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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 63 Chapter 63: Internal Conflict

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    "That's true!" Batu nodded: "Master Zao is a powerful figure in the Southern Kingdom. He is an elder in Dashun's military circles. I have admired him for a long time, but I really can't leave here! I have to ask Fusheng to do it for me.  Your Excellency, I apologize!" "That's natural!" Chen Zaixing responded with a smile: "It won't be too late. I'll leave in a moment. Lend me the Pharaoh and we can sail up the river quickly.  Some; secondly, let Mr. Zao see the British gunboat we captured, and show off your martial arts in front of the master!" "Okay, Fusheng, you go back and pack your things first, I will let the sailors on the boat prepare it, and have dinner!  Let¡¯s sail!¡± Mandalay, six days ago.  More than three months have passed since the Battle of Babu Village. The city has recovered a lot from the trauma caused by the war. In addition, not long ago, the Shun army went south and killed the puppet king Meng Ji, breaking its hold on Mandalay.  The blockade confirmed the newly enthroned king's right to rule the entire Myanmar, and restored Mandalay's connection with the product-rich Lower Myanmar region. A large amount of food and other materials were re-flowed into Mandalay along the Irrawaddy River.  The beautiful city soon regained its vitality and vitality, and regained its dazzling splendor.  In the palace, Luo Lin and Luo Qin were sitting at the desk, listening to a monk explaining Buddhist scriptures. Luo Qin, who was a little tired of listening, had begun to lose focus. His attention had shifted to the two beautiful tits on the tree outside the window, and he began to be careful.  She moved her butt, trying to sneak away without attracting her sister's attention.  "Brother, what do you want to do?" Luo Qin's actions did not escape his sister's attention.  "Me, me!" Looking at his sister's majestic gaze, Luo Qin felt guilty and replied wisely: "I need to pee!" "Yes!" Luo Lin raised his head and ordered the attendant standing on the left: "Take your majesty down.  It's convenient!" Then she stood up and saluted the monk Heshi who was teaching Buddhist scriptures: "Master, please stop for a moment!" "Yes, Your Majesty!" The monk hurriedly returned the greeting. These days, Mandalay's  It has long been known in the upper class circles that of these two majesties, the eldest princess is strong-willed, intelligent and benevolent. She must not be underestimated just because of her young age.  Luo Lin returned to his seat, gently closed his eyes and rested for a while.  These days, meeting, studying, reading letters, and replying to letters, this series of things has filled her life with almost no gaps. Now her life is not so much that of a young girl, but more like that of a weaver in Manchester.  A female factory worker who works fourteen hours a day almost feels like she is falling apart when she goes to bed every day.  But she did all this willingly. The life of escape made her understand how dangerous the throne is. Since God was destined to wear the crown when she and her brother were born, she should try her best to be a good king.  Just like what is written in the books - kind, brave and wise, he was praised by the people and nobles. After his death, his name was engraved on the pagoda of the temple and has been passed down for thousands of years.  At least he had to hold on until his brother was old enough to wear the crown.  "Then what happens after my brother ascends the throne?" A question suddenly jumped into Luo Lin's mind. She had never thought about this question these days. No, it should be said that she didn't let herself think about this question these days.  As a woman, if she waits until her younger brother reaches the age of sixteen and ascends the throne, the answer will be obvious - choose a good husband and be his good wife, then who should he marry?  Luo Lin immediately felt her cheeks getting hot, and a name almost jumped out of her head. She lowered her head instinctively, as if the person next to her had peeked into the secret of her heart.  The girl's shyness filled her heart with unspeakable joy - he was so wise and strong, better than all others. If he could also respond to her love, how happy he would be!  "Sister, sister, I'm back!" A voice broke Luo Lin's reverie. She opened her eyes in shock, and saw her younger brother Luo Qin standing in front of her, looking at her face curiously, and she couldn't help but feel guilty.  He asked: "You are back, why are you looking at sister like this? Is there anything wrong?" "Sister's face is so red! Could it be that she has a fever?" Luo Lin was a little confused by his younger brother's innocent and concerned words.  She opened her mouth in embarrassment and replied: "No, it should be because I lay down on the table and took a nap just now!" "Oh, that's it!" Luo Qin nodded in understanding,  Then he smiled and said: "Then I'm relieved, but sister, you look so good like this. I've never seen you look so good!" "Don't talk nonsense! What do children know?" Luo Lin quickly interrupted his brother,  On the one hand, he revealed how confused he was at this time.  At this time, there was an announcement from an attendant outside.  "Your Majesty, Dashun's envoy is here to ask for an audience.Waiting here!  " "The envoy of Dashun wants to see you?  Could it be that Mr. Chen is back?  Luo Lin's heart beat several times unsatisfactorily. She could almost feel the blood in her body flowing to her face. She quickly lowered her head to cover it up. She took two deep breaths, raised her head and asked, "Which one is it?"  Sir, please see me?  " "Your Majesty, this is Mr. Liu Zhixing. He said that a new Mr. Zao has arrived in Dashun, and he wants to pay homage to your majesties!  " "Morning sir?  Luo Lin frowned: "Then let them come in!"  " "Yes, Your Majesty, the eldest princess!  "The attendant retreated. Luo Lin stood up with Luo Qin and saluted the monk who was giving the lecture: "Honored Master, I'm sorry, there are envoys from Dashun who want to meet, so today's Buddhist scriptures have to stop here.  !  "The monk hurriedly returned the gift, and then followed the attendants on the side to retreat without mentioning it. Luo Lin then sat down and thought: "Isn't there already Master Chen here?  Why did Dashun send another adult from the country?  " Zao Guoquan followed a palace attendant, half a step behind him, followed closely by his confidants Qu Duan and Liu Zhixing. They were on a long corridor. The floor was made of fine teak wood and was carefully decorated.  It was polished and painted, showing a beautiful yellow-brown color in the sun. He had stayed in Annan for many years and did not wear shoes like Liu Zhixing and Qu Duan. Instead, he wore slippers and bare feet like a Burmese, and the teak floor was familiar.  The smoothness and elasticity spread from the soles of his feet, making Zao Guoquan feel very comfortable. The palace attendant who was leading the way suddenly stopped, pointed to a house in front of him and said with an unskilled smile: "Three adults,  The eldest princess and the king are waiting inside, please come in!  " "Thank you for your guidance!  "Zhao Guoquan replied in proficient Burmese. He looked at the attendant's wide eyes and explained with a smile: "I was born in Annan. I stayed there for many years and can speak Burmese, Vietnamese and Thai.  It¡¯s a multi-ethnic language, so please forgive me if there¡¯s something wrong with what I just said!  " "Don't dare!  "The attendant hurriedly bowed to thank you and said: "Your Burmese is very good, really very good!  " Zao Guoquan laughed and walked towards the house in front. After walking four or five steps, he bowed to Luo Lin and Luo Qin, who were sitting upright, and said loudly: "  Foreign Minister General Guoyi, Tejin, Kaifu Yitong, the School Inspector, the Burmese Protector School Captain, and the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar¡¯s military forces have paid homage to Your Majesty!  " Behind him, Qu Duan and Liu Zhixing also hurriedly knelt down and reported their names and official positions one by one. "Three adults, please rise!  Give seats to three adults!  "Luo Lin replied, but in her heart she was confused. After this period of study, she also had a preliminary understanding of Dashun's official system. Although she did not know the special Jin, the Kaifu Yitong Third Division, and the School Inspector  I understand too well, and I also know that they should be some honorary titles, without any special power; but General Guo Yi is at least a fourth-level official, and the Colonel Protecting Burma and the Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Military indicate that this person is the highest representative of Dashun here in Burma.  What about Mr. Chen? Could it be that he is going to be transferred back? Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but feel a little panic. "So, if the emperor sends such famous officials to the country, we will be able to rest easy!"  Luo Lin replied with a smile, and then she carefully probed: "But since Mr. Zao is here, what use does the original Mr. Chen have?"  " Zao Guoquan smiled slightly but did not answer. Liu Zhixing stood up and replied: "Your Majesty does not know. According to our Dashun official system, Mr. Chen is only the shogunate of the Yunnan and Burma Jiedushi Mansion. Quan knows the Burmese Xiaowei Mansion.  Everything.  Now that the imperial guard appointed by the imperial court has arrived, Mr. Chen's power is naturally relieved. Mr. Zao has the authority to open the government. There are no other appointments for Mr. Chen in the imperial edict. Presumably Mr. Chen is walking under the curtain of Mr. Zao.  .  "    "I see!  "Hearing that Chen Zaixing would not leave Myanmar, Luo Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had any interest in the middle-aged man in front of him. After all, this was just a courtesy visit and the two parties were only performing a ceremonial bow.  Just give it up. After a few minutes, Zao Guoquan stood up and left. ¡°Sir, what do you think we should do next?  Qu Duan asked in a low voice in the chair cage on the elephant's back. Zao Guoquan was leaning on the soft cushion, his face as calm as water. After a while, he replied in a low voice: "Let's wait and see what happens!"  " "Sir, we came here lightly this time. Although we seized the opportunity, we have no soldiers after all. In this foreign land, if we have no soldiers, something may happen in a hurry!  "At this time, there were only two people, Qu Duan and Zao Guoquan, in the cage. The mahout was a Burmese who didn't understand Chinese, so Qu Duan didn't have many worries about what he said. "You want to capture the soldiers first?  " "Yes, sir, do you remember what happened when we were in Kunming?  That Mr. Wu puts off and delays everything, obviously to buy time for his disciple. Since you sent someone there??Isn't it just to seize this opportunity by pretending that there is no movement, but traveling lightly into Myanmar?  Now that we have entered Mandalay and met the Burmese King and the eldest princess, the next step is to recruit troops!  " Zao Guoquan smiled and said: "Oh?  Are you trying to press forward step by step?  "The smile on his face is unpredictable. "Yes, everything in the world is like chess. If you don't force others, others will force you after they calm down.  That Chen Zaixing is not a good character either. He is colluding with that Mr. Wu and only thinks about doing things in Myanmar.  In my opinion, if you want to make a career here in Myanmar, you must first put this Chen Zaixing in order!  "There was no one else around at this time, and Qu Duan's face showed a ruthless look, not the pure and honest Confucian scholar he had just been.
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