Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 390 The Battle of Luchuan during the Ming Dynasty ([-])

In order to prevent Luchuan from revolting and attacking Yunnan, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Sheng, to sit in and pacify the border mansion. At the same time, Duke Xue Lu of Tiaojiao County led troops into Chuxiong Palace, and Duke Chen Mao of Jun County led troops into Yuanjiang Palace. From the north, northeast, and The three east directions completed the encirclement of Luchuan.

In May of the 13th year of Qianxi reign, Prince Zhu Zhanyu left Guangxi Mansion and led some meritorious soldiers back to the capital to report on their work and discuss their merits and reward them.

In June, Zhang Fu was transferred to Jiaozhou and served as the commander of the Jiaozhou Capital Division.

In October, Zhang Fu completed the secret mission assigned by Zhu Gaoxu, returned to Beijing to report on his work, and was promoted to the left governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office based on merit.

This so-called "secret mission" generally consists of three aspects.

First, relax the suppression and control of the local wealthy families in Jiaozhou (Annan), and let those guys who have been suppressed by the Ming Dynasty for more than 30 years but have not lost their ambitions to come out.

Second, they spread false news that "the Ming army had a very difficult time winning the Battle of Luchuan" and "the Ming army would fail if they fight again", making those careerists think that the Ming Dynasty was in decline.

Third, a large number of spies were sent to the major chieftains in the Funan Peninsula to stir up trouble and encourage ambitious people to jump out and "revolt."

In the first month of the 14th year of Qianxi's reign, Li Li, a wealthy family in Lanshan Township, Liangjiang, Qinghua Prefecture, Jiaozhou, launched a rebellion, claiming to be the "King of Pingding", and took up residence in the area to fight against the Ming army.

In March, Dao Mengtai (the grandson of Dao Xiangui), the Xuanwei envoy of Laos (Lancang Kingdom), learned that Li Li had lost and lost in the confrontation with the Ming army in Jiaozhou. He thought that the Ming army was nothing more than that, so he called himself the "King of All Things" and raised his troops. In response to the "Pingding King" Li Li, he went east to attack the counties in Jiaozhou, which also resulted in losses and losses.

In April, Sirenfa, who had taken control of Mubang to rest and recuperate for a year, gathered 15 soldiers and divided them into three groups. 3 soldiers marched southward to attack the Bago Kingdom (Dagula Xuanwei Division), and 3 soldiers marched southward. Attack the Ava Kingdom (Myanmar Xuanwei Division) from the west, and the other group of 9 people attack the Jingmai Kingdom (Babaidian Xuanwei Division) eastward.

From the 19th year of Hongwu to the third year of Qianxi, due to conflicts between the Mon ruling groups, a war broke out between the Ava Kingdom and the Bago Kingdom, which was known as the 40 Years War in history.

In the fourth year of Qianxi's reign, the war came to an end only after the political marriage and alliance between the two countries.

However, 40 years of war have depleted the national strength of the two countries, leaving farmland barren. The people, forced by famine and war, have fled eastward for famine and refuge.

By the 14th year of Qianxi, after ten years of development, the two countries had recovered a lot of their national strength, but they were still not enough to compete with the Luchuan Kingdom, which had accumulated more than 20 years of wealth.

At the same time, Tun Turu, the consolation envoy of Diwura (Tungoo Kingdom) located in the southwest of the Ava Kingdom, also raised troops to attack the Ava Kingdom.

Taungoo is an important place on the Funan Peninsula and the center of the Ming Dynasty from Yunnan and Jiaozhou to Pingyang and Burma.

For those traveling to Awa in the north, Bagan in the west, Jingmai in the east, and Bago in the south, Toungoo is the main transportation route. There are many businessmen from all over the country, and business is prosperous.

The Ayeyarwaddy River Delta under its jurisdiction has fertile land and abundant rainfall, making it a particularly high-quality grain-producing area.

Ever since Sirenfa raised his troops to occupy the territory west of the Irrawaddy River, Tungru, King of Toungoo, had always wanted to send troops to regain the land, but he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat Luchuan, and he was also afraid of a sneak attack by the Ava Kingdom.

When Sirenfa was severely punished by the Ming Dynasty, Tun Tulu saw the opportunity coming and took back part of the land. However, he was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would teach him a lesson and did not dare to make too much noise.

But seeing that Li Li and Dao Mengtai were gaining momentum, the Ming army also appeared to be struggling to suppress it. They even ignored Sirenfa's attack on the three kingdoms of Ava, Bago, and Jingmai. Tun Tulu was finally defeated. Ambition swallowed up his reason, and he chose to raise troops to attack the Kingdom of Ava.

The Ava Kingdom occupies the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy Delta. He feels that with his strength, it is not difficult to get a piece of the pie from Sirenfa.

The same is true.

Sirenfa underestimated the strength of the Bago Kingdom and the Ava Kingdom. The Jingmai Kingdom, which he attacked with [-] troops, was destroyed first, and then the Ava Kingdom was destroyed by the front and rear attacks of Sirenfa and Tun Tulu, and finally the Ava Kingdom was destroyed. It was the turn of the Bago Kingdom located south of the Ava Kingdom.

In June, Si Renfa and Tun Tulu completed the division of Ava and Bago.So far, on the Funan Peninsula, except for Jiaozhou Province (formerly Annan Kingdom), which was still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, the northern part has been divided between Taungoo (Tun Tulu), Luchuan (Si Renfa), and Lancang (Dao Mengtai). , and the south is occupied by Siam, Chenla, and Champa, which had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty as early as the Hongwu period.

In July, Myanmar's Xuanwei envoy Mang Deci arrived in the capital and met Zhu Gaoxu.

He cried bitterly and asked the court to send troops to destroy Si Renfa and Tun Tulu.

Zhu Gaoxu pretended not to know what happened on the Funan Peninsula and asked Mang Deci what difficulties he encountered.

Mang Deci told the story of what Si Renfa and Tun Tulu had done, adding that he started to flee in May, went south to Siam, and took the sea route to Quanzhou, Fujian. After many twists and turns, he was able to meet him after many hardships. Holy Emperor.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu ordered Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, to send [-] troops from Dingbian Prefecture to attack Si Renfa.

Mu Sheng received the emperor's secret edict and realized that this time he asked him to send [-] troops. It was just a test of Si Renfa's strength. He could just try to regain some of Meng Yang Tusi's territory. There was no need to go south to Mubang to find Si Renfa's main force. Combat.

In August, Zhu Gaoxu summoned Zhang Fu, Zhu Neng, Yang Hong and other generals and ministers to accompany the Supreme Emperor Zhu Di on an inspection tour of the desert.

At the end of August (27th), Emperor Zhu Di passed away at the Longcheng Palace at the age of 78. He was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wen and the temple name of Taizong.

When the news of Zhu Di's death reached the Southern Expedition camp, General Mu Sheng had just recaptured another city in Mengyang after a fierce battle.

At this time, Mu Sheng was already 70 years old. After many days of military combat, he was already exhausted. When he suddenly heard the news of Zhu Di's death, his eyes went dark and he fainted.

As the main general Mu Sheng died in a coma, the deputy general Mu Ang left thousands of soldiers and horses to garrison the city and led the troops to retreat to the Golden Tooth Guard.

The Ming army's tentative attack on Sirenfa came to an end.

Mu Sheng is eight years younger than Zhu Di and is Mu Ying's second son, so when Mu Sheng was training in the army, his relationship with Zhu Di was relatively close.

Zhu Di also admired Mu Sheng who was unsmiling, calm and fond of reading.

In the 31st year of Hongwu's reign, Mu Sheng's half-brother, Muchun, the Marquis of Xiping, passed away. Since Mu Chun had no children, Zhu Di strongly recommended Zhu Yuanzhang to let Mu Sheng inherit the title of Marquis of Xiping, and Zhu Yuanzhang agreed.

After Mu Sheng inherited the title of Marquis of Xiping, he made many military exploits and was promoted to Duke of Guizhou by Zhu Di during the Yongle period.

It can be said that Zhu Di was kind to Mu Sheng.

After Mu Sheng woke up, the internal official sent by Emperor Qianxi to deliver the message told him that the Supreme Emperor Zhu Di had left a will - if Mu Sheng pacified Luchuan, the Mu family would be moved to Luchuan and sealed in the same province. In accordance with the standards of the founding of the country, the dukedom of the country was inherited from the Mu family, retired with the country, and was no longer reduced to inheritance.

After hearing Zhu Di's death, Mu Sheng was so excited that he immediately faced north and bowed to express his gratitude to the saint.

In September of the 14th year of Qianxi's reign, Mu Sheng died of illness while on the march.

After Zhu Gaoxu heard the obituary news, he was given a funeral ceremony and posthumously named him the Prince of Dingyuan County, with the posthumous title of "Zhongjing".

In mid-October, after Emperor Taizongwen of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Di was buried in Changling, Zhu Gaoxu summoned relevant officials from the Governor's Office, the Ministry of War, the Cabinet and other officials to discuss matters in Wuying Hall.

Although Mu Sheng passed away, the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Luchuan could not stop because of this, not to mention that Zhu Gaoxu had already taken care of Zhu Di's funeral and could be free to deal with the Funan Peninsula.

(End of this chapter)