Seiwa

Beiping Prefecture, Wanping County Government

Meng Chongjiu and other middle-aged and elderly people waited in the second hall of the county government with solemn faces.

On this day of each month, the Daling will personally call the elders in the county to speak to the imperial court, and then the elders will go to Lizhong to preach.

Just after Sishi, the county magistrate He, dressed in a blue official uniform and embroidered with 鸂鶒, came out from the back of the hall.

The elders stood up to salute, and the county magistrate returned the salute.Afterwards, everyone stood in awe, and Magistrate He launched the edict and began to recite it.

"Speak to the common people: when the spring qi occurs, it is appropriate to load the agriculture and mulberry..."

Since the Hongwu Dynasty, the imperial court has asked for an edict to promulgate a decree every Shuodan, and the decree is written as an order. Except for the first month and December, one line is issued every month, and the edict is issued to the world.

The central idea of ​​the edict is mainly to persuade the people to work diligently on farming and mulberry, and not to be lazy.Live frugally, not extravagance.We must cherish the grain, and do not indulge the livestock to destroy the grain mu.Ideological and moral aspects are often added, for example, do not gamble, keep your duty, abide by the law, do not allow tax evasion, do not harbor thieves, you can sue, you can sue indiscriminately, and so on.

After reading the edict, Meng Chongjiu and others sincerely agreed, saying that they must do the duty of the elderly.

The county magistrate He put away the announcement, his face no longer serious, "From today on, I will trouble you elders. The emperor is merciful, and I will give you rice, meat, and silk."

"Don't dare, this is a matter of my duty, and the words are serious."

Meng Chongjiu and the others greeted again, and County Magistrate He hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he turned sideways to dodge if he failed to hold him.

"Seniors don't have to be like this."

Emperor Hongwu respected the elderly. Not long after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, most of the court laws continued from the previous dynasty.

In addition to exhorting the people to work hard in farming, the imperial court also issued orders to officials from all over the country.Nursing homes need to take in the widows, widows, lonely and sick, and the government pays for it.All counties, prefectures and governments need to visit the sages of the people, be filial, save the bones, and exempt the rent and tax of wasteland.

The content of the imperial edict all shows the benevolence of the emperor, and there are many praises from the people.

It's a pity that Emperor Jianwen's generosity was given to the people all over the world, and it has nothing to do with his uncles.

According to reliable sources, after sending the Dai Wang to Shu, the King of Xiang is the next target of Emperor Jianwen.

Meng Chongjiu walked out of the county office, got into the bullock cart, and discussed with the old people in the same village what to do when they went back.During the conversation, they talked about the virtues of virtue and filial piety that Daling said.

"There are many filial sons in the village, and the most commendable one is Meng Twelve Lang." An old man said, "This son joined the army with his own body in order to avenge his father and brother. He should be a great filial piety."

Another old man answered, "Meng Twelve Lang's mother and the two widowed sisters-in-law have been strictly guarding the family since Twelve Lang joined the army, keeping the chastity for their husbands, so they must be chaste wives."

"exactly."

"Before Twelfth Lang left, he gave a book to the family. This act is even more kind." Meng Chongjiu said, "It is also worthy of the virtuous virtue that the Da Ling said."

"Correct!"

"It's really a good boy."

In the ox cart, all the old people praised Meng Qinghe, but the head of the same cart looked gloomy and didn't say a word.

It's all because he was wrong at the beginning and married Meng Guangxiao.I thought Meng Dalang would be promising, but I didn't expect Meng Guangxiao to be confused.It's just a few acres of land, and the family's reputation was in vain.Regardless of the fact that Meng Dalang passed the examination as a scholar and entered the county school to study, he had heard that the teachings of the county school and the orders of the county had a bad impression of his son-in-law.

The most direct evidence is that the imperial court selected talents, and the county school reported Meng Qinghai's name, what was the result?It was crossed out abruptly.

Although not all of the four recommended were selected, one of them named Du Qi was greatly appreciated. This month's mid-school assessment, as long as there are no major mistakes, the first class is guaranteed.

As for Meng Qinghai, whether he can keep the first class is unknown.

Thinking about it, the chief could not help but sigh.

The relatives are married, what else can he do?Retire?Unless he doesn't want to be famous either.

Meng Chongjiu glanced at the chief of the village who was mourning and sighing. When Meng Guangxiao and Meng Guangshun and others invaded the property of Twelve Lang's family, he gave him gifts to clear it up.Otherwise, how to make the Chinese shut up?How can such a low land price be reported to the county government so smoothly?

Now that Twelve Lang has made a fortune, the reputation of Meng Guangxiao's family has been ruined, even if he is not directly involved, it may be somewhat troublesome.

The few Jia capitals in the village are watching eagerly. He is afraid that he will not be able to grow this village chief.

Thinking of the news Meng Hu brought home, Meng Chongjiu couldn't help being happy.Twelve Lang has been promoted to a hundred households, and he is a real sixth-rank official of the imperial court. His grandson has not let him down. Although he is a bit stupid, he is enlightened after all.

Several sons in the family, even his visiting son-in-law were complaining about Meng Hu's recklessness, why did he suddenly join the army!The words were too serious, and Meng Chongjiu lost his temper in front of the whole family.

"So what about military households? Military households can still stand out! See how Twelfth Lang is doing now? Let's look at Dalang!" Meng Chongjiu glared at his son and son-in-law, "If you are really capable, you can make a man wherever you go Sample!"

As soon as Meng Chongjiu showed his power, the family didn't dare to say more.Even if they complain about Meng Qinghe and Meng Hu again, they dare not say it publicly.

"Tomorrow, cut two catties of meat, pick up ten eggs, and a bucket of grain, and send them to Twelve Lang's family."

"Didn't they just deliver sorghum noodles in the first month, and this is another one?"

"Why, not happy?"

"..."

"Twelve Lang is now a hundred households, an official of the sixth rank! How long has it been since he left Mengjiatun? Less than a year!" Meng Chongjiu didn't understand, and he was not a stupid person, so how could his son not be as smart? of?

"But, father, where the patriarch..."

"Meng Guangxiao?" Meng Chongjiu narrowed his eyes, "Didn't you see what he gave to the Twelve Lang's family during the first month?"

The son and son-in-law who were standing on the ground hollered and stopped talking.

"Si Lang also joined the army, Meng Guangxiao couldn't turn the corner, his eldest son is not stupid, he knows what to do."

For Meng Qinghai, Meng Chongjiu was also optimistic at first, but after 31 years in Hongwu, his impression of Meng Qinghai has been declining all the way.

Don't be afraid of having thoughts, but be afraid that your thoughts will not be used in the right place.Compared with Meng Qinghe, Meng Qinghai's xinxing character is more than a bit worse.

It was really a mistake to let Meng Hu follow Twelve Lang back then.

Meng Chongjiu said that even if the son-in-law is unwilling, he must give what should be given.

While pushing the wheelbarrow towards Meng Qinghe's house, Meng Chongjiu's eldest son happened to meet Meng Guangxiao.I didn't know until I said hello that I was going to Shierang's house.

Looking at the things piled up on Meng Guangxiao's car, Meng Chongjiu's eldest son thought to himself, it seems that his father was right!

In fact, Meng Guangxiao didn't want to take this trip either.

Years ago, Meng Qingjiang sent a letter to report his safety, and there were only a few lines in the letter, which caused Meng Liu to cry a lot.Within two months, he asked someone to bring back a message, saying that he had joined the army and was working under Twelve Lang.

Meng Guangxiao was dumbfounded at the time.

Meng Qingjiang and Meng Qinghe are different. Meng Qinghe is dead, and there is still room for change for subsidizing households. If something happens to Meng Qingjiang, Meng Qinghai will be hooked into military households ten to ten times.

One is anger, and the other is anxiety.Thinking of the "culprit" of the whole incident, if Meng Qinghe met face to face, Meng Guangxiao wished he could tear him apart.

"Little bastard! You shouldn't have softened your heart in the first place!"

When Meng Qinghai came back from school, when he heard about this, he was not as anxious as Meng Guangxiao, but instead laughed, and asked his family to prepare something and send it to Meng Qinghe's house.

Meng Guangxiao finally hopped. After recovering from his illness, he almost coughed and bleeds.

That little bastard brought his family to this point, instead of calling the door, he wanted to send something?

"Father, it's useless to be angry." Meng Qinghai straightened the Confucian shirt on his body, "Just think it's because of Shiro. Didn't Shiro say that Twelve Lang is now a hundred households."

"So what about Baihu!"

"The magistrate of the county is the seventh grade." Meng Qinghai straightened his face, "Although the civil and martial arts are different, it is his ability that Twelve Lang can be today."

"Da Lang, didn't you say that earlier?"

"Father, today is different from the past." Meng Qinghai said, "There will be grades in school again soon, and Qiu Wei will be in a few months. Although my son is in the first class now, he can't leave a word for others, and he lost this quota."

"That……"

"Father, don't worry, I haven't forgotten a single word my son said." Meng Qinghai said with a smile, "I'll talk about what will happen in the future. For now, Daddy should do what his son said."

In the end, Meng Guangxiao was persuaded by Meng Qinghai.

The Meng Wang family looked at the food delivered to their home, but did not refuse, thanked Meng Guangxiao and the two, and closed the door again to live their own lives.

Meng Xu was a little uneasy, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mother, do you really accept this thing?"

"Take it." Mrs. Meng Wang pulled the two granddaughters to her side, "The food is collected, and the meat and eggs are put under the stove."

"But, mother," Mrs. Meng Zhang also said, "Uncle Jiu's wish, let's keep it. Is it all right with the hall uncle?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's appropriate or not. If it's delivered, we'll accept it." Since receiving Meng Qinghe's letter, Meng Wang's heart has been confident, "If you don't accept it, the family will not feel at ease. It's just that his family sent it." You must carefully memorize everything you want, and if someone asks you, say a few more kind words. If you ask Twelve Lang how it is, just don’t say too much.”

Meng Xu and Meng Zhang guessed in their hearts that it should be written in the uncle's letter, and the mother had such an idea.But my uncle is very talented, so if you follow what he said, there shouldn't be anything wrong.

Since Meng Chongjiu and Meng Guangxiao sent things to Meng Qinghe's home, people in the clan learned that Meng Qinghe had been promoted to a hundred households in the army.

There are those who are envious and those who are jealous.There are a lot of good things to say, and a lot of sour tone.

Meng Wang's three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, no matter what they say, just listen to it.

On the other hand, Meng Qinghai, as he expected, fell to the second class in the middle school assessment.If it wasn't for posing in the clan and not being caught by others, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to keep the second class.

There are less than six months left before Qiu Wei, and during this period, he must find a way not to be rated below the third class.For this reason, he can bear anything!Anything can be done!

Sitting behind the desk, opening the book, and listening to the Confucian master preaching in front of him, Meng Qinghai's eyes flashed with determination.

Meng Qinghe, Twelve Lang.

There will always be a day when we meet again.

In Kaipingwei, in the Xicheng Qianhu Center, Meng Baihu, who was recuperating from his wounds, sneezed suddenly.

Caught a cold?not like.

Does that mean someone misses him?Rubbing his nose, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Sanbao and his party, carrying the oral order of King Yan, were delayed by heavy snow for two days on the road, and finally arrived at Kaipingwei.

Checked the waist card in front of the city gate, explaining the purpose of coming.The frontier army guarding the city gate immediately sent someone to report to the commander of the guard.

King Yan had a message for Shen Xuan, and an oral order for Song Zhong.Sanbao has served King Yan for many years, so he can naturally distinguish the priorities.

The person who reported the letter went to the Qianhu Office in Xicheng and the Commander of the Guards.Shen Xuan walked up to the city gate first.

Seeing Shen Qianhu, who was dressed in a blue military uniform and looked a little pale, Sanbao didn't dare to neglect, and stepped forward, "Our family is polite, and Qianhu is always good? The prince has something to bring to Qianhu, and when our family meets Governor of the Song Dynasty, report to Qianhu again."

"Thank you Ma for listening."

"Don't dare."

When the two were talking, the frontier army who had delivered the letter to the commander of the guard turned back.Seeing that only one commander came forward, the curvature of Sanbao's mouth remained unchanged, but the smile disappeared from his eyes.

"The governor of the Song Dynasty wants to mobilize half of the guards. In order to prevent the loss of the frontier, Commander Xu is going to Kaiping Zuo Tunwei to dispatch soldiers." In just one sentence, Zhao Qian explained the reason why Xu Zhong was not in Kaipingwei, and told him by the way Song Zhong made a black mark.

Don't look at Sanbao as just an eunuch, being able to be sent by the King of Yan to convey oral instructions proves that he can speak well around the King of Yan.

Zhao Qian thought about things very clearly, since he chose the road of King Yan, he simply went all the way.Song Zhong's black case, no confession, no pressure at all.

On King Yan's territory, thousands of strong frontier fortresses were drawn at a time without even saying hello. This was definitely a slap in the face of King Yan.

The Yanshan guards were transferred away. It was an order from the court. What happened to the transfer of Kai Pingwei's frontier army?

Compared with Yan Wang, who is still very low-key now, Song Dudu's move is more suspected of rebellion.

Said it was ordered by the emperor?What about the will?Empty talk, red lips and white teeth, what do you say?

Xu Zhong used the excuse to go to Tunwei to dispatch soldiers, which may mean delaying.Song Zhong dispatched a thousand cavalry under Shen Xuan's command, which had alerted the commander of the guards.Looking at this posture, if the court doesn't want to deal with those who are close to King Yan, who will believe it?

After the black complaint was over, Zhao Qianshi rolled his eyes and added, "The governor of the Song Dynasty also said that the King of Yan is just a vassal king, so there is no need to greet him in person when he conveys the oral order, let Ma listen to the matter and see him. "

Song Zhong's original words are not like this, but the meaning is the same.

It stands to reason that there is no fault to be found.But with the black background from before, this is not obeying the court's laws, but despising King Yan!

Huaxia's language art is really broad and profound.

Sanbao sneered, Song Zhong was severely marked with a big cross, and wanted to wipe it off?Basically impossible.