Listening to her son's talk, Queen Zhou gradually became clear about the direction she wanted to take. When she finally left, there was a smile on her face, and a trace of longing for the future. .
As for the incident that had frightened Zhu Cixiang before, although she had misunderstood it herself, she was still a little wary. Fortunately, she had asked the maids and chamberlains to leave the palace beforehand, otherwise, there might have been trouble. No one knows about this now, and that’s the best thing.
She didn't know, although no one here seemed to know, but Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the Mughals, knew everything clearly through the eavesdropping seeds in them.
Regarding this situation, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled lightly and didn't take it seriously at all. The prince can clearly understand his own position, which is the best thing for Ming Dynasty.
Just with this thought, Emperor Chongzhen put this matter behind him, commanded his army to move all the way, and continued to cause chaos in the belly of the Mughal Empire.
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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aurangzeb, the third son with the strongest leadership ability among the sons of Shah Jahan, is here. The place where he lives is a palace in the city, which was built by his second brother Shah Shuja. When he first ruled here in 1644, it was now easier for him.
At the very beginning, Aurangzeb took advantage of the opportunity of the Ming army to suppress the border. In addition to supporting his own troops, he also asked Shah Jahan for more troops and horses. It's just a pity that Shah Jahan didn't give it.
For Aurangzeb, this situation was actually the best that could be had. Otherwise, he would have nothing to lose. However, the Ming army was pressing down on the border and seemed to be about to invade Bengal at any time. To this end, he took away the military and political power of Bengal from the local governor, and even reached out to neighboring provinces.
His close men were a little worried about this situation, fearing that this move would arouse Shah Jahan's suspicion. That would obviously be detrimental to Aurangzeb.
Unexpectedly, Aurangzeb had already planned to send troops to the border to demonstrate against the heavily stocked Ming army. He even took the initiative to launch a scout war, which was full of provocation.
Seeing this, Zhang Huangyan, the governor of Daming Dongwu, ordered the army to attack. On the one hand, he drove away the enemies in front of him, and on the other hand, he also showed off his arms to the Mughal army. Of course, he did not dare to disobey Emperor Chongzhen's previous decree, and it was not really necessary for the entire army to start attacking Bengal.
In this way, he just fell into Aurangzeb's scheme.
Not only did Aurangzeb not restrain himself from reaching out to neighboring provinces, but he immediately seized the military and political power of neighboring provinces on the pretext that the Ming army was about to launch a large-scale attack, bringing the army in his hands to almost one hundred thousand.
At this time, news from Delhi finally came, indicating that the emperor had entered from Kashmir, defeated Shashuja, and was besieging Delhi.
After hearing the news, many people were anxious and wanted to go back to King Qin. You know, that was the capital of the Mughal Empire, and many of them, especially the Royal Guards, grew up there.
Aurangzeb did not agree to this and simply asked two questions.
First, how long is the road from Dhaka to Delhi, how long will it take to march, and will it be possible in time?
In response, a group of generals immediately became silent after hearing this.
There is a distance of nearly three thousand miles from Dhaka to Delhi. When the news reaches Dhaka from Delhi, it is estimated that the results have already been obtained in Delhi. Rushing over from Dhaka, even if it was just the cavalry, it would be impossible to arrive in time.
In fact, if the cavalry does not have horses available, it will not march as fast as the infantry on a long-distance march!
Immediately afterwards, Aurangzeb asked a second question: If he leads an army back to aid Delhi, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty's Dongwu army? Should we just let the Ming army capture the empty Bengal and then fight westward?
Shah Jahan originally gave the military order, but it was to teach the Dongwu Ming army a lesson, instead of letting the Dongwu Ming army capture the eastern territory of the Mughal Empire. If he went back like this, how would he respond if Shah Jahan came to question him?
Regarding this issue, all his subordinates had nothing to say. Moreover, it is impossible for those local generals to ignore the Bangladesh side and instead have to run so far to save Delhi in such a useless effort.
Therefore, under the clamor of the local generals, the matter of Delhi's request for help was concluded.
Although Aurangzeb achieved his goals, he also had some worries.
He didn't know why the Ming Emperor suddenly came out of Kashmir. How many troops did he bring? Is this to destroy the Mughals or is it revenge against the Mughals?
The answers to these questions were because he had too little information, so he could not get the correct answers.
However, if you want to say how worried he is, it doesn't matter.
First, Aurangzeb was very confident and felt that his military talents were far superior to others, including his father Khan, who was known as the "Khan of the World".
Second, Aurangzeb had fought against the Ming army, and even though Governor Dongwu of the Ming Dynasty came in person with an army, he didn't care at all. He probably knows the strength of his opponent. He was confident that if he had wanted to, he would have defeated the Ming army in front of him and entered Dongwu.
"Hmph!" When Aurangzeb thought of this, he felt contempt in his heart. "If I hadn't wanted to use you to seize more military power, I would have dealt with you long ago!"
He was very ambitious and had already planned it. Instead of waiting for the emperor's position to fall to him, he grabbed it himself, just like Shah Jahan did.
This kind of thing that rarely happens in the land of China is quite common in this land. Aurangzeb's doing this can be regarded as another manifestation of the son inheriting his father's legacy.
It has to be said that Aurangzeb did have this vision and strength. He keenly felt that no matter whether Delhi was eventually captured by the Ming emperor, the Mughal Empire would definitely be in chaos. Therefore, he took advantage of this opportunity to further control the military power in his hands. If the generals can be won over, they will be won over. Those who cannot be won over will be punished, demoted or even killed.
Under his method, slowly, the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands gradually turned into his army. Even if he leads these 100,000 troops to fight against Shah Jahan in the future, he is sure that the troops in his hands will never rebel.
However, at this time, more and more news from the capital slowly spread to Bangladesh.
Delhi was captured by the Ming Emperor, Shah Jahan heard the news and fled, and the Ming Emperor led the army to march eastward...
Some of these news did not matter to Aurangzeb at all. For example, he didn't care at all when Delhi was captured by the Ming Emperor. That capital city was not his capital city, it belonged to his father Khan, and the losses were all his father Khan's. It can even be said that if Delhi was captured, his father Khan's power would be greatly reduced. If one day in the future, he really has to face his father Khan, the pressure will be much less.
There is also news, for example, Shah Jahan fled after hearing the news and did not go to a decisive battle with the Ming Emperor to recapture Delhi. This news made Aurangzeb even more happy. In this way, he believed that Shah Jahan's prestige established in the past few years would definitely be dealt a heavy blow. Those who used to obey Shah Jahan and were willing to follow Shah Jahan and serve behind the scenes may change their minds, and this will also help him seize the throne!
However, in the end, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not go south to find Shah Jahan for a decisive battle, but instead led the army eastward, which made him unhappy.
Aurangzeb was very smart and realized immediately that the reason why the Ming emperor led his army eastward was probably because he wanted to enter Dongwu, or return home from here, or join the Ming army here. In short, no matter what the Ming emperor thought in the end, he had to pass through Bangladesh after all. So, what should he do?
At the beginning, Aurangzeb had the idea to use the Ming emperor's head to increase his prestige so that he could legitimately obtain the throne of the Mughal Empire.
However, as the Ming Emperor's army slowly came eastward and he learned more and more information, he felt that his idea might be a little difficult to realize.
Judging from the news I heard, among the army led by the Ming Emperor, there were at least 30,000 cavalry, probably 30,000. They were the trump card in the hands of the Ming Emperor, and they were superb at using cavalry tactics. In the process of marching eastward, they either attacked quietly or made a sudden counterattack, often defeating the Mughal army. There were some battles that even the conceited Aurangzeb had not expected.
Therefore, Aurangzeb felt that he could destroy the Ming Emperor and used his head as a stepping stone, which seemed a bit unreliable. Then, he quickly thought of another way to solve the problem, which was to negotiate peace with the Ming Emperor.
The Ming emperor led the army starting from Kashmir, conquering Delhi, and then marching eastward. The Mughal country was absolutely turned upside down. If he could reach a consensus with the Ming Emperor, appease the Ming Emperor, and tell them to get out, then he would definitely be the most powerful person in this Mughal land.
Later, he led the army westward, and while pacifying the local area, he fought a decisive battle with his father Khan. It is estimated that most local governors would not help, and they might even defect to him seeing that he was powerful. In this way, the throne must belong to him!
The more Aurangzeb thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good. However, as the Ming Emperor led the army closer and closer, further news came, which immediately made him feel cold, because he found that it seemed that the peace he negotiated was The road seems to be dead.
Aurangzeb couldn't understand why the Ming emperor thought highly of the untouchables so much that he raided almost all the rich and nobles and distributed their property to the untouchables. Was he crazy?
Given the Ming Emperor's behavior, wouldn't he be within his attack range? Negotiating peace is a waste of time!
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