Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"Yes, I would like to follow the orders of the Elder. Inspector Mei, please!" The yamen servant greeted Su Mu respectfully, and led him towards the outside of the yamen.

Su Mu was surprised, and asked: "Dare to ask, brother, where are you leading me?"

The yamen servant was very young, about thirteen or fourteen years old, his eyeballs kept rolling when he spoke, and he had the demeanor of Wu's second child.Hearing Su Mu's question, he hurriedly said: "Don't dare, I can't afford it. The inspection inspector Mei probably didn't know that this inspection department was not in the state government office, or even in Cangzhou City. Instead, it was in a place ten miles east of the city called In the small town of Banbidian."

Like Guan Zhizhou, this person is also a talkative person. Without waiting for Su Mu to ask, he continued: "This inspection department is in charge of rape and anti-smuggling affairs, especially anti-smuggling. How can salt smugglers sneak into the city when they have nothing to do?" All, no matter which state or county, the official offices of the inspection department are on the traffic arteries outside the city. Banbidian is just a waterway from the east salt field to the west. Fish and shrimp can always catch one or two."

While talking, the two of them left the state government office, and the young government servant waved to an ox cart on the street, then turned his head and asked Su Mu: "Mei Inspector, do you want to take a car? Ten miles said it's not far, and said It's not close, it's getting late, and walking is a waste of time."

Seeing Su Mu nodded, the little guy happily ran over to bargain with the driver for a long time, and then sat in the car happily.

After Su Mu got into the car, the servant was still talking non-stop, there was no time to stop.

Su Mu had heard Zhizhou talking nonsense for a long time before, and being nagged by this guy non-stop, his head was slightly swollen.

So he interrupted him and asked: "Little brother, what is your surname, how old are you this year, why did you become a government servant at such a young age?"

Before the little yamen servant could reply, the handlebar smiled and said, "This master has just arrived, and he hasn't heard of the famous Kuaizui Zhao Hulu in the state yamen. People in Cangzhou city may not know the name of the master of Zhizhou. But there are not many who don’t know this little guy. Master, don’t underestimate him, although Zhao Hulu is only 14 years old this year, he has been hanging around in the yamen since he was six years old. His qualifications are older than many officials.”

Hearing the handle mentioning him, the little yamen servant proudly puffed up his thin chest: "Master Mei, I was a boy for the master Zhizhou when I was six years old. The affairs in this yamen are very clear. Just ask me."

"Your parents are willing to enter the government office at the age of six to be a boy in the state government office?" Su Mu was taken aback.

"My parents, the ball is already dead!" Zhao Hulu snorted, and stretched out his hand to drive away the gadfly that flew by.

The car handle said to Su Mu: "My lord, Zhao Hulu's mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to him. His father was also called Zhao Hulu. He was an old yamen servant in the yamen. He was addicted to alcohol and often wore a Drinking wine gourd. When he was on a business trip five years ago, he died drunk on the wine table. Zhizhou saw that he was pitiful, so he sent him to run errands in the mansion to make a living, and the nickname Zhao Hulu was passed on to him."

Su Mu smiled: It turned out that Zhao Hulu's father was also a revolutionary cadre who was tested for alcohol, and died in the line of duty.

After laughing, Su Mu's heart moved again. This quick-talking Zhao Gourd is a local and an old yamen servant. I think he has a clear understanding of the local situation. This time I came to Cangzhou alone to find Princess Taikang. Find someone who knows the situation and ask.

Just thinking of this, before Su Mu could speak, Zhao Hulu talked too much, but couldn't hold it back, and said in a low voice, "Master Mei came to Cangzhou alone to take office, so you have to be careful about Yangzhou and Master Yang."

"Yang Zhoutong?"

Zhao Hulu looked around carefully, and whispered to Su Mu in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "Master Mei didn't know that you had offended Master Yang, and he asked you to kneel when he saw you today. To kill your head."

Indeed, Yang Tongzhi was very unfriendly to Su Mu just now, and Su Mu didn't know where he had offended this person. When Zhao Hulu mentioned it, he frowned.

Zhao Hulu went on to say: "Everyone in Cangzhou knows that if you can get a job in the Changlu Salt Transport Envoy, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for three generations. If it doesn't work, you can join the inspection department. At least it can be guaranteed for a lifetime without any worries. The inspection department has always been the purse of the state government. Yang Tongzhi's term of office is about to expire. He served a term in Cangzhou and borrowed a lot of official money on weekdays. Let's go, I have to fill in the gaps in the writing. Therefore, Master Yang intentionally held the inspector in his hands, and it happened that there was a vacancy here, so he deliberately filled it with his own people. But he didn't want to kill Master Mei halfway. You Say, will the Yangzhou Association give up?"

"So that's the case, you can inquire clearly." Su Mu smiled, and stretched out his hand to straighten the square scarf on the little guy's head.

It seems that no matter how small a place is, power struggles are inevitable.Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

He stayed with the emperor and the court minister all day long in the capital, and he was used to being in a strategic position, but he didn't take these things to heart, he just listened to them.

"Just kidding, who am I? I'm Zhao Hulu. If you don't visit Mr. Mei, there is nothing in Cangzhou that I don't know about." The little guy was even more proud.

"Oh, since you said that you know half of the sky and everything in the earth, I'll ask you a question."

"Master Mei, please tell me, but the villain's news is not in vain." The little guy looked at Su Mu with a smile, and his expression resembled that of Wu's second child.

However, this kid was handsome, and much cuter than the wretched second child Wu.

Su Mu smiled, took out a copper coin and threw it over, which may not have meant teasing.

But Zhao Hulu looked very happy when he took the copper coin: "Thank you, master, for the reward." It's not too little.

This made Su Mu feel more fond of the child.

"Zhao Hulu, let me ask you, do you know the Gu family in Cangzhou?"

"Why don't you know, by the way, which Gu family is it?"

Su Mu was stunned: "How many Gu families are there in Cangzhou?"

"The Gu family is a common surname. With the Grand Canal as the boundary, there are Hedong Gu and Hexi Gu. There is Jinghe Gu in Jinghe Town, and Huanghua Gu in Huanghua Town. Although they are all related by blood, they are far apart. , There are all kinds of people, there are more than a dozen Gu families together."

Su Mu's head got dizzy when he heard it, he interrupted the fast-talking boy, and said, "Have you ever heard of someone named Gu Run and Gu Yiyu?"

"Gu Run Gu Yiyu...the name is so familiar." The little guy rubbed his chin in deep thought.

Judging by his appearance, he probably doesn't know.Su Mu felt a little disappointed. It seems that this Gu Run's family background is not very good, no wonder he wants to degenerate himself and become a prince's son-in-law.

At this moment, Zhao Hulu slapped his forehead: "Remember, you said Gu Run and Gu Yiyu, I was surprised for a while. It took me a long time to play chess, so it turns out that Master Mei was talking about Gu Huashao!"

"Gu Huashao, this name sounds like..."