The Forbidden City, Beijing

Inside the Qianqing Palace

Three quarters of the hour, early dynasty

"It's time to go to the court, there is something to play, nothing to retreat from..."With the shouts of the great eunuch, the morning time of the day officially began.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." At this time, the officials inside and outside the Qianqing Palace unanimously shouted at Qianlong kneeling down on the dragon chair.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat..."Qianlong looked at the officials kneeling on the ground and said lightly.

"The ministers thank the emperor for his grace..."

"Do you Aiqing have a notebook to present?" Qianlong asked as usual.

"The minion soldier department is still the book, Shu Hede, and there is a book to play." At this time, Shu Mulu, who was the secretary of the military department. Schuhd said.

"What did you do?" Qianlong continued to ask.

In fact, Qianlong didn't know what Shu Hede was going to play, but he still asked as a rule.

Since the Qing Dynasty set up the Military Aircraft Department in Yongzheng, as an important event, it was generally submitted to the Military Aircraft Department for the emperor to see, and then the court discussion was carried out after the emperor and the military ministers had a general understanding and discussion.

"Back to the emperor, the slave has just received a military information from Yunnan. Under the pretext that the Burmese rebel Tusi had taken refuge in the territory of our country's Yunnan, it launched a declaration of war against the Qing Dynasty. Now, Wang Yong of Burma has personally led hundreds of thousands of Burmese troops to attack China's Yunnan, and has successively attacked several cities in Yunnan, such as Zhenkang, Mangshi, and Yingjiang in Yunnan. The situation in Yunnan is precarious and does not allow for optimism. Please be clear. "Shumulu. Shu Hede knelt down again in front of Qianlong and said.

At this time, I saw Qianlong handing Shu Mulu from the eunuch. Shu Hede threw it out, and scolded angrily: "The Burmese vassal state does not obey the king, and dares to be ambitious, it is simply not to take my Qing Dynasty to heart, which is really hateful." I don't know what your response to the wolf behavior in Myanmar has? ”

Because Qianlong's intentions were not clear for a while, the ministers of the court who were suddenly questioned by Qianlong all looked silent and waited for the changes. All they did was to bow down and confess their sins.

"Well, I don't want to listen to your nonsense, I'm asking you what you think." Qianlong said.

The ministers kneeling in the court were still silent.

"Fu Sen, get up and tell me what you think." Qianlong said by name.

"Hey, the slave obeys the order, thank the emperor." At this time, I saw Niu Hulu who finished speaking. Fu Sen slowly stood out of the ranks.

"The slave thinks that Yongjiya rashly raised troops against me, and the reason for this may be that he was bewitched by others. We can first send a messenger and order him to return immediately with his troops. ”

"If he is only bewitched for a while, then he will definitely understand that my Daqing is not something he can provoke in Burma, and he will go back with his army. In this way, our two countries can also avoid large-scale wars, which will cause the lives of the people of both countries. ”

Niu Hulu. When Fu Sen said this, he secretly observed the expression of Qianlong who was sitting on the dragon chair with his eyes, but saw that he nodded slightly.

Yes, Qianlong was not willing to go to war with Burma if he could. After all, although the war between Junggar and Gansu has been largely calmed down, there are still sporadic wars in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan to be settled.

Especially the size of Jinchuan, which had been stable a few years ago, showed its fangs again at this time. And if the Qing Dynasty continues to be turbulent, Tibet will be prone to problems if it is not good.

Therefore, as long as Burma can withdraw its troops and make Qianlong's face acceptable, Qianlong can turn a blind eye to the people slaughtered by Myanmar and the looted property that broke through the city.

After all, since the Qing Dynasty was occupied by the bandit army in the rich Jiangnan, its strength has been greatly damaged. Now, Qianlong is grateful to Yongzheng for leaving him a rich treasury. If it were according to the treasury money left by Kangxi to Yongzheng, his treasury of the Qing Dynasty would have been able to run mice.

Moreover, if the Qing Empire continues to be consumed, when will the Qing Dynasty have the energy to recover the southern half of the Qing Dynasty? Qianlong has been down to Jiangnan once since he was 16 years old, and he has never forgotten to go down to Jiangnan again.

At this time, Niu Hulu. Fu Sen saw that his words had been affirmed by Qianlong, his nervous heart relaxed a little, and he continued to speak after he breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, since Burma is already invading, we can't just expect a holy decree from the Holy One to make Burma turn back and return the army."

"Therefore, I, the Qing Dynasty, must also mobilize our troops and counterattack the invading Burma, so that they can understand that the strength of our Great Qing Kingdom cannot be ignored. If not, then what should the other vassals think of my Qing Empire? ”

When he said this, Niu Hulu, who was also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at the moment. Fu Sen couldn't help but think of the thief who was occupying the southern tip of the Qing Empire and had declared the founding of the country as "Yi".

Originally, the imperial court thought that even if the two sides occupied the time for peace talks, they could use the Annan army that invaded Guangxi to drag down the strength of the anti-thieves, but they didn't think that Annan was so unbearable. In just one month, he was defeated by the anti-thieves.

Now there is even more news that Annan has abandoned the Qing Dynasty and renamed the Yi Dynasty as the suzerain, and even Cambodia and the disappeared Champa have also declared to the outside world that they recognize the Yi Dynasty as their suzerain.

This is simply a naked slap in the face to the Qing Empire.

However, the Qing Dynasty is still not at peace, so what can be done about these vassal states?

If the Qing Empire can't repel the Burmese army, which is also a powerful attack, this time, then what kind of face does the Qing Empire have to give orders to other subject countries?

So, Niu Hulu. The problems that Fu Sen can see, Qianlong can naturally see too.

At this time, I saw that Qianlong couldn't help nodding, looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground and said, "All Aiqing, let's be flat!" ”

"Servants (ministers) and others, thank you to the emperor..."

After an instant, the ministers above the court climbed up from the ground.

"Just now, Fu Sen said it well. I wonder if you have any other views to add? Qianlong said.

……

"Schuhed..."

"Back to the emperor, the slave completely agrees with Master Fu's point of view, and has nothing else to add." Shu Mulu, who was named by Qianlong. Shu Hede hurriedly replied.

"What about the other adults?" Qianlong asked again

"Slave (minister), agree with Master Fu's opinion, there is nothing else to add."

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"In that case, Fu Sen, you will soon select an envoy from the Ministry of Rites to send a messenger from Burma to proclaim the decree." Qianlong looked at Niu Hulu. Fu Sen commanded.

"The minions obey." Niu Hulu. Fu Sen saluted.

"Shu Hede, you are responsible for the transfer of the military department. Who are the candidates for this expedition? Qianlong turned to Shu Mulu. Schuhd asked.

"The slave thought that Zhang Jia. Lord Gui has made outstanding achievements in war, and he can take on this great responsibility. "Shumulu. Schuhd returned to the road.