Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 7 I Have a Way in Siam

Adayun had a keen sense of smell and found Ma Jixiang's hidden gold in a short time after suppressing the Ma Li traitor gang. However, Ma Jixiang's family accidentally burned down the thatched house while fighting hard.

When Zhu Cixuan arrived, the Hongsha soldiers had almost put out the fire.

When Ma Jixiang fled to western Yunnan during the imperial court's stay, local chieftains bribed him with thousands of gold coins. In addition, the Hongsha Kingdom had plundered the private collections of the emperor's ministers over the past year, so his hidden treasures alone were worth nearly ten thousand gold coins.

Zhu Cixuan said generously to the dazed Adayun, "Without Adayun, this trip would never have been so smooth. In addition to the 100 kilograms of gold we agreed on, the remaining treasures will also be given to you."

Adayun grinned, revealing his black teeth, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Your Highness, Your Highness, are you serious?"

"You have no joke."

Zhu Cixuan secretly complained, as if you wouldn't take it if I didn't give it to you.

"In that case, thank you, Your Highness. I'll empty my armor warehouse to send you the armor, swords, and bows from the Ming Dynasty, as well as the muskets from the Portuguese. If you need anything else, just tell me. I'll search Hongsha Country and find it for you."

Adayun was overjoyed and immediately asked his confidants to move the gold and silver, while carefully weighing each piece of gold.

"I do have a small favor to do you," Zhu Cixuan said softly, "I want to send some people to Li Dingguo."

Adayun paused his rough hands that were stroking the gold.

Zhu Cixuan noticed his strange expression and said with a smile, "It's not my father, I want to send my mother and the queen mother away."

Adayun hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "In our Hongsha Kingdom, if a person cannot respect and love his mother, he does not have the virtue to enter the temple and worship Buddha."

"I could ask the Queen Mother to leave, but Ava City is hundreds of miles away from Gongxinwen, and there are many city gates. Without the consent of the King of Toungoo, and with all the chaos going on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go."

Zhu Cixuan patted Adayun's arm and pointed at the gold: "Adayun, our big task is not yet complete. The rare treasures in the capital of Hongsha Kingdom have been accumulated for decades."

call!
Adayun began to breathe heavily, his mind was in a mess, and it took him a long time to wake up.

Looking at Zhu Cixuan who was looking at him with a smile, he patted his chest and agreed.

Even if the Crown Prince of Ming sent some people, as long as the Emperor of Ming, the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qian were present, King Hongsha and Mangbai would not say anything.

……

Ava City, the magnificent glazed palace.

King Pingdali of Toungoo sat on the throne with a sad face.

He listened to Bie Daiyun's report that the Ming army had broken through Pagan County and kidnapped his uncle, the Marquis of Pagan.

"Your Majesty, Yin Yi, Du Ying, and others failed in their attack on the Ming army. The Ming are now entrenched in Kadma Village in the south. They have also sent an army to attack Juexin and Pagan. They have captured the entire family of the old Marquis of Pagan, totaling 23 people, and are imprisoned in the south along with the Marquis of Chiang Mai."

The central government of Hongsha State was called Ludao, which was divided into four Yunji and their assistant Yundao, who managed dozens of administrative departments.

All the affairs of Hongsha Kingdom are handled by these eight people.

But all the decrees on affairs must be handed over to Dai Yun separately.

Bie Daiyun, dressed in black, narrowed his eyes and looked at Pingdali on the throne.

The people of the Land Above the Wind (Europe divides Southeast Asia into the Land Above the Wind and the Land Below the Wind) worship Buddhism, like pink and yellow, and rarely see black clothes. They are humble yet noble.

"Your Majesty, the Ming generals Gong Xinwen and Andiwen (Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan) have sent a message, demanding that the entire family of the Marquis of Pagan be exchanged for the crown prince of Ming." Among the kings of the Kingdom of Toungoo, Mangyinglong Mangyingli was brave and good at fighting, defeating all countries in the world and even the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains. King Liangyuan Anabilun was somewhat inferior to him, but he also unified Upper Hongsawadi and Lower Hongsawadi successively and revived Toungoo again, but he was far inferior to King Thalong in governing the people and managing the government.

Register households, manage farming and grain production, compile tax registers, formulate royal laws, distribute land, and increase manpower.

After a hundred years of continuous war, the Hongsha Kingdom ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity.

Therefore, as the younger brother of King Long, Marquis Pagan has great prestige.

Moreover, since Hepingdali ascended the throne, Arakan and Siam have become increasingly powerful, and the small chieftains of Luchuan in the north have begun to cling to the Ming Dynasty.

Ever since welcoming the Ming emperor into Hongsha, wars have broken out everywhere, and coupled with natural disasters over the past few decades, his prestige has declined to a critical point.

Now that the popular Pagan Marquis has been captured by the Ming Kingdom, Pingdali has already imagined how much trouble his old ministers from the time of King Long will stir up.

Pingdali threw the gold-plated betel nut box on the throne to the ground, feeling secretly resentful.

The nobles of Ava City all criticized him for welcoming the Ming Emperor and causing war. Who was it that said that the Ming Emperor should not be allowed to stay in Luchuan?

By then, when the chieftains of Luchuan become powerful, these bastards who deserve to go to hell will complain to me that I am not doing anything.

Damn bastards, blaming the natural disasters and food shortages over the past few decades on me.

No matter what I do, the nobles and princes who have experienced the prosperous era of my king will not be satisfied.

After venting his anger, Ping Dali calmed down a bit and looked at Bie Daiyun and asked, "Crown Prince of Ming?"

Bie Daiyun replied, "The Han Chinese interpreters say that Gong Xinwen and Andiwen are retreating to advance. They invaded our Hongsha without any reason and are sure that we will not let go of the Ming Emperor, so they retreated and asked for the next best thing, the Ming Crown Prince."

Having been the King of Toungoo for more than ten years, Pindali naturally understood the importance of the crown prince.

When he had no children yet, he appointed his second brother as the crown prince, and enfeoffed his two younger brothers to the counties of Pyin U and Toungoo.

Decades ago, Mang Yingli annexed Siam and supported a puppet Siamese king, whose prince was held hostage in Ava. However, the prince abandoned his father and rebelled in an instant, forcing Mang Yingli to launch another attack on Siam, which indirectly led to the demise of the Toungoo Kingdom.

Having learned from his previous experience, Pindali thought for a moment and said, "No, no hostage exchange can be agreed to until they withdraw their troops."

But he had to save his uncle, the Marquis of Pagan.

Pindali pinched his temples with both hands and asked irritably, "What happened to the Ming Kingdom's palace that caught fire last night?"

Bie Daiyun tucked her hands into her skirt. "Adayun submitted a report: a rebellion broke out within the Ming court, and a thatched hut was accidentally set on fire. The Ming emperor and the chieftain of Mangshi (the Duke of Qian) were unharmed, but the palace was burned down. He placed the Ming emperor and his ministers in the surrounding villages and temples, and will be imprisoned there in a few days after Zhucheng is rebuilt and completed."

Ping Dali, who had heard of the absurd deeds of the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers, snorted coldly: "Even though they are prisoners, they are still not content."

Looking at Bie Daiyun who seemed to be hesitant to speak, Ping Dali asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Your Majesty, Adayun said that the Crown Prince of Ming is willing to acknowledge his father and cede land in exchange for his freedom so that Gong Xinwen and the others will withdraw their troops."

"He has a route through Siam and is willing to lead his troops back to Siam."

……

"King of Toungoo and King of Pimu should regard the Crown Prince as his master and elder brother; the Crown Prince should regard King of Toungoo and King of Pimu as his slaves and younger brothers, and should not listen to the instigation of evildoers. If for any reason your mind is disturbed, look at the ring I have bestowed upon you and remove the disturbance. Remember that it is not easy to be gracious and trustworthy." — "History of the Glass Palace"

(End of this chapter)