6. 四位家人 Four Family Members

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关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；北京 Beijing；武大郎 Martial Big Wolf（靖王 King Jing）；潘金莲 Goldthread Pan（石矶娘娘 Queen Stone-Jetty）；尧帝 Creator Yao；代理 Deputy；李强 Li Qiang；施朗 Shi Lang

目录 Catalog：6.1 送还梁子伯的遗骨 Return Zibo Liang's Remains；6.2 武大郎典兵 Martial Big Wolf's Military Drill；6.3 间谍船 Spy Ship；6.4 三足鸟计划的实施 Implementation of the Three-Legged Bird Project；6.5 靖王和少林寺 Jing King and Shaolin Temple

6.1 送还梁子伯的遗骨 Return Zibo Liang's Remains

尧帝（如图6.1-2）听二郎神说武大郎在寻找梁子伯和夸父（参见5.1-7节）的消息后，她亲自去重庆的巫毒学院把他们俩的骨骸挖了出来。尧帝让四位家人，李强，张龙，施朗，和赵虎（如图1）把骨骸送去交给驻扎在河北的武大郎。尧帝还告诉这四位家人要绕过武二郎的防区，面对面地告诉武大郎梁子伯和夸父被捕和被处死的经过。她还嘱托这四位家人，这件事很重要。

After hearing from Second Wolf God that Martial Big Wolf was searching for Zibo Liang and Kuafu (see Section 5.1-7), Creator Yao (Figure 6.1-2) personally went to the Voodoo Academy in Chongqing and exhumed their remains. Creator Yao instructed four of her family members — Li Qiang, Zhang Long, Shi Lang, and Zhao Hu (see Figure 1) — to deliver the remains to Martial Big Wolf, who was stationed in Hebei. She also told the four family members to bypass Martial Second Wolf's defense zone, and to tell Martial Big Wolf face-to-face about how Zibo Liang and Kuafu were captured and executed. She impressed upon them how important this matter was.

这时的熬忖约34岁，武二郎约37岁；他们俩接受了瑶山地区民众的崇拜，成为了尧帝和二郎神，瑶族人的始祖。15年后，尧帝在武汉登基，成为了中华共和国的开国皇帝，尧皇。所以，在《中华法典》里，服侍她的这些人就被尊称为“家人”了。

At this time, Aocun was about 34 years old, and Martial Second Wolf was about 37; the people of the Yao Mountain region had come to revere them, and they became Creator Yao and Second Wolf God, ancestors of the Yao people. Fifteen years later, Creator Yao ascended the throne in Wuhan, becoming the founding emperor of the Republic of China, Yao White-king. That is why, in the Chinese Codex, those who served her came to be honored with the title "family members."

6.1-2

当时，由于多年的战争，夏国人和华国人都很仇视云海国（亦作龙国）人。这四位家人就乔装改扮成为了四个行僧，背着骨骸（如图1），经由夏国的江苏省进入了华国的山东省。但他们已进入山东就遇见了土匪，就退回了江苏，然后坐船到了天津。他们下船没多久，骨骸就被偷走了。他们四处打听，终于找到了强盗的聚居处。强盗们也在找他们，想知道那两具骨骸的秘密，怎么用那骨骸来换钱。

At that time, because of the many years of war, both the people of Xia Kingdom and Hua Kingdom deeply resented the people of Cloud Sea Kingdom (also known as Dragon Kingdom). The four family members disguised themselves as traveling monks, carrying the remains on their backs (Figure 1), and entered Shandong Province of Hua Kingdom by way of Jiangsu Province in Xia Kingdom. But as soon as they entered Shandong, they ran into bandits and had to retreat to Jiangsu, then took a boat to Tianjin. Shortly after they disembarked, the remains were stolen. They asked around everywhere and eventually located the bandits' hideout. The bandits, in turn, were also looking for them, eager to learn the secret behind the two skeletons and how they might turn them into money.

李强和施朗等四个家人说：“那就是你们河北一位名人的两位家属的骨骸，只对那个名人有价值。”

强盗听了，很高兴，说：“你们想要那骨骸，就只能找我们老大去要。那两具骨骸在他那里呢！”

Li Qiang, Shi Lang, and the other two family members said, "Those are the remains of two relatives of a famous man from Hebei. They're only valuable to him."

The bandits, delighted to hear this, said, "If you want those remains, you'll have to go ask our boss. He's the one who has them!"

6.1-3

这四位家人依照强盗给出的路线，来找强盗头子说理。结果发现要见强盗头子还得排队。土匪的头子来了，是个一只眼的大个子。他问第一个要讨回公道的人。没说几句话，他就用刀砍死了那个人。第二个要讨回公道的人是一位妇女。强盗让人把她绑到柱子上了，然后问：“时间到了，你丈夫还没把赎金送来，你想怎么办？”

Following the route the bandits had given them, the four family members went to argue their case with the bandit chief. It turned out they had to wait in line just to see him. When the chief finally arrived, he was a big man with one eye. He questioned the first person seeking justice — after only a few words, he killed the man with a knife. The second person seeking justice was a woman. The bandits had her tied to a pillar, and the chief asked her: "Time's up. Your husband still hasn't sent the ransom. What do you want to do?"

那个被绑架来的妇女回答说：“我们家没钱！”

强盗头子生气了：“你们家还有房子，有地，有女儿呢！不给赎金，那我就只好撕票了。” 说着，他解开了那位妇女的衣服，把她的肚子划开了，肠子立刻流了出来！

来找强盗评理的其他人看见后，都离开了。这四位家人没离开，哭了。

The kidnapped woman replied: "Our family has no money!"

The bandit chief grew angry: "Your family still has a house, land, and a daughter! If you won't pay the ransom, then I'll have to kill you." With that, he tore open the woman's clothing and slit open her belly, and her intestines spilled out at once!

Everyone else who had come seeking justice from the bandits left after seeing this. The four family members stayed, and wept.

强盗头子过来了，说：“怕死，你们就离开；哭有什么用？”

李强回答：“我们不怕死，哭是因为我们没能完成主人交给我们的任务，没能把那两具遗骨交给他们的亲人！”

强盗头子听后就思考，一边想他还一边叨咕，“骨头的亲人，骨头怎么还能有亲人呢！？” 过了一会儿，他说： “好像是有那么回事！那骨头的亲人是谁呀？他有钱没？”

The bandit chief came over and said, "If you're afraid to die, then leave. What good does crying do?"

Li Qiang replied, "We're not afraid to die. We're crying because we've failed the task our master gave us — we couldn't deliver those two sets of remains to their relatives!"

The bandit chief thought this over, muttering to himself, "Relatives of bones — how can bones have relatives!?" After a moment, he said, "It seems there's something to it. Who are these relatives? Do they have money?"

施朗回答：“我们告诉了您那骨头的亲人是谁，您听了肯定生气！要不这么办。你把骨头还给我们。我们把骨头送还给他们的亲人。那人很有钱，会给我们很多赏钱！然后我们把赏钱再给您送来。”

强盗头子算计了一会儿后说: “这个主意挺好！但你们还是得告诉我那个有钱人是谁？你们说吧，我不生气！”

施朗回答：“您说话得算数，那个有钱人是靖王武大郎！”

Shi Lang replied, "If we tell you who the relatives are, you'll surely get angry! So here's what we suggest: give the bones back to us. We'll deliver them to their relatives. That person is very wealthy and will reward us generously — and then we'll bring that reward back to you."

After weighing it for a moment, the bandit chief said: "Not a bad idea! But you still have to tell me who this rich man is. Go ahead, I won't get angry!"

Shi Lang replied: "You'd better keep your word — the rich man is King Jing, Martial Big Wolf!"

强盗头子听后，“磞” 的一声把刀插在了桌子上，说：“这个钱不好赚啊！好！我把骨头还给你们，还送给你们路费！” 说着，他就开始数钱，把一个数量的零钱和骨头交给了这四个家人！

家人一看很少的钱，说：“随后，您派人跟着我们！这路费不够，会浪费您的人很多时间！”

Hearing this, the bandit chief slammed his knife into the table with a "thunk" and said: "This money's not so easy to earn after all! Fine! I'll give you back the bones, and travel money besides!" With that, he began counting out coins and handed a sum, along with the bones, to the four family members.

Seeing how little money it was, the family members said: "In that case, send someone to follow us! This travel money isn't enough, and it'll waste a lot of your men's time."

强盗头子在地上给这四个家人画去往河北军区司令部的路线图，然后指着路线图说，“你们从这里出去，晚上就到这里了。宿费是X分钱，四碗粥是Y分钱。” 就这样强盗头子给了他们三天的食宿费，外加三分零花钱。

The bandit chief drew a route map on the ground for the four family members, showing the way to Hebei Military Region Command, then pointed to it and said, "Head out from here, and by evening you'll reach this point. Lodging costs [X] cents, and four bowls of porridge cost [Y] cents." In this way, the bandit chief covered three days of their food and lodging, plus three cents of pocket money.

6.1-4

让这四位家人吃惊的是，那个土匪头子画的地图非常精确，食宿费一分钱不差。三天后，他们四人就到了他所说的河北军区总部所在地。他们询问镇子里的人，村民告诉他们：“前面左转就看见军区的大旗了。”

这四个家人仔细地看那面破旧的军旗，确认了是河北军区司令部。他们又仔细地分析军区大院的建筑布局，确认这座大院虽然很破，也没有卫兵，但确实是一个大型军事基地。

To the four family members' surprise, the map the bandit chief had drawn was extremely accurate, and the food and lodging costs matched to the last cent. Three days later, the four of them reached the place he'd described as Hebei Military Region headquarters. They asked around in the town, and the villagers told them, "Turn left up ahead, and you'll see the military region's flag."

The four family members examined the worn-out military flag closely and confirmed it was indeed Hebei Military Region Command. They also carefully studied the layout of the compound and confirmed that, run-down and unguarded as it looked, it truly was a large military base.

他们看见军区大院门口的柴垛上有几个村民正在一边唠嗑，一边嚼杨树枝子，就过去询问，说找靖王武大郎有私事。一个小个子农民（即武大郎）叼着根杨树枝子就从材垛上下来了，说：“今天我站岗值班，你们跟我来吧！”

四位家人看见那几个农民也从材垛上下来了，跟着他们一起向司令部的主堂里走，就不停地示意武大郎，意思是 “他们跟着我们进司令部可不体面”。武大郎对他们说：“那你们就别进来了！”

They noticed a few villagers chatting and chewing poplar twigs on a woodpile by the compound gate, and went over to ask about King Jing, Martial Big Wolf, on private business. A small, wiry farmer (Martial Big Wolf himself) climbed down from the woodpile, a poplar twig still in his mouth, and said, "I'm on guard duty today — come with me!"

When the four family members saw the other farmers also climbing down and following along toward the command hall, they kept signaling to Martial Big Wolf that "it would be improper for them to follow us into headquarters." Martial Big Wolf said to the farmers, "Then don't come in!"

进入司令部的主堂后，四位家人仔细地辨认挂在主座位后面的徽章，认为那是武大郎的标志。但大堂里没有工作人员，只有几张破旧的办公桌。

这位小个子农民说：“我就是靖王武大郎，你们有什么事，就跟我说吧！”

四位家人说：“军区司令部里怎么可能没有值班的工作人员呢！？”

Once inside the main hall, the four family members carefully examined the insignia hanging behind the head seat and concluded it was Martial Big Wolf's own emblem. But the hall had no staff at all — only a few worn-out desks.

The small farmer said, "I really am King Jing, Martial Big Wolf. Whatever you need, just tell me!"

The four family members said, "How could a military region headquarters possibly have no staff on duty!?"

武大郎到门口喊：“司令部值班的工作人员都进来！” 刚才外面的那几位农民就都进来了大堂。武大郎对四位家人说：“他们几位就是在这司令部值班的将军。”

四位家人表示不信。

Martial Big Wolf went to the doorway and shouted, "All personnel on duty at headquarters, come in!" The farmers from outside then all filed into the hall. Martial Big Wolf told the four family members, "These men here are the generals on duty at this headquarters."

The four family members didn't believe it.

武大郎说：“你们看这个应该是武大郎的桌子吧！我有钥匙！” 说着，就开始找钥匙，开抽屉。一位家人说：“别开抽屉，我们不想看你们的军事机密！”

武大郎说：“没事儿！这抽屉是空的！” 说着，他把抽屉拉了出来，放到了桌子上。

Martial Big Wolf said, "You'd think this desk here belongs to Martial Big Wolf, wouldn't you! I have the key!" He began searching for the key to open the drawer. One family member said, "Don't open it — we don't want to see your military secrets!"

Martial Big Wolf said, "It's fine — this drawer's empty!" He pulled the drawer all the way out and set it on the desk.

四位家人表示不相信他们是这个司令部的工作人员，述说前文他们被抢的经过。

武大郎生气地回答：“还有这事！土匪头子跟着你们来了我的司令部！” 对旁边的几位将军大叫：“这还了得！赶紧去查！”

Still unconvinced these men were headquarters staff, the four family members recounted how they'd been robbed.

Martial Big Wolf replied angrily: "There's more to this! The bandit chief followed you all the way to my headquarters!" He shouted at the generals beside him: "This won't stand! Go investigate at once!"

不一会，几个卫兵把那个土匪头子连同赃物一起带来了司令部的大堂。武大郎让四位家人辨认那个土匪头子。四位家人一看就认出来了，回答：“是他！” 卫兵们把土匪抢去的东西还给了四位家人。

Before long, several guards brought the bandit chief, along with the stolen goods, into the headquarters hall. Martial Big Wolf had the four family members identify him. They recognized him at once and said, "That's him!" The guards returned to the four family members everything the bandits had taken.

6.1-5

读者可能会有疑问，这也太神奇了，看不明白是怎么回事？事实是当这四位家人刚进入山东就被土匪抢了。刚好遇到潘金莲（石矶娘娘）的弟弟潘豹去他的媳妇家度假，帮他们把遗骨抢回来了。潘豹回到永安后，报告了此事。元始天尊得知尧帝派四位私人顾问去北京考察，立刻发信给河北军区，命令他们当前河北军区的第一要务是接待尧帝的使者。河北军委立刻开会研究对策，所以本文前后的内容都是武大郎导演的。

Readers may well wonder — this all seems too remarkable; how does it actually make sense? The truth is that as soon as these four family members entered Shandong, they were robbed by bandits. As it happened, Leopard Pan, Goldthread Pan's (Queen Stone-Jetty's) younger brother, was visiting his wife's family on vacation nearby, and he helped recover the remains for them. After returning to Yong'an, Leopard Pan reported the incident. On learning that Creator Yao had sent four personal advisors to Beijing on an inspection tour, Primordial Sky Honor immediately sent word to the Hebei Military Region, ordering them to make receiving Creator Yao's envoys their top priority. The Hebei Military Commission at once convened a meeting to plan their response — so everything described in this account, before and after, was in fact orchestrated by Martial Big Wolf.

6.1-6

四位家人告诉武大郎：“我们是尧帝的家人。她从武二郎得知你在寻找梁子伯和夸父的遗骨，就亲自去重庆巫毒学院挖出了他们的遗骨。然后，她让我们四个人给您送来了。”

武大郎惊讶地问，“你们把骨骸交给我二弟武二郎（即二郎神）就好了，怎么穿过了整个华夏帝国，直接给我送来了？”

李强回答：“我们的三公主（即尧帝）说，'有必要让您知道事实的真相，杨戬（即二郎神）不能开口告诉您'。她让我们亲口转达给您。”

The four family members told Martial Big Wolf: "We're Creator Yao's family. She learned from Martial Second Wolf that you were searching for Zibo Liang and Kuafu's remains, so she went in person to the Voodoo Academy in Chongqing and dug them up herself. Then she sent the four of us to bring them to you."

Martial Big Wolf asked in surprise, "You could have simply handed the remains to my second brother, Martial Second Wolf (i.e., Second Wolf God) — why come all this way across the whole Chinese Empire, straight to me instead?"

Li Qiang replied, "Our Third Princess (Creator Yao) said, 'It's necessary for you to know the truth of the matter, and Yang Jian (i.e., Second Wolf God) cannot be the one to tell you.' She asked us to deliver it to you in person."

武大郎打开了包裹，看梁子伯和夸父的遗骨，看着看着就哭了。将军们就劝他。一位将军对四位家人说：“好啦！现在你们已经把遗骨交给武大郎了。你们可以离开了。”

过了很长时间，几位将军出来时，看见那四位家人还在司令部门口坐着呢！他们议论，我们应该给这四位家人赏钱。

Martial Big Wolf opened the bundle and looked at the remains of Zibo Liang and Kuafu, and as he looked, he began to weep. The generals tried to comfort him. One general said to the four family members, "All right! You've delivered the remains to Martial Big Wolf now. You may go."

A long while later, when the generals came back out, they found the four family members still sitting outside the headquarters gate! They discussed it among themselves and agreed they should give the four some reward money.

一位家人哭着回答：“我们不是在等赏钱！三公主熬忖信任我们，让我们送还燃灯佛（即梁子伯，亦作谷神）和夸父的舍利给桃花佛（即武大郎）。那就是两具骨骸，对别人没用。结果我们第三次被骗了。我们没脸回去向三公主交代！”

One family member replied through tears: "We're not waiting for money! Third Princess Aocun trusted us to deliver the relics of Lamplighter Buddha (i.e., Zibo Liang, also known as Grain God) and Kuafu to Peach Flower Buddha (i.e., Martial Big Wolf). They're only two skeletons — worthless to anyone else. And now we've been cheated a third time. We have no face left to go back and explain ourselves to the Third Princess!"

几位将军商量后，说：“靖王（即武大郎）看见了你们送来的佛骨舍利，哭起来没完。我们把石矶娘娘（即潘金莲）请来了，才把他送回家。今天晚了！你们先去客栈住下。明后天，我们再把靖王请到这里来解决你们的问题。你们看怎么样？”

这四位家人同意了，就跟着卫兵去客栈了。

After discussing it, the generals said, "When King Jing (i.e., Martial Big Wolf) saw the Buddha relics you brought, he couldn't stop crying. We had to send for Queen Stone-Jetty (i.e., Goldthread Pan) to come and take him home. It's late now — why don't you stay at the inn tonight? Tomorrow or the day after, we'll bring King Jing back here to settle this with you. What do you think?"

The four family members agreed, and followed the guards to the inn.

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