All the way north, along the official road through the mountains and dense forests, because this time there was no urgent combat mission, so there was no special rush on the way, but a step-by-step march.

It was winter, and although it was southern, the temperature was still very low in the mountains, which had a certain effect on the soldiers' march, but thanks to the low temperatures, there was no miasma.

The medicines for the prevention and treatment of miasma, such as Huoxiang and honeysuckle, which were prepared by the military doctors, were not used at all.

While the new army was trekking in the mountains, Zhu Youzhen, who was far away in Beijing, also received news of the great victory in the southwest one after another.

First, Lu Xiangsheng led the new army to travel more than 2,000 miles, which lasted more than 20 days, and finally arrived at the rescue before the city of Guiyang was broken, and killed more than 4,000 people of the enemy's main force under the city of Guiyang.

Forced by the combat strength of the new army, the rebels had no choice but to retreat to Yongning.

Subsequently, Zhu Xieyuan, Lu Xiangsheng, Du Wenhuan and Qin Liangyu led a total of 13,000 men and horses to annihilate more than 45,000 rebels near Yongping Valley in the east of Yongning City.

After this battle, the leader of the rebels, An Bangyan, was dead, and the main force was completely annihilated.

Today, the Ming army is divided into two divisions, one composed of Zhu Xieyuan, Du Wenhuan and Qin Liangyu, and rushes east to Guiyang to rest, waiting for the follow-up troops to come and converge, and then regain the fallen land.

The other is the new army, which rushed north to Shuixi, preparing to smash the rebels' lair.

Wang Chengen read the contents of the good news, and His Royal Highness's ministers were all happy.

In less than two months, the situation in the southwest that was originally precarious has been completely reversed, the main force of the rebels has been lost, the leader has been killed, and Guizhou has been decided.

After Wang Chengen finished reading, Huang Liji led the ministers and began to shout long live.

I don't know when it began, the original difficult situation of the Ming army became a victory step by step. ’

Huang Li thought to himself secretly, and then peeked at the young son of heaven on the throne.

That's right, that is, since the new emperor ascended the throne, first Liaodong broke the situation, then Shaanxi soldiers bloodless rebellion, and then southwest, depending on January, and among them, Bi Ziyan of the household department did not go to the palace to cry poor. ’

Huang Liji is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and he has experienced the use of troops in the courts of Wanli and Tianqi Dynasties, but it is rare to see such a light weight as the new emperor.

Take the extravagant rebellion of the Apocalypse Dynasty, which lasted five years and affected the four provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou and Yunnan, and in the end it was not completely quelled, but An Bangyan and Extravagant Chongming were forced by the power of the imperial court and chose to temporarily avoid the edge, and after three years, they rebelled again.

When he heard that the rebellion in Guizhou had broken out again, Huang Liji, like the courtiers, was stunned, thinking that it would be another protracted chaos, but in more than a month, the situation had been settled, and the number of enemies annihilated far exceeded the previous five-year counterinsurgency.

Huang Liji felt that this could not be Zhu Xieyuan's credit, Zhu Xieyuan, Du Wenhuan and Qin Liangyu all participated in the first rebellion, and they fought for five years, but this time it was completely different.

Yes, it must be because of the new army, it rushed to Guiyang in more than 20 days, although everyone is equipped with horses, but no matter how you look at it, it is a strong army, it must be this new army.

Having made up his mind, Huang Li went out of class with great anger and congratulated loudly.

"Your Majesty's training of the new army is really a wise strategy, this counterinsurgency, the new army traveled 100 miles a day, not only relieved the siege of Guiyang, but also planned the battle of Yongping, this counterinsurgency, Your Majesty is really the first contribution."

Huang Liji's face was solemn and he bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty is strategizing, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and Wuhou is only like this in the world."

When it comes to sycophancy, how can there be no Shi Fenglai.

Seeing that the first and second assistants all slapped rainbow farts, the others, despite their disdain, couldn't stand still, and stepped forward one after another and sang in unison.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

No one doesn't like others to praise, and Zhu Youzhen is the same, in the praise of the ministers, he couldn't close his mouth with laughter.

Although we know that the new army accounts for the vast majority of the credit for the situation in Guizhou to turn around so quickly, Lu Xiangsheng's temporary command also played a key role.

As for the details of this counterinsurgency, the secret security sent by the New Army had already reached his desk one step earlier, and there were more than one.

After Lu Xiangsheng lost the opportunity for a decisive battle under Guiyang City, he judged the direction of the rebels' defeat and retreat, and then took advantage of the terrain to demarcate the decisive battle site in advance and mobilize local troops to cooperate.

It is the first time to really go to the battlefield, and Lu Xiangsheng has already shown the demeanor of a famous general.

"This time, the rebellion was relieved of the siege of Guiyang with 3,000, and the soldiers of the new army made great contributions, and Lu Xiangsheng made a decision, very wise, and congratulated Your Majesty on getting another talent."

Unlike others, Sun Chengzong, who was in charge of the military department, focused on the battle itself, and naturally saw the role of Lu Xiangsheng and the New Army more thoroughly than others.

But Sun Chengzong's voice changed, and then he said.

"But the new army turned to the north to attack Shuixi, this battle is different from the past, it is a traitor's nest, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Your Majesty should advise it to be careful, if it is really difficult to attack, Your Majesty can appease it, the main force of Shuixi has been lost, presumably the woman and the child will not dare to disobey the court."

Sun Chengzong not only shared the credit, but also thought about the retreat after the failure of the attack on the Shuixian clan.

"What the elder said is that after the battle of Yongping, the focus is on whether you can capture Shuixi, the An's has been entrenched in Shuixi for thousands of years, and if it is captured, it will ensure that Guizhou will be safe for a hundred years."

Zhu Youzhen followed Sun Chengzong's words and began to slowly throw out his long-brewing plan.

"The remote mountainous areas in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty and the land of Huguang are mostly Tusi Xuan, and it is difficult for the imperial court to intervene, and it is like the Shuixian Toast for thousands of years, and it is only a righteous submission to the imperial court.

Zhu Youzhen was halfway through speaking, then picked up a cup of tea and began to test the attitude of the cabinet.

But Zhu Youzhen's words were not clear, and the elders were a little puzzled about what Zhu Youzhen meant.

"The system of Tusi has a long history, since the beginning of Tang Taizong, the method of governing the people by local officials has risen, and it has a history of hundreds of years.

"At the beginning of the previous dynasty, the head of the people was elected to seal the official, set up the Tusi, and governed the people with the people, and when our dynasty was established, it followed this system, Taizu set up the state, and gave the Xuanfu envoy, the Xuanfu envoy, the envoy and other official positions in the Tusi leader, with the gold book, the Ministry of Rites for the record, so that it is hereditary and replaced, and now it has more than 200 years, which is much stronger than the previous dynasty, and the control of the Tusi is much stronger."

Li Guopu stepped forward and retold the past and present life of the Tusi system to Zhu Youzhen, and also said the advantages of the Tusi system in the Ming Dynasty.

After being hit too hard by the Son of Heaven, Li Guopu has now learned to be obedient and has said a lot, but he has not said a word about how to look at this system.