Chapter 56: Refusal of the Edict

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Conquest is not a game, and it is very difficult and dangerous to put it away freely. Even because the Yongli monarch was still in the hands of the Burmese, the Ming army could not show weakness and concern. This is like Yingzong being captured by the tile spur, and after the Ming court re-established the new monarch, he was resolute and resolute in the counterattack against the tile spur, and it was a reason not to let the tile spur feel dependent.

Zhu Yongxing's intention to convey to Zheng Zhaoren is very clear, he will bear all the consequences of the war with Burma, and if the Burmese kill Yongli and others in a frenzy, He Jiuyi will not be used as a scapegoat.

While the war was going on, the Ming army would not be interested in launching an attack on Burma if it maintained a minimum of neutrality. But now that Burma has shown hostility to the Ming army, and Zhu Yongxing will show the authority of the new emperor after he ascends the throne, it is necessary for the Ming army to attack Burma. Of course, it would be even more wonderful if this war could bring back Yongli and capture a large amount of supplies. However, the current military operations can only be limited, and it is impossible to pursue them once and for all.

And the relationship between China and Myanmar has reached such a point. The insanity of the Burmese king Mangda is the key to this. In history, when Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan and others repeatedly entered Burma to take over, this guy would rather be beaten to the ground, and even forced to the city of Ava by soldiers than hand over Yongli; And when the Manchu Qing also asked him to hand over Yongli, this guy refused with the so-called "injustice".

I wonder what's going on in this guy's head? This is Zhu Yongxing's evaluation of Mangda. Deserved to be overthrown by a coup d'état. He deserved to be drowned in the river. Now it seems that history is about to repeat itself, after repeated defeats, Mang Bai led troops from southern Burma to reinforce, and because of the war losses and Mangda's stubbornness, the Burmese courtiers were deeply dissatisfied and turned to support Mang Bai to end this useless war.

Not only is it unhelpful, it is unnecessary, and it is self-defeating. The Ming Dynasty has re-emerged. It was no longer a time when the Qing army was forced into a corner and was defeated, which really angered the Ming Dynasty and attacked Burma with the strength of the whole country, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Although history has deviated from the track, in a certain part it still repeats the drama that Zhu Yongxing is familiar with. Mang Bai staged a palace coup, then tied his deranged brother to a chair and sank into the river, killed his sister-in-law and nephew, and sat on the throne of the king of Burma.

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"The Ming people pay the most attention to loyalty and patriotism. Although a new monarch has been established, this will of the eternal calendar may also have some effect, right? "Reckless and white seized the throne and became king. He intended to end the war with the Ming Dynasty with dignity, and Yongli seemed to be the key to this dignity.

To tell the truth, this reckless killing of his brother and sister-in-law and nephew may be too cool, but his mind is still more sober and rational than Reckless. Mangda is just a transfer of troops, a transfer of troops, and then a transfer of troops. I have to meet with the Ming army. Mang Bai considered that after the transfer of troops, the pressure on the Mon and Shan tribes would be reduced, and there might be signs of instability in the country, which was very unfavorable for him, the new king.

A courtier reminded: "If you let Emperor Yongli know the battle situation on the front line. He may not be obedient. ”

"There is one more thing, that is, if Emperor Yongli is willing to give an edict, he can't let his people take it to the Ming army." Another courtier said that the Yongli monarch who was now under house arrest was full of resentment, and if they were allowed to see the Ming army that had just won a great victory, they did not know what they would say; If the Ming army knew about the insults suffered by their court in Burma, I am afraid that it would further anger the Ming army.

For these two proposals, it is adopted in its entirety. This completely unnecessary war has caused a lot of losses to the Burmese people, and if the troops are further reduced, not to mention the possibility that the Mon people in southern Myanmar may have different intentions, and the Shan people in northern Myanmar may not be at peace. Moreover, relations between Burma and Siam had always been strained, and Mang Bai did not want his neighbors to feel that there was a chance to join forces with the Ming army.

Now that the Son of Yongli has no personal freedom at all, when Zheng Zhaoren was in Burma, he still maintained a good relationship with the Burmese side, and most of the royal forest army, palace people, and miscellaneous servants in the small court were sent back to Yunnan Province. This move also reassured the Burmese side, because the daily life of the Yongli monarch and ministers was taken care of by reliable personnel selected by the Burmese side, which could better control and supervise them.

After life and death were in the hands of others, the Burmese people's respect for the great emperor plummeted. When Zhu Yongxing used money to buy loose, the Burmese people were still a little polite to the Yongli monarchs and ministers, and there was no shortage of food and clothing. In the past two months, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Myanmar has entered a freezing point, and the Yongli monarch and ministers will not see any good faces. Sneers are common, and even food is crude and scarce. In this regard, neither the emperor nor the courtiers dared to be angry, the quality was poor, the portion was small, and they would not starve to death, but if the Burmese cut off the supply, they would starve, or even starve to death.

In recent days, however, the Yongli monarch has felt that the attitude of the Burmese people has begun to change somewhat, as if they have regained some respect for themselves, and the three meals they have sent have become more and more abundant. The Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Empress and the close ministers discussed several times in private, but they never got the point, and they did not know whether it was the conscience of the King of Burma or what had happened to the political situation in Myanmar.

The food sent today is still good, the queen mother and the emperor eat first, and after these two eat, it will be the turn of the queen and the concubines, and then the few palace people and chamberlains who remain.

When the officials sent by Mangbai arrived, the Queen Mother was already full, and Yongli was halfway there. The envoy of the King of Burma walked in with a look of anger on his face, and said to Emperor Yongli in a rough voice: "Emperor Ming has taken refuge in our country for three years, but do you still remember the favor of our country?" ”

Now Myanmar no longer regards itself as a vassal, and Yongli is not resentful, and politely replied: "I am deeply grateful for the care of your country for several years. ”

"Does the emperor know about your army's invasion of my border and plundering my place?" Burmese officials said angrily: "Your army has killed and wounded countless Burmese soldiers. invaded and occupied the barbarians, and also plundered food and people everywhere. ”

"I don't know about it." Yongli shook his head, he was under house arrest in the camp, and the Burmese were strictly blocking the news, how could he still know what was happening outside, let alone know about the war on the border between Yunnan and Burma.

"That being the case. Then I also ask the emperor to issue an edict to your army, so that they should immediately withdraw from the territory of our country. As he spoke, the Burmese official took out the paper and pen and ink he had prepared, and placed them in front of Yongli's table, and the Burmese soldiers who came with the official all looked at Yongli with fierce eyes.

"He said that he only received the news today, but the attitude of the Burmese people in the past few days has obviously changed, is it not related to this matter?" Yongli couldn't refuse, and when the waiter was slowly grinding ink, Yongli also picked up the pen, and his heart quickly turned his thoughts: "Most of this is fraud." ”

But I haven't waited for Yongli to figure out what the hell is going on. Burmese officials impatiently urged: "Why hasn't the emperor issued an edict?" Do you think that our country is not hospitable and indulgent? ”

Although he doubted that there was any article in this, Yongli did not dare to gamble with his own speculation on the safety of his own life, sighed in his heart, and wrote an edict to withdraw from the army according to the request of the Burmese officials, and covered it with his own jade seal.

The Burmese envoy was like a treasure, dried the ink on the edict and hurried away with it, and Yongli watched the envoy leave. When there were no eyes and ears of the Burmese in the house, Yongli sighed for a long time: "I don't know if Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan have come to King Qin!" Well. Most likely, that's why the Burmese will come to me to ask for an edict, but with this edict, they will definitely withdraw from the army, and won't my chance of escaping be in vain? ”

Yongli's words ignited some hope among the people around her, and the queen immediately echoed it. He said that this edict should not be given to the Burmese.

"How can I do it if I don't give it? Even if they are Qinwang, they have just arrived in Manmo, and they are still 108,000 miles away from here, and the Burmese are just outside the door. Although Yongli understood something in his heart, he stiffened his neck to refuse the Burmese request. It's too inconsistent with his personality.

When the emperor reprimanded her like this, the queen immediately shut her mouth, but she was extremely worried in her heart - the situation was so dangerous that maybe one day the Burmese would take the royal knife.

Mu Tianbo and Ma Jixiang hurried over, and after learning what was going on, they thought about it for a long time, and they both showed a sad look. Although the news is closed, I still know a little bit, at least I know that the current situation in the country is not as critical as it was when I first entered Burma. The environment seems to be relaxed, and they naturally want to return to the country, rather than snorting here.

"I don't know which general led the Qinwang army this time?" Mu Tianbo guessed and said: "According to Weichen, most of them are Jin and Gong Ersfan. ”

Ma Jixiang's face changed, and he suddenly felt that it seemed to be disadvantageous to rush back to China, would Li Dingguo and the others be angry with him?

"It's a pity that the Burmese are too tightly guarded, otherwise I can secretly send the seal book, wait for the Jin and Gong clans to raise their divisions, and respond to the four roads. Yongli said with some duplicity, in order to cover up his cowardly act of giving the Burmese edict.

Mu Tianbo sighed softly and said: "I'm afraid that King Qin's division will not dare to break the Burmese army even after receiving the edict, for fear that Burma will not be broken and the emperor will be harmed first!" ”

Yongli opened his mouth and turned his face away. Empress Wang secretly glanced at the emperor and sighed silently in her heart.

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The Burmese envoy was carefully selected, and he was a performer, and he walked into He Jiuyi's tent with a solemn look holding the jade box, and said loudly: "Ming will receive the order-"

He Jiuyi stared at the jade box and looked at it carefully, suddenly smiled coldly, slapped the table and reprimanded loudly: "Bold, dare to fake the holy decree, come here, take down this Burmese, push it out and cut it." ”

Ahh

"Wait, this is the edict of the Son of Heaven, wait, this is the edict of your emperor-" The Burmese envoy cried out loudly, and he received another heavy blow to his stomach, which made his eyes glow, and then he felt that the direction seemed to have changed, and with a thud, he was thrown back to He Jiuyi's table.

"The emperor's edict, you also know that our dynasty has established a new emperor!" With a mocking smile, He Jiuyi arched his hand to the north and said loudly: "Long live my emperor, I expected this to be the case, I have issued a holy decree, and all officials will no longer be able to obey the edict of the emperor, thinking that the enemy will take advantage of it." ”

"This, this—" The Burmese envoy cried out in his heart, and argued, "The Emperor is the old master, how can he be ungrateful—"

"Shut up." He Jiuyi waved his hand, and one of the guards had already stepped forward, and the two big mouths twitched, and the Burmese envoy immediately quieted down.

"Go back to tell the king of Sù Ru, and quickly send the Emperor Taishang and others to our army, and our army will also withdraw from Burma; Otherwise, our army will go to the city of Ava to pick up the driver. He Jiuyi paused, and then said sharply: "If you dare to add a finger to Emperor Taishang and others, our dynasty will raise a national army and destroy the country." ! ”

The Burmese envoy was pushed and kicked out of the camp, and many soldiers watched and made fun of them by the roadside. He suddenly turned his head to find the source of a voice, for it was not Chinese, but the Shan language, and then—he vaguely saw a few strangely dressed people in the crowd pointing and talking.

As soon as the Burmese envoy was driven away, Zheng Zhaoren flashed out from behind the screen, smiled and nodded at He Jiuyi, "The news has been confirmed, and a new king has been established in Burma." The Burmese envoy should see the fake Shan we arranged, as well as the boats on the river, well, this war is almost over. ”

He Jiuyi was still a little skeptical, and asked tentatively: "Will treating the Burmese envoy like this make the Burmese people angry?" ”

"What will the Burmese think?" He Jiuyi asked rhetorically, and immediately replied to himself: "The Burmese must think that we are deliberately provoking them and want to kill people with a knife." Then there will be a revenge army and a war to destroy the country. Well, if that's the case, they won't harm the royal family. ”

"What if the Burmese wouldn't be so smart?" He Jiuyi then asked.

"So what?" Zheng Zhaoren waved his hand absently and said, "If you accept the edict and retreat, won't it make the Burmese people even more emboldened?" Only such toughness can make the Burmese reweigh the pros and cons. If, like a thorn, you feel that it is useless to detain the royal family, you will naturally be eager to give it away. ”

He Jiuyi nodded, this is exactly the benefit of the new monarch who has been established. If Yongli is still the emperor, then whether this edict is willing or forced, it will put him in trouble. retreat according to the edict, it can be regarded as a waste of time, and it chills the soldiers; Resist the decree, rescuing Yongli is still a crime offset, if Yongli has three long and two short, then isn't he an indirect murderer? In the future, it is inevitable that some people will make trouble with this, accusing him of disrespecting the emperor and disrespecting the royal family.

Zheng Zhaoren had already picked up the jade box from the ground, unfolded the edict and read it carefully, shaking his head as he read it, "Don't you know about delay?" Only by stubbornly resisting this edict did the soldiers dare to continue without the slightest concern; And now that the edict has been issued, if it were not for the reign of the new emperor, as long as the soldiers did not obey the order, they would not be able to run away with a domineering charge. Even if you are rescued, there may still be people who will be suspicious of this in the future, so how will the loyal soldiers deal with it? ”

He Jiuyi thought that Yongli Junchen was imprisoned by the Burmese, and this edict would naturally not be willing, but who would dare to disobey the order? Even Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, is afraid that he will not dare to give someone a handle because of his background in Xiying, right?

Zheng Zhaoren commented on it, and discussed the military arrangement with He Jiuyi. Although the premise of the armistice was that Burma sent the Yongli monarchy, it did not mean that the Ming army would withdraw from the occupied lands. Regarding state-to-state disputes, Zhu Yongxing obviously does not pay attention to trustworthiness. (To be continued......)