"Your Majesty, urgent report from Guizhou! In the name of the sudden death of his son Yang Kedong, Yang Yinglong, the governor of Bozhou, sent troops to attack Yuqing. He shouted, Duba, burned and robbed Caotang Division 2 and Xinglong, Duyun and other guards, and

A lawsuit was filed against Zhong'an. Jiang Dongzhi, the governor of Guizhou, personally led three thousand troops to suppress the attack, but was ambushed by bandits at Feilian Fort. The three thousand soldiers were completely wiped out, and Jiang Dongzhi only escaped with his own life..."

In mid-October of the 24th year of Wanli, not long after the little fat man had just enjoyed the double joy of marrying a wife and a son-in-law, an apology letter from Guizhou Governor Jiang Dongzhi immediately washed away this joy.

Got it all clean.

"Shi Qing, what did you say?"

Upon hearing the report from Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War, the little fat man looked shocked and quickly asked the little eunuch to take the memorial from Shi Xing's hand and look at it.

"You bastard, the governor of a province was completely annihilated by a little chieftain. He has completely disgraced the court. He is simply incompetent! Send the order, and the imperial guards will escort him to the capital immediately..."

After quickly browsing the memorial in his hand, he confirmed the news that the governor of Guizhou's three thousand troops had been wiped out. The angry little fat man cursed Jiangdong's incompetence and immediately ordered the Jin Yiwei to arrest him and question him.

Just kidding, since he came to the throne, especially after the Habayashi Guards were officially formed, the Ming army has always taken the initiative to attack and come back with great victories. When has such a defeat been fought, and it was a huge defeat in which the entire army was annihilated?

"Your Majesty, Jiangdong's troops were incompetent and resulted in the loss of troops and humiliation of the country. Naturally, they should be severely punished. However, the most important thing at this moment is not to punish Jiangdong, but how to deal with the next war..."

Seeing that the little fat man was so angry that he wanted to arrest the governor Jiang Dongzhi, Shi Xing, who had just transferred from a civil service to a military position, quickly opened his mouth to divert the little fat man's attention.

"Hmph, a small chieftain doesn't need to feel like he's facing a big enemy! When someone comes, he will immediately call the champion, the commander-in-chief of the left and right of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the cabinet ministers to come to the palace to discuss matters!"

Glancing at Shi Xing, the little fat man didn't know that he was protecting Jiang Dongzhi, a civil servant.

"This civil servant should do the work of a civil servant. Not everyone can do this as a Confucian general!"

At the end, the little fat man said coldly!

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"You are so courageous. A small chieftain dares to launch an army to attack the imperial court. I request you to send a brigade of troops to attack, and I will repay Yang Yinglong's head by beheading him!"

In the Qianqing Palace, the undefeated Army God, Ma Gui, Li Rusong and others who came after receiving the urgent order from the little fat man, after hearing that Yang Yinglong, a chieftain officer, dared to set up troops to plunder the surrounding area, they were furious and asked for orders to attack.

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Just kidding, now that the border troops in the Beijing camp and the towns in the north have been reorganized, and the Ming army's combat power has greatly increased, if Yang Yinglong jumped out at this time, wouldn't it be a military achievement for himself?

"A crusade is definitely necessary! However, if we only deal with Yang Yinglong and Bozhou, it would be too uneconomical for the imperial court to spend a lot of money!"

Just when everyone was calling for a battle to attack Yang Yinglong, Wang Bing couldn't help but shook his head coldly.

"Lao San, what do you mean?"

Seeing Wang Bing's expression, the little fat man couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and looked over with some uncertainty.

"There are many chieftains in the southwest, just like a country within a country. They have always listened to the instructions but not the propaganda... Now, except for a tribe of native tribes in the north of the Ming Dynasty, there are no other threats. It is time to free up our hands to completely deal with these native emperors...

…”

Unlike the Undefeated Army God, who only focused on Yang Yinglong or the Bozhou Xuanwei Division, Wang Bing wanted to take this opportunity to promote the "return to local rule" in the southwest.

"Do you want to return to your native land? Although Champion Hou's idea is good, if it arouses a group of chieftains to rebel and leads to the erosion of the southwest, then it will be a loss. It should be noted that these chieftains have been passed down for hundreds of years, and their influence has long been

The roots are intricately intertwined, and the areas under the jurisdiction of each chieftain are all difficult terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack..."

Hearing Wang Bing's murderous words, they thought that Wang Bing wanted to use this to eradicate the chieftains in the entire southwest. However, the cabinet ministers headed by Pan Sheng had a negative attitude towards Wang Bing's idea.

"My lords, I understand that one bite cannot make you fat. What I mean is that by taking advantage of this opportunity to annihilate Yang Yinglong, the imperial court should establish its authority in the southwest. Then, with Bozhou as the center, force some chieftains to give up first.

The governance of civil affairs allowed them to only be responsible for local military affairs. Under subtle influence, they gradually took back their military power..."

You must know that the most fundamental reason why these chieftains can be like the emperors of a country within a country is that they have the military and political power. As long as their civil power is taken away first, without economic support, even if they are given military power, they will do the same.

We can't afford to raise many soldiers.

Of course, this process cannot be accomplished overnight. After all, conversion is not simply about abolishing a few chieftains, but about using the strong Confucian culture of the Han nation to carry out long-term, all-round social changes in these areas.

, or in other words, assimilation and Chineseization!

"Champion Marquis, even if we take advantage of the opportunity to encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong this time and establish a strong presence in the southwest, the imperial army will still have to withdraw. Once the army withdraws, how can they be willing to do so? When they have troops in their hands, even the imperial court will.

Isn’t it just a mere formality to send officials to govern? In this case, aren’t we doing a useless job?”

Following Pan Shengcheng and several other cabinet members, Shi Xing, Minister of War, also expressed his doubts about Wang Bing's idea of ​​using the power of the army to seize his civil affairs.

"Haha, Master Shi is right. It is indeed impossible for the imperial army to be stationed in the southwest for a long time. However, if the imperial court wants to frighten them, it does not necessarily have to station the army there!"

Since he wanted to take this opportunity to promote the "reform of native land and return to local people" in the southwest, how could Wang Bing not have a way to deal with it?

"Oh? The champion actually has a way to defeat others without fighting. I'm really curious!"

Hearing Wang Bing actually say that he could intimidate these chieftains without stationing troops there, Pan Sheng and others suddenly couldn't help but look curious.

In fact, not to mention Pan Sheng and other cabinet members and Shi Xing, the Minister of War who turned from civil to military, even the undefeated military god and other generals and the little fat man who knew him very well also had curious faces at this moment.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, there is actually nothing magical about this method. And we have already done this method, haha!"

Seeing the curious and puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Wang Bing started to lie about it again.

"What? We're already doing it? So why don't we know?"

After hearing what Wang Bing said, the civil and military officials discussing matters in the palace became even more confused and curious.
Chapter completed!