My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 92 The First Year of Jiajing
The first year of Jiajing was destined to be an extraordinary year in the history of future generations.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not stay in the capital to welcome the New Year with his officials and concubines as he had done for the past hundred years.

Then he went to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying that the invisible, indescribable, and incomprehensible destiny would continue to bless the Ming Dynasty as in the past.

Instead, he led the imperial army and lined up in the mountains of the southwest with the Luchan Homesick Rebels who had suffered from cholera for more than a hundred years in the Ming Dynasty.

Face the terrifying existence that once ruled south of the Yangtze River in the pre-Qin period.

Xiangxi, Liujiazhai.

In an inconspicuous military camp on the front line of western Hunan, Zhu Houcong sketched on the map in front of him.

That was the rumored place where Little Mu King last appeared.

Although this place is still under the control of the rebels.

Zhu Houcong had already sent Jin Yiwei to go ahead and investigate.

After the Ming army entered the southwest, the soldiers of the Six Guards of the Forbidden Army were at the forefront, and they were invincible wherever they pointed. Half of the Eighteen Villages in Jiuxi, western Hunan, had been captured.

If this momentum continues, it will be a matter of time before we regain Xiangxi.

Zhu Houcong thought as he touched the "Seal of the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses" presented by the Ministry of War yesterday.

It was certainly not Zhu Houcong's whim to learn from the Wuzong and proclaim himself the Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses.

Although Wu Zong was playful, he did not want the title of generalissimo. He had to ask the Ministry of War to arrange a formal establishment for him.

After all, these emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not horse-mounted emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di who conquered the world on horseback.

Not even Wu Zong, who likes cosplay the most.

Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di did not need to rely on the Ming court's military system to command and mobilize the Ming court's troops.

They are familiar with the abilities and personalities of almost all senior generals in the Ming army, as well as the characteristics and combat capabilities of each army.

And this is obviously something that future generations of emperors cannot possess.

If the later emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to command the army, he had to rely on the existing military system of the Ming court, namely the Five Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War to convey his orders.

It is impossible for him to rely on his prestige to directly bypass the Ministry of War and command the army in the void like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di did.

No matter what the reason is, forcibly bypassing the Ministry of War and directly intervening in the army will only lead to disastrous consequences.

In name, the imperial power is supreme, but the term "supreme" is too vague. If the emperor can do everything and control everything, then in fact the emperor may not be able to do anything or control anything.

Originally, the entire system could still operate in an orderly manner, but the indiscriminate and forcible intervention of the imperial power would only make the soldiers confused and not know how to deal with it.

Either they micromanage everything and deal with trivial matters, or they report good news but not bad news.

The way Wu Zong thought of was to actively join the Ming court's military system.

Zhu Houcong just needs to use it directly.

The military system of the Ming Dynasty is still operating normally, and there will not be any fluctuations outside the rules due to the emperor's command. I perform the duties of the general marshal of the army and horses entrusted to me by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. You generals at all levels and even every one of you Soldiers just fulfill your duties and don't need to think too much.

This is the message Zhu Houcong wants to convey.

"Is there any enemy information from the Ministry of War today?"

General Jiang Ding, who was beside Zhu Houcong, raised his head and replied after hearing Zhu Houcong's words.

"Guo Xun sent news from the front line. In the past few days, spies from the Ministry of War have discovered that rebels are gathering at an abnormal speed in western Hunan. There are rumors that Silun Jie, the third son of the current head of the Sijia family, has secretly arrived at the front line in western Hunan. The rebels It seems that they want to launch a counterattack this month to prevent our army from continuing to advance on the northern front."

Zhu Houcong nodded.Qiu Luan sneaked into Liujiazhai with Jin Yiwei last month to look for the orphan of King Mu, but there is no news yet.

If there is no news at the end of this month, the Ming army will not be able to completely defeat the homesick rebels entrenched in western Hunan.

Zhu Houcong planned to go to the Liu Family Dazhai in person, even at the risk of exposing his position.

The wisdom of Xiangxi Barbarian God is far beyond Zhu Houcong's imagination.

As soon as he entered western Hunan with his army at the beginning of the month, Zhu Houcong felt the presence of those things everywhere.

The hateful red worms hide in the dark jungle, watching for all outsiders who break into the vast mountains in the southwest.

But even though Sijia was defeated again and again on the front line, it had no intention of helping.

It was waiting. Ever since the two people parted ways in the Liu Family Ancestral Temple, it had been waiting for Zhu Houcong's arrival.

I was fully prepared for this moment,

Neither one person nor one monster is sure that they can deal with the opponent without injury.

Therefore, whoever can force the other party to show up first will seize the opportunity in this game.

But in the hands of the Barbarian God was a bargaining chip that Zhu Houcong had to save.

Little Mu King.

"There is also some news from General Wulinglang of the Qintian Prison on the front line. It is said that in the past few days, the corpses on the battlefield have been counted after a night and found that there are many less. Even the places where they were buried before The soil above the mass graves of the victims also showed signs of being recently disturbed. Qintian Supervisor sent personnel to investigate, but the specific cause has not been found so far.”

"Is there any news from Wang Shouren?"

Zhu Houcong asked. Faced with the Ming army's conquest with almost all the strength of the country, it was naturally impossible for the homesick rebels in Luchuan to remain unresponsive.

Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Jiang Ding's face showed a bit of joy.

"The Ministry of War just came to report that the southern troops commanded by Wang Shangshu had another great victory in Guizhou, beheading a thousand people and capturing more than [-]. Now they are marching southward towards Luchuan, the base camp of the rebels."

Luchuan, the place where Silun family thrives.

Since the middle period of the Yuan Dynasty, Luchuan Sijia has risen rapidly. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it successively annexed the surrounding chieftains, dominated Yunnan and Guizhou, and claimed to have a thousand war elephants and more than [-] elite soldiers, announcing that it would break away from the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.

But Yuan Ting could do nothing about it.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is a certainty that Sijia will follow the example of the warlords who separatized Yunnan and Guizhou in the past, establish the Luchuan Kingdom, and break away from the central Han Dynasty.

Unfortunately, they met Zhu Yuanzhang who had just expelled Yuan Ting and was eager to show the power of Ming Ting to all parties.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent Mu Ying to lead 30 troops to quell the rebellion. He fought from the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the [-]th year of Hongwu.

而到了正统年间，明廷更是先后四次，1439年（正统四年）、1441年（正统六年）、1442年（正统七年）、1448年（正统13年）征讨西南悍然举兵反明的思家残党思任发等人建立的麓川王国。

Luchuan is the foundation for Sijia to be able to fight against repeated defeats.

The capture of Luchuan means that the Ming army will completely win this war.

Although Wang Shouren continued to win in Guizhou, he was still far away from Luchuan.

During this period, although the rebels were retreating steadily, most of the troops on the front line were surrendering and homesick.

The real main force of the Silun family, the legendary and ferocious Luchuan barbarians riding war elephants have not yet appeared.

(End of this chapter)