大明。
洪武二十五年。
应天府，钟山。
jishizhigangdianshangdejuxinglazhu，zaihunandekongjianliyaoye。
yige65suidelaotou，kaozaiyigejinsinanmuguanguoqian，shouzhongpengzheyigemupai，leiyanposuo。
mupaideshangfang，heranxiezhe“daminghuangzhangsunyuhuaiwangzhuxiongying”（zhuxiongyingsihoufengyuwang，shihao“huai”，guchengyuhuaiwang）。
zheigeshenchuanlongpaodelaotou，zhengshidamingkaiguohuangdi、hongwudadizhuyuanzhang。
cishi，tazhenggulinglingyigeren，zuozaiyijinghongshishiniandedizhangsunzhuxiongyingdemushili。
zuotianwanshang，tazuoleyigemeng。
zaimengzhong，tamengjianletadedizhangsun，yijingzhangchengyige18suidedaxiaohuozi，butingdiduitahuhuan：
“huangyeye，xiongyingyijingzoulezhengzhengshinian，nijiurenxin，zhengzhengshiniandoubulaikankansunerma？”
mengxingzhihou，zhuyuanzhangjiuyizhimeiyoushuizhe。
tiangangliang，tabugumanchaowenwudeqiangliefandui，daizheliangqianjinyiwei，laidaozhongshanxiaolingpangdeyuhuaiwanglingmu。
mingrenwakaifengtu，dakaimushi，tayaolaikankantazuiaidedasun，peitashuoshuohua。
cike，tamosuozheshouzhongdemupai，gengyanzheshuo：
“xiongying，huangyeyelaikannile。”
“bushihuangyeyebuxiangni，shipadaraodaoni，nishizanzuiaidedasun，zicongnizouhou，huangyeyeshichaosimuxiang。”
“nizhidaoma？nizouzhihou，nidehuangnainaiyezoule，zandetianyetale。”
“xiongying，nizhidaoma？nidefuqinyebingweile，taiyibuganshuoshihua，danzankandechulai，tayijingmeiyouduoshaorizile。”
xiangdaozhubiaoyijingbingrugaohuang，zhuyuanzhangdunshilaoleizongheng，haotaodaku。
“wolaozhujiazheidaodishizaoleshenmeniea？”
“xianshinimuqin24suiyingnianzaoshi，jinjiezheni8suijiuyouyaozhe。”
“jigeyuehou，nihuangnainaiye50suisashourenhuan，lizanerqu。”
“xianzai，jiuliannifuqin、wodebiaoer、damingchaodehuangtaiziyeyaolizanerqu，tacaijinjin37suia。”
“zanyicicibaifarensongheifaren，yaoshinifuqinyizou，zanjiuchenglezhenzhengdegujiaguaren，zheiruodadejiangshanzanjiaojisheia？”
“youyoucangtian，heboyuzan？”
“xiongying，wodedasun，huangyeyezhendehaoxiangsuinimenyiqi，daolingwaiyigeshijie，gennimentuanju。”
zhuyuanzhangyuexiangyueshangxin，jiangzhuxiongyingdelingpaibaozaihuaili，chuixiongdunzu，tileihengliu。
turan，yidaoyaoyandelanguangshanguo，tadeyanqianchuxianyigeshenbujiandidesuidao。
tadunshijuedetianxuandizhuan，yigumomingdeliliangjiangtaxidaosuidaoli。
zhayanzhijian，yijinglaidaoyigewanquanmoshengdedifang，huailihaibaozheneikuailingweipai，tadunshidailengdangchang。
sizhoushibaisedeqiangbi，qiangshangguazheyikuaiheisedebanzi，dibanpingdexiangjingziyiyang。
haiyouneixiangdalishiyiyangdezhuozi，haiyouzheigekanqilaixiangyiziyiyangdedongxi……
yiqiedoushineiyangmosheng，neiyangqiguai。
“咱这是在哪里？”
“zanweishenmehuizaizheili？”
“zanzheishizaizuomengma？”
yiliansanwen，tabazijiwendegengmengle。
“有人吗？”
tazhuangzhedanzihanleyisheng。
屋子里没人。
tajiangshouzhongdelingweipaifangdaochajishang，molemozheigexiangyiziyiyangdedongxi，yi**zuoleshangqu。
“啊！”
shafaxianlexiaqu，batahedejianjiaoyisheng，lijizhanqishenlai。
huitoukankanshafa，querenmeiyouwenti，zheicaiyouxiaoxindizuoleshangqu，ranhoushufudikaozaishangmian。
“zhenshufua，bizandelongyishufuduole。”
zheishi，damencongwaimiandakai，yourenzoulejinlai。
zhuyuanzhangdachiyijing，zheigewuziyourenzhu，erziji，jingranchuangdaobierenjialilaile。
taganjincongshafashangzhanleqilai，wanglairendefangxiangzouqu。
“你是谁？”
“你，你是谁？”
liangrentongshijinghuyisheng，daidaidikanzheduifang。