During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the head of the Seven Heroes of the Green Forest Good Han in Yunnan, known as Eighteen Lang, his real name was Li Erniu. Eighteen Lang can fly over the wall, and eighteen martial arts are very proficient. Especially good at slingshot, can take people's lives from a hundred steps away.
Due to years of war, when Eighteen Lang was a child, he was originally a small beggar in the beggar gang.
When he was nine years old, both of his parents died, and he had to live on the streets to become a little called flower. Thanks to his master, a four-bag beggar, as an apprentice and taught him his lifelong martial arts, he achieved the legend of Eighteen Lang who eliminated harm for the people.
Lancang Eighteen Lang
Eighteen Lang's master's name is Reckless Mang, and he is also a powerful character.
Lu Da Mang was originally a famous xiangma in the Qilu region of Shandong Province, specializing in robbing the official palace, eliminating harm for the people, and supported by the locals.
Later, his troops were wiped out by Xi Pinghou's army.
Lu Da Mang fled to Dali, Yunnan Province, and in order to avoid wanted, he had to hide his name and become a beggar all day. By chance, he entered the beggar gang and became a four-bag beggar, living in a grass shack at Zhuge Camp next to the caravan.
One day, a group of five people who were running around the jianghu wanted to drive Reckless away and occupy his shack. Reckless had to strike, and with a little martial arts, he beat the five people to the point of running out of urine and fleeing.
Four bags of begging recklessness
A year later, Lu Da Mang was begging in the market, and was recognized by the gang selling the art, and gathered more than 30 strong men to surround Lu Da Mang.
Originally, these 30 strong men felt that dealing with a man named Hanako could beat him half to death with his bare hands.
But I didn't expect that these more than 30 strong men could not get close to Lu Da Mang's body at all, and once they got close, they were inexplicably knocked to the ground by him.
This group of strong men saw that there were more and more people watching, and their gang was very faceless, so they found a knife and axe, and each of them had a hand, and they were bound to crush the reckless body into ten thousand pieces.
And Lu Da Mang used the bamboo pole in his hand, also known as the "dog stick", not hurriedly or slowly, to subdue all the more than 30 armed men.
Its martial arts shocked everyone for a while!
Elder of the Beggar Gang
The people in the vicinity did not expect that the beggars who ate leftovers at a low level on weekdays would have such a skill.
The manager of the local post had heard about the recklessness and knew that his martial arts were superior, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to control, so he took the initiative to appoint him as the local flower leader.
Manage all the beggars sitting in Deshengguan and passing by. During the New Year's Festival, the government also gave him two buckets of rice, a chicken, and a string of copper coins.
And Reckless is the head of the horse, and managing the beggars in the station is a piece of cake.
Since he became a flower head, the local life has been orderly, beggars do not steal, even thieves from other places do not dare to come to his territory to commit crimes, for a time the local people live and work in peace and contentment, and do not close their homes at night.
People who live and work in peace and contentment
It was also at this time that Lu Da Mang met Eighteen Lang, who was begging here, that is, Li Erniu.
Li Erniu was born in a family of scholars, but his parents died at the age of 9, and the family business was also occupied by the local squires, and he had to leave his hometown to beg at a young age.
Da Mang saw that Erniu Junxiu was smart, and he also wanted to find a successor, so he took Li Erniu as an apprentice and devoted himself to teaching what he had learned all his life.
And Erniu is a martial arts wizard, the progress of martial arts is fast, the cornices walk on the wall without breathing, the eighteen martial arts are caught, the slingshot is particularly powerful, and the son is like a shooting star, accurate and fast.
Da Mang meets Thirteen Lang
The soldiers near the station were not his opponents, and Erniu alone could easily deal with ten good generals.
However, the good times did not last long, and Reckless was recognized by an old acquaintance who passed by and secretly reported it to the superior official of the station. The government will arrest Lu Da Mang and bring him to trial.
Wang Yijing, the official of the post, acted recklessly and secretly leaked secrets to him, allowing him to flee quickly.
Therefore, after only a few years, he had to take his apprentice Erniu back to the vicinity of Tianchi in Yunlong County, Yunnan.
In this way, after another ten years, the two cows learned to come out of the mountain. He was arranged by Lu Da Mang to travel to the Central Plains, and told him not to harm the people, but only to rob the official palace, otherwise, it would be to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors.
Erniu obeyed the master's orders and bowed his head in worship.
Descending the mountain began his legendary path.
Li Erniu went down the mountain
Erniu came to Jiangnan, the land of fish and rice, and found that there were many greedy, officials and fish people here. Therefore, he committed a crime on a large scale, specifically looting and bullying the corrupt officials of the people. And, after each looting, it is inevitable that 22 large characters will be left on the wall.
"Eighteen Lang specializes in robbing fish and meat officials, drinking enough to eat and doing bad things, and disobeying me to find me in Lancang!"
The silver that Erniu snatched each time ranged from hundreds of taels to hundreds of catties, and he could carry it with him, fly over the wall, and deliver both silver to the local poor people's homes that night.
These things insult the authority of the officials, and even more sting the nerves of the local government, and the hated officials itch their teeth.
For a time, in the mouths of the poor people, the name of "Righteous Hero Yunnan Eighteen Lang" began to spread widely. But because Erniu wears a mask every time he commits a crime, no one has really seen his true face.
Some say he is a beautiful young man, some say he is a majestic mysterious old man.
The official government in Jiangnan also sent a document to Lancang, Yunnan, asking for assistance in the investigation, and the local government checked the lancang river for eight hundred miles, and none of them was named Eighteen Lang.
After checking the local household registration, none of the families had 18 children, so the Eighteen Lang Thieves became a pending case for a while.
Official notice
Until the Yongle years, the Treasury Silver of the Liuzhou Prefect was stolen without knowing it and unconsciously, and stole 1,200 taels of silver and 200 taels of gold. However, these official silver have official seals on them, so they are very recognizable.
On the second day of the crime, the famous fisherman Guangding in Liuzhou found that the poor people near the official palace were using silver ingots with official seals, so they decided that Eighteen Lang was near the official palace.
So he ordered an investigation of the Yunnan accent people who had recently come to Liuzhou. Sure enough, in an inn, I found a Yunnan guest who stayed the day before the crime.
Mingyu Guangding then disguised himself as a family member who was doing white things, came to this inn and cried to the boss: "The uncle in the family died of illness, the family was surrounded by disciples, and after death, there was not even a coffin, and 5 minor children were left!" ”
Catch fast
Erniu in the inn, unaware of the deception, immediately felt pity, and left Guangding two ingots of silver and two to arrange the aftermath of his uncle.
Catch the fast Guangding to get the silver, hurry to the official palace to check, sure enough, it was the official silver that was stolen a few days ago!
Immediately, 800 troops were sent to surround the inn, and they were determined to arrest Andugu Li Erniu and confess his guilt and serve his sentence!
Li Erniu said to the famous fisherman Guangding in the inn, "Yes, I am Eighteen Lang!" Now I can't run away. But I have a letter here, and I ask you to hand it to the governor of Liuzhou first. Then decide if you really want to take me back. ”
Therefore, I immediately repaired a letter and sealed it.
He also reminded Guangding: "Unless the governor of Liuzhou personally opens this letter, otherwise, others will definitely have the misfortune of killing themselves after reading it." ”
Guangding hesitated, but he thought that it would be difficult for Eighteen Lang to fly with his wings, and he was not in a hurry.
Therefore, he personally brought the letter and met with the prefect.
The prefect of Liuzhou was stunned
Your Excellency, after opening the letter, his face suddenly changed dramatically!
He said to Guangding, "This person doesn't seem to be Eighteen Lang, so think about whether it's possible to catch the wrong one." I and other officials must be aware of what is going on and not wrongfully accuse the people! ”
After saying this, the prefect burned The Letter of Eighteen Lang in front of Guangding.
Guangding prostrated his head, returned to the inn, withdrew the officers and soldiers, apologized to Eighteen Lang Li Erniu, and asked the store to exempt Eighteen Lang from all fees.
But I didn't expect that Eighteen Lang was unusual, so that the store not only waived the fee, but also prepared 20 taels of silver as compensation. And 20 taels of silver, equivalent to the store's income for nearly a year. Helpless to catch The Fast Guangding screamed at the side, and the store could only tearfully agree.
After Eighteen Lang left, the shopkeeper found 20 taels of silver in the room where he had lived. A note was left next to the silver with four words written on it.
"The penalty is fine."
The shopkeeper had an epiphany and was busy kneeling down to the note.
Chivalrous
Just after the governor of Liuzhou and the catching light Ding each breathed a sigh of relief.
That night, Eighteen Lang did not leave Liuzhou overnight, but first found the prefect's home.
Cutting the prefect's head into a bald head with the Qimen Sword Technique, he said to him, "I should have taken your first rank, and spared you a dog's life for the sake of your daytime letters and retreats." ”
He went to the home of The Fast Guangding and directly cut off the man's life root.
He also put on the medicine for gold sores and said to him, "I know that you usually spoil the women of the good family and deceive me, and you should have executed me." But look at your children are still young, leaving you with a cruel life. If you don't change your ways, the next time I meet you, I will let you be torn to pieces! ”
The danger of the inn
As the saying goes, "Rabbits don't eat nest grass." ”
His master Lu Da Mang also demanded that Eighteen Lang not act in Yunnan. Since the death of His Master Xian, every time Eighteen Lang returned from a foreign country, he had to talk to Yang Quanshou, drink wine, and talk about the two or three things he had done, which were chivalrous.
Eighteen Lang Li Erniu has been practicing Boy Gong since childhood, never close to women, but his handsome and strong, often have women to ask for favors over Eighteen Lang, Eighteen Lang all politely refused, said: "There is no chance in this life, can only wait for the next life to become a pair." ”
During the Honghua years, Eighteen Lang broke through the red dust and became a monk in Jizu Mountain.
He died at the age of eighty-four in the Lion Grove.
Put down the butcher knife
And Reckless and Eighteen Lang have never done anything to harm heaven and reason in their lives, and they are even more loved by the people to punish evil and promote good chivalry. But even so, it was still a few times when it was almost impossible to survive.
In this story, what exactly did the governor of Liuzhou see to let the capture quickly withdraw its troops? Some people say that Eighteen Lang wrote down the illegal things of the prefect, but I think the truth should not be so simple.
As for what is written, it can only be the benevolent and the wise.
Adaptation author 丨 Proud Peak Li Ge