Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The winter of the 1662th year of Qianyuan () was extremely cold, but there was a stove in the bedroom of the Shenyang Imperial Palace, and it was so warm that there was no feeling of cold at all.

"Great Khan, Maoxiu Taiji is here and is waiting for your summons," the trusted eunuch Maraqin reported respectfully.

"Well, let him in," the Lotus Khan stretched lazily and put on a majestic and inviolable sacred look.

"The criminal Maoxiu kowtows to the Khan." As soon as he entered the palace, Maoxiu kowtowed vigorously. Born in the Kharchin tribe of Mongolia, he was the son of the first-rank Tabunang'erlinchen of the Kharchin tribe. In the war when the Great Khan Lianhua attacked the south of the desert, the Kharchin tribe refused to submit and was defeated. He became a prisoner of the guards. As a prisoner, he dared not disobey, otherwise his life would be in danger.

"All Mongolian tribes are one family, and your Kharachin tribe is the descendant of Zhalemei (one of Genghis Khan's "four dogs"), and was once a subordinate of Grand Master Toghan (leader of the Oirat Mongols), so you are considered one of our family. You have already surrendered to David, so stop calling yourself a sinner and stand up," Sultan said to him cheerfully. It is a bit far-fetched to say that the Kharachin tribe is "one of our family" of the Oirat Mongols. In fact, since Bayashale (Kundulun Khan), the grandson of Dayan Khan, became the leader of the Kharachin tribe, the tribe has always obeyed the orders of the Golden Family. Although in the war with Ligdan Khan later, the Golden Family leaders of the Kharachin tribe were few and far between, and the Wulingha people who were originally attached to the Kharachin tribe took control of the tribal horse whip, they were still incompatible with the Oirat Mongols (Wala). Moreover, after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, they had been intermarried with the Manchu royal family for generations, enjoying many benefits from the Qing Dynasty. They were the most loyal tribes to the Qing Dynasty among the tribes in the south of the desert, along with the Khorchin tribe. How could they be "our own family"? However, for the Lotus Khan, who was used to winning people's hearts, a few sweet words were nothing.

"Thank you, Great Khan. I would never be able to repay you for not killing me, even if I were to die!" Maoxiu replied quickly.

"Do you really want to repay my kindness?" After hearing this, Lotus Khan suddenly put away the smile on his face and asked seriously.

Instantly, a powerful pressure came over Maoxiu, causing him to sweat profusely and tremble all over. He swore: "Eternal Heaven, sinner, no, every word I say comes from my heart. If I am a lie, I am willing to die under a hail of arrows!"

"I was just asking casually, don't be so angry." Seeing this, Sultan regained his warm smile and said slowly, "The Qing army is attacking Datong very urgently. I want to attack Shanhaiguan with a large army. In order to prevent the Jizhen garrison from ruining my plan, I want to let you go back to recruit the Kharachin tribe. Are you willing?"

"I would not hesitate even if my body is torn to pieces!" Maoxiu expressed his loyalty.

"Okay! Go back and tell your general Bertubaseleng that as long as he swears an oath to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Baimachuan and pretends to attack Zunhua City, he will have made a great contribution and can be made a duke. I will never go back on my word. The entourage and fast horses are ready. It is getting late, so you go back and prepare and set off early tomorrow morning," Sultan ordered.

"Yes," Maoxiu took the order and left.

As soon as he left, Empress Uliji Bayar came out from behind the screen and said, "Great Khan, the taijis of the Kharchin tribe are all Manchu relatives. It may not be possible to persuade them to surrender, and can Maoxiu be trusted?" The Lotus Khan liked to have a beautiful woman with red sleeves when reviewing memorials. Today, he remembered the good things about the queen and ordered her to grind ink. In the past few years, her husband was away on the expedition. When he saw her again, there were a few more concubines around him, especially Concubine Zhuang Erdeni Bumba and Concubine Ning Odunmuqier, who were both from the Kharchin tribe. They were both stunning beauties. Erdeni Bumba looked like a foxy woman. The Great Khan summoned her to sleep with him every now and then, and she was already pregnant with a dragon seed. Uliji Bayar couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Today, she deliberately used the marriage relationship between the Kharchin tribe and the Manchu royal family to insinuate the Kharchin tribe, the natal family of the Manchu empress dowager and the queen, hoping that her husband would not be too fond of the women of the Kharchin tribe.

As expected of the master of the harem, Sultan was very good at making innuendos. He didn't notice his wife's thoughts at all, but thought she was really worried about Maoxiu's loyalty. He laughed and said, "Queen, don't worry. The Kharchin tribe has limited power. If they surrender, it's fine. If they don't surrender, it won't change the overall situation. I asked Maoxiu to persuade them to surrender. According to the Chinese saying, 'We'll see if there is a date or not.' As for Maoxiu's loyalty, I think I can still believe it. After all, David's country is now thriving, and he is a Mongolian. Since he swore to Changsheng, how dare he break his oath?"

"Since ancient times, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. I hope Maoxiu will not live up to the Khan's grace." Uliji Bayar smiled sweetly and gently stroked the hair of the Khan. As an old couple, Sultan naturally knew what his beloved wife meant. He laughed and suddenly picked up the queen and went to the dragon bed in the bedroom.
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The Baima River in the north of Zunhua County, Shuntian Prefecture, is rich in water and grass, and is an excellent pastureland. It is also an important area to protect the important military town of Zunhua. Since the Kharchin tribe was defeated by the Wei army and had to leave their ancestral homeland Qilaotu Mountain and move to Zunhua, Emperor Shunzhi ordered that this fertile grassland be given to his in-laws to graze, which was both a gesture of generosity and a means of making them a barrier to protect the Zunhua section of the Great Wall.

At this moment, Tabunangerlinchen, one of the three great taijis of the Kharchin tribe, was drinking in a depressed mood. Since his eldest son Maoxiu went missing in the battle with the guards, he often drank to drown his sorrows. When you draw a sword to cut off the water, the water will flow faster; when you drink to drown your sorrows, your sorrows will become more severe. Just as he was sighing, the guards came to report, "Tabu Nang, the young master is back."

"Who?" Erlinchen was stunned and didn't react.

"Eqige~er~er is back," Maoxiu walked into the big tent crying.

"Is it you? Maoxiu~ my son~" Erlinchen was overjoyed at first, and then burst into tears. The father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly.

"Were you released by Lianhua Khan?" Erlinchen asked with a frown after hearing his son's explanation.

"Yes, Eqige, I saw in the Wei camp that the Wei Kingdom has the potential to dominate the world, and all the Mongolian tribes have surrendered. Why don't we surrender to Wei as well?" Maoxiu expressed his thoughts.

"Ridiculous! You have been bewitched by Lianhua Khan's small favors and forgotten our relationship with the Qing Dynasty. Since the marriage with the Qing Dynasty, our Kharchin tribe has obtained excellent pastures, countless cattle and sheep, and various rewards. Our people have the good life we ​​have today. Surrender to Wei? Can Wei give more than Qing? As for the situation, Qing has far more population and wealth than Wei. How can we abandon the strong and join the weak?" Erlinchen talked incessantly and scolded his son.

"But Eqige, my son has already surrendered to Wei State," Maoxiu hesitated.

"That's just a measure you took because you're afraid of the situation. It can't be considered true surrender. Come on, follow me to see your cousin," Erlinchen said without saying anything, dragging his son to see the leader of the banner, Duoluo Duleng Beile Tuba Seleng.

Like Erinchen, Tuba Seleng also married a Qing princess. He first praised Erinchen and Maoxiu for their righteousness, and then asked Maoxiu about the intelligence of Weiguo, "Did you find out any news when you were defending the country?"

Maoxiu thought for a while and said, "My nephew has been kept in the inn since he was captured by the Wei army. But before leaving, I heard Lianhua Khan say that he planned to attack Wei and Zhao, and send troops to attack Shanhaiguan to relieve the siege of Datong. He wanted our Kharchin tribe to feint an attack on Zunhua to tie down the Jizhen garrison."

"Oh, this news is really useful. We must send a fast horse to report it to the emperor immediately!" Tuba Se Leng was shocked. (End of this chapter)