"Master Gu doesn't have to worry, this case was personally ordered by the emperor to investigate, and I believe that the culprit behind the scenes will be found out."

"Yes, although it is inevitable that there will be fights in the court, it is too shameful to secretly find a killer."

"That's it, today we are here to congratulate Lord Gu, so we won't mention these unhappy things."

"Yes, yes, yes, say something happy......"

Next, the group changed the topic and tried to talk about something happy.

At the same time, Gu Ming also prepared a special gift: that is, a collection of poems written by him, which was given to several officials who came to congratulate him.

Chen Zibai couldn't help but smile and said, "Virtuous nephew, you can give me a few more copies, the one you gave me last time was borrowed by an old friend...... As a result, haha, or come back. ”

"Since Lord Chen likes it, how can the younger generation not give it away?"

Gu Ming was generous, took out ten poetry collections and handed them to Chen Zibai.

After chatting for a while, He Yongliang and the people from the study came one after another, and a group of squires who received the post also came to congratulate them.

At this time, Nie Hongshu and Gu Mingke didn't have time to sit down and chat, so they went separately to greet or greet the guests to take their seats.

Nie Xiaoqian, Yu'er, Du Shiniang, Su Ling, Lin Xiaoshan, Liancheng and others were responsible for greeting the female dependents.

For a time, the house was full of friends, singing and laughing.

In order to enliven the atmosphere, Du Siniang also prepared a song and dance to cheer up.

After all, she used to be one of the Oiran of the Teaching Workshop, so she was naturally good at singing and dancing.

That night, it was a lively night.

The cups come and go, the piano sings, and the warblers sing and dance.

Gu Ming also appeared on the stage in person under the coaxing of a crowd and presented a song "One Cut Plum" that he had sung at the Enrong Banquet.

"A cut plum blossom is delicate, obliquely sparse branches, slightly eyebrows.

Light smile dance low back, what to respect in front of him, clap hands and ......"

After singing, he walked to the table and took Nie Xiaoqian's hand, and announced in public: "Thank you for coming to tonight's banquet.

Of course, I would like to thank my father-in-law, thank you for the favor of the old man, and give the pearl of your palm to my son-in-law.

Here, my son-in-law would like to express my sincere gratitude to you! ”

After speaking, Gu Ming bowed respectfully to Nie Hongshu.

Nie Xiaoqian also saluted her father.

"A virtuous son-in-law doesn't have to be polite......"

Nie Hongshu's voice was a little choked, and he held back the tears that were about to fall.

I had a stomach to say, but at this moment, I couldn't talk about it.

"Here, I would like to announce to you another happy event, on the twentieth of next month, I will officially marry Xiaoqian, and please come early to have a glass of wedding wine......

As soon as these words came out, a group of people suddenly boiled.

Although this is expected, the wedding date has not been decided before, and now that it has finally been decided, of course, everyone wants to express their congratulations.

"Congratulations Master Gu, congratulations to Miss Nie!"

"I wish Gu Gongzi and Miss Nie a happy wedding and an early birth of a noble son in advance!"

"Congratulations to Lord Nie for his official promotion to Lord Taishan......"

For a while, the voices were full of voices, and all kinds of congratulations were endless.

"Thank you, thank you, Nie is not good at words, I won't say much about thanks, it's all in the wine......"

Nie Hongshu drank one cup after another, and he didn't know how many cups he drank.

Drink to the end......

You can only be carried out of the restaurant.

But it's understandable, after all, I'm happy.

After sending his father-in-law home to settle down, Gu Ming returned to the small courtyard with Nie Xiaoqian.

As soon as the two arrived home, Ying Ning ran over affectionately.

"Yu'er, Yu'er, get some water to wash your face......"

Gu Ming subconsciously drank a sentence.

Nie Xiaoqian was speechless: "Gu Lang, didn't Yu'er stay in the county office?"

"Uh...... Look at my memory......"

Gu Ming patted his forehead embarrassedly.

Because his father-in-law drank a little too much, he took the initiative to let Yu'er stay in the county office to accompany Liu's mother to take care of it.

"I'll go fetch water, and I see that you are full of alcohol, and I don't know how much ...... you have drunk."

Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but sigh.

"There's no way, there are so many people, you can't take care of one or the other."

Gu Ming did drink a lot tonight, and it can be said that he did not refuse to come. In other words, ordinary people have already laid down, but fortunately, he has a strong physique and can resist.

It's just that the wine is rushing, and my brain is still a little dizzy.

Although Nie Xiaoqian also drank a few glasses, it didn't have much impact, but her face looked extremely flushed.

After a while, Nie Xiaoqian fetched water and gently wiped Gu Ming's face gently.

After wiping their faces, the two sat in the courtyard with each other, blowing the night breeze, listening to each other's heartbeats and feeling each other's body temperatures.

"Gu Lang ......"

"Huh?"

"Gu Lang...... I want to sing poetry to you. ”

"Okay!"

Gu Ming turned his head and looked at Nie Xiaoqian quietly.

Then, Nie Xiaoqian began to chant softly: "Leaning on the dangerous building, the wind is fine, looking at the extreme spring sorrow, and the sky is gloomy."

In the afterglow of the grass-colored smoke, there is no one who will rely on his will.

I plan to get drunk with the madness, and I sing about the wine, and the strong music is tasteless.

The belt gradually widened and did not regret it, and it made people haggard for Yi. ”

After listening, Gu Ming was stunned, and then reached out and pinched the tip of Nie Xiaoqian's nose: "I thought you were going to recite the poem you composed, but it turned out to be the ...... I wrote."

"But I like it, because it's what you wrote to me in your letter."

Gu Ming's heart was soft, and he couldn't help but gently rub Nie Xiaoqian's face: "If you like it, when you come to the capital in the future, I will attach a poem to every letter to you." ”

Nie Xiaoqian's eyes lit up: "Really? Talking counts? ”

"Bold little lady, dare to question this official! What is the crime? ”

"My lord, the people have wronged...... Not...... Hmmm......"

Just try the case well, really.

After a long time.

The two finally started chatting again.

"By the way, Gu Lang, I think of one thing, could it be that the emperor is too good to you, so he will arouse the jealousy of others and regard you as a thorn in the side?"

"I don't rule it out."

"That's easy, think about it carefully, after the emperor promoted you, who will have the greatest impact?

For example, did you steal someone's position, or threaten someone's position, etc.? ”

Gu Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know much about the distribution of forces and relationships between the DPRK and China now, so how do I know who has the greatest impact?" ”

"Well, it's okay, you can check it slowly when you return to Beijing in the future.

But then again, the emperor uses you so much, do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing? ”

Gu Ming thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say this, everything has two sides." From my point of view, it may be a good thing, after all, according to the original rules, the new champion is generally from the sixth grade.

At this time, I crossed the six grades and the five grades.

But, as you said, this will inevitably affect some people.

Maybe someone has been staring at this official position for a long time, but it was suddenly occupied by me, and they naturally didn't like it.

But, even if this is the case, the other party will not dare to attack me.

Even if he succeeds, he will also become the biggest suspect and will face strict investigation by the imperial court, I think, I'm afraid no one will be so stupid.

In fact, this matter should not be so simple in my opinion.

Fear...... It is difficult for the criminal department to find out the real culprit. ”

Nie Xiaoqian was a little worried: "That...... What should I do? You can't keep a hidden danger, right? Even if you have the strength, but the other party is hiding in the shadows, God knows what kind of conspiracy to play. ”

"It's okay, I'll talk about it after I return to Beijing, I don't have a clue at all now, and it's in vain to think about it.

In short, you can rest assured, as long as the other party does not give up, he will always show his feet. ”

"Well, but you have to be careful anyway."

"I'll be careful......"

In fact, Gu Ming had an intuition that the culprit behind the scenes might not be the minister of the DPRK and China.

You must know that assassinating an official of the imperial court is a serious crime, not to mention that he is still a new champion who is highly regarded by the emperor.

Once detected, the consequences are quite serious.

Knowing this, the other party still found a killer in the rivers and lakes, and even bribed the guards as an internal response, this behavior can be said to be unscrupulous, and it seems that he is not worried about being found out at all.

This means that the other party is either a madman...... This may be too small, after all, the other party's plan is still relatively thorough, not like a madman's behavior.

Or, it was so powerful that the Manchu Dynasty did not pay attention to the civil and military forces.

And it's not easy to get suspicious.

However, if others don't doubt it, it doesn't mean that Gu Ming won't doubt it.

This person...... Could it be the protector of the country?

Although Gu Ming had not met the two in Beijing this time, Gu Ming believed that he had already been secretly targeted by the old demon.

After all, there were visions at the time of the meeting and palace tests, and it was impossible for the old demon to say that he didn't know anything about it.

And Xin Jiuniang also reminded him to be more careful.

It's just that Gu Ming can't figure it out, if it was the old demon's secret black hand, how could he find a few ordinary killers, instead of a master who knew spells?

Was it a temptation? Test his depths.

Or do you want to give him a dismount?

Or a warning?

I'm afraid that all this can only be slowly revealed after returning to Beijing.

Although the old demon's strength is not bad, Gu Ming is not Wuxia Ameng now, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, even if he is not the opponent of the old demon, he will not be powerless to fight back.

And in the imperial city, Gu Ming believed that the old demon's strength would be limited.

Perhaps, he would not dare to easily show his original form in the imperial city.

In short, Gu Ming had secretly decided that after returning to Beijing to take office, he must find an opportunity to take the initiative, and he must not let the old demon lead him by the nose.

Even if you can't clean up this old demon for a while, at least you have to reach some kind of balance to make the old demon jealous.

……

The next day, Gu Ming began to get busy.

Needless to say, all kinds of socializing.

First of all, he wrote a letter, in which he wrote the news and date of his wedding, as well as the relevant information of his fiancée, and handed it over to the county government to pass on to the capital, first to the superior of the Hanlin Academy, and then to the imperial court.

This is an indispensable rule, especially for officials with five grades and above.

According to the rules of the dynasty, all officials of the first to fifth grades were given orders, and their mothers or wives were subordinate to the rank of husbands, such as the ministers of the first rank, and their wives could be called "Mrs. of the First Ranks".

However, Mrs. Decree is just a generic name.

According to the different official qualities of his son or husband, such as the first and auxiliary ministers, his wife is generally canonized as the wife of the country.

This is a product.

The second grade is the county lady, the third grade is a lady, the fourth grade is respectful, and the fifth grade is pleasant.

Canonization as a Lady of the Decree is not only an honor, but also a gift from the court and exclusive clothing to show your status.

When there is any major celebration in the palace, some ladies will also be invited to participate in the palace.

Being canonized is certainly a beautiful thing, but it is also more respectable to go outside.

However, you should also pay more attention to your words and deeds.

If you interfere with political affairs indiscriminately, or if your family affairs are not prosperous, once you are reported and verified, you may be deprived of the identity of Mrs. Decree.

After passing the letter, Gu Ming had to customize the wedding stickers, buy furniture, and prepare wedding supplies...... and other matters related to marriage.

The manuscript of the third volume of Dream of Red Mansions was also handed over to Liu Dehua for him to start printing.

There is also the planning and construction of the Zhuangyuan Mansion, the layout of the small courtyard where he currently lives, and the fields that the emperor personally rewarded by the county government......

In short, it's busy.

After the last assassination incident, Gu Ming increased his vigilance and did his best to arrange a small formation in the small courtyard, which greatly improved the safety factor.

Although this array cannot kill the enemy, it can have the effect of trapping the enemy.

After being busy for a few days, Gu Ming took the time to go to Lanruo Temple.

Standing at the bottom of the mountain, you can feel a completely different atmosphere.

In the past, when I looked up in the direction of Lanruo Temple, there was always a gloomy feeling, but now, it has become much brighter.

The trail has also been cleaned up, and the weeds on both sides have become much more tidy, not as gloomy as before.

Climb the stairs and walk all the way to the front of the temple.

At this time, the Lanruo Temple has been completely renewed, although it is still under construction, but it has disappeared from the previous desolation of broken walls everywhere.

In its place is a new life and a kind of prosperity.

The main hall, side halls, and wing rooms have begun to take shape, the frame has been erected, and at least dozens of craftsmen are scattered around.

The previous South Courtyard has not been completely demolished, and several of the relatively intact wings have been renovated.

On the construction site, a young monk mingled with a group of workers, not knowing what to say.

"Ten directions!"

Gu Ming smiled and called.

Shifang was stunned, turned his head to look, and couldn't help but smile and ran over.

"Amitabha, Gu ...... My lord, it's been a long time. ”

"Okay, you're a monk, don't be an adult."

"Then it's better to call you Gu Gongzi......"

The monks generally refer to the common people as donors, but when they meet people in the official government, most of them will still call them by their official names, or adults and the like to show respect.

There are historical reasons for this.

At that time, Buddhism flourished, and its doors were widely opened to accept disciples or believers, and its limelight even faintly overshadowed the imperial court.

In order to avoid military service, or not to live a hard life at home, many poor people have gone to monasteries to become monks or lay disciples.

You don't have to work every day, you can eat if you recite scriptures or something.

Moreover, at that time, each temple had a large amount of land, and there was no need to pay a grain to the imperial court, nor did it have to pay a penny of tax.

Not to mention the rich flowing oil, but I don't know how many times better than ordinary people in those days.

There are even many court prisoners who have gone to the temple to become monks, didn't the Buddhists say to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?

Once you leave home, you will say that the past is like a cloud...... No matter how heinous the crime has been committed in the past, it can also take this opportunity to escape responsibility.

After a long time, the imperial court finally felt a lot of pressure.

The grain harvest was not even, because many of the fields belonged to monasteries. There is a serious shortage of soldiers, and the taxes received are decreasing year by year......

Under such circumstances, the imperial court finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

As a result, a vigorous clean-up operation was launched......

In the end, the results were huge.

Similar situations, including those of Taoists, have been experienced.

In short, for the imperial court, the existence of any force is not allowed to threaten the foundation and prestige of the imperial power.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister.

Monks are no exception.

After that, the imperial court introduced the degree dish system, and all monks must hold the degree issued by the imperial court. In this way, the government will be able to effectively control the number of monks and facilitate unified management.

Since they are included in the management of the government, it is natural that the Buddha and the Taoist will often deal with the government.

In terms of titles, most of them will also be distinguished from ordinary people......

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