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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 38 Chapter 38: Chance Encounter

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    "It was so chaotic at the time. We were only focused on escaping for our lives, and we didn't even care about Master's body!" A monk with a bitter look on his face replied: "As for Senior Brother Asong, he was standing at the front and scolding the dog officer.  I'm afraid that I have already achieved Bodhi forever!" Nai Win was furious when he heard this. He stood up in a hurry, pulled the cassock apart and tied it tightly around his waist, and said loudly: "Throw the remains of Master and Brother Asong in the  If you only care about your own escape in the square, can you still be regarded as monks of Mohe Bodhi Temple?" Then he turned around and ran towards the square.  A round-faced monk next to him was very quick. He grabbed Ne Win's sleeve and said urgently: "The dog officer's soldiers have foreign guns in their hands, and we don't even have a wooden stick in our hands. Aren't you going to die like this?"  "I'd rather die with them than escape alone!" Ne Win said, throwing off his sleeves and leaving. The round-faced monk jumped up and grabbed Ne Win's arm.  Anxiety brought wisdom: "You are not impatient. It's not that I can't go. I just feel that acting recklessly will not help the situation. It's just that the life is lost in vain. It's not worth it. Why don't we wait for a long time and wait until dark before we go to pick up the body? Isn't that right?  It's better not to!" Ne Win is not a fool. What he just said was out of righteous indignation.  He snorted coldly and sat back on the ground.  The round-faced monk comforted him: "Ne Win, don't be too angry. That tyrant and dog official are doing the opposite. After death, they will definitely fall into the endless hell and never get over!" Na Win was so angry that he was shaking all over and said in a hateful voice.  : "But I can't wait any longer. If these villains get their retribution after death, they will kill so many good people while they are alive!" "Hey, what can we do! They have soldiers and foreign guns.  We don¡¯t even have swords or guns in our hands. These are all karmic debts accumulated in our previous lives, and we have to pay them back here in this life!¡± When Ne Win heard this, he had an idea and jumped up from the ground and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.  We don¡¯t have guns, but someone has one! This tyrant only dared to be tyrannical with the support of the British, but he was driven out of Mandalay by the former king¡¯s princess and prince. Then I will go to Mandalay.  Explain his crimes in detail, and ask the prince and princess to send troops to shoot him with foreign guns and avenge his brother and master!" After Ne Win said this, several other monks couldn't help but look at each other, and the round-faced monk froze.  After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "Ne Win, it's easy for you to say that, but this place is hundreds of miles away from Mandalay, and now it's a war and chaos, and there are bandits everywhere on the road. How can we get there!" "This won't work either!  , That won¡¯t work! How can you avenge your master and senior brother if you are so afraid of it?¡± Nevin¡¯s eyebrows twitched, and his young face showed a bit of heroism: ¡°Besides, it doesn¡¯t matter if we encounter bandits, we are all converts to the Three Treasures.  , If you don¡¯t have much money, will the bandits harm us poor monks?¡± ¡°Yes! Brother Ne Win is right, I am willing to go to Mandalay with Brother Ne Win!¡± ¡°Yes!¡±  Ne Win's words made several monks who had been silent just now jump up. It turned out that at that time, the whole country in Myanmar believed in Buddhism, and boys from most families had to enter the temple to become monks when they were fourteen or fifteen years old. The length of time varied.  Therefore, the whole country respects monks very much. Even if they are bandits, they will respect them and let them go without causing any harm. Not to mention that these people have no money on them, so they don't have to worry about meeting bandits on the road.  .  "In this case, then Brother Ne Win, you can go to Mandalay, but you must be careful and safe on the way. As for me, I will stay in Bagan. The future of Brother Asong and the Master will be on me." The round-faced monk  Having said this, he reached into his arms and groped for a while, took out a small cloth bag, opened it, and found two silver coins inside. He stuffed it into Ne Win's hand and said with a smile: "Junior brother Ne Win, this little money  It's what I've accumulated over the years. You can take it with you if something happens on the way." "Brother!" Nevin felt the residual body heat on the two silver coins in his hand.  Nuan, he stammered for a while, but couldn't speak.  The round-faced monk laughed, patted Ne Win on the shoulder, and said: "Without further ado, junior brother, you'd better set off quickly. I think the situation in Bagan is not good now. Maybe something big is going to happen. If  The dog official has closed the city gate, so you can¡¯t get out!¡± Hearing what the round-faced monk said, Nevin nodded deeply, put the silver coin into his arms carefully, and looked at the round-faced monk.  Shi saluted and said: "Senior brother, I will definitely lead the army from Mandalay to avenge my senior brother and respected master. Just wait for my news!" "Okay, okay! Senior brother, I will stay here and wait for you.  Good news!" The round-faced monk returned the gesture and patted Ne Win on the shoulder, his eyes full of warmth.  Without saying much, Ne Win turned around and walked toward the city gate, and the two young monks quickly followed.  Ne Win and his party arrived at the city gate. Fortunately, the gatekeeper soldiers had not yet received the order to close the city gate tightly. When they saw Ne Win and the othersKnowing that the cassock he was wearing was a monk from the Mohe Bodhi Temple, he hurriedly saluted him and made way for him.  Ne Win and the other three came out of the city, figured out the direction, and headed north.  Ne Win and his party walked seven or eight miles and saw the sun gradually setting and the sky getting dark. At this time, the three of them were feeling hungry. When they saw a village on the roadside not far away, Ne Win said  Go there and ask for alms for a dinner, and then find a place to stay to rest for one night, so that you can continue your journey tomorrow.  At this moment, seven or eight people suddenly rushed out of the grass on the roadside. They were holding rifles in their hands. They were wearing collarless long-sleeved shirts, green cloth buns, and tube skirts. They were barefoot and dressed like the local Bamar people.  , surrounding Ne Win and the other three.  Ne Win saw the dark rifles in the hands of these people, and remembered the bursts of gunfire in the square in front of the palace not long ago. He couldn't help but feel guilty, and shouted forcefully: "Who are you? We are all monks of Mohe Bodhi Temple.  He came out of the city to perform a ritual!" "It turns out to be the respected master of Mohe Bodhi Temple!" Upon hearing this, the leader hurriedly saluted Ne Win and the three men, then turned to the men behind him and shouted: "Don't put down your gun yet.  You're going to offend your respected masters!" Seeing those men hanging their rifles on their shoulders and saluting Ne Win and the others, the man turned back and said with a smile: "We are all farm men who have never seen the world.  I hope you will forgive me if I offended you!" Ne Win felt relieved when he saw that these people were very polite, and he returned the favor and said, "We have not been in the temple for a long time and our knowledge is shallow.  You can¡¯t get the name of respected master!¡± ¡°The people around the Buddha are covered with sandalwood!¡± The man laughed and said: ¡°The name of Mohe Bodhi Temple is that those of us who farm in the distant villages can  Hearing it all over his ears, there is still something wrong!¡± As he spoke, Ne Win had carefully observed this group of strange people. Judging from their descriptions and behavior, it was clear that these people were ordinary farmers nearby, but looking at the firearms in their hands, they were not only  They looked very sophisticated and had the same specifications. Although Ne Win did not know much about this aspect, even the regular army of Myanmar in the past could not compare with it, let alone ordinary bandits.  At this time, two more people walked out of the grass. Ne Win glanced over, and couldn't help but feel a little in his heart. Although one of them was also wearing a collarless long-sleeved shirt, a tube skirt, and a green cloth headband, he was wearing a pair of rare shoes on his feet.  Leather boots are indeed extremely rare in rainy Myanmar. The only people Ne Win has ever seen wearing such leather boots are the British officers training for the king.  "Honored Master, we have no ill intentions in stopping you. We just want to inquire about the situation in Bagan. As long as you answer truthfully, we will let you go immediately!" the leading man asked kindly.  Ne Win noticed that the two people who appeared last were looking at the three of them, and one of them was whispering something to the man wearing leather shoes, probably translating their conversation.  Ne Win had learned Chinese in the monastery for several years, and could barely understand it. Thinking of some rumors in the market a few days ago, his heart couldn't help but move forward. He took two steps forward and spoke loudly in Chinese to the man wearing leather shoes.  Said: "You are from Shun country! Are you here to attack Meng Ji?" The place suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Ne Win with surprised eyes.  The man in leather shoes was the first to regain his composure. He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I am Zhang Qi, the third sentry under the command of the Dashun Protector of Burma. I am leading the army to attack the puppet king Meng Ji."  Come! This great monk, how did you figure it out?" Ne Wen was a little confused by Zhang Qi's long list of official names, but he still managed to understand what the other party meant, and he stretched out his finger.  Pointing to the leather shoes on Zhang Qi's feet: "No Burmese would dress like you. I have only seen foreign devils wearing this!" "That's it!" Zhang Qi looked at the leather boots on his feet and smiled bitterly.  He took off his leather shoes and threw them aside. He stretched out his feet and stepped hard on the mud a few times, making them covered with mud. Then he asked with a smile: "How are you now?" "That's better, but you are too small.  It¡¯s too big, and it won¡¯t be the same when walking!¡± Ne Win said gesticulating.  "Then there's nothing we can do!" Zhang Qi smiled, his face suddenly became serious, he whistled, and a dozen more shunjuns dressed like him jumped out from the grass: "Since you know  My identity, then I won¡¯t go around in circles. I came here to defeat the puppet king¡¯s army and investigate the military situation. Please explain everything about the situation in the city!¡± It turns out that after Batu captured the dock, he asked Zhang Qi to do so.  Four or five experienced officers each led a small group of the newly trained Myanmar New Army to inspect the situation in Bagan and prepare for the next move.  Under Zhang Qi's command was Song Shen's group.  After they were captured, they were immediately incorporated into the new army and did not train for a few days. Because they were all from the vicinity of Bagan and familiar with the local conditions, they were brought along and sent under Zhang Qi's command to be used as spies.  Ne Win looked at the people opposite, frowned, and asked: "You are all from Shun country, what does it have to do with the prince and princess of Mandalay?"??  Why are you here?  "What princes and princesses? Prince Luo Qin has been canonized by Emperor Dashun not long ago and ascended the throne in Mandalay. Now he is His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Princess Royal. Please be careful what you say!"  Zhang Qi replied impatiently: "As for us, we are escorting the two majesties back to Mandalay to attack the puppet king. Last night, the army occupied the dock on the Irrawaddy River. We are the outpost of the army!"  "    "Very good!  "When he heard that the soldiers in front of him were the princes and princesses he was going to Mandalay to see, Ne Win couldn't help but exclaimed. He didn't have to travel all the way to avenge his master and senior brother. This is really a miracle.  Unexpected good news. "Sir, the situation in the city is very bad. Not long ago, the monks and citizens of Bagan petitioned the king because the British officer hired by the king killed the monk, and the Indian native hired by the king  The soldiers opened fire to suppress it, and many people died!  I escaped from the city and wanted to go to Mandalay to ask your two highnesses to send troops to attack the tyrant!  "
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