The little fox looked uncomfortable. He had two more small bags with a pile of books on his body. He asked Ji Xiang in confusion:
"Master, aren't we leaving Shuntian now?"
"No, we still need to find someone and order some new magic weapons from him."
Ji Xiang responded like this.
The little fox's expression became a little curious: "New... magical weapon?"
In his little mind, some treasures from the storybook emerged, such as the flying magic sword, the magic pen that turned still life into reality, the morning glory's diamond carving...
"I know I know!"
The little fox was a little excited: "Those magic weapons are all mentioned in "Journey to the West", such as the Ruyi golden cudgel weighing 13,500 kilograms, the golden armor with chains, the purple gold crown with phoenix wings, and the nine-tooth nail rake, Three golden hoops, two yin and yang gas bottles, a three-pointed two-edged spear, an iron soldier with a heart, five-color fairy clothes, a banana fan, a Bagua stove..."
"Master, is the person you are looking for a great immortal who can make these magic weapons...ah...is it..."
Halfway through the words, the voice suddenly became quieter. It turned out to be Ji Xiang, who was covered in firearms and books, lowering his head and staring at the little fox.
"When did you watch "Journey to the West"?"
"Just...in the Longde Hall...you all went to fight that Jurchen. I saw His Majesty put a book on the table, so I took a peek..."
"Hu Xiaoshi! You have time to read Journey to the West, but don't have time to draw talismans? Is this your attitude towards learning!"
Ji Xiang's tone suddenly became weird. The little fox was like a child who was caught reading extracurricular books. He was covered in cold sweat and his face was a little pale.
"Just, I just took a look at it twice. I read books very quickly, and I didn't even read the whole plot..."
I didn’t watch it all because I was afraid that you would come back from outside.
In order to survive the challenge, the little fox immediately mentioned one thing.
"Master, you don't know. It seems that "Journey to the West" was written during the Jiajing Emperor's period... He once searched for the original manuscript of "Journey to the West" but could not find its whereabouts. He often read it over and over again and made annotations. .”
"This is what I heard from the fox dragon."
Sure enough, when the little fox saw Ji Xiang listening to this gossip, he immediately frowned and began to think deeply.
The little fox didn't know what the master was thinking.
We don’t know, and we don’t dare to ask, so we hold on to our little flag.
Here, Ji Xiang is thinking, doesn't this news correspond to the news that Liu Mengyin said at the beginning, saying that old man Lei Xuan once searched for the manuscript of a book and strongly supported Liu Mengyin's act of writing the book... .It turned out to be "Journey to the West".
The predecessor of "Journey to the West", "Journey to the West Pinghua", existed in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It also contains classic content such as Wei Zheng slaying the dragon, Xuanzang's journey to the west, and Che Chi's fight in the country. The complete "Journey to the West" It was compiled and supplemented by Wu Chengen during the Jiajing period.
It was said that it was a very popular book at that time... so much so that people took advantage of it and wrote "Journey to the East" and "Journey to the South"...
"Hmm! Is it interesting?"
Ji Xiang was suddenly startled.
This is a bit strange!
Liu Mengyin wanted to write about gods and ghosts, and it was approved by the old man Lei Xuan, which was supported by Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing did not find the original manuscript of Journey to the West.
The Japanese magic of transformation of gods and ghosts appeared on the Korean battlefield, turning false book spirits into reality, combined with Western magic.
Emperor Wanli was threatened by the Korean battlefield and the threat from Emperor Jiajing. Under double terror, he began to write books.
These clues seem to be related in some way. Could it be that the Jiajing Emperor was engraving and guiding the Wanli Emperor and reusing Liu Mengyin to write the book?
"Here, we didn't find "Journey to the West", so we asked Emperor Wanli to write a substitute?"
Emperor Wanli: I am writing and writing.
Damn, "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", right?
"I don't understand, but at least for now, Emperor Jiajing cannot have any influence on Emperor Wanli. After all, the progress of writing the book is only 0%."
Ji Xiang is not too worried about this. Anyway, if you want to write a book in this era, it will be completed in ten years. The emperor cannot write every day. Even if you find a ghostwriter, the year will not be less than May or Six. Year.
Moreover, when looking for a ghostwriter, the wish belongs to the ghostwriter, and he is not the Wanli Emperor. It is useless to get naming rights, so in the end he has to do this job himself.
Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was tricked by himself, and now he seems to be being chased as a dog in the mountains and rivers. He probably has little time to take care of Emperor Wanli's affairs. For the time being, Ming Dynasty has solved some hidden dangers in the capital.
But the big thing that Lishanhe and his gang want to do next is the flowering of flowers in various places. It is estimated that various rebellions and uprisings will soon occur. After all, the Little Ice Age is almost here.
This is the cycle of heaven, which does not depend on human will, but only obeys the arrangements of "heaven".
After thinking wildly all the way, Ji Xiang and the little fox came to Zhao Shizhen's residence.
Zhao Shizhen has been the chief registrar of Honglu Temple for eighteen years. This position is mainly responsible for the review and review of seals and some ceremonial matters. There is only one person and there is no big power. Last year, he was finally upgraded from the eighth grade to the seventh grade. But he is still a small official, his salary is not high and he is relatively poor. After all, all his money is used for research. People who have no hope of promotion often achieve something in another area.
Therefore, his residence is also at the junction of the inner and outer cities. He lives in an alley and does not have his own real estate. Although he does not have much money, the place where he lives will be among the Chaoyang people in future generations...
There is no work at Honglu Temple now. The Wanli period was considered a serious period for officials to fish for money. Except for the official department, which had almost no holidays, the holidays for other officials were about three days in January. However, the Wanli Emperor himself did not go to work in court. Others don't even go to court in the morning, just trying to catch fish? That's all for real work...
When they arrived at Zhao Shizhen's residence, the door was owned by an old employee and looked weathered. Ji Xiang didn't dare to knock on the door and asked the little fox to knock for fear that the door would be torn down.
Boom, boom, boom!
The little fox knocked on the door and shouted at the same time: "The Daolu Division of the Ming Dynasty, the great master of Beiji Renwei, is coming to visit Mr. Zhao."
Soon there was movement inside the door, as if someone was talking. The door to the alley courtyard was opened by Zhao Shizhen's wife, who had no attendants at home. In the Ming Dynasty, the rule that women generally did not appear in public was only limited to wealthy families. The old Zhao family obviously did not have this condition.
When the woman saw the little fox, her eyes lit up slightly. When she saw Ji Xiang again, she was a little startled. Because Ji Xiang was covered in arms, she thought he was coming to break down the door.
Hearing that Ji Xiang was here to visit Zhao Shizhen, he asked Ji Xiang to wait while her husband was talking to someone inside.
"People from Daolu Division? I don't know them."
Zhao Shizhen came out of the house and walked into the dilapidated courtyard. There was a bearded man beside him.
He was shocked when he saw Ji Xiang's robe. This kind of robe was only worn by Zhang Tianshi when he was looking at the gate. But there were some differences, and the person in front of him actually had firearms all over his body!
Zhao Shizhen was also startled and took two or three steps back.
He did not dare to neglect and asked strangely:
"Looking like this... I wonder if you are...?"
The seventh- and eighth-grade junior officials do not have the right to participate in the Fengtianmen court, so they do not know Ji Xiang at all.
Ji Xiang smiled slightly: "I heard what Zhang Tianshi said, are you making some useful magic weapons here? I want to give you some suggestions, and by the way, please help me make a separate one."
After that, he patted the firearms on his body and made a dull thumping sound.
