As night falls, the lights of Xipinghou Mansion are brightly lit. In the study room, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes is reading at night. The study room is simple and elegant, with a dazzling array of books of all kinds. On the wall directly opposite the study room hangs a hard bow, and a sword hangs under the hard bow.
and a fire gun. On the left is an administrative map of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, and on the right is a simple weapons rack with weapons, spears and broadswords leaning against it.
The man is about forty-five years old, with a tall and majestic appearance, a short and strong mustache, and a chin that reaches chest level. His eyes are bright and lively, not angry and self-defeating, and his face has a Chinese character and a sharp outline. Looking at this man from a distance,
The elegance is accompanied by a heroic spirit, a majestic and heroic appearance, yet without losing the elegance and elegance.
This person is the owner of the Xipinghou Mansion, Mu Sheng, the Marquis of Xiping. Mu Sheng is the second son of Mu Ying. After Mu Ying became the Marquis of Xiping, he devoted himself to governing and unifying the southwest, with the spirit of bringing joy to all the people. Mu Ying passed away.
, Mu Sheng was the hereditary Marquis of Xiping. During his reign, Mu Sheng was pro-people and benevolent, and the people in the southwest praised him for his virtue.
Mu Sheng was reading at night, and unknowingly he felt sleepy. At this moment, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion came to report: "Master Hou, there are three monks outside the door asking to see you. I can't make up my mind, so I came here to report."
Mu Sheng originally gathered the best of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and often met with eminent monks, hermits and Taoist scholars from various schools, so he had many friends. But when he came to visit at this time, Mu Sheng was obviously a little unhappy.
"Go and tell them that I am sleepy today and just ask them to visit tomorrow." Mu Sheng waved his hand and sent the housekeeper out a little impatiently.
After a while, the housekeeper came again and said: "Master Marquis, those three monks said they must see the Master tonight, and asked the villain to bring something. They said that after the Master sees this thing, he will definitely go to see them."
As the steward spoke, he handed over a piece of jade and stood there waiting for instructions.
Mu Sheng's face was full of displeasure. He reached out to take Yujue and looked at it under the lamp. He was shocked and lost all sleep. He sat up in a hurry.
"Go, hurry up and welcome these three people into the house. They will serve you well without any neglect. I will go immediately." Mu Sheng stood up in a hurry, and while dressing, he ordered the housekeeper: "Wait a minute, I want to go in person.
To welcome you, go to each house and courtyard to inspect, and don’t allow anyone to come out. As for what happened today, no matter who dares to spread this matter, I will kill him without mercy."
The housekeeper hurriedly exited. Although he didn't know why the Marquis suddenly treated the three monks with such courtesy, he knew that if he wanted to live a steady life in the Marquis Mansion, he should talk less, look less and ask less.
Mu Sheng put on his clothes and hurriedly rushed out of the door. Taking three steps and two steps at a time, he hurriedly ran towards the door of the mansion.
Outside the gate of the mansion, there was a monk in his thirties, with an old monk standing on each side of him. This young monk had bright eyes and ears that caught the wind. Although he was not tall, he could feel a sense of power when he stood there.
A majestic aura hits his face. A pair of sword eyebrows are as sharp as a blade, and his whole body is white and clean, but you can also see his face full of tiredness and fatigue.
The monk stood outside the gate of Xipinghou's mansion, looking at the tall gate, and said quietly to the two old monks beside him: "Look, will Xipinghou, see us?"
The old monk on the left quickly replied: "I think he will definitely know it. I remember that back then, Mu Ying, the Marquis of Xiping, had a close relationship with the former prince, and they were close brothers. The former prince passed away, and the late prince had a heart-broken heart, and he eventually became ill because of missing him.
, two months later, he left with the late prince at this Marquis Mansion. Xiping Marquis Mansion was full of people.
Men Zhonglie will definitely treat us with courtesy."
While they were talking, they saw a Chinese character coming from the house. The three of them quickly clasped their hands and said, "Amitabha, the poor monk Ying Wen and Ying Xian should be able to see the Marquis. I am very uneasy for disturbing you late at night. I hope the Marquis will forgive you."
Mu Sheng panicked for a moment, his expression extremely unnatural, but then he calmly looked at the street outside the mansion gate: "Three eminent monks came all the way to lecture on Zen for me. I am so honored, how can I blame you?
On the other hand, it is Mu Sheng's fault that he made the three eminent monks come late at night and wait for a long time, so he still invites the three eminent monks to speak in the palace."
The three monks nodded, and Mu Sheng led the three of them into the house, and then ordered the doorman to close the door. No one was allowed to open the door without permission. The doorman also wondered, his Lord Marquis was very courteous, but he had never seen such courtesy.
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When he came to the study, he hurriedly ordered the housekeeper to bring food and food. When the three monks saw the food and wine, they were not polite and hurriedly wolfed them down. Mu Sheng stood on one side and bowed, and when he saw the three people wolfing down the food, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Halfway through the meal, the young monk burst into tears. Seeing this, the two old monks put down their chopsticks and kept comforting themselves. Mu Sheng quickly opened the secret door of the study room, revealing a secret room, and at the same time led the three monks to the secret room.
As soon as the door of the secret room was closed, Mu Sheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "I, the Marquis of Xiping, Mu Sheng, pay homage to my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live the emperor. Your Majesty has arrived at the Marquis of Xiping's Mansion. I didn't come far to welcome you, so I hope my emperor will forgive you."
The young monk was startled, and quickly turned around to help Mu Sheng up and said: "Why did the Marquis do this? I am no longer the emperor. I have been wandering thousands of miles and I really can't walk. I came here to the Marquis Mansion in Xiping to surrender and hear the Marquis's words."
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Mu Sheng had just been helped up, and when he heard what the young monk said, he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is going to kill me. Your Majesty is covered in dust, and it is a death penalty for me to not go to rescue you. Now. Now
The Yan thieves usurped the throne and seized the great treasure, leaving the Holy One wandering all over the world. My heart is as sharp as a knife. I wish I could bend my body and die for the Holy One, but how can I be willing to rebel because of wealth?"
The young monk plopped down and knelt down in front of Mu Sheng, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, I have no choice but to come to you. Please take me in."
When the two old monks saw this, they quickly knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty."
Mu Sheng put his arms around the young monk and cried loudly: "My poor brother, do you want to harm your brother? No matter when and where you are, you are my brother and my master. My brother is willing to risk this.
If the Marquis of Xiping is no longer worthy, I will definitely find a way to protect you, and I will do everything possible to send the Holy Lord back to the south of the capital to sit down."
The four of them could hold each other's arms and cry when they were lost. The two brothers hugged each other for a long time and refused to let go. This scene would make even a stone-hearted person instantly turn into tenderness.
These three monks were Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, censor Ye Xixian and minister Yang Yingneng.
Mu Sheng helped Emperor Jianwen sit down and bowed: "Your Majesty, please rest here for a few days. I will definitely try my best to deal with other matters. Please stay here with your Majesty's heart."
When parting, the monarch and his ministers cried profusely before leaving with tears.
Mu Sheng came out of the study and quickly called the housekeeper to come over and said: "Go immediately and inform Mu Ang and Li Hao, asking them to come early tomorrow morning. There must be no mistakes. Also, don't let others know that they are coming to my place in Xiping."
Hou Mansion."
The housekeeper took the order and hurriedly
Go and report.
Mu Sheng looked up at the night sky, sighed and murmured: "May God protect me, my great ancestors will protect me, and my ancestors will protect me. May your majesty be able to overcome the difficulties and bear all the sins. Just don't embarrass my poor brother like me anymore."
Mu Sheng stayed up all night, and at the first moment of Mao hour, the concierge came to announce that it was Du Si Mu Ang who wanted to see him. Mu Sheng hurriedly led Mu Ang to the bedroom. Mu Ang was gentle and elegant, and he was also secretly surprised and said: "
Why didn't the second brother meet me in the study, but wanted to meet me in the bedroom?" However, the two brothers had always been in the same mind and knew that the second brother was not from Meng Lang. There must be a reason for this, so they stepped up and went to Mu Sheng's bedroom.
"Second brother, what happened? Butler Mu came to report. I stayed up all night and don't know what happened." As soon as Mu Ang entered the bedroom door, he started asking questions.
Although the Mu brothers are ten years apart, they have followed their father on the battlefield since childhood, so they are close relatives that others cannot envy.
Seeing Mu Sheng's eyes heavy, as if he hadn't slept all night, Mu Ang also knew in his heart that something big must have happened, but the second brother didn't say anything, and he couldn't ask again and again.
Mu Sheng called Mu Ang to sit down, and the concierge came again and said, "Master Li Hao and Mr. Li are here to pay a visit."
Mu Sheng quickly asked someone to lead Li Hao into the bedroom. Li Hao also muttered, thinking to himself: "What happened to the Marquis of Xiping today? In the past, we always discussed matters in the study. Today is uncharacteristically different. Could it be that there is something important?"
In order to find out what happened, Li Hao rushed to Mu Sheng's bedroom in three steps at a time. This Li Hao was a young man with both civil and military talents.
Introduced as a close friend.
When Li Hao entered the door and saw Mu Ang, he immediately felt nervous, fearing that something big might happen.
Mu Sheng led the two of them to sit down and said: "Two worthy brothers, I have called you here today because I have something important to discuss. At the same time, I want to take you to meet someone. You two worthy brothers don't need to ask. I will wait until half the time."
In an hour, everything will be clear to you when you see the person coming. I just ask you two worthy brothers to swear to God that no other person besides the three of us will know about what happened today and the people we saw today, okay?
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When Mu Ang and Li Hao saw Mu Sheng's serious expression, they realized that the matter might be far more serious than they thought. However, they always respected Mu Sheng as a person and knew that he was a man who values love and justice, so they agreed without thinking.
Emperor Jianwen and the other two people also stayed up all night. They still sighed in relief that they felt much better after Mu Sheng arranged for them to bathe in fragrant soup.
At this moment, Mu Ang bowed down to ask for permission, and Ye Xixian opened the door. Mu Sheng, Mu Ang, and Li Hao filed in. When Mu Ang saw the monk Ying Wen sitting in the middle, he was stunned and knelt down involuntarily and cried.
: "My brother Mu Ang pays homage to my emperor, long live it. I didn't know that your majesty is here. Mu Ang is guilty of death. Please forgive me."
When Li Hao saw this, he still didn't understand why, because this move was too sudden and too incredible. Mu Ang knelt down beside Emperor Jianwen and cried bitterly: "My Majesty, my brother, I miss you day and night."
I think, seeing you here today makes me feel a little more at ease!"
Li Haofeng suddenly woke up and quickly knelt down, not even daring to raise his head. Jun and his entourage returned to the secret room. When they talked about the hardships of this place, Jun and his ministers cried again.