The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 505: The Three Announcements and Six Consolations Cannot Be Lost

Wanli had just arrived at Nurgandusi when urgent news from the southwest came.

The Myanmar Xuanwei Office has sent troops to attack the Mengyang Xuanwei Office again!

This seems like the Sanxuan Liuwei are fighting among themselves. It may seem like a small problem, but the consequences are actually very serious.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty lost control of the Three Xuan and Six Wei in the southwest during the Wanli period.

At that time, the Burmese Xuanwei Office also sent troops to fight everywhere, and forcibly seized the control of the three Xuanwei and six Wei in the southwest from the Ming Dynasty.

Several of the later colonial powers established themselves in the three territories and six territories in the southwest, and then invaded Middle-earth, causing the people of Middle-earth to suffer a century of humiliation.

At this time, the Burmese Xuanwei Office had probably heard that the Ming Dynasty was growing stronger and had been patient for several years.

But in the end, I couldn't help it.

Once the fight starts, they will definitely not stop until they seize control of the three Xuan and six Wei in the southwest.

Could Wanli allow them to seize control of the Three Xuans and Six Weis in the southwest?

That is of course impossible.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty was exhausted by the Battle of Ningxia, the Battle of Bozhou and the war with its vassal state Korea, and its treasury was empty, so it had no way to deal with the Burmese Xuanwei Office.

It's different now.

The Ming Dynasty had strong soldiers and sufficient food and supplies.

The problem now is that the Ming Dynasty has spread its wings too wide. The problem of the Nurgan Regional Military Commission in the north has not been completely resolved, and overseas he is preparing to deploy a large number of troops to seize colonies.

These are more important than the Three Proclamations and Six Consolations in the Southwest.

The Myanmar Xuanwei Office chose this time to fight for the control of the three Xuanwei and six Wei in the southwest. How should they respond?
It would be great if there was a waterway there. The navy ships carrying more than 100,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp could rush over and deal with the troops of the Myanmar Xuanwei Office.

The problem is that there are no water routes there, at least there is no water route leading to Mengyang Xuanwei Office within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

If they wanted to attack the Burmese Xuanwei Office directly, they would have to go around the entire South Seas, which would be more than ten thousand miles.

At this moment, he simply could not mobilize so many ships to carry more than 100,000 soldiers and enough food and supplies to bypass the entire South China Sea to attack the Burmese Xuanwei Office.

How to do it?

Wanli frowned and pondered for a while, then handed the urgent report to Qi Jiguang and said solemnly: "Yuan Jing, it's not a good time to start a war in the south now. We can only choose to defend it first. How many troops do you think we can send to hold it?"

When Qi Jiguang took the urgent report and read it, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

At this time, they really did not have the energy to take care of the south, and the three Xuan and six Wei in the southwest were too far away from the heartland of the Central Plains. If too many troops were mobilized there, it would be difficult to transport food and supplies.

Qi Jiguang frowned and pondered for a while, then said carefully: "Your Majesty, it is extremely inconvenient to transport food and supplies over there, and we cannot mobilize too many troops.

Although the Burmese Xuanwei Office seems to be quite powerful, its strength is not very strong. In the past, we could repel it by mobilizing tens of thousands of troops at most.

Moreover, in the past, when rebellions broke out there, we mainly mobilized the troops of the Three Xuans and Six Weis to quell the rebellion.

If we just want to help them defend, I think tens of thousands of troops would be enough. If Your Majesty feels it is not safe, we can transfer 100,000 troops over there.

If we can bring more, I'm afraid it won't work. There are so many mountains and rivers over there that ships can't get through. Transporting food and supplies would be too expensive."

At this time, they really had no energy to manage the three xuans and six weis in the southwest.

Now we can only defend ourselves first and wait until we have time to deal with that troublemaker in the Myanmar Xuanwei Office.

Wanli nodded slightly, then pondered: "We need to dispatch a capable general to guard the three xuan and six wei in the southwest.

Yunqing and Shengwu had both defeated the Burmese Xuanwei Office there, so they would be the most suitable people to go there.

Now Yunqing is in charge of the navy, so he definitely can't go. We have no choice but to transfer Shengwu over.

As for troops, it would be better to draw them from the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces. Only the local chieftains there can adapt to the terrain."

This is the safest way.

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

In fact, there is another problem.

Because 400,000 of the 500,000 troops of the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Commandery are here, and they cannot be transferred back.

Nurhaci hid in the mountains near the Donghai Jurchen tribe's old nest.

They still had to rely on these 400,000 elite mountain warfare troops to go into the mountains to eliminate this serious threat. The harm posed by the Jiannu was much greater than that posed by the Burmese Xuanwei Office.

The question is, there are only about 100,000 troops left in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Regional Command. Is it possible to transfer them all away?
Wanli thought about it carefully, then asked, "Bangping, do you know what the current situation is like at the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan Provincial Commandery?"

what?
Qin Bangping's eyes were secretly glancing at the side at the moment, his attention was not here at all. When Wanli asked this question suddenly, he didn't react at all.

This guy actually said naively: "Your Majesty, what did you just say?"

What are you looking at?

Wanli looked in the direction the guy was looking and was stunned.

Princess Rongchang and that kid Qin Yiming were actually hiding aside and whispering to each other!
The two little ones are almost putting their heads together. Forget it, I’m too lazy to care about them. Let them be. The princess will get married too.

Wanli shook his head slightly, and said helplessly: "I want to ask you about the current situation of the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provincial Commandery."

How do you say this?

Qin Bangping asked carefully, "Your Majesty, what are you asking about?"

This guy is sometimes smart, but most of the time he is stupid.

Wanli patiently explained, "I'm asking about the situation of those former chieftains. Are they still honest? Do any of them have any evil intentions?"

Oh, this.

Qin Bangping shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, they don't have any bad intentions.

It's really big over there now. You can make a lot of money from precious wood, raw silk and tea. Those guys have become rich.

Minping once wrote a letter saying that the former chieftains' sons under him were all busy getting married.

Having three wives and four concubines is nothing. Some even have more than a dozen. He goes to weddings every few days and drinks so much that he can hardly stand it anymore.

These guys, once they have money, they just have a lot of babies, right?

However, this also proves that the chieftains of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan region lived a very good life, otherwise how would they raise so many children?

In this situation, who would still want to rebel and become a local emperor? Isn't it better to just earn money and have children honestly?
If anyone dares to disobey, that’s no big deal. There is a waterway over there, so it’s easy to suppress them.

Anyone who doesn’t want to live a good life should die!

Wanli thought about it carefully, then nodded slowly and said, "Well, then we can let Minping take his 100,000 men and go with Shengwu to Mengyang Xuanwei Division to guard it."

Upon hearing this, little Zhu Changxun finally couldn't help but ask, "Father, what's going on with the Burmese Xuanwei Division? Why are they attacking the Mengyang Xuanwei Division?"

How do you say this?

Wanli thought about it carefully and then patiently explained: "The Southwest Three Xuan and Six Wei are actually similar to the original Nurgan Dusi.

They merely paid tribute and were not under our direct control.

Moreover, the Burmese Xuanwei Office is as ambitious as the Jianzhou Jurchens. They always want to control the Three Xuanweis and Six Weis to compete with us, or even invade our territory.

The reason they attacked the Mengyang Xuanwei Division was simple: they wanted the Mengyang Xuanwei Division to obey them, and if the Mengyang Xuanwei Division didn't want to obey them, they would attack them."

Oh, it turns out these guys are as ambitious as the Jiannu.

Zhu Changxun thought for a moment and then asked, "Father, how should we deal with this Burmese Xuanwei Office?"

Of course, we have to deal with them.

Wanli said solemnly: "You must remember that the three xuans and six weis in the southwest cannot be lost, because that is our southern gate.

We naturally have to take control of this gate in our own hands. Sooner or later we will have to deal with the Myanmar Xuanwei Office.

But we are now busy managing the Nurgan Regional Command and preparing for a major war overseas, so we really don’t have time to spare.

After we finish our work, we will mobilize the navy and land forces to deal with the Myanmar Xuanwei Office and change the Three Xuans and Six Weis into Xingdu Offices.

When the time comes, let your fourth brother go there and help you guard the South Gate."

Fourth brother?

Upon hearing this, little Zhu Changxun couldn't help but look at Zhu Changzhi, who was even younger than him.

Zhu Changzhi is acting like a spoiled child in his mother's arms.

Can this kid do it?

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

The sun has set now and it will be dark soon.

Wanli looked up at the sky, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone, stop standing here. Let's go to the camp."

(End of this chapter)