In the imperial study, Emperor Yongkang put down Mu Yan's memorial and went to the side to look at the piece of imperial green that Mu Yan had paid tribute to.
There is clearly a jade mountain in front of him, flawless and green, as if it is dripping oil, which makes people feel happy. The best of jade, imperial green, it is only worthy of his status to enjoy it.
Emperor Yongkang looked happy and looked around Yushan again and again.
It has been placed in the imperial study since the tribute was paid, and he has not yet decided what shape to carve it into. Just looking at it like this a few times a day makes people feel comfortable.
The eunuch on the side complimented: "Only the emperor is worthy of such a rare thing in the world. If you leave it in the hands of others, it will be like a pearl covered in dust. It is the prince of the Duke of Guizhou who is on the road."
Emperor Yongkang nodded. He was very satisfied with Mu Bin's Wanshou Festival gift.
As a minister who pays tribute to such a treasure, as an emperor who has the power of the world, he has to express his gratitude, otherwise it will appear that he is stingy.
Thinking about what Mu Bin played above, I am quite satisfied.
When Mu Bin was released to return to Yunnan to quell the chaos, he thought that the stone cow would enter the sea. He was also worried that Yunnan would be difficult to control in the future. But he did not expect that he would do so many things in Yunnan.
They hoarded fields, labored the army, raised troops, and set up floating officials in the chieftain's territory to coordinate management.
Emperor Yongkang rubbed the exquisite jade in his hand...
As an emperor, of course he hopes for the unification of the world. All the people in the world are the king's ministers, and the whole world is the imperial territory. Nowadays, the small countries in the southwest and all the tribes in the Western Qiang and Western Regions are vassal states, but a large area of Yunnan is still owned by the chieftains.
Hereditary territory. The barbarians only knew the chieftain, not the emperor of the capital.
The Yi-Han people are one family, and the Yi people are certainly his people.
However, according to the report, in the state capitals where the chieftains and chieftains were both in charge, the people lived a prosperous and stable life; in the state capitals where the chieftains and chieftains ruled alone, the living standards were average; but in the state capitals where the chieftains ruled alone, the people lived in dire straits.
They are all his subjects. If the people are not living well, he, the emperor, cannot escape the blame.
Those state capitals governed by chieftains alone...
They were generally big chieftains. Their tribe had a large population and a strong sense of territoriality, and did not allow outsiders to interfere. For the sake of stability in the southwest, he retained the hereditary territories of the chieftains, granted them hereditary official positions, and allowed them to govern themselves.
It would be no problem if these big chieftains manage their territories well. Reports often say that the chieftains annexed the tribesmen's land and collected more taxes under arbitrary names, which made it difficult for the tribesmen to survive. In addition, due to the increase in the population of the tribe, there were no
The land that can be cultivated is full of conflicts.
Disputes continued every year. Fortunately, the Mu government suppressed the rebellion, so there was not much trouble.
And now Mu Bin can actually set up a yamen in the chieftain's mansion and send officials to govern it together?
This is a good thing. Of course he should support it.
Mu Sheng had been in power for many years and had allowed the big chieftains to oppress the local people without making any changes. He only sent people to coordinate or send troops to suppress, but the situation did not improve. Unexpectedly, Mu Bin had some tricks, thunderous means.
It seems that the father and son are not of the same mind.
Oh, he had forgotten that these were no longer father and son. Mu Bin had adopted the big house. Emperor Yongkang's lips curled up.
It's not a good intention. He walked to the jade mountain again, rubbed it several times, and said in a loud voice: "Come here, polish the ink."
Mu Yan finished his labor service and returned to his house, where he had a warm and affectionate time with Huo Xi at night.
The clouds closed and the rain stopped. Mu Yan was hugging Huo Xi with his eyes closed, feeling the beauty just now. When he heard Huo Xi say something in his ear, his hair stood on end and he sat up suddenly.
"What?"
The night was as cold as water, and as soon as the brocade quilt slipped down, Huo Xi felt a little chilly, and said angrily: "Keep your voice down, you scared me." She glared at him.
"Xi'er, what did you just say?" Mu Yan thought he heard wrongly and asked again in disbelief.
"I didn't say anything." Huo Xi pulled the quilt over his shoulder blades and turned over to sleep.
Mu Yan turned her over: "Are you pregnant?" Did he hear it correctly?
It wasn't until Huo Xi hummed softly that Mu Yan woke up from her dream and slapped Huo Xi hard on the buttocks, "Why didn't you say anything just now?" After that, he was frightened when he thought of Meng Lang just now.
"Are you okay?" He lifted the quilt to see.
Huo Xi grabbed the edge of the quilt and said, "Liang. It's okay. I have a sense of propriety."
Mu Yan put his hand into the brocade quilt and touched her belly again and again. The heat in his palm continued to flow in, and Huo Xi narrowed her eyes in comfort.
"How many months has it been? Why didn't you tell me in your letter?"
"It's been three months. You're going to come back anyway, so why should I tell you this?"
Mu Yan bared his teeth, "I don't know about my child yet? You should tell me as soon as possible." He sounded dissatisfied.
"I'm afraid you'll be distracted."
Uh... indeed. If he had known earlier, he would have rushed back early.
He lay down holding her heart in his arms and saw her lying obediently in his arms with a little life in her belly, which made her feel infinitely satisfied. Qi'er was not around, and she missed her child. She cried in her dreams at night, and now she has
It’s great to have a baby.
"Give birth to a daughter. Let Qi'er take good care of her in the future. Let her always be by your side." If it is a son, he will also be sent to the capital. Only a daughter can stay with the couple.
"Maybe we will go back to Beijing soon. I miss Yu'er. He is getting older and can't remember what happened when he was a child. I'm afraid he won't remember us." His eyes were sore.
Mu Yan hugged her tightly, "No. Qi'er is enlightened now. Didn't Nian'er write letters? He can sit still. He can write letters to us now. How could he forget his biological parents?"
Seeing that Huo Xi was crying thinking about his son, he comforted him and said in a low voice: "I hope we can stay for two more years and wait for me to make more arrangements. When I finish my work, I will call us back to Beijing."
I wonder if the emperor, after reading his letter, can satisfy his wish to stay in Yunnan for two more years.
What he has to do has not been finished yet. The Jun family and Uday have not yet been resolved. If he returns to Beijing now, everything will be in vain.
"We told him in a letter that Qi'er was going to have a sister. When he thought that he was about to have a sister, he might even act like an older brother. He would work hard to learn literature and martial arts, and write letters to us more diligently, so that he wouldn't
You will forget about us, okay?" He comforted her softly.
After Mu Yan came back, the news of Huo Xi's pregnancy also spread throughout the house.
People from all houses came to congratulate or send gifts.
Aunt Jun was a little angry, "It took three months to announce it, and we had to wait until the beast came back before announcing it. Why, are you afraid that we might harm the fetus in her belly?"
These days, the Jun family's shops all over the country are struggling to save money. Mr. Jun is so anxious that he frequently calls Aunt Jun over to discuss big plans. Aunt Jun is troubled with many things, very annoyed, and has a bad temper.
Wuzhi was captured by her to assist the minister. He had not gone out to ride horses, shoot arrows and hunt for several days. He had to deal with a lot of trivial things every day, which was very annoying.
She herself had not been pregnant again for several years after giving birth to Mu Ying. When she heard that Huo Xi was pregnant, she felt extremely sad.
When I thought of Mu Yan, who looked like a celestial being on the city gate tower on New Year's Eve, my heart felt even sadder. I couldn't help but curl my lips: "I'm not sure whether it's the prince's bloodline."