Mencius said: Confucius climbed the East Mountain and Xiaolu, climbed Mount Tai and the world.

Regardless of whether this sentence is an exaggeration or not, Dongyue Taishan has always had an extraordinary meaning among the many famous mountains in the world. In particular, Feng Chan Taishan, since Qin Shi Huang ascended Mount Tai Leshi to sing praises for himself, from ancient times to the present, there are only a handful of emperors who can ascend Mount Tai with the most solemn etiquette of Feng Chan. Qin II Huhai, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, and although there were also emperors who sacrificed, they could not be called the word Feng Chan.

Until the Ming Dynasty, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, who expelled the Tartars and won the world, was a simple person, and had little interest in Feng Chan and other things that cost the people and money. Mount Tai, the sacred mountain that once attracted countless emperors, had only occasional official sacrifices.

On this day, on the mountain road of Taishan, there are also endless pilgrims and tourists. The pilgrims naturally went to the Dongyue Temple, and most of the tourists were the ones who were full of ambition in the autumn of this year and were going to the spring of next year. Among these people, the group of young men and three or four servants who seemed to be two brothers were naturally inconspicuous at all, but if you looked closely, you could see that there were several groups of people quietly responding to them.

Finally, the young man with the mustache who was full of interest at the beginning stood up holding on to a rock beside him, and then said breathlessly: "I'm tired to death, I've been climbing for more than an hour, why haven't I reached the end yet?" ”

"Mount Tai is the head of the five mountains, so naturally it is not so easy to reach the top." Xu Xun looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile, remembering that the little emperor waved his hand at the foot of the mountain and said that he didn't want a sedan chair, and he was determined to be able to reach the top in one breath, and he also had some pantothenic acid on his legs, so he coughed lightly and said, "Don't sit down and rest from time to time when you climb the mountain, this time you sit down, and then stand up and climb up, but you are twice as tired as before." What do you think. I can't hold it. Let someone carry a sedan chair up, right? ”

"Hmph, you don't talk too much, I'm not that useless!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand angrily, but his back was straight for a while, and he took a big stride and went up dozens of steps in one breath. However, this violent sprint made his knees a little unbearable, and he actually stood on the steps with his legs trembling slightly, until Xu Xun stepped forward to support his arm. He gasped for air twice. Just as he was adjusting his breathing, he suddenly heard the voices of several people talking from the side.

"From ancient times to the present, this Mount Tai is known as the sacred mountain, and most of the people who can seal Mount Tai are the Ming monarchs. Speaking of which, the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties, there have been many actions to seal Zen, why did I come to my dynasty, but there was no long-lived Lord who climbed Mount Tai to seal Zen? Enough to see. It's better to be in the past! ”

"Well...... Ahem. Brother Liu really said that although the first emperors of our dynasty have never sealed Mount Tai, they have always been sent to worship officials. After all, throughout the ages, there have been only a few emperors in every dynasty and generation......"

Although he hadn't finished saying this, Zhu Houzhao was immediately unhappy when he heard it, and immediately sneered: "Is this Mingjun, what does it have to do with Fengzen Taishan?" Qin II was sealed. As a result, Qin II died and was overturned; Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also sealed, but he emptied all the treasury that Emperor Wenjing had worked so hard to accumulate, forced the crown prince to death in his later years, and set up a young son, at most he was only the first half of the Ming Jun; As for Tang Gaozong, although the civil and martial arts are barely able to make it. Don't forget that he also has a daughter-in-law who almost took Li Tang; Not to mention Tang Xuanzong, in the later years of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty flourished and declined; However, Han Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty, and Song Zhenzong can be regarded as a complete and complete civil rule, but compared with them, my dynasty Taizu Taizong is even better! ”

The matter involves the ancestors, Zhu Houzhao's mouth kung fu that quarrels and quarrels with the ministers every day is not ambiguous at all!

Seeing this scene, Xu Xun naturally didn't interject, just smiled and hugged his hands next to him to watch the excitement. At this time, after Zhu Houzhao suddenly robbed each other, some people immediately asked: "Then why didn't I seal Mount Tai Tai from Taizu?" ”

Zhu Houzhao had never seen the two ancestors with the greatest achievements in this dynasty, and he was suddenly a little hesitant at this moment. At this time, Xu Xun said unhurriedly: "That's because my dynasty has always been sympathetic to the people's livelihood since Emperor Taizu Taizong. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed Mount Tai and accompanied more than 10,000 people; Song Zhenzong sealed Mount Tai and accompanied 1,600 people. Where does the expense of these many entourages come from, isn't it the people's fat and people's ointment? When Taizong, there were ministers who proposed to seal Mount Tai, but they were refuted by Emperor Taizong. Unexpectedly, this painstaking compassion for the subjects of the world was misinterpreted. ”

This fact is far clearer and clearer than reasoning, and for a while, those scholars were speechless. After a long while, an older man coughed lightly and said: "What this prince said is indeed reasonable, but I heard that there are some rumors in the court, the Tao is to rejuvenate the country and praise the current emperor to become a martial virtue, and now the prosperous world is peaceful, and it is time to seal Mount Tai ......"

Did he say that? Xu Xun was stunned at this moment, secretly thinking that there were indeed some sycophant officials in the DPRK who had suggested Feng Chan, but it had nothing to do with him, did he count himself as lying down and getting shot?

And Zhu Houzhao's reaction was even more intense, and he sneered without waiting for anyone to finish speaking: "Spreading falsehood is pure fart!" ”

The guards behind the little emperor were all overjoyed when they heard this, and they didn't dare to show it, and they were about to hurt themselves. The words in the front are a little polite, and the ones in the back are completely faceless. Sure enough, the middle-aged scholar was also choked and his face was red, and just as he was about to refute, Xu Xun said lightly: "Although Xingguo Gong has a good and bad reputation among scholars, this kind of advice is still unspeakable. Or what I said just now, Emperor Taizu Taizong has made great achievements, and he is still sympathetic to the people's livelihood and does not mention Feng Chan, even if the emperor has made meritorious achievements, does he still have to do the most hated good and great joyful pomp and circumstance of Taizu Taizong? With the character of Xingguo Gong, instigating and instigating the emperor to quietly go to Mount Tai to travel luckily, that possibility is almost the same. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhu Houzhao, but even the guards laughed. And those scholars were so embarrassed for a while that they wanted to sneer at each other, but they were all on someone else's side. At the moment when he was not staying or leaving, a faint voice suddenly came from behind.

"As this son said, Xingguo Gong is practical, and he doesn't do things that are not beneficial. His title has reached the top, and one son has succeeded his adoptive father, and both sons have inherited the title, and now he doesn't even care much about state affairs. What are the benefits of Feng Chan Taishan for him? And now the emperor has been on the throne. All kinds of decrees are made according to the situation, and the word Zen has never been seen in the court meeting, but it is just a clown who jumps the beam and clowns are clamoring there, when did it become a rumor in the court? Since he has gained fame, how can he get it by spreading falsehood! ”

Because the words came from behind, all the scholars suddenly turned their heads in unison. When he saw the figure behind him, the oldest middle-aged scholar was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "I've seen the teacher." ”

The others, under the guidance of one or two people they recognized, also hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Mr. Yangming." ”

Xu Xun, who hadn't turned his head yet, was pondering, and the voice seemed to be somewhat familiar. Hearing this title at first glance, he immediately hurriedly turned around, and sure enough, he saw that the person wearing a cyan robe was none other than Wang Shouren, who he hadn't seen for many years. Although Wang Shouren only stayed in Longchangyi in Guizhou for two years, he then instructed Zhang Yong to intercede in front of Zhu Houzhao and transfer him back to Nanjing. Compared to the young man who was in high spirits at that time. Wang Shouren, who is now in his forties, has lost a few weights, and a few silver threads appear in his hair, and the whole person looks restrained and deep, and there is no such sharp spirit as before.

Wang Shouren looked at Xu Xun and Zhu Houzhao with flashing eyes, and only after a long time did he bow down, and after standing up, he glanced at the scholars who were saluting, and his eyes fell on the middle-aged scholar: "Maocai, I remember that you are the one who won the Shandong Township Examination when I presided over it. So far...... Twelve years, right? You have been taking the exam for the fourth time in 12 years, but you have never been named, you might as well think about it yourself, what is the reason for this? ”

Although the two are about the same age, they are teachers for one day and fathers for life, so how can the middle-aged scholar dare to argue. After agreeing, I didn't have the mood to climb Mount Tai today, and I went down the mountain in embarrassment. As for the other people, although they did not have a teacher-student relationship with Wang Shouren, Mr. Yang Ming opened a class in Nanjing to accept disciples, and some people went to listen to the lecture, and they knew very well how such a famous person's words would affect their future examinations.

It wasn't until these people left, and the people who came and went up and down the mountain didn't know about the accident just now, that Wang Shouren slowly stepped forward, and arched his hand again in front of Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun and said, "Little Hou Ye, Brother Xu, it's been a long time." ”

The old name of many years ago suddenly shortened the distance between the three people who hadn't seen each other for many years. Zhu Hou took care of Wang Shouren's early appearance, and decided to forgive him generously for provoking himself back then, as well as his stubbornness in not admitting his mistakes, and said with a smile: "Since it is fate, I told Xu Xun today that we must climb Mount Tai, how about you compare?" ”

"What if I win?"

Wang Shouren's fluttering words suddenly aroused Zhu Houzhao's anger and competitiveness, and he almost didn't think about it, and said: "If you win, I will promise you one thing!" ”

"Little Marquis, don't forget!"

Before Zhu Houzhao could say anything, he saw Wang Shouren suddenly surpass him and quickly climb the mountain, and hurriedly chased after him in a daze. Seeing the way these two people were chasing after me, several guards hurriedly followed, and the other plainclothes guards in front and behind were also nervous, and for a while, the unhurried Xu Xun fell behind.

Although Wang Shouren's appearance was a bit sudden, Xu Xun had also heard that Wang Shouren had taken leave to visit friends in Shandong, and the symbolism of his name in the imperial history of Nanjing's right capital was greater than the substance, and although there were books over the years, it was no longer as generous and fierce as it was back then, so he would not think that people could be well-informed enough to wait for rabbits on Mount Tai. Not too worried that Wang Shouren would make excessive demands, he continued to climb the mountain at his own pace, and when he easily arrived at Zhongtianmen with two guards, he saw Zhu Houzhao panting there, but Wang Shouren was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Boan?"

"God knows!" Zhu Houzhao burst out three words viciously, and then said discouragedly, "I ride a horse every day to practice martial arts and archery, and there is no reason why I can't fight him!" ”

"Climbing a mountain is not the same as riding a horse and practicing martial arts and archery." Xu Xun saw that Zhu Houzhao showed an expression that you don't need to comfort me, so he said with a smile, "There are also climbing skills in mountain climbing, this knee is overexerted, and when you go down the mountain, your legs are weak and shaking, and you can't get down when you want to." So you have to distribute your stamina along the way. After all, it was only halfway up to Zhongtianmen. If you push too hard as you did just now, you won't have to walk the rest of the way. Someone, go and bring me what I brought with me. ”

When a guard hurriedly took a pair of trekking poles, Xu Xun couldn't help but stuff it into Zhu Houzhao's hand, and then said with a smile: "There is still the second half of the journey, let's go!" ”

Although his physical strength was quite good, he spent too much physical strength in the first half of the journey, and Zhu Houzhao was really tired in the second half, so he knew how necessary Xu Xun's trekking poles were. Wait until you go to the Jade Emperor Temple. He sat on the steps beside him, needless to say that his back hurt. At this time, Wang Shouren, who had disappeared long ago and didn't know where he was, appeared in front of him again.

"Little Hou Ye seems to have lost."

"Humph!" After snorting coldly from his nose, Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "Come on, if you have any requirements, just say it!" But I can tell you, even if it'......" He glanced left and right, and saw that the guards had already looked around. No other pilgrims could come. He continued, "Even if you don't joke, what I can agree to is measured, don't tell me anything I can't agree to!" ”

"Naturally, the minister didn't dare." Since Zhu Houzhao even came out with my self-title, Wang Shouren put on a solemn expression, and said with a light stroke, "The minister originally wanted to write to the emperor to advise him, but he didn't expect that the trip to Mount Tai would be able to glimpse the face of heaven again." Therefore, they had to be deceived into betting jokes. What the minister said did not refer to other places, but to the slaves who abandoned the capital division during the Xuande period. Now that the Hetao has been restored, the sons of the little prince are vying for the throne, and they dare not go south for a while, but the ministers heard that the Jurchen tribes are growing in population. Taizong promoted Nuer Ganwei to Nuer Gandu, and was governing the Jurchen tribes. This is a long-term peace and stability plan, and it is a pity to waste it! ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned thoughtfully, and although Xu Xun expected that Wang Shouren should be talking about something big by making a bet, he didn't expect what he said to be so to his liking, and immediately said with a smile: "Bo An said this, you should know that the difficulty of this matter is not to do it, but to let someone do it." In addition to the military attache who led the troops during the Yongle period, there were also Haixi Jurchens who were also lost and accompanied. Do you have a good candidate now? ”

"Minister, please." After a simple three words, Wang Shouren saw that Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xunjunchen both showed heart-warming expressions, so he simply said bluntly, "When the minister was recuperating from illness a year ago, he once went to Liaodong to enter the Jurchen and brought back a Jurchen orphan, so now he is also familiar with the Jurchen native language. ”

As soon as Zhu Houzhao heard that Wang Shouren had sneaked into the Jurchen hinterland under the pretext of recuperating from illness, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Okay, you Wang Shouren, you are simply ...... Chop first, play later! ”

"The emperor is wrong to blame Bo'an, this is at most an investigation first and then a report." Xu Xun quietly said a good word to Wang Shouren, and then said with a smile, "Of course, let Bo'an write the cause and effect of going to the Jurchen hinterland and the process of the period in the most detailed note, how about you take a good look?" Well, let him write a hundred thousand words? ”

Wang Shouren knew that Xu Xun had been moved by what he said, and this was obviously an intention to support himself. But the number of words in 100,000 is really terrifying, you need to know how many words Tai Shi Gong has written a historical record for so many years? Although all the sights and hearings on his road had been recorded, it would take a lot of effort to organize them for the emperor to see, and at the same time to convince the Chinese military ministers.

So, he immediately bowed down and said, "If the emperor allows it, the ministers will go back and prepare immediately." ”

"Go, go, go...... Don't submit more than 100,000 words! Zhu Houzhao deliberately added such a sentence, but he didn't think about what it looked like to be at Wang Shouren's level, 100,000 words.

When Wang Shouren, who was greatly excited, retired, he saw Xu Xun begging for an errand to send him to the stone steps that went down the mountain, but when he was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly stopped his steps and turned his head and said: "Brother Shizhen, thank you for your great kindness, you saved me from danger back then, and let me go out of Guizhou and back to Nanjing, and today helped me this time...... I was lucky to know you before the Ministry of War! ”

"Where, if there is no me, Brother Bo'an will still be Mr. Yangming, who has been famous all over the world for thousands of years."

Xu Xun said with a smile, and when he saw Wang Shouren arching his hand and drifting down the mountain, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he did it instead of Wang Shouren, even if Wang Shouren didn't stay in Guizhou Longchangyi for two years, Wang Yangming, who was known as a saint through the ages, still couldn't hide his own bright light after all!

When Xu Xun returned to the Jade Emperor Temple, he learned that Zhu Houzhao had gone to Dengfengtai, so he had to walk quickly along the road. This is not a place where ordinary people can come, but the Jade Emperor Temple was rebuilt during the Chenghua period, and it was built as a temple, and the monk official received the monk Lu Si's Yulu, and Zhu Houzhao's accompanying guards just showed their identity waist cards, and they entered lightly and skillfully, and Xu Xunzi was no exception. However, when he arrived at the Dengfeng platform, he saw Zhu Houzhao standing on top thoughtfully alone, so he said loudly below: "Wang Bo'an has already gone down the mountain." ”

Zhu Houzhao turned his head suddenly, and the afternoon sun shone on his face, showing a brilliant gold. The little emperor with squinted eyes said with his hands behind his back: "How is Dai Zongfu?" Qi Lu Qingwei is gone. Creation Zhong Shenxiu, yin and yang cut dusk. Swing the chest to give birth to stratus clouds, and decide to return to the bird. It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance. In the past, when I read Du Zimei's "Wangyue", I didn't feel anything, but today I felt that I really had a magnificent heart, which I couldn't feel in the palace in the capital. Even if you don't seal Zen, you can see such majestic rivers and mountains, this trip is worthwhile! ”

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly walked down from the Dengfeng platform in three or two times, because he said again: "Xu Xun, you said that you want to accompany me to walk all over the great rivers and mountains, can you count?" ”

Looking at Zhu Houzhao, who was full of excitement and excitement, Xu Xun naturally nodded with a smile: "Count naturally!" As long as the emperor lives a long life, this Mount Tai is just the beginning. ”

PS: 5,000 words will be sent, and the God of Wealth will be greeted tomorrow, and by the way, I will send an epilogue and a postscript......