 At this time, the emperor granted him the title "General of the left guard, and jade bell defender of the county seat".He then proceeded to quell uprisings by local ruffians such as Chen Qian () of Guangdong, as well as Miao Zicheng () and Lei Wanxing (), both of whom were leaders of a bandit gang named the "savage colleagues".As a result, the southern Fujian region was pacified, and Chen Yuanguang was promoted to the rank of senior magistrate of upright character, and granted the title of commander of the Southern China military expeditionary force.