Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 283 Father and Son Harmony
Prince Xiao Yong was ashamed to see his third brother, so he left the capital and ran away from home. This was tantamount to reaching a desperate situation.

I had no money, no food in my stomach, and I was aimless. Thinking about the mistakes I had made, I felt really regretful and desperate. He really didn't dare to see his father and his two brothers.

That day, it started to rain lightly, turning him into a drowned rat. He had no food in his stomach for a day, which made him even more hungry and miserable. The desire to survive brought him to a small river, ready to catch two fish to satisfy his hunger. But is the fish so easy to catch?
It was clumsy, covered in mud and water, and finally declared a failure.

She cried even more sadly for her failure, so she squatted on the edge of a field and secretly dug up unripe potatoes.

As a result, a farmer saw it and hurriedly came over and asked: "I see that although my brother is covered in mud and water, he doesn't look like a poor person. What brought you to this situation? Do you really have no food?" It doesn't matter if you drink. You can go to my village in front, where we have a charity warehouse. There, our village elders will give you some money."

As early as Zhu Yuanzhang's time, it was stipulated that charity warehouses should be set up all over the country. He strictly stipulated that in good harvest years, the people must donate part of the harvest to charity warehouses, to cherish the old and the poor in normal times, and to open warehouses to provide emergency relief in disaster years.

Although it had been abandoned in the first few years, in the past few years, the weather has been good and the world has been peaceful, and everyone has spontaneously restored the system of the free warehouse.

Although due to various policies, there are no more beggars and refugees in the Ming Dynasty in the north, but occasionally helping passers-by can be regarded as a good deed.

King Yong did not dare to reveal his identity, so he politely refused. But in the end, the farmer saw the young man's hunger plight, so he took him into his home and asked his wife to cook him a farmer's meal.

In the past three days, I have eaten the most delicious food in my life at Yongwang.

As I was eating, I couldn't help but think about how willful I was in front of my two brothers in the past, and how my two brothers tolerated me. The more I thought about it, the more ashamed I became, and I couldn't help but burst into tears.

While he was crying, there was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard door, and the farmer said: "You two gentlemen, I don't know if it is this little brother you are looking for. He is eating in the house, you two. Go and see for yourself.”

When King Yong heard this, he quickly opened the crack in the window and looked out, but he didn't know who his two brothers were.

Before he could figure out whether he should be honest with her or continue to avoid him.

Zhu Cihong and Lu Mou had already entered the house. When they saw their embarrassed brother in such a condition, they both opened their arms and hugged the little guy tightly: "Why are you so immature? You are almost worrying us to death." "

Zhu Cizheng looked at his two brothers and said, "I was wrong. You can beat or punish them as you please."

Lu Mou laughed first: "Why are you asking us to punish you? You are punishing our two brothers. If you continue like this, it will be terrible. We will take you back to Beijing and send you to the hospital as soon as possible." Imperial College, you have to study again before you can continue to serve the country and help your brother govern this country."

Zhu Cixiang held his hand: "Thank you quickly, uncle, and then let's go home and reunite as a family."

Wanshou Mountain and Wanshou Palace were full of laughter and laughter. The palace maids and eunuchs were chirping and briskly carrying plates of the food that the Regent and King Yong loved to eat into the main hall like water.

After Yongwang chewed his food slowly, he finally threw down his chopsticks and lamented: "These are my usual favorites, but when I taste them today, I don't feel like I'm eating raw radishes in the wilderness. Eating wild vegetables and a meal from the farm will make it even more delicious.”

His mother, Concubine Tian, ​​added a chopstick of vegetables to him: "It's okay to eat raw radish, but you actually eat wild vegetables. My mother also comes from a small family, so I know that those wild vegetables are not eaten randomly. Fortunately, God took care of me and didn't eat them." Damn you, you bastard." Chongzhen laughed: "I've been away from home for five days, and I've been hungry for three days. Let's not talk about food. How do you feel about walking among the people for five days?"

Hearing that his father had no intention of punishing him anymore, King Yong became bolder and replied solemnly: "This time the child ran away in shame, but he truly felt what it was like to suffer, and he even saw that the third brother was fighting to protect him. Under the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful. It was no longer like the northwest where the people were suffering from the war. I also saw that under the new political management of the third brother, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the streets and villages were in order, and the emperor was there. The prestige in the hearts of the people in the world is as high as the sun. The Ming Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous. This peaceful era is really hard-won, and I should cherish it."

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction: "I have endured hardships these past few days, and it is good to have such an experience." Then he looked at the three brothers and said seriously: "Since we have already established that princes are not allowed to participate in politics, we still need the help and support of brothers to govern the country. So. All your offspring must be fostered among the people at the age of ten to truly understand the sufferings of the people and examine whether the imperial decree is reasonable and implemented. "This is a permanent rule that cannot be changed."

The three brothers immediately stood up and obeyed the order.

Chongzhen motioned the three brothers to sit down, and then continued: "This time, Si'er was bewitched by the villain around him and said stupid words that almost caused the collapse of our ancestors. Although the government and the public are calm on the surface, the undercurrent has to be calmed."

Zhu Cixiang responded: "Father is right. For this reason, the fourth brother should be punished appropriately."

He was talking about appropriate punishment, not demotion to common people as Chongzhen decided at the time. In fact, this is to plead for mercy for the fourth brother regardless of past grudges.

Lu Mou also responded: "At that time, my father was furious and wanted to kill all those who bewitched the fourth brother. My son thought that the method was too drastic. At this time, our court is in urgent need of officials, so we should be careful about killing, or not kill at all. "

Chongzhen frowned and thought for a while while drinking a small drink, then glanced at his three sons who looked at him nervously, and smiled.

"Boss and Lao San are right, but you two are wrong."

Zhu Cihong and Lu Mou exchanged glances inexplicably.

"The third son should intercede for the fourth brother. This shows that you don't care about your fourth brother's unrestrained words and care about brotherhood. This also includes your eldest brother. And the eldest brother should intercede for the ministers. This will further demonstrate your magnanimity. He is not afraid of brothers competing for positions. This calms the ambition in the hearts of the ministers. "

Zhu Cihong and Lu Mou gave a thumbs up together and said in unison: "The fox has been practicing for thousands of years. Father, I am tall, really tall."

Chongzhen slapped the table at that time: "How do you talk?"

Zhu Cizheng quickly defended his two brothers: "My brothers said that you are a thousand-year-old fox. They are not only wishing you longevity, but also saying that you will become a spirit after thousands of years."

Chongzhen glared: "What?"

"No, no, it takes a thousand years to become an immortal."

At that moment, the four of them burst into laughter together, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

(End of this chapter)