Ma Bao, He Jiuyi, Wu Sangui all knew something, Ma Bao once surrendered to Wu Sangui, and He Jiuyi also had correspondence. Wu Sangui felt that if Deng Ming hadn't come out to stir up, most of these two people would not have followed Li Dingguo's side.

Wu Sangui had vaguely heard that these high-ranking officers in Yunnan were reluctant to make enemies of Guizhou, and Li Dingguo's strategy of crusading against Guizhou or uniting Wu Sangui's Northern Expedition had not been met with a mass response from the Yunnan army, and now there have been even fewer supporters in recent years. However, it wasn't until Mu Tianbo was tested that Wu Sangui determined the reason, not that the generals of the Dian army had become pacifists, but that their lives were indeed better than before, and their attention began to shift to the side of the emperor's ** team - in the eyes of many generals of the Dian army, the emperor's ** team was better equipped, had a greater advantage over the enemy, and had more opportunities to make great contributions, so it was more cost-effective for their children to make contributions in the emperor's ** team. Since the road in Guizhou is not easy to walk, there is no oil and water to win the war, and Wu Sangui is still strong and strong, it is better to let the juniors follow Prime Minister Deng Cheng to get promoted and make a fortune.

Now that Mu Tianbo came back safely, the three kings of Kunming, who had comradeship with him, warmly invited him to dinner. Feng Shuangli also warmly invited Mu Tianbo to hunt together to relax-Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan had something to do every day, and they couldn't accompany King Qingyang, who had nothing to do and had a light life, to go out hunting for ten days and half a month, so he asked Mu Tianbo to do so.

But Mu Tianbo's most concerned about sending troops to King Qinwang did not get any response. Li Dingguo still seems to be a little tempted, but Bai Wenxuan talked a lot about the continuous wars in Yunnan for many years, and the life of the people is hard, and now is the time to recuperate. Even Gong Changfan, who was deeply favored by the emperor, had this attitude, and Mu Tianbo naturally understood that he probably couldn't get help from Yunnan; As for getting Kunming to come forward to blame Yang Zai and force Yang Zaixing to attack Mangbai, it is also an impossible task. Because Yang Zai was able to provide very practical benefits to Kunming, the occupation forces were responsible for protecting trade and supervising the implementation of the reparations, all of which were related to the vital interests of the officers and soldiers and the people of Yunnan, so that their families could be fed and clothed. And the Yongli Emperor could not give any actual benefits to the officers and soldiers, the gentry and the common people -- after the emperor returned, he might have to conscript troops, requisition grain, and fight wars, and if the relationship between Yunnan and Sichuan deteriorated if he was not good, and I don't know if there were any dividends that Yang Zai sent every year -- everyone could not say it regardless of the emperor, but even a housewife would weigh the pros and cons in her heart.

Through the mouth of Yunnan officials, Mu Tianbo also learned of an astonishing conspiracy of the Sichuan Academy.

Although Deng Ming rarely mentions the Yongli Emperor of Burma, judging from his appearance of the fifteen-year expedition of Yongli, everyone estimates that Deng Ming is not worried about taking the emperor back, as long as he continues to maintain the anti-Qing alliance. In recent years, this anti-Qing alliance has become more solid. However, no one dares to say whether a new round of infighting will break out if the emperor is gone. Anyway, in this situation where the shape is getting better and better, no one is willing to risk giving the Qing court a chance to fight back, and no one is willing to jump out and be the first to shout, "We don't need a great tomorrow." ”

Since the status quo is good, almost all of them are willing to maintain it. The Yuan Hui even made a plan, if there are three long and two short in the Yongli, the empire will support the East Palace at the first moment. However, whether it is the current emperor or the next emperor, it is better to stay in Burma, and after the province is returned, everyone will have no excuse to rush to power.

Last year, Deng Ming began to agitate for the nationality system, his main purpose was to further transform into a modern country, and secondly, he also had the intention of protecting overseas Chinese. However, after Deng Ming went to sea, I didn't know who in the courtyard mentioned it casually, and everyone discussed the nationality of the Son of Yongli. Deng Ming asserted that only those who enjoyed the fame of the same Xiucai or the same Xiucai were citizens of the empire, and that the right to be like Xiucai could be regarded as a person who had permanent residence in the empire and enjoyed national treatment. This point was played out by many members of the House of Representatives, who pointed out that since the laws of the empire could not bind the great tomorrow, and the great tomorrow son was so high that it was obviously impossible to be granted a meritorious name by the imperial government with a lower status than him, then the great tomorrow could not be an imperial citizen - and thus it was introduced that if one day the empire unified the whole territory, then the great tomorrow son could not and should not be Chinese. Although the empire has not yet unified China, no one doubts that it will be an important task for the empire.

The parliamentarians further reasoned from the code that if the Ming Emperor could never become a Chinese, then the Emperor Ming had the right to refuse him entry; And as long as the emperor can't return to China, it is logical that the government of the Emperor Ming Empire will not implement the law of the Ming Dynasty in a hurry. Therefore, the imperial government and jurists suddenly discovered that the solution to this problem was to try to obtain Burmese citizenship for both the emperor and his family, and as long as the emperor became Burmese, he could only stay in Burma forever.

This idea was quickly disclosed by the newspaper, and it also aroused heated discussions among many readers, and there were many people who applauded it. A large number of litigators expressed their opinion that this idea was perfectly feasible in law. In the future, even if the Ming Emperor smuggled back to China, the Imperial Ming Empire government could send his old man back to Burma on the charge of illegal entry - all Chinese are equal before the law; The only unequal is the emperor, so he is not Chinese.

Around the time when Mu Tianbo returned to China, the imperial government was planning to put this matter into practice, planning to go to the reckless and reckless regimes, asking them to register the Yongli family in Myanmar, and also planned to send a special person to take charge of this matter.

After Mu Tianbo heard the news, he shouted angrily: "Lost ......" After shouting these two words, Mu Tianbo was stunned for a moment, he felt that what the imperial government had lost was not Tianliang, but something else.

"It sounds like the style of Deng Xiang's hands." Wu Sangui was surprised at first, and then nodded slightly. Now Wu Sangui and his subordinates generally have the impression that Deng Ming has no discipline at all, even Deng Ming's subordinates are also the same, and everyone who comes into contact with Deng Ming is also influenced by him. For example, Geng Jingzhong is now under siege, and it is actually the three-way Ming army and the three-way Qing army that are fighting him together -- an unprecedented Ming and Qing alliance army, and they have joined forces to attack Geng Jingzhong, the unlucky bastard.

But at the same time, everyone found that Deng Ming attached great importance to commitments, especially treaties and legal provisions, as long as Deng Ming signed the treaty, he would conscientiously fulfill it. If he wants to make changes, he will negotiate with the other party amicably, and even come up with something to compensate those who are obviously unable to oppose him by force.

Sichuan, as the region most influenced by Deng Ming, now attaches far more importance to the law than other regions. Because everybody knows that as long as it makes sense in law, no matter how absurd, Deng Ming will approve the request, and then try to fix the loopholes in the law - the same is true of the Imperial Government and the House of Representatives, who always consult the lawyer before doing anything illegal. ，

It is precisely because of Sichuan's reputation for re-emphasizing the law that several Sichuan Tongxiucai sued Jiang Guozhu -- 13 years ago, when the Zhejiang army returned to Sichuan with Deng Ming, they took in a group of Zhenjiang orphans, many of whom are now Tongxiucai and imperial citizens. The orphans of that year once saw Jiang Guozhu's army burning, killing and looting in Zhenjiang, snatching and selling all the women in the city to Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places.

After Jiang Guozhu fled to Sichuan, he was welcomed by the imperial government, and according to the promise of the envoy Zhao Tianba, he and Zhang Chao arranged a place to live, and handled the certificate of the right to be like Xiucai.

However, Jiang Guozhu had only lived for less than a month, and several Zhenjiang orphans reported to the Supervision Department that Jiang Guozhu had kidnapped their mother. Now the imperial government and the victims are arguing in the newspapers, and some high-ranking officials of the empire believe that these victims obviously disregard the overall situation and sabotage the great cause and credibility of the empire for the sake of personal grievances, and the supervision department that filed the case is even more perfunctory; The prosecutor's department that filed the lawsuit said that this was completely done in accordance with the law, and that he was not afraid even if he sued Deng Ming, and the victim even said that his parents' hatred was not shared.

The chief of the Inspectorate, like the district head and the pavilion chief, is no longer appointed by the supervisor and is now elected, so he is in favor of the victim on this issue. Because voters generally expressed sympathy for the victims' plight, other ombudsmen also said in newspaper interviews that the case was legally convicted of no suspense; Several high-ranking imperial officials who did not want to be named said that if the criminal officer really convicted Jiang Guozhu, then the imperial government would definitely use the amnesty power granted by Deng Ming before his departure to ensure that the former governor of Liangjiang would not suffer from imprisonment -- after the decision of the criminal officer to allow Jiang Guozhu to be released on bail pending trial, the Supervision Department, which supported the victims, expressed regret to the newspaper. said that bail should not be granted at all for such a felony; The Chengdu prefect's yamen welcomed it, saying that the wise decision of the criminal officer upheld the imperial government's tradition of keeping its word.

Chiang Guozhu's case may still be controversial, but Wu Sangui feels that the matter of helping Yongli apply for Burmese citizenship is probably the consensus of most people in the empire.

"The Duke of Qianguo probably didn't know, when this king came to Yunnan with troops fifteen years ago, he actually wanted to find an opportunity to emulate the king of Ningxia (Li Chengdong)." Wu Sangui said to Mu Tianbo Zhengse, who was desperate. Li Chengdong's reputation is much worse than Wu Sangui's, but he was named the king of Ningxia by Yongli because he led Guangdong anyway.

Wu Sangui told Mu Tianbo that when he marched to Yungui, he actually thought about it all the time, but unfortunately he was stared at too closely by Hong Chengchou and could not communicate smoothly with Yongli Tianzi or Li Dingguo, the king of Jin. And Wu Sangui felt that he might not be able to succeed by relying on his own prestige alone, so he wanted to receive Yongli and use the prestige of the great emperor to order 100,000 Qing troops to enter Guizhou anyway. It's just a pity that Yongli Tianzi left Yunnan in a hurry, which made Wu Sangui's plan come to naught, and later he was attacked by Deng Ming, and he also formed an intractable misunderstanding with Li Dingguo.

After explaining the ambitions and regrets of the year to Mu Tianbo clearly, Wu Sangui looked at the eyes of the Duke of Qian sincerely: "I am a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, the Duke of the Kingdom can rest assured, and the matter of welcoming the return of the Son of Heaven will be handed over to me." ”