Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Xin Zhixian asked her daughter again: "What are your parents' names, and where are they from?"

It's okay if he doesn't ask, but when he asked, my daughter's eyes turned red: "Master, I am a real person. My family was hit by a flood, so my mother took me to find my father, who was also an official. The year before last, my mother and I Daddy quarreled so badly, and then...later...mother took her daughter and wanted to go back to her hometown. It's a pity that the house has already been washed to the ground, and the relatives have already separated."

"Later, my mother heard people say that my grandfather and uncle went to Shanxi, so I took my daughter to vote. I finally found someone, but my daughter was caught by the bad guys. I walked on the road for a month. I don't know what happened. We arrived here. Fortunately, we met Mr. Xie, otherwise, where would we be sold?"

Speaking of this, Nannan's tears fell to the ground one after another.

"Your father is also an official, what's his name?" Xin Zhixian Daqi, other people also raised their heads and listened attentively.

With Mei Zhihua being able to write such good characters and speak well at the mere age of ten, her father must be an extraordinary person.

"Master Hui County, my father's surname is Mei and his name is Fugui. He was originally an inspector of the Cangzhou Inspection Department."

When everyone heard that he was a low-level inspector, they were all taken aback, and then extremely disappointed: he was just a soldier.

No, how could a soldier raise such an outstanding daughter?

Nannan continued: "Later, Daddy didn't do inspections anymore, but went to a yamen that sells salt, and what he did as a teacher of the Tongzhi Office. Nannan didn't quite understand."

Xin Zhi was startled, and asked anxiously, "But the Changlu Salt Transport Commander, the Tongzhi Office's staff?"

"It should be, yes, that's the name."

Only then did everyone gasp, what is the Changlu Salt Division, a provincial government office, with tens of thousands of taels of silver in their hands every day.Tongzhi is a big official in the frontier, and to be his chief aide is a person, at least he must be famous.

In this way, it is not surprising that Nannan's family studies have such a long history.

Xinzhi County was curious again, and couldn't help asking: "Why did your father and mother argue, and how did they separate, and went to Shanxi to visit relatives?"

As soon as this question came out, Xin Zhixian also felt a little regretful, this is a prostitute in the family, and it is not a gentleman to inquire about this matter.However, in order to send her to her parents, some things had to be asked.

The girl's face was full of sadness: "At that time, she was young and ignorant, she only vaguely remembered that Daddy seemed to have married another official's daughter as his wife, and he didn't recognize my mother anymore."

Having said this, the little girl burst into tears.

Everyone's hearts sank when they heard this, and when they saw the little girl crying like pear blossoms and rain, they all had the urge to hold her in their arms and comfort her carefully.

It seems that things have been clarified.

It must be the daughter's father who was greedy for the power of a high official, stopped his wife and divorced her mother.

Forced to have no choice but to take her to Shanxi to visit relatives, her mother was abducted to Shaanxi.If it wasn't for You Xie who naturally rescued her, she would have been sold to nowhere.

Xin Zhixian sighed and comforted: "Minister Mei Zhihua, what are the names of your mother and grandfather and uncle, and where do you live now?"

Nannan: "I only know that it is in the Datong area of ​​Shanxi, but I don't know the rest. I also just arrived in the field, and I was abducted by thieves before I knew where it was."

Xin Zhixian: "Then you have to bring a letter to call your father. You write down your father's name and where."

Nannan: "Daddy is no longer in Cangzhou. I heard people say that he has gone back to the capital, so the imperial court has appointed him to be an official again."

"Don't worry, I will investigate when I come down." Xin Zhixian took a look at Xie Ranran, and said: "Jun Fu, the girl Mei Zhihua was saved by you, and she will live in your house for a while, waiting for her family to pick her up." , can you?"

Xie Ranran: "Students dare not obey orders."

"Retire!"

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After all his relatives had left, Xin Zhixian invited the old master to the back office to have a cup of tea.

The old master looked a little ugly, and Xin Zhixian naturally knew what he was thinking, and said with a wry smile: "Old master, Xie Junfu is your favorite student, and I know it too. However, you also know that recently the Tatars are about to move, and the court ordered , Let Shaanxi temporarily support the food and grass of the three sides. This county is a lower county, and there is no surplus. In desperation, we have to ask Xie Ranran to give the money and food first."

Professor Nian said bluntly: "The country, the country of the world, Xie Tianran's family property is rich, and it is right to ask him to pay some money. However, the county lord sent him to Ningxia Wei. It will take two months. It will be Qiu Wei soon, won't the county magistrate delay his future?"

Xin Zhixian was a little embarrassed, and said: "It can't be delayed, professor, the soldiers of Ningxia Wei are domineering and domineering, and they are not good friends. I heard that General Qiu Yueqiu and the old master have an old relationship. This time, you will send your proud student to handle errands. It must be more convenient."

The old master laughed angrily: "It turns out that the county lord thinks so, it's okay, that's okay."

Just as he was talking, the master came over with a stack of documents: "Master, Professor."

Xin Zhixian asked, "How?"

The master put the documents on the case in front of the magistrate: "This is all the appointments of the imperial court from the 15th year of Hongzhi to the present, and Mei Fugui's name has also been found out in humble positions."

County magistrate Xin said: "It's good to find out, then use the courier to send the letter, and ask that Mei Fugui to come and pick him up."

"I'm afraid it won't work." The master smiled wryly.

Xinzhi County was displeased: "What's wrong?"

Master: "Xianzun, this is really a bit strange, so people can't understand it."

While talking, he flipped through the records and said: "Here, Mei Fugui is a real farmer, which is exactly what Mei Zhihua said just now. In the 15th year of Hongzhi, he was conscripted to serve in the front line of Datong. Later, he disappeared on the grassland, reported to the Ministry of War, and was ordered to die in battle."

"Death?" Xin Zhixian was a little stunned.

"Yes, killed in battle." The master nodded: "But later, the Ministry of War suddenly sent another letter, appointing Mei Fugui as the inspector of the Cangzhou Inspection Department."

The old master interrupted: "It must be that Mei Fugui was not killed in the front line, but was found later and sent to Cangzhou as an official."

The master shook his head: "Judging from the records above, this Mei Fugui is just an illiterate farmer and soldier. But later he became the staff of the Changlu Salt Division. That place is not for ordinary people to live in. Strange; what's even more strange is that Mei Fugui later went to Beijing, so he had another appointment. But when he returned to the capital, he disappeared suddenly after reporting to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War did not say where he went after that. Even if it is never used, it has to be kept in the bottom line. Besides, in the first year of Zhengde, Cangzhou Changlu Salt Transportation Envoy made such a big commotion that it shocked the world. As the staff of the Salt Division, Mei Fugui was naturally involved Among them, how can such a person just disappear? Now, even if the county lord wants to inform this Mei Fugui, he probably won't be able to find him. There are too many doubts about this person, and I have already been confused."

"There is no such person!" The county magistrate was shocked by the deeds of Lu Yansi, the first-year chief of Zhengde.

He pondered for a long time, but there was no way out: "In this way, write an official letter and send it to the Ministry of War for confirmation. From here to the capital, two months should be enough."