The sky is blue, the sea is wide, and the air is fresh. Everyone is a living man. This was a joke in the future.
Although it was a joke, it expressed the expectation of the future generations, a yearning for a better life.
The first sentence was simple. It was about the environment, and the second sentence was about the cultural construction.
This was very important in the future and in Daming.
Zhu Yijun's carriage was on the road. Xu Wenchang, who was wearing a coarse shirt, was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, swinging his legs. He held a wine gourd in his hand and a piece of dried meat in his arms. He drank a mouthful of wine and then ate a mouthful of meat. He was happy and content.
Looking at the old man's behavior, Zhu Yijun wanted to kick him off the carriage.
Zhu Yijun also understood why the ancestors said not to be too high-profile. It was because if you were high-profile, others would be jealous and hurt you.
In fact, it was not a problem of high-profile people. After all, my things are also legal, such as Xu Wenchang's dried meat.
But I am still jealous and want to snatch it. I even feel that the old man is attracting hatred.
Just as Zhu Yijun was shaking his head and thinking about the principles of dried meat and being a person, there was a sudden noise in front.
Zhu Yijun was stunned. His resentment towards the dried meat disappeared instantly and was replaced by excitement.
The blood of acting tough hidden in his body was awakened at this moment.
As an emperor, he would be letting himself down if he didn't do something incognito.
Look at the emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the future. He visited incognito, flirted with girls, and upheld justice. How good was that?
Look at the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He went out of the palace to kidnap girls.
I have to clear the name of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I went out of the palace to uphold justice. I didn't even flirt with girls.
Seeing that Zhu Yijun was interested, Xu Wenchang squinted his eyes and didn't say anything. In fact, he was very satisfied with his life in the past two years. He had never been so happy in his life.
The emperor was wise and heroic. The government was harmonious. All kinds of accumulated abuses were eliminated.
The army was strong. Honours were self-disciplined. This was the momentum of a prosperous era.
Xu Wenchang didn't care about the Emperor's other problems, such as the current situation.
It was quite normal for a young man to want to come out and play after living in the palace.
Soon, the person sent to inquire about the news came back. Zhu Yijun hurriedly called the person over. He didn't even let Zhang Jing pass the message. He waved his hand to indicate that the person who inquired about the news didn't need to be polite. Zhu Yijun quickly asked, "What happened?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, we caught a horse thief up ahead. He was caught by the local commoners and seems to have been beaten to death. The officials are currently examining him."
Hearing this report, Zhu Yijun immediately became interested and quickly said, "Let's go and take a look!"
The others naturally did not dare to object, and they all followed. When Zhu Yijun walked over, there were already many people surrounding him.
Inside the circle, the bailiffs carried knives and prevented people from getting too close.
A man wearing a blue civil official's uniform was asking about something. Next to him, there was a person wearing a civil servant's uniform taking notes.
Zhang Jing knew that Zhu Yijun wanted to watch the show, so he accompanied him. When the official finished asking, he sent someone to call him over.
The Imperial Majesty of his family would definitely not just watch and leave.
Zhu Yijun really didn't just watch and leave. He wanted to ask.
Seeing Zhang Jing's arrangement, Zhu Yijun nodded in satisfaction. Zhang Jing understood him very well.
The official didn't know who the young man in front of him was, but he knew that his identity was not simple.
After smiling and greeting, he stood to the side and waited for Zhu Yijun to speak.
"What's going on?" Zhu Yijun asked, pointing to the corpse not far away.
The official was in his thirties and was a little thin. When he heard Zhu Yijun's question, he quickly said, "Sir, this is a horse thief. These days, he frequently stole horses in the local area and caused a great disturbance."
"The government has been sending people to catch him, but they haven't been able to catch him."
"Yesterday, he went to Liujia Village to steal horses again and was found. Then, he was chased and intercepted by the people of Liujia Village. He was stabbed in the back by Liu Laoba and died on the spot."
"The Li Zheng of Liujia Village came to report to the government, so I came with my men."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Have you examined the corpse?"
"Sir, we have. He has a lot of theft tools on him, and we also found a witness. It has been confirmed that he is the horse thief, Ma San, who has recently fled to the local area."
The young official quickly answered.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Which one is Liu Laoba?
It's amazing to be able to stab in the back in the dark with a knife. Good knife skills. Let me see who it is. "
Liu Laoba was soon brought over. He was a man in his forties.
He was very strong, had a dark face, and had big, strong hands. It could be seen that he was a martial artist.
Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded. "Not bad, not bad, very good. Have you been in the army before?"
"I was a soldier in the capital camp. I was Grandpa Qi's soldier!" Liu Laoba said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun suddenly understood. "It turns out that you are a soldier in the capital camp. No wonder you are so skilled. Why did such a skilled soldier go home to work in the countryside?
An old soldier like you is given a job by the imperial court. Did some officials bend the law for personal gain? "
"That's right!"
Liu Laoba quickly shook his head. "The government arranged it, but my mother is old and blind. I have to stay at home to take care of her, so I didn't go."
"The imperial court gave me 30 taels of silver. I went home to buy a house, a land, and a wife. My life is quite good. The emperor is so generous!"
When Liu Laoba said this, the people around him looked envious. Obviously, in their opinion, Liu Laoba was already a winner in life.
However, among the poor people, Liu Laoba was indeed a winner in life.
When joining the army became a channel for the poor people to rise, then Daming would not be short of soldiers.
After the abolition of the military household system, the people joining the army would not be restricted by the household registration. Soldiers would have money and food. If they did well, they could be promoted. If they made contributions, they could even be transferred to another place. There were many benefits, and there was no need to worry about affecting the future generations.
Now, every time there was a recruitment, everyone was fighting to go.
After listening to Liu Laoba's words, Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction. Then, he turned to the young official beside him and said, "Do what you need to do. I was just asking out of boredom."
The corner of the young official's mouth twitched. You're just asking out of boredom. I'm wasting time.
"Sir, there is nothing to deal with. Liu Laoba killed the thief. According to our Daming law, the imperial court will reward him with 25 taels of silver." The young official said with a smile on his face, "We will bring the body back and close the case."
The young official's subtext was very clear. If it weren't for you, we would have left long ago.
For this kind of subtext, Zhu Yijun's approach was very simple. He didn't hear it. Waving his hand, Zhu Yijun said directly, "Then go do your work!"