Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 707 Luofengtai and the coming of the strong wind (Part )
"Your Majesty, this is Luofengtai. Legend has it that this big stone plate is where the phoenix landed. The locals say that standing on Luofengtai on the night of the second day of the lunar calendar, you can see the newly rising crescent moon. Therefore, it forms The strange scene is 'Fengtai Xiaoyue'. It is said that Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Dynasty once used this Luofengtai as her dressing table," Wang Du, the magistrate of Datong, said to Suletan humbly.

Because of his meritorious service in dedicating the city, Wang Du became a popular figure around Lotus Khan. Of course, this was just a way for the Great Khan to appease people. As soon as he entered the city, he summoned several "righteous men" who had contributed to the uprising: Datong County Magistrate Wang Du, Datong Camp Chief Li Yingming, Datong Fuxue Professor Feng Yunxiang, Datong Confucian Xu Huapu, Datong County Chief Catcher Sun Zongkai, and even forced by the battlefield situation Zheng Guoyin, a guerrilla from the rear camp, and Qi Liangzai, a minister of Datong Datong, who had temporarily surrendered, also received him with a smile and offered comfort. Not only does it give them a good look, but it also allows them to become officials.

Wang Du, the magistrate of Datong County, was promoted to Shanxi Chief Envoy Si You to participate in politics and guard Datong Road. Qi Liangzai, the minister of Datong Road, was promoted to be the deputy envoy to Shanxi and patrol post. Li Yingming, the chief of the battalion, was promoted to the rank of staff general, Sun Zongkai, the chief arrester of Datong County, was promoted to Shanyin garrison, and Feng Yunxiang, the professor of Datong Fuxue, was promoted to the imperial envoy to supervise the killing of Hukou and also to manage the taxation and household department of Hebao and other departments. As for the original garrison, Zhang Hongjun, the Deputy Inspector of Shanxi Province at Hukou and the missionary of the Qing Army Post, was transferred to Datong to serve as the Inspector of Shanxi Province. The Imperial Commissioner of Hukou was also in charge of the taxation of Hebao and other departments. Know. The reason why Zhang Hongjun and Liu Guoqin were transferred to Datong was because they had been working in Shahukou for some years. Staying in the same place would inevitably lead to corruption. Moreover, they surrendered after being captured, so their loyalty was questionable. Shahukou was a treasure of the imperial court. It's an important land, and it's better for the officials there to be loyal and honest, so I moved a place for them. It's said to be a promotion, but there's a sign in front of it. The signer is also an agent, which means: if you do well, the word "sign" will be removed; if you do not do well, you will continue to sign.

Chinese people are famous for being fond of being officials. Naturally, they are happy when all the demoted officials are promoted. Especially Wang Du, who suddenly jumped from a small seventh-rank county magistrate to a fourth-rank official, and became a third-rank right-hand participant in politics. He was simply ecstatic. He secretly thought that he had done the right thing by surrendering to the guards. He was so servile and flattering to the Great Khan. , wishing to kneel down and call the Great Khan "Eqi Ge". Seeing him like this, Sultan was very proud. He did this on purpose. Not only did he promote Wang Du out of the ordinary, but he also promoted the other four "righteous men" who came to the city to join him. For example, Li Yingming was promoted from the sixth rank, thousand general, to the third rank, a staff general, crossing three ranks; Feng Yunxiang was promoted from the seventh rank to the full rank. The professor of government studies was promoted from the fifth rank Yuanwailang, crossing two levels; the famous scholar Xu Huapu was appointed as the fourth rank magistrate by Bai Shen; the head catcher Sun Zongkai was appointed as the fifth rank guard by the junior official. By unconventionally promoting the officials who surrendered to the city, he told the people of the world: As long as they are willing to surrender to the great state of Wei, they will be promoted to higher ranks.

This operation has achieved good results. The defenders from Hunyuan Prefecture, Yuzhou, Guangling, Lingqiu, Guangchang and other places have already been transferred to Datong. They are unable to stop the attack of the guards. Seeing surrender can lead to promotion. Places in these areas The officials surrendered one after another. Lang Yongqing, the magistrate of Hunyuan, and Bian Weiqi, the magistrate of Guangchang, also wrote poems praising their virtues, to the effect that the Qing Dynasty was immoral and harmed the people, but Your Majesty, you are kind and virtuous, and saved the people from fire and water. Suletan was overjoyed when he saw this. He knew that these two men were just sycophants, but he still commended them and gave them a hundred taels of silver.

"Oh, this is Luofengtai, it really deserves its name." Suletan looked at this large stone plate located in the northwest corner of the ancient city, imagining the beautiful scenery of Fengtai at dawn, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt like he was becoming immortal. In high spirits.

"Here comes the pen!" the Great Khan suddenly shouted. The guards on the side knew the true dragon's temperament, so they hurriedly prepared the ink and presented it to the royal pen. The genius of a generation has a wolf hair in his hand, and he is filled with passion. He swipes ~ swipes ~ swipes ~ and paints it wildly.

"Spring Falls in Qinyuan and Nostalgia on Fengtai"

Eternally majestic city, you can travel freely and visit Luofengtai.

The laughing dragon travels all over the world, but rarely meets the phoenix;

A strong arm and an iron horse, generosity begets sorrow.

The hero of the world, the crucian carp crossing the river,
Who dares to show off to me?
The flute plays, accompanied by the madrigal,
Hot-blooded man.

I just want to live forever in the mountains and forests,
Unexpectedly, the clothes and war drums came. I lament that I have been arrogant throughout my life and will not change as time goes by;

A warrior fights hundreds of battles, but only seeks defeat.

Drinking wine to drown my sorrows, the moon rises in Fengtai,
What's the point of a full moon?
Why should I hate it when a hero is drunk with me?
Drink to your heart's content.

"Wonderful!" "Magnificent!" "Dahan's lyrics are magnificent"... It's incredible. As soon as he finished filling in the lyrics, he started to flatter me so much that he couldn't stop. He couldn't stop at all. On the one hand, the ministers were flattering, but on the other hand, they were really impressed. Since ancient times, most emperors can fight, but few can write poems. It is rare for someone who can both fight and write poems, regardless of whether he writes well or not. Wang Du, Xu Huapu, Qi Liangzai, Feng Yunxiang and other demoted officials were even more shocked when they heard this. They did not expect that the emperor of the Hu people could actually compose lyrics, which invisibly increased their sense of belonging to the Kingdom of David.

"Your Majesty's words are so heroic and I admire them all," Qi Liangzai, the newly appointed deputy envoy to Shanxi Province and the evangelist of the sub-post patrol post, heartily praised him.

Sultan was very proud and said to Qi Liangzai and Feng Yunxiang with a smile: "You two are about to take up posts in Shahukou. One is in charge of Yantieyi Chuan and the other is in charge of taxes. You must do your job well and manage Shahukou well for the court."

"I respectfully obey the imperial edict," the two men hurriedly bowed to accept the order.
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After making up a nonsense poem at Luofengtai and satisfying his addiction to poetry, the Great Khan of Lotus began to get down to business.

On December 16 last year (the fifteenth year of Qianyuan), he ordered a three-pronged attack on the Qing Dynasty. With Xi Rimo as the general in the southern expedition and Narisong as the deputy general in the southern expedition, they set out from Yazhou with one hundred thousand troops to seize Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Tuoli became the general in the northern expedition, and Su He was the deputy general in the northern expedition, leading ten troops. Wan set out from Lintao to capture Ningxia, Shaanxi and Shanxi; he personally led 100,000 cavalry and went south from Harakhorin (Erdenizhao) to conquer Monan Mongolia, and then invaded Shanxi from Monan. In this grand strategy, he and Tuoli agreed that the two armies would meet in Datong, Shanxi. More than five months later, the North Route Army led by him achieved its pre-set combat goal and conquered Datong. However, the Central Route Army that escaped from Li was blocked by Xi'an Jiancheng and could not come.

On the surface, the Guards were in a strong position, but Sultan knew that the reason why the Battle of Datong went so smoothly was because the main force of the Eight Banners had gone south, and he caught the enemy by surprise. The Manchu Qing Dynasty had a vast territory and great potential for war. If they were allowed to slow down, the war would be difficult to fight. Therefore, he urgently needed to join forces with Tuoli, and then combine the two armies to attack Zhili and seize Beijing.

In order to achieve this goal, he decided to lead his army south to Taiyuan Prefecture and Pingyang Prefecture, and then invaded Shaanxi from Pingyang Prefecture to support Tuoli. Hala Huli, the doctor in the Ministry of War who was responsible for preparing military supplies, was very capable and quickly prepared the food and wages needed for the army. But just when the Great Khan was planning to continue his journey south from Datong to Taiyuan, a series of unfavorable news came.

(End of this chapter)