Hearing this, Deng Wei couldn't help but smile dumbly and explained,

"Sir misunderstood, I am not from the Shi clan, just ordinary people."

"Huh?"

Yang Qing was slightly stunned and couldn't help asking,

"That'...... Then how did you get into the palace and serve as a chief? ”

"Sir doesn't know, the prince has always been meritocracy, and he doesn't pay attention to his background."

"As long as there are talented people, he will use them again."

"In addition to Zaixia, there are many other colleagues from humble backgrounds, all of whom have been appointed by the prince."

There is a sentence that often hangs on the lips of the prince: from a humble background, it is not a shame; If you can bend and stretch, you will be a husband! ”

Speaking of Ji Lie, Deng Wei's expression was full of awe and love!

The Great Xia Dynasty attaches great importance to the family, and the children of the poor family have no chance of coming out at all.

Yang Qing is also a poor child, and no one knows this better than him!

And the reason why he has achieved what he is today is not only because of his talent.

is even more because his teacher is a great Confucian in the world and is from a famous family.

But even so, Yang Qing can only achieve the position of imperial history, and it is difficult to go further!

Ji Lie, who was born in a noble family, does not discriminate against the children of the poor like the powerful, but values talent more!

It's really commendable!

At this moment, Shen Wu on the side suddenly said curiously,

"Speaking of which, how come the city of Youzhou is so clean, but I don't see the homeless people or anything?"

As soon as he said this, Yang Qing also reacted.

From Luodu to the secluded land, the counties and counties that came all the way were full of ragged and skinny homeless people.

But the streets of Youzhou City are unusually clean.

Not to mention the outcasts, not even a single beggar!

"There were indeed a lot of homeless people in the city before, but the prince was kind-hearted."

"Not only do we provide them with farmland, but we also provide them with food and lodging to prevent them from being displaced!"

Deng Wei said with a smile.

"I see!"

Yang Qing suddenly realized!

Unexpectedly, Ji Lie is not only a meritocrat, but also loves the people like a son.

This made Yang Qing in his heart, and he couldn't help but look up to Ji Lie's three points!

While several people were talking, they had already left Youzhou City and came to Gao Laozhuang outside the city.

After subsequent repair and reinforcement, today's Gao Laozhuang occupies a vast area, and there are corner towers built around it, which is no longer like a village, but more like a dock fort.

"The name of this place is Gao Laozhuang, and most of the properties of the palace are here."

Deng Wei led Yang Qing and Shen Wu to the gate of the Zhuangyuan.

"This is the important place of the palace, idle people, etc., are not allowed to approach!"

Several brave and strong guards stood guard in front of the door.

Seeing Deng Wei and the others coming, while they shouted loudly, they already looked like they were facing a great enemy.

Shen Wu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly blocked in front of Yang Qing.

"You don't have to be nervous!"

Deng Wei smiled at the two of them, and said calmly,

"I am the chief of the palace, and I am ordered by the prince to take these two into Gao Laozhuang."

"Here is the edict of the prince, and the token below!"

As he spoke, he took out Ji Yeol's edict from his bosom, as well as a token representing his identity!

After some careful inspection, several guards saluted Deng Wei and the three of them,

"Please come in!"

As the courtyard door slowly opened, Deng Wei and the three walked inside.

"Dare to ask Chief Deng, how many soldiers are at the door, but the palace guards?"

Yang Qing pretended to be casual and authentic.

"Not really."

Deng Wei shook his head and said with a smile,

"They're just ordinary guards."

Yang Qing and Shen Wu were taken aback.

The guards guarding the door were tall and fierce.

The Imperial Forest Army of the Luodu Palace is nothing more than that.

I didn't expect it to be just an ordinary guard, not even a palace guard!

At this moment, the three of them passed through the guards' barracks and came to the school grounds.

The guards are being trained by Zhang Changde on the school field at the moment.

They lined up on the school ground, with clear banners, guns and knives, and they were strict and powerful.

Except for the battle flag being blown by the wind and hunting, nearly a thousand people stood there without a single abnormal sound.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qing and Shen Wu both looked shocked!

Don't look at Yang Qing as a civilian official, but he was born in a secluded place, but he is also proficient in military affairs.

From the spirit displayed by these guards, he could assert that this was an elite army!

No wonder the soldiers guarding the door are extraordinary, and the guards of the palace are all so majestic!

"I didn't expect this Commander Zhang to have such a training talent!"

Shen Wu couldn't help but sigh.

"Shen Daxia misunderstood!"

Deng Wei on the side smiled,

"Commander Zhang's method of training soldiers was actually taught by the prince."

"Huh?"

Yang Qing and Shen Wu were dumbfounded, almost unable to believe their ears.

Ji Lie is only a teenager, how can he know how to train soldiers?

Looking at the strong guards, Yang Qing was shocked, but also quite puzzled in his heart.

As a vassal king, Ji Lie is raising so many guards in private, which is already a transgression of etiquette and a conspiracy.

But he just showed himself openly, what did he want to do?

With such doubts, the two followed Deng Wei and visited the craftsmen and wineries in the village!

By the time the visit was over, Yang Qing already had some understanding of the situation in the palace.

"I don't know where the prince is?"

Yang Qing couldn't wait to ask, he wanted to meet Ji Lie and figure out what kind of medicine was being sold in Ji Lie's gourd!

"Sir, please come with me!"

Deng Wei led Yang Qing and Shen Wu towards the main courtyard in Zhuangzi.

In the main courtyard, Ji Lie was standing in front of a plough, talking to Lu Ban.

Seeing Yang Qing, Deng Ai and others coming, he first nodded and followed Lu Bandao on the side,

"Did you write down what Lone just said?"

"Back to the prince, my subordinates have all remembered it!"

"That's good, you can improve this thing according to Lone's method!"

Ji Lie commanded.

"I've seen the prince!"

Yang Qing saluted, looked at the plough in Lu Ban's arms, and said with some curiosity,

"What is this doing?"

"The plough used by the people was too inefficient, so Gu invented a tool called the Quyuan plow."

Ji Lie explained with a smile,

"If you use this for farming, you can triple the efficiency!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Qing, Deng Wei and others were all moved!

"If this is the case, it is really a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people!"

Yang Qing sighed, followed the conversation,

"It's just that I didn't expect that the prince is not only proficient in military training, but also has a lot of experience in farming!"

"Agriculture is related to the livelihood of the community, and solitary nature must be involved."

Ji Lie smiled slightly, took Yang Qing and them, and came to the study on the side.

After everyone was seated, Ji Lie picked up the tea and said softly,

"Presumably, Mr. has already visited the property under the name of the palace, I don't know what to say?"

Yang Qing pondered again and again and gave an eight-word evaluation,

"Thriving and vibrant!"