There was a murderous aura in the Daming Hall of the Imperial City of the Great Capital, and Meng Yuan Khan Zhenjin's face was flushed, as if a mouthful of phlegm was holding in his throat, and he was panting heavily, but he spewed out a heavy smell of wine. The red eyes swept over, and the waiters and palace maids standing next to them drooped their heads and lowered their hands one by one, and they didn't dare to breathe. After a while, Zhenjin coughed violently for a while and finally gasped for breath, his hands were on the desk and he wanted to stand up, but his eyes were black and he staggered and almost fell, and the waiter next to him hurriedly reached out to help, but he was thrown away, and he struggled a few times and still couldn't get up, so he simply half lay on the couch, closed his eyes and asked the waiter to stay away.

Zhenjin had a very difficult winter this winter, not only did his body deteriorate, but the old diseases did not heal, and new diseases were added. He now can't sleep all night, and can only take a nap for an hour or two by drinking, but often wakes up from nightmares. This situation was even worse after Yuxi Timur crossed the river and went south, and even the spirits could not let him sleep for a while, so that he had no energy to deal with complicated government affairs.

At present, there has been no news since Yuxi Timur came out ten days ago that he had successfully crossed the river, which made Zhenjin anxious, not knowing where the troops were entering, whether to win or lose? You must know that the two Duwanhu Mansions under his command are the last two Mongol armies deployed in the Central Plains, once they are defeated, the losses and impact are incalculable, it can also be said that the gate of Gyeonggi is wide open, and the Song army can drive straight to the north and south of the Yellow River.

But the news is still unknown, after five or six days of hard work, Zhenjin finally received the news from Xuzhou that Yangzhou has been lost, and it only escaped with a hundred horsemen, the eldest son and the second son were lost in the chaos in the breakout, and the princess and other four sons and daughters were trapped in the city. He was able to get out of trouble with the help of the remnants of the Turlie Capital, and the Song army was still in hot pursuit, and it was not until Xuzhou that he was able to take a breath and report to the capital.

In the letter, Tuhuan not only scolded Yuxi Timur for not saving him, but also had a deep grudge against him, the brother of the Great Khan, and there were many disrespectful words in the letter. And after Zhenjin heard the bad news, it was tantamount to five thunderstorms, and the fall of Yangzhou was equivalent to opening the door for the Song army to go north. What worries him even more is the safety of the southbound army led by Timur Yuxi, if the army of more than 100,000 is trapped in the river, it will definitely be more than lucky.

Zhenjin knew that the stakes were very important, and hurriedly summoned several important ministers to discuss, but the news he got at the moment was only a warning letter from Tuhuan, and the language in many places was unknown, and he only had a few words about the specific battle experience. It is only said that the Song army was strong, and the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty personally led the siege of the city, and destroyed the city wall with gunpowder.

Everyone discussed for a long time around the words of the dehuan and made all kinds of speculations, but after all, there was too little news to figure out a clue, let alone make an accurate judgment on the situation. Zhenjin was said to feel that he was in a fog, and he couldn't understand that if the Song army had the ability to conquer Yangzhou, it would inevitably gather heavy troops in Jiangbei. Then the Yuxi Timurid Corps should be like entering a no-man's land and driving directly to the hinterland of Jiangdong, but it is like a mud cow entering the sea, and there is no news coming back, and it is not too strange to know whether it is alive or dead.

In the end, everyone thought that before the situation became clear, it was necessary to block the news and maintain the status quo, so as not to cause panic among the military and civilians and make the situation worse. At the same time, both Zhao Tuhuan and Tulie hurried into Beijing to face the details, and sent scouts to the south to search and find out the movements of the Jiangbei army. Zhenjin didn't have a good idea at this time, so he could only follow the advice of the important ministers for the time being, and make the next decision after finding out the situation.

A few days of waiting for news were torment for Jinjin, and as news continued to come from everywhere, he fell into an indescribable panic. First of all, news came from Huaidong that Batu and Duge had surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, and recruited the prefectures and counties along the way for the forerunner, and continued to advance northward by dividing their troops into two routes, and Gaoyou Mansion had all fallen. Then came the news that the Yangtze River was blocked by the Song Water Army, and it was impossible to continue to search south to further obtain the Nandu Army

But these are like the beginning of bad luck, and then the news continued to come from the states and counties of Huainan West Road, and the Song army stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River also suddenly crossed north from Chizhou, Wuhu, Jiangzhou, Ezhou and other places, and launched an attack on Huangzhou Road, Qizhou Road, Anqing Road, and Luzhou Road in Huaixi at the same time. Since most of the garrisons on the north bank of the Yangtze River have been transferred, the prefectures and counties in various places are unable to defend, Wuwei Prefecture, Shuzhou, Anqing Prefecture, Luzhou, Hezhou, Chuzhou, Huangzhou and Guangzhou have been lost, and the Song army has already entered the Huai River, and there are signs of continuing to advance northward, crossing the Huanghuai River, and entering the Central Plains.

As the battle reports from all over the city came into the capital like snowflakes, it was impossible to block the news, and there was an uproar in the capital, which also made Zhenjin and a group of important ministers at a loss. At this time, the fool also understood that this was by no means just a local battle launched by the Southern Dynasty as judged before, but a full-scale war that he had planned for a long time to recover the Huanghuai region......

"Great Khan, the king of Zhennan has been edicted to enter the capital, waiting for the audience outside the palace!" Just as Zhenjin was about to fall asleep in a daze, Yuechi Cha'er quietly approached and said.

"Oh, he's coming!" It took a while for Zhenjin to react, and only then did he open his eyelids that were like a thousand pounds, and only then struggled to sit up with the help of Yue Chi Cha'er, and only after waking up did he ask again, "Is An Xiang here?" ”

"Several important ministers are waiting outside the palace!" Yue Chi Cha'er took a cup of hot tea and blew the hot air on it before handing it to Zhenjin Dao.

"Well, let them wait in the side hall, and see you after I change my clothes!" Zhenjin took a few sips of tea, got a little refreshed, looked at the wrinkles on his clothes, and frowned.

He understood that at this time, he could not fall yet, let alone let the ministers see his decadence, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the government and the opposition. Since the news of the Song army's large-scale invasion reached the capital, some people were ready to move, and rumors continued to circulate, saying that since they succeeded to the throne, they first lost Jiangnan and then Jianghuai, resulting in domestic turmoil, financial shortage, and poor livelihood of the people, so they should abdicate their positions as soon as possible and establish another meritocracy. Therefore, he can't give people the truth in front of people with a sick face.

"Great Khan, you have to be the master of your courtiers!"

"What are you going to do...... Zhenjin took a hot bath, shaved his head and shaved his face, combed his braids, changed into new clothes, and seemed to be in a much better spirit. He looked in the mirror and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he entered the side hall accompanied by two guards, but as soon as he stepped through the door, someone jumped up and hugged his legs. Suddenly 'attacked', he struggled and shouted in a panic.

"Great Khan, the whole family of the younger brother has fallen into the hands of the Southern Dynasty, they must be rescued!" Tuhuan didn't let go, still crying.

"Don't cry, we are the descendants of Temujin, how can we be so ashamed!" Only then did Zhenjin see that it was the young emperor who was holding him, although he had simply freshened up before entering the palace, but it was still difficult to hide his embarrassed appearance. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but feel sad, but he still reprimanded him sharply.

"Your Highness, don't be sad, just come back!" Zhongshu Province right Cheng Antong stepped forward to support the road.

"Right Minister, my home is gone, my wife and children are in the hands of the enemy, there is nothing left, what kind of face do you need......" Tuhuan refused, still crying.

"Your Highness, how can the Great Khan abandon his brothers, everyone is here to discuss the matter of resisting the invasion of the Southern Dynasty!" Looking at the once arrogant King Zhennan, who has now become a scoundrel, Yue Chi Cha'er wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare, so he stepped forward to persuade.

"You are a traitor, you deceived the Great Khan, instigated Yuxi Timur to provoke the Southern Dynasty, and caused the destruction of this royal family, I will not spare you today!" Seeing that it was Yue Chi Cha'er, Tu Huan immediately remembered that he was a privy envoy, and he must have known the inside story of the southern invasion, and he couldn't help jumping up in anger and grabbed his chest to fight.

"Nonsense, beating the minister above the court, what kind of system!" got rid of Dehuan, Zhenjin raised his leg and kicked Dehuan and shouted.

"Ouch!" Tuohuan screamed in pain, and when he looked back, he looked at Zhen Jin Tieqing with an angry face, and he didn't dare to make any more trouble, but he still refused to admit defeat and said, "Yuxi Timur was bold and reckless, constantly provoking border provocations, and provoked the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty to lead the Northern Expedition, it was his instructions, today I will punish this traitor on behalf of the Great Khan!" ”

"Your Highness, personal grievances will be discussed later, and state affairs must be the priority!" Governor Sang Ge pulled off the joy and persuaded him.

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness the King of Zhennan still has to put state affairs first!" Several other people also stepped forward and dragged Tuohuan aside to persuade him.

"Hmph, this matter must be given to the king, otherwise you will not be spared!" Tuhuan also knew that it was necessary to stop in moderation, after all, at this moment, he was no longer the king of Zhennan who was in power back then, but a lost dog, so he borrowed the donkey from the slope and said a hard word.

"How dare the little one go against the king of Zhennan, there must be a misunderstanding!" Although Yue Chi Cha'er was in a high position, she also knew her identity, and she didn't dare to argue, but she couldn't stop laughing.

"Dehuan, how did Yangzhou lose?" Zhenjin sat down and looked at Tuohuandao.

"Great Khan, the culprit of the loss of Yangzhou is Yuxi Timur, whose ruler of Hebei and Shandong provinces acted arbitrarily, provoked the Southern Dynasty to provoke war, and provoked the Southern Dynasty to invade Yangzhou in the north; The provincial Zuo Cheng Ma Shao is also guilty of unforgivable, his secret communication with the Southern Dynasty, lying about the military situation, and collusion between inside and outside led to Yangzhou not to defend; The third is that Batu and Duge fought unfavorably, and they were defeated repeatedly, and then surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, and the city was lost due to the combination of inside and outside. Seeing that Zhenjin asked, he said angrily.

"His Royal Highness said that Ma Ziqing secretly communicated with the Southern Dynasty, how is it possible?" Xu Yan in the imperial history was shocked when he heard this, "Ma Ziqing is an honest official, upright, and loyal to him, and he will never betray the Great Khan!" ”

"What does Xu Zhongcheng mean is that this king is talking nonsense?" Tuhuan turned to Xu Yan and asked, "He was assigned by Yuxi Timur to negotiate peace with the Southern Dynasty, knowing that the Southern Dynasty had laid a trap in Jiangdong, but he claimed that the Southern Dynasty's army was in Yangzhou. As a result, Yuxi Timur misjudged the situation and did not save Yangzhou, and instead crossed the river to invade the south and lured him into an ambush. And the army had just crossed the Yangtze River, and the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty immediately waved his troops to attack the city, if they hadn't colluded with each other, how could there be such a coincidence! ”……