The defenses in the capital were so empty. Naluoduo asked Prince Ximodo to mobilize more than 2,000 people to personally lead the troops to support the front line. It is no wonder that Ximodo rebelled. He would be dead if he went there. The worst result of rebellion is also One person dies, two evils harm each other, how can one not choose the lesser of two evils?
It's just that Prince Simodo is not a king. He is short-sighted, courageous, clueless, suspicious and fickle, insidious, and greedy... to say the least, he is not as good as Narado.
But there is no way. Who can let someone have royal blood? As he said, whoever becomes the king is their family matter and has nothing to do with us?
The ministers of Siam are different from the ministers of China. Their respect for the imperial power is quite limited. Relatively speaking, they pay more attention to their own rights and interests. Naturally, they do not have any noble ideas of sacrificing themselves for the country.
The situation is now very clear. They are all fish meat on Seymour's chopping board. With a wave of the knife, they can be chopped into meat paste immediately. Not only are they unable to protect themselves, but their families will also suffer.
When people ask you questions so politely, they are trying to give you face. If you are shameless, Bimala will end up with you!
So if you resist him, it's really not worth it.
Seeing the Siamese ministers kneeling down with their butts stuck out, Xiao Chen was very happy and said that I was very relieved. I had just ascended the throne. It was a great joy. All the beloved ministers must be equally affected by the rain and dew, and each of them will be rewarded!
Each will receive his reward later... For now, let's discuss the major affairs of the government first. The top priority is how to calm the people and stabilize my king's rule. Do you have any opinions?
In order to show their loyalty to the new king, the ministers spoke enthusiastically and put forward many valuable suggestions.
Several of them also said that their nephews and relatives are currently in the frontline army. If you agree, Your Majesty, you will send someone to send them a message and ask them to come back quietly...
Xiao Chen accepted all the good ideas. Xiao Chen did not refute some of the nonsense. He just said that Xu Tu would discuss it later. He also made a few suggestions for stabilizing people's livelihood, but they were much better than the big guys' ideas.
The Siamese ministers became more and more surprised as they listened. Oh, it's really strange. Why did Prince Simodo suddenly become smarter? He was not purple before!
Could it be that he was deliberately pretending to be crazy and stupid before, but it is not easy to pretend for decades. If this is the case, then the prince's palace is too deep, so deep that it is scary!
And what he said was indeed unpredictable, "Actually, Siam and Burma are good brothers. They were as close as one family decades ago. The late king and the old prince of Burma even fought side by side when they were young. , we came to fight with the big man together, but unfortunately we were instigated by traitors later, so that the relationship deteriorated to where we are today."
The ministers were all quite puzzled when they heard what he said. If not the prince, what on earth do you mean by this?
At present, it seems that we cannot defeat Burma. If you make trouble like this, your defeat is basically certain.
So the reason why you are bringing up old things now is just to reconcile with Myanmar, which is understandable, but who is the traitor you are talking about? Could it be Li Wanjiang, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
But you also said that Li Wanjiang supported you when you became king, and most of the soldiers in the city now are under Li Wanyun... Oh my God, you don't want to unite with Burma again and start a war with Zhou Dynasty, do you?
This is too whimsical and unbelievable!
"My dear friends, please don't panic. What I mean is that we should work together as one and strive to reconcile with Myanmar. There is an old Chinese saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Having a good neighbor is more stable than having a backer. There are too many...why? Because the backer is too high and we can't rely on it. If we don't pay attention, we will stumble, hahaha..."
Xiao Chen started laughing as he spoke. Out of respect for the king, all the officials also laughed once or twice, sometimes three or four times.
"Now, I will not hide this from you. In fact, I am very good friends with Queen Ruyun of Burma. Even after the war started, we have not lost contact. Queen Ruyun's ridiculous behavior towards Naluoduo Expressing deep regret, and at the same time expressing deep concern for our subjects in Siam..."
As Xiao Chen spoke, he glanced at Liu Ruyun, who was sitting next to him, who was disguised as a man. He nodded cordially to her and smiled slightly. Liu Ruyun glared at him and lowered her head. High-end ambiguity is so invisible.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I have something to say." An old minister came out to ask for a speech. His name was Nali. He was considered a senior minister in Siam. His position was equivalent to that of the Minister of Household Affairs in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he held a high position of authority.
People who can reach the senior level are naturally very cautious in their words and deeds. I originally wanted to call Xiao Chen king, but seeing that he kept calling himself 'I', it was obvious that he could not be called prince, but should be called emperor.
Siam's official system was also influenced by China to a certain extent, and the ministers were also very familiar with China's cultural traditions, because from ancient times to the present, they have always regarded themselves as a vassal state of China, of course only in name.
"If you have anything to say, Aiqing, just say it." Xiao Chen allowed him to speak.
"The Emperor is a wise man with far-sighted vision." Na Li first flattered Xiao Chen and then said, "But please forgive me for being ignorant and old. I can't understand what the Emperor just said... , is it peace talks with Myanmar?”
"That's indeed what I mean." Xiao Chen nodded, "What do you think, Ai Qing?"
"Of course it's good. We won't have to fight in the future... It's just that Queen Ruyun is a powerful hero. Now that she has the upper hand, I'm afraid she won't be willing to negotiate peace with us, right? In addition, the old minister is worried about Dazhou ..." Nali considered his words carefully.
Because he wanted to ask Xiao Chen if he wanted to have peace talks with him or if the whole country should surrender?
The peace talks are nothing more than bowing our heads and admitting defeat, ceding territory and paying compensation. There is nothing we can do about that. Who makes us unable to defeat others?
But if you surrender, it's different. You have to surrender and swear allegiance to the queen. In other words, from now on, Siam will be a vassal state of Burma, and you, the emperor, will also be a subject of the queen!
As for us, it doesn't matter. Whose ministers should we be?
There is another question. If we surrender to Burma, how will we face the Zhou Dynasty?
As the saying goes, a servant cannot serve two masters. We can only choose one, but we can't stand on two boats and rock from side to side, right?
The Great Zhou Dynasty was far more powerful than Burma. That year when Prince Li Wanyun led a hundred thousand soldiers to attack, it was like entering an uninhabited country!
Therefore, the emperor must think twice about where to go.
"Ai Qing, this is a mature way to plan for the country!" Xiao Chen greatly praised after hearing this.
But this is the question that comes to my heart. If you didn’t ask, I would still wonder if I should say it. Since you asked in public, then I will also have a heart-to-heart talk with you...
