Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 777 One battle will determine the outcome
"The rebellion of She Ni that affected eastern and southern Sichuan will be settled after this battle!!"

Chongqing City.

Sichuan Governor's Office.

Zhu Xieyuan could not hide his excitement. He flipped through the military newspaper in his hand and said in a sonorous tone: "I never thought that the Tiger Guards sent by Your Majesty would have such a powerful weapon, the hot air balloon. The impact on the war will definitely be subversive!!"

"Yes."

Shi Yongan followed closely and said, "I heard that the appearance of this thing was because your majesty thought of the Kongming lantern, so the Military Equipment and Cleaning Officials Department mobilized people to study it."

"I remember reading in an ancient book that Kongming lanterns can be used to transmit military intelligence, and the size of the enemy army can be learned by the number of Kongming lanterns released."

“It does have that effect.”

Zhu Xieyuan nodded and said, "However, this has little direct impact on the war situation. The advent of hot air balloons is different. Whether it is used for siege or field battle, just throwing thunder bombs from the air can cause great damage to the enemy!!"

Zhu Xieyuan knew that the Huben Army was secretly entering Sichuan under imperial orders, including the hot air balloon they brought with them. However, he was skeptical about the matter.

After all, it's too unbelievable.

However, judging from the results, with the end of the Battle of Linzhou and the capture of the traitorous bandits led by She Chongming, the chieftain rebellion that affected Sichuan and Guizhou will surely end much earlier than expected.

"Teacher, the military report sent by Qin Zhensu urgently mentioned that the chieftains and local officials who followed the army to fight the rebellion all had a deep respect for Your Majesty and the court."

Shi Yongan pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhu Xieyuan and said, "This effect is far better than expected. If this is true, then many things will be much easier in Sichuan and Guizhou in the future."

"Don't let yourself get too arrogant. You need to hurry up and get some things done."

Zhu Xieyuan shook his head and said, "After Linzhou has finished selecting the escaped fish, the rebels headed by She Chongming will be beheaded and displayed to the public. The remaining captives, the able-bodied men will be sent to the front line of Hanchuan in batches, or even to Hanzhong Prefecture. The remaining old, weak, women and children will be dispersed and placed in various highways to provide logistical support."

"In addition, after the rebellion of Bozhou Xuanweisi is suppressed, it will be changed into a prefecture together with Yongning Xuanweisi, and officials will be sent to govern it."

"This is not good."

Shi Yongan frowned and said, "Although the rebellious chieftains in the two places were all suppressed by various tribes, there are still some chieftains in the two places who did not follow She Ni in the rebellion, and some even joined the army to fight against the rebellion. If the two chieftains are completely restructured, I'm afraid..."

"If you don't change now, it will be more difficult to do it in the future!"

Zhu Xieyuan said firmly: "We will take advantage of the great victory and then promote the consolation and change of prefectures and states. Even if some chieftains and local officials will be dissatisfied and have opinions, they dare not openly oppose it. After all, they know our military power better than the rebels."

"The reform of the consolation system will not only be carried out in Sichuan, but also in Guizhou. The Bijie and Chishui guards will be abolished, and the establishment of prefectures will be actively promoted. Part of the Shuixi Xuanwei Office will be assigned to the above two prefectures. Shuixi and Guiyang Prefectures must be clearly divided. Suppressing the rebellion of She and An is just the beginning. The difficult things are still to come!"

"The pressure that Wang Sanshan, the governor of Guizhou, will face in the future will be no less than it is now. If he wants to do better in the future, he must fight well in the battle to suppress the An rebels!" Shi Yongan's face changed slightly.

If this is true, then the pressure we will face next will be even greater!
Thinking of this, Shi Yongan looked at Zhu Xieyuan and said, "Du Tang, the consolation and reform involves Sichuan and Guizhou, and involves so many other matters. If we don't report this to the court urgently, I'm afraid..."

"This has been approved by His Majesty."

Zhu Xieyuan frowned and said, "At first, my idea was the same as yours. I wanted to report this matter to the capital as soon as possible so that the officials in the court would also know about it. But your majesty's order is to do it first. Sichuan and Guizhou are too far away from the capital. Even if it is 800 miles each time, there is no guarantee that there will be no deviations. So since we have an idea, let's do it first and then talk about other things."

In fact, what Zhu Xieyuan relayed was still too conservative.

The edict Zhu Youxiao gave to Ming was too direct. The Governor-General of Sichuan and Guizhou is you, Zhu Xieyuan. Since I have promoted you to the position, it is because I want to see changes in Sichuan and Guizhou. When doing things, I am afraid of too many people interfering, especially those who are only interested in empty talk. When there are too many people, things will become complicated, and this will most likely lead to failure!

Regarding the development and governance of Sichuan and Guizhou, and even the development and governance of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, I have repeatedly emphasized to you that the key is to break down and rebuild. Since you have chosen to shoulder this heavy responsibility, don't care about anything else, especially your reputation. Future generations will judge your right and wrong, merits and demerits!

It was precisely Zhu Youxiao's trust that made Zhu Xieyuan determined to implement various new policies in Sichuan, Guizhou, and even the southwest.

"If so, then Sichuan will have to allocate some troops to assist in the suppression of the An rebels, right?" Upon hearing this, Shi Yongan knew that the matter was settled, and immediately said, "After all, the foundation and power of the An rebels are much stronger than those of the She rebels, and the situation in Shuixi is also more complicated."

"Ask Bai Zaixiang to lead his troops to provide assistance."

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Zhu Xieyuan pondered for a moment, then turned and walked towards the hanging map. "In addition, all the Tusi soldiers from eastern and southern Sichuan who followed the army to suppress the rebellion will be transferred to Bai Zaixiang's command. With these tens of thousands of troops rushing to support us, it will be enough to resolve the rebellion of An Ni."

"Eliminate the remaining forces of the Bozhou Xuanwei Office, and order Qin Liangyu to dispatch all his subordinates to take charge. Divide the areas, especially the connecting points. Responsibilities must be clear, and there must be no reversals in Bozhou."

"After this matter is resolved, Qin Liangyu will be stationed in Linzhou on the surface, but secretly lead the remaining troops and the White Spear Soldiers, hiding during the day and moving at night, to rush to Chengdu Prefecture for me!!"

When he said this, a cold light flashed across Zhu Xieyuan's face.

This is going to wipe out the whole nest!
Shi Yongan was shocked. After spending the past few years together, he knew Zhu Xieyuan's temper very well. He usually had a cheerful expression and would not get angry easily, but this was just an appearance. In fact, Zhu Xieyuan was a man who would not tolerate any injustice and had a tough temper! !
"Du Tang, are you really planning to arrest them all?"

Shi Yongan hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Xieyuan and said: "If this is true, I'm afraid a lot of people will be arrested. After this incident, the reputation of the governor in Sichuan may be..."

"If it was just for fame, I wouldn't be the Governor-General of Sichuan and Guizhou!"

Zhu Xieyuan snorted coldly and said, "If they are not going too far, then I can turn a blind eye. But they just won't change their ways, so don't blame me for being ruthless. Sichuan and Guizhou have suffered too much loss after this battle. Sichuan and Guizhou can't stand any more trouble. I would rather bear the infamy and restore justice to Sichuan and Guizhou!"

"Besides, there are too many things to do in the future. If I don't solve them now and just keep shirking my responsibilities, nothing will be accomplished. Brother, I don't have much time left to wait!!"

(End of this chapter)