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Chapter 598 Myanmar News

Just this year, King Daninganei of Burma suddenly died of illness, and the throne was passed to his young eldest son, Mahatamaya Satipati.

This is not good news for Myanmar. What Daningane left to his son is not a peaceful and prosperous era, but a war in the country.

Of course, the most critical problem is that the previous king died suddenly and the new king ascended the throne. His authority was insufficient, and the Taungoo dynasty was in decline.

Originally, the Burmese army was already struggling to deal with the rebels in various parts of Myanmar. Now, with the hasty change of power in the central government, the command of the Burmese army by the governors in various regions is ineffective.

Mengyang, Mubang and other territories in northern Myanmar have mobilized their troops and actively contacted the Ming Dynasty's Yunnan frontier army. The rebel king Weng Kan of Chiang Mai in the east, the rebel king Tichang of Lampang, and the Baigu rebel Odaang in the south also took advantage of the situation.

Oda Aung, the leader of the Baigu rebels, was even a Burmese governor sent by the Taungoo dynasty of Myanmar.

The Taungoo dynasty building in Myanmar will collapse!

This news was soon known to the Ming Dynasty’s former military governor’s office in Kunming, Yunnan, through various channels.

The Grand Governor He Xiangming did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly wrote the news about Myanmar into a military report, and then submitted it to Nanjing through the express channel of the post station.

As winter approaches, the weather gradually turns colder.

The most obvious thing is that the price of coal in Nanjing's markets has begun to increase, but the increase is not too big, just slightly higher than in previous years. Citizens have begun to hoard coal to prepare for the winter.

Even the number of coolies at the docks has increased. Because the farming industry is slack, many people can't stay idle and have come out to work to earn some extra money.

Forbidden City.

The offices of cabinet ministers also lit stoves for warmth at this time. After all, some of them were quite young.

Prince Zhu Boxi came to the cabinet in the afternoon and first visited several cabinet ministers.

The emperor treated the prince well. He also sought out famous teachers for the prince to teach him, and occasionally brought the prince by his side to observe government affairs.

Nowadays, he has nothing to do in his spare time. He can observe and study the cabinet affairs and read the draft memorials of the cabinet department.

You don’t have to listen to everything, just take a look at how the cabinet usually manages the country.

Zhu Boxi just wandered around the cabinet, reading from time to time the memorials and votes that had been approved by the cabinet, or sitting down next to one of them to watch and listen to the lecture.

Several cabinet ministers did not mind the trouble, but explained it to the prince seriously, and then subtly instilled a few words of their own political ideas.

Zhu Boxi was sitting next to Zhu Chengxun at the moment. As a cabinet minister from the Secretariat next to the emperor, he had been in charge of the Privy Council for a long time, so his political philosophy was the most similar to that of the emperor.

Since the previous establishment of the four major governor's offices, Zhu Chengxun, the cabinet minister, has resigned as Privy Council envoy, otherwise the powers and responsibilities of the Privy Council would have been too great.

Zhu Chengxun was writing while explaining carefully to the prince. His memorials were mostly about military affairs in border towns and less about civil affairs, so the emphasis was on simplicity and roughness, with both hardness and softness.

For example, in the Boxu Port developed by the Yinzhou Colonies, Donghai Hou Kangzifei wrote: "Requesting that the Spanish in the Yinzhou Colonial Area be allowed to allow the Chinese people in the Spanish colonial area to temporarily not have to convert and establish their faith, and to be allowed to immigrate to the Boxu Port first."

Zhu Chengxun gave the proposal a suggestion: "It can be allowed. But these descendants of immigrants will either convert or not. Don't be biased!"

As for the Sandalwood Islands, the cabinet's plan also prioritizes the expansion of garrison colonies there. Boxu Port can even be released first, but the Sandalwood Islands must be controlled first.

Zhu Chengxun was still explaining to the prince how to deal with the military affairs in border towns, when he suddenly saw an urgent military report from Kunming: "Urgent notice from the Governor's Office of the Former Army of Kunming..."

Zhu Boxi also hurriedly came closer to take a look. The beginning of the memorial was the death of the Burmese king and the sudden change in Burma's national situation.

The Burmese king is actually dead. The Ming Dynasty has been stationing troops in Yunnan for several years. Just dispatching troops, dividing and conferring titles...it took a lot of time and energy, as well as money, food and material resources. The former military governor's office was even set up in Kunming, which served a purpose. It is to prepare in advance for this battle against Burma.

Now, this opportunity finally came, and it came so suddenly.

Zhu Chengxun did not dare to neglect, thought carefully for a moment, and wrote down the draft: "Submit to His Majesty for approval!"

He also asked Zhongshu Sheren to submit the memorial to other cabinet ministers for review. After all, this matter was too big and involved the war plan between the imperial court and His Majesty. Even if he was still the Privy Councilor, he could not make the decision on behalf of the cabinet.

After several cabinet ministers took turns to look at it, they all wrote carefully and "submitted to His Majesty for approval". A military report was circulated among the cabinet. His Majesty would definitely summon them anyway.

The next day. Zhu Yijiong saw this memorial at a glance. He opened it and scanned it. He pondered for a moment and said, "Come here, I have ordered the cabinet to see you immediately!"

Before long, all the cabinet ministers arrived, and even the prince Zhu Boxi was called to the imperial court to observe the government.

Wang Li cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the king of Taungoo of Myanmar has passed away and a new king has ascended the throne. His authority is insufficient and the country is already in chaos."

Chen Ji said: "Chen Bing has been in the border town of Yunnan for several years. The national treasury has consumed a lot of money. It is indeed time to fight. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know how long we will have to wait."

Zhu Chengxun also said: "Myanmar is adjacent to Yunnan, and the climate and terrain are similar to the previous Guangnan. If we don't fight the Ming Dynasty, we will do it. If we want to fight, we must fight quickly and win it once and for all. Moreover, we cannot send troops to the Ming Dynasty alone, and all the vassal countries have to send troops to help. , and the rebels in Myanmar can also be won over.”

Several cabinet ministers suggested in turn that since the emperor had called them over to discuss matters, Burma must basically be conquered.

This is fine, after all, the Ming Dynasty has been stationing troops and deploying troops for several years for this campaign to conquer Burma, and even the former military governor's office was specifically located in Kunming.

Just the annual loss of military money and food is a huge financial expenditure. If we fight this war as soon as possible, we can be liberated from this gold-eating beast as soon as possible.

The cabinet members are obviously too optimistic. Even if the war against Burma is over, according to Zhu Yijiong's expectation, a state capital will be set up here to implement Chinese rule.

The corresponding financial expenditure cannot be less, it is nothing more than being transferred from Kunming to Myanmar.

After some discussions with the cabinet, Zhu Yijiong quickly made a decision and issued an imperial edict:

The Cabinet and Privy Council immediately began to prepare for the war in Burma, which would cost money, food and supplies.

The former military governor's office in Kunming, Yunnan, ordered troops to prepare for war, and Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi also had to fully cooperate.

Honglu Temple was also ordered to select envoys to go to the vassal states of Siam, Manipur, and Laos (Vientiane) to prepare to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in sending troops to Burma.

Although Manipur is not a vassal state of China, King Ghalib Nibas himself is a war maniac. Historically, in the second year after the new king of Myanmar, the last king of Myanmar, ascended the throne, this guy went on a personal expedition and penetrated into the hinterland of Myanmar. , and almost hit the capital city of Ava.

This mission was not only to encourage this guy to send troops to help, but also to make him a vassal state.

As for Siam, they have a feud with Myanmar. Basically, you finish singing and I will appear on the stage. Today I will destroy your country, and tomorrow you will devour a large part of my land.

Siam now has a lot of territory that was plundered by the Taungoo dynasty. The two sides fought several times, but Siam could not defeat Myanmar.

By the way, the King of Siam also died suddenly of illness last year. As expected, the throne was taken from his nephew by his younger brother, who was the Siamese envoy Bolong Moge who had previously made a pilgrimage to Ming Dynasty China.

This guy killed his nephew to seize his brother's throne. It is untenable in legal terms. He needs the support of the Chinese court and cooperates with the Chinese army to attack Burma. He does not ask for much profit, as long as he can regain the lost territory and win the war. Then his prestige is enough to stabilize the throne.

Therefore, Siam directly agreed to the Ming Dynasty's envoys without even thinking about it. There was no need to find any reasons. Who dared to object to the western expedition to Burma and regain the lost territory?

The Vientiane State of Laos is simply deliberately letting it lose its national power. Since it was entrusted by the Ming Dynasty a few years ago to enthrone Laos as a consolation envoy, it has gained the righteousness of the Chinese court.

As a result, the Vientiane Kingdom instantly gained unparalleled legitimacy. Countless Lancang aristocratic lords turned to the Vientiane Kingdom one after another, and contributed money and strength to support the King of Vientiane... No, now it is Nomon, the Laos ambassador.

Even the aristocratic landowners and temple monks in Luang Prabang and Champasak began to waver.

This is not what the Ming Dynasty wants to see. For these Southeast Asian vassal countries, the weaker and more divided they are, the better.

Only the British were weird. In order to facilitate their rule, they forcibly turned India, a country with many states, into one country.

As soon as the war machine of Ming China started to move, countless resources were mobilized. The Propaganda Department also began to write articles explaining that Meng Yang, Meng Mi, and Mubang, the chieftains of northern Burma, were originally the homeland of China, and that sending troops now was to regain their homeland.

Especially Mengmi, which is the largest jadeite producing area in the world.

The young prince Zhu Boqi was so shocked that he conquered Burma, regained the lost territory, and expanded the territory.

This is the far-reaching Han and Tang Dynasties that Emperor Taizong pursued in the past, the prosperous age of Taizong!

Very good, another Ming emperor was misled by his father, Zhu Yijiong.

No, how can you say it's wrong?

Opening up territory and expanding the territory is an unparalleled achievement!

(End of this chapter)