# Mu Sheng
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{{Short description|Chinese military general and politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Mu|lang=Chinese}}
{{Expand Chinese|topic=bio|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mu Sheng
| native_name = {{nobold|沐晟}}
| image =
| office = Marquis of Xiping
| term_start = 1399
| term_end = 1408
| monarch =
| predecessor = [Mu Chun](/source/Mu_Chun_(Ming_dynasty))
| successor = Title changed
| office1 = Duke of Qian
| term_start1 = 1408
| term_end1 = 1438
| monarch1 =
| predecessor1 = Title changed
| successor1 = [Mu Bin](/source/Mu_Bin)
| birth_date = 1368
| birth_place =
| death_date = 1439
| death_place = [Chuxiong](/source/Chuxiong_City), [Yunnan](/source/Yunnan), [Ming China](/source/Ming_dynasty)
| other_names =
| occupation = Military general, politician
| parents = [Mu Ying](/source/Mu_Ying) (father)
| children = [Mu Bin](/source/Mu_Bin)
Princess Consort Gonghui of Zhao
| blank1 = [Courtesy name](/source/Courtesy_name)
| data1 = Jingmao (景茂)
| blank2 = [Posthumous name](/source/Posthumous_name)
| data2 = Zhongjing (忠敬)
| spouse = Lady Cheng
}}
'''Mu Sheng''' ({{lang-zh|t=沐晟}}; {{langx|vi|Mộc Thạnh}}; 1368–1439), [courtesy name](/source/courtesy_name) '''Jingmao''' ({{lang|zh|景茂}}), was a Chinese military general and politician of the [Ming dynasty](/source/Ming_dynasty).
Mu Sheng was the second son of [Mu Ying](/source/Mu_Ying), the first Marquis of Xiping ({{lang|zh|西平侯}}). He was a solemn man of few words, and the [Hongwu Emperor](/source/Hongwu_Emperor) very liked him. In 1399, his elder brother [Mu Chun](/source/Mu_Chun_(Ming_dynasty)) died without heir, so Mu Sheng succeeded him as Marquis of Xiping.[''[History of Ming](/source/History_of_Ming)'', [vol. 126](/source/%3Azh%3As%3A%E6%98%8E%E5%8F%B2%2F%E5%8D%B7126)]
Mu was dispatched to [attack Vietnam](/source/Ming%E2%80%93H%E1%BB%93_War) together with [Zhang Fu](/source/Zhang_Fu) in 1406. In the next year, they captured the Vietnamese usurper [Hồ Quý Ly](/source/H%E1%BB%93_Qu%C3%BD_Ly), and his son [Hồ Hán Thương](/source/H%E1%BB%93_H%C3%A1n_Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng). Vietnam was once again [ruled by China](/source/Fourth_Era_of_Northern_Domination) and renamed to [Jiaozhi province](/source/Jiaozhi) ({{langx|vi|Giao Chỉ}}).[[https://books.google.com/books?id=GaZvX2BzeegC&pg=PA126 ''China and Vietnam: The Politics of Asymmetry''] by Brantly Womack, p. 126] For this accomplishment, he was elevated to the title "Duke of Qian" ({{lang|zh|黔國公}}).[''[Việt Nam sử lược](/source/Vi%E1%BB%87t_Nam_s%E1%BB%AD_l%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3c)'' by Trần Trọng Kim, [Quyển 1, Chương 12](/source/%3Avi%3As%3AVi%E1%BB%87t_Nam_s%E1%BB%AD_l%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3c%2FQuy%E1%BB%83n_I%2FPh%E1%BA%A7n_III%2FCh%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_XII)] but Mu failed to put down the rebellion of the other prince, [Trần Quý Khoáng](/source/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Qu%C3%BD_Kho%C3%A1ng), until Zhang Fu came to assist him again. They crushed the rebellion in 1414, and Mu was granted the title of Grand Tutor ({{lang|zh|太傅}}).[Geoff Wade, translator, ''[http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/entry/398 Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource]'', Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore, accessed July 13, 2016.] Mu had to retreat from Vietnam. Finally, the [Xuande Emperor](/source/Xuande_Emperor) decided to abandon Jiaozhi Province, and the Vietnamese gained political independence once again.[''[Việt Nam sử lược](/source/Vi%E1%BB%87t_Nam_s%E1%BB%AD_l%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3c)'' by Trần Trọng Kim, [Quyển 1, Chương 14](/source/%3Avi%3As%3AVi%E1%BB%87t_Nam_s%E1%BB%AD_l%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3c%2FQuy%E1%BB%83n_I%2FPh%E1%BA%A7n_III%2FCh%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_XIV)]
Mu Sheng took part in the [Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns](/source/Luchuan%E2%80%93Pingmian_campaigns) together with Mu Ang ({{lang|zh|沐昂}}) and Fang Zheng ({{lang|zh|方政}}). Fang Zheng was defeated and killed in action, Mu Sheng had to retreat. He died in [Chuxiong](/source/Chuxiong_City). He was elevated to the title "Prince of Dingyuan" ({{lang|zh|定遠王}}) and given the [posthumous name](/source/posthumous_name) Zhongjing ({{lang|zh|忠敬}}) posthumously. His eldest son [Mu Bin](/source/Mu_Bin) ({{lang|zh|沐斌}}) succeeded as Duke of Qian.