When he was led by Cen Rubai to see Su Ziji, at that time, his heart was like ashes, for the sake of his brothers, but also for his own life, not to be chased and killed, and temporarily took refuge in Su Ziji, that time actually had some impact on Zeng Nianzhen, after all, Su Ziji, the temporary lord, was very courteous.

But the events of that year made Zeng Nianzhen unable to let go, unable to forget the old master, and finally chose to say goodbye.

Creation makes people, I already knew that Su Ziji was the young master, and Zeng Nianzhen would not leave even if he died.

Thinking of the scene when he parted that day, he was remorseful and ashamed, looking at the young man in front of him, mixed with surprise and joy, as soon as he looked at him, he immediately fell to the ground, his tiger eyes were tearful, and he choked up: "Zeng Nianzhen, deputy of the prince's mansion team, meet the young master!"

"Mr. Zeng, please get up!" Su Ziji got up and personally helped him up.

Zeng Nianzhen looked at the young man in front of him, and once again regretted in his heart, when he got along before, he felt that Master Su was a little like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince more than once, but he didn't dig deeper, which caused him to come late and failed to escort His Royal Highness into Beijing.

"The minister is guilty of not being able to recognize you on that day......" he thought and said.

Su Ziji hurriedly reassured: "Even I have only gradually learned about this matter in the past two years, you can't recognize it, it's human nature, why blame yourself?

"I can't ask for it!" Zeng Nianzhen immediately responded.

Su Ziji then asked him to sit next to him for a while, and then asked about the current situation of the prince's former ministers.

In fact, Cen Rubai was also asked about this matter, but Cen Rubai's explanation to Su Ziji was that when the prince had an accident, most of the old ministers of the East Palace were convicted, and most of the people who were not convicted were some minor officials and family soldiers, and most of them were also in the rivers and lakes.

Hearing Su Ziji ask about the current situation of those people, Zeng Nianzhen, who had secretly wiped his eyes just now, turned red again.

"Lord, the old ministers of the East Palace who were not put into prison back then were all petty officials and family soldiers, and most of them turned to other ways to make a living. ”

"But there is still a part of the gratitude for the prince's kindness, although he was not guilty, but he did not want to re-enter the office, he would rather have coarse tea and light food, and lived a very poor life, some have passed away, some are still there, and the family is in a bad situation, even if I am helping, I can barely make ends meet. ”

"There are three other people, although they were not prosecuted and convicted back then, but they returned to their hometowns, but they were deliberately set up by local officials and put in prison, and they only came out a few years ago. ”

Zeng Nianzhen said them one by one, Su Ziji was moved to hear them, and asked, "Is there a list?"

"Your Lord, before the minister came, he had carefully written the list, and all those who had been in contact with me over the years were on it. Zeng Nianzhen said, took out a roll of paper from his arms, and handed it respectfully, obviously expecting that Su Ziji might have such an inquiry.

Su Ziji hurriedly took it, unfolded it to watch, and found that there were 23 households on it, all of which were in and near the capital, most of them were inconspicuous people, they should all be from family soldiers, and there was only one person among the 23 people.

"This Donggong team is Sun Ping, I will personally invite you. After reading it, Su Ziji let out a long sigh.

Although he knew that the trees were falling and scattered, and most of the officials were targeted, or died or degraded, and there were not many people who could survive until now, but the small number of people still made Su Ziji's heart sink and sigh with emotion.

These are all loyal subjects, and they are all withered.

Originally, Su Zi had a plan, knowing that the East Palace did not belong much, and he wanted to display it publicly to appease the emperor's jealousy.

Now it's even more so.

"Mr. Lu, Jian Qu, you will each run errands, and I will go out of the house with Cen Rubai and Zeng Nianzhen. ”

There is an ox cart in the house, Zeng Nianzhen became a coachman, and when he went out, he saw snowflakes falling in the gloomy sky, and it was snowing again, and it was white.

It is not easy to live in the capital, Sun Ping's home is outside the city, not far from the capital, a small village in the suburbs.

After walking for half an hour, he saw a bridge, although it was not a single-plank bridge, and the ox cart could not drive through, Su Ziji got off the car and walked, pointed to a shrine and asked Cen Rubai: "Whose incense is this shrine?"

"It's not a formal ancestral hall, it's basically a land ancestral hall!" Cen Rubai stepped on a slippery road step by step and said: "Wei Shizu customized the city god temple. ”

"Taoism and folk, just say that this is the spirit of someone. ”

"There is a special excerpt for this matter, and the Ministry of Rites said in the book - to build the founder, there must be a high city and a deep god, in order to protect its people, so the counties and counties of the world, each has a city god shrine, and those in Beijing are called the capital city god. ”

"The god of the city god, not a human ghost, has a so-called birthday? ”

"As for the land ancestral hall, it is not part of the formal system, and it is even more confusing. ”

"The imperial court system has a deep meaning!" Su Zi has been enrolled in Taixue, so he naturally knows that the court sacrifices, the great rituals are heaven, earth, temples, and sheji, and they are not people. ”

The middle worship is the sun, the moon, the agriculture, the stars, the wind and clouds, thunderstorms, mountains and rivers, etc., and the gods are small rituals.

It can be said that only the emperor and the ancestor are human beings in the middle rituals, while the small rituals worship the gods, and half of them are not people.

Is this a materialistic sacrifice?

Su Ziji didn't think about it, and asked Zeng Nianzhen with a smile: "How far is it from here?"

Zeng Nianzhen smiled and pointed with his hand: "The north of Xiaolin is the village, and the entrance of the village is, and it is not far to walk over." ”

The three of them walked with the snow on the river embankment, and they felt that the snowflakes were blurred, the world was confused, Su Zi stood in the snow, looking at the gray and gloomy forest, looking at the person with a resolute and vicissitudes of life, and said again after a long time: "Mr. Zeng, I didn't give you the captain, will you have any ideas?"

Zeng Nianzhen hurriedly said: "The young master only knows me, this is cautious, and I am the deputy of the team, Sun Ping and Sun are the team leader, and he should be the captain." ”

"That's not the reason. Su Ziji shook his head, his steps were very small, and his voice was very slight: "I don't give you the title of captain, because I have important things to explain to you, and only you can do this task." ”

"Mr. Zeng, are you a little famous in the rivers and lakes?"

Zeng Nian was really a little touched by Su Zi's words, and when he heard this, he was a little embarrassed and said, "It's just a little thin." ”

"As a sword Chunhan, even I have heard of it, Mr. Zeng, you are too modest. Su Ziji laughed when he heard this.

After a long time, he whispered: "The errand I gave you is to let you raise 500 soldiers outside, and the location is on an overseas island, I don't know if you are willing to take on this task?"

Raising 500 troops on an overseas island?

When Zeng Nianzhen heard this, he seemed to have an understanding, this is the little highness who has learned the lesson of the prince, and it is said that the East Palace is actually not small, and there are 1,000 soldiers.

But at that time, as soon as the holy decree was issued, all the 1,000 armored soldiers obeyed the order and imprisoned the prince.

Even if there are some people who are loyal to the crown prince, it will not help, they can only bend down and obey orders.

"Your Highness, this is going to have your own soldiers. ”