Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 170

On New Year's Eve, the emperor drove to Kunming West Lake.

West Lake in Kunming, the upper reaches of Dianchi Lake, is commonly known as Caohaizi.During the Ming Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats in Kunming were arty and because of the beautiful scenery, they compared it to the West Lake in Hangzhou.

The Mu family of Duke Qian of the State of Qian has been running Kunming for a long time, and has built pavilions and gardens in many places.There is a lotus pond in the West Lake, and the plaque is called Shuiyun Township.

The park is intertwined with lotus ponds, surrounded by willow embankments, bridges across streams, pavilions and corridors near the ponds, and the scenery is profound.

The biggest feature is that all kinds of bonsai are dotted around, and the winding powder walls and winding pavilions are full of bonsai.There are all kinds of old trees and twigs in front of you: either towering and upright, or intertwined, or graceful.

Inside and outside the park, there is a post at five steps and one post at ten steps, and martial law has been imposed.

The eunuchs and maids who accompanied the army to the west were shuttling back and forth and were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Today, His Majesty the Emperor will entertain chieftains from all over the world in the garden.

It was still early, and Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Guizhou, acted as a guide, waiting for the emperor to visit the beautiful scenery.

Li Cunming, dressed in sable fur, walked leisurely in the courtyard, talking and laughing while walking, and praised a few words from time to time: "What a beautiful scenery, what a beautiful pavilion!"

Glancing at Mu Tianbo, he said calmly, "Duke Qian, did you spend a lot of money to build such a garden?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is the painstaking effort of several generations of the Mu family, and it really cost a lot of money." Mu Tianbo was honest and said angrily, "It's a pity that Shadingzhou rebelled, and his husband and wife broke into the mansion and robbed the mansion of property , the minister is now destitute."

"It's better to be destitute, to avoid disaster if you lose money!" Li Cunming said meaningfully.

Mu Tianbo suddenly remembered that the emperor tortured ministers and suppressed officials and businessmen, he couldn't help sweating profusely, his face turned pale.

"Duke Qian, if misfortune comes, blessings depend on it, and blessings come under misfortune, don't worry about those property in the mansion!" Xia Wanchun reminded in a low voice.

Mu Tianbo wiped the sweat from his forehead, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Xia, I understand it in my heart."

Raising his head, the emperor was already far away, Mu Tianbo trotted hurriedly to catch up.

Li Cunming was accompanied by beautiful women, Chen Yuanyuan was wearing a red cape, like a red plum tree; Black Mudan was wearing plain clothes and filial cloth according to the emperor's instructions.

If you want to be pretty, be filial!At this time, the black peony has a special style.

"Black Peony, do you remember what I told you?" Li Cunming asked.

"remember."

"Don't let me play it badly. If you really can't, ask Chen Yuanyuan for advice. She is a famous actress and a great actress!"

"Who is the showman?" Chen Yuanyuan rolled her eyes, then turned to look at Hei Mudan and said, "Do you need me to teach you?"

Hei Mudan waved his hand and said, "Chen Damei, I'm afraid of you, don't come near me!"

Li Cunming laughed loudly: "I thought you, Black Peony, were not afraid of heaven and earth! Two tigers are not allowed on one mountain, unless there is one male and one female. You two female tigers fight slowly. I sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

The two beauties said in unison: "Don't think about it, we are unanimous in speaking to the outside world!"

Talking and laughing, came to Jinhuapu.In front of you stands a pavilion with triple eaves and glazed tiles.

Li Cunming stepped into the building and climbed the stairs to the second floor.Looking up from a distance, Dianchi Lake is in sight, with misty clouds and water.I saw a newly built river channel, and the boats in Dianchi Lake sailed from the river into Kunming city.

Mu Tianbo was surprised and said: "Hey, who newly dug this river channel? I haven't been to the West Lake for a few months, how did it change so much?"

Li Dingguo said: "After the Western Army occupied Kunming, they built water conservancy projects. This river course is one of them. Speaking of which, it was Sun Kewang's idea."

"Sun Kewang still has some skills, but he is ambitious, what a pity!" Li Cunming sighed.

About half an hour later, footsteps downstairs.Qi Dazhuang and Silly Dazhu came, followed by more than a dozen chieftains, and many Yunnan officials.

The chieftains dressed in national costumes, headed by Shiping Chieftain Long Zaitian, knelt downstairs and said in unison: "Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"The show has begun!" Li Cunming winked at Hei Mudan.

Then he stood at the window and said loudly: "Everyone has come from afar, you have worked hard! Today happens to be New Year's Eve, which is the most important festival for our Han people. I will hold a banquet at the West Lake to celebrate the festive season with you. Come upstairs. .”

Everyone went upstairs and took their seats.The maids and eunuchs brought wine and food, which were dazzling and fragrant.

Li Cunming greeted everyone with a smile, persuaded them to have a few glasses of wine, and said:
"Duke Qian, with so many guests coming all at once, this building seems a bit cramped. Your Mu family has been favored by the emperor for generations, and sits in Yunnan for the imperial court. You should get close to the chieftains, but you are very stingy. Decent place to entertain guests."

Mu Tianbo said: "The minister has neglected his duty!"

"Forget it, I will take out 50 taels of silver, and you will rebuild a high-rise in Jinhuapu, and use it to entertain the chieftains in the future."

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to build a luxurious high-rise building to make the guests feel at home. Since the building is built according to the order, please give me a name."

Li Cunming got up and stood in front of the window, saying: "Dengsi Tower, look up at the vastness of the universe, look down at the prosperity of categories, let's call it Daguanlou!"

"How bold!" Xia Wanchun said.

"I am in a very good mood today, and I am very inspired by poetry, so I simply wrote a couplet for Daguan Tower. Xia Wanchun will take care of me with pen and ink."

Xia Wanchun brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Chen Yuanyuan ground it, and Li Cunming wrote down eloquently:

"Five hundred miles of Dianchi Lake, rushing to the bottom of the eye. Wearing the shore cape, the joy is vast and boundless! Look: Dongxiang Shenjun, Xizhu Lingyi, winding north, and Nanxiang plain. Talented people, why not choose to win Climb up, take advantage of Xieyu Luozhou, comb and wrap your temples in the wind and mist; change the sky and reeds, embellished with green feathers and red clouds. Don't live up to it: surrounded by fragrant rice, ten thousand hectares of clear sand, nine summer hibiscus, and three spring willows.

Thousands of years of the past, into the heart.Lingxu wine, who is the rolling hero?Think: Han built building boats, Tang marked iron pillars, Song wielded a jade axe, and Yuan crossed leather pouches.Wei Lie made great achievements, exhausted his efforts to move mountains, and painted buildings with pearl curtains, which were not as good as the evening rain and morning clouds; he broke the broken steles, and paid them all to the blue smoke.Only to win: a few pestles and sparse bells, half a river fishing fire, two rows of autumn geese, and a pillow of clear frost. "

After writing, stand with hands behind your back.

There was silence in the building, and people were stunned.

After a while, Xia Wanchun yelled wildly and shouted: "Once this couplet comes out, there will be no couplets in the world!"

Mu Tianbo said: "The best long couplet in the world is none other than it! I built the Daguan Tower and hung up this couplet. Even if I don't make any achievements in this life, I can still be famous in history in the honor of Your Majesty!"

"Good literary talent!" Li Dingguo stroked his hands.

"Han Chinese culture is extensive and profound!" Long Zaitian said.

Wang Xigun, a local official in Yunnan who was originally a bachelor, said with tears: "Yunnan is located on the border. It is a barbarian hometown with a backward culture. Yunnan scholars are often discriminated against. With your Majesty's help, A pair of couplets, let’s see who dares to ridicule Yunnan for its remoteness and barbarism! On behalf of the elders in my hometown, I sincerely thank you, Your Majesty!”

As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and wept uncontrollably.

Chen Yuanyuan kept silent, staring at Li Cunming with shining eyes, full of admiration.

"Ding, a total of 30000 positive emotions have been obtained from the courtiers."

Li Cunming laughed loudly: "It is also because of the outstanding people in Yunnan and the beautiful scenery of Dianchi Lake that I was inspired."

In fact, this "longest couplet in the world" is the masterpiece of Sun Beard, a native of Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty.Li Cunming is not the creator of Longlian, he is just a porter.

Amidst the compliments from his courtiers, Li Cunming drank a glass of wine and suddenly changed the subject: "Yunnan is a good place, but why has such a good place never developed? Have you thought about the reason?"

"Let me tell you the reason. There are many ethnic groups in Yunnan, and there are many chieftains. From the Bozhou chieftain rebellion in the Wanli period to the Shadingzhou rebellion, the chieftains fought for power and wanton wars, which lasted for decades and seriously hindered social stability and peace. develop."

"Yunnan's poverty and backwardness are not caused by outsiders, but by you chieftains!"

"I announced that when I came to Kunming to face the saint, I wanted to tell the world that I would implement a policy of reforming the land and returning the natives. Do you have any objections?"

As soon as the words fell, the armor clanged downstairs, and thousands of soldiers surrounded the pavilion.There are many spears and swords and swords.

The chieftains were shocked, panicked, and secretly dissatisfied, realizing that they had fallen into the emperor's trap.

Long Zaitian jumped up and shouted: "Your Majesty, do you want to kill them all? Let alone others, when Sha Dingzhou launched a rebellion, I made great contributions. I was the one who escorted Duke Qian to the Chuxiong Mansion. I was the one who risked my life to send reinforcements to General Li Dingguo, Your Majesty can't just kill the donkey!"

The chieftains stood up one after another and said all at once: "I have managed this country on behalf of the Ming Dynasty for the rest of my life. I have no merit but hard work. Why is Your Majesty so cruel?"

"When Emperor Chengzu went on an expedition to Burma, our ancestors led the charge for the Ming army and supplied food. Afterwards, Emperor Chengzu decreed that the natives should be ruled by the natives, and the imperial court should not interfere. Will His Majesty violate the law of the ancestors?"

"How can the Han people know how to manage the natives? The language is not good, the roads are blocked, and the court sent officials, but they are still out of reach. Duke Qian has a deep understanding of this. His Mu clan has been in Yunnan for more than 200 years, and it is considered deeply rooted, but in the end it was not We have to rely on our chieftain to guard the place."

You speak to me, and the crowd is excited.

These chieftains still have the simplicity of mountain people, they are all honest people, they say what they have to say and don't play nonsense.

Knowing their temperament well, Li Cunming restrained his anger, waved his hands and said, "Showing credit, looking through the historical account books, or simply threatening me, can't shake my determination. I still have the patience to negotiate with you now, you should let me I finish my sentence, otherwise I won't be afraid of being accused of being a butcher."

The chieftains immediately shut up and sat down tremblingly.

Li Cunming sneered and said: "I'm here to explain the truth to you. You must be biased. If you don't listen, I will find a suitable person to enlighten you. Hei Mudan, tell me!"

Hei Mudan walked to the center, knelt down and said, "Pu Mingsheng's niece, Pu Fuying, heir of the chieftains of Amizhou and Wangnong, pays homage to my emperor! Pu Fuying, a daughter of the people, is willing to give up the position of chieftain, and hand over the Amizhou, The governance of Wangnong and the two places shall be returned to the imperial court."

As soon as this remark came out, the toasts immediately exploded.

(End of this chapter)