Great Qing Dynasty talker

Ava City, Royal Palace.

There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, and the security is very strict.

Although Meng Yun himself ascended the throne through a coup, he did not want others to follow his example.

Meng Yun's own situation is very similar to that of Emperor Dezong of Tang.

There were many local vassal states, and the imperial edicts were limited to the territories directly under their jurisdiction. However, they never gave up their efforts.

After succeeding the king,

While expanding his army and preparing for war with the help of the East India Company, he also started peace talks with various forces.

now,

The Mon people in the south, Shan State and Mubang in the north, and Agui's Qing army were unable to take over Ava City, so they simply went with the flow and accepted the title from Ava City.

The above solves internal problems.

In addition,

Meng Yun also reached a non-aggression agreement with the Thonburi Dynasty of Siam to the east, temporarily avoiding foreign invasion.

Great achievements in diplomacy.

……

An officer with gloomy eyes led the way and said respectfully:

"Your Excellency, please!"

"Humph~"

The envoy walked into this exotic palace.

He came here to call for punishment.

He is here to die too.

I saw Meng Yun actually coming to the yard in person.

Smiling:

"Your Excellency has come a long way and must have worked hard. I will offer some wine, singing and dancing to welcome you."

"Humph~"

The soldiers around looked angry.

It is indeed a bit servile for a king of a country to step down personally.

……

At the banquet, the envoy repeatedly refused Meng Yun's toasts.

The reason is that you can't get used to the local drinks, unless you order some Shaoxing Huadiao wine.

His attitude was extremely rude, and everyone present was furious. Even Meng Yun's face became increasingly gloomy.

The messenger suddenly smashed the wine glass:
"King Meng, how do you plan to deal with the caravan murder?"

Meng Yun waved his hand and the dancers quickly retreated.

"When the king learned of the attack on the caravan, he was shocked and immediately sent a team of capable personnel to investigate. They arrested 11 criminals and have all been executed. In addition, the king is willing to pay 1000 taels of silver to each of the merchants killed and double the compensation for the lost goods."

"Your Excellency, what do you think?"

The messenger shook his head.

Spit out 2 words:

"not enough!"

Meng Yun smiled:

"Double it again."

The messenger still shook his head and sneered.

Meng Yun continued to smile:

"Xiao Wang is sincere, how about doubling it?"

……

The messenger stood up angrily and looked around at everyone sternly:

"How can the dignity of a superior country be compensated by such a small amount of money?"

Meng Yun couldn't hold back any longer and asked:

"What does the envoy mean?"

"Please allow the Empire's 7th Legion stationed in Yunnan to send troops to conduct a search near the site of the attack."

brush~
Everyone in the hall stood up at once, with murderous intent in their hearts.

Several senior officers even drew their swords on the spot, as if they were ready to kill people if they disagreed with them.

The messenger kicked over the wooden table in front of him, and the wine and food rolled to the ground.

"Be bold!"

"Do you dare to kill the envoy?"

A thin, dark officer strode forward and shouted:

"How dare you not?"

"Back off." Meng Yun shouted angrily.

……

"The Konbaung Dynasty was a small country, but it repeatedly violated the borders, killed chieftains, and occupied land during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now it is openly harming the merchant caravans, and its heart should be killed."

"I am officially informing you. Before sunset tomorrow, either you agree to allow the 7th Legion to enter, or~"

"Hehehehe."

The messenger's voice, like a crow, echoed throughout the hall.

After saying that, he turned away.

I saw an officer blocking the door and showing no intention of giving way to me.

The messenger shouted:
"Go away."

At the same time, he kicked him in the crotch.

The officer was caught off guard and fell to the ground in a panic.

Looking at the arrogant figure, Meng Yun's face flushed and his arms trembled:
"Outrageous~"

……

The envoy stayed in the palace for 12 hours in a calm and composed manner, during which he kept asking for fine wine, beautiful women, and delicious food. He would beat and kick the waiter if he was slightly negligent, demonstrating his arrogance to the extreme.

The wine is drunk.

He even grabbed a waiter and asked:

"Where does your queen live?"

"have no idea."

"What about your queen mother?"

"have no idea!"

The waiter angrily broke free from his arm and went to report with tears in his eyes.

As soon as the king gave the order, this "human-like" envoy from Wu was thrown into the crocodile pond.

……

At this time,
Meng Yun met with an army major from the East India Company in a secret room.

"Your Majesty, you must stay calm now. You can expel this man from the country, but don't let him die in Ava. A little impatience can ruin a big plan~"

"Major Barker, you also studied Confucianism at Trinity College?"

Buck blushed.

Patiently explained:

"This is Wu Ting's strategy. If the envoy dies in Ava City, Wu Ting will have enough reason to send troops to destroy the country. Besides, it is not convenient for our company to intervene."

Meng Yun was silent.

Such a familiar history.

……

For a long time,

He lamented:
"Even if the young prince gives in again, the arrogant Wu Jun will still take action."

"That's right, but at that time, the company can give you the maximum military assistance."

"Send troops directly?"

"No, it's assistance in terms of arms and training."

Meng Yun nodded, stood up and left.

Leave a sentence:
"Let's start preparing for war today. I need a lot of artillery, flintlock rifles, and inland warships. But I don't have any money now~"

"Ah~ Well, then let's buy it on credit first." Major Buck forced a smile.

……

Meng Yun suppressed his anger and sent people to forcibly send the envoy back to Bamao in the north, which was Agui's territory.

Ah Gui was helpless and sent someone to escort him to Tengchong, Yunnan. The messenger, who was in one piece, cursed all the way, but finally returned alive.

This also shows that:

The envoys from Wu are far inferior to those from Han.

It’s too precious.

If others don't kill you, you can kill yourself, find a wall in the palace and kill yourself, so that Meng Yun will have no way to explain himself.

It will also leave your name in history and benefit your descendants.

Han envoys usually would not come back alive. They would always die miserably, being torn into pieces.

……

Goryeo, Seoul.

Jingfu Palace.

Li Sun hosted a grand banquet to entertain the envoys from the Wu court. He was humble and courteous, and agreed to all their requests.

"Because we have been a vassal state for 1000 years, we owe 600 million taels of gold"

The Goryeo king and his ministers, who were well versed in Confucianism, were almost frightened to death when they heard this number, but they immediately found a way to deal with it.

We acknowledge the bills imposed by the superior country and we are willing to pay them back.

However, the payment period is a bit long - ten thousand years.

If you can fool people for a year, it’s a year well spent. If you can survive for a year, it’s a year well spent.

The Koreans read the Confucian classics thoroughly, and they understood the words "loyalty" and "drag".

Loyalty is the attitude towards doing things.

Procrastination is the way of doing things.

hehehe~
Since the debt of 600 million taels was accepted, the request to send troops to cooperate in the attack on the Konbaung Dynasty was even more acceptable, as Goryeo had no shortage of people.

……

Edo.

The location of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Director of the External Liaison Department Fu Cong followed a female official through each of the wooden houses, the wooden floor making a crackling sound under their feet.

en route,

He was surprised to see a room with a sign saying "Wufu Room". Fu Cong was still a little lacking in culture. If he were a scholar, he would definitely know what was going on.

We walked for a long time, turning many turns.

He was a little impatient and asked:
"Not here yet?"

The maid bowed and explained:
"Sir, I'm very sorry. Turn left, then right, then left, then left again, and then you will be there." When Fu Cong was dizzy, he finally arrived at his destination - the Imperial Palace.

He suddenly realized that this design was probably to repel the enemy.

Whoever breaks into Edo Castle will be dizzy.

When fighting in Fuso, it is normal for cities to be breached, which only accounts for 10% of the total progress, and there is still a long way to go.

……

The current Shogun, Tokugawa Ieharu, came out to receive Fu Cong. His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but he kept him at a distance.

He reiterated that "the country will remain isolated from the outside world for a thousand years", which is tantamount to rejecting free trade.

He reiterated Fuso's loyalty to its suzerain, but vehemently denied the terrible bill.

1000 million taels of gold!

Even if all the Japanese people were squeezed into fat, it would not be enough.

Obviously, Tokugawa Ieharu did not understand the Confucian classics. The Fuso people are not as flexible as the Koreans.
When Fu Cong's face was so cold that it was about to drip water and he was about to lose his temper, Tokugawa Ieharu suddenly agreed to the request to send troops.

"The shogunate will send 1000 passionate, pure, young samurai to attack the Konbaung Dynasty in cooperation with the upper kingdom."

……

Fu Cong did not rush to leave Edo Castle, but wandered around.

Edo City had developed commerce and a dense population.

This is a coastal city.

Fu Cong rode a tall horse, and the four guards he brought with him followed on horseback, walking through the streets and alleys.

Along the way, countless dwarfs cast awe-inspiring glances at them.

Of course, there were also some people with ragged clothes and fierce eyes who carried knives.

Dozens of shogunate guards followed Fu Cong and his party silently, keeping a distance of several feet, both as a guard and as a surveillance force.

Whenever a warrior with a sword approached, the guards would shout at him.

The warriors were not angry, they bowed and left quietly.

Fu Cong speculated that there were hierarchies among Fuso warriors.

It is obvious that the captain of the guard whose official title is "Laozhong" should be a warrior of high status.

……

Sightseeing, eating, and wandering.

Fu Cong would buy some candies and snacks and give them to the children on the street.

After walking far away, you can usually hear the "Baga" cursing and the crying of children being beaten from behind.

The samurai in Edo Castle who spontaneously respected the emperor and expelled the foreigners imposed appropriate punishments on the "spineless people who casually picked up foreign candy."

After beating the children, beat the parents.

Fu Cong took it lightly and acted recklessly. Wherever he went, there was chaos and foul smells.

Every night,

He carefully drew the "Edo Castle Defense Map" under the oil lamp.

In Wu Ting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a very special department.

Civil servants in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs need to take many courses before going on diplomatic missions.

Have:
“Personal Health Courses” organized by the Department of Health.

"Military Drawing Course" organized by the War Department.

“Port Hydrographic Observation Course” organized by the Navy Department.

“Prices and People’s Livelihood Course” organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

"Course on inciting division" organized by the Intelligence Agency.

……

The Edo Castle was in turmoil because of Fu Cong's existence.

He visited taverns, teahouses, cloth shops, hot springs, gambling houses, and brothels.

It is public money that is being spent and public affairs are being done.

In high spirits.

Eat half and throw away half.

Play with one, hold one.

It demonstrates the demeanor of envoys from a great country.

The life of a shogunate guard was boring and he lived in fear all day. He had to run errands every day and didn't have any extra meals, so he lost a lot of weight.

The Japanese have not eaten meat for 1000 years.

I can’t survive on rice balls and salted fish alone.

And those idle and poor Edo samurai spontaneously followed Fu Cong and his party to run back and forth to uphold justice, beating the people who forgot their principles for the sake of profit over and over again.

later,

Wherever Fu Cong went, the place would become empty instantly.

……

Imperial Palace.

Tokugawa Ieharu listens to his subordinates' surveillance report.

"Master Fu went to the hot spring yesterday and spent 20 silver coins. He also bought 30 kilograms of snacks and spent 5 silver coins."

"Wait, how did he eat 30 kilograms of snacks?"

"Master Fu only ate one piece, and fed the rest to the dog."

"How abominable."

"Master Fu went to the gambling house yesterday and won three taels of silver. He ordered his guards to beat up a gambler."

"why?"

"Because that man gambled away the money the family had saved for rice."

"Oh, that's abominable."

……

The shogunate repeatedly urged Fu Cong to leave quickly.

But Fu Cong said he wanted to stay to enjoy the cherry blossoms next year. If the shogunate was short of money, he could pay for his own food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Tokugawa Ieharu was so angry that his teeth were itching.

And Fu Cong finally had an unexpected surprise.

The King of Fuso sent someone.

People from Satsuma also came.

Fu Cong delivered the paper intelligence as covertly as possible by using normal shopping behavior. No one suspected it because he was just strolling around every day.

The king is a puppet and has no use value for the time being.

The Satsuma lord Shimazu wanted to bypass the shogunate and Wu Ting to do maritime trade, which was equivalent to prying a window in the iron wall of Tokugawa.

Actually,
Satsuma Domain has another meaning.

Test Wu Ting's attitude towards his control of the flow ball.

……

Siam, with its capital city Thonburi.

King Taksin received a report from his guards:
"Your Majesty, our envoys have come together with the envoys from the upper kingdom."

"Where are you?"

"50 miles outside the city."

"Quick, go out of the city to welcome him, carry a red carpet into the palace, sprinkle clean water on the streets, and prepare the most grand ceremony."

Suddenly,

The whole city was in an uproar.

The enthronement of a superior country is a big deal.

It means that from now on, there will be an extra layer of protection.

Zheng Xin's trusted general Chakri could not hide his disappointment. The arrival of Wu's envoy cast a shadow on his plan to usurp the throne.

However, there is no turning back when the bow is drawn.

I'm afraid I'll have to fight for it even if I have to bite the bullet.

……

The red carpet was laid out, firecrackers were blasted, and Buddhist chants were loud.

Zheng Xin knelt down devoutly.

Shouting:

"A descendant of the Han family, a survivor of Chaoshan, and the young king of Siam, Taksin pays homage to the envoy. Meeting the envoy is like meeting the emperor."

The messenger helped him up with great satisfaction.

Zheng Xin personally drove the chariot for the envoy, causing a sensation in the whole city.

……

However, Zheng Xin was still frightened by Emperor Wu's ambition.

You can confer the title of King of Siam~
The premise is: free trade, invitation to station troops, and annual repayment.

"My little prince misses his motherland day and night, and he only regrets that he cannot return to Chaozhou, where his ancestors lived. Siam has been loyal to the country for generations, but this garrison~"

"What? Not welcome?"

"My king doesn't dare, but he is worried that the heavenly soldiers are not used to the climate here."

"Why do I feel that Your Majesty seems to be on guard?"

"Your Excellency is joking. My prince is a descendant of Chaoshan people. His loyalty to his motherland is evident to all."

The messenger suddenly stopped smiling and put down his wine glass:

"In this case, why don't you donate Siam to the motherland? To preserve your patriotic heart?"

……

Looking at the arrogant Wu envoy, Zheng Xin could hardly believe his ears.

The king looked around and talked about something else.

Taking advantage of the break in the banquet.

Zheng Xin left the table and grabbed the confidant he had sent to Guangzhou.

"Where did you receive this envoy from? Is it possible that he is a fake?"

The confidant was so scared that he broke out in a sweat:

"Your Majesty, be careful with your words. He was personally sent aboard by the Governor of Guangdong. He is more genuine than pure gold!"

"I said I was a descendant of the Chaoshan Han people and that I deeply loved my motherland. But he actually asked me to donate Siam to my motherland! Listen, is this human language?"

The trusted minister's jaw dropped in surprise.

……

After a long discussion, the trusted minister proposed a compromise plan:

You might as well agree to it verbally first.

Wait until the heavenly soldiers and the Konbaung Dynasty go to war, observe the situation, and then decide how to respond later.

If the heavenly soldiers are good at fighting, just follow them.

If the Heavenly Soldiers are nothing special, then we can continue to argue. (End of this chapter)