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71韦小宝笑脸相迎，要敬酒三杯让他消气。茅十八大踏步上前，伸出碗大拳头，迎面向韦小宝击去。苏荃抢将上去，抓住茅十八手腕一扭，又在他肩头拍两下，茅十八顿时半身酸麻跌入椅中。
Wei Xiaobao greeted him with a smile and asked for three toasts to calm him down. Mao 18 strode forward, stretched out a bowl of fists and hit Wei Xiaobao head-on. Su Quan grabbed the general, grabbed Mao Shiba’s wrist and twisted it, then patted him twice on the shoulder, and Mao Shiba immediately fell into the chair.
72细问之下，才知康熙在升他为一等鹿鼎公的诰命中写有“韦小宝擒斩天地会逆首陈近南、风际中”等语，茅十八听说，故而前来问罪。韦小宝再三说明真相，茅十八就是不信，急得韦小宝大哭。
After careful inquiry, we learned that Kangxi wrote “Wei Xiaobao captured and beheaded Chen Jinnan and Fengjizhong, the rebellious leader of the Tiandi Society” in his declaration to promote him to the first class of Duke Luding. Mao Shiba heard of this and came to ask questions. Wei Xiaobao explained the truth again and again, but Mao Shiba didn’t believe it. He was so anxious that Wei Xiaobao cried.
73韦小宝正自大哭，门外道:“圣旨到!”却是康熙要亲自提茅十八审问。韦小宝极力向传旨太监解释道，那人是疯子，并未骂皇上。茅十八竟自大叫道:“今日在大街上骂鞑子皇帝的就是老子。老子不怕千刀万剐!”
Wei Xiaobao was crying. He said outside the door, “The holy decree is here!” But Kangxi wanted to ask Mao eighteen for questioning. Wei Xiaobao tried to explain to the eunuch that the man was crazy and did not scold the emperor. Mao Shibah exclaimed: “It is I who scolds the Tartar Emperor in the street today. I am not afraid of cutting a thousand knives!”
74茅十八被带走。韦小宝立刻赶往皇宫。康熙道:“那人是你的朋友?”韦小宝答:“是。”“他是天地会的?”“没正式入会，不过会里的人他倒识得不少。”“你与天地会已经一刀两断?”“奴才决计不见天地会人。“
74 Mao Shiba was taken away. Wei Xiaobao rushed to the palace immediately. Kangxi said, “Who is your friend?” Wei Xiaobao replied, “Yes.” “Is he from the Heaven and Earth Society?”“
75康熙让韦小宝站起道:“你如对我忠心，一心一意为朝廷办事，天地会的浑水便不能再趟了。明天你亲自监斩，将他杀了。”韦小宝吓一跳，愿以“鹿鼎公”爵位换茅十八一命，康熙不允。韦小宝无奈，磕头退出。
Kangxi asked Wei Xiaobao to stand up and say, “If you are loyal to me and work wholeheartedly for the court, the muddy waters of heaven and earth will not be able to go again. Tomorrow you will personally behead him and kill him.” Wei Xiaobao was shocked and would like to exchange the title of “Lord Luding” for Mao’s 18th life, but Kangxi refused. Wei Xiaobao reluctantly kowtow and quit.
76经过郑克爽降清后封他的“海澄公府”时，韦小宝突然想起虽已向郑克爽讨回二百六十几万两银子，但还百多万两没讨到，不如进去讨债，寻个开心。于是径自闯进去，大模大样坐在大厅上。
When Zheng Keshuang closed his “Haicheng Mansion” after his surrender, Wei Xiaobao suddenly remembered that although he had recovered more than 2.6 million taels of silver from Zheng Keshuang, he still had not recovered more than one million taels. It was better to go in and collect debts and have fun. So he rushed in and sat in the hall with a big face.
77郑克爽已弓腰曲背，头发花白，容色憔悴。听到韦小宝到，赶忙换了公服，前来迎接。韦小宝正要取笑郑克爽，冯锡范冲出道:“我们到北京之后，安份守己，不敢犯了半条王法，你们不断伸手要钱，我们已倾家荡产，还待怎样?”
77郑克爽已弓腰曲背，头发花白，容色憔悴。听到韦小宝到，赶忙换了公服，前来迎接。韦小宝正要取笑郑克爽，冯锡范冲出道:“我们到北京之后，安份守己，不敢犯了半条王法，你们不断伸手要钱，我们已倾家荡产，还待怎样?”
78韦小宝惯耍无赖，无中生有道:“昨天抓到一个叛逆，亲囗供认要迎郑王爷回台湾，难道是假?”冯锡范知他捏造，便要同去告御状。韦小宝何等机灵，生怕康熙看破他为师父报仇找茬的心机，便先自软了。
Wei Xiaobao is used to playing a rogue. He has a way of saying: “Yesterday he caught a rebel and confessed to welcome Prince Zheng back to Taiwan. Is it false. How clever Wei Xiaobao was. He was afraid that Kangxi would see through his plan to avenge his master and find fault.
79郑克爽害怕多事，忙走进内堂，捧一叠银票出来，两名家丁捧着托盘，装着金银首饰。韦小宝见银票共是三万四千三百两，手饰估有二三万金，收了愤愤而去。
79 Zheng Keshuang was afraid of many things, so he hurried into the inner hall and came out with a stack of silver notes. Two family members were holding a tray with gold and silver jewelry. When Wei Xiaobao saw that the total amount of the silver note was 34000 taels and the estimated amount of the bracelet was 230000 taels, he accepted the indignation and went away.
80回到府中，韦小宝把众侍卫请到家，取出百多万两银票，强使着让他们收下后，向张康年、赵齐贤道:“你们冒充前锋营泰都统手下，把冯锡范绑走，狠揍一顿，剥光衣衫，送去放到泰都统姨太太床上。”众侍卫连称妙计。
After returning to the mansion, Wei Xiaobao invited the guards home, took out more than one million taels of silver and forced them to accept them. After that, he said to Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian, “You pretend to be the vanguard of Taidu Tong, tie Feng Xifan away, beat him hard, strip off his clothes, and send them to the bed of Aunt Taidu Tong.”.
