(Plus more, look at the previous chapter clearly, it's good to miss the plot.) ）

Jiang Huaiying supported the army and stood on his own, and there was one more Yan country in the north of the An Dynasty, and the people of Li were not affected for the time being, but the atmosphere in the court seemed a little tense, and Emperor Chongzhen had a straight face all day long, and the civil and military officials were trembling. The rest went according to plan, a calm before the storm.

The most eye-catching thing at the moment is the selection of the harem, the show girls offered by the local government have not yet been selected to be sent to Beijing, and the officials in the capital have already made some moves, and in less than half a month, there are 100 people registered on the roster of show girls of the Kunling Bureau.

On the third day of Yu Shu's entry into Taixi Building, he transferred Mrs. Lu from Taishi Shuyuan, reinstated her as an official, and also served as the right commander of the Kunling Bureau, Situ Qinglan as an adjutant, while obeying Mrs. Lu's dispatch, while watching Yu Shu's every move. The list of the first batch of show girls sent to the palace for re-selection has just been released, and it has arrived at Yu Shu's desk.

Yu Shu just glanced at it and asked someone to copy a copy and send it to Empress Xiajiang, without interfering in these miscellaneous matters.

On this day, she brought Wen Shao'an over and asked him if he would like to change places and go to Taishi Shuyuan to be the superintendent, the official position is still the same as the sixth grade, at first glance, it seems that he has left Si Tianjian, but he has more real power than him in the Kunling Bureau.

Yu Shu solemnly told him: "At present, there are many people in the three divisions and two bureaus who are not convinced of me, and I will have a purge in the future." You went to Taishi Shuyuan to take up a post this time, firstly, to supervise the dean and clean up unhealthy trends. The second is to help me look at talents and cultivate a few usable people. If you stay up for a year and a half, I will promote you to Taicheng Division. The position of Shaoqing, I will keep it for you. ”

Taicheng Division is in charge of the assessment and audit of Yi Guan, the chief officer is Cao Zuoling, and the adjutant is Shaoqing, Shui Yun once parachuted into this position, which caused Yu Shu a lot of trouble, and almost made her unable to pass the evaluation. Yu Shu values Wen Shao'an's calm temperament, and he has a bit of Ren Qiming's demeanor, the key is that he is loyal enough to her and has a little experience. can be entrusted with important tasks.

Wen Shaoan readily agreed to her arrangement. I returned to Kunling Bureau to pack up my things, and the next day I went to Taishi Shuyuan to take office.

Just as Yu Shu was taking over Si Tianjian in an orderly manner, bad news came from the black-clothed guard - Zhu Muzhao suddenly fell ill overnight and his life was in danger. She heard the news. rushed to Zhu's house without stopping.

***

The Zhu family is known as the head of the twelve families in the capital. Because their family has made a total of four big mention points so far. It's enough to laugh at the crowd. Zhu Muzhao has few brothers and sisters, and in his generation, there is only one Zhu Qingjue under his knees to inherit the incense.

I heard that Zhu Muzhao was seriously ill. The first to arrive was Yin Tianhou, the Marquis of Rongen, who had also been sent to Shi, as the minister of the two dynasties, Yin Tianhou was a very popular minister, and finally retired successfully, which can be called a model for officials in the world. Few people know that he and Zhu Muzhao are more than ten years apart, and when they were officials in the DPRK and China, they often disagreed politically, but they were actually a pair of year-old friends who cherished each other.

Yin Tianhou sat on the chair next to the bed, looked at his dying friend with red eyes, and wept: "God ask, what's wrong with you, even Ah Jue can't see what symptoms you are, and if you say no, you won't be able to." My brother is still waiting for you to unload your armor and return to the field, and swim with me to enjoy the mountains and rivers, don't bluff me, what can't you think of in your heart, you have to wait for death with one mind. ”

Zhu Muzhao opened his eyes weakly, barely squeezed out a smile, and said angrily: "I just feel too tired, I want to take a break, don't cry, you are so old, you are not afraid of people's jokes." ”

Yin Tianhou also studied some techniques of disambiguation on weekdays, touched his pulse was very shallow, and saw that his eyes were empty, so he knew that he really couldn't live, wiped his tears, held back his sadness and said: "If you have anything to explain to me, just say it." ”

Zhu Muzhao said: "Brother go freely, don't make any more trouble." Listen to my advice, take advantage of these two years to find a quiet place to have a leisure, do not stay in the capital, avoid this catastrophe, you can live a long life, full of children and grandchildren, good beginnings and ends. ”

Yin Tianhou nodded tearfully and said, "I listen to you, and I'll leave when you're done." ”

was grieving, Zhu Qingjue led Yu Shu in from outside. Yu Shu was very surprised when he saw the bedridden Zhu Muzhao describe him as withered and terminally ill, you must know that half a month ago, when Zhu Muzhao went to Si Tianjian with the holy decree to announce that she had taken over, her body was still healthy, and she couldn't see any symptoms, why was she so sick after only half a month?

She stopped, grabbed Zhu Qingjue, retreated to the door, and asked him in a low voice: "What kind of disease did Zhu Gong commit, so dangerous?" ”

Zhu Qingjue's eyes were full of pain, and he shook his head a little dazedly, and said in a weak tone: "I can't diagnose it." ”

Yu Shu looked at his unshaven beard and blue eyes, and knew that he was powerless, so he didn't ask any further, at this time, Yin Tianhou called from the house: "Ah Jue, your father called you, come in!" ”

Zhu Qingjue and Yu Shu hurriedly walked into the house, Yin Tianhou stepped aside, Zhu Muzhao raised his hand with great difficulty, Zhu Qingjue quickly knelt on the side of the bed and held him, and leaned in to speak: "Dad, if you endure it a little longer, the medicine will be decoction soon, you can sleep after drinking the medicine, and if you have anything to say, you will talk about it when you wake up." ”

Zhu Muzhao shook his head slightly, raised his eyes, looked at Yu Shu across him, tried to see her face clearly, opened his mouth and said, "Lianfang, you come, I have one thing to ask you." ”

Yu Shu obediently walked to the bedside, Yin Tianhou saw this situation, knew that he was explaining the future, wiped the corners of his eyes, and silently withdrew.

"Say it, I'll listen." Her mood at the moment is very complicated, the man in front of her is not only Xue Rui's father-killing enemy, but also kind to her, it is difficult to say whether she wants him to live well, or she doesn't want him to die like this.

She thought that he still had to tell her to find the "Xuannu Liuren Book" and guard Si Tianjian, not wanting him to ask her for another thing in the end-

"After I die, there is no one in the Zhu family to support, I only have a son like Qingjue, I'm afraid that he won't be able to keep the family business, can you help me take care of him?" The implication is to match her and Zhu Qingjue.

Yu Shu thought she had heard it wrong, and Zhu Qingjue called out in disbelief: "Dad? ”

Zhu Muzhao ignored him and looked at Yu Shu insistically, he was indeed pleading, not coercing. After a brief moment of surprise, Yu Shu shook his head and rejected him - "Forgive me for not being able to promise you." ”

Zhu Muzhao said without giving up: "My son is also a talent, although he lacks some self-motivation, but he is upright and very kind. If you agree to marry him, the Zhu family's business will be in your hands, and the right to be used as a dowry. ”

The head of the twelve families, rich and noble, and the family property left by Zhu Muzhao has reached a point that Yu Shu can't imagine. But he knows better that without him, Zhu Qingjue would not be able to keep such wealth at all, and in the end, he would either fall into the hands of others, or he would be injured in both people and money.

How did Yu Shu still shake his head, but promised him: "Don't worry, even if I don't marry Senior Brother Zhu, I will definitely protect the Zhu family in the future until I can't protect that day." ”

Zhu Muzhao was disappointed, but he didn't force it, confirming that her promise was not false, he was so tired that he closed his eyes, felt his consciousness gradually become blurred, his voice became muffled, Zhu Qingjue clenched his hand, approached him, and heard what he said-

"Dad, Si Tianjian is not destroyed in my hands, I will keep it"

Zhu Muzhao's power has been in the government and the opposition for more than ten years, and when he was dying, what he couldn't let go of was his only son Zhu Qingjue, but what he never forgot was his oath to his late father Zhu Chang.

Zhu Qingjue knelt at the head of the bed and cried silently, Yu Shu reached out to probe Zhu Muzhao's snort, and his face was gloomy.

A generation of powerful ministers passed away peacefully. The sharp sword hanging above Yu Shu's head finally disappeared and became invisible, but the first thing she felt was not ease and happiness, but a burst of sadness, and she couldn't tell why.

"Senior Brother Zhu's Day mourns." She patted Zhu Qingjue's shoulder, turned around and went outside to obituary everyone.

Rong Enhou was a lot older, and he cried so much that he couldn't breathe, and was finally carried back by Yin Yuanrong. Si Tianjian and other officials came one after another, and Ren Qiming took the lead in the courtyard and couldn't kneel down, crying nonstop.

Yu Shu did not accuse them of inappropriateness, and silently helped Zhu Qingjue take care of Zhu Muzhao's funeral, as if she wanted to take this opportunity to show her closeness to the Zhu family and dispel the greed of some people.

***

That night, Yu Shu hurriedly took Zhu Muzhao's obituary into the palace to face the saint, Emperor Chongzhen looked very sad, listened to her recall Zhu Muzhao's life, and was moved, and immediately issued a holy decree, posthumously named him Shunchangbo, the third generation of the lord.

This is the last benefit that Yu Shu can get for the Zhu family, the emperor is really not a person who misses the old, and after a while, it will be difficult for him to think of Zhu Muzhao's benefits.

Late at night, Yu Shu hurried back to Zhu's house with the freshly baked holy decree. The deceased was knighted, and Zhu Qingjue attacked the Shunchang throne at a young age, but he was not happy at all, and only those relatives who needed to rely on the power of the Zhu family were happy.

In this way, Yu Shu left early and returned late, and stayed at Zhu's house for seven days in a row. In accordance with Zhu Muzhao's last wishes, she entered the coffin and went out of the funeral seven days after the suspension of the spirit, she and Rong Enhou supported the coffin to the funeral on the left and right, walked ten miles, and then became a good story.

After the funeral, Yu Shu returned to Si Tianjian again, obviously feeling that the respect of the officials under her was not as superficial as before, and she was a little more sincere.

Three days later, Zhu Qingjue suddenly came to visit, bringing someone she didn't expect.

"This is Gu Hong," Zhu Qingjue introduced her, "I don't know where my father found his servant, after my father died, he has been pestering me, and he is very annoying." Gu Hong's martial arts are strong, I want you to be useful, so I sent someone to you, you can take him in. ”

Behind him, stood a man with a sword in both hands, about thirty years old, tall and thin, with a stinky face, and the word "unhappy" written all over his body. (To be continued......)