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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Intrigue and Deceiver

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    When Batu heard this, he became more and more suspicious of Chen Zaixing's origins. How could this person with such knowledge be just a technician prospecting in the jungle? He couldn't help but ask: "Where are you from, and you know so much?"  Chen Zaixing smiled slightly, straightened his clothes, and said to Batu proudly: "My surname is Chen Zaixing, and my courtesy name is Fusheng. I am a native of Hanjing. I was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Jiafeng. The emperor thought that Hongwen Hall  "Bachelor's degree?" Batu could hardly believe his ears. Everyone in Dashun knew what these two terms meant, even though Niu Jinxing, the founding prime minister of this dynasty, was only a civil servant.  Therefore, when the People's Republic of China was founded, even those who passed the imperial examination had to go to the prefectures and counties to be appointed officials, instead of just staying in the capital directly as the first few in the imperial examination did in the previous dynasty. However, those who passed the imperial examination had the right of priority.  However, as time went on, the difference between Jinshi and Juren became wider and wider. After the middle period, those who passed the Jinshi simply took a vacant post in a state or county, and they still stayed in the Hongwen Hall and Wenyu Academy in Beijing.  This is the place where the emperor's secretary is.  The speed of promotion is also astonishingly fast. In their thirties or early forties, they either become a minister of the six departments and enter the central government, or they go out and become a high official in the border areas.  Even if such people did not enter the highest level of the Dashun Kingdom due to illness or other reasons, they are still the leader of a local squire based on their relationship with the same age and their own aristocratic status. How could they appear in this miasma?  Become a prospector?  This is incredible!  Chen Zaixing smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, sir. Wu Hanmin, the military governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, is my master. We all found out as soon as we sent a telegram to Wanding. I guess my identity is still of great significance to you.  "Badu didn't answer, but looked at Chen Zaixing quietly. After a moment, he suddenly asked: "You are so noble, why don't you serve as an official in the court?" Chen Zaixing smiled slightly and replied: "  Do you know that there are some things that cannot be done even if Pingzhangjun is in charge? "Pingzhangjun's state affairs? You are so loud!" Batu was shocked by Chen Zaixing's words.  It is an official rank in the Song Dynasty. It was established during the Yuanyou period and was specially used for senior officials. Their status was higher than that of the prime minister to show respect.  This dynasty changed from the old system of the previous dynasty and had extremely powerful powers. It added this official title to the prime minister. However, since the founding of the country, there are only about 20 people with this title, excluding several founders and clan members.  , all the remaining ministers were first-class ministers. Although Chen Zaixing was a Jinshi, his tone was too loud.  "Sir, when a man is born in this world, how can he spend dozens of mediocre springs and autumns with the grass and trees? It is fate that you and I meet each other this time. We should seize the opportunity to start a big career, and we will be able to do it more than a hundred years later.  Leave your name in history!" Chen Zaixing spoke in a low voice, but his eyes were bright, and there was a power in his words that convinced Batu, who nodded subconsciously.  At this moment, a burst of crying suddenly came from the cave, which was exactly the direction where Maung Ook was lying. Batu was about to turn around, but was caught by Chen Zaixing, who heard him whisper: "Zhang Brigade, with Zaixing's advice  See, it¡¯s better not to worry about this Burmese servant!¡± Batu heard the meaning in the other party¡¯s words and turned around and asked: ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°That servant is a shrewd person, if you let him follow you,  These two princes must have him as their confidant, and it will be much more troublesome to deal with him if he dies halfway. These two princes are still very young, so they will naturally have to be Dashun's tools.  Fang, if you want them to do it, do it; even if they return to Myanmar in the future and there is no one they can trust, they can only rely on me, Dashun." Batu couldn't help but shuddered, but he didn't expect that Chen Zaixing had already made up his mind.  From his companion, Chen Zaixing saw Batu's hesitation and said in a low voice: "Master Batu, you must know that deceit comes first among countries. His predecessor, the King of Burma, was also a double-headed man towards me, Dashun, and often held the British and foreigners hostage.  And respect yourself. The barbarians are like dogs and sheep, and they are afraid of power and have no morals. Today, if the situation changes, how can we know that they will not switch to the British if the situation changes?  You must be benevolent!" Hearing this, Batu's face turned blue and white. It was obvious that he was having a fierce ideological struggle deep in his heart. When Chen Zaixing saw this, he whispered: "If you don't dare to take action, let me  You can do it now!" "No need!" Batu said sternly: "It's true what you said, it's better to leave this matter to a warrior like me!" After that, he turned and walked towards where Maung Ook was.  Maung Aoke was lying on several felts, breathing weakly, and the muscles on his face were twitching. He was obviously suffering from inhuman pain.  The older prince was feeding him a bowl of light black concoction, but Maung Oke's teeth were so tight that he couldn't feed him in. Even if he pried open his teeth with a medicine spoon, the concoction could not enter his throat and flowed out from the corner of his mouth.  , the clothes on his chest were soaked, and the anxious prince burst into tears. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡He looked like this, and with a thought in his heart, he reached out to take the medicine bowl and said: "Your Highness, let me do it!"  "The prince also understood part of the Chinese language. He understood Batu's actions and stood up and sat aside. Batu smelled the concoction in the bowl and felt a pungent smell, and he couldn't help but frown.  Knowing that this bowl should be opium juice, it must be used to relieve Maung Oke's pain. At this time, Batu suddenly had a plan in his mind and said to the two princes here: "How does he look like now?"  You can take the medicine, you two go and rest first, I will feed him the medicine later when he feels better!  "The two princes were really tired, so they no longer insisted on retreating to the side to rest. Seeing that there was no one around, Batu carefully picked up a marching blanket from the side, folded it in several layers, and carefully covered it up.  Oak's face was pressed hard, and then he felt a fierce struggle under his body, but as time went on, the struggle became weaker and weaker after about half a cup of tea.  , Batu lifted the blanket off Maung Oke¡¯s head, only to see that Maung Oke¡¯s eyes were protruding, his face was purple, and he was suffocated. ¡°Don¡¯t blame me, just blame me for appearing in a place where you shouldn¡¯t be!  "Batu whispered. He stretched out his hand to close the eyes of the deceased, poured the remaining opium juice on him, and returned to his resting place. The rainwater hit the roof of the cowhide tent, making a dull sound.  Luo Lin sat blankly on the brocade cushion, her heart rising and falling like a white elephant beneath her body. Since that night, the fate of her and her brother had undergone tremendous changes, from a country to a golden branch.  Because of the hunted prisoners, now even the last familiar person around her - the escort who escorted her was dead. She suddenly felt like a kite with its string broken, completely separated from the real world.  "Sister, sister, Uncle Maung Aok is dead, what should we do next?  "Luo Qin timidly pulled Luo Lin's sleeve. He was only thirteen years old. Compared with Luo Lin, he was more confused about the future. Luo Lin looked at his confused brother, couldn't help feeling sad, and stretched out his hand.  He held his brother in his arms and whispered: "Sister, I don't know either, but we have to be together wherever we go.  " Batu lowered his head and walked at the front of the team. Although the rain did not decrease, as the terrain rose, patches of mud under everyone's feet had turned into more solid ground, and everyone's walking became easier.  Much lighter. The soldiers felt this change, and their mood was much higher than in the previous days. Rude jokes were heard from time to time in the team, but Batu, who was usually cheerful, seemed to be a different person.  He just kept his head on the road without saying a word. ¡°Sir, after passing the big tree in front of you, walk six or seven miles down the mountain and you will be out of Savage Valley!  "Chen Zaixing pointed forward and whispered in a low voice. Batu looked in the direction of the other person's finger and saw a big tree six or seven feet higher than the others, standing out like a flock of chickens. He took out his pocket watch from his arms and looked at the time, then turned back  He said loudly: "Everyone, work harder. We will rest and eat at the big tree. We will leave the Savage Valley after walking for another six or seven miles!"  " The soldiers cheered, and the marching speed suddenly increased. Batu suddenly whispered: "Mr. Chen, what are you going to do after arriving at Wanding?  " Chen Zaixing seemed to have been waiting for this question from Batu for a long time. He answered without thinking: "After arriving in Wanding, I want to meet a few people first, and then go to Hanking!  " "Han Jing?  "    "good!  Chen Zaixing replied, with a confident smile on his face: "That's the battlefield where everything will be decided. Brigadier Zhang, wait for my good news in Kunming!"  " In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign in Hanjing, the imperial capital, the great ancestor of this dynasty defeated Zuo Liangyu in Zhuxian Town. He then moved westward and met the Shaanxi Ming army commanded by Sun Chuanting in Jiaxian County and wiped it out in one fell swoop. From then on, the Central Plains of China  The main force of the Ming army had been basically wiped out. The following year, Taizu led the army into the pass and occupied the whole territory of Shaanxi. With Taizong as the military commander of Jingxiang, he led a partial division to station in Xiangyang and monitor the remnants of Zuo Liangyu and the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River in Wuchang.  In August of the 16th year of Chongzhen, Taizong led his troops down the Han River. Zuo Liangyu did not dare to fight with him, so he sent his troops to raid all directions, gathered tens of thousands of large and small ships and sailed eastward, abandoning an empty city to Taizong. Taizong ordered him to go into exile.  He encouraged farmers to plant mulberry trees, but within two years, the Jingxiang area was prosperous and the treasury was sufficient. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Taizu first entered Youzhou. Wu Sangui surrendered to Donglu. Taizu attacked him and fought with him on a piece of stone.  , Unbeatable. The Donglu took advantage of the situation and drove into the pass. They were about to conquer the territories of Northern Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, and Shaanxi. Taizu was also seriously injured, and the situation was critical. However, Taizong defeated him first in Xiangyang, and later.  Hanyang was established as the capital, and it was used as the base to manage the four directions. After hundreds of battles, the dynasty finally established its capital here.  Fei, Lienxiang and Han on the right are actually a place of great beauty. Dashun has five capitals, namely Yanshan Prefecture in Beijing, Jiangning Prefecture in Tokyo, Chang'an Prefecture in Xijing, Yan'an Prefecture in Shangjing, and Hanjing in Zhongjing, where the emperor lives.  , the place where the world converges, is also called the God.??.  In Wenyuan Pavilion, several middle-aged women in brocade robes were sitting in front of several desks, reading memorials sent from various places. They were the internal ministers of the Shun Dynasty, who were about to submit the memorials.  Documents to the emperor are divided into two categories - for ordinary documents, it is necessary to review whether the introduction of pornography (referring to the summary attached to the front of the memorial) by the magistrate's secretary is consistent with the actual content of the document; for documents written by high-ranking officials, it is necessary to write a quotation for them, and  Write suggestions for treatment after it.  Since the emperor was only six years old at the time, he was unable to make decisions on his own. The actual decision was made by the Empress Dowager Deng who listened behind the curtain.  However, due to Deng's weak temperament and lack of sufficient experience in handling political affairs, generally speaking, she would agree with the suggestions put forward by these few people. In other words, the 400 million subjects of the Dashun Empire, thousands of miles away  The final decision on territory actually lies in the hands of several women in this small room.  "Chen Chengzhi, there is an urgent message from the outer court!" A woman in her early thirties came in from the outside, presented a document with both hands, and placed it in front of the man who was closest to the outside, Bingbi Chengzhi, before bowing.  Xiaobu stepped back.  The man surnamed Chen, Bingbi Chengzhi, opened the document and looked at it. His face suddenly changed. He stood up and walked quickly to the man above, Bingbi Chengzhi, and presented the document with both hands.  The person on duty today, who was on duty today, opened the door and took a look, then stood up and said in a deep voice: "Please come quickly, Mrs. Lin Taifei, something happened over there in Myanmar!" Lin Wanqing sat in front of the case,  The document just now was placed in front of her. As one of the nine concubines of the late emperor, she also had a more important identity - the true leader who upheld the decree and controlled the promotion and demotion of these internal ministers of the empire.  Although she did not have the power to give birth to a prince, even the current emperor's biological mother, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, would call her "sister" when she saw her.  "There was a mutiny in Mandalay, Myanmar. The former king of Myanmar is dead. The palace of the school captain protecting Burma was attacked by rebels. The school captain Shi Shen died!" Lin Wanqing put the document back in the case and asked coldly: "Foreigners  How should the imperial court deal with it?" The man Chen Chengzhi replied respectfully: "I'm telling you, the imperial court said that if there is an ordinary coup in Burma, the new successor must send elite troops to protect the Burmese captain's house in order to win the kingdom.  Admit it. I'm afraid that the attack on our school's mansion is not that simple. We have ordered to step up the investigation and make a decision! " "Yes!" Lin Wanqing nodded and asked casually: "Then where did this news come from?  From which channel?" "It took the liner from Yangon to Guangzhou, and then telegraphed to Hanking!" "Yangon?" Lin Wanqing snorted: "Needless to say, there must be someone behind this matter.  Black hands, maybe these barbarians are also involved. Send a report to Wu Hanmin, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and ask him to send someone to find out the detailed information and send it to Han Jing as soon as possible. " "Yes!"  Lin Wanqing's decree was quickly written down with his pen. A female official in her thirties stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should mobilize troops from surrounding provinces to enter Yunnan to do this."  The worst plan!" Lin Wanqing pondered for a moment and nodded: "Li Bingbi is right, the Yingyi are greedy and greedy, and they must not let Burma fall into their hands. Let them negotiate with Tianyou Pavilion.  At once, two pacesetters from Hunan, Sichuan, and Guangxi will be sent to Yunnan and Guizhou; also, the British and French naval forces are strong, and they will strengthen their vigilance to prevent attacks from the other side!  Lin Wanqing's order was recorded and presented to her. After she read it carefully and confirmed that it was correct, she took out the private seal from her arms and stamped it.  Then Bingbi on the side copied the document and kept it, and then sent it to the Empress Dowager, who could use it as a treasure and turn it into a decree, which was sent to the outer court and spread to all along the coast for execution.
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