Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 601 Lotus Khan retreats from the battle

The bed was large enough to accommodate two souls unwilling to be lonely. Suletan hugged the good concubine Gulishati tightly and talked about love. This Yarkand woman had a faint fragrance that made the Great Khan of Lotus unable to stop. Therefore, after the death of the virtuous concubine Gao Yun, she became the fifth person in the harem, ranking only after Queen Ulijibayar and Imperial Concubine Yaruo. , Imperial Concubine Zhu Huiyan, under the Marqa Tower.

"Great Khan, you often say that a true man wants to conquer the world. If one day, all the nine provinces and all directions become Wei territory, wouldn't you be too lonely with nothing to do?" Gulishati said coquettishly.

"Hahaha, my dear, you are worrying too much. With a beautiful woman like you here, how can I have nothing to do?" Suletan laughed loudly and moved his hands around the plump parts of Gulishati's body.

"The sweat is bullying people," the beauty said coquettishly, and suddenly pointed to the white window, "It's dawn, you have to go to court."

"What? It's dawn?" Someone muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's dawn so soon? What if I ask the ministers to wait for me for a while? Who dares to say 'no'?"

Sultan was a time traveler and couldn't stand the ancient system of going to court at dawn, so he changed the time of going to court to Chenshizhong (eight o'clock in the morning), and also followed the Tang Dynasty's ten-day holiday system, where he rested every ten days On one day, there is a one-day holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, three days for the Winter Solstice, five days for the New Year's Day, and seven days for the Lantern Festival. In addition, you can take personal leave for visiting relatives, relocating funerals, worshiping ancestors, and being sick. In order to prevent the government from running idle, a rotating rest system was also implemented in various yamen. He was a good emperor who cared about officials.

"Great Khan, if you are late for the court, it will be recorded in the "Daily Notes". You have forgotten that a few days ago you quoted the words of Gu Yanwu, a great scholar of the Ming Dynasty, 'In ancient times, the rulers of the past recorded events on the left and recorded remarks on the right. Therefore, guard against mistakes and show it to the queen. The duty of recording notes has not yet come.' The historians and officials who wrote "Notes on Living Life" must be loyal to their duties. Even if they are beheaded, they must write the truth. Hehe, the lotus of the Kingdom of David His Majesty, Emperor Qianyuan, was late for the court, but he is going to be famous in history." Gu Lixiati pursed her lips and said happily.

"Naughty!"

Sultan slapped her hard on her pink buttocks, turned over and got out of bed, and shouted: "Hurry and help me change clothes, don't be late."

Although I put on my clothes quickly, I still got up a little late. Fortunately, the Lotus Khan was the emperor on horseback. In addition to riding a chariot like a Han emperor, he also liked to ride a horse in the palace, with a BMW tied to the royal road to "chasing the wind". He didn't say much, got on Zhui Feng, followed the royal road, and ran towards Fengtian Palace like flying. In fact, the daily morning court meeting was just a formality. The emperor met with the officials of the third rank and above, and then went back to their respective offices to work. The real important matters were decided in Xinan Pavilion or Qianyuan Hall of Qianqing Palace, while the fourth rank officials Officials of rank four or below are even worse. They are not qualified to enter Fengtian Palace and can only line up along the palace gate to Fengtian Gate according to their official positions.

Although it is just a formality, few people dare to be late. There is a censor to record and supervise. Chasing the wind is very fast. Can't wait to catch up with the morning. The moment he entered the palace and sat on the fearless Leo seat, Suletan breathed a sigh of relief and waited with a smile as the ceremonial officer called to leave.

"Great Khan, this is an urgent military message that I just received an hour ago." Hada, the head of the Ten Thousand Households of the Wuyi Guards, respectfully presented a wooden box with a secret letter inside. "Emergency military situation?" Suletan, who had experienced many battles, naturally understood the "weight" of these four words. He carefully opened the secret letter and saw that the Qing court had ordered Prince Jidu of Duoluojian County to lead 14,000 soldiers. The allied forces of the remaining Monan tribes rushed to Mobei to aid Tuxie Tuhan Gunbu.

"What! How is this possible!" Great Khan Lotus, the genius of the generation, muttered to himself, and then his body trembled with excitement.

Miscalculated, really miscalculated this time! He dared to send troops into Mobei under the nose of the Manchu Qing Dynasty because he was sure that the Qing army was fighting the Ming army in the south and had no time and inability to look north to prevent himself from annexing Khalkha Mongolia. This was indeed the case at the beginning. The Guards had surrendered the Chechen and Saiyinnoyan tribes, controlled the Zasaktu tribe, and captured Erdenizhao. The Qing army all acquiesced and made no major moves. Seeing that they could unify Khalkha by taking over the Tuxie Tubu and Tohuite tribes, they actually sent troops.

Originally, he wanted to wait for the Qing army and the Nanming army to fight for three or four years, with both sides suffering losses, before going to war with the Manchus. Unexpectedly, people intervened in advance. If a war starts at this time, the Qing army still has considerable strength and may not be able to win. what to do? To fight or not to fight?
If you were an ordinary person, you might draw your sword in anger. The Great Khan of Lotus is not an ordinary person. He has been in charge of the Huite Department's riding whip at the age of thirteen and has been in charge for twenty-five years. Step by step, from weak to strong, it depends on the word "forbearance". Tolerance means a knife on the head. Never make a move without full confidence, and be sure to win when you make a move. Although he had made a lot of preparations, he was still not sure of victory against the Manchus at this time, so he, who was always cautious, gave up.

"Master Liu, the young emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty sent troops into Khalkha. I feel that it is not time to break up with the Qing Dynasty yet, so I should send someone to Beijing to explain to that little kid that I and Zasak The Norbu Khan in the picture is Anda. He sent troops into Mobei just to help Norbu Khan's son Wangchuck take charge of the Jasak Tumaban. He had no intention of antagonizing the Qing Dynasty. Well, the Ministry of Rites went on an envoy to Guizhou with you last time That official, what is his name? Yes, Zuo Shedou, he is very effective in doing things, so just send him there," Suletan said to Liu Haogu, a bachelor and minister of the Ministry of Etiquette.

"Yes", Liu Haogu agreed quickly.

In order to fear that the generals at the front would not understand his good intentions of enduring the humiliation, someone wrote a letter of instruction to General Balsi and Deputy General Ananda Gushi.

The letter to Ananda Gushi wrote: "In the past, Jin and Chu were in charge of the army. When they met in the Central Plains, Duke Wen retreated to three houses and finally ruled the world. Now the Qing army has entered Khalkha with the intention of me. I think it is appropriate to imitate Duke Wen. Just be weak, hide your strength and bide your time, and wait until the next autumn to make your horse fatter."

The letter to Balsi was much more straightforward, "Shunzhi Xiao'er sent troops to Khalkha for me. The basic purpose is to prevent our army from reaching Mobei. I am not ready to fight the Qing army at this time. Be prepared, you must maintain the status quo, be careful to deal with it, and never react to anger and cause trouble, trigger a war, and make the situation out of control."

At this time, the Great Khan of Lotus was like a racing driver in later generations. The car was already speeding on the track, but he stepped on the brakes, desperately trying to stop the car. But everything has its own inertia. When David's military meritorious aristocrats were first established, they were all at their peak, and they were all gearing up to prepare for their meritorious service. How could it be that the Great Khan could just stop? What's more, Suletan forgot one thing: he once allowed Barsi to do things easily in Mobei.

(End of this chapter)