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Chapter 1054 The general died in a hundred battles, what about me?

"I wonder what your plans are next?" The young man looked up at Xu Xiake and asked with a smile.

If it is an ordinary person, without self-introduction, you will ask this and that as soon as you meet, and you have to look at your things, some people will definitely get angry.But Xu Xiake didn't. Firstly, he had a good self-cultivation, and secondly, this young man did things so naturally, which made him feel that this was normal.

Therefore, after he heard it, he replied with the same smile: "Originally, I planned to go back to my hometown in Jiangnan after a short rest in the capital, and after sorting out my previous travel notes, I would go to Yunnan or Dongwu. No, now I should say It’s Tang State, I went there to have a look. But now I heard that the emperor is going to conquer Liaodong personally, and he will be able to recover Liaodong soon, so I want to change the itinerary and go to Liaodong to have a look.”

In the original history, around this point in time, Xu Xiake traveled in the north and then returned home.Nine years after Chongzhen, at the age of 51, he traveled again, and when he finally arrived in Tengchong, Yunnan, he was seriously ill and could no longer travel.Local officials in Yunnan sent him back to his hometown by car and boat, and eventually died of illness in Jiangyin.

The young man was not surprised by what he said, because he had just learned the name and deeds of this old Confucian scholar from the preface of the book.You know, in later generations, he had read his travel notes, so he naturally remembered them now.

That's right, this young man is the Emperor Chongzhen who has passed through the soul of the later generations. He visited this restaurant privately, and happened to be in this restaurant to observe the people's sentiments, and bumped into this historical celebrity Xu Xiake.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Xu Xiake and saw that his face was full of wind and frost, his clothes were plain, and his face was estimated to be over 50 years old. He still wanted to continue to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Ming Dynasty. He couldn't help this kind of persistence. do not admire.

Thinking of this, he asked, "I look at your clothes, it seems that your family is not very rich, right?"

After hearing this, Xu Xiake smiled slightly and said, "It's really average, but it's no problem to fill your stomach."

He didn't say anything superfluous, he just answered the young man's question.

"I think you are not too young for your age. Why do you plan to travel again?" Emperor Chongzhen asked the second question, "Can your body take it?"

Hearing the concern in his words, Xu Xiake's heart warmed up, and he replied with a smile, with a touch of chicness: "I have nothing else to love, I just want to see the world's mountains and rivers, even if I die, I will have no regrets!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while, then looked up at Xu Xiake and asked, "Well, I have mountain and river materials from all over the Ming Dynasty here, but they are not sorted out. I thought, organize all the mountain and river materials into a book, so that the After opening, other people can know the mountains and rivers of Daming without leaving home. It’s just that the person who took the lead in sorting out, if there is no such great talent as Mr., I am afraid that the sorting out will not be able to achieve the desired effect. I don’t know if Mr. is willing to do a good job This matter? In terms of remuneration, it is not a problem!"

His plan is to let all provinces, prefectures, counties, and townships report their local topography, mountains, rivers, scenic spots, etc., and then organize them into a book.As he said to Xu Xiake, the person in charge of this project must have the experience of traveling in various places, just like Xu Xiake, in order to sort out the geography of the mountains and rivers of Daming.

When Xu Xiake heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.He wanted very much to go out and walk in person.Although he is not afraid of hardship, he is indeed old.A person's energy is limited after all, and Daming is so vast, it is unrealistic to want to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Daming.Now this young man's home hides mountains and rivers materials from all over the Ming Dynasty, which is actually a second-best option.If the booklet he mentioned could really be sorted out, it would be a fulfillment of one of his wishes.

Thinking this way, he still hesitated for a while and then asked: "The salary is easy to talk about, I don't care too much. It's okay if I agree, but there is one thing that needs to be explained in advance!"

Hearing that he was going to bargain with Emperor Chongzhen, the tall man next to him became slightly angry.But the emperor didn't speak, and he couldn't interrupt, so he could only stare at Xu Xiake's temple.

Emperor Chongzhen himself was not unhappy, he still nodded with a smile and said: "Sir, if you have something to say, just say it!"

"If the mountains and rivers in your mansion are crude, or I have seen them before, I don't want to waste more time, and I will quit this job. Or, it is impossible to have Liaodong's mountains and rivers in your mansion, and wait for Liaodong to recover. After that, I still want to go and have a look, okay?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this request, he couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "No problem!"

Seeing that the young man was very reasonable, Xu Xiake stood up, bowed slightly to the young man and said, "Xu Xiake has seen the host's house, but I don't know if the host's house is..."

Emperor Chongzhen listened, and glanced at the others. Those diners who were paying attention to the movement here retracted their gazes and began to drink and eat.

Emperor Chongzhen withdrew his gaze, looked at Xu Xiake, and said with a smile: "You will know this when you look back."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xu Xiake's reply, he turned to the tall man and said, "You can make arrangements for this gentleman, and bring him to see me tomorrow."

"Yes, master!" Hearing this, the tall man respectfully accepted his orders.

Emperor Chongzhen was delighted to have resolved a fundamental matter, so he stopped observing the people's sentiments and stood up and left.The people at the other two tables immediately stood up and escorted him out.Of course, the matter of paying the bill is naturally done by someone, so Emperor Chongzhen doesn't need to worry about it.

The tall man stayed at the end and told Xu Xiake, "Get up early tomorrow, and I will come to pick you up."

After speaking, without asking for the address, he strode away accompanied by the last two companions.

After seeing them all leave, Xu Xiake's companion couldn't help muttering: "Who are these people? What a big show! Come out to have a meal, and they brought so many followers!"

The diner who had conflicts with him before must also be a chatterbox. At this time, he felt the same hatred as the enemy, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "That's right, it's such a big show, if you don't know, you might think that the emperor is paying a private visit... "

As soon as he said this, his voice suddenly stopped, as if someone had strangled his neck, and he couldn't speak the following words at once.

"I remembered, I remembered!" Suddenly, a diner excitedly slapped the table, stood up and said loudly, "That young man just now is our emperor!"

"Why did I say it's so familiar? When you said it, I remembered it too. Last time I saw the emperor from a distance in front of the Zhonglie Hall. You are right, this young man must be our emperor!" In addition A diner stood up excitedly.

The person who got stuck just now said with a rather ugly face: "I also remembered, that tall man is Commander Jin Yiwei!"

The private visit of the emperor in micro-clothes was also heard by the people of the capital.But now that they saw it with their own eyes, they were immediately excited.This made Xu Xiake unable to recover from hearing it for a long time, and he never thought that this young man turned out to be the current emperor.That is to say, his boss is the emperor!

I was surprised before, I don't know which government will collect mountains and rivers data?If it is the emperor, then it is not surprising at all!Also, they all left just now, but they didn't ask where they lived?Ganqing that tall man is the commander of Jinyiwei, so it is normal, no matter how remote he lives, he can still find him, there is no need to ask himself too much.

Thinking about what he said in front of the emperor just now, if the materials on mountains and rivers were too crude, Xu Xiake couldn't help shaking his head.Since the emperor is interested in sorting out the geography of the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, those materials will not be too simple. If the order is followed, the local government will definitely do things according to the requirements.

He was thinking in a daze, while the other diners slowly passed the initial excitement, and congratulated Xu Xiake one after another.

After eating a meal, he was favored by the emperor. This is really a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes.All the way to the top, nothing more than that!

The owner of the restaurant also rushed over, and after listening to Xiao Er's clarification of the situation with excitement, he immediately ordered that no one could sit at the table where the emperor sat. Royal table.

Emperor Chongzhen never expected that he would have such a great influence on that restaurant.After personally feeling that the public opinion of the capital is within his own thinking, he felt relieved.The hole I dug, no one can find it!

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the imperial conquest.

The people in the capital also knew that they rushed to Fengtianmen Square before dawn, just to see the grand occasion of the emperor's personal conquest.

On this day, after offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, Emperor Chongzhen came to the Zhonglie Hall again, where the troops assembled for the expedition.It is estimated that when the emperor's royal car came to the expedition, it was the smallest in the accompanying army.

The new army has about 3000 people, led by Mao Yuanyi, Jinyiwei and Yumajian have about 1000 people; general Xungui's servant team has about 2000 people, a total of 6000 people.Seeing some people who don't know the details, they couldn't help being extremely surprised. This is to recover Liaodong. Why are there so few people? The emperor is too bold, right?
Of course, after they sighed in a low voice, there will naturally be enthusiastic people in the capital who will answer them.However, Emperor Chongzhen did not pay attention to the actions of the people. He came to the Zhonglie Hall and observed the troops who were about to go out.

The three phalanxes stand according to their respective affiliations.Emperor Chongzhen could clearly see the difference between these armies.There are three thousand new troops, all of which are flintlock and artillery units.Although these three thousand soldiers may not be the strongest, they are almost carved out of the same mold, standing there straight, motionless.And the front, back, left, and right sides of the phalanx are all neat and tidy, as if they have been measured with thread.

The 1000 troops of Jinyiwei and Yumajian also stood there motionless, but everyone's expressions were different, as long as you looked carefully, there were always some differences.It can make people feel that they are not a whole.

This point is especially evident in the army of the military commander Xungui.Although the soldiers of this phalanx seemed to be far stronger than the new army, they were even comparable to the troops of Jinyiwei and Yumajian.But they were standing there, and when Emperor Chongzhen glanced over from the corner of his eyes, it was obvious that some people might be yawning from time to time because they got up early.And maybe they have never stood for such a long time, although they dare not move around, but they always twist their bodies, or scratch their itch quickly.

For these three phalanxes, Emperor Chongzhen saw them all, and remembered the report of Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, saying that he had received news from the Axe Gang. , it seems that in order to get credit for this war, it can be regarded as spending a lot of money.

Emperor Chongzhen remained calm, glanced at the army formation in front of him, then turned serious and said loudly in a majestic voice: "The wild boar skin was originally a slave of my Liaodong general army of the Ming Dynasty, and Jianzhou Jurchen is also a subject of my Liaodong army. But they didn't want to be loyal to the king and serve the country, but they rebelled, seized the city, and killed the people of Ming Dynasty, accumulating blood debts, countless. They even attacked the capital, burned Yongping City, burned, killed, and looted. They did all kinds of evil. I was in the slave chief At present, I have sworn to God that in the future, I will conquer the imperial army personally, crush the Jian captives, recover Liaodong, and pay with blood!"

Having said this, he paused, and said in a slightly more relaxed tone: "Someone has advised me more than once that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous. Since ancient times, there has never been a reason for winning a war. How many kings and commanders have led the mighty They persuaded me not to take any risks. However, I have witnessed the brutality of the Jianlu. The massacre of the people of the Ming Dynasty by the Jianlu is like killing chickens. Slaughtering sheep is commonplace, slaughtering cities at every turn, and even eating people as food. I am the Son of Heaven, how can I just sit by and watch! My Ming Dynasty founded the country with martial arts, expelled the Tartars and conquered the world. Now how can we let these Jian captives be more arrogant and harm the people of the world!"

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen's voice became high, and he said loudly: "The general died in a hundred battles. As a descendant of the Taizu, how can I hide in the palace and watch the soldiers fight bloody battles? I am also a man of Ming Dynasty, with blood, I have it too! This time the royal conquest, if I don’t give the people of Liaodong an explanation, and don’t let the Jianlu blood pay for their debts, I will never return to Beijing!”

After the emperor started to speak, Fengtianmen Square consciously fell silent.The people of the capital, if they lacked empathy for the suffering of the people of Liaodong before, since the Jianlu invaded the land of Gyeonggi, they can't understand it any more.

At this time, when the emperor heard about the crimes of Jianlu, and mentioned the matter of the emperor's expulsion of the Tartars and the founding of the country, and the emperor did not want a comfortable life in the palace, he wanted to learn from the Taizu and build the Tartars for the people of the world. Suddenly, a Everyone got excited.

The emperor is like this, what about me?
　Thanks to the beautiful little pig for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)