Sun Chengzong's approach can be said to be very safe, and it also represents his attitude, which is that he did not take She Chongming's rebellion seriously at all.
In fact, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, danger has always come from the north; even if the southwest is more turbulent, it will not cause any big waves.
For the court, one governor was enough to deal with the southwestern rebels, and it didn't require the court to spend too much energy. This was also the view of others.
Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly. The Ming Dynasty was such a mess.
But I had expected this a long time ago. Now all that’s missing is an internal peasant uprising.
If there is another internal rebellion, the Ming Dynasty will be extremely unstable, and there will be rebellions and uprisings within the dynasty.
"It's time to clean up the southwest." Zhu Youxiao said slowly.
Several university secretaries were stunned, and at the same time they understood the emperor's attitude.
It was obvious that the emperor was very unhappy with the rebellion of the people in the southwest and wanted to deal with it thoroughly. It seemed that Sun Chengzong's opinion was rejected.
Xu Guangqi took a step forward and said slowly, "Your Majesty, in this case, I believe we should dispatch high-ranking officials to the southwest and establish a governor-general to take care of things."
Governor-General of the Southwest, Governor-General of the Military and Political Affairs of Three Provinces.
The military and political power of Guangxi, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces are all concentrated in one person.
The imperial court would never easily set up such a position, but once it was set up, it meant that there would be big moves.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Xu Guangqi and nodded in appreciation.
This is what I think. The southwest must be cleaned up.
The reason why I didn't care about She Chongming before was that, on the one hand, I felt that without the excuse of Liaodong reinforcements, he couldn't make too much trouble, and perhaps he might not make trouble.
I can't just transfer the surrounding troops before She Chongming rebels, right?
What if She Chongming did not rebel? What would happen to these troops?
You know, mobilizing troops costs money.
Now that She Chongming has rebelled, it is a good excuse for him to do so.
You know, after the She'an Rebellion, there was the Shap Rebellion, which proved that the Ming Dynasty's rule over the southwest had completely gone wrong.
Without digging out the root cause, there is no way to solve the problem once and for all.
If he wanted to do his utmost to deal with the north and respond to the impending peasant uprising, the southwest must be stable.
In history, the "She'an Rebellion" and the later "Shapu Rebellion" were huge in scale and lasted for a long time. They not only shocked the southwestern provinces at that time, but also tied down the military and economic power of Shu, Chu, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, and greatly weakened the Ming Dynasty's defense capabilities against the Later Jin.
Objectively, it also helped to ease the pressure on the Ming court against peasant uprisings such as Li Zicheng, forcing the Ming court to fight on three fronts and be attacked from all sides, causing problems in the mobilization of personnel and money.
In Zhu Youxiao's plan, if She Chongming did not rebel, he would maintain the status quo and concentrate on dealing with the north; after dealing with the north, the southwest would be just a matter of waving his hand.
If She Chongming rebelled, then we should first stabilize the situation in the north and completely resolve the southwest.
Now that She Chongming had really rebelled, Zhu Youxiao had a reason to carry out a thorough purge of the southwest.
Therefore, Xu Guangqi's proposal to establish the Governor-General of Southwest China was approved by Zhu Youxiao.
"Is there a suitable candidate?" Zhu Youxiao said to everyone.
This person must understand military affairs, have high prestige, and most importantly, be able to get things done without procrastinating. Therefore, it was not easy to choose this person, and Zhu Youxiao hoped they would give him some advice.
"Your Majesty, I recommend Wang Xianggan, the governor of Liaodong." Sun Chengzong said at this time.
Wang Xianggan?
The candidate recommended by Sun Chengzong did not surprise Zhu Youxiao. He was indeed a man of seniority and prestige, as well as strong ability. There would definitely be no big problems if he was sent to the southwest.
However, Zhu Youxiao did not want to send Wang Xianggan and wanted to keep him in Liaodong.
You know, the reason why Liaodong is stable now is because the policies from top to bottom are harmonious and unified, and no one argues.
Wang Xianggan, the governor of Liaodong, Wang Zaijin, the governor of Guangning, and Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, all had the same strategy.
That is to develop peacefully, hold steady, and strengthen the city; hold on, do not attack, do not fight. When you can accumulate strength to annihilate the Jiannu in one fell swoop, then you can attack again.
So now the situation in Liaodong is very harmonious, there is no disorganization, and the three people cooperate very well.
Zhu Youxiao did not want to change this situation in the short term, so he would not touch the people in Liaodong.
"Wang Xianggan is doing a great job in Liaodong. I won't touch him." Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and said, "My dear ministers, please consider whether there are other suitable candidates."
"I recommend Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai." At this time, Han Yu stood up and said respectfully.
Hearing Han Yu recommend Yuan Keli was beyond some people's expectations.
Because Yuan Keli was Sun Chengzong's man, they had a very good relationship. Sun Chengzong had recommended Yuan Keli to him, but Yuan Keli was sent to Denglai as governor by Zhu Youxiao.
However, several people soon realized that Han Yu was probably eyeing the position of Governor of Denglai. He wanted to transfer Yuan Keli and then replace him with his own people.
Several people had different expressions.
Sun Chengzong did not stand up to refute it immediately, but was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.
Although Han Yu had no good intentions, Sun Chengzong admitted that he was tempted.
The Governor of Denglai was only a Governor, but the Governor-General of the Three Southwestern Provinces had a different status.
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