Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In the hall, Su Mu triumphantly pinched Duke Huai's thumb.

After finally catching an opportunity for revenge, how could he let it go.A gentleman repays grievances directly, and dares to reciprocate and enmity in public. When others see him, they will only praise him: he is not afraid of power, and he is a real gentleman!

"Su Mu, what are you going to do, rebel? Let go, let go, the time has come!" A civil servant suddenly rushed out of the hall and shook Su Mu's hand vigorously.

This person is Su Mu's old acquaintance, the guest of honor at the Zhang family's night banquet, the famous scholar Li Shishi.

"Boom!" There was a commotion below, and the officials whispered to each other.

"It turns out that this person is Su Mu, Su Ziqiao, whose green hills are still there, and the sunset has been red for several times!"

"A small juren dares to beat the vassal king in public, so courageous. Speaking of his temper, he really looks like Li Mengyang who is in prison."

"What a Su Mu, he is indeed Yang Tinghe's disciple, his character is really admirable!"

The civil servants and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were natural enemies, and the Jinyi spies were natural enemies, and the vassal kings were even more natural enemies. Anyway, as long as they did not belong to the civil service system, they were all enemies.

Seeing that Duke Huai suffered a lot from Su Mu, everyone felt a burst of joy in their hearts.

Some even complimented Yang Tinghe, saying that he had a good student.

Yang Tinghe didn't like Su Mu at first, but he was also his protégé anyway.If he stepped forward and scolded Su Mu, wouldn't it mean that Yang Tinghe was on the side of the royal family and was suspected of being a villain to please the clan.

He kept his face ashen and remained silent.

Su Mu didn't know that Li Shishi belonged to King Huai, and he didn't let go, he said with a smile, "So it's Lord Li, don't worry, don't worry."

"Nonsense, nonsense!" Master Li shouted: "Come and drag them away!"

He is the prime minister of Taichang Temple, and it is the duty of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple to worship and worship Taichang Temple today.

Immediately, several petty officials rushed up and fiddled with each other for a long time before separating the two.

Poor Duke Huai was in so much pain that tears flowed out, he was about to jump up and get entangled with Su Mu, when a man walked out from the hall, he shouted sharply: "Everyone be quiet, Your Majesty will be here soon, everyone return to their respective positions!"

The person who came was Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Only then did everyone calm down, Su Mu didn't dare to be presumptuous, and returned to the group of people in the East Palace, standing beside Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe is the official of the Prince's Mansion, and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, so he can be regarded as a member of the East Palace.

After a while, the prince also came and said dissatisfiedly: "Su Mu, it was so lively just now, why didn't you wait for me?"

"Hmph!" Yang Tinghe: "Chu Jun speaks carefully."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and was about to speak when the emperor's guard of honor came out.

Looking at the past under the sun, Su Mu was startled, and he hadn't seen him all night, and Emperor Hongzhi was so haggard.

His pale face showed a strange flush, as if it had been waxed, and his lips were so dark that there was no trace of red.A bright red dragon robe was worn on him, empty, as if hanging on a bamboo pole.

Walking is also sloppy, being supported by two eunuchs on one left and one on the right, it seems very difficult to move.

One of them was Zhang Yong, who had been doing well recently and gained the emperor's trust.

It was only then that Su Mu remembered what Zhang Yong had said before, that the emperor had a fever last night, because today was the sacrificial ceremony, and he could not pass on the imperial physician, so he had to rely on his body to bear it.

The problem is, his body is already very weak, so what can he carry?

When the emperor stood still with difficulty, officials from the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple walked up to the driver, kowtowed three times, and then stood up.

This time the ceremony was presided over by the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, so worshiping the emperor in advance, it is better to avoid the ceremony in the following ceremony, so that you can concentrate on your work.

After the ceremony, chime bells sounded melodiously.In the hall, some musicians sang loudly, which was not very pleasant.

Su Mu listened intently for a long time, the content of the lyrics mostly said that the sacrifice was big and fat, used to win the joy of the ancestors and gods.

Then, the emperor turned around with difficulty, and led everyone to kowtow three times and nine times in the direction of the main hall, expressing that the sacrifice had officially begun.

Su Mu naturally had to kneel down with everyone, and when he got up, Su Mu had sharp eyes and found that Emperor Hongzhi couldn't get up by himself, and had to be supported by two eunuchs to stand up.

After the ceremony, Li Shishi brought a few officials to hold a long big support and pulled it over. On it were heads of cows, pigs, and sheep. These are the so-called three animals.

The ceremonial officer immediately asked the crown prince, the high-ranking vassal king and the three ministers of the cabinet to go forward to prepare, and after the emperor received the three animals, they entered the hall together.

Because of his status, Su Mu couldn't rely on him, so he just stood behind and watched.

Fortunately, he knew most of these people, so the three assistant ministers didn't talk about it, they just met each other.Duke Huai fought with himself a few times.

On the contrary, when he heard King Ning's name, his heart trembled, and he looked at it carefully.When I saw it, I was quite disappointed. He was just an ordinary young man with a public face, the kind who would disappear immediately when thrown in the crowd.

According to court etiquette, after the three animals were brought, the emperor should bare his right shoulder to receive them.

At this time, Su Mu saw Zhang Yong's expression changed, and turned to look at Emperor Hongzhi.

Hong Zhi's face was still very red, with sweat on his forehead, he smiled and nodded towards Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong had no choice but to loosen the belt of the dragon robe.

Hiroji slowly pulled his right hand out of his robe.

Su Mu looked intently, and suddenly took a breath: Is this a hand?This his sister is dry wood!

I saw that under the winter sun, Emperor Hongzhi's arm was as thin as a rolling pin, the skin was loose and transparent, and the blue veins underneath could be vaguely seen, but there was no muscle at all.

When a gust of wind blew, Emperor Hongzhi trembled and began to tremble violently, apparently too cold to bear.

All the people looked at the emperor's hand quietly, and their hearts shuddered at the same time, and a strange thought appeared: Emperor Hongzhi's body may not last long.

Zhang Yong's eyes were red, he repeatedly waved to Li Shishi, and said in a low voice, "Master Li, hurry up!"

"Hey, father, why are you so thin!" Zhu Houzhao, a bastard who didn't realize this, kept looking at his father's hand and asked curiously.

Yang Tinghe grabbed the prince's hand and said, "Quiet!" His voice was full of grief.

"Hurry up!" Liu Jian was also urging.

The music also stopped.

For some reason, Zhu Houzhao, who has always been fearless, saw the dignified expressions of everyone, and suddenly felt a little afraid of the three elders and Yang Tinghe, and dared not say a word.

But the emperor stretched out his hand so slowly, it only took a long time for a distance of one foot.

The emperor only felt that the stars were twinkling in front of his eyes, his ears were buzzing, and his body felt cold for a while.

With a breath, he regained his sanity and grabbed the tray.

"Touch!" The three animals on the tray fell to the ground and rolled down the steps.

Emperor Hongzhi's body also tilted and fell down.

"Father!"

"Long live Lord!"

"His Majesty!"

Everyone is reaching out to pick it up.

Because Prince Huai was the highest seniority, he happened to be next to the emperor, and he took the first step to support Emperor Hongzhi.

"Wow!" Hong Zhi moved his mouth, but spit out a mouthful of warm blood on Duke Huai's head and face.

Seeing the emperor vomiting blood, there was a bang, and everyone screamed.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Su Mu's heart trembled, he couldn't care about that much, he rushed up, stood behind the prince and stretched his head to look.

The blush on Emperor Hongzhi's face had receded, turning into a pale gray.

He didn't know where the strength came from, he pushed Duke Huai away, sat on the steps, and only pointed his right index finger at Duke Huai's head.

"Quiet, Your Majesty has something to say." Liu Jian shouted.

The emperor's lips moved, and he whispered in a gossamer voice: "Prince Huai... you were beaten... I... I think the beating... was good!"

"Your Majesty!" Duke Huai staggered a few steps and fell limply.

"Liu Jian..." Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Old Liu Ge again.

Liu Jian burst into tears, and put his head to the emperor's mouth.

Emperor Hongzhi: "Approval...approval of red...the kings please stay in the capital for a discount...no, no, no..." His breathing became heavy: "No!"

The so-called critique of red means that the emperor dipped a pen into cinnabar and wrote down his handling opinions on the memorials written by his courtiers.