Mu Chun said: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint them. I've given my heart to someone else a long time ago."
Chen Xuan: “Ah?” Could it be that Lord Mu has turned into a heartless monster
Mu Chun said to his men, "Put down your weapons. This is someone else's territory. We are guests here. We should have put down our weapons at the door."
The subordinates obeyed the order, and Chen Xuan repeated it in Yi language. The Yi people were still angry and ranted.
Chen Xuan's translator said: "They said Lord Mu was talking nonsense, but he was clearly here to collect taxes. The Han people are the most cunning foxes in the forest, the insidious wolves, the rats in the toilet, and the most worthy of a beating."
In short, they are not human.
Mu Chun said: "Everyone, our southern expedition army has only one opponent, and that is the Northern Yuan Liang Wang Bazashi Walmi. You are our allies. If there is any misunderstanding, let's sit down and talk slowly. As long as you obey the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, we can talk about anything."
Chen Xuan translated. The other party pointed at Mu Chun and muttered, "They asked you which onion you were? What rank you were? The commander of Guizhou Guard is Ma Ye now. It's not your turn to speak."
It's time to start competing for fathers. Mu Chun said, "I am the eldest son of Xiping Hou Mu Ying, the commander of Yulin Youwei, and a first-rank military officer."
After hearing Chen Xuan's translation, the other party was moved and replied a few words. Chen Xuan translated: "They said you are not good at talking and not reliable in doing things. They suspect that your words do not carry weight. The Guizhou garrison only listens to the commander Ma Ye."
Mu Chun said: "Your leader is a young woman, but you still listen to her? It shows that age is not a problem. Besides, you have no advantage in confronting the Guizhou garrison head-on. Once you rebel, it will bring disaster to the whole tribe. If you don't want the whole tribe to die, sit down and negotiate."
The other party was still angry and replied a few more words.
Chen Xuan said: "Lord Ma stripped and whipped Madam Shexiang, humiliating their leader. This is a great shame for the Yi people. If they want to negotiate, Lord Ma must come to apologize and commit suicide. Otherwise, the Yi people would rather die in battle than be humiliated like this."
One was asking for a sky-high price, the other was bargaining on the spot. Mu Chun took off his shirt, revealing his broad back, "How about this, you beat me up too, Madam Shexiang is the co-governor of Xuanwei Mansion, a fourth-rank official of the court. I'm a high-ranking official, so you're making a profit by beating me, just whip me as many times as Madam Shexiang got whipped."
Mu Chun is an unusual person. When he heard Chen Xuan's translation, the other party was stunned... Then he picked up the whip and waved it in the air vigorously.
Really fighting! Mu Chun was dumbfounded, it was all over, it was all over, he couldn't save himself, what should he do
Chen Xuan saw Mu Chun's embarrassment, and also took off his clothes, saying in Yi language: "If the master humiliates me, I will die. I am a captain of the Ming Dynasty, a fourth-rank official of the court, and I am willing to be whipped for Lord Mu."
Shi Qianhu and his men also took off their clothes, expressing their willingness to be punished for Mu Chun.
Mu Chun burst into tears of gratitude and said to Chen Xuan, "You negotiate with them. Each of you will take a whip for me. We have an equal chance. Don't fight over it. Everyone will have a share."
Everyone: Lord Mu is so shameless!
He cursed Mu Chun in his heart, but on the surface he still had to give Mu Chun face. He did not put on the clothes he had taken off, and started to queue up to be beaten with his bare chest.
The first one was Chen Xuan. Just as the Yi people were about to beat him, the door of the lobby burst open and a group of people walked out. The leader was an old man with a beard, who said in Yi language: "Stop!"
This group of people included both men and women, all wearing colorful clothes. Muchun's colorful clothes gradually became charming.
When Chen Xuan saw this group of people, his eyes lit up and he said to Mu Chun, "This is Mr. Liu, the envoy of Guizhou Xuanwei Prefecture—"
Before Chen Xuan could finish his words, Mu Chun hurried over and bowed to the old man who shouted "Stop!" "Sir Liu, I am the eldest son of Xiping Marquis Mu Ying, the commander of the Southern Expedition Army in charge of the aftermath. My name is Mu Chun. I came to the Xuanwei Mansion to negotiate."
Chen Xuan was so anxious that he jumped up and down: Ah, this idiot! You got the wrong person! Can you please listen to what I have to say!
The old man took a step back, and a young woman wearing at least seven or eight kilograms of white silver jewelry on her head, who made a clattering sound when she walked, stepped forward and said in standard Ming official language:
"I am Liu Shuzhen, the envoy of Guizhou Xuanwei Prefecture. Since my husband Song Qin passed away, I have been acting as the envoy."
The Xuanwei Envoy of Xuanwei Prefecture was a third-rank official, one level higher than Madam Shexiang's fourth-rank official, and also a strong widow.
The scene was a little awkward for a moment, but fortunately Mu Chun was very thick-skinned and had a smile on his face, "I'm sorry, I'm new here and I don't recognize you. Lady Liu is a heroine, it's me who is blind."
In fact, Liu Shuzhen had been secretly observing the performance of Mu Chun and others in the lobby. Mu Chun was so humble and tolerant, and his sincere attitude of laying down his weapon and taking the whipping for Ma Ye, as well as his noble background, all left a good impression on the envoy.
Liu Shuzhen not only knew how to speak Ming official language, but also knew official courteous words. She said, "Lord Mu has come from afar and is tired from the journey. We are not able to entertain you well enough as a guest in my Xuanwei Mansion. Someone, please arrange for Lord Mu and his entourage to rest in the guest room. In the evening, we will offer the best wine, sing and dance to entertain you, and welcome you."
After saying that, she spoke a few words in Yi language to the Yi man who had just waved the whip. The man put away the whip, bowed to Liu Shuzhen, made way, made an invitation gesture, and asked Mu Chun and the others to go to the guest room of Xuanwei Mansion to rest.
As soon as they arrived at the room, Mu Chun asked Chen Xuan to tell him about the origins of Mr. Liu. Chen Xuan stretched out his finger, dipped it in some tea, and drew a line in the middle of the table, "Guizhou is divided into Shuidong and Shuixi by the Yachi River. They are respectively led by two chieftains, commonly known as Shuidong and Shuixi. Both chieftains have passed away, and their wives won the chieftain fight and inherited the chieftain position, that is, inherited their husbands' official positions. Shuidong is Liu Shuzhen, and Shuixi is Madam Shexiang..."
The two women governed the local natives. Similar native officials have existed since the Song and Yuan dynasties. They have always been appointed by the court, governed themselves, and did not pay taxes. They only undertook military service and corvée labor conscripted by the court, and provided tribute to the emperor every year. When the emperor received the tribute, he would definitely give the natives items worth several times the tribute.
Mu Chun was even more puzzled and asked, "Ma Ye has been in the Southern Expedition for almost a year. He should know Madam Shexiang's status. Why did he suddenly ask Shuixi to pay taxes? He also stripped her clothes and whipped her. This is clearly to force Shuixi to rebel. Also, Shuidong and Shuixi share the same jurisdiction, so why did they ask Shuixi to pay taxes alone?"
Chen Xuan frowned, "My family used to live in Chengdu Wei, so we don't know much about Guizhou. However, according to my father's past experience with local officials, it is possible that the Yi people are fighting among themselves. The Shuidong family wants to annex the Shuixi family and rule the whole of Guizhou, so they borrowed Ma Ye's hand and forced the Shuixi family to rebel in the name of paying taxes, and then cooperated with Ma Ye to send troops to destroy the Shuixi family. The world will eventually divide after a long period of unity, and will eventually unite after a long period of division. Whether it is the southwestern border or the Central Plains, this rule applies."
Mu Chun was shocked: "Liu Shuzhen is really ambitious. If she and Ma Ye already have an agreement, then tonight is probably a Hongmen Banquet. We have to be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone knocked on the door, "Master Mu, our Master Liu invites you to visit our tribe."
Mu Chun: "Just me?"
The man said: "You can bring all your guards with you, but according to the rules, once you enter the village, you must put down all your weapons, and we will be responsible for protecting Lord Mu's safety. This is our rule for entertaining guests, and we will pay any price to protect you."
Mu Chun and Chen Xuan looked at each other, and Chen Xuan shook his head.
Mu Chun understood and immediately lay flat on the bed pretending to be dead. "Oh, I'm afraid I'll let Master Liu down. I'm new here and I'm not used to the climate. I feel weak and dizzy right now. How about we meet some other day?"
The man said, "We have a doctor in Xuanwei Mansion. I want him to come and see Lord Mu."
Mu Chun hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm young and strong, I just need a good sleep."
The man did not insist: "Then I will not disturb Master Mu's rest."
After a while, the door opened again. This time it was a woman's voice, speaking in official language, "Lord Mu, I am She Xiang. I am grateful to Lord Mu for saving me. My subordinates were reckless and ignorant, and misunderstood Lord Mu's kindness. They almost whipped the savior, so I came to apologize."
How can you come and apologize when you are injured like that
Mu Chun quickly climbed down from the bed and opened the door. Madam She Xiang was sitting on a bamboo chair carried by four people. She was wearing a headdress that looked like a hat. She had a pale face and looked naturally beautiful.
In addition to Madam Shexiang from the Shuixi family, Liu Shuzhen from the Shuidong family was also standing next to the bamboo chair.
Liu Shuzhen smiled at Madam Shexiang and said, "You are still very proud. Even Lord Mu is unwilling to see me alone."
Mu Chun suddenly felt embarrassed, "Madam Shexiang, Lord Liu, you misunderstood, I actually—"
"I understand Lord Mu's concerns." Madam Shexiang interrupted Mu Chun. "Lord Mu is a young hero with a kind heart. He comes from a famous family. He is different from Ma Ye, who is a greedy, radical and despicable villain. Ma Ye has a vicious mind. He deliberately asked our Shuixi family to pay taxes instead of Lord Liu's Shuidong family. He wanted to deliberately stir up internal disputes among us, make us suspicious of each other, and defeat them one by one. He would first destroy the Shuixi family, and then ask the Shuidong family to collect taxes. With the same reason of resisting taxes, he would force Lord Liu to rebel and then destroy the Shuidong family."
Liu Shuzhen nodded. "We are from the same family, Shuidong and Shuixi. We are all widows. We have to deal with the King of Liang of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and suppress those villains from the same tribe who want to take away our chieftainship. We support each other and have the stable situation we have today. Although we have not read much, we also understand the principle of "lips and teeth are cold". We hope that Lord Mu will uphold justice for the Yi people of Shuidong and Shuixi and maintain the hard-earned peace."
Mu Chun and Chen Xuan looked at each other again: We underestimated the vision and wisdom of these two women, how ashamed we are.
Madam Shexiang endured the severe pain in her back. "Ma Ye insulted and beat me, but I didn't say a word because I was afraid that my screams would be heard by my clansmen. I took up weapons and broke into the military camp to fight Ma Ye's army. No matter how bad Ma Ye is, we started first, which means we are in the wrong. When the emperor blames us, we will have no way to defend ourselves. I heard that Xiping Hou Mu Ying is Lord Mu's father and the emperor's adopted son. Lord Mu, please be a witness. If Ma Ye forces the people to rebel in the future, it will definitely be Ma Ye who started it first."
When Mu Chun was young and naughty, he was whipped by his father several times. At least Mu Ying showed mercy and did not intend to whip him to death. He whipped him with great force, but the force that hit him was not too great - even so, he rolled on the ground in pain and screamed to the sky.
But Madam Shexiang endured the pain which was ten times more severe than his, and did not make a sound even when she fainted from the pain. She is truly a strong woman.
Mu Chun said hurriedly: "Madam Shexiang is very righteous and endures humiliation for the sake of peace in Guizhou. I will definitely investigate the tax issue. This matter is of great importance. I will write the truth into the secret decree and report it to the emperor. In the meantime, please cooperate with Madam Shexiang and Lord Liu and act out a play with me to deal with Ma Ye's tax collection."
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In the next chapter, the three legendary characters Hu Shanwei, Liu Shuzhen and She Xiang will meet. I am so excited.
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