Kublai Khan picked up a towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and every time he watched a while, he felt very tired. This fatigue is different from the fatigue of a horseback expedition, and the physical fatigue can be eliminated by only a good night's sleep, and the fatigue of watching the twists and turns often makes Kublai Khan unable to sleep at all.

Closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair, Kublai Khan couldn't help but consider whether to adopt the methods of the previous Mongol Great Khan. Including during the time of Kublai Khan's elder brother Möngke Khan, all kinds of performances were reported to the Great Khan by messengers singing songs. Such a lively format can make boring government affairs more interesting.

Feeling a little refreshed, Kublai Khan opened his eyes. Although the mode of playing and folding is complicated, it is still much more convenient than the kind of chanting. Then the Great Khan saw a pair of glasses placed next to the song. Turning his head to look at Wang Donglu, the chief of his guard, Kublai Khan first reprimanded twice, and finally reluctantly put on his glasses.

Anything that could make him feel the power and advancement of the Great Song Dynasty could cause the Great Khan to be unhappy, especially now that he was thousands of miles away from the Great Song Dynasty. However, the glasses did help Kublai Khan, and after the words in front of him became clear, the Khan's reading speed increased.

The Jochi descendants of the Kipchak Khanate wept and complained, and it was Hao Ren's recital. Seeing Kublai Khan pick up the fold, Wang Donglu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Hao Ren and Wang Donglu are both disciples of Hao Jing, and just because of this friendship, Wang Donglu has to take care of his junior brother Hao Ren.

Kublai Khan opened the fold and saw the delicate Chinese characters, and immediately remembered that his once most trusted Hanchen Hao Jing was also such a good character. Hao Jing died a few years ago, and he once opened the door to Sinology to Kublai Khan. Thinking of things and people, Kublai Khan couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes.

After a moment of sentimentality, Kublai Khan looked at the recital again. After reading it, I couldn't help but sneer: "This kid is playing tricks again!" Wang Donglu listened to it in his ears, and he could only pray for his junior brother in his heart. I don't know what Hao Ren said, so Kublai Khan couldn't help but scold.

With the sound of footsteps, the guards came in and reported, "Great Khan, the military department is still in charge and asks to see you." ”

Putting down the recital, Kublai Khan ordered: "Let him in." ”

Tierthee came in and saluted Kublai Khan first, and then reported, "Great Khan, a Song army has landed on the island of Cyprus, and it seems that it is going to attack Cyprus. ”

Kublai Khan didn't like the unfamiliar terms in his new territory, and after looking at the location of Cyprus on the map, he understood why the military department had made a special trip. Kublai Khan looked at the military department's Shangshu Tieer, and asked unhappily: "What is the military department going to do?" ”

"The military department wants to send twenty ships and five thousand soldiers and horses." Sticker replied nervously.

"Is 5,000 enough?" Kublai Khan asked coldly.

Tieerthee lowered his head, the Mongolian navy has not been able to get the slightest advantage in front of the Great Song Dynasty navy for decades, and the navy under Zhao Jiaren can always hang the Mongolian navy up and fight.

"The military department didn't come up with a way to win?" Kublai Khan's voice was even colder.

"In fact, there are people in the military department who don't want to fight, and the minister thinks that the Song people can't be allowed to be so rampant. We still have to send troops to fight them. "It was very difficult for Tilti Shangshu to say what he thought.

The anger in Kublai Khan's eyes subsided somewhat. The official position of the military department was restored a year ago, and at the same time as the military department was restored, the former civil official system of the Great Yuan was restored. The biggest difference between this new system and the Dadu era is that there are few Han Chinese officials left. Looking at the indecisive expression of his military secretary, Kublai Khan recalled Hao Jing's account of the Han system.

Hao Jing believed that the generals at the front relied on their efforts to kill the enemy, and the officials at the Shangshu level relied on the plans and policies they formulated to establish their achievements. If all the military departments appear on the front line, it means that this system is finished. The task of the military department is to formulate a combat strategy, and the front-line generals are responsible for implementing this strategy.

Kublai Khan did not agree with this at first, and for so many years the Mongols fought wars first to decide whether to fight or not, seeking a chance to win in the battle. Until the rise of the Song army led by Zhao Jiaren. At this time, looking at the appearance of the military department Shangshu, Kublai Khan wanted to ask him, is there any certainty of defeating the Song army? However, Kublai Khan did not want to make things difficult for this fool and let his army suffer losses. In Mongolia, where strength is everything, the loss of the army means the loss of Kublai Khan's strength.

"Discuss it again." Kublai Khan commanded. At this time, he couldn't help but miss Hao Jing, Hao Jing's ability in specific implementation was relatively limited, and Kublai Khan was very satisfied with his understanding of the system. The Han system is to let the system help Kublai Khan complete the military and political disposition. If they were not unable to come up with a decision that would satisfy the Great Khan, they continued until they were able to meet Kublai Khan's expectations, or until they were replaced.

After the military department went down, Kublai Khan felt even more tired. Then the Ministry of Rites came to report, "Great Khan, the messenger of the Papal States has come." ”

"Let the waiter in." Kublai Khan said as he took off his glasses. For a 71-year-old man, even Mongolia's government affairs are under heavy pressure. Meeting the messenger is also a kind of spice.

After humbly bowing to the Great Khan, the bishop recounted his mission, hoping that Kublai Khan would be baptized by the Holy See.

"Great Khan, all the monarchs of Europe were baptized, and the countries that were baptized were Christian fraternal states." The bishop said this with humility and passion. If the mighty Mongol Khan could become a Christian, he would have the whole world.

Kublai Khan was in a relaxed mood and asked, "But I don't know what is the benefit of believing in this religion?" What is there about your gods? ”

"Believe in God and have eternal life! After death, you will find eternal happiness in God's heaven. ”

"What about when you were alive?"

"This ...... Man has original sin, and when he lives, he is redeemed through his faith. ”

That is, the benefits can only be obtained after death. Only devotion when you are alive? ”

"Christians are brothers and sisters, all relatives. When you become religious, you can get support from your family. ”

"If I believe in religion, will the Christian nations unite to attack the Song Kingdom?"

The bishop fell silent. They also knew about the Song Kingdom, which was a powerful country in the Far East. According to the information told by the embassy of the Great Song Dynasty in Eastern Rome to Europe, the Great Song Dynasty was able to defeat the Mongols and drive the Mongols out of the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. No matter how bullish the Pope is, it is impossible to wage war against such a powerful country.

After thinking about it, the bishop replied: "Great Khan, have you not been confused? Where did the world come from, where did we come from, and where are we going. ”

"I'm not confused. We Mongolians are all children of the Immortal Heaven, created by the Immortal Heaven, and returned to the embrace of the Immortal Heaven. Kublai Khan replied very indifferently, this is also a Mongol belief.

"Then how do you know that the Immortal Heaven is not God?"

"Because when we believed in immortality, we conquered almost the whole world. This is the gift of immortality. ”

"When you encounter setbacks, is it also an immortal decision?"

"Of course." When Kublai Khan replied, his expression was already a little unfriendly.

"Then I can be sure that you are a religious person. You know that your God is the Lord. But you don't think that immortality may just be another identity of God. In every place, the name of God is completely different, but there is only one God, and He created everything in the world. It's only because we're in different places that we think God is different. "The bishop's voice is pious,

Kublai Khan had no interest in this kind of nonsense. He raised his hand to stop the bishop from continuing, "We in Mongolia have exterminated dozens of countries, and each country has a god they believe in. They also cursed us in the name of their God before they were destroyed by us. Hehe, but Song Guo doesn't believe in God. ”

Seeing that the bishop couldn't help but defend the gods, Kublai Khan waved his hand, "I'm not trying to discuss with you which god is more useful. Go back and tell the Pope that the unbelieving Song have sent troops to invade Cyprus, and if you want the Mongols to believe in your god, you must first prove that you can deal with the Song people on the island of Cyprus. If we can, we can move on. If not, there's nothing to talk about. ”

The bishop left Baghdad the next morning, and when he rode out of the city on a camel, the bishop turned around and came back with some reluctance. His mission had failed and he had not been able to baptize the Mongols. It can be seen that the powerful Mongol Empire did not want to bow to the weak.

Baghdad is a beautiful city with tall walls and wide streets. Under the bright summer sun, the city is exceptionally magnificent in sight. Turning back, the bishop decided in his heart that he wanted the emperor of the Mongol Empire to know that the pope was not without power. Perhaps Christendom was not capable of launching an attack on the distant Song Kingdom, but an island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, and Europe would certainly be able to deal with it.

At dawn, Kublai Khan got up again to watch the recital. His hand stopped on the thick fold, and the accumulated pain made Kublai Khan feel that he had had enough. He wanted to have everything in his hands, but it took too much effort to master it all.

Finally withdrawing his hand, Kublai Khan said to Wang Donglu: "You go and call the crown prince." ”

Wang Donglu hurriedly accepted the order and left. Not long after, the crown prince Zhenjin followed Wang Donglu back to Kublai Khan. When the real gold saluted the real gold, Kublai Khan pointed to the folds and said to the real gold: "From today on, you will handle this." Every afternoon, you have to tell me what you are dealing with. Do you hear that? ”

Ecstasy uncontrollably surfaced on his face, and the real gold couldn't care so much to hide it, and he replied loudly: "Yes! Long live the father, long live, long live! ”