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The crown prince of the Mughal Empire, Aurangzeb's elder brother, was called Dara Shukor.
In general, Darashuk could not compare with Aurangzeb in terms of intelligence, strategy and military talent. He did not even know that his general Bajilthai in the Prince's House had been bribed by Aurangzeb.
Bakiltai led two hundred men and launched a rebellion in the name of the crown prince, which was unimaginable to everyone. In addition, there was an insider at the Lahore Gate, the main gate of the palace. Bakiltai took the main gate of the palace at an astonishing speed, and then rushed into the palace with the rebels.
The soldiers who came to rescue from outside the palace were blocked outside the palace gate by Bakilthai. While blocking the reinforcements from outside the palace, Bakilthai fought with the guards inside the palace, hoping to control Emperor Shah Jahan as soon as possible.
At this time, the city of Delhi was in a state of panic because of the sudden rebellion. At the South Gate of Delhi, under the guidance of an insider, the South Gate was opened in the dark, and the cavalry led by Aurangzeb himself rushed in. The defenders in the city rushed to stop them, and the scene was chaotic, with torches all over the streets.
Aurangzeb rode his horse and shouted, "The crown prince is plotting a rebellion. I am here at the emperor's order to lead the army back to quell the rebellion. Anyone who dares to stop us will be treated as an accomplice of the crown prince and will be killed without mercy!"
The elite cavalry brought back by Aurangzeb immediately followed suit and shouted:
"Anyone who dares to stop me will be regarded as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
"Anyone who dares to stop me will be regarded as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
"Anyone who dares to stop me will be regarded as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
The rebels who attacked the palace at this time were launching a rebellion in the name of Crown Prince Darashuko, and the generals in the Crown Prince's mansion were the ones who led the rebels into the palace.
The defenders in the city were confused about the situation and thought that the crown prince was plotting a rebellion. In addition, Aurangzeb, as the fourth prince, had always been famous for his military exploits and his reputation was unmatched among the other princes. He roared all the way and rushed forward, and no one dared to stop him.
Seeing this, Aurangzeb divided his troops to attack the crown prince's residence while he led the main force to attack the palace. The iron hooves as big as bowls hit the street like raindrops, and the houses on both sides were shaken and almost collapsed. The panicked Beijing defenders on the street were knocked away by the running horses if they were a little slower, screaming... ... ... .
At this time, the palace was in chaos. After the Bajilthai rebels blocked the reinforcements outside the Lahore Gate, the reinforcements were ready to enter the palace from other side gates, but the situation was too chaotic at this time. The palace guards guarding the side gates could not tell who was the reinforcement and who was the rebel, and hesitated and did not dare to open the door;
This made the reinforcements outside the door very angry, and some even wanted to attack and rescue the emperor. The more they did so, the more the guards at the side door suspected that they were rebels, and they dared not open the door.
The Bakilthai who entered the palace were outnumbered. They had to defend the main gate of the palace and fought the guards in the palace on equal terms.
Emperor Shah Jahan saw this and felt relieved. He organized his guards to suppress the rebellion and sent someone to mobilize the garrison in the city with the imperial edict. Unfortunately, everything happened too quickly. Before the person with the imperial edict could leave the palace, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the main gate of the palace.
When Aurangzeb arrived with his troops, the reinforcements in the city who were attacking the Lahore Gate thought that Aurangzeb had also come to quell the rebellion, and they could not help but cheer excitedly.
Aurangzeb rode his horse to the foot of the city, holding a torch and shouting: "Listen, rebels in the palace, I am the fourth prince Aurangzeb. Open the city gates immediately, lie down and surrender, and perhaps you will be spared..."
The rebels on the city wall saw clearly that it was Aurangzeb who had arrived with his troops. They were overjoyed and quickly opened the main gate of the palace. The reinforcements outside the gate who had arrived earlier could not help but be surprised and delighted.
It is true that a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow! The fourth prince had made great achievements in battle. When he arrived with his troops, he immediately frightened the rebels into opening the gates and surrendering. It was really amazing!
As soon as the main gate of the palace was opened, Aurangzeb immediately ordered the soldiers he brought back to guard the gate, while he rode in with his army. Seeing that great things could be accomplished and rushing into the Lahore Gate, the usually resolute and cold-blooded Aurangzeb could not help but feel his heart beating faster and his blood boiling.
The rebels led by Bakilthai were still fighting with the palace guards in front of the Audience Palace. Aurangzeb rushed in with a large group of troops and without saying a word, a hail of arrows whizzed over. The hesitant palace guards were immediately shot down. The powerful arrows pierced their bones and their screams were endless.
"The rebels have held the emperor hostage. Kill them! Kill without mercy!"
Aurangzeb kept shouting, and while he ordered his men to attack the audience palace, he also sent troops to seize other side gates of the palace. These details of the operation had actually been assigned to each of his trusted generals before entering the city. Aurangzeb brought back elite soldiers selected from the army of more than 100,000. At this time, everyone was divided into different tasks, and the speed of action was amazing.
The guards guarding the audience palace quickly collapsed under the fierce attack of the elite troops who had experienced many battles, and had no way to escape. They were all slaughtered one by one by Aurangzeb's troops, leaving no one alive.
The situation changed so quickly that the entire audience palace was surrounded. Shah Jahan was in a state of confusion. He was not stupid and knew that something was wrong. His son Aurangzeb had suddenly led his troops to attack, and it was definitely not possible that he was here to quell the rebellion.
The audience palace is a palace with three open sides, and only the east wall originally had colorful patterns inlaid with gemstones. There is a niche in the center of the inner wall of the palace, in front of which is the king's marble throne, about 3 meters high, with reliefs of flowers, birds, trees, etc., and the carvings are delicate.
The Privy Council Palace is connected to the back, where the king and his ministers discuss state affairs. It is known as the "Paradise on Earth" and is built entirely of white marble. It is extremely luxurious. There are square arches on three sides and a square window carved on one side. It looks like a pavilion with gorgeous carvings.
There is a "Peacock Throne" in the Privy Palace. It is about 2 meters long and more than 1 meter wide. It is made of 23 kilograms of gold, inlaid with diamonds, jadeite, sapphire and other gems, and the lower part is inlaid with topaz. On the back is a tree carved from various gems, and on the tree stands a peacock inlaid with colored gems.
The base has 12 emerald stones. The steps are made of silver. On the wall above the throne, Shah Jahan ordered craftsmen to carve a Persian poem: "If there is a paradise in the sky, it is here."
Now, Shah Jahan was sitting on the extravagant "Peacock Throne", glaring at Aurangzeb who was walking into the Privy Council Palace. The Persian sword in Aurangzeb's hand was still dripping with blood, and the bright red blood dripped onto the white marble floor, which was particularly eye-catching.
Shah Jahan sat on the Peacock Throne and shouted in a stern voice: "You rebellious son, what on earth do you want to do?!"
Aurangzeb said coldly: "I am just imitating my father's behavior."
This sentence immediately made Shah Jahan's face turn purple. He pointed at his son Aurangzeb and was speechless: "You... You..."
Shah Jahan's father was called Jahanji, which means conqueror of the world. He was the fourth emperor of the Mughal dynasty. He loved nature, flowers, and was passionate. He once built a marble tomb for a maid named Anarkali, on which was engraved an affectionate inscription: "Oh! If I could see the face of my love once more, I would thank God until the day of resurrection."
Perhaps it was because of his amorous nature that the daughter of a Persian immigrant was able to attract the emperor's attention with her charming appearance and eventually become his queen.
Shah Jahan could not stand his father's behavior. In addition, after a Persian woman became the queen, it led to the monopoly of power by foreign relatives and intensified palace infighting. Shah Jahan then raised an army to rebel and attempted to seize the throne by force.
The rebellion was unsuccessful, and eventually his father Jahanji forgave him and released Shah Jahan to return to his territory, but his two sons, Aurangzeb and his eldest brother Dara Shukor, were sent to Jahanji's court as hostages.
Although the rebellion did not succeed, it was a rebellion after all, and Aurangzeb was held hostage for many years. Now, he did not make any other excuses, but directly said that he was imitating the old deeds of his father Shah Jahan. If he made other excuses, Shah Jahan could still scold him.
But how to refute this reason? Like father, like son! (To be continued...)
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