▁right ▁vice ▁c ensor - in - ch ief ▁( 右 <0xE5> <0x89> <0xAF> 都 御 史 ), ▁and ▁the ▁grand ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁Sh and ong ▁( 山 東 <0xE5> <0xB7> <0xA1> <0xE6> <0x92> <0xAB> ). ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁this ▁last ▁appointment , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁supre me ▁commander ▁of ▁Gu ang d ong ▁and ▁Gu ang xi ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁a ▁vice ▁minister ▁of ▁war ▁( 兵 部 <0xE4> <0xBE> <0x8D> 郎 ). ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁As ▁supre me ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁provinces ▁of ▁Gu ang d ong ▁and ▁Gu ang xi , ▁the ▁conflicts ▁of ▁M ing ▁China ' s ▁south western ▁borders ▁and ▁beyond ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Z hang ▁J ing ' s ▁responsibility . ▁In ▁Gu ang xi , ▁violence ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁band its ▁and ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁Y ao ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁R attan ▁G orge ▁( 藤 <0xE5> <0xB3> <0xBD> ; ▁T eng x ia ) ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Gu ang xi ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁trou bling ▁the ▁region ▁despite ▁the ▁great ▁supp ression ▁campaign s ▁of ▁Han ▁Y ong ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 5 ▁and ▁Wang ▁Yang ming ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 8 . ▁For ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁ra ven ous ▁j ung les ▁of ▁the ▁R attan ▁G orge ▁had ▁shelter ed ▁several ▁thousand ▁native ▁brig ands , ▁who ▁could ▁easily ▁sp ill ▁out ▁along ▁the ▁Q ian ji ang ▁River ▁to