Merry, the gate of the city.

When Qingji's patrol team arrived, what he saw was the scene of thousands of empty alleys.

Headed by the Meili County Order, including the county magistrate, the county lieutenant, the chief bookkeeper and other officials, thousands of people stood together bustlingly, and welcomed Qingji's arrival.

It's not often that kind of pomp and circumstance is rare, at least for Merry.

"Ten thousand years of the king! Ten thousand years of Wu Kingdom! ”

"Ten thousand years of the king!"

From afar, Qingji could hear the shouts of the people of Meili, and between their words and deeds, they all revealed their support for Qingji, the monarch.

The six royal carriages where Qingji was located, under the opening of a group of armored guards, slowly entered the city gate of Meili.

At this moment, Qingji, who saw such a grand occasion, did not have much pride and complacency on his face, but couldn't help frowning, and set his eyes on the body of the Meili County Order.

"Why? Before the widow went out on patrol, he had issued an edict not to disturb the people, and not to serve Li Shu, why did Meili Li Shu go out of the city to greet him? ”

Qingji is also a good-looking person, but he is very disgusted with things that cost people and money.

He deeply felt that the country of Wu was tired and it was not easy for the people.

Qingji, as their monarch, how can he ignore the interests of the country for the sake of a temporary face-saving project?

Hearing this, the Meili County Commander couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "The king, Li Shu all sent out of the city to greet the king, not the ministers and other envoys. ”

"The people living in Meili County are all old Wu people, and they have always been loyal and patriotic. They all wanted to see the king, so they went out of the city on their own to meet the king. ”

When Qingji heard this, he only bowed slightly, and did not question the words of the Meili County Order.

Meili used to be the capital of the Wu State, and the people who lived here were often the descendants of Taibo, Zhongyong and their entourage, and they had a deep relationship with the Wu State.

In the past, the leader of the Zhou tribe, Gu Gong's father, wanted to be located in Ji Li and his son Ji Chang, Tai Bo and Zhong Yong avoided it, moved to Jiangdong, and established Gouwu.

It was in Meili that the state of Wu started and gradually grew stronger.

Therefore, the Meili people have always regarded themselves as "Old Wu People", just like the Qin State has the self-title of "Old Qin People", which is a rather proud title!

As an old Wu person, the price paid by Meri Li Shu is incalculable.

Since the beginning of the state of Wu, Meili's young men have been conscripted into the army one after another, throwing their heads and spilling their blood for the country of Wu, and every household has a martyr's grave!

What a generous tragedy?

Fortunately, the Merry people have not paid without reward.

At least now, among the ministers and doctors of Wu State, many of them are from Meili.

The Meili people have served the state of Wu for generations, and the kings of the state of Wu have also reciprocated the favor and rewarded and promoted the meritorious people one by one.

"King!"

Qingji then stepped out of his six-royal carriage and walked towards the crowd.

Seeing this, Xiong Zidan, Xu Menchao, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and others hurriedly followed Qingji over, lest Qingji make the slightest mistake!

Of course, in Meili, the place with the highest cohesion of the Wu State, there are very few people who can be unfavorable to Qingji.

"See the King! Long live the king! ”

The crowd knelt down towards Qingji again, all of them looking happy and convinced.

Qingji picked up an old man with gray temples and over sixty years old, with a smile on his face, and waved his hand: "Please get up!" The second and third sons, free of courtesy! ”

"King Xie!"

After receiving Qingji's instructions, the people slowly stood up and looked at Qingji with an extremely longing look, like a fanatical star-chasing fan in later generations.

Qingji enjoys this kind of gaze of others very much, and almost worships himself, as a god-like gaze.

"Old man, this year's Gui Geng?"

Qingji asked the old man in front of him with a pleasant face, and did not forget to grasp the old man's withered hand, which seemed very approachable.

At this moment, the old man, on crutches, looked like an old dragon clock, and was a little hunchbacked, but he was excited by Qingji's kind greeting, and he still couldn't help grinning: "Back to the king, the villain is sixty years old and three miles old!" ”

"Sixty-three? Long life. If there are more elderly people like you in my Wu country, the country will be fine! ”

"Isn't the king joking?"

The old man sighed and said: "I am so old, I can hardly lift my hands, I can't carry it on my shoulders, my body is weak, I just rely on my son to support me, and my life is like wasting grain and rice, why is the country in trouble?" ”

The old man thinks that an old man like himself is really a waste of food to live.

For Wu Guo, it really doesn't benefit at all!

Sixty-three years old is indeed a long life in this era.

You must know that in troubled times, the average age of people is probably not more than 40 years old!

It is already a fluke that ordinary people's families can live to the year when they know the destiny of heaven!

"The old man's words are wrong."

Qingji smiled slightly, and said with relief: "If everyone in Wu Guo has a long life, why is there trouble? ”

"When people get older, there are some things that they really can't do, but for the country and for the family, it is a rare wealth for such an old man."

"Why? Just because you and other old people are people who have come from the past after all, have rich experience, and have extraordinary wisdom that can be passed on to future generations, if there are no old people in the country, all are young and strong, and they are not changeable, how can there be a countermeasure in case of trouble? ”

"Therefore, the widow thinks that respecting the old is like loving the young and respecting the virtuous, which should be the tradition of my Wu country."

"The king is wise!"

For Qingji's explanation, everyone present deeply agreed.

Throughout the ages, there are some places in China where there is a stereotypical and bad habit of "abandoning the elderly".

Poverty is the root of all evil!

In modern times, Qingji once watched a famous movie in the cherry blossom country, which depicts that in a poor mountain village, due to food shortage, the old man will be carried to the mountains by his children to "worship the mountain god" when he reaches the age of 60......

This tradition, which has existed since time immemorial, has not been completely abandoned.

The biggest reason for this is the lack of natural resources and many disasters.

Due to famine, food shortage, wars and migrations, the elderly have become a burden and a burden to the family, and in order to survive, the problem of abandoning the elderly has arisen!

Historically, the Chinese dynasties were rich in products, and the contradiction between the elderly was not prominent, especially the development of civilization, and the "filial piety" in Confucianism was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In the vast majority of dynasties, "unfilial piety" was a crime and punishable by imprisonment.

Therefore, only in some extremely poor areas will there be the phenomenon of "abandoning the old", which is a last resort.

"Widow Determination!"

Qingji suddenly looked around, and said loudly: "All my old people in Wu country, every sixty birthdays, can be reported to the government, and the country will reward a jar of wine, a sheep, and a cloth, thinking that it is 'Huajia Day'!" ”

"The Great King is Rende!"

"Ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"

Everyone present knelt down towards Qingji in unison, admiring it in their hearts!

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