Li was leading the way, and when Zhu Gaoxu and a group of more than a dozen people arrived at the place, they saw that a group of people had gathered outside a dirt courtyard, all surrounded by an old man in a robe.

This place should be Tang Sai'er's house, and the roof in the yard is covered with tiles, and sure enough, her family does not seem to be very poor. Because along the way, Zhu Gaoxu saw that there were occasional grass houses in some villages.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others got off the horse and walked over, and the old man in the robe knelt on the ground with a few people, and bowed: "The old man's surname is Tang, and he is the old man here. Adults pass through the township, and they are not welcomed. Dare to ask the adults with their surnames? ”

However, the onlookers did not salute or kneel, but still stood around, watching the villagers and officials talk like watching a play. The accompanying Asari is a lustful person, which is rare in the Daming countryside, and many villagers are paying attention to Ashali, probably because they are strange.

Hou Hai turned his head and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu raised his chin slightly.

"Villagers, please." Hou Haihai went to help him and said, "This official is Hou Hai, the left envoy of the Imperial Division, and this is Tongzhitian Xiuyuan of Binzhou Mansion." ”

The old man said: "Look up for a long time." Lord Hou is an official of the Beijing Division, right? Lao Er heard that the saint was fortunate to Binzhou, Lord Hou didn't follow the saint to this place this time? ”

Hou Hai smiled and said, "The old man is very knowledgeable. ”

Zhu Gaoxu also felt that this villager knew more than Lizheng, and he was also a person who had read books when he spoke. At this time, most of the landlords who were relatively wealthy in the local area were willing to read and write.

The villager turned his head to look at it, and then beckoned: "Come here, your father is having an affair with a nobleman." ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately looked behind the old man, and then saw a tall lady walking over, she was probably Tang Sai'er.

Li Zheng said that she was only fifteen years old, but she was already about the same size as the man next to her, with good facial features and slightly higher cheekbones. She wore no skirt, a long blouse tied with a cord around her waist, a little bulky in her poorly cut clothes, and pants underneath. Although her clothes are very old, she still looks quite heroic. The young lady's skin was good, but her hands were big and rough.

In Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, Tang Sai'er was not very beautiful, but he was not disappointed, he only felt that her temperament was really different from that of ordinary village girls.

It is said that in history, after Tang Sai'er's rebellion failed, Zhu Di searched and arrested a large number of nuns and female Taoists all over the world in order to find her, but still found nothing. Now this woman, who may want to push the Zhu family dynasty overturned, is standing in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaochu is in a somewhat complicated mood for a while.

"The folk girl Tang Sai'er greets your lords." Tang Sai'er bowed.

Hou Haidao: "No courtesy." ”

Tang Sai'er said: "Ladies and neighbors, don't stand at the door, please come and sit in the house." My father was not at home, and the folk girl made some coarse tea to entertain everyone. ”

Zhu Gaoxu heard her speak clearly and behaved generously, but he felt that this woman should have some ability to dominate. Even if you want to lead a group of poor peasants to revolt, you need some ability, and the kind of people who can't speak clearly and cower in words and deeds obviously can't do it.

So everyone went out into the courtyard together. Tang Sai'er led the way in front, and as soon as she stepped into the courtyard gate, she turned around and asked, "How did my father know the nobleman?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was silent, he believed that he was the emperor, and of course he was not willing to lie in public easily, even if it was just to make excuses. Besides, the person who fooled Li Zheng before was Hou Hai, and of course Hou Hai should come to the round at this time.

Hou Hai pondered for a while and said, "There is a child of the same sect in our family who went to Beijing to take the exam. There were a few mountain bandits on the road, and they didn't know that he was a scholar, so they stopped the road and hijacked him. At that time, there was a good man in Shandong, and he helped when he saw injustice. After that, the hero reported to his family, saying that he was from Binzhou, and also talked about the female name Tang Saier in the family. The official happened to be passing by this place recently, so he stopped by to look for it. ”

Tang Sai'er asked, "Lord Hou, when and where was that?" ”

Hou Hai turned his head and said, "Gongzi Hong, Tian Tongzhi, please." Pretended to be polite with Zhu Gaoxu and others, and ignored Tang Sai'er's words. If this question is answered, it must be on the spot, how does Hou Hai know when and where Father Tang has worked?

Fortunately, Tang Sai'er was not too embarrassed to ask repeatedly, which was temporarily avoided embarrassment.

Everyone went to the earthen house in front of the courtyard to take a seat, and the other villagers still did not leave, some stood in the courtyard, and some found a place to squat and watch the excitement. The villager took a box of tea leaves to Tang Sai'er, and she said that she had boiled the water in advance and went to make tea.

Sure enough, after a while, Tang Sai'er came up with a tea bowl to entertain the guests, took a few thick bowls, and went out with a pot of tea and tea soup, and asked the villagers to drink tea together. She was busy and thought of everyone within the limited conditions.

Duan Xuehe, who was accompanying her, drank the tea in front of her first, and waited for a while before she changed Zhu Gaoxu's bowl with her own.

The small details made the villager stunned for a moment. While talking respectfully to Hou Hai, the villager frequently cast his eyes at Zhu Gaoxu, and kept observing Zhu Gaoxu.

There were two women in the group, except for the lustful person Asari, who was Duan Xue Hate who was dressed as a man. Even Hou Hai, a red-robed official, couldn't let the women wait; And what is the identity of "Hong Gongzi", which can be so precious that any thing that enters the entrance must be tasted by others first?

Zhu Gaoxu felt that his identity had been guessed by the villagers. It is not that there is any danger in this place, but that it will be awkward to stay.

He glanced at Tang Sai'er again, and he was not sure whether Tang Sai'er had anything to do with the White Lotus Sect, but she obviously hadn't rebelled yet.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered that Tang Sayer may have played a limited role in the important factor of the Shandong uprising. He said in his heart: One of the reasons is that the local people used to be too burdened and the people's livelihood was difficult, and the other reason was the organization of the White Lotus Sect, without which people would obviously not be able to fight against the government.

He finally made up his mind and said, "Thanks to our hospitality today, we have prepared a small gift. I heard that Tang Niangzi has made a marriage with the Lin family, and when Lingzun returns to his hometown, he will have the right to add some dowry to your family. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jinyi Wei commanded Zhang Sheng to get up immediately, untie a bag from his waist, and send it to Zhu Gaoxu with both hands. Zhu Gaoxu held it in his hand, and heard the sound of metal colliding inside, there should be some silver and copper coins.

Zhu Gaoxu handed in the direction of Tang Sai'er Station.

Tang Sai'er said: "My father taught me that the people's daughters dare not accept favors for no reason. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Ling Zun is not at home, you should suffer for him." ”

Tang Sai'er said: "My father helped on the road, not to get rewarded. ”

The villager said on the side: "Zilu saves the drowning, and his people worship him with oxen, and Zilu receives it." Confucius said that the Lu people will save the drowning. ”

Tang Sai'er looked dazed.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "What the villager means is that your father has helped others in an emergency, and if you receive benefits, everyone will be willing to help in the future, which is a good thing for the people." I hope that when your father returns to his hometown, your family will be able to live a solid life, and the villagers will be stable. ”

After hearing this, Tang Sai'er stepped forward to accept the bag, bowed and thanked him.

So Zhu Gaoxu got up and said, "I'm bothered, we have to leave." ”

Tang Sai'er said: "I haven't asked Henkel's surname yet. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said casually: "No need, I'll accompany my friends for a walk." You just know this Hou Zuo envoy and Tian Tongzhi. ”

Everyone walked out of the house, asked the guards to lead the horses, and walked out of the courtyard under the watchful eyes of a group of villagers. The villagers, Li Zheng and Tang Sai'er were all sent outside the courtyard gate.

At this time, the sun was already in the west, so the group rode back in the direction of the barracks, and soon found the main road.

Walking on the road, Duan Xue Hate suddenly slapped his horse and caught up, and asked directly, "How does the Holy Lord know Tang Sai'er?" ”

When Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, he saw that Hou Hai and the others were all looking forward to it with curiosity. Hou Hai didn't dare to ask, but Duan Xue hated sometimes being a lot more casual in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

"A random name." Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to reply, "The names of the little girls in the township, what Sai Jinhua and Sai'er are common names. I just want to find a random family of people and see the lives of the common people of the Ming Dynasty on the spot. ”

Duan Xue Hate didn't seem to be satisfied with this answer, but she couldn't say in public that the emperor lied to her, so she had to give up.

Hou Hai's voice said: "The saint cares about the people, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are fortunate." ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Hou Haidao and said: "What did you say about the same sect rushing to take the exam and encountering robbers, then Tang Sai'er's father came back to his hometown and immediately exposed it." ”

Hou Hai arched his hand in embarrassment: "In a hurry, the minister didn't think of a good statement for a while, please forgive the saint." ”

"Forget it, don't worry about this little thing." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Everyone returned to the barracks, and Zhu Gaoxu entered the Chinese army, and let the accompanying civil and military disperse. Duan Xue hated and Asari were together for the past two days, and they followed them to the dirt courtyard house.

Asari's voice said, "I thought that the emperor and the Great Khan would only care about court battles and major events, or fights between large clans. His Majesty the Emperor personally visited the villagers and cared for the serfs, which I really did not expect. ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her and said, "There is no serfdom in the Ming Dynasty. What's more, no matter how powerful the empire is, the territory will eventually fall apart, no matter how much gold and silver is stored, it will always disperse, and only those born here are real. What we should be most concerned about should be the level of civilization of the country's people. ”

Asari seemed to be confused, and said, "Your Majesty doesn't care if the soldiers and civilians of the Great Ming Kingdom are weak? ”

"It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death, why should ordinary people have trouble with themselves?" Zhu Gaoxu said, "Besides, the northern tribes are brave and aggressive, but the cavalry has an advantage for the time being, and the day of the curtain call will not be too far away." In the future, there will be another judgment on the strength and weakness of the country. ”

He didn't make it too clear, and Asari couldn't have understood anyway. Once industrial civilization began, it was impossible to talk about martial arts and strength and weakness in the little resources on the grassland, and the brave and enthusiastic herdsmen would also turn their interest to singing and dancing.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, still thinking about his own affairs in his heart.