This story is adapted from " Warning Words ", and its original name is "Fan Loach's Reunion with Two Mirrors". Please know!
After Marshal Han captured Jianzhou City, he went out to calm the people. After everything was done, he went to Lin'an with Lu Zhongyi to meet the saint. The emperor would inevitably reward him based on his merits. One day, Lu Gong discussed with his wife that their daughter had lost her spouse when she was young, and they couldn't bear to see her helpless for the rest of her life, so they both came to persuade Brother Shun to remarry. Brother Shun refused, and told his parents that he and his husband had sworn not to marry. Lu Gong scolded: "It is helpless for a son of a good family to marry a rebel for a while. Fortunately, he is dead and has no relationship with you. What else do you want him to do?" Brother Shun said with tears: "Fan Lang was originally a scholar, but he was forced by his tribe and could not obey. Although he was in a den of thieves, he always did good to others and did not do anything harmful to nature. If God has eyes, he will He will be able to escape from the tiger's mouth and turn the bad things into good fortune. The child is willing to practice at home and serve his parents. If the father insists on the child remarrying, it is better to let the child remarry. After saying this, he burst into tears. Seeing that his daughter's words were reasonable, Lu Gong felt both hatred and pity for her, and he no longer forced her to remarry.
Time flies, and ten years have passed before I know it. Lu Zhongyi took charge of the capital and led troops to guard Fengzhou. One day, the Guangzhou garrison sent an instructor, He Chengxin, to Fengzhou to deliver official documents. Lu Gong invited He Chengxin to the hall and asked about many local affairs. Brother Shun accidentally saw it from the back hall. After his father returned to the Yamen, he asked who was delivering the documents. Judging from his words and deeds, he looks like the husband of the Fan family. Lu Gong laughed and said: "This person is He Chengxin, the instigator of Guangzhou. The city of Jianzhou was destroyed, and no one named Fan was pardoned. They could only die in vain. How could there be a wasted life? This officer's surname is He, and he is also an official of the court. He has nothing to do with your Fan Lang. Stop your delusions. If you spread the word, it will only make people laugh!" Brother Shun was robbed by his father, and he was so ashamed that he did not dare to mention it again.
Another half year later, He Chengxin went to Lu Gong's Yamen to deliver military documents, and Brother Shun hid behind the curtain to peek. After He Chengxin left, Brother Shun said to his father: "My child is now devoted to Taoism and has no love for children. But I looked at the man named He again and again. He looked exactly like Fan Lang. I begged my father to invite him to the back hall and entertain him with wine. Ask slowly. Fan Lang's nickname is Loach. When my husband and I separated, we each took a Yuanyang treasure mirror as a token. My father can call him by his nickname, and if he uses the mirror to test, he will definitely find out the truth." After that, he begged. Lu Gong thought for a moment and agreed.
The next day, He Chengxin came to pick up the reply, and Lu Gong invited him to the back hall to entertain him with wine. When he was half drunk, Lu Gong asked him about his hometown. He Chengxin hesitated and looked ashamed. Lu Gong said: "Isn't Loach your nickname? I already know it, but you just say it's okay!" After Chengxin asked Lu Gongping to step back, he immediately knelt down and said, "It's a capital crime." Lu Gong supported him with his hand and said, "There is no need for this!" Fan Chengxin dared to tell the truth: "The young general is from Jianzhou, and his real surname is Fan. In the fourth year of Jianyan , a tribesman named Fan Ru incited the hungry people for , occupied Jianzhou City, and became an enemy of the imperial court. The young general was forced to obey, and he had no choice. Later, the army conquered Jianzhou, and all the Fan family were executed. The young general was rescued because he was always easy to get along with. He changed his name to He Chengxin and was accepted by the court. Later he followed Yue Shaobao 's subordinates to conquer the Dongting Lake rebels Yang Yao . The young general was not used to water warfare since he was a child and could dive into the water for three days and nights, so he was also called "Fan Hao'er". ’. Yue Shaobao selected a young general to be the vanguard. After Yang Yao was pacified, he reported the young general's merits and was awarded a military position. Until he served as the commander of Guangzhou, he never leaked it for ten years. Now that I accept your inquiry, I dare not hide it. "
Lu Gong asked again: "What is your wife's surname? Will she marry or remarry? Chengxin replied: "When I was building the state, I rescued the daughter of an official and married her." The following year, Jianzhou City was captured, and my husband and I escaped separately. It was agreed that if he survived, the husband would never marry again and the wife would never marry again. The young general is currently dependent on his old mother. There is only one maid in the family who works hard, and he has never married again. " Lu Gong asked again: "When you made an appointment with your wife, what was your evidence? Cheng Xin said: "There is a Yuanyang treasure mirror, which is combined into one and divided into two. Each of the couple keeps one side."Lu Gong asked: "Where is this mirror now? Can I borrow it to have a look?" " Chengxin opened his coat, took out an embroidered bag from his arms, and took out a precious mirror from the bag and handed it to Lu Gong. Lu Gong also took out a mirror from his sleeve and put the two mirrors together. Sure enough, they were one. Chengxin saw it on the side and couldn't help but burst into tears. Lu Gong felt deeply about the friendship between the two, and he shed tears unconsciously and said: "The wife I married is my husband's daughter, and she is now in the yamen. "After saying that, he got up and led Chengxin to see his daughter. When the couple met, they held their heads and cried loudly. Lu Gong and his wife persuaded him for a long time to stop crying, and the whole family was happy.
A few days later, Lu Gong wrote a reply, sent his son-in-law to get up, and ordered his daughter to follow. A year later, He Chengxin went to Lin'an with satisfaction, passing by Fengzhou, and led his wife Shun Ge Farewell to Lu Gong. Lu Gong prepared a dowry of a thousand gold and sent people to escort him all the way to Lin'an. Thinking that after many years, the Fan family could not leave any descendants, so he wrote the petition in person and forwarded it to the Ministry of Etiquette. Birds separated in the sky for ten years will become mandarin ducks in the mirror once reunited. Don't forget that duckweed has an accident, but it is always the virtue that touches the emperor. (Full text ends)
