From the sword pavilion to the north, go straight, cross the Qinling Mountains, and then pass through the Qinfeng Road, walk through the long Gobi yellow sand, enter the grassland, and walk to about two thousand miles away near the Erdeni Zhao on the right bank of the upper reaches of the Erkhon River, there is a vast forest, where the water and grass are abundant, the grass and trees are connected, the cattle and sheep grow freely on the meadow, and the wild flowers bloom brilliantly in the forest.

The capital of the Great Mongolian State, Hala Holin, is located on the bank of this water and grass, from the beginning of the succession of the Great Khan of Ogedei, Helin has been used as a political center, building cities and houses, and becoming the location of the Golden Horde.

Compared with the Song Kingdom in the south, it is much lower than the forest city wall, or in other words, it is not called a city wall, a circle of low earthen walls, which is not magnificent, let alone majestic.

The city is four miles from north to south, two miles from east to west, and a small city is much worse than giants like Bianliang and Lin'an. The city is divided into two parts, one is the Huihui area inhabited by the Semu people, and the market is inside; The other is the Han area, which is inhabited by all Han artisans. The two sides basically do not interact with each other, and the people who return to the Hui District look down on the inferior people in the Han area, and the people in the Han area will not go over to ask for their own boring.

Two mosques, a Christian church, and several Buddhist temples were located in the city, which provided places of prayer for the people of their respective faiths, and the private residences of officials and nobles, the entire city, at its peak, including the surrounding tribes, lived here by more than 100,000 people.

In the southwest part of the city, surrounded by two residential areas, there is also a circle of palace walls, the circumference is two miles, the palace wall is more regular, at least the stone is used, not the simple loess rammed, inside the palace wall, is the Wan'an Palace where the Great Khan Guiyou lived.

In the 13th century, it was the focus of attention in both the East and the West, and the not-so-magnificent but absolutely prosperous Hala Horin stretched from Bianliang on the Yellow River to Vienna on the Rhine, where the breath of death and the desire of the conquerors spread in all directions under the blade of the Mongol soldiers.

The missionaries of the Roman Pope, the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty, the camels and horses of the Persian caravans, the tributes of the Goryeo Kingdom, and all kinds of people and different styles of clothing gathered here, blended, and blended with each other, forming the most glorious part of the history of the Great Mongolian State.

Even the supreme Wan'an Palace is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, from this house, you can see the shadow of Mongolian tents, you can also find clues of Han culture, and even the continuation of Western Gothic style.

You live in it.

He set up the golden tent, which represented the rights of the golden family, in the square in front of the main hall, and many times, instead of receiving ministers and guests in the palace, he lay down on the soft blankets in the tent and talked with them.

Just like it is now.

Guiyu comfortably leaned his fat body on the cushion, enjoying the gentle kneading of his thighs by the gentle hands of two beautiful maids, while looking at the prince Kublai Khan standing in the tent, he picked up a grape on the table in front of him and flexibly threw it into his mouth.

"Sit." He made a gesture to Kublai Khan, shook the fat on his face, and said, "No need to be formal. ”

Kublai Khan thanked him and sat down cross-legged on the carpet on the side.

When he met the prince, he should be more solemn, so Guiyou propped his body up from the cushion, because he was fat, and the process was a bit laborious, and Kublai Khan frowned deeply.

At this time, Kublai Khan, in his thirties, was in the prime of life and ambitious, and when he saw that his Guiyou Great Khan had changed from a heroic man on horseback to a fat man with a big belly in just a few years, the disgust and dissatisfaction in his heart inevitably filled his heart.

How can the Great Khan of the Great Mongol State be like this? A generation of grassland heroes must be an eagle that soars for nine days; is a wolf, leading everyone to lay a big country; It is a lion that devours all enemies who dare to resist.

It should not be like Guiyu, who lies comfortably in a tent and enjoys happiness.

No wonder they don't accept it, it's all for a reason.

Kubi scoffed secretly.

Where did Guiyou know what Kublai Khan was thinking, he still knew a lot about this son of Tuolei, and knew that although Kublai Khan didn't say much, he still had a very good set of fighting and marching, although between the Tuolei Department and the Wokotai system represented by Guiyou, there was a struggle involving inheritance rights openly and secretly, but for Kublai Khan personally, Guiyou still appreciated it very much.

After all, the Golden Family is still a whole.

"Great Khan, I'm here this time to ask for advice on matters from the south." Kublai Khan bowed his hand, sat down and saluted, and said: "In recent months, the Song people have moved very much in the south, encroaching on many of our places, and if we ignore them, I am afraid that there will be great problems for our management of the Han land in Mo Nan in the future. ”

"Humph! These southerners are really hateful! Guiyou became angry, patted the cushion on his side, and the flesh on his face shook a little: "Sooner or later, my Great Mongolian Kingdom will ride south and slaughter them!" ”

Kublai Khan turned a blind eye to Guiyu's anger and continued: "Great Khan, what should we do? ”

"Well, now, I can't pull away." Guiyu's face instantly softened, and he smashed his mouth, as if the grape still had an aftertaste: "You know, Batu, this rabbit cub, has been disobeying the orders of the royal court, and my army is still confronting him in the west, where is there still room to take care of the south." ”

He simply smiled and snorted coldly: "Let the Song people stumble for a few days, and when I have my hands free, I will order the southern expedition." By the way, have you asked Yelu Chu about this? The south side has always been in charge of him. ”

"I have asked, Lord Yelu is in very poor health, and I heard from the medical officer that he will return to the west in the next two days, and it is very difficult to speak." Kublai Khan sighed secretly: "He said that Mo Nan is fundamental in the future and must be taken seriously. ”

"Hey, this Yelu Chucai, that's the problem, I only look at things in front of me." Gui You sneered and said disdainfully: "Don't believe what he said. ”

"Yes, he is in the Han Land of Monan, he has run a good business, and the ten-road tax collection office set up has provided a lot of money and grain to the royal court, but in the end, it is the grassland pasture that is our root."

"We Mongolians, herding for generations, relying on cattle and sheep to survive, this is a gift from the heavens, only noble Mongolian men, only noble Mongolian men, are eligible to enjoy this endless steppe, where else can there be such a rich pasture?"

"Therefore, although the land in the south is worth conquering, it is better to let go than the current affairs with Batu."

"The Badu has been surrendered, and the entire grassland is reunited in the Golden Horde, this is the most important thing, and when the time comes, we will have enough strength to re-embark on the journey, my brother, do you understand?"

Guiyou blinked his small eyes, looked at Kublai Khan, and said meaningfully.

Kublai Khan stared at him, his eyes flashing with helplessness.

Eventually, he sighed in his heart and said, "What the Great Khan said is that it should be so. However, I have nothing to do recently, and Lord Yelu is dying of serious illness, so I ask my lord to send me to Mo Nan to take charge of the army in the south, so that I will not act cheaply, so that the Song people will not see that we have done nothing, and they will become more and more bold and cause trouble. ”

"That's fine, I'm sure." Gui You said with a big thorn, and waved his hand: "You go, Mo Nan is yours." ”

(End of chapter)