This night, Xia Zhen tossed and turned and didn't fall asleep, thinking about the words of the cook and Shi Xiang repeatedly. In the end, Xia Zhen gritted his teeth and said to himself: "In the Great Song Dynasty, I have to see his Shi Miyuan's face, and I am worried that I will be found eating human flesh." Let's go! To the north, no one cares about cannibalism, so comfortable. Ay! Think of that wonderful human flesh! Thinking about it, Xia Zhen dreamed that there were people all over the mountains for him to eat, and those people said vigorously: "Marshal Xia, please eat me, please!" ”

Xia Zhen laughed and jumped, chopped, and drank in his dream, and suddenly Shi Miyuan appeared in the dream and reprimanded him loudly: "Xia Zhen, you really dare to eat human flesh, you are really not as good as a beast." At this time, the emperor appeared in his dream again and shouted loudly: "Where are the palace guards on the left and right, pull out this beast and cut it down for me." Xia Zhen dreamed that he was dragged out, the knife flashed, and his head was about to fall off.

"Ah~~~~~~h Xia Zhen turned over from his dream in fright, and saw that the sky outside the warehouse was already bright.

At this time, the soldiers came to report: "Marshal Qiyu, we are about to go to the ground of Fengcheng, and someone from the front will report to the county, and the magistrate of Fengcheng will greet the marshal on the shore." ”

Xia Zhen looked at the soldiers who came to report in a cold sweat, and only after a long time did he regain his strength and ordered: "Rest in Fengcheng for a day today, and go to Linjiang tomorrow." ”

The soldiers immediately went down to give the order, and Xia Zhen got up from the bed, walked out of the warehouse in his underwear, and inhaled the damp and fresh air on the river, and then completely came back to his senses. Thinking of the dream I had at night, a cold sweat immediately broke out on my back. I saw the guards next to me and ordered: "Go and bring me the cook, and say that I have something important to discuss." ”

The pro-soldiers were also very strange today why Xia Zhen invited the cook, but the question was a question, the marshal's words were still military orders, and the pro-soldiers immediately ran to the place where the cook was.

After the cook came, he entered the cabin with Xia Zhen, the cook sat on the chair, Xia Zhen personally poured him a cup of tea and didn't wait for him to ask, and went straight to the point: "If Xia decides to reduce the yuan, I don't know how to pass through layers of blockades?" ”

The cook's eyes lit up, he smiled, and said to Xia Zhen: "If Marshal Xia really goes to my Dayuan, there will be no problem with those blockades." ”

"Please ask the special envoy to solve Xia's confusion." Xia Zhen sat on the Yizi next to him and asked.

"Marshal Xia may not know that our Great Yuan has destroyed the Jin Kingdom and is preparing to come south!" The cook said calmly.

As soon as these words came out, Xia Zhen's heart suddenly fluctuated, and he immediately asked a little angrily: "Why did the envoy say this, didn't my Great Song Dynasty contribute?" ”

The cook said disdainfully, "Hmph! What is the Great Song Dynasty, my Dayuan warriors fought on the battlefield, chasing the Jin people and holding their heads. You southern barbarians only know that picking up ready-made ones in the back has already made us the Great Khan Wo Kotai angry. In this way, I am embarrassed to ask for the land of Caizhou, and now all the people in my Dayuan don't want to send the land of Caizhou to Nanban. A few days ago, I received a secret order from the Great Khan to prepare to use troops against the Song. Now is Marshal Xia's chance. ”

Xia Zhen was already angry when he heard this, although he was ready to throw himself into the Yuan, but the arrogance of the Yuan Envoy in front of him had already made him angry in his heart, just when he was about to scold loudly. The cook said with a sinister smile: "Marshal Xia is still angry now? It's not worth it, you still don't know, the land of Sichuan and Shu in your Great Song Dynasty is already our Dayuan. Speaking of which, the envoy looked at Xia Zhen with pride and wanted to say something.

Although Xia Zhen was extremely angry, when he heard that the land of Sichuan and Shu had been lost, he immediately hurriedly asked: "What you said, why doesn't the imperial court know anything about it?" ”

"Haha! This is the court you have always been loyal to, and you don't know why you will be beheaded by our army one day. The cook laughed out loud, very proud. After laughing, the cook said: "Now that your land of Sichuan and Shu has not only been lost, but also the hundreds of thousands of troops of your Northern Expedition have been defeated by our brave warriors of Dayuan, it won't take long for your emperor to know about this matter." ”

Xia Zhen was surprised by these negative news one after another, and the situation in the dream appeared in his mind from time to time. In this way, although he still admits that he is a Song person, his heart has been completely conquered. At this time, he hurriedly asked the cook in a low voice: "Where! I don't know how the Great Khan will accept Xia's surrender back. ”

The cook knew that Xia Zhen had been subdued now, and immediately said: "Now you don't want to destroy any Vermilion Bird Army, they are just a force of thieves at best, and when our Great Khan waves his troops south, they will be wiped out." Now your purpose is to take these hundreds of thousands of horses and horses to cooperate with the Great Khan to capture Xiangfan, and then welcome the soldiers of the Great Yuan to the south. ”

After hearing this, Xia Zhen immediately said: "Now I am ordered to go south to annihilate the anti-thief Vermilion Bird Army, but what can I do to get to Xiangfan?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, it won't take long for your court to shoot you to Xiangfan to fight the enemy." The cook said incomprehensibly.

Xia Zhen said suddenly: "Could it be that you want to attack Xiangfan?" ”

The cook just smiled at this time and said, "Marshal Xia is still not stupid!" ”

Xia Zhen smiled awkwardly and asked again, "Will I continue to go south these days?" ”

The cook said, "There is no need for the general to go south, now you just have to wait for the will of the court to drop you to the north." ”

"Then you're saying that I'll be stationed in Fengcheng? If the imperial court wins a gold medal, won't I go back immediately? Xia Zhen said worriedly.

The cook said, "Could it be that Marshal Xia hasn't cut out the whole story of the matter?" ”

"Huh?" Xia Zhen looked at the cook suspiciously.

"According to my information, this matter is now Shi Miyuan because of his own personal affairs involved your new emperor's throne, in a few days you will receive your emperor's holy decree, he will let you stay put." The cook said calmly.

Xia Zhen was a little skeptical, but the envoy of Dayuan in front of him said that he was so sure, he thought about it for a while, and ordered outside the door: "Someone!" ”

"What does the marshal command?" The soldier quickly entered the warehouse and asked with his fists clenched.

"Order, we will be stationed in Fengzhou next to wait for the imperial court's will." Xia Zhen commanded his soldiers majestically.

The soldiers retreated, and the cook asked Xia Zhen with a sneer: "The marshal really doesn't want to taste the delicious food these days?" ”

Xia Zhen turned back to the cook and said: "Now these days, we still focus on the overall situation, or the court will change generals halfway, and our plan is to draw water with a bamboo basket." ”

The cook took a sip of tea and said, "It's all right! Leave a little bit of little things to me, what you have to do now is to stabilize the morale of the army and eradicate those who don't share your heart. ”

Xia Zhen nodded happily and said, "Thank you, Lord Envoy, Xia is grateful." ”

"Hey, hey! You and I will be officials in the same dynasty, so there is no need to be so polite. The marshal is busy first, and I will go down first. The cook clenched his fists and said goodbye to Xia Zhen. After the cook left, Xia Zhen immediately dressed up and waited to be greeted by the governor of Fengzhou at the Fengzhou Wharf.