The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 668 Southeast Military Command
Emperor Wanli suddenly led his army to bypass the South Seas and launch a campaign against the Burmese Pacification Commission.

The Toungoo Dynasty was truly caught off guard.

King Liangyuan also fell for the trap of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements. When he returned, he was surrounded and had no choice but to surrender.

This guy led over 200,000 troops; all of that is military merit!
As a result, all the deputy generals of the four battalions of Shenwu were promoted to Dukes, and most of the soldiers received a military merit reward of fifty taels, with many receiving over a hundred taels, and some even receiving several hundred or a thousand taels.

The soldiers of the Beijing garrison were in high spirits, hoping that some foolish chieftain would send them more military merits.

The Tusi here naturally refers to the Tusi of the Three Xuan and Six Wei regions.

Emperor Wanli has already issued an edict ordering them all to come to Ava City for an audience.

This time, he intends to merge all three Xuan and six Wei regions into the Southeast Regional Military Commission, just as he did with the establishment of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Regional Military Commission.

Anyone who refuses will be wiped out, just like the Burmese Pacification Commission!
Which chieftain of the three Xuan and six Wei regions in the southeast would dare to refuse?

These guys have no idea what's going on.

They only learned of this upon receiving the imperial edict: His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had personally led his army to conquer the Burmese Pacification Commission, and the Toungoo Dynasty had been destroyed!
As for why His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty summoned them, they had no idea, and they dared not refuse.

Upon receiving Emperor Wanli's decree, they immediately rushed to Ava City.

With the New Year approaching, Wanli Emperor ordered the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion and the Sichuan Army to rest and set up a large camp with the prisoners on the plains east of Ava City.

The Shenwu Four Camps numbered 400,000, the Sichuan Army already numbered 200,000, and with the 50,000 brought by Liu Ting, that's 250,000. Add to that the prisoners, which also numbered nearly 250,000, bringing the total to almost 900,000 men.

Now, the eastern side of Ava City was once again filled with camps, stretching for over a hundred miles.

The Jinsha River was also filled with ships, so numerous that they were impossible to count.

The chieftains of the three Xuan and six Wei regions in the southeast were completely dumbfounded by this scene.

They had long heard that the Ming Dynasty was already incredibly powerful, but they never imagined that it had become this powerful.

Why did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty lead such a large army by land and sea to make three grand pronouncements and six comforts?
If the goal was simply to subdue the Toungoo Dynasty, then such a large force would not be necessary.

On their way here, they had all heard that King Liangyuan was leading his army to attack the Mubang Pacification Commissioner's Office, but suddenly he hastily withdrew his troops.

And that was it. This guy had just run back when his entire army was wiped out!
With such a large army, the Ming Dynasty could easily wipe out all three Xuan and six Wei tribes.

What exactly does His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty want to do?
Emperor Wanli didn't tell these chieftains what he was going to do; he just wanted them to see just how strong the Ming Dynasty's land and naval forces really were.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the Little New Year, all the chieftains from the three Xuan and six Wei tribes in the southeast came over.

Emperor Wanli even ordered the construction of a platform about ten feet high in the camp outside the city, and the erection of a huge sunshade.

Around noon, when the sun was high in the sky, he ordered his men to invite all the chieftains to the high platform.

At this time, more than ten tables were set up on the high platform. In the center of the platform, there was a platform that was obviously several feet higher. Wanli, Zhu Changxun, and Zhu Changxu, the Prince of Nan, sat on the higher platform.

There were also thirty or forty generals from the Shenwu Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Sichuan Army, as well as more than twenty commanders from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Imperial Guard, all standing neatly on both sides of the high platform.

There were actually quite a few chieftains with three Xuanfu Divisions and six Wei Divisions. The three Xuanfu Divisions refer to three Xuanfu Divisions and the six Wei Divisions refer to six Xuanwei Divisions. Under these Xuanfu Divisions and Wei Divisions, there were actually many Anfu Divisions and Chief Offices.

For example, the Myanmar Pacification Commission has more than a dozen Pacification Commissions and Chief Commissioners under its jurisdiction.

Therefore, there were dozens of chieftains in the Three Proclamations and Six Consolations regions.

Seeing that the Ming emperor, dressed in a dragon robe, and two princes, also dressed in dragon robes, were already sitting on the high platform waiting, they quickly prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Wanli nodded slightly, then raised his hand and said sternly, "No need to be polite, please stand up."

The chieftain, who had received three pronouncements and six condolences, quickly expressed his gratitude and rose to his feet.

They thought the next thing to do was to have a feast.

They celebrated the Little New Year and had their reunion dinner.

Today is the Little New Year, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is probably inviting them over for a gathering and a good meal.

After all, the Ming Dynasty's "Three Proclamations and Six Condolences" policy towards them was primarily aimed at appeasement, and they had often been given rewards in the past.

To everyone's surprise, instead of announcing the start of the banquet, Wanli loudly proclaimed, "Bring Liangyuan Prince."

Soon, two Imperial Guards brought Liangyuan King before the group of chieftains and forced him to kneel on the ground.

Wanli waved his hand again, and Li Xuancheng, who was beside him, immediately took out a list of crimes and began to read it aloud.

The Toungoo Dynasty has really gone too far. During the Wanli era alone, several Toungoo kings led their armies to attack other pacification commissions, pacification garrisons, and even the borders of the Ming Dynasty no less than ten times.

The three Xuan and six Wei kingdoms were thrown into chaos and utter turmoil by the Toungoo Dynasty.

These chieftains present were certainly aware of this, as they had almost all been defeated by the Toungoo Dynasty.

After Li Xuancheng finished reading, Wanli Emperor did not ask whether Prince Liangyuan confessed his crimes. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Drag him away and execute his entire family."

This seems like a good thing. The Toungoo King's faction had dealt them a terrible blow. Good riddance! The chieftains were practically shouting "Long live the Emperor!"

Unexpectedly, Wanli then said sternly, "As you have all seen, a single envoy has plunged the southeast into chaos for decades. The Ming Dynasty is now in a time of peace and prosperity, yet you are still fighting endlessly. If you don't want a peaceful life, then the other people do too."

I have decided to abolish all the Pacification Commissions, Pacification Offices, and Pacification Offices, and the Chief Offices, and to change the Three Pacification and Six Pacification Offices into the Southeast Regional Military Commission. You will all be appointed as commanders, chiliarchs, and centurions according to the number of men under your command.

Anyone who wants to defy the imperial decree, step forward and speak.

what?
So you brought so many people here to abolish all the chieftains!
Who else would dare to defy the imperial decree?
Who dares to disobey the imperial decree!
The King of Liangyuan has just had his entire family executed.

Who here still possesses the strength of King Liangyuan?
To put it bluntly, even if they had the strength of King Liangyuan, it wouldn't be of any use.

When King Liangyuan returned with his more than 200,000 troops, they were wiped out in an instant!
At this point, naturally no one dared to disobey the imperial decree, and none of the chieftains dared to utter a sound.

Seeing this, Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's good that no one disobeyed the imperial decree. After the New Year, bring all your men here. I will then order someone to count the number of men and grant you the rank of garrison commander."

Do we need to bring all the troops over here?
The chieftains were only stunned for a moment before nodding in agreement.

They dared not disagree.

Having so many people here is no joke.

The Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty has made his intentions very clear: anyone who dares to disagree will have their entire family executed!

Upon seeing this, Wanli then explained in detail: "Actually, it will be beneficial for you to change this place into the Chengdu Garrison."

I will order people to open up land routes that reach all the hundred households, and I will also order people to build ports and docks, and dispatch ships to transport goods for you.

Even if you just cut down some trees, hunt some wild delicacies, or dig up some gems, you could make a fortune, and your lives would definitely be much better than they are now.”

Is there such a good thing?

Upon hearing this, the chieftains immediately clasped their hands and bowed in gratitude.

Emperor Wanli nodded slightly, then raised his hand and said, "Alright, everyone, please sit down. Today is the Little New Year, so please don't stand on ceremony. Men, bring out the wine and dishes."

The feast can finally begin.

The delicacies from land and sea, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, fish and meat, etc., were served non-stop, and the tribute wine was also plentiful. All the chieftains ate until their mouths were full of oil and praised it endlessly.

Seeing this, Prince Zhu Changzhi of the Southern Kingdom couldn't help but ask, "Father, will they just behave themselves and obey?"

Not always.

Emperor Wanli shook his head slightly, then patiently instructed, "We cannot expect them to obey on their own initiative."

If we want them to truly obey, we'll have to use some methods.

For example, right now, with millions of troops stationed here by land and sea, they certainly wouldn't dare disobey.

We should take this opportunity to make them hand over all their men, then make them work and pay them wages.

Their men are used to working and making money, and their lives are getting better and better, so they won't listen to us and risk their lives to oppose us.

Of course, this is still not enough to guarantee safety. They've gotten used to being local tyrants, and if we suddenly stop them from doing so, they certainly won't be happy about it.

They'll probably have some ideas once our troops withdraw.

Therefore, we still need to relocate a border town here to keep them in check.

Over time, everyone got used to it, and they truly became obedient and compliant.

Uh, is it that complicated?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Changzhi, the Prince of Xiaonan, was once again confused.

Seeing this, Wanli simply said, "Dingchen, go and get Shengwu to come over. You can switch tables with him first."

Their table consisted of Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, Li Xuancheng, Shan Sinan, the two little ones, and four commanders of the Imperial Guards; the other generals were all seated below.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Dingchen, the heir apparent of the Duke of Cheng, immediately got up and replaced Liu Ting with him.

After Wanli invited Liu Ting to sit down, he offered him a cup of wine and then solemnly said, "Shengwu, I am going to promote you to the position of Left Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies Commandery. You will be in charge of the affairs of the Southeast Commandery for now."

After the New Year, once they've gathered all their men, you should take a good look at them, grant them the rank of garrison commander, and then reorganize their forces.

I will order people to send them military uniforms, tents, cold weapons, and tools for working, etc., according to the equipment of the garrison.

You will lead your 50,000 Sichuan soldiers and these newly recruited garrison soldiers to build bridges, roads, ports, docks, and even cities.

These people don't work for nothing. I will pay them their wages according to the standards for garrison soldiers, one tael of silver and one shi of grain per month.

When you're leading them in their work, you must also properly instruct them, letting them know what loyalty to the emperor means, what it means to serve the country and its people, and that they won't listen to those chieftains' nonsense anymore.

Uh, I'm in charge of such a huge place as the Southeast Regional Military Commission, and I'm even leading people to carry out development?
I am a military general!
Upon hearing this, Liu Ting paused for a moment before nodding repeatedly and saying, "This subordinate understands."

(End of this chapter)