Jia Rudao was silent, he couldn't refute it at this moment, he was honestly anxious, at this moment he realized how powerful this Mongolian leader Kublai Khan was.

"However, after all, Prime Minister Jia is still the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, although he lost the battle, but the Great Song Dynasty is still there, how can I not even have a little hospitality in Mongolia? Come on, put the stool on, put the wine and food on it, and I want to have a good chat with Prime Minister Jia today. ”

Some people obeyed, and they did so, and then went to a distance, where Jia Rudao and Kublai Khan sat down. The two of them are like old acquaintances.

"Prime Minister Jia, one day you can break out of the siege surrounded by my heavy troops, I am really very pleased, and I also have great admiration for Prime Minister Jia, I don't know if you can tell me, how to get out of trouble from here?"

Jia Rudao took a sip of his wine glass, very depressed.

"Dashuai really underestimated the desire of human beings to survive, and he did run away, but at that time he was no longer able to return to heaven, if he didn't run, would he stay and be buried? Besides, who said that if you lose a battle on the battlefield, you should die in battle and apologize? There hasn't been such a thing since ancient times!"

"This... Piece.. This is not true, not only you do not have the Great Song Dynasty, but I also don't have this statement in Mongolia, Prime Minister Jia is serious. ”

"So, Prime Minister Jia doesn't blame himself, at the same time, your Emperor Song Duzong doesn't know about Xiangyang at the moment, and they don't know that Prime Minister Jia threw away his armor and fled, Prime Minister Jia should relax."

The two were silent for a while, drinking and eating at the same time, Jia Rudao was a little hungry, and he started to take a big mouthful, very heartless.

"Today, Prime Minister Jia doesn't speak, I already know what the so-called thing is, Prime Minister Jia, I don't know if I want to ask for peace with Mongolia again? The key is that you Prime Minister Jia don't understand the rules, and no matter how big the fight between the two countries is, there is a saying that you will not kill the envoys. ”

"But you are really good at the Song Dynasty, and you will not leave one of my envoys behind, I said Prime Minister Jia, you can come up with an explanation for this matter."

Jia Rudao immediately knelt down and said: "Dashuai, Jia admitted in this matter, it was Jia who went too far and did things too much, if, if Jia is willing to compensate, I don't know if you will be willing?"

Kublai Khan looked up to the sky and smiled, not knowing whether he was happy or angry, and looked at each other after a while.

"I don't know, is this what you Song Duzong mean, or what you mean by the Prime Minister? Everyone knows that since our Mongols have captured Xiangyang, it means that we have achieved half of the success.

"Prime Minister Jia, do you think I will really agree to your request? At the same time, since you have already opened Chrysostom, otherwise, Prime Minister Jia, you can talk about it, and see what kind of conditions you are willing to give. ”

"Don't you want to drive me out of Mongolia for no reason? Besides, when the Southern Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no reason!"

Jia Rudao thought for a while, "Great Khan, if you are willing to lead troops to remove Xiangyang, and at the same time reach an agreement with our two countries, how about the Great Song Dynasty willing to pay an annual tribute of 50 million silver, 500,000 horses, and 10,000 catties of grain?"

This condition is already very attractive, higher than the previous one, and Kublai Khan already knew that the whole country was paying tribute.

But he was reluctant to get his hands on the rivers and mountains, and he was reluctant to the picturesque landscapes of the Great Song Dynasty, so he was silent at the moment.

Jia Rudao continued: "Great Khan, you must know that although the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty is inferior to Mongolia, it does not mean that we can be slaughtered by others, Mongolia wants to completely destroy us, and more than half of your domestic casualties will be lost!"

"Also, according to the current situation in the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to Xiangyang being broken, there are hundreds of cities of all sizes waiting for you to break through one by one, let me ask you, do you know how long it took Meng Ge to attack the Diaoyu Pond without taking it? He even died on the battlefield. "So the Great Han, Jia Mou is not looking down on Mongolia, but my Great Song Dynasty is not so vulnerable, if the Great Khan you agree, Jia Mou dares to transport these tribute things to Mongolia within a month, how about it?"

Kublai Khan thought about it for a long time, he had already thought about these questions, but he was silent for a moment at the moment.

"I naturally know what Prime Minister Jia said, but I heard that Prime Minister Jia is a master of playing crickets, otherwise, you and I will bet on crickets, if Prime Minister Jia wins me, then I promise you how about it?"

Jia Rudao agreed.

Kublai Khan clapped his hands, and some of his subordinates took out a gold leaf, which contained several crickets, all of which were caught not long ago, and he said coldly: "Prime Minister Jia, I have some crickets here, there are more than a dozen of them, as long as Prime Minister Jia picks one of them to fight with me, if you win, I will promise you how?"

Jia Rudao said: "What if I lose to the Great Khan? How should this matter be resolved?

"This.... Suppose you lose, I refuse to retreat, and then kill you, and continue to go south on another day, so Prime Minister Jia should be serious at this moment. ”

Jia Rudao was silent for a moment, he didn't even know what to do, this time he couldn't win or lose, he had been fighting for so many years, only today made him very unforgettable. "Since the Great Khan has said so, then Jia has agreed."

Catching the gold leaf, Jia Yidao fixed his eyes and took a closer look inside, and he quickly chose a cricket with a strong physique and full of strength, but it was not big.

"Great Khan, Jia has already chosen, it's your turn at this moment, if the Great Khan has also been chosen, I can continue."

Kublai Khan grabbed it from the gold leaf at random, picked up a cricket and put it on the table with Jia Yidao, "Prime Minister Jia, please remind you, you are running out of time at this moment, if you fail, you will not only lose your life, but also lose your country." ”

The two of them had different expressions, Jia Rudao's face was gloomy, he knew that as long as he failed, then everything would be over, but he believed in his vision.

Kublai Khan didn't care at all, and for today's situation, even if he loses, he can withdraw his troops, and he can still get materials that can feed most of Mongolia.

The two crickets soon began to fight, they were intertwined, very powerful, constantly biting each other.

Jia Rudao was obviously going to win, and with his own strength, he quickly slapped Kublai Khan to the ground, and then died tragically.

The duel was only in the blink of an eye, but he didn't expect to see the winner immediately, Jia Rudao was very happy, thinking that the Great Song Dynasty could finally be saved, as long as these Mongolian troops were pulled, then they would have nothing to do, everything was fine.

Kublai Khan's expression remained unchanged, he seemed to do it on purpose, and said with a smile on his face: "You are worthy of being a master of playing crickets, you can choose which one is stronger at a glance, I really appreciate you very much, Prime Minister Jia, this time you won."

"Did the Great Khan keep his promise? After all, the Son of Heaven opened his mouth, but he made a promise, and he couldn't regret it, and besides, he would lose the prestige of the Great Khan, don't you say?" In fact, this was deliberately said by Jia Yidao in his heart, if Kublai Khan repented, he had no way, no way.

The latter was stunned for a moment, got up and laughed: "Prime Minister Jia is serious, otherwise, how about you and I make friends?" I am the emperor of Mongolia, you are the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and you can be regarded as having the same status, I don't know what Prime Minister Jia thinks?"

Jia Rudao was happy at that time: "Thanks to the Great Khan, Jia is naturally very willing, and the Great Khan can let go of his identity and make friends with Jia, which is enough to show that the Great Khan's mind has become strong in Mongolia."

"But the Great Khan, national affairs cannot be sloppy, Jia wants to ask, when will the Mongol army withdraw from Xiangyang City?"

Kublai Khan laughed and said: "Prime Minister Jia is not believing me, you Song people have a saying that a gentleman is difficult to chase after a horse, since I promised you, then I will definitely handle this matter well."

"Someone, pass on my order, I will wait for the march back to Mongolia early tomorrow morning, but Uncle Guo, I want to know, when will the things you promised will be delivered?"

Jia Rudao pinched his finger and said: "There is a thousand miles from Lin'an to Xiangyang, plus the materials to be carried, the Great Khan, Jia promised to transport all the materials to Mongolia within a month, if it is delayed for a day, you will immediately go to Xiangyang."

After saying this, Jia Rudao didn't know where he got his confidence, what if Song Duzong didn't agree? When the time comes, where will you go and ask for food?

The two chatted for a long time, Jia Rudao finally got up and left, he was going to go to where his subordinates, and then bring people to Xiangyang City, and now he also gave Lin'an an an explanation.

Coming to the street, these recruiting teams have grown even stronger at this moment, and there are already about 3,000 people, which is very good.

These are strong men, in their twenties and thirties, who rely on them to fight on the battlefield.

A subordinate came over and said, "Master Jia, how are things going?" Among us, our team has about 3,000 people, why don't we go back to Lin'an directly to find the emperor's dignitaries?'

Jia Rudao shook his head, very happy, "We don't need to worry now, at present, Kublai Khan has promised to retreat from Xiangyang and return to Mongolia, which means that our lost city is back, but at the cost, we need a lot of silver and food."

"These are trivial things, as long as we can win, we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory, as long as the country of the Great Song Dynasty is stable, I must take revenge on him and come back."

"Okay, Vice General Miao, I'll take the brothers to eat and drink in the restaurant first, as for the rest, let's better not think about it, and when we go to Lin'an early tomorrow morning, we will ask Song Duzong for food, horses, and silver."

"It's Jia Ye.".

They were walking on the way to the restaurant, and a group of people were very majestic, and many people saw it, and they didn't dare to block the way, so they had to leave honestly. In the restaurant, Jia Rudao drove all the guests out and ordered Xiao Er to serve some food, a group of people were very presumptuous and rampant, and many people were secretly scolded.

Finally, they finished eating, and when they settled the bill at this moment, Jia Rudao called the shopkeeper over.