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When Deng Ming painstakingly prepared for the establishment of the Burmese cooperative government, Bai Wenxuan's march in Hexi caused him a lot of trouble, and the Dian army crossed like locusts, a large number of people fled, and temples were burned down. Although the strong fighting power of the Ming army made the Burmese people tremble and could not resist at all, after seeing the temple they revered and their homeland ravaged, the Burmese people's anger also grew day by day, and they spontaneously gave birth to the fighting spirit to fight against the Ming army.

Although the east side of the river was not harassed by the Sichuan army, the tragic situation in the west of the river also made the Burmese people in the east extremely panicked, and many monks came to complain to Deng Ming, and at the same time issued a tactful protest.

"King Gongchang is not a devout Buddhist, and I am different." Deng Ming had to explain again and again that the culprit was completely Mangbai, Bai Wenxuan and his army were all very loyal courtiers of the Son of Heaven, and now their respect for the Buddha Hall was completely overwhelmed by their worries about the fate of the Son of Heaven and their anger at Mangbai.

While trying to cultivate Burmese collaborators, Deng Ming also told Bai Wenxuan about the establishment of another Burmese king. Originally, Deng Ming wanted the envoy to tell him about this matter, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was better to go there himself. So Deng Ming put aside the work at hand and found a time to cross Lijiang again to chase Bai Wenxuan and them.

The impostor made Bai Wenxuan and Di Sanxi laugh for a while, and the two of them also felt that it was too disrespectful to the royal family to do so, so Deng Ming explained very seriously. After all, the Ming army is an invading army, as long as the Burmese with a little knowledge, you can guess that most of the Ming army will not be able to stay in Burma for a long time, since the Ming army cannot support the Burmese collaborators for a long time, then no one will dare to stand up and cooperate with the Ming army.

Therefore, there is not only a need to support a pro-Ming Burmese government, but this need is extremely urgent and cannot be delayed for long. In addition to the consideration of time, there were other advantages to choosing Reckless as King of Burma.

"Since ancient times, the throne of kings has been obtained by conquest and killing, if not by inheritance." Deng Ming pointed out that Mang Yinglong seized the throne of Burma by force, and his descendants were regarded as the legitimate successors of the Taungoo Dynasty: "If we support a real descendant of Mang Yinglong to sit on the throne of Burma, he will not always be grateful to us, sooner or later he will think that this is his rightful inheritance, and regard us as robbers, and he will be justified in the hearts of the Burmese people; If we support Pang Gao to become the king, not to mention the issue of people's hearts, after he sits in this position in the future, it is likely that he will be another Mang Yinglong, and it will be justified when his descendants inherit it. ”

"Now this reckless is not the heir of Mang Yinglong, but he sits in a position where only the descendants of Mang Yinglong can sit, haha, General Deng is calculating, he is unreliable on both sides." Bai Wenxuan repeated Deng Ming's words several times, and finally figured out Deng Ming's plan: just like the founding emperor of China, no one can question the legitimacy of his throne, and his descendants have gained legitimacy because of inheritance; But if a person is neither the royal family of the Ming Dynasty nor the founder of the country by himself, and he has to call himself the son of the Great Tomorrow, then his position is a little embarrassing.

"Now we don't need to let the Burmese know what is going on, and in the future, if the recklessness and his father have a different mind, we can make a fuss about it." Deng Ming also told Bai Wenxuan about his agreement with Burmese religious figures, and hoped that they would open up to those monasteries that supported the Ming army.

Although Bai Wenxuan felt that the Ming army did not need the assistance of these monks, he also admitted that Deng Ming was reasonable, if the pro-Ming government in Burma could stand on its feet, it would be a very beneficial thing for Yunnan, at least Li Dingguo did not have to worry about the threat from the south: "But in this way, will the traitor of Mang Bai be unfavorable to the emperor?" ”

Yongli must be safe and sound, this is the consensus of the Ming army. Especially Bai Wenxuan takes this matter more seriously, if Yongli has three long and two short, most of the notoriety will be buckled on Xiying's head.

"There shouldn't be any danger. With Recklessness, we have more bargaining chips, and Reckless Bai may negotiate with us, maybe he will propose an exchange condition, and if we don't support Recklessness, he will return the emperor to us. Deng Ming believed that as long as the Burmese court was not a fool, it would understand that this newly established reckless government was their mortal enemy, and that it was impossible for the Ming army to compete with the Burmese king for the right to rule this land in the short term, but this new government could.

"Is General Deng going to negotiate with Mang Bai?" Bai Wenxuan remembered that Deng Ming had said that he had made a pact with the Burmese monks, and that he had promised them that he would depose Mang Bai.

"Mang Bai is a descendant of Mang Yinglong, and he also put our emperor under house arrest and insulted China's female dependents, it is too dangerous to keep him. Besides, I promised the monks of Burma. After several years of negotiation training, Deng Ming's understanding of politics is no longer stuck in the time when he just crossed over. Zhou Peigong explores the law through practice, while Deng Ming tests theory through practice: "Our ultimate goal is to depose the reckless white, which does not mean that we will work to the end; If Mang Bai honestly returns the emperor to us and hands over all the criminals who insulted the female relatives of officials to be executed, then we may consider letting his son inherit the throne and divide northern and southern Burma. Until we expel the Tartars, it would be great if Burma had two heroes standing side by side, and no one would eat anyone, and no one would come to us for trouble. ”

Bai Wenxuan felt that he couldn't keep up with Deng Ming's train of thought. If Zhou Peigong was here, he might be able to understand Deng Ming well, Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng, who have seen Deng Ming's competition mechanism, should be able to wake up quickly, but Bai Wenxuan became more and more confused the more he listened.

Seeing that Bai Wenxuan began to ventilate, Deng Ming did not discuss further, and explained again before leaving: "There are many monks in the temple in Hedong who are willing to assist us, and General Bai's subordinates are merciful. ”

"Well, okay, anyway, someone has to sing with a red face and someone with a black face, since General Deng sings a red face, then I will reluctantly sing this black face." Anyway, Deng Ming does not interfere with Bai Wenxuan's robbery, and what Deng Ming is willing to do with his territory is his business, Bai Wenxuan said generously: "I must not let my sons go to Hedong." ”

"Listening to General Bai say this, it's like a big loss." Deng Ming laughed when he heard this, and said goodbye to Bai Wenxuan and Di Sanxi.

On the way back, Deng Ming seized the time to draft a law for the protection of religion, in which all the privileges enjoyed by the Chinese gentry would be granted to Burmese temples, and the Burmese king's jurisdiction would be limited to the upper echelons of society.

Even if Mang Bai died without repentance, forcing the Ming army to support Mangru and destroy him, as long as Myanmar can implement this set of rules, it will not be a big disaster for China. The best way to alienate the people is to strive to create social injustice, rather than eliminate it, and a large privileged group emerges; Deng Ming also helped the new Burmese government formulate a set of speech control laws, emphasizing that the reckless government is facing an existential crisis, so it is strictly forbidden to comment on the government, and any complaints will be severely punished.

"Emperor Wen of Han abolished the crime of slander and gossip back then, why? For the officials can threaten the people with this crime, and no one will be allowed to talk about the unseemly things they have done. Although corrupt officials are shameless, they are willing to do it but do not want to be scolded, and if the people have a discussion, they have to restrain a little; If there are more people talking about it, it is possible to change the atmosphere, and corrupt officials will not dare to be unscrupulous. Deng Ming showed the officers the laws that helped the new Burmese government to enact, and at the same time frankly told them about their own intentions and purposes: "Therefore, the common people of Burma should not be allowed to discuss the gains and losses of the government, and all slander and fallacies must be severely punished." ”

Such measures are very beneficial for the consolidation of the rule. As far as Deng Ming knew, in his previous life, the Manchu Qing Dynasty relied on this hand to consolidate his power, and hundreds of years later, there were still many people who were looking for death because of cutting their braids, and determined that those who advocated the overthrow of the Manchu regime were the two devils who had forgotten their ancestors.

"The new Burmese government should be able to consolidate quickly as long as it cracks down on slander and with the assistance of our military." Deng Ming made such a judgment on his subordinates. However, by suspending dialogue and exchanges between all segments of society, and blocking the last way to eliminate social injustice, it is time for such a country to "ha, ha, ha" when it encounters a powerful foreign enemy. The situation in Deng Ming's previous life at the end of the Qing Dynasty is not difficult to understand at all, and it is not strange that there are dogs everywhere: "This kind of law must not be used in our Sichuan, this is specially prepared for vassals outside China." ”

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After losing all the field troops in northern Burma, Bai Wenxuan made his way unimpeded to Ava, encountering no resistance along the way. After learning that Deng Ming was still in the rear to appease the monks, Bai Wenxuan was in a better mood. The captives said that there were many wealthy families in the city of Ava, and that the palace of the Burmese king was even more famous as the Golden Palace, and it was rumored that it was paved with gold bricks.

Since Deng Ming didn't follow, Bai Wenxuan was not embarrassed, and he took the Dian army to the city to make a small fortune.

"I knew that the Burmese were so vulnerable, I should have come a long time ago, the loss of the soldiers is not big, and I can bring back a large amount of military expenses for the King of Jin." The more Bai Wenxuan pondered, the happier he became. What I got from Myanmar this time, Yunnan can't accumulate it for a few years by farming on its own, and I haven't counted such a big treasure as Ava that has not yet been excavated.

"With such a little ability, he actually dared to kidnap the Son of Heaven and kidnap my noblewoman." Bai Wenxuan sneered again and again, he really didn't know whether to hate Mangbai now, or to be grateful to him.

When he heard that the Burmese envoy had come to the camp gate to ask for an audience, Bai Wenxuan's first thought was that Awa had come to ask for surrender. King Gongchang sat in his position with a golden sword, and he had already thought of the surrender conditions for the Burmese to bring back, that is, Mang Bai bound himself to surrender and let the Ming army take over the Burmese capital Ava - if Mang Bai did not agree, it didn't matter, then Bai Wenxuan would attack the city, anyway, he had settled on Ava City. (To be continued)