The school field was overcrowded, and more than 10,000 of the most elite soldiers in the capital gathered here, waiting for Kublai Khan's sacrifice to the queen of heaven and set off immediately.

Kublai Khan was on the stage, and only Cheng Yue had not arrived, so he was a little puzzled, and asked Boyan beside him: "Why hasn't Cheng Yue come yet?" Has the time come? ”

Boyan said: "Don't worry, the time has not come, Cheng Zuocheng is the general who commands the army, and he will never be late." ”

At this time, I suddenly heard the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and soon saw a group of people and horses roaring in the distance, the first one, black clothes and black pants, indescribably handsome, who is not Cheng Yue?

Cheng Yue rushed straight to the bottom of the high platform, jumped off the horse and stepped onto the high platform, walked to Kublai Khan's side, Shi Li said with a smile: "The minister is late, and the Great Khan forgives the sin." ”

Kublai Khan said angrily: "You will be whipped a little later, you are really calm!" ”

Zhenjin pulled Cheng Yue aside, whispered to him mysteriously, Cheng Yue nodded, his eyes swept a few times among the officials of Zhongshu Province, and secretly remembered the appearance of the next person.

A Mongolian shaman walked out from the side and stepped forward and said, "Great Khan, the hour has come, please sacrifice to the heavens." ”

Kublai Khan got up and walked to the incense table in front of him, where an attendant brought a horse and a sheep, and another group of attendants brought some sacrifices and some unnamed ritual utensils to the incense table.

Kublai Khan's hands were spread out and raised high, and there were words in his mouth, but he didn't know what he was talking about, and Cheng Yue was not interested, so he just had to salute.

The ritual lasted for a long time, and at the end the horses and sheep were killed, and their blood was sacrificed to the Mongols' belief in immortality.

Then there is the commander of the left army, Ashu, which is very simple, directly kill a sheep and sacrifice the sheep's head.

Cheng Yue was the commander of the Right Army. After Ah Shu went back. And he stood up.

A sergeant led a sheep. Cheng Yue waved his hand and ordered him to lead the sheep down.

Kublai Khan and tens of thousands of people in the school field were shocked, what was Cheng Yue going to do? Is it because he doesn't believe in Buddhism, he doesn't even want to sacrifice to the Immortal Heaven?

On the spot, many Mongolian nobles showed anger on their faces, and Cheng Yue's generals also pressed their hands on the handle of the knife to prevent changes.

Kublai Khan was frightened by Cheng Yue more than once, and he was used to it and did not get angry. He said in a deep voice: "Cheng Yue, what are you going to do?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "The minister thinks that the sacrifice of horses and sheep is not grand enough, and he plans to sacrifice with a living life." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.

Kublai Khan asked the shaman suspiciously, "Is it okay to use people for sacrifice?" ”

The shaman said, "It's the best, but it's been a long time. ”

Kublai Khan said to Cheng Yue: "I know that you have always disliked killing people indiscriminately, who do you want to kill this time?" ”

Cheng Yue beckoned to Lu Wenhuan, and Lu Wenhuan hurriedly stepped forward.

Cheng Yue said: "Your subordinate party member A Bachi will blackmail you because you are a general, and ask you for money and women, right?" ”

Lu Wenhuan opened his mouth wide. looked at Cheng Yue in disbelief, and nodded for a long time. He never publicized this to the public. didn't say anything to Cheng Yue, how did Cheng Yue know about Ah Bachi?

Cheng Yue said: "Then what are you waiting for, catch him!" ”

Ah Bachi couldn't hear what was being said on the high platform, but he had been feeling a little uneasy intuitively since Cheng Yue arrived just now.

After Lu Wenhuan heard Cheng Yue's order, he shouted excitedly, and hurriedly ran down from the high platform, staring at Ah Bachi and running straight over.

Ah Bachi was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he wanted to run away but his legs were weak, and he also knew that he couldn't run away, so he knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live the Great Khan!" Long live the Great Khan! "Trying to get a life back.

Lu Wenhuan grabbed his hair and laughed: "Dog offal, you also have today!" Go up with me! ”

The subordinates of the Zhongshu were all shocked and inexplicable, and another right-hand man, Zhang Wenqian, said: "Lord Lu, what crime did Ah Bachi commit?" Why did Lord Lu take him? ”

Lu Wenhuan sneered: "Have you ever seen a fox and a fake tiger?" He's such a shameless thing! ”

Ah Bachi's reputation has never been good, and when everyone heard Lu Wenhuan say this, they understood it in their hearts.

Lü Wenhuan grabbed Ah Bachi's hair and pulled him in front of Cheng Yue and Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan didn't know about this and asked, "Lu Wenhuan, is this really true?" ”

Lu Wenhuan gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, since the minister's surrender, Ah Bachi has been blackmailing the minister, and the minister really can't bear it. ”

Kublai Khan was furious and said, "Then why didn't you tell me? ”

Lu Wenhuan hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare to trouble the Great Khan with a little thing, so as not to make the Great Khan despise the minister." ”

Kublai Khan nodded, glared at Ah Bachi and shouted: "Ah Bachi, I really misjudged you, don't you even have a little shame?" What else to say! ”

Ah Bachi wanted to deny it, and just made up a lie to tell, he saw Cheng Yue's cold face.

Cheng Yue saw Ah Bachi peeking at him, his eyes rolled wildly, knowing that he was still lucky, thinking about getting by, he sneered: "Ah Bachi, I advise you to think clearly before you speak, in front of the Great Khan, if you dare to say a lie, I will kill more than 100 people up and down your family!" ”

Ah Ba Chi was so frightened that he was so frightened that he couldn't stop shaking like chaff, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, hesitated repeatedly for a while, and had no choice but to kowtow to Kublai Khan again and again: "Great Khan, the minister did ask Lu Wenhuan for some property, and Lu Wenhuan also gave the minister a few maids. The minister is guilty, but the minister does not deserve to die. ”

Cheng Yue smiled and shouted: "You don't deserve to die according to the law of the country, but this is in the army, you dare to blackmail my generals, so that he can't serve the Great Khan with peace of mind, let me ask you, what should he do if he delays the military plane in order to rob you of money and find beautiful women?" The soldiers are not used to it, what will happen if they deviate from morality? If you lose the battle because of this, what is the difference between you taking a knife and stabbing the Great Khan? What are you saying you're not looking for death?! ”

Ah Bachi was speechless, and cold sweat rolled down.

Cheng Yue turned his head to Lu Wenhuan and said, "This guy has confessed, don't talk nonsense, let's do it." ”

Ah Bachi was so frightened that he couldn't stop crying, lying on the ground and shouting: "The Great Khan spares his life, the Great Khan spares his life, the minister has always been loyal to the Great Khan, Lu Wenhuan is just a general, the minister made a little mistake, but it won't kill the minister, right?" ”

Kublai Khan couldn't bear it, and was just about to excuse him a few words, Cheng Yue turned around and said loudly to the audience: "Listen to the soldiers, you are fighting for the country and staining the battlefield with blood, who dares not to respect a few points?" If anyone does not treat you as human beings, and shouts at you, threatens and coerces you, the Great Khan will decide for you! ”

When the soldiers in the school yard heard this, they shouted: "Great Khan Shengming! Long live the Great Khan! Kublai Khan had to smile bitterly and swallow back what he was going to say, without looking at Ah Bachi again.

Lu Wenhuan was grateful and admired Cheng Yue, stepped forward and grabbed Ah Bachi's hair, held him down and dragged him to the incense case, and put the knife on his neck. Feeling that it was too cheap for him to cut it down, he ignored Ah Bachi's screams, cut off his head with a knife in the form of a saw, put it on a plate, served it to the table, and then dug out his heart and put it on the table.

The soldiers in the school field were enthusiastic when they saw it, and the deafening cheers resounded through the clouds, and the slogan of "Lord Zuo Cheng is mighty" was mixed in the middle.

Kublai Khan sacrificed to the heavens every time he went on an expedition, but when was it so enthusiastic? The fighting spirit of the Yuan army was completely stimulated by the head of a corrupt official. Kublai Khan was greatly excited when he saw this, and he couldn't help but turn his anger into joy.

Kublai Khan remembered that Zhenjin had exchanged heads with Cheng Yue before, turned his head to Zhenjin and smiled slightly, and gave a thumbs up.

Zhenjin suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and only nodded.

Cheng Yue shouted: "Where is the wood? ”

Bu Mu came out of the crowd and said, "The lower official is here." ”

Cheng Yue said: "You went to raid Ah Bachi's house, conducted a thorough investigation of him, and when the Great Khan returned, you had to report to the Great Khan." ”

Bu Mu Shili said: "The lower official obeys the order." ”

There is no need for Kublai Khan to speak, Cheng Yue is all giving orders, and no one present, including Kublai Khan, feels that there is anything wrong, as if it is taken for granted.

When the sacrifice was over, Kublai Khan stood up and shouted: "All armies go!" ”

The soldiers and horses in the school yard got on their horses and left in batches, heading out of the city. Kublai Khan said goodbye to his ministers and took Ah Shu, Cheng Yue and others out of the city.

Outside the city, there are 60,000 Yuan troops and more than 6,000 horses of Cheng Yue to meet them, Cheng Yue's concubines and Marco Polo and others have gone out of the city in advance to join together, and the two princesses cannot participate in the sacrifice to the sky, and they are also waiting outside the city.

The army of 76,000 returned to its place and rolled out to the Mongols.

This march was not like the last time I went hunting, because it was a long journey, and Kublai Khan also got into a carriage after leaving the city. Kublai Khan's carriage was drawn by eight horses, and the carriage was large and covered with precious animal skins, but it was still far less comfortable than Cheng Yue's, but from the outside it was much more solemn and ornate.

The two princesses deliberately slowed down, and when Cheng Yue came up from behind, they walked with him left and right.

Cheng Yue smiled and said, "I prepared a gift for you, do you want it?" ”

The two princesses were pleasantly surprised, and said to him, "Of course, what did you get for us?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "My concubines and maids are in a carriage, one is very comfortable, the other can prevent the wind and sun from making the skin worse, you go on an expedition with the army, and after a while you will enter the winter, you will definitely be frozen to the skin chapped, I specially prepared a carriage for you, there are melons and fruit cakes for you to eat and drink, you can sleep at any time, if it is cold, there is a stove under the car, to ensure that you go on a trip, or two Mongolian flowers, do you like it?" ”

The two princesses were so happy that they almost jumped up on their horses, they had their own carriages to sit in, but the Mongolian carriages were incomparable to Cheng Yue's. They are also worried that their appearance will be damaged after the expedition, and they have prepared a lot of various oils, which is good, Cheng Yue has prepared a new carriage for them, and all problems will be solved!

Nangga was really happy and said, "Then will you also sit with us?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Okay, I'll go in to accompany you when I'm free." Stretching out his hand to the back and beckoning, a guard drove the carriage to stop in front of Cheng Yue. (To be continued......)