Kublai Khan in the capital city had no way to get information about what was happening thousands of miles away, and since he sent Boyan to the northwest, he no longer cared about that side. Because he knew very well that with Boyan's ability, even if he could not immediately put down the rebellion, he would never let the situation spread.

While waiting for the good news, a letter of guilt sent from Shuzhong gave him a headache, and the east and west rivers would actually fight separately, but they were broken one by one by the disadvantaged Song people, although the loss was not large, but it disrupted his plan.

Before, because Shuzhong was not the main battlefield, they had not paid much attention to that side, and if they fought steadily and steadily and encroached on the few territories and troops of the Song people step by step, they would have already taken Chongqing Mansion by now.

In that case, there will be a strange army from the upper reaches of the river to kill, with the direction of Jinghu in the front, but unfortunately, it will fall short! Kublai Khan shook his head, this situation could not be allowed to continue, and the two rivers must give orders in unison.

Because Boyan went to the northwest and took away the garrisons in Shaanxi and Gansu, and now he can't spare troops to support them, he believes that even if the existing number of people is more than enough to pacify Shuzhong, then what about this candidate for unified command? Kublai Khan was thinking about who was more suitable, and at a glance he saw a middle-aged man tiptoe in.

"Ahma, you come and think for me, who is more suitable?"

He called the name of the person who came, and this person was one of his most powerful assistants, Ahma, who had been in charge of the country's finances for more than ten years, and when he heard Kublai Khan's inquiry, he shook his head with a wry smile.

"The Great Khan is embarrassed for the ministers, if you want to say who can be the task of colonizing goods and increase taxes for my Dayuan, the ministers can still say a thing or two, this militaristic matter, who else dares to make a decision except the Great Khan?"

"Haha, you, don't learn the tone of the Han people, it sounds like it's hypocritical, what are you doing when you come to me?"

Ahma's words made a frown from one of the young men standing beside him, an expression that did not escape Kublai Khan's eyes, but he did not say anything, but asked about the man who had just entered.

"The Great Khan is wise, the ministers are naturally coming for military expenses, the southern expedition is imminent, this time the scale is different from the past, in addition to supplying the army, there are also servants, if you can't raise it in time, I'm afraid the Great Khan will blame it, and the first one will be the head of the minister."

"Much worse?"

"Armaments, utensils, grain and grass are still a lot behind, the ministers and people are urging day and night, and the provincial chapters are always delaying under the pretext, this is the report received today, please look at it."

Ahmad handed over a thick booklet, Kublai Khan looked at the eyes full of Chinese characters, his head was big, and he looked through it roughly, it was the details of the payment of taxes in Zhongshu and Henan, and there were indeed many arrears, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he handed the booklet to the young man on the side.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"For the sake of the Great Khan's journey, the ministers want to send people from Dadu to supervise, and those officials in various places who are ineffective must be severely reprimanded, and those who delay and fail to do it will be reported to Dadu for the Khan's ruling."

"You don't have to report it, you look at it, dare to perfunctory political affairs, and affect the supply of the army, whether it is the Mongols or the Han Chinese, investigate and deal with it as a whole, and never stop."

As soon as he heard his advice, Kublai Khan immediately took over the conversation, his voice was so cold that even in Ahma's heart trembled, he quickly lowered his head and prostrate at the feet of the former. Kublai Khan waited for him to finish his salute, but he just waved his hand, and Ahma retreated with great eyes.

"Zhenjin, do you think I'm too indulgent of this person?"

"Erchen does not dare to question His Majesty's decision, but Erchen believes that this person is arrogant, greedy, insidious, and a treacherous villain, and cannot be entrusted with important tasks."

Listening to his eldest son, who had great hopes, talking eloquently, Kublai Khan suddenly regretted that he should not have found so many Han people to teach him, except for a Mongolian face, his thinking was no different from that of the Han people, but this was not the result he wanted.

Zhenjin, who had been made the crown prince the year before last, was actually not a young man, his eldest son Ganmala was already twelve years old, but in the eyes of Kublai Khan, who was already sixty years old, he was still a child who had not grown up. Several brothers in the Tuo Lei family will not live long, he is the only one still alive, but who knows when Changshengtian will summon him, and then such a big empire will fall on the shoulders of this young man, and he will have to work harder.

Unlike himself, Zhenjin has always been smooth sailing, and he has not even been on the battlefield a few times, if such a person follows the rules of the grassland, he is not qualified to inherit the family business at all. But now that Kublai Khan was determined to maintain the state according to the rules of the Han Chinese, the emperor would be from a lineage, and it is conceivable that such a decision would displease the kings who claimed to be descendants of Genghis Khan, leading to an endless stream of rebellions, as in Haidu.

"Real gold!"

Kublai Khan suddenly changed to Mongolian, which made him slightly stunned.

"You are a Mongol, the proud son of the steppe, with the blood of Genghis Khan."

"Ava, Zhenjin has never forgotten his identity, but didn't you say Father Khan, to rule such a vast country and countless Han people, only in their way?"

Zhenjin also replied in Mongolian, he didn't understand why his father Khan emphasized this, this country called "Yuan" itself was changed according to the Han rites, since this is the case, of course, you have to speak Han to rule with Han people, he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with him.

Moreover, after studying for so long, the breadth and profundity of Sinology also firmly attracted him, and those learnings could explain all the doubts in the world, just like the Mongols' own way of fighting, didn't they also absorb a lot of advanced experience?

"No, no, no, you're right, but you misunderstood, I asked you to learn Chinese, not to make you a Han, but just to understand, understand? It's 'using', using, don't let yourself fall into it. ”

"But Ava"

"Your teacher of sinology has taught you their history, and there have been many different races who have become masters of this land, but what is the result? Not to mention, how powerful the Jin people were back then, we Mongols had to pay tribute to them every year, with the best horses, the most beautiful women to please them, in order to get a piece of pasture, now, they even lost their surnames, this is the result of trapping. ”

Kublai Khan didn't wait for him to justify, and said the worries in his heart in one breath, such a vivid example made Zhenjin shut his mouth, although he was still a little disapproving, but he also understood that what his father Khan said was ironclad facts.

The Jurchens used only a very small number of troops to defeat two huge empires in a row, destroying one of them, and almost destroying the other, not only becoming the master of the Central Plains, but even the surrounding nomads had to pay tribute, if it weren't for a Genghis Khan, the Mongols would still be scattered.

And the speed of their sinicization is almost as fast as the speed of degeneration, but in more than a hundred years, they are no longer much different from the Han people, many people can't even speak the Jurchen, Father Khan is warning him not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just reminding you to keep in mind the lessons of the Jin people, we can't do exactly what the Han people want from the beginning, absorb what is good for us, but fight against what is not good for us, this is your responsibility, understand?"

"Thank you Father Khan, Zhenjin remembered."

Zhenjin knew very well that what his father Khan said was not just about Sinology, but also indirectly answered, why would he reuse him knowing that Ahmad was a villain, what Zhenjin didn't expect was that his father Khan, who usually respects Confucianism and reveres Han, is actually so wary in private, is this his future path?

"Okay, let's go back to the previous question, who do you think is more suitable to be the commander of the Liangchuan Academy?"

"According to what Erchen sees, it is better to stab the busy brother in short."

His answer made Kublai Khan wonder, Anxi Wang Busy Brother Thorn is his half-brother, not yet thirty years old, originally the person who nominally supervised the two rivers, this is the same as not saying, and the real answer in his heart, Kublai Khan also heard it.

"Look, this is what the Han people teach you, overkill, knowing that Brother Busy has no experience in commanding the army, it will only be bad for him to do it, there is someone else in your heart."

"Your Majesty is wise, and his sons elected Li Dehui, the prime minister, this person is erudite and talented, good at planning, and with him in command of the war between the two rivers, he will definitely be invincible."

Zhenjin replied in fluent Chinese, it was not that he didn't want to speak, but that although Li Dehui was suitable, he was a Han and had just been educated, and he was afraid that it would backfire.

"Hear it all? According to the crown prince's words, the decree will be sent immediately. ”

Kublai Khan laughed and said to the courtiers in a hearty tone, and several people bowed their heads and said yes, and quickly wrote the will and printed it. The Shuzhong region is too far away, and many things can only be handled by themselves, otherwise they will make mistakes, so this commander is very important, and this time, Zhenjin and his thoughts are the same.

"The queen has arrived."

Kublai Khan's sharp tone made Kublai Khan frown, he didn't like this kind of person who was neither male nor female, but this kind of person was more reassuring in Han Chinese words. Chabi, dressed in full costume, walked towards their father and son with a smile and a girl in his arms.

"Eji." Jinjin screamed and took the little girl over.

"Whose child?"

Kublai Khan asked curiously, and he could see at a glance that it was not born to those concubines in the palace.

"The pearl of the palm of the Buluhan Department, is it beautiful to be born?"

Unable to resist his wife's enthusiasm, Kublai Khan turned his head to take a look, the little girl opened a pair of big round eyes, a chubby little face was very cute, and her appearance was quite good, as for whether she would grow into a beauty in the future, then who knows, but this kind of trivial matter, Kublai Khan will definitely not disobey his wife's wishes, he nodded.

"Well, you were born well, did you choose a name?"

"It's called Kuo Kuozhen, I want to take her into the palace to raise, what do you think?"

Chabi's words made Kublai Khan stunned for a moment, and then understood her thoughts, her age has long passed the age of childbearing, and her children have grown up, and her grandchildren have their own parents after all, and she is lonely. Kublai Khan suddenly felt a little ashamed, how long had he not been to her dormitory?