Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Have you found Gu Junen?

Zhu Youjian rubbed his hands in excitement and walked around the hall several times, almost making Wang Chengen, Song Xiance and Wu Buwei dizzy.

According to Jin Yiwei's report, Gu Junen was ordained and became a monk at Longyin Temple in Nanling Mountain, Qinghe County under the jurisdiction of Nanjing, and his Buddhist title was lost.

Zhu Youjian wanted to imitate Liu Bei and visit the thatched cottage three times, so he asked Gu Junen to help him. However, Nanjing was too far away from Beijing and it was impossible for him to travel far. Moreover, it was a critical period now and he had to sit in the capital and control the overall situation.

Then we can only send a heavyweight who can represent him, show enough sincerity to Gu Junen, and be eloquent. Who is the right person to send?

Your Majesty, this matter must be done by me.

Song Xiance took the initiative to ask for the job, not because he wanted to take credit, but because he was the most suitable person because not only did he and Gu Junen work together as colleagues, but they were also close friends. Only he could dispel Gu Junen's wariness.

Then thank you, military advisor. Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Song Xiance's performance. In his heart, the most suitable candidate was naturally Song Xiance.

For safety reasons, he not only asked Song Xiance to bring more guards, but also asked Zhu Shisan to protect him personally. An extremely important person like Song Xiance must be well protected. If he died in an accident, he would cry. No tears.

He is not worried at all that Song Xiance will take the opportunity to run away. Not to mention that all his relatives are in the capital. With his current status, he is already enjoying glory and wealth, and has a bright future. He may become prime minister in the future and be famous in history. His brain Only when you get flooded will you throw away everything you have now.

Besides, who else can he turn to now? Zhang Xianzhong is violent and murderous, and is not a wise leader who can be assisted. The former boss Li Zicheng now wants to skin him and light a sky lantern. Where else can he go?

Beijing, Xicheng District.

Li Ji's Tavern was originally just a relatively remote tavern with not many customers, so it could barely keep operating. It was only recently that business began to pick up, and it had a tendency to explode.

Because the chef's cooking skills are pretty good, mainly because it's cheap, and the wine isn't watered down too much, he can definitely be regarded as a conscientious businessman. The key is that it's not far from the New Army Camp and the Field Military Hospital, so many people come to drink and eat. It's a big-headed soldier wearing a new military uniform.

Qiu Ba is a contemptuous name for soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, because these soldiers have bad military discipline, harass the people, and even kill good people and take credit for their merits. They are worse than those bandits who occupy mountains and become kings and rob homes and homes.

Datoubing is the honorific title given to the New Army soldiers who have strict military discipline, never harass the people, and pay for everything they buy. At least in the capital, the common people have a pretty good impression of the New Army soldiers.

In order to motivate the soldiers to train hard and strive to be the first, Zhu Youjian established various reward and punishment systems. The reward of silver is the favorite reward of all soldiers, and there is also big fish and meat, which are the benefits of getting it in your hands and eating it in your stomach. .

Then there is the rare vacation. After all, after high-intensity continuous training, even the best soldiers will feel tired. If you get a day or two of vacation, you can leave the military camp and go shopping, buy things you like or your family likes, mail them back, and then find another store. In the tavern, the brothers had a few drinks, and they were so happy.

Of course, no one dares to get drunk, no one dares to try the taste of confinement, it will drive people crazy.

Therefore, the soldiers who got a few days' leave went shopping together on the street, and on their way back to the military camp, they went to Li Ji Bistro to eat and drink. Over time, the reputation of Li Ji Bistro slowly spread in the military camp.

As more and more soldiers came to eat and drink, even some company and platoon-level lieutenants came to eat and drink, Li Ji Bistro almost became a canteen exclusively for New Army soldiers.

Of course, it’s not just the soldiers of the New Army who come to eat and drink. Sometimes, some poor people working outside will also come in to eat and have a nice drink while listening to the soldiers of the New Army talking about some interesting things in the military camp. , and occasionally exchanged a few words. We all came from poor backgrounds, so there was no sense of incompatibility. On the contrary, we felt a little closer to each other.

I don’t know when, there was a young scholar named Gu who came here to eat every day. He sat alone at a table in the corner and ate in silence. He ate very slowly and drank a small drink. Most of the day seemed very leisurely.

Although Gu Xiucai's behavior was ordinary, it still attracted the attention of an officer from the Military Law Department, who followed him secretly to find out his details.