As expected, after such an operation, the Khitan, Jurchen and Tatar tribes sent a total of more than 40,000 strong laborers to Daxiang to work. Shi Bin issued another decree requiring employers to treat workers equally and cooperate. The authority of the holy decree is much stronger than the authority issued by the pacification envoy, so as soon as the holy decree was issued, the life of the Yuan people's labor force immediately became much better, and Shi Bin who issued the holy decree was even more grateful.

If it weren't for the agreement between the leaders of the three tribes and Shi Binxian that only 40,000 laborers could come to Daxiang to work, I am afraid that within a year, the labor force of the Yuan people in the sixteen prefectures of Liaoning and Yanyun would soar to 100,000.

But Shi Bin doesn't think it's a good thing to have more than 100,000 yuan of labor, and from the overall situation, he still likes the figure of 40,000. It can not only win over the Khitan, Jurchen, and Tatar, but also not anger Ali Buge and not be scolded by the world. After all, it is a bit unkind to let too many people defect, even if it shows that Ali is not good at governing the country, it is not the fault of Shi Bin's family.

Thinking of this, Shi Bin asked Xu Feng beside him, "Xu Feng, what do you think of my agreement with those three envoys?" ”

Unexpectedly, half a year has passed, and Sai Zilong has already sent four investigation reports with good results, but Shi Bin is still a little uneasy about this. Of course, he didn't dare to say that Shi Bin had done something wrong, but Xu Feng knew very well that if an emperor only paid attention to such trivial things all day long, how would the country develop, how could it become stronger, and how could he ensure his majesty?

Therefore, Xu Feng still advised Shi Bin not to be too entangled in such a trivial matter, just 40,000 yuan of labor, which is not a big deal. From Xu Feng's words, Shi Bin heard what he meant, so he was as good as a stream, no longer caring about these, and instead paying attention to other major matters.

After a few years of peace and quiet, in the blink of an eye, in the fifth year of Zhaoqing (1278), Shi Bin's Daxiang became stronger, and although Ali Buge's Dayuan was weaker as a whole, his own strength was stronger.

In fact, Shi Bin didn't want to see this situation, what he wanted to see most was a broken Dayuan, so that he could surrender without much effort.

On this day, Xu Feng came to report: Sai Zilong asked to see. On weekdays, Sai Zilong, the spy leader, will not easily ask to see him, and the things he wants to report can definitely be more difficult to deal with than the things reported by Wang San, the prime minister of Zuo. Therefore, when he comes, something terrible must have happened. Therefore, Shi Bin put down the official document in his hand and ordered Xu Feng to bring Sai Zilong to the imperial study as soon as possible.

I haven't seen Sai Zilong's shadow yet, but I heard him laugh outside the door: "Congratulations to the Emperor, Congratulations to the Emperor, your grand cause is about to be completed!" As soon as the words fell, Shi Bin saw Sai Zilong with a happy face walking in.

Such an inexplicable sentence evoked Shi Bin's endless reverie, 'grand cause'? Is Sai Zilong referring to his plan to restore the 'prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties'? Shi Bin was a little unsure, so he asked: "Sai Zilong, let me make it clear, what do you mean by 'grand cause'?" ”

"What else could there be? Naturally, it is the emperor's plan to restore the 'prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties'! ”

"Really?" Shi Bin was a little unconvinced. Because he just received the report that 'Ali Buge is stronger', it's not that his strength has become weaker.

Knowing why Shi Bin didn't believe it, Sai Zilong explained with a smile: "All this is inseparable from Your Majesty's consent to the Khitan, Jurchen, and Tatar tribes to come to my Daxiang to work. These Yuan people came to work and accumulated a lot of wealth, and these three tribes naturally became a lot stronger, and now they have become the strongest three tribes in the eastern part of the Great Yuan. Although Ali Buge's own strength is good, but his prestige is insufficient, and now the three clans are strong and unruly, and they are against Ali Buge. ”

Of course, it is a great thing for the three clans to be unruly and disobedient to Ali Buge, but Shi Bin didn't think it was worth Sai Zilong being so happy, so he continued to ask, he wanted to know the most fundamental reason.

"The emperor is still as holy as ever, and the reason why Weichen is so happy is because Ali Buge was encouraged by his subordinates to give up the strategy of envy and power, and instead planned to raise troops to 'teach' these three clans. If Ali Buge really did this, wouldn't it be a great joy? Isn't it worth Weichen so happy? I believe that the emperor will be so happy that he can't sleep if you know it! ”

Hearing this, Shi Bin was also excited. He was still worried about how to subdue Ali Buge, after all, the two were righteous brothers, even if they used tactics, they couldn't do anything about it, but he didn't expect Ali Buge to be dizzy and want to raise troops to 'teach' the three clans. Anyone who encounters such a God-given opportunity will be ecstatic.

"This is indeed a great opportunity, then you can tell me in detail about Ali Buge's fight

Count the number of people, and when to send troops to recruit the three tribes. ”

"Yes, Emperor. Since the Khitan, Jurchen and Tatar made a lot of money from us, they built a lot of weapons and horse harnesses, so that these three clans had at least 10,000 more elite cavalry. And the three clans originally had 40,000 cavalry, so now they have a total of 50,000 cavalry. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Brother Ali plans to mobilize 70,000 elites to conquer the three clans. Among them, he himself contributed 30,000, and the rest of the major tribes contributed a total of 40,000. ”

"You mean, there will be 120,000 cavalry fighting outside the fortress?" Shi Bin asked ecstatically.

"That's it. Although it will not be endless, but their infighting will definitely lead to a significant weakening of the strength of the Yuan people and a complete internal split, which is a big bad thing for them, but a great thing for us! ”

For Shi Bin, of course, this is great news, the population of the Yuan people is not large, and the number of people who can fight the battlefield is definitely not more than 300,000. Now that there are 120,000 people involved in the civil war, how can such a big internal strife not seriously weaken the strength of Dayuan? Although it will definitely be Ali Buge who wins in the end, his position will also be in jeopardy, and Dayuan will collapse in an instant.

"Brother-in-law, how do you think we should deal with this?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Shi Bin also made a joke, but when he talked about state affairs, he called himself 'brother-in-law', which fully showed that Shi Bin was also happy. This made Sai Zilong even more determined to help Shi Bin come up with a good way to seek the greatest benefits at the lowest cost.

Although he is not as smart as Wang San and Li Chao, he also has some assertiveness and resourcefulness, otherwise he would not be the head of the spies. Let Ali Buge and the three tribes of sandpiper and mussels compete, and Shi Bin will benefit from the fisherman. After both sides were defeated, Shi Bin led the army to destroy Dayuan.

Of course, this is a great idea, but Shi Bin didn't think it could be realized, and at the same time felt a little gloomy, so he said: "Zilong, I and Brother Ali Buge are sworn brothers, if something happens to him, how can I stand by and watch?" The three tribes have a close relationship with Daxiang, and it seems that they should not be ignored if they are in trouble now. ”

"Does the emperor want to give up such a great opportunity and persuade the two sides to stop the army and make peace?" Sai Zilong asked angrily.

"Not really, and even if I wanted to, you wouldn't agree." Shi Bin smiled bitterly, "I just thought it might be better if I could make Brother Ali willing to surrender to me." Taking advantage of others is not my style, and I don't want to be criticized for it. If it's a normal enemy, I don't care about the means, but both sides have a good relationship with me, so I'd better try to be as open-minded as possible. ”

Sai Zilong has always disdained the four words 'bright and fair', and he thinks that they are all a fig leaf for hypocrites. He would rather be a real villain than a hypocrite, and he is a man if he dares to be.

"Emperor, it's their stupidity that they fight themselves, it has nothing to do with you, and you didn't provoke it. It is God's favor and skill for you to reap this fruit. If they had wisdom, they should have thought of this. If they can't think of it, they will bring about their own destruction, and they can't blame others. Sai Zilong said to Shi Bin very seriously.

Even if he understands that there are only interests between countries, Shi Bin still feels too ruthless. So his thoughts are still very contradictory, he wants both sides to stop the army and not to be covered with corpses, and he also wants the Great Yuan to destroy the Yuan people and surrender to him.

"Sai Zilong, you go down first, let me think alone." As soon as the words fell, Xu Feng came to report again: Ali Buge and the three clans all sent envoys to see Shi Bin. And the two sides met at the gate of the palace and fought.

What's going on? Shi Bin suddenly felt that the world was unpredictable. After all, no one would have thought that Brother Ali Buge and the three clans would send people to ask for help, let alone that these few enemies would actually meet at the gate of the palace. Since they all collided, there was no way to escape, so Shi Bin had to order Xu Feng to bring several people to the imperial study. At this time, the happiest person in the room was naturally Sai Zilong, because he understood that Shi Bin was forced to this and had to make a decision, and he could no longer hesitate.

It didn't take long for the four of them to enter the imperial study, and the three envoys of the three clans and the envoys of Ali Buge were obviously angry, and they also spoke badly to each other, how ugly it was to hear.

"Have you scolded enough?" Shi Bin said slowly.

Realizing that they had entered the imperial study and had to obey the rules, the four of them immediately shut up and saluted Shi Bin.

"What are you here for?" I didn't want to be known that I was actually staring at Yuanren all the time, so Shi Bin asked knowingly.

"Emperor, Weichen serves me Emperor Dayuan,

That is, the order of your righteous brother has come to ask you to answer one thing. Ali Bugo's messenger said.

"What?"

"After a while, my Emperor Dayuan will lead an army to recruit the three clans, and I ask the emperor not to interfere." The envoy pointed to the envoy of the three clans and said, "If my emperor asks for you, please also ask the emperor to lend a hand." ”

"Your emperor is my sworn brother, please rest assured that I will never stab him with a black knife." As soon as Shi Bin's words came out, Sai Zilong's face immediately darkened.

"Thank you, Emperor." Ali Buge's envoy said with great joy.

"What about the three of you?"

"Emperor, Brother Ali is suspicious, and now that our three clans are strong, he feels that the throne is unstable and wants to destroy us. Please see the friendship in our years of cooperation to lend a hand and pull us. If it helps us through this difficult time, our three clans will be grateful. The Khitan envoy said. The Jurchen and Tatar envoys also nodded their heads one after another.

"Anti-thief, it is clear that you are unruly, intent on rebellion, and disobey Emperor Dayuan, and now you dare to reverse black and white and say that the emperor is suspicious of the sick, it is really shameless!"

"Brother Ali is not ashamed, he is not capable enough and he is afraid that the throne will be gone, so he will give people 'trumped-up' charges!" The Jurchen envoy said, "Emperor, if the Emperor is willing to protect my Jurchens, we Jurchens are willing to submit to you forever!" ”

"Emperor, that's what I Tatar mean!"

After hesitating for a while, the Khitan envoy said: "Emperor, the villain's status is low, and he does not dare to make such a promise, but he can guarantee that as long as the emperor protects my Khitan, my Khitan is willing to be a vassal state of Daxiang." ”

One by one, they are really smart, and they want to use empty words to let me fight the thunder! Shi Bin sneered.

Of course, he wouldn't fall for this clumsy scheme, so Shi Bin smiled and said: "I don't want to interfere in the internal affairs of Dayuan, nor do I want to ruin the brotherhood with Brother Ali, let alone see a river of blood. In this way, if I am a peacemaker, you can stop the war and talk about it. ”

I thought that the four of them would think about it before answering, but I didn't expect the four of them to quickly give the answer: impossible.

This made Shi Bin feel in a dilemma, and at this time Xu Feng said softly: "Emperor, look at it, this battle is inevitable, let's watch the fire from the other side first, don't wade into this troubled water." This can be regarded as a complete love affair with Ali Buge. These three clans are obviously just trying to take advantage of you, and you have given them enough wealth in return, and strictly speaking, you don't owe them anything. As for Sai Zilong's 'fisherman's profit', let's put it aside for the first time, don't worry about it so much. ”

Watching the fire from across the strait is indeed the best choice, not to mention that Brother Ali only asks himself not to interfere, and he really doesn't owe anything to the three clans. After thinking about it, Shi Bin said to Ali Buge's envoy: "Go back and tell Ali Buge that I will not interfere." Then he said to the messengers of the three tribes: "Tell your chiefs that I have eight prostrations with Ali Buge, and I must not forget my righteousness. If you want to fight, you will fight, and I will not interfere. As for what the results are, think about it yourself. ”

In fact, Shi Bin's last sentence was for the four of them, which can be regarded as a hint. As for whether he understands and is willing to let go of the dispute, that is the matter of Ali Buge and the three clans. This sentence made Sai Zilong, who was originally black-faced, a little more comfortable, because it meant that Shi Bin did not promise not to use troops against Ali Buge. Most of them will still be the 'fisherman'.

Although Shi Bin spoke very calmly, the four of them knew that this was Shi Bin's last meaning. Seeing that Shi Bin had promised not to interfere, the envoy of Ali Buge left happily after thanking him. The envoys of the three tribes left dejectedly.

"Emperor, what do you mean by the phrase 'As for what the consequences are, think clearly for yourself'?" Sai Zilong asked with some excitement.

"What do you mean, you don't know? Hey, it's really not interesting to be this emperor, it's these competing interests all day long, vanity and grievances, and the most hateful thing is to be a bitch and set up a memorial arch! ”

"The emperor is angry." Sai Zilong persuaded with some trepidation: "Life is in the world, and things are not as expected, not to mention that there are gains and losses, please take a look." ”

"Lord Sai is reasonable, just now the emperor said so clearly, he has done his best. If they still want to fight, it will be self-defeating, and they can't blame you. Xu Feng followed.

After such persuasion, Shi Bin was also a lot more comfortable, no longer resentful, and turned to criticize the performance.