I'm a big dick

Chapter 520
I am not indifferent and ungrateful, I am sorry for you; if you are unkind, I have a benevolent heart, but I also have a cruel heart.

Holding the ginseng box in his arms, Lao Wei left with gratitude.

The emperor sat in the imperial chair, pondered for a long time, and ordered the palace servants to pass the decree to commend the nobles such as Shouninghou and Wujinghou.The reason is very simple. All of these families have children who served in the army and made military achievements in the Ping-Liao War.

Mencius said: "The fortune of a gentleman will be cut off for five generations!" There is also a common saying among ordinary people: "Wealth cannot last for three generations!"

Originally, this law talked about the unspoken rules of the replacement of rich and poor in the world, but this law has also become a mantra for the change of Chinese dynasties.

Of course, the emperor didn't worry about whether the fifth generation would definitely decline or not.What he cared about was the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty, those wastes who were able to eat and enjoy luxury all day long due to the merits of their ancestors should no longer feed them in vain.

Zhu Chunchen was the beginning, but Shou Ninghou, Wu Jinghou and others were quite clear when they saw things, how long could the emperor tolerate if his sons contributed to the court.

There is also the Mu family in Shizhen Yunnan, and the officialdom in Yunnan.After the She'an Rebellion was put down, the army entered Yunnan, and it was time to purge.

I hope that my severe punishment and reward will make those nobles understand.

The emperor smiled wryly, feeling that he should not expect too much.

The main reason is that the root cause is hard to get rid of, which is dictated by Chinese tradition.Having earned a large family fortune, I naturally want my children and grandchildren to have less hardship and more enjoyment.

Then, starting a business, maintaining success, squandering, declining, and perishing, one generation is not as good as the next, and finally it is waste.This is the cycle law that the rich do not last for three or five generations, and it is closely related to Chinese tradition and society.

Zhu Youxiao knew that it was difficult to change.But he has to make efforts, for others, but also for himself.He encouraged the Maritime Group's foreign penetration and expansion of its territory, and even offered him a title as a reward.

Similarly, he must give experience to his descendants, and he cannot let them sit back and enjoy the benefits and become incompetent waste.

I thought so, but the emperor didn't have much confidence.Who doesn't want to have promising children, but how many people get what they want?

Well, give birth to a few more and choose the best ones!The emperor caressed his forehead, feeling that he should work harder.

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The Liaodong War ended, and the imperial court officially announced the successful pacification of Liaodong.The news seemed to have wings, and under the full publicity of the government, it spread all over the country.

The hearts of the people are uplifted, and the authority of the court is even stronger.Undoubtedly, this gave a shot of stimulant to the pacification of the She'an Rebellion.

Southwest has complex people and many chieftains. The She'an Rebellion dragged on for more than ten years. Firstly, the terrain in Shuixi was complicated, and secondly, chieftains secretly helped the rebels.

At the beginning of the rebellion, "the 48 branches and other tribes responded with An Bangjun, Chen Qiyu, etc.", and the remaining chieftain forces in Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan and even Bozhou responded one after another.

So much so that Zhu Xieyuan said in the memorial: "Wumeng, Mangbu, An Xiaoliang, and Shechongming were baited by the chieftain of An, and the chieftains of the four provinces combined to resist me, and I supported myself in danger with a single army."

Of course, the combat power of the Ming army is also a problem.Compared with the frontier troops, the troops in the inland areas are still far behind.

However, under the personal guidance of the emperor, the counter-insurgency troops have greatly improved in terms of officer configuration and weaponry.In the process of fighting and training, the combat effectiveness has also steadily improved.

Especially when the emperor took out gold flowers and silver branches to meet the war, the long-term siege and blockade was carried out smoothly.

This is similar to the strategy of Ping Liao, turning the war into a war of attrition for manpower and materials.Whether it's Jiannu, or the extravagant rebels, it is impossible to consume the Ming Empire that has prospered and eliminated disadvantages and revived.

The determination shown by the emperor made the chieftain who was helping the rebels in She'an even more awe-inspiring.

The purpose of the chieftains who participated in the rebellion was not to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but to seek their own independent status through the blows brought by the war to the Ming Dynasty.

Or force the Ming Dynasty to sit at the negotiating table and increase its bargaining chips, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Yang family in Banzhou.

That's right, after the rebellion of Bozhou chieftain Yang Wanlong was suppressed, the Ming Dynasty directly adopted the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the local people, directly dismantling Bozhou and merging it into provinces directly controlled by the imperial court.

Seeing the ending of the Yang family in Banzhou, all the chieftains inevitably mourned the death of rabbits and foxes.It is a hereditary system ruled from generation to generation. Who is willing to give up the power of their own emperor?
However, the emperor never forgave or surrendered to the rebellious leader of She'an, and his unstoppable drive to destroy the rebels really gave a blow to the chieftains who supported the rebellion.

As the She'an rebels failed in several attacks and lost hope of breaking the Ming army's siege and blockade, the minds of the chieftains also changed accordingly.

Obviously, it is completely impossible to force the court to surrender, or to sit down and negotiate terms.There is no need to worry about reforming the land in the future. The Ming Dynasty succeeded in suppressing the rebellion, and severe punishment will soon come to the head.

Moreover, the emperor never forgave the rebel leaders She Chongming and An Bangyan. He was determined to destroy Yongning Xuanweisi in Sichuan and Shuixi Xuanweisi in Guizhou, but he never said that he would be involved with the rebels. All the toasts were wiped out.

The emperor also knew very well that although reforming the land and returning it to the local people is the general trend, it is not worth the loss to forcefully implement the policy of reforming the land and returning it to the local people before the national power is fully restored.

The emperor also thought about people's psychology quite well. The so-called "trees fall and the monkeys scatter", as long as the She'an rebels show their defeat, not only the chieftains who aided the rebellion, but also the inside of the She'an rebels. Tumu abandoned the dark and turned to the bright to save his life and property.

As the emperor had expected, the rebels outside Shuixi were gradually wiped out, the Ming army occupied the important river area, and repelled the counterattacks of the She'an rebels several times. The situation gradually turned, and more and more chieftains rebelled.

When the Ming army began to cut off the Shuixi land and garrison it for a long time, the imperial court issued an edict to reward meritorious soldiers as a hereditary property.

Even so, Fu Zonglong refused to send people to surrender several times.There is only one condition, surrender unconditionally, and wait for the court to deal with it.

Everyone knows that the imperial court has made up its mind that Shuixi, like Bozhou, will not set up native officials.The Shui'an Clan, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has now reached the end of its life.

Walking through the forest valley, Xu Hongyu led a team back from the raid, feeling very good.

Xu Hongyu has commanded thousands of people in dozens of battles.After continuous training and combat, he and his subordinates became more and more familiar with the complex terrain of Shuixi.

According to Fu Zonglong's deployment, the blockade and siege must be tight, not a grain of rice can get through the water, and not a single thief can escape out of the water.After this is achieved, there will be frequent surprise attacks, which will exhaust the rebels and keep losing their strength.

(End of this chapter)