Changping Station is a small post station, located in Changping County, north of Jinan Province, Shandong Province, and the post station is built under a hillside next to the official road. In late autumn, the grass and trees on both sides of the official road have withered and yellowed, a lonely and depressed bleak scene, but the hillside is very lively, full of golden wild chrysanthemums, and the golden yellow all over the mountains is particularly dazzling.

At this time, I saw a scribe walking down the hill along the path where the weeds were growing, this scribe was about fifty years old, with a red dogwood in his bun, a wine gourd hanging from his waist, and a walking stick in his hand, his long robe fluttering, quite a bit of a worldly master.

This scribe is none other than Zhang Xuan, a prominent figure in the court.

It is said that Zhang Xuan, as the boss of the upstart faction, teamed up with Lu Bing and Guo Xun at the beginning, and used Xue Bingxin to be the king of Anhua, and almost put Xu Jin to death, and finally forced Xu Jin to use a trump card (rain lotus singing frog picture), which saved his life.

Seeing that Xu Jin was about to be demoted out of Beijing, at this time, I answered but knocked south, and Zhang Yin's identity as Li Fuda was also exposed, Guo Xun was implicated, and finally the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and together with the British public Zhang Lun and Lingbi, Tang Shaozong defected to me to rebel, and Lu Bing was also dragged into the water.

Afterwards, Zhang Xuan was implicated and arrested because of his close relationship with Guo Xun, but Zhang Xuan did not participate in the rebellion, and when the "Great Rites Discussion" dispute was made, Zhang Xuan was the first to stand up and support Jiajing, so although the Three Law Divisions sentenced Zhang Xuan to death, Jiajing still tried his best to protect him, and finally Zhang Xuan picked up his life and was demoted to the post of Changping Yi, a petty official who did not enter the stream.

And Zhang Xuan's brother Gui Cao is even more miserable, he was directly dismissed from the official and went home to plant sweet potatoes, and he is still unemployed.

Although Yi Cheng is a petty official who does not enter the stream, but there are more than a dozen post guards under his hand to listen to the call, plus the post road in Shandong runs through the north and south, not far from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, so there are really a lot of business trips in the past, and you can do some private work when there is no official reception task, and the oil and water are still quite sufficient, so Zhang Xuan stayed here for a year, not only did not suffer much, but also lived a very nourishing life.

It is worth mentioning here that Zhang Xuan also met friends with literature in his spare time, and finally simply "crowdfunded" to open a academy, served as the head of the mountain, and invited his old comrade-in-arms Gui Cao to be a teacher.

It is said that after the fall of Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao, many officials of the nouveau riche faction were immediately degraded, and when they heard that Zhang Xuan had opened the academy, they all came to defect, and for a time the academy became famous and attracted many students to study.

Although Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao relied on speculation to rise to the top and their reputation in the literary world was not very good, they were born in the two lists, with rich knowledge and experience, and there are still many scholars who are willing to learn from them.

The academy opened by Zhang Xuan is called Luofeng Academy, but as the head of the mountain, he only holds classes once a month, after all, Yicheng is his main business, and it is impossible to stay in the academy all day.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival in early September, Zhang Xuan saw that the hillside behind the post station was full of wild chrysanthemums, and he climbed alone on a whim. Zhang Yicheng was full of poetry when he looked at the scenery on the mountain, and he got three poems, but unfortunately there was no pen and paper in his hand, so he hurriedly went down the mountain to find a pen and paper to record, so as not to forget!

Let's say that Zhang Xuanjian stepped into the post station, and a post guard immediately greeted him, and said with a flattering face: "It's a coincidence that Lord Yicheng came back, the letter just sent by the capital, and the little one is thinking about whether to send it up the mountain, but he is worried about disturbing your Yaxing." ”

Zhang Xuan took the letter, glanced at it, threw the hiking crutches to the post man, and walked into the house quickly.

In the room, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be disappointed after opening the letter and reading it, Xu Ziqian was shrewd and cautious, and he didn't fall into the pit, but after all, he was forced to take a back seat, as for the cabinet, those are useless, Jin Xianmin is in charge of the cabinet, both prestige and ability are a lot worse.

A hint of contempt flashed at the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, and he took out a fire fold and lit a corner of the letter, and soon, the entire letterhead turned into a ball of fire, and the ashes flew out of the window with the autumn wind.

"Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate, the cold comes and the summer comes, the autumn harvest and the winter hide the ......" Zhang Xuan put his hands behind his back and stared at a golden hillside in the distance, it is already late autumn now, winter is coming, since winter is coming, will spring be far away?

The reason why everything in the world is hidden in winter is to accumulate energy for the spring flowers of the coming year, and Zhang Xuan at this time is in the winter storage, he always believes that he will one day usher in the season of spring flowers.

There is no doubt that Zhang Xuan is very patient, he is a person with a tough character, as evidenced by his twenty-four years and eight consecutive examinations, and Zhang Xuan is still a person who is good at seizing opportunities. He figured out Jiajing's thoughts, and decisively wrote a letter of "Great Gifts", and since then he has risen to the top and knocked down Yang Tinghe, the first assistant who was in power for a while; He seized Xue Bingxin's matter and attacked decisively, almost killing Xu Jin.

Zhang Xuan is like an experienced and superb hunter, so he is also a formidable opponent, and it is fatal to be targeted by him.

……

Zhang Xuan is very tolerant, but Ori Shin Meizi is not very tolerant, staying in the Sifang Pavilion of Honglu Temple for more than ten days, she is about to go crazy, she wants to leave for Japan, she has written twice to resign, but they are all in the sea, there is no response.

As the days passed, the uneasiness in Orishimiko's heart also increased day by day, she didn't know Jiajing, but she knew Xu Jin very well, this cold-blooded, selfish, insatiable, and brazen man definitely did the thing of taking hostages, and she even suspected that Xu Jin was plotting to merge the whole of Japan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, this guy did it, he definitely did it!

Orishibumiko wanted to escape, but how easy was it for her to escape to the Sifang Pavilion and escape to the capital? Even if you escape from the capital, how can you escape back to Japan? Even if you can escape back to Japan, will Japan really be safe?

The sailor of the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, so powerful that it makes people desperate, and Ori Shin Miko has an urge to cry.

Just when Ori Shin Miko wanted to cry, Xu Jin came, wearing a jade-colored shirt, wearing a square flat scarf, red lips and white teeth, a good young man, gestures, as calm as ever, with a bright smile on his face, but Ori Shin Miko felt underwhelmed no matter how he looked at him, and wanted to beat his face into dough with an old fist.

"This Quartet Pavilion, Nanwang is still used to living in it." Xu Jin sat down at the coffee table and asked with a smile.

Orishimiko didn't answer, and when the maidservant finished pouring the tea, she pointed to the door and said, "You go out first!" ”

The maidservant was specially sent by Honglu Temple to serve Orishin Miko, but she didn't take Orishin Miko as a widow very seriously, and she didn't move when she heard the words, but just looked at Xu Jin.

Xu Jin nodded slightly, and the maid retreated when she saw this, but as soon as she left the room, the door was slammed shut by Orishin Miko, and a strange look flashed on the maid's face.

Orishin Miko closed the door and came to Xu Jin in one arrow step...... Kneeling down with a plop, she said coquettishly: "Master, Miko wants to go back to Japan." ”

Xu Jin pretended to be surprised and said: "You are in such a hurry to go back, is it because I am not well entertained?" ”

"Not really!"

"Why is that?"

Weaving Shin Miko secretly hated, gritted her teeth and said: "Meizi still owes Daming five million silver, every time I think of it, I feel uneasy, I just want to go back to prepare as soon as possible and return the silver as soon as possible." ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "I see, in fact, the king of the south doesn't have to be in a hurry, five million taels of silver is not five hundred taels, I am afraid it will not be over in ten years or eight years, it is better to wait for the New Year, and then go back when the monsoon blows in March and April next year, just feel the atmosphere of the New Year in the capital of Emperor Ming, and the grand Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival, which cannot be seen in your country." ”

Orishin Miko couldn't help but be angry, demon, you also know that five million silver can't be finished in ten or eight years!

"Having said that, it's better to pay it off sooner if you can pay it off early." Orishin Miko said patiently: "And those people under Miko are not fuel-efficient lamps, if Miko doesn't return for a long time, I'm afraid there will be chaos, and then the five million taels of silver, I'm afraid Miko really can't afford to pay it back." ”

Xu Jin said calmly: "Although the king of the south can rest assured, there is my Ming Dynasty's Oriental Protectorate, if your subordinates dare to make trouble, Feng Guoqing and Feng Duhu will give you peace within ten days." ”

Orishin Miko's face changed slightly, what she was most worried about was that Xu Jin detained herself, Takeda Xuanxin and others in Daming, and then sent someone to destroy Japan.

Xu Jin glanced at Ori Shin Miko, whose face was uncertain, and secretly laughed in his heart, although he had no plan to annex the entire Wa Kingdom, but for the time being, he couldn't let Ori Shin Miko and them go back, at least he had to leave Feng Guoqing half a year to stabilize the foundation of the Protectorate.

Orixin Meizi stared at Xu Jin, who was drinking tea on the ground, her anger finally couldn't be controlled, and she surged up, she jumped up, like a female leopard who chose people to devour, her five fingers were open, and she grabbed Xu Jin's collar with a whoosh, so the tea in Grandpa Yasukuni's cup was all poured on himself, and even his pants and crotch were wet, and he was embarrassed!

Fortunately, our grandfather Yasukuni is accustomed to seeing big winds and waves, and he still doesn't change his face, and said lightly: "Don't get excited, there are no eyes for swords and guns!" ”

Only then did Ori Shin Miko realize that something was against her abdomen, and when she looked down, she saw that someone was holding a yellow and clear double-barreled flintlock pistol in her hand, and the hammer had been pulled up, and she couldn't help but shudder smartly, in this case, her martial arts were ten times higher.

Orishimiko was shocked and angry, gritted her teeth and said, "It's a big deal!" ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "There's no need for this, stay here for a few months, and after the spring of next year, the national guild will send someone to send you back to China." ”

Ori Shin Miko said suspiciously: "Really? ”

Xu Jin said suddenly: "Do you think it is necessary for the Duke to lie to you?" ”

Orishin Miko is right when she thinks about it, now people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat, if it is just to detain people, Xu Jin really doesn't need to lie to himself, and there is no need to even come to see him.

So the question is, in that case, why did Xu Jin still come to him?

The anger on Orishimiko's face gradually faded, and she let go of the hand that was holding Xu Jin's sleeve, but the latter did not withdraw the flintlock pistol and continued to press against the former's lower abdomen.

Orishin Miko said angrily: "You don't need a musket if you have the ability!" ”

Xu Jin shrugged: "It's okay not to use a musket, as a man there is another gun!" ”

Orishin Miko was stunned for a moment, and then said disdainfully: "Do you dare? ”

Ori Shin Miko tried to dedicate herself more than ten times before, but was rejected by someone, she didn't believe that Xu Jin came to her today for this.

"Why don't you dare!" Xu Jin stretched out his hand and pulled it, and Orishin Miko fell into his arms with a scream.