Early the next day, a large group of villagers and elders arrived, and Zhu Biao hurriedly invited them into the tent.
Listen to them talk about how close they are to Zhu Biao's grandfather, how they took care of Zhu Yuanzhang when he was a child, etc.
Zhu Biao didn't bother to argue with them about whether they had ever taken care of his father.
He remained polite throughout the whole process. No matter who spoke to him, as long as he was over fifty, he would bend down respectfully and listen, nodding in agreement from time to time.
He doesn't care about this, but if he wants to achieve great things, he won't leave a stain on himself easily.
These old guys are elders after all. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang comes, he won't be able to keep a straight face, let alone him.
The higher your status is, the closer you must be to those at the bottom, so that your reputation will spread well.
You can still be considered dignified by showing off with people of high status, but it would be boring if you show off by showing off with these people.
Among them was Liu Yuanwai Liu De, who was kicked out because Zhu Yuanzhang personally went to ask for a piece of land to bury his parents.
Zhu Biao treated him just the same. Hearing him shed tears and say thank you to the King of Wu for his kindness, Zhu Biao also said a few words of relief.
Even if you want to kill him, you can't!
Zhu Yuanzhang came to his hometown last year to rebuild the tomb of his parents and eldest brother. Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned all the surviving people from his hometown, and then had a banquet with them and talked about the past.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also appointed Liu Ying, the son of his benefactor Liu Jizu, as the mausoleum guard, who was fully responsible for guarding the mausoleum. This officer Liu was also specially recruited by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Does Zhu Biao still know who his father is?
He was a ruthless man, and if he didn't kill all Liu De's entire family, he would be considered a rare soft-hearted person that day.
But Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not kill him, but also rewarded him with thirty hectares of land.
If Zhu Yuanzhang only wanted to be the King of Wu, then the whole Liu De family would have to die, but since he wanted to be the emperor, he should not kill these elders from his hometown easily.
Liu Bang, a scoundrel who became emperor, knew how to exempt his hometown from corvee and taxes, let alone their father and son!
The Township Party is a very important force in this era!
Many of Zhu Yuanzhang's direct generals were rural party members, including Xu Da Tanghe and others, and most of his close troops were selected from here.
After talking for about an hour, they set off to offer sacrifices. Local officials had already begun preparations. Zhu Biao first went in by himself and knelt down to tell his grandparents and uncle about the situation at home.
This is not a formal sacrificial ceremony. The ceremony will not officially begin until a while later. There are strict rules on what to say and how to perform.
That's why Zhu Biao came in first to say hello to his grandparents: "I am your eldest grandson. You must protect your grandson from now on!"
Zhu Biao didn't believe this at first, but he began to believe it after he traveled through time.
Zhu Biao rambled on for a long time, and it was finally over when Liu Ying, the official guarding the mausoleum, came to call him.
After going out, he put on white clothes and began the formal sacrificial ceremony, which lasted from noon to evening until almost dark. Zhu Biao was so tired that he could hardly walk and his face turned pale.
I seriously suspect that Comrade Lao Zhu was frightened after being tortured like this last year, so he asked his son to suffer for him!
But of course it's not over yet. Can these folks spend a day with you for free?
In the evening, Zhu Biao returned to his hometown village under the escort of a hundred pro-troops led by Quan Xu and Lan Yu, and invited all the village elders to hold a banquet!
The same process followed the next day. After finally finishing the work, and pushing a few more concubines, Zhu Biao finally slept peacefully.
On the morning of the third day, Zhu Biao led people to deliver warmth to the elderly door to door. He was able to leave in the afternoon, which was regarded as a complete completion of the task given by his father.
And I made up my mind to let my son come later! Even if you kill me, I won’t come!
On the way back, Zhu Biao passed through big towns without stopping, nor did he leave the group to see something, even though he really wanted to.
Instead, he asked Lan Yu to send someone to buy some things for the children and buy more. After all, there were more and more children in the palace.
Moreover, he also has a little ancestor. The year before last, Ma gave birth to his biological sister, who has not yet been named.
But Zhu Biao still likes his sister very much. No matter how busy he is with school, he always goes to see her and give her a hug every two days. After all, she is his biological sister!
After running for another five days, he returned to Prince Wu's Mansion in Yingtian. Lan Yu sent him into the mansion and then returned to the military camp to report. He was not qualified to meet Zhu Yuanzhang directly.
As soon as Zhu Biao entered the palace gate, he saw Liu Jin rushing towards him. He looked even worse than Zhu Biao. Tears flowed out of Liu Jin's eyes instantly: "Master! You have been away for so many days, but you are worried about your death. Master, aren't you?"
Are you exhausted? I will prepare hot water and your favorite meal right now!"
Zhu Biao couldn't see the slightest bit of hypocrisy, so he nodded and asked Liu Jin to prepare!
Looking at Liu Jin who hurriedly ran to prepare for himself, even Zhu Biao was a little moved.
This is the eunuch's way of survival! Devote yourself wholeheartedly to your master.
Zhu Biao shook his head, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang's study. Along the way, many servants saw him and hurriedly saluted to welcome him back.
When we arrived at the door of the study, the guards made way, and there were no eunuchs waiting inside.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like or trust eunuchs, so there were no big eunuchs around him. They were just those who were responsible for delivering messages, filling tea and pouring water. They were not allowed to enter places like the study.