Zhu Youxiao nodded, a hint of approval on his face, and said calmly, "Then let's get this done as soon as possible, without any mistakes."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian bowed and agreed quickly.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand gently.

Wei Zhongxian said tactfully, "Your Majesty, please take a good rest."

After saying that, he walked out.

Zhu Youxiao had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Hong hurriedly walking in from outside.

Chen Hong looked anxious, beads of sweat on his forehead. Clearly, something had happened, and it was quite serious.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything and waited quietly for his arrival.

Arriving in front of Zhu Youxiao, Chen Hong said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the Sichuan Governor Zhu Kuiyuan has submitted a petition stating that She Chongming, the Yongning Xuanfu Si, has rebelled!"

As he spoke, Chen Hong handed the question book in his hand to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao calmly reached out and took the question book, slowly unfolding it.

This incident finally broke out.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao had anticipated this, but he was just unable to do anything about it.

I have been busy with the affairs of Liaodong and sorting out the affairs of the court. Yunnan and Sichuan are too far away for me.

Even if he wanted to deploy troops earlier, there were no good soldiers to deploy, so he could only deploy those nearby. I'm afraid the result would not be much different.

Now She Chongming and his men are very powerful. If he wants to destroy them, it will be very difficult with the strength of the Ming Dynasty's southern military alone.

Zhu Youxiao was very clear about this, so he never moved to the southwest. There was another thing he had to do, which was to wait for She Chongming to rebel and do something.

Reaching out and handing the memorial back to Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "Call the cabinet ministers and the six ministers to discuss the matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The emperor's attitude gave Chen Hong a shot in the arm. Chen Hong instantly felt that his uneasy heart had settled down. He quickly and respectfully agreed and ran to summon everyone.

Zhu Youxiao did not stay here for too long, but returned to his palace.

Soon, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the six ministers arrived.

Along the way, they naturally understood what had happened, and the expressions on everyone's faces were very serious and also very ugly.

Chieftain rebellions were never a new thing in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this time the new emperor had just ascended the throne and they had just come to power, so they felt a little embarrassed.

In fact, in their view, She Chongming's rebellion was nothing more than a local chieftain rebellion, and they could just send people to put it down.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well that neither She Chongming nor the affairs of Liaodong were taken seriously by the ministers in the court, especially when Liaoyang and Shenyang were underestimated.

After everyone entered, Zhu Youxiao slowly glanced at them and said, "I'm sure you all know what happened. Lord Sun, please tell me what happened."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong quickly stepped forward and agreed.

He is the Minister of War, and this matter should indeed be under his jurisdiction.

Taking a step forward, Sun Chengzong said, "The Sichuan Governor, Zhu Kuiyuan, clearly wrote in his memorial that She Chongming, the chieftain of Yongning, Sichuan, has rebelled. He has murdered local officials and is now laying siege to Chongqing."

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

In fact, this is the butterfly effect. If Liaodong was not so miserable, the court would not have mobilized officers and soldiers from Yunnan to support Liaodong, so some things would not have happened.

If the original historical process had been followed, the imperial court would have transferred troops from Yunnan and Sichuan, leaving the local defenses empty.

This gave She Chongming an opportunity, and he requested to transfer 20,000 cavalry and infantry to aid Liao, and sent his son-in-law Fan Long and his party member Zhang Tong to lead troops to Chongqing.

On September 17, She Chongming raised an army and killed more than 20 military and political officials including Governor Xu Keqiu, launching a rebellion. He occupied Chongqing, attacked Hejiang, broke Luzhou, captured Zunyi (now in Guizhou Province), and established the country name "Daliang".

But in this life, the imperial court did not dispatch troops from Yunnan and Sichuan, She Chongming had no chance to send people to aid Liao, and had no reason to send troops to Chongqing, let alone the opportunity to kill all the officials in Chongqing, big and small.

Therefore, there was no reason to give She Chongming the opportunity to occupy Chongqing and then attack in all directions.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao was hoping for the best, thinking that since She Chongming had lost the opportunity to send people to aid Liao, he might not rebel for the time being.

But the facts proved that he was wrong, She Chongming still rebelled.

However, this time She Chongming had no way to directly occupy Chongqing. Instead, he led his troops to besiege Chongqing, preparing to take it down.

However, the border troops were still very weak and understaffed. This was something the court needed to resolve, and it was also the opportunity Zhu Youxiao was waiting for.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at everyone present and said, "We must not allow chaos in the southwest. What suggestions do you have, my dear ministers?"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Sun Chengzong's face.

The situation in this life is much better than in the previous one, because the imperial court did not withdraw troops from the southwest, so there would not be a situation where the huge city of Chengdu had only two thousand defenders; Chongqing also stockpiled heavy troops, so the governor of Sichuan would not be without people at his disposal.

Several people's eyes fell on Sun Chengzong's face. He was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and also the Minister of War. Naturally, he should express his opinion on this matter.

Zhu Youxiao's gaze also fell on Sun Chengzong's face, wanting to see what he meant.

Sun Chengzong stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I think it would be sufficient for Sichuan Governor Zhu Kuiyuan to dispatch troops from nearby areas to quell the rebellion. If Sichuan lacks sufficient troops, they can be dispatched from Yunnan and Guangxi. If that still isn't enough, they can dispatch troops from nearby Huguang, or even send troops directly from Nanjing."

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