As the night progressed, Mang Bai felt deeply tired after a busy day, so he took off his armor and fell asleep.
Outside the big tent, the confidant general Bing Chui loyally guarded his king.
There was a sudden noise in the camps of Xizhen and Wulula, and groups of soldiers began to gather. The two gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses and went straight to the Chinese army camp where Mang Bai was.
Because these two men were both high-ranking Burmese officials and Mang Bai's confidants, the soldiers guarding the gate were not on guard and were easily disarmed.
The two of them did not dare to delay and ran directly to Mang Bai's king's tent.
Outside the king's tent, the loyal Bing Chui heard the noise, drew his sword out of its sheath, and shouted: "Who dares to make a noise here?"
"The two of us have an important matter to discuss with the king," Xizhen and Wu Lula said as they moved forward.
Seeing that it was the two of them, Bingchui softened his tone and said, "The king has gone to bed. Prime Minister and General Wu Lula will come back tomorrow."
Upon hearing that Mang Bai was in the tent, the two looked at each other and led their troops towards the king's tent.
Bing Chui realized something was wrong and asked: "What do you want to do?"
Xizhen and Wulula didn't say much, they just slashed with their swords, and the two sides fought together.
The incident happened in a hurry, and there were only a hundred or so guards outside the king's tent. They could not stop the rebels' overwhelming force. Soon, Bingchui and others fell into a pool of blood.
The sound of fighting alarmed Mang Bai, who put on his clothes and came out of the tent, "Are you planning to rebel?"
After years of building power, this loud shout instantly shocked the rebels.
"Your Majesty, you killed King Mangda and stood up for yourself, which was the real rebellion. We are just avenging King Mangda," Xizhen said.
"Xizhen, you little man, you have to accept your fate." Mangbai was so angry that he pulled out his Burmese sword and wanted to slash at Xizhen.
There was a flash of white light, and a heavy sword penetrated Mangbai's body. Mangbai's former lover Wu Lu was stabbed into the black hand.
"Wulu La, why did you betray me?" Mang Bai fell to the ground and asked with all his strength.
"The king wants to kill the general, but the general just wants to live." After saying that, Wu Lula drew his sword and cut off Mang Bai's head, "Xiang Guo, the head of King Mang Bai is here."
Xizhen nodded, "Very good, General Wu Lu, please control the army with me as soon as possible."
That night, the Myanmar military camp was in chaos, killing each other, killing tens of thousands of people, and more than ten thousand people abandoned the army and fled.
Xizhen and Wulu La finally managed to clean up the remnant army, leaving only 50,000 soldiers and horses.
The two of them did not dare to delay, so they wrote a letter of surrender and ordered that the letter and Mang Bai's head be sent to the Ming army camp.
Seeing the white heads, the Ming army camp was filled with joy.
"Congratulations to the general for pacifying the Burmese barbarians. From now on, the southern frontier of the Ming Dynasty will have no worries!" Qiwen, the Duke of Dian, Li Dingguo, the Duke of Qin, Wen Anzhi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Yang Weizhi, the governor of Yunnan, Wang Yunkai, the chief envoy of Yunnan, Li Weizuo, the envoy of Yunnan and other civil and military officials
Let’s send our best congratulations to Zhu Ruo.
The young crown prince's face turned red with excitement. This was the first battle he had commanded in his life. It ended with a complete victory. How could he not be happy?
"General, I think that Xizhen is a person who first rebelled against Mangda and then against Mangbai. He is capricious and cannot be retained. He should be punished and his army should be united to avoid future troubles," Li Dingguo said suddenly.
"General, what Hongyuan said is true. Cutting the grass without eradicating the root will lead to endless troubles," Yang Weizhi, governor of Yunnan, agreed.
Zhu Ruoji thought for a while and suddenly laughed, "Then I will hold a Hongmen banquet for Xi Zhen to eat."
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Xizhen and Wu Lula led their troops to the Malay City. They were demoted generals and did not dare to entrust their superiors. They honestly stationed their troops outside the city and waited for arrangements.
A high-spirited Ming army official entered the Burmese army camp. When the angel arrived, Xizhen and Wu Lula hurriedly greeted him and tried their best to welcome him.
The official was kind but worthless. He comforted the two of them with a few words and then praised them. He praised them for knowing current affairs, knowing obedience and adversity, and knowing how to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. They were really great heroes. He also said to the two of them.
, General Zhengnan has reported to the imperial court that he wants to appoint Xizhen as Myanmar's ambassador of comfort, and Wu Lula as the commander-in-chief of Myanmar.
The two of them were overjoyed and thanked each other profusely. They felt relieved. Xi Zhen asked flatteringly, "I don't know what the angel's name is?"
"I am Li Weizuo, the envoy to Yunnan for punishment and inspection."
Xizhen was stunned, and his brows suddenly lit up with joy. This was a high-ranking official of the third rank. General Zhengnan sent him here, which shows his sincerity.
"It turns out it's Li Weizuo who brought up the punishment. It's disrespectful. It's disrespectful." Xizhen hurriedly asked Li Weizuo to take the seat and paid him a "small gift".
Li Weizuo was not polite and accepted the "small gift" with a smile.
Now, Xizhen and Wulu La feel more relieved. After accepting our gift, they are our good brothers.
"Xuanwei Envoy, Commander-in-Chief, the general has so much trust in you two, you should go to the city to express your gratitude. He is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty." Li Weizuo was also loyal and advised the two brothers.
"Into the city?"
Xizhen and Wulula looked at each other, hesitant.
Li Weizuo said displeasedly: "You two have become officials of the Ming Dynasty after returning to the Ming Dynasty. How can you be rude in front of His Highness the Crown Prince? It is a serious crime to disrespect the Crown Prince."
People did not dare to bow their heads under the eaves, so Xizhen and Wu Lula had no choice but to agree, brought some personal guards, and entered the city with Li Weizuo.
Zhu Ruoji was polite and chatted with the two of them for a while, making them fully appreciate the "goodwill" of the Ming Dynasty.
Then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered a banquet.
A good banquet, lemon fish, mushrooms grilled with shrimp paste, curry pumpkin, fried vegetables, etc. are all favorite dishes of Burmese people.
Xizhen and Wu Lula were secretly moved: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is interested!
Myanmar has beautiful scenery. The banquet was held in a garden. The shadows of the trees were dancing, the lights were bright and dark, and the white and green were intertwined. It was so romantic!
Everyone was enjoying eating and drinking, and Zhu Ruoji suddenly smiled and asked: "Who killed the Yi chief Mangbai?"
"He was killed by the last general," Wu Lula replied.
"I heard that the general is the beloved general, why did he kill him?" Zhu Ruoji asked again with a half-smile.
"This~" Wu Lula sweated and was speechless.
"General, Na Mangbai became the king after killing his brother Mangda, and General Wu Lula avenged the late king." Xizhen hurriedly explained for Wu Lula.
"So that's it." Zhu Ruoji glanced at Xizhen interestingly, "I heard that you led the people to tie Mangda, the late king of Myanmar, to a golden chair and sink it into the Irrawaddy River. Is this possible?"
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Upon hearing this, Xi Zhen was so scared that he trembled all over, "Xia Guan was forced to do this by Mang Bai, and it has nothing to do with Xi Guan."
"Humph!"
"You betrayed the old master first and then the new master. It's really shameless. Wulu La betrays his master and seeks glory. It's really abominable. Gu hates unfaithful and unjust people the most. Come on, drag them out and kill them!" Zhu Ruoji's face said
Change just change.
The swordsmen and axemen who had been ambushing them rushed in and slaughtered Xizhen and Wu Lula's party in a matter of seconds.
According to Shi Qiwen, Li Dingguo led the Ming army to surround the leaderless Burmese army camp, dispersed and reorganized the 50,000 Burmese army, eliminated the old and weak, and had to defend 30,000 soldiers.
When the news reached Nanjing, Emperor Guangwu was extremely happy. It was certainly gratifying to have recovered the three lands of Mengyang, Mubang, and Burma. What was even more gratifying was that the crown prince Zhu Ruoji had grown up and became my successor.