Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 625: Receive bride price and marry a daughter in splendor

Hami Princess Ikmin'an Toya is the third daughter of the Lotus Khan. She is the apple of his eye and the daughter of Queen Uljibayar. She is very favored on weekdays. Two years ago, the Lotus Khan agreed to marry Sun Kewang. However, as his power grew, he felt that his family had great fortune for generations and looked down on Sun Kewang, whose ancestors had been farmers for generations, so he wanted to refuse the marriage. But Jun Wuxi said that it was too unpleasant to spread the news about regretting the marriage, so he had to postpone the wedding again and again until Princess Hami grew from thirteen to fifteen years old and still has not left the court.

Sun Kewang's ambitions were growing day by day. In order to gain the support of the Kingdom of David for his proclaimed emperor on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, he once again sent Ren Zhen, the Minister of Rites, to Lhasa to marry his son Sun Zhengqi. This time, Ren Zun brought neither beauties nor gold, silver and jewelry, but a map of Sichuan, on which Songpanwei and Longanfu were marked with vermilion. It means that these two places will be used as betrothal gifts for Sun Zhengqi, the descendant of King Qin, to marry His Royal Highness Princess David Hami.

At first, when he heard that land would be given to the Kingdom of David, Sun Kewang, who was born as a farmer, refused to agree even if he lived or died. What is land? It is the lifeblood of our farmers. Before I ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor, I will cede land to the Wei Kingdom, lose power and humiliate the country. I will definitely leave a bad name in history in the future. This is absolutely impossible!
"Your Majesty, Emperor Qianyuan of the Kingdom of David is an unparalleled hero. Giving him a beautiful singer, gold, silver and jewelry will not impress him. If you want him to give you a daughter to get married and support you to stand on your own behalf, "We can only cede territory to the Wei." What a good Ren Zun. As the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, he cut off the land of the Ming Dynasty without feeling any distress. He is really thick-skinned than the city wall!
"No! The land was left to us by our ancestors. We must not lose our power, humiliate the country, or be sorry for our ancestors." Sun Kewang shook his head and refused.

"The Lord is ridiculous! If this land was in the hands of the Lord, you would be losing power and humiliating the country by ceding it to the Wei Kingdom. Now this place is in the hands of the Puppet Qing Dynasty. What you ceded is the land of the Puppet Qing Dynasty. Not only is it not a loss of power and humiliation to the country, but it will lead to disaster. "Effective", Ren Zun understood Sun Kewang's temperament and explained calmly.

"Diversion of trouble to the west? Are you saying that under the guise of ceding territory, you are provoking a war between the Qing and the Wei, and we are reaping the benefits?" Sun Kewang's eyes lit up.

In fact, Ren Zun was not wrong. Songpanwei and Longan Mansion have never been under the jurisdiction of the Daxi Army. At first, these two places belonged to the Ming Dynasty clan and Qin King Zhu Cunyang's sphere of influence; later, when Zhu Cunying was defeated in a battle with the Qing army, he jumped into the river unwilling to be captured and humiliated, and these two places came under the management of Zhu Cunying's generals Zhu Hualong and Zhan Tianyan; Later, Wu Sangui led his army to attack Zhu Hualong and Zhan Tianyan, and these two areas became areas controlled by the Qing army. Now Sun Kewang has ceded the two places to Weiguo as betrothal gifts. If Sultan sends troops to take over, there will inevitably be a conflict with the Qing army. If the Qing army that is heading south turns west, Sun Kewang's pressure will be much less. This is called "The disaster is diverted to the west."

"This is exactly what I mean. The false Qing Dynasty is like a torrential flood to me. It would be best if we can lead this disaster to the Kingdom of Wei in the west. Most of the people in Songpanwei and Longan Prefecture are Tibetan, Qiang and other ethnic groups. , is not your control area, and ceding the two places will not harm you at all. On the contrary, it can complete the marriage with Weiguo and add help to major events," Ren Zhen said with a smile.

Upon hearing the "big event", Sun Kewang naturally understood what he was referring to, and finally nodded in agreement, and ordered Ren Zhen to rush to Lhasa to marry Princess Hami of the Kingdom of David back for the crown prince.

Ren Zun thought that if he came with a trump card this time, Emperor Qianyuan would definitely agree immediately. Unexpectedly, the cunning Suletan still refused to visit him on the pretext that the dragon was not in good health, but only ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to entertain him. This move was so powerful that Ren Zhen, who had always been calm, couldn't sit still and sent people around to give gifts to the important ministers of the Kingdom of David.

In fact, Sultan was tempted when he saw the map of Sichuan brought by Ren Zang. This emperor had an extraordinary love for the land. As long as he could expand his territory, he would give up anything, including his own daughter. It’s just that everyone with a discerning eye knows that most of Sichuan is now in the hands of the Qing army. Sun Kewang is drawing cakes to satisfy his hunger. Do you want to eat the cakes he draws?

After hesitating, he summoned his chief assistant Batu Hetan, his second assistant Tie Mo'er, the great scholars Nasutu, Liu Haogu, Xue Zongzhou, the official secretary Ha Shiha, the right capital censor Hu Lianqi, the rites minister Bobei, etc. The important ministers went to the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace to discuss.

"Sun Kewang is very calculating. He knows that most of Sichuan is now in the hands of the Qing army, so he wants to cut off Song Panwei and Long'an Mansion as a betrothal gift for the marriage. You and others will discuss whether I should accept it. ?" he asked everyone with a serious expression.

"I think Sun Kewang wants to provoke a war between David and the Qing Dynasty and profit from it. You must not be fooled by him," Batu He said frankly. "Yes, our country finally managed to obtain the land of Mobei while avoiding a war with the Qing Dynasty. You must not be fooled by Sun Kewang," Nasutu said.

"Your Majesty will never take chestnuts from the fire for Sun Kewang," Xue Zongzhou also said.

"The Great Khan is a true man, and the marriage with the leader of the Qin Kingdom is already known to the world. Regardless of whether he accepts the two places or not, Princess Hami will marry the prince of Qin. In this case, why not accept it and be a favor?", Second Assistant Tie Moer attracted Suletan's attention as soon as he opened his mouth. That's right, he is the emperor. How can the emperor not keep his words?
"What the second assistant said is reasonable, and I second my opinion." "I second my opinion." "I agree with what the first assistant said." Others expressed their opinions in a variety of ways.

"Since it's a cake painting, why not let Sun Kewang make the cake bigger? I thought that in addition to Songpanwei and Long'an Prefecture, Sun Kewang could also be asked to cut Chengdu Prefecture, Tianquan Sixth Division Recruitment Division, Yazhou, Lizhou Appeasement Division, Sichuan Prefecture "Give it to us, Xingdu Si", Hu Lianqi, the censor of Youdu, suddenly spoke.

"Sichuan is now under the control of the Qing army. If Sun Kewang cedes the entire Sichuan to me, what's the use?" Suletan frowned.

"It's still useful. Firstly, it provides a good reason for my army to invade Sichuan; secondly, it can unite with Sun Kewang to deal with the Manchus; thirdly, it can recruit and surrender the chieftains from all over Sichuan who were originally attached to the Ming army," Hu Lianqi explained with a smile.

"I'm afraid that this will encourage Sun Kewang's ambition and trigger civil strife in the Ming Dynasty," Bobei retorted.

"Hahaha, I'm never afraid of chaos, the more chaotic the better," Sultan laughed, setting the tone for the meeting.

Next, he summoned Ren Zun, the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty appointed by Sun Kewang, and asked for more betrothal gifts. In addition to Songpanwei and Long'an Prefecture, he also needed to add Chengdu Prefecture, Tianquan Sixth Division Recruitment Division, Yazhou, and Lizhou Appeasement. Division, Sichuan Xingdu Division, accounting for one-third of Sichuan.

After hearing this condition, Ren Zun was startled and quickly said that he could not be the master and needed to serve the king quickly. Sun Kewang was a man of character, and in the end he only agreed to add the Tianquan Sixth Division Recruitment Division and the Lizhou Appeasement Division. Both areas were under the jurisdiction of Tibetan chieftains that he had never controlled.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Sultan sighed, pinched his nose and admitted it, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to send officials to accompany Ren Zun to escort Princess Hami to Guiyang.

(End of this chapter)