"My aunt, are you kidding me?"
With a "pop" sound, Zhu Renxia spit out the tea he just drank.
"You are the county king, with a fourth-grade title. Your grandfather is the county king, and your father is the general of the country. No matter how poor the national treasury is, you will not be short of a stone's salary."
Jiang Axiu was born in a peasant family and didn't know much about the clan system of the Ming Dynasty. She asked Jinzhu quietly: "Sister Jinzhu, is the county monarch very majestic? Could it be that her title is much higher than that of my husband?"
"Walk."
Jin Zhu poked Jiang Axiu, "Stop waiting here. Let's talk in the yard."
Jiang Axiu hesitated: "There's no one to serve tea. Isn't it appropriate for me to leave?"
"You are an aunt, not a maid. How can an aunt serve her niece?"
Jin Zhu took Jiang Axiu's arm and walked out. As he walked, he said to Zhu Renxia, "Let's go to the kitchen to see what we will cook for dinner. You uncle and nephew can chat slowly."
"Uh... I don't even have a vegetable at home, what can I do to eat?"
Zhu Renxia murmured to himself, knowing that this was Jin Zhu's idea for A Xiu, so he personally picked up the teapot and poured tea for his niece.
"Xiao Meng, drink tea. Thanks to you this afternoon, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been arrested by Zhu Renteng."
Jinzhu and Axiu came to the courtyard and gave an overview of the clan system of the Ming Dynasty.
"Except for the prince, all the sons born to the emperor are princes. Each of them has an annual salary of ten thousand shi of corn."
"So much, ten thousand stones?" A Xiu couldn't help but gasped.
Jin Zhu rolled his eyes: "What do you think? Otherwise, everyone in the world would envy the prince for his good reincarnation."
After a pause, he continued: "Except for the prince's son who succeeds the prince, all the sons born to the prince are county princes. The annual salary of the prince is two thousand dan."
"Prince Jingjiang should be the king of the county, right?" Jiang Axiu guessed.
"clever."
Jinzhu praised and continued, "The eldest son born to a county king can inherit the county king, and the other sons are the generals of the country. All the sons of the generals of the country are generals of the country, and the sons of the generals of the country are generals of the country. .”
"The son born to General Fengguo is called Lieutenant of Zhenguo, and the following titles are Lieutenant of Fuguo and Lieutenant of Fengguo. Your man's title is the lowest rank of Lieutenant of Fengguo. No matter how many generations it is passed down, he will always be Fengguo." Lieutenant of the State, annual salary of two hundred dan."
"Although Lieutenant Fengguo is the lowest, he is also a sixth-grade knight. You must know that our county magistrate in Jinping County is only a seventh-grade official."
"When the country was prosperous and the people were strong, a salary of two hundred dan would have been enough for your family to have enough food and clothing. It's a pity that because of the wars for many years, the national treasury is empty, and the clan's salary cannot be paid. Otherwise, your son will be a high-ranking official of the sixth grade from birth. …”
Jiang Axiu's face turned red after hearing this: "I don't care about the sixth or fifth grade. I just want to be with my husband and give him a lot of children."
"Your Majesty's decree has arrived!"
At this moment, a sharp sound suddenly sounded outside the door.
I saw three eunuchs dismounting in front of the door. The leader held a decree in his hand and said in a high voice, "Lieutenant Zhu Renxia of Fengguo came out to receive Jun's decree."
"Haha...it's done, I should be successfully expelled from the country!"
Zhu Renxia jumped up happily, took three steps at a time and knelt down on one knee in the courtyard, "Zhu Renxia is here to receive the royal decree."
"Jingjiang King Jun decrees: Fengguo Lieutenant Zhu Renxia is lawless, leaves the feudal clan without authorization, and engages in business, which is offensive to morals. It affects the reputation of the clan and is an insult to the royal family. From now on, the clan status of Jingjiang clan will be stripped off, demoted to common people, and expelled Leave Guilin."
"Haha... great, great, thank you Chitose, Chitose!"
Zhu Renxia hurriedly kowtowed and happily accepted Jun's decree.
The three eunuchs looked at him in confusion, suspecting that the boy might not be able to bear the stimulation and went crazy.
Normally, when one is expelled from the country and demoted to a commoner, shouldn't one cry and be distraught? Why is this guy so happy and dancing?
Zhu Renxia felt happy and took out a few pieces of silver from his sleeves and weighed them in his hands: "I have to help my father-in-law run errands. I'll use the money to drink."
"Oh... there's actually a reward?"
The three eunuchs couldn't believe their eyes. They took it sheepishly and thanked them profusely, "Thank you, sir. Thank you very much."
One of the older eunuchs made a look and called Zhu Renxia: "If it's convenient for you, Master, I can lend you a step to speak."
Zhu Renxia then followed the eunuch to the living room, cupped his hands and said, "What do you have to teach me, father-in-law?"
The eunuch lowered his voice and said: "Thank you for your care, I am well-deserved. I remind you that Zhu Renteng just sent dozens of confidants to sneak out of the west city gate. It seems that he has an agenda. I hope you will be careful."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."
Zhu Renxia took out a five-tael silver ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it directly into the other party's arms. "Zhu has no choice but to be expelled. In the future, he may need my father-in-law's help. I hope you can accept some silver."
The eunuch was surprised and delighted, and announced his name: "My servant Zheng Qian, I will temporarily serve as the deputy general manager of the palace's internal affairs. If you need anything in the future, please just come to me directly."
"Father-in-law, walk slowly."
Zhu Renxia personally sent the three eunuchs out, and then told Zhu Lvmeng and Zhu Luxin what Zheng Qian had told them.
"In half an hour, it will get dark. We won't stay in the city and say goodbye. If Xiaomeng has a chance, you are welcome to visit Chang'an Town, Jinping County, Liping Prefecture, Guizhou. I am here now. Mayor."
"Um……"
Zhu Lumeng was a little reluctant to leave, "Uncle Xiazi, please remember to miss me. I will definitely visit you when I have time."
Zhu Luxin looked confused: "Hey...Uncle Xia Zi, didn't you say you wanted to take me to Chang'an Town? I already made an agreement with my eldest brother, why did you abandon me?"
Zhu Renxia patted Zhu Luxin on the shoulder: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, clan members are not allowed to leave the fiefdom without authorization. You must be expelled before you can settle down in Chang'an Town, otherwise the government will definitely come to cause trouble."
After hearing this, Zhu Luxin felt regretful: "Hey...if I had known this, I might as well have kicked Zhu Renbo a few times!"
"How about you go and kick me a few times now?" Zhu Renxia said with a smile.
Zhu Luxin quickly shook his head: "Forget it then, I still want to live for a few more years. I will go to the Zongren Mansion tomorrow to apply for deregistration. When the approval comes, I will go to Chang'an Town to find you."
Zhu Renxia gave him another ingot of silver: "Winter is coming soon. Dress warmly and fill your stomach. I'll wait for you in Chang'an Town."
At the moment, Zhu Renxia locked up his ancestral home, took Jinzhu and Jiang Axiu to the inn to meet Cao and Sun, and embarked on his return journey in the eyes of Zhu Lvmeng and Zhu Luxin who were reluctant to part.
Considering that he and Zhu Renteng were from the same clan, Zhu Renxia didn't want to fight each other, so he led the four people out of the south gate and planned to take a detour.
Unexpectedly, just more than ten miles outside the city gate, they heard a whistle in the woods on the roadside, and killers masked in black scarves poured out from around them, waving knives and guns to block their way.
"Zhu Renxia, the master has set ambushes at the four gates. You can't escape today, so just accept your death!"
The leader, holding a three-section stick in his hand, rushed forward with a ferocious smile.
I saw him move like the wind, sweeping away thousands of troops with one move, and the three-section stick with cold light swept towards Zhu Renxia's head with the whistling wind.
