It was not until the spring of the tenth year of Zhizheng (1350 A.D.) that Totok and others had completed the complete purge of the old party of Bei'er and Buhua.

The former Zhongshu right prime minister said goodbye to the cowardice and moved to Banyang; Zhongshu Youcheng Bald Mandieer was demoted to Sichuan Youcheng, who was falsely accused of crime on the way out of Beijing and executed on the spot; Han Jiana was demoted from the Xuanzheng envoy to the Pingzhang political affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and later added his crime of embezzlement, and was exiled to death after being punished with a cane; The famous people such as Kong Sili, who was appointed and promoted by the Taiping in the court, were all dismissed from office.

"Brother, in the nearly two years since you returned to Beijing, our family's power has been greater than before you left Beijing, thanks to your strategic decision-making."

Timur also led the Yushitai first, and he also did quite a lot of work in the past year, helping Tokhtar to rectify the rule of officials, cracking down on corrupt officials, and helping Tokhtar a lot.

Holding on to the fence of the corridor in the mansion, he said in amazement: "The imperial power of the past dynasties can only last for a few hundred years, and the power of you and me is nothing, and the rise and fall may only be overnight." ”

Timur was puzzled, "Then why do we still work so hard to maintain the status and power of the family?" ”

Tokhtar said indifferently: "Because only if you have enough power in your own hands, you have the qualifications to make others change." ”

"What do you mean ......"

He stood with his hands off his shoulders and said earnestly: "From ancient times to the present, there have been countless rich and noble people, and even those who have been emperors can't be counted, but how many people are really remembered in the annals of history?" It doesn't matter whether our family is famous for a while or not, only when you and I work together to revitalize this decaying Great Yuan again, can our family win the true respect of the world, and we can always be remembered by the world. ”

Timur's teaching made Timur ashamed of himself, and said with emotion: "No wonder you were able to persuade your cautious father to kill your relatives in righteousness, and risk your life to bring down your uncle. Although we are brothers, your ambition is far greater than mine, brother. ”

While the two brothers were talking, Ru Zhongbai, a staff member of Tokto, rushed over, and after saluting the two, he suggested: "My lord, the son of Taiping also married the daughter of the clan first, and he is guilty of transgression, do you want to ......?"

"Shut up!"

Ruzhong Bai was about to suggest that Timur get rid of the peace first, but was overheard by the mother of Tokhtar, Mrs. Jiguo, who was passing by, and was sternly interrupted.

Mrs. Ji Guo was old, but she was not confused, she glared and pointed at Totok and said, "Have you forgotten Taiping's kindness to our family?" If he hadn't spoken for you, you wouldn't have been able to go back to Beijing to bury your father. Not only do you not want to repay the favor, but you want to get rid of it quickly! If you don't listen to me and dare to harm the peace, I will never recognize you as a son again! ”

Timur hurriedly leaned over to comfort his mother and said, "You are angry, how dare we disobey you?" ”

Mrs. Ji Guo coughed incessantly under the anger, and Totoku hurriedly called the maid to help her mother go back to rest.

Totoh said helplessly to Ru Zhongbai: "You have also seen it, don't mention the matter of Taiping, let him go home to retire." ”

When it comes to kindness, Totok can't help but think of the brothers Hama and Xuexue, and asks, "Shilian, they should be back soon, right?" ”

Timur nodded first and said: "Brother, don't worry, I have sent someone to pick them up, this time Hama and they come back, we will definitely repay the kindness, and we can't wronged them." ”

When Ru Zhongbai heard what the two said, he was depressed and even more jealous of Hama......

Tokhtar and Timur reciprocated his kindness, and soon after, he took the Hama brothers back to Dadu and treated them more favorably.

Since Emperor Zhizheng also wished him to come back as soon as possible to serve, Hama's reinstatement went extremely smoothly, and it didn't take long for him to return to Emperor Zhizheng again as a servant in the palace.

Although Hama has been taken care of all the way, but after several tosses and turns, he still suffered a lot, and his bloated body has lost a lot of weight, and he knelt beside the emperor at this moment and sobbed in a low voice: "Hama failed to assist His Majesty well, so that he was impeached, and Hama will definitely be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and concentrate on serving you." ”

Emperor Zhizheng hadn't seen Hama for a long time, and he missed it very much, and when he saw Hama like this, he comforted: "I went out and suffered a lot this time, right?" Get up. ”

Hama stood up, wiped his face and said: "Hama should also go out to endure hardships, but I am worried that these slaves and maids will not serve Your Majesty well, so I look forward to coming back early day and night." ”

"I know that you are loyal, you are far away from Beijing, and I really don't fit in, thanks to you arranging Ning Xiang to be by my side, she is very considerate and has helped me relieve my worries." Emperor Zhizheng said that he hugged the talented people around him.

Seeing that the atmosphere was harmonious, Ning Xiang proposed: "Didn't Your Majesty always talk about Lord Hama leaving, and even couldn't find a satisfactory opponent in backgammon?" I'm happy today, why don't you let Lord Hama accompany His Majesty to play two games? ”

Emperor Zhizheng immediately became interested when he heard this, "Yes, when it comes to backgammon, I and Hama can be regarded as chess opponents, and others can't get into my eyes." ”

Hama was also very happy and replied: "Hama will play a few more games with Your Majesty!" ”

Ning Xiang immediately instructed the eunuch and the palace maid to serve the chessboard and dice, and personally served the refreshments.

The backgammon board is about two feet long and one foot wide, and the left and right sides are each inlaid with twelve circular road signs and a crescent-shaped door sign with bone fragments. The chess pieces are pointed and flat-bottomed with a girdle, a total of 30 pieces, half of which are white, and half are black lacquered as sunspots.

Backgammon has a long history, popular among the literati of the Tang Dynasty, and was popularized among the people in the Song Dynasty.

After Emperor Zhizheng and Hama sat opposite each other, they laughed loudly: "I don't know if your ability to roll dice has weakened after you went to the grassland to whip and graze?" ”

Hama picked up the dice cup, and the dice were already copied between the flips of his wrist, and a set of movements was smooth.

Emperor Zhizheng smiled when he saw this, pointed at Hama and said to Ning Xiang: "I just said that this pair of backgammon is still played by Hama skillfully. ”

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been an hour of play. Emperor Zhizheng was a little tired, and no longer paid attention to the situation on the chessboard, but looked at Hama's new court clothes today, and felt that this set of clothes was ridiculous on Hama. When Hama concentrated on throwing the dice, he sprayed the tea in his mouth and teased him.

Hama was sprayed all over his face by Emperor Zhizheng's saliva, and his appearance was even more funny, which caused Ning Xiang, palace maids, and eunuchs to laugh for a while.

But Ha Ma didn't have the flattering smile on his face, and after raising his sleeves to wipe his face clean, he looked at the emperor calmly and said in a deep voice: "Does Your Majesty think that as the Son of Heaven, you should do this?" ”