Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 931 Guizhou Establishment
"Shezi? Shexiang?" Zhu Su was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Why is your highness laughing?" Madam Shezi... no, now she should be called Madam Shexiang asked in confusion.

"Nothing, nothing." Zhu Su smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, good name."

"This name is very appealing. Madam Shexiang has taken the interests of the people of Guizhou into consideration, endured humiliation and endured great hardships, and has prevented wars from breaking out in the southwest... Such achievements will surely make Madam Shexiang's name known to future generations."

"Thousands of years later, there will be people who will praise the name of Madam Shexiang."

Madam Shexiang, this name is so familiar to Zhu Su, how could he not know it?
In later generations, because of a song, the name of Madam Shexiang became a household name. When Zhu Su was traveling, he also heard the tour guide talk about a Yi woman named Madam Shexiang, who made outstanding contributions to the land of Qianzhou and the great cause of national unity.

Just because of the name, he never connected Mrs. Shezi with the well-known song Mrs. Shexiang. Now that he suddenly knew it, he felt quite interesting.

"I am not ashamed of this achievement. Your Highness has been thinking about us all the time. Even if we are recorded in history, it should be your Highness's first achievement." Madam Shexiang said. "His Majesty the Hongwu Emperor has allowed my son An to study in the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty and learn Han culture. When Your Highness returns to Beijing next time, An must go with Your Highness."

"I heard that Your Highness is also the chief priest of the Imperial College. I hope Your Highness will take good care of An's child."

Madam Shexiang and Tusi Aicui's son Aqilongdi changed his Chinese name to "Andi" because of the surname given by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Because he was still young, Madam Shexiang temporarily took over the Xuanwei Office of the deceased Tusi Aicui. When Andi returned from his studies, Madam Shexiang would hand over the duties to Andi.

Facing Madam Shexiang's entrustment, Zhu Su did not intend to shirk it, but smiled and said: "This is a great thing to promote the harmony between Han and Yi peoples, and I naturally have no choice but to do it."

"If our two cultures can blend with each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and become as close as one family, I'm sure the spirit of Chief Aicui would be pleased."

"Seek common ground while reserving differences, and be as close as a family?" This new phrase made Madam Shexiang, Song Qin, and Madam Liu Shuzhen's eyes light up. Madam Liu Shuzhen praised: "Your Highness's words really touched the hearts of us chieftains!"

"If that's the case, it would be great."

"That day will definitely come." Zhu Su said firmly.

The ethnic groups in the southwest are also an inseparable part of the Chinese nation. This is absolutely impossible to change.

Seeing that the restoration of the market was nearing completion and the road construction work in Shuidong and Shuixi was also in full swing, Zhu Su knew that it was time for him to return to Beijing to report.

Although this trip to the southwest had some twists and turns, overall, it won the trust of the chieftains of the Shuidong and Shuixi tribes and removed Ma Ye, an unstable element that hindered national unity. At the same time, with the help of this incident, the Shuidong and Shuixi tribes took the initiative to build roads and deepen their ties with the central court, which can be regarded as a complete success.

In response to Zhu Su's memorial, the court had sent Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang, to temporarily replace Ma Ye and guard Guiyang. In Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu had also sent three imperial edicts, asking him to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Zhu Su also received a private letter from Zhu Biao, in which he learned that officials in the court had begun to promote the establishment of Guizhou.

At this time, Guizhou actually did not have its own administrative divisions. In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the main contradiction of the country was to eliminate the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty. For the southwestern chieftains who voluntarily surrendered, such as Song Qin and Ai Cui, the government did not adopt a policy of direct jurisdiction.

Instead, Ai Cui was appointed as the envoy and Song Qin as the envoy-co-director, and each of them led their troops to live in Shuixi and Shuidong, and was the envoy of Guizhou, which was under Sichuan. Tian Renzhi, the envoy of Sizhou, Tian Maoan, the envoy of Sinan, and Zhenyuan and other prefectures were under Huguang. Pu'an, Zhenning and other prefectures were under Yunnan. "Guizhou" was just the name of a envoy, which was nominally under the jurisdiction of Sichuan and Yunnan prefectures, but in fact it was governed by the chieftains of each tribe.

However, the Dongman in the southwest rebelled, and Ma Ye, taking advantage of the garrison, extended his administrative power, intervened in the affairs of various tribes, and provoked ethnic conflicts. In order to prevent people from thinking that the emperor was far away and bullying the southwest with the support of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind to set up a proper government in Guizhou, set up three departments, and let the central court directly manage Guizhou's political affairs.

Zhu Biao mentioned in the letter that the court was going to change the Sizhou Xuanwei Division to Sizhou Prefecture, the Sinan Xuanwei Division to Sinan Prefecture, and set up the Guizhou Provincial Administration Division, and set up three officials to govern the Guizhou Xuanwei Division and Sizhou Prefecture, Sinan Prefecture, Zhenyuan Prefecture, Shiqian Prefecture, Tongren Prefecture, Liping Prefecture, Pu'an Prefecture, Yongning Prefecture, Zhenning Prefecture, Anshun Prefecture, Jinzhu Anfu Division and Puding, Xintian, Pingyue, Longli, Duyun, Bijie, Anzhuang, Qingping, Pingba, Annan, Chishui, Yongning, Xinglong, Niaosa, Weiqing 15 guards, Pushi Qianhu Suo, all under the jurisdiction of the Guizhou Provincial Administration Division. This was an unprecedented big move. I guess Zhu summoned me back to the court three times just to let me, the King of Zhou who had some prestige in Guizhou, discuss the grand event of Guizhou's establishment.

At the same time, bringing Guizhou under the jurisdiction of the imperial court would also help the imperial court to demonstrate its presence and promote education. Even the civil and military examinations would have quotas in Guizhou, so that the ethnic minorities in Guizhou could serve as officials and generals in the imperial court in the future, and build the common homeland of China together with the Han people.

Therefore, on the third day of August of that year, Zhu Su once again left Guiyang City and Guiyang Market, which he had built. At this time, the people living in Guiyang City knew about the efforts and contributions that Prince Zhu Su had made to maintain the stability of Guizhou and promote the development of Guizhou. Therefore, many people came to see off His Majesty the King of Zhou who loved the people like his own children and treated them equally with other Han people. Zhu Su was very moved by this and said with emotion: "If all ethnic groups in China can unite as one, why worry about the prosperity of China?"

Afterwards, he bid farewell to Lady Shexiang, Song Qin and the people of various tribes, and set out on the journey back to Yingtian Prefecture.

When Zhu Su returned to Yingtian Prefecture, Yingtian had already entered winter. On the day he entered the city, sparse snowflakes were flying in Yingtian City. Although the climate has become colder in recent years, and snow can occasionally be seen in the south, snow in Yingtian City is still rare after all. Therefore, on this day, Zhu Su saw many literati and scholars taking advantage of the first snow to go outing and parade. There were also many children on the streets, chasing and playing in the snow.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered that Your Highness come to the Jinshen Palace to see the Emperor." An eunuch respectfully greeted Zhu Su by the side of the road.

(End of this chapter)