Patriarch Wang held Cui Yan in his hand lovingly, and put his eyes close to it, stroking it and looking closely at it.
A servant walked out with two brewed tea bowls. He put down a bowl in front of Xiao Chen and Xiao Chen, nodded respectfully, and turned to leave.
"Chief Wang, why don't you see Xiao Yu? Did he run out again just for fun?"
After coming in for a long time, Xiao Yu's voice was not heard, so Xiao Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Oh," after hearing Xiao Chen's question, the royal family leader put down the green inkstone in his hand, "Xiao Yu is a very sensible kid, and he and my second brother, who is the housekeeper, went to distribute Lantern Festivals to the residents of the town.
"
"Distributing Lantern Festival? The royal family chief distributes Lantern Festival to the residents of the town?" Xiao Chen asked softly as the tea bowl he held stopped in the air.
"Yes." The royal family leader nodded, "Although I don't want the residents in the town to develop the habit of eating food that comes from outside, but today is the Lantern Festival, and there are no stalls selling Lantern Festival in the town. Even if there are, most of the residents
I couldn’t afford it, or I was reluctant to buy it, so I asked my servants to make some Lantern Festivals and distribute them from house to house today."
The royal family chief said with a smile, as if this was a very common thing.
However, listening to Xiao Chen's eyes, he couldn't help but respect the royal family leader even more.
Princes and ministers, when celebrating a festival, they don’t get together with their families and enjoy the joy of the festival together. In their eyes, spending the festival with their families is the best reward for their daily hard work. Sitting together as a family
, there is no place for other people in my heart.
And this royal patriarch, during the Lantern Festival, sat alone in the living room drinking tea, while his servants were busy making Lantern Festivals for the residents of the town. A hermit in the countryside could care about the residents of the town. If he were to serve as an official in the court, he would think in his heart.
Yes, it must be all people in the world.
The government and the public were scattered, and Cangcheng, the Minister of Rites, had been beheaded by himself. The head of Li An, the Minister of Punishments, had also been ordered by himself. As for other officials in the court, if they behaved improperly, they were also within the scope of his execution. In this way,
, the vacant positions in the DPRK urgently need to be filled.
If I could persuade the royal family chief to become an official in the court, not to mention being the chief officer of the Six Ministries, but becoming a cabinet bachelor or a minister of the Six Ministries would be more than enough.
Although Dongchang has absolute law enforcement rights, there is no one in the government. Every time there is a new trend, he is always one step behind in getting the news. Some things, just one step away, can lead to a huge difference in the outcome.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen secretly made up his mind that today, even if he kept talking, he would shake the ancestral precept that the royal family chief would never serve as an official in the court.
"Clan Chief Wang is really devoted to the people. May I ask Chief Wang, what business does the Wang family run in this Qinghe store?" Xiao Chen sat up straight and asked with a smile.
"It's embarrassing to say that the Wang family has never had the talent to do business, so they don't have any industry." Listening to Xiao Chen's question, the royal family chief smiled awkwardly and replied.
"This Qinghe store is located in a remote place. Even if it has property, it can't make much money. It has hundreds of acres of fertile land, which is enough for the Wang family's daily expenses." Xiao Chen picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the shame on Chief Wang's face became even greater: "Most of the residents of Qinghedian make a living by farming, how could I bear the heart to acquire all the fields they depend on for survival. Now, the Wang family,
It is only thirty acres of land, and the annual harvest, excluding the taxes from the court, only solves the family's food problem."
Xiao Chen was stunned, and gently placed the tea bowl in his hand on the table, staring at the royal family leader, and said with doubts: "So, whether it is the Wang family's distribution of steamed buns to the top 100 people twice a month,
, or are you just resting on your laurels by giving benefits to the people in the town during the holidays?"
"Alas." The royal family chief sighed softly, "Isn't it? I have also been worried recently. If this continues, no matter how rich the Wang family is, there will be a day when they will have nothing to do. However, seeing that the people in the town can't even celebrate the festival.
I can’t survive, and I can’t sit back and ignore it. Oh, it’s so difficult!”
The royal family chief let out another long sigh.
"Sometimes I wonder if it was a mistake to move my family to this Qinghe store. If I were to look for a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and few people to live in, although it would be a lot deserted, I would still be faced with the hunger and cold in this world.
If you don’t see yourself as pure, you can live peacefully for the rest of your life.”
"Hahaha..." Xiao Chen laughed, "When Patriarch Wang moved his family to Qinghe Store, it was just because he fell in love with King Yan's great talent and good governance. In Patriarch Wang's heart, he still has the people and the feelings of family and country.
.Even if he moved to the paradise of green mountains and beautiful waters, it was just a restraint for the royal family leader."
Shaking his head, the royal family leader said: "Brother Xiao, what you said is wrong. The ancestral motto of my Wang family is that I will never serve as an official in the court. If I had moved into the remote mountains and old forests that are inaccessible, I would have definitely made up my mind to study knowledge and pick chrysanthemums.
Under the east fence, you can leisurely see the Nanshan Mountain. Just thinking about this kind of day makes people yearn for it."
"I don't believe it." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "If Patriarch Wang could let go of the common people in the world, he would not move to the outskirts of Yanjing, thousands of miles away. In Patriarch Wang's heart, he still cares about the people of the world.
"
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Patriarch Wang was stunned. He picked up the tea bowl next to his hand and fiddled with it gently to relieve his inner embarrassment.
After pondering for a moment, a smile appeared on his face: "The ancestral motto of the Wang family is never to serve as an official in the court, and it does not mean to ignore the life and death of the people. I am a soft-hearted person and can't bear to see the slightest suffering in the world."
Gently tapping the table with his fingers, Xiao Chen had a look of helplessness on his face.
"Actually, I came to Qinghe Store this time, firstly, to see Xiao Yu, and secondly, to complain to the head of the royal family. In the world, only the head of the royal family can understand the pain in my heart."
Since direct persuasion doesn't work, you might as well try another method of "inducing".
Xiao Chen smiled secretly in his heart.
"Brother Xiao, you are flattering me. Now that you are the purple-robed captain, not only do you have the power in the world, but no one dares to touch you. How can you feel bitter in your heart?"
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and you feel helpless in your heart. What's more, I am just an ordinary captain of Dongchang. Even if I am dressed in purple, I can't defeat the hundreds of people in the court."
The officials jointly signed the letter to be held accountable."
The royal family leader frowned slightly and gently placed the tea bowl in his hand on the table: "Is it because of the matter of the Minister of Rites and the Cangcheng incident?"
Nodding, Xiao Chen tried his best to make a helpless expression. As if this was not enough, he let out a long sigh.
"Alas, that Cang Chengchi was released into the open, rushed to the execution ground in public, and spoke rudely to Ziyi. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he should be beheaded and the nine clans should be implicated. I only killed him personally, but how could I know that he had a deep foundation in the court and actually
Let all the officials jointly submit a letter. It seems that I am in doom this time."
After saying this, Xiao Chen secretly glanced at the change in the expression of the royal family leader from the corner of his eye.
