starling is not a bird

Dagu is the seaside, even the wind has a salty smell. The faces of the men and girls on the beach are all scratched by the sea breeze. Although someone sent a gauze hat to wear, the strong wind blowing like a knife still tastes the same. feel good.

The auspicious day was chosen early, and when it was still dark, the elder brothers got up to take a bath, fast, burn incense and pray, put on neat formal attire, and wait for the moment when the beam was raised.

The creaking iron rocker lifted the snow-white girder high, and it swayed for a long time, but when it was lowered, it was completely seamed and did not move at all. The officials with their heads up were all relieved With anger, those auspicious words came one after another. Brothers are used to being greeted by others, but they just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

It was at noon when the tide was calm, and the sea under the sun was azure, and the thin waves meandered wantonly. Who would have thought that such a quiet sea would be so turbulent?The calm is only for a while, and it won't be long before the hurricane mad wolf. How many unused sacrifices are there in the Sea God Temple?

As usual, I read the emperor's sacrificing text, and put it on the case, watching the abbots of several famous temples chanting scriptures and Buddhas together to build a neat water and land ashram, all the people present were sweating.

The eighth elder brother squinted at the two younger brothers beside him. They both straightened their backs and sweated a little on their faces, but their expressions were still solemn and uncluttered. Compared with the somewhat embarrassed officials below, the eighth elder brother felt quite For pride.

After getting used to the buzzing in the ears, someone came out to invite the elder brothers to enjoy some thin noodles and some wine, and then presided over the distribution of sacrifices and blessings.

For such a grand event, it is natural to give some Buddhist rice and some porridge to the common people, so that everyone can be happy and get some blessings. It not only shows the greatness of the emperor, but also wins people's hearts. like?

Because the temple is not easy to be profaned, we put the table in the open air, set up a pergola with the cold cloth, set up a circle of ice basins, and gathered seasonal flowers to look festive, so we solemnly invited the elder brothers to the table.

After cleaning his hands and face, the eighth elder brother raised the cup in person, thanked everyone for their hard work in the past few days, and recounted their achievements one by one, with earnest words, and finally drank it with a smile.Looking at it, everyone at the table, whether they are sincere or not, are all full of encouragement and joy, and their eyes are shining.Ninth elder brother was clever and added some witty words, tenth elder brother was straightforward, went down and took the altar of wine himself, and rewarded the soldiers who followed him to arrest people that day, and drank several cups to several generals, It's fun.

Originally, everything should continue to go smoothly like this. After drinking for three rounds and then having some exquisite snacks and drinking some tea, the monks’ ashram is almost done. The eighth elder brother only needs to throw the fomi into the big iron pot and stir it for a while. Stir, and then personally sprinkle some incense ash on those fruits, and someone will take them out and distribute them to the people waiting outside, and the rest is just listening to the clichés that sing praises.

The eighth elder brother just stood up and took the small cloth bag embroidered with the word "Fu". Before he got close to the big iron pot that was emitting white smoke, the commotion started.

The noise of the crowd became louder and louder, and the officials hurriedly got up to be on guard. The eighth elder brother became nervous while holding the cloth bag, and the tenth elder brother had already pulled out the knife in his hand.

The eaves of the Sea God Temple were actually full of macaques, densely packed, chirping, chirping, chirping, making everyone's scalps tingle, and the eighth prince felt a little uncomfortable even though he was bold.The voice of the crowd outside gradually became clear: "Monkey, the monkey is here!" Looking at the officials again, they all looked terrified.

The brown, yellow or black macaques screamed and rushed down from the main hall, and saw the balls of hair rolling towards the offerings placed in the vestibule. Those fruits and snacks were turned into a mess, the macaques Eating and drinking recklessly in the vestibule, and occasionally grinning at them boldly.

What's more, the fat macaque dared to jump on the foot of the person to snatch something. The person kicked the monkey, and the monkeys rushed over. When the reacting soldiers passed by, the monkeys rushed away. Scattered, leaving only a messy guy with disheveled hair and tattered clothes.Seeing that everyone was angry and funny, it was useless for the soldiers to go into battle together. The macaque was nimble and quick to move and dodge, and fled away in a cup of tea, leaving only a mess on the ground.The eighth elder brother didn't bother to look at the people who were kneeling on the ground pleading guilty: "Get up, I'm not an unreasonable person, let's arrange the offerings for distribution."

Those officials refused to raise their heads, and the voices of the people outside became louder. Eighth Brother looked out and saw someone kneeling down. He was furious: "It's just some wild animals, so it's worth it?"

One of the principals hurriedly took off his hat: "Returning to the master, these macaques have been infested for many years, and it is really difficult to get rid of them. The people are ignorant, and they are afraid that they will inevitably offer one or two. Master, don't get angry, why don't you distribute the sacrifices indoors?"

The eighth elder brother smiled coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? The master is of the blood of the real dragon, and he came to sacrifice under the order of the emperor. How dare you let the master avoid these wild animals? Do you still have the imperial court in your eyes? Come, give me I drag down and fight!"

Eighth Brother turned around and returned to his seat, picked up the teacup and took a big sip, and waited until he calmed down before calling someone for questioning.

: "How long have these macaques been in trouble?"

: "If you come back to the Lord, it will be more than ten years. Whenever you meet the summer harvest and autumn harvest, you will go down the mountain to steal food."

: "Approximately how many?"

: "If you go back to the master, there will be about a few hundred."

: "Haven't you ever governed?"

: "Master, it's not that the slaves are useless. These monkeys are too smart. At first they were able to scare away with gongs and drums, but later they even dared to snatch them. There have been firecrackers, and they have set fire to mountains. These monkeys are not afraid of fire anymore. When the opportunity arises, he will lead the fire to the village by himself!"

The elder brothers were stunned, so monkeys are so smart?The scene turned cold for a while, Eighth Prince squeezed the bone fan in his hand, opened it a few times, and said slowly, "Smart?"

: "Go and find a hunter for me!" Brother Ba laughed arrogantly.

With fruits, lasso, and a superb hunter, it is very easy to hold a macaque. Looking at the macaque in the iron cage, the eighth brother nodded in satisfaction: "Nice job!"

Brother Jiu took a banana to tease the macaque, and was very happy to see it keep going up and down: "Brother, this thing is really fun, why don't we kill it?"

The eighth elder brother said in surprise: "Who said I'm going to kill it? Stay away, don't you see that it has been shedding hair? It doesn't look dirty!"

Ninth Brother said oh, and handed the monkey the banana in his hand, looked back at Eighth Brother and said, "How smart are they?"

The eighth elder brother smiled and said: "Of course he is smart, otherwise how could he have been a disaster for all these years? It was obviously a disaster but he was supported by others. This deal is a good deal!"

Brother Jiu knew that his elder brother was cautious and liked to arrange everything properly to be happy. Being disturbed by monkeys in the morning was still a rare embarrassment in his life, so he naturally felt angry.

But Brother Nine knows in his heart that a wild thing is a wild thing, no matter how human nature is, a wild thing is even more difficult to eradicate than the private salt dealers. He is afraid that his brother will get into the horns and lose face even more, so he will inevitably open his mouth A few words of persuasion: "Brother, why do you have to be serious with them? They are just flat-haired beasts, even if they are a bit wild, why is it worth brother to do it yourself?"

The eighth prince raised half of his eyebrows, with a bit of hostility on his face: "It's said to kill chickens for monkeys to watch, but in this world, monkeys are not restless, so naturally they want to kill a few monkeys! But it's a little If I dare to act recklessly if I am frivolous, if I don't destroy them, I will be considered powerless!"

This was said so nonchalantly that even Elder Brother Shi could tell something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked cautiously: "Brother, who offended you? Tell my brother to listen!"

The eighth elder brother said lightly: "Tell you what to do? I don't want to dirty your ears. Remember, there are laws in this world. Only with the laws can the world prosper. Who thinks that they can pass the laws?" Ignore it or treat yourself as someone else's law, just wait to be cleaned up by everyone in the world!"

What the eighth elder brother didn't say is that all the rebellious officials and thieves think that only by disrespecting the law can they fulfill their talents, and they don't even look at whether they have bezoars or dog treasures in their stomachs. There are also former ministers waiting for you to clean up. After cleaning up the dissidents, the country may also fall apart!

The so-called law is nothing more than the most convenient and economical way for everyone to restrain their selfishness and achieve the goal of the world. What is not in the law?

But some people like to jump out and show off that they are different, regardless of whether it hurts others' hearts or blocks their way, and then everyone starts to disrespect the law, and the messy world is once again destroyed by soldiers or horses. Disasters topple over and rebuild, this kind of stupid thing, the eighth elder brother doesn't want to do it himself, let alone want others to do it and clean it up by himself!

Thinking of the political situation where the demons danced wildly in the capital, the eighth elder brother felt a headache. He was not in the capital, and the eldest elder brother had no one to persuade him, and he was afraid that he would be fighting lively with the prince again.Huang Ama will definitely favor the second brother again, and then the uncomfortable elder brother will give out all kinds of treasures to embarrass the second brother. After watching this kind of drama for decades, even I am tired of watching it!

The eighth elder brother can't wait to increase his power. Even if he can't influence the government, he can at least have his own influence. But this time, he no longer rushes to seek the approval of others. He is tempted by the superficial clique. What he needs , is the most direct force - military power, and it is the military power of Gyeonggi!

Back then, Longkodo was left in Huang Ama's hands as the last trump card because of his annoying temper. Unfortunately, this trump card had a different heart early on.

The eighth elder brother never admired Long Kedo, and most of the people who turned their backs on the master and begged for glory would end badly, not to mention the fourth elder brother who followed him, who was mean and ungrateful, suspicious and sick, and who was close to the back when he was employed?

It's not that Brother Ba didn't want to act first and cut off Longkodo's retreat, but this person is a direct descendant of Tong Jia's family, and the emperor will not dislike him easily. If he is careless, I'm afraid it will be fulfilled instead. His lonely loyal minister, digging a hole for himself to jump in, eighth elder brother doesn't want to do it.

After thinking about it, Eighth Brother could only hold back his breath and continue to watch them play a big show, finally came out, and saw the monkey play a big play again, but it aroused the fire in his heart!

The sun was already about to set, and according to Ba Prince's instructions, the vestibule was re-arranged, and the previous mess disappeared like floating light droplets.There was a faint sound of the monkey worshiping the god outside, but the eighth elder brother pretended not to hear it. The peaches and bananas were all monkeys' favorite fruits.

The officials were all sweating. If the monkey came again, the master's face would be ugly. At that time, whose butt would the board hit?

Burning incense and playing music were carried out step by step, and rustling sounds came from the top of the woods in the distance. Eighth Brother looked around, with a little panic on their faces.

Eighth Prince clapped his hands, and the guards lifted out the iron cage covered with black cloth. Looking at the crowd of monkeys on the eaves, the guards suddenly pulled up the black cloth, opened the iron cage, and a strange monkey came out , happily ran to the monkey group, but there was a riot in the monkey group. Facing the returning companion, the monkey group was terrified, screaming shrilly, and kept avoiding their companions. The poor monkey wanted to be with himself But the closer it gets, the more the monkeys back away, and finally, all the monkeys ran away in a hurry.

The monkey that was abandoned for no reason stopped, sat on the ground for a long time, turned its head, and everyone saw that all the hair on its face and body was gone, and it was replaced by a painted face with red, green and green colors. Painted in bold colors, it's ridiculous to look at.

The monkey was stunned for a moment, and then chased the monkey group. Eighth Brother smiled and coughed lightly. After everyone recovered, he poured the fomi into the pot and picked up the spoon. After agitating, he smiled and watched as the porridge, rice and fruits were sent out to the onlookers.

The common people were already stunned watching this astonishing scene, and some people who came back to their senses began to shout: "The monkeys have been driven away!" Eighth Brother just asked people to ride horses and followed to see where the monkey group had gone.

In the evening, someone started talking back and forth, and the monkey group within a hundred miles was scared away by that monkey. Eighth Brother nodded, and asked people to enjoy hot meals and hot dishes, and refill the pot. Good wine chilled.

Even the servants that the eighth elder brother was accompanying could not help but keep secretly looking at his master, the eighth elder brother ignored him, and only cared about the younger brothers in his room: "What time is it? Why don't you go to sleep?" ?”

Ninth elder brother salivated at his elder brother, but was pushed away by eighth elder brother in disgust: "Okay, it's just a few monkeys, what is there to envy? We'll go back to Beijing in the morning!"

Elder Brother Ten was stunned: "Leaving back so soon?"

The eighth elder brother stood up and asked the maid to help him change his clothes. One by one, the purses were untied and put away: "Don't go back yet? Let you stay with the monkey!"

Brother Nine felt good, and laughed: "Brother is right, Beijing is more interesting!"

As he said that, he dragged the tenth brother out, and the tenth brother sighed: "I promised that Su Shen will compete with bows and arrows. If I leave so soon, won't it appear that I have broken my promise?"

Brother Jiu pinched his younger brother's waist, and said in a tone of indifference: "Don't worry, there will be times for you to compare!"