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Chapter 1053
Soon, word spread in the capital that the emperor wanted to take the emperor's personal conquest.Even the content of the court meeting two days ago was spread in the streets and alleys.This is a big issue in the Ming Dynasty. Almost everyone, adhering to the political tradition of the capital city of the empire, expressed their views on it.

In the restaurant, an old Confucian scholar, with a weathered face, took a sip of white wine, put down his glass, and said with emotion: "When I just arrived in the capital, I heard such a big news. I really didn't expect that the emperor would want to personally conquest! The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, the emperor is really not afraid at all!"

His tablemate, who was younger than him, immediately smiled and said in the official dialect of the capital: "That's right! I think back then, when the Jianlu army surrounded the city with [-] troops, the emperor stood on the top of the city with arrows whizzing. Flying around, but the emperor didn't even blink his eyelids, you said, the emperor led the army to go out, would he still be afraid?"

After hearing this, the old Confucian scholar said with disbelief: "Impossible, how could the emperor go to the top of the city, it's too dangerous!"

"Hehe, what is impossible!" The young Confucian scholar listened, and said with a little pride: "The heroism of our men in the north of Ming Dynasty is beyond your imagination in Jiangnan. , It is stated that in the future, the emperor will definitely go to the army himself, and the debt will be paid in blood, and Liaodong will be recovered. No, the emperor is ready to lead the army!"

"Don't forget, your majesty's golden words, what you said is certain, and how can it change. Not long ago, the emperor reiterated this matter again in front of the Zhonglie Hall." At the next table, there were also people with capital accents. The diner turned his head and said loudly to the old Confucian scholar: "That's why, as long as you are from the capital, no one will be surprised that the emperor wants to conquest personally! Surprised and not surprised!"

Hearing this, the old Confucian scholar was in a daze, as if he was thinking about this matter.But when his tablemate heard that others seemed to despise his friend, he was a little annoyed, and quickly argued: "Your brother, you can't say that. My brother Xiake is not as good as the general Jiangnan people." Such a bad habit, he has been walking my Daming country since he was young, from east to west, from south to north, I don’t know how many places left his footprints..."

"Hehe, just blow it up, how is it possible!" The man listened with disbelief on his face, even with a bit of contempt, as if he was saying that he couldn't even tell a lie, and he made it up when he heard it.

Indeed, in this era, transportation is far less developed than later generations.The scope of activities of an ordinary person in a lifetime is at most the county seat, and the prefectural city is at the top, and those who will go out of the province are even rarer.But just now the young man said that his friends traveled all over the country on foot in Ming Dynasty, which is simply unimaginable to others.

After hearing the man's sarcastic and contemptuous words, the young man became anxious when he saw that other diners around him seemed to have the same meaning, and hurriedly said to the old Confucian scholar, "Brother Xiake, show them your travel notes." Look. It's really unreasonable for these shallow people to not believe in Brother Xiake!"

The old Confucian scholar came back to his senses after being called out like this, and immediately smiled and shook his head and said: "It's okay, I'm thinking, if the emperor can really recover Liaodong, he can also go to Liaodong in his lifetime! Look! The legendary white mountains and black waters!"

When he said this, he had a calm demeanor, neither arrogant nor humble, and when people saw him, they had a feeling.What the young man said just now is true, but he doesn't want to show off, he is very generous, and doesn't care about other people's misunderstandings.

Hearing this, the young man gave the diner who had spoken before him a hard look, then turned around, and comforted his companion, "The Emperor's personal conquest will definitely recover Liaodong! Brother Xiake will definitely achieve his wish, and maybe he will be able to set foot on it next year." The mountains and rivers of Liaodong are amazing!"

"Hehe, that's not necessarily true!" The diners who were stared at just now sang against him, "Although I, Da Ming, did win several battles in a row, but this time I went to Jianlu's lair, and he would definitely resist desperately. It's really hard to say that you can win with full confidence! Thinking about the change of the civil castle back then, everyone thought..."

Before he could finish his words, he was immediately scolded by a group of people around him, which seemed to arouse public anger.

"The emperor is wise and mighty, and he will definitely win!"

"You crow's mouth, do you believe it tore your stinky mouth?"

"I have so many capable ministers and generals, the emperor will definitely triumph!"

"..."

Although these people scolded, no one mentioned how the government was doing.Probably because of the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, chatting and posting big-character posters are fine, even if they are posted in Huangchenggen, there is one thing, they must not be anonymous, otherwise, they will be strictly investigated. This is completely different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations.

The man immediately felt that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and quickly corrected it with a smiling face: "Everyone calm down, everyone, the boy said something wrong, here is a glass of wine, let's do it first as a respect!"

After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up, drank a small glass of white wine, and blushed suddenly, but at least he didn't choke it out.His behavior calmed down the dissatisfaction of the surrounding diners and spared him.

After the man sat back in his seat, he said with a smile on his face: "Actually, there must be tough battles for the emperor's personal conquest, but in the end, he must be able to win. Or, have you heard about the court meeting two days ago? Everyone is clamoring to be accompanied by the driver, and they don’t want to get credit. If you lose the battle, get credit for the fart, those people are the smartest..."

The old Confucian scholar, that is, Xu Xiake, did not drink or eat, but listened carefully.For him, the only hobby in this life is to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Daming.In the past, Liaodong was occupied by Jianlu, which can only be a pity.But now that Liaodong seems to be recovering, his interest suddenly increased.With his ears pricked up, he just wanted to hear the exact news, otherwise, he didn't want to stay with the capital, but ended up wasting time because he couldn't wait for the news of Liaodong's recovery.

The people in the restaurant, when they heard the man change the subject, and talked about the most concerned matter in the capital, all of them couldn't help but interrupt.

"That's not true! What kind of Marquis, it's all based on the shadow of his ancestors. He has a shit skill, and he goes into battle to kill the enemy. Hehe, it's almost as good as being killed by Jianlu!"

"Yes, among the hereditary lords of the capital, which ones have ever led troops to fight? When the Jianlu besieged the capital last time, did they perform well? Didn't they see the emperor's personal conquest and knew that they would win, so they cried and insisted on winning? go!"

"..."

After these contemptuous words, someone suddenly sighed: "The emperor is also too kind to these people. In the tough battles of Liaoyang and Shenyang, he led the new army himself, but these people who did not deserve credit have to be arranged to go to the army." By the Yalu River, it’s such a privilege!”

"You said, if Jianlu couldn't beat the emperor, would he run to North Korea? Then these people deserve it!" Someone asked gloatingly after hearing this.

"Impossible!" This was said by almost several people in unison.Then, they looked at each other, and an older person explained, "Not to mention that there is a Yalu River over there. It is not easy for Jianlu to run across it. , Jianlu would only run to North Korea if he was stupid!"

"Or, do you think those military generals are fools, they are capable of dangerous things? They will even pat their chests in front of the emperor!" Someone immediately echoed, "They are smart!"

Xu Xiake's tablemate couldn't help interjecting when he heard this, and said a little unfairly: "In fact, the emperor knows the incompetence of these people, otherwise, how could it be possible to let them bring their servants into battle. Speaking of which, the emperor really read The merits of their ancestors gave them such a chance, it is really cheap for them!"

"That's right, the emperor is too easy to talk to. If you want me to say, if these people dare to go to Liaodong, they can be sent directly to attack Liaoyang!" The other diners said indignantly after hearing this.

"You don't know, these days they are all preparing to go out with their cars. The Fengyue Building is busy. It is said that they are practicing one by one, and they are going to the battlefield. I heard that they are already calculating how much money they should make. Congratulations! Some of them are stinky and shameless, and they are still looking for the storyteller, and they are going to make up a storytelling, boasting about their expedition to Liaodong!"

"..."

When Xu Xiake heard this, he was basically sure that Liaodong would definitely be able to recover this time when the royal conquest came.With such a decision, his heart suddenly became hot, and he should make some preparations and go to Liaodong!

He was thinking, his deskmate was sitting on a stool, and the discussion with the diners beside him was in full swing.No, I heard him say with a bit of resentment: "But fortunately, the emperor didn't treat them infinitely. For this expedition, those people raised their own food and supplies, which would not affect the main force. Otherwise, the court will Loyal ministers will definitely protest against it!"

"Yes, the emperor is so wise, we can definitely tell the difference between the serious and the serious. It's one thing to treat them with affection and kindness, but the royal conquest is not a joke, and it's true that it can't be affected. We have the emperor in Ming Dynasty, I can guarantee that he The strength of Ri Daming is definitely not comparable to that of the previous dynasties!"

"..."

Although the discussion in the restaurant was in full swing, there were three tables in the corner who did not participate in the discussion.At the inner table was a young man in his twenties, drinking a small wine, listening to them talking, with a smile on his face.

After a while, he couldn't hear any flowers coming, so he ordered the people sitting on one side: "Please come over and talk about it."

After hearing this, the man turned his head and looked a little puzzled, but since he had already given the order, he didn't dare to neglect, so he immediately agreed, then stood up, walked up to Xu Xiake and said, "Brother, my master has Please, please move forward!"

Xu Xiake was listening to the chat, when suddenly a tall man stood beside him and spoke to him, when he looked up, he was slightly taken aback.To be honest, he has traveled far and wide, and met many people of all kinds.Just looking at it like this, he could see that this tall man was not an ordinary person.The faint aura on his body, including the tone of his speech, unintentionally carried a hint of irresistibility.

Surprised in Xu Xiake's heart, he turned his head to look, but saw a young man on the side smiling and looking at this side, full of sunshine and confidence, this was his first impression.

"Who is your master? Why don't you come over in person..." Xu Xiake's deskmate was talking happily, but when he suddenly saw someone come to invite Xu Xiake and didn't take him into consideration, he was a little unhappy, so he wanted to talk to him.

But Xu Xiake had already stood up, stopped him from speaking, and nodded with a smile.

When going out, if you can not offend others, try not to offend others, not to mention that the other party is not an ordinary person and has no malicious intentions.At the same time, he was also a little curious, wondering why the young man invited him over?
The young man didn't stand up, but just sat there as a matter of course, let Xu Xiake sit down, and asked with a smile: "Just now I heard that you traveled all over Daming and wrote travel notes, is it true? "

A few diners who were talking noticed the movement here, and they stopped talking out of curiosity, and they were all listening.Hearing the young man's question, he couldn't help but focus on Xu Xiake.

Most of them have been skeptical all the time, just in time to understand.

Xu Xiake was slightly taken aback when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he seemed to have no other reason to be noticed, so he nodded and said, "My lifelong hobby is looking at mountains, water, and all over Daming. , I did write something."

Having said that, he lowered his head and reached into his sleeve.Suddenly, he was taken aback for a moment, because he felt that the tall man who had been standing by the side after inviting him just now seemed a little nervous, his skin was tight, as if he was about to make a move at any time.

Out of the corner of Xu Xiake's eye, he saw that the young man seemed to be shaking his head slightly, and the tall man returned to normal.

Who is this young man?In Xu Xiake's mind, this idea suddenly appeared again, and the intention to find out became stronger and stronger.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiake has already taken out a book, unfolded it, flipped through it, put it on the table, pushed it towards the young man and said: "This is the book I have traveled to Songshan, Wutai, You can take a look at the travel notes written later on Huashan, Hengshan and other places."

When the young man saw it, he reached out to pick it up, the expression on his face became focused, and he looked at it seriously.

Seeing this, the other diners couldn't help but be a little surprised. They didn't expect to say that this person has a lot of travel, but it was true!

They whispered surprised words to each other, and suddenly, someone whispered to the companion: "How do I look, that young man seems familiar!"

"Really? It should be the young master of the mansion, right?" The companion responded, but also frowned and said, "I think that tall man standing there seems a bit familiar!"

But they thought about it for a while, but they just didn't remember seeing them there.But at this time, after the young man read the first few pages of travel notes, he briefly flipped through the back and put down the travel notes.

　Thank you Xuanyuanjian Yuwentuo for your reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)