Upon hearing this, Mu Tianbo was startled and quickly said with a hint of horror: "Grandma, where are you talking from? How could your grandson collude with those rebellious chieftains?"
"Why not?" Mrs. Song shouted coldly, "Your relationship with the rebellious Sha Dingzhou is obvious to all!"
"..." Mu Tianbo became anxious after hearing this, and quickly defended, "Grandma, others don't know, but you should know it. That's because his father is very obedient, so the grandson thought that he would be obedient too, so he I made good friends with him, but I didn’t expect that he turned out to be an ambitious person! Grandma, it’s okay for you to say this here. If people outside know about it..."
"You know you are afraid?" After hearing this, Mrs. Song still shouted coldly, "I am here, you can explain, I naturally know that you do not have that intention. But, what about the people outside? What if there is a treacherous official in the court who slanders you? ,Or……"
At this point, after she paused, she did not continue, but immediately changed her words and said: "You have all the money, but you don't help the court to suppress the rebellion. This is tantamount to helping the chieftain to rebel in disguise. This matter, if There is an impeachment by the imperial censor, what do you think the emperor will think when the army has no money and food?"
"This..." When Mu Tianbo heard this, he was speechless. Don't say anything. Unless the current emperor is his grandma, otherwise, facing the slander of those censors, he is not familiar with the emperor. , maybe a disaster is imminent.
Seeing that her grandson understood something, Mrs. Song signaled to her personal maids, and then saw her personal maids retreating and closing the door behind her.
After only the grandfather and grandson were left in the room, Mrs. Song softened her tone and said to her grandson: "After eleven generations of the Duke's Palace, who can believe that the Duke's Palace has no money? In this situation, the Duke's Palace has no money. Do you understand that the government's money is the piece of He's Bi? You can only receive blessings if you actively donate it!"
Seeing that Mu Tianbo still seemed to be in pain, Mrs. Song said to him again: "The emperor today is the emperor who leads troops to fight. Different from the emperors in the past, he is a decisive person in killing. If our Mu family is here, If the emperor is very dissatisfied with the Tusi Rebellion this time, let alone the future, it is not certain whether this generation of the Duke's Mansion will be able to exist. Do you understand?"
Mu Tianbo couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. He understood that the current emperor was a ruthless person. Thinking of this, he immediately thought of the previous rebellions that his grandma had just mentioned. Not to mention, ordinary emperors couldn't do it. From the cabinet ministers to the local frontier officials, how many people had lost their heads because a gang leader was accused of treason, and the nine tribes were wiped out.
Apart from Hongwu, Yongle and Zhengde years, when did this kind of thing happen in other periods? That’s why the Chongzhen Dynasty exists now!
Thinking that he might be accused of treason, Mu Tianbo broke into a cold sweat.
"Of course, come back!" Seeing him like this, Mrs. Song changed the subject again and became more kind and said, "I have been trying to figure out the current emperor over the years, although I still don't understand what the current emperor is doing. Around the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, it was as if he had become a different person. But one thing is certain."
Seeing her grandson looking at her, Mrs. Song said in a positive tone: "The current emperor is a responsible emperor. No matter what Zhang Pu did, or what happened to the three governors Sun, Lu and Hong, you can see Come on, as long as you sincerely think about the emperor and help the emperor do things, the emperor will never let you suffer!"
Hearing this, Mu Tianbo's eyes finally lit up, and he tried to answer his grandmother's words: "That is to say, if...if in this matter, I donate all the money, this Duke's Can I keep my title?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Song shook her head and said: "Even if the prince's title has to be demoted, the Duke's title will definitely not be preserved. However, I believe that the emperor will compensate in other ways. And this time the Duke's mansion is overrun. To satisfy the emperor, it will naturally be better if he goes back to make compensation, and vice versa, do you understand?"
After her intimidating education, Mu Tianbo was not a three-year-old child, so he naturally understood.
This Tusi Rebellion is a test for him. If he can't pass, then the prosperity and wealth of the Mu family may be ruined in his hands; if he can pass, it can be continued.
So, with the acquiescence of Mrs. Song, he hurried to the lobby of the front office. Seeing that Yunnan Governor Wu Zhaoyuan and Qin Liangyu were still talking, he quickly squeezed out a smile, stepped into the hall, and said loudly: "Just now My prince went to check it out. If we start preparing food and grass from now on, our prince's government should be able to bear the food and grass supplies for the army led by the emperor for two months. If we can transfer the money to other provinces to buy food through the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, , maybe it can last for more time.”
Seeing him like this and hearing what he said, Ma Xianglin was a little confused. After being slightly stunned, he came back to his senses and immediately confirmed: "Is the Duke telling the truth?"
Wu Zhaoyuan and Qin Liangyu smiled slightly, but looked at Mu Tianbo without saying anything. They knew clearly in their hearts what was the reason for Mu Tianbo's change!
"Why, how can my Duke's words be trivial!" Mu Tianbo said, clasping his fists, saluting in the direction of the capital, and then said righteously, "The Duke's palace has been favored by the emperor for a long time. Now when the imperial court is in need, he should be ashamed of himself. Don't talk about just money and food, if you want your country to take the lead and fight to the death, there will never be any hesitation!"
"..." When Ma Xianglin heard this, it felt so unreal. However, the Duke's words were righteous, and he could no longer doubt it, so he had no choice but to say nothing.
Wu Zhaoyuan smiled slightly and said: "What the Duke has seen, I will definitely report it to the imperial court and make it known to the Emperor. Among all the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, I should put the Duke first! I will live up to the kindness of the Ming Dynasty."
"I also serve as a memorial to the emperor. It is indeed rare for me in the Ming Dynasty to be like the Duke!" Qin Liangyu also said with a smile.
Hearing what they said, Mu Guogong's heart ached, but he was also happy. If the two of them were to tell the story, the pain of cutting the flesh would be less.
With this in mind, he stepped forward and joined their discussion.
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At the same time, in Yuxi City in Xinxing Prefecture, various rebel chieftains gathered here and were holding a meeting.
The most powerful chieftain, Sha Dingzhou, was sitting on the main seat. He was obviously excited and said to the other chieftains: "Everyone, we are not far from Kunming now. We will work together and conquer Kunming in one go." , drive all the Ming dogs out of Dian, and we will have the final say here from now on!"
Wu Bikui, the chieftain of Yuanmou, heard this and echoed loudly: "Yes, once we capture Kunming, we will no longer be threatened by the imperial court and worry about the matter of reforming the land and returning to the countryside. From now on, we can all So happy, haha..."
In the original history, Wu Bikui rebelled first, and Sha Dingzhou made a sneak attack on Kunming while suppressing Wu Bikui's rebellion. However, because of the flapping of the butterfly's wings, the two people who were originally enemies came together, drank and talked, and discussed how to deal with the court.
Just past Xinxing Prefecture is Yunnan Prefecture, where the capital Kunming is located. It's really not too far away. When the rebel chieftains from all walks of life heard this, they laughed happily. The situation in Yunnan is really great!
One of the chieftains shouted loudly to Sha Dingzhou who was on the throne: "Shiping Chieftain Long Zaitian and Majestic Chieftain Wang Yangzu, those two lackeys of the imperial court, we should destroy them first!"
"Yes, we should destroy them. They eat everything inside and out, but they are actually helping the court. Don't they know that if they change their ways, they will not have a share?"
"I hate traitors the most in my life. If you ask me, we should destroy them!"
"And that Qin Liangyu is an old woman. She still listens to the court and comes to deal with us. She deserves to be killed!"
"Yes, Shizhu Chieftain is not, they will cry in the end!"
"..."
After hearing their words, Sha Dingzhou stretched out his hand to signal for them to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Yes, the Mu family will be destroyed, the dog officials will be driven away, and these rebellious chieftains will also be destroyed. , to serve as a warning. We chieftains should unite. In this way, the court will be afraid of us. From now on, this land of Yunnan belongs to us!"
When the other chieftains heard his words, they immediately echoed, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
However, among them, there was suddenly a noise, and a discordant voice was heard: "I heard that the imperial court has pacified the north, and the Ming Emperor even led the expedition in person. How could the imperial court be afraid of us?"
As soon as this voice came out, the scene immediately became quiet. Many toasts looked at each other, and when they thought of those things that they didn't know if they were rumors or not, the smiles on their faces almost disappeared invariably.
When Sha Dingzhou heard this, he looked at the faceless guy and tried his best to explain: "Can you believe those scary words released by the imperial court? If the current Emperor of Ming Dynasty is really capable, let me ask you, can your ancestral tombs be used to kill people? Are you being dug up? Are your own lands being burned, killed, and plundered by the captives every day?"
"That's right, if you think about this kind of thing with your toes, you will know that it is a lie made up by the imperial court!" Wu Bikui immediately agreed, "I'm afraid he killed a fake Jian prisoner and then boasted that he had killed a thousand enemies. If the captives withdraw from the pass on their own, they say they have defeated the captives and it is a great victory! Aren't you familiar with this kind of routine of the imperial court?"
The chieftains here naturally know what they said. It was also because of such speculation that they had the courage to rebel. But at this time, when the blind guy heard it, they began to think again, was this a rumor? Of course, as far as they are concerned, they believe it is a rumor.
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