Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 16 East Asian Tradition: There is No Two Suns in the Sky

Shalin County is located on the main road between Xiahongsha and Shanghongsha.

The Jinsha River flows through and splits into several branches in the Pyinmang County below, nourishing the Lower Hongsawadi.

The 50,000-strong army of Mang Wen, Marquis of Bimiao, of Hongsha State, is at the junction of Shalin and Bimiao counties.

On the one hand, he gathered the troops and princes and nobles who fled from Shanghongsha.

On the other hand, his fiefdom, Pyin U Mwe, was adjacent to the Kingdom of Arakan and the Mon people's Pegu Bosein. At this time, Hongsha was in civil strife and the border was unclear. If Mang Wen returned to defend his fiefdom, he would be under tremendous pressure.

In addition, the mountainous terrain of Toungoo County, which is adjacent to Pyay County, makes it difficult to defend against attacks from top to bottom.

Mang Wen had a lotus tattoo on his neck. When he was an adult, he had embedded more than a dozen hollow gold beads in the skin around the stem to show the size of the object.

As he walked, the golden beads under his crotch swayed with a crisp sound.

Mang Wen came to Bie Daiyun who was lying in bed receiving treatment.

Doctor Seya had sutured the arrow wound on his left arm and was allowing maggots to eat the dirty flesh in the wound.

Mang Wen looked at Bie Daiyun who was sweating profusely:

"Bie Daiyun, things are in chaos right now. Some of the nobles who fled the capital are saying that Mang Bai killed his brother to seize the throne, while others are saying that the Crown Prince of Ming State killed my brother. You are an important official of Liuli Palace and my brother. Can you tell me what is going on?"

Bie Daiyun's face was extremely pale and he chuckled.

"Hou Wang, didn't they also say that Zheng Yanping and Siam were attacking from the sea? And what about the Mughal Empire attacking from the west?"

"Hou Wang, you are in the south, don't you know that these are just empty words?"

"I, from within the Liuli Palace, know perfectly well that the king refused to release grain, and the Ahmedans became dissatisfied and rioted. The Ming crown prince seized the opportunity and seized the Ava capital."

Mang Wen looked hesitant: "With so many soldiers in the army, even if some Ahmutans rebelled, they would not be unable to defeat a mere few hundred people from the Ming Dynasty."

Bie Daiyun stretched out his hand to signal the doctor to help him up.

"Hou Wang, those nobles are not exaggerating. The Crown Prince of Ming is truly as brave as Aurangzeb, and even far surpasses the Emperor of India."

"Our Hongsha Nation's greatest warrior is no match for him. He can easily slay even the giant beasts that roam the mountains and forests."

Seeing Mang Wen was still thinking.

Bie Daiyun said, "Hou Wang, now that the king has been killed and the princes and crown princes have been captured by the Ming Kingdom, our Hongsha Kingdom urgently needs a new king to stabilize the people and suppress the Hongshawadi and the ambitious Meng people."

Mang Wen sniffed and rubbed the big thing.

"The Meng tribe is not the only one with ambitions."

During the short hundred years of the Toungoo Dynasty, the Luchuan Shan chieftains were always restless, the Mon people often colluded with the Netherlands, Portugal and even Arakan, and Toungoo County and Pyay County, where the Toungoo Kingdom originated, were also home to independent princes.

Mang Yingli's excessive military spending led to the destruction of the Toungoo Kingdom and the division of Hongsa. His brother King Liangyuan unified Upper Hongsa, while his two sons ruled Toungoo County and Pyin Uyeon County, and even invited the enemy to collude with Arakan of Siam.

It was not until Mangwen Mangbai's uncle Anabilun reunified Hongsavadi.

"I understand, but I tell the county leaders and nobles that we really can't afford civil unrest right now. It's not like it was more than fifty years ago."

"Apart from our own princes in Toungoo, the only ones who can influence us are Siam, Arakan, and the Portuguese."

"But even though the Ming Empire was destroyed, it was still extremely powerful. Even the Ming Crown Prince was cruel and cunning. Our Hongsha people's Toungoo Kingdom is truly in danger of extinction."

"Hou Wang, you are the elder brother of Toungoo Hou Mangbai and the king's third brother. We should support you as the new king and make Toungoo Hou the crown prince."

Mang Wen nodded: "Bie Daiyun, you should have the imperial edict from your brother."

Bie Daiyun was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Before his death, the king issued an edict, witnessed by the great master Moendaju, passing the throne to his third brother, Marquis Bimiao."

After saying that, he asked the doctor to find a piece of white paper.

The sun was hanging in the middle of the Arakan ridge.

Beside the Jinsha River, Mang Wen convened an impromptu court meeting, summoning the princes and nobles, whose faces were still filled with fear.

Bie Daiyun stood beside Mang Wen and said as loudly as he could:

"The vast expanse of mountains and rivers has endured many disasters, but Buddhism still exists, and its spiritual beauty remains."

"The late king, Long Yu, has passed away and ascended to heaven. The court and the people mourn, but the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day, and the government cannot be neglected for a single moment." "We should follow the example of King Liang Yuan, who accepted the order from Luchuan, and establish his grandson, King Helong's son, and Pingdali's brother."

Bie Daiyun opened a new palm leaf book and looked at Mang Wen who had a smug look on his face.

"Appoint Mangbai, the Prince of Toungoo, as Hongsavadi, the new king of Toungoo."

"What?" Mang Wen was shocked.

Bie Daiyun picked up the dagger hidden in the palm leaf book and stabbed the bewildered Mang Wen.

Mang Wen dodged hastily and fell to the ground.

However, Governor Shalian next to him suddenly attacked, drew out a long knife and stabbed Mang Wen in the abdomen.

Mang Wen was terrified and realized that he was far away from his own army. Except for a hundred or so personal guards, the rest were princes and nobles from Ava City.

"Governor Shalian, why did you betray me?"

"Because I promised him Balajuetu's daughter and promised him to be the governor of your Pyinmeet County, Mwewen."

After the nobles' household servants and guards captured Mang Wen's guards, the disguised Mang Bai walked out of the crowd.

"I also promised to give Hongsavadi to the nobles who lost their land and to plunder the Mon people for their losses."

Mang Wen, his intestines almost spilling out, looked at his younger brother.

"Mingye Jueting, is it really you who killed your brother and seized the throne?"

Mang Bai was silent for a moment: "Third brother, at this point, what's the point of saying this?"

"The governors of the three surrounding counties, Musa Muwen, have all submitted to me, and even a small number of your soldiers obey me."

"Isn't it because Bie Daiyun surrendered to you that you feel so relaxed? It seems that you two murdered my brother."

Mang Wen shook his head weakly.

"Well, Mingye Kyaw Ting, you win. Save me. You become the King of Toungoo, and let me, my wife and children, observe the precepts under your rule and become monks."

Bie Daiyun grabbed the doctor who wanted to step forward to stop the bleeding, and turned to Mang Bai and said.

"If there were two suns in the sky and two kings on earth, there would be chaos under heaven."

Mang Bai remained silent for a long time this time until the moon rose.

Without saying anything, he turned around and led his troops to quell the riot in the Pyin Uyen army.

Bei Daiyun then sent people to tie up and lift Mang Wen, walked him to the riverside, and threw him into the Jinsha River.

With his intestines exposed, Mang Wen no longer had the strength to struggle.

Looking at the dark and surging waters of the Jinsha River.

Mang Wen used up his last bit of strength and shouted loudly.

"The Kingslayer, Mingye Jueting!"

"The one who killed my brother is Toungoo Mangbai!"

……

"We, the Ming Dynasty, have already decided that you, old marquis, will be the new King of Toungoo."

Zhu Cixuan announced in the Liuli Palace.

in the hall.

The family of Pagan Hou, who had mistaken Ava for the Ming army and caused the city to fall and the king to die, wanted to flee to Hongsawadi when they heard that Ava had fallen.

As a result, he was captured again by Jin Tongwu, the deputy general under Li Dingguo, and escorted to the Liuli Palace.

……

Soon, he heard the guards shouting that if things continued like this, it would be like there were two suns in the sky, two kings, and trouble was coming. Furthermore, instigated by the treacherous ministers, Beiming threw his brother and four others into the Chindwin River, killing them. — "The History of the Liuli Palace"

(End of this chapter)