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Yuan army camp in Yanjiao.

Tents were stretched out one after another, and as more and more Mongolian cavalry arrived under the order of the Great Khan, it seemed that the place had returned to the heyday of the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

The atmosphere was like a thunderbolt destroying the kingdom of Jin, preparing for the celebration banquet before returning to the teacher.

Kublai Khan also looks like Tuo Lei, and the majesty and murderous aura exuded in his gestures are very easy to obey.

Na Muhan did not have this kind of murderous aura, his brows and eyes were more of a young man's deliberate fierceness, but in fact his skin was too delicate, and his body had more noble aura than murderous aura.

"Father Khan, my son has something to say."

The banquet came to an end, all the kings were already drunk, Namuhan had something on his mind, drank little, and finally got a chance to speak.

Kublai Khan was not drunk either, his narrow eyes were still bright, he glanced at his son indifferently, and nodded.

"The son is willing to lead the army to fight for the father Khan, and to chop off the enemy's head and bring it back." Namuhan said: "Please rest assured, the father Khan, those cowardly Han troops will soon tremble under the iron cavalry of the Great Mongolia. Speaking of fighting, the warriors on the grassland have never been afraid of anyone. The reason why the enemy was able to attack Baozhou is because too many Han people surrendered!"

Brother Zong Wang Yixiang, Zhuodu and others turned their heads to look, seemingly drunk but not drunk.

And tonight, in this tent, there are all clan members of the Golden Family, and there are no Hanchens. From this, it may be seen that Kublai Khan no longer trusts Hanchens as much as before.

Namuhan was more confident, and continued: "Father Khan has always been too tolerant to these Han people. Dong Wenyong had surrendered many years ago, and Father Khan was generous and tolerated his relatives. As a result, Dong Wenzhong of Luoyang The father and son offered the city to surrender, but Prime Minister Boyan had no choice but to retreat if he wanted to stick to it. Shi Tianze had objected early on, and his father Khan gave him opportunities again and again, but the Shi family did not appreciate his father Khan's kindness and dedicated the Zhending Mansion. What is even more hateful is the Zhang family, who even blatantly married Li Xia!"

Kublai Khan said: "Are you saying that I, a profuse sweat, did something wrong?"

"My son doesn't mean that." Namuhan said, "My son is saying that the Han people are too cunning and shameless. They are unfamiliar white-eyed wolves."

"Say your opinion, my son."

This is the custom in Mongolia, the leaders discuss everything together.Although Kublai Khan proclaimed himself emperor, he still retained some of these traditions. When encountering major events, he would still listen to his family's opinions.

Namuhan said solemnly, "Father Khan, those Han officials should be killed."

"Which?"

"all."

Kublai Khan's narrow eyes narrowed, and a displeasure burst out.

Namuhan said: "My son thinks that all Han officials are unreliable and should be killed, including the veterans of the Jinlianchuan shogunate."

"Do you know how Ben Khan conquered Monan, defeated Brother Alibu, and ascended to the Khan position?"

"But now that Li Xia has such momentum, Han Chen's heart will be biased towards Li Xia sooner or later." Namuhan said: "Why can our Great Mongolian Kingdom have such a vast territory? In the past, as long as our army met When resistance is reached, the entire city will be killed. Only the scimitar that keeps cutting down can make people fearful and crawl under our feet. And my kind father Khan has not killed people for too long. The Han people in the Central Plains have forgotten Don't be afraid of us. Father Khan, kill those Khan officials! Otherwise, they will betray you!"

Kublai Khan glanced at the tent, and glanced at Brother Xiangyi, Zhuodu and others.

He knew very well that if Namuhan could say such a thing, there must be someone behind him to support him.

Fortunately, his prestige is still there, after the kings were glanced at, they quickly said something to Na Muhan.

"How can you talk to Da Khan like that?!"

"That Muhan, no matter how reasonable you are, you can't contradict Da Khan..."

Na Muhan hurriedly pleaded guilty to Kublai Khan, and said: "The son is worried because he is too worried about his father, and he is afraid that his father will be betrayed by the Han people."

Kublai Khan asked: "Have you ever thought that killing a Hanchen at this time will only force all the Hanchens back?"

"Father Khan can gather all the Han officials to discuss matters, and the son leads the army to kill them directly."

With this sentence, the tent was quiet for a while.

Kublai Khan looked away from his son's face and looked at the bonfire burning in the middle.

In the firelight, he seemed to be able to see the scene where he slaughtered all the Hanchens.

It is not difficult to do so, but it represents a complete abandonment of Chinese law.

"You want Ben Khan to completely lose the hearts of the Central Plains?" Kublai Khan pointed to Namuhan, and his tone gradually became stricter: "Then why don't you stick to Zhongshu Province at all, and completely abandon the territory that your grandfather worked so hard to build?" , Hide back to the grassland."

"We won't be able to compete with Li Xia for the hearts and minds of the Han people. Father Khan, don't be fooled by those Han people. What they say is that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world is a lie. Just lead the cavalry to kill the enemy and defeat the enemy. It's very simple. thing."

"Insanity."

"The son is willing to make a bet with the father Khan. As long as the son leads [-] cavalry to the south, he can defeat Li Xia. I hope that the father Khan will trust the warriors of the Mongolian Kingdom and stop being fooled by the Han people..."

"Enough!" Kublai Khan was furious, and shouted, "Don't think that Ben Khan doesn't know what selfishness you have hidden!"

"Illegitimate son? No son..."

"Great Khan." Brother Yixiang got up quickly and said, "I believe that Namuhan must have no selfish intentions. He said this to the Khan because many warriors are already dissatisfied with the Han officials. It is also understandable that there are such Many Han people offered their cities and surrendered, and everyone has resentment."

Kublai Khan's anger was vented halfway, and he calmed down when he met Brother Xiangyi and spoke.

He picked up the wine glass and drank it, and said slowly: "When this sweater is like a parent, this is my son, and that is my daughter. The son has resentment against his daughter and wants me, the father, to kill her." Daughter, isn't this making it difficult for me?"

"The Mongols are the people of the Great Khan, but the Han people are not."

"The reason is the same. Li Xia is a foreign enemy and is pressing every step of the way, but you are fighting each other. This shouldn't be. Have you all forgotten? Unity is the great tradition left by Genghis Khan."

Brother Phase Shift lowered his head, thought for a while, and sincerely gave a suggestion.

"The Great Khan is wise. We should unite when the enemy is at hand. But the warriors are dissatisfied, and the Great Khan still needs to appease everyone. At least, the Zhang family should be killed."

"Yes!" Namuhan said: "Kill the Zhang family, and the Han people will understand the fate of betraying Father Khan and surrendering to Li Xia. If Father Khan is soft-hearted, more and more people will surrender."

Kublai Khan nodded thoughtfully.

~~
It was night, when Kublai Khan returned to the sweat tent, Chabi had already made milk tea and waited.

"It's getting late, so I didn't let Na Muhan come to see you again, tomorrow."

"This child." Chabi smiled lovingly and didn't say much.

Kublai Khan drank the milk tea and asked, "Do you prefer the Central Plains or the life of Hara and Lin?"

"I like them all." Cha Bi asked, "Where's Da Khan?"

"Just like you, I like both."

The husband and wife sat like this for a while, and someone outside the tent said: "Big Khan, Liu Bingzhong, Zhao Liangbi, and Hao Jing are here to see you."

"not see."

"Khan, tonight is the New Year's Eve of the Han people. If you don't see them, many people will be disappointed again. Why don't you see them?"

"These scholars are cunning and want to deceive Ben Khan."

"Khan is wise and won't fall into their trap."

Then Kublai Khan said to Qixue, "Let them in."

Soon, the three people who were covered in snow and snow entered the tent, but they never mentioned anything about the New Year, looking very panicked.

After seeing the ceremony, Liu Bingzhong said: "The ministers are disturbing His Majesty's rest, because Li Xia's envoy suddenly proposed tonight that he is willing to exchange prisoners with Da Yuan."

Upon hearing these words, Kublai Khan first looked at Hao Jing.

Since Hao Jing returned from his envoy to Li Xia's camp, the two sides have exchanged envoys to discuss peace talks.

But Da Yuan wanted to procrastinate for time, and Li Xia wanted to wait for news from the south. They were not very sincere, and there had been no substantial progress.

Today, Na Muhan and Brother Yixiang led the army to Yanjiao, and Li Xia's envoy suddenly raised conditions.

"Who told him that Ben Khan's army has arrived?"

"Your Majesty, it's a minister." Hao Jing replied.

Kublai Khan had always suspected that Hao Jing had secretly voted for Li Xia, but there was no evidence. Hearing such a sentence at this time, he felt a killing intent in his heart.

However, Hao Jing said again: "Since it is a negotiation, we must constantly put pressure on the other party. Our Dayuan soldiers are strong and strong, so we want to let the enemy's envoy know that he really gave in quickly."

Liu Bingzhong answered, "Your Majesty, Li Xia expressed his willingness to release a group of nobles and relatives who were captured in Helan Mountain in exchange for the Zhang family. This is the list."

A list was handed over.

There are many names written on it, all of whom Kublai Khan was very familiar with.

Including Zongwang Hulahu'er, Qi Xue Chang'antong, four queens accompanying the army, and many Zongwang, Xungui and their families.

Kublai sighed faintly.

He thought for a moment that he didn't need to take back so many useless clansmen, for example, what's the use of redeeming Hulahuer?
The next moment, he knew it was useful, it could calm people's hearts, and make Da Yuan come out of the shadow of Helan Mountain's defeat as soon as possible.

"What does Li Xia want the Zhang family to do?"

Liu Bingzhong said: "In order to buy people's hearts, since Zhang Hongdao and others surrendered Li Xia, they also sacrificed Baozhou City. After that, if the Great Khan kills the Zhang family, then the world will understand that surrendering Li Xia will not end well. If someone wants to surrender later, they have to think about it.”

Zhao Liangbi added: "Li Xia is expressing his position to the nobles in Yanjing, Shandong, Shanxi and other places."

"Since this is the case, Ben Khan should kill all the Zhang family."

"There is an idiom called 'kill chickens to warn monkeys'." Liu Bingzhong explained the meaning of the idiom in Mongolian, saying: "I also think that your majesty should kill chickens to warn monkeys, but Zhang Rou is different. There are too many officials in the Yuan Dynasty. Kaifeng protects those who go north all the way, if His Majesty kills him, he will easily lose people's hearts. This matter was quite a dilemma at first, but since Li Xia is willing to exchange prisoners, why not..."

"Has Secretary Cong of Ben Khan become Li Xia's lobbyist?"

"I don't dare." Liu Bingzhong responded immediately: "I am just explaining my interests to His Majesty, and I will listen to His Majesty's ruling."

"what about you?"

"I will listen to your Majesty's ruling." Hao Jing also did not dare to make suggestions.

Zhao Liangbi was the most magnanimous, he wanted to persuade something, but he didn't dare to speak when he saw this situation, he simply responded: "Your Majesty's Sacred Heart will judge."

Kublai Khan suddenly felt sullen.

If these Hanchens want to make any suggestions, he always feels that they are playing a conspiracy.

Tonight, they all hid their opinions and didn't say anything, but it made him feel that they were expressing their dissatisfaction.