you into pieces like a stupid pig! Shattered into thousands of pieces!"

Yan Yun was extremely angry and thought: He didn't like Shang Feiyan in the first place, and Yang Mao had a deep misunderstanding; if he explained it, it would be equivalent to breaking the engagement between Aunt Shang and his mother, which would be the following treason. Can't tell. Momentarily at a loss.

When Ma heard this, he got angry and took the whip from Shang Zhuo's hand, and angrily said:"Yang Mao! If you dare to talk nonsense again, you beast, I will smash your mouth!"

Yang Mao said shamelessly:"Okay! As long as you can't be beaten to death. I, Feiyan, am my wife! You fight me! Anyway, I am not your son. How nice to call me the last daughter of the Yang family. My uncle Shang Yuanzhong will definitely praise you when he comes back!" As the saying goes: Don't be afraid of hardness or softness. Just afraid of being shameless. Ma passed out due to the Yangmao energy that could not be steamed, boiled or beaten.

Ma was so angry that Shang Yuanzhong's nephew Yang Mao couldn't help but fainted. Yan Yun and Shang Zhu hurriedly carried Ma into the house. Yan Yun used acupuncture to help the doctor. After a while, Ma Shi regained consciousness. Yan Yun said goodbye and went home to rest.

The next day at Youzheng (18:00), Yan Yun put on her felt hat and dressed neatly and went to the Yulong County Inspection Department Yamen to find the inspection envoy Fang Xun. Fang Xun was overjoyed and invited Yuanda to lead Yan Yun into a familiar and quiet hotel. Eat wine. The three brothers sat down, and Fang Xun asked the bartender to make drinks and serve the food. The three of them exchanged glasses and had a good time, while eating, they talked about their farewell to Tokyo. Yan Yun recounted his experiences in the past year, ignoring the two encounters with Yan Feng and escorting Shang Feiyan home. Yuanda was indignant because of Yan Yun's misfortune. He hated Wang Jian for not thinking about his sworn friendship. He greatly appreciated Chen Xin's actions and deeply regretted that he had become a bandit.

At the beginning of the year, Fang Xun went to Yizhong County, Songzhou to take up his post and take Yuanda with him. Songzhou was the"Longqian Land" of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the birthplace of the Song Dynasty. Although it was not upgraded to Yingtianfu or Nanjing at that time, its status was extraordinary, and the local governors all had a sense of glory and superiority. In the early Song Dynasty, the imperial court attached great importance to the civil and military examinations. It treated the Wen and Wu Jinshi who passed the examination with special regard and called them disciples of the emperor. It wanted to gradually entrust them with important responsibilities and planned to gradually replace the arrogant and powerful generals at the beginning of the founding of the country. Wu Jinshi Fang Xun was sent to Yizhong County in Songzhou was built as a fortified city. Although he was a ninth-rank official, his future was bright. The magistrate of Songzhou was born in Wu Jinshi in the early Song Dynasty. Fang Xun was an upright man and was not familiar with officialdom. He accidentally bumped into his superior, the magistrate of Yizhong County. The magistrate found an excuse to return him to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who transferred him to Yulong County, Zhenzhou as an inspection envoy. Yuanda also Then we arrived in Yulong County. Wang Deyan, the magistrate of Yulong County, understood that the imperial court valued qualified Jinshi, and Fang Xun had great potential, so he did not dare to underestimate his official Xun. Fang Xun successfully recommended Yuanda as the head of the local army.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food. Yan Yun saw that Fang Xun had a robe and Yuanda was also a public servant of the Yamen. He was running around and going through hardships and bumping into walls but achieving nothing. He felt sad, upset, ashamed and speechless. Fang Xun and Yuan Dasui were not careful people, but they could see it.

Yuanda consoled him:"For a man like Qi Ge who is both civil and military, why worry about not getting ahead? Brother, what do you think?"

Fang Xun sighed:"Oh! When we are young, we have great ambitions to 'help the common people and secure the country', but the officialdom of the imperial court Far from what we originally thought, if you don’t understand the ways of officialdom, even if you are talented and elegant, it will not help. 'Rescue the poor, report to the country, and save the common people' is in vain." More than half a year of officialdom has made Fang Fang turbulent. Xun felt bitter and helpless.

Yuanda was puzzled and said:"Eldest brother has been an official for more than half a year, how come he has become more sentimental than seventh brother? Why is he so depressed even if he does not comfort seventh brother? You are much luckier than seventh brother now! What did we do when we were sworn brothers? Where did Yun Haoqing go?"

Yuanda is a rough man. Although he has been following Fang Xun, Fang Xun has never told him about the intrigues in the officialdom. Yuanda's words are not surprising.

Fang Xun said perfunctorily:"The eighth brother is right, the eldest brother is stupid; with the skills of the seventh brother, he will definitely do something great in the future."

Yuanda became anxious and said:"Farewell, the eldest brother will report to the county magistrate tomorrow. Recommend Seventh Brother, because with Seventh Brother’s talents, if he is not reused by the county government, I, a local soldier, will have no shame in continuing to work!"