The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 164 Pure, too pure
Fuheng is forty-six years old this year. He is a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner and has the old Manchu surname Fucha.

This family was definitely a first-class noble family during the Qianlong period. Their status was so high and their favor was so deep that even the royal family of Aisin Gioro could not compare to them.

Fu Heng's sister was Qianlong's first wife. They were very affectionate. It can be said that she was probably the only woman that I, Shiquan, had ever truly loved in my life.

This can be seen from Qianlong's posthumous title and his attitude towards her affairs after his death.

Twenty years ago, after the queen passed away due to the blow of the successive deaths of her children, Emperor Qianlong personally drafted her posthumous title.

More than 20 years later in history, before Qianlong died, he gave himself a posthumous title, which was also a strange one.

The word "Chun" not only is a good posthumous title but is rarely used, but it actually has another meaning.

Because the previous pure emperor was Emperor Xianzong Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to his love for housework like Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Chenghua also had another important characteristic, which was his love story with Concubine Wan Zhen'er.

Shiquan Laoer was quite sentimental and insisted on using the word "pure" in his posthumous title, which was a typical aspect of his character.

At the same time, after the Queen's death, Emperor Qianlong raised the bar for etiquette and launched a huge case. He even used the excuse of shaving the head during the Queen Chun's funeral period to directly force the death of a high-ranking official like the Governor of Huguang, Seleng'e.

Regardless of whether it is just an excuse or not, this feeling is still visible to the naked eye.

With such a good sister that the emperor could never forget, Fu Heng's career was soaring.

What do you mean by taking off? Humph, I've never been down. At the age of twenty, I became the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, a second-rank official with a close relationship with the imperial family.

At the same time, in addition to having a good sister, Fu Heng's family is indeed competitive and capable.

Fuheng was both civil and military, and he made remarkable achievements whether he was in charge of state affairs at the central government or in military campaigns.

Among his sons, Fu Ling'an and Fu Chang'an were both brave generals who participated in a large number of large and small battles during the Qianlong period and made considerable contributions.

Especially the third son, Fukang'an. Although it is rumored that this is the offspring left by Shiquan through his beautiful wife Yehenara, he is indeed a rare talent.

The other nephews Mingliang, Mingyi and Kuilin were also powerful Manchu generals. The commander Mingrui, who had just died in the Third Qing-Myanmar War, was also Fuheng's nephew.

It can be said that the strength of Fuheng's family, the most powerful noble during the Qianlong period, was only partially due to his sister, and the majority was earned by the whole family.

However, this time, facing the fact that Qianlong insisted on launching the Fourth Qing-Myanmar War, even someone like Fuheng felt uneasy.

Although Shuhede and E'ning clearly wanted to evade responsibility and indeed lacked accountability, the five difficulties they listed in their memorials were genuine and not false.

Fu Heng discussed the situation with his nephew Mingliang and son Fulongan at home, and they also found it very difficult.

As for Fu Kang'an and Fu Chang'an, the former is only fourteen years old and the latter is only eight years old, so they can't help much.

Here, Fu Heng, Mingliang and others were still deducing, but outside the house came the sound of babbling crying.

The three knew who it was, but they didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a while, Fuheng's wife, Yehenara, a famous beauty among the hundreds of thousands of Beijing bannermen, came in, with tears in her eyes.

"Master, do you want to share your worries? Why not kill me first, so that I don't have to suffer the torment every day?"

Yehenara actually couldn't bear to say it too directly, but the current situation was very clear. Whoever went into the Qing-Myanmar War would almost die.

Not to mention that she had already lost her son Fuling'an, nephew Mingrui and a large number of relatives in the Third War.

I was so scared of losing my husband and son again.

Looking at his wife's painful eyes, Fu Heng's heart trembled, but he knew that he had no choice.

Is it so easy to be the most favored minister in the world?

It is now obvious that everyone is practicing non-violent non-cooperation, but the emperor has been put on the throne and cannot be taken down.

This is the critical moment when the trusted ministers take the initiative to come out to share the king's worries and resist the thunder for the king.

Fu Heng believed that if he did not take the initiative to take responsibility under such circumstances, the fate of his group would be miserable in the future.

The emperor would turn all the "humiliation" he was suffering now into a raging rage, and pour it all out on him and his descendants.

"I," Yehenara naturally understood this logic. She wanted to say that she would go to find His Majesty, but she suddenly stopped.

Even if she is a beauty, she is in her forties or even fifty, and she still has some gratitude for serving men with her beauty, especially in the current situation.

Fu Heng sighed deeply and was about to try to persuade them when he heard a message from the doorman outside that someone was coming to visit him with a private letter from Li Shiyao, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Fu Heng's heart moved. If he, the most noble man in front of the emperor, was a fish on the chopping board, he was destined to be sent to Myanmar.

Li Shiyao, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is another fish waiting to be put on the chopping board.

When the army set out, Yunnan and Guizhou were poor, and the money and food could only be supplied from Guangdong.

The emperor would certainly not be at ease to allow the recently dismissed Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, E Ning, to continue in office. Li Shiyao would most likely be transferred to Yunnan Province to partner with him.

So, the door of Fuheng's house, which was usually difficult to enter, was quickly opened, and the doorman welcomed the person holding the visiting card in.

After passing through the courtyard, Fu Heng condescended to greet him in person.

The person who came was not Lin Tong, because he could barely be considered an envoy, and he could not privately contact important officials without the emperor's summons. Therefore, the one who came in Lin Tong's place was a member of the Mo family, Mo Zhengcun.

This was selected by Mo Zibu himself and placed under Lin Tong to study. He was to be stationed in France in the future to assist his third brother Ou Zirong.

What Mo Zhengcun brought was the map of Myanmar's mountains and rivers drawn by Mo Zibu, as well as the current situation map of the Greater Thanashark forest area.

Fuheng naturally understood military affairs. After Qianlong began to take it seriously, the mystery of Myanmar was gradually revealed.

As a vast empire, the Qing Dynasty's top leaders were not closed to the outside world. They were just bad, not stupid.

In addition to obtaining information from Ha Tien, the Thirteen Hongs in Guangzhou were also required to require merchant ships from various countries arriving in Guangdong to provide information on the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma for cross-verification.

At the same time, Qianlong also kept a great scholar in his palace, the French scholar Benoit Michel, whose Chinese name was Jiang Youren.

This person presented an exquisite map of the universe to Emperor Qianlong, popularized Copernicus' heliocentric theory and Kepler's first and second laws, and introduced the latest European astronomical knowledge such as sunspots, solar rotation, and the shape of the moon.

At the same time, he also acted as a matchmaker, making Qianlong and Louis XV become close pen pals, and he was clearly aware of the political and military changes taking place in Europe.

At the same time, Qianlong's favorite European artist, Lang Shining, had only been dead for less than two years.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty only closed off the Han people, and their top leaders were always very clear and sober.

But since Qianlong was definitely not as ignorant as later generations imagined, why did he make mistakes in the Konbaung Dynasty?

Humph, because after Emperor Qianlong took a quick look at the complete map of Kunyu presented by Jiang Youren, he ordered it to be locked up in the treasury and not to be viewed or circulated at will.

It was not until he was slapped in the face that he remembered that he had such a map, so he took it out and studied it closely with Fu Heng and others.

But no matter what, at least Fuheng now has a clear understanding of the Konbaung Dynasty.

Therefore, as soon as he saw the map handed over by Mo Zhengcun, he knew it was completely real, even more accurate than the Kunyu map.

Looking at Mo Zibu’s suggestion, it is also very simple.

Fuheng did not need to attack Ava directly. He only needed to keep the White Elephant King's main force in northern Myanmar. Then Mozibu could lead an army of more than 10,000 troops upstream to attack the Burmese.

In this case, the Qing army in the north would not even have to fight hard. After a year or two, the White Elephant King would naturally send his royal family to Beijing to kowtow and surrender.

After reading it, Fu Heng suddenly felt his body lighten up. Even Mingliang, a straightforward warrior, had a look of joy on his face.

After a moment's silence, Fu Heng frowned and asked the same question as Li Shiyao, looking at this Nanyang scoundrel who obviously had a shaved head and a fake braid.

"Your lord is so enthusiastic, you can't say he is loyal to the court. You are the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty. What exactly does he want?"

Mo Zhengcun bowed with neither arrogance nor servility, "Master Fu, why do you ask such a question when you already know the answer? My main goal is naturally wealth and glory, and to pass down the country from generation to generation.

For us, the remnants of the previous dynasty, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were very wise and could not be compared with the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty. Now that the world is at peace and our homeland is almost restored, we must have a place to settle down.

Since the Qing Dynasty in Nanyang despises us, we naturally want to build a Western Liao. My Lord, if we can become a Yelu Dashi, we can also comfort our ancestors. "

Fu Heng didn't care about Mo Zhengcun's rudeness, but nodded in agreement.

"That's the truth. Being a Yelu Dashi is indeed a great honor to the family.

Please return, envoy. I have learned about this and will have good news for you soon."

Fu Heng waved his hand and asked Mo Zhengcun to leave.

The second son, Fulongan, stepped forward and said, "Father, the words of these remnants of the previous dynasty cannot be fully trusted. The Khitans in the past were not as numerous as the Han people today.

If there had been tens of millions of Khitans in the Wanyan clan's territory back then, they wouldn't have been able to tolerate Yelu Dashi either."

Fu Heng nodded, "I know, but things have their priorities, and solving the problem of Burmese talent is the most important thing right now.

Since we want His Majesty to come to Taiwan, but we can't continue to throw our good men into the malaria-ridden jungle, we have no choice but to use them.

As for the future, whether to suppress or incorporate them, the initiative lies with me.

Even if we take a step back and assume that this group of people are located in a barren land, they only have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people at most. Can they still launch a counterattack?"

. . . .

The Forbidden City, Ziguang Pavilion, this pavilion was first built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, it was used to receive foreign envoys and display portraits of meritorious officials.

Lin Tong was left out in the cold for more than ten days before he was finally received by Emperor Qianlong.

This treatment is much better than in history.

Historically, Lin Tong was simply summoned to Beijing and stayed in an inn where no one saw him. He was then casually rewarded with some silk and sent away.

This time, not only was he received, but he was also received in a relatively private and intimate palace like the Zi Guang Pavilion.

Emperor Qianlong sat upright, surrounded by guards and palace maids, showing the majesty of the Celestial Empire.

Lin Tong lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the heels of the eunuch leading the way, and took small steps as he was led forward.

Looking at the river fairy messenger in Ming Dynasty clothes in the distance, Qianlong was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a strange look appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)