I want to be a grandson

Chapter 430 Preparations for the jungle battle

After Mrs. Musk died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a special envoy to pay homage to extravagant incense, and at the same time ordered to build a cemetery and ancestral hall by the Ximatang.

Regarding Mrs. Shexiang's achievements, Zhu Yuanzhang once praised: "If Shexiang is attached to her, she will win a hundred thousand soldiers."

For such a chieftain who has a heart for the Ming Dynasty and is influential in the southwest, he should indeed treat each other with courtesy.

The next morning, Mrs. Shexiang was ordered to enter the Wenhua Palace.

"Extravagant pays homage to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, Wan An!"

Mrs. Shexiang, dressed in a Yi costume with distinctive features, knelt down to worship.

"Ma'am, you don't need to be too polite, please stand up! Give me a seat!"

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager!"

Mrs. Shexiang is about 34 to [-] years old, with a little heroism on her face, she deserves to be a heroine who has left her name in history.

The eunuch brought the brocade stool, and Mrs. Shexiang sat down after thanking her. Everything was in accordance with the etiquette, and there was no violation of the rules.

Zhu Yunxi said with concern: "Shuixi is far away from the capital road, and the road is not very smooth. Madam has been exhausted all the way, and she still needs to take care of her health. Don't overwork."

Mrs. Musk said politely: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. It is an honor for women and Shuixi people to come to the capital for an audience. I dare not say hard work."

Zhu Yunxie told Wang Zhong who was on his body: "Arrange for the imperial physician from the imperial hospital to go to the post station to examine and treat all the people who came, and then take some nourishing medicinal materials to send there."

Turning to Mrs. Shexiang, she said, "Madam is traveling all the way with her entourage, eating and sleeping in the open, it is inevitable that there will be some negligence, and more attention is needed."

Mrs. Shexiang was very touched inside. Originally, she came here with the intention of "exploring the way".

When I led the clansmen to surrender to Ming Dynasty, I suffered a lot of embarrassment because of the magistrate's problem.

The most infuriating thing was that Ma Ye, the commander of the capital stationed in Guizhou at that time, regarded Shexiang as a "ghost and savage girl" out of his prejudice, and hated and dissatisfied with her taking the post of Guizhou propaganda envoy.

When Ma Ye enlisted the officers and soldiers to open the Puding Station, he was arrogant and arrogant, slaughtered the Yi people wantonly, and forced Shexiang to pay taxes.

At that time, there was a severe drought, there was no food harvest, the people lived in extreme hardship, and there was no way to collect taxes.Shexiang wrote and reported many times, but Ma Ye took the opportunity to catch Shexiang to Guiyang, ordered the strong men to expose Shexiang's body, whipped Shexiang's back, in an attempt to provoke the Yi people to fight.

The head of Shexiang's 48 departments had hated Ma Ye for a long time, and when she learned that Shexiang was humiliated, she became even more angry and led the soldiers to gather.

The war is about to break out, but Ke Shexiang understands the righteousness, expresses to his subordinates that he does not want to rebel, and publicly exposes Ma Ye's intention to force rebellion, thus avoiding a war that affects the people of all ethnic groups.

You must know that they were stripped naked and whipped in public. If this happened to ordinary people, they would definitely be humiliated and rebel against each other!

Moreover, at that time, the Yunnan-Guizhou region had just been attached, and people's hearts were unstable. The chieftains and mercenaries in many places were self-respecting. Once such a scandal broke out, once someone rose up, the minority tribes in the southwest were likely to share their hatred and cause a big war!
Zhu Yuanzhang finally dealt with the Guizhou commander, recalled Ma Ye to Kyoto for punishment, and named Shexiang "Mrs. Shunde", and rewarded him with gold, silver and silk.

So Zhu Yuanzhang treated them better.

"Your Highness is benevolent, and the women thank you for your kindness!"

Now Shexiang can see from Zhu Yunxie's attitude that he treats her courteously, and she feels a lot more at ease.

The Ming Dynasty has newly appointed a crown prince, and this crown prince wiped out the rebellion in one fell swoop in Sichuan before, and built the Jingguan with five or six thousand heads. Naturally, the news spread to various ministries in Guizhou.

Musk took charge of Xuanwei in Guizhou, and of course sent people to verify the situation. As a result, no matter whether it was the news that was circulated or the investigation by himself, it all showed the methods of the prince!
And the southwestern ministries also knew that this crown prince was not good at the hands of women, but a man with fierce means and a lot of power.

In addition, His Highness values ​​soldiers and horses, and often eats, lives, and trains with his guards. They have not heard such news.

So the ministries were also a little apprehensive.

They are not afraid of an emperor who is mediocre and benevolent, but an emperor who is talented and bold, and who values ​​military affairs!
They are afraid that the imperial court will use troops to the southwest, and they are afraid that their rights will be lost.

It is true that they all submit to the Ming court, but they are also afraid that the court will take them under the knife!

Zhu Yunxi asked: "I read Madam's memorial, have these two post roads been opened?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, it has been opened."

Mrs. Musk said: "These two roads are centered on Pianqiao (now Shibing County), one goes west, passes through Guiyang, passes Wusa, and Dawumeng (now Zhaotong, Yunnan);

One goes north, passing through Caotang (in today's Weng'an County) to Rongshan (in today's Meitan County).Nine post stations including Longchang, Luguang, Guli, Shuixi, Shexiang, Jinji, Geya, Guihua and Bijie are located in the territory. "

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and said approvingly: "It is not easy to open a post road in the mountains. The post road runs across Guizhou, and it opens the passage to Sichuan, Yunnan, and Hunan.

The various tribes can come and go, and the goods can also be exchanged, which helps to stabilize the situation in the southwest. The madam has worked hard to open these two post roads. "

"Your Highness should not praise you so much. The women have received favors from the imperial court, and they dare not forget them for a day."

Mrs. Shexiang also reported a lot of affairs in Guizhou, some of which were skipped, and some of which were more detailed.

Zhu Yunxi understood that she wanted to introduce Guizhou's situation, local customs and customs to herself, so that she could understand more.

This is the way courtiers express their loyalty.

Zhu Yunxi was also happy to listen, and would ask some questions from time to time, and Shexiang would answer them one by one.

Zhu Yunxi also asked: "Ma'am, you said that there are not enough literati and bachelors to teach the clansmen. What do you think about this?"

Mrs. Shexiang saluted and said: "Your Highness, this is exactly where the women are in trouble. Guizhou has too many mountains, the land is barren, and the commerce is not developed. It cannot attract scholars to go.
If there are too many bundle repairs,... we can't afford it, and the women are afraid, so I want to ask His Highness to make the decision. "

Mrs. Shexiang not only carried out effective reforms on the use and dissemination of Yi characters.

At the same time, Mrs. Shexiang set up Confucianism and set up professors in the Xuanwei envoy of Guizhou.Because she believes: "The culture of Confucius and Mencius of the Han family can cultivate morality and nourish the body, and then transform and cultivate the world, benefiting all people."

In order to learn and introduce Han culture and enable Yi-Han culture to communicate, she also took the lead in sending her children to the capital to study at the Taixue.

What Mrs. Shexiang is saying now is that there are not enough people to teach Confucianism!
Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and said: "Madam is determined to promote Chinese characters and Confucian classics. The lonely king is very supportive. How about this? Then I will send someone to assist Madam. What do you think?"

Mrs. Musk said pleasantly: "Thank you, Your Highness! If there are enough gentlemen, women can open two more sinology schools!"

Zhu Yunxi also showed a satisfied smile.

Don't look at the fact that all the ministries in the southwest are submitting to the imperial court. In fact, many people don't understand Chinese, they can speak very little, and even few can write!
The popularization of the same language and script is the merit of enlightenment, and it also helps to strengthen the centripetal force and cohesion among the people of all ethnic groups.
Sometimes ethnic groups in the Southwest rebel, among other reasons, there is another very important reason is that the people have not really integrated together.

If it is really a family, a lot of bloodshed, a lot of unfair treatment, it can be solved easily!
By setting up a Chinese language school, this process can be accelerated!

This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people and will last forever!Of course Zhu Yunxi will fully support it!

Zhu Yunxie said again: "Before, the chieftains in Shuixi, Wusa, Wumeng, Mangbu, Yongning and other places sent their children to study in Beijing one after another. North Korea can also look at this and increase the number of places."

"Your Highness, there is no way to repay your great kindness! All the departments in Guizhou are so heartbroken, thank you for your kindness!"

Zhu Yunxi also took the opportunity to put forward his own thoughts, "Ma'am, I heard that Guizhou warriors are brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death. It's a pity that I haven't had the chance to see them so far. It's a pity."

Smell the strings and know the elegance.

Mrs. Shexiang immediately understood what he meant, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the soldiers in Guizhou are also from Ming Dynasty. If the imperial court can select some soldiers, it can also relieve the pressure on local food and land. Please allow it!"

Zhu Yunxi pretended to say: "Ma'am, if this makes the other chieftains misunderstand, what should I do? That's all..."

Mrs. Shexiang saluted and said: "Your Highness, after all, Guizhou is barren and it is difficult to support soldiers. If you can send some soldiers and horses to the imperial court, it will only benefit the ministries. Please give me your permission!"

"If that's the case, it's up to you..."

The reason why Zhu Yunxi wanted some soldiers from the chieftain was that they were indeed of good quality and capable of fighting.

They live in the mountains all year round, go up and down the mountains, and arrest birds and beasts, especially suitable for fighting in jungles and mountains.

And the Japanese slave country, as well as the countries in the southeast, all belong to this kind of terrain. Once a fight is started, it must be hit with one hit!
Now it's just a move, so be prepared.

What's more, for those chieftains, these soldiers in their hands are nothing more than private armed forces, just guarding the house, and they can't play any role at all!

Instead, it will become a tool for them to oppress the people!
So Zhu Yunxi wanted someone, and he wanted someone without any psychological burden!
And for those warriors, why are they willing to waste time!

The two talked for a while, and finally finalized the first batch of 1000 soldiers to come.

This number is small, and it will not attract the attention of others.

Seeing that it was almost time, Mrs. Shexiang got up to leave.

But Zhu Yunxi said: "Madam, don't worry, a banquet is held in the palace today to commend Madam's achievements in linking up the people of the two ethnic groups, and her contribution to comfort."

Before she could speak, she told Li Fu: "Let's hold the banquet in Benren Hall, and the Gu Wang's sister, Princess Jiangdu, will be with you."

"Yes, the servant obeys!" Li Fu replied.

After all, Mrs. Musk is a woman, so she still needs to have some boundaries and pay attention to the influence.

Mrs. Shexiang thanked her kindly and sincerely, and was very grateful for such courtesy.

(End of this chapter)