Mei Sizu traveled non-stop along the way, arriving in Kunming City in mid-March.

At this time, Kunming is already in the twilight of spring, the flowers are red and willow green, the warm wind is intoxicating, it is really not Jiangnan, it is better than Jiangnan.

The generals of the three routes of the southern army finally gathered in Kunming City to listen to the will of Emperor Hongwu, which was the first time they had gathered since the expedition.

When everyone was happy when they were happy, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in town, Lan Yu was not easy to pick any signs with Mu Ying, so the overall atmosphere was still relatively harmonious.

After the greetings, the generals, under the leadership of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, faced north to listen to Mei Sizu's decree and said:

"I have the world, five out of ten, Yunnan is thousands of miles away, and I refuse to accept it, so I ordered the general to lead the division to ask for it. The soldiers braved the miasma to overcome the dangers and obstacles, the fog and rain thinned the body, and the sweat and armor were wet, and the energy efficiency Xuanli swept the flag and cut the generals, climbed the city and pulled out the base, so that the heavens were left behind, and the goodness was obedient; He even sacrificed his life for the country. All deserve to be rewarded......"

Then the prizes were read, and the people rejoiced when they heard of the richness of the rewards. Although the titles and hereditary replacements they value the most will have to wait for the announcement of the New Year's Day next year, it is also excellent to be able to send the brothers below to their satisfaction.

What's more, the emperor is so generous to the people below, will he still be stingy with them?

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Mei Sizu not only came to announce the reward and pension, but also brought many important arrangements for Boss Zhu, first of all, to set up the Yunnan Command Envoy, under the jurisdiction of 15 guards; and Yunnan Chengxuan Political Envoy Division, under the jurisdiction of 55 prefectures, in charge of Yunnan Yiying military and civilian affairs.

In view of the initial decision of Yunnan, the barbarians were still martial, and the rebellion was repeated, it was agreed that according to the request of the king of Chu, the military generals and important ministers would first serve as political envoys and state capital and county orders. Ordered Runan Hou Mei Sizu and Zhishi Yushi Doctor Pan Yuanming to temporarily serve as the political envoy of Yunnan, and after the matter was decided, he was returned to the official agency.

Then, Mei Sizu read out Boss Zhu's will to Fu Youde, the general of Zhengnan, Mu Ying, the deputy general of the left, and Lan Yu, the deputy general of the right, and said:

"Since the general's southern expedition, the army has arrived, and the momentum is the same as the broken bamboo, and the land of the wild fang is second to the bottom. Since ancient times, the rebellion of Yunnan Zhuyi has not been common, covering its land is far away, and its people are rich and ruthless. The way of taming will be forgiving and suitable. If the matter is twisted, the general will not be troubled, and I must not show the general the things of the ancients. ”

"In the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he first won the southwest Zhuyi, and finally rebelled ten times in the Han Dynasty; In Guangwu, the general Liu Shang hit Yizhouyi, the route Yuewang, its chieftain brewed more poisonous wine to labor the army, because of the attack on Shang, still knew its plan, that is, the division of troops to cover the capture of the Zhuzhi, and his home belonged to Chengdu. ”

"When the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang leveled his land, collected his heroes, and gave his gold, silver, horses, and cattle to the military, and finally brightened the world, razed and did not revert, and Liang did not have four antis, Zhang Wei tasted it, and the general returned to the army to rejuvenate the ancients, and the fang reverted, and the land was flat."

"When Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Yunnan defended itself, and began to pay tribute to the Emperor Gaozong, and the court treated it very seriously, and the anti-insult was slow, and the Tang Dynasty added nine soldiers before and after, and the war was repeatedly invincible, and the Tang Dynasty could not control it. Yuan Shizu personally went down to Yunnan, so that the prince guarded it, and in the end of the Yuan Dynasty for a hundred years, seven rebellions before and after, the general looked at this, and could be familiar with its situation, and dealt with it carefully. For today's plan, it is not only to prevent it from rebelling, but to make it not rebellious. ”

After listing the repetitions experienced by the previous dynasties to pacify the southwest, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the three generals to 'eat and drink carefully, take care of the soldiers, and wait for all the barbarians to be determined, before they can be classified'. Let them settle down and stay in Yunnan to ensure that nothing goes wrong and return to the court.

In addition, Mei Sizu also brought the crown and belt edict given to the chieftains, and appointed the officials of the Tuzhi Prefecture of Benzhou, and still told Fu Youde and others:

"The first general ordered the chieftains to enter the court, originally to make them know Chinese etiquette. Now thinking of Yunnan new attached, the people's hearts are undecided, that is, the order into the court, the barbarians will be suspicious, or escape into the cottage, the danger is not satisfied, if the redeployment of troops, the damage will be more, if you follow it, show your grace, for a long time, you will come to the court......"

Zhu Yuanzhang treated the Yunnan chieftains very cautiously, lest one of them be wrong, let them rebel and bury the good situation.

However, he also knew that he couldn't blindly be gentle with these local officials who bullied the weak and feared the hard, so he asked Fu Youde and the three of them not to be in a hurry to lead the army to stay in Yunnan to deter the unscrupulous people and crusade against those local chieftains who refused to surrender.

In the end, it was Boss Zhu's will to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, which was only six simple words - 'Return to Beijing as soon as possible to offer prisoners!' ’

~~

After the announcement was completed, everyone was happy, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu set up a feast to celebrate the recovery of Yunnan.

The next day, Mei Sizu and Pan Yuanming met with His Royal Highness the King of Chu and handed him over.

Looking at the neat household registration, land, and tax books that have been sorted out in the cabinet library, and the general ledger has been prepared for future reference, the situation in the entire Yunnan is clear at a glance, Pan Yuanming couldn't help but admire: "Xia Guan has been in charge of the local government for many years, and I have never seen such clear accounts and beautiful files as the prince." ”

"I'm ashamed." Zhu Zhen shook his head and said, "It's just that the files of the former yuan have been transferred and sorted, but are these files themselves reliable?" And put a big question mark. ”

"Yes." Pan Yuanming thought deeply and said: "The accounts of the former yuan are notoriously messy, but there is still reference value. ”

"It's just a reference." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "The household registration and land taxes of the fifty-five prefectures in Yunnan have to be counted by the two of them in person, so that they can be counted." ”

"Oh, this is not an easy job...... Pan Yuanming smiled bitterly: "Fifty-five mansions, you can't finish it in a few years." ”

"Yes, why is Yunnan so big......" Mei Sizu looked at the map of the Yunnan Chengxuan Political Envoy on the wall, and his head was big for a while. Why is it that the south side is to the sea......"

"Yes, I didn't hear that Yunnan is close to the sea." Pan Yuanming also wondered: "Your Highness, is this map wrong?" ”

"Saying this, this king told you at the beginning that all archives are transcribed from the materials left by the Yuan Dynasty." Zhu Zhen sighed and said: "The Yunnan Province of the Yuan Dynasty is so big, don't believe me to find an official of the Yuan Dynasty, you ask." ”

As he spoke, he beckoned, called a Mongolian standing in the corner of the wall, and introduced him to the two of them: "His name is Guan Fubao, and he used to be the right Pingzhang of Yunnan Province of King Liang, and he knows these things best." ”

Then the sixth elder instructed Guan Fu Baodao: "You tell the two officials about the territory of Yunnan." ”

"Yes." Guan Fu Bao hurriedly responded, and said in fluent Chinese: "The territory of Yunnan on this map was actually originally my ...... The territory of the former Yuan Yunnan Province and the Central Province of Burma. ”

At that time, after Emperor Shizu established Yunnan Province, he sent troops south to conquer the state of Bagan, which ruled Burma, and set up a province here, which was under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province. But because the king of Bagan behaved very deferentially, and Myanmar was too far away from most of the capitals, the cost of ruling was too high. A few years later, Emperor Shizu abolished the province of central Burma and set up the Xuanwei Division, which was under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province. That's why the territory of Yunnan is so big, it's just ......"

"Alright, don't talk about it." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and didn't let him go 'just'.

(End of chapter)