Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Your Highness, Prince Xin has proclaimed himself emperor in Xuanfu, and sent someone to ask you to submit a petition for the throne," said Fu Kachan, the Angbang Zhangjing, to Prince Jian Jidu in a low voice in the Prince Jian's mansion in Xi'an. After the news of the fall of Beijing and the death of the emperor and empress reached Shaanxi, this Angbang Zhangjing gathered Dumin, the Manchu Jiala Zhangjing of the Bordered Red Banner, Aiyindali, the Mongolian Jiala Zhangjing of the Plain White Banner, Badala, and others to persuade Jidu to immediately proclaim himself emperor and inherit the throne. The momentum was so great that the civil and military officials in Xi'an, including Zhang Zide, the governor of Shaanxi, Zhou Tianyi, the left governor, Xiao Shiyan, the right governor, Xu Tengjiao, the provincial governor, Dasu, the minister of the interior, Suohong, Gushan Ezhen, Lai Da, the commander of the guards, and Suo Etu, the first-class guard, had to follow suit. But Prince Jian just refused to take another step forward, which was really frustrating. Today was a good opportunity to test the prince's attitude.

In fact, Jidu did not want to be the emperor, but he was not the direct descendant of the Aisin-Gioro clan, but the grandson of Nurhaci's brother Shuerhaci and the son of Prince Zheng Jirgalang. Since the Manchus entered the Pass, they gradually became accustomed to the etiquette of the Han people and liked to talk about the difference between the legitimate and the illegitimate. Because of the blood relationship, they were always worried that people would not accept their rash claim to the throne, so they did not ascend the throne immediately, but privately asked their fifth brother, the governor-general Huilan, to secretly send people to various provinces to test the attitudes of the governors. However, the local governors were all cunning, and their replies were ambiguous, and it was unclear whether they supported or not. Because he did not receive widespread support, he became more and more afraid to act rashly.

However, the matter of becoming an emperor requires first impression, especially in troubled times. Whoever takes the lead can take the initiative politically and gain more support. Jidu inherited his father Jirgalang's cautious character. Once he was cautious, he fell behind and let Doni take the lead. After all, Doni was the direct descendant of Taizu Nurhaci. After he took the lead in ascending the throne, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Zhejiang, Jiangnan, and Jiangxi all submitted petitions to persuade him to ascend the throne. Although Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou have not yet expressed their opinions, they have already vaguely tended to Doni.

"This is a matter of great importance. Please allow me to think about it again," Ji Du sighed. Fu Kachan understood that the prince was still thinking about the chair. If he really had no idea, why would he bother with it now? Oh! Prince, if you had listened to my words and ascended the throne earlier, how could you be so passive now? It was too late to regret, so he could only respond dejectedly.

"Ahun (brother) ~ Ahun ~" Dutong Huilan suddenly ran in. He is Jidu's fifth brother, and he is as cautious and steady as his father and brother. He is so anxious at this time, it must be something big.

"Why are you in such a hurry, brother? But my mother and the others are in danger?" Jidu's heart jumped and he asked quickly. After conquering Beijing, the despicable pseudo-emperor sent someone to send a letter of persuasion to surrender 800 miles away, threatening him with the lives of his mother, Korhasu, his wife, Borjigit, five sons and two daughters, to force him to surrender. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time. Prince Jian immediately ordered people to drive the guards out of Xi'an. Seeing that the fifth brother was so anxious, could it be that his family was retaliated against?
"Ahun, it's only been ten days since the Wei envoy left Xi'an. Even if he rode a fast horse, he definitely hasn't reached Beijing by now," Huilan said after a pause.

Ji Du blushed. This is what it means to be too concerned. How could he have forgotten this? Thinking of his mother, his wife, and his beloved third son, Desai, his eyes became sore.

"I just received news that Li Guoying and Li Halaku also submitted a petition to Prince Xin to persuade him to ascend the throne," Huilan explained the reason for his anxiety. Li Guoying, the governor-general of Sichuan and Shaanxi, actually controlled Hanzhong, Gongchang in Shaanxi and parts of Sichuan, while Li Halaku, the general of Yansui Town, controlled Yan'an Prefecture and Yulin Guard. The fact that they submitted a petition to Doni to persuade Jidu to ascend the throne meant that even in Shaanxi, which he directly controlled, Jidu did not receive enough support. How could Huilan, who was eager for his brother to become emperor, not be anxious?
"What! Li Duxian and Li Halaku have also sided with Donny?" After hearing this, Jidu's expression changed drastically, and his face became uncertain.

"Li Duxian also wrote you a letter," Huilan took out a letter from her arms.

Ji Du calmed down and opened the letter from Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and read it carefully. The letter was written very sincerely. Governor Li first recalled the old friendship with Prince Jian in the past few years to fight against the Western Barbarians, and then explained the reason why he submitted a petition to Prince Xin to persuade him to ascend the throne: the national situation was critical, and we must unite to face the outside world together, and the Qing Dynasty could not have another internal strife; finally, he asked Prince Jian to put the overall situation first and submit a petition to Prince Xin with him.

"Peizhi (Li Guoying's pen name) is a loyal minister!" Jidu sighed after reading it. Both of the people present were his confidants, so there was no need to hide anything. He simply laid it out and asked for advice: "I think my military achievements are not inferior to those of Prince Xin, and I am ashamed to be inferior to him. But now people's hearts support Prince Xin, what can I do?" "The land in Guanzhong is fertile enough to support soldiers, and the terrain is strategic to resist strong enemies. Your Majesty, you'd better hold back your anger for a while, recruit soldiers and horses while pretending to be friendly with Prince Xin. It won't be too late to plan big things after the soldiers and horses are strong," Fu Kachan advised Jidu to take a step back.

"Ahun, I thought persuading Prince Xin to ascend the throne was actually a brilliant move," Huilan suddenly spoke.

"Why do you say that, fifth brother?" Ji Du asked in surprise.

"The situation has changed now. Wei is strong and Qing is weak. Whoever proclaims himself emperor first will become the target of Wei. Doni proclaims himself emperor first, and the Wei army will definitely attack him first. Having him bear the brunt of Wei's military force for you means you have time to recruit troops and accumulate strength in Shaanxi. So persuading Prince Xin to ascend the throne may not be a bad idea," Huilan analyzed slowly.

Actually, what he said was just to comfort his brother, but it made Ji Du change his anger into joy, and he nodded repeatedly: "Fifth brother, what you said makes sense."

In the Qianqing Palace of Wei Dadu, the Great Khan Lianhua was watching the exciting Heavenly Demon Dance with great interest. This dance originated from the court of the Yuan Dynasty. It was said that Emperor Shundi of the Yuan Dynasty loved this dance the most. Eight beautiful women in scantily clad clothes danced in various alluring Heavenly Demon poses. How could it not make one's blood boil?
"Wonderful~ Wonderful~" The Great Khan smacked his lips as he stared at the attractive figures of the beauties. The eight dancing slave girls were all concubines of Emperor Shunzhi. To avenge the murder of his daughters, Sultan specially selected the eight most beautiful concubines of Emperor Shunzhi and ordered them to dance erotic dances in thin gauze. It was not that the Great Khan thought the situation was settled and became addicted to wine and sex. It was that everything was under control.

By confiscating the houses of false imperial clans and dignitaries, David's treasury increased by more than 2.3 million taels, effectively solving the problem of insufficient military expenditure. With money, he could recruit soldiers for war. Although surrendered soldiers and generals were widely used in the attack on Dadu, the Khan's direct troops still suffered heavy casualties. To make up for the losses, he ordered people to recruit 10,000 warriors from the grasslands and select 10,000 elites from the captured Mongolian Eight Banners to join the imperial army. Although these people were from the Eight Banners, they were Mongolians and he thought they could be trusted; he also selected 6,000 Han soldiers from the Eight Banners to join the surrendered army. He did not dare to use the large number of Manchu prisoners of war he captured, but considering that these people were not good at farming and business, if they were not allowed to serve as soldiers, the family would lose their source of livelihood, which would inevitably cause unrest, so he still selected 10,000 Manchu Eight Banners to join the surrendered army.

The war had just ended and the guards needed to rest. The Great Khan also hoped to win without fighting by means of surrender, so he took it easy.

"Come here~" Someone waved at the most beautiful of the slave girls in a lustful manner. (End of this chapter)