When the Taiping army attacked Nanjing, because the Ming army of Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang, and Gao Wengui, the marquis of Guangchang, entered Burma several times to take back the emperor, the Burmese side strengthened the guard of the Yongli monarch and ministers. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, consulted with Wang Qilong, the chief soldier who originally belonged to the King of Jin, and made a bloody plot to organize dozens of people who dared to die to kill Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai, and then protect the prince to break through and defect to Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan's team. But this conspiracy was soon discovered by Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai, who lied to Zhu Youlang that Mu Tianbo and Wang Qilong privately colluded with Myanmar to prepare to murder the royal family. Zhu Youlang did not find out the situation, so he ordered Mu Tianbo's family Ding Li Cheng and Wang Qilong's family Ding He Ai to be immediately executed by their masters, so that Mu Tianbo and Wang Qilong's hard work came to naught.

Half a month later, the Burmese side suddenly sent people to Yongli Junchen to say that Burma had built a palace for the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and asked Zhu Youlang to go over and have a look. Zhu Youlang didn't want to go, but Ma Jixiang and others insisted that he go, so Zhu Youlang had no choice but to go to the palace with the Burmese envoy. But he refused to go in, so he let a small eunuch walk around the temple gate. Zhu Youlang is not very old, and his body has not become weak because of the water and soil, and the reason why he wants the little eunuch to support him is just to show his poor emperor's demeanor in front of the Burmese people.

After looking at the palace, Zhu Youlang sighed and said to the little eunuch: "The king of Burma is also a king, how can he do things, so petty?" ”

The little eunuch didn't understand for a moment what the emperor meant by the small family, so he asked: "Why does the emperor say that the Burmese king is small?" ”

"I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the palace he repaired for me is so small? Needless to say, I can't catch up with the palace in the capital, and it's even a lot worse than my Guiwang Mansion in Wuzhou! Do you think this is a little childish? Zhu Youlang was very unhappy and felt that he was being despised too much by the Burmese.

Hearing this, the little eunuch hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is that this Burmese man is indeed a little family!" ”

Zhu Youlang was quite satisfied when he saw that his words were agreed by the little eunuch, and nodded: "If he is the king of Burma and lives in my Daming, I promise that the palace he will build for him will be bigger than the palace he lives in now!" ”

"Although there are many countries in the world, no country can be bigger than my Ming Dynasty, naturally no emperor can compare with the emperor!"

The little eunuch's words made Zhu Youlang a little fluttering, and he felt that he was too harsh on the Burmese king, so he said: "Actually, I can't blame the Burmese king for being angry, because he has never seen my Ming palace, so he naturally thinks that a very good palace has been built for me." This heart alone, I think it's still good. ”

"The emperor is virtuous and virtuous, and he has the virtue of tolerating people, which is really a blessing for my Ming!"

The little eunuch's kung fu is not bad, the master and slave said a few more words, Zhu Youlang wanted to go back, no matter how good this palace was, he didn't want to stay longer, he just wanted to return to his thatched palace. When the Burmese officials saw that Zhu Youlang was leaving, they did not stop him, and ordered the soldiers to send him back. Halfway through, Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai ran out of breath, and shouted at Zhu Youlang from a distance: "The emperor is here, let the two of me find it easily!" ”

Zhu Youlang was very unhappy when he saw the two of them, and said coldly: "Didn't you let me come to see this palace, why can't you find me again?" ”

Ma Jixiang laughed, and Li Guotai stepped forward to tell Zhu Youlang that they had just received news that Mang Bai, the younger brother of the king of Burma, had staged a palace coup d'état with the support of his courtiers and executed the old king to set himself up as king.

This news frightened Zhu Youlang, although the dead Burmese king never came to see him, and he was very cold to him, the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, but at least gave him a place to live, and from time to time there was rice and grain to help. Although the palace he had just visited was just a big house, it could also be seen that the Burmese king still had some kindness to him. Now that the new king is on the throne, he does not know what to do with him.

Zhu Youlang was in no mood at all, and was very worried that the new king of Burma would hand him over to the Qing army. After returning to the thatched hall with a worried heart, nothing happened for a few days, and the Burmese officials who guarded them may have been unintentional because of the changes in the country, which made it difficult for the Ming monarchs and ministers to live a few days of freedom.

Half a month later, a Burmese envoy suddenly crossed the river and asked Zhu Youlang for a congratulatory gift for the new king's accession. Zhu Youlang has been wandering in a foreign country for more than a year, sitting on empty mountains, and being blackmailed by Ma Jixiang from time to time, and even taking out the queen mother's jewelry, how can he come up with any decent congratulatory gifts.

The new king of Burma sent people to ask for congratulatory gifts, not really to covet Zhu Youlang's property, but to show the Ming emperor's recognition of his status to the country. Zhu Youlang couldn't get a gift to congratulate, so he asked Ma Jixiang to take it, how Ma Jixiang was willing to give up his money, so he persuaded Zhu Youlang not to send someone to congratulate him on the grounds that the king of Burma was not properly enthroned.

When the Burmese king heard this, he was furious and sent his ministers across the river to rebuke the Yongli monarch and ministers, "I have worked hard for three years, and the old emperor and his ministers should also thank me." Last October, my king wanted to kill you, but I refused to do so. I don't know how to repay the favor! With that, the minister walked away. This incident made the relationship between the Burmese side of the Yongli court suddenly tense.

In the past month, when Zhu Youlang was discussing with Queen Wang to make clothes for the crown prince, Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai broke in in a panic. Zhu Youlang was numb to their ungentlemanly appearance, snorted slightly, and asked them what was the matter.

Li Guotai glanced at Queen Wang, pulled Ma Jixiang to give Zhu Youlang and his wife a salute, and then said: "Your Majesty, it's a good thing, the King of Burma sent someone to invite us to eat curse water!" ”

"Cursed water, what cursed water?"

Queen Wang was very surprised, and Zhu Youlang was also puzzled when she heard this strange statement for the first time.

Ma Jixiang explained: "The cursed water is the water used by the Burmese to signify their alliance with them. ”

"Alliance?" Zhu Youlang was stunned for a moment, "You mean that if we eat the curse water with them, we agree to form an alliance, otherwise, we don't agree?" ”

Ma Jixiang nodded and said, "That's exactly what it means!" ”

Zhu Youlang shook his head and said, "It's so decent, what kind of curse water do you eat?" I don't eat it! ”

Ma Jixiang looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty, if we don't eat the curse water, maybe Myanmar won't let us live here." ”

The queen was shocked: "Are they not even allowed to live with the emperor?" ”

This Li Guotai and Ma Jixiang don't know. Zhu Youlang thought about it and asked Ma Jixiang to call all the ministers, and then ask everyone's opinions, but the civil and military officials were frightened and didn't dare to go. Ma Jixiang said that it was a good thing to eat curse water, but Zhu Youlang asked him to go, but he refused. On the 18th, the Burmese envoy said: "There is no other reason for this trip, and my king is afraid that you will not be relieved, and you want to eat the curse water and swear an oath." It is also easy to trade. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cut off contacts and use them daily. ”

Zhu Youlang didn't know how to answer the Burmese envoy, Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai and others were silent, there was no way, Zhu Youlang had to ask people to find Mu Tianbo, who was locked up because of the prince's affairs, and then told Mu Tianbo that the Burmese wanted to drink cursed water, and asked Mu Tianbo to reply on behalf of the imperial court.

"Erxuanwei Si was originally a place where I was sealed in China. Now that my monarch and minister have arrived, it is the heavenly kingdom. Your king should answer here, it is the reason of your state, how to trap my monarch and ministers here. …… How can we do this now? You went to tell the king of Er, and said that I am the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, but I am only made by the mandate of heaven, and now I have traveled to the land of no life, how can I be deceived by the people of Ertu? Today, although my monarch and ministers are poor, King Lianger does not dare to be rude. Ren Er's country has millions of soldiers, like thousands, and my monarch and ministers just die with the mandate of heaven. But after the death of my king, there will be people who come to settle accounts with the king. ”

Mu Tianbo categorically rejected the Burmese request, and the envoy was angry, but the next day he crossed the river and insisted that the Yongli monarch and his ministers go to eat the cursed water, otherwise the king would be furious.

Zhu Youlang had no choice, and asked the messenger hesitantly: "Did your king really invite us to go and eat curse water?" ”

The interpreter spoke to the messenger, and the messenger raised his voice: "Of course! ”

"Can you not eat the curse water, I can make an alliance with your king." Zhu Youlang's attitude was very softened, and he had completely put down his shelf as the emperor of the Heavenly Empire, and even made a humble request.

The Burmese envoy ignored Zhu Youlang's humble plea, and only said: "According to the rules of our Burmese people, only after eating the curse water, can we express our unity, otherwise, I can't believe it!" ”

Mu Tianbo saw that the emperor was so low, but the Burmese still had a tough attitude, and couldn't help shouting: "Your rules can only be used on you, we are Han people, and Han people don't have this set of rules!" (To be continued.) )