The carriage moved slowly, surrounded by guards on horseback, followed by tens of thousands of people.

After tens of thousands of people knelt down to send them off, these people seemed to have the intention of sending them out of Puzhou, or even to the capital.

Xia Yuan sat silently in the carriage, this carriage was quite big, and he could even lie down and sleep, but he sat quietly inside, listening to the thunderous footsteps sounding between the tens of thousands of people behind him.

After walking for an unknown number of miles, Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't stand such a scene, let the carriage stop, and he jumped down from the car, his eyes were slightly red and waved to the people behind him, "Go back, go back. Don't send it away, I'll come to see you later. ”

Seeing the prince get out of the car, the rest of the officials also got out of the car, and all the people's eyes turned to Xia Yuan again, as if they wanted to say something.

After being silent for a long time, more than a dozen officials in front of him fell to the ground, and tens of thousands of people also knelt down, shouting: "The people of Puzhou kneel to thank His Royal Highness the Prince, thank Lord Xia, and thank you for your life!"

We want to ask Lord Xia to stay, tens of thousands of people in Puzhou are willing to write to the emperor, and ask the emperor to leave Lord Xia in Puzhou and serve as my parents in Puzhou! ”

When Xia Yuan came here, he did not receive any dispatch from the imperial court, and was more like a liar who swaggered and deceived under the banner of the imperial court.

But the officials and people of Puzhou did not know this, they only knew that this Lord Xia was appointed by the imperial court to come to the disaster relief, and for two months, he had donated grain, prepared for epidemic prevention, opened ditches and repaired canals, and treated floods

The disaster in Puzhou will be minimized, so that all the disasters will be eliminated, and countless people will be alive.

Before leaving, all the remaining food and materials were distributed to the people of Puzhou.

This is a great kindness, not only to save the present disaster, but also to give them in the future.

In the face of these people's requests, Xia Yuan opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know how to say it, so he had to go over and help those officials up, and shouted loudly at the black and oppressive people: "Everyone, get up, you don't have to make this big gift!" ”

An elderly villager came out of the crowd with tears in his eyes, "My lord, I have lived for more than 70 years, and I have seen many natural and man-made disasters. But this time such a big landslide has only been seen in my life, and we will all die in this disaster, but fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Xia arrived in time, which gave me a way to survive the tens of thousands of people in Puzhou. ”

"The people of Puzhou have received the great favor of your two people, but they have nothing to repay, this is the great favor that I owe to the people."

"I and other people want to ask Lord Xia to be my governor of Puzhou, and I am willing to write to the emperor and invite my lord."

Without waiting for this old man to say anything, Xia Yuan was embarrassed: "The new governor sent by the imperial court will go to work soon, and the younger generation will have to return to Beijing to report on his work, so I can only apologize." ”

The old man choked up and nodded, "Your Excellency doesn't have to be embarrassed, we also know that a capable minister like an adult is a minister and a central minister, and it is really a condescending talent to be a governor." ”

Saying that, the villager gave a deep salute and said: "The people of Puzhou only wish that the adults will have a smooth official career, and they will go out of the cabinet and enter the prime minister in the future, and they will be blessed in the world!" ”

Xia Yuan's face was solemn, and he hurriedly returned the salute: "Don't dare, it's torturing the juniors." ”

"When the city and county of Puzhou are rebuilt, the people of Puzhou will build a shrine for His Royal Highness the Prince and Lord Xia, and offer incense for generations."

After that, the old man actually bowed down again, Xia Yuan just wanted to help, but he heard the old man say: "Puzhou is in trouble, there is not much left of the elderly, and the old man can only take off his boots by the old man, and ask Lord Xia to raise his legs." ”

The pair of official boots under Xia Yuan's feet were clean, but there were several scratches on them, and the broken boots were taken off one after another, and then they were held high above their heads by the villagers, showing them to tens of thousands of people, and the crowd made a tsunami.

"Thank you for your life, the people of Puzhou failed to keep your lord, so they left this pair of official boots as a gratitude!"

The rest of the officials looked at this scene with a look of envy on their faces.

Taking off one's boots is the highest courtesy that a magistrate can receive when he leaves office.

It is the local people who can't keep their officials, so they can only keep these boots, hoping that the officials will not stay.

The last person in the Ming Dynasty to receive this kind of etiquette was Yan Rui, who was the magistrate of Yongqing County four years ago, and when he left office, he was stopped by the people and took off his boots in the hope that he would not stay in office.

This matter was praised by the government and the opposition at that time, and Emperor Hongzhi even copied the matter to the palace, which made the world hear about it. Yan Rui was also able to rise step by step, and in just four years, he was promoted from a seven-grade prefect to a four-grade prefect.

And this Xia Xima, he is not a magistrate, just an official who came to provide disaster relief, and even this disaster relief is not to accept the dispatch of the imperial court, but to come to the disaster relief privately.

But no one said anything, if he hadn't come to Puzhou for disaster relief without permission, I'm afraid that Puzhou would have been finished.

In the sonic cry, Xia Yuan raised his head and looked around a little blankly, his eyes were red and red.

He just did things with his conscience, but he didn't expect to be so grateful to the people of Puzhou.

Facing these tens of thousands of people, he gave a deep bow to the end, and after a long time, he straightened up, and then did not stop again, and boarded the carriage with his socks on.

When the curtain fell, he was about to cry, but tears just poured out of his eyes, but Zhu Houzhao lifted the curtain and ran up, and then sat down in the carriage.

"Master, are you impressed? I'm so touched by this palace."

Zhu Houzhao had tears on his face, "I will definitely come back to see these people in the future." ”

As he spoke, he wiped his sleeve on his face, "Why don't you say these people stay in the palace as governors?" If the palace had designated it, it would have been agreed."

“.”

Three or two sentences stirred up the sour emotions in Xia Yuan's heart, and he was silent for a while, "Don't you recognize your own identity?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao remembered that he was a prince, and as a prince, those people would definitely not dare to ask him to be the governor, nor would they dare to take off their boots.

Otherwise, if the master doesn't agree, he will definitely ask to come to himself.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao sighed again: "This palace now feels that our disaster is worth saving. ”

When they first came to Puzhou, those victims looked at them as prey, but now when they parted, tens of thousands of people in Puzhou knelt down to see each other.

"When there is a chance, the palace must come over and help these people sacrifice the Yellow River again."

"There's going to be a chance." Xia Yuan leaned on the carriage and said.

History: In the twelfth year of Zhengde, Ming Wuzong toured the Yellow River in the west, and personally presided over the sacrificial ceremony and read the sacrificial text.

Lingzhong Kande, the power of Kun Yuan, the land is irrigated, and the things are used to take advantage of moisturization. Therefore, the ferry, but the send. I patrol the west, and I pass through this place. Pan Pan Yang boat, green dragon wings, beckoning boats, Yuan Yi guides, go and continue, magic help, prepare for sacrifices, and enjoy the sacrifice!

Dare to sue.

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