Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

There are big rules in Xiyuan, even the crown prince has to abide by them.

Zhu Houzhao played for a while, and it was already dark, so Liu Jin gave a cotton towel with a shrill smile: "Prince, look at your sweat, when you come out of the palace, you will catch the cold carefully, you should change clothes quickly and go to bed! "

"Disappointment, disappointment, it's time to go to bed." Zhu Houzhao took it and yawned, "Okay, Liu Ban, go to bed."

"Yes, this servant is the crown prince."

When the crown prince and Liu Jin left, Su Mu was about to leave when several guards with shaved chins came over with smiles, cupped their hands and said, "Mr. Su has been in Xiyuan for two days, since we are all accompanying the prince, we are considered As a colleague, get closer and closer."

Su Mu was taken aback, and these guards would have to learn martial arts with him again: "What?"

Another guard laughed and said: "Liu Ban bought two sheep outside today, and they were burnt to death. The weather is so cold here, why don't you find a secluded place to drink rice wine, it's a big guy for Mr. Su Take the wind."

Su Mu was feeling a little hungry. To be honest, although Emperor Hongzhi was the emperor, he was stingy.The food in the imperial palace is notoriously unpalatable. According to "Water Margin", birds have faded out of his mouth in the past two days.

Seeing that the guards didn't want to fight with him, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "Why is this so embarrassing?"

"Let's go, let's go, it's not far away, it's in a yard next to it, facing the lake, and the scenery is good. Liu Ban said, Mr. is a famous person, and I like this tune."

The guards rushed forward with a smile, please pull, and pull Su Mu away.

Sure enough, as everyone said, a small courtyard next to the main hall is the residence of the guards. It is close to Yuyuan Lake, and the scenery is not bad.

After a few sips of wine, Liu Jin arranged for the crown prince to come over, and gave everyone a wink.

One of the guards held up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Su, we all know that you are a master of juren, and now you can be said to be famous in the capital. In the coming year, it is no problem to have a ministry. We have different ways of civil and military affairs, and the military officers and servants of the Ming Dynasty will be inferior to your civil officials no matter what. Since we are all old people from the Eastern Palace, we are brothers of our own family, and we will have to fight each other in the future. Support. The so-called sharing of wealth and sharing of difficulties, Mr. Su, don’t you think so?”

Vulgar, really vulgar!

Su Mu was amused to hear that, although in the future when Zhengde ascends the throne, everyone present will surely be successful, such as Liu Jin, who is an eunuch in the hands of the chief inspector of ceremonies and ranks first in internal affairs.It is true that under one person, above ten thousand people.

What matters in politics is the faction, Donggong Longqian is an old man, so naturally he has to watch over each other and help each other.But to say it so bluntly, wouldn't it be a joke for people to hear it.

The quality of these people does not seem to be very good.

Su Mu has already made up his mind that he will take the civil service route in the future.It's not a good thing to get too close to the eunuch and factory guard, at least on the surface.The suggestion made by Liu Jin and the guards just now should be agreed by everyone, but it is not beautiful to say it.

He didn't answer either, just picked up the wine glass and took a shallow sip.

Seeing that Su Mu was silent, everyone looked at each other.

Liu Jin, the leader of this group of people, giggled: "Zi Qiao, the prince is really young, and he can't calm down. It's not easy for us to serve him. No matter what, we have to make him happy." Qiao, you are a scholar, but you must pay attention to keeping pace with the times in everything, and sometimes you should not be too pedantic."

Liu Jin said this bluntly, roughly meaning that the crown prince is just a child anyway.It's better for everyone to join hands and coax him.

When you were practicing martial arts just now, everyone gave you Su Mu a lot of face.If something happens in the future, please pretend not to see it.

Su Mu was drinking, and when he heard the words "advancing with the times", he almost spit out a sip of wine. He really doubted that this Eunuch Liu had not traveled from modern times.If it was true, it would be so miserable to get such a knife as soon as he passed through it!

Suppressing a smile, Su Mu said lightly: "Long live, I made it clear when I was admitted to Xiyuan the day before yesterday. Su Mu's family was poor, and he just came to study with the prince for a few months to maintain his daily livelihood. As long as the prince's studies are not bad Fall, and other things have nothing to do with me."

"Furthermore, I, Su Mu, am neither a servant nor a bodyguard. Before, when the brothers were sparring with each other, Su Mu naturally knew that I was just a scholar, not a top expert. Please don't mention this in the future. Don't worry, otherwise the news will spread and people won't laugh. Because of this, the affairs in Xiyuan have nothing to do with Su Mu."

Hearing Su Mu express his attitude, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the emperor is poor, the royal family is a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse. As a person around the prince, future wealth is naturally indispensable.But the benefits in front of him still need to be reaped.And the eunuchs and guards are the first-class money-loving people in the world, so they can use their hands and feet casually, and they will benefit endlessly.

Everyone is naturally very clear about the conduct of civil servants outside, and they are also afraid in their hearts.I'm afraid that Su Mu will also learn to be a gentleman, and that will be troublesome.

Listening to what Su Mu said, he just hangs around here for a few months temporarily, but he doesn't want to get involved in Xiyuan's internal affairs, everyone laughs.

"What's the daily livelihood? Could it be that the people in the East Palace are not as good as the outsiders? Isn't it a joke?"

"That's that, that's that." Liu Jin had no principles at all, and was relieved to see that Su Mu was so easy to talk to.I thought to myself: Long live's body and bones are getting worse day by day, and it will only take a year or two for the crown prince to ascend the throne.At that time, I, Liu Jin, will definitely be admitted to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.But I have no one in the court or in the palace, and the group of guards in front of me are all cheap and useless.Su Mu is now so well-known that he already vaguely has the posture of a master in the literary world, and it will not be difficult to become a Jinshi in the future.Even if he doesn't win, he still has a reputation for raising others. With Su Mu's status in the crown prince's mind, it will not be difficult to become an official in a key department when a decree of grace comes down.

He is a civil servant, and with his support in front of me, my future position, Liu Jin, will naturally be secure.

Well, for this person, it is necessary to win over.

Liu Jin said: "The salary of two taels of silver a month is a bit shabby. Except for the family's food and clothing, there is not much left. You literati buy writing and writing every month, and pen, ink and paper are a big expense. From our family's point of view In the future, Zi Qiao, you don’t need to go outside to buy any books you want to read. Our royal family’s collection of books is no more than outside. When the time comes, you can just borrow any books you want to read. I have seen that Zi Qiao has not touched books these days. Therefore, it is not beautiful to waste your studies. No, our family discussed it with the brothers, and then went to the library to find a copy, and give it to Zi Qiao to review."

As he spoke, he took out a book from the pocket and placed it in front of Su Mu.

Su Mu looked at it, but it was a copy of "Luoyang Xuanlan Ji": "This is not a textbook. The imperial examination is about the Four Books and Five Classics, and you have to follow Zhu Zi's annotations."

He wondered, what is this Liu Jin doing for me to read this book?

"There is a golden house in the book, Ziqiao, you should take a good look."

"Yes, Mr. Su, you'd better take a look after you come down." Everyone agreed.

Su Mu was even more surprised, so he casually picked up the book, but it was very heavy.

His heart moved, and he stuffed it into his arms casually: "Okay, thank you Liu Ban, thank you brothers."

Everyone laughed, and came forward to toast one after another. After saying a lot, we will be a family in the future, and we will talk about any difficulties in the future.The so-called one person counts the short, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and they can always come up with a solution.If there is something that makes me feel bored, it is to look down on my brother, Yunyun.

A feast of wine was drunk until midnight, and then they dispersed.

After returning to the house, Su Mu flipped through the book "Luoyang Xuanlan Ji", and saw that it was golden inside, with a lot of gold leaves in it, the total number was at least ten taels.

"Is this burning my Su Mu to death?" Su Mu smiled wryly.

In the officialdom, the icing on the cake is nothing at all. Only when you send charcoal to burn a cold stove in the snow, others will remember your love.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with civil servants, and their status was noble. They formed a huge political group with disciples and Tongnian, and never looked down on eunuchs and military officials.In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a fourth-rank military officer would bow down and salute when he met a seventh-rank civil servant.As for the second-rank civil servants who went to the front line to be commanders, killing generals of the same level was as easy as killing a dog.

Su Mu is quite well-known among scholars in the capital now, and has a close relationship with the prince, so he will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future.

Needless to say, Liu Jin would definitely have a place in the Supervisor of Rituals.As for other guards, generals, guards, etc., they can always get one.

At that time, everyone will belong to the East Palace family, and if something happens, you can avoid asking Su Mutou.After all, civil servants control public opinion and actual political power.

Su Mu didn't understand what this group of people were thinking. Of course, he was poor, so the money wasn't considered a bribe, it was a favor at most. He smiled and put it into his bosom.

This was probably Su Mu's first contact before entering the officialdom.

He also thought about this matter clearly. Liu Jin will be the inner minister at that time, and he will be an official in the outer court. Everyone will have to talk about it at work. It will be much more convenient to build a good relationship with him.

Of course, civil servants and eunuchs can't get too close, otherwise, it will cause a bad reputation, and they can only take care of each other.

There is Liu Jin's network in the palace, and Yang Tinghe's teacher outside the palace, and the same year of the township examination, that network is also very strong.

Until now, Su Mu felt that he had taken a firm foothold in the superstructure of this world, and what he lacked was only a Jinshi background and an official position.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face: After traveling to the present, he finally has the feeling of controlling his own destiny.

But suddenly, Su Mu felt a little uneasy in his heart, and suddenly stood up: Oops!