The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1169

[1169.Chapter 1116 The Era of Great Governance]

Zhao Shiqian really cried.

In the street, I didn’t care that he was a decent person. I grabbed my heart and cried profusely.

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised.

He couldn’t understand that a person in front of him actually dared to curse himself to death.

But… Emperor Hongzhi just… couldn’t get angry.

Zhao Shiqian continued to cry: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty…why are you gone…little man…little man? A few years ago, in Tongzhou, I was just a farmer. Without His Majesty, he launched a new policy in Dingxing County. Little man… I will never leave Tongzhou for the rest of my life. Without you, little man…how could I enter a workshop in Dingxing County? I worked as an apprentice first and then as a craftsman. I saved a sum of money and came out with a few men. The city and county have established a foothold, and the daughter of the grassroots is a lame…”

At this point, Zhao Shiqian cried even harder: “If it weren’t for your grace, the emperor, how could this villain become prosperous, and how could there be such a lame person? My daughter, you are so bold as to have the idea of recruiting a son-in-law. Everything the common people have is given by you, the emperor… But Your Majesty, why are you gone? If you are gone, who will make the decision for us common people? Live a peaceful life…”

Zhao Shiqian cried so hard that he almost fainted.

Emperor Hongzhi was shocked, but his eyes suddenly became wet.

He stepped forward and said: “Okay, don’t cry. Your Majesty and his benevolent people have their own destiny. If you think about it, it won’t be a problem… Besides, the Emperor may not be as wise as you said. Otherwise, Chang Cheng would be in trouble again.” Why did you leave your hometown?”

Emperor Hongzhi patted his back and comforted him.

When Zhao Shiqian heard this, he exploded. Usually in front of Emperor Hongzhi, he would always call him “uncle”.

With the New Deal, what is the most precious thing?

Talent!

Zhao Shiqian, who knows how to succeed, doesn’t understand this truth.

But now, his face suddenly became ferocious, his eyes were red, and he stared at Emperor Hongzhi fiercely: “Nonsense, this is because those dog officials in Tongzhou have anything to do with our emperor? Without the emperor, I, Zhao Shiqian, would be nothing. How did it come to this day? Your Majesty loves the people so much. He has worried so much for us people that we have the New Deal, Dingxing County, Baoding Prefecture, and now Rongcheng County. We will bathe in His grace, Your Majesty. …How can you be unsage? Uncle, I don’t care about anything else, except this. Regardless of whether you are a scholar, I will say bluntly that nine out of ten of you scholars are a bunch of ruthless people… If you say that again in the future, I…I…”

He couldn’t curse anymore.

Thinking that the emperor is gone is like losing his soul.

There were tears in his eyes, and he wiped the tears with his sleeves, and suddenly sobbed: “When I first saw you, I knew that you should have had a good family background, but the clothes you wore were not luxurious. I guess your family has fallen into decline. You These people… have never really endured hardship. Except for Xiao Wang, all of them can’t carry their shoulders or lift their hands, especially that Xiao Fang. People like that don’t look like people who do things all day long. He held his head to hide, and when he saw me, he moved lazily. He ate more than others, and wiped his mouth after eating, as if he disliked my food. Tell me, such a person… Fortunately, when I first met him, I was really blind. I wanted to marry my daughter to him. Who has a daughter? If I marry such a guy, I, Zhao Shiqian, dare to pat my chest and say, this man is blind and deaf. We have a bright future. There are thousands of people who can’t pick out such a fool.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Zhao Shiqian cried again: “You are just a group of people who have never suffered. You don’t know how difficult the world was in the past. What kind of life are these ordinary people living? You have never tasted it, so you don’t know how good your Majesty’s new policy is. How can a well-fed man know that a hungry man is hungry?”

Zhao Shiqian burst into tears, pounding his heart: “What would I do if the emperor is gone? Such a wise emperor, if it weren’t for him, where would I be today and the good life of our people…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes were wet.

He subconsciously raised his long sleeve to wipe the tears from his eyes.

What hurts Zhao Shiqian is that his good emperor is gone, and that his beautiful life has begun to change.

But what hurt Emperor Hongzhi was that he was so ashamed when facing Zhao Shiqian.

Where can I find a good emperor or a sage king? If Fang Jifan had not advocated the New Deal, and if Ouyang Zhi had not led the officials to work hard and work hard here, how could there be today’s situation.

And all of this… finally made him a good emperor.

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to cry.

He couldn’t even imagine that this businessman, who usually only thought about how to win people’s hearts, how to make money, and how to figure out his way to success, could actually have such a simple side.

This side…is silly.

But it was enough to touch Emperor Hongzhi to tears.

“Let’s go!” Zhao Shiqian suddenly gritted his teeth.

“What…what?” Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Zhao Shiqian said: “Let’s go find the emperor. Is he still alive? Is the emperor still alive? The emperor’s auspicious person has his own destiny, so he must still be alive. He is somewhere in our Baoding Mansion. Maybe we will meet him. You Look, the world is so dangerous. What will happen if the emperor encounters a bad person? I won’t talk about the business today. Let’s go back to the workshop. Let everyone have a good meal today, and then everyone will disperse and look around. “Look for it.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Zhao Shiqian didn’t have time to talk to Emperor Hongzhi… but he pulled Emperor Hongzhi away.

…

not long after leaving.

There seemed to be commotion on the streets.

A certain news has spread, and there have been many angry comments along the way.

People’s expressions were extremely ugly, and occasionally, they heard crying.

It seemed as if… all of a sudden the sky in Rongcheng County… fell down.

Someone suddenly shouted: “The Emperor is nearly forty years old, everyone is looking for him.”

After saying this, everyone began to stare at the man in his forties on the street, who looked to be fair-skinned.

Another person said: “Your Majesty must be two feet tall and very powerful.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

After hearing this, Zhao Shiqian said with red eyes: “Uncle, if you weren’t nearly fifty years old, I would have doubted him. “

You are the emperor.”

…

Zhao Shiqian returned to the workshop and began to call everyone to gather.

Dozens of craftsmen and apprentices arrived in front of Zhao Shiqian one by one.

Zhao Shiqian gritted his teeth and said, “Where is Xiaofang? Where did Xiaofang hide again?”

Everyone: “…”

Zhao Shiqian sighed, as if he had seen through everything. He really didn’t have time to care about Xiaofang today, but he He said: “Let me tell you, the emperor is gone…”

In the small workshop, you could hear the needle drop quietly.

Wang Shouren and Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi in unison.

Emperor Hongzhi was expressionless.

But then… someone beat his chest and said: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

The first one to cry was the old concierge…

Then, everyone cried together.

Although Zhao Shiqian was also in tears at the beginning, he is extra strong now: “The emperor is not dead yet, no, the emperor should be called dead. His old man has not seen the body yet. I heard that it may be in our Baoding, Lao Zhang , you prepare the wine and meat so that everyone can eat and drink well. We will not work today. Let’s put the orders aside for now. We will go to the emperor immediately and look around in the corners…”

Emperor Hongzhi, Fang Jifan and others Wang Shouren formed a group, and Fang Jifan looked sleepy and confused. Zhao Shiqian almost carried him out by his collar in a daze, and then… looked at the street, what… this young master was actually kicked out… fired ?

Fortunately… he soon understood that…

in this world, there were still people who were looking for him.

Fang Jifan himself laughed, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Emperor Hongzhi’s pale face. Fang Jifan hurriedly said: “Your Majesty…”

There was a river in the distance. Emperor Hongzhi walked slowly along the river. He turned around and looked at The craftsmen and apprentices in this small workshop, in groups of three or five, have already dispersed and headed in all directions.

Emperor Hongzhi stood there, the wind blowing his clothes, and his eyes turned bright red again, not knowing whether they were blown by the wind.

Wang Shouren always looked indifferent, maybe… he was thinking.

When this guy is thinking, no one usually disturbs him.

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, it’s cold here, why don’t we find a place to sleep…”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly raised his hand and slapped it…

This crisp slap made Fang Jifan shiver.

This slap… was actually a slap from His Majesty.

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, you must not harm yourself. Your Majesty…what’s wrong?”

This slap made Emperor Hongzhi painful.

When he was in the palace, the eunuchs made mistakes and gave him a slap in the face.

But Emperor Hongzhi never thought that those damn eunuchs had their own skills when slapping him. On the surface, they slapped him, but in fact, they didn’t hurt him at all.

However, Emperor Hongzhi’s slap was so solid that his cheek actually swelled slightly.

Fang Jifan looked at the palm prints on Emperor Hongzhi’s face and felt… a very touching feeling.

Emperor Hongzhi stretched out his hand again and patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder.

Fang Jifan was stunned.

Emperor Hongzhi said, “You are right.”

“This… Your Majesty…” Fang Jifan muttered.

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes were red: “This slap of mine is because I hate that I have been unable to carry out the New Deal early after being on the throne for twenty years. I have delayed it for fifteen years. Fifteen years…how many Zhao Shiqian did in fifteen years?” , How many people are like this, hungry and cold, with no way out.”

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief and understood what His Majesty meant: “Your Majesty knows your mistakes and can correct them. You are really wise. I must learn from Your Majesty.”

“No. “Emperor Hongzhi shook his head: “I want to learn from you. The New Deal was proposed by Fang Jifan and implemented step by step by Ouyang Zhi here. I saw the unity of knowledge and action proposed by Wang Qing’s family here. Kong I am also here to see the great rule of the world proposed by the saint! “

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