"General"
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't put down the book until he informed the general's battalion commander. After the world was at peace, he came to the border gate. At that time, Lin Yuan also wrote to him and asked him if he wanted to continue to be a general, stationed at the border gate, and guarded Daming. If you don't want to go back to the capital, the title is not short of him.
Zhu Yuanzhang still chose to be stationed at the border. He is now married to the Ma family, and the husband and wife have a very good relationship. They have two daughters.
Seeing that he would not be able to give birth to a son, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry. Anyway, since he is here now, he is not afraid that he will not be able to pick a good son-in-law to join the family.
The daughter is recruiting children at home, and the child born is also surnamed Zhu, and the roots of the old Zhu family cannot be broken.
The two daughters also grew up on the edge of the barracks since childhood. They are very good at horseback riding and have developed arm strength. They are no worse than ordinary soldiers.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, and he was relieved that his daughter was like this. After a hundred years, he was not afraid that his daughter would not be able to control the house.
And Mr. Ma, before he got married, he didn’t know that she was a woman who was not inferior to men. A few years ago, there were bandits at the border. He was busy fighting. She is also writing.
The family is also a good hand, and everything is clear. When Zhu Yuanzhang goes home to rest, he never needs to worry about other things.
Zhu Yuanzhang watched the soldiers come in and smiled, "What are you anxious about?"
The personal soldiers hurriedly saluted: "General! I am watching from the city wall, and an envoy is coming!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up. This envoy was someone sent from the capital, who was here to deliver the message on behalf of the emperor.
Come this time...
Zhu Yuanzhang also had a smile on his face.
He used to push back to Beijing, but now that he is older, thinking about his entire life, it is time to return to Beijing to enjoy happiness.
Besides, there are a few people who have been promoted at the border now, and now they all hold the power in their hands. He has been a general for so many years.
Going at this time is the right time, place and people.
The emperor personally sent someone to invite him, and he was able to give way generously. When he returned to Beijing, he had such great achievements as Cong Longzhigong, and a duke could not escape.
I just don't know if it is Duke Fu or Duke Qin, but no matter which one it is, it has both face and benefits.
In the early years, he also thought that he might be able to get a king and become a king with a different surname. His Majesty seemed to have this intention back then.
But look at it now, His Majesty has made his nephew a king for so many years, and he is still a county king. Moreover, according to the new law, this county king cannot be passed on. towards decline.
His Majesty does this to his own family, let alone to outsiders like them.
If there is a duke, even if he is lucky, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks about it.
He can't be passed on as a duke, but if he is here, he will be able to guard his two daughters and help the old Zhu family. When there is a capable grandson in his generation, the Zhu family can also rise up, and their starting point is higher than others.
Besides, His Majesty's methods have been more tactful in recent years, but the officials in the court have long been trained by the deceased Song Shizhao, and all of them are His Majesty's answerers. It is more difficult for them to sing against His Majesty than to chop off their heads. .
The envoy arrived soon, and Zhu Yuanzhang knelt on the ground and listened to the decree. After the envoy had finished reciting the decree, he raised his head to accept the decree, stood up and said to the envoy: "Master Zhang has traveled a long way, why don't you go to my house and sit down? Have a cup of hot tea?"
The envoy smiled and said, "That would be disrespectful, General Zhu, please."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Master Zhang, please."
The two barracks were not far from the Zhu family's house, and the two did not ride horses, and they talked all the way as they walked.
The envoy said: "Xiaguan is here with you. General Yang and General Li have already gone."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
The few of them were followed by His Majesty when he was not rich, and they were old enough to continue to lead troops. a voice.
But if it really boils by that time, the day lily will be cold.
Not to mention the duke, it is estimated that he will be a general after his death.
Having a title is different.
After all, titles can be counted, just those few, even if he leaves in the future, with the duchess and the duke's daughter, his wife and daughter can live well.
But he can only bless them, the grandchildren will not succeed, the grandchildren have to look at their own abilities.
The envoy went to the post house to rest. Zhu Yuanzhang asked his wife and daughter to pack their bags at night. The old servants of the family were willing to go to the capital to take them away, and those who were unwilling to go were given a severance payment. Take it away, the capital has been prepared, and it is okay to take care of yourself.
When Aunt Zhu heard that she was going to the capital, the girl in her twenties said excitedly, "Dad? Are you really going?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Really go, Dad, go and ask for it when the time comes, and see if you can ask your sisters for a county or county lord to come back."
It is unlikely that the county owner can be asked, but the county owner still has hope.
Aunt Zhu said quickly, "Then I'm going to say goodbye to my friends tomorrow!"
She still has a lot of friends, and now the defense of men and women is not as serious as before, and there are men and women among her friends.
Because it is a border crossing, in order to prevent accidents, my daughter also wants to learn kung fu on horseback and archery. Except for those who are not in good health, most of them are good at horseback and archery.
Zhu Xiaoniang was not as bold as her sister, she said timidly: "I went to the capital, where the rules are strict..."
Ma shi smiled next to him: "No matter how big the rules are, you are still your father's daughter. As long as you don't make a big mistake, who will punish you for your sins? Besides, when you go to the capital, it's time to discuss your marriage."
When Ma Shi said this, the two girls were a little shy, but Aunt Zhu was bold: "Then I want both civil and military skills, not a sour scholar who can only read, nor a stupid big man who can only work hard."
Ma was stunned for a moment, and said helplessly: "We are picking into the wedlock. If you are married, it is not easy to find such kind of people, let alone find them into the wedlock. As long as you are an honest child, you are down-to-earth and know how to advance and retreat."
Aunt Zhu rolled her eyes: "That's fine, as long as you look good!"
Zhu Xiaoniang lowered her head and whispered, "I'm the same as my sister."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly: "I will definitely pick two Ruyi gentlemen for you!"
The Zhu family was soon on the road. Zhu Yuanzhang was very popular here, and many people saw him off. Aunt Zhu sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the slowly disappearing city gate behind. Anxiety finally came to her heart. Long here, never left.
She yearns for the capital, where is the capital? It is the capital of the country, the place where the emperor lives, and the people there are more proud than the people in other places.
But…
Aunt Zhu suddenly approached Mrs. Ma, put her head on Mrs. Ma's shoulder, held Mrs. Ma's hand, and whispered, "Mother, the ladies in the capital... will they look down on me?"
She doesn't know how to be famous for women, and she doesn't know how to play piano and chess. She only knows a little about painting and calligraphy.
All her advantages at the border will turn into disadvantages when she goes to the capital.
Zhu Xiaoniang was also very afraid, and leaned on the other side of the Ma family.
Ma knew that what she said at this time was useless, she could only pat her daughters on the back, silently appease without saying a word.
There is no peace in the capital.
In the beginning, it was just Meng Da's resignation, which was also stopped by the above. It was not so easy for officials to resign. The court would not easily agree, and of course, officials would not resign easily.
Meng Da's reason was that his father was old and wanted to support his father's years. He could no longer be loyal to the court, and only wanted to be filial as a son.
The words are high-sounding, but they don't believe it at all.
Is it not possible to be an official with filial piety
What does Meng Da mean by doing this? Tell the officials of the court, whose parents are getting old, they hurriedly resigned and went back to their parents to support them
Just because you are a role model of morality, is it unfilial if we do not resign
Anyway, the above suppressed his book, so it was useless for Meng Da to be in a hurry. He ran away from countless people, and they all had only one sentence: "The above can decide, we can't be the master."
So Meng Da just waited and waited, until the news that his second and third brothers were escorted back to Beijing.
There is only one charge, malfeasance.
If it is corruption and there is still salvation, it may be locked up for a few years or ten years.
But dereliction of duty... This is a serious crime, which means that in addition to being greedy for money, they also fish for the common people, collude with officials and businessmen, and protect officials from each other.
Malpractice is a capital offense.
Meng Da was stunned when he got the news.
Their family was placed under house arrest in the house. Before it was found out whether he was in trouble with his brother, Meng Da and his family could not step out of the house, not even to see his brother.
Fortunately, the court moved quickly, and it was found that Meng Da did not pass the news to them, and did not help the tyrants, so the ban was lifted.
However, Meng Da was dismissed and will no longer be employed in this life, and his children will not be employed by the imperial court for three generations.
The brothers' children are not used for five generations.
The Meng family's career has come to an end.
Meng Er and Meng San were sentenced to death and their property confiscated.
But the disaster was not for the family. Meng Er and Meng San's wives took their children back to their parents' home. The children also took their mother's surname and no longer took their father's surname.
Although he still couldn't take imperial examinations or become an official, he didn't have to be looked down upon by others when he went out.
Meng Da quickly left the capital with the whole family and went to live in a small town. No one knew that he was a capital official.
No one knows what ambitions he once had.
Meng Da regretted it. When he received the letter, what he thought was not to protect himself, but to kill his relatives with righteousness.
Maybe it's just that he was fired, and his children can still take scientific exams.
Meng Da regretted that.
When their family went out from the city gate, they happened to see a group of chariots and horses entering the city with great momentum.
His youngest daughter asked, "Dad, whose house is that?"
Meng Da looked sad, looked at the endless convoy, and said, "It should be the general."
The youngest daughter still didn't know what happened to her family, she only knew that she was going to move. She asked curiously, "Isn't it General Chen?"
Meng Da shook his head: "There are four generals, and the one who came back this time is General Zhu."
The horses on both sides were staggered.
While walking into the city, while walking outside the city.
Never meet again in this life.