Chapter 246: Exchange of Goods
Jia Yidao was completely drunk, and his head was blank.
"Great Khan, actually.... Actually, you're really right, Emperor Song... Emperor Song really wanted to curry favor with Mongolia, or else..... Why else would you pay an annual tribute?" And also... There are also many officials in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.... Both supported war with the Mongols,.... But it has been rejected by Song Duzong below. ”
Kublai Khan was stunned and asked, "Why do you refuse?" Could it be that it can't be.... Could it be that they are afraid of me Mongolia?... Chaha, I, Kublai Khan, am not a fool, do you think..... You think I'm a tiger?"
Jia Rudao was already sleepy, and he wanted to fall to sleep immediately.
"Dahan, what you just said is really right, don't hide it, Da Song is currently at all... Not a Mongol opponent at all,.... At the same time, he didn't want to lose his life. ”
"At least during Jia's reign, I was reluctant to fight, why.... Because Jia is afraid of death, how good do you say to live well? Why.... Why die?" Kublai Khan continued to prick up his ears, his purpose was obvious, that is, no matter what, he had to get out Jia Rudao's true words.
I said..... I said Prime Minister Jia, are you ..... You are the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, you are like.... If you are so afraid of death, you are not afraid that the people of the Great Song Dynasty will curse you?... Also, if the prime minister of a country ..... If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, hehe.... And what is the fate of this country?"
"What does the fate of the country matter to me?" Jia Rudao didn't care very much, "Dahan, Jia is an official mainly for enjoyment, what country is not national, who is not the emperor?" As long as it doesn't affect Jia, whoever you love will do it. ”
Kublai Khan smiled knowingly, he felt that Jia Rudao was really very suitable for his own use, as long as this person was trapped, wouldn't he be able to capture him if he attacked the Southern Song Dynasty in the future?
Jia Rudao couldn't hold on any longer, and suddenly climbed on the table and began to sleep. There was a snoring sound.
Kublai Khan immediately sobered up and slapped his face, and then someone walked in.
"What does the big man command?"
Kublai Khan gave him a look, and the latter immediately understood, and then said: "Back to Dahan, Prime Minister Jia is already drunk and unconscious, he is indeed drunk, and he is already asleep."
"Well, in that case, arrange Jia Zhizhi to rest in a tent, and remember not to make noise to Prime Minister Jia."
"It's a big man."
Jia Yidao was taken out, Kublai Khan got up and walked out of the barracks, he looked at a team that was still training in the distance, and was very satisfied.
"Da Song? Within five years, I will destroy you, because I like your country and your world, and no one can snatch you from me. ”
Jia Rudao slept for a whole day and night, and did not get up from the bed until noon on the second day, squinted his eyes and looked at the surrounding environment, and then walked out of the house.
A Mongolian guard said: "Prime Minister Jia, our big man has an invitation to let you go over for dinner."
Jia Rudao was really hungry, so he followed him out.
Under the leadership of the Mongol army, they soon entered the tent of Kublai Khan.
Seeing Jia Rudao walk in, Kublai Khan smiled again.
"Prime Minister Jia is coming, come and eat together, I specially ordered my subordinates to make more food early this morning, and Prime Minister Jia also slept all night, so I'm hungry."
Jia Rudao received the order, "Since the big man has already said so, how can Jia refuse?"
Sitting below, Jia seemed to be extremely embarrassed, "Dahan, Jia was drunk last night, and he was a little out of shape and hoped that Dahan would forgive his sins." ”
"Forgiveness? What is Prime Minister Jia's crime? Don't say that you are Prime Minister Jia, didn't I also get drunk and unconscious at the time, I said Prime Minister Jia, you are completely distracted. ”
"Come on, continue to drink, but Prime Minister Jia has to drink less today, after all, you have to return to Xiangyang after eating food, this walk is a long time, and it is very, very hard along the way."
Jia Rudao realized that he did intend to leave Mongolia today.
Xiangyang still had important things to deal with, he didn't dare to leave for too long, and just as the two of them raised their glasses, a Mongolian soldier walked in outside the house.
"Qi Yu Dahan, some of the soldiers of our army did not return all night last night, went to the surrounding counties to look for flowers and ask willows, and drunk and injured local girls, what should I do."
When the words fell, a soldier was brought in, and his face was panicked, and he was already extremely timid.
Kublai Khan glared at him angrily and roared, "Daring, do you know what crime you have committed? Not only did he ask for flowers and willows, but he also beat up innocent people, what do you say you should do?"
The man was so frightened that he fell to his knees, and he was extremely timid.
"Big Han, the little one knows it's wrong, the little one just drank too much last night and accidentally ran out of the barracks, I hope the big man won't blame him."
Jia Rudao thought to himself, if this person was a Han Chinese, he would have to cut him, and at the same time, with Kublai Khan's character, plus himself here, this person would be more than lucky.
Sure enough, I saw Kublai Khan immediately roaring: "Not only did you sneak out of the barracks, but you also went out to break the law, how can I tolerate you in front of Prime Minister Jia today?"
"Someone, hit this person with a hundred sticks, then pull him out and cut him down."
Under Jia Yidao's gaze, this person was taken out, and he howled constantly, but it did not exchange Kublai Khan's mercy.
Kublai Khan said with a smile: "Prime Minister Jia, today is really making you laugh, I am not good to manage my subordinates, I really shouldn't be, but then again, a military camp is hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, and we can't manage it at all."
Jia Rudao also has this intention, in other words, this person is also unable to escape death, this is the so-called only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps.
"Prime Minister Jia came with a large amount of supplies this time, Mongolia is also a state of etiquette, how can Prime Minister Jia come empty-handed? Come on, prepare a thousand sheep and a hundred cattle for Prime Minister Jia. ”
"It's a big man."
"Well, this is also a piece of my Mongolian heart, Prime Minister Jia, I will trouble you to send some of them to Lin'an, so that I can inform Emperor Song Duzong, and say that this is my Mongolian heart."
"Thank you, big man."
After eating the food, Jia Rudao also left with a large group of men and horses under the gaze of Kublai Khan, fortunately he brought 10,000 people directly this time, otherwise, he would not be able to take it away at all. Leaving Mongolia and walking on the road, Vice General Miao came over.
"My lord, I have to say that this Kublai Khan is still interesting enough, you see, he directly sent so many cattle and sheep to us, and this time he finally got some money back."
"It's just that there are so many cattle and sheep, do we really need to send them all to Lin'an?"
Jia Rudao scolded: "What to send?" Jia Ye, I have worked so hard, isn't it all cheap, Emperor Song Duzong and which officials of the imperial court?"
"This thousand sheep, and a hundred cows, let's take half of them back to Xiangyang City, and half of them can be sent to the emperor, besides, Jia Ye, I can't take advantage of it at all!"
Vice General Miao nodded one after another, he also meant this.
"By the way, Deputy General Miao, after you order your subordinates to bring back half of it, immediately order all the barracks to be slaughtered and eaten slowly by the soldiers until they finish eating."
"It's Jia Ye, and his subordinates know."
"Well, if so many cattle and sheep were all raised, how much grass would they need to be fed? Also, don't feed it, sooner or later you will be hungry and thin, and you will eat a fart when the time comes. ”
"Yes."
"Well, then let's go to Lin'an slowly, eat sheep while walking, anyway, this Emperor Song Duzong can't eat so much."
"It's Jia Ye."
Jia Rudao and others walked for ten days in a row, and the team of tens of thousands of people had to eat ten sheep a day, which was very powerful, until they reached Lin'an, there were only 400 sheep and 50 cows.
On this day, he took these domestic animals to the outside of the city tower, and when he waited for the morning court, he startled the officials next to him.
They couldn't understand why there were so many cattle and sheep at the moment. What does this Jia seem to say? Does he still want to bring cattle and sheep to the court? Aren't you afraid that Song Duzong will be unhappy? An adult walked over, "I said Jia Rudao Jia, you are really powerful, I don't know what happened to these cattle and sheep?" Do you want to take it with you?"
"Yes, yes, Prime Minister, you have been in Xiangyang City for so long, I want to know why you brought these cattle and sheep to the palace?"
Master Ji was also in the crowd, such a scene naturally couldn't hide from him, and after taking a closer look, due to his unfamiliarity with Jia Yidao, he didn't care, but went to the distance alone.
Jia Rudao looked at everyone with a smile, with a bit of mystery.
"I said my lords, as for why, I'll know it in the early morning, this prime minister must remain mysterious, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't guess what you shouldn't guess.
At the same time, he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart, he had asked Vice General Miao to write a letter, these adults didn't give him face, and they didn't come to worship his mountain, they were really bold.
The civil and military officials looked around the cattle and sheep, but they didn't dare to continue the questioning, and soon the time for the morning court came, and a eunuch came out to say hello, and then the crowd entered.
When it was Jia Rudao's turn, it caused an exclamation.
"Prime Minister Jia, Master Jia, are you here to the palace?"
"Is there something wrong?" Jia Rudao glared at this person, daring to stop himself, he was so bold. The eunuch looked at him tremblingly, "Prime Minister Jia, this beast has never been in the court, I think, can you put them outside?" If you go in and defecate at will, how can the emperor be unhappy?"
"The emperor is not happy? What should I do if I'm not happy now? Why not throw it all outside? I said father-in-law, this is a gift from the prime minister to the emperor, do you dare to refuse it for the emperor?"
The eunuch was stumped at this moment, he didn't know how to answer this question at all, and he didn't know what to do at all, so he had to let him go at this moment.
Jia Rudao and his subordinates entered with cattle and sheep, and soon came to the outside of the Xuande Hall and turned to look at everyone.
"You just wait here, Jia Ye and I will bring it all in."
"It's Jia Ye."