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蔡复一

明朝 · 兵部尚书

蔡复一 (明朝·兵部尚书) was a notable historical figure from 明朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 蔡复一: 蔡复一,同安人.

Biography

蔡复一,同安人。
明史卷二百四十九 列传第一百三十七:
  蔡复一,字敬夫,同安人。万历二十三年进士。除刑部主事,历兵部郎中。居郎署十七年,始迁湖广参政,分守湖北。进按察使、右布政使,以疾归。光宗立,起故官,迁山西左布政使。
  天启二年,以右副都御史抚治郧阳。岁大旱,布衣素冠,自系于狱,遂大雨。奢崇明、安邦彦反,贵州巡抚王三善败殁,进复一兵部右侍郎代之。兵燹之余,斗米值一金,复一劳徕拊循,人心始定。寻代杨述中总督贵州、云南、湖广军务,兼巡抚贵州,赐尚方剑,便宜从事。复一乃召集将吏,申严纪律,遣总理鲁钦等救凯里,斩贼众五百余。贼围普定,遣参将尹伸、副使杨世赏救,却之,捣其巢,斩首千二百级。发兵通盘江路,斩逆酋沙国珍及从贼五百。钦与总兵黄钺等复破贼于汪家冲、蒋义寨,斩首二千二百,长驱织金。织金者,邦彦巢也,缘道皆重关叠隘,木石塞山径,将士用巨斧开之,或攀藤穿窦而入。贼战败,遁深箐,斩首复千级。穷搜不得邦彦,乃班师。是役也,焚贼巢数十里,获牛马、甲仗无算。复一以邻境不协讨,致贼未灭,请敕四川出兵遵义,抵水西,云南出兵沾益,抵乌撒,犄角平贼。帝悉可之。因命广西、云南、四川诸郡邻贵州者,听复一节制。
  五年正月,钦等旋师渡河。贼从后袭击,诸营尽溃,死者数千人。时复一为总督,而朱燮元亦以尚书督四川、湖广、陕西诸军,以故复一节制不行于境外。钦等深入,四川、云南兵皆不至。复一自劾,因论事权不一,故败。巡按御史傅宗龙亦以为言,廷议移燮元督河道,令复一专督五路师。御史杨维垣独言燮元不可易,帝从之,解复一任听勘,而以王瑊为右佥都御史,代抚贵州。
  复一候代,仍拮据兵事,与宗龙计,剿破乌粟、螺虾、长田及两江十五砦叛苗,斩七百余级。贼党安效良首助邦彦陷沾益,云南巡抚沈儆炌遣兵讨之,未定,迁侍郎去。代者闵洪学,招抚之,亦未定。及是见云南出师,惧,约邦彦犯曲靖、寻甸。复一遣许成名往援,贼望风遁。又遣刘超等讨平越苗阿秩等,破百七十砦,斩级二千三百有奇。至十月,复一卒于平越军中。讣闻,帝嘉其忠勤,赠兵部尚书,谥清宪,任一子官。
  复一好古博学,善属文,耿介负大节。既殁,橐无遗赀。
  瑊既至,见邦彦不易平,欲解去。夤缘魏党李鲁生,迁南京户部右侍郎。崇祯初,被劾归。流贼陷应城,遇害。

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