If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 61: Unparalleled Elegance, Queen Zhang
It's a pity that Queen Zhang in history was a beautiful woman and she became a widow within a few years of getting married.

Later, Li Zicheng captured the capital, and Chongzhen ordered all the concubines to hang themselves for the sake of royal dignity, including the emperor's sister-in-law, Queen Yi'an.

After all, once the rebels enter the palace, the fate of the concubines in the harem can be imagined.

Of course, when Ding Xiu came to this world, he would not let such a tragedy happen again.

"Sir, take the lead!"

Ding Xiu and Hong Lin responded in unison.

In fact, Ding Xiu could tell that Hong Lin was obviously unhappy.

He probably felt that Emperor Chongzhen didn't trust him enough. After all, he was a full-time guard.

Ding Xiu thought that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen arranged for him to participate in the mausoleum sacrifice was because of Han Kuang's intention.

When Wei Zhongxian came to power, the civil service group headed by the cabinet was suppressed to the point where they could not raise their heads. They were walking on thin ice all day long, for fear of being arrested by Dongchang if they said the wrong thing.

Now that I am finally feeling proud, I naturally do not want to make the same mistakes again.

They need to support a powerful force to fight against Dongchang and suppress Dongchang to prevent the eunuchs from resurrecting.

Beizhen Fusi is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Okay, you two dears, please go back and prepare, gather your troops, and set off early the next morning!"

"Yes, I will leave!"

After leaving the imperial study, Ding Xiu and Hong Lin pretended to say hello, said a few polite words, and then left the palace separately.

Returning to Beizhen Fusi, Ding Xiu first went to Shen Lian to talk about the situation, and then selected a hundred elites to stand by.

That night, we came to a small courtyard in the west of the city.

This small courtyard was temporarily rented as Su Niang's place to stay in the capital.

"Su Niang, look what gift I bought you..."

As soon as he entered the hospital, Ding Xiu shouted.

Su Niang came out in response, leaning against the door, her beautiful eyebrows looking forward to her, looking very charming.

"You still know how to buy me a gift?"

"Why haven't I bought it for you before?"

"What do you say?"

Ding Xiu patted his forehead and said with a smile: "It seems that there really aren't any... However, in Datong Mansion, I gave you a lot of jewelry."

Su Niang curled her lips: "You call it a gift? It's just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha."

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I bought this for you with my money today. Come in and give it a try."

Arriving at the house, Su Niang opened the box curiously and took a look...

His face turned red.

At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at Ding Xiu and said angrily: "I know you are not serious, so I have to give you this."

It turned out that the box contained a pale pink myrobalan with exquisite embroidery patterns.

"Su Niang, do you think this thing is cheap? This is an authentic Shu embroidery master who embroidered it one stitch at a time. It is unique. There is no other identical piece in the world. It cost me a full 50 taels of silver."

In fact, without his explanation, Su Niang could tell at a glance that this thing was very expensive and not something that ordinary people could afford.

"Okay, if you're interested..."

After a while.

"Su Niang, let me tell you a story."

"what story?"

"Once upon a time, there was a scholar who went to the provincial capital to take the exam. It suddenly started raining heavily on the way. Fortunately, there was a house nearby, so the scholar hurried over and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a woman about 27 or [-] years old, with a plump appearance. When she saw a strange man, she was about to close the door.

The scholar said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, Xiaosheng is not a bad person, but a scholar. I want to find a place to take shelter from the rain."

When the woman saw the scholar's gentle appearance and that his clothes were wet, her heart softened and she let him into the house.

After talking, it was found that the scholar-cai woman was a widow. Her husband had been dead for several years, and she was the only one in the family.

The woman said: Master, it’s raining so heavily outside and it’s almost dark, so I can’t bear to drive you away.There is only one bed at home, I put a stool in the middle, and we both sleep on one side.

The scholar was very happy and thanked him repeatedly.

The woman said again: I am a widow, if the young master dares to take the opportunity to bully me, you are a beast.

The scholar vowed that he was Liu Xiahui, that he would never think wildly, and that he would sleep peacefully.

This night, Xiucai was very tortured, but in the end reason prevailed.

Finally making it to the next morning, the scholar looked triumphant and said to the woman: Sister-in-law, the young man will do what he says and will never act like a beast.

Unexpectedly, the woman raised her hand and slapped her, and said angrily: Yes, you are not a beast, you are worse than a beast..."

"Pfft~"

Su Niang couldn't help but laugh so hard that her branches trembled.

"So, I will never do anything worse than a beast."

Su Niang: "..."

The next morning.

Ding Xiu put his hands under his head and said softly: "Su Niang, I have wronged you."

Su Niang looked confused: "What's wrong?"

Ding Xiu sighed: "The current situation can only allow you to hide in the dark. But don't worry, when my master is ready, you can go to Jiangnan to show off your skills."

But Su Niang shook her head: "I don't want to go there, I will stay in the capital with you."

"As you like."

"By the way..." Su Niang suddenly remembered something: "Last time you killed many people in Qingyi Tower, they will definitely take revenge. You have to be more careful." "Yeah!" Ding Xiu nodded: " I know that I am sending people to investigate their details, and once I find out who they are, I will take care of them."

"I know a few friends in the world. I'll help you find out later."

"Well, it's fine..."

……

To the north of the outskirts of Beijing, there is a mountain range with beautiful mountains and clear waters called Tianshou Mountain.

This mountain is where the imperial mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty is located.

The mausoleum area is surrounded by mountains on three sides and covers a vast area, forming a natural basin.

At that time, Emperor Yongle, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, moved his capital from Jinling. He found an expert to find this place as the imperial mausoleum, and carried out extensive construction work to build the imperial mausoleum and accompanying mausoleums.

So far, there are twelve emperors' tombs here, namely Chengzu, Renzong, Xuanzong, Yingzong, Xianzong, Xiaozong, Wuzong, Shizong, Muzong, Shenzong, Guangzong and Xizong.

The reason why Queen Zhang participated in this mausoleum ceremony was mainly to pay homage to her late husband, Emperor Xizong.

The people responsible for protecting her during this trip were none other than Ding Xiu and his subordinates.

Therefore, Hong Lin was even more dissatisfied.

But he was dissatisfied, so he didn't dare to say anything. After all, it was arranged by the emperor, and it was said that it was Empress Zhang's wish.

The imperial mausoleum is not far from the Forbidden City, less than a hundred miles.

However, due to the large team, the journey was slow and it took two full days to reach the destination.

into the night.

The moonlight was bright, the breeze was blowing, and there was silence in the palace, except for the whispering of night insects.

Ding Xiu made a routine tour of the palace.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a slight movement coming from the inner courtyard.

At this point, Queen Zhang should have gone to bed long ago. Naturally, Ding Xiu did not dare to take it lightly, so he rushed in quickly with light steps.

"Who?"

There was a soft drink.

Only then did Ding Xiu see clearly that it was Empress Zhang and her personal maid Jin'er walking in the courtyard.

"The humble minister sees the empress!"

Ding Xiu stepped forward and bowed, and then explained: "Wei Chen just heard something moving in the courtyard, so he rushed in hastily. He didn't expect to disturb the empress."

Empress Zhang smiled faintly and waved her hand: "It is your duty as a general. There is no need to blame yourself."

Instead of calling her Aiqing, she called Ding Xiu general.

But it makes sense. After all, Ding Xiunai is a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, a fifth-grade military attache, which is equivalent to the military position of a garrison general, but his status is higher than that of a garrison general. After all, he is the emperor's personal guard.

Although Empress Zhang just smiled politely, it made Ding Xiu's heart tremble.

He had never seen with his own eyes the smile of Concubine Yang, "The pink and white in the sixth palace are colorless, and she looks back and smiles with all her beauty", but Empress Zhang's smile was worthy of this poem.

No matter in his previous life or this life, Ding Xiu had never seen a woman with such equal beauty and temperament.

It's a pity that I met an emperor's husband who was obsessed with carpentry. He enjoyed doing carpentry all year round, but he didn't know how much he cherished his beloved wife.

Today's Empress Zhang has been widowed for several years and is only in her 20s. Her youthfulness as a girl has faded away, and she has gained a bit of a mature royal sister style.

It combines luxury, elegance, lightness and charm, like the charming peony, the orchid in the empty valley, and the hibiscus emerging from the water. It can be said to be unrivaled in splendor and captivate the country.

"Your Majesty, if you have nothing to do, please leave first."

"General, stay here..." Queen Zhang called out.

"I wonder what your Majesty has to say?"

"General, if you have nothing to do, please come with me for a walk and talk."

She calls herself me, not an official, Aijia, or anything like that.

In some cases, Ding Xiu realized after traveling through time that many things in later generations were deceptive.

For example, the self-titled "Aijia" can only be heard in operas. In the real royal family, there is no queen mother or queen who calls herself Aijia.

Ding Xiu was naturally eager to accompany Queen Zhang for a walk, so he immediately responded and walked slowly away from Queen Zhang.

Jin'er was very knowledgeable and stayed far behind the two of them.

"The general is a rare talent and a blessed general of our Ming Dynasty."

Ding Xiu never expected that Queen Zhang would speak so highly of him when she was alone with him for the first time.

After being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but said with a humble face: "Thank you for your praise, the humble minister is just his duty and serves the court wholeheartedly."

Empress Zhang paused and looked at Ding Xiu with a look of relief: "General, there is no need to be humble. Not to mention other achievements, just by checking the eight major Shanxi merchants, you have accomplished something that many people cannot do, or It’s something I dare not do.”

"This……"

Ding Xiu didn't know how to answer for a while.

"To be fair to the general, the imperial court is not unaware of what those eight families are doing secretly, nor does it want to investigate.

The former emperor and the current emperor had sent people to investigate secretly, but in the end nothing came of it. I believe the general can also guess the reason. "

Ding Xiu nodded: "Well, it involves too many areas. Their business is all over the world. In addition to businesses, banks and other businesses, they also invest in poor students, and even spend money to help some down-and-out officials get promoted.

Their wealth is astonishing, and they have used their money to weave a huge network of relationships. They have people in both the capital and local government. "

"Not bad!"

Empress Zhang nodded: "The emperor originally agreed to let you go and investigate, thinking that since you have no faction or affiliation, you can eliminate the interference of many forces.

The hope I had at the beginning was actually not high, but I didn't expect that the general actually accomplished this big thing. "

……

(End of this chapter)