Lin'an Mansion, Jianshui County, Jianshui Prefecture, since the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Fu Youde led troops to pacify Yunnan, the imperial court moved the seat of Lin'an Mansion from Tonghai to Jianshui, Jianshui County has become the political, economic and military center of Yunnan.

Mu Yingyong Town Yunnan, more than half of the 300,000 troops he brought over were stationed in Jianshui.

At the same time, Jianshui is also a gathering place for Han people in the whole of Yunnan, with more than 100,000 Han people living here.

Therefore, the scale of the county seat of Jianshui County is also very large.

The three-storey corner tower of the Central Plains style built in the 22nd year of Hongwu has completely witnessed the development process of Yunnan from the land outside the country to one of the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

The Mu family, who got the Qin mission and was about to come to Jianshui today, had already sent Mu Xin to wait at Yinghui Gate.

Seeing Chen Kan's horse team slowly emerging along the official road, Mu Xin led a group of Lin'an Mansion officials to meet the Chaoqin mission team in great strides.

Chen Kan grabbed the reins of the horse and quietly looked at this former rival.

Mu Xin looked up at Chen Kan, the two sides glanced at each other, and Mu Xin knelt down with a group of Lin'an Mansion officials.

"Minister Muxin, lead all the officials of Lin'an Mansion to welcome Qincha."

As soon as Mu Xin's voice fell, Chen An took out the holy decree from his arms and chanted: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: ......"

The holy decree is still the one read to Su Zhen in the Yali of Tonghai County, but the identity of the person who receives the decree is very different, Jianshui County is not only the provincial capital of Yunnan, but also the seat of Lin'an Mansion, and it is also the county government of Jianshui County.

Therefore, most of the high-ranking officials in Yunnan have almost gathered here.

Many officials have been officials here for most of their lives, and they have a long way to go to Jingshi Mountain, and even more so they are not allowed to enter Beijing once in a few years.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"

Chen Kan received the holy decree from Chen An's hand, and said loudly: "Please, you have worked hard for the country, this official Chen Kan, added as the captain of the horses, and the post of commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, this time he was ordered to inspect Yunnan, not only for the people of Yunnan, but also to visit you on behalf of His Majesty." ”

After speaking, Chen Kan turned over and dismounted, and solemnly handed the holy decree to Mu Xin.

"It's not hard, it's ten thousand years!"

Mu Xin took the holy decree and replied loudly on behalf of the weeping officials.

Chen Kan bowed his head to the officials and said no more.

Yunnan is too far away, as far as the middle of the court, from the king to the courtiers, and there is no specific appearance of Yunnan in my mind.

Now that he has arrived in Jianshui and seen this group of officials sticking to his post, Chen Kan's most important task has actually been completed, that is, to bring the true appearance of Yunnan back to Nanjing.

Mu Xin respectfully accepted the holy decree and said softly: "Lord Chen, my brother has prepared a little wine in the mansion, and I also ask my lord to move with all of his subordinates, so that I can do my best in the Xiping Hou Mansion." ”

"It's hard work!"

Chen Kan bowed to Mu Xin.

Seeing each other again after a few months, the two no longer have the heart to be competitive and aggressive.

Although Mu Xin did not marry the princess as he wished, this matter depends on which angle to analyze, in a sense, Mu Xin is a little grateful to Chen Kan as a competitor.

After all, with the prestige of the Mu family in Yunnan, what kind of woman he wants to marry can't marry, why should he marry an ancestor and go back to the mansion to provide for it, this is obviously a very cost-effective thing.

The two of them have no disagreement in their hearts, and they can get along happily at this time.

Mu Xin led the way in front, and Chen Kan followed him while looking at the expressions of the Yunnan officials who came with Mu Xin with his spare eyes.

Theoretically speaking, a messenger sent by the imperial court like Chen Kan to the local government, and the local government should receive it.

Because of the confrontation between civil and military, this kind of thing was especially obvious in the Ming Dynasty.

But Chen Kan didn't see any anger on the faces of the civil officials, but more of a natural look, as if this Qin Messenger should have asked the Xiping Marquis Mansion to come forward to receive him.

This made Chen Kan feel amused.

Do these civil officials not dare, or do they only look forward to the Xiping Marquis Mansion?

Xipinghou Mansion is the largest building complex in the whole Jianshui County, and its scale is huge, occupying almost one-third of the area of the entire Jianshui City.

In other parts of the Ming Dynasty, the political center must be the Yamen of the Political Division, but in the hearts of the people of Yunnan, the general who lives in the mansion of the Marquis of Xiping is the real patron saint of Yunnan.

Because the first generation of Xiping Marquis Mu Ying posthumously presented to King Zhaojing of Qianning after his death, Xiping Marquis Mansion is also called Mu Wangfu in the mouth of the people.

Early this morning, the Xiping Hou Mansion opened the middle door, which immediately caused many onlookers of the people, and many people were speculating that what kind of distinguished guests could make the Xiping Hou Mansion open the middle door to welcome?

Could it be that the envoys of the surrounding small countries have arrived?

The people didn't dare to gather around the gate of the Hou Mansion, so they shrank on the side of the street.

What's more, they began to share among the crowd the gossip they had heard from a relative of their family who was working in the Hou Mansion.

Some say that the Hou Mansion is going to banquet which Tusi leader, some say that the Hou Mansion is going to banquet which country's envoys, of course, there are also people who swear that the Hou Mansion will welcome the Qin messenger sent by the imperial court.

But soon it was opposed by everyone, and the opponents were conclusive, just using a sentence that the mountains of Yunnan are high and the road is far away, which Qincha will come to Yunnan, a place where birds don't, to ask for hardship and block everyone's words.

It's just that the opponents don't seem to have thought that the slap in the face would come so quickly.

The apricot yellow banner waving in the wind made the face of the man who spoke with convincing words burn, and then he fled.

Who would have thought that the imperial court would really send a Qincha from Beijing to Yunnan thousands of miles away, and the Qincha who came was so young.

I'm afraid it's not sick, right?

If you don't go to the Qinglou at such a young age, what kind of chasam do you want to be?

The most indispensable thing for Chinese people is the spirit of gossip, when the answer is not revealed, everyone is interested, but when the answer is revealed, people instantly lose interest.

The Hou Mansion opened the middle door to welcome the Qin Cha from the Jingshi in Jianshui, which did not cause any waves, after all, the people preferred to see the monkeys from Fanbang who came from other lands in surprise after seeing the glory of the Hou Mansion, which would greatly satisfy their vanity.

The people dispersed, and the Lord appeared.

Chen Kan looked up at the golden and brilliant door of the Hou Mansion, and then took Chen An, including the three imperial historians, and a group of Yunnan subordinate officials to cross the high threshold with Mu Xin.

The threshold of the Hou Mansion is very high, but it is not as high as Mu Sheng's laughter.

"Hahahaha... Yuansheng has arrived? ”

Mu Sheng's high voice, coupled with that dark and ugly face, made Chen Kan feel very cordial.

Chen Kan hurriedly greeted Mu Sheng, and arched his hand: "Hou Ye has tormented the lower officials, how dare you bother Hou Ye to greet him personally?" ”

Mu Sheng immediately grabbed Chen Kan's forearm and laughed: "Eh, between you and me, why stick to these vulgar rites, Yuansheng, come with Ben Hou quickly." ”

Mu Sheng's enthusiasm was beyond everyone's expectations, including the three imperial historians who were deliberately snubbed by Mu Sheng.

Chen Kan was also a little flattered, although he was the same generation as Mu Sheng in terms of generation, but in terms of identity, the two could be said to be worlds apart.

One is just a master of the horse who has no power, and the other is a feudal official with a lot of power, Mu Sheng is so enthusiastic, but it makes Chen Kan a little vigilant in his heart.

Mu Sheng shouldn't want to bribe me, right?

Entering the auditorium as big as two basketball courts in the Hou Mansion, Chen Kan couldn't help but be a little surprised, just the specifications of the Mu Wangfu were far beyond the specifications of the ordinary prince's mansion, and in the mansion that Chen Kan had seen, it was slightly inferior to the Jin Wangfu, which was the strongest domain in the world.

Maybe the scale of the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping is not so large.

No wonder in history, Zhu Di's manipulation of the Mu family is endless, if it is replaced by Chen Kan, Chen Kan will not be at ease.

In the auditorium, several huge round tables were already full of wine and food, as if they were waiting for Chen Kan, the main master, to be served.

After Chen Kan and Mu Sheng sat down with their arms, the three imperial historians also sat down next to Chen Kan.

Although Da Ming said that the meal system was more popular, Mu Sheng obviously didn't like that tone.

After the four ministers sat down, it was the Yunnan subordinate officials who followed Mu Xin.

However, there are only a few people who can share the table with Chen Kan and Mu Sheng, such as the left and right political envoys in charge of politics and the envoys in charge of military affairs, and the others can only sit in the corresponding positions according to their own identities.

Mu Sheng opened his mouth wide and laughed: "Yuansheng, you have suffered a lot along the way, right?" ”

Chen Kan shook his head: "Compared to Hou Ye's guarding this huge Yunnan land, it's not bitter. ”

"Eh, Ben Hou heard that you just finished Yuanzheng, so you ran all the way to Yunnan, more than 20 days and 4,000 miles, to be honest, this speed, even Ben Hou felt extremely admired."

As soon as Mu Sheng's words came out, the Yunnan officials on the side showed surprise on their faces.

Originally, they thought that Chen Kan was just a gentleman who was lucky to marry the princess, but they didn't expect that this young man would have such perseverance.

You must know that when many of them first came to Yunnan to take office, it was not uncommon for them to travel for three or five months.

Chen Kan smiled and didn't deny it.

Mu Sheng continued to smile: "After a day's journey, let's be hungry, eat first, taste the flavor of Yunnan, although it is worse than the delicacies of Jingshi, but fortunately, it is novel." ”

Mu Sheng greeted Chen Kan, and then lifted his chopsticks to give Chen Kanpo a dish in person.

This move immediately caused a group of officials in Yunnan to be shocked.

With Mu Sheng's identity, it would be a great honor for ordinary officials and nobles to be able to sit at the same table with him, let alone let him personally cook the dishes, what is the origin of this young Lord Qincha?

Chen Kan was also a little confused, which one is Mu Sheng singing?

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't see the sword and axe man ambushed in the courtyard when he entered the door, Chen Kan would have wondered if this was a Hongmen banquet.

He picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, wondering in his heart that Mu Sheng was so enthusiastic, could it be that there was some ulterior motive?

Mu Sheng didn't seem to see through his careful thoughts, and kept giving Chen Khenpo dishes, and even did such a small thing as pouring wine himself, completely doing everything in detail.

But this feeling of being at home made Chen Kan's heart go up and down.

Halfway through the banquet, a group of exotic women rushed in.

Each of them has a surprisingly consistent figure and height, and even their looks are highly similar, with goose egg faces, willow eyebrows, and bright eyes, and the clothes on their bodies can be described as cool.

If it weren't for the difference in skin color from the Central Plains woman, Chen Kan would have thought that he had come to a high-end Fengyue place on the Qinhuai River.

Just when Chen Kan was puzzled, Mu Sheng said with a smile: "These women are dedicated to Benhou by the local Pengyi Tusi, and there is a beautiful dance in the Wuyi Tusi clan, which is said to be created by the women in their clan when they observe the peacock dance, and the emphasis is on a smart posture and beautiful dancing."

Ben Hou is a rough person, and he just watches a lively scene on weekdays, but everyone sitting here today is a well-educated person, especially Yuansheng is a great Confucian in the world, you might as well watch and judge it, and see how this dance in Yunnan is different from the Central Plains, and there is something to be desired? ”

Mu Sheng's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Chen Kan also shifted his attention from the food on the table to a group of women, and Chen Kan and the two imperial historians widened their eyes.

They are the real well-educated and elegant people, but their official position is not high, and their salaries are not high, and they don't have the opportunity to watch singing and dancing a few times throughout the year.

Although he doesn't show the appearance of a pig brother, he still can't hide his curiosity.

Seeing this, Mu Sheng clapped his hands gently, and behind the screen of the auditorium, there was a burst of wind music that seemed to be Xiao Fei Xiao and like a flute.

As soon as the wind music came out, the woman's figure swayed with the sound.

Its posture and form resemble a peacock.

As soon as they heard this music, the curiosity in the eyes of the three imperial historians was even stronger, with their understanding of music theory, they couldn't even hear what kind of instrument this was playing, they only felt that it was a bit like a wind music like a sheng, but it was not quite like it when you listened carefully, this music was melodious and full of charm, and it was very beautiful and beautiful.

It is strange that they can become a clear rumor official like the imperial history, which in itself proves their knowledge and insight, but they did not expect that there is a musical instrument in Yunnan that they do not know can make such a beautiful sound, which is not inferior to the long-standing silk and bamboo wind music in the Central Plains, it is really strange.

There is also the dance in front of them, although it is a little less elegant than the Central Plains people, but it is a little more smart and playful, which also surprised them a little for a while.

Chen Kan was the first time he heard this music, and a smile appeared on his face.

He is so familiar with this instrument that he is not only familiar with it, but he can even play it.

Among the national musical instruments, Chen Kan's favorite is this one, the gourd silk of the Yunnan ethnic minorities, and the horse-head qin that is popular on the grassland.

Seeing the expression on Chen Kan's face, Mu Sheng asked curiously, "Yuansheng knows the origin of this musical instrument and dance!" ”

Although it was a question, Mu Sheng's tone was indeed extremely determined.

Chen Kan nodded in response: "I do know some." ”