Chapter 80: A Special Tribute
On a wide mud strip in front of the inner city wall in Xincheng Tuxian County, a large carriage printed with the word "Deng" was rushing in the direction of Tusi Yamen.
Driving the carriage were two young and beautiful Zhuang girls, dressed in gorgeous Zhuang family costumes and wearing white and green turbans.
The two sisters were driving the carriage and singing mountain songs.
The beautiful song caused the men, women, and children who were working in the local fields to stop and listen to the song, and they could not see the faces of the people singing on the horses, but they could all tell that one of them was Moman.
If she stopped the carriage to sing mountain songs, then the men, women, and children who were working in the fields would surely come around to listen to her sing, and the songs would not disperse.
However, Morman did not have time to sing them songs today, because she was going to send the brocade that she had woven in the past few months to the yamen, and this batch of goods was a tribute, and she had to send it to the palace.
Before going out, she and her assistant also deliberately dressed up carefully before going out.
Suddenly, a man flashed out from behind a tree on the side of the road and stopped the carriage.
"Hey...... What's the matter with you? Don't want to die? Morman's assistant immediately reined in the three horses pulling the cart and rebuked angrily.
Morman also glared at the other party, but the other party held a large hand high in front of him to block his face, and he couldn't see the other party's face clearly.
She was about to ask if the other party was going to rob the road, when a woman as light as a swallow had jumped into the carriage and "shhh
Mo Man looked at it, and his pink face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, revealing a look of surprise.
"How are you?" Morman whispered.
It was Mo Qinglian who came, and she immediately pulled Mo Man and her assistant into the carriage.
It was Wei Shihao who stopped the carriage, and when they sat down in the carriage, he jumped up on the spot and landed firmly in the best position to catch the carriage.
Driving the carriage, he was the most proficient, grabbed the reins with both hands, and said, "Sit down!" ...... driving"
The three big horses suddenly rushed forward like arrows from the string.
"Is that him?" Mo Man said, his heart was excited, and he was slightly embarrassed in the face of Mo Qinglian.
"It's him!" Mo Qinglian nodded.
"Sister Lian, I'm ...... I didn't fail to keep my promises. The last time I was in Jingliu Gewei, I had to meet him out of necessity, and you were there at that time...... This time, why? Mo Qinglian whispered.
"Sister, I was also confused for a while at that time, so I made harsh demands on you, and I hope that my sister will not go to my heart. I can see that you have him in your heart, and you can see him whenever you want! ”
"No, I'm a trustworthy person, and if I agree, I will definitely be able to do it!" Mo Man said shyly, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Morman's assistant didn't know what they were talking about, and couldn't interject when she stayed on the sidelines, but she vaguely felt that it had something to do with the man driving the carriage.
"Pretend, pretend? However, I can tell you, I will not give up, we play fair! Mo Qinglian said half-jokingly in order to expel the embarrassment around her.
Is the man driving the carriage handsome? The assistant didn't believe it, so he secretly lifted the curtain and glanced at Wei Shihao from the side. It doesn't matter if she doesn't look at it, after taking a look at the side, she was also shocked by his handsome appearance, no wonder these two beautiful sisters are jealous of him.
After Mo Qinglian briefly explained her intentions, she asked Wei Shihao to stop on the side of the road, let Mo Man's assistant get out of the car, and then they continued on their way.
After the assistant got out of the car, Mo Qinglian expressed curiosity about the fact that the Deng family's carriage was still left in Mo Man's house.
"This is also understandable, the Deng family is so rich that they still care about a carriage?" Morman laughed.
They were talking and laughing, and the carriage soon drove into the territory of Gyeongwonfu.
At this time, Mo Man's assistant hurried to the Tusi Ya and pretended to be angry with Ensheng Tusi: "Master Tusi, before you let the people from Qingyuan Mansion come to pick up Zhuangjin, you can tell my sister if you are so staying!" Why did you cut off the goods in the middle of the road? ”
"What? The people from Qingyuan Mansion took the goods away? Are you sure? What about Morman? Where's she? Ensheng jumped up suddenly, this is a tribute, if it is robbed, it will have to lose his head.
"The errand man said, let my sister go to Qingyuan Mansion to receive the reward, and go through the handover procedures by the way."
"What's this all about? Come on, chase me! Ensheng was furious, and the governor clearly didn't take him seriously.
"Don't chase anymore. Today, the state official sent someone to find Master Mo Man to do something, just in time for Master Mo to deliver the goods, so he directly returned the goods to Qingyuan Mansion, which also saved the need for Master Tusi Ya to send someone to Qingyuan Mansion, isn't it? Before Ensheng's words landed, an official from Qingyuan Mansion arrived.
"I made a special trip to stay and go through the handover procedures with Entusi, so you should rest assured, right?"
Feel relieved? Seung Eun has a murderous heart.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a well-planned plan, but Ensheng has no way at all, so he has to hold a fire in his belly and go through the handover procedures.
In Qingyuan Mansion, the state official and Mr. Xie looked at the magnificent brocade placed on the desk and were surprised. The two gently stroked the pattern and texture of the word "10,000" on the Zhuang brocade, and they were really afraid that if they tried hard, the Zhuang brocade would be deformed.
Morman, who was standing on the sidelines, knew in his heart that before her works became tributes, they were only bestsellers, and they were not much different from the brocades woven by others, and they had never received any special courtesy, until her works became tributes, which were regarded as treasures.
However, the expressions of the state official and Mr. Xie are too exaggerated, right?
Regardless of whether the two adults were really amazed or out of respect for the tribute, Mo Man was still very happy in his heart. She hid her nose and smiled, silent.
Mo Qinglian and Wei Shihao felt that the two adults really liked Mo Man's works, so they kept giving them a thumbs up.
"Ah, what a rarity! The emperor's discernment has made the art girl in my hometown famous and famous! Master Mo, you are the golden phoenix flying out of my hometown! Not bad, not bad! The governor said with a smile on his face as he gave Morman a thumbs up.
Mr. Xie did not come out of the vivid brocade picture, but still looked down at the brocade and sighed.
"Thank you for the love of the state official, the little girl is not talented, so she can only weave brocade, and there is no other craft." Morman Road.
"That's enough, you're a hundred...... Quite a million. Your magnificent brocade can make the emperor love it, and it is enough to reduce the taxes of Qingyuan Mansion for three years! The governor said.
After Xie Zongbing adjusted his emotions a little, he also joined in praising Moman.
"Two adults, don't just praise people, time is tight, let's arrange the task quickly!" Wei Shihao reminded on the side.
"Yes, yes, this file invites Master Mo to come to the house, this official wants to ask Master Mo for a favor......" said the state official.
"Lord Governor, please don't say it, along the way, Wei Shihao and Sister Qinglian have explained it to me. Lu Dahai and Ensheng do all kinds of evil, fish and flesh the people, this is the public enemy of our Zhuang family, and everyone will be punished. I've taken on this task! Moman said.
Just do it!
In fact, Moman's task was to embroider a few mountain songs accusing Lu Dahai of crimes in several of the tribute works, so that the emperor could see it and achieve the purpose of Qingyuan Mansion suing the emperor.
This is Wei Shihao's bold idea, he doesn't know if the emperor will watch these songs, but he is convinced that there will be people in the palace who can see the mystery.
For more than ten years, the officials of the Xincheng Tuyamen have lived all day long, drinking and drinking all day long, never caring about the suffering of the common people, and Mo Man has long been resentful.
After the governor expressed to her a little what message he wanted to convey to the emperor, the accusation in her heart had already been drafted.
Mo Man selected a group of three Zhuang Jin works from many Zhuang Jin, namely "Jinxiu River and Mountain", "Zhuang Xiang Pastoral" and "Mofu Jinxiu".
Mo Man embroidered a mountain song "Singing a Mountain Song to Celebrate Huazhang" on "Jinxiu River and Mountain":
Singing mountain songs, singing mountain songs,
The mountain song floats across the river.
A singing club flourished,
Second, sing that the people have a good life.
This song expresses that under the rule of the current imperial court, society is thriving and peaceful, and the common people are living a happy life.
If you want to say that Mo Man's mountain song is clever, she understands human nature, so the first mountain song is to pat the sycophants of the Qing Dynasty and praise the entire society, so that the emperor is happy when he sees it, and it is easy to accept the accusation of Qingyuan Mansion.
Mo Man embroidered the second mountain song on "Zhuang Xiang Pastoral" - "The Emperor's Grace is Great":
The emperor's grace shines in all directions,
Set up the king of the local division.
The people embrace a good life,
The mountain sings praises to the emperor.
This song expresses the respect for the emperor, and also expresses the feelings of the people of Zhuangxiang who sincerely support the emperor.
However, as soon as the style of the mountain song "Flying Snow in June" embroidered on the third work changed, it was immediately accused, and after Ensheng committed the following offense and seized the position of Tusi, he did not receive the punishment he deserved, but reversed black and white; At the same time, Lu Dahai, an officer of Qingyuan Mansion, also followed the example of Ensheng, and after launching a mutiny, he turned into a hero who protected the mine, which is really incomprehensible:
It's a pity, it's a pity,
It's a pity that the society has changed.
Ensheng rebelled as a toast,
Officers and soldiers turned into mine guards.
Mo Man is not only a good brocade weaving, embroidery skills are also extremely exquisite, after two days and two nights in a row she embroidered the mountain song handwriting by feeling, more powerful than some calligraphers' words, a collection of brocade, embroidery and calligraphy masterpieces, a special tribute.
It can be seen that the state official and Mr. Xie are amazed and can't put it down. However, this is a tribute, a work related to the life and death of Qingyuan Mansion, so if you can't put it down, you still have to send it to the palace.