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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 44 Chapter 44: Riots 2

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    Just as Diok closed his eyes and waited to die, a commotion suddenly broke out from the crowd. A dozen strong men with weapons pushed aside the crowd and rushed to Diok's side.  These men, like others, were shouting slogans, but they were secretly protecting him and preventing others from harming him.  "Master Regent, Master Regent!" Zhang Qi patted Diok's shoulder and whispered: "You don't have any serious injuries, right?" Kabu on the side quickly translated Zhang Qi's Chinese into Burmese.  "Are you from Shun country?" Diok, who had been waiting for death, opened his eyes. As a well-educated Burmese nobleman, he could hear Chinese: "What are you doing here?" "You can say  "Chinese, that's great!" Zhang Qi said happily: "Regent, you pretend to be beaten by us, I will find a way to escort you back to the palace!" Diok is such a smart person, he will immediately regret it.  Come, Zhang Qi and others started screaming and wailing loudly as they waved their fists, feet and sticks. Seeing this, everyone around them stopped coming forward and just shouted loudly to cheer.  Seeing that the people around him were no longer pressing, Zhang Qi made a gesture to his subordinates. Several of his subordinates immediately pretended to be beaten by mistake and started fighting with each other. They all had sticks and firearms in their hands, and they waved them away, immediately attacking those next to them.  A large number of onlookers were brought in. Naturally, these onlookers were not good men and women. They punched back one after another, and the place suddenly became chaotic.  Seeing this, Zhang Qi suddenly shouted, and a dozen people responded in unison, and fired three rows of guns at the people in the direction of Miyagi City. There was a sudden scream, and then Zhang Qi rushed out first with Diok on his back, and gathered around to watch.  Although there were many people, they were just an unorganized mob. They were suddenly shot at, and there was chaos and trampling on each other. These dozen people seized the opportunity and rushed out, running towards the palace gate.  When the group of people entered the palace gate, Diok felt that his whole body was soft, as if he were stepping on cotton, and he sat down. Zhang Qi quickly held him up with one hand. Diok breathed for a long time before he felt that he was still alive.  , he turned around, looked at Zhang Qi and others for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Are you the spies who sneaked into Bagan City along with the army?" Zhang Qi thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to lie, so he replied in a deep voice: "That's right.  My surname is Zhang Mingqi. I was working under the command of Mr. Ba, the Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Protector of Dashun. I was ordered by Mr. Ba to sneak into Bagan City to inquire about the military situation. I just saw that the noble man was in danger and came to the rescue. "No wonder you are so brave. It turns out!  It¡¯s the Tiger Ben from the Kingdom of Heaven!  Diok praised him, and then asked: "Then the popular uprising a few days ago was also instigated by you?"  " Zhang Qi was stunned when he heard this. Normally, the uprising that forced the puppet king Meng Ji to death would never have happened without them - if he hadn't met them on the way, the monk named Ne Win would probably still be on his way to Mandalay.  , not to mention that the first shot that killed the British official was fired by himself; but from another aspect, after the petition shooting incident, the extreme hatred of the people inside and outside Bagan towards the British official and Meng Ji was objective  Even without himself, Ne Win, and Song Can, a civil uprising would happen sooner or later, but it might not be so easy to force Meng Ji to death and drive the British out of Bagan City. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qi had decided to drive himself out.  Putting aside this civil uprising, "Sir, you are thinking too much. Our Burmese skills are very limited. Without this interpreter, it is difficult to move forward. How can we launch a civil uprising?  The cause of the civil uprising that day was initiated by a monk, so what does it have to do with us!  "    "Um!  "Diok nodded noncommittally. Although Zhang Qi's words sounded reasonable, he also felt something strange from the other person's expression and behavior, but now was not the time to pursue these matters. He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice  Asked: "Master Ba is at the dock outside Bagan now?  "    "good!  "Zhang Qi thought for a moment and felt that it would be better to answer truthfully. "That's good!  Diok nodded: "You have also seen the situation in Bagan now. A few villains with ulterior motives are deceiving people and coercing the people. Something big is about to happen."  I, Diok, have a small life and death. Bagan has been the royal capital of my country for hundreds of years and the place where Buddhism gathers. It must not be destroyed by my hands, Diok.  Please, Mr. Zhang, please make another hard trip to Mr. Diok at the dock to lead troops into the city to punish the villains and protect Buddhism!  I will confess my sins!  " Zhang Qi was very happy when he heard this, and he quickly bowed and said: "I must obey my orders!  I just ask the regent to rest assured that your contribution in opening the city to protect the young and old in the city is enough to withstand your past sins. Mr. Ba and Mr. Chen will definitely speak for you in front of your two majesties!  " Outside Bagan, there is the Shunjun camp. Batu sat in front of several cases, with a mixture of joy and sorrow on his face. There was a document in front of him. He picked up one of the documents from time to time. After reading two lines, he sighed, and then took another  He picked up another portion, looking like he was in a dilemma. Finally he stood up and sighed: "I thought Qingfu was dead and Lu Nan was over.  But I didn't expect that even though Meng died, he would have more troubles. He was resurrected??You were originally worried that the imperial court would send someone to seize your real power, but now I am hoping that the imperial court will send someone to take over this hot potato from our hands soon!  "At this time, there was an announcement from outside: "Sir, Master Chen is here, and he has arrived outside the camp!  "    "What?  Batu stood up in surprise and joy: "Seriously, Cao Cao is here, just in time to take over these troublesome things for me. Come quickly and get my official uniform. I want to greet Mr. Chen!"  " He walked out of the tent while talking loudly. Before Batu could reach the camp gate, he saw Chen Zaixing's figure and rushed forward: "Fu Sheng, you came at the right time. Come with me into the tent quickly.  We have something important to discuss!  "    "oh?  "Chen Zaixing stopped and lowered his voice: "Did the British send a note?  So fast?  "    "ah?  Batu's eyes widened, his face full of admiration: "How do you know?"  Could it be that they also sent a copy to Mandalay?  He immediately shook his head and said, "No, Mandalay is at least three or four days away from here. I just received it, how come you saw it too."  " Chen Zaixing followed Batu into the tent. He took off his robe and replied: "I wouldn't know it if I saw it with my own eyes. I just guessed it by looking at your sad face. Now that the false king is dead, Bagan falls into my hands.  It's a matter of time. What could make you so worried if it wasn't a note from the British?  " "Resurrection is indeed divine!  Batu couldn't help but raise his thumbs: "I just received a note from the British guy in Yangon!"  " Chen Zaixing sat down calmly and asked, "What's in it?  Batu picked up a document from several cases, handed it to Chen Zaixing, and said: "This has just been translated. Simply put, it has the following conditions: First, immediately for the sudden attack on the Irrawaddy Squadron that happened nine days ago.  The attack apologized to the British Empire, returned the three steam gunboats 'Pharaoh', 'Priest' and 'Thebes' and all captured British personnel, and paid pensions and compensation to the British soldiers and officers who unfortunately died in the attack.  Other losses, punish the relevant personnel who presided over and participated in this operation; second, the Shun army must withdraw from the land obtained in this attack and restore to the situation before this military operation; third, according to the British Empire and the King of Burma  The "Treaty of Mandalay" signed not long ago gave the British Empire the right to protect imperial subjects who trade, preach and live in Myanmar. In view of the large-scale robbery and other illegal incidents that occurred in the city after the Shun army captured Mandalay,  The interests of British merchants and expatriates have been greatly damaged. The imperial government requires the authorities to take effective and powerful actions to ensure the safety and interests of British merchants and expatriates. Otherwise, the empire will reserve the right to take forceful action!  " Chen Zaixing read quickly. When Batu finished reciting the contents of the note, he also saw the end: "It is signed by Arkansas, Consul General of the British Empire in Burma.  Gillings is quite domineering!  "    "Why!  Aren't all the Western barbarians like this? They act like they have no control over everything in the world!  "There was no good tone in Batu's words. The Shun Empire at that time had greatly enhanced its national strength after the reform and Westernization Movement that began in 1861. It also maintained its dominant position during the European expansion and colonial movement in the 19th century, and even  It has also expanded in the west and south, but compared with the Western powers with prosperous national power and global influence, it has lost its old status as a great country. Regarding this situation, the elites of Dashun, whether they are Confucian scholars.  The hearts of warriors are full of resentment and resentment. For a nation that has been at the center of civilization for thousands of years, the situation before us is so unreasonable and unacceptable.  ,what should we do?  "Batu saw that Chen Zaixing was silent and asked in a low voice: "It's a pity that we have too few soldiers here, only more than 2,000 people!  " "It's a pity that there is no intelligence from the British!  Chen Zaixing sighed: "Such air-to-air speculation is completely baseless!"  "His tone was full of helplessness. "Yes!  Batu also sighed: "This letter alone contains too little information!"  By the way, there is good news in Bagan, I forgot to tell you just now!  "As he spoke, Batu turned back to his desk, found a letter, handed it to Chen Zaixing, and said: "Speaking of which, Zhang Qi is really a blessed general, and it is he who has made the contribution this time!  "    "What's wrong?  "Chen Zaixing took the letter and opened it to read, but it was full of Burmese characters. Fortunately, he had been doing business in Burma these years, so he could read it roughly. After reading it three times and getting nowhere, he couldn't help but sigh: "It doesn't seem to be all the same.  Bad news, otherwise I, Chen Zaixing, would be a disaster star who would cause trouble wherever I go.  "Brother Fusheng is joking!" Batu said with a smile: "According to what was said in the letter, the regent named Diok's position in Bagan City is already in a precarious state, and riots may occur at any time. You and I are in command of the army.  Enter the city and wipe out the mob. At that time, this lifeIf death is in the hands of you and me, don't we have no choice but to surrender and obey orders!  " Chen Zaixing did not answer immediately. Batu had worked with him for a long time, and he knew that silence was often a sign of Chen Zaixing's reservations. At this time, Batu was not in a hurry. He sat back on his chair and ordered  The attendant brought some tea and waited for Chen Zaixing's opinion. After about half a while, Chen Zaixing raised his head and asked: "Brother Zhenwu, do you think it is better for us not to rush into Bagan City?"  "
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