On December 1, the Xuanhui Yuan played "Please pan for gold with the bereaved households", Kublai Khan disagreed, "Do not work hard for our people"

Jia Quanchen is now saying the same thing in the court. Emperors, civil officials, military generals, speech officials, chamberlains... It's all been sued by him! This time, he used his means to the heads of a large number of imperial examination scholars! On the 21st, Jia Rudao ordered: Set up a scholar's register! Ordered the imperial history of the general Chen Bo to all the scholars' township, name, age, three generations, wife's room... If there is no conflict with the imperial examination system, they are allowed to participate in the imperial examination! After that, the provincial re-examination method was strictly implemented, and all the handwriting that was slightly different from the provincial yuan volume in the school was all degraded!

In this regard, Chen Zhongwei played, "Lu bait can catch the world's talents, but not the world's heroes; Famous voyages can carry the world's lewd soldiers, but not the heroes of the world" Jia Yidao was furious, and the commander impeached and dismissed him.

On January 5, 1272, Kublai Khan issued an edict: Shangshu Province was merged into Zhongshu Province. appointed Ahma and Zhang Yi as the political affairs of Zhongshu Pingzhang; Zhang Hui is the left secretary of the Chinese book; Li Yaozhi and Minjurdan are the governors of Zhongshu political affairs. Cancel the official positions such as the middle and middle school scholars, and the inspection and correction, and still set up the left and right divisions. The six provincial departments were four, and they were renamed Zhongshu.

On the 12th, the prince Zhao Yu (the future King of Wei) was born.

Zhao Liangbi and the Japanese Dazaifu officials had already smelled the smell of war at this time. Neither side wants the two countries to end up fighting each other. So it was agreed that Dazaifu would send Yashiro and 26 others to falsely claim to be Japanese envoys, and Zhang Duo, the secretary of the Yuan Mission, would lead the pilgrimage to Yuan Shizu, while Zhao Liangbi would stay in Goryeo and wait for news. On February 1, Zhang Duo and his entourage arrived in Yuanzhongdu, "Japan said that it had been misled by Goryeo before, and repeatedly said that the Great Yuan would invade Japan, so there has been no response." Now that the inside story is known, Yashiro and others will be sent to reply. As for the official credentials, it will take some time since Imatsu is still far from Kyoto."

But how could this lie be concealed from the shrewd Yuan Shizu? Han ministers Yao Shu and Xu Heng also thought that there was fraud. At this time, Kublai Khan finally lost his patience after years of fruitless waiting, and was determined to show the Japanese people how powerful his Mongolian iron cavalry was! But at this time, the war with the Southern Song Dynasty was tightened. Kublai Khan didn't want to be distracted either...

On the 3rd, Kublai Khan renamed the capital Zhongdu City as the Great Capital City.

On the 5th, Kublai Khan ordered Ashu to command the Mongol army on the Xiangyang front; Liu Cheng and Ali Hague commanded the Han army.

On the 11th, Kublai Khan ordered the establishment of the Zhongshu Provincial Administration in the capital. On the 19th, Kublai Khan began to sacrifice to the ancestors, such as the ritual of the sacrificial shrine. This month, Kublai Khan issued an edict: ordered all roads to be dredged for water conservancy.

On March 7, Kublai Khan sent an edict to the province of Zhongshu to send back the Japanese envoys. Antu played "Zhao Liangbi played, please move the Jinzhou garrison, don't make Japan suspicious." The ministers thought that the Jinzhou garrison was a soldier. It is known to other countries. If it is re-moved, it may not be appropriate. You can tell sù to envoy: This is temporarily set up for the Tamna country, so you don't need to be afraid."

On the 16th, Ashu, Liu Quan, and Ali Hague joined forces to break through the outer city of Fancheng. The Southern Song Dynasty continued to hold on to the inner city, and Ashu was tantamount to building a heavy siege to trap it.

On April 1, Lizhou Road appeased Zhang Jue and built Yisheng Mountain City.

This month, Kuo led the Mongol army to attack Lianzhou on the Huainan East Road in the Southern Song Dynasty. Lian Po Shelong Ditch, Five Ports, Salt Farm, Baitou, River Castle and other places.

Fan Wenhu was defeated, and Li Tingzhi suddenly became a lone army! At this time, the soldiers did not call for rescue, but drilled into the tiger's mouth. Take the initiative to die! As a last resort, he steadied himself on the periphery, waiting for an opportunity...

But the consumption in Xiangyang City is amazing! At this time, the Yuan army had been besieging the city for nearly 4 years. Although there are still a lot of food reserves, salt, charcoal, and cloth have been exhausted. I must send it in with an idea immediately!

In May, Zhang Hanying, the commander of Fancheng, recruited swimmers and hid wax books in his bun and hid them through the accumulated grass in the river. Swim into the city of Yangyang! When he saw Lu Wenhuan, he presented the wax book "Lumen is built, and it is necessary to be rescued by Jing and Ying", but when the swimmer swam out of Xiangyang City. But the Yuan soldiers found a large puff of withered grass, and the Yuan soldiers who thought it was strange used a hook to hook it. In this way, the unknown swimming hero was captured by the Yuan army. And the rescue road of Ying and Deng was also cut off by the Yuan army!

At this time, Li Tingzhi, the ambassador of Jinghu Manufacturing, had moved Shuai Si to Yingzhou, more than 100 kilometers east of Xiangyang Prefecture, on Jingnan Road. The rest of the generals were stationed in Xinying, Junzhou, Hekou and other key places. Li Tingzhi discovered that there was a river in the northwest of Xiangyang that originated in Jun, Fang, and was named Qingni, and immediately organized manpower and material resources to build 100 light boats in the Qingni River, and every three boats were connected as a whole, only one of the boats was loaded with supplies, and the left and right boats were covered by the bottom. Now there are supplies, there are means of transport, and there are means of transport. Who can be sent to carry out this transport mission?

Li Tingzhi ordered: Recruit warriors on the spot! This is almost a mortal thing, 100,000 regular sailors can't break through the encirclement, want the militia to do it? No matter how you look at it, this logic is too confusing! But at that time, I couldn't think of any other way, so I had to give it a try! Of course, this is also very much in line with the official standard of conduct! Does it matter whether the life or death of non-staff personnel matters?

Li Tingzhi has recruited a total of 3,000 daredevils! The first two are surnamed Zhang: Zhang Shun is nicknamed Zhuyuan Zhang, and Zhang Gui is nicknamed Dwarf Zhang. These two people are loyal and have a strong sense of family and country! It should be emphasized here that if more than half of the people in such a large group as the Han nationality have the concept of family and country, then their family and country will be strong forever and will never be insulted by foreigners! But how many people dare to pat their chests and say: Are you worthy of a Chinese? Both Zhang civilians are! Before leaving, they said, "This trip is only death!" If you don't have your heart, you can retreat, don't spoil our big business" The 3,000 civilian partners on the opposite side laughed! Everyone knows what it is for, what to retreat, what to say bad and successful!

3,000 daredevils and nearly 100 light boats, each equipped with muskets, cannons, blazing charcoal, giant axes, and powerful bows. With three ships as one boat, each with 30 civilians guarding... When the night leaked three watches, all the ships hung red lights, led by Zhang Gui and behind Zhang Shundian, went up the Han River, and attacked the Yuan army defense line on the periphery of Xiangfan! At this time, on the waterway, there were not only huge naval divisions of the Yuan army, but also many iron chains of the Railing River...

3,000 civilians armed with giant axes and broken chains, and fought 120 miles of water in one night! At dawn the next day, we finally broke through the siege and arrived at the city of Xiangyang! After nearly 4 years of siege, it is impenetrable, and finally there is support to arrive in the city! The impact on the morale in Xiangyang City can be imagined: "The city has been helpless for a long time, Wen Shun is waiting, enthusiastic and overlooked, and the courage is a hundred times"

Of course, it also comes at a cost! After the war, the number of people was counted, and Zhang Shun of the palace was gone! A few days later. Zhang Shun's corpse traced upstream, the corpse was hit by four guns and six arrows, and he didn't let go of knives and arrows in his hand, and he was as angry as when he was alive!

In June, the Southern Song Dynasty court allocated 100,000 yuan and ordered Jinghu to prepare one million stones of rice and strive to transport it into Xiangyang City!

In June, the king of Goryeo, Wang Yushangshu, asked Kublai Khan to send troops to conquer the remnants of the Tamna kingdom.

On July 26, He Ergos played "Mongolian characters are set up for Guozi to learn, but the children of Han officials are not allowed to study." Official documents. To this day, there is still a "Vulture" word, "so Kublai Khan issued an edict" to send hundreds of officials and children to enroll. From now on, edicts will be written in Mongolian."

In August, Lu Wenhuan wanted to leave Zhang Gui to guard Xiangyang City. In his mind, it is difficult to enter the city and even more difficult to get out of the city? Zhang Gui and other civilians have only one way to help him defend the city? Well! He's such a high-ranking official, he doesn't naturally understand what civilians think... Zhang Gui insisted on returning to Yingzhou to report the mission and ask for help.

First of all, he recruited two dead soldiers, who could lie in the water for several days without eating. The two dead men can go out and come back. The news brought back was: Fan Wenhu plans to send 5,000 people to fight, and he has made an appointment with Zhang Gui on the time and location of the reception, and these soldiers will be led by Zhang Gui and then return to Xiangyang!

On September 9, the Double Ninth Festival, Zhang Gui bid farewell to Lu Wenhuan and went east. Inspect your subordinates when they board the boat. However, it was found that one person had fled, and this person had previously been beaten by Zhang Guizhi for negligence. Zhang Gui was shocked: "My matter has been leaked!" When the speed goes, or he does not know" so he raised the cannon and broke through the siege. Very lucky. That night was stormy, and a rare wave rolled in the Han River! In such a storm, the Yuan army sailors laid by Ah Shu and Liu Cheng in the Xiaoxin River were caught off guard and were killed by Zhang Gui all the way. Straight down the river, to Goulin Beach, close to the Longwei Island area...

Longwei Chau. Strictly speaking, it has been out of the sphere of influence of the Yuan Army's water division. And here, that is, the connection lot that Zhang Gui and Fan Wenhu agreed before! Heavy rain and foggy waves, looking into the distance, there is a faint light in the downstream direction, and the silhouette of the battleship is faintly visible in the firelight. It must be Fan Wenhu's fleet! Zhang Gui ordered to lean over! When I got closer, I realized: It was the Yuan Army Water Division!

The reinforcements sent by Fan Wenhu had retreated 30 miles due to the storm two days ago, and they had missed the appointment! And the Yuan Army Sailor got the situation instead, and waited here for Zhang Gui to take the initiative!

Breaking through the encirclement, Zhang Gui fought desperately, and was finally outnumbered and captured! I'd rather die than be killed by Ah Shu! The body was carried back to the city of Xiangyang. Yuan Jun pointed to the corpse and shouted to the city, "Do you know Dwarf Zhang, this is" Xiangyang City is afraid! Lu Wenhuan personally killed four soldiers before he forced the general to settle down!

The regular army can't do anything, and needs the help of civilians; And because of the inaction of the regular army, the civilians are exhausted... This was the Southern Song Dynasty at that time! So far, the rescue operation in Xiangyang has completely failed! There was more salt and a few more pieces of cloth in the city, but the morale of the people was even more slippery!

On the 16th, Song Duzong was going to Mingtang to worship, with Jia Nidao as the great envoy. Licheng, go to Jingling Palace. At this time, it suddenly rained heavily, and Hu Xianzu, the brother of Hu Guifei, built yì: As in the story of Kaixi, His Majesty walked down the jade chariot and returned to the palace by leisure. The idiot emperor asked, "Did Pingzhang agree?" In fact, Hu Xianzu did not consult Jia Quanchen on this matter, so he casually replied, "Pingzhang has agreed", and the emperor returned. After learning of this, Jia Rudao was furious: "The minister is a great envoy, and His Majesty's actions are unexpected!" I want to resign" The idiot emperor had no choice but to get rid of Hu Xianzu and drive Hu Guifei out of the palace as a nun.

The right prime minister, Ma Tingluan, was restrained by Jia Nidao and resigned from the phase. On November 1, he was dismissed as the governor of Raozhou. At the time of his resignation, Song Duzong was sorry for a long time, "the prime minister is reluctant to stay for me", Ma Tingluan replied, "The minister has died for no day, and I am afraid that I will not see my father again." However, the state affairs are Yin Yin, and the territory is thorny. The world is safe, and the master does not know; The interests of the state are unknown to the ministers; The victory or defeat in front of the army, the column does not know. His Majesty and the old minister only Huai Yongtu, the minister died and was blind"

On the 13th, the Mongol army built a city in Gwangju on the Huainan West Road.

On the 15th, the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to attack the Tamna Kingdom.

The helpless Southern Song Dynasty court hit the idea on the head of Liu Quan, the 'first traitor in the dead Song Dynasty'. Li Tingzhi played: Please crown Liu Cheng as the envoy of the Lu Longjun Festival and the king of Yanjun. The imperial court immediately agreed. A monk named Yongning was sent to enter the Yuan realm with a large number of "benefits" such as confessions, golden seals, tooth charms, and Li Tingzhi's letters, but unfortunately the matter was revealed. Liu Quan returned to Dadu from the front line of Xiangyang to see Kublai Khan in person: "This Song people are suffering from ministers and use troops in Xiangyang, and they want to kill their ministers." The minister really didn't know that "Kublai Khan ordered: kill Yongning and Liu Quan, and still return to the front line to supervise the battle."

This month, Sui Shichang was ordered by Liu Quan to build a new gate on Lutou Mountain and repel the attack of the defenders of Fancheng in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Now, the Yuan army can calmly choose the breakthrough point of the two cities of Xiangfan. Ali Hague built yì "Xiangyang has Fancheng, and there are lips like teeth." It is advisable to attack Fancheng first and cut off its solidarity. Under Fancheng, Xiangyang can be obtained without attacking" So, the Yuan army finally prepared to launch a general attack on Fancheng! The reason why they did it at this time was not because the Mongols had declined in force and followed in the footsteps of the Jurchens three generations later. (To be continued......)