Dominate the Country

When the Empress Dowager's birthday was in full swing, the whole city of Nanjing was full of joy and laughter, as if spring had returned to the earth. However, in this lively celebration, the "Malay Garrison Brigade" was like a cold current blowing from Siberia, making the visiting Malay sultans or their representatives feel cold all over their bodies. Ibrahim's role in this was as follows: Like fireflies in the dark night, the stars are bright and dazzling, causing people to gnash their teeth and hate them.

All the Malay Sultanates were having a hard time, and they all faced internal and external pressures to one degree or another. But it is really rare for someone like the Sultan of Johor to be completely ignored by his subordinates.

Temenggong from Johor is really fierce, and his strength far exceeds that of ordinary Tuhou. In addition, most of the other sultans hold real power.

Now His Majesty the Emperor of China is trying to take away their military power, and there is also a great traitor named Ibrahim within the Malay Sultanate. In an instant, Ibrahim has become the biggest bad guy in the world. All Malay sultans or envoys were ostracized and cursed.

Among them were several Malay Sultans who, like Ibrahim, personally came to Nanjing to offer gifts and celebrate his birthday. These people cursed Ibrahim even more in their hearts. They were directly forced into a corner by Ibrahim and had no way to retreat. Unlike those sultanates where only envoys came, the envoys could also argue that the matter was too important to be cut off and must be reported back to the royal city. And what about them?

These people devoured Ibrahim's heart.

At the same time, the people belonging to Temenggong and the deputy king in the Johor mission all looked at Ibrahim angrily. But everyone also knows that in Nanjing, on half of Ibrahim's home court, they have no choice but to show hostility to Ibrahim. Only by sending the news back to Nanyang as soon as possible, and waiting for Ibrahim to return to Johor, can this be concocted.

Of course, at that time, they would have to worry about whether Ibrahim would go to Singapore first and lead the Singapore garrison into the Intramuros of Johor.

This time was when the winter monsoon prevailed, and the British were obviously willing to spread the news to Malaysia.

Chen Ming treated Ibrahim particularly favorably in this short period of time, and he never stopped giving generous rewards. Many official media in China, or media with close ties to the government, have more or less reported on the internal power structure of the Johor Sultanate, portraying Ibrahim as a good man who has no rights but loves his people. Sudan.

Obviously this is all for publicity.

Information communication between Nanjing and Malay was very easy. On the eve of the birthday of the Queen Mother, more than 2,000 Singaporean garrison troops had marched into Johor in a mighty manner. Temenggong and his deputy were in Johor. Before the king could decide on such a response, he directly occupied the entire Johor with a tough attitude.

Huang Jingshan, whose position was being upgraded from the Singapore Garrison Regiment to the Malay Garrison Brigade Commander, was a standard boy with three surnames. Although he didn't have great abilities, he was senior and closer by blood. He is Huang Song's cousin.

With this relationship, Huang Jingshan took the position of leader of the Singapore Defense Regiment, and now he was directly promoted to brigade commander. This is the role of seniority, this is the role of blood ties.

Just like when Qianlong asked Yong Rui to be the general of Jingzhou and let the royal family's children take charge of the place, it was the same plan as Chen Ming now.

The country is peaceful and there are no major wars. What is so difficult about being a peaceful general? If there is a problem, he will naturally mobilize generals who are really good at fighting to put it down.

Chen Ming is doing the same thing now. Many military chiefs in various local garrison forces are descendants of the third surname. Chen Ming had only one request for them - to maintain the training of the troops.

The army's training personnel are directly formulated by the staff. If this is not done well, it will be difficult for Chen Ming to believe how they survived during the years of war?

Huang Jingshan is a mediocre general. But loyal and reliable!

On some issues, as an emperor, you often have to choose between loyalty and ability, and many emperors often choose the former.

Reason told Chen Ming that this was not correct, but time travelers would also make such mistakes.

People like Huang Jingshan are obviously loyal. When selecting the military officers of the local garrison and the officers of the Nanjing Imperial Guard, Chen Ming also valued loyalty more than ability.

He is not a person with a too dark psychology, nor does he believe in loyalty, just because there are not enough chips for betrayal! ——Such a concept.

But when a person grows up to a certain point and his status reaches a certain level, some things will naturally grow from the bottom of his heart.

It's just that Chen Ming, who was happily in Nanjing, obviously didn't know what happened in distant Malay.

The actual power of the Temenggong family in Johor is far greater than that of the deputy king. This is not only because the Temenggong family has a larger territory, but also because the Temenggong family controls more soil and is more subservient to Temenggong.

The institutional evolution of the Malay Sultanate is far inferior to that of Tianfang World, and even worse than that of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta on the island of Java. Because there are families of Tuhous here, and these Tuhous all hold a lot of power and have their own basic bases. When the external pressure on the Malay sultanates became smaller, the internal disputes were caused by the sultanate's royal family and the feudal princes.

Historically, wars between the Malay sultans and the princes did not happen often, but they did break out from time to time.

The latter are actually chiefs of some large tribes. Just like the chiefs of the large tribes in the Black Shuli country, they occupy a pivotal position in the country's politics, economy, military and other aspects.

Huang Jingshan, who entered Johor, is now facing this problem. When Tianmenggong heard that the Chinese army had entered, he issued an order that made Huang Jingshan extremely hateful. He disbanded his troops. The reason was that Johor no longer needed them, and Johor now had a stronger force to protect it. This greatly increased Huang Jingshan's workload. When Huang Jingshan finally sorted it out, he found that several local lords in Johor had also disbanded their own local soldiers, and they did it more thoroughly and without leaving any tails.

The former at most still had a few direct troops in his hands, but the threat of the latter made Huang Jingshan feel like a sharp edge on his back.

But Huang Jingshan couldn't report everything to his superiors?

This is like being an official in the local area. If you encounter a difficult local tyrant, you can't just send a report to the emperor, right? If you bother the central government and the emperor with such things, what do the court need officials for?

Mediocre people are timid when doing things, but Huang Jingshan doesn't take the Malays seriously. He doesn't even consider the backlash after doing things, so mediocre people will also do things simply and roughly.

In Huang Jingshan's eyes, these shrinking local lords, Tianmenggongs, deputy kings, etc. are all shrinking poisonous snakes. And if you want to pull out the teeth of these poisonous snakes, you must at least find them first. So how can you find the poisonous snakes hiding in the bushes?

Huang Jingshan thought of an idiom - startling the snakes by beating the grass!

"We have to make a big one. Scare all these hidden monsters out in one fell swoop."

At the brigade headquarters, Huang Jingshan said to his chief of staff.

The chief of staff with a side-parted hair seems to be only about 30 years old, very young, but his eyes are shining with his own brilliance.

"Don't worry, Brigade Commander. It's just a matter of scaring those people. It's a simple matter."

The Chief of Staff returned to his office and immediately asked someone to find Mohammonir, who was Ibrahim's nephew. He nominally held the military power of the Royal City Guard, but the actual power was always controlled by his deputy Anwar.

The latter was an important member of the Bugis power class.

The conflict between Mohammonir and Anwar was very intense.

Mohammonir walked out of the Chief of Staff's room, trembling all over. The sun shone on him, and he was so excited that he raised his head and roared towards the sun. Now he felt so good.

The person he hated the most killed his whole family soon.

Mohammonir felt comfortable all over his body, and every pore was comfortable.

Anwar has been relieved of his military power. He had previously let the garrison of the royal city go. Many people took away weapons when they disbanded, including some swords, guns and muskets. Although many people and weapons have now been brought back under the control of the garrison brigade, there are still some people and weapons scattered among the people. The world is not peaceful!

In order to show his obedience to the garrison brigade's resolution, Anwar moved out of the royal city and moved to Pangkalan Port, southeast of Muar, the royal city. The latter is an important port in Johor, located on the inner side of the Batu Pahat estuary, facing the Strait of Malacca to the south. The estuary is deep and wide, and the coconut groves on both sides of the river are wide, planting pepper and oil palm.

Pangkalan Port is not controlled by the Bugis people. Although it is an important port for the Bugis people's foreign trade, it is the territory of the Temenggong, and the nearby Batu Pahat native is one of the important supporters of the Temenggong.

Now that Anwar has moved there, it is obvious that the Bugis people and the Temenggong have reached an agreement on some issues. At least the two sides are standing on the same front and have formed an alliance. And Anwar is likely to be the contact person of the Bugis people. The Chinese's wanton intervention in Johor has caused them to suffer heavy losses, and now the Chinese are digging into their roots.

The power comes from the barrel of a gun. Without the guarantee of force, how can they control the power of Johor?

Neither the Temenggong nor the vice-king has admitted defeat. They must have a certain amount of power in their hands, and there are also local lords as allies. But in the general trend, they have been absolutely inferior.

In the eyes of Temenggong Temenggong Abdulrahman, this will be a long period of struggle, but he doesn't know that his opponent Huang Jingshan doesn't take their reaction into consideration at all.

Huang Jingshan's simple and rough action shocked Abdulrahman.

On the street in front of Anwar's mansion in Pangkalan Port, several carriages blocked the view of outsiders. It was late at night, and there were fewer people still moving around in Pangkalan Port than during the day. This is a port city with a population of more than 10,000, but except for the poor people in the port, other people's houses are really washed. The houses in the rich area can be expanded and become manors.

"No, your accent is a bit strange, you are not..." The two people in front of the door finally found something wrong, but they only had time to say half of the words. The four businessmen who came to visit had already pressed down the two people outside the door, and the handkerchiefs they took out at some time were directly blocked. Then, taking advantage of the gap, the short knife had stabbed into their chests.

Enter the village quietly, don't shoot.

Their mission tonight is to destroy Anwar's entire family and tell everyone with red blood that danger is coming. Are you still hiding what you hold in your hand? Be careful not to lose your life.

The two people struggled all over, twitched, swallowed their last breath, and then collapsed softly on the ground. No one on the other side of the gate noticed anything wrong. The bloodstains were quickly covered by white ash, and the body was carried away.

Two Malays wearing the same clothes as the body occupied the positions on the left and right of the gate.

The capable scouts jumped over the wall and into the yard, and several people holding bows and arrows occupied the commanding heights.

"Kill them all, leaving no one behind."

The scout officer who led the team gave orders in a low voice. This task was too easy for them. The people in Anwar's house didn't even have the strength to fight back.

The bloody smell soon rose in the yard and was blown far away by the sea breeze.

However, the land here in Pangkalan Port is vast and sparsely populated, and the area of ​​the houses built by some wealthy families is envied by the nobles in Nanjing City. Although the bloody smell drifted away, no one smelled it at all.

After all, this is the seaside. The sea breeze is fishy, ​​and how much blood can be shed for the death of only thirty or forty people?

When the wind blows, the bloody smell will fade even if it drifts away.

Anwar, who was crying, had his facial features distorted by despair and fear. After being confirmed by the Malays who were acting together, he chopped off his head with a knife.

After dealing with all the people in the yard, there were screams, but luckily no one was alarmed. Then the action team began to collect the property.

As an important member of the Bugis power class, Anwar's personal wealth is still considerable. Although the gold and silver here cannot be all his property, the secret vault where the gold and silver are hidden is also shining with gold and silver, jewels and gems, all kinds of gold and silver ingots and gold and silver coins, all added up to two or three hundred kilograms, all of which were taken away, leaving nothing behind. Even some silverware in the room was swept away.

Then everyone evacuated quickly. Finally, with the help of the contact personnel, they disappeared in the pitch-black night.

This is Huang Jingshan's strategy, to make a big thing and make it look like Anwar's house was robbed. As for whether the Malays believe it or not, that is not what Huang Jingshan wants to consider.

All he wants is that the hidden forces will come to the surface again.

Even if he couldn't wipe out all the remaining forces in an instant, he at least had a plan in mind. He also had a target for what to do next.

Anwar was an important member of the Bugis power class. After the incident, such a shocking bloody incident spread throughout Johor and then throughout Malaya. Everyone who heard the news was stunned.

This was beyond their expectations.

The means were too brutal!

Countless rumors flew across the Malay Peninsula. Who did it became the focus of countless people.

Among the suspects, the garrison brigade was of course among them, but to Huang Jingshan's surprise, in the public opinion, the garrison brigade's suspicion was not the only one.

The garrison brigade can only be regarded as the first batch among a series of suspects, and it can't even be ranked first.

Because Anwar has come to this day, he still has many enemies.

And kicking someone when he is down and taking advantage of the fire are not only in China, but also in the world. Anwar, who lost his military power, was actually a dog in trouble. There were more than one or two people who wanted to beat him up, even though the Temenggong and the Bugis had formed an alliance.

When Chen Minghuan in Nanjing celebrated the birthday of the Queen Mother, he turned his head and looked at Malaysia. He found that Huang Jingshan was still doing a good job and was doing a great job in Johor.