In the Daming Palace, the incense is curling, and the expensive huge disc-shaped ambergris incense transported from the distant South Seas burns non-stop all the time as if it were not money, so that the empty hall is full of rich and strange fragrance. The refreshing fragrance of ambergris makes people sober and tranquil.

However, at this moment, the two ministers in the main hall, from Kublai Khan to him, had bad faces, obviously suppressing grievances and anger, and there was no "peace of mind" at all.

What made the three of them so emotionally out of shape was the news from the Southern Song Kingdom.

“…… The Song people used the kind of gunboats that had destroyed our southern army, and attacked from the east entrance of the Yangtze River, defeated our waterproof army, and then attacked Jiankang Mansion. Due to the rapid advance of the Song army, our army failed to arrange a fire in time to burn the dock, so it was captured by the Song people...... At present, the Song people take the Yangtze River as the boundary and confront me across the river......"

What is being stated to Kublai Khan is the new right prime minister Atahai who succeeded Boyan. This minister of Mengyuan, who was born in the Xundu Si Department, was very old, and in the process of conquering the Southern Song Dynasty, he was on an equal footing with commanders such as Ah Shu and Boyan. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Hunt's birth changed the direction of history, according to the normal historical process, he would be serving as the prime minister of the Eastern Province at the moment and leading the army to Japan. And due to the rise of the Xingyan Great Song Dynasty, Atahai escaped the fiasco of Zhengri.

However, he escaped the first year of junior high school, but he did not escape the fifteenth.

Because Atahai had previously served as the left prime minister of Jianghuai Province, supervising the shipbuilding, and preparing for the conquest of Japan, he became the strongest commander in the entire Mengyuan Empire to control the naval army. At this time, the Song army was already on the Yangtze River, so the Atahai naval army was an important force to prevent the Song army from crossing the river and the northern expedition.

Atahai, who received orders from the Yuan court, led his naval army to enter Jiankang Mansion (now Nanjing), an important town on the Yangtze River, when Fan Wenhu, Liu Chen and other armies fled north, in an attempt to keep this important bridgehead, and at the very least, to slow down the Song army's northern expedition.

However, unexpectedly, instead of sending troops from Lin'an to attack Jiankang Mansion, the Song army instead killed a mixed fleet of unprecedented and terrible gunboats and troop carriers from the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Water warfare (naval warfare) is a highly technical and long-range weapon mode of combat, where whoever has a faster, more powerful firepower, and farther fight can defeat or even crush an opponent.

In terms of ship speed, the warships of the Song and Yuan armies were about the same, but in terms of firepower, both catapults and bed crossbows were far behind the artillery of the Song army. The Song army had dragon roar cannons at long range, tiger roar cannons at medium range, and muskets at close range, completely suppressing the Yuan ships. The only advantage of the Yuan army was that there were more ships, which were five times more than the Song army. It's a pity that so many ships eventually became the military exploits of the Song army's fleet and the new nest of fish swimming at the bottom of the river.

Due to Atahai's misjudgment and command, and because the Song army's fleet advanced too quickly, the Yuan army was defeated too suddenly, and it did not have time to burn the dock south of Jiankang City, so that it fell into the hands of the Song army. With the strong shipbuilding capabilities of the Song people, these docks will soon continue to build more ships and turn them into more powerful naval forces of the Song army.

Atahai was not defeated by the Japanese, but was defeated by the Song army, at this time back to the dynasty to report on his work, he also lost his previous vigor, and looked dull, not at all like a brave and fierce general in his forties.

After listening to Atahai's debriefing report, Kublai Khan closed his eyes tiredly, pinched his eyebrows, took a long breath, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes had regained some clarity, and he turned to the minister opposite Atahai and said, "Timur, my Yue'er Lu Nayan, what do you think we should do next?" ”

The Mongolian in front of him, who looked elegant and did not look like a Mongol, was Kublai Khan's favorite minister, one of the four cowardly Xue Chang, and the imperial historian Yuxi Timur, who was known as "Yue'er Lu Nayan".

Yuxi Timur bowed slightly and replied: "The question of the Great Khan, Prime Minister Boyan has already answered it. ”

"You mean ......"

Yuxi Timur's tone was firm: "Don't launch a battle of more than 10,000 people against the Song army without obtaining the same weapons and equipment as the Song army...... Again, send envoys to negotiate with the Song people......"

"What? You want to make peace with the southerners! Atahai's voice was several octaves higher, like the roar of a bronze bell, and his face was angry. He only got to where he is today by virtue of his exploits in the southern conquest and destruction of the Song Dynasty, and now he has become the ruler of the court, but the decrees he executes must make peace with the defeated generals of the past, how much damage does this damage to his reputation and his family's reputation?

Yuxi Timur ignored Atahai and only bowed deeply to Kublai Khan: "Boyan is a true wise man, although he has passed away, his advice is the wisest choice under my great head." ”

When Yuxi Timur said the word "now", he accentuated his tone. Kublai Khan was touched and glanced deeply and helplessly to the northwest.

The angry Atahai wanted to say something more, but Kublai Khan waved his hand and said a little tiredly: "You stand down first, let me think about it again." ”

Atahai opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't dare to say anything, and retreated with Yuxi Timur.

"Wine."

In a depressed mood, the only thing Kublai Khan thought of was that only spirits could be discharged.

Bowl after bowl of spirits, Kublai Khan drank from noon to dusk. In the past, there was still Empress Chabi to restrain him, and after the queen died, the prince persuaded him from time to time...... And now, no one dares to persuade him anymore.

When the butter candles in the main hall were lit one by one, the classes in the hall began to take turns. Batches of cowardly Xue Wei, palace envoys, eunuchs, and miscellaneous servants quietly retreated and replaced the next group to serve.

The drunken Kublai Khan drank all the wine in the silver bowl again, threw it on the imperial case, and the silver bowl shook twice and rolled off the edge of the couch. Due to the thick carpet of food on the dan mound, the silver bowl fell silently.

At this time, the maid who served the wine hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the silver bowl and slowly stood up.

Kublai Khan would often throw the wine bowl on the ground, sometimes it was a mistake, sometimes it was to vent, and the palace maid would quickly withdraw after picking up the bowl and replace it with a new bowl, which was rarely in such slow motion. You must know that under the couch, fifty steps before Danqi is a forbidden area, and low-level classes are generally not allowed to step in, even if it is a special situation such as picking up bowls, you must pick up and walk quickly, and you must not stay.

The palace maid's unconventional behavior immediately made the eunuch's eyes stare and at the same time attracted Kublai Khan's attention.

"Well, you...... Are you the ...... The ......" Kublai Khan's fat fingers were connected, as if he remembered something.

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Yu Da Khan, she is the daughter of Wen Rebellion, Wen Huanniang." ”

"Huh? Yes, it's her...... It seems like I haven't seen each other in a while. ”

The eunuch wiped her sweat and said cautiously: "The Great Khan was merciful and let her recuperate for ten days. Today is full of rest, come to serve. ”

Kublai Khan took care of everything, such a trivial matter naturally did not take it to heart, and when he saw Huanniang at this moment, he suddenly found that his way of discharging seemed to be more than drinking, and he pointed a little at the moment: "Pour wine." ”

The liquor was poured into the bowl, and the slender jade hand held it steadily, without spilling a bit.

When Huanniang turned to the couch with the bowl, a cold voice came: "Drink it." ”

Huanniang suddenly raised her head, smiled, and bloomed like a flower: "Thank you for the wine!" ”

The silver bowl approached the red lips, tilted his neck, raised the bowl, and drank it all.