Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

With my daughter walking together, this journey will naturally no longer be lonely.

As for Xie Ziran, he was full of joy.

Because they traveled lightly, Su Mu's team traveled extremely fast, and they arrived at Ningxia Wei in only half a month.

When Su Mu came to Ningxia City last time, he met all the officials in Ningxia City. He was afraid of exposing his possessions, so he sat in the carriage and did not get off.

When the soldiers guarding the gate came up to check, Xie Ran handed over a piece of silver and dismissed it.

Soon, Su Mu was led by Xie Ranran to a remote small courtyard.

The place is not big, just a small courtyard and three huts.The appearance of an ordinary family's house in the city.Su Mu lived in one room, Nannu and the little maid Chongzui lived in one room, and Zhao Hulu lived in one room.

This place is located in the east of the city, against the root of the city wall.

When the Tatars invaded during the Hongzhi period, many surrounding houses were demolished and used as rolling stones.Later, the Tatars did not invade, but the people who lived here knew that this place was not a treasured place of geomantic omen, so they moved away one after another.

Therefore, there are no people living in this area, and it seems very secluded.

After entering the city, Su Mu issued the first order, asking Xie Ziran to go out and inquire about the movement of the frontier army in the city, especially after Liu Jin reformed the military system, whether the army showed signs of instability.

Xie Ranran had been guessing what his mentor was going to do when he came to Ningxia this time. Now that he heard that the matter involved the army, he immediately lifted his spirits and went out immediately, sending all his subordinates out.

His house is in the west of the city, and he plans to set up a warehouse there as a point.

Not long after Xie Ranran took people away, when Su Mu was sitting in the house reading a book, he heard the yard cleaner yelling loudly: "Who are you looking for? Li, stop, stop!"

At this time, Zhao Hulu suddenly shouted: "It's my own, don't talk nonsense. Lords, please come inside."

Su Mu was startled, looked up from the window, and saw two burly figures.Both of them were wearing short jackets, and the felt hats on their heads were pressed down very low, covering their faces.

But just from their figures, Su Mu can recognize that these two people are Hu Shun and Hu Jinxue's uncle and nephew.

When he came to Ningxia City, Su Mu told them the news that he was coming to Ningxia through a special communication channel, and told them his whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived, Hu Shun arrived on the back. These two Jinyiwei spies have great powers!

Entering the room, the two sat down.

Su Mu smiled and said: "Master Taishan, what kind of wind brought you here, how are you going to study recently?"

Before the big man could speak, Hu Shun said, "Of course it was blown by the wind from Qingzhang's military camp.

Su Mu smiled lightly, "Master Taishan, could it be that the Ningxia frontier army is very dissatisfied with Liu Jin's actions?"

Hu Shun: "How can it be possible to be satisfied? The army's military salary is only so small every year. If you rely on the military expenses allocated by the court, let alone preparing for war, you will not be able to eat enough. Moreover, the officers in the army have served in the army for generations. It has been accumulated for several generations, and it is unknown how many lands and populations have been hidden. It can be said that the wealth of the officers is all on it. This is clear, I am afraid that everyone will go bankrupt. Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. It's strange to mutiny."

Hu Jinxue: "That's right, Zi Qiao, people in the army are talking about this all day long, and people's hearts are not safe. If the Tatars invade at this time, I'm afraid everyone won't have the heart to fight."

Su Mu smiled lightly, in fact, everything they said was within his expectation.Liu Jin's military system reform has only a few historical records, and later generations of historians have focused on the theory of King Anhua and the political struggle between Zhang Yong and Liu Jin.

For this incentive, there is no detailed record.

But Su Mu knew that Liu Jin's move was earth-shattering.For the army, it can be said that it directly digs the roots of others.

Su Mu: "Is there a mutiny?"

He immediately cheered up, the more trouble the army made, the greater the possibility of King Anhua's rebellion.

Hu Shun: "There are some signs of instability. The upper ranks of the army are fine. After all, they have a big business. But the net worth of the lower rank officers is almost all in the land. This time the clearing of the land has a particularly big impact on them. The young officer made a fuss about his salary."

He cheered up and looked at Su Mu with piercing eyes: "Son-in-law, you told me to find a way to stay in Shaanxi, is this the day I'm waiting for?"

As Hu Shun spoke, he smashed his right hand into the palm of his left excitedly, and said excitedly: "I think you must have known that Liu Jin wanted to clear the land in the army, and also expected that the army would be unstable. Once there is a mutiny in the army, we will Just arrest people, handle a few cases, and you will get the credit. By the way, there is also that Qiu Yue, hehe, if his subordinates commit crimes, we will even deal with him."

Su Mu felt happy, this Hu Shun was just like this: "By the way, what happened to Qiu Yue?"

Hu Shun was born in the market place, he is a person who retaliates with an eye, he laughed and said: "This army ruffian, who is not good to offend, but he is uncomfortable coming to our son-in-law, isn't he suffering now? I have been checking for the past few months. He has found a lot of personal and material evidence about his life experience, just look at how many judges are impeaching that old boy. I guess Qiu Yue has been very uncomfortable these few months, haha, happy, really happy!"

Hu Jinxue next to him also showed a smile, and then interrupted: "Zi Qiao, Qiu Yue's evidence has been collected, should I hand it over to the imperial court to impeach this unfaithful and unfilial thief?"

"Don't be busy, we won't investigate this matter!" Su Mu said suddenly.

"Why, don't check, haven't these months been wasted?" Hu Shun and Hu Jinxue were stunned at the same time.

The reason why Su Mu asked Hu Shun to check Qiuyue was firstly to cause him some trouble and vent his anger; secondly, it was to delay a little time, so that Hu Shun had an excuse to stay in Ningxia.

Now, the goal has been achieved, and there is no need to delve into it.It is estimated that Qiu Yue was the son of Qiu Li back then, and his parents probably died long ago, otherwise, he would not dare to risk the disgrace of the world.If you really investigate, you may not be able to find out anything.

Now, the most important thing is to closely monitor King Anhua, and put everything else aside.

"I won't check anymore." Su Mu smiled, and asked again: "Recently, what's new with King Anhua?"

Hu Shun and Hu Jinxue couldn't keep up with Su Mu's train of thought, and asked at the same time, "What's wrong?"

Su Mu: "Didn't you find that there is something wrong with King Anhua?"

Hu Jinxue: "There is nothing wrong."

Hu Shun's complexion suddenly changed: "My son-in-law, it's fine if you don't tell me, but when I talk about it, I find something is wrong."

Su Mu: "Tell me."

Hu Shun thought for a while: "During the Chinese New Year, the Anhua Prince's Mansion is supposed to invite all local civil and military officials to drink."

Hu Jinxue: "Yeah, we didn't go too, there's nothing wrong with it."

Hu Shun: "Reciprocity is the norm. Officials will bring gifts when they go to the palace for dinner, and then the palace will return the gifts. But this year is strange, and everyone's gifts are different."

Hu Jinxue: "I remembered, Uncle, our gift in return is two bolts of silk, the same as other officials!"

Hu Shun stood up abruptly, with a serious expression on his face: "Students, you probably don't know that the civil servants are all two bolts of silk. But the gifts of the military officers are very rich, each with 500 taels of silver. In the Ningxia army, go to There are always [-] or [-] taels of silver in the palace for the New Year, and King Anhua gave away more than [-] taels of silver at once. What does he want to do by favoring one another and buying officers?"