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Chapter 69 Chapter 69

The atmosphere in the arsenal became dangerous, and the other officers also heard the smell of the conversation between the two. A few days ago, Qu Duan and Liu Zhixing came to the army, adjusted their personnel in the army, put their confidants in important positions, and tried every means to hold power in their hands. These new officers did not understand the local situation and could not even understand Burmese language, but were arrogant in front of the original personnel. The old men naturally had conflicts with them. Bai Doubin also contacted many people before the uprising, and at this time the other officers naturally stood aside and said nothing.

"Bai Doubin, you are the one who is in trouble!" Qu Duan shouted sternly: "Come on, take this guy's gun off, lock me up, and after I go out, I will report it to you that sir!"

As Qu Duan shouted, his two confidants rushed forward. After just two steps, they stretched out several arms, twisted them, pulled them down, and kicked them back. The opposite one immediately shouted and scolded, and both sides raised their guns to confront each other, and they were about to start fighting.

Bai Doubin reached out to signal his companions beside him to put down the gun, and smiled and said, "Sir Qu, we are grasshoppers on the same line now. If we fight inside and let the rioters outside rush in, we will be done together. Look, should we put down the gun first?"

Qu Duan looked at Bai Doubin's smiling face opposite, then looked at the cold faces of the officers around him, compared the strength of both sides, snorted coldly, signaling the confidants on both sides to put down their guns, and said coldly: "Bai Doubin, what do you think you should do now?"

"Master Qu!" Bai Doubin replied respectfully: "The villain knows what to do, but it's not far from Mandalay, and gunfire can be heard in the city. Whether it's Liu Zhixing, Lord Liu, Lord Zao, and two of His Majesties should know the situation now. These are all here. We subordinates, as long as we guard the arsenal and prevent the situation from expanding, why do we have to do so much?"

As soon as Bai Doubin said this, no matter which side of the people, they couldn't help but nod in their hearts. As the saying goes, "Do more mistakes, do less mistakes, do less mistakes, don't do it well!" This is true in the officialdoms of ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. They are just small and medium-sized officers who obey orders. Even if there is a problem in the future, they will hit the board on Qu Duan and Bai Doubin who made suggestions. Why should they stand out? Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the field also relaxed.

Qu Duan looked around and thought that things were no longer possible. Even if he forced himself to order, those confidants might not obey orders, let alone those other people. He couldn't help but feel very hatred. Unlike those small and medium-sized officers, this incident happened in his own hands, as Bai Doubin said just now: "Those Burmese soldiers didn't have any problems early or late, why did you happen to Qu Duan just as soon as you took office? Isn't it because you were not good at Qu Duan's ineffective work?" This board of "incompetent handling of things will lead to mutiny" can't escape no matter how you, even if Master Zao Guoquan Zao protects himself, it is a big stain on his resume.

"Captain Bai, I haven't seen you during these days in the army! Qu really has this pair of eyes white, so he deserves to be taken away by the owl!"

"I dare not! I am just an ordinary military officer, so I can't bear it!" Bai Doubin hurriedly lowered his head and thanked him. Even so, he still felt Qu Duan staring at him fiercely, like a geometric knife cut, and couldn't help but feel secretly shocked, knowing that the other party had hated him. If he fell into his hands in the future, he would have to go with him even if he had ten lives.

Qu Duan snorted coldly, just as he was looking for an opportunity, he was very careful to deal with the team in front of him. An officer ran in from the outside and shouted in surprise and joy: "Now, the eldest princess and Lord Chen are here, and the chaos has calmed down!"

"Mr. Chen?" Qu Duan shook his body slightly and asked in a low voice: "Which Master Chen?"

The officer did not feel Qu Duan's mood and replied loudly: "It's Lord Chen Zaixing. He had just returned from Bagan and went to the palace to meet the two His Majesties. When he encountered this incident, he came with His Majesty the eldest princess!"

When Qu Duan heard Chen Zaixing come back, he was shocked and angry: "Damn it! This mutiny must be caused by Chen Zaixing. Maybe this Bai Doubin is the suspicion he left in the army. Unfortunately, I was too short, otherwise I should have driven all these remnants out of the army!" He was indeed a talented person in the internal strife. He found out the truth based on just a few facts and intuition. Seeing that everyone in the arsenal showed a look of surprise and joy on his face, he knew that it was not the time to tear the other side, and said with a blue face: "Everyone, come out with a family and welcome Your Majesty the eldest princess!"

Outside the arsenal, Luo Lin sat on the back of a gorgeously decorated white elephant. In front of them were dozens of solemn noble youths who were solemnly decorated. The musicians in the guard of honor used bronze horns to make solemn music, announcing the arrival of the king. The rioters saw the appearance of the white elephant representing the Wang family, and stopped siege of the arsenal. Many soldiers put down their stones and wooden sticks, bent down to kneel down to the white elephant. On the white elephant, Luo Lin saw the people around him kneeling to him like a wave, and was about to

Standing up, Chen Zaixing, who was carrying his back, whispered: "Your Majesty, as a king, you must have the dignity of a king! These people are not kneeling down, but an idol in their minds. Your task is to try your best to play this idol, this is the king. If you show that you are too close to them, you will be found to be no different from yourself. Maybe people will feel close for the time being, but in the long run, they will develop resentment!"

"I understand, sir!" Luo Lin nodded and sat firmly on the elephant's back again. He just raised his right hand to greet the people who were kneeling. When the soldiers saw it, they burst out even more violently cheers.

"Very good!" Chen Zaixing whispered: "That's it. When treating the people, you must be like a beast, with both whips and food, so that you can firmly sit in the position of king!"

At this time, the white elephant had already entered the barracks. The soldiers spontaneously made way aside, and knelt on the road full of people. The soldiers kissed the footprints of the white elephant passing by to express their respect and obedience to the royal family. Chen Zaixing walked in the ranks and carefully observed the fanatic people on both sides. He couldn't help but think in his heart: "In this country where he admires the king so much, how should he put his plan into practice?"

Soon, the white elephant had arrived at the door of the arsenal and stopped. The musicians in the guard of honor blew a passionate tone, which meant that the king on the white elephant was about to speak, and the crowd quickly calmed down and crawled on the ground, waiting for the king's speech.

"Soldiers! I am your master, the eldest princess Durolin (Myanmar people have no surname, and often add "Du" to the names of women with status or old age to show respect)! Today I will come here instead of my younger brother, His Holy King, to listen to your requests and bring them back to the king's ears. Now, you can express your requests!"

Luo Lin's crisp voice spread, and the open space at the door of the arsenal was silent. The soldiers knelt on the ground in fear and fear, and didn't even dare to let out the atmosphere. After about five or six minutes, a soldier boldly replied: "His Majesty, the noble eldest princess, we only have one request today. We are soldiers of the Burmese king, who are protected by gods and Buddhas, rather than the Emperor Shun Kingdom in the north. Therefore, we demand that we no longer be oppressed by the Shun** Officer and drive them out of the barracks!"

The shouts of this soldier immediately aroused a response, which was not surprising. Just like most of the troops at the end of the 19th century, the methods of Shunjun officers in training Burmese soldiers were very rough and simple. Sticks and fists were extremely common. Punitive running and punishment of standing under the scorching sun were common. What's worse, the gap between the cultures and different social stages between the two sides deepened the contradiction between the two sides. A considerable number of Shunjun officers were middle-class in the city or bourgeois rich peasants in the countryside before becoming soldiers, even if those left were left

The remaining part of the poor is that since China's domestic commodity economy was much more developed than Myanmar at that time, the rural communes in the Middle Ages had long collapsed. Although they were also peasants, the individual farmers in China who operated as families were much more civilized than those in Myanmar who were still in the village community and were more likely to adapt to the new environment. It can be imagined that these Burmese soldiers who were still farmers not long ago were pulled out of their familiar closed environment and were thrown into a new and unfamiliar environment, treated rudely, and the resentment and fear in their hearts can be imagined.

Luo Lin swept over Chen Zaixing, dressed as a follower from the corner of his eyes. Seeing the other party nodding slightly, he replied loudly: "I can agree to your request, but first you must go back to your barracks to restore order!"

When the soldiers heard His Majesty the eldest princess agreed to their request, they cheered, and the crowd began to move slowly. Chen Zaixing, who was standing in the crowd, couldn't help but nodded secretly. It seemed that everything was moving in the direction he had planned: first instigate the Burmese soldiers to cause chaos, and then take this opportunity to take back the military power from the trustee of the Daoguoquan on the grounds of ineffective military governance. Finally, he used the princess to indirectly control the army, so as to get the arm of the Dao Lord. This series of plans was tied one by one, and he was hiding behind him. Even if the Dao Lord had a high position and was in power, he would have to suffer a loss in this unfamiliar place.

Just as Chen Zaixing was secretly proud, someone suddenly shouted in the crowd: "Stop it, everyone, the officers who injured our brothers are in the arsenal. You can't just let it go so easily. You must drag it out and kill a few of them to vent your hatred!"

As soon as this person finished speaking, a response came from the crowd. Chen Zaixing's face changed drastically. He originally just wanted to drive away that Qu Duan. If it was really a mess, even the officers left in the Burmese army were driven away. How could he control this new army? Just as Chen Zaixing racked his brains and considered how to control the situation, he heard a sound of elephant in his ears, with a thick voice soaring into the sky, and immediately suppressed the noise in the field.

"Soldiers! As the Regent Princess, I cannot allow you to defile yourself with rude behavior. You are soldiers, not thugs. Now I order you to go back to your barracks immediately. Order must be restored in the barracks." Luo Lin's crisp voice echoed over the barracks. Chen Zaixing looked at the beautiful figure on the back of the elephant in surprise. For the first time, he saw such rare traits from this girl in a foreign land - noble and strong, gentle and brave. For a moment, he was not only a little lost.

The soldiers were quiet for a while and then began to act according to the orders of the eldest princess. At first there were two or three, and then more and more people began to walk towards their barracks. In less than half an hour, the originally crowded open space in front of the arsenal was restored to empty space, leaving only abandoned wooden sticks and stones scattered all over the ground.

"Foreign minister Qu Duan pays homage to His Majesty the Princess!"

Qu Duan knelt in front of the white elephant and sang loudly. He was sweating profusely in the arsenal just now. Finally, the Burmese princess dispersed the storm and saved her life. Now she was convinced by the chanting.

"Master Qu!" Luo Lin was getting a white elephant under him, with a pretty face filled with frost. She was already very knowledgeable in Chinese, and her level improved greatly during her escape. She didn't need to translate it at this time, and she said loudly: "You did a good thing!"

"Foreign minister, external minister!" Qu Duan was suffocated by Luo Lin's momentum, and his mouth was speechless. The words were stuttering back and forth. Luo Lin looked at him contemptuously, turned his head, and ordered loudly in Burmese, "Come on, drive this guy out of the military camp, I will talk about it when I was silenced." After saying that, he shook his sleeves, two Burmese officials stepped forward and twisted Qu Duan's arm and dragged it up. Qu Duan, who didn't know what was going on, shouted for help, but the original officer had already been alienated from him, so naturally he would not come forward to help him. A few sharp-eyed people saw Chen Zaixing standing behind the princess, and understood the strangeness, and he just regarded it as not seeing it. His dozens of confidants had just escaped from the hands of the rioters, and they were still scared, and they dared not come forward to cause trouble. As a result, Qu Duan was dragged aside like this.

When Quduan was dragged away, Luo Lin said to the remaining Shun Army officers: "Instructors, you have made great contributions to reorganizing the new army these days. But you have also seen what happened just now. Shun and Myanmar countries have not had language and different cultures. If I am not careful, they will cause big trouble. If I come later today, it will cause a disaster. In my opinion, this new army still has to send someone who follows the trend of Myanmar to take charge of the affairs. You are familiar with the meaning of military affairs and the adjutant. What do you think?"

What else could the officers say at this time, they could only salute in unison: "Your Majesty the eldest princess said so much!"

Luo Lin nodded and smiled, "Since you all agree, that's fine! I'll leave a few capable servants to maintain the situation in the military camp for the time being. You can stay here too. After I discuss with the morning captain, I will come up with a complete solution!" After that, Luo Lin waved his hand, and more than a dozen servants walked out behind him, saluted Luo Lin, and stood aside.
Chapter completed!
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