Kublai Khan took Yeluzhu, Ashu, Sange, and Huang Liangce to the imperial study.

He sat on the soft floor, Huang Liangce stood in front of him with his hands down, and the three of them found their own places to sit down. At the moment, there are no other people present, so they are more casual.

Regardless of the relationship between the monarch and the minister, Kublai Khan and the three humeral ministers had a good personal relationship, after all, they had shared hardships.

It's just that it's hard to have pure friendship between monarchs and ministers.

A maid came in with tea.

Kublai Khan said: "The White Horse Army of Shuzhong arrived in Kuizhou, and won successive battles, and our army was defeated and lost, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"The White Horse Army is out of Shu?"

Yeluzhu and the others were all shocked, "Isn't Shuzhong always just watching from the wall?" ”

Kublai Khan sneered, "The Song Dynasty has re-emerged, presumably the person behind the scenes in Shuzhong is also aware of the opportunity and is not willing to be lonely." It's just that Dali is not honest recently, and I speculate that Shuzhong may have something to do with Dali behind the scenes, if that's the case, then the general trend of the world is really intriguing. The combined strength of Dali and Shuzhong is enough to dominate the world. ”

Ah Shu sneered and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, my Dayuan Iron Cavalry is heading, how can Dali and Shuzhong stop it?" ”

"Where are the soldiers?"

Kublai Khan smiled bitterly, his eyes became solemn, "Ah Shu, if you have such thoughts again, then you will not be able to do the generalissimo of soldiers and horses in this world." There has never been a so-called invincible army in this world, the Song army was fragile before, and now what? Since they have thunderstorms and hot air balloons, can our army win again? Ashu, self-confidence is a good thing, but arrogance is not good. ”

Ah Shu's expression was slightly abrupt, "The minister is guilty." ”

Kublai Khan waved his hand: "Let Ah Lao Wading and others quickly develop the Song Army's dragon gun and hot air balloon, so that my Dayuan can continue to be invincible." ”

"The old minister takes the order."

Ah Shu bent down slightly.

Kublai Khan looked at Yeluzhu and Sango again, "Yeluzhu and Sange, do you two already have an idea in your hearts?" ”

Yeluzhu raised his head, "The emperor wants to ask me what I am waiting for, is it peace or war?" ”

"Hmm."

Kublai Khan nodded slightly.

Yeluzhu continued: "The old minister suggested that at this time, he should first negotiate peace with the Song State. If it is really as the emperor expected, Shuzhong and Dali are one family, then we will continue to compete with the Great Song Dynasty, and in the end, I am afraid that we can only let Dali sit and reap the benefits. The old minister heard that Dali has now mastered the thunder and hot air balloons of the Song Kingdom, and in terms of armament, it is already ahead of our dynasty. Our Dayuan army soldiers are by no means weaker than Song and Li, weak in ordnance, at this time to negotiate peace, we can seize the time to develop hot air balloons and dragon guns, at that time, our Korean army of one million people will march south again, Song and Li have no advantage in ordnance, and they will not be able to stop. ”

Brother Sang was next to him, "But I'm secretly accumulating strength here, won't Song and Li also develop their strength?" ”

Yelu Zhu said: "My Great Yuan has a vast territory, no matter how fast they develop, can they still have the speed of our Great Yuan accumulating strength?" ”

Kublai Khan nodded secretly.

Sang Ge didn't notice this detail, and said, "But if you make peace with Song, where is the majesty of our dynasty?" ”

But Yeluzhu did not speak, but looked at Kublai Khan.

There was no point in him and Sango fighting any longer, he had already finished what he had to say. At the moment, we can only wait for Kublai Khan's decision.

Ah Shu, on the other hand, did not speak again. Yeluzhu's words really moved him.

In recent years, the Yuan army has been defeated in successive battles, and it is really lost in ordnance, which makes him very unconvinced. And if there are hot air balloons and dragon guns......

Ah Shu's heart is already extremely yearning for the arrival of that day.

Kublai Khan saw Yeluzhu looking at him, coughed lightly, and said: "If you talk about national strength, even if Song and Li are combined, they are not as good as our dynasty, but Brother Sang, your worries are superfluous." As long as the hot air balloon and the dragon gun can be developed, even if Song and Li are given a few years to survive, it will only take a little more effort to destroy them when the time comes. And now, if I want to forcibly destroy the Song Dynasty, my Dayuan will be at every turn. The Northern Army's Southern Expedition may also give Dali a chance to take advantage of, and that Li Wangyuan is also not at ease. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly chuckled, "Majesty, majesty what's the use." Only the final victor has majesty. ”

Brother Sang bowed suddenly, "The old minister understands." ”

Kublai Khan nodded, "Then send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty for the time being!" ”

In fact, when he received the military report, Kublai Khan had such thoughts in his heart. It's just that hearing Yeluzhu's words now makes him more sure of this thought.

Yeluzhu's eyes did not leave Kublai Khan, and said: "Your Majesty, how to discuss peace?" ”

Fighting a war does not mean that it can be fought if it is fought, nor does it mean that peace can be negotiated by negotiating peace. If you want to negotiate peace, one side must be willing to suffer.

And the Yuan Dynasty has been in power for a long time, and they naturally don't want to be the losing party in their hearts.

However, now that the Song Dynasty has the absolute upper hand on the battlefield, how could they be willing to suffer?

How to negotiate peace is also a difficult problem.

Kublai Khan asked, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Ah Shu was the first to speak, "The Song Dynasty is just returning to the light, the national strength is extremely weak, we sent an envoy to say that we want to stop the war, do they still dare to comply?" ”

His personality is a bit impulsive and irritable. Over the years, he has been invincible, which has also made his character more prominent.

Yeluzhu frowned slightly, "Marshal Ashu's words are wrong, the Song Dynasty's national strength is weak, but their emperor is somewhat capable. If I say that I want to stop fighting, I am afraid they will not agree. The current Great Song Dynasty has a breath of gas, and this gas has screwed their monarch and people together. If the fight continues, the Song Dynasty may not have a problem holding out for a few years. ”

"Humph!"

Ah Shu snorted coldly, but he didn't know how to speak.

He was also very strange in his heart, and he didn't understand why the Song Dynasty could get stronger and stronger in a short period of time.

In the past, their Mongol army was getting stronger and stronger, but that was because of the plundering policy, where they fought, they grabbed wherever they wanted. And the Song Dynasty didn't plunder any place!

Just said this, he was also angry in his heart.

The Song Dynasty can still hold on, but their Great Yuan Dynasty is a little unable to hold on. The annihilation of hundreds of thousands of troops in the south is already a nerve-wracking affair.

At present, the domestic army is spreading very widely, conquering Europe in the west, Goryeo, Japan and so on in the east. It is unlikely that a large number of troops will be drawn to overthrow the Song Dynasty with numerical superiority.

What's more, there are now many generals in the Yuan Dynasty who control the army, but they are actually not very peaceful.

At the beginning, Kublai Khan killed Ali Buge to seize power, which has always been criticized in the court, and it also made the rest of the Mongol kings completely free of the psychological pressure of rebellion.

Can you Kublai Khan kill his brother and take the throne? Why can't we kill you and take the throne?

Kublai Khan also saw that Ah Shu was not angry, yes, and he did not reprimand Ah Shu for not speaking through the brain.

He said, "Then what do you mean by Jerod, that I should make a little concession?" ”

But Jeruzhu did not answer, but looked at Sango.

The three-person think tank, he didn't want to be too showy, so as not to cause Ah Shu and Sang Ge to join forces against him. So, I want to hear what Sang Ge means first.

To fight a war, it is necessary to unite vertically and horizontally, and in fact, the same is true for officials.

Sang Ge had a beard on his face, not like a minister, but he had an extremely wise look in his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Lord Yeluzhu said is good. If we take the initiative to ask for peace, we can no longer hold the idea of not wanting to suffer losses. However, this loss can't be eaten too much, so that the group of Song Dynasty people think that we don't dare to continue to fight with them. According to Lao Chen, anyway, Guangnan West Road, Guangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu South Road and other places are no longer under the control of our dynasty, so it is better to take advantage of the situation and return these roads to them in name, at most add a Fujian Road. In this way, the Song Dynasty should accept it when it meets well, and our Dynasty will not suffer much loss. ”

"Fujian Road also gave it to them?"

Before Kublai Khan could speak, Ah Shu glared, "Now that Xing is still fighting with the Song army on Fujian Road, the victory is not divided, how can you say let go?" ”

Sang Ge said quietly: "It's just to take advantage of the fact that the victory or defeat is not divided, if you wait until the victory and defeat are divided, Song Jun will win, and his appetite will be greater, and he will never negotiate peace if he doesn't gnaw on the two bones of my court." And if our army wins, their group of outlaws are only afraid that the army will continue to attack Fujian, and when the time comes, peace will not be negotiated. The benefits are all taken by Dali. ”

Kublai Khan's eyes moved slightly.