Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 561: The triumphant return of Feng Qiuhuang (Part )
In August of the ninth year of Qianyuan (1652), Great Khan Lianhua led the Western Expedition army in triumph and returned to Lhasa. Crown Prince Zhuoligetu led hundreds of civil and military officials to welcome him.

The first thing Suletan did after returning to Beijing was to pay homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth and tell them about his great achievements. Then he held a large-scale prisoner sacrifice ceremony. He was a kind man and did not sacrifice prisoners after the ceremony. Instead of punishing the prisoners, they mercifully confessed their crimes and released them. The main reason is that the Kazakh and Bukhara royal families among the prisoners have been killed long ago, and the remaining prisoners who pose no threat can be used as tools to show mercy; and An order was issued to each household in Lhasa to distribute a drop of copper coins, a jar of wine, and five pounds of meat, and everyone celebrated.

The news of the victory and the imperial newspaper were spread in all directions, and grand celebrations were held everywhere. The whole city of Lhasa was immersed in joy, with lights and colors everywhere. Even monks who were not familiar with secular affairs held Buddhist services. Activities to pray for David’s people.

Celebrations were not unique to victory. When Suletan returned to Beijing, he found that the royal family had a new member. The noble concubines Makata and Zhu Huiyan each gave birth to a son, and the concubine Zhuang Tao Ges gave birth to a daughter.

It is naturally a good thing to have a long line of heirs. Suletan smiled and said that this was the blessing of the country. He named the sixth son of the emperor, Zhu Huiyan, Chuosiji, and planned to be titled King of Qin; the seventh son of the emperor, born to imperial concubine Makata, named Luobuzang and Shuoqi, and planned to title him King of Han; The four daughters of the birth emperor were named Yuwuhar, which means gem, and they were planned to be titled Princess Saleshk. They would be canonized as long as they turned ten years old.

When they were happy, the Ministry of Rites reported: Sun Kewang, the King of Qin in the Yongli Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the leader of the Qin Kingdom, sent Ren Zhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, as an envoy to the Kingdom of David. The envoy and his entourage have arrived in Lhasa.

Ren Zun, the Minister of Rites, was not granted the title by Emperor Yongli, but was conferred privately by Sun Kewang. After Sun Kewang accepted the title of Emperor Yongli of Qin, he nominally respected the title of Yongli, but secretly he was doing the trick of "coercing the emperor to order the princes". He claimed to be the "lord" of the Qin State and established six military ministries in Guiyang. He appointed Fan Kuang, Ma Zhaoxi, Ren Xun and Wanniance as ministers of official affairs, household affairs, rituals and military affairs. He actually took over the power of the Yongli court.

At this time, there were two major political centers in the area under the jurisdiction of the Daxi Army: Kunming and Guiyang. The former was the center of long-term activities of the four former kings of the Daxi Army, and the latter was the place where Sun Kewang gave orders as the "lord of the country". It is said that when Emperor Yongli came, he would either settle in Kunming or Guiyang. However, the leader of the Qin State was afraid that after welcoming Emperor Yongli to Kunming, he might be influenced by Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, etc., and he would not be able to control it. If he welcomed Emperor Yongli to Guiyang, not only would he have to attend court regularly to profess his vassalship, but also major military and state affairs would have to be formalized Obtain the emperor's approval. This is also intolerable for him who is ambitious.

Therefore, he simply moved Emperor Yongli and his few courtiers and followers to Anlong, which was under the control of his direct army. To make it sound better, he changed "Anlong" to "Anlong". This place was originally just a city with a thousand households. It was a remote place with no more than a hundred households. You can imagine the simplicity of Emperor Yongli's palace.

Not only were the residences simple and crude, but the supplies were also extremely meager. Sun Kewang appointed his close friend Fan Yingxu as the prefect of Anlong Prefecture, and Zhang Yingke as the prime minister's official. Only 8,000 taels of silver and 600 shi of rice were given to Yongli monarchs, ministers, and followers every year.

Since these two people were Sun Kewang's confidants, they would naturally not make things easy for Emperor Yongli. "The emperor said that it was not enough and did not answer. When making the register, he directly "opened the name of the emperor and the empress, and how much silver and rice they paid per month." They also closely monitored the movements of the Yongli court and reported to Sun Kewang at any time. The emperor actually The emperor was under house arrest, and even Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were not allowed to directly communicate with Emperor Yongli without Sun Kewang's permission.

He was harsh on Yongli's monarchs and ministers, but he was unambiguous towards himself. He ordered his confidant Wang Yinglong to "build a royal palace for himself in Kunming. He used yellow tiles and demolished the bricks and stones of Chenggong County to make walls with feet six feet wide. Outside the gate, there was a General Administration Department, a horse sign was set up, and a guard of honor for the emperor was made. Five dragons were hung in the hall, and Chi Your Majesty, please choose someone with a voice to praise Honglu Temple. He seems to have the appearance of pretending to be the emperor." In Guiyang, "a great deal of construction work was carried out, and palaces and buildings were built, which were very beautiful and majestic. They also built more than ten palaces on the Yunnan and Guizhou Confucius Roads in preparation for inspections. ".
In the Qianyuan Hall of the Kingdom of David, the Lotus Khan sat majestically on the fearless lion throne at the west end. He was holding a whip of the Huite Department at the age of thirteen. Twenty-three years have passed, and the majestic majesty of his body is oppressive. The ministers did not dare to raise their heads.

The ministers who came today are all senior ministers of the Kingdom of David, including Batu Hetan, the first assistant and minister of the Ministry of Industry, Tiemoer, the second assistant and minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Nasutu, the academician and minister of the Ministry of War, and Nasutu, the academician and minister of the Ministry of Rites. Liu Haogu, academician and Hubu Shangshu Xue Zongzhou, Libu Shangshu Hashiha, Wuyiwei Ten Thousand Household Chief Hada, Youdu Yushi Hu Lianqi, Zhili Governor Reheman, etc. Among them, Reheman was originally the governor of Lhasa. Two years ago, Emperor Qianyuan issued an imperial edict to change "Governor of Lhasa" to "Governor of Zhili".

"Sun Kewang's envoy has arrived, and all the ministers have discussed it. What is the purpose of the envoy sent by the leader of the Qin Kingdom of Yongli Dynasty? How should we respond?" Suletan asked the ministers to clarify the theme of today's meeting.

"Sun Kewang is also a jackal. I heard that he imprisoned Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty in Anlong. He lived in a simple place, but he had people build palaces for him in Kunming and Guiyang. He followed the same etiquette as the emperor. Everyone knows his intention to usurp the throne. , This must be to make friends with me, David, and to provide foreign aid for changing the dynasty." Batu Hetan, the chief assistant, spoke first.

"That's right, I also heard that the leader of the Qin State was extremely ambitious. When he welcomed Emperor Yongli, he had already killed Yan Qiheng, Yang Dinghe, Liu Yaozhen, Wu Lin, Zhang Zai, Yang Weizhi and other loyal ministers, and then killed Emperor Yongli. He was placed under house arrest in a small Qianhu Mansion, just like a prisoner, and no outsiders could see him. This is obviously an attempt to replace Zhu Ming," Cifu Tiemo'er also said.

Nasutu, Xue Zongzhou, Hashiha, Reheman and others all thought that Sun Kewang came to usurp the throne of Emperor Yongli to gain allies.

"Hmph! Anyone who finds a traitor and a traitor will be punished. I hate such dishonest thieves the most, but considering that the trade with the Western thieves is of great benefit to me, David, I can't tolerate it. I hope Ruosun will be wise and replace him. What should I do with my heart?" Sultan said indignantly. This is indeed what he said from his heart. Since he established the Kingdom of David and proclaimed himself emperor, he has regarded himself as the orthodox of the world and asked his ministers to be loyal and good. Most of all, he hates treacherous ministers who use ministers to deceive their masters. He has completely forgotten that he has the Yike Ming An clan. Replacing the Borzhi Jin clan as the Great Khan of Mongolia was also a case of deceiving the Lord with his ministers. However, although Sun Kewang has great ambitions, he actually has a way of developing the economy and manages Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan in a tight and orderly manner. The Kingdom of David made a lot of profits from its trade with Sichuan and Yunnan, but it did not want to offend them.

After angrily scolding Sun Kewang for being a kingless and fatherless man who deserved to be cut to pieces, and telling his ministers not to imitate him, Suletan coughed and asked a crucial question, "You think Sun Kewang is a thief who wants to steal Zhu Ming?" Can one generation succeed?"

All the important ministers present had followed him for many years and knew the nature of dragons well, and were secretly happy when they heard the words. Although His Majesty verbally hates the Sun thief who has no king and no father and wants to rebel, he is the most practical. If the Sun thief can really succeed, Your Majesty will definitely form an alliance with him.

(End of this chapter)