Chapter 296: A Decision Made in Anger
Moge, Hedan, Ajiji, Tachar, Habichi, Brother Shifting, Habichi, Clawdu, Batuer and others looked at Kublai Khan, who was blue and angry, and they didn't dare to come out, since Kublai Khan succeeded to the throne, it was the first time that everyone saw Kublai Khan lose such a big temper. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The messenger has not yet returned, but the letter has already been sent to Kaiping City.
There are letters written by messengers, and there are letters written by Hao Jing.
Kublai Khan summoned the Mongol magnates around him to discuss the matter, and when everyone came to the main hall, they saw Kublai Khan furious.
There were broken wine glasses on the floor, messy papers, and overturned desks.
Brother Mo, who was standing on the side, lowered his head, and the look on his face was also not good-looking.
Kublai Khan did not speak, and Brother Mo told the story of what had happened.
It turned out that Kublai Khan specially sent an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty court to inquire about the whereabouts of the Mongolian mission sent six years ago, but he didn't expect to wait for a letter from the original envoy Hao Jing.
The content of the letter is not complicated, Hao Jing clearly stated that he had returned to the Great Song Dynasty, and dissuaded Kublai Khan not to go against the sky and to return to the Great Song Dynasty.
Such a letter was difficult for Kublai Khan to accept.
You must know that at the beginning, Hao Jing, like Zhang Wenqian and other Hanchen, was deeply trusted by Kublai Khan, and Hao Jing was also Kublai Khan's personal adviser, and he gave advice on many things.
Hao Jing's level and ability are good, and his influence on Kublai Khan, even above Zhang Wenqian and others, is precisely for this reason, Kublai Khan sent Hao Jing to the Great Song Dynasty to connect with the Great Song Dynasty on his own behalf and implement the oral agreement with Jia Yidao.
The betrayal of the most trusted Hanchen was one of the reasons for Kublai Khan's anger, and the more profound stimulation was that Kublai Khan's self-esteem was greatly damaged, and Hao Jing's betrayal, which cast a huge shadow on the Mongol army's expedition, which can be described as a disadvantage.
Moge witnessed Kublai Khan's rage, and this time he did not speak, let alone dissuade.
Brother Mo knew the pain in Kublai Khan's heart, from Hao Jing to Wang Wentong, to Li Pu and others, Kublai Khan's trusted Han people, there were major problems, although after the incident of Wang Wentong, Kublai Khan changed his ways, chose to trust the Semu people, alienated the Han ministers, but Kublai Khan's policy aspects, there are still a lot of sinicization matters, such as many institutions of the Mongolian court, etc., are set up in imitation of the Great Song court.
Hao Jing's betrayal slapped Kublai Khan hard, making Kublai Khan begin to doubt his choice.
That's why there will be a situation of rage.
Deep down, Brother Mo also has some opinions on sinicization, but he is different from Abuligo, he thinks that the Mongolian court still has a lot to improve, and if you blindly follow the rules set before, you can't really become strong.
But Brother Mo couldn't get used to Zhang Wenqian and others, and he hated the deceit of the Han ministers in the DPRK and China.
When Hedan and other Mongolian princes and magnates came to the main hall, Kublai Khan was still pale, and at this time, Brother Mo had to speak, and he couldn't let everyone be in a daze above the main hall.
"Great Khan, the minister thinks that he should not be affected by Hao Jing's betrayal...
"Hmph...
A cold snort came out, and the faces of Hedan and the others changed slightly, but Brother Mo seemed calm.
"I'm going to give birth to Hao Jing, betray my trust, and actually take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, such a slut...
Kublai Khan obviously didn't know how to curse Hao Jing, and the words he said were not very difficult to hear, but the tone was very gloomy.
Kublai Khan, who had been blushing all the time, finally looked up at the people standing below.
"I'm going to go to Sichuan in person to see who that Wu Shaogang is...
After saying these words, Kublai Khan was deliberately silent, and he wanted to see if everyone supported it.
Unfortunately, Kublai Khan was disappointed, and no one spoke, including his last brother, who supported him the most.
The anger came up again, and Kublai Khan looked at the last brother and spoke viciously.
"Brother Mo, you have spoken...
Brother Mo's face was still calm, but his heart was bitter.
Kublai Khan's personal expedition is definitely not possible, not to mention that the terrain of Sichuan is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, let's just say that this Mongolian steppe, if there is a sudden turmoil because of Kublai Khan's departure, who can bear such consequences.
As a last resort, Brother Mo spoke.
"Great Khan, the minister is willing to lead the army and crusade against the Great Song Dynasty...
Kublai Khan was stunned for a moment, he felt a punch in the air, and thought that Brother Mo would dissuade him from conscripting in person, so that he could vent some reprimands, but who knew that Brother Mo said that he would lead the army to conquer the Great Song Dynasty, which was a suggestion to deny his personal conquest, but he did not say it clearly.
Kublai Khan clenched his fists and wanted to stand up, but looking at the crowd below, he gave up.
The Great Khan was the Great Khan after all, and Kublai Khan quickly continued to speak.
"Brother Mo's loyalty is commendable, so he followed me to conquer together. . . ."
The last brother who was forced into a corner can only speak again, and at this moment, no one else will speak.
"The ministers are courageous, and the Great Khan should not be personally recruited."
Kublai Khan was waiting for this sentence, and he instantly broke out again.
"Okay, you guys do a lot, I decided to conquer Sichuan, you don't think it's okay, what to stabilize Mobei and other places, I followed your advice and gave up the decision to conquer comprehensively, and now, the imperial court has lost Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou West Road, as well as Yunnan and Tubo and other places, I want to take it back, you still stop, what kind of heart do you have to settle down...
Brother Mo's expression was calm, and it seemed that he was also out of the way.
"The Great Khan, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to pro-conquest, and it cannot cause a major change in the strategy determined by the Great Khan because of the betrayal of Hao Jing alone, but the minister thinks that he needs to pay more attention to the Hanchen in the court in the future. . . ."
Speaking of which, Hedan and the others finally interjected.
"The minister thinks that the Great Khan is not suitable for personal conquest...
In the face of all the opposing voices, Kublai Khan's anger instantly turned into sadness, he knew that the suggestion of Mo Ge and others was right, under the current situation, it was indeed not suitable for personal conquest, at least Abuligo was still imprisoned in Kaiping City, at least Mobei was not completely stable, the leaders of those Mongolian tribes, on the surface, obeyed the leadership of his Kublai Khan, but secretly thinking something, no one could say, if the situation changed, these people were likely to make trouble again.
There were some things that Brother Moge and the others did not say, but Kublai Khan knew that in fact, the time when Kublai Khan could personally conquer depended on when Abrigo died.
Kublai Khan couldn't kill Abuligo with his hands, after all, they were brothers, and the eldest brother Hülegü was still eyeing Persia, if he Kublai Khan rashly killed Abuligo, then Hulegu was likely to become the next Abuligo.
Hülegü's strength is not ordinary.
Brother Mo is indeed thinking about him Kublai Khan, it can be said that he is loyal, and if he were someone else, he would not refute it like this.
But the raging anger in Kublai Khan's heart needed to be vented.
The silence lasted for a full quarter of an hour, and no one spoke.
Kublai Khan finally forced himself to calm down.
It is definitely not possible to go to the expedition in person, and at this very moment, it is not appropriate for anyone to guard Kaiping City, after all, Abuligo is still imprisoned in the city, but it is certain that the Great Song Dynasty will not be at peace, and the strategy determined not long ago cannot be significantly changed.
A memo on the ground attracted the attention of Kublai Khan, which was written by Zhang Tingrui, a senator of the Qingju Marshal's Mansion, imploring the 5,000 soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Marshal's Mansion to launch an attack on the Lizhou West Road, with the purpose of disrupting the deployment of the Great Song Dynasty in Sichuan.
Kublai Khan felt that this request was simply child's play, when the 50,000 army led by Claw Du and Wuliang Hetai rushed to aid Sichuan and still encountered failure, this Zhang Tingrui did not know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he actually thought of leading 5,000 new annexed troops to attack the west road of Lizhou, which was not self-defeating.
But seeing this letter at this time, Kublai Khan's mind suddenly changed.
He stood up, walked straight down the steps, and bent down to pick up the note.
"Zhang Tingrui, the senator of the Qingju Marshal Mansion, pleaded to lead the army to conquer the West Road of Lizhou, I think this request is feasible, but Zhang Tingrui's strength is a little thin, I think it is necessary to send Zhang Rou to participate in the expedition, concentrate 10,000 new attached troops, with Zhang Rou as the main commander and Zhang Tingrui as the deputy commander, to launch an attack on the West Road of Lizhou."
As soon as Kublai Khan finished speaking, Brother Mo followed and spoke.
"The minister thinks it is feasible for Zhang Rou and Zhang Tingrui to launch an attack on the Lizhou West Road, and they can be warned that they must pay close attention to the movements of the Song army and strive to recapture the Lizhou West Road."
Kublai Khan looked at Brother Mo and nodded.
According to the original campaign plan, the Sichuan and Lianghuai should be attacked at the same time, as for the key points of the attack, Kublai Khan has not yet made it clear, he always feels that the terrain of the Lianghuai is too complicated, which is not conducive to the large-scale offensive of the Mongolian army.
"Okay, the attack on the two Huai, with the Habichi brothers as the main commander, with Batuer as the deputy commander, the attack needs to be cautious, not rash, the terrain of the two Huai is very complicated, there are lakes and swamps everywhere, your attack, mainly to attack and capture the city, the terrain does not allow it, it is not suitable to start a field fight, the Song army's sailors are quite brave, my Mongolian army is not used to water warfare, do not fall into the ambush of the Song army. . . ."
In just a few words, Kublai Khan made corresponding arrangements, and the matter of pro-conquest did not continue to be discussed.
Everyone looked at Brother Mo's expression was very complicated, from the Lianghuai region to attack, this is Brother Mo's suggestion, never tried before, from this deployment point of view, Kublai Khan is extremely attached to the attack on the two Huai, that is to say, Kublai Khan fully supported Brother Mo.
This kind of support is anything but ordinary.
At this moment, Brother Mo lowered his head and did not speak, he did not think of the attack of the Mongolian army on Lianghuai, but thought of Zhang Rou, it seems that Zhang Rou not only lost the trust of Kublai Khan, but also became the scapegoat for Hao Jing's betrayal.
It is estimated that after this turmoil, the situation of the Han ministers in the DPRK and China will be even more embarrassing. (To be continued.) )