Yunnan, Kunming, Mujia Villa, Cuihu Liuying.

Green Lake was originally a swamp inlet of Dianchi Lake. When the Ming Dynasty rebuilt Kunming City, it was included in the city and called a city lake. It was repaired. When Mu Ying entered Yunnan and began to guard it for generations, he

This kind of willow herding horse wants to imitate the Xiliu Camp of the famous Han Dynasty general Zhou Yafu and have a "Liuying Spring Trial Horse".

Of course, his descendants naturally did not have such pride and interest, so they converted the place into a villa, added pavilions and waterside pavilions, and regarded it as a beautiful place.

All the Dukes of Guizhou like to visit and stay here. Mu Qiyuan, the contemporary Duke of Guizhou, especially likes this place.

When it comes to Mu Qiyuan, everyone in the entire Kunming city knows it. Of course, this is not a good reputation, but a bad reputation, a huge bad reputation.

The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for generations, and has inherited the position of chief military officer of Yunnan for all generations. The whole military of Yunnan is decided by their family. Over two hundred years of accumulation, they have created local overlords who are arrogant, indulgent, and extravagant.

This is particularly evident in the contemporary Duke Mu Qiyuan.

During his tenure, he had a conflict with the governor of Yunnan, and then he surrounded the governor's office and mobilized huge artillery to bombard him. Such an arrogant move caused a sensation. Later, his mother, Mrs. Song, was afraid that this traitor would bring harm to the family.

In the first year of Chongzhen's reign, he poisoned him and allowed his ten-year-old son to inherit the title of Duke of Guizhou.

Of course, these are all history. Mu Qiyuan's bombardment of the governor's yamen also happened in the fifth year of Tianqi. It had not happened yet. His father Mu Changzuo, who was dismissed from his post as a soldier, was not dead yet. Someone was pressing down on Mu Qiyuan.

Yuan was not that arrogant, but as the heir apparent, he was also guilty of many evil deeds, including raping women of the people. He was truly the quiet street tiger of Kunming City. As soon as he went out, the people in the entire street disappeared.

His father and mother lived in the Duke's mansion, and they liked to control him, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Therefore, he spent most of his time living in the villa in Cuihu Liuying. Naturally, this place became his home.

The Golden House is the place where beautiful women are hidden. Most of the women who are plundered and plundered are hiding here.

On this day, in the morning, when Mu Qiyuan was sleeping and snoring, someone suddenly shouted outside his door, "Master, master, get up quickly, get up quickly."

Mu Qiyuan couldn't pretend not to hear the loud knocking on the door and continued to sleep. He had to reluctantly get up from the pile of makeup, put on some clothes, and walked out cursing, "Who the hell are you interrupting?"

I'm sleeping. If nothing happens, I will pull out your skin."

When he opened the door, he opened his mouth and cursed, "Old Zhang, you are seeking death, knocking on my door so early in the morning."

Lao Zhang is actually not old, that is, he is in his forties, and he is the second housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion. However, in front of Mu Qiyuan, he naturally becomes Lao Zhang.

"Master, I don't dare to disturb you. The old lady asked me to come. An imperial envoy from the capital has arrived. The whole family is waiting for you to receive the order." Lao Zhang explained with a smile.

"Imperial edict? What imperial edict?" Upon hearing this, Mu Qiyuan's face immediately changed and he asked with a bad look. The last time he came to the edict was not far away, that is, half a year ago, but the changes it brought were not small.

Passed down by the times, the Duke of Guizhou, who retired with the country, has become a title that can only be inherited for five generations since that imperial edict. Not counting his father Mu Changzuo, starting from the time he takes over as the Duke of Guizhou.

He is the first, and there will be four more in the future.

This change naturally makes him unhappy, but what can be done? This is an imperial edict. If you don't want to rebel, you can only abide by it.

"Could it be that they are here to seize my family's land this time?" Mu Qiyuan guessed. With a continuous inheritance of more than two hundred years, the Mu family has lasted longer than many other kings. With such a strong foundation, the hoarding of land is naturally indispensable.

The land occupied by the Mu family is astonishing, with a total of 8,000 acres of land, accounting for one-third of all the land in Yunnan.

The Mu family didn't go to the last cement auction held by the emperor. Just kidding, to participate in your auction, you would have to donate all the 8,000 acres of land under your name. The Mu family would do this because they have a big problem.

It was precisely because of this secret that Mu Qiyuan thought that although Yunnan is located in a remote area, there is also a newspaper office of the Imperial Daily in Kunming. As soon as the original manuscript of the daily newspaper is sent from the capital every day, he can get the latest newspaper.

After being baptized by countless newspapers, he also knew His Majesty's attitude towards the land today.

Regardless of anyone, the confiscation of all land is non-negotiable.

Therefore, when he heard the imperial edict, he thought of this.

"Master, how could I know the content of the imperial edict? If I knew it, would I ask you to go back?" Lao Zhang urged with a grimace, "Master, you have to hurry up, the angel delivering the edict is still waiting, but

We can’t neglect it.”

"Okay, okay, I'll go back right now." Seeing that he really asked what was going on, Mu Qiyuan didn't waste any time, changed his clothes, got on the carriage and went out.

When he arrived at the Duke's mansion, he found that everything was normal in the mansion, with no sign of the so-called angel at all.

"Old Zhang, how dare you fucking lie to me." Mu Qiyuan couldn't think of any other possibility in his mind, but he couldn't help but think that the housekeeper had lied to him.

"Hey, my eldest young master, the younger one doesn't dare to do this even if I don't have the guts to do it. If you don't believe me, go ask the master. The master was also there at the time. It was the master who asked the younger one to come over and look for the young master." Lao Zhang explained quickly.

, he didn’t want to offend the young father-in-law, otherwise he wouldn’t have to live the rest of his life.

"Okay, I'll go find my father. If it's Lao Zhang, how dare you lie to me? Humph!" Mu Qiyuan turned away and left, leaving Lao Zhang where he didn't know what to do.

"Father, father!" Mu Qiyuan shouted toward the back room as soon as he entered the door, but a voice suddenly came from the table next to him, "I'm here, why are you shouting?"

"Ah!" Mu Qiyuan shouted at the sudden voice. When he saw it was his father, he patted his chest with lingering fear, "Father, you haven't recovered from your illness yet. Sit down."

What are you doing here, not taking a good rest?"

Mu Qiyuan asked with concern, looking like a virtuous grandson and a filial son.

"Hmph!" Mu Changzuo was ungrateful. Although he was sick and old, he still had basic judgments. Mu Qiyuan became the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, but Mu Changzuo was unwilling to delegate power.

The power was still in his hands, which made Mu Qiyuan dissatisfied many times.

At this moment, this traitor is probably thinking of how to kill me so that he can inherit the title of Duke of Guizhou.

Of course, these things are secret and cannot be spoken, so Mu Changzuo just snorted and said, "What's all the fuss about? I'm sick, so I can't get out of bed!"

"How can that be impossible!" Mu Qiyuan smiled in apology, and then he sat across from his father. He poured a cup of tea and asked while drinking, "Father, I heard that an angel came to our house again to deliver the message.

I don’t know what the purpose is?”

"See for yourself." Mu Changzuo didn't bother to explain, and directly handed over the Huang Chou Bujuan that was still in his hand.

Mu Qiyuan didn't take it seriously. He took it and read it for himself. He had experience with imperial edicts. He looked past the official articles of Pian Si Li Liu in the front and looked directly to the back, where the serious things were said.

After reading it, his face was full of astonishment, "Let us act as envoys and go to the south to preside over the land boundary exploration and confirmation of several countries."

"What on earth is going on?" He looked at his father.

Mu Changzuo still didn't bother to explain to him, so he just handed over a recent newspaper. This was news reported by the Imperial Daily News half a month ago, and it took half a month to reach here.

Mu Qiyuan was no stranger to newspapers. He picked them up and read them. However, the news headlines above made him stunned.

"The Winter Solstice Meeting was successfully held, and Xu Guangqi, the deputy assistant to the cabinet, made a report and summary."

"Business and taxation are not smooth, the cabinet will focus on it next year!"

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate will focus on assessing the performance of officials. Those who fail to pass will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations."

"Dali Temple united with the Hanlin Academy to jointly formulate laws."

"Six Kingdoms came to Korea, and the prosperous Ming Dynasty came again."

"The emperor is like a street vendor, bargaining on the spot."

Every headline was so horrifying that it made him frightened but also filled with excitement. Soon, Mu Qiyuan quickly browsed the newspaper and found something related to his family. At this point, he finally understood what was going on.

First and last.

"Everything is clear." His father asked.

"It's clear." Mu Qiyuan answered, but his question was still unresolved, "Why should we go?"

"I don't know." Mu Changzuo's answer was very unexpected.

"I don't know?!" Mu Qiyuan looked at his father with wide eyes. This was the first time he admitted that there was something he didn't know.

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Mu Changzuo ignored him, put away his things, and walked to the room on his own, "I am sick and it is inconvenient to go. I will leave this task to you."

On the spot, Mu Qiyuan, who stayed behind, stared blankly, just like that, he was given a task!

After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "Damn it, this emperor kid is really nothing. He even asked me to go to Annan for him." If the arrogant words were heard by Jin Yiwei, it would definitely be another disaster.

It's just that he, Mu Qiyuan, doesn't care at all.

However, he became happy again, "It's a good idea to go out and meet some beauties from a small foreign country."

After thinking about it, he went out to gather his troops and prepare to lead troops into the Indochina Peninsula. Mu Qiyuan was not so stupid. He ran alone and could not entertain everyone.

However, at this time, there was another conversation in the room.

"Master, did you really give this task to Qi Yuan?" Song asked with a worried look on his face.

At this time, Mu Changzuo had already lied down on the bed again, with a tired and tired look on his face. This imperial edict came too suddenly. The old and young at home, and the prince was wandering outside again, so he had to let him stay in bed.

Mu Changzuo received it in bed.

"Otherwise, what else can I do? I don't send him to take photos of anyone." Mu Changzuo said with a tired look. After speaking, he stopped talking and lay on the bed to let the doctor take his pulse.

"But..." Mrs. Song said with a worried look on her face, "This son is too naughty. If he is allowed to lead the troops alone now, wouldn't it be a huge disaster? By then, the whole Mu family will be affected by him.

Implicated. Not long ago, this son had a conflict with the governor's Yamen, and he actually wanted to lead troops to surround the Yamen. If you hadn't stopped him in time..."

Mrs. Song wanted to say something else, but there was a slight snore coming from the bed. She looked carefully and found that her husband had fallen asleep from exhaustion.

Looking at her gray-haired husband, Ms. Song suddenly felt something in her heart. Unexpectedly, her husband had become so old that he could no longer manage things.

"I can only handle this matter myself." Such a thought came to Song's mind.

Although the Mu family's Duke of Guizhou title can only be passed down for five more generations under the emperor's will, it is also a supreme title. Think about it now, except for the natal families of several concubines canonized by the emperor, there is no longer a country.

At the public level, the entire noble class was killed by the emperor, and no one was left.

In this case, it is enough to show the importance of the Mu family title.

"I will never allow the Mu family to fail in my hands." Mrs. Song gritted her teeth, seeming to have made up her mind.
To be continued...