Xia Xun, this foxtail plant, has now arrived in Xuzhou.【】
They came from Nanjing, and it was the shortest route to Shandong. In fact, it took them ten days to get here, which was a bit slow. But they were more than two people, and they were patrolling the imperial envoys. Although they didn't have to walk around along the way,
The ceremonial guard blows the gong to clear the way and avoids silently, but with so many people moving and resting, it is always much slower than just one or two people traveling in a light vehicle. In addition, it is the time recently when people are hunting down murderers and thieves, and the pursuit of the White Lotus cult is the most tense.
The checkpoints and inspections along the way were much stricter than usual, which also delayed the journey.
However, Xia Xun is no longer in a hurry. If he can set foot on the road back to Shandong, Peng Ziqi will only go home a few days earlier than him, so there will be no accidents. Instead of rushing there rashly, it is better to think carefully about how to deal with his father-in-law.
Man, the brother-in-law and the brothers-in-law made things difficult for him. Furthermore, Mr. Zhu gave him, a little ant that could be crushed to death with just one hand, a lot of face, and allowed him to lie in disguise, and deliberately ignored his crime of corruption.
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Although the teachings of the Dharma are nothing more than human feelings, and the emperor also values human relationships, but this old man has always been a bit mean to his officials, and treating him like this now is an extrajudicial favor. Since the emperor is
It was sent under the guise of asking him to go to Shandong to investigate the White Lotus cult bandits. Then he would hunt rabbits, steal his wife, and attack the bandits. He would have to take care of both of these, and he couldn't touch his nose or face. In front of Lao Zhu,
Who has that qualification?
Xuzhou Ferry was overcrowded, and people crossing the river formed a long queue due to strict inspections. Huang Yushi and Yang Interviewer did not display any ceremonial guards, and wore ordinary clothes. It was not easy to show off their official authority and clear the way. Furthermore,
They are patrolling envoys, and it is their duty to interview people's sentiments. There is no reason to take the lead in disturbing the people, so they have to be patient and move forward.
Finally it was their turn, and what his subordinates handed over was not a road guide, but a piece of official defense. The inspector was a little surprised, opened it and looked it over carefully, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I'm sorry, it turns out it is."
The adults who came out of the capital have delayed the adults' schedule. I apologize, I apologize. I don't know how many adults and followers are on this trip. Please point them out one by one. I will let you go now."
He turned his head, pointed at several of his men with a single sheathed sword, and shouted: "Hey, hey, you blind thing, move the Luzhai to the side of the road quickly to make way for the adults' cars."
He lowered his head and saw that a scholar who had just been unpacked and inspected was still slowly packing up his things. The inspector said angrily: "Scholar, can you hurry up? You are taking your time."
, you are not the only one on the road."
Xia Xun sat in the car and glanced at the man. This man wore a Confucian shirt and a sword. He was a traveling scholar, but his family was not very wealthy. He brought a huge luggage with him.
He came from afar, but there were no horses or servants to travel with him. His luggage had been opened during the inspection just now, and his clothes and books were thrown all over the floor. He was picking up the books one by one, dusting them off, and stuffing them into his back.
bag.
If it were another trip, it wouldn't be a problem for him to pack his things there, but Xia Xun and his group came by car, so it would be a bit of a hindrance. Seeing this, Xia Xun ordered the inspector: "No need to rush
He, we got there early, and the ferry won’t leave if it’s not full, so it doesn’t hurt to wait a while.”
After hearing this, the inspector responded repeatedly, then turned back and walked to the scholar, scolding him a few words: "Hurry up, hurry up, you're just taking your time."
"Thank you, sir."
The scholar obviously heard Xia Xun's words and raised his head to thank him with a smile. The scholar was tall and tall, with a Chinese character face, very high cheekbones, and some protruding brows, which made him look a bit rugged, but at first glance, he looked very handsome.
Awesome, she also smiled at him.
The scholar stuffed his books and clothes back into his bag, picked up his sword and put it back into his waist, and walked forward. From then on, across the river, we reached the territory of Shandong, the hometown of Confucius.
When traveling far away, they always come to Shandong to pay homage to the great sages and sages at the Confucius Temple in Qufu. It is not uncommon to see scholars from far away places here.
Xia Xun and his party also passed the checkpoint. The inspector was very considerate and sent a messenger in front to help them pass, so they walked in front of many passers-by. Xia Xun met the scholar again, and the two of them met again.
They nodded politely to each other. Xia Xun lowered his eyes and noticed that the man's hand was pressing on the hilt of the sword.
This is a decorative sword. It basically cannot kill people. The blade is too light and thin, and it does not have an edge. Even if it does open an edge, it cannot cut or chop because the iron quality is too poor. This kind of sword can only be used as a decoration.
It can only be used for sword dancing and physical training.
At that time, horseback riding and archery were compulsory courses in official studies, because once the students took the exam, they might be sent to local officials in the future. When local officials arrested bandits, fought against rebellions, and dealt with foreign enemies, they were the supreme commander of the local area. They did not understand
Wouldn’t riding and shooting become useless? Therefore, this is a basic skill that scholars must learn. However..., after all, the main occupation of scholars is books and ink. Will they develop the habit of holding their swords at all times?
Xia Xun's mind unexpectedly flashed back to Peng Ziqi's ghost-eye knife, which she kept with her for a moment, and her brave and heroic demeanor of subconsciously pressing the knife with her hand wherever she went. He couldn't help but frown slightly. He glanced deeply again.
I glanced at the scholar, then turned back. The river was surging ahead, and the Yellow River ferry had arrived...
The scholar walked slowly behind, with a faint smile on his face, calm and composed.
His academic official certificate records that his name is Wang Yiyuan, a scholar from Nanyang Prefecture in Henan Province, and he is thirty-two years old this year. His surname is indeed Wang, and Yiyuan is indeed his real name, but not many people in the world know his real name.
Most people only know his other name, a famous name: Vajra Nu, King Vajra Nu.
King Kong Nu is one of the leaders of the White Lotus Sect in Mian County, Shaanxi Province. When he first started to preach, he was the third leader of the White Lotus Sect in Mian County. The Grand Marshal was Tian Jiucheng, the Second Marshal was Gao Fuxing, and the Third Marshal was Wang Jingang Nu.
Later, they rebelled and promoted the general marshal Tian Jiu to become the emperor of the Han and Ming Dynasties, with the title of Dragon and Phoenix. The second marshal Gao Fuxing was named Maitreya Buddha, and he became the head of the four heavenly kings. Legend has it that the Vajra slave is over ten feet tall and can come and go as fast as flying.
, a body of copper skin and iron bones, invulnerable to bullets, strong enough to move mountains, but who would have thought that the real vajra slave is just a man who looks stronger than an ordinary scholar. When he puts on a Confucian shirt, he looks like a Confucian scholar.
The rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in Mian County was very popular, and they quickly gathered tens of thousands of people, and they were very powerful. They thought they could really establish a country on their own and become kings and hegemons. Who knew that as soon as the imperial army arrived, everything fell apart in an instant. The Marquis of Changxing Geng Bing was
Following Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, everyone knows that this person is good at defense, but no one knows that good defense is only relative to his attack. If he meets a famous general, Geng Bing's command of attack tactics is indeed lackluster, but for
Geng Bing's attacks were equally sharp in front of this group of mobs who only knew that fighting was fought with the protection of heavenly soldiers and generals, and that chanting a spell would make them invulnerable.
Emperor Han Ming died, Maitreya Buddha died, and he was the only one of the four Vajras to survive. He took some of the gold, jewelry, and jade he had obtained when he led his men to rob wealthy families, and escaped from Shaanxi. He lived in Nanyang Mansion, Henan. After spending a lot of money to buy this fake official certificate, he managed to get to Xuzhou Ferry all the way without any danger.
He is getting farther and farther away from Shaanxi, and he believes that he is finally safe this time. For the time being, he went to Jinan Mansion to join his cousin and survived the limelight. He will still go back. Mian County has his roots. Although the officers and soldiers are powerful, the government Unless all the local people are killed, his foundation will not be eradicated, and he will come back and make a comeback.
Huang Zhen and Xia Xun arrived twenty miles outside Jinan Mansion before they stopped to dress up, display their ceremonial guards, and at the same time sent people to Jinan Mansion to spread the news.
Huang Zhen is an old master who is over sixty years old. He has been playing with pen and ink in the Metropolitan Procuratorate all his life. Because he is dull and has no popular connections, he has never been able to do good things on overseas business trips. He has also given up and stays in the capital. I get a salary from the procuratorate, occasionally help people write epitaphs and wedding stickers, and earn a share of the writing fees, so I am content and happy.
Who would have thought that at this old age, he would be assigned as the most prestigious patrol envoy? After hearing the news, Imperial Commander Huang was so happy that he forgot his last name. He was almost like Fan Jinju, and his mind was lost in a mouthful of phlegm. Who knew? Wu Youdao, the imperial envoy of the capital, immediately gave him a "big slap" and slapped him awake: "This time when you go north to Shandong Prefecture, you are called the imperial envoy to patrol. In fact, you should not do anything, but listen to the interview. Let Yang Xu give the order. Yang Xu has a secret order to go to Shandong on his own official business. You are just a cover, do you understand?"
One sentence brought Huang Zhen back to his original shape. He was still the dull and talkative Supervisor Huang. Since he came out of Yingtian Mansion, he was like a camouflage floating on the front of the car. Even the actions and actions were decided by Xia Xun. Mr. Huang and Ni Ti He was like a wooden carving, too lazy to be careless. In the eyes of outsiders, he felt that the imperial emissary was arrogant and difficult to get along with. On the contrary, the interview made him more tactful.
When the news was reported to Yingtian Mansion, Yingtian's Chief of Staff, the Chief of Staff, all sent people to command the Envoys, and the Department of Prosecutions and Prosecutions sent people to come, because Huang Zhen is the patrol envoy, and the patrol envoy is not like the imperial envoy specializing in investigation, so he sent you. Whatever is being investigated is what is being investigated. The patrol envoy takes charge of everything and can ask questions about anything, so all the yamen have to send people here.
Huang Zhen is a seventh-grade official. He has a small official position, but he has great power. This time he is a high official of the imperial court. He is actually patrolling on behalf of the emperor. Therefore, the officials sent by various yamen have high positions, and most of them are fifth- and sixth-grade officials. , among them was Mr. Qiu Xia, Counselor to the Chief Envoy. Last time Mr. Qiu sent someone to chase Xia Xun to Peiping, but nothing was caught. Instead, he was given to him because of the Mongolian conspiracy to blow up Prince Yan's palace. people were thrown into prison.
Thanks to their cleverness, the two men only said that they came to Peiping to investigate a case under the order of Jinan Prefecture, and did not say that they were ordered by Qiu Xia. After Beiping Prefecture went to Jinan Prefecture to investigate, they were released without going into details. This time Seeing Xia Xun again, Xia Xun turned into a high official in the imperial court. Qiu Xia had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of hatred in his eyes...