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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 79: Exit the Ambassador Plenipotentiary

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    "I agree with you, Your Excellency Ambassador!" "Mr. Gillings!" Balfour looked into Gillings's eyes: "Frankly speaking, one of the important tasks that the Prime Minister asked me to come to Myanmar is to solve the problems here on your behalf. He  I am very angry at you for telling the backbenchers what happened here without permission, and for giving Disraeli's gunmen the ammunition to attack the Cabinet. But I think it would be a disservice to the Empire in Burma if you were relieved of your duties now.  The interests have caused irreparable losses. Therefore, I hope to cooperate candidly during this period to serve Her Majesty the Queen!" At this point, Balfour extended his right hand to Gillings.  Gillings hesitated for a moment, but still squeezed the other person's right hand, and whispered: "Serve Her Majesty the Queen!" Belfort shook the other person's hand forcefully, sat back at the desk, and began to write letters fluently.  Gillings glanced curiously and heard Belfort's voice.  "Mr. Gillings, I am writing to Calcutta and Singapore, asking the Far East Fleet and India to send sufficient troops and warships suitable for inland navigation to Rangoon. You can now withdraw six infantrymen from the Rangoon garrison.  The battalion went to Major Duncan and was handed over to him for command. ""Mr. Ambassador¡ª¡ª" Gillings was a little frightened by what Balfour said just now. After he made a mistake, India's attitude towards him completely changed. Don't.  There were no Indian barracks, warships, or even small shallow-water gunboats and weapons to form a Burmese infantry battalion as originally agreed upon. Therefore, after Duncan took the advance team to Bagan, the follow-up troops never came.  But Balfour now suddenly asked him to withdraw six battalions of Yangon's garrison. You must know that Yangon's current garrison is only about six battalions, which is almost a waste of time.  "Mr. Gillings." Balfour finished writing a letter and looked up at Gillings who was staying there. He thought that the other party objected to him sending out too many garrison troops at once: "You don't have to worry about Yangon's defense. Before coming,  Your Excellency the Prime Minister has written to the Governor of India and the Commander of the Far East Fleet. Reinforcements from Calcutta and Singapore will arrive in two weeks at most! You can use this gap to arm the European expatriates as a transitional period." "Understood, I will go there immediately.  The garrison is ready to go!" Gillings turned and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned his back to Belfort and asked: "Mr. Ambassador, why did you take such drastic action?  Mr. Disraeli of the Liberal Party? " "Mr. Gillings, it seems that you have been away from Great Britain for too long!" Balfour raised his head and said with a smile: "Did you forget that there was such a statement in the House of Commons?  ? 'If you are going to retreat, then pretend to be advancing! ' Now that Mr. Disraeli has blown the wind, who now shows a hint of weakness on the Burmese issue?  It means suicide, so the only thing we can do now is to be more radical than what he asked for. I can tell you now that Yangon is only the first stop of my trip to the Far East. The next stop I will go to is Japan and the Russian Far East.  "Could it be that the empire wants to fight with Japan and Russia?" Gillings opened his mouth in horror and stared blankly at Belfort behind the desk.  "Yes, Mr. Gillings! As you heard, once the snowball starts rolling, it is beyond our control. It will roll bigger and bigger along its own path, whizzing down, taking everything down.  Swallow it!" Balfour stared at the other party: "Now, Mr. Gillings, please work hard like a loyal servant of Her Majesty the Queen!" "Yes, of course!" Gillings hurriedly said to Balfour.  Bowing, he carefully exited the door, closed the door and went out along the corridor.  On the way, his heart was racing. Balfour's words just now contained very shocking news. In order to deal with the attacks from the opposition parties, the Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, decided to change his policy towards China and even the entire Far East. On the one hand, he increased military strength in Myanmar.  power, on the other hand, formed an alliance with Japan and Russia to use their power to contain China.  Such a huge change was triggered by a small coup he instigated. At this time, Gillings couldn't help but feel panic and excitement.  Mandalay, the Palace of the Protector of Burma.  Zao Guoquan meticulously finished the last stroke of the memorial, raised his head and said to Chen Zaixing with a smile on his face: "Master Chen, in this case, I will report to the imperial court and appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the school, and the commander-in-chief of the staff of the mansion."  , I wonder if that¡¯s okay?¡± Chen Zaixing took a step back and bowed: ¡°It¡¯s too shameful for Zaixing to be so valued by your lord. Shi Nai, the chief assistant of the school captain, has a heavy responsibility. Please think twice, brother Fusheng!¡±  I'm being too modest. You are the second-ranked person recommended by the late emperor. You have been in Hongwen Hall and you are already a talented reserve prime minister. You have also experienced so many years in Myanmar. It is really unworthy to be the director of the school.?It couldn't be more suitable, unless you feel that this position is not worthy of you, the second-ranked man, and you are underestimating your talent!  " "Your Majesty said so. No matter how anxious and frightened I am, I can only try my best, hoping that I will not be able to live up to your trust!  " Hearing this, Zao Guoquan put his palms in his hands and laughed, saying: "Okay, okay, okay!  As long as you and I work together, why should we be afraid of the British and foreigners jumping over each other?  Myanmar will definitely always be the southwest vassal state of the imperial court!  " "Chen should follow Sir Jiwei!  "Chen Zaixing bowed and said. The laughter of Zao Guoquan and Chen Zaixing echoed in the room, and there was a harmonious atmosphere. "Two adults, there is an urgent military situation with Mr. Baganba!  " The announcement outside the door broke the joyful atmosphere in the room. Zao Guoquan gently shook the front of his robe, resumed his upright sitting posture, slightly raised his chin, and said in a deep voice: "Bring it in!  " Qu Duan came to Zao Guoquan with hurried steps from outside the door. He bowed and presented the letter with both hands. Zao Guoquan reached out and took the letter. Qu Duan hurriedly and carefully walked to the door and stood with his head bowed. This  The confidant who came to Myanmar with Zao Guoquan lost the favor of his old master after being tricked by Chen Zaixing to seize military power. He became just an ordinary reporter. Zao Guoquan no longer allowed him to participate as before.  It's a secret. Zao Guoquan gently stroked his beard with one hand and read the letter carefully with the other. After a moment, he snorted coldly, handed the letter to Chen Zaixing, and whispered: "Fu Sheng, you should also read it.  look!  " "Yes, sir!"  "Chen Zaixing took the letter, read it carefully, and closed his eyes to think for a long time. At this time, Zao Guoquan did not urge him. When Chen Zaixing opened his eyes again, Zao Guoquan asked in a low voice: "Resurrection, do you have it?  What do you think?  " "My lord, what Brother Zhenwu said in his letter consists of two things: one is the frequent civil unrest throughout central Myanmar centered on Bagan.  The reason is that the king and his nobles did not care about the people and were eager to exploit them. After the changes in Mandalay and Bagan, their weapons were scattered in all directions along with the defeated troops. Among them, the powerful people used it to gather people to invade and plunder the four directions.  Due to the Red Eyebrow and Yellow Turban trend, many Burmese nobles and monks requested that the country send troops to conquer; secondly, in recent days, the British began to send a large number of troops to Bagan, and some Burmese nobles and monks defected to the British.  In order to protect their property, the British also had guides and eagles and dogs. They were no longer isolated and helpless as before, and they were quite active, just for fear that a war was about to break out.  " "Heroes see the same thing!  "Zhao Guoquan gave a high-five and praised: "It is true that the situation in Bagan is like 'a storm is about to come', so how should Fusheng deal with it?  " "Sir, I know very little about the situation between us and the enemy, and I don't know how to plan!  "Chen Zaixing replied: "But there are two things that must be done immediately. The first is to ensure the transportation between Bagan and Mandalay, so that they can attack and retreat; second, speed up the speed of transporting troops from the country, and strive to  In ten days, we will increase the strength of three troops in Bagan, and make up for the two troops of Mr. Ba. In this way, we will have a battalion of troops in Myanmar. I dare not say that we will win, but at least we can remain undefeated.  " "Resurrection is so impatient!  "Zhao Guoquan said with a smile: "Three bids in twenty days, and almost one bid of additional troops. Not counting the livestock leader, even the fighting soldiers will be almost 10,000. From Kunming to Wanding, and then from Wanding to  From Larong to Mandalay, it takes a month and a half no matter what.  " "This is all my fault for my previous actions, please forgive me!  "Chen Zaixing hurriedly bowed down. Both he and Zao Guoquan knew it well. Previously, Han Jing appointed Zao Guoquan as the captain of the Burmese Protector and the commander-in-chief of the Burmese military. As Chen Zaixing's advisor, Yunnan-Guizhou Jiedu Envoy Wu  The Han people have been playing tricks in deploying troops, but they didn't expect to shoot themselves in the foot. "That's it!  Zao Guoquan stretched out his hand to help Chen Zaixing: "I said that day that all the previous matters should be put aside. In fact, you can't be entirely blamed for this matter. Hanking transferred me to be the military commander who protects Burma.  My idea of ??"controlling the great and the small" is that the emperor is still young, and the power is in the hands of a few female officials in the palace. They like to use secret power to control people. You and I are of the same mind now!  " When Chen Zaixing heard this, he could only bow down and bow to Zao Guoquan: "Your Excellency, you have a broad mind, which is beyond the reach of Susheng!  " "Well, the current plan, resurrection, is to ask you to return to the country and take charge of the deployment of troops. Mr. Wu is your advisor, and no one is more suitable than you for this matter.  " Chen Zaixing was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zao Guoquan would drive him back to the country in just a few words, but he replied in a low voice: "I obey the order!  ¡± After a while, Chen Zaixing said goodbye. Zao Guoquan was escorted out of the door and sent down the stairs to see him off. He waited until Chen Zaixing had gone far before turning back. When he walked to the door of the house, he suddenly coughed and kept standing with his head bowed.  Qu Duan followed him in without saying a word and closed the door behind him. Zao Guoquan sat back at his desk and gently stroked his beard. He was speechless for a while, and Qu Duan also lowered his head.  Wait quietly, saying nothing. "Quduan, what do you want?"??Anything to say?  " "Sir, I have nothing to say!  " "You were listening at the door for so long, didn't you hear anything?  " "Although the villain has heard a lot, the adults have unpredictable ideas in their minds, and the villain does not dare to speculate!  " When Zao Guoquan heard Qu Duan's answer, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he suddenly laughed loudly: "Okay, okay!  You have finally made some progress today. Since I am now the Colonel Protecting Burma, I certainly have to seize power, but in the final analysis I still have to do things. If I fail to complete my mission, what is the use of seizing power?  I know that Chen Zaixing has different intentions, and it is not something that a long history can contain, but as long as he is willing to use me to help me settle the situation in Myanmar, I can tolerate him and tolerate him.  Do you understand it?  " "The villain understands that from now on, the villain must act with sincerity, follow Master Chang Shi, learn more, see more, and do more, please rest assured!  " Zao Guoquan nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, you go down first!  " "Yes, sir!"  "Qu Duan bowed and saluted, then turned around and left. At this time, only Zao Guoquan was left in the room. His face gradually turned cold. In fact, with his experience and wisdom, he could not see Chen Zaixing's thoughts. It was just that he was in a  Having held a high position for many years, I know that most of the talented people in the world are often rebellious and rebellious. If the superior officials simply reject them because they have no tolerance for others, it will only drive fish away from the abyss and drive birds away from the bush. How can it be achieved?  Things. It took a lot of effort to get rid of the shackles this time. Just like a bird entering the mountains or a fish entering the sea, he can only use his ambition to do something big for people like Chen Zaixing. In the eyes of Zao Guoquan,  It's just an untamed fierce horse.
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