Mu Sheng

 ( 1368 Births ) 

Mu Sheng (; ; 1368–1439), courtesy name Jingmao (景茂), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Ming dynasty.

Mu Sheng was the second son of Mu Ying, the first Marquis of Xiping (西平侯). He was a solemn man of few words, and the Hongwu Emperor very liked him. In 1399, his elder brother Mu Chun died without heir, so Mu Sheng succeeded him as Marquis of Xiping. History of Ming, vol. 126

Mu was dispatched to attack Vietnam together with Zhang Fu in 1406. In the next year, they captured the Vietnamese usurper Hồ Quý Ly, and his son Hồ Hán Thương. Vietnam was once again ruled by China and renamed to Jiaozhi (). China and Vietnam: The Politics of Asymmetry by Brantly Womack, p. 126 For this accomplishment, he was elevated to the title "Duke of Qian" (黔國公).

In 1408, Trần Ngỗi, a Vietnamese prince, revolted against Ming China. Mu was dispatched to put down the rebellion, but was defeated. In the next year, Zhang Fu was sent to Vietnam again to support him. It proved that Mu was a general did not have military talents. Zhang captured Trần Ngỗi in 1410 successfully and came back to Nanjing, Việt Nam sử lược by Trần Trọng Kim, Quyển 1, Chương 12 but Mu failed to put down the rebellion of the other prince, Trần Quý Khoáng, until Zhang Fu came to assist him again. They crushed the rebellion in 1414, and Mu was granted the title of Grand Tutor (太傅).

In 1426, he was sent to Vietnam again together with to put down the rebellion of Lê Lợi, whom later became the founder of the Later Lê dynasty. Later, Liu was killed by the Vietnamese in Chi Lăng Pass,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/entry/398 , accessed July 13, 2016. Mu had to retreat from Vietnam. Finally, the Xuande Emperor decided to abandon Jiaozhi Province, and the Vietnamese gained political independence once again. Việt Nam sử lược by Trần Trọng Kim, Quyển 1, Chương 14

Mu Sheng took part in the Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns together with Mu Ang (沐昂) and Fang Zheng (方政). Fang Zheng was defeated and killed in action, Mu Sheng had to retreat. He died in Chuxiong City. He was elevated to the title "Prince of Dingyuan" (定遠王) and given the posthumous name Zhongjing (忠敬) posthumously. His eldest son Mu Bin (沐斌) succeeded as Duke of Qian.