As a child raised by Queen Ma, Zhu Xiongying naturally knows some of Queen Ma’s thoughts.

As an only child, there is indeed no one in Queen Ma’s natal family. But in this era, many people still care about the family.

Zhu Xiongying and his party also arrived in Xinfengli after a long journey, which is where Queen Ma lived when she was a child. There are also some people from the Ma family here. In fact, they have also received some rewards over the years, after all, they are also members of the Queen's family.
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One of Queen Ma's brothers was very excited about the visit of His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the Emperor. In fact, over the years, many people in the Ma family have also been thinking about the Queen's ability to support their clan members.

But over the years, there have always been rewards such as gold, silver, and silk, and there was no mention of letting the Ma family become officials.

This is not possible. We have all heard that the emperor's brother-in-law used to be the Duke of the country. There is also the emperor's nephew Zhu Wenzheng. In the early years, he was in the isolated city of Hongdu and resisted the attack of Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops, but later even

I heard that he made a big mistake and was only removed from his post of controlling Chinese and foreign military affairs and was placed under house arrest. The heirs he left behind were also vassal kings who were nephews and grandsons that the Ming Dynasty did not have.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying, Ma Sijiu immediately knelt down and said, "Ma Sijiu, a common man, please pay homage to His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson."

Zhu Xiongying looked panicked and hurriedly helped him, "Grandpa, don't be too polite, or you will hurt your grandson!"

Ma Sijiu also took advantage of the situation and stood up. This is Xiuying's grandson, so to speak, he is also a junior.

Zhu Xiongying remained calm and did not argue too much with Ma Sijiu. After all, he was the elder, so he just had to show off a little and make sure there was no lack of etiquette. Everyone would understand.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Ma Sijiu with an approachable look, "I came here this time to pay homage to my great-grandfather and great-grandmother. We have prepared the sacrifices, and I hope my grandfather will lead the way. I will do my best."

Filial piety."

Queen Ma's adoptive father Guo Zixing was posthumously named King of Chuyang, and Ma's parents were naturally posthumously named King Xu and Mrs. King Xu.

In fact, on the east side of the Ancestral Temple in Yingtian Mansion, Lao Zhu and Empress Ma also built temples to worship. In the fourth year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu ordered Tao Kai, the Minister of Rites, to build a temple for Magong's tomb in Suzhou, and Lao Zhu also wrote a text himself

Sacrifice.

In fact, the matter of setting up a temple to worship King Xu was beyond the standards. That is to say, because of Queen Ma, Lao Zhu did not care about some etiquette and insisted on making King Ma the king. There has been no such example since ancient times.

The temple of King Xu and Magong is located on the left of Fengshan and on the right of Guishan, which is also a place with good Feng Shui.

Zhu Xiongying prepared pigs and sheep as sacrifices, which is also called Zhonglao. The specifications of the sacrifices are lower than Tailao. It is used by princes, officials and officials when they offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple.

They put on their imperial robes in a proper manner, Zhu Xiongying kowtows, offers incense, etc. All etiquette is not lacking.

Looking around, Zhu Xiongying said, "Is there a place for worshiping the Prime Minister in King Xu Temple now?"

Ma Sijiu immediately replied, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate is the presiding officer. My deceased brother set up a temple as a capital minister and offered sacrifices every year, so there is no need for these."

Zhu Xiongying was not happy and said immediately, "This is an oversight by the imperial court. Please come up with the genealogy. I personally choose to offer sacrifices to each of the prime ministers. King Xu has no heirs. He is born in this land, and his soul must travel to his hometown. I don't

To fulfill one's filial piety, it is better for relatives of the Ma family to offer sacrifices."

There are altars and temples such as the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, the Altar of Chao Ri, the Altar of Xiyue, the Altar of Xiannong, and the Temple of the Emperors. They serve as worshipers and guard the sacred treasury, inspecting it from time to time and supervising the cleaning work. This is also from the seventh century.

Pinhe is an official of the eighth grade.

Although this is just guarding the royal tomb, it is still an official position, and it comes with a salary.

Mr. Ma only has one daughter, so it is not easy to sacrifice here, but some younger members of the Ma family can sacrifice.

Ma Sijiu immediately asked someone to get the family tree, eagerly waiting in the hope that he would be selected.

Zhu Xiongying looked at the Ma family tree and immediately said, "Wuzhong and Wu Ju are the descendants of our great ancestors. It is most appropriate for them to be enshrined in the Spring and Autumn Period."

Ma Sijiu was a little disappointed and wanted to say, "Your Highness, these two are not from the Ma clan."

Zhu Xiongying was noncommittal, Wu Zhong and Wu Ju were indeed not from the Ma clan. But their mother was Ma Gong's sister, which meant that these two were Ma Gong's uncles. They were much closer than Ma Sijiu, a distant cousin.

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Zhu Xiongying continued to make arrangements and said, "There are ninety-three sweepers here at the royal tomb."

These things are also appropriate. Zhu Xiongying's arrangement is not too outrageous. These can be regarded as the specifications of a royal tomb. Compared with the specifications of a county prince's tomb, they are all a bit higher.

Looking at the eager Ma Sijiu, Zhu Xiongying asked, "Can all the children in the clan benefit from going to school?"

Hearing what Zhu Xiongying said, Ma Sijiu immediately replied, "With your Majesty's care, all the children in the clan will go to the county school."

This is also the characteristic of Lao Zhu, who attaches great importance to education. There were two types of government-run schools in the Ming Dynasty, one was Guoxue, and the other was prefecture, prefecture, and county Confucianism. Prefecture, prefecture, and county schools were the primary stage of government-run Confucianism.

As soon as he ascended the throne, he ordered all prefectures, prefectures, and counties to establish schools.

In addition to learning at a young age, Lao Zhu also cares about having someone to rely on and support in old age.

If there are elderly people in the family who are over seventy years old, the state will exempt one person from the household service, so that the people can have more energy to work, so that they can earn more money to support their elderly parents.

Moreover, there is a nursing home outside Yingtian Mansion, which specializes in caring for those with physical disabilities, those who have no one to take care of them at home, and those who live in poverty and hardship.

This policy is not only available to the people of Yingtianfu. After the Ming Dynasty became financially more generous, this policy was implemented nationwide.

It is actually not easy for members of the Ma family to enter the county school. Government-run schools require teachers to be hired and students must be given a salary. It is not that easy to enroll without any family background or grades.

Even though the Ma clan cannot obtain official titles, they still have many benefits. Now, as long as they have children of school age, they can go to county schools.

Zhu Xiongying nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "That's good. We will call the students from the clan to come and I will take the exam myself. Those who perform well will be admitted to the Zhongdu Imperial College for further study."

Ma Sijiu burst into laughter. There is no better county school than the Imperial College. Once you enter the Imperial College, you will basically have the opportunity to obtain an official status. If you perform better, you won’t need to take the imperial examination!

Zhu Xiongying still has some talents and knowledge. Although he is not very proficient in Confucian classics, he has read many of them. The people who taught him knowledge are also famous Confucian scholars.

The most important thing is that Zhu Xiongying does not need to take the imperial examination or write gorgeous articles. Just write the questions, read the articles of Ma's students and listen to their correct interpretations, that is enough.

Many members of the Ma clan who have school-age students at home are getting nervous. Whether they can be favored by the emperor's eldest grandson depends on the current situation.

Zhu Xiongying took a brief examination and found that none of the children of the Ma family were particularly outstanding, but Zhu Xiongying didn't particularly care. In the final analysis, these people were from pretty good backgrounds, and they didn't think they should worry about the future of the imperial examination.

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Zhu Xiongying looked at Ma Sijiu and said, "I have also taken a look, and I always feel that there are still some talented people in the clan. I looked at it before, and there are also some children in the clan who don't seem to be willing to study and make progress. If I don't feel like fighting,

If the battle is dangerous, let them join the Beijing Guards, so that they can make a better future."

Ma Sijiu immediately said, "With Your Majesty and the Queen taking care of you, and Your Highness supervising you, I think the descendants of the clan will also be able to make progress."

He is really an old fox, he wants to have an official career, but he doesn’t want to go to the battlefield. He really just wants to gild his career and become an official.

However, Zhu Xiongying didn't say much. If these people in the Ma family are capable, it will be easy for them to get ahead. It doesn't matter if they just want to hide their background. It is estimated that these people can only get a salary at most, and the middle and low-level official positions are not great.

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The Ming Dynasty really did not lack such a small amount of salary, not to mention Zhu Xiongying would not give them too much power.

For Zhu Xiongying, it is naturally best for the Ma clan to be successful. If they don't have much ability, it doesn't matter much.

What he did was just to make Queen Ma happy. This was Zhu Xiongying's choice. Whether the Ma family has a future depends on their abilities and choices.
Chapter completed!