The man shouted twice hard and became dizzy. Fortunately, his son held him up and he didn't fall down.
He raised his head and looked at the plaque on the government office, and suddenly started to tremble with fear... He was really confused, this was the prefect's office, where could he come?
Just thinking that Chongpachi was inside, he actually forgot about Wang Fa. Besides, it was not certain whether Chongpachi was inside... Thinking of this, the man grabbed his son and turned around to run away.
After he staggered a few steps, a soldier came out and caught up with them.
"Brother, is something wrong?"
Li Zhen's legs felt weak when she saw the soldier. She just screamed wildly twice. Isn't this life-threatening?
He could only lower his head and murmured: "No, no..."
The soldier looked at his appearance and then at the young man next to him. The soldier said, "Brother, don't be afraid. The higher-ups have already given the order. If you have any grievances, just come and someone will make the decision. Even if there is no injustice,
It's okay to come to the Yamen to give advice. The superior will come to ask in person when he has time, and several gentlemen will come over from time to time. Come in with me, drink some water, take a rest, and talk slowly if you have anything to say."
The soldier had a kind tone and a smile on his face. Li Zhen was really hesitant. Is this still a soldier from the Yamen?
Have you met the Bodhisattva?
Li Zhen and his son were led into a room next to the second hall by soldiers and asked to sit down. Then the soldiers brought tea and a small plate of jujube cake.
Li Baoer couldn't help but salivate when he saw the food, and Li Zhen couldn't help but swallow her saliva, "This, this is, for, for us?"
The soldier smiled and nodded. Li Zhen mustered up the courage to reach out and grab a piece. He was about to put it into his mouth. Halfway through, he stopped and gave it to his son.
"Eat, eat some!"
Li Baoer took it in his hand. When the half-grown boy was the most able to eat, he ate it in three or two bites, which was not enough to fill his teeth... Li Zhen kept looking at the soldier and saw that he was just smiling without any other meaning, so he hurriedly
He grabbed another piece and handed it to his son. He also grabbed a piece and ate it.
The dates are rich in flavor, soft and sweet, so delicious!
The two of them ate up all the jujube cakes on the plate and drank the hot tea. Finally, they regained some strength. He asked curiously: "Chongbali? Did he tell you to bring it to us?"
The soldier smiled and said, "I don't know who Chongba is. This is all ordered by the superiors. At these times, there will inevitably be disputes when cleaning up the prisons of injustice and dividing the land equally. The superiors allowed the people to come to the Yamen to redress their grievances. Sir, I asked us to prepare this room.
, told us that we must be polite and kind to our fellow villagers, listen carefully, and write down any issues or opinions we have, and then we will find ways to solve them."
The soldier smiled and said, "How about it? Do you and your son have any grievances?"
Li Zhen grinned. If you want to say he was unjustly accused, of course he was unjustly accused. How could he not be unjustly accused when the family got into such a mess? But the top priority was to see Chongba... By the way, Li Zhen suddenly remembered that when he was in Xuyi, he heard that
People say that Chongba seems to have changed his name... By the way, his name is Zhu Yuanzhang!
Li Zhen slapped her forehead and said hurriedly: "I, I want to see Zhu Yuanzhang! I am his brother-in-law! This, this is his nephew!"
The soldier was slightly startled. It was not uncommon for people to recognize their relatives. In the past time, many villagers from Haozhou came to seek refuge with them, but they did not have any close relatives.
But since it involves a higher position, one cannot be reckless... The soldier nodded and agreed. He did not go to Zhu Yuanzhang, but went to the signing room next to the government office. By chance, Zhang Ximeng was here.
He told what happened, and Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but be surprised.
Not long ago he was planning for Zhu Wenzheng, why did Li Wenzhong come first?
Zhang Ximeng came over in a hurry and saw the Li family and his son.
As the saying goes, it can't be true. After Li Zhen said a few words, Zhang Ximeng decisively sent someone to invite Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Zhen did not marry Zhu Yuanzhang's second sister until she was thirty-five years old, and had her son Li Wenzhong the following year.
At this age, he can still get married and marry a young wife. Li Zhen's family background is very good, at least well-off or above.
Zhu Yuanzhang had two sisters. After the eldest sister got married, she was like a kite with a broken string and had no contact with the family. Over time, Zhu Yuanzhang became the eldest sister and died.
The so-called kinship is roughly like this.
There is no taking it for granted, only comparing it with your heart.
Li Zhen often helped his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Zhu Yuanzhang also received a lot of benefits. He respected his second brother-in-law very much.
It was only later that a major disaster affected Li Zhen's hometown in Xuyi, and he was unable to take care of his father-in-law's family... Only then did Lao Zhu's family die, and he had to become a monk.
Fast forward to ten years later, Zhu Yuanzhang has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and has become a small prince. However, Li Zhen's wife died and all his family property was lost. He could only bring his son to beg for food and pray for Lao Zhu's protection.
Zhang Ximeng asked someone to cook lotus seed soup again and let the two men eat first. People who have been hungry for a long time cannot be too full at once and must recover slowly.
"The superiors have never forgotten you. Not long ago, they even sent people to search for you. It's just that the war was in chaos. It's not that easy to find someone."
Li Zhen nodded immediately, "Who says it's not the case! That unjust king named Zhao is plundering and looting all day long without doing anything. The people hate him! Bao'er and I were almost arrested."
The man named Zhao is the unjust king?
Zhang Ximeng thought for a while, "Is it Zhao Junyong, King of Yongyi?"
"Yes, it's this beast! He's so bad that he smokes..." Li Zhen gritted her teeth.
As he was saying this, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps, and then a tall figure came in.
"Brother-in-law!"
Zhu Yuanzhang recognized the person and suddenly ran over and grabbed Li Zhen. Li Zhen was stunned for a moment. After carefully identifying him, he reached out and hugged Zhu Yuanzhang.
Two men twice as old as each other hugged each other.
Crying and laughing again made Zhang Ximeng's eyes red.
Lao Zhu separated from his brother-in-law for a long time, and then he noticed the young man next to him and said in surprise: "Here, is this Bao'er? So big?"
Li Zhen nodded and quickly pulled Li Baoer over to salute his uncle.
Zhu Yuanzhang took Li Baoer and looked at it again and again, and he liked it very much.
Li Zhen saw this and gritted his teeth and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Chongba, you are now very promising. I heard from this gentleman that there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers alone... Brother-in-law is so old, I don't know what to do."
He died at that time, and Baoer was helpless. You took pity on him, adopted him as your adopted son, and helped your brother-in-law raise him. Even if I die, I will still be grateful for your great kindness!"
With that said, Li Zhen knelt down.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately grabbed his brother-in-law.
Speaking of which, Li Zhen's idea is also ordinary. If it were the original Lao Zhu, he would definitely agree. His nephew has become his godson, and his flesh is rotten in the pot. There is nothing wrong with it.
But since Zhang Ximeng mentioned the history of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Lao Zhu couldn't help but be more careful.
Like Zhu Ying, Cun Cui had no blood relationship, so no one would think that Zhu Ying could inherit his legacy. But it was different when he was a nephew.
It's not that Lao Zhu doesn't like Li Baoer or respect his brother-in-law.
It's just that it's a bit troublesome, and it's better to prevent it in advance.
"Brother-in-law, get up and let's talk slowly..." After pulling up Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "As brother-in-law said, you are too old and may not be able to have another son. Bao'er is the only child of your Li family.
, blooming branches and spreading leaves, inheriting the incense, all depend on him. Let’s put it this way, your son is our son, and we promise to be closer than our own son.”
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, he said to Zhang Ximeng: "Sir, from now on, our nephew will be left to you. You must teach him to read and write well and cultivate him into a talent."
Zhang Ximeng was startled, this matter was such a big deal, why did he throw the burden on himself?
Before he agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to start bragging with Li Zhen.
"Brother-in-law, please don't look at Mr. Zhang's young age. He comes from a well-known family and is full of knowledge. He has contributed the most to where we are today."
Li Zhen had already seen Zhang Ximeng's unusualness in the conversation just now, so she did not dare to look down upon him.
Now when he heard that his son was allowed to study with someone else, he was immediately overjoyed, "Then the child will be entrusted to the husband. Whether he beats or scolds him, he will make the decision, but..."
"There's just one thing." Li Zhen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and then said: "I heard that many people have changed their names. I was wondering if I should change one of them too?"
"Change!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Sir, what do you think our nephew should be called?"
"Lord, if you ask him to study with me, he is naturally interested in studying literature, so why not call him Wenzhong!" Zhang Ximeng didn't bother much.
Zhu Yuanzhang touched it and looked at Li Zhen again, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Li Wenzhong, Li Wenzhong! Okay! That's the name!"
He quickly took his son and bowed to thank him.
Zhang Ximeng could only accept it.
Lao Zhu carefully told his brother-in-law about Zhang Ximeng's background and the strategies he had given to him. Li Zhen was stunned for a moment.
My own son is fourteen this year, and is slightly older than Zhang Ximeng by two months, but he is incomparable! My brother-in-law’s men are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons!
"By the way, brother-in-law, since you are here, do you have any plans?" Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are not forcing you to work! If you don't want to do anything, we should support you. If you have anything
If you have any ideas, tell us and we will help you make arrangements."
Li Zhen thought for a long time and then said: "Look, my brother-in-law doesn't know much... He just worked as a cook for a few days in his early years. So, can you let me take care of the cooking?"
Lao Zhu was slightly startled, "Brother-in-law, why do you want to do this?"
Li Zhen grinned and smiled bitterly. He lifted up his tattered clothes, revealing his shriveled abdomen. He smiled helplessly, "Nothing else, I'm scared of being hungry!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing, "Brother-in-law, you are in charge of the kitchen just to fill your own belly?"
Li Zhen was in a daze, so she hurriedly explained: "Don't, don't get distracted, I don't want to eat secretly, I, I just want to look at the food and vegetables, and just look at... and feel at ease."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Okay, brother-in-law, I will take you to see our kitchen! I guarantee that I will scare you!"
Li Zhen blinked. It's just the kitchen. Who can you scare? I don't believe it!