Zhu Yongxing blinked his eyes and said to himself: We Han people also have an old saying: If you show courtesy for nothing, you will be either a traitor or a thief. You must understand why this old man helped him.

"You want to know why we need to help His Highness, right?" The old man seemed to have read through Zhu Yongxing's thoughts. He sighed quietly, took out an old book, and began to talk slowly.

From the late Jiajing period to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Toungoo dynasty of Myanmar invaded the Yunnan border of my country, triggering a war that lasted for decades. After the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, the Sino-Burmese war basically stopped. This is because after In China, the rule of the Ming Dynasty has fallen into crisis and is no longer able to regain the vast areas occupied by Burma.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty lost the Department of Propaganda and Comfort to the Mengyang Army and People in Mengyang (the jurisdiction is similar to the area of ​​​​Bamo, north of Kaitai, west of the Irrawaddy River, and east of the Naga Mountains, and its jurisdiction is located in today's Mengyang, Myanmar) and the Military and People's Department of Mu State.

The rule of the Comfort Division (the jurisdiction is equivalent to the northeastern Shan State in present-day Myanmar, and the administrative seat is Xingwei in present-day Myanmar).

The Mengshan Croats are indeed a branch of the Miao ethnic group. If the Miao ethnic group really needs to be divided into different branches, there will be no less than dozens of Miao people in the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi. The Miao people are just

It's just a general term. Speaking of this old man, he is not an ordinary clan leader. His name should be Meng Yangsiwei. His ancestor was the chieftain of the Meng Yang Military and Civil Affairs Department appointed by the Ming Dynasty. When the Burmese soldiers attacked Meng Yang,

At that time, the last chieftain Mengyang Sihong led his troops to resist and asked for help from the Ming Dynasty. However, the reinforcements did not arrive. Sihong was finally defeated and died, and the Mengshan Ke tribe fell under the rule of the Burmese.

Those who are not of my race must have a different heart. This old saying comes from China, but the Burmese people also believe it. They use every possible means to contain the residents of the original Xuanwei Shisi, including the Mengshan Croats, and do not hesitate to use extremely violent methods.

"Yingli (King of Burma) had a very cruel character. All the guilty persons were buried in the soil with their heads exposed. They were raked with oxen, then covered with firewood and burned with firewood. They looked at each other and felt happy. Jiangtou City (1)

It is said that there were tens of thousands of residents and entertainers living in Daming Street outside present-day Jiesha, Myanmar, from Fujian, Guang, Jiang and Shu. There were also tens of thousands of people carrying the three propaganda and six comforts. It was heard every year.

The Heavenly Soldiers (meaning the army of the Dynasty) were about to attack the south. Fearing that they would be internal collaborators, they imprisoned them by the river, set them on fire and burned them to death. They abandoned their corpses and blocked the river..." Meng Yangsiwei closed the old book with a look of sadness on his face.

, his fists were clenched tightly, and veins were visible on his face.

Zhu Yongxing really knows this period of history. This place originally belonged to China, and the residents were all Chinese subjects. This old man hates the Burmese government. Does he want to use his own strength to restore the glory of his ancestors?

Siwei was furious for a moment, then slowly returned to normal, and continued: "The Burmese people are vicious and greedy. They not only drove our clan to this remote area, but also divided the big clan into several smaller clans and lived separately. The Burmese chieftain was even more sinister,

From time to time, they used various excuses to make things difficult. When they heard that there was a golden bear king in the mountains, they ordered our tribe to hunt it down and sacrifice its skin. For this reason, our tribe suffered dozens of casualties, but they all failed. Seeing that the deadline was approaching, we lost money.

I asked His Highness to kill him so that our people could escape."

So that's it. Zhu Yongxing nodded and asked: "Old man, why do you think I am a divine messenger and gave me this." He raised his hand and showed the ring.

Siwei smiled slightly and said: "My tribe has a wizard who can predict good and bad luck. When hunting the Bear King, he encountered repeated setbacks, so the wizard prayed to his ancestors and gods and got a prophecy: a divine messenger will come to relieve the family from this disaster.

And let our clan regain its former prosperity. Isn’t this consistent with His Highness’s arrival?”

It was just a coincidence. The wizard was talking nonsense, but he happened to bump into it. Of course Zhu Yongxing didn't believe this, but during the time of thinking hard behind closed doors, he had clarified a lot of ideas and realized that it was very difficult to return to Yunnan, and that external force was needed.

This can only be achieved with the help of others. And this external force, looking at it now, is probably going to fall on the heads of the Mengshan Ke clan.

After Yongli entered Burma in panic, he was afraid that the Qing army would follow him and he would not be able to protect himself. When he left Manmo, he ordered the local official Si Xian to cut down the trees and block the road. After Si Xian received this order, he drove the car and drove to Burma.

For three days, we searched the mountains and rivers inside and outside the pass. Ming Dynasty officials who met in a hurry were arrested and their belongings were confiscated. The able-bodied were killed under the ditch in front of the pass. The old and weak were scattered to various villages and ordered to pound rice, and were tortured to death.

Those who died were thrown into the river and their bodies were destroyed.

Precisely because he knew this, Zhu Yongxing did not dare to go on the road alone. The unfamiliarity of the road was one reason. The fear of being killed by the Burmese soldiers and dying before his ambition was realized was another important reason. Moreover, today's incident also gave him a

Be warned, in the novel, the tiger's body is shaken, and the bastard's aura immediately attracts everyone to bow down. This is not the situation in reality. If you want to make a difference, you have to rely on yourself to be down-to-earth and work hard.

Furthermore, even if he enters Yunnan, why should he, a distant clan member, command the surviving Ming army? Although King Li Jin is loyal, he is also a resolute and confident general. He may have a respectful attitude, but obey his orders.

, that is just daydreaming. There are other generals of the Ming army who do not regard the army as a private property and as a tool for advancement. Even if they fail to surrender and have soldiers in their hands, they will have the capital to negotiate with the Qing court.

Make yourself rich for the rest of your life!

Seeing Zhu Yongxing lowering his eyelids and falling into deep thought, Siwei did not rush him, but half-closed his eyes, waiting for his answer as if in trance.

Difficult, really difficult, whether it is to help the Mengshan Ke people free themselves from the brutal rule of the Burmese people, or to return to China in an even more difficult way. But I don’t seem to have a choice. Can I endure the ugliness of the money rat’s tail?

Endure the brutal rule of the Manchus and wait for the touted happy days of "the prosperous age". Or you can hide in this village like a humble mouse, occasionally helping them solve their problems, and live cowardly until your teeth turn white.

Luo. In fact, what I swore generously on the river was not just nonsense, but a true call from the heart.

"Old man -" Zhu Yongxing made a decision. In fact, he had already made the decision instinctively, but he didn't expect that Siwei would bring up the past and put another burden on him, "The prosperity of the Mengshan Ke clan has nothing to do with me.

The desire to get rid of the fishy smell and restore China is closely related. However, things must be prioritized, and the prosperity of the Mengshan Ke tribe may have to wait for a while."

"How long?" Siwei's eyes gleamed.
Chapter completed!