Zhu Zhen and Mu De's father and son chatted for a long time about the problem of Luchuan Kingdom, and told them to keep their eyes open, help the court keep an eye on Luchuan, and report any disturbances in time.

Then he rewarded all kinds of rare things from the Central Plains and the West, so that his father and son retired.

Back at the post house, Mu Chu played with the telescope given by the prince, and asked his father puzzled: "Why is my father reluctant to be promoted to the prefect of Lijiang?" ”

"Alas, this is the prince's plan." Mu De sighed and said, "Now that we go back, we will have a big relationship with the martial arts family and the Bai people." ”

"That's right." Mu Chu nodded in understanding and said, "The martial family has lost the position of prefect, no matter what we say, they will hate us." There are more Bai people than us, and if we want to stabilize the situation, we can only hug the thighs of the court and the prince. ”

"If you can figure this out, then you won't have to worry so much about being a father." Mu De smiled bitterly and said: "The prince promoted me to the prefect's mansion again, and gave you a hundred households, and promised to resume the tea and horse business, which is to make it clear that we are tied to the chariot of the imperial court, and we are not allowed to get off." ”

"Since you get in the car, you should sit all the way to the end, and you can't keep thinking about getting off." Mu Chu said in a deep voice: "Da Ming is so strong, the national fortune is long, we just have to sit firmly with peace of mind." ”

"Hehehe...... Mu De said with a relieved beard: "That's right, my son has knowledge of Wuqi and those toasts." They cling to the defects, or they have been leaving the same set for decades, but they forget that it is now the new Ming Dynasty, not the end of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"Look at the Marquis of Yingchuan, the Marquis of Xiping, the Marquis of Yongchang, and those brave generals, and look at the young but sophisticated Dian prince, they will govern Yunnan obediently, just sooner or later." Mu De said slowly: "Rather than waiting until the end to be embarrassed like a dog. It's better to be a dog of the court from the beginning, whether it is wagging its tail and begging for mercy, taking care of the home and nursing the courtyard for the court, or being a hunting dog chasing rabbits, you can eat the best bones. ”

"So my father has long been bound to the prefect of Lijiang?" Mu Chu heard what Mu De meant.

"Of course." A hint of domineering appeared on Mu De's old face: "The years when the Bai people ruled northwest Yunnan are gone. It's time for us Naxi people to be in charge! ”

"Don't look at the difference between the prefect and the same knowledge, but there is a world of difference between the main and the second. All the dealings with the imperial court and the province are all the affairs of the prefect, and the same acquaintance can only listen to the excitement on the side. Mu De smiled happily and said: "If you don't take advantage of the fact that the overall situation is undecided, take this position over, and wait for the situation to stabilize in the future, and then try to replace it, it is a pipe dream!"

He couldn't hide his happiness anymore, and he couldn't keep his mouth shut. "Otherwise, your father and I are both eighty years old, why do you have to work day and night to grab this first place?"

"Dad is not afraid of forming a bond with the martial arts family and the Bai people?" Mu Chu asked with a smile.

"We tolerated them in every way before, because they had the support of the Dali Duan clan. Now that the Duan clan is gone, there is no reason for us to go against the grain anymore. So sooner or later there will be a conflict with them. Mu De said lightly:

"In this case, of course, we have the initiative than to continue to be passive."

"Then my father is still ......," Mu Chu whispered.

"No superior would like an ambitious subordinate." Mu De replied lightly: "A subordinate who abides by the rules and is even a little conservative can make the superiors feel more at ease." ”

"Understood." Mu Chu nodded.

"But remember, don't be clever with the prince. Don't look at his age, those eyes can see through people's hearts. Mu De said with a regretful sigh and said, "Didn't you find out that the prince didn't pay attention to me and only talked to you?" That's because the prince doesn't like me and acting. ”

"I see, I still think it's strange, why the prince suddenly became interested in me, obviously ignored me at first." Mu Chu said suddenly.

He finally understood why the prince suddenly said that his father was too old to work too hard, and asked him to take the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility...... It turned out that he disliked his father.

"Dad can't help it, if I show too much attention to this prefect, then even our act of being the first to come to the audience, as well as the previous credits, will all change taste." Mu De smiled bitterly.

"It's really embarrassing for Dad." Mu Chu said softly.

"It's not a big problem, though." Mu De was very open-minded, and said with a smile: "Your father is eighty years old, and the prince will not be as knowledgeable as me, an old fool." Besides, the prince has already taken the father tree as a model himself, as long as you sell a little more strength, we ...... The Mu family will still be pampered. ”

"Father, don't worry, the son will try his best to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty." Mu Chu responded.

"Okay." Mu De nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "The prince asked Ah Tu, right?" ”

"Yes." Mu Chu bowed his head and said, "I asked casually when I said my surname." ”

"Every word of this kind of big man has a useful intention, how can there be anything to say casually?" Mu De shook his head slowly.

"What does Father mean?" Mu Chu asked tightly.

"It should be that we should send Atu to Kunming as a hostage." Mu De sighed lightly and said: "The imperial court has set up two Dali Erhai in Dali, but there is no garrison in Lijiang, and the prefect and the governor are all local officials, so it can be said that the whole of Lijiang has been handed over to us." If you are the prince, can you rest assured? ”

"I can't." Mu Chu shook his head.

"Isn't this the end of it?" Mu De said softly: "So the prince wants to let Ah Tu come to Kunming, which is really right, but this is not only undignified but also hurts feelings, so the prince will stop at the point, I hope we can be smart and take the initiative to send Ah Tu over." ”

"Is that so?" Mu Chu scratched his head, thinking that it made sense, and he was worried that his father was overdoing it.

"There will be no mistake, I don't believe that the next time I meet you, I will take the initiative to mention it, and say that I will let Ah Tu come to Kunming to go to school and see what attitude the prince has." Mu De said firmly.

"Well, I'll mention it." Mu Chu thought for a while and said, "Shouldn't you mention it again and ask the imperial court to send a few officials to Lijiang?" ”

"It's necessary." Mu De nodded and said, "Instead of making the court suspicious for a long time, it is better to take the initiative to ask the court to send officials down." In this way, the generous will win the trust of the imperial court. ”

"Okay, then I'll talk about it together next time." Mu Chu responded.

In fact, the father and son of the Mu family can chat so happily with the sixth child, in addition to the fact that his father and son themselves are smart people, there is also a very important reason that Lijiang is located in the northwest corner of Yunnan, and the imperial court is too far away and is unwilling to send troops to garrison. Anyway, there are Dali Wei and Erhaiwei in the south watching, and they are not worried that Lijiang will be in chaos.

If they don't stay in Tuntun, they won't be involved in the land issue, there will be no land disputes, just let them honestly not make trouble, of course, the conversation is pleasant.

But most of the prefectures and counties have disputes, so naturally it is impossible to be happy.

(End of chapter)