Chapter 142: Xuanwei Division
Ning A'long, who was personally appointed as the commander-in-chief by the deputy general Niu Youtian, finally found his younger brother A'hu. On his own, finding a teenage boy in the huge crowd of hundreds of thousands of people in Boryeong Province is like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, people like Zhang Hu, Fang Ge, Niu Youtian, you can say they are barbaric, you can say they are cruel. , but it is undeniable that they have one thing in common: clear grudges. Niu Youtian sent his soldiers to find Ning Ahu, who had saved him, and gave him a big bulging bag on the spot: inside was five hundred taels of official silver! After hearing Ning'along explain the whole story, General Niu waved his hand, and the personal troops spread the order throughout the city. In less than an hour, more than two hundred terrified and crying babies were sent to the courtyard of the government office for Aaron to recognize - some were even forcibly pulled out of their parents' arms...Ahu was among them.
Knowing that Ning Aaron was a blacksmith, a rare technical talent, Aaron became the chief craftsman and led his brother to the auxiliary barracks with great gratitude. Looking at the other pitiful children in the yard, Niu Youtian's heart twitched: he himself was a street child, living with a few friends. He was accidentally caught together and worked as a boy in the camp, and then became a soldier for some reason. When he became a popular and superior horse soldier under Zhang Hu, he was the only one left among all his friends. So I came up with an idea and went to Zhang Hu to discuss it... Soon, this army had an additional battalion: the Boy Battalion.
Wu Dazhuang burned Hexiguan into rubble, and then led his troops into the mountains to capture the defeated soldiers. When he returned, he brought back two to three hundred people, so he became a registered guerrilla and jointly promoted Wang Biao and Wang Biao, who were actually taught guerrillas. Name Qianzong Li Song and others to guard Nanjinguan. Fang Ge's original two battalions have been expanded to four, one each at Liangshanguan and Tieshanguan abandoned by Duan Yuanji in the north, and one each at Jianmenguan and Guangyuan Lizhou Guard. Several battalions expanded by Zhang Hu served as the central army to guard Baoning Prefecture - no one in this group had figured out what to do next.
At this moment, news came that Sun Jie was leading an attack.
Sun Jie was not originally here for Zhang Hu.
In the southwest region of the Ming Dynasty, the administrative divisions of various provinces were quite different from today. For example, Tibetan areas include not only today's Tibet and Qinghai, but also parts of Yunnan and Sichuan. Another example is Sichuan. Not long ago, Bozhou (now Zunyi, Guizhou) was also under its jurisdiction.
The official name of Bozhou is Bozhou Xuanweisi. Just by the name, you can tell that this is the toastmaster's house. Saying it was not long ago means that it is no longer called by this name. The cause was the rebellion of Yang Yinglong, the chieftain of Bozhou.
There is a saying that Yang Yinglong is actually a compatriot of local ethnic minorities. However, in order to show that he was of noble origin in China, he recognized Yang Duan, the military general who led the Tang Dynasty to defeat the Nanzhao invaders, as his ancestor. Anyway, he is the biggest in this area, and he recognizes his ancestor as his own. He does not force others to recognize him, and no one dares to say anything. For nearly thirty generations, from seven to eight hundred years ago, the Yang family in Bozhou has been the actual controller of the local area.
Objectively speaking, Yang Yinglong really has no real objections. To say that he is determined to overthrow the old Zhu family and sit in the Dragon Court himself is pure nonsense. At best, being a free and easy earth emperor is his ultimate dream, nothing more. During the Wanli period, he also brought dozens of thousand-year-old trees from the mountains and sent them to the capital with great pains. Wanli gave them a red flying fish uniform and the honorary title of Commander of the Capital.
The Ming Dynasty's approach to treating ethnic minority compatriots in southwest China was similar to that of previous dynasties: at the provincial level, three departments were established: chief envoys, administrative envoys, and general commanders. At the local level, they relied on local officials, such as xuanwei envoys, xuanfu envoys, Local magistrates, local magistrates, local magistrates, etc. Local officials are hereditary and do not need to accept transfer from the court, but their legitimacy must be endorsed by the central government: they will be given a seal and a letter of appointment, and that will count. Native officials also have to admit that they accept the management of the central government and are responsible for guarding the border, paying taxes (there are few thalassemias, so they have a little symbolic sex), paying tribute to local products (this is more important, showing their attitude), maintaining local security, etc. On the premise of ensuring centralized power, the chieftains have great autonomy.
Each chieftain, big and small, has his own armed forces, and they are always fighting with each other to compete for territory, water, wives, or simply because they don't like you. In response, the court turned a blind eye and pretended to be deaf and dumb: Anyway, it was you barbarians who died, so I would be relieved if they died. And local officials, from time to time intentionally or unintentionally, add fuel to the flames and create conflicts even if there are no conflicts - the system of large and small is the essence of management.
This Yang Yinglong is also unlucky. I heard that the great emperor of the capital is surrounded by eunuchs. He is simply too tall! You think, in order to claim the noble status of China, even if you dare to claim your ancestors, what else would you not dare to do? So I followed the "civilized" world and got a bunch of eunuchs myself! This is a big trick: eunuchs can only be used by emperors and princes, so why are you, a black-blooded and monkey-like bumpkin? This is called arrogance and disrespectful! Well, the charge is still a bit light and not shocking enough - let’s go one step further: you are clearly planning to rebel!
This is a big deal.
The matter is serious, and it is not beyond control: it is nothing more than two strategies of suppression and appeasement.
The simplest thing to do is to scold: "You are willing to live a good life, but you want to die? Just urinate yourself to see how good you are. Are you worthy of doing this? Believe it or not, a hundred thousand troops came to dig up all your ancestral graves." ! Go away, go back and collect the fine, and write a 10,000-word apology!"
Suppression is not difficult either. Because it didn’t take much effort, the local magistrate just said hello, and this guy Pidianpidian threw himself into the trap and was caught! At this time, don't worry about whether he is really unjust. Anyway, he will be chopped to death by mistake, and then he will support a distant relative who will not be able to take the turn of the family as a puppet. The new local official will definitely obey the court's instructions out of gratitude, and this place will be peaceful for dozens of years. Year, is this the reason?
It's a pity that if it went so smoothly, it wouldn't be called Ming Dynasty.
Yang Yinglong, who was imprisoned, was looking around. With a lot of money, an expert pointed out a clear path for him: Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Japan was in danger (typo). Don't say you don't know the habits of our great emperor. You can apply for meritorious service... There is a famous attributive in front of the title of Wanli Emperor. There is only one such title in history, which is: Wanli, the shameless man who wants money! When I heard that this barbarian wanted to lead an army to fight for him, not only did he not want to be paid, but he also brought his own dry food? Without saying a word, let him go. I’m optimistic about you!
Yang Yinglong, who had escaped, would not go: I think it would be good to hide in the mountains, but it is too cold!
After Wanli finished dealing with the Northeast, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became: You just lied to me, and you didn't even pay a dime? This is great, everyone will want to take advantage of me in the future! Suppress me! So, to make a long story short, Yang Yinglong was killed.
After killing him, his body was transported to the capital to crush his bones and raise his ashes. The Xuanwei Division of Bozhou was reorganized and returned to his hometown: it was divided into two prefectures, Zunyi and Pingyue. Look at how knowledgeable this name is: Pay me money and this is called "righteousness". If you want to comply or not, hey, I'll give you a break - "crossing" is a lesson learned from the past!
Objectively speaking, the matter of changing one's native land and returning home is, to a certain extent, a failure in which one loses face and loses face. At that time, the road environment and productivity were extremely low. When floating officials were established, administrative management teams at all levels had to be dispatched, and troops were stationed to maintain order. The land is barren and the population is sparse, and the central government, which relies entirely on agricultural taxes as its main revenue, will actually lose a lot of money. Moreover, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. Which great man is a fuel-efficient lamp? Therefore, under layers of exploitation, until the Qing Dynasty, rebellions continued in the southwest...
But it sounds nice to say: a feat that was not achieved by the previous dynasties, far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties! That’s awesome, my Ming!
In fact, the consequences of this move are far from being as simple as the court spending more money: the She family of the Yongning Xuanfu Division and the Anjia of the Shuixi Xuanwei Division... are all looking at this place with cold eyes! Even though this group of people usually fights each other endlessly, Han people are not the only ones who understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth falling cold. If you treat the Yang family like this today, will you treat us like this tomorrow?
Stop wondering, let me give you some spoilers: it will definitely happen!
Why? Because the censors and officials in the imperial court want to make meritorious deeds!
Generally speaking, local governors don't really want to cause trouble: they are doing well, but why are they poking a hornet's nest when they are full? Even if you fight through all the hard work, is it fun to stare at the poor mountains and rivers in a daze every day? The military situation is dangerous, and if you are not careful and risk your own life (in fact, many high-ranking officials did die in the She'an Rebellion later), if you can't calm down and don't make trouble, will you die? !
Haha, it really does. Because the temptation was too great - to defeat him and achieve his return to his old ways, whose idea was it?
Ours!
What's this called?
"The merit of deciding the policy"! Leave your name in history!
how to spell?
I bother!
Why are you asking me? Find a place to supervise! They are local officials and are responsible for handling everything. They can't handle such trivial matters. Is the court raising them in vain? Looking for a military leader! If they can't be defeated, it must be because these guys are greedy for life and afraid of death! Master, I am only responsible for raising my arms and shouting: If you don’t fight, you don’t love Ming Dynasty!
The governors went to the court to complain in tears, and the officials raised their arms and shouted impassionedly. Who do you think wins?
Need to guess? Of course it's these guys - they talk a lot about "righteousness", they are close to the Holy Emperor and the cabinet, and even before a letter from the governors arrives, they have already handed over dozens of copies!
The cabinet will not assume this responsibility for you either. Everyone knows why a big hat can directly hit someone to death. These guys have managed to get into this position, and each one of them is more cunning than an old fox with white fur, and none of them will stand up to be an arrow target or a spittoon.
However, local officials also have their own methods and do not just cry. They were all trying their best to communicate with each other: since it seemed necessary to fight, let's invite the most powerful god to help. When bringing money to friends in the cabinet, they included a small note: Brother, I understand that you are wise to protect yourself. It would be the same for me. But... tell your Majesty to transfer the loyal and invincible Vice Admiral Sun over. You have to help with this, right?
Therefore, Sun Jie, who was the deputy commander-in-chief at the time, was ordered to lead his troops up the Yangtze River. As soon as they reached Chongqing Prefecture, he received a new military order: postpone the march south. There was no change in the Guizhou Xuanwei Division for the time being. The giant bandit Zhang Hu came out and defeated him, and protected the King of Shu for a thousand years!
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