When the little maid pushed the door open, she saw a girl sitting on the east side of the carriage, looking sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a pink gold-sprinkled wide-sleeved long skirt and a thin waist with a silver belt. The long ink-colored hair was combed neatly, and a red gold peacock in the hair shook with a step, reflecting the white skin and snow. A pair of beautiful apricot eyes are like shooting stars, like a mirror lake, rippling with intoxicating charm.

Such a suffocatingly beautiful girl, like an untouchable fairy, fluttering and independent, is the second lady of the Mu family in western Yunnan mentioned by the two officers before, and her maiden name is Zhiqing.

When she saw the man in white outside the car, she immediately smiled, and immediately showed the arrogance of her gentle and amiable daughter, "Big brother, you're back." ”

"Well, Yale said you were looking for me? Can I help you? Mu Jing also smiled, stepped into the car, and sat opposite Mu Zhiqing.

Mu Zhiqing motioned to the maid to close the car door, turned her head and asked softly, "Big brother, did you go to Su Guansheng just now?" ”

"Ah, yes." Mu Jing smiled heartily, "Master Su has a good relationship with Ding Dutang, so I want to ask him to invite him to send troops from Guangxi to Yunnan, and the distance is reduced by half, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?" ”

"Big brother, I don't think this is appropriate." Mu Zhiqing shook her head and said with a straight face.

"Oh, what's wrong?" Mu Jing asked.

Mu Zhiqing said softly: "Big brother, it is a very confidential matter for us to enter Fujing to invite soldiers this time. If you are so fanfare, if you are sent to Shadingzhou by someone with a heart, not only will it be hopeless to ask for troops to quell the rebellion, but your father may suffer a great disaster. ”

Although Mu Jing is the son-in-law of the Mu family of Lijiang Tusi, he doesn't seem to have a temper at the moment. His second sister has been smart since she was a child, and she has her own unique views on major matters, that is, her father often discusses with her when she encounters problems.

Mu Jing's lips moved, and he only said, "I can save this." I am cautious, and no idle person knows about it. ”

Mu Zhiqing persuaded again: "Big brother, it is a great achievement for us to bring back to Yunnan the Yunnan army under Zhao Yinxuan's General Army, so it is advisable not to have side effects." ”

She saw that Mu Jing's expression was still disapproving, and said softly: "Big brother, if you have a relationship with Su Guansheng now, it will be a blessing in disguise." ”

"Oh? Why is that? Mu Jing was surprised, "Master Su leads the household department with the qualifications of a scholar, and also trains the Xinwei army to level the captives, which can be described as both civil and military, and he is a hot person in the court." He looked at his sister, "If he says a few words in the court, the danger of the Duke of Qianguo may be solved immediately." ”

"Big brother, do you know who this Su Guansheng is?"

"Whose people?" Mu Jing touched his nose, "I'm a member of the imperial court." ”

"He's the Auxiliary King's man." Mu Zhiqing still said patiently, "At present, the situation in the DPRK is calm on the surface, but it is still barely maintaining the balance of power because of the capture of the enemy in front.

"The auxiliary king was the supervisor of the country, and until the new emperor ascended the throne, he still held on to his authority, and his meaning was very clear.

"Although the queen mother relies on the auxiliary government of Tang on the surface, how can she tolerate this for a long time in her heart? She has not obtained real power in the court, but she has the convenience of issuing decrees on behalf of the king, and she must also gather strength to wait for the regain power of the court. ”

"Just wait for the enemy to retreat, and there will be a division between the auxiliary king and the queen mother. At that time, this Fujing will not be able to escape a bloody storm.

"These two parties are either royal or clan relatives, and it is difficult to predict which is stronger or weaker at this time. But for the courtiers, if they stand on the wrong side, it is a disaster!

"Many powerful toasts in Yunnan are staring at our Mu family, waiting for us to make mistakes and make excuses. The eldest brother is involved in the chaos of the court at this time, isn't it to give people a handle? ”

To say that this Mu Zhiqing is extraordinary, at this time, unlike later generations, Baidu knows everything at once. Her home is on the border of western Yunnan, and the affairs of the DPRK and China are only heard in a few words. She was able to weave these trivial pieces of information together and outline the deep political struggle in Tianxing Mansion.

Mu Jing nodded slowly with a solemn expression, he entered Fujing this time to ask for troops from the imperial court, which was actually to help Mu Wangfu quell the chaos. But I didn't think that there would be such an undercurrent of swords and swords surging above this court, and if I was not careful, it would destroy the foundation of the Mu family!

He suddenly had a spirit, and said hurriedly: "I just sent Su Guansheng a lot of gold and jade, and the price is more than three or four thousand taels, wouldn't it be bad if others knew about it!" ”

A hint of anxiety also flashed on Mu Zhiqing's face, "I'm afraid that Su Guansheng will really spread the word and tie up our Mu family to the side of the auxiliary king." ”

She thought for a moment and said to Mu Jing: "Big brother, don't worry, it's not difficult to expose this matter by giving up some money." ”

"Oh, how do you do that?"

"After we enter the Tianxing Mansion, the eldest brother will give heavy gifts according to the rank of the officials in the DPRK and China." Mu Zhiqing instructed him, "It just makes people think that you are aimless, just to make a good connection." In this way, what was given to Su Guansheng was not special. ”

Mu Jing nodded immediately when he heard this, "Okay, that's the only way to do it now." "His Mu family has been running Lijiang for hundreds of years, but there is no shortage of silver, and he brought more than 100,000 taels of silver worth of property to Fujing this time.

At the end of last year, Yunnan Tusi Shadingzhou rebelled, and Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, led other Tusi loyal to the imperial court to fight against him. Unexpectedly, Sha Dingzhou was fully prepared for the war, and won successive battles, seized a large area of land in Yunnan, and pressed Mu Tianbo's men and horses in Chuxiong and couldn't move.

On the other hand, Sha Dingzhou shouted that he was a thief, accused the Duke of Qianguo of rebellion, and asked the imperial court to authorize him to "quell the rebellion". Although Lijiang Mu's Tusi secretly supported Mu Wangfu, he had to pretend to be "neutral" because of Shadingzhou's military strength.

When Sha Dingzhou's wariness of the Mu family weakened, Lijiang Tusi Mu Yi immediately sent his son to Fujing in the name of Chaohe Xinjun.

First, it was confirmed to the imperial court that the rebel was actually Sha Dingzhou, and the Duke of Qianguo was loyal.

Second, he hoped to transfer Zhao Yinxuan, who had reinforced Jiangxi to fight against Jin Shenghuan last year, back to Yunnan to help the Guizhou rebellion. Of course, it would be better if the imperial court could send more troops to conquer Shadingzhou, but with the combat effectiveness of the Ming official army, it would send tens of thousands of horses, which may not be stronger than the 4,000 Dian army selected by Zhao Yin.

After the army of Su Pingsu's army crossed the border of Tingzhou, Mu Jing found a reason to part ways with the Cantonese army, and only brought sixty or seventy guards to escort the carriage and horses to Tianxing Mansion.

When they first met the Yue army, they also considered that Fujing was wreaking havoc, and in order to be safe, they walked with them, and even gave Su Ping a lot of benefits. At this time, they left the team and left, and Su Ping was not surprised.

The Mu family and his entourage are still 100 miles away from Tianxing Mansion, and they have already heard the news of Yanping's victory, Chen Wang's battle to kill Boluo, and break more than 10,000 enemies.

All the guards breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news, according to this, at least they would not encounter the Jianyu Brigade on the way, and the safety of the young master and the second young lady was finally guaranteed. Therefore, they all hoped that the situation would calm down, and the young master would be able to save the soldiers and return to Yunnan.

But unlike the guards, Mu Jing became even more nervous. According to Mu Zhiqing's analysis, the retreat of the foreign enemy at this time was the beginning of the internal turmoil within the Ming court.

As soon as they entered the city of Tianxingfu, there was a low sound of horns behind them. Immediately, the officers and men of the brigade began to run back and forth at the head of the city, as if preparing for battle. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division also sent men to strictly order martial law in the city.

The entire Tianxing Mansion is about to come with mountain rain.

Mu Zhiqing asked Yale to ask where the post house was, and learned that there were still more than ten miles to go. She frowned slightly, and then said to Mu Jing: "Big brother, the situation in the city is not right, it is better for us to settle nearby." ”

Mu Jing nodded, and immediately ordered the guards to find a store to stay, and asked people to ride fast horses to the Ministry of Rites to deliver the letter.