The hot afternoon sun shone into Chengdu, and after discussing for a long time, Zhu Youxiao, who was already a little tired, opened his eyes again, and then gathered the expressions of the ministers and generals in his pupils.

After a long time, he said quietly:

"According to your meaning, this war in the southwest is not over yet?"

Zhu Youxiao did this on purpose, but in fact, in his heart, he had long understood what Zhu Xieyuan said, and gave him a chance to show it.

Fang Cai Zhu Xieyuan said that although Xuan Chongming and Zhang Tong are dead, this chaos is by no means more than that, it is not easy for the emperor to come to the southwest once, and it may be many years later next time.

Therefore, if the situation in the southwest is not thoroughly stabilized, the achievements made in the past will inevitably be wasted.

"Yes!" Zhu Xieyuan said repeatedly: "Since An Bangyan and An Xiaoliang have arrived in Chengdu, they can't be allowed to return to Shuixi. ”

"Shuixi will be reversed sooner or later, and it must be eliminated as soon as possible!"

"As for the post-war pacification of Sichuan and Guizhou, the minister thinks that if we want to solve the southwest problem once and for all, conquest should be supplemented by assimilation!"

Hearing the word "assimilation", Zhu Youxiao's eyes tightened.

In fact, although the imperial court won victories in Zhu Youxiao and Lu Qin, this was only a timely deployment of reinforcements, and during this period, the local Ming army was almost completely defeated.

Even Qin Liangyu was in the stone pillar, but he could only maintain his stubbornness and make no progress.

Of course, after Zhu Youxiao returned to Beijing, the description of the Pinghao'an Rebellion in the history books can only be how the rebels were inhumane and the pro-conscription army was invincible all the way.

As for the erosion of the Ming army in the local area, and the detachment of civil and military forces, these will not be mentioned.

In Guizhou, although the governor Li Zheng and the imperial historian Shi Yongan were able to unify their opinions on An Bangyan, the two were private, but they were also full of contradictions.

An Bangyan came to meet the saint, Shi Yongan felt that this was a good time to pacify Guizhou, and constantly urged Li Zheng to concentrate his troops and take the lead in sending troops to pacify Shuixi.

With the strength of the Ming Army in Guiyang, Li Zong's self-protection was still insufficient, so he refused to take the initiative to leave, and did not leave a little face for Shi Yongan.

The latter couldn't stand the face, and decided to lead his troops and horses out of the city to crusade against Shuixi, but when he went out of the city, he was stopped by Li Zong. The two quarreled at the city gate for a while, like shrews scolding the street.

Before this matter was reported to Chengdu, Guiyang was already known in the streets.

So, the next day, Shi Yongan immediately played to the Beijing Division, impeaching the governor of Guizhou, Li Zong, for communicating with the Shuixian clan and obstructing the great cause of quelling the chaos.

Shi Yongan gave Wei Zhongxian a gift, and it was the latter who recommended him to take the position, strictly speaking, he belonged to the Wei Party.

As for Li Zong, he does not belong to any of his friends, he just wants to spend his term in peace.

Zhu Youxiao knew in his heart that Li Zheng had done the right thing, and with the current strength of the Ming army in Guizhou, he really couldn't easily provoke the An family.

But is he completely out of Guiyang's considerations?

Not all!

The officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty is as simple as you think.

Li Zheng had already reached the age of retirement, but it was only when Wang Sanshan, the new governor selected by the Donglin Party, failed to take up his post for a long time, and he "temporarily replaced" the governor.

He must have thought that while he was waiting for the new governor to take office, it was best not to have anything happen, lest the evening be ruined.

Shi Yongan became an official in Beijing, and he was eager to make meritorious contributions, so he was more radical.

Li Zong, on the other hand, adopted the method of doing nothing, neither adopting the former's active offensive strategy, nor implementing any local decrees to calm the people's minds.

To put it bluntly, it is to wait for the latecomer to take office, and then throw this hot potato out to protect himself.

Even if something happens in the future, anyway, Guiyang was not lost when he was in office, and An's did not react, so it has nothing to do with him.

The contradiction between Li Zheng and Shi Yongan directly led to the contradiction between the civil officials in Guiyang City, and until now, the two sides are not only fighting with each other, but also beginning to use party disputes to attack each other.

In the face of a great enemy, Guiyang's civil officials and military generals were still able to work hard to defend the city, but once the rebels took the initiative to retreat, the contradictions between them became more and more prominent.

This is the case between Xu Keqiu and the generals, and the same is true between Li Zheng and Shi Yongan.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was discussing how to completely solve the situation in the southwest, a piece of news came, but it was Li Zhengzhishi and the new governor Wang Sanshan who had taken office in Guizhou.

Wang Sanshan belongs to the Donglin Party, one of the few more capable, but he also has the common disease of the Donglin Party, that is, blind arrogance and greed for vanity.

When he first arrived in Guiyang, Wang Sanshan also led 20,000 reinforcements from other provinces.

Although the two are opposite sides in the party struggle, in the official face, Shi Yongan still urged Wang Sanshan to make a good handover with Li Zheng and invited him to enter the city.

However, Wang Sanshan did not buy the account of the "eunuch party".

Wang Sanshan said, "Although the thieves have not rebelled, they will rebel sooner or later." The people's hearts are undecided, and my governor is also, and he can't be at peace immediately", and led the army to be stationed at the south gate.

When the new governor took office, Guiyang Wenwu had already prepared a banquet for him to pick up the wind and wash the dust, but they didn't even enter the city gate.

Li Zheng and Shi Yongan couldn't hold their faces, and for a while, the rumors against Wang Sanshan in Guiyang City rose out of nowhere.

However, Wang Sanshan didn't pay attention to these, and the next day, he moved to Zhenzhaixi, which was the base camp of the An'an army, hoarding Shuixi grain and grass, and there were 100,000 An'an troops stationed nearby.

The smell of gunpowder on both sides was very strong, but because An Bangyan had already expressed his loyalty to the imperial court, An Bangyan's son An Wei warmly received the new governor of Guizhou.

During the day, Wang Sanshan and An Wei talked and laughed, and the Ming army also sang and danced with the An army, but at night, they suddenly attacked and defeated the An army.

In this battle, Wang Sanshan personally led the Ming army, braved the arrows and stones of the An army, and with 20,000 people, broke the main army of 100,000 in Shuixi stationed near Zhaixi.

Because there was no An Bangyan to sit in charge and dispatch, Shuixi was in chaos, and An Wei scolded the hypocrisy of the imperial court, and called on the Tusi of Guizhou to resist the brutal rule of the imperial court.

On the other hand, he also led the remnants of the An'an army and fled far beyond the Luguang River.

The news just reached Chengdu today, and to be honest, Zhu Youxiao didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

Wang Sanshan didn't wait for Chengdu to make a decision, so he attacked without authorization and crusaded against Shuixi, who had not yet rebelled on the surface.

Once it fails, the consequences are unimaginable.

If you can't win the battle, the handling is very simple, dismissal and imprisonment, raiding the house and beheading.

But the problem is that this product not only won, but also basically defeated Shuixi in one battle!

In the first battle of Zhaixi, 20,000 Ming troops broke 100,000 An troops, this is a statement on the surface, but in fact, the most important thing is still in secret.

Although Shuixi has been brewing for a long time, An Bangyan is not decisive enough.

Twenty years ago, in the Battle of Pingbanzhou, Shuixi was rewarded with 300 miles of land by Emperor Wanli for participating in the war.

This time, Ahn Bangyan obviously wants to repeat the old trick.

As soon as he hesitated, the rest of the Guizhou toast was actually in chaos, some people wanted to follow An Bangyan to pick up cheap, and some people wanted to rebel directly.

Before Shuixi had time to rebel, the grain piled up near Zhaixi was swept away by the Ming army, and the main force was also broken by Wang Sanshan, who did not play cards according to common sense.

As soon as the fight broke out in Shuixi, Zhu Youxiao had no reason to put An Bangyan and An Xiaoliang back, so that even if the An family really wanted to seize Guizhou, it would not be easy.

The next thing to do is to expand the results of the battle and prevent Wang Sanshan from attacking the enemy.

Zhu Youxiao is relatively familiar with this item in history, although his ability is relatively outstanding, his shortcomings are also extremely obvious - it is too easy to float.

Historically, this product won several battles in a row, and then pursued all the way, was hit by the Anjun army, and finally died unyieldingly.

With such a big credit, it is difficult to guarantee that Wang Sanshan will not be fluttering, if the rival in love rushes forward and chases Lu Guanghe and is ambushed by the An army, then he will be extremely happy and sad.

Zhu Youxiao quickly went through all kinds of thoughts in his mind, pondered for a moment, and said:

"It was announced that Zhu Xieyuan was promoted to the governor of Sichuan, with the title of imperial history of the left capital, and stationed in Chengdu. Sichuan General Soldier Hou Liangzhu moved to Chongqing. ”

"Let Lu Qin not stay in Sichuan, appease Shunqing Mansion, and immediately go south to Guizhou to stabilize the situation!"

"Tomorrow, the army will set off for Guizhou. Also, send someone to tell An Wei that An Bangyan is in my hands, and if you want to deal with it lightly, please surrender before I arrive in Guizhou! ”