p> The Fang City in the east of the capital was mostly inhabited by Han officials, and in this huge city, the Han people were still accustomed to living in groups, which seemed to have become a natural instinct, no matter where they were. Inside, a large mansion looks new, as if it has just been built, and even the gate smells of fresh vermilion lacquer.

p> The door of this house is not engraved with the plaque of a certain house like ordinary people, I don't know if the owner forgot it and hung it out yet, and this door is not closed like other houses, from time to time people hurriedly enter and exit from it, among these people are both palace people dressed as chamberlains, and there are people who look like Lang Zhong with medicine boxes on their backs.

In the master bedroom in the backyard of the > room, a middle-aged man with a cloth towel was leaning on the couch, his face was very thin, he looked not lightly ill, but his eyes were bright, and his spirit seemed to be good. But the old man sitting in front of his couch knew very well that the patient had run out of oil and could collapse at any moment, and the current situation was just a return to the light.

p> "Don't worry, Gong Yao can return to this capital alive in this life, and he already feels very lucky, although he has no regrets when he dies." The patient on the bed squeezed out a smile and comforted the old man in front of him. Listening to this low tone and looking at the reluctant smile, Yao Shu, who was then a member of the Pingzhang Affairs of Tongzhongshu Province and a scholar of Zhaowendian University, shook his head sadly.

P> "Bochang, you are only fifty, how dare you say death, the old man is in his seventies and still wants to live a few more years, and see the day when my Dayuan dominates the world." The patient he called "Bo Chang" was Hao Jing, the former messenger of the country who had just returned from the rule of the Song people, and he was so excited that he couldn't afford to get sick on the way, and it took a long time to return to the capital, but he didn't expect to fall ill again, and this time it seemed that the situation was a little bad.

p> Hao Jing's smile was a little bitter, he knew his own family affairs, this time I am afraid that he will not be able to get by, he will not be able to dominate the world or anything, and even if he lives a few more days, he is afraid that it is a luxury. Although the Great Khan rewarded him with great favors, gave him a house and ordered the imperial doctors in the palace to come for diagnosis and treatment, and all kinds of precious medical materials were sent without money, but life and death were fateful, even the most powerful people in the world could not stop them.

p> what he regrets the most is not that he died like this, but that he has lived for more than fifty years, but the most precious years of his life have been spent under house arrest, and he has wasted sixteen years of time, how many sixteen years of his life are there, if he was not detained by the Song people, what an achievement he would have now!

p > "learn to become a literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family", he does not contradict because he is loyal to a foreign race, in his opinion, as long as it is "Xing Han Studies, Confucianism", the Great Yuan and the Great Song Dynasty are no different, but because of its strength, it is easier for people to display their ambitions. As for the Song State, which did not even let go of the envoys, the qi should have run out a long time ago, and only a male lord like Kublai Khan was qualified to rule this vast land.

Do > regret it? He didn't know, maybe there were some, but if he came again, he would still choose to bring someone out, maybe this was his fate. Hao Jing sighed secretly, he knew that Da Yuan's excuse for this move was because his party was detained, although he knew that it was just a reason, he still made him grateful, and there was a kind of shame that a soldier died for his confidant.

p > Yao Shu looked at the change in his face and understood what he was thinking, because he also thought the same way, and from the first time he saw Kublai Khan, he was impressed by this man. Later qiē proved that his vision was not wrong, that Great Khan was the most talented monarch in the world, and now he was only one step away from achieving unprecedented greatness, and he struggled to live until now, just to witness this qiē with his own eyes, compared to this person in bed, God still favored him.

P> "You must hold on, the Great Khan has gotten the news, he will definitely come, no matter what, Bo Chang, don't close your eyes, talk to the old man more." Yao Shu gently patted his skinny hand and said, whether the Great Khan will come or not, he is actually not sure, but he has been with Kublai Khan for so long, with his understanding, the Great Khan should come to see this loyal courtier.

p > is not sure because as he grew older and his power became more and more stable, he found that the Great Khan no longer trusted Hanchen unconditionally as before, especially after the Li Pu Rebellion, not only did he cut down the military power of many Han people under the pretext, but even the ministers in the court also had a lot of color-eyed people, and his old minister, who had followed him for many years, was also transferred out of the capital until the year before last.

>Of course, Yao Shu didn't think that the Great Khan had changed anything, and it was absolutely impossible to rule such a large place without the support of the Han people. Now that they have tasted the sweetness, they naturally will no longer think about returning to the previous herding life of eating and sleeping in the open, not to mention that there is still half of the Song Kingdom that has not been won, even if it is a show, they have to act like Corporal Lixian.

As if hearing his heart, > suddenly heard a commotion outside the house, and then the curtain of the door was raised, and a figure flashed in. The two turned their heads at the same time, and it turned out to be Hao Jing's brother Hao Yong who walked in, and he came to the room with three steps and two steps with a happy face, and said to the two.

p> "The Great Khan's car is about to arrive, and the palace attendants have come to deliver the decree, and this time they are specially here to visit the eldest brother. Hearing this good news, the two glanced at each other happily, and Hao Jing immediately struggled to straighten up, pointing in the direction of the mansion with a somewhat eager expression.

P> "Hurry up, let the people in the house hurry up and prepare to greet me, you come and help me, let's go to the door to greet us, don't lose your courtesy." Yao Shu also knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he and Hao Yong helped him out of bed, Hao Jing walked so fast that they almost couldn't support him.

p > Kublai Khan drove lightly and left the palace with only a few dozen guards, and behind him, thousands of cowardly soldiers had already blocked the entire Fang City and set up many checkpoints, so that even a bird could not fly in. Galloping all the way over, he threw off his horse in front of the gate and strode in, and the guards hurriedly followed, but the man had already entered the courtyard.

p> "Great Khan, you came in person, and you dare not be ashamed." Seeing the Great Khan who had not been seen for more than ten years, Hao Jing trembled with excitement, he pushed away the two people who were holding him, knelt on his knees, and knocked down on his head, Yao Shu and the two knelt down together when they saw this, and they all saluted Kublai Khan.

p > "Get up, get up, let Lian see, it's been 16 years, Hao Jing, you're finally back, you're old, you're old with Lian." Kublai Khan pulled Hao Jing up, held his hand and looked carefully, the high-spirited young man in his impression had become a dying old man, which made him sigh.

p> "The minister is not good, the style of the Great Khan is still the same, how can he talk about the old." Hearing Hao Jing's flattering words, Kublai Khan smiled, personally carried him into the inner room, and put him directly on the couch.

p >After such a toss just now, Hao Jing's complexion changed a little, and Yao Shu and the others who were standing behind saw a strange flush. Hao Yong secretly cried, and secretly wiped his head while people were not paying attention.

P> "Don't move, the union is here, let's talk well." Kublai Khan didn't understand that his life was coming to an end, and he took time out of his busy schedule not only to give a courtier, Hao Jing stayed with the Song people for sixteen years, and his knowledge was helpful for the next war against the Song Dynasty, but this body could not be saved.

p> "The experience of the ministers stranded in the Song realm has been written in detail in the compromises, and the Great Khan can see it in the future." There are some things I want to say to the Great Khan and hope that the Great Khan will think about it. Hao Jing coughed a few times, trying his best to calm his excitement, intending to say what he was thinking about these days.

p > Yao Shu and the others put a chair behind Kublai Khan, and then took the door and walked out, no matter what Hao Jing said next, they should not be there, Yao Shu knew this person very well, and could probably guess his thoughts, but it was almost impossible to convince the Great Khan, because he was getting older.

p> "The Great Khan, when the minister returned to the north, traveled all the way, but he was very pleased to see that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and did not lose under the rule of the Song people. However, the government seems to be recruiting soldiers, and I wonder if there has been a big move recently? ”

p> "Well, since you have seen it, let's talk about it, when is the most appropriate time to conquer the Song Dynasty?" Kublai Khan was thinking of listening to him, and was very happy to see him take the initiative.

p> "According to the minister's view, the new king of the Song people was newly established, and the women were in charge of the country, and most of the people appointed were mediocre, and it was okay if they were to conquer. However, in the previous war, it seems that the enemy has not yet reached the most exhausted time, and if he raises troops again, it will not be possible for one group to do it. ”

p> Hao Jing had already learned the result of the battle of Jiankang, and he did not agree with the immediate expedition at this time, but it was not easy to convince Kublai Khan, so he could only push forward layer by layer.

P> "You are right, last time it was the United League that underestimated the enemy, and delusionally thought that more than 200,000 people could take Jiangnan, and now it seems that there is indeed something wrong, so this time the Federation will pay attention to it and will never make the same mistake again." Kublai Khan readily admitted it, but Hao Jing didn't know what to say next.

p> "Hao Jing, you have to understand that Lian is not young, if he can't unify Jiangnan in his lifetime, Lian will never turn a blind eye." So this time, no matter what the price is, the United must also try once, and only succeed and not fail. ”

p > Kublai Khan's words were so decisive that Hao Jing was stunned, and he understood that it was impossible for him to persuade him to dispel his thoughts, and a sense of powerlessness came to his heart. It's not that he doesn't want the Yuan people to unify the world, but he thinks that the time has not yet come, and even if he wins rashly, it will increase the casualties of the people, and then he will lose the support of the people.

p> "Have you ever seen this thing from the Song people?" Kublai Khan suddenly took out a cloth package, opened it in his hand and handed it to him, Hao Jing looked at it, it seemed to be a black square box, somehow broken, it was put together, he carefully looked at it and recalled, how could he not remember where he had seen it?

p> "Haven't you seen it, have you ever seen the Song army have unusual weapons after staying for so long?" Like huge catapults and stuff like that. Seeing that Hao Jing couldn't recognize it, Kublai Khan was slightly disappointed, and then he asked about other things, Hao Jing has been locked up in Zhenzhou, which is a place heavily guarded by the Song people, how should he have found something.

p> Hao Jing thought for a long time and finally shook his head, in his experience, there was nothing surprising about those weapons of the Song soldiers, this catapult was far inferior to the Yuan people's return cannon, he didn't understand what the Great Khan's intention was in asking this, could it be that he found something in Jiankang? But how could this be something that he could find out?

p> "That's it, you are good to be sick and recuperate, the United will come to see you again when you are free, and when you are well, you will contribute to the United as in the past, and the United will wait for you." Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Kublai Khan gave up his intention to continue, it was not easy for him to come, and there were still many things waiting for him to decide, and it was time to go.

p > Kublai Khan walked very fast, and went out in a few steps, and before Hao Jing tried to straighten up, the person had already arrived outside the door, and he sighed, the king himself came to visit the sick, what could be more glorious than this, but why did he feel a little bitter? R1058