All the generals in other provinces need to accumulate military merit to obtain the title, but only the general in Yunnan can be hereditary.
The hereditary Duke of Guizhou, the hereditary commander-in-chief of Yunnan, and the hereditary general conquering the south are the Mu family of Yunnan.
The name of the Duke of Guizhou of this generation was Mu Kun. He lost his father in nine months and his mother at the age of nine. At the age of ten, he was awarded the title of Commander of the Imperial Guard. When he was young, he loved reading, literature and art, and interacting with literati.
Until Mu Kun was sixteen years old, his uncle and stepfather Mu Cong passed away, and he should naturally inherit the title.
As a result, the civil servants wanted to take the opportunity to reduce the title and let Mu Kun succeed his ancestor Mu Ying's Marquis of Xiping instead of the Duke of Guizhou, which was his uncle's lineage. It almost happened at that time. Fortunately, the Yunnan military strongly opposed it, and the Mu family was able to keep their title.
The position of Duke.
From then on, Mu Kun hated civil servants and was too lazy to read poetry and books.
Although Mu Kun is only twenty-eight years old this year, he sent troops to quell the Guishan Rebellion, helped quell the Milu Rebellion, and successfully appeased Sizhen, who had been in trouble for many years.
Especially three years ago, Governor Mu Kun led an army of 20,000 to quickly quell the Shizong rebellion. He beheaded more than 4,700 people, captured and surrendered more than 5,000 people. He shocked Yunnan and was unparalleled.
Mu Kun became trembling, got involved with the guarding eunuchs, secretly bribed the Eight Tigers, and his attitude towards civil servants became even worse. The history records: "Jinjiao, Ling Sansi, envoys came in through the corner gate. All the officials talked about impeachment.
, it’s easy to get offended.”
What does it mean?
Except for the governor, all civil officials in Yunnan were forced to enter through the side door if they had to go to Mu's mansion. The censor who impeached Mu Kun resigned from office on various grounds.
In fact, why is this necessary? It has been more than ten years since the reduction of nobility. There is no need to resent all civil servants for this. When the rebellion was suppressed three years ago, the troops were also divided into three groups. Mu Kun was only responsible for one group of troops, and the other two groups were commanded by civilian officials.
, the victory was not won by him alone.
Although the people who took the new imperial examination had never seen Mu Kun, they could guess from the unicorn casual clothes he wore that this was the Duke of Guizhou.
Mu Kun swaggered into the hall and asked, "I don't even deserve a seat?"
Governor Gu Yuan immediately asked the officials to create additional seats and arranged for them to sit next to him, which was equivalent to having two hosts for today's Luming Banquet.
"Lao Gu, let's get started." Mu Kun said with a smile.
The governors of the Yunnan-Guizhou region were basically upright and decisive in killing. The imperial court specially selected them this way because there were frequent rebellions in the Yunnan-Guizhou region and those with less strong personalities could not control the situation.
Gu Yuan is very strong and has both civil and military skills. In addition, he has a special status as governor, so he has a good relationship with Mu Kun.
The banquet begins.
Wang Yuan, together with other examiners, went over to visit the chief examiner, deputy examiner, room examiner, superintendent, supervisor, promoter, and the provincial examination officials who were local officials. This was a ceremony of thanking the teachers. Those examiners were equivalent to the teachers of the people.
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"My lord, please announce the reward." Gu Yuan asked Mu Kun to host the banquet. He was very tough with others, but he only surrendered to Mu Kun.
There was no other way. The officials of the three divisions were all at loggerheads with Mu Kun. As the governor, he had to be the lubricant, otherwise Yunnan would be difficult to govern.
Mu Kun himself is also very capable, and has a good relationship with all the previous Yunnan governors, and his methods are much better than those of the unscrupulous descendants.
In history, the most brainless Duke of Guizhou was Mu Qiyuan.
If Mu Jianping in "The Deer and the Cauldron" really exists, then Mu Qiyuan is the grandfather of Princess Mu. This man was obedient in the face of the rebels, and struck hard in the face of civil servants and people. He was punished by the imperial censor because his slaves killed the people.
, Mu Qiyuan actually deployed troops to bombard the patrol office.
It was really a bombardment that destroyed the walls of the censor's office. This move was tantamount to rebellion and should be punished by execution. Even the duke of the Mu family was killed. His mother, the Song family, personally killed Mu Qi for the sake of the family's interests.
After Yuan Du died, Princess Mu's father succeeded him.
Absolute power brings absolute corruption, and the Mu family cannot escape this law.
Mu Kun swept towards the civil servants present, and sure enough he saw stinky faces. They seemed to be very dissatisfied with him hosting the banquet. The more the civil servants looked like this, the happier Mu Kun was. He smiled and said: "Appreciate the flowers!"
Each official held gold flowers, silver flowers, cups, plates, silk and satin, etc., and presented them to the examiners and supervisors.
Zhang Yu, the patrol censor, was Jian Lin, and he was an honest and upright person. He smiled coldly at Mu Kun and Gu Yuan, refused to accept the reward, and walked away directly.
If not for the sake of the governor, Zhang Yu would have probably started a fight with Mu Kun on the spot, and he would definitely have sued Mu Kun for overstepping the rules afterwards. Because this is his duty, and the inspector specializes in inspecting local lawbreakers.
, the objects of supervision include vassal kings and princes!
People in the new imperial examination were dumbfounded. As soon as the banquet started, the supervisor was so angry that he left the party. Zhang Yu was the person in charge of this provincial examination.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Mu Kun laughed when he saw this, tilted his body and said to Gu Yuan: "Yu Shi Zhang still can't stand the tricks."
Gu Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Master, why are you doing this?"
"It's a happy day today, just a joke, Lao Gu, you don't have to take it seriously," Mu Kun happily clapped his hands and ordered, "Play music!"
Zhang You was ordered to enter the venue, play the music of "Lu Ming", sing the poem of "Lu Ming", and dance to "Kui Xing".
Accompanied by music and dancing, the atmosphere relaxed slightly, and Gu Yuan raised his glass and invited everyone to drink together.
Mu Kun was the only one who didn't drink. He didn't bother to drink with the scholars. The eldest son of this prince was already six years old, but he himself hadn't grown up yet, and his temper was a little better than that of Emperor Zhengde.
As the Yunnan Jieyuan, Jin Lei took the initiative to toast to the governor. Then he toasted to the examiner Wen Shu and the deputy examiner Professor Zou, and then to the chief ministers on the left and right.
It’s just that I don’t have the role of Mr. Mu!
Although Jin Lei is not a bad-tempered person, he is noble and proud of his status as a scholar.
Previously, Mu Kun had angered the censor and left, and refused to drink with the scholars, which had long made Jin Lei feel dissatisfied. Now he is taking advantage of this opportunity, and it is probably embarrassing for Mu Kun. He never thought that if Mu Kun retaliates, his Jin family will
You can no longer do business in Kunming.
Mu Kun slammed the table and scolded: "You white-faced boy, do you look down on me?"
Jin Lei put down his wine glass, straightened his clothes, clasped his fists and said, "If the name is not correct, then the etiquette will be bad. May I ask the general office, in what capacity do you participate in today's Luming Banquet?"
Mu Kun smiled and said, "You call me the General Manager, don't you know it?"
"The General Palace is just the honorific title given to the Duke of Guizhou by the world, and it is beyond the rules," Jin Lei sneered, "I have never heard of any Duke, any commander-in-chief, or any general who can sit at the Luming Banquet.
The person in charge! The governor, the supervisor, and even the examiner can entertain the scholars on behalf of the emperor, but only the prince, the general, and the general can not!"
"Poof!"
A wine glass was thrown at him, causing Jin Lei's forehead to bleed.
Most of the governors and officials of the third division of Yunnan are upright people who will not forgive others when they are justified. Mu Kun has learned this lesson a long time ago. He does not know how to reason with scholars, and he will take action directly if he can.
"you you you……"
Jin Lei was stunned and pointed at Mu Kun angrily. After a long time, he finally choked out his words and stamped his feet: "This is unreasonable!"
Wang Yuan sat in front of the case without raising his head. The food today was very delicious and he was almost full.
Mu Kun suddenly shouted: "Come here! Get the bow and arrow target stack and place it in front of the hall. Now all the people in the imperial examination will go to me to shoot arrows! Drinking has a stupid meaning. I will kick out those who are not good at shooting!"
"This is the banquet of Deer Ming, and you are not allowed to cause trouble like this!" Jin Lei started shouting again.
Mu Kun smiled and said: "Do you think I haven't read a book? The deer-minging banquet should have a local archery ceremony. In the Taizu's era, the archery ceremony was also required when a person was elected. Do you dare to say that the "Book of Rites" is wrong? You
Dare you say that Emperor Taizu is wrong?"
Jin Lei was speechless immediately.
Mu Kun suddenly asked: "Who is Jinke's 'Li Jingkui'? Anyone from Yunnan and Guizhou, stand up!"
Wang Yuan had no choice but to put down his chopsticks, leave the table with another Yunnan scholar, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen the general office."
Mu Kun asked: "You are dealing with the "Book of Rites". Shouldn't the deer-calling banquet have a local shooting ceremony?"
The Yunnan Juren didn't dare to speak, and stood there with a blushing face.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It's feasible, but it's not possible."
"Are you fooling me?" Mu Kun sneered.
Wang Yuan clasped his fists and said: "The rural drinking ceremony and the rural shooting ceremony are two different etiquettes. They can be held together or separately. Therefore, there is nothing wrong if your officers do not perform the rural shooting ceremony today. Taizu
There is nothing wrong with the emperor and his lord-general having to perform the local shooting ceremony."
Mu Kun snorted coldly: "You don't want to offend anyone. People wearing big headscarves are so cunning!"
Jin Lei spoke too hastily, which made Mu Kun feel unhappy.
Wang Yuan's smooth speech also made Mu Kun feel uncomfortable.
This father-in-law is very difficult to take care of.
"Everything I said is true, so how can I call it cunning?" Wang Yuan said, neither humble nor arrogant, "If the general office wants to perform a shooting ceremony, then let's shoot."
"Snapped!"
Mu Kun slapped the table and was too lazy to mess around with Wang Yuan. He wanted to use the shooting ceremony today to deliberately disgust the scholars and embarrass these turbaned people, so he immediately shouted: "Hurry up and set up the arrow stack!"