Mid-September, the city of Beijing.

With the rebellion of Liangguang and Yungui all quelled, and Zheng Zhilong of Fujian was also persuaded by Zheng Chenggong, the Shangjuan Imperial Court took the initiative to request the inspection team to be stationed in Fujian to implement the new policy and military reform policy.

In the cabinet office, all the ministries and scholars gathered together, the rebellion in the south seemed to be huge, and the government and the opposition were also shocked at first, but they did not expect to be quelled so quickly, and the rebels in the four provinces of Liangguang and Yunnan and Guizhou were hundreds of thousands, and they did not even hold out for a month, and the garrison troops that were mobilized were pacified, which shows that the military reform policy of the imperial court is very effective.

Liu Yan said to everyone: "The first topic of today is to deal with the prisoners of the rebels from all walks of life. ”

Then Liu Yan said to Mi Hao of the Supervision Department and Bai Wenyi, the secretary of the Public Prosecution Department: "The thieves Ding Kuichu, Li Guozhi, Li Wei and others have all been escorted to Beijing, in the opinion of this father, these thieves are all sentenced to death, and the prisoners captured by the various ministries must be carefully screened, and all those who take the initiative to raise troops, as well as generals at all levels, must be sentenced in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Yes!"

Immediately, Liu Yan said to Shang Shu Tian Huixu of the Ministry of National Defense: "The military reform of Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou should be put on the agenda immediately. Does the Ministry of Defense have a specific strategy? ”

Tian Huixu said: "Elder Qiyuge, the Ministry of National Defense is preparing to use Li Dingguo, the chief military officer of Huguang, to preside over the military reform of Guizhou Province, and the general military officer of Zhejiang, Lu Daqi, to be stationed in Liangguang to preside over the military reform of Liangguang, and to transfer Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, to lead his troops to return to various parts of Shandong to garrison. ”

"At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense received a letter of recommendation from Qin Liangyu, the chief military officer of Sichuan, requesting the imperial court to appoint Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, as the chief military officer of Yunnan.

Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "Now that Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Guangdong are vacant in the positions of four chief military officers at once, the imperial court really needs to promote generals to fill them. ”

"This time, Mu Tianbo led his troops to defend Kunming City, successfully transferred the rebels back to Yunnan Mansion, did not let the rebels enter Sichuan, and made great contributions, and it is also possible to be promoted to Yunnan General Military Officer for merit. In my opinion, let's arrange it like this. ”

"Yes."

Liu Yan then said: "In addition, Li Yan, deputy chief soldier of Zhejiang Province, was promoted to the chief military officer of Guangxi, and the red lady was transferred to be the staff officer of the Guangxi General Military Office. ”

Regarding this promotion, Tian Huixu has different opinions: "Ge Lao, is this Li Yan's promotion faster?" ”

Liu Yan said: "Now that the imperial court is employing people, let Li Yan work for a period of time to see the after-effects." ”

"Yes."

Immediately, Liu Yan promoted two more people: "Promote Huang Degong to the chief military officer of Guangdong, and Ai Nengqi to the chief military officer of Guizhou." ”

"Li Dingguo, chief military officer of Huguang, Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo, chief military officer of Zhejiang, Qin Liangyu, chief military officer of Sichuan, and Ma Xianglin, deputy chief military officer, have made meritorious contributions to quelling the chaos, and their official positions remain unchanged for the time being, and the Ministry of National Defense will reward them with meritorious service."

"Yes."

Immediately, Tian Huixu said: "There is another matter: Ma Xianglin, deputy chief soldier of Sichuan, reported that Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Sichuan, became ill from hard work during this turmoil, and now he is seriously ill, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it." ”

Liu Yan was shocked when he heard the news, and his face couldn't help but have a trace of pathos, and he said to everyone: "This prince should not let the old general Qin lead the army south, it was this prince who harmed the old general!" ”

Everyone persuaded one after another, and they were also very uncomfortable in their hearts.

Qin Liangyu has made many military exploits for maintaining national unity, protecting the country and the people, and contributing to the development and consolidation of the Ming Dynasty.

The heroine Qiu Jin of later generations once chased Qin Liangyu with a poem: "Ancient and modern women compete for the head of women, who said that the red face is not a marquis." The wives of the Ma family are the daughters of the Shen family, and they once had a prestige and a reputation for revitalizing Jiuzhou".

In history, Qin Liangyu lived until 1648 before he died, but because of this rebellion, Qin Liangyu fell as soon as he turned seventy, so how could Liu Yan not blame himself in his heart?

"The Ministry of Defense immediately sent people to visit, and the imperial court also wanted to reward General Qin. If the old general Qin died, the imperial court would give him a state funeral, and his son, Ma Xianglin, the deputy chief soldier, would succeed him as the chief military officer of Sichuan. ”

"Yes."

Then everyone began to discuss the affairs of Fujian.

Liu Yan said: "Zheng Zhilong went to the imperial court and asked the imperial court to send an inspection team to Fujian to guide the implementation of the new policy and military reform policies. What do you think? ”

After everyone discussed for a while, Yue Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Zhao Min, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and others all thought that this was Zheng Zhilong's strategy to delay the army, sitting on a province, with more than 200,000 troops and thousands of warships, Zheng Zhilong would give these hands to the imperial court?

Of course, Tian Huixu, the secretary of the Ministry of National Defense, and Xun Jingyun, the secretary of the Ministry of Equipment, believed that after the imperial court put down the rebellion with a devastating force, Zheng Zhilong must have squarely faced the gap between Zheng Jun and the imperial court, and it was wise to take the initiative to surrender in the face of the powerful strength of the imperial court.

After listening to the views of both sides, Liu Yan thought for a long time and said: "Let the southern inspection team be stationed in Fujian first, and implement the new policy policy in various parts of Fujian." As for the implementation of the policy of military reform, it is suspended! ”

"Zheng Zhilong is still the governor of Fujian, and his son Zheng Chenggong is appointed as the chief military officer of Fujian."

Tian Huixu said: "Elder Ge, the policy of military reform is suspended, what about the more than 200,000 troops of the Zheng army? ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "It is said that Fuzhou City is full of flowers, and my father wants to see it with my own eyes, and when the aftermath of Liangguang and Yungui is completed, my father will lead his troops to Fujian and personally implement the military reform policy in various parts of Fujian!" ”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, and they all stood up against it.

Liu Yan said: "Zheng Zhilong is different from others, in the eyes of this father, Zheng Zhilong is a villain like Li Zicheng, for such a person, you must give enough respect, and you can't command remotely, otherwise you will definitely not be able to accept his heart." ”

"In addition, Fujian Bengong must go, not only for Zheng Zhilong, but also because Bengong wants to inspect the thousands of warships, which is related to the preparation of my Ming Dynasty new sailor!"

Everyone saw that Liu Yan had made up his mind, and although they disagreed in their hearts, they couldn't continue to oppose it.

Only Tian Huixu said: "Since the elder has made up his mind, he must also bring enough soldiers and horses." ”

Liu Yan nodded and agreed, he was not reckless, he still had to take necessary precautions, after all, Zheng Zhilong was not a good man and a woman, and this bowing was only forced by the strong strength of the imperial court.

In the end, Liu Yan began to discuss with everyone the disposal of the civil and military generals of Liangguang and Yungui.

"The civilian and military generals in Liangguang and Yunnan and Guizhou are also all screened, and the southwest inspection team is immediately stationed in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, and while implementing the new policy and military reform, the civilian and military generals of the two provinces will be screened, and all those who participate in the rebellion, or connive, secretly communicate, or derelict their duties will be dismissed from their posts and handed over to the Ministry of Supervision for punishment!"

"The same is true for the civil and military generals in Liangguang, and the various ministries of the imperial court will deploy manpower and form temporary inspection teams to be stationed in Guangxi and Guangdong provinces."

Liu Yan said sternly: "This time, we want to take this opportunity to carry out a major change of blood for the officials of Liangguang and Yunnan, and at the same time, all the local Tusi who participated in the rebellion must be eradicated, and all the Tusi who participated in the rebellion will be dismissed on the spot, and their subordinates will be changed to civilian registration, and their local officials will be stationed to govern." ”

Zhao Min, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, received the order, and then said: "This move of the elder is the so-called policy of changing the land and returning to the stream, right?" ”

Liu Yan nodded and said: "This is just the beginning, it is still too early to fully implement the policy of reforming the land and returning to the river in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangzhou, at least until the new policy and military reform policy are fully implemented." ”

In fact, Liu Yan also planned to implement the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream in the border provinces at the same time, but the local Tusi had their own private soldiers, to put it bluntly, there was a miniature version of Zheng Zhilong, all of whom had been entrenched in the local area for generations, and even those young ~ people were willing to serve their respective Tusi.

If the imperial court does not implement the new policy and military reform policy in various places, it will not be able to strengthen its control at the local level, and once it forcibly implements the policy of changing the land and returning it to the stream, it will inevitably cause another rebellion, and even make the land of Liangguang and Yungui spread everywhere, and there will be no peace, which will become a heavy burden for the imperial court.

Therefore, Liu Yan still decided to adopt a prudent method and take two steps, first using the new policy and military reform to forcefully control the localities, and then implementing the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the stream.

And this eradication of those toasts who participated in the rebellion can be regarded as a rehearsal in advance. There is such a thing as the crime of rebellion, and the other toasts who did not participate in the rebellion can't say anything, only that those who were dismissed are to blame.

Soon, the Southwest Inspection Group and the Temporary Inspection Group were stationed in Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou and began to rectify various places, and at the same time, hundreds of civilian and military officials and military officers were arrested, and soldiers and horses who had raided homes could be seen in various parts of Liangguang, Yunnan and Guizhou, and a large number of prisoners and their families were locked up and taken back to Beijing, and a large amount of money and grain was confiscated.

This turmoil only lasted for about a month, but the movement was very large, and at the request of Liu Yan, the imperial court directly took this opportunity to carry out a major purge of the civil and military generals of Liangguang and Yungui, killing and raiding their homes and sentencing many people.

At the same time, the imperial court transferred a large number of talents from the northern provinces, as well as the outstanding graduates of the new-style schools, the Huangming Military Academy, and the Huangming Yanwutang to Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou as officials, and basically replaced the officials in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou.

In the blink of an eye, in mid-October, Liu Yan received a report from the General Staff and learned that the Southern Inspection Group and the Temporary Inspection Group, together with the garrisons in various places, had carried out a large-scale purge of civilian and military generals in Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou, and that it was now nearing completion.

A total of 38 convicts were directly involved in the rebellion and sentenced by the Public Prosecution Department to the death of the three clans, while 298 convicts were sentenced to death, another 116 were sentenced, and 73 were dismissed.

Among the figures reported to the imperial court, there were more than 13,000 prisoners killed this time, as well as prisoners who were killed, and the property obtained by the imperial court was equivalent to more than 27 million taels of silver.

Seeing these figures, Liu Yan was still furious in his heart, even a remote province like Yungui could copy so many belongings from the homes of officials, which shows how corrupt the original officials of the Ming Dynasty were!

If it weren't for the timely implementation of the new policy in various parts of the Ming Dynasty and the compression of corruption in the Ming officialdom to a controllable extent, God knows what the Ming Dynasty would be like at this time.

While Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he also began to plan his next trip to Fujian.

"Zheng Zhilong's department must be properly resettled, it is obviously inappropriate to reorganize into a garrison force, it seems that the establishment of the national defense force is going to increase again!"

According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty at this time, whether it is equipment, military salaries, and supplies, the national defense force is superior to the garrison army. Moreover, even if it is an officer of the same level, such as the chief military officer, the chief officer of the national defense force must be higher than the garrison army, because Liu Yan stipulates that the general officer of all the garrison army bears the general's seal, while the chief officer of the garrison army does not hang the seal.

Therefore, Liu Yan considered reorganizing Zheng Zhilong's troops and horses into the National Defense Army, and transferred the more than 200,000 troops out of Fujian with generous treatment.

Just when Liu Yan was thinking about the specific details, Wang Chengen suddenly came to the Cabinet Office to announce the decree.