All the women laughed out loud, Zhang Hongfan also laughed, only Meng Qi did not cut his hair because he was a civil official, and laughed a few times without embarrassment.

Cheng Yue asked, "Are you ready to go on the expedition?" ”

Zhang Hongfan said: "Back to the prince, everything is in accordance with the prince's order, as for that matter, we can't deceive the Great Khan, we have mentioned it to the Great Khan in private." The Great Khan was noncommittal, forbidding us to speak any further, but there was much more to prepare the grain, grass, and horses. ”

Cheng Yue smiled slightly and said: "It's exactly what I want, I have doubled the grain and grass, and I will never give up until I achieve my goal." ”

The three of them chatted for a while, and Zhang Hongfan and Meng Qi Shili disembarked.

The 60,000 elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty entered the territory of the Great Yuan, causing a sensation in various places along the way. The Song army was strict in discipline, and he did not commit any crimes in the autumn, and he was compensated for the damage to crops and goods, and he also paid according to the price for buying things. Although most of the money paid was dragon money from the Southern Song Dynasty, because the coins were too exquisite, and they could be used to buy goods from the Southern Song Dynasty, the people along the way were happy to accept them.

Cheng Yue was very good to the soldiers, and the military salary was generous, and the Song army was naturally generous. As a result, wherever the Song army stayed, a large number of people from the Yuan Dynasty flocked to the market, competing for sale, as if it had become another kind of market.

The people of the Yuan Dynasty were all envious when they saw that the Song army was dressed neatly and eaten exquisitely. Many people wanted to take the opportunity to join the Song army, and some people followed the Song army since it entered Shandong. The more the process had to take into account Kublai Khan's ideas and refuse to accept these people. But these Shandong big men still held on to the hope of what happened, and tried to follow Cheng Yue's army, gathering more and more, and soon there were 5,000 people.

The boat traveled to the hometown of Shi Song and Cher, but it had not yet reached the shore. A great crowd had gathered to cheer. All are strong hunters and croppers. While cheering, he shouted vigorously to the imperial boat, and there were many people, and he couldn't hear it clearly for a while.

Shi Song jumped on the deck, looked at the shore, and immediately recognized the hundreds of people in it, all of whom were fellow villagers and relatives and friends of their Shi family.

The boat slowly approached the shore, and Shi Song could hear what they were shouting. With a big gesture of arching his hand to them, Shi Song immediately went upstairs to ask for it.

Wan Ze and Nangjia are really serving Cheng Yue. One clears the ear, the other knocks the leg, Kuo Kulun and Babahan are watching from the side. Hearing that Shi Song invited him to meet, Cheng Yue sat up and said, "Pass." ”

Shi Song took three steps and made two steps, climbed the stairs, came to Cheng Yue, and said, "Lord Wang, there are more than 100 people from the same townspeople under him. More than 1,000 men gathered and wanted to join the army under the command of the prince. They are all strong men with tigers and bears, and I implore the prince to take them in. ”

Cheng Yue: "Oh? "Yes. Dao: I heard them yelling just now, so that's what happened. Sincerely. But how could I be conscripted in Dayuan? What do they lack, you send some over and let them disperse.?

Shi Song knelt down and pleaded: "Lord Wang, let your subordinates say a word." In various parts of Shandong, after a long period of war, the people were weak, and the Yuan Dynasty expropriated excessively, treating the people as slaves, and the people were miserable. Seeing that their subordinates were proud in the Great Song Dynasty, they also wanted to join the prince to beg for food, and they also wanted to make war exploits and Ze and their families. The prince will not accept them today, and they will try their best to join the army in the Great Song Dynasty with the prince tomorrow. It is difficult to travel all the way south, I am afraid of damage, how can the prince bear it? ”

Shi Song told the truth without hesitation, and when he heard Kuo Kuolun and Babahan's ears, he didn't feel harsh, and could only sigh. The Mongols are not good at governing the country, they like to profligate, they are barbaric, and the looting of Han land is especially serious, can they blame the Han people for detaching from morality?

Cheng Yue couldn't help frowning, pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, you pass on my order, I need the people to transport all kinds of materials in the Eastern Expedition, if you are willing to do it, go to Zhang Gui to sign up, let him send someone to take it, the food and clothing are according to seventy percent of the hair in the army, and the drill is according to the standards of the new army, and those who can't keep up will be eliminated!" Also, there is a limit of 10,000 people, and no more. ”

Shi Song was overjoyed, stood up and saluted: "Yes!" The subordinates are going to give orders! He rushed downstairs.

Wan Ze said worriedly: "Another 10,000 people, is there enough food, grass and weapons?" I'm afraid it's hard to say it from Father Khan. ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "You're right, but I already had this plan." Our army is dominated by infantry, and there are not many horses to use, let alone carriages. Their weapons and supplies can now be transported from the Southern Song Dynasty to Dadu along the waterway, but when they set out from Dadu, they have to rely on their own shoulders to carry them, which affects the speed of the march, not to mention the consumption of their physical strength, and the sergeants are already exhausted before the battle. I originally wanted to ask my father Khan for 10,000 people, who were specifically responsible for marching with the army, and now I can solve this matter easily, just two times. ”

Wan Ze said: "Then what if they want to go back to the Great Song Dynasty with Xianggong in the end?" ”

Cheng Yue shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then let them be, don't you have to go back with me?" ”

Wan Ze smiled and said, "You can just explain the past, Father Khan is angry, only you can resist it." ”

At this time, Cheng Yue's order had been conveyed from the imperial boat, and the crowd on the shore erupted in earth-shattering cheers! Subsequently, the order was transmitted to the rear army, and the cheers of the Shandong men who had been following him for many days could be faintly heard from afar on the ship.

Before and after Almerse boarded the ship to meet him, a large number of local elites joined the army, and the total number of people had exceeded 15,000 before they left Shandong!

Zhang Gui naturally understood Cheng Yue's meaning, and always said that it was less than 10,000, and in order to hide the real number, he also dispersed people to various armies, which really seemed to be a lot less.

The last section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal near Dadu has been dredged by Kublai Khan. The last time Cheng Yue came, he had to get off the boat and ride a horse due to the congestion of the river, which made Kublai Khan's face very unsightly, so he ordered the Ministry of Engineering to quickly start construction and open up this section of the river, so as to facilitate the flow of goods between the north and the south, and Cheng Yue was also able to take a boat directly to the Jishuitan Wharf outside the south gate of Dadu.

The 60,000 troops were left twenty miles outside the city by Cheng Yue, and only Cheng Yue's 200 guards accompanied him into the city by boat.

The largest wharf in Jishuitan has been emptied, the wharf has just been rebuilt with cement, smooth and magnificent, the area is vast, and many officials of Zhenjin and Zhongshu Province greet here.

The last time Cheng Yue came to be a quasi-concubine, this time he was a real concubine, and he officially became a scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was a little unreasonable to send Chai Chun again, so Zhenjin took the initiative to make an exception to come to greet him in person, and Kublai Khan was also approved.

Back in Dadu, Cheng Yue can no longer stand above Kuokuolun and Babahan as he did in the Southern Song Dynasty. When getting off the boat, Cheng Yue obediently followed the two of them, and according to the rules, Wan Ze and Nang Jiazhen also wanted to be ahead of Cheng Yue, but the two of them refused, so they got off the boat side by side with Cheng Yue.

Zhenjin led the ministers of Zhongshu Province to finish the salute from afar, and Zhenjin stepped forward to greet him alone. Seeing that Kuo Kuolun and Ba Bahan went to the Southern Song Dynasty and came back, they seemed to have become younger and more beautiful, and they were quite surprised, and said with a smile: "Queen, imperial concubine, the king of Zhennan has taken care of you very thoughtfully, and his complexion is better than before." ”

Kuo Kuolun smiled and said: "The south has plenty of water and air, and the food is more exquisite. ”

Zhenjin's eyes lit up and said, "Oh? Where did King Zhennan take you to play? Tell me about it. ”

Babahan smiled and said, "Zhenjin, don't worry, wait for us to return to the palace and talk slowly." ”

Zhenjin laughed and said, "Yes, I'll talk about it when I go back." ”

Kokolun and Babahan then got into the carriage.

Cheng Yue walked up to Zhenjin and saluted Zhenjin. Nang Jiazhen was not embarrassed at all, and generously saluted with Cheng Yue, Wan Ze, and Ku Toulun.

Zhenjin exchanged a few words with Cheng Yue and Wan Ze, and when he saw that Nangjia was really ashamed, he smiled helplessly: "You girl, look back and see that Father Khan doesn't teach you." ”

Nang Jiazhen muttered nonchalantly: "Anyway, I'm going to get married, and Xianggong is here, so I'm not afraid." ”

Zhenjin laughed and said to Cheng Yue: "Cheng Yue, you have to think clearly, this girl is very rude." ”

Cheng Yue pretended to be sad and said: "Alas, it's too late, I have been forced to succumb to the obscenity of Nangjiazhen and promise to marry her." How can a manly man be untrustworthy? ”

Real Kim laughed heartily. This kind of joke is only Cheng Yue dares to make, and it is particularly interesting. The other officials of Zhongshu Province couldn't hear what they were talking about, but they could guess that it must be related to the marriage of Princess Nangkazhen, and they all smiled heartily.

Although the matter between Nang Jiazhen and Cheng Yue has not been made public, but Luo Zhen has married a woman of the same clan, and the Great Khan has not said that he wants to recruit other attached horses, everyone naturally knows it in their hearts, and they are all envious of Cheng Yue.

One king and two princesses will be a good story! Besides, there's also a Toutoulon!

Nang Jiazhen originally wanted to go back to the palace with Cheng Yue, but after all, she and Cheng Yue did not have a name, so she had to go back to the palace with Kuo Kuolun and Babahan first.

Nang Jiazhen pouted and got into the carriage and waved goodbye to Cheng Yue. Kuo Kuolun and Ba Bahan also stared deeply at Cheng Yue in the car, saying goodbye to him with their eyes.

The boat carrying Dehuan and Cheng Yue's escort also docked, and Dehuan went without saying anything, and he was very intimate with Zhenjin.

Zhenjin didn't see Cheng Yue's subordinate generals, and asked, "Cheng Yue, didn't Zhang Xiaozhong and Totoku come?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "Yes, the generals who came were all the generals who didn't go with me last time, so I have to let others fight and do a little bit of activity, and I will let them all wait outside the city." You also know that there are a lot of your old acquaintances in it, and it is not convenient to meet the Great Khan. ”

Zhenjin sighed: "Now your subordinates are also many generals, not counting the naval army, in terms of these generals, it is enough to sweep the southern countries." ”

Cheng Yue shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, make the worst plan to have the best result." ”

Zhenjin was stunned for a moment, and laughed loudly: "Okay, if you are so cautious, this expedition and the future southern expedition will definitely be successful." ”

Cheng Yue smiled and said nothing.

Zhenjin said: "Tomorrow in the court, you go back to the house today and rest early, Father Khan has many things to ask you tomorrow." ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back to the house and settle down first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." Then he chatted with the ministers for a few words, and then went to Zhennan Wangfu with Zhenjin. (To be continued.) )