Xia Xun's foxtail plant has now arrived in Xuzhou.
They came from Nanjing, which was the shortest route to Shandong. In fact, it took them ten days to get here, which was really a bit slow. But there were more than two of them, and they were patrolling the imperial envoy. 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 embark on the road back to Shandong, Peng Ziqi will only go home a few days earlier than him, so nothing unexpected will happen. 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 pinched to death with just one stretch of his hand, enough face, allowing him to lie in disguise, and deliberately ignoring his sin of corruption.
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Although the teachings of the Dharma are nothing more than human relations, and the emperor also values human relations, but this old man has always been a bit mean to his officials, and treating him like this now is an act of kindness outside the law. 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. He opened it and looked at it carefully, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I'm sorry, it turns out.
I am an adult from Beijing. I have delayed the adults' schedule. I apologize for my sin. 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."
Looking down, he 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 and take your time?"
Yes, you are not the only one on the road."
Xia Xun sat in the car and glanced at the man. He was wearing a Confucian shirt and a sword. He looked like a traveling scholar, but his family didn't seem to be very wealthy. He brought a huge luggage.
, it seemed that he had come from a long way, but he had neither horses nor 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 and dusting them off.
Then stuff it into the backpack.
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 taking your time."
"Thank you, sir."
The scholar obviously heard Xia Xun's words, and raised his head to smile and thank him. The scholar looked tall and tall, with a Chinese character face, high cheekbones, and some protruding brow bones, which made him look a bit rugged. But at a glance,
He was very impressive, so he 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 unusual 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 to show them the way, so he walked in front of many passers-by. Xia Xun and the scholar met again, and the two
They nodded politely to each other again. 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 students passed the examination, they might be sent to local officials in the future. When local officials hunted bandits, fought against rebellions, and dealt with foreign enemies, they were naturally the highest commanders in the local area.
Wouldn't it be useless to know how to ride and shoot? Therefore, this is a basic skill that scholars must learn. However..., after all, the main business of scholars is books and writing. Will they develop the habit of holding a sword at all times?
Xia Xun's mind flashed unexpectedly at Peng Ziqi's ghost-eye knife, which she never left her body for, and her dashing and heroic gesture of subconsciously pressing the knife with her hand wherever she went. He couldn't help but frown slightly. He thought deeply again.
I glanced at the scholar, then turned around. 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 preaching, 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 Han and Ming emperors, with the title of Longfeng. The second marshal Gao Fuxing was the Maitreya Buddha, and he became the head of the four heavenly kings. According to legend, the Vajra slave is over ten feet tall and can come and go as fast as
Fei, a body of copper skin and iron bones, is invulnerable and 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 fierce, and they quickly gathered tens of thousands of people. They looked 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 Bingwen followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world and made many military exploits. Everyone in the world knew that he was good at defense, but no one knew that his good defense was only relative to his attack. If he met a famous general, Geng Bingwen's command of attack tactics was indeed lackluster. However,
Facing 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, Geng Bingwen's attacks were equally sharp.
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, earn a share of writing fees and pay for it, and I am contented.
Who would have thought that when he was old, 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 almost missed the imperial examination like Fan Jin. He was so confused by his phlegm. Knowing that Master 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 The interviewer Yang Xu gave instructions. Yang Xu has a secret order to go to Shandong for his own business, you are just a cover, do you understand?"
One sentence brought Huang Zhen back to his original form. He was still the dull and talkative Supervisor Huang. Since he came out of Yingtian Mansion, he was like a guise floating on the front of the car. Even the actions and actions were decided by Xia Xun. Mr. Huang and Ni Ti He is like a wooden sculpture and is too lazy to be carefree. In the eyes of outsiders, the imperial ambassador seems to be 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 each yamen has 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-ranking member 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 of the Chief Envoy. Mr. Qiu sent someone to chase Xia Xun to Peiping last time, 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 the cleverness of the two men, they only said that they came to Peiping to investigate a case under the orders of the Jinan Prefecture, and did not say that it was Qiu Xia's private instigation. After the Beiping Prefecture issued a letter and the Jinan Prefecture investigated the matter, they were released without further investigation. This time Seeing Xia Xun again, Xia Xun turned into a member of the imperial court. Qiu Xia had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of hatred in his eyes...