In the Yin'an Palace.

"Okay." After hearing Mu De's loyalty, Zhu Zhen nodded happily, and asked Mu Chu casually: "What is your son's name?" ”

"Back to the prince, Xiao'er's original name was Ah Chu Atu, and now his name has been changed to Mutu." Mu Chu hurriedly replied.

"Ajia Ade, Ade Achu, Achu Atu......" Zhu Zhen read the names of the three ancestors and grandchildren, and couldn't help laughing: "Your name is interesting." The father's name is given to the son, like a snake. ”

"That's how we Naxi people ...... name," Mu Chu said with a smile, and the father and son were embarrassed after speaking. Doesn't this mean that the emperor mistook the name Naxi for the Mongolian name?

"Hahaha, don't be nervous, just looking at your father's name is indeed very similar to the Mongol." Zhu Zhen saw that Mu Chu's face was green, and said with a smile: "My father is not omniscient, and it is normal to make mistakes." If you want, I can help you change it back. ”

"Don't, don't, this is the emperor's Longen." Hearing this, Mu De hurriedly waved his hand and resolutely refused. "If you can't ask for it, how can you change it back?"

"We've been surnamed Mu for generations!" Mu Chu also hurriedly said firmly.

"Okay, whatever you want." Zhu Zhen nodded, and said back to the truth: "Mr. Fang Cai Mu said that what your Mu family did was nothing, and this king did not approve of this——"

"My father is not only good to you Mr. Mu alone, at that time, the Tusi who returned to Shun were all sealed as the prefect of the prefecture and the county, and I didn't see that they were all grateful to Dade, so they must be loyal and understand the righteousness." Zhu Zhen praised Mu again and asked Pan Yuanming: "How can a loyal minister with high moral standing like Mr. Mu be just a fellow acquaintance?" You have to be promoted to the prefect of Lijiang! ”

"I can't do it, I can't do it." Mu De waved his hand again.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Back to the prince, the governor of Lijiang has always been from the Bai tribe, and we Naxi people can only be deputies, and this has always been the case, without exception." Mu De hurriedly explained.

"Why?"

"That's because the Dali Kingdom was built by the Bai people, and although Dali died later, the Duan family has always controlled the northwest of Yunnan." Pan Yuanming replied: "So the Xuanfu Division of Lijiang Road has always been headed by the Bai people's martial family, and their Naxi Mu family is the vice. ”

"Now that the Duan clan has moved to Tamna Island to raise horses, is it still necessary to abide by the old rules of the past?" Zhu Zhen snorted and said, "Besides, where is the Wu Prefect?" ”

"Back to the prince, the Wu Governor's Mansion is sick, so I specially asked the old minister to help him take leave." Mu De replied: "In a few days, his son-in-law will come to formally submit the leave document to the prince." ”

"I think he's sick with a heart, right?" Zhu Zhen said coldly: "It was his Bai tribe who rebelled in Lijiang before, but he didn't care, and he had to ask this fellow acquaintance to come forward to quell the chaos, what is the use of this king asking him to be the prefect?!" ”

"The father and emperor have given this king the right to act cheaply, and I will dispose of the following three grades!" Zhu Zhen raised his voice and said: "Pass on the king's order, demote Na Wuqi to the governor of Lijiang, and the position of prefect will be taken over by Mu De!" ”

"Yes!" Pan Yuanming hurriedly replied loudly, and smiled at Mu De after speaking: "Shouldn't Mu Prefect hurry up and thank you?" ”

"This ......" Mu couldn't help but hesitate.

"Daddy." Mu Chu also urged from the side, and he wanted to help him up.

"Hey, thank you for your grace." Mu De got up and knelt down to thank him, and said that he would be conscientious and not let the prince down.

"Hehe, Mu Chu quickly help your old father up." Zhu Zhen said to Mu Chu with a pleasant face: "Although the prefect of Lijiang is your father, he is old after all, and he can't work too hard, you have to take the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility to ensure the long-term peace and stability of Lijiang." ”

"Yes, keep in mind the teachings of the prince!" Mu Chu nodded excitedly.

"I heard that you led the troops to defeat the Tibetan invasion in the first place?" Zhu Zhen asked again.

"Yes." Mu Chu said in a deep voice: "Our Lijiang is adjacent to the snow area, and in addition to the north with the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a barrier, there are ancient tea horse roads into Tibet on the east, south and west sides of Lijiang Bazi. If you can enter Tibet, you can naturally get out of Tibet, so from time to time there are Tubo people who come to fight the autumn wind, but the prince can rest assured, they come a few times, and we will repel them a few times. They will never be allowed to harass Yunnan. ”

"Okay, this is really a hero of Lao Tzu, Lijiang has your Mu family here, this king can rest assured!" Zhu Zhen smiled happily: "Mu Chu." ”

"For the ministers."

"This king has named you a hundred households, so that before taking over your father's class, you will also have an official body, which is convenient for you to communicate with officials." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Thank you for your grace!" Mu Chu was overjoyed, this really rewarded his heart.

"In addition, you just mentioned the Ancient Tea Horse Road, is there still a caravan now?" Zhu Zhen asked again.

"Since the imperial court started to fight Yunnan last year, it has been gone." Mu Chu shook his head and said: "As the name suggests, the tea and horse business is that the merchants of the Han land exchange tea for horses. This business can only be done in a peaceful situation, once the war is in chaos, who dares to traffic horses through Yunnan and Tibet, then it is not designated to be robbed? ”

"Makes sense." Zhu Zhen bowed his head and said, "Then what is your attitude?" ”

"Of course, we can't wait to resume business as soon as possible, how many people in Lijiang rely on the Ancient Tea Horse Road to live? Trade stopped for a year, and many people couldn't eat. Mu Chu said without thinking.

"yes." Mu De also nodded and said: "Our Lijiang is prosperous because of the ancient tea horse road, the tea horse is prosperous, Lijiang is prosperous, and the tea horse stops and Lijiang declines." ”

"Then resume the tea and horse business as soon as possible." Zhu Zhen said: "What is the attitude of the snow area?" ”

"Tea is a necessity for the Tibetan people, and after a year of suspension of the tea and horse business, the price of their tea has gone up to the sky. Mu Chu replied, "Even the most arrogant Tubo chieftain will not embarrass the tea horse caravan. ”

"The main thing is that Yunnan is in chaos, and the caravan does not dare to go, for fear of being robbed by the chieftains along the way." Mu De also said.

"As long as it is Yunnan's own problem, it will be easy to deal with, and this king will order the prefects along the way to ensure the safety of the caravan and not allow anyone to make things difficult for them." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "Of course, the same requirements are made for you, you must protect the tea and horse business, whoever dares to sabotage is the enemy of the whole Yunnan!" ”

"Yes!" Mu Demu Chu said in unison.

In the end, Zhu Zhen talked about Luchuan Sishi again. Ask the father and son if they have any information to provide.

When it came to the Luchuan regime, both father and son changed their faces a little, but they still said slowly: "Lord Wang, the Luchuan Si clan is the biggest cancer in Yunnan, and it has become bigger and bigger in the past few decades, and it has seriously threatened the order of the imperial court." ”

"Although our Lijiang was not attacked by the Luchuan Kingdom, when they invaded Dali in the past, we also sent troops to help in the war." Mu Chu continued: "Their soldiers are really strong, and they are completely invincible in the field, but fortunately, Longwei Pass blocked them first." ”

"But outside the border, it was miserable, where they passed, they conquered cities, and half of Yunnan was in their sphere of influence at the most powerful time." Mu De said again: "If it weren't for the death of Si Khanfa more than ten years ago, maybe the whole of Yunnan would have been annexed by them." However, his son Si Lunfa has completed the integration of Luchuan and is gearing up to compete with Daming. ”

(End of chapter)