"Are you sure about the Mongol prince?" Hao Ren's brows furrowed deeply. What Hao Kang said really made Hao Ren hard to believe, the princes of the Great Khan's territory during the Kublai Khan era did indeed do nonsense, but no one dared to take action lightly against the court ministers who carried the banner of the Great Khan. Kublai Khan was never soft on such people.

"Dad, Tokhtar has already determined that those people are the prince." Hao Kang said angrily.

Hao Ren didn't trust Tokhtar, and after letting his son go down, he sent someone to ask Tokhtar. When the messenger arrived at Totok's house, he learned that Tokhtar was not there, so he could only come back and give a message. found that Hao Ren had also gone out, and after asking the guards in the palace, he learned that Hao Ren had been invited by Timur Khan.

At this time, Hao Ren was standing opposite Tokhtar, listening to the grumbling of the Great Khan of Timur on the throne. Timur's tone was very unhappy, "Prime Minister, if the grain does not arrive, the schedule of the formation will be delayed. Tokhtar is under my banner, and the princes still dare to do it, do the prime ministers still think they will repent? ”

Hao Ren was already sure that his son was not lying, and he was a little unimpressed by Timur's handling of things. However, Timur himself first said that the princes had come to sue Hao Kang for sacking the grange, and Kublai Khan, although he was impatient, also told the ministers below that all his orders to kill people should not be carried out immediately, and that he would ask after Kublai Khan had lost his temper. Timur was as excited as a fighting at the time, but he didn't expect that as soon as he came back and talked about the situation, Timur immediately changed his attitude.

Seeing that Hao Ren was silent, Timur slowed down his tone and asked, "I don't know if the prime minister has any difficulties?" ”

Totoku also looked at Hao Ren, he only expected Hao Ren to make some requests quickly. This trip with Hao Kang gave Totoku a deeper understanding of Hao Kang. This brother is extremely capable, and he has made friends with very good people. The most satisfying thing about Totokh during the trip was that Hao Kang no longer had the stupid idea of looking forward to establishing a new system before, but said fiercely to Totoku: "Brother Toto, when the flag army is built, please let the eldest brother destroy these bastards no matter what." ”

That's right! Tokhtar found that Hao Kang, like Hao Ren, was a guy who didn't like to make demands on others. He didn't understand this rare presence in Mongolia before, but now he understands a little. Both Hao Kang and Hao Ren want to establish the system they expect, and this kind of nihilistic thing is too embarrassing. For example, now, when Timur Khan asks Hao Ren, Hao Ren should immediately offer the same quid pro quo.

Seeing that Hao Ren still had that thoughtful look, Tokhtar was afraid that Hao Ren would 'persuade' Timur Khan again, so he interjected, "Great Khan, those princes are doing something to Brother Hao Kang, it's just evil." It's better to let the Hao Kang brothers lead the troops to teach the prince over there in Damascus. ”

Timur's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned to Hao Ren and asked, "I wonder what the prime minister thinks?" ”

Tokhtar prayed secretly in his heart, although he didn't know which god to pray to, but at this time, he only hoped that no matter which god in the sky, he would go and let Hao Ren not be as blind as before. It is best to let Hao Ren have a flash of inspiration and understand the mind of Timur Khan. If Hao Ren could accept the Great Khan's kindness and let Hao Kang concurrently serve as the governor of Damascus, Timur Khan would not be as suspicious of Hao Ren as before.

Hao Ren didn't pay attention to Toto's almost burning gaze, he groaned for a moment before replying, "Great Khan, the grain can be delivered as soon as possible." The ministers only hope that the Great Khan can clarify the system, and must not let the princes be so presumptuous. ”

Tuo lowered his gaze and couldn't help but bite his lip. After the discussion was finally over, as soon as Hao Ren left, Timur couldn't help but say angrily: "Hao Renjing will say some useless nonsense, is he going to teach me how to be a Great Khan!?" ”

"Great Khan, Hao Ren is indeed too self-righteous!" Dedesorption and tract. These words come from the heart, Hao Ren knows all day long about the era of Kublai Khan, Kublai Khan has been returning to heaven for many years, and the vast cemetery is full of green grass, and it is impossible to see that even if there is a Kublai Khan buried under the grass that Hao Ren has never forgotten. As Hao Ren's political ally, Totoku can understand Hao Ren's thoughts, but he has also reached the edge of unacceptability. If you close your eyes and listen to Hao Ren, I am afraid that you will think that it is Kublai Khan who sits on the throne of the Golden Horde, not Timur Khan. Tokhtar even suspected that when Hao Ren looked at the Golden Horde, he might not have seen Timur at all, and Hao Ren saw the spirit of Kublai Khan in the sky.

The two gentlemen and ministers scolded Hao Ren to their heart's content, and finally lost their anger. Tokhtar took advantage of the time when Timur Khan was panting, "Great Khan, the prime minister has never been a big deceitful, since he said that the grain will be delivered in two months, we will do things according to this time." ”

Tota's words made Timur's heart feel relieved, even the extremely annoying Hao Ren has something unannoying, at least he will do what he says. When the food arrives, the flag army can be largely completed, and then enter the equipment and training stage. Timur said hatefully: "Hmph, those people in Damascus are so bold that when the flag army is trained, they will use them to sacrifice the flag." ”

"Great Khan, the minister thought that the Great Khan could give Hao Ren some rewards, although Hao Ren was stubborn, but he couldn't help but do so. Otherwise, the Queen Mother would blame the Great Khan for not being considerate of Hao Ren. Tokhtar continued.

"Alas! I have already rewarded Hao Ren with things, how could he take those rewards in his eyes. rewarded Hao Kang with a beautiful woman, and he dared to refuse. Timur was annoyed again.

"Chen asked Hao Kang on the way to Damascus with Hao Kang this time, and Hao Kang said that beautiful women are rare, and he is worried that asking for them will make the Great Khan lose something."

"Bastard!" Timur became excited. Beauty, horses, gold and silver were common means used by the Mongol Khan to buy the loyalty of his subordinates, and there were indeed those who wanted these things to make the Khan embarrassed, but there had never been a guy who had the Khan ready a gift but was worried that the Khan would suffer a loss because of the gift.

"Great Khan, Hao Kang has been following Prime Minister Hao Ren, and it is inevitable that he will be managed by Prime Minister Hao Ren. It's not uncommon not to understand this. Totoh laughed.

Timur is the grandson of Kublai Khan, the son of Kukuozhen, but he can understand the feeling of being strictly disciplined by his elders. He sighed, "Toto, how is Hao Kang?" ”

"A lot of places are as capable as a prime minister."

"Oh? What about the rest of the world? ”

"This attack, Hao Kang was very annoyed, and told his ministers that when the flag army is completed, he must first use Damascus to test the knife."

"Haha. Not bad. Timur immediately felt that Hao Kang had something to be close to.

"Since there is no way to reward the prime minister, let's reward Hao Kang."

"Great Khan, the minister thought it would be better to let Hao Kang go and exterminate the local prince of Damascus. This time, the minister and Hao Kang went to Damascus together, and Hao Kang was thinking about making crops grow on the saline-alkali land along the way......"

"Nonsense!" Timur immediately interrupted Tokhtar, "I also asked the national teacher and the shaman to cast spells, and they said it couldn't be done!" ”

The minister didn't think he could do it. But Hao Kang is sincere. Hao Kang was also blamed for the attack this time, and he and his ministers went to check on the saline-alkali land between the prince's grange. The minister persuaded him at that time, how could the prince not do it if he ran over there in such a bright dress! ”

Timur couldn't help but laugh out loud again, Hao Kang's baby was indeed ridiculous. He so dozens of people ran to the prince's territory, of course, there will be people who covet it. Even if they weren't greedy for money, seeing those people running over there, the princes would of course be afraid in their hearts. If that's the case, Hao Kang was also attacked by himself.

After chatting with Hao Kang for a while, Timur said: "Toto, anyway, this water conservancy minister is useless. What do you think of having Hao Kang concurrently serve as the governor of Damascus? ”

"Great Khan, the minister thinks Hao Kang is a person who knows what to do."

"Hmm. By the way, you went to Damascus, how about the prostitutes over there? ”

"Great Khan, it's a courtesan over there. The minister can only say that it is really good. Okay very! ”

After the conversation was over, Timur went to greet his wife Kuo Kuozhen, and seeing that his mother looked good, Timur asked Kuo Kuozhen if he had reduced the amount of ammunition that Hao Ren paid tribute. Kuo Kuozhen sighed: "Timur, I also know that it is a medicine that is poisonous. You said it, and the prime minister himself said it. So I now only take it once every three days, and only take a quarter of it each time. It's just that this medicine can't be stopped, I also tried not to take it, it's okay for a day or two, and I can't sleep a little if I don't take it for three or four days. ”

Timur did not mention it again. This medicine is no longer only taken by the Empress Dowager Kuokuozhen, but also by the elderly ministers and nobles in the Mongolian court. Timur himself even ate it a few times, and he used to drink alcohol to help him sleep, but Kublai Khan made Timur stop drinking. It's so uncomfortable to not be able to sleep, and no one can help but use this kind of medicine that can sleep comfortably all night after taking one pill. Putting this topic aside, Timur said: "Mother, I want Hao Kang to be the governor of Damascus at the same time. The first is to reward Hao Kang, and the second is to see if there is a way to raise taxes. ”

"Hmm!" Kuo Kuozhen nodded with satisfaction, "You finally figured it out." ”

Timur felt that the old lady underestimated him, and hurriedly explained: "I have long understood, but I don't have a flag army in my hand to make the prince obedient." Anyway, none of the Yuan troops could come to the territory of the Great Khan. ”

"Good. If you don't reward Hao Kang, how can those people be willing to serve you in their eyes. Kuo Kuozhen agreed.

The next day, Hao Kang received an order from Timur at the imperial court. Although there is not a single word in this to help Hao Kang get angry, the ministers who know what happened understand that the Great Khan is giving Hao Kang a chance to take revenge. Hao Kang's face was full of joy after hearing this, and he immediately agreed.

Hao Ren wanted to say something, but Timur immediately stopped Hao Ren from speaking, "Prime Minister, this is my order, does the Prime Minister still want to make decisions for me?" ”

Hao Ren was also a little unhappy when he heard this, he felt that Timur was too nonsense, and if Kublai Khan was alive, he would not have dealt with it like this. But Timur Khan had said it to this point, and Hao Ren could only shut his mouth and watch his son take the order with a happy face.

The next day, Hao Kang set off. There is also Toto, who claims to be walking with Hao Kang, which can also make the Great Khan feel at ease with Hao Kang. However, when the team left the gates of Baghdad, they were completely exposed. "Brother Hao Kang, I told the Great Khan what I saw in Damascus, and the Great Khan also wanted to see it."

Hao Kang was anxious when he heard this, "Brother Toto, I'll make it clear to you." Those courtesans are not from the Yuan Kingdom, and if you detain people, the Eastern Roman Empire and the provinces of Europa will definitely come to ask for people. At that time, if we could not keep it, there were many ministers who were firmly opposed to the return of the population, and I dare not say whether there would be a war or not, brother. ”

"I know, you said that." Tokhtar replied a little dissatisfied: "Brother, I also told the Great Khan about it. The Great Khan knew very well in his heart that even if the Great Khan himself did not force people to keep people, the princes who watched the performance together would definitely mess around. That's when you get into trouble. So after we conquer Damascus, we can invite the courtesans to Damascus, and then the Great Khan will also come out to hunt. Isn't it beautiful? ”

There is also this kind of technique, Hao Kang was very surprised in his heart. But in this way, a lot of trouble can be avoided, and Hao Kang can cooperate with the plan to get rid of it.

A large number of troops are not traveling in small groups, the marching speed is not fast, and Hao Kang has many subordinates who can manage the team, so he took the time to read the information. Totoku felt bored, so he pulled Hao Kang to talk. Tokhtar knew that it was useless to force Hao Kang, so he changed his method and asked how to deal with the saline-alkali land, "Brother, the Great Khan said that it is useless to invite the national teacher and the great shaman, what kind of spell are you using?" ”

"Brother Tokhtar, can you extract the salt from the ground?"

"Of course not. How could that be done! Brother, can you? ”

"I can't either." Hao Kang said with a smile. He also saw it when he was reading the newspaper, after the Great Song Dynasty Zhao Guanjia diverted the Yellow River, the Yellow River ran out of water, the original water evaporated, and the saline-alkali components deposited in the Yellow River before the old channel were no longer diluted by a large number of flowing water sources, and began to become thicker, and those lands became saline-alkali land.

But he didn't expect Zhao Guanjia to find another way, a large number of teams went out to fight, not a small team, the marching speed was not fast, and Hao Kang had many subordinates who could manage the team, so he took the time to look at the information. Totoku felt bored, so he pulled Hao Kang to talk. Tokhtar knew that it was useless to force Hao Kang, so he changed his method and asked how to deal with the saline-alkali land, "Brother, the Great Khan said that it is useless to invite the national teacher and the great shaman, what kind of spell are you using?" ”

"Brother Tokhtar, can you extract the salt from the ground?"

"Of course not. How could that be done! Brother, can you? ”

"I can't either." Hao Kang said with a smile. He also saw it when he was reading the newspaper, after the Great Song Dynasty Zhao Guanjia diverted the Yellow River, the Yellow River ran out of water, the original water evaporated, and the saline-alkali components deposited in the Yellow River before the old channel were no longer diluted by a large number of flowing water sources, and began to become thicker, and those lands became saline-alkali land.

(Battlefield Literature)