Yunnan, located in the southwesternmost corner of the Central Plains Dynasty, has always been an area where ethnic minorities gathered. As early as the Yin Shang period, there is the title of the country of Baipu, the Han Wu Emperor set up 24 counties in the southwest of the country, when the city is built here, the Longxing and the mountain in the north appear colorful auspicious clouds, so it is called Yunnan.

There is an even more beautiful legend in history, called Caiyun chasing dreams. According to legend, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dreamed of Caiyun and sent envoys to chase his dream and chase Caiyun here, so Yunnan County was set up. In short, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the people are also beautiful.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying to lead 300,000 troops to pacify Yunnan, set up the Yunnan Political Envoy Department and the Metropolitan Command Division, and set up prefectures, prefectures, and counties in various places. Fu Youde and Lan Yu, the two cattle men, later went to the north to entertain hospitable Mongolian compatriots, while Mu Ying stayed behind to revitalize the Tuntian, persuade farmers to teach mulberry, promote education and promote learning, and spread the culture of the Central Plains.

The prestige and status of the Mu family in Yunnan have always been very high, and there are many virtuous and brave generations of generations, and there have been peaceful things here for more than 200 years. However, after the outbreak of the Lu'an Rebellion, Zhu Kuiyuan, the governor of the four provinces, ordered Mu Changzuo and Mu Qiyuan to send troops to help quell the rebellion. On the contrary, it was the reputation of Tusipu in Amiszhou in southern Yunnan, Wuding Tusi Wubikui, and Wang Nong Tusi Shadingzhou took the opportunity to send troops, not only making military achievements, but also strengthening their own strength, with great intentions to cut off the alleged king.

Zuo Zhan wanted to stabilize the situation in Yunnan first, and then discuss countermeasures after the north was calmed, but this Mu Qiyuan was not angry, not only connived at the domestic slaves to oppress the people of all ethnic groups, but also openly mobilized troops and horses to besiege the patrol office.

In order to settle the dispute between the Mu Mansion and the imperial court as soon as possible, Zuo Zhan ordered Mu Qiyuan to take the four-year-old Mu Tianbo into Beijing together. At the same time, he learned the lesson of Nurhachi in Liaodong, and in the name of rewarding the heroes of quelling the rebellion, he lured Pu Ming, Sha Dingzhou and other Tusi into the court, and took the opportunity to imprison them in Beijing.

In order to find out their details, Zuo Zhan decided to listen to the opinions of Qi Xingguo, who was about to go on the expedition. This time, the southwest bandits Jinyiwei performed an excellent performance, and while reconnoitring the enemy's situation, he drew a large number of military maps, counted the distribution of Tusi's forces in various places, and had already noticed the conspiracy of Sha Dingzhou and others.

Naturally, there are a lot less cumbersome etiquette in the secret conversation between the monarch and the minister, and Qi Xingguo said straight to the point:

"After the enlightenment of the saints, the Tusi in Sichuan and Guizhou has been at the end of the crossbow, and the local isolation and secession have been completely solved through the implementation of land reform and return. The only thing the generals were worried about was the Tusi in southern Yunnan, who had expanded their territory and armaments in the name of quelling the rebellion, which had become a new hidden danger. Mu Changzuo, the Duke of Qianguo, is old and slow, and his son Mu Qiyuan has a cowardly personality. ”

Previously, Zhu Kuiyuan had played the truth about Mu Changzuo's refusal to send troops, and Yu Ying, the Yunnan Inspector, successively accused Mu Qiyuan of supporting the troops and acting illegally, and Zuo Zhan had long been dissatisfied with the two of them. After listening to Qi Xingguo's analysis, Zuo Zhan knew that the top priority was to cultivate Mu Tianbo as soon as possible, so as not to ruin the reputation of King Qianning.

As the adopted son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, Mu Ying has a strong relationship with the Zhu family. Queen Ma died of illness that year, and Mu Ying coughed up blood several times due to excessive grief. Later, the crown prince Zhu Biao died, Mu Ying couldn't bear the blows that followed, and she couldn't afford to fall ill and died two months later.

Thinking of these left battles, Qi Xingguo couldn't help but feel pity, Qi Xingguo saw that he was hesitant and continued:

"This time the rebellion of the Duke of Qianguo has a very negative attitude, and his son Mu Qiyuan is even more indulgent and cruel to the people, Mu Fu's reputation is now much worse than before, and it is difficult to control the situation once there is a change."

In response to Qi Xingguo's outspoken persuasion, Zuo Zhan knew that he should constantly suffer from the chaos, and he must quickly cut through the chaos to eliminate the hidden dangers in Yunnan. Combined with the development of history, he decided to investigate Mu Qiyuan's crime of transferring troops to besiege the governor's yamen without authorization, and confined him in the Zongren Mansion. At the same time, Mu Changzuo, the Duke of Qianguo, was forced to pass the title to the four-year-old Mu Tianbo, and the affairs in Yunnan were temporarily taken care of by Yu Yang before he became a family.

Zuo Zhan had made up his mind in his heart, but he still asked without changing his face:

"What is the situation in Mu Mansion now?"

Qi Xingguo didn't know that Zuo Zhan was deliberately testing the truth and truth, and replied unabashedly:

"General Bei stayed in Mu Mansion for a few days, and found that Mu Qiyuan's son Mu Tianbo is smart and clever, if he can get a little bit by the side of the saint in Beijing this time, he will be able to take on a heavy responsibility in the future."

The heroes of the Left War Dark Dao see the same thing, Mu Tianbo is a man with iron bones in history. After Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide, Wuding Tusi Wu Bikui threatened that "Emperor Zhu is gone, where is there any Mu Guogong", openly raised troops to rebel, Mu Tianbo mobilized Tusi from all over the country to defeat it in the same month, and captured Wu Bikui and his henchmen alive. Afterwards, he feasted Tusi from all over the country in the Qianguo Mansion, but unexpectedly, Wang Lang Tusi Sha Dingzhou and Amiszhou Tusipu's famous wife Wan Shi were embarrassed and took the opportunity to besiege the provincial capital. Because the rebellion was too sudden, Mu Tianbo had no time to stop effective resistance, so he was forced to flee out of the city, and his mother Chen and wife Jiao failed to accompany him, and he committed suicide after fleeing into a nunnery in a hurry, and his two younger brothers, Mu Tianze and Mu Tianrun, were also killed.

In 1658, when the Qing army entered Kunming, Mu Tianbo realized that the Ming Dynasty was gone, but he still vowed to die for his country. So he gave his sons to the local Tusi, and then fled to Burma with Zhu Youlang. At this time, the Ming Dynasty lost its military strength, and the king of Burma took the opportunity to humiliate him and ordered him to bow down barefoot and wear national costumes. Three years later, Mang Bai invited Zhu Youlang and others to drink the curse water and swore an oath, wanting to take the opportunity to imprison everyone, Mu Tianbo and his youngest son Mu Zhongliang were killed together.

Thinking of this, Zuo Zhan was sad and indignant in his heart, and pretended to be flat and said:

"Back then, the king of Qianning benefited one party in Yunnan, and he worked hard and made great achievements, and he should take care of his future agents."

When Qi Xingguo heard that the emperor agreed to his suggestion, he couldn't help but get a little carried away and said:

"Shengshang, if you can take advantage of the arrival of the Tusi of southern Yunnan into Beijing to transfer them to Gansu and Ningxia, and then place the 20,000 Liaodong soldiers sent to Sichuan to rebel in various parts of Yunnan, then the imperial court will have the absolute strength to promote the reform of the land and return to the stream."

Zuo Zhan knew that Qi Xingguo had spoiled himself, and he completely forgot the iron law of Jinyiwei, his face immediately became gloomy, and he said bluntly:

"There is a lot of stakes involved, and I will discuss it with the Cabinet. Let's talk about the harvest of the southwest battle and the plan to go to Uiju. ”

Qi Xingguo saw that the emperor was angry, and knew that he should not discuss the government in vain, so he hurriedly kowtowed and asked for guilt. Zuo Zhan had no intention of reprimanding, but seeing that he could recognize his mistake in time, he said half-jokingly:

"Although your command is not many, they are all the elite of the Empire, and they are the most well-equipped. I heard that in order to gather these 200 people, you secretly poached a few of my rainbow guards? ”

Qi Xingguo was shocked and replied cautiously:

"Your Majesty, those guards were originally fierce generals in the feather forest, and the humble generals had the courage to recruit them to the Jinyi Guard to enhance their strength. During the battle in the southwest, although the Tusi soldiers of luxury and peace were not strong in combat, they used the terrain to deal with the officers and troops, and several generals still suffered a lot of hidden losses.

The general believed that in the future, it is necessary to pay attention to drawing military maps of various places, so as to facilitate the roundabouts of the army. Pay attention to reconnaissance in the rear, take advantage of the contradictions within the enemy to create chaos, buy intelligence, and kill important leaders. ”

Seeing that he was a little fluttery, Zuo Zhan decided to pour a basin of cold water and said lightly:

"Mr. Sun Wu said, 'All fighters, with the right combination, with the odd victory', your special operation is the strange mentioned by his old man, the army led by several generals is positive, only the combination of the positive and the odd can play the effect of one plus one is greater than two.

Although I attach great importance to special operations, I will not allow you to come nonsense. Military operations must have a unified commander and clear operational objectives, and everything you do must serve the commander-in-chief. ”

Qi Xingguo expressed his admiration for the emperor's lesson, and the special operation was not the courage of the horseman, but the frontal action of the army, the formation of convenience in the local area, and finally the victory of the entire campaign.

After Qi Xingguo left, Zuo Zhan seriously pondered the current situation. At present, the direct threats of the Ming Dynasty include Rakshasas, Jianlu, Tuman, Hongmaoyi, pirates, in addition to hidden dangers such as the Japanese Invaders, Annam, and Burma. The priority to be addressed here is the Rakshasa and the Jiangu, and then the coastal Hongmaoyi and pirates, the former affecting the stability of the Jingshi, and the latter hindering the smooth flow of maritime trade.

As for other threats, Zuo Zhan planned to first take the initiative to form an alliance with the Khalkha tribes, temporarily allowing them to nomadize in the Hetao area, and help the Ming Dynasty contain the Tumut tribes in Qinghai. In the Xuanda Defense Area, a mutual market was opened, and their fine horses were purchased with heavy money to enhance the cavalry strength of the Ming Dynasty.

In the southeast region, Shang Zhouzuo, the former governor of Fujian, was transferred as the governor of Liangguang, and Shen Yourong, the former governor of Dengzhou, was appointed as the governor of Guangdong, and began to form the South China Sea Fleet in Guangzhou. At the same time, Nan Juyi, the governor of Cangchang, was appointed as the governor of Fujian, and Xiong Wencan, the right capital of Yushi, was appointed as the general soldier of Fujian, and used Zheng Zhilong and other pirates to recruit and use force, and used force against the Dutch invaders, and never made peace with foreign thieves.

The next morning, the left war summoned Zhu Kuiyuan, Qin Liangyu and other triumphant divisions in the Huangji Palace, and canonized Zhu Kuiyuan as the Marquis of Pingnan, Qin Liangyu as the wife of the first product, and his son Ma Xianglin as the Marquis of Fubo and the general of the hussars. Luo Ganxiang was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of Gansu because of his meritorious service to Gansu and assisted Zuo Guangdou, the governor of Gansu, in handling military affairs in the northwest. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry, who participated in the suppression of the rebellion, temporarily stayed in the local area to maintain law and order and assist the imperial court in implementing the reform of the land and the return of the river.

Everyone was naturally overjoyed when they got the reward, and after a while of greetings, Zuo Zhan looked at Mu Qiyuan and said sharply:

"Back then, the King of Qianning guarded Yunnan, and generations of loyal monarchs made great contributions, why did you openly send troops against the imperial court?"

Mu Qiyuan thought that the emperor ordered him to enter Beijing to discuss the matter of changing the land and returning to the river in Yunnan, and he was expecting to take the opportunity to get some benefits, but he was suddenly reprimanded, and he was so frightened that he had convulsions, and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy:

"Shengshang Mingjian, Weichen listened to the words of the slave that day, and mistakenly thought that Governor Yu was going to besiege my mansion, so he gathered the government soldiers to protect himself."

Under the instruction of Zuo Zhan, Wang Zaijin instructed several imperial historians to publicly denounce Mu Qiyuan's crimes of supporting the army and resisting the imperial court, and demanded severe punishment according to the law. Zuo Zhan pushed the boat down the river to demote Mu Qiyuan to a concubine and handed him over to the custody of the Zongren Mansion, and sent Qin to Yunnan to reprimand Mu Changzuo's godson in person, and ordered him to pass the title to Mu Tianbo, and all the military and political affairs of the Mu Mansion were handed over to Yu Xuan.

Because the plot reversed too quickly, Mu Qiyuan was taken down by the Rainbow Guardian before he had time to beg for mercy. Seeing this, Sha Dingzhou and several other Tusi secretly said that it was not good, and knelt on the ground tremblingly, expressing their willingness to cooperate with the imperial court to change the land and return to the stream, and never have two hearts for the emperor to guard southern Yunnan for generations.

Zuo Zhan thought to himself that the "Shapu Rebellion" was done by you bastards, how could I let the tiger return to the mountain? First, he ordered them to hand over the military power to Luo Ganxiang and bring them to Gansu to resist the attack of the Tumut Ministry, and then arranged them to the Ministry of Rites to follow Ye Xianggao to learn the etiquette of the imperial court on the grounds that southern Yunnan was uncivilized, and detained them in Beijing as hostages in disguise. At the same time, he secretly ordered Yu Ying, the governor of Yunnan, to take the opportunity to absorb their remnants, and began to implement the reform of the land and return to the river with great fanfare, completely eliminating the root cause of the disaster in southern Yunnan.