Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Su Mu was a little happy when he first heard Queen Mother Zhang say that she would be appointed an official.There will be a test soon, and even if Su Mu is asked to be the governor of a province before taking the imperial examination, he may not be willing to go.

Only when he gets the title of Jinshi can he be regarded as a firm foothold in the officialdom.Otherwise, no matter how high your rank is, you will be just a lucky courtier among scholars and public opinion, but your reputation will be greatly damaged.

Su Mu hurriedly said respectfully: "I thank the Empress Dowager Long En, but I will take part in the examination in March, so I'm afraid I won't be able to serve outside. Moreover, the honor of a Jinshi is related to the future of the minister, so please be kind to the Queen Mother. In the coming year, Enke, come back to serve the imperial court on behalf of His Majesty."

Suddenly, Empress Dowager Zhang sneered: "People say that Su Ziqiao has three excellent poems and essays, and he is already the most talented scholar in my dynasty since Xie Jin. Why, I'm afraid that becoming an official will ruin your reputation. What if the Ai family insists on going its own way?"

Su Mu groaned in his heart: "Empress Dowager, I dare not answer the imperial edict."

"You..." Empress Dowager Zhang stood up with a cry, Su Mu could still see her bright and angry eyes through the screen and veil and turned on the light: "Don't you ask the Ai family what official position they want for you?" ?"

Su Mu is naturally unwilling to be an official, just kidding, with my current level of Chinese studies, although I may not be able to get in the first class.But with luck, there is still a [-] to [-]% certainty that a Citong Jinshi will be born.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a rule that non-jinshi was not allowed to be an official, and non-Hanlin was not allowed to join the cabinet.

If I, Su Mu, were to become an official now, I would definitely be regarded as a clown and villain by the world.Just because Wu Shiqi was a Juren, he actually became the promotion official of the seventh rank, and later he became an agent of transfer envoy. Last time in Cangzhou, he was scolded by Yang Tinghe as shit.A lesson from the past, I, Su Mu, can't be fooled like this.

Seeing that Queen Mother Zhang is aggressive, Su Mu's heart is also angry: I, Su Mu, are also supporting your royal family. The wedding expenses of your Queen Mother Zhang's son, and your daughter's dowry are all earned by me for you.Not only did you not thank me, but you insisted on making things difficult for me. How can there be such a reason in the world?

He saluted again: "I don't dare to think about what I want, but the appointment and dismissal of officials is the most important thing in the country, and it needs to be decided by the Ministry of Officials. If the Empress Dowager really wants to reward a minister with an official position at the age of nine thousand, she can let the Ministry of Officials... "

Before the words were finished, Queen Mother Zhang stopped angrily, and said: "Well, well, very well, you, Su Mu, are so bold that you even used officials to suppress Ai's family. Ai's family forgot, you are a big A famous scholar is a scholar, and he will also be a civil servant when he enters the court in the future, and he is not of one mind with the Ai family."

The politics of the Ming Dynasty emphasized checks and balances.Especially in the middle and late period, the imperial power and the civil official group opposed and restrained each other.They are very wary of each other.

On the surface, this may seem a bit unbelievable.But in fact, in this kind of mutual restraint, the politics of the Ming Dynasty was maintained in a healthy manner.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen was fooled into a brain-dead by the civil officials. He swept the eunuchs and secret service agencies, the two symbols of imperial power, into the garbage dump of history, and cut off his own arm.There were no restrictions on the civil official group, and there was no lower limit for each of them. In the end, the Ming Dynasty also perished.

Empress Dowager Zhang's words were already heart-breaking words, Su Mu felt a chill again when he thought of her methods.

Just as he was thinking about how to appease the wrath of the Empress Dowager Lafayette, Lin Sen opened the door and hurried in, knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Zhang and said, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Zhang sat back again: "What's wrong?"

Lin Sen: "Empress Dowager Bing, His Majesty heard that Su Mu returned to the capital and entered the palace again, so he sent someone to pass it on."

Empress Dowager Zhang's voice seemed a little surprised: "Your Majesty has come into the palace, doesn't he like living in the forbidden palace?"

"Yes, Lord Long Live also just arrived."

Empress Dowager Zhang snorted: "As soon as I heard that Su Mu entered the palace, Your Majesty rushed over to rescue you. Su Mu, you are really in the emperor's heart. Well, Your Majesty knows what Aijia means, so let him say it. Su Mu, go down!"

Su Mu was about to leave as if he had received an amnesty.

Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly said: "Wait, there is one more sentence... Lin Sen, you step back first."

"Yes."

When Lin Sen went down, Queen Mother Zhang slowly asked: "Su Mu, the Ai family will ask you another question, and you must answer truthfully."

"Yes."

After answering, Su Mu waited for a long time before he heard Empress Dowager Zhang's hesitant voice: "When His Majesty left Beijing, she left a letter to Ai's family, saying that she was going to find her precious jade... so in Cangzhou For more than half a year, what have you heard..."

Su Mu's sweat finally flowed out uncontrollably: "No...His Highness Taikang's child's temperament changes three times a day, no one can tell. However, since he opened the bank, His Highness said that he wants to make money for His Majesty, I don’t have time to think about other things.”

"That's fine, otherwise, if my royal reputation is ruined, not only her, but you and the Ai family can't stay." The voice seemed ghastly: "Go down!"

After leaving the palace, Su Mu still didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and he didn't know why, so he came to the emperor's residence in the forbidden area.

Only at this time did he let out a sigh of relief. If Emperor Zhengde hadn't come to rescue him today, he might not be able to walk out of Kunning Palace in one piece.This Empress Dowager Zhang is too scary. In modern society, this kind of person is the old mother-in-law in Shanghai... Poor third princess Gu, she will suffer in the future.

Compared with half a year ago, Emperor Zhengde has grown taller, and now he is as tall as Su Mu.The big red robe on his body was stretched tightly by the tendons all over his body.

When Su Mu saw it, he was surprised, why did this kid grow so tall.

However, Emperor Zhengde has only turned sixteen this year, and it is time to grow his body.

When Zhengde saw Su Mu, he was surprised and shouted: "Zi Qiao, you are finally back, I miss you so much." After speaking, he punched Su Mu on the shoulder.

With so much effort, Su Mu couldn't bear it, he took a step back without realizing it, and felt a faint pain in his shoulder.

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has achieved great martial arts, and I can't stand it anymore!"

Zhang Yong standing next to him couldn't help laughing, and Liu Jin forced a laugh too.

Zhengde grabbed Su Mu's hand and said, "Take a seat, I heard that Ziqiao has done several important things in Cangzhou, tell me quickly."

Su Mu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between a monarch and his ministers. I dare not sit down because I have a lot of clothes."

Zhengde exclaimed angrily: "Hasn't Zhen not been enthroned yet? Besides, what do we have to do with so many?"

Su Mu smiled wryly: "I'd better stand and talk"

"You are a disappointment." Zhengde couldn't help shaking his head angrily: "Forget it, if you don't sit, I won't sit either, let's go to the Imperial Garden for a walk."

So, the two of them walked slowly in the garden.