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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 88: Traitor

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    "Caste? Community?" Batu said these two unfamiliar words with some confusion. As a Chinese who has long abolished the distinction between good and bad, it is naturally difficult to understand the deep-rooted concepts of caste and community in Indian life.  .  Batu shook his head and ignored this difficult question for the first time: "Okay, now you can tell me what is more useful to me." "If you put the two of us back, maybe I can activate it for you.  A mutiny to help you defeat the British!" "Haha!" Batu suddenly laughed: "You two soldiers can launch a mutiny. Do I look so stupid and easy to be deceived?"  "Sir, as you can see, neither of us are officers, otherwise we would not be sent to perform such a dangerous mission. So what we know is very limited. If you put us back, we will kill two less at most.  Just an insignificant soldier. Your snipers can kill a few soldiers like me every day. If you let me go, what will you lose? But if what I say is true, then you won't gain.  "Okay, now tell me, what are you going to do if I put you back?" Batu's face became serious, and he began to take a serious look at the dark-skinned man in front of him for the first time.  An exotic man with a steel bracelet and a black cloth headband.  Mandalay, the Palace of the Protector of Burma.  For Zao Guoquan, this period of time was the happiest and most comfortable day since he was recalled to Hanjing from Annan: the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and Chen Zaixing, who had been left here in Hanjing to restrain him, was also subdued by him and sent back to the country for coordination.  After the soldiers left, he became a prince in this foreign capital just like he had been in Annan. The only difference was that now the emperor was no longer the scheming old emperor, but just a young child.  For a long time, you no longer have to worry about being tricked into raising your pet by playing tricks like "rising up and down".  "The sky is as high as the birds can fly, and the sea is as deep as the fish can leap!" Zao Guoquan couldn't help but read out loud. At this time, there were a few more people around him, all of whom were Burmese nobles and monks. These nobles and monks were members of the Advisory Council.  The MPs are all above the standard in terms of ability and qualifications. After Guo Quan came to Myanmar early, he planned to take root here, so he paid attention to absorbing local talents. He wanted to stay with the Yanshan Prefecture in the north, the governor of Manchuria and Zhangbei.  The military commanders like Pingbeihou and Gaohouye turned Burma into their own base and became a kingdom.  "Master Colonel, Master Baganba needs to see you urgently!" Suddenly, a notification came from outside the door, "Could it be that the British have undergone another big change? It's a pity that there is no wired telegraph over there, otherwise there would be no need to go to such trouble!" Early!  Guo Quan thought secretly in his heart and said: "Quickly pass the message!" "Since your Excellency has a major military incident, we will retreat first!" Those Burmese noble monks were not without eyesight, and they hurriedly got up and left.  However, Zao Guoquan stretched out his hand to stop the people who were resigning, and said with a smile: "No need, you all understand the righteousness well, and you are all close friends of Gao, so why should you be suspicious? Gao is new here, and he is just about to borrow your favor."  Seeing this, the noble monks sat down one after another, and they couldn't help but feel warm in their hearts. They didn't expect that this new Lord Shunguo would value themselves so much. Compared to the Lord Chen in front of him, Lord Zao was as strong as heaven in this respect.  .  "Your Excellency, the last general is Wei Sunan, who is commanding the flag under Batu Ba!" Wei Sunan knelt on the ground and reported loudly: "Fifteen days ago, the Yingyi troops arrived at our camp next to Bagan, and the two armies started a fierce battle. The Yingyi troops  They advanced by land and water, and they numbered no less than 10,000 people. I mobilized the soldiers and fired their guns, killing and injuring more than a thousand Ying Yi.  We dug trenches and fought with them, but we were outnumbered. I sent you back to Mandalay. Please send troops to help quickly!" Zao Guoquan nodded and asked.  "It's only five or six days' journey from Bagan to Mandalay. Why did it take you so long? Could it be that something happened on the way?"  In order to prevent the British from blocking the road to Mandalay, after leaving the camp, the villain first walked south for a while, and then turned northwest. The road took a detour, and there were some changes on the road. Please tell me, sir.  Mingjian!" Having said this, Wei Sunan took out a document from his arms and presented it with both hands.  "Accident?" Zao Guoquan frowned, took the document presented by his entourage and saw that it was in Burmese that he didn't recognize. He handed it to a Burmese monk beside him and said, "Honored Master, what's the matter?  Please translate it!" "Yes, sir!" The monk took the document and just read two lines. The two thick gray eyebrows on his forehead stood up. His right hand holding the document trembled violently.  The document was thrown to the ground.  Zao Guoquan on the side saw it and hurriedly asked: "Honored Master, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this document?""Amitabha!" The monk recited the Buddha's name, with a look of awe on his face: "Your Excellency, the person writing this letter to you is the great traitor and enemy of the Buddha, Songcan!" "The traitor? Buddha  Enemy?" Zao Guoquan was stunned when he heard this. He was a little confused by the pile of charges. In addition, he had not been in Myanmar for a long time. Although he spent a lot of effort, he was acquainted with the British and the important princes, nobles, and monks of Myanmar.  The leader knew a lot, but he didn't know much about a "little man" like Song Shen who had just emerged.  Seeing the monk's appearance, he smiled and said: "Honored Master, I have time today anyway, why don't you tell someone about this guy's situation, and then translate what is written in this letter." "Amitabha!  "The monk recited the Buddha's name, then lowered his head and closed his eyes and stopped talking. A Burmese nobleman on the side stepped forward to pick up the document and said: "My lord, it's not that I am disrespectful to you. In fact, the chanting is an infringement of the sacred law.  The enemy of the Buddha in Mohe Bodhi Temple, Master is not willing to let this filthy name taint his tongue again, so let me explain all this to you!¡±  I heard that Song Shen was a farmer in a village and had no skills" The nobleman was very eloquent and spent more than ten minutes organizing Song Shen to take advantage of the short power vacuum in Bagan city after Meng Ji's death.  He formed a team and killed Master Samantabhadra.  Later, he escaped from the city, attacked the farms of nobles and monasteries, and distributed the land and grain to the poor farmers.  After the story was finished, the nobleman translated the document again. The main meaning was that Song Shen asked Zao Guoquan to ask the king to pardon himself and his men for all previous crimes on his behalf, and to include the weapons in his hands into the ranks of the royal army in exchange.  Under the conditions, Song Sam expressed his willingness to fight alongside the Shun army to attack the British supply lines and enemy strongholds in southern Burma.  "Master Captain!" The previous monk waited until the nobleman finished translating and said loudly: "Originally, I was just a monk, worldly matters have nothing to do with me anymore, let alone talking nonsense in front of adults.  But this person is different. "Obviously, this person hates Song Shen to the core, and is unwilling to even mention the other person's name again.  "This man not only violated the sacred Mohe Bodhi Temple and killed Samantabhadra, which is simply a crazy act that can only be seen in the end of the Dharma era. He also violated the sacred life and property of the nobles and temples. In Myanmar, even if  The craziest king cannot infringe on the interests of the first two. Even the king is under the protection of Buddhism, not to mention that the nobles are the blood and flesh of the king. If you pardon this person in order to fight the British  , is equivalent to driving all the Burmese nobles and monks to the British side. You must know that if the nobles and monks were given a choice, they would rather cooperate with the devil than compromise with this person. " "Yes.  "Yes, sir!" "That's right!" As soon as the monk finished speaking, the remaining monks and nobles in the room stood up to express their attitude towards what he had just said.  Zao Guoquan saw this and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He had been used to seeing these nobles and monks fawning over him these days. Although he didn't say it in his mouth, he already had contempt for these people in his heart.  At this moment, he suddenly saw them standing up one by one to express their unanimous objections to him. He couldn't help but be shocked. In fact, he had some intention of taking the opportunity to recruit them. After all, his biggest enemy now is the British. As long as he can  Helps defeat the British, he doesn't care about aligning with the devil.  As for how to deal with such a troublesome son Songcan in the future, that is a matter of the future. After all, if they are defeated by the British now, there will be no future.  But now that the nobles and monks have shown such a unanimous attitude, I can only take a step back first.  "I didn't expect this Song Shen to be such a villain!" Zao Guoquan pretended to be upright and awe-inspiring: "Of course, he will be severely punished. Please rest assured, I will definitely not compromise with him."  When the monks and nobles saw that Zao Guoquan had agreed to their request, they hurriedly bowed and thanked them. Zao Guoquan said a few perfunctory words and said that he still had something to do and wanted to go to the palace to see the two majesties. Those people hurriedly bowed and retreated.  After sending those people to the door, Zao Guoquan's expression suddenly changed. He returned to the house and asked Wei Sunan who was standing aside: "Tell me the battle situation over there and what you saw along the way."  Listen!" "Yes, sir!" After a while, Zao Guoquan nodded and asked in a low voice: "In your opinion, who is that Song Shen?" "Yes, sir!  "Wei Sunan replied in a low voice: "From what General Mo has seen, that Song Shen is quite capable. Although the guys who ambushed us are still a little lax, they are already able to follow orders and prohibitions. And that Song is already an army.  Although Shen is already the leader, his food and clothing expenses are the same as those of his subordinates.It¡¯s not easy to get there.  " " Could it be that those guys are too poor and have no way to enjoy it?  " "Sir, according to what those noble monks just said, Song Shen attacked many manors and distributed food to the poor people. How could there be no other gains in the process?  Besides, after they learned the villain's identity, they immediately changed him to a thatched house with better conditions. There were many precious furs in it. I saw that Song Shen was only wearing a piece of burlap clothes.  " "Well, if you have few desires, you will not be bound by external things, and if you are not bound by external things, you will naturally have a clear mind; if you are balanced, you will have less internal friction, and if you have less internal friction, you can focus on the outside world.  This guy is quite a character if he can do these two things!  Zao Guoquan nodded: "You heard what those monks and nobles said just now. What do you think should be done?"  " Wei Sunan hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Sir, this villain is just a flag bearer. I don't dare to comment on such military affairs!  " "You just say it, the speaker is not guilty.  " "Yes, sir!"  "Wei Sunan raised his head, thought for a moment and replied: "From what I can see, Song Shen's actions have touched the roots of these monks and nobles. Those guys already hate him to the core. If we really  If we agree to Song Shen's request, I'm afraid these guys will really turn to the British side, which will be extremely detrimental to us!  " "Then you mean to refuse that guy's request?  " "Exactly, although this Song Shen is powerful, his foundation is shallow after all. He was able to get up because we defeated the main force of the Burmese army in the battle at Babu Village. Meng Ji died again, and a power vacuum appeared in the Bagan area.  He just took the opportunity to get up.  As long as we or the British win, or even the Burmese nobles unite, they can be destroyed.  But these nobles and monks are different. They are deeply rooted here. Whether we or the British want to gain a foothold here, we cannot do without them!  " Zao Guoquan did not answer immediately, but just paced back and forth in the room. Wei Sunan didn't know if what he just said was wrong. He just stared down at the tiles on the ground, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.  When it landed on the ground, there was already a pool of water. ¡°Okay, okay, okay!  " I don't know how much time passed, but Zao Guoquan suddenly laughed loudly, which shocked Wei Sunan. Zao Guoquan walked up to Wei Sunan, patted his shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have such a talent.  In common sense, being a mere flag bearer would be a bit unfair to you.  " At this time, Wei Sunan was so happy that he threw himself to the ground and said loudly: "I am willing to die for your Excellency!  " "Okay, okay, okay!  "I don't know what happened today. Zao Guoquan smiled like Amitabha Buddha. I'm afraid he didn't say the word "good" in a month as much as today. He stretched out his hand to help Wei Sunan up and said with a smile: "You are well.  If you do it, you will naturally have a bright future.  But you must remember that you are not dying for my country, but you are dying for the emperor and the empire. Do you understand?  " "Yes, sir!"  "Wei Sunan quickly puffed up his chest. "But you still have to go back to Song Shen's place!  " "Since there are so many disadvantages to forming an alliance with Song Shen, why should I go against his ability?  Although Wei Sunan was a little puzzled, he still replied loudly: "Yes, sir!"  " "Are you thinking that since you don't form an alliance with it, why do you want to go there?  "Zhao Guoquan said with a smile: "Now the domestic army has not entered Myanmar, and the war in Bagan is quite tight. We must gain some strength if we can gain it. Since Song Shen has the strength and takes the initiative to rely on  Now that it¡¯s over, we naturally can¡¯t push it past.  Of course, we can't do this openly, so you go to Songshen this time and bring a personal letter from me, telling them that the king is willing to forgive their sins, but they must repay the king's grace with actions. Of course  I will also ask you to bring them a lawsuit and an edict, but all of this is false. If it is published, I will never admit that these are from me. Do you understand?  "When Zao Guoquan said this, he stared into Wei Sunan's eyes. Wei Sunan puffed up his chest and said loudly: "I understand, you will definitely not be a trouble!  " "Very good, you go down and rest first. Before leaving, I will ask you to bring some weapons as a gift for your trust and sacrifice!  " "Yes, sir!"  ¡±Happy New Year, Weber here wishes everyone good luck and wishes readers all the best in the new year and happiness to their families.
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