Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 249

The bluestone steps leading to the top of the treasure can only accommodate two people in parallel.

The master is in front and Zhu Xiongying is behind.

As soon as his feet stepped on the steps, the old man suddenly knelt on the cold stone slab, using his knees as legs, and walked up on his knees.

"Grandfather!" Zhu Xiongying exclaimed, but there was no response.

The bluestone steps are hard and cold, and after climbing a few times, my knees hurt.

The figure of the old man stopped suddenly, and he stretched out his hand without looking back, "Come here!"

An eunuch guarding the mausoleum respectfully carried a basket of soil and placed it beside the old man.

I saw the old man carrying the soil basket with both hands, put it on the steps, and then kowtowed and walked.Step by step, step by step.

Hundreds of steps, long and cold.Zhu Xiongying watched the old man step by step, the tall figure seemed to be tired, his arms shook slightly, and his straight back became bent.

When the old man's big hand held the soil basket again, a small hand appeared.

"Grandfather, my grandson will help you!"

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled, kneeling on the bluestone steps, carrying the soil basket.

Filling up the soil for the ancestors is the filial piety of the descendants.

The soil on the top of the imperial mausoleum is mixed with lime so that grass does not grow on the top.

The grandfather and grandson climbed to the top of the treasure roof, and their knees were worn out long ago. Looking around the slightly white roof of the treasure roof, there are only a few weeds growing in the gaps between the wall bricks.

The old man kowtowed first, then got up and slowly pulled out the weeds.

"Big grandson, come!"

The father and father joined hands, and the soil in the soil basket was slowly scattered in a circle.

"I thought about adding a thick layer of soil to my parents. But we are old, and Brother Ying is still young!" The old man looked at Baoding and said in a low voice, "When Brother Ying grows up, he will have more strength. Let him come again!" As he spoke, he kowtowed respectfully, "Father and mother, don't blame me!"

After speaking, he stood up and looked into the distance.

Zhu Xiongying followed his gaze, and there was a small village looming in his sight, "Grandfather, what are you looking at?"

"Home!" The old man smiled slightly, pointing to the distance, "Over there, it used to be our home!"

Maybe it was because of seeing things and thinking about things, or maybe it was because the cold wind ruffled the old man's white hair. For a moment, Zhu Xiongying felt that the old man in front of him was so lonely.

"Grandfather, do you want to go back and have a look?"

The old man shook his head, "Don't look at it! What are you looking at?" He said with a wry smile, "The home over there is our suffering!" Having said that, he pointed to the magnificent imperial city on the other side, "In the future , that is our home!"

The father and father stood on the top of the treasure for a long time, and then went down the steps hand in hand.

The officials and eunuchs below rushed forward to help them organize their clothes.

At this time, Zhu Xiongying noticed a strange figure kneeling not far away.

Before he could ask who it was, the old man had already walked over, looked down at him, and said with a smile, "Are you from the Liu family?"

"Return to the Holy Lord, this minister is the third generation of the Liu family, Liu Nian'en!" the man in his 30s said loudly.

"Where's your grandfather?" the old man asked.

"Grandpa died of illness the year before last!" The man kowtowed.

"Ah!" The old man was a little surprised, "Why didn't anyone report it to us?"

The man said, "It was my grandfather who said on his deathbed that the Liu family was ashamed enough to receive the emperor's favor because they had no virtue and incompetence. I dare not worry about His Majesty anymore, and ordered my descendants to bury them quietly!"

"Your grandfather is a good man!" The old man sighed, "What about your father?"

"Chen's father also left last year!" said the man.

"What's wrong, how old is he!" The old man regretted, "What a pity!" As he spoke, he asked, "What's your name?"

"Minister Liu Nian'en!" The man looked up, "The name given by my grandfather will make me always remember the kindness of the emperor!"

"In terms of kindness, your Liu family gave us more than we gave you!" The old man smiled, and finally Zhu Xiongying waved, "Grand grandson, come here, this is our family's benefactor!"

Fengyang, the Liu family!
There is only one possibility and that is the descendants of Yihui Hou Liu Jizu.

Back then, the old man had no land to bury his parents, so he went to the Liu family, the owner of the land they rented.

Unexpectedly, that Landlord Liu not only refused to give it, but also scolded the old man.It was the elder brother of the old man in his hometown, Liu Jizu heard about this and offered to give the old man a piece of land.

A piece of land, in exchange for a marquis to benefit the descendants.

Therefore, in life, we still have to accumulate virtue and do good deeds.

The lineage of the Liu family, Liu Jizu, is flourishing, and the Liu family that didn't give the old man the land at the beginning, I'm afraid the intestines are regretful.

"Are you the third generation grandson of Marquis Yihui?" Zhu Xiongying laughed.

"I bow down to the grandson of the emperor!" Liu Nianen kowtowed in fear.

"Get up, talk to us over there!" the old man laughed.

Afterwards, the two were in front, and Liu Nianen bowed behind, and walked into the side hall next to him.The two were sitting, and Liu Nianen stood in front of them respectfully.

"Is life going well at home?" The old man asked with a smile while holding hot tea.

"Thanks to the great blessing of the emperor, these years, I have rewarded the minister's family with land and money that can't be used up in several lifetimes!" Liu Nianen said, "The Liu family enjoys wealth and honor now, which is unimaginable in their dreams!"

"How much land is your house now?" The old man asked again with a smile.

"Paddy fields are 130 hectares, dry fields are 360 ​​hectares, and there are sloping, mountainous and woodlands." Liu Nianen said, "My grandfather said before his death that the land in my family's land can be exhausted by running a horse."

"Grandpa told me repeatedly before he was alive that my Liu family was able to be as rich as it is today! It's all because of my little kindness back then, so I warn my ministers and other children and grandchildren to have a conscience!"

"Your Majesty is benevolent, so in these years, the family's fields will not be taken except for what the tenants should pay. Not only will they not take it, but if someone has difficulties, the Liu family will help! Every year when the government collects grain, the Liu family will It was delivered in full."

"Well, kind people!" The old man laughed loudly.

But as he spoke, he suddenly frowned and said, "That's not right, we remember that we gave your family more than 100 acres of Xuntian! Those Xuntian are next to Longxing Temple, why didn't you say so?"

Immediately, Liu Nianen was at a loss.

Xuntian is the land that was given to the heroes when it was opened, and it is tax-free and grain-free.

"Say it!" the old man frowned.

"Xuntian from the minister's family." Liu Nianen hesitated.

"Speaking, hesitating, not like a man!" The old man said angrily, "Where's Xuntian?"

"this."

"You can weigh the crime of deceiving the emperor yourself!" the old man said in a deep voice.

Liu Nian'en knelt down with a puff, "I dare not lie to the emperor, the Xuntian in my family" said, seeming to be entangled repeatedly in his heart, and finally gritted his teeth, "When my grandfather was alive, he gave it to others!"

"Bold!" The old man said angrily, "The land we rewarded, you dare to promise it to others, who dares to take it?"

"Grandfather, please be safe and don't be impatient!" Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Is there any difficulty for you, Marquis Yihui? Don't be afraid, Grandpa Huang and Gu will make decisions for you!"

Liu Nianen kowtowed, and said in a low voice, "The Xuntian in the minister's house. The north is in the way of Han Guogong's ancestral grave, so..."

Han Gong is Lee Sun Jang!

"Unlucky for him!" Zhu Xiongying thought to himself.

Sure enough, the old man was furious, "The Xuntian we rewarded is just because it is next to his family's ancestral grave, so you promised him to the Li family?" As he said, he patted the table, "Did Li Shanchang ask you for it, or did you give it to him?" Let me tell you the truth!"

"It was Han Hangong's younger brother who went to find Chen's grandfather that day. At that time, I was still young, so I only remembered that the slopes were used to replace the past!" Liu Nian'en panicked, "I remember my grandfather said that one thing more is worse than one thing less, just give it to them." , and said that he is the prime minister of the court, and the Liu family's marquis is not enough to compare with others."

(End of this chapter)