Friends who have seen "Deer Ding" know that among Wei Xiaobao's seven flower-like wives, one of them is Mu Jianping, a small county lord from the Mu Wangfu in Yunnan, and the Mu Wangfu, like the Heaven and Earth Society, is also a firm "anti-Qing and restoration" faction. So, what kind of institution is this "Mu Wangfu"? Why was it so loyal to the Ming Dynasty?
Mu Jianping is the small county lord of the "Mu Wangfu"
In fact, "Mu Wangfu" is just a folk name, the real title of the owner of this mansion is the Duke of Qianguo (originally the Marquis of Xiping, who was enfeoffed as the Duke of Qianguo during the Ming Dynasty), and the reason why mu Wangfu swore allegiance to the Ming Dynasty was directly related to Mu Ying, the adopted son of the first Marquis of Xiping and The Adopted Son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. So, how did Mu Ying become Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son? How did he qualify for generations of town guards in Yunnan? Everything must start from the war and chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
At the end of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, the people were displaced, mu Ying, who was still a young child at the time, fled his hometown of Dingyuan County with his widowed mother and went to other places to beg for a living, and as a result, Mu Ying died of illness on the way, leaving only Xiao Muying to live by begging. In the twelfth year of Zhengzheng (1352), Mu Ying, who was only 8 years old, wandered to Haozhou City and was discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still "working" under Guo Zixing, the leader of the Red Turban Army. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Mu Ying was lonely and bitter, but his nature was smart and lovely, plus he did not have children, so he felt compassion and took him in as an adopted son, and named him Zhu Ying.
Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the orphan Mu Ying as a righteous son and deliberately cultivated him
Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, Ma Shi, was very fond of Mu Ying, and regarded him as his own and well-maintained, and even after giving birth to his own son Zhu Biao, his concern for Mu Ying did not diminish by half a point ("Mu Ying, the character Wenying, Dingyuan ren.) Less lonely, from the mother to avoid the soldiers, the mother died again. Taizu and Empress Xiaoci took pity on her and raised her son, with the surname Zhu. See Ming Shi Vol. 126 Liechuan Xi4 Mu Ying), and Mu Ying was grateful to Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Shi. In short, since mu Ying was adopted, she has become a member of the Zhu family and enjoyed endless care.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Mu Ying, he deliberately cultivated and promoted mu Ying, and when Mu Ying was 12 years old, he let him go out with the army, and when he was 18 years old, he placed his military duties on him. Mu Ying was intelligent by nature, hard-working and studious, and heard about his adoptive father's side, and soon stood out and became a famous general in the army. Before and after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying participated in the pacification of Fujian, the expedition to Tubo, the crusade against Xifan, the expedition to mobei, and the restoration of Yunnan, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Xiping because of his great merits.
Mu Ying has been guarding Yunnan for a long time and has made many meritorious achievements
In the war in Kefu Yunnan, Mu Ying's military ability was vividly displayed, and he adopted the method of using both zhengqi and qi, caressing and suppressing, and in just six years, not only eliminated more than 100,000 troops of the remnants, but also successively pacified the rebellious tribes throughout Yunnan, and successfully stabilized the situation of the Ming Dynasty in the southwest frontier. At the same time as Mu Ying was consulting, he also built a large number of fields, developed commerce, and established education in the local area, gradually turning a border barren land into a land of hope for the vigorous development of various undertakings. Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Mu Ying had a good set, so he ordered him to stay in Yunnan for a long time.
As early as during the pacification of Fujian, Mu Ying changed back to his original surname ("Conquer Fujian from the army, break the water pass, slightly Chong'an, don't break the Eighteen Villages of MinXi, tie Feng Gubao.") The surname is restored. Ibid.). However, according to the "Emperor Ming Dynasty Speaks New Language" compiled by Li Shaowen of the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying's original surname is unknown, and he was given the surname "Mu" by Zhu Yuanzhang many years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, which means "Yongmu Emperor Grace". However, this statement deviates from the facts and is absurd, and is not accepted here.
The prototype of the "Mu Wangfu" - the Qianguo Gongfu
However, Li Shaowen's statement is not enough to rely on, but it is an indisputable fact that Mu Ying and his descendants have always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty. In June of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392), the crown prince Zhu Biaoxue died, and Mu Ying died of illness in Yunnan Because of excessive grief. After Mu Ying's death, Ming Taizu issued an edict allowing his descendants to inherit the title of Marquis of Xiping, and for generations hung the seal of general Zhengnan as a general officer, and guarded Yunnan and other places. During the reign of Ming Chengzu, the third Marquis of Xiping, Mu Sheng, was enshrined as the Duke of Qianguo for his meritorious service in conquering Annan, and his descendants inherited this title until the fall of Southern Ming.
From the time Mu Ying left the town of Yunnan, the Mu family guarded Yunnan for the Ming Dynasty for generations, and for nearly 300 years, they made great contributions to stabilizing the stability of the situation in the southwest frontier. During this period, the power of the Mu family grew day by day, and it seemed that they had become the local tu emperor ("The Mu clan was in Dianjiu, and its authority was growing, respecting the proposed prince.) See "Ming Shi Mu Ying Biography"), and this is also the reason why the people call them "Mu Wang".
Mu Tianbo's martyrdom and death can be called heroic
After the Qing army entered the customs, Mu Tianbo, the last Duke of Qianguo, followed the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty and used Yunnan as a base to carry out anti-Qing causes. Unfortunately, the Southern Ming army was defeated, and within a few years, Yunnan was captured by the Qing general Wu Sangui, making the "Mu Wangfu" lose its place to survive. Although the general trend has gone, Mu Tianbo still holds the ambition of coexisting and dying with the country, and resolutely follows the Yongli Emperor to flee to Burma, until he is finally martyred and dies, in 1661 AD. With the murder of Mu Tianbo, the "Mu Wangfu" entered history.