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Chapter 618: Emperor Zeng Steps Down


With Qiao Zhiqing's support, Wu Xuming quickly mobilized soldiers and horses.Ma Xun's logistics department has already delivered grain and grass in place, and Wu Xuming does not have to worry about logistics and supply.With its back to Jiangnan, the logistics department is much easier to operate than when it was in Jiangbei.Now the economy of Jiangnan has long since recovered as before, and the annual grain output in Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone is enough for the population of the whole country.The Sichuan Provincial Military Region, the Guizhou Provincial Military Region, the Yunnan Provincial Military Region, and the Tibet Provincial Military Region under the jurisdiction of the Chengdu Military Region each sent two large armies with more than 70,000 soldiers and horses.Among them, the Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provincial military regions will attack from the direction of Burma, while the Tibet Military Region will attack from the direction of Nepal.Wu Xuming and the people in the command followed the tribe south and personally commanded the battle on the front line.He also has an important task, that is, to take this opportunity to force Zeng Guoquan to abdicate.Of the states in Southeast Asia, only Myanmar's Tsang Kwok Quan was crowned emperor and still retained his own army.Qiao Zhiqing didn't want to leave a disaster for future generations, and now Zeng Guoquan's New Han Army was defeated by the British.At the beginning, Qiao Zhiqing wanted to calm down the southwest as soon as possible, so he agreed to compromise with Zeng Guoquan.Not only did he cede Burma to him, but he was also allowed to keep the name of Xinhan.Now that two or three years have passed, the country has been unified, and naturally there is no need to be polite to Zeng Guoquan.After the fall of the Qing court, the sunset of the older generation has come to an end, and the new sunrise is gradually rising.What Qiao Zhiqing is doing now is to pull out all these old forces and let young people easily stand on this stage.Yangon, Myanmar, through two or three years of development and construction, the economy here has begun to recover.Various styles of buildings mingle here, ranging from the white-walled and gray-tiled buildings of Jiangnan to the traditional domed towers.Make Yangon look very exotic.After the Hua Xing army took full control of the situation here, Zeng Guoquan also returned to the royal palace in Yangon with the small court of the New Han Dynasty.They fought a guerrilla war with the British army on the nearby hill for more than half a year, and they were all as depressed as Hanako, without even neat clothes.At the beginning, more than 100,000 New Han troops were scattered in one blow, and now only tens of thousands of old brothers from Xianghuai remain.The army recruited by Zeng Guoquan when he was in charge of Dali fled and scattered, and no one was willing to die for him, which also greatly stimulated Zeng Guoquan.Zeng Guoquan rested in the Yangon Palace for three days before officially summoning Wu Xuming.During these three days, Wu Xuming assigned the Huaxing army to also take full control of the Xinhan army, making them all lay down their arms and surrender.Then he brought Qiao Zhiqing's meaning to Zhao Liewen, the first assistant of the cabinet of the New Han Dynasty.When Zhao Liewen met Qiao Zhiqing, Qiao Zhiqing expressed his intention to let Zhao Liewen serve as the prime minister of Myanmar.It's just that the time has not been ripe, and the matter has been placed.Now that Zhao Liewen got the news, his frightened heart was about to fall out."

Why me" "The president said that Lord Zhao has both ability and political integrity, and is worthy of a great responsibility" "Your Majesty treats me well, I can't betray him" "The president said, Zeng Guoquan's life is in your hands."

If you agree, Tsang Kwok-tsuen will be fine.If you don't agree, none of you can live" "Does President Qiao have to be so strong?"

"Lord Zhao, do you have any other choice" Wu Xuming and Zhao Liewen discussed for one night, and finally finalized the mutiny.With Zhao Liewen's help, everything went a lot smoother, and there was no bloodshed."

Xuan, Wu Xuming, the general of the Celestial Empire, came to see" A half-yin eunuch hissed at the door of the palace Qinzheng Palace.Zeng Guoquan did everything in the Ming Dynasty, and he still followed the rules of the previous court.Today is the day when he officially meets with the generals of the Huaxing Army, and it is also the time for Wu Xuming to have a showdown with him.Wu Xuming led the soldiers of the two teams into the Qinzheng Hall majestically, the camouflage uniforms of the whole body were shining, and the cowhide boots were rattling.The civil and military ministers in the hall stood on both sides, their spirits were sluggish, and the court clothes on their bodies seemed to be borrowed from the troupe.The two sides formed a stark contrast, Wu Xuming stood inside, and suddenly had a feeling of time and space confusion."

Bold Wu Xuming, although you are a general of the Celestial Empire, you should always kneel down and salute when you see this king" Zeng Guoquan patted the back of the chair and shouted, seeing Wu Xuming's arrogant and rude appearance, he felt a little unhappy."

I'm sorry, our generals in New China are not born to kneel."

Wu Xuming sneered, took out Qiao Zhiqing's presidential decree from his arms, and read it out loud directly, "The criminal minister Zeng Guoquan, during his tenure as the emperor of Burma, did not want to make progress, greedy for enjoyment, and neglected his duties.caused foreigners to invade Burma and wantonly slaughter our Chinese people, and their crimes are unforgivable, and now they have cut off their emperor titles and sent them back to Beijing to listen to the verdict" "Big, bold, come on, drag this madman down and cut him down" Zeng Guoquan heard this, and jumped up from the dragon chair angrily for a while, and his eyes were about to jump out.He didn't expect Wu Xuming to dare to talk to him like this, after all, he is also the emperor of Burma, and Wu Xuming is obviously insulting him by doing this.The ministers in the court were also stunned by fright, they have never only judged the ministers, and they have never seen the emperor judged.Zeng Guoquan pointed at Wu Xuming and shouted for a long time, but there was no reaction in the court, and even the guards around him did not dare to move."

What are you doing here, do you all want to rebel and fail, where are your henchmen" Zeng Guoquan's face turned pale, and no one paid attention to him after shouting for a long time.At this time, he suddenly understood that Wu Xuming must have arranged everything, and now no one was standing aside with him.He lived a hard life in the mountains for more than a year, but he didn't expect to drive away the jackals, but ushered in the tigers.He didn't understand, Qiao Zhiqing took the wrong medicine or something, so he came to this trick.He didn't provoke Qiao Zhiqing when he became the emperor, why can't this emperor be the emperor."

Your Majesty, the general trend has gone, you can obey the order" Zhao Liewen howled in the hall and took the lead in kneeling down for Zeng Guoquan."

Please Your Majesty obey the heavens" The officials in the court are also old fritters, seeing this situation, naturally no one dares to mention Zeng Guoquan to speak.Zeng Guoquan's position as emperor was originally given by Qiao Zhiqing, but now that people want to take it, who can resist."

You ungrateful things, Zhao Liewen, I can't imagine that even you will betray me" Zeng Guoquan was furious, his eyes turned red, and he had to fight with Zhao Liewen when he got off the throne.After all, when people get old, their bodies become slower.As soon as Wu Xuming waved his hand, the soldiers behind him quickly pinned Zeng Guoquan to the ground, and took him out with his body tightly tied.There was also a young man kneeling in the crowd trembling in the court, and that person was none other than Yuan Yusheng, the son-in-law of Zeng Guofan, who was now the head of the household department of the Burmese state."

Yuan Gongzi, the president asked you to come to Beijing with him, please" Wu Xuming walked to his side and chuckled, Zhao Liewen had already identified Yuan Yusheng for him, and he was no stranger to this young man."

What are you doing in Beijing, Qiao Zhiqing has a relationship with me, if he kills me, he will create a curse" Yuan Yusheng waved his hands in fright and wailed, thinking that Qiao Zhiqing was going to settle old accounts with the Zeng family."

Yuan Gongzi don't be afraid, the president wants to invite you to Beijing to catch up, how can he kill you" Wu Xuming smiled and comforted him, he didn't expect him to be so bold.Yuan Yusheng was originally an opportunistic, timid and cowardly person, and it was not easy for him to get to this point by relying on his identity as Zeng Guofan's son-in-law.When he saw Qiao Zhiqing attacking Zeng Guoquan, he thought that he had cleaned up even him with him, so he was naturally terrified."

I don't believe it, I don't believe it, don't lie to me, Qiao Zhiqing is now the emperor, and he has begun to eliminate dissidents.He will kill me, I won't go to Beijing, I won't go to Beijing" Yuan Yusheng shook his head, and he didn't know if his head was stimulated on the mountain, and he couldn't listen to anything.When he spoke, he wanted to grease the soles of his feet when he got up.Wu Xuming sighed helplessly, and didn't want to talk to him, so he directly asked his subordinates to tie him up and escort him to Beijing by sea with Zeng Guoquan.All the relatives of the Zeng family's ancestral hall were also escorted to Beijing, and a farce that lasted for two or three years finally came to an end.The regime in Myanmar transitioned smoothly, and the last force of the Hunan army collapsed at this moment, without the slightest wave.If Zeng Guofan had knowledge under the spring, he didn't know if he would jump out of the grave depressed.These Hunan and Huai children who retreated to Myanmar have long been tired of the endless war.Now that he has finally waited for the opportunity to get rid of himself, who is still holding his head against Huaxingjun.Wu Xuming did not embarrass them, directly dismissed the soldiers and horses, and asked Zhao Liewen to distribute land to them, and became ordinary people in Myanmar.Since retreating into Burma, the Hunan army is no longer a Hunan army, just a group of poor people living in other places.Later generations had a term specifically for them, called "the orphans of Asia."

Three days later, Zhao Liewen announced that he would become the first prime minister of the state of Myanmar, abolishing the former feudal imperial system and implementing the prime minister's cabinet system.Although the officials did not understand the meaning of the prime minister's cabinet system, they always knew that from then on, there would be no emperor in Burma.After the new government in Yangon officially began to operate, Wu Xuming's army began to march towards Bangladesh.As soon as the 20,000-strong British troops invaded Burma saw that the situation was not good, they all retreated and defended the Dong Pie Mountain Pass on the border between Burma and Bangladesh.Myanmar and Bangladesh are bounded by the Arakan Mountains and have historically been a barrier between Myanmar and the Indian subcontinent.Crossing the Arakan Mountains from Burma, there is only one passage at this time.It starts from the city of Besa on the east side of the Arakan Mountains, follows the narrow river valley all the way west, and crosses the Dongge Pass to enter the boundary of Bengal.The valley between the city of Humble Fall and the cave pigeon is like a divine weapon splitting the Arakan Mountains, and it is a heavenly road that connects the east and west of the Arakan Mountains.After Wu Xuming sent scouts to find out the situation of the British army's defense, he decided to transfer the navy's small warships and airship units to China for assistance.The British army deployed layers of defenses on the high ground on both sides of the Dongge Mountain Pass, relying on the terrain of the high mountains and dense forests, if the army alone charged, the casualties would not be small

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