Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 664: Sending the Eight Banners to Unify Jinou (Part )
The man's ambitions were in all directions. After the deposed matter came to an end, the young emperor turned his attention to the unification of Jinou.

News came from Monan that the great enemy of the west, the Lotus Khan of Weiguo, went crazy for some unknown reason and went to Erdenizhao (Khalakhorin) in Outer Khalkha (Mobei) to worship his ancestors. Haha, I love the Xinjueluo family, which originated from the white mountains and black waters. The Yikeming'an family is not that noble, they are descendants of forest savages. The best thing is that at the critical moment of the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, this Lotus Khan took his wife, children, children, and civil and military officials all the way to Outer Khalkha to worship his ancestors. He obviously had no intention of intervening in the Qing Dynasty's destruction of Can Ming. war of nations. This made Emperor Shunzhi breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had overestimated the emperor of the Oirats. Although that man was a tycoon, he only had Mongolia in his eyes and lacked a long-term vision!

Although Emperor Shunzhi was relieved, he still had to seek the opinions of his ministers when it came to major military and state affairs, so he ordered to summon Sony, the minister of internal affairs and minister of political affairs (in charge of internal affairs), Aobai, the minister of internal affairs and minister of national affairs (in charge of internal affairs), and the minister of internal affairs and minister of national affairs (in charge of internal affairs). Prime Minister Luan Yiwei) Bilong, Chief Bachelor and Minister of State Affairs Fan Wencheng, Bachelor of Hongwen Academy and Minister of State Council Feng Quan and others entered the official discussion.

"The news just came that Lianhua Khan of the Wei Kingdom went to Outer Khalkha to worship his ancestors. It seems that he has no intention of taking advantage of the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty to send troops to invade. What do you think?" mentioned "Lianhua Khan" "When he said these three words, Emperor Shunzhi's words were sarcastic and full of disdain, as if the lotus flower was just an insignificant existence. However, if the Great Khan of Lotus was really insignificant, why did he need to summon important ministers to discuss it? It is obvious that he is covering his ears and stealing the bell, trying to conceal the truth.

"The Lotus Khan went north to worship his ancestors, but he had no intention of attacking the Qing Dynasty. Please ask the emperor to immediately mobilize the Eight Banners of Mongolia to go south to destroy the Ming Dynasty." Obai, a bearded man with a burly physique, shouted excitedly.

"God helps the Qing Dynasty, please send troops to destroy the Ming Dynasty immediately," Yi Bilong echoed Obai's words.

"Yeah", Emperor Shunzhi hummed slightly, but did not express his position.

"Does Your Majesty know how many troops Lotus Khan brought to worship his ancestors?" Sony asked calmly and maturely.

"About 20,000 cavalry, and many people from various tribes who came to join the alliance," Emperor Shunzhi replied with a smile. Suletan had a superb concealment method. He deliberately led only 20,000 imperial guards northward, and disguised the other 80,000 troops armed by herdsmen as followers of Taiji from various tribes participating in the alliance, and successfully deceived the clever Emperor Shunzhi.

"There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses. Even if they have evil intentions, they will be useless. What's more, to attack the Qing Dynasty from Mobei, we have to pass through Monan first. All the tribes in Monan are our Qing Dynasty's in-laws and vassals, and they will not let the guards pass through. , but there is no threat." Sony thought for a while and asked: "Does the Emperor know whether the Lotus Khan will bring the concubines and princes with him to worship his ancestors?"

Emperor Shunzhi smiled. "Not only did I bring them with me, but there were also many relatives of the emperor and civil and military officials."

"So worry-free! There is no reason in the world to bring your family to fight. I request that the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia be sent south immediately and return immediately after the Ming Dynasty is destroyed." Sony also agreed to send troops. Emperor Shunzhi nodded, and then looked at Fan Wencheng, the minister of political affairs who was the leader of the academicians, and asked, "What do you think, sir?" He respected this old gentleman very much. Unlike other Han officials, this one took the initiative to surrender to the Qing Dynasty when the power of the Qing Dynasty was not too strong. He served successively as Taizu, Taizong and himself in three dynasties, and was regarded as an important founding minister of the country. What's even more rare is that he is grateful for his father's kindness in knowing him. He has always been loyal to himself and refused to betray him even when Dorgon's power was overwhelming. To show respect, he sent a painter to Fan Wencheng's home last year to paint a portrait, which he kept in the palace for viewing from time to time.

Sixty-one-year-old Fan Wencheng is worthy of the word "old gentleman". He has gray hair and a fairy-like spirit. He replied calmly: "Your Majesty, I think the guards in Mobei are not intimidating. Not to mention that there are only 20,000 people, even an army of 100,000. It is also a long and difficult journey to defeat the Qing Dynasty through Monan. . The only one we can worry about is Shaanxi. Shaanxi is the most beautiful place in the world. If there is a loss, the capital will be shaken. In addition, we must also beware of the Weiguo stirring up trouble in Sichuan while I am fighting with the Ming army."

As expected of the chief academician and a famous think tank of the Qing court, Emperor Shunzhi fell into deep thought after what he said. After a long while, he said, "The old gentleman is absolutely right. Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, said this in a post a few days ago. Weiguo has been in Xining and Lintao. There are heavy troops stationed in the city. To prepare for unexpected events, he has expanded the Green Camp in Shaanxi to 35,000 people, repaired the city, and improved combat readiness. The Green Camp in Hexi has always been good at fighting, and should be able to block the guards; as for Sichuan, Wu Sangui said in a Zhezi that he passed through Sichuan There were many difficulties when entering Guiyang. Due to the war, Sichuan was sparsely populated and the land was barren, so it was difficult to obtain food supplies in Sichuan. The army would be scattered without food. Even if the guard army entered Sichuan, it would be difficult to last long without food."

A few years ago, the governor of Shaanxi, Meng Qiaofang, died of illness. Emperor Shunzhi appointed Li Guoying as the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi to fully preside over the military and civilian affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi. At the same time, he appointed Gao Minzhan as the governor of Sichuan. This Li Guoying was originally the chief military officer of Zuo Liangyu's department. He was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty together with Zuo Menggeng, Zuo Liangyu's son. He was both civil and military and quite capable. Hearing the emperor mention him, Fan Wencheng nodded, "Li Guoying is good at guarding, so it should be okay for him to guard Shaanxi. This time the army goes south to conquer the Ming Dynasty, the emperor must not divert troops from Shaanxi; as for Sichuan, Gao Minzhan, the governor of Sichuan, must be raised Be alert and seek help from Guiyang and Xi'an if anything happens."

"Good", Emperor Shunzhi praised him and glanced at Feng Quan again. Feng Quan was two years older than Fan Wencheng and could be called another "old gentleman". He was the leader of the Northern Party of Han officials in the Qing court. He is best at engaging in political struggle, suppressing the Southern Party and promoting the Northern Party. In recent years, the southern Han officials who surrendered to the Qing court have been repeatedly attacked, mostly related to him. Not long ago, he instigated the impeachment of Chen Zhilin, the leader of the Southern Party, for bribing the internal eunuch Wu Liangfu and bringing down Chen Zhilin.

At this time, Feng Quan was squinting his eyes, seemingly closing his eyes to rest, but in fact he was pondering the emperor's thoughts. Being good at guessing the meaning is his magic weapon for winning many battles in fierce political struggles. At that time, he took advantage of the emperor's pragmatic psychology and said, "Southerners are good at writing articles but not good at doing things; Northerners are good at doing things but not good at writing." The words "Article" brought down Chen Mingxia, the leader of the Southern Party.

What does the emperor mean? Do you want to send troops or not? Well, if you don't want to send troops, there is no need to gather so many ministers to discuss matters. It seems that you still want to send troops.

After thinking about this, Feng Quan suddenly opened his eyes and said impassionedly: "In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land; on the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers. Lianhua Khan went to Mobei to worship his ancestors. It is difficult to disturb the Qing Dynasty. This is heaven." Present Yungui to the Emperor. You must not hesitate and immediately send the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia to the south to destroy the Ming Dynasty. After the south is pacified, then send troops to the west. The lotus sweat jumps on the beam and the clown is nothing to be afraid of. If this is done, the world can be settled."

(End of this chapter)