I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Caring about the sufferings of the people in the world is the best and most blatant excuse to sneak out of the palace. However, for the sake of safety, your whereabouts must be kept secret, so you have to ask for leave from all the officials. If you are not feeling well, you will not be in charge of the morning court these days. All the memorials should be handed over to the cabinet for deliberation.

So, Li Wei picked a sunny day and sneaked out of the palace under the protection of Xiaoliuzi and others. The folding fan is the three necessary equipment for traveling.

Li Wei's private visit this time was just to relax, and he didn't intend to pick up girls at all. Although Yi Yi had changed, he was still personable and elegant, which attracted the frequent attention of young ladies and women from good families in the past. The big one even flirts secretly.

There is no way, that blue shirt is a status symbol, representing a successful person who already has an official status, and attracts more girls' attention than a blue shirt scholar who has already gained fame, and it is difficult to keep a low profile.

Sometimes, the little six can't guess the emperor's mind, shouting to keep a low profile, but don't wear black and gray clothes that people ignore, even if it's just a scholar's white shirt or a scholar's blue shirt, it's very attractive The green shirt with eyeballs, isn't this a high-profile treasure?

The Son of Heaven is sometimes contradictory like this, but fortunately he has gotten used to it.

Needless to say, the bustling and bustling Chang'an Market, Li Wei wandered around for a long time, and then got into a relatively clean small hotel for dinner.

Although he advocated frugality, and took the lead in reducing his own meals to one meal with three dishes and one soup. There were fewer dishes, but the imperial chefs in the imperial palace racked their brains to come up with a variety of small but refined delicious dishes. It can be called the concentrated essence version of delicacies from mountains and seas.

But in this small restaurant, he still eats with great relish. When this person is in a good mood, he can eat anything delicious, and the cook's cooking skills are also quite good. Don't underestimate the small shop on the roadside. .

However, although the chef's cooking skills are good, but because the location is relatively remote, the business of the small restaurant has not reached the level of full seats. When Li Wei and his party went in, there were still several vacant elegant residences.

While enjoying the delicious food, Li Wei pricked up his ears and eavesdropped on the conversations of the diners in the neighborhood. From their conversations, he could confirm that there were a few scholars who were still studying, preparing to take the exam for scholarly fame, and had a good relationship with each other.

"Brother Xu, don't be impulsive, the government will try it in a few months."

"Yeah, brother Xu, you studied hard for ten years, didn't it just for fame, why did you suddenly give up?"

"Brother Xu, what about your mother and your wife? They..."

"Don't try to persuade me. I made up my mind after careful consideration. As for my mother and wife... oh..."

Li Wei became curious when he heard this, so he simply put down his chopsticks, pricked up his ears and concentrated on eavesdropping. Obviously, several scholars were earnestly trying to persuade the scholar surnamed Xu to change his mind.

Although he tried his best to change people's old ideas and improve the status of generals, the concept of emphasizing literature over military affairs is still deeply rooted, and the status of scholars is still detached.

It can be said that obtaining fame and fame is the dream of scholars, and they have to spend their whole life to achieve their life goals. It is not easy to obtain the fame of a scholar, and the next step is to sprint to the last hurdle of juren. If you pass the exam, it is basically close to merit After consummation, the Jurenfu examination will be held in a few months. This Xu Xiucai gave up at a critical moment. What is it that is so attractive that he should give up the future? "You don't have to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. It is my lifelong dream to explore the mountains and rivers, to find the boundaries of the continents, and to draw a complete geographical map of the continents. While I am still young, I want to realize my dreams, old mother, wife and children Just please everyone."

This guy has a personality. In order to be able to make the geographical map of Cangyun Continent, he not only gave up the future, but also abandoned his wife and son... Uh, wait.

Only now did Li Wei realize that he is a future geographer with lofty aspirations and deserves respect.

He also remembered that according to the historical records passed down, the geographical shape of the entire Cangyun Continent is an irregular planar figure, but no one knows the specifics. It is only based on the descriptions of some merchants and travelers. The real continent At the end, there is no actual record.

It's not that there are people who are proficient in and interested in geography and travel to explore, but those people are gone forever, or give up because of various reasons such as financial age and physical fitness.

Of course, the government has sent many expeditions to explore the corner of the continent, but in the end they all evaporated from the world and never returned.

For the officials, this kind of thing is simply a waste of money and people. In addition, the time of the mainland or the empire is erratic. The expeditions to explore the corner of the continent have long been forgotten by people. They have long accepted the things that have been passed down through the ages, and almost no one goes there anymore. Explore confirmed.

As a traveler, Li Wei certainly knows that the earth is round, but he doesn't know the end of the Cangyun Continent. He is really curious. Xu Xiucai's great ambition makes him awe-inspiring, and it also touches his heartstrings. Brother I also want to know the end of Cangyun Continent.

The idea of ​​forming an expedition team to explore the end of the continent flashed through his mind, and he immediately stood up and walked out of the private room.

Little Six had figured out what he was thinking, and hastily raised his hand and knocked on the door of the private room next door. Before the people inside could react, they had already rushed in. He didn't care about any rudeness, the emperor's safety as the first.

The five or six strangers in the private room glared at the rude and rude little six, and the strong dissatisfaction in their hearts was clearly evident on their faces.

Li Wei coughed lightly and walked in.

All the scholars were startled, got up quickly, saluted respectfully, and respected their seniors.

They are all blue-shirted scholars, and they are already quite talented and promising scholars in the circle of scholars. To be promoted to Juren is already a height that countless scholars can't reach in their entire lives.

Although he has passed the Juren examination and has the qualifications to wear green shirts, there is still a long way to go before he can become an official. Those who have connections will soon be there, and those who have no connections can only wait for a vacancy in a small place. Therefore, Juren still cannot be regarded as the true consummation of merit and virtue.

The officialdom is like a battlefield, and the situation is complicated. The way to be an official is to pay attention to the relationship. People wear green shirts. God knows if they are already officials, have friendship with those big people who hold real power, or come from a family of officials. , scholars with no background and no background, whenever they meet Qingshan, they will be absolutely respectful, ten hundred times more respectful than the elders in the family.

Chapter 536 Forming an Expedition Team

"Which one is Xu Xiucai?"

Li Wei accepted the long salutes from all the scholars, but he didn't teach the juniors in the tone of the seniors like before, but straight to the point and explained the purpose of coming. I will eat in the private room next door. I will listen to what you say Seeing it clearly, I was in awe for a while, and wanted to know the ambitious Xu Xiucai.

"Late-born Xu Xiake, met the adults."

Among the talented people, a tall, thin but rather strong young man with good features quickly bowed and saluted, with an inexplicable touch and excitement on his face. His ideal, in the eyes of the world, is simply ignorant and incapable of learning. To give up fame, abandon wife and son, is even more rebellious and unfilial.

Regardless of what contributions he may make in the future or in the future, such a huge sacrifice has not been understood and accepted by the world, even the best friends and relatives around him are the same. No matter who they are, their hearts are full of pain. Why doesn't it make him grateful and excited for the adult he is doing?

In his heart, he has already regarded this young senior as a bosom friend.

Although there are many friends, it is hard to find a bosom friend. Some talented people even say that in a lifetime, it is enough to have a bosom friend who knows each other well.

"Xu Xiake?"

Li Wei opened his mouth wide, is this too coincidental?Could it be that the geography master from the Ming Dynasty also passed through?

Although it was just a coincidence that they had the same name and surname, this guy was stunned for a while, and then carefully looked at Xu Xiucai who looked a little excited in front of him.

He has good facial features, which belong to the ordinary kind, but he is 1.8 meters tall, and he is quite strong, and his complexion is also a little dark. No matter how he looks, he looks like a warrior. Above, it is easy to misunderstand people. Of course, it is not that there are no scholars who grow up like this, but they are very rare.

"Xu Xiucai, Your Majesty seems to have a similar idea, do you dare to give it a try?"

Li Wei's actions are mostly willful. He once had the idea of ​​exploring the end of the mainland before, but he forgot too many things. Now that Xu Xiucai mentioned it, this idea became very strong in his heart. The dragon's blood was boiling, and he wished he could pull the expedition team up immediately, so he cut straight to the point.

As soon as he said this, not only Xu Xiucai, but several other scholars opened their mouths wide on the spot, with a shocked expression, the king also had this idea?Are you kidding me?They are quite well-informed in the circle of scholars, why haven't anyone mentioned this matter?

Since no one has heard it mentioned before, then the reasonable explanation is that this young adult not only has a high status in the officialdom, but also belongs to the rank of a close minister who is a sacred family. Brother Xu's ancestral grave is full of smoke. big.

The eyes of a few scholars turned red, my lord, we are both scholars, our talent is not inferior to that of Brother Xu, and we are good friends together, can you help us by the way? "Thank you, sir, for your cooperation."

Xu Xiucai was stunned for a long time before he realized it, and quickly bowed his hands to express his thanks. This was like a big pie falling from the sky, it made him dizzy, and he couldn't believe it.

"Okay, now go to the palace with me to face the saint."

Li Wei's blood boiled at this time, and he wanted to deal with this matter immediately. He knew that the expedition process was extremely dangerous, and it could be said that it was close to death. Even after the expedition team was formed, it would take at least half a year of training and physical training. Practicing emergency response to wilderness survival emergencies, etc., is not something that can be started by recruiting people, so the sooner this matter is settled, the better.

"Yes, the adults just take orders, and the younger generation should obey them..."

Xu Xiucai hastily bowed to express his thanks again, Mian Sheng, this is something that a young scholar like him would never dare to think about, but now it is suddenly about to come true, why doesn't it make him so excited that his voice trembled a little .

face saint?The faces of the other scholars suddenly showed rich expressions, this... This is simply a fantasy, how is Brother Xu's life so good?

Comparing people to others, it's really maddening, that senior, please help the younger generation too.

Several hot-eyed scholars looked at Li Wei eagerly, their eyes were full of hope, even pleading, but Li Wei's words ruthlessly broke their dreams.

Scholars must study hard, make progress every day, and don’t disappoint your teacher’s teachings and the expectations of your relatives. However, when you read and study, don’t read dead books. Suffering, now the scientific examination admission is not like before, not only the theoretical knowledge on paper, but also comprehensive scores such as practice are also included in it, and it accounts for a lot of points, well, as a senior, I will remind you so much Yes, work hard, the future belongs to you young people.

Li Wei put up the airs of his predecessors, gave him a hard-hearted lecture, and then left with Xu Xiucai, who couldn't help himself, under the resentful eyes of several scholars.

When approaching the palace, Li Wei asked a guard to take Xu Xiucai to wait at the main gate of the palace. Surrounded by Xiaoliuzi and others, Li Wei slipped back to the palace through the side door.

Back at the Hall of Mental Cultivation where he usually rested, Li Wei ordered the eunuch to call Queen Anasha and asked about Qingtang Snow Mountain.

Queen Anasha didn't know why he suddenly asked about this matter, so she couldn't help but feel uneasy. After Li Wei explained, she was relieved and told what she knew.

In fact, her people had no choice but to move to the Qingtang Snow Mountain where the living conditions were harsh because they did not want to submit to Dubudu. I went to the depths of the snow mountain to search for a paradise that was more suitable for human habitation, but they were gone forever. After that, no one went to explore, and the depths of the Qingtang Snow Mountain became a mysterious and dangerous forbidden place.

After Li Wei listened, he nodded and signaled the little eunuch to summon Xu Xiucai who was waiting outside the gate of the palace.

Xu Xiake was very excited and nervous when he was able to face the Holy Spirit, with cold sweat on his forehead. Under the guidance of the little eunuch, he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and bowed down on his knees.

Li Wei waved his hand and said, "Let's sit still."

"Thank you king."

Xu Xiake kowtowed to thank him, stood up and sat down, and only then had the opportunity to see the face of the real dragon emperor. After seeing it, he couldn't help opening his mouth, "Oh, you...you...are..."

The face of the emperor standing in front of him has changed, but his outline, eyes, figure, voice, etc. have not changed. The so-called senior is actually the emperor himself. The blue smoke rose wildly.

Li Wei smiled casually, and after Xu Xiake slowly recovered his calm, he asked him about some preparations for the expedition.

Xu Xiake answered cautiously. He knew that the adventure was extremely dangerous. In addition to being mentally prepared for the real narrow escape, he also carried out some related preparations, such as insisting on practicing martial arts all the time, ensuring his body is strong, and learning archery and hunting from the old Orion. And other technologies, he went on an expedition alone, unable to carry too much food, and had to rely on hunting and killing animals to solve the problem of eating. The modern term is wilderness survival technology.

Li Wei nodded repeatedly when he heard that Xu Xiucai was a caring person, and people had to admire and respect him. Then, he expressed his plan in mind and wanted to form an expedition team led by Xu Xiucai to explore some never-before-seen areas under the jurisdiction of Daqin. A mysterious place where humans have set foot.

"Students are willing to die."

Xu Xiake hurriedly knelt down to thank Junen. Going to explore alone would be unimaginably dangerous. If you were in a team, your chances of survival would be doubled.

Besides, if the expedition is successful, after he comes back, in addition to the glory, he will definitely be rewarded by the emperor, and a fool will refuse.

"Okay, I like you."

Satisfied, Li Wei immediately decreed that Xu Xiucai should be appointed as the head of the household department and be responsible for the expedition work. After the expedition team set off, they would be given double salary and a sum enough for the family to live comfortably for ten years. Settlement fee, the son escorts the scholar, and will be rewarded separately after returning.

Horses don't eat night grass and don't get fat. If they want people to work hard, they have to give them certain benefits. To put it crudely, they are the conditions for buying their lives.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Xu Xiake was so excited that he knelt down and thanked him again. Apart from being grateful for the kindness of the king, it also made him have no worries about the future, and he had to work hard to complete the mission of exploration.

Chapter 537 Forming an Expedition 2

The affairs of the household department are only from the sixth grade, although it is one level higher than the seventh grade county magistrate, but it can't be compared with the county magistrate of the first county's parents. The city of Chang'an, where high-ranking officials gather, is so small that people can ignore it.

But Xu Xiake's household affairs are extraordinary. A scholar who has not yet made a name for himself was directly granted the title of household affairs, as well as various graces. , is a special case of being blessed by the Holy Grace.

Responsible for the management of the expedition team, although there are only a few dozen people, they can be regarded as small and powerful.

Of course, the most important thing is that the king is directly in charge. He can often face the saint and hang around in front of the king. It is difficult for the king not to remember it. Therefore, it is a potential stock that makes people envious, envious, and jealous.

For Xu Xiake, a poor scholar, the king's kindness has already moved him to a mess, and he is so grateful that he must do his best to fulfill the king's wish, otherwise he will have no face to face others and can only click on himself.

Although things have been agreed upon, it is not so easy to form a satisfactory expedition team. There are many and cumbersome things here, and it will not be possible in a short while.

Li Wei, who was in a good mood for a while, saw that the sky was getting dark, so he left Xu Xiake to dine in the palace, discussing some small details of the adventure, and ordered the little eunuch to pack some snacks for him to take back. Two soldiers in the palace temporarily acted as guards and gave him a three-day holiday before returning to work in the palace.

From Li Wei's point of view, these are just ordinary things, but on the outside, it is the great kindness of the king, which makes people envy, envy and hate.

Xu Xiake, who was a little dizzy, was escorted by two soldiers in the palace, and went home in a carriage. Before he reached the door, the alley was already crowded with dark crowds. Apart from neighbors, there were many high-ranking officials. , As for the sixth and seventh ranks, there are too many fingers to count.

During Xu Xiake's three-day vacation, he spent all of it entertaining guests. There was nothing he could do about it. He was so prosperous that he had visited so many officials that he couldn't even remember their names. His relatives, friends, classmates, neighbors, and so on, even thought his family was poor in the past. The relatives who didn't communicate with each other came here with generous gifts, and they didn't entertain them. They said you looked down on others, so there was no other way but to sacrifice their lives to entertain them.

After three days, the whole family was exhausted, the parents were exhausted, but they were still grinning happily, and they were helping their son to count the piles of gifts from the guests.

In the early morning of the fourth day, Xu Xiake put on the newly-issued sixth-rank official uniform and came to wait outside the gate of the imperial palace early. The gate was already crowded with civil and military officials from the early dynasty. The fireflies flashing and twinkling attracted the extremely complicated eyes of all the officials.

The gate of the palace was wide open, hundreds of officials poured in, and went to the Jinluan Hall, while Xu Xiake was led by a young eunuch to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where he waited for the emperor to leave the court before discussing matters. Of course, he didn't just sit there and wait. There was a large stack of manuscripts on the table, and it was Li Wei who spent most of the night recording some scattered records of what he knew from books, some wilderness survival techniques and adventure methods he had seen on TV, and then sorted them out comprehensively. After printing it into a book, it will not only become a must-learn textbook for expedition members, but will also be sold on the market. All the proceeds will be used as expedition expenses. All expenses of the expedition team will be paid for by Li Wei himself, which is equivalent to his private expedition team. , and therefore personally ask.

Xu Xiake carefully flipped through the manuscripts. Apart from shock, his face was filled with admiration and curiosity. He had been preparing for his expedition for a year or two, and he also learned hunting and survival methods from some old hunters. Going to the nearby mountains and forests to practice on the spot, imagining all kinds of unexpected situations, etc., can be regarded as making preparations, but after reading these things written by the emperor, he knows that his so-called preparations are more important than those written by the emperor. Many methods and knowledge are unheard of, and they are all-encompassing and omnipresent. Even the most experienced old hunters have to bow down, and it is difficult not to convince him to worship.

If it is a god-level hunter who is rich in experience and a hundred times better than ordinary old hunters, or a super-skilled hunter who is full of food to collect information in this area, his mind is surprisingly flexible and advanced, it may still make sense. The materials and methods written by the Son of Heaven are not as comprehensive and profound, and it can even be said to be miraculous. Except for God, he cannot reasonably explain what the Son of Heaven wrote.

Well, I remembered that in the entire Cangyun Continent, there are countless myths and legends about the Son of Heaven. He has also heard that the Son of Heaven once suffered a serious illness, and after he recovered, he was like a god. After a lot of stuff, only this explanation can make him feel relieved.

Today in the early court, there was an official who asked for accountability for Xu Xiake, the new appointment of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In fact, the emperor was very happy for a while, and any person appointed as an official was a holy grace. Who would dare to object?It's just that the king often acts unexpectedly, doesn't play cards according to common sense, and acts rashly, but anyway, you follow the procedure, everything is like this, what do you want us civil and military officials to do?

Li Wei was in a good mood, and apologized to the officials in advance, saying that Xu Xiake's procedures would be added later, and finally explained the importance of drawing accurate geographical maps.

All the officials agreed. In fact, yesterday's incident has already been widely circulated. The whole Chang'an city knows that Xu Xiucai was favored by the emperor, leaped into the dragon's gate, and soared into the sky. It is just a mung bean official who is too small. , the expedition team was paid by the emperor himself, and did not use a penny from the treasury, so it had nothing to do with them. It was just a gentle reminder to the emperor that there are some things that should be done according to the procedure. No one can break the rules.

After the court was over, Li Wei returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and discussed with Xu Xiake about preparing the expedition team. The textbooks for survival in the wild can be obtained slowly. It was an arduous task to be drawn from the official establishment and reserve team members who were not accepted for special nights. He acted on the principle of voluntariness. Of course, the family members of every expedition team member who set off would receive a large sum of relocation allowances. A man is sent to Juren and becomes an official. After returning from a successful expedition, he will be rewarded with a big reward. He will be promoted to three ranks, and he will be appointed to a certain real position depending on his ability.

The conditions were so favorable that it was impossible to refuse. There were more than a few hundred members who voluntarily signed up, but Li Wei only selected 60 of them. After special training, half of them were reserved as reserve members, and half participated in the first expedition.

The special night is not accepted is a special unit set up by the modern special forces in Li Wei's cottage. All the team members have undergone hell-style special training. The special training subjects of the special night are not accepted include emergency handling of emergencies, field survival, etc. A series of special training, just need to supplement some training in exploration and other aspects, which is enough to be competent for the expedition work, saving time and troubles such as training.

Xu Xiake, who accompanied him to the special training base to select the team members, witnessed the hell-style intensive special training that the special night clubs were undergoing, and couldn't help being speechless. The target is sure to die.

Li Wei set up the training camp of the expedition team in the special training base where special nights are not accepted, and he will carry out various intensive trainings with the special nights team members. Theoretical knowledge has reduced the training of fighting and fighting, and the daily physical training is the most important. Even the captain Xu Xiake is no exception, and must participate in all the training of the team members.

Fortunately, Xu Xiake is not a feeble scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken. He has practiced boxing and kicking, and he can deal with two or three big men so-so. He has a good physique. Even so, the hell-style intensive special training that is not accepted at night still makes him feel overwhelmed.

During this period, Li Wei drew some sketches based on his knowledge of modern expeditions and survival in the wild, and asked the craftsmen to make small things such as multi-functional small hammers, pointed cones, movable iron rings and buckles according to the drawings. The long rope is made of the best materials with high toughness, strength and wear resistance. Multifunctional backpacks, special clothing, shoes, camping activity tents, sleeping bags, soft hats for sunshade, etc. can be described as varied and dazzling. Every expedition member The equipment is almost armed to the teeth.

After sorting out the relevant materials such as adventure and survival in the wild and printing them into a book, all team members will have a booklet. They will train during the day and learn theoretical knowledge at night. It is like walking in the jungle. The dense grass is likely to hide deadly poisonous insects. In addition to beating grass and scaring snakes with long sticks, you also need to tie leggings, just in case, how to deal with wounds after being bitten by poisonous insects, etc. Some pressure, if it is in the vast and boundless desert, it can kill people during the day and freeze to death at night. When you are seriously dehydrated, you can drink your own urine to save your life. At night, you can use the temperature difference to collect some water. How to deal with it, etc. In short, Li Wei wrote down all the emergency methods he knew, so that all the team members could memorize them by heart and avoid accidents as much as possible.

Half a year is very fast for those who focus on work or something. The expedition team members who had taken a seven-day vacation regrouped and set off with all their equipment. After arriving at Juyun Pass, they took a warship and headed upstream. Arrive at Jialuo County City to rest for a few days, and then head to the perennial snow-covered glaciers under the leadership of the local guide, climb across the Qingtang Snow Mountain, and start the formal expedition.

Chapter 538 Chaos

Xu Xiake led the expedition team to set off. Thirty-one people rode out of Chang'an City. They didn't attract anyone's attention. Even Li Wei, who had invested a lot of effort, didn't come to see him off. He just disappeared on the official road without a sound. , the billowing dust and smoke that was swirled up quickly dissipated.

In fact, it's not that Li Wei didn't want to go out of the palace to see him off in person. The expedition team put a lot of effort into him, so how could he not care?

It's just that this trip and adventure may be an eternal farewell, which will inevitably make people sad.

Before Xu Xiake and his party left the border of Chang'an, there was a cloud of dust behind them, and two horsemen came galloping to catch up with the expedition team.

"Master Shu."

Xu Xiake recognized that one of them was Meng Dongxing, the deputy minister next to the emperor, and quickly reined in his mount, cupping his fists politely.