Chapter 1387 Zhang Xianzhong pleads guilty
Three years of war emptied Bangladesh and the Western countries. Their only hope now is to rely on Ganchao.
Gao Huan was quite satisfied with Zhang Xianzhong's answer.
He nodded slightly and said with a little deep meaning: "It's good that you can understand this!"
Shahshujia also hurried forward and smiled, "Your Majesty, I have prepared a banquet in the city and arranged the palace. I also asked Your Majesty to admire the glory!"
Gao Huan glanced at him and waved his hand, "I have recognized your kindness. My soldiers are still surrounded by enemies in Kolkata. If they don't rescue them, I will not be in the mood to eat and drink!"
After speaking, Gao Huan saw his forward general Gao Jie, "I will go to the military camp today!"
At that moment, Gao Huan pulled the reins of the horse and led the army toward the barracks outside the city of Kada.
Seeing the emperor rejecting his kindness, Shahshujia looked at Gao Huan's back and couldn't help but feel worried, "Your Majesty is angry? Why can't you even stay in the palace I arranged?"
Shahshuja was a little frightened. When he learned that Gao Huan was about to arrive in Kada, he immediately arranged a palace for Gao Huan and prepared special projects by the way, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor could have fun.
After all, there is a saying in Zhongyuan that people are short in their hands and short in their mouths. After he serves the emperor with a comfortable service, the emperor is naturally embarrassed to cause trouble for him.
Now that the emperor does not give him the opportunity to show his diligence, does it mean that the emperor wants to punish him?
Zhang Xianzhong comforted him and said, "How could that be? Your Majesty has always paid attention to reputation, but now it is just inconvenient to enjoy it. Don't think too much! Don't worry, I have a deep friendship with the emperor. I will meet the emperor later and say a few good words to you. There will definitely be nothing wrong!"
"Xi Wang, thank you so much!" Shahshujia was quite moved and felt that he was actually a little sorry for Zhang Xianzhong.
In order to help him compete for the throne of the Mughal Empire, Zhang Xianzhong's Western Kingdom has been disabled, so he has to find an opportunity to thank him.
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Gao Huan came to the camp and immediately summoned Gao Jie, who had arrived first, to inquire about military information and learn about the war in India.
Before the Allies entered India, the Allies launched the last general attack. After learning that Gao Jie led the army to Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Allies stopped the attack.
Now, not only did they not continue to approach Dhaka, but instead retreated dozens or hundreds of miles to varying degrees, but Kolkata is still surrounded by them.
At this time, Gao Huan was standing in front of the map, thinking about the intention of the Allies. Yang Yan picked up the tent and came in, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Western King is asking for a meeting."
Gao Huan frowned slightly, "Have you seen it just now? What are he doing?"
"Your Majesty, it is probably the matter of keeping a registered account to check it, which makes Zhang Xianzhong uneasy." Zhang Huangyan, who was joining the army, said with a smile.
Zhang Xianzhong is unreliable and ambitious. Gao Huan has made up his mind to take Zhang Xianzhong's fiefdom with the aid of the Indian Incident, and put him under house arrest or re-entrusted to another place after the war in India.
If Ganchao establishes a province in Myanmar and directly manages the Myanmar region, then Ganchao can truly obtain an outlet in the Indian Ocean.
In this way, Gan Chao will become a major power of both foreign countries, which will be of great benefit to future national security.
Now that the official road of Yunnan-Burma has been built, the army will take over the Myanmar area, and it is very convenient to transport troops and materials, so Zhang Xianzhong has no other choice.
At this time, it was the time of war. Although the Western Army suffered heavy losses and damaged its vitality, there were still tens of thousands of people who could serve Gao Huan, so Gao Huan did not plan to take action now.
"Where are the people?" Gao Huan remained silent.
"I'm waiting outside, waiting for His Majesty to receive him." Yang Yan replied.
Gao Huan waved his hand and asked the officers to go back first, then sat down and ordered casually: "Let him come in, I'll see what Lao Zhang wants to do."
After a while, two soldiers lifted the curtains and Zhang Xianzhong walked into the tent. When he saw Gao Huan, he had to come forward. Without saying a word, he knelt down first and said, "My minister Zhang Xianzhong is here to apologize to Your Majesty."
Since he was almost expelled from the vassal state and kicked out of the tribute system, Zhang Xianzhong has actually been very frightened.
These days, Zhang Xianzhong knew that Gao Huan was coming, and he couldn't sleep or eat, and he was in a fierce ideological struggle in his heart.
On the one hand, he thought that he would not recognize the incident in India. Anyway, he did not leave any evidence. Even if Shahshuja pointed out that it was his idea, he could insist that it was Shahshuja's slander on him.
Because there is no actual evidence, even if Gao Huan doubts, he cannot use this matter to convict him.
However, Zhang Xianzhong tossed and turned, and after thinking for a few nights, he finally gave up this idea.
He understood Gao Huan's abilities and methods. Even if Gao Huan had no evidence, he would use other things to cause trouble for him until Gao Huan calmed down.
The emperor is not so kind as to the surface. Gao Huan's kindness is just to his loyal ministers and his own people. If you walk opposite him, you will see the cruel and cold side of His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong thought about it over and over again and decided to be frank and lenient.
Gao Huan looked at him with a smile, "Why is the Western King guilty?"
Zhang Xianzhong whispered: "I have committed the crime of deceiving the monarch, so I would like to punish you."
"The crime of deceiving the king?" Gao Huan pretended to be surprised, "This is a serious crime, my dear, don't joke!"
Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative, "Your Majesty. I was confused for a moment. Shahshujia launched the Indian Incident. I actually learned about it in advance. He sent envoys repeatedly to Xu Yisheng and borrowed troops from me. I was confused for a moment. I took a fancy to the interests he promised and was persuaded by his plan. I did not report the matter, but agreed to support Shahshujia, which led to the war in recent years."
Zhang Xianzhong still didn't tell the truth completely and confessed, but he didn't confess completely.
Gao Huan asked in a deep voice: "It is Shahshuja's plan to find someone to pretend to be the Mughal army to launch a raid, probably to provoke trouble, and use this as an excuse to start a war against the Mughal Empire."
Zhang Xianzhong said seriously: 'It was indeed Shahshuja's plan. After hearing his plan, I felt that this would be a slander that the Mughal Empire had provoked the war. The Western countries participated in the war in the name of assisting defense and maintaining the treaty, so they were smart and cooperated with Shahshuja to deliberately launch the war."
Judging from what Gao Huan knew, he just knew that the Western Kingdom must have known that Shahshuja was going to provoke an incident and start a war. It is really not clear who was the mastermind.
After all, Zhang Xianzhong only verbally made a suggestion to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, but no one else knew about it.
Gao Huan originally wanted to wait until the war ended before taking the opportunity to deal with Zhang Xianzhong and Shahshujia. Now Zhang Xianzhong has come to plead guilty in advance, which undoubtedly disrupts Gao Huan's plan.
At this time, Gao Huan pondered for a moment. He understood Zhang Xianzhong's intention. The war was about to come, and Gao Huan could not do anything to him. So he ran over and confessed and was lenient. When the war ended, there would be no such opportunity.
Gao Huan narrowed his eyes, but he didn't expect that Zhang Xianzhong would become cunning too. Naturally, he could not let Zhang Xianzhong pass easily. He suddenly became furious and took advantage of the issue, "Hmph! It's really a serious crime to deceive the emperor!"
Chapter completed!