Chapter 437 Three Links
Except for Kunming, the fief of the Mu family, the governance rights of other places in Yunnan should belong to the Ming Dynasty.
However, the Mu family had been stationed in Yunnan for a long time, and after years of infiltration, they had already taken most of the power into their hands. The governor, the provincial governor, the provincial judge, etc., most of them became empty titles.
After Daoye ascended the throne, he abolished the garrison eunuchs and town eunuchs in various places, but just a few years ago, he quietly sent several eunuchs to Yunnan.
But those eunuchs obviously had no ability to shake the Mu family, and returned in disgrace. The stubborn Taoist continued to send Hu Xiong to Yunnan to take charge.
Hu Xiong was more capable than his predecessor, but he still had a hard time in Kunming. Upon hearing that someone from the court was coming, he hurriedly took people to greet him.
When he saw the soldiers gathered behind the city gate, Hu Xiong went straight to the top of the city wall.
"What do you mean, Governor Mu?" Hu Xiong walked up to Mu Chaobi in a sharp voice. "Why, are you planning a rebellion?"
Everyone couldn't help but glare at him.
Hu Xiong chuckled, "But you want to use my head as a sacrifice? Then what are you waiting for?"
But Mu Chaobi ignored him and focused on the cavalry galloping towards them in the distance.
"Let's see who it is!" Hu Xiong narrowed his eyes and suddenly his body shook, "It's Long Wilbur? Hahahaha! It's Long Wilbur! God has eyes!"
Hu Xiong recalled his difficult years in Kunming and couldn't help laughing wildly, "Here comes the killer god, hahahaha!"
The more than a thousand infantrymen hesitated for a moment and turned back.
Jiang Qingzhi is here, should we advance or retreat?
Jiang Shun gritted his teeth and said, "Surround them."
First, pretend to be bullied.
"Jiang Shun is good." Zhang Qian praised.
The Jiang flag suddenly moved and rushed out from the cavalry.
"Stone!"
Jiang Qingzhi shouted.
"Master!"
Sun Chonglou rode up on horseback, and Jiang Qingzhi said, "Big flag!"
Sun Chonglou took the flag from the flag bearer with one hand and followed Jiang Qingzhi to rush towards the infantrymen.
"Hurry!" Jiang Shun urged.
Seeing that they were about to surround the scouts, Jiang Qingzhi pointed forward and said, "Shi Tou, raise the flag!"
Sun Chonglou raised the big flag behind him with one hand, gathering strength. The muscles in his arms swelled under the force and actually tore his armor.
He shouted loudly and threw the big flag out.
The big flag passed over the scouts and was heavily planted in front of them.
Jiang Qingzhi reined in his horse.
He shouted, "Whoever dares to cross this flag will be killed!"
Choking!
The sound of countless swords being drawn.
There are many long swords.
Pairs of cold eyes stared at the infantrymen who were rushing towards them.
Zhang Qian on the city wall's face changed drastically.
He saw the infantryman in front suddenly slow down, then spread his hands, trying to stop, but the inertia of running wildly was too great, and he couldn't help but fly forward.
Everyone followed his gaze...
puff!
The infantryman fell down less than a step away from the flag.
The big flag is right in front of us.
But it seems out of reach.
All the infantrymen stopped.
The formation was in chaos.
"If Lord Earl gives the order now, we can defeat this infantry in an instant!" Ma Fang said grimly.
On top of the city wall, outside the city... everyone fell silent at this moment.
Da da!
Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves slowly broke the silence.
Jiang Qingzhi rode his horse to the big flag and looked up at the top of the city wall.
"Commander Mu!"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "I have come all the way from the capital, is this how you are going to welcome the angel? Mo Zhan."
"Uncle!" Mo Zhan stepped forward.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed to the front and said, "Send this gift from Ben Bo to Governor Mu."
"Leader!"
Mo Zhan threw a round object over.
The thing fell in front of the infantrymen, rolled over and over, and finally slowly stopped.
“It’s a human head!”
"This is... Mr. Wang!"
The grinning side of the head was facing the infantrymen, and someone recognized Wang Xing.
"Commander-in-chief!" Zhang Qian came over and whispered, "It's too late. You must bow your head immediately. Otherwise..."
He pointed at the growing number of onlookers outside the city, "Killing an angel is tantamount to treason!"
This is a different time. Earlier, Jiang Qingzhi had not arrived. If there was bloodshed under the city, morality would be on Mu Chaobi's side. But now...
"Jiang Qingzhi did it on purpose." A counselor's face was livid. "I was wondering why this guy, who has a reputation as a famous general, would allow a reckless person to provoke him. It turns out he did it on purpose."
Zhang Qian glanced at the man. There had been some conflicts between the two in the past, but now was not the time to argue. He added: "Jiang Qingzhi first used Sun Chonglou as bait to lure us into action, and then he arrived and used the big flag as a medium to shock the morale of our army.
Just when our army's morale was low, he threw out Wang Xing's head, making the matter known to the world...
The three methods came one after another. Commander, you can’t resist them head-on, you can only bow your head. "
The counselor said: "Unless the governor raises the flag immediately, otherwise... we can only bow our heads for the time being."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mu Chaobi took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Why don't you follow me to greet Chang Wei Bo!"
Zhang Qian felt relieved and looked at the strategist Deng Hui. They both saw fear in each other's eyes.
If Mu Chaobi had spoken or taken action just now, they would have been labeled as traitors.
Being forced to split is one thing, and voluntarily splitting is another.
The former arouses sympathy and has the support and solidarity of the capital and scholars all over the world. Yunnan is not alone.
The latter would be disgusting... No one likes war, and Mu Chaobi, who stirs up trouble, will be condemned by everyone. Even the literati and officials dare not support him in spite of the world's disapproval.
Mu Shu was right next to Xu Wei. She had been clenching her fists without realizing it. When Jiang Qingzhi looked up under the flag and shouted at Mu Chaobi, she became extremely nervous and her breathing became rapid.
"What are you worried about?" Xu Wei said with a smile.
"Mr. Xu, you don't know that Mu Chaobi is cruel and doesn't care about the consequences. If he takes the risk, none of us... will be able to escape today." Mu Shu said.
"He doesn't dare!" Xu Wei said calmly, "If he has the guts to take the initiative to secede or rebel, he only needs to set a trap to make the eunuchs or the governor-general seem to be overly coercive, and then he can use this as an excuse to secede from Yunnan."
Mu Shu suddenly realized, "Yes, it is more convenient to set a trap to trap Hu Xiong and others, but setting a trap to deal with Lord Bo may cause a backlash if you are not careful... Mu Chaobi must be aware of this. This means that he..."
"He is hesitant." Xu Wei stroked his beard, his eyes showing more contempt. "After the night attack, the uncle saw through Mu Chaobi's mind, so he ordered Shitou to come and intimidate the defenders."
Mu Chaobi came out with civil and military officials.
He smiled and bowed, "Greetings, Sir Wilbur. How is your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty!"
Jiang Qingzhi did not dismount either, and completed the procedure with Mu Chaobi on horseback.
"Meet Long Wilbur."
Zhang Shou came and looked like a good guy.
The Chief Secretary and others also came.
"Where is Long Wei Bo? We are acquaintances of Eunuch Huang! Long Wei Bo, Long Wei Bo! Our Hu Xiong... get out of the way!"
With a sharp voice, Hu Xiong came out.
"It is indeed Long Wilbur." Hu Xiong looked at Jiang Qingzhi carefully, "Meet Long Wilbur."
The Taoist priest seemed to be indifferent to Yunnan, but the existence of Hu Xiong proved his fear of the Mu family and his desire to regain the governance of Yunnan.
"Eunuch Hu." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Let's drink together later."
"No problem. We have some good ham and dried mushrooms. I'll invite you to taste Yunnan delicacies." Hu Xiong glanced at Mu Chaobi. "What do you think, Governor Mu?"
Without waiting for Mu Chaobi to respond, Hu Xiong screamed as if he had just discovered the head: "Isn't that Wang Chenshi? What happened? Did he die in the battle against bandits? My God, this Wang Chenshi was a famous general in Yunnan, known as Wang Xiong. Who killed him? Who?"
Hu Xiong looked around in pretended anger.
This damn eunuch... Zhang Qian coughed dryly, "Wang Xing was reprimanded and punished by the governor a few days ago. In a rage, he escaped with his subordinates. The governor was about to send people to hunt him down, but unexpectedly he was met by Chang Wei Bo."
Mu Chaobi glanced at the head and said, "You bastard, someone come here!"
"Governor!" Someone came out.
Mu Chaobi said: "Search Wang Xing's house, and make the men slaves and the women maids!"
"Yes, sir!" The general prepared to set off with murderous intent.
"slow!"
Hu Xiong sighed in a sharp voice, "After all, Wang Xing has served the governor for many years. Even if we don't talk about his merits, he must have worked hard, right? Now that he is dead, not to mention his wife and children will be implicated... Those who know the situation say that the governor is strict in managing the army, but those who don't know the situation will slander him as mean and vicious?"
This statement is almost telling everyone: Look! Wang Xing was loyal to Mu Chaobi, but once he failed, not only did he die, but even his family was implicated.
Who will dare to serve you, Mu Chaobi, in the future?
Xu Wei chuckled and said, "This is a wonderful person."
Jiang Qingzhi also felt the same way, and Xu Wei added: "Should this matter be reported to the capital?"
Mu Chaobi, do you really think that you are the local emperor of Yunnan and have the power of life and death?
Mu Chaobi remained calm and said, "Yunnan is thousands of miles away from the capital, and there are many things to do. If we wait for the capital to respond to everything, it will take thousands of miles to go back and forth, and one thing can be delayed for more than half a year. Is that okay?"
Tsk!
Very interesting!
Sun Chonglou leisurely watched Xu Wei twirling his beard, thinking that Mu Chaobi seemed to be as difficult as the young master said. If Old Xu couldn't defeat him, should I lend a helping hand?
Sun Chonglou looked at Mu Chaobi's neck with ill intentions, wondering where to start... The young master said the day before yesterday that if he could find an excuse to kill Mu Chaobi, he could chop him off with one blow, and the overall situation in Yunnan would be settled. What would happen next... Suppress the Tusi and intimidate the Burmese who were stationed on the Yunnan border...
Xu Wei chuckled, "Small matters can be handled by ourselves, but killing is a big matter. Kings in ancient times must think twice and be extremely cautious. Governor Mu made the decision with one word, and he was indeed decisive in killing."
In order to show respect for human life, the emperor would always be cautious when deciding on the death penalty, and would try not to kill anyone if possible. Even if the person was extremely evil, he would be executed in autumn.
Autumn is the main killer!
All things wither!
Xu Wei's counterattack was quick and urgent. Just when Mu Chaobi was speechless, Zhang Qian laughed and said, "The governor is also very angry. Let's put this matter aside for now. Lord Changwei has come a long way and worked hard. Governor, can I go and have someone prepare a banquet?"
Mu Chaobi nodded and held out his hand, "Chang Wei Bo, please!"
Jiang Qing got off his horse and walked in front of Mu Chaobi, then stopped and turned around, "Miss Mu!"
Mu Shu at the back was stunned. She didn't expect Jiang Qingzhi to summon her. She was just stunned for a moment, then secretly happy.
She originally went to the capital for Mu Rong, the Duke of Qian, and it can be said that she left Kunming in misery.
Everyone knew that she and Mu Chaobi were not on good terms, but Jiang Qingzhi let her pass in front of everyone, which was tantamount to slapping Mu Chaobi in the face in public.
Mu Shu walked over slowly, squatted down, and said with a smile: "Second brother, long time no see."
Everyone could hear the deep hatred.
Mu Chaobi had a blank expression on his face.
(End of this chapter)
