Pursing his dry lips, Feng Zuoliang, the secretary of the military department, said again: "At the same time, the eldest prince of Burma killed the second prince and all the opposition forces in the city in Mandalay, and sent troops to pursue the Burmese king who had fled from the city, but not long after escaping from Mandalay, the Burmese king made a detour to Myitkyina, which is under the control of our army in northern Myanmar, and successfully escaped the pursuit of the eldest prince.

However, General Sun mentioned in his letter that after hearing the news of the murder of the second prince, the king of Burma became ill and was afraid that his life was now in danger.

Now, General Sun has marched to Mandalay to quell the rebellion of the Great Prince......"

After listening to Feng Zuoliang's report, Zhang Lingyang said: "In other words, once Sun Dingzong quells the rebellion of the eldest prince, the Burmese royal family will have no one to inherit the throne?" ”

"That's right!" Feng Zuoliang said, "All the princes and nobles in Mandalay who opposed the eldest prince were killed by the eldest prince. The princes and nobles who are still alive in Mandalay are basically those who support the eldest prince.

General Sun also asked in his letter whether he would implicate the rest of the princes and nobles after the rebellion of the eldest prince was put down. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's breathing couldn't help but froze, and he only felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime good time, so he said: "Inform Sun Dingzong and let him deal with it according to law."

All the princes and nobles who participated in the rebellion of the eldest prince were convicted and beheaded. Of course, those who were not implicated, Sun Dingzong could not wronged them. ”

"Weichen understands, so I will repair the book to General Sun to explain what His Majesty means."

But Feng Zuoliang retired, and Zhang Lingyang called Xiao Fuzi and said: "Immediately send the commander of the Jinyi Guard to make Han Xiao enter the palace to meet him." ”

Half an hour later, Han Xiao came to Chen'an Palace.

After staring at Han Xiao a few times, Zhang Lingyang said, "I have something I want you to do personally. ”

"Your Majesty, please command, Weichen must be a fool of the ground, and he will not give up."

Zhang Lingyang nodded noncommittally and said, "You must already know the information on the Burmese side, so I won't say more."

Now I want you to go to Burma to see Sun Dingzong in person, and ask him to behead all the princes and nobles in Mandalay, remember, even if they are beheaded, their crimes must be legitimate, understand? ”

When Han Xiao heard this, he was stunned.

Now that all the princes and nobles in Mandalay who support the Burmese king's line have been beheaded by the eldest prince, then the ones who are alive are naturally the people of the eldest prince's line.

Once these people are also beheaded, then once the current king of Myanmar dies, the throne of Myanmar will be empty.

This is not to say that apart from Mandalay, there are no other royal nobles in Myanmar, but without exception, the royal nobles in Mandalay are the most closely related to the king of Burma.

And on the night when the king of Burma fled, he did not even take the second prince and queen with him, let alone others.

Therefore, once Zhang Lingyang's order is implemented, the Burmese royal family will have no successor.

What kind of situation will Myanmar face as a result?

"Could it be that Your Majesty has long taken a fancy to the land of Myanmar and wants to incorporate Myanmar into the land of the Great Zhou, so this is the reason for this?" At this time, Han Xiao couldn't help but thank a little.

But at this time, Zhang Lingyang was waiting for Han Xiao's answer, and Han Xiao was not allowed to think more, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will definitely convey His Majesty's meaning to General Sun completely." ”

"Not only to relay, but also to supervise Sun Dingzong to complete this matter!" Zhang Lingyang said, "Only you know about this matter, if there is a third person who knows about this matter, I will ask for you at that time!" ”

"Wechen understands!"

"This is my jade pendant, when I see General Sun's two jade pendants, he will believe what you say!" As he spoke, Zhang Lingyang took off the jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Han Xiao, "The jade pendant must be kept, don't let others see it." ”

"Wechen understands!"

"In a while, I will issue a decree and send you to Burma to assist Li Guangtai, the imperial historian of the Zuodu, to investigate the rebellion of the Burmese prince, you go down!"

"Wechen retires!"

……

On the third day after Han Xiao left Luoyang with Zhang Lingyang's secret decree, the news from Nanyang finally came back.

In the Chen'an Palace, Feng Zuoliang, the secretary of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, according to the letter from Han Liang, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, the naval officers and men have conquered all the strongholds of the Franc Aircraft in Borneo.

In this battle, a total of 13 Franc warships were sunk, 1,523 enemies were killed, and 864 were captured.

The casualties of our troops should not be underestimated, a total of 25 battleships were sunk, and more than 2,000 people were killed and wounded. More than half of them were killed or wounded in naval battles. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang gasped.

Zhang Lingyang had already been mentally prepared before, after all, the combat experience of the Royal Navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not as rich as that of the Franc Machine, but he did not expect that the battle situation would be so tragic.

This was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Lingyang.

Glancing at Zhang Lingyang's face, Feng Zuoliang continued: "Han Liang sent a letter to ask, I don't know what His Majesty plans to do with the eight hundred and sixty-four Franc machine captives?" ”

"What to do?" Zhang Lingyang sneered and said, "Didn't you already say it before? In the battle against the Franco, I don't want a prisoner. ”

"But so many captives ......"

Before Feng Zuoliang's words were finished, Zhang Lingyang said again: "But what is it? Could it be that the Francophile wantonly slaughtered my Great Zhou expatriates before?

I just want to use this means to tell those Xiyi people that anyone who dares to offend my Great Zhou Tianwei, no matter which country it is, I will not spare it. ”

"Wei Chen knows what to do, so I'll write back to Han Liang!"

Zhang Lingyang did not deliberately conceal this matter, so in less than half a day's effort, Zhang Lingyang wanted to ask all the people about the Francophone to behead him.

On the morning of the next day, a group of European envoys who heard the news entered the palace to ask to see Zhang Lingyang.

After receiving the news, Zhang Lingyang sneered in his heart: "These Europeans, I didn't see them a little anxious when they slaughtered the Great Zhou expatriates, but now it's okay, I just heard some news that I want to behead all those Franc machine people, and I can't sit still." ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Lingyang said: "Come on, send a group of envoys from Fanguo to come in." ”

As soon as he performed a courtesy, the English envoy Wilson couldn't sit still and asked: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou, last night I heard that Your Majesty was going to behead all the captive Franc people in Borneo, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Zhang Lingyang smiled leisurely and said, "Now that Great Zhou is at war with England, I have no right to answer your questions. ”