Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 172 The Old Tree Blooms, Xia Wanchun Fortune Tells

Li Cunming and Hei Mudan teamed up to perform a big show with passion. After some coquettish operations, the chieftains succumbed and accepted the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the locals.

After the chieftains handed in their seals, Li Cunming said: "For Chinese New Year, everyone, please stay in Kunming for a little longer and celebrate the Spring Festival with me."

So the banquet was over, and the soldiers were ordered to escort a group of chieftains to the villa by the green lake, and put them under house arrest in disguise.This villa is near the Duke Qian's mansion, and it is heavily guarded.

The chieftains left in disgrace, while the eunuchs were busy cleaning up the bodies of Long Zaitian and others, and scrubbing away the blood on the floor.

Hei Mudan said: "Be careful, these people have been poisoned by the golden silkworm Gu, their blood contains highly poisonous, don't get it into their mouths or noses, otherwise they will also be poisoned by the Gu poison indirectly!"

"Don't you have an antidote? Don't scare them!" Li Cunming laughed.

After everything was cleaned up, there was still a faint smell of blood in the building.Li Cunming didn't care at all, sat on the chair without moving, and declared:
"Governor Mu Tianbo of the State of Qian was fearless in times of crisis, and kept his heart in the court. He was rewarded with 20 taels of silver for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion. In addition, the properties of the Mu clan were returned intact. Mu Tianbo, sitting in Yunnan, could train a thousand-man army of war elephants. Guarding Kunming City will be useful to me in the future."

"Yang Weizhi, the deputy guard of the Chuxiong Mansion, is loyal, brave and fearless. I order you to be the governor of Yunnan, to assist the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Zhang Huangyan, to implement the new policy in Yunnan, and to cooperate with Duke Qian to manage Yunnan well."

"Wang Xigun, a former university scholar, was promoted to the chief minister of Yunnan, focusing on the implementation of the policy of reforming the land and returning the locals, and completing this work within one year."

The three kowtowed to thank God, Li Cunming helped Wang Xigun up first, and said:
"Wang Aiqing is old. You should be caring for your life, but I let you go out to work. I can't bear it. According to the court system, you are from Yunnan. You should not be an official in Yunnan. You are just a native of Yunnan. The work is no small matter, I need a right-hand assistant, and I hope Wang Aiqing can understand my intentions!"

"Lian Po is old, can he still eat? The old minister is desperate to get rid of this old bone, but also to carry out the policy of reforming the country and returning the land to the locals for His Majesty!" Wang Xigun burst into tears.

Li Cunming nodded gratifiedly, and said: "The way to change the situation is to plan and capture is the best policy, and to suppress soldiers is the worst policy. It is the best policy to order them to surrender, and it is the worst policy to order them to surrender. In a word, use both grace and power."

"There are many ethnic groups in Yunnan, so they should be educated, not intimidated, united, not oppressed. Do you understand?"

Wang Xigun was very knowledgeable, and said: "The old minister believes in a word, people's hearts are fleshy, and there is no difference between the natives and the Han people. The court and local officials care about the people, and they are fair and lenient. The people will naturally be grateful."

"With your words, I have no worries!" Li Cunming laughed loudly, putting his heart in his stomach.

Mu Tianbo asked for an order: "Your Majesty, what should we do with those chieftains? Are they allowed to live in Kunming all the time?"

"Why, I can't bear your villa?" Li Cunming joked and said with a smile, "Shut it up for a while, and then let them go back when the general situation is settled. Remember, these chieftains have suffered a lot politically, so they must be given preferential treatment and economic benefits." Compensation, let them be rich and idle people."

"I plan to return to Beijing after the Lantern Festival in Kunming. During this period, we, the monarch and ministers, will work together to find ways to stabilize the situation in Yunnan."

Hearing what the emperor said, Mu Tianbo and the others had their backs and confidence, and their brows relaxed.

Li Cunming looked at Hei Mudan, smiled and said: "You have made great achievements today, tell me, what reward do you want!"

Black Peony's eyeballs rolled around, and she said in a flattering voice, "Your Majesty has agreed to enter the Zhupu family, and the slave family can't wait any longer. Let's enter the bridal chamber tonight, okay?"

Xia Wanchun, Mu Tianbo and other courtiers lowered their heads, holding their breath to avoid laughing.

Wang Xigun was old and an orthodox old master. He made a fuss and shouted: "Oh, don't listen to indecent words, don't speak indecent words, how can you talk to Your Majesty like this?"

"Hee hee, Mr. Wang, I just want to insult your emperor, what's wrong?" Hei Mudan was not ashamed.

Li Cunming said solemnly: "You're right, I promised to join the Platts family. But do you know? Uruguay has a population of 345 million, and at the same time, there are 4700 million kangaroos in Australia alone. If kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay, then every One Uruguayan is going to hit 14 kangaroos. You don't know, you don't care, you only care about yourself!"

After all, he laughed and went downstairs.

Black Peony was in a mess, her mind was a mess, she stomped her feet and shouted: "What is Uruguay, what is Australia, what the hell are kangaroos, why are kangaroos invading Uruguay..."

"Hey, that's not right, what does all this have to do with me! Good Chongzhen, you are here to perfuse my old lady again, and sooner or later, my old lady will sleep with you!"

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The next few days will be really busy.Wang Xigun and other courtiers worked out specific measures to reform the land and return it to the local people, and they kept showing it to Li Cunming and asking for opinions.

Li Cunming couldn't rest for a moment, spinning like a spinning top.He sighed sincerely: "The job of the emperor is not easy to do. There is no overtime pay for busy work, and no holidays. Evil capitalism... No, evil feudal society!"

I was busy until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On this day, Li Cunming reviewed Wang Xigun's memorial in his study, nodded and said:
"Set up schools in various places in Yunnan, and select scholars to teach the children of ethnic minorities. This action will benefit future generations! Xia Wanchun, please write this memorial down for backup, and it will come in handy in the future. "

After Xia Wanchun finished transcribing the memorial and put it away, he raised his eyes and saw the emperor looked tired, and said, "Your Majesty, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and we are leaving Kunming tomorrow. You should also relax."

"Forget it, let me take a walk in Qianguo's mansion." Li Cunming got up and left the study.

Unknowingly, he walked out of the mansion and came to the bank of Cuihu Lake.When Chen Yuanyuan, Mu Tianbo and others heard that the emperor was leaving the palace, they rushed to accompany him.

"I'm just wandering around casually, why do you bother to show off like this? Chen Yuanyuan, I want to eat glutinous rice balls tonight, are you ready?"

"Enough!" Chen Yuanyuan said.

Li Cunming smiled slightly and walked along the lake.Suddenly Mu Tianbo exclaimed: "Hey, why did this plum tree bloom?"

Mu Tianbo pointed to a vigorous plum blossom not far away. The trunk was about one arm thick, the bark was dry and cracked, and a few pale yellow plum blossoms bloomed on the branches.

Chen Yuanyuan was puzzled and said, "It's the middle of winter, and plum blossoms are normal. Why is Lord Qian making such a fuss?"

Mu Tianbo said: "This plum tree has a history of more than 100 years. Since I can remember, it hasn't bloomed in 30 or [-] years. Isn't it strange that it bloomed this year?"

"So it is!" Li Cunming walked under the tree and looked up.

After a while, he said on a whim: "Xia Wanchun, you lost the bet with me, and you haven't fulfilled the bet yet. It just happened to happen that the old tree bloomed, so how about you counting it?"

"I haven't studied the Plum Blossom Yishu thoroughly yet..." Xia Wanchun scratched his head, and finally said bravely, "Then I will drive the ducks to the shelves. No matter what the calculation is, please don't make fun of it."

After finishing speaking, he walked around the plum tree three times, muttering and pinching his fingers.

"Master Xiaoxia, what have you figured out?" Chen Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Don't disturb him!" Li Cunming said.

After about a stick of incense, sweat oozed from Xia Wanchun's forehead, thinking hard, and finally said:

"An old tree blooms and a dead tree blooms in spring, which is a sign of great auspiciousness. These omens show that under the wise and mighty leadership of His Majesty, our Ming Dynasty is full of vitality..."

Before Xia Wanchun finished speaking, Chen Yuanyuan spat, rolled his eyes and said, "That's it? Heh, who wouldn't say flattery! Xia Wanchun, Xia Wanchun, you are young, if you don't learn well, you can learn some crooked ways. Will flatter His Majesty!"

Xia Wanchun blushed and said, "I haven't finished yet..."

At this moment, suddenly a branch on the plum tree snapped and fell into the lake, splashing a wave.

Xia Wanchun suddenly turned pale with shock, couldn't stand upright and fell down, shouting: "Oh, it's not good!"

Mu Tianbo helped Xia Wanchun up, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Xia Wanchun frowned, his face serious.

Li Cunming was disturbed by him, and ordered: "If you have something to say, it doesn't matter. What did you figure out?"

"Your Majesty, the blooming of an old tree is indeed a sign of great auspiciousness. Although I am still inexperienced and do not have the magical powers of my master and his elders, I can roughly deduce that this sign will come true in the north."

"North?" Li Cunming stroked his chin.

Xia Wanchun said tremblingly again: "It just so happened that a tree branch broke for no reason, which indicates... It indicates that His Majesty will lose a minister."

"What did you say?" Li Cunming frowned, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

The sign should be in the north, and a minister will be lost. Oh, could it be that Chang Ping, Wang Yi, and Ying Ying are in danger?

The three princesses of Changping sneaked into Beijing last year to carry out secret missions, and there has been no news of them.Li Cunming was a little worried from time to time, and Xia Wanchun's words just hit his mind.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Seeing Li Cunming's gloomy expression, Chen Yuanyuan asked hastily.

Xia Wanchun was also in a hurry, and said: "Your Majesty, I'm just a fool. I can't take my calculations seriously. I must have made a mistake. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart."

Li Cunming was in no mood, and returned to the Duke of Qianguo's mansion in a sullen mood.In the evening, someone outside the study could be heard shouting: "Your Majesty, I'm here, I really want to die!"

"Gong Yonggu!" Li Cunming stood up and saw Gong Yonggu appearing at the door in a hurry, "Why are you here?"

Gong Yonggu wiped off his sweat, asked for a cup of tea, calmed down and said:
"I temporarily took over the military affairs of Huguang in Changsha, and finally waited until Master Shi Kefa came to take up the post, so I hurriedly chased after His Majesty Luanjia. When I arrived in Liupanshui, I received the news that His Majesty was stationed in Kunming City. I knew that the Western Expedition was over."

"Originally, I wanted to go back to Guiyang and wait for His Majesty to return to the east. Unexpectedly, I received a letter from Junjun Yan a few days ago. He handed over a secret letter from a disciple of the Holy Fire Sect who was lurking in the capital. The matter is so important that I had no choice but to come to Yunnan Holy."

"Your Majesty, congratulations, the Manchu Tartars are fighting among themselves!"

Gong Yonggu's face was full of ecstasy, he took out a crumpled secret letter from his arms, and held it in front of Li Cunming with both hands.

Li Cunming took out the letter and began to read it, gradually his hands trembled, and he said ecstatically, "The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes, if a dog tartar does too much unrighteousness, he will kill himself!"

The secret letter said that Prince Azige of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had turned against Dorgon and the Duoduo brothers, and there were signs of rebellion, and Xi'an was in turmoil.

After calming down, Li Cunming took a deep breath, and said to himself: "My God, Meihua Yishu is really amazing. Xia Wanchun was right, and there are indeed changes in the north! Oh, could it be that the three of Changping are really in danger?"

(End of this chapter)