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  Chapter 588 585【Crossing Bridge】

  Xiao County, Anminfang.

  The front of Liu's house was extremely lively, and the whole city came to watch, and even the people in the suburbs moved after hearing the news.

  The angel from Nanjing arrived three days ago.

  The canonized imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty arrived three days in advance, and the edict was ordered to fast and bathe. At the same time, relatives were notified to come to watch the ceremony, and the incense table should be prepared.

   Zhao Han didn't bother to modify this rule, but he didn't force him to fast, and he wouldn't punish him for any serious crime of disrespect just because he didn't take a bath and change clothes.

"I'm coming!"

   "The angel has arrived!"

  A group of officials came from the county government hotel, followed by a large number of people along the way.

  Liu Mang, Xuxian Zou, son Liu Zongzu, and daughter-in-law Li, waited carefully at the door, and Li was holding one and hugging the other.

  Liu Mang had several sons and daughters, but only one son and one daughter were adults, and the others died of illnesses. His original wife also died of illness in Tianjin. His current wife is a refugee going south. She was separated from her family on the way to escape, and settled in the same village with Liu Mang. The peasant association arranged for them to reorganize their family.

  Liu Mang is almost fifty years old, and Xu Xian's wife is less than thirty years old. The old couple and the young wife are relatively loving.

  As for the daughter, she was also widowed, and later remarried to a Datong soldier. Now she lives with her husband in Gaizhou, Liaoning.

   "Angels, please come in!" Liu Mang bowed down to greet him.

"Please!"

  Cui Yongdian didn't dare to neglect, so he smiled back and said.

   There are three main types of people who read the imperial edict for the Ming emperor: eunuchs, Jin Yiwei or pedestrians.

  Pedestrians are a must, and they are generally held by Xinke Jinshi, who are responsible for running errands for the emperor. After two or three years, they will be transferred to other places, and most of them will be transferred to the sixth department or department. Pedestrians went on business trips, or went out of Beijing to convey imperial edicts, or escorted resigned important officials back to their hometowns, or welcomed a certain high-ranking official back, or escorted the prince to the place where he was sealed, and he had to record the process with a pen along the way.

   As for eunuchs or Jinyiwei, it is optional, it all depends on the mood of the emperor.

  The Datong imperial court only used pedestrians for the time being, and set up a pedestrian department in the cabinet. When encountering a mission, Zhongshusheren will temporarily fill it, and some palace guards will be sent to **** it.

  The main reason is that Zhao Han has no eunuchs to command, and it is inconvenient for female officials, after all, he often travels across mountains and rivers.

  After the reform, the principal envoy is a pedestrian, and the deputy envoy is a guard.

   Entering the courtyard, Deputy Envoy Zhang Hong took out the imperial edict and shouted loudly: "Liu Mang accepts the edict!"

   "The minister is here!" Liu Mang bowed and bowed.

Cui Yongdian took the imperial decree, opened it and read it: "Fengtian Yingmin Emperor, it is said: It is the imperial court's canon to reward the virtuous and laborious, and it is the purity of human beings to repay kindness... I fled famine when I was young, and I begged for food in Tianjin with my sister. Fortunately, Liu Jun Let them enter the city without being killed in the wilderness... I specially named Liu Jun as the uncle of the bridge..."

  This imperial decree was written by Zhao Han himself. He didn't use messy and difficult allusions, but just described the situation at that time very plainly. Moreover, Liu Mang's name is not called, and only "Liu Jun" is used to express respect.

  It means that the title is stingy, only an earl.

  Cui Yongdian closed the imperial decree and placed it on the desk.

  Liu Mang took his family and knelt down to the imperial decree on the desk: "I accept the decree to thank you!"

  After receiving the decree, Liu Mang took out money and stuffed it into the hand of the official who delivered the decree: "My lords, please forgive me, I don't have much savings..."

   "Don't do that!" Cui Yongdian hurriedly backed away.

  Zhang Hong also stood aside, not daring to accept Liu Mang's thank you gift.

  Although there are no relevant regulations, but there are a bunch of civil servants and guards next to it, it is inevitable that the emperor's ears will have a bad influence. Especially Cui Yongdian, who temporarily acts as a pedestrian, and his real position is Zhongshu Sheren, has a bright future after being released, and he will not be greedy for these small money.

  Liu Mang could only get the money back, and asked his son and daughter-in-law to throw money at the door to share the celebration.

   A lot of copper coins were thrown out, but in fact it was not much, and all of them were exchanged for one silver dollar. But the people on the street went crazy, and those who only got one or two copper coins were also very happy, because they could get royal air.

   There were even neighbors who came over with a hammer and wanted to smash down the door of Liu's house.

  The door lintel has to be changed, it can be replaced with "Earl's", an old rule passed down from Ming Dynasty.

  The officials in the county came over to congratulate one after another, and Liu Mang smiled happily.

  In fact, he had already forgotten who he let cross the bridge, and he was even a little nervous: What if the emperor made a mistake?

  The people outside the gate took the robbed copper coins, but they began to discuss:

   "A good man will be rewarded. He saved a life before, but now he is a lord."

   "That is also due to the emperor's kindness."

   "Your Majesty is also a good person. After becoming the emperor, he still remembers his former benefactors. According to the notice, besides Lord Liu, he also wanted to find a woman from Tianjin. I don't know if this woman has been found."

   "I'm afraid that when His Majesty was begging for food, this woman gave him food."

   "Your Majesty also came from a hard life. How old is a child, and he took his sister to flee famine to beg for food. Fortunately, God blesses you, Your Majesty and the princess are both alive, otherwise how can we have a good life now?"

   "Otherwise, how can you say that the emperor is the real dragon emperor? God bless you all the way, and sent gods to protect you. This Lord Liu must be the reincarnation of some god, and he came down to the earth to keep His Majesty safe."

   "Mostly they are gods guarding the bridge in the heaven."

   "Where is the bridge guarding in the heaven? When Lord Liu was a fairy, he guarded the magpie bridge in the sky. He had to let the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet."

   "Hey, I also escaped from Tianjin, why didn't I meet His Majesty back then?"

   "Come on, you, Lord Liu is a **** who came down to earth and received the order of the Jade Emperor to save the emperor. Even if you met His Majesty back then, and His Majesty knelt down and begged you to eat, would you really give it?"

   "Ahem, I will, I will definitely."

   "..."

  The decree-delivering team left, Daoxi's neighbors poured in, and Liu Mang's face stiffened with laughter. In the evening, he was dragged to a banquet by the officials again, and returned home after drinking all kinds of meat and vegetables.

  The whole family spread out the imperial decree and looked at it again and again, just like dreaming.

   Liu Zongzu couldn't help asking: "Father, what does the emperor look like?"

  Liu Mang was still drunk, and said in a daze, "How do I remember? Don't let the emperor make a mistake."

   "It can't be wrong." His wife Zou said quickly.

   "That's right, hehe, that's right." Liu Mang said with a smile, he always felt that this matter was similar to going out to pick up money.

  …

   Xuzhou.

  Zhao Zhenfang came to a small house, Chen hurriedly saluted: "Meet Your Highness the Princess!"

   "Auntie is well, is Uncle Wei at home?" Zhao Zhenfang asked.

  Chen said: "I have gone to teach people how to practice martial arts."

  Zhao Zhenfang said: "Then I will wait for him to come back."

  Wei Jianxiong and Mrs. Chen visited several provinces, but they could not find Mrs. Chen's relatives. When I arrived in Xuzhou, I didn't leave at all. Further north was Shandong. Most of the population in the province were immigrants, so it was even more difficult to find anyone.

  A four- or five-year-old child looked at Zhao Zhenfang timidly, but Wei Jianxiong was old enough.

  In the evening, Wei Jianxiong finally returned home.

  Seeing Zhao Zhenfang, Wei Jianxiong hurriedly said, "Meet the princess!"

"Uncle Wei, please hurry up." Zhao Zhenfang asked the entourage to get the box. "This is sent by the emperor, one hundred taels of silver. His Majesty said in the letter that if Uncle Wei is willing to be an official, the emperor can arrange a military post." .With Uncle Wei's talent, it's not a matter of favoritism."

Wei Jianxiong took the box with a smile, it was quite heavy, and it was full of silver dollars: "The emperor gave the silver, and we kept it, and the official stopped working. I have been a follower for many years, so I am free and free now. I am in Xuzhou, and I give money to the children of rich families. As a trainer, it is quite comfortable to teach them swords, guns and sticks. If it weren't for this job, I wouldn't have met Her Royal Highness."

  Wei Jianxiong teaches the children of rich families to practice martial arts, and occasionally borrows the playground of Xuzhou Middle School to practice formation when the school is not in class.

  Zhao Zhenfang said: "Here is a letter from the emperor's brother."

  Wei Jianxiong opened the letter and laughed as he read it. The content was mainly about recalling the past, and by the way, he invited him to Nanjing for a sit down. If you don't think of Nanjing, just write a reply letter and let Zhao Zhenfang take it there.

  While writing a letter, Wei Jianxiong asked, "The princess wants to return to Beijing?"

  Zhao Zhenfang said: "The Society of Mathematics and the Society of Physics hold a conference in Nanjing every summer while the school is on vacation. I haven't been there for two years, so I have to go this year anyway to share my experience with my friends."

  Wei Jianxiong didn't understand these things, and he didn't know how to answer them.

  Zhao Zhenfang's mathematics and physics research has never been left behind. Although she is not a genius, she has been communicating with geniuses all the year round, and has always followed them to the forefront of science.

   There are also academic achievements. Zhao Zhenfang discovered two mathematical theorems, which are nicknamed "Princess Theorem" by mathematics researchers.

   Zheng Sen was a little jealous of this, he suspected that Zhao Zhenfang was going back to Nanjing to meet her former crush.

  …

  Nanjing, Forbidden City.

  Liu Mang took his wife, Zou Shi, and followed the court ladies step by step. The towering and deep palace walls made them uneasy.

   Passing through another palace gate, the palace inside was even more majestic, and Zou was so frightened that his body was shaking.

   Liu Mang comforted in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the emperor doesn't eat people."

  A carriage stopped suddenly, and the female driver, who was rather burly, stopped in front of them and said, "Both of you, please get in the carriage."

   Mrs. Zou was almost paralyzed, so Liu Mang could only help his wife up.

   This kind of chariot in the palace can only be used by emperors and empresses, not even concubines, so the two of them can enjoy it.

   Turned around the palace wall, the chariot stopped outside the imperial garden.

   After walking for a while, they could hear laughter, but it was Princess Rongfu Zhao Zhenfang teasing the little prince.

  Princess Defu Zhao Zhenlan is also there, relatively much quieter, smiling at her daughter, playing with the princes and daughters.

   Several concubines were playing in the imperial garden, Pan Qimei invited everyone to taste pastries.

  Seeing Liu Mang and his wife, Zhao Han stood up with a smile: "Benefactor is here!"

  The crowd stood up, the battle was too terrifying, and Liu Mang was so frightened that his legs and feet were weak.

  Actually, Zhao Han had no other intentions. He just found a benefactor, and recalling many memories of his childhood, he sent someone to invite Liu Mang to Nanjing to meet him in person.

   "Little minister Liu Mang, pay homage to Your Majesty!" Liu Mang pulled his wife to salute.

  Zhao Zhenfang said: "Sister, this is the benefactor who saved me and the emperor. Without his release, the emperor and I would not be able to cross the bridge. Maybe we would starve to death outside the city."

  Zhao Zhenlan stooped to thank: "Thank you for saving my life!"

   "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!" Liu Mang was really scared to faint.

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "Sister, don't scare people, invite them to come and eat together."

   Tea was served, and all kinds of pastries were placed there. Liu Mang was fidgeting while eating the pastries, and he didn't even know where to put his eyes.

  The eldest prince Zhao Kuanghuan is already seven years old, and in front of his younger brothers and sisters, he is a proper child king.

  Huangcheng Elementary School, after this summer vacation, school will officially start, and it will be even crazier then.

  Nanjing City's dignitaries, gentry and merchants are all asking for connections at this time, trying to stuff their children into Huangcheng Primary School.

  Huangcheng Primary School, it all depends on the relationship.

   Only when you arrive at Huangcheng Middle School, will you gather prodigies from all over the world, and each of them will come to accompany the prince and princess to study according to their strength.

  (end of this chapter)