Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
List of Maps viii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
1 Early Career 14
2 Pacifying Southern Gan 46
Pulling the Weeds at the Margin of Fujian and Guangdong 53
The "She Bandits" of Hengshui and Tonggang 68
Eradicating the Bandits of Northern Guangdong 89
Recuperation 101
Conclusion 107
3 The Prince and the Sage 214
The Rise of the Prince of Ning 121
A Righteous Cause 143
Interpreting Victory 163
Conclusion 173
4 Sageliness Within, Kingliness Without 175
Rewards and Punishments 179
Steering Oar in Hand, Navigating the Rapids 189
Sageliness Within 199
Kingliness Without 212
Conclusion 224
5 Benevolence on the Border 229
Man Rebellions in Guangxi 237
"Shaking the Lines of the Net" 241
Imperial Magnanimity and "Willing Submission" 259
Accommodating the Yi 266
Conclusion 274
6 Subduing and Civilizing the Yao 279
Why Employ the Military Instrument? 283
Using Military Force 290
Implementing the Path of Appeasing, Settling, Soothing, and Subduing 294
Towards Long-term Peace 303
Conclusion 309
Conclusion 314
Epilogue 321
Works Cited 329
Index 340