The news of the victory flew over the mountains and reached Kunming City like it had wings, causing the people in the city to cheer and sing. The palace of Prince Mu was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations like it was the New Year. The two turbulences in Yunnan were finally calmed down.
The only little surprise was that Wang Shuo from Ami Province escaped.
This guy first asked Ji Jike to send a message to Mu Tianbo, proposing surrender conditions in order to stabilize the army outside the city. But in the process, he actually led more than a hundred soldiers to plunder the wealthy households in the city and then absconded!
As for why he did this, it goes without saying that he couldn't believe that Mu Tianbo played with him like he played with Wan Shi. He was afraid that after surrendering, he would eventually be settled by Qiu Hou, so the world was big and I ran away.
When Mu Tianbo learned the news, he said to Chang Yu with a wry smile: "The sign of Prince Mu's Mansion is rusty."
The implication is that you have used all your dirty tricks to give me a bad reputation.
Chang Yu naturally heard it, but he didn't refute it. He said in his mind that it's none of my business whether your reputation is good or bad. I only care about the results and not the process! But he said: "Wang Shuo picked up sesame seeds and lost a watermelon without knowing it. This kid was born with no fortune."
It stands to reason that Sha Dingzhou and Wan's territory was leaderless, and Wang Shuo could have taken their place at this time. Even though Chang Yu and Mu Tianbo had previously agreed to divide their territory equally between Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming, Wang Shuo still had something to offer. It was okay to be a puppet or a small leader, but he had a guilty conscience and ran away.
But the flaws are not concealed. This kind of small role is insignificant and will never become a big deal. After he escapes, he can just live out the rest of his life as a rich man. But if he is unstable and wants to cause trouble, he will be exposed as soon as he shows up, and there will be soldiers immediately. Suppress!
At this point, the chaos in Yunnan for the past two months has finally come to an end, and it is less than ten days before the Chinese New Year.
Although the war is over, the aftermath still needs a long process, such as re-planning and renovating these places, supporting obedient new chieftains to ascend to power, appeasing the people under their rule, carving up their territory and claiming compensation, etc., but these have nothing to do with Chang Yu. Yes, he traveled thousands of miles to come here, just to put an end to the chaos and prevent Yunnan from repeating the same mistakes in history.
As for how to deal with the aftermath, it is a matter for Prince Mu's Mansion.
It's time for Chang Yu to leave.
I arrived empty-handed and left with large and small bags. I will compensate you 50,000 yuan, and Sha Dingzhou will compensate you 100,000 yuan. Prince Mu’s Palace donated 100,000 yuan, which is a total of 250,000 taels of silver. As for how to transport it to the high mountains and long distances, this is an idiot question. Is it heavy for Chang Yu and his group of more than a thousand people to carry more than ten taels of silver each?
The problem was solved with the help of others, and taking away the two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver was just and justified. Chang Yu was not stingy and gave Mu Tianbo a fortune, and decided to establish the Yunnan Branch of Daming Bank in Kunming to let him Buy shares!
At this time, Mu Tianbo had understood the eunuch's methods and abilities, and was in urgent need of establishing a relationship with him. In addition, he also heard that the shareholders behind the Da Ming Bank were big bosses, so he decided to take shares, vowing to open ten banks in Yunnan within a year. In order to show their gratitude to Chang Yu, they directly donated another 50,000 taels of silver to raise the total of 300,000 yuan. Now Chang Yu's soldiers have to carry an average of 15 taels of silver each. Alas, So hard!
On the eve of his departure, Prince Mu's Mansion held a banquet for Chang Yu to see him off, and invited his personal attendants and generals to attend the banquet. Wu Zhaoyuan and more than ten Yunnan civil and military officials came to accompany him. There is no need to describe the excitement at the banquet, because everyone will be on their way tomorrow. He didn't drink much, and he had already left the table before he arrived.
After the banquet was over, several big shots gathered in Mu Tianbo's study to drink tea and discuss matters. Different from the lively chat at the table just now, the topic was mainly about border military affairs, that is, how to prevent and contain Zhang Xianzhong.
Although the civil strife was over, there was a powerful evil neighbor beside his bed. Mu Tianbo felt very uneasy, so he asked Chang Yu for advice.
How long will it take for Zhang Xianzhong to die in history? However, the historical trajectory has changed. The Qing army has not entered the pass. Zhang Xianzhong still has to struggle. As for how he will cause harm and how long, no one knows. Chang Xianzhong Yu doesn’t know either.
But he has a clear grasp of the current situation and can make some inferences based on this.
The biggest external threat to the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Tatars were fighting among themselves at this time. They had no time and no ability to invade the country again. At most, they could make some small moves in Jinzhou to relieve the internal pressure. No big moves could be made.
Li Zicheng, the thief who was the biggest thorn in the side, was now on the west side of the Yellow River. He was unable to move eastward and only wanted to protect himself. Moreover, his base in Jingxiang was harassed by Zuo Liangyu. Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and captured Chengdu, relying on the natural dangers of Sichuan to stand on his own. A country seems to be in the limelight, but its foundation is unstable. He has not yet settled all the chieftains in Sichuan. He is busy recruiting people from all over the world. Among other things, the thorn in his side, Qin Liangyu of Shizhu, is enough to make him restless. .
Therefore, Chang Yu expected that as long as there was no chaos in Yunnan, it was unlikely that Zhang Xianzhong would enter Sichuan now.
During this period, Mu Tianbo only needs to do a good job in border defense, recharge his batteries and train his troops, and wait for the time to move!
Mu Tianbo picked up on this sentence and raised his eyebrows: "Is it possible that the imperial court is going to launch troops against Zhang Xianzhong?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "There is a will but no power. The imperial court has no food and no soldiers at this time. Sichuan has no soldiers to use, and the surrounding Yunnan and Guizhou can only protect themselves. How can there be troops and horses to conquer?" Seeing everyone sighing, he immediately changed the subject: " After the beginning of spring, the first one is to defeat the trespassers, and the next one is to sacrifice the thieves, which can only last as long as a grasshopper can’t jump after autumn!”
These words made Mu Tianbo, Wu Zhaoyuan and others look at each other in confusion. The little eunuch sounded so wild, implying that he would attack Xi'an in the beginning of the spring, and he would be able to defeat it as long as he attacked! But thinking about his previous record, it doesn't seem like he's bragging.
"At that time, perhaps the Duke's Yunnan soldiers can be used to help." Chang Yu looked at Mu Tianbo and smiled slightly.
"As long as it is useful, all it takes is a word from the court!" Mu Tianbo was also unambiguous. The little eunuch had helped a lot this time. When the time comes, he would have to contribute to the fight against Zhang Xianzhong, both public and private. Seeing that he was so cheerful, Chang Yu praised him and said casually: "If Ping presented the thief, perhaps Prince Mu's Mansion would be worthy of its name."
These words made everyone unable to sit still immediately, and Mu Tianbo couldn't help but lick his lips.
They all understood Chang Yu's words. Chongzhen hated family thieves and had already said that he would kill these two people and make them marquises. Prince Mu's Mansion is actually the Duke's Palace. Because of Mu Ying, the people have continued to call him this for hundreds of years, but in fact it is just the Duke of the Kingdom. But if he goes back to conquer Zhang Xianzhong and Mu Tianbo has made great military achievements, the court will not be able to counterattack. Make him a marquis, maybe even a king!
Although the possibility is not very high, it is a hope after all. Now that the court is eager to unite people's hearts, it might as well give it up if it is willing to pay the price.
No one knows the future. Mu Tianbo can even tell that Chang Yu is trying to seduce him, but it can arouse your taste and make your heart flutter.
This is the subtlety of the pancake painter's control over people's hearts. He knows what you want and what you expect.
