At dawn the next day, Ma Jixiang and his entourage followed the Yajian all the way west, trekking through mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at the royal capital of Myanmar, Ava City, a few days later.

Ava City is the oldest capital city in the history of Myanmar, whether it is the Shan State Dynasty, the Taungoo Dynasty, or the future Gongbang Dynasty, it is the political center of Myanmar.

The reason why all Burmese dynasties chose this city as their capital is because of the ingenuity of the design of this capital. It is bordered by the Ayeyarwady River to the north, the Mie River to the east, and canals dug to the south and west to form a waterway around the city, creating an artificial island. Built on the island, the capital city of Ava, has convenient transportation, abundant products, and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is the reason why the successive dynasties of Myanmar have loved this place to set their capital.

After entering the royal city, Jian asked Ma Jixiang and his party to go to the post house to live first, and then entered the palace to report first.

When he entered the palace gate, the king of Namyan, Mangda, known as King Cinderlai, was at this time with the queen Adulla Sanda Devi, holding the youngest prince Xiao Naradaba, in the Meinan Palace, drinking and having fun together.

Hearing that the changing tooth Jian came to report something important, the eunuch Egao, who was guarding outside the palace gate, immediately played, and the Burmese king Mangda was in a good mood at this time, so he ordered the changing tooth Jian to immediately enter the southern palace to meet him.

Changing his teeth and entering the palace, he immediately sent Ma Jixiang, the envoy of the Ming Kingdom, and others who wanted to enter the court to see the king, so that Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui of the Ming Dynasty, and his subordinates, could enter Burma to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the Tang army, and briefly said it to Mangda and the queen.

After listening to the narration of the tooth change, the Burmese king Mangda and the queen Adulla Sanda Devi on the side were all surprised.

"You mean, now Zhu Youlang, the king of the Ming Kingdom, has been cornered by the Tang army, and even wants to hide in our country in order to save his life for the time being, from the Tang army, is this the case?" Before Manda could speak, the queen, who was holding the prince in her hand, had already asked the tooth-changing Jane in a low voice.

"Queen, that's exactly what happened." Changing teeth Jian hurriedly replied: "Now Zhu Youlang is trapped in the lonely city of Yongchang, Yunnan, the situation is very critical, and it is difficult to last. Therefore, he thought about it, and only by temporarily taking refuge in our country could he save his life. It was precisely because of the urgency of the situation that he sent his personal eunuch Ma Jixiang and others to come to our country day and night as envoys to Burma, wanting to pay a visit to His Majesty the King first. ”

After Tooth Changing Jane finished speaking, King Mangda and Queen Wang unconsciously glanced at each other.

Mangda is more than half a hundred years old, and his beard is gray, but on his black face, the wrinkles are gradually compacting, like a chrysanthemum in the wind. He kept rubbing his beard, his brow furrowed, but he didn't say a word.

The king was reckless and didn't speak, but the queen next to him said in a panic: "Then how to make it!" Your Majesty, this Zhu Youlang must not be taken in! I heard that in the Ming Dynasty, Li Xiao, the king of the Tang Dynasty, was the most powerful, and he swept away other Ming Dynasty forces, but he was like the invisible emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Such a powerful character, I am afraid that in the future, he will eventually dominate the world of the Ming Dynasty. If this Gui King Zhu Youlang fled to our country, he was afraid that it would cause a dispute between Burma and China, and wouldn't this bring unpredictable and terrible disasters to our country? ”

After the queen's words were finished, the reckless man next to her sighed softly, and then shook his head gently.

He said to the queen, "Queen, this is not the way it should be. You know, my Burma and the Ming Dynasty are vassals, and now the clan relatives of the suzerainty are in trouble and want to come to our country, but our country has the obligation to take them in, and it is not easy to refuse them openly. Besides, Zhu Youlang is poor to vote, and his subordinate officials and soldiers must be very limited. It is estimated that the Tang King of the Ming Dynasty is determined to be in the world, and he will no longer have a time-consuming and laborious cross-border pursuit of such an insignificant figure. ”

"What Your Majesty said is that Zhu Youlang has lost power, and Li Xiaozhi, the king of Tang, is in the Ming Kingdom, so there is really no need to continue to beat this lost dog who fled to our country." Changing teeth Jian hurriedly interjected on the side: "Moreover, I am thinking that Zhu Youlang will definitely carry all the property he has collected for many years when he comes to vote this time." His men will bring all their wealth to my Burma, and when the time comes, their gold and silver treasures will ......."

"Ahem, ahem." Manda coughed softly, interrupting the expectant description of the tooth-changing Jane whose eyes were shining.

"Tooth Jane, why do you love money so much. The people of the Ming Dynasty have a saying that a gentleman has good money and takes it in a good way. Since Zhu Youlang is a poor man, how can we show such a greedy appearance, wouldn't it be a big loss of bearing? In my opinion, it is better to make the best of the landlord's friendship and let him live in Burma for a while. In this way, it can not only show the popularity of our Burma and fulfill the responsibility of the vassals, but also make Zhu Youlang and others regard our Burma as the last solid support, so as to be grateful to us. Moreover, in the future, if Zhu Youlang really has the opportunity to return to Yunnan and become the real power of the Ming Dynasty again, then he will definitely be grateful to our country, and the trade exchanges between China and Yunnan will be much more convenient in the future. Will not the benefits of this come far outweigh the treasures he has brought with him? ”

The reckless words of reprimand made Jane's face look ashamed. Although he was still unconvinced, he had to admit his mistakes again and again on the surface.

Mangda said this, paused, and said to the tooth changer: "Then Ma Jixiang and the others, where are they now?" ”

"Your Majesty, they just arrived in Ava today, and I have arranged for them to go to the pavilion to check in."

"Oh, then go down and tell them that I have allowed their chief envoy and his deputy envoy to enter the Hajj to-morrow." Mangda said lightly.

"Yes, then I'll go down and convey it."

On the morning of the next day, the Burmese king Mangda officially received the chief envoy Ma Jixiang and the deputy envoy Yang Zai in the main hall of the palace.

"Ma Jixiang, the envoy of King Gui of the Ming Kingdom, is so fortunate to see the face of heaven. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live. ”

Looking at Ma Jixiang and Yang Zai, who were kneeling on the ground, these two envoys from the Heavenly Empire, were so humble in their words and courteous, and they were both proud and emotional. He coughed lightly, and showed the eunuch Egao next to him, and made them stand up and speak.

"Two envoys, what are you waiting for to be sent to our country?" After the two got up, Mangda leaned back and said lightly.

"Your king, we are here on the order of King Gui of the Ming Dynasty, just to be able to stay in your country for a while,,......" Ma Jixiang briefly said to Mangda about Zhu Youlang's desire to go to Burma.

Ma Jixiang looked at his face, and saw that Mangda didn't seem to be embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in order to show sincerity, King Gui also specially prepared a cart of gold and silver utensils as a gift for the meeting. ”

After he finished speaking, he respectfully took out the seal letter of Guiwang Zhu Youlang from his arms and handed it to the eunuch Egao on the side.

After reading it, he smiled faintly, and said to Ma Jixiang and Yang Zai: "King Gui's letter is sincere." I want to come to my country and the Ming Dynasty, and there is also the friendship of vassals, and now he is in difficulty, and sincerely asks for each other, how can I see that it is difficult not to help. In this way, you tell King Gui that he has asked for this, and this king has granted it. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is truly a benevolent and benevolent king, and we are grateful! Here, King Daigui thanked His Majesty. Hearing Mangda's permission, Ma Jixiang was overjoyed, quickly bowed, and bowed deeply.

Unexpectedly, Namanda coughed lightly and said, "It's just that because our country is a small state and its capacity is limited, the crowd of people and horses he accompanied him should not be too many." In particular, you are not allowed to bring any soldiers with you except a few personal guards, do you remember? ”

Ma Jixiang, who was originally happy, suddenly froze with a smile on his face when he heard this.

What's going on?

That King Gui only brought personal guards and a group of entourage, but did not bring any soldiers and horses, this, this time to the Burmese border, isn't it at the mercy of others? !

Ma Jixiang's body trembled, he stared at his restless toes, and fine sweat began to ooze from his forehead.

"What's wrong? I ask for this, but don't you want to? Seeing him like this, Mangda immediately guessed what he was thinking, and sneered: "Since King Gui just wants to take refuge in our country, it is enough to bring a personal guard and a group of officials to follow. If he still wants to bring a large number of soldiers and horses, then I can't help but think, whether this King Gui came to my Burma border to take refuge, or does he want to take the opportunity to seize my Burmese land? ”

Hearing Mangda say such words that were already implicitly murderous, Ma Jixiang trembled unconsciously, and for a while, he was anxious and speechless, his lips were like rabbits, but he couldn't speak.

Yang Zaishang, who was on the side, was sober, and when he saw that Ma Jixiang was speechless for a while, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty is too careful." We have come to your country for refuge and have despicable thoughts of seeking to seize your land. I think that after I come back, King Gui will definitely listen to His Majesty's opinion, this extra soldiers and horses, King Gui will never bring it, please rest assured that Your Majesty can rest assured. ”

Seeing that Yang Zai's reaction was still agile and his answer was decent, Mangda hummed with satisfaction, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, the matter of King Gui's entry into Burma will be here first." You wait for the reply to our minister-in-charge to discuss the details of entering Burma. After the discussion, immediately return to Yunnan to return to King Gui. ”

Ma Jixiang and Yang Zai hurriedly bowed their hands together: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Mangda then retreated, and Ma Jixiang and Yang Zai retreated.

Unbeknownst to the two of them, behind them was a pair of gloomy eyes, firmly staring at their departing backs, with a thoughtful expression on their faces.

This person is Mangbai, the brother of the king of Burma.

This reckless white is a very famous man in the official history, who finally killed his brother and nephew and successfully plotted to seize the imperial power of Burma.

Fang just listened to the conversation between Mangda and Ma Jixiang and others, and Mangbai was in his heart, in fact, he was very disapproving of letting Guiwang Zhu Youlang and others enter Burma.

Because he knew that Zhu Youlang was now the prey that the Tang army was chasing, and if he fled to Burma, he would most likely bring the war from Yunnan to Burma. In this way, there will be chaos in Burma, which he absolutely does not want to see.

What's more, now he has actually been intensively planning a rebellion, and every day he is discussing with his cronies and subordinates such as General Nei Mu Shan Jue, Marquis of Myawaddy, how to attack the palace and seize the throne. His plan is precisely to need the stability of the border and the surrounding area, so that he can smoothly raise troops and seize power, so that he will not be affected by foreign interference.

Therefore, hearing the conversation of Fang Cai Ma Jixiang and others, Mang Bai was greatly surprised. It's just that he didn't have time to object and advise, and the king of Myanmar, Mangda, had already agreed to Ma Jixiang's request, and as soon as the holy words came out, Mangbai could only be helpless.

It's just that he secretly thought that even if Zhu Youlang and the others fled to Burma, the Tang army wanted to enter Burma to chase and kill, but I was afraid that it would not be so fast.

Then, when his rebellion succeeded, he captured and killed all Zhu Youlang and others, and sent their heads back to the Ming Dynasty and presented them to Li Xiao, the king of Tang. That would have succeeded in quelling the anger of the Tang army and preventing them from sending troops to attack Burma.

As for the goods brought by Zhu Youlang and others, hehe......

Thinking of this, there was a faint sneer on his pale face.

After retiring from the dynasty, Ma Jixiang and Changya Jian discussed the relevant details and procedures of Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, entering Burma one by one. After more than two hours of detailed negotiations, a concrete agreement was finally reached on the accession to Burma.

The main content of the agreement was that Zhu Youlang could only bring his own family members and a guard of only 20 people, and could only bring no more than 100 subordinate officials to settle in Burma. And the entourage and officials are not allowed to bring more than five family members.

After Zhu Youlang and his entourage entered Burma, all weapons, including his guards, must be handed over and not kept privately, so as to prevent anyone from causing chaos with weapons. Then, Burmese sent troops to escort them all the way from the border to the city of Ava safely.

After arriving at Ava to meet the king, Zhu Youlang and the others could build their own houses and settle down near the pagoda of the "Qin Pyu Xing" (Xin Miao Sin) in the city of Awa, across the river, without interference from the Burmese monarchs.

After Ma Jixiang Yang negotiated the details between the two, he and his younger brother Ma Xiongfei took the hundreds of guards and returned to Yunnan together. Na Changya Jian arranged soldiers and horses to escort him all the way to the Sino-Burmese border.

Ma Jixiang and others entered the copper and iron pass, entered the Ming realm, and immediately drove non-stop and drove straight to Yongchang. What everyone didn't expect was that as soon as Ma Jixiang and others entered the boundary of Yongchang, there was an urgent report from Tanma that the Tang army had successfully exterminated the Tusi soldiers and horses of the Shadingzhou Department, and was driving the army all the way to Yongchang.

The Tang army traveled all the way west, passing through Kunming, Chuxiong, and Mengzi, and after a long journey of 18 days, they trekked all the way through mountains and rivers, bypassed the smoke miasma, and finally entered the city of Yongchangfu.

Zhu Youlang, who got the news, was shocked.

Although he had already prepared in his heart, knowing that the Shadingzhou Department would definitely not last long and would be defeated and destroyed by the Tang Army, he really didn't expect that the Tang Army would destroy the Shadingzhou Division, the largest Tusi in Yunnan, so quickly, it could be described as a storm!

What to do?

Now that the Tang army has finally come to western Yunnan, it will soon be in Yongchang. With the strong strength of the Tang Army, attacking this precipitous city of Yongchang, even if there will be some twists and turns, it will not be much more difficult than destroying the Shadingzhou Division.

If you don't want to die with the city in Yongchang, there is really no other way to think of it except to flee Burma as soon as possible.

At this moment, Zhu Youlang heard that Ma Jixiang had returned with the crowd, as if he had caught a life-saving straw, and he was very happy in his heart, and immediately ordered to meet him in the living room.