In Xiaoye'er Village, Xia Xun spent two months recuperating from his injuries.

During this period, he tried his best to learn all the information about this era from Uncle Hu and the villagers who rescued him, including sitting, lying and walking, talking and behaving, and when his injuries were healed and his every move was not much different from that of the people of this era, he bid farewell to his benefactor and went into the city with confidence.

The result disappointed him, he had no identity, in the early Ming Dynasty, a black household like him, than in the sixties and seventies in our country to find a job without a household registration book, out of the house without a letter of introduction, he could not move an inch, several times because of the suspicious behavior, almost by the patrol arrest as a homeless, fugitive into prison, helpless, he returned to Xiaoyeer Village.

Most of the people in Xiaoye Village are insensitive to their untouchable status, but there are also people who are unwilling to accept this identity, and Uncle Hu, who saved his life, is one of them. Uncle Hu's name is Hu Jiuliu, he was once a general under Zhang Shicheng, he can't bear the eternal lowly status of generations, and he can't accept that he and his children and grandchildren have become a luxury even to be a farmer, and can only engage in small crafts such as fishing, frog catching, selling soup, and blowing candy, while his wife and daughter can only be matchmakers, slaves, and even skin and meat careers, so he will not marry in his life, and would rather the Hu family be the last one.

Xia Xun returned to Xiaoye Village and helped Uncle Hu to make a living by fishing and frogs, and the old and the young depended on each other. Uncle Hu has no relatives, and treats him as his own son, from Hu Jiuliu, Xia Xun not only learned a brilliant water kung fu, but also learned Hu Jiuliu's killing kung fu on the battlefield back then. Xia Xun is not willing to die here, he finally found a way out from some historical events that only he knows about will happen, for which he patiently prepared for a long time, when he was ready to say goodbye to Uncle Hu and go to this world again, Hu Jiuliu, who was sick, fell ill.

Uncle Hu is a helpless old man, his savior, and his only relative in this world, at this time Xia Xun can't abandon him anyway, he stayed, taking care of Uncle Hu's life, until Uncle Hu died of illness half a year later. As a filial son, Xia Xun held a funeral for Uncle Hu.

After worshipping Uncle Hu, Xia Xun didn't even return to the village, so he embarked on the journey directly, just like when he first came, he disappeared silently.

He went all the way to the north, slept in the open air, went through hardships, and inquired about the road to Beiping Mansion, because there was a Yan King named Zhu Di. Xia Xun knew that one day the King of Yan would raise troops in the name of Jing Nan and eventually become the Emperor of Yongle.

He also knew that although the Yongle Emperor was as ruthless as his father Emperor Hongwu, he was not a good waiter, but this boss had a strength, which was much stronger than many founding monarchs in history, including his father Zhu Yuanzhang: he didn't do things like birds hiding bows and rabbits and dead dogs.

To the enemy, Zhu Di is as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, but to his own people, he is generous and inexhaustible, even if you die before he has achieved great things, he will remember your merits and return the reward to your family and your descendants. Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian, Zhu Neng, the king of Dongping, Wang Zhen, the marquis of Jinxiang, and Yao Guangxiao, the prince of Rongguo, ......, were able to enjoy the temple court with great merit, and the descendants of the Ming Dynasty were full of heroes who were honored and favored in the Ming Dynasty.

There are only a handful of such emperors throughout the ages, only Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, Tang Taizong Li Shimin and the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. Even with the kind-hearted Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, although his hands are not stained with the blood of his own heroes, his mind and courage are half inferior to these three people. In that case, why not go to the king of Yan?

This is the only way Xia Xun thought of to truly integrate into the world and live a good life:

Once the flames of war are ignited, the army is over, and the local government is eroded, who will check his identity and origin? If he can join the army at this time, he will naturally bleached his identity, and at that time, he doesn't have to worry about being recognized if he makes up a dignified identity for himself. But whether this opportunity can be seized, and whether it can really change his fate if he grasps it, he is not sure.

He couldn't remember how many years Zhu Yuanzhang still had to live, and he couldn't remember when Zhu Di started the army. He understood that if he arrived in Beiping in advance, he would not be able to enlist in the army, so should he keep being a beggar in Beiping and waiting for the opportunity? God knows if he would freeze to death on the streets one winter without waiting for Zhu Di to raise troops. Even if he successfully managed Zhu Di to raise the army, would he definitely be able to join the army? After enlisting in the army, will you be able to live until the day when you will be able to succeed? King Yan's battle of Jingyan was not easy, many times even Zhu Di himself almost died on the battlefield, Zhang Yu, the general of the three armies under King Yan, was killed on the battlefield, not to mention those soldiers who were originally cannon fodder, how could he Xia Xun be able to turn evil into good fortune?

The closer he got to the destination, these considerations inevitably came to mind, Xia Xun was thinking heavily, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, he opened his eyes in surprise, and immediately saw four people standing in front of him, an official, a small servant, an outsider, and a hawker......

Xia Xun's abdominal muscles tightened, wanting a carp to jump up, but he immediately saw the body movements of the four people spreading out and surrounding, except for the fat member, the other three were flexible, their feet were steady, and they all had good martial arts, Xia Xun immediately dissipated his strength vigilantly, and his expression and body reaction were completely like an ordinary strong man in the countryside.

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"Name?"

"Xia Xun."

"Age?"

"22 years old."

"Origin?"

"Xiaoyeer Village, Nanxun, Huzhou."

"What is the business?"

"The grass people are untouchables, and they follow their father to catch frogs and fish, and occasionally help with idle work."

Feng Xihui was dressed in official clothes, and he was the head of the four, so he was naturally in charge of the trial. Although this is a small hotel, Feng Jianxiao sat there, but it also had the style of a big man sitting in the hall to ask about the case.

Zhang 13 suddenly interjected and asked, "Nanxun Town?" I've heard that the soil is fertile, the canals are crisscrossed, the rice grows very well, and the local families grow rice, right? ”

Xia Xun replied honestly: "Nanxun is indeed suitable for planting rice, but planting mulberry and silkworms, cloth and silk, the profit is more than ten times higher than farming, so every household there grows mulberry and silkworms, and the grain is actually not much." ”

Zhang 13 said again: "I heard that the iron pagoda in Huzhou was struck by lightning a few days ago and most of it was burned, but is there such a thing? ”

Xia Xun said with some doubts: "The grass people only heard that there is an Iron Buddha Temple and Feiying Pagoda in Huzhou, but I didn't ...... I haven't heard of any iron pagoda, I haven't been struck by lightning, and the grass people don't know, although the grass people have grown up in Huzhou since childhood, but they have never entered Huzhou City. ”

Zhang Shisan and Feng Xihui met each other, pursed their lips and stopped talking. Xia Xun dealt with it carefully, and secretly speculated in his heart about the purpose of these four people bringing him to the small hotel: "The combination of these four people is too weird. One is an official in the yamen, one is a rich outsider, the other is a shopkeeper with a face full of vicissitudes, and a small guy in a green coat and a small hat, such four people can't be robbers who cut the path, and I'm penniless now, worse than calling Huazi, what are they doing with me? If things are extraordinary, there must be demons ......"

Feng Jianxiao saw that he had all the questions to answer, very well-behaved, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, he picked up a piece of paper that he had just written outside the security officer and threw it down, and said, "Xia Xun, come and see, what is this." ”

Xia Xun didn't take the paper, but bowed his head and said: "Back to the old man, the grass people are illiterate." ”

The word is traditional, in fact, most of the traditional Chinese characters Xia Xun knows, occasionally there are a few words that he doesn't know, and he can also read the meaning of the context, but with his current identity, he shouldn't be literate, so he didn't even hesitate for a moment or the action of connecting the paper. Undercover Training Clause Self-Protection Category 1 Paragraph 8: Your behavior should be in line with the identity you are using, it is not enough to change your appearance, you must change from the heart into the role you will play, you can hide it from yourself, you can hide it from others. Xia Xun had already memorized these terms backwards, and the bloody experience of the last undercover failure had deeply engraved all this in his mind.

Feng Jianxiao didn't think that he should know how to read, so he smiled and said, "This is a complaint, this little brother filed a complaint on behalf of his master." ”

Xia Xun said timidly: "Yes, it's just ...... I don't know if the adults showed this to the grass people, right...... What do you mean? ”

Feng Jianxiao said lightly: "You don't know? Maybe when you see the corpse of his master, you'll understand. ”

Liu Xu and Zhang Shisan made a temporary cameo appearance and carried Yang Wenxuan's body out, and Xia Xun was really taken aback when he saw Yang Wenxuan. In that era, the spread of sound was far less than that of future generations, two people who looked exactly the same, it was a rare experience at that time, and it was indeed surprising enough to see it, but Xia Xun was not, although if he met a person who looked the same as himself, it would make people feel a sense of novelty, but it would not make him fussed, but if this person with the same appearance as him was a corpse, then he would not be surprised.

Feng Jianxiao said in a deep voice: "This one is my Qingzhou Yang Wenxuan Yang Gongzi, a meritorious and famous student, you Diao people saw that he was the same as you, and suddenly became ill-intentioned, intending to kill people and impersonate in order to defraud money, in order to kill him, this little brother is the bitter master, and the security officer and the shopkeeper Liu are eyewitnesses, and now the human and material evidence are there, what else do you have to say!" ”

"Wronged! The grass people are wronged! ”

Xia Xun was shocked and angry, shouting injustice, but Feng Jianxiao laughed: "Xia Xun, even if you don't admit it, this matter is ironclad evidence, once you report to the official, you will be dead or alive!" Ants are still greedy for life, the official expects that you don't want to take this dead end, and the official has also arranged a way for you to live, do you want to know? ”

Xia Xun's quietly raised knees fell back without a trace, but his arms were still secretly strong, and he asked blankly: "I don't know what the eldest master said...... What's the way out? ”

Feng Jianxiao said in a deep voice: "Regarding the identity of this person, this official did not accuse you, this person is indeed a rich gentleman of my Qingzhou Mansion, his name is Yang Xuzi Wenxuan, he was accidentally stabbed to death, and he is of great use to this official, this official sees that you are the same as him, and intends to let you impersonate and do things for this official, do you agree?" ”

Zhang 13 said: "This is a wealth from heaven, as long as you nod your head, not only will you not be killed, but you will also enjoy endless glory and wealth from now on, and you will ascend to the sky in one step and become a human being, such a good opportunity, what is there to hesitate." ”

"I ...... I ......"

Xia Xun glanced at the corpse with some fear, and Feng Jian Xiao smiled: "You don't have to worry, this official is not a villain, and he won't let you do something to be a traitor, let's tell you the truth, the four of us, including the dead son of Yang Wenxuan, are actually all on the wrong side!" ”

Xia Xun was stunned and said, "Qin's life is on a bad order? ”

Feng Jianxiao said: "Yes, Liu Xu, show your official body and waist card, so that he can see it clearly!" ”

Liu Xu, who had already been prepared, said a sigh, and immediately widened his robe and threw it aside, revealing a red official robe, a python flying fish, a belt around his waist, and a waist card on the belt, he took out a black yarn from his arms, stretched it out and put it on his head, the mediocre, ordinary, and not amazing shopkeeper was majestic and majestic in an instant, and he was unstoppable.

Xia Xun said blankly: "I don't know what the master is...... Which yamen's errand officer? ”

In his heart, he was secretly surprised: "Jinyiwei? Didn't Uncle Hu say that Jinyiwei had been dismissed by Emperor Hongwu? ”

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"Grass People...... The grass people listened to their father......"

Xia Xun stammered and said his question, and Feng Jianxiao scoffed: "That's just an ignorant little people spreading falsehoods." ”

Feng Jianxiao said calmly: "The court meeting, the patrol, the honor guard of the halo book, the attendants, and the palace guards are divided into the straight. The sunrise, the setting moon, the cultivation, and the emperor's guards around the emperor, all of which were made up of General Tianwu (General Tianwu is the general of the Han Dynasty, whose main duty is to guard the noon gate and act as a palace guard, mostly composed of the sons of meritorious heroes. It was only during the Yongle period that it was renamed General Dahan), Captain and Lux to complete, and General Tianwu, Captain and Lux were all subordinate to Jinyiwei and abolished? Doesn't the emperor need a guard of honor and a guard on duty? ”

Xia Xun said authentically: "Yes, yes, grass people...... The grass people listened to their father......"

Feng Jianxiao said: "There are such rumors among the people, the reason why I say this is because in the 20th year of Hongwu, the emperor burned my Jinyiwei's torture instruments in public, and I Jinyiwei was not allowed to torture me with cool laws. On the surface, the original duties and powers of my Jinyi Guard, arrest, and prison are only the guards Yiluan, so it can be said that they exist in name but are actually dead. Actually...... Hey! ”

Zhang Shisan said: "Actually, it's just because the civil and military officials are so jealous of my Jinyiwei, and for the heart of the hundred officials, our Jinyiwei has turned the light into darkness by the emperor's order." In fact, the investigation of rebellion is still an important duty of our Jinyiwei, and we were ordered to sneak to Qingzhou because we received some news of suspected rebellion, which involved some people in the Qi Palace, and the emperor ordered my Jinyiwei to investigate and handle this case. Yang Xu is the person we arranged to get close to the Qi Palace, and he secretly joined my Jinyi Guard three years ago. It is precisely because of my Jinyiwei's secret help that his business is booming, so he is favored by the King of Qi and takes care of the business for the King of Qi. ”

Feng Jianxiao saw Xia Xun's blank face, and explained: "Business is a cheap business, even if a person with status and status wants to do business, he must first have a field, and he has the identity of a good citizen, and doing business can only be regarded as a side business that he carrying, otherwise he will be classified as a lowly status." And the phoenixes, dragons, grandchildren, and emperors and nobles must not be contaminated with these trades. If the vassal king is in business, wouldn't it be a loss of royal face if it is spread out? Therefore, a person who seems to have nothing to do with the palace is needed to preside over the business for the prince, and the prince's shops and workshops must be attached to this person's name and run in his name. With this identity, Yang Wenxuan can master many secrets of the Qi Palace, but it's a pity that ...... It took us three years of hard work to make Yang Wenxuan successfully become a confidant of the Qi Palace, and he had the opportunity to come into contact with some confidential ......."

Zhang 13 said: "Understood? If it weren't for Yang Wenxuan's accidental death, how could this great benefit fall on your head? Feng Zongqi favors you and intends to give you a rich future, but you still don't agree happily, what are you talking about? ”

"Will he believe it?" Shopkeeper Liu and An Yuanwai glanced at each other, and said secretly in their hearts: "Even if there are any loopholes in this statement, it's not that he can find out about it by an uninformed country boy, right?" ”

Feng Jianxiao said: "If you agree, you will be my Jinyiwei person in the future, not only can you be an official, but you can also use the Yang family's Wanguan furniture." These two paths, one life and one death, one expensive and one cheap, how do you choose? ”

The dim shop was quiet for a while, and after a long time, Xia Xun said: "Yes, the grass people promise, and the grass people are willing to serve the adults." ”

Zhang Shisan smiled slightly, leaned over and picked up the confession: "Since you promised, then sign and draw a pledge!" ”

Xia Xun was shocked: "The grass people have promised to serve the adults, why...... Why do you need to sign ......? Sign this thing? ”

Zhang Shisan snorted coldly: "When you finish this errand, Feng Zongqi will ask for a reward for your meritorious service, you can be regarded as my Jinyi Guard, if you are at both ends of the rat and have different aspirations, this piece of paper is your soul chasing order, understand?" ”

Xia Xun couldn't help but hesitate a little when he heard this, and Zhang Shisan said compassionately: "What? You're going to choose a dead end! ”

Xia Xun hesitated for a long time and asked, "Grass people...... If the grass people work for the adults, it is really ...... Can I get rid of my lowly status and join Jinyiwei? ”

Zhang 13 showed the gentle and amiable smile that was as bright as the sun when he faced the girl who listened to the incense: "Of course, Lord Zongqi personally promised your words, will there be any fake?" ”

Xia Xun gritted his teeth, nodded heavily and said, "Okay!" I'll sign! ”

Looking at Xia Xun bowing his head and drawing, the treacherous smiles on Feng Xihui and Zhang Shisan's faces flashed and disappeared.