Day 008 The Legendary General of the White House
When the smoke from the cooking stove rose, someone was there. The white-famous crane was about to enter the valley again, but was still blocked.
"Sir Bai, that old hunter is a strange old man, so it's better not to go there! I heard from the old man in the village that this old man has been in the mountains for fifty years, but he will come out once or twice a year to exchange for some oil, salt, rice and food."
Baiminghe vowed to solve the problem of Bali 32 villages. This valley is a good opportunity to solve the problem, so Baiminghe did not listen to his advice: "You go back first, come here before dawn tomorrow morning and leave some food."
The only thing I came out to carry with me was a little dry food. The things that Bai Minghe decided not to be stopped by the leader of the Sun clan.
The old hunter was weird, but he was not a man-eating monster. The Sun clans watched the white-famous crane enter the old hunter's yard and then left together.
The old hunter was burning water in the pot, and the two pheasants on the ground were still struggling for their lives.
Seeing a stranger suddenly appearing at his home, the old hunter did not get up, but just glanced at the white crane with the corner of his eyes.
But the white-known crane tidied up his clothes and gave a long gift: "The white-known crane in Guanzhong is the juren who took the exam in this capital. He took the liberty to visit and asked the old man to tell him about the situation of the nearby hills and the valley."
Bai Minghe kept staring at the old hunter when he spoke. It was obvious that the old hunter's eyes were just a kind of contempt. What was more obvious was that the old hunter knew what the identity of a juren was.
He has been a human being in two lives and has seen all kinds of people. However, the old man has a feeling of emptiness and clarity with a white crane.
"My younger brother Bai Minghe, please help me!" Bai Minghe bowed again.
The old hunter remained indifferent and continued to cut his bamboo arrows, without even looking back this time.
Bai Minghe's heart was a few twists and kept analyzing what kind of person this old man was. There is only one possibility for those who have lived in seclusion for fifty years, which is the person with great compassion. If there was great hatred, these people would have taken revenge long ago. Only those with great compassion could see through everything and live in seclusion here.
Just as Bai Minghe was thinking about how to speak again, the old hunter suddenly stood up, but there were a pair of calm eyes on his old face. These eyes made Bai Minghe think of his previous life and took him into business. Only those who have no desires can trust him and establish business with faith.
"What are you going to do?" Perhaps many people didn't talk to others, and the old hunter's tone was very strange.
A bad thought suddenly rose in Bai Minghe and he smiled calmly: "I am going to destroy your yard and leave you homeless. Then let the water flood the valley."
"Hahaha!" The old hunter burst into laughter, and the night birds were shocked by the forest.
"I want to solve the problem of the lack of Bali 32 villages. I have already bet on everything, and even the floating tickets for the examination were pledged to the eight villages. I don't seek wealth, nor do I want these Bali 32 villages to be rewarded for me. I just want to take this opportunity to become famous. Another reason is that I know that I can't pass the examination, so I dare to put the floating tickets in the hands of the eight villages!"
Bai Minghe said his true words in one breath.
This is a bet. Betting on this old man is definitely not an ordinary hunter, betting on fate.
The old hunter did not answer immediately, but instead took the bow and arrow. He just glanced sideways and shot the arrow behind him. Two birds flying out of the forest fell to the ground.
"Ben..." The old hunter only said one word, and then changed his words and said, "I killed countless people. You are very brave. You dare to enter this yard. What does the life and death of the eight miles and thirty-two villages have to do with me!"
He is so good at it. Bai Minghe has a straight look at his eyes. Is this still a normal person? In later generations, is there any meaning in the Olympic archery competition?
"Work with me, I will give you three taels of silver a month. I think of me, Bai Minghe, Guanzhong, who is well-read in poetry and books, is loyal and courageous, and is the most important thing in life..." Before Bai Minghe could finish his line, his neck was pinched, and the old hunter was full of murderous aura: "I killed countless people!"
The white-known crane struggled for a long time before the old hunter let go.
Squatting beside him and panting for a while, then he recovered. Bai Minghe did not give up: "Killing one person is a thief, killing ten people is a hero, killing a hundred people is a hero, killing a thousand people is a great hero, killing a thousand people is a great hero, if you can kill ten thousand people, you can keep your name for a hundred years. You have only killed a few people, thinking of me, Bai Qi, the Bai family in Guanzhong, killing a million people, leaving your name for a thousand years!"
"Nonsense, Wu'an Jun can kill a million!"
"I won't kill enough millions, I will take your surname!" Bai Minghe's temper came up. Who would have thought that the peace in the old hunter's eyes disappeared, but instead she had a faint murderous aura: "I will take your surname if millions, I will take your surname!"
"Old man, don't be dissatisfied. My Guanzhong Baiming He represents the Bai family in Guanzhong. Let me tell you today!"
The surname to you is a blurted verbal speech in modern quarrels, but it may not be the case in the Ming Dynasty. The old man wanted to pile up firewood, and while burning chickens, he wrote the history of Qin and the war history of Wu'an Jun Bai Qidian on the sand with branches.
Baiminghe is a third-rate level in history, but he still knows some special characters.
Not to mention one million, even one million and six million, I, the white-famous crane in Guanzhong, dare to argue with you.
In the Battle of Yique, he killed 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces. He captured the capital of Chu, burned his ancestral temple, and annihilated 350,000 Chu troops. He attacked Zhao and annihilated 600,000 Zhao troops (including the Battle of Changping). He attacked Wei and Huayang beheaded 130,000. He fought with Zhao general Jia Yan and killed 20,000 soldiers. He attacked Han and Xingcheng beheaded 50,000.
The white-famous crane wrote what he knew about Bai Qi's war history in one breath using modern hard pen calligraphy.
Thousands of words were written before and after.
After writing, I finished gnawing a pheasant in my hand. I filled some wine with big mouthfuls, threw the empty wine bottle into the valley, and laughed to the sky: "I, Bai family in Guanzhong, are the name of Wu'anjun, the god of war, who dares to fight for it in the world!" After laughing, I fell to the fire and slept soundly.
The old hunter held up a torch and looked at it one by one. Not only were he looking, but he also wrote down the relevant sentences of the books he had read and recorded these battles in the books he had read, and worked with the calculations.
After seeing the Battle of Changping, the old hunter looked at the Baiming He who was sleeping beside the fire, but he also had some understanding in his heart. As a descendant of the Bai family, he was more excited about the glory of his ancestors, which was understandable. After all the analysis, the old man suddenly raised his head and said with emotion: "Those who kill millions of people will leave their names for generations! Leave their names for generations!"
Before we knew it, it was dawn. After Bai Minghe woke up, all the handwriting on the ground had disappeared.
The old hunter came to Baiminghe: "From now on, my surname is Bai."
Before Bai Minghe could fully wake up, he stared at the old hunter for a long time and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I lost myself to you, that's it. My surname is Bai." The old hunter said with a tough heart. He returned to the house and brought his full set of hunting equipment, preparing to bring Baiming He into the mountain. He also said: "You said last night that you want to use this valley to store water, but how can you let the water flow to those villages when you get it."
"I have my own way." Bai Minghe did not explain any more. After seeing this valley, Bai Minghe thought of the landslide lake in later generations. It was not stressful to flood this abandoned quarry. The connected valley was not flooded in an instant, and the small animals also had the chance to escape.
As for some trees on the mountain, if the terrain is low, it will definitely be flooded in the water, so it will be cut down in advance.
After walking around the mountain, after confirming the location, when returning to the old hunter's hut, the Sun family also came.
"Let's go to the Lu family!" Bai Minghe had already made a decision in his heart. He took a deer hunted by the old hunter as a gift and rushed to the Lu family. At this time, Bai Minghe knew that only the Lu family could help him.
The land without a master is all belonged to the official family, and to put it more carefully, it belongs to the emperor.
Who does this forest and valley belong to? Baiminghe needs to know clearly whether it can be done. First, the ownership of the land must be opened.
When he came to the Lu family, the third master of the Lu family, the fifth-rank Hanlin of the dynasty, Lu Zhengqiu personally received the Bai Minghe in the side hall. As for the leader of the Sun clan, he was naturally invited to the woodshed to eat and drink some hot food.
"Mr. Lu, I can solve this problem. And I can guarantee that this will improve the spring plowing water situation in Bali 32 Village, and will be completely solved next year. Not only that, I have a large income project, which can bring at least 1,000 taels of silver to Bali 32 Village, and pay the government a tax of 100 taels of taxes."
After Lu Zhengqiu sat down, he was preparing to be polite and polite.
Logically speaking, Bai Minghe should have sued the crime first, because this was disturbing the Chinese New Year, and it happened to be disturbing the Lu family dinner. He should have said some self-blame and accused him. Therefore, the lines that Lu Zhengqiu originally prepared were polite and kind words.
But who would have thought that Bai Minghe had solved the problem as soon as he spoke, and he really choked Lu Zhengqiu very much.
"Hiss..." Lu Zhengqiu took a deep breath. You know, this problem has not been solved for decades. Who dares to say that the previous county magistrates and prefects were incompetent?
"Nephew, but take it seriously?" Lu Zhengqiu's name changed. His sons were two years older than Bai Minghe and were also a juren who participated in the examination this year. It was not an exaggeration to call him Nephew. Instead, he became a little kinder.
"Let's come and listen. This is a young and frivolous juren!" A young eunuch walked in from outside. Although he was arrogant, he still bowed when he saw Lu Zhengqiu: "Mr. Lu, our family was originally here to say goodbye. I'll forgive me for hearing some interesting news."
If you have face, you will have inner strength.
Since the eunuch gave Lu Zhengqiu face, Lu Zhengqiu nodded with a smile and then introduced to Bai Minghe: "This official, the Jin Manager of the Food Department, went to Shanxi to buy wine and vinegar. It is difficult to walk on the snow. I borrowed 100 servants from my Lu family. I have to send the wine to the palace before the Spring Festival!"
Lu Zhengqiu's few words not only introduced the eunuch, but also expressed his attitude, but also reflected many problems.
First, he called Jin Guanshi, which means that he had no intersection with this eunuch. It is a saying that he drew a clear line. After all, as a scholar, he naturally did not associate with the eunuch.
Another point is Bai Minghe guessed that it is already during the Chinese New Year, and the county and prefecture yamen may not be able to recruit enough personnel, and even if they can be summoned, it will be a waste of time. In addition, the eunuch's duties are not high and he cannot borrow the help of the garrison.
Chapter completed!