Chapter 41 Chapter 41
"The foreign minister has something to do with the Privy Council, so I will take it back first!" Chen Zaixing took a step back, saluted Luo Lin and Luo Qin, and turned around and took it back. Only Luo Lin and Luo Qin were left in the hall, and had not yet completely recovered from the surprise that had just suddenly come.
Chen Zaixing left the bedroom and got on the slide rod and said in Burmese, "Go to the Privy Council!" Two Burmese sedan chairmen hurriedly picked up the slide rod and walked quickly towards the Privy Council. Chen Zaixing thought to himself on the slide rod, and according to the letter, Meng Ji's death was because he acted too extreme, which hurt the interests of Burmese monks near Bagan, and stirred up civil unrest, and died at the hands of his own people. Moreover, the spearhead of this civil unrest was directed at the British who strongly supported Meng Ji. So for the Shunjun, who also belonged to foreign forces, the next step to do was to carefully consider: to suppress this civil unrest to gain control of the Central and Myanmar region near Bagan, and to prepare for further control of the rich lower Irrawaddy River and obtain its abundant food resources? Or to use the lower-level forces of the Burmese people stimulated by this civil unrest to resist the upcoming British invasion?
"We must go to Bagan in person. There is no telegram between Bagan and Mandalay. There is a delay of four or five days, which is not possible." Chen Zaixing had already made up his mind in the slider. That new problem arose. If both he and Badu went to Bagan, who could guard Mandalay for him? This person must have enough ability to deal with all kinds of Burmese nobles and monks to maintain a situation; he must be loyal enough, and must be loyal to himself, not loyal to the Dashun Dynasty. After all, he has received the order from Hanjing for more than half a month. The "not slaughtering marquis" has almost arrived in Kunming. Who knows if he will come to Mandalay alone? His efforts cannot end up being a wedding dress for others!
Chen Zaixing was thinking, and suddenly felt a shock under him, but he had already arrived at his destination. He lifted up the front of his robe and put down the slide rod. He said to the Burmese servant who came out to greet him, "Is Liu Shumi? I'm going to see him soon!"
The attendant hurriedly bowed and said respectfully: "Mr. Liu is presided over the meeting. Lord. Chen asked to wait in the side courtyard. I will inform Lord Liu immediately!"
Chen Zaixing nodded. He knew the environment here very well and did not need anyone to lead the way. He went straight to the side courtyard. After just sitting down for a while, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside the door, but it was Liu Zhixing who came.
"Mr. Chen!" Liu Zhi came into the house and gave Chen Zaixing a ceremony to participate. Chen Zaixing made a gesture to him to stand up and said straight to the point: "Mr. Liu, please get up. I am here today to tell you something: my army has occupied the wharf outside Bagan City, and the pseudo-king has been awarded the head!"
"Congratulations!" Liu Zhixing immediately showed joy on his face and smiled, "This is all the master's plan!"
"Forget it, Chen is grateful to the emperor for his blessings, and to rely on the soldiers to use their lives. What is the point of doing something?" Chen Zaixing waved his hand and said, "But the fake king did not die at the hands of our army, but his actions rebelliously, aroused civil unrest and died at the hands of those around him."
"That day he usurped the rebellion, and died at his own hands today, which was also retribution. It was too late to die today!" Compared to Chen Zaixing, Liu Zhixing's perception of Meng Ji was different. After the Mandalay coup that day, Duncan led his troops to attack the Malay lieutenant's Mansion at night, killing his boss Zhao Youting. Even he himself almost died in the rebellious army. He hid his identity for a long time before Chen Zaixing and Badu led his troops back to Mandalay. The horror and hatred during this period were naturally counted on Meng Ji alone.
"What Lord Liu said is the right thing!" Chen Zaixing agreed and smiled and said, "It's just that although the pseudo-king has been destroyed, the city of Bagan is not in the hands of our army, and there is still a problem with the British!" After that, Chen Zaixing disguised himself as a smuggling ship to capture the British's flat-bottomed gunboat, and took the opportunity to occupy the dock and made it clear. In the end, Chen Zaixing said, "Mr. Liu, the British have been coveting Myanmar for a long time. As early as the late emperor, he sent troops to invade. If it weren't for the help of the late emperor, he would have been afraid that this place had changed hands..."
"Mr. Chen!" Chen Zaixing was halfway through, but was interrupted by Liu Zhixing's intercept. He asked with surprise: "You are good at promoting the border! You are just a matter of protecting Myanmar. How can you be so self-dedicated? Besides, the imperial court had appointed Lord Zaixing as the lieutenant of the Burmese a few days ago. You have to wait until the envoy arrives before talking!"
Chen Zaixing heard Liu Zhixing's questioning, although there was no change in his face, he couldn't help but feel cold. Although he had expected that this person might not be standing on the same boat with him before he arrived, he did not expect that the person's butt had already turned to the other party before the commander arrived. It seemed that his previous preparation was right. Thinking of this, Chen Zaixing smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, you have been in Mandalay for some time. You should know that in this incident, there are shadows of British people behind the false king. If the false king succeeds today, I am afraid he will drive him away tomorrow.
If you expel the Burmese lieutenant and surrender to the British, I will lose my barriers in the southwest of Dashun! The death of Lord Zhao Youting is clear evidence! Not to mention that after I led the army to overcome Mandalay, the British gave the pseudo king a large amount of arms to train the army for him. You know that those gunboats were nominally protecting the overseas Chinese, but in fact they were clearly intended to cut off the food transported downstream to Mandalay. If I do not take the initiative and wait for the training of the new army to be completed, and when the reinforcements from India arrive, they will definitely go north. At that time, there will be strong enemies outside and no food inside. Do you have to give way to the vassal states of the court to the bandits?"
Chen Zaixing's words were still kind-hearted at the beginning, but his expression became more and more harsh. In the end, it was no different from the reprimand. Liu Zhixing blushed and stammered: "Mr. Chen, what you said makes sense. But the court has its own laws and regulations and cannot act beyond its authority. You are just a matter of power and protection of Myanmar. England is a great country in the world. You must report to the Ming Dynasty and act again! Otherwise, how can you explain to him if the Lord comes soon!"
"Myanmar is thousands of miles away, and Mandalay has no telephone line. How can the court control it from afar? If I only act after everything is revealed, I am afraid that the opportunity will die early. This is a disaster for the country! Lord Zaizao was the Protector of Annan earlier, so he naturally knew my difficulties. He would not blame me!" Chen Zaixing replied confidently: "Besides, if the court really blames me, I, Chen Zaixing, will be in front of me. Lord Liu, you just obey your orders and can't blame you!"
"Mr. Chen, I don't mean that!" Liu Zhixing was about to explain when he heard this. Chen Zaixing reached out and grabbed the other party's arm and smiled: "No need to say, Bagan is fighting or harmony. How to act, I have to go there and deal with Lord Ba. I have to ask Lord Liu to worry more about the matter in Mandalay. Remember, you must take the two Majesties, the Burmese King and the Regent Princess, into our hands, and the heaven here will not be able to turn over!"
"Please rest assured, Lord Chen, I should do my best to wait for Lord Chen to return triumphantly!" Liu Zhixing felt a little moved at this moment. He clearly showed that appearance, but Lord Chen still trusted him very much and gave himself the important task of guarding Mandalay. Lord Chen really has the quality of mountains and seas. As expected, he is worthy of being the second-tier official at that time. He was trained in Chongwen Academy. However, he didn't know that this was a label that he had not trusted in Chen Zaixing's heart. It was just because the other party was really untrustworthy in his bag. He had to pinch his nose and use himself.
"By the way!" Chen Zaixing reminded him a few more times, and pretended to think of him suddenly: "Mr. Liu, I have one of them who is very good at dealing with things. This time I go to Bagan, so I will let him follow you so that I can experience it. I wonder if it is possible?"
After hearing this, Liu Zhixing thought it was recommended by Chen Zaixing's relatives and friends. This was also a common saying. He quickly replied that because of the many things, but he had no trustworthy helper, the person recommended by Lord Chen must be extraordinary. He was really a timely help and thanked him. Seeing that Chen Zaixing had already made a plan, he exchanged a few more greetings and said goodbye. Liu Zhixing hurriedly sent him out and went back to continue his busyness.
Chen Zaixing sat on the slider and closed his eyes to think. In his future plans, Mandalay is a fundamental place. He has been looking for mines in Myanmar for many years, familiar with the local customs and culture, and knows that it is convenient to travel to Myanmar, with rich minerals and dense populations. He can not only pass through the delta region with rich agricultural resources directly under the Irrawaddy River, but also a certain distance from the seaside, so he is not easily invaded by powerful Western countries. In all aspects, it is a good place to start for his future plans. Through military operations a while ago, he has already ascended the throne.
The king and the regent princess nominally controlled the Upper Myanmar region centered on Mandalay. If they could control the Central Myanmar region centered on Bagan, then even if the Lower Myanmar region centered on Yangon was transferred to the British, their plans could be implemented. But all this must have a premise: that is, they must be able to continue to exist as the highest representative of the Dashun Empire in the Myanmar region, otherwise all this would be rootless wood without source water. Thinking of this, Chen Zaixing's pretty and shy face suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and his heart couldn't help but feel aroused.
"Do you want to marry His Highness the Princess?"
"Sir, Mr. Kong's residence has arrived!"
A voice broke Chen Zaixing's reverie. He calmed down a little, got up and got under the slider. Then he saw Kong Zhang standing in front of the steps waiting, and saluting with a smile: "Just just now, the villain heard the magpies on the branches, and knew that there was a noble man coming. It turned out to be Lord Chen!"
"Magpie?" Chen Zaixing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Kong is joking again, where does the magpie come from in this barbarian land!"
"Haha!" Kong Zhang blew and covered up his embarrassment: "Maybe the villain just saw it, but Lord Chen is definitely not wrong!"
"The truth is just to protect and protect all things!" Chen Zaixing said this, his voice suddenly lowered: "If you can remove the word "大", you can barely call it "大"!"
Kong Zhang was also very clever, and knew the show in Chen Zaixing's heart, so he couldn't hear the deep meaning of the words. He hurriedly said, "Mr. Chen, is it that Lord Chen about to arrive?"
"I haven't heard this news yet!" Chen Zaixing snorted coldly. In front of Kong Zhang, he was too lazy to pretend to be content with a happy and contented look as usual, and his face was as iron as iron.
Kong Zhang carefully flattered: "What's the worry about Lord Chen? As long as the overall situation is decided before Lord Chen comes, the court will naturally take away the word "power" of Lord Chen!"
Chen Zaixing snorted coldly, but remained silent. Kong Zhang didn't dare to say much, but just accompanied him carefully. After a while, Chen Zaixing whispered: "You don't know that before the Lord has arrived, everyone in the Myanmar capital is already unstable. How can you tell me to go to Bagan with peace of mind!"
"Bagan?" Kong Zhang showed joy on his face: "Maybe the matter of going south has been-"
"Silence!" Chen Zaixing interrupted the other party's words, looked around and whispered: "There are many people here, not a place to speak, let's talk inside!" Kong Zhang hurriedly led Chen Zaixing into the house. After serving tea, Kong Zhang repelled his servants. Chen Zaixing used a trick to capture the British gunboat and raid the dock. Monk riots occurred in Bagan. The fake king Meng was killed by his subordinates. He was even more happy. In his opinion, since the fake king was dead, he was even more happy.
, then the two Your Majesties who had just ascended the throne are the indisputable masters of the entire Myanmar. The overall situation has been settled, and what is left is just a few beginnings and ends. With Chen Zaixing's relationship with those two Your Majesties, even if that master arrived early, he would not be able to take away his great achievements. With his position as an aid to the Master and his noble status, the position of the Burmese Captain in the future will definitely not be able to escape. The investment he made with great risks finally has a huge return, which is worthy of being a pragmatic person.
Chapter completed!