Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 624
Mu Tianbo suddenly landed in Guizhou from Hunan, and felt that the sky became much wider, and the hotter the sun became bigger and bigger as he went south.

The mountains are stacked and the rivers are densely covered. This is Guizhou, the southwest!
"I'm finally back."

Riding on a sliding pole, the contemporary Duke of Guizhou, uncle of the state, and Mu Tianbo looked at the gradually clear city of Guizhou in the distance, filled with emotion for a moment.

"It has been six years since the 18th year of Chongzhen (the first year of Hongguang), and I am finally back—"

The once immature face is now full of vicissitudes and maturity. For Mu Tianbo, all this is so difficult.

From Huguang, to Nanjing, and then to Beijing, I traveled thousands of miles, left my hometown for several years, suffered all kinds of hardships, and finally returned to my hometown today.

"My Duke's Mansion, ten thousand hectares of fertile land, is mine or mine after all..."

Gritting his teeth, Mu Tianbo turned over and got off the sliding pole, mounted the horse, held his head high, and walked towards Guiyang City with the temperament of a prince.

Outside the city, Duke Xuan Guo, Zhu Meng, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Bo Yanzhou, Li Dingguo, general of Guizhou soldiers, and a group of civil and military personnel from Guizhou, all came to greet him outside the city.

"Didn't it mean that His Majesty dethroned the nobles of the previous dynasty?"

Li Dingguo looked at Mu Tianbo in the big team and couldn't help asking.

"Those are nobles who surrendered, like Uncle Xuanwu who died in the year of Jiashen, Marquis Xinle and other six nobles. Your Majesty rewarded them for their loyalty. Not only did they not lose their titles, but they left their heirs to inherit them, and they also rewarded them a lot."

"Even those ministers who set themselves on fire with their families, the imperial court adopted stepchildren among their clansmen to continue their incense and inherit their titles."

For the civil and military ministers who committed suicide in Beijing, they were given the posthumous title of imperial conferment, regardless of the rank of the official, they were all conferred barons, and inherited the wealth of three generations.

For this, the imperial court praised it, and the government and the public paid attention to it.

Zhu Meng knew it very well, and said softly:

"As for the Duke of Qian, although he escaped from Yunnan, he is a descendant of King Qianning and has become the uncle of the current state, so his official title will naturally remain unchanged."

When Li Dingguo heard that he was such a person, he felt uneasy, and said coldly, "If he is still allowed to guard Yunnan, there will never be peace."

"The imperial court also sees that Prince Mu's Mansion is well-known in Yunnan, and uses it as appropriate."

Zhu Meng was calm: "Besides, she is also a relative of the emperor, and her sister is a concubine Shun, so it is normal to come to gain some benefits."

Li Dingguo chuckled and said, "This Yunnan is not so easy to fight."

Seeing more than a thousand people huddled in the distance, and dozens of horse-drawn carriages, Yunnan has not yet recovered, so it is thinking about moving back to the government.

When Mu Tianbo saw the black and white group of people, he felt very uncomfortable.

This feeling finally came back.

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After entering the city, Mu Tianbo was polite and said bluntly: "Your Majesty and the imperial court are aware of everyone's difficulties, so they specially bestowed 500,000 silver dollars as a reward."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Meng and Li Dingguo immediately became more affectionate, soft-spoken and extremely enthusiastic.

Cooperating with so many carriages is a silver reward!
This boost to morale is immeasurable.

Attacking Yunnan is not like attacking the plains and hills of the inland state capital. It is difficult to supply and the road is also difficult, so we must not neglect to cheer.

Furthermore, when they brought nearly ten thousand people to Guizhou, most of them were soldiers from the four towns of Huaibei and Jiangnan.

Therefore, when there is no shortage of food, money becomes very important.

"I don't know when the army will leave?" Mu Tianbo was very interesting and cooperated with the two of them.

"Take a rest for two days. On the tenth day of June, the day after tomorrow, leave on time."

Zhu Meng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "The army has been preparing for a long time, and the peasants are also transporting food."

Only then did Mu Tianbo feel at ease, suppressed his doubts, and stopped talking.

Years of social whipping have made him no longer an ordinary playboy, a cheap man who left his hometown, and now he only wants to return to his own Yunnan.

He knew that his rights were limited to wooing gentry and barbarians, and monitoring the movement of the army. As for the specific leading of troops to fight, it was beyond his control.

"The imperial court will not allow Prince Mu's Mansion to return to Yunnan."

The two went away together, Zhu Meng shook his head: "This Lord Qian still does not give up, and he wants to go back to the past. In fact, after losing Yunnan, the Mu Palace is useless."

Li Dingguo was dumbfounded, he was only interested in fighting, and he didn't know much about these noble court affairs.

Seeing his confused look, Zhu Meng just smiled intriguingly: "Sun Kewang killed a batch, and we have to kill another batch when we enter Yunnan. By then, Yunnan will be safe and sound—"

"Uncle Yanzhou, we have to work hard."

In the fourth year of Shaowu, on the tenth day of the sixth month, an army of [-] marched from Guizhou on time.

Thanks to more than a year of repairs, the official road into Yunnan has been restored as before, which is convenient for the army to travel at a speed of forty miles per day.

Anshun Prefecture (Pudingwei), Zhenning Prefecture (Anzhuangwei), Yongning Prefecture (Annanwei).

The guards along the route of the three prefectures have already stockpiled a large amount of grain and supplies, especially in the last Yongning prefecture and Annanwei, where the granaries are located.

Mu Tianbo wondered why it was so convenient to march on the mountain road, but Zhu Meng satisfied him, pointing to the team behind him and said:

"Since last year, Guizhou has conscripted tens of thousands of ponies, mules, donkeys and other livestock, hoarding food and grass along the way, and the army ate it all the way. Now the peasants only need to carry armor and weapons. How can it be easy?"

The time, route, hoarded food, camping location, and water source were planned in advance, and everything was prepared long ago. The army just kept moving forward, and the efficiency was improved by more than a little bit.

"No wonder!" Mu Tianbo exclaimed in admiration, "How can the control plan be invincible?"

"Yes!" Zhu Meng couldn't help but stroked his long beard, and sighed: "Today I realize how powerful the staff officers are."

Considering that the staff department was too boring, the emperor delegated most of the staff to the various armies to form a staff office.

For example, You Shiwei was in charge of Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhu Meng was in charge of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Liu Tingjie, the general of Datong, was responsible for counselors and military affairs.

On the one hand, it can improve the combat capability of the army, and on the other hand, it can also play a supervisory role. Otherwise, it would be difficult to rely on military judges alone.

The staff's planning was very effective, and the army marched very fast. In just over ten days, they arrived at Yongning Prefecture, which borders Yunnan, four days earlier than expected.

And Bai Wenxuan, who was in Pingyiwei in Kunjing Mansion, finally received the news from the Ming army, and couldn't help but be surprised: "How did the Ming army move so fast?"

"Quickly, go and inform the king in Fucheng that Ming thief is coming."

Sun Kewang, who lives in Kunjing Fucheng, was also shocked when he got the news. Could it be that the detailed report was fake?
Or, did the Ming army march by force regardless of damage?
"I'm afraid he wanted to catch us off guard, but unfortunately, he made a wrong calculation."

Sun Kewang sneered, and waved his hand: "Let Bai Wenxuan guard the Pingyi Guard, and don't go out to fight in waves."

(End of this chapter)