Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

As Emperor Zhengde spoke, he took a deep look at Nannan, but there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Su Mu didn't say a word, he went straight forward and handed over his affidavit for spy clearance.

Seeing that Su Mu was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the soldiers guarding the city were horrified. They hurriedly welcomed Su Mu into the pass, settled him in the post station, and then ran to report to the officials like a cloud of smoke.

After a while, the general guarding Juyongguan came with a group of people to meet Su Mu, said many compliments, and said that there was a banquet in the barracks, and invited Su Xueshi and others to have a drink.

Su Mu was very hungry, so naturally he readily agreed.

However, Zhengde and others were afraid of exposing Xingzang, so they declined.

There was no way, Su Mu had to go there alone, and asked someone to bring them a lot of wine and food.

The banquet was not very interesting, that is, a lot of wine was eaten and a lot of words were said according to the occasion.When returning to the station after the banquet, the lights of the entire pass were lit.

The snow has stopped, and the dark clouds in the sky have been blown away by the wind, and the sky is actually full of stars.The lights on the ground and the stars in the sky seem to be connected together, and the night sky in northern China is so magnificent that you can't breathe.

It turned out that Juyongguan was not a city, but Dajun Town.It belongs to Yanqingwei and is under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Town. Apart from a majestic and winding Great Wall, there are endless barracks.

This is the north gate of the capital, and the frontier army of Liaodong Town must pass through here when they go to fight in Shanxi.

Now, seven or eight out of ten frontier troops in Liaodong Town have passed Juyongguan, but the scene is still so magnificent. One can imagine what it was like a month ago.

Back at the station, Su Mu originally thought that Zhengde and the others must be very excited when they left the capital for the first time, and they should be drinking and having fun in the station.

But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he found that there was no sound inside, only a guard was on duty in the courtyard with a knife handle: "The bachelor is back?"

Su Mu was very surprised: "Where is the general?"

"The general has rested."

"It's so quiet!" Su Mu couldn't help sighing.

Guard: "The general said that from today onwards, the troops will be restrained by military law. There should be no noise in the barracks, and those who disobey the order will be executed."

Su Mu nodded slightly, this Emperor Zhengde is really serious in his work!

Probably because he drank too much wine last night, Su Mu's head was a little swollen.

The next morning, after sleeping soundly, he was awakened by an urgent wake-up call. Looking up, Zhengde and others started to feed the horses and eat before dawn.

I have no choice but to cheer up and pack my bags.

"By the way, this is my edict, let Yicheng pass it to their officials." After eating, Emperor Zhengde handed a piece of paper full of words to Su Mu: "I'm going to Shanxi this time. Superintendent, it will take at least half a year to go back and forth, and all the officials must know where I have gone. You are a bachelor student, and you are responsible for drafting the imperial edict, and see if there is anything that needs to be revised."

Sumu unfolded it and saw that it was indeed written by Zhengde. It wrote in detail the reason why he went to Shanxi to fight the Tatars.He also said that when the emperor was not in Beijing, the Empress Dowager Zhang would supervise the country and jointly manage the country with the cabinet.

There is also a small seal underneath.

"It's nothing, I'll leave it to Yi Cheng."

"Then go quickly, if you guessed right, the ministers are coming after you." Zhengde was a little worried: "But when the time comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

"really."

After tidying up, Su Mu put the emperor's edict in Yicheng's hand, and only said to thank the generals of Yanqingwei for their hospitality, and he didn't dare to delay because of his official duties.Here is a letter, please forward it to the generals.

Then, without any delay, everyone went out of the gate and rushed westward quickly.

Although the army has a bit of a system, but the status of Yi Cheng is humble, and he is not qualified to participate in military meetings at all.

Seeing Su Mu handing over a letter, he thought it was just an ordinary thank-you letter and didn't take it to heart.Put it aside first, and prepare to meet the general in the army in the afternoon.

After dinner, suddenly there was a commotion outside, and when he looked intently, he saw the officers of Yanqingwei surrounded by a civil servant in a red official uniform with pale faces.

"Where's the man, where's the man?" The civil official yelled as soon as he grabbed Yi Cheng's collar.

"Wh... who?"

An officer shouted: "Quickly and honestly, if you go back to your lord, it's the group of people who came with Xueshi Su last night."

Yicheng: "Xueshi Su and the others set off before dawn, riding fast horses. They probably have already arrived in Huailaiwei, no, maybe they have all arrived in Baoan Prefecture."

"What!" The civil servant was furious, and slapped Yicheng on the face, and he was out of breath.

Yi Cheng was slapped in the face for no reason, and seeing such a big battle again, he knew that something terrible had happened.Struggling hurriedly, he shouted: "Master, Su Xueshi left a letter when he left, saying that he asked the villain to present it to the officer."

"There's a letter, hurry up and take a look!" The civil servant snatched Su Mu's letter from his hand, lowered his head and glanced at it, then collapsed to the ground with a plop.

"grown ups."

"My lord, what's the matter with you?"

The civil official sat on the ground, pushed the officer who had come to support him, and suddenly burst into tears: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"What, Your Majesty..." Everyone was stunned.

A military officer boldly asked: "My lord, what is Your Majesty?"

"Long Live Lord is among Su Mu and his party."

"what!"

"Long live, I have no face to see Mr. Li Ge, go to see Mr. Yang Ge!"

The civil servant stopped crying, stood up with gritted teeth, lowered his head and slammed into the wall.

"My lord, don't do it!" The person next to him hugged him with quick eyes and hands.

"Let go of me, let go of me!"

Just as they were entangled, suddenly, someone outside shouted: "Mr. Yang Ge is here."

The scene suddenly fell silent, and the civil servant did not commit suicide, but turned his head to look at it.

However, another large group of people came over, led by the cabinet minister Yang Tinghe and the cabinet minister Yang Yiqing.The two of them had been driving for a day and a night, their bodies were covered in mud spots, and they looked extremely tired.

After receiving Zhengde's order, the two elders glanced at it and took a breath of air at the same time.

Yang Tinghe roared angrily: "Absurd, go, catch up!"

Yang Yiqing was calm, and grabbed Yang Tinghe: "Cifu, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. Now, the capital city doesn't know what kind of chaos is going on, so I'd better go back and talk about stabilizing the situation."

Yang Tinghe heard that Yang Yiqing was right. Indeed, the country also needs someone to be the master.

He thought for a while and nodded: "Let's go back to Beijing and find the Empress Dowager Cisheng."

Indeed, it has come to such a time, if you want to chase, you will not be able to catch up at all.Moreover, with Emperor Zhengde's absurd temperament, even if he is chased, there is no way to persuade him to come back.

He is also the Ninth Five-Year Sovereign, could it be possible to tie him up?

Zhengde went to Shanxi to fight this time, and he would not be able to return within half a year. The country cannot be without a king for a day, so it is better to invite Queen Mother Zhang out to supervise the country and preside over the overall situation.

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After the news that the emperor went out of Beijing as a mighty general and commander in chief to go to Shanxi to preside over the battle against the little Tatar prince came back to the capital, all the officials were shocked, and everyone inside was shocked.

At this moment, hundreds of officials had gathered outside Daming Gate, all standing there making noise.

An even more angry official cursed loudly: "It's absurd, it's absurd, how can a dignified emperor go to the front to fight the enemy on the battlefield, what's the point?"

"Improperness is second to none. I'm afraid that the old things in Tumu Fort will repeat itself."

"Yes, yes, yes, that's what I'm afraid of. There are traitors in the court, and someone must have deceived His Majesty."

"Yes, it must be Qian Ning, this traitor is Wang Zhen alive, he must be punished..."

The ministers were making a scene, but the six elders of the cabinet stood there sullenly, without saying a word.

While making noise, Lin Sen, the most trusted eunuch beside Empress Dowager Zhang, ran out in a hurry and shouted, "My lords, my lords, the country is experiencing troubled times. You should return to your own positions and don't make trouble."

Li Dongyang frowned: "What did the Queen Mother say?"

Lin Sen smiled wryly: "What can I say, the Queen Mother has said that she is just a woman. The country has its own system, the ancestors have their own family law, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and supervise the country. Let it go."

Hearing this, everyone shouted again: "If the Queen Mother does not supervise the country, Your Majesty is in Shanxi. Isn't the court in chaos? Now the court is using troops against the Tatars. If there is no one in the court to plan, how can this battle be done?" Fight. If we lose, what should my Ming Dynasty do?"

"No, if the Empress Dowager does not agree to supervise the country, I will stand here and die."

"Yes, we will not go back!"

For a moment, the sky was filled with boiling water, Lin Sen's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he couldn't help shouting: "What to do, what to do, Li Shoufu, you have to get a charter."

Li Dongyang: "I'll go see the Queen Mother first."

"Yes, yes, only you, the chief assistant, can convince the queen mother."

After Li Dongyang entered the palace, all the officials quieted down and raised their heads to look in the direction of the palace.

I don't know how long I waited. Seeing that the sun was already westward, Li Dongyang came out with a tired face just as he was getting impatient.

Everyone didn't care about that much, and gathered around at the same time to chatter and ask: "Shoufu, what's the matter?"

Li Dongyang: "The queen mother has agreed to supervise the country."

"That's good, that's good." All the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

……

In the empress dowager's bedroom, Taikang sat there with an angry face, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out.

In the quiet house, there are only the Queen Mother Zhang, her and King Fu.

Fu Wang has been crying for an hour, and he still has no intention of stopping: "I want to see Master Su, I want to play with Master Su, not Master Wang, not Master Wang!"

"It must be Su Mu's tricks. He wants to be an official, and he wants to regain the favor of the emperor's brother. That's why he came up with the idea of ​​private patrols in micro-services and personal conquests by the royal driver. Could it be that his fame and fortune are more important than the king of fortune? But his bones..."

"Shut up!" Empress Dowager Zhang gave her a majestic look: "You have to be more careful about what you say."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed: "The emperor and Su Mu are going to fight in the northwest. Things have come to this point. It is useless to say anything. The Ai family has no choice but to go out to supervise the state affairs again. Sigh, after thousands of years, future generations will not I know how to evaluate Aijia, but I might say that Aijia is the reincarnation of Empress Lu."

"The Queen Mother..."

King Fu was still crying, Taikang suddenly slapped him across the face: "Shut up, I'm so annoying!"

King Fu immediately calmed down, looked at Princess Taikang in fear, and shrank into Queen Mother Zhang's arms obediently.