Mu Tianbo is the eleventh-generation grandson of Mu Ying and the son of Mu Qiyuan, the former Duke of Qian.
Mu Qiyuan is not a qualified Duke of Qian.
After he inherited the title in the fifth year of Tianqi, he became more and more arrogant and domineering.
It would be fine if they set up prisons privately.
In order to protect his servants, he even sent troops to surround the local inspectorate and bombarded the gate of the yamen with cannons.
What's even worse is that he also secretly made a tiger talisman and had the intention of rebellion.
Mu Qiyuan's evil deeds were seen by his grandmother Song, who hated him in her heart.
The Mu family has an ancestral precept: All of our descendants must be loyal to the country, be diligent and cautious in their work, and be humble when dealing with colleagues. This is a special instruction to be careful and cautious.
In order to preserve the inheritance of the Mu family, the Song family decided to kill their own relatives for the sake of justice.
She poisoned Mu Qiyuan's food and wine under the pretext of a banquet, killing him.
(After being poisoned to death, the first ancestor of the Mu family wanted to bury Mu Qiyuan back in the ancestral tomb in Nanjing. This matter was delayed by the court for five years. It was not until the third year of Chongzhen's accession to the throne that he agreed to bury him.)
After Mu Qiyuan's death, Mu Tianbo inherited the title.
Mu Tianbo was only ten years old when he inherited the title, and grew up under the protection of his mother Chen and great-grandmother Song.
Environment shapes people.
Mu Tianbo, who grew up in this environment, became a loyal, brave but timid Duke of Qian.
so...
When he heard Yu Xipeng say that there was an insider in the city, he immediately panicked.
"This...what should I do?" Mu Tianbo's eyes were confused and he looked panicked.
boom!
The sound of artillery fire from the south of the city brought Mu Tianbo back to his senses.
"It's bad!" Mu Tianbo shouted, picked up his weapon and rushed out.
The war horses had already been prepared, and the soldiers of Prince Mu's Mansion had also been assembled under the organization of the strategist Zhou Ding, and they surrounded Mu Tianbo and rushed towards the south of the city.
Not long after walking out of Prince Mu's Mansion, deafening shouts of killing were heard from the south.
The sound came from far away and was frightening to hear.
Just when everyone was wondering what was going on, five or six cavalrymen rushed over with their helmets and armor crooked.
The leading cavalryman waved his whip and shouted, "Duke Mu, there are rebels inside the city, and the south gate has been captured!"
"The South Gate has fallen!"
Mu Tianbo felt as if he was struck by lightning and stood there motionless.
The city wall of Yunnan Prefecture is nine li and three fen long and twenty-nine feet and two feet high. The city has six gates, an inner city wall and a watchtower on top.
There is a moat outside the city and a suspension bridge over the river.
This fortified city is not only a barrier for Prince Mu’s Palace, but also a psychological defense line for Mu Tianbo.
When he learned that the South Gate had fallen, Mu Tianbo instantly lost the courage to resist.
He turned and looked at Yu Xipeng.
Yu Xipeng said quickly: "The enemy outside the city is coming aggressively, and the identity of the accomplice in the city is unknown. What I mean is... abandon the city immediately and escape from danger."
"Okay!" Mu Tianbo turned around and was about to leave in desperation.
I took just two steps when I realized I couldn't just leave like that because there were still many things I hadn't explained.
He asked the palace guards to wait outside the door, and he walked towards the study with a dozen of his trusted men.
"You," Mu Tianbo pointed at one of his trusted followers as they walked, "Immediately tell Mu Tianze and Mu Tianrun to protect the family members of Prince Mu's Mansion out of the city."
The confidant was stunned for a moment, then ran away after receiving the order.
Mu Tianbo came to the study and went straight to a hidden place. After rummaging through the drawers, he found two things.
One is the hereditary iron certificate of the hereditary title, and the other is the seal of the Yunnan General and the General of Zhennan.
The former represents honor, and the latter represents power.
Especially the Yunnan General's Seal and the Zhennan General's Seal, with these two things you can knock on the gates of all the cities in Yunnan.
After getting these two things, Mu Tianbo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned and walked out of the study and returned to the door of Prince Mu's Mansion.
Seeing the shouting and screaming getting closer, Mu Tianbo jumped on his horse and was ready to escape.
The counselor Zhou Ding grabbed the reins of the warhorse and asked, "Where do you want to go, Duke Mu?"
Mu Tianbo replied anxiously: "The South Gate has been captured. Yunnan City is no longer safe. We can only abandon the city!"
Zhou Ding grabbed the reins tightly and said, "Duke Mu is wrong. There are not only thousands of defenders in the city, but also more than a thousand elite soldiers and thousands of Tusi soldiers outside the city who have not yet dispersed to help."
"With these troops, we can definitely fight the bandits head-on in a street fight."
"Sha Dingzhou has come a long way and is already a tired army, and is not very familiar with the terrain of the city."
"If we fight hard, our army has at least a 70% chance of winning! Even if we lose, we can still break out of the city!"
"If you leave, the situation will be over!"
What Zhou Ding said made a lot of sense. Whether the soldiers would resist or not depended entirely on the commander's mood.
If the commander fights hard, the soldiers will fight hard too. If the commander chooses to escape, the soldiers will give up resistance.
After hearing what Zhou Ding said, Mu Tianbo hesitated again.
Just as he was hesitating, three or four more cavalrymen came running towards him in a panic from a distance.
They kept looking back while riding their horses, as if there was something very scary behind them.
After reaching a certain distance, the leading cavalryman shouted: "Duke Mu, the Dadong City Gate has fallen! The Dadong City Gate has fallen!"
There are six gates in Yunnan City.
They are the south gate Lizheng Gate, the north gate Baoshun Gate, the big east gate in the east is called Weihe Gate, the small east gate is also called Yongqing Gate, the big west gate in the west is called Guangyuan Gate, and the small west gate is called Hongrun Gate.
Schematic diagram of Yunnan prefecture in the Ming Dynasty
After hearing that the Great East Gate had fallen, Mu Tianbo pointed at Zhou Ding and said, "You heard it too. Two of the six gates have been lost. The situation is over! Quickly let go of the reins. I want to temporarily avoid the enemy's attack."
"The Duke cannot leave. If he leaves, it will be all over!" Zhou Ding held the reins of the warhorse tightly, showing no sign of letting go.
Mu Tianbo’s head is about to explode!
He had long lost the confidence to defend the city, and Zhou Ding stopped him from leaving.
what to do?
Steward Yu Xipeng stepped forward and said angrily, "Zhou Ding, the gate has been lost and the city has fallen! If you don't leave now, when will you leave?"
"We may not be defeated if we launch a counterattack!" Zhou Ding argued.
Yu Xipeng had no intention of reasoning with Zhou Ding, and there was no reason to reason.
He frowned first, then took a few steps back and said in a trembling voice: "You...you are the accomplice!"
"What?"
Mu Tianbo and Zhou Ding were both stunned.
Yu Xipeng swallowed his saliva and continued, "You want to leave Duke Mu to Sha Dingzhou, right?"
"Bullshit!" Zhou Ding pointed at Yu Xipeng and cursed, "I am from the Mu Palace, how could I surrender to the barbarians?"
"Why don't you quickly let go of the reins and let Duke Mu escape from the city?"
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