Complex sentence: However, Robinson highlights how this rhetoric contradicts the Hongwu Emperor's continuation of Yuan institutions such as the hereditary garrison system and occupations, in addition to campaigns to conquer areas not previously controlled by native Chinese dynasties, including territories in Yunnan, Liaodong, and Mongolia.
Split into simpler sentences: However, Robinson highlights how this rhetoric contradicts the Hongwu Emperor's continuation of Yuan institutions such as the hereditary garrison system and occupations. He initiated campaigns to conquer areas not previously controlled by native Chinese dynasties, including territories in Yunnan, Liaodong (Manchuria), and Mongolia.