On a hill with only sparse shrubs on the north side of the village, Tian Ergeng was standing here with a few entourage, listening to Ye Qi introduce himself to the name of Huangzhuang, the land range of this Huangerli Village.

These days, this young man named Ye Qi is the Zhuang Ke who has been most actively cooperating with Jinyiwei after the trial that day.

Clever and clever and knows how to observe words and feelings, this is Tian Ergeng's conclusion to him, which is in stark contrast to the stupid and silent villagers in Zhuangzi.

After the trial, Ye Qi seemed to be a different person. The young man who dared to talk to Tian Ergeng in the audience was gone, replaced by a hotel guy who was humble and good at figuring out the psychology of others.

For Tian Ergeng, this is the image of the low-level good people in his memory. In the past few days, Ye Qi's deferential attitude has successfully washed away the bad impression Tian Ergeng left on him when they first met.

A person who is familiar with the affairs of the farm, and can analyze the shortcomings of the Huangzhuang in an orderly manner, and put forward some useful suggestions that can be operated. In addition, he was able to make some of the reform measures of the imperial village discussed by Chongzhen and Tian Ergeng more feasible, and he was able to persuade these stubborn villagers to accept these novel ideas.

Tian Ergeng found that most of the things that basically involved the reform of Huangzhuang were actually done by this young man alone. Of course, it is really difficult for a group of Jinyi guards, who have never touched a hoe, to do the ideological work of a group of peasants, to persuade them to change from a fixed tax to a shared tax, and to change their status from a civilian household to a military household after accepting the land grant.

For Tian Ergeng, who fell from the throne under the command of the Jinyi Guard, there are very few henchmen under his command who have left. And it can be said that there are almost no talents who have the ability to assist him in cleaning up the military cantonment.

Let these brocade guards arrest criminals, interrogate and confess their own crimes, or frame others, and raise a big prison, these people can be described as experts.

But when they were asked to deal with the peasants who were cultivating the land and persuade them to support the reforms proposed by His Majesty, Tian Ergen could only shake his head.

Ye Qi's actions in the past few days have made Tian Ergeng have the heart to recruit. With such a person as his subordinate, a lot of troublesome things about Huangzhuang's reform and cleaning up the military cantonment can be thrown away.

Tian Ergeng raised his hand to stop it, Ye Qi introduced himself to the situation of the fields around the village, he looked at Ye Qi with satisfaction and said, "Ye Qi, I have seen everything you have done these days. You are diligent and attentive, very worthy of my heart, I plan to make up for you the identity of a brocade guard, are you willing? ”

Ye Qi hesitated, bowed and saluted and said, "The villain is grateful for the kindness of the adult, but the villain has a small question about whether he can ask the adult to solve one or two doubts." ”

Ye Qi did not immediately agree to Tian Ergeng's request, which made Tian Ergeng quite unhappy. Let a tenant farmer make up for the lack of brocade guards, if the others had already knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, there would still be such hesitation.

Jinyiwei is not an ordinary military household, but the emperor's pro-army who is above all the armies. Although ordinary military households are living a miserable life, the Jinyi guards guarding the capital are at least worry-free.

However, Tian Ergeng didn't want him to join Jinyiwei because he liked Ye Qi. Instead, he hopes to use his talents to do things for himself.

Therefore, although he was quite unhappy in his heart, he still suppressed his temperament and said: "If you have any doubts, just say it, if the official knows, he will naturally explain it to you." ”

"It's been a full 10 days since the trial, and the villain wants to know, can the outcome of the trial really be achieved?" Ye Qi asked cautiously and humbly.

Tian Ergeng was quiet for a while before he said, "Why are you so persistent? This dynasty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, and it is just when His Majesty has just ascended the throne. According to the custom, the new emperor will grant amnesty to the world when he ascends the throne to show his benevolence..."

Speaking of this, Tian Ergeng suddenly stopped. Ye Qi himself was a clever person, and he immediately understood the meaning of Tian Ergeng's words.

Ye Qi's eyes, which were still expectant, dimmed suddenly. He couldn't help but say in frustration: "Xiaomin is a farmer, he will only serve the fields, and the villain can only thank him for his love." ”

Lu Shan, the general banner of the Jinyi Guard, who was guarding Tian Ergeng's side, was suddenly angered by Ye Qi's rudeness, and he immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Bold, it's just a villager, and you dare to refuse the kindness of adults?" ”

Tian Ergeng gently stopped Lu Shan, and then looked at Ye Qi expressionlessly. Ye Qi hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to Tian Ergeng and said: "The villain is just a despicable farmer, how dare he expect to accept the position of Jinyi pro-army, but if the adult has orders, the villain will naturally obey his orders." ”

"I don't want a military position, but I am willing to do things for myself, this person is also interesting." Tian Ergeng's originally cold eyes gradually softened.

"Giving Ye Qi the identity of a brocade guard is just to entrap him to do things for himself, since he didn't refuse to serve himself, then it's not much different if he is not in the army." Tian Ergeng thought so.

He looked at Ye Qi lying on the yellow earth with some pity and said, "Get up, you are really stubborn." Get a brocade guard identity, and in the future, it will not be better than you serving those few acres of dry land. Even if those village leaders and companions were not executed, would they dare to provoke you with a brocade guard? ”

Ye Qi lay on the ground and didn't look up, he replied boldly: "The villain is not worried about himself, he is really worried about the future of Huangzhuang." Although the reform measures proposed by the adults are excellent, the villain serves the crops and has some experience, if the crops are diseased, if they are not picked out and burned in time, not only other healthy crops will get sick, even if the crops of the second year are also very likely to be infected with diseases. ”

Tian Ergeng couldn't understand this farming, so he simply interrupted: "I don't understand this crop disease or something." You don't have to go around in circles, just say what you want to say. ”

"This Guan Zhuang eunuch, official school, Zhuang head, and companion are like the disease of the crops, and the Guan Zhuang eunuch and official school are His Majesty's courtiers, and the villain does not dare to comment on it. But even such small evils as the head of the village and the companion are not punished, even if the reform measures of the adults are good, when the Huangzhuang is restored, will the disease not appear again? ”

Tian Ergeng looked at Ye Qi on the ground in some surprise, and was silent for a long time before he said for the first time in a tone of sincere appreciation: "I can't imagine that you, a peasant in the countryside, have such knowledge, it's a pity." ”

Tian Ergeng immediately stopped talking, and he thought regretfully in his heart, "If this person has been studying since childhood, it is estimated that he may not be able to become a pillar of the Ming Dynasty." ”

As Tian Ergeng finished speaking, the hill suddenly fell into silence. But soon, the silence was broken by Yang Huan, who ran up the mountain out of breath.

Yang Huan didn't care about Ye Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, he bowed to Tian Ergeng and said, "Dudu, the envoy appointed by His Majesty has arrived 5 miles in front of Zhuangzi, please go and greet him quickly." ”

Tian Ergeng suddenly forgot about Ye Qi who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and said with a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty has finally replied?" So what are you waiting for, go. ”

Under the leadership of Tian Ergeng, several brocade guards on the hill walked away in an instant, leaving only Ye Qi, who was ignored.

After listening to no movement around, Ye Qi finally looked up and looked around, and then got up slowly.

He patted the dust off his body before revealing a wry smile. These days, he has worked hard for several officials, just to hold a glimmer of hope, that is, to be able to punish those village leaders and companions a little, so that the eunuchs who come to the village again in the future can be a warning.

Ye Qi does not think that it is a normal phenomenon to remove the eunuchs and official schools in Huangzhuang, and it is not once or twice that the imperial family has removed Huangzhuang, and it is normal to remove and set it up. Ye Qi believes that according to Tian Daren's reform plan, Huangzhuang may soon be able to regain its vitality. When the imperial village begins to have some savings, I am afraid that those eunuchs in charge of the village will soon come again.

But now it seems that this hope is not much, which also makes Ye Qi's heart suddenly cold.

After Tian Ergeng and the others hurried back to the village, within half an hour, a convoy arrived at the entrance of the village.

The villagers, who were harvesting grain in the fields on both sides of the road, suddenly realized that there was actually a prisoner truck in the convoy. They stopped what they were doing and followed the convoy back to the village.

Zhuang Ke, who was following the convoy, suddenly shouted out with sharp eyes: "Isn't this prisoner in the car Eunuch Zhao who is in charge of Zhuang?" ”

Suddenly, a group of Zhuang guests whispered, not knowing why Eunuch Zhao was brought back in a prisoner car.

As the news spread, groups of Zhuang Ke who were working outside rushed back, and guarded outside the large courtyard where the Jinyi Guards were stationed with the expectation and anxiety, waiting for whether the results of the previous trial would be recognized by the emperor.

In the courtyard, Tian Ergeng and others went down to worship Gao Qiqian, and after Gao Qiqian accepted Tian Ergeng's gift with an edict, he opened the edict and read: "... I have read Tian Qing's records on the trial of sinners one by one, the facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Although I have not been on the throne for a long time, I should have been benevolent and benevolent. But the sage said: repay grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue, so repay grievances with straightforwardness, and repay virtue with virtue. The death sentences of the seven people reported by Tian Qing are as they are.

Between heaven and earth, people are the most precious, and I have heard: benevolence and righteousness are full of congestion and as for leading beasts to eat people, people will eat each other, which is called the death of the world.

Li Qi, the eunuch in charge of Zhuang, instructed the Zhang family brothers to forcibly capture *, and marry a living person with a dead person, is it human? Is it a beast? Such crimes cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth, and they should be punished.

I sent this person back to Huangzhuang, and the 7 people reported by Tian Qing were executed in public, so there was no need to wait for the autumn queen. Remembering that the national mourning was not long in coming, the above eight people were all hanged and their whole bodies were left to show the virtue of a good life in heaven..."

Tian Ergeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because His Majesty had finally not rejected his request, and these villagers would no longer have any doubts about whether His Majesty really wanted to help them.

But after relaxing his mood, Tian Ergeng faintly rose a little fear in his heart. His Majesty knew that the national mourning had not been long ago, his prestige had not yet been convincing to the world, and he still needed to use benevolence to gain the support of the people, but he did not hesitate to agree to his request, and this kind of determination was rare in the Ming Emperor.