Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The Prince Li's Mansion, northeast of the Dazheng Hall on the east side of the Shenyang Imperial Palace, was where Nurhaci's son, Heshuo Prince Li Daishan, lived. When Nurhaci decided to make Shenyang the capital and renamed it Shengjing, he built the Dazheng Hall and the Ten Kings Pavilion in the center of the old city of Shengjing. Based on the Dazheng Hall, he demarcated residential areas for the Eight Banners in the city. The east side belonged to the Red Banner and the Red Banner, the north side belonged to the Yellow Banner and the Yellow Banner, the south side belonged to the Blue Banner and the Blue Banner, and the west side belonged to the White Banner and the White Banner. The Beile's mansion of each banner could only be built within the boundaries of the banner. Daishan's mansion was the closest prince's mansion to the palace. In addition, there were many other mansions of princes and nobles and houses where ordinary Manchus lived in Shenyang. The Manchus lived in Shenyang in a concentrated area, while the Han people were driven to the "South Market" area in the south of the city.

As a tyrant who grew up in war, Nurhaci even had to guard against sneak attacks when sleeping. He liked to live in high places. Whether in Jianzhou Laoying, Hetuala, Jiefan Mountain City, or Sarhu Mountain City, he built the "palaces" of the living area on the mountains or on the hillsides. Shengjing was no exception. He built a platform more than three meters high in the harem of the imperial palace, surrounded by walls and patrol roads, just like a closed castle. It is in line with the traditional habits of the Jurchens who grew up between the white mountains and black waters. Building palaces on high places also makes it easy to observe the enemy situation, always be vigilant against the invading enemy, and protect their own safety. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne of Khan, for various considerations, he did not move to his father Khan's "Khan Palace", but instead began to rebuild his "Four Beile Mansion" into a new imperial palace. He successively built a new inner palace consisting of the Daqing Gate, Chongzheng Hall, Phoenix Tower, Qingning Palace, Linzhi Palace, Guanju Palace, Yanqing Palace, and Yongfu Palace, which made Shenyang prosperous for a time and became the political, economic and cultural center of the Qing Dynasty.

However, as the Qing army invaded Beijing and established its rule over the country, the descendants of the Eight Banners migrated southward and the Manchu population left in Shenyang decreased. Many princes' mansions in Guizhou were abandoned, and Daishan's Prince Li's mansion was overgrown with grass because no one lived there. However, after the Great Khan Lianhua entered Shenyang, a small team of thirty imperial guards was stationed there for safety reasons because it was close to the imperial palace.

As the night deepened, they had been here for more than half a year and had been peaceful. Except for the two soldiers who were guarding the gate and the two soldiers who were patrolling, everyone else had gone to bed. Thirty-household leader Boyezbek also took off his clothes and went to bed. He was born in the Kyrgyz tribe of the Bukhara Khanate conquered by David. He was selected as a member of the imperial guards because of his bravery in battle and was promoted to the leader of thirty households in the army. According to David's military system, this official position is a seventh-rank official. Although it is not considered a high-ranking official, for him, whose ancestors were civilians for generations, being able to be an "official" is really a blessing from his ancestors.

"Hiss~Hiss~Hiss~" The heavy door was suddenly opened gently, and a dark shadow sneaked in.

"Who is it!" As a warrior who had survived hundreds of battles, even though he had fallen asleep, he still remained vigilant. Boyezbek suddenly jumped out of bed and went to look for his knife.

The black shadow raised his right arm, and with a few "puff~puff~" sounds, several crossbow arrows as thin as ox thorns pierced Boyezbek's chest. No matter how skilled in martial arts he was, he was unable to defend against such hidden weapons. After struggling for a moment, he became silent.

"Master, everything has been solved. None of the thirty guards escaped. All of them have been killed," another masked man came to the black shadow and reported. The black shadow's name was An Ba Da, and he was a master of the Thirteen Yamen Wubeiyuan. Because of his high martial arts and steady work, he was trusted by Zu Zepu, the minister of the Wubeiyuan, and was responsible for assassination matters.

"Very good, set up the cannons," Amba ordered in a deep voice, and someone opened the basement hidden in the backyard of the palace, and laboriously lifted out heavy boxes. After opening the boxes and assembling the parts inside, it turned out to be three Portuguese cannons. These cannons were actually hidden in the basement of Prince Li's palace by Wu Liangfu, the eunuch in charge of the Thirteen Yamen before the city of Shenyang was breached. Eunuch Wu was meticulous, and it finally came in handy today.

"Master, can our cannon hit the fake Khan?" a subordinate asked.

"According to intelligence, the pseudo-Khan is very diligent in his work. He reviews memorials every day in the Feilong Pavilion behind the Chongzheng Hall (Sultan ordered it to be changed to Qianyuan Hall after he moved in). He will never leave for the concubines' bedrooms before midnight. Sometimes, when he is late for work, he even directly summons the concubines to sleep in the pavilion. We have made measurements in advance. Prince Li's Mansion is the closest to the Chongzheng Hall. If we set up the artillery here, the range will be just enough," Amba said calmly. On the surface, he seemed very confident, but in fact, he was unsure. However, morale must be boosted and not let down. At the critical moment, he must encourage his subordinates. "If we can kill the pseudo-Khan this time, our brothers will not have to worry about the wealth and glory for the rest of their lives." Hearing this, the men of the Thirteen Yamen immediately sped up their actions.

In a blink of an eye, it was three quarters past midnight (11:30 p.m.), and Ambada suddenly shouted angrily: "The time has come, fire!" "Chi~Chi~Chi~" three shells, with the whistling sound of death, flew towards the Feilong Pavilion behind the Qianyuan Palace.

However, the "diligent" Great Khan Lianhua was not working in Feilong Pavilion at this time. In fact, he did not like to stay up late. Unless he encountered major emergencies, he would stop reviewing memorials at the beginning of the night (9 pm) and go to sleep with the concubines. The rumor that he was diligent in his work and reviewed memorials in Feilong Pavilion until late at night before going to the concubines' bedroom was spread by the Khan in order to establish his great image among the ministers and the people. Unexpectedly, the thirteen government offices took it seriously.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The shells exploded near Feilong Pavilion. One of them actually hit the second floor of Feilong Pavilion, blowing out a window on the second floor.

The faint sound of cannons woke up the Great Khan Lianhua who was making love with his concubine Taogus in Yongfu Palace. Having spent his whole life in the military, he immediately determined that it was the sound of cannons. He hurriedly pushed the beauty away, put on his clothes and got off the dragon bed, "Come on, go check, what was that sound just now?"

"Someone is trying to assassinate you, protect your majesty~ protect your majesty quickly~" The trusted eunuch Maraqin came running to report in a panic, "Khan, some bad guys fired at Feilong Pavilion, a total of three shots, but no casualties."

"What! It's a rebellion~ It's really a rebellion~"

Hearing this, the blood of the Great Khan of Lotus rushed to his heart. He drew out the Yilit sword angrily and shouted, "Let's go to the Phoenix Tower. I want to see who dares to be so bold!"

At that time, Nurhaci built a high platform with artificial materials and built the harem on it. The three-story Phoenix Tower was the gateway to the harem and the commanding height of the entire palace. Climbing the Phoenix Tower, you can have a panoramic view of Shengjing City. The Khan's intuition told him that something big was going to happen tonight, so he wanted to climb high and look far to better control the overall situation. As soon as he reached the top of the Phoenix Tower, he heard three more cannon shots and saw three balls of fire. It turned out that the guards of the Thirteenth Yamen were afraid that the Khan was not dead, so they fired another round of cannons.

"Damn it! Over there, quickly send the cavalry over there to catch the spies! Kill them all!" Sultan was furious. For the first time, he felt that his life, as noble as his own, could be threatened. He roared in anger. (End of this chapter)