When the sun rose more than ten feet high, everyone was already on the official road outside Qinghedian Town.
Perhaps it was because he had never visited incognito like this before, so Ming Chengzu seemed very happy.
"Everyone dismount, the team stays here, we go in." Looking at the somewhat shabby Qinghe store, Ming Chengzu reined in the horses and turned back to Xiao Chen and said.
"Your Majesty, no, do you want to understand the sentiment of the people?" Xiao Chen jumped off the horse and said.
"Well, just take a look and see what people's livelihood is like in the suburbs of the capital city. As long as there are no major disasters, what comes to my ears is always that the weather is good and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Taking advantage of this opportunity today, I think about myself
have a look."
With that said, Ming Chengzu walked towards Qinghedian Town.
The first Qinghe store in town was a low thatched house, with a blind old woman sitting at the door, holding a wooden stick in her hand, her face expressionless, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"This is Wang Po. She lost her husband in her early years and her son in middle age. Years ago, her grandson who had just been able to make money as a waiter was also secretly killed by Liao Xianghe's Jinyi Guards." Xiao Chen saw Ming Chengzu stop and stare at the thatched house.
The old man at the door hurriedly came forward and introduced.
"Now that the old man is left alone, how will she live?" Ming Chengzu's face turned gloomy.
"I rely entirely on the royal family leader to take care of me." Xiao Chen said.
Ming Chengzu turned around and looked at Wang Xiaosi beside him: "Go back and send someone to send you one hundred taels of silver."
"Master," Xiao Chen said softly, "it's useless for Mrs. Wang to ask for money. He can't go out on the street, so he can only fumble to make a bowl of rice for himself. When I was handling the case in Qinghe store, in the name of Dongchang, I asked Wang Clan's chief
The family left fifty taels of silver as the living expenses of Mrs. Wang. The head of the royal family will send people to deliver food regularly."
Ming Chengzu turned around and looked into the depths of Qinghe Store.
"Have all the victims been properly comforted here?"
"They all subsidized money or food, and Shunyi County also posted notices to calm the people." Xiao Chen bowed and answered.
"That's good. When handling cases in the future, we must appease the people. In a world where those who win the hearts of the people, we cannot lose the hearts of the people."
"I understand," Xiao Chen said.
"Let's go directly to the royal family chief's house." Ming Chengzu said softly.
Ming Chengzu stopped talking, and others did not dare to speak. Everyone arrived at the door of Wang's house in silence.
The two servants at the door had already recognized Xiao Chen and greeted him from afar: "Good morning, Mr. Xiao."
"Good morning. Is Patriarch Wang at home today?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
"Here we are, we will be practicing calligraphy in the study. Mr. Xiao will go to the living room to wait first. I will report to the master right away." The servant respectfully welcomed everyone into the door and ran towards the study.
Xiao Chen walked in front and carefully led Ming Chengzu to the living room.
As soon as they entered the living room, the royal family leader who received the report had already walked out of the back hall.
"Brother Xiao, Captain Duan." The royal family leader clasped his fists in a salute, and then looked at the majestic old man behind Xiao Chen, "Who is this?"
"Oh," Xiao Chen smiled slightly and hurriedly introduced, "This is our master, Mr. Huang. I heard that the royal family leader is very knowledgeable and talented, and he came here specially to visit today."
A trace of suspicion flashed in the eyes of the royal family leader, and then he bowed and said: "Master Huang, I am honored to come to my humble residence. Please take a seat."
Pointing to the main seat under the nave, the royal family chief said respectfully.
"Okay, you don't have to be polite, Chief Royal." After being modest, Ming Chengzu slowly sat up.
The royal family chief stood aside respectfully, but did not even sit down.
Looking up, Ming Chengzu looked around and browsed the handwritings on the wall one by one.
"May I ask the royal family leader, are all the ink marks on this wall written by you?" Ming Chengzu said.
"One of the paintings is the handwriting of our ancestors, and the others are my appreciation of the ancients. I excerpted their excellent poems to motivate myself all the time." The royal family chief said with a smile.
Seeing the royal family leader being so humble, Ming Chengzu was in a good mood.
"Head of the Royal Family, I, as a guest, always sit down, how can you, the master, stand? Come on, come on, there is a chair here, let's sit down together."
"Master Huang is laughing. The Wang family is a small family, and the living room is small and can only accommodate two chairs. Now, with so many guests standing here, there is no reason for me, the master, to sit down." The head of the royal family bowed.
He stood up and bowed to Ming Chengzu in embarrassment.
"Okay, if you want to stand, let's all stand." Ming Chengzu smiled and stood up.
"Master Huang, I can't help it. You are a distinguished guest, how can you stand?" the royal family leader said a little anxiously.
"It doesn't matter, I was just about to admire the ink marks of the royal family leader. Walk a little closer so that I can take a closer look." With his hands behind his back, Ming Chengzu slowly walked under a pair of calligraphy.
"Chief Wang, this excerpt of your calligraphy is quite good." Walking to the bottom of a calligraphy and painting, Ming Chengzu looked at it and said softly.
"I'm just a commoner, but I just read some books. I admire the ancients' self-sacrificing and generous feelings, so I excerpted some of them when I had nothing to do." The royal family leader said with a smile.
"If you live high in a temple, you worry about your people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king. Good sentence, good sentence. The royal patriarch is so knowledgeable and talented, why doesn't he get fame and serve the court?" Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty turned around and looked at the royal patriarch with a smile.
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"This is a family motto, and I don't know how many years it has been passed down. As the patriarch of the Wang family, I don't dare to violate the family motto easily." The royal family leader smiled awkwardly.
"Being able to excerpt such a passage shows that in the heart of the royal family, the country is still greater than the family. I think this family motto of the royal family must have come from a long time ago, at least five generations ago. Today, the Ming Dynasty is strong and powerful.
It is the time to employ people. And if the royal family leader does not make the best use of his resources and serve the court, even if he uses these sentences to spur himself countless times every day, what will be left behind in the end is probably just regret."
Ming Chengzu stared at the other party, as if he could see through the royal family leader's heart at a glance.
"What Mr. Huang said is absolutely true. Brother Xiao also persuaded me the same way two days ago. In fact, seeing the Ming Dynasty prospering, I can no longer bear the desire to serve the country. I have thousands of ideas in my heart to help my Ming Dynasty become more prosperous.
Strong. But I am, after all, a descendant of the Wang family. Whether the family motto is correct or not, I still have to follow it. So I promised Brother Xiao to think about it for a while. When I really think about it clearly, I will definitely take the exam to obtain the honor."
The royal family leader took a deep breath and said.
"You are a descendant of the Wang family, and there is nothing wrong with following the family motto of the Wang family. However, you are also a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and you should think more about the Ming Dynasty. The reason why the ancient poems make people feel uplifting is because the ancients
The spirit. Looking back, under the Buddha and Li Temple, there is a sacred crow drum. Who can ask, Lian Po is still able to make a living at this old age? Chief of the Royal Family, is it possible that you are planning to regret it in your sixties, and it will be with you all your life?
Never served the imperial court?"
Ming Chengzu stared at the royal family leader and smiled lightly.
