On the other side, Doctor Deng Yong's house.

After greeting the King of Chu, Deng Yong returned home and saw his wife and stepson coming to greet him, and immediately looked at them and smiled.

Then, the husband and wife talked for a while, and Deng Yong was very concerned and said a few words to his stepson Deng Ji, and then asked the servant to take away his stepson Deng Ji.

At this time, Deng Yong asked with concern: "Madam, today I went with the county prince to greet the king, and I didn't have breakfast at home, I don't know if I'm full of breakfast?" ”

Deng saw that his lover cared so much about his son, and he didn't eat a meal at home, so he asked his son if he was full when he came back.

Thinking about it, Deng Shi responded with a smile: "Don't worry, husband, this morning I ate three bowls of rice and one bowl of vegetable soup, and I was so full that my stomach was bulging." ”

"That's good." Deng Yong grinned and asked again: "Did that sick child cry at home in the morning?" Do you want to go back! ”

"No, don't worry, husband, I'll take it with me in the morning, I'll be happy in the morning."

"Very good, very good." Deng Yong learned from the old nobles of Deng County, touched his whiskers, and said in a loud voice: "It's good that Ji'er is happy, Ji'er will come to my house with you, but I can't be wronged."

If the sick child goes to a certain house, and he is unhappy every day, if the villagers see it, they will think that I have treated the sick child badly.

As long as the sick child eats enough every day and is happy, so that the villagers will not poke my backbone when they see it. ”

When Deng Shi heard this, he immediately responded with a smile: "Please rest assured, husband, I will definitely take good care of the sick child and will not let the villagers gossip." ”

"Okay, there's Mrs. Law." Deng Yong smiled and nodded.

Soon after, the husband and wife talked for a while and then separated.

It's just that Deng Yong looked at the back of Deng's departure and suddenly fell into deep thought.

Well, now that he has a wife and his stepson has arrived at home, according to the national doctor, he must give birth to a younger brother to Deng Jian as soon as possible.

Although the Deng family is not as young and beautiful as some of the daughters of the doctor's family, she is convex and backward, and she looks like a good child, and she has already given birth to Deng disease, and she is not the kind that can't give birth to children.

As long as Deng has a few more children, then after Deng Ji's unexpected death, one of them can be passed on to Deng Jiwei to inherit his position as a national doctor.

Moreover, now that his reputation for loving the house and his favored stepson had begun to spread, when he succeeded his son to inherit the title, the people around him would not only not scold him for being greedy, but would also praise him for his righteousness.

In this way, taking a widow can get the title of a national doctor, and the way to get a knighthood in the world, is there any easier way to get a knighthood?

is not only a knighthood, but also fame and fortune.

Thinking about it, Deng Yong couldn't help grinning.

Soon, while Deng Yong was entertaining himself, a county official came to Deng Yong's house.

After the salute, the county official spoke: "Doctor Deng, the county has an order, please go to the county government tomorrow to meet the king." The county prince said that your deeds had reached the ears of the king, and the king was very pleased when he heard about it, so he wanted to reward the doctor. ”

"The king has heard of my deeds! And you want to commend me" Deng Yong's eyes widened, revealing a look of disbelief.

"Yes, not only the doctor, but also several other doctors in the county, your deeds have all reached the ears of the king, so the king will reward you tomorrow."

"The king really wants to reward me!" When Deng Yong heard this, his face was full of joy, and he couldn't even close his mouth when he smiled.

Following.

In the county government of Deng County, Xiong Huai looked at the seven doctors standing in front of him, smiled, and said: "The widow heard that the seven doctors have all married wives in the recent period, and none of them have married wives with beautiful women, they are all widows with a young son, and they also bring the heirs of their wives' families into the house, and treat their stepsons as their own." ”

Deng Yong and the other seven doctors couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, they originally thought that the king had heard about their heroic deeds on the battlefield, so they wanted to commend them. But they didn't want to, and when they came to the king, the king was talking about them marrying widows.

At this time, Deng Yong, who was the head of the seven doctors, saw that he had memorized all the credit to the king last night and sang praises to the king, all of which were useless at this time, so he had to twist and respond: "Yes, yes, the king is wise, and a certain family has always been not beautiful." ”

When the other six people heard this, they all chimed in:

"Yes, yes, we've always been bad women."

"Beauty or something, we don't like it the most."

"The ministers don't dare to take credit, this is all the credit of the king."

"Yes, yes, this is all the work of the king, and it is the king's teaching, so we all married widows."

“···”

Hearing their praise, Xiong Huai suddenly froze.

You fellows marry widows with bad intentions, or the widow's teaching, or the widow's credit!

Did the widow teach you to marry a widow, or did the widow teach you to have bad intentions?

If this word spreads, what face will the widow have to go out to meet people!

At this time, Ye Xun, who was standing on the side, saw them talking nonsense in reply, and the smile of the King of Chu stiffened when he heard it, and he hurriedly spoke: "The king, what they mean is that the king is still virtuous, so after hearing about the deeds of the king, they also see the virtuous and think together, hoping to marry a virtuous wife to keep the family and make the neighbors harmonious."

As the so-called minister can be used in a neighboring country, it must be a loyal courtier, and if a widow can marry into a neighboring village, it must be a good daughter-in-law.

Therefore, they were educated by the king to marry wives and virtuous people. Pushing oneself and others, this is exactly the work of the king's moral education!

Congratulations to the king! ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Deng Yong immediately smiled: "What the county lord said is that this is what the minister meant. ”

"Yes, my lord, that's what we mean."

Xiong Huai smiled when he heard this, he knew that of the seven people in front of him, four of them were local landlords, and three were new nobles promoted by commoners, no matter what came out of their mouths, he could understand it.

After waving his hand and stopping the praise of the seven, Xiong Huai spoke: "Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person, and being able to love the favored stepson of the house and Wu, this is exactly the fine character that the country needs!"

Mencius said: "The old and the old, the young and the young, this is something that many princes and feudal lords cannot do, but you have done it.

Therefore, in order to encourage more people to learn from you, the widow has decided to reward you. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai Zhengse said: "The widow decided to have a meal with you today, and rewarded three pieces of pork and a pot of wine, and took them back to share with his wife and children." ”

"Ahh Seven people were shocked at the same time.

The king called them over and said that he would reward them, but he rewarded them with three pieces of pork and a pot of wine, which was too light.

Disappointing, disappointed.

Just when the seven people froze, Ye Xun hurriedly spoke: "Doctors don't hurry up to thank the king, reward meat and wine, this is the lord of Zhigui can be rewarded, other doctors, unless there is a great merit, there is no reward, now the king gives you wine and meat, this is a great honor, and it is the envy of other doctors including below." For such a great reward, you are not grateful to the king. ”

When the seven people heard that this was a very glorious reward, they immediately bowed down and said, "Thank you, the king." ”

"No courtesy." Xiong Huai waited for them to get up, and then spoke: "However, the widow also knows your difficulties, Hanbei has suffered a great disaster, and there are many wastes waiting to be rebuilt, and even some of you have to go to the field to cultivate because there are not enough peasant servants, and it is really difficult for you to raise an additional child at this time." ”

The seven immediately responded: "King, don't be embarrassed, don't be embarrassed." ”

Xiong Huai raised his hand, waited for them to calm down, and then continued to speak: "You doctors don't have to force yourself, the widow has traveled all the way to all the counties in Hanbei, and knows that it is very difficult in Hanbei County now.

Therefore, the widow decided to personally raise all the fatherless and motherless orphans in Hanbei County, including those whose fathers were unhappy and whose mothers remarried. ”

When the seven of them heard that the king of Chu was going to personally raise the child whose father had died and his mother had remarried, they were all shocked.

At this time, Deng Yong, the head of the seven, stumbled and asked, "King, if this... So, the children of our family..."

Before Deng Yong finished speaking, Xiong Huai responded directly: "Since the children in your family are stepsons, of course they are also included. Their father died in battle for the widow, and their mother remarried, so the widow naturally had to take on the responsibility of raising their children. ”

"King, this..."

"Rest assured, doctors." Xiong Huai said in an unquestionable tone: "The widow is just raising them on their behalf, and when they grow up, they will recognize their mother, and they will also recognize your father." You can't worry about the widow coveting your stepson! You won't be worried that the widow won't be able to teach your stepson! ”

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