Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 600: The Qing Dynasty strongly intervenes

It's snowing, and snowflakes are flying inside and outside Cining Palace, making this palace built by Jiajing, the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, for his biological mother covered in silver.

There was a fire in the main hall, which was warm. The forty-year-old Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, Boljijin Bumubutai, was sitting on the phoenix chair in plain clothes, with a worried look in her eyes. The reason why she was dressed plainly was because she received a letter from her brother Wu Keshan, Prince Zhuoliketu of the Horqin Tribe of Mongolia: her mother was seriously ill. Unknowingly, I have left Horqin Grassland for twenty-eight years. The scene of mother and daughter holding each other's arms and crying when they got married twenty-eight years ago is still before my eyes. well! There are some things that you can't think about because they make you feel uncomfortable just thinking about them! Unknowingly, this always strong woman's eyes became moist.

The 16-year-old Emperor Shunzhi had gone through many hardships and had already matured his mind. He comforted his mother softly, "The emperor is sad, my grandmother is a lucky person, and she will definitely turn the bad luck into good luck." This is a filial son. Horqin's messenger told him that his grandmother was seriously ill and might not survive the winter. He had secretly made preparations and planned to posthumously give his grandfather Buhe as Prince Heshuozhong and his grandmother as a virtuous concubine. He was worried about his mother. , but gave secret orders not to tell her mother about her grandmother's actual condition.

But how could such a little trick be concealed from the empress dowager Zhaosheng who had an insight into people's hearts? Even though this person rarely leaves the gate of Cining Palace, she has so many spies both overt and covert. How can all the affairs inside and outside the palace escape her discerning eye? But her son was very filial, so she could only pretend not to know.

"Is it difficult for the emperor to see you today?" Bumbutai changed the subject, not wanting to talk about his mother's condition anymore.

"The two servants of Emperor Eni, Sunahai and Luo Shuo came to me and told me that the guard army entered Mobei under the pretext of establishing Norbu's son Wangchuk as Zasak Tuhan and has captured Er. Denizhao controlled the sacred monk Jebzundamba. Sultana has a huge appetite. He wants to swallow the entire Khalkha in one breath." Emperor Shunzhi gritted his teeth.

"This Suletan Khan is quite a figure. He took advantage of the fierce battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Can Ming forces to get involved in Mobei. The timing and fire are just right, so we should not underestimate him." Bumbutai smiled and said, "Su How do Nahai and Luo Shuo view this matter?"

"Those two slaves believed that Mobei was the barrier to Monan, and they must not give up. They asked me to send troops to support Tushe Tuhan Gunbu. However, in successive years of fighting, the Eight Banners' disciples suffered too many casualties and needed to recuperate, and the south was fighting against the Can Ming army. How can I send troops to Mobei to fight?" Emperor Shunzhi waved his hands in frustration.

"Sunahai and Luo Shuo have some knowledge." Bumbutai nodded, "Mobei is the barrier of Monan, and must not fall into the hands of the Wei Kingdom. Moreover, Lotus Khan Suletan was very ambitious and sent troops to enter Khalkha may be just a test for him to test the strength of the Qing Dynasty. If we don't make any move, he may very well think that the Qing Dynasty is weak and can be bullied, and he will take advantage of the opportunity of our battle with the Ming army to stab us from behind. It’s dangerous!”

"But Huang Eni and Hong Chengchou said that the two thieves Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were at odds with each other, and Li Dingguo had already fled to Guangdong. Seeing that the puppet Ming Dynasty was about to split, I was preparing to wait for the civil strife and completely pacify southern Xinjiang. There are really no soldiers and horses sent to Khalkha!" Emperor Shunzhi said helplessly.

Bumbutai was confident, "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have soldiers. All the leagues and banners in Monan are all vassals of the Qing Dynasty. Just send some soldiers and horses from them."

Emperor Shunzhi thought for a while and asked: "Which tribes do you think are better to mobilize soldiers and horses?" He was a good Bumubutai, a woman who was not inferior to men. He not only understood politics, but also knew military affairs. After thinking carefully, he spoke eloquently, "Soldiers are valuable." With great speed, Tuxietu's troops are in critical condition and need immediate rescue. The distant water cannot quench the near thirst, and the other alliances and flags are too far away to be relied upon. The only ones who can rush to Khalkha as soon as possible are Ulanqab and Xilin Gol. Some banners of the League and three banners of the Chahar Tribe of Inner Mongolia."

The so-called Inner Mongolia refers to the Mongolian banners that do not have hereditary zasak and are governed by officials directly appointed by the Qing court, as opposed to the outer vassal Mongolia that maintains a certain degree of independence. The original Chahar tribe of the Mongolian Communist Party was leaderless after the death of Erzhe, the son of Lindan Khan, and the Qing government took the opportunity to organize its households and people into the Chahar left and right wings, with blue, white, white, and yellow. , straight yellow, straight red, bordered red, bordered blue eight flags. History has gone awry here. In another time and space, after the death of Ezhe, his younger brother Abu Nai succeeded him, and the Qing government would not establish the Eight Banners of Chahar until 1675. In this time and space, Abu Nai descended with his mother Namu Zhong. Wei became the adopted son of Sultan, which caused the Chahar tribe to lose its heir and also advanced the establishment of the Eight Banners of Chahar.

Emperor Shunzhi knew that his mother, who was born in the Horqin tribe of Mongolia, knew the situation of various tribes in Monan very well, so he begged: "Please ask Emperor Eni to decide which troops to deploy, and I will approve them all."

Bumbutai did not refuse, thought for a while and said: "We can order Omubu, the king of Doluo County of the Fourth Prince Banner of Ulanqab League, the first-class Taiji Sengge of Maoming'an Banner, the Duke of Wulatqian Banner, Eban, and Wu The auxiliary princes of Lat Zhong Banner, Bakba Hai, and the princes of Urat Hou Banner, Tuba, each sent 1,000 troops; the Xilingol League's Sunit Right Banner Commander Sousei, Sunit Left Wing Banner Commander Teng Jitai, and Abaga Duolji, the commander of the right-wing banner, Dusgar, the commander-in-chief of Abaga's left-wing banner, Belseleng, the right-wing banner of Abahanar, and Dongyisi Labu, the left-wing banner of Abahanar, each sent 1,000 troops; Inner Mongolia The deputy commander of Chahar in Zhenglan Banner, Tashhai, the deputy commander of Chahar in Xianghuang Banner, Hulu Kezhaisang, and the deputy commander of Chahar in Xiangbai Banner, Badasi Zhaisang, each sent one thousand troops, so they could get ten thousand. Four thousand elite soldiers."

"Good! Emperor Eni, we have the army, but where are the generals? Who do you think is better to lead the army?" Emperor Shunzhi asked his mother happily.

This made Bumbutai a little embarrassed. Manchuria had a tradition of royal family leading the army, so he was worried about not being led by his own family members. But after entering the customs, the older generation of princes, Beile, died and fell ill, and the new generation of princes, Beile, had not grown up yet, so it was really difficult to choose a suitable person.

However, this did not trouble the wise Empress Dowager Zhaosheng. She thought for a while and said: "The second son of Prince Zheng (referring to Jierharang)'s family, King Jianjun, is good at Jidu, and he can be the general of Dingbei. But Jidu is a bit younger. , lack of experience, you can appoint Suksaha as deputy general of Dingbei."

"Wonderful! The two of them have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they complement each other perfectly! Huang Eni really knows how to recognize people!" Emperor Shunzhi clapped his hands and laughed.

"The emperor must secretly instruct Jidu and Suksaha that the primary purpose of this trip is to deter the guards from annexing Khalkha, and not to engage in a real war with the guards. After all, the focus of the imperial court's military deployment is still in the south. , We don’t have much strength to fight a big war in the north," Bumubutai asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, Huang Eni, and save your son."

(End of this chapter)