At the beginning of Niujia Village, my sister-in-law and I depended on each other.

Time flies by like water, and before I know it a month has passed.

Half a month ago, the Jiugong Mountain Conference officially closed, and under the witness of many heroes, the Sun Moon Sect replaced the Quanzhen Sect to become the number one sect in the world.

On the second day after the closing of the conference, just as Miss Huang had said, an imperial edict came from Lin'an City announcing the bestowal of grace.

Niu Dingtian, grandson of Niu Gao, the leader of the Sun and Moon Sect and former deputy commander of Yue Family Army, was promoted to Duke of Xiangyang County and given the title of General of Loyal and Brave Wuwei (a casual position). As for his previous title of Xibe, there was no mention of it, which was considered as tacit approval.

On the same day, the defenders of Xiangyang, with the cooperation of the masters of the Sun and Moon Sect, quickly took control of the three important cities of Fancheng, Jiangling and Ezhou.

After replacing and purging officials in the city, the Jingxiang area completely became the sphere of influence of the Sun Moon Sect.

In response to this, Zhao Kuo in Lin'an City, after receiving a letter that included both submission and threats, and after being reminded by the Sunflower Patriarch, had no choice but to grit his teeth and acquiesce.

But the next day, bad news came again!
The Mongolian delegation, which had originally reached an agreement to ally with the Song Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty, was attacked outside the city of Lin'an. The chief envoy, Jebe, was killed on the spot, Temujin's fourth son, Tolui, was seriously injured and dying, and Princess Huazheng fled back to Mongolia under the protection of the guards.

Temujin was furious when he heard this. With the power of the great victory at Huihebao, he directly threatened that if the Song Dynasty did not give an explanation, he would join the Jin Dynasty and march south. He then deployed troops on the border of the Jin Dynasty again, forcing the Jin people to march south to attack the Song Dynasty, putting pressure on the Song Dynasty.

For a time, the border between Jin and Song, which had been peaceful for many years, suddenly became tense.

Just when Zhao Kuo was at a loss as to how to respond, the Duke of Xiangyang suddenly issued an edict to the world: "Mongolia is a young wolf, and the Jin Kingdom is a twilight tiger. The twilight tiger is nothing to be afraid of, but the green wolf is a big threat!"

"Since ancient times, nomadic peoples have always been ambitious. The Han people should learn from the lesson of the Northern Song Dynasty's alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Now the main force of the Jin army has been lost to the Mongols. When the Jin Dynasty is destroyed, it will be the time for the Mongols to invade the Song Dynasty!"

As soon as the manifesto was issued, the Red Turban Army in the Jin Dynasty responded quickly, calling on the court to come and recruit them on the grounds of jointly resisting Mongolia.

At the same time, the Sun Moon Sect, the largest martial arts sect, issued a bounty order:
"Anyone who takes the head of a Mongolian general will obtain a profound Buddhist skill; anyone who takes the head of Temujin will obtain the martial arts treasure, the Nine Yin Manual!"

When this news came out, the whole country was in an uproar, and the underworld in both the north and the south suddenly became boiling.

A large number of people who wanted to upgrade their weapons flocked into Mongolia. In just half a month, two Mongolian generals were assassinated.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Temujin was a little confused.

the desert
Inside the golden tent, the air was frozen and the atmosphere was like the weather in June, with dark clouds gathering as if a thunderstorm was brewing.

In the inner tent covered with Persian carpet, a burly man with a broad forehead and long beard was sitting on the Khan's throne, which symbolizes the highest power on the grassland. He was none other than the current Mongolian emperor, Genghis Khan Temujin.

Standing under the tent were the second prince Chagatai, the third prince Ogedei, and generals Muqali, Naya'a, Huoerchi and others.

At this moment, Temujin's face was as gloomy as iron. He looked sharply at the people kneeling below and said coldly: "This Khan asked you to look at Guo Jing's mother. Is this how you look at her?"

Subuchi looked dejected, lowered his head in shame, and said dejectedly: "I saw everything clearly this morning. The cattle and sheep were all outside the tent, but Li Ping was nowhere to be seen. I have failed in my duty. Please punish me, father!"

Ogedei's eyes flashed, and he stepped forward in time, bowed and saluted, saying: "Father Khan, the one who was able to do this without anyone noticing must be someone with profound martial arts skills. In my opinion, it must be the Sun and Moon Sect. I am very lucky that my brother is safe."

"Disgraceful thing!"

Temujin snorted coldly with his eyes squinting, but he still didn't have the heart to punish him. He waved his hand at Shuchi and said, "Go down and receive fifty lashes!"

He still respected his eldest son, who was brave in battle and had made many military achievements, even though he was not sure whether he was his own son.

"boom!"

After Jochi left the Golden Tent, thinking of the hateful things, Temujin punched the table and cursed with a gloomy face: "A bunch of shameless southern barbarians! If you attack Xiangyang in the future, I will never lay down my sword within ten days!"

He really made the Sun and Moon Sect very angry. They had sent a large batch of treasures before the ceremony, but ten days later, they asked for more. They had just sent two batches, but he turned around and stabbed them in the back.

He is a person of status after all, and I have never seen anyone so shameless!
After all, money is a trivial matter. What he hated was that Niu Dingtian almost ruined his carefully planned strategy of Lian Song to destroy Jin.

"Does the Khan still remember Yang Kang?" Mu Huali in the tent suddenly asked.

"Oh?" Temujin's anger suddenly disappeared. After a moment's thought, he looked at his trusted general and asked, "General, are you talking about Guo Jing's sworn brother?"

Mu Huali looked calm and solemn. He nodded, looked around at the people in the tent, then looked at Temujin and said in a deep voice:

"According to the news sent back by Prince Tuolei before his accident, Yang Kang is a greedy man. His mother was taken away by Niu Dingtian and he remained unmoved. When his biological father came to find him, he refused to acknowledge him."

"Although such a person is not tolerated by the Eternal Heaven, he can be bribed and used by the Khan. Since Guo Jing is ungrateful to the Khan, why doesn't the Khan offer Yang Kang a huge reward to win him over?"

"General Muhuali, if you have any good ideas, please speak up!" Temujin sat up straight as usual, his expression relaxed, he raised his hand to invite, and put on a listening attitude.

Mu Huali said: "It is said that this boy is only fourteen years old, but he is ranked thirty-eighth on the Central Plains Jianghu's Land Ranking. Given time, he will definitely become a top five figure."

"But Prince Tolui said that this boy not only values ​​money, but also seems to have a grudge against Guo Jing. I think the Khan can bribe him with treasures or the position of a royal consort. He can be the Khan's internal supporter or the Khan's right-hand man!"

"Father Khan, no!!"

The second prince, Chagatai, suddenly shouted in a deep voice. He was a burly man in a chain mail armor. After he stepped out of the line, he said in a cold voice: "The women of my grassland have noble blood. How can the southerners touch their holy bodies?"

"Now that the main force of the Jin army has been lost, please give me 20,000 elite soldiers. When I take up my sword and attack Zhongdu, those bastards will go south and attack Xiangyang."

"By then, no matter how skilled those people are in martial arts, they will not be able to stop the powerful bows and crossbows of the Mongolian warriors, nor will they be able to stop my father Khan's army!"

Temujin's face was dignified and calm. After hearing these words, he raised his thick dark green eyebrows. Obviously, this move was quite what he wanted.

But when he thought of Mr. Meng's horrific methods, he quickly suppressed his impulse. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Mu Huali and asked, "General Mu Huali, do you have a suitable candidate for the princess?"

"Father Khan!!" Chagatai saw this and tried to dissuade him hurriedly.

"Huh?" Temujin glared at him, and he immediately stopped.

Seeing this, Mu Huali hesitated, lowered his head slightly, and said: "After thinking about it, I still think that the Khan's Princess Huazheng is the most suitable." "General Mu Huali, stop talking nonsense!" As soon as these words came out, Chagatai glared at him. Everyone else in the tent was shocked.

Naya said in a deep voice: "Princess Huazheng is the most beautiful flower in our grassland. How can we give her to lowly southerners? The second prince is right. General Mu Huali, please stop talking nonsense!"

Everyone knows that Princess Huazheng is the most favored by the Khan. Isn't it just looking for trouble to say this?
Seeing that the man on the Khan's throne did not immediately express his opinion, Mu Huali knelt on one knee and said sincerely: "Any grassland people can make sacrifices for the Khan's cause. The Khan should know what Princess Huazheng and Guo Jing are thinking."

"Since Guo Jing has betrayed the friendship of the grassland people, he is their enemy. As long as Princess Huazheng is promised to Yang Kang, the two wolf cubs under Niu Dingtian will surely bite each other for the rest of their lives. Please think twice, Khan!"

hiss--

He is indeed the person most trusted by the Khan.

The people in the tent looked at each other and stopped talking. This person really understood what the man on the Khan's throne wanted most.

Temujin was silent for a long time, raised his head, swept his sharp eyes over the crowd, and then, holding the sword at his waist, he slowly stood up.

Under the glittering golden armor, he said majestically: "Just follow General Mu Huali's words and win over Yang Kang for future use. In addition, Chagatai! Ogedei!"

"My son is here!"

The two men quickly knelt on one knee and bowed their heads slightly, indicating that a military order was about to be announced.

Temujin said in a deep voice: "This Khan grants you two 30,000 soldiers each, and work together to harass Damingfu! Remember not to fight hard, this Khan only wants to make the Jin people restless and drive their court to the south!"

"My son, take your orders!"

"Everyone, leave." Temujin looked dignified and waved to everyone in the tent.

After everyone left, he tightly grasped the hilt of the knife in his hand, his face suddenly becoming gloomy.

"Father Khan, wuwuwu——"

At this moment, the curtain on the right was suddenly lifted from the inside, and a slender figure in a gorgeous Mongolian robe sobbed and threw herself into Temujin's arms.

It was his beloved daughter Hua Zheng.

Before Temujin could open his mouth to comfort him, another person slowly walked out from behind the curtain. This person was wearing a black robe, and his face was as white as crystal. His deep eyes, when he looked at him quietly, were like towering mountains, unshakable.

"Mr. Meng, is there any hope for Tolui's recovery?" Temujin patted his daughter's back lovingly, walked to the black-robed man, glanced at the couch behind the curtain, and asked with a serious expression.

The black-robed man's fair face was as calm as the dark water. He said slowly, "He is no longer in danger of death. He will recover after a year of rest. However, he will not be able to ride a horse in the future."

Can’t get on the horse?

Temujin was stunned. To the people of the grassland, being unable to ride a horse was no different from being trash. Thinking of the brilliance of his fourth son in the past two years, a trace of pain flashed across his eyes.

The black-robed man's deep blue gemstone eyes flickered slightly, and he said softly, "The fourth prince was injured by the Shaolin Temple's powerful Vajra Palm, and the rest of the guards died from Buddhist martial arts."

"Was it the Shaolin Temple of the Jin Dynasty that did it?" Temujin's eyes flashed with cold light and he looked at him intently.

The black-robed man moved his lips, shook his head slightly, and frowned, saying, "Not entirely. The rumor that the Shaolin Temple scriptures were stolen must be related to that man. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used his unique Buddhist skills and offered a huge reward for the heads of the Khan's generals."

Temujin's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He gritted his teeth, bowed to the man in black robes, and said in a deep voice: "This Khan begs you to take action!"

"Absolutely impossible!" The man in black robe raised his right hand and refused without thinking.

Perhaps he felt that his tone was too blunt, so he slowed down and said softly, "It's not that I don't want to, but there are indeed reasons why I can't do it. I am only responsible for the safety of the Khan, and other than that, I will not show up for anything. Please understand, Khan."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

The man in black robe paused, bowed slightly to Temujin, turned around and walked out of the golden tent.

Temujin was very excited when he saw this, but he clenched his fists and finally calmed down. He really didn't dare to offend such a master who was guarding his safety.

"Father, Guo Jing would never betray us. It must be his uncle, and he is not a good person!" Hua Zheng's eyes were filled with tears and she spoke with a sob.

"Don't mention that southern barbarian anymore!" Temujin instantly became furious and glared at his daughter.

After a pause, he felt a little reluctant and sighed. He gently hugged his daughter and said softly: "Father Khan is sorry for you, but every Mongolian must be prepared to sacrifice himself for the great cause of Mongolia."

"Hua Zheng, you must remember that you are Temujin's daughter, the female eagle of the grassland. Your heart should not be tied to a Han Chinese."

After saying this, Temujin patted his daughter's shoulder gently, turned around and walked out of the Golden Tent.

"Guo Jing, Hua Zheng will never see you again, wuwuwu——"

Thinking that she would never see that silly boy again, Hua Zheng felt a pang in her heart and finally couldn't help crying over the desk.

Half a month later
Chagatai led 30,000 troops, took a detour eastward, and suddenly attacked Jin's Dading Prefecture, taking three cities in ten days. At the same time, Ogedei led 30,000 troops and approached Daxing Prefecture, with the intention of encircling Jin's Zhongdu again.

Faced with the Mongols' breach of trust, the Jin people were powerless to complain. At this moment, the court was caught in a fierce debate over whether to move the capital south.

Finally, after a month of heated debate, Emperor Wanyan Xun made the strategic decision to move the capital to Bianliang despite opposition from his ministers.

At the same time, with King of Zhao Wanyan Honglie as the chief commander and Wanyan Saibu as the deputy commander, they led an army of 200,000 and marched south to attack the Song Dynasty and invade Xiangyang.

Suddenly, the smoke of gunpowder gradually rose, and the atmosphere in Jiugong Mountain outside Xiangyang City suddenly became tense. (End of this chapter)