What was the process of the "Bozhou War" in which an aristocratic family that had been inherited for more than 700 years was destroyed?

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 ~ 1620), three large-scale military operations were launched in the northwest, southwest frontier and Korea of the Ming Dynasty, which were called the three symbols of Wanli. That is, Li (Li Changzi) put down the rebellion of Mongols in Ningxia, Li and Ma Gui fought against the invasion of Japanese regime in Korea and put down the rebellion of Miao Tusi in Bozhou.

The last of the three expeditions, the Battle of Bozhou, began in the second year after the end of the Wanli Korean War, namely 1599. This time is no coincidence. In fact, the monarchs and subjects of the Ming Dynasty were impatient with Yang Yinglong, the local tyrant in the southwest frontier, but they were tired of dealing with the Korean campaign, so it was difficult to take care of them for a while. As soon as the Korean War ended, we started to solve the Yang Yinglong problem.

Bozhou Yang began in the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Duan defeated Nanzhao, which occupied Bozhou, and divided Bozhou. Yang ruled this place for generations and accepted the appointment of the central dynasty. In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372), Yang Keng, the leader, was a descendant of the Ming Dynasty and was later regarded as a chieftain in Miaojiang. In the fifth year of Qin Long (157 1), Yang Yinglong inherited the position of Bozhou Xuanwei Company from his father Yang Lie. In the 14th year of Wanli (1586), Yang Yinglong was promoted to viceroy. Because of meritorious service in the transfer, he was named riding a general at a glance. In the fourteenth year of Wanli, he was given a flight suit and a command post for presenting 70 big trees and exquisite materials to the court.

Yang Yinglong was arrogant, cruel and ferocious, and he was dissatisfied with the rule of the Ming Dynasty. He felt that it was contemptuous of the Sichuan loyalist to defeat the enemy without fighting. He wants to occupy the whole of Sichuan for a long time and dominate one side. His residence is decorated with dragons and phoenixes, and he makes good use of eunuchs, just like local tyrants. Yang Yinglong is cunning and suspicious, so he wants to bully others by killing them. He made deep enemies, and the seven surnames of the five divisions under his jurisdiction were unbearable, and they defected one after another. Yang Yinglong is cruel and heartless. He listened to the slanderers of his favorite concubine and killed his wife and mother-in-law. Killing her mother-in-law is a big crime, and her wife and uncle Zhang sued Mingting for rebellion.

In the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590), Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou Province, also learned of Yang Yinglong's insurrection and urged him to inquire. At this time, the Songpan area was in turmoil, and the strong soldiers in Bozhou were constantly transferred to other places to assist in defense. Li Hualong, governor of Sichuan Province, asked for temporary immunity from investigation. Guizhou and Sichuan provinces have different opinions. In the 19th year of Wanli, Ye Mengxiong reconsidered the investigation and asked Bozhou to be reassigned as an official. Li Hualong disagreed with his point of view and was doubted and reprimanded.

The court ordered the provincial capitals of Guizhou and Sichuan to investigate. Of course, Yang Yinglong would rather go to Sichuan than Guizhou. Twenty years, Yang Yinglong went to Chongqing for trial and was beheaded according to law. When the Japanese invaded Korea, Yang Yinglong asked for a donation to atone for his sins, and led troops to levy on Japan, with the permission of the imperial court. Wang Jiguang, the successor of Sichuan Governor, insisted on strict investigation, but Yang Yinglong could not disobey orders, and the court ordered a crackdown.

Twenty-one years, Jude Wong light soldiers into suppression, arrived in Loushanguan. Yang Yinglong pretended to surrender, secretly sent troops into Guanzhong, loyalist was defeated, killed more than half, Wang Jiguang was dismissed. In twenty-three years, Xing Jun, assistant minister of the Ministry of War, ordered Wang Shi, the magistrate of Chongqing, to invite Yang Yinglong to Qinjiang for listening and testing. Yang Yinglong's attitude is sincere, and he seems to have repentance. He tied up 12 people, including Huang Yuan, and asked Yin Na to help him collect wood for atonement. The court allowed his son Yang Chaodong to take his place, and his second son Yang Kedong stayed in Chongqing as a hostage.

Although Yang Yinglong was relieved by his leniency, he was still worried about the betrayal of the Five Divisions and Seven Surnames in Bozhou and the suppression of officials in the Ming Dynasty. Soon, news of Yang Kedong's death in prison came from Chongqing, and his pent-up anger broke out in an all-round way. He felt that he had made so many concessions to make peace, but his son died unjustly in prison. This anger made him lose his cool judgment and began to retaliate against the enemies in Sichuan and Chongqing provinces and Bozhou. First of all, he stopped paying the original fine, and called thousands of monks and Taoist priests to summon the soul of his dead son. He used the assets of rich people in Bozhou as military expenses, and recruited and supported Ding Zhuang, a mountaineer, as a soldier to enhance Bozhou's military strength. He also sent his own leaders and troops to guard the passes and obstacles around Bozhou, forbidding pedestrians from entering and leaving Bozhou, and cutting off the contact between Bozhou and the surrounding areas.

In addition, Yang Yinglong has also accelerated the progress of the military defense project with Hailongdun as the core, and strengthened the management of Hailongdun, the last fortress. At this time, Yang Yinglong has made up his mind to break with the Ming Dynasty.

In twenty-four years, Yang Yinglong sent troops to attack and plunder Qing Yu, Hu Da and Duba, burned and robbed the Second Division of Caotang and Xinglong and Duyun, surrounded Ping Huang, and slaughtered the Chief Executive's home. In twenty-five years, the imperial court was furious, plundering Jiangjin and Nanchuan in Sichuan, attacking Hongtou, Gaoping and Xincun in Guizhou, and occupying 48 villages in Huguang.

In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli (1599), the governor of Guizhou, Jiang Dongzhi, led 3000 troops to suppress it. Yang Yinglong ordered his younger brother Yang Zhaolong and his son Yang Chaodong to fly to Lianbao to fight, but the loyalist did not survive and Jiang Dongzhi was fired.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended, and Emperor Wanli was determined to quell the rebellion in Yang Yinglong. In May of the same year, Li Hualong came out of the mountain again and was ordered to be in charge of the military affairs of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and Guangzhou provinces, and presided over the flat broadcast war. Yang Yinglong led an army of 80,000 men into the Jiang 'an River before the loyalist was assembled, and his troops wiped out the Qinjiang River. In the early spring of the 28th year of Wanli (1600), various military forces of the Ming army gathered around Bozhou one after another. Li Hualong held the sword on the side, presided over the crusade against the overall situation, and sat in Chongqing; Guo took the governor of Guizhou as the location of Guiyang; Governor Huguang's branch can be moved to Yuanjiang. Ming army soldiers suppressed in eight ways: the main general Liu Wei left Qijiang; Company commanders Mary ying out of Nanchuan; The company commanders went out of the river; Cao Xibin, deputy commander, left Yongning; General soldier boy did not leave the town of Wujiang River; General Zhu went out of Shaxi; Company commander Li started from Xinglong Wei; Company commander Chen Lin took out white mud. There are 30,000 soldiers and horses from all walks of life, counting more than 200,000 people. This arrangement shows Ming Shenzong's determination to destroy Yang Yinglong.

In the Eighth Route Army, Liu Wei, nicknamed Liu Dadao, was a famous Japanese soldier with a reputation for being brave and good at fighting. Qijiang is in the north of Bozhou, and Yang Yinglong is also a key garrison here. His son Yang Chaodong personally led tens of thousands of Miao soldiers to defend. But Miao soldiers are afraid of Liu Wei. When they hear that "Liu Dadao is coming", they often collapse without a fight. In the battle of Luokou, Yang Chaodong was almost captured. Wei Liu led a great army all the way to Loushanguan. Loushanguan is the gateway to Hailong Store, Yang Yinglong's lair. It is also called a natural barrier with Hailong Store, but it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. But from April to June, it was continuously breached by Wei Liu.

Qin Liangyu, a heroine, and her husband Ma Qiancheng also led troops to capture seven villages, including Zhu Jin, and captured Sangmuguan with Youyang and other toast, ranking first in Nanchuan Road.

On the sixth day of June, seeing that the defeat was decided, he closed the door with his beloved concubine Zhou and He, and his son Yang Chaodong and his brother Yang Zhaolong were captured. The campaign lasted 1 14 days and wiped out 20,000 troops in Yang Yinglong. In the 28th year of Wanli (1600) in December, Li Hualong moved troops back to the DPRK and escorted 69 people including Yang Chaodong to the capital and buried them in the downtown area. At this point, Pingbo World War I ended in complete victory.

The Battle of Pingbo declared the regime of Bozhou, which lasted for 29 generations, and the hereditary rule of Yang, which was established in 724 AD, completely ended.

After the Pingbo War, the Ming court abolished the chieftain system, changed the land to the local government, and set up Zunyi and Pingyue, which belonged to Sichuan and Guizhou provinces.