The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1214

[1214.Chapter 1159 Good Emperor’s Grandson]

Emperor Hongzhi smiled noncommittally.

His heart seemed to be touched.

That Gao Laohe looked contented. Although his skin was dark, the skin on his back had peeled off layers of skin due to exposure to the sun. It was like a child’s graffiti, with new and old skin intertwined. , it makes people panic.

His hands were covered with calluses, and his fingers were almost worn to the point where no texture could be seen on them. There were cuts on the back of his hands. God knows, they were accidentally left by sickles or cut by wheat leaves.

With a few pieces of cake, he felt like he had found a treasure.

But he didn’t care, and there was a satisfied smile on his face.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Your family has been a military household for generations.”

“Yes, since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, we have been ordered to guard the capital. No, the capital was in Nanjing at that time. Our family is from Nanzhili. Migrant.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “It’s not easy, leaving home and coming here…”

When they came here… they didn’t live well, which was the deep-seated reason why Emperor Hongzhi said it was not easy.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: “I don’t think you are a soldier, but a farmer.”

“You are a farmer.” The old man was happy again: “You have cultivated the land all your life.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

He couldn’t bear to ask any more questions.

Fang Jifan said from the side: “I see you are so skilled, why not go to Xishan to farm, Xishan recruits talents.”

“Yeah.” The old man’s eyes showed longing: “That is a good place, but unfortunately, I am Military household, otherwise, I really have to go.” He seemed to feel that his straw sandals were scratched, so he took off his shoes, took out the wheat straw, and scraped the mud from the sandals: “But…he is in Yongqing now. Wei, it’s not that life is difficult, you don’t know…”

At this point, the old man paused, his eyes suddenly turned red, and said: “The emperor has pity on us soldiers, a few days ago, Go to the Ministry of War to make trouble, let the Ministry of War pay the salary…”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, Yongqing Left Guard is an ordinary guard station, they are granted military land and are self-sufficient. This is the difference between them and the 12th Regiment Camp.

The Twelve Regiment Battalions, or the Xiaoqi Battalion, or the Three Thousand Battalions, are all elite and are selected from various guards. The difference between them and guards like Yongqing Zuowei is that almost everyone has money and food. It was provided by the imperial court, and the Yongqing Zuowei would not receive any payment unless they fought. They would cultivate their own land and support themselves.

Zhu Zaimo was fighting for pay for the 12th Regiment Battalion. Logically speaking, he had nothing to do with the Yongqing Zuoying Battalion.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “The Yongqing left guard is also paid.”

“No.” The old man shook his head like a rattle.

Fang Jifan looked at the old man with sympathy. This man… his IQ is a bit low. If you don’t show it, why are you so happy?

“But…” the old man grinned and smiled again: “But yesterday, after hearing the news, our commander had already said that he would give us more food. Hundreds or thousands of households went there and were scolded by the commander. , saying that they only know how to exploit the soldiers and don’t treat us as human beings. If we soldiers don’t have enough to eat, all these thousands or hundreds of households will have their skin peeled off. Yesterday, the officials of hundreds of households gave each family an extra two “

Ten pounds of rice.”

“Look, isn’t this the result of the emperor’s grandson? He spoke for us soldiers and even beat the Ministry of War. I heard that the master of the Ministry of War was beaten beyond recognition. Tsk tsk… The emperor’s grandson is so powerful. , We soldiers will be lucky in the future.”

Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded.

Even Fang Jifan began to tilt his head at this moment, connecting the cause and effect.

Think about it carefully.

This is really what happened.

In the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of others, military households were almost the same as those with low status. No one would care about them, and no one would pay attention to them. The military attachés regarded them as their tenants, but how to pay the rent was almost impossible. The military attache makes the decision himself, and you can pay as much as you want, otherwise, military law will serve you.

But the majestic grandson, Tianhuang nobleman, the grandson of the current emperor, the eldest son of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the future heir of the Ming Dynasty, rushed into the Yamen of the Ministry of War for a group of Qiu Ba, and made this matter such a big deal that someone from the Ministry of War was injured. They were beaten, and the hall was in a mess. Are these commanders blind?

The emperor and his grandson take pity on these Qiu Ba.

If at this juncture, something happens in any of the guards, the Dianqiu Eight people will hang themselves because they have no hope of life, or they will starve to death at home because they are really hungry.

Isn’t this… looking for death?

All of a sudden, all the guards began to get nervous. The guard commander approached Qianhu and Baihu, pretending to be protecting Qiu Ba’s interests, and scolded them. Thousands and hundreds of households naturally felt that something was wrong, and for fear of causing trouble, they naturally summoned the general flag and the small flag. Regardless of whether they were sincere or fake, the food… was still distributed.

The military man said cheerfully: “Just a few days ago, our flag officer was very cruel, hitting and cursing people at every turn. But this morning, when everyone saw him, he still smiled at us, and they all said that brothers Thank you for your hard work…I heard…the Ministry of War may want to conduct an investigation…”

“Investigation?” Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Why don’t you know?

“Of course, isn’t this obvious? At such a young age, the emperor’s grandson is certainly considerate of us Qiuba, but… think about it, I heard that… the emperor’s grandson was ordered by the Duke of Qi to cause trouble… …”

Fang Jifan immediately said: “Yes, it was the Duke of Qi who instigated it. I also heard about it. I also saw that the Duke of Qi took the emperor’s grandson to have an interview. He said that one of my second aunt’s brothers was thirsty. Son, his neighbor was on duty in Xishan and saw it with his own eyes.”

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan and remained silent.

The old man was happy, and seemed to be quite proud that his news had been confirmed. He immediately said: “Even though we are Qiu Ba, how can we not understand the truth? I have lived a long life, how can I not understand this?” In a twist and turn, you see, the Duke of Qi has given the order to the Emperor’s grandson to go to the Ministry of War, and this Duke of Qi is so favored, otherwise, how could the emperor marry his girl to him? So, nine times out of ten, this is the emperor? It was my idea that the Duke of Qi was in the emperor’s heart. It was difficult for the emperor to come forward. He had figured out the emperor’s temper and stomach, and he just ordered the emperor to do it. “

Emperor Hongzhi blushed, my… my idea?

The old man said: “What does this mean? It shows that His Majesty has pity for us soldiers. He has long been dissatisfied with the corrupt officials in the Ministry of War. He first borrowed the hands of the Duke of Qi and asked the emperor’s grandson to beat them. I think… soon… We will use this matter to investigate the military headquarters and various guards. Now our Yongqing Left Guards are spreading the word about this matter. I heard that the commanders, thousands of households, and hundreds of officials are all anxious, fearing that something will happen. We soldiers will definitely have a good life in the future. “

Could this be… Fang Jifan thought of a word in his mind, pastoral keyboard warrior? It is still original, green and pollution-free. This is the ancestor of keyboard warriors.

Fang Jifan almost knelt.

Emperor Hongzhi was silent again.

He originally thought that the emperor’s grandson would bring shame to the royal family by making such a fuss. This boy was too impulsive and should be tempered.

But who would have expected that such a fuss would lead to such a result.

Seeing the excitement on the old man’s face, there seemed to be a light of hope in his eyes.

“So, our Emperor’s Ming Ming, in the past, who cared about our life and death, but now… The Emperor finally can’t stand it anymore. We poor soldiers have the support of the Emperor, the Duke of Qi and the Emperor’s grandson, who are doing everything for us. Thinking about it, we are afraid that we will not have a good life in the future. Last night at midnight, Chen Liu, his mother-in-law, gave birth to a big fat boy. My old man’s wife went to deliver the baby. Sixth, he also admired the virtues of the emperor and his grandson, and named his son Mu En, Chen Muen. Look, how good is the name?”

Fang Jifan raised his thumb and said, “What a coincidence, I gave birth to my son .

At that time, I also thought of a name called Patriot, but it’s a pity…”

He shook his head, now it seems that this Mu En is more advanced.

The creativity of the crowd is endless.

The old man rested for a while, but then got busy: “It’s… it’s… it’s getting late, it’s time to harvest wheat. Dear nobles, the old man is just talking nonsense, haha… Thank you for the cake, but the old man has to go harvest the wheat. “It’s done.”

With that said, he returned to the field, took out the sickle, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel on his shoulder, and started working.

Emperor Hongzhi stood up and was silent for a moment: “Xiao Banban, go and help.”

“Your Majesty, I don’t have a sickle.” Xiao Jing looked at the wheat with a bit of excitement.

Many times, he followed His Majesty on private tours incognito and looked at these working people. He felt happy in his heart. Fortunately, his father asked him to be a eunuch. It would be good to cut him off, at least he would not have to… be like these working people in this life. .

But now that everything is fine, all the slaves and eunuchs have been worked, why are they still going to cut wheat? Then what else should we cut?

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and had a gloomy look on his face.

Xiao Jing was startled, and he hurriedly said: “I’ll look for you, my servant, go look for me.”

He took a few guards and hurried there. After a while, he looked for the sickle and looked at it with resentment. Looking at Fang Jifan who was sitting next to Emperor Hongzhi, Fang Jifan looked for a cattail leaf fan and shook it leisurely. He deliberately made the fan larger, so that both he and Emperor Hongzhi were fanned.

Xiao Jing, however, carried a sickle and led several guards into the field.

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, sometimes I really envy Eunuch Xiao. He can do everything with style, such as cutting wheat. Look at his posture, he can really bluff people.”

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Stop saying sarcastic words .

“

Oh.” Fang Jifan nodded hurriedly and said, “I don’t dare.”

“Come, come, come, someone, bring some more water. No, go find some melons. It’s better to have them chilled, Your Majesty.” You want to eat! What are you doing here, like wooden stakes? Our Majesty is going to die of thirst.”

(End of Chapter)