Dajin royal family

Chapter 52 Zhengjia Village

The county seat of Xingyang County is called Xingyang County, and there is a village twenty miles outside the city called Zhengjia Village.If you think this is an ordinary small village, you are wrong. This village is the headquarters of the famous Zheng family in Xingyang.

In this place, the prefect of Xingyang had to dismount and walk into the village when he came.The reason why the aristocratic family is strong is firstly that they have a lot of land, secondly they have knowledge, and finally they have wealth and connections accumulated from generation to generation.

For example, Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanyuan, his official position is Zheng Sanpin, one of the three highest official positions in the Jin Dynasty criminal law.This official position was personally appointed by the first emperor, and there was no so-called assessment at all.Why, because he is the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

It is worth mentioning that the so-called "imperial examination" has not yet appeared in this era, and the selection of talents is still the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. Therefore, the status of well-known families in the Jin Dynasty can be imagined.

This sentence is the most true portrayal of today's Dajin officialdom.Sometimes, the emperor also had to compromise.

On this day, a horse team of more than [-] people came down from the official road and came towards Zhengjia Village. The dust raised by the horseshoes made pedestrians on both sides of the path cover their mouths and noses.Many people murmured in their hearts, who is so courageous, so galloping around in Zhengjia Village.

I saw that the leader was a young man in a black suit, with a handsome face and an overpowering aura.Behind him were more than twenty burly men, all holding horizontal knives in their hands.

The young man was Jiang Chengxiao who came to deliver the letter. King Qi planned to stay in Xingyang County for two days to hold a banquet because he received the news from Dajie Xinbao.

Thinking of King Qi, Jiang Chengxiao was silent.He used to think that there were basically very few children of nobles without brains, especially the children of the royal family, they should be the kind of people who are extremely cautious and smart in handling things.

But after getting along with King Qi these days, he knew that he was wrong. There are many arrogant and conceited royal children, even if he is the emperor's favorite son.

The matter of rewarding the army in Jiyin County was the emperor's decree, but King Qi had to stop here for a banquet because of the great victory ahead. I don't know if he didn't care or didn't take the royal censors in the court seriously.

There is a sentence in "Xunzi": Born in the deep palace, grew up in the hands of women.

The ancestor never lied to anyone, especially his descendants.The truth remains the same through the ages, and every dynasty and generation has people to verify this sentence.

A group of people stopped at the entrance of the village, and there was the sound of horseshoes. Jiang Chengxiao squinted his eyes, stretched out his hands and opened the curtain to look into the distance, and could vaguely see the houses inside, and the smoke from the cooking.

"Who are you?" A voice rang out, and a child with long braids sucked his fingers and looked at Jiang Chengxiao on the horse with big eyes.

Jiang Chengxiao turned over and got off the horse, took out an oilcloth package from his arms, opened it, took out a piece of pastry from it and put it in the palm of his hand, came to the child and squatted down, stretching out his palm.

The child stared straight at the white pastry dotted with candied candies.Jiang Chengxiao didn't speak, just ate one by himself, nodded, "It's quite sweet."

The child swallowed his saliva, although he wanted to eat it, but he just didn't want it.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "Go and tell your lord that the acting prince of the capital is here to pay a visit."

"Then you'll give me the pastry?" The child said immediately, automatically ignoring his words.

Jiang Chengxiao paused, shook his head, wrapped the oilcloth, threw it backhand to Nan Jiyun behind him, got up and said: "The premise is that you can handle things well."

The child glanced at everyone, got up and ran back to the village.

"Master, does this kid remember the words?" Nan Jiyun expressed doubts.

Jiang Chengxiao said lightly: "Do you really think I will wait here?" After speaking, he led the horse into the village.There seemed to be a funeral going on in the village, and crying could be heard, and every household was wearing white cloth strips.

There is no muddy path in the village as he thought, except for the fields surrounding the outside, the road inside is paved with bricks and stones.On both sides are tile-roofed houses of every family. The villagers were a little surprised when they saw Jiang Chengxiao and his party.

Generally speaking, no one would enter Zhengjia Village in such a grand manner.

An old man leaning on a walking stick stepped forward to stop him, "Young student, where did you come from?"

"The capital's acting prince's mansion." Jiang Chengxiao responded.

The onlookers immediately murmured when they heard the words. Although they didn't understand the meaning of the three words "Daiwangfu", they still understood that the three words "Daiwangfu" represented a prince.

The old man asked, "Is there a letter?"

Nan Jiyun took out a gold medal and showed it, the old man turned his head immediately, "Second son, go and tell the second master."

A young man immediately turned around and ran towards the building complex.

Surrounded by a group of people, Jiang Chengxiao couldn't continue walking, so he simply chatted with the old man on the spot.

"Which company is doing white things?"

The old man sighed, "The master of the fourth room has gone, what happened last night."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, and the old man asked again: "On behalf of the palace, are you sent by the princess?"

The older generation knew about Zheng's daughter marrying the acting king.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "The princess is my mother."

"Oh." The old man immediately cupped his hands, "It turns out that the prince is face to face, so I'm being rude."

Jiang Chengxiao helped him up with a smile, and said, "I'm a junior here, and I don't deserve the respect of an old man."

The old man laughed and said: "Well, since that's the case, don't worry, there will be people coming from the big room after a while, why don't you come in and have a cup of tea?"

Jiang Chengxiao shook his head and was about to speak when a circle of people came over there.

The leader was a middle-aged man in gray clothes, followed by a group of young people.

The man came to Jiang Chengxiao's side, cupped his hands and saluted, and said: "If there is a loss, please don't blame me. I'm Zheng Renli."

When he came, Mrs. Zheng told him about the people here. This Zheng Renli was Zheng Shanyuan's second son and his legal uncle.

"Don't dare, Cheng Xiao pays his respects to the second uncle." He quickly returned the gift.

Zheng Renli smiled slightly, helped Jiang Chengxiao up, and said, "Fifth Lady often wrote letters a few years ago, saying that the son was unwell. When I saw you today, the son's blood is rosy, and he must be in better health."

Jiang Chengxiao said: "Aniang not only prayed for me in the Buddhist hall, but also often cooked medicinal meals for me, all thanks to Aniang."

Zheng Renli smiled and took his hand, and walked towards the mansion where the eldest son was.

"Why is the son here today?" Zheng Renli asked as he walked.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "It's like this, Le Ping said that she has a good sister here, and asked me to bring a letter to that girl."

"Oh? Who is it?" Zheng Renli asked.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "Aniang said, just let me hand over the letter to the third uncle."

In fact, he was also confused in his heart, and couldn't figure out why Mrs. Zheng said that.

Zheng Renli narrowed his eyes, and said calmly: "No hurry, no rush, he is presiding over the funeral at Sifang, it will take some time to come over, you follow me into the mansion first to rest."

(End of this chapter)