Bright Spring

"Get up and talk, get up and talk." Mu Sheng raised his arm vigorously, and asked Geng Qi to sit down on the chair.

Geng Qi turned his head to the side, with an expression that was hard to say and face, he cupped his fists and said, "I'm so stupid, I only knew about that Nizi not long ago!"

Mu Sheng didn't want to be too polite, and said directly: "Geng Hao is young and frivolous, so he will inevitably make mistakes, but this time the mistakes he made were too big."

"Alas!" Geng Qi scolded, "This is a thing of incomprehensibility! It was all spoiled by his mother, and now it's too late for me to regret it."

Mu Sheng said calmly: "I am very clear about my cousin's behavior. I know that this matter is definitely not my cousin's intention. Now that things have happened, I really want to help the Geng family again, but... my cousin should You probably know the current situation, and right now Mufu is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, there is really nothing you can do!"

Geng Qi said: "Master Hou treated us generously and kindly protected our family to settle down in Yunnan; Nizi did such an ungrateful thing, how can I blame the Mu family? I came here today to apologize and to say goodbye."

After hearing this, Mu Sheng immediately asked, "Have you met your cousin yet?"

Geng Qi said: "Not yet, but it should be soon. Right now Nizi has been taken away, people from Jinyiwei are watching day and night near the manor, and people are following me when I enter the city today. It looks like our family is over!"

Mu Sheng sighed.

Geng Qi said again: "Thank you cousin for taking care of me for so long, I still want to see the old lady for the last time, okay?"

It was only then that Mu Sheng came to his senses: Geng Qi said that he didn't come to ask for help, but if that was the case, what was he doing and what was the use of coming?It turned out that he was thinking of Mu Sheng's own mother, the old lady of the Geng family; only the old lady cares about the people of the Geng family the most!

Even though the Mu family cannot protect themselves at this time, it is not as good as before, but the only one who can help the Geng family right now is the Mu family...Geng Qi must be very aware of this.

Of course, the cousin is much more experienced than his son Geng Hao, and Mu Sheng was almost led away by the nose just now.

Mu Sheng sighed very sadly, and said: "My mother has not been in good health recently, and everything is not going well, and her old man is sick from anger. If I hear about the situation of the Geng family, I am afraid... the worst thing about this matter is... It’s better not to tell my mother yet. I hope my cousin will understand.”

Geng Qi's expression changed immediately, and he began to cry very quickly, and finally pleaded: "Please don't save me, Lord Hou! My elder brothers will either die or go to prison. Now, once our family returns to Beijing, the palace will definitely not let us go!" I will let us go... I don't ask my cousin for anything, I just want my cousin to arrange for our family to leave this place, that is, to go to the deep mountains and old forests, as long as I can leave a descendant for the Geng family..."

Mu Sheng also had a look of embarrassment when he heard it, but he still said helplessly: "Cousin, do I still dare to do such a thing now? Yunnan is not the territory of the Mu family, but the territory of the Ming court. There's no way out."

After hearing this, Geng Qi raised his head, his face was ashen.

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Chapter 258 A Calm New Year's Eve

Before you know it, it's the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the first year of Yongle is about to pass.

In a few days, it will be the second year of Yongle, the third year of Jinshang's enthronement, and the second year of Zhu Gaoxu's reign in Yunnan.

Hanwang Mansion is being decorated with lanterns and festoons, and a grand banquet is being held with singing and dancing.Most of the civil and military officials on the ground of Yunnan Chief Commissioner's Department came to the banquet.However, this kind of banquet is more rigid, from drum music and dance to libretto and etiquette are all set.Everyone has a fixed routine when they meet, it's more like acting on a stage, and they have to recite their lines.

In the main hall of the Chengyun Hall, the maids shuttled through it with delicious food and wine; the dancers in the middle of the hall were dancing to the music, and all the musicians were singing along with one person:

"Prestige over a thousand states, guests from the four barbarians accept their seals. Show the auspiciousness, inherit the image of the Qian, the emperor's foundation will be eternal, and the mountains and rivers will be strong for thousands of years... The Holy Lord passed Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang, and established the five permanent principles and three principles. The eight barbarians pay tribute In today's court, the heads are stunned. The prime minister in the court is changing the yin and yang. The five grains are harvested, and the people are happy. Congratulations to the emperor, praise together, and the kingdoms come to surrender."

Zhu Gaoxu and his wife sat on the top seat, with civil and military officials sitting on both sides, and there were many family members in the side hall, and everyone was enjoying the dance music solemnly.Although there was a scene of singing and dancing, everyone didn't dare to laugh and have fun.

After a while, another actor came up, a child in a light yellow shirt and an old man with white hair walked to the main hall.

The musicians played the music again, and the old and the young danced to the sound of silk, bamboo, bells and drums. They sang while dancing: "The rain is smooth and the wind is tuned, the five grains are harvested, the warehouses are abundant, and the people's livelihood is benefited. Thanks to the emperor's kindness, the world is clean, Puff up the belly and sing, the old man and the yellow boy, enjoy Xianning together..."

Guo Wei on the side, Yao Ji, Du Qianrui and others in the side hall heard it with great interest, and probably thought it was very fresh.

But Zhu Gaoxu felt bored.In his opinion, this kind of singing and dancing is something performed for ghosts and gods, as if they are praying... The princes who hold power don't believe in this at all, and every time it is these shows, everyone is tired of listening to them; I don't understand, the words in it are too complicated.Zhu Gaoxu felt that this thing had neither entertainment effect nor publicity effect.

It's probably just a ritual.

The song and dance performances have been prepared long ago, and there will be more than one show, which will last until the end of the banquet.However, there was occasional emptiness in the middle, and during the quiet time in the hall, everyone would still talk about other things.

It's just that you can't talk nonsense. For such a formal banquet, the topic must be appropriate to the occasion, and you must talk about topics that care about the situation and people's livelihood.

Cao Long, the commander of the capital, clasped his fists and said, "It is reported that Sixingfa, the son of Luchuan Silunfa, is annexing various ministries in Myanmar. Please tell me, how should we, the capital commander, deal with this matter next year?"

Fortunately, there was an imperial decree from the imperial court, and all matters of the three divisions in Yunnan had to be reported to the Han Palace; otherwise, at this time, Zhu Gaoxu would definitely not know what was going on in the direction of Myanmar.Of course, he doesn't know much about it now, but at least he knows some names.

At this time, Mu Sheng was at the head, sitting there without saying a word, gloomily only focusing on drinking and eating meat.

Zhu Gaoxu took a look at Mu Sheng, and said in public: "Si Lun rebelled back then, and it was put down by King Qianning, and the imperial court appointed Diao as the comfort envoy. It is best to send an envoy to see Diao first, Discuss with the people of Ming Dynasty. But everything has to be reported to the imperial court before making a decision."

He said something, but in the end he called the imperial court to make the decision, and what he said meant he didn't say anything.But all the officials still echoed and praised solemnly, Mu Sheng opened his mouth and made a gesture, as if he didn't make a sound, which was very embarrassing.

Guo Wei next to her turned her head to the side, but looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a respectful face.Maybe she was the only one who felt that Wang Ye's words were powerful.

At this time, the music was played again, and everyone continued to enjoy the singing and dancing.

... After the banquet, Guo Wei accompanied Zhu Gaoxu to leave.She walked a little back in accordance with etiquette, but the two were very close.

"Is Wei'er happy at today's banquet?" Zhu Gaoxu casually talked to Guo Wei.

Guo Wei raised her small face and said softly: "My concubine can't help being very happy to see so many civil and military people praising the lord."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Others are just pretending, but you still take it seriously."

Guo Wei shook her head and said: "Although I don't understand it very well, I think what the prince said is always very reasonable. When people go far away, they also want to be received by local people; the prince said, first discuss with the Diao family in Myanmar, so that people feel It's safe."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly, and thoughtfully said: "But the barbarians only recognize the Mu Mansion, and I, a prince who has just been in Yunnan for a year, is not easy to be trusted for a while; there is also the commander of the capital, Cao Long, and a group of new officials. The officials of the Third Division of Yunnan have only come here not long ago, and they have no foundation in Yunnan."

"I still believe that the prince must be stronger than Xipinghou." Guo Wei whispered.

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

... From time to time, the sound of firecrackers can be heard outside the palace. As the new year approaches, a festive and peaceful atmosphere envelopes the city of Kunming.But according to the news Zhu Gaoxu received from the third division, he found that the surrounding area of ​​Yunnan seemed not to be peaceful.

In addition to the hidden dangers on the Burmese border mentioned by Cao Long; Thailand is also in chaos at this time.The Yunnan Dusi received a report that a coup had taken place not long ago in the Xuanwei Division of the Eight Hundred and so on, and a war is likely to break out.

Zhu Gaoxu is not quite clear about the situation at this time. Anyway, he knows that the Ming court cannot give up its intervention in these areas... The main concern of the court is not that they cannot control these areas, but that they will backfire against Daming if they lose control Southwest states and counties!

The southwestern frontier is not the hinterland of the Central Plains. Once the chieftain is allowed to take over, Yunnan's military strength may not necessarily be the opponent of the chieftain kingdoms.

If the Mu Mansion is completely destroyed at this time, Zhu Gaoxu will directly face the rebellion of the chieftains on all sides... Besides, how will the court re-arrange the balance of power on the Yunnan territory?He still couldn't tell clearly now, and he felt a little headache for a while.

In Zhu Gaoxu's impression, East | South Asia has always been chaotic, and now the traffic is inconvenient, which is even more difficult.Right now things are just undercurrents, but if the situation gets worse, Zhu Gaoxu must take action to solve the problem at that time!

In fact, he didn't really care about those places in his heart, but just wanted to stabilize his position in Yunnan to protect his own strength.But now it seems that this place is not simple; there are too few Han people and too many foreign invasions, so it is difficult to develop.

No wonder Zhu Gaoxu was sent to Yunnan last year, his eldest brother, the prince, didn't seem worried at all.

...Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wei'er will go back to the harem first, and I will sit in the study."