Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Reporting to the Khan, the palace has been breached, 3,631 of our soldiers were killed, 1,928 were injured, 13,262 enemy heads were beheaded, 35,190 enemy soldiers and generals were captured, and 9,623 palace officials and their families were captured." The Minister of War, Harahuli, excitedly reported the results of the battle to the Great Khan Lianhua. The Great Khan glanced at him, feeling slightly dissatisfied. Harahuli was a straightforward person, serious and responsible, but he was not good at understanding the intentions of the Khan. After talking for a long time, he still didn't understand what I wanted to know most. However, he made great contributions in making plans and mediating military affairs along the way, so it was not good to offend him too much, so I had to be patient and listen to him slowly.

After talking for a long time, Harahuli finally came to the point that the Great Khan was most concerned about. "I found a tunnel outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace. There were fifteen corpses parked at the entrance of the tunnel. The captured palace servants identified one of them as the fake emperor Shunzhi, the other two were the eunuch Wu Liangfu, the chief eunuch of the Thirteen Yamen, and Biliketu, the commander of the guards. The remaining twelve should be the fake emperor's personal guards. When the soldiers rushed to the Cining Palace, they found that the palace was already in flames. After asking the palace servants, they learned that the fake empress dowager was worried about being humiliated after learning that the city had been broken, so she ordered people to release the fake emperor. The fire burned itself. The servants found 37 charred bodies in the Cining Palace, one of which had ornaments that were often used by the fake empress dowager, and another had ornaments that matched those used by the fake empress dowager's personal maid Sumalagu; in addition, the fake Prince Kang, the fake Prince Zhuang, the Minister of State Suo Ni, the Manchu Minister of Rites Wu He, the Manchu Minister of Personnel Yi Tu, and the Manchu Minister of Works Guo Ke died in the battle, and the former Chief Academician and Minister of State Fan Wencheng, the Academician of Baohe Hall, the Minister of Punishment Wei Zhouzuo, and the President of the Hanlin Academy Zhe Ku Na committed suicide at home.

"Well, in that case, the fake emperor and fake empress dowager are indeed dead?" The Great Khan asked coldly, his tone indescribably eerie.

"In my opinion, that is indeed the case."

"Haha~ It's a good thing for them. I can't find the real culprit even if I want to avenge Princess Hami." The Great Khan's cold voice was filled with endless desolation. He slowly asked, "Have all the royal family members of Manchuria been arrested?"

"As soon as our army entered the city, I ordered a search and arrest. So far, we have captured 519 fake princes, concubines, and palace maids of high rank, including the fake emperor's second son Fuquan, third son Xuanye, fifth son Changning, sixth son Qishou, seventh son Longxi, eighth son Yonggan, fake concubines Jingji, Nieji, Saibao, Maiji, Eyinzhu, Erlunzhu, Lan, Mingzhu, Luye, Busanzhu, Pianwu, Qiu, Rui, Zhu, Mei, Danjie, Chaerchan, Ajigen, Yilai; the fake emperor's younger brother, Fuguogong Taosai, and his family; the fake brother's elder brother Fu "The families of Duke Gaosai, General Ye Bushu and Chang Shu, the pseudo-emperor's cousins, Prince Xian Fushou and Prince Zhuang Bogoduo, the pseudo-Prince Xin, the pseudo-Prince Kang, the pseudo-Prince Jian, the pseudo-Prince An, the pseudo-Prince Jingjin, the pseudo-Prince Ping, the pseudo-Prince Shuncheng, and the families of various beile, beizi, Duke Zhenguo, Duke Fuguo, General Zhenguo, General Fuguo, General Fengguo, General Fengen, etc., totaling 2,823 people. There may be a few fish that have slipped through the net, and we are searching for them," Halahuli hurriedly presented a list.

The Great Khan took it and looked at it carefully. He frowned for a long time and asked, "Why are there no names of the fake queen, concubines of higher status, or fake princesses on the list?"

Sweat broke out on Halahuli's forehead. He calmed himself down and said, "The fake emperor was a mean and cruel person. When the city was broken, he ordered the execution of all concubines and princesses. When our army entered the palace, the fake queen Altan Qiqige, the fake concubine Dong'e, the concubines Dong'e, Niu, Bowenkuo, Tonggiya, Shi, Ager, Saimuken, Ba, Tangsuihe, Nara, and Yang, six princesses and more than two hundred maids were all killed. If our army had not made rapid progress, the remaining concubines would probably not have been saved."

"Shu~" Sultan took a breath of cold air, "I didn't expect Shunzhi to be so cruel at such a young age! If it were me, even if I was penniless, I would still hope that my wives, concubines and children would live well!"

"The Khan is so kind, how can the false emperor compare to him?" "Your Majesty, only by showing kindness and justice can the people of the world be united", "The Manchus are so cruel, they have angered God, so I, David, will take their place" When the civil and military officials heard this, they all flattered him. Sultan was happy, and in a trance, he really felt that he was a benevolent monarch, a great man who could not be better. He waved his hand lazily and shouted, "Go into the city, I really want to see the scenery of the Forbidden City."

The Great Khan's procession passed from Tiananmen Square through the court room, then through the Taimiao and Sheji Altar, and slowly approached the Wumen Gate. Along the way, they were wearing bright armor and looked murderous. In contrast, the ground was littered with corpses that had not been cleaned up in time. The atmosphere was indescribably gloomy.

When they reached the duty room on the east side of the Meridian Gate, the three dead bodies on the ground suddenly moved, holding three wooden sticks and rushing towards the Great Khan like ghosts. "Bang~bang~bang~" they were actually three self-fired muskets.

The deputy chief of the capital, Chao Lemen, was quick to notice something was wrong and immediately rode his horse to block the Great Khan. After shaking twice, two bloody holes appeared on his body and he fell straight off his horse.

“Protect the emperor~ Protect the emperor quickly~” The guards who reacted hurriedly protected the emperor, quickly killed two assassins and captured one alive. “Chao Lemen~Chao Lemen~” The Great Khan dismounted and lifted up Chao Lemen’s body and shouted loudly, but his young and handsome face was lifeless.

"Oh my God! How can I be worthy of Bars, his most beloved grandson!" The Khan burst into tears, and the more he cried, the more sad he became. Seeing this, his attendants tried to persuade him, but it was useless.

"Don't be sad, Great Khan. It is an honor for Chao Le Men to die for you!" Duke Barsi of Liang, who rushed over after hearing the news, persuaded with tears in his eyes.

"Bars, I owe your family a life! In the future, if any of your descendants commits a crime, they will be spared from death once." Once these words were spoken, it was like giving the Bars family a golden medal of immunity from death.

Bars wanted to express his gratitude but was helped up by the Great Khan, who posthumously conferred the title of first-class marquis of Chao Lemen on him and ordered Hada, the leader of the Wuyi Guard, to interrogate the assassin. Then the Khan continued to enter the city and stayed in the Qianqing Palace.

That night, Hada entered the Qianqing Palace and reported, "Great Khan, I have interrogated him clearly and found out that the assassin was E'nahai, the chief steward of the Imperial Stables of the Thirteen Yamen of the Qing Dynasty, and his two subordinates. The three men disguised themselves as dead bodies and assassinated him on the orders of Wu Liangfu, the eunuch in charge of the Thirteen Yamen. E'nahai and one of them died on the spot."

"Wu Liangfu? Is he the eunuch who accompanied the fake emperor to the underworld? He is quite a character! He even set up a killing plan for me before he died!" Sultan sneered.

"I have found out that it was Wu Liangfu who led people to kill the Hami Princess," Hada continued to report.

Sultan's body shook involuntarily, and he asked tremblingly: "What else have you found out? Go on."

"I have found out that it was Fan Wencheng, the former chief academician and minister of state of the Qing Dynasty, who proposed to kill Princess Hami to boost morale, and the pseudo-empress dowager instigated the pseudo-emperor to order Wu Liangfu to carry out the plan."

"Fan Wencheng~Fan Wencheng~" Sultan muttered the name, his eyes were indescribably eerie. (End of this chapter)