In the original history, King Mangda of Myanmar was killed by Mangbai in a coup.
At that time, the Qing army moved south, and the Ming Dynasty court could not resist it, so Emperor Yongli, Mu Tianbo and others had no choice but to retreat to Burma and live in espionage.
At first, because Li Dingguo still had tens of thousands of troops outside, the Burmese authorities were quite deferential to the Nanming people.
But later, Li Dingguo lost consecutive battles and his strength was greatly reduced, and the Burmese began to become domineering.
After the Manchu Qing's rule in the southwest became more stable, Wu Sangui decided to march into Myanmar and completely eliminate the Can Ming regime.
With the arrival of the Qing army, everyone in Myanmar felt tremendous pressure.
However, Mangda had a good impression of Canming and adopted a supportive attitude.
But the rest of the people did not want to offend the Manchus, lest the country be ruined and the family destroyed.
Facing the general trend, a large number of fans quickly gathered around Mang Bai.
Mang Bai's strength increased greatly, and he quickly launched his attack, rushed into the palace, and killed Mang Da.
After Mang Bai usurped the throne, he asked for congratulatory gifts from Emperor Yongli, Mu Tianbo and others on the pretext of ascending the throne.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty had been in exile for many years and was already at the end of its rope. How could there be any gifts?
Mu Tianbo replied to Burma, saying that there was no reason for the king of a superior country to congratulate the ministers of other countries.
Mang Bai found an excuse and quickly started.
Dozens of officials below Mu Tianbo were killed, and then Burmese soldiers stormed the palace of Emperor Yongli and imprisoned Emperor Yongli.
After Wu Sangui entered Myanmar, he used the power of his powerful army to demand Emperor Yongli from Myanmar. The Myanmar side did not dare to resist, so they had to be obedient.
Wu Sangui brought Emperor Yongli back to Yunnan, and then hanged him with a bowstring.
This series of tragedies is known as the Curse Water Disaster in history.
Now it is the National Defense Forces who have invaded Myanmar, and the situation of the Ming Dynasty court is even worse.
After all, they did not have Li Dingguo's tens of thousands of troops to support them on the periphery, and Myanmar also lost a large number of elites in Yunnan.
The fear of empire in Myanmar has reached its peak.
When the South China Sea Fleet attacked near Yangon, all forces in Myanmar finally reached a consensus.
In order to avoid the danger of destroying the country, we must change our ways as soon as possible and make peace with the empire.
So Mangbai came into the sight of those in power.
Mang Bai has long been ambitious for the position of king, and now that he sees a powerful situation emerging, he will naturally not let it go.
"Xiaguan has mobilized five thousand troops and deployed them outside the capital."
"The guards at each city gate are Xiaguan's confidants, ensuring nothing goes wrong."
"The servants in the palace are willing to assist and guide the way."
"All officials are willing to personally go into battle to help you."
Everyone is scrambling, fearing that Mangbai still has doubts and is unwilling to take action.
Mang Bai did have doubts.
"If Mangda is unpopular, he cannot be our king. However, how the empire will view him requires long-term consideration."
Burmese Internal Affairs Minister Cha Bounta volunteered.
"I am willing to go to the National Defense Forces to sincerely apologize."
Everyone understood that no matter how hard they tried, the empire's view of Burma was the key.
Otherwise, they worked so hard to launch a coup and finally overthrew Mangda, but in the end the empire still wanted to destroy Myanmar. Didn't they make a useless effort?
The world is vast, and the empire has the greatest attitude.
At that moment, Burmese Interior Minister Cha Bounta led several important ministers all the way south to Yangon to pay a visit to Xu Xizhong, commander of the Third Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet.
Xu Xizhong was also shocked when he heard that chaos was about to break out in Myanmar.
"The empire has no intention of completely wiping out Burma, but the actions of Mangda and others have helped us a lot."
The military leader Wan Sihua is happy to see the civil strife in Myanmar come to an end.
Xu Xizhong is much more cunning.
"Now Mangda and others are still worried about the attitude of the empire. This is the opportunity for us lions to open their mouths. How much meat we can bite from Burma depends on whether we can scare them."
The chief officers of the third detachment laughed evilly and quickly agreed on a plan.
At the second meeting, Xu Xizhong started to sing red.
"It's commendable that you can recognize obedience and rebellion and become loyal to the empire again. The empire never hesitates to reward loyal vassals."
Hearing this, Cha Wenda and others were all excited.
At this time, it was the white-faced Wan Sihua's turn to come forward.
"But you, Myanmar, previously ignored your dignity and brazenly sent troops to invade Yunnan and killed countless people in the empire. How can you forgive your crimes so heinously?"
Cha Wenda shivered and quickly prostrated.
"So that the general knows that any reverse movement is an instruction from the false king Mangda, and my subordinates are powerless to resist."
Wan Sihua's face was as cold as iron.
"In any case, a big mistake has been made. If you want to forgive and gain support from the empire, you must show sincerity."
Is this a condition?
Tea Wenda and others couldn't help but let out a long breath.
As long as the conditions can be negotiated, it proves that we can negotiate.
What they fear most is not having to talk.
"We have realized our sins and are willing to be punished as long as we can make up for it."
This attitude is very good.
Xu Xizhong immediately began to make conditions.
First of all, the empire supported Mang Bai and his ministers’ coup.
Although it was an act to subvert a country, the third team did not need to report it.
This condition is equivalent to giving reassurance to everyone in Myanmar.
And next, is the price Myanmar needs to pay.
Myanmar needs to lease Yangon to the empire, allowing the empire to build a port and station troops here. At the same time, build a road connecting Yunnan to Yangon, and allow the empire's merchants to pass from here.
In response to the concerns throughout Myanmar that the project would be huge and waste money and people, Xu Xizhong proposed that funds and technology could be provided by the empire, and Myanmar would be responsible for recruiting labor.
In addition, after the roads and ports were built, Myanmar was allowed to enjoy a 30% tax share, and Burmese were allowed to do business in the ports, enjoying the same treatment as imperial merchants.
As soon as this benefit came out, Cha Wenda didn't even need to go back to ask for permission, knowing that it would definitely be approved.
Although doing so will bring the empire's influence deeper into Myanmar, the wealth it will bring is enough to make people jealous.
As for the garrison, after all, other countries in the entire Indochina Peninsula are also garrisoned by the empire. How can Myanmar be an exception?
On the contrary, if the empire is allowed to garrison troops, it will make the empire more reassured, which will in turn be beneficial to Myanmar's security.
Of course, the empire will not be so tolerant towards Burma.
The next condition is to cut the flesh.
Myanmar needs to cede the northern Kachin area to the empire as compensation for invading Yunnan.
In addition, the Mawlamyine area was ceded to Siam, the two countries redrawn their borders, and no further disputes were allowed from now on.
This condition is very harsh, which makes Chawenda and others very painful.
But there is no way. When the imperial soldiers are pressing down on the border, if you don't cut off the flesh, it will be the end of the country.
As for other clauses, such as allowing the empire to establish an embassy in the capital Ava, imperial personnel enjoying consular jurisdiction in Burma, and all the formulation and collection of customs duties being vested in the empire, Tea Bunda and others did not care much.
After receiving the empire's attitude, they did not dare to delay and hurried back to discuss it.
A decision must be made as soon as possible about Myanmar's future.