The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 240 The Emperor's Concern

Hao Jing put on the black hood again, and sat down on the lower heads of Kublai Khan and Yin Tianya.

In the Mongolian court, except for a few core officials and Tianya Shenzun, most people did not know that the Mongolian emperor who appeared suddenly was Hao Jing who was ordered to be sent to the south five years ago and was detained five years ago. The ministers only knew that His Majesty Emperor was very favored by Kublai Khan, and when he went to court, he always put his face in a black hood, which looked mysterious and exaggerated. Wisdom, people have to respect.

"Chen Ashu sees the Great Khan,"

"Freedom of courtesy,"

"Thank you profusely,"

Kublai Khan pointed to the vacant seat opposite Hao Jing and said, "General Ashu, you have been fighting for many days, you have worked hard, come and sit down."

"Yes, Great Khan," A Shu bowed to Yin Tianya and Hao Jing before sitting down, "I have seen Lord God, Master Emperor,"

Yin Tianya nodded slightly as an answer, but Hao Jing stood up and replied: "You are welcome, General."

After A Shu sat down, Kublai Khan said: "A Shu, although he failed to expand the territory this time, he also killed four generals who defended Luzhou in the Southern Dynasty. The terrain can be regarded as equalizing the merits and demerits,"

Ashu was still uneasy in his heart, but seeing that Kublai Khan had determined his nature for this Southern Expedition as soon as he came, he felt relieved: "My minister, Ashu, is sincerely and frightened,"

"Haha," Kublai Khan scolded with a smile, "You Ashu, when did you learn the hypocritical language of the southerners, you said clearly in your heart that it's all right, but where did you come from so sincere and frightened?"

"Khan, I know I was wrong,"

"Ashu, tell me about the terrain in Luzhou,"

Ashu knew what Kublai Khan wanted to ask: "Khan, although Luzhou is known as "the lips and teeth in the south of the Yangtze River, and the throat on the right side of the Huaihe River", its east is dominated by puddles and lakes, and its west is mostly rugged mountain roads, which is not conducive to us." If the iron cavalry advances on a large scale, as long as the southern army sticks to Shouchun and Luzhou and does not come out to meet the enemy head-on, it will be difficult for our army to break through, so I suggest not to choose Luzhou as the main attack area."

Kublai Khan opened the map on the table, looked at it, and said, "Judging from the information fed back from many sources, Liu Zheng's plan is still the most feasible."

"That's right, the minister also agrees,"

"Ashu, it's the end of the year. It's freezing cold. Your main focus is on military training. By the way, you can take a break. After the spring of next year, you will take Shouchun first. In this way, our army will attack Yangzhou and Luzhou. Potential, to give the Southern Dynasty a false appearance, "

"Yes, Great Khan Shengming,"

Hao Jing asked suddenly: "Khan, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"Sir, please tell me something,"

"Great Khan, General Ashu, I am a literati and I don't know anything about military affairs. I shouldn't have interjected, but I think that our army only occupies a tiny piece of land in Yangjia Town on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Our army wants to take it. Xiashouchun, with the momentum of Chengjiao, will the people of Song Dynasty also want to take down my Yangjia Town?"

Ashu praised: "The emperor's teacher is worthy of being an emperor's teacher. From common sense, from the art of war, anyway, from what point of view, the southerners should have done this long ago, but the emperor's teacher didn't know it. Since 30 years ago, the southern army After Luoyang was completely defeated by our dynasty, it no longer had the intention to launch an attack, and gradually formed a defensive battle relying on the city. Just like this time, Xia Guibing had many generals, and he only dared to fight in Anhua and Anfei in the suburbs of Luzhou. In the area around Shuangzhen, even the last thousand or so members of our army can withdraw under their noses. Therefore, the emperor can rest assured that if our army does not attack, they will laugh secretly by themselves. How can they take the initiative to attack? "

Hao Jing sighed: "Hey, soldiers don't know how to be brave, and generals don't know how to be ashamed. People in Song Dynasty don't know how long they are."

Kublai smiled and said: "Emperor Master, A Shu is right. The southerners have lost their courage, so it is not enough to cause trouble. Moreover, the terrain of Yangjia Town is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After a few years, our army will take Shouchun again. It can deter the two Huai Roads of the southerners,"

"Yes, the mighty Khan,"

"Emperor Master, the current financial situation of our dynasty is the key to going south to destroy the Song Dynasty in the future. This Khan needs to rely heavily on the Emperor Master,"

"The sweat is relieved, and the minister should do his best,"

"Okay, but you can bow, but you don't need to die. Otherwise, after Ben Khan rules the world in the future, who will govern the country for Ben Khan," Kublai Khan continued, "Since Alibuge's rebellion, I have been in power again. In addition, the Western Expedition consumes a lot of financial resources, and it is currently unable to launch a large-scale war. Emperor Shi, Ben Khan will give you two years to accumulate financial and material resources for the Southern Expedition. At that time, all the soldiers will use their strength to win the Southern Dynasty in one go."

"Yes, I obey the order,"

Yin Tianya said: "My Mongolian soldiers grew up on horseback since childhood. Although they are good at fighting, they are not as good as the Han people in economics. Large-scale wars need to be supported by financial and material resources. It depends on the financial resources I have accumulated in Mongolia, the burden on the emperor's teacher is not light."

"Well, but the emperor doesn't need to have too much burden, Ben Khan and the gods will support you,"

"Khan, my lord, I will definitely raise enough military expenses for the southern expedition within two years,"

"Report, Khan, my lord, my lord, Fajue, I have something to meet with my lord," the voice of the officer on duty sounded again.

"It's really lively today, Xuan,"

"See Great Khan, Your Majesty,"

"Flawless, free of courtesy.

"Fajue, why do you need to come here to see the deity?"

"My lord, the water priest Yanglian Zhenjia asked to see the god, this is a letter from the water priest,"

After reading it, Yin Tianya said: "Khan, here are three letters, one is written by Yang Lian Zhenjia, one is written by Jia Sidao, and the other is handwritten by Jia Sidao and handed over to Ulihan."

Kublai Khan said in surprise: "Jia Sidao, the prime minister of the Southern Dynasty,"

"Exactly,"

After reading it, Kublai Khan smiled and said: "Ashu, you step down first, we will discuss it tomorrow, Emperor Master, please take a look at this letter."

After Ashu left, Hao Jing said: "This is Jia Sidao's message that Ulihan is still alive. He wants the minister not to act rashly, otherwise Ulihan's life will be lost."

"Is it a threat?" Kublai Khan looked at Tianya and said, "Then Xuan Yang Lian Zhenjia will enter."

After Yang Lian Zhenjia entered the room, he knelt down cautiously and said: "The priest of Chen Tianyashui, Yang Lian Zhenjia, sees the Great Khan, and sees the Lord God,"

"Excuse me,"

"Thank you Khan," Yang Lian Zhenjia said to Hao Jing after getting up, "I have met the Emperor Master."

Hao Jing replied: "The priest is polite."

Yin Tianya asked inadvertently: "Yang Lian Zhenjia, I asked you to go to Jishou to provoke the Han and Miao disputes, why did you fail?"

Yang Lian Zhenjia, who just got up, was so frightened that he knelt on the ground again: "Master Hui Shenzun, this trip went smoothly, but was later destroyed by Wen Tianxiang, a minister of the Southern Dynasty from Lin'an, and others."

Kublai Khan said: "Wen Tianxiang, who is this person?"

Hao Jingdao: "Khan, this Wen Tianxiang was one of the top scholars in Song Lizong's period. He is quite talented. It is said that he was appreciated by the little emperor of Song Dynasty."

Yang Lian Zhenjia said: "Exactly, Mr. Hao, ah, no, Mr. Emperor Shishi said it right. Wen Tianxiang is now the chief academician of the Southern Dynasty Council of Government Affairs. Together with another man named Lu Xiufu, they are called the little emperor's right-hand man. "

Kublai Khan said thoughtfully: "Really, Wen Tianxiang, Tianxiang, the name is pretty good. When Ben Khan goes south, he will definitely recover this person. Emperor Master, please write down this name, and let all the soldiers capture him alive during the southern expedition in the future." This person,"

"Yes, I have already written it down," Hao Jing didn't know why Kublai Khan suddenly became so interested in a minister who was not very well-known in the Song Dynasty. Could it be because of his auspicious name.

Kublai Khan in history did have a good impression of Wen Tianxiang, and failed to persuade him to surrender several times. It was not until Wen Tianxiang was imprisoned for five years that Kublai Khan ordered him to be executed under the pressure of traitors who surrendered Yuan. Even so, on the execution ground The supervisor also said that as long as Wen Tianxiang is willing to surrender, he can immediately avoid death.

Kublai Khan continued to ask: "Yang Lian Zhenjia, what government affairs council and what department did you just mention?"

"Great Khan, according to the news from my ministers, the Government Affairs Council is a newly established department in the Southern Dynasty. It is composed of Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and other officials. It is said that it will replace the Zhongshu Province as the core organization of the Southern Dynasty's government affairs."

"Then it means that the little emperor of the Song Dynasty and Jia Sidao are fighting for the control of Song Ting," Hao Jing thought for a while.

Kublai Khan said: "Well, it is very possible, Yang Lian Zhenjia, you should collect more information on the movements of the Southern Dynasty court in Lin'an, and try to obtain more detailed content."

"Big Khan, I understand that I have already caught up with Jia Sidao, and I believe that there will be more sources of information in the future."

"Okay, Yang Lian Zhenjia, please continue to explain to the god the reason why you failed to go to Jishou,"

Yin Tianya's face was slightly gloomy: "Water Priest, I have learned what happened from your letter. It seems that Wen Tianxiang left well prepared. The martial arts of the two guards are not trivial. I will read it for you and me." Mongolia has found a lot of useful information, let’s forget it this time, if there is another failure next time, then we can only deal with it according to the canon, Yang Lian Zhenjia, get up, "

Only then did Yang Lian Zhenjia feel relieved, stood up and said, "Thank you, God." As one of the two priests of Tianya, Yang Lian Zhenjia certainly knew how terrible Yin Tianya was. Even in the face of thousands of troops, Yang Lian Zhenjia had the courage to escape. But when facing Yin Tianya, let alone courage, he didn't even have the slightest thought of running away.

"Water Priest, let me record the crime this time. You rest for a day and return to Lin'an tomorrow. Find out where Ulihan is being detained and try to rescue him. Whether it is from Nanshan or Jia Sidao, it is necessary to collect more information about the Southern Dynasty, "

"Yes, my lord, I obey the order,"

"Master Priest, Hao Mou has a question,"

Yang Lian Zhenjia hurriedly said, "Master, please tell me."

"Judging from your contact with Jia Sidao, what is Jia Sidao's mentality?"

"Returning to my lord, my subordinates feel that Jia Sidao seems to be a bit decadent, not as arrogant as rumors from the outside world, nor as peaceful as the last time I saw him,"

"My lord priest, why is this?"

"Emperor Master, this subordinate has been taught by the gods and lords, and has a little understanding of physiognomy. This subordinate took this as an opportunity to talk to Jia Sidao for a few words. From the words, I can feel that Jia Sidao has a kind, well, it is a kind of Feeling frustrated, right?"

"frustrated,"

"Yes, my lord,"

"Could it be that the struggle for imperial power in the Song Dynasty has intensified,"

"My lord, this subordinate can't be sure,"

Yin Tianya said: "Then you should investigate carefully when you go back. What the emperor wants to know must be very important."

"Yes, my lord,"

"Yanglian Zhenjia, go down," Kublai Khan said, "Emperor Master, what do you mean?"

"Great Khan, the Song Dynasty has always had imperial power, and there was a dispute over the power of the prime minister. Later, the power of the rear was involved. The three parties fought against each other. , after the little emperor ascends the throne, the imperial power and the prime minister will inevitably collide again. This time it seems that the prime minister is at a disadvantage. I vaguely feel that this is not a good thing. I hope I will worry more about it."