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Yong-le: Year 22, Month 9, Day 3
25 Sep 1424
Imperial orders were sent summoning back the Minister of Works Huang Fu, who was in charge of the affairs of the Jiao-zhi Provincial Administration Commission and the Jiao-zhi Provincial Surveillance Commission. The orders read: "Venerable servant of the state, you have long laboured away from the capital. I continue to think of you and have not forgotten you. I greatly wish to see you. You should speedily return to the capital in accordance with my long-standing wish." It was Imperially ordered that the Minister of War Chen Qia, who was assisting with military matters in Jiao-zhi, replace Huang Fu in taking charge of the Jiao-zhi Provincial Administration and Surveillance Commissions, while continuing to assist with military matters.
Ren-zong: juan 2A.4a-b
Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 15, page 0043/44
Preferred form of citation for this entry:
Geoff Wade, translator, Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource, Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore, http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/reign/yong-le/year-22-month-9-day-3-0, accessed January 22, 2019