C121 Old Heart
Qian Duoduo and Feng Ying’s guess was correct.
After Yun Zhao formulated Lantian's political system, as a person, he naturally had to consider the future lives of his descendants.
It is impossible to expect a family to be all super elites.
However, as a latecomer, Yun Zhao was able to infinitely raise the vision of his descendants.
As long as the vision of his descendants is still superior to others, then he can sit safely on the throne of the emperor and accept the support of all people.
There is no need to say more about the history after the Ming Dynasty. They need to create it themselves. However, the geographical distribution outside the Ming Dynasty, the distribution of mineral deposits, changes in humanities and society, and the general laws and sequences of scientific and technological development. , but you must teach it to your children.
It is because of these knowledge that Yun Zhao is so indifferent to domestic resources.
The royal family has always been greedy, and no royal family is an exception. Yun Zhao thinks that he is not a sage. If he can keep his hands off the resources that belong to the common people in the country, Yun Zhao feels that he is worthy of everyone in the Ming Dynasty.
Yunxian doesn't seem to be interested in a rigid job, but his eyes light up when he talks about the outside world.
Even Qian Duoduo himself admitted that Yun Xian seemed to have no interest in power.
Yunniang, Yunmeng, Yunhu, and Yunbao have long said that even if the Yun family becomes developed now, they will not give up the pattern of walking in two lines of light and dark. Therefore, from now on, There is obviously a focus on Yun Zhang and Yun Xian's education.
No matter which one they are, these two children have their own extremely important work to do, and it would be best if they can do it with joy.
Feng Ying and Qian Duoduo have never asked themselves what their children have learned from their father. They even regard this as a symbolic behavior of adhering to women's ethics.
After all the family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs were laid out, Yun Zhao would receive a flurry of good news every day, and Yun Zhao's eyes would suddenly become brighter.
The world is not as cheerful to Zuo Maodi as it is to Yun Zhao.
The envoys he brought dispersed after persisting in Chang'an for seven days.
Chen Hongfan and others have returned to Nanjing. I heard that they are planning to resign and return to their hometown to farm.
Zuo Maodi did not go back.
He is preparing to open an elementary school opposite the Zhu family's mansion...
Not living and dying with Emperor Chongzhen has already made him very sad. Now, since the prince, King Yong and King Ding are still here, so I will stay and do my last for the Zhu Ming Dynasty.
Yongxingfang, where he lives, is a newly established city.
At this time, Chang'an is transforming into the old Chang'an. I heard that in the government's plan, there will still be 108 cities and towns, but the Chang'an government has turned them into 108. Gated residential area.
Yongxingfang isIn a newly built city, after Zuo Maodi arrived in Chang'an, he found that Prince Zhu Ming, Prince Yong, and Prince Ding were actually living in Chang'an without incident. They came several times to have an audience, but were rejected by the eldest princess.
So, he immediately used the money from the envoys to buy a small courtyard opposite the Zhu family's mansion.
Zuo Maodi solemnly posted a notice recruiting disciples at the door of his home. He did not expect to receive many disciples. He only hoped that the eldest princess opposite could see it. Prince General, Prince Yong, and Prince Ding Leave it to him to teach.
After many years of official career, Zuo Maodi developed the habit of not being impatient or impatient. Even after being reduced to this, he remained calm.
He understood that the reason why the eldest princess did not dare to see him was purely because she was worried about the Lantian government, and worried that they would put a charge of "ulterior motives" on their heads, which was already very unfortunate. home, bringing greater disaster.
Zuo Maodi, who lives across the street, is naturally very discerning. He even placed his bedroom in the kitchen against the wall, and opened a window on the wall along the street. Next to his desk, as long as he raised his head, he could see Zhu's door.
From the observation of this half month, one thing Zuo Maodi can be sure of is that Lantian officials seem to have really forgotten about the Zhu Ming royal family and seem to be letting them fend for themselves.
No officials came to disturb, no spies came to the door, and no people pretending to be rogues came to blackmail. There was not even a single visitor from the previous court to the Zhu family's mansion.
The Zhu family just closed the door and lived quietly.
In the early morning, Zhu's side door slowly opened.
Four white-faced men without beards, but wearing black shirts and black soft hats, left the mansion. Two of them were carrying baskets, and the other two were carrying bamboo baskets. They seemed to be going to get food. Shopping for groceries at the market.
Zuo Maodi put on his clothes and left the small courtyard, following the four eunuchs at a short distance. He wanted to ask these four eunuchs to ask more clearly about the situation in the Zhu family's mansion.
Because of Jin Wu’s inability to restrain themselves, Chang’an had already entered the city in the middle of the night in order to sell the vegetables, chicken, duck, and fish in their hands at a good price. By the time they set up their stalls, it was just dawn. Get up and the morning market begins.
Zuo Maodi watched the four eunuchs bargaining skillfully with the farmers, watching them buy a lot of fine food, and put the food into baskets like a flow.
They also ordered a large amount of rice, whole pigs and sheep, and a large number of seasonal vegetables for delivery to their homes.
Zuo Maodi understood that the Zhu family's mansion was now full of people.
From the Chang'an government office, Zuo Maodi discovered that no less than 700 people lived in this mansion.
Judging from the amount of money spent on purchasing eunuchs, the eldest princess still has a lot of money in her hands. Otherwise, if these 700 people are not engaged in production, they will spend a lot of money on eating and drinking every day.number.
Seeing that the four officials had finished shopping, they came to a stall selling tofu puffs with bamboo baskets in hand. Just saying the old rules, the boss quickly brought the tofu puffs and fried dough sticks. Wait for a while to eat.
Zuo Maodi also sat down and put the folding fan in his hand on the table, waiting for him to unfold the folding fan given by the emperor to prove his identity.
The four eunuchs immediately moved the table and were unwilling to say another word to Zuo Maodi.
Just when Zuo Maodi was about to chase after him, he saw the leading eunuch whispering: "You used to be an official of the Ming Dynasty. I can see it. However, no matter who you are or what you want to do, you just want to You, please don’t disturb the Zhu Mansion.
Whether it’s the Queen, the Queen Mother, the princess, the prince, or the prince, we are just a group of poor people who were lucky enough to escape. We just want to be quiet. There is no ambition to survive.
If you are grateful for the kindness of the late emperor, please stay away from us."
Zuo Maodi said: "Excuse me, father-in-law, please go back. Report to the eldest princess that a certain Zuo Maodi is now either an official of the Lantian Imperial Court or an official of the Ming Dynasty, but an old scholar who just wants to open a private school in Chang'an. Some Meng children have no ambitions.
If the eldest princess knows the name of a certain family, please ask the eldest princess to entrust the prince, Ding Wang and Yong Wang to me for training. They will definitely become successful, but I will definitely let them learn how to survive." After saying that, he lowered his head and started eating his own food without saying a word.
The eunuchs all bowed their heads to eat, ate very quickly, and left in a hurry after eating.
After Zuo Maodi finished eating, he settled the bill and stepped into the morning market again while waving his folding fan.
Zuo Maodi is still very familiar with this kind of morning market. These farmers who go to the city to buy and sell in the middle of the night usually end their transactions when the sun rises.
He was just surprised by the size of the morning market and the rich products there.
Generally speaking, there are two such morning markets in Chang'an City, one is the East Market and the other is the West Market. They are the same as the morning markets in Beijing, and they are both responsible for supplying vegetables to urban residents. , poultry, eggs, fish.
The morning market in front of you is undoubtedly bigger than the morning market in Beijing. Although it is also a bustling place, it is far better than the morning market in Beijing where mules, horses, cows and urine are flowing everywhere. Much better.
Even a person like him, who has no intention of buying anything, somehow finds himself in it and enjoys it so much that he forgets to leave.
For a person who has witnessed extreme poverty and extreme suffering, there is no scene more beautiful than the scene of great material abundance.
The eunuch Liu Cheng hurriedly returned to the Zhu family's mansion with three of his men. After going to the kitchen to hand over the accounts, he came to the middle hall and told the princess's personal maid that he wanted to see the princess.
At this time, Zhu Yuluo was holding a book in his hand, going back and forth.He was wandering around the three desks. His three younger brothers were lying on the desks writing hard. They had to pay attention. If they made the slightest mistake, Zhu Yuluo's bamboo board would hit them.
The fourteen-year-old Zhu Cilang finally finished writing the big character. He carefully put the big character aside, looked at his serious sister and said, "Sister, can we go out?"
Zhu Ainao shook her head and said: "No, we have to observe mourning for our father for three years."
"But, the remains of our father..."
"Don't worry, Yun Zhao will not let thieves destroy his father's body. There will be proper arrangements. After the death of his father is over, I will go to see Yun Zhao and inquire about the whereabouts of his father's body."
Zhu Cilang said with some worry: "Yun Zhao has a bad reputation."
Zhu Yurao sneered and said: "What do you know? His reputation is very good. Study hard and study hard." Don't be complacent when practicing martial arts. People like you don't have ten thousand, but eight thousand in Yushan Academy."
Zhu Yuluo's words made the two younger brothers who were writing also turn their heads. Looking into the bright eyes of her two brothers, her heart softened inexplicably. Wen Yan said to Zhu Cilang: "The more ordinary we behave, the greater the chance of survival."
Zhu Cilang nodded. He turned his head, pulled out another piece of paper, and continued writing.
Gong E reported the news that Liu Cheng wanted to see her, and Zhu Aina could not help but frown slightly.
Liu Cheng and others are the purchasing managers of the family. On weekdays, only they have the opportunity to go out and interact with people. She is very worried that something bad will happen.
“You mean Zuo Maodi is here?”
“Princess Qizhen, it is indeed Zuo Maodi. I met this person when I was on duty at Huangji Palace in the early years. "
"What is he going to do?"
"Master Zuo hopes that the prince, Prince Ding, and Prince Yong will be entrusted to him for instruction. , King Ding, and King Yong are all grown up, and they just want to teach them how to survive in a dangerous environment."