The Mongolian aristocracy was extremely fond of picnics, taking the earth as the feast and the sky as the cover, unrestrained and cheerful. At this time, the Mongol Great Khan was also the most approachable, often sitting around with his courtiers regardless of dignity, drinking wine and eating meat.

The people sitting around Kublai Khan today are either Mongolian nobles or important ministers, all of whom are first- and second-class officials, and other officials are not qualified.

Li Luo, as the prince of Jianghua County and Pingzhang of Fujian, has won the favor of the emperor today, so he is naturally qualified to sit here, but he is far away from Kublai Khan and closer to Prince Zhenjin.

The rough and loud Mongolian laughter is all around, coupled with the smoke of the barbecue, the shouting of the wrestling warriors in the middle, the applause of the audience, and the sound of the horse head qin of the cowardly guards, making the atmosphere very relaxed and lively.

The wrestling was attended by two Mongol ministers, both nobles with roots, who were not young anymore, but they shouted and cheered, and wrestled together shirtless, throwing each other to the death, winning the applause of the crowd.

This scene is estimated to be only available in the Yuan Dynasty.

At this time, a roasted brown and oily suckling deer spine was respectfully presented to Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan drew the golden knife from his waist, cut a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth, and then raised the skin containing mare's milk wine and drank bitterly, and was very happy.

"Great Khan, good amount of wine!" An Tong said complimentally.

Kublai Khan said proudly: "Mongolian men, be able to ride the strongest horses, drink the strongest wine, and conquer the strongest enemies and women!" When I destroyed Jin, I was still a young man, and when I saw the corpse of the last emperor of the Jin Kingdom in Caizhou City, I was happy that the Jin Kingdom had been destroyed, and I drank five wine bags in a row! ”

When everyone heard this, there was another burst of compliments, and the great sweat was massive, and he was a first-class hero in the world. It turns out that Mongolian customs are extremely heavy on drinking, and the greater the amount of alcohol, the more bold and open-minded it is.

In later generations, the north paid great attention to wine, and even determined the character by the amount of wine, which was influenced by the Huhua of the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, the aristocratic ministers ate meat one after another, drank wine, laughed and scolded wantonly, and were so unhappy.

Li Luo saw that everyone was drinking more and more, and he was a little scared in his heart. After eating a few pieces of meat and drinking some wine, he confessed to the prince of Zhenjin, and fled silently, intending to wait until the end of the picnic before going back.

It was almost dusk, and it was a bit chilly. Li Luo looked at the mountains dyed by the forests and the sparse scenery of the northern country, and couldn't help but feel the wind, very happy.

At this moment, the mountain wind blew, and a faint fragrance came to me. Li Luo stared at it and saw a beautiful woman in a hunting costume coming.

It's Jin Guangruo.

"Brother Li Luo, are you hiding from drinking?" Jin Guangruo said with a smile like a flower. She paid attention to Li Luo from time to time at the night banquet, so Li Luo hid from others about urinating and drinking, but she didn't hide it from her.

Li Luo was a little embarrassed, and he smiled and covered it up: "Is Sister Guangruo also hiding from drinking?" "Between women, they also have to fight for wine.

Jin Guangruo still showed the appearance of a delicate woman, she stomped her foot lightly in annoyance, and said with a little coquettishness: "Yes." We Koreans, how can they drink? How can you beat them Mongols? As soon as I saw you leave, I knew you were hiding from wine. ”

Li Luo looked at her bright smile, and felt a little unbearable in his heart, if he fought together, what would happen to Jin Guangruo? After all, Jin Guangruo blew the pillow wind and helped him Li Luo speak. Once he rebelled, how could Kublai Khan let Jin Guangruo go?

Oh, poor thing.

Therefore, for Jin Guangruo, who may be destined to become a victim, Li Luo is also extremely gentle. "Sister Guangruo, have you run out of gems? This time I entered Beijing, I brought a lot of them to you, as well as a lot of southern specialties for you to use. ”

"Really? Then thank you Brother Li Luo. Well, Brother Li Luo is a hero of the Koreans, and he is very angry for the Koreans. Brother Li Luo was reused by the Great Khan, and the little sister also had a light on her face. "Jin Guangruo is radiant, and it seems that he is living well in the palace.

Her mustard for Li Luo has long been gone. The nobles in the palace, which one did not have strong reinforcements outside the palace? Her strong reinforcement is only Li Luo. After all, both of them are "both" Koreans, and of course they must unite sincerely and support each other in a foreign country.

Therefore, if Jin Guangruo wishes that Li Luo's official position is getting bigger and stronger, and her power is getting bigger and bigger, she can have something to rely on.

Without Li Luo's victory in Zhengdong, there would be no concubine position of her concubine. Every time she faces Li Luo, her mood is always complicated.

"I am also relieved to see that Sister Guangruo is safe and sound in the palace and is still favored by the Great Khan." Li Luo also said with mixed feelings.

Li Luo and Jin Guangruo are not taboo when they talk here. Because the palace concubines of the Yuan Dynasty were relatively free, the defense of men and women was much more relaxed. Even if Kublai Khan saw the two talking, he would not blame.

The two chatted about old things for a while, and only when they saw the sun set, did they separate and go back.

Li Luo looked at the back of the golden light like a sunset, and felt a trace of sadness and sympathy.

Li Luo suddenly thought of "uncle" Li Sign, this is destined to be a tragic figure. There are also many people who will not have good fruit to eat by then.

Back at the banquet hall, everyone was already satisfied, and it seemed that it was about to end.

Li Luo came to the side of Prince Zhenjin, pointed to the reckless mountains and forests, and said: "My lord, there are 100,000 mountains in the south, there are such forests everywhere, and the mountains are steep, miasma, snakes and insects, and the humidity and heat are abnormal. The northern warriors went, like a tiger falling to Pingyang. Dragon Stranding. This southern expedition, hanging. ”

Prince Zhenjin's eyes narrowed, "Are you not optimistic about this expedition?" Do you think you will lose if you instigate? ”

Li Luo said: "Lord Prince, if you are not good at naval warfare, you can't conquer the sun." If you don't fight in the mountains, you can't conquer it. Although he is a good general, he may not be proficient in mountain warfare. In the event of a major defeat in this battle, it is still a trivial matter to lose troops and generals, but it will be a big obstacle to my great Yuan Guowei. ”

Prince Zhenjin understood this time, "Do you want to replace the instigation?" can be instigated to be the commander of the Southern Expedition appointed by the Great Khan, and now he has just come out of the division, how can he change the commander in battle? It doesn't make sense. ”

Li Luo smiled: "My lord's words are serious, Weichen An dares to be so arrogant." It's just for Da Yuan, I'm worried. However, if this battle does not go well, and the Great Khan has the heart to change the commander, Weichen will naturally not refuse. ”

The real golden prince laughed, and pointed at Li Luo with his finger, "You guy, you are not happy." Just say it, why beat around the bush! Anyway, seeing that you are also loyal, in case of unfortunate defeat at the instigation, the palace will recommend you to take over as the general of Zhennan. ”

In his opinion, Li Luo, a Goryeo man, was loyal and capable, first won a great victory in Japan, then pacified Fujian, and was able to hunt human bears, he was a good general who was proficient in battle formations, and his qualifications to serve as the general of Zhennan were enough.

"Wechen thanked you. Weichen is not greedy for merit, he just wants to do more for Dayuan, for Da Khan, and for adults. Li Luo said very seriously.

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The next day, a guest came to the inn where Li Luo lived.

Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Zhenren.

"Oh, Zhang Zhenren is here, I haven't been far away, forgive my sins, forgive my sins!" When Li Luo saw Zhang Sanfeng, his face was suddenly full of spring breeze.

What Zhang Sanfeng likes most about Li Luo is that he only has the rise and fall of Taoism in his heart, and he will never meddle in affairs, let alone tell the truth. He can't be loyal to Meng Yuan. Besides, he didn't know Li Luo's secret in Haidong.

The so-called "Great Yuan Widow Zhang Sanfeng" is just an excuse for not wanting to cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Sanfeng looked at Li Luo and said with a smile: "Immeasurable Tianzun, I haven't seen you for many days, Li Jushi is more and more introverted, and his bearing is clearer." What a great thing to do. ”

Li Luo's heart suddenly burst, "Naturally, I have done a good thing, this Zhennan general, I want to try it in the future." ”

"General Zhennan......" Zhang Sanfeng glanced at Li Luo meaningfully, "It's really not a trivial matter. It's just that Li Jushi also thinks that the southern expedition will be defeated? ”

"Oh? Could it be that Zhang Zhenren thinks that the southern expedition will fail? I just think it's not easy to win the southern expedition, but I don't think it's going to be defeated. Li Luo said in surprise.

Zhang Sanfeng Shi Ran sat down, lifted the dust back in a chic manner, pinched each other with both hands to make a "meridian trick", and said a little profoundly: "The poor Taoist views the luck of the southern country, and the Chen family is like the sky, how can there be the slightest decay, and can the country be destroyed?" Therefore, the instigation will surely be defeated. ”

You can pull it down. Li Luo slandered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Since the real person knows that the southern expedition will be defeated, why didn't he advise the emperor?" ”

Zhang Sanfeng sneered, "Poor Dao is a person outside the party, what is the major matter of the Nai military country?" If counsel is not profitable, what is the purpose of counseling? ”

Li Luo nodded and sighed: "The real person is really a high mountain, and he is respectful." Presumably, in addition to promoting the avenue, real people are really quiet and inactive. ”

Sure enough, when it came to Taoism, Zhang Sanfeng's spirit was shocked, "Now the emperor is quite a believer in Taoism." Tantric Buddhism is no longer able to arbitrarily suppress Taoism, and Taoism can at least compete with such and such a religion. Moreover, Li Jushi's policy of governing the country of Japan, changing the shrine to a Taoist temple, which has a lot to do with my Taoism, thank you for the poor Tao. ”

Li Luo waved his hand and said, "Why do you need a real person to thank me." In the following view, only Taoism is the truth of heaven and earth, and the righteous way of Huanghuang is of course, and of course it must be fully propagated and opened up a prosperous era of Taoism. In the next but within our ability, we will spare no effort to promote the Tao. ”

"Good!" Zhang Sanfeng made a Taoist salute, "Li Jushi's name is not a Taoist priest, but he is actually a Taoist priest." Poor Dao was extremely relieved. ”

Since cooperating with Li Luo, Li Luo's kindness to Taoism, Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Liusun, and other Dao officials such as the major masters are all in his eyes. In particular, Li Luo's policy of propagating Taoism in Japan made the Taoist priests very satisfied.

These real people don't care who does the world at all. They only care about whether those in power take Taoism seriously enough.

In their opinion, Li Luo already has the qualifications for them to support. Of course, the so-called support only allows Li Luo to have more power, not to support him to rebel. The Taoist priests don't have the courage to do so.

Therefore, Zhang Sanfeng came to see Li Luo today on behalf of the Taoist forces.

Of course, Li Luo also knew it, and immediately said: "But for the sake of Hongdao, it is incumbent on you to do it, unless you have the heart to be powerless." ”

Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile: "The heart of the layman's fist is known to the poor way. Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Lay Wisdom Deep-rooted, Luck Plus, the coming day is unlimited, this is a blessing! ”

That's the deal again.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Sanfeng stood up and said goodbye, "The matter of General Zhennan, Poor Dao and others will tell the emperor." This is the resignation, and there will be a period later. ”

Li Luo sent Zhang Sanfeng away, and Li Luo went to see the Emperor in the history again.

When he came to the official residence of the incompatible Imperial Doctor, Li Luo reported his name, and was soon welcomed in, and went directly to the study of the dissonance.

"Li Luohara doesn't spend anything, I've seen the prime minister!" As soon as Li Luo saw that he was out of line, he immediately stroked his chest and saluted, and said in Mongolian: "I am very worried about not seeing the prime minister for many days, but I feel happy and comforted when I see that the prime minister is still like a vigorous goshawk." ”

The Imperial Historian is the head of the Imperial Historical Observatory, with the overall power of supervision, commonly known as the Prime Minister of Taiwan.

The hair and beard that didn't fit out of place had turned gray, but he was very happy to hear Li Luo's words.

"Haha, you kid, it's the first time you've come to the old man's house! Well, you've done a good job, and it's not in vain that this station values you. He smiled heartily, and patted Li Luo's shoulder with a strong hand, with the enthusiasm of the elders to care for the younger generations.

Although he has a harsh reputation, from the perspective of the Yuan court, he is a capable minister, and he is also a rare Mongolian minister who is familiar with Sinology.

Li Luo had a good impression of the incompatibility. Two years ago, Li Luo served as Dalu Huachi in Ninghai Prefecture, and he was not in accordance with the order to supervise coastal prefectures and counties, and found that Li Luo was loyal and capable and proficient in Chinese in Ninghai Prefecture, so he secretly remembered Li Luo.

Before Li Luo was able to successfully serve as Fujian Pingzhang, he also made a recommendation.

"Taiwan Minister, yesterday's big hunt, why don't you see Taiwan Prime Minister driving? The lower official didn't know why, so he took the liberty to come to the door to disturb the honorable master. Li Luo said very obediently.

Hearing this, he was a little moved, "It's not because of the instigation of the southern expedition." The old man thought that the instigation was not prudent enough, and the Chen father and son were as treacherous as foxes, so it was not suitable to be the commander of the southern expedition, so he advised the Great Khan several times to change the commander, which made the Great Khan unhappy and made me rest for half a month. "It's still more elegant to speak.

Li Luo knew that Kublai Khan became more and more stubborn the older he got, the more he liked the dictatorship of the cadres, and the more he liked suspicion, and he was no longer the broad-minded and obedient "generous son of heaven" he was back then.

Li Luo knew it in his heart. He is still Kublai Khan's noble and important minister, and it will not take a few days for Kublai Khan to think about his discord again.

Therefore, Li Luo still said very respectfully: "The Great Khan must be for the sake of face, so he will not accept the advice of the prime minister." After all, the emperor Chrysostom said that he followed the law, and since he was handsome at the instigation of the emperor, it was naturally not easy to change the order. But the words of the old Taiwanese minister to seek the country, the Great Khan must know. ”

He nodded, "Li Luo, you are also a good general." In your opinion, what is the result of this southern expedition? ”

Li Luo pretended to be worried, "Forgive the official's words, most of the southern expeditions this time will be fruitless, and it is very likely that even the soldiers will be lost." The Taiwan minister is right, it is rumored that the Chen father and son are thieves who steal the country, just like Cao Cao's generation, and they are known for their treachery. Although the instigator is a good general, his strategy may not be his opponent. ”

"Second, in the place of Annan, it is difficult for the Dayuan warriors to perform, the humidity and heat are unbearable, the mountains are dense and forested, the miasma is dense, snakes and insects are rampant, the soldiers are here, there are many people who are not accustomed to the water and soil, so rashly marching south, it is difficult to have a chance of winning."

Li Luo agreed very much with what he said, and suddenly became even closer to Li Luo. Nowadays, the DPRK and China are full of confidence in the southern expedition, believing that it is simpler than crossing the sea to conquer the sun, and there are only a few people who hold a pessimistic view.

"Then between you, how should you fight this battle?" I don't get out of the question. Of course, he is a veteran, but he also does not know how to fight in the mountains. Mongol generals, the vast majority of whom only play cavalry.

Li Luo said: "First of all, there can't be too many cavalry, and barbarian soldiers are indispensable. Use less Mongolian elite soldiers and more brute soldiers. Then there is the disintegration of division, and Annan is not a monolithic ...... Chen's father and son."

Li Luo said his personal opinion in a big way, but he kept a lot. Not only let Tak Buhe know that he is very insightful, but he will not make wedding dresses for others.

After hearing this, he was more satisfied, and suddenly said coldly: "If the instigation is unfortunately defeated, the old man will recommend you to succeed you as the general of Zhennan!" ”

This is completely out of step with oneself.

Soon after, Li Luo bowed to Xie and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As soon as Li Luo returned to the pavilion, Kublai Khan's reward arrived. During the hunt yesterday, because Li Luo sacrificed the man and bear to Kublai Khan, Kublai Khan was very happy at the time and said that he would reward him with a return.

But when he knew Kublai Khan's reward, Li Luo was dumbfounded. He looked at the eunuch who came to give the reward, and his expression was very confused.

"Nobleman, this, this is ......"

It turned out that the emperor rewarded two young women! This reward...... It's too hot.

The lieutenant said with a smile: "Li Pingzhang, haven't you thanked the Great Khan for his grace?" ”

Li Luo thanked Kublai Khan for his grace according to the rules, quickly pulled the lieutenant aside, quietly stuffed a gem, and said in embarrassment again: "Zhonggui, my lady... Hey, I'm not afraid that the nobles will laugh at me, if the official takes the two of them back, I'm afraid that the family will be uneasy. ”

The noble man laughed and said, "Li Pingzhang is actually a person who is afraid of the inside!" It's funny! ”

You're laughing at a fart, who is afraid of guilt? Who is afraid of guilt! Li Luo scolded secretly in his heart, but he was still very polite, "Please advise the nobles." ”

The eunuch said, "What's so difficult about this? The Great Khan only said that he would give you a wife, nor did he say that he would give you a concubine. ”

Li Luo picked up the holy decree and looked at it, and sure enough, it was so. In fact, of course, Kublai Khan rewarded him as a concubine, but it was not said in such detail in the holy decree.

However, this loophole can be exploited.

How could Li Luo accept a woman from Kublai Khan as a concubine? Don't say that he didn't think about taking a concubine, even if he took a concubine, he wouldn't dare to ask for Kublai Khan's reward.

When the lieutenant left, the two women saluted Li Luo together and greeted him in Mongolian. Li Luo didn't see the appearance of the two until this time.

Both of these women were seventeen or eighteen years old, with wheat-colored skin, tall figures, and delicate and beautiful facial features. But that temperament and look are definitely not Han women, nor are they Goryeo women.

Mongolian women? Not like that. The facial features of Mongolian women are not so exquisite.

"What's your name?" Li Luo couldn't help but ask.

The woman on the left looked a little sweet, and said, "The slave family didn't hide Mei." ”

The look on the right was cold, and he said, "Nu Jiaye is far away." ”

As soon as Li Luo heard these two surnames, he immediately understood, the party members!

ps: I am very unwell today, and my cervical spine hurts uncomfortably. It's late, sorry. Crab everyone, everyone has been supporting me, asking for a wave of tickets!! Good night.

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