Although the beggar I want to talk about today is not as good as Su Qiinger, Qiao Feng, and Hong Qigong, he is a rare geek among beggars.
The story takes place during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. There was a young beggar in Shandong who specialized in doing good deeds. If he begged for food and begged for food, he would give all the money in his begging bag to the poor family. Whoever was bullied, he would be beaten, and he would also go and complain.
Everywhere he went, he was the focus. Along the way, he hummed a ditty song, danced and enjoyed himself, calling himself a "little godly beggar", and actually made a sign, holding it in his hand at any time, swaggering around the market, like a fortune teller, very interesting.
It was said that the "little godly beggar" was famous for his righteous begging. Along the way, everyone admired his chivalrous heart, and everyone was willing to give alms, so he lived a comfortable life.
Unexpectedly, he went to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province to beg for food, but suffered a lot. When the people there saw that he was a "little godly beggar," they all rolled their eyes at him and spat at him. They would rather pour the leftovers of soup on the dog than give it to him. It turned out that the "little godly beggar" was famous, but it made his peers jealous. A beggar had a plan, and a "fake" came before him and went to Taiyuan City to beg for food under his sign.
No one in Taiyuan had seen the real "little godly beggar," so they were all fooled, and they took out money and goods to help this liar. This liar was very immoral, and when he left, he actually bragged a few words, saying that it was my "little godly beggar" who was poor in ambition, and a good horse did not eat the grass of turning back, and he only begged for food once. In this life, he will not come to Taiyuan for the second time. If someone pretends to be my name to beg for food in the future, you must ignore him. A good move was to take the bottom line and make this authentic "little godly beggar" miserable. Taiyuan people did not know him, but everyone regarded him as a liar and came to a "joint operation." For three days in a row, he did not get a meal, and he was also scolded a lot.
On this day, he couldn't hold it anymore and fainted in a dilapidated temple. There was a local "alms head" who usually wanted beggars to die, so he could use this reason to go to various houses to raise money. He said he was doing good deeds and burying the dead, but in fact he wanted to make some extra money. Seeing the "little godly beggar" dying today, before he died, he excitedly went to various houses to raise money.
There was a famous prostitute, Li Sisi, who was playing chess with a prostitute at home, and "Huayuan Tou" went in to raise money. Li Sisi asked, "Where is the beggar from? What is his name?" "Huayuan Tou" said, "I heard that he is from Shandong, and his name is a little godly beggar. When Li Sisi heard that, he was shocked and quickly put down the chess in his hand. He insisted on going out to have a look. The client was puzzled and said," What's the fuss about dying a beggar, and it's worth seeing him? "Li Sisi said the reason with tears, which was really touching, and even the client nodded and praised him.
It turned out that Li Sisi was also from Shandong. When she was thirteen or fourteen years old, her family was poor and down. Her mother died for three days, and she couldn't even afford a coffin. It happened that the "little godly beggar" went to her house to beg for food. Seeing this scene, she actually gave all the broken silver she had accumulated from begging to her father, and asked him to buy a coffin for the funeral. A few years later, Li Sisi has always remembered it. Now that she heard that the benefactor starved to death in the dilapidated temple, she couldn't help but shed tears and wanted to see him. When the client heard this, he immediately said, "He bought a coffin for your mother back then, and now let me return a coffin for you. If we bury him well, we will be worthy of him."
Li Sisi was still worried and rushed to the temple in person. Who knew that when he took a closer look, the "little godly beggar" was not dead yet. Li Sisi asked for some hot soup and drank a few mouthfuls, but he slowly woke up.
In this way, the "little godly beggar" lived in Li Sisi's house for a few days, but he always felt that he was not used to it, and thought to himself: "The kindness of this adopted sister is really touching, but she is a prostitute after all, and I don't like to live by him." As a beggar, I am used to traveling around by myself, so I made an excuse to go out.
Seeing that he was determined to leave, he took out a big yuan treasure and gave it to him, saying, "Being a beggar is not a long-term solution after all. I will give you fifty taels of silver, you should throw away the begging stick and start a small business." The "little beggar" refused again and again, but couldn't resist his kindness, so he had to accept it. Li Sisi also took off the jade bracelet in his hand and gave it to him, saying, "Big brother, when you go out alone, you must be cautious in case of trouble." When the "little beggar" met these two good people, he couldn't help but burst into tears, thank you very much, said goodbye to going out, and went begging everywhere again.
The "little godly beggar" had never been in a small business, and he didn't know which line of work was better. He wanted to look around and weigh it, so he kept the silver in his arms all the time. Later, he left Taiyuan and came to Beijing's Gaoyang County to beg. Along the way, he kept in mind the words of his adopted sister, was cautious in case of trouble, and was always safe.
On this day, the "little godly beggar" was begging for food on the street, and saw a middle-aged woman, crying and in pain. After asking, it turned out to be another injustice that made people angry. The woman's surname was Wang, her husband died early, and her only daughter Cuihua was sixteen years old and beautiful. A few ruffians and hooligans in the neighborhood often came to entangle her, and the Wang family had no choice. When he was in a corner, an old man Song Yuanwai came to help her hypocritically, saying, "As long as you write a contract of sale, and if Cuihua is also sold to him, those hooligans will not dare to mess around." Wang was fooled, and he really wrote a contract of sale. Who knew that Song Yuanwai turned his face and refused to recognize people, and actually said that he really sold it to him. If he wanted Cuihua to be his little wife, Cuihua refused, so he beat her every day.
The Wang family came to ask for someone, and Song Yuanwai said, "The deed of sale states thirty taels of silver, and now you have come to redeem it, plus interest, at least sixty taels. If you can't take it out, Cuihua is mine." The deed of sale is in black and white, and the Wang family's handprint is covered on it, how can this be good? It's useless to complain to the government.
When the "little godly beggar" found out, his blood immediately rushed into his heart, and he had forgotten Li Sisi's instructions. He said to Wang shi, "I have fifty taels of silver here." Then he took out the bracelet Li Sisi gave her and said to Wang Shi, "That's enough for sixty taels. Take it and redeem the green flowers first."
The Wang family was grateful to the "little godly beggar", but who knew that the Wang family took the silver bracelet to redeem people, but it caused trouble again. Song Yuanwai took the ingot and was suspicious: A beggar would have such a big ingot? Upon closer inspection, the ingot was actually engraved with the words, which were the royal grain and silver sent to Beijing by Gaoyang County. Suddenly, he remembered a case that happened half a year ago. The royal grain and silver escorted by Gaoyang County to Beijing were robbed, and the case has not been solved yet. So, Song Yuanwai grinned and sent the "little godly beggar" and Wang family to the county office.
The prefect saw that it was indeed good, so he sent a catcher to capture the "little godly beggar" and Wang shi, and tortured them to extract confessions. He had to make the "little godly beggar" confess his accomplices.
The "little godly beggar" thought to himself: As a beggar, I took out a big ingot and a jade bracelet for no reason, so it is no wonder that people are suspicious. This is bad. However, it would be inappropriate to say about Li Sisi and the client. They kindly helped me, but were implicated in a case, wouldn't it hurt them?
Of course, the prefect of Gaoyang did not believe it. On the one hand, he put the "little godly beggar" in the prison, and on the other hand, he posted notices everywhere saying that the thief "little godly beggar" had been arrested and brought to justice. If his accomplices were found, they must be reported immediately. Who wants to harbor criminals? Strict punishment.
The notice was posted for a month, but no one came to report it. That day, the "little godly beggar" was eating in the prison when a police officer suddenly came and escorted him out, saying that he was going to be sent to the capital for interrogation by the emperor himself. Wang Clan and Wang Clan's daughter Cuihua were escorted together, which was not surprising. What was strange was why even the Governor of Gaoyang County and the Song Clan were in shackles and handcuffs and went on the road with them?
When he arrived in the capital, it was indeed the emperor who tried the case himself, starting from the magistrate, one by one, and finally the "little godly beggar" was tried. The emperor asked him, "Did you snatch these ingots and bracelets halfway? You should tell the truth today, right?" The "little godly beggar" thought: The emperor tried it personally, and he didn't dare to lie, so he told him everything about meeting Li Sisi and the client in Taiyuan City. The emperor said, "So, you didn't rob, why didn't you confess the client in the first place?The "little godly beggar" said, "The client has big ears in all aspects and looks like a blessing, not like a robber. Even though he robbed me, he gave me the ingot with good intentions. How can I avenge my kindness and involve him? "
At this point, the emperor nodded unconsciously and thought to himself, "The little godly beggar" really lives up to his reputation. In order to be afraid of implicating others, he would rather bear the crime of a robber and almost die. Thinking of this, he deliberately said, "You say that person has a good appearance. I don't know which one is more blessed than the widow's appearance. I give you the opportunity to look up and see each other."
The "little godly beggar" looked up carefully and was startled. Hey, isn't that the prostitute the emperor saw last time in Taiyuan?
He went to Shanxi for a private visit and took a fancy to the famous prostitute Li Sisi. Later, he gave the "little godly beggar" a big ingot. After the "little godly beggar" left, he was worried that this ingot, which only the emperor could use, might cause trouble for the "little godly beggar", so he sent someone to follow him.
When the case came to light, the prefect of Gaoyang County was careless in his life, greedy for crimes and perverting the law, and the members of the Song Dynasty were tyrannical and bullied the people, and they were all sentenced to punishment. The "little godly beggar" was acquitted, and the emperor wanted to make him an official. He was so frightened that he shook his hands and repeatedly said that he could not be used. Later, the emperor said: "Your adopted sister Li Sisi has entered the palace with the widow and been named as a concubine. You are the great uncle of the country, which cannot be pushed away. The widow gave you a house, and you can also enjoy happiness. There is also that green flower, who has suffered a lot, and it is all up to you to save her. The widow sees that she is a good-looking woman, so she is worthy of you as a husband and wife. The widow will be the matchmaker, and have a good time.
Who knew that the "little godly beggar" became a royal family member, and he was very happy at first, but after a long time he felt that there were too many rules and he felt uncomfortable everywhere, and he actually slipped out to be a beggar alone. From then on, the story of this romantic beggar begging for food was spread inside and outside the capital.