Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Hearing that they would be rewarded according to their merits, the civil and military officials were all delighted. The Great Khan of Lotus did not disappoint his officials and rewarded them according to their merits.

First, the royal family was conferred. The crown prince Zhuoligetu was awarded a set of straight body fine fish scale armor, matching arm armor, double dragon chest engraving, and Zhenwu Emperor decorative helmet for his meritorious service in guarding Lhasa and maintaining stability in the rear. Although this set of armor is not particularly valuable, it is exactly the same as the armor worn by the Great Khan of Lotus, implying the inheritance of the throne and indicating that although the eldest son did not have the opportunity to charge into battle, the old father's favor for the eldest son did not diminish; Liao Wang Sumur, Qi Wang Mailas, Jin Wang Ergalang, Tucheng County Wang Nagat were awarded first-class military merits and given fifty camels, a hundred cattle, a thousand good horses, and a thousand acres of good water and grass; Chu Wang Baoyin and Zhao Wang Biligendalai were awarded second-class military merits and given thirty camels, eighty cattle, eight hundred good horses, and eight hundred acres of good water and grass; Zhenguo Generals Haraqi (the third son of Liao Wang Sumur) and Qiaoji (the fourth son of Sumur) were awarded third-class military merits and given twenty camels, sixty cattle, two hundred good horses, and three hundred acres of good water and grass. After the capture of Shengjing, Sultan controlled the three major pastures set up by the Qing court outside the Great Wall and obtained a large amount of pasture and livestock, which was just right for rewards.

Empress Wuliji Bayarsheng was awarded a jadeite phoenix hairpin, a pair of jadeite green bracelets, a gold handle, and 100 pieces of silk for her contribution to stabilizing the harem; Imperial Noble Consort Yaruo was awarded a flowing smoke and cloud hairpin, a pair of white feather lotus bracelets, a gold handle, and 80 pieces of silk for her contribution to assisting the empress; Noble Consort Zhu Huiyan and Makata were awarded a flowing smoke and cloud hairpin, a pair of white feather lotus bracelets, a gold handle, and 60 pieces of silk; Shufei Gulixiati was promoted to Xianfei; Zhuangfei Taogusi was promoted to Shufei; Huifei Erdenibumuba was promoted to Zhuangfei; Ningfei Solangcuomu was promoted to Jingfei; Depin Sijimodege was promoted to Huifei; Anpin Fatima was promoted to Shunfei; Xipin Zheniya was promoted to Kangfei; Kangpin Odunmuqier was promoted to Ningfei. So far, in addition to the empress, imperial noble consorts, and noble consorts, the eight concubines in the harem, Xian, Shu, Zhuang, Jing, Hui, Shun, Kang, and Ning, have gathered.

The civil officials were promoted again. Batuhetan and Tiemoer were promoted to the rank of Grand Secretaries of the Intermediate Palace, Nasutu and Liu Haogu were promoted to the rank of Grand Secretaries of the Jianji Palace, Xue Zongzhou and Bobei were promoted to the rank of Grand Secretaries of the Wenhua Palace, and each of them was given a jade ruyi handle, a hu of oriental pearls, a coral, a string of court beads, and 30 pieces of silk and satin; the Minister of Personnel, Hashiha, was given a jade ruyi handle, a hu of oriental pearls, a coral, a string of court beads, and 30 pieces of silk and satin; the Left Censor-in-Chief Hu Lianqi, who repeatedly offered brilliant strategies during the Northern Expedition, was promoted to the Minister of Revenue, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Halahuli, was promoted to the Minister of War, and the Left Censor-in-Chief Wei Xiangshu was promoted to the Right Censor-in-Chief; the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, Mi Guozhen, who made contributions to the overall planning of mining and coinage, was promoted to the Minister of Punishment; the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Liu Cheng, who made contributions to raising food and wages, was promoted to the Minister of Works, and the Doctor of the Money House, Zhang Baoyuan, was promoted to the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. As a result, five of the six ministries were no longer headed by cabinet ministers, leaving only the Ministry of Rites. There had long been rumors in the court that the emperor had his eyes on Zuo Shedou, the left vice minister of Rites, who was currently on a diplomatic mission to Beijing. It was said that the emperor admired this fat man very much and was planning to promote him, and would grant him an official position as soon as he returned from his diplomatic mission to Beijing.

In fact, the Great Khan has always wanted to implement a national policy to stop cabinet ministers from concurrently serving as heads of various ministries. On the one hand, it can prevent the cabinet ministers from having too much power, and on the other hand, it can check and balance each other and reduce corruption. Although the Great Khan's national power is growing, the contradictions hidden within are gradually exposed, and the most troublesome thing is corruption. Some royal relatives and meritorious officials rely on their power to commit crimes. Although the Great Khan strictly ordered the Inspectorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple to investigate and punish a large number of corrupt officials, and strictly ordered the Ministry of Personnel to strengthen assessments, corrupt officials still emerge in an endless stream. In order to clarify the administration of officials, he had to implement the cabinet ministers to manage the six ministries but not concurrently serve as ministers of the six ministries, and the ministers of the six ministries did not enter the cabinet but were in charge of the affairs of the ministry, so that the cabinet ministers and ministers could supervise each other to prevent abuse of power for personal gain.

In addition to the civil servants in the central government, local officials in various provinces who were effective in collecting grain and recruiting soldiers were also commended and rewarded, with special emphasis on the local officials in the five provinces of U-Tsang, Qinghai, Western Regions, Yarkand, and Sichuan, and the three thousand households of Huite, Khoshut, and Durbert. Among them, the governor of Lhasa, Zhuowo Garbu, the governor of Sichuan, Asumu, and Tumen Bandida Gushi of Qinghai were awarded the first-class imperial edict for their meritorious service to their wives, and one of their sons was appointed as the secretary of the Central Secretariat.

Finally, the soldiers were rewarded. Their contributions were recorded in the merit book, clearly and distinctly. According to the Great Khan, the kingdom of David was won by the soldiers who fought bloody battles, so they must be rewarded according to their contributions and the warriors' hearts must not be discouraged.

Of the three armies that attacked the Qing, the northern army led by the Great Khan fought the best. With a wave of his imperial pen, he granted the double prince salary to Dushihuoer, the first-class Duke of Lu, Erke, the second-class Duke of Liang, Barsi, the second-class Duke of Baili, Suhe, and the second-class Duke of Zasaktu, Wangchuk, the double duke salary, the first-class Kizil Marquis Hada, the first-class Duke of Dulan, Urigendalai, the first-class Duke of Chechen, Babu, and the second-class Duke of Weilumu, Bagabandi, the double marquis salary, the second-class Khalkha Right Wing Burbentar and the second-class Sayin Noyan Botashib, the double earl salary, and promoted the first-class Luntai Marquis Mandulatu to the third-class Luntai Marquis, the second-class Dangxiong Marquis Jijike to the first-class Dangxiong Marquis, the third-class Pulan Marquis Teguschaoktu to the second-class Pulan Marquis, and the second-class Kashilek Marquis Aldar to the first-class Kashilek. Shilekehou, first-class Hoboksailibe Obodu Wulanghai was promoted to third-class Hoboksailibe, first-class Hetuhuitebo Gunbu Yileden was promoted to third-class Hetuhuitebo, first-class Qingheboenhe Batu was promoted to third-class Qinghehou, second-class Guanglingbo Tarhun was promoted to first-class Guanglingbo, second-class Hequbo Orros was promoted to first-class Hequbo, third-class Sawubo Elinqin Batur was promoted to second-class Sawubo, third-class Yunchuanbo Babai was promoted to second-class Yunchuanbo, third-class Mayibo Tuoluoshihu was promoted to second-class Mayibo, third-class Jinglebo Buhe Aertu was promoted to second-class Jinglebo, third-class Shanyinbo Zhamubi was promoted to second-class Shanyinbo, third-class Aohanbo Buda was promoted to second-class Aohanbo, and Shilabu was promoted to third-class Taoshanbo. The rest of the generals and soldiers were all rewarded.

Xirimona fought well in the south, so the emperor issued an edict to promote Xirimo, the first-class Marquis of Turpan, to the third-class Marquis of Turpan, Narisong, the first-class Marquis of Kashgar, to the third-class Marquis of Kashgar, and Paribergsang, the second-class Paribergsang, to the first-class Pariberg. He also conferred the Sichuan general Jiancun Jiangqu the third-class Marquis of Yazhou, and the U-Tsang general Batu Mengke the third-class Marquis of Jianchang. Sichuan military officer Pan Lin and general Long Haiyang each gave one son to be a centurion, and the rest of the generals were all rewarded.

The only thing that the Great Khan Lianhua was not satisfied with was the results of the battle against Toli in the middle. Toli and Altan Cang fought smoothly at the beginning, conquered many places in Ningxia and Shaanxi, and fought to the gates of Xi'an in one go. But they were trapped in the strong city of Xi'an and failed to conquer it until the Qing army reinforcements arrived, and they had to withdraw from Xi'an. Sultan privately believed that if Toli's troops could capture Xi'an in time and join forces with him in Datong, Beijing could be captured.

The failure to capture Beijing in one fell swoop was a pain in the heart of this Oirat war god, so he was reluctant to reward the generals of the central army. However, considering the need to boost the morale of the army, he still put the overall situation first and ordered that the second-class Shuguogong Tuoli receive a double duke salary, the second-class Kuchehou Alatancang receive a double marquis salary, the first-class Zaqubosabir and the second-class Lalongbosandan each give one son as a hundred households, and the chief thousand households Balebaqi and Ramadashi, the generals Xin Sizhong, Qi Zhizhen, Fan Dingge, Ma Anbang, Ji Jiao, Liu Denglou, Xie Rude, Danba Ciren, Wanjin were all praised and given ten good horses, and the rest of the generals were rewarded.

As soon as the decree was issued, civil officials, military generals, and even ordinary soldiers were all excited and encouraged, and the morale of the army and the people was greatly boosted.

What's even more shocking is that the great Khan, with great talent and strategy, added three provinces to the territory of the David Kingdom with a stroke of his pen: Jilin Province, with Jilin Ula as its capital, governed six prefectures including Jilin Ula, Changbai, Helan, Buyeo, Changchun and Baicheng, and appointed Wan Nian Ce, a Ming Dynasty official who surrendered, as governor, Okchotebu as general, Zhang Jinyan, a Ningguta official who surrendered, as governor, and Fang Gongqian as censor; Ningguta Wanhu Prefecture, with Ningguta as its capital, governed the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River as far as Zhalingwei, and promoted Kunga Aodeser, the governor of the Western Regions, to be Ningguta Tumian, and General Khoboksari Zhamubi to be the head of Wanhu. He ordered the head of the Tuerhut Wanhu, Orros, to lead his troops back to Shenyang for appointment. He also promoted Shilabu to General Hoboksari, the governor of the Western Regions Jimuba to the governor of the Western Regions, the censor of the Western Regions Gunchuk to the governor of the Western Regions, and the Gansu military officer Jiang Guotai to the censor of the Western Regions. The Nurgan Wanhu Mansion, with Nurgan City as its capital, governed the northern bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River as far as Kuwu Island, Ezo (Hokkaido), and Liugui Kingdom (Kamchatka Peninsula). The Yarkand governor Ahem was promoted to Tumen, and the deputy head of the Wanhu Tarhun was promoted to the head of the Wanhu. The Yarkand governor Shalamai was promoted to the governor of Yarkand, the Yarkand censor Ikuli was promoted to the Yarkand governor, and the Sichuan military officer Pan Lin was promoted to the Yarkand censor. Erke, Duke of Lu, was appointed as the governor of Nuningji, in charge of the military affairs of the three provinces.

The establishment of three provinces at once reflects the ambition of the Great Khan of Lotus to expand the territory, just like a greedy snake, whose desire for territory is far from endless. (End of this chapter)