Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 584 Charity is the brilliance of human nature
"This guerrilla surnamed Li is really a man of temperament! Mrs. Zhao's character is rare in the world! This karma is commendable!"

"Sister-in-law Huang's words are true! I never thought that there would be such a moving and strange thing under our noses. It's really amazing!"

"My concubine thinks that this Guerrilla surnamed Li is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Zhao Xiaoniang cultivated well in her previous life, and now she meets such a good match in this life. I am really happy and congratulated!"

"Your Majesty, I wonder if Li Guerrilla's promise will be fulfilled after the two get married? Is Zhao Xiaoniang still working in the nursing home? If he dares to break his promise, the concubine will never spare him!"

After hearing Zhu Youjian's eloquent account of Li Jinzhong's pursuit of Mrs. Zhao, the four noble women in the palace were all deeply moved.Concubine Yuan Gui was even more worried, and directly asked whether Li Jinzhong's original promise had been fully realized.

"According to Jinyi's report, what Li said that day was also fulfilled. He used the remaining money in his hand to buy a house in the north of the city, and took Miss Zhao's widowed mother and younger brother all over there.

According to his neighbors, the two became more affectionate after they got married, and Li was also extremely filial to his mother-in-law and brother-in-law. He even hired a lady from Jing'an Church to come to see her mother-in-law. It is reported that her mother-in-law is already in good health. .

As for whether Mrs. Zhao is still working in the Nursing Home, she has never asked about this matter. "

After Zhang Yan, Zhou Hou and others sighed and sighed for a while, Zhu Youjian continued with a smile: "Speaking of which, I actually have other plans. If this matter can become a common practice, it will add a new chapter to my Tian family." A good name."

As soon as Zhu Youjian mentioned Tianjia's reputation, the four beauties in the hall immediately put away their gossip thoughts, and all cast their eyes on Zhu Youjian's face.

"Since domestic funds and Taicang have become more and more abundant, nursing homes have been fully restored in various prefectures and counties. This move demonstrates the traditional virtues of our Emperor Ming to help the poor and dedicate to the old, weak, disabled, widowed and lonely. One of the strategies to make the people of the world feel at ease.

Feeling that the severe winter is approaching, I would like to take some money and food from the internal funds, led by Shuntian Mansion, to distribute to the impoverished families in the capital, so that they can have enough money to purchase firewood and charcoal to resist the invasion of cold winter.

At the same time, I want the emperor's sister-in-law to lead you to pretend to leave the palace in person, and go to the four nursing homes in the capital respectively, to condolences to the elderly and weak raised in the comfort homes, and to promote the good name of my heavenly family, which is dedicated to good, so as to drive People with a heart do more good deeds, this is my original intention to let you out of the palace, I don't know what the emperor's sister-in-law thinks? "

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he looked at the four of them with consulting eyes.

"The emperor said this is a great kindness! Is there any reason for me not to follow?

The concubines are all from common people's families, and before entering the palace, they knew quite a lot about the miserable conditions of the poor folks.Now that the internal funds are extremely plentiful, concubines and others have been rewarded by the emperor many times, it is useless to keep such wealth, it is better to distribute it to others for peace of mind!
The concubine is willing to pay two thousand dollars for this matter! "

Zhang Yan immediately expressed his firm support for Zhu Youjian's suggestion without hesitation. Zhou Hou and others are also kind-hearted people. When they heard that they were doing good deeds, they also expressed their attitude one after another, and they were willing to spend their private money to buy food and supplies. Donate to needy families.

"You don't need to worry about the money, I just hope that you can come forward. The reason why I mobilize you to go out of the palace is to let you go to the folks more and learn about the daily life of the common people. If you encounter helpless people, It's good to help out!
It was only after I pretended to leave the palace many times that I learned that even in such a prosperous capital, there are many households suffering from hunger and cold.Many people have exhausted all their strength just by being alive!After knowing this situation, as the lord of the world, I feel very sad in my heart!
So I hope you can go out and use your fame and influence to help them, and make more families of rich and powerful families devote themselves to charity, so that these desperate people can feel a little warmth, let They know that there are still people in this world who take their difficulties to heart!
I called Brother Lang to go out of the palace to practice, which also includes this meaning.Knowing the sufferings of the common people, will not practice the evil government of the disabled people after the king comes to the world in the future.If one grows up in a square inch of land in the palace all the year round, how do you know that one day's expenses of one's own family are worth a year's rations of many people? "

After Zhu Youjian's long speech, the hall suddenly fell into silence. Zhang Yan, Zhou Hou and others were secretly reflecting on whether they should do something for the poor people Zhu Youjian said.

Three days later, Ni Yuanlu, governor of Shuntian Prefecture, came to the cabinet with a thick stack of files.

Not long after, the first assistant Wen Tiren brought his second assistant Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and Ni Yuanlu into the palace to see him. The monarchs and ministers discussed Zhu Youjian's proposal of allocating money and food to help poor households in the capital survive the winter.

The next day, an imperial decree was issued from the palace: the emperor gave out 20 taels of silver from internal funds to give winter subsidies to poor families in the capital.

Afterwards, all the officials and servants from Shuntian Prefecture and Daxing and Wanping counties, which govern the capital, were all mobilized to help the shop assistants push carts and carry the purchased daily necessities such as rice, flour, oil, salt, firewood and charcoal, etc. The list and address of these materials were sent to the homes of these poor families one by one.

All of a sudden, the streets and alleys of the northern and southern cities were extremely lively.Under the discussion and onlookers of the passers-by, officials wearing red, pure black, dark green and other official robes each took a ticket to walk through the streets and alleys, and walked into a registered office with great interest. In the homes of the poor households, after announcing the holy will, they left all kinds of materials, and then turned away satisfied after the grateful kowtows of the poor households.

Regardless of the likes and dislikes of human nature, everyone hopes to receive sincere gratitude and appreciation from others. Charity is the best behavior to make one's heart feel extremely comfortable.

The vigorous sending of warmth came to an end soon.The emperor's mind was quickly transformed into a substance that made many people feel the temperature. This behavior directly led to Zhu Youjian's longevity tablet becoming a must-have for many people's day and night offerings, and the reputation of Renjun and Shengjun once again It spread throughout the entire capital, and spread to the surroundings with the flow of merchants.

On the second day after this large-scale charity event ended, Empress Yi'an, Queen Zhou, Concubine Tian Gui, Concubine Yuan Xian and others pretended to leave the palace in a four-wheeled carriage, and then went to four nursing homes for inspection and condolences. All the materials needed for condolences have been sent to the nursing home in advance.

After completing their respective affairs, the nobles who visited the other three nursing homes all rushed to the Chengbei Nursing Home where Mrs. Zhao was.After carefully inquiring about Miss Zhao's life after marriage, and knowing that she was indeed living a good life, the nobles were relieved.

Because they had been told beforehand, the stewards of the Nursing Home didn't know their identities after Zhou Hou, they only knew that they were people of high status, and Miss Zhao certainly didn't know.

Fortunately, she has a cheerful and generous personality, and she was not at all rude or vulgar when responding to Zhou Hou's inquiries, so she also won unanimous praise from several noble people.At the time of parting, Zhou Hou and several people each gave her some gifts, and Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to accept them gratefully even though she couldn't refuse.

And just as this heart-warming scene was going on, several urgent reports arrived in the capital and were quickly sent to the palace. Zhu You couldn't help being furious after inspecting them.

(End of this chapter)