Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 113 The Rebellion in Southwest She'an
Thinking of Wen Zhenmeng, Chen Renxi, and Yuan Chonghuan, Zhu Youjian thought of another trouble that he needed to solve by himself.

This trouble was caused by a military general. In Zhu Youjian's opinion, it was speechless, but in the eyes of civil servants, it was a big deal.

The reason was that Jiang Qilong, the deputy general of the army who joined the army in aid of Shu, wrote down the nine things in the article: be cautious about famous weapons, be careful about giving rings, eliminate eunuch flames, attach importance to historians, eliminate the Wei party, be thick and powerful, keep the remaining eunuchs, destroy private titles, Return to national use.

Most of the contents are reasonable in Zhu Youjian's view. Except for Huo Weihua and Yuan Chonghuan who did not agree, Zhu Youjian has ordered a retrial of the cases of Wen Zhenmeng, Chen Renxi and others.

This matter is completely a trivial matter, but in the eyes of civil servants, when military generals talk about political affairs, they are robbing the civil servants of their power.

Therefore, the purpose of the vote drawn up by the cabinet was to "make false statements out of position" and wanted to reprimand Jiang Qilong.

Of course Zhu Youjian did not approve this decree, otherwise if the generals knew about it, wouldn't they think that the emperor did not respect the generals?

What is the use of the posthumous titles given to Yu Long, Qi Hudong, and Li Xima after all the hard work?
Gongsheng students can discuss political affairs in the imperial court, but the deputy commander-in-chief of the imperial court has no right to discuss them. What kind of truth is this?

So Zhu Youjian called back the vote and asked the cabinet to draft it again. He emphasized that as he said before, there must be at least two voting purposes.

The cabinet drafted another edict for this memorial today. One was still a rebuke, while the other was not as strong in tone, but also warned Jiang Qilong that he should focus on military affairs and ignore extraneous matters.

Seeing that the cabinet had compromised, Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't dwell on this matter and approved the second vote.

However, he added a few words privately, encouraging Jiang Qilong to work hard. At the same time, Jiang Qilong was asked to investigate the war situation after arriving in Sichuan. He wanted to know the actual situation of the southwest war.

In addition, Zhu Youjian also asked Hou Baoshan to take three silver medals and give one to Jiang Qilong so that he could tell him anything in the future. One is for Zhang Heming, the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, and the other is for Qin Liangyu.

Regarding the chaos in She'an in Southwest China, Zhu Youjian really didn't know what to say.

The leaders of the She'an Rebellion were the She family, the chieftain of Yongning, Sichuan, and the An family, the chieftain of Shuixi, Guizhou. The two families belonged to two provinces in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, they were close to each other and had been married for many years.

The famous Mrs. Shexiang married the She family from Yongning into the Shuixi'an family. Longchangyi, where Wang Yangming attained enlightenment, was built after Mrs. Shexiang surrendered.

These two families had always been respectful when the Ming Dynasty was strong, and they even made contributions in putting down the Bozhou Rebellion. But when Ming Dynasty was defeated in Liaodong, he may have seen Ming Dynasty's weakness, or he may have been harboring resentment at being extorted money by corrupt officials, and gradually developed different aspirations.

Because Xu Keqiu, the governor of Sichuan, dismissed the old and weak when he sent troops to aid the Liao Dynasty, and was only willing to give him 40,000 taels of 400,000 taels of silver. Unwilling to do so, She Chongming led 20,000 "old, weak, sick and disabled" to occupy Chongqing and began to kill officials and rebel.

His sister She Shehui raised troops in Shuixi to respond. Because his son An Wei was young, the power in Shuixi was in the hands of An Wei's uncle An Bangyan. The leaders of the She'an Rebellion were She Chongming and An Bangyan.

The Shuixi'an family has a great influence among the chieftains in the southwest. They have been prosperous since the Three Kingdoms. Their ancestor was named "King of Luodian" by Zhuge Liang. Shuidong Song family and other chieftains had a close relationship with it.

After the Shuixi'an clan rebelled, Shuidong Song clan and other chieftains responded, and the She'an rebellion escalated and became a major rebellion affecting the entire southwest.

Guiyang was besieged by rebel soldiers and horses for more than ten months. There were four to five million soldiers and civilians in the city, but only 20,000 people survived in the end. The governor of Guizhou, Wang Sanshan, died in the battle, and the commander-in-chief Lu Qin died in the battle. The situation was extremely dangerous.

On the other hand, Zhu Xieyuan, who was extremely good at fighting, came out of Sichuan. She Chongming attacked Chengdu and was defeated by him. He then retreated to Chongqing and then to Yongning. Then even Yongning's old nest was not saved and was captured by the official army and Qin Liangyu's white-pole soldiers.

She Chongming could only live in Shuixi Longchang and rely on his sister. Later, the Heshui Xi'an family sent troops to invade Yunnan and Sichuan but failed. Instead, they killed their son Sheyin when they attacked Yongning.

After She Yin's death, She Chong was old and incompetent, and An Bangyan was also willing to accept the offer. Zhu Xieyuan reported the matter to the court and sent someone to go to him.

The She'an chaos that affected the entire southwest seems to be about to be put down.

But just then, things changed. Zhu Xieyuan's father passed away, so Ding You resigned and was replaced by Zhang Heming.

Before Zhang Heming arrived, General Yang Minghui went to negotiate terms with An Bangyan. He only mentioned that An Bangyan should be appeased and settled, but did not mention pardoning An Bangyan. He also talked about capturing and beheading the evildoer. An Bangyan was furious and killed Yang Minghui on the spot, and the recruitment was abandoned.

Zhang Heming was seventy-seven years old and no longer had the courage he had in his youth to quell the Miao rebellion. His favored Liaodong governor Wang Huazhen was defeated and lost to Guangning, which also made him discouraged and lost his courage. After taking over as the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou for a year, he was known as "lost divisions, fearful of avoidance, and nurturing bandits", allowing the rebels to regain their strength.

Thinking of this incident, Zhu Youjian didn't know what to say. I wish I could immediately remove Zhang Heming from his post and replace him with someone else.

But Zhu Xieyuan is now in Dingyou, and Fu Zonglong, another capable governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, is also in Dingyou. Even if he wants to find someone to take charge of the overall situation in the southwest, there is no candidate at all.

So he could only hope that Qin Liangyu could bring surprises to this female general whose name was recorded in history. At least the front line must be stabilized, and She Chongming and An Bangyan cannot be allowed to grow stronger, nor can other chieftains be allowed to cause chaos.

There are four major chieftains in Guizhou. The Tian family in Sizhou split and fought internally. As early as the Yongle period, it was changed to Sizhou Prefecture.

The Yang family in Bozhou rebelled during the Wanli period and had been changed into two military and civilian offices, Zunyi and Pingyue. The Shuidong Song clan rebelled with the Shuixi'an clan this time. If it can be quelled, there will be no big chieftains in Guizhou, and the country will basically be able to return to its native land.

Zhu Youjian wanted to take advantage of the army's presence to sort out Guizhou and set up a military and civilian government to govern the chieftains.

It would be better to set up more guard posts and let the meritorious officers and soldiers suppress the little chieftains.

Tired of the rebellion caused by the southwestern chieftains, Zhu You recalled Yang Yinglong's Bozhou Rebellion, the current She'an Rebellion, and the Shapu Rebellion in the Southern Ming Dynasty. He felt that these chieftains were not loyal and many wanted to rebel when the Ming Dynasty was weak.

In this case, he took advantage of the army's massed pressure to eliminate the big chieftains of Guizhou, and then divided the small chieftains so that they were completely unable to cause chaos.

This matter requires capable ministers. Qin Liangyu is a chieftain's wife and a female general. It is impossible for her to be responsible for such a thing.

The position of Governor-General of Sichuan and Guizhou requires capable ministers.

"Zhu Xieyuan and Fu Zonglong are worried that it is really not the right time. 』

He hated this matter so much that Zhu Youjian wished that the chaos in She'an had been settled and he could save his salary and use it in other places. But the matter of appeasement is no longer possible, and the court can only bite the bullet and carry on.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian was also dissatisfied with the civil servants who usurped the military power of generals. The affairs in the army are urgent, and the generals have no such thing as Ding You, but the civil servants must observe the three-year rule when commanding the troops. Otherwise, he will be impeached by other civil servants and will not be able to continue his work at all.

This is naturally a huge hidden danger during combat.

"Civil officials have taken away the military power from generals, but they have to follow the system of civil servants. This is simply making fun of military affairs!" 』

"There are more than 100,000 troops on the front line, and we have been allocating money and food to support them, but they were delayed because of Zhu Xieyuan's defense——"

"Not even the emperors of the Ming Dynasty spent so much money! 』

Zhu Youjian collapsed just thinking about spending so much money and food.

The imperial mausoleum of Emperor Tianqi only costs 2 million. Zhu Youjian searched for the eunuchs and reluctantly came out.

But people on the southwest front line spend at least two million a year eating horse chews. This is only allocated by the court, and the local pressure is even greater.

Delayed by Zhu Xieyuan's defense, even if Zhu Youjian immediately attacked him, it would still take a year or two to prepare to destroy An Bangyan. The imperial court and the local area in Southwest China have to always bear the pressure of money and food.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian ignored some people who impeached Yansui Governor Zhu Tongmeng and said that it was unethical and lawless for him to seize love and that he should go home and abide by the rules like Cui Chengxiu, Li Yangde, and Chen Yin.

In his opinion, governors and governors who have military duties should be treated as military generals. There should be no such thing as "defending", let alone seizing affection.

Even if Zhu Tongmeng wanted to withdraw, he could not use the reason that he should abide by the rules, and he would be held accountable for his rebellious behavior such as building temples and praising beautiful things.

However, Zhu Youjian didn't know how this person was doing in Yansui. He planned to wait for the report of Sun Chuanting's secret visit before deciding how to deal with it.

Moreover, the system of defense needs to be changed. At least the system of civilian officials with military responsibilities such as governors, governors, and soldiers must be changed. The system can no longer affect the war because of the system.

Otherwise, the civil servants and military power will be taken back and they will not be allowed to interfere in military affairs.

The lesson was so great that Zhu Youjian made up his mind to reform the Dingyou system. Even if he confronts the ministers of the DPRK, he will not hesitate.

Otherwise, he would really not dare to let civil servants lead troops in the future, lest these people would have to return to their hometowns to guard the system at some unknown time.

　"History of Ming Dynasty":
　　Those who extravagantly worship the Ming Dynasty are loyal to their own brothers and loyal sons. The young orphan was raised by Yi Shitong for thirteen years. …

　　Under the old system, Yongning Wei was assigned to Guizhou and Tusi was assigned to Shu. Zishui and Lan attacked each other, and the army and the people changed drastically. Although She Chongming was established, the survey was not reported. Mani, Zhang Dace and other people from thousands of households in Pushi responded by requesting that Yongning Xuanfu be changed from a native to a local. The Ministry of War said that he would be transferred to Chongming without any reason and ordered to investigate all the cases as soon as possible. …

　　In the first year of Tianqi, Chongming asked for 20,000 horse and infantry troops to aid Liao. Chongming and Ziyin had long had different ambitions, and they seconded troops to aid the Liao Dynasty. They sent their son-in-law Fan Long and his party member Zhang Tong to lead troops to Chongqing and stayed there for a long time. Governor Xu Keqiu moved to Chongqing to recruit troops from Yongning. Fan Long and others took the opportunity to rebel in the name of increasing the supply of grain. They killed more than 20 governors, Taoists, government officials, and general soldiers, and then took control of Chongqing. …

　　At that time, An Bangyan rebelled against Guizhou, and Chongming relied on him to support him. …

　　In the early days of Chongzhen, Xieyuan was appointed governor of Gui, Hu, Yun, Sichuan and Guang to conduct military affairs and organize divisions. Xieyuan planned to lure the thieves deep into Yongning, and invited them to Taohongba in Wufeng Mountain. The commander-in-chief Hou Liangzhu defeated them, and Chongming and Bangyan were both appointed leaders. During this campaign, the troops of Sichuan and Guizhou were swept away for decades, and both the front and back demonstrated Yuan's meritorious service.

　　
　
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