Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing Su Mu standing there blankly, even though Xiaodie couldn't read anymore, she knew something had happened to Boss Lin when she saw the seal on the door of the Lin Family Bookstore, so she hurriedly shook Su Mu's arm: "Master, Master, what's wrong with you, don't be scared I!"

There was a hint of crying in the voice.

This burst of cries made Su Mu wake up, and at the same time, it also alarmed other spectators.

Beijingers have a rich life, but their daily entertainment life is poor, and most of them are gossips.In fact, the so-called citizens are those who like to inquire and spread gossip.However, the Ming Dynasty was in the budding stage of capitalism. The leisurely and wealthy life gave birth to a large number of petty bourgeoisie, and the market culture was extremely prosperous.This is also the reason why the poems in the classical literature of the Ming Dynasty gradually became more and more powerful, while the storytelling novels were dazzling.

Several good-natured people asked at the same time: "Who is this gentleman who belongs to the owner of this shop?"

Su Mu is now also a person of fame and fame, wearing a shirt that represents the status of a scholar.

Hearing their question, Su Mu was startled, and secretly yelled that he was not good.He didn't know what Boss Lin had committed. If the matter was too big, these idlers might suspect him and go to the government to inform him or something.

He has no relatives in the capital, if something happens, he can only sit and wait for death.

Bustling himself together, he cupped his hands at the people in front of him, and replied calmly, "I'm in Xiasumu, but I'm a scholar from Baoding Prefecture. I just got the honor and came to the capital to take part in the provincial examination in Beizhili. Because it's the elders of the clan and Lin The boss is old, I heard that he has a yard here, I plan to live here for a month, so I can have someone to take care of me, after all, I am from the same village."

Several people hastily replied: "So it's Mr. Su."

Another person shouted: "Something bad happened to the people in this bookstore. They were just raided yesterday. Su Xianggong, you should leave quickly. Otherwise, if the factory guard sees it, there will be trouble."

Su Mu asked again: "Please tell me, what did this bookstore commit?"

There was a libertine who smiled and replied: "The one who prints and sells books is naturally an adulterer. Is there any need to ask?"

This person was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was handsome, but unfortunately he was short and dressed in tatters, making him look extremely wretched.

"**?" Su Mu frowned. Although there was no such thing as literary inquisition in the Ming Dynasty, it was not a trivial matter for ideology to fit the social system in any era, and the country could not allow others to write nonsense.

In ancient times, there was Qin Shihuang's burning of books and burying Confucianism, and later the Northern Song Dynasty's Wutai poetry case. As for the Ming Dynasty, it seems that "Jin Ping Mei" was banned, mainly because this book was full of obscenity and robbery, which messed up people's morals.

Thinking of the book "Jin Ping Mei", Su Mu's heart suddenly trembled, he had a bad premonition, and asked, "What happened to this bookstore?"

The prodigal son replied: "What else can it be? The most famous book in the Lin family bookstore is the "Journey to the West"."

"Ah!" Before Su Mu could speak, Xiaodie screamed. She naturally knew that this book was written by her young master, and she also earned a lot of royalties.

"You guys also know this book?" Another person looked over suspiciously.

Su Mu hurriedly replied: "We are from Baoding, and Boss Lin is from our hometown. This book is so famous, so we naturally know about it. But I never expected that such a good book would be banned?"

Su Mu answered calmly, and then squeezed Xiaodie's hand quietly.

Xiaodie was originally a clever little girl, so she hurriedly shut her mouth, but her eyes were full of worry.

"Yeah, that book is really good, why was it banned?" Everyone sighed for a while, saying that they hadn't finished reading it yet, but now it's banned, and they probably won't see the end.

The prodigal son also shook his head and said angrily: "According to me, it's all due to that crippled man from the five lakes. He really is a crippled man. If you see him in the future, you must slap him twice first. If he finishes writing in one breath Well, I just want to write a little bit, it seems that people are secretive and not at all cheerful. Now it’s good, I can’t get out. It’s like the eunuch who was cleansed received the knife, and there is no more. Lao Tzu Just saw it refreshingly, but the result is gone, this heart is empty but there is no place, how uncomfortable it is, how uncomfortable it is. I will be angry and kill me!"

It's fine if he doesn't say anything, and immediately, everyone said angrily at the same time: "Xiao Wu, you're right, this cripple from the Five Lakes is really abominable, if you see him in the future, give him a good beating first."

For a while, the crowd was raging, and Su Mu rolled his eyes in anger, and couldn't help but greet the three generations of the prodigal son surnamed Wu in his heart: You are the eunuch, and your whole family is eunuchs!

Seeing everyone's resentment towards the original author of "Journey to the West", Xiaodie was a little scared, and hurriedly took La Sumu's hand: "Master, since... there is no one else, let's go!"

Su Mu pinched her again, and said in a low voice: "There are still things I haven't asked clearly, so wait."

Although he was very disgusted with the rogue surnamed Wu, Su Mu could see that this guy was a well-informed person, so he asked politely: "Little officer Wu, please tell me when this bookstore was closed down, and the people inside Where did it go again, and when will it be released?"

Xiao Wu was originally a Qingpi, when he was called an "official person", he immediately became proud: "I can't come back. If such a big incident happened, I would have to be exiled for three thousand miles. To be honest with you, if you are The other yamen will be sealed up and closed for a few days, and at worst, you can get away with some money. But this time it is a case handled by Dongchang, and those father-in-laws are not good friends."

He was a quick talker, and he explained the whole story clearly in just a moment.

It turned out that the sales volume of "Journey to the West" has been very good in the past few months. Not only has it become popular in the market, but it has even spread to the house brothers of Gongqing and the imperial palace. Even Emperor Hongzhi was alarmed.

It is undeniable that this book is really good. After reading a few chapters, the emperor casually said: "The book is good, but the intention is not right. Sun Wukong is so stubborn, he should be punished by the rules of heaven, how can he achieve good results? There are no rules. Cheng Fangyuan. In my opinion, this book is nothing more than the nonsense of a Confucian scholar who has no ambition, so I don’t care if I don’t read it.”

He does not mean that.The eunuchs in Dongchang wanted to curry favor with the emperor, so they banned the book and randomly charged Boss Lin with crimes. They sent raiders to ransack the Lin family, and took him into prison along with his buddies from all over the place.

The bookstore in Beijing was also closed down two days ago.

"I see, thank you very much." After asking about the situation, Su Mu didn't dare to stay for a long time.After all, he is the original author, and if someone finds out, he will be the first offender.

Besides, Su Mu didn't know whether Boss Lin would confess himself.

If that's the case, the world is so big, but there is no place for him, Su.

Pulling Xiaodie and walking for two miles, they came to the edge of a small bridge.

It was also their luck that there happened to be a big tree at the head of the bridge, and there was a rare shade under it.

Sitting under the tree for a long time, the sweat on his body was gone, but Su Mu's heart was full of decadence, and he couldn't help but patted his forehead: Mistake, mistake, how could I forget that "Journey to the West" was banned in the Ming Dynasty.At the beginning, I was also poor and short-sighted, so I didn't take this into consideration.Now it really is a big disaster.Dongchang is not so easy to mess with. If they already know my name, they will catch me on the spot as soon as I take the imperial examination.It seems that the imperial examination journey is over for me.For safety's sake, I'd better run away quickly and find a remote place to hide my name for the rest of my life!

However, after finally being selected as a scholar, and finally having a good life, now...

Could it be that all the hardships and struggles I have suffered before are all in vain in the end?

Not reconciled!

……

He remembered that "Journey to the West" was banned during the Jiajing period. The reason for the ban was that King Chechi, one of the three monsters of Chechi Guodou, was a devout Taoist, abandoned state affairs, and ridiculed Emperor Jiajing.

Now it is only 16 years of Hongzhi, and it is still nearly 20 years since the Jiajing year.

The reason why it was banned was not about Che Chiguo, but because Sun Houzi despised the heavens and rebelled, and was suspected of encouraging the people to fight against the government.

It seems that history has changed a little here, and he is the biggest victim of this change.

The more Su Mu thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he felt bitter and astringent in his mouth.

Seeing Su Mu's serious face, Xiao Die couldn't help but ask: "Master, what can I do now?" She also knew the severity of it, her little face turned pale.

Su Mu smiled wryly: "What else can I do, run away!"

"Well, let's run away!" Xiaodie nodded: "Master, no matter where you go, I will follow you. If you really have something to do, I, I, I... I don't live alone...Master, where are we going?"

Seeing Xiaodie so determined to be with him in life and death, Su Mu was moved and reached out to pat the back of her hand.Smiling and comforting: "Do you want to go to the south, go to Hainan."

When he was in modern society, he always wanted to visit Hainan Island, "Look at the sunshine, sand, and waves there. Xiaodie, the sea there is really blue, as blue as a gem."

Xiaodie also laughed: "Okay, let's go to Hainan. Master, I heard that there is the end of the sky, the corner of the sea, and the end of the world."

"No, the world is very big, and the Ming Dynasty is just one of them." After talking for a long time, Su Mu felt better: "Let's go, let's find an inn to stay, eat something, and go south tomorrow... Dacao, how much silver is left?"

Su Mu suddenly remembered an important matter, he had no money on him.

It turned out that he made more than 5000 taels of silver by writing "Journey to the West", but because it was too much, he couldn't carry it with him, so he temporarily deposited it with Boss Lin and asked him to send it to Beijing later.

This trip to Shandong, he only brought 50 taels of silver, converted into RMB, about [-] to [-].

Prices in the Ming Dynasty were low, so it is said that so much silver could not be used.

But Su Mu got freedom this time, and Xiaodie and Xiaodie had suffered enough before, and they have thousands of dollars, and spending money is like running water.

And he likes to explore those inaccessible places, all of which require a lot of preparation in advance and hire a lot of folks and guides.

After a month, the money on my body has been exhausted, and now there are only one or two yuan left.

I thought that when I arrived at Boss Lin's courtyard in Beijing, I would see Qian, but I didn't want to encounter this.

Today's Su Mu is poor and white. After 30 years of hard work, he returned to before liberation overnight.

Not to mention going to Hainan to avoid disaster, in a few days, I am afraid that I will collapse on the street from hunger.

The crown is covered with Jinghua, and the people are alone.

be hungry.