The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Do those in Yunnan know about these things?"

Wei Guangde shouted angrily.

You must know that according to the current imperial court's plan for the southwest, the area occupied by the Toungoo Dynasty at this time should be "Three Propaganda and Six Wei" on the Ming Dynasty's official territory, that is, Nandian Xuanfu Division, Ganya Xuanfu Division, Longchuan Xuanwei Department, Cheche Xuanwei Department, Myanmar Xuanwei Department, Mubang Xuanwei Department, Babaidadian Xuanwei Department, Mengyang Xuanwei Department, and Lao Xuanwei Department.

Most of the Indochina Peninsula falls within this division, but now it's better. Jinyiwei's intelligence shows that Sanxuan has long since ceased to exist, and Liuwei has also lost three.

The remaining three Xuanwei divisions of Mubang, Mengyang and Laos were all occupied by the Taungoo dynasty.

Because of the Ming court's long-term inaction in the southwest region, these Xuanweisi officials gradually became alienated.

The Myanmar Xuanwei Department was one of the six Xuanwei Departments established by the Ming Dynasty on the southwest border. It was affiliated to the Yunnan Chengxuanzheng Department, and its jurisdiction was the Ava Dynasty of Myanmar.

In the fifth year of Jiajing, Silun, the son of Silu, the leader of Mengyang Kingdom, joined forces with Hanlie, the leader of Mu State, and Meng Miguo to capture the city of Ava. They killed King Mang Jisui of Ava and his wife and children. The territory was divided among three families.

The Ava State sent envoys to Yunnan to cry out to the local government of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Yunnan government did not report the matter to Beijing in time.

However, Mang Ruiti, the son of Mang Jisui, the son of Xuanwei, fled during the war and went to his mother's house in Toungoo to establish the Toungoo Dynasty. From then on, Myanmar ended the rule of the Ming Dynasty and moved towards independence and unification.

Also because of the fact that the country was destroyed in its early years, the Toungoo dynasty disdained the so-called golden and red cards of the Ming Dynasty.

The golden red card system was implemented in the Yunnan outer border area in the middle and early Ming Dynasty. It played a very important and positive role in border management, protecting the country and borders, and mediating and handling internal conflicts within the army.

However, in the late Ming Dynasty, the rulers gradually relaxed the implementation of this system, and even basically gave up the implementation of the letter system and the gold-letter and red card system in the southwestern frontier.

Myanmar saw that the Ming Dynasty did not take action to save the outer border areas, so it learned from the Ming Dynasty's golden letter and red card system and adopted the approach of wooing the surrounding chieftain chiefs.

In the second year of Longqing's reign, Mu State did not receive support from the Ming Dynasty. When traffic roads were blocked and people lacked salt, their lives were difficult. China then brought gold, treasure, elephants and horses, and expressed his gratitude in auspicious forms."

Mukang was short of salt, so he asked Burmese Mang Ruiti for help, and Burma extended its favor. Mukang felt grateful, turned enemies into friends, and took refuge in Burma. "Rui Ti was so happy when he saw him that he gave him a treasure belt, a mandok, and a white elephant." There were many brocades, treasures, and fragrant medicines, and the soldiers retreated to protect him when he was orphaned, so he became a father and son."

Subsequently, other chieftains followed suit. "Lujiang's pacifying envoy Xian Gui heard that he had invited Myanmar to receive benefits, but he did not receive them, and he also joined Ruidi."

Among the six Xuanwei Divisions, except Che Xuanwei Division, which was invaded by Burma, it still firmly remained an administrative region of the Ming Dynasty. The Guoxuanwei Department gradually distanced itself from the Ming Dynasty and became independent.

Under such circumstances, the central court of the Ming Dynasty did not receive a notification from Yunnan and took no practical measures to maintain the control of the Wuxuanwei Division, allowing it to alienate and break away from the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, during this process, the Sixth Annals and Welfare Department reported to the Yunnan government that "the place was safe and sound," making Ming Dynasty mistakenly believe that the southwest was stable.

Yes, although the war continued in Myanmar, each family also asked Yunnan for help at first, but when they saw that the Ming Dynasty showed no signs of intervening, they all gave up their thoughts of making peace with the Ming Dynasty.

The Toungoo Dynasty has also been reporting to Yunnan in the name of the Myanmar Xuanwei Division, saying that "the white elephant master of the Southwest Golden Tower, Mang Dala Nong, sent a letter to the emperor to report to the emperor, and there is nothing wrong with the place."

This time Liu Shou submitted the Jinyiwei intelligence, which completely revealed the true situation on the southwest frontier.

This Toungoo dynasty has occupied large areas of surrounding land and is still expanding further.

According to intelligence, the Lao Xuanwei Department is already in danger and may be destroyed at any time.

"How long did it take for the news to reach the capital?"

After Wei Guangde saw Liu Shouyou shaking his head slightly, he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked.

Of course his anger is not directed at Jin Yiwei, if it is directed at Yunnan.

Such a big thing happened and I still didn't know about it at all. It's really damning.

"After half a month, Jin Yiwei learned the details and sent the news back to the capital as quickly as possible without any delay."

Liu Shouyou said hurriedly.

Wei Guangde secretly calculated that it would take almost a month for the official documents to arrive in Yunnan.

Even if we use Jin Yiwei's channels, a month has passed since we started talking.

The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and it is not known whether the Lao Xuanwei Division has been defeated at this time, or is still resisting.

"follow me."

Wei Guangde greeted Liu Shou and went out immediately.

At the door, he told Lu Bu who was waiting here: "Go and ask Mr. Lu Ge immediately, and ask him to come to the chief assistant to discuss important matters."

After speaking, Wei Guangde took Liu Shouyou to find Zhang Juzheng.

Seeing Zhang Juzheng, Wei Guangde handed over the information sent by Liu Shouyou and said, "Brother, let's take a look. Outside of Yunnan, the situation in the southwest border has completely collapsed."

Wei Guangde's words shocked Zhang Juzheng at that time.

Completely broken, this is a serious thing to say.

After receiving the document from Wei Guangde, Zhang Juzheng browsed it quickly, and the more he read, the deeper his frown deepened.

"The Taungoo dynasty acted like this, why didn't the local government report it to Yunnan?"

The intelligence is about the current situation in Myanmar, and does not involve the neglect of other areas by Yunnan since the Jiajing Dynasty, which has caused various chieftain kingdoms to lose their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Yes, if you can't protect them and maintain their rule, why should they be surrendered?

Just to avoid trouble, they would send a "nothing" report to Ming Dynasty every year.

“The fact that the border chieftains were not protected by the imperial court and held on to both sides was actually just a result of the border chieftains wavering in their identification with the imperial court. All border chieftains should have this characteristic.

In the context of the rapid growth of the Toungoo Dynasty, its country was extremely aggressive, and it was inevitable to surrender to it in order to protect itself.

At present, the situation in the southwestern frontier has reversed. Our country has actually lost a large area of ​​territory, all because of the Jiajing Dynasty's governorship of Yunnan. Just because of a piece of paper, we lost two thousand miles of territory. "

Wei Guangde answered, and then he told what he knew. From the early Jiajing period to the present, the Yunnan local government ignored or even concealed the conflicts among the chieftains in the southwest.

"As far as I know, the Toungoo Dynasty was the original Kingdom of Ava, and it was also the Myanmar Xuanwei Division conferred by the imperial court. However, it was jointly attacked by the three surrounding countries.

As a result, the king of Ava Kingdom, the envoy appointed by the imperial court, was killed, and the land was divided among the three kingdoms.

The envoys from the Ava Kingdom asked Yunnan for help. However, the then governor of Yunnan chose not to report this important incident because he was worried about being held accountable by the court.

His son relied on the power of his mother's family to establish the Toungoo dynasty, so he naturally harbored hatred for the Ming Dynasty.

Although I understand that this matter is wrong, it involves a major national matter, so I cannot look at it that way.

If the imperial court wants to regain control over Sanxuan and Liuwei, the Toungoo dynasty must surrender. "

Wei Guangde briefly talked about the Toungoo dynasty, which was highlighted in the intelligence and had become the overlord of the southwest region.

“Once this attack on the Lao Xuanwei Division is successful, its momentum will become even greater. The next one will inevitably be the remaining areas controlled by chieftains such as Mubang and Mengyang, all of which border our Ming Dynasty.

There is no other land around for conquest, and it will inevitably turn against its master and covet Yunnan. "

Wei Guangde continued his analysis.

After hearing his words, Zhang Juzheng's pupils dilated slightly, and then he lowered his head and started thinking.

Liu Shouyou on the side just opened his mouth, and then shut it up knowingly. He also followed Zhang Juzheng's example and lowered his head.

"Who wants to turn against his master and covet Yunnan?"

Outside the door of the first assistant's duty room, Lu Tiaoyang's voice came over.

He arrived a little later and didn't hear what Wei Guangde said before, only the last two sentences, so he stepped in and asked loudly.

"Brother Heqing is here, please take a seat."

Wei Guangde stood up and bowed his hands.

Zhang Juzheng and Liu Shouyou, who had their heads lowered, also stood up and bowed to each other before sitting down.

"He Qing is here, let's take a look at this first."

Zhang Juzheng handed the Jin Yiwei information to Lu Tiaoyang. Lu Tiaoyang took it and glanced at Liu Shouyou sideways, then lowered his head and quickly browsed the documents in his hand.

Not long after, Lu Tiaoyang had finished reading the information about Jin Yiwei in his hand, and he couldn't help but close his eyes and think for a moment before saying, "Shan Loi, you really guessed it right.

This Dongyu dynasty cannot be allowed to stay, it is too murderous.

Once he defeats the surrounding chieftains, he will definitely look to the southeast and covet the land of Yunnan. I'm afraid it's not a lie. "

Zhang Juzheng listened to Lu Tiaoyang's analysis and nodded in agreement. Then he looked at Wei Guangde and asked, "Tell Shandai, what should the court do now?" ’

"Immediately send a message to the governor of Yunnan and order the Toungoo Dynasty to stop its attack on the Lao Xuanwei Division."

Wei Guangde said.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Lu Tiaoyang said.

“Just looking for a reason to interfere in Myanmar affairs.

If the Toungu dynasty still obeys the imperial edict, Southwest can stop its troops. If the Toungu dynasty does not obey the imperial edict, the imperial court can punish them in the name of resisting the edict. "

Wei Guangde opened his mouth to explain.

This is why the Han Dynasty usually found reasons for sending troops, and generally would not launch wars without a reason.

However, the so-called reasons for sending troops are actually just that. It mainly depends on the attitude of those in power.

If you are determined to intervene, you will find reasons even if you are picky and picky.

If one does not want to intervene, even if the envoy is expelled or even killed, military action will not be taken.

"How dare the Taungoo Dynasty and Ava Kingdom in Yunnan keep hiding it and not send anyone to find out the truth?"

At this time, Zhang Juzheng was thinking about what Wei Guangde had said before, that the Toungoo Dynasty was actually the restoration of the Ava Kingdom. He still couldn't believe that the Yunnan governor list was so large that he dared to conceal the destruction of the country under his rule.

“I saw this matter when reviewing documents from the Ministry of War. At that time, the Yunnan authorities must have been in disbelief when they received the news.

Because the King of Ava had already been killed at this time, and Yunnan had ignored the request for help from the Kingdom of Ava before and did not pay attention to it.

Therefore, they kept it secret and did not dare to report it. Of course, they did not do anything. They sent Yongchang Prefect Yan Shitai and Wei Commander Wang Xun to the local area to investigate the actual situation.

As a result, rebel soldiers made noise and made trouble at the post house where the Ming army stayed temporarily at night. They burned the post house and killed Qianhu Cao Yi. Yan Shitai and other forces fled back to Yunnan in a hurry.

At that time, a rebellion broke out in Yunnan between the chieftains Anquan and Feng Chaowen of Kunming. The Yunnan side was eager to quell the rebellion and had no time to pay attention to the affairs in Myanmar and did not report it afterwards.

It was only because of military mobilization that the Ministry of War still had records. However, even if someone in the Ministry of War noticed the situation in the DPRK at that time, no one mentioned it. "

Wei Guangde mentioned the Wenfeng Rebellion. Zhang Juzheng was not clear about it, but Lu Tiaoyang, a Guangxi native, knew about it.

"What happened in the sixth year of Jiajing?"

Lu Tiaoyang asked.

Wei Guangde nodded, confirming the time when this happened.

It has been so long, even if the court wants to hold people accountable, there is no way to start. The person involved has long been a cup of dirt.

"If possible, let Yunnan issue a document immediately, ordering the Toungoo Dynasty to immediately stop its attack on Laos."

Zhang Juzheng made a decision at this time to intervene in this matter and not allow him to continue to be powerful.

"I don't know if it's too late or not."

Lu Tiaoyang glanced at the time at the end of the document and sighed.

"Whether it's too late or not is secondary. The court's attitude must be made clear."

Zhang Juzheng immediately said seriously.

Wei Guangde nodded and said: "That's why the imperial court wants to restore its influence on Myanmar and other Xuanwei divisions. It won't happen overnight, but it must be done, otherwise the border chieftains will completely abandon the Ming Dynasty.

This Mang Yinglong was also so bold that he actually dared to imitate the golden-lettered red card system of our dynasty and "presented treasure belts and burrits" to the chieftains of the Xuanwei Division in the Yunnan border area except Che Xuanweisi, thus becoming the king here.

If the court ignores this, the majesty of the court will be completely lost, and the three proclamations and six consolations will no longer enter our territory of the Ming Dynasty. "

"But what if Laos has been defeated? What should the court do?"

Lu Tiaoyang asked with a frown.

"Let Yunnan report to all the Xuanwei Department and let them report the details truthfully, and then let Mang Yinglong go to Kunming to explain."

Wei Guangde immediately answered, "This matter should be notified to the Right Army Governor's Office, and Li Chengliang should make preparations to mobilize the Yunnan, Guizhou Dusi, Sichuan and Guangxi armies.

It would be better if Mang Yinglong went to Kunming to admit his mistake and be punished. If not, then send troops to conquer him. "

At this time, without Zhang Juzheng and others knowing, another map of East Asia had appeared in Wei Guangde's mind.

Naturally, it was based on the national boundary divisions of later generations, but Myanmar was also included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Indian Ocean would also become the Western Sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

Yes, China has always had the legend of the four seas in the east, south, west and north.

The North Sea does not refer to the Yellow Sea in later generations, but the area north of the Yellow Sea, all the way to the vicinity of the Bering Strait.

Although historically, some people said that China's North Sea may refer to Lake Baikal, but both in the Tang Dynasty and later the Ming Dynasty, everyone already knew something about the vast land north of Heilongjiang.

The Tang Dynasty established the Blackwater Governor's Office here, and the Ming Dynasty also established the Nurgan Governor's Office. All signs show that the Central Plains Dynasty actually knew that there was a sea to the north of the Korean Peninsula, which was the Sea of ​​Japan and Hubei. The North Sea formed by the Hotsk Sea.

As for the West Sea, historical records often refer to Qinghai Lake, Aral Sea, Caspian Sea and even the Persian Gulf. Now Wei Guangde wants to define it as the Indian Ocean.