Borrow the day to change the day

The middle-aged man was startled when he heard this, and he replied after a while: "Caomin's surname is Xu, and his name is Xiake. May I ask how your lord knows the humble name?"

As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard that this person was indeed Xu Xiake, he immediately ordered Yu Changjian, the leader of his entourage, "Pay the bill for him."

Before Changjian agreed, the shopkeeper on the other side had already seen the situation clearly, and dared to say that this high-ranking court official knew this guest official.

So, he still dared to ask for it, and he didn't care about letting Xiaoer show up, so he quickly bowed his head and said, "Caomin doesn't know that your lord knows this guest officer, even if he has the guts, he dare not accept money from this guest officer."

The servants of the East Factory are all servants of this high-ranking court official, and now he dares to collect money in front of his face. Isn't this the old birthday star who eats arsenic and is impatient with life!

Zhong Jinwei was a little unhappy, and felt that he had suddenly become that kind of corrupt official who bullied others.

He said with a slightly unswerving expression: "It's a matter of course to pay money for staying in a hotel. If anyone dares to rely on the official status to commit crimes, you can go to the report office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report."

Speaking of this, he no longer took charge of the shopkeeper, and said to Xu Xiake with a gentle expression, "Take your luggage and follow me."

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he turned to Ai Nengqi who was beside him and said, "You and Dingguo ride together."

Zhong Jinwei's series of instructions all carried an unquestionable momentum, and no one dared to disobey them.

Looking at the situation, Xu Xiake knew that Zhong Jinwei had no ill intentions towards him.So he carried a basket on one side, and bowed to Zhong Jinwei: "Thank you for your kindness, the grassroots can just walk."

At this time, Yu Changjian had already come to the front, asked Xu Xiake what he owed, and counted several Daming Jiusibao banknotes to the shopkeeper.Then I just heard Xu Xiake's words, and said on the sidelines: "You can ride as soon as Master Hou asks you to, don't be too wordy."

When Xu Xiake heard this, he had no choice but to bow again to thank him, and then easily got on his horse.

Seeing this, Zhong Jinwei took the reins and continued towards the Forbidden City, but he was not as hasty as before.

As soon as Zhong Jinwei's guards withdrew, those idlers who had been hiding aside just now surrounded the shopkeeper again, and began to make guesses.

The shopkeeper looked at the backs of Zhong Jinwei and his group, suddenly slapped himself on the head, and said loudly: "I just remembered, there is only one Marquis of the imperial court who was guarded by the Dongchang Fanservant, and only one person has this honor."

He was in the game just now, so nervous, he forgot.Otherwise, since he is the shopkeeper of the inn, how could he not know the general situation of Zhongxing Hou after hearing so much about it.

Someone in the crowd also guessed it, and shouted: "Marquis Zhongxing?"

"That's right, that's Zhongxing Hou. Do you know what the old man said to me just now?" The shopkeeper said excitedly.

"What?" The onlookers immediately fell silent, waiting for the shopkeeper's answer.

"The old man said that anyone who dares to rely on the official status to commit crimes should report to the report office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." The shopkeeper said loudly.

He was too surprised that Hou Zhongxing would say this.

"Ah, Marquis Zhongxing is really a good man!" Many people in the crowd exclaimed loudly.

A sister-in-law-level woman with a relatively loud voice immediately expressed her opinion: "Nonsense, how could it be that the gods from the sky came down to save the people from the fire and water."

Just after she finished speaking, an older man disagreed. He shook his head and said, "Don't be naive. When did the people sue the officials and end well?"

"Hey, don't tell me, didn't you just report to the report office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for the victim of that ticket number last time?" A young man next to the old man immediately retorted with an example.

"..."

A group of people probably had nothing to do, so they started arguing at the entrance of Yuelai Inn.

Most of the things they debated were created by Zhong Jinwei.But at this time, the "culprit" didn't know anything about the things he had done, and was discussed by a group of idlers in the capital.

His attention was focused on Xu Xiake, only to hear him ask Xu Xiake, who was half a horse's head behind him, "Have you been traveling around?"

"Caomin likes to read, and after reading a lot, they want to go out for a walk to see if the world is as it is said in the book." Xu Xiake did not have the mentality of ordinary people that his legs go limp when he sees a high-ranking official, and he answered the bell calmly. Enter Weidao.

Zhong Jinwei praised secretly in his heart, he deserves to be a traveler.He continued to chat with Xu Xiake: "How is it, very bitter?"

Xu Xiake didn't know why Zhong Jinwei asked him this, but he still replied truthfully: "To tell the truth, my lord, if you don't have perseverance, you really can't do it."

"Have you written your travel notes yet?" Zhong Jinwei was thinking about Xu Xiake's famous works.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiake took out a book from his bosom and said, "Caomin just wrote a book."

After Zhong Jinwei heard this, he reached out to ask for it, and casually flipped through it on his horseback.

Needless to say, this handwriting, Sheng Zhong Jinwei is more than a hundred times.And his literary attainments can be known to be quite impressive just by flipping through them so casually.

Zhong Jinwei looked at it, and suddenly his heart moved, contacting him about entering the palace today, Xu Xiake might be a suitable candidate.

Therefore, he selectively asked Xu Xiake some questions, and all of them received satisfactory answers, all of which met the requirements in his heart for the envoy of Ming Dynasty to the West.

Zhong Jinwei deliberately turned his head to look up and down Xu Xiake's physical and mental outlook, and then asked: "If there is a place that is different from the places you have seen before, but the road is not only difficult but also far away, would you go?"

Missions to the West are thousands of miles away. Without a proactive attitude, the mission cannot be accomplished well.Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had such a question.

Xu Xiake's answer was in line with Zhong Jinwei's impression: "The grassroots have traveled through the southeast and northwest of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, and they have long regarded the thorns as a smooth road."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he reined in his horse, turned to face Xu Xiake, and asked solemnly: "If the imperial court entrusts you with an errand to go to the West to collect some books and craftsmen for the imperial court, would you like to go? "

"Ah, what, my lord is saying to let the grass people go to the West? The grass people can't ask for it." Xu Xiake finally lost his composure at this time, and asked Zhong Jinwei with a look of surprise on his face.

He has always wanted to visit overseas, but because his family is not rich, he can't do it.Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei proposed it at this time, but it just happened to satisfy his wish, so why didn't he like it!

Zhong Jinwei nodded, and then told Xu Xiake one by one what Ming Sanzang had to do, and asked him to weigh whether he could complete the task.

Hearing Zhong Jinwei speak solemnly, Xu Xiake's face also turned serious. After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he thought seriously for a while before replying: "Please rest assured, my lord, the grassroots will definitely be able to complete the court's errands."

At this time, he had almost reached the Meridian Gate, Zhong Jinwei said to Xu Xiake: "Okay, you wait here, maybe the emperor will call you to see him."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Jinwei was ready to pass the Meridian Gate.But at this moment, Xu Xiake called to stop him: "Master Hou!"

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Xu Xiake, and asked a little confused: "What's the matter?"

"How do you know the cheap name?"