The cold wind is blowing, the harsh winter has come, and there are few pedestrians in the fields and on the official roads. At this time, I basically hide at home to get warm. It doesn't take long for the New Year to come again.

Yongping Mansion City is already in sight, there is a group of people, about a dozen people, riding horses, standing on the official road, people and horses are all spewing white gas, all looking at the city in the distance.

One of them, tall and dignified, suddenly opened his mouth and sighed: "This Yongping Mansion City was burned down in the past, but I didn't expect it to be rebuilt well now!" Where did the imperial court get so much money? “

"Master, isn't this Yongping Mansion City a vain appearance?" Another person on the side responded with a white breath.

When the man heard this, he turned his head to look over and shouted solemnly: "Remember, you have to call Senior Brother!" ”

"Yes, old ...... Brother! The man was reprimanded and hurriedly replied, "The junior brother just saw that there was no one on the side, so he leaked his mouth for a while." “

Hearing this, the senior brother turned his horse's head, looked at the others, and said with an unusually serious face: "We entered the customs this time, and the matter is not trivial. If it can be done, if Your Majesty appoints me as the king with a different surname, I will definitely not treat you badly, I Fan Mou will do what he says! ”

This person is the great traitor Fan Wencheng, who was ordered by Huang Taiji to enter the customs to find merchants who traded with the Manchus, as well as to establish an intelligence network. For the sake of safety, he did not hesitate to pretend to be a monk. Of course, for people who don't even want their ancestors, shaving their hair is a trivial matter, but it can surprise many people, and it can be regarded as a trick to hide their identity.

When Fan Wencheng's family members heard this, they immediately responded excitedly in unison.

Fan Wencheng nodded, looked at one of them, and his butler said, "If we all ride horses, it's too ostentatious." I led the two of them into the city to inquire about the situation. You and the rest of the men huddle nearby, waiting for news. ”

Fan Gou listened and immediately nodded in response.

So, Fan Wencheng took the two of them and walked to Yongping Mansion City in the distance.

In this kind of cold winter, although the city gate is open, no one enters or leaves. In this case, Fan Wencheng was a little nervous in his heart, this was the first time he had entered the city of the Ming Kingdom. He strictly learned all the manners he learned from a true monk and entered the city of Yongping Mansion.

Speaking of which, when Yongpyeong Fucheng invaded the land of Gyeonggi two years ago, it was burned down by the order of Huang Taiji, and all the young and middle-aged people were plundered, leaving only the old and weak, and there was nothing to eat. Originally, Fan Wencheng thought that even if this Yongping Mansion City was rebuilt, it was estimated that the traces of the past would be obvious, right?

What he didn't expect was that he didn't feel very good outside the city, but as soon as he entered the city, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and doubted in his heart, this is Yongping Mansion City? He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

I saw the houses in the city, at first glance, they were new houses, the walls were painted with lime, and on the streets, people came and went, although they did not reach the point of rubbing shoulders, but the number of people was really surprising.

The only thing that made him feel a little normal was that the pedestrians on the street were all dressed in dirty clothes, and they didn't have as many patterns as they had been in his previous impressions. This must be the time before, when the emperor ordered to plunder the property, so that the people of Yongping Mansion City could only wear such soil, right?

Fan Wencheng thought so in his heart, made a face to his two subordinates, and walked towards a restaurant with a large flow of people.

"Guest officer, please inside." Xiao Er stepped forward to greet him diligently, "If you want to have something, the signature dish of our store, called Huazi Chicken, is a must, this is Hong Qigong's favorite thing, it will be a pity if you don't taste it when you pass by!" ”

Fan Wencheng's brain couldn't react, who is Hong Qigong? What he eats, is what it means delicious?

As soon as Xiao Er saw his expression, he understood, and hurriedly said with a smile: "This guest officer is from a small place, right?" Hong Qigong doesn't know? It's okay, the guest officer can go to the lobby for dinner, where the storyteller is talking about "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"! ”

Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand to signal, and at the same time said: "This "Legend of the Condor Heroes" is really good, and now that it is said for the third time, there are still many people who are willing to listen to it." By the way, guest officer, this is called Hanako Chicken is absolutely delicious, do you want one? ”

"Amitabha!" While Fan Wencheng was puzzled about what "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was, he sang it decently, and then said, "Monks should avoid meat and fish, just trouble the donor to serve some food!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Er realized that the three people were wearing cotton robes, and the monks were wearing them, no wonder they were gray. This is also the emphasis of the imperial court's disobedience, so that everyone wears this kind of ugly clothes, otherwise after changing for half a year, it is estimated that they will recognize these monks.

Zhai Cai couldn't make a lot of money, and Xiao Er's enthusiasm also dropped a little, and he led them to sit in the corner of the lobby, and then went to greet the other guests.

While Fan Wencheng and the others were waiting for the meal, they pricked up their ears and listened to what the people of the Ming Kingdom were discussing.

"Brother, do you have any errands?"

"Alas, it's hard to put into words! Everyone knows that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a good place to go, and there are more people who go to the book application office, I just show off my talents, and I can't take my turn! ”

“……”

When Fan Wencheng heard this, he wondered in his heart again, the bookstore of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Isn't this Yongping Mansion, did they just come back from Jingshi?

This thought was there, and the next words he heard made him even more confused.

"In fact, not only are there many people applying for the book office, but also those officers in the guard station have lined up in a long line, waiting for those people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to choose! I just came over there, and I saw someone with dry food to eat, and I refused to leave the group to have a hot meal first! “

“……”

When Fan Wencheng heard these words, his face was confused, and he wondered in his heart: What do they mean by what they say? Is there a metropolitan procuratorate in Yongpyeongfu? Officers of the guard can also go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Faintly, Fan Wencheng felt as if he was about to hear a very important news. He continued to sit there as he could, listening with his ears pricked up.

But at this moment, a junior came to serve the food: "A few masters, the food you want to use is here!" ”

As soon as he was disturbed like this, Fan Wencheng couldn't hear the person next to him clearly, and finally waited for Xiao Er to leave, he took the chopsticks to eat the food, and prepared to continue to listen to the news.

But at this moment, another junior came up, and just arrived at the table where he was talking: "Guest officer, call Huazi Chicken here!" ”

So, the two diners stopped talking again, and one of them said, "Come, Brother Wang, try this called Huazi Chicken!" ”

As soon as these words fell, I heard that something seemed to be peeled off over there, and then the aroma wafted over, which immediately caused Fan Wencheng and his two subordinates to cry together with "cooing".

When they were in Liaodong, although they had money, they couldn't buy anything delicious. With the final blow of the Horqin tribe, even the Manchurians are now eating chaff vegetables, not to mention their minions. I made such a detour to Mongolia, and I slept in the open air, and there was still a little oil and water in my stomach, and I smelled the fragrance of Huazi chicken at this time, regardless of whether you Fan Han was a traitor or not, the stomach also reacted.

"Well, it's delicious, it's good, it's called Hanako Chicken, and it really deserves its name!"

"That Hong Qigong is really a person who knows how to eat, if there is a daughter-in-law like Huang Rong in life, it will be death without regrets!"

“……”

One of Fan Wencheng's subordinates couldn't help it, approached Fan Wencheng, and asked in a low voice, "Senior brother, why don't we order one too?" ”

Isn't the generation of those who forget their ancestors just the pursuit of glory and wealth? If you are forced to do this, then what is the joy of life?

When Fan Wencheng heard this, his face sank, and he lowered his voice and shouted, "We are monks!" ”

At this time, he himself faintly regretted a little, I don't know what he thought at the time, he actually chose to pretend to be a monk!

When he heard this, he had to retract his head. However, seeing the food on the table is always better than the food in Liaodong, so after Fan Wencheng moved the chopsticks, his two subordinates also moved the chopsticks. Smelling the fragrance of the Hanako chicken, they imagined that they were also eating the Hanako chicken, they thought like this one by one, the speed of the chopsticks was simply a must, just in the blink of an eye, all the vegetables and rice were eaten, but they felt that they didn't seem to eat anything at all.

So, Fan Wencheng called Xiao Er again and ordered a vegetarian dish again, and the amount doubled.

Finally had a good meal, and when his stomach was almost there, Fan Wencheng continued to listen to the movement with his ears pricked up. However, this time, they were not discussing the strange things of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but talked about things that made Fan Wencheng listen to even more amazing things.

"Have you gotten any knowledge about artifacts?"

"How can it be so easy, it is said that the Jingshi side is easy to do, and after this winter, why do I have to go to the Jingshi. Don't worry, I'll bring you a set if I get it. ”

“……”

Fan Wencheng wondered again, what artifact? There is a so-called artifact in this world? I wouldn't have listened to two neuropaths to chat, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to understand them!

However, this conclusion is obviously unlikely, at least on the surface, these two people are normal, they are still rich people, and they can eat in restaurants.

"But I heard a message, as if it was a rumor from the Ministry of Rites, that the imperial court intends to spread these knowledge all over the world, and when the time comes, it will start learning from children's schools. I just don't know if these studies will be included in the scientific expedition. ”

"It's really possible, isn't it true that these studies are called science and technology, the combined name of science and technology, what is science? I really can't remember that kind of awkward explanation, but if it's a scientific study, isn't it science? ”

"Hey, when you say that, it's true, is it possible that the emperor said that this is science, but in fact, he wants to add it to the scientific examination, so that he will do learning in the future, which is a compulsory course?"

“……”

Fan Wencheng was stunned when he heard it, he claimed to be both civil and military, but when he heard it today, it seemed to be a conclusion, if these two are not neurotics, then he is a wild man, he doesn't know the outside world, the stars are changing, and the knowledge he has learned is completely outdated?

As he was thinking this, he heard the diners at the next table, hearing the conversation between the two, and also interjected.

"This is a good point, I have a cousin who does some small business in Beijing, and he just returned to his hometown for the New Year, and he said that the rumors in Beijing have basically been determined that this scientific and technological knowledge will be the study of the imperial examination in the future. Wait, the emperor wants us to master the artifact one by one, and wait for the moon to go up and see it in the future! “

"Forget about the moon, although the emperor said that it can be realized, but we definitely can't see it. But have you ever gone to Tongzhou to see what happened to the steam ironclad ship built there? ”

"This, my uncle came back, just passing by over there, this has just started to build a shipyard, how can it be so fast!"

“……”

Fan Wencheng listened to them and had to admit that they couldn't be neurotics, otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence, there was a group of neuropaths chatting here. From their words, it can be heard that there has been no news from the Ming Kingdom for two or three years, and the Ming Kingdom has undergone earth-shaking changes.

He had a gut feeling that these things were definitely made by the young emperor, otherwise it would not have been possible to have such a big impact. Moreover, judging from the two years of fighting, this Ming Emperor is really a powerful person, and only he can come up with so many strange things, right?

Thinking so, he silently recalled in his heart: it seems that Yongping has the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is still recruiting books, and the officers of the guard are also waiting to seek positions; What other children's school, I don't know what level this is, judging from the name, it shouldn't be the level of children, right? What is that artifact, and what kind of science and technology is it? Can you still go to the moon? What else is there for the "real gas ironclad ship"......

There are really too many things that I can't understand, I feel like I am really a monk in the mountains, a day in the mountains, a year in the outside world, and the years have changed, and they have been eliminated by this era!

was stunned for such a moment, and when Fan Wencheng came back to his senses, he heard that these diners were chasing after the person who had come back from Jingshi, asking about Jingshi.

"My uncle has seen a steam engine with his own eyes, don't say it, that body shape alone is domineering, and it's a good thing at first glance!"

"If you eat coal, you will be infinitely powerful, and you will be tireless, and you will be able to do things day and night?"

"Of course, there are many different kinds of steam engines, and my uncle visited two. I heard that the emperor was still not satisfied with the research of this steam engine on the side of the War Bureau, not only issued a reward, but also stayed at the War Bureau in person, asking them to continue to improve the steam engine? ”

“……”

Fan Wencheng felt that he couldn't listen anymore, because he couldn't understand what they were talking about. If you continue to listen like this, everyone will be stupid. A kind of coal-eating real gas chicken, is there such a chicken? It's easy to understand that it's called Hanako Chicken, but it's really unimaginable to imagine a behemoth-like real chicken?

His two subordinates were actually listening, and they were also inexplicable, and when Fan Wencheng took them out, he couldn't help but ask Fan Wencheng: "Senior brother, ...... Are we dreaming? ”

Fortunately, they didn't know the word traversal, otherwise their thoughts at this time would definitely be that they had crossed over!