Spring has come back at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the peach blossoms have already bloomed.
It has been almost a year since Ke Wangchen stayed at home to honor his mother.
Five months after Dai Mingzhi's death, Ke Wangchen's son was born.
The child is now six months old.
This was when the eunuchs from the palace went to the Ke family to deliver a message, saying that the emperor had summoned Ke Wangchen in the upper study and asked him to pack up and enter the palace.
The Lord of Jiaming County didn't know what was going on, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
After waiting for a long time, Ke Wangchen came back from the palace.
The main screen of Jiaming County stepped back and asked her husband: "Why did the Holy Master ask you to enter the palace?"
"The Emperor has asked me to take care of something." Ke Wangchen smiled and said, "Don't worry."
"Where are you going?" County Lord Jiaming didn't ask what was going on, just where he was going.
"Dongdu," Ke Wangchen said, "you and your children don't want to follow us. Dongdu and the capital are very close to each other, and I will be back every now and then.
It is inconvenient for you to take your child with you, and it is also inconvenient for your parents to see you and your child."
"Is this matter... dangerous?" County Lord Jiaming was worried.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Ke Wangchen raised his hand and gently stroked her face, "I can't continue to keep my filial piety, so you should worry more!"
According to regulations, the minister Ding You has to stay in mourning for three years, but when the court has important matters assigned, the minister cannot stay in mourning for three years.
It's for "winning love".
This kind of thing happened in every dynasty and every generation, and it also happened frequently in this dynasty.
Soon after, Ke Wangchen was appointed as the magistrate of the Eastern Capital and took office in the Eastern Capital.
There was naturally a reason why he was sent to Dongdu to take up his post.
I think back then, Cen Yunchu disappeared on the way to his wedding to Chen Sizhen.
Ke Wangchen searched hard.
Finally, I found out that Cen Yunchu might have been taken to Dongdu and sold to a place called "Yangu Villa".
He and Cen Tong went to Dongdu and sneaked in in disguise.
I found out that the business there was all shady, the customers attracted were either rich or expensive, and the owner behind it was extremely mysterious.
Ke Wangchen always kept this matter in mind and once revealed it to Cen Yunchu.
When we investigated Huaiyang Wang Guzi last year, we also found some clues related to it.
The emperor decided to dig out the person behind it, so he ordered Ke Wangchen to go.
In May, Zheng Wuji received a letter from Ke Wangchen, asking him for a prisoner.
"Wang Chen has been appointed as the order of Dongdu. I wonder who he is looking for." Zheng Wuji finished reading the letter and handed it to Xu Chunjun, "The person he wants is the master of Shending. He has stayed in Dongdu for several years."
"Isn't this man being held in prison in Chenzhou?" Xu Chunjun said, "Then you should send someone to take him to Dongdu."
"Okay, I'll have someone do it as soon as possible." Zheng Wuji said, "But this should be a big deal, otherwise it's impossible to win love from him, so let Wang Chen go."
"You should know after a while." Xu Chunjun said, "Master Marquis, are you still going to plow the land today?"
In a village outside the city, there was an old couple who had no children and were allotted a piece of land.
But neither of them could cultivate the land, and they were reluctant to rent it to others.
Zheng Wuji volunteered to plow the land for them, and said he wanted to experience for himself how difficult it was to go from sowing to harvesting.
The wheat has ripened for the first time, and the ground needs to be plowed before sowing.
Xu Chunjun also thought this was a good thing, so he didn't stop it.
She is now pregnant again, but she has not shown her pregnancy yet.
Fang Fei is already two years old and follows Zheng Wuji all day long.
Hearing that Zheng Wuji was going to the fields again, he also clamored to follow.
"If we continue to live like this, we are self-sufficient in farming and weaving, and we live in the countryside forever. We work at sunrise and rest at sunset. It is also a very good life!" Zheng Wuji put the hoe on his shoulder and said, holding Fang Fei's hand.
"In a paradise, people from all walks of life can be prosperous and contented. But how can the world be a paradise everywhere?" Xu Chunjun smiled.
Zheng Wuji fell into deep thought and nodded for a long time: "Yes! Not everywhere is a happy land."
He managed Chenzhou well, but how many places in the world can be like Chenzhou?
Corrupt officials, profiteers and villains can always easily destroy the people's little peace and happiness.
Zheng Wuji could only ensure that the people could live a good life while he was in office.
As for the future, what guarantee can he give?
Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Xu Chunjun knew that he was worried about the people.
When the father and daughter came back in the evening, Xu Chunjun cooked pancakes and made soup himself.
"This cake is made from wheat flour specially sent by Grandma Wang." Xu Chunjun put a piece of cake into Zheng Wuji's bowl. "Grandma Wang said that you planted the land for her family, and you deserve it.
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The flour ground from new wheat has a special aroma, is hot, and brings simple joy.
Xu Chunjun gently took Zheng Wuji's hand and groped the calluses in his palm.
"My lord, serving as an official will bring benefits to one party. You must have thought so in your heart," Xu Chunjun's gentle voice accompanied by the bright moonlight outside the window shined into Zheng Wuji's heart, "As long as you have a heart for the people, no matter where you go,
All can benefit the people.
Even if we leave Chenzhou and you take another post, it will be the same.
If one day you stand high enough, you can do greater things and benefit more people."
"Chun Jun, I understand what you mean." Zheng Wuji held her hand and said, "As long as you help me, why not worry about it."
Less than a month after Xu Chunjun's second daughter was born, he heard the news that Prince Ning had been arrested in Dongdu.
Speaking of Prince Ning, he also had a great background. He was originally the only son of Emperor Xuanqing.
Emperor Xuanqing died of a heart attack and had no posthumous edict, but Prince Ning was still less than ten years old.
The royal family and ministers considered that in such a turbulent situation, it would be extremely risky for a young son to succeed to the throne.
What's more, if Prince Ning succeeds to the throne, he will most likely continue the new rule of law implemented by Emperor Xuanqing.
The royal family and the old noble families strongly opposed the new law presided over by Xu Youguang.
Finally, everyone discussed and decided to let the emperor's younger brother, Emperor Mingde, who opposed the new law, succeed to the throne.
After Emperor Mingde succeeded to the throne, he did abolish the new law and exiled Xu Youguang and others.
Later, Emperor Mingde was assassinated and died without any heirs.
It stands to reason that Prince Ning is the only son of Emperor Xuanqing and the nephew of Emperor Mingde, so he should succeed to the throne at this time.
But his luck was really not good. When Emperor Mingde was assassinated, he was seriously ill.
You can't let someone who is seriously ill succeed you, right?
So the King of Huaiyang and others changed the proposal and made the present Holy Shang emperor.
After the current emperor ascended the throne, his reign was named Zhaocheng.
King Ning later recovered from his illness, and the Holy Master treated him well.
His fiefdom was set in Dongdu, making him the closest prince to the capital.
It's just that King Ning has always been aggrieved in his heart. He feels that he should be the emperor.
Therefore, he was restless in the Eastern Capital. He wanted to live in exile and was a powerful person. In order to win over these people, he built the Yangu Villa in the mountains.
After Ke Wangchen arrived there, it only took more than half a year to uproot Prince Ning's influence.
This is the fall of another prince after the King of Huaiyang.
For a time, the whole country felt peaceful and upright. This chapter has been completed!
