Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 57
Since Fan Zhuoyuan entered Beijing, he has seen people of all races and colors in the metropolis, row upon row of shops and hotels, temples of various religions coexist in one city, and the commercial culture is extremely prosperous. To a certain extent, it can indeed be called a prosperous age.

And the Yuan Dynasty was indeed the most developed dynasty in the history of the commodity economy. After all, nomadic people's thinking in governing the world is completely different from that of traditional farming peoples.

The developed commodity economy stems from the extremely low restrictions imposed by the central court on the power of merchants, but the primitive accumulation of capital is soaked in dirty blood in every capillary.

Therefore, the developed commodity economy has instead brought about the rise of the powerful, which did not benefit the people at the bottom.

Fan Zhuoyuan rode on horseback and watched the collision of various commodities, characters and cultures between China and the West in Yuan Dadu, and he inevitably had a lot of thoughts.

It is about why the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty.

After the Mongol Yuan eradicated the gold, it absorbed the traditions of the Central Plains of the northern Han region, and integrated the Arab civilization of Central and West Asia through the Western Expeditions. It has surpassed the Southern Song Dynasty in engineering and natural science and technology.

Coupled with the bloodthirsty and more efficient military organization capabilities of the nomads themselves, and the Southern Song Dynasty was still constrained by internal generals, and the overall strategy was directed by civilian officials, the abundant military virtues of the people could not be brought into play, how could they be undefeated?

While Fan Zhuoyuan was thinking, Yuxi Timur reminded him that he had come to the imperial city and was greeted by eunuch envoys. At this time, he dismounted from his horse and untied his sword, and walked into the palace.

Soon, he will meet this hero of the generation known as Yuan Shizu by later generations.

The Imperial Palace in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty inherited from the former Jin Dynasty, and later expanded and decorated it, making it even more magnificent than the previous dynasty.

Kublai Khan himself was by no means a frugal person. The carved railings and jade brickwork, cornices and brackets in the palace were all uniquely decorated.

Since the architects who designed the architectural layout of the imperial palace included craftsmen from West Asia, there are also many Arabic-style decorations in the imperial city, which is quite exotic.

The main body of the palace is not based on the axis of Ouchi Miyagi City, but is centered on Taiye Pond, surrounded by three palaces - Ouchi, Longfu Palace and Xingsheng Palace. This layout reflects the Mongolian "living by water". "specialty.

Fan Zhuoyuan, Yuxi Timur, and Emperor Guishan's family as gifts, led by the eunuchs, passed through the Chongtian Gate, the main gate of the inner palace, and before entering the Daming Hall, the main hall of the inner palace, they saw that the ground was actually covered with gold bricks, like red bricks. Blankets are generally introduced outside the hall, which is extremely luxurious.

Emperor Kameyama's family had never seen such a luxurious place before, and they were already stunned.

Fan Zhuoyuan was stunned for a moment, and the eunuch leading the way turned his head triumphantly and said, "Is the general amazed by the wealth of the imperial city?"

Fan Zhuoyuan said: "It really is the richest man in the world!"

"Hehe, some time ago there was an adventurer from the far west called Pineapple. Seeing this scene, he was so excited that he knelt down and kissed the ground."

Fan Zhuoyuan thought to himself: That must be Marco Polo, I didn't expect such a coincidence, this guy should still be in Yuan Dadu at this time.

The eunuch looked at Fan Zhuoyuan's full body armor, and asked strangely, "Why doesn't the general change to the general's uniform?"

Fan Zhuoyuan said indifferently: "During the war in Japan, the uniforms were torn. In order not to be disrespectful in front of your majesty, you can only wear armor to see."

Yuxi Timur glanced at Fan Zhuoyuan, he had raised his opinion on the way, but he could receive the official uniform before the Ministry of Rites, but Fan Zhuoyuan refused.

The eunuch frowned slightly, and led the two of them to the Daming Hall, where civil servants and military generals had already gathered in the hall.

If according to the usual etiquette, the generals who returned to the capital with the merit of destroying the country, the emperor would often lead a group of officials to greet him outside the city.

But now facing Fan Zhuoyuan, they were not even interested in welcoming him outside the hall. Obviously because Fan Zhuoyuan was born in the Southern Dynasty, the level of etiquette would naturally be weakened a lot.

Since the etiquette is like this, let alone discuss meritorious service after the war.

Fan Zhuoyuan and Yuxi Timur were brought before his Majesty. Kublai Khan was wearing a dragon robe, but sat on it with a big horse and a golden sword. He stared at Fan Zhuoyuan with piercing eyes. He nodded slightly, giving birth to a little appreciation.

Although this person is familiar with Chinese and Western classics and has a thorough knowledge of the two major civilizations, his essence is still inseparable from the nomadic leadership, and he has no scruples about etiquette.

When the officials in the palace saw Fan Zhuoyuan, they couldn't help whispering to each other. They probably couldn't find anyone who could compare with him in terms of height.

After meeting Kublai Khan, Yuxi Timur immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and recited words of blessing.

Emperor Kameyama's family knelt down on the ground, trembling all over, and dared not speak.

Fan Zhuoyuan stood beside him, but he bowed his hands and saluted, chanting the same prayers as Yuxi Timur.

What he did was the ancient Song and Han rituals, not the begging rituals of nomadic slaves to their masters.

Seeing this move, all the ministers present frowned, and Kublai Khan's admiring eyes showed a hint of sullenness, and then he restrained himself immediately.

At this time, the minister of the Ministry of Rites stood up, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Fan Zhuoyuan is rude to the saint, please punish this man for his crime of disrespect!"

Fan Zhuoyuan acted as if he had never heard of it, and stood calmly and proudly, looking into Kublai Khan's eyes.

Kublai Khan raised his hand slightly, although Fan Zhuoyuan was a general in the Southern Dynasty, but after all he had the merits of destroying the country, and he punished the crime before rewarding him for his merit, the impact of this move would be bad.

However, he also felt the rebelliousness of the general in front of him. He might come wearing such armor, but he just didn't want to bow down.

"General Fan is in full armor, so naturally he can't perform all the salutes. This is a trivial matter, so there is no need to discuss it in detail."

Hearing what the emperor said, the Minister of Rites glanced at Fan Zhuoyuan, snorted coldly, and retreated.

The impeachment just now can be regarded as a blow to the horse, in fact, this is also the attitude of the Mongolian Han Huihu in the palace towards the warriors of the Southern Dynasty.

After that, according to the fixed procedures of the court, the process of presenting prisoners and boasting meritorious service was carried out.

First of all, the head of Hojo Tokimune, the ruler of the shogunate who killed dozens of envoys of the Great Yuan without authorization, was presented, followed by his family members.

Kublai Khan did not show his majesty as the emperor of the kingdom here, but ordered that his crime be pronounced at Caishikou on the same day, and beheaded in public to destroy his family.

This decision scared the Emperor Kameyama and his family to the point of collapse, and made them feel sad.

Naturally, the next step is to present Japan's nominal lord, Emperor Kameyama, and others. Of course, at this time they have been deprived of the name of the emperor, and they are only commensurate with the lord.

For these, Kublai Khan only ordered Honglu Temple to arrange a residence, imitating the ritual of a vassal king, receiving a certain salary every month to support him, so that he would never think about going back to Japan in this life.

In the future, during festivals and festivals, we will have to conceive programs and dances to entertain the emperor and ministers.

In the end, Fan Zhuoyuan recounted the whole process of defeating Japan in public to show off his merits.

Fan Zhuoyuan is a boring person, he only talked about being forced to land on the Sunxiang country when he was caught in a storm, and he briefly described the whole process of cutting down the sun in less than a stick of incense.

Everyone just thought it was very simple, as if they could easily achieve such a feat of destroying the country.

(End of this chapter)