Ninety-five    Fox Fairy Revenge

During the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a large back garden in Changde Prefecture, Hunan, which was several miles in a radius. The garden was full of flowers and trees, rockery overlapped, and the water was gurgling. There was a pond in the garden. A pavilion was located in the pond. The Nine-Curve Bridge was bent around the pavilion. The scenery was quite good. Due to the rebellion of the King of Chuang, there was no repair for years and no one was allowed to visit. The grass in the garden was over the knees, and birds were chirping, rats, snakes, frogs, chickens and rabbits were inhabited.

There is a fox fox fox fairies who have been practicing for thousands of years in the fox fox fox, all of which can turn into human form, including an old man with a crane and a childish face; an old woman with a clear and beautiful face; and a beautiful woman with a beautiful face. The day is quiet and silent, and foxes appear in the evening, which is a paradise for foxes. Therefore, few people enter the garden to visit.

The fox fairies in the garden are all polite. During the holidays, they often pay homage to the prefect for rent and courtesy. The old man who is a child-like face, his surname is Hu and Lu. His words and demeanors are cheerful and elegant, and he is highly respected by the owner of the garden. Therefore, Changde served as the prefect for the past, and had good friendship with the fox fairies and was in harmony.

Time flies, and a few years later, in the second year of Chongzhen, he was transferred to a magistrate. His surname was Qiu Xiang. After his death, he was on his sword eyebrows, his nose and harrier eyes, his face was covered with flesh, and his face was murderous. He was born in Zhucheng, Shandong, and was born in a military army. Because he made contributions to suppressing rebellions, he was appointed as the magistrate by Emperor Chongzhen. Qiu Xiang led his family and his followers to Changde, and his former magistrate welcomed him from afar.

After the handover procedures were completed, the former prefect said, "Mr. Qiu, I have something to ask for, but I don't know..." He said, "I've asked for it to be said, but Qiu Xiang saw that his ex wanted to stop, so he laughed and said, "What's the point of asking for it? Even if it's okay." The former said, "There is a huge back garden in the yamen, so can Lord Qiu hear it?" Qiu Xiang asked, "What's the wonder of such a huge back garden?" The former said sincerely, "There are a group of foxes living in the garden, and the fox fairy has paid the rent. He is polite and polite, and is well-educated. I hope Lord Qiu treats it well." Unexpectedly, Qiu Xiang heard it, and laughed and said, "Haha! It's heard that something is born out of nothing, so where does the fox fairy come from in the world? I don't believe it." The former said, "That's right, that's right, Lord Qiu will know it in the future." Qiu Xiang said indifferently, "If there is indeed a fox fairy living in the back garden, I will treat it well."

A few days later, one evening, Qiu Xiang was reading under the lamp in the study. Suddenly, he heard the knock on the door, and the knock was very detailed. Qiu Xiang got up and opened the door. He saw an old man with a young face standing at the door. The old man saw Qiu Xiang and bowed deeply, saying, "Little Hu Lu, I heard that the new magistrate has come here to visit." Qiu Xiang said coldly, "Hu Lu? I don't know him, what's wrong with you? Please come into the house to talk," the old man Hu Lu entered the house, and the guest and host sat down, Hu Lu bowed again and said, "There is nothing big now. The villain is the neighbor of Lord Qiu. It has been renting the government office for decades. Now I will pay the rent for this year." As he spoke, Hu Lu untied his pocket and placed two ingots of gold ingots.

On the table, Qiu Xiang saw two ingots of yellow gold ingots, and was stunned and asked, "I don't know what house you live in the mansion?" Hu Lu explained, "The villain lived behind the rockery in the back garden, and this gold..." Before he finished speaking, Qiu Xiang suddenly realized it, and it was the fox fairy mentioned by his previous worker. He was shocked and hurriedly said, "I am a metaphor, polite, polite." He thought to himself: Is this old man? A fox? What his previous worker said is, there is a fox fairy here. Hu Lu stood up and said politely, "I have disturbed a lot now, say goodbye." His feet went out, shook his figure, and there was no trace in an instant. Qiu Xiang saw it, and thought about it all night, and couldn't sleep.

In the early morning, Qiu Xiang hung a sword on his waist, and wanted to tell the truth that the water fell out. When he went to the back garden to check it carefully. It was the Qingming Festival, the garden was full of spring, birds were singing, flowers were lush, trees were lush, flowers were buzzing, birds chirping, and water was gurgling, which was a lively scene. Qiu Xiang surrounded the pond for a while, but there was no abnormality. He was about to return, but suddenly saw a person turning out from behind the rockery and greeted him. Qiu Xiang raised his eyes and looked at it carefully. It was Hu Lu, the old man who visited last night. Hu Lu hurriedly bowed and said, "Mr. Qiu Xiang said, "I have time to come to me to talk to you." Qiu Xiang followed the words and said, "I am looking for your noble house. It happened to meet you. Fortunately." Hu Lu was overjoyed and said, "Of course, please follow me."

Qiu Xiang followed Hu Lu to the rockery and saw him knocking on the rockery. A cave suddenly appeared on the rockery. He drilled into the rockery and replied, "I'm sorry, please go into the cave to see it." Qiu Xiang was about to see the truth, and thought to himself: "Since you come, look at it, go into the cave to look at it, and then there will be an unexpected problem. What can I do?" He stroked his sword and tiring into the cave. It was dim and narrow at first, and he was able to understand people. He turned around and walked several steps. He suddenly realized that the land was flat, the houses were so beautiful, and the fields were like a road, and there were flowers, trees, mulberry and bamboo. Qiu Xiang was stunned, and unexpectedly there was such a wonderful world in the rockery!

The two walked to a courtyard. The gate tower of the house was towering, the gate was pitch black and extraordinary. Hu Lu pushed open the gate and said respectfully, "Sir, please come in." He walked into the gate and saw that the courtyard was deep. The main hall of the courtyard was carved with beams and columns, painted and painted. The front and the corridors came out of the hall, and the corridors were adjacent to each other. Entering the main hall, the square tables, seats, tables, and various furniture decorations were all ancient.

A small door was opened behind the screen in the main hall, and the figures of the backyard were shaking, and the sounds of men and women were noisy. Hu Lu ordered the servants to come here and prepare to be warm. Qiu Xiang sat down, and the servants presented fragrant tea. Without talking for a few words, a rich banquet was prepared. The table was filled with delicacies and delicious foods, with several dishes. Qiu Xiang had never seen him in his life. The guests and hosts came to the seat, and Hu Lu accompanied the seat to persuade him to drink, and Qiu Xiang raised his glass to drink.

Halfway through the wine, a middle-aged man came out to pour wine. The old man recommended him and said, "This is my dog ​​son Xuan'er." Qiu Xiang laughed. He also paid 6 visits to him. His grandchildren and his granddaughters were all beautiful and beautiful. They came forward to toast. Qiu Xiang was stunned for a moment and was dazzled. The wine was a nectar and jade liquid, sweet and refreshing, and the fragrance was everywhere. The wine was drunk until dusk, and Qiu Xiang was already drunk. Hu Lu and Hu Xuan sent him back, helped him to bed and sleep, and waited for him to be sound, and the father and son returned to the cave.

Qiu Xiang woke up until noon the next day. He recalled yesterday's events, like a dream, and the aftertaste was not gone for a long time. One day, Qiu Xiang had a private banquet with his friend. When he was drunk, he didn't intend to say that the fox fairy had a rich banquet, and said that the fox fairy's women were beautiful. When his friends heard about it, they wanted to see the beautiful women, and asked Qiu Xiang to lead him. He entered the back garden to feast his eyes. However, when he entered the back garden, he saw only the flowers and trees, and there was no cave. Qiu Xiang knocked on the rockery and called Hu Lu's name, and there was no way to respond. All the friends laughed at what Qiu Xiang said was untrue and virtual. Everyone was not satisfied with their hearts and returned home in disappointment. Qiu Xiang was extremely embarrassed. However, some lustful people still went into the garden to look for him. This made the fox fairy sick.

One night, Hu Lu asked to see Qiu Xiang and said, "Because the family is prosperous, the number of people increases, and the house is crowded, I have rented another place now. I decided to move in the near future. I came to tell him." Qiu Xiang was upset when he heard about it, and said, "You have paid the rent this year, and the lease term has not arrived. What is it? Is it because my Qiu is difficult to deal with?" Hu Lu said, "No, it is because the number of people has increased greatly. Men and women live in a mixed place, so it is not enough to maintain it. Even if the rent is paid, it is not enough to be cherished." Qiu Xiangchen refused him several times, causing him to turn away and lose his face. He also said, "The old man is disgusted with the troubles of the people, so he moved away to avoid it. Qiu Xiang suddenly had a murderous intention and asked, "When will you move?" The old man bowed and replied, "It will move in three days, so I will tell him today."

In order to save his face, Qiu Xiang killed him. He secretly prepared flammable materials such as sulfur, lamp oil, fire and dry firewood. He prepared them for two days. In the middle of the night, he personally directed more than ten yamen runners to pile up flammable materials around the rockery. However, he raised the fire and led them to the sky. The fire rose and the fire rose until dawn. Qiu Xiang led his friends to leisurely enter the back garden to see them. He saw flowers, plants, trees, pavilions, water pavilions, and pavilions. Around the rockery, there were pungent burning. Countless big and small foxes were burned to death. There were more than a hundred people in one place. He laughed and asked them, "Please look at them, are my words true?" All the friends were stunned, and all sighed that they were wrong.

At this moment, Hu Lu brought her son Hu Xuan back and entered the back garden. Seeing this scene, she was shocked and took several steps to the pile of corpses and walked around the pile of corpses. The father and son wailed to the ground. Hu Lu was in pain and stood up and staggered to Qiu Xiang, trembling with his hand, and said sarcastically: "Qiu, Duke Qiu, I have no grudges and no grudges with you, why did you kill my whole family?" Qiu Xiang laughed and said, "You are a different kind of person. How can I live with you? You are a person who makes trouble and confuse people's hearts. Death is without any regrets!" Hu Xuan cursed, "You, you are not human, and you are not as good as animals!" Hu Lu scolded, "Yesterday, my father and son went to the new house to look at him. I have said that he would move him three days later. Why did you do this? You will never end well!" Qiu Xianghou said, "Bold!" Then he pulled out his sword and ordered his subordinates: "Catch him and kill him without mercy!" The yamen runners waved their swords and swarmed up. Hu Lu and his son shook their bodies, and there was no trace in an instant.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Qiu Xiang was promoted to the governor and transferred to his hometown in Shandong to his hometown. At that time, the world was famine, and the rebellion of the king's army rose again, and the war was everywhere. Qiu Xiang was proclaimed by the imperial court and also served as the general. He led hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the rebels, quell the east and west, and torture the west and east. He went to several places and was exhausted. Because of the unfavorable rebellion, he was criticized by the court several times. He was very resentful and upset. Qiu Xiang's confidant generals and assistants all advised him to avoid the court's responsibilities and make him king, but he did not dare to act rashly.

One day, Qiu Xiang was walking in the streets and alleys. Suddenly, a fortune teller, holding a hexagram banner, with a large letter on the banner: Gutiekou, coming towards me, approaching me, looking at Qiu Xiang for a while, suddenly knelt down, bowed down, and shouted, "Long live, long live, long live, long live, long live! Qiu Xiang was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, stopping, saying, "Sir, you can talk nonsense." The fortune teller said, "The villain has many faces, and now I see the true destiny emperor. Your hands are long, your ears are hanging, your broad face is a dragon mouth, your eyes are shining, and your eyes are shining, and your mighty and handsome are undoubtedly the emperor!" Qiu Xiang was very happy when he heard this, and he was moved, and said in a low voice, "Don't say much, this is not a place for words, please follow me to go back to the camp to discuss it in detail."

The fortune teller's surname is Gu's name Xuan. He is almost a little confused. He is a Taoist immortal spirit. Qiu Xiang had long been plotting to rebel and become king. Now, he heard Gu Xuan's words and integrated his mind. He made a quick decision, raising the flag to rebel, and proclaimed himself king. Qiu Xiang appointed his subordinates as officials and honored Gu Xuan as military advisor. Gu Xuan offered advice: "It has been announced that he will be king, and the court will send troops to conquer. In order to protect the lives of the family and the young, please move your family and close relatives to the military camp to prevent accidents." Qiu Xiang agreed and immediately sent an order to follow it.

Gu Xuan offered another suggestion: "If you want to take over the world, you should occupy the right time, the right place and the right people. Now that you have occupied the right time, the right people, but the right place has not been occupied. If the court's troops arrive, we have no danger to defend. I see that the terrain of Jiugong Mountain in Hubei is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. You should occupy this place first and then explore it to achieve strength and establish hegemony." Qiu Xiangnun said that he was a clever plan, so he ordered the troops to enter Jiugong Mountain, set up camps, and guard them at the dangerous place.

When the troops entered Jiugong Mountain, Gu Xuan offered another suggestion: "If you want to achieve hegemony, you should first sweep away the nearby beacon smoke and use it for me to purify the periphery, and then both attack and defense will be used." Qiu Xiangyan followed the plan and immediately sent troops to send troops to suppress all the heroes and separatist, and included them in his own power. The territory expanded and the soldiers were many and the generals were wide. Qiu Xiang was happy and drunk and searched for pleasure all day long, indulged in wine and sex, and ignored government affairs. Seeing this, Gu Military Advisor offered another suggestion: "When you ascend the throne, you will be appointed as prime minister and the general and the queen, and you will be united as a whole, and you will be able to fight forever."

Qiu Xiang chose auspicious day to ascend the throne. According to the military advisor's words, he was appointed as the prime minister and the general and the queen, and held a banquet. The army showed a scene of singing and dancing and peace. He knew that the sharpness was revealed and attracted the attention of the court. The court sent 500,000 elite troops to fight against him while his feathers were not rich. The army marched towards Jiugong Mountain and was determined to shovel it. Qiu Xiang was like an ant in a hot pot, and was in panic all day long. He asked the Gu military advisor to ask for advice on repelling the enemy. Gu Xuan calmly said: "Please be safe and I am also sure. My emperor is waiting for his leisure and work hard. Taking advantage of his long journey, he has not yet established a foothold. He will win a great victory, and he will come back without returning!"

Unexpectedly, 500,000 officials arrived. Qiu Xiang sent troops to fight. Before the first battle was defeated, Jiugong Mountain was surrounded. The water was drained and the water source was cut off by the official army. The military food was short of food, the army was shaken, and the defeat was settled. Qiu Xiang searched for Gu Xuan again, but he could not see it everywhere, and the military advisors were nowhere to be found. The officers and soldiers attacked him all over the mountains and fields, and the generals could not resist. Seeing that the situation was gone, they all turned against him. Qiu Xiang's family was captured, and they were taken into prison chariots, and they were taken into the capital. The emperor ordered the whole family to beheaded in the market. How sad!

When he was about to be executed, Qiu Xiang was ashamed and sighed to the sky, "Alas, how sad! I regret following the Gu Xuan's strategy, I ended up like this!" A faint voice from the sky said, "Qiu Xiang, you killed my whole family, and now you were beheaded by the whole family, which is the retribution!" He saw an old man with a crane and a child in the sky, and he was a military advisor Gu Xuan, standing on the side, Qiu Xiang was a middle-aged man. This was Hu Lu and Hu Xuan and his son. Qiu Xiangwu said, "I am wrong! I should not kill innocent people..."
Chapter completed!