When he was young, Mu An received a document asking him to go to nearby Chunzhou to meet the imperial envoy and then receive the appointment document.
Mu An felt strange when he looked at this document.
According to historical rules, the officials issued documents and then sent them to the relevant states and counties through normal channels.
Even if General Xiangshan is of high rank, he should be sent to Meizhou. There is absolutely no reason for him to go to Chunzhou.
He asked a few more questions, and the official who delivered the document spoke eloquently: "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy is not just for the general. There are frequent wars in Chunzhou, Wanxian, and Jiaozhou, and the rebels are becoming increasingly rampant.
The main purpose of the Imperial Envoy's trip is to make arrangements to quell the chaos in Chunzhou. Xiangshan and Liuxian are not far from Chunzhou, so they should coordinate and guard each other.
Your Excellency not only ordered the general to go to Chunzhou, but also the guards of Wan County, Jiaozhou, and Liuxian all rushed to Chunzhou."
Mu An asked again carefully, verified his identity, and confirmed that this person was indeed an official official, so he asked someone to send him down to rest. He ordered someone to go to Liuxian overnight to question Peng Wanli, and then informed Mu Yunhan about the matter.
As expected, Peng Wanli received the same news and planned to go to Chunzhou to find out what was going on according to the order.
Mu Yunhan continued the news and thought to himself that this matter was exactly what Gu Yilan said in the letter. However, Gu Yilan did not mention the imperial envoy. He was still a little unsure, so he asked: "Who is the imperial envoy?"
Mu An found out after asking clearly that he was a military general named Hu Yanxiang, whose reputation was not obvious, but Peng Wanli knew him well and only praised him for his loyalty, bravery and good fighting skills.
After careful consideration, Mu An decided to follow Peng Wanli on this trip, and also explore the surrounding situation, and then ask the court for more money and food for soldiers and horses to strengthen his strength.
Fearing that the bandits would suddenly attack while they were away, Mu An Qian warned and Wan warned Mu Yunhan, Mu Ying, Jin Fan and Ou Qifeng to be careful.
Everyone agreed and sent these two people off, opening the door at sunrise and locking it at sunset, not to mention strengthening patrols day and night.
Mu An left for several days and never came back even in the new year.
This is the second year that Mu Yunhan has spent in Shoushan Town after returning, and it is also the first year after Xingxing was born.
Mu Ying was planning to have a lively New Year, so as to appease everyone and make everyone happy.
Mu Yunhan's idea is not to be extravagant, just be happy. After all, there are many people outside who don't have enough food and clothing. If it is too lively, it will attract people's attention.
Mu Ying thought about it carefully and realized that this was also the case, so she passed on the order and received unanimous approval from everyone in Shoushan Town.
In troubled times, everyone wants to keep their wealth private and live peacefully.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, Mu Yunhan invited Mr. Gu and his wife to sit at the table together, and the family enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner happily.
Old Man Gu held Xingxing in his arms. When Xingxing saw him drinking, he danced and opened his little mouth wide to try to eat. When he didn't get the favor, he started to cry.
Old Man Gu was so amused that he just laughed: "Silly girl, this is wine. You are still young, so you can't drink it. I will let you taste it when you grow up..."
Mrs. Gu was reluctant to let go of Xingxing and cried, and was busy stuffing a special teething biscuit into it: "Nanny, eat this, it's sweet."
Xingxing just refused to obey, so he threw the molar biscuit to the ground.
Mu Yunhan couldn't help but frown: "This is not okay. How can anyone lose his temper and waste food like this?"
Although Xingxing was young, she was used to looking at adults' faces. When she saw her face darkened and her voice became louder, she cried even louder.