Yunnan Prefecture City (now Kunming).
After conquering Yunnan in the 16th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying stayed in Yunnan to garrison.
In the 19th year of Hongwu, Mu Ying built the city of Yunnan Prefecture (now Kunming) with bricks, and set up the Yunnan Provincial Administration Commission and the Yunnan Military Command in Yunnan Prefecture.
After the city was built, the Xiping Marquis Mansion was built.
(Mu Ying was initially granted the title of Marquis of Xiping. In the sixth year of Yongle, Mu Sheng, then Marquis of Xiping, was promoted from Marquis of Xiping to Duke of Qian, and the title was allowed to be inherited by his descendants.)
Because the Mu family had ruled Yunnan for generations and had a very high prestige in the local area, and the imperial court treated him no differently than other princes, the local people privately called the Duke of Qian's Mansion the Prince Mu's Mansion.
Inside Prince Mu's mansion, Duke of Qian Mu Tianbo was reading the official report of the 17th year of Chongzhen with great interest.
Not only Mu Tianbo.
The entire Yunnan Prefecture, from officials to ordinary people, was obsessed with the court reports.
It not only contains information about the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, but also the latest exchange rates of gold, silver and copper, as well as unofficial history and serial novels.
Mu Tianbo's two younger brothers, Mu Tianze and Mu Tianrun, sat on his left and right respectively, looking at the official newspapers in their hands with great fascination.
Mu Tianze read it the fastest. After he put down the official newspaper, he patted his chest and said, "The unofficial history on it is quite wild!"
Mu Tianrun raised his head and shook his head, saying, "It can't be helped. There were no historians to record it at that time! Guess why Sima Zhao didn't kill the historians and change the history books after he committed the atrocity of regicide in the street?"
"Why?" Mu Tianze asked with blinking eyes.
Mu Tianrun chuckled: "If we don't kill the historian, the most he can do is write in the history books that Sima Zhao killed the emperor in the street. But if we kill the historian, it will be a big trouble. Regardless of whether the official history is correct or not, the unofficial history will definitely be unofficial."
"It is very likely that the unofficial history records that Zhao wanted to show his love to Long Yang in the street..."
"Shut up!" Just when Mu Tianrun was about to continue speaking, Mu Tianbo shouted and forcibly ended the topic.
He put down the official report, took a few deep breaths, and quickly forgot the contents of the unofficial history in the report.
This unofficial history is too wild!
"Come, have some tea!" Mu Tianbo picked up the teacup in his hand and drank all the tea in it.
Just as they put down their teacups, the housekeeper walked in quickly and said, "Your Excellency Lord Mu, there are a few people claiming to be from the Imperial Guards outside the door asking to see you."
Although Mu Tianbo's title is Duke of Qian, the local people in Yunnan call him Duke of Mu instead of Duke of Qian.
This can be found in the genealogy and stone tablets of local people in Yunnan.
In addition to the genealogy and stone tablets, there is also a saying passed down from generation to generation in the local area: My ancestors followed Duke Mu from a certain place...
Mu Tianbo stood up suddenly and said, "Didn't a group of Jinyiwei come here some time ago? Why are they here again?"
"They are not the same group! The Jinyiwei some time ago came from Nanjing, and these Jinyiwei are from Beijing."
"Please come in!" Mu Tianbo hurriedly tidied up his appearance and prepared to go out to greet him in person.
The Nanjing Jinyiwei were sent by Crown Prince Zhu Cilang, while the Beijing Jinyiwei were sent by Chongzhen.
Comparing the two, Mu Tianbo respects the latter more.
Mu Tianze and Mu Tianrun did not dare to be negligent and stood up and followed Mu Tianbo to greet them.
When I arrived outside the mansion, I saw six people dressed as merchants standing in the sunlight outside the gate.
They have different body shapes, some are fat, some are thin, and there are a few who are neither fat nor thin.
The same thing is the skin color, which is dark with a hint of red.
The leader was wearing a blue short shirt. He took off his straw raincoat and clasped his hands to Mu Tianbo and said, "Wang Guoxing, the deputy commander of the Northern Pacification Division, greets Duke Mu."
While Mu Tianbo was observing Wang Guoxing, Wang Guoxing was also observing Mu Tianbo.
This Duke of Qian in the Ming Dynasty was over five feet tall. He was not as muscular as other generals, but rather a little bloated. His facial features were distinct, his eyebrows were straight, his nose was high, and his lips were slightly thin, giving him a gentle and refined look.
Jinyiwei commander-in-chief?
Um?
Mu Tianbo was stunned at first, then his scalp felt numb.
This person is second only to the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
After checking the identity, Mu Tianbo clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "Greetings to Tongzhi Wang. Does Tongzhi Wang have any imperial decree?"
Mu Tianbo's question was very precise.
The Jinyiwei are the emperor's men, and if there is an imperial decree, it will definitely be carried by these people.
Wang Guoxing nodded gently: "There is only a verbal order, no imperial decree, let's talk about it after we go in."
"good!"
The group walked to the main hall of Prince Mu's Mansion.
Mu Tianbo and Wang Guoxing walked into the main hall, while the others stopped outside the hall.
As the wooden door of the main hall closed, Mu Tianbo knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I, the Duke of Qian, Mu Tianbo, pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor..."
Wang Guoxing put his hands behind his back, straightened his chest and looked into the distance: "Duke Qian, listen, His Majesty said that Yunnan cannot be in chaos. If there must be chaos, it can only be a small chaos, not a big one."
This sentence made Mu Tianbo completely confused.
Before this, he had received news from the previous group of Jinyiwei that Wu Bikui and Sha Dingzhou might rebel.
But these reports have no basis at all.
It was impossible for him to send out troops to attack based solely on unfounded information.
All we can do is be careful.
"I obey the order!" Mu Tianbo accepted the order immediately after he reacted.
After standing up, the two sat down separately.
"Duke Mu, Wu Bikui is going to rebel!" Wang Guoxing said directly.
Mu Tianbo frowned: "Do you have any real evidence? If so, I will immediately summon all the chieftains to quell the rebellion. But if there is no evidence, I can only say sorry."
Mu Tianbo's mission is to stabilize the situation in Yunnan and check and balance the local chieftains.
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