Chapter 438 Three Cups to Win People’s Hearts
In recent years, the Duke of Qian has died quite frequently, resulting in angels coming more frequently.
But the person who came this time was Changwei Bo Jiang Qingzhi, which immediately caused a public opinion frenzy.
"He is a killer. Your Majesty ordered him to come to Yunnan, which shows that he has bad intentions."
Han Yan was over 30 years old and his daughter had been promised to Mu Chaobi's son. With this relationship, Han's business grew bigger and bigger and he became a wealthy man in Kunming.
The smiling man opposite him was called Zhu Xun. He was in the cloth business. His business was so prosperous by supplying cloth to officers and soldiers in Yunnan. Even his peers in the capital were envious of him.
Zhu Xun took a sip of the fine tea bought in the capital and savored it. "But he only brought a thousand cavalrymen with him. Can he still turn the tables? I have been in and out of the military camp many times. My Yunnan officers and soldiers are well-trained. A thousand cavalrymen... I am not bragging. They can be blown away by a gust of wind."
"But that's treason!" Han Yan stood with his hands behind his back. "Then Jiang Qingzhi made the governor lose face when he came. This is coercion. But why is he so confident?"
"He is betting that the governor dare not rebel." Zhu Xun sneered, "This man is your Majesty's cousin, and it is said that he has a very close relationship with your Majesty. Such close ministers are the most domineering.
But this is Yunnan. The governor once said that this is Mu's Yunnan. If you are a dragon, you have to coil up, and if you are a tiger, you have to lie down. If Jiang Qingzhi doesn't restrain himself... where can he not be buried in the green mountains?"
"Separatism?" A strange light flashed in Han Yan's eyes. "I know the governor has ambitions, but the Ming Dynasty is not in decline... and your majesty has not lost his moral integrity..."
"What is decadence and immorality? Just four words are enough!"
"What four words?"
Zhu Xun dipped his finger in the tea, wrote four words on the table, stood up and said, "The banquet in the Duke's Mansion should be starting soon. I'll go see what the legendary general looks like."
After he left, Han Yan looked at the water marks that were gradually drying up and reached out to wipe them.
"The sky is high and the earth is far away!"
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Jiang Qingzhi's base was right next to Hu Xiong's base... This was the territory Hu Xiong had found for him. After a little thought, Jiang Qingzhi gave up the place recommended by Zhang Shou and others.
As for Mu Chaobi, this man hypocritically invited Jiang Qingzhi to live in the Duke's Mansion, but Jiang Qingzhi refused without hesitation.
When Jiang Qingzhi came out of the shower, Hu Xiong was still waiting outside. "Master Wei, Mu Chaobi is a fierce man. Last time, he found a reason to beat one of our men in public...beat him to death!"
Hu Xiong gnashed his teeth and said, "Our subordinate was just drunk and bumped into Mu Chaobi's trip, but that bastard actually took such a ruthless action."
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Your men did it on purpose, right?"
Hu Xiong chuckled, "Of course, this cannot be hidden from Chang Wei Bo. My subordinate couldn't stand Mu Chaobi's coercion and couldn't help but want to reason with him."
reasoning?
Jiang Qingzhi laughed, "Old Hu, you should know something about the relationship between Huang Jin and I. If you want to have a good beginning and a good end in Yunnan, this attitude... won't work!"
Hu Xiong sighed, "We... that's all. Chang Wei Bo is a close friend of His Majesty, so we won't say anything empty. When we came to Yunnan, we were responsible for monitoring the Mu family. If the situation is not right, we must deter them.
Before we set out, we vowed to make the Mu family bow down. But when we arrived in Yunnan, we found that this place was close to the Mu family's territory, and the soldiers and civilians only listened to the orders of the Mu family, and ignored any imperial decrees or the Ming Dynasty.
Even the chieftains are like this, only obeying the orders of the Mu family. The orders of the court are not even as good as the paper used to wipe one's ass. My thoughts of making achievements have all dissipated. But if I return empty-handed... Chang Wei Bo should know that the palace is a place where people are in conflict with each other. If I return empty-handed, everyone will shout and beat me. So, out of desperation, I set up a plan."
Hu Xiong suddenly sneered, "I originally wanted to let my confidant deliberately provoke Mu Chaobi's men, then pretend to be forbearing, and then have people make a big fuss, saying that Mu Chaobi bullied His Majesty's envoy..."
Starting from winning over public opinion, this method is not bad... Jiang Qingzhi has seen too many straightforward idiots like that, and he can't help but think highly of Hu Xiong.
But he wanted to know more about how Mu Chaobi responded, so as to see from that how this person handled himself and prepare for the next step.
"Who would have thought that Mu Chaobi would actually have his own followers beheaded in the street, saying that even if they were humiliated, they should not attack our men. Then several of Mu Chaobi's followers cried and said that the governor endured humiliation but was humiliated again and again. The governor could endure it, but we can't!"
What the hell!
"Isn't this a self-torture tactic?" Jiang Qingzhi said.
"Does Chang Wei Bo also read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Hu Xiong laughed. "Those followers beat our subordinate to death in the street, and then Mu Chaobi tied up those followers and came to our house to apologize in person. What can we do? We can only swallow our anger."
These words seemed simple, but the swordplay inside made Xu Wei's eyes light up. For him, the stronger the opponent, the more excited he was.
"Eunuch Hu doesn't need to do this."
"Oh! This is..." Hu Xiong had long seen that Xu Wei was Jiang Qingzhi's aide.
"My name is Xu Wei."
"But he is Xu Wei of Shanyin, one of the Ten Masters of Yuezhong."
"Exactly."
Hu Xiong said with a smile: "It's Mr. Xu? I have heard of your name for a long time. If it weren't for the uncle taking the initiative, I would definitely recruit you..."
Jiang Qingzhi felt that this guy might have some misunderstanding about Xu Wei. No matter how poor Xu Wei was, he would never choose to work for a eunuch. He couldn't afford to lose face.
Although Xu Wei disdained being a minor official, who doesn't like to be flattered? It didn't take long for him to become very close to Hu Xiong.
"Uncle, it's time to attend the banquet." Mo Zhan came to ask for instructions.
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Wait a moment."
Hu Xiong smiled and said, "Mu Chaobi must have some tricks waiting for Chang Weibo. If Chang Weibo arrives a little late, his momentum will be weakened. He is really a master of military tactics! It reminds me of Zhuge Wuhou..."
After a quarter of an hour, Jiang Qingzhi leisurely led everyone out.
Outside the door, Zhang Shou was waiting.
"Lord Changwei." Zhang Shouyi began to complain as soon as he saw Jiang Qingzhi. "I have been an official in Yunnan for several years. Five of my family members have died. I am an old man. Although I want to serve Your Majesty, I am unable to do so. Please, Lord Changwei, tell Your Majesty that I can die in my hometown!"
You are the Governor of Yunnan!
He actually begged like a helpless child.
Also, what about five relatives dying?
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at Hu Xiong.
Hu Xiong whispered, "It's a strange thing. Five of Lao Zhang's family members died on the way to visit him in the past few years. Later, Lao Zhang got scared and wrote a letter to his family, asking them not to come again."
"It's Mu Chaobi!" Jiang Qingzhi took a deep breath, "That guy is really ambitious."
But the ambitious Mu Chaobi eventually chose to suppress his ambitions in history, which was also related to the political situation at that time.
Although Altan Khan gained a lot from his expedition to the south, he eventually chose to withdraw under the situation of being surrounded by various loyalist armies. After this battle, Emperor Jiajing began to pay attention to the reorganization of the army and supported the elimination of Japanese pirates along the coast...
All this laid the foundation for the opening of the gate after Prince Yu ascended the throne.
It also made Mu Chaobi choose to endure before his ambition exploded.
If we sit back and watch the Japanese pirates run rampant in the southeast, Altan Khan from the north will surely seek another opportunity to move south. Mu Chaobi shouted from a high place in the southwest... Damn it!
The Ming Dynasty was about to collapse in an instant. Jiang Qingzhi thought of Hu Zongxian.
Without Lao Hu, the southeastern coast would have become a place where Japanese pirates would wreak havoc.
But in later generations, Jiang Qingzhi only saw places where Qi Jiguang was enshrined, but rarely saw incense for Hu Zongxian.
This is also related to the fact that Hu Zongxian was implicated in the downfall of Yan Song and his son in his later years.
"Mu Chaobi?" Zhang Shou was stunned. "How dare he?"
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "He even dared to attack me halfway. Excuse me, Governor Zhang is not doing well here."
Zhang Shouru was struck by lightning, and then fell silent.
He is indeed a good-natured person. Isn't it a trick for the court to send him to Yunnan?
In front of the Duke's Mansion, dozens of soldiers were scattered on both sides, and more than a dozen civil and military officials were waiting.
"Meet Long Wilbur!"
Everyone salutes.
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Thank you for your courtesy."
Someone laughed and said, "I heard that Chang Wei Bo has unparalleled poetic talent. I have the audacity to write a poem. I hope Chang Wei Bo will give me some advice."
This person recited a poem, which was ordinary, but it hinted at Mu Chaobi's endurance of humiliation. The poem used plum blossoms to compare Mu Chaobi, which was a metaphor that the court was ice and snow, and Mu Chaobi would inevitably bloom under the oppression of ice and snow.
"Please give me some advice, Chief Wei Bo!" the man bowed and said with a smile.
This is a show of force!
Hu Xiong glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "Ha ha! Chang Wei Bo's poems silenced the scholars in the capital. What? Do you want to imitate him? Don't you even look at your own face..."
Jiang Qingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Moaning without reason!"
After saying this, he entered the Duke's Mansion. The officials behind him blushed but could not refute.
In terms of status in the poetry world, Jiang Qingzhi is a giant, while he is just an ordinary person.
If he dared to argue...
That fat white man must be Xu Wei from Shanyin. Jiang Qingzhi doesn't need to take any action, as Xu Wei can teach him a lesson in minutes.
"You don't even see how talented Chang Wei Bo is, and you bring shame upon yourself. Ha ha ha!" Hu Xiong felt extremely pleased and chased after him.
There were quite a few people sitting in the lobby at this moment, and they all looked like they had been waiting for a long time.
"Long Wilbur is here."
Everyone stood up.
Jiang Qingzhi walked slowly into the lobby.
From the beginning, he had no intention of giving Mu Chaobi face, only in this way could he take the initiative. But this move was also like walking on a tightrope. If he was not careful and walked the wrong way, Mu Chaobi would take the risk, and he and the 1,000 cavalry would have to bury their bones in Yunnan.
"Long Wilbur!"
Mu Chaobi stood up and said, "Please!"
Jiang Qingzhi is an angel and must sit in the main seat.
But in the past, envoys would choose to be humble out of fear and respect for the Mu family.
Jiang Qingzhi walked over, turned around, and sat down without hesitation.
He actually didn't give the Mu family any face!
There were more exclamations in the lobby.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Why, you don't want to drink alcohol or eat vegetables, are you planning to eat raw pork?"
Hu Xiong chuckled and said, "We heard that when Liu Bang was in danger at the Hongmen Banquet, it was Fan Kuai who came to his rescue. Fan Kuai ate several raw pig legs in one meal. How come Governor Mu also prepared pig legs today? But since Your Majesty is not here, it would be a waste of effort."
This is blatantly saying that Mu Chaobi has ambitions of rebellion.
boom!
The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly exploded.
All the cunning of Mu Chaobi vanished into thin air. He sneered and said, "Are you trying to force the Mu family to tie themselves up?"
Zhang Qian was secretly delighted and whispered, "Jiang Qingzhi has angered the Mu family. This is his own fault!"
Then someone said, "The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for the Ming Dynasty for many years and has made great contributions, but today, Lord Chang Wei is pressing us step by step. What is his intention?"
Everyone looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingzhi picked up the wine glass and looked at everyone calmly.
"This cup is for old King Mu!"
He stood up and spilled the wine in his glass on the ground.
Thirty percent of the people who came today were from the Mu family. Except for Mu Chaobi's close friends, all of them had relaxed expressions.
"This is the second cup." Jiang Qingzhi raised his glass, "To the Mu family!"
Everyone in the Mu family couldn't help but feel delighted.
Someone heard it and whispered, "Chang Wei Bo separated Mu and Mu Chaobi."
This is differentiation!
Zhang Qian's expression changed slightly.
If he loses the internal support of the Mu family, Mu Chaobi will immediately lose the support of the Yunnan military and civilians!
What a great Jiang Qingzhi!
There was more murderous intent in Zhang Qian's eyes.
Jiang Qingzhi poured the third glass of wine, and Zhang Qian winked at Jiang Shun, signaling him to interrupt quickly.
Jiang Qingzhi's movements were even faster.
He raised his glass, "This glass of wine is for Ming Dynasty!"
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