Wanli 1592

Chapter 1271 The Mu Family's Greatest Contribution
What relieved the Mu family a little was that Xiao Ruxun treated them very warmly.

After the two parties met and saluted, Xiao Ruxun enthusiastically stepped forward to help Mu Changzuo and gave him a seat. Mu Changzuo's five sons stood behind Mu Changzuo.

Xiao Ruxun served tea and looked at Mu Changzuo's five sons.

"The Mu family has been passed down from generation to generation, and the incense is prosperous. It is really enviable. I only have two sons now, and Mr. Mu has five sons. What a blessing!"

Mu Changzuo hurriedly said: "This is all thanks to His Majesty's kindness, so that my Mu family's incense will continue to be passed on."

"Oh, that's not right."

Xiao Ruxun said with a smile: "Back then, Mu Wangying led troops south to Yunnan to fight against the remnants of the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty, fought against them, and then stayed in Yunnan forever. The land of Yunnan, including the entire southwest, has not been under the control of the Han Dynasty since ancient times. , since the Tang Dynasty, chieftains are everywhere in these places, and they are semi-independent to the central government and not to the propaganda.

The central government also thinks that those places are poor places, there are no taxes to collect, and they add trouble, so they don't care and don't want them. Isn't that the case in Song Dynasty?After reaching the land of Dali, Yunnan, he actually hesitated and said no. Looking at it now, how short-sighted and incompetent Emperor Song was.

When we arrived in Daming, it was also thanks to Mu Wangying, who guarded Yunnan and educated him extensively. He firmly held the land of Yunnan in our hands for China, so that the southwest would not be lost. If Yunnan cannot be controlled, Sichuan will be in danger. If Sichuan cannot be controlled, Guanzhong and Jiangnan will be in danger. Therefore, the Mu family has made great contributions to controlling the land of Yunnan. "

Xiao Ruxun praised the Mu family like a flower, and Mu Changzuo listened with joy in his heart, and his face was also full of smiles.

"The merits of my ancestors have allowed my unworthy descendants to bear it until now. This... This really makes my unworthy descendants feel ashamed."

Mu Changzuo's posture is still very low, and he is respectful enough to Xiao Ruxun, which makes Xiao Ruxun very satisfied.

Although the descendants of the Mu family have broken the law and are incompetent in the past, the Mu family has been guarding Yunnan for more than 200 years. The chrysanthemum gate is firmly protected, so that the big rooster is not in danger of being raped.

This is Mu's greatest contribution.

"The ancestors have made meritorious deeds, and the descendants must keep them up. As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer the country, but difficult to defend it. Over the past year or so, I have also deeply felt that this sentence is true.

It has only been more than half a year to fight the country, but it will take an unknown number of years to defend the country. The Mu family has been passed down to this day, and the incense is endless. There must be something worth learning here, Mr. Mu, please don't hide it! "

Xiao Ruxun laughed, and Mu Changzuo hurriedly said, "If your Majesty asks any questions, I, the Mu family, have absolutely no secrets!"

"Okay, okay, Mr. Mu understands righteousness so well, so I can rest assured. By the way, Mr. Mu, are you satisfied with the house given to Mrs. Mu?"

Xiao Ruxun prepared a mansion for the Mu family in the ten princes' mansion area outside the imperial city. It occupies a large area and is very spacious. Shi, next door to them is Xu Hongji's Duke Wei's mansion.

After the Mu family moved in, they found that the mansion was very magnificent, with rockeries, small rivers, and lush green plants inside. It looked like a Jiangnan style. It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor has put a lot of effort here. The Mu family was originally in a panic. Uneasy, seeing such a house, I immediately settled down.

"Your Majesty's gift, the Mu family is very grateful. Such a big house is much better than the house in Yunnan."

Mu Changzuo quickly thanked you.

Xiao Ruxun laughed and said: "Duke Mu is too famous. This house was originally the residence of a vassal king in the former Ming Dynasty. I asked someone to renovate it. I hope you are satisfied, but I don't think this is the same as in Yunnan. Comparable, so, I gave you another set of Huangzhuang and some land, which can be regarded as negligible compensation!"

Mu Changzuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's gift, the Mu family is grateful!"

"Mu Gong understands righteousness so deeply, it really makes me sigh."

Xiao Ruxun picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and said, "If all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can understand righteousness like Duke Mu, I will have less troubles. Alas, being an emperor is just tiring and hard work. Sometimes I’m so sleepy that I can’t keep my eyes open, but I still have to go to court and deal with government affairs, so tired!”

"Your Majesty is tired, and the people of the world must be at ease. All the way to the north, I saw the people living and working in peace and contentment. This scene really made me very emotional."

That was not exactly a compliment.

The Mu family took the southeast route all the way north. The provinces in the southeast were the places where Xiao Ruxun was the first to pacify, where the farmers' associations were first established, and where the state, county and township systems were first established.

The Mu family passed through these areas, and they could no longer smell the bloody smell of the land reform.

All they saw were farmers living and working in peace and contentment plowing the fields, the fields were connected with thousands of miles of green seedlings, and the old and young men greeted each other with smiles on their faces.

This is the scenery that can only be seen in the prosperous age, and the living and working in peace and contentment can only be seen in the prosperous age. For most people, such a living and working in peace and contentment is already a rare sight.

There are fields, houses to live in, food to eat, a little money to spend, no military disasters, no exorbitant taxes, and no one forcing them to sell their land and children. That is their prosperous age.

And in the 5000 years, such and such years, added together, I don't know if there will be 100 years.

Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer.

Since Xiao Qin founded the country, it has allowed ordinary people to live a stable life of farming and eating. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is a great virtue.

Many places in the southeast regard Xiao Ruxun as a sage and god, and the establishment of a shrine for him is not just the result of officials' desire to flatter the emperor for their political achievements.

That was the heartfelt gratitude to Xiao Ruxun from the ordinary people who had received tangible benefits.

It was also seeing the popularity and prestige of the Xiao Qin regime in these areas, and feeling Xiao Ruxun's status as a god in these areas, that the opposition voices within the Mu family finally disappeared, and the decision to admit Mu Changzuo was justified. There was no further criticism.

The Xiao Qin regime gained a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains at an unimaginable speed, and established a powerful centralized government. The rapid development and the stability of the people's hearts are unimaginable.

Isn't the Mu family looking for death when confronting him?

Just relying on the strength of the Mu family, he can't fight against that old man Deng Zilong, let alone Xiao Ruxun who holds the world's elite?
Xiao Ruxun dragged Mu Changzuo around his imperial garden again, and then entertained Mrs. Mu for a light meal in the palace.

(End of this chapter)