The temperature in Yunling varies greatly. In the summer in the northern temperate zone of Yunnan, heavy snowflakes are flying all over the sky, but this does not affect the blooming Dujuan tree. Yunnan golden monkeys scurry up and down in the mountains and fields, and white-horsed snow chickens appear and disappear in the bushes at the foot of the mountains.
Outside the city gate of Guangnan Mansion, there were thousands of Mu family troops standing, led by the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Cheng, and the Duke's Crown Prince, Mu Yan.
Such a grand spectacle is truly rare to see.
As a descendant of one of the six founding kings, Mu Cheng, the Duke of Guizhou, could actually be called the "King of Yunnan".
For the Central Plains, Yunnan is a border area with high mountains and distant lands, making it difficult to control. There were three parts of the imperial court's ruling area in Yunnan. One was the area dominated by Han people. The system was the same as that of the Central Plains. This was also the place where the imperial court's rule was the strongest.
One is a mixed Tuliu area, with ethnic groups including Han and ethnic minorities. There are both Fuzhou County and Tusi here, so it is a mixed area.
There is also an area dominated by indigenous people, also known as the Jisi area. There is only the chieftain system here and it is an autonomous prefecture. The imperial court has almost no control over such areas.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, through the unremitting efforts of Lan Yu, Mu Ying, Fu Youde and other generals, although Yunnan was finally brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the actual rule was still somewhat fictitious. Although in some important areas, the imperial court deployed heavy troops to guard Yunnan, allowing the imperial court to firmly control Yunnan and maintain absolute control.
But in the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan had a vast territory, and many areas belonged to the chieftains. They belonged to the Ming Dynasty in name, but their control was not strong enough and the centrifugal force was serious.
In this case, it is impossible to rely on the three divisions to secure Yunnan. A person must stand up and guard Yunnan for generations to ensure that the imperial court can always control the overall situation in Yunnan, and this must also be ensured. The speaker is loyal to the court, otherwise if the speaker has evil thoughts and wants to break the earth and become the king, the court will catch him blind.
And this person is Lao Zhu's adopted son, the first head of the Mu family, and King Muying of Qianning, one of the six founding kings of the country.
The Mu family was indeed loyal to the court, to be precise, they were loyal to the Zhu family. Even though they had become the local emperors of Yunnan, they never thought of betraying the Zhu family.
"coming."
Mu Cheng looked at the road ahead. Dust was flying, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard from a distance. Hundreds of horsemen appeared in front of everyone in an instant.
There are only two people in the world who can make the Duke of Guizhou come out of the city to greet him with such a grand pomp.
Except for these two people, even if the vassal king comes, the Duke of Guizhou will not give any face. After all, it is not that the Mu family has never killed a vassal king, and they almost defeated a vassal king. Moreover, this vassal king is not an ordinary vassal king, he is the son of Taizu.
The first Min King of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xun, the 18th son of Lao Zhu, was granted the title of Minzhou. Later, in order to appease the newly recovered Yunnan, the prince was moved to Yunnan.
In the first year of Jianwen, King Min was deposed as a commoner after being accused by Mu Cheng, and moved to Zhangzhou. Although the king's title was restored after Zhu Di ascended the throne, King Min, who had a bad relationship with Mu, was deposed twice more and eventually lost his bodyguard.
The Mu family has been loyal to the Zhu family for generations, but not all Zhu family members can point fingers at the Mu family.
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After traveling thousands of miles, the group finally arrived in Yunnan. Even though it was dusty, it was not difficult to see the aura of superiors in these dozen riders.
Mu Cheng was the first to salute: "I, Duke Mu Cheng of the State of Guizhou, greet your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Gaojie turned over and dismounted, and happily helped the Duke of Guizhou up: "The Duke of Guizhou guarded Yunnan, and his hard work has made great achievements. You don't need to salute in front of me in the future."
"Your Highness, please don't say that, I'm afraid."
Mu Cheng looked at Mu Yan behind him and scolded, "Lan'er, why don't you quickly say hello to His Highness?"
Mu Yan quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Mu Yan, see you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Mu Cheng said to Zhu Gaojie: "Your Highness, this is the dog Mu Yan. It's disrespectful. I hope your Highness will forgive me."
"It doesn't matter, I never stick to small details." Zhu Gaojie waved his hand and looked at Mu Yan with interest.
"You are my brother-in-law Mu Yan."
The brother-in-law is the husband of the wife’s sister.
The first wife of Mu Yan, the eldest son of the Duke of Guizhou, is the daughter of Zhang Fu and the sister of the crown prince Zhang Yingzhen.
Mu Yan understood the idea and immediately saluted the British Duke Zhang Fu beside Zhu Gaojie: "I have met my father-in-law!"
Zhang Fu nodded slightly and responded without saying anything. He was always so taciturn and would only say a few words when talking to Zhu Di or Zhu Gaojie.
Zhu Gaojie used the name of his brother-in-law to relax the atmosphere a lot. If you think about it this way, his East Palace, the British Duke's Palace, and the Guizhou Duke's Palace are actually the same family. Although the relationship is very subtle, they still appear to be much closer.
Duke Mu Cheng of Guizhou said to Zhang Fu warmly: "Old Zhang, I haven't seen you for many years, why don't you age?"
The two are old comrades-in-arms. In the fourth year of Yongle, Mu Cheng served as deputy general to the fledgling Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu was the chief general of the Southern Expedition Army, while Mu Cheng was appointed deputy general of Zhengyi Zuo. One was the Marquis of Xincheng and the other was Xiping. Wait. After that battle, both of them were promoted to Duke.
It was the love of comrades in the Southern Expedition that led to the marriage between the British Duke and the Qian Duke. However, Zhang Fu was reluctant to marry off his eldest daughter Zhang Yingzhen, and only married his second daughter to the Qian Duke.
After all, there are no men in the British government. Only Zhang Yingzhen, who has been smart since childhood, can take charge of the overall situation in the capital. Zhang Fu has been fighting in the southwest all year round. The British government in the capital has only the eldest daughter to rely on. This is why the 20-year-old The reason why Zhang Yingzhen has not married yet.
Based on Zhang Yingzhen's conditions, she must be good-looking, virtuous and virtuous, and have a good family background. If the matchmaker who comes to visit her can cross the threshold, how can she be worried about not being able to get married? It's just that Zhang Fu is unwilling to marry off his eldest daughter.
Who would have thought that the British Duke's house was stolen by Zhu Di, and the old man quietly betrothed Zhang Yingzhen to Zhu Gaojie, who was the King of Qi at the time. Zhang Fu, who was fighting in the southwest, was dumbfounded when he heard the news. Waiting for him to react By that time, the marriage decree had already been sent to the British government.
Jun Wu is joking, at least on the surface the emperor must keep his word. Do you want to return the imperial edict?
There is no way!
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The group of people chatted happily in front of Guangnan Fucheng. Zhu Gaojiu used his "Ming Dynasty courtesan" eloquence, and the more he talked, the more enthusiastic he became. If his status had not allowed him to do so, he would have burned yellow paper with the Duke of Guizhou on the spot.
Mu Cheng glanced at the two people following Zhu Gaojie and asked, "Your Highness, may I ask who these are?"
Zhu Gaojie said with a smile: "Let me introduce to the Duke of Guizhou. This is Lu Chaoyang, the tax envoy of the Tax Supervisory Academy, the Fusi of the Jinyiwei North Town and the Fusi Town of the South Town."
This is Shen Qingyu, the Qianhu official of Jinyiwei. Despite his young age, he has made outstanding achievements in Shandong and will be promoted soon. "
The two of them bowed and saluted Mu Cheng, neither humble nor overbearing. Even when facing Mu Cheng, the famous "King of Yunnan", they did not show the slightest stage fright, but they did not lose etiquette.
Although they tried hard to hide the evil aura on their bodies, Mu Cheng, as a veteran who had been fighting for many years, could still smell the lingering smell of blood on these two people.
Mu Cheng said to Zhu Gaojie in a friendly manner: "Your Highness, let's not stand in front of the city gate. I have prepared a banquet in the city and am waiting to entertain you."
"The Duke of Guizhou is so enthusiastic, I will not be polite. Come on, I will definitely get drunk today."
"Okay, Your Highness is here, and I, the three governors, two states, and five governors will be in full glory. That's good."
Mu Cheng cheerfully said to Zhang Fu again, "Old Zhang, we haven't had a drink in many years. Come on, come on, let me see if your drinking capacity has declined. You never beat me in a drinking contest back then. Don’t let me get you drunk again today.”
Zhang Fu snorted coldly and said, "It's a joke. In the southwest, you were so drunk that you took off your pants and stood on the table with your buttocks naked to pee. In the end, I carried you back. Have you forgotten?" "
"It's all nonsense, don't try to ruin my reputation!"
"Does the Duke of Guizhou have such interesting stories?"
"Your Highness, please don't believe Lao Zhang's nonsense. I just took off my pants in public, why did I stand on the table and pee?"
"Indeed, I stopped you and you attempted to pee."
"Come on, come on, Zhang Fu, there must be one of us today!"
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As soon as everyone entered the city, a guard suddenly rushed out and closed the city gate.
The guards on the city wall arrived at their positions in an instant. A large group of Yunnan soldiers surrounded Zhu Gaojie, Zhang Fu and others. The atmosphere was solemn for a moment, as if they were beating a dog with a closed door.
Lu Chaoyang reacted quickly and shouted: "Protect Your Highness!"
A group of Jinyi guards reacted, and without hesitation they drew their knives and pointed at Mu Cheng, with murderous intent.
Zhu Gaojie frowned slightly and looked at Mu Cheng: "Duke Qian, what does this mean? Do you still want me to sleep in Guangnan Mansion?"
Mu Cheng was also confused: "Yes, what does this mean?"
Zhu Gaojie waved to Lu Chaoyang behind him: "Let the brothers of Jinyiwei put down their swords. I believe in the character of Duke Qian."
Lu Chaoyang hesitated for a moment. Between protecting His Highness's safety and obeying His Highness's orders, he chose the latter: "Listen to Your Majesty's orders and put down the knife!"
Mu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and glared at the surrounding Yunnan troops: "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
He was really confused. The Yunnan troops under his command rushed out, with the intention of burying Zhu Gaojie alive.
The incident happened suddenly, and Mu Chengdu did not react.
Anyone would have suspected that the Duke of Guizhou was going to rebel at this time, but Mu Cheng himself said that he really had no intention of doing so.
Fortunately, His Highness trusted the Mu family enough, so the atmosphere relaxed a bit.
The sergeant made a way, and a man who looked like a general came hurriedly: "My lord, thousands of unknown troops suddenly appeared outside the city. In order to protect the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince and you, I have taken this humble position without asking for instructions." The subordinates are in position to prepare for war, please forgive me!"
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Even though Zhu Gaojie was always calm, he couldn't help but be stunned at this moment: "You can't read?"
The soldiers who couldn't read were gone, but the city lord general couldn't read, which was a bit ridiculous.
How can you distinguish the enemy's flag on the battlefield if you can't read?
The military flags on the battlefield are not simple. For example, the military flag of the Ming army is not simply the word "ming", but it indicates the affiliation, which army it belongs to, which guard station it belongs to, and which general it is commanded by. Clearly.
A general can't even read the military flag. When fighting, you can't even tell the difference between enemy and friendly forces. Why are you still trying to make a fool of yourself? Killed his own military camp in one blow?
The commander-in-chief of Guangnan Mansion said quickly: "Your Highness has misunderstood. It's not that I can't read. It's just that the enemy's flag is written in Jiaozhi language."
"The writing of the Cochin people?"
Zhu Gaojie's brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
He seemed to realize what the problem was.
Zhang Fu asked softly: "Your Highness, is it possible that... there was a trick among us? The Annan Province realized something was wrong and wanted to catch us off guard before we had a firm foothold. Whether it was time or location, everything was stuck. So accurate."
Zhu Gaojie shook his head: "No, if Annan Province was looking for trouble, they wouldn't send thousands of people here."
If Annan Province had placed a secret agent beside Zhu Gaojie and planned a surprise attack after learning the news, they would not have sent thousands of people. Instead, they would have directly mobilized tens of thousands of troops to launch a general attack.
The Mu family is not a vegetarian. Thousands of people want to capture the Mu family and Zhu Gaojie. That is not to attack the city, but to kill them.
