Chapter 422 Infinite Scenery on the Dangerous Peak
Chapter 422: Infinite scenery in the dangerous peaks
After Xu Xun arrived in Nanjing, he did not disturb many people. In addition to quietly going to Taipingli to see Xu Tiao, he temporarily lived in Fu Mansion on Changfu Street. He often took Tao Hong or Abao out for a walk during the day. Fu Rong mentioned that Xu Xun had two guards with him, but after he was rejected, he did not mention it again, and even privately told Chen Lu not to send someone to stare at him.
And these days, the storm that happened in the tribute court inevitably spread throughout the city, and even the incident of Xu Xun donating all his property to repair the tribute court was reminiscent of people.
After four or five days, Fu Rong asked Chen Lu to escort Xu Xun to Longtan Wharf early in the morning, allowing this person to board the official boat without hesitation. Although Xu Xun disappeared for several days, the Shen family's father and son were inconvenient to ask more questions. Xu Liang and Shen Yue knew it. The servants did not dare to mention a word due to strict orders, so naturally they did not cause any movement. However, the water distance between Longtan and Jinchuanmen Wharf outside Nanjing was very close. He had only time to sit down and wipe his face. He accompanied his father and wife for a long time and Ruyi's voice came from outside.
"Master, Master, Young Master, Grandma, the boat has arrived at the dock."
Seeing Xu Liang standing up immediately, Xu Xun stood up and said with a smile: "Dad, you and Yue'er might as well guess who will come to welcome the dock today?"
"Who will come to welcome you?" Xu Liang was stunned for a moment and said thoughtfully, "Since you said that you have met Eunuch Fu and Eunuch Zheng before, they will definitely come. Your sixth uncle is always there. In addition, most of the Duke of Wei will give you this face. As for the others, Duke Cheng has no friendship with you after all, so it is hard to say that Lord Zhang should not join in the fun in front of others..."
Before Xu Liang finished speaking, Xu Xun laughed. Seeing Xu Liang glaring at Xu Xun in anger, Shen Yue couldn't help but cough, "Dad, don't be fooled by him! The emperor intended to support him. He was also an imperial envoy this time. And look at his proud look, he probably had to sneak into Nanjing before and what the hell did he do? Needless to say, there must be people on the shore."
Seeing that Shen Yue exposed himself, Xu Xun had to come forward and lift Xu Liang's arm awkwardly, as if he didn't see Xu Liang's angry and funny appearance. He said to himself: "Dad, don't listen to Yue'er making a fool of himself, what can I do? The emperor is asking us to return home in glory and shake our mightyness. If the boat is deserted and deserted at the dock, wouldn't it be a killing stick? So, I, as a son, have to prepare for the future. If I really want to make a plan, it would be better to ask the emperor to come to the full imperial envoy before leaving Beijing, and toss the gongs and drums to stop the ship at the dock. Unless officials of Nanjing can find excuses, I will be charged with a very disrespectful crime. Who dares not come?"
Xu Liang was amused and laughed at Xu Xun's explanation. However, when he walked up to the bow of the boat and saw a large team of officials wearing various official robes, there were thirty or forty people there, he was still shocked. Not only him, but even Shen Yue, who was wearing a hat and several steps away, was a little unbelievable, not to mention Shen Guang and Shen Ke who were completely stunned by this big scene.
"Xun'er, if you really say something, who dares not come to welcome you is disrespectful?"
"Dad, am I such a fool?" Xu Xun smiled and said lightly, "The students in the Nanjian have had a quarrel in the Nanjing Gongyuan. For several days, three censors who originally wanted to be unfavorable to Mr. Zhang hung their seals and begged, because Mr. Zhang mentioned that he wanted to pick me up at the Waijinchuan Gate Wharf, and some people naturally followed him to see the scenery. In addition to having a good relationship with Mr. Zhang, I was interested in seeing if I had two eyes and a mouth after arriving in the capital. Only then can the big guys who are more likely to judge the abdomen of a gentleman by the heart of a villain, for fear that if he would become a target for those students."...
Although Xu Xun said it lightly, Xu Liang didn't understand Xu Xun's ability to create momentum and didn't know what to say for a while. In the end, he had to whisper: "Now it's not as good as before, don't overdo things."
"Dad, don't worry."
Stepping on the board, he got off the boat and went to the dock. When Xu Xun saw Duke of Wei, Xu Qicheng Duke of Guo, Zhu Fu and Fu Rong and Zheng Qiang, headed up to meet him, he naturally rushed to two steps, but he didn't mean to show off any airs of an imperial envoy. Xiao Yinyin met the four of them, then nodded to Xu Tiao, sued him and left Xu Liang to them, and he quickly walked towards Zhang Mao, who was leaning on a crutch.
"Mr. Zhang!"
In less than two years, Xu Xun had already risen by nearly one head, becoming more and more handsome, but Zhang Mao was a little thinner than before. There were not even many black stockings in his originally gray hair, and the wrinkles on his forehead were so deep that it made people feel heartbroken. At this moment, Zhang Mao saw Xu Xun coming forward and bowing deeply, and couldn't help but smile on his face, but he stretched out his hands to support him. He grabbed the solid arms and pinched them twice before he let go of his hand and nodded slightly, "I remember when you were recuperating at my house, you looked very weak. Now you really deserve to be back from a victory, and you are much stronger!"
"It's been almost two years in the army. If I still look like I'm falling down, who can convince me?" Xu Xun took the initiative to lift his sleeves and reveal the strong muscles on his right arm. He smiled, "I have practiced hard for this body. Although I can't learn archery and horse skills for my father, 70% are always the same, otherwise I wouldn't dare to talk about leading troops to fight."
While speaking, Xu Liang and others also came over. When they heard Xu Xun say this, Xu Liang smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't listen to his bragging. This kid can learn how to ride a horse, but if you want to say archery, you are far worse than me. The best result is that he got six out of ten arrows within a hundred steps. He even said that he had read all the books given to him by Master Zhang one by one, and he wrote several notes one after another. He would like to ask Master Zhang to give advice."
"well!"
When Zhang Mao heard that Xu Xun was willing to work hard in civil and military affairs, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Xu Xun wanted to help him walk, he waved his hand and said no, but he used a crutch to lead him to the other two: "I have introduced these two to you before..."
Xu Xun recognized them just when he saw Zhang Mao, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is too underestimated by my memory. Although I have been away from Nanjing for almost two years, how could I not recognize the two old masters? Secretary Lin of the Ministry of Personnel in Nanjing and Secretary Zhang of the Ministry of Justice in Nanjing. I often read the suggestions of the two people in the capital. It turns out that I am still stronger... But why don't I see Lin Duxian?"
Zhang Fuhua has always despised the eunuchs, so he knew that Xu Xun had a fierce fight with the emperor's officials during his time in the capital. He didn't want to come today. However, Lin Han invited him to come over to meet people, and said that Zhang Mao had a good view of others. Moreover, he heard the ears as false as he saw them, and he came over and over again. At this time, when Xu Xun mentioned their most proudest advice, his face cleared a little, but as soon as he heard the last sentence, his face immediately became dark.
As a result, Zhang Mao sighed and said, "Lin Kaiyong first Ding's mother was worried, and then Ding's father was worried. It was originally a month ago. A group of censors recommended him and had already joined his right deputy censor, Jiangxi, the governor of Jiangxi, but he still failed to make a move."
Xu Xun sighed regretfully when he heard this: "I heard that bandits in Jiangxi are born. I thought that Lin Duxian was governing Jiangxi. The people were finally blessed. I didn't expect that it would be so unfortunate... He couldn't do it, and the people lamented, I'm afraid King Ning would be happy."
Among the four gentlemen of Nandu, Lin Jun, who was absent today, and Ning Wang, who was absent today, can be said to be an old enemy. Zhang Fuhua, Lin Han and Zhang Mao naturally knew about this matter. At this moment, when Xu Xun sighed, Zhang Mao nodded and agreed, the other two were also very pleased with Xu Xun without realizing it. Therefore, when Xu Qi, Duke of Wei, came over and said that he had already set up a few tables in a restaurant on the Nei Street of Jinchuanmen, intending to greet Xu Liang and Xu Xun and invite them to the banquet together, Zhang Fuhua and Lin Han hesitated for a moment and agreed. With the two big bosses leading the way, most of the other civil servants looked at each other and almost half agreed...
He arrived in Nanjing early and secretly sent news to incite the prison student to make trouble to help Zhang Mao. However, Xu Xun had no choice but to see anyone. When he left, he naturally got on Zhang Mao's car. After getting on the car, without waiting for Zhang Mao to ask, he took the initiative to talk about his situation after he arrived in the capital, especially why he accidentally met Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin. He came in a silence, only concealing the suspicion of Zhu Houzhao's biological mother saying in the car, and he did not even miss the book he borrowed from Zhang Mao to Emperor Hongzhi. Zhang Mao listened silently and suddenly spoke up.
"Xu Xun, since you can meet the emperor often, why don't you remind the emperor to be close to the wise ministers and stay away from the villain?"
"Mr. Zhang, if someone asked me, I would definitely say without thinking that there are no villains around the emperor. But since you asked me, I might as well tell the truth. Since the emperor ascended the throne today, he has been impeached by those middle-aged officials, so why is it useless to be used? The reason is very simple. Although the emperor is the king of a country, he suddenly ascended the throne at a young age. For the emperor, on the one hand, he is a court official who rarely comes into contact with except for reading, and on the other hand, he is an internal official who has been with him day and night since childhood, and he knows his closeness without even asking about it. Because of the few people he has never met, he alienated and even derogated from his loyal servants who have been by his childhood. Do you think the emperor would agree?"
Seeing Zhang Mao frowned, Xu Xun struck while the hot: "Besides, the late emperor was in peace and prosperity in the world, so the late emperor was also called Zhongxing Mingjun. However, even during the Hongzhi period, the eunuch Li Guang was not overwhelmed by the impeachment of the ministers. Instead, the death of the little princess and the words of the Empress Dowager made him commit suicide in fear. Although I am trusted by the emperor, there is still a difference between closeness and distantness compared to these middle-aged officials. Therefore, instead of telling the emperor these unpleasant things to the emperor, it is better to try to guide the emperor to pay attention to it yourself. Listening to the ears is false and seeing the eyes is true, and the same is true for the king and father."
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Zhang Mao was moved suddenly. Although the Nanjing officials were a little dissatisfied with the young emperor's reusing the eunuchs around him after he ascended the throne and were a little dissatisfied with the excuse that the country would not go to court, but to be honest, those who came to Nanjing to serve as officials were all losers in the court. Perhaps some people could return to the center of the capital one day, but most people could only waste their time in Nanjing unwillingly. The reputation of the four gentlemen in Nandu seems good, but apart from him, who only recovered after many years of retirement, whether it was Zhang Fuhua or Lin Han and Lin Jun, they had been in Nanjing for many years. The Qing Dynasty was famous and famous, but they could not wait for the opportunity to return to the court!
On the way, Zhang Mao didn't say anything anymore, only Xu Xun whispered the things in the capital. He was very eloquent. He talked about the many major events that have happened in the capital recently, from the departure of Min Gui to the detention of the Hou and the Shouning son, one by one, and one by one, all of them were vividly spoken. Until the call came from outside, he helped Zhang Mao get out of the car, and then he heard a voice.
"You ask me to think about it first."
It was not easy for Zhang Mao to make such a statement, so Xu Xun naturally would not be too hasty. He smiled and then opened the car curtain. Seeing that the car door had been opened, he got out of the car first and then helped Zhang Mao down. Seeing that the sign of the national beauty was hanging at the door of the restaurant, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. At this time, Xu Tiao, who had never seized the opportunity to speak, finally leaned over.
"This national beauty is so beautiful that the wine brewed in this store is extremely mellow, so it is named like this."
Xu Xun nodded, and before he could respond, he heard Xu Tiao's extremely low voice coming from his ears: "Pingbei Bo, there is one thing I have heard of. Because Master Zhang, the Nanjian Priest, once mentioned that if you take the imperial examination road, he would accept you as a disciple, which made many people deeply angry. It is said that at the banquet today, someone would attack you in public and inspire you to write poems."
Writing a poem?
Xu Xun was stunned when he heard this. Seeing that Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua had invited Zhang Mao to enter together, thinking that these three people had different identities and would not have known such a small matter, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
This time he went to Jiangnan to invite Tang Yin to travel with him, but the boat arrived in Zhenjiang and let Tang Yin go back to Suzhou to pick up his daughter. In other words, if it weren't for Xu Tiao's reminder, he would have asked a little while away from Tang Yin's rush. He was caught off guard and didn't know what kind of trouble would be like. After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Thanks to Uncle Six who can find out about this. Uncle Six knows, what topic do they want to use?"...
Xu Tiao was so happy to see that Xu Xun did not doubt the truth or falsehood of what he said, but he still explained: "This is something that Lord Lu, the prefect of Yingtian, accidentally heard by him, and there should be no falsehood. It is said that it is improvisational poetry writing. At that time, someone will take you to Beijing for a superb official position and ask you to write poetry less than two years ago. They will take the pretext of drunkenness. Even if you can't get out of Taiwan, they will be able to escape unstoppable. If you take revenge afterwards, it will encourage their reputation."
He has never been willing to use other people's wisdom as his own, but he did not expect that he would underestimate him! He thought that the students had taught these people a lesson before, but the facts proved that he really underestimated the ambitions of some people.
Because of Xu Tiao's words, when Xu Xun climbed to the third floor, his eyes swept across the faces of the civil servants, his eyes naturally showed a bit of coldness. So, Duke of Wei, Xu Qi, personally invited him to sit at the main table. While he was smiling, he responded to various urges to drink, while paying attention to Zhang Mao, Lin Han, Zhang Fuhua and others beside him, and suddenly made up his mind.
Just as he was slightly distracted, he suddenly noticed that there was a glass of wine in front of him. When he looked up, he saw that it was Duke Wei Xu Qi. He hurriedly stood up. Duke Wei Xu Qi became a little fatter than before, but his eyebrows were full of energy. He smiled and said, "Pingbei Bo, I wanted you to bring Shikun to Beijing and let him practice hard, but I didn't want to bring such a great opportunity to that kid. If he shines brightly in the future, it will be thanks to your support."
"How can I say the word "support"? Brother Wang is a smart and smart person. After entering Xie Dasi Cheng's door, he will definitely be on the day of being named to the Golden List in the future."
Xu Xun picked up a few beautiful words at will. Seeing Xu Qi happy, he raised his glass to show his respect, so he naturally drank with him. When he put down the glass, he was about to say a few words about Wang Shikun's current situation, a sudden sneer came from beside him: "It's so easy to get a title on the Golden List. Wouldn't the whole world have to leave Jinshi? A juren is not as good as a dog?"
As soon as these words were said, the entire third floor suddenly became silent. Xu Xun thought that the person who was attacking the attack must be those censors in Nanjing, but unexpectedly, the person who stood up with drunkenness calmly bowed under various gazes around him, and then burped loudly.
"I can hear the name of Pingbei Bo, and I can't even get calloused in my ears. After Pingbei Bo entered Beijing, he rose straight, from the third-rank commander to the prefecture's vanguard's seal, and then to the former military governor's deputy commander, the former military governor's office, to the young hero. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a young hero! I heard that Zhang Dasicheng of the Nanjian once said that if you are willing to take the imperial examination, he even planned to accept you as a disciple. Although he is just a juren, he has studied hard for ten years for this fame and fortune, and the county government and the government office have been in the provincial examination for another ten years, which is naturally far from being smarter than Pingbei Bo. In this case, I think you are very familiar with your poetry, songs, Four Books and Five Classics! Today, the civil and military officials in Nanjing, together with two garrisons, have held a banquet here to greet you. I wonder if Pingbei Bo might use this to go straight to return home and write a poem to make everyone feel happy?"
Seeing the silence around, Xu Xun looked around at the people around him. Seeing Zhang Mao frowned, Lin Han was surprised and Zhang Fuhua felt thoughtful. His father Xu Liang was worried, as if he was about to stand up, but someone pressed his hand, which was Xu Tiao, and Fu Rong and Zheng Qiang looked at each other, as if he wanted to stop it. Xu Qi, Duke of Wei, who returned to his seat, was full of surprise and suspicion. Duke of Cheng Guo Zhu Fu sneered. He then withdrew his gaze and swept the other tables. Sure enough, his eyes were staring at him. If he wanted to interrupt, today's reception banquet would probably become a laughing stock for others.
So he smiled slightly, and then said slowly: "I have never been very good at writing poetry."
The drunken Juren immediately smiled and said, "But I heard that as early as the Gaosheng Banquet that Xu had experienced in Yingtian Prefecture, Pingbei Bo gave a pair of horizontal scrolls. The road was as bright as iron. Now he took a step back and said that it was written by his teacher. If there was such a famous teacher, how could he not be good at poetry?"
This is what you asked for!
Xu Xun's eyes were cold for a moment: "Since that's the case, today's great day, it's too bad to reject this proposal. I just whispered a few words, and I also asked everyone here to review the Fang family."
Xu Qiu, Duke of Wei, had already understood Xu Xun's urgent wisdom, and then he smiled and agreed, "Shizhen's masterpiece, let's listen naturally."
He slowly poured wine in the empty small wine glass in front of him. Seeing that it had already overflowed, he put down the wine glass, picked up the small wine glass and drank it all, and ignored the wine splashing on the front, and chanted casually: "Looking at the pine trees in the vast dusk, the clouds fly over calmly. I was born to be useful, and the infinite scenery was on the dangerous peaks."
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