Folk Tale: Han Liu, the Iron Hat King of the Qing Dynasty

One summer, Xianfeng came to the summer resort, and within a few days, he fell seriously ill. He had a high fever that did not go away, and the only way to stop the pain was to use cold water from the well and pat his head and feet.

At that time, there was an iron-hat prince in Rehe, Han Liu, who guarded the frontier and managed the forty-eight princes of the Mongols. In this year, the king of Goryeo presented a fine magnetic teapot to Xianfeng, on which two golden dragons were painted. Pour the water on and the dragon spins around the pot. The iron hat has long been a usurper, and he privately left a treasure pot to prepare for the throne and sit in the palace. Because he deliberately usurped the throne, he was very cautious on weekdays. However, there were people around him who were already monitoring his movements. This person is Zhongliang, his surname is Gang, and he is more intelligent. My father was an official in the court and was killed by traitors. Therefore, he changed his name to Sun and became a young master under the Iron Hat King. He saw that the Iron Hat King had the intention of rebelling, and risked his life to use his talents to eliminate trouble for the country.

That morning, the scholar of the Iron Hat King, who brought tea to the prince, had just gone up the steps when his foot slipped and smashed the prince's teapot. He was stunned and stunned for a while before he came to his senses. He thought, how could he forgive himself if he beat the prince's treasure pot? If he wanted to live, he had to beg Master Sun. When I came to the master's house, I saw that his curtains had been removed and the door was open. He knew that the master had gotten up, gently pushed open the door, and knelt in front of the bed. The young master was sitting on the bed and reading intently, not noticing when the scholar came. He looked up suddenly, only to find the scholar, and hurriedly said, "You child, what are you doing kneeling here early in the morning? Get up quickly." The boy said, "Please help me." If you don't agree, I won't get up from my knees.

The master said, "If you don't say anything, how can I save you?" The scholar said, "If you don't agree, I won't say it, I'd rather kneel to death than let the prince kill me." The master said, "Is there something big about it, I am afraid that the prince will kill you?" It doesn't matter, he wants to kill, tell him to kill me, you get up quickly!" The scholar said that he had caused trouble. The master said "oops" and said, "The Lou Zi you stabbed is really bigger than the sky." The prince's beloved treasure pot, you beat it, what should I do?" As he spoke, he put on his shoes, walked from the inner room to the outhouse, and walked back from the outhouse to the inner room twice before he said, "Go and see if the prince is up, as long as he coughs, he will get up." You push the door in, so, so ...... You're okay. But you have to come to me once a day. The scholar nodded and walked out.

The scholar pushed open the door of the prince, "plopped", knelt in front of the prince, and cried loudly. The prince asked, "What do you mean by this?" The scholar said, "Just now I brought you tea, holding the tea tray in one hand and pushing the door in the other, looking at your bed lying not you, but a five-clawed golden dragon, I was scared and beat your teapot." "The prince thought to himself, could it be that I am really the true son of the dragon! No wonder Xianfeng wants to be the emperor, I should be the emperor. After thinking about it, he said, "Is this true?" The boy said, "How dare the villain lie? The prince said, "I don't blame you, don't tell outsiders about this." The scholar nodded in agreement and walked out. After walking a long way, the treacherous laughter of the Iron Hat King still rang in his ears. The scholar told Master Sun about his meeting with the prince. Master Sun hurriedly wrote a letter and asked the scholar to hand it over to Ci'an Niangniang. From then on, the Iron Hat King made a pilgrimage to Xianfeng every day. Ci'an and Cixi, be careful. It's just that Xianfeng's illness is getting worse day by day.

On this day, Han Liu, the king of iron hats, entered the palace with a sword, and the two mothers thought at first sight, but it's amazing, Han Liu wants to rebel. However, Master Sun had already told Niangniang that if Han Liu broke into the palace, he would say what to do, and he would promise him. Things turned out to be as the master expected. Han Liu said to the two mothers: "My lord is about to drive, the young master is still young, I have to be in charge of the government for a few years, what do the two mothers think?" The two ladies nodded again and again, and Han Liu withdrew from the palace.

Master Sun discussed with the two mothers, called the eunuch to the street, visited a person with fast legs, sent the prince back to Beijing first, and asked the seven kings to send troops to come. The eunuch came to the street and made a private visit to a person named Sun Yong in the paddock. This man can walk 1,000 miles during the day and 800 miles at night. Sun Yong entered the palace to see Niangniang, and Niangniang instructed: "You carry the prince to Beijing and hand it over to the Seven Princes' Mansion." There is also a decree to be handed over to the seven kings. Sun Yong went out of the palace gate, took a big stride, ran out like a fly, and arrived in Beijing before noon, found the Seven Kings' Mansion, and went inside. He knew that the emperor's brother was seriously ill and Han Liu was going to rebel, so he arranged for the six kings to take charge of the government in Beijing, and personally led an army of 100,000 to Rehe. Han Liu, the king of iron hats, hung Xianfeng's sword on the palace gate. The ministers of civil and military affairs are not allowed to enter the palace. When the Seven Kings looked up, they were shocked. He knew in his heart that as long as the imperial sword was hung at the door, even the prince would not dare to enter the palace, and he was stunned when he saw the imperial sword. At this time, a person flashed next to him and said, "Seven Kings Chitose, what are you looking at?" Your imperial brother's sword, why don't you wear it? "This person is Master Sun. These two words reminded the Seven Kings. He stepped forward and took off the Edgeworth, sizing it around his waist.

Officials big and small rushed into the palace. At this time, Xianfeng had already been driven, and the seven kings came to see the two imperial sisters-in-law, and the two mothers told them about the things before and after. At that time, the Seven Kings conferred the title of Master Sun as the secretary of the ministry. Sun Shangshu thanked him and said, "Han Liu, the king of the iron hat, has already sent a letter to transfer the soldiers and horses of the forty-eight princes, and hurry back to the spirit before the soldiers arrive." The Seven Kings nodded in approval. The Seven Kings also informed the Iron Hat King to return to Beijing with the spirit. Han Liu thought to himself, when I arrived in Beijing, when the forty-eight princes arrived, it happened that I would ascend the throne and sit in the palace, it was really God's will. He said: "I will return to Beijing with the spirit, that is a matter of course." But after a change of thought, he quietly asked Master Sun beside him: "Is it a blessing or a curse for me to return to Beijing this time?" The master guessed his thoughts, and hurriedly said: "You are the king of the north, and when you arrive in Beijing, you are like a dragon entering the sea. The Seven Kings smiled when they heard this. The master was afraid that he would be suspicious, and added: "However, the North Sea Dragon cannot cross the Yellow River. Han Liu continued: "Beijing is far away from the Yellow River, and I never want to cross it in my life." The master said in his heart: "You don't die if you don't go to the Yellow River!"

On this day, the imperial spirit entered the Gubeikou, and the guards had already surrounded Han Liu's sedan roof with iron chains. Han Liu hurriedly said, "I'm not guilty, why are you surrounding the roof of my sedan chair?" The samurai tied him up. He also asked his master: "You said that I can't cross the Yellow River, and I am on the bank of the Chaohe River in front of me, so your words are too uncertain." The master said, "Lord, please see, the Chaohe River has been flooded, and it is more yellow than the Yellow River." Han Liu was dumbfounded, but then quibbled: "Our Qing Dynasty doesn't have a sword to kill the prince, cut the prince's sword! Someone next to him said, "Get a new knife." Han Liu took it and said, "The new knife is also a knife." Master Sun said: "That's not the case, killing my father is a new knife." At that time, it wasn't your Han Liu's idea?" Han Liu shouted at his master, "Ahhh I am Ji Gang, the grandson of Ji Xiaolan. Han Liu lowered his head. The Seven Kings hurriedly asked, "Where is this knife now?" Ji Gang said: "Now the treasury. "Hurry up and get it. Sun Yong flashed over and said I'll go, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. In less than an hour, a bright steel knife was placed in front of Han Liu. As soon as Han Liuyi saw that the matter had been revealed, he killed himself.