My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 269: The Mongol princes were tortured to death, and the Rakshasa compromised!

Hongli then sat down in his duty room and gazed at Bulbala.

Bulbala's face was now as white as if it had been painted.

Not long after, Tegut, Dase, Changshou, Bandi, and Nayantai all came to Hongli's place.

Li Yu also brought Manchu and Han archives related to the territorial demarcation of the Chechen Khanate.

“Bulbala, you’d better tell me the truth: to whom did your father give these tens of thousands of acres of land?”

Hongli said coldly at that time.

Burbala asked in surprise, "How did Fourth Master know?"

Hongli smiled dismissively: "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place."

Bulbala kowtowed: "Although these lands belong to the Rakshasa Kingdom, your servant and your father also wish for peace on the border!"

"So, you admit that you've submitted to the Rakshasa Kingdom?"

Hongli asked.

Burbala replied, "Yes!"

"Make it recorded, and have him sign it!"

"Whoo!"

After Hongli signed Bulbala's confession, he inquired about Bulbala.

"Who gave you permission to cede Qing territory to another country without authorization?"

"You are committing treason and deceiving the emperor!"

"The Court of Colonial Affairs has the authority to deal with the illegal activities of you princes and nobles in your vassal states!"

Hongli stared coldly at Bulbala and continued speaking.

After that.

Hongli then asked Tegut and other officials, "Therefore, I intend to first imprison Bulbala in the Court of Colonial Affairs and request an imperial decree to execute him. What do you gentlemen think?"

"Seconded!"

Tegut and the others responded immediately.

Hongli then pointed at Bulbala: "Then let the Ministry of Justice arrest him!"

"Whoo!"

Upon seeing this, Bulbala looked up and exclaimed, "Fourth Master!"

"Are you trying to ask me if I'm not afraid of pushing your Chechen tribe completely to the Russian side?"

Hongli asked the question that he dared not ask.

Burbala couldn't help but bite even tighter.

"If your Chechen tribe could just surrender to the Russians, you would have done so long ago."

Hongli even replied on behalf of Bulbala.

then.

Hongli then instructed Tegut, "Give Heshuo Ezige Lengfa a warrant from the Court of Colonial Affairs and order him to immediately capture Chechen Zasak Beile Gunchen!"

"Furthermore, inform Prince Pensuk of Zasak Dorok that he has two months to recover the lost territory, or else he will suffer the same fate as Chechnya!"

"In short, the Lifan Yuan (Court of Colonial Affairs) meant that the Mongol princes should fear the imperial court more than they fear the Russians!"

After saying this, Hongli continued, "Go and tell the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Court of Colonial Affairs that Bulbala and Gunchen must die, and even the Living Buddha cannot be spared. That's what I said!"

"Whoo!"

As is customary.

The death penalty for princes and nobles of vassal states had to be decided by the three judicial departments.

Therefore, before Hongli could kill Bulbala and Gunchen, he also needed to contact and coordinate with the Three Judicial Offices.

But Hongli believed that the Three Judicial Offices would not dare to refuse, because Zhang Tingshu's fate was a stark reminder, and he could deal with these people at any time by reviewing the books and manuscripts copied from Jiangnan.

The world is as black as crows.

Emperor Hongli did not intend to excessively punish officials throughout the land, but that did not mean he could not use his power to legally harm these people.

"Fourth Master, spare my life!"

"This servant dares not fear the Rakshasa Kingdom alone."

At this point, Bulbala began to plead.

Hongli ignored him.

He then wrote only to Celing, telling him that he would allocate another two million taels of silver to him, so that he could continue to mobilize his people to annihilate the Russians who had invaded the disputed area.

Hongli also told Celing to rest assured that he didn't need to worry about his respectful manners being lacking.

Whoever does not show him sufficient respect is an enemy whom he can legally harm.

Celing was relieved and decided to intensify his efforts to suppress the Rakshasa who had invaded the area under discussion.

at the same time.

Tsering was also ordered to meet with Gonchen of the Chechen tribe and to detain Gonchen and all his followers.

Gunchen did not dare to rebel, but questioned Celing: "Prince Consort, what is this?" "Your son has admitted that you committed the crimes of treason and deceiving the emperor, so the Court of Colonial Affairs has ordered me to bring troops to arrest you."

Ce Leng replied.

Upon hearing this, Gunchen felt fear: "It seems that because I did not offer a tribute, the Fourth Prince is going to punish me?"

Celing said, "It's not just 'dealing with' you, it's 'taking your life'!"

Gun Chen knelt down and said, "Please, Your Highness, plead for me. I am willing to make up for the lack of formality and dare not offend the Fourth Prince!"

Celing said, "Fourth Master said that he is not someone you can offend at will."

Upon hearing this, Gunchen collapsed to the ground.

Next, Tsering, in his capacity as league leader, summoned the Zasaks of the various banners of the Khalkha tribe and announced the execution of Gunchen and his son.

Celeng added, "Fourth Prince has already grasped the situation of the gains and losses of your respective banners' lands. Don't disbelieve me, the example of Gunchen is right in front of you. As for why Fourth Prince is able to control it, I can tell you without hesitation. It's because Fourth Prince really did send people to secretly survey the land in the northern desert, and the survey was more accurate than your own!"

"So even if you are honest, you will inevitably make mistakes that will be discovered by the Fourth Master because your skills are not as good as his."

These Mongol princes were all terrified upon hearing this, realizing that Hongli intended to punish the princes who disrespected him to death!
Some of the Mongol princes who had stopped showing respect to Hongli became uneasy as a result.

"Prince Pensuk, the Fourth Prince instructed me to inform you that you have two months to recover the lost territory, or else you will suffer the same fate as Chechnya!"

Can you do that?

Celing asked Prince Dorok.

Pensuke wiped the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief and said, "Yes!"

Celing nodded and said, "That's good!"

"In addition, Fourth Master also told me in a secret letter to be wary of you directly defecting to Russia."

"So, why don't you tell me, are you planning to defect to the Rakshasa Kingdom?"

"Celeng asked."

Pensuke hurriedly knelt down and said, "Please tell the Fourth Prince that this is absolutely impossible. This servant is utterly loyal to the Qing Dynasty! The reason I didn't present the Fourth Prince with the salute this time is because the heavy snow in my jurisdiction has blocked the roads, so I planned to present it after the New Year!"

Whether you are willing to be filial to Fourth Master is your business, and I have no right to say more.

Celing replied with a smile.

Pensuke just gave a bitter laugh.

These Mongol princes truly did not expect that Hongli would be so forceful, directly using the issue of land division to put pressure on them.

Meanwhile, Pensuke gritted his teeth and sent out two thousand followers to assist Celen in wiping out the Russians.

Compared to the Russians, he dared not offend Celing, who was now completely obedient to Hongli, since Celing's soldiers were right in front of him.

Boom boom!

El Pass on the north side of Lake Baikal.

The thousand fresh troops sent by Celeng and Pensuk used more than twenty cannons to blast open the castle here.

Subsequently, the thousand fresh troops rushed in and captured and killed the Rakshasa soldiers and their families inside.

Don't underestimate these thousand fresh troops; in the vast and sparsely populated Siberia, they constitute a very large army.

There were only one hundred Rakshasa soldiers in the city of Erkou.

Not long after, Hongli also learned from Celeng that he and Pensuke had captured more than thirty Russian soldiers alive at Erkou.

Because the area was an important stronghold of the Russian Empire, they also confiscated more than 10,000 shi of grain, more than 20,000 shi of fodder, and a large number of furs, and released more than 1,000 local Mongols who had been imprisoned.

Hongli was therefore very pleased.

He knew that although the numbers reported by Celeng and Pensuke were not the actual number of Erkou confiscated, they were actually spoils of war that the Fourth Prince had temporarily presented to him after the recapture of Erkou.

Hongli naturally accepted this without hesitation, since if he didn't take it, his subordinates would feel embarrassed to do so.

Centurion Mosilov, after escaping ahead of time, informed Langk and Korychev of the news.

For the Russians, Erkou was a very important stronghold and an essential point on their westward retreat.

This deeply moved both Langk and Korychev.

"That wretched Celing, just how much silver does he have left to incite the Mongols!"

Kolychev was furious.

Mosilov said, "Now it's not just Tseren, but Pensuk has also sent many Mongols to participate in our war."

Langke's eyes widened upon hearing this.

Kolychev's eyes widened as well.

Langke then looked at Kolychev: "Someone, take him away and hand him over to the Qing Dynasty's imperial brother-in-law!"

Kolychev looked at Langk in astonishment: "What are you doing?!"

"Is there even a question? You bastard who killed five hundred Cossacks!"

Langke suddenly roared and continued, "Things have already developed to this point. If we continue to insist, we will only lose more important strongholds. In that case, even if the Qing Dynasty is willing to compromise in the future and stop demanding you, and continue to negotiate with us, we will still be at a great disadvantage during the border negotiations!"

Kolychev collapsed to the ground, mouth agape, and was soon bound by the guards around Langk.

The next day, he was taken to the opposite bank of the Boer River, outside the Qing envoy's tent, and ordered to kneel down as required.

Beizi Yanbu Chubu Dorji, who had been there the whole time, watched this scene in astonishment: "Why are even the proud Rakshasa kneeling?"

(End of this chapter)