When Mu Tianbo suddenly arrived in Guizhou from Hunan, he felt that the sky had become much wider. The further south he went, the scorching sun became stronger day by day.
There are cascading mountains and dense rivers. This is the southwest of Guizhou!
"I'm finally back."
Riding a sliding pole, the contemporary Duke of Guizhou, Uncle Guoye, Mu Tianbo, looked at the gradually clear Guizhou City in the distance, and were filled with emotions for a while.
"It has been six years since the 18th year of Chongzhen (the first year of Hongguang), and I finally came back——"
The once childish face is now covered with vicissitudes of life and maturity. For Mu Tianbo, all this is not easy.
From Huguang, to Nanjing, and then to Beijing, I have traveled thousands of miles, been away from my hometown for several years, and endured all kinds of hardships. Today I can finally return to my hometown.
"My Duke's Mansion and thousands of hectares of fertile land are mine after all..."
Gritting his teeth, Mu Tianbo got off the slide, mounted the horse, held his head high, and headed towards Guiyang City with the temperament of a prince.
Outside the city, Duke Xuan, Zhu Meng, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Yanzhou Bo, Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and a group of Guizhou civil and military personnel all came to greet him outside the city.
"Didn't you say that His Majesty deposed all the nobles of the previous dynasty?"
Li Dingguo looked at Mu Tianbo in the large team and couldn't help but ask.
"Those are the surrendered nobles, such as Xuanwu Bo who died for his country in the Jiashen year, Xinlehou and other six nobles. Your Majesty praised their loyalty. Not only did they retain their titles, but their sons and heirs inherited them, and also gave them many rewards."
"Even for those ministers who immolated their families, the court also adopted stepchildren among their clansmen to continue their incense and inherit their titles."
For civil and military ministers who were buried and committed suicide in Beijing, they were given the posthumous title of imperial title. Regardless of their official title, they were all given the title of baron, inheriting the wealth and honor of three generations.
In this regard, the imperial court praised him, the government and the public paid attention to it, and there were countless people who cultivated their ambitions and passed on.
Zhu Meng knew it very well and said softly:
"As for the Duke of Guizhou, although he fled Yunnan, he is a descendant of King Qianning and has become the current uncle of the state. Naturally, his official title will not be reduced."
When Li Dingguo heard that he was such a person, he felt dissatisfied and coldly snorted: "If he is still allowed to guard Yunnan, I'm afraid there will never be peace."
"The imperial court also sees that Prince Mu's palace is well-known in Yunnan, so it will make use of it as appropriate."
Zhu Meng was calm: "Besides, she is a relative of the emperor, and her sister is a concubine, so it is normal for her to get some benefits."
Li Dingguo chuckled and said, "This Yunnan is not that easy to fight."
Looking at the more than a thousand people and dozens of carriages swarming in the distance, Yunnan has not yet recovered, and is thinking about moving back to the palace.
Mu Tianbo felt very uncomfortable when he saw the group of people in Wuyangyang.
This feeling finally came back.
The details will not be described in detail.
After entering the city, Mu Tianbo was polite and said bluntly: "Your Majesty and the court are aware of everyone's difficulties, so they specially gave five hundred thousand silver yuan as a reward."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Meng and Li Dingguo immediately became very affectionate, speaking softly and extremely enthusiastically.
Riding so many carriages is a reward!
This boost to morale is immeasurable.
Attacking Yunnan is not like attacking the inland capitals of plains and hills. It is difficult to supply supplies and the journey is also difficult. We must not neglect to cheer up.
Furthermore, when they brought nearly ten thousand people to Guizhou, most of them were soldiers from the four towns of Huaibei and Jiangnan. The Guangdong soldiers recruited were also soldiers from other places, and their morale could only be regarded as makeshift.
Therefore, when there is no shortage of food, money becomes very important.
"I wonder when the army will set off?" Mu Tianbo was very sensible and cooperated with the two of them.
"You have two days of rest for the time being. We will set off on time on the tenth day of June, the day after tomorrow."
Zhu Meng squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "The army has been preparing for a long time, and the civilians are also transporting food."
Mu Tianbo felt at ease now, suppressed his doubts and stopped talking.
Years of social whipping have made him no longer an ordinary playboy, a lowly man who left his hometown. Now he just wants to return to his Yunnan.
He knew that his rights were limited to wooing the gentry and barbarians, and monitoring the movements of the army. As for the specific leading of troops to fight, he was not in a position to interfere.
"The imperial court will not allow Prince Mu's Mansion to return to Yunnan."
The two of them left together, and Zhu Meng shook his head: "The Duke of Guizhou still refuses to give up and wants to return to his past. In fact, after losing Yunnan, the Mu Prince's Palace has no use value."
Li Dingguo was dumbfounded. He was only interested in fighting and knew little about the past events of the noble court.
Seeing his confused look, Zhu Meng just smiled intriguingly: "Sun Kewang has killed a batch, and we will have to kill another batch when we enter Yunnan. By then, Yunnan will be in peace -"
"Uncle Yanzhou, we have to work hard."
In the fourth year of Shaowu's reign, on the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, a hundred thousand troops set off from Guizhou on time.
Thanks to more than a year of repairs, the official road into Yunnan has been restored to its original state, which is convenient for the army to move at a speed of forty miles per day.
Anshun Prefecture (Pudingwei), Zhenning Prefecture (Anzhuangwei), Yongning Prefecture (Annanwei).
The guard posts along these three prefectures have already stocked up a large amount of food and supplies, especially the last ones, Yongning Prefecture and Annan Guard, where the granaries are located.
Mu Tianbo was curious about why marching on mountain roads was so convenient, but Zhu Meng satisfied him, pointing to the team behind him and saying:
"Since last year, Guizhou has recruited tens of thousands of ponies, mules, donkeys and other livestock, and stockpiled grain and grass along the way. The army will eat all the way. Now the civilians only need to carry armor and weapons. How can it be easy?"
The time, route, stored grain and grass, camping location, and water sources were planned in advance. The army just kept their heads down and moved forward, which improved the efficiency by more than one and a half points.
"No wonder!" Mu Tianbo exclaimed: "With such a plan, how can we not win this battle?"
"Yes!" Zhu Meng couldn't help stroking his long beard and sighed: "Today I realized how powerful the staff officers are."
Considering that the staff department was too boring, the emperor decentralized most of the staff officers to each army to form a staff office.
For example, You Shiwei, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhu Meng, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Liu Tingjie, the commander-in-chief of Datong, were responsible for counselors and planning military affairs.
Firstly, it can improve the military's combat capabilities, and secondly, it can also play a supervisory role. Otherwise, it would be difficult to rely solely on military judges.
The staff's planning was extremely effective, and the army moved very quickly. In just over ten days, it arrived at Yongning Prefecture, which borders Yunnan, four days earlier than expected.
Bai Wenxuan, who was stationed at the Pingyi Guards in Kunjing Prefecture, finally received the news about the Ming army. He couldn't help but be shocked: "How did the Ming army move so fast?"
"Quickly, go inform the king of Fucheng that the Ming thief is here."
Sun Kewang, who was in charge of Kunjing Fucheng, was also shocked when he got the news. Could it be that the detailed report was false?
Or did the Ming army forcefully march regardless of the damage?
"I'm afraid he wanted to catch us off guard, but unfortunately, he made the wrong calculation."
Sun Kewang sneered and waved his hand: "Let Bai Wenxuan guard the Pingyi Guards and don't go out of the city to fight."
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