In October of the eighth year of the Apocalypse, Yang Lian, who was inspecting the four-level auxiliary government system in the area of Nanzhili and Huguang, received a holy decree asking him to immediately go to Guizhou to convey the will of the imperial court, and at the same time investigate and understand the implementation of the southwestern provinces. With Yang Lian was Liu Qiao, the governor of Jinyi Wei, who was in charge of the Military Intelligence Department and originally went to Guizhou with Yang Lian to learn about military training in the Huguang area of Nanzhili, and also went to Guizhou with Yang Lian after receiving the notice. Yang Lian's management of the Metropolitan Procuratorate belongs to civil affairs, and Liu Qiao's management of the Military Intelligence Department is related to the military, and at the same time let the two go to Guizhou because this Guizhou affair requires a combination of civil and military.

There were constant rebellions in the southwest region, such as the rebellion of Yang Yinglong in Wanli, the rebellion of Luxury Chongming and An Bangyan in the early years of the Apocalypse, although they all had their own reasons, but mainly because the power of the imperial court shocked the original balance. For example, Zhuge Liang's seven captures and seven verticals of Meng Shu during the Three Kingdoms period were mainly to subdue his heart and prevent him from making trouble, so as not to be harassed in the rear of the Central Plains campaign. That is to say, the imperial courts of all dynasties did not take the southwest as the direction of expansion, and only regarded that place as the rear and only wanted to maintain the status quo.

Since the Three Kingdoms began to pacify the forces in the southwest region, even if they were victorious, first, that place had no value, and even Zhuge Liang said that crossing Lushui was to go deep into the barren land, and secondly, because the people in that place were honest, and if they said otherwise, they would not oppose it. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the population gradually increased, and the population needed living space, so it continued to move outward. While the Han people continued to migrate to the southwest region, the government decrees were also constantly strengthened and increased, and the contact between the Han people and the Miao and Yi people, who originally lived in the area, and conflicts were inevitable.

Of course, people are constantly improving, and the local people are gradually recognizing the migrated foreign population and abiding by the laws of the imperial court, one is that the foreign population will bring some new tools and new knowledge, which can bring impetus to the development of the local area. The other is because they all know that the power of the imperial court is very strong, and it is not easy to refuse or resist, which is the benefit of the people's hearts. Of course, there are also those who have a hostile attitude towards this kind of migration, believing that the foreign population will destroy their lives, and there is a distinction between the Han people who have a hostile attitude towards them, and those who only hate and do not attack are called Shufan, and those who will cut people when they meet are called Shengfan.

Although the Han people are not as honest as the local Miao and Yi people, everyone has a firm understanding that people's hearts are flesh and all people can be slowly transformed. The raw fan who likes to cut people can be slowly transformed into the cooked fan who doesn't cut people but hates people, and the cooked fan with a bad attitude can also be transformed into acquaintances through interests, and they have been doing this. There is no way for these Han locals who never give up and continue to pour in, only to gradually accept and slowly integrate, but the locals still insist on the reason of death, and what they insist on is the promise made to them by the Han court, even if this promise was made hundreds of years ago.

For example, Yang Yinglong, the original Tusi of Banzhou, was also a good Tusi who abided by the law, who knew that the imperial court continued to increase the intensity of demand, including the extortion of local officials in the name of the imperial court, and when Yang Yinglong's son was killed, he rose up to resist the killing of officials and rebelled. Later, Yang Yinglong's rebellion was put down, and when looking for the reason, there was a saying that the Han people did not count, and the previous Han court had said something and what promises, and others could prove it with written things. When the officials saw it, it was indeed written in black and white with a promise of non-interference and non-oppression, but it was written by officials of the Song Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

In order not to be perceived as a liar by the locals, and also to gain the trust of the locals immediately, the imperial court told the locals that what they had in their hands was worthless, and decided to renew some promises. Now the locals don't do it, they are not stupid, compared to saying that the past does not count because there has been a lot of time, so will your current promise be forgotten after a while? Black and white don't count, so what else counts? The imperial court was right to think about it, and after thinking for a long time, it found that the only place names that have remained unchanged or changed little from ancient times are now unchanged, so they revoked the name of Banzhou and changed the name to Zunyi, which means that we all have to abide by morality.

Just twenty years after Yang Yinglong's rebellion was put down, Hao Chongming and An Bangyan began to rebel again, this time because the ethnic minorities did not abide by morality, after all, no one is stupid and has the idea of striking first when the conditions are ripe. Now that Yu Chongming and An Bangyan have been killed, the imperial court needs a new way to get everyone to obey morality so that no one will come forward to join the rebel ranks. Black and white does not count, and changing the name does not count, then only by establishing a long-term system, and according to the meaning of the apocalypse, this system must let everyone see long-term benefits, and only long-term visible benefits can have long-term peace.

Because it was the holy decree obtained by Kuaima and it was close, when Yang Lian and Liu Qiao arrived in Guizhou, Zhu Xieyuan, the overseer of the Southwest Military Region, had just sent his proposal away. In the report to the apocalypse, Zhu Xieyuan's opinion is whether to follow the ancient system, or use the local toast to manage the locals, saying that this method is the most economical and simple, as long as you find the right person, you can keep it safe for hundreds of years. Zhu Xieyuan was a little surprised when he heard that the Apocalypse had sent him so soon, and he didn't think much about arranging for someone to receive his residence immediately after receiving the order, and set up a banquet to entertain Qincha on the same day and inquire about the news, among which Wei Dazhong, the supervisor of the Southwest Military Region, and Yang Lian were old friends, and the two met and became affectionate.

Zhu Xieyuan saw that the holy decree only said that Yang Lian and Liu Qiao would investigate and understand, so he first asked at the banquet: "At first, Lord Yang said that you received the holy decree halfway to Guizhou, I don't know if the emperor has any specific requirements?" I just presented a letter to the emperor, and I want to ask Lord Yang to help me see if it is agreeable. ”

Yang Lian said: "The emperor has no specific requirements, only said that let's investigate, I am really not willing to be too modest, since Lord Zhu intends to say that we all come to refer to it, we are all for the imperial court, and the time is urgent, so it is not too polite, but the military aspect has to consult Liu Qiao, Lord Liu." ”

Zhu Xieyuan said: "Then there are two Lao, now the two thief chieftains of Luxe Chongming and An Bangyan have died, and only the location is left in the Zhijin area, some people say that they have completed their work in a battle, and the people who have taken the opportunity to level the position of the people who have taken the position have abolished their status as Tusi, and some people say that they have kept the position to stabilize the seedlings so as not to start the war again." I tend to appease the throne, and in my report to the emperor, I said that pacifying is more beneficial than extermination, what does Lord Yang think? ”

Yang Lian asked, "What benefits does Lord Zhu think?" What is the difference between Yu Chongming and An Bangyan and Anwei? ”

Zhu Xieyuan first asked his subordinates to join the army to explain the process of the killing of Yu Chongming and An Bangyan, and after listening to this process, Yang Lian knew the details, it turned out that Tianqi saw that no matter in the south or the north, there was a problem with the wars everywhere, that is, the fight was unstoppable all the way, and the slightest failure would lead to a large-scale rout and a thousand miles, that is, people often said that they would only fight with the wind. The reason for this situation is that there is no division of labor between attack and defense, and when attacking, everyone rushes up with all hands and feet, and the momentum is like a rainbow, and after the defeat, everyone runs for their lives and even kills each other in order to seize the road, and is often lured by the enemy like an ambush in the circle of torture.

In order to change this situation, the apocalypse set up seven military regions, each of which was divided into local garrison units and field troops. This kind of arrangement was originally aimed at counterinsurgency in Guizhou, but who knew that it would not have a good effect when it was used here in Guizhou, because these soldiers in Guizhou and all kinds of soldiers in Sichuan have been fighting with the rebels for nearly ten years, and now they can't figure it out if someone else picks peaches. What soldiers fight for in wartime is military merit, and no one is convinced that they have shed nearly ten years of blood and military merit for others, let alone a woman and a Miao person.

Zhu Xieyuan is overseer, naturally he will not give all the credit to Qin Liangyu, Qin Liangyu has no problem fighting the rebels, but if she really wants her to lead people for the final annihilation, she is not very willing, because the final annihilation often means a large-scale massacre. Zhu Xieyuan said in his report to the apocalypse that it would take some time for Qin Liangyu's main field army to be formed, give her a year to form training, and then transfer the task of finally annihilating the rebels to her, and now Zhu Xieyuan himself will organize the siege of the soldiers in Guizhou and Sichuan, among which the responsible ones are Xu Chengming, the chief soldier of Guizhou, and Hou Liangzhu, the chief soldier of Sichuan.

Because the task was going to be handed over to Qin Liangyu in a year, Zhu Xieyuan hinted that everyone had better get things done now, which Xu Chengming and Hou Liangzhu both agreed with, so they began to act gradually in July. Before leaving, Zhang Jing'an and Zhao Shujiao built a large number of houses and fortresses, trained a large number of people, and built a strong and strong defense line on the banks of the Yachi River and the Sancha River, and at the same time attracted a large number of people to gradually take refuge. Seeing this situation, Hao Chongming and An Bangyan asked An Wei to be stationed on the other side of the river to guard against death, and the two of them tried to find a way in the area west of Shuixi.

Seeing that the opportunity came, Zhu Xieyuan asked Xu Chengming, the general soldier of Guizhou, to quietly occupy Chishui from Zunyi to the west, tempting the enemy to attack with a weak army, and if the enemy did not come, he would continue to harass him. Extravagant Chongming and An Bangyan were disturbed impatiently and fought two battles, and found that the Ming army did not fight, and every time it was a touch of collapse, and they lost their armor and fled, which gave Luxury Chongming and An Bangyan great confidence at once. Luxury Chongming remembered that Yongning still had a lot of old days, and An Bangyan also wanted that after Luxury Chongming returned to Yongning to occupy his heels, he could echo him from afar, so he decided to conquer Yongning in one fell swoop.

When the tens of thousands of troops of Luxury Chongming and An Bangyan came to Yongning, they fell into the encirclement of the Ming army, and the Ming army broke the rebels in Wufeng Mountain, Taohongba and other places, and chased all the way up and down the mountain in the fog, chasing and killing all the way until they killed Luxury Chongming and An Bangyan. Killing the enemy is gratifying, but the credit is not easy to divide, Qin Liangyu did not compete with them, but they fought for themselves, it was Guizhou Xu Chengming who tempted the enemy several times, surrounded the enemy and fought with the enemy, and finally killed Hao Chongming and An Bangyan It was the Sichuan Hou Liangzhu Department, how to divide the credit is a difficult problem, which makes Zhu Xieyuan have a headache.

After the introduction of the army, Zhu Xieyuan knew that Yang Lian also understood the cause and effect, so he said: "General Chuan thinks that their credit is great, but General Qian thinks that they have paid a lot, I have offended the generals on both sides for this matter, can Lord Yang teach me anything?" ”