Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"Dispatch, what dispatch, does the queen mother still punish the smiling minister?" Su Mu couldn't help asking, feeling uneasy.

But the emperor strode down the steps and nodded to Zhang Yong: "Zhang Yong, drive back to Xiyuan."

"Yes, Long Live!"

Su Mu was shocked, "Your Majesty, you are leaving, minister..." What should I do?

Zhengde looked at Su Mu and squeezed his eyes: "Of course I have to go, Su Mu, to be honest with you, I am most afraid of seeing the Queen Mother cry. When she wipes tears from the old man, I feel sour in my heart. It’s better to go back to Xiyuan first. Anyway, this matter is caused by your "Dream of Red Mansions", so decide for yourself!" After speaking, he snapped his fingers: "Let's go!"

A style of non-mainstream youth in later generations.

Several eunuchs rushed forward, surrounded the little emperor Zhengde and left.

Too disrespectful, too disrespectful!Looking at the back of Emperor Zhengde, Su Mu trembled with anger.

This is the wickedness of the wicked. I think that Su Mu had cheated Emperor Zhengde a few times back then. Now, the mountains and rivers meet again. This time when I needed the emperor the most, Zhu Houzhao let this kid do nothing.

From Ju Sumu's point of view, Empress Dowager Zhang has a kind face and should be a gentle woman.But women are the most irrational creatures, especially when it comes to children.

For the first time, Su Mu felt a little apprehensive.

But just staying outside like this is not an option, so I have to bite the bullet and enter the hall again.

The hall was still as messy as before, the screen was still lying on the ground, and the three "Dream of Red Mansions" were torn to pieces by Queen Mother Zhang.

The wind blew into the hall, flying around in a mess.

Empress Dowager Zhang sat on the Sumeru seat as if she had no strength, and pointed to a note on the imperial case that was wrapped in a wooden paperweight: "You take it and go to the Ministry of Officials, and then take office. You don't need to be reminded by Aijia about your talent."

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Su Mu stepped forward carefully, took the handwritten letter from the Empress Dowager, and after reading it, he was stunned: Is this about sending me, Su Mu, to be an official?

The note was written very simply, to the effect that the Ministry of Officials sent him to Cangzhou to serve as an inspector of the Inspection Department, a nine-rank official.

For Su Mu, the county magistrate of the seventh grade is also a sesame mung bean official, and this inspection is more sesame than sesame.

This position was first set up by Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. The main task of the inspection department is to check the passing pedestrians; to check people who have no way to go out, to arrest spies, to intercept escaped soldiers and prisoners, to combat smuggling, and to maintain normal business travel exchanges. The main purpose of the prosecution.

To put it mildly, he is the captain of the Armed Police Squadron.To put it bluntly, it is a bit like the household registration police in modern society. Of course, the inspection has soldiers on hand, which is much more powerful than the police.

Su Mu felt strange, Princess Taikang is missing, at worst, send someone to look for it, and if she finds it, she will be tied back immediately. Now, for no reason, let me go to the local government to be a small official, even if it is reprimanded, it will not be demoted like this. Besides, I Su Wood is not an official.Queen Mother, if you do this, you will take advantage of me.

Empress Dowager Zhang said slowly: "Su Mu, I didn't expect that you are also a person who gives you what you think. No wonder you are trusted by the emperor. What happened on the day of Emperor Xiaozong's grand tour is related to the reputation of the palace. It is kept secret. No one in the world knows your name. There are not many people. But the Ai family knows that you have made great contributions to the emperor. After you reminded me this time, the Ai family suddenly figured it out. Princess Taikang must have gone to Cangzhou."

Su Mu lowered his head and listened quietly, knowing in his heart that Queen Mother Zhang had reached the crucial point.

Empress Dowager Zhang probably had discussed it with Emperor Zhengde just now, and her expression calmed down: "Taikang was not controlled by anyone since he was a child, and he has a strange temper. Since he read Su Mu's book, he must have been fascinated. He wants to learn from the book." Lin Daiyu is going to meet her cousin, and there is something going on with her childhood sweetheart."

"Before entering the palace, Ai's family was originally from Xingji County, Cangzhou. Since becoming the late emperor's queen, he has taken care of the villagers a lot. We must not forget our roots."

Su Mu complimented casually: "The virtues of the Empress Dowager are naturally known to all the people in the world."

Empress Dowager Zhang's complexion also became better: "Because I can't forget my roots, after Taikang turned fourteen, the Ai family deliberately arranged a marriage for her. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor can only marry women from ordinary families. ; and a princess can't marry a dignitary, just a middle-class family. Coincidentally, there is a family in Cangzhou who is a scholarly family, but they are a good match. After the Ministry of Rites reported this matter, the Ai family also agreed. Judging from the letterhead left by Taikang, she must have secretly gone to see the son of that family to learn the story of Baoyu and Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions."

Su Mu was sweating coldly: Got it, got it, it should be like this!

No matter what age you are in, there is no shortage of innocent girls who are full of fantasies about future life.In later generations, although Su Mu has never seen such a person, he can often see it in newspapers and on the Internet.For example, a certain girl, because she was addicted to "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", ran away from home like the little swallow, and went to find her own adventure; It's Maltai Ruoxi, who treats everyone around her as the fourth prince, the eighth master, etc...

For this kind of crazy romantic feelings, according to Sumu, he should be caught and starved for a few days.If you know you are hungry, you will wake up.

Empress Dowager Zhang: "Originally, it would be best to send Dongchang and Jinyiwei to look for Taikang."

Su Mu: "No, the fact that Princess Taikang went out of the palace to meet her fiancé privately is too shocking. If the factory guards are sent to do it, and the world knows about it, what is the prestige of the Tian family? If the civil servants know about it, His Majesty and the Queen Mother will inevitably be punished." The speech officials are drowning in their saliva. This matter must be done quietly, and it is best to invite Her Royal Highness Princess Taikang back to the palace without anyone knowing."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded in a rare way: "Well said, so, this matter is up to you. If you can't find Taikang, you don't have to come back, and there is no need to participate in next year's Enke. Anyway, the Ai family has promised If you take an official position of the ninth rank, you will die of old age in this position! Also, if you let others know that Princess Taikang has left Beijing, you don't have to come back!"

Su Mu was so angry that he almost slapped himself: What am I talking about, and Taikang may not be in Cangzhou, I will go there now, what should I do if I fail?Even if she is in Cangzhou, I can't be rough on her, and I have to keep it a secret.Emperor Zhengde is already so depraved. According to what the Queen Mother and Emperor Zhengde said just now, this princess is a psychopath. Is it easy to coax her back to Beijing? ,

Empress Dowager Zhang: "By the way, you, Su Ziqiao, are very famous among scholars, and you are the leading figure among the younger generation of scholars. If you go to Cangzhou, it will not cause a sensation. Every move will fall into the eyes of others. How can you find it?" Taikang. Therefore, you have to change your false name. This time you are asked to do the inspection, and the inspection department's duties include checking the population, which is convenient for you to find Princess Taikang."

After finishing speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang added one last sentence: "After you go, keep a low profile."

The word "low-key" is originally a modern term, and Empress Dowager Zhang must have heard it from the mouth of Emperor Zhengde, and now she is learning it and using it flexibly.

Su Mu's words and deeds have already begun to have an impact on the court of the Ming Dynasty, but now he is bitter in his heart, but he can't be proud of it, so he can only bow down: "My subject, Su Mu respects the order of the Merciful Empress Dowager."

"Okay, let me spare you today, let's go down!" Empress Dowager Zhang was overly sad, and waved her hand wearily, beckoning Su Mu to go back and get ready to pack.

Su Mu: "Queen Mother, I still have a few questions to ask."

Empress Dowager Zhang said impatiently: "Say."

Su Mu: "How much money did Princess Taikang bring with her when she went out of Beijing this time, and who is there to accompany her? Also, what is the family in Cangzhou Mansion that the Taikang Palace arranged for marriage?"

Empress Dowager Zhang: "How much money did the Ai family know? There are only two trusted maids around Taikang, one is Yibing and the other is Erbing."

"Playing mahjong?" Su Mu was stunned.

Empress Dowager Zhang said again: "As for the family that the princess promised, it is the largest family in Cangzhou City, whose surname is Gu. The future son-in-law is called Gu Run, and his name is Yiyu. He was originally a scholar in Cangzhou Prefecture, and he is said to be a romantic and elegant talent." , the poems and songs are very good. It's a pity that he doesn't like stereotyped essays, and he failed in the imperial examinations. However, since he is going to be the royal son-in-law, he will not be able to be an official in the future. He has no fame, but it is just right. You still have What to ask?"

Su Mu: "I have one more thing, what does Her Royal Highness Princess Taikang look like, I have never seen it before, even if we really meet, I don't know it!"

Empress Dowager Zhang pondered for a moment, then called out, and ordered an eunuch to take a portrait: "This is her, you keep it."

Seeing the portrait of her daughter, Queen Mother Zhang shed tears again.

Su Mu didn't care to look at it either, he took off the portrait and retreated.

Then run away desperately to go home.

When we got home, it was already midnight, and after drinking two cups of tea, Su Muyou felt his heart beating non-stop.

After a long time, he took out the scroll portrait from his sleeve wearily, and after only looking at it, he burst out laughing.

It's really...it's really too freehand.

It turns out that this ancient Chinese painting is not good at figure painting. Any woman who falls into the painter's brush is like a thousand people, and there is no way to tell Zi Chou Yin Mao.

Especially when painting royal figures, in order to highlight the tall image of the protagonist, without exception, a watermelon head that is too big to be out of proportion is installed.

As for the figure, women's breasts must not be drawn, any protrusion is disrespectful.

In this way, Princess Taikang became like a bean sprouts with a big head and a wooden stick under her Majesty the court painter.

Such an image is naturally stinky to the point of anger. If you want to use this painting to find someone, the final result is to find Mars.Not to mention, Princess Taikang looks a bit like Uncle Mars Martin in the American TV series of the last world.