"Lu Qing has been fighting for the Ming Dynasty for many years. I have long wanted to transfer him back to have a good rest." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "It just so happened that North Korea had already finished a big battle with Japan. I thought this would be good. , you will mobilize troops from the Qin and Jin regions, the Guanning Army, and the Beijing Camp to replace the troops currently in North Korea and complete a changing of the guard. How about that?"
Sun Chuanting was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that the emperor's words were not about the war in Yunnan, but about things far away in North Korea. And what he also noticed in particular was that the emperor said that there had just been a big battle with the Japanese country. Then if I go, will there still be a battle to fight?
He was not outside Shenyang City at that time, otherwise Emperor Chongzhen would have told Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng that the Japanese country must be occupied. In this way, it was just a big battle in Korea at the moment, and there would still be battles to fight later.
However, Sun Chuanting didn't know. After hesitating for a moment, he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, since a great battle has been fought and the Japanese country is bound to be defeated, can there still be war in Korea?"
"Haha!" Emperor Chongzhen laughed when he heard this. Sun Chuanting was worried that there would be no war! If there is a chance, Ming Dynasty will conquer the whole world in the future. Are you afraid that there will be no battles to fight?
Thinking like this, although he no longer smiled, the smile still stayed on his face, and he said to Sun Chuanting: "Japan has coveted our Ming Dynasty several times, and I can't spare him for such an ambitious man. Even if Japan no longer dares to attack Korea, Province, as long as there is a chance, I, the Ming Dynasty, will also take the initiative to destroy the Japanese country!"
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!" When Sun Chuanting heard that he had contributed to the destruction of the country, he quickly responded with a hint of joy, "Japanese pirates have always brought trouble to our Ming Dynasty. If the Japanese are not eliminated, when our Ming Dynasty takes a nap, they will come again to cause trouble." !”
"That's the truth!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Now, Ming Dynasty has taken the initiative in the situation over there. I can make a decisive decision after you go there. Do you understand?"
"Wei Chen understands!" Sun Chuanting was very happy to hear this. This gave him the right to make decisions on the spur of the moment, so he immediately said firmly and forcefully, "Wei Chen accepts the order!"
So, the matter was settled. Emperor Chongzhen immediately drafted an order to send Lu Xiangsheng and his troops back to the Ming Dynasty to rest and recuperate. There are five reasons to do this.
First, Lu Xiangsheng has been fighting for the country in the Liaodong Peninsula since he became the governor of Baoding in the twelfth year of Chongzhen. He has not returned home once for seven years. No matter what, it has been a long time, and it is time to let him go. He went home to visit his relatives.
Second, the Dongjiang Army was composed of former bandits who volunteered to kill prisoners. Emperor Chongzhen remembered very clearly that among the bandits who were killed in the Battle of Nanyang, only a small number of bandits were willing to atone for their past sins and went to Liaodong to fight against the Jianlu, who were still in full swing and powerful at the time.
In the original Battle of Pyongyang, many people were killed and injured, and those who are still alive today are still fighting for the Ming Dynasty in North Korea. Emperor Chongzhen also intended to give these Ming soldiers a chance to return to their hometown with their glory.
Third, Lu Xiangsheng is now considered the most prestigious military civilian official among the officials of the Ming Dynasty. And his style is to love soldiers as sons. In other words, he can effectively unite the soldiers at the bottom. In this way, if he is put in charge of the military reform of the garrison in the south, I believe that he will not be ignored by the original old officers, nor will he provoke any mutiny, and he can effectively intimidate the local garrison.
Fourth, the army in North Korea can be regarded as an army that is good at fighting. After being transferred back and stationed in various places, it can also effectively intimidate various places. And in the reform of the garrison military system, these troops can be used as the backbone to expand the field regiment. Not only can the old be brought in with the new, but it can also give these veterans room for improvement.
Fifth, Sun Chuanting replaced Lu Xiangsheng. With his style, he would not be very polite to the Japanese. And this is what Emperor Chongzhen himself meant.
After conquering the Japanese country, the people of the Japanese country will also be the people of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of treatment will be great. Emperor Chongzhen felt that this would not work. If it were to be used as a colony, it would not be what Emperor Chongzhen wanted, and it was likely that it would not become the permanent territory of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting should not be merciful to those who have opinions about Ming Dynasty. In the process of conquering the Japanese country, it would be okay to kill some enemies. Only those Japanese who have made meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty in conquering the Japanese country, and those who obey the Ming Dynasty's words and can be a good citizen of the Ming Dynasty are qualified to become the people of the Ming Dynasty!
There is a lot of experience that can prove that if it is just a group that accepts territory as if it is a peaceful conquest, there will definitely be many problems. In this case, it is better to just break the reconstruction.
On the Jiangnan side, although the ruthless Sun Chuanting is missing, Yang Tinglin and Lu Jiude are still there. Zhang Pu has experienced so many years and is already familiar with the things he is continuing to rectify. Sun Chuanting's departure will not have much impact.
So, just like that, after Emperor Chongzhen arranged this matter, he continued to lead the army north along the Yangtze River and marched towards Yunnan via Sichuan without any more rest.
Of course, he wasn't just on his way. In front of the army, he had already spread the word that Emperor Chongzhen was leading an army of 100,000 chariots to conquer Yunnan.
At the same time, he also issued an order to the factory guards and began to publicize a series of achievements achieved by the Ming Dynasty in the north. He also ordered the officials in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan to start publicizing this.
Before the army arrives, the plan to attack the heart is launched first.
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The current situation in Yunnan can be said to be full of war. Except for Kunming, the first minister, and several nearby states and counties, many other places under the jurisdiction of chieftains have already raised their flags to rebel. Even some of them were under the jurisdiction of imperial officials and were captured by neighboring chieftains. For a time, the chieftain's arrogance was the most arrogant in the history of Yunnan.
Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou, was very dissatisfied with this situation. In other words, his dissatisfaction has actually been accumulated for a long time.
First of all, the current emperor violated the ancestral system and actually abolished the hereditary system of princes. Even the emperor's sons had to be demoted every generation, not to mention that it was of course impossible for them to keep their originally hereditary titles, and they had to be demoted every generation.
In other words, after Emperor Chongzhen issued that decree, Mu Tianbo became the last Duke of Guizhou. This is the same as in the original history. But for this, at least on the surface, Mu Tianbo couldn't object at all. Because the emperor has to do this even to his own son, can you, a foreign minister, still make irresponsible remarks about this?
Mu Tianbo was only twenty-eight years old at this time, but he had inherited the title of Duke of Qian when he was ten years old, so he had been Duke of Qian for eighteen years. I have been in power for a long time and I really can’t let go of this power.
In the original history, he should have had such an idea at the beginning. The small court of the Nanming Dynasty came to ask for help, but he paid nothing, and finally benefited Sha Dingzhou.
Later, the rest of the Great Western Army wanted to enter Yunnan, and Kunming was occupied by Sha Dingzhou. In the end, Mu Tianbo, who was knighted by the Ming Dynasty, stood with the Ming Dynasty and eventually died for the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, in this plane, these things are impossible. Mu Tianbo's dissatisfaction, in addition to the downgrade of his title every generation, was also due to his inaction against the White Army.
For a long time, Yunnan has been jointly managed by the Duke of Guizhou and the governor of Yunnan. But because of this, there have always been conflicts between the Duke of Guizhou and the governor of Yunnan.
The Baigan Army represents the imperial court. However, after coming to Yunnan for several years, he still could not put down the chieftain rebellion. What made Mu Tianbo even more dissatisfied was that the Baigan Army eventually retreated to Kunming, causing chaos in Yunnan.
Although he knew that this was Emperor Chongzhen's will, this decree was contrary to his interests. He did not dare to be dissatisfied with the emperor because it would be passed on to the Baigan Army.
No, in the lobby of the Duke of Guizhou's Mansion, Mu Tianbo and Yunnan Governor Wu Zhaoyuan were sitting on the left and right seats respectively, with Qin Liangyu, the commander of the White Pole Army sitting on one side of Wu Zhaoyuan underneath. Her son Ma Xianglin stood behind her.
Mu Tianbo said with some dissatisfaction: "When did the imperial court take action to suppress the Tusi Rebellion?"
"Didn't the Duke know that? The emperor has transferred Mr. Chen, the governor of Xuanda, to serve as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. Now he is preparing troops, horses and food in Guizhou." Wu Zhaoyuan turned to look at Mu Tianbo, who was several years younger than him, and said, "Three sides Governor Zheng has also led troops to Sichuan, and the emperor has personally led troops to Yunnan..."
Having said this, he paused and then said: "As for Kunming, with Old General Qin watching over him, nothing will happen. The Duke can just wait with peace of mind!"
Mu Tianbo knew all this news. However, he felt that the imperial court was all about thunder and no rain. He had never heard of the Tusi Rebellion. Although the imperial court also sent white troops, it had no effect, which made him very annoyed.
At this time, he glanced at the white-haired Qin Liangyu, then turned back to Wu Zhaoyuan, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "I heard that the chieftains are meeting for an alliance. Especially since the imperial army has not arrived, this Kunming..."
Having said this, Mu Tianbo turned to look at Qin Liangyu and said, "General Qin is really old, isn't it inappropriate?"
At this time, Qin Liangyu was already seventy-two years old. In the eyes of twenty-eight-year-old Mu Tianbo, he was indeed very old. Even Ma Xianglin is already over fifty.
Obviously, he was worried that the White Army could not protect Kunming. In his opinion, if the Baigan Army was really capable, they would have wiped out the rebellious chieftains long ago, rather than deliberately not destroying them under the emperor's secret order.
When Ma Xianglin, who was behind Qin Liangyu, heard this, he was furious and wanted to go around to speak, but was stopped by Qin Liangyu. I heard her say to Mu Tianbo indifferently: "If the Duke is worried about the combat power of our White Army, how about the general entrusting the important task of city defense to the Duke?"
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