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But Wang Qian said: "I can see it, I can see it. I heard people say that the princess is a teacher in Xuzhou Middle School, and her knowledge is better than many male gentlemen."

Ying Dagao was surprised and said, "Princess still knows how to learn?"

Liu Mang said: "This is called family history. Your Majesty is a descendant of the Song Dynasty royal family, and has family knowledge from generation to generation. Your Majesty's knowledge is brilliant, how can the princess have no knowledge?"

Ying Dagao said sourly: "This kid surnamed Zheng has been burning incense for eight lifetimes, yet he is able to marry a father-in-law..."

Liu Mang kicked under the table and scolded: "You want to die, don't drag us in too! The son-in-law and the princess are also things we can talk about?"

Ying Dagao smiled and said: "Keep your voice down, they can't hear you. This magistrate is very young, I heard that he is only in his early twenties, and he probably has the princess's honor, otherwise how can he be a magistrate at such a young age?"

Wang Qian said: "I heard that Zheng Zhizhou is also a hero from the dragon, and he has been working with His Majesty since he was fifteen or sixteen years old."

"Really?" Ying Dagao asked.

Wang Qian said: "I also heard people say that my uncle works in the state."

Ying Dagao sighed and said: "Oh, if we were southerners, we would have followed His Majesty in the uprising, maybe we would be high officials now."

Liu Mang said: "You can be content. Many people died in Hebei and Shandong, so it's good for us to be alive. We all went south early, otherwise we stayed in the north, and we might have caught the plague and died long ago. "

"That makes sense." Ying Dagao nodded.

These three guys are all officials of the Xiaoxian county government.

Liu Mang went south from Tianjin for several years. At first, he settled in a field outside Xuzhou City, where he worked as a farmer and planted the land for a whole year.Because he was an officer in Tianjin, when he was organized as a peasant and soldier, he quickly became the leader of the peasant and soldier.

With the arrival of new immigrants, the population of Xiao County is increasing day by day, and the police force in the county is short. Liu Mang was transferred to the city to become a policeman.

Now Liu Mang's official position is probably the deputy director of Xiao County's Public Security Bureau.

Ying Dagao suddenly said, "Touer Liu, every year the county posts a notice to find a Tianjin military officer named Liu Mang or Liu Meng. Your name is Liu Mang, could it be you?"

"I don't have any relatives, it's definitely not me." Liu Mang laughed.

To prevent someone from impersonating someone, the notice issued by the government did not say why they were looking for Liu Mang.Even Zhao Han couldn't remember his name clearly, he vaguely remembered it was Liu Mang, but it seemed that he might be called Liu Meng.

Wang Qian took over the conversation: "This notice is posted every year, even in the state. I am afraid that some nobleman in the court is looking for his lost relatives. Brother Liu is from Tianjin, and he happened to be a military officer. It is also worthy of the number, and it is time to go to the notice."

Liu Mang waved his hands and said: "Even if there is such a great thing in the world, it will not be my surname Liu's. I am also old, and I will be contented in this life if I can retire with a history of classics."

After lunch, Zheng Sen put down his chopsticks and got up, intending to continue inspecting the embankment. There are still two dangerous sections of the river that need to be visited.

Yang Ding stood up and shouted suddenly: "Liu Mang, come here!"

Liu Mang quickly responded, "Yes!"

Yang Ding called Liu Mang to give instructions, but Zhao Zhenfang remembered something, and stared at Liu Mang's face repeatedly.

She was too young at the time to remember.The person in front of him seemed a little like him, but he didn't seem like him at all.

Finally, Zhao Zhenfang couldn't help but said, "Your Excellency's name is Liu Mang?"

Liu Mang was startled: "Is the princess talking to me?"

"Your name is Liu Mang?" Zhao Zhenfang asked again.

Liu Mang nodded.

Zhao Zhenfang asked again: "Where are you from?"

Liu Mang replied: "I used to live in Tianjin and went south with Mr. Wang (Wang Tiaoding). When Mr. Wang arrived in Xuzhou, he put us here. He took the former Ming prince to Nanjing by himself."

Zhao Zhenfang laughed: "Did you ever serve as a soldier in Tianjin?"

Liu Mang said: "I used to be in the Tianjin New Army. When Mr. Li Ge (Li Banghua) rectified the new army, I was promoted by Mr. Li Ge to manage the team. Unfortunately, as soon as Li Ge left, the Tianjin New Army died. Our management team It took more than ten years to do it.”

Liu Mang had a great relationship with the Datong court. He not only helped the emperor and the princess, but also served as a soldier under the cabinet minister Li Banghua.

Zhao Zhenfang asked: "In the first year of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in Tianjin. Have you ever been ordered to guard the bridge?"

Liu Mang said confusedly: "It seems to have been guarded, but I don't remember clearly."

Zhao Zhenfang immediately bowed her knees and saluted: "My benefactor, please accept my worship!"

When this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Liu Mang bowed in panic, "I dare not be a princess."

Zhao Zhenfang smiled and said, "It's well deserved. If it wasn't for Your Excellency's help, Brother Huang and I might have starved to death long ago."

Ying Dagao and Wang Qian looked at each other in disbelief.Their colleagues in the county government are actually the benefactors of the emperor and the princess!

Chapter 585 [Uncle Crossing the Bridge]

Xiao County, Anmin Square.

The front of Liu's house was very lively, the whole city came to watch, and even the people in the outskirts of the city 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, and 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 or change his 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 cautiously at the door, and Li was holding one and holding the other.

Liu Mang had several sons and daughters, but only one son and one daughter had grown up, 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 50 years old, and Xu Xian's wife is less than 30 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, and now she lives with her husband in Gaizhou, Liaoning.

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

"Please!"

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

There are mainly three kinds 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 the eunuchs or Jin Yiwei, 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 escort it.

The main reason is that Zhao Han has no eunuchs to call on, and female officials are inconvenient, after all, they often travel across mountains and rivers.

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

After 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, the system says: It is the imperial court's book to reward the virtuous and laborious, and repaying the kindness is also the purity of human beings... I fled famine when I was young, and I begged for food in Tianjin with my sister. Jun let go into the city, so as not to die in the wilderness... I hereby honor Liu Jun as the uncle of the bridge..."

This imperial decree was written by Zhao Han himself, without messy and difficult allusions, just a very plain description of the situation at that time.Moreover, Liu Mang's name is not called, and only "Liu Jun" is used to express respect.

It's just that the title is stingy, only an earl.

Cui Yongdian put the imperial decree together 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, forgive me, but 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 they were actually not many, and they were all 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.

Some neighbors even 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 changed to "Earl's", the old rule passed down from Ming Dynasty.

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

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

The people outside the door took the stolen copper coins and started to discuss:

"A good man has good rewards. He saved someone's life before, but now he is a lord."

"That also deserves the emperor's gratitude."

"Your Majesty is also a good person. After becoming the emperor, he still remembers his former benefactor. 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 son of heaven? 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."

"Most likely they are gods guarding the bridge in the Heavenly Court."

"Which is guarding the bridge 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 god 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 for food, would you really give it?"

"Ahem, I will give it, I will definitely give it."

"..."

The decree-delivering team left, Daoxi's neighbors poured in, and Liu Mang's face stiffened with laughter.In the evening, he was taken to a banquet by the officials again, and he 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?"

Still drunk, Liu Mang 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 hurriedly.

"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.

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

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

Chen said: "I went 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, 100 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 martial arts to the children of rich families, 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 Brother Huang."

Wei Jianxiong opened the letter, looked at it and laughed. 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 the 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. 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.