After retreating, Kublai Khan called Liu Bingzhong, Liu Xiaoyuan, Yao Shu and Baturu to go for a walk with him in the imperial garden. Kublai Khan's palace in Kaifeng Mansion was the old palace of the original Great Song Dynasty, and it was also the palace of Dajin. Back then, it was a solemn style, and I don't know how many exotic flowers and plants were planted. Now it seems to have disappeared completely, leaving only the courtyard full of decay and desolation. Originally, the places where the emperors of the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty and the beauties of the harem strolled and visited, now there are only barren grasses and fallen leaves all over the ground. Kublai Khan walked to a small stone table, patted the stone table with infinite emotion, and sighed: "Later Liang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, Song, Jin, plus my Great Yuan, this is the residence of the Son of Heaven of the Seven Dynasties, and I don't want to be so bleak...... I don't know when, this place is going to change owners again?

This is really disheartening, the Central Plains War is still brewing, why is Kublai Khan, the king of a country, so unconfident? The three Hanchen all exchanged glances with each other, and Yao Shu spoke first: "Great Khan, things haven't reached that level yet...... This time the Triple Alliance is very promising. No matter how strong Chen Dexing is, he is not the opponent of the million-strong army of the Yuan, Song and Tang Kingdoms, and it is not a matter of time before the army is defeated and destroyed. At that time, with the great Khan's heroic talent and the good fighting of the Great Mongolian warriors, it is not idle to swallow the Song Dynasty and destroy the Tang Dynasty? ”

Kublai Khan's expression was gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "If you can form a Triple Alliance, there are some chances of victory." But can the Triple Alliance succeed? There shouldn't be much of a problem over there...... But Li Pu is difficult to say, not to mention whether Li Pu is willing, even his strength is not enough to resist the onslaught of the Ming Dynasty. His territory is separated by Dayuan and Guiming, and the two sides of Shanxi and Yidu cannot echo, and it is easy to be broken by Chen Dexing. And last time he was beaten by us. I'm afraid that there are not many soldiers left. Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou and the thieves in Shanxi may not be willing to help him fight a tough battle. ”

Kublai Khan's mind was still very clear, and he knew that people like Li Pu would not care about any family affection at all. Chen Dexing is first and foremost his enemy in the world. And then the son-in-law. But Li Pu will not fail to consider the risk of turning his face with Chen Dexing!

Now Chen Ming's strength is obvious to all! The only killer features alone are Nanfen Steel, Secret H Medicine, Bronze Cannon, and the Great Navy. And it was supported by many big businessmen in the Song Kingdom, and the money was too much to spend - just Shi Tianze and Zhang Rou. How can a person who has a million yuan be willing to defect!

What did Li Pu take to fight Chen Dexing?

If Li Pu is bound to lose against Chen Dexing, how can he be rashly a bird?

Therefore, the key to uniting Li Pu is not whether he can speak, but whether he can let Li Pu see the hope of victory!

But Kublai Khan himself could not see this hope at the moment.

"Great Khan, there is hope, but you can't expect Li Pu to be a bird." Liu Bingzhong thought about it for a while, and already had an idea, "Just Li Pu's strength and his ability to fight." If you are with us at the beginning, it is estimated that you will be able to call Chen Dexing to lie down in half a month! ”

Both Kublai Khan and Baturu nodded. Li Pu is indeed much worse than Chen Dexing. First of all, Li Pu's cavalry is not good, basically there is none, and Chen Dexing's Eight Banners are almost surpassing the cowardly Xue army! Secondly, Li Tangjun's weapons are not good, Chen Ming has steel armor and cannons, and gunpowder is also very powerful. In the end, the number of Li Tang's army was not as large as Chen Ming's, and now it has been ascertained that Chen Ming's army number has six armies (the upper, middle and lower armies, the Guards Army, the Eight Banners Army, and the Daimyo Army), and the preliminary estimate is that there are 180,000 to 200,000 men with armor, far exceeding the maximum strength of the Tang army of 100,000 troops. Moreover, the Tang army was divided between two places and could not concentrate its forces. I am afraid that it will soon be defeated by the Ming army, which has an advantage in both quantity and quality.

Liu Bingzhong's face suddenly became solemn, and he pondered: "Therefore, Li Pu has only one chance...... Taking advantage of the fact that we were in a battle with Beiming, we suddenly attacked Yanyun in the back! ”

"That's a solution!" Kublai Khan smiled. "Li Pu only has the ability to sneak attack and ambush, how can he be Chen Dexing's opponent?"

He glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan. The latter hurriedly said: "If the minister is not dishonored, he will definitely persuade Li Pu to conspire with me." Put Chen Weide Xing to death! ”

Kublai Khan just smiled and nodded, and then fell silent for a while. He said in a deep tone: "In the end, you have to prepare with both hands...... Preparations for the Western Expedition also had to be made. We can't hang ourselves from a tree!

Baturu, I have appointed you to save trouble for Beishu Bali and other places...... Three more Mongol 1,000-strong troops and 10,000 Usi Tibetan troops were transferred to garrison Beshibali, and the fields were reclaimed for food for the army. ”

Located near Urumqi in Xinjiang in later generations, Beshbali was once a big city for the Wuer people, and was later owned by the Mongols. During the period of Meng Ke Khan, in order to strengthen his control over Central Asia, he established the province of Shangshu in Bali and other places, and moved to Wokotai Sun Hedan here. It gradually developed into the center of Mongol domination in Central Asia, with a large population, a relatively developed economy, and a nearby pasture with rich water and grass. It's a good location.

If Kublai Khan were defeated in the Central Plains and went west, it would be the ideal transit point and would have to be controlled by the most reliable subordinates.

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The sailing ship Daming ploughed a white spray on the vast Pacific Ocean, in the warm and bright sun. This black flagship of the Ming Navy looks like that slender spirit. Seabirds fluttered around the battleship. Through the deep blue sea, you can also see a large school of fish roaming underwater. This is the clear sea, and this is Chen Dexing's return from his trip to the south. Since the return journey was against the monsoon, there were not many ships accompanying it, only four 2,000-stone "Dragon"-class dhows to escort the escort. After passing through the almost uninhabited islands of Luzon (Philippine Islands), the fleet followed the currents all the way north.

Now Chen Dexing did not know that his nemesis, Kublai Khan, was planning a grand alliance of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties. It had been days since he heard from the north. This is how backward the means of communication in this era. However, it is also correspondingly slow in the whole rhythm of life and the course of history. Basically, there is no rapid change, and any war of a higher scale requires a long period of preparation before it can be launched. The next major war in the northern Central Plains will be a large-scale melee involving hundreds of thousands of people and even millions of people, and without a year or two of preparation, it will not be possible to fight at all.

This is also the reason why Chen Dexing dared to leave the north and go to Nanfan and his party first - the so-called strong country in Nanban is not worth mentioning in the north. The overlord of Srivijaya for hundreds of years is just 20,000 feudal soldiers who can already be called rotten. In front of Chen Dexing's fleet and the 8,000 Quanzhou Tiandao disciples adapted from the Strait garrison, the feudal soldiers of Sriwijaya did not even have the courage to resist.

What kind of Sharontara king actually wants to rely on such an army to help Buddhism counterattack Tianzhu, he is not a male lord at all, he is simply an old monk full of fantasy - Vajra Master! It's a pity that I met Chen Dexing, and it's not easy for any teacher to be a teacher. I could only obediently agree to all the requests put forward by Chen Dexing. Ceded Temasek Island, established a clear concession in Palembang, and agreed that the Straits Trade Department would be in charge of navigation and taxation in the Straits of Malacca (the Kingdom of Sriwijaya would of course be able to share the tax revenues of the Straits Trade Division).

As for the Polo royal family, they recognized Chen Dexing's strength, and the Guru Guma Zhipolo and the Dharma Polo Sky Master simply returned with Chen Dexing. Slowly study the revival of Buddhism in Tianzhu.

Because of the relaxation after the successful completion of the trip to the south, Chen Dexing finally let go of his mind and enjoyed the vacation-like sea trip. Every morning, he would walk on the deck with Mo Yingniang, watching the junction of the sea and sky in the east, the fiery red sun suddenly jumped out, illuminating the whole world in a bright light. And every evening, the two watched the sun slowly set in the west, and the twilight slowly began to envelop the world.

No one bothered the two-person world of two people, because everyone knew about it. Mo Yingniang has always had some feelings for Chen Dexing. Otherwise, she wouldn't have worked so hard to dedicate her strength. Of course, there are also religious factors, and Mo Yingniang firmly believes that Chen Dexing was born as King Ming. Serving King Ming was originally her responsibility as a "Holy Daughter of Mingjiao".

In short, all kinds of factors are prompting the two to come together. On this trip to the south, the two have been getting along day and night, and naturally they have developed along the route of long-term love......

However, when the two got together, although they could feel each other's feelings, most of them were still talking about Taoism.

Now that the plate of the Heavenly Daoist Sect is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more congregants, it seems that it is already an international religion, and of course the management should also be raised to a higher level.

"Ying Niang, our Heavenly Dao Sect still needs to be reformed and improved."

"Well, Your Highness, how do you want to change it?"

Chen Dexing naturally already had an idea. The blueprint for the Reformation was, of course, the Ecumenical Church, probably the most efficient religious organization in the world.

"The setting of the main altar and the branch altar is always a bit irregular. Moreover, the highest institution of the Heavenly Dao Sect in various countries is also called the General Altar, and it is easy to confuse at all levels. Chen Dexing said, "The Lone King means that the general altar is renamed the Heavenly Dao Palace, and there are Heavenly Dao missions and Heavenly Dao divisions under the Heavenly Dao Palace, and at the same time, the local sect is set up to take the righteous and educate the party. The Heavenly Dao Mission is equivalent to a parliament, responsible for interpreting the Taiyi Light Sutra and formulating the various religious ceremonies and religious laws of the Heavenly Dao Sect. The Divisions of the Heavenly Dao are equivalent to the Divisions of Government Affairs, and there can be eight divisions, including the Education Division, the Finance Division, the Etiquette Division, the Adjudication Division, the Religious Membership Division, the Engineering Division, and the Missionary Division. The teaching side is divided into three parties: large, medium and small, with the big education party managing a number of middle education parties and the middle education side managing a number of small teaching parties. The head of the sect is called the presiding Taoist or the main Taoist of the party, and it is also divided into three levels: large, medium and small. Among them, the presiding officers of the Great Sect and the presiding officers of the Heavenly Dao will become Heavenly Dao envoys and join the Heavenly Dao Mission......" (to be continued......