On the fifth day after that day, news finally came of the victory in the southwest. After Fu Youde's troops surrounded Chengdu, Mingsheng tied his hands behind his back, carried a coffin in his car, and surrendered to Kaicheng with his mother Peng and his officials. Tang He wrote a personal letter asking the emperor what to do.
disposal.
Communication was a problem in ancient times. Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang's decree was sent to Bashu three days ago. It already contained instructions on what to do if Ming Sheng surrendered. Tang He could start to deal with it after receiving the decree.
That night, another detailed intelligence came from the Pro-junior Commandant's Mansion. It turned out that their people had contacted Ming Sheng's mother, Peng. With coercion and inducement, Peng took the initiative to persuade Ming Sheng to surrender.
With the Queen Mother taking the lead, the ministers of Xia Kingdom who had secretly taken refuge in the country naturally gave strong support. Only the right prime minister Liu Ren insisted that he should abandon Chengdu and continue to flee south, relying on the geographical advantage to refuse to defend the pass. Unfortunately, the general trend is the trend, let alone Liu Ren, it is Zhuge Wuhou
Resurrection cannot stop the overwhelming trend.
The imperial court burst into congratulations, and Zhu Yuanzhang also gave banquets and decreed a general amnesty for Bashu. Anyone who surrendered voluntarily would not be punished, and no taxes would be levied this year, so he could rest and recuperate with the people of Bashu.
Liu Bowen and others also officially set off. They had to rush to Bashu to take charge of the overall situation. Zhu Biao also added Liu Bowen's son so that Liu Bowen would have someone to serve him along the way. After all, Bashu was different from the Central Plains. Liu Bowen had good luck, and the court wanted to
Take the trouble.
At this time, Zhu Biao also transferred the Hangzhou magistrate to Zhongshu Province. Chen Youzong had already gone to the East Palace to kowtow. Zhu Biao didn't say much. However, the chief officer of the newly established General Affairs Department was currently designated as the fourth rank.
Zhu Biao intended to let him serve.
There were also many descendants of Jiangnan aristocratic families who were accompanying them, but they were not qualified to visit the East Palace, and it was difficult to arrange for them since they had no official or professional positions. Zhu Biao first let them study in the Imperial College, and if they had the ability, they could make their mark.
Most of the people in Fengyang were transferred back by Zhu Biao, and the more than 200 new scholars last year were also sent to local offices. Among them, Guo Chong naturally entered the Hanlin Academy. After all, he was the number one scholar. The Hanlin Academy was a
It is not something that ordinary people can qualify to enter.
It is a place where talents are nurtured and hoped for. They are responsible for compiling books and histories, drafting edicts, serving as readers for members of the royal family, serving as imperial examiners, etc. Their noble status is an important cornerstone for becoming important ministers of the imperial court and even local officials.
Zhang Fan was ranked second and should have been an editor at the Hanlin Academy. However, he wanted to practice in a local area. Zhu Biao admired people who did practical things, so he still let him register in the Hanlin Academy and then sent him to Renzhi County in the north. Since he wanted to practice, he couldn't
Put it in Jiangnan.
There are also Wu Bozong and Li Jin. Both of them have stayed in the capital. Wu Bozong is very interested in astronomy, and Zhu Biao certainly supports it. Li Jin joined the Ministry of Household Affairs and received an official position from the seventh rank. Judging from his intelligence, he will soon be
Will climb up.
There was also a large group of noble disciples, whose starting point was higher than the Jinshi who came from the imperial examination. Zhu Yuanzhang specially met them once, and then immediately added them to the imperial system.
There is a shortage of manpower everywhere, and the Xungui disciples can be said to be the direct descendants of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they are not comparable to outsiders. From the sixth grade to the fourth grade, they have been placed in all aspects. Fortunately, they have grown a lot after Fengyang's experience.
In fact, if some people choose to do so, Zhu Biao would never let them into the imperial court. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of cadres, and the Jinshi must proceed step by step. They cannot all be taken over by the noble families.
In the end, it can only be the lesser of two evils. However, after this big change, the Ming Dynasty will not make any big moves in recent years, and it can safely train a group of officials. In fact, it has not stopped since the founding of the country.
After fighting and defeating Bashu, we can rest and recuperate.
Except for the north, which still needs to focus on defense, troops in other places will start large-scale military garrison. Now the fertile land in the territory has basically been captured, and the remaining Tibet and Yunnan are a bit tasteless and it is a pity to abandon it.
Instead of wasting energy on attacking, it is better to restore people's livelihood quickly and make plans later. Zhu Yuanzhang has also sent envoys to appease them. The top priority is peace.
Fortunately, the internal struggles in these two places were fierce, and they did not want to be enemies of the Ming Dynasty at all. The envoys communicated quite harmoniously. The Duan family in Dali even sent a clan girl over, and Lao Zhu accepted it.
After the Ming Dynasty got in touch with the Duan family, the Liang King of the Yuan Dynasty who refused to defend Kunming also expressed his willingness to surrender and sent many tributes. After the Sichuan-Guizhou area was pacified by the Ming Dynasty, he was very panicked, fearing that the Ming Dynasty would take advantage of the situation and go south.
Recover Yunnan.
Zhu Yuanzhang also sent envoys to appease him, and from time to time he provoked the relationship between the Prince of Liang and the Duan family. The two dogs bit each other as hard as possible, and Ming Dynasty was happy to see results.
As for Tibet, also known as Tubo, the Ming Dynasty sent officials to Tibet with imperial edicts in the second year of Hongwu, and ordered the chiefs of various ethnic groups to appoint their old officials and come to Beijing to confer duties.
Zhu Yuanzhang wrote an edict in his own hand: "I ordered the general to lead his troops and establish peace within the sea. The subjects praised him as the lord of the world. The country was named Ming Dynasty, and the founding of the Yuan Dynasty was Hongwu. Following the way of my former king, I used Kangli Shu. However, the Tubo country lives in the west. Now China is unified. I'm afraid
I haven’t heard of it yet, so I’m hereby issuing an edict.”
After that, Tubo still waited and watched, and only a small number of tribal chiefs came to Beijing to pay their respects. However, Marshal Suo Nanpu, the Tubo Xuanwei Sidu who was conferred by the Yuan Dynasty, still did not surrender, but blindly retreated to the plateau area.
Last year, the imperial court sent only tens of thousands of troops to recapture Tao, Min and other prefectures, and went to conquer Tubo and other places in the Yuan Dynasty to comfort Hezhou, the seat of Marshal Sidu's Mansion. I don't know if it was because the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
He seemed very scared.
But now the situation seems to have changed. I don’t know what happened internally. Just a few days ago, Phagmo Drukpadi Sakya Gyaltsen, who controlled most of the Usi Tibetan area, sent envoys to the court to pay tribute to Buddha statues and Buddhist books.
Relics, requesting the Ming Dynasty to confer him as a state master.
Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not agree easily. The title of National Master was nothing to the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty did not believe in Lamaism like the Yuan Dynasty, but it could not be easily canonized. At the very least, it was necessary to find out what happened in Tibet.
Within a few days, the hereditary lord of Tibet, King Bunala of Xiwu Jing, who was the fifth grandson of King Oruch of Xiping, the seventh son of Kublai Khan, also sent an envoy to Beijing to request surrender, but hoped that he could still
Ruled Tubo.
The unexpected surprise came suddenly. The most powerful forces in Tibet suddenly requested surrender. The Ming Dynasty originally planned to wait until it became financially wealthy in a few years to manage Tibet. Unexpectedly, they themselves messed up the situation first.
This is naturally a good thing, but it is not good to agree too easily. Zhu Yuanzhang then asked the prince to handle the matter, and Zhu Biao naturally agreed. Reading the memorials every day was almost boring to death.
Of course, not only Zhu Biao is bored, but so is Lao Zhu. He was quite relaxed when he first had some free time. He would have meetings after work every day, but for a workaholic like him, spending the day like this is simply shameful.
It would be better to have peace of mind by approving a batch of memorials.
