Although Xiao Jinze was homesick, he made a decision quickly after some hesitation.
He quickly overturned the case against the Xie family, took people to pick up Xie Jia, and returned to the capital.
The third sister of the Xie family is the only one still alive living in the capital.
Although Xiao Jinze doesn't know how to compensate the Xie family yet, the two families who killed the two daughters of the Xie family should also pay the price.
To be able to marry into the Xie family, both families must hold official positions.
However, the Xie family was a staunch monarchist who supported Emperor Jing, so their relationship with the surrounding families was rather strained.
Therefore, almost all the girls in the Xie family marry down, so that they will not be looked down upon or bullied in their husband's family.
Moreover, the man the girl is marrying has been chosen by Prime Minister Xie, so it stands to reason that there should be no problem with his character.
However, no one expected that when the Xie family met with misfortune later, two of the families could not wait to distance themselves from the family, and the two girls were forced to death.
Those two sisters had taken care of him when he was young, but because of the age difference, they were promised to others and married off not long after.
As he grew older, he understood the differences between them, so he followed the advice of his family elders and met less frequently with his Xie brothers and sisters.
After all, although he appears to be a girl, he is actually a boy and his identity is somewhat complicated, so it is not appropriate for him to have much contact with the Xie family brothers and sisters.
Only Xie Xiang and the eldest wife of the Xie family, that is, his father in the Xie family, met him the most.
Much of what he is learning now was also taught with great care by his two elders.
Maybe he is just too stupid. He has read the books of sages for more than ten years, but he still cannot fully understand what they say when he uses them.
When Xiao Jinze thought of the Xie family, which had experienced many hardships, his mood became worse. He suddenly felt that the Zhou family and Zhou Yinghui and her son died too easily.
They put an end to the problem, but it brought him endless troubles.
Xiao Jinze had been in a bad mood for many days. Only when he saw Zhiyuan and Huaixu did he smile for the first time in a long time.
When looking at the eldest brother Zhiyuan, Xiao Jinze thought of the agreement he had made with Song Sanniang before - their Cheng family could not be without successors if they gave birth to a child.
Then when he grows up, gets married and has many children, they will be adopted by the Cheng family.
If more than one child is born, the younger one will take the Cheng family surname.
Of course, this is just a rough idea. After all, the two children are still young, and they can make their own choices when they grow up.
Now looking at his two children, Xiao Jinze made a decision in his heart that he would not let his son follow in his footsteps.
No! He will not follow in his father's footsteps. He will work hard to govern the country, eliminate the aristocratic families, and centralize power. The people will live better and better under his rule.
His children will grow up in a healthy and free environment, learn the art of imperial power from an early age, and when they grow up, they will naturally take over the prosperous Ming Dynasty he left them, rather than a mess.
After Xiao Jinze met the two children, he immediately had a clear goal in his mind.
After having a clear goal in mind, he no longer hesitated. Coincidentally, the Xie family had already arrived in the capital.
After Xiao Jinze summoned Xie Changqi to the imperial study and talked for a long time, he issued an edict, appointing Xie Changqi as the emperor's teacher and reinstating the other members of the Xie family to their original positions.
With the assistance of truly talented courtiers, Xiao Jinze gradually returned to normal in the court.
At the same time, Song Sanniang in the south also wrote to tell Xiao Jinze about the disaster situation in the south and the results of the handling.
First, after Song Sanniang took a lot of supplies to the south, she used her thunderous power to intimidate those who had evil intentions and incited the emotions of the people.
After that, according to the plan, porridge was provided to the people every day, and then work was used as a form of relief.
After a severe drought, floods are most likely to occur.
So Song Sanniang decided that in addition to giving food to the people so that they wouldn't starve to death, she also needed to find something for them to do, so that they wouldn't get used to eating free food and become resentful.
Moreover, the materials donated by the noble families also cost a lot of silver. Considering the current price of grain, it is not cost-effective to exchange them all for physical goods.
It was just right that she could recruit ready-made labor and have them build the dam.
Prevent possible flooding in the future.
Song Sanniang was not speaking without reason. As the ancients often said: After a severe drought, there will be a severe flood.
The original plot mentioned a severe drought in the south, which resulted in the people having no harvest, no food, and being displaced.
Later, sudden floods ruthlessly took the lives of tens of thousands of people.
That was exactly when Xiao Jinze killed Xiao Tingmo and ascended the throne.
The aristocratic family took this opportunity to spread the news that Xiao Jinze had committed treason and offended the majesty of heaven, so the disaster was sent down as a punishment.
This also brought a lot of trouble and obstacles to Xiao Jinze, and in the end it took him a lot of effort to barely control the disaster in the south.
It was this incident that slowed down his pace in dealing with the aristocratic families, so that it took him twice as long as expected, nearly ten years, to deal with the aristocratic families.
Now, Song Sanniang came to the south to provide disaster relief. She saw with her own eyes the suffering of the people who had suffered so much, and felt that she had to do something.
That’s why the idea of using work as a substitute for relief came about.
After reading Song Sanniang's letter, Xiao Jinze felt that she was thoughtful and what she said made sense, and he agreed with her.
After seeing the greetings from Song Sanniang at the end of the letter, his heart felt much more at ease.
He is now sitting safely in the back, without having to face the dangers of swords and sabers, or the dangers that are visible on the surface.
Now that Song Sanniang wants to do something big, he will be her most loyal supporter.
In his reply, Xiao Jinze told Song Sanniang to go ahead and do it without any worries, and he trusted her judgment.
At the end of the letter, he briefly informed Song Sanniang of the recent situation of her family and two children, and reassured her.
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