A poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty said that the road to Shu is difficult, but it is harder than climbing to the blue sky. Yes, just look at the map carefully and you will find that it is indeed difficult. There are two towering mountains across the Guanzhong Plain to the Sichuan Basin, namely the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains. It is exactly: You are 48,000 years old and will not connect with the Qin Pass. There are six dragons above and the sun above, and there are waves and twists and turns below. The yellow cranes can't fly over, and the apes are worried about climbing.

Since ancient times, when entering Shu from Guanzhong, you must first cross the Qinling Mountains to Hanzhong, and then you can cross the Daba Mountains from Hanzhong and enter the Sichuan Basin. From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are only a few dangerous plank roads that can be accessed, namely Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxi Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road. Among them, Qishan Road starts from Tianshui, Gansu in the north and ends at Hanzhong in the south.

Let’s talk about the seventh day of the seventh month, Xu Jin led a 50,000 troops of Beijing camp to Beijing. On the fifth day of the eighth month, he arrived in Suzhou City. After three days of rest, the army continued to drive. On August 12th, he arrived in Liangzhou. Then, Xu Jin left the army and took only Wang Cuiqiao and his servants, as well as dozens of personal guards to continue southward to Jincheng (Lanzhou), then headed straight to Qinzhou (Tianshui), and took Qishan Road to Hanzhong.

The reason why Xu Jin left the large army and went south to Hanzhong was not to enter Sichuan, but to take a boat and go into the Yangtze River in Hanzhong, then go downstream to Jiujiang, and return to Xujia Village, Shangrao County, Jiangxi to "visit relatives".

Moreover, Xu Jin's plan to "visit relatives" in his hometown was to submit a petition for the boss Jiajing before leaving Asu, and the latter approved it very happily. Therefore, after Xu Jin led his troops back to Liangzhou City, he became the boss and ordered Qi Jingtong to continue leading his army to return to Beijing first.

As for Huang Jin, he was excited to accompany Xu Jin, but later he heard that Hanzhong was going to pass the dangerous plank road, so he immediately retreated and followed the large army back to Beijing first.

In fact, the Qishan Road is much easier to walk on than the other plank roads because it bypasses the most dangerous main ridge of the Qinling Mountains. In addition, the reason why Qishan Road is called Qishan Road is because it passes through a mountain called Qishan. The so-called "Zhuge Liang goes to Qishan Six times" refers to this mountain. At that time, the Shu army also walked on this Qishan Road.

It is said that Xu Jin and his group came from Liangzhou to Tianshui, passed through Qishan Road, and finally arrived at Hanzhong Prefecture on September 9th.

Hanzhong is located north of Qinling Mountain and south Pingba Mountain. It is a small plain sandwiched between two mountains. It has a long history and has been a must-have place for military strategists since ancient times. It is the throat of the country of Tianfu. When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, led his army into Shu, first occupied Hanzhong, then burned the plank road, and then rested peacefully in the Sichuan Basin, waiting for the opportunity to enter the pass to compete for the world.

The Han River, also known as the Han River, runs across the entire Hanzhong Plain from west to east, and finally flows into the Yangtze River at Hankou. It is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. The water transportation conditions are good. You can take a boat from the Hanzhong Wharf to reach the Yangtze River, which is quick and fast. Therefore, Xu Jin ran to Hanzhong with the purpose of taking a boat into the Yangtze River.

It was noon, and the autumn sun was just right, and the temperature was quite pleasant at 20 degrees. On the post road leading to Hanzhong Prefecture City, there was a team rushing to the road. There were about 30 to 40 people, a carriage, two horses, one horse used to pull the carriage, and the other horse was riding a young man on the other. The others were all walking, looking at the dress, probably the young man's servants were the horse. However, these servants were all big and round, with sharp eyes and strong momentum, which was not easy to mess with at first sight. Therefore, the pedestrians and business trips passing by on the road were consciously hiding far away, and there were no bandits and robbers who were not open to their eyes dared to make a decision.

I saw the young man dressed as a scholar, wearing a jade-colored shirt and a square flat scarf. He was about twenty-six or seven years old. He was born with red lips and white teeth, very handsome, elegant and calm temperament. He was undoubtedly our Prince of Beijing Xu Jin.

At this time, the curtains of the carriage quietly lifted up, revealing a pretty face with a few freckles. It was the maid Qiu Yan. She pointed to a golden monkey on the tree beside the road and shouted: "Miss, look, that golden monkey appears again."

As soon as he finished speaking, a pretty face appeared near the car window, and his beautiful eyes, which were as beautiful as autumn water, were full of surprise, and it was Wang Cuiqiao.

Xu Jin followed the eyes of the two women and saw a golden monkey squatting on a big tree beside the road to look at them. The hair was golden, the eyes were black and big, and it seemed to be the one I met yesterday.

The guy Erniu scratched the back of his head and buzzed: "Yesterday, Big Eyes threw a piece of melon for it. Could it be that this little thing is dependent on us?"

Zhao Datou turned his eyes and said, "Master, the fifth lady seems to like this golden monkey very much. Why don't you tempt it and grab it and give it to the fifth lady?"

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "The golden monkey is a nobleman among monkeys. Although his temperament is gentle, it is the most difficult to tame. This golden monkey has grown up and cannot be raised even if it is caught. In the end, it will only die of depression. Why should it harm its life? Let it live freely among the beautiful waters of Lingshan Mountains and Waters."

Wang Cuiqiao was a little anxious when he heard that Zhao Datou was going to catch a monkey just now. He felt relieved after hearing Xu Jin's words, and smiled at his husband who was about to start, and asked Qiu Yan to put down the curtain of the car.

Zhao Datou touched the big bald head and said with a smirk: "It turns out that this wild monkey is called a golden monkey. It's still a great coach. The day before yesterday, I met a guy who was black and white. No one knew him. But the coach recognized him as a giant panda at a glance. However, that thing does look like a bear, but it doesn't look like a cat at all."

At this time, Song Dayan pointed forward and shouted: "Master, the city of Hanzhong is probably ahead."

Everyone looked up and saw a tall city block hidden under the green trees in the place where they went, probably the capital of Hanzhong Prefecture.

Xu Jin said happily: "Okay, everyone just went to the city to have lunch in one breath."

When everyone heard this, they felt even hungry, so they speeded up their journey. The golden monkey on the tree actually passed by the tree and chased after it. However, after chasing it for a while, it went into the woods and disappeared. It probably didn't ask for food and was not interested in following it anymore.

About half an hour later, everyone finally arrived outside the city gate, but saw the ancient blue brick tower, and a sense of time came to their faces.

In front of me is another thousand-year-old ancient city with a long history and profound cultural heritage. Xu Jin was inevitably a little excited at this moment, happy and expectant, and said to himself: "Actually, it's good to travel around like this for half a year!"

After careful calculation, Xu Jin had been traveling to the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years. At the beginning, he had no capital to travel around. When he had the capital to travel around, he had no time. He fought soldiers and generals for many years. Although there were many places he passed by, he had no time to travel at all.

This time, after listening to Master Fei’s advice, Xu Jin found an excuse to "stop" to go back to his hometown to visit relatives and delayed his return to Beijing. He had time to have some fun.

It is worth mentioning here that the reason why Xu Jin made the decision to delay his return to Beijing was carefully considered.

That's right, in the "Zuoshunmen Incident" that year, Xu Jin did successfully persuade Jiajing to give up the idea of ​​welcoming his biological father, the Lord of the God of Heaven. However, today is different from the past. The Ming Dynasty is now in a prosperous country, with strong troops and strong territory, and even surpassing the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Jiajing also completely controls the entire empire and is no longer constrained by the civil servant group.

It can be said that Jiajing has become a thunderous master. After ordinary people succeed, they still have to return home in glory. Not to mention an emperor after he succeeds, he will be famous. He will write books and biography, sacrifices to the ancestral temple, and worship the Mount Tai for the Father of the Mountains... No one can be left behind. In short, as long as he can establish his own wise and powerful image as an emperor who creates the world.

However, Jiajing inherited the throne as a prince of a vassal prince, not the orthodox bloodline of the royal family, which became his heart disease. Therefore, posthumously conferring his biological father Zhu Youze as the emperor and establishing the imperial bloodline of the King Xing lineage became the most urgent wish to commend the most urgent wish at present.

Before, Xu Jin could use "heroic pursuit of hegemony" to convince Jiajing and let him spend his attention and energy on expanding territory, but now he cannot. The Ming Dynasty has conquered all surrounding countries, with economic prosperity and national strength unprecedentedly strong. Jiajing's self-esteem and self-confidence are also unprecedentedly strong, but his enthusiasm and interest in progress have been greatly reduced.

Therefore, it was impossible for Xu Jin to use the old methods of the past to persuade Jiajing. On the contrary, the old story of Jiajing was re-reported, and it was obvious that he had decided. Facing a strong emperor who was at the peak of his life, who would dare to object to what he wanted to accomplish most at the moment, it was undoubtedly lighting the lamp in the toilet - looking for shit (death).

Xu Jin is not a fool, so he naturally would not hit Jiajing at this time. No matter how great his contribution or ability he is, he will always be a minister. As the saying goes, if the king wants his minister to die, his minister has to die.

What's more, Xu Jin had no need to have a falling out with Jiajing for such a thing. If Jiajing wants to move to the tomb, he will move to the tomb. If his father's divine lord is put into the Taimiao, he will put into the Taimiao. What a big deal, that is, he will spend more money to move to the tomb, and it will not hurt the country's foundation. Only those sour scholars who value "ritual" will take their lives to take their lives against Jiajing.

To be honest, as a time traveler, Xu Jin was not at all resistant to Jiajing's actions to establish his own lineage as royal orthodox. Of course, he also appreciated the courage of those ministers who protected the courtesy, but that's all.

In addition, Xu Jin learned from the letter from Fei Shi that the emperor suddenly summoned him back to Beijing this time because of the memorials of the ministers who protected the rituals. The surface reason was that the prince could not be in possession of troops for a long time, but in fact, he wanted to push himself forward to confront Jiajing and suppress upstart factions such as Zhang Cong.

If you just want to suppress Zhang Cong's party, Xu Jin can accept it, but if you want to confront Jiajing, then you should be exempted. Unless you rebel, how can you stand the emperor?
Chapter completed!