Chapter 187: Goddamn Son
The battle in the southwest must be resolved as soon as possible. After careful consideration, Zhu Yicheng finally decided to restore the title of the Duke of Qian.
After all, the Duke of Qian was very different from other nobles. Mu Tianbo died in his country, and this loyalty and righteousness was known to the world. Now Zhu Yicheng's Ming Dynasty continued the previous Ming Dynasty, and whether it was legal or human nature, it was natural to restore his title.
Furthermore, Mushan also plays an important role in pacifying Yunnan. Although Mushan has been hidden for many years, the Mu family still has connections with the chieftains of Yunnan. Not to mention the others, the Mu family was buried here because of the assistance of the local people, otherwise they would not have avoided the Qing court's search.
Furthermore, the one son and two daughters of Mushan were not married to ordinary people. Although they were just the daughters or sons of the heads of the weak leader, you should know that Yunnan is special, with many ethnic groups, and there are both grudges and intermarriages between the chieftains.
For a long time, ordinary people just think that Mushan is lucky. Even if the children of a family in an ordinary village can marry and marry into the family of the head. But in fact, these heads, including some of the big chieftains behind the heads, know the identity of the Mu family. It is precisely for this reason that they use this method to marry the Mu family privately to maintain this dependence relationship.
Therefore, Yue Zhongqi and Jinyiwei's guess is very accurate. Once the Mu family reappears in the eyes of the world, it is extremely beneficial to stabilize Yunnan. The so-called centipede insect will not die, which is often the reason.
When Zhu Yicheng confirmed the identity of the Mu family and officially restored the title of the Mu family, the situation in Yunnan changed suddenly. When he learned that the Duke of Qian had reappeared in Yunnan, countless local forces were surprised and suspicious. When they learned from everywhere that this matter was true, some local forces that were originally vigilant and targeted to the Ming Dynasty quickly changed their attitude, thus turning from the enemy of the Ming Dynasty to the friends of the Ming Dynasty.
It is precisely because of these changes that the battle situation of the Ming army in Yunnan was finally completely changed. Originally, due to the influence of climate, geography and diseases, coupled with the resistance of the Qing Dynasty and local forces, Yunnan's advance was not smooth.
But now, except for the Qing Dynasty and a small number of local forces that are still hostile to the Ming Dynasty, the rest are no longer obstacles to the Ming Dynasty. Not only that, many local forces have even become helpers to the Ming Dynasty.
Not to mention the others, those who took the initiative to help the Ming Dynasty stabilize the place, used herbs to help the Ming army treat diseases, mountain citizens assisted the Ming Dynasty inquire about military information, and even chieftains and head men led troops to help the battle, etc.
All this has greatly boosted the morale of Yue Zhongqi's Ming army and made even smoother military progress. At present, the Qing army could not resist the Ming army's attack, and it was already in front of us to capture Kunming.
Qujing City is already an important town for the Ming army in Yunnan, and is the rear of the Ming army's attack on Kunming.
With Zhu Yicheng's imperial edict arrived, the good news that Mushan had been waiting for for a long time finally came. After he received the imperial edict from the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to re-appoint him as Duke of Qian and specially rewarded him with python robes, seals and other items, Mushan immediately burst into tears and fell to the ground.
The hardships of a hundred years finally cleared the dark clouds, and he finally returned to his original surname. The Duke of Qian has truly reappeared in the world today.
Thinking of this, especially when thinking of his deceased father and grandfather, Mu Shan was crying and could hardly be able to do so.
For several days, he was immersed in an extremely excited mood. Whenever he woke up in a dream, he couldn't help but look at it and touched the things given by the emperor, for fear that once he closed his eyes and opened his eyes, everything would be shattered like a dream.
However, this time it was true, everything was true. The Mu family was finally revived in their own hands, and now he can also say to the world that he is the Duke of Qian, the contemporary Duke of Qian, Mushan instead of Zhangshan.
In Qujing City, after Yue Zhongqi led his troops to march, he specially left the largest and most luxurious house in the city to Mushan, and used it as the mansion of the Duke of Qian.
In addition, a team of elite guards were left to protect the Duke of Qian, and the Jinyiwei was also assisting. This made Mu Shan even more excited. After more than ten days passed, Mu Shan gradually became familiar with his new identity, and the initial excitement gradually faded away. Now Mu Shan's mood has returned to normal.
"Babe!"
Mushan's youngest son, Yori, walked quickly from outside. Mushan was sitting while drinking tea and couldn't help frowning when he saw Yori's dress.
"Where is your robe?"
"Those clothes are uncomfortable, but they are still comfortable in this outfit." Yori looked at his outfit that was similar to before, and replied with a somewhat awkward expression.
"Go and get it in exchange! You are no longer a mountain citizen's appointment day, but the prince of the Mu family! How can you be so kind to wander around in this outfit?" Mu Shan was angry and immediately scolded.
The old wife who was beside her quickly comforted her and gave her a wink at her son. The old wife, who was originally dressed as a mountain man, is now dressed like a Han lady, but she has never worn this kind of clothing and always feels uncomfortable in her clothes. However, as the wife of the Duke of Qian, she must wear this way, so she understands her son more in her heart.
But as Mu Shan said, their identities are different now. With the emperor's will, the Duke of Qian was completely restored. As a high-ranking noble deputies of the Ming Dynasty, it was naturally no longer as casual as before. Besides, although this outfit is not very comfortable, its gorgeousness and shape are irresistible to women who love beauty. Even if she is already an old woman, she is the same.
On the day of the date... No, now he has the official name Mu Chengnan, and his elder brother has also the name Mu Chengjian.
As for the two married daughters, they were also renamed Mu, and the younger daughter Amu who stayed by her is now named Mu Linlin.
When the title of Duke of Qian is restored, it is natural that the names of each person in the tribe of Duke of Qian are listed. However, the Mushan line is also simple, just an old wife and two sons and three daughters.
The old wife is naturally the right wife, and she was awarded the first-rank wife by the court. As for the second son and three daughters, the eldest son has long been married, and the second daughter and the third daughter have also married the children of the local family.
Since the second and third daughters are married, they can only be recorded in the genealogy by reason of common sense. The others are just rewards in one name. However, the younger daughter Mu Linlin is by Mushan. In addition to the nominal rewards, the court also gave a lot of practical things.
Because both sons are born to the Duke of Qian, this involves the choice of the position of the prince. Logically speaking, the position of the prince should be given to the eldest son. He Mushan knows very well about his eldest son and knows that his eldest son is a mediocre person. On the contrary, his youngest son is a young talent, and he is much better than his eldest son in terms of ability and other things.
Therefore, in the above statement to the court, Mushan begged Zhu Yicheng to allow him to make his youngest son Mu Chengnan the crown prince. In order to appease Mushan, Zhu Yicheng agreed to this matter, so Mu Chengnan became the crown prince of the Duke of Qian. According to the local custom in Yunnan, he is now the little prince of the Mu Prince's Mansion.
After a while, Mu Chengnan, who had changed his clothes and decorated it, came back. Seeing his son's tall figure, wearing a gorgeous robe, long hair and silver crown, and a handsome face, Mu Shan nodded with satisfaction.
"Child, it's different now. You have to remember that you are the son of the Mu family and the future Duke of Qian. This position will eventually be passed on to you in the future. How you dress and behave in the village before, and how you act, your dad will naturally not say anything, but now it's different. Your every move represents Duke of Qian and the face of the Mu family!"
Mu Chengnan was not used to this outfit, but seeing his father and mother looking forward to him, he still bowed to Mu Shan and his mother with the etiquette he had just learned, saying yes.
He nodded with relief, Mu Shan asked Mu Chengnan to sit down, but as soon as his butt sat on the chair, Mu Shan's next words made him stand up involuntarily.
"Babe, what did you... say? Let me and Amei go to the capital?"
"What? Haven't you been saying these days that you've been suffocating here? Now you have the opportunity to let you go out, and it's a place like the capital, so don't you?" Mu Shan asked back.
"This... how can this be the same?" Mu Chengnan scratched his head and said in confusion: "Then what about dad and mom? Don't you go?"
"Of course your mother and I won't go now, but we may also go to the capital after waiting for a year or two. By then, our family will live in the capital." Mushan replied with a smile.
As soon as these words were said, Mu Chengnan was stunned. Mu Shan’s words clearly meant that they all wanted to leave Yunnan and live in the capital?
Although as a young man, he has always had an infinite yearning for the capital, seeing and staying there are different things.
Living in Yunnan since he was a child, Mu Chengnan has been accustomed to the mountains and rivers here. Since he was a child, his ambition is to become the bravest warrior in a radius of hundreds of miles, and then find a beautiful girl in this capacity whom he likes and regards him as a hero and admires.
But before these ideals could be realized, his identity changed like this. An ordinary mountain boy became the prince of the Duke of Qian in a blink of an eye. His personal opportunities changed greatly, which made Mu Chengnan not yet adapted to it.
Now, his father suddenly asked him to go to the capital with his younger sister, and even lived there in the future, which made Mu Chengnan unacceptable for a moment.
"I won't go! I want to stay here! I want to go back to the village!" Mu Chengnan's cow temper suddenly came up and said unhappily.
With a "bang!", Mu Shan slapped his hands, shaking the teacup on the table: "Nonsense! Is this what you want to do? You have to go to the capital even if you don't go!"
"Why should I go? Isn't my Mu family in Yunnan? Why should I stay in the capital and not come back?" Mu Chengnan retorted with his neck, looking dissatisfied.
"Rebellious! What nonsense!" Mu Shan's face changed drastically and he quickly scolded him.
"What am I talking nonsense? I won't live in the capital anyway!"
"You...you...you want to anger me to death! I will make you the prince, isn't it just to make you angry?" Mu Shan's face turned red when he pointed to this bastard boy.
"I don't care if the prince is not a prince." Who would have thought that Mu Chengnan stood up, took off his silver crown and threw it to the side, then turned around and left.
Mu Shan was so angry that he was furious that he didn't care about his identity as Duke of Qian. He picked up a door stick in the corner and wanted to teach this brat a lesson. Fortunately, the old woman was holding her back and shouting that her son would run away quickly, so she didn't let her husband succeed.
Chapter completed!