Chapter 111 Meeting Invitation About two incense sticks before Mu Sen stepped into the princess's mansion...
About two incense sticks before Mu Sen stepped into the princess's mansion, a small businessman reported to the doorman at the back door that two gentlemen from the Guihua Dutong Mansion had gone to the Tumed tribe.
The doorman was already familiar with such informers. After asking a few questions, he took out several large coins from the cloth bag at his waist and gave them to the man. The small businessman took the money and left with a smile. A child holding a sheep's bladder ball came from behind and said that a few people wearing official robes from the Guihua City Governor's Office rode on big horses to the north. The doorman also took a few copper coins to him as usual, and the child happily took them to buy candy.
After sending the two away, the doorman sent another attendant to report the news to the palace. The attendant trotted all the way to the West Direct Room to report the news to the eunuch in charge of the news. The eunuch briefly checked it and then reported it to the princess.
In today's Guihua City, when it comes to news, the latest and most comprehensive information comes from the Princess Mansion.
The Dashengkui and Fan family businesses under the princess were originally the leading businesses in Guihua City. Many merchants would pay attention to the movements of various places when doing business on the road and report to the princess's mansion. The princess's friendly attitude towards small vendors, such as allowing them to set up stalls near the princess's mansion to do business, and even letting her followers mediate conflicts between vendors, and offering hot soup in winter, etc., further expanded the source of information.
Therefore, the people sent by Mu Xue on the surface find it difficult to deal with those officials in the Governor's Mansion, but their movements are clear to them.
You respect and honor her in public, but secretly you don't take her seriously, right?
very good.
Mu Xue lowered her eyes, took a sip of her rose honey milk tea, and said, "It's about time. Mu Sen, quickly write an invitation and send it to Tumote Taiji immediately. Tell him that the summer scenery is beautiful. I would like to hold a gathering at the Chi Le River outside Guihua City and invite Taiji and his wife and princess to enjoy the scenery together."
Mu Sen was stunned for a moment, then he understood immediately, knowing that the princess had a plan in mind, and immediately said, "It is indeed a good time. When we are in Kulun, we should prepare for the Nadam Festival. Why not just invite the princes and nobles from near and far to come together on the pretext of the meeting, so as to build relationships."
After hearing this, Mu Xue nodded and said, "That's good. Let's do it this way. And bring a box of ginseng to Tumed Old Taiji."
Musen took the order and went. He quickly wrote the bilingual post. He took a third-class guard and several servants with him, and rode on horseback to the place where the Tumed tribe was stationed.
A green grassland with white yurts of the Tumed tribe dotted here and there. Large patches of clouds moved slowly, occasionally blocking a corner of the sunlight, making the grass look darker.
Inside the big tent, Namugan, the old taiji of the Tumed tribe, pushed a box of pure white milk food forward and said, "This is freshly made milk skin. Sir, please try it."
The translator next to him gave a brief introduction. Deputy Governor Ha Feng knew a little Mongolian, but not very fluently, so he would bring a pen-shaped translator with him when he went out.
"Let's not eat the milk skin, let's talk business." Deputy Governor Ha Feng said, "I have been ordered to supervise the naturalization of the Khalkha Post Road, which passes through Tumed, and I need your assistance."
Seeing that he didn't eat, the old taiji shrugged slightly, picked up a piece of milk skin and chewed it slowly. When he saw the deputy governor in his prime frowning, he slowly said: "I am old now. I failed to supervise well before, and lost the position of Zasak and governor. I haven't taken care of these things for a long time. The deputy governor is young and energetic, and you can tell at a glance that he is very capable."
"Taiji, you are joking." Deputy Governor Hafeng curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. "You are the leader. Even if you don't have the positions of Zasak and Governor, you are still very important. Besides--"
He clenched his fist and bowed upwards: "This is the will of His Majesty."
The old taiji stared? He counted his breaths, picked up a piece of milk skin and chewed it slowly: "We will naturally do our best to obey Bogda Khan's order."
Deputy Governor Ha Feng nodded and said, "It will take two hundred able-bodied men to build the post station. After it is completed, the left and right banners of the Tumed tribe will each send a hundred men to serve as post guards. We will also need to prepare five hundred sheep and two hundred horses as working animals and supplies."
"So many people?" The old taiji opened his mouth slightly, looking a little surprised. "Sir, it's almost the wool shearing season, and the herdsmen are busy taking care of the livestock. I'm worried that calling so many people away all of a sudden will affect the herdsmen's livelihood."
"Taiji, this is an imperial decree."
Deputy Governor Ha Feng looked at him and said clearly, "I'm not here to bargain with you."
The big tent was silent for a moment, with only the gurgling sound of the milk tea kettle boiling on the stove.
Fulong'a, the assistant who came with him, saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "In an emergency, we have to make do with the expedients. The people of the Tumed tribe are all very capable people, and I believe they can coordinate well. If there are any difficulties, you can report to the Lifanyuan, and they will send officials to take a closer look later."
The old Taiji sighed, pressed the low table and stood up: "I understand, let me discuss it with the captains, please wait here for a moment, my lords."
Deputy Governor Ha Feng nodded: "Please, but we should be brief. We want to return to Huacheng before sunset."
"Understand? Please sit down for a moment."
The old taiji told the maids to add more milk tea and walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back.
The felt curtain was lifted, and the breeze blew on his face, bringing the scent of green grass. The old Taiji took a deep breath, looked at the yurts of the tribesmen in the distance, and walked forward. After taking two steps, he caught a glimpse of a touch of red on the side of the big tent.
"Urentuya, are you eavesdropping under the tent again? Come here."
Wuren Tuya, dressed in a red robe, came out from behind the tent, her cheeks flushed with anger, her lips pursed: "Grandpa, they are really going too far. So many people, so many sheep and horses, and we have to provide them all!"
"Tsk, keep your voice down." The old Taiji looked around and pulled his granddaughter away from the tent. "There's nothing we can do about the imperial court's order."
"Bullshit decree!" Wurentuya lowered her voice a little, but was still angry. "I don't believe it. The decree would specifically state how many people and sheep and horses our tribe should send out! It's just that those two big-tailed wolves are using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"
The old Taiji looked at his beloved granddaughter and laughed. Her personality was really a bit like him when he was young.
He patted her shoulder and said, "You are still too young. After all, they are the governor now."
"Originally you are also the governor!"
The old taiji said sternly, "You are not allowed to say this. You are angry. You need to know what you can and cannot say."
"Yes, I know."
While the grandfather and grandson were talking, Urentuya saw several horses galloping among the grass in the distance, carrying the flag of the "Fourth Princess".
"What is the princess doing sending someone here at this time?" Urentuya muttered, "Are you here to urge them together with the two of them?"
The old Taiji looked at the horse approaching and narrowed his eyes: "Just listen to what they say and you will know."
Mu Sen led his men and galloped all the way until they were near the big tent. He saw several official horses with mats spread on them tied to the horse posts and knew that there were officials from the Governor's Mansion there at the moment.
After reining in their horses, Mu Sen and the others walked towards the old Taiji, politely saying, "You have always been in good health. The princess specially asked me to bring you a box of ginseng, which is a royal product in the palace and of excellent quality."
The old Taiji smiled and said, "It's always good. Thank you for the reward, Princess."
As he said this, he asked his men to collect the ginseng and asked, "I wonder if there is anything else?"
Mu Sen said: "The weather has been good recently, and the princess is thinking of holding a gathering in Chi Le Chuan, like a small Nadam. She has specially written a visiting card to invite you and your family."
The visiting card was quite new to the taijis on the grassland, and they usually communicated by word of mouth. After the old taiji read it, he showed it to Wuren Tuya. She glanced at the pattern on the card and couldn't help stroking it. It was really beautiful. She specially wrote a few words on such beautiful paper to invite him, which also showed that the princess valued him.
The old taiji thanked him and asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly think of holding a gathering?"
Mu Sen lowered his voice and asked: "Have you heard about the construction of the post road?"
When Wuren Tuya heard this, she frowned: "Those two officials are in the big tent! Why are you here to urge them again?"
"Not really," Mushen said, "Perhaps the princess can mediate so that no one suffers."
"What's going on..." Urentuya was about to ask, but was stopped by her grandfather with a look.
The old Taiji only said: "Princess, I am grateful for your kindness. Please tell the princess that we will be there on time."
"Mussen? Why are you here?"
Suddenly, I heard a noise behind me. It was Deputy Governor Ha Feng and others who came out of the tent to see what was happening after waiting impatiently.
Mu Sen bowed calmly and said, "What a coincidence, sir, are we in sync? The princess had previously ordered me to deliver ginseng to the old taiji, and we happened to meet at this time."
Deputy Governor Ha Feng frowned: "Really? Why do I seem to hear you talking about a rally?"
"Well, the weather is nice, and the princess wants to invite her relatives and friends to gather on the grassland, race horses, drink wine, and share delicious food."
A grassland rally is to be held at this time?
Deputy Governor Ha Feng speculated for a while, not sure if the princess was really bored and looking for someone to play with, or if there was some other ulterior motive, so he decided to be cautious. "I wonder if there is any reason for this?"
"What could be the reason?" Mushen said with a smile, "Our master has lived in Khalkha for several years. He likes the lively atmosphere of the Nadam Festival at this time of year and wants to have fun with everyone. We are all from the grassland, so we will definitely have a good chat."
Deputy Governor Ha Feng saw the invitation card in the hand of the old Taiji's granddaughter, and he became more and more confused: "Oh, does Taiji have time to go? The preparations for the post road are complicated and will take a lot of effort to deal with."
Wurentuya looked at her grandfather's expression and knew that it was time for her to speak. After all, she was a young girl and had a bad temper, so the official would not lose his temper.
"The princess is so noble, if you invite me, of course I have to go. As for the rest, Grandpa will naturally arrange it."
Is this really weird? The women on the grassland are all sharp-tongued. Deputy Governor Ha Feng suppressed his anger and said coldly: "I hope so."
He looked at Mu Sen, his eyes hinting at him, "If you have any invitation cards, please bring them out quickly."
Mu Sen seemed not to notice and just stood there in a daze.
Deputy Governor Ha Feng had no choice but to say, "I wonder if there is a post for me? I'd better take it together. This will save the chief secretary from making an extra trip."
"Ah, so you've been looking at me for so long because you were thinking about this!" Mu Sen said with a look of sudden enlightenment, "But unfortunately, I only brought this one post with me. Maybe I missed it. I'll go back and look for it."
Looking for someone? You're not invited.
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