After more than a month, Huo Xi and his party finally set foot on the land of Kunming City, Yunnan Province.
The war in southwest Yunnan was still going on. Although Mu Yan wanted to come to greet him in person, he could not get away. He only sent Kan Er to lead a team of personal soldiers to greet him hundreds of miles outside the city.
"I have seen the general's wife." Mu Yan's soldiers saluted Huo Xi.
Huo Xi stepped forward with a smile and offered a hand, "Get up, get up. Thank you for your hard work. You came all the way to greet me. You generals also worked hard."
"Ma'am, I'm serious. It's not hard work for me." This is a fat job, so there's no hard work involved.
A group of soldiers peeked at Huo Xi. Compared to the stern general who stared at their drills every day, the smiling and considerate lady was like a god descending from heaven.
Moreover, Madam also gave them generous rewards. Isn’t it better than other brothers fighting bloody battles at the front?
I wonder if I can get such a good thing next time.
"Madam, please get in the carriage. I will escort the madam into the city." The enthusiasm of the soldiers made Huo Xi feel a little overwhelmed. This Yunnan Mansion is particularly supportive of people? They have been working hard all the way, and this moment seems to have disappeared.
Kan Er rode beside Huo Xi's carriage and told Huo Xi about Mu Yan's current situation and the situation in Mu's house.
"The young master is still smart and guessed that the mansion would not send anyone to pick up the young lady. If I hadn't come here, would the young lady have been asked to enter the mansion alone? Wouldn't it be looked down upon by those in the mansion and the other mansions in the city?"
Kan Er snorted, his tone quite disdainful.
However, Huo Xi thought openly and comforted him: "Let's live our lives and let them go. Your young master probably won't be able to stay in Dian for a few years."
Why bother with some idleness.
He lifted the car curtain and poked his head out of the car window, "Has your young master told you how long we will stay in Yunnan?"
Kan Er nodded, "The young master said that we can return to Beijing in as little as two or three years, but in as little as five years."
Huo Xi nodded, looked at Kan Er, who had become much more stable, and smiled: "I said I would bring you and Li Yi's wife and children to reunite with you. They were moved, but they didn't dare to go with you because you didn't say anything.
I'll go with you. Why, you don't want them?"
Kan Er scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed: "Why don't you want to? But when she married me, she knew that I would follow the young master around. Now they are well settled in the house. It is better to stay in the capital than to follow us outside.
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Huo Xi looked at him and smiled.
Li Yikan Er and others have followed Mu Yan since they were young. They are like masters and servants but also like brothers and sisters. Mu Yan also takes special care of them. After Li Yikan Er and the others got married, Mu Yan helped buy a yard near the Duke of Guizhou's mansion to house them.
The family is small.
They are not short of money, and their families have servants to take care of them. If they serve in the house, their children will be taken care of by servants at home.
Staying in the capital is really better than following them around.
"Your wife asked me to bring you a few things. I'm afraid she's thinking about you."
Kan Er blushed and said, "What trouble does this person have to make, Madam? Even though we are so far away, Madam helps us to carry some things. I am not sensible. I will write to her later."
"No. They didn't want to take it with them. I said that this group of people had enough to carry, but it didn't matter, so they packed up the package and asked us to take it with them. You can't write to her about it."
"Hey, okay, I'll listen to the young lady."
While talking, the group arrived at the south gate of Kunming City.
The original Dali Kingdom in Yunnan was conquered by the Wu Dynasty. The last leader of the country, Duan Xingzhi, was defeated and captured, and the Dali Kingdom was destroyed. The Wu Dynasty established a province in Yunnan, with its capital in Dali.
After the Wu Dynasty fell to the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Taizu established the Chengxuan Envoy Department in the Yunnan region, all commanding the envoy division, and the capital was changed to Kunming City. Later, a large number of Han people were moved to the Yunnan region. Today, the number of Han people in Kunming City exceeds the indigenous residents.
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"Kunming City was built after the old Marquis was sent to Yunnan to guard it. It was built in the 15th year of Hongwu..."
Kan Er saw Huo Xi lifting the carriage curtain to look at the city gate with great interest, so he introduced him to Huo Xi.
"The one we are taking is the south gate. There are six gates in Kunming City, the north and south gates, the large and small east gates, and the large and small west gates. Because the city resembles a turtle, it is also called Turtle City. Each city gate has a gate tower, and the south gate has the tallest tower.
The most majestic building with three floors is called Shangming Tower, which is more beautiful than the Wangjing Tower at the north gate and the Yinchun Tower at the east gate."
Shangming Tower, Wangjing Tower? "What a good name."
"Really, I don't understand either. The young master said that the old Marquis presided over the construction. He said that the old Marquis arrived in Yunnan and missed the capital."
Shangming Tower is three stories high, has three eaves, and is a hundred feet high. It is towering and majestic. Although it is in a land of hundreds of barbarians, the city gates, walls, and towers are exactly the same as those of the capital. The old Marquis himself sent him to guard it, and then
I haven’t been back to the capital, so I’m afraid I really miss everything about the capital.
When the city gate soldiers saw Kan Er leading his troops into the city from a distance, they didn't even need him to show his identity card. The gate guards bowed respectfully and let him go. Hearing that the wife of the crown prince of the capital had arrived in Kunming City, even the city gate officials were alarmed and trotted over to help.
Huo Xi gave a grand ceremony.
When the people walking nearby carrying burdens heard that they were from the Mu Mansion, they all stopped to salute and lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
"Everyone in Kunming City remembers the old Marquis and is extremely respectful to the people of the Mu family." Kan Er explained to Huo Xi.
Huo Xi nodded to express understanding. The people were so enthusiastic and stuffed her with various local products. It was her first time to enter Yunnan. Of course, it was not because of her.
The old marquis guarded Yunnan, opened a palace and built a city in Kunming, and moved a large number of Han people into the city to farm, build water conservancy, build roads and bridges, and attract businessmen to run in Yunnan, so that the trade roads flourished. The people of Yunnan are strong and fierce, and the Yi and Han people
Miscellaneous, the people can have the good life they have now, thanks to the great efforts of the old Marquis.
The old marquis Mu Ying and his family had a prominent position in Yunnan and were respected and loved by the people.
When the people along the road heard that it was the Mu Mansion's carriage, they all stopped to salute and stuffed various gifts and local products into their hands, which made Huo Xi feel quite emotional.
It’s no wonder that the emperor wanted to keep Mu Yan and his only son Xiao Yuer as a hostage in Beijing. This man had hundreds of thousands of troops and was in charge of the military, government and people’s livelihood in a province. The sky was high and the emperor was far away. The local people only recognized Mu’s mansion and did not know the emperor. Mu Yan
If the government has a different intention and the border becomes unstable, the emperor on the throne may not be able to sit safely.
The group of people walked along the main road in the city to the gate of Mu Mansion.
The Mu Mansion was formerly known as the Marquis Mansion of Xiping, and the building regulations were those of the Marquis Mansion. The gate of the mansion is still four pillars and three bays, and is built on a platform with seven steps.
There is a majestic seated lion statue and a pair of large stone drums in front of the palace gate, showing the identity and authority of the owner.
Looking above the gate of the mansion, a plaque with the words "Gongfu of Guizhou Province" on a red background and gold letters has been replaced.
Huo Xi got off the carriage and was watching. Kan Er had already summoned his servants to come out to greet him.
Seeing that only the director of the outer courtyard and his subordinates came to greet him, Huo Xi's eyes flashed.