Mingyi smiled bitterly, "Don't hide it from Master Ming, now, this Maitreya Society is really rampant in this southern Xinjiang." ”

"What do you say?" Ming Zhongxin said curiously.

"Originally, it doesn't matter if it's just the words of the Maitreya Society, after all, it can't become a climate without the support of the army, but the most troublesome thing is that there are still several major forces in this southern Xinjiang, which makes the situation in this southern Xinjiang even more complicated. The main thing is that the Japanese invaders disturb the borders, if it is just the Japanese pirates, it will not become a climate, but the trouble is that these Japanese pirates are actually the core of the Chinese local powerful collusion with pirates, coercing the coastal poor, hiring Japanese ronins, and at the same time forming alliances with the Francos and Japanese smugglers, these forces are intertwined, colluding with each other, hand in hand, and causing trouble to the people, and moreover, these Japanese bandits are in the coastal areas of thousands of miles, elusive, uncertain, and adopt guerrilla tactics, and they should cooperate with the outside to harass the coastal towns, making the people in the coastal area miserable. ”

"In particular, Maitreya will play a role in threading the needle, so that these forces are not afraid to collude, find trouble for us, and create trouble! At the same time, they are still hiding too deeply, just like Yu Qian and the little grandfather found today," Speaking of this, Mingyi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "That's it, there are constantly people creating contradictions for us internally, making some plans impossible to implement, or stillborn when they are implemented, so that it is even more chaotic!" ”

"The most troublesome thing is that in addition to planting land and paying grain every day, 20% to 30% of the Ming army is tired of heavy public works every day, building river embankments, tombs, and palaces. Although the army of Nanjing City is strong, it cannot extinguish fires everywhere, and at the same time, it is also afraid that these forces will take the opportunity to attack Nanjing City, resulting in such an embarrassing situation today. ”

"And this time, the old man went out of the city, called an inspection, but in fact, he was in contact with the surrounding army, and wanted to explore a way to form a joint force to solve these contradictions! Unexpectedly, the little grandfather actually had this incident. Alas" Speaking of this, Mingyi's eyes flashed with unknown pain, and he sighed.

I see! Ming Zhongxin nodded slowly, and had a certain understanding of the situation in Nan Zhili.

"Well, I'm just whining!" Mingyi smiled embarrassedly, "These have nothing to do with you, after all, you are going to Yunnan for disaster relief." ”

"Brother Mingyi's words are wrong!" Ming Zhongxin Zhengse said, "The Yunnan Yiliang earthquake, although it is a matter of Yunnan Province, but in fact, a lot of things have to be raised from our Nanzhili, and these have to be transported from Nanzhili to Yunnan, in this way, the situation of Nanzhili is closely related to this disaster relief, you know, if there are many thieves on the way, we can't ensure that we arrive in Yunnan safely, and then, Yunnan disaster relief will have problems!" ”

"Oh, that's too!" Mingyi was a little stunned, and nodded in agreement with Ming Zhongxin's analysis.

"Brother Mingyi, the younger brother also has a general understanding of the situation in Nanzhili, I wonder if you can explain the specific distribution of forces in Yunnan to Ming, so that Ming can understand the real situation in Yunnan and make preparations?" Ming Zhongxin looked at Ming Yi thoughtfully and asked.

"That's fine! However, I don't know much about the situation in Yunnan. Mingyi cleaned up his mood and nodded in agreement.

"It's okay, after all, you are much closer to Yunnan than Jingshi, and you will definitely know more about it than Jingshi!" Ming Zhongxin nodded.

"Okay, I'll talk about it!"

"Then thank Brother Mingyi first!" Ming Zhongxin clenched his fists and thanked him.

"Master Ming is polite! It's just a matter of effort! Mingyi smiled, "However, these distributions are only the previous situation, these forces change at any time, and until now, we don't know what has changed." ”

"It's okay, Ming just needs to know their distribution. These forces should have their own scope, after all, interests dictate, and other forces will never be allowed to enter their scope! I'm sure they won't change much! Ming Zhongxin said confidently.

That's right! Mingyi's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard it, he really didn't think of these things before, this is indeed an idea!

"By the way, Brother Mingyi, what is the current situation in Yunnan?" Ming Zhongxin asked with a smile.

"Yunnan?" Mingyi groaned.

Ming Zhongxin looked at him as he walked, waiting for his answer. After all, this trip to Yunnan is exactly his purpose, he must grasp the local situation, otherwise, their eyes are dark, they do not know the situation in Yunnan, and break into Yunnan, they are afraid that they will be overwhelmed and have no way to start, let alone ask the court for disaster relief.

"Now, it is the Duke of Qianguo who is guarding in Yunnan, you must know, right?" Mingyi pondered and said slowly.

Ming Zhongxin nodded, yes, before coming, he did conduct an investigation, of course, he knew the origin of King Mu of Qianguo after the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and this Mu Wangfu has a pivotal position in the political forces of Yunnan, and in the minds of Yunnan people, it is even higher than the prestige of the emperor.

It is said that Mu Ying, the founding of the Ming Dynasty, his ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui, his parents died when he was eight years old, and he was accepted as a righteous son by Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and was given the surname Mu, which means eternal royal grace. Mu Ying carried a gun and reined in his horse, expanded his territory in peace, and made great achievements, ranking sixth in the Temple of Meritorious Heroes. In the sixth lunar month of 1392 (the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu), Mu Ying died of illness in Yunnan at the age of 48. Zhu Yuanzhang was very sad and ordered him to be buried in Beijing, posthumously crowned Mu Ying as the king of Qianning, Zhaojing, Yu Xiangtaimiao, and his descendants inherited the title of Duke of Qianguo.

The contemporary Duke of Qianguo is Mu Kun, the fifth grandson of Mu Ying, because the third generation of Mu Cong has no children, so he became the sixth generation of the Duke of Qianguo. In 1498, after the death of Mu Cong, the fourth generation of the Duke of Qianguo, because he had no children, the court proposed that the descendants of the Marquis of Quinxiping should be the heir, and the ministers who guarded Yunnan argued for it, saying that the people of Yunnan only knew the Duke of Qianguo but did not know who the Marquis of Xiping was, and if the Marquis of Xiping was allowed to take the throne of the Duke of Qianguo, I was afraid that the people of Yunnan would not be submissive, and there would be turmoil. After the Ming Dynasty Xiaozong discussed, he thought so, and ordered Mu Cong to succeed him as his son, let his heir, and still let Mu guard Yunnan and take charge of the seal of the Southern General.

Speaking of this general seal of Zhengnan, it was not led by Mu Ying, but after Mingrenzong ascended the throne, Mu Sheng was crowned as the Taifu, and Mu Sheng cast the seal of the general of Zhengnan, and then the Mu family guarded Yunnan and served as the general of Zhengnan.

At this point, the Mu family could directly command and mobilize all the armies in Yunnan, and had the right to supervise local officials, and at the same time controlled the Ming Dynasty vassal states such as Annam, Chenla, Siam, Champong, and Sumatra, until now. The power is so great, although Zhu Yuanzhang's phoenix son and dragon grandson are beyond the reach of the dust. The Mu family uses both grace and power, and the authority of the subordinate countries in Yunnan and even the surrounding countries is becoming more and more powerful, even if they are not afraid of Emperor Zhu, who is far away, they will also be afraid of Mu Guogong.

The first generation of Mu Ying, through the promotion of military tun, immigration and reclamation and recruitment of people to cultivate a large amount of land, without increasing the burden of the people in Yunnan on the premise of basically solving the Ming Dynasty stationed in Yunnan officers and soldiers supply and their transfer and other problems, greatly alleviating the fierce national contradictions and class contradictions in Yunnan, the successor is in accordance with the policy of the ancestors to govern the Yunnan people, so that the situation in Yunnan is increasingly stable. Because the Mu family has made great contributions to the stability of the southwest border, and has won the trust and love of the people of Yunnan, the Ming court has been deeply dependent on the Mu family since the beginning of the Ming Taizu. ”

"Originally, if Mu Wangfu had maintained such control, there would be no problems in Yunnan, but during the Ming Jingtai period, after Mu Ling went out of Yunnan on behalf of his younger brother Mu Cong, due to the problem of his own ability and the increasingly fierce infighting of the Mu family, the prestige of Mu Wangfu and the control of Yunnan have shown a downward trend in general, and now, many mansions in Yunnan are no longer under the control of Mu Wangfu, and the situation is becoming more and more serious."

"Oh!" Ming Zhongxin nodded, yes, as long as any ruler rules for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be such and such problems, after all, it is normal for flowers to be red and people to be good for a hundred days.

Mingyi continued, "After so many years of operation, a political structure has already formed in Yunnan Province, which is very different from that in the mainland.

In fact, the political situation in Yunnan Province can be summed up in one sentence, "Yunnan people live together, built-in mansions, and external propaganda and other departments are sheltered." The outer border administrative region of Yunnan, represented by the "Three Propaganda and Six Comforts", is located in the outer ring of the Yunnan border, forming a fence protection posture in the southwest frontier.

On the one hand, it adopted a ruling method that was completely consistent with that of the interior, "setting up feudal domains, districts, counties, counties, officials, servants, and schools", setting up guard posts and tuntian, guarding them with a large army, and strictly controlling them. On the other hand, the establishment of prefectures, prefectures, and county districts, but considering that the Turen often repeatedly, if the Han people ruled them, there would be a situation where they could not grasp the essentials and could not lead the Turen, so the local Tuguan was still used to guard the town for generations, so that the Tuliu and the Tuliu governed the area where the Tuguan and the Liuguan got along with each other. These are the policies of domination within the borders. In this way, we will strive to achieve the political goal of "giving people the best clothes, paying tribute to the land, ranking the upper and lower ranks, and ruling the officials according to their types."

At the same time, in addition to the prefectures, prefectures, and counties under the jurisdiction of the Buzheng Division, Yunnan Province not only has three military administrative units subordinate to the Yunnan Metropolitan Division, which are composed of the typical border guards, namely the Golden Tooth Military and Civilian Command Division, the Lancang Guard Military and Civilian Command Division, and the Tengchong Military and Civilian Command Division, which are subordinate to the Yunnan Metropolitan Division, to control the territory of Yunnan Province militarily. It belongs to the inner area.

In addition to these, for Annam, Laos, and Burma outside the border, there are also Tusi (Propaganda Division, Pacification Division, Chief Prosecutor's Division, etc.) which are also part of the military system. At the time of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty established the Ten Propaganda Divisions of Ping-Burma, Mubang, Mengyang, Burma, Babai, Cheli, Laos, Dagura, Demasa, and Qingding, but the disputes between these Xuanwei Divisions continued, which made the border unbearable.

After the continuous suppression and expulsion of the Ming Dynasty, during the Jingtai period (1450-1456), a stable system of frontier administrative regions outside the southwest frontier was formed, including Cheli, Mubang, Mengyang, Burma, Babai Dadian, Laos six military and civilian propaganda envoys, Mengding, Menggong two prefectures, Nandian, Ganya, Longchuan three Xuanfu Division, Weiyuan, Wandian, Zhenkang, Dahou four prefectures, Niuwu, Mangshi two chief lawsuits. So far, the formation of three propaganda and six comforts, as well as the special title of "Yuyi" two Yuyi Mansion, four Yuyi Prefecture and two Yuyi chief officials outside the frontier political region composition. It belongs to the outer area.

In this way, a set of administrative and regional systems for the hierarchical management of "inner border areas" and "outer border areas" has been gradually established. ”

Mingyi swallowed and continued.

"And in recent years, due to the weakness of Mu Wangfu, the power of the local officials has risen sharply, and they have gradually escaped control. Therefore, many forces in Yunnan Province are now overturned, and due to the Yiliang earthquake some time ago, it has affected several nearby counties and districts, and the contradictions have been further intensified. As he spoke, Mingyi turned his worried gaze to Ming Zhongxin.

Ming Zhongxin smiled, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and we are going to the disaster relief for the country and the people, and I believe there should be no big problem." ”

Having said that, a trace of worry clearly flashed in Ming Zhongxin's eyes.

"Oh, it's here!" Mingyi shouted.

Ming Zhongxin looked up and looked ahead, but saw a mansion appear in front of him.

On the plaque are written four big characters, "Wei State Mansion".

"Master Ming!" Mingyi's voice rang out.

Mingzhong was shocked in confidence, he heard it, and Mingyi's voice seemed to be extremely solemn.

He couldn't help but set his eyes on Mingyi.

"Master Ming, please look for it with all your heart, don't let the old man have any regrets!" At this time, Mingyi's face was full of solemnity, his hands were clenched into fists, and his tone was heavy and he rushed to Mingzhong.

Yes! Ming Zhongxin looked at him with some puzzlement.

"Please restore the truth about the little grandfather, don't hide it, this is the hope of the old man, please fulfill it!"

Ming Zhongxin suddenly thought for a while, this is to find the evidence with all his heart, as long as the truth, there is no need to worry about the old man's endurance, think about it, his previous conjecture was good, and the old man Xu was indeed afraid that he would be soft-hearted for a while, shield his son, and ruin a lifetime of wisdom!

Ming Zhongxin nodded solemnly and replied solemnly, "Ming must do his best!" ”

Mingyi's eyes turned red, and he fell to the ground, "Thank you, Master Ming!" ”

"Brother Mingyi!" Ming Zhongxin hurriedly held him up, "Ming should do his best!" ”

At the same time, he was moved in his heart, this Mingyi obviously has deep feelings for the old man, and he must also understand the dilemma of the old man Xu at this time, no matter whether the little grandfather's matter is true or not, he is difficult to accept, this knot is absolutely difficult to solve for a while, and he can only hope for himself. And this Mingyi must be extremely aware of the old man's entanglement and sadness, and now he is making his own opinion, please himself, he really wants to relieve his worries for the Lord, and he is afraid that he will have some concerns and make the old man regret it, so he is here again and again to ask and tell himself.

Such a faithful person deserves fellowship!

The two glanced at each other and couldn't help but feel sorry for each other.

"Master Ming, please!" Mingyi took a deep breath and walked to the house first.

"Xu Guard!" The two sergeants on the left and right bowed to Mingyi.

"Oh!" Mingyi sighed softly and went first.

Ming Zhongxin only discovered at this time that these two sergeants were actually wearing helmets and armor, fully armed, and heavily guarded.

I couldn't help but move, but I didn't say anything, and followed.

However, when he entered the mansion, he was even more surprised.

But I saw that there was actually three steps and one post in the house, and five steps and one sentry, and the sergeants were full of light in their eyes, extremely vigilant, and always observed the surroundings.

Old man Xu is so vigilant in the house, what is this?