Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 1157 Unintentional Intention

"Pah~Pah~Pah~" In the Yikun Palace of Wei Dadu, the Great Khan Lianhua, who had just finished dinner and had nothing to do, was playing chess with the Imperial Concubine Yaruo for fun. The two characters "Yikun" mean to assist the Queen in managing the six palaces. Yaruo, who was born in the Torghut tribe, one of the four major tribes of the Oirat Mongols, had a powerful backing and her status in the palace was second only to that of the Queen Uliji Bayar. However, she was gentle and cautious by nature and never competed with the Queen for the limelight. She never bullied the concubines who were not as high as her, so she was very popular in the palace.

"I am rude and have cut off the Khan's dragon," Yaruo said proudly, placing a move. From the chessboard, it looked like this move put the entire southeastern part of the Khan in danger. This imperial concubine was a few years younger than the Khan. She was in her forties and was well-maintained. She had a slender figure, fair skin, and was full of the charm of a mature woman. The Khan especially liked her spirited and confident look. Whenever he saw her like this, he would always remember the scene when she married him at the age of fourteen.

"Haha, my beloved concubine, look at this move of mine," Sultan responded domineeringly. With one move, the overall situation changed dramatically. Not only did he save his own side from danger, but he also completed the encirclement of a large number of enemy chess pieces.

"The Khan is good at chess. It turns out that he deliberately lured me into the game just now," Yaruo said shyly, knowing that she had been tricked by the Khan.

"Playing chess is actually the same as fighting a war. All is fair in war. Look, military news has come from the front. Our army has captured Xuanfu, and the pseudo-emperor Doni has surrendered. We are now on the way to triumph."

"So Lang'er will be back soon?" Although the Great Khan Lianhua sent five princes this time, there is always a mountain between the belly and the mountain. Even if Yaruo has a good temper, the first person she thinks of is her son, Prince of Jin Ergalang.

"Well, the King of Jin performed well this time, and cooperated with the King of Qi to capture the town of Xuanfu, and made great contributions." Sultan understood his beloved concubine's thoughts and said what she liked. The memorial was submitted by the Crown Prince, who talked about the merits of the kings, especially praising the King of Qi. As the crown prince, he was very happy that he had such a broad mind and felt that he had not chosen the wrong person. As for the fact that the Crown Prince's military exploits were not as good as those of his younger brothers, the Supreme did not mind it in his heart. The expedition was to give the Crown Prince experience in commanding the army, but if the Crown Prince's military exploits were too high, wouldn't it threaten the imperial power? So the current situation was what he liked to see the most.

"Lang'er's achievements are all due to the Khan's teaching. A tiger father will have a dog son." Hearing that his son had made another military achievement, Yaruo was even more delighted and asked, "I wonder when the warriors can return to Dadu?"

"It shouldn't be more than a month. These little tigers are very arrogant. They just pacified Xuanfu and now they ask me for permission to pacify Shaanxi. Haha, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I asked them to go back to Beijing and rest for a while. They don't want to rest, and the soldiers under their command want to hug their wives," Sultan laughed.

"Although the kings are young, they all have the demeanor and grace of you, Great Khan, in your youth," Yaruo took the opportunity to praise her husband, making the Supreme Emperor very happy.

"Great Khan, the Prime Minister requests to see you," the trusted eunuch reported.

"Oh, there must be something important going into the palace at this time. Summon him into the hall," the Great Khan was slightly surprised.

Batuhetan, the chief minister of the Kingdom of David and an old official, walked slowly into the side hall of the Yikun Palace. Although he was a very sophisticated man, his face was expressionless and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or worried.

"What is the reason for the Prime Minister to ask for an audience at night? Do you want to play a game of chess with me?" Seeing this serious old minister, the Great Khan couldn't help but think of his youth and started to joke. "The Great Khan and the Queen are both masters of chess. How dare this old minister show off his skills in front of them? I have something important to report to you." Seeing the Great Khan like this, Batu Hetan felt warm in his heart and spoke slowly.

"Oh, what important matter is worthy of the Prime Minister coming here at night?" Sultan put away his smile and asked seriously.

"Great news! Henan Governor Cai Lu submitted a memorial saying that he had successfully persuaded the pseudo-Qing generals of Yunyang Guo Yi and Xiangyang Yang Laijia to surrender to David," the old prime minister showed his joy.

"Oh, this Cai Lu always surprises me. How can he persuade two enemy generals to surrender so easily?" Sultan asked in surprise. After all, the generals are high-ranking officials who hold military power, and it is usually not easy to persuade them to surrender. Cai Lu persuaded two to surrender at once, which really shows his ability.

"What the Khan doesn't know is that Cai Lu was originally a general under Zheng's command in Taiwan. Guo Yi and Yang Laijia, one was once a general of Zheng's Youchong Town, and the other was once a trusted guard of Zheng. They have always been on good terms with Cai Lu, so it is naturally easier for them to persuade them to surrender than others."

"So that's how it is~" Sultan no longer had the heart to play chess, and ordered people to spread out the map and study the situation in the world. After a while, he suddenly laughed, "Yunyang and Xiangyang are the gateways to Huguang. Today I send Huguang to me!"

"The Khan is Guru Padmasambhava who has descended to the human world, so he is protected by the Eternal Heaven. There is also good news. According to the two generals Guo Yi and Yang Laijia who have secretly surrendered to the court, the governor of Huguang, Hu Maozhen, has doubts about the fate of the Qing Dynasty and often sighs. It seems that we can also win him over," Batuhetan dropped another important news.

"Hu Maozhen?" Sultan had heard of this man. He knew that he was a general under Shi Kefa, the former commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the early years of Shunzhi. He served as the generals of Fengyang, Ningguo, and Huizhou, and participated in suppressing the anti-Qing righteous armies in various places. He was promoted to the governor of Huguang by the Qing court for his merits. This man was stationed in the important place of Wuchang. If he could persuade him to surrender, the whole territory of Huguang would be within his grasp! He immediately stated: "After the Battle of Xuanfu, I was going to let my men rest for a while before taking Shaanxi, and then attack the south. Now that Huguang has a good opportunity, Shaanxi will be put aside for now, and Huguang can be taken first."

"Our army has indeed been fighting hard for years. The Khan can let the warriors recuperate in Dadu and only transfer the surrendered troops to Huguang. You can order the King of Liao to attack Shaanxi from the east and Toli to attack Shaanxi from the west, and Xi Rimo to harass Sichuan and Guizhou, so that the Qing troops in Shaanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou cannot interfere with our army's operations in Huguang," Batuhetan came up with an idea.

"Well, what the Prime Minister said is very true," the Great Khan smiled, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "A few days ago, I sent envoys to recruit the Thirteen Insurgent Army of Kuidong to surrender. These heroes have persisted in fighting against the Qing Dynasty for many years, and they must be willing to help me. How is the matter going?" Recruiting the Thirteen Insurgent Army of Kuidong to surrender was a brilliant move that the Great Khan believed had a great chance of winning. These people were originally Li Chuang's old subordinates, and they had quite some fighting power. They also had a blood feud with the Qing Dynasty. In his opinion, there was a great possibility that they could be recruited for his own use.

"This~ cough~" Batuhetan's face turned red, and he said slowly: "The envoy reported that Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Wang Guangxing, Liu Rukui, Ta Tianbao, Ma Tengyun, Dang Shousu, He Daoning and other generals were all ignorant of the respect they showed. They said that they were Han people and were only willing to obey the orders of the Yongli Emperor of the former Ming Dynasty. They also raised the King of Han and the King of Dong'an of the former Ming Dynasty as their banners. Unexpectedly, no one was willing to submit to David.

"It was I who neglected it. In their eyes, not only Manchus but also we Mongols are barbarians. Haha, I originally regarded the Thirteen Families of Kuidong as the focus of surrender, but in the end, no one surrendered; I originally did not take seriously the persuasion of Guo Yi, Yang Laijia and others to surrender, but unexpectedly, they succeeded in surrendering. It is really like 'planting flowers with care but they do not bloom, planting willows by accident but they grow into shade'!" Sultan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)