Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hu Shun: "My son-in-law, do you know how this Qiu Yue became famous?"

"Naturally know."

Hu Shun: "Chou Yue was able to sit in the position of Ningxia guerrilla general from a small military household. Apart from his bravery in battle, he is also related to three nobles. The first one is naturally his name. Qiu Li. Without him, it would be impossible for Qiu Yue to attack his official position."

"Indeed." Su Mu nodded.

"The second is Yang Yiqing, the former commander-in-chief of the three frontiers. With his recommendation, Qiu Yue became a guerrilla general and became one of the commanders of the Ningxia frontier army. However, this is all later. The most difficult thing for this person is to start Stages. In a person’s life, the most important thing is the crucial step. If you take the right step, you will have a brighter future.”

Speaking of this, Hu Shun suddenly remembered that he had changed from an ordinary officer of a hundred households to a hundred in brocade clothes. If it wasn't for that step, how would he be where he is today.And all of this is thanks to Su Mu.

Hu Shun continued: "At the beginning, Qiu Yue was just an ordinary soldier. Although he fought bravely, what happened? I know the military affairs best. Even if you really made great achievements, in the end the court's Rewards may not be able to fall on your head, the biggest possibility is that your superiors will share the credit. The same is true for Qiu Yue. When he was in the frontier army, he was depressed. Later, he found out that it is not a way to go on like this , so I ended up with Jinyi Sanitary Ware in the Ningxia Army at that time to explore the plateau with generous gifts."

"Gaoyuan, wait a minute, but then Jinwei experienced Gaoyuan?" Su Mu cried out in surprise and asked quickly.

Hu Shun nodded: "If it's not him, whoever it is, Gao Yuan conspired against you, and it fell on you. Moreover, after the Gao Yuan incident, the court also sent people to investigate Qiu Yue, which made him very annoyed. You said, this Will it be pleasant for you to meet him next time?"

Speaking of this, Hu Shun suddenly slapped his thigh: "Yes, I am worried that I can't find an excuse to stay in Ningxia. I might as well bring up the old matter again, uncover the matter of Gao Yuan's treason, and slowly investigate that Qiu Yue. Even if it's okay , we also disgusted him for a few days."

Su Mu shook his head: "That's not right. Back then, the imperial court dealt with Xu Can and King Huai's matter in a very sloppy manner, keeping it secret. After all, it involved the late emperor and the imperial court's face. Now it's not too good to talk about it now." All right. Besides, that matter was not defined as treason, so if you go to investigate now, you can't do anything to Qiu Yue?"

Hu Shun felt that what Su Mu said was reasonable, and he was frustrated: "Could it be that I just let that bastard go? Also, Lao Hu, I can't think of any reason to stay in Ningxia anyway. I have a headache. Su Mu, no matter what How do you have to think of a way for me. :”

Su Mu thought for a while, and suddenly laughed: "This matter is also simple, and there is no need to deal with a big case, but I have an idea. Qiu Yue was not named Qiu back then, but for the official position of Qiu Li. If you're serious, why don't you investigate this matter, and let's find some bad luck for him."

Hu Shun disagreed: "My son-in-law, it's useless to investigate this matter. Whoever Qiu Yue wants to recognize as his father is his freedom, and no one else can control it. Besides, this matter is justified in terms of etiquette. of."

"Otherwise, what if Qiu Yue's parents were still there when he was adopted by the Qiu family? Later, when his parents passed away, what role did Qiu Yue use to enjoy it? As for the problem, his general of Qiu Yue's travel notes will come to an end."

"This is a good idea." Hu Shun kept calling.

However, he was suddenly a little frustrated: "But Su Mu, as far as I know, when Qiu Yue adopted him to Qiu Li, it seems that both his parents have passed away. Let's go and investigate, but we can't do anything about him?"

Su Mu laughed loudly: "Master Taishan, don't you want to find a way to stay in Shaanxi? As far as my son-in-law knows, Qiu Yue's hometown is in Gansu. This case is related to the reputation and innocence of a General Youji, so we have to Be careful, you have to collect all the relevant witnesses and physical evidence.

You took people there to collect evidence, and you were delaying a little time on the way. It took several months to go back and forth. Wouldn’t it be reasonable and reasonable to stay in Shaanxi? "

"Okay, good plan!" Hu Shun called out again, and said, "Even if it turns out that Qiu Yue is innocent in the end, it won't matter. Even if he has nothing to do, he will be disgusted by us for no reason. Haha , my son-in-law, you scholars are really cruel when you put yourself together!"

Lao Hu actually thought of disgusting Qiu Yue, Su Mu was speechless for a while.

However, a gentleman retaliates directly.Since Qiu Yue was so rude last night, no wonder I, Su Mu, want to disgust you.

Suddenly, Su Mu's heart trembled, and he found that he was becoming more and more like a member of the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty.

It's okay if you don't mess with me, but if you do, we will make you unhappy for the rest of your life.

Su Mu found that his way of thinking was getting closer and closer to the mainstream of scholars in this era. This is probably the so-called subtle influence, right?

Scholars of my generation, with heaven in their mouths and justice in their hands, my enemies are naturally corrupt villains.Even if you are not, let you be.

Su Mu: "Spread this rumor immediately, it must make a storm in the city."

"Don't worry, I'll send my men to do it right away. They are all good at this kind of thing." Hu Shun was about to give orders.

Su Mu said again: "By the way, there is one more thing, how many people do you have under your command?" This time he turned against Qiu Yue, and he could not count on the strength at hand.In the future, when King Anhua is involved, he will not have an army at hand, so even if he has meritorious service, he will not be able to grab it.

Hu Shun: "On the surface, there are more than 20 Jinyiwei guards in the Ningxia frontier army. In secret, there are more than 20 more."

Su Mu: "Spies on the surface probably won't work in the future. Let's develop a group of spies in Qiu Yue's army. Once something happens, tell them to take control of the army immediately. By the way, we will print a batch of hundreds of brocade clothes in the name of the Jinyiwei experience department." I will send them one by one, saying that there will be a day when the imperial court will use them, and on that day, if they make meritorious service, they will be rewarded."

Hu Shun was startled: "But I have something to do with Qiu Yue, my son-in-law, is this what you mean by the great merit of conferring titles? Also, it takes a commanding envoy to issue a hundred households' complaints."

"You'll know when the time comes. Don't ask, Mr. Taishan. Your benefits will be indispensable." Su Mu: "As for suing yourself, don't worry. I, Su Mu, will be the guarantor, let alone a hundred households. Even Qianhu will have no problem. But you have to assure me that when it’s time to use them, you will be able to control the army.”

Hu Shun said with a smile: "Our Jinyiwei is very powerful, and the army ruffians naturally know that if they don't want to die, they will naturally be obedient."

The discussion was settled, and soon when Qiu Yue was the son of the dead General Qiu Li and attacked his official position, his parents were actually still there.A good person, for the sake of official rank, even his own parents are not wanted.Moreover, when his biological parents passed away, not only did Qiu Yue not keep his filial piety, he even didn't go to the funeral.

For the sake of his official position, the news that he did such an animal act spread quickly in Ningxia city.

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar.

One can imagine how embarrassed Qiu Yue was.

After Su Mu rested in Ningxia City for a day, it was time to return to Xi'an.

At this time, the Ningxia Metropolitan Command Division sent a young man over, saying that the Tatars seemed to be showing signs of instability recently, and kept sending out small groups of troops to harass the invaders with a scale of ten or hundreds of people.Fearing that Mr. Su might make mistakes on the way, he asked this scholar named Xie Ziran to escort Su Mu.

Xie Tianran is a scholar, a native of Fufeng County, Fengxiang Prefecture, and this time he brought troops to escort food and fodder to support the front line.I happened to hand over my errands and I was going back to Guanzhong to take part in this year's provincial examination in Shaanxi.

In addition to being a scholar, he also held a post in some township organization in Fufeng County.He has been doing business on the border all year round, has rich experience in the world, and his men and horses also have certain combat effectiveness, which can ensure Master Su's journey is safe.

In fact, the folk customs in Shaanxi are fierce, and they are at the front line, and there are militia groups in the localities.When the Tatars invaded, they were often sent to the front to serve as auxiliary soldiers.

The frontier army, military household troops, and township bravery, the military organization of Shaanxi is very complete.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of civil and military control, and local paramilitary organizations were generally run by gentry and scholars. Xie Tianran took a post with Xiangyong as a scholar, which did not surprise Su Mu.

He thought about it, and according to the real history, the past few years were the period when the little Tatar prince was about to move.From the beginning of the fifth year of Zhengde, the Tatars began to continuously invade the south, and finally came to a big battle with Emperor Zhengde in Yingzhou.

Ningxia is also one of the battlefields. It is not guaranteed when they will come to fight Caogu. It would be good to write more people when they return to Xi'an.

The hospitality was hard to come by, so Su Mu nodded in agreement.

He also knew in his heart that this scholar named Xie Ziran must have a certain military background, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be sent to get close to him.After all, the township examination is coming soon, and this person is a candidate.Getting in touch with the chief examiner in advance will be of great benefit to his future.

Su Mu was famous all over the world by cheating all the way to win the first prize in the examination.But he didn't want himself to be a means for others to cheat, so he made up his mind not to get too close to this Xie Xiucai.Otherwise, it would be fine if this Xie didn't win in the future, but once he wins Juren, it's really hard for him to explain, and it will also give someone who is interested in him a reason to attack him.

Su Mu didn't want to get close to that Xie Tianran, and that Xie Tianran's attitude towards Su Mu was also very cold, which made him feel very strange.

However, after thinking about it, this Xie Xiucai is probably also a pedant who reads sage books.In order to show that he is upright, he is unwilling to get too intimate with the future great master.

Thinking about it this way, Su Mu felt very fond of this person.

Looking at this kid again, he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is tall and strong.

With a big sword on his waist and a big bow on his back, he roared in and out on horseback, like a warrior.

The white horse is decorated with golden shackles, galloping north and west.May I ask who's son, you are a knight-errant.

The scholars in Shaanxi are really different from other places.

Such a character suits Su Mu's appetite.Su Mu thinks that a scholar is a talent only when he is on the horse and will be off the horse.

He smiled in his heart: I'm being hypocritical too. If this Xie Ziran is really talented, why not deliberately choose him as a Juren?

Although Su Mu was observing Xie Ranran, who knew that Xie Ranran was also observing Su Mu, the famous scholar champion all over the world, consciously or unconsciously.