The twenty-ninth day of the eighth year of Tai'an, the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, is also the last great pilgrimage meeting of the Great Zhou in this year.

In the Zichen Palace, Zhang Lingyang sat on the dragon chair and asked the ministers under the hall: "The prince of Burma rebelled and slaughtered the clan.

Now that the eldest prince has been killed in the war, and his henchmen are all in the ranks, there is no one in the clan to succeed to the throne of Burma.

According to Han Xiaolai, the commander of Jinyiwei, the king of Burma is now bedridden because of the rebellion of the eldest prince.

The Imperial History of the Inspectorate said: "Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, although all the relatives of the Burmese royal family have died, there are still people in the side branches.

In the meaning of Weichen, His Majesty will select qualified candidates from among them, examine their conduct, and if they are qualified, they can issue a decree to crown him as the next king of Burma. ”

"Nonsense!" Zheng Yongji, the first assistant of the cabinet, had already understood Zhang Lingyang's thoughts, and after saying that he had finished speaking in this imperial history, he said: "How did you know about Burma as a little imperial historian?"

"Xiaguan's ancestral home is Yongchang Mansion in Yunnan, which has always bordered Myanmar, and Xiaguan grew up there since he was a child.

"Not really!" Zheng Yongji said: "However, according to the information obtained by the old man, even if there are a few clan children alive in Myanmar now, they are all out of the five suits.

According to the law of the Great Zhou, if there is no successor to the main family, the clan relatives outside the five suits will not be able to inherit the inheritance of the main family. ”

"But Myanmar is not domestic!"

"But Myanmar is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, so naturally it must abide by the laws of the Great Zhou."

"The lower officials don't dare to agree!" Yu Shi still retorted forcefully, "According to the past practice, as long as the prince of a vassal state recommends the prince to His Majesty, the imperial court can give a clear decree as long as he examines his conduct and conduct. After the death of the king, the prince can rightfully inherit the throne of the king.

Since Burma is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, it is natural to follow such a convention, as long as the candidates recommended by the Burmese monarch to His Majesty are qualified, His Majesty will be canonized from now on. ”

"You also say it's customary!" Zheng Yongji laughed and said: "According to the past practice, the candidates for the prince elected by the monarch of the vassal state are all their own children, and they are also the descendants of the royal family.

Just like a hundred years ago, the monarch of Goryeo had no children, and he sent a letter to my Great Zhou and elected his nephew as the prince. After repeated investigations, the imperial court determined the position of its prince.

Is the situation in Myanmar similar to the past, but I'm afraid otherwise, according to the past practice, I'm afraid that if I look through the annals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is no such convention to be found. ”

"But didn't Lord Shoufu say it?" Yushi insisted on his opinion and retorted: "A hundred years ago, the monarch of Goryeo had no children, so he could write to my Great Zhou court to canonize his nephew as the prince."

Although all the descendants of the Burmese monarch are now dead, as long as the Burmese monarch recommends suitable candidates for the clan to His Majesty now, as long as the inspection is qualified, regardless of whether he is a relative within the five suits, His Majesty should make a clear decree to canonize him. ”

"You're a complete paradox!" Zheng Yongji said: "The old man remembers that although the prince canonized by the imperial court a hundred years ago was polite on the surface, he was a complete villain in secret.

Although the imperial court agreed to canonize him as the monarch of Goryeo, after succeeding to the throne, he was unkind, slaughtered the children of the clan, and forcibly defiled the concubines of the former monarch of Goryeo.

At that time, this incident had a great impact, and when the imperial court finally learned of it, it issued an order to abolish his throne, but the king of Goryeo resisted stubbornly.

Fortunately, my Great Zhou Tianshi was strong and strong, and after sending troops to Goryeo, he forcibly suppressed the tyranny of this monarch, which gave Goryeo a stable situation. ”

"But that Goryeo monarch is just a special case!" "Who dares to guarantee that the son of the clan who writes to the king of Burma is a person like the king of Goryeo?"

Zheng Yongji smiled disapprerovingly: "But you don't dare to guarantee that the person who is protected by the monarch of Myanmar is not such a person."

Speaking of this, Zheng Yongji said to Zhang Lingyang: "Your Majesty, the reason why Wechen talked about Goryeo a hundred years ago is not anything else. Rather, I want to make it clear that it was the king's nephew who inherited the throne of Goryeo back then, and he still did so.

Today's children of the Burmese clan have already made five suits, but I am afraid that there is no family affection for the descendants of the Burmese monarch.

Once this Burmese clan inherits the throne of the Burmese monarch, it is very likely that it will be detrimental to the concubines of the Burmese monarch. If such a thing breaks out, it will have an extremely bad impact on the Burmese royal family, on my Great Zhou court, and even on Your Majesty's reputation. ”

"What do you think should be done with the Shoufu" Yushi asked: "Now that there is no male in the Burmese royal family, if the position of the prince is high for a long time, I am afraid that the situation in Myanmar will be turbulent in the future." ”

"What the old man means" Zheng Yongji sneered, and then bowed solemnly to Zhang Lingyang, and said: "Weichen, please Your Majesty cut love!" ”

"What does Zheng Aiqing mean by this," Zhang Lingyang said 'confused'.

Zheng Yongji said: "Wechen asks Your Majesty to cut his love and choose one person from among the princes to succeed to the throne of Myanmar, and completely eliminate the hidden dangers that Myanmar may face in the future." ”

"This ......" Zhang Lingyang 'hesitated' and said: "Zheng Aiqing, I'm afraid that this is a little inappropriate, although Myanmar is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, it is only a vassal state, if I make such a will, I am afraid that the Burmese masses will not accept it, and at that time, what will I do?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that thunder, rain and dew are all kings. Since Burma is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, it is natural that it should obey His Majesty's will.

Now that the monarch of Myanmar is about to die, if His Majesty does not make a decree at this time, it is difficult to make the people of Myanmar fall into misery

Or rather, His Majesty cares too much about the princes and is reluctant to leave him

But Your Majesty, for the livelihood of thousands of people in Myanmar and for the prestige of my Great Zhou court, I also ask Your Majesty to cut your love! ”

"But the princes are still very young, but I'm afraid that they won't be able to handle state affairs!" Zhang Lingyang 'shirked'.

"Weichen thinks that as long as Your Majesty is willing to give up the relationship between father and son, other things are trivial." Zhang Lingyang said, "Your Majesty can first appoint a group of subordinate officials for the princes and send them to Myanmar first.

When the princes reach adulthood, Your Majesty will send the princes to Burma, won't it be the best of both worlds?"