"What?" When Sun Chuanting heard this, he stood up immediately. He, who had been expressionless all year round, had an incredible look on his face. He couldn't believe it.
Mu Tianbo was also there, and he was also in disbelief. He immediately asked the messenger in surprise, "Can you say it again?"
"King Togotalong died five days ago, it's absolutely true!"
Hearing the news again, Sun Chuanting and Mu Tianbo looked at each other and laughed.
To be honest, they thought it was a bit incredible. Just as the imperial court made the decision to attack Dongwu, King Talong of Dongwu died. This is simply amazing!
"How did you die?" Mu Tianbo quickly asked again.
Such a coincidence, could it be that Jin Yiwei sent someone to assassinate him, King Long?
"It is said that he was ill last year, and his condition worsened this year, and he died!"
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he said with a smile: "So that's the case, then it's his fault to destroy the country!"
They did think too much. In the original history, King Talong also died of illness in this year.
At most, it was a coincidence that the timing happened to be just when the Ming army was about to go on an expedition.
The new King of Dongwu is Ping Dali. This person is also included in the information about Dongwu collected by the Ming army. He is a mediocre person. Because of this, Sun Chuanting rarely laughed happily.
Of course, it doesn't mean that he can't win because King Long is here, but it will only make it less difficult for the Ming army to defeat Dongwu.
Don't look at the fact that Dongwu has always occupied the Mubang and Mengyang areas of the Ming Dynasty, as if the Ming army had nothing to do about it.
When Dongwu invaded, at first, Dongwu's army indeed invaded Yunnan and occupied a lot of places. Later, Liu Wei and Liu Dadao came out and led the local army to kill Dongwu's army. The soldiers even reached the Ava area.
It can be said that Liu Dadao's reputation can stop Dongwu's crying.
But at this time, the rebels in Liaodong were in rebellion. Emperor Wanli mobilized troops from all over the country and sent Liu Wei to Liaodong. As a result, he died in the Battle of Sarhu.
After that, the Jianlu Rebellion in Liaodong attracted the main attention of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there was also the Chieftain Rebellion in the southwest. Therefore, the court could not take care of the affairs in the border areas of Yunnan at all.
For this reason, when Dong Wu sent troops again to annex Mu State and Mengyang, the court did not care. Dongwu also learned his lesson and did not dare to attack again. He was afraid of hurting Mingguo, so he sent more fierce generals.
So, this situation has remained until now.
And this became the reason why Sun Chuanting vowed to go to war: "The barbarians of Dongwu occupied our territory of the Ming Dynasty and killed the people of our Ming Dynasty. They are ambitious and disobedient to the kings! The court has a decree to recapture our territory of the Ming Dynasty and destroy the barbarians of Dongwu. To show the power of the Celestial Dynasty!"
The division was well-known, and with a single order, the Ming Dynasty's armies, totaling 100,000 men, set out. The troops were divided into two groups and attacked Dongwu in a mighty manner.
The partial division, led by Mu Tianbo, set out from Myitkyina, recaptured Mengyang and then headed south to Ava to join the main force.
As for the main force of the Ming army, it was naturally led by Sun Chuanting himself, who set out from Hanlong Pass to recover Mu State, and directed his troops towards Ava, the capital of Dongwu.
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After the imperial army expelled the bandits, they basically realized the return of native land to the whole territory of Yunnan. Just like the policy in Shu, the original chieftain's territory was allotted to the original chieftain serfs and free official education was provided. With Sun Chuanting personally in charge, this policy was implemented more thoroughly than in Guizhou.
Therefore, the life of the people of Yunnan is much better than it was under the chieftain's hands, or it is simply incomparable.
The same is true. When the imperial court recruited troops for training on the spot, people enthusiastically signed up. Even if it is not for military pay, they also understand that only when the imperial army becomes stronger, their land will belong to them.
Under the deliberate guidance of Sun Chuanting, the earth-shaking changes of the people in Yunnan soon spread to the neighboring areas of Mubang and Mumbai. And this is one of the series of guiding policies formulated by Zhang Mingwei for the Dongwu Campaign.
Of course, everyone wants to live a good life. Not to mention, these two areas originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, whether it is the people of Mubang or Mengyang, it can be said that King Ku’s master has been going south for a long time!
In addition, Jinyiwei spies and Ye Bushou had sneaked in beforehand. When the imperial army arrived, the people in these two places responded in large numbers. There was no decent war at all, and the imperial army recovered these two areas in one fell swoop.
The soldiers were very fast, Sun Chuanting left local government affairs directly to the local officials who had made arrangements in advance, and without stopping with the army, he immediately led the troops to continue southward along Lawu and Xibo.
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Ava, also known as Mandalay in later generations, is bounded by the famous Irrawaddy River in Dongwu to the north, the Mitang River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy, to the east, and the canals connecting the two rivers to the south and west. Its entire city layout is different from other square capitals in Togo, and resembles a squatting lion.
There are mostly mountains and forests in Togo, but in the Ava area, there are plains, which is also the dry zone of Togo. There is a long-standing and well-equipped irrigation system, of course, one of which was built by King Thalong. It is rich in rice, sesame, cotton, sugar cane, etc., and there are teak forests in the hilly areas.
At this time, it can be said that it is very festive for Ava to celebrate the new king's accession to the throne. Officials from all over the country came to Ava to watch the ceremony and congratulate them.
Pindali was naturally very happy and held a banquet to celebrate.
It is the same in any dynasty. When the royal power changes, it is the time when a new generation replaces the old one.
The new king's confidants, the so-called Conglong ministers, of course need to get a good official position and a good job. If the new king is kind, they will arrange a place to go; if the new king is ordinary, they will probably No good ending.
At this time, the original old men in Dongwu's officialdom were panicking and thinking of ways to please the new King Dongwu. For a moment, just looking at the city of Ava, it seemed that Dongwu no longer had the scars caused by the bandits of the Ming Dynasty, and it was a scene of peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
"I would like to congratulate you, Your Majesty. I believe Dongwu will become even stronger under Your Majesty's rule!"
"It goes without saying that the king is wise and powerful, and coming to court from all directions is inevitable!"
"Let me tell you, don't talk about anything else. Even the Ming Kingdom will probably send someone to congratulate you if they know that the king has ascended the throne!"
"It is indeed a pity. I heard that the governors of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty who suppressed the thieves are still in Kunming. If they knew that the king was enthroned, they might send someone to apologize, so as not to make the king feel guilty because he cares about the Ming thieves!"
"..."
Pingdali listened to these flattery words, and the smile on his face did not stop happily.
Under the stimulation of alcohol, he suddenly felt heroic. He immediately slammed the table and said, "Then send a messenger immediately to inform the Ming Dynasty. Why is there no one to congratulate Gu on his ascension to the throne?"
"..." As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Dongwu and Daming have always had a hostile relationship. Everyone just talked about it for fun. Why did the king take it seriously?
Even if the Ming Dynasty was not captured, the Mengyang incident, the previous Dongwu was the Burma Division of the Ming Dynasty, but the Toungoo Dynasty destroyed them.
It can be said that no matter from which aspect, both sides are not friendly, let alone sending people to congratulate.
Of course, they also understand what Pindali is thinking.
The most powerful one around Dongwu is of course the Ming Empire. It would be so honorable if even the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to congratulate him when he ascended the throne.
At this time, Pingdali suddenly became unhappy when he saw the cold scene. Fortunately, his confidant was very discerning. Seeing that he seemed to be going crazy and making a fool of himself, he quickly came over and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the Ming Kingdom, that is the Ming Kingdom!"
When he said the word "Mingguo", he bit it very hard and harshly.
When Ping Dali heard this, he was stunned for a while, let out a wine burp, and immediately came back to his senses. He broke out in a cold sweat: he almost made a fool of himself at the coronation ceremony!
When he came back to his senses, he immediately turned cold and glanced at the ministers in front of him, especially those who mentioned the Ming Dynasty just now. He wondered if they had ulterior motives, so they were teasing him and wanting to make a fool of himself. Bar?
The festive atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little weird.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, which was particularly clear in this quiet time.
Pindali forcibly suppressed his suspicions, not wanting to cause any unpleasantness at the coronation celebration, which would be unlucky for him.
Therefore, he laughed and said: "Could it be that the Ming Kingdom really has to send someone to congratulate it? It seems that people are worried. In fact, Gu is not surprised at all that the Ming Kingdom comes to congratulate him!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers in the palace immediately came to their senses one by one, and quickly smiled again, and followed suit.
"Your Majesty is wise, we Dongwu are so powerful, why do we need the Ming Kingdom to prove it!"
"That is, whether the Ming Dynasty envoy comes or not, we Dongwu will be just as powerful under the king's governance!"
"Yes, we are not curious about it. What does the Ming Dynasty mean? Let me tell you, the king directly ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, and it is okay to be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty emperor!"
"..."
Under their commotion, the atmosphere in the palace seemed to be festive again, covering up the footsteps coming from outside.
But the people who came from outside finally showed up, and saw a chamberlain appearing at the door of the palace, saying something in a hurry.
But because many ministers in the palace were flattering Pindali, almost no one heard clearly what the chamberlain wanted to say under the cover of their voices.
When they thought about it, at this time, no matter how big the matter was, could it be bigger than trying to make Dudley happy?
When the chamberlain heard this, he immediately became anxious. Regardless of whether he would be rude in front of the king, he shouted as loudly as he could.
As a result, the chamberlain's unique sharp voice suddenly broke through the noisy noise and resounded throughout the hall. To exaggerate, the ashes on the roof of the hall fell to the ground: "Oh no, the Ming army is coming to kill!"
As soon as this voice came out, the hall fell into silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
