The news of the victory flew over the mountains and reached Kunming City like it had wings, causing the people in the city to cheer and sing. The palace of Prince Mu was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations like it was the New Year. The two turbulences in Yunnan were finally calmed down.
The only minor surprise was that Wang Shuo from Ami Province escaped.
This guy first asked Ji Jike to send a message to Mu Tianbo, proposing surrender conditions in order to stabilize the army outside the city. But in the process, he actually led more than a hundred soldiers to plunder the wealthy households in the city and then absconded!
As for why he did this, it goes without saying that he couldn't believe that Mu Tianbo played with him like he played with Wan Shi. He was afraid that after surrendering, he would eventually be settled by Qiu Hou, so the world was big and I ran away.
When Mu Tianbo learned the news, he said to Chang Yu with a wry smile: "The sign of Prince Mu's Mansion is rusty."
The implication is that you have used all your dirty tricks to give me a bad reputation.
Chang Yu naturally heard it, but he didn't refute it, thinking that it's none of my business whether you have a good reputation or not. I only care about the results and not the process! But he said: "Then Wang Shuo picked up sesame seeds and lost a watermelon without feeling guilty.
You know, this kid is not born with a destiny of wealth and honor.”
Logically speaking, Sha Dingzhou and Wan's Fufa were already leaderless in their territory. Wang Shuo could have taken their place at this time. Even though Chang Yu and Mu Tianbo had previously agreed to divide their territory equally between Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming, Wang Shuo still had uses.
It's okay to be a puppet or a small leader, but he had a guilty conscience and ran away.
But the flaws are not hidden, this kind of small role is insignificant, and it is unlikely to become a big deal. After he escapes, he can live the rest of his life as a rich man, but if he is unstable and wants to cause trouble, he will be exposed as soon as he shows up, and there will be soldiers immediately.
Suppress!
At this point, the chaos in Yunnan in the past two months has finally come to an end, and it is less than ten days before the Chinese New Year.
Although the war is over, the aftermath still needs a long process, such as re-planning and renovating these places, supporting obedient new chieftains to ascend to power, appeasing the people under their rule, carving up their territory and claiming compensation, etc., but these have nothing to do with Chang Yu.
He took the trouble to travel thousands of miles to come here just to quell the chaos and to prevent Yunnan from repeating the same mistakes in history.
As for how to deal with the aftermath, it is a matter for Prince Mu's Mansion.
When it's done, brush off your clothes. It's time for Chang Yu to leave.
I arrived empty-handed and left with large and small bags. I will compensate you 50,000 yuan, and Sha Dingzhou will compensate you 100,000 yuan. The Mu Palace donated 100,000 yuan, which is a total of 250,000 taels of silver. As for how to transport it to the high mountains and long distances, this is an idiot question.
Is it heavy for Chang Yu and his group of more than a thousand people to carry more than ten taels of silver each?
The problem was solved with the help of others. Taking away the two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver was just and justified. Chang Yu was not stingy and gave Mu Tianbo a fortune and decided to establish the Yunnan Branch of Daming Bank in Kunming to let him
Buy shares!
Mu Tianbo had already understood the eunuch's methods and abilities at this time, and urgently needed to establish a relationship with him. In addition, he heard that the shareholders behind the Da Ming Bank were big bosses, so he decided to take shares, vowing to open ten branches in Yunnan within a year.
In order to express their gratitude to Chang Yu, they directly donated another 50,000 taels of silver to raise the total of 300,000 yuan. Now Chang Yu's soldiers have to carry an average of 15 taels of silver each. Alas,
So hard!
On the eve of his departure, Prince Mu's Mansion held a banquet for Chang Yu to see him off, and invited his personal attendants and generals to attend the banquet. Wu Zhaoyuan and more than ten Yunnan civil and military officials came to accompany him. There is no need to describe the excitement at the banquet, because everyone will be on their way tomorrow.
He didn't drink much, and he had already left the table before he arrived.
After the banquet was over, several big shots gathered in Mu Tianbo's study to drink tea and discuss matters. Different from the lively chat at the table just now, the topic was mainly about border military affairs, that is, how to prevent and contain Zhang Xianzhong.
Although the civil strife was over, there was a powerful and evil neighbor beside his bed. Mu Tianbo felt very uneasy and asked Chang Yu for help.
How long will it take for Zhang Xianzhong to die in history? However, the historical trajectory has changed. The Qing army has not entered the pass. Zhang Xianzhong still has to struggle. As for how he will cause harm and how long, no one knows. Chang Xianzhong
Yu doesn’t know either.
But he has a clear grasp of the current situation and can make some inferences based on this.
The biggest external threat to the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Tatars were fighting among themselves at this time, and they had no time and no ability to invade the country again. The most they could do was make some small moves in Jinzhou to relieve the internal pressure, but no big moves could be made.
Li Zicheng, the thief who was the biggest internal thorn in the side, was now on the west side of the Yellow River. He was unable to move eastward and only wanted to protect himself. Moreover, his base in Jingxiang was harassed by Zuo Liangyu. Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and captured Chengdu, relying on the natural dangers of Sichuan to stand on his own.
A country seems to be in the limelight, but its foundation is unstable. He has not yet settled all the chieftains in Sichuan. He is busy recruiting people from all over the world. Among other things, the thorn in his side, Qin Liangyu of Shizhu, is enough to make him restless.
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Therefore, Chang Yu estimated that as long as there is no chaos in Yunnan, it is unlikely that Zhang Xianzhong will enter Sichuan now.
Mu Tianbo only needs to do a good job in border defense during this period, recharge his batteries and train his troops, and wait for the time to move!
Mu Tianbo picked up on this sentence and raised his eyebrows: "Is it possible that the imperial court is going to launch troops against Zhang Xianzhong?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "There is a will but no strength. The imperial court has no food and no soldiers at this time. There are no soldiers in Sichuan, and the surrounding Yunnan and Guizhou can only protect themselves. How can we send troops to conquer?" Seeing everyone sighing, he immediately changed the subject: "
After the beginning of spring, the first one is to defeat the trespassers, and the next one is to sacrifice the thieves, which can only last as long as a grasshopper can’t jump around after autumn!”
These words made Mu Tianbo, Wu Zhaoyuan and others look at each other in confusion. The little eunuch sounded so arrogant, implying that he would attack Xi'an in the beginning of the spring, and that he would be able to defeat Xi'an as long as he fought! However, considering his previous achievements, it didn't seem like he was bragging.
"At that time, perhaps the Duke's Yunnan soldiers can be used to help." Chang Yu looked at Mu Tianbo and smiled.
"As long as it is useful, all it takes is a word from the court!" Mu Tianbo was also unambiguous. The little eunuch helped a lot this time. When the time comes, he will help fight Zhang Xianzhong, both public and private. Seeing him so happy, Chang Yu praised him greatly.
, casually said: "If the thief is presented to the emperor, the Mu Prince's Palace may be worthy of its name."
These words made everyone unable to sit still immediately, and Mu Tianbo couldn't help but lick his lips.
They all understood Chang Yu's words. Chongzhen hated family thieves and had already announced that he would kill these two people and make them marquises. Prince Mu's Mansion is actually the Duke's Mansion. Because of Mu Ying, the people have continued to use this title for hundreds of years, but
In fact, he was just a prince, but if Mu Tianbo had made great military achievements in conquering Zhang Xianzhong and gained military merit, the court would not be able to confer a title on him, and might as well just make him a king!
Although the possibility is not very high, it is a hope after all. Now that the court is eager to unite people's hearts, it might as well give it up if it is willing to pay the price.
No one knows the future. Mu Tianbo can even tell that Chang Yu is trying to seduce him, but it can arouse your taste and make your heart flutter.
This is the subtlety of the pancake painter's control over people's hearts. He knows what you want and what you expect.