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Chapter 460 Descendants of the Mu family
Although the new Ming dynasty did not touch the chieftains in Yunnan and Sichuan (Guizhou has been defeated by Zhang Guangsi)... now it should be called the power territory of Tuzhifu and Tuzhi County, but all the children of the chieftains, as long as they are not too old, have to go to Nanjing The Imperial College studied and learned calligraphy.

The reason given by the court was that since these were the future Tufu counties of the Ming Dynasty, how could they not even speak Chinese?
Very reasonable.

The chieftains from both places could not refuse, so they were ordered to send their children to Nanjing.

There was also an unexpected discovery that among the chieftains of Yunnan there were actually descendants of Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou.

Although Mu Tianbo died for his country in the past, his descendants were not like Jue Si of the Ming Dynasty. Under the protection of the Yunnan chieftain, he remained anonymous and intermarryed with him for generations.

In history, these Mu family members were gradually assimilated. It was not their intention to appear now. It was because when the Ming Dynasty conferred these Tufu Tuxian counties, it was discovered that the surnames of some young chieftains were incompatible with the other chieftains.

After careful inquiry, I discovered that he was a descendant of the Duke of Guizhou.

Zheng Dingrui did not dare to neglect and hurriedly reported to Nanjing.

"The descendants of Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou?" Zhu Yijiong received the urgent report. He felt strange at first, and then his eyes narrowed.

"Is the news true?"

Wang Li said: "The Tufu Diao family who took refuge with them admitted that these are indeed the descendants of the Duke of Guizhou. The descendants of the Duke of Guizhou had a chance to escape Tatar pursuit in the past, and they remained anonymous under the protection of the local chieftain in Yunnan and intermarried with each other."

Zhu Yijiong nodded, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Prince Mu has a good life. He died for his country, his loyalty and righteousness are fulfilled, and his descendants will also have a legacy!"

Upon hearing this, several cabinet ministers raised their brows.

This title of Prince Mu... is not something you want to call nonsense!
From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family of Yunnan was granted the imperial decree to suppress Yunnan forever, but its title was only the Duke of Guizhou from the beginning to the end.

In the previous Ming Dynasty, non-clan members were not allowed to be crowned kings, so how could the Mu family be crowned kings?
Later generations often say that in the Mu Prince's Mansion, if it were really changed to the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family would be frightened to death. This would be a crime of great disrespect and would have the heads of the nine clans cut off.

Wang Li thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, in the past, Duke Mu Tianbo of Guizhou died for his country loyally, and his son may have left a legacy. Now that we have restored the Ming Dynasty, we should be rewarded."

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Wang Li still had to remind the emperor not to act recklessly.

Even if the Mu family has no meritorious service in the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of the world, the Mu family has sacrificed their loyalty to the previous Ming Dynasty. As the Ming Dynasty inherited the legal traditions of the previous Ming Dynasty, they cannot really mess with their descendants.

Zhu Yijiong frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he still didn't insist: "Wang Qing's words are reasonable. Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Guizhou in the former Ming Dynasty, was loyal to the country and died with his own life. This is loyalty. However, although the new Ming Dynasty is not the former Ming Dynasty, it is also As a reward, the descendants of the Mu family can be conferred the title of Marquis of Guizhou, and their rank will be reduced to hereditary status after three generations. This is how the cabinet will draft the decree!"

The imperial title of Marquis of Guizhou was one level lower than the Duke of Guizhou, and it could not be hereditary and replaceable, and there was no mention of the permanent rule of Yunnan.

It may seem like a low price, but in fact it’s already very generous.

Mu Tianbo's martyrdom for the country is very admirable, but that was a matter of the Ming Dynasty. To the new Ming Dynasty, Mu Tianbo was no different from the heroes of the previous dynasty in the storybooks.

If the new Ming dynasty had not inherited the legal system of the previous Ming Dynasty, the Mu family would not have to take care of it at all. It was not Zhu Yijiong who had any objections to the Mu family. In the final analysis, it was a matter of both parties.

And to put it harshly, Mu had been the local emperor in Yunnan for 200 years, so she had to repay Qian Ming something.

The Marquis of Guizhou's offer was already very high. After all, the Mu family had contributed so little to the Ming Dynasty.Now there are only two princes in the Ming Dynasty, and there are only one prince, and none of them are hereditary.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The cabinet has no objection. They just let the emperor seal some places at will, so as to block the mouths of the people in the world.

Meng Yan at the side immediately put down the calendar book in his hand, took out his daily notes and wrote: "In the seventh year of Jianwu, Xia. I found a descendant of the Mu family in the former Ming Dynasty. In gratitude for the loyalty of my ancestors, I granted him the title of Marquis of Guizhou to show his kindness. The ministers worshiped and said: "My emperor is a wise man." The descendants of the Mu family were just a minor incident, and it was said that they had achieved nothing, but at least the court still gained the Tuzhai villages under the descendants of the Mu family.

Now that the Mu family has regained her status and has been granted the title of Marquis of Guizhou, so that she can go to Nanjing to enjoy the wealth and honor, the villages under her command will naturally be taken over by the imperial court and directly converted to their native land.

Even Diao Ruzhen, the big chieftain who took care of him, could not interfere, because the court did have legitimate reasons, and the other chieftains supported it with both hands.

Because Diao Ruzhen, the former leader of the alliance, had gained too much territory, all the Yunnan chieftains were quite afraid of her.

As for the children of chieftains from Yunnan and Sichuan, as long as they are not too old, they will be sent to the Nanjing Imperial College. This is called a proton.

The Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty directly learned the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's attitude towards the Three Feudatories. They first Sinicized these chieftain children. Even if they could not completely become Sinicized Tu people, they should at least become close to the Han government.

In short, the purpose is to make these chieftains' children feel happy about Shu. No matter how powerful the chieftains are, how much enjoyment can they enjoy being in the nooks and crannies of the Yunnan mountains?
Especially during this period, Yunnan as a whole was underdeveloped. To say that it was poor and poor was not considered regional discrimination.

If we really go to Nanjing and experience the high level of life here, I am afraid that many people will be corrupted in an instant.

The so-called transition from thrift to extravagance is easy, and from extravagance to thrift is difficult.

In this way, when these chieftain children return to inherit the official positions of Tufu and Tuxian County, they will naturally be more eager to integrate into the Han region.

Even shamelessly, the imperial court directly canonized the children of the chieftains who entered Nanjing as the next chieftains, and all the other children of the chieftains were dismissed, and then they were not released to their heirs, just like Wu Sangui who was the cause of the San Francisco in the past.

The chieftains could either accept their fate and obediently cooperate with the court to change their status and return to their current status, or they could directly rebel and then the court would suppress the rebellion and change their status to their local status and return to their current status.

Zhu Yijiong will not allow these chieftains from Yunnan and Sichuan to exist for too long. Even Shili Xuanwei Si will have to change his roots and return to his hometown.

Now the name of the first step has been adopted, including Shidi, which has also been changed to Shidi Tuzhou.

In less than three years, he will have to change the terms of these local magistrates and local magistrates.

As for whether to replace these chieftains' children, or directly replace them with others, force the local chieftains to rebel, and forcefully convert the local chieftains to return to their hometowns, then it depends on the brainwashing of the Imperial College... No, it is the effectiveness of the education.

The Ming court tried every means to dig a hole for these southwestern chieftains, and by the way, Sichuan was once again included in the imperial government's immigration priorities.

The population of Sichuan is too small, even less than that of the mountainous areas of Guizhou.

It is often said that tigers were everywhere in Sichuan in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Although it is a bit exaggerated, the Ming army who went to Sichuan did report seeing tigers.

The urban population is too small to benefit the countryside. When there are fewer people, wild animals will naturally dare to escape.

It's a pity that wild animals in this era are not as popular as in later generations, and they have to be killed if they encounter them.

Zhu Yijiong even got the tiger skin trophies delivered by the frontline troops... Although the Han Dynasty was unified, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire southwest Shaanxi-Gansu border area is full of waste.

And just as the southwest chieftains were sending their children on the official ship to Nanjing, an urgent secret letter from Liaodong also arrived in Nanjing.

Although this secret message came from the official ship station, it was not sent back by a frontline officer, but from the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's small court in Ninggu Pagoda.

The small Manchu and Qing court in Ninggu Pagoda actually asked to surrender!

(End of this chapter)