Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

This sentence was neither humble nor overbearing, and the action was clean and neat.

Although the voice seemed calm, when he saw Mei Niang's person, Su Mu still murmured in his heart, thinking: Could it be that something happened, this Mei Niang always thought that I killed her husband and made this inspection in the name of a fake, Since he was kneeling in the hall this time, he must have already reported the case.Hey, this Zhao Hulu didn't know what to think about it, but he made Meiniang run out of the inn.

Come on, come on, come on, since the incident is so big, paper can't contain the fire.Wait a minute, naturally I have to explain the truth of this matter to Guan Zhizhou from the beginning to the end.

However, once the truth is revealed and the royal reputation is damaged, I, Su Muke, will not be able to return to the capital.

Even if Emperor Zhengde intends to protect me, he doesn't know how many years he will have to wait before returning to the center of the court.

Thinking of this, Su Mu felt uneasy, and there was a hint of wry smile at the corner of his mouth.

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In fact, as soon as Su Mu entered the lobby, Mei Niang, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but cast her eyes on him.

I could see that this villain was unrestrained and calm, but he had a bearing that ordinary people don't have.Coupled with the well-proportioned figure and handsome face, even the two elders in the seat are inferior to him.

Mei Niang couldn't help comparing him with her deceased husband in her heart, but she found that her husband's figure seemed to have faded a lot, a little blurred.

There was a panic in her heart, a burst of shame, and she lowered her head again.

Hearing Su Mu's question, Yang Zilie sternly shouted, "Mei Fugui, are you guilty?"

Su Mu thought that Yang Tongzhi was asking about Mei Niang's husband, so he could only sigh and said: "Returning to Yang Zhoutong, this matter is a long story, and I have some difficulties that I can't express, can I ask the two elders to join me Go to Hou Ya, and I will report the truth of the matter one by one."

Yang Zilie yelled angrily: "What are the long stories, what are the unspeakable difficulties, Mei Fugui, you are in vain as an official of the court, and you did such a thing that disregarded the dignity of the official. There is nothing that a gentleman should say to others, today in front of everyone In front of you, tell me honestly. Is it possible that you still want my lord to forgive me? Even if my lord can tolerate you, the national law cannot tolerate you!"

Ma Quan also yelled beside him: "My surname is Mei, what is your identity, you dare to stand up and answer the words of Mr. Yang, kneel down!"

Su Mu thought that Yang Zilie was talking about Mei Niang's husband, if he wanted to make this matter clear, he would have to invite Princess Taikang to come over. At that time, what is the dignity of the royal family in front of so many people.

As for Ma Quan, kneel down?

Hehe, since when did I, Su Mu, kneel before others? Even in front of Hongzhi and Zhengde emperors, I always stood up and spoke.

He frowned again, and asked back: "It's really not good to try the case in front of so many people! Are you sure, Mr. Yang?"

"Bold Mei Fugui!" Yang Tongzhi snatched the gavel from the case and slapped it hard on the table: "Are you afraid that people will find out about you doing such a scandal?"

"Scandal?" Su Mu was surprised: "I still ask for advice."

If Yang Zilie really misunderstood that he killed people and pretended to be an official, it would not be a scandal, but a shocking murder case.As soon as the state government received the report, it would send government servants to arrest him and put him in jail, and he was heavily guarded during the trial.But looking at the situation in front of me, it seems that the sword is not so tense. Could it be that I am thinking wrong?

Seeing Su Mu's innocent face, Yang Zilie was even angrier in his heart, and was about to give him a blow.In any case, let him kneel first, and then hit dozens of sticks and talk.

A joke, a nine-rank inspector who was born in the army is still a military officer, why is he wearing a Confucian robe, why is he pretending to be elegant and romantic, he can't beat you to death!

Just as he was about to grab the gavel again, Guan Zhizhou held it down first, and slowly asked: "What is going on with Mei Fugui, and what is the case, Yang Zhoutong, I have been listening to you for a long time, now Still confused!"

Then he turned his attention to Su Mu: "Mei Fugui, just stand there and answer honestly."

Yang Zilie knew that Guan Zhizhou was protecting Su Mu, but he was the chief official and his nominal superior, so it was not easy to refute his face.

He didn't ask Su Mu to kneel down anymore, and said with a cold face: "Mei Fugui, let me ask you, is the one who kneels down at the hall the wife that you really decided to marry?"

At least on the surface, Su Mu had no choice but to bow his hands: "If you go back to Zhoutong, it will be my wife Mei Gongshi in Zhending's hometown."

He was startled in his heart, and secretly screamed: What should come will always come, it seems that Mei Niang really sued me.

"Okay, bring witnesses!" Yang Zilie shouted again.

Soon, a group of people came in and knelt on the ground. They were the elders and elders who had attended the engagement ceremony between Wu's second son and Zong Zhen's sister that day.

A yamen servant: "Returning to Master Tongzhi, all the witnesses have been brought, and only one named Wu Nianzu left. It is said that he went to Shandong for a visit."

Seeing this group of people, Su Mu vaguely had a bad feeling in his heart.

Yang Zilie: "It doesn't matter if there is only one witness. You are all elders in the neighborhood with outstanding virtues. Your words can naturally be used as testimony."

He stood up and asked: "I want to ask you, when the Zong family and Wu Nianzu got engaged that day, did Mei Fugui tell everyone that he was the son-in-law of Wu Shiqi, the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture, and married a young lady of the Wu family?"

"Returning to the master, it is true."

Sitting in the front seat, Guan Zhizhou's expression changed, and he thought: I have long thought that this Mei Fugui has a certain background in the court, but I didn't expect that he is the son-in-law of the Yangzhou Tuiguan.I had never heard of this Yangzhou Wu Tuiguan before, but he, an ordinary scholar from Juren, was able to be a Zhengyin official in a rich place like Yangzhou, maybe he was a student of a certain department in the court.That's right, let's listen again.

"Okay, let's talk about the situation that day in detail."

"Yes." There was a person who was quick to speak and vividly explained the situation at the banquet that day, and the fact that Wu's second child jumped out to accuse Su Mu.

……

After listening to everyone's description, Yang Tongzhi burst into laughter, pointed at Su Mu and shouted: "Mei Fugui, Mei Fugui, I didn't expect you to be such a beast, come here, take it down for me, ninety sticks!"

This shout surprised Su Mu: "Zhou Tong, what crime did Mei commit, requiring ninety rods?"

"Haha!" Ma Quan laughed loudly, his face full of sarcasm: "Whoever has a wife who remarries will be sentenced to divorce at ninety sticks. This is written in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". It can be regarded as conclusive evidence, do you still want to deny it?"

"Ah!" Su Mu was dumbfounded, and a thought flashed in his mind: Bigamy, my god, how could I forget this!

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty was also charged with this kind of crime. It was a mistake, a mistake!