明万历年间,秦州有一个捕快名叫曹鼎,去少林寺当过俗家弟子,因为勤学苦练,深得少林寺武僧教头喜欢,将毕生所学悉数教给了他。曹鼎十四岁时因为母亲去世,拜别师傅,回到了家乡。将母亲安葬好之后,他看到县衙门里招收衙役,就去报名。由于他年岁小,一副稚气未脱的样子,再加上平日吃的也不好,营养不良,更显得瘦弱不堪,县太爷看到他就连连摆手,说:“你这小子好大胆,才多大年纪呀,就敢来消遣本 Ming Wanli, Qinzhou has a catch fast named Cao Ding, went to Shaolin Temple as a popular disciple, because diligently practice hard, won the monk teacher of Shaolin Temple like, taught all his life taught him. At the age of fourteen, Cao Ding died because of her mother, praised Bie master, returned home. After the mother was buried, he saw the county government office to recruit runners, went to sign up. Because of his age, a childlike appearance, coupled with normal eating is not good, malnutrition, but also seemed thin, the county magistrate saw him waved over and over again and said: ”You kid is bold How old are you?