In Xiaoye'er Village, Xia Xun spent two months recovering from his injuries.
During this period, he tried his best to learn all the information about this era from Uncle Hu and the villagers who rescued him, including sitting, lying, walking, talking and behaving. When he recovered from his injuries, his every move was similar to that of people of this era.
When there was no big difference, he said goodbye to his benefactor and went into the city with confidence.
The result was a huge disappointment to him. He had no identity. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was more difficult for a gangster like him to find a job than it was in the 1970s in my country without a household registration book or a letter of introduction. He was unable to move even a single step. Several times, he almost missed a job because his whereabouts were suspicious. He was regarded as a refugee by the patrol officers and was thrown into jail as a fugitive. With no other choice, he returned to Xiaoye'er Village.
Most of the people in Xiaoye Village are indifferent to their untouchable status, but there are some who are not reconciled to this status. Uncle Hu who saved his life is one of them. Uncle Hu's name is Hu Jiujiu, and he was once a general under Zhang Shicheng.
He couldn't bear the low status that would remain unchanged from generation to generation, and he couldn't accept that even being a farmer for himself and even his descendants had become a luxury.
Otherwise, he can only be a matchmaker, a slave, or even engage in a life of flesh and blood. Therefore, he will never marry in his life and would rather the Hu family has no descendants.
Xia Xun returned to Xiaoye Village and helped Uncle Hu fish and catch frogs to make a living. The old man and the young man depended on each other. Uncle Hu had no relatives and treated him as his own son. From Hu Jiujiu, Xia Xun not only learned a skill in water
Kung Fu, and also learned the murderous Kung Fu that Hu Jiujiu used on the battlefield. Xia Xun was not willing to die here. He finally found a way out from some historical events that were about to happen that only he knew about. For this, he patiently prepared
A long time ago, when he was about to bid farewell to Uncle Hu and venture into the world again, Hu Jiujiu, who was chronically ill and had tuberculosis, fell ill.
Uncle Hu was a helpless old man, his savior, and his only relative in the world. At this time, Xia Xun could not abandon him under any circumstances, so he stayed and took care of Uncle Hu.
He lived until Uncle Hu suddenly died of illness half a year later. As a filial son, Xia Xun held the funeral for Uncle Hu.
The former General Hu, in the end, all that was left in the world was a piece of loess in the wilderness. After paying homage to Uncle Hu, Xia Xun didn't even return to the village and went straight on the journey, just as he had come here in the first place.
It's the same time, disappearing without a sound.
He walked all the way north, sleeping in the open air, going through hardships, and found the way to Beiping Mansion, because there was a King of Yan named Zhu Di there. Xia Xun knew that one day the King of Yan would raise an army in the name of Jingnan, and eventually
Become Emperor Yongle.
He also knew that although Emperor Yongle was as ruthless as his father, Emperor Hongwu, and was not an easy boss to serve, this boss had one advantage, which was much better than many of the founding emperors in history, including his father, Zhu Yuanzhang:
He doesn't do things where the birds are gone and the dogs are cooked.
Toward his enemies, Zhu Di was as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, but to his own people, he was generous and endlessly gracious. Even if you died before he could achieve great things, he would still remember your contribution.
, return the reward to your family and your descendants. Hejian Wang Zhangyu, Dongping Wang Zhuneng, Jinxiang Hou Wangzhen, Rongguo Gong Yao Guangxiao..., they can enjoy the temple court with their great achievements, and their descendants will be honored and favored by the Ming Dynasty.
There are many families who have contributed to the disaster.
There are only a handful of such emperors throughout the ages. There are only three emperors, Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. Even the kind-hearted Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, although his hands are not stained with the blood of his own heroes, his mind and spirit are more than These three people are even inferior to each other. In this case, why not join the King of Yan?
This is what Xia Xun thought of, the only way to truly integrate into this world and live a meaningful life:
Once the war breaks out, the army passes by, and the local government is corrupted, who will check his identity at that time? If he can join the army at this time, his identity will naturally be bleached, and he will create an upright and upright name for himself. There is no need to worry about his identity being discovered. But he is not sure whether he can definitely seize this opportunity, and whether seizing it will really change his destiny.
He couldn't remember how many years Zhu Yuanzhang had left to live, nor when Zhu Di started his army. He understood that if he arrived in Peiping early, he would not be able to enlist as a soldier. Would he have to be a beggar in Peiping waiting for an opportunity? God knows if he will freeze to death on the streets one winter before Zhu Di raises his troops. Even if he successfully survives Zhu Di's raising of troops, will he definitely be able to join the army? After joining the army, will he be able to survive until the day when the Jingnan Campaign is completed? What? The battle of Jingnan for King Yan was not easy. Even Zhu Di himself almost died on the battlefield many times. General Zhang Yu, who was the most brave general of King Yan's army, died on the battlefield, not to mention those who were originally He is a cannon fodder soldier, how can he, Xia Xun, be so virtuous and talented that he can definitely turn danger into disaster?
The closer to the destination, these considerations inevitably came to mind. Xia Xun was thinking deeply when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. He opened his eyes in surprise and immediately saw four people standing in front of him, an official, A boy, a waiter, a hawker...
Xia Xun's abdominal muscles tightened, and he wanted to jump up like a carp, but he immediately saw the movements of the four people spreading out and surrounding each other. Except for the fat member, the other three people were nimble in their hands and steady on their feet. With good martial arts skills, Xia Xun immediately dispersed his strength in an alert manner. His expression and body reaction were exactly like that of an ordinary country man.
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"Name?"
"Xia Xun."
"age?"
"22 years old."
"Place of origin?"
“Xiaoyeer Village, Nanxun, Huzhou.”
"What's the business?"
"The common people are untouchables. They catch frogs and fish with their father, and occasionally help out with the work."
Feng Xihui was dressed in official uniform and was the head of the four persons, so he was naturally the one to preside over the trial. Although this place was a small hotel, when Inspector Feng sat there, he had the air of a great lord sitting in the hall to inquire about the case.
Zhang Shisan suddenly interrupted and asked: "Nanxun Town? I heard that the soil there is fertile, the canals are crisscrossed, and the rice grows very well. All the local families grow rice, right?"
Xia Xun answered honestly: "Nanxun is indeed suitable for growing rice, but growing mulberry and raising silkworms, cloth and silk, is more than ten times more profitable than farming, so every household in our area grows mulberry and raises silkworms. Is it food?" not much."
Zhang Shisan added: "I heard that the Iron Buddha Pagoda in Huzhou was struck by lightning a few days ago and most of it was burned down. Is this true?"
Xia Xun said with some confusion: "The common people have only heard that there is an Iron Buddha Temple and a Feiying Pagoda in Huzhou. No... I have never heard of an Iron Buddha Pagoda. The common people don't even know whether it has been struck by lightning. Although the common people have grown up in the Huzhou, but I have never entered Huzhou City."
Zhang Shisan and Feng Xihui glanced at each other, pursed their lips and stopped talking. While Xia Xun dealt with it carefully, he was also secretly guessing the purpose of these four people bringing him to the small hotel: "The combination of these four people is also
It's a little too weird. One is an official in the yamen, one is a rich and handsome waiter, one is the shopkeeper with a face full of vicissitudes of life, and there is a young man in green clothes and a small hat. Such four people cannot be robbers.
And now I am penniless and worse off than a beggar. What are they trying to do to arrest me? There must be monsters in extraordinary situations..."
Inspector Feng saw that he answered all questions and was very well-behaved. He couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He picked up a piece of paper that An Yuanwai had just written and threw it down. He said, "Xia Xun, come and see what this is.
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Xia Xun did not accept the paper, but bowed his head and said: "To tell you the truth, the common people are illiterate."
The characters are in traditional Chinese. In fact, Xia Xun knows most of the traditional characters. Occasionally, there are a few unfamiliar characters. He can understand the meaning based on the context. However, with his current status, he should not be literate, so he can't even read for a moment.
There is no hesitation or movement to pick up the paper. Undercover Training Clause Self-Protection Section 1, Article 8: Your behavior should be consistent with the identity you use. It is not enough to just change your appearance. You must become the person you are going to play from the inside.
Only if you can hide your role from yourself can you hide it from others. Xia Xun has already memorized these terms by heart, and the bloody experience of the last undercover failure has engraved all of this deeply in his mind.
Feng Jian didn't think that he should be able to read at all, so he smiled and said: "This is a petition. This little brother filed a complaint on behalf of his master."
Xia Xun said timidly: "Yes, it's just... I wonder what... you mean when you show this to the common people?"
Inspector Feng said calmly: "You don't know? Maybe you will understand after you see the body of his master."
Liu Xu and Zhang Shisan temporarily played a guest role as government officials and carried out Yang Wenxuan's body. When Xia Xun saw Yang Wenxuan, he was really shocked. In that era, the spread of news was far less than that of later generations. Two people who looked exactly the same were...
It was a rare experience at that time, and it was indeed surprising to see it, but not Xia Xun. Although it would be a novel feeling if he met someone who looked exactly like him on the road, it would not make him
He was making a fuss, but if this person with the same appearance as him was a corpse, then he wouldn't be surprised.
Feng Jianxiao said in a deep voice: "This person is my Qingzhou Yang Wenxuan, Mr. Yang. He is a famous scholar. When you, a cunning man, saw that he looked like you, you suddenly became malicious and wanted to kill someone and pretend to be someone else."
We defrauded him of money, so we killed him. This little brother is the culprit, and An Yuanwai and Shopkeeper Liu are the witnesses. Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, what else can you say!"
"It's wrong! The common people are wronged!"
Xia Xun was shocked and angry, shouting injustice, but Feng Jianxiao laughed loudly: "Xia Xun, even if you deny it, this matter is irrefutable. Once you report it to the official, you will die or die! Ants are greedy for life, and I am an official.
I expected you to be unwilling to take this dead end, so I have arranged a way out for you, do you want to know?"