Chapter 442: Mu's Prison
After learning that Jiang Qingzhi might have died of poisoning, Mu Shu cried. Now his eyes are red and swollen, and he looks quite haggard.
When Mu Shu saw the man's face after he took off his hat, he cried with joy.
"Long Wilbur!"
Jiang Qingzhi threw his bamboo hat aside and asked, "Why, did you think I was dead?"
Mu Shu choked up, "They said that Uncle ate poisonous mushrooms."
"It's a pity that I didn't see you." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile, "How are the Mu clan members now?"
"Most of them have gone to the Duke's Mansion to show their goodwill to Mu Chaobi." Mu Shu sang a different tune from Mu Chaobi in the capital, so the whole family was waiting to die.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qingzhi was not dead.
"Can you help me make an appointment with some respected elders of the Mu family?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Mu Shu's body trembled, "You want to..."
"Mu Chaobi has committed atrocities, and I think many people in the Mu family are furious, but they dare not speak out because he controls a large army. I am here to seek justice for the Mu family."
Jiang Qingzhi's words were full of eloquence. Mu Shu was very excited at the moment and nodded without hesitation. "Okay!"
Look, what a good girl, what a pity, she belongs to Mu family.
Outside, Xu Wei shook his head and sighed with some regret, thinking that if the Lord took a daughter of the Mu family as a concubine, it would be a great help to the Mohist School.
Jiang Qingzhi sat down and asked, "Do you have any mushrooms in your house?"
Mu Shu nodded, puzzled: "They are not poisonous."
"Make some mushroom dishes."
Do you still dare to eat? Mu Shu: "..."
Jiang Qingzhi's mouth was watering. "I've heard in Beijing that Yunnan mushrooms are the most delicious in the world, but unfortunately I've never eaten them. Now that I'm here, how can I miss this?"
Later, more than ten dishes were served, all of which were mushroom-based dishes.
Jiang Qingzhi had a hearty meal and left with high praise for the food.
On the way back, Xu Wei said, "In a short while, they were able to make more than ten mushroom dishes. This shows how extravagant the Mu family is."
"The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for many years, and they have made great contributions." Jiang Qingzhi's mysterious skills are quite like those of a Taoist priest.
"My Lord, are you saying that this is a reward?"
"Well!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "Otherwise, why would I meet an elder?"
He looked back at the Duke's Mansion in the distance and said, "This is an opportunity for the Mu family. I hope they won't let me down."
The next day, the news came.
"The Mu family said it will be tonight."
"it is good."
When Jiang Qingzhi has nothing to do, he just basks in the sun in the yard.
"Where's the dog?"
Hu Xiong's exasperated voice came from next door, "Where's the dog?"
Hey!
It was several days before this guy realized his dog was missing.
Then Hu Xiong whispered, "Put up the ladder. Be careful not to alarm the guards of Long Wei Bo, especially that Sun Chonglou. He's the most unreasonable. If you're not careful, he'll beat you up...
Hey! Slow down, this is our butt, not a rock, be gentler. "
A head slowly popped out from the wall, and looked around cautiously. Not finding anyone, Hu Xiong climbed up and lowered his head...
Jiang Qingzhi stood below, looking up at him with a smile on his face.
"Chief..." Seeing Jiang Qingzhi, who was rumored to have died of poisoning, standing there alive, Hu Xiong was almost scared to death. He covered his mouth and coughed dryly, "Ah! This person is gone, it makes us sad!"
Damn it!
Is this how the word "heartache" is used?
Jiang Qingzhi was frowning and pointed behind him. Hu Xiong understood what he meant. He went downstairs and scolded the followers who were supporting him. Then he went to the back door cursing.
Someone came to meet him and Jiang Qingzhi was waiting in the study.
"My dear long Wilbur! I cried all night when I heard that you died of poison!"
Hu Xiong was almost crying out to heaven and earth.
"Stop!" Jiang Qingzhi stopped his performance.
Hu Xiong sniffed, "Was the poisonous mushroom thing your uncle's plan?"
"true."
"Mu Chaobi has evil ambitions, damn him!"
"I want to use this incident to do something. Can Eunuch Hu cooperate with me?"
"Long Wilbur, just give your orders."
If Jiang Qingzhi died, the Taoist priest would be furious, and Hu Xiong felt that he would not be able to escape death. So when he saw that Jiang Qingzhi was safe, he was so overjoyed that he wanted to go to the temple immediately to thank the Buddha and Bodhisattva.
"You are so..."
In the afternoon, someone heard crying coming from Hu Xiong’s base.
It was rumored that after Jiang Qingzhi died of poison, his guards cleared out the spies on the street several times, so Mu Chaobi's people could only monitor from a distance. Occasionally, they would send people to pretend to be hawkers, carrying things to sell on the street, and eavesdropping on the way.
"That's Hu Xiong crying." said the vendor.
"How do you know?" Deng Hui was in charge personally.
"That sound is sharp. I have heard it before. It is definitely not wrong."
"it is good."
Deng Hui smiled and said: "Hu Xiong panicked, worried that he would be implicated. Zhang Shou is a waste... The governor can accomplish great things."
……
That night, in a Mu family villa outside the city, several elderly people were waiting in the reception room.
Mu Shu sat in the back, staring blankly outside. She followed Jiang Qingzhi back to Yunnan, and her parents were delighted to learn of her return, but they also smiled bitterly.
——If you don’t come back, the family will be at peace.
This is not being mean, this is being caring.
If Mu Shu stayed in the capital, Mu Chaobi would not have harmed her family. But when she came back, Mu Chaobi had no scruples and would settle the score with Jiang Qing as soon as he left.
Mu Shu had thought about these things before deciding to follow Jiang Qingzhi south.
"Second Lady!"
According to seniority, Mu Shu should call Mu Shaoning "Third Uncle" and turned around and waved.
"Third Uncle." Mu Shu stood up and came over obediently.
Mu Shaoning said to his cousin Mu Shaoyuan: "This girl is all alone in the capital, but she has always persisted, making Mu Chaobi afraid to act rashly. It's a pity that she is not my daughter, otherwise I would definitely find a good family for her."
Mu Shaoyuan stroked his beard and smiled, "It's not too late now."
"Yes!" Mu Shaoning said, "Everything depends on the outcome between Chang Wei Bo and Mu Chaobi. Second Lady, we are far away in Yunnan and it is inconvenient to get news. I heard that Chang Wei Bo is a famous general of the dynasty, but he is less than 20 years old... Unless Huo Wei is reborn, how can he be known as a famous general?
Huo Wei... If the Ming Dynasty could produce a famous general like Huo Wei, the fate of the country would be different. Mu Chaobi has to keep his ambitions to himself. "
Mu Shaoyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Shu seemingly casually, "Mu Chaobi is ruthless. He can control Yunnan and the Duke's Mansion as a deputy governor. His skills are evident. Are you sure that Chang Weibo can compete with him?"
Several old men stared at Mu Shu. Under their accumulated power, the temperature in the room seemed to drop by half.
Mu Shu saluted calmly, "My dear uncles, you may not know that before Lord Changwei appeared, the Nine Borders did not dare to fight against the hundreds of scouts of the grassland foreign tribes. Even if they did fight, they lost more than they won."
"I heard something about it." said an old man.
For the Mu family, Yunnan is their own world. This world makes them rich and gives them endless enjoyment, but it also makes them sit in a well and see the world from a distance.
Whatever pleases you is your prison - Jiang Qingzhi.
Mu Shu raised his eyebrows. "The first time Chang Wei Bo led his army out of the border, he defeated Altan's cavalry, which made the capital excited. However, many people said that this was just luck, and Altan's troops were definitely not elite."
Several old men nodded, obviously agreeing with this statement.
"Wei Huo is a star from the sky who came down to earth to assist Emperor Wu of Han, and he was born to fight. Your Majesty... forgive my frankness, but he doesn't have the great talent and strategy of Emperor Wu of Han. How can the stars in the sky work for him?" A white-haired old man laughed.
Mu Shu glanced at him with a sharp look.
"What's wrong, Madam? Are you not convinced?" The old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies, but his eyes were good.
"The second time, Changwei Bo led his army out of the border, defeated Altan Khan's 10,000 cavalry with a small force. He also built a Jingguan outside Datong City." Mu Shu said word by word, "After this battle, no one questioned Changwei Bo's reputation anymore."
"Oh!" The old man narrowed his eyes, "So, what does this boy think of my Mu family?"
"Chang Wei Bo said that the Mu family has been instrumental in guarding Yunnan for generations."
The old men exchanged glances.
At this time someone came in, "Long Wilbur is here."
Jiang Qingzhi pretended to be a traveling merchant and left the city. He thought he would have to fight wits and courage at the city gate, but Mu family arranged several playboys from the clan to lead the way, and no one dared to search him.
After entering the lobby, several elderly people slowly stood up.
Jiang Qingzhi took off his bamboo hat and nodded slightly to Mu Shu, "Thank you for your hard work."
He actually ignored the elders in the tribe and comforted me first... Mu Shu sighed in his heart, feeling inexplicably sad.
Several old men were silent.
Jiang Qingzhi seemed to have just seen them, and smiled, "The Mu family has made great contributions to the country by guarding Yunnan. These are the original words of your majesty."
Several old men immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Chief Wilbur."
These old foxes won't speak until they see something beneficial, and they fully demonstrate the arrogant attitude of local tyrants and emperors.
"Serve the food and wine."
Wine and food were served in a continuous stream. A few old men only ate a few bites as a token of respect, but Jiang Qingzhi ate with relish.
"Not bad!"
"Hmm! This ham is a bit old, isn't it? What a pity! If you add some scallops to the soup, it will be more delicious."
Jiang Qingzhi finished eating and put down his chopsticks.
"What does Mu want?"
The few old men who had just been criticizing this guy as a bumpkin were startled and looked at Mu Shaoning together.
Mu Shaoning smiled and said, "The Mu family is loyal and devoted, what can they ask for? It's just that the Mu family accepts whatever the emperor gives. However, Mu Chaobi is in power, and the Mu family dares not speak out..."
"Is this how the head of the Mu family speaks?" Jiang Qingzhi said coldly, "I came to Yunnan not for the matter of inheriting the title, but to find out the reasons for the death of the two Dukes of Qian."
He tapped the table a few times, and someone brought tea. Jiang Qingzhi took a sip and said, "Originally, His Majesty and the court were skeptical that the deaths of the two former Dukes were caused by Mu Chaobi, but on the second day after I arrived in Kunming, someone bought poisonous mushrooms. See, what a coincidence."
"Mu Chaobi has evil ambitions, but he has a large army under his command. What can we do?" Mu Shaoning said calmly: "We are powerless..."
"You want me to get rid of Mu Chaobi, the evil for the Mu family, but you also want to stand aside and watch. Do you think there is such a good thing in the world?"
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly changed his attitude and said, "If I ask to return to Beijing tomorrow, I believe Mu Chaobi will pray to the gods and treat me as a distinguished guest."
Mu Shaoning exchanged glances with the old men, "So, what does the uncle want us to do?"
"I want you to wait..." Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes, "First, once I start, the Mu family must make a statement and isolate Mu Chaobi. Secondly, if both sides start, I want the Mu family... to be quiet!"
Mu Shaoning said: "We need to discuss this."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, stood up and walked out.
He paced slowly in the yard, lit a medicinal cigarette and took a deep puff.
Mu Shu was also asked to come out and looked at him from afar on the other side.
Mu Shaoning said, "Isolating Mu Chaobi is forcing the Mu family to stand on his side. As for asking the Mu family to be quiet when the action is taken, he wants to take all the credit..."
"But my Mu family also wants credit, right?"
"After Mu Chaobi falls, who will inherit the title...it depends on who has made the greatest contribution in suppressing the rebellion."
(End of this chapter)
