Chapter 56: The Barbarian

"Look at what I brought back from The Hague, the capital of China?"

Kublai Khan looked at this young courtier with a smile on his face, and in his mind he had already regarded him as a nephew, and this sentence was neither in Mongolian nor Chinese, but in Turkic language that Lian Xixian himself rarely used.

"Venerable Khan, your most faithful servant has returned, and it is a pity that he did not bring you any commendable gifts, except for a piece of paper and a few southern barbarians." Lian Xixian fell to the ground and crawled forward until Kublai Khan's feet, his Turkic language was a little stiff, not even like his native language, and Kublai Khan smiled after hearing it.

"Arise, Dav, and tell me about your peace treaty."

Patting him on the head, Kublai Khan changed to Chinese, the terms of the peace treaty had actually been sent to him a long time ago, and he just wanted to hear the details of the peace talks. This provision aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone, especially Ali Hague and others at the forefront, and from the perspective of effect, Kublai Khan also felt that it was too lenient, which was not the same as his impression of the Song people.

"Your Majesty, there are many people of insight among the Song people, and our actions have attracted their attention, one of them is the southern barbarian who came with the minister, he is the deputy envoy of the Song people, and said some amazing things, before saying his name, the minister wants to ask, is there something wrong in the northwest?"

The rebellion of the king of the Northwest occurred after Lian Xixian went to the Song Dynasty, and there had been a premonition before, but he was suppressed by him, which was not a secret to him, and Kublai Khan also understood this, knowing that what he asked was not only the result, but also a more detailed process.

"Liu Haoli, the judge of the Fifth Ministry, fled back from Qianzhou, and according to his report that the kings rebelled, and detained Namuhan, Kuokuochu and An Tong, the reason for which is still unclear. Boyan led people over, and is currently confronting them on the front line of Alimari, the rebels have been helped by Haidu, and the latest news is that they have joined forces to approach Yinshan, threatening Zhangbali and Beshbali. ”

This is a very unpleasant thing, Kublai Khan's tone is a little low, he is not afraid of those people, mainly at this critical juncture, the sudden appearance of this makes him very upset, and also disrupts some of the original deployments.

"I see, when did this happen?" Lian Xixian is more familiar with that area, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that he was not very optimistic, and Boyan's troops were definitely insufficient, otherwise they would not boldly advance, but when they arrived in the Yinshan Mountain Range, it was basically their own territory, and there should be no problem in defense.

All the kings' departments are dominated by cavalry, and there are endless steppes everywhere, and it is almost impossible to fight a war of annihilation, which is why Haidu can be defeated and defeated again and again, he can understand the troubles of the Great Khan, this person is like a fly, he can't suck you to death, disgusting you.

"Two months ago, why did you ask that?"

"If the minister said, around that time, there was a Song man who foresaw all the results, does the Great Khan believe it?" Lian Xixian's words surprised Kublai Khan, he believed in Immortal Heaven, and he didn't take those ghosts and weird things to heart, of course he knew that Lian Xixian couldn't tell lies, which was neither necessary nor meaningful, and for a while, Kublai Khan fell into thought.

"Are you saying he knew about the kings' rebellion two months ago?"

"Not only that, but he also accurately said the names of Namuhan and others, as well as the relationship between Dayuan and other khanates, such as Haidu and others did not listen to the dispatch, repeatedly made trouble, Duwa was his wing, Meng Ge Timur was yin and yang, etc., this kind of thing came out of the mouth of a southerner, does the Great Khan think it is possible?"

Lian Xixian repeated Liu Yu's words that day, and it was not strange to say the names of these people, but it was so familiar with the inside story that he even knew the relationship between them well, it was amazing. You must know that even Kublai Khan himself can only infer these relationships through sporadic intelligence, and even many times the news is lagging behind, because they often repeat, rebel and surrender, and in real history, he has not solved any of them in his lifetime.

"Maybe this person came from Hülegü." Kublai Khan could only infer according to his own understanding, but he also knew that it was unlikely, although there were many Han Chinese working there in the Ilkhanate, very few people knew about it, let alone went to the Song people.

"No, this person is the hero of the battle of Jiankang, and it is impossible for him to appear elsewhere at the same time for at least half a year."

Lian Xixian shook his head, he just couldn't figure this out, no matter what day the rebellion of the kings started, Liu Yu should not be there, unless he had a very developed intelligence network. But a Song man traveled thousands of miles to the northwest and unknowingly inquired about the news, just to put himself together half a year later? Ghosts won't believe it.

"A general?" As soon as he heard the word hero, Kublai Khan first thought of the warriors.

"A literati, but not an ordinary literati, according to the observation of the minister, this person may not have much attainment in the scriptures, but he is proficient in practical things, and he is an extremely rare southern barbarian."

Lian Xixian introduced his experience with a wry smile, but he didn't mean to complain about Zhang Hongfan. In that case, it is understandable that they reacted that way, it may not be that they really wanted his life, but the matter did not succeed, Zhang Hongfan apologized to him very solemnly afterwards, but Lian Xixian comforted him in turn, this is not the first time he has encountered this kind of thing, but every time he can save the day, it has to be said that it is a miracle.

"Is Jiangzhou here?" Kublai Khan's attention was another aspect, he drew a few strokes on the ground, a crooked line replaced the river, he was very familiar with the area of Ezhou, he had fought there for a long time, and the lower reaches of the river had only a general impression, but the location was roughly correct.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he added other place names one after another, and the whole map was drawn along the river to Jiankang. Returning to the position of Jiangzhou, Kublai Khan couldn't help frowning, obviously it was a very critical place, just stuck on the southbound passage, and choked the two ends of the river together with the Anqing Mansion across the river.

"This matter is not considered by the minister, but when the peace is discussed, the Song people take this as a condition and cannot be changed, otherwise they will not be able to talk, time is pressing, in order to exchange for our people, the minister can only agree to them."

In fact, this qiē is all due to one person, and when Jiangzhou was delivered, Lian Xixian discovered the Song people's intentions. It's no wonder that no one is proficient in everything, he is good at planning, but he is clumsy in strategy, he thought it was an expedient measure, who knew that the Song people had been prepared, which was one of the reasons why he forgave Zhang Hongfan's actions.

"Forget it, it's just a small city, I believe it can't stop my army, okay, now let's talk about the barbarian you brought, what is his name?" Kublai Khan threw away a branch he had picked up, clapped his hands and asked.

"Back to the Great Khan, this person's surname is Liu Mingyu Ziqing, he is the same age as the minister, and he has already achieved four grades from the Song people, and this time the Song people's mission is dominated by him."

Liu Yu? Kublai Khan had a feeling that he had heard it somewhere, and after thinking about it, he was so busy that he was already relaxed to be able to take a moment to meet Lian Xixian. Since I can't think of it, it probably doesn't matter much, Kublai Khan shook his head, Lian Xixian brought back a bit of news today, and he still needs to digest it slowly.