After a fierce battle, new graves were added.
There were heart-wrenching cries in the streets and alleys at the head of the city. Who wouldn't be sad when someone dies?
But so what?
Even though Prince Mu's family promised a generous burial and a generous pension, who would be willing to trade the lives of their loved ones for this?
Some people were crying, some were wiping away tears, and some were silently rescuing lives and healing the wounded. More people were cleaning up the battlefields inside and outside the city and re-deploying defenses. The two Ruan brothers regained Mu Tianbo's trust and were full of energy when working. , thinking silently in his heart, Mu Guogong will definitely vindicate Ruan Laosan. Even if Ruan Laosan cannot come back from the dead at that time, it is enough to have a clean reputation!
Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jiajia are not dead, but they are not far away from death. However, there are many capable people in Prince Mu's palace to prevent them from dying, because the great eunuch has said that it will be useful to keep them. Mu Tianbo probably knows that keeping these two thieves is a good idea. At least his life can protect Wan's family from coming again.
What? Do it again?
In the mountains and forests dozens of miles away, Wan couldn't help but trembled, everything suddenly seemed like a dream.
An hour ago, you were still full of fighting spirit, still ambitious, still determined to win, and still had dreams come true, but the sky fell in just a blink of an eye, without even giving you time to mentally prepare. You glanced around at the few remaining defeated troops. She really wanted to cry. Wasn't she fine just now? Why did she suddenly fail so miserably?
Wang Shuo, his subordinate, is still asking for details. He still doesn't know what happened. He is chasing him here in a daze. He was clearly about to break the city just now!
Ruan Yunjia, who had fled, finally found him. He made a decisive decision. It was no longer realistic to save Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jiajia, because it was difficult for them to protect themselves at this time. Now they should immediately return to Mongolia to defend themselves due to the dangerous terrain, because as expected Yes, the officers and soldiers will soon send troops to either fight or threaten them with Sha Dingzhou to make them compromise!
Where to go then? Wan Shi and Ruan Yunjia were both at a loss, so they should go back and think about it slowly.
Chang Yu had a very sweet sleep, because he hadn't slept soundly for more than a month. When he opened his eyes, the darkness in the room made him dizzy and didn't know where he was for a long time. It took him a while to wake up and realize that he was there. In Prince Mu's Mansion, he got up and gently opened the door. The candlelight outside was swaying. Qing Yi held his sword and closed his eyes while meditating. Hearing the noise, he opened his eyes and asked, "Is the shopkeeper awake?"
Chang Yu hummed: "Where are the others?"
Qing Yi shook his head: "They are all still asleep." The true energy of her Taoism was different from others. Others were tired from traveling, but she could return to normal after just meditating for a while. This fact was so enviable that Li Muchian was so jealous that he went crazy.
"What time is it?" Chang Yu poured a glass of water and drank. Qing Yi thought for a moment: "It's probably past midnight (around ten o'clock in the evening)" Chang Yu said, "Has no one been here?"
"There was a man waiting outside the yard. He didn't knock on the door, but Pindao knew there was someone."
Chang Yu walked to the door and stretched, then walked over and opened the courtyard door. He saw a few people standing outside the door. Hearing the sound, they quickly bowed and said hello: "Xiaoguan Zhou Ding has met the Governor. The Duke said that if the Governor wakes up, Report as soon as you come, he will personally..."
"Are you Zhou Ding?" Chang Yu couldn't help but raised his eyebrows after hearing his name and interrupted him. Zhou Ding was startled: "Zhou Ding, an official of the Duke's Mansion, has met Lord Du Gong!"
Chang Yu smiled: "You...you are quite unjust!"
ah! Zhou Ding didn't understand what he meant!
This has to do with the original history. When Sha Dingzhou suddenly seized the door and attacked Prince Mu's Mansion, Mu Tianbo fled in a hurry. On the way, he met Long Zaitian and Lu Yong, who ordered them to protect him and go to Chuxiong. At this time, Zhou Ding came out to stop Mu. Tianbo said, why are you running away? Kunming is the foundation of your Mu family. Just go back and work with Sha Dingzhou.
When Mu Tianbo heard that, uncle, how can you beat him in the past? He suspected that Zhou Ding was a member of Sha Dingzhou's group and deliberately wanted to deceive him into going there and get someone killed, so he killed Zhou Ding!
Just ask you if you are unjust!
Seeing Zhou Ding's confused look, Chang Yu changed the subject: "I'm hungry now after sleeping. Has the Duke prepared food?"
"Go back to the Governor, the Duke has prepared a banquet for you to wash away the dust. I will go and invite the Duke over now..." Before Zhou Ding could finish his words, Chang Yu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Our family is not that kind. It’s so clichéd that it doesn’t require so much etiquette, just go and eat by yourself.” After that, he turned to Qing Yi and said, “Look who wakes up and shouts to go eat and drink, and those who are not awake continue to sleep...” Before he could finish, he heard a sound from the east wing. He yelled: "Drink, drink? Where is the wine?" Then he saw Li Muxian staggering and walking out, rubbing his eyes. He didn't even wake up and got up naturally after hearing the wine.
Why! This journey... Anyway, I'll let you all enjoy yourself today, and the wine in Prince Mu's Mansion will certainly be good! Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, then asked Qing Yi to call everyone to the banquet.
There is an old saying that has been circulating since ancient times, there is no such thing as a good feast!
But Chang Yu was determined to break this routine, eat well and chat with each other.
The products produced by Wangfu must be of high quality.
The banquet was really rich, with delicacies from the mountains and the sea, fine wines and delicacies. If it weren’t for the fact that the young eunuch didn’t know his preferences and didn’t think it was appropriate, the singers, dancers and prostitutes might have come out to perform. Of course, it was just an excuse to welcome the young eunuch. Mu Tianbo was fully prepared. Cope with inspection.
Chang Yu was not polite and called all his personal attendants, including the commanders of the three battalions and one guard, to come to the banquet, where they should eat and drink. To Mu Tianbo's surprise, the little eunuch did not attack him during the dinner. He just ate meat and drank wine from a large bowl, and talked about interesting things on the way. Of course, the interesting things he told Mu Tianbo and others heard that they were all his fault. Going up mountains of knives and under seas of fire, I narrowly escaped death and crossed the line of fire.
Nearly six thousand miles, one month, passed five passes and killed six generals without losing a single soldier, let me ask you if you are awesome!
Mu Tianbo and others were amazed.
There is no banquet in the world. In the dead of night, the banquet broke up. Tu Yuan and others rubbed their bellies, burped with wine, staggered, saluted Mu Tianbo and others, and then left. Chang Yu took a sip of tea, looked at Mu Tianbo and smiled. He smiled: "Master, let's find a quiet place to chat?"
It’s coming, what’s supposed to come has finally come!
The study room without Mu Tianbo was the quietest in the entire Kunming City, but it was full of people at this moment. Of course Wu Zhaoyuan and others were coming, and Chang Yu was not alone either. He was accompanied by a drunken Taoist priest with a red face and others. A little Taoist nun holding a sword.
Could it be that this eunuch is a person who believes in Taoism? Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, most of the emperor's relatives have believed in Taoism, including many emperors. This is the first time that he has believed in Taoism and brought Taoist priests and nuns with him.
The study was very quiet. No one spoke after Chang Yu sat down. A middle-aged man was respectfully making tea for everyone. Chang Yu kept staring at him and suddenly asked: "Who are you?"
The man was startled, and Mu Tianbo's face sank: "What is Eunuch Chang asking you?"
"Returning to the Lord Governor, I am Yu Xipeng, the steward of the Duke's Mansion."
"So you are Yu Xipeng." Chang Yu said, "Come closer and show me the governor." Yu Xipeng hurriedly walked to Chang Yu and bowed. Chang Yu raised his hand and drew out a big light. Yu Xipeng Peng couldn't help but howl in pain. He vomited blood and lost two of his teeth. This shows the force of Chang Yu's slap. Everyone was shocked but no one said anything.
"Do you know why I beat you?" Chang Yu said coldly.
Yu Xipeng hurriedly said: "Hit the Governor whenever you want, no reason is needed..." Before he finished speaking, Chang Yu slapped him again with his backhand, which made Yu Xipeng unsteady, staggering and about to fall: "Are you saying that the governor is moody and causes trouble, and bullies you at will?"
"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare." Yu Xipeng quickly knelt down and kowtowed!
"Then tell me why the governor beat you?" Chang Yu snorted coldly, and Yu Xipeng said with a mournful face: "You really don't know, you villain."
"It seems that the punishment was light." Chang Yu raised his foot and kicked him over with anger: "I'll ask you again, if you say you don't know again, I'll kill you immediately!"
"Mr. Du, please have mercy on me, Gong Du, please have mercy on me!" Yu Xipeng was so frightened that he hugged Mu Tianbo's leg again: "My lord, please forgive me."
Mu Tianbo snorted coldly: "You really don't know why Eunuch Chang beat you? It's because of your bad mouth, sowing discord and stirring up trouble!" After saying that, he looked up at Chang Yu and smiled bitterly: "Is that what Eunuch Chang meant?"
Chang Yu smiled: "Our family thought the Duke was asleep."
Mu Tianbo's face turned red, and Yu Xipeng hurriedly kowtowed and slapped himself: "You deserve to die, you deserve to die, you deserve to die. I will never dare to do it again. I beg the Duke and the Governor to spare my life..."
"Get out, you are an embarrassment." Mu Tianbo kicked him away, and Yu Xipeng ran out without forgetting to close the door.
Chang Yu sighed and picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "This person must be a narrow-minded person with a cunning face. He will be in serious trouble if he stays. Lord, please be careful!"
"Thank you, Eunuch Chang, for reminding me, this beast will definitely not survive tomorrow." Mu Tianbo cupped his hands and smiled, but his heart was in a state of confusion. This eunuch obviously knew about Yu Xipeng's frame-up of Ruan Chenglin. How could he even know such a secret thing!
Chang Yu chuckled and waved his hand: "It's just a little effort, let's talk about business."
"We are all ears." Mu Tianbo smiled and tried his best to stay calm. He didn't know where the little eunuch in front of him was going to strike.
Of course, he went straight to the point, which was Chang Yu's usual style: "Let's start with why the Duke of the country resisted the decree."
Ah, is it so straightforward, without any foreshadowing? Mu Tianbo obviously didn't expect this young man to come as soon as he said it. Fortunately, he was also prepared. He raised his brows and pretended to be confused: "Why have we ever resisted an order?"
Chang Yu smiled and glanced at everyone in the room, his eyes full of amusement, which made Mu Tianbo and others start to panic.
"By the time the imperial edict arrived, we had already recovered Wuding and An'ing. At that time, I was retreating to Dingyuan. It was a good time to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. However, after receiving the imperial edict, we were worried about Sha Dingzhou and Zhang Xianzhong's troubles. He hurriedly returned to Kunming, but at the same time, Nawu Bikui was exhausted and took the initiative to abandon the city and fled back to his hometown. Long Zaitian and others surrounded him and prepared to put pressure on him to negotiate peace. Unexpectedly, Sha Dingzhou suddenly surrounded Kunming and rebelled... ..." Mu Tianbo slowly said the words he had discussed with Wu Zhaoyuan and others in the afternoon. Chang Yu just smiled and said nothing. But if this happened, Mu Tianbo and others became more and more panicked. Could it be that there was a flaw somewhere?
"How long has it been since the Duke of Guo had a good sleep?" Chang Yu asked, looking at Mu Tianbo's red eyes. This made Mu Tianbo a little confused. Why did he ask this? He subconsciously rubbed his eyes: "I haven't had a good night's sleep in three days." Have a peaceful, almost sleepless night!”
"No wonder." Chang Yu nodded and looked at Wu Zhaoyuan: "Where are the adults?"
"It's almost like the Duke of Guo. How can I sleep well when the rebels besiege the city and attack three times a day..."
"So that's it. I haven't slept well for three days in a row, and I'm under so much mental pressure. No wonder I'm not thinking carefully." Chang Yu had a stunned expression on his face. Mu Tianbo and others were confused: "What Eunuch Chang said is not thinking carefully." yes……"
Chang Yu smiled: "Our family has been wondering what kind of excuse you would collude with, and the result is this..."
"Eunuch Chang, we seek truth from facts and we are not lying...Why do you insist on labeling us as a rebel?" Mu Tianbo frowned, and Chang Yu laughed: "Really, but you have forgotten the most important person. ".
"Who?" Mu Tianbo blurted out.
Chang Yu tapped his fingers on the table: "Zhang Lianying!"
