My whole family was in exile, and I relied on my space to buy half of my country.

Chapter 402 A good official who truly stands at the bottom and considers the people

In a dilapidated house in Xia Cheng, the three brothers of the An family all looked at their father An Zaixian thoughtfully.

An Zaixian was sitting in front of a square table with peeling paint, and there was an old book on the table.

The book's case is worn and there are even slight stains on it, and the pages are even frayed.

This is the policy of governing the country that Ahn spent most of his life, revising and revising many times based on what he had learned, seen, and thought throughout his life, and finally finalized it.

An Houde, the boss of the An family, looked at his father, then at the book on the table, and said worriedly: "Dad, do you really want to dedicate the strategy of governing the country that you spent most of your life writing to the new emperor?"

Of course, he was not worried about his own safety, let alone his future. He was just worried that his father would end up in the same fate as before, and that his father would no longer be able to withstand the blow.

The second eldest son of the An family, An Shunyi, was just as worried as his eldest brother, "Dad, do you want us to inquire more about the new emperor's style before making a decision?"

Only the third child, An Yongwu, frowned and said nothing.

"Do you still need to ask?"

An Zaixian smoothed his gray beard and said: "The new emperor's benevolent policies in Lingnan and her good deeds of saving the people have long been spread. Who doesn't know that she is a good emperor who serves the country and the people? I have been waiting for most of my life. Finally, we are waiting for a good emperor who truly serves the country and the people, so we must not miss this opportunity."

"But..." Anhoude wanted to say that those noble people have many tricks to gain a good reputation.

What's more, a woman from the Jiang family was able to capture Xirong's palace in one night, and she also used thunderous means to capture Xirong's entire army.

She also made a young war god like Lu Shiyan willing to succumb behind her and let her take charge of state affairs as a woman and become the empress.

In Anhoude's opinion, such a woman is certainly not simple.I don't know how many of the rumors about her are true.

"Okay, I've made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me any more." An Zaixian raised his hand to stop him from continuing, "If you brothers are worried about being implicated by me again, I will write a letter to you and your brothers. Cut off ties.”

The brothers all knelt down.

Anhou De said: "Dad! You must not say that, we are just worried about you."

An Shunyi also said: "Dad, please don't say that. We have never blamed you in our hearts for what happened back then. We are a family and we will advance and retreat together."

"I'm going to ask someone to find some connections right now, and I'll make sure dad fulfills his wish and delivers the book to the new emperor himself."

An Yongwu is a man of action. After he finished speaking, he kowtowed to An Zaixian and strode out the door regardless of whether his father agreed or not.

An Zaixian made the emperor furious because of his donation of books, and was demoted to be a county magistrate in the arctic northwest. Although he was transferred later, he continued to serve as an official outside until his health became worse and worse in the past two years. He returned to the capital only after resigning.

Although the sons of the An family have not been transferred out of the capital, they have been suppressed.The An family brothers all only held humble official positions in Xiacheng.

However, although An Yongwu's official position was small, he had a wide range of friends. Soon, there was a good friend who was willing to risk his life to bring An Zaixian to meet Jiang Tangtang.

His friend's name was Liming Shun, and he was not originally a member of the Imperial Guard.It was after Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan captured Xirong, they disrupted the soldiers from all over Xiacheng and reorganized them before entering the Imperial Guard.

Liming Shun was a man of loyalty, but more importantly, after his observation, he felt that although Jiang Tangtang was a woman, she was indeed a good emperor.

More importantly, he saw this as an opportunity.

A good opportunity to get ahead.

Everyone knows that Xirong has been destroyed, and this palace is only temporary.They, the Imperial Guards, are even more temporary.If you want to be reused, you have to stand out, show your abilities, and be appreciated by your superiors.

If before, he thought he was quite skilled and a little pretentious, but now that pretentiousness is completely gone.

These days, he patrolled and practiced with the soldiers brought by the new emperor. After seeing the skills of those people, he felt that he was nothing.

Recommending An Zaixian to the new emperor is a risky move, but it is a good opportunity to attract the new emperor's attention.

Liming Shun quickly found an opportunity, knelt in front of Jiang Tangtang, and explained An Zaixian's situation one by one.

Jiang Tangtang was worried about employment issues recently. He heard that someone wrote a book based on his life experience, and he first became very interested in this book.

Moreover, she was not an ancient person, so she did not feel offended by being stopped by Liming Shun on the way, so she immediately asked the palace officials to announce An Zaixian's entry into the palace.

That afternoon, Jiang Tangtang met the old man who was walking with a slight limp.

When he saw Jiang Tangtang, An Zaixian knelt down tremblingly.

Even though she had traveled to ancient times for so long, she was already used to others kneeling down and saluting her, but seeing an old man who was old enough to be her grandfather and who was obviously in poor health kneeling down for her, Jiang Tangtang was still not used to it. , and immediately ordered the palace officials to give him a seat.

She took a rough look at the contents of the book and had to say that the book was very down-to-earth.

It can be seen that the person who wrote this book is not only knowledgeable, but also has a good understanding of the lives of the people at the bottom.

And what Jiang Tangtang wants is exactly this kind of official.

Nowadays, many officials have stood in high places for so long that they no longer know how the people at the bottom live.Their first consideration is not the needs of the people, but their own interests.

And An Zaixian is exactly what Jiang Tangtang has been looking for, a good official who truly considers the people and serves the country and the people.

However, Jiang Tangtang did not immediately grant an official position to An Zaixian. Instead, he kept the book and asked the palace officials to send rewards to the An family.

Taking into account An Zaixian's health, in addition to the usual yellow and white things, the reward also included pills to regulate the body.

After the palace attendant who presented the reward left, An Xu, An Zaixian's wife, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Master, our family has been looking forward to this day."

An Zaixian didn't expect that he could wait until today.In fact, he had given up hope as early as two years ago when he submitted a letter to resign.

Although he had previously been firm in front of his sons, he actually didn't dare to have high hopes in his heart.

At this moment, when he saw the reward sent by the palace servants sent by the new king, his eyes were red with excitement.But his health was so bad that he fell into an old habit and coughed violently when he was too excited.

Mrs. Anxu was so anxious that she didn't even bother to cry. She hurriedly went to give her husband a pat on the back. Several sons and daughters-in-law of the An family were also busy, pouring water and looking for medicine.

But An Zaixian was in such bad health that the medicine prescribed by the doctor had no effect at all. Not only did it not stop the cough, he even coughed up blood because he coughed so hard.

An's family is in great distress.

An Zaiyong was about to go outside to ask for a doctor, but An Xu suddenly remembered that there was a tonic in the reward from the new king.He quickly ordered his son to take out the tonic and give it to her husband.

(End of this chapter)