Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 22: Master and Disciple Compete

When Sultan brought the two of them into Taiji Mansion, Nomudale was reviewing official documents. There is no father who doesn’t want his son to meet a famous teacher and become a pillar of talent when he grows up. Hearing that Master Liu was the son of a famous family and a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, the old father narrowed his eyes with joy. In this barbaric land, scholars are a rare thing!

"Oh, it's an honor for the whole family that my son can receive the teachings of Mr. Liu! I want to serve wine in the house, so that I can stay drunk with these two distinguished guests." Dadaiji laughed generously.

"Eqi Ge, in order to show my respect for the master, please allow me to worship the master according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty," Suletan suggested sincerely. This suggestion instantly warmed Liu Haogu's heart. Although this little kid was naughty, he still knew etiquette.

"Okay! Just follow my son and become a disciple according to the rules of the Han people." Nomudalei immediately agreed.

Fan Yongdou is a smart man, and he is keenly aware that the son of Da Taiji of the Huite Department will be a disciple of his friend, which will bring great benefits to his business. He opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the young master for meeting a famous teacher, and congratulations to Brother Liu for getting a good disciple. I would like to present a hundred pieces of Songjiang cloth as a congratulatory ceremony, and please let me prepare the items for becoming a master."

"This will trouble Fan Dong's family." As a time traveler, Suletan knew that Fan Yongdou had a reputation as a "traitor" in history, but he still thanked him politely. After all, he offered a generous gift and the official did not slap the smiling person.

According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, the first teacher bears the responsibility of enlightening children and is extremely important. He is called the Mengshi. The ceremony to meet the disciple is also called the "Enlightenment Ceremony" and is very grand.

Nomudale invited the princes, nobles, relatives and friends of the tribe, spread a red carpet in the big tent, and arranged ten delicacies such as cabbage, glutinous rice balls, pork liver, and small carp on the table, and divided them into ten bowls. For the "Top Ten". Let Liu Haogu, Fan Yongdou and Suletan eat together. After eating, Sultan knelt down and saluted Liu Haogu on the red carpet. The Lord of Heaven and Earth is a teacher, and the dignity of a teacher must be knelt down to worship!
Then, Liu Haogu took out a writing brush and taught Suletan how to write the three words "Shang, Da and Ren" that had been printed. After writing, he circled these three words to express his affirmation. Sultan knelt down again to express his gratitude and presented various gifts to show his respect.

After paying homage to the master, Nomudale ordered the banquet to begin. Everyone drank, sang, and feasted. Beauties were singing and dancing, the dishes were fragrant and the wine was strong, and it was a joy to eat and drink. After the banquet, the father and son respectfully sent Liu Haogu out of the tent.

Finally, under the leadership of his old father, Sultan visited the elders, relatives and friends, accepted the "enlightenment money", paper Kuixing and No. 1 Scholar gifts from the elders, and prepared No. 1 Prize slices, longevity cakes, etc. to distribute to the herdsmen. At this point, the entire initiation ceremony is over.

So tiring!
Nomudale lay on the bed, rubbed his sore calves, and asked his eldest son: "Son, you insist on worshiping that sour scholar as your teacher. This man has no power to tie a chicken, so what's so special about him?" Where?"

"Eqi Ge, since ancient times, if you want to do great things, you need not only military commanders, but also civil servants. Master Liu has a lot of Qiu He in his heart, and he can be said to be Zhuge Kongming, his son," Suletan said solemnly.

"That's all, since you said that, it's up to you. Whether it's Zhuge Kongming or not, I'll wait and see. Hahaha", Nomudale laughed loudly.

Poor parents in the world, in order for this "Zhuge Kongming" to teach his son well, he prepared a big house for Liu Haogu, equipped it with eight slaves, and also gave him two plump and enchanting Mongolian beauties.

Time flies forever, and more than three months have passed in the blink of an eye. Liu Haogu was teaching his disciples a collection of classics and history while enjoying Mongolian mare's milk wine, brick tea, fresh beef and mutton, and the air.

On this day, the master and the apprentice were giving lessons when Suletan suddenly sighed.

"Why is Shaotaiji sighing?"

"Master Liu, I have always wanted to restore the glory of my ancestors and revitalize the Huite tribe. However, among the Oirat tribes, the Huite tribe is too weak and it is difficult to achieve its ambitions, so I sigh."

Liu Haogu was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "He waited for you to grow up. If he fulfilled his life's ambition, how would he treat Ming Dynasty?" As a time traveler, Suletan wanted to tell the teacher that when I grow up, Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was destroyed. But he knew he couldn't say that. It would hurt the teacher's feelings too much, and he wouldn't believe it. He could only say solemnly: "I just want to revitalize my tribe, and I have no ill intentions towards the Ming Dynasty. If he fulfills his lifelong ambition, he will definitely coexist with the Ming Dynasty in a friendly manner, and there is no lie!"

Liu Haogu nodded and said: "Back then, scholar Zhu Sheng once said to Taizu Emperor Gao, 'Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly'".

"Master Liu wants to persuade us to keep a low profile and quietly accumulate strength? To be honest, my father and son have been doing this over the years, but it takes a long time, and some can't wait."

"Well, I have eight more words: 'Make friends from far away and attack from near, and defeat them all'".

"You want me to make good friends with the Junggar Tribe, Torgut Tribe, and Kazakh Khanate who are far away, and focus on dealing with the Heshuote Tribe, Durbot Tribe, and Yarkand Khanate that are close by?"

Liu Haogu first nodded, then slowly shook his head, "The Huite tribe is too weak. It is not enough to make good friends with Junggar, Torgut, and Kazakhs. We should make friends widely, including the Ming Dynasty, Khalkha Mongolia, and Chahar Mongolia." , Bukhara, Khiva, and even Oros in the north.”

Sultan's eyes lit up and his heart suddenly felt enlightened. He is bound by the traditional views of the Oirat people and always regards Khalkha, Chahar and Oros as his enemies. Little did he know that between countries and tribes, there were only eternal interests and no eternal enemies. He could make good friends with these forces and use their strength to fight against them.

He sincerely thanked, "Thank you, Master Liu, for your advice! Which of the three forces closest to Huite do you think I should deal with first?"

When I asked this question, I actually had already judged in my mind that among the three forces, the Yarkand Khanate was the weakest and fragmented. The teacher would probably advise me to deal with the Yarkand people first.

"I think Heshuote should be dealt with first," Liu Haogu expressed his opinion.

"puff!"

Sultan almost spit out the Mongolian milk tea he drank. Heshuote? This is the most powerful existence in Oirat, the tribe where leader Baibagas Khan belongs! The bloody battle on the Irtysh River and the bravery of Bagas Khan and his bodyguards have become legends on the grasslands. Even Shuolei Ubas is no match for him, let alone his weak self? Do you provoke them because you don’t want to live anymore?

"Master Liu, thanks to Bagas Khan, he is brave and good at fighting. He Shuo has strong soldiers and horses. I'm afraid it won't be easy to conquer!" He said weakly.

"Haha, worshiping Bagas Khan is nothing more than the courage of an ordinary man. He is arrogant and arrogant because of victory. It is not difficult to defeat him." Liu Haogu analyzed calmly. Seeing that Suletan was silent, he smiled and said: "This man has three major weaknesses. : lustful, drunken, greedy for money."

"Despite this, he still worshiped Bagas," Suletan sighed, with reverence in his tone.

"I heard that after the victory over Shuolei Ubashi, this man returned to Urumqi, hanging out with his concubines every day, and no longer took the Khalkha people in his eyes. Is there any reason for a powerful enemy to live in a drunken dream and die before it is defeated? Being arrogant because of victory, Chaos due to arrogance, decline due to chaos, the disaster of Xiao Qiang is not far away! I hereby declare that it will not be long before the Heshuote tribe will have civil strife. In this way, the opportunity for you and your son will come."

"I understand, thank you Master for your guidance." Suletan thanked him politely, but he didn't think so in his heart. With such a strong man as Bai Bagas, where could the civil strife in the Heshuote Department come from? These scholars are used to making big claims and thinking they can do it!

(End of this chapter)